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1. Which '6f the following statements is firF]¥achen5qTviraaakeqET
a; at fi RE a ?
true regarding Laterite soil in India ?

1. Laterite soil develops in areas 1. ateFfianautednd

with high temperature and heavy trfifrfuan%i
rainfall. ateiqifetgr>ngan
` 2. Laterite soil isrichinhumusand €aqenfro,anqgivti
qffl rfu a I
found in West Bengal, Assan
and Odisha. - (A) a5aF 1 tTtq% I

(A) Chly 1 istrue. (8) ha2rmai

q3) `\` Only 2 is true.
(c) ia2aiien€i
(C) ` Both 1 and 2 are true.
(D) ia2aii3FRT€i
(D) B-oth 1 and2arefalse.

2. Whi'ch one of the following sector has

firtiaffuaatiaafflchtrm¥
Halifto a ?
greater consumption+ share of water in
India ? tA> 3aifefa
(A) Industrial sector (8) atdr
(8) Agricultural sector
(c) tftq,tr
(C) Domestic sector
(D) ffldr
(D) Mining sector

`m:flq q]7[uT]T 2011 a5 3]gril fin

Which of the following Indian state has
`TTrfu {[q i iRTmaai qwh fi a
recorded negative populatioh growth
edifiT*%?
according to 2011 Indian population
census ? (A) a5RI

(A) Kerala (8) rfe

a) Nagaland (c) TPren
(C) Goa
(D) an
@) Haryana
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 4. ` As per 2011 Indian population census, whq]7Tum2Oiia5ergrT{,iir¥a
which of the following states has fkewh{T5q¥wh@inHife
largest number of towns in India ?
(A) Maharashtra (A) qETng
(8) Madhya pradesh (8) "rfu
(C) Uttar pradesh (c) RTrd
(D) Gujarat (D) FT
Which of the following is not correctly fi±Sathgafinrdt7
matched ?
(A) er5a€22.1 -ffick fca 7Ta
(A) Article No person who is rfe,a}fiRqrfe
22.1 - arrested shall be in a5 qwh q#-` gen
custody without EN¥ri-tliraffl^[F
being infomed, as qala` fin
soon as may be, of rfu a . *
the ground for such unrfu I ,
arrest. (8) er5rfe22.1 -Fri E@ qri? S
(8) Article RIght to be defended tliha RT
22.I - byalegalpractitioner rfu qFT
of her or his choice. elfin I
(C) Article No lawprovidingfor tc> er5dr22.4 -fiqfa fiin aft
22.4 - preventive detention rfu qwh aT@
shall authorise the atfifu`thnI
detention for a period
a rfe fi5
longer than three
iininmfaF
H5th I
months.
(D) Article Parliament may by
(D) er5*22.2 -riH€fananq
22.2 - law prescribe the
qftfan ffl
frfu q5I ch
circumstances under
which a person may
fife ch
ffi.qTaarfe
be detalned for a fing ffa en
period longer than chl
three months.
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6. Which of the following article isrelated 6. faPl+^tlRitT a a ch en er55€ ITa
to the representation of Anglo-Indian faqTrmirfu-wha;Tiafiffaa
riafin€ ?
community in the legislative
assemblies of the states ? (A) erg5€-333

(A) Article-333 (8) erE&-334

a) Article-334 (C) er53€-332
(C) Article-332
@) er5&-335
(D) Article-335

Who said `judicial activism' should not 7. q€fffi5gTfs.rfe IT^fflqfflarq. a

crfech^z5HTarq.rddrrfu?
become `judicial adventurism' ?

(A) Justice Deepck Mishra (A) apgiviin

(8) Justice p.N. Bhagavati @> fflFTH#th.q.rfu
(C) Justice A.S. Anand (c) apt.qu. enFT
a) Justice Ranjan Gogoi @> qFTfiinTirft€

8. Which of the following case is related furtlr@ii i a ed en ai= ffl

tEREarfu€ 7 \
to zanindari system ?
1. Kameshwir Singh v/s State of 1. inieeFTfir"
I Bihar
2. .drqmq]mt]gmlT5q
2. Ramesh Thaper v/s State of
3. itfroa]i7T3alrfulTffl
Madras
3. Motilal v/s state ofuttar pradesh
4. qfu in ITffl qm gin
7ha
4. State of west Bengal v/s subodh
. -Gopal (A) 1ch2

(A) 1and2 a)-1,2at3

a3) 1,2and3 (c) 23it4
(C) 2and4 a) ,,2,33it4
a) 1,2,3and4
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 9. Union public service commission may chdsinwh{T5qaa3i-iq¥qchdT3ff
agree to serve the needs of the state @ti#a;f*RTa©a
(A) Cia request of the Governor with
\ approval of the President. (A) TTmTa @ rfu 3ir se ih
(8) On request of the chief Minister
rice vI ,
with approval of the Prime
@) gil fi rfu aft Twh a
Minister. ri@ vl ,
(C) On request of the Election
Commission with approval of the (c) ffaawhiftrfuaitut@
President. titgiv TI ,
(D) On request of the Governor with
(D) Iifflqia @ rfu aft TqTffi a
approval of the Prime Minister. dtgivvl ,

