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GENERAL STUDIES PAPER - I
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1. Consider the following statements Select the correct answer using the code given
regarding VENESAT-1: below:
1. It is a geostationary communication (a) 1 and 2 only
satellite fitted with four shaped (b) 2 only
communication antennas covering South
America and the Caribbean. (c) 1, 2 and 3 only

2. It marks the first space cooperation (d) 3 and 4 only

project between China and Venezuela.
5. Which of the following is located in
Which of the statements given above is/are
the Pacific Ocean?
correct?
(a) Gulf of Fonseca
(a) 1 only
(b) Gulf of Bothnia
(b) 2 only
(c) Bay of Honduras
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Gulf of Guinea
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

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2. The delta of which of the following rivers
regarding Unified Geologic Map of the
is formed by its tributary viz. Rosetta Moon:
branch and Damietta branch?
1. It is the first-ever digital, unified, global,
(a) Amazon geological map of the moon jointly
(b) Congo released by NASA and ISRO.
(c) Volga 2. It will serve as the definitive blueprint

(d) Nile
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human missions.
Which of the statements given above is/are
3. ‘Quikik’ is sometimes seen in the news. correct?
It is associated to which of the following
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statements? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(a) An online platform available to the
citizens 24x7 to lodge their grievances to (c) Both 1 and 2
the public authorities for quick solution. (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) An innovative AI-assisted mathematics
app and creates a quick route to math 7. The Chakmas and Hajongs were original
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mastery. residents of which of the following

(c) A single-window web platform to ensure countries?
faster delivery of judicial cases and (a) Myanmar
ensure justice. (b) Bhutan
(d) A platform to provide easy and quick (c) Bangladesh
access to study material for post graduate
(d) Nepal
courses during COVID-19 lockdown.

8. With reference to the history of Medieval

4. Which of the following was/were the
India, Allasani Peddana, Pampa and
impact(s) of Battle of Plassey?
Sarvajna were famous as:
1. East India Company (EIC) received
(a) Jain monks
the zamindari of the 24 Parganas near
Calcutta. (b) Temple architects
2. EIC was granted the right to free trade (c) Philosophers
in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa. (d) Poets
3. The functions of the Diwani and Nizamat
came under the control of EIC. 9. Consider the following statements
4. Awadh was turned into a buffer state. regarding African Swine Fever (ASF):

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 1. It is a highly contagious bacterial disease Select the Correct Option using the code given
of domestic and wild pigs. below:
2. It is a transboundary animal disease (a) 2 and 4 only
which can be spread by live or dead pigs, (b) 1 and 3 only
domestic or wild, and pork products.
(c) 1 and 4 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
correct?
(a) 1 only
13. Consider the following pairs:
(b) 2 only
Travelers – Works
(c) Both 1 and 2
1. Al-Biruni – Kitab-ul-Hind
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. Ibn Battuta – Rihla
3. Francois Bernier – Storia do Mogor
10. Consider the following statements
regarding Indian Gas Exchange (IGX): Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly
matched?
1. It is a digital trading platform that will

