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HGY-P-JHKI ( 48-A)
 1. Consider the following statements 3. With reference to the funds under Members of
Parliament Local Area Development Scheme
1. Aadhaar metadata cannot be stored for (MPLADS), which of the following statements
more than three months. are correct?
1. MPLADS funds must be used to create
2. State cannot enter into any contract
durable assets like physical
with private corporations for sharing of infrastructure for health, education, etc.·
Aadhaar data. 2. A specified portion of each MP's fund
must benefit SC/ST populations.
3. Aadhaar is mandatory for obtaining
3. MPLADS funds are sanctioned on
insurance products.
yearly basis and the unused funds
cannot be carried fmward to the next
4. Aadhaar is mandatory for getting
year.
benefits funded out of the Consolidated
4. The district authority must inspect at
Fund of India. least 10% of all works under
implementation every year.
Which of the statements given above is/are
Select the correct answer using the code given
correct? below:

(a) 1 and 4 only (a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 3 and 4 only
(b) 2 and 4 only (c) 1, 2 and 3 only

(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2.and 4 only

4. Which one of the following categories of

(d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Fundamental Rights incorporates protection
against untouchability as a form of
discrimination?
(a) Right against Exploitation
2. Rajya Sabha has equal powers with Lok (b) Right to Freedom
Sabha in (c) Right to Constitutional Remedies
(d) Right to Equality
(a) the matter of creating new All India
Services 5. In India, separation of judiciary from the
executive is enjoined by
(b) amending the Constitution (a) the Preamble of the Constitution
(b) a Directive Principle of State Policy
(c) the removal of the government
(c) the Seventh Schedule
(d) making cut motions (d) the conventional practice
HGY-P-JHKI ( 3 -A)
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6. Alorig with the Budget, the Finance Minister 9. In India, Legal Services Authorities provide
also places other docunJC•nts befor,· the free legal services to which of the following
Parliament which include 'The Macro type of citizens ?
Economic Framework Statement', The
1. Person with an annual income of less
aforesaid document is presented because this
than � 1,00,000
is mandated by
2. Transgender with an annual income of
(a) Long standing parliamentary
less than � 2,00,000
convention
3. Member of Other Backward Qlasses
(b) Article 112 and Article 110(1) of the
(OBC) with an annual income of less
Constitution of India
than � 3,00,000
(c) Article 113 of the Constitution oflndia
4. All Senior Citizens
(d) Provisions of the Fiscal Responsibility
Select the correct answer using the code given
and Budget Management Act, 2003
below:
7. A constitutional government by definition is a (a) 1 and 2 only
(a) government by legislature (b) 3 and 4 only
(b) popular government (c) 2 and 3 only
(c) multi-party government (d) 1 and 4 only
• (d) limited government
10. Consider the following pairs :
8. Other than the Fundamental Rights, which of International Subject
the following parts of the Constitution of agreement I set-up
India reflect/reflects the principles and 1. Alma-Ata Healthcare of
provisions of the Universal Declaration of Declaration the people
Human Rights (1948) ? 2. Hague Biological and
Convention chemical
L Preamble weapons
3. Talanoa Global climate
2, Directive Principles of State Policy Dialogue change
3. Fundamental Duties 4, Under2 Coalition Child rights
Select the correct answer using the code given Whi<:h of the pairs given above is/are correctly
below: matched?
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only (b) 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2, 3 and 4 only
11. A Parliamentary System of Government is 14. One common agreement between Gandhism
one in which and Marxism is
(a) all political parties in the Parliament (a) the final goal of a stateless society
are represented in the Government
(b) the Government is responsible to the (b) class struggle
Parliament and can be removed by it (c) abolition of private property
(c) the Government is elected by the people
and can be removed by them (d) economic determinism

(d) the Government is chosen by the

Parliament but cannot be removed by it
before completion of a fixed term 15. In the context of India, which one of the
following is the characteristic appropriate for
12. Which part of the Constitution of India bureaucracy ?
declares the ideal of Welfare State?
(a) An agency for widening the scope of
(a) Directive Principles of State Policy
parliamentary democracy
(b) Fundamental Rights "'
(b) An agency for strengthening 'the
(c) Preamble
structure of federalism
(d) Seventh Schedule
(c) An agency for facilitating political
13. Consider the following statements : stability and economic growth
1. The Constitution of India defines its
(d) An agency for the implementation of
'basic structure' in terms of federalism,
public policy
secularism, fundamental rights and
democracy.

