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1. A 12-member, high-level advisory group has been set up by the government of India, headed by economist Surjit Bhalla, part-time member of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council (PM-EAC). The objective of the group will be—

(A) To look at ways of promoting export. (B) To suggest measures for doubling farmers'

income by 2022 (C) To rejuvenate the real estate sector (D) To suggest measures to bailout Infrastructure

Leasing and Financial Services 2. The government of India on September 26, 2018

raised import duties on 19 items, to curtail the widening current account deficit. The hike in tariff is on—

I. Consumer electronics II. Diamonds and jewellery III. Jet fuel IV. Leather footwear Correct code is: (A) Only II (B) Only II and III (C) Only I and IV (D) I, II, III and IV 3. Supreme Court of India, in its far reaching

consequences judgement upheld the constitutional validity of Aadhar; however, it ruled that Aadhar is not mandatory for—

I. Opening a bank account II. Getting a mobile connection III. Applying in CBSE, NEET UGC Exams IV. School admission (A) Only III and IV (B) Only II, III and IV (C) I, II, III and IV (D) None of the above 4. Injeti Srinivas committee has been constituted by the

government of India— (A) To review the competition Act (B) To frame guidelines for the better functioning of

e-NAM (C) To review the existing tariff structure of major

groups of import (D) To frame guidelines for the establishment of

"Institutions of eminence" 5. According to a study by Azim Premji University

(APU) and Lokniti (Centre for the Study of Developing Societies [CSDS]), which group of people is the most untrustworthy ?

(A) Government Servants (B) Police

(C) Political Parties (D) Lower level judiciary 6. Under a study conducted by Azim Premji University

(APU) and Lokniti (Centre for the Study of Developing Societies [CSDS]) 16 elected and non-elected institutions and offices have been ranked in order of trustworthiness. What is the correct order of the following four in descending order—

I. Military/National Army II. Prime Minister III. Supreme court IV. Collector Correct code is: (A) I, III, IV, II (B) I, II, III, IV (C) II, III, I, IV (D) I, IV, III, II 7. Reserve Bank of India's deposit Insurance Limit of ^

1,00,000 is applicable to— (A) Principal Amount only (B) Interest amount only (C) Interest plus principal for fixed deposit only (D) Interest plus principal for all accounts/deposits

per bank 8. The maximum tax benefit available on interest

repayment towards a home improvement loan is— (A) ` 30,000 (B) ` 50,000 (C) ` 100,000 (D) ` 150,000 9. Which of the following statements is false with respect

to the Senior Citizens Saving Scheme (SCSS) ? (A) An Assessee can invest a maximum of

` 30,00,000 (B) The interest earned on these accounts is taxable (C) Only citizens above the age of 60 years are

eligible to invest in this instrument (D) Assessees get tax benefit under section 80C of

Income Tax Act 10. Consider the List-I (Nobel Laureate Economists) and

List II (Themes/Theory recognized for the Nobel Prize) and choose the correct code given below—

List-I List-II(a) William Nordhaus 1. Analysis of market power

and regulation

(b) Angus Deaton 2. Analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare

(c) Jean Tirole 3. Including climate change and technological innovation in long term economic theory

(d) Bengt Holmstrom 4. Contract theory

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Correct code is: Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 3 2 1 4 (B) 2 3 4 1 (C) 4 3 2 1 (D) 1 2 3 4 11. The Elizabethan Poor Law is regarded as the precursor

of— (A) Universal Basic Income (B) Unemployment Allowance (C) Universal Healthcare (D) Progressive Taxation 12. Which of the following Union Ministers has been

awarded Carnot Prize by the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design ?

(A) R.K. Singh, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Power

(B) Piyush Goyal, Minister of Railways and Coal (C) Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of

Environment, Forest and Climate Change. (D) Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance 13. Which of the following statements is correct about

FDI inflow during first half of 2018 ? (A) The global foreign direct investment dropped

by 41 per cent in first half of 2018 to US $ 470 billion from $ 794 billion in the same period of 2017

(B) India attracted $ 22 billion of FDI flows in the first half of 2018 which is 13 per cent higher as compared to same period of 2017

(C) China was the largest recipient of FDI, attracting an estimated $ 70 billion in inflows in the first half of the year

(D) All of the above 14. India's first cryptocurrency ATM has been installed

by— (A) Zebpay (B) Coindelta (C) Unocoin (D) toinSwitch 15. Why was the Boyan Slat in the news recently ? (A) The ocean cleaning project (B) Winner of Nobel Prize in; Economics (C) Aadhar Authentication (D) The US Federal Reserve 16. Which of the following is not a 'decacorn' ? (A) DJI Aviation (B) Pinterest (C) Hulu (D) Lyft 17. The largest money market fund in the world is

managed by— (A) Goldman Sach (B) Alibaba (C) Black Rock (D) Tencent

18. War' in China was between— (A) Qihoo and Tencent (B) Alibaba and Baidu (C) Alibaba and Amazon (D) JD.com and Qihoo 19. Who has been conferred with the Seoul Peace Prize for

2018 for his contribution to international cooperation and fostering global economic growth—

(A) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley (B) RBI Governor Dr. Urjit Patel (C) Prime Minister Narendra Modi (D) Vice-Chairman NITI Aayog Dr. Rajeev Kumar 20. As per Supreme Court order only Euro VI compliant

vehicles to be sold in India from— (A) April 1,2019 (B) April 1,2020 (C) April 1,2021 (D) April 1,2022 21. Who said, "Paying tax is 'prakriti' (natural), not paying

tax is 'vikriti' (deformity). But paying tax plus doing more is 'Sanskrit!' (culture)" ?

(A) Narendra Modi (B) Manmohan Singh (C) Raghuram G Rajan (D) Chanakya 22. PM Modi launched 'self-society' portal on October 24,

2018. It can be used by......to offer voluntary services. (A) Big Corporate Houses (B) NGOs (C) IT professionals (D) Top Bureaucrats 23. "Tax-plus-one' system has been / coined by the Prime

Minister Modi? It is related to— (A) Paying tax honestly and also doing some kind of

social service voluntarily (B) Paying tax not as a burden but as a duty towards

nation (C) Paying tax and adopt a locality for social service (D) Paying tax and adopt a city for cleanliness drive 24. Which of the following is not a function of Reserve

Bank of India ? (A) Issue of currency notes (B) Banker of the banks (C) Regulation of interest rates on deposits in

scheduled commercial banks (D) Custodian of foreign exchange reserves 25. Credit creation is a function of— (A) Reserve bank of India (B) Commercial Banks (C) Ministry of Finance (D) Development Banks 26. Which of the following persons has/have served as the

Governor of RBI as well as the chairman of Finance commission ?

I. J.M. Shelat II. C. Rangarajan III. N.K.P. Salve IV. Y.V. Reddy Correct code is : (A) Only II (B) Only II and IV (C) Only IV (D) I, II, III and IV



27. India's first Bio fuel (Ethenol) plant is being established in—

(A) Barhgarh (Odisha) (B) Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh) (C) Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) (D) Madhubani (Bihar) 28. India's rank in World bank's Global Human Capital

Index 2018 is— (A) 111th (B) 112th

(C) 114th (D) 115th

29. 'Jan dhan darshak' app has been launched by— (A) Reserve Bank of India (B) MUDRABank (C) Department of Financial Services ,Ministry

of Finance and National Information 'Science centre

(D) NABARD 30. External Debt on India, as on June 30, 2018 is— (A) US $ 530 billion (B) US $ 514 billion (C) US $ 540 billion (D) US $ 518 billion 31. India's rank in Global Competitiveness Index 2018

is— (A) 58th (B) 59th (C) 60th (D) 61st

32. ...has launched a QR-based smart-phone payment settlement service, 'PayPay' wallet, in Japan in collaboration with SoftBank and Yahoo Japan Corporation.

(A) Paytm (B) Mobiquik (C) SBI Buddy (D) Pocket 33. India stands at ............place in OXFAM World

Inequality Index 2018. (A) 101st (B) 139th (C) 147th (D) 150th

34. 'NyayaPath' or legal information voice based kiosk has been installed in—

I. Chhattisgarh II. Jharkhand III. Telangana IV. All the states' capitals Correct code is: (A) I and II only V (B) I, II and III only (C) I, II, III and IV (D) Only 1 35. NOTA (None of the above /option) is applicable in the

voting in— I. Lok Sabha Election II. Rajya Sabha Election III. Legislative Assembly Election IV. President of India Election

1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (C) 6. (A) 7. (D) 8. (A) 9. (A) 10. (A)

11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (D) 14. (C) 15. (A) 16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (A) 19. (C) 20. (B)

21. (A) 22. (C) 23. (A) 24. (C) 25. (B) 26. (B) 27. (A) 28. (D) 29. (C) 30. (B)

31. (A) 32. (A) 33. (C) 34. (A) 35. (A) 36. (C) 37. (D) 38. (D) 39. (A) 40. (D)

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Corbet code is: (A) Only I and III (B) Only I and II (C) Only I, II and III (D) I, II, III and IV 36. 8888 Uprising is related to which J country ? (A) Japan (B) South Africa (C) Myanmar (D) Thailand 37. Which of the following statements is correct about

Trilateral Highway' ? I. It connects India with Myanmar and onwards to

Thailand. II. The first 160 km stretch of it is called the India-

Myanmar Friendship Highway(IMFH). III. It was proposed in 2002 by India to connect

to Thailand, and beyond to Cambodia, Laos through Myanmar and promote trade, business, tourism and people-to-people contact.

