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A) Rohit Sharma

B) Virat Kohli

C) MS Dhoni

D) Shikhar Dhawan

E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.

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Ans-(B) Virat KohliExp:BCCI Lifetime Achievement Award For Women – Diana Edulji (Declined)BCCI Special Award – Abbas Ali Baig and Naren TamhanePolly Umrigar Award – Virat KohliBest International Cricketer - Women – Harmanpreet Kaur

1. Who has received the Polly Umrigar Award for being the bestinternational cricketer for the 2016-17 and 2017-18, at the BCCIawards?

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A) Australia

B) Indonesia

C) Singapore

D) Malaysia


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Ans- (B) Exp:Navies of India and Indonesia hold their Prst bilateral exercise in the Java Sea. The bilateral withIndonesia is in addition to the CORPAT (Coordinated Patrol ) that the two sides conduct. The 31stedition of CORPAT concluded recently in which India had deployed INS Kulish, a Kora class missilecorvette, and one Dornier maritime patrol aircraft.

2. India recently conducted the 31st edition of CORPAT exercisewith which country?

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A) US

B) India

C) Japan

D) China


Correct answer

D) China

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Ans-DThe China Food and Drug Administration has approved the domestically developed, long-actinginjectable HIV drug Albuvirtide

3. Which country has approved the brst domestically developed,injectable HIV drug 'Albuvirtide'?

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A) Mizoram

B) Meghalaya

C) Tripura

D) Assam


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Ans-CExp:The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the National Highway from Matabari toSabroom in Udaipur, Tripura. At the reception in Agartala, he formally declared the “Queen Pineapple”as the state fruit of Tripura.

4. President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated a 73 km longNational Highway from Matabari to Udaipur-Sabroom, in?

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A) Uttar Pradesh

B) Bihar

C) Tamilnadu

D) Karnataka


Correct answer

B) Bihar

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Ans-BExp:See https://bpscnotes.com/2018/10/13/important-bihar-ca-part-2/

5. Which state government has approved the roll-out of anintegrated crop assistance scheme, beginning Kharif season2018?

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A) Singapore

B) Jakarta

C) New Delhi

D) Kolkata


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Ans-CExp:The Eleventh edition of GeoIntelligence Asia 2018 organised by GeoSpatial Media andCommunication with Directorate General of Information System as Knowledge Partners and MilitarySurvey as Co-organisers, took place at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi on 04-05 June 2018. Thetheme of Seminar was ‘GeoSpatial : A Force Multiplier for Defence and Industrial Security’. Theseminar brought together the military, security oecials including BSF and Police Forces, Governmentand industry together to examine the latest technology solutions and on the critical role of geospatialtechnology in military and security applications.

6. Which city hosted the 11th edition of GeoIntelligence Asia2018, on the theme ‘GeoSpatial : A Force Multiplier for Defenceand Industrial Security’?

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A) Arunachal Pradesh

B) Nagaland

C) Sikkim

D) Manipur


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C) Sikkim

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Ans-CExp:Minister of State for Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre inaugurated 578-metre-long Theng Tunnel,the longest in Sikkim.Constructed on Gangtok-Chungthang State Highway by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), thedouble-lane tunnel bypasses a treacherous stretch of road between Sikkim's capital Gangtok andChungthang, which frequently remains closed due to land slides and shooting stones.

The tunnel would provide all-weather connectivity.

7. MoS for Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre inaugurated a578-metre-long Theng Tunnel in which state?

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A) Vietnam

B) Australia

C) Israel

D) Oman


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Ans-DExp:The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum ofUnderstanding (MoU) signed between India represented by the Indian Space Research Organization(ISRO) and Oman represented by the Ministry of Transport and Communications on Cooperation inthe peaceful uses of outer space, in February, 2018 at Muscat.

8. Union Cabinet has recently approved an MoU with whichcountry on peaceful uses of outer space?

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A) BRICS

B) UN

C) SCO

D) ASEAN


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D) ASEAN

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Ans-(D) ASEANExp:On the 8th of August 1967, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN was established inBangkok by the Pve original Member Countries, namely, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia andPhilippines.On 8 January 1984 Brunei Darussalam joined

On 28 July 1995 Vietnam joined

On 23 July 1997 Laos and Myanmar joined

On 30th of April 1999, Cambodia joined

9. Rudrendra Tandon has been appointed as the nextAmbassador of India to which organization?

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A) 2035

B) 2025

C) 2030

D) 2020


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C) 2030

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Ans-(C) 2030WHO launches Global action plan on physical activity and health 2018-2030: More active people for ahealthier world.

10. WHO has launched 'Global Action Plan on Physical ActivityAnd Health'. It aims to reduce physical inactivity in adults andadolescents by 15% by?

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A) 130

B) 118

C) 124

D) 146


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Ans-(A)Exp:As per the data, the MMR (number of maternal deaths per 1,00,000 live births) has dropped from 167(in 2011-2013, the last SRS period) to 130 for the country. Kerala remains at the top with an MMR of 46 (down from 61). Maharashtra retains its secondposition with 61, but the pace of fall has been much lower, dropping from 68 during 2011-13. TamilNadu with 66 (79) is in the third position.

11. As per the recently released Sample Registration System(SRS) data, India's Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) has droppedfrom 167 to?

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A) Oman

B) Saudi Arabia

C) Kuwat

D) Qatar


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Ans-(B) Saudi Arabia

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A) 136

B) 117

C) 121

D) 148


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Ans:(A)Exp:According to the Global Peace Index 2018, Iceland was the most peaceful country in the world withan index value of 1.096. The Global Peace Index is an effort by the Institute for Economics and Peaceto measure the degree of peacefulness in countries across the global and rank them accordingly.India ranked 136th among 163 countries in Global Peace Index 2018.

12. Which country has recently issued driving licenses towomen for the brst time?

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13. What is India's rank among 163 countries on the 'GlobalPeace Index 2018', by Institute for Economics & Peace?

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A) Rohit Sharma

B) Virat Kohli

C) MS Dhoni

D) Mithali Raj


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Ans-DVeteran Indian batswoman Mithali Raj became the Prst Indian cricketer to amass 2000 runs inTwenty20 Internationals (T20I)

14. Who has become the brst Indian cricketer to score 2000runs in Twenty-20 Internationals?

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A) Ranjana Verma

B) Kiran Pandey

C) Sarita Nayyar

D) Anu Rai


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C) Sarita Nayyar

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Ans-(C) Sarita NayyarExp:The World Economic Forum (WEF), based in Cologny-Geneva, Switzerland, was founded in 1971 as anot-for-proPt organizationExecutive Chairman: Klaus Schwab;Formation : January 1971;Headquarters: Cologny, Switzerland

15. Who has been appointed to the Managing Board of WorldEconomic Forum (WEF)?

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A) Gujarat

B) Andhra Pradesh

C) Maharashtra

D) Bihar


Correct answer

C) Maharashtra

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Ans-CMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis inaugurated a web portal that will provide informationand suggestions related to accurate treatment of patients suffering from various ailments.

The web portal, Continuous Medical Education (CME), has been jointly prepared by the stategovernment and the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC).

16. Which state's Chief Minister inaugurated a web portal,named 'Continuous Medical Education (CME)'?

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A) 104

B) 121

C) 135

D) 113


Correct answer

D) 113

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Ans-DExp:India Pnds space at 113 in Save the Children’s "End of Childhood Index 2018” which ranked 175countries this year against indicators to determine the quality of childhood children have access to.

17. What is India's rank among 175 countries on Save theChildren’s "End of Childhood Index 2018"?

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A) Statoil

B) Carrefour

C) Eni

D) Gazprom


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Ans-DExp: On June 4, 2018, India received Prst shipment of its so far cheapest LiquePed Natural Gas (LNG)from Russian supplier Gazprom. he LNG has been delivered at a price close to USD 7 per millionBritish Thermal Unit (mmBtu). This price is around 1.5 USD cheaper from the LNG imported fromQatar, which is India’s oldest and largest supplier of LNG.

18. India recently received the brst shipment of liquebed naturalgas (LNG) from which Russian company?

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A) 6,000 km

B) 5,000 km

C) 2,000 km

D) 3,500 km


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Ans-BExp:The Agni-5 is an intercontinental surface-to-surface ballistic missile (ICBM) with a range of morethan 5,000 km, indigenously developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO).

19. India successfully test-bred its indigenously developednuclear-capable Long Range Ballistic Missile Agni-5. It has astrike range of?

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A) Paolo Savona

B) Matteo Salvini

C) Giuseppe Conte

D) Luigi Di Maio


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Ans-CExp:Giuseppe Conte sworn in as Italy's prime minister after accepting a role in the country's new populistgovernment.

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A) Kozhikode

B) Panaji

C) Kutch

D) Ladakh


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Ans-DExp:India's newest telescope has started observing the skies. The telescope located at the IndianAstronomical Observatory (IAO) at Hanle in Ladakh is the country's Prst robotic telescope and thePrst one designed to observe dynamic or transient events in the universe.

20. Who has sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Italy? 1


21. India's brst robotic telescope, called 'GROWTH-India' hasbecome operational. It is located in?

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A) Bihar

B) Maharashtra

C) Punjab

D) Haryana


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C) Punjab

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Ans-CExp:The ‘Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao’ campaign, launched by the Punjab state government to checkdepletion of underground water by offering monetary benePts to the farmers for every unit of powerthey save.

22. Which state government has launched a new scheme 'PaaniBachao, Paise Kamao'?

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A) RemoveTRASH

B) RemoveJUNK

C) RemoveDEBRIS

D) RemoveSCRAP


Correct answer

C) RemoveDEBRIS

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Ans-CExplanation:Recently, Surrey Space Centre scheme, “RemoveDebris”, for removing orbiting debris successfullycaptured experimental test junk. The 100kg RemoveDebris satellite was launched to the station inApril as cargo on a supply mission. It is being led by Surrey Space Centre at the university of SurreyUK and is co funded by European commission and other partners.

23. What is the name of the satellite deployed in space to clearout the junk orbiting the Earth?

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A) Narendra Singh Tomar

B) Nitin Gadkari

C) Sushma Swaraj

D) Dr Harsh Vardhan


Correct answer

B) Nitin Gadkari

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Ans-BExp:Union Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Nitin Gadkari in the“Conference on International Decade for Action: Water for Sustainable Development 2018-28” held atDushanbe, Tajikistan:-Tajikistan has taken a leading role to get the theme of water at the centre of global SustainableDevelopment Goals for the coming decade.I am thankful to the President and the Government ofTajikistan for organizing the High Level International Conference as part of the International Decadefor Action “Water for Sustainable Development, 2018-2028”. The topic chosen for this presentConference, “Promoting Action and Policy Dialogue on Water for Sustainable Development” isextremely relevant today, especially in the light of climate change.

24. Who led the Indian delegation at global conference on"International Decade for Action: Water for SustainableDevelopment", held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan?

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A) Chandigarh

B) Chennai

C) Dehradun

D) Kota


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Ans-DIn the 4th edition of International Yoga Day (IYD-2018), the Guinness World Record (GWR) for largestnumber of people performing yoga at one place at Kota creates world record with 2 lakh peopleperforming yoga, Prst time these many people performed yoga together at one place.

25. Which city has created Guinness World Record with thelargest number of people performing yoga together?

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A) Ranchi

B) Kochi

C) Bhopal

D) Surat


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C) Bhopal

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Ans-CExp:The government plans to expand its BPO promotion scheme to one lakh seats and will also set upIndia's largest National data centre in Bhopal

26. Government has announced to set up India's biggest datacentre in?

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A) Gandhinagar

B) Hyderabad

C) New Delhi

D) Mumbai


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Ans-(D) Mumbai

27. Which city hosted the 3rd annual meeting of AsianInfrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?

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A) Bhopal

B) Nagpur

C) Vadodara

D) Ahmedabad


Correct answer

B) Nagpur

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Ans-BExp:The Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs had launched the India Smart Cities Award on 25June, 2017 with an objective to reward cities, projects and innovative ideas.Union Ministry for Housing and Urban Affairs has granted Ahmedabad the second rank out of 100smart cities across India, for the execution of Smart City projects under various categories,Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation said on Thursday. Nagpur has been ranked the Prst.

