PART–A

1. Reading psychology is very interesting.

The underlined word is an example of
A) Verbal noun B) Adjective C) Gerund D) Noun
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2. Which of the following is wrongly spelt?
A) Appalling B) Benefactor C) Belie D) Atrotious
3. Which part of the following sentence contains error?
A) No sooner did / B) the helicopter arrived at the air base / C) than the soldiers / D) rushed towards it.
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4. Which of the alternatives is correct, if the following sentence is changed into passive voice?
One’s attitudes make one a slave.
A) One is a slave because of his wrong attitudes.
B) One is made a slave by ones attitudes.
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C) One’s attitudes are ones slave.
D) One’s slave is made by his attitudes.
5. Which of the following sentences contains error?
A) She has lost the ring that I gave her. B) The horse is an useful animal.
C) The more you read, the more you will learn. D) The sun is setting.
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6. Which of the following best expresses the meaning of ‘Sinister’?

A) Threatening B) Alike C) Solitude D) Stingy
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7. Which of the following is opposite in meaning to the word ‘Torment’?
A) Torture B) Simulate C) Agony D) Cheer
8. Which of the alternatives best expresses the meaning of the underlined phrase in the following
sentence?
Sandeep played ducks and drakes with his inherited money.
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A) Wasted B) Deposited in banks for better return

C) Invested in share market D) Bought property
9. The students guessed ____ the answers.
A) At B) For
C) Of D) On
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10. Smita is hardened ____ misfortunes.

A) In B) For
C) Upon D) Against
11. Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below it.
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A–B means A is the sister of B
A×B means A is the husband of B
A÷B means B is the brother of A
A+B means B is the mother of A
If P+Q-R÷S×T, then R is T’s
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A) Brother-in-law B) Sister-in-law
C) Either bother-in-law or sister-in-law D) Can’t be determined
12. Samyak Vishwas, Samyak Gyan, and Samyak Karma are the jewels of
A) Jainism B) Buddhism
C) Judaism D) Hinduism

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13. The ‘International Day of Persons with Disabilities’ is observed every year on
A) 1st December B) 2nd December
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C) 3 December D) 4th December
14. The Bollywood movie ‘Dangal’ is loosely based on the real story of an Indian amateur wrestler named
A) Mahavir Singh Phogat B) Kripa Shankar Bishnoi
C) Jitendra Singh D) Milkha Singh
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15. Which is the first Indian web browser?

A) Safari B) Epic
C) Google Chrome D) Netscape
16. All executive actions of the Government of India are formally taken in the name of the
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A) President B) Vice President
C) Prime Minister D) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
17. The book entitled ‘Capital in the Twenty-First Century’ has been authored by
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A) Tyler Cowen B) Thomas Piketty
C) Martin Wolf D) Paul Krugman
18. The battle of Wandiwas (1760) was fought between
A) English and French B) English and Dutch
C) French and Dutch D) English and Mughal
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19. One third of Sunitha’s marks in English exceeds half of her marks in Mathematics by 30. If she got 240
marks in two subjects together, how many did she get in Mathematics?
A) 40 B) 60
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C) 80 D) 25
20. In what time Rs. 2,600 amount to Rs. 3,055 at the rate of 3½% per annum?
A) 2½ years B) 5 years
C) 3 years D) 2 years
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21. Akhil and Bhanu can do a piece of work in 4 days, Bhanu and Chinku in 6 days, and Akhil, Bhanu and
Chinku all together in 3 days. What time will Akhil and Chinku take to do it?
A) 4 days B) 8 days
C) 12 days D) 14 days
22. A bag contains 50 paise, 25 paise, and 10 paise coins in the proportion of 3:4:5. The total value of
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these coins is Rs.12. Find the number of 25 paise coins.
A) 8 B) 16
C) 24 D) 25
23. Some men promised to do a job in 18 days, but six of them became absent and remaining did the job
in 20 days. What is the original number of men?
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A) 30 B) 40
C) 60 D) 20
24. A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in 1½ hours. If the speed
of the stream is 3 km per hour, what is the speed of the boat in still water?
A) 12 km per hour B) 13 km per hour
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C) 14 km per hour D) 15 km per hour
25. In how many ways can the letters of the word “APPLE” be arranged?
A) 60 B) 80
C) 120 D) 320

