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1. (D) Vaikom Satyagraha 7. (C) Four
The Vaikom Satyagraha was a historic anti- Four Indian women bagged gold medals at the World
untouchability movement that started in the temple Championships in New Delhi. The nation’s top
town of Vaikom, in the princely state of Travancore. It pugilists, Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain, Saweety
lasted for 604 days (20 months) from March 30, 1924 to Boora, and Nitu Ghanghas, have created history by
November 23, 1925 marked the dawn of temple entry securing gold medals in their respective categories.
movements across India.
8. (C) Mumbai Indians
2. (A) WLR Swathi Mumbai Indians were the inaugural winners of the
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed contracts for tournament, beating Delhi Capitals in the final.
the procurement of improved Akash Weapon System
(AWS), besides 12 Weapon Locating Radars WLR Swathi. 9. (B) Uttar Pradesh
Both these weapon systems will be procurred for the Aravali Green Wall Project is an ambitious plan to
Indian Army at the cost of over Rs 9,100 crore. create a 1,400km long and 5km wide green belt buffer
around the Aravali Mountain range covering states of
3. (D) Azerbaijan and Tajikistan Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat and Delhi.
Azerbaijan and Tajikistan were declared malaria-free by
the WHO on March 29, 2023. This came as the result of 10. (C) A radar
an extensive century-long campaign by the two nations The ₹2,800-crore contract for Arudhra radars has been
to eradicate the disease. indigenously designed and developed by the Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and
4. (C) March 30, 2023
will be manufactured by Bharat Electronics Limited.
The International Day of Zero Waste was observed for
the first time on 30 March 2023. It was jointly
11. (C) Pak-occupied Kashmir
facilitated by UNEP and UN-Habitat. It aims to raise
Home Minister Amit Shah said on March 22 that the
awareness of the importance of zero waste and
government will move forward to open Sharda Peeth
responsible consumption and production practices
on the lines of the Kartarpur corridor. Sharda Peeth, a
and urban waste management contributing to
revered site for the Hindu community, is located in
achieving sustainable development.
Neelum Valley in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK)
across Teetwal village in Kupwara district of Jammu
5. (A) Ganga
and Kashmir, along the Line of Control (LoC).
The National Dairy Research Institute ( est. 1956, under
ICAR, based in Haryana's Karnal) has produced the
12. (A) 26%
first-ever clone of a calf belonging to the indigenous
According to the report, published by UNESCO on
Gir cow breed. The calf has been named Ganga.
behalf of UN-Water and released at the UN 2023 Water
Conference, globally 2 billion people (26% of the
6. (B) Siyaya
population) do not have safe drinking water and 3.6
Jwala, formerly known as Siyaya, was brought to Kuno
billion (46%) lack access to safely managed sanitation.
National Park from Namibia in September 2022. She
gave birth to four cubs during the last week of March
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13. (A) India 20. (C) Rs. 1,72,000

India emerged as the winners in both men's and
women's categories at the 4th Asian Kho Kho
Championships held in Tamulpur, located in the
Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) of north-central
Assam's Baksa district.
14. (B) 2030
India aims at becoming 'Global Hub for Green Ship'
building by 2030 with launch of Green Tug Transition
Programme(GTTP).
15. (B) 2 and 3 only
▪ UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
released the World Happiness Report 2023 which
ranks countries on happiness.
▪ Finland was ranked on top, followed by Denmark,
Iceland, Israel and the Netherlands.
▪ India ranks as one of the least happy nations in the
world, coming in at position 126 out of 136.
16. (D) The Elephant Whisperers
Kartiki Gonsalves and Guneet Monga's 'The Elephant
Whisperer' won the award for Best Documentary Short
Film at the 95th Academy Awards.
17. (A) Madhav National Park
A 4 year old male from Satpura Tiger Reserve and a
three and half year old tigress from Bandhavgarh Tiger
Reserves, was released into the specially created soft
release enclosures in Madhav National Park, Madhya
Pradesh. As part of the proposal to re-establish tiger
population in Madhav National Park, the Madhya
Pradesh Forest Department had prepared a plan for
translocating 5 tigers (2 males and 3 females) from
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and Panna Tiger Reserves
and from the surroundings of Bhopal.
India's per capita net national income (at current
prices) for 2022-23 stands at INR 172,000, according to
estimates from the National Statistical Office (NSO).
21. (D) March 17 to 19
Bihar Museum hosted the first edition of 'Ahad Anhad:
A Festival of words and performances' from March 17
to 19.
22. (D) Justice Krishnan Vinod Chandran
Justice Krishnan Vinod Chandran of the Kerala high
court has been appointed as the chief justice (CJ) of the
Patna high court. Former chief justice of Patna high
court Sanjay Karol was elevated and took oath as judge
of Supreme Court of India along with Justice
Ahsanuddin Amanullah.
23. (A) Bihar
The Bihar state government's ambitious Jal-Jeevan-
Hariyali Abhiyan received the award of excellence' for
e- governance in the 20th CSI-SIG e-Governance
Awards ceremony held in New Delhi. It was presented
to the Abhiyan portal under the 'project' category. The
Computer Society of India (CSI) gives out the award
each year to projects for their contributions to the field
of e-governance. The campaign was launched by CM
Nitish Kumar in 2019 to combat the adverse effects of
climate change and protect the environment.
24. (B) Patna
A sensor indigenously developed by Bhabha Atomic
Research Center (BARC), Mumbai, for continuously
recording of gama terrestrial radiation levels has been
installed at Patna. This is the first such installation in
eastern India.