28. Which city has been ranked brst out of 100 smart citiesacross India for the execution of Smart City projects undervarious categories?

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A) US

B) Congo

C) Myanmar

D) Israel


Correct answer

A) US

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Ans-AThe United States announced it was withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Councildismissing it as a "cesspool of political bias" for its anti-Israel stance.

29. Which country has announced to withdraw from UnitedNations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)?

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A) Varuna

B) Indra

C) Yudh Abhyas

D) Maitree


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Ans-BExp:Indian Army Joint Exercises with:

1. Australia: Ex AUSTRA HIND2. Bangladesh: Ex SAMPRITI3. China: Ex HAND IN HAND4. France: Ex SHAKTI5. Indonesia: Ex GARUDA SHAKTI6. Kazakhstan: Ex PRABALDOSTYK7. Kyrgyzstan: Ex KHANJAR8. Maldives: Ex EKUVERIN9. Mongolia: Ex NOMADIC ELEPHANT & Ex KHAN QUEST10. Nepal: Ex SURYA KIRAN (BIANNUAL)11. Oman: AL NAGAH (SUCCESS)12. Russia: Ex INDRA13. Seychelles: Ex LAMITIYE14. Singapore: Ex AGNI WARRIOR & Ex BOLD KURUKHESTRA15. Sri Lanka: Ex MITRA SHAKTI16.Thailand: Ex MAITREE & Ex COBRA GOLD (Observer Plus)17. UK : Ex AJEYA WARRIOR18.USA: Ex YUDHABHAYAS & Ex VAJRAPRAHAR;

30. Which of the following is the tri-service joint militaryexercise that India will conduct with Russia in the second half of2018?

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a) Bihar

b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Maharashtra

e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.

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d) Maharashtra

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ANSWER: d) Maharashtra

Maharashtra established the system of Lokayukta in 1971 through 'The Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuktas Act', and the institutions of the Lokayukta and Uplokayukta came into existence onOctober 25, 1972

31. Which was the brst Indian state to establish the institutionof Lokayukta?

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a) Governor

b) Chief Minister

c) Speaker of Lok Sabha

d) Judge of High Court


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ANSWER: a) Governor

The governor appoints the Lokayukta and Upalokayukta. Generally, this is done after consulting thechief justice of the High Court and the leader of the Opposition in the state legislative assembly(variation is some states like Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka)

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a) Ombudsman System

b) Lokpal

c) Lokayukta

d) Tribunals


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ANSWER: a) Ombudsman System

The system of Ombudsman was created in 1809 in Sweden. 'Ombud' refers to a person who acts asa representative for another person

32. Who appoints the Lokayukta and Upalokayukta? 1


33. Which is the oldest known system designed for theredressal of citizen's grievance?

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A) 1970

B) 1971

C) 1973

D) 1974


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Ans-(D) 1974

34. Lokayukta was established in Bihar in the year - 1


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a) 44th

b) 46th

c) 42nd

d) 84th


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c) 42nd

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Ans-CExp:The original constitution did not contain provisions with respect to tribunals.The 42nd Amendment Act of 1976 added a new Part XIV-A to the constitution.This part is entitled as ‘Tribunals’ and consists of only two Articles - Article 323 A dealing withAdministrative Tribunals and Article 323 B dealing with tribunals for other matters.Article 323 A empowers the Parliament to provide for the establishment of Administrative Tribunalsfor the adjudication of disputes relating to recruitment and conditions of service of personsappointed to public services of the centre, the states, local bodies, public corporations and otherpublic authorities.In other words, Article 323 A enables the Parliament to take out the adjudication of disputes relatingto service matters from the Civil Courts and the High Courts and place it before the AdministrativeTribunals.In pursuance of Article 323 A, the Parliament has passed the Administrative Tribunals Act in 1985.The act authorizes the Central Government to establish one Central Administrative Tribunal and theState Administrative Tribunals.This act opened a new chapter in the sphere of providing speedy and inexpensive justice to theaggrieved public servants.

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a) Jaipur

35. Provisions with respect to tribunals were added by whichAmendment Act?

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36. Which of the following places is not a principle seat of HighCourt but has a regular bench of Central Administrative Tribunal(CAT)?

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b) Chandigarh

c) Cuttack

d) Mumbai


Correct answer

a) Jaipur

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Ans-(a) Jaipur

Explanation:

The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was set up in 1985 with the principal bench at Delhi andadditional benches in different states.

At present, it has 17 regular benches, 15 of which operate at the principal seats of High Courts andthe remaining two at Jaipur and Lucknow.

These benches also hold circuit sittings at other seats of High Courts.

The CAT exercises original jurisdiction in relation to recruitment and all service matters of publicservants covered by it.Its jurisdiction extends to the All-India Services, the Central Civil Services, civil posts under the centreand civilian employees of defense services.However, the members of the defense forces, oecers and servants of the Supreme Court and thesecretarial staff of the Parliament are not covered by it.The CAT is a multi-member body consisting of a Chairman and members.Earlier, the CAT consisted of a Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and members.With the amendment in Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 in 2006, the members have been given thestatus of judges of High Courts.In 2013, the sanctioned strength of the Chairman is one and sanctioned strength of the Members is65.They are drawn from both judicial and administrative streams and are appointed by the President.They hold oece for a term of Pve years or until they attain the age of 65 years, in case of Chairmanand 62 years in case of members, whichever is earlier.The CAT is not bound by the procedure laid down in the Civil Procedure Code of 1908.It is guided by the principles of natural justice.These principles keep the CAT qexible in approach.Only a nominal fee of Rs. 50 is to be paid by the applicant.The applicant may appear either in person or through a lawyer.Originally, appeals against the orders of the CAT could be made only in the Supreme Court and not inthe High Courts.However, in the Chandra Kumar case (1997), the Supreme Court declared this restriction on thejurisdiction of the high courts as unconstitutional, holding that judicial review is a part of the basicstructure of the constitution.It laid down that appeals against the orders of the CAT shall lie before the division bench of theconcerned High Court.

So, now it is not possible for an aggrieved public servant to approach the Supreme Court directlyagainst an order of the CAT, without Prst going to the concerned High Court.

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a) 1988

b) 1985

c) 1974

d) 1991


Correct answer

b) 1985

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Ans:(B)Exp:The Central Administrative Tribunal was established for adjudication of disputes in case ofrecruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed to public services and posts inconnection with the affairs of the Union or other local authorities within the territory of India or underthe control of Government of India and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Thiswas done in pursuance of the amendment of Constitution of India by Articles 323A. In the statementof objects and reasons on the introduction of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, it wasmentioned that the setting up of such Administrative Tribunals exclusively would go a long way inreducing the burden on the various courts and reduce pendency and would also provide to thepersons covered by the Administrative Tribunals a speedy and relatively cheap and effective remedy.


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a) A sitting or retired Judge of a High Court

b) A sitting or retired Judge of a Supreme Court

c) Ex- Governor of a state

d) Member of the Parliament


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a) A sitting or retired Judge of a High Court

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Ans-aExplanation:Central Administrative Tribunal is headed by a Chairman who has been a sitting or retired Judge of aHigh Court . Besides the Chairman, the authorized strength consists of 16 Vice-Chairmen and 49Members. The conditions of service of Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members are governed by theprovisions of the Central Administrative Tribunal (Salaries and Allowances and Conditions of Serviceof Chairman, Vice-Chairmen and Members), Rule, 1985, as amended from time to time. As per Rule15-A, notwithstanding anything contained in Rule 4 to 15 of the said Rules, the conditions of serviceand other perquisites available to the Chairman and Vice-Chairmen of the Central AdministrativeTribunal shall be same as admissible to a serving Judge of a High Court as contained in the HighCourt Judges (Conditions of Service) Act, 1954 and High Court Judges (Traveling Allowances) Rules,1956, as amended from time to time.

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a) Chairman of Rajya Sabha or Speaker of Lok Sabha

b) Prime Minister

c) President

d) Election Commission


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Ans-aExp:Speaker/ chairman of the house is the authority to decide on defection cases. Speaker sits as atribunal while deciding on defection cases. All proceedings in relation to any question ondisqualiPcation of a member of a House under this Schedule are deemed to be proceedings inParliament or in the Legislature of a state. No court has any jurisdiction. However, the decision canbe brought to court after Kihoto Hollohan case of 1992.

The law states that the decision is Pnal and not subject to judicial review. The Supreme Court struckdown part of this condition. It held that there may not be any judicial intervention until the presidingoecer gives his order. However, the Pnal decision is subject to appeal in the High Courts andSupreme Court.

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a) Kelkar committee

b) Dinesh Goswami committee

c) S.K. Majhi committee

d) Kothari committee


39. Who is the bnal deciding authority on the question ofdisqualibcation by anti-defection?

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40. Which committee suggested the exemption fromdisqualibcation in case of a split from Tenth Schedule (anti-defection) ?

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A) The Tenth Schedule of Indian Constitution is popularly known as the Anti-DefectionAct

B) It was included in the Constitution in 1985 by the Rajiv Gandhi government.

C) 91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 made it necessary that at least two-thirds of the members of a party have to be in favour of a "merger" for it to havevalidity in the eyes of the law

D) Chairman of Rajya Sabha or Speaker of Lok Sabha is the bnal deciding authority onthe question of disqualibcation by anti-defection


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Ans-(E) NoneAll the Statements are correct.

Grounds for disqualiPcation under the Anti-Defection Law:a) If an elected member voluntarily gives up his membership of a political party;b) If he votes or abstains from voting in such House contrary to any direction issued by his politicalparty or anyone authorised to do so, without obtaining prior permission.

Reforms to anti-defection law: 91st amendmentThe issue of mass defection because of the 1/3rd rule was remedied through the 91st amendmentwhich increased the bar from one third to two third. Thus at least two-thirds of the members of aparty have to be in favour of a ‘merger’ for it to possess validity in the eyes of the law.

What is not defection?A split in a political party won’t be considered a defection if a complete political party merges withanother political party.If a new political party is created by the elected members of one partyIf he or she or alternative members of the party haven’t accepted the merger between the two partiesand opted to perform as a separate group from the time of such a merger.

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A) Sex, Gender

B) Caste

C) Community

D) Religion


Correct answer

A) Sex, Gender

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Ans- AExplanation: A seven-judge Bench of the Supreme Court held that an appeal for votes during elections on thebasis of religion, caste, race, community or language, even that of the electorate, will amount to a‘corrupt practice’ and call for disqualiPcation of the candidate.

Section 123(3) of the Representation of the People Act, dePnes a corrupt electoral practice asfollows: “The appeal by a candidate or his agent or by any other person with the consent of acandidate or his election agent to vote or refrain from voting for any person on the ground of hisreligion, race, caste, community....”

The question before the Supreme Court was deceptively simple: did the underlined word “his” qualifyonly the electoral candidate (and his agent, or persons speaking with his consent)? Or did it alsoqualify the person to whom the appeal was addressed (the elector)?

That means did it meant a bar on appeals made in the name of the candidate or does the word ‘his’also extend to soliciting votes on the basis of the religion, caste, community, race, language of theelectorate as a whole.

The latter would mean a blanket ban on any appeal, reference, campaign, discussion, dialogue ordebate on the basis of religion, race, caste, community or language, even if such a debate was on thedeprivations suffered by the voters due to these considerations.

42. According to the Supreme Court decision, appealing forvotes on basis of which of the following will NOT amount tocorrupt practice?

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a) One-third

b) Two-thirds

c) Three-fourths

d) One-fourths


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ANSWER: b) Two-thirds

The 91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 made it necessary that at least two-thirds of themembers of a party have to be in favour of a "merger" for it to have validity in the eyes of the law.

