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UTTAR PRADESH JUDICIAL SERVICES MOCK EXAMINATION - 2023

TEST – X
(COMBINED TEST–VI)
Paper – I
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Negative Marking: 0.33 marks per question
Total Questions: 150
Maximum Marks: 150
Duration: 2:00 Hours
Date: 31/01/2023
1. The Fourth Buddhist Council which was held in Kashmir during the reign of
which king?
(a) Ashoka
(b) Kalasoka
(c) Kanishka
(d) Ajatshatru
2. Who among the following Gupta Kings had another name Devagupta?
(a) Samudragupta
(b) Chandragupta-Il
(c) Kumaragupta
(d) None of the above
3. The system of philosophy propounded by Kapila Muni is:
(a) Purva Mimansa
(b) Sankhya Philosophy
(c) Nyaya Philosophy
(d) Uttar Mimansa
4. Which dynasty gave India its famous temples of Khajuraho?
(a) Parmar
(b) Mauryas
(c) Chandelas
(d) Holkars
5. The capital of Cholas was-
(a) Kaveripattinam
(b) Kanchi
(c) Mahabalipuram
(d) Tanjore

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6. Who of the following Chinese travellers has given an account of the
relationship of China with India during the reign of Chalukyas?
(a) Fa-Hien
(b) It-Sing
(c) Hiuen-Tsang
(d) Matwalin
7. The protagonist of the Play 'Malvikagnimitra', written by Kalidasa is-
(a) Pushyamitra Shunga
(b) Gautamiputra Satakarni
(c) Agnimitra
(d) Chandragupta-II
8. Who was the greatest king of Chalukya dynasty?
(a) Vikramaditya
(b) Manglesh
(c) Pulakesin - II
(d) Pulakesin-I
9. Which Sultan of Delhi assumed the title of Alexander the Great?
(a) Balban
(b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(d) Sikandar Lodi
10. The Sultan of Delhi who was very concerned about charity and alms and
established a department called Diwa-I-Khairat' for it, was:
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Firuz Tughluq
(c) Ghiyasuddin Shah
(d) Bahlol Lodi
11. The famous battle held in 1565 is-
(a) 1st Battle of Panipat
(b) Battle of Khanwa
(c) KInd Battle of Panipat
(d) Battle of Talikota
12. Which Sultan built Alai Darwaza?
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Balban
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Firuz Tughluq

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13. The city of Jaunpur was founded in the memory of:
(a) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
(b) Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
(c) Firuz Shah Tughlug
(d) Akbar
14. A common feature to all Bhakti Saints was that they-
(a) Composed their verses in the language understood by their followers
(b) Rejected the authority of the priestly class
(c) Encouraged women to go to the temples
(d) Encouraged idol worship
15. The Permanent Settlement was introduced by
(a) Lord Hastings
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord William Bentinck
16. Charles Wood's Despatch was related with which of the following?
(a) Education
(b) Trade
(c) Administrative Reforms
(d) Military Reforms
17. Sadler Commission was related to:
(a) Judiciary
(b) Revenue Administration
(c) Education
(d) Police Administration
18. Who among the following repealed the Vernacular Press Act of 1878?
(a) Lord Ripon
(b) Lord Lytton
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Minto
19. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Brahmo Samaj?
1. It opposed idolatry.
2. It denied the need for a priestly class for interpreting the religious texts.
3. It popularized the doctrine that the Vedas are infallible.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
(a) Only 1
(b) 1 and 2
(c) Only 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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20. Dayanand Saraswati founded
(a) Brahmo Samaj
(b) Prarthana Samaj
(c) Arya Samaj
(d) Bahujan Samaj
21. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Brahmo Samaj of India - Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(b) Tattvabodhini Sabha - Keshav Chandra Sen
(c) The Satyashodhak Samaj - Devendranath Tagore
(d) The Servants of India society - Gopal Krishna Gokhale
22. Who was the founder of "Prarthana Samaj??
(a) Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Swami Sahajananda
(d) Atma Ram Pandurang
23. The second session of the Indian National Congress was presided over by-
(a) Ganesh Agarkar
(b) Surendranath Bannerjee
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
(d) Feroz Shah Mehta
24. The Haripura Session of Indian National Congress, 1938 was presided over
by:
(a) Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Rajendra Pradesh
(c) J.B. Kripalani
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
25. Which one of the following was not an extremist?
(a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(b) Madan Lal
(c) Udham Singh
(d) GK. Gokhale
26. Who among the following organized the famous Chittagaon armoury raid?
(a) Laxmi Sehgal
(b) Surya Sen
(c) Batukeshwar Datta
(d) J.M. Sengupta

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27. Which of the following occurred last:
(a) Annexation Policy
(b) Partition of Bengal
(c) Permanent Settlement
(d) Subsidiary Alliance
28. At which session was the Indian National Congress (INC) divided into two
groups-'Naram Dal' and Garam Dal'?
(a) Bombay
(b) Surat
(c) Allahabad
(d) Lahore
29. The Indian Council Act of 1909 was provided for :
(a) Dyarchy
(b) Communal representation
(c) Federation
(d) Provincial autonomy
30. Which of the following statements is not true as per Gandhian Principle?
(a) The aim of Satyagrahi is to defeat the enemy
(b) The weapon of Satyagraha is Ahimsa
(c) Satyagrahi should be firm in his belief
(d) Satyagrahi should have no ill feeling towards his enemies.
31. What is the quorum to constitute a meeting of Lok Sabha?
(a) Half of the total members of the House
(b) A quarter of the total members of the House
(c) One- fifth of the total members of the House
(d) One-tenth of the total members of the House.
32. Who among the given has the right to summon the Parliament?
(a) Prime minister
(b) President
(c) Speaker of Rajya Sabha
(d) Vice President
33. A resolution passed under clause (1) of Article 249 shall remain in force for a
period not exceeding
(a) One month
(b) Three months
(c) Six months
(d) One year

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34. Under which of the following Article of Indian Constitution the Governor may
reserve a bill for the consideration of the President?
(a) Article 169
(b) Article 200
(c) Article 201
(d) Article 202
35. Which one of the following is the largest Committee of the Parliament?
(a) The Committee on Public Accounts
(b) The Committee on Estimates
(c) The Committee on Public Undertakings
(d) The Committee on Petitions
36. What is the provision to safeguard the autonomy of the Supreme Court of
India?
1. While appointing the Judges of the Supreme Court, the President of
India has to consult the Chief Justice of India.
2. The Judges of the Supreme Court can be removed by the Chief Justice
of India only.
3. The salaries of the Judges are charged on the Consolidated Fund of
India to which the Legislature does not have to vote.
4. All appointments of officers and staffs of the Supreme Court of India
are made by the Government only after consulting the Chief Justice of India?
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) Only 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
37. The first lady to become Governor of a State in India -
(a) Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur
(b) Padmaja Naidu
(c) Sarojini Naidu
(d) Serla Grewal
38. Which one of the following taxes is imposed and charged by the Union, but
are divided into Union and the States?
(a) Corporation Tax
(b) Taxes on items except for agriculture income
(c) Taxes on railway fares and freights
(d) Custom

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39. What does the 10th Schedule of the Indian Constitution contain?
(a) Provisions relating to disqualification on the ground of defection
(b) Administration and control of Tribal Areas of Northeastern states
(c) Powers, authority, and responsibilities of municipalities
(d) Administration and control Schedule areas and Schedule Tribes
40. The doctrine of "Basic Structure" was evolved in which of the given case?
(a) Madhav Jiwaji Rao Scindia case
(b) Kesavananda Bharti case
(c) Champakam Dorairajan case
(d) Golaknath case
41. EVM (Electronic Voting Machine) was first used in which year?
(a) 1992
(b) 1973
(c) 1982
(d) 1980
42. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with the imposition of the
President's rule?
(a) Article 344
(b) Article 356
(c) Article 375
(d) Article 344
43. Which article of the Indian Constitution deals with Fundamental Rights?
(a) Article 351
(b) Article 71
(c) Article 12 - 35
(d) Article 46 - 59
44. Which of the given article of the Indian Constitution, the provision of Election
Commission is mentioned?
(a) Article 320
(b) Article 324
(c) Article 330
(d) Article 336
45. As per the Indian Constitution, the retirement age of the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of India is?
(a) 52 years
(b) 55 years
(c) 60 Years
(d) 65 years

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46. The DPSP (Directive Principle of State Policy) in the Indian Constitution has
been borrowed from which country?
(a) Australia
(b) USA
(c) Russia
(d) Ireland.
47. Which of the given Articles of the Indian Constitution empowers the President
to grant pardons to any person?
(a) Article 41
(b) Article 72
(c) Article 27
(d) Article 91
48. An inter-state council may be established by
(a) The Prime Minister
(b) The Chief Justice of India
(c) The President
(d) The National Development Council
49. Which of the given Article of the Indian Constitution prescribes for the
submission of an annual report of the work done by the State Public Service
Commission?
(a) Article 320
(b) Article 323
(c) Article 326
(d) Article 330
50. Which Article of the Indian Constitution describes the Taxes are levied and
collected by the center but distributed between the Centre and the states?
(a) Article 322
(b) Article 270
(c) Article 318
(d) Article 251
51. The electoral college for the election of the Vice-President comprises of?
(a) All the members of the Lok Sabha
(b) Members of state Legislative assemblies
(c) All the members of the Rajya Sabha
(d) Both option a and c

