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1. Which community has the lowest sex ratio in 5. Which country recently rejected one child
India as disclosed in the additional data norm policy and allowed parents to have
pertaining to Census 2011 released recently? another child?
(a) Buddhist (a) Sweden
(b) Sikh (b) Cuba
(c) Jain (c) China
(d) Muslim (d) Finland
2. The first woman recently elected to Local 6. Who among the following has been chosen
Council of Mecca in Saudi is ‘Person of the Year 2015’ by Times Magazine?
(a) Mariam Bint (a) Barack Obama
(b) Hanouf Bint (b) AB. Al. Bagdadi
(c) Salma Pint (c) Francois Hollande
(d) Aasma Bint (d) Angela Merkel
3. Recently In news, WendeIstein 7χ is related 7. ‘Seva Divas’ has been proposed by central
to Government to celebrate the birthday of
(a) Steam Energy (a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(b) Solar Energy (b) Deen Dayal Upadhyay
(c) Thermal Energy (c) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
(d) Nuclear Energy (d) Veer Savarkar
8. In which of the following districts of U.P., a

112 year old woman (Nauroji Devi) has been
4. How many countries of the world have
elected Pradhan of a village?
adopted compulsory voting system?
(a) Mau
(a) 32
(b) Ghazipur
(b) 25
(c) Azamgarh
(c) 24
(d) Jaunpur
(d) 22
9. Raghuvir Chaudhury, who was recently (b) Anita Nair

awarded Sahitya Academy Puraskar, enriched
(c) Chetan Bhagat
the literature in
(d) Durjoy Datta
(a) Marathi
12. In the International Tennis Premier League
(b) Gujarati
(ITPL) 2015, matches held in India, Rafael Nadal
(c) Kannada played from the team
(d) Hindi (a) UAE Royals
(b) Japan Warriors
10. Supposing all Indian States as different (c) India Aces

countries of the world in terms of Human
(d) Philippine Mavericks
Development Index ranking; match these states
to concerned country's ranking and select 13. A well planned racket has been unearthed in
correct option from codes given below: Indian Railways recently. The scam is related to
List-I List—II (a) sale of spurious food items on platforms and
coaches.
(States) (Ranking Countries)
(b) Railway brand water ‘Rail Neer’.
A. Kerala 1. South Africa
(c) Supply of substandard electric items.
B. Gujarat 2. Pakistan
(d) over/under invoicing of goods transported
C. Uttar Pradesh 3. Honduras
by trains.
D. Maharashtra 4. Maldives
14. Barak-3 Missile (next generation) has been

Codes-: developed by India in collaboration with which
of the following countries?
(a) Russia
A B C D
(b) U.S.A.
(a) 3 1 2 4
(c) Israel
(b) 4 3 2 1
(d) France
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 1 2 3 4
15. In which state the Nelong Valley is located?
(a) Himachal Pradesh

11. The book ‘Kargil: Turning the Tide' is written
by (b) Sikkim
(a) Mohinder Puri (c) Jammu and Kashmir

(d) Uttarakhand Codes:
(a) 4, 3, 2, 1
16. In which or the following countries women (b) 3, 2, 1, 4

have been given voting rights for the fins time
(c) 4, 2, 1, 3
and they won 13 seats in the election (2015)
creating a history? (d) 3, 1, 4, 2
(a) Iraq
(b) Jordan 20. Which of the following is not correctly

matched?
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Turkey
Ports Country
(a) Rotterdam - Netherlands

17. ‘Simply click’ credit card scheme is launched
by which of the following Banks? (b) lgarka - China
(a) IDBI (c) Montevideo - Uruguay
(b) ICICI (d) Jakarta - Indonesia
(c) B.O.B. 21. Match the List-l and List-Il and select the
correct answer from the codes given below:
(d) S.B.I.
List- I List-II
18. In the 64th Miss universe Competition, the
winner Pia Alonzo Wurtzback belongs to (Mountain Pass) (State)
(a) Philippines A. Mana 1. Sikkim
b) Columbia B. Nathula 2. Jammu & Kashmir
(c) U.S.A. C. Zozila 3. Himachal Pradesh
(d) France D. Sipki La 4. Uttarakhand
19. Arrange the following lakes in correct,
descending order of their area using the codes
given below: Codes:
1. Great Bear A B C D
2. Baikal (a) 2 3 1 4
3. Victoria (b) 4 3 2 1
4. Superior (c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 4 1 3 2 C. Praries 3. Europe
D. Veld 4. South America
22. Which of the following rock systems in India

