Booklet Sr. No.

*1-0A*
PSCSCCE – 2018
PAPER – 1
(General Studies)
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SCS-1 (A–1)
1. The element which is generally 1. g"fdnK tZb'A Zn d/ Bkb^Bkb fejVk sZs
absorbed by plants along with Zn and ;'fynk iKdk j? fi; Bkb fJB;kBK ftu
causes “Ouch Ouch” disease in human ‘‘nkT{u^nkT{u’’ (Ouch Ouch) phwkoh
beings is j[zdh j?<
(a) Tin (Sn) (a) fNB (Sn)
(b) Cadmium (Cd) (b) e?vwhnw (Cd)
(c) Mercury (Hg) (c) woeoh (Hg)

(d) Chromium (Cr) (d) eo'whnw (Cr)

2. The recent Supreme Court ruling 2. ;[gohw e'oN dk fgSb/ fdBh fdZbh d/
about the limitations of the powers of b?chNhB?AN rtoBo ns/ fdZbh d/ w[Zy wzsoh
Lt. Governor of Delhi vis-à-vis the d/ nfXeko y/so ;pzXh nkfJnk nfjw
Chief Minister of Delhi has been c?;bk yapoK ftZu j?. nkw nkdwh gkoNh
making news. In this case, who out of bJh fJ; e/; ftZu g?otkJh eoB tkb/
the following was one of the defence tehbK ftZu'A fJZe w[Zy Bkw j/m fbfynK
counsels for Aam Aadmi Party ? ftu'A fe; dk j?<
(a) Ram Jethmalani (a) okw i/mwbkBh
(b) P. Chidambaram (b) ghH fudkwpow
(c) Dushyant Dave (c) d[f;anzs dt/
(d) Mukul Rohatgi (d) w[e[b o'jksrh

3. What is meant by the term “Oilzapper”

3. ypoK ftu ne;o ;[D/ ikD tkb/
that we frequently hear in the news ?
‘‘Oilzapper’’ dk eh wsbp j?<
(a) It is an eco-friendly technology
(a) fJj fJe ‘Jhe'^co?Avbh’ ftXh j? fi;
for the remediation of oily sludge
Bkb s/b d/ ;bZi ns/ c?b/ j'J/ s/b dk
and oil spills.
T[guko ehsk iKdk j?.
(b) It is the latest technology
(b) fJj fJe BthB ftXh j? fi; Bkb
developed for under-sea oil
;w[zdo j/mb/ s/b B{z bZfGnk iKdk j?.
exploration.
(c) fJj fJewZeh dh genetically
(c) It is a genetically engineered high
engineered BthA fe;w j? fi; Bkb
biofuel-yielding maize variety.
tZX pkfJU^JhAXB pDdk j?.
(d) It is the latest technology to (d) fJj s/b d/ y{jK ftZu d[oxNBkt;
control the accidentally caused
bZrD tkbh nZr B{z ekp{ eoB dh BthA
flames from oil wells.
ftXh j?.

SCS-1 (A–2)
4. What is the difference between a CFL 4. CFL ns/ LED b?Ag (Lamp) ftu eh coe
and an LED lamp ? j?<

1. To produce light, a CFL uses 1. o";aBh g?dk eoB bJh, CFL gko/
mercury vapour and phosphor (mercury) d/ t/goK (vapours) ns/
while an LED lamp uses ck;c'o dk fJ;s/wkb eodk j? ns/
semiconductor material. LED ;?wh^ezveNo dk fJ;s/wkb
eodk j?.
2. The average life span of a CFL is
much longer than that of an LED 2. CFL dh n";s T[wo LED s'A fes/
lamp. tZX j[zdh j?.

3. A CFL is less energy-efficient as 3. CFL, LED b?Ag Bkb'A xZN

compared to an LED lamp. T{oik^e[;ab j?.
Which of the statements given above T[go'es ftu'A fejVh$fejVhnK ;N/Nw?AN
is/are correct ? ;jh jB<
(a) 1 only
(a) e/tb 1
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(c) 1 and 3 only
(c) e/tb 1 ns/ 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 ns/ 3

5. fJzNoB?;aBb :{BhnB cko ezB;ot/;aB nkc

5. International Union for Conservation
B/uo (IUCN) d/ nB[;ko fe;/ th iht
of Nature (IUCN) considers a species
to be ‘critically endangered’ if the
T[giksh (species) B{z ‘rzGho yso/’
spatial measure (extent of occurrence) (critically endangered) ftZu wzfBnk iKdk
is estimated to be less than _________ j? i/ T[;dk ;EkBe wkg (n?e;N?AN nkc
km2. neo?A;) nzdkiaB _______ km2 s'A xZN
(a) 50 j?<

(b) 100 (a) 50

(b) 100
(c) 150
(c) 150
(d) 200
(d) 200

SCS-1 (A–3)
6. Consider the following statements 6. djkBk (Estuary) pko/ j/m fby/ eEB tku'L
about an estuary : 1. fJj T[j irQk j? fiZE/ Bdh dk skiak
1. An estuary is the place where the gkDh ;w[zdo d/ gkDh Bkb fwbdk j?.
river fresh water meets with
2. fJj y/so pj[s T[sgkde
ocean water.
(productive) j[zdk j?.
2. This area is highly productive.
3. fJj y/so fpbe[b T[sgkde
3. This area is highly unproductive.
(productive) BjhA j[zdk j?.
Which of the above statements is/are
true ? T[go'es ftu'A fejV/ eEB ;jh jB<
(a) 1 only (a) e/tb 1
(b) 2 only (b) e/tb 2
(c) 1 and 2 only (c) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(d) 3 only (d) e/tb 3

7. Compounds of ______ cause Minamata 7. __________ sZs d/ fw;aoD fwBkwkNk

disease. (Minamata) phwkoh dk ekoD pDd/ jB<
(a) Mercury (a) woeoh (Mercury)
(b) Cadmium (b) e?vwhnw (Cadmium)
(c) Cobalt
(c) e'pkbN (Cobalt)
(d) Fertilizers
(d) ykdK (Fertilizers)
8. Consider the following statements in
the context of the Clean Energy 8. ebhB n?Boih wBh;Nohnb (CEM) d/
Ministerial (CEM) : ;zpzX ftZu j/m fby/ fpnkBK (statements)
ftu'A fejVk ;jh j? L
1. It is a global forum to promote
policies and programmes that 1. fJj ;kca T{oik (Clean energy) B{z
advance clean energy technology nZr/ tXkT[D bJh BhshnK ns/
and to encourage the transition to gq'rokwK B{z T[s;akjs eoB tkbk
a global clean energy economy. rb'pb c'ow j?.
2. India is a participating nation in 2. Gkos ebhB n?Boih wBh;Nohnb
the Clean Energy Ministerial. (CEM) ftu fjZ;k b?D tkbk d/;a j?.
3. India has denied to participate in 3. Gkos ebhB n?Boih wBh;Nohnb
the programme ‘21st Century
(CEM) d/ nXhB ‘21st ;?Auoh gkto’
Power’ under Clean Energy
Ministerial.
gq'rokw ftZu f;aoes BjhA eo fojk.
Which of the above statements are
T[go'es ftu'A fejV/ fpnkB (statement)
correct ? ;jh jB<
(a) 2 and 3 only (a) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(b) 1 and 3 only (b) e/tb 1 ns/ 3
(c) 1 and 2 only (c) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 ns/ 3

SCS-1 (A–4)
9. With reference to the Wildlife 9. izrbh iht (;[oZfynk) n?eN 1972
(Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972), pko/
(Protection) Act 1972, consider the
j/m fdZs/ fpnkBK (statements) dh ;jh iK
following statements :
rbs j'D ;zpzXh goy eo' L
1. It was formed in order to fulfil 1. fJj n?eN Gkos dh nzso^ok;aNoh
India’s international obligation
fizaw/tkoh B{z g{ok eoB d/ T[d/;a Bkb
under the Convention on
Biological Diversity. Convention on Biological
Diversity d/ nXhB pDkfJnk frnk
2. As per the law only a part of the
;h.
wild animal is considered as a
wildlife trophy. 2. ekB{zB nB[;ko f;oca izrbh iht dk

Which of the statements given above fjZ;k jh izrbh Nokcah (Wildlife

is/are correct ? Trophy) wzfBnk iKdk j?.

(a) 1 only
T[go'es ftu'A fejVh$fejVhnK ;N/Nw?AN
(b) 2 only ;jh jB<

(c) Both 1 and 2 (a) e/tb 1

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) e/tb 2

(c) 1 ns/ 2 d'B'

(d) 1 ns/ 2 ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA

10. Kanjli Wetland is in which district of

Punjab ?
10. eKMbh SzG (Kanjli Wetland) gzikp d/
(a) Kapurthala fejV/ fIbQ/ ftu j?<

(b) Moga (a) eg{oEbk

(c) Tarn Taran (b) w'rk

(d) Fazilka (c) soB skoB

(d) ckfIbek
SCS-1 (A–5)
11. Regarding the new MSP of Paddy 11. ;oeko B/ i[bkJh 2018 ftZu M'B/ dk BtK
declared by the Government in July xZN' xZN yohd w[Zb (MSP) n?bkfBnk j?.
2018, which of the following j/m fbfynK ftZu'A fJ; pko/ fejV/ eEB
statements are correct ? ;jh jB <