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52. In ____________, the President of India can keep a bill for an indefinite
period.
(a) Pocket Veto
(b) Regular Veto
(c) Absolute Veto
(d) All of these
53. How much time did it take for the creation of the Indian Constitution?
(a) 2 years 3 months 26 days
(b) 2 years 11 months 18 days
(c) 2 years 6 months 23 days
(d) 2 years 5 months 11 days
54. Which of the given schedule of the Indian Constitution is included the "Gram-
Panchayats"?
(a) Schedule 10
(b) Schedule 11
(c) Schedule 12
(d) Schedule 13
55. Who among the following determines the qualifications which shall be
requisite for appointment as members of the Finance Commission in India?
(a) President of India
(b) Council of Ministers
(c) Parliament by an act
(d) Union Cabinet
56. Which one of the following Indian states does not share border with Bhutan?
(a) Sikkim
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
57. Nanda Devi Peak is located in :
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Sikkim

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58. Forest Research Institute is located at-
(a) Hyderabad
(b) Nainital
(c) Solan
(d) Dehradun
59. Which of the following wetlands are designated as Ramsar sites?
1. Chilka Lake
2. Keoladeo
3. Wuller Lake
4. Loktak
Select the correct answer form the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) All of the above
60. Wetland day is observed on
(a) 2nd February
(b) 2nd April
(c) 2nd May
(d) 2nd March
61. The pugmark technique is used -
(a) For bird watching in forests
(b) For breeding rare wildlife in captivity
(c) For estimation of population of various wild animals
(d) For tattooing wildlife to distinguish one species the other
62. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Simlipal - Assam
(b) Nokrek - Meghalaya
(c) Dehong Debang - Sikkim
(d) Agasthymai - Karnataka
63. Man and Biosphere Programme' (MAB) by UNESCO was started in
(a) 1991
(b) 1975
(c) 1971
(d) 1986

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64. The Sagarmatha National Park is situated in which of the following mountain
peak?
(a) Mount Everest
(b) Kanchenjunga
(c) Dhaulavira
(d) Annapurna
65. Which of the following coasts of India is situated between the Krishna delta
and Cape Comorin?
(a) Coromandel Coast
(b) Konkan Coast
(c) Malabar Coast
(d) North Circar
66. Which of the following ocean currents does not belong to Indian Ocean?
(a) Aghulas Current
(b) Mozambique Current
(c) South Indian Ocean Current
(d) Bengula Current
67. Information about 'Black Hole' was first provided by
(a) S. Chandrashekhar
(b) Hermann Bondi
(c) Rutherford
(d) Copernicus
68. National Dairy Research Institute is located at -
(a) Jhansi
(b) New Delhi
(c) Ludhiana
(d) Karnal
69. Where was the first oil well drilled in India?
(a) Digboi
(b) Makum
(c) Naharkatiya
(d) Lakwa
70. The largest producer of rubber in India is
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu

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71. National Research Centre for Banana is located at
(a) Tiruchirappalli
(b) Bhusawal
(c) Saharanpur
(d) Pune
72. Stock Farming is -
(a) Growing of 2-3 crops at the same time
(b) Breeding of animals
(c) Crop rotation
(d) None of the above
73. Norman Ernest Borlaug who is regarded as the father of the Green Revolution
is from which country?
(a) United States of America
(b) Mexico
(c) Australia
(d) New Zealand
74. On which river is the Bhakhra-Nangal dam built?
(a) Ravi
(b) Indus
(c) Chenab
(d) Satluj
75. Which of the following statements regarding laterite soils of India are correct?
1. They are generally red in colour
2. They are rich in nitrogen and potash.
3. They are well-developed in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
4. Tapioca and cashew nuts grow well on these soils.
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4
(d) 2 and 3 only
76. Bauxite, is an ore of which of the following metals?
(a) Iron
(b) Copper
(c) Aluminium
(d) Silver

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77. Which is used as Laughing gas is
(a) Nitrous Oxide
(b) Nitrogen dioxide
(c) Nitrogen Trioxide
(d) Nitrogen Tetra Oxide
78. Aspirin is-
(a) Antibiotic
(b) Antipyretic
(c) Reliever
(d) None of the above
79. Which one of the following is not an insect?
(a) Bed bug
(b) Spider
(c) House fly
(d) Mosquito
80. Which of the following instrument measures blood pressure
(a) Spherometer
(b) Anemometer
(c) Sphygmomanometer
(d) Ammeter
81. Enzyme is a-
(a) Vitamin
(b) Bio-catalyst
(c) Protein
(d) Virus
82. Which of the following vitamin's deficiency causes disease of slow blood
coagulation?
(a) Vitamin C
(c) Vitamin E
(b) Vitamin D
(d) Vitamin K
83. Beta-blocker is a medicine to save from -
(a) Heart attack
(b) Enlargement of prostate gland
(c) Chronic diabetes
(d) None of the above

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84. What is the unit of atmospheric pressure?
(a) Bar
(b) Knot
(c) Joule
(d) Ohm
85. An endoscope is used by a physician to view the internal parts of a body
organ. It is based on the principle of.
(a) Refraction of light
(b) Reflection of light
(c) Total internal reflection of light
(d) Dispersion of light
86. Assertion (A) : In human body, the liver has an important role in fat digestion.
Reason (R) : Liver produces two important fat-digesting enzymes.
Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation
of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are individually true, but (R) is not a correct
explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
87. In medical terminology “Golden Hour” is related with
(a) Terminal stage of cancer
(b) Pregnancy is detected
(c) Heart Attack
(d) Actual Child Birth
88. Light year is the unit of -
(a) Distance
(b) Speed of light
(c) Time
(d) Intensity of light
89. As the train starts moving, the head of the passenger sitting inside leans
backward because of -
(a) Inertia of Rest
(b) Inertia of Motion
(c) Moment of Inertia
(d) Conservation of Mass

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90. Oil spreads on water surface because
(a) Oil is denser than water
(b) Oil is less dense than water
(c) Surface tension of oil is more than water
(d) Surface tension of oil is less than water
91. The International Day of the Girl Child is observed annually on which date to
raise awareness about the gender inequality faced by girls worldwide?
(a) December 5
(b) October 11.
(c) September 21
(d) November 12
92. The country's first-ever, ‘Balika Panchayat’, started in five villages of which
state?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Gujarat
(c) Bihar
(d) Tamil Nadu
93. IES, which was recommended by TSR Subramanian Committee, stands for
………
(a) Indian Environment Service
(b) Indian Education Service
(c) Indian Ecological Service
(d) Indian Energy Service
94. As per recent amendments to Environment (Protection) Act, what percent of
fly ash is to be utilised by Coal and Lignite-based Thermal Power Plants?
(a) 25
(b) 50
(c) 75
(d) 100
95. Project ‘Arohan’ is a mentorship programme of which Indian state?
(a) Assam
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Odisha

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96. Which country is the host of the ‘BIMSTEC Summit’ in 2022?
(a) India
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Pakistan
(d) Bangladesh
97. Swachh Survekshan (SS)’ is an initiative of which Union Ministry?
(a) Ministry of Rural Development
(b) Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
(c) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
(d) Ministry of Home Affairs
98. The India International Centre (IIC), which was seen in the news, is located in
which state/UT?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) New Delhi
(c) Gujarat
(d) Madhya Pradesh
99. What is ‘Kadam’, a first-of-its kind product that was recently developed by
researchers from IIT Madras?
(a) Prosthetic knee
(b) Covid-19 Vaccine
(c) Diabetes Medicine
(d) Fibre Cellular Phone
100. Which space company successfully conducted a static fire test of ‘Kalam-100
rocket’?
(a) NSIL
(b) Sky root
(c) Pixxel
(d) Agnikul
101. Chittagong Port, which was seen in the news, is located in which country?
(a) India
(b) Bangladesh
(c) Nepal
(d) Myanmar

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102. Ronnie O’Sullivan, who recently became the oldest World Champion, plays
which sports?
(a) Tennis
(b) Snooker
(c) Squash
(d) Golf
103. The high-resolution camera DRACO, is part of which NASA mission?
(a) DART
(b) Artemis
(c) DAVINCI+
(d) Voyager
104. What is the target year set by India for first Human Space Mission Gaganyaan
and first Human Ocean Mission?
(a) 2022
(b) 2023
(c) 2024
(d) 2025
105. What is the name of the campaign launched to ensure complete Covid-19
vaccination (in June 2022)?
(a) Har Ghar Dastak campaign 2.0
(b) Atmanirbhar Vaccine campaign 2.0
(c) Pradhan Mantri Vaccine Campaign
(d) Garib Kalyan Vaccine Campaign 2.0
106. Which is the 20th European country to adopt the euro currency from 2023?
(a) Monaco
(b) Malta
(c) Croatia
(d) Luxembourg
107. What is the rank of India in the ‘2022 Environmental Performance Index
(EPI)’?
(a) 120
(b) 140
(c) 160
(d) 180