IV. It is expected to be completed by 2021. Correct code is: (A) Only I and II (B) Only II and III (C) I, II and III, I only (D) I, II, III and IV 38. Which of the following statements is correct about

'Fjord' ? (A) A Fjord is a deep, narrow and elongated sea or

lake drain, with steep land on three sides (B) A Fjord is a U-shaped undersea valley (C) A Fjord is formed by a giant glacier (D) All of the above 39. What are Dead Zones? (A) Dead zones are vast patches of water in sea /

ocean that contain low or zero oxygen (B) Dead Zones are areas in Atlantic ocean where

ship sinks invariably (C) Dead zones are in Antarctica with high

concentration of ozone (D) None of the above 40. Which of the following pesticides has been banned in

India with an immediate effect ? I. Benomyl, Carbyl, Diazimon, Fenarimol. II. Fenthion, Linuron, Methyle Ethyle Mercury

Chloride, Methyle Parthion. III. Sodium Cynide, Thiometon, Tridemorph,

Trianfluralin. Correct code is: (A) Only I (B) Only I and II (C) only II and III (D) I, II and III




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1. In Human Development Index 2017, India's rank out of 189 countries stands at—

(A) 128th (B) 129th (C) 130th (D) 131st 2. Among BRICS nations which of the following nations

got the highest and lowest ranks respectively in HDI, 2017 ?

(A) Russia, India (B) Russia, Brazil (C) Brazil, China (D) China, South Africa 3. What is the HDI value of India in Human Development

Index 2017 ? (A) 0-614 (B) 0-640 (C) 0-712 (D) 0-782 4. Which of the following nations tops UNDP's Human

Development Index 2017 ? (A) Norway (B) Switzerland (C) Australia (D) Ireland 5. What is India's rank in Gender Inequality Index 2018? (A) 125 (B) 126 (C) 127 (D) 128 6. Which state emerged on top of the AMRUT's Ease of

Living Index 2018 ? (A) Odisha (B) Madhya Pradesh (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Telangana 7. What is India's rank in Global Logistics Performance

Index 2018? (A) 40th (B) 42nd (C) 44th (D) 46th 8. Which of the following countries tops the list of

Global Logistics Performance Index 2018 ? (A) Sweden (B) Germany (C) Belgium (D) Austria 9. For 2018-19, US Fitch Rating agency raised India's

GDP forecast to— (A) 7-5% (B) 7-6%' (C) 7-8% (D) 8-0% 10. As per the RBI data, India's current account deficit

(CAD) for the period Ql (April-June 2018) stood......per cent of GDP.

(A) 1-8% (B) 2-4% (C) 2-8% (D) 3-2% 11. For the year 2018-19, Union government has fixed the

target of foodgrains output at the level— (A) 278 MT (B) 280 MT (C) 285 MT (D) 290 MT 12. 'PARIWARTAN' Scheme is associated with— (A) Women Empowerment (B) MoreFDI (C) Power Sector (D) Education

13. The Head Office of newly established India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) has been created at—

(A) New Delhi (B) Gurugram (C) Mumbai (D) Ahmedabad 14. Who is the first Managing Director of newly created

India Post Payment Bank ? (A) Suresh Sethi (B) Pradeep Baizal (C) Susheel Chandra (D) Anant Narayan Nanda 15. In which category has India's human development

status been placed in Human Development Report 2018 ?

(A) Ultra High Human Development (B) High Human Development (C) Medium Human Development (D) Low Human Development 16. According to Human Development Report 2018,

India's Life Expectancy at Birth (2017) stands at— (A) 64-2 years (B) 66-8 years (C) 68-8 years (D) 70-2 years 17. According to Human Development Report 2018

India's per capita income (based on Purchasing Power Parity) stands approximately at—

(A) $6,300 (B) $6,100 (C) $6,000 (D) $5,800 18. The sugar production in India during 2017-

18 (October-September) has been estimated at approximately—

(A) 28 MT (B) 30 MT (C) 35 MT (D) 40 MT 19. Which of the following states has stood at top rank

in the production of sugar in 2017-18 (October-September) ?

(A) Karnataka (B) Maharashtra (C) Punjab (D) Uttar Pradesh 20. As per the latest projected estimates of Agriculture

Ministry, Kharif foodgrain production (2018-19) has been placed at—

(A) 140 MT (B) 142 MT (C) 145 MT (D) 150 MT 21. Which Indian State secured top spot in terms of the

renewable energy generation capacity in India in 2018?

(A) Andhra Pradesh (B) Karnataka (C) Punjab (D) Maharashtra




22. Which of the following cities secured top position as the most liveable city on Government's inaugural 'Ease of Living' Index 2018?

(A) Hyderabad (B) Bengaluru (C) Channai (D) Pune 23. World Forestry Day is observed on— (A) March 1 (B) March 15 (C) March 21 (D) March 28 24. Gender Inequality Index, deve-. loped by UNDP

reflects Gender-based inequalities in—

(A) Reproductive health (B) Empowerment (Political & Educational) (C) Economic Activity (D) All of the above 25. The world's largest solar park has recently been

launched in which of the following states ? (A) Rajasthan (B) Karnataka (C) Odisha (D) Kerala

1. (C) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (C) 6. (C) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (B)

11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (A) 14. (A) 15. (C) 16. (C) 17. (A) 18. (B) 19. (D) 20. (B)

21. (B) 22. (D) 23. (C) 24. (D) 25. (A)





GK October Part-1

1. The term'seigniorage'in the case of printing of currency notes refers to—

(A) The intrinsic value less the cost of production (B) Inflation-adjusted currency value (C) Cost of production less intrinsic value (D) Domestic currency value less foreign currency

value 2. Usually, losses cannot be carried forward if one files a

delayed income tax return. The only exception is— (A) Business losses (B) Loss from house property (C) Short-term capital loss (D) Long-term capital loss 3. A married couple jointly borrows for a home loan in

the ratio of 50:50 while wife has full ownership of the house, each can enjoy income tax rebate in the ratio of—

(A) Ownership (B) Borrowing (C) Anyone, at the borrower's discretion (D) The respective assessee's income 4. A holographic Will is a term used for— (A) Handwritten Will (B) Will bearing a hologram (C) Will bearing a watermark (D) Will that cannot be modified 5. Gita Gopinath's name was in the news in the first week

of October 2018. Which of the following statements is/are correct about her?

(A) She has been appointed Chief Economist in the International Monetary Fund

(B) Gita Gopinath was the "third woman ever and the first Indian after Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to receive such an outstanding honour" when she was appointed permanent professor at Harvard University's economics department in 2010.

(C) She has worked as the Financial Advisor to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

(D) All of the above 6. Who has been awarded United Nation's Champions of

the Earth Award for 2018 ? (A) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (B) French President Emmanuel Macron (C) British Prime Minister Theresa May (D) Both (A) and (B) jointly 7. Which of the following statements is incorrect in

respect of United Nations ?

(A) Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit, veteran Indian diplomat and sister of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, was the first woman to be elected president of the General Assembly in as early as 1953.

(B) Espinosa, Ecuador's former Minister of Foreign Affairs, was in June elected president of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly, becoming only the fourth female president of the organisation in its 73-year history

(C) World Trade Organisation is one of the most powerful organizations of United Nations

(D) Prime Minister Modi has been conferred with the United Nations' highest environmental honour, the 'UNEP Champions of the Earth1 award, recognising his leadership of the International Solar Alliance as well as his pledge to eliminate all single-use plastic in India by 2022

8. 2018's Nobel prize in economics has been given jointly to William Nordhaus (USA) and Paul Romer (USA) for—

(A) Including climate change and technological innovation in longterm economic theory

(B) His contributions to behavioural economics (C) Their contributions to contract theory (D) His analysis of market power and regulation 9. Term 'Titli' was in the news in second week of October

2018. What was it ? (A) Joint naval operation of India and Russia (B) It was a cyclone, erupted on the east coast

covering eight coastal districts of Odisha Ganjam, Gajapati, Khurda, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak and Balasore

(C) Award winning document-tary film (D) Award winning feature film based on an

abandoned girl child 10. Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2018 has

been prepared and released by— (A) World Economic Forum (B) Ernst & Young in collaboration with OECD (C) United Nations Development Programme and

Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiatives

(D) Oxfam International 11. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly? (A) Vaishali Ki Nagarbadhu-Acharya Chatursen (B) Vaam Maarg- Gurudatta




(C) Unse Naa Kahanaa- Rangey Raghav (D) Shamshaan Champa-Shivanee 12. Who won Man Booker Prize, 2018? (A) Anna Burns for her novel 'Milkman' (B) Daisy Johnson for her novel 'Everything Under' (C) Robin Robertson for his book 'The Long Take', (D) Esi Edugyan for her novel 'Washington Black' 13. Certain products from Bihar have been granted

Geographical Indication tag— I. Katrani rice II. Jardalu mango III. Magahi paan (betel vine) IV. Shahilitchi Correct code is : (A) Only III (B) Only I and III (C) I, II and III only (D) I, II, III and IV 14. He was the only person in India who served Chief

Minister of two States. He was— (A) Narayan Datt Tiwari (B) Chandrababu Naidu (C) MorarjiDesai (D) Babulal Marandi 15. The latest global wealth study by Credit Suisse says

that.........percent Indian adults have average annual income less than ` 730,000 (US $10000)

(A) 61% (B) 71% (C) 81% (D) 91% 16. Which of the following is world's longest bridge? (A) The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge (B) The Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge (C) Louisiana's Lake Pontchar-train Causeway (D) Bridge in Jiaozhou Bay 17. Pashupati Seal, a steatite seal discovered at

Mohenjodaro depicts— I. A human figure or a deity seating cross-legged II. An elephant and a tiger on the right side of the

figure III. A Rhinoceros and a buffalo on the left side of the

figure IV. A cow and a deer below the figure Correct code is : (A) Only I and II (B) Only I and III (C) Only I and IV (D) I, II, III and IV 18. Which of the following is/are distinct styles of Odisha