is the latest one?
Codes:
(a) Vindhyan
A B C D
(b) Cuddapah
(a) 4 3 1 2
(c) Dharwar
(b) 2 3 4 1
(d) Gondwana
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
23. Which one of the following pairs is correctly
matched?
26. Which one of the following countries is the
(a) Fohn - Alps Mountain
largest exporter of tea in the world?
(b) Bora - Poland
(a) India
(c) Mistral - Rhine valley
(b) China
(d) Khamsin - Egypt
(c) Kenya
(d) Sri Lanka

24. Which of the following passes leads to Leh?
(a) Zozila
27. Match list - l and List – II and select the
(b) Shipki La correct answer from the codes given below the
lists
(c) Chumbi valley
(d) Banihal
List - I List - II
(Tribes) (Area)
25. Match List - I with list - II and select the
A. Khirghiz 1. Japan
List-I List-II B. Bushman 2. Arab
(Grasslands) (Continent) C. Ainu 3. Central Asia
A. Lanos 1. North America D. Badduin 4. Kalahari
B. Steppe 2. Africa
Codes: B. Dailirajhara 2. Coal
A BC D C. Koraput 3. Manganese
(a) 3 1 4 2 D. Chitradurg 4. Bauxite
(b) 2 3 4 1 Codes:
(c) 3 4 1 2 A B C D
(d) 1 2 3 4 (a) 3 2 1 4
28. Match List - I and List - II and select the (b) 2 1 4 3

(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 2 3 4
List-I List-II
(Industrial Region) (Country)

30. The highest peak of Indian Peninsula is
(a) Ootakamund
A. Kinki 1. China
(b) Anaimudi
B. Canton 2. Japan
(c) Dodabeta
C. Lorraine 3. Brazil
(d) Mahabaleshwar
D. Belohorizontle 4. France
31. In which of the following States, the area
under Tube-well irrigation is the highest?
Codes: (a) Bihar
A BCD (b) Haryana
(a) 2 1 4 3 (c) Uttar Pradesh
(b) 2 1 3 4 (d) Punjab
(c) 3 2 1 4 32. Which of the following States of India

produces more than 70 percent coffee of the
(d) 4 3 2 1
country alone?
29. Match List - l and List - II and select the
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Maharashtra
List - I List - II
(d) Karnataka
(Centre) (Minerals)
A. Makum 1. Iron Ore

33. The cities which are included in ‘Golden

Triangle’ of Indian Tourism are
37. Which one of the following places has the
(a) Agra, Delhi and Jaipur lowest rain fall during the South - West
Monsoon?
(b) Mathura, Agra and Gwalior
(a) Kolkata
(c) Agra, Kanpur and Lucknow
(b) Mangalore
(d) None of the above
(c) Chennai
(d) Delhi
34. The northern part of the western Coastal
Plain of India is also known as
(a) Karnataka Coast 38. Which one of the following pairs is in

correctly matched?
(b) Malabar
(a) Sardar Sarovar Dam - Narmada River
(c) Konkan
(b) Tilaiya Dam - Konar River
(d) Coromandal
(c) Gandhi Sagar Dam - Chambal River
(d) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam - Krishna River

35. Tatipaka Oil Refinery is located in the State
of 39. As per 2011 Census, which of the following
States of India is most densely populated?
(a) Assam
(a) West Bengal
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Karnataka
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Bihar
36. Consider the following statements related
to Integrated Low cost Sanitation (ILCS) scheme: 40. Which one of the following is not a new
scheme announced for the development of
I. The system is funded on sharing basis.
urban infrastructure?
II. Central subsidy is 75 percent.
(a) Swachcha Bharat Mission
Ill. State subsidy is 25 percent.
(b) Heritage City Development and
Of these, the correct statements are-: Augmentation Yojana
(a) I and II only (c) Smart City Scheme
(b) II and III only (d) Digital lndia Scheme
(c) I and III only
(d) I II and III