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108. Which country recently hosted the 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers
meeting?
(a) Sri Lanka
(b) India
(c) Maldives
(d) Taiwan
109. Which city is the host of the ‘National Workshop on ‘Ease of Doing
Business’’?
(a) Mumbai
(b) New Delhi
(c) Gandhi Nagar
(d) Bengaluru
110. ‘Droni’, a made-in-India camera drone, was recently launched by which
institution?
(a) ISRO
(b) DRDO
(c) Garuda Aerospace
(d) Pixel Aerospace
111. How many members are part of the UN Human Rights Council?
(a) 27
(b) 47
(c) 67
(d) 87
112. The European parliament’s annual Sakharov prize has been awarded to the
people of which country?
(a) Iran
(b) Russia
(c) Ukraine
(d) Japan
113. Which country has launched the first ‘Inhalable Vaccine’ against Covid?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Japan
(d) USA

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114. Which country’s cricket board has recently announced equal pay to both men
and women cricket players?
(a) Pakistan
(b) India
(c) Bangladesh
(d) South Africa
115. Ramon Magsaysay Awards are associated with which field?
(a) Journalism
(b) Social Service
(c) Sports
(d) Theatre Art
116. Which state increased reservations in government jobs for SC, ST and others
to 77%?
(a) Chhattisgarh
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Andhra Pradesh
117. India celebrates National Engineer’s day on September 15 to honour which
famous personality?
(a) Homi J Bhabha
(b) Abdul Kalam
(c) M Visvesvaraya
(d) Satish Dawan
118. Pranav Anand, who was seen in the news, is associated with which sports?
(a) Squash
(b) Chess
(c) Table-Tennis
(d) Badminton
119. Which country has launched the world’s first Cheetah Rehabilitation Project?
(a) Bangladesh
(b) India
(c) Japan
(d) Hungary

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120. As per the Sample Registration System (SRS) Report, which state had the
lowest sex ratio in India in 2018-20?
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Haryana
(d) Uttarakhand
121. ‘World Rabies Day’ is observed marking the death anniversary of which
scientist?
(a) Louis Pasteur
(b) Albert Einstein
(c) Alexander Fleming
(d) Edward Jenner
122. In which state, world’s largest floating solar power plant is set to be built?
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Bihar
123. Which is the venue of the ‘International Dairy Federation World Dairy
Summit’?
(a) Patna
(b) New Delhi
(c) Amritsar
(d) Ahmedabad
124. Rudi Koertzen, who recently passed away, was associated with which sports?
(a) Basket Ball
(b) Cricket
(c) Hockey
(d) Foot Ball
125. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who passed away recently, was associated with which
profession?
(a) Politician
(b) Investor
(c) Scientist
(d) Musician
126. Kukrail forest area, which was seen in the news recently, is located in which
state/UT?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Telangana
(d) Madhya Pradesh

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127. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has unveiled a bust of Mahatma Gandhi
in which country?
(a) Paraguay
(b) Iran
(c) Oman
(d) Qatar
128. Who has sworn in as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra, after the
resignation of Uddhav Thakarey?
(a) Devendra Fadnavis
(b) Eknath Shinde
(c) Sunil Prabhu
(d) Sharad Pawar
129. National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is a regulatory body under
the aegis of which Union Ministry?
(a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(b) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
(c) Ministry of MSME
(d) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
130. As per the recent revision in FCRA rules, what is the limit up to which
Relatives living abroad can send money to Indians?
(a) ₹2 lakh
(b) ₹10 lakh
(c) ₹5 lakh
(d) ₹50 lakh
131. The 2024 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held in which city?
(a) Beijing
(b) Paris
(c) London
(d) Los Angeles
132. Who was selected as the Team India Flagbearer at the 2022 Commonwealth
Games?
(a) Mary Kom
(b) P V Sindhu
(c) Neeraj Chopra
(d) Mirabhai Chanu

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133. As per the current provisions of the Reserve Bank of India of Act, 1934, what
is the highest denomination of RBI can issue?
(a) Rs. 1,000
(b) Rs. 2,000
(c) Rs. 5,000
(d) Rs. 10,000
134. What is marginal utility in economics signify?
(a) Small utility
(b) Additional utility
(c) Minimum utility
(d) Satisfied utility
135. What is the main purpose of buffer stock in India?
(a) To reduce food price fluctuations
(b) To save food grains from environment threats
(c) To provide farmers a place to save food grains
(d) None of the above
136. Which among the following has the largest medical device market in the
world?
(a) India
(b) USA
(c) Canada
(d) China
137. In which city is the headquarters of IDBI located?
(a) Delhi
(b) Chennai
(c) Mumbai
(d) Bangalore
138. Who wrote the book By God’s Decree?
(a) Kapil Dev
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(c) Rahul Dravid
(d) Virat Kohli
139. Who wrote the book Plague?
(a) Samuel Beckett
(b) V. S. Naipaul
(c) Albert Camus
(d) None of the above

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140. Which day is celebrated as World Consumer Right’s Day?
(a) 10 January
(b) 6 November
(c) 19 September
(d) 15 March
141. Which day is celebrated as International Day against Corruption?
(a) 7 January
(b) 19 October
(c) 9 December
(d) 10 June
142. National Start-up Awards (NSA) was first launched in which year?
(a) 2015
(b) 2017
(c) 2019
(d) 2020
143. Who is the first woman to be featured on the ‘wall of former chief economists’
of the IMF?
(a) Jayati Ghosh
(b) Arundhati Bhattacharya
(c) Gita Gopinath
(d) Arunima Sinha
144. Twelve caste communities of which state has been added in the list of
Scheduled Tribes by the Union Cabinet?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Chhattisgarh
(d) Tamil Nadu
145. Buddhavanam, a Buddhist Heritage Theme Park, is located in which state?
(a) Bihar
(b) Uttarakhand
(c) Telangana
(d) Assam
146. ‘The Museum of the Future’, which was seen in the news, is situated in which
country?
(a) UAE
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Kuwait
(d) Oman

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147. What is the approximate distance between the Earth and the Sun?
(a) 350 million km
(b) 100 million km
(c) 150 million km
(d) 250 million km
148. With reference to the Delimitation Commission, consider & the following
statements
1. The orders of the Delimitation Commission cannot be challenged in a Court
of Law.
2. When the orders of the Delimitation Commission are laid before the Lok
Sabha or State Legislative Assembly, no modifications can be done in the
orders.
Which of the statements) given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
149. Which was the most visited centrally-protected ticketed monument for foreign
visitors, as per the ‘India Tourism Statistics 2022’?
(a) Taj Mahal
(b) Red Fort
(c) Group of Monuments at Mamallapuram
(d) Qutub Minar
150. “Ungalil Oruvan” (One Among You) is the autobiography of the Chief Minister
of which state?
(a) Kerala
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Odisha
(d) Telangana

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 Rahul’s a blue print of success

UTTAR PRADESH JUDICIAL SERVICES MOCK EXAMINATION - 2023

TEST – X
(COMBINED TEST–VI)
Paper – I
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Answer and Explanations
Total Questions: 150
Maximum Marks: 150
Duration: 2:00 Hours
Date: 31/01/2023

Q. No. Ans. Explanations

1. C The Fourth Buddhist Council was held at Kundalyana, Kashmir under the
patronage of Kushan King Kanishka and the president of this council was
Vasumitra, with Ashvaghosa as his deputy. This council distinctly divided
the Buddhism into two sects namely Mahayana and Hinayana.
2. B Another name of Gupta ruler Chandragupta -II “Vikramaditya” is found as
Devagupta. Its evidence has been obtained from Sanchi and Vakataka
inscriptions. Apart from the above-mentioned names, he is also known as
Devaraja.
3. B Kapila is credited with authoring an influential sutra, called Samkhya-
sutra (also called Kapila-sutra), which aphoristically presents the dualistic
philosophy of Samkhya.
4. C Khajuraho temple evidences the excellence of Chandela architecture.
These temples are located in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh which
was built between 950-1050 A.D. Kandariya Mahadev temple is the best
among these temples.
5. D According to the given options, the capital of Cholas was 'Tanjore. Apart
from this, later Gangaikondacholapuram also ecame the capital of Cholas.
The capital of Cholas was Uraiyur in Sangam era.
6. D Matwalin was a Chinese traveller who has given an account of the
relationship between China and India during the reign of Chalukyas.
7. C The first play composed by the great poet Kalidasa is Malavikagnimitram.
Often it is called Kalidasa Malavikagni- mitram, as an honour to Kalidasa.
This play consists of 5 acts about the love story of King Agnimitra of
Vidisha from the Shunga dynasty (presumed to have ruled Magadha
around 152 BCE) and Malavika, who was the maid of Queen Dharini.