School of temple architecture ? I. There was no use of pillars in the porch. Iron

girders were used instead to support the roof II. Shikharas were known as Rekhadeuls III. The mandaps were known as jagmohanas IV. The ground plan of the main temple was square Correct code is : (A) I, II and III (B) II, III and IV (C) I, III and IV (D) I, II, III and IV 19. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ? (A) Vikramshila University-Madhya Pradesh (B) Hemkund Gurudwara-Himachal Pradesh

(C) Udaigiri Caves—Maharashtra (D) Amaravati Buddhist Stupa-Andhra Pradesh 20. Apabhramsa School of art traces its origin to— (A) Gujarat and Mewar region in Rajasthan (B) Malwa region in Madhya Pradesh (C) Bundelkhand region Uttar Pradesh and Madhya

Pradesh (D) Mithila region in Bihar 21. The classical style of Kathak was revived by...... in the

twentieth century. (A) Lady Leela Sokhey (B) Bhanuji (C) Raja Chakradhar Singh (D) Janaki Prasad 22. Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of a State is— (A) Appointed by the Governor of that State (B) Appointed by the President of India (C) Appointed by the Chief Minister of that state (D) Elected by the members of the legislative

assembly 23. Who among the following is regarded as the guardian

of the 'Public Purse 'in India? (A) President of India (B) Prime Minister of India (C) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (D) The Parliament 24. Which of the following is/are ; constitutional body ? I. Finance Commission II. National Commission fo: Scheduled castes III. National Commission fo: Scheduled Tribes IV. National Commission fo] other Backward Castes Correct code is : (A) Only I (B) Only I and II (C) Only I, II and III (D) I, II, III and IV 25. Official language for communication between Uttar

Pradesh and Tamil Nadu is— (A) Hindi (B) English (C) Hindi and English Both (D) Hindi or English 26. The Constitutional Amendments regarding.........is /

are required to be ratified by the Legislatures of not less than one-half of the States—

I. Article 54, Article 55, Article 73, Article 162 and Article 241

II. Any of the lists in Seventh Schedule III. The representation of States in Parliament IV. Chapter IV of part V Correct code is : (A) Only I (B) Only IV (C) Only II and III (D) I, II, III and IV 27. .........is politically well known for direct democracy. (A) Switzerland (B) England (C) USA (D) Sweden 28. Gram Panchayats in India have been constituted on

the recommendations of—



(A) Balwantrai Mehta Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions

(B) Ashok Mehta Committee on Panchay&ti Raj Institutions

(C) G.V.K. Rao Committee on Panchayati Raj Institutions

(D) Dr. L.M. Sinqhvi Committee for the Concept paper on Panchayati Raj Institutions

29. Term of the member of the Rajya Sabha is— (A) Four years (B) Five Years (C) Six Years (D) Seven Years 30. The presence of gravitational field is required for the

heat transfer by— (A) Conduction (B) Stirring of liquids (C) Natural Convection (D) Radiation 31. The resistance of a straight conductor does not depend

on its— (A) Length (B) Temperature (C) Material (D) Shape or cross-section 32. De Broglie wavelength is associated with— (A) Moving particles (B) Static particles (C) Flying particles (D) Sinking particles 33. Which of the following is covalent in nature ? (A) Calcium chloride (B) Sodium sulphate (C) Magnesium Fluoride (D) Carbon Tetrachloride 34. Which of the following pairs is matched correctly ? (A) Phylum Echinodermata— Starfish (B) Phylum Hemichordata—Sea Cucumber (C) Phylum Chordata—Toad (D) Amphibia—Shark

1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (A) 5. (D) 6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (A) 9. (B) 10. (C)

11. (C) 12. (A) 13. (D) 14. (A) 15. (D) 16. (A) 17. (D) 18. (D) 19. (D) 20. (A)

21. (A) 22. (D) 23. (C) 24. (D) 25. (B) 26. (D) 27. (A) 28. (A) 29. (C) 30. (C)

31. (C) 32. (A) 33. (D) 34. (A) 35. (C) 36. (C) 37. (D) 38. (D) 39. (A) 40. (B)


35. Necrosis of roots and shoot tips in plants is due to the deficiency of—

(A) Potassium (B) Phosphorus (C) Calcium (D) Nitrogen 36. Which of the following organs of the human body is a

part of digestive system ? (A) Spleen (B) Kidney (C) Pancreas (D) Lungs 37. There was no free oxygen in the early atmosphere

because most of it was tied up in— (A) Water (B) Ammonia (C) Methane (D) Rock 38. Tuberculosis is a disease of— (A) Human Only (B) Animals (C) Birds (D) All of the above 39. Which of the following is/are associated with climate

change ? I. Earth Summit II. Kyoto protocol III. UNFCCC IV. Ramsar Convention Correct code is : (A) Only I, II and III (B) Only II, III and IV (C) Only II (D) I, II, III and IV 40. Health problems associated with indoor air pollution

in developing countries is most commonly related to—

(A) Chlorine gas released from tap water (B) The use of biofuels for cooking and heating (C) Poor hygiene and sanitation (D) The widespread use of pesticides to control

disease vectors



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GK October Part-1

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1. Which one of the following rivers is not a tributary of river Cauvery ?

(A) Hemavati (B) Arkavati (C) Indravati (D) Amravati 2. Which of the following conditions is/are essential for

tea cultivation ? 1. Tropical and sub-tropical climate 2. Heavy rainfall ranging from 150 cm to 250 cm 3. Soil should contain good amount of lime Select the correct answer using the code given below: (A) 1,2 and 3 (B) 1 and 2 only (C) 2 and 3 only (D) lonly 3. Bharatmala Project is related to— (A) Improving road connectivity (B) Interlinking ports and railways • (C) Interlinking of rivers (D) Interlinking major cities with gas pipelines 4. Which one of the following is a local wind that blows

out from Siberia ? (A) Bora (B) Purga (C) Mistral (D) Blizzard 5. Which one of the following centres is not known for

iron and steel industry ? (A) Bhadravati (B) Salem (C) Vishakhapatnam (D) Renukoot 6. Which of the following are essential pre-requisites for

establishment of a thermal power station ? 1. Availability of fossil fuels 2. Proximity to a river, lake or sea 3. Good transport network 4. Proximity to an urban centre Select the correct

answer using the code given below : (A) 1,2 and 3 (B) 2 and 4 (C) 2 and 3 only (D) 1 and 3 only 7. Which of the following statements about 'Aadi

Mahotsav' held recently in New Delhi is/ are correct ? 1. The theme of the festival was 'A Celebration

of the Spirit of Tribal Culture, Cuisine and Commerce'

2. The festival was organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below: (A) lonly (B) 2 only (C) Both land 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2 8. Light year is a unit for measurement of: (A) age of universe

(B) very small time intervals (C) very high temperature (D) very large distance 9. Which of the following statements about

electromagnetic waves, sound waves and water waves is / are correct ?

1. They exhibit reflection 2. They carry energy 3. They exert pressure 4. They can travel in vacuum Select the correct answer using the code given below: (A) 1,2 and 3 (B) 2 and 4 (C) land 3 only (D) lonly 10. Thermal capacity of a body depends on the— (A) mass of the body only (B) mass and shape of the body only (C) density of the body (D) mass, shape and temperature of the body 11. Who among the following first used the term 'Industrial

Revolution' in English to describe the changes that occurred in British industrial development between 1760 and 1820 ?

(A) Karl Marx* (B) Georges Michelet (C) Arnold Toynbee (D) Friedrich Engels 12. Which one of the following statements about the

Olympe de Gouges (1748-1793) is correct ? (A) She declared that although citizens should have

equal rights, they are not entitled to the same honours by the State

(B) She was a supporter of the Jacobin government (C) She was jailed for treason by the National

Assembly (D) She declared that the nation is the union of

woman and man 13. Who among the following built a model steam engine

in 1968 called 'Miner's Friend' to drain mines ? (A) Thomas Savery (B) Thomas Newcomen (C) James Watt (D) Richard Arkwright 14. Which one of the following statements about

Renaissance Humanist culture is not true ? (A) It slackened the control of religion over human

life (B) It believed that human nature was many-sided (C) It was concerned with good manners (D) It criticized material wealth, power and glory




15. Who gifted the Badshah Nama to King George in 1799 ?

(A) AbuiFazal (B) Abdul Hamid Lahori (C) Nawab of Awadh (D) William Jones 16. What is the name of the award given to meritorious

men in the Mughal Court in the form of a robe of honour that was once worn by the Emperor ?

(A) Sarapa (B) Patka (C) Padma murassa (D) Khilat 17. Who among the following social reformer started a

society for the encouragement of widow remarriage in 1866 in Maharashtra ?

(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (B) jyotirao Phule (C) Vishnushastri Pandit (D) Pandita Ramabai 18. Name the first major voluntary association

representing primarily Indian landlord interests that was set up in Calcutta in 1851 ?

(A) British Indian Association (B) Landholder's Society (C) Madras Native Association (D) Bombay Association 19. Who among the following introduced the Permanent

Settlement of Bengal in 1793? (A) Lord Cornwallis (B) Lord Ripon (C) Robert Clive (D) John Adam 20. Name the rebel who fought against the British in the

battle of Chinhat in the course of the 1857 Revolt ? (A) Ahmadullah Shah (B) Shah Mai (C) Mangal Pandey (D) Kunwar Singh 21. Which one of the following statements is correct ? (A) Any energy 'transfer that does not involve

temperature difference in some way :s not heat (B) Any energy transfer always requires a

temperature difference (C) On heating the length and volume of the object

remain exactly the same (D) Whenever there is a temperature difference, heat

is the only way of energy transfer 22. If T is the time period of an oscillating pendulum,

which one of the following statements is not correct ? (A) The motion repeats after time T only once (B) T is the least time after which motion repeats

itself (C) The motion repeats itself after «T, where n is a

positive integer (D) T remains the same only for small angular

displacements 23. If an object moves with constant velocity then which

one of the following statements is not correct ? (A) Its motion is along a straight line (B) Its speed changes with time (C) Its acceleration is zero (D) Its displacement increases linearly with time

24. An object is moving with uniform acceleration a. Its initial velocity is u and after time f its velocity is v. The equation of its motion is v = u + at. The velocity (along y-axis) time (along .r-axis) graph shall be a straight line.