10. What is true for planning in hdia? 10

•maSifrosHat¥fflTqaa7
1. In August 1937, the Congress
Working Committee at its meeting
1. rfuFTqiq"ifisifro
iFT 3ita" rfu rfu qca a
in Wardha adopted a resolution of
national reconstruction and social
3Tma 1937 i rd aaffi a ap
finl
planing.
2. Subhash Chandra Bose, in his 2. fry ai rd ertRE vmT i
presidential speech at Haripura gyma3 rfu i .in 3TTch. a;
declared that the national state on man a ng rna - ffi q}
the advice of planning rfu ch a in i@ I
commission would adopt a
comprehensive scheme. ffi q5il a in wh 5T ]"
3. Modi Government renamed qgiv .ffi wh. fin I
`Planning Commission' as `Niti
4. orm3{ rfu a i938 i qqi€`tlm
A,I lryog .
aE5 ifl 3T6RT a rfu in
4. . Subhash Chandra. Bose
ffia;fthdhinathi
anriounced the formation of a
National Planning Committee (A) .13it 3 RT€ I
with Jawaharlal Nehru as
®) 33it2RT€l
Chaiman in 1938.
(A) 1 and3 aretrue. (c) fa3rmei
a3) 3 and2aretrue.
(C) Only3 istrue.
@) diRT€l
@) All aretrue.
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11. Who is the author of the book : 11
•± Tqu5 ± F giv rfu `
Democraey. and Development in India ± a h-frfu' Tm5 gtHq; a;
from Socialism to Pro-Business ? aesch€ ?
(A) Partha chatterjee (A) qTsazdi

(8) Atul Kohli (8) xpae

(C) Vishwanath Mishra (c) fa-fha
(D) Myron weiner (D) qTEHth

12. Which one is not true for good 12 grH]a5Hataantliiniachen

governance ? RE qS a ?

(A) Participation and Rule of law tA> qgivqafaniFT€

(8) Transparency and Responsiveness tB> qffiti 3ti`qifa--a

(C) Equity and lnclusiveness (c) enviqrfu

(D) Religiosity and Emotionality (D) qTfinrivT9m

13. A person shall not be disqualified for 13 +]T`virtlqt-T5Tqapacha;fdrat

be,ing chosen as a member of a rfeRE*dr
municipality
(A) i8edifierTgthql
(A) Attheageof l8years
(8) 2Oofihngthql
@) Attheage of20years
(c) 21 ediftengthq{
(C) Attheageof21 years
(D) 19Oftften¥thtR
a) Attheage ofl9years

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 14. Who has been authorised to constitute . i4. iwh@ith 37aniFTigived
Finance Commission to review a; ffu fair wh a5 TTa] ffl Trfin
financial position of .Panchayat ? fwh`rm a 7
(A) The president of lndia
(A) mat;ut
(8) The Governor ofa state
@) rmaiTTck
(C) The chief Minister ofa state
(c) mat;gzan -
(D) The Speaker of a legislative
assembly (D) finana; 3Ttap

15. In the Indian Fiscal federal system, i5. rfu `iuiqt`Iq^m th qaen a
resources are allocated from. the centre dwhq5TfagT{Tffiqarfuiin
to the states, which of the following is qTaTa,wh¥iin¥achqTdi
not a means of resource allocation at a;rfuffl5TTitif€7
present ?
(A) qit-HEma
(A) Tax sharing
(8) tT5Tqi5 FT
(8) Grant-in-aid

(C) Centrally sponsored schemes

tc) faTTifeir
(D) Transfer for plan implementation (D) 7msha RI a; rfu in
under Gadgil formula thhasfdecaiiin

16. Under constitutional provision of tax 16 rm¥5{iii€dieh+`iia;ffijifi5Twi

assignment in India, which of the a5iT5afinSacheni5t%chiSa{g
following is a tax exclusively imposed aTFffigT{Ta7rm3itqqFTqrm%?
and collected by the states ?
(A) di.qH.a.
(A) GST
(8) 3TFTq5{
(8) Income Tax

(C) Land Revenue

(c) Hl--
a) Coaporation Tax @) iin5I
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17. In India's union Budget, Fiscal deficit 17 vira a; ire i]5iE i `Mcb`iv^iq rfe i5T
means nddrt
(A) Sum of monetized deficit and
tA) givqT±chqrfuqfeq5Tds I
budgetary deficit

a) Net increase in Union (a). rfu ftrd fa a ts qesTI a5

Govemment's borrowing from rmSngda,
the Reserve Bank of India.
(c) qTqof ch i]iqenq a5 ffi q5T
(C) Difference between current drl
expenditure and current revenue.

(D) The difference between total

@) -"-afiswhq}
revenue and total expenditure of
ededchFedaif*ian
3itafiiftiREti
the government.