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8. C Pulakesin - II was most capable and powerful ruler of Chalukyas, who
ruled over 609 to 642 AD. Aihole inscription provides saga of his
achievements.
9. B Alauddin Khalji was an ambitious emperor. He assumed the title of
"Sikandar-e-Sani' (Alexander the Great) and made them imprinted on his
coins. He had the ambition to win the entire world and also to introduce a
new religion as well. But he abandoned the idea on the advice of his
faithful friend and the Kotwal "Alla-ul-Mulk".
10. B Firuz Shah Tughluq used to donate estate and property to Tughluq saints
and religious people. He had established 'Diwan-e-Khairat' to provide
financial help to poor Muslims, orphan women, and widows and also
arranged marriages of poor Muslim girls.
11. D The battle of Talikota (26 January, 1565), a watershed battle was fought
between the Vijayanagara Empire and the Deccan Sultanates, resulted in
a defeat of Vijayanagara and ended in weakening one of the greatest
Indian empires originating from southern India before the Maratha Empire.
Talikota is situated in north Karnataka near Bijapur city.
12. C The 'Alai Darwaza is the main gate from the southern side of the Quwwat-
ul-Islam Mosque in the Qutb Minar complex. It has a domed entrance
which is constructed using red sand- stone and is adorned with white
marble. It was built in 1311 AD by Turkish craftsmen. The Alai Darwaza is
one of the first building in India in Islamic architectural style.
13. B Firuz Shah Tughlug had established 300 new cities. Fatehabad, Hisar,
Firozpur, Hisar and Jaunpur was estab- lished by the sultan of Delhi Firuz
Shah Tughluq in 1359 and named in the memory of his cousin
Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq, whose name was Jauna Khan. Firuz Shah
Tughluq appointed Malik Sarwar, a eunuch who is notorious for having
been the lover of Firuz Shah Tughlug's daughter, as the governor of the
region. The Sultanate was in disarray because of factional fighting for
power and in 1394 Malik Sarwar declared independence. He and his
adopted son Mubarak Shah founded the Shargi dynasty (dynasty of the
East). Jaunpur was independent for 85 years. But in 1479 A.D., Bahlul
Lodi defeated its last emperor Hussain Shah and was able to re- conquer
Jaunpur in 1479.
14. A The conduct of Bhakti saints was too high. Many of them visited the
country and met many people having different views. They also contributed
to the advancement of Hindi, Kannada, Punjabi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil

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 and other languages. The Saints of Bhakti movement used to give their
verses in regional and local languages so that their followers can
understand it. This was the main reason behind the develop- ment of local
languages.
15. B The Permanent Settlement (1793 AD) applied by Lord Cornwallis also
known as Permanent Settlement of Bengal was an agreement between
East India company and Bengali landlords to fix revenues to be raised
from the land. It is also known as Ist-e-Marari, Jagirdari, Maalguzari,
Bisuedari etc. The Permanent Settlement of Bengal stood on the following
teatures It recognized the landlords as the proprietors of the land. It also
recognized the rights of hereditary succession for the heirs or lawful
successors of the landlords. The government believed that these landlords
would remain faithful to the British. The landlords were given the right to
transfer or sell their land. All the rights of the landlords depended on their
payment of the fixed revenue on the fixed date at the treasury of the
Bovernment. All their rights ended if they failed to pay. The total amount of
revenue to be paid by each landlord for his Zamindari is fixed once for all.
16. A In the 1853 renewal of the Charter Act, it was realized that a systematic
pattern of education was necessary for India. As a result, the Wood's
Despatch was issued with Sir Charles Wood as the President of the Board
of Control of Education. The main objective of the Despatch was to impart
western knowledge to the Indian people and also to develop their intellect
and moral character.
He recommended therein that:-
1. An education department was to be set up in every province.
2. Universities on the model of the London University to be established in
big cities such as Bombay, Calcutta, and Madras,
3. At least one Government school be opened in every district.
4. Affiliated private schools should be given a grant.
5. The Indian natives should be given training in their mother tongue also,
6. The provision was made for a systematic method of education from
primary level to the university level.
7. The Government should support education for women.
17. C Sadler Commission was related to education. In 1917, the Government of
India appointed a commission to study and report on the problems of
Calcutta University. Dr. M.E. Sadler, Vice-Chancellor of the University of
Leeds, was appointed its Chairman. The commission included two Indian
members, namely Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee and Dr. Zia-ud-din Ahmad. The

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 Sadler Commission held the view that the improvement of secondary
education is a necessary condition for the im- provement of University
education. It strongly criticized the University Act, 1904 and reported that
there is no proper coordination between colleges and universities.
Although the Commission reported on the conditions of Calcutta
University, its recommendations and remarks were more or less applicable
to other Indian universities also
18. A Lord Lytton (1876-1880) passed the Vernacular Press Act in 1878. By this
Act, the Magistrates of the districts were empowered without the prior
permission of the Government to call upon a printer and publisher of any
kind to enter into a bond, undertaking not to publish anything which might
"rouse" feelings of disaffection against the Government. The magistrate
was also authorized to deposit a security, which could be confiscated if the
printer violated the bond. If a printer repeated the violation, their press
could be seized. Thus, the Vernacular Press Act of 1878 gagged the press
and result were some proceedings against some vernacular press people.
There was now a popular protest against this Act. This Act was later
repealed by Lord Ripon in 1882.
19. B
20. C Swami Dayanand Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj (An Organization) on
April 7, 1875, in Mumbai, with the aim to promote noble ideas, which were
universally true for all man- kind. In 1877, the headquarter of Arya Samaj
was established in Lahore. The Arya Samaj advocates peaceful and
progres- sive human living. Swami used Arya Samaj as a platform to
launch his campaign against social evils that were prevalent in Hindu
society at that time. Swami Dayanand Saraswati opposed many oppressed
practices of Hindu tradition and insisted upon 'let's go back to Vedas.' He
worked for abol- ishing several social stigmas such as child marriage and
casteism. In 1892-93 the Arya Samaj divided into two groups. A group was
a supporter of western education and the sec- ond group was the
opponent of western education. Swami Shraddhanand, Lekhraj, and
Munshiram were the main op- ponents of western education, thus founded
*Gurukul' in 1902. Lala Lajpat Rai and Hansraj were the main supporters
of western education. They founded 'Dayanand Anglo Vedic College.'
21. C Servants of India Society, founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in 1905 to
unite and trained Indians of different ethnicities and religions in welfare
work. He also chaired the 21s ses- sion of Indian National Congress in
1905 held in Banaras. He is also known as a political teacher of Mahatma

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 Gandhi. Tatvabodhini Samaj was founded by Devendra Nath Tagore in
1839 to promote the ideas of Raja Ram Mohan Roy. In 1866 Brahmo
Samaj was divided into two parts, Adi Brahmo Samaj under Devendra
Nath Tagore and Indian Brahmo Samaj un- der Keshav Chandra Sen.
Satyashodhak Samaj was founded by Jyotiba Rao Phule in 1873, he also
wrote a book 'Gulamgiri.
22. D Prarthana Samaj was founded by Aatma Ram Pandurang on the
inspirations of Keshav Chandra Sen in 1867 in Bombay.
23. C The second session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta
in 1886, was presided over by Dadabhai Naoroji. At this session, Indian
National Conference was merged with Indian National Congress. Instead
of this session Dadabhai Naoroji also presided over the session of Lahore
and Kolkata in 1893 and 1906 respectively.
24. D On 19-21 February, 1938 15th session of Congress was held in Haripura
at Gujarat, under the presidentship of Subhash Chandra Bose. National
Planning Committee was constituted in this session, and Jawaharlal Nehru
was elected as President of the Committee. Rajendra Prasad was elected
as President in 1934. Later on, Abul Kalam Azad was elected as Presi-
dent of Congress in 1940-1945. While J. B. Kripalani was President of the
Meerut Session which was held in 1946.
25. D Gopal Krishna Gokhale was a prominent social reformer of India who
founded an organization to work for the relief of underprivileged. He led the
moderate nationalists in the early years of the Indian Independence
Movement. As an influen- tial and respected member of the Indian National
Congress, the leading Nationalist organization in the pre-independent
India, Gokhale advocated moderate and Constitutional methods of
agitation and gradual reform. He first participation in 1888 Congress
Session at Allahabad. He was elected to Bombay constitution Council and
later for Imperial Legislative Council.
26. B Chittagaon armoury raid was an attempt to raid the armoury of the police
and auxiliary forces from the Chattagaon in Bengal. It was organised by
Surya Sen who was also famous by the name of 'Master Da" The Indian
Republican Army (IRA) was established by Surya Sen in Bengal and on
18th April, 1930, the plan was put into implementation by the members of
IRA namely Ganesh Ghosh, Lokenath, Nirmal Sen, Ambika Chakrobarty,
Naresh Roy, Kalpana Dutt, Anand Gupta, Tegrabal etc. including Surya
Sen. Struggle took place on 22nd May, 1930 between members of
Government forces and members of IRA in which 80 soldiers and 12