1. MSP of Paddy (Common Grade)

has been increased by < 200/- per
quintal and of Grade A variety by
< 160/- per quintal.
2. MSP of Paddy (Common Grade)
has been increased by < 160/- per
quintal and of Grade A variety by
< 200/- per quintal.
3. The new MSP of Paddy (Common
Grade) and Grade A variety
< 1750/- per quintal.
4. The new MSP of Paddy (Common
Grade) is < 1750/- per quintal
and of Grade A is < 1800/- per
quintal.
(a) 2 and 4 only
(b) 1 and 4 only
1. M'Bk (ekwB ro/v) dk xZN' xZN yohd
w[Zb (MSP) 200 o[gJ/ gqsh e[ftzNb
ns/ ro/v J/ t?okfJNh dk xZN' xZN
yohd w[Zb (MSP) 160 o[gJ/ gqsh
e[ftzNb tXkfJnk frnk j?.
2. M'Bk (ekwB ro/v) dk xZN' xZN yohd
w[Zb (MSP) 160 o[gJ/ gqsh e[ftzNb
ns/ ro/v J/ t?okfJNh dk xZN' xZN
yohd w[Zb (MSP) 200 o[gJ/ gqsh
e[ftzNb tXkfJnk frnk j?.
is 3. M'Bk (ekwB ro/v) ns/ ro/v J/
t?okfJNh dk BtK xZN' xZN yohd w[Zb
(MSP) 1750 o[gJ/ gqsh e[ftzNb j?.
4. M'Bk (ekwB ro/v) dk BtK xZN' xZN
yohd w[Zb (MSP) 1750 o[gJ/ gqsh
e[ftzNb ns/ ro/v J/ dk 1800 o[gJ/
gqsh e[ftzNb j?.
(a) e/tb 2 ns/ 4
(b) e/tb 1 ns/ 4

(c) 1 and 3 only

(c) e/tb 1 ns/ 3
(d) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(d) 2 and 3 only

12. gzikp d/ oki gzSh dk i{bkiheb Bkw eh

j? <
12. What is the zoological name of the
(a) n?;hghNo i?BfNbh; (Accipiter
State bird of Punjab ?
gentilis)
(a) Accipiter gentilis (b) n?BNhb'g ;othe?gok (Antilope
cervicapra)
(b) Antilope cervicapra
(c) dbpoihnk ;h;' (Dalbergia sissoo)
(c) Dalbergia sissoo
(d) nkJhe"oBhnk eo?;hg; (Eichhornia
(d) Eichhornia crassipes crassipes)

SCS-1 (A–6)
13. India has given its approval to the 13. Gkos B/ o?gNo n?w T :{ (Raptor MoU)
Raptor MoU. Which of the following B{z wzi{aoh fdZsh j?. j/m fbfynK ftZu'A o?gNo
statements is/are true regarding n?w T :{ pko/ fejV/ eEB ;jh jB <
Raptor MoU ? 1. fJj ‘UN eBt?B;aB nkca wkfJro/Noh
;gh;ahia nkca tkJhbv n?Bhwbia’ d/
1. It falls under UN Convention of
Conservation of Migratory nXhB nkT[Adk j?.
Species of Wild Animals. 2. fJj ncaohek ns/ :{o/;ahnk d/
2. It is about conservation of birds f;aekoh gzShnK dh ;zGkb eoB pko/
of prey in Africa and Eurasia. j?.
3. It is not legally binding. 3. fJj ekB{zBh s"o s/ bkr{ iK pZX BjhA
j?.
4. The Raptor MoU extends its
coverage to 76 species of birds of 4. fJ; nXhB f;aekoh gzShnK dhnK
prey out of which many species 76 fe;wK nkT[AdhnK jB fiBQK ftu'A
also occur in India. eJh fe;wK Gkos ftZu th gkJhnK
(a) 1 only iKdhnK jB.
(a) e/tb 1
(b) 2 only
(b) e/tb 2
(c) 3 and 4 only
(c) e/tb 3 ns/ 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 ns/ 4

14. Gkosh froM (Indian Vulture) pko/ j/m

14. Which of the following is true about fby/ eEBK ftu'A fejVk ;jh j?<
Indian Vulture ? 1. fJ; dk ‘pkJhBkwhnb BkwBeb/uo’
1. It is called Gyps Indicus as per (Binomial Nomenclature) fig;
binomial nomenclature. fJzvhe; (Gyps Indicus) j?.
2. The cause of decline in the 2. Gkosh froM (Indian Vulture) dh
population of Indian Vultures has iB;zfynk xND dk ekoD
been identified as poisoning vkJheb'chB?e (Diclofenac) Bkb j'D
caused by the veterinary drug tkbk iafjohbkgD j?.
Diclofenac.
3. iskT{ ezB;ot/;aB pohfvzr ;?ANo
3. Jatayu Conservation Breeding (Jatayu Conservation Breeding
Centre is situated in Jharkhand. Centre) MkVyzv fty/ j?.
4. Recently, Gyps Vulture 4. jkb jh ftu jfonkDk ;oeko B/
Reintroduction Programme was fig; froM (Gyps Vulture)
launched for the conservation of ohfJzNo've;aB gq'rokw P[o{ ehsk j?,
Indian Vulture by the Haryana
fJjBK dh ;zGkb bJh.
Government.
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(b) 3 and 4 only (b) e/tb 3 ns/ 4
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (c) 1, 2, 3 ns/ 4
(d) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) e/tb 1, 2 ns/ 4

SCS-1 (A–7)
15. Match the agro-climatic zone given in 15. ekbw ‘A’ d/ y/shpkVh ibtk:{ y/so B{z
column ‘A’ with its area given in ekbw ‘B’ d/ y/so Bkb fwbkU.
column ‘B’ : ‘A’ ‘B’
A. e/Adoh w?dkBh y/so I. j[f;ankog[o
‘A’ ‘B’ (Central Plain
A. Central Zone)
I. Hoshiarpur
Plain Zone B. T[g^gjkVh II. ibzXo
B. Sub- nzBfvT{b/fNzr y/so
mountain (Sub-mountain
II. Jalandhar
Undulating Undulating Zone)
Zone C. gZSwh y/so III. fco'iag[o
C. Western (Western Zone)
III. Ferozepur
Zone D. gZSwh w?dkBh y/so IV. w'rk
D. Western (Western Plain
IV. Moga
Plain Zone Zone)

A B C D A B C D
(a) I II III IV (a) I II III IV
(b) II I IV III (b) II I IV III
(c) II III I IV (c) II III I IV
(d) IV I III II (d) IV I III II

16. Read the following statements :

16. j/m fdZs/ eEBK B{z gVQe/ ;jh itkp u[D' L
1. Baglihar Hydropower Project has
1. prbhjko gD^fpibh gqki?eN fuBkp
been developed on river Chenab.
Bdh T[gZo j?.
2. Dulhasti Hydropower Project has
2. d[bj;sh gD^fpibh gqki?eN i/jbw
been developed on river Jhelum.
Bdh T[gZo j?.
3. Salal Hydropower Project has 3. ;bkb gD^fpibh gqki?eN okth Bdh
been developed on river Ravi. T[gZo j?.
Which of the statements given above T[go'es ftu'A fejVh$fejVhnK ;N/Nw?AN
is/are correct ? ;jh jB<
(a) 1 only (a) e/tb 1
(b) 1 and 2 only (b) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(c) 1 and 3 only (c) e/tb 1 ns/ 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 ns/ 3

SCS-1 (A–8)
17. Which of the following is not correctly 17. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVk i[ZN ;jh BjhA j?
matched ? (not correctly matched) <
(a) Mundra – Ultra Mega (a) w[zdok – nbNok w?rk
Power Project (Mundra) gkto gqki?eN
(b) eKvbk – NkJhvb gqki?eN
(b) Kandla – Tidal Project
(Kandla)
(c) Sethu – Hydropower (c) ;/E{ ;w[dow – jkJhvo'gkto
Samudram Project (Sethu gqki?eN
(d) Kudankulam – Nuclear Samudram)
Project (d) e[[vKe[bw – fBT{ebhno
(Kudankulam) gqki?eN

18. Which among the following city is 18. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejV/ ;afjo B{z ‘‘iho'
called “Zero Mile Centre” because of its wkJhb ;?ANo’’ (Zero Mile Centre) fejk
location on India’s Geographic centre ? iKdk j? feT[Afe T[j Gkos d/ G{r'fbe e/Ado
(a) Bhopal ftu j?<
(a) G'gkb
(b) Jabalpur
(b) ipbg[o
(c) Nagpur
(c) Bkrg[o
(d) Indore (d) fJzd"o

19. ‘‘J/ehfeqs tkNo;?av ftek; (Integrated

19. What are the benefits of implementing Watershed Development) gq'rokw’’ bkr{
the “Integrated Watershed
eoB d/ fejV/ ckfJd/ jB <
Development Programme” ?
1. fwZNh d/ tjkn (soil runoff) dh
1. Prevention of soil runoff o'eEkw
2. Linking the country’s perennial 2. d/;a dhnK ;dkpjko BdhnK
rivers with seasonal rivers (perennial rivers) B{z w";wh BdhnK
3. Rainwater harvesting and (seasonal rivers) Bkb i'VBk
recharge of groundwater table 3. whAj d/ gkDh B{z fJeZmk eoBk ns/
;zGkbDk ns/ Xosh j/mb/ gkDh d/
4. Regeneration of natural
vegetation ;so B{z ohukoi eoBk
4. e[dosh pB;gsh B{z w[V ;[oihs
Which of the statements given above
eoBk
are correct ?
T[go'es ftu'A fejV/ eEB ;jh jB<
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(b) e/tb 2, 3 ns/ 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only (c) e/tb 1, 3 ns/ 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 ns/ 4

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20. Which of the following pairs are 20. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejV/ i[ZN mhe jB
correct ? (correctly matched)<
1. Zawar – Uranium 1. ikto (Zawar) – :{o/Bhnw
2. Khetri – Copper 2. y/soh (Khetri) – ekgo
3. Balaghat – Manganese 3. pkbkxkN (Balaghat) – w?ABrBhia
4. Jaduguda – Zinc ikv{r[vk (Jaduguda) – fiaze
4.
Select the correct answer using the
code given below : j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so
(a) 1 and 2 only u[D' L
(b) 2 and 3 only (a) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(c) 1 and 4 only (b) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(d) 1 and 3 only (c) e/tb 1 ns/ 4
(d) e/tb 1 ns/ 3

21. “;/s{ Gkosw” (Setu Bharatam) gqki?eN

21. “Setu Bharatam” project is connected fe; NqaK;g'oN y/so Bkb ;zpzXs j?<
with which of the following transport
sectors ? (a) ;Ve NqK;g'oN (Road Transport)

