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2. Critical minimum effort theory was designed by which of the following given economist?

3. Narsimham committee was related to which of followins reforms?(A) High education reforms(C) Banking structure reforms

4. The slogan 'Garibi Hatao' was introduced in -(A)First plan(C) Fourth plan

1. Champaran Satyagraha was led by(A) Amaresh Chakravar-ty(C) Gandhi

(A) H.Leibenstien(C) W.W.Rostow

(A) Third plan(C) Second plan

(A)Equator(c) 20"s

(B) Pulinbehari Sarkar(D) Patel

(B) Rosenstein Rodan(D) None of above

(B) Tax structure reforms(D) Planning implementation reforms

(B) Fifth plan(D) Second plan

(B) Fourth plan(D) First plan

(C) HDFC bank(D) UTI bank

(B) Faulting(D) Volcanisrn

(B) Sandstone(D) Marble

to the planetary winds blowing between the

(B) Polar winds(D) Trade winds

(B) 66"N(D) 23's

5. Khadi and village industry commission was established in -

6. The slo-ean- "pure banking, nothing else" is raised by(A) ICICI bank(c) sBr

(A) Seismism(C) Foldin_e

7. which of the following processes helps in the formation of rift valley?

8. Which of the following rocks is different from the remaining three on the basis of its modeof origin?(A)Limestone(C) Shale

9. Which of the following names is giventropics?(A)Monsoon(C) Westerlies

10. Which of the followine latitudes is a sreat circle?

I l. Pamir Mountains are formed by the junction or "knot" of the(A)Tian Shan. Karakoram, Kunlun, and Dhauladhar ranges(B) Naga. Parbat. Karakoram. Kunlun, and Hindu Kush ranges(C) Tian Shan, Karakoram, Kunlun, and Hindu Kush ranses(D)None of the above

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12. TheMcMahon Line is a line agreed to by Britain and Tibet as part of the Simla Accord, a

treaty signed in(A) 1e12 (B) 1e14 (c) te47 (D) re62

13. Who of the following discovered the laws of planetary orbits?

(A)Galileo Galilei(C) Johannes Keplar

14. 'Asur' is a tribe of;(A) Ranchi District(C) Singhbhum District

(A)Francis Shepard(C) None of these

t6. Selective scattering is caused by:(A)Gases(C) Hygroscopic nuclei

(B) Nicholas Copernicus(D) Isaac Newton

(B) Palamu District(D) Goddah District

(B) Charles Bead(D) Both of these

(B) Dust particles(D) All of the above

15. Who conducted worldwide study of 102 submarine canyons?

17. The most important component responsible for Albedo is:

(A)Cloud cover (B) Ozone laYer

(C) Ice-cover (D) Dust Particles

18. Gutenberg discontinuity is found between the:

(A)Crust and mantle(B) Upper mantle and lower mantle(CiEarth's silicate mantle and its liquid iron-nickel outer core

(D)Upper core and lower core

19. Coriolis force deflects surface currents;(A) At an angle of about 45 degrees to the wind-to the right in the Northern

Hemisphere, left in the Southem Hemisphere.

(B) At an angle of about 45 degrees to the wind-to the left in the Northern

Hemisphere, right in the Southem Hemisphere'

(C) At an angle of about 25 degrees to the wind-to the right in the Northem

Hemisphere, left in the Southern Hemisphere.

(D) At an angle of about 25 degrees to the wind-to the left in the Northern

Hemisphere, right in the Southern Hemisphere'

20. Dependency theory is the notion:(njfnat resources flow from a "periphery" of poor and underdeveloped states to a "core"

of wealthy states, enriching the latter at the expense of the former

(B) That resources flow between Third World countries(C) That resources flow among countries of a region

(D)That resources flow among the advanced countries

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2I.The Govemment of India Act, 1919 was based upon:(A) Morley-Minto Reforms (B) Montagu-Chelmsford Report(C) Ramsay MacDonald Award (D) Nehru Report

