BPSC Pre 2023

19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023 Booklet Series
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Question Booklet
GENERAL STUDIES
Time Allowed : 2 Hours Maximum Marks : 150
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‹`mZ X| : AZwXoem| H$m {h›Xr Í$nm›Va Bg nwpÒVH$m Ho$ Ap›V_ n•> na N>nm h°ü&
1. Which of the following 3. Match List–I with List–II :
technologies will be enabled by
List—I List—II
the 5G mobile communication
(Cloth) (Origin)
networks?
a. Linen 1. Coconut plant
1. Internet of Things b. Coir 2. Flax plant
2. Edge Computing c. Mohair 3. Feathers of duck
and geese
3. Network Slicing
d. Down 4. Angora goat
Select the correct answer using
the codes given below.
(A) Only 1 and 2 (A) a b c d
(B) Only 2 and 3 1 3 2 4
(C) Only 1 and 3 (B) a b c d
(D) 1, 2 and 3 4 3 1 2
(C) a b c d
2. Match List–I with List–II : 2 1 4 3
List—I List—II (D) a b c d
(Space Mission) (Exploration) 4 1 3 2
a. Cassini- 1. Jupiter
Huygens 4. Consider the following state-
ments :
b. Juno 2. Saturn and its
rings 1. Taeniasis is an intestinal
c. Artemis 3. Venus infection caused by three
species of tapeworm—
d. VERITAS 4. Human Space-
Taenia solium, Taenia
flight—Moon
saginata and Taenia
to Mars
asiatica.
Select the correct answer using 2. When cysts develop in the
the codes given below. brain, the condition is
(A) a b c d referred to as neuro-
2 1 4 3 cysticercosis (NCC).
(B) a b c d Which of the above statements

3 1 4 2 is/are correct?
(C) a b c d (A) Only 1

2 3 4 1 (B) Only 2
(D) a b c d (C) Both 1 and 2
3 1 2 4 (D) None of the above
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1. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gr VH$ZrH|$ 3. gyMr–I H$mo gyMr–II go gw_o{bV H$s{OE :
5G _mo~mBb gßMma ZoQ>dH©$ ¤mam gj_ H$s
gyMr–I gyMr–II
OmE±Jr? (H$nãS>m) (CÀn{Œm)
1. BßQ>aZoQ> Am∞\$ qWΩg a. {bZoZ 1. Zm[a`b H$m nm°Ym
2. EO H$Âfl`yqQ>J b. OQ>m (H$m∞à) 2. gZ H$m nm°Ym
3. ZoQ>dH©$ ÒbmBqgJ c. _mohmà 3. ~ŒmI Am°a JrµO Ho$ nßI
ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma d. S>mCZ 4. AßJmoam ~H$ar
Mw{ZEü&
ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma
(A) Ho$db 1 Am°a 2 Mw{ZEü&
(B) Ho$db 2 Am°a 3 (A) a b c d
(C) Ho$db 1 Am°a 3 1 3 2 4
(B) a b c d
(D) 1, 2 Am°a 3
4 3 1 2
2. gyMr–I H$mo gyMr–II go gw_o{bV H$s{OE : (C) a b c d

2 1 4 3
gyMr–I gyMr–II
(AßV[aj {_eZ) (ImoO) (D) a b c d
4 1 3 2
a. H°${gZr-¯yO|g 1. ~•hÒn{V
b. OyZmo 2. e{Z Am°a CgHo$ db` 4. {ZÂZ{b{IV H$WZm| na {dMma H$s{OE :
c. AmQ>}{_g 3. ewH´$ 1. Q>o{Z`m{gg EH$ Am±Vm| H$m gßH´$_U h°, Omo
d. do[aQ>mg 4. _mZd AßV[aj CãS>mZ— Q>ond_© H$s VrZ ‡Om{V`m|—Q>o{Z`m
Mß–_m go _ßJb J´h VH$ gmo{b`_, Q>o{Z`m gJrZmQ>m Am°a Q>o{Z`m
E{e`m{Q>H$mü Ho$ H$maU hmoVm h°ü&
2. O~ _pÒVÓH$ _| {gÒQ> {dH${gV hmo
Mw{ZEü&
OmVo h¢, Vmo Bg pÒW{V H$mo
(A) a b c d ›`yamo{gpÒQ>gH$m}{gg (EZ0 gr0 gr0)
2 1 4 3
H$hm OmVm h°ü&
(B) a b c d
Cn`©w∫$ _| go H$m°Z-gm/go H$WZ ghr h°/h¢?
3 1 4 2
(A) Ho$db 1
(C) a b c d
2 3 4 1 (B) Ho$db 2
(D) a b c d (C) 1 Am°a 2 XmoZm|

3 1 2 4 (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht
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5. Which of the following are 7. Which of the following are not
computer languages? the tastes of the tongue?
1. Sweet
1. Cobra
2. Bitter
3. Salty
2. Python
4. Spicy
3. Squirrel 5. Umami
6. Sour
4. Java
7. Pungent
the codes given below. Select the correct answer using
(A) Only 1 and 2 (A) 2, 5 and 7

(B) 1, 3 and 4
(B) Only 3 and 4 (C) 4 and 7
(D) 3 and 6
(C) Only 1, 2 and 3
8. Which of the following pairs are
(D) All of the above correctly matched?
1. Anorexia : Sleep disorder
2. Insomnia : Eating
6. What is the full form of GPT disorder
in ChatGPT, recently seen in
3. Dyspnoea : Shortness of
the news?
breath
4. Anosmia : Partial or full
(A) Glutamic Pyruvic Trans-
loss of smell
aminase
(B) GUID Partition Table the codes given below.
(A) Only 1 and 2

(C) Grooved Pegboard Test
(B) Only 2 and 3
(C) Only 3 and 4
(D) Generative Pre-Trained
Transformer (D) All of the above
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5. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gr H$Âfl`yQ>a ^mfmE± h¢? 7. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-go Or^ Ho$ ÒdmX
Zht h¢?
1. H$mo~am 1. _rR>m
2. H$ãS>dm
2. nmBWZ
3. Z_H$sZ
3. pÒπ$ab 4. _gmboXma
5. C_m_r
4. Omdm 6. I≈>m
ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma 7. VrIm
Mw{ZEü& ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma
Mw{ZEü&
(A) Ho$db 1 Am°a 2 (A) 2, 5 Am°a 7
(B) 1, 3 Am°a 4
(B) Ho$db 3 Am°a 4
(C) 4 Am°a 7
(C) Ho$db 1, 2 Am°a 3 (D) 3 Am°a 6
(D) Cn`©w∫$ g^r 8. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°°Z-go OmoãS>o ghr

gw_o{bV h°ß?
1. EZmoaopäg`m : ZtX gÂ~›Yr {dH$ma
2. BZgmopÂZ`m : ImZo H$m {dH$ma
6. hmb hr _| g_mMmam| _| XoIr JB©
M°Q>-Or0 nr0 Q>r0 _|, Or0 nr0 Q>r0 H$m nyU© 3. {S>Òn{Z`m : gm±g H$s VH$br\$
Í$n ä`m h°? 4. EZmopÒ_`m : JßY H$s Amß{eH$ `m
nyU© hm{Z
(A) ΩbyQ>m{_H$ nmBÈ{dH$ Q¥>mßgE{_ZoµO ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma
Mw{ZEü&
(B) Or0 `y0 AmB0 S>r0 nm{Q>©eZ Q>o~b (A) Ho$db 1 Am°a 2
(B) Ho$db 2 Am°a 3
(C) JýÏS> noJ~moS>© Q>oÒQ>
(C) Ho$db 3 Am°a 4
(D) OoZao{Q>d ‡r-Q¥>oßS Q¥>mßg\$m∞_©a (D) Cn`©w∫$ g^r
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9. In the universe, what are 12. What is/are the full form(s)
pulsars? of HMX?
(A) A group of stars 1. High Melting Explosive
(B) Rotating neutron stars 2. High-Density Monoatomic

Xenon
(C) Explosion of a star
3. Hedge Monetizing Xeno-
(D) Radio waves emitted by currency
a star
4. Her Majesty’s Explosive

10. In the context of lab-grown the codes given below.
diamonds (LGDs), what is used
as a diamond seed?
(A) 1 and 2
(A) White sapphire
(B) 2 and 3
(B) Moissanite
(C) Only 1
(C) Graphite
(D) 1 and 4
(D) Cubic zirconia (CZ)
13. What is the name of Tesla’s

11. What is the ‘fibre’ used to make humanoid robot launched in
bulletproof jackets? October 2022?
(A) Nylon (A) Sophia
(B) Terylene (B) Atlas
(C) Tweed (C) Pepper
(D) Kevlar (D) Optimus
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9. ~´˜mßS> _|, nÎga ä`m h¢? 12. EM0 E_0 Eäg0 H$m/Ho$ nyU© Í$n ä`m h°/h¢?
(A) Vmam| H$m EH$ g_yh 1. hmB© _opÎQ>®J Eägflbmo{gd
(B) Ky_Vo ›`yQ¥>m∞Z Vmao 2. hmB©-S>|{gQ>r _moZmoEQ>m∞{_H$ µOoZm∞Z
(C) {H$gr Vmao H$m {dÒ\$moQ>

3. hoO _moZoQ>mBqOJ µOoZmoH$a|gr
(D) {H$gr Vmao ¤mam CÀg{O©V ao{S>`mo VaßJ|
4. ha _°OÒQ>rg Eägflbmo{gd

10. ‡`moJembm _| {dH${gV hrao (Eb0 Or0 S>r0) Mw{ZEü&
Ho$ gßX^© _|, hrao Ho$ ~rO Ho$ Í$n _| {H$gH$m
Cn`moJ {H$`m OmVm h°? (A) 1 Am°a 2
(A) g\o$X Zrb_

(B) 2 Am°a 3
(B) _moBgmZmBQ>
(C) Ho$db 1
(C) Jóµ\$mBQ>
(D) 1 Am°a 4
(D) ä`y{~H$ {µOaH$mo{Z`m (gr0 OoS>0)
13. AäQy>~a 2022 _| bm∞›M {H$E JE Q>oÒbm Ho$

11. ~wboQ>-‡y\$ O°Ho$Q> ~ZmZo Ho$ {bE Cn`moJ {H$`m ¯y_Zm∞BS> amo~moQ> H$m Zm_ ä`m h°?
OmZo dmbm "\$mB~a' ä`m h°?
(A) gmo{\$`m
(A) Zm`bm∞Z
(B) Q>o[abrZ (B) EQ>bg
(C) Qâ>rS> (C) nona
(D) Ho$dba (D) Am∞pflQ>_g
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14. What is the ‘Manhattan Project’? 17. The amount of solute present
per unit volume or per unit
(A) A research and development mass of the solution/solvent is
undertaking that produced known as _____ in Chemistry.
the first nuclear weapons
(B) One of the largest art

auctions of the world (A) composition of solute
(C) A real estate project in

New York City (B) concentration of solvent
(D) A famous theme park
(C) concentration of solute

15. The image formed by concave
mirror is real, inverted and of
the same size as that of the (D) concentration of solution
object. The position of the object
should be
(A) at the focus
(B) at the centre of curvature 18. How do COVID vaccines

stimulate an immune response?
(C) between the focus and
centre of curvature
(A) By introducing live
(D) beyond the centre of attenuated SARS-CoV-2
curvature virus
16. A photoelectric cell is a device

which (B) By introducing a real
SARS-CoV-2 virus
(A) converts light energy into
electric energy
(C) By introducing a harmless
(B) converts electric energy into piece of SARS-CoV-2 virus
light energy
(C) stores light energy

(D) By introducing antibodies
(D) None of the above against SARS-CoV-2 virus
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14. "_°ZhQ≤>Q>Z n[a`moOZm' ä`m h°? 17. {db`Z/{dbm`H$ Ho$ ‡{V BH$mB© Am`VZ `m
‡{V BH$mB© –Ï`_mZ _| CnpÒWV {dbo` H$s
(A) EH$ AZwgßYmZ Am°a {dH$mg CnH´$_, _mÃm H$mo agm`Z _| {H$g Í$n _| OmZm
{OgZo nhbo na_mUw h{W`ma H$m CÀnmXZ OmVm h°?
{H$`m
(B) Xw{Z`m H$s g~go ~ãS>r H$bm-Zrbm_r _|

(A) {dbo` H$m gßKQ>Z
go EH$
(C) ›`y`m∞H©$ {gQ>r _| EH$ [a`b EÒQ>oQ>

n[a`moOZm (B) {dbm`H$ H$s gmß–Vm
(D) EH$ ‡{g’ Wr_ nmH©$

(C) {dbo` H$s gmß–Vm
15. AdVb Xn©U ¤mam ~Zm`m J`m ‡{V{~Â~
dmÒV{dH$, CÎQ>m Am°a dÒVw Ho$ AmH$ma Ho$ (D) {db`Z H$s gmß–Vm
~am~a hmoVm h°ü& dÒVw H$s pÒW{V H°$gr hmoZr
Mm{hE?
(A) \$moH$g na
18. H$mo{dS> Q>rH$mE±, ‡{Vajr ‡{V{H´$`m H$mo H°$go
(B) dH´$Vm Ho$ Ho$›– na CŒmo{OV H$aVo h¢?
(C) \$moH$g Am°a dH´$Vm Ho$›– Ho$ ~rM
(A) Or{dV jrU SARS-CoV-2 dmàg
(D) dH´$Vm Ho$›– go nao
‡doe H$amHo$
16. \$moQ>moBbopäQ¥>H$ gob EH$ Eogm CnH$aU h°,

Omo {H$ (B) EH$ dmÒV{dH$ SARS-CoV-2
dmàg ‡doe H$amHo$
(A) ‡H$me D$Om© H$mo {d⁄wV≤ D$Om© _|
~XbVm h°
(C) SARS-CoV-2 dmàg H$m EH$
(B) {d⁄wV≤ D$Om© H$mo ‡H$me D$Om© _|
hm{Za{hV Qw>H$ãS>m ‡doe H$amHo$
~XbVm h°
(C) ‡H$me D$Om© H$m ^ßS>maU H$aVm h°

(D) SARS-CoV-2 dmàg Ho$ {Ibm\$
(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht EßQ>r~m∞S>r ‡doe H$amHo$
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19. Which of the following liquids is 22. How do vector vaccines work to
a bad conductor of electricity? provide immunity?
(A) By introducing a weakened

(A) Salted water
or inactivated virus into
the body
(B) Orange juice
(B) By directly attacking and
(C) Lemon juice destroying pathogens in
the body
(D) None of the above
(C) By placing the virus in a
modified version of a
different virus
20. The DNA double helix structure
was discovered by (D) By entering directly into the
cells and enabling them to
(A) James Watson and Francis create spike proteins
Crick
23. The process that continually
(B) Rosalind Franklin and adds new crust is
Maurice Wilkins
(A) subduction
(C) Linus Pauling (B) earthquake
(D) Gregor Mendel (C) seafloor spreading
(D) convection
21. Two objects of different masses

falling freely near the surface of 24. The theory that states “pieces of
the Moon would the Earth’s crust are in
constant, slow motion driven by
(A) have different accelerations movement in the mantle” is
called
(B) undergo a change in their (A) the theory of continental
inertia drift
(C) have same velocity at any (B) the theory of Pangaea

instant
(C) the theory of plate tectonics
(D) experience forces of same (D) the theory of plate

magnitude boundaries
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19. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm Vab {~Obr H$m 22. doäQ>a Q>rHo$ ‡{VamoYH$ e{∫$ ‡XmZ H$aZo Ho$ {bE
Hw$MmbH$ h°? H°$go H$m_ H$aVo h¢?
(A) Z_H$sZ nmZr (A) {H$gr H$_Omoa `m {ZpÓH´$` dmàg H$mo

eara _| ‡doe H$amH$a
(B) gßVao H$m ag (B) eara _| amoJOZH$m| na grYo h_bm H$a
Am°a C›h| ZÔ> H$a
(C) Zt~y H$m ag
(C) dmàg H$mo {H$gr {^fi dmàg Ho$
(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht gßemo{YV gßÒH$aU _| aIH$a
(D) grYo H$mo{eH$mAm| _| ‡doe H$amH$a Am°a