41. Who among the following was the Chairman (a) 1971-81 - 24.66
of 14th Finance Commission?
(b) 1981-91 - 23.87
(a) Shanta Kumar
(c) 1991-2001 - 21.54
(b) C. Rangrajan
(d) 2001- 2011 - 19.05
(c) Y.V. Reddy
46. The Census Projection Report shows that
(d) None of the above India is one of the youngest nation in the world.
In year 2020, the average age of Indians will be
42. In which of the following years, ‘National
of
Land Records Modernization Programme’ was
launched? (a) 27 years
(a) 2008 A.D. (b) 28 years
(b) 2009 A.D. (c) 29 years
(c) 2010 A.D. (d) 30 years
(d) 2011 A.D.
43. In India, “inclusive education for the 47. Which one of the following segments of
disabled at secondary stage” scheme launched population is not included in the scheme of
in the year 2009-10 is being provided under Inclusive development?
(a) Saakshar Bharat (a) Marginal farmers
(b) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (b) Landless agricultural labours
(c) Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (c) Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes
(d) Skill India Programme (d) People living in semi-urban areas
44. Which one of the following is not the

objective of financial inclusion?
48. Share of U.P. in the exports from India in
(a) To extend financial services to poor 2014-15 is in the range
population.
(a) 4 to 5 percent
(b) To unlock the door of growth potential of
(b) 5 to 6 percent
weaker section.
(c) 6 to 7 percent
(c) Shrinking of banking infrastructure.
(d) 7 to 8 percent
(d) To extend financial sector into rural areas.
45. Which one of the following pairs is not

correctly matched? 49. What is the effect of deficit financing on
economy?
Decadal growth rate of population
(in percent) (a) Reduction in taxes
(b) Increase in wages (d) 2014 A.D.
(c) Increase in money supply 53. Which one of the following is not a
component of ‘Bharat Nirman’ scheme
(d) Decrease in money supply
launched in 2005-06?
(a) Rural housing

50. Which among the following Panchayats are
(b) Rural sanitation
included in the District Plan in U.P.?
(c) Drinking water
I. Nagar Panchayat
(d) Rural roads
II. Gram Panchayat
54. The largest Sugar Mill of Asia is located at
III. Kshetra Panchayat
which of the following places in Uttar Pradesh?
Select the correct answer from the codes given
(a) Khatouli
below:
(b) Balrampur
Codes:
(c) Bulandshahar
(a) I only
(d) Najibabad
(b) I and III only
55. Consider the following events and arrange
(c) II and III only
these in chronological order:
(d) I, II and III all
I. Garibi Hatao
51. Which one of the following age groups is
II. Bank Nationalization
eligible for enrolment under 'Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan'? III. Beginning of Green Revolution
Select correct answer from the codes given

below:
(a) 4 - 12 years
Codes:
(b) 16 - 14 years
(a) I, II and III
(c) 5 - 15 years
(b) III, II and I
(d) 5 - 16 years
(c) II, I and III
(d) III, I and II

52. In which one of the following years
‘Swavlamban Scheme’ was launched? 56. Largest concentration of software and
business process outsourcing industry in U.P. is
(a) 2010 A.D.
at
(b) 2011 A.D.
(a) Meerut
(c) 2012 A.D.
(b) Kanpur
(c) Noida 61. India’s first National Action Plan on climate

change was released in
(d) Varanasi
(a) 2008 A.D.
57. ‘e-Biz’ refer to
(b) 2012 A.D.
(a) Electronic commerce
(c) 2014 A.D.
(b) Single window financial transactions
(d) 2015 A.D.
(c) Single window for business inquiries
62. Which one of the following thermometers is
(d) Single window for approach to government
known as pyrometer?
services
(a) Thermo-electric thermometers
58. The committee which has recommended
abolition of Tax Rebates under Section - 88 of (b) Radiation thermometers
the Income Tax Act of India, is
(c) Gas thermometers
(a) Chelliah Committee
(d) Liquid thermometers
(b) Kelkar Committee
63. ‘Dynamo’ is a device, which converts
(c) Shome Committee
(a) Chemical energy into electrical energy
(d) Rangrajan Committee
(b) Electrical energy into mechanical energy
59. Time span of ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana’
(c) Mechanical energy into electrical energy
is
(d) Electrical energy into chemical energy
(a) 2014 - 2021
(b) 2014 - 2024