22.Fromwhich one of the following perspectives, has the notion of human rights been

criticised?(A)Universalism (B) Cultural identity(C) Secularism (D) Individualism

23.In Marxist thought, the Concept of Hegemony is closely associated with whom among the

following?(A)F. Engels (B) Rosa Luxemburg(C) Gramsci (D) Mao-Tse-Tung

24. Who among the following have emphasized the environmental factor in decision-makingapproach?(A)Graham Allison and Ole Holsti (B) Talcott Parsons and Edward Shils(C) Harold and Margaret Sprout (D) Herbert Simon and J.W Burton

25. Who among the following argued that justice is the first virtue of social institutions?(A)G.W.F. Hegel (B) Karl Marx(C) Charles Taylor (D) John Rawls

26. Who among the following made the statement;"sovereignty is the supreme power of State, over citizens and subjects unhindered bylaw"?(A)Bodin (B) H. Gardner Harold(C) J. Laski (D) Ayatollah Rohallah Khomeini

27 . The members of the standing committee are taken from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha

in the ratio of(A)two and one respectively (B) three and one respectively(C) four and one respectively (D) equal members for both the Houses

28. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?1. Samuel Huntington : Clash of Civilization2. Fred Riggs : Comparative Public Administration3. David Easton : Political systems theory4. David Apter : Political Modernization

(A) l, 2,3 and 4 (B) 3 and 4(C) 1, 2 and4 (D) l, 2 and3

29.Under which constitution amendment, 10 Fundamental Duties of the citizens wereincluded in the constitution?(A)24'h (B) 38'h (c) 42"d (D) 44th

30. Jyotiba Phule was one of the prominent . . . . .of the I 9ti' century India.(A) Scientists (B) Politicians(C) Economists (D) Social reformers

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31, Which Article ensures Abolition of Untouchability?

(A)Article 16 (B) Article 17

(C) Article 18 (D) Article 19

32. Committees on Panchayat Raj were formed in :

l.Balwant Rai Mehta: 1957

2.V.T.Krishnammachari : 1 960

3.Takhatmal Jain StudY GrouP: 1966

4.Ashok Mehta Committee :1977

33. High Courts are instituted as;

(A)Constitutional courts under Part vI, chapter v, Article 214 of the Indian constitution

(B) Constitutional courts under Part VIi, Chapter V, Article 214 of the Indian Constitution

(c) constitutional courts under Part vI, chapter vI, Article 214 of the Indian constitution

(D)Constitutional courts under Part vIII, Chapter v, Article 214 of the Indian

Constitution

34. Harsamadhan is a Centralized Public Grievances Redress and Monitoring System of

Match the correct answer;

(A) I and 2(C)2 and3

Haryana was launched on

(A) 17-06-2010(c) 19-06-2011

gteater transparency4. None of the above(A) 1,2 and 3

(C) Only 3

(B) 1,2 and 3

(D) 1,2,3 and 4

(B) 18-06-2010(D) 18-06-2013

(B) 1 and 2(D) Only 4

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(D) 2 and 3

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35. HARIS provide information related to;

1. Registration of Properties &.Land,linked to Mutation & Jamabandies

2. Issuance of Copy of Registered Deed

3. Biometric and iirotogruln of sub-registrar along with buyer & seller introduced to bring

36.Haryana State Labour Policy came into existence in;

(A)2004 (B) 2oos (c) 2006 (D) 2007

37. TheHaryana Dairy Development co-operative Federation Ltd' registered under Hatyana

Co-operative Societies Act came into existence on

(A)April l,1976. @) APril l'1917'

icjaprl 1,1978. (D) APril r'r919

38. Dairy cooperatives in Haryana works as per the following three tier system;

1. Milk Producers Cooperative Societies at village level

2.MilkProducersCooperativeSocietiesatBlocklevel3. Milk Unions at District level

4. State Dairy Federation at state level

Match the correct answer

(A) 1, 2 and3(C) 1 3 and4

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39. state Government of Haryana on 5 May 2013 issued Shiksha Setu cards.1. For Government Schools to keep students and teachers updated about the

performance of students2. Are issued for ensuring individual attention over every student as this will help to

impart quality education to students in Government schools.3. This can be considered as a state Governments step towards effective implementation

of the Section 134 A of the Right to Education Act, which envisages for admission ofchildren belonging to poor and needy families in private schools