(a) Road Transport (b) jtkJh NqK;g'oN (Air Transport)

(b) Air Transport (c) fJzBb?Av tkNo NqK;g'oN (Inland
Water Transport)
(c) Inland Water Transport
(d) sZNtosh NqK;g'oN (Coastal
(d) Coastal Transport
Transport)

22. fJjBK ftu'A fejVhnK c;bK dh ek;as

G{wX^y/soK (equatorial regions) ftu
22. Which of the following crops are
cultivated in the equatorial regions ? ehsh iKdh j? <
1. Rubber 1. opV (Rubber)
2. Cocoa 2. e'e'nk (Cocoa)
3. Tea 3. ukj (Tea)
4. Sugarcane 4. rzBk (Sugarcane)
Select the correct answer using the j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so
code given below : u[D' L
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(b) 2 and 3 only (b) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only (c) e/tb 1, 2 ns/ 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 ns/ 4

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23. Who said, ‘‘Injustice anywhere is a 23. fJj fe;dk eEB j?, “fes/ th j'D tkbk
threat to justice everywhere’’ ? nfBnK, fBnK B{z jo fes/ ysok j?”
(Injustice anywhere is a threat to
(a) Abraham Lincoln justice everywhere)<

(b) Malcolm X (a) npokjw fbzeB (Abraham Lincoln)

(c) Mahatma Gandhi (b) wkbekw n?e; (Malcolm X)
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr. (c) wjkswk rKXh (Mahatma Gandhi)
(d) wkofNB b{Eo fezr i{Bhno (Martin
Luther King, Jr.)
24. Who coined the phrase, ‘banal
nationalism’ ?
24. ‘p?Bb ok;aNotkd’ (Banal Nationalism)
(a) Brian Jenkins Now fe; B/ fdZsh j?<

(b) Michael Billig (a) pokJhB i?BfeB; (Brian Jenkins)

(c) Elie Kedourie (b) wkJheb fpfbr (Michael Billig)

(d) Tom Nairn (c) n?bh e?v{oh (Elie Kedourie)

(d) N'w B?oB (Tom Nairn)

25. Who coined the name, ‘United

25. ‘:{BkfJfNv B/;aBia’ (United Nations)
Nations’ ? Bkw fe; B/ fdZsk<
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt (a) co?efbB vh. o{iat?bN (Franklin D.
(b) Winston Churchill Roosevelt)
(b) ftB;NB uofub (Winston
(c) Trygve Lie
Churchill)
(d) Charles de Gaulle
(c) NokJhrt bkJh (Trygve Lie)
(d) ukob; vh r"b (Charles de Gaulle)
26. Which one of the following is the latest
member (193rd) of the United 26. :{BkfJfNv B/;aBia (United Nations) dk
Nations ? ;G s'A BtK w?Apo (193rd) pDB tkbk
fejVk w[be j?<
(a) Palau
(a) gbkT{ (Palau)
(b) South Sudan
(b) dZyDh ;{vkB (South Sudan)
(c) Liechtenstein
(c) b?eB;NhB (Liechtenstein)
(d) Serbia (d) ;ophnk (Serbia)

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27. Which one of the following is the 27. j/m fby/ i'fVnk ftu'A :{Hn?BH J/iz;h (UN
agency) ns/ T[jBK d/ w[Zy dcso dk
incorrect match between the UN
fejVk i'Vk rbs j?<
agency and its Headquarter ? (a) c{v n?Av n?rohebuo – o'w
(a) Food and – Rome nkor/BkJhi/;aB (Rome)
Agricultural (Food and
Agricultural
Organization
Organization)
(b) International – Geneva (b) fJzNoB?;aBb b/po – ihB/tk
Labour nkor/BkJhi/;aB (Geneva)
Organization (International
Labour
(c) International Organization)
Monetary Fund – New York (c) fJzNoB?;aBb wkBNoh – fBT{ :"oe
(d) UNESCO – Paris czv (International (New
Monetary Fund) York)
(d) :{B?;e' – g?fo;
(UNESCO) (Paris)
28. Gkosh ;zftXkB dhnK j/m fbyhnK
28. Match the following features of the ft;a/;asktK fi; d/;a s'A bJhnK rJhnK jB,
Indian Constitution from their T[; Bkb ;jh fwbkB eo' :
adoptions : ft;/a;asktK d/;a fiE'A
bJhnK jB
Features Adoptions A. ;zxtkd I. e?B/vk
(Federalism) (Canada)
A. Federalism I. Canada
B. p[fBnkdh caoi II. ckowo ;'thns
B. Fundamental II. Former (Fundamental :{BhnB
Duties Soviet Union Duties) (Former
C. Directive III. Ireland Soviet Union)
Principles of C. vkfJo?efNt III. nkfJob?Av
State Policy fgqz;hgbia nkc (Ireland)
D. Judicial IV. US ;N/N gkfb;h
Review (Directive
Principles of State
Choose the correct answer : Policy)
A B C D D. i[vh;ahnb IV. :{Hn?;H (US)
;whfynk (Judicial
(a) I II III IV review)

(b) I III II IV
;jh T[Z/so u[D' L
A B C D
(c) III II IV I (a) I II III IV
(b) I III II IV
(c) III II IV I
(d) IV II III I (d) IV II III I

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29. Which two committees of the 29. ;z;d dhnK fejVhnK d' ew/NhnK B{z
Parliament are described as ‘twin ‘i"VhnK G?DK’ (Twin Sisters) ew/NhnK
sister’ committees ? fejk iKdk j?<
(a) gpfbe nekT{AN; ew/Nh ns/
(a) Public Accounts Committee and
n?;Nhw/N; ew/Nh (Public Accounts
Estimates Committee
Committee and Estimates
(b) Public Accounts Committee and Committee)
Committee on Public (b) gpfbe nekT{AN ew/Nh ns/ ew/Nh
Undertakings nkB gpfbe nzvoN/fezria (Public
Accounts Committee and
(c) Law Committee and Committee
Committee on Public
of Delegated Legislation Undertakings)
(d) Committee on Privileges and (c) bkn ew/Nh ns/ ew/Nh nkc
Committee on Petitions v?bhr/fNv b?fi;b/;aB (Law
Committee and Committee of
Delegated Legislation)
(d) ew/Nh nkB gohthb/fiia ns/ ew/Nh
30. The Rohingya crisis has been making nkB gNh;aBia (Committee on
news lately. Consider the following Privileges and Committee on
statements about the Rohingyas : Petitions)

1. They are an ethnic group largely

30. o'fjzfrnk ;zeN fgZS/ ij/ ekch yapok ftZu
comprising Muslims who
fojk j?. o'fjzfrnk b'eK pko/ j/m fby/ eEB
predominantly live in western
tku' L
Myanmar province of Rakhine.
1. fJj w{b o{g ftZu pj[ frDsh
2. All the Rohingyas are full citizens
w[;bwkBK dk ro[Zg j? i' gZSwh
of Myanmar.
fwnKwko d/ oyhB/ (Rahine) ftZu
3. According to UN, the Rohingya ofjzd/ jB.
crisis is majorly a result of ethnic 2. ;ko/ o'fjzfrnk fwnKwko d/ g{oB
cleansing being done by the Bkrfoe jB.
Myanmar State.
3. :{Hn?BH d/ nB[;ko o'fjzfrnk ;zeN
Which of the above statements are fwnKwko tZb'A ehsh ik ojh B;b
correct ? e[Ph dk Bshik j?.
(a) 1 and 2 only T[go'es ftu'A fejV/ fpnkB (statement)
;jh jB<
(b) 2 and 3 only
(a) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(c) 1 and 3 only (b) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) e/tb 1 ns/ 3
(d) 1, 2 ns/ 3

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31. Which of the following amendment/s in 31. Gkosh ;zftXkB dhnK fejVhnK ;'XK B{z
the Indian Constitution was/were ‘S'Nk ;zftXkB’ (Mini Constitution)
equated with ‘Mini Constitution’ ? wzfBnk iKdk j? ?
(a) 24th and 25th Amendments (a) 24th ns/ 25th ;'X

(b) 42nd Amendment (b) 42th ;'X

(c) 44th ;'X
(c) 44th Amendment
(d) 73th ns/ 74th ;'X
(d) 73rd and 74th Amendments

32. j/m fbfynK ftu'A Gkosh ;zftXkB dh

32. Which of the following is incorrect
nB[;{uh (Schedules of Constitution) pko/
with regard to the Schedules listed in
fejVh rZb rbs j? ?
the Constitution of India ?
(a) ;zftXkB ftu e[b 12 (pkok)
(a) There are total twelve Schedules.
nB[;{uhnK (Schedules) jB.
(b) Schedules XI and XII were
(b) nB[;{uh (Schedule) XI ns/ XII
incorporated respectively by
rd th ;zftXkB ftZu 73th ns/ 74th ;'X
73 and 74 Constitutional
okjhA gkJ/ rJ/ ;B.
Amendments.
(c) B"thA nB[;{uh (Ninth Schedule) B{z
(c) The Ninth Schedule was added to
;zftXkB dh gfjbh ;'X okjhA ;zftXkB
the Constitution by the First
ftu i'fVnk frnk j?.
Amendment.
(d) n?ANh fvc?e;aB (Anti-defection)
(d) Anti-defection law is in the
bkn d;th nB[;{uh (10th Schedule)
10th Schedule of the Constitution
ftu j? ns/ fJj 42th ;'X okjhA
and it was added by
nd
;zftXkB ftu i'fVnk frnk ;h.
42 Constitutional Amendment.
33. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fe;/ th okiBhfse gkoNh
33. Which of the following is not the B{z ok;aNoh gkoNh ti'A wkBsk b?D bJh
essential condition for a political party
fejVh ;aos iao{oh BjhA j? ?
to be recognized as a national party ?
(a) i/ gkoNh b'e^;Gk gkobhwkBh u'DK
(a) If a party gets six percent of the ftu uko iK tX okiK ftZu e[Zb
total valid votes polled in the
gJhnK t?fbv t'NK dk 6% b? iKdh
election for Lok Sabha in four or
more States. j?.
(b) i/ gkoNh uko u[D/ j'J/ B[wkfJzd/
(b) If a party sends four elected
members to the Lok Sabha. b'e^;Gk ftZu G/idh j?.
(c) i/ gkoNh b'e^;Gk dhnK e[Zb ;hNK
(c) If a party gets two percent of the
total number of seats in Lok dk d' gqsh;as fjZ;k xZN' xZN fszB
Sabha from not less than three okiK ftu'A b? iKdh j?.
States. (d) i/ gkoNh B{z y/soh gkoNh ti'A xZN'
(d) If a party is recognized as a State xZN d' okiK ftZu wkBsk fwbh j'Jh
Party in at least two States. j?.