18. Second Five Year Plan of India was 18 irm fi ap iffi in LJjL €Tlr
based on an economic model developed irfu F rfe iha q{ ffl"Tfa
lthl
by '3r.

(A) Dadebhai Naoroji

(A) chim
a) P.C. Mahalanobis (8) . tft.th. q5TaTrfu

(C) Amartya sen

ndch
@) C.H. Hanunantha Rao di.F.rfum +I 7r

19. Which of the following is the correct 19 ffa i a dr tlT 3m Ha a,T fRE tith
order in which the mentioned measures ffro a; qTqfi q} Ntfl [rqtl fin "T 7
of development were introduced ? (A) EH]I (rna ffro HFgiv), rfu
(A) HDI (Human Development rfean,pQLIOfiferfuffl
Index), Peroapita Income, PQLI EEEEE
¢hysical Quantity of Life Index) q3) rfurferm, ml, PQLI
®) Per-capita Income, HDI, PQLI
(c) PQLI, rml,rfurfe'an
(C) PQLI, IIDI, Per-capita Income
a]) rfurfe rm, PQLI, rml
a) Per-capita Income, PQLI, HDI
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20r` In India, headline inflation is based on 20 vT"¥rfeif5qT@EFTffi3rfu

(A) Wholesale price Index (WPI)

an%
', .lT ,

a) Consumer price Index-Combined

tA> ehaEFrfe twpl>Vl I
n:A . (CPI-C)
tB> ,3qtw HF rfe tie)
(CPI-C) q{ I
(C) Consumer Food Price Index
ri;: .

(CFPI) tc) 3Ttw Era gr rfe (cFpl>

q{l
a?), Consumer Price Index - Rural
\ Labourers (CPI-RIj)-
(D) 3qhaRIrfergiv rfu)
(CPI-RIJ) ql I

21. NITI Aayng has developed a'composite 2i. ffi rfu a HEai5 IIffl:rfu {iiEq fa a5
indexv for each state / UT, which fderfurfeiFTfinfinach
aggregates progress towards each Ttaq5riqTrfufina;agrd}cha}
Susdinable Development Goal (SDG), qT@rfuq}rfu5{aTe3itu5ffich
and classifies states ih achievers, front-
TTfffl, ch, fi€ ch{ un a
runners, performers and aspirants. On
rty 5IaT a I ga Hafin rfe 3
the basis of this composite index which
errmtilfinfiachenq5diITi5q
of the^ following state is not a Front-
qti a ?
Rul6f?
(A) ft-rfu
(A) riimachal pradesh
•®) fa
@) Keinla
(c) dftng
(C) TathilNadu
@)FT
a) Gujarat
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22. Under Government of India's National 22 dr a; 29 ffi 3it 6 ch ITffl an a; 3 1 2
Air Quality Monitoring Programme ndidfitiTatqitdqlqmS"
(NAMP) covering 312 cities / towns in qiB grTaiTT Frm rfu (TFTdi)
29 States and 6 Union Territories of the
a;affifirfiafkefuevTchenfl.qTdi
country, which of the following
qrfife FEN ai fde faffa ffa
combination has been identified for
regular monitoring at all the locations ?

(A) Sulphur Dioxide (S02), Nitrogen (A) Hast aleris (so2), fflgiv
Dioxide Or02), Suspended tieriis a{o2), fffi qrfu
Particulate Matter OM fo). and led tpMto> Sit gr wh Ted
Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) (PM2.5)

a) Sulphur Dioxide (S02), Nitrogen (8) © ateriang (s02), Tdr

Dioxide (N02) , Carbon tieris Or02), wh
Monoxide (CO), and Suspended t q`ii`Iqquiss (co)-qj iffi th
Particulate Matter (PM[o) Fed (pMlo)

(C) CO,N02, PMio andpM2.5 (C) CO, N02, PMiotipM2.5

(D) CO, N02, Oxygeri ,Difluoride (D) cO, N02, 3firfu si€ui`i`I§s
(OF2) and PM2.5 (OF2)tipM2.5

23. Which one of the following body is not 23 iinfiachthq5chaapdi

associated to Bretton Woods a rfu ra a 7
institutions ?
(A) ctatiRIgrch
(A) International Monetary Fund
(IMF) tBt faHas
a) WorldBank
(c) dg5nI
(C) UnitedNations

(D) World Trade Organisation @) faF5rmin

lwTO)
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24. If the rupees per US Dollar exchange 24 qftFrminSFTrfuffigTIT
rate changes from { 60 to { 65 in a time ian gr i 60 rfe dr a qqa 5I { 65
period by the market forces, it implies rfurfuadit,a
(A) Depreciation of Rupee tA> quq5TiFFTdr I