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allow buyers and sellers of natural gas (a) 1 only
to trade both in the spot market and in (b) 1 and 2 only
the forward market for imported natural (c) 2 and 3 only
gas.
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2. The domestically produced natural gas
will be sold at the IGX Platform. O 14. Consider the following events:
Which of the statements given above is/are
1. Shimla Agreement
correct?
2. Nationalization of Railway Network
(a) 1 only
3. Development of India’s first satellite
(b) 2 only
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4. Asia’s First Nuclear Reactor
(c) Both 1 and 2 Arrange the above given events in chronological
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 order.
(a) 2-4-1-3
11. Consider the following Gallantry (b) 4-3-1-2
Awards:
(c) 1-2- 4-3
1. Kirti Chakra
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(d) 2-3-1-4
2. Ashok Chakra
3. Shaurya Chakra
15. Consider the following statements with
4. Vir Chakra reference to COP 26 of UNFCCC:
Arrange the above given gallantry awards in 1. The Methane Pledge was launched by the
the order of their precedence: France and India which aims to reduce
(a) 2-4-3-1 methane emissions by 30% below 1992
levels by 2030.
(b) 1-2-4-3
2. India launched Infrastructure for the
(c) 3-2-1-4 Resilient Island States (IRIS) as a part
(d) 2-1-4-3 of the Coalition for Disaster Resilient
Infrastructure (CDRI).
12. Which of the following air pollutants are Which of the statement(s) given above is/are
emitted by vehicular emissions? correct?
1. Lead (a) 1 only
2. Benzene (b) 2 only
3. Mercury (c) Both 1 and 2
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16. Consider the following statements about 19. Consider the following statements
the nutrition for the human body and its regarding citizenship:
roles:
1. Jus soli – It is a system where citizenship
1. The chemical digestion of the food begins of an individual is determined by the
in the buccal cavity. place where he/she was born.
2. Out of all the nutrients in human food, 2. Jus sanguinis – It is a system under
carbohydrates are the only source of which a person acquires citizenship
energy while other nutrients function as
through descent.
building blocks or regulatory roles.
3. Pantothenic Acid is a water-soluble Which of the statement(s) given above is/are
vitamin. correct?
4. The human body cannot synthesize (a) 1 only
vitamin B3 (niacin), so its requirement (b) 2 only
must be fulfilled by dietary intake.
(c) Both 1 and 2
Select the correct answer using the following
code: (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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20. Which among the following is NOT a
(b) 1 and 4 only
declared objective of Forest Conservation
(c) 1 and 3 only Act, 1980?
(d) 1, 3, and 4 only (a) Protect the forest along with its flora,
fauna, and other diverse ecological
17. Which of the following has/have been components while preserving the
replaced by the Code on Wages Bill, integrity and territory of the forests.
2019?
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(b) Implement the decisions made at the UN
1. Minimum Wages Act
Conference on Human Environment that
2. Payment of Bonus Act was held in Stockholm in the year 1972
3. Payment of Wages Act
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(c) Arrest the loss of forest biodiversity
4. Equal Remuneration Act
(d) Prevent forest lands from being converted
Select the correct answer using the code given into agricultural or grazing land
below:
(a) 1 and 3 only
21. Consider the following statements:
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
1. The title of chess grandmaster is held
(c) 1 and 4 only until the announcement of the next chess
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(d) 1, 2, 3, and 4 grandmaster.

2. The record for the youngest grandmaster
18. Consider the following statements: is currently held by an Indian.
1. In Shanti Bhushan v/s Supreme Court Which of the statements given above is/are
of India case, the apex court held that correct?
function of allocating cases and assigning
(a) 1 only
benches should be done by collegium of
five senior most judges. (b) 2 only
2. In Subhas Chandra Agrawal v/s CPIO, the (c) Both 1 and 2
Supreme Court held that office of Chief
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Justice of India comes under definition of
public authority in the RTI act.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are 22. World Investment Report is released by:
correct? (a) World Trade Organisation (WTO)
(a) 1 only (b) UN Conference on Trade and Development
(b) 2 only (UNCTAD)
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) World Economic Forum (WEF)
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) International Monetary Fund (IMF)

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23. India’s first lichen park is located in which 27. Which of the following statements is/
of the following state/union territory? are correct regarding breathing and
respiration in humans?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
1. After the gas exchange, in exhaled air,
(b) Ladakh
the partial pressure of CO2 is more than
(c) Uttarakhand that of O2.
(d) Sikkim 2. During cellular respiration, CO2 is
produced only during the Krebs cycle
24. Consider the following statements that occurs in the mitochondrial matrix.
regarding Eastern African region: 3. In the condition of limited oxygen,
muscle cells produce lactate ions due to
1. Darfur plateau covers the most of western
incomplete oxidation of pyruvate ions
part of Sudan.
that causes muscle fatigue.
2. Dinder National Park is a designated
Select the correct answer using the following
UNESCO biosphere reserve located in
code:
Chad.
(a) 1 and 2 only
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(b) 2 and 3 only
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(c) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 28. Consider the following statements:
1. Right to property as a fundamental right
25. Consider the following statements O was abolished by 42nd amendment act.
regarding economic activity:
2. Article 31A saves the acts and regulations
1. People engaged in intellectual or included in IX schedule from being
knowledge-based economy such as invalidated on ground of contravention of
designing, and information technologies any of the fundamental rights.
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are called Gold collar professionals.
Which of the above statements are correct?
2. Quinary activities are performed by
highest level of decision-makers or (a) 1 only
policymakers. (b) 2 only
Which of the above statement is/are correct? (c) Both 1 and 2
(a) 1 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) 2 only
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29. Which of the following statements is

