TARGET - IAS/IPS/IFS – 2017
G.S + CSAT - WEEK - 5
18.12.2016
1. In whose period we saw the most able chiselling of gardens?
a) Babur
b) Akbar c) Jahangir
d) Humayun
2. Babur built ______ at Sambhal
a) Babri Mosque b) Madrassas c) Jama Masjid d) Tombs
3. Babur built Babri Mosque in
a) Panipat
b) Ayodhya
c) Sambhal
d) Agra
4. Which mosque is the first surviving Mughal building in India?
a) Babri Mosque
b) Kabuli Bagh Mosque
c) Sambhal Mosque
d) Jama Masjid
5. Which was an amalgamation of the Hindu architecture with that of
western Asian style?
a) Jama Masjid
b) Sambhal Mosque
c) Babri Mosque
d) Madrassas
6. Whose architecture had its share of individuality and distinctness?
a) Humayun
b) Akbar
c) Shah Jahan d) Jahangir
7. Akbar’s greatest achievement was the construction of
a) Agra fort
b) Buland Darwaza
c) Jama Masjid
d) Fatehpur Sikri
8. _____ is said to be the first mature example of Mughal
architecture
a) Haramsara
b) Buland Darwaza
c) Humayun’s Tomb
d) Agra Fort
9. Akbar built _____ to commemorate his victory over Gujarat and
Deccan
a) Buland Darwaza
b) Agra Fort
c) Jodha Bai’s Palace
d) Moti Masjid
10. According to Abul Fazl in Ain-i-Akbari the inside of _____ was
guarded by senior and active women
a) Agra Fort
b) Harem
c) Mena Bazaars
d) Jahangiri
Mahal
11. Historian Abdal-Qadir Bada’ uni writes that it was the highest
gateway in Hindustan
a) Jama Masjid
b) Moti Masjid
c) Agra Fort
d) Buland Darwaza
12. _____ was a descendant of Khwaja Moinuddin chishti of Ajmer
a) Akbar b) Salim Chisti c) Ashraf Khan d) Babur
13. This emperor was patronized in the school of miniature painting
a) Akbar b) Shah Jahan c) Jahangir d) Humayun
14. Whose architecture echoed the impressive styles of Islamic
Architecture?
a) Akbar b) Humayun c) Jahangir d) Babur
15. This Tomb is regarded as the connecting link between the style of
Akbar and Shah Jahan
a) Itmad-ud-Daulah
b) Buland Darwaza
c) Moti Masjid
d) Jama Masjid
16. _____ was known as the “tear drop on the cheek of time”
according to Rabindranath Tagore
a) Red Fort b) Lahore Fort c) Taj Mahal d) Moti Masjid
17. “Pietra dura”, a method of decoration on a large scale - inlaid
work of jewels was used by
a) Babur
b) Shah Jahan
c) Humayun
d) Akbar
18. Which is considered to be the most ornately decorated Mughal era
mosque?
a) Taj Mahal
b) Diwan-i-Aam
c) Diwan-i-Khas
d) Wazir Khan Mosque
19. Which is the largest mosque in the world upon construction?
a) Badshahi Mosque
b) Wazir Khan Mosque
c) Taj Mahal
d) Moti Masjid
20. The _____ fort is also known as “Fort Aurangabad”
a) Agra
b) Lahore
c) Lalbagh
d) Red
21. _____ was the author of Tawarikh-i-Alfi
a) Badauni b) Dara Shikoh c) Mulla Daud d) Abul Fazl
22. _____ was the translation work of Nala-Damyanti Kalha
a) Sakinat-ul-Auliya
b) Namah-i-Alamgiri
c) Alamgir Namah
d) Masnavi Nala-i-Daman
23. In the period between 1630-1634 _____ visited India
a) Bernier b) Peter Mundy c) Paul canin d) John Lait
24. Sir William Norris, ambassador of English East India Company
visited India during _____ reign
a) Aurangazeb b) Akbar c) Jahangir d) Bahur
25. _____ was written by Aurangazeb
a) Hamlai-Haidari
b) Fatuhat-i-Alamgiri
c) Raqqat-i-Alamgiri
d) Iqbal Namah
26. 7059 – 2350 + 1936 = ?  50
a) 123.6 b) 132.3 c) 132.6 d) 123.9 e) None of the above
27.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e) None of the above
28. (4  4  4  4  4  4) 5  (4  4  4)8  (4)3 = (64)?