25. (D)
18. (B) Rudraprayag and Tehri Garhwal
Bihar was adjudged third, after Madhya Pradesh (first)
Rudraprayag and Tehri districts in Uttarakhand have
and Odisha (second), in the best state category at the
the highest landslide density and landslide risk
4th National Water Awards ceremony held at Vigyan
exposure in the country. The number of districts with
Bhawan in New Delhi. Bihar shared the third spot
the maximum landslide exposure are in Arunachal
along with Andhra Pradesh.
Pradesh (16), Kerala (14), Uttarakhand and Jammu and
Kashmir (13 each), Himachal Pradesh, Assam and
26. (C) 6 April
Maharashtra (11 each), Mizoram (8) and Nagaland (7).
Gandhiji in 1919 decided to launch a nationwide
satyagraha against the proposed Rowlatt Act (1919).
19. (D) Shaliza Dhami
This Act had been hurriedly passed through the
Group Captain Dhami became the first woman officer
Imperial Legislative Council despite the united
in the IAF to command a missile squadron in the
opposition of the Indian members. It gave the
Western sector facing Pakistan.
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activities, and allowed detention of political prisoners
without trial for two years. Mahatma Gandhi wanted
non-violent civil disobedience against such unjust laws,
which would start with a hartal on 6 April.
27. (D) None of the above
▪ In the countryside, rich peasant communities were
deeply disappointed when the movement was
called off in 1931 without the revenue rates being
revised. So when the movement was restarted in
1932, many of them refused to participate.
▪ The poorer peasantry wanted the unpaid rent to
the landlord to be remitted. They joined a variety of
radical movements, often led by Socialists and
Communists. Apprehensive of raising issues that
might upset the rich peasants and landlords, the
Congress was unwilling to support ‘no rent’
campaigns in most places. So the relationship
between the poor peasants and the Congress
remained uncertain.
▪ The business classes supported the Civil
Disobedience Movement when it was first
launched. But after the failure of the Round Table
Conference, business groups were no longer
uniformly enthusiastic. They were apprehensive of
the spread of militant activities, and worried about
prolonged disruption of business, as well as of the
growing influence of socialism amongst the
younger members of the Congress.
28. (D) Lord McCall
The above statement is by Lord McCall.
29. (D) Abanindranath Tagore
It was in the twentieth century, with the growth of
nationalism, that the identity of India came to be
visually associated with the image of Bharat Mata. The
image was first created by Bankim Chandra
Chattopadhyay. In the 1870s he wrote ‘Vande Mataram’
as a hymn to the motherland. Later it was included in
his novel Anandamath and widely sung during the
Swadeshi movement in Bengal. Moved by the Swadeshi
movement, Abanindranath Tagore painted his famous
image of Bharat Mata. In this painting Bharat Mata is
portrayed as an ascetic figure; she is calm, composed,
divine and spiritual.
30. (C) Natesa Sastri
In Madras, Natesa Sastri published a massive four-
volume collection of Tamil folk tales, The Folklore of
Southern India. He believed that folklore was national
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literature; it was ‘the most trustworthy manifestation of
people’s real thoughts and characteristics’.
31. (D) More than one of the above
As the national movement developed, nationalist
leaders became more and more aware of such icons
and symbols in unifying people and inspiring in them a
feeling of nationalism. During the Swadeshi movement
in Bengal, a tricolour flag (red, green and yellow) was
designed. It had eight lotuses representing eight
provinces of British India, and a crescent moon,
representing Hindus and Muslims. By 1921, Gandhiji
had designed the Swaraj flag. It was again a tricolour
(red, green and white) and had a spinning wheel in the
centre, representing the Gandhian ideal of self-help.
Carrying the flag, holding it aloft, during marches
became a symbol of defiance.
32. (C) 2, 1, 4, 3
Dandi march – 12 March to 6 April, 1930
Simon Commission – November 1927
Poona Pact – 24 September 1932
Gandhi–Irwin Pact – 5 March 1931
33. (D) Tripuri Session
S.C. Bose was elected president of INC in 1938 in
Haripura session.
He was elected second time in 1939 in Tripuri session
defeating Pattabhi Sittaramaiyya. Later on due to
conflict between congress members he resigned and
Rajendra Prasad was made president of INC.
34. (C) 2 and 3
Goa was a colony of Portuguese from 1510-1961.
Pondicherry being freed from French control became
union territory of India in 1 July, 1963.
35. (A)
In 1890, Kadambini Ganguli, the first woman graduate
of Calcutta University, addressed the Congress session.
This was symbolic of the fact that India's struggle for
freedom would raise Indian women from the
degraded position to which they had been reduced for
centuries past.
36. (B) Bihar Bandhu
Established in 1872 in Kolkata, later stared it’s
publication from Patna , the Bihar Bandhu was the first
weekly hindi newspaper from Bihar.
Hindi Bihari – 1913, first paper to publish plight of neel
cultivators of Bihar.
Sarvahitaishi- 1890, first hindi daily of Bihar.