43. What proportion of the members of a party have to be infavour of a "merger" for it to have validity in the eyes of the law?

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A) two states

B) three states

C) four states

D) bve states


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Ans-cExplanation:A political party shall be treated as a recognised political party in a State, if and only if the politicalparty fulPlls any of the following conditions:Ø At General Elections or Legislative Assembly elections, the party has won 3% of seats in thelegislative assembly of the State ( subject to a minimum of 3 seats).

Ø At a Lok Sabha General Elections, the party has won 1 Lok sabha seat for every 25 Lok Sabha seatallotted for the State.

Ø At a General Election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly , the party has polled minimum of 6%of votes in a State and in addition it has won 1 Lok Sabha or 2 Legislative Assembly seats.

Ø At a General Election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly, the party has polled 8% of votes in aState.

For National Status:

Ø The party wins 2% of seats in the Lok Sabha (11 seats) from at least 3 different States.

Ø At a General Election to Lok Sabha or Legislative Assembly, the party polls 6% of votes in fourStates and in addition it wins 4 Lok Sabha seats.

Ø A party gets recognition as State Party in four or more States.

44. A political party requires to be recognized as a state party inhow many states to be recognized as a National Party?

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A) Delimitation Commission

B) Election Commission

C) Census Commission

D) President


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Ans-AExp:Under Article 82 of the Constitution, the Parliament by law enacts a Delimitation Act after everycensus. After coming into force commencement of the Act, the Central Government constitutes aDelimitation Commission. This Delimitation Commission demarcates the boundaries of theParliamentary Constituencies as per provisions of the Delimitation Act. The present delimitation ofconstituencies has been done on the basis of 2001 census Pgures under the provisions ofDelimitation Act, 2002. Notwithstanding the above, the Constitution of India was speciPcallyamended in 2002 not to have delimitation of constituencies till the Prst census after 2026. Thus, thepresent Constituencies carved out on the basis of 2001 census shall continue to be in operation tillthe Prst census after 2026..

45. The Area of Lok Sabha Constituency for the purpose ofgeneral election is determined by the :

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a) 2004-05

b) 2010-11

c) 2014-15

d) 2011-12


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Ans. d

Explanation: The Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation has released the new series ofnational accounts, revising the base year from 2004-05 to 2011-12. The base year of nationalaccounts was last revised in January 2010.

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a) Wholesale Price Index

b) GDP deoator

c) Consumer Price Index

d) Commodity Price Index


Correct answer

c) Consumer Price Index

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Ans-CExp:As you know, Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) are the two techniques or

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47. Which index is used to calculate inoation in India? 0

economic indicators used to measure inqation. For a long time, India has been using WPI to measurethe inqation but from awhile, India has adopted CPI to measure the inqation rate.

Wholesale Price Index (WPI) is an economic event used to calculate the price changes in thewholesale market. It measures the prices of a set of commodities charged by manufacturers andwholesalers before the retail level. But, WPI was insuecient and totally skips the prices of serviceswhile calculating the inqation.

On the other hand, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a widely used economic indicator and mostfrequently used statistics used to measure the rate of inqation and deqation. Unlike WPI, CPImeasures the price changes in a basket of goods and services, such as transportation, food, andmedical care. This is why it is also known as Cost of Living Index.

It focuses on the change in the cost of living at the consumer’s end.

So, why India adopted CPI instead of WPI, to measure inqation?

Well, there are many reasons for opting CPI over WPI. Point is, the RBI Pnally decided to calculate theinqation from consumers’ end instead of manufacturers’ end. Also, CPI is a better inqation indicatorthan WPI since it covers all its disadvantages.

=> The very Prst reason for replacing WPI from CPI is to include services too. Currently, servicesaccount for nearly 60 percent of GDP and a large no. of these services are not traded with othercountries. WPI didn’t serve to the services such as healthcare, education, transportation, and tourismetc. whereas CPI does.=> Consumer Price Index (CPI) used to calculate for rural and urban part of the countrysimultaneously so that speciPc measures can be taken for rural and urban benePts.=> CPI gives the general idea of retail inqation and prices driven by the consumer demand andsupply. It is a better indicator of inqation for guiding monetary policy decisions & interest ratedecisions than WPI Inqation.Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a crucial indicator which can be used by checking on economiccalendar time-to-time. Therefore, the Reserve bank of India (RBI) adopted new CPI Consumer PriceIndex (CPI) as the key measure of inqation


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a) Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation

b) Ministry of Home Affairs

c) Ministry of Finance

d) Ministry of Commerce and Industry


Correct answer

d) Ministry of Commerce and Industry

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Ans-DExp:WPI =>Oece of the Economic AdviserIn DIPP Department of Industrial Policy and PromotionIn Ministry of Commerce & Industry.CPI =>Central Statistics Oece (CSO)Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MOSPI)IIP => Same as CPI

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a) Goods only

b) Both goods and services

c) Services only

d) primary goods


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Answer: b

Explanation: Consumer Price Index; measures the price of goods and services both. It includes 8types of expenses i.e. tuition fee, communication, transportation, entertainment, clothing, food &beverages, housing and medical expenses.

49. Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the price of- 1


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a) Disguised Unemployment

b) Voluntary unemployment

c) Frictional unemployment

d) Hidden unemployment


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a) Disguised Unemployment

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Ans-(a)Exp:Disguised Unemployment A disguisedly unemployed person is the one who seems to be employedbut actually he is not. His contribution to the total output is zero or negligible. When more people areengaged in a job than actually required, a state of disguised unemployment is created. In India, it isvery common in agriculture sector.

50. What type of unemployment is found in the agriculturesector of India?

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A) SEBI

B) RBI

C) IRDA

D) NABARD


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Ans-AExplanation: Capital market in India is an important part of the Pnancial system. The IndianSecurities and Exchange Board (SEBI) regulates the capital market in India

Securities and Exchange Board of India is a government established in 1988 authority which controlsthe securities market in India. Indian Parliament passed SEBI Act 1992 in 1992 India which madeSEBI a statutory body. SEBI functions to fulPll the requirements of the following three categories.

Issuers –It provides a marketplace in which the issuers can increase Pnance properly.Investors –It ensure safety and supply of precise and accurate informationIntermediaries –It enables a competitive professional market for intermediaries.The headquarters of SEBI is situated in Mumbai. The regional oeces of SEBI are located inAhmadabad, Kolkata, Chennai and Delhi.

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A) 30

B) 50

C) 111

D) 25


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Ans-AExp:The S&P BSE SENSEX also called the BSE 30 or simply the SENSEX, is a free-qoat market-weightedstock market index of 30 well-established and Pnancially sound companies listed on Bombay StockExchange

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A) Bihar >Bengal >Kerala

B) Bihar <Bengal <Kerala

C) Bengal <Bihar <Kerala

D) Kerala <Bihar <Bengal


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Answer A

Explanation: Bihar (1106), Bengal (1028), Kerala (860)

52. How many companies are included in the SENSEX of India? 1


53. According to Census 2011, correct descending order ofstates in terms of density of population is……

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A) Tamil Nadu

B) Kerala

C) Maharashtra

(D) Meghalaya


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Answer B

Explanation: Kerala

Kerala

94.0 Literacy Rate in % (Person)

96.1 Literacy Rate in % (Male)

92.1 Literacy Rate in % (Female)

54. Which of the following states has highest female literacy inIndia?

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A) 100th

B) 118th

C) 77th

D) 86th


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A) Maharashtra

(B) Bengal

(C) Andhra Pradesh

(D) Bihar


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Answer D

Explanation: Bihar is the third most populous state. Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra are on Prst andsecond position.

55. What is the global rank of India in terms of Ease of DoingBusiness?

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56. According to Census 2011, which is the third most populousstate in India?

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a) Parliament

b) Finance Minister

c) Prime Minister

d) President of India


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Answer d

Explanation: President of India

Finance Commission of India is established by President of India as per Article 280 of theconstitution. The Prst Pnance commission was established in 1951. The Constitutional requirementfor setting up a Finance Commission in India was an original idea, not borrowed from anywhere.

A Finance Commission would consist of a Chairman and 4 other members who are all will beappointed by the President.

Finance commission has to make recommendations to the President on two speciPc matters and onany other mater referred to the commission by the president on two speciPc matters and on anyother mater referred to the commission by the president in the interest of Sound Finance. The twospeciPc matters are as follows:=> How the net proceeds of taxes should be distributed between the Union and States?=> On what principles, the grants-in-aid of the revenues of the State out of the Consolidated Fund ofIndia should be give to needy states?

57. Chairman of Finance Commission submits his report to- 1


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a) Chamberlain Commission

(b) Hilton Young Commission

(c) Keynes Commission

d) Osborne Smith Commission


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Answer b

Explanation: RBI was established on 1 April 1935, based on recommendations of Hilton YoungCommission.

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(a) 1935

(b) 1949

(c) 1929

(d) 1914

(e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.

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Answer: b

Explanation: The Reserve Bank of India was established on April 1, 1935 with a capital of 5 cr. rupeesand nationalised in 1 January 1949.

58. On which commission’s recommendations; Reserve Bank ofIndia was established?

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(a) Osborne Smith

(b) C. Rajagopalachari

(c) L. K. Jha

(d) C.D. Deshmukh

(e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.

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Answer-d

Explanation: The Prst Indian-origin governor of the Reserve Bank of India was C.D. Deshmukh whilevery Prst Governor of RBI was Osborne Smith, an Englishman.

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A) Pune

B) Bengaluru

C) Patna

D) Gujarat


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Ans-DExp:India’s Prst International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) became operational at Gujarat InternationalFinance Tec (GIFT) City in Gandhinagar district of Gujarat.

60. Who was the brst governor of Reserve Bank of India fromIndian origin?

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61. India’s brst International Financial Services Centre (IFSC)became operational in -

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A) Iron and Silver

B) Gold

C) Copper and Bronze

D) Clay


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Ans-(C) Copper and Bronze

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A) Dholavira

B) Mohenjodaro

C) Lothal

D) Ropar


Correct answer

A) Dholavira

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Ans-ASummary of Indus Valley Civilization (Harappa Civilization)

1. Civilization is belongs to Bronze Age (Chalcolithic Age).

62. Which metals were mostly used to make the tools andweapons of Harappan Civilization?

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63. ________ only site of the Indus civilisation where city wasdivided into three parts.

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2. The known extent of this civilization in the west is up to Sutkagendor in Baluchistan; Alamgirpur(Uttar Pradesh) in the east; Daimabad (Maharshtra) in South; and Manda (Jammu & Kashmir) in thenorth.

3. Civilization was dominated by the peasants and merchants and thus also called as an agro-commercial civilization.

4. It is also called as Harappan Civilization because site was Prst discovered through excavation in1921 under the supervision of Daya Ram Sahni.

5. Indus Valley Civilization can dated around 2500-1750 BC on the basis of radiocarbon dating.

6.Town Planning was the most distinctive features of the civilization. Town were divided into twopart- Citadel (Occupied by ruling class) & Lower Town (Inhabited by common people)

7. Dhaulavira is the only site of the civilisation where city was divided into three parts.8. Chanhudaro was the only city without a citadel.

9. Systematic town planning was based on grid system; burnt bricks were used to construct houses;well-managed drainage system; fortiPed Citadel; highly urbanised; absence of iron implements.

10. Indus people were the Prst who produces cotton, which Greeks termed as Sindom (derived fromSindh).

11. They produced wheat and barley on large scale. The other crops grown were pulses, cereals,cotton, dates, melons, pea, seasum and mustard.

12. Animals known were oxen, sheep, buffaloes, goats, pigs, elephants, dogs, cats, asses andcamels.

13. Humpless bull or Unicorn was the most important animal.

14. Well-developed external and internal trade but the mode of payment was Barter System.

15. People of the civilization had developed their own kind of weighing and measurement systemwhich was the multiple of 16.

16. Dead Bodies were buried or cremated in North-South Orientation.17. The greatest artistic of the Harappan culture were the seals, made of steatite. Harappan script ispictographic but yet to be deciphered. The script was written from right to left in the Prst line and leftto right in the second line. This style is called Boustrophedon.

