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GENERAL STUDIES (P) 2017 – Test – 2131
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1.
With reference to the office of the Governor
4.
With reference to the Indus river system,
of a state, consider the following statements:
consider the following statements:
1. He can commute the sentence of a
1. Chenab is the largest tributary of the
Indus.
person convicted of any offence against
2. Jhelum
any law of the state.
meets
Sutlej
near
Harike
Wetland.
2. He can nominate two members to the
3. Ravi flows through Srinagar and passes
state legislature assembly from the
through Wular lake.
Anglo-Indian community.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
3. He can conclude international treaties
(a) 1 only
and agreements on the behalf of the state
(b) 1 and 2 only
government.
(c) 2 and 3 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
(d) 1, 2 and 3
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
5.
It is an equatorial crop, but under special
(b) 1 only
conditions, it is also grown in tropical and
(c) 2 and 3 only
sub-tropical areas. It requires moist and
(d) 1, 2 and 3
humid climate with rainfall of more than 200
cm and temperature above 25°C. It is mostly
2.
grown in areas with loamy soil and
Which of the following is an example of ex-
topography with slopes to avoid water
situ bioremediation?
stagnation.
(a) Bioventing
Which of the following crops is described in
(b) Biosparging
the above paragraph?
(c) Bioaugmentation
(a) Sugarcane
(d) Biopiles
(b) Rubber
(c) Maize
3.
(d) Wheat
Which of the following has/have been
accorded 'Geographical Indication' status?
1. Srikalahasthi
Kalamkari
of
Andhra
Pradesh
Which among the following factors threaten
nesting of olive ridley turtles in India?
1. Beach Erosion
2. Phulkari of Punjab
2. Cyclones
3. Muga Silk of Assam
3. Artificial Lighting at beaches
Select the correct answer using the code
4. Mechanized Fishing
given below.
Select the correct answer using the code
(a) 1 only
given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2
6.
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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8.
9.
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Which of the following was/were the causes
of the Revolt of 1857?
1. New plantation system introduced by the
British.
2. Western
education
and
culture
popularised
by
the
Christian
Missionaries.
3. Abolition of batta or foreign allowance
of sepoys.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
With reference to the Agricultural and
Processed
Food
Products
Export
Development Authority (APEDA), consider
the following statements:
1. It is a statutory body.
2. It is mandated with the responsibility for
promotion and development of the
export of various agro products.
3. It works under the Ministry of
Commerce & Industry.
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the following rivers drain into the
Bay of Bengal?
1. Subarnrekha
2. Vamsadhara
3. Periyar
4. Vaigai
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) 2 and 3 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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10.
Which of the following winds flow parallel
to the isobars due to a balance between the
pressure gradient force and the Coriolis
force?
(a) Katabatic Wind
(b) Anabatic Wind
(c) Geostrophic Wind
(d) None of the above
11.
Which of the following correctly describes
the 'Open Market Operations' of the RBI?
(a) Issue of currency to the government in
exchange of treasury bills.
(b) Sale/purchase of government securities
to regulate money supply.
(c) Sale/purchase of foreign reserve
currency to maintain stable exchange
rate.
(d) Sale/purchase of NPAs of schedule
commercial banks.
12.
Consider the following products:
1. Milk
2. Salt
3. Cigarettes
Which of the above products will have a low
price elasticity of demand?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
13.
With reference to the Bank for International
Settlements (BIS), consider the following
statements:
1. It aims to help central banks in pursuing
monetary and financial stability.
2. It accepts deposits and provides financial
services to private individuals and
corporate entities.
3. India is a member of BIS.
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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14.
Consider the following statements regarding
17.
With reference to the Prorogation of a House
of the Parliament, consider the following
the Bundi School of Painting:
statements:
1. It is a form of miniature painting.
1. It terminates only a sitting and not a
2. Only secular themes are used as subjects
session of the house.
of the paintings.
2. It is done by the presiding officer of the
house.
Which of the statements given above is/are
3. It does not affect the bills pending before
correct?
the house.