(A) passing through origin (B) with j-intercept« (C) with y-intercept u (D) with slope u 25. What is the net force experienced by a bar magnet

placed in a uniform magnetic field ? (A) Zero (B) Depends upon length of the magnet (C) Never zero (D) Depends upon temperature 26. Which one of the following has maximum inertia ? (A) An atom (B) A molecule (C) A one-rupee coin (D) A cricket ball 27. Which one of the following is the value of 1 kWh of

energy cover-ted into joules ? (A) l – 8 × 106 J (B) 3 – 6 × l06 J (C) 6 – 0 × 106 J (D) 7 – 2 × l06 J 28. Which one of the following statements about

gravitational force is NOT correct ? (A) It is experienced by all bodies in the universe (B) It is a dominant force between celestial bodies (C) It is a negligible force for atoms (D) It is same for all pairs of bodies in our universe 29. Whether an object will float or sink in a liquid,

depends on— (A) mass of the object only (B) mass of the object and density of liquid only (C) difference in the densities of the object and liquid (D) mass and shape of the object only 30. Which one of the following devices is non-ohmic ? (A) Conducting copper coil (B) Electric heating coil (C) Semi conductor diode (D) Rheostat 31. Which one of the following is the natural phenomenon

based on which a simple periscope works ? (A) Reflection of light (B) Refraction of light (C) Dispersion of light (D) Total internal reflection of light 32. Which one of the following frequency ranges is

sensitive to human ears ? (A) 0-200 Hz (B) 20-20,000 Hz (C) 200 - 20,000 Hz only (D) 2,000 - 20,000 Hz only33. The accidental touch of Nettle leaves creates a burning

sense-tion, which is due to inject of— (A) Hydrochloric acid (B) Methai.oic acid (C) Citric acid (D) Sulphuric acid 34. Which of the following properties is true for a tooth

paste ?



(A) It is acidic (B) It is neutral (C) It is basic (D) It is made up of Calcium phosphate, the material

of tooth enamel 35. Which one of the following gives the highest amount

of hydrogen ions (H +) ? (A) Sodium hydroxide solution (B) Milk of magnesia (C) Lemon juice (D) Gastric juice 36. Which one of the following is NOT a tributary of

Indus River ? (A) Beas (B) Ravi (C) Chenab (D) Tawi 37. Which one among the following is the largest tiger

reserve of India in terms of area of the core/critical tiger habitat ?

(A) Manas (B) Pakke (C) Nagarjunasagar Srisailam (D) Periyar 38. Which one of the following is not a coastal depositional

feature ? (A) Tombolo (B) Sandbar (C) Stack (D) Spit 39. Which of the following is/are coastal erosional

feature(s) ? 1. Notch 2. Sea Arch 3. Cliff 4. Hook Select the correct answer using the code given below: (A) 1,2 and 3 (B) 2, 3 and 4 (C) 2 and 3 only (D) lonly 40. Chemical weathering of rocks is much greater in a

place with— (A) cold and dry climate (B) hot and humid climate (C) hot and dry climate (D) cold and humid climate 41. Which of the following statements about specific heat

of a body is/are correct ? 1. It depends upon mass and shape of the body. 2. It is independent of mass and shape of the body. 3. It depends only upon the temperature of the

body. Select the correct answer using the code given below: (A) 1 only (B) 2 and 3 (C) 1 and 3 (D) 2 only 42. Which one of the following is an example of the force

of gravity of the earth acting on a vibrating pendulum bob ?

(A) Applied force (B) Frictional force (C) Restoring force (D) Virtual force 43. Which one of the following statements about the

refractive index of a material medium with respect to air is correct ?

(A) It can be either positive or negative (B) It can have zero value (C) It is unity for all materials (D) It is always greater than one 44. Which one of the following statements about magnetic

field lines is not correct ? (A) They can emanate from a point (B) They do not cross each other (C) Field lines between two poles cannot be precisely

straight lines at the ends (D) There are no field lines within a bar magnet 45. Two convex lenses with power 2 dioptre are kept

in contact with each other. The focal length of the combined lens system is—

(A) 0-10 m (B) 2 m (C) 4 m (D) 0-25 m 46. Which one of the following alkali metals has lowest

melting point ? (A) Sodium (B) Potassium (C) Rubidium (D) Caesium 47. Which one of the following metals is alloyed with

sodium to transfer heat in a nuclear reactor? (A) Potassium (B) Calcium (C) Magnesium (D) Strontium 48. Which one of the following metals is used in the

filaments of photo-electric cells that convert light energy into electric energy ?

(A) Tungsten (B) Copper (C) Rubidium (D) Aluminium 49. Which of the following statements about Ring of Fire

is/are correct ? 1. It is a zone of convergence plate boundaries. 2. It is an active seismic and volcanic zone 3. It is associated with deep trench Select the correct answer using the code given below: (A) 1 and 2 only (B) 2 and 3 only (C) lonly (D) 1,2 and 3 50. Which one of the following Himalayan vegetation

species is found between the altitudes of 1800 to 2600 metres ?

(A) Saal (B) Chir (C) Spruce (D) Deodar 51. Brine is an aqueous solution of— (A) NaCl (B) NaOH (C) NaHCO3 (D) Na2CO3 52. Which one of the following is the chemical formula of

Washing Soda? (A) NaHCO3 (B) Na2C03·10H2O (C) Na2CO3·5H2O (D) NaOH 53. Which one of the following is NOT true for bleaching

powder ? (A) It is used as a reducing agent in chemical

industries



(B) It is used for bleaching wood pulp in paper factories

(C) It is used for disinfecting drinking water (D) 'It is used for bleaching linen in textile industry 54. AIDS is caused by a virus whose genetic material is— (A) single stranded circular DNA (B) double stranded DNA (C) single stranded RNA (D) double stranded RNA 55. Which one of the following is an organelle that is not

found in prokaryotic cells ? (A) Cell wall (B) Mitochondria (C) Plasma membrane (D) Ribosome56. Which one of the following parts of body does not take

part in the process of breathing ? (A) Bronchi (B) Bowman's capsule (C) Diaphragm (D) Trachea 57. Which one of the following statements about

classification of plants is correct ? (A) Thallophytes have well differentiated body

design (B) Funaria is a fungus (C) All Pteridophytes are Phanerogams (D) Vascular system is not found among Bryophytes 58. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of

levels of hierarchy of classification of organisms from higher to lower ?

(A) Phylum - Class - Order -Family - Genus (B) Phylum - Class - Family -Order - Genus (C) Family - Order - Class -Species - Genus (D) Class - Family - Order -Species - Genus 59. Which one of the following statements about

meristematic tissue in plants is correct ? (A) These are dead tissues and form wood (B) They provide flexibility to plant due to their

thickened walls (C) These are present in the bark of a tree only (D) Growth occurs in plants due to division of cells

of these tissues 60. Which one of the following Union Territories has the

highest female literacy rate ? (A) Chandigarh (B) Lakshadweep (C) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (D) Puducherry 61. Consider the following statements about Roaring

Forties : 1. They are strong Westerly winds found in the

oceans of Southern Hemisphere. 2. The strong east to west air currents are caused by

the combination of air being displaced from the Equator towards the South Pole and the earth's rotation and abundance of landmasres to serve as wind breaks.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (A) lonly (B) 2 only (C) Both land 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2 62. 'Consider the following statements : 1. The doldrums is a low pressure area around

Equator where the prevailing winds are calm. 2. Chinook is a hot and dry wind that blows in

winter and therefore raises the temperature in a short time.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct ? (A) lonly (B) 2 only (C) Both 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2 63. Which one of the following is the driest desert of the

world ? (A) Atacama (B) Gobi (C) Sahara (D) Kalahari 64. Which of the following statements about latent heat

for a given substance is/are correct ? 1. It is fixed at a given temperature 2. It depends upon the temperature and volume 3. It is independent of temperature and volume 4. It depends on the temperature but independent of

volume Select the correct answer using the code given below: (A) 2 (B) 1 and 3 (C) 4 only (D) 1 and 4 65. Which one of the following statements about the mass

of a body is correct ? (A) It changes from one place to another (B) It is same everywhere (C) It depends on its shape (D) It does not depend on its temperature 66. A ball balanced on a vertical rod is an example of— (A) stable equilibrium (B) unstable equilibrium (C) neutral equilibrium (D) perfect equilibrium 67. Who among the following are the two civil servants

who assisted the Constituent Assembly in farming the Constitution of India ?

(A) B. N. Rau and K. M. Munshi (B) S. N. Mukherjee and Alladi Krishnaswamy Aiyar (C) B. N. Rau and S. N. Mukherjee (D) K. M. Munshi and Alladi Krishnaswamy Aiyar 68. Which member of the Constituent Assembly proposed

the resolution that the National Flag of India be a "horizontal tricolour of saffron, white and dark green in equal proportion." with a wheel in navy blue at the centre ?

(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) B. R. Ambedkar ,• (C) Rajendra Prasad (D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel 69. Which of the following is/are not historical biography/

biographies ?



1. Dipavamsa 2. Harshacharita 3. Vikramankadevacharita 4. Prithvirajavijaya Select the correct answer from the code given below : (A) 1 only (B) 2 and 3 only (C) 2, 3 and 4 only (D) 1,2, 3 and 4 70. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ?

