UDC Model Paper 1

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UDC EXAMINATION

MODEL PRACTICE TEST - 1

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1. Match the following Harappan Siteswith the States in which they are located:

A. Kalibangan 1. Punjab

B. Banawali 2. Gujarat

C. Dholavira 3. HaryanaD. Rupar 4. Rajasthan

Codes: A B C D(a) 1 3 4 2(b) 4 3 2 1(c) 3 4 1 2(d) 1 2 3 4

2. Which of the following women poetslived during the Rig Vedic period?

(1)

Apala(2) Viswavara

(3)

Ghosa

(4) Lopamudra

(a) 1 & 2 only (b) 3 & 4 only

(c) All of the above (d) None of the above

3. Which of the following is not a part of

the Three Principles of Jainism (Triratnas)?

(a) Right faith

(b) Right knowledge

(c) Right speech

(d) Right conduct

4. Saka era was founded by which of thefollowing rulers?

(a) Kanishka of Kushana dynasty

(b) Maues, founder of Saka rule

(c) Demetrius of Bactria

(d) Pushyamitra of Sunga dynasty

5. Which of the following languages is notlisted in the Eighth Schedule of theConstitution of India:

(a) Dogri

(b) Maithili

(c) Pali

(d) Santhali

6. Which of the following are non-constitutional bodies?

(1) Human Rights Commission

(2) Public Service Commission

(3) Vigilance Commission(4) Information Commission

(5) Election Commission

(a) 1, 3, 4 only (b) 2, 5 only

(c) 1, 2, 5 only (d) 2, 3, 4 only

7. Which of the following are correctly

matched?(1) Part IV - Fundamental Duties

(2) Part IV-A - Directive Principles

(3) Part IX - Municipalities

(4) Part IX-A - Panchayats

(a) 1 & 2 only

(b) 3 & 4 only

(c) All of the above

(d) None of the above

8. The 52nd Amendment Act of 1985 isalso known as:

(a) Anti-corruption law

(b) Anti-terrorism law

(c) Anti-defection law


9. Which of the following is also known as"Marusthali" ?

(a) The Northern Plains

(b) The Peninsular Plateau

(c) The Indian Desert

(d) The Coastal Plains


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10. Match the following Rivers with theirtributaries?

A. Ganga 1. Amravati

B. Krishna 2. Indravati

C. Kaveri 3. GomatiD. Godavari 4. Tungabhadra

Codes: A B C D(a) 1 3 4 2(b) 3 4 1 2(c) 3 1 2 4(d) 3 2 4 1

11. Which of the following places receivesthe highest average rainfall in the world?

(a) Cherrapunji(b) Mawsynram

(c) Shillong

(d) Kohima

12. Which of the following are included inthe World network of Biosphere Reserves ofUNESCO:

(1) Nilgiri

(2) Gulf of Mannar

(3) Sunderbans

(4) Great Nicobar

(a) 1, 2, 3 only

(b) 2, 3, 4 only

(c) 1, 3, 4 only

(d) All of the above

13. Consider the following statements:

(1)

The Allahabad Pillar inscriptiondetails the reign of Samudra Gupta

(2) The Mehrauli Pillar inscription refersto the achievements ofChandragupta I

Which of the above statements is/arecorrect?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 & 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

14. Match the following :

A. AmirKhusrau

1. Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi

B. Alberuni 2. Tughlaq Nama

C. ZiauddinBarani

3. Tabaqat-i-Nasari

D. Minhaj-us-Siraj

4. Kitab-ul-Hind

Codes: A B C D(a) 2 1 3 4(b) 2 3 4 1(c) 2 3 1 4(d) 2 4 1 3

15. Which of the following is not correctlymatched?

(a) Madhava - Dvaita

(b) Sankara - Advaita

(c) Ramanuja - Vishishtadvaita


16. Match the following foreign travellers

who visited the Vijayanagara Empire:

A. Nicolo de Conti 1. Venice

B. Domingo Paes 2. Persia

C. Ibn Battuta 3. Morocco

D. Abdur Razzak 4. Portugal

Codes: A B C D(a) 1 4 3 2(b) 1 3 4 2(c) 2 4 3 1

(d) 2 3 4 1

17. Gandhian Principles are contained in:

(a) Fundamental Rights

(b) Fundamental Duties

(c) Directive Principles of State Policy

(d) Preamble


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18. Match the following:

Writ Meaning

A. Habeas Corpus 1. We command

B. Certiorari 2. by what

authorityC. Quo Warranto 3. to be informed

D. Mandamus 4. to have thebody of

Codes: A B C D(a) 4 2 3 1(b) 4 3 2 1(c) 4 1 3 2(d) 2 4 1 3

19. Which of the following Committeeshave members only from Lok Sabha?

(a) Public Accounts Committee

(b) Committee on Public Undertakings

(c) Departmental Standing Committees

(d) Estimates Committee

20. Which of the following Veto powers isnot possessed by the President of India?

(a) Absolute Veto(b) Qualified Veto

(c) Suspensive Veto

(d) Pocket Veto

21. The most fertile soils are:

(a) Black Soil

(b) Alluvial Soil

(c) Red Soil

(d) Laterite Soil

22. "Majuli" is :

(a) A fresh water fish found in the RiverBrahmaputra

(b) A plant species found along the banksof River Brahmaputra

(c) the largest riverine island formed by theRiver Brahmaputra

(d) a rainy season festival in the deltaregions of River Brahmaputra

23. Which of the following states of Indiadoes not border with Nepal?

(a) Sikkim

(b) Bihar

(c) West Bengal(d) Assam

24. Which of the following is not a part ofthe Western coast of India?

(a) Malabar coast

(b) Konkan coast

(c) Northern Circar

(d) Kannad Plain

25. Chauth and Sardeshmukhi were thetaxes collected by the:

(a) Mughals

(b) Marathas

(c) Guptas

(d) Mauryas

26. The Kheda Satyagraha was launchedby Gandhi in support of

(a) Indigo planters

(b) Mill workers

(c) Peasants

(d) Salt manufacturers

27. Which of the following statements isincorrect?

(a) Raja Rammohan Roy established theAtmiya Sabha in 1815

(b) W.C.Banerjee was the first Presidentof Indian National Congress

(c) Swami Dayanand Saraswathi wroteSatyartha Prakash

(d) Theosophical Society was founded byAnnie Besant


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28. Arrange the following in achronological order:

(i) Jallianwalabagh massacre

(ii) Dandi March

(iii) Cripps Mission(iv) Gandhi-Irwin Pact

(a) (i)-(ii)-(iv)-(iii)

(b) (ii)-(i)-(iv)-(iii)

(c) (i)-(ii)-(iii)-(iv)

(d) (i)-(iii)-(ii)-(iv)

29. Which of the following is NOT aFederal feature of the Constitution?

(a) Written Constitution

(b) Independent Judiciary

(c) Bicameralism

(d) Single Citizenship

30. The Speaker of Lok Sabha addresseshis resignation to:

(a) President

(b) Prime Minister(c) Leader of Opposition

(d) Deputy Speaker

31. Which of the following High Courtshave most number of States/Union

Territories under its jurisdiction?

(a) Bombay High Court

(b) Calcutta High Court

(c) Guwahati High Court(d) Punjab & Haryana Court

32. Which of the following are correctlymatched with regard to FinanceCommission?

(1) 13th - Vijay Kelkar

(2) 14th - Y.V.Reddy

(3) 12th - C.Rangarajan

(a) 1 & 2 only (b) 2 & 3 only(c) 1 & 3 only (d) All of the above

33. India's only active volcano is situatedin:

(a) Lakshadweep Islands

(b) Andaman & Nicobar Islands

(c) Sahyadri ranges(d) Purvachal hills

34. Arrange the following rivers from Northto South direction with respect to theirlocation in India:

(i) Godavari

(ii) Mahanadi

(iii) Kaveri(iv) Krishna

(a) (i)-(ii)-(iv)-(iii)

(b) (ii)-(i)-(iv)-(iii)

(c) (i)-(ii)-(iii)-(iv)

(d) (i)-(iii)-(ii)-(iv)

35. Which of the following is not located in

Rajasthan?(a) Keoladeo bird sanctuary

(b) Sariska Sanctuary

(c) Ranthambor National Park

(d) Kanha National Park

36. Match the following:

A. Bhakra Nangal 1. Ganga

B. Hirakud 2. Sutlej

C. Nagarjuna Sagar 3. Krishna

D. Farakka Barrage 4. Mahanadi

Codes: A B C D(a) 1 4 3 2(b) 1 3 4 2(c) 2 4 3 1(d) 2 3 4 1


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37. A number consists of two digits. Thesum of the digits is 10. On reversing thedigits of the number, the numberdecreases by 36. What is the product of thetwo digits?