(c) Both 1 and 2
incorrect regarding the ‘White Mutiny’?
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) It took place during the viceroyalty of
Lord Canning.
26. With reference to Arya Samaj, consider
(b) It occurred before the Revolt of 1857
the following statements:
among a section of European forces
1. It had its largest following in western employed under the Company.
and northern India.
(c) Stoppage of extra allowances covering
2. It recognized the utility and value of expenditures related to operations in
image worship in developing spiritual areas other than the home territories
fervor and worship of God. was a reason for it.
3. It exhibited an aggressive intolerance (d) The demands of the European forces
toward both Christianity and Islam. included an enlistment bonus or a choice
Which of the above statements are correct? of release from their obligations.
(a) 1 and 2 only
30. Consider the following statements:
(b) 2 and 3 only
1. The Kigali Agreement, which aims to
(c) 1 and 3 only fight global warming, is an extension of
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 2. Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) deplete the (PANs), are result of photochemical
stratospheric ozone layer and also is a splitting of NOX in the presence of UV
potent greenhouse gas. rays.
Which of the statements given above is/are 2. Both, formation and degradation of
correct? ozone in the stratosphere are due to
(a) 1 only photochemical process that requires UV
radiation from the sun.
(b) 2 only
Select the correct answer using the following
(c) Both 1 and 2 code:
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
31. With reference to the Vedic Philosophy,
consider the following statements: (c) Both 1 and 2
1. Yoga literally means the union of the two (d) Neither 1 nor 2
principal entities.
2. Vaisheshika is considered as a technique 34. Consider the following statements
of logical thinking. regarding Space Hurricane:

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3. The Nyaya system is considered as the 1. It is made from a tangled mess of magnetic
realistic and objective philosophy of the field lines and fast-flying solar wind.
universe. 2. These hurricanes are invisible to the
4. Vedanta implies the philosophy of the naked eye.
Upanishad, the concluding portion of the
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Vedas.
(a) 1 only
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
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(a) 1 and 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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(c) 3 and 4 only
35. Hazira-Vijaipur-Jagdishpur (HVJ)
(d) 1 and 4 only
pipeline, the first cross state gas pipeline
of India does not pass through which of
32. Which of the following statements is/are the following states?
correct about the kinetics of the various
types of reactions? (a) Gujarat
1. The Half-life of a zero-order reaction (b) Madhya Pradesh
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cannot be determined since its rate (c) Bihar

does not vary with the progress of the
(d) Uttar Pradesh
reaction.
2. Nuclear decay of the uranium-235 is a
first order reaction. 36. Which of the following was/were the
reason(s) for the British conquest of
Select the correct answer using the following Sindh?
code:
1. Anglo-Russian rivalry in Europe and
(a) 1 only Asia
(b) 2 only 2. Commercial possibilities of the River
(c) Both 1 and 2 Sindh
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 3. Sindh not accepting subsidiary alliance
Select the correct answer using the code given
33. Which of the following is/are correct below:
regarding the photochemical processes (a) 1 only
related to climate change?
(b) 1 and 2 only
1. Brown-haze formed over the cities
containing the mixtures of ozone, nitric (c) 2 and 3 only
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37. Consider the following statements: 40. With reference to Mughal period, which
1. Appointments and promotion of district one of the following is the correct
judges in any state shall be made by the sequence in ascending order in terms of
Governor of the state in consultation with the rankings of government officers?
the high court exercising jurisdiction in (a) Qanungo - Faujdar - Subadar
relation to such state. (b) Faujdar - Qanungo - Subadar
2. A person not already in the service of the
(c) Qanungo - Subadar - Faujdar
Union or of the state shall only be eligible
to be appointed a district judge if he has (d) Subadar – Faujdar – Qanungo
been an advocate for not less than five
years. 41. Which of the following minerals is/are
Which of the statements given above is/are examples of minor minerals?
correct? 1. Chromite
(a) 1 only 2. Barytes
(b) 2 only 3. Bentonite
4. Calcite
(c) Both 1 and 2
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(d) Neither 1 or 2
below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
38. Consider the following statements with
regards to Mega Integrated Textile (b) 4 only
Region and Apparel (PM MITRA) Parks (c) 1 and 3 only
Scheme,
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only
1. The park will be developed by a special
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purpose vehicle to be owned by the state
government and the Government of India
in a public-private partnership (PPP)
42. Arrange the following events associated
with Gandhi’s activities in South Africa
in their correct chronological order?
mode.
1. Setting up of Phoenix Farm
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2. The parks under PM MITRA schemes
will be set up at Greenfield sites only. 2. Establishment of Natal Indian Congress
3. Formation of Passive Resistance
Which of the statements given above is/are
Association
correct?
4. Published Indian Opinion
(a) 1 only
Select the correct answer using the code given
(b) 2 only below:
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(c) Both 1 and 2 (a) 1-4-2-3