Traveller Country from1. Macro Polo Italy

2. Ibn Battuta Morocco

3. Nikitin Russia

4. Seydi Ali Reis Turkey

Select the correct answer using the code given below: (A) 1, 2 and 3 only (B) 2 and 3 only (C) 1,2, 3 and 4 (D) 1 and 4 only 71. Which of the following clans are included in the

Agnikula Rajputs ? 1. Pratiharas 2. Chaulukyas 3. Paramaras 4. Chahamanas Select the correct answer from the code given below : (A) 1 and 3 only (B) 1,3 and 4 only (C) 1,2, 3 and 4 (D) 2 and 4 only 72. Who among the following was the author of Humayun

Nama ? (A) Roshanara Begum (B) Ruquaiya Sultan Begum (C) Gulbadan Begum (D) Gauhara Begum 73. Which one of the following about the Parliament of

India is NOT correct ? (A) The Parliament consists of the President, the Lok

Sabha and the Rajya Sabha (B) There are no nominated members in the Lok

Sabha (C) The Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved (D) Some members of the Rajya Sabha are nominated

by the President 74. Which one of the following statements with regard to

the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India is not correct ?

(A) He is appointed by the President of India (B) He can be removed from office in the same way

as the judge of the Supreme Court of India (C) The CAG is eligible for further office under the

Government of India after he has ceased to hold his office

(D) The salary of the CAG is charged upon the Consolidated Fund of India

75. The Superintendence, direction and control of elections in India is vested in—

(A) The Supreme Court of India (B) The Parliament of India

(C) The Election Commission of India (D) The Chief Election Commissioner 76. Which of the following pro-vision(s) of the

Constitution of India became effective from 26th November, 1949 ?

1. Elections 2. Citizenship 3. Emergency provisions 4. Appointment of the Judges Select the correct

answer using the code given below : (A) lonly (B) 1 and 2 only (C) 1, 2 and 3 (D) 2 and 4 77. Which of the following statements regarding

construction of Rohtang tunnel is not correct ? (A) It is located at an altitude of 5,000 feet (B) It will provide all-year connectivity to Lahaul

and Spiti Valley (C) The tunnel is being built by the Border Roads

Organization (D) It will reduce the length of the Leh Manali

highway by approximately 50 km 78. Who among the following recently became the first

woman pilot in Indian Navy ? (A) Astha Segal (B) Roopa A (C) Sakthi Maya S (D) Shubhangi Swaroop 79. Who among the following Indians did not hold the

title of Miss World ? (A) Reita Faria (B) SushmitaSen (C) Diana Hayden (D) Yukta Mookhey 80. Which one of the following countries has failed to

qualify for the first time in 60 years for the FIFA World Cup to be held in Russia in the year 2018 ?

(A) Mexico (B) Iran (C) Saudi Arabia (D) Italy 81. The Defence Technology and Trade Initiative (DTTI)

is a forum for dialogue on defence partnership between India and—

(A) Russia (B) United States of America (C) Israel (D) France 82. As per the policy applicable in 2017, how much

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is permitted in the defence sector in India ?

(A) 49 per cent through the automatic route (B) 26 per cent through the government route (C) 26 per cent through the automatic route and

beyond that up to 49 per cent through the government route

(D) 75 per cent through the automatic route 83. Which one of the following countries did not

participate in the 21st edition of Exercise Malabar ? (A) United States of America (B) Japan (C) India (D) Australia



84. Justice Delveer Bhandari of India was recently re-elected to the International Court of Justice after Christopher Greenwood pulled out before 12th round of voting. Christopher Greenwood was a nominee of—

(A) Canada (B) Russia (C) Britain (D) USA 85. In order to review the Income Tax Act, 1961 and

to draft a new Direct Tax Law in consonance with economic needs of the country, the Government of India in November 2017 has constituted a Task Force. Who among the following is made the convenor of it?

(A) Shri Arvind Subramanian (B) Shri Arbind Modi (C) Shri Amitabh Kant (D) Dr. Bibek Debroy 86. The 5th Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS)

was held in New Delhi in November, 2017. Which of the following statemens about GCCS is/are correct ?

1. The 4th version of GCCS was held in London. 2. The main theme of GCCS 2017 is 'Cyber 4 All: A

Secure and Inclusive Cyberspace for Sustainable Development'.

3. 'Bindu' is the logo of GCCS 2017. Select the correct answer using the code given below: (A) lonly (B) 2 only (C) 2 and 3 only (D) 1,2 and 3 87. Which of the following statements about a fluid at rest

in a cup is/are correct ? 1. Pressure is same at all the points in the fluid. 2. Pressure is exerted on the walls. 3. Pressure exists everywhere in the fluid. Select the correct answer using the code given below: (A) 1 and 2 only (B) 2 and 3 only (C) lonly (D) 1,2 and 3 88. Which one of the following devices is used to measure

atmospheric pressure ? (A) Ammeter (B) Barometer (C) Potentiometer (D) Lactometer 89. Which one of the following is the number of water

molecules that share with two formula unit CaSO4 in plaster of Paris ?

(A) One (B) Two (C) Five (D) Ten 90. How is carbon black obtained ? (A) By heating wood at high temperature in absence

of air (B) By heating coal at High temperature in absence

of air (C) By burning hydrocarbons in a limited supply of

air (D) By heating coal at high temperature in presence

of air 91. Which one of the following properties is not true for

graphite ?

(A) Hybridisation of each carbon atom is sp3 (B) Hybridisation of each carbon atom is sp2 (C) Electrons are delocalized over the whole sheet of

atoms (D) Each layer is composed of hexagonal rings 92. Which one of the following is the purest form of

Carbon ? (A) Charcoal (B) Coke (C) Fullerene (D) Carbon black 93. The Poisonous nature of Carbon monoxide (CO) is

due to its— (A) insolubility in water (B) ability to form a complex with haemoglobin (C) ability to reduce some metal oxides (D) property of having one sigma bond 94. Which one of the following elements is needed in the

human body to transfer electrical signals 'by nerve cells ?

(A) Lithium (B) Sodium (C) Rubidium (D) Caesium 95. Who among the following first discovered cell ? (A) Robert Brown (B) Robert Hooke (C) Leeuwenhoek (D) Rudolf Virchow 96. Which one of the following group of organisms forms

a food chain ? (A) Grass, human and fish (B) Grass, goat and human (C) Tree, tree cutter and tiger (D) Goat, cow and human 97. Which one of the following types of tissues will have

contractile proteins ? (A) Nervous tissue (B) Muscle tissue (C) Bone tissue (D) Blood tissue 98. If by an unknown accident the acid secreting cells

of the stomach wall of an individual are damaged, digestion of which one of the following biomolecule will be affected to a greater extent ?

(A) Protein only (B) Lipid (C) Carbohydrate only (D) Protein and Carbohydrate 99. In which one of the following places, Headquarters of

a Railway Zone is located ? (A) Kanpur (B) Lucknow (C) Hajipur (D) New Jalpaiguri 100. Which of the following statements about Indian

Academy of Highway Engineers is / are correct ? 1. It is a registered society. 2. It is a collaborative body of both Central

Government and State Governments. Select the correct answer using the code given below: (A) lonly (B) 2 only (C) Both land 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2



1. (C) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (D) 6. (A) 7. (A) 8. (D) 9. (A) 10. (A)

11. (C) 12. (C) 13. (A) 14. (D) 15. (C) 16. (D) 17. (C) 18. (A) 19. (A) 20. (A)

21. (A) 22. (C) 23. (B) 24. (C) 25. (A) 26. (C) 27. (B) 28. (D) 29. (C) 30. (C)

31. (A) 32. (B) 33. (B) 34. (C) 35. (D) 36. (D) 37. (C) 38. (C) 39. (A) 40. (B)

41. (D) 42. (C) 43. (D) 44. (D) 45. (D) 46. (D) 47. (A) 48. (D) 49. (A) 50. (C)

51. (A) 52. (B) 53. (A) 54. (C) 55. (B) 56. (B) 57. (D) 58. (A) 59. (D) 60. (B)

61. (A) 62. (C) 63. (C) 64. (B) 65. (B) 66. (B) 67. (C) 68. (A) 69. (B) 70. (C)

71. (C) 72. (C) 73. (B) 74. (C) 75. (C) 76. (B) 77. (A) 78. (D) 79. (B) 80. (D)

81. (B) 82. (A) 83. (D) 84. (C) 85. (B) 86. (B) 87. (B) 88. (B) 89. (A) 90. (D)

91. (D) 92. (C) 93. (B) 94. (B) 95. (B) 96. (B) 97. (B) 98. (A) 99. (C) 100. (C)





GK October Part-1

1. Which one of the following statements is not true about the power of Supreme Court of India ?

(A) It has the exclusive power to issue writs to protect the, fundamental rights of the people

(B) It has original and exclusive jurisdiction in inter-governmental disputes.

(C) It has advisory jurisdiction on a question of law or fact which may be referred to it by the President of India

(D) It has power to review its own judgment or order 2. Arrange the following committees on Panchayati Raj

in chronological order— 1 Rao Committee 2. L.M. Singhvi Committee 3. B.R. Mehta Committee 4. Ashok Mehta Committee Select the correct

answer from the codes given below:— Codes: (A) 2, 3,1 and 4 (B) 1,3, 4 and 2 (C) 3, 4, land 2 (D) 4, 3, 2 and 1 3. What is the minimum population below, which at the

intermediate level the Panchayats are not constituted as per provisions of the Indian Constitution (73rd Amendment Act) ?

(A) 25 Lakh (B) 20 Lakh (C) 35 Lakh (D) 30 Lakh 4. Which among the following Articles of the Indian

Constitution empowers the Governor to issue the ordinance ?

(A) Article 208 (B) Article 212 (C) Article 213 (D) Article 214 5. Under which of the following Articles of the Indian

Constitution, it has been provided that all minorities shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice ?