37. (D)
From the point of view of the public, the name 'Bharat'
is first found in Rigveda. At the same time, the word
Bharatvarsha as a land is first found in the Hathiguffa
inscription of Kharavela of the first century BC. The
name of our country Jambudweep is found in the
inscriptions of Ashoka. Due to the availability of a tree
named Jambu, it was called Jambudweep (first
secondary inscription). The oldest use of the name
'Hindustan' is found in the Naqsh-e-Rustam article of
Sasanian (Iranian) ruler Shapur I, engraved in 262 AD.
(This article is in Iranian, Pahlavi and Greco-Greek
languages). The first definite mention of India as a
region is found in Panini's book Ashtadhyayi (5th
century BCE). It was one of the erstwhile districts. The
Greeks named this country as 'India' (First
Herodotus).
38. (A)
Chanhudaro was excavated in 1935 under the
direction of Mackay. (Although it was discovered by
N.G. Majumdar in 1931 AD) Evidence of all the three
phases (Pre-, Developed and North Harappan) of the
Harappan culture is obtained from here. From here the
evidence of Jhukar-Jhangar culture is also found. This
was the North Harappan culture. Here first Jhukar
culture and then Jhangar culture was developed.
39. (A) Samveda
Vedas Officiating Priests
Rigveda Hotri
Samveda Udgatri
Yajurveda Adharvayu
Atharvaveda Brahmans
40. (D) More than one of the above
The Rig Vedic Richas mention the first Jain Tirthankara
Rishabhadeva and the twenty-second Jain Tirthankara
Arishtanemi. Mahavira Swami, the twenty-fourth
Tirthankara, was the last Jain Tirthankara.
41. (C) Bimbisara, Nagdasaka
Bimbisara was the founder of Haryanka Dynasty.
Shishunag killed Nagdasak, the last ruler of Haryanka
Dynasty and established Shishunag dynasty. Kakvarna
or Kalashoka was a great ruler of Shishunag dynasty
and second Buddhist Council was held durin his reign.
42. (B) Samaharta
In Kautilya's economics, the main function of the
officer called Samaharta was to collect taxes, keep
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accounts of income and expenditure and prepare the
annual budget. The treasurer was an officer called
Sannidhata.
43. (A) Liability without authority
After the Battle of Buxar, Robert Clive introduced the
system of diarchy in Bengal. Under this, the company
kept Diwani (revenue collection) and Nizamat (police
and judicial functions) with itself. Whereas
administrative powers were given to the Nawab. The
company received civil work from the Mughal ruler and
nizamat work from the Subedar of Bengal. With this
system the Nawab remained a nominal ruler.
44. (B)
- By the early 20th century, nationalist leaders went
further and offered claims for self-rule or self-
government within the British Empire modeled on self-
governing colonies such as Australia and Canada. In
1906, Dadabhai Naoroji demanded Swarajya for the
first time from the Congress platform.
45. (B)
In 1889, a British Committee of the Indian National
Congress was founded. In 1890 this Committee started
a journal called India. Dadabhai Naoroji spent a major
part of his life and income in England in popularising
India's case among its people.
46. (B)
Dasharagya war is mentioned in the 33rd Sukta of the
seventh Mandala of the Rigveda. This war was fought
on the banks of the river Purushni (Ravi) between King
Sudas of the Bharata Jana (Tritsu Vanshi) and the kings
of the ten Janas. (Rigvedic Bharatjan used to live in the
doab of Saraswati and Yamuna rivers). The reason for
this war was King Sudas appointing Vashisht by
removing Vishwamitra from the post of priest. Another
reason for this war was Vishwamitra, the priest of the
federation of ten kings in this Dasaragya war in the
northwest. King Sudas was victorious in this war.
47. (C)
Under market reforms, Alauddin Khilji established 3
markets, the first food grain market, the second
market for clothes and other valuables, also known as
Sarai-e-Adal and the third market for slaves, cattle and
horses. To control the traders, a new department
Diwan-i-Riyasat was established.