(a) 1 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
(b) 2 only
correct?
(c) Both 1 and 2
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 3 only
15.
Which of the following is not a potential
source of human DNA for forensic analysis?
18.
Which of the following is/are features of the
Indo-Islamic architecture?
1. Saliva
1. Arabesque method
2. Red Blood cells
2. Charbagh style
3. Hair
3. Use
Select the correct answer using the code
of
calligraphy
as
means
of
decoration.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
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(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the following is/are indicator
19.
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) will soon
be made mandatory for two wheelers. Which
species?
of the following are the advantages of ABS?
1. Sparrow
1. Avoids uncontrolled skidding
2. Tubifex
2. Reduces cost of two wheelers
3. Increases the efficiency by converting
3. River otter
kinetic energy of brakes into electrical
Select the correct answer using the code
energy
given below.
Select the correct answer using the code
(a) 1 only
given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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(d) 1, 2 and 3
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21.
22.
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With reference to the the Global Fund for
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM),
consider the following statements:
1. It is a partnership organisation between
governments, civil society and the
private sector.
2. It has been setup under the aegis of
World Health Organization.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statements regarding
the Alpana folk tradition:
1. It is a folk art of West Bengal.
2. It consists of making images on the
floors and walls of the house.
3. The images are made with special
brushes made out of bamboo.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Consider the following statements regarding
Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC):
1. It is an autonomous institute of the
Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers.
2. It regularly updates the standards of
drugs commonly required for treatment
of diseases.
3. It promotes rational use of generic
medicines by publishing National
Formulary of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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Which one of the following describes India
as a democratic state ?
(a) Fundamental Rights
(b) Preamble
(c) Seventh Schedule
(d) Directive Principles of State Policy
24.
Consider
the
following
statements
regarding 'Seemai Karuvelam' tree species:
1. It is an invasive species which disrupts
the local ecosystem by soaking up
groundwater.
2. It is native to West Africa.
3. In India, it is found in the Western
Himalayas.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
25.
With reference to defence, 'Swati', recently
seen in news, is a/an:
(a) Indigenously
developed
Weapon
Locating Radar.
(b) Indigenously built diesel-electric attack
submarines.
(c) intercontinental ballistic missile.
(d) dedicated communication satellite for
armed forces.
26.
With reference to Ad hoc judges of the
Supreme court, consider the following
statements:
1. They are appointed when there is a lack
of quorum of permanent judges to hold a
session of the Supreme Court.
2. They are appointed by the President on
recommendation of the Chief Justice of
India.
3. A judge of high court cannot be
appointed as an ad hoc judge.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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27.
With reference to Individual Satyagraha,
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He was a great social reformer who
consider the following statements:
participated in Vaikom satyagraha.
1. It was launched against the Cripp's
advocated that Congress should accept
proposals.
2. The
He
communal representation. He has been titled
decision to launch
Individual
as 'Socrates of South Asia' by UNESCO.
Satyagraha was taken at Ramgarh
Which among the following personality is
Session of the Congress.
best described by the above passage?
Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) Periyar E.V. Ramaswamy
correct?
(b) V.V.S. Iyer
(a) 1 only
(c) Saint Ramalinga
(b) 2 only
(d) T.K. Madhvan
(c) Both 1 and 2
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(d) Neither 1 nor 2
With reference to Derivatives, consider the
following statements:
28.
Consider the following statements regarding
1. They are securities whose price is
Ratoon cropping:
derived from one or more underlying
1. It involves growing of successive crop
assets.
from the stubble of the previous crop.
2. They cannot be traded on a stock
2. It is used for cultivation of sugarcane.
exchange.
Which of the statements given above is/are
3. They can be used for hedging against
correct?
investment risks.
(a) 1 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
(b) 2 only
correct?
(c) Both 1 and 2
(a) 1 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
29.
With reference to United Nations Board of
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Auditors, consider the following statements:
1. It audits the accounts of the United
Which
among
the
following
indicate
Nations organization and its funds and
different forms of trade protectionism?
programmes.