(d) Neither 1 or 2 (b) 4-2-3-1
(c) 2-3-4-1
39. Which of the following statements is NOT
correct with regards to Methanol? (d) 2-4-1-3

(a) Methanol is a low carbon, hydrogen

43. With reference to the Convention on
carrier fuel produced from high ash coal,
Biological Diversity (CBD), consider the
agricultural residue, CO2 from thermal
following statements:
power plants and natural gas.
1. It aims for a fair and equitable sharing
(b) The first Indigenously Designed High of benefits arising out of the genetic
Ash Coal Gasification Based Methanol resources.
Production Plant has been opened in
2. It is a legally binding treaty.
Hyderabad.
3. It operated under the United Nations
(c) Methanol has substantially higher Development Programme (UNDP).
energy content than petrol and diesel,
and hence it can replace both these fuels Which of the statements given above is/are
in the transport sector. correct?

(d) India’s 'Methanol Economy' programme (a) 1 and 2 only

is being led by NITI Aayog. (b) 2 and 3 only

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(d) 1, 2 and 3 regarding constituent assembly:
1. Constituent assembly is composed of
44. Consider the following statements in members drawn from British governor
respect of the Harappan Civilization: provinces and princely states only.
1. Most Harappan inscriptions are long, 2. Constituent assembly adopted the
with the shortest containing about 26 national anthem on 26th January 1950.
signs. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are
2. Harappan seals usually have a line of incorrect?
writing, probably containing the name of
the owner. (a) 1 only
3. Exchanges were regulated by a precise (b) 2 only
system of weights, usually cubicles with (c) Both 1 and 2
no markings.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
48. With reference to “Interest Coverage
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ratio”, consider the following
(b) 1 and 3 only statements:
(c) 2 and 3 only 1. The interest coverage ratio is a debt and
(d) 1, 2 and 3 profitability ratio used to determine how
easily a firm can pay or cover the interest
on its outstanding debt.
45. Consider the following statements with
reference to Banni Buffalo: 2. This ratio measures how many times a
O company can cover its current interest
1. In India, the Banni Buffalo is found
primarily in state of Gujarat. payment with its available earnings.
2. Local communities called Maldharis are Which of the above statements is/are
known to have bred and preserved the incorrect?
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buffalo. (a) 1 only
Which of the statements given above is/are (b) 2 only
correct?
(c) Both 1 and 2
(a) 1 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
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49. Consider the following

(d) Neither 1 nor 2
National Park State

46. Which of the following statements 1. Kuno National Park Manipur

regarding “Cooperative Banks” is/are 2. Raimona National Park Madhya
correct? Pradesh
1. A Co-operative bank is a financial entity 3. Guindy National Park Tamil Nadu
which belongs to its members, who are
at the same time the owners and the Which of the pairs(s) given above is/are
customers of their bank. matched incorrectly?
2. Co-operative banks in India are registered (a) 1 and 2 only
under the 2nd schedule of the Reserve (b) 2 and 3 only
Bank of India Act, 1934.
(c) 3 only
Select the correct answer using the code given
below: (d) 1 only
(a) 1 only
50. Which of the following statements
(b) 2 only
correctly describe the difference between
(c) Both 1 and 2 Civil Disobedience Movement and the
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 Non-Cooperation movement?

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 1. Muslim participation was nowhere in Civil 53. Which of the following statements
Disobedience Movement as compared to regarding Double-dip La Nina is/are
Non-Cooperation Movement. correct?
2. There was decline in forms of protest 1. It is the simultaneous occurrence of two
involving the intelligentsia in Civil La Ninas, one after the other without any
Disobedience Movement. El Nino event in between.
3. No major labor upsurge coincided with 2. La Nina is marked by warmer-than-
the Civil Disobedience Movement. average sea surface temperatures across
Select the correct answer using the code given the central and eastern Pacific Ocean
below: near the equator.
(a) 1 and 2 only 3. La Nina causes an increase in
precipitation in India along with
(b) 2 and 3 only formation of low-pressure areas.
(c) 1 and 3 only Select the correct answer using the code given
(d) 1, 2 and 3 below:
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51. Which of the following is/are correct
(b) 1 and 3 only
regarding the nuclear decay of a
radioactive nucleus? (c) 3 only
1. Alpha decay (α-decay) causes an decrease (d) 1, 2 and 3
in the atomic number of the element by
two. 54. “It develops on crystalline igneous
2. Beta decay (β-decay) causes an increase
O rocks in areas of low rainfall. They are
in atomic mass by one in the resulting generally rich in iron but poor in nitrogen,
element. phosphorous and humus. In India, it is
found in the eastern and southern part
Select the correct answer using the following
of the Deccan Plateau. The colour of this
code:
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soil is developed due to a wide diffusion
(a) 1 only of iron in crystalline and metamorphic
(b) 2 only rocks”.
(c) 1 and 2 only The above description matches which of
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 the following soil type?
(a) Red and Yellow Soil
52. Which of the following statements
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(b) Black Soil