18. Origin of the ‘Swastika’ symbol can be traced to the Indus Valley Civilization.

19. There was prevalence of Mother Goddess (Matridevi or Shakti) known through Pgurines and alsoevidences of the prevalence of Yoni (Female Sex Organ) worship.

20. The Chief male deity was the ‘Pashupati Mahadeva’ i.e. lord of Animals (Proto-Shiva) representedin seals as sitting in yogic posture; he is surrounded by four animals (elephant, tiger, rhino andbuffalo) and two deer appear at his feet. There was also prevalence of Phallic (Lingam) worship.

21. Occupations practiced were spinning, weaving, boat making, goldsmiths, making pottery and sealmaking.


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A) Harappa : river Ravi

B) Mohenjo-Daro : river Indus

C) Lothal : river Bhogava

D) Kalibanga : river Ghaggar


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Ans-E) None

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A) Sanchi

B)Sarnath

C) Nalanda

D) Bodh Gaya


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Ans-BExp:He delivered his Prst sermon known as Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta (turning of the Wheel ofLaw) at Sarnath in which he dealt with the Four Noble Truths and the Noble Eightfold Path, the verybase of Buddhist teaching.

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A) Kautilya

B) Vishakhadatta

C) Kalidasa

D) Panini


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Ans- B

Explanation: Mudrarakshasha is a historical play written by Vishakhadatta, narrates the ascent of theking Chandragupta Maurya and it also gives a glimpse of society and culture.

65. The Buddha delivered his brst sermon, known as 'Turning ofthe wheel of law' at?

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66. Who among the following has written Mudrarakshasha, aplay?

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a) Banabhatta : Kumarapalacharita

b) Vakpati : Kumarapalacharita

c) Bilhana : Vikramankadevacharita

d) Jayasimha : Gaudavaho


Correct answer

c) Bilhana : Vikramankadevacharita

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Answer: c

Explanation: Banabhatta's Harshacharita throws light on many historical facts about which we could not haveknown otherwise. Vakpati wrote Gaudavaho, based on the exploits of Yasovarman of Kanauj.Similarly, Bilhana's Vikramankadevacharita describes the victories of the later Chalukya kingVikramaditya. There are some other biographical works based on the lives of different kings.Prominent among these are: Kumarapalacharita of Jayasimha, Kumarapalacharita or DvayashrayaMahakavya of Hemachandra, Hammirakavya of Nayachandra, Navasahasankacharita ofPadmagupta, Bhojaprabandha of Billal, Priihvirajacharit of Chandbardai.

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A) Vishnu Gupta

B) Upa Gupta

C) Brahma Gupta

D) Brihadratha


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Ans-(B) Upa Gupta

68. The monk who inouenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhismwas-

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A) Kautilya’s Arthashastra’

B) Ashokan edicts

C) The Purans

D) The ‘Indica’ of Megasthenes


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Ans-DExp:The division of Mauryan Society into seven classes was mentioned in The Indica of Megasthenes.

The Mauryan society was divided into seven categories-

PhilosophersFarmersSoldiersHerdsmanArtisansMagistratesCouncilors

These divisions were based on the caste of the people. And once assigned, these people were not allowed to change their profession. The administration played an important role as well.

69. The division of Mauryan society into seven classes wasparticularly mentioned in –

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A) Sharmana

B) Rajuka

C) Uparika

D) Kumar Amatya


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Ans-(B) Rajuka

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A) Panini

B) Alara Kalama

C) Kapila

D) Patanjali


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Ans-B)Alara Kalama was a hermit saint and a teacher of ancient meditation. He was the specialist ofSamkhya philosophy. According to the Pāli Canon scriptures, he was the Prst teacher of GautamaBuddha.

70. Who among the following was appointed by Ashoka toadminister justice in his empire?

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A) Bull

B) Elephant

C) Dear

D) Horse


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Ans-C) Dear

Exp:Site of Buddha’s First SermonThe most celebrated of the Ashokan pillars is the one erected at Sarnath, the site of Buddha’s FirstSermon where he shared the Four Noble Truths (the dharma or the law). Currently, the pillar remainswhere it was originally sunk into the ground, but the capital is now on display at the Sarnath Museum.It is this pillar that was adopted as the national emblem of India.

The top of the column—the capital—has three parts. First, a base of a lotus qower, the mostubiquitous symbol of Buddhism.Then, a drum on which four animals are carved representing the four cardinal directions: a horse(west), an ox (east), an elephant (south), and a lion (north). They also represent the four rivers thatleave Lake Anavatapta and enter the world as the four major rivers. Each of the animals can also beidentiPed by each of the four perils of samsara. The moving animals follow one another endlesslyturning the wheel of existence.

72. Which one of the following does not appear on the abacusof the Sarnath Lion capital of Ashoka?

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A) Shahjahan

B) Humayun

C) Jahangir

D) Akbar


Correct answer

B) Humayun

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Ans-BExp:Humayun Padshah Ghazi was the second Mughal Emperor who ruled present day Afghanistan,Pakistan, and parts of northern India from 1530–1540 and again from 1555–1556. Like his father,Babur, he lost his kingdom early, but with Persian aid, he eventually regained an even larger one. Onthe eve of his death in 1556, the Mughal empire spanned almost one million square kilometers.He succeeded his father in India in 1530, while his half-brother Kamran Mirza, who was to become arather bitter rival, obtained the sovereignty of Kabul and Lahore, the more northern parts of theirfather's empire. He originally ascended the throne at the age of 22 and was somewhat inexperiencedwhen he came to power.

Humayun lost Mughal territories to the Pashtun noble, Sher Shah Suri, and, with Persian aid, regainedthem 15 years later. Humayun's return from Persia, accompanied by a large retinue of Persiannoblemen, signaled an important change in Mughal court culture, as the Central Asian origins of thedynasty were largely overshadowed by the inquences of Persian art, architecture, language andliterature and also there are many stone carved and Persian language In India from the time ofHumayun also thousands of Persian manuscript in India..Subsequently, in a very short time, Humayun was able to expand the Empire further, leaving asubstantial legacy for his son, Akbar. His peaceful personality, patience and non-provocativemethods of speech earned him the title Insan-i-Kamil, among the Mughals.

73. Which Mughal ruler earned the title Insan-i-kamil (PerfectMan) for his peaceful personality and patience?

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A) Babar Namah

B) Akbar Namah

C) Humayun Namah

D) Badshah Namah


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Babur whose mother-tongue was Turkish wrote his ‘Tuzak-i-Baburi’ (Memories of Babur) in Turki.

Humayun and literary activities:During his time, his sister Gulabadan Begum wrote ‘Humayunnama’. Humayun also constructed a biglibrary. In fact his death took place on account of a fall from the staircase of his library.

Akbar and literary activities:Undoubtedly, the period saw the production of a lot of literature of a very high standard. Most of his‘Navratans’ (Nine Jewels) were great literary Pgures. Abul Fazal was a great historian, philosopherand scholar of the period. He is famous for two important works ‘Akbarnama’ and ‘Ain-i-Akbari’.

Badauni, a historian of fame wrote, ‘Muntakhab-ul-Tawarikh’. An other noted historian Nizam- ud-Dinwrote ‘Tabaqat-i-Akbari’ the Arthava Veda, the Ramayana and the Mahabharat.Sant Tulsi Das produced the immortal Ramcharitmanas’ in Awadhi, the eastern Hindi dialect.Sur, Das, a blind band of Agra wrote Sursagar’ in Brij Bhasha.

Shah Jahan’s courtier Abul Hamid Lahori wrote ‘Padshanama’.

Aurangzeb and literacy activities:

The most important work during the period was ‘Fatwa-i-Alamgiri’—a digest of Muslim law. Otherworks were ‘Muntakhab-ul ‘-a famous history by KhaP Khan and ‘Nuskho-i- Dilkusha’ by Bhimsen.

74. Which among the following books was authored by a lady ofthe Mughal Royal House?

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A) Aurangzeb

B) Mohammad Shah

C) Shah Alam II

D) Alamgir II


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Ans-B) Mohammad ShahExp:Peacock Throne, famous golden throne captured from India by the Persians in 1739. Thereafter lost,it (and its reproductions) remained the symbol of the Persian, or Iranian, monarchy.

The original throne, built for the Mughal emperor Shāh Jahān in the early 17th century, was reportedlyone of the most splendorous thrones ever made. It was ascended by silver steps and stood ongolden feet set with jewels, and it was backed by representations of two open peacocks’ tails, gilded,enamelled, and inset with diamonds, rubies, and other stones.

It remained in the throne of Mughal till Muhammad shah rangeela.

The throne was seized along with other plunder when the Iranian conqueror Nādir Shāh capturedDelhi in 1739. Before leaving India, he had a divan made in the same style and brought both PeacockThrones back to Iran, only to lose both in warfare with the Kurds, who apparently dismantled themand distributed the precious stones and metals. Later Peacock Thrones or divans (probablyreproductions) were made for subsequent shāhs, notably Fatḥ ʿAlī Shāh (reigned 1797–1834). Thedazzling chairlike throne used by the two Pahlavi shāhs at their coronations (1926, 1941) was areproduction dating from the Qājār dynasty.

75. Who of the following was the last Mughal emperor to sit onthe peacock throne?

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A) Jawaharlal Nehru

B) Rabindranath Tagore

C) George Bernard Shaw

D) Richard Attenburrough


Correct answer

B) Rabindranath Tagore

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Ans-BExp:Taj MahalPoet Rabindranath Tagore described it as 'a teardrop on the cheek of eternity'; Rudyard Kipling as 'theembodiment of all things pure'; while its creator, Emperor Shah Jahan, said it made 'the sun and themoon shed tears from their eyes'.

76. Who of the following described Taj Mahal as "A teardrop onthe cheek of eternity"?

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A) Civil disobedience

B) Non-cooperation

C) Quit India

D) Poorna Swaraj


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Ans-BExp:On 5 February 1922, participants of the Non-cooperation movement clashed with police resulting inthe deaths of about 22 policemen and 3 civilians at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur District in theUnited Provinces (present-day Uttar Pradesh).

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A) Ahmedabad

B) Kheda

C) Bardoli

D) Champaran


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78. Satyagraha at which of the following places was NOTrelated to the problems of farmers?

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After section 1Section 2 of 2All questions carry equal marks.No Negative Marking1. Who has received the Polly Umrigar Award for being the best international cricketer for the 2016-17 and 2017-18, at the BCCI awards?A) Rohit SharmaB) Virat KohliC) MS DhoniD) Shikhar DhawanE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.2. India recently conducted the 31st edition of CORPAT exercise with which country?A) AustraliaB) IndonesiaC) SingaporeD) MalaysiaE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.3. Which country has approved the Prst domestically developed, injectable HIV drug 'Albuvirtide'?A) USB) IndiaC) JapanD) ChinaE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.4. President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurated a 73 km long National Highway from Matabari to Udaipur-Sabroom, in?A) MizoramB) MeghalayaC) TripuraD) AssamE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.5. Which state government has approved the roll-out of an integrated crop assistance scheme,beginning Kharif season 2018?A) Uttar PradeshB) BiharC) TamilnaduD) KarnatakaE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.6. Which city hosted the 11th edition of GeoIntelligence Asia 2018, on the theme ‘GeoSpatial : AForce Multiplier for Defence and Industrial Security’?A) SingaporeB) JakartaC) New DelhiD) KolkataE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.7. MoS for Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre inaugurated a 578-metre-long Theng Tunnel in whichstate?A) Arunachal PradeshB) NagalandC) SikkimD) ManipurE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.8. Union Cabinet has recently approved an MoU with which country on peaceful uses of outer space?A) VietnamB) AustraliaC) IsraelD) OmanE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.9. Rudrendra Tandon has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to which organization?A) BRICSB) UNC) SCO

D) ASEANE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.10. WHO has launched 'Global Action Plan on Physical Activity And Health'. It aims to reduce physicalinactivity in adults and adolescents by 15% by?A) 2035B) 2025C) 2030D) 2020E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.11. As per the recently released Sample Registration System (SRS) data, India's Maternal MortalityRatio (MMR) has dropped from 167 to?A) 130B) 118C) 124D) 146E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.12. Which country has recently issued driving licenses to women for the Prst time?A) OmanB) Saudi ArabiaC) KuwatD) QatarE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.13. What is India's rank among 163 countries on the 'Global Peace Index 2018', by Institute forEconomics & Peace?A) 136B) 117C) 121D) 148E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.14. Who has become the Prst Indian cricketer to score 2000 runs in Twenty-20 Internationals?A) Rohit SharmaB) Virat KohliC) MS DhoniD) Mithali RajE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.15. Who has been appointed to the Managing Board of World Economic Forum (WEF)?A) Ranjana VermaB) Kiran PandeyC) Sarita NayyarD) Anu RaiE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.16. Which state's Chief Minister inaugurated a web portal, named 'Continuous Medical Education(CME)'?A) GujaratB) Andhra PradeshC) MaharashtraD) BiharE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.17. What is India's rank among 175 countries on Save the Children’s "End of Childhood Index 2018"?A) 104B) 121C) 135D) 113E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.18. India recently received the Prst shipment of liquePed natural gas (LNG) from which Russiancompany?A) StatoilB) CarrefourC) EniD) GazpromE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.

