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Health Sanitary Inspector Multiple Choice Questions
1. In plants, phosphorus is mainly used for
1) Leaf growth
2) Flowering
3) Root growth
4) Leaf and root growth
2. Concave mirrors are used as shaving mirrors because they
1) do not distort images
2) always produce real images
3) produce magnified images
4) never produce inverted images
3. In the human body, urea is produced in the
1) Liver
2) Spleen
3) Kidneys
4) Pancreas
4. Sound travels faster in
1) dry air than in water
2) wood than in iron
3) iron than in air
4) hydrogen than in water
5. In the human body, the pituitary gland is located in the
1) Chest
2) Abdomen
3) Throat
4) Brain
6. Non-secretion of insulin causes
1) Diabetes
2) Malaria
3) Ulcer
4) Tuberculosis
7. The unmanned aircraft developed in India is called
1) Lakshya
2) Nishant
3) Trishul
4) Hansa
8. Photoelectric cells are used to convert
1) Light energy into sound energy
2) Light energy into heat energy
3) Light energy into electrical energy
4) Electrical energy into light energy
9. India’s first exclusive meterological satellite launched recently took the Earth’s image in full frame mode. What is the name of the satellite?
1) INSAT-IC
2) INSAT-2B
3) INSAT-1A
4) METSAT
10. Which among the following is the richest source of protien?
1) Black gram
2) Bengal gram
3) Pea
4) Soyabean
11. Which kind of light waves are used in the remote control of Television?
1) Visible light
2) Infra-red
3) X-rays
4) r- rays
12. What is the name of the world’s first cloned human baby?
1) The Eve
2) Dolly
3) The Shrine
4) Abbey
13. Genome Mapping is related to
1) Blood grouping
2) Mapping of genes
3) Mapping of nerve centres
4) Mapping of the brain
14. The technology which allows the user to access the Internet through the mobile phone without using a modem or computer, is
1) PGRS
2) RPGS
3) SPGR
4) GRPS
15. Of the following diseases, which one is related to the spinal column of man?
1) Hypothermia
2) Cataract
3) Cervical spondylosis
4) Hernia
16. Which of the following human organs is least suceptible to harmful radiation?
1) Eyes
2) Heart
3) Brain
4) Lungs ()
17. The fuel efficiency of dry cattle dung in comparison to bio-gas is
1) One- fourth
2) One- fifth
3) One-Sixth
4) One-eighth GENERAL STUDIES A.P.P.S.C Jr. LECTUTERS – 2003
18. Which of the following is named ‘Gajraj’?
1) MIG-27
2) Jaguar
3) Mirage 2000
4) IL-76
19. The missile ‘Agni’-has a range of
1) 1000 km
2) 700 km
3) 2000 km
4) 200 km
20. The largest Telecome operator in India is
1) BSNL
2) MTNL
3) Tata Indicom
4) Reliance Info.comm
21. Which of the following cities has India’s first “Techno Park”? () 1) Gurgaon 2) Pune 3) Bangalore 4) Thiruvananthapuram
22. The National Institute of Oceanography is located at (4) 1) Cochin 2) Mumbai 3) Chennai 4) Goa
23. Which of the following is a mixture? (4) 1) Lime 2) Table salt 3) Sugar 4) Sea water
24. Where does genetic mutation occur? (1) 1) In DNA 2) In RNA 3) In chromosomes 4) In ribosomes
25. An element is best characterised by its (1) 1) Electronic configuration 2) Atomic number 3) Atomic weight 4) Atomic volume
26. The Supreme Court has allowed the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam up to a height of 1) 88 metres 2) 90 metres 3) 100 metres 4) 120 metres
27. The Central Rice Institute of India is located in (2) 1) Kolkata 2) Cuttak 3) Bangalore 4) Guwahati
28. The Rana Pratap Sagar Power Plant (Rajasthan) is associated with (1) 1) Nuclear power 2) Solar power 3) Hydro-electricity 4) Gas-based electricity
29. Which of the following States is the leading producer of wollen textiles? (2) 1) Jammu & Kashmir 2) Punjab 3) Rajasthan 4) Himachal Pradesh
30. Which of the following Oil Corporations in the Public Sector has proposed setting up a new oil refinery at Bina in M.P.? (1) 1) Indian Oil Corporation 2) Bharat Petroleum Corporation 3) Hindustan Petroleum Corporation 4) Indo-Burma Petroleum Corporation