48. (B)
Iltutmish, the ruler of the Ghulam dynasty, had
declared Razia Sultan as his successor. After the death
of Iltutmish, the nobles of Delhi made Shah Turkan's
son Ruknuddin Firoz Shah the Sultan of Delhi, but soon
Razia Sultan overthrew Ruknuddin Firoz Shah due to
public support and became the ruler of Delhi. She was
the only female ruler of the Delhi Sultanate. Razia
Sultan ruled from 1236 – 40 AD.
49. (C)
Chandragupta became the ruler of the second Gupta
dynasty after Samudra Gupta. During the reign of
Chandragupta II, his first capital was Pataliputra and
second capital was Ujjayini.
50. (D)
All statements are true.
51. (B) Raja Sitab Roy
The Diwani rights means the right to collect revenue.
After the end of Battle of Buxar diwani rights were
given for Bengal, Bihar & Orissa.
Raja Sitab Roy – Bihar
Raja Durlabh Roy – Orissa
Mohammad Raza Khan - Bengal
Nazm–ud–Daulah – last nawab of Bengal.
52. (B) Tatvabodhini Sabha
Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded Atmiya Sabha in 1815,
Vedant Society in 1816, Brahmo Samaj in 1828. He
edited and published Samvad Kaumudi, a Bengali
journal and Mirat- ul – Akhbaar in Persian language.
Adi Brahmo samaj is related to Debendranath Tagore
and Brahmo Samaj of India is related to Keshav
Chandra Sen.
On 6 October 1839 Debendranath Tagore established
Tattvaranjini Sabha which was shortly thereafter
renamed the Tattwabodhini (Truth-seekers) Sabha.
53. (A)
Nataraja Guru was a disciple of Narayana Guru.
Nataraja Guru founded Narayana Gurukula on 1923
for the integral study of various wisdom approaches.
54. (D) Tana Bhagat – Gomdhar Bhagat
Leader of Tana bhagat revolt was Jatara Bhagat.
55. (C)
During the reign of Chandragupta Maurya, the Jain
sect was divided into the Swetambar and Digambar
sects.
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56. (A)
The largest territorial unit of the Gupta Empire was the
country, whose head was called a Gopta.
57. (C) Sohan Singh Bhakhna
▪ Lala Hardayal formed Ghadar Party in 1913 in San
Fransisco.
▪ Taraknath Das formed Indian Independence
League in 1907 in California.
▪ Shyamji Krishna Verma formed Indian Homerule
Society in London.
58. (D)
During the Kushan dynasty, the practice of dual rule
was prevalent in India.
Lionel Curtis was the father of diarchy in modern India.
Robert Clive introduced diarchy which was abolished
by Warren Hastings in 1772.
59. (C) 1
Gandhiji started Dandi march with 78 followers on 12
March 1930.
Girivar Chaudhary from Darbhanga, Bihar participated
in this march.
60. (D)
It is proved by Ashoka's title of Devanampriya that
"even though Ashoka was a Buddhist, he did not give
up faith in Hinduism." Ashoka's reign - lasted till 273-
232 BC.
At the time of Ashoka, the third Buddhist Council was
organized in Patna.
61. (B) By the 84th Constitutional Amendment Act
Article 170(3) of the Constitution states that at the
conclusion of every census the total number of seats in
the Legislative Assembly of each State and the division
of each State into territorial constituencies shall be
readjusted by such authority and in such manner, as
may be determined by Parliament by law. But by the
84th Constitutional Amendment Act 2001, provision
was made that the number of seats (as fixed on the
basis of the 1971 census) and the number of
constituencies in each State Legislature would remain
unchanged until the publication of the first census data
to be held in the year 2026. Delimitation (as done on
the basis of 2001 census) will not be re-adjusted.
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62. (B) 1 and 3 only 68. (C) Keshvanand Bharti V State of Kerala, 1973
Three-tier Panchayati Raj system has been adopted in The doctrine of basic structure of the constitution is
Bihar - at Panchayat level, Block level and District level. nowhere mentioned in constitution of India. It is a
In the Gram Panchayat, there is a village court for judicial innovation & was given its shape by the
proceedings related to judicial works, which is headed supreme Court in Keshvanand Bharti Case(1973).
by a sarpanch. Sarpanch is directly elected by the
public. The Panchayat chief is elected indirectly at the 69. (B) Article 47
block level. Article 47 – To secure improvement of public health &
prohibition of intoxicating drinks & drugs.
63. (D)
Article 48 – To prevent slaughter of cows, calves, milch
The Supreme Commander of the Defense Forces is
& draught cattle.
vested in the President (Article 53(2)). The President has
Article 46 – To promote interest of weaker section
the constitutional right to declare any geographical
(specially Sc & Sts).
area as a scheduled area. He rules this area himself or
Article 43 – To promote cottage industries.
through his representative. When the President gives a
speech in the Parliament, that speech belongs to the
government, that is, the Union Cabinet prepares that 70. (C) 35
speech. The power of pardon etc. of the President is a Article 58 mentions the qualifications for election of
judicial power. the President.
Qualifications for election as President
64. (B) Economic freedom 1. No person shall be eligible for election as President
In the preamble there is a description of economic justice unless he
and according to the Directive Principles of Policy. In (a) is a citizen of India,
38(1) the State shall endeavor to promote the welfare of (b) has completed the age of thirty-five years, and
the people by securing and protecting social order by (c) is qualified for election as a member of the
reducing inequalities in income, status, facilities and House of the People
opportunities by ensuring social, economic and political 2. A person shall not be eligible for election as
justice. President if he holds any office of profit under the
or the Government of any State or under any local
65. (B)
or other authority subject to the control of any of
When a bill passed by the State Legislature comes
the said Governments Explanation For the
before the Governor for assent, he takes the following
purposes of this article, a person shall not be
decisions under Article 200 –
deemed to hold any office of profit by reason only
1. He can assent to the Bill.
that he is the President or Vice President of the
2. Can hold it for approval.
Union or the Governor of any State or is a Minister
3. Can return the bill to the Legislature for
either for the Union or for any State.
reconsideration. But when the bill is again passed
by the State Legislature without changes, then the
71. (C)
Governor must give his assent. (44th Constitutional
STATE NO OF SEATS ( RAJYA SABHA)
Amendment Act)
ANDHRA PRADESH 11
4. Can reserve the bill for the consideration of the
GUJARAT 11
President.
BIHAR 16
66. (C) Grants from the union to certain states WEST BENGAL 16
Article 200 – assent to bills by Governor. MAHARASHTRA 19
Article 263 – provisions with respect to inter- state TAMIL NADU 18
council. MANIPUR 1
Article 265 – taxes not to be imposed save by authority SIKKIM 1