64. The velocity of wind is measured by
(c) 2015 - 2022
(a) Barometer
(d) 2015 - 2025
(b) Anaemometer
(c) Hydrometer
60. Which one of the following is in an objective
of National Food Security Mission (NFSM)? (d) Wind Vane
(a) Distribution of high yielding variety seeds 65. Which one of the following gases is a
greenhouse gas?
(b) Demonstration of improved production
technology (a) CO2
(c) Strengthening credit facilities (b) CH4
(d) Popularising newly released varieties of (c) NO2
crops
(d) O2
66. Match the List - I with List - II and select the (a) SoiI pollution
correct answer from the codes given below the
(b) Water pollution
lists
(c) Air pollution
(d) All of the above

List - I List - II
A. Viticulture 1. Vegetable Farming

70. Which of the following is an artificial
B. Vegeculture 2. Fish farming
ecosystem?
C. Pisciculture 3. Tree farming
(a) Rice field
D. Olericulture 4. Grapes farming
(b) Forest
(c) Grassland
Codes:
(d) Lake
71. The substance used as moderator and

A BC D coolant both, in nuclear reactors is
(a) 1 2 3 4 (a) Ordinary water
(b) 4 3 2 1 (b) Heavy water
(c) 3 2 1 4 (c) Liquid Ammonia
(d) 4 1 2 3 (d) Liquid Hydrogen
67. The maximum biodiversity is found in
(a) Tundra 72. Which of the following air pollutants gets

dissolved in haemoglobin of the blood more
(b) Coniferous forests
rapidly than oxygen?
(c) Tropical rain forests
(a) PAN
(d) Temperate forests
(b) Carbon dioxide
68. The minimum distance of clear vision for a
(c) Carbon monoxide
normal healthy eye of human being is supposed
to be (d) Ozone
(a) 50cm 73. Consider the following statements about

haemoglobin:
(b) 10cm
1. It carries oxygen in the blood.
(c) 15 cm
2. It is iron containing compound.
(d) 25 cm
3. It provides immunity against certain diseases.
69. Indiscriminate use of fertilizers have led to
4. It imparts red colour to the blood.
78. The main reason for the decrease in

biodiversity is
The correct statements out of these are:
(a) Habitat pollution
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) Introduction of exotic species
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(c) Over exploitation
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) Natural habitat destruction
(d) 1, 2 and 4
79. Which one of the following is an important
74. ‘Big-Bang theory’ explains the origin of
source of vitamin-E?
(a) Mammals
(a) Palm oil
(b) Ice-age
(b) Coconut oil
(c) Universe
(c) Wheat germ oil
(d) Ocean
(d) Mustard oil
75. Photovoltaic cells are

80. The alkaloid caffeine is present in
(a) Solar cells
(a) Tea only
(b) Thermal cells
(b) Coffee only
(c) Sulphur cells
(c) Tea and coffee both
(d) Molar cells
(d) Lemon water
76. In wind power, which form of energy is
81. Einstein was honored with Nobel Prize for
converted into electrical energy?
(a) Photoelectric Effect
(a) Kinetic energy
(b) Theory of Specific Heats
(b) Potential energy
(c) Special Theory of Relativity
(c) Solar energy
(d) Bose-Einstein Statistics
(d) Radiant energy
77. In a food chain, man is