(8) . Devaluation of Rupee

tB) quiffl 3TqEFTdr I

(C) Appreciation of Rupee

(c) FTfflerfuHFdr I
(D) No change in exchange rate
tDj fafhaHfiq*qhaqSdr I

25. Chromosomal theory of inheritance 25. TngSiftinq5Tftrtren

was given by,
(A) EF
(A) Muller
(8) qTat
(8) Waldeiyer
(c) ha
(C) Mendel

(D) Sutton and Boveri

(D) grqjan

26. Higgs Bosom are also known as, 26. froinq}edthfflmiam€

(A) God particles (A) Tfi€ena;"a

(8) .Electron tB> iaiFa5"a

(C) Proton (c) ffia;"a
@) Neutrons (D) ata,-a
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27. Light Emitting Diode (LED) work on 27. Ta5T¥T 3tds ds a ed ed iFT
principle of
ifro€
(A) Electroluminiescence (A) agrffi
(8) Laser (8) a"
(C) Themionic emission tcj divlqriq,3wh
a) Photoelectric code (D> 3Tq5"-aFqis

28. Which One is nQ± an exaniple of 28 fin fi a th en fiF-gil in ffl

electromagnetic wave ?
3an fflft a 3

(A) Supersonic waves (A) q-in

a) y-rays (8) y-fin
(C) X-rays (c) x-ffu
(D) Ultraviolet rays (D) qunfin

29. The speed of light in air depends on, 29. €aTti3]5T¥TiPriTTaithq5di%

(A) Temperature (A) anTR

(8) Pressure (8) apq{
(c) Density
(C) tTREtT{
@) It is independent of pressure,
aJ) q€ap,an3ittTREaed€ I
temperature and density

30. Which is notan insect? 30 riHrtlrt9d¥athftid€7

(A) Mosquito (A) tTffl

a) Spider (8) q#
(C) Housefly tc> dtaffldi
@) Bed-bug (D)-
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31. The basic unit of quantum information 31 rfuFTfflFF€e
ls,.
(A) QUBIT
(A) QtJBIT
(8) BIT
(8) BIT
(C) BYTE
(C) BYTE
(D) GIGABIT
a) GIGABIT

32. Cloud computing services does not 32 inineddfifeTHq5di%:

include,
(A) 3-inin
(A) Infrastructure as a service

a3) Platfom as a service

(a) fain
(C) Software as a service (c) qrfuin ,
(D) Allotment of electromagnetic
I spectrum tDj agr-grrfu rfu

33. The form of information signal used in 33 faviiaiPrq,aain$3ig5qF]T

sending fax and email is, ffiiFTRT-dra
(A) Analog signal (A) givfha
@) Digital signal tB> fgfafke
(C) Analog and Digital signal both tc> givrifsthafhaaii
(D) None of Analog and Digital signal
tD> givriiaefhasaJj*fflft

34. Nitrogen is takenby plants in the form 34 iffia;gT{Tdichwh]a5]5T5v€

of
(A) qts
(A) Chloride

a) Oxide
a3) erie
(C) Nitrate (c) rfe
(D) Nitric acid tD> ife3TH
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35. The deadly disease of groundnut is 35 aefflchiqfdsETfroch3
(A) Tikka. (A) fha
'

(8) Damping off

(a) en!qffl
Powdery mildew
(c) iperfu
None of these
(D) rf aq*fi
36. inize -Potato -Sugarcane (ratoon) - q5T - 3]iq- 7m (a©) - tr tFHa affi
Moong i-s. de example of crop rotation EEillE
for
(A) lrfu
(A) 1year
(8) 2qth
` (a) 2years
(c) 3rfu
(C) 3years
(D) 4rfu
(D) 4year;

37. . The hotinichl name of macroni wheat

f;
37 affingfflqTrfe"e
is:
` (`A) ±dicoccun (A) RIgTdr
I @) Triticunaestivem (a) RItr
(C) RI H`li`icb`icM
(C) E± monococcun
.` ®>` rifrode (D) RIgr

38. First hefoicide produced in the world is : 38. RT ¥iicMi¥ri 5TfaF¥3aiF

(A) 2,4-b (A) 2,4-a
}6

(8) 2,4,5-`T
\' (8) 2,4,5-a
(C) Pendimethalin
•(b) semazin (c) aaafun
(D) fan
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39. Which of the following mango variety 3g. maaftasSa§armfififeiflwl
is mostly exported from India ? rfuaniftthffiTife€7
(A) Alphouso , (A) erRE
a) Langra (8) rfu
(C) Chausa i(c) th
(D) Gaurjeet (D) 7ife

40. In the times of Mughals the region of 40. TTdi a5 qqq gTREus en rfu _ a;
Jharkhand was known as " a rm " en I
(A) Kukra (A) Ir
(8) . Atavi q3) 'un
(C) Aranya (c) 3TTrm
(D) Vananchal (D) fa
41. The British entered into Jharkhand for 41 dTftdiqFT9TREu5SrfuTaH
the first time from the side of i@ gin a gen ,