31. At the mouth of which river is India’s largest estuary located (2) 1) Hooghly 2) Bhagirathi 3) Godavari 4) Krishna
32. The most extensive soil cover of India comprises is its (2) 1) Red Soil 2) Black soil 3) Alluvial soil 4) Marshy soil
33. The most sensitive indicator of the health of a community is its (3) 1) Birth Rate 2) Infant Mortality Rate 3) Death Rate 4) Maternal Mortality Rate
34. In India, banks were nationalised for the first time in the year (2) 1) 1950 2) 1960 3) 1969 1979
35. Similipal in Orissa state is well known for its (2) 1) Stone -carved temple complex 2) Wild-life sanctuary 3) Virgin beach 4) Hydro-electric power project
36. Where are tropical evergreen forests found in India? (1) 1) Kerala 2) Andhra Pradesh 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Orissa
37. Certain economists opine that Indian economy has reached the “Take off” stage. It means 1) The economy is about to collapse 2) The economy is stagnant (3) 3) The beginning of steady growth 4) The removal of all controls
38. During which Five Year Plan was the primary responsibility of India’s development shifted to the Public Sector? (2) 1) First Plan 2) Second Plan 3) Third Plan 4) Fourth Plan
39. How much of India’s total area consists of cultivable plains? (1) 1) 23% 2) 36% 3) 41% 4) 51%
40. Which of the following is the largest contributor to the total tax revenue of India? (4) 1) Income Tax 2) Corporation Tax 3) Customs Duties 4) Union Excise Duties
41. With which of the following industries is Ranchi associated? (4) 1) Rayon Silk 2) Copper 3) Hosiery 4) Manufacture of heavy machines
42. In which of the following states is India’s largest lake located? (4) 1) Andhra Pradesh 2) Assam 3) Madhya Pradesh 4) Orissa
43. Find the odd one out : (1) 1) Jagson Airlines 2) Indian Airlines 3) Air Sahara 4) Jet Airways
44. What is the share of agriculture in India’s GDP at present? (3) 1) 50% 2) 52% 3) 26% 4) 55%
45. What is India’s female literacy rate according to the 2001 census? (2) 1) 62.48% 2) 54.16% 3) 64.13% 4) 66.47%
46. For which of the following crops does India have the largest cultivating area in the world? (3) 1) Wheat 2) Rice 3) Pulses 4) Cotton
47. According to the data recently published by the WHO, how many people are killed every year in violence? () 1) 1 million 2) 0.8 million 3) 1.2 million 4) 1.6 million
48. Which of the following pairs of countries achieved the top and the bottom positions respectively in matters of development as per the World Human Development Report 2002? (2) 1) USA and Sri Lanka 2) Norway and Sierra Leone 3) Sweden and Pakistan 4) Canada and Bangladesh
49. Cheque-bouncing is now a punishable offence and can attract imprisonment upto 1) One year 2) Two years 3) Three years 4) Four Years (2)
50. From which of the following is Plan expenditure met in India? () 1) External aid and assistance from OECD countries 2) External aid from other countries 3) Internal borrowing and other measures 4) External aid from IMF
51. Who among the following led the rebellious sepoys in Kanpur in 1857 ? (3) 1) Tantia Tope 2) Laxmi Bai 3) Nana Saheb 4) Kunwar Singh
52. Who was the first woman president of the Indian National Congress? (2) 1) Sarojini Naidu 2) Mrs. Annie Besant 3) Sucheta Kripalani 4) Madam Cama
53. Where did Gandhiji start the first peasant movement during the freedom struggle? 1) Sabarmati 2) Bardoli 3) Chouri-Choura 4) Champaran (4)
54. During India’s freedom struggle, which of the following was formed the earliest? (1) Congress Socialist Party 2) Communist Party of India ( 3) Hindustan Republican Socialist Association 4) All India States People’s Conference
55. Who of the following women freedom fighters went underground during the Quit India Movement? (3) 1) Sucheta Kripalani 2) Vijayalaxmi Pandit 3) Aruna Asaf Ali 4) Sarojini Naidu