C›h| ÒnmBH$ ‡moQ>rZ ~ZmZo _| gj_
20. S>r0 EZ0 E0 S>~b ho{bäg gßaMZm H$s ImoO
~ZmH$a
{H$gHo$ ¤mam H$s JB© Wr?
(A) OoÂg dm∞Q>gZ Am°a \´$mß{gg {H´$H$ 23. bJmVma ZB© naV OmoãS>Zo dmbr ‡{H´$`m
{ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gr h°?
(B) amoµOqbS> \´¢$H${bZ Am°a _m°[ag {dpÎH®$g
(A) {ZÂZÒIbZ (g~S>äeZ)
(C) {bZg nm∞qbJ
(B) ^yHß$n
(D) JóJa _|S>b (C) g_w–Vb H$m \°$bmd
(D) gßdhZ
21. AbJ-AbJ –Ï`_mZ H$s Xmo dÒVwE± Mß–_m
H$s gVh Ho$ nmg ÒdVßÃ Í$n go {JaZo go 24. ""^ynQ>b Ho$ Qw>H$ãS>o _|Q>b _| J{V ¤mam {ZaßVa,
ä`m hmoJm? Yr_r J{V go ‡dm{hV hmoVo h¢ü&'' Bg {g’mßV
H$mo ä`m H$hm OmVm h°?
(A) AbJ-AbJ ÀdaU hmoJm
(A) _hm¤rnr` ~hmd {g’mßV
(B) CZHo$ OãS>Àd _| n[adV©Z hmoJm
(B) n¢{O`m {g’mßV
(C) {H$gr ^r jU EH$ hr doJ hmoJm (C) flboQ> Q>oäQ>m∞{Zäg {g’mßV
(D) g_mZ n[a_mU Ho$ ~b H$m AZw^d hmoJm (D) flboQ> gr_m {g’mßV
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25. What is the expanded form of 28. What is the basis of most
the term ‘mRNA’ that has been useful classification of medica-
widely discussed since the tions in medical chemistry?
beginning of the pandemic?
(A) Pharmacological effect
(A) Messenger Ribonucleic Acid
(B) Molecular targets
(B) Mutant Ribonucleic Acid
(C) Chemical structure
(C) Modified Ribonucleic Acid

(D) Mnemonic Ribonucleic Acid
29. Which of the following slows

26. An AC current can be produced down the reaction rate?
by
(A) Catalytic promoter

(A) choke coil
(B) Homogeneous catalyst

(B) dynamo
(C) Heterogeneous catalyst

(C) transformer

30. Input and output nerves meet at

27. Current density is
(A) liver
(A) a scalar quantity
(B) a vector quantity (B) central nervous system
(C) dimensionless (C) heart
(D) None of the above (D) None of the above
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25. "E_0 Ama0 EZ0 E0 (mRNA)' nX H$m 28. _o{S>H$b Ho${_ÒQ¥>r _| XdmAm| H$m dJuH$aU {H$g
{dÒVm[aV Í$n ä`m h°, Omo _hm_mar H$s AmYma na g~go A{YH$ Cn`moJr h°?
ewÈAmV go hr Ï`mnH$ Í$n go MMm© _| ahm h°?
(A) Am°fYr` ‡^md
(A) _°g|Oa amB~mo›`ypäbH$ Eo{gS>
(B) AmpdH$ b˙`
(B) Â`yQ>|Q> amB~mo›`ypäbH$ Eo{gS>
(C) amgm`{ZH$ gßaMZm
(C) _m∞{S>\$mBS> amB~mo›`ypäbH$ Eo{gS>
(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht
(D) Zo_mo{ZH$ amB~mo›`ypäbH$ Eo{gS>
29. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm ‡{V{H´$`m H$s Xa

26. AC H$ao›Q> H$mo H°$go CÀnfi H$aVo h¢? H$mo Yr_m H$aVm h°?
(A) MmoH$ Hwß$S>br ¤mam (A) CÀ‡oaH$ dY©H$
(B) S>m`Zm_mo ¤mam (B) g_mßJr CÀ‡oaH$
(C) Q¥>mßg\$m∞_©a ¤mam (C) {df_mßJr CÀ‡oaH$
(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht
27. Ymam KZÀd hmoVm h° 30. AmJV VWm {ZJ©V Vß{ÃH$mE± {_bVr h¢
(A) EH$ A{Xe am{e (A) `H•$V _|
(B) EH$ g{Xe am{e (B) Ho$›–r` Vß{ÃH$m VßÃ _|
(C) {d_m{dhrZ (C) ˆX` _|
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31. In the context of ‘Shipwreck 34. The Global Gender Gap Report
Tourism’, shipwrecks in Indian is released by
waters have been explored at
Sunchi Reef, Amee Shoals and (A) the World Bank
Grande Island. Where are these
locations? (B) the UN Women
(A) Off the coast of Goa (C) the World Economic Forum
(B) Off the coast of (D) the UNDP

Lakshadweep
(C) Off the coast of Tamil Nadu 35. Which one of the following
(D) Off the coast of Odisha statements regarding Queen
Elizabeth II of the United
Kingdom is correct?
32. The G20 members represent
1. around 85% of the global (A) She reigned for 70 years
GDP and died at the age of
96 years.
2. about 50% of the global
trade (B) She reigned for 68 years
and died at the age of
3. about two-thirds of the 94 years.
world population
(C) She reigned for 72 years
Which of the above statistics
and died at the age of
is/are correct? 92 years.
(A) Only 1 (D) She reigned for 66 years
(B) Only 1 and 3 and died at the age of
90 years.
(C) 1, 2 and 3
(D) Only 1 and 2 36. What was the theme of DefExpo–
2022, held in Gujarat?
33. Who is the Head of Russia’s
Wagner Mercenary Group? (A) India : The Emerging
Defence Manufacturing Hub
(A) Sergei Shoigu
(B) Path to Pride
(B) Yevgeny Prigozhin
(C) Aleksandr Lukashenko (C) Synergy for Defence
(D) Volodymyr Zelenskyy (D) Aatmanirbharta
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 14
31. "{efldóH$ Qy[a¡_' Ho$ gßX^© _|, gwßMr ar\$, E_r 34. Ωbmo~b O|S>a J°n [anmoQ>© {H$gHo$ ¤mam Omar H$s
em∞b VWm J´mßS>o ¤rn na ^maVr` Ob _| OhmOm| OmVr h°?
Ho$ _b~o H$m nVm bJm`m J`m h°ü& ò ÒWmZ
H$hm± h°ß? (A) {dÌd ~¢H$
(A) Jmoodm VQ> Ho$ ~mha (B) gß`w∫$ amÔ¥> _{hbm

(B) bj¤rn VQ> Ho$ ~mha (C) {dÌd Am{W©H$ _ßM
(C) V{_bZmSw> VQ> Ho$ ~mha
(D) `y0 EZ0 S>r0 nr0
(D) Amo{S>em VQ> Ho$ ~mha
35. `yZmBQ>oS> qH$JS>_ H$s _hmamZr E{bOm~oW

32. G20 gXÒ` ‡{V{Z{YÀd H$aVo h¢
{¤Vr` Ho$ gß~ßY _|, {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm
1. d°pÌdH$ Or0 S>r0 nr0 H$m bJ^J H$WZ ghr h°?
85%
(A) C›hm|Zo 70 dfm]ß VH$ emgZ {H$`m Am°a
2. d°pÌdH$ Ï`mnma H$m bJ^J 50% 96 df© H$s Am`w _| CZH$s _•À`w hmo JB©ü&
3. {dÌd H$s bJ^J Xmo-{VhmB© OZgßª`m
(B) C›hm|Zo 68 dfm]ß VH$ emgZ {H$`m Am°a
Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$m°Z-gm/go Am±H$ãS>m/Am±H$ãS>o ghr 94 df© H$s Am`w _| CZH$s _•À`w hmo JB©ü&
h°/h¢?
(C) C›hm|Zo 72 dfm]ß VH$ emgZ {H$`m Am°a
(A) Ho$db 1 92 df© H$s Am`w _| CZH$s _•À`w hmo JB©ü&
(B) Ho$db 1 Am°a 3
(D) C›hm|Zo 66 dfm]ß VH$ emgZ {H$`m Am°a
(C) 1, 2 Am°a 3 90 df© H$s Am`w _| CZH$s _•À`w hmo JB©ü&
(D) Ho$db 1 Am°a 2

36. JwOamV _| Am`mo{OV DefExpo–2022 H$m
33. Í$g Ho$ d°JZa ^mãSo Ho$ g°{ZH$ g_yh H$m _w{I`m {df` ä`m Wm?
H$m°Z h°?
(A) ^maV : CâVm h˛Am ajm {d{Z_m©U Ho$›–
(A) gJ}B© emoBJw
(B) Jm°ad H$m _mJ©
(B) òdJoZr {‡Jmo{PZ
(C) Aboägmß– bwH$me|H$mo (C) ajm Ho$ {bE Vmb_ob
(D) dbmo{S>{_a µOob|ÒH$s (D) AmÀ_{Z^©aVm
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37. The three-day celebration 39. ‘Net Metering’ is sometimes seen
of Thadingyut Festival is in the news in the context of
celebrated in which country? promoting
(A) Chile (A) the installation of CNG kits

in motorcars
(B) Nepal
(B) the installation of water
meters in urban households
(C) Germany
(C) a billing mechanism for
(D) Myanmar solar energy by consumers
for the electricity they add
to the grid
38. Consider the following
statements regarding the (D) the use of piped natural
‘White House’ : gas in the kitchens of
households
1. The address of the White
House is 1800 Pennsylvania
40. Match List–I with List–II :
Avenue.
List—I List—II
2. It is the official residence (Colour) (Combination)
and workplace of the a. Magenta 1. Green and blue
President of USA.
b. Teal 2. Red and blue
3. On November 1, 1800, c. Mauve 3. Blue, green and
John Adams became the white
first President to take d. Cyan 4. Blue, red and
residence in the building. white

4. It is a symbol of American
Democracy. the codes given below.
Which of the above statements (A) a b c d

are correct? 2 3 4 1
(B) a b c d
(A) 1, 3 and 4 2 4 3 1
(B) Only 2 and 3 (C) a b c d

4 2 1 3
(C) Only 3 and 4
(D) a b c d
(D) 2, 3 and 4 3 4 2 1
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 16
37. WmqS>Ω`wQ> _hmoÀgd H$m VrZ-{Xdgr` CÀgd 39. "ZoQ> _rQ>[a®J' H$mo H$^r-H$^r g_mMmam| _|
{H$g Xoe _| _Zm`m OmVm h°? {H$gHo$ ‡Mma Ho$ gßX^© _| XoIm OmVm h°?
(A) {Mbr (A) _moQ>aH$mam| _| gr0 EZ0 Or0 {H$Q>

bJmZm
(B) Zonmb (B) ehar Kam| _| nmZr Ho$ _rQ>a H$s ÒWmnZm
(C) O_©Zr (C) EH$ {~qbJ VßÃ, Omo gm°a D$Om© ‡Umbr
_m{bH$m| H$mo {J´S> _| OmoãS>r JB© {~Obr
(D) Â`mß_ma H$m lo` XoVm h°
(D) Kam| H$s agmoB© _| nmBn ¤mam ‡mH•${VH$
J°g H$m Cn`moJ
38. "àmBQ> hmCg' Ho$ gÂ~›Y _|, {ZÂZ{b{IV
H$WZm| na {dMma H$s{OE :
40. gyMr–I H$mo gyMr–II go gw_o{bV H$s{OE :
1. àmBQ> hmCg H$m nVm, 1800 gyMr–I gyMr–II
n|{gÎdo{Z`m Eo{d›`y h°ü& (aßJ) (gß`moOZ)
a. _°O|Q>m 1. ham Am°a Zrbm
2. `h gß`w∫$ am¡` A_o[aH$m Ho$ amÔ¥>n{V H$m
b. Q>rb 2. bmb Am°a Zrbm
Am{YH$m[aH$ {Zdmg Am°a H$m`©ÒWb h°ü&
c. _moµd 3. Zrbm, ham Am°a g\o$X
3. 1 ZdÂ~a, 1800 H$mo Om∞Z ES>Âg Bg d. {g`mZ 4. Zrbm, bmb Am°a
B_maV _| {Zdmg H$aZo dmbo nhbo g\o$X
amÔ¥>n{V ~Zoü&
4. `h A_o[aH$s bmoH$V›Ã H$m ‡VrH$ h°ü& Mw{ZEü&
(A) a b c d
Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$m°Z-go H$WZ ghr h¢?
2 3 4 1
(A) 1, 3 Am°a 4 (B) a b c d

2 4 3 1
(B) Ho$db 2 Am°a 3
(C) a b c d
4 2 1 3
(C) Ho$db 3 Am°a 4
(D) a b c d
(D) 2, 3 Am°a 4 3 4 2 1
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41. What is the name of the deep- 43. Where did the former President
sea submersible that imploded of the USA give his interview
during an underwater voyage to recently?
the Titanic wreckage?
(A) Rome
(A) Alvin
(B) Falcon (B) Sarajevo
(C) Trident (C) Athens

(D) Titan
(D) Amsterdam
List—I List—II 44. In the context of sports, which

(Footwear/Fashion (Description) of the following pairs are
Accessory) correctly matched?
a. Beret 1. A type of men’s
footwear 1. Flushing Meadows : French
b. Stilettos 2. A type of sun- Open
glasses
c. Aviators 3. A type of hat 2. Venus Rosewater Dish :
d. Chignon 4. A type of Wimbledon Trophy (Women)
women’s
footwear 3. Roland Garros : US Open
e. Brogue 5. A type of
hairstyle 4. Australian Open (Women) :
Daphne Akhurst Memorial
Cup
(A) a b c d e
3 2 1 4 5
(B) a b c d e (A) 1 and 2

3 4 2 5 1
(B) 2 and 3
(C) a b c d e
5 3 2 4 1
(C) 3 and 4
(D) a b c d e
1 2 3 4 5 (D) 2 and 4
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 18
41. Jhao g_w– _| Sy>~Zo dmbr Cg nZSw>„~r H$m Zm_ 43. gß`w∫$ am¡` A_o[aH$m Ho$ nyd© amÔ¥>n{V Zo hmb hr
ä`m h°, Omo Q>mBQ>°{ZH$ OhmO Ho$ nmoVmdeof H$s _| AnZm gmjmÀH$ma H$hm± {X`m?
`mÃm Ho$ Xm°amZ \$Q> JB© Wr?
(A) amo_
(A) EpÎdZ
(B) \$mÎH$Z (B) gmamOodmo
(C) Q¥>mBS>|Q>
(C) EW|g
(D) Q>mBQ>Z
(D) EÂÒQ>S>©_
42. gyMr–I H$mo gyMr–II go gw_o{bV H$s{OE :
gyMr–I gyMr–II
(OyVo/\°$eZ-ghm`H$ ({ddaU)
gm_J´r) 44. Iob Ho$ g›X^© _|, {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-go
a. ~oaoQ> 1. nwÈfm| Ho$ OyVo H$m EH$ OmoãS>o ghr gw_o{bV h°ß?
‡H$ma
b. pÒQ>boQ>moµO 2. EH$ ‡H$ma H$m Yyn 1. ‚bqeJ _rS>moO Ö \´|$M AmonZ
H$m MÌ_m
c. E{dEQ>g© 3. EH$ ‡H$ma H$s Q>monr 2. drZg amoµOdm∞Q>a {S>e Ö qd~bS>Z Q¥>m∞\$s
(_{hbm)
d. {MæmoZ 4. _{hbmAm| Ho$ OyVo H$m
EH$ ‡H$ma
3. amob¢S> J°amog Ö `y0 Eg0 AmonZ
e. ~´m∞J 5. EH$ ‡H$ma H$m Ho$e-
{d›`mg
4. Am∞ÒQ¥>o{b`Z AmonZ (_{hbm) Ö S>m‚Zo
ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma AIwÒQ>© _o_mo[a`b H$n
Mw{ZEü&
(A) a b c d e Mw{ZEü&
3 2 1 4 5
(B) a b c d e
(A) 1 Am°a 2
3 4 2 5 1
(B) 2 Am°a 3
(C) a b c d e
5 3 2 4 1
(C) 3 Am°a 4
(D) a b c d e
1 2 3 4 5 (D) 2 Am°a 4
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 19 [ P.T.O.
45. The Ministry of Home Affairs has 48. Which country has recently
completed the Mother Tongue reaffirmed Arunachal Pradesh
Survey of India (MTSI) in as an integral part of India?
November 2022 with field
videography of the country’s (A) USA
how many languages?
(B) Australia
(A) 40
(B) 233 (C) Germany
(C) 576
(D) Russia
(D) 984
46. Which State Government 49. India’s Rudrankksh Balasaheb

launched the State-Level Patil won which medal in Men’s
Committee for Vulture 10 m Air Rifle at the ISSF World
Conservation (SLCVC), proposed Championship in Cairo?
by the national action for the
protection of vultures in India? (A) Gold
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Silver