of law.
72. (C) 1/10
67. (D) The quorum to establish a sitting of the House is one-
The correct order is Socialist, Secular, Democratic, tenth of the total number of members of the House,
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required to be present before a meeting is allowed to Cumulous clouds are formed at an altitude of 8000 to
begin. 12000 meters. These are thin and scattered clouds,
If the quorum is not complete it is the duty of the which appear like feathers, they are always white in
Speaker to adjourn the House or to suspend the colour.
meeting until there is quorum.
80. (B) Bering Strait
73. (D) The Bering Strait of Asia is parallel to the International
Money bill mentioned in article 110 , can only be Date Line.
introduced in Lok Sabha with prior consent of the
81. (B)
President.
The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a mountain range
74. (B) submerged in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean.
Public accounts committee consists of 15 Lok Sabha & It is the longest mountain range in the world.
7 Rajya Sabha members.
82. (A) Trans Himalaya
A minister cannot be elected as a member of the
The Trans Himalaya is basically a segment of the
committee.
Eurasian Plate. It has also been given the noun of
75. (A) 3 Tibetan Himalaya or Tethys Himalaya. Under this, half
Only 3 Union Territories in India have Legislative of the mountain ranges of Karakoram, Kailash, Zaskar
Assembly. They are:- and Ladakh etc. come, which were formed even before
1. Jammu and Kashmir {at Srinagar (during summer) the Himalayas.
and Jammu (during winter)}: it has 89 seats
83. (C)
2. Delhi (at New Delhi): it has 70 seats
When the river Ganges reaches West Bengal, it divides
3. Puducherry (at Puducherry): it has 33 seats
into two major distributaries named Bhagirathi and
All the other UTs of India are directly governed by the
Hooghly. Hugli is called the most treacherous river in
Administrators or the Lt. Governors.
the world. On this coast is the port of Kolkata, which is
76. (C) Afghanistan called the London of the East.
The length of India's international line with different
84. (A)
countries is as follows Bangladesh - 4096.7 km
India is the largest producer as well as the consumer
• China – 3488 km
of pulses in the world. Major pulses that are grown in
• Pakistan – 3323 km
India are tur (arhar), urad, moong, masur, peas and
• Nepal – 1751 km
gram. Pulses need less moisture and survive even in
• Myanmar – 1643 km
dry conditions. Being leguminous crops, all these crops
• Bhutan – 699 km
except arhar help in restoring soil fertility by fixing
• Afghanistan – 106 km
nitrogen from the air. Therefore, these are mostly
77. (A) Kumaon Himalayas grown in rotation with other crops. Major pulse
The extension of the Kumaon Himalayas is 320 km from producing states in India are Madhya Pradesh,
the Sutlej River to the Kali River. Its western part is Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka.
called Garhwal and eastern part is called Kumaon
85. (D) 1, 2 and 3
Himalaya. The major peaks here are Badrinath,
Soil in laterite is rich in precipitation and leaching of
Kedarnath, Trishul, Mana, Gangotri, Yamunotri,
silica and iron oxide and aluminum compounds. It is
Hemkanth Sahib, Nanda Devi, Kamet.
deficient in nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium.
78. (A) Tons and Son
86. (B)
Ganga emerges from the mountains near Haridwar and
According to the National Forest Policy, a target has
enters the plains. Yamuna joins it from the right side
been set to achieve 33.3% forest area in India.
near Prayag. Coming from the southern plateau, the
According to this, there is a need to cover 25% of the
river Tons and Son meet directly in the Ganges. Which
area in the plains and 60% of the area in the hilly
meet in Ganga near Allahabad (Prayagraj) and Patna
areas.
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87. (D) Hygens
The wave theory of light is given by Hygens.
The particle theory of light was given by Newton, while
the velocity of light was first given by Romer.
88. (B)
Sikkim and Meghalaya share their border with only
one state while Goa and Tripura share their border
with two states. Sikkim shares its border with West
Bengal and Meghalaya with Assam.
89. (D) 30 degree north and 30 degree south latitude
Tropical cyclones are severe low-pressure weather
systems and are found between 30°N and 30°S
latitude. Their direction is anti-clockwise in the
Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern
Hemisphere.
90. (C) tal
On the south side adjacent to the southern bank of the
Ganges, deep areas are found which are called Tal.
Flood water fills it.
91. (C) Mahananda
Ghogha Chap is a large lake located in Manihari block
of Katihar district. It is spread over an area of about 5
km. The water supply in this lake comes from the
monsoon water flow and the rainy surplus of
Mahananda river.
92. (D) 19.7 percent
According to the 2011 census, the overall literacy rate
of Bihar is 61.8%. In which male literacy rate is 71.2%
and female literacy rate is 51.5%. There is a difference
of 19.7% between male literacy rate and female
literacy rate.
93. (A) Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh is the highest milk-producing state in
India. Uttar Pradesh contributes around 18% of the
total milk produced in India.
The top 5 milk-producing states of India are:
▪ Uttar Pradesh
▪ Rajasthan
▪ Andhra Pradesh
▪ Gujarat
▪ Punjab
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94. (C)
95. (B)
Son Canal was constructed by the then British
Government between 1869 and 1874. Initially this
canal used to irrigate Bhojpur, Rohtas, Buxar districts.
Later Patna, Aurangabad, Jehanabad and Arwal
districts are totally or partially dependent on Son for
irrigation.
96. (A) Year 2020
In order to strengthen e-governance in Panchayati Raj
Institutions, on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj
Day on 24 April 2020, a simplified task based
accounting application e Gram Swaraj was launched
for Panchayati Raj Institutions.
97. (C) 22
The Commission for Agricultural Costs & Prices (CACP)
recommends MSPs for 22 mandated crops and fair and
remunerative price (FRP) for sugarcane.
98. (A) Livestock
From among the sub-sectors within the primary sector,
the two most important contributors to growth of GSDP
have been 'Livestock' and 'Fishing and Aquaculture".
registering growth rates of 9.5 and 6.7 percent
respectively. Although 'Mining and Quarrying' has also
registered a high growth of rate of 9.0 percent, one
may overlook it because the absolute size of this sub-
sector in Bihar is very small.
99. (C) Six
▪ One of the key indicators of regional (inter-district)
disparity is the Per Capita Gross District Domestic
Product (GDDP) of various districts.
▪ The estimate of Per Capita GDDP is prepared by the
Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES)
regularly