regarding demography of India are (c) Alluvial Soil
correct?
(d) Laterite soil
1. India’s national level fertility rate has
fallen below the internationally recognized
replacement level of population. 55. World Freedom Index is released by:
2. In India, West Bengal has the lowest (a) Transparency International
fertility rate. (b) Economist Intelligence Unit
3. Malthusian positive checks are associated (c) Amnesty International
with the second stage of the demographic
transition model when population starts (d) Reporters Without Borders
to grow rapidly.
56. Puntius Sanctus is sometimes seen in
Select the correct answer using the code given
the news. It is associated to which of the
below:
following statements?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) An invasive alien species of butterfly
(b) 2 and 3 only which belongs to Swallowtails family.
(c) 1 and 3 only (b) A small freshwater fish species of the
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 (c) An exotic frog species endemic to the Revenue Deficit Excess of the government’s to-
southern Western Ghats. tal revenue expenditure to its
(d) First-ever fossil in India of the Earth’s total revenue receipts
oldest animal. Primary Deficit Fiscal Deficit of the current
year minus interest payments
57. Who among the following formed the on previous borrowings
‘Mitra Mela’, a youth organization to bring Which of the above pairs are correctly
in national and revolutionary ideas? matched?
(a) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (a) 1 and 3 only
(b) Sri Aurobindo (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) Damodar Hari Chapekar (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) Barindra Kumar Ghosh (d) 1, 2 and 3

58. Consider the following events: 61. Consider the following statements:
1. The first democratically elected 1. Relics of the Buddha such as his bodily

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communist party government formed in remains or objects used by him were
a State in India. buried in stupas.
2. India's then largest bank, 'Imperial Bank 2. The early stupas at Sanchi and Bharhut
of India', was renamed 'State Bank of were plain except for the stone railings.
India'. 3. Funding from the Kingdom's treasury
3. Air India was nationalized and became was made for building and decorating
the national carrier. them.
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4. Goa became a part of independent India. Which of the statements given above are
Which of the following is the correct correct?
chronological sequence of the above events? (a) 1 and 2 only
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(a) 4-1-2-3 (b) 1 and 3 only
(b) 3-2-1-4 (c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 4-2-1-3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3-1-2-4
62. Consider the following statements:
59. With reference to the ancient India, which 1. The state government cannot be
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of the following pairs is/are correctly directed to provide reservations for the
matched? appointment of public posts.
1. Assaka: Uttarapatha 2. Supreme Court introduced the concept of
creamy layer for Other Backward Classes
2. Kamboja: Dakshinapatha
(OBCs) reservation.
3. Vajji: Confederacy of neighbouring clans
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are
Select the correct answer using the code given correct?
below:
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) 3 only
63. With reference to the Vijayanagara
60. Consider following pairs: Empire, consider the following
statements:
Concept Definition
1. Yavanas were military chiefs who
Fiscal Deficit Sum of total borrowings by usually controlled forts and had armed
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 2. Many features of the Amara-Nayaka 67. Which of the following is correct about
system of the Vijayanagara Empire were the application of biopolymers?
derived from the Iqta system of the Delhi
1. These are renewable sources of polymers,
Sultanate.
and many of them are biodegradable thus
3. The rulers of Vijayanagara had adopted have less environmental impact.
the principle of the decentralization of
political power. 2. Latex and silicones are example of tissue
compatible biopolymers.
Which of the statements given above are
correct? 3. DNA is highly stable biopolymer that
contains sequential arrangement of
(a) 1 and 2 only
four nucleotide bases. Large amount of
(b) 1 and 3 only information can be encoded in the DNA
(c) 2 and 3 only sequence and stored in a very small space
(d) 1, 2 and 3 for a long period.
Select the correct answer using the following
64. Which of the following statements code:
regarding the Interest Rate Growth (a) 1 and 2 only
Differential (IRGD) is/are correct?