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 revolutionaries were killed. On 16 February, 1933, Surya Sen was ar-
rested and was put to legal proceedings and ultimately hanged on 12th
January, 1934.
27. B In the above-mentioned events, the event of Permanent Settlement of
Bengal was introduced by Lord Cornwallis in 1793. Subsidiary Alliance
was a system of the ruling which was introduced by Lord Wellesley in India
(1798-1805). The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy purportedly
devised by Lord Dalhousie, who was the Governor-General of East India
Company in 1848-56. From the above option, the partition of Bengal was
the last event announced in July, 1905 by Lord Curzon.
28. B The Indian National Congress was formed in 1885 and was divided into
two fractions in 1907, namely extremists- Garam Dal led by Lala Lajpat Rai
and moderates "Naram Dal' led by Ras Bihari Bose. Ras Bihari Bose
succeeded to become its President.
29. B The main fault of the Indian Council Act, 1909 (Morley-Minto) was a
system of communal representation for Muslims by accepting the concept
of "separate electorate." According to this system, Muslim members were
to be elected only by Muslim electorates, not by general electorates in
Councils. Indeed it meant that Muslim community was considered as
absolutely separate class from India. This system had created a big poser
in Indian politics. Antiquated National integrity vanished in only one storm.
Gandhi Stated:- "Morley- Minto Reforms has destroyed everything."
30. A Gandhi' Satyagraha means non-violence, as a force greater than violence.
Suffering was its driving force, once let the oppressors use as much force
as they can on the nonviolent protesters until a stage came when they can
incur no more violence. Hence there is no motive to defeat the enemy but
to change their perception.
31. D Explanation The quorum to constitute a sitting of the House is One-tenth of
the total members of the House.
32. B Explanation President has the right to summon the ParliamentParliament.
The term 'Summon' means "to call." The president time to time, summons
each House of the Parliament. The maximum gap between two sessions of
ParliamentParliament can not exceed more than six months. There are
three sessions in a year, The Budget Session, The Monsoon Session, and
The Winter Session.
33. D According to Article 249(2), a law made by the Parliament after a
resolution passed under Article 249(1) by Council of State shall remain in

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 force for such period not exceeding one year.
34. B Governor of a state can act according to his discretion in following
situations-
(i) To ask the Government to prove majority in the state legislative council.
(ii) To terminate a Chief Minister who has lost confidence of the assembly.
(iii) To provide or with hold assent to a Bill or reserve a Bill for the
consideration of the President. (Art. 200)
(iv) To return a Bill to the legislative assembly for reconsideration (Proviso
of article 200) Besides, the Governor uses his discretion while imposing
President's, rule in the state and dissolving the state legislature. The
Governor however has not been authorized to consult the High court.
35. B The work done by the Parliament in modern times is not only varied in
nature but considerable in volume. The time at its disposal is limited.
Hence it cannot, therefore, give close consideration to all the legislative
and other matters that come up before it. A good deal of its business is
therefore transacted by what are called the Parliamentary Committees.
The Committee on Public Accounts - The Committee consists of not more
than 22 members comprising 15 members elected by Lok Sabha every
year from amongst its members according to the principle of proportional
representation by means of single transferable vote and not more than 7
members of Rajya Sabha elected by that House in like manner are
associated with the Committee. The Examination of the Appropriation
Accounts relating to the Railways, Defence Services, P&T Department and
other Civil Ministries of the Government of India and Reports of the
Comptroller and Auditor-General of India thereon as also the Reports of
the Comptroller and Auditor-General on Revenue Receipts mainly form the
basis of the deliberation of the Committee. The tenure of this Committee is
one year.
The Committee on Estimates- The Estimates Committee, constituted for
the first time in 1950, is a Parliamentary Committee which consists of 30
Members, elected every year by the Lok Sabha amongst its members. The
Chairman of the Committee is appointed by the Speaker amongst its
members. The most important function of the committee is to suggest
alternative policies to bring efficiency and economy in administration.
The Committee on Public Undertakings - The Committee on Public
Undertakings consist of 15 members elected by the Lok Sabha and 7
members of Rajya Sabha. A Minister is not eligible for election to this
Committee. The term of the Committee is one year. The main duty of this

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 committee is to ascertain whether the money granted by the Parliament
has been spent by Government. The Appropriation Account, Auditor
Report of CG from the basis of the examination of the committee.
The Committee on Petitions: - The Committee consists of 15 members
nominated by the Speaker. A minister is not nominated to this Committee.
The function of the Committee is to consider and report on petitions
presented to the House.
Besides, it also considers representations from individuals and
associations, etc. on subjects which are not covered by the rules relating to
petitions and gives directions for their disposal.
36. A The Supreme Court is considered as the guardian of the Constitution. The
Judges of the Supreme Court can be removed by order of the President,
which must be supported by a special majority of each House of the
Parliament and not by Chief Justice of India. While appointing the
Supreme Court Judges, the President of India has to consult the Chief
Justice of India to safeguard the autonomy of the Supreme Court (as this
provision curtails the absolute discretion of the executive as well as
ensures that the judicial appointments are not based on any political or
practical considerations).
The salaries of the Judges are charged on the Consolidated Fund of India.
Hence statement 1 and 3 are correct.
37. C Sarojini Naidu was the first woman to become the Governor of a State in
India. After Independence, she became the Governor of Uttar Pradesh and
died in office in 1949. She became the first woman Governor of Uttar
Pradesh State of India from 1947 to 1949.
38. B Article 270 deals with the taxes or duties which are levied and collected by
the Union but proceeds thereof are divided between Union and State. In
the given options tax on income other than agricultural is one such tax.
39. A Explanation The 10th Schedule of the Indian Constitution contain
Provisions relating to disqualification on the ground of defection. It was
included under the 52nd Constitution Amendment Act, also called Anti
Defection Act (1985). Previously Indian Constitution had 22 parts, 8
Schedules, and 395 Articles, but presently, the Constitution had 12
Schedules, 448 Articles, and 25 Parts.
The Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution describes the Administration
and control of Tribal Areas of Northeastern states.
The Twelfth Schedule of the Indian Constitution describes the Powers,

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 authority, and responsibilities of municipalities.
The fifth Schedule of the Indian Constitution describes the Administration
and control Schedule areas and Schedule Tribes.
40. B Explanation The doctrine of "Basic Structure" was evolved in the
Kesavananda Bharti case. In the Kesavananda Bharti case (1973), the
Supreme Court said that the Parliament under Article 368 can amend the
Constitution but cannot change the basic doctrine of the Indian
Constitution. The Golaknath case (1967) Supreme court that
ParliamentParliament could not curtail any of the Fundamental Rights
41. C Explanation The EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines) was designed in 1980
by the Technical Experts Committee of the Election Commission in
collaboration with Bharat Electronics Ltd, Bangalore, and Electronics
Corporation of India Ltd, Hyderabad. The EVMs were used for the first time
in 1982 during the by-election to North Paravur Assembly Constituency in
Kerala.
42. B Explanation Article 356 of the Indian Constitution deals with the imposition
of the President's rule. It gives the provision in a case of failure of
Constitutional machinery in states.
43. C Explanation Article 12 - 35 of the Indian Constitution deals with
Fundamental Rights. It is described in part III of the Indian Constitution.
The Constitution of India guarantees six fundamental rights to all citizens.
These are the given six fundamental rights provided by the Indian
Constitution.
o Right to equity
o Right to Liberty
o Right against exploitation
o Right to freedom of religion
o Cultural and educational rights
o Right to Constitutional remedy
44. B Explanation In Article 324 of the Indian Constitution, the provision of the
Election Commission is mentioned. Article 324 of the Indian Constitution
provides that the Election Commission comprises the Chief Election
Commissioner and other Commissioners. The Election Commission is an
all-India institution, as it is common to both the State and Central
government.
45. D Explanation As per the Indian Constitution, the retirement age of the Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of India is 65 years. As per Article 124(4) of