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34. The Panchayati elections are 34. gzikp ftZu gzukfJsh u'DK ;szpo 2018 ftZu
scheduled in the month of September n?bkBhnK rJhnK jB. gzukfJsh oki
2018 in Punjab. Consider the following ;z;EktK pko/ j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVk eEB
statements about the Panchayati Raj
Institutions. Which of them is ;jh BjhA j? ?
incorrect ? (a) jo gZXo T[go gzukfJs dh fwnkd
(a) The term of the office to the (term of the office) gzi ;kb j[zdh
Panchayat at every level is j?.
5 years.
(b) t'No ;{uhnK pDkT[D ;zpzXh ;/X ns/
(b) The direction and control of
preparation of electoral roles and ezNo'b ns/ ;kohnK gzukfJsh u'DK
conduct of all elections to eotkT[D dk fizwk Gkosh u'D efw;aB
Panchayats shall be vested in the dk j[zdk j?.
Election Commission of India.
(c) oki ftXkB ;Gk gzukfJsh u'DK d/
(c) The State legislature may make
provisions with respect to all Bkb ;zpzXs fe;/ th w;b/ T[go e'Jh
matters relating to elections to th gq'ftiaB pDk ;edh j?.
the Panchayats.
(d) 73rd ;'X n?eN d/ nB[;ko n"osK d/
(d) The 73rd Amendment Act bJh okytKeoB e[Zb ;hNK d/ fJZe
provides for the reservation of not
less than one-third of total fsjkJh s'A xZN BjhA j'Dk ukjhdk
number of seats for women (;w/s T[j ;hNK dh frDsh i' fe
(including number of seats n?;H;hH/n?;HNhH n"osK d/ bJh
reserved for women belonging to
okythnK jB).
SC/ST).

35. nzso^okih e"A;b (Inter-State Council)

35. Who is the Chairman of the dk u/now?B e"D j[zadk j? ?
Inter-State Council ?
(a) Gkos dk ok;aNogsh
(a) The President of India
(b) :{BhnB e?pfBN
(b) The Union Cabinet
(c) The Prime Minister
(c) gqXkB wzsoh

(d) The Union Home Minister (d) e/Adoh rqfj wzsoh

36. ‘fpT{o'eo/;h’ (Bureaucracy) ;apd fe; B/

36. The word ‘Bureaucracy’ was first
coined by
fdZsk ?

(a) Max Weber (a) w?e; t?po (Max Weber)

(b) Alexander Pope (b) nb?ri?Avo g'g (Alexander Pope)

(c) M. Crozier (c) n?wH eo'ihno (M. Crozier)
(d) Vincent de Gournay (d) ftB;?AN vh r'oB/ (Vincent de
Gournay)

SCS-1 ( A – 15 )
37. Which of the following resulted from 37. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVk po/NB t[Zvia
Bretton Woods Conference ? ekBcoz; (Bretton Woods Conference) d/
(a) United Nations Bshi/ ti'A pfDnk ?
(b) League of Nations (a) :{BkJhNv B/;aBia
(c) Institutions meant for checking (b) bhr nkc B/;aBia
nuclear proliferation (c) fJz;NhfNT{;aBia cko u?fezr
(d) World Bank and IMF fBT{ebhno go'bhfco/;aB
(d) tobv p?Ae ns/ nkJhHn?wHn?cH
(IMF)

38. Which one of the following is not a

sufficient ground for convening a joint
sitting of both the Houses of
Parliament ?
(a) Rejection of a bill by one House of
the Parliament when the other
House has passed it.
(b) Both Houses have finally
disagreed as to the amendments
to be made in a Bill.
(c) More than six months have
elapsed from the date of the
reception of the Bill by the other
House without the Bill being
passed by it.
(d) President has refused to give his
assent to the Bill.
38. ;z;d d/ d'tK ;dBK dh ;KMh p?me p[bkT[D
bJh j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVk ekoD Y[etK
BjhA j? ?
(a) i/eo fJe ;dB B/ e'Jh fpb gk; eo
fdZsk j? ns/ d{i/ B/ oZd eo fdZsk j?.
(b) d'B' ;dBK B/ fe;/ th fpb ftu
ehshnK ikD tkbhnK ;'XK T[go
n;fjwsh pDk bJh j?.
(c) fe;/ th ;dB e'b fpb nkT[D s'A
pknd S/ wjhB/ dk ;wK phs ikD s'A
pknd th fpb gk; Bk j'Dk.
(d) ok;aNogsh tZb'A fpZb gk; eoB s'A
n;fjws j'Dk.

39. nkgD/ 50 ;kb g{o/ eoB T[go p[Zeo

39. Celebrating its 50 years, Booker Prize gokJhia B/ 7 i[bkJh 2018 B{z “p?;N nkc
declared its “Best of Man Booker
w?B p[Zeo gokJhia” n?bkfBnk j?. j/m
Prize” on 7th of July 2018. Which book
fbfynK ftu'A fJj fe; feskp B{z fdZsk
won this prize ?
frnk j? ?
(a) The English Patient
(a) dk fJzrfb;a g/;?aAN
(b) The God of Small Things
(b) dk rkv nkc ;wkb fEzria
(c) Home Fire
(c) j'w ckfJo
(d) Anna Karenina
(d) nzBk ekoBhBk

SCS-1 ( A – 16 )
40. Which of the following statements 40. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejV/ eEB ;jh BjhA
is/are not correct ? jB ?
1. As per the provisions of the 1. ;zftXkBe gqpzXK nB[;ko, wzsohnK
Constitution, the Council of
dh ;Gk (Council of Ministers) ;KM/
Ministers is both collectively and
individually responsible to the s"o s/ ns/ fBZih s"o s/ b'e^;Gk B{z
Lok Sabha. itkpd/j j?.
2. A censure motion must state the 2. ;?AP{no (censure) w';aB bJh ekoD
reason for its adoption. dZ;Dk iao{oh j[zdk j?.
3. A no-confidence motion must set 3. p/ Go';rh wsk (No-Confidence
out the grounds on which it is Motion) fe; nXko s/ gkfJnk ik
based.
fojk j? dZf;nk ikDk iao{oh j?.
4. If a no-confidence motion is 4. i/eo p/ Go';rh wsk
passed by the Lok Sabha, the
Council of Ministers is bound to (No-Confidence Motion) b'e ;Gk
resign. ftZu gk; j' iKdk j? sK, wzsohnK d/
;w{j (Council of Ministers) B{z
Select the correct answer using the
code given below : n;shck d/Dk bkiawh j?.

(a) 1, 2 and 4 only

j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so
u[D' L
(b) 2 only
(a) e/tb 1, 2 ns/ 4
(c) 3 only
(b) e/tb 2
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only (c) e/tb 3
(d) e/tb 2, 3 ns/ 4

41. ihHn?;HNhH bkr{ j'J/ s'A pknd gfjbk ftZsh

41. In the first financial year of GST toQk jkb ftZu jh yasw j'fJnk j?. j/m
regime in the country concluded
fdZs/ okiK B{z xZNd/ eqw ftZu T[jBK d/ go
recently, list the following states in the
descending order of Per Capita e?fgNk o?thfBT{ (Per Capita Revenue) d/
Revenue starting with highest to the nB[;ko fby' (;G s'A tZX s'A P[o{ eo e/ ;G
lowest : s'A xZN tZb) L
(a) Haryana, Maharashtra, (a) jfonkDk, wjkok;aNok, eoBkNek,
Karnataka, Punjab gzikp
(b) Maharashtra, Haryana, (b) wjkok;aNok, jfonkDk, eoBkNek,
Karnataka, Punjab gzikp
(c) Maharashtra, Haryana, (c) wjkok;aNok, jfonkDk, gzikp,
Punjab, Karnataka eoBkNek
(d) Haryana, Punjab, (d) jfonkDk, gzikp, wjkok;aNok,
Maharashtra, Karnataka eoBkNek

SCS-1 ( A – 17 )
42. The government has powers under the 42. iao{oh t;s{nK n?eN, 1955 (Essential
Essential Commodities Act, 1955 Commodities Act, 1955) d/ nXhB
(EC Act) to declare a commodity as an ;oeko e'b fe;/ th t;s{ B{z iao{oh t;s{
essential commodity to ensure its n?bkBD dk nfXeko j? sK i' T[j b'eK B{z
availability to people at fair price. The tkip ehwsK (Fair Price) T[go Z w[jZJhnk
commodities covered under the Act eotkJhnK ik ;eD. fJ; n?eN nXhB
include :
j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVhnK t;s{nK, iao{oh
1. Paper t;s{nK (Essential Commodities) x'f;as
jB ?
2. Hank yarn made wholly from
cotton 1. ekria (Paper)
2. j?Ae :koB (Hank yarn) g{ok ekNB
3. Fertilizers
s'A pfDnk j'fJnk
4. Petroleum and petroleum 3. ykdK (Fertilizers)
products
4. s/b ns/ s/b d/ T[sgkd (Petroleum
5. Cotton and jute seeds and petroleum products)
Select the correct answer using the 5. ekNB ns/ i{N phi (Cotton and
code given below : jute seeds)

