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1. Which of the following succeeded the king (b) Madhya Pradesh
Bukka Raya I? (c) Karnataka
(a) Harihara I (d) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Bukka II
(c) Harihara II 8. Who among the following established the
(d) Deva Raya I Cheluvanarayana Temple in Melukote?
(a) Adi Shankaracharya
2. Which of the following constructed the (b) Ramanujacharya
Gulbarga Fort? (c) Channabasavann
(a) Alauddin I (d) Krishnadevaraya
(b) Ahmah Shah Wali
(c) Humayun Shah 9. Which of the following is known as the
(d) Mahmud Gawan Grand Old Man of Mysore?
(a) Dr. S.R. Rao
3. The military architecture of the (b) D. R. Bendre
Bahmanis was influenced by which of the (c) M. Venkatakrishnaiah
following? (d) S. Nijalingappa
(a) Europeans
(b) Persians 10. Which of the Indian State lies to the
(c) Iranians southwest of Karnataka?
(d) None of the above (a) Telangana
(b) Andhra Pradesh
4. Yusuf Adil Khan was succeeded by which (c) Kerala
of the following ruler? (d) Tamil Nadu
(a) Yusuf Adil Khan
(b) Burhan Malik Hasan Bahri 11. Meteorologically, Karnataka is divided
(c) Ismail Adil Shah into how many zones?
(d) Nizam Shah (a) Three
(b) Four
5. Which of the following was the son of (c) Five
Qasim Barid? (d) Six
(a) Agha Barid
(b) Burhan Nizam Shah 12. What is the regional name of monsoons in
(c) Malik Hasan Bahri Karnataka?
(d) Amir Barid (a) Cherry blossom
(b) Tea blossom
6. Ali Adil Shah I ruled during which of the (c) Coffee blossom
following period? (d) None of the above
(a) 1658 CE to 1679 CE
(b) 1558 CE to 1579 CE 13. Taraka, Nugu, Gundal are the tributaries
(c) 1458 CE to 1479 CE of River:
(d) 1358 CE to 1379 CE (a) Kedaka
(b) Kubja
7. Which Indian State has the highest (c) Kabini
number of nursing colleges? (d) Kagina
(a) Uttar Pradesh
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14. Hindalco Industries Ltd is located in (a) Gopal Swarup Pathak

Which of the following districts of (b) S. M. Shrinagesh
Karnataka? (c) Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
(a) Gulbarga (d) Dharma Vira
(b) Bagalkot
(c) Balgaum 21. Shravanabelagola is located in which of
(d) Tumkur the following district?
(a) Dharwad
15. Where was the first cotton textile mill set (b) Hassan
up in Karnataka? (c) Vijayapura
(a) Kalaburai (d) Ramanagara
(b) Kodagu
(c) Kolar 22. Which of the following is the earliest
(d) Koppal Kannada prose work?
(a) Chhandombudhi
16. Almatti Hydro Power project is on which (b) Vaddaradhane
of the following rivers? (c) Brihatkatha Kosha
(a) Godavari (d) Kavirajamarga
(b) Kaveri
(c) Krishna 23. Which dynasty conquered Badami in c.
(d) Tungbhadra 642 after defeating Pulakeshin II’s army?
(a) Pallava Dynasty
17. Cement corridor in Karnataka covers (b) Kadamba Dynasty
which of the following districts? (c) Paramara Dynasty
(a) Bagalkot (d) Nanda Dynasty
(b) Gulbarga
(c) Chitradurga 24. Which rulers are known for great
(d) All of the above contribution to Indo-Saracenic art in
South India?
18. Yermarus Thermal Power Station is (a) Vijayanagara Kingdom
located in which of the following districts (b) Bahamani Sultans
of Karnataka? (c) Tuluva Dynasty
(a) Mandya (d) Pala Empire
(b) Tumkur
(c) Bellary 25. Which Diwan of Mysore founded the Co-
(d) Raichur operative Department in 1906?
(a) Diwan V.P. Madhava Rao
19. Sri Sheshadri Iyer hydroelectric Plant is (b) Diwan P.N. Krishnamurthy
built across which of the following rivers? (c) Diwan T. Ananda Rao
(a) Varahi (d) Diwan M. Visveswarayya
(b) Krishna
(c) Cauvery 26. What is the Karnataka coast is known as?
(d) Ghatprabha (a) Salmon coast
(b) Mackerel coast
20. Who was the first Governor of (c) Trout coast
Karnataka? (d) Halibut coast
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27. .In which year, Mysore State Road 33. .With respect to Karnataka, Amrit Mahal
Transport Department (MSRTC) came is a __?
into existence? (a) Palace in South Karnataka
(a) 1945 (b) Breed of Cattle
(b) 1950 (c) Dairy Brand
(c) 1955 (d) State Cooperative Society] Banana
(d) 1948
34. .Which institution released a report titled
28. Who built the Manjarabad fort? ‘India Ageing Report 2023’?
(a) Haider Ali (a) NITI Aayog
(b) Javji Bamble (b) NSO
(c) Ismail Adil Shah (c) UNFPA
(d) Tipu Sultan (d) World Bank