4. These cards will act as the report cards for the students.

Which of the following in correct?(A)All are correct(C) 1,2 and 3 are correct

40. Haemoglobin is;(A) The iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells of

all vertebrates with the exception of the fish family as well as the tissues ofsome invertebrates

(B) The iron-containing nitrogen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells ofall vertebrates with the exception of the fish family as well as the tissues ofsome invertebrates

(C) The iron-containing oxygen-transport in the red blood cells of all vertebrates with theexception of the fish family as well as the tissues of some invertebrates

(D) The iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells ofall vertebrates as well as the tissues of some invertebrates

4l . Increased concentration of coz in atmosphere is responsible for:(A)Acid rain (B) Green House Effect(c) Lack of photosynthesis (D) Death of aquatic.life

42.Bohr model can explain:(A)The spectrum of hydrogen atom only(B) Spectrum of an atom or ion containing one electron only(C) The spectrum o hydrogen molecule(D)The solar spectrum

43. The temperature of the system decreases in an:(A)Adiabatic expansion (B) Adiabatic compression(C) Isothermal compression (D) Isothermal expansion

44. Solar eclipse will take place when;(A)the sun is between the moon and the earth(B) the earth is between the moon and the sun(C) the moon is between the sun and the earth(D) the moon does not lie on the line joining the sun and the earth

45. When an electrolyte is added(A)Gets ionised(C) Gets charged into a sol

(B) Only l andZ(D) only 3

to a colloidal solution it:(B) Gets coagulated(D) Remains unchanged

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46. The movement of molecules of a dispersed phase in a zig-zag manner is termed as:(A)Tyndall effect (B) Electrophoresis(C) Dialysis (D) Brownian-motion

47. Which part of new Encyclopaedia Britannica is useful for ready references?(A)Macropaedia (B) Propaedia(C) Micropaedia (D) Premedia

48. The Asian Games 2014 will be held in _?(A) South Korea (B) North Korea(C) Japan (D) Indonesia

49.India, with which other country released first encyclopaedia on their age-old culturalcontacts, tracing back their history to over 2,000 years?(A)Sri Lanka (B) China(C) South Africa (D) Russia

50. The SPOT-7 satellite, which was recently launched on board India's PSLV C-23 flightrecently belongs to _?(A)Italy (B) France(C) Australia (D) Canada

51. For which novel, Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri has been listed for the ManBooker Prrze 2013?

(A)The Kills (B) The Spinning Heart(C) The Lowland fD) The Luminaries

52. Which of the following was a recommendation of Hunter's Commission?(A)Women's education(B) New regulation for the organized senates system(C) Gradual withdrawal of state support from higher education(D) Introduction of civic education at college and university level

53. Who amongst the following was involved in the Alipore Bomb case?(A)S.N. Banerjea (B) Bipin Chandra Pal(C) Jatin Das (D) Aurobindo Ghosh

54. Which one of the following upheavals took place in Bengal immediately after the Revoltof 1857?

(A) Sanyasi Rebellion (B) Santal Rebellion(C) Indigo Disturbances (D) Pabna Disturbances

55. The officer responsible for the safe custody of land records during the Gupta period wasknown as;(A)Dhruvadhikarana (B) Karanika(C) Samaharta (D) Shaulkika

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56' During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organizer ofunderground activity in;

57' Who among the following Governor General created the Covenanted Civil Service ofIndia which later came to be known as the Indian civil Service?

(A) Civil Disobedience Movement(C) Quit India Movement

(A)Wanen Hastings(C) Comwallis

(B) Non-Cooperation Movement(D) Swadeshi Movement

(B) Wellesley(D) William Bentinck

(B) Line absorption spectrum(D) Band absorption spectrum

58' Pine, fir, spruce, cedar, larch and c)?ress are the famous timber-yielding plants of whichseveral also occur widely in the hilly regions of India. All these Uetorrg 6'(A)Angiosperrns @) Gymnospenns

(C) Monocotyledons @) Dicotyledons

59. Movement of cell against concentration gradient is called(A) Osmosis (B) Active transporl(C) Diffusion (D) passive transport

60' osmosis is the flow of solution from higher concentration to a solution of lowerconcentration through a semi permeable membrane. What is incorrect in this statement?