82. National Dairy Research Institute is
(a) Producer
established at
(b) Only primary consumer
(a) Karnal
(c) Only secondary Consumer
(b) Hisar
(d) Primary as well as secondary consumer
(c) Anand (a) Nitric oxide
(d) Jaipur (b) Nitrate
(c) Ammonia
83. Smallest man-like ape is (d) Nitride
(a) Gibbon 88. Which one of the following pairs is

incorrectly matched?
(b) Chimpanzee
(a)Thiamine - Beriberi
(c) Gorilla
(b) Ascorbic acid — Scurvy
(d) Orangutan
(c) Vitamin A — Colour-blindness
(d) Vitamin K — Blood clotting

84. Quinine, the effective medicine in the
treatment of malaria, is extracted from 89. Leukemia is a type or cancer in which there
is abnormal increase in the number of
(a) Bark of Cinnamon
(a) Bone cells
(b) Bark of Cinchona
(b) Platelets
(c) Leaves of Ocimum
(c) Red blood cells
(d) Bark of Acacia Catechu
(d) White blood cells
85. Change in the base sequence within the
gene is called 90. A man, who does not know when to stop
eating, is suffering from
(a) Breeding
(a) Bulimia
(b) Cloning
(b) Diabetes
(c) Mutation
(c) Anorexia nervosa
(d) Fusion
(d) Hyperacidity
86. Which of the following Acts provides for
protection to wild animals in India?
91. For human blood transfusion, which blood

group is known as universal donor?
(a) Wild Animal Protection Act – 1972
(b) Forests Protection Act - 1982

(a) B+ Group
(c) Environment Protection Act - 1996
(b) O Group
(d) West Bengal wild Animal Protection Act-
1959 (c) AB Group
87. The plants receive Nitrogen in form of (d) A+ Group

(d) Soybean
92. Which of the following is/are used as

disinfectant of water?
97. The Earth’s axis of rotation (polar axis) is
(a) Ozone always inclined at an angle of
(b) Chlorine dioxide (a) 23.0° from the elliptic axis
(c) Chloramine (b) 23.1° from the elliptic axis
(d) All of the above (c) 24.5° from the elliptic axis
(d) 23.5° from the elliptic axis
93. The brain is responsible for
(a) Thinking 98. The accounts of Kalinga war is known to us

by the
(b) Regulating the heartbeat
(a) Rock Edict-XIII
(c) Balancing the body
(b) Rummindei Pillar Inscription
(d) All of the above three
(c) Accounts of Hiuen Tsang
94. Indian veterinary Research Institute is
located at (d) Minor Rock Edict-I
(a) Bareilly 99. Three human skeletons in a single grave

were recovered at
(b) Mathura
(a) Saral Nahar Rai
(c) Karnal
(b) Damdama
(d) Patna
(c) Mahadaha
95. Pungency in chilies is due to the presence of
(d) Langhnaj
(a) Lycopine
100. Which yeast is used for commercial
(b) Capsaicine
production of ethanol?
(c) Carotene
(a) Candida albicans
(d) Anthocyanin
(b) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
96. Which one of the following food materials
(c) Candida sloofi
contains all essential amino acids?
(d) Leucosporidium frigidum
(a) Rice
101. Which one of the following gases, released
(b) Milk
from bio-gas plant is used as a fuel gas?
(c) Egg
(a) Butane
(b) Propane 106. Who was called ‘a slave of a slave’?
(c) Methane (a) Mohd. Ghori
(d) Ethane (b) Qutubuddin Aibak
(c) Balban
102. Which one of the following is used in the (d) Iltutmish

treatment of blood cancer?
107. Which Mughal ruler out of the following
(a) lodine-131 learnt Hindu Music from Lala Kalavant?
(b) Sodium-24 (a) Humayun
(c) Phosphorus-32 (b) Jahangir
(d) Cobalt -60 (c) Akbar
103. Who was the founder of ‘Vikramshila (d) Shahjahan

Vihar’?
108. During the Mughal period, the Madarsa
(a) Gopal which was specialized in the teaching of
‘Muslim Jurisprudence’, was located in
(b) Devapal
(a) Lucknow
(c) Dharmapal
(b) Delhi
(d) Mahipal
(c) Sialkot
(d) Hyderabad (India)