29. .Lingambudhi Lake is situated in which 35. Kongthong, which bagged ‘Best Tourism
city of Karnataka? Village (Bronze)Award 2023’, is located in
(a) Mysore which state?
(b) Belagavi (a) Assam
(c) Hassan (b) Meghalaya
(d) Kolar (c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Manipur
30. Where is India’s first Integrated Machine
Tool Industry Park is being established in 36. .Which country hosted the ‘Annual IAEA
Karnataka? General Conference’ in 2023?
(a) Manki (a) India
(b) Vasanthanarasapura (b) Austria
(c) Yalandur (c) Paris
(d) Kundur (d) Rome

31. To facilitate medical facilities to farmer 37. Which Union Ministry prepared the
families in rural areas, the Karnataka ‘Smart Cities Mission, India: Localising
State Government has planned to re- SDGs’ Report?
introduce which scheme under State (a) Ministry of Finance
Budget 2022-2023? (b) Ministry of Housing and Urban
(a) Yashaswini Scheme Affairs
(b) Kisan Samman Scheme (c) Ministry of MSME
(c) Krishi Bhagya Scheme (d) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
(d) Raita Sanjeevini Scheme
38. .Which is the second north-east state
32. Manjira Midika and Manjira Shama are after Arunachal Pradesh to introduce e-
varieties of __: cabinet system?
(a) Mango (a) Assam
(b) Grapes (b) Tripura
(c) Coffee (c) Meghalaya
(d) Apple (d) West Bengal
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39. What is the rank of India in the ‘Global 45. Who is the first Asian man to be
Innovation Index 2023’? nominated for International Tennis Hall
(a) 60 of Fame?
(b) 50 (a) Leander Paes
(c) 40 (b) Mahesh Bhupathi
(d) 30 (c) Rohan Bopanna
(d) Yuki Bhambri
40. .Which Union Ministry launched ‘CRIIIO
4 GOOD modules ‘? 46. .Which institution has been recently
(a) Ministry of MSME selected by PFRDA as the 11th fund
(b) Ministry of Education manager to manage retirement savings
(c) Ministry of Electronics and IT under NPS?
(d) Ministry of External Affairs (a) Bandhan Pension Fund Managers
(b) DSP Pension Fund Managers
41. .Which Indian state/UT has recently (c) Aditya Birla Sun Life Pension Fund
banned the Conocarpus plant? (d) Axis Pension Fund
(a) Gujarat
(b) Goa 47. .Which state is associated with the
(c) Kerala ‘Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas NYAY
(d) Uttarakhand Yojana’?
(a) Punjab
42. .Which country is undertaking a project (b) New Delhi
to create the world’s most powerful laser, (c) Chhattisgarh
called “Vulcan 20-20”? (d) Madhya Pradesh
(a) China
(b) UK 48. Which state launched a dedicated
(c) Israel ‘Tourism Policy 2023’, and aums to
(d) USA attract Rs 20,000-crore investments in 5
years?
43. .Which country has launched USD 1 (a) Gujarat
billion plan to coordinate the controlled (b) Tamil Nadu
descent of International Space Station (c) Karnataka
(ISS) back to Earth? (d) Maharashtra
(a) Russia
(b) China 49. Which is the first cricket team to score
(c) USA more than 300 runs in a T20I?
(d) India (a) Nepal
(b) Bangladesh
44. .Dadasaheb Phalke Lifetime Achievement (c) South Africa
Award’ was recently conferred to which (d) India
actor?
(a) Waheeda Rehman 50. .‘Shi Yan 6’, which entered the Indian
(b) Madhubala Ocean, is the research vessel of which
(c) Sridevi country?
(d) Shabana Azmi (a) Russia
(b) China
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(c) North Korea 57. What is the range of Strong Nuclear

