INDIAN HISTORY OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS FOR PA/SA EXAM 1. Who was the first woman Governor of an Indian State ? Ans. Sarojini Naidu 2. Who is the first non-Indian to receive the Bharat Ratna ? Ans. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan 3. Dr. M.S. Subbulakshmi has distinguished herself in the field of.......... Ans. Vocal Music 4. Which of the following is not correctly matched ? Ans. M.F. Hussain–Tabla 5. Who said, “You give me blood, I will give you freedom” ? Ans. Subhash Chandra Bose 6. Nobel Prizes are not given for which of the following fields ? Ans. Music 7. When is the ‘International Women’s Day’ observed ? Ans. March 8 8. Indra Nooyi is the Chief Executive Officer of which company ? Ans. Pepsi 9. The 2008 Olympics will be held in......... Ans. Beijing 10. 6th April, 1930 is well known in the history of India because this date is associated with …… Ans. Dandi March by Mahatma Gandhi 11. The concept of ‘Din-e-Elahi’ was founded by which king ? Ans. Akbar 12. The central point in Ashoka’s Dharma was......... Ans. Religious toleration 13. Mahatma Gandhi for the first time practised his Satyagraha in India at.......... Ans. Champaran 14. ‘Do or Die’ was one of the most powerful slogans of India’s freedom struggle. Who gave it ? Ans. Gandhiji 15. Who among the following formed a party named as ‘Forward Block’ ? Ans. Subhash Chandra Bose 16. Jaspal Rana is a distinguished athlete in which of the following games ? Ans. Shooting 17. ‘The Dronacharya Award’ is associated with......... Ans. Sport Coaches 18. The author of ‘Gitagovinda’ was........... Ans. Jayadeva 19. Who wrote the book ‘India Wins Freedom’ ? Ans. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad 20. Baba Amte is famous as a ……… Ans. Social Worker 21. Where are the Dilwara Temple’s located ? Ans. Mt. Abu 22. Who was the first Indian lady to preside over the Congress ? Ans. Annie Besant 23. In India, there are three crop seasons. Two of them are Kharif and Rabi, name the third one ? Ans. Zaid 24. In India agriculture of jute is maximum on which Delta area ? Ans. Ganga 25. The most discussed Tehri Dam Project is located in which of the following States ? Ans. Uttarakhand

INDIAN HISTORY OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS FOR PA/SA EXAM Posted: 17 Sep 2012 04:08 AM PDT 1. The youngest Prime Minister of India: Ans. Rajiv Gandhi 2. The first Indian Prime Minister to get Bharat Ratna: Ans. Jawaharlal Nehru 3. The Indian prime minister who signed on Shimla Pact: Ans. Indira Gandhi 4. The Prime Minister of India when India made its nuclear explosion: Ans. Indira Gandhi 5. The first non-congress Prime Minister of India to complete tenure: Ans. A.B Vajpayee 6. In which year Indira Gandhi nationalized banks? Ans. 1969 7. Indira Gandhi abolished privy purses through the ……….th amendment of the constitution. Ans. 26 8. Which slogan was given by Indira Gandhi? Ans. Garibi Hatao 9. Which country was formed with the support of Indira Gandhi in 1971? Ans. Bangladesh 10. Which of the following events as happened during the period of Indira Gandhi? Ans. Bhopal Gas tragedy of 1984 11. Morarji Dasai started his official career as: Ans. Deputy Collector 12. Morarji Dasai was the Prime Minister of India when ‘Right to Property’ was deleted from Fundamental Rights through the …………… amendment of the Constitution: Ans. 44 13. Morarji Desai is the first Indian prime minister whose resting place is outside Delhi. His Samadhi is at: Ans. Ahmadabad 14. The prime minister who re-established the tenure of LokSabha from six years to