(a) 21 (b) 24

(c) 36 (c) 42

38. In a school, 10% of boys are equal tothe one-fourth of the girls. What is theratio of boys and girls in that school?

(a) 3:2 (b) 5:2

(c) 2:1 (c) 4:3

39. A and B can complete a job in 24 daysworking together. A alone can complete itin 32 days. Both of them worked togetherfor 8 days and then A left. The number ofdays B will take to complete the remaining

job is

(a) 16 (b) 32

(c) 64 (d) 128

40. Ravi covers a distance by walking for 6

hours. While returning, his speeddecreases by 2 km/h and he takes 9 hoursto cover the same distance. What was hisspeed while returning?

(a) 2 km/h (b) 5 km/h

(c) 4 km/h (d) 7 km/h

41. An air bubble in water behaves like a:

(a) Convex lens

(b) Concave lens

(c) Convex mirror

(d) Concave mirror

42. The principle of Multiple reflection ofsound is applied in:

(a) Megaphones and horns

(b) Stethoscope

(c) Both (a) & (b)


43. Which of the following is NOT a modeof transfer of heat?

(a) Conduction

(b) Reflection

(c) Convection(d) Radiation

44. The fuse wire in an electrical circuithas:

(a) high resistance & low melting point

(b) low resistance & high melting point

(c) high resistance & high melting point

(d) low resistance & low melting point

45. The minimum interest rate at which abank can lend is called

(a) repo rate

(b) reverse repo rate

(c) bank rate

(d) base rate

46. The SDR is an international reserveasset, created by the IMF in 1969 tosupplement its member countries' officialreserves. The term SDR stands for

(a) Structured Drawing Rights

(b) Special Drawing Rights

(c) Segregated Drawing Rights

(d) Special Drawing Resolution

47. Which of the following is not includedin the eight core sector industries?

(a) Cement

(b) Automobiles

(c) Electricity

(d) Steel


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48. Which of the following is not afunction of Reserve Bank of India?

(a) Banker to the Government

(b) Lender of the last resort

(c) Custodian of Foreign Reserves(d) None of the above

49. How many number of river stretchesare presently declared as NationalWaterways in India?

(a) three (b) five

(c) seven (d) nine

50. Name the woman shuttler from Indiawho created history by becoming the firstIndian woman player to achieve World No.1

(a) Jwala Gutta

(b) PK Sindhu

(c) Saina Nehwal

(d) Ashwini Ponnappa

51. India’s rescue operation in quakehit

Nepal has been named as

(a) Operation Rahat

(b) Operation Maitri

(c) Operation Madhadh

(d) Operation SaathSaath

52. The state govt of which of the followingstates is developing its capital city,Amaravathi ?

(a) Telangana

(b) Kerala

(c) Karnataka

(d) Andhra Pradesh

53. Find the angle between the hour handand the minute hand of a clock when thetime is 4:10

(a) 65 (b) 35

(c) 125 (d) 60

54. The difference between the length andbreadth of a rectangle is 23 m. If itsperimeter is 206 m, then its area is

(a) 2520 sq.m (b) 2480 sq.m

(c) 2420 sq.m (c) 2840 sq.m

55. The average speed of a bus is three-fourth the average speed of a train. Thetrain covers 240 km in 12 h. How muchdistance will the bus cover in 7 hr?

(a) 110 km (b) 115 km

(c) 105 km (d) 100 km

56. The population of a town is 126800. It

increases by 15% in the first year anddecreases by 20% in the second year. Whatis the population of the town at the end oftwo years?

(a) 174984 (b) 135996

(c) 116656 (d) 145820

57. A person sold a watch at a profit of10%. If he had sold it for Rs.2000 more, hewould have gained 20%. Find the Cost

Price of the watch.

(a) Rs.15000 (b) Rs.10000

(c) Rs.20000 (d) Rs.25000

58. The total cost of 12 pens and 5 pencilsis equal to Rs.111. The cost of 1 pencil isRs.5 less than the cost of 1 pen. What willbe the cost of 8 pens and 9 pencils?

