Previous Year Paper

ICAR Technician
5 March 2022 Shift 3
(English)
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Test Date 05/03/2022
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Subject Technical Assistant (T-1)

Section : General Knowledge

Q.1 Which of the following is the correct order of classical languages according to their year of
adoption?
Ans 1. Kannada, Sanskrit, Tamil, Odia

2. Odia, Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada

3. Tamil, Kannada, Odia, Sanskrit

4. Tamil, Sanskrit, Kannada, Odia

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Q.2 At which temple did Buddha attain enlightenment?

Ans 1. Arambol

2. Mahabodhi

3. Nalanda

4. Rajgir

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Q.3 ‘Anterior Chamber’ section is in which part of the eye?

Ans 1. Between the cornea and lens

2. Between the iris and lens

3. Front part of eye between Cornea and Iris

4. Back part of the eye between the lens

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Q.4 On 17th January 2022, Arvind Kejriwal flagged off DTC’s first electric bus? What is the full
form of DTC?
Ans 1. Dadar Transport Corporation

2. Dharampur Transport Corporation

3. Delhi Transport Corporation

4. Dehradun Transport Corporation

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Q.5 On 3rd January 2022, who launched the third phase of National Education Alliance for
Technology (NEAT)?
Ans 1. Amit Shah

2. Rajnath Singh

3. Dharmendra Pradhan

4. Narendra Modi

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Q.6 Koppal Toy Cluster, India’s first toy manufacturing cluster is situated in which state?
Ans 1. Maharashtra

2. Karnataka

3. Odisha

4. Telangana

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Q.7 Sukwa Dukwan dam of Jhansi, which has been recognised as a World Heritage Irrigation
Construction by Worldwide Fee on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID), is situated on which canal?
Ans 1. Sharda

2. Garai

3. Adwa

4. Betwa

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Q.8 Which of the following chemical reactions is a decomposition reaction? (Here A, B, C and D
represent any element/ molecule)
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1. AB+C AC+B

2. A+B→AB

3. AB→A+B

4. AB+CD→AD+BC

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Q.9 Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded Brahmo Samaj and in opposition to the Dharma Sabha, which
was founded by ___________.
Ans 1. Keshab Chandra Sen

2. Radha Kant Dev

3. Govind Ranade

4. Tek Chand

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Q.10 Bhavai, Ghoomar, Kalbelia and Terah Taali dances are associated with which Indian state?
Ans 1. Bihar

2. Rajasthan

3. Karnataka

4. Sikkim

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Q.11 Which team won the 9th IHAI, National Women Ice Hockey Championship, held at Kaza in
Himachal Pradesh?
Ans 1. Ladakh

2. Himachal Pradesh

3. Telangana

4. Chandigarh

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Q.12 On 8th January 2022, the Election Commission of India announced general elections for
Legislative Assemblies of which states?
Ans 1. Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Goa, Uttarakhand

2. Punjab, Rajasthan, Manipur, Goa, Uttarakhand

3. Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Goa, Uttarakhand

4. Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Goa, Uttarakhand

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Q.13 In January 2022, who among the following Indian Woman Tennis Players plans her
retirement by the end of 2022 season?
Ans 1. Ankita Raina

2. Sania Mirza

3. Riya Bhatia

4. Karman Kaur Thandi

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Q.14 At which place was Moplah Rebellion launched in 1921?

Ans 1. Calcutta

2. Lucknow

3. Kerala

4. Bihar

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Q.15 Namgyalma stupa is located in which state?

Ans 1. Himachal Pradesh

2. Andhra Pradesh

3. Madhya Pradesh

4. Uttar Pradesh

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Q.16 In January 2022, who was appointed as the Chairman of US-India Business Council
(USIBC)?
Ans 1. Sumit Aggarwal

2. Nisha Desai Biswal

3. Vivek Joshi

4. Atul Keshap

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Q.17 On 17 January 2022, famous dancer Pandit Birju Maharaj passed away. He was related to
which classical dance?
Ans 1. Kathak

2. Kuchipudi

3. Bharatanatyam

4. Sattriya

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Q.18 Firoz Shah Tughlaq passed away at Thatta while battling against whom among the
following?
Ans 1. Taghi

2. Balban

3. Khusrao Khan

4. Firishta

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Q.19 Sputnik V is launched by which institute?

Ans 1. National Institute of Health

2. Serum Institute of India

3. Canadian Institute of Health Science

4. Gamaleya National Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology

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Q.20 In January 2022, who launched India’s first cryptocurrency index IC15?
Ans 1. CryptoOx

2. CryptoDex

3. CryptoWire

4. CryptoCare

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Q.21 On 11th January 2022, DRDO successfully flight tested the final deliverable configuration of
the Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM). MPATGM will be manufactured at
which place?
Ans 1. Ranikhet, Uttarakhand

2. Balasore, Odisha

3. Bhanoor, Telangana

4. Bikaner, Rajasthan

Question ID : 60092914696
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Q.22 On 16th January 2022, the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated
which women National Ice Hockey Championship at Ice Skating Rink, Kaza, Himachal
Pradesh?
Ans 1. 3rd

2. 8th

3. 9th

4. 2nd

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Q.23 Which of the following is the only municipal corporation in the world to have more than 80
citizen-based services on WhatsApp chatbot, offering services for citizens, tourists and
businesses in the city?
Ans 1. Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation

2. Chennai Municipal Corporation

3. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation

4. Delhi Municipal Corporation

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Q.24 Which state government has declared to launch an employment mission called ‘Rojgar
Mission’ in January 2022?
Ans 1. Kerala

2. Karnataka

3. Chhattisgarh

4. Himachal Pradesh

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Q.25 On 12 January 2022, at which place did ISRO successfully conduct the qualification test of
cryogenic engine for the Gaganyaan programme for the duration of 720 seconds?
Ans 1. Himachal Pradesh

2. Tamil Nadu

3. Rajasthan

4. Odisha

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Section : Social Science

Q.1 Which of the following is NOT a component of the Human Development Report?
Ans 1. Life expectancy

2. Sex ratio

3. Education

4. Per capita income

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Q.2 The theory proposed by Montesquieu was called ____________.
Ans 1. Theory of Division of Labour

2. Social Contract Theory

3. Theory of Popular Sovereignty

4. Theory of Division of Power

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Q.3 Which is the longest highway in India?

Ans 1. National Highway 44

2. National Highway 52

3. National Highway 48

4. National Highway 27

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Q.4 Disguised unemployment generally exists in which of the following sectors?

Ans 1. Service sector

2. Manufacturing

3. Agriculture

4. Small scale industries

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Q.5 Lines on the map drawn from the north to the south, measuring the distance from the prime
meridian are called:
Ans 1. longitudes

2. meridians

3. Parallels

4. latitudes

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Q.6 Raja Man Singh attacked and defeated the Cheros tribe in 1591. Who was he?
Ans 1. Akbar's famous general

2. Aurangzeb's famous general

3. Jahangir's famous general

4. Shahjahan's famous general

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Q.7 Who among the following was killed in a massacre in Nepal in the year 2001?
Ans 1. King Birendra

2. Prime Minister of Nepal

3. Crown Prince Dipendra

4. King Gyanendra

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Q.8 Which of the following options explains human capital of a country?

Ans 1. Working population of the country with the existing productive skills

2. Total population of the country

3. Male population of the country

4. Working and non-working population of the country between 18 and 60 years of age

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Q.9 In which year was the State of Punjab divided to form the new State of Haryana?
Ans 1. 1967

2. 1966

3. 1965

4. 1964

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Q.10 Which of the following is a state political party in Haryana?

Ans 1. Indian National Lok Dal

2. All India United Democratic Front

3. Samajwadi Party

4. Rashtriya Lok Dal

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Q.11 Which of the following countries had the highest wind energy capacity at the end of 2020?
Ans 1. The US

2. China

3. India

4. Spain

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Q.12 Who led the February Revolution that brought down the monarchy in February 1917?
Ans 1. Petrograd

2. Karl Marx

3. Marfa Vasileva

4. Max Weber

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Q.13 Which of the following statements is INCORRECT regarding jet streams?

Ans 1. Jet streams are westerly winds.

2. Jet streams do not cause rains.

3. Jet streams cause rain in winters in India.

4. Jet streams are fast flowing winds.

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Q.14 Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India cover/s the Rights to Freedom?
Ans 1. Article 19 to 22

2. Article 29 to 30

3. Article 32

4. Article 14 to 18

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Q.15 Which of the following pairs is INCORRECTLY matched?

Ans 1. Bomdila pass – Arunachal Pradesh

2. Banihal pass – Jammu and Kashmir

3. Nathula pass – Sikkim

4. Shipkila pass – Uttarakhand

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Q.16 Which of the following pairs is INCORRECT in the context of types of disasters?
Ans 1. Drought – Climatological disaster

2. War – Meteorological disaster

3. Earthquake – Geophysical disaster

4. Flood – Hydrological disaster

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Q.17 What is RPDS with respect to the public distribution system in India?
Ans 1. Redistributed Public Distribution System

2. Revived Public Distribution System

3. Revamped Public Distribution System

4. Regained Public Distribution System

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Q.18 In 1992, the Constitution of India was amended to make which tier/tiers of democracy more
powerful and effective?
Ans 1. 3rd

2. 1st and 2nd

3. 2nd

4. 1st and 3rd

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Q.19 Which of the following is NOT a term of loan?

Ans 1. Type of currency

2. Interest rate

3. Security

4. Documentation

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Q.20 Who among the following has NEVER been the chief minister of any state in India?
Ans 1. Mayawati

2. Sucheta Kriplani

3. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

4. Sheila Dikshit

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Q.21 After each census, which of the following is authorised to determine territorial
constituencies in India?
Ans 1. Parliament of India

2. President of India

3. Chief Election Commissioner

4. Prime Minister of India

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Q.22 Which of the following is NOT an example of a terrestrial eco-system?

Ans 1. Forest

2. Grassland

3. Desert

4. Estuary

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Q.23 The Mandal Commission was set up to identify which of the following categories of people?
Ans 1. Physically and mentally disabled people in India

2. Socially and educationally backward people

3. Schedule castes

4. Scheduled tribes

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Q.24 Which country was the major source of cotton for the British until 1862?
Ans 1. China

2. The US

3. India

4. Japan

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Q.25 Artist Frederic Sorrieu, who painted the idea of Democracy and Social Republic, belonged to
which country?
Ans 1. Switzerland

2. France

3. Germany

4. The US

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