(a) 1, 2 and 3 only j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so
u[D' L
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(a) e/tb 1, 2 ns/ 3
(c) 3, 4 and 5 only (b) e/tb 1, 3 ns/ 4
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (c) e/tb 3, 4 ns/ 5
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 ns/ 5
43. ‘‘;N?Av^nZg fJzvhnk (Stand-up India)
43. With reference to ‘‘Stand-up India ;ehw’’ pko/ j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVk eEB
Scheme’’, which of the following ;jh j? ?
statements is/are correct ? 1. fJjdk T[d/;a n?;H;hH$n?;HNhH ns/
1. Its purpose is to promote n"osK ftu ‘nKsogfofBT{of;ag’
entrepreneurship among SC/ST (entrepreneurship) B{z tXktk d/Dk
and women entrepreneurs. j?.
2. It provides for refinance through 2. fJj w[V ftZsh (Refinance) gqpzX
RBI. Gkosh foiaot p?Ae (RBI) okjhA
Select the correct answer using the w[jZJhnk eotkT[Adk j?.
code given below : j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so
u[D' L
(a) 1 only
(a) e/tb 1
(b) 2 only
(b) e/tb 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) d't/ 1 ns/ 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) 1 ns/ 2 ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA

SCS-1 ( A – 18 )
44. Which of the following statements 44. gzikp dh nkofEe ns/ nzeVk ;z;Ek
is/are correct regarding Economic and (Economic and Statistical
Statistical Organization of Punjab Organization) pko/ j/m fbfynK ftu'A
(ESO) ? fejV/ eEB ;jh jB ?
1. It provides advisory services to 1. fJj oki ;oeko B{z nkofEe
the State Government on w;fbnK T[go gkfb;h pDkT[D pko/
economic matters to form policies. ;bkj fdzdh j?.
2. It acts as a nodal agency for
2. fJj MPLAD ;ehwK bJh B'vb
MPLAD schemes and helps
district planning committees.
J/iz;h dk ezw eodh j? ns/ fibQk
gb?fBzr ew/NhnK dh wdd eodh j?.
Select the correct answer using the
code given below : j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so
u[D' L
(a) 1 only
(a) e/tb 1
(b) 2 only
(b) e/tb 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) d't/ 1 ns/ 2
(d) 1 ns/ 2 ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA

45. The International Movement “Me Too”, 45. nzsook;aNoh bfjo “wh N{’’ (Me Too
started against sexual harassment, Movement) i' fe :'B ;a';aD d/ fybkc P[o{
that was popularized by Alyssa Milano j'Jh ns/ J/bkfJ;k fwbkB' (Alyssa
in 2017 was originally started around Milano) B/ 2017 ftZu w;aj{o ehsh, w{b
2006 by
o{g ftZu 2006 d/ eohp fe; tZb'A P[o{ ehsh
(a) Uma Thurman rJh ;h.
(b) Tarana Burke (a) T[wk E[owB (Uma Thurman)
(c) Ashley Judd (b) NokBk poe (Tarana Burke)
(d) Angelina Jolie (c) n?;ab/ i{v (Ashley Judd)
(d) n?AibhNk i"bh (Angelina Jolie)

46. Deficit financing means that the

government borrows money from the 46. v?fcf;N ckJhB?f;zr (Deficit financing)
ftu ;oeko fe; e'b' g?;k T[Xko b?Adh j?<
(a) Revenue Department
(a) o?thfBT{ fvgkoNw?AN
(b) World Bank
(b) tobv p?Ae$ft;at p?Ae
(c) RBI
(c) foiaot p?Ae nkc fJzfvnk (RBI)
(d) None of the above
(d) T[go'es ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA

SCS-1 ( A – 19 )
47. Which of the following statements are 47. Agni-5 fwiakfJb fi; dk ;cbsk g{ote
true about Agni-5 Missile that was N?;N ‘thbo’ Nkg{ s'A i{B 3, 2018 B{z ehsk
successfully test fired from Wheeler frnk, pko/ j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejV/ eEB
Island on June 3, 2018 ? ;jh jB<

1. It is nuclear capable 1. fJj gqwkD{ ;woZEk oZyD tkbh

intercontinental ballistic missile fJzNoeKNhB?BNb pfb;fNe fwiakfJb
(ICBM). (ICBM) j?.

2. It features ring laser gyro based 2. fJ; fwiakfJb ftZu fozr b/iao rkfJo'
inertial navigation system
p/;v fJBof;anb B?thr/;aB f;;Nw
(Ring Laser Gyro Based Inertial
(RINS).
Navigation System, RINS) j?.
3. It does not have micro navigation
3. fJ; e'b ‘wkJheo' B?thr/;aB f;;Nw’
system (MINS). (MINS) BjhA j?.

Select the correct answer using the

j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so
code given below :
u[D' L
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (a) 1, 2 ns/ 3

(b) 1 and 3 only (b) e/tb 1 ns/ 3

(c) 2 and 3 only (c) e/tb 2 ns/ 3

(d) 1 and 2 only (d) e/tb 1 ns/ 2

48. xZN' xZN ;woEB w[Zb (MSP) ns/ fJ;a{

gokJh; (Issue Price) dh fe; tZb'A
f;cakfo; ehsh iKdh j? ?
48. Who recommends the Minimum
Support Price (MSP) and Issue Price ? (a) y/shpkVh wzsokbk (Ministry of
Agriculture)
(a) Ministry of Agriculture
(b) :'iBk efw;aB (Planning
(b) Planning Commission Commission)

(c) Commission for Agricultural (c) y/shpkVh bkrsK ns/ ehwsK bJh
Costs and Prices efw;aB (Commission for
Agricultural Costs and Prices)
(d) NABARD
(d) Bkpkov (NABARD)

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49. India has been re-elected to the UN 49. Gkos B{z jkb jh ftZu ;z:[es ok;aNo d/
Economic and Social Council nkofEe ns/ ;wkfie e"A;b (ECOSOC)
(ECOSOC) recently. ftZu d[pkok u[fDnk frnk j?.
Consider the following statements in fJ; ;zpzXh j/m fdZs/ eEBK dh goy eo' L
this regard :
1. iBtoh 1, 2018 s'A ;a[o{ eoe/ Gkos
1. India will hold a 5-year term dh gzi ;kb dh fwnkd j't/rh.
beginning from January 1, 2018.
2. fe;/ th d/;a B{z ECOSOC dk w?Apo
2. A country requires one-third of
pDB bJh e[Zb t'NK dk fJe fsjkJh
the total votes to become a
ukjhdk j?.
member of ECOSOC.
T[go'es ftu'A fejVh$fejVhnK ;N/Nw?AN
Which of the statements given above
;jh jB<
is/are correct ?
(a) e/tb 1
(a) 1 only
(b) e/tb 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 ns/ 2 d't/A
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1 ns/ 2 ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

50. ‘Gkos 22’ (Bharat 22) pko/ j/m fbfynK

50. With reference to ‘Bharat 22’, which of ftu'A fejV/ eEB ;jh jB <
the following statements is/are
correct ? 1. fJj fJe n?e;u/Ai No/fvv czv
(Exchange Traded Fund, ETF)
1. It is the Exchange Traded Fund j?.
(ETF).
2. fJ; B{z t/uDk, yohdDk n"yk j?.
2. It is an unmarketable security.
(Unmarketable security)
3. This aimed at helping speed up
3. fJ; Bkb ;oeko dk ftfBt/;a
the government’s disinvestment
(Disinvestment) gqa'rokw s/ia
programme.
j't/rk.
Select the correct answer using the
code given below : j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so
u[D' L
(a) 1 only
(a) e/tb 1
(b) 1 and 3 only (b) e/tb 1 ns/ 3
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 ns/ 3

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51. Which of the following is related to the 51. ‘fJB't/N fJzB fJzvhnk (i3)’ gq'rokw i'
recently launched ‘Innovate in India ;oeko B/ fgZS/ fij/ ubkfJnk j?, Bkb j/m
(i3)’ programme ? fbfynK ftu'A fe; dk ;zpzX j? <

(a) National Mission for Sustainable (a) ok;aNoh ;;N/BJ/pb y/shpkVh fw;aB
Agriculture (National Mission for Sustainable
Agriculture)
(b) National Food Security Mission
(b) ok;aNoh G'iB ;[oZfynk fw;aB
(c) National Biopharma Mission (National Food Security Mission)

(d) Atal Innovation Mission (c) ok;aNoh pkfJUckowk fw;aB

(National Biopharma Mission)

(d) nNb fJB't/;aB fw;aB (Atal

Innovation Mission)

52. Consider the following statements

regarding Prime Minister’s Economic
Advisory Council (PMEAC) : 52. gqXkB wzsoh dh nkofEe ;bkjeko e"A;b
1. It is a statutory and permanent (PMEAC) pko/ j/m fby/ eEBK B{z tku' L

body. 1. fJj fJZe ekB{zBh (Statutory) ns/

2. It analyzes any economic issue gZeh (Permanent) ;z;Ek j?.
referred to it by the Prime 2. fJj gqXkB wzsoh tZb'A G/i/ jo
Minister and advises him nkofEe w;b/ T[go r"o eoe/ ;bkj
thereon. fdzdh j?.
3. It submits periodic reports to the 3. fJj gqXkB wzsoh B{z ;w/A ;w/A T[go
Prime Minister, related to tZv/ nkofEe w;fbnK
macroeconomic developments and (Macroeconomic) Bkb ;zpzfXs
issues. ftek; pko/ fog'oN fdzdh j?.
Which of the statements given above T[go'es ftu'A fejVh$fejVhnK ;N/Nw?AN
is/are correct ? ;jh jB<
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(b) 2 and 3 only (b) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(c) 3 only (c) e/tb 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 ns/ 3

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53. Which of the following is incorrect 53. Gkosh foiaot p?Ae (RBI) d/ rtoBo pko/
about the RBI Governor ? j/m fbfynK eEBK ftu'A fejVk ;jh BjhA
(a) He is part of the search cum
j?<
selection committee for members (a) T[j ‘w"fBNoh gkfb;h ew/Nh’ (MPC)
of Monetary Policy Committee d/ w?Apo bkT[D tkbh ew/Nh dk fjZ;k
(MPC). j[zdk j?.
(b) He heads the MPC. (b) T[j MPC dk w[yh j[zdk j?.
(c) T[j Gkos dh gqshfBXsk WTO
(c) He represents India in WTO
ekBcoz; ftu eodk j?.
conference.
(d) T[; e'b MPC ftZu ‘ek;fNzr’ t'N
(d) He has the casting vote in MPC. j[zdh j?.