(d) Singapore force?
(a) Infinite
51. Who gave the Theory of Relativity? (b) Very short Subnuclear size
(a) Isaac Newton (c) Very short
(b) Archimedes (d) Very short
(c) Albert Einstein
(d) Galileo Galilei 58. Which of the following is/are part of the
Classical Physics?
52. Who among the following is credited to (a) Optics
work for the unification of electricity, (b) Thermodynamics
magnetism and optics field of Physics? (c) Both a and b
(a) James Clerk Maxwell (d) None
(b) Michael Faraday
(c) Haris Christian Oersted 59. Who among the following is credited for
(d) Isaac Newton the Corpuscular theory of light?
(a) Isaac Newton
53. The force that binds the neutrons and (b) Christiaan Hyugens
protons in a nucleus is called as: (c) Albert Einstein
(a) Weak Nuclear Force (d) James Clerk Maxwell
(b) Strong Nuclear Force
(c) Electromagnetic Force 60. Electron microscope works on which of
(d) Gravitational Force the following principles?
(a) Optical interference
54. By how many times are the Electrostatic (b) Wave Nature of electrons
forces stronger than the Gravitational (c) Motion of charged particle in
Forces for a fixed distance? electromagnetic fields
(a) 102 (d) Faraday’s law of Electromagnetic
(b) 1036 induction
(c) 1012
(d) 2 61. Which of the following Governor Generals
was called “Liberator of India Press”?
55. Optical Fibre technology works on which (a) Lord William Bentinck
of these principles of Physics? (b) Sir Charles Metcalfe
(a) Bernoulli’s Principle (c) Lord Auckland
(b) Newton’s law of Motion (d) Lord Ellenborough
(c) Total internal reflection of Light
(d) Photoelectric effect 62. The Cartaz system with reference to
naval trade was used by which of the
56. Which of the following is not a valid following?
conservation law of classical Physics? (a) Dutch
(a) Law of conservation of energy (b) French
(b) Law of conservation of current (c) English
(c) Law of conservation of angular (d) Portuguese
momentum
(d) Law of conservation of charge
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63. Which of the following is NOT a correct (a) Ram Tanu Lahiri
statement with respect to Surendranath (b) Henry Vivian Dorozev
Banerjee? (c) Rasik Kumar Malik
(a) He was co-founder of Indian National (d) Piyare Chand Mitra
Association
(b) He was founder of Ripon College in 69. At which of the following places was the
Kolkata first ever European township constructed
(c) He is known to have evolved National in India?
Consciousness as a formal concept (a) Kochi
(d) He co-founded Sadharan Brahmo (b) Chinsurah
Samaj with Anandmohan Bose (c) Surat
(d) Chennai
64. During Freedom Struggle, Rabindranath
Tagore renounced his Knighthood in 70. Which of the following kingdoms granted
protest for? the “Golden Farman” to Holland to trade
(a) Partition of Bengal freely in the state?
(b) Jallianwalla Bagh Massacre (a) A] Hyderabad
(c) Execution of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru (b) Bijapur
and Sukhdev (c) Golkunda
(d) None of them (d) Ahmednagar