19. India successfully test-Pred its indigenously developed nuclear-capable Long Range BallisticMissile Agni-5. It has a strike range of?A) 6,000 kmB) 5,000 kmC) 2,000 kmD) 3,500 kmE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.20. Who has sworn-in as the new Prime Minister of Italy?A) Paolo SavonaB) Matteo SalviniC) Giuseppe ConteD) Luigi Di MaioE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.21. India's Prst robotic telescope, called 'GROWTH-India' has become operational. It is located in?A) KozhikodeB) PanajiC) KutchD) LadakhE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.22. Which state government has launched a new scheme 'Paani Bachao, Paise Kamao'?A) BiharB) MaharashtraC) PunjabD) HaryanaE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.23. What is the name of the satellite deployed in space to clear out the junk orbiting the Earth?A) RemoveTRASHB) RemoveJUNKC) RemoveDEBRISD) RemoveSCRAPE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.24. Who led the Indian delegation at global conference on "International Decade for Action: Water forSustainable Development", held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan?A) Narendra Singh TomarB) Nitin GadkariC) Sushma SwarajD) Dr Harsh VardhanE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.25. Which city has created Guinness World Record with the largest number of people performingyoga together?A) ChandigarhB) ChennaiC) DehradunD) KotaE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.26. Government has announced to set up India's biggest data centre in?A) RanchiB) KochiC) BhopalD) SuratE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.27. Which city hosted the 3rd annual meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)?A) GandhinagarB) HyderabadC) New DelhiD) MumbaiE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.28. Which city has been ranked Prst out of 100 smart cities across India for the execution of SmartCity projects under various categories?A) BhopalB) Nagpur

C) VadodaraD) AhmedabadE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.29. Which country has announced to withdraw from United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)?A) USB) CongoC) MyanmarD) IsraelE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.30. Which of the following is the tri-service joint military exercise that India will conduct with Russiain the second half of 2018?A) VarunaB) IndraC) Yudh AbhyasD) MaitreeE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.31. Which was the Prst Indian state to establish the institution of Lokayukta?a) Biharb) Uttar Pradeshc) Andhra Pradeshd) Maharashtrae) None of the above/ More than one of the above.32. Who appoints the Lokayukta and Upalokayukta?a) Governorb) Chief Ministerc) Speaker of Lok Sabhad) Judge of High Courte) None of the above/ More than one of the above.33. Which is the oldest known system designed for the redressal of citizen's grievance?a) Ombudsman Systemb) Lokpalc) Lokayuktad) TribunalsE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.34. Lokayukta was established in Bihar in the year -A) 1970B) 1971C) 1973D) 1974E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.35. Provisions with respect to tribunals were added by which Amendment Act?a) 44thb) 46thc) 42ndd) 84the) None of the above/ More than one of the above.36. Which of the following places is not a principle seat of High Court but has a regular bench ofCentral Administrative Tribunal (CAT)?a) Jaipurb) Chandigarhc) Cuttackd) Mumbaie) None of the above/ More than one of the above.37. The Central Administrative Tribunals is passed in-a) 1988b) 1985c) 1974d) 1991e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.38. The Chairman of the CAT, should be a-a) A sitting or retired Judge of a High Court

b) A sitting or retired Judge of a Supreme Courtc) Ex- Governor of a stated) Member of the Parliamente) None of the above/ More than one of the above.39. Who is the Pnal deciding authority on the question of disqualiPcation by anti-defection?a) Chairman of Rajya Sabha or Speaker of Lok Sabhab) Prime Ministerc) Presidentd) Election CommissionE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.40. Which committee suggested the exemption from disqualiPcation in case of a split from TenthSchedule (anti-defection) ?a) Kelkar committeeb) Dinesh Goswami committeec) S.K. Majhi committeed) Kothari committeeE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.41. Which one of the following statements is wrong:-A) The Tenth Schedule of Indian Constitution is popularly known as the Anti-Defection ActB) It was included in the Constitution in 1985 by the Rajiv Gandhi government.C) 91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003 made it necessary that at least two-thirds of themembers of a party have to be in favour of a "merger" for it to have validity in the eyes of the lawD) Chairman of Rajya Sabha or Speaker of Lok Sabha is the Pnal deciding authority on the questionof disqualiPcation by anti-defectionE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.42. According to the Supreme Court decision, appealing for votes on basis of which of the followingwill NOT amount to corrupt practice? A) Sex, GenderB) CasteC) CommunityD) ReligionE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.43. What proportion of the members of a party have to be in favour of a "merger" for it to havevalidity in the eyes of the law?a) One-thirdb) Two-thirdsc) Three-fourthsd) One-fourthse) None of the above/ More than one of the above.44. A political party requires to be recognized as a state party in how many states to be recognizedas a National Party?A) two statesB) three statesC) four statesD) Pve statesE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.45. The Area of Lok Sabha Constituency for the purpose of general election is determined by the :A) Delimitation CommissionB) Election CommissionC) Census CommissionD) PresidentE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.46. What is the base year to calculate the National income in India?a) 2004-05b) 2010-11c) 2014-15d) 2011-12e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.47. Which index is used to calculate inqation in India?a) Wholesale Price Indexb) GDP deqator

c) Consumer Price Indexd) Commodity Price Indexe) None of the above/ More than one of the above.48. Who releases the Wholesale Price Index Pgures?a) Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementationb) Ministry of Home Affairsc) Ministry of Financed) Ministry of Commerce and Industrye) None of the above/ More than one of the above.49. Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the price of-a) Goods onlyb) Both goods and servicesc) Services onlyd) primary goodse) None of the above/ More than one of the above.50. What type of unemployment is found in the agriculture sector of India?a) Disguised Unemploymentb) Voluntary unemploymentc) Frictional unemploymentd) Hidden unemploymente) None of the above/ More than one of the above.51. Who controls the capital market in India?A) SEBIB) RBIC) IRDAD) NABARDE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.52. How many companies are included in the SENSEX of India?A) 30B) 50C) 111D) 25E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.53. According to Census 2011, correct descending order of states in terms of density of populationis……A) Bihar >Bengal >KeralaB) Bihar <Bengal <KeralaC) Bengal <Bihar <KeralaD) Kerala <Bihar <BengalE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.54. Which of the following states has highest female literacy in India?A) Tamil NaduB) KeralaC) Maharashtra(D) MeghalayaE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.55. What is the global rank of India in terms of Ease of Doing Business?A) 100thB) 118thC) 77thD) 86thE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.56. According to Census 2011, which is the third most populous state in India?A) Maharashtra(B) Bengal(C) Andhra Pradesh(D) BiharE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.57. Chairman of Finance Commission submits his report to-a) Parliamentb) Finance Minister

c) Prime Ministerd) President of Indiae) None of the above/ More than one of the above.58. On which commission’s recommendations; Reserve Bank of India was established?a) Chamberlain Commission(b) Hilton Young Commission(c) Keynes Commissiond) Osborne Smith Commissione) None of the above/ More than one of the above.59. When was R.B.I. nationalised?(a) 1935(b) 1949(c) 1929(d) 1914(e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.60. Who was the Prst governor of Reserve Bank of India from Indian origin?(a) Osborne Smith(b) C. Rajagopalachari(c) L. K. Jha(d) C.D. Deshmukh(e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.61. India’s Prst International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) became operational in -A) PuneB) BengaluruC) PatnaD) GujaratE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.62. Which metals were mostly used to make the tools and weapons of Harappan Civilization?A) Iron and SilverB) GoldC) Copper and BronzeD) ClayE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.63. ________ only site of the Indus civilisation where city was divided into three parts.A) DholaviraB) MohenjodaroC) LothalD) RoparE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.64. Which one of the following is NOT correctly matched?A) Harappa : river RaviB) Mohenjo-Daro : river IndusC) Lothal : river BhogavaD) Kalibanga : river GhaggarE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.65. The Buddha delivered his Prst sermon, known as 'Turning of the wheel of law' at?A) SanchiB)SarnathC) NalandaD) Bodh GayaE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.66. Who among the following has written Mudrarakshasha, a play?A) KautilyaB) VishakhadattaC) KalidasaD) PaniniE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.67. Which of the following pair is correctly matched?a) Banabhatta : Kumarapalacharitab) Vakpati : Kumarapalacharitac) Bilhana : Vikramankadevacharita

d) Jayasimha : Gaudavahoe) None of the above/ More than one of the above.68. The monk who inquenced Ashoka to embrace Buddhism was-A) Vishnu GuptaB) Upa GuptaC) Brahma GuptaD) BrihadrathaE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.69. The division of Mauryan society into seven classes was particularly mentioned in –A) Kautilya’s Arthashastra’B) Ashokan edictsC) The PuransD) The ‘Indica’ of MegasthenesE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.70. Who among the following was appointed by Ashoka to administer justice in his empire?A) SharmanaB) RajukaC) UparikaD) Kumar AmatyaE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.71. Who was the teacher of Gautama Buddha?A) PaniniB) Alara KalamaC) KapilaD) PatanjaliE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.72. Which one of the following does not appear on the abacus of the Sarnath Lion capital of Ashoka?A) BullB) ElephantC) DearD) HorseE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.73. Which Mughal ruler earned the title Insan-i-kamil (Perfect Man) for his peaceful personality andpatience?A) ShahjahanB) HumayunC) JahangirD) AkbarE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.74. Which among the following books was authored by a lady of the Mughal Royal House?A) Babar NamahB) Akbar NamahC) Humayun NamahD) Badshah NamahE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.75. Who of the following was the last Mughal emperor to sit on the peacock throne?A) AurangzebB) Mohammad ShahC) Shah Alam IID) Alamgir IIE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.76. Who of the following described Taj Mahal as "A teardrop on the cheek of eternity"?A) Jawaharlal NehruB) Rabindranath TagoreC) George Bernard ShawD) Richard AttenburroughE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.77. The violent incident at Chauri Chaura in Uttar Pradesh occurred during which of the followingmovements?1points

A) Civil disobedienceB) Non-cooperationC) Quit IndiaD) Poorna SwarajE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.

Choose correct answers:78. Satyagraha at which of the following places was NOT related to the problems of farmers?1pointsA) Ahmedabad

B) KhedaC) BardoliD) ChamparanE) None of the above/ More than one of the above.