104. Which city was founded by Krishna Deva
Raya? 109. In which year, did Babar defeat Sultan
Ibrahim Lodi at the battle of Panipat?
(a) Warangal
(a) 1527 A.D.
(b) Nagalapura
(b) 1526 A.D.
(c) Udayagiri
(c) 1525 A.D.
(d) Chandragiri
(d) 1524 A.D.
110. Sir Thomas Munro was Governor of

105. Jahangir mainly patronised which of the
Madras during years
following arts?
(a) 1820 – 1827 A.D.
(a) Painting
(b) 1819 — 1826 A.D.
(b) Architecture
(c) 1822 — 1829 A.D.
(c) Sculpture
(d) 1818 — 1825 A.D.
(d) Music
111. ‘The Roots of Ancient India’ was written by (c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Rafi Ahmed
Kidwai
(a) D. K. Chakravarti
(d) Rafi Ahemed Kidwai and Shaukat Ali
(b) D. P. Agrawal
116. The Deoband Movement in U.P. (United
(c) W.A. Fairservis
Province) started in the year
(d) A. Ghosh
(a) 1900 AD.
112. From which rock shelter of Vindhyas,
(b) 1888 A.D.
maximum number of human skeletons have
been found? (c) 1885 A.D.
(a) Morahana Pahar (d) 1866 AD.
(b) Ghagharia
(c) Baghahi Khor 117. What was the name of the party formed by
Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in 1923 A.D?
(d) Lekhahia
(a) Independence Party
(b) Ghadar Party

113. ‘Prithivyah Pratham Veer’ was the title of
(c) Swaraj Party
(a) Samudragupta
(d) Indian National Party
(b) Rajendra-l
118. Which of the following was first victim of
(c) Amoghavarsha
Lord Dalhousie’s ‘policy of doctrine of lapse’?
(d) Gautamiputra Shatkarni
(a) Jhansi
114. ‘The last Sun of Indian glory’ has been used
(b) Satara
for
(c) Karauli
(a) Shivaji
(d) Sambalpur
(b) Prithviraj
119. Match List - I with List — Il and select the
(c) Rana Pratap
correct answer using the codes given below the
(d) Hemu lists:
List—I List—II
115. Who among the following were prominent

leaders of the ‘Khilafat Movement’?
A. First Carnatic 1. Ended by war Treaty of
(a) Maulana Mohammad Ali and Shaukat Ali Paris
(b) Mohammad Al Jinnah and Shaukat Ali

B. Third Carnatic War 2. Britishers Lost
(b) Prime Minister of India
C. Second Carnatic War 3. Inconclusive War (c) Minister of Social Welfare
(d) Chairman, SC/ST Commission
D. First Mysore war 4. Ended by Treaty of Aix 123. What was the name of the movement
La Chapelle started by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan against
British?
Codes-:
(a) Red Shirt
A B C D
(b) Quit India
(a) 1 3 4 2
(c) Khilafat
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 4 1 3 2
(d) 3 1 4 2
124. Rabindra Nath Tagore gave up his
120. The name of D.K. Karve of Western India
‘Knighthood’ in protest to which one of the
figures in the context of which of the following?
following?
(a) Sati Pratha
(a) Rowlatt Act
(b) Infanticide
(b) Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh
(c) Women Education
(c) Simon Commission
(d) widow Remarriage
(d) Cripps Mission
121. A money bill passed by Lok Sabha is

125. Match List - I and List - II and select the
deemed to have been passed by Rajya Sabha
also when no action is taken by the Rajya Sabha
within
(a) 10 days List—I List—II
(b) 14 days A. Constitutional Amendments 1. Article

360
(c) 15 days
(d) 16 days
B. Finance Commission 2. Article 312
122. The constitutional authority, vested with
the power of declaring castes and tribes as the
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, is the
C. Financial Emergency 3. Article 280
(a) President of India
(b) Article 250
D. All India Services 4. Article 368 (c) Article 252
Codes-: (d) Article 253
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2 130. Under which Article of the Indian