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26. Most harmful agent responsible for the depletion of the ozone layer in atmosphere is
A) Carbon dioxide B) Chlorofluorocarbons
C) Nitrous oxide D) Aerosols
27. What is the theme of World Water Day 2018?
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A) Nature for water B) Wastewater use in agriculture
C) Water conservation D) Water productivity
28. Name the process in which a harmful chemical enters the food chain and gets concentrated at each
level in the food chain.
A) Concentration B) Diffusion
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C) Pollution D) Biomagnification
29. Gas whose global warming potential (GWP) is 1 and used as reference for other greenhouse gases is
A) Carbon dioxide B) Chlorofluorocarbons
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C) Nitrous oxide D) Methane
30. Which is correct sequence for Montreal Protocol and Kyoto protocol?
A) Carbon dioxide, Chlorofluorocarbon B) Carbon dioxide, Methane
C) Chlorofluorocarbon, Carbon dioxide D) Chlorofluorocarbon, Methane
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31. Raingauge is a device used for measuring
A) Precipitation B) Solar radiation
C) Wind speed D) Humidity
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32. Noise is measured using sound meter and the unit is
A) Hertz B) Decibel
C) Joule D) Loud
33. Particulates (< 1µm size) remaining suspended in air indefinitely and transported by wind currents are
called
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A) Smokes B) Mist
C) Aerosols D) Dust
34. Which ecosystem covers the largest area of the earth’s surface?
A) Desert B) Marine
C) Mountain D) Grassland
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35. Aridity Index is the ratio of
A) Mean annual precipitation and temperature
B) Mean annual precipitation and mean annual potential evapotranspiration
C) Mean annual potential evapotranspiration and mean annual precipitation
D) Precipitation and relative humidity
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36. Two anthropogenic gases responsible for global climate change are
A) Ozone and methane B) Nitrous oxide and sulfur dioxide
C) Methane and carbon dioxide D) Ozone and carbon monoxide
37. Lines which connects points of same elevation on a topographic map are
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A) Benchmarks B) Bathymetric Lines
C) Contour Lines D) Isobars
38. A study of the groups of organisms in relation to their environment is called as
A) Autecology B) Synecology
C) Oeconomy D) Oecology

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39. The quantity of weight of living materials per unit area and represented in terms of dry weight is
defined as:
A) Biomass
B) Primary Production
C) Gross primary production
D) Net primary production
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40. Which term is not related to others?
A) Photic zone B) Ocean
C) Benthos D) Rocks
41. Scientist who is not related to biogeochemical cycle?
A) E.A. Keller B) W.W. Newey
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C) P.A. Furley D) A.B. Pittock
42. Which is not the part of hydrological cycle?
A) Evaporation B) Runoff
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C) Infiltration D) Erosion
43. Mass spectrometer used to determine isotopes in solid state is
A) Bohr's B) Aston's
C) Dempester's D) Alison's
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44. Separation of analyte in centrifugation is based on
A) Size, B) Shape
C) Density D) All of the above
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45. Which of the following is the best indicator of SO2 pollution
A) Bryophyte B) Pteridophyte
C) Lichen D) Algae
46. Which of the following is the major reason for algal bloom
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A) Presence of heavy metals
B) Contamination by pathogens
C) Eutrophication
D) Soil erosion
47. Which was absent in the first stage of evolution of atmosphere?
A) Ammonia B) Hydrogen
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C) Oxygen D) Methane
48. Adaptive radiation refers to
A) Evolution of different species from a common ancestor
B) Migration of members of a species to different geographical areas
C) Power of adaptation in an individual to a variety of environments
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D) Adaptations due to geographical isolation.
49. Correct order is
A) Paleozoic-> Mesozoic->Coenozoic
B) Archaeozoic->Coenozoic ->Paleozoic
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C) Coenozoic ->Paleozoic->Archaeozoic
D) Mesozoic->Archaeozoic->Coenozoic
50. Most abundant organic compound on earth is
A) Protein B) Cellulose
C) Steroids D) Lipids

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51. DNA is
A) Negatively charged
B) Positively charged
C) Neutral
D) None
52. The DNA threads which appear inside the nucleus at the time of cell division
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A) Spindle fibers
B) Centrioles
C) Asters
D) Chromosomes
53. The effect of radioactive pollutants depends upon
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A) Diffusion rate
B) Rate of deposition of the contaminant
C) Energy releasing capacity
D) All the above
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54. Acid rain is caused by

A) Ozone B) Oxides of Sulphur
C) Oxides of Carbon D) Oxides of Nitrogen
55. The temperature in the troposphere usually decreases with height with rate of
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A) 10 °C/km B) 4.5 °C/km

C) 6.5 °C/km D) 20 °C/km
56. The outermost layer of the earth is:
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A) Magma B) Crust
C) Mantle D) Solid iron core
57. BTU is measurement of:
A) Volume B) Area
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C) Heat content D) Temperature
58. Absorption of Solar radiations at earth’s surface occur due to presence of
A) Ozone B) Water vapour
C) Carbon dioxide D) All of the above
59. Ocean currents are determined by
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A) Proximity to land
B) Underwater geography
C) Atmospheric circulation
D) None of these
60. What percent of freshwater consist of lakes on earth?
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A) 0.01 B) 0.04
C) 0.03 D) 0.30
61. The main nitrogen reservoir in the biosphere is the
A) Rocks B) Ocean
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C) Atmosphere D) Organism
62. Which one is sedimentary cycle?
A) Hydrogen cycle
B) Nitrogen cycle
C) Phosphorus cycle
D) Oxygen cycle

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63. What is important to support marine animals in water bodies?
A) Dissolved Oxygen B) Nitrogen
C) CO2 D) CO
64. Presence of hydrogen sulphide indicates anaerobic
A) Eutrophication B) Decomposition
C) Degradation D) Biodegradation
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65. Temperature affect dillusion, sedimentation and