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 the Indian Constitution, Supreme Court judges can be removed by the
President of India only on the basis of a resolution passed by the
Parliament Parliament.
46. D Explanation The DPSP (Directive Principle of State Policy) in the Indian
Constitution has been borrowed from Ireland.
47. B Explanation Article 72 of the Indian Constitution empowers the President to
grant pardons to any person. It is granted to ant individuals in the case
where-
o Punishment is by the Military Court
o Punishment or sentence is for an offense against a Union law.
The pardoning power of the President does not depend upon the Judiciary,
it is executive power. In the case of pardons, President is not bound to
given any reasons for his order, but the power is to be exercised on the
advice of the councils of ministers.
48. C Explanation An inter-state council may be established by the President.
49. B Explanation Article 323 Article of Indian Constitution prescribes for the
submission of annual report of the work done by the State Public Service
Commission to the Governor of the State.
50. B Explanation Article 270 of the Indian Constitution describes the Taxes are
levied and collected by the Centre but distributed between the Centre and
the states. Sharing of proceeds of all Union taxes between the Centre and
the states come under Article 270.
51. D Explanation The electoral college for the election of the Vice-President
comprises all the members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. As per Article
66 mentioned in Indian Constitution, the Vice President is elected by the
electoral college comprised of both elected and nominated members of the
Parliament.
52. A Explanation In Pocket Veto, the President of India can keep a bill for an
indefinite period. In Pocket Veto, the President of India kept the bill
pending for an indefinite time. The President of India has three veto power;
Pocket Veto Power, Absolute Veto Power, and Suspension Veto Power.
53. B Explanation It took 2 years, 11 months 18 days to create the Indian
Constitution. The process was initiated on 09 December 1946 and came to
an end on 26 November 1949. Some provisions of the Indian Constitution
came into force on 26 November 1949, while a major part came into force
on 26 January 1950. 11 sessions covering 165 days were held in this
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54. B Explanation Schedule 11th of the Indian Constitution is included the
"Gram-Panchayats. The 11th Schedule of the Indian Constitution
describes the Powers, authority, and responsibilities of Gram Panchayat.
In the 11th schedule, 29 subjects are listed. Panchayati Raj usually refers
to the local self-government system in India incorporated by a
Constitutional amendment in 1992.
55. C Article 280 (2) (2) Parliament may by law determine the qualifications
which shall be requisite for appointment as members of the Commission
and the manner in which they shall be selected. In context with the above
article, the parliament enacted the Finance Commission (Miscellaneous
Provisions) Act 1951
56. B Bhutan and India are neighboring countries that share border with each
other. The Indian states of West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, and Arunachal
Pradesh share their borders with Bhutan. Meghalaya does not share
border with Bhutan. It shares border with Bangladesh.
57. B Nanda Devi Peak is part of the Greater Himalayas. It is located in
Uttarakhand, India. It is the third highest peak in India.
First two highest peaks are Godwin Austin (K2) and Kanchenjunga. The
height of Nanda Devi is 7816 m. This region has been declared as Nanda
Devi National Park.
UNESCO recognised it as World Heritage Site in 1988.
58. D The Forest Research Institute is an institute of the Indian Council of
Forestry Research and Education and is a premier institution in the field of
forestry research in India. It is located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand, and is
one of the oldest institutions of its kind. In 1991, it was declared a deemed
59. D The list of Ramsar Sites comprises Wetland of international importance.
India currently has 75 sites designated as Wetlands of international
importance (Ramsar Sites)
60. A World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. This day
marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2
February, 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar. The theme of World
Wetlands day 2017 was 'Wetlands for Disaster Risk Reduction'.
61. C Pugmark is the term used to refer to the footprint of most animals
(especially megafauna). "Pug" means foot in Hindi. Every individual animal
species has a distinct pugmark and as such this is used for identification.
62. B Biosphere reserve and related states given in options:
Similipal- Odisha
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 Dehang Debang - Arunachal Pradesh
Agasthyamalai - Kerala, Tamil Nadu
63. C Launched in 1971, UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
is an Intergovernmental Scientific Programme that aims to establish a
scientific basis for the improvement of relationships between people and
their environments.
64. A Sagar Manthan national Park situated in the peak of Mount Everest.
65. A Coromandel Coast of India is situated between the Krishna delta and Cape
Comorin.
66. D Agulhas current flows along the west border of South Indian Ocean and it
is a warm current. Mozambique current is also a warm current which flows
through Mozambique channel in West Indian Ocean. In the 40° to 45°
latitudes flows the South Indian Ocean current, while Benguela current is a
cold water current which flows in South Atlantic ocean along the east
coast.
67. A Information about 'Black Hole' was first presented by Dr. S.
Chandrashekhar. On 11 January, 1935 he presented a research paper in
Royal Astronomical society of London and propounded that a white dwarf
star turns into a Black Hole after attaining certain mass. He was jointly
awarded Nobel Prize for Physics in 1983 with W.A. Fowler.
68. D National Dairy Research Institute is located in Karnal, Haryana. The
institute was awarded the status of deemed University in the year 1989.
69. B In India, first oil well was drilled in the area of Makum in upper Assam on
26th March, 1867. The depth is 118 feet (35.5m). Initially Commission
mentioned (b) as correct answer which was later changed to (a) in their
revised answer key, which is wrong.
70. C Largest producer of rubber in India is Kerala. 87.56% of total rubber
production in India is produced by Kerala as per 2012-13 data. Ernakulam,
Kottayam, Kozhikode and Kollam are the major rubber producing districts
of Kerala. According to data for year 2016, India is fourth largest producer
of rubber globally.
71. A National Research Centre for Banana (NRCB) was established on 21"
August, 1993 at Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu. It aims to increase the
production and productivity of Banana and plantation through mission
mode and strategic research approaches.
72. B Stock farming is the practice of keeping livestock farm. Animal Husbandry
is the scientific management of animal livestock.
It includes various aspect such as feeding, breeding and disease control.
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73. A Norman Ernest Borlaug was born on 25 March 1914 in Cresco, Iowa, U.S.
He took up an agricultural research position in Mexico, where he
developed semi-dwarf, high-yield, disease-resistant wheat varieties. During
the mid-20th century, Borlaug led the introduction of these high-yielding
varieties combined with modern agricultural production techniques to
Mexico, Pakistan, and India. He is one of seven people to have won the
Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the
Congressional Gold Medal. He was also awarded the Padma Vibhushan,
India's second highest civilian honor in 2006.
74. D Bhakra Nangal Project is a joint venture of the Punjab, Haryana and
Rajasthan States designed to harness the precious water of the Satluj for
the benefit of the concerned States. The project has been named after the
two dams built at Bhakra and Nangal on the Satluj river. It is notable that
the command area of this project is expanded in Himachal Pradesh,
Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan.
75. C The laterite soil is red in colour due to the wide diffusion of iron oxides
through the materials of the soil. Generally, Laterite soil is deficient in
nitrogen, lime, humus and potash, but rich in Iron & Aluminum. Laterite soil
is mostly found in South Maharashtra, parts of Karnataka, Kerala, and
Meghalaya. Typical Laterite soils generally lack fertility and are of little use
for crop production. Topioca and Cashew nuts grow well on these soils.
76. C Bauxite is an ore of Aluminium, which is found in the form of Hydrated
Aluminum Oxides. It consists mostly of the minerals Gibbsite Al(OH)g,
Boehmite Y -AlO(OH) and Diaspore a -Al0(OH) mixed with the two Iron
Oxides Goethite and Hematite. The French geologist first discovered
Bauxite near the village of les Baux, Southern France.
77. A Nitrous Oxide (N20) is also known as laughing gas. It is a colourless gas
with a sweet odour and taste. Inhalation leads to disorientation, euphoria,
numbness, loss of coordination, dizziness and ultimately a loss of
consciousness. It is also used as the anesthetic gas.
78. B Antipyretics cause the hypothalamus to override a prostaglandin-induced
increase in temperature. The body then works to lower the temperature,
resulting in a reduction in fever.
79. B Spiders belong to a group of animals called "arachnids" Arachnids are a
creature with two body segments, eight legs, no wings or antennae. All
spiders are predators and many eat each other. Rest three options are
insects. They have six legs, while spider has eight legs. Thus spider is not

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 an insect. A Sphygmomanometer is a device used to measure blood
pressure, composed of an inflatable cuff to restrict blood flow and a
mercury or mechanical manometer to measure the pressure. It is always
used in conjunction with a means to determine at what pressure blood flow
is just starting and at what pressure it is unimpeded. Manual
Sphygmomanometers are used in conjunction with a stethoscope.
80. C A Sphygmomanometer is a device used to measure blood pressure,
composed of an inflatable cuff to restrict blood flow and a mercury or
mechanical manometer to measure the pressure. It is always used in
conjunction with a means to determine at what pressure blood flow is just
starting and at what pressure it is unimpeded. Manual
Sphygmomanometers are used in conjunction with a stethoscope.
81. C Enzymes are biological molecules (proteins) that act as biocatalysts and
help complex reactions occur everywhere in life. These are basically
proteins and perform chemical transformations on organic compounds.
82. D Vitamin K is a responsible factor for blood coagulation and also certain
proteins that the body uses to central binding of calcium in bone and other
tissues. Without vitamin K, blood coagulation is seriously impaired and
uncontrolled bleeding occurs. Vitamin K is known as antihaemorrahgic
factor.
83. A Beta-blockers, also known as beta-adrenoceptor blocking agents are drugs
that are prescribed to treat several different types of conditions, including
hypertension (high blood pressure), angina, some abnormal heart rhythms,
heart attack.
84. A Bar is metric (but not SI) unit of pressure. It is equal to 105 newton/metre2.
Pascal is SI unit of pressure.
85. C Endoscopy means looking inside and typically refers to looking inside the
body for medical reasons using an endoscope, an instrument used to
examine the interior of a hollow organ or cavity of the body. Unlike most
other medical imaging devices, endoscopes are inserted directly into the
organ. By the measuring the absorption of light by the blood (by passing
the light through one fibre and collecting the light through another fibre) we
can estimate the proportion of hemoglobin in the blood and diagnose
ulceration in the stomach. It works on the optical fibre which is based on
the phenomenon called total internal reflection.
86. C The liver does not produce the fat-digesting enzyme. It detoxifies chemical
and metabolizes drugs. The liver has multiple functions such as secretion