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(b) 1 and 3 only
1. It is the difference between the interest
rate and the growth rate in an economy. (c) 2 and 3 only
2. The phenomenon of a negative IRGD in (d) 1, 2 and 3
India, is not due to lower interest rates
but much higher growth rates.
68. Consider following pairs:
Select the correct answer using the code given
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below: Concept Formula
(a) 1 only Gross National Product Gross Domestic Product
(b) 2 only (GNP) – Depreciation

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(d) Neither 1 nor 2 Net National Product GDP + ‘Net’ factor
(NNP) income from abroad
65. Consider the following statements with Personal Disposable Personal Income –
regards to Lokpal and Lokayukta: Income (PDI) Personal tax payments
– Non-tax payments
1. These institutions are statutory bodies
without any constitutional status. Which of the above pairs is/are correctly
matched?
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2. The matter of anything said in Parliament

or a vote given there by Ministers or (a) 3 only
MPs are outside the jurisdiction of the
Lokpal. (b) 1 and 2 only
Which of the above statements is/are correct? (c) 2 and 3 only
(a) 1 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 only
69. Consider the following statements about
(c) Both 1 and 2
chromosomal disorders:
(d) Neither 1 or 2
A: Parents with a higher probability of
having children with Turner syndrome
66. Which of the following features of the
Constitution of India is borrowed from also have a higher probability of giving
Weimer (German) Constitution? birth to children having Klinefelter
syndrome.
(a) Parliamentary Privileges
R: During the sperm/ovum maturation,
(b) Due procedure of law
failure of segregation of X chromatid
(c) Suspension of fundamental rights during with Y chromatid or X chromatid with
emergency X chromatids may lead to both types of
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 Select the correct answer using the following 73. The tool has been launched by the Ministry
code: of Rural development, which will help in
(a) Both A and R are correct and R is the embedding Climate information in GIS-
correct explanation of A. based planning and implementation of
MGNREGS.
(b) Both A and R are correct but R is not a
correct explanation of A. Which of the following tool has been
described above?
(c) A is correct but R is incorrect.
(a) CRISP-M
(d) Both A and R are incorrect.
(b) NREGAsoft
70. Consider the following statements: (c) SITRA
1. Varahamihira’s Brihatsamhita (d) i-FLOWS
is pioneering work in the field of
astronomy. 74. Consider the following statements,
2. Diseases, its cure and medicines were 1. Both Gangetic dolphins and dugong
mentioned for the first time in the dugon are completely herbivores.
Atharva Veda. 2. Both Gangetic dolphins and dugong

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3. Aryabhata Siddhanta is the very first dugon are endemic to the South Asian
book that mentioned ‘zero’ as a number. region.
Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
O (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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71. Consider the following pairs: 75. Which of the following statements
1. Kalighat painting: Assam regarding Kisan Credit Cards is/are
correct?
2. Mithila painting: Bihar
1. The Kisan Credit Scheme was introduced
3. Warli: Maharashtra
in 1998 based on a model scheme prepared
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly by NABARD.
matched?
2. The scheme is extended for the investment
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(a) 1 and 2 only credit requirement of farmers also

(b) 1 and 3 only towards allied and non-farm activities.
(c) 2 and 3 only Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) 1 only
72. Which of the following statements is (b) 2 only
incorrect regarding Mangrove forests in (c) Both 1 and 2
India?
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) Mangrove forests can survive under
extreme hostile environments such as 76. Which of the following statements is
high salt and low oxygen conditions. incorrect regarding India’s anti-defection
(b) Sundarbans are the world’s largest law?
continuous mangrove forest. (a) It was included via the 52nd Amendment
(c) Mangroves have special roots for Act, 1985 under the tenth schedule of the
absorbing oxygen, called breathing roots Indian Constitution.
or pneumatophores. (b) The decision on questions regarding
(d) Mangrove forests are absent on the disqualification on ground of defection
Western coast of India taken by the Chairman or the Speaker

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 of such House is not subject to judicial 80. Consider the following statements with
review. reference to Ecological succession:
(c) The law does not provide a time-frame 1. Pioneer species are those which are found
within which the presiding officer of the in climax community.
house has to decide a defection case 2. Seral species are those which are
(d) The grounds for disqualification include found between Primary and Climax
an elected member voluntarily giving up communities.
his/her membership of a political party. 3. Secondary succession is slower than
primary succession.
77. Consider the following statements, Which of the statements given above is/are
1. All species of sea turtles are found in correct?
India. (a) 2 only
2. The national marine turtle action plan (b) 1 and 3 only
(2021-26) aims to protect, conserve and
(c) 2 and 3 only
rehabilitate marine turtle habitats.
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the above statements is/are correct?