(a) Rs.89 (b) Rs.97

(c) Rs.91 (d) Rs.78

Directions (Question Nos.59 & 60)

Choose the word which is most SIMILAR inmeaning to the given word:

59. OBLITERATE

(a) demolish

(b) establish

(c) create

(d) enhance


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60. EDIFY

(a) eatable

(b) instructive

(c) edit

(d) mislead

61. Gun metal is an alloy of :

(a) Copper and Zinc

(b) Copper and Tin

(c) Copper, Zinc and Tin

(d) Copper and Nickel

62. "Plaster of Paris" is:(a) Calcium hydroxide

(b) Calcium oxychloride

(c) Calcium carbonate

(d) Calcium sulphate

63. Which of the following is NOT an ore ofAluminium?

(a) Corundum

(b) Malachite

(c) Bauxite

(d) Kryolite

64. Acid rain is formed due to the oxidesof :

(a) Nitrogen

(b) Sulphur

(c) Both Nitrogen and Sulphur

(d) Neither Nitrogen nor Sulphur

Directions (Question Nos.65 & 66)Choose the word which is most OPPOSITEin meaning to the given word:

65. FRUGAL(a) economical

(b) extravagant

(c) thrifty(d) clever

66. URBANE(a) slow

(b) civilized

(c) rude

(d) foolish

Directions (Question Nos.67 & 68)

Choose from the list of words the onewhich is misspelled:

67. (a) accommodate

(b) acquisition

(c) athiest

(d) amateur

68. (a) foriegn

(b) calendar

(c) conscious

(d) harass

Directions (Question Nos.69 to 72)

Fill up the blanks in each sentence withthe given pairs of words :

69. In an effort to provide _________ forhigher education to all, most of theuniversities have been providing educationwithout adequate infrastructure, thuschurning out _______ graduates every year.

(a) chances, fresh

(b) platform, capable

(c) opportunities, unemployable

(d) prospects, eligible

70. The move to allow dumping ofmercury _________ an outcry from residentsof the area who ________ that high levels ofmercury will affect their health and destroyecologically sensitive forest area.

(a) resulted, insist

(b) provoked, fear

(c) incited, determined(d) activated, accept


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71. _________ has been taken againstsome wholesale drug dealers for dealing insurgical items without a valid licence andmaintaining a stock of _________ drugs.

(a) Note, overwhelming(b) Step, impressive

(c) Execution, outdated

(d) Action, expired

72. Even as the _________ elsewhere inthe world are struggling to come out ofrecession, Indian consumers are splurgingon consumer goods and to __________ thisgrowth, companies are investing heavily in

various sectors.

(a) economies, meet

(b) countries, inhibit

(c) governments, measure

(d) nations, inflict

73. When the Government’ s totalexpenditure exceeds its revenue, it is called

(a) Fiscal deficit

(b) Capital Account Deficit

(c) Trade Deficit

(d) Current Account Deficit

74. Which of the following institutionsissues score ranging from 300-900 whichreflects the credit profile of individuals?

(a) CARE

(b) CRISIL

(c) CIBIL

(d) CAMS

75. The newly introduced insurancescheme which will cover accidental deathrisk of Rs 2 lakh for a premium of justRs.12 per year, is called

(a) Atal Bihari Suraksha Bima Yojana

(b) Syama Prasad Suraksha Bima Yojana

(c) Madan Mohan Suraksha Bima Yojana(d) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana

76. The World Economic Outlook is

published by

(a) International Monetary Fund

(b) World Bank

(c) World Trade Organisation

(d) World Economic Forum

77. Which of the following institutions has

replaced the Planning Commission ?

(a) NITI Aayog

(b) NITI Vibhag

(c) NITI Samiti

(d) NITI Parishad

78. The Mission Indradhanush has been

launched by the Health and Family Welfare

Ministry to vaccinate children against

seven diseases. Which of the following is

among them?

(a) Diphtheria, Whooping Cough, Tetanus

(b) Tuberculosis, Polio

(c) Measles, Hepatitis B

(d) All of the above

79. Cortana is a voice controlled

assistance system which is developed by

(a) Google

(b) Microsoft

(c) Sun Microsystems

(d) Yahoo

80. New Horizons, an interplanetary space

probe was launched by NASA to study

(a) Pluto

(b) Jupiter

(c) Mars

(d) Mercury

81. Which of the following diseases is

caused by virus?

(a) Tuberculosis

(b) Cholera

(c) Typhoid

(d) Hepatitis A


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82. Which of the following are commonly

used as food preservatives?