▪ In 2020-21, the highest Per Capita GDDP is
recorded for Patna (Rs. 1.15 lakh), whereas Sheohar
has the lowest Per Capita GDDP (Rs. 0.19 lakh).
▪ It may be noted that the highest Per Capita GDDP
(Patna) is nearly 6 times the lowest Per Capita
GDDP (Sheohar).
100. (B) All senior citizens who are 60 years or above will
get the benefit of this scheme
Senior citizens of 60 years or above who are not
benefited from any other social security pension or
government pension will be benefited under this
scheme.
101. (A) 1 and 2
The result of reverse migration will put relatively
greater economic pressure. Employment crisis will also
arise in these states. Due to shortage of labor force, the
pace of economic growth of developed states will slow
down, as the wage rate for production will increase.
102. (B) Cereals
The share of area under cereal crops was more than 85
percent of the total cropped area, followed by pulses
(6.4 percent) and sugarcane (3.1 percent). Foodgrains
(cereals and pulses) made up about 94.3 percent of the
total cultivated area.
103. (A) ₹3 crore
TDS limit on cash withdrawal for cooperative societies
has been raised to ₹3 crore.
104.(B) International Development Association
The International Development Association was
established on 24 September 1960 in Washington DC. It
provides loan grants to the poorest nations. Countries
are provided with grant money for 20 to 40 years, in
return of which the member countries have to pay a
service fee of only 0.75%.
105. (C) 740
The government will recruit 38,800 teachers and support
staff for 740 Eklavya Model Residential Schools, serving
3.5 lakh tribal students. The outlay of PM Awas Yojana is
being increased by 66 percent to more than 79,000
crores.
106. (B) 79,000 crores
The outlay for PM Awas Yojana has been increased by
66% to Rs. 79,000 crores.
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107. (D)
108. (A)
109.(B) 121 percent
UPI-based transactions grew in terms of value (121
percent) and volume (115 percent) between 2019 -
2022, paving the way for international adoption.
110.(A)
Recently, the President of India inaugurated the
development project of 'Srisailam Temple' in Andhra
Pradesh under the Prasad Yojana.
111.(B) both 1 and 3
The distance covered by an object per unit time is its
speed and the displacement per unit time is its velocity.
The rate of change of velocity is called acceleration.
The units of both speed and velocity are meters per
second. Hence statement (2) is wrong.
Velocity also expresses the direction of motion of the
object. Hence statement 3 is true.
112. (C) Electron
Due to the presence of electrons in a substance, it
becomes a good conductor of electricity. The specific
resistance of a conductor is equal to the resistance of a
wire of unit length and unit area of cross-section made
of the conducting material. Silver has the lowest
specific resistance, so silver is the best conductor of
electricity.
113. (D) Sodium
The yellow color we see in fireworks is due to sodium
nitrate. The green color is due to barium. The red color
is due to strontium.
114. (A)
Some organisms live together and share both shelter
and nutrients. This relationship is called symbiosis. For
example, certain fungi live inside the roots of plants.
The plants provide nutrients to the fungus and, in
return, the fungus provides water and certain nutrients.
In organisms called lichens, a chlorophyll-containing
partner, which is an alga, and a fungus live together.
The fungus provides shelter, water and minerals to the
alga and, in return, the alga prepares and provides
food to the fungus.
The bacterium called Rhizobium can take atmospheric
nitrogen and convert it into a usable form. But
Rhizobium cannot make its own food. So, it often lives