(B) Sikkim
(C) Bronze
(C) Assam
(D) Meghalaya
47. Ten captive-bred Asian Giant 50. The National Education Policy,
Tortoises (Manouria emys), one 2020 emphasizes the integration
of the largest tortoise species of vocational education into
in mainland Asia, were recently mainstream education from
released into which National which grade onwards?
Park of India?
(A) Ntangki National Park (A) Grade 6
(B) Periyar National Park (B) Grade 8

(C) Pench National Park
(C) Grade 10
(D) Khangchendzonga National
Park (D) Grade 12
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 20
45. J•h _ßÃmb` Zo Zdß~a 2022 H$mo Xoe H$s 48. hmb hr _| {H$g Xoe Zo {\$a go AÈUmMb
{H$VZr ^mfmAm| H$s \$sÎS> dr{S>`moJ´m\$s Ho$ ‡Xoe H$mo ^maV H$m EH$ A{^fi AßJ Kmo{fV
gmW ^maVr` _mV•^mfm gd}jU (E_0 Q>r0 {H$`m h°?
Eg0 AmB0) H$m`© H$mo nyam {H$`m h°?
(A) `y0 Eg0 E0
(A) 40
(B) Am∞ÒQ¥>o{b`m
(B) 233
(C) O_©Zr
(C) 576
(D) 984 (D) Í$g
46. {H$g am¡` gaH$ma Zo ^maV _| {J’m| Ho$ 49. ^maV Ho$ È–mj ~mbmgmho~ nm{Q>b Zo H$m{ham _|
gßajU Ho$ {bE amÔ¥>r` H$ma©dmB© ¤mam ‡ÒVm{dV AmB0 Eg0 Eg0 E\$0 dÎS>© M°pÂn`Z{en _|
{J’ gßajU Ho$ {bE am¡`-ÒVar` g{_{V nwÈfm| H$s 10 _rQ>a Eà amB\$b _| H$m°Z-gm
(Eg0 Eb0 gr0 dr0 gr0) H$m ew^maß^ nXH$ OrVm?
{H$`m?
(A) ÒdU©
(A) V{_bZmSw
(B) Mm±Xr
(B) {g{∏$_
(C) Ag_ (C) H$mßÒ`
(D) _oKmb` (D) Cn`w©∫$ _oß go H$moB© Zht
47. Xg H°$pflQ>d-ZÒb E{e`mB© {dembH$m` H$Nw>E 50. amÔ¥>r` {ejm Zr{V, 2020 {H$g JóS> go
(_Zm°[a`m E{_g), _wª` ^y{_ E{e`m _| g~go Ï`mdgm{`H$ {ejm H$mo _wª`Ymam H$s {ejm _|
~ãS>r H$Nw>Am ‡Om{V`m| _| go EH$, hmb hr _| EH$sH•$V H$aZo na Omoa XoVr h°?
^maV Ho$ {H$g amÔ¥>r` C⁄mZ _| N>moãS>o JE Wo?
(A) JóS> 6
(A) ZVmßJH$s amÔ¥>r` C⁄mZ
(B) no[a`ma amÔ¥>r` C⁄mZ (B) JóS> 8
(C) n|M amÔ¥>r` C⁄mZ (C) JóS> 10
(D) Hß$MZOßJm amÔ¥>r` C⁄mZ (D) JóS> 12
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51. India signed the Economic 53. Tillyardembi Fossils of the
Cooperation and Trade Agree- world’s first plant pollinators,
ment (ECTA) with which called Tillyardembiids, were
country? discovered recently in which
country?
(A) UAE
(A) Greece
(B) Australia
(B) India
(C) USA
(C) Russia
(D) UK
(D) China
52. The Plain Language Act was 54. The ‘Lisbon Declaration’, which
passed by which of the made headlines, is associated
following countries recently with the conservation of which
which requires Government entity?
officials to use simple and
easily understandable English
language in official documents
(A) Air
and websites?
(A) Australia
(B) Mountains
(B) Ireland
(C) Oceans
(C) New Zealand
(D) Germany (D) Freshwater glaciers
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 22
51. ^maV Zo {H$g Xoe Ho$ gmW Am{W©H$ gh`moJ 53. Xw{Z`m Ho$ nhbo nmXn namJUH$m|, {O›h|
Am°a Ï`mnma g_Pm°Vo (B©0 gr0 Q>r0 E0) na {Q>b`mS>}pÂ~S≤>g H$hm OmVm h°, Ho$ {Q>b`mS>}Â~r
hÒVmja {H$E? OrdmÌ_ hmb hr _| {H$g Xoe _| nmE JE Wo?
(A) `y0 E0 B©0 (A) J´rg
(B) Am∞ÒQ¥>o{b`m
(B) ^maV
(C) `y0 Eg0 E0

(C) Í$g
(D) `y0 Ho$0

(D) MrZ
52. ghO ^mfm A{Y{Z`_ {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$g

Xoe ¤mam hmb hr _| nm[aV {H$`m J`m Wm,
{Og_| gaH$mar A{YH$m[a`m| H$mo Am{YH$m[aH$ 54. gw{I©`m± ~Q>moaZo dmbr "{bÒ~Z KmofUm' {H$g
XÒVmdoOm| Am°a do~gmBQ>m| _| gab Am°a AmgmZr BH$mB© Ho$ gßajU go gÂ~p›YV h°?
go g_P _| AmZo dmbr AßJóOr ^mfm H$m
Cn`moJ H$aZo H$s AmdÌ`H$Vm hmoVr h°?
(A) dm`w
(A) Am∞ÒQ¥>o{b`m
(B) nd©V
(B) Amàb¢S>
(C) ›`yOrb¢S> (C) _hmgmJa
(D) O_©Zr (D) _rR>o nmZr Ho$ Ωbo{eà
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55. Which of the following animals 58. Sikkim became a full-fledged
was not known to the people of State of the Union of India in
the Indus Valley Civilization?
(A) 1974
(A) Bull
(B) 1975
(B) Horse
(C) 1976
(C) Elephant

56. Which of the following is not 59. Which among the following
a UNESCO World Heritage Site? currencies is the costliest?
(A) Qutb Minar (A) Euro
(B) Red Fort (B) Pound Sterling
(C) India Gate (C) US Dollar
57. The concept of the Directive 60. Bihar Government has planned
Principles of State Policy in to make Bihar State ‘pollution-
the Indian Constitution was free’ by reducing carbon
borrowed from the Constitution emissions by which year?
of
(A) 2022
(A) England
(B) 2024
(B) Switzerland
(C) Ireland (C) 2030
(D) None of the above (D) 2047
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 24
55. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm OmZda qgYw KmQ>r 58. {g{∏$_ ^maVr` gßK H$m nyU© am¡` ~Z J`m
g‰`Vm Ho$ bmoJm| H$mo Zht nVm Wm?
(A) 1974 _oß
(A) ~°b
(B) 1975 _|
(B) KmoãS>m
(C) 1976 _|
(C) hmWr
59. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gr _w–m g~go

56. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm `yZoÒH$mo {dÌd _h±Jr h°?
Yamoha ÒWb Zht h°?
(A) `yamo
(A) Hw$Vw~ _rZma
(B) nmCßS> ÒQ>{b™J
(B) bmb {H$bm
(C) `y0 Eg0 S>m∞ba
(C) Bß{S>`m JoQ>
57. ^maVr` gß{dYmZ _| am¡` Ho$ Zr{V-{ZXoeH$ 60. {~hma gaH$ma Zo {H$g df© VH$ H$m~©Z CÀgO©Z
{g’mßV H$s AdYmaUm {H$g Xoe Ho$ gß{dYmZ go H$_ H$a {~hma am¡` H$mo "‡XyfU-_w∫$' ~ZmZo
br JB© Wr? H$s `moOZm ~ZmB© h°?
(A) BßΩb¢S> (A) 2022
(B) pÒdQ≤>Oab¢S> (B) 2024
(C) Amàb¢S> (C) 2030
(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht (D) 2047
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61. In Indian art, the construction 64. Consider the following
of ‘Stupa’, ‘Chaitya’ and ‘Vihara’ statements :
is related to which of the
The arrival of Babur into India
following?
led to the
(A) Ajivika sect
(B) Vaishnava sect 1. introduction of gunpowder
in the subcontinent
(C) Buddhism
(D) Shaiva sect 2. introduction of arch and
dome in the region’s
architecture
62. In the context of Indian
handicrafts, what is ‘Sujini’ 3. establishment of Timurid
in Bihar? dynasty in the region
(A) A type of glassware 4. introduction of cannons in
(B) A metal craft warfare
(C) A type of embroidery Which of the above statements
(D) A type of clay pottery are correct?
(A) Only 1 and 2
(B) 1, 2 and 3
statements regarding the
Vikramshila University in (C) 3 and 4
Bihar : (D) None of the above
1. It was located in the
present-day Banka district 65. Which among the following
of Bihar. ports was called Babul Makka
2. It was established by King (Gate of Makka) during the
Gopala I of the Pala Mughal period?
dynasty. (A) Calicut
3. The ‘Vajrayana’ sect of (B) Surat
Buddhism flourished here. (C) Cambay
4. Other subjects like
(D) Broach
Astronomy, Logic, Law,
Grammar and Philosophy
were also taught here. 66. ‘Ashta Pradhan’ was a Council
of Ministers
Which of the above statements (A) in the Gupta administration
are incorrect ?
(B) in the Chola administration
(A) 2 and 3 (C) in the Maratha adminis-
(B) 1 and 4 tration
(C) 1 and 2 (D) in the Vijayanagara admin-
(D) None of the above istration
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61. ^maVr` H$bm _| "ÒVyn', "M°À`' Am°a "{dhma' 64. {ZÂZ{b{IV H$WZm| na {dMma H$s{OE :
H$m {Z_m©U {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$ggo gÂ~p›YV
^maV _| ~m~a Ho$ AmJ_Z Ho$ H$maU
h°?
(A) AmOr{dH$ gÂ‡Xm` 1. Cn_hm¤rn _| ~mÍ$X H$m AmJ_Z h˛Am
(B) d°ÓUd gÂ‡Xm` 2. joÃ H$s dmÒVwH$bm _| _oham~ Am°a Jwß~X
(C) ~m°’ Y_© H$m n[aM` h˛Am
(D) e°d gÂ‡Xm` 3. ‡Xoe _| V°_w[aS> amOdße H$s ÒWmnZm h˛B©
4. `w’ _| Vmonm| H$s ewÈAmV h˛B©
62. ^maVr` hÒV{eÎn Ho$ g›X^© _|, {~hma _|
Cn`©w∫$ _| go H$m°Z-go H$WZ ghr hß°?
"gw{OZr' ä`m h°?
(A) EH$ ‡H$ma H$m H$m±M H$m ~V©Z (A) Ho$db 1 Am°a 2
(B) EH$ YmVw {eÎn (B) 1, 2 Am°a 3
(C) EH$ ‡H$ma H$s H$ãT>mB© (C) 3 Am°a 4
(D) EH$ ‡H$ma H$m {_≈>r H$m ~V©Z
(D) Cn`©w∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht
63. {~hma _| {dH´$_{ebm {dÌd{d⁄mb` Ho$ gÂ~›Y

_|, {ZÂZ{b{IV H$WZm| na {dMma H$s{OE : 65. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$g ~ßXaJmh H$mo _wJb-
1. `h {~hma Ho$ dV©_mZ ~mßH$m {Obo _| H$mb Ho$ Xm°amZ ~m~wb _∏$m (_∏$m H$m ¤ma)
pÒWV Wmü& H$hm OmVm Wm?
2. BgH$s ÒWmnZm nmb dße Ho$ amOm Jmonmb (A) H$mbrH$Q>
‡W_ Zo H$s Wrü& (B) gyaV
3. ~m°’ Y_© H$m "dO´`mZ' gÂ‡Xm` `hm±
(C) H°$Â~o
\$bm-\y$bmü&
4. `hm± IJmob-{dkmZ, VH©$emÛ, H$mZyZ, (D) ~´moM
Ï`mH$aU Am°a Xe©Z O°go A›` {df` ^r
nãT>mE OmVo Woü&
66. "AÔ>‡YmZ' _p›Ãn[afX≤ Wr
Cn`©w∫$ _| go H$m°Z-go H$WZ JbV h°ß?
(A) Jw· ‡emgZ _|
(A) 2 Am°a 3
(B) Mmob ‡emgZ _|
(B) 1 Am°a 4
(C) 1 Am°a 2 (C) _amR>m ‡emgZ _|
(D) Cn`©w∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht (D) {dO`ZJa ‡emgZ _|
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67. The painting of ‘Bodhisattva 70. Who among the following
Padmapani’ is located at introduced the Persian festival
(A) Bagh Nowruz in India?
(B) Ellora (A) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
(C) Ajanta (B) Alauddin Khilji
(D) Badami (C) Balban
68. Consider the following (D) Iltutmish
statements :
1. Fa-Hien was a Chinese 71. Nathpanthis, Siddhas and Yogis
pilgrim who visited India made devotional religion popular
during the reign of Harsha. in
2. Hiuen Tsang was a Chinese (A) Northern India
Buddhist monk who visited (B) Southern India
India during the reign of (C) Eastern India
Chandragupta II.
(D) Western India
Which of the above statements
is/are correct? 72. Consider the following
(A) Only 1 statements regarding Wood’s
(B) Only 2 Dispatch of 1854 :
(C) Both 1 and 2 1. It recommended English as
(D) None of the above the medium of instruction
for higher studies.
2. It laid stress on female
List—I List—II education and vocational
training.
a. Charaka 1. Mathematics
b. Brahmagupta 2. Medicine Which of the above statements
is/are correct?
c. Varahamihira 3. Playwright
(A) Only 1
d. Vishakhadatta 4. Astrology
(B) Only 2
Select the correct answer using (C) Both 1 and 2
the codes given below. (D) Neither 1 nor 2
(A) a b c d
2 1 4 3 73. The Maithili language was
(B) a b c d started to develop during the
1 2 3 4 reign of which of the following?
(C) a b c d (A) Chero dynasty
3 2 4 1 (B) Oiniwar dynasty
(D) a b c d (C) Karnat dynasty
1 4 3 2 (D) Pithipatis
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67. "~mo{YgŒd nŸnm{U' H$s n|qQ>J pÒWV h° 70. BZ_| go {H$gZo ^maV _| µ\$magr À`mohma Zm°amoµO
(A) ~mJ _| H$s ewÈAmV H$s?
(B) Ebmoam _|
(A) {µ\$amoO emh VwJbH$
(C) AOßVm _|
(D) ~mXm_r _| (B) AbmC‘rZ {IbOr
(C) ~b~Z
68. {ZÂZ{b{IV H$WZm| na {dMma H$s{OE : (D) BÎVwV{_e
1. µ\$m{h`mZ EH$ MrZr VrW©`mÃr Wm, Omo
hf© Ho$ emgZH$mb Ho$ Xm°amZ ^maV Am`m
71. ZmWnß{W`m|, {g’m| Am°a `mo{J`m| Zo ^{∫$ Y_©
Wmü&
2. àoZÀgmßJ EH$ MrZr ~m°’ {^jw Wo,
H$mo {H$g joÃ _| bmoH${‡` ~Zm`m?
{O›hm|Zo Mß–Jw· {¤Vr` Ho$ emgZH$mb Ho$ (A) CŒma ^maV
Xm°amZ ^maV H$m Xm°am {H$`m Wmü& (B) X{jU ^maV
Cn`©w∫$ _| go H$m°Z-gm/go H$WZ ghr h°/h¢? (C) nyd© ^maV
(A) Ho$db 1 (D) npÌM_ ^maV
(B) Ho$db 2
(C) 1 Am°a 2 XmoZm|
72. dwS> Ho$ 1854 Ho$ ‡ofU Ho$ gß~ßY _|,
{ZÂZ{b{IV H$WZm| na {dMma H$s{OE :
69. gyMr–I H$mo gyMr–II go gw_o{bV H$s{OE : 1. BgZo CÉ A‹``Z Ho$ {bE {ejm Ho$
gyMr–I gyMr–II _m‹`_ Ho$ Í$n _| AßJóOr H$s {g\$m[ae