65. Which among the following Congress 71. The branch of science Herpatology deals
sessions was known for concession of with the study of?
electorates for the Muslims by the (a) Fishes
Congress Party? separate (b) Insects
(a) 1913 Karachi Session (c) Snakes
(b) 1915 Bombay Session (d) Amphibians and Reptiles
(c) 1916 Lucknow Session
(d) 1917 Calcutta Session 72. “Gnathology” is the study of which among
the following?
66. Which of the following cities was capital (a) Teeth
of Maharaja Ranjit Singh? (b) Jaws
(a) Amritsar (c)Masticatory System
(b) Patiala (d) Tongue
(c) Lahore
(d) Kapurthala 73. In which of the following branches of
science study of functions, characteristics,
67. Who is regarded as “Maker of Modern and phenomena observed in the living
India”? world and the application of this
(a) M. G. Ranade knowledge to world of machine is studied?
(b) Mahatma Gandhi (a) Biometry
(c) Keshav Chandra Sen (b) Bionics
(d) Ram Mohan Roy (c) Bionomy
(d) Bionomy
68. Who inspired the young Bengal
Movement in the 19th century?
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74. Lepidopterology is a branch of biology,
which deals with the following?
(a) Ferns
(b) animals in stagnant waters
(c) Lipids and Fats
(d) Moths & Butterflies
75. Which among the following is correct
about biocenosis?
(a) The study of energy transformations in
the living systems
(b) Community of organisms occupying an
area
(c) Study of the parts of an ecosystem with
specific species
(d) A kind of abnormality related to
organism living in a particular habitat
76. Which among the following is the correct
meaning of Phyllotaxy?
(a) Classification of plants as per the leaves
structure
(b) The manner of arrangement of leaves in
stem or branch
(c) The manner the leaves fall from the
branches
(d) The anatomy of leaves in angiosperms
77. The Science of using mechanical devices
with human muscle skeleton and nervous
systems toassist or enhance motor control
lost by trauma, disease or defect is called:
(a) Gerontechnology
(b) Biomechatronics
(c) Orthotics
(d) Bionics
78. Which of the following branches of
Biology is concerned with the effects of
radiation on living organisms?
(a) Actinobiolgy
(b) Cryobiology
(c) Cytogenetics
(d) Aerobiology
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79. ‘Dendrochronology’ is the study of the age
of which of the following?
(a) Woody Plants
(b) Shrubs
(c) Fungi
(d) All of the above
80. The study of Improvement of human race
by improving environment is known as ?
(a) Euthenics
(b) Eugenics
(c) Euphenics
(d) Etiology
81. .Being a member of the World Trade
Organisation, India is bound by the
agreements that have been signed and
ratified by its members, including itself.
According to article 6 of the Agriculture
Agreement, providing minimum support
prices for agricultural products is
considered distorting and is subject to
limits. The subsidy arising from
“Minimum Supports” cannot exceed 10
percent of the value of agriculture
production for developing countries.
Public Distribution System in india
entails minimum support price and public
stockholding of food grains. It is possible
that, in some years, the subsidy to
producers will exceed 10 percent of the
value of agricultural production.
What is the crucial message conveyed by
the above passage:
(a) India should revise its Public
Distribution system
(b) India should not be a member of world
trade organisation.
(c) For India, food security collides with
trade.
(d) India provides food security to its poor.
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82. What number should come next in the (c) 54

series 36, 34, 30, 28, 24, ...? (d) 65
(a) 20
(b) 22 88. In a group of cows and hens, the number
(c) 23 of legs are 14 more than twice the
(d) 26 number of heads. The number of cows is?
(a) 5
83. ELFA, GLHA, ILJA, __?___, MLNA (b) 7
(a) OLPA (c) 10
(b) KLMA (d) 12
(c) LLMA
(d) KLLA 89. Divya cut a cake into two halves and cut
one half into smaller pieces of equal size.
84. Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh Each of the small pieces is twenty grams
said, "He is the son of the only son of my in weight. If she has seven pieces of the
mother." How is Suresh related to that cake in all with her, how heavy was the
boy? original cake ?
(a) Brother (a) 120 grams
(b) Uncle (b) 140 grams
(c) Cousin (c) 240 grams
(d) Father (d) 280 grams