(A) Palamu (A) qm

®) Singhbhun (a) ffiap
(C) Pakur (C) qT5E

a) Chatra (D) RT

42. Who was the leader ofBhumij Revolt? 42 Hpeftrfefflinchen7

(A) Ganga Narain (A) Tin-
(8) Bhagirath (8) rfu
(C) Dubia Gosain
(c) givRE
a) JatraBhagat
(D) RTrm
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43. The habitatof tribe is known as _ 31 irqq irtlvi a;T fie can .ch. a;
6Tanda'. "a"rm€1
(A) Kanali (A) qRE
(8) Birhor (8) ftdr
(C) Munda (C) Ir
(D) Mal pchadia (D) Tmaqrfu

44. Widow -remarriage in 3iirqqirtlql i fin giv t}

called `Maiyari'. fa, 5a€ I
(A) HO (A)a
(8) Asur (8) 3TB{

(C) Uraon (c) 3fa

a) Korwa (D) ch

45 •giv,iFT,q"wh%,
45. What does `Ghumkuria' mean?

(A) a place of worship (A) igrca

®) cemetery @)-
(C) youth dormitory (C) gnp
(D) dancing place (D) quen

46. Which of the following festivals reve`als 46 fi\HrcirQ-dSaifaq5aqF@givfi

' the economic condition of Pahari rfe fan 3rm ca a 3
Kharia ? (A) wh
(A) Maghe (8) ffl
a) Kana (c) wh
(C) Phago @) aq---fin
a) Jeth-Nava-Khiya
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47. The caves of Palkot are located in qTrfedagiv~Serrfu€i
(A) EqTth
(A) Hazaribag
(8) ffi
(8) Ranchi

(C) Lohardaga
(c) rfu
(D) Gunla (D) FT

48. Iron smelting is >the traditional 48. `dr TTan' enft5ffiT iFT F
occupation of tribe.
qlife in a I
(A) Karmali (A)-
a) Asur (8) 3T9(

(C) Birajia (c) rfu

a) Korba (D) wh

49. Which of the following places is known 49. faEriiinedSaiae iffiqFTma;

as the village of temples ?
iRT a an rm a ?

(A) Sisai (A) fie

@) Rapjari (8) nd
(C) , Narasinthapur (c) qfiap
@) Maluti (D) qca

50. Mount Kailash is situated in which of 50 a;am qfa fin i a fin ch ti errfu
the following area ? a?

(A) Uttarathand (A) 3fflTQiijEL

@) Sikkim (8) fan

(C) Tibet

a) Nepal
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55.
weed is gra
(A) Wolffia (A) atfin
(8) Azolla (8) ch
(C) Eichhomia (c) i5rfu
(D) Trapa a)tr
52. Which of the following combination 52. finSa qgivfarfu atlT5qiFT
of Nuclear Power Plant and state is th en fa TTan % ?
56.
wrong ?
(A) F€-iiglen -alts
' (A) Kudankulam-TamilNadu
tB) th-3fflrfu
(8) Kaiga -Uttar pradesh
•(C) Kalapthm -Kamatcka
(c) i--qfa
(D) -a;-ichtlqT{ -FT
(D) Kckarapar -Gujarat

53. Tax on sell of inherited property is 53. inifeaifanq{ q5{-

€1
(A) Income Tax
(A) anq5{
(8) Capital Gain Tax
®) caanq5{
(C) LandTax
(c) Sq5{
(D) Wealth Tax
0) ffiq5{
54. Which one of the following classical 54 fin#achenwh]Eqndch
dance in its present form has influence ©¥grqrmarfu§7
of Mughal tradition ?
(A) u`c,i,€qH
58.
(A) Bharatanatyam

(8) Ka{hckali
(8) qrfu
(C) Kathck (C) q5us
(D) Mohiniattam
(D) fiftfty
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55. Which of the following causes 55 tin a a di en qaffbe dR±
maximum indooi chemical pollution ? "fflq-a,
(A) Room spray (A) FTa
(8) Burning mosquito coil (8) qi5tndqTaedq5Taam
(C) Buning coal Fife ffl irm
(D) Buning cooking gas uFTTchrfuha5Tqa]T

56. Which of the followiie is one of the ore 56 finSath*qT§iFTqF;3RE€7

of iron mineral ?
(A) ae
(A)' Hematite
(a) ife
(8) Chromite
(c) atTTng
(C) Malachite

(D) Bauxite
(D) airfe

57. Which of the following is not a feature 57 finfiachthutrfuaPrfainH#

of urban life ?