54. ‘;'bo pohce/;’ pko/ j/m fbyhnK

54. In the context of ‘Solar Briefcase’,
;N/Nw?AN; tku' L
consider the following statements :
1. fJj T[sokyzv ;oeko ns/ fJe
1. It was launched by the ;wki;/th ;z;Ek ‘;t?B ebuob
Uttarakhand Government and a ;?ANo n?Av ckT{Av/;aB’ tZb'A ;a[o{ ehsk
charitable funding agency, Swan
frnk ;h.
Cultural Center and Foundation.
2. fJ; dk we;d d{o^d[okv/ d/ y/soK
2. The aim of this initiative is to ftZu nktkikJh d/ ;kXB w[jZJhnk
provide vehicle facilities to far eotkT[Dk j?.
flung areas.
T[go'es ftu'A fejVh$fejVhnK ;N/Nw?AN
Which of the statements given above ;jh jB <
is/are correct ? (a) e/tb 1
(a) 1 only (b) e/tb 2
(b) 2 only (c) 1 ns/ 2 d't/A
(d) 1 ns/ 2 ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 55. ‘;N?rcb/;aB’ (Stagflation) fe; jkbks B{z
efjzd/ jB<
55. Stagflation is a situation of (a) tXh j'Jh wfjzrkJh do ns/ tXh j'Jh
p/o'iarkoh d't/A j[zd/ jB
(a) High inflation combined with
high unemployment (b) y/shpkVh fyZs/ ftZu tXh j'Jh
p/o'iarkoh j[zdh j?
(b) High unemployment in
agriculture (c) p/o'iarkoh i' w";wh T[sokn^uVQkn
(c) Unemployment adjusted for (seasonal fluctuations) Bkb ubdh
seasonal fluctuations j?
(d) High inflation which is structural (d) tXh j'Jh wfjzrkJh i' ;z;Ekrs
in nature (structural) fe;w dh j[zdh j?

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56. With reference to the Zero Hunger 56. ‘iaho' jzro
gq'rokw’ (Zero Hunger
Programme, consider the following Programme) pko/ j/m fdZs/ eEBK dh goy
statements : eo' L

1. India’s ambitious Zero Hunger 1. fJ; gq'rokw dk we;d y/sh ;?eNo

Programme through (Farm sector) Bkb obe/ y/shpkVh,
interventions in farm sector was g';aD ns/ f;js (agriculture,
launched with a focus on nutrition and health) T[Zgo fXnkB
agriculture, nutrition and health. e/Adfos eoBk j?.

2. This is a dedicated farm-based 2. fJj fJZe y/sh^nXkos gqr ' okw j? i'
programme in synchronization ;;N/B/pb vt?bgw?AN r'b;
with Sustainable Development (Sustainable Development Goals,
Goals (SDGs) to end hunger by SDG) tKr 2030 sZe G[Zywoh B{z
2030. ysw eoB bJh ;wofgs j?.
3. fJj Gkosh y/shpkVh fo;ou e"A;b
3. This programme is an initiative
(Indian Council of Agricultural
of the Indian Council of
Research) dh gfjb j?.
Agricultural Research.
T[go'es ftu'A fejVh$fejVhnK ;N/Nw?AN;
Which of the above statements is/are
;jh jB <
correct ?
(a) e/tb 1
(a) 1 only
(b) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 ns/ 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

57. fBe/Jh Gkos ;/tktK tgko J/efNthNh

fJzv?e; (Nikkei India Services
57. The seasonally adjusted Nikkei India Business Activity Index) B/ Gkos d/
Services Business Activity Index has ;/tk y/so (service sector) ftZu pj[s tkXk
shown robust growth in service sector fdykfJnk j?. wJh 2018 ftZu fJzv?e;
in India. The index in May 2018 has 52.6 sZe tZX frnk i' j/m fby/ ;kbK ftu'A
risen to 52.6 registering the fastest ed' s'A b? e/ j[D sZe dk ;G s'A s/ia tkXk
growth since j?<
(a) June, 2017 (a) i{B, 2017
(b) June, 2015 (b) i{B, 2015
(c) June, 2016 (c) i{B, 2016
(d) June, 2014
(d) i{B, 2014

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58. Which of the following is not a 58. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVk wjK^osBk T[d:'r
Maha-Ratna industry ? (Maha-Ratna Industry) BjhA j?<
(a) GAIL (a) GAIL
(b) Coal India Limited (b) e'b fJzvhnk fbwfNv (Coal India
Limited)
(c) SAIL
(c) SAIL
(d) Airports Authority of India (d) Gkosh J/nog'oN nEkoNh (Airports
Authority of India)
59. Which insecticide is banned by the
Punjab government for use in
59. gzikp ;oeko tZb'A fejVk ehNBk;ae
agriculture ? y/shpkVh ftu gkpzdh;a[dk j?<
(a) Tremadaside (a) No?wkvk;kJhv (Tremadaside)
(b) n?Av';bckB (Endosulfan)
(b) Endosulfan
(c) :{ohgo"e; (Uriprox)
(c) Uriprox
(d) phe?bvhjkJhv (Becaldehyde)
(d) Becaldehyde
60. gzikp ;oeko tZb'A fJzBew N?e; GoB tkb/
60. Punjab government has brought in a b'e i' go'c?;aB, No/v, ekfbzr ns/
new tax for income tax payees engaged fJzwgbkJ/w?AN ftZu jB T[go fJ; ftZsh
in professions, trades, callings and ;kb (2018 – 19) ftZu fejVk BtK N?e;
employments in the current year brkfJnk frnk j?< fJj N?e; j?
budget (2018 – 19). This tax is (a) n?i{e/;aB N?e;
(a) Education Tax (b) n?ANoN/Bw?AN N?e;
(b) Entertainment Tax (c) fvt?bgw?AN N?e;
(c) Development Tax (d) T[go'es ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA
(d) None of the above 61. id'A r/Ad co;a T[Zgo fvZrdh j? sK T[j
p[VQedh j? . fJ; T[go fBT{NB dk fejVk
61. When a ball drops on the floor it f;XKs bkr{ j[zdk j? <
bounces. This is according to
(a) fBT{NB dk gfjbk f;XKs
(a) Newton’s first law of motion
(b) fBT{NB dk d{ik f;XKs
(b) Newton’s second law of motion (c) fBT{NB dk shik f;XKs
(c) Newton’s third law of motion (d) r/Ad fJbk;fNe j[zdh j?
(d) The ball is elastic 62. jkJhvo"fbe po/e (Hydraulic brake) i'
nkN'w'pkfJbia ftu tos/ iKd/ jB, ;kfJz;
62. The hydraulic brake used in
d/ fe; f;XKs nB[;ko ezw eod/ jB <
automobiles is a direct application of
(a) noe?whvhia fgqz;hgb (Archimedes’
(a) Archimedes’ Principle Principle)
(b) Torricelli’s Law (b) N"oh;?bhia bkn (Torricelli’s Law)
(c) Bernoulli’s Theorem (c) poB"bhia fET{ow (Bernoulli’s
Theorem)
(d) Pascal’s Law
(d) gk;ebia bkn (Pascal’s Law)
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63. Velocity of sound in air does not 63. nktkia dh rsh (velocity of sound) fe;
depend on T[Zgo fBoGo BjhA j[zdh <
(a) Density of air (a) jtk dh xDsk (Density of air)
(b) Temperature of air (b) jtk dk skgwkB (Temperature of
(c) Pressure of air air)
(d) Humidity of air
(c) jtk dk dpkn (Pressure of air)
(d) jtk dh Bwh (Humidity of air)
64. What happens when light travels from
64. id'A o";aBh jtk s'A ;ah;/a (air to glass) ftZu
air to glass ?
iKdh j? sK eh j[zdk j?<
(a) It bends towards the normal line
(a) fJj Bkowb bkJhB d/ tZb w[Vdh j?
(b) It bends away from the normal
line (b) fJj Bkowb bkJhB s'A d{o w[Vdh j?
(c) There is no change (c) e'Jh coe BjhA g?Adk
(d) It becomes parallel to the normal (d) fJj Bkowb bkJhB d/ ;wkBKso j'
line iKdh j?
65. Which of the following medical 65. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVh w?vheb ftXh ftZu
procedure uses the principle of total g{oB nzdo{Bh focb?e;aB (total internal
internal reflection ? reflection) dk f;XKs brdk j? <
(a) X-ray (a) n?e; o/ (X-Ray)
(b) C.T. Scan (b) ;hHNhH ;e?B (C.T. Scan)
(c) Endoscopy (c) n?Av';e'gh (Endoscopy)
(d) None of the above (d) T[go'es ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA
66. The half-life period of a radioactive 66. fJe o/vhUn?efNt (radioactive) gdkoE
substance is 70 days. One gram of the dh noX^ihtB fwnkd (half-life period)
same substance will become 0.25 gm 70 fdB j?. fJ; gdkoE dk 1 gm fezB/
after
fdB pknd 0.25 gm ofj ikt/rk<
(a) 140 days
(a) 140 fdB
(b) 70 days (b) 70 fdB
(c) 210 days (c) 210 fdB
(d) 280 days (d) 280 fdB
67. Iodised salt is a 67. ‘nkJhUvkJhiav’ (Iodised) Bwe eh j[zdk
(a) Mixture of potassium iodide and j?<
common salt (a) g'Nk;ahnw nkJhUvkJhv ns/ ekwB
(b) Mixture of molecular iodine and Bwe dk fw;aoD
common salt (b) wkbhe:{bo nkJhUvhB ns/ ekwB
(c) Compound formed by Bwe dk fw;aoD
combination of molecular iodine
(c) wkbhe:{bo nkJhUvhB ns/ ekwB
and common salt
Bwe dk ezgkT{Av
(d) Only potassium iodide
(d) e/tb g'Nk;ahnw nkJhUvkJhv