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(a) 1 only 81. Consider the following statements
(b) 2 only with regards to the 73rd Constitutional
(c) Both 1 and 2 Amendment Act of 1992:

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 1. It brought the Panchayati Raj systems

under the purview of the justiciable part
of the Constitution and mandates states
78. Which of the following statements
regarding Merchant Discount Rate is
incorrect?
(a)
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It is the sum of all the charges and taxes
to adopt the system.
2. The Act mandates the establishment of
the three-tier system of Panchayati Raj
in all the states.
that a digital payment entails.
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3. For SCs and STs, reservation to be
(b) If customers don’t pay and merchants provided at all the three tiers in accordance
don’t pay, some entity has to pay for the with their population percentage.
MDR costs. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(c) The merchant discount rate is a price that (a) 1 and 3 only
merchants must take into consideration
when calculating their company's overall (b) 1 and 2 only
costs. (c) 2 and 3 only
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(d) None of the above (d) 1, 2 and 3

79. Consider the following statements 82. In reference to Ecological Pyramids,

regarding preamble: consider the following statements:
1. In preamble, the term “republic” implies 1. The Pyramid of Numbers is always
that India has its own independent upright.
authority and it is not a dominion of any 2. The Pyramid of Energy is always
other external power. upright.
2. In Kesavananda Bharati case, the 3. The Pyramid of Biomass measures the
Supreme Court held that preamble is a dry weight of all organisms occupying
part of the constitution. each trophic level.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are Which of the statements given above are
correct? correct?
(a) 1 only (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3 only
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83. ‘National Multidimensional Poverty Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Index’ is released by___ (a) 1 only
(a) Oxfam International (b) 2 only
(b) World Bank (c) Both 1 and 2
(c) NITI Aayog (d) Neither 1 or 2
(d) UNDP
87. Which of the following statements is/are
correct?
84. Which of the following statements
regarding the TRIPS agreement are 1. The wealth effect is a behavioral economic
correct? theory suggesting that people spend less
against the rise in their assets.
1. TRIPS came into force in 1995, as part
2. Rollover risk is commonly faced by
of the agreement that established the
countries and companies when a loan or
World Trade Organisation (WTO).
other debt obligation (like a bond) is about
2. It applies basic international trade to mature and needs to be converted, or
principles regarding intellectual property rolled over, into new debt.
to all member nations of the United

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Select the correct answer using the code given
Nations. below:
3. The TRIPS Agreement is also described (a) 1 only
as a “Berne and Paris-plus” Agreement.
(b) 2 only
Select the correct answer using the code given
(c) Both 1 and 2
below:
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) 1 and 3 only
O
(b) 2 and 3 only 88. It is a zone of transition that lies between
(c) 1 and 2 only two biomes, and usually has more
biodiversity than the two biomes it lies
(d) 1, 2, and 3
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between. What is the name of this zone?
(a) Torrid Zone
85. Consider the following statements:
(b) Semelparous
1. Hindi names “Lok Sabha” and “Rajya
Sabha” were adopted by constituent (c) Niche
assembly with the enactment of the (d) Ecotone
Constitution of India.
2. At present Lok Sabha has 543 members
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89. Which of the following statement(s) is/

with the greatest number of women are correct regarding the constitutional
representatives till date. position of Hindi language?
Which of the above statements are correct? 1. Hindi written in Devnagari script is to be
the official language of the Union.
(a) 1 only
2. The form of numerals in the Devnagari
(b) 2 only script is to be used for the official purposes
(c) Both 1 and 2 of the Union shall be the international
form of Indian numerals.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
3. It was decided at the enactment of the
constitution that for a period of fifteen
86. Consider the following statements years, English language would continue
regarding Tribunal Reforms Bill, 2021: to be used for all the official purposes.
1. The term of office for the Chairperson Which of the statements given above is/are
and members of Tribunals will be four correct?
years but there no upper age limit for the (a) 1 only
Chairperson.
(b) 2 and 3 only
2. It seeks to abolish the Film Certification
Appellate Tribunal and Airports (c) 1 and 3 only
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90. Consider the following pairs: Select the correct answer using the following
code:
Case – Importance
(a) 1 and 2 only
1. Shankari – Constitutionality of
Prasad First Constitution (b) 1 and 3 only
case (Amendment) Act was (c) 2 and 3 only
challenged
(d) 1, 2, and 3
2. Golaknath – Parliament could not
case curtail any 93. With reference to “Monetary Aggregators”,
Fundamental Rights consider the following statements:
3. Waman – Examined the validity 1. M0 is the sum of Currency in Circulation,
Rao case of Article 31A and Bankers’ Deposits with RBI, and ‘Other’
Article 31B of the Deposits with RBI.
Constitution of India 2. M1 is the sum of Currency with the
Which of the pair(s) given above is/are Public, Demand Deposits with the
correct? Banking System, and ‘Other’ Deposits
with RBI.
(a) 1 and 2 only