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Add feedbackAns-AExp:Ahmedabad Mill Strike, 1918 was one of the initial movements led by Gandhi in the beginning of 20thcentury after his return from South Africa. It was one of the formative events in the political career ofMahatma Gandhi.Background:Ahmadabad was the second largest city of Bombay Presidency and was a long establishedcommercial centre. Under the British, the cotton industry grew in the city and Ahmadabad became amodern Industrial town of the 20th century.In February March 1918, there was a situation of conqict between the Gujarat Mill owners andworkers on the question of Plague Bonus of 1917. The Mill Owners wanted to withdraw the bonuswhole the workers demanded a 50% wage hike. The Mill Owners were willing to give only 20% wagehike. At this point, Gandhi was invited by Anasuya Ben Sarabai and her brother Ambalal Sarabhai, richmill-owner of Ahmadabad towards the cause of the mill owners. Anasuya had just returned fromEngland and was a socialist. Strike and Outcome:In March 1918, under the leadership of Gandhi, there was a strike in the cotton mills. In this strikeGandhi used the weapon of Hunger strike. If Gandhi were not there as a leader of this revolt, may bethe shops were picketed, but it was carried out in pure non-violent disciplined way. The result wasthat the strike was successful and the workers got a 35% wage increase.

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A) Ramprasad Bismil

B) Sachindranath Sanyal

C) Vinayak Savarkar

D) Rash Behari Bose



79. Who of the following was sent to the dreaded Cellular Jail inPort Blair for his involvement in Kakori train robbery?

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Ans-BExp:Sachindra Nath Sanyal About this sound pronunciation (help·info) was an Indian revolutionary andthe founder of Hindustan Republican Association (HRA, which after 1928 became the HindustanSocialist Republican Association or HSRA) that was created to carry out armed resistance againstthe British Empire in India. Under this association he set up Hindustan Republic Army in 1924. Hewas the mentor for revolutionaries like Chandrashekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh. Several of hisbrothers and cousins were also active participants in the country's freedom struggle.

Revolutionary career:Sanyal was extensively involved in the plans for the Ghadar conspiracy, and went underground after itwas exposed in February, 1915. He was a close associate of Rash Behari Bose. After Bose escapedto Japan, Sachindranath Sanyal was considered the senior-most leader of India's revolutionarymovement. He and Mahatma Gandhi engaged in a famous debate published in Young India between1920 and 1924. Sanyal argued against Gandhi's gradualist approach. He started a newspaper called"Revolutionary" through which he represented a future picture of republic India.

In 1912, Rasbihari Bose and Sachindra Nath Sanyal made an unsuccessful attempt to assassinateLord Hardinge by throwing a bomb at him in Delhi.

He was sentenced for the Kakori train robbery and was tried and sentenced to life for the same.Hewas sent to the dreaded Cellular Jail in the Andamans and in jail he wote the famous book "BandiJeevan" (A Life of Captivity). This book would become the bible for a generation of revolutionariesPghting British rule. Sanyal was brieqy released from jail but when he continued to engage in anti-British activities, he was sent back to jail and his ancestral family home in Varanasi wasconPsticated. Thus, Sachindranath Sanyal has the unique distinction of having been sent to theCellular Jail in Port Blair twice. He contracted TB in jail, probably deliberately infected, and was sentto Gorakhpur Jail for his Pnal months. He died in 1942.

Some of Sanyal's followers were Marxists but Sanyal was well known for his Prm Hindu beliefs.Bhagat Singh discusses Sanyal's Prm religious beliefs in his tract Why I am an Atheist. BhagwatiCharan Vohra was a close associate of Sanyal.[citation needed] He was also supplied with guns byMaulana Shaukat Ali, who was at that time a supporter of Congress and its non-violent methods butnot with the same fervour for non-violence that was expressed by his organisation's leader, MahatmaGandhi. Another prominent Congressman, Krishna Kant Malaviya, also supplied him with weapons.

Sachindra Nath's brother Jatindra Nath published the Prst authentic autobiography of Bhagat Singh in1931 but the book was banned by the colonial government. The renowned economist andenvironmentalist Sanjeev Sanyal is their grand-nephew. His son, RK Sanyal, retired as chairman UPState Electricity Board. Later, his grandsons Dr Sandeep Sanyal and Saurabh Sanyal served in IndianArmy.


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A) Rajguru

B) B.K. Dutt

C) Sukhdev

D) Jatin Das


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B) B.K. Dutt

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Ans-BExp:Batukeshwar Dutt. Batukeshwar Dutt pronunciation (help. info) was an Indian Bengali revolutionaryand independence Pghter in the early 1900s. He is best known for having exploded a few bombs,along with Bhagat Singh, in the Central Legislative Assembly in New Delhi on 8 April 1929

80. Who of the following threw a bomb in the Central LegislativeAssembly along with Bhagat Singh?

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B) Ashfaqulla Khan

C) Jatindranath Das

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Ans-DExp:Revolutionary Terrorism - Phase II:Sachin Sanyal, Jogesh Chatterjee and Ramprasad Bismil founded Hindustan Republican Army (HRA)at Kanpur in October 1924.HRA aimed at organising an armed revolution and establishing a Federal Republic of the USA with agovernment elected on the basis of adult franchise.Sachin Sanyal wrote ‘Bandi Jivan’.Jatin Das (Sept. 1929) died after a prolonged fast of sixty three daysin jail.Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA) was founded in September, 1928 at Feroz ShahKotla, Delhi under the leadership of ChandrashekharAzad. They were also inquenced socialist ideas.Bhagat Singh and B.K. Dutt threw bombs in the Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April 1929 toprotestagainst the passage of the Public Safety Bill and the Trade Disputes Bill. The objectives wasnot to kill but to make the deaf hear.Bhagat Singh wrote; Why I am An Atheist.After raiding Chittagong Armory Surya Sen proclaimed the formation of Provisional RevolutionaryGovernment of the Indian Republication Army which fought at Jalalabad.Two school girls of Comilla, Santi Ghosh and Suniti Chowdhary, shot dead the DM, Mr. Stevens.Kalpana Datta was arrested and tried along with Surya Sen.

81. Who of the following authored the book Bandi Jeevan,which became a bible for the revolutionaries bghting for India’sfreedom?

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C) Ram Prased Bismil

D) Chandershekhar Azad


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Ans-CExp:Sarfaroshi ki Tamanna is a patriotic poem written in Urdu by Bismil Azimabadi of Patna in 1921, andthen it was also immortalised by Ram Prasad Bismil

82. Who among the following is considered the author of thepoem "Sarfaroshi Ki tamanna ab hamare dil mein hai"?

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a) Lord Palmerston

b) Russell II

c) Edward Smith-Stanley

d) Benjamin Disraeli


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a) Lord Palmerston

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Ans-AExp:Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, was a British statesman who served twice as PrimeMinister in the mid-19th century. Palmerston dominated British foreign policy during the period 1830to 1865.

83. Who was the prime minister of Britain at the time ofcommencement of the Government of India Act, 1858?

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a) Indian Council Act of 1861

b) Government of India Act, 1935

c) Government of India Act, 1919

d) Indian Council Act of 1909


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a) Indian Council Act of 1861

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Ans-AExp:Indian Council Act of 1861was institutionalized to serve the necessities of cooperation of Indians inthe administration of the country. The act restored the power of the Government and the compositionof the Governor General’s council for executive & legislative Purposes. It was the Prst instance inwhich the portfolio of Council of Governor-General was incorporated.

Features of Act

The three separate presidencies (Madras, Bombay and Bengal) were brought into a common system.System of legislative devolves by this act.The Act added to the Viceroy's Executive Council a Pfth member - a jurist.Viceroy's Executive Council was expanded by the addition of not less than six and not more than 12additional members for the purposes of legislation, who would be nominated by the Governor-General and would hold oece for two years. Therefore, the total membership increased to 17.Not less than half of these members were to be non-oecials.The legislative power was to be restored to the Council of Bombay and Madras, while Councils wereallowed to be established in other Provinces in Bengal in 1862 and North West Frontier Province(NWFP) in 1886, Burma and Punjab in 1897.Canning had introduced the Portfolio system in 1859 that divided into several branches, whichentrusted to different members of the Governor General's council. It also envisages that the memberin-charge of his department could issue Pnal orders with regard to matters which concerned hisdepartment.Lord Canning nominated three Indians to his legislative council-the Raja of Banaras, the Maharaja ofPatiala and Sir Dinkar Rao in 1962.

84. Which of the following Government of India Act/IndianCouncil Act brought three separate presidencies (Madras,Bombay and Bengal) into a common system?

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A) Dadabhai Naoroji,

B) Kashinath Trimbak Telang

C) Pherozeshah Mehta

D) Surendranath Banerjee


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Ans-DExp:On 28 December 1885, the Indian National Congress was founded at Gokuldas Tejpal SanskritCollege in Bombay, with 72 delegates in attendance. Hume assumed oece as the General Secretary,and Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee of Calcutta was elected President.

He took full advantage of his teaching profession to infuse Indian students with a new spirit. He wasthe most eloquent speaker that India had so far produced. This transference of Bengali youth'sinterest and energy to national regeneration constitutes his Prst great contribution to the nationalcause of India.

His second great contribution was the founding of the Indian Association on 26 July 1876 which wasintended to be the centre of an all - India political movement. For the Prst time there emerged theidea of India as a political unit.

The Prst session of the National Conference, held in Calcutta on December 28 - 30, 1883, wasattended by more than a hundred delegates from different parts of India. The second session wasmore representative than the Prst and the plan of holding annual sessions of the Conference indifferent parts of India was accepted.

For the Prst time in history a realistic picture of the political unity of India was held out before thepublic eye, forestalling the Indian National Congress. Immediately after the conclusion of the secondsession of the National Conference in Calcutta, the Prst session of the Indian National Congress washeld in Bombay (December 28, 1885). So, he was not able to attend the Prst session of INC.

85. Which of the following leader was not present in the verybrst meeting of Indian National Congress?

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A) Amar Singh

B) Kunwar Singh

C) Harkishan Singh

D) Nishan Singh


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A) Kunwar Singh

B) Kushal Singh

C) Haider Ali Khan

D) Pitamber Shahi


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Ans- C) Haider Ali Khan

86. Who had established a parallel govt in Jagdishpur? 1


87. Which local leader of Rajgir Pargana declared himself Rajaduring the revolt of 1857?

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A) 1929

B) 1926

C) 1928

D) 1927


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D) 1927

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Ans-DYuvak, an illustrated Hindi monthly magazine, was launched in January 1929 by Rambriksh Benipuri,a distinguished Hindi writer, critic, poet, journalist and freedom Pghter. He was assisted by GangaSharan Singh (Sinha), Ambica Kant Sinha and Jagdish Narayan in its publication. Devoted to'strength, courage and culture', Yuvak was edited, printed and published by Rambriksh Benipuri fromthe Patna Yuvak Ashram. It was printed at the Searchlight Press. Yuvak was the oecial organ of thePatna Yuvak Sangh founded in 1927 by Manindra Narayan Roy, a journalist of The Searchlight.

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B) 1922

C) 1920

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Ans-AExp:After starting Champaran Satyagraha in Bihar, Gandhi laid the foundation of Vidyapeeth on February6, 1921 on a sprawling campus in Sadaquat Ashram Patna. The institute came up on a land donatedby eminent educationist, freedom Pghter and lawyer Maulana Mazharul Haq. The institution, which gave education in science and arts, besides imparting training in social workslike weaving and stitching, was started as an initiative under civil disobedience movement to boycottBritish-run educational institutes. When Gandhi started Quit India Movement, the British seized the Vidyapeeth in 1942 and since thenthe institute is non-functional.

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B) Sarfaraz Hussain Khan

C) B N Datta

D) B K Ghosh


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B) Sarfaraz Hussain Khan

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Ans-BExp:Bihar Provincial Congress Committee was formed in 1908 under the president-ship of SarfarazHussain Khan, with its HQ at Patna.

90. Bihar Provincial Congress Committee was formed in 1908under the president-ship of _______ .

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B) Jainas

C) Buddhists

D) Tantrikas


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A) Ajivikas

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Ans-AExp:Barabar Caves The oldest examples of Mauryan rock-cut architecture in India are the Barabar caves,located in the Barabar hills, in Jehanabad District of Bihar. There are four caves in Barabar datingback to reign of Asoka (273-232 BC) and his grandson Dasaratha, initially for the Ajeevika sect.