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 of bile, storage of fat, synthesis of urea, glycogenesis, gluconeogenesis,
and glycogenolysis etc. Although the bile lacks digestive enzymes, yet it
plays an important part in the digestion, especially in digestion of fats by
bringing about their emulsification.
87. C Golden hour is the critical one-hour from the onset of a heart attack. Most
of the death occur during this period if not treated properly.
88. A Light year is a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that
light travels in one year, which is 9.46 x 1015 metres.
89. A According to the Newton's first law of motion sometimes referred to as the
law of inertia which states that an object at rest stays at rest and in motion
remain in motion with same speed and in the same direction unless acted
upon by an unbalanced force. When a train suddenly starts, the passenger
tends to fall backward. This is because the lower part of the body which is
in contact with the train begins to move while the upper part of the body
tends to maintain its position. As a result, the upper part tends to fall
backward. Oil spreads on water surface because the surface tension of oil
is less than water.
90. D
91. B
92. B
93. A The high-level committee was constituted in 2014 under the chairmanship
of former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian by the Ministry of
Environment, forests and climate change (MoEF & CC) to review
environmental laws in the country.
The Supreme Court had asked the Centre whether it was planning a
dedicated Indian Environment Service in the national bureaucratic set-up,
as recommended by the Subramanian Committee.
94. D The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
has notified the latest amendments to the Environment (Protection) Act.
As per the notification, all coal and lignite-based thermal power plants
(TPPs) should utilise 100 per cent fly ash in an environment friendly
manner for making construction sector products. This aims to reduce the
requirement of land for disposing fly ash in ash ponds.
95. A Assam government is set to launch a 4-year mentorship programme called
project ‘Arohan’. It aims to mentor students and help them to develop their
skills.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma met CEO of Tata STRIVE, a

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 skill development initiative of Tata Trusts and sought corporation from
them for the project.
96. B The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic
Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit is hosted by Sri Lanka in 2022.
BIMSTEC Charter and BIMSTEC Master plan for Transport Connectivity
are proposed to be signed during the Sri Lanka Summit. BIMSTEC was
established in 1997, and it comprises seven member states Bangladesh,
Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Thailand.
97. B Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the field
assessment for seventh consecutive edition of Swachh Survekshan (SS).
It is claimed to be the world’s largest urban cleanliness survey, Swachh
Survekshan (SS), was launched on 1st March 2022 by the Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA). The survey would capture the
initiatives of cities for the overall well-being of frontline sanitation workers
98. B President Ram Nath Kovind participated in the diamond jubilee
celebrations of the India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi.
It is an international platform for exchange of views, the idea of which was
initially proposed by John D Rockefeller III to Dr S Radhakrishnan, then
Vice-President of India. It was founded in the year 1958. Former J&K
Governor NN Vohra is the President of IIC, at present.
99. A IIT Madras researchers have launched the country’s first Made-in-India
polycentric prosthetic knee called ‘Kadam’.
It was developed by a team at TTK Center for Rehabilitation Research and
Device Development (R2D2) at IIT Madras. The affordable prosthetic knee
can increase community participation, access to education, livelihood
opportunities.
100. B Hyderabad-based space technology start-up Skyroot Aerospace
successfully conducted a static fire test of its Kalam-100 rocket that will
power the Vikran-1 launch vehicle.
The third stage, named Kalam-100 after former President APJ Abdul
Kalam. The Vikram-1 vehicle has been designed to deliver 480 kilograms
to 500 kilometers of cargo in the Low Inclination Orbit.
101. B The Chittagong or Chhatogram port is one of the important seaports of
Bangladesh. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered India to
use the Chittagong Port when External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met
her Dhaka.
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Meghalaya and Mizoram, as it provides close access to global shipping
lanes.
102. B English snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan, the current world number one,
claimed his seventh World Championship title with a win over Judd Trump
to equal Stephen Hendry’s record.
The 46-year old snooker player becomes the oldest world champion in
Crucible history. He won his first professional ranking event at 17 years.
He is also the youngest player to win the Masters at 19. O’Sullivan has
been awarded an Order of the British Empire in 2016, for services to
snooker.
103. A The Didymos Reconnaissance and Asteroid Camera for Optical navigation
(DRACO) is the only instrument carried by NASA’s DART mission. It was
designed based on the New Horizon Mission’s imager. In recent months,
this high resolution camera captured some 150,000 images of various
stars.
104. B Earth Science Minister Dr Jitendra Singh announced that India will launch
the first Human Space Mission ‘Gaganyaan’ as well as the first Human
Ocean Mission in the second half of 2023.
Addressing the World Oceans Day celebrations in New Delhi, The Minister
also said that the government will soon unveil the Blue Economic Policy
and around 40 million people will be employed by ocean-based industries
by 2030.
105. A The Har Ghar Dastak campaign 2.0 was organised across the country to
ensure complete Covid-19 vaccination of all eligible beneficiaries.
The special focus was on those in the 12-14 age group and precaution
dose for those above 60. The two-month long door-to-door campaign will
run between June 1 and July 31. The first Har Ghar Dastak campaign was
conducted in November 2021. As many as 193.6 crore doses have been
administered across the country, so far.
106. C Croatia is set to adopt the euro currency from the start of 2023 after
meeting all the criteria to join the European Commission.
This move will make Croatia the 20th European country to use the single
currency. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a
statement that Croatia has made a step towards adopting the Euro
common currency.
107. D India’s rank is 180 in the 2022 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) and
has scored the lowest among 180 countries.
The report ranks the countries on 40 performance indicators across 11