1. Tax on imports
2. The Comptroller and Auditor General of
India is its current chairman.
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2. Intellectual Property Laws
3. Hike in Visa Fee
Which of the statements given above is/are
Select the correct answer using the code
correct?
given below.
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 1 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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33.
Consider the following pairs:
Work
1.
36.
With reference to economy, the term
Inflation Tax refers to
(a) rise in inflation due to lower taxes.
(b) higher proportion of wages paid as tax.
(c) decrease in the value of cash due to
inflation.
(d) a tax to penalize short-term currency
speculation.
37.
With reference to human blood, Rh factor is
a/an
(a) antigen on surface of red blood cells.
(b) enzyme responsible for coagulation of
blood.
(c) antibody on surface of red blood cells.
(d) protein responsible for carrying oxygen
in blood.
38.
Which of the following are the impacts of
the economic policies of British Rule in
India?
1. Ruralisation of Indian economy
2. Commercialisation of Indian agriculture
3. Beginning
of
foreign
business
investments in India.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
39.
Regional
Comprehensive
Economic
Partnership (RCEP) Agreement is proposed
among ASEAN + six FTA partners. Which
among the following are members of RCEP?
1. Myanmar
2. India
3. Russia
4. Indonesia
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) 1 and 4 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
Scholar
Siddhanta
: Brahmagupta
Shiromani
2.
Sulvasutra
3.
Ganit
: Baudhayana
Sara: Mahaviracharya
Sangraha
Which of the pairs given above is/are
correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
34.
Consider the following pairs:
National Park
1.
Dachigam
State
: Sikkim
National Park
2.
Kanha National:
Park
3.
Phawngpui
Madhya Pradesh
: Assam
National Park
Which of the pairs given above is/are
correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
35.
Consider the following:
1. Administrative expenses of the office of
Union Public Service Commission.
2. Administrative expenses of the office of
Comptroller and Auditor General.
3. Administrative expenses of the Supreme
Court.
Which of the above expenditure is/are
charged on the Consolidated fund of India?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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40.
With reference to Child rights, India is party
to which of the following conventions?
43.
(a) depositional landforms of running water.
1. Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects
(b) erosional landforms of running water.
of International Child Abduction
2. Minimum Age Convention
3. U.N. Convention on the Rights of the
Child.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(c) depositional landforms of glaciers.
(d) erosional landforms of glaciers.
44.
With reference to Union Public Service
(a) 1 only
Commission (UPSC), consider the following
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
statements:
1. The President has the power to extend
(d) 1, 2 and 3
41.
Natural levees and point bars are:
the jurisdiction of UPSC.
With reference to 'Microplastics', consider
the following statements:
2. The government must consult UPSC
1. Their sources include cosmetics,
clothing and industrial processes.
2. They can persist in the marine and
aquatic ecosystems.
3. They make up the bulk of the 'Great
Pacific Garbage Patch'.
favour of any backward class of citizens.
while making reservations of posts in
3. All the cases of non acceptance of
advice of UPSC must be approved by
the Appointments Committee of Union
cabinet.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
42.
With reference to cruise and ballistic
missiles, consider the following statements:
1. Cruise Missiles cannot be launched from
(d) 1, 2 and 3
45.
"A person left his job to pursue a training
air whereas Ballistic Missiles can be
launched from air.
2. The trajectory of ballistic missile can be
changed during its flight, whereas the
trajectory of cruise missiles is not
manoeuverable.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
not get his preferred job at expected wage."
Which
among the
following type
paragraph?
(b) Frictional unemployment
(c) Structural unemployment
(d) Cyclical unemployment
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unemployment is described in the above
(a) Disguised unemployment
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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46.
Which of the following best defines "edge
49.
It is a dark, gray low altitude cloud that
effect"?
produces continuous precipitation in the
(a) It refers to the changes in population or
form of rain or snow. It is found in an
community structures that occur at the
altitude range from the surface to 3,000 m.
boundary of two habitats.
Which of the following clouds is described
in the above passage?