Constitution, there is provision for the Election
(b) 4 3 1 2
Commission?
(c) 4 1 3 2
(a) Article 320
(d) 3 1 4 2
(b) Article 322
126. The Sarkaria Commission was set-up for
(c) Article 324
the review of relation between
(d) Article 326
(a) The Prime Minister and President
131. The Supreme Court of India enunciated the
(b) The Legislative and the Executive
doctrine of ‘Basic Structure of the Constitution'
(c) The Centre and the States in
(d) The Executive and the Judiciary (a) The Golaknath Case in 1967
127. Internal Security Academy is located at (b) The Sajjan Singh Case in 1965
(a) Mount Abu (c) The Shankari Prasad Case in 1951
(b) Nasik (d) The Keshavanand Bharati case in 1973
(c) Hyderabad 132. A resolution passed under clause (1) of

Article 249 shall remain in force for a period not
(d) Pune exceeding
128. The State Finance Commission is a (a) one month
(a) Legal body (b) three months
(b) Non-statutory body (c) six months
(c) Constitutional body (d) one year
(d) None of the above 133. Which part of the Constitution, has-the
provisions for Panchayati Raj System?
129. Under which Article of the Indian (a) IX

Constitution, the Parliament can make laws on (b) VI
State list subject for giving effect to
international agreements? (c) III
(a) Article 249 (d) IV (a)

137. Reservation of seats in Panchayat elections

for Scheduled Castes shall not apply to the State
134. The Panchayati Raj System was adopted to
of
(a) Make people aware of politics.
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Decentralize the power of democracy.
(b) Assam
(c) Educate the peasants.
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Haryana
135. Who is considered as the “Architect of

138. Who among the following is authorised to
Panchayati Raj” in India?
make provisions with respect to the
(a) Acharya Narendra Deo composition of Panchayats?
(b) G.V.K. Rao (a) Governor of State
(c) B.R. Mehta (b) Legislature of State
(d) L.M. Singhavi (c) Parliament of India
(d) President of India
136. Consider the following statements: 139. A Bill for the purpose of creating a new
State in India must be passed by
Assertion (A): Dr. Ambedkar had described
Article 32 of the Constitution as the very soul of (a) A simple majority in Parliament and
it. ratification by not less than two- third of the
States.
Reason (R): Article 32 provides effective
remedy against the violation of Fundamental (b) A simple majority in Parliament.
Rights.
(c) A two-third majority in Parliament and
Select the correct answer using the codes given ratification by not less than two-third of the
below: States.
Codes: (d) None of the above
(a) (A) and (R) both are true and (R) is the 140. In India, who is competent to amend
correct explanation of (A). Fundamental Rights of the citizens?
(b) (A) and (R) both are true, but (R) is not the (a) Lok Sabha
correct explanation of (A).
(b) Rajya Sabha
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(c) Parliament
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
(d) Supreme Court
141. Which Article of the Indian Constitution is 143. According to Article 243(ZJ) of Indian
related to Indian Foreign Policy? Constitution the maximum number of directors
of a cooperative society may be
(a) Article 380
(a) 21
(b) Article 312
(b) 15
(c) Article 60
(c) 11
(d) Article 51
(d) 7
144. T. Kajita and A. Mc Donald, winner of year

142. Match List - I with List – II and select the
2015 Nobel Prize for Physics belong to which of
correct answer using the codes given below the
the following countries respectively?
lists
(a) U.S.A. and Japan
(b) Japan and U.S.A.

List—I list—II
(c) Japan and Canada
(Institution) (Articles)
(d) Canada and U.S.A.
A. Comptroller and 1. Article
315
Auditor General of India 145. After confidential meeting between

National Security Advisers of India and Pakistan
B. Finance Commission 2. Article
in Bangkok, foreign minister Sushma Swaraj
280
went to Pakistan to attend ‘Heart of Asia
C. Administrative Tribunal 3. Article Conference’ held in
148
2015 at
D. Union Public Service Commission 4.
(a) Karachi
Article 323(A)
(b) Peshawar
(c) Lahore
Codes:
(d) Islamabad
A BCD
146. The refugees and migrants in Europe
(a) 3 2 4 1
reached which milestone mark recently as
(b) 3 4 2 1 disclosed by the UNHCR?
(c) 1 2 4 3 (a) 1.0 Million
(d) 4 1 3 2 (b) 1.5 Million
(c) 2.0 Million
(d) 3.0 Million