a) 17 b) 10
c) 16
d) 11 e) None of the above
29. 683.46 – 227.36 – 341.85 = ?
a) 114.22 b) 141.22 c) 144.22 d) 112.22 e) None of the above
30. (0.49)4  (0.343)4  (0.2401)4 = (70  100)? + 3
a) 3
b) 1
c) 4
d) 7
e) None of the above
31. What will be the compound interest on a sum of Rs. 50,000 after 3
yr at the rate of 12% pa?
a) Rs. 80000
b) Rs. 70246.40
c) Rs. 20246.40
d) Rs. 70000
e) None of the above
32. Vandana invested an amount of Rs. 8000 in a fixed deposit
scheme for 2 yr at the rate of 5% pa compound interest. How
much amount will Vandana get on maturity of the fixed deposit?
a) Rs. 8000
b) Rs. 8890
c) Rs. 8888
d) Rs. 8820
e) None of the above
33. A sum amounts to Rs. 1352 in 2 yr at 4% compound interest. The
sum is
a) Rs. 1250
b) Rs. 1200
c) Rs. 1300
d) Rs. 1260
34. Raja invested Rs. 15000 at the rate of 10% pa for 1 yr. If the
interest is compounded half-yearly, then find the amount received
by Raja at the end of the year.
a) Rs. 16537.50
b) Rs. 18000
c) Rs. 19000.50
d) Rs. 20000
e) None of the above
35. What will be the present worth of Rs. 169 due in 2 yr at 4% pa
compound interest?
a) Rs. 156.25
b) Rs. 160
c) Rs. 150.50
d) Rs. 154.75
36. Find the compound interest on Rs. 31250 at 16% pa compounded
quarterly for 9 months.
a) Rs. 4000
b) Rs. 3902
c) Rs. 3500
d) Rs. 4200
e) None of the above
37. Ravi and Kavi start a business by investing Rs. 8000 and Rs.
72000, respectively. Find the ratio of their profits at the end of
year.
a) 2 : 9 b) 5 : 9
c) 7 : 9 d) 1 : 9 e) None of the above
38. Rajan and Sajan started a business initially with Rs. 14200 and Rs.
15600, respectively. If total profits at the end of year is Rs. 74500,
what is the Rajan’s share in the profit?
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a) Rs. 39000
b) Rs. 39600
c) Rs. 35000
d) Rs. 35500
e) None of the above
39. Ajay started a business investing Rs. 25000. After 3 months, Vijay
joined of the year, they made a profit of Rs. 38000. What will be
the Ajay’s share in the profit?
a) Rs. 10000
b) Rs. 18000
c) Rs. 15000
d) Rs. 20000
40. Ram, Shyam and Kamala start a business in partnership. The ratio
of their capitals is 3 : 4 : 7. If their annual profit be Rs. 21000,
what will be Kamal’s share in this profit?
a) Rs. 12500
b) Rs. 10500
c) Rs. 15000
d) Rs. 10000
41. Rakesh, Dinesh and Mahesh start a business by investing R.s
5000, Rs. 8000 and Rs. 12000, respectively. At the end of year,
they got the profit of Rs. 12500. What is the share of Dinesh in
profit?
a) Rs. 4000
b) Rs. 4500
c) Rs. 6000
d) Rs. 7500
42. The present ages of Reena and Usha are 24 and 36 yr,
respectively. What was the ratio between the ages of Usha and
Reena respectively 8 yr ago?
a) 7 : 4 b) 4 : 7 c) 11 : 8 d) 8 : 11 e) None of the above
43. The average age of 8 children of a family is 12 yr. If the age of 7
children are 12, 8, 14, 11, 9, 13 and 15 yr, then the age of 8th child
will be
a) 12 yr
b) 14 yr
c) 13 yr
d) 15 yr
44. The ratio between the present ages of A and B is 4 : 5. If the ratio
between their ages 4 yr hence becomes 14 : 17, then what is B’s
age at present?
a) 30 yr
b) 28 yr
c) 34 yr
d) Data inadequate
45. In a family, the average age of father and mother is 35 yr. The
average age of the father, mother and their only son is 27 yr. What
is the age of the son?
a) 12 yr
b) 11 yr
c) 10.5 yr
d) 10 yr
46. The sum of the persent ages of Varun and Kapil is 42 yr. The ratio
of their ages after 5 yr will be 15 : 11. What is the present age of
Kapil?