(b) It refers to the effect of climate change
(a) Cirrostratus Cloud
on apex predatory species in the highest
(b) Stratocumulus Cloud
trophic levels.
(c) Cirrocumulus Cloud
(c) It refers to the reduction in species
(d) Nimbostratus Cloud
variety at the edge of the Earth's polar
areas.
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(d) It refers to the near extinction of a
With reference to the Attorney General of
India, consider the following statements:
particular species owing to imbalances
1. Parliament has the power to fix the term
in a food web.
and remuneration of office of the
Attorney General.
47.
Which of the following agencies is the
2. Being a full time counsel for the
Central Coordinating Authority for cleaning
Government, he is barred from private
up efforts, after an oil spill at sea, in India?
legal practice.
(a) National Coast Guard
Which of the statements given above is/are
(b) Ministry of Shipping
correct?
(c) Central Pollution Control Board
(a) 1 only
(d) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
48.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the following African countries
open out to the Atlantic Ocean?
51.
1. Namibia
In the context of rock formation, banded
rocks are:
2. Congo
(a) igneous rocks formed as a result of
3. Niger
sudden cooling of magma.
4. Nigeria
(b) metamorphic rocks with alternating
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
shades.
(a) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) rocks formed as a result of compaction
(b) 2 and 3 only
of fragments deposited by exogenous
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
agents.
(d) organically formed sedimentary rocks.
(d) 1, 2 and 4 only
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52.
The New York Declaration, often seen in
56.
GraphAir Technology, recently in news, is
news, in the context of United Nations, is
used for:
related to
(a) mapping
(a) tackling international terrorism
the
flight
trajectory
of
aeroplanes.
(b) restricting the production and use of
(b) growing graphene film in ambient air.
persistent organic pollutants
(c) communicating encrypted signals via
(c) containing nuclear arms proliferation
phase modulation.
(d) safeguarding rights of refugees and
(d) removing pollution from air.
migrants
53.
Low
Carbon
Technology
Partnerships
57.
Consider the following regarding Global
Initiative is :
Tiger Forum:
(a) an inter-governmental panel created by
1. It is the only intergovernmental body for
UNFCCC to create a common platform
tiger conservation.
for combating climate change.
2. Its members include both tiger and non-
(b) a collaborative platform for private
tiger range countries.
companies to accelerate the development
3. It was formed under Delhi declaration
of low carbon technologies.
on tiger conservation.
(c) an initiative of the tropical countries to
Which of the statements given above is/are
harvest solar energy.
correct?
(d) none of the above
(a) 1 and 2 only
54.
With reference to cultural traditions of India
(b) 2 and 3 only
Harikatha refers to :
(c) 1 and 3 only
(a) an art form composed of musical story(d) 1, 2 and 3
telling with dance and drama.
(b) a folk painting depicting ten incarnations
58.
of Lord Vishnu.
(c) a book written by Tulsidas.
(d) a sculptural art form depicting Lord
The term Iron fertilization, recently seen in
news, refers to
(a) Introduction of iron to the upper ocean
to stimulate a phytoplankton bloom.
Vishnu in tribhanga pose.
(b) Increasing iron content in crops through
55.
PfSPZ , RTS,S and Chloroquine are related
to the treatment of:
bio-fortification.
(c) Improve
(a) Tuberculosis
iron
content
in
soil
by
introduction of microorganisms.
(b) Malaria
(d) Decomposition
(c) Measles
e-wastes
using
microorganisms.
(d) Filariasi
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59.
With reference to the growth of local self-
62.
government in India, which of the following
was/were
the
provisions
of
Jawaharlal Nehru was the chairman of which
of
Ripon's
the
following
committees
of
the
constituent assembly?
Resolution of 1870?
1. Union Powers Committee
1. The local bodies to have majority of the
2. States Committee
non-officials.
2. Non-officials to act as chairpersons of
3. Union Constitution Committee
the local bodies.
4. Rules of Procedure Committee
3. No official executive sanction required
Select the correct answer using the code
for imposition of new taxes.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
60.