(A) Informal ties tAt 3iiiiiqir`ch rfu

(8) Competition (8) Tfth

(C) Imper`sonal relationship (c) eraqfisife
/
@) Loss;-ofhunanistic value
(D) qirfuHFqmT"

58. Before 1947, 26th January was called as 58 i947aT5a26rfuchq5gTfflmen

(A) Pooma swaraj.Day (A) titREftqH

(8) Republic Day tB> TTufaifro
Marty's Day (c) *ftr
Constitution Day a) rifroiir
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59. Who amongst the following is 59 fin i a fas rna a; rfu rfu i5T 6
considered as father of India's space asrm"% ?
programme ?
(A) q.fl.a. xpi-
(A) A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Q}) Nanbi Narayanari

®) rfe-
(C) G. Madhavan Nair
(c) di.--
@) Vikram sarabhai (D) finut
60. Which of the following is second 60 maSquedapqFrfuqin€7
largest tribe in India ?
(A) Tfig
(A) Gond
(8) fro
03) Santhal

(C) Bhil
(c) ife
a) Munda, (D) giv

61. Who aniongst the following was 61 fin¥affa2Oi9SorS.thTffi

awarded `Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna edffl.gFRTtrTTqT7
Award' for 2019 in wrestling ?
(A) orFT
(A) Sushil Kunar
0) Bajrangpunia
a) edgin
(C) Sardara singh (c) qRIfee
a) DeapaMalik a) anqfds

62. When was the universal Declaration of 62. giv {Tg gilt rm-erfen i}
Humah Rigivts adopted by the United
rq¥qcxp lv^i dr a 5a erv]TqT 7m en ?
Nations ?
(A) 10ftHR 1948
(A) 10 December,1948

®) 10January,1920
(8) iorfu, 1920

(c) 4Aprii, 1949 tc) 4rfu, 1949

(D) 24 October,1945 a) 24xp,1945
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63. British Prime Minister Winston 63 frm ltTTffi faap rfu i itqa
Churchill received Nobel Prize for gFtanthen
(A) Peace tA> ffia;fbe
(8) Physics tB> ifefina5fde
(C). Literature tc) HTRIa5fde
(D) Economics (D) erfroa;fde

64. Among the following states, which has 64. riHrcirad viraa5TF5fiSathenlTi5q
highest forest density in India ? Fife qi[coirqtl a 3
(A) Gujarat (A) FT
a) Nagaland @)-
(C) Mizoram
(c) frfu
a) Assam
0)rm
65. Ro-Ro feny started by prime Minister 65 qTma5"ifflangri}Ttsaatt
of India connects which two places ? fin a ed qi ffi a 7
(A) Ghoga and Dchej tA> ch3ited
@) Bhavnagar and Ghoga (8) -3irch
(C) Bhavnagar and Dchej (c) tmam3itrfu
(D) Somnath and Dwarka
@> rfu3itFT

66. Which of the following is post disaster 66. finSaqinen3TTqFsri5T3Tlq€ 7

measure ? .
(A) tiarfu
(A) Early waning
(8) afro
(8) Zoning

(C) r Reconstruction
(c) FT
a)) Planning and policies. tD> whchitin.
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67. Cia which day the design of the 67 wh giv\ taa a; 3ITen ch fed fa
National flag of India was adopted ? th fin TTqT 7
(A) January 26,1947 tA) rfu26, i947
®) June 10,1947 a) H10,1947
(C) July22,1947 tc) at22, i947
a) August l5,1947 a) 3Tmal5,1947

68. Who is the current chairman of the 68 rmithiiiiiiinwh5Twh

National Human RIghts Commission of 3Ttap th a ?
India ?
(A) apt.F.enFT
(A) Justice A.S. Anand
tBj qHEcaq.whqTE` ,
(8) Justice s. Rajendra Babu
(c) apqa.F.R
(C) Justice H.L. Dattu
(D) qFTicaa;. qmlq,qu"
(D) Justice K. Balakrishnan

69.. When was National Disaster 69 givenv=TrmlqTfroq;T7Ta]i5a

Management Authority formed ? §en?
(A) 2005 (A) 2005
(8) 2006
®) 2cO6
(C) 2008
(C) 2008
(D) 2011
(D)' 2011

70. When was air transport started in 70 rm#-ngqtoen~gr?

India ?
(A) 1911
(A) 1911
(8) 1915
(8) 1915
(C) 1921
(C) 1921

(D) 1926 (D) 1926

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71. 'Where does Toda tribe mainly lives? 71 aFchgz5FTa:ediinffl€7
(A) Assam (A) 3TRT
(8) Jammu and Kashmir (a) mchth
(C) TamilNadu (c) alto
(D) Rajasthan (D)-
72. What is the minimum land area 72 ma¥rfuqTftfasFTHTqch
recommended for forest cover to % ffu fan giv qii.+:i€pirqtl @ d}
maintain proper ecological balance in fthihrit ?
India ?
(A) 25%
(8) 270/o
(C) 30%
@) 33%

73. Which state has the highest potential 73. finliffl#chedSfind*Fqffis

for the development of solar energy ? uns?
(A) Rajasthan .(A) -
(8) Madhyapredesh , (8) marfu
(C) Jhanand (C) fl,`qus
(D) Uttar pradesh tD) fflrfu

74. Which of the following atomic power

plants has largest installed capacity ?
(A) Tarapur
(8) Kakrapar
(c) Kaiga
(D) Narora

75. Which is the largest tribe in India? 75 rna fi qafffro ch th th t ?

(A) rfu
(8) rfu
(c) life
(D) qha

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76. . Which st?te has maximum road density ? 76. rna a5 ffa IT5q. i H5fi,LqFT q]a 80.
Halifts a ?
(A) Punjab
Haryana
(A) i-
(8) . th
Kerala
(c) fa
a) Gutarat (D) .FT

77. Where is Indian Gfasslafid and Fodder 77. wh a{TrlT5'qi Flit giv ch
Reseach Institute located ? edfdr€ ?
Jaipur f," T (A) ng 81.