five years: Ans. Morarji Desai 15. First non-congress prime minister sto get Bharat Ratna: Ans. Morarji Desai 16. Which was introduced for the first time during the period of Rajiv Gandhi? Ans. Navodaya Vidhyalaya 17. Rajiv Gandhi announced new education Policy in ……………. Ans. 1986 18. The first person to become PM of India without any previous experience of holding the post of minister in centre or state. Ans. Rajiv Gandhi 19. The finance minister who resigned during the period of Rajiv Gandhi: Ans. VP Singh 20. Anti Defection Law came into force in: Ans. 1985 21. First Asian Games was held in 1951 in: Ans. New Delhi 22. The venue of the first international Film Festival of Indiaheld in 1952: Ans. Mumbai 23. STD was introduced for the first time in India between Kanpur and Lucknow in: Ans. 1960 24. The first ISD line was established between Mumbai and ……………. In 1976. Ans. London

Answer Key Maths 1-25 LGO Examinatio 2012         Q1  If  the radius of circle 7  cm  then   the area of  circle  is 153.86  CM  Square    Q2  A  taxpayer   is exempted  of income tax for  the first  Rs 40000.00 of his annual  income  and for rest of income  he has to pay  tax at the rate  of 20 % . If he  pays  Rs 3160 annually  as income tax find his  monthly  income A    4850    B  4650   C.   4550     D.  None  of  these Correct Answer   D  None  of  these Explanation   :  Let  the  annual  income of Tax prayer  is  ( x+40000) Then   x *20/100= 3160 *12 X=5*3160=  Rs  15800/-    Then annual  income  of tax  payer 40000+15800   =  55800/-  So   monthly  income   is      55800/12    =  4650/-  Hence Correct  answer   is   B  4650/-   Q3  The  perimeter  of an  isosceles  triangle  is 42 cm  and its base is  1  ½  times  each of  the equal side  of the triangle  A.      12 cm, 12 cm  18  cm B.       6 cm 6  cm 9  cm C.       18 cm, 18 cm 24 cm D.      None of  these Correct  Answer   A .   12 cm, 12 cm  18  cm Explanation  Given, perimeter of an isosceles triangle = 42 cm Let the equal  side of triangle be x cm Base of triangle =   x So, perimeter = 42 cm So, the length of each side of the triangle is 12cm, 12cm and 18cm respectively. Q4   Find the  total surface area  of a cylinder  having  radius  of the base  14 cm  and height  30 cm A.      3872 cm2 B.      4872 cm2 C.       3782 cm2 D.      None  of  these Q 5   When  the fractions  9/11 , 8/10 7/9  7/11 arranged  in the  ascending  order of  value  the result is A .  7/11  8/10 7/9  9/11 B.  9/11 8/10  7/9  7/11 C.  7/11  7/9  8/10  9/11 D.  8/10  7/11  9/11  7/9 Correct   Answer   C  .  7/11  7/9  8/10  9/11 Q6  How many  cubes  of 3 cm edge can be cut  out of cube  of 18 cm edge A  216  B  516  C  36  D  None of  these Correct  Answer   A  216 Q7  A reduction  of 10  %   in the price of sugar  enables  a shopkeeper  to obtain  25  kg  more  for  2250 The original  price  per kg  A    8 B   9 C  10 D  11 Correct Answer    9 Q8  The cost price of  19 mangos  is equal  to the selling price of 16 mangoes . The gain  percent is A  3 9/17 % B  15  15/19 % C   18 ¾  % D  20  % Correct  Answer   D  20  % Q9  A  train travelled  distance of 10 KM , 20 KM  and 30 KM  at speeds  of 50  KM . 60 KM and 90  KM respectively . The average speed  of the  train  in (KM/Hour) was A.      66.67         B  60          C   69.23          D None of These Correct   Answer  A 66.67 Q10  Find smallest number  which  is divisible  by  12 , 15,20  and  is perfect square A  400 B 180  C 900 D 1000 Correct Answer    C  900 Explanation Find  LCM of  12, 15  and 20 12  -  2*2*3 * 15 =  3*5 20= 2*5  LCM = 2*2*3*3*5   (  2 and 3  have  their  pairs  and  5 has no  pair   to make  a perfect square  LCM is  multiply  with  5 Ie  2*2*3*3*5*5= 900 Q11  if 6 men can do  a piece  work in 20 days  and one man can do   the work of two boys  then  in how many days  can  10 men and  5 boys  do the same work  A 8 B 10 C 12 D None of these Q12   A train length  150 m   takes  40.5 seconds  to cross the tunnel  of length 300 m . The speed of train (in  KM/HR)  is A 13. 