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A) Allowing untouchables to Hindu temples and roads

B) Keeping the monopoly of temples to Brahmin class

C) Allowing women to enter temple

D) Sanskrit lessons to be imparted only to Brahmin family members and others to bedevoid of it in order to preserve its purity.


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Ans-AExp:The temple entry movement was the Gandhian or nationalist approach to Pght caste oppression. Asa result of the movement, in November 1936, the Maharaja of Travancore issued a proclamationthrowing open all government controlled temples to all Hindus irrespective of caste.

92. Temple entry movement started mainly in Kerala aimed atwhich of the following-

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A) Gopal Krishna Gokhale

B) Jyotiba Phule

C) Dayananda Saraswathi

D) Shiv Narain Agnihotri


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Ans-BSatya shodhak Samaj is a social reform society founded by Jyotiba Phule in Pune, India, on 24September 1873. Its purpose was to liberate the less privileged in the then prevailing society such aswomen, Shudra, and Dalit from exploitation and oppression.

93. Satya Shodak Samaj also called truth seekers society wasstarted by which of the following reformers?

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A) Brahama Samaj - Reformist Movements

B) Prarthana Samaj - Reformist Movements

C) Aligarh Movement - Reformist Movements

D) Arya Samaj - Reformist Movements


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Ans: D

Explanation: The correct match is given below-

Brahma samaj: Reformist movements

Prarthana samaj: Reformist movements

Aligarh movement: Reformist movements

Arya samaj: Revivalist movements

Theosophical movement: Revivalist movements

Deoband movement: Revivalist movements

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A) Keshab Chandra Sen

B) Debendra Nath Tagore

C) Rammohan Roy

D) Sivanatha Sasri


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Ans: B

Explanation: Debendranath Tagore Established the Tattvabodhini Sabha (1839) at Calcutta topropagate Rammohan Roy’s ideas

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A) Derozians

B) Mitra Bandhu

C) Native marriage Act

D) Bethune School


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Ans: A

Explanation: The movement started by Derozio was called the Young Bengal Movement and hisfollowers were known as the Derozians. They condemned religious rites and the rituals, and pleadedfor eradication of social evils, female education and improvement in the condition of women

95. Who among the following established the TattvabodhiniSabha in 1839 at Calcutta (Now Kolkata)?

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96. Which of the following is associated with the Young BengalMovement?

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A) Pandita Ramabai

B) Swami Dayanand Saraswati

C) Savitribai Phule

D) Jyotiba Phule


Correct answer

A) Pandita Ramabai

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Ans: A

Explanation: In 1889, Pandita Ramabai established the Mukti Mission, in Pune, a refuge for youngwidows who had been deserted and abused by their families. She also started Sharda Sadan whichprovided housing, education, vocational training and medical services to widows, orphans and thevisually challenged.

97. Who among the following establishes the Mukti Mission inPune?

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A) Tebhaga movement

B) Chuars movement

C) Bhils movement

D) Kols movement


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A) Tebhaga movement- Lucknow

B) Bardoli Satygarha- Gujarat

C) All India Kisan Congress- Lucknow

D) Eka Movement- Madari Pasi


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Ans-AThe Tebhaga movement was signiPcant peasant agitation, initiated in Bengal by the Kisan Sabha in1946–47.

98. Which of the following is not tribal movement? 1


99. Which of the following is not a correct pair? 1


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A) 1%

B) 2%

C) 3%

D) 4%


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Ans- D

Explanation:

Let sum = xTime = 10 years.S.I = 2x /5, [as per question]Rate =( (100 * 2x) / (x*5*10))%=> Rate = 4%

100. At what rate percent per annum will the simple interest ona sum of money be 2/5 of the amount in 10 years?

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A) 6 %

B) 7 %

C) 8 %

D) 9 %


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Ans-(A) 6%

101. A sum of Rs 12,500 amounts to Rs. 15,500 in the 4 years atthe rate of simple interest. Find the rate percent?

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A) 750

B) 700

C) 650

D) 600


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Ans-D) 600Explanation:

We need to calculate the total amount to be paid by him after 4 years, So it will be Principal + simpleinterest.

So,=>500+(500∗5∗4)/100=>Rs.600

102. At 5% per annum simple interest, Rahul borrowed Rs. 500.What amount will he pay to clear the debt after 4 years?

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A) 40%

B) 50%

C) 60%

D) 70%


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Ans-B

Explanation:

Number of runs made by running = 110 - (3 x 4 + 8 x 6)= 120 - (60)= 60

Now, we need to calculate 60 is what percent of 120.

=> 60/120 * 100 = 50 %

103. A batsman scored 120 runs which included 3 boundariesand 8 sixes. What percent of his total score did he make byrunning between the wickets.

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A) 14

B) 16

C) 18

D) 20


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Ans-B

Explanation:

15/100 * 40 - 25/100 * x = 2 or x/4 = 4 so x = 16

104. If 15% of 40 is greater than 25% of a number by 2, thenumber is-

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A) 5500

B) 6000

C) 6500

D) 7000


Correct answer

B) 6000

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Ans-B

Explanation:

Let the total number is x, then,

(100-25)% of (100 - 10)% x = 4050=> 75% of 90% of x = 4050=> 75/100 * 90/100 * x = 4050=> x = (4050*50)/27 = 6000

105. 10% of inhabitants of a village having died of cholera, apanic set in, during which 25% of the remaining inhabitants letthe village. The population is then reduced to 4050. Find theoriginal inhabitants

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A) 75

B) 65

C) 45

D) 25


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Ans-DExplanation:

Let the original salary = Rs. 100

It will be 150% of (50% of 100)= (150/100) * (50/100) * 100 = 75

So New salary is 75, It means his loss is 25%

106. Raman's salary was decreased by 50% and subsequentlyincreased by 50%. How much percent does he loss?

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A) 15 days

B) 10 days

C) 9 days

D) 8 days


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Ans-A

Explanation:

Ratio of times taken by A and B = 1:3Means B will take 3 times which A will do in 1 time

If difference of time is 2 days, B takes 3 daysIf difference of time is 10 days, B takes (3/2) * 10 =15 days

107. A is thrice as good a workman as B and takes 10 days lessto do a piece of work than B takes. B alone can do the wholework in-

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A) 40 days

B) 35 days

C) 30 days

D) 25 days


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Ans-C) 30 days

108. A does half as much work as B in three-fourth of the time.If together they take 18 days to complete the work, how muchtime shall B take to do it?

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A) 10 hours

B) 12 hours

C) 16 hours

D) 18 hours


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Ans-B

Explanation:

Work done by A in 1 hour = 1/4

Work done by B and C in 1 hour = 1/3

Work done by A and C in 1 hour = 1/2

Work done by A,B and C in 1 hour = (1/4)+(1/3) = 7/12

Work done by B in 1 hour = (7/12)–(1/2) = 1/12

=> B alone can complete the work in 12 hour

109. A can do a piece of work in 4 hours . A and C together cando it in just 2 hours, while B and C together need 3 hours tobnish the same work. In how many hours B can complete thework ?

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A) 1:2

B) 1:3

C) 2:1

D) 2:3


Correct answer

C) 2:1

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Answer :C

Explanation:

Let 1 man 1 day work = x1 boy 1 day work = y

then 5x + 2y = 4(x+y)=> x = 2y=> x/y = 2/1=> x:y = 2:1

110. 5 men and 2 boys working together can do four times asmuch work as a man and a boy. Working capacity of man andboy is in the ratio-

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A) Cornea

B) Choroid

C) Iris

D) Vitreous body


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Ans-CExp:A person’s eye color results from pigmentation of a structure called the iris, which surrounds thesmall black hole in the center of the eye (the pupil) and helps control how much light can enter theeye. The color of the iris ranges on a continuum from very light blue to dark brown. Most of the timeeye color is categorized as blue, green/hazel, or brown. Brown is the most frequent eye colorworldwide. Lighter eye colors, such as blue and green, are found almost exclusively among people ofEuropean ancestry.

111. Which of the following pigment causes eye colour ofperson (brown eyes, blue eyes or black eyes)?

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A) A

B) B

C) AB

D) O


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Ans-CIn transfusions of packed red blood cells, individuals with type O Rh D negative blood are often calleduniversal donors. Those with type AB Rh D positive blood are called universal recipients

112. Which of the following is the universal recipient bloodgroup?

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A) Thalamus gland

B) Adrenal gland

C) Thyroid gland

D) Pancreas gland


Correct answer

B) Adrenal gland

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Ans-BThe adrenal cortex—the outer part of the gland—produces hormones that are vital to life, such ascortisol (which helps regulate metabolism and helps your body respond to stress) and aldosterone(which helps control blood pressure).

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A. Liver

B. bone marrow

C. Pancreas

D. Spleen


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B. bone marrow

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Ans-BAll types of blood cells (including lymphocytees) are formed in bone marrow.

114. In which organ of the human body are the lymphocyte cellsformed?

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A) Lowers body temperature

B) Destroys harmful bacteria

C) Triggers the immune system

D) Used as an antidote to poison


Correct answer

C) Triggers the immune system

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Ans-CExp:Antigens are proteins that are found on the surface of the pathogen. Antigens are unique to thatpathogen. The whooping cough bacterium, for example, will have different antigens on its surfacefrom the TB bacterium. When an antigen enters the body, the immune system produces antibodiesagainst it.

115. Which of the following is one of the functions of antigen? 0


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A) Diffusion

B) Endosmosis

C) Exosmosis

D) Photosynthesis


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Ans. ADiffusion is an essential function in living organisms. Diffusion is the random but directionalmovement of molecules from a place of high concentration to a place of low concentration. Thissimple concept describes the process by which cells exchange toxic gases for life-sustaining gases.

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A) PDP

B) DTP

C) ATP

D) ADP


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Ans. CThe process of releasing energy from food is called respiration. The energy is stored in the form ofATP (Adenosine tri phosphate) in the body cells which is used for various purposes like contractionof muscles, conduction of nerve impulses, synthesis of proteins and many other activities related tothe functioning of cells. Therefore, ATP is known as the energy currency of cells.

116. Name the process through which much needed oxygen issupplied to all the cells of the plants?

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117. Which of the following in biology is the energy currency ofcells?

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A) Radio waves

B) Lasers

C) Infrared waves

D) Ultrasonic waves


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Ans-C) Infrared waves

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A) Nitrogen dioxide

B)Carbon dioxide

C)Sulphur dioxide

D)Nitrous Oxide


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Ans. (B) Carbon dioxide

118. Which one of the following waves are used by the commonTV remote control?

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119. Which gas is safe and an effective extinguisher for allconbned bres?

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A) Transport

B) Respiration

C) Excretion

D) Nutrition


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A) number of protons + number of electrons

B) number of neutrons + number of electrons

C) number of protons + number of neutrons

D) number of electrons


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Answer (c)The number of protons in the nucleus of the atom is equal to the atomic number (Z). The number ofelectrons in a neutral atom is equal to the number of protons. The mass number of the atom (M) isequal to the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.

120. The process of removal of toxic wastes from the body ofan organism is called:

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121. Which of the following debnes the Mass number of anatom?

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A) JJ Thomson

B) James Chadwick

C) Ernest Rutherford

D) Niels Bohr


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Ans-AElectron was discovered by J. J. Thomson in 1897 when he was studying the properties of cathoderay. J. J. Thomson won Nobel Prize in 1906 for discovering the elementary particle electron.