(A) Article 28 (B) Article 29 (C) Article 30 (D) Article 31 6. Which Article of the Indian Constitution is related to

the Fundamental Rights against the Exploitation of the Children ?

(A) Article 17 (D) Article 19 (C) Article 23 (D) Article 24 7. Indian Parliament consists of— (A) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (B) The President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha (C) Lok Sabha, President and Council of Ministers (D) Lok Sabha, Rajaya Sabha and Council of

Ministers

8. The number of nominated members in the Legislative Council is—

(A) 1 / 3 of the total strength (B) 1 / 4 of the total strength (C) 1/6 of the total strength (D) None of the above 9. Which of the following was not the stated objective of

demonetisation in India ? (A) Reduction in the use of cash in the economy. (B) Increasing in the use of digital modes of

transaction. (C) Expanding the tax base (D) Increasing the rate growth of G.D.P. 10. The introduction of Goods and Service Tax from July

2017 in expected to create— (A) An uniformity in Indian market (B) Improve tax compliance (C) Only (A) above (D) Both (A) and (B) above 11. Growth in Gross Tax Revenue in /the case of Central

Government was highest in the year— (A) 2013-14 (B) 2014-15 (C) 2015-16 (D) 2016-17 12. In India, the power of judicial review is enjoyed by— (A) The Supreme Court alone (B) The Supreme Court as well as High Courts v (C) All the Courts (D) None of the above 13. Assertion (A): India's trade deficit, after reaching the

highest level in the year 2012-13 registered continuous decline since 2013-14.

Reason (R): There was a general decline in both P.O.L. and Non-P.O.L. deficits since 2013-14.

Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct

explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the

correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is correct but (R) is false (D) (A) is false but (R) is correct 14. In which of the following years, growth rate in

Agricultural sector was negative ? (A) 2012-13 (B) 2013-14 (C) 2014-15 (D) 2015-16 15. Among the following in which state the death rate in

the year 2015 was lowest ? (A) Maharashtra (B) West Bengal




(C) Gujarat (D) Karnataka 16. The process of Globalisation refers to— (A) Creation of global trading blocks (B) Dismantling barriers in International trade (C) Introduction of single currency in the world (D) None of the above 17. Which of the following statements is incorrect about

Uday Kotak Committee ? (A) It was instituted by SEBI (B) It relates to Corporate Governance (C) It recommends that atleast half of the company's

board must comprise independent directors (D) It recommends that the post of chairman and

managing director must remain the same 18. Disguised unemployment in India is mainly related

to— I. Agricultural sector II. Rural Area III. Manufacturing sector IV. Urban area Select the correct answer from the codes given

below— Codes: (A) I and III (B) II and IV (C) III and IV (D) I and II 19. The non-plan grants to the states by the Central

Government are made on the recommendations of— (A) Finance Commission (B) Reserve Bank of India (C) Ministry of Finance (D) State Bank of India 20. Core inflation is defined as— (A) Headline inflation excluding only fuel inflation (B) Food inflation and fuel inflation (C) Headline inflation excluding only food inflation (D) Headline inflation excluding both food inflation

and fuel inflation 21. In which of the following countries zero based

budgeting was first adopted ? (A) USA (B) France (C) India (D) Germany 22. Who was the chairman of the committee on revising

and revitalizing the PPP model of Infrastructure development ?

(A) Rakesh Mohan (B) V. Kelkar (C) Arjun Sengupta (D) BibekDebRoy 23. Repo rate comes under preview of— (A) Monetary Policy (B) Fiscal Policy (C) Labour Policy (D) Population Policy 24. Open market operations are included in— (A) Qualitative techniques of credit control (B) Quantitative techniques of credit control (C) Fiscal policy control (D) Labour policy control 25. Which among the following is the most important

item of revenue expenditure of the union government? (A) Major subsidies (B) Pensions

(C) Salaries and Allowances (D) Interest Payments 26. Skill development programme enhances— (A) Human Capital (B) Physical Capital (C) Working Capital (D) Fixed Capital 27. According to census report of 2011, India's population

between 2001-2011 increased by— (A) 21-5 per cent (B) 19-3 per cent (C) 17-7 per cent . (D) 16-9 per cent 28. The Apex institution in the field of Industrial finance

in India is— (A) Reserve Bank of India (B) Industrial Finance Corporation of India (C) Industrial Development Bank of India (D) State Bank of India 29. Which of the following measures have been taken to

make the agrarian structure conducive to agricultural growth ?

(A) Abolition of Intermedia-teries (B) Tenancy reforms (C) Ceiling on land holdings (D) All the above 30. Which one of the following is the correct sequence

in decreasing order of the contribution of different sectors to the Gross Domestic Product of India ?

(A) Services > Agriculture > Industry (B) Industry > Services > Agriculture (C) Industry > Agriculture > Services (D) Services > Industry > Agriculture 31. Which one of the following is not the method of

quantitative credit control ? (A) Bank rate (B) Variable Reserve ratio (C) Open market operation (D) Rationing of credit 32. What is the correct chronological sequence of the

following-enactments in India ? 1. MRTP Act 2. Industries (Development and Regulation) Act 3. FERA 4. Minimum Wages Act Select the correct answer

using the codes given below— (A) 2,3,4,1 (B) 2,3,1,4 (C) 4, 2,1, 3 (D) 4, 2, 3,1 33. The decentralization system was recommended by— (A) C. Rajgopalachari (B) J. B. Kriplani (C) Balwant Rai Mehta (D) Ashok Mehta 34. An underdeveloped economy is generally

characterized by— I. Low per capita income II. Low rate of capital formation III. Low dependency ratio IV. Work force largely in the tertiary sector.



Select the correct answer from the codes given below—

(A) I and II (B) II and III (C) III and IV (D) I and IV 35. Globalization of Indian Economy means— (A) Stepping up external borrowings (B) Establishing Indian business abroad (C) Having minimum possible restrictions on

economic relations with other countries (D) Giving up programmes of import substitutions 36. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) came into force

in— (A) October 2010 (B) November 2008 (C) January 2011 (D) April 2012 37. Which of the following features indicates that Indian

economy is in a developing category ? I. Occupation is mainly agriculture. II. Disguised unemployment III. Poor quality of Human Capital IV. High per capita intake of proteins. Select the correct answer from the codes given

below— (A) I and II only (B) I and IV (C) II and III only (D) I, II and III 38. Which of the following is/are definite implication(s)

of a fall in inflation rate ? I. Prices have fallen. II. Prices are increasing more slowly than before. III. Food supply has increased. IV. There is industrial stagnation. Select the correct answer from the codes given

below— (A) I and III (B) I only (C) II only (D) I, III and IV 39. The stones present in the human gall bladder primarily

affect the digestion of— (A) Fats (B) Proteins (C) Carbohydrates (D) Nucleic acids 40. Prallethrin is a common— (A) Analgesic (B) Muscle relaxant (C) Mosquito repellent (D) Hair dye 41. Which of the following vitamins is helpful for healing

of a wound ? (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D 42. Which one of the following is not a green house gas ? (A) Carbon dioxide (B) Methane (C) Propane (D) Ozone 43. The contribution of Agriculture in Indian economy

is— (A) Increasing (B) Decreasing (C) Constant (D) None of the above 44. Which one of the following elements is kept safely in

Kerosene oil?

(A) Sodium (B) Copper (C) Mercury (D) Silver 45. Consider the statements— Assertion A: Vitamin B12 remains stored in liver for

about 3-5 years. Reason (R): Vitamin B12 is water-soluble. Select the correct answer using the codes given

below— Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct

explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the

correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) (A) is false but (R) is true 46. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly

matched ? (A) Dry ice — Solid carbon dioxide (B) Sevin —Insecticide (C) Teflon —Polymer containing fluorine (D) Fullerene —Organic compound containing

fluorine 47. Which one of the following is a Sulpha drug ? (A) Penicilline (B) Streptomycine (C) Cibazole (D) Asprin 48. The most important stimulant present in tea leaves

is— (A) Caffeine (B) Phenylalanine (C) Brucine (D) Theobromine 49. Co. 1148 is an important variety of— (A) Wheat (B) Cotton (C) Maize (D) Sugarcane 50. Which among the following animals excretes solid

urine ? (A) Kangaroo rat (B) Giraffe (C) Squirrel (D) Crow 51. Which one of the following elements exists in liquid

state at room temperature ? (A) Hydrogen (B) Oxygen (C) Bromine (D) Iodine 52. World's First International Airport fully equipped

with solar energy is located at— (A) Bengaluru (B) Kochi (C) Ahmedabad (D) Kozhikode 53. Which one of the following compounds is not a

vitamin ? (A) Niacin (B) Thyroxine (C) Riboflavin (D) Pyridoxine 54. Which among the following is the most recent therapy

of all types of cancers ? (A) 3D Conformal Radiotherapy (3D CRT) (B) Immunotherapy (C) Intensity Modulated Radio Therapy (IMRT)



(D) Molecularly targeted therapy 55. Which one of the following units is used for

measurement of noise pollution ? (A) Nanometer (B) Decibel (C) Hertz (D) None of the above 56. In Binary system, one kilobyte (1 KB) is equal to— (A) 1024 Byte (B) 1024 Megabyte (C) 1024 Gigabyte (D) None of the above 57. Which among the following is a manmade cereal ? (A) Secale cereal (B) Pomato (C) Triticale (D) None of the above 58. Which one of the following polymers are used for

making bullet-proof materials ? I. Kevlar II. Glyptal III. Lexan Select correct answer using the codes given be'ow—