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and ecosystem vitality. India’s performance on these parameters in terms
of policy action is considered to be poor.
108. B India hosted the 2nd BIMSTEC Agriculture Ministers meeting under the
chairmanship of Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, in New
Delhi.
Agriculture Ministers of Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka,
and Thailand participated in the meeting. BIMSTEC stands for Bay of
Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation.
109. B Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)
conducted a National Workshop on ‘Ease of Doing Business’ in New Delhi.
The Keynote address at the Workshop was delivered by Parameswaran
Iyer, CEO Niti Aaayog. The workshop also witnessed participation from
States, Central Ministries, and Industry. It deliberated global best practices
to be studied, and focused upon the ‘Whole of Government’ approach to
drive reforms ‘Across Nation’.
110. C Indian cricket star Mahendra Singh Dhoni launched a ‘made-in-India
camera drone’ named ‘Droni’ with advanced features, during the Global
Drone Expo in Chennai.
The drone has been manufactured by Garuda Aerospace, whose brand
ambassador is the ace cricketer Dhoni. A new ‘Kisan Drone’ was also
launched, which is aimed at agriculture sector, particularly in spraying
applications.
111. B The 193-member UN General Assembly voted to elect 14 countries to the
47-member Human Rights Council.
Countries including Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Germany,
Maldives, Morocco, South Africa, Sudan, and Vietnam among others were
elected to serve for a period of three years at the Geneva based-council,
from January 2023. Candidates with poor human rights records Venezuela
and Afghanistan were not elected.
112. C The European parliament has awarded its annual Sakharov prize for
freedom of thought to the people of Ukraine, to honour their fight against
Russia’s invasion.
The award comes with prize money of 50,000 Euros, which will be
distributed to representatives of Ukrainian civil society. The prize, named
after the late Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov, has been awarded since
1988 to individuals and organisations defending human rights and
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113. B China has started dispensing an inhalable COVID-19 vaccine to its people.
According to the Shanghai city administration, the free booster dose of the
vaccine is being made available to those who have already had
vaccinations.
It comprises of a mist that is breathed in via the lips. The ‘needle-free’
vaccines are expected to increase vaccination rates in countries with weak
health systems.
114. B The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has announced equal
match fee for both men and women cricket players of India.
As per new rules, the payment for Tests will be 15 lakh rupees, 6 lakh
rupees for ODIs, and 3 lakh rupees for T-20. This is regarded as BCCI’s
first step towards tackling gender- discrimination.
115. B Ramon Magsaysay Award is also regarded as Asia’s version of the Nobel
Prize. Named after the late Philippine president, it is presented annually to
individuals or organizations in Asia who undertakes selfless service and
transformational actions.
This year’s award has been presented to four people across the world for
their selfless service to the people of Asia.
116. B The Jharkhand government approved a proposal for granting 77 per cent
reservation in state government jobs for the members of the SC, ST,
backward classes, OBC and economically weaker sections.
The state cabinet hiked the OBC reservation to 27 per cent from the
present 14 per cent. The Hemant Soren-led government also approved to
a proposal to use 1932 land records to determine who local inhabitants
are.
117. C India celebrates ‘National Engineers day’ on September 15 every year to
recognise and honour the achievements of M Visvesvaraya, one of India’s
foremost engineers.
Along with India, Sri Lanka and Tanzania also celebrate Engineers day.
Visvesvaraya was the chief engineer of the construction of the Krishna
Raja Sagara dam in Mysore, as well as the chief designer of Hyderabad’s
flood protection framework. In 1955, he was awarded the Bharat Ratna
honor. He was also knighted as a Knight Commander of the British Indian
Empire (KCIE).
118. B 15-year-old chess player Pranav Anand from Bengaluru recently became
India’s 76th Grandmaster. He crossed the 2,500 Elo mark in the ongoing
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cross the live rating of 2,500 Elo points. Pranav Anand scored the third and
final GM norm at the 55th Biel Chess Festival in Switzerland in July 2022.
119. B As many as 8 Cheetahs have been brought from Namibia and are being
introduced in India under Project Cheetah.
It is the world’s first inter-continental large wild carnivore translocation
project and Rehabilitation Project. Out of the eight Cheetahs there are five
female and three male, as per the Cheetah Mitras and Cheetah
Rehabilitation Management Group.
120. D According to the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report
2020, released by the Registrar General of India (RGI), Uttarakhand’s sex
ratio at birth was found to be the worst in the country at 844. Sex Ratio is
the number of females per 1,000 males. Kerala’s ratio was the best, at
974. The report stated that India’s overall sex ratio at birth had gone up by
3 points to 907 in 2018-20 from 904 in 2017-19. It was 907 in rural areas
and 910 in urban areas.
121. A ‘World Rabies Day’ is observed every year on September 28, to raise
awareness about rabies prevention and to highlight progress in defeating
this disease.
It also marks the death anniversary of the French chemist and
microbiologist Louis Pasteur, who developed the first rabies vaccine.
122. B As per the recent announcement of Renewable Energy Ministry, world’s
largest floating solar power plant is going to be built in Madhya Pradesh’s
Khandwa.
The plant is expected to generate 600 Megawatt power by 2022-23 and is
estimated to be worth over Rs 3000 crores. At present, India’s largest
floating solar power project is operational at Ramagundam in Telangana,
being operated by NTPC.
123. B The four-day International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS
2022), is scheduled to be held in New Delhi from September 12.
India is the world’s largest milk producer with largest cattle population
while it lags behind in yield. From the summit, India will learn lessons to
improve its per animal milk productivity from advanced nations.
124. B The former South African Cricket Umpire, who was part of the International
Cricket Council’s (ICC) elite panel, has passed away aged 73.
Koertzen was part of the ICC’s elite panel of umpires for eight years from
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Memoirs of a Cricket Umpire’. He was called by the nickname ‘Slow
Death’.
125. B Veteran Stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, passed away
recently at the age of 62 in Mumbai.
He was a promoter of the recently-launched Akasa Air. Also known as the
‘Big Bull’ of Dalal Street, he was a self-made trader, investor and
businessman. His estimated net worth of around Rs 46,000 crore.
126. B The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet has approved a night safari park in Lucknow
district’s Kukrail forest area. Under the project, the government will
establish a zoological park and night safari in the 2,027-hectare forest in
the forest area.
The Uttar Pradesh government has identified 56 ecotourism sites in the
state’s 56 districts under its One District, One Destination scheme, to boost
ecotourism and increase employment opportunities.
127. A India’s Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has unveiled a bust of
Mahatma Gandhi in Paraguay.
He also visited a place called ‘Casa de la Independencia’ from where the
South American country’s Independence movement started more than two
centuries ago.
128. B Shiv Sena rebel leader Eknath Shinde sworn in as Maharashtra CM while
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister.
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari administered the oath of
office and secrecy to the leaders. This was preceded by the resignation of
the former CM Uddhav Thakarey amidst an internal party rebellion.
129. B National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is a regulatory body that
controls the prices of pharmaceutical drugs in India.
It functions under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. NPPA has
recently fixed the retail prices for 84 drug formulations, including those
used for treatment of diabetes, headache and high blood pressure.
130. B The Union Home Ministry has amended certain rules related to the Foreign
Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA).
As per the new rules, Indians can receive up to ₹10 lakh in a year from
relatives staying abroad without informing the authorities. The limit was ₹1
lakh earlier. If the amount exceeds, the individuals will have 90 days to
inform the government, instead of 30 days earlier.
131. B During the International Olympic Committee’s session in Peru, Paris was
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Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which
was scheduled for July 24-August 9, has been postponed and would be
held before the summer of 2021, as per the recent announcement from the
International Olympic Committee. Paris Olympics organisers notified that
this delay will not affect the 2024 games.
132. B The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) announced two-time Olympic medal
winning player PV Sindhu as the Team India Flagbearer at the 2022
Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham.
The 2022 edition of the Commonwealth Games also has the largest
contingent of female athletes in the history of the Games. As many as 205
participants are set to take part in the games in 20 sports. Top Javelin
thrower Neeraj Chopra had to withdraw due to an injury.
133. D
134. B Marginal Utility is the additional utility derived from the consumption of an
additional unit of commodity. It quantifies the added satisfaction that a
consumer garners from consuming additional units of goods or services.
135. A The Buffer stock was introduced in India as a reserve of a commodity that
can be used to offset price fluctuations. The price stability is the main aim
of the buffer stock as that will impact the whole market and the economy.
136. B The United States remains is the largest medical device market in the
world $156 billion (40 percent of the global medical device market ).
137. C Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI Bank Limited or IDBI Bank or
IDBI) was established in 1964 by an Act to provide credit and other
financial facilities for the development of the fledgling Indian industry. It
became a commercial bank in 2004.
138. A Kapil Dev, the former Indian cricketer and the captain of the Indian team,
wrote the book By God’s Decree.
139. C French author Albert Camus wrote the book Plague in 1947.
140. D 15 March is celebrated as World Consumer Right’s Day to promote
awareness about the basic rights of consumers to prevent them against
market abuses and unfair practices.
141. C 9 December is celebrated as International Day against Corruption to
spread public awareness about positive action against corruption. The day
was proclaimed after the adoption of United Nations Convention Against
Corruption on 31 October 2003.
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in 2019.
The Award aims to reward outstanding start-ups that build innovative
products or solutions and have a social impact. The second edition of the
award NSA 2021 has been recently launched. The awards will be
presented in 49 areas classified into 15 broad sectors.
143. C The First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
(IMF) Gita Gopinath has become the first woman to be featured on the
‘wall of former chief economists’ of the IMF.
She is also the only second Indian to achieve this feat after Raghuram
Rajan who was named during his service as IMF’s Chief Economist and
Director of Research between the years 2003 and 2006. Gita Gopinath
served as the first female chief economist of IMF for- the last three years.
144. C Union Cabinet has approved the inclusion of 12 caste communities of
Chhattisgarh in the list of Scheduled Tribes. The Cabinet also approved
the inclusion of some tribal communities of Himachal Pradesh, Tamil
Nadu, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh in the list of Scheduled Tribes. Tribal
Affairs Minister Arjun Munda said that the move will help them availing
welfare benefits.
145. C Buddhavanam, the first-of-its-kind Buddhist Heritage Theme Park project,
was inaugurated in Telangana.
It was developed by the Telangana State Tourism Development
Corporation at Nagarjunasagar. The corporation is also exploring to set
upBuddhist Monasteries of different countries and Buddhist University near
Nagarjunasagar.
146. A The Museum of the Future in Dubai was recently opened for the public
view. It was inaugurated by the Vice President and Prime Minister of the
UAE.
The museum claims to transport the visitors to the year 2071, to coincide
with the centenary of the founding of the UAE. It is a seven-storey, pillar-
less structure, spanning an area of 30,000 sq m. It is designed as a
laboratory designed to promote innovation among leading scientists.
147. C The Sun is at the heart of the Solar system and all the planets revolve
around it. The distance between the Earth and the Sun is approximately
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148. C The Delimitation Commission is formed by Government of India. The main
task of the Commission is to redraw the boundaries of the various
assembly and Lok Sabha constituencies based on latest census. It is a
powerful institution. The orders of the Delimitation Commission cannot be
challenged in a Court of Law. The orders of the Delimitation Commission
are laid before the Lok Sabha or the State Legislative Assembly, but they
cannot effect any modifications in the orders. So far, 4 Delimitation
Commissions (1952, 1963, 1973 and 2002) have been established in
India.
149. C Union Ministry of Tourism released a report titled ‘India Tourism Statistics
2022’. It was released by Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on World
Tourism Day.
The Group of Monuments at Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu was the most
visited centrally-protected ticketed monument for foreign visitors. in 2021-
22. Taj Mahal was the most popular centrally-protected ticketed monument
for domestic visitors. The Red Fort and the Qutub Minar were the second
and third most visited sites.
150. B “Ungalil Oruvan” (One Among You) is the autobiography of Tamil Nadu
Chief Minister M K Stalin. It was recently released by Congress Leader
Rahul Gandhi.
The event was attended by National Conference leader Omar Abdullah,
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Bihar Opposition leader
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