H$sü&
a. MaH$ 1. J{UV 2. BgZo _{hbm {ejm Am°a Ï`mdgm{`H$
b. ~´˜Jw· 2. {M{H$Àgm ‡{ejU na Omoa {X`mü&

c. damh{_{ha 3. ZmQ>H$H$ma
(A) Ho$db 1
d. {demIXŒm 4. ¡`mo{Vf (B) Ho$db 2
(C) 1 Am°a 2 XmoZm|
(D) Z Vmo 1 Am°a Z hr 2
Mw{ZEü&
(A) a b c d
2 1 4 3 73. _°{Wbr ^mfm H$m {dH$mg {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go
(B) a b c d {H$gHo$ emgZH$mb Ho$ Xm°amZ ewÍ$ h˛Am?
1 2 3 4 (A) Moamo amOdße
(C) a b c d
(B) AmoB{Zdma amOdße
3 2 4 1
(D) a b c d (C) H$Zm©Q> amOdße
1 4 3 2 (D) {n{Wn{V
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74. Which city served as the capital Select the correct answer using
of the ancient kingdom of the codes given below.
Magadha during the early Vedic (A) Only 1 and 2
period?
(B) Only 1, 3 and 4
(A) Rajagriha
(C) Only 2, 3 and 4
(B) Campa
(D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(C) Vaishali
(D) Pataliputra 77. Nitisara, an early book of
politics, was written by
75. Which of the following
(A) Kautilya
statements about the
(B) Kamandaka
Vernacular Press Act is/are
correct? (C) Charaka
1. It was enacted by Lord (D) None of them
Lytton.
2. It came to be known as a 78. Futuhat-i-Alamgiriwas written by
‘Gagging Act’. (A) Ishwardas Nagar
3. The Act was repealed by (B) Bhimsen
Lord Ripon. (C) Haridas
Select the correct answer using (D) None of them
79. According to Chinese source,
(A) Only 1 and 2
Meghavarman, the ruler of
(B) Only 2 and 3 Sri Lanka, sent a missionary to
(C) Only 1 which of the following Gupta
(D) 1, 2 and 3 Kings for permission to build a
Buddhist temple at Gaya?
76. Which of the following state- (A) Chandragupta I
ments about Lord Mayo’s (B) Samudragupta
Resolution of 1870 are correct?
(C) Chandragupta II
1. It was the first step that
(D) None of them
bifurcated Central and
Provincial finances.
80. When was Bihar first separated
2. Provincial Governments from the Bengal Presidency
were empowered to admin- under the British-ruled India?
ister certain services.
(A) 1912
3. It attempted to rectify
(B) 1936
existing imparity.
(C) 1947
4. It focussed on the actual
needs of the Provinces. (D) None of the above
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74. ‡maß{^H$ d°{XH$ H$mb Ho$ Xm°amZ H$m°Z-gm eha ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma
‡mMrZ _JY gm_´m¡` H$s amOYmZr Ho$ Í$n _| Mw{ZEü&
H$m`© H$aVm Wm? (A) Ho$db 1 Am°a 2
(B) Ho$db 1, 3 Am°a 4
(A) amOJ•h
(C) Ho$db 2, 3 Am°a 4
(B) MÂnm
(D) 1, 2, 3 Am°a 4
(C) d°embr
(D) nmQ>{bnwÃ 77. amOZr{V H$s ‡maß{^H$ nwÒVH$, Zr{Vgma, {H$gHo$
¤mam {bIr JB© Wr?
75. dZm©ä`wba ‡og EoäQ> Ho$ ~mao _|, {ZÂZ{b{IV _| (A) H$m°{Q>Î`
go H$m°Z-gm/go H$WZ ghr h°/h¢? (B) H$m_›XH$
1. Bgo bm∞S>© {bQ>Z ¤mam A{Y{Z`{_V {H$`m (C) MaH$
J`m Wmü& (D) BZ_| go H$moB© Zht
2. Bgo "J°qJJ A{Y{Z`_' Ho$ Í$n _| OmZm
OmZo bJmü& 78. µ\w$VwhmV-E-Amb_Jrar {H$gHo$ ¤mam {bIr
JB© Wr?
3. Bg A{Y{Z`_ H$mo bm∞S>© [anZ Zo {ZaÒV
(A) B©ÌdaXmg ZmJa
H$a {X`m Wmü&
(B) ^r_goZ
ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma (C) h[aXmg
Mw{ZEü& (D) BZ_| go H$moB© Zht
(A) Ho$db 1 Am°a 2
(B) Ho$db 2 Am°a 3 79. MrZr ÚmoV Ho$ AZwgma, lrbßH$m Ho$ emgH$
(C) Ho$db 1 _oKd_©Z Zo J`m _| ~m°’ _ß{Xa ~ZmZo H$s
(D) 1, 2 Am°a 3
AZw_{V Ho$ {bE {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$g Jw·
amOm Ho$ nmg EH$ {_eZar ôOm Wm?
(A) Mß–Jw· ‡W_
76. bm∞S>© _o`mo Ho$ 1870 Ho$ gßH$În Ho$ ~mao _|,
(B) g_w–Jw·
{ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-go H$WZ ghr h°ß?
(C) Mß–Jw· {¤Vr`
1. H|$–r` Am°a ‡mßVr` {dŒm H$mo {d^m{OV
(D) BZ_| go H$moB© Zht
H$aZo dmbm `h nhbm H$X_ Wmü&
2. ‡mßVr` gaH$mam| H$mo Hw$N> godmE± ‡em{gV 80. H$~ {~hma nhbr ~ma {~´{Q>e-em{gV ^maV Ho$
H$aZo H$m A{YH$ma {X`m J`mü& VhV ~ßJmb ‡ogrS>ßogr go AbJ h˛Am Wm?
3. BgZo _m°OyXm Ag_mZVm H$mo gwYmaZo H$m (A) 1912
‡`mg {H$`mü& (B) 1936
4. BgZo ‡mßVm| H$s dmÒV{dH$ AmdÌ`H$VmAm| (C) 1947
na ‹`mZ H|${–V {H$`mü& (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht
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81. Consider the following 83. Match List–I with List–II :
statements : List—I List—II
1. Lake Victoria is the third (Explorer) (Birthplace)
largest freshwater lake in a. Christopher 1. Portugal
the world by surface area. Columbus
2. It is one of the great lakes b. Jacques Cartier 2. United
of Africa. Kingdom
3. It is bordered by c. Sir Francis Drake 3. Italy
four countries—Tanzania, d. Ferdinand Magellan 4. France
Uganda, Rwanda and
Kenya.
4. The only outflow from Lake
(A) a b c d
Victoria is the Nile River,
3 4 2 1
which exits the lake near
Jinja, Uganda. (B) a b c d
1 2 4 3
(C) a b c d
are incorrect?
3 4 1 2
(A) 1 and 2 (D) a b c d
(B) 2 and 4 1 4 2 3
(C) 3 and 4 84. The emirates of UAE are
(D) 1 and 3 (A) Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah,
82. Consider the following state- Ajman, Umm Al-Quwain,
ments regarding ‘heat wave’ : Fujairah, Ras Al-Khaimah
1. Heat wave is considered if (B) Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman,
the maximum temperature Jeddah, Kuwait, Bahrain,
of a station reaches at least Umm Al-Quwain
30 °C or more for plains. (C) Umm Al-Quwain, Fujairah,
Ras Al-Khaimah, Riyadh,
2. Heat wave is considered if
Dammam, Taif, Dubai
the maximum temperature
of a station reaches at least (D) Sharjah, Abu Dhabi,
40 °C or more for hilly Ajman, Fujairah, Dubai,
regions. Bahrain, Kuwait
85. The river Subarnarekha
Which of the above statements originates near which of the
is/are correct? following villages?
(A) Both 1 and 2 (A) Ormanjhi
(B) Only 1 (B) Mandar
(C) Only 2 (C) Hehal
(D) Neither 1 nor 2 (D) Nagri
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81. {ZÂZ{b{IV H$WZm| na {dMma H$s{OE : 83. gyMr–I H$mo gyMr–II go gw_o{bV H$s{OE :
1. gVh joÃ\$b Ho$ {hgm~ go {däQ>mo[a`m gyMr–I gyMr–II
Prb Xw{Z`m H$s Vrgar g~go ~ãS>r _rR>o (ImoOH$Vm©) (O›_ÒWmZ)
nmZr H$s Prb h°ü& a. {H´$ÒQ>mo\$a H$mobß~g 1. nwV©Jmb
2. `h A\´$sH$m H$s _hmZ Prbm| _| go b. O°äg H$m{Q>©à 2. `yZmBQ>oS> qH$JS>_
EH$ h°ü& c. ga \´$mß{gg S¥>oH$ 3. BQ>br
3. BgH$s gr_m Mma Xoem|ß—VßOm{Z`m, d. \${S>©Z|S> _°JbZ 4. \´$mßg
`wJmßS>m, admßS>m Am°a Ho$›`m go bJVr h°ü&
4. {däQ>mo[a`m Prb go {ZH$bZo dmbr
Mw{ZEü&
EH$_mÃ Ymam Zrb ZXr h°, Omo `wJmßS>m Ho$
(A) a b c d
qOOm Ho$ nmg$ Prb go ~mha {ZH$bVr
3 4 2 1
h°ü&
(B) a b c d
Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$m°Z-go H$WZ JbV hß°? 1 2 4 3
(A) 1 Am°a 2 (C) a b c d
(B) 2 Am°a 4 3 4 1 2
(C) 3 Am°a 4 (D) a b c d

1 4 2 3
(D) 1 Am°a 3
84. `y0 E0 B©0 Ho$ [a`mgVr am¡` h¢
82. "hrQ> dod' Ho$ gÂ~›Y _|, {ZÂZ{b{IV H$WZm| (A) A~y Ym~r, Xw~B©, emaOmh, AO_mZ,
na {dMma H$s{OE : CÂ_ Ab-π°$Z, µ\w$O°amh, amg Ab-
1. `{X {H$gr _°XmZr BbmHo$ H$m A{YH$V_ I°_mh
Vmn_mZ H$_-go-H$_ 30 °C `m Bggo (B) Xw~B©, emaOmh, AO_mZ, Oo‘m, Hw$d°V,
A{YH$ VH$ nh˛±M OmVm h°, Vmo Cgo hrQ> ~harZ, CÂ_ Ab-π°$Z
dod _mZm OmVm h°ü& (C) CÂ_ Ab-π°$Z, µ\w$O°amh, amg Ab-
2. `{X {H$gr nhmãS>r BbmHo$ H$m A{YH$V_ I°_mh, [a`mX, XÂ__, VmBµ\$, Xw~B©
Vmn_mZ H$_-go-H$_ 40 °C `m Bggo (D) emaOmh, A~y Ym~r, AO_mZ, µ\w$O°amh,
A{YH$ VH$ nh˛±M OmVm h°, Vmo Cgo hrQ> Xw~B©, ~harZ, Hw$d°V
dod _mZm OmVm h°ü&
85. gwdU©aoIm ZXr {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$g Jm±d Ho$
Cn`©w∫$ _| go H$m°°Z-gm/go H$WZ ghr h°/h¢? nmg go {ZH$bVr h°?
(A) 1 Am°a 2 XmoZm| (A) Amoa_mßPr
(B) Ho$db 1 (B) _ßXma
(C) Ho$db 2 (C) hohb
(D) Z Vmo 1 Am°a Z hr 2 (D) ZJar
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86. Which of the following National 88. The other name of river Gandak
Parks/Wildlife Sanctuaries are is
in Bihar? (A) Burhi Gandak
1. Valmiki National Park (B) Mahananda
2. Dudhwa National Park (C) Narayani
3. Gajner Wildlife Sanctuary (D) Punpun
4. Bhimbandh Wildlife 89. Gold is found in which of the
Sanctuary following districts of Bihar?
Select the correct answer using (A) Munger
the codes given below. (B) Saran
(C) Siwan
(A) 1 and 4
(D) Jamui
(B) 2 and 3
90. The Triveni Canal has been
(C) 1 and 3
constructed on which of the
(D) 2 and 4 following rivers?
87. Consider the following (A) Kosi
statements regarding the (B) Sone
‘Gangetic Dolphin’ : (C) Gandak
1. The Gangetic River Dolphin (D) Mayurakshi
has been categorized as 91. Assertion (A) :
‘endangered’ under the
Rich placer deposits of gold
IUCN’s Red List.
are found on the Ghana coast
2. It does not have and gold-bearing veins are
a crystalline eye lens
found in Brazil.
rendering it effectively
blind. Reason (R) :
3. Navigation and hunting At some points of time, these
are carried out using continents were joined
echolocation. together along the Atlantic
4. It has been recognized coast.
as India’s National Aquatic Select the correct answer.
Animal. (A) Both A and R are true and
R is the correct explanation
of A
are correct?
(B) Both A and R are true
(A) Only 1, 2 and 4
but R is not the correct
(B) Only 2, 3 and 4 explanation of A
(C) Only 1, 3 and 4 (C) A is false but R is true
(D) All of the above (D) A is true but R is false
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86. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-go amÔ¥>r` C⁄mZ/ 88. JßS>H$ ZXr H$m Xygam Zm_ h°
d›Òrd A^`ma` {~hma _| h¢? (A) ~yãT>r JßS>H$
1. dmÎ_r{H$ amÔ¥>r` C⁄mZ (B) _hmZ›Xm
2. XwYdm amÔ¥>r` C⁄mZ (C) ZmamÙr

(D) nwZnwZ
3. JOZoa d›Òrd A^`ma`
4. ^r_ ~mßY d›Òrd A^`ma` 89. {~hma Ho$ {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$g {Obo _| gmoZm
nm`m OmVm h°?
(A) _wßJoa
Mw{ZEü&
(B) gmaU
(A) 1 Am°a 4
(C) {gdmZ
(B) 2 Am°a 3 (D) O_wB©
(C) 1 Am°a 3
90. {ÃdoUr Zha H$m {Z_m©U {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$g
(D) 2 Am°a 4 ZXr na {H$`m J`m h°?
(A) H$mogr
87. "J°|oJo{Q>H$ S>m∞pÎ\$Z' Ho$ gÂ~›Y _|, {ZÂZ{b{IV
(B) gmoZ
H$WZm| na {dMma H$s{OE :
(C) JßS>H$
1. JßJm ZXr H$s S>m∞pÎ\$Z H$mo AmB0 `y0
(D) _`yamjr
gr0 EZ0 H$s aoS> {bÒQ> Ho$ VhV
"bw·‡m`' Ord Ho$ Í$n _| dJuH•$V {H$`m 91. A{^H$WZ (A) Ö
J`m h°ü& KmZm VQ> na gmoZo Ho$ g_•’ flboga O_md
2. Bg_| H$moB© {H´$ÒQ>br` ZoÃ b|g Zht h°, nmE OmVo h¢ Am°a ~´mOrb _| gmoZo H$s {eamE±
Omo Bgo ‡^mdr Í$n go AßYm ~Zm XoVr h°ü& nmB© OmVr h¢ü&
3. `h BH$mobmoHo$eZ H$m Cn`moJ H$a AmJo H$maU (R) Ö
~ãT>Vr h° Am°a {eH$ma H$aVr h°ü& {H$gr g_` ò _hm¤rn AQ>bmß{Q>H$ VQ> Ho$
4. Bgo ^maV Ho$ amÔ¥>r` Obr` Ord Ho$ Í$n gmW EH$gmW gß`w∫$ Woü&
_| _m›`Vm Xr JB© h°ü& ghr CŒma Mw{ZEü&
Cn`©w∫$ _| go H$m°Z-go H$WZ ghr hß°? (A) A Am°a R XmoZm| ghr h¢ Am°a R, A H$s
ghr Ï`mª`m h°
(A) Ho$db 1, 2 Am°a 4
(B) A Am°a R XmoZm| ghr h¢ na R, A H$s
(B) Ho$db 2, 3 Am°a 4 ghr Ï`mª`m Zhrß h°
(C) Ho$db 1, 3 Am°a 4 (C) A JbV h° na R ghr h°
(D) Cn`©w∫$ g^r (D) A ghr h° na R JbV h°
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92. Bihar’s geographical structure 93. Which one of the following is the
consists of rock systems. Match world’s richest region from a
the rock systems with their marine biodiversity perspective,
descriptions : comprising twenty-one islands
with estuaries, beaches, forests
a. Dharwar rock 1. Created by the
of the nearshore environment,
system rapid deposi-
sea grasses, coral reefs, salt
tion of alluvium
marshes and mangroves?
by Himalayan
and Peninsular (A) Gulf of Mannar Biosphere
rivers Reserve
b. Vindhyan rock 2. Can be found
(B) Nanda Devi Biosphere
system in the West
Champaran Reserve
district (C) Sunderbans Biosphere
c. Quaternary 3. Part of the Reserve
rock system oldest Archaean
rock system (D) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
d. Tertiary rock 4. Sandstone,
system limestone, 94. What is the local time of
dolomite, Thimphu (Bhutan) located at
quartzite and 90° East longitude when the
shale are the time at Greenwich (0°) is 12:00
main constitu- noon?
ents of this rock
(A) 6:00 p.m.
system
(B) 4:00 p.m.
the codes given below. (C) 7:00 p.m.
(D) 6:00 a.m.
(A) a b c d
3 4 1 2 95. Which of the following state-
ments is correct?
(B) a b c d (A) Natural gas is found in
1 3 2 4 Dharwar rock formation.
(B) Mica is found in Kodarma.
(C) a b c d
2 3 4 1 (C) Cuddapah series is famous
for diamonds.
(D) a b c d (D) Petroleum reserves are
4 2 3 1 found in Aravalli hills.
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 36
92. {~hma H$s ^m°Jmo{bH$ gßaMZm M≈>mZr ‡Um{b`m| 93. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm g_w–r O°d
go ~Zr h°ü& M≈>mZr ‡Um{b`m| H$m CZHo$ {ddaU {d{dYVm Ho$ —{Ô>H$moU go Xw{Z`m H$m g~go
go {_bmZ H$s{OE Ö g_•’ joÃ h°, {Og_| ¡dmaZX_wI, g_w– VQ>,
{ZH$Q>-VQ>r` n`m©daU Ho$ OßJb, g_w–r Kmg,
a. YmadmãS> M≈>mZ ‡Umbr 1. {h_mb`r Am°a ‡dmb {^{Œm`m±, Z_H$ XbXb Am°a _¢J´mod Ho$
‡m`¤rnr` Z{X`m| ¤mam gmW B∏$sg ¤rn em{_b h¢?
{_≈>r Am{X Ho$ Vrd´
O_md go {Z{_©V (A) _fima H$s ImãS>r ~m`moÒ\$sà [aOd©
(B) ZßXm Xodr ~m`moÒ\$sà [aOd©