Codes: (A) I and II (B) II and III (C) I and III (D) None of the above 59. The gas which is produced by Paddy fields and is

involved in global warming is— (A) Chlorine (B) Methane (C) Carbon dioxide (D) Hydrogen sulphide 60. Kyoto Protocol is related to— (A) Air pollution (B) Climate change (C) Ozone depletion (D) Wetland conservation 61. 'Green Muffler' is used against which type of

pollution? (A) Air (B) Water (C) Soil (D) Noise 62. Which of the following is not a Nitrogen fixing

organism ? (A) Nostoc (B) Anabaena (C) Azotobacter (D) Mycorrhiza 63. Which one of the following non-steroidal contraceptive

pills has been-' developed by CDRI, Lucknow ? (A) Saheli (B) Paheli (C) Sangini (D) Kilkari 64. The (Green) Grass appears green to us because— (A) It reflects green colour light to our eyes (B) It absorbs green colour light (C) It reflects all other colour lights except that of

green colour (D) None of the above 65. A body-weight is highest in which among the

following ? (A) Air (B) Water (C) Hydrogen (D) Nitrogen 66. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer

using the codes given below the Lists—

List-I List-II(A) Artificials fruits ripening 1. Carbon dioxide

(B) Baking soda 2. Sodium silicate

(C) Soft drink 3. Ethylene

(D) Quartz 4. Sodium bicarbonate

Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d) (A) 3 4 2 1 (B) 3 4 1 2 (C) 4 3 2 1 (D) 2 1 4 3 67. One important characteristic of sound is 'Pitch', which

depends upon— (A) Intensity (B) Frequency (C) Quality (D) Amplitude 68. A hot body cools from 90°C to 75°C in 25 seconds.

The same body in further cooling from 75°C to 60°C will take how much time ?

(A) 25 seconds (B) Less than 25 seconds (C) More than 25 seconds (D) Nothing can be said 69. 'A' is 5 years younger than 'B' who is 3 times as old as

'C'. If 'C' was 10 years old 4 years back, how old will 'A' be after 6 years ?

(A) 35 years (B) 43 years (C) 40 years (D) 37 years 70. If 35%of a number is 12 less than its 50%, then the

number is— (A) 28 (B) 60 (C) 80 (D) 90 71. The area of square ABCD is 16 m2. P and Q are mid

points of sides AB and BC. Then area of triangle DPQ is—

(A) 4m2 (B) 12m2 (C) 6m2 (D) 8m2

A

D

B

C

Q

P

72. In a certain code language HAND is written as SZMW, then what will be the code of MILK ?

(A) ORNP (B) PNRO (C) RNOP (D) NROP 73. In 1727 × 1729 × 1731 is divided by 14 the remainder

will be— (A) 5 (B) 6 (C) 7 (D) 9 74. On dividing 2272 as well as 875 by a 3-digit number

N, we get the same remainder in each case. The sum of digits N is—

(A) 10 (B) 11 (C) 12 (D) 13



75. Gravitational waves were seen for the first time in— (A) September 2014 (B) September 2015 (C) August 2017 (D) October 2017 76. The missing number in the following is—

24 30 3421 2 —17 15 12

(A) 33 (B) 38 (C) 40 (D) 42 77. If you want to experience true change that can lead to

interpersonal growth, it is crucial that you— (A) Wish to change (B) Decide to change (C) Hope to change (D) None of the above 78. Mental activity, that goes on in the brain when a

person is processing information, is called— (A) Mentation (B) A concept (C) Thinking (D) Mental imagery 79. The basic units of sound are called— (A) Morphemes (B) Phonemes (C) Semanteme (D) Syntax 80. Which of the following is not one of the animals that

has been taught to use language with some success ? (A) Chimpanzee (B) Parrot (C) Dog (D) Dolphin 81. Knowledge that we gain from school, is called— (A) Procedural memory (B) Semantic memory (C) Declarative memory (D) Episodic memory 82. A clock that looses 4 minutes every 24 hours, was set

at 6 a.m. on April 1. What this clock will show on April 6 of the same month at 12 noon ?.

(A) 11: 37 a.m. (B) 11 : 38 a.m. (C) 11 : 39 a.m. (D) 11: 40 a.m. 83. In an examination 50% of the students failed in Hindi

and 42% failed in English. If 17% students failed in both subjects, what will be the percentage of the students passed in both subjects ?

(A) 38 (B) 33 (C) 23 (D) 18 84. The missing letter in the following is—

A Z BY C X— W E

(A) B (B) D (C) K (D) T 85. In a row 'A' is in the llth position from the left and

'B' is in the 10th position from the right. It 'A' and 'B' interchange, then 'A' becomes 18th from the left. How many persons are there in the row other than 'A' and 'B' ?

(A) 27 (B) 26 (C) 25 (D) 24 86. Four children are sitting in a row. 'A' is occupying the

seat next to 'B' but not next to 'C'. If 'C' is not sitting

next to 'D', who is/are occupying seat/seats adjacent to 'D' ?

(A) B (B) A (C) Band A (D) Impossible to tell 87. The encircle is drawn of an equilateral triangle. If

each side of the triangle is 4 3 cm, the radius of the circle is—

(A) 2 cm (B) 4 3 cm (C) 2 3 cm (D) 6 2 cm 88. Consider the following statements about six villages

A, B, C, D, E and F — F is 1 km to the west of D. B is 1 km to the east of E. A is 2 km to the north of E. C is 1 km to the east of A. D is 1 km to the south of A. Which three villages are in a line? (A) A, Band C (B) B, C and F (C) B, D and E (D) A, D and E 89. All the vowels are removed from the English

alphabets. Remaining alphabets are arranged once in increasing order and once in decreasing order. The alphabet, whose position remains the same in both arrangements, is—

(A) L (B) M (C) P (D) N 90. Which one is 'odd man out' in the following ? (A) 289 (B) 361 (C) 451 (D) 529 91. Two digit number is such that the product of its digits

is 12. When 36 is added to it, the digits interchange their places. The unit digit of the new number is—

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 5 (D) None of the above 92. Which one of the following pairs is different from the

others ? (A) Bottle and Ink (B) Can and Oil (C) Boat and Ship (D) Bag and Clothe 93. There are seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G (not in

this order) upon a ladder. A is further up than E but is lower than C. B is in the middle. G is between A and B. E is'between B and F. If F is between E and D, the person on the bottom step of the ladder is—

(A) D (B) E (C) F (D) None of the above 94. Certain numbers are given in the following geometrical

pictures, according to a particular rule. X in the last picture stands for—

(A) 212 (B) 222 (C) 230 (D) 242

30 68 130 x



95. If March 13, 2017 is Monday, what day was it on March 13, 2011?

(A) Friday (B) Wednesday (C) Tuesday (D) Sunday 96. What comes in the sequence ? 13,34,57,92, ...?... (A) 112 (B) 133 (C) 145 (D) 181 97. Which letter occupies the 40th position in— A AB ABC ABCD ABCDE...... (A) C (B) D (C) E (D) G 98. Which one of the following numbers completes the.

following series ? 3, 14, 17, ?, 443, 1334 (A) 89 (B) 119 (C) 133 (D) 146 99. The arithmetic mean of 5 observations is 5 and the

standard deviation is zero. The medium is— (A) 3 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 4 100. Which of the following is not a measure of dispersion? (A) Range (B) Standard Deviation (C) Mean Deviation (D) First Quartile 101. Arun said, "This woman is the wife of the grandson of

my mother". Who is Arun to the woman ? (A) Father (B) Grandfather (C) Husband (D) Father-in-law 102. In a series of observations, if value of one observation

is zero, the Geometric mean will be— (A) Positive (B) Imaginary (C) Infinity (D) Zero 103. The following numbers have been written in ascending

order 20, 35, 50, 80, 100+%, 2QO+.t, 340, 520, 800 and 1205. If their median is 190, then what would be the value of x ?

(A) 45 (B) 40 (C) 36 (D) 42 104. If the arithmetic mean of two numbers is 13 and their

geometric mean is 12, then the numbers are— (A) 16 and 9 (B) 13 and 7 (C) 18 and 8 (D) 20 and 6 105. The mean of 99 items is 55, the value of 100th item

is 99 more than the mean of 100 items. The value of 100th item is—

(A) 150 (B) 152 (C) 155 (D) 160 106. Which type of distribution the following diagram

represents ?

Mode ←→ Median

→ Mean

(A) Symmetric distribution (B) Positively skewed distribution (C) Negatively skewed distribution (D) None of the above 107. Which of the following cannot be found from an

ogive ? (A) Percentiles (B) Quartiles (C) Median (D) Mean 108. The pie diagram given below represents the

percentages of expenditure on different items incurred by a family per month—

45%

Food 45%

Rent 14%

Clothes 11%

Fuel 9%

Education 15%

Others 6%

15%14%

11%

6%

9%

If the total monthly income of the family is ? 25,000, how much has been spent in total monthly on rent and food ?

(A) ` 8,500 (B) ` 11,250 (C) ` 14,750 (D) ` 17,250 109. Which of the following averages can be obtained

from the histogram ? (A) Mean (B) Median (C) Mode (D) Harmonic Mean 110. The average of 40 observations is 22. The average of

first 20 observations is 44. The mean of remaining 20 observations is—

(A) 0 (Zero) (B) – 22 (C) 22 (D) None of the above 111. If one unbiased coin is tossed twice, what is the

probability of obtaining exactly one head ?

(A) 12

(B) 13

(C) 14

(D) None of the above

112. From a series of 50 observations an observation 45 is dropped. Still the arithmetic mean of the series remains unchanged. The mean of the full series of 50 observations was—

(A) 45 (B) 50 (C) 95 (D) None of the above 113. The arithmetic and harmonic means of a series are 12

and 3 respectively. The Geometric mean of this series is—

(A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7 114. Highest level of education of bridegrooms at the time

of their marriage is given in the following diagram—



4%

20%16%

60%

HighSchool

BelowHigh School

Graduate

Post-graduate

How many degrees should there be in the central angle of the sector indicating the number of graduates?