A) Dispersion B) Reduction
C) Suspended solids D) Degradation
66. IPCC stands for
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A) International Panel on climate change
B) International Pact on climate control
C) Intergovernmental panel on climate control
D) Intergovernmental panel on climate change
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67. Industrial, municipal sewage, treatment plants are examples of

A) Diffused sources B) Point Sources
C) Stationary Sources D) Line Sources
68. DNA alphabets consists of how many letters?
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A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 5
69. Montreal protocol was signed in the year
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A) 1987 B) 1955
C) 1988 D) 1954
70. Permanent hardness of water is caused due to presence of
A) Calcium hydrogen carbonates
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B) Magnesium hydrogen carbonates
C) Both A) and B)
D) Sulfatesor chlorides of calcium and magnesium
71. The Monazite sands of Kerala are rich in:
A) Coal B) Uranium
C) Thorium D) Platinum
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72. Which is India's oldest oil producing state?

A) Jharkhand B) Arunachal Pradesh
C) Karnataka D) Assam
73. Sustainable Development Goals and targets are to be achieved by
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A) 2020 B) 2025
C) 2030 D) 2050
74. A plant endemic to India is
A) Banyan B) Ginkgo
C) Sequoia D) Triticum
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75. The amount of water vapour in a given volume of air at a certain temperature is known as
A) Absolute humidity
B) Static humidity
C) Relative humidity
D) None of these

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76. Which layer of atmosphere contains ozone
A) Mesosphere B) Stratosphere
C) Thermosphere D) Troposphere
77. Earth summit was held in
A) Stockholm B) Rio de Jeneiro
C) Montreal D) Paris
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78. The upper layer in the crust is rich in

A) Silicon and lron B) Silicon and Aluminium
C) Iron and magnesium D) Silicon and magnesium
79. Which is the most stable mineral towards weathering?
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A) Quartz B) Feldspar
C) Hornblende D) Olivine
80. The 10% energy transfer law of food chain was given by
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A) Lindemann B) Stanley
C) Tansley D) Weismann
81. Photochemical smog pollution does not contain
A) PAN B) Ozone
C) Nitrogen dioxide D) Carbon dioxide
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82. India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change was released in the year:
A) 2006 B) 2007
C) 2008 D) 2009
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83. The process that takes place at convergent boundaries by which one tectonic plate moves under
another tectonic plate and sinks into the mantle as the plates converge is known as
A) Polar wandering B) Sea floor spreading
C) Conventional movement D) Subduction
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84. UNFCCC stand for
A) United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
B) United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change
C) United Nations Framework Climate Change Convention
D) United Nations Framework Contribution on Climate Change
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85. The process through which CO2 from the atmosphere is absorbed naturally through photosynthesis &
stored as carbon in biomass & soils is
A) Carbon credit B) Carbon sequestration
C) Carbon trading D) All
86. As the ocean become warmer due to warmer climate, the solubility of CO2 will
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A) Decrease B) Increase
C) Neutral D) Both negative and positive
87. Manganese is required in
A) Chlorophyll synthesis
B) Nucleic acid synthesis
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C) Plant cell wall formation
D) Photolysis of water during photosynthesis
88. Color of sedimentary rocks are usually determined by
A) Iron B) Nitrogen
C) phosphorus D) Calcium carbonate

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89. Examples of metamorphic rocks are
A) Marble B) Quartzite
C) Limestone D) Granite
90. Which organisms are the chief primary producers in lakes and streams?
A) Microbial autotrophs B) Macroscopic algae
C) Plants D) Macroscopic algae and plants
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91. The infiltration of water into the subsurface is known as

A) Influent B) Effluent
C) Discharge D) Recharge
92. The percentage of pore space with respect to rock's total volume is
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A) Permeability B) Recharge
C) Aquifer D) Porosity
93. Type of rain which is formed when cold air mass meets warm air mass is classified as
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A) Relief rain B) Frontal rain
C) Convectional rain D) Refraction rain
94. Total dissolved solids can be reduced by the following method
A) Distillation B) Reverse osmosis
C) Ion exchange D) All of the above
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95. What is added in the water treatment tank to settle the colloidal particles?
A) Alum B) Lime
C) Potash D) Both A) & B)
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96. Due to increase in organic matter in water, the biological oxygen demand will
A) Increases
B) Decreases
C) Unchanged
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D) None of the above
97. Celebration of World Environment Day was started in the year
A) 1995 B) 1974
C) 1999 D) 1987
98. India's National Ambient Air Quality standard for PM 2.5 is
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A) 60 µg/m3
B) 40 µg/m3
C) 50 µg/m3
D) 20 µg/m3
99. Which one is not component of compound microscope
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A) Stage clips
B) Fine adjustment
C) Electron gun
D) Binocular eye piece
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100. Runoff from rainfall does not depend on
A) Rainfall intensity
B) Land use
C) Population density
D) Soil type

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