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Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(b) 2 and 3 only
(a) 1 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) Both 1 and 2
91. Consider the following statements: O (d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. Since the adoption of the Constitution, the
Parliament has appointed a delimitation 94. Which of the following is/are correct
commission after every ten years for about the principles and applications
readjustment of seats. of the artificial intelligence in today’s
world?
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2. Parliament abolished the reservation
for Anglo-Indians through 104th 1. Machine learning algorithms are
constitutional amendment. developed in such a way that it can
evolve and modify itself with increasing
Which of the above statements is/are correct? variation in the data and its patterns.
(a) 1 only 2. Artificial Intelligence can be applied to
(b) 2 only get the projected forecast of the weather
and climate based on the historical
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(c) Both 1 and 2 pattern.

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 3. Advancement of the field of artificial
intelligence has reduced the burden of
92. Which of the following is/are correct processors since the data required by
about the optical properties of the light the machine learning algorithms are
and its application? manifold lesser than normal algorithms.
1. The signal in optical-fibre cables Select the correct answer using the following
travels with the speed of light and its code:
transmission is based on the phenomenon (a) 1 and 2 only
of total internal reflection.
(b) 1 and 3 only
2. In a satellite dish antenna (or parabolic
(c) 2 and 3 only
antenna), the surface of the concave dish
works as the receiver and larger surface (d) 1, 2, and 3
area of the dish results in better signal
strength. 95. Consider the following statements
3. The image formed on the retina of the regarding Supreme Court:
human eye is 180° rotated projection of 1. Supreme Court of India was inaugurated
the object along the principle axis of the on November 26 1949, the day constitution
eye’s lens. of India was adopted.

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 2. An Advocate of a High Court or of two 98. Consider the following statements:
or more such Courts in succession for at A: Nanomaterials can have very different
least 10 years is eligible to be appointed properties as compared to the
as a judge of the Supreme Court. microparticles of the same material.
Which of the statements given above is/are R: Due to their small size, nanomaterials
correct? acquire many quantum properties such
(a) 1 only as interaction with light and bioactivity
that are not present in the micron sized
(b) 2 only
particle of the same material.
(c) Both 1 and 2
Which of the following option is correct?
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) Both A and R are correct and R is the
correct explanation of A.
96. Which of the following statements is/are
(b) Both A and R are correct but R is not a
correct regarding the semiconductors
correct explanation of A.
and their applications?
(c) A is correct but R is incorrect.
1. Semiconductor materials have the
electrical conductivity more than (d) Both A and R are incorrect.

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insulators and less than metals.
2. Most widely used semiconductor devices 99. The Siberian Ibex is distributed in which
today are silicon based. of the following mountain ranges?
3. Moore's Law states that the number 1. Altai
of transistors on a microchip doubles 2. Hurukh
about every two years, though the cost of 3. Sayan
computers is halved.
O 4. Pyrenees
Select the correct answer using the following
Select the correct answer using the code given
code:
below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
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(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 4 only

97. Which of the following is the primary

100. Which of the following statements is/are
objective of the ‘Operation Namaste’? correct about the application of nuclear
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(a) It has been launched by Delhi government decay of the larger nucleus?
to curb the spread of COVID-19 in 1. Uranium-lead radiometric dating system
containment zones. is used to estimate the age of the rocks
(b) It has been launched by Indian Army to with the accuracy of 2-5% of the error
combat the spread of COVID-19 and help margin.
the government in its fight against the 2. Carbon-14 has a half-life of 5730 ± 40
pandemic years, C-14 isotope is used to calculate
(c) It has been launched by Indian Railways the age of mineral rocks.
to provide safety and security to lady Select the correct answer using the following
passengers travelling by trains for their code:
entire journey. (a) 1 only
(d) It has been launched by Ministry of (b) 2 only
External Affairs to evacuate its citizens
and Afghan partners from Kabul after its (c) Both 1 and 2
swift takeover by the Taliban. (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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