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National Law University, New Delhi

All India Law Entrance Test (AILET) 2012

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SECTION – B : GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

36. What is the sequence in which the Indian economy has undergone the process of convertibility?

I. Rupee floated on trade account
II. Part convertibility under a dual exchange rate system
III. Introduction of exim scrips
IV. Rupee made convertible on current account

(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) II, I, III, IV
(C) III, II, I, IV
(D) IV, I, II, III

37. Which of the following currency exchange rate mechanisms has been adopted by India?

(A) Free Float
(B) Managed Float
(C) Floating with a Band
(D) Fixed-but-Adjustable

38. The national income estimates of India are prepared by

(A) Ministry of Finance
(B) National Sample Survey
(C) Central Statistical Organisation
(D) Indian Statistical Institute

39. The ‘Year of Great Divide’ refers to

(A) rapid growth rate in population after 1921
(B) the declining sex ratio after 1921
(C) the slow down in death rate after 1921
(D) all of the above

40. Aurorae are a result of the interaction of earth’s magnetosphere with

(A) the solar wind
(B) the ozone layer
(C) radio waves
(D) none of the above

41. You are standing in a lift. The force on the floor of the lift due to your weight will

(A) become zero when the lift moves up with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2
(B) become zero when the lift moves down with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2
(C) become zero when the lift moves with an acceleration of 9.8 m/s2 in any direction
(D) remain unchanged whatever be the value of acceleration of the lift

42. What happens to the level of mercury in a barometer tube when it is taken down a coal mine? It

(A) falls
(B) remain unaltered
(C) rises
(D) rises and then falls

43. A popping sound is heard in the ear when yawning or swallowing. This is caused by

(A) air in the cochlea
(B) the opening of the Eustachian tubes
(C) air entering the perilymph
(D) the moving of the jaws

44. The body’s thermostat is in the

(A) pineal
(B) hypothalamus
(C) thyroid
(D) pituitary

45. India is divided into how many PIN code zones?

(A) Six
(B) Seven
(C) Eight
(D) Nine

46. Which of the following statements are correct with regard to the Indus Valley civilisation?

I. The people of this civilisation were the earliest to make use of cotton.
II. They did not cremate their dead.
III. A grid system was followed in city planning.
IV. Stone was the chief building material.

(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) III and IV
(D) I and III

47. The famous queen Chand Bibi who fought gallantly against Akbar belonged to

(A) Berar
(B) Ahmadnagar
(C) Bijapur
(D) Golconda

48. Who among the following Indian rulers established embassies in foreign countries on modern lines?

(A) Haider Ali
(B) Mir Qasim
(C) Shah Alam II
(D) Tipu Sultan

49. Which one of the following may be called a ‘political’ cause of the 1857 Revolt?

(A) The subsidiary alliance system of Wellesley
(B) The Religious Disabilities Act of 1856
(C) Low pay and poor prospects of the sepoys
(D) Dalhousie’s annexation policy

50. The first time that Mahatma Gandhi tried out his method of satyagraha was

(A) in South Africa against racist policies
(B) against indigo planters in Champaran
(C) in the Kheda no-rent campaign
(D) at Bardoli

51. The Royal Indian Navy ratings revolted in February 1946 to protest against

(A) the treatment meted out to them
(B) the punishment meted out to the INA officials
(C) the firing on some ratings of the HMIS Talwar
(D) the Government’s suppression of Congress activities

52. The Preamble enshrines certain ideals that were first spelt out in

(A) the speech by Jawaharlal Nehru on the banks of Ravi when he called for Purna Swaraj
(B) the Nehru Report
(C) a resolution adopted at Karachi session of the Indian National Congress
(D) the Objectives Resolution adopted by the Constituent Assembly

53. A very rapid growth in prices in which money loses its value to the point where even barter may be preferable is known as

(A) inflation
(B) hyper-inflation
(C) deflation
(D) disinflation

54. Unlike the fluid core of the earth, the core of the moon is

(A) plasma
(B) volatile gas
(C) viscous liquid
(D) solid

55. Which of the following theories has no connection with the origin of the earth?

(A) Nebular hypothesis of Laplace
(B) Tidal hypothesis of Jeans and Jeffreys
(C) Binary star theory of Lyttleton
(D) Convection current theory of Holmes

56. On what does the escape velocity of a body depend?

I. Mass of celestial body
II. The distance from the centre of mass to the escaping object

(A) Only I
(B) Only II
(C) Both I and II
(D) Neither I nor II

57. The blood enters the aorta from

(A) left ventricle
(B) left auricle
(C) right ventricle
(D) right auricle

58. Desert plants would be characterised by

(A) vivipary
(B) aerenchyma
(C) aerial roots
(D) sunken stomata

59. Why is sprouted gram considered more nutritious?

(A) Seeds are storehouses of energy
(B) Germinating seeds produce enzymes which are a rich source of protein
(C) Seeds have plenty of amino acids and glucose
(D) Sprouted gram is not more nutritious; it is just an old wives’ tale that it is

60. The edible portion of which of the following vegetables is not a stem?

(A) Potato
(B) Sweet potato
(C) Ginger
(D) Corn of Colocasia

61. What is the venue for the 20th Commonwealth Games in 2014?

(A) Glasgow
(B) Beijing
(C) London
(D) Italy

62. Who among the following leaders topped 2011 Forbes List of “World’s Most Powerful Person”?

(A) Mr. Barak Obama
(B) Ms. Pratibha Patil
(C) Mr. Manmohan Singh
(D) Mr. Hu Jintao

63. According to the Srikrishna Committee, which is the most workable option out of the six option suggested by the Committee to resolve the Telengana issue?

(A) Second
(B) Fourth
(C) Sixth
(D) First

64. Who is convicted to death in the Beant Singh assassination case on March 31, 2012?

(A) Kehar Singh
(B) Balwant Singh Rajoana
(C) Karnail Singh
(D) Dilawar Singh Babbar

65. Which news corporation was recently alleged to have been using illicit hacking into voicemail messages of prominent people to find stories?

(A) News of the World (NoW)
(B) BBC
(C) CNN
(D) AajTak

66. Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s democracy icon, has been released from ------of home arrest.

(A) 16 years
(B) 15 years
(C) 10 years
(D) 20 years

67. Which country became the 193rd member of UN, recently?

(A) South Sudan
(B) Montenegro
(C) Serbia
(D) Tuvalu

68. More than 50 Sikh shrines in India are named after?

(A) Flowers
(B) Trees
(C) Birds
(D) Animals

69. The country that set the record as the one with the longest time without government, in April 2011?

(A) Burundi
(B) Belgium
(C) Turkey
(D) Taiwan

70. It has been the practice to have ------------as the Managing Director of the IMF.

(A) an American
(B) a European
(C) an Australian
(D) an Arab

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