Exam format - 100 marks divided into 2 sections. Section A has got two parts & Section B one part. A pass would require 40% in each of the parts & 50% in aggregate. There is NO negative marking.
Section A - Part 1 (30 marks) - Essay on 300 words on any one of the following topics (topics given in brief):
a. Short note on FDI, covering FDI in Multi brand retail
b. Kudangulam project & the activities of NGO around it
c to e. There were 3 other choices, which I couldn't remember.
Section A - Part 2 (10 marks): An essay in English was given and 10 questions based on the essay. the questions would test your English ability, interpretation, reading skills etc.
Section B - Objective type questions with 4 answer choices (60 marks): (Order of questions not as given below)
- Who invented Mercury thermometer
- Convert 30 degree Celsius in Fahrenheit
- Who was the first woman president
of Indian National Congress?
- Who is the Supreme commander of
Armed forces
- Who is the current Chief of Army
Staff of Indian Army
- For which two disciplines did
Marie curie get Nobel Prize?
- Which dynasty was ruling during
French revolution?
- Tehri dam is on which river?
- How many nominated members does
Rajya Sabha have?
- Lack of immunity in caused due to
deficiency of what in blood?
- What is Currency devaluation?
- Which one of these is
biodegradable (Paper, DDT, Polythene, xxx)
- Constitution of India was enacted
based on which Act?
- Which one of these is a
macronutrient?
- Coin dropped in pond will look
slant due to which phenomenon?
- Which of these processes is like
Desalination of salt water?
- Where was INSTC meeting held in
2012?
- Which of these is not an official
language in UNO?
- Which of these is a metal
metal/element?
- People with Colour blindness
cannot see which of these colours?
- What is the national bird of
India
- Which mosquito causes malaria?
- First European country to have
trade settlements in India?
- Who was rated as most powerful
Indian woman in 2012
- Who founded Hindu college in Kolkata?
- Who wrote the book "A life
in politics"
- Blood pressure measures the
pressure of blood in which part?
- How many bones are there in human
skeleton?
- Who won the Orange cup on IPL
2012?
- What is Greenhouse effect?
- Indus valley civilisation belongs to which period?
- Which was the script used in Indus valley civilisation?
- Who started Khilafat movement?
- Ornithology is study of what?
- RH factor was first observed in which race?
- Saka era is associated with which ruler?
- Count of vertebrates in human skeleton?
- What is the white fibre that connects muscles & bones?
- Who topped the medals tally in winter youth Olympics 2012?
- When was Delhi made capital of India?
- What are the major raw materials for making soap?
- Which one of these is used for Galvanisation of iron?
- Leading tobacco producing state in India
- Who won Sultan azlan hockey cup on 2012?
- Which discipline did Sir Sherwood Rowland, who died in 2012 belong to?
- Who completed the construction of Qutab minor?
- Who was the first Mughal invader into India?
- Author of the book "Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan, and Afghanistan".
- What are those carrying disease spreading viruses called?
- What is suffrage?
- What is the effect of an external force hitting an object?
- Who coined the term / used the theory "Survival of the fittest"
- Author of the book "Anna: 13 Days That Awakened India".
- Effect of open fridge being kept open in a closed room
- Which country was termed as the Most failed state in 2012?
- Which of these are Kharib crops?
All the best!!!
Cheers,
Gowrishankar.