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68. Vinegar is a solution of 68. f;oek (Vinegar) eh j? <
(a) 5 – 20% acetic acid in water (a) gkDh ftZu 5 – 20% n?;hfNe n?f;v
(b) 25 – 30% acetic acid in water (b) gkDh ftZu 25 – 30% n?;hfNe n?f;v
(c) 50% acetic acid in water (c) gkDh ftZu 50% n?;hfNe n?f;v
(d) 40 – 45% acetic acid in water (d) gkDh ftZu 40 – 45% n?;hfNe n?f;v
69. fbNw; (Litmus) fe; s'A fwbdk j? <
69. Litmus is obtained from
(a) p?eNhfonw (Bacterium)
(a) A bacterium
(b) czr; (Fungus)
(b) A fungus
(c) n?brk (Alga)
(c) Alga
(d) bkJheB (Lichen)
(d) Lichen
70. fJe fpBK^B[e;kBh j'Jh y{B dh BkVh ftu
70. In an undamaged blood vessel, go'Eo"wfpB (Prothrombin) B{z Eo"wfpB
conversion of Prothrombin to (Thrombin) ftZu pdbD s'A eh o'edk j? <
Thrombin is prevented by
(a) fcpohB'i?B (Fibrinogen)
(a) Fibrinogen
(b) e?b;ahnw (Calcium)
(b) Calcium (Ca) (c) c?eNo VI (Factor VI)
(c) Factor VI (d) jhg?foB (Heparin)
(d) Heparin
71. ‘‘tofiB nkca dh o"e;’’ fe; g/ANo dk
71. “The Virgin of the Rocks” is the ;akjeko j?<
masterpiece of which painter ? (a) wkJhebn?Aihb' (Michelangelo)
(a) Michelangelo (b) o/c?b (Raphael)
(b) Raphael (c) fbTBkov' vk ftzuh (Leonardo da
(c) Leonardo da Vinci Vinci)
(d) fNfNnkB (Titian)
(d) Titian
72. ‘‘g?Bh g';N’’ ^ s/ia ns/ ;;sk wkfXnw
72. Who gave the idea of the “Penny Post” fe; dk nkJhvhnk ;h<
– fast and cheap communication ?
(a) okTb?Av fjZb (Rowland Hill)
(a) Rowland Hill
(b) w?en?vw (McAdam)
(b) McAdam (c) i"oi ;NhcB;B (George
(c) George Stephenson Stephenson)
(d) Samuel Morse (d) ;?w{nb w"o; (Samuel Morse)
73. In 1775, where was the first battle of 73. nwoheh eqKsh dh gfjbh bVkJh 1775
the American Revolution fought, when ftu, poskBhnk d/ jiakoK ;?fBeK ns/
a thousand British soldiers met the eb'Bhnb fwbh;ahnk ftukb/ feZE/ bVh rJh
Colonial Militia ? ;h<
(a) Boston (a) p';NB (Boston)
(b) Lexington (b) b?rfizrNB (Lexington)
(c) Jamestown (c) i/wia NkT{B (Jamestown)
(d) Trenton (d) No?BNB (Trenton)

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74. Who wrote the ‘‘Discourse on the 74. “n;wkBsk d/ w{b T[Zgo Gk;aD”
Origin of Inequality” ? (Discourse on the Origin of Inequality)
(a) Voltaire fe; B/ fbfynk <
(a) tkbN/no (Voltaire)
(b) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
(b) ihB^i?e[n; o{;' (Jean-Jacques
(c) Montesquieu Rousseau)
(c) wkBN?;e (Montesquieu)
(d) Locke
(d) b"e (Locke)

75. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is one of the 75. gkfe;skB sjohe^J/^fJB;kc gkfe;skB

prominent political parties in dhnK w[Zy oki;h gkoNhnK ftZu'A j?. j/m
Pakistan. Which of the following fbfynK ftu'A e'D fJ; gkoNh Bkb ;zpzXs
belongs to the above political party ? j? <

(a) Imran Khan (a) fJwokB yakB

(b) Btkia ;aohc
(b) Nawaz Sharif
(c) nk;c nbh iaodkoh
(c) Asif Ali Zardari
(d) fpbktb G[ZN'
(d) Bilawal Bhutto
76. tbkdhwho Jhbhu UfbnkB't (Vladimir
Ilyich Ulyanov) fe; Bkw Bkb w;aj{o j?<
76. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov was popularly
(a) ;NkfbB (Stalin)
known as
(b) b?fBB (Lenin)
(a) Stalin
(c) e/o?B;eh (Kerensky)
(b) Lenin
(d) fbUB No"N;eh (Leon Trotsky)
(c) Kerensky

(d) Leon Trotsky 77. NohNh nkca po/;N^fbN't;e

(Brest-Litovsk) nkg;h ;aKsh bJh fejV/
d' d/;aK ftukb/ j'Jh ;h<
77. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a (a) o{; ns/ e/Adoh skesK (Central
peace treaty signed between which Powers)
counties ? (b) iowBh ns/ GkJhtkbh skesK (Allied
(a) Russia and the Central Powers Powers)
(c) s[oeh ns/ GkJhtkbh skesK (Allied
(b) Germany and the Allied Powers
Powers)
(c) Turkey and the Allied Powers (d) p[brkohnk ns/ GkJhtkbh skesK
(d) Bulgaria and the Allied Powers (Allied Powers)

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78. Name the two German representatives 78. fejV/ d' iowB B[wkfJzfdnK B{z 1919 ftZu
who were forced to append their j'D tkbh ‘NohNh nkc to;/bia’ (Treaty
signatures on the Treaty of Versailles of Versailles) T[Zgo j;skyo eoB bJh
in 1919 ? wip{o ehsk frnk ;h<
(a) Müller and Bell (a) w{bo ns/ p?Zb (Müller and Bell)
(b) Ludwig and Max (b) b[vftr ns/ w?e; (Ludwig and
(c) Fritz and Felix Graf Max)

(d) Gunther and Hermann (c) cfoNia ns/ c?fb; rokc (Fritz and
Felix Graf)
(d) r[zEo ns/ j?owB (Gunther and
79. Operation Barbarossa was the code
Hermann)
name for the invasion on which
country ?
79. nkgo/;aB pkopo';k (Operation
(a) Germany Barbarossa) fe; d/;a T[Zgo jwb/ bJh
(b) Japan r[gs Bkw ;h<
(c) France (a) iowBh
(d) USSR (b) igkB
(c) coK;
80. Harappan seals were made mostly of (d) :{Hn?;Hn?;HnkoH (USSR)
(a) Steatite
80. jVgB ;hb fiankdkso fe; dhnK pDhnK
(b) Red sandstone
;B<
(c) Terracotta
(a) ;NhnkNkJhN (Steatite)
(d) Ivory (b) bkb ;?Av;N'B (Red sandstone)
(c) N?oke'Nk (Terracotta)
81. The leader of a Jain gana was known
(d) nkJhtoh (Ivory)
as
(a) Ganapati 81. ‘i?B rB’ d/ w[yh B{z eh fejk iKdk ;h <
(b) Ganadhar (a) rBgsh
(c) Ganaraj (b) rBkXo
(d) Ganak (c) rBoki
(d) rBe
82. Ibn Battuta, the famous Muslim 82. fJpB ps{sk (Ibn Battuta) Bkw dk gqf;ZX
explorer who came to India during the
w[;bwkB y'ih i' w[jzwd fpB s[rbe d/
times of Muhammad bin Tughlaq,
;w/A Gkos nkfJnk ;h, fe; d/;a s'A ;h <
belonged to which country ?
(a) Egypt
(a) fw;o (Egypt)
(b) Greece (b) roh; (Greece)
(c) Iran (c) JhokB (Iran)
(d) Morocco (d) woke' (Morocco)

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83. Who was the Persian appointed by 83. n;a'e B/ nkgD/ gZSwh ;{p/ (Western
Ashoka to administer the Western Province) dk gqpX
z e fe; go;ahnB B{z
province ? bkfJnk ;h <
(a) Tusapa (a) N[;k;gk (Tusapa)
(b) Justine (b) i;fNB (Justine)
(c) Plutarch (c) gb{NkoB (Plutarch)
(d) Sunasepah (d) ;[Bkf;gk (Sunasepah)

84. Kunwar Singh was a leader of the 84. e[zto f;zx 1857 d/ ftdo'j ;w/A fejV/ oki
Revolt of 1857 in which of the ftZu ftdo'j dk B/sk ;h <
following States ? (a) T[Zso gqd/;a
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) fpjko
(b) Bihar (c) wZX gqd/;a
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) pzrkb
(d) Bengal
85. d;se f;;Nw i' nzro/iaK B/ nkgD/
85. The Dastak system which was adopted ;a[o{nksh d"o ftZu ft;Eko ;w/A ngDkfJnk
by the British in the initial stages of fe; Bkb ;zpzfXs ;h<
their expansion was related to the (a) c"ih skes
(a) Military power (b) i[vh;ahnb gq;ak;B
(b) Judicial administration (c) J/izNK dh fB:[esh
(c) Appointment of agents (d) tgko ftu S'NK ns/ ft;a/; nfXeko
(d) Trade privileges and concessions
86. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejV/ ;[Xkoe ns/
86. Who among the following was the dko;afBe okwkBzdh ;zgodkfJ
reformer and philosopher from (Ramanandi Sampradaya) d/ irdr[o{
Ramanandi Sampradaya in the lineage okwkBzdkukohnk (Jagadguru
of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya ? Ramanandacharya) d/ tz;a ftu'A ;B <
(a) Ramananda (a) okwkBzd
(b) Valmiki (b) tkbwheh
(c) Tukaram (c) s[ekokw
(d) Tulsidas (d) s[b;hdk;

87. The story of Videh Madhav is narrated 87. ftX/^wkXt (Videh Madhav) dh ejkDh
in fe; ftu j?<
(a) Atharvaveda (a) nEott/d
(b) Yajurveda (b) :i[ot/d
(c) Chandogya Upanishad (c) uzd'rnk T[gfB;ad
(d) Samveda (d) ;kwt/d