b. qd‹`Z M≈>mZ ‡Umbr 2. npÌM_r MßnmaU {Oboo
_| nmB© Om gH$Vr h° (C) gwßXa~Z ~m`moÒ\$sà [aOd©
c. π$mQ>aZar M≈>mZ ‡Umbr 3. g~go nwamZo Am{H©$`Z (D) Zrb{Jar ~m`moÒ\$sà [aOd©
am∞H$ {gÒQ>_ H$m {hÒgm
h°
94. 90° nydu XoemßVa na pÒWV {WÂny (^yQ>mZ) H$m
d. V•Vr`H$ M≈>mZ ‡Umbr 4. ~bwAm nÀWa, MyZm ÒWmZr` g_` {ZYm©[aV H$s{OE, O~ J´rZ{dM
nÀWa, S>mobmo_mBQ>, (0°) _| Xmonha 12:00 ~Oo H$m g_` h°ü&
π$mQ>©OmBQ> Am°a eob
Bg M≈>mZ ‡Umbr Ho$ (A) 6:00 p.m.
_wª` KQ>H$ h¢
(B) 4:00 p.m.
ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma (C) 7:00 p.m.
Mw{ZEü&
(D) 6:00 a.m.
(A) a b c d
3 4 1 2 95. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm H$WZ ghr h°?
(B) a b c d (A) YmadmãS> M≈>mZ gßaMZm _| ‡mH•${VH$ J°g

1 3 2 4 nmB© OmVr h°ü&
(B) A^´H$ H$moS>a_m _| nm`m OmVm h°ü&

(C) a b c d
2 3 4 1 (C) H$S>flnm ˚m•ßIbm hram| Ho$ {bE ‡{g’ h°ü&
(D) a b c d (D) nooQ¥>mo{b`_ ^ßS>ma Aamdbr nhm{ãS>`m| _|

4 2 3 1 nmE OmVo h¢ü&
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 37 [ P.T.O.
96. How many latitudes are there 98. On which plateau, the Tropic of
on the globe drawn at 1 degree Cancer and the Indian Standard
interval? Time Line intersect each other?
(A) Bundelkhand
(A) 180
(B) Baghelkhand
(B) 178 (C) Malwa

(C) 179
99. Which district of Uttarakhand

is not situated along the Tibbet
(D) None of the above boundary?
(A) Uttarkashi
(B) Chamoli
(C) Almora
97. The average height of the Kosi
plain from mean sea level is
(A) 300 m 100. Where does the El Niño current

flow?
(A) The Pacific Ocean

(B) 150 m
(B) The Indian Ocean
(C) 30 m
(C) The Bay of Bengal
(D) None of the above (D) More than one of the above
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 38
96. Ωbmo~ na 1 {S>J´r Ho$ A›Vamb na ItMr JB© 98. {H$g nR>ma na H$H©$-aoIm VWm ^maVr` _mZH$
Ajmße aoImE± {H$VZr hß°? g_` aoIm EH$-Xygao H$mo H$mQ>Vr h°ß?
(A) ~w›XobIS>
(A) 180
(B) ~KobIS>
(B) 178 (C) _mbdm

(C) 179
99. CŒmamIS> H$m H$m°Z-gm {Obm {V„~V gr_m go

Zht bJm h°?
(A) CŒmaH$mer
(B) M_mobr
(C) Ab_moãS>m
97. H$mogr _°XmZ H$s _m‹` g_w– Vb go Am°gV
D±$MmB© h°
(A) 300 _rQ>a

100. Eb ZrZmo Ymam H$hm± ‡dm{hV hmoVr h°?
(B) 150 _rQ>a (A) ‡em›V _hmgmJa
(B) {h›X _hmgmJa

(C) 30 _rQ>a
(C) ~ßJmb H$s ImãS>r
(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 39 [ P.T.O.
101. Consider the following 4. It granted power to the
statements about the collegium President, in consultation
system : with the Election Commis-
1. The Supreme Court sion, to disqualify members
collegium is a five-member of the State Legislatures.
body, which is headed by Which of the above statements
the incumbent Chief Justice are incorrect ?
of India (CJI) and comprises
four other seniormost (A) 1 and 2
Judges of the Court at that (B) 3 and 4
time.
2. The Parliament by law (C) 2 and 3
has evolved the collegium (D) 1 and 4
system.
3. The Judges of the Supreme 103. The specifications required for
Court and High Courts are a community to be declared as
appointed only through the a Scheduled Tribe are
collegium system. 1. indications of primitive traits
4. The collegium system was
introduced in the year 1993 2. distinctive culture
by Justice P. N. Bhagwati 3. shyness of contact with the
in the landmark First community at large
Judges Case.
4. backwardness and geogra-
Which of the above statements phical isolation
is/are correct?
Which of the above are correct?
(A) Only 1
(B) 1 and 2 (A) Only 1 and 2
(C) 3 and 4 (B) Only 2, 3 and 4
(D) 1 and 3
(C) Only 1, 3 and 4
statements regarding the 42nd (D) All of the above
Amendment to the Constitution
of India : 104. From which country, the Indian
Constitution has taken reference
1. It added three words
for the idea of the Fundamental
to the Preamble—‘Socialist’,
Rights?
‘Secular’ and ‘Integrity’.
2. It added eight Fundamental (A) Ireland
Duties to the Constitution. (B) United States of America
3. It added new Directive
(C) United Kingdom
Principles, i.e., Article 39A,
Article 43A and Article 47. (D) Canada
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 40
101. H$m∞bo{O`_ ‡Umbr Ho$ ~mao _|, {ZÂZ{b{IV 4. BgHo$ ¤mam amÔ¥>n{V H$mo MwZmd Am`moJ Ho$
H$WZm| na {dMma H$s{OE : nam_e© go am¡` {dYmZ-g^mAm|/
1. gw‡r_ H$moQ>© H$m∞bo{O`_ EH$ nm±M- _S>bm| Ho$ gXÒ`m| H$mo A`moΩ` Kmo{fV
gXÒ`r` {ZH$m` h°, {OgH$s A‹`jVm H$aZo H$m A{YH$ma ‡XmZ {H$`m J`mü&
^maV Ho$ _m°OyXm _wª` ›`m`mYre Cn`©w∫$ _| go H$m°Z-go H$WZ JbV h¢?
(gr0 Oo0 AmB0) H$aVo h¢ Am°a Cg
(A) 1 Am°a 2
g_` Bg_| ›`m`mb` _| H$m`©aV Mma
A›` d[a>V_ ›`m`mYre em{_b (B) 3 Am°a 4
hmoVo h¢ü& (C) 2 Am°a 3
2. gßgX Zo {d{Y ¤mam H$m∞bo{O`_ ‡Umbr
(D) 1 Am°a 4
H$m AmaÂ^ {H$`m h°ü&
3. CÉV_ ›`m`mb` Am°a C¿M ›`m`mb`m|
103. {H$gr g_wXm` H$mo AZwgy{MV OZOm{V Ho$ Í$n
Ho$ ›`m`mYrem| H$s {Z`w{∫$ H$m∞bo{O`_ _| Kmo{fV H$aZo Ho$ {bE AmdÌ`H$ {d{eÔ>VmE± hß°
‡Umbr Ho$ _m‹`_ go hr H$s OmVr h°ü&
1. Am{X_ bjUm| Ho$ gßHo$V
4. H$m∞bo{O`_ ‡Umbr H$s ewÈAmV df©
1993 _| ›`m`mYre nr0 EZ0 ^JdVr 2. {d{eÔ> gßÒH•${V
Ho$ Eo{Vhm{gH$ \$ÒQ>© OO _m_bo Ho$ 3. ~ãS>o n°_mZo na g_wXm` Ho$ gmW gÂnH©$
Cnb˙` _| H$s JB© Wrü& _| e_©
Cn`©w∫$ _| go H$m°Z-gm/go H$WZ ghr h°/h¢? 4. {nN>ãS>mnZ Edß ^m°Jmo{bH$ AbJmd
(A) Ho$db 1
Cn`©w∫$ _| go H$m°Z-go ghr h¢?
(B) 1 Am°a 2
(C) 3 Am°a 4 (A) Ho$db 1 Am°a 2
(D) 1 Am°a 3 (B) Ho$db 2, 3 Am°a 4
102. ^maVr` gß{dYmZ Ho$ 42doß gßemoYZ Ho$ gÂ~›Y (C) Ho$db 1, 3 Am°a 4
_|, {ZÂZ{b{IV H$WZm| na {dMma H$s{OE : (D) Cn`©w∫$ g^r
1. BgZo ‡ÒVmdZm _| VrZ e„X OmoãS>o
—"g_mOdmX', "Y_©{Zanoj' Am°a 104. ^maVr` gß{dYmZ _| _m°{bH$ A{YH$mam| Ho$
"AIßS>Vm'ü& {dMma H$m g›X^© {H$g Xoe go {b`m J`m h°?
2. BgZo gß{dYmZ _| AmR> _m°{bH$ H$V©Ï` (A) Amàb¢S>
OmoãS>oü&
(B) gß`w∫$ am¡` A_o[aH$m
3. BgZo ZE {ZXoeH$-{g’m›V OmoãS>o, `mZr,
AZw¿N>oX 39A, AZw¿N>oX 43A Am°a (C) `yZmBQ>oS> qH$JS>_
AZw¿N>oX 47. (D) H$ZmS>m
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 41 [ P.T.O.
105. Untouchability is abolished 109. Match the following political
by which Article of the Indian parties listed in List–I with their
Constitution? years of establishment in
(A) Article 14 List–II :
(B) Article 15 List—I List—II
(C) Article 17 (Political Parties) (Years of
(D) Article 22 Establishment)
a. Communist Party 1. 1964
106. The authority to determine the
of India (Marxist)
number of Judges in a High
Court rests with which of the b. Communist Party 2. 1998
following entities? of India
(A) The President
c. Bahujan Samaj 3. 1925
(B) The Chief Minister of the Party
State
d. All India Trinamool 4. 1984
(C) The Prime Minister
Congress (AITC)
(D) The Parliament
107. The Fifth Schedule deals with the codes given below.
the governance and protection of
the interests of which specific (A) a b c d
group of people? 1 3 4 2
(A) Scheduled Castes (B) a b c d
(B) Religious Minorities 2 1 4 3
(C) Scheduled Tribes (C) a b c d
(D) Linguistic Minorities 2 1 3 4
108. In which case(s) did the (D) a b c d

Supreme Court of India give 3 4 1 2
for the first time the doctrine
of ‘basic structure’ of the 110. Under which Article(s), the
Constitution? Speaker can allow any member
(A) Golaknath vs. State of of the House to speak in his/her
Punjab mother tongue?
(B) Kesavananda Bharati vs. (A) Article 110 (1)
State of Kerala
(B) Article 122 (2)
(C) Minerva Mills vs. Union of
(C) Article 120 (1)
India
(D) Both (A) and (B) (D) Both (A) and (B)
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 42
105. ^maVr` gß{dYmZ Ho$ {H$g AZw¿N>oX ¤mam 109. gyMr–I _| gyMr~’ amOZr{VH$ Xbm| H$mo
AÒn•Ì`Vm H$mo g_m· {H$`m J`m h°? gyMr–II _| CZH$s ÒWmnZm Ho$ df© Ho$ gmW
(A) AZw¿N>oX 14 gw_o{bV H$s{OE :
(B) AZw¿N>oX 15 gyMr–I gyMr–II

(amOZr{VH$ Xb) (ÒWmnZm Ho$ df©)
(C) AZw¿N>oX 17
a. ^maVr` H$Â`w{ZÒQ> nmQ>u 1. 1964
(D) AZw¿N>oX 22 (_mäg©dmXr)
106. CÉ ›`m`mb` _| ›`m`mYrem| H$s gßª`m b. ^maVr` H$Â`w{ZÒQ> nmQ>u 2. 1998