Kota (8) aha

t`pr

Jhausi (c) an
Lucknow (D)-
*--t, =3 € ---. r

78. Which is the largest natural port in 78. in iFT q8aq Tngrfie aapTT5 ch tTT
hdia ? €?

(A) Mqubai (A) EEF?

®) cdehin (8) qffi

(C) Chennai (c) aa?
P) Triticorin (D) an

79. Which hdian language, is spoken 79. RIa5qREchthrfumftH#

inaxiinum in the world after Hindi ? qaffisanchrfumt7
(A) Te,ugu (A) ang

a3) Tamil (8) rfu

(c) Bengali

@) Malayalam
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80. Ashokan inscriptions in north-western tidtnmasin*ike35I-Ttr
part of the Mauryan Empire near rm i ds a r¥mi&tsi a :
Peshawar were in :

(A) Ftharoshthi script i (A,difan¥

(8) Brchmi script
a3> rdfanS

(C) Aramaic script (c) erTtefan#

a) ` ,Devanagari script tDt anfanfi

81. Charvaka philosophical system was 81 fflaf¥givwh

also called :
tA> aifendthchch I
(A) Vaisesika system

(8) Lokayata system

tB> Ehawhthqedth I
(C) Astika system (c) erTfisTgTTdithchch I ' -

(D) Minansa system` ~ tD> rfurfuthanthi ,`L`"

82. Arrange the following in chronological 82 riHrqrtsm ch I,idchHi.+tll` EFTfin

order : .-

a. Satvchanas a. tTltlq l€|

b. Vakatakas
b. q lcblccb
c. Chalulryas
c.FT
Select the.-correct code from the
following : riHrtlrtldfiH@¥5Tqq]ap:
(A) a-b-c
(A) a-b-c
(8) b-c-a
@) b-c-a
(C) c-b-a
(C) c-b-a
(D) c-a-b
@) c-a-b
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 83. The foremost lndo-Roman trading 87.
igr rna i 3Tgr wh-ha\ amiftq5
station in Eastern India was : enen
(A) Tamluk (A) ng
0) Rajgir (a) th
(C) Arikamedu
(c) Chftds `
(D) Bhagrapir
(D) ch
if,t
' 84. A historical work "Gndavcho" like
84 a;55oTfi`qT±'@algqi;ffi
Halharm's ataran i" was whtten dagRE.qftgaTdr' fan th

(A) faFTan
(A) Bilhan
®) inmltlR+an 88.
(8) Sandhyckaranandin
(C) Vakpati
(c) ffigiv
(D) Banabhatta (D) ngRT

85. The collection Of the whtings of the 85 fa ffi a5 affl a; ds a fu® a= th

Saivite saints is corisidered as Fifth tiqIrq"TSirferiHEq;TfflT]"a7
Veda. What is the name of the above
collection ? (A) ftgr
(A) Tirmurai a) c`,-,rHqH
@) Tolkapiun
tc] rtlqu€^,ch`i
(C) Silapaddikaran
a)) Minimekhalai (D) Huriaum
89.

86. Which amchg the following kingdoms 86 riHrtlrqdu5fiSaavTdi,draqT

was founded by two Brothers, Harihara 8fflifaet~@th7
and Bukka i (A) qffimaifl
(A) Kingdom ofKampili
(8) faiHqmmad}
a3) Kingdom ofvijayanagara
(c) cr,[cbirflqi madPr
(C) Kingdom ofKakatiyas
(I)) Kingdom ofHoysalas @) inrma
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87. Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque and Arhai

\
87 gra-3a-gt5i7T qfa€ den ed fa
Din Ka Jhonpra are -situated fflfaEN:fin€
resbectively at :
tA> fantich#
(A) Delhi andAjmer
tB> ftditirfefi
a) Delhi andLchore
tc> whriftdi¥
(C) AjmerandDelhi

.@) Lchore andAjmer

tD> rdviwh¥

88. Government of medieval period was a 88 qtzla5Ta dh HI5iI F Hm in th I a

composite structure. It was a fusion of : faffl en

(A) Perso-Arabic (A) Trm-3THiffl

(8) Turko-Mongol (Central Asian) ®> g±_iTha (FtFgiv) iFT

(C) Perso-Arabic, Turko-Mongol

(c) t5Tca-3TH, gs-iTha (qtF
(Central Asian) tr) ffl
(D) Perso-Arabic, Turko-Mongol -
0> qiH-SIT,g±-iTha, rfuHijt
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89. Who was the founder of visistadvaita 89 life aPlfa iRE a; ri- ch a 7
Siddhanta ?
(A) TTqffl5i5