(A) 90° (B) 80° (C) 72° (D) 66°

115. In a frequency distribution numbers 1 112 3

, , , occur

with frequencies 12, 22, 32 ... n2 respectively. The mean of this is—

(A) ( )( )1 2 16

n n+ + (B) 1

2n +

(C) 2 13

n + (D) 3

2 1n +

116. When all the observations are multiplied by K, variance is doubled. What is the value of K?

(A) 12

(B) 2

(C) 12

(D) None of the above

117. The mean of 10 observations is 2 and the standard deviation is zero. The maximum observation is—

(A) 0 (B) 2 (C) More than 2 (D) Nothing can be said 118. In a small city with a population of 3600, the number

of children, adults and olds are 1000, 2250 and 350 respectively. The angles for adults and olds in a pie diagram showing the population will be respectively—

(A) 100° and 225° (B) 225° and 100° (C) 125° and 100° (D) 225° and 35° 119. The arithmetic mean of marks of 100 students is 50. It

was found later that an observation '53' was wrongly read as '83'. The correct mean will be—

(A) 49-5 (B) 49-6 (C) 49-7 (D) 49-8 120. The following table gives the distribution of

households according the number of persons in the household—

No. of Persons No. of Household1 5

2–3 35

4–6 60

7–9 30

10 and above 20

What is the percentage of households with more than 3 and less than 7 members ?

(A) 40% (B) 60% (C) 30% (D) 35% 121. The population of any place is increased 8% in first

decade, 27% in second decade and 64% in the third decade. The average increase in the population of that place during this whole period is—

(A) 24% (B) 32% (C) 28% (D) None of the above 122. Which part of human eye is affected by cataract 1 (A) Iris (B) Retina (C) Cornea (D) None of the above 123. The variance of first five natural numbers is— (A) 4 (B) 3 (C) 2 (D) 1 124. The mean, median and mode of the following data— 2, 4, 2, 5, 6, 2, 9, 6 are respectively— (A) 4·5, 5 and 2 (B) 4·6, 5 and 3-5 (C) 4·5, 5·5 and 2 (D) 4·5, 4·5 and 2 125. Ogives for 'more than' and 'less than' types intersect

at— (A) Mean (B) Median (C) Mode (D) Origin 126. For a frequency distribution with unequal class

intervals the histogram is drawn in such a way that frequencies are proportional to—

(A) Area of rectangles (B) Height of rectangles (C) Width of rectangles (D) None of the above 127. A person appears in an examination. There are only

two possibilities: either he will pass or he will fail. What is the probability that he will not pass ?

(A) Less than 12

(B) 12

(C) More than 12

(D) Nothing can be said definitely 128. Mean deviation is minimum when deviations are

taken from— (A) Mean (B) Median (C) Mode (D) Harmonic mean 129. The following table shows the distribution of weekly

salary (in `) of 1000 workers—Weekly Salary No. of workersLess than 50 40

51–75 120

76–100 200

101–125 300

126–150 150

151–175 100

176–200 55

201 and above 35



The percentage of workers with weekly salary less than and upto ? 125 is—

(A) 81 (B) 66 (C) 34 (D) 19 130. The Indian Federalism is based on the pattern of

which country ? (A) USA (B) Canada (C) Australia (D) Germany131. Which one of the following Articles of the Indian

Constitution deals with the impeachment process against the Indian President ?

(A) Article 39 (B) Article 60 (C) Article 61 (D) None of the above 132. Which is largest committee of the Indian Parliament 1 (A) The Public Accounts Committee (B) The Estimate Committee (C) The Committee on Public Undertakings (D) The Committee on Petitions 133. Which Article of the Indian Constitution empowers

the Parliament to legislate on a subject of state list ? (A) Article 115 (B) Article 117 (C) Article 240 (D) Article 249 134. Which of the following articles of the Indian

Constitution has the provision of the Election Commission ?

(A) Article 320 (B) Article 322 (C) Article 324 (D) Article 326 135. In which case did the Supreme Court first declare that

the Preamble is not a part of the Constitution ? (A) Berubari (B) Sajjan Singh (C) GolakNath (D) Keshvanand Bharti 136. India is a Republic which implies that— (A) The head of the State is elected (B) The country is free (C) The country possess a democratic system of

government (D) The Final Authority in the country is rests with

the Parliament 137. The words 'Secular' and Socialist were added to the

Preamble of the Indian Constitution by the— (A) 39th Amendment (B) 41st Amendment (C) 42nd Amendment (D) 44th Amendment 138. The education which was initially a state subject was

transferred to the concurrent list by the— (A) 24th Amendment (B) 25th Amendment (C) 42nd Amendment (D) 44th Amendment 139. A citizen of India will lose his or her citizenship if he

or she— 1. renounces Indian citizenship 2. voluntarily acquires the citizenship of another

country 3. marries a citizen of another country 4. criticizes the government Select the correct

answer using the codes given below—

Codes: (A) 1,2 and 3 (B) 2, 3 and 4 (C) land 2 only (D) 1 and 4 only 140. Which of the following is not the objective of the

Directive Principles of State Policy ? (A) To establish a welfare state (B) To ensure socio-economic welfare (C) To promote international peace and security (D) To establish a religious state 141. Which part of the Indian Constitution refers to the

responsibility of the state towards International Peace arid Security ?

(A) Fundamental Rights (B) Fundamental Duties (C) Directive Principles of State Policy (D) Preamble of the Constitution 142. "It is an agreement by free will, to be terminated by

free will." The above statement of Pt. Nehru refers to which of the following ?

(A) India's Association with the Commonwealth of Nations

(B) Treaty of Panchsheel (C) Shimla Agreement (D) None of the above 143. Which of the following is not a true statement about

the Attorney General of India ? (A) He is not a member of the Cabinet (B) He has the Right to Speak in the houses of the

Parliament (C) He has ta right to vote in the Parliament (D) None of the above 144. With' reference to the Sovereignty of India, which of

the following statements is/are correct ? 1. India is a member of Commonwealth of Nations. 2. Sovereignty of India is curtailed due to its

membership of Commonwealth of Nations. Select the correct answer using the codes given

below— (A) lonly (B) 2 only (C) land 2 both (D) Neither 1 nor 2 145. Coelho case is related to which Schedule of the

Constitution of India ? (A) Seventh (B) Eighth (C) Ninth (D) Tenth 146. The Central and State governments get authority

from— (A) Indian Constitution (B) President of India (C) Prime Minister of India (D) Indian Parliament 147. Which Constitutional Amendment has limited the

number of Central Ministers to 15% of the total members of Lok Sabha ?

(A) 90th (B) 91st



(C) 92nd (D) None of the above 148. The provision for the representation of Anglo-Indian

Community in the Lok Sabha has been made in the Constitution under which Article ?

(A) Article 121 (B) Article 139 (C) Article 221 (D) Article 331 149. Under Article 352 of the Constitution of India, an

emergency can be declared if security of any part of India is threatened by':

1. War 2. External aggression 3. Armed rebellion 4. Internal disturbance Select the correct answer from the codes given

below— (A) 1 and 2 only (B) 2, 3 and 4 (C) 1,2 and 3 (D) 1,3 and 4

150. Consider the followings— Assertion (A): Recommen-dations of the Rajya Sabha, after a Money Bill is passed by the Lok Sabha and transmitted to the Rajya Sabha, have to be accepted by the Lok Sabha within 14 days from the receipt of recommendations and then get them incorporated in the Bill. Reason (R) : Money Bill cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below—

Codes: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct

explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the

correct explanation of (A) (C) (Ai is true but (R) is false (D) (A) is false but (R) is true

1. (B) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (C) 6. (D) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (D)

11. (D) 12. (A) 13. (A) 14. (C) 15. (A) 16. (B) 17. (D) 18. (D) 19. (A) 20. (B)

21. (A) 22. (B) 23. (A) 24. (B) 25. (D) 26. (A) 27. (C) 28. (C) 29. (D) 30. (D)

31. (D) 32. (C) 33. (C) 34. (A) 35. (C) 36. (A) 37. (D) 38. (B) 39. (A) 40. (C)

41. (C) 42. (C) 43. (B) 44. (A) 45. (B) 46. (D) 47. (C) 48. (A) 49. (D) 50. (A)

51. (C) 52. (B) 53. (B) 54. (C) 55. (B) 56. (A) 57. (C) 58. (C) 59. (B) 60. (B)

61. (D) 62. (D) 63. (A) 64. (A) 65. (C) 66. (B) 67. (B) 68. (C) 69. (B) 70. (C)

71. (C) 72. (D) 73. (C) 74. (A) 75. (B) 76. (D) 77. (B) 78. (C) 79. (B) 80. (C)

81. (C) 82. (C) 83. (*) 84. (B) 85. (C) 86. (B) 87. (A) 88. (D) 89. (D) 90. (C)

91. (A) 92. (C) 93. (A) 94. (B) 95. (D) 96. (C) 97. (B) 98. (D) 99. (B) 100. (D)

101. (D) 102. (D) 103. (B) 104. (C) 105. (C) 106. (B) 107. (D) 108. (C) 109. (C) 110. (A)

111. (A) 112. (A) 113. (C) 114. (C) 115. (D) 116. (B) 117. (B) 118. (D) 119. (C) 120. (A)

121. (D) 122. (D) 123. (C) 124. (D) 125. (B) 126. (A) 127. (B) 128. (B) 129. (B) 130. (B)

131. (C) 132. (B) 133. (D) 134. (C) 135. (A) 136. (A) 137. (C) 138. (C) 139. (C) 140. (D)

141. (C) 142. (A) 143. (C) 144. (A) 145. (C) 146. (A) 147. (B) 148. (D) 149. (C) 150. (D)


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