Arrange the following cities from west to
63.
With reference to space, TRAPPIST-1,
east:
recently in news, is a/an:
1. Allepo
(a) moon
2. Mosul
of
Saturn
known
to
have
extremely dense atmosphere.
3. Ankara
(b) asteroid belt between the orbits of the
Select the correct answer using the code
planets Mars and Jupiter.
given below.
(a) 3-1-2
(c) tailless comet discovered for the first
(b) 3-2-1
time.
(c) 2-1-3
(d) ultra
(d) 2-3-1
cool
dwarf
star
that
hosts
potentially habitable Earth-size planets.
61.
With reference to Operation Clean Money,
consider the following statements:
1. It involves e-verification of large cash
deposits made after demonetization in
India.
2. It has been launched by the Reserve
The Addis Ababa Action Agenda is related
to
(a) Global
framework
for
financing
sustainable development.
(b) Trade negotiations under World Trade
Bank of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
Organization.
(c) Addressing the issue of piracy in
(a) 1 only
Western Indian Ocean.
(b) 2 only
(d) Working plan to address the upsurge of
(c) Both 1 and 2
epidemics like Ebola in Africa.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Consider the following statements regarding
68.
Consider the following statements regarding
the Haripura session of Congress:
1. It was presided over by Subash Chandra
Bose.
2. Gandhi-Irwin pact was endorsed.
3. The National Planning Committee was
set up under Jawahar Lal Nehru.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
69.
With rain, lime and silica are leached away,
and soils rich in iron oxide and aluminium
compound are left behind. Humus content of
the soil is removed fast by bacteria that
thrives well in high temperature. These soils
are poor in organic matter, nitrogen,
phosphate and calcium, while iron oxide and
potash are in excess.
Which of the following soils is described in
the paragraph given above?
(a) Alluvial soil
(b) Black soil
(c) Peaty soil
(d) Laterite soil
70.
With reference to Pradhan Mantri Swasthya
Suraksha Yojana, consider the following
statements:
1. It aims to correct regional imbalances in
the availability of affordable tertiary
healthcare services.
2. Under it generic drugs are available at
affordable prices to the masses through
Jan Aushadhi Stores
3. It provides for setting up of new AIIMS
like institutions.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
the economic life of the Rig Vedic people:
1. Cattle rearing and agriculture were the
main occupations.
2. Iron was used to make tools and
instruments.
3. Gold coins called nishka were used as
medium of exchange.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
66.
Which among the following best describes
the term 'co-location', seen in news recently?
(a) Interaction
between
two
different
organisms living in close physical
association.
(b) Practice of monitoring a place using
multiple earth observation satellites.
(c) Practice of housing privately-owned
servers and networking equipment in a
third party data centre.
(d) Practice of growing two or more crops in
the same piece of land during a single
growing season.
67.
Which among the following best describes
the term bioprospecting?
(a) It is the process of improving the
nutritional quality of food crops through
biotechnology.
(b) It is the use of microbes to clean up
contaminated soil and groundwater.
(c) It is the process of extraction of desired
minerals
from
ores
using
microorganisms.
(d) It is the search for and development of
new sources of chemical compounds,
micro-organisms, and other valuable
products from nature.
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71.
Which of the following reforms were
74.
Rosewood and Mahogony are species
associated with which of the following types
of forests?
(a) Tropical Evergreen forests
(b) Alpine forests
(c) Temperate Deciduous forests
(d) Tropical Thorn forests
75.
Which of the following is not correct
regarding Zero Hour?
(a) It starts immediately after the question
hour and lasts until the agenda for the
day.
(b) It is available to all the members of the
Parliament to raise matters without any
prior notice.
(c) It is an Indian innovation in the field of
parliamentary procedures.
(d) It is mentioned in the Rules of
Procedure.
76.
Which of the following is/are the examples
of chemical change?
1. Mixing sugar in water
2. Evaporation of Alcohol
3. Digestion of food
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
77.
Which of the following is/are sources of
mercury pollution?