(A)Exact concentration of solution is not siven(B) character of semi permeable membruti. i, not siven(c) The flow of solution is not possible through ,.iri p..-.able membrane(D)All are incorrect

6l. The absorption of ink by blotting paper involves;(A)Viscosity of ink(B) Capillary action phenomenon(C) Diffusion of ink through the blottins(D) Siphon action

62' Electromagnetic wave consists of periodically oscillating electric and magnetrc vectors;(A) In randomly oriented planes but vibrating in phase.

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(B) In mutually perpendicular planes but vibiating in phase(c) In mutually perpendicular planes but vibrating wlih a phase difference of n(D) In mutually perpendicular planes but vibrating with a phase difference of tr/f

63. Solar spectrum is an example for;(A) Line emission spectrum(C) Continuous emission spectrum

64' The maximum kinetic energy of emitted electrons in a photoelectric effect does notdepend upon;(A)Wavelength (B) Frequency(C) Intensity (D) Work tunction

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65. China has signed an agreement with which of the following countries, which will helpboth the parties to make the East China Sea "a sea of peace, co-operation and friendship"(A)North Korea (B) South Korea(C) Japan (D) Russia

66. Opening the Saving Bank Account of a minor girl will be called as which of the followingin Banking terminology?

(A)Retail Banking (B) Merchant Banking(C) Social Banking (D) Corporate Banking

67. Which of the following test is conducted to know if a sportsman has taken anyperformance enhancing drugs?(A)EEG (B) Narco Test(C) ELISA Test (D) DOPE Test

68. SEBI is a-(A) Statutory body (B) Advisory body(C) Constitutional body (D) Non-statutory body

69. Which part of the Indian Constitution provides for establishing Indian as a Welfare State?(A)The preamble of the Constitution(B) Fundamental Rights (Part III of the Constitution)(C) Directive Principles of State Policy (Part IV of the Constitution)(D) Schedule IV of the Indian Constitution

70. The National Flood Control Programme (NFCP) for flood control in India was launchedin the year(A)lesl (B) 1e54 (c)re47 (D) 1e60

71. What is the precise time taken by the earth for one rotation?(A)24 hr (B) 24 hr 30 min(C) 23 hr 56 min 4.09 sec (D) 24 hr 5 min 5.02 sec

T2.Liquefred Petroleum Gas (LPG) is mainly a mixture of;(A)Butane and Isobutane (B) Propane and Isobutane(C) Propane and Butane (D) Propane and Tetralin

73. Which is the most common isotope of uranium found in nature;(A)Uranium-235 (B) Uranium-238(C) Carbon-l4 (D) Rubidium-87

74. Which Strait divides Europe from Africa?(A)Bosporus (B) Bering(C) Gibraltar (D) Dover

75. Nangal is known for;(A)Copper (B) Oil Refinery(C) Fertilizers (D) Penicillin industry

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76. Which one of the following ranges forms the water divide between Narmada and Taptirivers?(A)Satpura (B) Aravalli(C) Vindhyan (D) Kaimur

77 .Indian standard time is the local time of;(A)Chennai (B) Allahabad(C) Calcutta (D) Chennai

78. Which river of India is called Vridha Ganga?(z\lKrishna (B) Godavari(C) Kaveri (D) Narmada

l/9. Duncan passage is situated between(A)Minicoy and Amindiv(B) South Andaman and Little Andaman(C) Minicoy and Maldives(D)Little Andaman and car Nicobar

80. Which one is not the "Previous Company Law"(A)The Indian Companies Act, 1882;(B) The Indian Companies Act,l9l4;(C) The Companies Act,1956;(D) The Company Act, 2013