85. A man has Rs. 480 in the denominations
of one-rupee notes, five-rupee notes and
ten-rupee notes. The number of notes of
each denomination is equal. What is the
total number of notes that he has ?
(a) 45
(b) 60
(c) 75
(d) 90
86. What is the product of all the numbers in
the dial of a telephone ?
(a) 1,58,480
(b) 1,59,450
(c) 1,59,480
(d) None of these
87. have a few sweets to be distributed. If I
keep 2, 3 or 4 in a pack, I am left with one
sweet. If I keep 5 in a pack, I am left with
none. What is the minimum number of
sweets I have to pack and distribute ?I
(a) 25
(b) 37
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90. In the first 10 overs of an ICC Cricket
game, the run rate was only 3.2. What
should be the run rate in the remaining
40 overs to reach the target of 282 runs?
(a) 6.25
(b) 6.5
(c) 6.75
(d) 7
91. With reference to number of digits in
mobile numbers, consider the following
statements 1. Every country in the world
follows the standard where mobile
numbers have 10 digits 2. If India had
allowed 9 digits mobile numbers, unique
numbers wouldn’t have been sufficient for
all its population 3. In India, Mobile
number digits are determined by
National Numbering Plan (NNP) Which
of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 Only
(b) 2 and 3 Onl
(c) y c) 1 and 3 Only
(d) All
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92. With reference to Garo Hills and people 2. The first Woman suffrage movement
living there, consider the following in India dates back to the immediate
statements, aftermath of the Revolt of 1857.
1. It is one of the earliest places in India Which of these is/are true?
where agriculture was practised (a) 1 only
2. The society is matrilineal (b) 2 only
3. Rice is the main food of Garo people (c) Both 1 and 2
Which of the above given statements (d) None
is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 Only 96. In rural administration, which of the
(b) 2 and 3 Only following functions usually are
(c) 1 and 3 Only performed by the Tehsildar?
(d) All 1. He supervises
patwari/kanungo/lekhpal’s work.
93. Consider the following statements about 2. He hears land disputes.
Panchayati raj: 3. He is the authority issuing land record
1. All the residents of the village are and caste certificates.
members of Gram Sabha. Which of the above statements is/are
2. Panchayat is elected by the Gram true?
Sabha. (a) 1 and 2
3. The Gram Panchayat is financially (b) 2 and 3
accountable to the Gram Sabha. (c) 1 and 3
Which of the above statements is/are (d) All of the above
true?
(a) 1 and 2 97. Which of the following is/are true in
(b) 2 and 3 connection with the Mid-day meal
(c) 1 and 3 scheme?
(d) Only 2 1. It was first started in Tamilnadu.
2. It has adopted by other states after a
94. Women related laws concerning which of Supreme Court order in 2001.
the following exist in India? 3. It has helped decrease cases of
1. Domestic violence malnutrition in India.
2. Sexual harassment at workplace Which of the above statements is/are
3. Maternity benefits true?
Choose the correct answer using the codes (a) 1 and 2
below: (b) 2 and 3
(a) 1 and 2 (c) 1 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 (d) All of the above
(c) 1 and 3
(d) All of the above 98. In India, socio-economic inequality can be
across which of the following lines (as
95. Consider the following statements: suggested by several committees)?
1. No Women had the right to vote in (a) Caste
elections in India before (b) Gender
Independence. (c) Religion
(d) Tribe
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99.Choose the correct answer using the codes

below

(a) Landless laboureres in rural areas

do not get a constant stream of
income throughout the year. Why?
a) They migrate to urban areas.
b) Agriculture is seasonal in nature.
c) There do not have agricultural land.
d) No government policy/scheme
provides for social security measures
for landless labourers

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) All of the above
(c) 1,2,and 3
(d) 2 and 4 only

100.Consider the following health care

centres:

1. Primary health care centre

2. Community health care centre
3. Sub-centres
Select the correct hierarchy based on the
population served by them in increasing
order.
(a) 3,2,1
(b) 3,1,2
(c) 1,3,2
(d) 1,2,3

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