1. Volcanoes
2. Forest fire
3. Burning of coal
4. Discharge from paper and pulp
industries
5. Incineration of medical and municipal
waste
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 4 and 5 only
(c) 3, 4 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
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introduced under Warren Hastings?
1. Abolition of dual system in Bengal.
2. Abolition of the system of dastaks.
3. Formation of a Board of Revenue at
Calcutta for collecting revenue.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
72.
The term "Green Mufflers" often seen in
news refers to
(a) rows of green plants grown to reduce
noise pollution.
(b) microorganisms for waste treatment.
(c) weeds
grown
to
reduce
water
contamination.
(d) tracks cleared in forests to prevent
spread of forest fires.
73.
In the context of distribution of rainfall,
consider the following statements:
1. In general, as we proceed from the
equator towards the poles, rainfall goes
on decreasing.
2. Western coast of the continents between
the latitudes 35° and 40° N receive
higher rainfall than the eastern coasts.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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78.
satellites'?
Which of the following is/are included in the
revenue budget of the Government of India?
(a) Weather forecasting satellite operated by
1. Defence expenditure
Which of the following best describes 'dove
National
Oceanic
and
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2. Interest payments on market loans
3. Dividends and profits on investments
Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), USA
made by the government
4. Receipts from disinvestment
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(b) Multi-national NASA scientific research
satellite
studying
the
precipitation,
evaporation, and cycling of water.
(c) Miniature satellite launched by ISRO
providing
weather
forecasting
(a) 2 and 3 only
and
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
cyclone prediction
(d) Nano satellites developed by Planet Labs
(d) 1 and 4 only
to take images of Earth from space.
79.
Recently, scientists in India have discovered
82.
a new species of a ground-dwelling lizard
are the applications of this metal?
1. Use in batteries for digital devices
2. Use in nuclear fusion
3. Treatment of mental disorders
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
which grows to a length of about 6 cm and is
active during the night. It has been named
after a Bengaluru-based scientist Varad Giri.
In which part of India has it been
discovered?
(a) Anadaman Islands
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(b) Kashmir Himalayas
(c) Western Ghats
(d)Tropical rain forest of northeast
80.
(d) 1, 2 and 3
With reference to National Emergency
which of the following statements is not
correct?
83.
With reference to the heating and the cooling
of the atmosphere, consider the following
move courts for the enforcement of the
statements:
1. The lower layers of atmosphere gets
heated by conduction.
fundamental rights during a national
2. Warm and dry local winds in the tropical
(a) The President can suspend the right to
emergency.
(b) The
proclamation
of
a
national
emergency can be challenged in a court
of law.
(c) The President can limit the operation of
a National Emergency to a specified part
of India.
(d) Every
resolution
approving
the
proclamation of emergency must be
passed by either House of Parliament by
a simple majority.
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regions during summers are outcome of
the advection process.
3. At the same latitude the insolation is
more over the oceans than over the
continent.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
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84.
Consider the following statements regarding
the Deccan policy of Mughals:
1. Akbar started the policy of expansion of
Mughal empire in Deccan.
2. Jahangir had peaceful relations with the
Deccan rulers.
3. Aurangzeb's policy towards the Deccan
had political as well as religious
purpose.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
87.
Which of the following revolutionaries were
associated with Alipore conspiracy case?
(a) Prafulla Chaki and Khudiram Bose
(b) Damodar
Chapekar
and
Balkrishna
Chapekar
(c) Vir Savarkar and Madan Lal Dingra
(d) Surya Sen and Anant Singh
88.
Consider the following statements regarding
the Pabna unrest :
1. It was launched against the zamindars of
Punjab.
2. The ryots took the path of legal
resistance against the oppression.
85.
With reference to Consultative Committees,
consider the following statements:
1. A minister cannot be a member or a
chairman of these committees.
2. They are constituted by the speaker of
the Lok Sabha.
3. They consists of members from both the
Houses of the Parliament.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
3. It
was
supported
by Surendranath
Banerjee and R.C. Dutt.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
89.