in the roots of gram, peas, moong, beans and other
legumes and provides them with nitrogen. In return,
the plants provide food and shelter to the bacteria.
They, thus, have a symbiotic relationship.
115. (C) Exothermic reaction
Reactions in which heat is also produced along with the
formation of products are called exothermic chemical
reactions.
116. (A) Violet
Litmus solution is a purple colored dye, which is
extracted from the lichen plant of Thallophyta group. It
is often used as an indicator. When the litmus solution
is neither acidic nor basic, it is purple in colour.
117. (B) Methanoic acid
Nettle is a herbaceous plant, which grows in forests. Its
leaves have stinging hairs, methanoic acid is found in
these hairs.
118. (B) Glucose solution
Substances in which electric current can flow in solution
or aqueous solution, that is, which are conductors of
electricity, are called electrolytes. For example - sodium
hydroxide (NaOH) solution, acetic acid (CHICOOH)
solution, hydrochloric acid (Ha) solution, nitric acid
(HNO3) solution, etc. Whereas glucose solution is not
an electrical conductor.
119. (B)
Dalton's atomic theory is based on the law of chemical
combination. According to Dalton's atomic theory, "All
liquids, whether elements, compounds or mixtures, are
made up of microscopic particles called atoms.
According to Dalton's atomic theory, an atom is an
indivisible particle of matter. There are mainly two laws
of chemical combination. 1. Law of conservation of
mass 2- Law of definite proportions
120.(C) X-ray > Ultra violet > Visible light > Infrared
The correct order of energy in the types of energy
radiation would be:
X-ray > Ultra violet > Visible light > Infrared.
The electromagnetic spectrum is, in order of increasing
frequency, radio waves, microwaves, infrared radiation,
visible light, ultraviolet radiation, X-rays, and gamma
rays.
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121. (C) Fats
▪ The liver is the largest gland in the body. It secretes
bile juice that is stored in a sac called the gall
bladder. The bile plays an important role in the
digestion of fats.
▪ The inner lining of the stomach secretes mucous,
hydrochloric acid and digestive juices. The mucous
protects the lining of the stomach. The acid kills
many bacteria that enter along with the food and
makes the medium in the stomach acidic and helps
the digestive juices to act. The digestive juices
break down the proteins into simpler substances.
▪ The saliva breaks down the starch into sugars.
122. (B) Bleaching Powder
Chlorine gas is used for the manufacture of bleaching
powder. Bleaching powder is produced by the action of
chlorine on dry slaked lime [Ca(OH)2]. Bleaching powder
is represented as CaOCl2.
123.(D) Pyrene - In setting fire
Methyl alcohol is used as a solvent for paints and
varnishes. Its main use is in the manufacture of
formaldehyde. It is also used as a fuel for vehicles. It is
also used in the manufacture of perfumes and
medicines. Pyrene is used to extinguish electrical fires.
124. (B) Sulphide ore
The metals in the middle of the activity series such as
iron, zinc, lead, copper, are moderately reactive. These
are usually present as sulphides or carbonates in
nature. It is easier to obtain metal from its oxide, as
compared to its sulphides and carbonates. Therefore,
prior to reduction, the metal sulphides and carbonates
must be converted into metal oxides. The sulphide ores
are converted into oxides by heating strongly in the
presence of excess air. This process is known as
roasting. The carbonate ores are changed into oxides
by heating strongly in limited air. This process is known
as calcination.
125. (D) Sodium hydroxide
Weak bases are partially soluble in water, that is, they
produce small amounts of hydroxide ions. For example
- ammonium hydroxide, sodium bicarbonate and
magnesium hydroxide etc. Strong bases are completely
soluble in water and consequently produce large
amount of hydroxide ions. For example, sodium
hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, etc.
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126. (D) hydrophilic head and hydrophobic tail 131. (B) It was first observed by SJ Singer.
Soaps are molecules in which the two ends have Mitochondria in the cell was first observed by Fleming.
differing properties, one is hydrophilic, that is, it Altmann named it as Bioplast and Benda as
interacts with water, while the other end is Mitochondria. It is called the energy house of the cell
hydrophobic, that is, it interacts with hydrocarbons. because of the energy it produces.
When soap is at the surface of water, the hydrophobic
‘tail’ of soap will not be soluble in water and the soap 132. (B) Tobacco
will align along the surface of water with the ionic end The virus was discovered by Russian botanist
in water and the hydrocarbon ‘tail’ protruding out of Ibanovsky in 1892 AD while searching for the causes of
water. Mosaic disease in tobacco leaves. Viruses have
characteristics of both living and non-living things.
Their rava can be kept safe for years by making
crystals and filling them in bottles like lifeless.

