ISRO Administrative Officer General Studies Previous Year Paper 2008
| Sr. No. | Questions with options |
| 1 | Which of the following is a good conductor of heat but bad conductor of electricity?
(a) Asbestos (b) Celluloid (c) Pertex (d) Mica |
| 2 | Multiple myeloma is associated with
(a) Cancer of eye (b) Cancer of bone (c) Cancer of lung (d) Cancer of brain |
| 3 | The Sino-Indian border line is referred to as
(a) Mcmahon line (b) Radcliffe line (c) Mounbatten line (d) Mao-Gandhi line |
| 4 | Which of the following types of soils have more moisture retaining capacity?
(a) Red Soils (b) Alluvival Soils (c) Black Cotton Soils (d) Laterite Soils |
| 5 | Mahalwari system of revenue settlement was introduced by the British in
(a) Bengal Presidency (b) Bombay Presidency (c) Madras Presidency (d) North-Western provinces Presidency |
| 6 | The tail of a comet always points away from the sun due to the
(a) Force of repulsion between the charged particles of its gases (b) Gravitational force exerted by sun on its gases (c) Pressure exerted by the light of sun on its gases (d) Centrifugal force on its rotating gases |
| 7 | Which country gifted the Statue of Liberty to the USA?
(a) Portugal (b) Spain (c) France (d) Italy |
| 8 | In India, who is considered as the guardian of Public Purse?
(a) Comptroller and Auditor General (b) Accountant General (c) Finance Minister (d) Parliament |
| 9 | Which Article of the Constitution provides that it shall be the endeavour of every State to provide adequate facility for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education?
(a) Article 349 (b) Article 350 (c) Article 350A (d) Article 351 |
| 10 | In India, if white revolution is associated with milk then ‘yellow revolution’ is associated with
(a) Production of paddy (b) Production of oil seeds (c) Production of wheat (d) Production of sunflower |
| 11 | Gandhara art is the combination of the Indian style with that of
(a) Greek style (b) Kushan style (c) Persian style (d) Roman style |
| 12 | South pole of earth’s natural magnet lies near
(a) Australia (b) South America (c) Canada (d) Antartica |
| 13 | Which part of Indian Constitution has been described as the soul of the Constitution?
(a) Fundamental Rights (b) Directive Principle of State Policy (c) The Preamble (d) Right to Constitutional Remedies |
| 14 | Who among the following was the view that the Earth revolves round the Sun?
(a) Aryabhatta (b) Brahmagupta (c) Varahamihira (d) Copurnicus |
| 15 | Fastest man in the Beijing 2008 Olympics was
(a) Richard Thompson (b) Walter Dix (c) Usman Bolt (d) Asafa Powell |
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