{ZYm©[aV H$aZo H$m A{YH$ma {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go c. ~h˛OZ g_mO nmQ>u 3. 1925
{H$gHo$ nmg h°?
d. Am∞b Bp›S>`m V•U_yb H$m±Jóg 4. 1984
(A) amÔ¥>n{V (E0 AmB0 Q>r0 gr0)
(B) am¡` Ho$ _wª`_ßÃr
(C) ‡YmZ_ßÃr ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma
Mw{ZEü&
(D) gßgX
(A) a b c d
1 3 4 2
107. nm±Mdt AZwgyMr {H$g {d{eÔ> g_yh Ho$ bmoJm| Ho$
emgZ Am°a {hVm| H$s gwajm go gÂ~p›YV h°? (B) a b c d
2 1 4 3
(A) AZwgy{MV Om{V
(C) a b c d
(B) Ym{_©H$ AÎngßª`H$
2 1 3 4
(C) AZwgy{MV OZOm{V
(D) a b c d
(D) ^mfmB© AÎngßª`H$ 3 4 1 2
108. ^maVr` gdm}É ›`m`mb` Zo {H$g/{H$Z 110. {H$g/{H$Z AZw¿N>oX/AZw¿N>oXm| Ho$ A›VJ©V
_wH$X_o/_wH$X_moß _| gd©‡W_ gß{dYmZ Ho$ A‹`j gXZ Ho$ {H$gr gXÒ` H$mo CgH$s
"_yb T>m±Mo' H$m {g’mßV {X`m? _mV•^mfm _| ~mobZo H$s BOmOV Xo gH$Vm h°?
(A) JmobH$ZmW ~Zm_ nßOm~ am¡` (A) AZw¿N>oX 110 (1)
(B) Ho$edmZ›X ^maVr ~Zm_ Ho$ab am¡` (B) AZw¿N>oX 122 (2)
(C) {_Zdm© {_Îg ~Zm_ ^maVr` gßK (C) AZw¿N>oX 120 (1)
(D) (A) Am°a (B) XmoZm| (D) (A) Am°a (B) XmoZm|
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 43 [ P.T.O.
111. The Foreign Exchange Reserves 113. Consider the following
(FER) of RBI include which of statements about infant
the following? mortality rate :
1. Foreign Currency Assets 1. It is the probability of dying
(FCA) between birth and exactly
2. Gold 1 year of age, expressed per
10000 live births.
3. Special Drawing Rights
2. The infant mortality rate in
(SDR)
the year 1950 was 189·6.
4. Reserve Tranche Position 3. In the year 2019, the infant
Select the correct answer using mortality rate was 30.
the codes given below. 4. As per the Sample
(A) Only 1 and 2 Registration System (SRS)
(B) Only 2, 3 and 4 Bulletin of Registrar
General of India (RGI), the
(C) Only 1, 2 and 3
State with the highest
(D) All of the above infant mortality rate in the
112. Consider the following year 2019 was Uttar
statements about ‘Rules of Pradesh.
Origin’ : Which of the above statements
1. Rules of Origin are the are correct?
criteria needed to determine (A) 1, 2 and 3
the national source of a (B) 2, 3 and 4
product. (C) Only 2 and 3
2. Rules of Origin help the (D) 1 and 4
custom agencies to know 114. Human capital formation as
what regulations and fees a concept is better explained
apply to a given product. in terms of a process, which
3. These are used for the enables
purpose of trade statistics. 1. individuals of a country to
accumulate more capital
4. Their importance is derived
from the fact that duties 2. increasing the knowledge
and restrictions in several 3. increasing the skill levels
cases depend upon the 4. increasing the knowledge,
sources of imports. skill levels and capacities of
the people of the country
are correct? Select the correct answer using
(A) Only 1 and 2
(A) Only 1
(B) Only 3 and 4 (B) 1 and 2
(C) Only 1, 3 and 4 (C) 3 and 4
(D) All of the above (D) Only 4
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 44
111. Ama0 ~r0 AmB0 Ho$ {dXoer _w–m ^ßS>ma 113. {eew _•À`w Xa Ho$ ~mao _|, {ZÂZ{b{IV H$WZm|
(E\$0 B©0 Ama0) _|, {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go na {dMma H$s{OE :
H$m°Z-go em{_b h¢? 1. `h {eew Ho$ O›_ go boH$a R>rH$ 1 df©
1. {dXoer _w–m n[agÂn{Œm`m± (E\$0 gr0 E0) H$s Am`w Ho$ ~rM _•À`w H$s gÂ^mdZm h°,
2. gmoZm Omo ‡{V 10000 Or{dV O›_m| na
Ï`∫$ H$s OmVr h°ü&
3. {deof AmhaU A{YH$ma (Eg0 S>r0 Ama0)
2. df© 1950 _| {eew _•À`w Xa 189·6
4. Ama{jV {H$ÌV pÒW{V
Wrü&
ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma 3. df© 2019 _| {eew _•À`w Xa 30 Wrü&
Mw{ZEü& 4. a{OÒQ¥>ma OZab Am∞\$ Bp›S>`m
(A) Ho$db 1 Am°a 2 (Ama0 Or0 AmB0) Ho$ g¢nb a{OÒQ¥>oeZ
(B) Ho$db 2, 3 Am°a 4 {gÒQ>_ (Eg0 Ama0 Eg0) Ho$ ~wbo{Q>Z
(C) Ho$db 1, 2 Am°a 3
Ho$ AZwgma CŒma ‡Xoe, df© 2019 _|
g~go A{YH$ {eew _•À`w Xa dmbm
(D) Cn`©w∫$ g^r
am¡` Wmü&
112. "CÀn{Œm Ho$ {Z`_' Ho$ ~mao _|, {ZÂZ{b{IV Cn`©w∫$ _| go H$m°Z-go H$WZ ghr h¢?
H$WZm| na {dMma H$s{OE : (A) 1, 2 Am°a 3
1. CÀn{Œm Ho$ {Z`_ {H$gr CÀnmX Ho$ amÔ¥>r` (B) 2, 3 Am°a 4
ÚmoV H$mo {ZYm©[aV H$aZo Ho$ {bE (C) Ho$db 2 Am°a 3
AmdÌ`H$ _mZXS> h¢ü& (D) 1 Am°a 4
2. CÀn{Œm Ho$ {Z`_ H$ÒQ>_ EO|{g`m| H$mo `h 114. EH$ AdYmaUm Ho$ Í$n _| _mZd ny±Or {Z_m©U
OmZZo _| _XX H$aVo h¢ {H$ {H$gr {XE JE H$s ~ohVa Ï`mª`m EH$ ‡{H´$`m Ho$ g›X^© _| H$s
CÀnmX na H$m°Z-go {Z`_ Am°a H$m°Z-go OmVr h°, Omo gj_ ~ZmVr h°
ewÎH$ bmJy hmoVo h¢ü& 1. {H$gr Xoe Ho$ Ï`{∫$`m| ¤mam A{YH$ ny±Or
3. BZH$m Cn`moJ Ï`mnma gmßpª`H$s Ho$ gßM` H$aZo H$mo
‡`moOZ Ho$ {bE {H$`m OmVm h°ü& 2. kmZ _| d•{’ H$aZo H$mo
4. CZH$m _hŒd Bg Vœ` go ‡_m{UV hmoVm 3. H$m°eb ÒVam| _| d•{’ H$aZo H$mo
h° {H$ H$B© _m_bm| _| H$a Am°a ‡{V~›Y 4. Xoe Ho$ bmoJm| Ho$ kmZ, H$m°eb ÒVam| Am°a
Am`mVm| Ho$ ÚmoVm| na {Z^©a H$aVo h¢ü& j_VmAm| _oß d•{’ H$aZo H$mo
Cn`©w∫$ _| go H$m°Z-go H$WZ ghr h¢? ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma
Mw{ZEü&
(A) Ho$db 1 Am°a 2
(A) Ho$db 1
(B) Ho$db 3 Am°a 4 (B) 1 Am°a 2
(C) Ho$db 1, 3 Am°a 4 (C) 3 Am°a 4
(D) Cn`©w∫$ g^r (D) Ho$db 4
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 45 [ P.T.O.
115. Consider the following state- 117. Consider the following state-
ments regarding insolvency and ments about the Production-
bankruptcy : Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme :
1. Bankruptcy refers to a 1. The scheme offers a
financial state in which production-linked incentive
an individual or entity is to boost domestic manufac-
unable to pay off their debts turing and attract large
as they become due. investments in mobile
phone manufacturing and
2. Insolvency refers to a legal
specified electronic
process, where the assets of
components.
the debtor are liquidated or
reorganized for the benefit 2. The scheme has two
of creditors. categories of applicants,
3. Bankruptcy is a state namely, global companies
whereas insolvency is the and domestic companies.
conclusion.
3. The scheme shall extend an
4. The Insolvency and average incentive of around
Bankruptcy Board of India 8% on net incremental sales
(IBBI) is the regulatory body (over base year) of goods
responsible for overseeing manufactured in India and
insolvency and bankruptcy covered under the target
proceedings. segment, to eligible
companies, for a period of
Which of the above statements six years.
is/are correct?
4. The target segment under
(A) 1, 2 and 3 PLI shall include (i) laptops,
(B) 2, 3 and 4 (ii) tablets, (iii) all-in-
one PCs, (iv) servers and
(C) Only 4 (v) Ultra-Small Form Factor
(USFF).
(D) Only 1 and 2
116. In which year was the Industrial are incorrect?
Policy Resolution adopted?
(A) 1 and 4
(A) 1956
(B) 1954 (B) 2 and 4
(C) 1952 (C) 1 and 3
(D) 1950 (D) 2 and 3
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 46
115. {Xdmbm Am°a emoYZ Aj_Vm Ho$ gÂ~›Y _|, 117. CÀnmXZ-gÂ~’ ‡moÀgmhZ (nr0 Eb0 AmB0)
{ZÂZ{b{IV H$WZm| na {dMma H$s{OE : `moOZm Ho$ ~mao _|, {ZÂZ{b{IV H$WZm| na
{dMma H$s{OE :
1. emoYZ Aj_Vm go VmÀn`© Cg {dŒmr`
pÒW{V go h°, {Og_| H$moB© Ï`{∫$ `m
1. `h `moOZm Kaoby {d{Z_m©U H$mo ~ãT>mdm
gßÒWm ~H$m`m hmoZo na AnZo G$Um| H$m
XoZo Am°a _mo~mBb \$moZ {d{Z_m©U VWm
^wJVmZ H$aZo _| Ag_W© hmoVm h°ü&
{Z{X©Ô> BboäQ¥>m∞{ZH$ KQ>H$m| _| ~ãS>o {Zdoe
2. {Xdmbm EH$ H$mZyZr ‡{H´$`m H$mo g›X{^©V H$mo AmH${f©V H$aZo Ho$ {bE CÀnmXZ go
H$aVm h°, Ohm± XoZXma H$s gÂn{Œm OwãS>o ‡moÀgmhZ H$s noeH$e H$aVr h°ü&
boZXmam| Ho$ bm^ Ho$ {bE g_m· `m
nwZJ©{R>V H$s OmVr h°ü& 2. Bg `moOZm _| AmdoXH$m| H$s Xmo lo{U`m±
h¢, d°pÌdH$ H$Ân{Z`m± Am°a Kaoby
3. emoYZ Aj_Vm EH$ AdÒWm h°, O~{H$
H$Ân{Z`m±ü&
{Xdmbm {ZÓH$f© h°ü&
4. ^maVr` {Xdmbm Am°a emoYZ Aj_Vm 3. `h `moOZm nmÃ H$Ân{Z`m| H$mo N>Ö dfm]
~moS>© (AmB0 ~r0 ~r0 AmB0) {Xdmbm H$s Ad{Y Ho$ {bE ^maV _| {Z{_©V Am°a
Am°a emoYZ Aj_Vm H$m`©dmhr H$s b˙` loUr _| em{_b dÒVwAm| H$s ew’
XoIaoI Ho$ {bE {OÂ_oXma {Z`m_H$ d•{’erb {~H´$s (AmYma df© na) na
{ZH$m` h°ü& bJ^J 8% H$m Am°gV ‡moÀgmhZ ‡XmZ
H$aVr h°ü&
(A) 1, 2 Am°a 3 4. nr0 Eb0 AmB0 Ho$ VhV b˙` loUr _|
(i) b°nQ>m∞n, (ii) Q>°~boQ>, (iii) Am∞b-
(B) 2, 3 Am°a 4
BZ-dZ nr0 gr0 (iv) gd©a Am°a
(C) Ho$db 4 (v) AÎQ¥>m-Ò_m∞b \$m∞_© \°$äQ>a (`y0 Eg0
E\$0 E\$0) em{_b hm|Joü&
(D) Ho$db 1 Am°a 2
Cn`©w∫$ _| go H$m°Z-go H$WZ JbV h¢?
116. Am°⁄mo{JH$ Zr{V gßH$În {H$g df© AnZm`m
J`m? (A) 1 Am°a 4
(A) 1956
(B) 2 Am°a 4
(B) 1954
(C) 1 Am°a 3
(C) 1952
(D) 1950 (D) 2 Am°a 3
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 47 [ P.T.O.
118. Consider the following statements 3. The President can issue
regarding the SVAMITVA scheme : directions for the reduction
1. It is a Central Sector of salaries and allowances of
Scheme under the Ministry all or any class of employees
of Mines. serving in connection with
2. This scheme seeks to the affairs of the Union,
including the Judges of the
create geopositioning infra-
Supreme Court and the High
structure like CORS
Courts.
network to benchmark the 4. Money Bills or other financial
location and provides five bills are to be reserved for
centimetre level accuracy. the consideration of the
3. CORS means Cross-Origin President after they are
Resource Sharing. passed by the Legislature of
4. The scheme is a reformative the State.
step towards establishment Select the correct answer using
of clear ownership of the codes given below.
property in rural inhabited (A) Only 1, 3 and 4
(Abadi) areas, by mapping (B) Only 2
of land parcels using drone (C) Only 1 and 2
technology. (D) All of the above
Which of the above statements 120. Which of the following factors
are incorrect? could potentially contribute to
(A) 2 and 4 stagflation in the Indian
(B) 1 and 3 economy?
(C) 2 and 3 1. High inflationary pressures
(D) 1 and 4 due to increased Govern-
ment spending
119. Which of the following is/are
2. Decline in industrial
the consequence(s) of invoking
production and sluggish
Article 360, declaration of a economic growth
financial emergency? 3. Decrease in aggregate
1. The President may order the demand and consumer
States to reduce the salaries spending
and allowances of all or any 4. Appreciation of the
class of employees serving domestic currency leading
in connection with the State to reduction of export
affairs. competitiveness
2. Money Bills or other financial Select the correct answer using
bills passed by the State the codes given below.
Legislature are not required (A) Only 1 and 2
to be reserved for the (B) Only 2 and 3
consideration of the (C) Only 1, 3 and 4
President. (D) 1, 2, 3 and 4
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 48
118. "Òdm{_Àd' `moOZm Ho$ gÂ~›Y _|, {ZÂZ{b{IV 3. amÔ¥>n{V CÉV_ ›`m`mb` Am°a CÉ
H$WZm| na {dMma H$s{OE : ›`m`mb`m| Ho$ OOm| Ho$ gmW gßK _m_bm|
1. `h ImZ _›Ãmb` Ho$ Xmào _| H$m`©aV Ho$ gÂ~›Y _| godmaV g^r `m {H$gr dJ©
EH$ Ho$›–r` joÃH$ `moOZm h°ü& Ho$ H$_©Mm[a`m| Ho$ doVZ Am°a ^Œmo H$_
H$aZo H$m AmXoe Xo gH$Vo h¢ü&
2. `h `moOZm gr0 Amo0 Ama0 Eg0
ZoQ>dH©$ H$s Vah {O`monmo{OeqZJ 4. am¡` {dYmZ_ßS>b ¤mam nm[aV hmoZo Ho$
Bß\´$mÒQ¥>äMa H$mo nm±M go›Q>r_rQ>a VH$ H$s ~mX YZ {dYo`H$ `m A›` {dŒmr`
gQ>rH$Vm ‡XmZ H$aZo `moΩ` _mZH$ ~ZmZo {dYo`H$ amÔ¥>n{V Ho$ {dMmamW© Ama{jV
H$m ‡`mg H$a ahr h°ü& aIr OmEJrü&
3. gr0 Amo0 Ama0 Eg0 H$m _Vb~ ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma
H´$m∞g-Amo[a{OZ [agmog© eo`[a®J h°ü& Mw{ZEü&
4. `h `moOZm S¥>moZ VH$ZrH$ H$m Cn`moJ H$a (A) Ho$db 1, 3 Am°a 4
^y{_ Ho$ N>moQ>o-N>moQ>o IS>m| H$m Zäem (B) Ho$db 2
V°`ma H$aHo$ J´m_rU ~pÒV`m| (Am~mXr)
(C) Ho$db 1 Am°a 2
Ho$ joÃm| _| gßn{Œm H$m ÒnÔ> Òdm{_Àd
ÒWm{nV H$aZo Ho$ {bE EH$ gwYmamÀ_H$ (D) Cn`w©∫$ g^r
nhb ‡XmZ H$aVr h°ü&
120. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-go H$maH$ gß^m{dV Í$n
Cn`©w∫$ _| go H$m°Z-go H$WZ JbV h¢? go ^maVr` AW©Ï`dÒWm _| _w–mÒ\$s{VO{ZV
(A) 2 Am°a 4 _ßXr _| `moJXmZ H$a gH$Vo h¢?
(B) 1 Am°a 3 1. gaH$mar IM© _| d•{’ Ho$ H$maU CÉ
(C) 2 Am°a 3 _w–mÒ\$s{V X~md
(D) 1 Am°a 4 2. Am°⁄mo{JH$ CÀnmXZ _| {JamdQ> Am°a
Am{W©H$ {dH$mg _| gwÒVr
119. {H$gr {dŒmr` AmnmVH$mb H$s pÒW{V _|
AZw¿N>oX 360 H$mo bmJy H$aZo H$m/Ho$ n[aUm_ 3. Hw$b _m±J Am°a Cn^mo∫$m IM© _| H$_r
{ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm/go h°/h¢? 4. Kaoby _w–m H$s d•{’ Ho$ H$maU {Z`m©V
1. amÔ¥>n{V am¡`m| H$mo am¡` _m_bm| Ho$ ‡{VÒnYm©À_H$Vm _| H$_r
gÂ~›Y _| godmaV g^r `m {H$gr dJ© Ho$ ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma
H$_©Mm[a`m| Ho$ doVZ Am°a ^Œmo H$_ H$aZo Mw{ZEü&
H$m AmXoe Xo gH$Vo h¢ü&
(A) Ho$db 1 Am°a 2
2. am¡` {dYmZ_ßS>b ¤mam nm[aV YZ
(B) Ho$db 2 Am°a 3
{dYo`H$ `m A›` {dŒmr` {dYo`H$ H$mo
amÔ¥>n{V Ho$ {dMmamW© Ama{jV aIZo H$s (C) Ho$db 1, 3 Am°a 4
AmdÌ`H$Vm Zht h°ü& (D) 1, 2, 3 Am°a 4
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 49 [ P.T.O.
121. As per the Economic Survey, 124. Which of the following is not
2023, which of the following true about globalization and its
statements describe(s) the trend impact on India?
of Foreign Direct Investment
in India? (A) It has expanded trade in
1. It has decreased due to the goods and services.
less participation of the
private sector. (B) It has led to greater flow of
Foreign Direct Investment.
2. It has increased compared
to the prepandemic levels. (C) Increase in exports is
3. It has increased rapidly greater than increase in
without decreasing in any imports.
Financial Year after the
telecom sector was entirely (D) None of the above
reformed.
4. It has decreased due to
a weak global economic 125. Consider the following
situation. statements about the latest
Select the correct answer using developments in the Union
the codes given below. Government finances :
(A) Only 1 and 3
1. The fiscal deficit of the
(B) 2 and 4 Union Government had
(C) 1, 2 and 3 reached 9·2 percent of GDP
(D) Only 4 during the pandemic FY21.
122. What is the current population
of Gaya district of Bihar? 2. The fiscal deficit has
(A) 598000 moderated to 7·7 percent of
GDP in FY22.
(B) 320000
(C) 780000 3. The revenue collection over
(D) 234000 the last two years has gone
123. Which of the following down.
statements about non-plan
expenditures of the Central
is/are correct?
Government is correct?
(A) The expenditure is on
(A) Only 1
interest payments.
(B) The expenditure is on (B) 1 and 2
science and technology.
(C) The expenditure is on (C) 2 and 3
agriculture.
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 50
121. Am{W©H$ gd}jU, 2023 Ho$ AZwgma, 124. d°úrH$aU Am°a ^maV na BgHo$ ‡^md Ho$ ~mao
{ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm/go H$WZ ^maV _| _|, {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm gÀ` Zht h°?
‡À`j {dXoer {Zdoe H$s ‡d•{Œm H$m dU©Z
H$aVm/H$aVo h°/h¢? (A) BgZo dÒVwAm| Am°a godmAm| _| Ï`mnma H$m
1. {ZOr joÃ H$s H$_ ^mJrXmar Ho$ H$maU
{dÒVma {H$`m h°ü&
Bg_| H$_r AmB© h°ü& (B) Bggo ‡À`j {dXoer {Zdoe H$m ‡dmh
2. _hm_mar go nhbo Ho$ ÒVa H$s VwbZm _| ~ãT>m h°ü&
Bg_| d•{’ h˛B©ü&
3. Q>obrH$m∞_ goäQ>a _| nyar Vah go gwYma (C) {Z`m©V _| d•{’, Am`mV _| d•{’ go
hmoZo Ho$ ~mX {H$gr ^r {dŒmr` df© _| A{YH$ h°ü&
{~Zm KQ>o Bg_| VoOr go ~ãT>moVar h˛B©ü&
4. H$_Omoa d°pÌdH$ Am{W©H$ pÒW{V Ho$
H$maU Bg_| H$_r AmB© h°ü&
ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma 125. gßK gaH$ma Ho$ {dŒm _| ZdrZV_ {dH$mg Ho$ ~mao
Mw{ZEü& _|, {ZÂZ{b{IV H$WZm| na {dMma H$s{OE :
(A) Ho$db 1 Am°a 3
1. _hm_mar {dŒmr` df© 21 Ho$ Xm°amZ gßK
(B) 2 Am°a 4
gaH$ma H$m amOH$mofr` KmQ>m gH$b Kaoby
(C) 1, 2 Am°a 3 CÀnmX Ho$ 9·2 ‡{VeV VH$ nh˛±M J`m
(D) Ho$db 4 Wmü&
122. {~hma Ho$ J`m {Obm H$s dV©_mZ OZgßª`m 2. {dŒmr` df© 22 _| amOH$mofr` KmQ>m H$_
{H$VZr h°? hmoH$a gH$b Kaoby CÀnmX H$m 7·7
(A) 598000 ‡{VeV hmo J`m h°ü&
(B) 320000
(C) 780000
3. {nN>bo Xmo dfm] _| amOÒd gßJ´h H$_ hmo
J`m h°ü&
(D) 234000
Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$m°Z-gm/go H$WZ ghr h°/h¢?
123. Ho$›– gaH$ma Ho$ J°a-`moOZm Ï`` Ho$ ~mao _|,
{ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm H$WZ ghr h°? (A) Ho$db 1
(A) Ï``, „`mO ^wJVmZ na hmoVm h°ü&
(B) Ï``, {dkmZ Am°a ‡m°⁄mo{JH$s na hmoVm (B) 1 Am°a 2
h°ü&
(C) 2 Am°a 3
(C) Ï``, H•${f na hmoVm h°ü&
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 51 [ P.T.O.
126. Which of the following were the 128. The Bakasht Movement in
reasons for the failure of the Bihar during 1937–1938 was
Revolt of 1857? organized by whom?
(A) Swami Dayanand Saraswati
1. The military superiority of
the British (B) Jayaprakash Narayan
(C) Swami Sahajanand
2. The rebels did not have
Saraswati
a unified programme and
ideology (D) Peer Ali Khan
3. There was a lack of support