a) 17 yr
b) 24 yr
c) 25 yr
d) 22 yr
47. A train covers 90 m in passing a standing man. Find the length of
the train.
a) 20 m b) 87 m c) 71 m d) 90 m e) None of the above
48. A 220 m long train passes a signal post in 12 s. Find the speed of
the train.
a) 72 km/h
b) 60 km/h
c) 66 km/h
d) 69 km/h
e) None of the above
49. A train takes 9 s to cross a pole. If the speed of the train is 48
km/h. then length of the train is
a) 150 m
b) 120 m
c) 90 m
d) 80 m
50. A train running at the speed of 72 km/h goes past a pole in 15 s.
What is the length of the train?
a) 150 m
b) 200 m
c) 300 m
d) 350 m
51. 150 m long train running with the speed of 90 km/h to cross a
bridge in 26 s. What is the length of the bridge?
a) 500 m
b) 600 m
c) 659 m
d) 550 m
52. A train travelling at a speed of 30 m/s crosses a 600 m long
platform in 30 s. Find the length of the train.
a) 120 m
b) 150 m
c) 200 m
d) 300 m
53. A 240 m long train crosses a platform of equal length in 27 s.
What is the speed of the train in km/h?
a) 48
b) 60
c) 56
d) 64
e) None of the above
54. Which of the following statement about bile juice are true?
1. Bile pigments bilirubin and biliverdin are responsible for the
golden yellow colour of bile.
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56.
57.
58.
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60.
61.
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2. The bile salt sodium and potassium are conjugated to glycine
or terrine.
3. The bile acids are synthesised from nucleic acids.
4. The two principle bile acids are cholic acid and
chenodeoxycholic acid.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
a) 1, 3 & 4
b) 1, 2 & 4
c) 2, 3 & 4
d) 3 & 4
Study the following statements:
1. Filtrations of blood occur in Bowman’s capsule.
2. Artificial kidney work on the principle of dialysis.
3. Main function of kidney is ultra filtration.
4. In mammals, urinary bladder opens into urethra.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
a) 1, 2, 3 & 4
b) 1, 2 & 3
c) 1 & 2
d) 2 & 3
Study the following statements:
1. Kidney failure is treated with haemodialysis.
2. Kidney stones are made of calcium oxalate.
3. Urine is yellow in colour due to urochrome pigment.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
a) 1, 2 & 3
b) 1 & 2
c) 2 & 3
d) None of these
Which of the following are associated with diabetes mellitus, a
common disease in adults?
1. Higher sugar level in blood. 2. Lower sugar level in blood.
3. Lower insulin level in blood. 4. Higher insulin level in blood.
Select the correct answer by using the codes given below:
a) 2 & 4
b) 1 & 2
c) 2 & 3
d) 1 & 3
Which one of the following sets is correctly matched?
1. Diphtheria, Pneumonia and LeprosyHereditary
2. AIDS, Syphilis and GonorrhoeaBacterial
3. Colour blindness, Haempohilia and Sickle-cell anaemiaSex
linked
4. Polio, Japanese encephalitis and PlagueViral
Codes:
a) Only 2
b) Only 3
c) 1 & 4
d) None of these
Study the following statements:
1. Neurons are considered as the longest cell of the body.
2. Neurons form the structural and functional unit of nervous
system.
3. Nervous tissue are found in brain, spinal cord and nerves.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
a) 1 & 2
b) 2 & 3
c) 1 & 3
d) 1, 2 & 3
With reference to the work of human kidney, consider the
following statements
1. After the waste is removed in the kidney, the clean blood is
sent back through renal artery.
2. From Bowman’s capsule, the filtered liquid passes through
tiny tubes where much of the glucose is reabsorbed and sent
back to the blood in the renal vein.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 & 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Consider the following statement:
1. Largest gland found in man is liver.
2. Lacrimal gland is also called tear gland.
3. Thymus gland disappear during old age.
4. Oestrogen, progesterone and relaxin are examples of female
reproductive hormones.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
a) 1, 2, 3 & 4
b) 1 & 2
c) 1, 2 & 3
d) 1, 2 & 4
Which of the following is not the normal function of the human
kidney?