(A) Madhavachaya
(8) `,H,5wllt"V.
@) Rananujachatya
(c) qEnd
(C) Vallabhachaya
@) aiied
@) Srikanthacharya

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90. Permanent Settlement and Ryotwari 90 i\-ITma ift di qde a RE
System of land revenue introduced whRE:gri}TR
respectively in :
(A) i"anini
(A) Punjab and Bengal
(8) inanRT¥
(8) Bengal.and Madras
(C) Madras and punjab
(c) qRTani"¥
(D) Madras and Bengal (D) RTanin¥

91. Arrange the following events of History 91 giv rna a; fu d} fi`Hrtlfad

of Modern India in chronological trench ch iFTa 3Fngm fa
order : rfu
a. Swadeshi movement a. 5eeeriaffl
b.
c.
Lucknowpa6t
Morley-Minto reforms
b. inch
c. ffi-fcagr
d. Foundation of All India Muslith
League d. rfu wh 8fin rfu a
+`.
Select the correct code from the
following : riHrtlrt9dSaH@¥ffltFTap:
(A) a-c-d-b
®) a-b-c-d
(C) d-c-b-a
(D) d-a-c-b

92. Who have appointed First Indian 92 3RErfufuench@fiSfH

Education Commission and in which ch ffu ed ih 7
year ? tA> aefhaaed i88OS
(A) LordLytton in 1880
0> #faaedi882S
a) LordRiponin l882
(C) Lord William Wedderbum in tc> aefifinaged}ed i885i
1885 @> aewhaof i905fi
(D) Lordcurzon in 1905

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93. th¥]C:o=::1:Lthi:::I:i:nyg 11:tr°Bd:tcL:: i 93 riHrtlrtsitlSaianiENma¥rfu
•- gr ifl ,
(A) rmtTrmerfun ig35
:Ad)£a?:ove„entof|ndiaAct 1935 i (8) ma©erirm 1919
a) Government of lndia Act l919
tc> a5fifefin
(C) Cabinet Mission
@) FTrfu
(D) Simon cormis.sion

94. Who have introduced the printing press g4. a]Tra¥frmfufREat5agr@?

in India and in which year ? tA> givtegivdiaqi 1674
(A) English East India Company in EI
1674 tB> IalTrfffiaof i55Oa I
'@) Portuguese in 1550
tc> tiiiqirtlqi}of i68O¥i .
(C) Spanishin 1680
a) HriffiaqS i745a I
a) Frenchin l745

95. Which of the following states in India, 95 finSaqinen`TrfulT5q,ngm*HT9

do not share border with Bhutan ?
th TS rfu a 7
(A) rfuachal pradesh. tA] 3T5uTTHrfu

(8) Assam @)en

(C) Sikkin (c) fth
@)- Bihar
@) 'iir

96. In which of the following parts of lndia 96. iin i a vTra a5 ike vi7T i tl[imciqi
`Atous' are commonly found ? qffi(Atol`ls)whwh€?

(A) Near Raneshwaran tA) ufua;fie

®) Near sundefoans ' a) FTaifke
` (C) NearKhambhatGulf
tc> qREqftxpa;ike.
a) Near Lakshadweep
@> rfuaiike
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97. Indian Satellite Series `INSAT' is an 97 wh3T3]ggiv`INSAT'539gr
example of : a:
(A) Meteorological satellite (A) fuitrEN3qng
®) Resource satellite (8) ch3qng
(C) Military satellite (c) farfu3qng
(D) Polar orbiting satellite (D) givTftrfu3qng
98. Which of the following characteristic 98 fir i a ch en fact acauT rfu ra *
feature is appropriate for Narmada fca 3qgr a ,
river ? (A) fanRI
(A) Glacial origin @) qicll5a^lHF
(8) Volcanic origin (C) nIHF
(C) Wind origin
(D) d`qllcHq.HF
(D) Structural origin

99. Which of the following coastal region 99 rm a fie i a ffa rfu rfu a 35<-
in India, receives rainfall from North iSqinIaedae%7
Eastern monsoon ? (A) qfroae
(A) Konkan coast (8) Llmlq'\iTE
(8) Malabar coast
(C) FTae
(C) Gujarat coast
a) Coromandel coast
(D) qifeae
I

loo. Which of the following statements is i loo. finaaqiden5eFTquairfua;ed

true regarding earth movement ? #RT€ ?
1. Earth rotates on its axis from west 1 . ` ap a; 3ffi 9ft tR thEin a F
to east resulting into seasonal trfua5i"thiqftchdrti
changes. 2. Tcha;tit;aTa3itiH*
2. Each revolution around sun a;q5TIOTwhtT{Iiaafarfua
results into occurrence of day and €1

night on eth. (A) a5aaiRT€I

(A) Cinly I istrue. (8) ia2aiiRI€i
®) Both 1 and2aretrue.
tc> fa2RT3I
(C) Only2 istrue.
(D) ' 1 a 2 a# 3RI€ I
a) Both l and2 are false.

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