56. In which session of the Indian National Congress did Dadabhai Naoroji announce that ”Swaraj” was the goal of India’s political efforts? (4) 1) 1886 Calcutta Session 2) 1893 Lahore Session 3) 1905 Banaras Session 4) 1906 Calcutta Session
57. The most famous musician at the court of Akbar was Tansen. What was his original name? () 1) Makaranda Pande 2) Ramtanu Pande 3) Lal Kalwant 4) Boz Bahadur
58. Who is the author of Sangeet Ratnakara, the treatise on classical music? () 1) Matanga 2) Sarangadeva 3) Tansen 4) Purandaradasa
59. Which classical Indian dance form evolved in a region once known as ‘Odhra Magadha’? () 1) Kathak 2) Odissi 3) Manipuri 4) Bharatanatyam
60. Who was the builder of the fortification in the Aravallis which is sometimes called “The Great Wall of India”? () 1) Rana Pratap 2) Rana Sanga 3) Rana Kumbha 4) Man Singh
61. Which community of Indian Muslims is enjoined to pray only thrice a day instead of the customary five times? () 1) Ismaili Khojas 2) Bohras 3) Moplahs 4) Ahmadiyas
62. In the Mahabharat, the hundred sons of Dhritarastra (i.e.Kauravas) also had a sister. What is her name? (2) 1) Vaisal 2) Duhshala 3) Ratnavali 4) Durvinita
63. In what evidence is Central Asia regarded as the original home of the Aryans? 1) Anthropological 2) Philological 3) Racial 4) Archaeological (3)
64. When, and where was our National Anthem first sung? (4) 1) January 24,1950 in Allahabad 2) January 24,1950 in Delhi 3) December 26, 1942 in Calcutta 4) December 27,1911 in Calcutta
65. Noutanki is a popular fold drama of (3) 1) Rajasthan 2) Bihar 3) Uttar Pradesh 4) Madhya Pradesh
66. Who of the following called Cripp’s proposals “post-dated cheques’? (2) 1) Motilal Nehru 2) M.K. Gandhi 3) Jawaharlal Nehru 4) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
67. The Government of India has proposed to introduce legislation for dual citizenship for NRIs. Which of the following recommended dual citizenship? (2) 1) Kelkar Committee 2) L.M. Singhvi Committee 3) Kothari Committee 4) K Lal Committee
68. What is the age of retirement for a High Court Judge? (3) 1) 65 Years 2) 60 Years 3) 62 Years 4) 58 Years
69. Which of the following is the most important item of expenditure of the Government of India on Revenue Account? (2) 1) Defence 2) Subsidies 3) Pensions 4) Interest Payments
70. Find the odd one out (4) 1) Amaravati 2) Nagarjuna Konda 3) Ajanta Caves 4) Gomateswara
71. The Bodoland agitation is centred in (2) 1) Tripura 2) Assam 3) Manipur 4) Bihar
72. The Proclamation of Emergency under Article 352 of the Constitution of India must be approved by the Parliament within (4) 1) 6 months 2) 3 months 3) 2 months 4) One month
73. The federal part of the Government of India Act, 1935 could not be implemented, becuase (4) 1) The Congress Party did not accept it 2) The Muslim League did not accept it 3) Some of the provinces did not accept it 4) The rulers of princely states did not consent to join the proposed federation
74. Who of the following presides over the meetings of the National Development Council? (3) 1) The Finance Minister 2) The Minister for Planning 3) The Prime-Minister 4) The Vice-President
75. The book My Presidential Years was written by (3) 1) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma 2) Dr.S. Radhakrishnan 3) R. Venkataraman 4) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
76. Which of the following is a Fundamental Right, guaranteed by the Constitution of India? (4) 1) Right to Govern 2) Right to Property 3) Right to Information 4) Right to Equality
77. Without being a Member of Parliament, can a person be appointed a minister? 1) No 2) Yes, without any conditions 3) Yes, only if the Parliament approves the appointment 4) Yes, but he should be elected as member of Parliament within 6 months of his appointment.