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a) Regulation of water level in the blood
b) Regulation of sugar level in the blood
c) Filter out urea
d) Secretion of several hormones
63. Consider the statements given below:
1. Cortisol is a natural anti inflammatory compound
2. Thyroxine is concerned with BMR
3. Activitiy of parathhormone is inhibited by progesterone.
4. Hyposecretion of coriscol results in cushing’s syndrome.
Which of the above given statements are true?
a) 1 & 3
b) 1 & 4
c) 2 & 4
d) 1 & 2
64. Who was the advocate at the famous INA trials?
a) Bhulabhai Desai
b) Asaf Ali
c) Subhash Chandra Bose
d) C. Rajagopalachari
65. The British Cabinet Mission which came to India in March 1946
did not have as its member
a) Lord Pethick-Lawrence
b) Sir Stafford Cripps
c) A.V. Alexander
d) Campbell Johnson
66. In November 1945 three former INA officers were charged with
waging war against the King-emperor. Point the odd man out
a) Col. Sah Nawaz
b) Captain Sehgal
c) Lt Dhillon
d) Damodar Chapekar
67. What was the ultimate goal of Gandhi’s Salt Satyagraha?
a) repeal of salt laws
b) curtailment of the Government’s power
c) economic relief to the common people
d) ‘purna swaraj’ for India
68. The Quit India campaign was launched by the National Congress
after the failure of the
a) Cripps Mission
b) Simla Conference held at the instance of the Governor General
Lord Wavell
c) Cabinet Mission
d) None of the above
69. The formation of an Interim Government set up on September 2,
1946 was first envisaged by
a) Cripps Mission
b) Wavell Plan
c) Cabinet Mission Plan
d) None of the above
70. The Rowlatt Act was passed during the viceroyalty of
a) Hardinge II b) Chemsford c) Reading d) Minto II
71. When did Subhash Chandra Bose resign from the Presidentship of
the Congress?
a) 1938 b) 1939 c) 1940 d) None of the above
72. Some historically important events occurred during the tenures of
the following Governor-generals:
1. Simla Conference – Wavell
2. The Moplah Revolt – Reading
3. Granting of Communal Award – Willingdon
4. First demand for Pakistan – Linlithgow
Select the code for correct statements:
a) Only 1
b) 1 & 2
c) 3 & 4
d) 1, 2, 3 & 4
73. The Headquarters of the Ghadar party was at
a) Moscow b) Berlin c) San Francisco d) Karachi
74. Give the correct chronological order
1. Communal Award
2. Simmon Commission
3. First Round Table Conference 4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
a) 1, 2, 3, 4 b) 2, 1, 3, 4 c) 2, 3, 1, 4 d) 2, 3, 4, 1
75. On 17 October 1940, the Individual Satyagraha was inaugurated
by
a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
b) Jawaharlal Nehru
c) M.K. Gandhi
d) Acharya Vinoba Bhave
76. Why did Gandhi decide to embark on an individual Satyagraha in
1940?
a) Gandhi did not want to hamper the war effort of the British
b) To disprove the British claim of India supporting the war
effort whole heartedly
c) Because there were differences and indiscipline within the
Congress and so the time was not ripe for a mass movement
d) None of the above
77. Who persuaded the ratings of RIN to surrender on 23rd February
1946?
A. Vallabhbhai Patel
B. Jawaharlal Nehru
C. M.A. Jinnah
D. S.C. Bose
a) only B b) B and C c) A and C d) only D
78. Put the following in a chronological order
1. formation of an interim government
2. the arrival of the Cabinet Mission
3. the launch of Direct Action by Muslim League
4. Jinnah’s wrecking of the Simal Conference
a) 4, 2, 3, 1 b) 2, 4, 3, 1 c) 1, 2, 3, 4 d) 4, 2, 1, 3
79. ‘Do or Die’ was one of the most powerful slogans of India’s
freedom struggle. Who gave it?
a) M.K. Gandhi b) J.L. Nehru c) B.G. Tilak d) S.C. Bose
80. In March 1908, who was elected as the ‘Permanent’ president of
the Muslim league?
a) Nawab Salimullah
b) Syed Ahmad Khan
c) Aga Khan
d) Syed Amir Ali
81. When did Muslim League adopt self government as one of its
objectives?
a) 1919
b) 1911
c) 1912
d) 1920
82. On February 20, 1947, Prime Minister Attlee announced the
British Government’s decision to withdraw from India latest by
a) August 1947
b) January 1948
c) June 1948
d) August 1948
83. During the First World War, assistance to revolutionaries was
organized through a few centres aboard. Which one of the
following was not such a centre?
