GPSC Previous Year Solved Exam Paper
1) Who among the following won the Womens Singles in the US Open 2009?
A Serena Williams
B Venus Williams
C Kim Clijsters
D Caroline Wozniacki
2) The headquarters of the International Atomic Energy is located in ?
A Washington
B London
C New York
D Vienna
3) Who wrote the book The Annihilation of Caste?
A Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B Kanshi Ram
C Mayawati
D Ram Vilas Paswan
4) Seema Antil who won the gold medal in which of the events in the UK Jumps and Throws Festival in Birmingham held in July 2009
A High Jump
B Discus Throw
C Javelin Throw
D Triple Jump
5) Which was formerly known as British Empire Games ?
A Olympics
B Asian Games
C Common Wealth Games
D None of these
6) Angela Merkel was in news recently as she was re-elected as the
A President of Germany
B Chancellor of Germany
C Prime Minister of Germany
D Foreign Minister of Germany
7) The Blue Book belongs to
A Britain
B India
C China
D Pakistan
8) Who was the first Negro to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?
A Ralph Bunche
B Frank B Kellogg
C Bishop Desmond Tutu
D None of the above
9) The Proverb Fools rush in where angels fear to tread is quoted from?
A PB Shelly
B Alexander Pope
C John Keats
D Francis Bacon
10) Worlds largest producer of coffee is __ ?
A Chile
B India
C Brazil
D Sri Lanka
11) Queen Victoria issued a proclamation in the year ?
A 1935
B 1835
C 1848
D 1858
12) Atom bomb was dropped in Hiroshima on ?
A 20th February 1950
B 30th August 1949
C 6th August 1945
D 24th April 1939
13) The first World Cup Football was held in
A Brazil
B Italy
C Uruguay
D Mexico
14) Michael Fred Phelps is related to ?
A Athletics
B Chess
C Boxing
D Swimming
15) The German ruler during the Second World War was ?
A Mussolini
B Hitler
C Churchill
D Stalin
16) The largest epic in the world is ?
A Ramayana
B The Holy Quran
C Illiad
D Mahabharatha
17) Rouff is a folk dance. It has its origin in
?
A Kashmir
B Himachal Pradesh
C Mizoram
4) Assam
18) Which country created news in October 2006 by announcing that it performed nuclear weapons test?
A France
B Israel
C South Korea
D North Korea
19) How many Nobel Prizes are given every year ?
A Four
B Five
C Six
D Seven
20) The distance of marathon race is ?
A 25 miles
B 26 miles
C 30 miles
D 20 miles
21) The biggest exporter of food grains in the Asian Continent ?
A Myanmar
B Philippines
C Malaysia
D India
22) Sofia is the capital of ?
A Bulgaria
B Botswana
C Iceland
D Greenland
23) Who created the character of James Bond ?
A Agatha Christie
B Arthur Conan Doyle
C JK Rowling
D Ian Fleming
24) Which of the following countries is not a member of G-7 countries?
A France
B Germany
C Russia
D Canada
25) The country that awards Nobel Prize is ?
A America
B Sweden
C England
D Japan