(1) Sodium chloride

(2) Sodium benzoate

(3) Sodium metabisulphite

(a) 1 & 2 only (b) 1 & 3 only

(c) 2 & 3 only (d) 1, 2 & 3

83. Which of the following are correctly

matched:

(1) Rhizobium - fixing of nitrogen

(2) Lactobacillus - setting of curd

(3) Yeast - baking of bread

(a) 1 & 2 only (b) 1 & 3 only(c) 2 & 3 only (d) 1, 2 & 3

84. Which of the following statement(s)

is/are correct:

(1) The night birds have more rod cells

than the cone cells in their eyes

(2) The day birds have more cone cells

than the rod cells in their eyes

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 & 2 (c) Neither 1 or 2

85. Which of the following is not a hard

currency?

(a) US Dollar

(b) Japanese Yen

(c) Euro

(d) Indian Rupee

86. NIFTY is an index of

(a) 50 shares listed on National Stock

Exchange

(b) 30 shares listed on National Stock

Exchange

(c) 50 shares listed on Bombay Stock

Exchange

(d) 30 shares listed on Bombay Stock

Exchange

87. What is the name of the UN mission

introduced to combat Ebola disease?

(a) UNMEER

(b) UNMETE

(c) UNMCED

(d) UNMDEO

88. Senior journalist and author Vinod

Mehta who had died in March 2015 was

the founder of which of the following

magazines?

(a) Outlook

(b) India Today

(c) The Week

(d) Frontline

89. ICANN manages the Domain Name

System (DNS) internationally. The term

ICANN stands for

(a) Internet Corporation for Assigned

Networks and Names

(b) Internet Corporation for Assigned

Nomenclature and Numbers

(c) Internet Corporation for Assigned

Names and Numbers

(d) Internet Corporation for Assigned

Networks and Nations

90. Which of the following Women head of

states were correctly matched with their

respective countries :

i. Germany - Angela Merkel

ii. Liberia - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

iii. Argentina - Cristina Fernandez de

Kirchner

iv. Brazil - Dilma Rousseff

(a) i & ii only

(b) i & iii only

(c) i & iv only

(d) i, ii, iii, iv

91. Solar Impulse2 is the world’s first

(a) ‘no fuel’ solar powered aircraft

(b) satellite to closely monitor the sun

(c) telescope to study sun’ s surface

(d) shield to protect from solar flares


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Directions (Question Nos.92 to 95)

Read the passage given below and answerthe questions by choosing the correctoption :

“ At this stage of civilisation, when manynations are brought in to close and vital

contact for good and evil, itis essential, as

never before, that their gross ignorance of

one another should be diminished, that they

should begin to understand a little of one

another's historical experience and resulting

mentality. It is the fault of the English to

expect the people of other countries to react

as they do, to political and international

situations. Our genuine goodwill and goodintentions are often brought to nothing,

because we expect other people to be like

us. This would be corrected if we knew the

history, not necessarily in detail but in

broad outlines, of the social and political

conditions which have given to each nation

its present character.”

92. According to the author, the

‘ Mentality' of a nation is mainly a productof its ___________.

(a) present character

(b) international position

(c) politics

(d) history

93. The character of a nation is the

result of its _________.

(a) gross ignorance

(b) cultural heritage(c) socio-political conditions

(d) mentality

94. Englishmen like others to react to

political situations like _________.

(a) others

(b) us

(c) themselves

(d) each others

95. According to the author his

countrymen should ________.

(a) read the story of other nations

(b) not react to other actions

(c) have a better understanding of other

nations

(d) have vital contacts with other

nations

Directions : (Question Nos.96 to 100)

Study the following table and answer thequestions given below:

Number of students enrolled in fivecolleges over the years

Year CollegeA B C D E

2004 450 320 400 480 520

2005 480 350 380 500 540

2006 420 300 410 520 460

2007 460 360 430 470 480

2008 470 340 390 530 530

96. If from college B in 2007, 80% of the

students enrolled appeared in acompetitive examination, out of which 75%students passed, how many studentspassed the examination?

(a) 180 (b) 216

(c) 270 (d) 240

97. In 2005, from all the colleges togetheron overall 40% of the students enrolled fora computer course. How many students

enrolled for the course?(a) 800 (b) 850

(c) 950 (d) 900

98. What is the ratio between the averagenumber of students enrolled with allcolleges together in 2007 and 2008,respectively?

(a) 108:113 (b) 108:117

(c) 110:113 (d) 111:113


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99. Average number of students enrolledfrom college B for all the years together isapproximately what percent of the averagenumber of students enrolled from college Cfor all the years together?

(a) 73 (b) 120

(c) 128 (d) 83

100. In 2006, from all colleges together, 8%of the students enrolled went abroad.Approximately how many students wentabroad?

(a) 170 (b) 210

(c) 220 (d) 190

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