129. Consider the following events
from all the sections of
during India’s Freedom
society
Struggle :
Select the correct answer using 1. Home Rule Movement
2. Surat Split
(A) Only 1 and 2 3. Kheda Satyagraha

4. Minto-Morley Reforms
(B) Only 2 and 3
Which of the following is the
(C) All of the above correct chronological order of
the events given above?
(A) 1–3–2–4
(B) 2–4–1–3
127. The cook from Bihar who (C) 1–4–2–3

saved Mahatma Gandhi’s life (D) 2–3–1–4
from a murder attempt by food
poisoning in 1917 was
130. Lord Lytton is not associated
(A) Muzaffar Ahmad with which of the following?
(A) The Strachey Commission
(B) Batak Mian
(B) The Arms Act
(C) Mir Bakawal
(C) The Vernacular Press Act
(D) None of them (D) The Ilbert Bill
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 52
126. 1857 Ho$ {d–moh H$s {d\$bVm Ho$ {ZÂZ{b{IV 128. 1937–1938 Ho$ Xm°amZ, {~hma _| ~H$mÌV
_| go H$m°Z-go H$maU Wo? Am›XmobZ {H$gHo$ ¤mam Am`mo{OV {H$`m
J`m Wm?
1. AßJóOm| H$s g°›` lo>Vm
(A) Òdm_r X`mZ›X gaÒdVr
2. {d–mo{h`m| Ho$ nmg H$moB© EH$sH•$V H$m`©H´$_ (B) O` ‡H$me ZmamÙ
Edß {dMmaYmam Zht Wr (C) Òdm_r ghOmZ›X gaÒdVr
3. g_mO Ho$ g^r dJm] go g_W©Z H$m (D) nra Abr ImZ
A^md Wm
129. ^maV Ho$ ÒdV›ÃVm gßJ´m_ Ho$ Xm°amZ,
{ZÂZ{b{IV KQ>ZmAm| na {dMma H$s{OE :
Mw{ZEü&
1. hmo_ Í$b Am›XmobZ
(A) Ho$db 1 Am°a 2 2. gyaV {d^mOZ
(B) Ho$db 2 Am°a 3 3. IoãS>m gÀ`mJ´h
4. {_›Q>mo-_m∞b} gwYma
(C) Cn`©w∫$ g^r
D$na Xr JB© KQ>ZmAm| H$m {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go
(D) Cn`©w∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht H$m°Z-gm ghr H$mbmZwH´${_H$ H´$_ h°?
(A) 1–3–2–4
(B) 2–4–1–3
127. {~hma H$m dh agmoB`m, {OgZo 1917 _| (C) 1–4–2–3
_hmÀ_m Jm±Yr H$s hÀ`m Ho$ ‡`mg H$mo {d\$b
(D) 2–3–1–4
H$a CZHo$ ^moOZ _| {_bo Oha go CZH$s OmZ
~MmB© Wr, Wm
130. bm∞S>© {bQ>Z {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$ggo
(A) _wO‚\$a Ah_X gÂ~p›YV Zht h¢?
(B) ~Q>H$ {_`m± (A) ÒQ¥>°Mr H$_reZ

(B) eÛ A{Y{Z`_
(C) _ra ~H$dmb
(C) dZm©ä`wba ‡og EoäQ>
(D) BZ_| go H$moB© Zht (D) BÎ~Q>© {~b
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 53 [ P.T.O.
131. Which treaty was signed after 134. The Quit India Movement in
the Battle of Buxar? 1942 witnessed significant
contributions from leaders of
(A) The Treaty of Allahabad Bihar. Which prominent Bihar
leader was known as the ‘Bihar
(B) The Treaty of Sugauli Kesari’ and actively participated
in the Quit India Movement?
(C) The Treaty of Bassein
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(D) The Treaty of Salbai
(B) Shri Krishna Singh
132. The Dutch East India Company

(C) Anugrah Narayan Sinha
established its factory at Patna
in which year?
(D) Ram Manohar Lohia
(A) 1635
(B) 1632
135. In response to the mass
agitation of the Champaran
(C) 1643
Movement, the British
Government took which step to
(D) 1648
address the issue?
(A) Appointed Mahatma Gandhi

133. In which of the following as the Governor of
movements did Mahatma Champaran
Gandhi make the first use of the
hunger strike as a weapon?
(B) Enforced strict curfew and
imposed Martial Law in the
(A) Non-Cooperation Movement region
(B) Bardoli Satyagraha (C) Instituted the Champaran

Agrarian Committee
(C) Ahmedabad Strike
(D) Declared Champaran as an
(D) Rowlatt Satyagraha independent State
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 54
131. ~äga H$s bãS>mB© Ho$ ~mX {H$g gß{Y na 134. gZ≤ 1942 _| ^maV N>moãS>mo Am›XmobZ _| {~hma
hÒVmja {H$E JE? Ho$ ZoVmAm| H$m _hŒdnyU© `moJXmZ ahm Wmü&
{~hma Ho$ H$m°Z-go ‡_wI ZoVm "{~hma Ho$gar' Ho$
(A) Bbmhm~mX gß{Y Zm_ go OmZo OmVo Wo Am°a C›hm|Zo ^maV N>moãS>mo
Am›XmobZ _| g{H´$` Í$n go ^mJ {b`m Wm?
(B) gwJm°br gß{Y
(C) ~o{gZ gß{Y (A) S>m∞0 amOo›– ‡gmX
(D) gmb~mB© gß{Y

(B) lrH•$ÓU qgh
132. S>M B©ÒQ> Bp›S>`m H$ÂnZr Zo {H$g df© nQ>Zm _| (C) AZwJ´h ZmamÙ {g›hm
AnZm H$maImZm ÒWm{nV {H$`m?
(A) 1635 (D) am_ _Zmoha bmo{h`m
(B) 1632
135. MÂnmaU Am›XmobZ Ho$ OZ Am›XmobZ H$s
(C) 1643 ‡{V{H´$`m _| {~´{Q>e gaH$ma Zo Bg _w‘o Ho$
g_mYmZ Ho$ {bE H$m°Z-gm H$X_ CR>m`m?
(D) 1648
(A) _hmÀ_m Jm±Yr H$mo MÂnmaU H$m am¡`nmb

{Z`w∫$ {H$`m
133. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$g Am›XmobZ _| _hmÀ_m
Jm±Yr Zo ^yI hãS>Vmb H$mo h{W`ma Ho$ Í$n _|
gd©‡W_ ‡`moJ {H$`m Wm? (B) joÃ _| gªV H$‚`y© bmJy {H$`m Am°a
_me©b bm∞ bJm`m
(A) Agh`moJ Am›XmobZ
(B) ~aXmobr gÀ`mJ´h (C) MÂnmaU H•${f g{_{V H$s ÒWmnZm H$s
(C) Ah_Xm~mX hãS>Vmb

(D) MÂnmaU H$mo EH$ ÒdVßÃ am¡` Kmo{fV
(D) am°bQ> gÀ`mJ´h {H$`m
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 55 [ P.T.O.
136. Match List–I with List–II : 138. Who among the following was
not the member of the Cabinet
List—I List—II Mission?
a. Servants of 1. Debendranath
(A) P. Lawrence
India Society Tagore
b. Tattwabodhini 2. Gopal Krishna (B) A. V. Alexander

Sabha Gokhale
(C) J. Andrew
c. Atmiya Sabha 3. Ram Mohan
Roy (D) None of them
4. Keshab
Chandra Sen 139. “The Indian National Congress
was founded on the basis of
Select the correct answer using safety valve theory, to protect
the codes given below. the British Government from
threats.” Which leader said
(A) a b c
that?
2 1 3
(B) a b c (A) C. Rajagopalachari

2 4 3
(B) Lala Lajpat Rai
(C) a b c
1 2 3 (C) Bipin Chandra Pal
(D) a b c
(D) None of them
1 4 3
140. In which of the following Indian

137. Ambabai, a woman freedom National Congress Sessions,
fighter, belonged to which of the the resolutions related to the
following States of India? Fundamental Rights were
passed for the first time?
(A) Kerala
(A) Surat Session—1907
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(B) Gaya Session—1922
(C) Karnataka (C) Karachi Session—1931
(D) Madhya Pradesh (D) None of the above
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 56
136. gyMr–I H$mo gyMr–II go gw_o{bV H$s{OE : 138. BZ_| go H$m°Z H°${~ZoQ> {_eZ Ho$ gXÒ` Zht Wo?
gyMr–I gyMr–II (A) nr0 bm∞ao›g
a. ^maV godH$ g_mO 1. Xo~o›–ZmW Q>°Jmoa (B) E0 dr0 AboäOo›S>a
b. VŒd~mo{YZr g^m 2. Jmonmb H•$ÓU JmoIbo
(C) Oo0 E›S¥>Áy
c. AmÀ_r` g^m 3. am_ _mohZ am∞`
4. Ho$e~ M›– goZ
ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma 139. ""gwajm dmÎd {g’m›V Ho$ AmYma na ^maVr`
Mw{ZEü& amÔ¥>r` H$m±Jóg H$s ÒWmnZm, {~´{Q>e gaH$ma H$mo
IVam| go ~MmZo Ho$ {bE Wrü&'' Cn`w©∫$ {dMma
(A) a b c {H$g ZoVm Ho$ Wo?
2 1 3
(A) gr0 amOJmonmbmMmar
(B) a b c
2 4 3 (B) bmbm bmOnV am`
(C) a b c (C) {~{nZ M›– nmb

1 2 3
(D) a b c
1 4 3
140. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go ^maVr` amÔ¥>r` H$m±Jóg Ho$

{H$g A{YdoeZ _| nhbr ~ma _m°{bH$
137. Aß~m~mB©, EH$ ÒdV›ÃVm goZmZr, ^maV Ho$ {H$g A{YH$mam| go gÂ~p›YV ‡ÒVmd nm[aV {H$E
am¡` H$s Wt? JE Wo?
(A) Ho$ab (A) gyaV A{YdoeZ—1907
(B) AmßY´ ‡Xoe (B) J`m A{YdoeZ—1922
(C) H$Zm©Q>H$ (C) H$amMr A{YdoeZ—1931
(D) _‹` ‡Xoe (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 57 [ P.T.O.
141. In a certain code language, 143. A man ‘Ramesh’, who owns
‘GAME’ is written as ‘ $ ¸ * %’ a plot of land of 100 square
and ‘BEAD’ is written as yards, increases his plot of
‘# % ¸ ´’. How will the word land by acquiring 10% more
‘MADE’ be written in that code from his neighbour ‘Suresh’,
language? who also owns 100 square
yards land. After 2 years, he
sells back 10% of the total
(A) $ ¸ ´ % plot to the neighbour. Which
of the following is correct?
(B) * ¸ $ % (A) Ramesh’s land is more than

Suresh
(B) Suresh’s land is more than

(C) * ¸ ´ %
Ramesh
(C) Both are equal

(D) # ¸ ´ %
144. Find the odd pair among the

following options.
142. Q travels towards East. M
travels towards North. S and T (A) Millinery : Hats
travel in opposite directions.
(B) Brewery : Alcohol
T travels towards right of Q .
Which of the following is (C) Stationery : Paper
definitely true?
(D) Snobbery : Shoes
(A) M and S travel in the

opposite directions 145. What should come in place
of question mark (?) in the
following number series?
(B) S travels towards West 132 156 ? 210 240 272
(A) 196
(C) T travels towards North
(B) 182
(C) 199
(D) M and S travel in the same
direction (D) 204
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 58
141. EH$ {ZpÌMV Hy$Q> ^mfm _|, ‘GAME’ H$mo 143. EH$ Ï`{∫$ "a_oe', {OgHo$ nmg 100 dJ© JO
‘ $ ¸ * %’ {bIm OmVm h° Am°a ‘BEAD’ ^y{_ H$m EH$ flbm∞Q> h°, dh AnZo nãS>mogr
H$mo ‘# % ¸ ´’ {bIm OmVm h°ü& Cgr Hy$Q> ^mfm "gwaoe', {OgHo$ nmg ^r 100 dJ© JO
_| ‘MADE’ e„X H$mo H°$go {bIm OmEJm? ^y{_ h°, go 10% A{YH$ ‡m· H$aHo$ AnZr
^y{_ H$m flbm∞Q> ~ãT>mVm h°ü& 2 gmb ~mX dh
Hw$b flbm∞Q> H$m 10% nãS>mogr H$mo dmng ~oM
(A) $ ¸ ´ %
XoVm h°ü& {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm ghr h°?
(A) a_oe H$s ^y{_, gwaoe go A{YH$ h°
(B) * ¸ $ %
(B) gwaoe H$s ^y{_, a_oe go A{YH$ h°
(C) * ¸ ´ % (C) XmoZm| ~am~a h¢
(D) # ¸ ´ %
144. {ZÂZ{b{IV {dH$Înm| _| go ~oOmoãS> `wΩ_