33 B  26.67 C  40 D  400 Correct  Answer   C 40 Q13  if   the number  is multiplied  by  three  fourth  of itself   thus  obtained  is 10800.  What is that number A  210 B  189 C 120 D  160 Correct  Answer  C  : 120  120*3/4  =  90 120*90=10800 Q14  If  the  three fourth   of number  is subtracted  from  the number , the value  so obtained  is 163 What  is that number A  625 B  562 C 632 D 652 Correct answer   D 652  652*3/4  = 489    so   652-489  = 163 Q15   In a division sum   a student  took   63 as  divisor  instead of  36 .  His answer  was 24 The correct answer   is   A  36 B  42 C 32 D  None of  these Correct  Answer  B  42   X/63  =24     63*24= 1512      Then  1512/36= 42 Q16   Which of  the following  statement is a true  statement A    and  22  /7   are  both  rational  B    and  22  /7   are  both irrational C   and  is rational  and  22  /7   irrational D  and  is irrational  and  22  /7   rational   Q17   If  one kilometer  is  equal  to   10  hectometer  then 1 hectometer  is equal to  A      10  decameters B      1  deca meter C      100  decameters D    10   Decimeters 1 hecto meter is equal to 100 meters, as is 10 decameters So  correct  answer   A Q18   The  average of  8  numbers  taken   together is 12 .  Two of these  numbers  are 0  and the remaining numbers are equal  .  What is  the value  of  the  non zero  number A  12  B  14 C  16 D 18 12*6+0+0=  72/8  =  9 14*6+0+0=  84/8 = 10.5 16*6+0+0= 96/8  =  12  18*6+0+0 =  108/8=  13.5   So  the correct answer   is   C  16 Q19  The average salary of all workers in a workshop is Rs 850/- There are seven technicians whose average salary is Rs 1000/- and average salary of other is Rs 780/- what is the total number of workers in the workshop. A  18 B 20 C 21 D 22 Correct   Answer   D 22 Q20  A sum of Rs 8500/- is to be divided among 5 men, 6 women and 8 boys in the ratio of 10:7:1 . the share of one woman will be A 85 B 385 C 595 D 850               Correct Answer   85 Q21 Gudia purchased a watch at 9/10th  of its selling price and sold it at 8% more that it selling price. Her gain is A 18 % B  20 % C 10  % D None of  these Q22  A fruit seller  had some apples. He sells 40% apples and still has 420 apples. Originally, he had. A 588   apple B 600 apple C  672  apple D  700 appl e C orrect   answer   D  700  Apple Q23   In the first 10 overs of a cricket game, the run rate was only 3.2 . What should be the run rate in the remaining 40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs A  6.25 B  6.5 C 6.75 D  7 Correct  Answer   A 6.25 Q24  How much time will it take for an amount of  Rs 450 to yield Rs 81 as interest at 4.5% per annum of simple interest A 3.5 B   4 C  5 D  4 Correct  Answer  D   4 Years Q25 The ratio between the length and the breadth of a rectangular park is 3:2 if a man cycling along the boundary of the park at the speed of 12 km/hr completes one round in 8 minutes, the  park (in sq. m) is A   15360   B  153600 C  30720 D  None of these Correct  Answer  A 15360 Dear  readers    Please  post your comment  about the answer of questions Disclaimer This key has no concerned with the Department of  Posts or any other examination nodal agency.