Statement I : Red blood cells burst when placed in water
Statement II : Due to phenomenon of osmosis water enters into red blood cells
Directions : The following two items consist of two statements, statement I and II. You are to examine these
two statements carefully and select the answer to these items using the code given below :
(A) Both statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I
(B) Both statements are individually true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I
(C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
A high level committee set up by the Ministry of Housing and Urban poverty alleviation conducted a survey
of the slum populations in India's states. Which one among the following states was identified as being the
one with highest slum population ?
(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Maharashtra (D) Tamil Nadhu
Suppose, the Naxalites have kidnapped a Deputy Commissioner from Baster region in Chhattisgarth and
taken him to the abujmad area. In return for his release, the Naxals demand that all Naxal prisoners must be
released from jails across India. In such a situation which among the following may be the best conflict
resolution mechanism ?
1. The paramilitary and local police attack the Naxalites and attempt to release the kidnapped.
2. The state forces offer huge sums of money to the Naxals as ransom and release all Naxal prisoners.
3. The state forces engaged the Naxals in a dialogue while simultaneously sending in a commando force to
release the prisoners.
4. The state forces utilize local mediators to engage with the Naxals to workout a resolution process for
release of the kidnapped
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(A) 1, 3 and 4 (B) 2 and 3 (C) 3 and 4 only (D) 4 only
Consider the following about the budget proposals for the year 2012-2013 :
1. Service tax rate raised and covers all services including those in the negative list.
2. Increase in defence allocation over the previous year.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(A) 1 only (B) 2 only (C) Both 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2
Who among the following was awarded the first Tagore Award for Cultural Hamony for the year 2012 ?
(A) Jasraj (B) Ravi Shankar (C) Nikhil Banerjee (D) Bhimsen Joshi
Consider the following names in field of Indian cinema :
Vidya Balan
Soumitra Chatterjee
Tapan Sinha
VK Murthy
Which of the following statement is/are correct ?
1. All of them are winners Dadasaheb Phalke award.
2. While Tapan Sinha is a director VK Murthy is known cinematography
3. Soumitra Chatterjee was the last to get the Dadasaheb Phalke awards
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 2 and 3 only (C) 3 only (D) 1 and 2 only
Who among the following was recently (May 2012) elected as Chair of the Asian Development Bank's Board
of Governors ?
(A) Pranab Mukherjee (B) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
(C) Duvvuri Subbarao (D) Adity Puri
Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
1. The local time of ltanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) is about two hours ahead than Dwarka (Gujarat)
2. The local time at Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Lucknow (Uttar pradesh) is almost same.
3. The local time of Mumbai (Maharashtra) is one hour ahead than Kolkata (West Bengal)
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(A) 1 and 2 only (B) 2 only (C) 1 and 3 only (D) 1, 2 and 3