147. Which country of the world is building an

alternate capital to save its citizens from natural
disaster?
(a) Armenia
(b) Philippines
(c) Vietnam
(d) Thailand
148. Who among the following holds his/her

office during pleasure of the President?
(a) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(b) Chief Election Commissioner
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(d) Attorney General of India
149. The costliest metal of the world discovered

recently, is
(a) Endohedral Fullerene
(b) Californium 252
(c) Tritium
(d) Rhodium
150. Who among the following actresses is the

brand ambassador of ‘Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan’?
(a) Madhuri Dixit
(b) Vidya Balan
(c) Priyanka Chopra
(d) Parineeti Chopra

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WWW.PSCPREP.COM UPPSC 2016 PRELIMS GENERAL STUDIES PAPER I WWW.PSCPREP.

SERIES: CODE: TSR-I

विषय: सामान्य अध्ययन – I S u b : GE N E RA L S T UD IE S - I

समय: 2 घंटे Time: 2 Hours

उम्मीदवार जवाब लिखने से पहिे सभी ननदे शों को पढ़

2. उम्मीदिार रोल नंबर, विषय, पेपर कोड और सीर ज का संकेत

(a) Buddhist (a) Sweden

(b) Sikh (b) Cuba

(c) Jain (c) China

(d) Muslim (d) Finland

(a) Mariam Bint (a) Barack Obama

(b) Hanouf Bint (b) AB. Al. Bagdadi

(c) Salma Pint (c) Francois Hollande

(d) Aasma Bint (d) Angela Merkel

(a) Steam Energy (a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

(b) Solar Energy (b) Deen Dayal Upadhyay

(c) Thermal Energy (c) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee

(d) Nuclear Energy (d) Veer Savarkar

8. In which of the following districts of U.P., a

9. Raghuvir Chaudhury, who was recently (b) Anita Nair

(d) Hindi (a) UAE Royals

(b) Japan Warriors

10. Supposing all Indian States as different (c) India Aces

14. Barak-3 Missile (next generation) has been

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(a) Mohinder Puri (c) Jammu and Kashmir

(d) Uttarakhand Codes:

16. In which or the following countries women (b) 3, 2, 1, 4

(b) Jordan 20. Which of the following is not correctly

(a) Rotterdam - Netherlands

(d) 4 1 3 2 C. Praries 3. Europe

D. Veld 4. South America

22. Which of the following rock systems in India

(d) Sri Lanka

List-I List-II B. Bushman 2. Arab

(Grasslands) (Continent) C. Ainu 3. Central Asia

A. Lanos 1. North America D. Badduin 4. Kalahari

Codes: B. Dailirajhara 2. Coal

(a) 3 1 4 2 D. Chitradurg 4. Bauxite

28. Match List - I and List - II and select the (b) 2 1 4 3

(Industrial Region) (Country)

Codes: (a) Bihar

A BCD (b) Haryana

(a) 2 1 4 3 (c) Uttar Pradesh

(b) 2 1 3 4 (d) Punjab

(c) 3 2 1 4 32. Which of the following States of India

A. Makum 1. Iron Ore

33. The cities which are included in ‘Golden

(a) Karnataka Coast 38. Which one of the following pairs is in

(d) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam - Krishna River

(a) I and II only (c) Smart City Scheme

(b) II and III only (d) Digital lndia Scheme

(c) I and III only

(d) I II and III

(a) 2008 A.D. (b) 28 years

(b) 2009 A.D. (c) 29 years

(c) 2010 A.D. (d) 30 years

(d) 2011 A.D.

(a) Saakshar Bharat (a) Marginal farmers

(b) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (b) Landless agricultural labours

(c) Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (c) Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes

(d) Skill India Programme (d) People living in semi-urban areas

44. Which one of the following is not the