With
reference
to
the
Prohibition
of
Employment as Manual Scavengers and
their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, consider the
following statements:
1. Definition of insanitary latrines under
86.
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With reference to Radio Frequency
Identification ( RFID) tags and barcodes,
consider the following statements:
1. Radio Frequency Identification ( RFID)
tags cannot operate beyond the line of
sight whereas barcodes can.
2. Unlike barcodes, RFID tags have readwrite-modify capability.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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the act covers dry latrines only.
2. Offences under the Act are cognizable
and non-bailable.
3. National
Commission
Karamcharis
(NCSK)
for
Safai
monitors
implementation of the Act.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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90.
Tamil Nadu recently inaugurated world's
93.
Which among the following are included in
first genetic garden of naturally occurring
calculation of the GDP of a country?
halophytes. In this context, which of the
1. Sale and purchase of stocks.
following best describe 'halophytes'?
2. Government social security and welfare
(a) Woody plants with unusual resistance to
payments.
fire because of exceptionally thick bark.
3. Work done by homemakers for their
(b) Plants used in agriculture whose DNA
has
been
modified
using
families.
genetic
Select the correct answer using the code
engineering techniques.
given below.
(c) Salt-tolerant plants that grow in swamps
(a) 1 and 2 only
and marshes.
(d) Plants that grows harmlessly upon
(b) 2 and 3 only
another plant and derives its moisture
(c) 1 and 3 only
and nutrients from the air, rain and
(d) None
debris.
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91.
Consider the following pairs:
Political
related to:
Founder
(a) Dismantling of North Korea's nuclear
Associations
program
1. Madras Mahajan: P. Ananda Charlu
(b) Addressing the humanitarian crisis in
Sabha
2. Indian League
Syria
: Surendranath
(c) Eradication of viral polio in tropical
Banerjee
3. East
'Six Party Talks', recently seen in news, is
countries
India: Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Reversal
Association
of
Brexit
to
rejuvenate
European economy
Which of the pairs given above is/are
correctly matched?
95.
(a) 1 only
With reference to Arun-III Hydro Electric
(b) 1 and 3 only
Project, consider the following statements:
(c) 2 and 3 only
1. It is a hydro electric project in
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Bangladesh.
2. It is run-of-the-river hydro electric
92.
The phenomena of total internal reflection
can be seen in which of the following?
1. Data transmission through Optical fibres
2. Sparkling of diamonds
3. Advanced sunrise and delayed sunrise
Select the correct answer using the code
3. It will provide surplus power to India
strengthening
power
availability
in
India.
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
given below
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project.
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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96.
Which of the following coasts is/are
99.
associated with glacial troughs?
Which of the following is/are warm ocean
currents?
1. Fiord
1. Falkland current
2. Ria
3. Estuarine
2. Mozambique current
Select the correct answer using the code
3. Benguela current
given below.
4. Labrador current
(a) 1 only
5. Brazil current
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
Select the correct answer using the code
(d) 1, 2 and 3
given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
97.
With reference to DigiLocker, consider the
(b) 2 and 5 only
following statements:
(c) 1, 3 and 5 only
1. It is a digital platform for issuance and
verification
of
documents
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only
and
certificates.
2. It provides a free storage space of 10
MB for the registered users.
3. Unique Identification Authority of India
has been integrated with DigiLocker as a
registered issuer.
With reference to the President of India,
consider the following statements:
1. The state legislature has to reconsider
the bill returned by the President within
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
a period of 15 days.
2. He cannot return the money bill for
(a) 1 and 2 only
reconsideration of the state legislature.
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
3. He must give his assent to a bill
(d) 1, 2 and 3
98.
100.
presented after the reconsideration of the
Which of the following statements regarding
state legislature.
the Charvaka School of philosophy is not
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
correct?
(a) It rejected the authority of the Vedas.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) It did not believe in liberation (Moksha)
of soul.
(b) 2 only
(c) It denied the existence of God.
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) It believed in the immortality of the soul.
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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