81. The Haryana State Board of Technical Education has been constituted by the Govemmentof Haryana vide(A) Haryana Act No. l9 of 2006 (B) Haryana Act No. 19 of 2007(C) Haryana Act No.19 of 2008 (D) Haryana Act No.19 of 2009

82.Firoz Shah Tughlaq established a fort in 1354;(A)At Hisar (B) At Kalka(C) At Mahendergrah (D) At Rewari

83. Seed plant technique is followed in;(A)Paddy (B) \x/heat(C) Bajra (D) Potato

84. In India, Gene Bank of wheat is located at -(A)IARI, New Delhi (B) Ludhiana(C) Kanpur (D) Karnal

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t-85. The Indian government set up the commission under the chairmanship of;(A) Justice P c Shah on 23 May 1966 to divide the existing punjab and determine theboundaries of new state Haryana giving consideration to the language spoken by thepeople

(B) Justice J c Shah on23 April 1966 to divide the existing punjab and determine theboundaries of new state Haryana giving consideration to the language spoken by thepeople(c) Justice M P Shah on23 June i966 to divide the existing punjab and determine theboundaries of new state Haryana giving consideration to the language spoken by thepeople(D) Justice J P S^hah on 23 July 1966 to divide the existing punjab and determine theboundaries of new state Haiyana giving consideration to the language spoken by thepeople

86. Bio-fertilizers are(A) Culture of micro_orsanism(C) Green manure

87. Li-, ing Cells are not essential for_(A)Evaporation(C) Guttation

89. Mastitis in animals is due to _(A)Virus and Worms(C) Bacteria and Virus

(B) r72e

(B) Organic manures(D) None of these

(B) Transpiration(D) All of these

(B) Swami Vivekananda(D) Shyama Charan Sen

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88, fhe major fungi that affect food_grains in storage are;(A)Aspergillus (B) Mucor(c) Rhizopus (D) None of the above

(B) Worms(D) Fungi and dry hand milking

90' whose speeches at the world's Parliament of Religions held in September 1g93 made himfamous as an 'orator by divine right' and as a 'Messenger of Indian wisdom to the westernworld'.(A) Sri Ramakrishna(C) Chandra Sekhar Deb

91. Sati was declared a punishable offence in.(A) t727

(D) 1834

92' who instituted Scientific Society in 1863 to create a scientific temperament among theMuslims and to make the westernknowledge available to Indians in their own language?(A) Mohammad Iqbal (B) Sir syed Ahmed Khan(C) Karim Ali (D) Inayat Ali

93. The East India Association was founded by .. . .. in 1g66.(A) LorC Lyveden(c) Debenjranath ragore [3]]?;"ffi11ii:i:ff"

94. In 1877 the entrance age to tCS was reduced from 2 1 to(A)17

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95. who was the first to give the call for swarajya- "India for Indians"?(A)Dayanand Saraswati 18) Lokmanya Tilak(C) Sri Aurobindo. (D) Bhagat Singh

96. National Book Trust, was established by Government of India(A) In the Year 1956(C) In the Year 1957

(B) In the Year 1950(D) In the Year 1956

97 . The Environmental (Protection) Act was enacted in 1986 was last amended in;(A) tee2 (B) 2001 (c) 2011 (D) None of the above

98. National Green Tribunal in India has been established in the year;(A) 200e (B) 2010 (c\ 20t2 (D) 2013

99. The Biological Diversity Act2002 was born out of India's attempt to realise the objectives ofenshrine in the;

(A)united Nation convention on Biological Diversity (cBD) l99l(B) united Nation convention on Biological Diversity (cBD) lgg2(c) united Nation convention on Biological Diversity (cBD) 1993(D) united Nation convention on Biological Diversity (cBD) 1994

100. The Government of India enacted Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972 with the obiective of:(A) Effectively protecting the protected wildlife of this country and to control

smuggling and to lllegalize trade in wildlife and its derivatives(B) Effectively protecting the wildlife to move from one place to another into inhabited

places(C) Effectively protecting the wildlife of this country and to control poaching,

smuggling and illegal trade in wildlife and its derivatives(D) None of the above

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