PANDIT DEENDAYAL PETROLEUM UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF LIBERAL STUDIES
MASTER OF ARTS PROGRAMME
ENTRANCE TEST
6th July 2012
11.30 AM – 12.30 PM
Section A
GENERAL AWARENESS
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5.
The only chief justice of India who acted as President
of India
The Geetanjali of Rabindra Nath Tagore is a
collection of:
Who has recently been selected for Dadasaheb
Phalke award?
Who is known as ‘Napoleon of India’?
‘Peace, Land and Bread’ was the slogan of
1
(a) K. G. Balakrishnan
O
(b) Mohd. Hidaytullah
O
(c) S. H. Kapadia
O
(d) H. J. Kania
O
(a) Short stories
O
(b) Dialogues
O
(c) Lyrics
O
(d) Dramas
O
(a) Soumitra Chatterjee
O
(b) Meeta Vashistha
O
(c) Rekha
O
(d) None of these
O
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
O
(b) Skanda Gupta
O
(c) Vikramaditya
O
(d) Samudragupta
O
(a) Soviet Revolution
O
(b) Glorious Revolution
O
(c) American War of independence
O
(d) French Revolution
O
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9.
Who was associated with Kheda Satygraha
Tata Nano plant in India is located at
Onion contains--------gas that stimulates eye glands.
The Hiroshima Day is observed on
10. Who was emperor of Japan during World War II?
11. Which country has won largest number of gold
medals in Olympics in hockey?
12. Wheeler island is off the coast of
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(a) Sardar Ballabhbhai Patel
O
(b) Rajendra Prasad
O
(c) Morarji Desai
O
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
O
(a) Baroda
O
(b) Mehsana
O
(c) Kalol
O
(d) Sanand
O
(a) Potassium
O
(b) Sulphur
O
(c) Nitrogen
O
(d) None of these
O
(a) 3 August
O
(b) 6 August
O
(c) 9 August
O
(d) 12 August
O
(a) Suzuki
O
(b) Hirohito
O
(c) Sadao Araki
O
(d) None of these
O
(a) Netherlands
O
(b) Japan
O
(c) Germany
O
(d) India
O
(a) Eastern India
O
(b) Southern India
O
(c) Western India
O
(d) none of these
O
13. Kurile Islands is a contentious issue between
14. Who among the following recently won World
Championship in Chess.
15. Who has written the book Lajja?
16. Which state introduced Panchayati Raj system for
the first time in India?
17. The landlocked country which is completely
surrounded by another country.
18. ‘State should facilitate education for the children up
to the age of six’ is mentioned in which Article of the
constitution?
19. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of
the Constituent Assembly of India?
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(a) Japan and North Korea
O
(b) North Korea and South Korea
O
(c) Russia and Japan
O
(d) China and Vietnam
O
(a) Vishwanath Anand
O
(b) Garry Kasparov
O
(c) Anatomy Karpov
O
(d) None of these
O
(a) Vikram Seth
O
(b) Taslima Nasreen
O
(c) Salman Rushdie
O
(d) None of these
O
(a) Gujarat
O
(b) Madhya Pradesh
O
(c) Rajasthan
O
(d) Uttar Pradesh
O
(a) Lesotho
O
(b) Mongolia
O
(c) Switzerland
O
(d) Paraguay
O
(a) 21 (A)
O
(b) 45
O
(c) 48
O
(d) 21 A
O
(a) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
O
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru
O
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
O
(d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
O
(a) Cherapunji
O
(b) Mawsyanram
O
(c) Imphal
O
(d) Naharkatia
O
(a) 1-iii, 2-ii, 3-iv, 4-i
O
(b) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii, 4-iv
O
(c) 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-ii
O
(d) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-iv
O
(a) Troposphere
O
(b) Stratosphere
O
(c) Ionosphere
O
(d) Exosphere
O
(a) Soviet Revolution
O
(b) Glorious Revolution
O
(c) French Revolution
O
(d) Spanish Revolution
O
(a) Samuel Huntington
O
(b) Henry Kissinger
O
(c) Mohd. Khatami
O
(d) all of these
O
25. In a row of girls Radha is seventh from one extreme
(a) 17
O
and eleventh from the other. Find the total number
of girls in the row
(b) 18
O
(c) 19
O
(d) 20
O
(a) 4 only
O
(b) 5 and 4 both
O
(c) 5 only
O
(d) 3 only
O
20. Highest rainfall of India is found in
21. Match the following
Leader
1. Akhilesh Yadav
2. Jayalalitha
3. Omar Abdullah
4. Nitish Kumar
Political Party
i. NC
ii. JD (U)
iii. SP
iv. AIADMK
22. The layer of atmosphere which provides ideal flying
conditions for largest jet airplane is
23. ‘Liberty, Equality and Fraternity’ was the slogan of
24. Clash of civilization theory is associated with
26. How many Tuesdays are possible if the last day of
the month is Wednesday?
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27. If 12 = 10 and 32=6, then 22= ?
28. Which blood group is known as universal blood
donor?
(a) A (b) AB (c) B (d) O
29. Sunshine is rich with vitamin
(a) C (b) D (c) K (d) E
30. Who is the Chairperson of UPA?
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(a) 20
O
(b) 16
O
(c) 18
O
(d) 17
O
(a) A
O
(b) AB
O
(c) B
O
(d) O
O
(a) C
O
(b) D
O
(c) K
O
(d) E
O
(a) Manmohan Singh
O
(b) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
O
(c) Sonia Gandhi
O
(d) Sheila Dikshit
O