78. As per the Constitution of India, who can make laws on residual matters? (2) 1) State Legislatures only 2) Parliament only 3) Parliament, with the concurrence of State legislatures 4) Parliament or State legislatures as decided by the Supreme Court
79. The salaries of Members of Parliament are decided by the (1) 1) Parliament 2) Union Cabinet 3) President of India 4) Speaker of the Lok Sabha in consultation with the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
80. In which of the following states was the Panchayati Raj System introduced first? 1) Rajasthan 2) West Bengal 3) Karnataka 4) Andhra Pradesh (1)
81. Which of the following pairs of words were added to the Preamble of the Constitution of India by the 42nd Amendment? (2) 1) ‘Sovereign’ and ‘Democratic 2) ‘Secular’and ‘Socialist’ 3) ‘Democratic’ and ‘Socialist’ 4) ‘Secular’ and ‘Democratic’
82. Though India is a federal political system, the word ‘federation’ is (3) 1) mentioned at only one place in the Constitution 2) mentioned only at two places in the Constitution 3) not mentined in the Constitution 4) mentioned only in the Schedules of the Constitution
83. What is the quorum for Lok Sabha meetings? (3) 1) 1/6 or 80 members 2) 1/4 or 140 memebes 3) 1/10 or 55 members 4) 1/20 or 28 members
84. Which of the following is wrongly matched? (4) 1) Rayaprolu SubbaRao – Trunakankanam 2) Duvvuri – Krusheevaludu 3) Krishna Sastri – Urvasi 4) Basavaraju Appa Rao – Panasala
85. Who of the following was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil service? (4) 1) Devendranath Tagore 2) Surendranath Banerji 3) Abhanindranath Chatterji 4) Satyendranath Tagore
86. Who among the following was the author of Ramacharita Manas? (1) 1) Tulsidas 2) Kabirdas 3) Chaitanya Mahaprabhu 4) Surdas
87. Who of the following was awarded the 2002 Gandhi Peace Prize? (4) 1) John Hume 2) Ramakrishna Mission 3) Nelson Mandela 4) Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
88. The Annual summit of World Economic Fourm was held in Davos in January 2003. Davos is a city in (1) 1) Switzerland 2) Brussels 3) Norway 4) Denmark
89. Who was the Cheif Guest at the 2003 Republic Day parade in New Delhi? (2) 1) S.R. Nathan 2) Mohammad Khatami 3) Moumoon Abdul Gayoom 4) Hosni Mubarak
90. Which of the following nations joined the U.N. Security Council as a nonpermanent member for two years in January 2003? (2) 1) India 2) Pakistan 3) Nepal 4) Bangladesh
91. What is considered to be the source of the Telugu Script? (1) 1) Brahmi Script 2) Dakshina Brahmi Script 3) Devanagari Script 4) Cannada Script
92. ‘Nandi’ awards were introduced for the best cinema in Andhra Pradesh in the year 1964. Which of the following movies was awarded the first ‘Golden Nandi’ award? () 1) Antastulu 2) Doctor Chakravarthi 3) Sudigundalu 4) Gudi Gantalu
93. In a certain code, CATTLE is DZUSMD. What would be the code for STRAIN? 1) TSSYJM 2) TUSZJM 3) RSSBHM 4) TSSZJM (4)
94. In a certain code, LEST is 1,2,3,4 and BACK is 5,6,7,8. Then STABLE in that code would be (1) 1) 346512 2) 345612 3) 354162 4) 346521
95. Find the odd one out from 441, 484,529, 566 and 625 (4) 1) 484 2) 529 3) 625 4) 566
96. In the beginning the Kakatiyas were (2) 1) Jains 2) Shivites 3) Vaishnavites 4) Golaki Shivites
97. Where in Andhra Pradesh is the 9-temple complex of Navabrahma ? (2) 1) Satyavolu 2) Alampur 3) Mahanandi 4) Vemulawada
98. From whom did Kakatiya Pratapa Rudra take over Kanchipuram in the south? 1) Ravivarman 2) Raja Raja Chola 3) Rajendra chola 4) Tanjavur Naykas ()
99. Identify the wrong pair : (3) 1) Inavolu – The Temple of Mylarudeva 2) Kolanupaka – The Temple of Someswara 3) Vemulawada – The Temple of Swayambhudeva 4) Movva – The Temple of Gopalaswami
100. Which of the following countries have been labelled as ‘Axis of Evil’ by the American President, George W. Bush? () A) North Korea 1. East Timor B) Iran 2. Afghanistan 1) ABC 2) C D 3) A B C D 4) A B C D
101. Who of the following was selected for the award of the Fourth Annual Prize of $ 350,000 for Cultural Freedom, by the US based Lannan Foundation in January 2003? () 1) Medha Patkar 2) Arun Kumar Singh 3) Arundhati Roy 4) Anton S. Balasingham
102. The Naga insurgent leader who participated in the peace talks during the 3rd week of January 2003 in Delhi was (2) 1) Aaleng Pang 2) Isak Chishi Swu 3) Idobi Singh 4) Kaising Patwa
103. Who of the following won the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s ‘Golden Globe’ award for the Best Dramatic Actor in January 2003? (2) 1) Jack Nicholson 2) Richard Gere 3) Gene Hackman 4) Michael Chiklis