127. (D) 1, 2 and 3

133. (D) R.H. Factor
Massive amounts of gaseous exchange takes place in
The Rh blood group system was discovered in 1940 by
the leaves through these pores for the purpose of
Karl Landsteiner and A.S. Weiner. Rh blood group
photosynthesis. But it is important to note here that
system, system for classifying blood groups according
exchange of gases occurs across the surface of stems,
to the presence or absence of the Rh antigen, often
roots and leaves as well. Since large amounts of water
called the Rh factor, on the cell membranes of the red
can also be lost through these stomata, the plant closes
blood cells (erythrocytes). The designation Rh is
these pores when it does not need carbon dioxide for
derived from the use of the blood of rhesus monkeys
photosynthesis. The opening and closing of the pore is
in the basic test for determining the presence of the
a function of the guard cells.
Rh antigen in human blood.

128. (D) Volume

Those quantities which require both direction and
magnitude to be expressed are called vector quantities.
The quantities which require only magnitude and not
direction to express them are called scalar quantities.
Hence, force, velocity, displacement, acceleration,
momentum, impulse, etc. are vector quantities, while
volume is a scalar quantity.
129. (A)
Since the amount of dissolved oxygen is fairly low
compared to the amount of oxygen in the air, the rate
of breathing in aquatic organisms is much faster than
that seen in terrestrial organisms. Fishes take in water
through their mouths and force it past the gills where
the dissolved oxygen is taken up by blood. Terrestrial
organisms use the oxygen in the atmosphere for
respiration. This oxygen is absorbed by different organs
in different animals.
134. (D)
For males to be color blind, it is mandatory to have the
color blindness gene on only one chromosome X-.
135. (D) Androgens
Androgens is a male hormone. These hormones are
responsible for the secondary sexual characteristics of
males. Along with this, it controls secondary sexual
characteristics like heavy voice, growth of body hair,
mustache and beard, aggressiveness etc.
136. (D)
There are mainly three parts of the leaf-Leaf base,
Petiole, Lamina
137. (C)
Invertase is converted to sucrose, glucose and fructose
with the help of enzymes.

130. (B) 138. (C) Violet

The pancreas functions as both endocrine and Photosynthesis occurs only in visible light spectrum.
exocrine. This gland secretes hormones as well as The least photosynthesis takes place in violet light and
digestive enzymes. The pancreas secretes the hormone the maximum in red light. Chloroplast is the center of
insulin. The pancreas secretes the enzymes trypsin, photosynthesis.
amylase and lipase, which digest proteins,
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139. (B) 145. (B)

Displacement is a vector quantity. All other options are As We know, Side of a rhombus is equal.
true. If perimeter of a rhombus = 164 m
164
That means each side = = 41 m
4
140. (A) Carbon Length of one diagonal = 80 m
All organic matter is made of organic compounds. Half of bigger diagonal = 40 m
Carbon is essentially found in organic compounds. Half of smaller diagonal = √(41)2 − (40)2 = 9
1
Area of a rhombus = 2 × product of length of diagonals
141. (C) 1
= 2 × 18 × 80 = 720
In same direction, Relative Speed = x – y
where, x = speed of train = 40 km/hr
 y = speed of man = 18 km/hr 146. (A)
𝟏
Formula, Let, x = 2 - 𝟏
𝟐− 𝟏
𝟐+
Length of train = Relative speed × time ◾◾◾
𝟏
5 Equation = 2 -
330 = (40 – 18) × 18 × time
𝟏
𝟐− 𝟏
𝟐+
◾◾◾
5
 330 = 22 × 18 × time  x=2-𝑥
1

330 ×18
 Time =  x2 – 2x + 1 = 0
22×5
 Time = 54 seconds  (𝑥 − 1)2 = 0
 x=1
142. (A)
Angle between two hands is zero (0), when two hands 147. (C)
𝟐 ×𝑺𝟏 ×𝑺𝟐
of a watch is coincide. Sav = 𝑺𝟏+𝑺𝟐
Then, 𝟐 ×𝟔𝟎 ×𝟗𝟎
𝟏𝟏 =
0 = 30 × 9 - ×M 𝟏𝟓𝟎
𝟐
𝟏𝟎𝟖𝟎𝟎

𝟏𝟏
× M = 270 = = 72 kmph
𝟐 𝟏𝟓𝟎
270 ×2
 M= 11
540 1
148. (B)
 M= = 4911 Let n = 1
11
So the two hands of a watch coincide between 9 and 10 By putting value in equation (44n – 35n)
1
= 4911 min Past 9. (44 – 35) = 256 – 243 = 13
Thus, Equation is always divisible by 13.

143. (A)
149. (B)
n(T) = 58
100
Cost price of Amit = 1820 × 70 = 2600
n(H) = 37
n(A∪B) = 75 To get a profit of 30%,
130
n(T∪H) = n(T) + n(H) – n(T∩H) the selling price is = 2600 × 100 = 3380

75 = 58 + 37 - n(A∩B)
n(A∩B) = 95 – 75 150. (D)

n(A∩B) = 20

144. (D)
Total Mixture = 63 kg
5
Weight of Milk Powder = 7 × 63 = 45 kg
2
Weight of Horlicks Powder = × 63 = 18 kg
7
Let, Adding Horlicks power in Mixture = x kg
Now,
45 2
=
18+𝑥 1
 36 + 2x = 45
 x=9

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