Imo{OEü&
(A) {_{bZar : Q>mo{n`m±
142. Q nyd© H$s Amoa `mÃm H$aVm h°ü& M CŒma H$s
Amoa `mÃm H$aVm h°ü& S Am°a T {dnarV (B) ~ódar : eam~
{XemAmoß _| `mÃm H$aVo h¢ü& T, Q Ho$ XmB™ Amoa
`mÃm H$aVm h°ü& {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm (C) ÒQ>oeZar : H$mJO
{ZpÌMV Í$n go gÀ` h°?
(D) ÒZm∞~[a : OyVo
(A) M Am°a S {dnarV {XemAm| _| `mÃm

H$aVo h¢ 145. {ZÂZ{b{IV gßª`m ˚m•ßIbm _|, ‡ÌZ-{Mï (?)
Ho$ ÒWmZ na ä`m AmZm Mm{hE?
132 156 ? 210 240 272
(B) S npÌM_ H$s Amoa `mÃm H$aVm h°
(A) 196
(C) T CŒma H$s Amoa `mÃm H$aVm h° (B) 182
(C) 199
(D) M Am°a S EH$ hr {Xem _| `mÃm
H$aVo h¢ (D) 204
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 59 [ P.T.O.
146. Select the missing number from 148. In a code language, if GREAT
the given alternatives : is written as 718222620 and
MONK is written as 13121411,
44 49 37 then how will VIGOROUS be
52 ? 41 written in the same language?
58 35 53 (A) 22187121812619
(A) 56 (B) 21177121811619
(B) 77
(C) 22187131813620
(C) 66
(D) 63 (D) 21187111711620
147. Read the given statement and

149. Find the odd one in the following
conclusions carefully. Decide
groups :
which of the given conclusions
logically follow(s) from the Q,W,Z,B B,H,K,M W,C,G,J M,S,V,X
statement.
(A) Q,W,Z,B
Statement :
In a one-day cricket match, (B) M,S,V,X
the total runs made by a team
(C) W,C,G,J
were 200, of which 160 runs
were made by spinners. (D) B,H,K,M
Conclusions :
1. 80% of the team consisted 150. Four branches of a company are
of spinners. located at M, N , O and P . M is
2. The opening batsmen were in the North of N at a distance
spinners. of 4 km; P is in the South of O
at a distance of 2 km; N is in
Select the correct answer.
the Southeast of O by 1 km.
(A) Only 1 follows the What is the distance between M
statement and P in km?
(B) Only 2 follows the
(A) 5·34
statement
(C) Both 1 and 2 follow the (B) 6·74
statement
(C) 28·5
(D) Neither 1 nor 2 follows the
statement (D) None of the above
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 60
146. {XE JE {dH$Înmß| _| go bw· gßª`m H$mo Mw{ZE Ö 148. EH$ Hy$Q> ^mfm _|, `{X GREAT H$mo
718222620 Am°a MONK H$mo
44 49 37
13121411 {bIm OmVm h°, Vmo Cgr ^mfm
52 ? 41
_| VIGOROUS H$mo H°$go {bIm OmEJm?
58 35 53
(A) 22187121812619
(A) 56
(B) 21177121811619
(B) 77
(C) 22187131813620
(C) 66
(D) 21187111711620
(D) 63
149. {ZÂZ{b{IV g_yhm| _| go ~oOmoãS> H$mo Imo{OE :

147. {XE JE H$WZ Am°a {ZÓH$f© H$mo ‹`mZnyd©H$
Q,W,Z,B B,H,K,M W,C,G,J M,S,V,X
n{ãT>Eü& {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm/go {ZÓH$f©
Vm{H©$H$ Í$n go H$WZ Ho$ AZwgma h°/h¢, {dMma
(A) Q,W,Z,B
H$s{OEü&
H$WZ : (B) M,S,V,X
{H$gr EH${Xdgr` {H´$Ho$Q> _°M _| Q>r_ Zo (C) W,C,G,J

Hw$b 200 aZ ~ZmE, {OZ_| go 160 aZ
pÒnZam| ¤mam ~ZmE JEü& (D) B,H,K,M
{ZÓH$f© :
1. Q>r_ Ho$ 80% {IbmãS>r pÒnZa Woü& 150. EH$ Hß$nZr H$s Mma emImE± M , N , O Am°a
P na pÒWV h¢ü& M , N Ho$ CŒma _|
2. AmonqZJ ~Ño~mO pÒnZa Woü& 4 {H$0 _r0 H$s Xyar na h°; P , O Ho$ X{jU
ghr CŒma Mw{ZEü& _| 2 {H$0 _r0 H$s Xyar na h°; N , O go
1 {H$0 _r0 X{jU-nyd© _| h°ü& M Am°a P Ho$
(A) Ho$db 1 H$WZ H$m AZwgaU H$aVm h° ~rM H$s Xyar {H$0 _r0 _| ä`m h°?
(B) Ho$db 2 H$WZ H$m AZwgaU H$aVm h° (A) 5·34
(C) 1 Am°a 2 XmoZm| H$WZ H$m AZwgaU (B) 6·74
H$aVo h¢
(C) 28·5
(D) Z Vmo 1 Am°a Z hr 2 H$WZ H$m
AZwgaU H$aVm h° (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 61 [ P.T.O.
SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK / aµ\$ H$m`© Ho$ {bE ÒWmZ
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 62
SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK / aµ\$ H$m`© Ho$ {bE ÒWmZ
HHH
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023/201-A 63 [ P.T.O.
19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023 nwpÒVH$m ˚m•ßIbm
CÂ_rXdma H$m AZwH´$_mßH$
‡ÌZ-nwpÒVH$m
A
gm_m›` A‹``Z
g_` : 2 KQ>o nyUm™H$ : 150
‡ÌZm| Ho$ CŒma XoZo go nhbo ZrMo {bIo AZwXoem| H$mo ‹`mZ go nãT> b|ü&
_hŒdnyU© AZwXoe
1. Bg ‡ÌZ-nwpÒVH$m _| Hw$b 150 ‡ÌZ h¢ü&
2. g^r ‡ÌZm| Ho$ AßH$ g_mZ h¢ü&
3. narjm AmaÂ^ hmoVo hr Amn AnZr ‡ÌZ-nwpÒVH$m H$s Om±M H$a XoI b| {H$ BgHo$ D$na Xm`t Amoa ‡ÌZ-nwpÒVH$m H$s
˚m•ßIbm _w{–V h°ü& H•$n`m Om±M b| {H$ nwpÒVH$m _| aµ\$ H$m`© hoVw Xmo n•>m| (n•> gßª`m 62 Am°a 63) g{hV nyao 64 _w{–V n•>
h¢ Am°a H$moB© ‡ÌZ `m n•> {~Zm N>nm h˛Am `m \$Q>m h˛Am `m Xmo~mam Am`m h˛Am Vmo Zht h°ü& nwpÒVH$m _| {H$gr ‡H$ma H$s
Ãw{Q> nmZo na VÀH$mb BgHo$ ~Xbo Bgr ˚m•ßIbm H$s Xygar ghr nwpÒVH$m bo b|ü&
4. `{X {H$gr ‡ÌZ _| {H$gr ‡H$ma H$s H$moB© _w–U `m Vœ`mÀ_H$ ‡H$ma H$s Ãw{Q> hmo, Vmo ‡ÌZm| Ho$ AßJóOr VWm {h›Xr Í$nm›Vam| _| go AßJóOr
Í$nm›Va H$mo _mZH$ _mZm OmòJmü&
5. Bg n•> Ho$ D$na {ZYm©[aV ÒWmZ _| AnZm AZwH´$_mßH$ AdÌ` {bI|ü& ‡ÌZ-nwpÒVH$m na Am°a Hw$N> Z {bI|ü&
6. ‡ÌZm| Ho$ CŒma XoZo Ho$ {bE AmnH$mo drjH$ ¤mam AbJ go CŒma nÃH$ {X`m OmòJmü& AnZo CŒma nÃH$ Ho$ n•>-2 na {ZYm©[aV ÒWmZ
_| AnZm Zm_, AZwH´$_mßH$, ‡ÌZ-nwpÒVH$m ˚m•ßIbm VWm A›` {ddaU AdÌ` {bI| A›`Wm AmnH$m CŒma nÃH$ Om±Mm Zht
OmòJmü&
7. CŒma nÃH$ Ho$ n•>-2 na {ZYm©[aV ÒWmZ _| AnZo AZwH´$_mßH$ VWm ‡ÌZ-nwpÒVH$m H$s ˚m•ßIbm A, B, C `m D O°gm Bg
‡ÌZ-nwpÒVH$m Ho$ AmdaU n•> Ho$ D$na Xm`t Amoa Aß{H$V h°, go gÂ~p›YV H$mo>H$ H$mo H$mbr/Zrbr Ò`mhr Ho$ ~m∞b-nm∞B›Q> noZ
go AdÌ` Hy$Q>~’ H$a|ü& CŒma nÃH$ na ‡ÌZ-nwpÒVH$m ˚m•ßIbm Aß{H$V Zht H$aZo AWdm JbV ˚m•ßIbm Aß{H$V H$aZo na CŒma
nÃH$ H$m ghr _yÎ`mßH$Z Zht hmoJmü&
8. Bg nwpÒVH$m _| g^r ‡ÌZ Am°a CZHo$ CŒma AßJóOr Edß {h›Xr _| _w{–V h¢ü& ‡ÀòH$ ‡ÌZ Ho$ Mma CŒmaçç(A), (B), (C) Am°a (D)
H´$_ na {Xò Jò h¢ü& CZ_| go Amn g~go ghr Ho$db EH$ CŒma H$mo MwZ| Am°a AnZo CŒma nÃH$ na Aß{H$V H$a|ü& AmnH$m Hw$b ‡m·mßH$
AmnHo$ ¤mam CŒma nÃH$ _| Aß{H$V ghr CŒmam| na {Z^©a hmoJmü&
9. CŒma nÃH$ _| ‡ÀòH$ ‡ÌZ gßª`m Ho$ gm_Zo Mma d•Œm Bg ‡H$ma ~Zo h˛E h¢çç A , B , C Am°a D ü& ‡ÌZm| Ho$ CŒma XoZo Ho$ {bE
AmnH$mo AnZr ng›X Ho$ Ho$db EH$ d•Œm H$mo H$mbr/Zrbr Ò`mhr Ho$ ~m∞b-nm∞B›Q> noZ go {M{ïV H$aZm h°ü& ‡ÀòH$ ‡ÌZ Ho$ {bE
Ho$db EH$ CŒma H$mo MwZ| Am°a Cgo AnZo CŒma nÃH$ _| {M{ïV H$a|ü& Amn CŒma nÃH$ _| `{X EH$ ‡ÌZ Ho$ {bE EH$ go A{YH$ d•Œm _|
{ZemZ bJmVo h¢, Vmo AmnH$m CŒma JbV _mZm OmòJmü& CŒma nÃH$ _| CŒma H$mo {M{ïV H$aZo Ho$ {bE Ho$db H$mbr/Zrbr Ò`mhr
Ho$ ~m∞b-nm∞B›Q> noZ H$m hr ‡`moJ H$a|ü& {H$gr ^r ‡H$ma H$m H$mQ>-Hy$Q> AWdm n[adV©Z _m›` Zht h°ü&
10. CÂ_rXdma ¤mam ‡ÀòH$ ‡ÌZ Ho$ {bE JbV CŒma/EH$ go A{YH$ CŒma XoZo Ho$ {bE ‡ÌZ hoVw {Z`V {H$E JE AßH$m| H$m EH$-{VhmB©
AßH$ XS> Ho$ Í$n _| H$mQ>m OmòJmü&
11. ‡ÌZ-nwpÒVH$m go H$moB© nfim \$mãS>Zm `m AbJ H$aZm _Zm h°ü& ‡ÌZ-nwpÒVH$m Am°a CŒma nÃH$ H$mo narjm H$s Ad{Y _| narjm ^dZ go
~mha H$Xm{n Z bo Om`|ü& narjm Ho$ g_mnZ na CŒma nÃH$ drjH$ H$mo AdÌ` gm¢n X|ü& CgHo$ ~mX AmnH$mo AnZr ‡ÌZ-nwpÒVH$m
AnZo gmW bo OmZo H$s AZw_{V h°ü&
12. D$na Ho$ AZwXoem| _| go {H$gr EH$ H$m ^r nmbZ Zht H$aZo na Amn na Am`moJ Ho$ {ddoH$mZwgma H$ma©dmB© H$s Om gH$Vr h° AWdm
AmnH$mo XS> {X`m Om gH$Vm h°ü&
13. A‰`Wu CŒma nÃH$ H$mo AnZr CnpÒW{V _| Self Adhesive LDPE Bag _| nyar Vah go n°H$/grb H$admZo Ho$ CnamßV hr
narjmH$j H$mo N>moãS>|ü&
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19–C/FI/CC/PT–2023 Booklet Series

Candidate’s Roll Number

(B) a b c d Which of the above statements

(C) a b c d (A) Only 1

2. gyMr–I H$mo gyMr–II go gw_o{bV H$s{OE : (C) a b c d

(D) a b c d (C) 1 Am°a 2 XmoZm|

(A) Only 1 and 2 (A) 2, 5 and 7

(A) Only 1 and 2

(D) Cn`©w∫$ g^r 8. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°°Z-go OmoãS>o ghr

(A) A group of stars 1. High Melting Explosive

(B) Rotating neutron stars 2. High-Density Monoatomic

Select the correct answer using

13. What is the name of Tesla’s

(A) Nylon (A) Sophia

(B) Terylene (B) Atlas

(C) Tweed (C) Pepper

(D) Kevlar (D) Optimus

(A) Vmam| H$m EH$ g_yh 1. hmB© _opÎQ>®J Eägﬂbmo{gd

(B) Ky_Vo ›`yQ¥>m∞Z Vmao 2. hmB©-S>|{gQ>r _moZmoEQ>m∞{_H$ µOoZm∞Z

(C) {H$gr Vmao H$m {dÒ\$moQ>

ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma

(A) g\o$X Zrb_

13. AäQy>~a 2022 _| bm∞›M {H$E JE Q>oÒbm Ho$

(B) Q>o[abrZ (B) EQ>bg

(C) Qâ>rS> (C) nona

(D) Ho$dba (D) Am∞pﬂQ>_g

(B) One of the largest art

(C) A real estate project in

(D) A famous theme park

(C) concentration of solute

(A) at the focus

(B) at the centre of curvature 18. How do COVID vaccines

16. A photoelectric cell is a device

(C) stores light energy

(B) Xw{Z`m H$s g~go ~ãS>r H$bm-Zrbm_r _|

(C) ›`y`m∞H©$ {gQ>r _| EH$ [a`b EÒQ>oQ>

(D) EH$ ‡{g’ Wr_ nmH©$

16. \$moQ>moBbopäQ¥>H$ gob EH$ Eogm CnH$aU h°,

(C) ‡H$me D$Om© H$m ^ßS>maU H$aVm h°

(A) By introducing a weakened

(D) Gregor Mendel (C) seafloor spreading

21. Two objects of different masses

(C) have same velocity at any (B) the theory of Pangaea

(D) experience forces of same (D) the theory of plate

(A) Z_H$sZ nmZr (A) {H$gr H$_Omoa `m {ZpÓH´$` dm`ag H$mo

(D) grYo H$mo{eH$mAm| _| ‡doe H$amH$a Am°a

(D) None of the above

29. Which of the following slows

(A) Catalytic promoter

(B) Homogeneous catalyst

(C) Heterogeneous catalyst

(D) None of the above

30. Input and output nerves meet at

(B) a vector quantity (B) central nervous system

(C) dimensionless (C) heart

(D) None of the above (D) None of the above

29. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm ‡{V{H´$`m H$s Xa

(A) MmoH$ Hwß$S>br ¤mam (A) CÀ‡oaH$ dY©H$

(B) S>m`Zm_mo ¤mam (B) g_mßJr CÀ‡oaH$

(C) Q¥>mßg\$m∞_©a ¤mam (C) {df_mßJr CÀ‡oaH$

(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht

(A) EH$ A{Xe am{e (A) `H•$V _|

(B) EH$ g{Xe am{e (B) Ho$›–r` Vß{ÃH$m VßÃ _|

(C) {d_m{dhrZ (C) ˆX` _|

99. CŒmamIS> H$m H$m°Z-gm {Obm {V„~V gr_m go