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88. Consider the following statements 88. fdZbh ;bsBs ns/ w[rb oki ;w/A d/
about the agrarian system under the y/shpkVh f;;Nw (agrarian system) pko/
Delhi Sultanate and Mughal empire : j/m fby/ eEB tku' L
1. Alauddin Khilji imposed taxes 1. nbkT{dhB fybih B/ ‘rVQh’ ns/
called charai and ghari. ‘uoh’ (ghari and charai) Bkw d/
2. Muhammad bin Tughlaq imposed N?e; bkJ/.
additional cesses called abwabs 2. w[jzwd fpB s[rbe B/ fe;kBK T[go
on the peasants.
fJe tkX{ ;?Z; ‘nptkp’ (abwabs)
3. Under Akbar, dahsala system of
bkfJnk.
land revenue existed.
3. nepo d/ ;w/A, ‘dj;akbk f;;Nw’
4. Jahangir introduced the nasq
system of assessment. (dahsala system) ubdk ;h.
Which of the above statements are 4. ijKrho B/ ‘B;e f;;Nw’ (nasq
correct ? system) ;a[o{ ehsk.
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 T[go'es ftu'A fejV/ fpnkB (statement)
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only ;jh jB<
(c) 2 and 3 only (a) 1, 2, 3 ns/ 4
(d) 1 and 4 only (b) e/tb 1, 2 ns/ 3
(c) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
89. Who among the following was the (d) e/tb 1 ns/ 4
French explorer who visited the court 89. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVk coK;h;h y'ih ;akj
of emperor Shah Jahan and left a ijkB d/ dopko ftZu nk e/ sys^J/^skT{;
detailed account of Takht-i-Taus (Takht-i-Taus) (Peacock Throne) dk
(Peacock Throne) ?
t/otk d/e/ frnk<
(a) Jean Baptiste Tavernier
(a) ihB p?gfN;N/ N?toBhno (Jean
(b) Geronimo Verroneo Baptiste Tavernier)
(c) Pierre-Jean (b) iho'fBw' t?o'BhU (Geronimo
(d) Jean-Paul Dubois Verroneo)
(c) ghno/ ihB (Pierre-Jean)
90. Which of the following was popularly (d) ihB gkb v[p'n; (Jean-Paul
known as the ‘‘Firebrand of South Dubois)
India’’ ? 90. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fe; B{z “dZyD Gkos dk
(a) Radhakrishnan ckfJopo?Av” fejk iKdk ;h <
(b) E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker (a) okXkfeq;aBB
(c) Kasturi Ranga Iyengar (b) JhHthH okwk;tkwh BkfJeo
(d) S. Satyamurti (c) e;s{oh ozrk nkfJzro
(d) n?;H ;Zfsnkw{osh
91. Who is the current President of FIFA
(The Federation Internationale de 91. chck (FIFA) dk j[D gqXkB (President)
Football Association) ? e"D j? <
(a) Sepp Blatter (a) ;?g pb?No (Sepp Blatter)
(b) Gianni Infantino (b) ihnkBh fJBc?BNhB' (Gianni
Infantino)
(c) Diego Maradona (c) vhnkr' wkokv'Bk (Diego Maradona)
(d) Pelé (d) g/b/ (Pelé)
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92. Which of the following Punjabi writers 92. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejV/ gzikph ;kfjsekoK
have been awarded with the B{z frnkBghm g[o;eko Bkb fBtkfink ik
prestigious Jnanpith Award ? u[Zfenk j? <
1. Gurdial Singh
1. r[ofdnkb f;zx
2. Amrita Pritam
2. nzfwqsk gqhsw
3. Surjit Patar
4. Jaswant Kanwal
3. ;[oihs gkso
4. i;tzs eztb
Select the correct answer using the
code given below : j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only u[D' L
(a) e/tb 1, 2 ns/ 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(c) 1 and 2 only
(c) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 ns/ 4
93. ‘‘Chun kar az hameh heelate dar 93. ‘‘u{z eko nia jwK jhbs/ do r[ia;as,
guzasht, jbkb n;s p[odB p ;aw;aho d;s’’
Halal ast burden bi-shamsher dast”.
fJj ;soK r[o{ r'fpzd f;zx ih dh fe;
This verse is a part of which work by
ouBk ftu doi jB<
Guru Gobind Singh ji ?
(a) uzvh dh tko
(a) Chandi di vaar
(b) iacaoBkwk
(b) Zafarnama
(c) pfuZso BkNe
(c) Bichitra natak
(d) ikg ;kfjp
(d) Jaap sahib
94. j/m fdZs/ eEBK s/ ftuko eo' L
94. Consider the following statements :
1. fgZN; fJzvhnk n?eN Bkb
1. By Pitt’s India Act, the members rtoBo^iBob dh e"A;b d/ w?ApoK
of the Governor General’s Council
dh frDsh xNk e/ fszB eo fdZsh
were reduced to three.
rJh.
2. Pitt’s India Act abolished the
monopoly of the Company’s
2. fgZN; fJzvhnk n?eN B/ ezgBh dk
Indian Trade. Gkosh tgko T[Zgo J/ekfXeko ysw
3. By Pitt’s India Act, through a eo fdZsk.
supplementary act, the Governor 3. fgZN; fJzvhnk n?eN d/ fJe g{oe
General was empowered to hold n?eN (Supplementary Act), okjhA
the office of commander-in-chief rtoBo^iBob B{z yk; jkbksK ftzu
in special cases. ewKvo^fJB^uhc pDB dh ;aesh th
Which of the above statements is d/ fdZsh rJh.
correct ? T[go'es ftu'A fejV/ ;N/Nw?AN ;jh j?<
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(b) 3 only (b) e/tb 3
(c) 1 and 3 only (c) e/tb 1 ns/ 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 ns/ 3

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95. While watching three-dimensional 95. Eoh^vkfJw?B;aBb (3D) fcbw d/yD bJh
pictures we need to wear j/m fbfynK ftu'A fe; dh b'V g?Adh j?<
(a) Magnifying glass
(a) w?rBhckJhAr rbk;
(b) Convex glass
(b) eBt?e; rbk;
(c) Polaroid glass
(c) g'bokfJv rbk;
(d) None of the above
(d) T[go'es ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA

96. When water is heated from 0 degree

celsius to 10 degrees celsius, how does 96. gkDh B{z id'A 0C s'A 10C sZe row ehsk
its volume change ? iKdk j?, fJ; dk tkbhnw (volume) fet/A

(a) It shall increase pdbdk j? <

(b) It shall decrease (a) fJj tXdk j?

(c) It shall first increase and then (b) fJj xNdk j?

decrease
(c) fJj gfjbK tXdk j? ns/ c/o xNdk
(d) It shall first decrease and then
increase j?

(d) fJj gfjbK xNdk j? ns/ c/o tXdk

j?.

97. According to Malthus’s population 97. wkbE; gkg{b/;aB fET{oh (Malthus’s

theory, epidemics, natural calamities
population theory) nB[;ko phwkohnK,
and war are known as
e[dosh nkcsK ns/ izrK eh jB<
(a) Positive checks
(a) gk;hfNt u?e
(b) Preventive checks
(b) goht?BfNt u?e
(c) Policy checks

(d) All of the above (c) gkfb;h u?e

(d) T[go'es ;ko/ jh

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98. With reference to the Memorandum of 98. gzikp ;oeko ns/ fJzvhnB nkfJb
Understanding signed by Punjab ekog'o/;aB ftukb/ iBtoh 2018, ftu fJe
government with the Indian Oil w?w'ozvw nkc nzvo;N?Afvzr (MOU)
Corporation in January 2018, consider j'fJnk j?. T[; pko/ j/m fbyhnK ;N/Nw?AN;
the following statements : tku' L
1. It aims to find sustainable 1. fJ; dk we;d M'B/ d/ BkV B{z ;kVD
solutions to paddy straw burning. d/ w;b/ dk jZb bZGDk j?.
2. It aims to initially establish 2. ;a[o{nksh d"o ftZu < 5000 eo'V dh
50 plants with total investment of bkrs Bkb 50 gbKN ;Ekfgs eoB/.
< 5000 crore.
3. fJjBK gbKNK ftZu pkfJU wk; B{z
3. The plants will convert bio mass ezgo?;v pkfJU r?; ns/ pkfJU
to compressed bio gas and bio
;hHn?BHihH ftu pdfbnk ikt/rk.
CNG.
4. ezgo?;v pkfJU r?; ns/ ;hHn?BHihH
4. There will be supply of
B{z pkeh okiK B{z w[jZJhnk eotkfJnk
compressed bio gas and CNG to
the other States also. ikt/rk.
Choose the correct statements from the T[go'es ftu'A fejVhnK ;N/Nw?AN ;jh
above : jB <
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(b) 2 and 3 only (b) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (c) 1, 2, 3 ns/ 4
(d) 1, 3 and 4 only (d) e/tb 1, 3 ns/ 4

99. Which of the following was the latest

member of the group of advanced 99. fe; d/;a B/ nrKjtX{ T[d:'fre d/;aK d/
industrialized nations transforming ;w{j G-7 Bkb ;G s'A nyho ftZu i[V e/
G-7 to G-8 ? fJ; B{z G-8 pDkfJnk <
(a) UK (a) :{He/H (UK)
(b) France (b) coK;
(c) Canada (c) eB/vk
(d) Russia (d) o{;

100. ‘‘Aiti maar payi kurlane tain ki dard 100. “J/sh wko gJh eobkD?, s?A eh dod[ B
na aaya” was written by Guru Nanak nkfJnk” r[o{ BkBe d/t ih B/ fe; XkVth
Dev ji after the invasion by
d/ jwb/ s'A pknd T[ukfonk ;h<
(a) Humayun (a) jwK:{z
(b) Babur (b) pkpo
(c) Ghazni (c) riaBh
(d) Ahmad Shah Abdali (d) nfjwd ;akj npdkbh

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