a) Kabul b) New York c) London d) Berlin
84. The organisational change to turn the Congress Party into a real
mass political party was made for the first time in
a) 1916
b) 1918
c) 1920
d) 1930
85. The first definitely communist journal to be published in India
was
a) Vanguard of Indian Independence
b) Socialist
c) Atmashakti
d) dhumketu
86. Some of the most significant writings of modern India are
mentioned here:
1. Sachin Sanyal: Bandi Jivan
2. Sarat Chandra Chatterji: Pather Dabi
3. Bhagat Singh: Why am I an antheist?
4. Jotiba Phule: Ghulam Giri
Select the code for correct statements:
a) 1 & 2
b) 2 & 4
c) 3 & 2
d) 1, 2, 3 & 4
87. Quit India movement was adopted by the INC at
a) Bombay b) Ahmedabad c) Pune
d) Calcutta
88. Which pair threw a bomb at a carriage that they believed was
occupied by Kingsford, the unpopular judge at Muzzafarpur?
a) Ramprasad Bismil, Surya Sen (1906)
b) Khudiram Bose, Prafulla Chaki (1908)
c) Jatindra Nath Das, Ashfaqullah Khan (1910)
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d) None of the above
89. Who committed the most daring murder of Sir Curzon Wyllie in
1907 at a public meeting in London?
a) B.N. Datta
b) M.L. Dhingra
c) Sardar Ajit Singh
d) S.C. Chatterjee
90. Who was the Viceroy of India when the Quit India Movement
started in 1942?
a) Linlithgow b) Willingdon c) Wavell d) None of the above
91. ‘My own belief is that the congress is tottering, and one of my
great ambitions is to assist it to a peaceful death’. Who said it?
a) Winston Churchill
b) Lord Canning
c) Lord Curzon
d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
92. What is the correct chronological sequence of the following
events?
1. Announcement of Dominion Status
2. Formation of All India States People Conference
3. Abolition of Caliphate by the Turks
4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact
Select the code:
a) 2, 3, 4, 1 b) 3, 1, 4, 2 c) 3, 2, 1, 4 d) 1, 3, 2, 4
93. Protesting against Simon Commission in a demonstration, Lala
Lajpat Rai sustained fatal injuries. Where did the incident occur?
a) Amritsar b) Delhi c) Lahore d) Jallandhar
94. Bhagat Singh shot the Police Commisioner Saunders dead because
a) he forced the Public Safety Bill through the Legislative
Assembly
b) he had led the lathi charge against the peaceful procession
in the course of which Lajpat Rai was injured
c) he had led a campaign against the Armoury Raid culprits
d) Chandra Shekhar Azad was killed in an encounter led by him
in Allahabad.
95. Individual Civil Disobedience movement was launched in
a) 1942
b) 1940
c) 1945
d) 1947
96. Who gave Vallabh Bhai Patel the title of ‘Sardar’?
a) C Rajagopalachari
b) M.K. Gandhi
c) J.L. Nehru
d) M.A. Jinnah
97. Who used the term ‘untouchable’ for the Scheduled castes for the
first time?
a) J.S. Nesfield
b) Alfred Lyall
c) W.C. Crooke
d) H.H. Risley
98. Who said, “it is a crime against man and God to submit to British
rule anymore”?
a) S.C. Bose b) J.L. Nehru c) M.K. Gandhi d) V.B. Patel
99. The Civil Disobedience movement followed the
a) declaration of Home Rule by Annie Besant
b) partition of Bengal
c) Dandi march
d) declaration of Poorna Swaraj by the Congress
100. The Red Shirts movement aimed at
a) creation of an independent Pakhtoonistan
b) the formation of Pakistan
c) trade union activities in India
d) throwing out British form India
101. Hunter Commission was appointed by the British to probe into the
a) Bardoli Satyagraha
b) Khilafat agitation
c) Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
d) Chauri Chaura incident
102. On September 20, 1932 Mahatma Gandhi began a fast unto death
in Yervada Jail against
a) British repression of the satyagrahis
b) Violation of the Gandhi-Irwin Pact
c) Communal Award of Ramsay Mac Donald
d) Communal riots in Calcutta
103. At the Tripuri session of the Indian national Congress (March
1939), Subhash Chandra Bose defeated Mahatma Gandhi’s
official candidate for the Presidentship. Who was he?
a) Abdul Kalam Azad
b) V. Rajgopalachari
c) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
d) Vallabhbhai Patel
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