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A) spherical concave

B) plane

C) cylindrical

D) parabolic concave


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Ans-D

122. Who is credited with the discovery of electron? 1


123. The mirror used for the head light of a car is 1


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A) Tungsten

B) Nickel

C) Antimony

D) Titanium


Correct answer

D) Titanium

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Answer (d) Titanium

124. Which one among the following metals is used for makingboats because it does not corrode by seawater?

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A) formic acid

B) acetic acid

C) oxalic acid

D) hydrochloric acid


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Answer (a) formic acid

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A) Carbon monoxide

B) Methyl isocyanate

C) Hydrogen sulphide

D) Nitrous oxide


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Answer (b)The Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy was an industrial accident. It happened at a UnionCarbide subsidiary pesticide plant in the city of Bhopal, India. On the night of 2-3 December 1984, theplant released 42 tonnes of toxic Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 peopleto toxic gases.

125. Which of the following acids is contained in the sting ofbees and wasps?

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126. Leakage of which of the following gases caused theBhopal gas tragedy?

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A)Ethyl mercaptan

B) Dichloro dioouro methane

C) Hydrogen sulphide

D) Ammonia


Correct answer

A)Ethyl mercaptan

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Ans-ALPG gas is basically propane and butane, and it is odorless in its natural state. The smell that younotice when there is a leak is actually of an entirely different agent, called Ethyl Mercaptan. EthylMercaptan, a.k.a, ethanethiol is a clear colorless liquid. It has an overpowering stench.

127. Which of the following chemicals is added to LPG to giveout a strong smell?

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A) Ammonium chloride

B) Calcium carbonate

C) Silver lodide

D) Potassium Nitrate


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Answer (c)The most common chemicals used for cloud seeding include silver iodide, potassium iodide and dryice (solid carbon dioxide).

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A) Mars

B) Jupiter

C) Venus

D) Mercury


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Answer (c) Venus

128. Which one of the following is used to induce artibcial rain? 1


129. Which of the following planets rotates in a directionopposite to the direction of earth's rotation?

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A) Saturn

B) Uranus

C) Neptune

D) Pluto


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Answer (a)Here's the order starting nearest the sun and working outward through the solar system: Mercury,Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto

130. Which of the following planets/celestial bodies is nearestto the Sun?

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A) Dependent on the amount of oxygen in the atmosphere

B) Higher than the present

C)Less than the present

D) The same


Correct answer

C)Less than the present

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Answer (c)

131. If there is no carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere, thetemperature of earth’s surface would be

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A) 0° and 10°

B) 15° and 25°

C) 20° and 25°

D) 30° and 35°


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Answer (d)The horse latitudes are located between 30 and 35 degrees both north and south of the equator. It iscommon in this region of the subtropics for winds to diverge and either qow toward the poles (knownas the prevailing westerlies) or toward the equator (known as the trade winds). These divergingwinds are the result of an area of high pressure, which is characterized by calm winds, sunny skies,and little or no precipitation.

According to legend, the term comes from ships sailing to the New World that would often becomestalled for days or even weeks when they encountered areas of high pressure and calm winds. Manyof these ships carried horses to the Americas as part of their cargo. Unable to sail and resupply dueto lack of wind, crews often ran out of drinking water. To conserve scarce water, sailors on theseships would sometimes throw the horses they were transporting overboard. Thus, the phrase 'horselatitudes' was born.

The northern and southern Horse Latitudes are sometimes referred to as the "calms of Cancer" andthe '"calms of Capricorn," respectively.

132. High pressure sub-tropical calm belts known as ‘HorseLatitudes’ lie between

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A) Cirrocumulus

B) Cirrostratus

C) Altocumulus

D) Nimbostratus


Correct answer

D) Nimbostratus

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Answer (d)Nimbostratus are very common clouds in temperate latitudes, forming a dense and extremelyextensive grey layer at low altitude. They are thick, dark, amorphous and solid in appearance, oftenassociated with more or less continuous rainfall which makes the cloud base soft and diffuse.

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A) Equatorial low pressure belt

B) Sub-tropical high pressure belt

C) Between 10° to 23½° North and South Latitudes

D) Sub-polar low pressure belt


Correct answer

A) Equatorial low pressure belt

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Ans-AThe "doldrums" is a popular nautical term that refers to the belt around the Earth near the equatorwhere sailing ships sometimes get stuck on windless waters.Doldrums, also called equatorial calms, equatorial regions of light ocean currents and winds withinthe intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), a belt of converging winds and rising air encircling Earthnear the Equator.

134. Which region of the Earth’s surface is called doldrums? 0


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A) North Atlantic Ocean : Canaries current

B) Eastern Pacibc Ocean : Kuroshio current

C) South Atlantic Ocean : Falkland current

D) Indian Ocean : Agulhas current


Correct answer

B) Eastern Pacibc Ocean : Kuroshio current

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Ans-BThe Kuroshio is a north-qowing ocean current on the west side of the North PaciPc Ocean.

135. Which one of the following pairs of oceans and currents isnot correctly matched?

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A) A distinct wet and dry season with annual range of temperature between 3° C – 8°C.

B) Broad-leaf evergreen forests and grasses

C) Uniformly high temperature throughout the year

D) No spatial variation in mean annual rainfall


Correct answer

C) Uniformly high temperature throughout the year

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Answer (c)Tropical savanna climates are relatively hot since they lie within the tropical latitudes. Throughout theyear, mean monthly temperatures soar above 64 °F (18 °C)

The tropical savanna climate is also called the tropical wet and dry climate. It is the climateexperienced in savanna or tropical grassland regions of the world. These places are located near theequator, and they lie between the Southern and the Northern Tropics. The climate dominates manyparts of the African continent, the northern region of South America, and parts of Asia such as India.The tropical savanna climate has alternating dry and wet seasons, hence its name. It shares somesimilar characteristics with the tropical monsoon climate, but it receives less annual rainfall ascompared to the tropical monsoon climate. In the Köppen classiPcation, the climate is designated asAw or As.

136. Savanna natural region is characterized by which one ofthe following?

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A) Europe

B) Asia

C) Africa

D) North America


Correct answer

C) Africa

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Ans-CThe tundra is located on four continents: Asia, Europe, North America, and South America. Theweather cycle is the same all year round. The ground is permanently frozen ,which is calledpermafrost. The tundra is always very cold because it is located across the Arctic Ocean and on thetops of mountains.

137. Name the continent where ‘Tundra’ type of climate is notfound?

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A) Teesta

B) Alaknanda

C) Bhagirathi

D) Ghaggar


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Ans-CThe Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India and one of the highest in the world. It is a multi-purposerock and earth-Pll embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River

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A) Euphrates and Nile

B) Tigris and Euphrates

C) Nile and Tigris

D) Euphrates and Diyala


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Answer (b).

138. Tehri Dam of Uttarakhand has been constructed on theriver -

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139. Mesopotamian civilization thrived in the area betweenwhich two rivers?

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A) Gulf of Oman

B) Red Sea

C) Mediterranean Sea

D) Gulf of Aden


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Ans-CNile River, Arabic Baḥr Al-Nīl or Nahr Al-Nīl, the longest river in the world, called the father of Africanrivers. It rises south of the Equator and qows northward through northeastern Africa to drain into theMediterranean Sea. It has a length of about 4,132 miles (6,650 kilometres) and drains an areaestimated at 1,293,000 square miles (3,349,000 square kilometres). Its basin includes parts ofTanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan,Ethiopia, Sudan, and the cultivated part of Egypt. Its most distant source is the Kagera River inBurundi.

140. Into which of the following water bodies does the RiverNile empty itself?

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A) Third Five-Year Plan (FYP)

B) Fourth FYP

C) Fifth FYP

D) Second FYP


Correct answer

B) Fourth FYP

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Ans-BFourth Five-Year Plan (1969–1974)When Fourth Five Year Plan was implemented, Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister of India. GreenRevolution in India developed and advanced agriculture.

Indira Gandhi government nationalized 14 major Indian banks. Additionally, the situation in EastPakistan was becoming terrible as the 1971 Indo - Pakistani War & Bangladesh Liberation War tookFunds allocated for the industrial development had to be abstracted for the war endeavor.

India also executed the Smiling Buddha underground nuclear test in the year 1974, partly in responseto the US deployment of the 7th Fleet in Bay of Bengal. The qeet had been deployed to caution Indiaagainst attacking West Pakistan & lengthening the war.

The target Growth of Fourth Five year plan was 5.7% and actual Growth was 3.3%.

141. Under which plan did the Government introduce anagricultural strategy which gave rise to Green Revolution?

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A) Maharashtra

B) Madhya Pradesh

C) Andhra Pradesh

D) Gujarat


Correct answer

D) Gujarat

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Ans-DMaharashtra, with a production of 85 lakh bales of cotton, stands at the second position after Gujaratin the list of cotton production in India in 2018.

142. Which is the largest cotton growing State in India? 0


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A) Deposits of alluvial

B) Deposition of loess

C) Leaching of sedimentary rocks

D) Wind-blown dust


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Answer (c)Formation of laterite soilThe formation of the laterite soil is altered, when it dries and wets because it leads to the leachingaway of the siliceous matter of the rocks and the laterite soil is rich in aluminium and iron.

The granite by hydrolysis is responsible for the formation of such soils and it is resulted according tosome scholars.

Almost all laterite soils are red due to the presence of iron oxides. It is prepared by the prolonged andrigorous weathering of the parent rock.

Lateralisation or tropical weathering is a long-drawn-out process of chemical and mechanicalweathering which results in a large variety in the chemistry, grade, thickness and ore mineralogy ofthe ensuing soils.

Laterite soils are pregnant with aluminium and iron oxides but are dePcient in potash, phosphoricacid, lime and nitrogen.

143. Laterite soil develops as a result of- 1


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A) 16.5%

B) 17.5%

C) 20%

D) 15%


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Answer (b) 17.5%

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A) 1901-11

B) 1931-41

C) 1911-21

D) 1951-61


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Ans-CThe decades of 1891-1901 and 1911-1921 witnessed negative growth of population because offamines. During the decade of 1901-1911, there was positive growth of population.Period of Steady Rise in Population (1921-1951) :The year 1921 was referred as the year of ‘GreatDivide.’ From 1921 onwards India’s population started rising steadily. The average annual growth rateof population during this 30 years period increased to 1.22 percent. In absolute number, populationof India increased by 10.96 crore during this period.

144. What percentage of World’s population lives in India? 1


145. During which decade did India see a negative populationgrowth?

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A) Sikkim

B) Goa

C) Manipur

D) Mizoram


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B) Goa

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Ans-BRead more athttps://bpscnotes.com/2018/06/18/census-2011-important-notes/

146. Which among the following is the least populated state inIndia?

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A) 2.86%

B) 4.58%

C) 2.49%

D) 1.86%


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Ans-AThe geographical area of Bihar is 2.86 % of the country's total area and it ranks 12th in terms of area

147. The geographical area of Bihar is what % of the country'stotal area?

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A) Rohtas

B) Gaya

C) Nalanda

D) Sasaram


Correct answer

B) Gaya

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Ans-BGautam Budha Wildlife Sanctuary (also spelled Gautam Buddha) is a wildlife sanctuary located inGaya district of Bihar state and Koderma district of Jharkhand .

148. Gautam Buddha Bird Sanctuary is located in- 0


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A) Punpun river

B) Gandak River

C) Saryu river

D) Karmanasa river


Correct answer

D) Karmanasa river

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Ans-DThe Karmanasa River (Hindi: कमर्नाशा नदी) is a tributary of the Ganges. It originates in Kaimur districtof Bihar and qows through the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.Its tributaries are the Durgavati, the Chandraprabha, the Karunuti, the Nadi and the KhajuriThe Grand Trunk Road passes over a bridge on the Karmanasa.The length of the river is 192 kilometres (119 mi), out of which 116 kilometres (72 mi) lies in UttarPradesh and the rest 76 kilometres (47 mi) forms the boundary between Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.

149. Chandraprabha is the tributary of which river? 0


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A) Anupam Lake

B) KanwarLake

C) Muchilinda Lake

D) Sukhna Lake


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Ans-DSukhna Lake in Chandigarh, India, is a reservoir at the foothills (Shivalik hills) of the Himalayas.

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150. Which of the following lakes is NOT situated in Bihar ? 1


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