2. The Constitution of India provides for 16. The Preamble to the Constitution of India is
'judicial review' to safeguard the
citizens' liberties and to preserve the (a) . a part of the Constitution but has no
ideals on which the Constitution is legal effect
based.
(b) not a part of the Constitution and has
Which of the statements given above is/are rto regal effect either
correct?
(a) 1 only (c) a part of the Constitution and has the
same legal effect as any other part
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) a part of the Constitution but has no
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 legal effect independently of other parts
17. "Gold Tranche" (Reserve Tranche) refers to 19. Consider the following statements :
l. According to the Constitution of India, a
(a) a loan system of the World Bank person who is eligible to vote can be
made a minister in a State fo1· six
months even if he/she is not a member
(b) one of the operations of a Central Bank
of the Legislature of that State.
2. According to the Representation of
(c) a credit system granted by WTO to its People Act, 1951, a person convicted of a
members criminal offence and sentenced to
imprisonment for five years is
permanently disqualified from
(d) a credit system granted by IMF to its
contesting an election even after his
members release from prison.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only

18. With reference to the provisions contained in (b) 2 only

Part IV of the Constitution of India, which of (c) • Both 1 and 2

the following statements is/are correct? (d) Neither 1 nor 2

l. They shall be enforceable by courts. 20. Consider the following statements :

l. The President of India can summon a
2. They shall not be enforceable by any
session of the Parliament at such place
court. as he/she thinks fit.
2. The Constitution of India provides for
3. The principles laid down in this part are
three. sessions· of the Parliament in a
to influence the making of laws by the year, but it is not mandatory to conduct
State. all three sessions.
3. There is no minimum number of days
Select the correct answer using the code given
that the Parliament is required to meet
below: ,in a year.
Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 1 only
correct'?
(b) 2 only (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only (d) 2 and 3 only
21. With reference to the history of India, 23. Which of the following statements correctly
consider the following pairs explains the impact of Industrial Revolution
on India during the first half of the
l. Aurang In-charge of treasury nineteenth century?
of the State
(a) Indian handicrafts were ruined.
2. Banian Indian agent of the East (b) Machines were introduced in the Indian
India Company textile industry in large numbers.
3. Mirasidar - Designated revenue (c) Railway lines were laid in. many parts of
payer to the State the country.

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly (d) Heavy duties were imposed on the
matched? imports of British manufactures.

(a) 1 and 2 only 24. Consider the following events in the history of
India:
(b) 2 and3 only
1. Rise of Pratiharas under King Bhoja
(c) 3 only
2. Establishment of Pallava power under
(d) 1, 2 and3 Mahendravarman- I
3. Establishment of Chola power by
Parantaka - I

22. With reforence to the religious history of 4. Pala dynasty founded by Gopala
India, consider the following statements: What is the correct chronological order of the
above events, .starting from the earliest time?
1. Sthaviravadins belong to • Mahayana (a) 2-1-4-3
Buddhism.
(b) 3 -1-4-2
2. Lokottaravadin sect was an· offshoot of (c) 2-4-1-3
Mahasanghika sect of Buddhism. (d) 3 -4-1-2
3. . The deification of Buddha by
25. Which of the following phrases defines the
Mahasanghikas fostered the Mahayana nature of the 'Hundi' ·generally referred to in
Buddhism. the sources of the post-Harsha period?

Which of the statements given above is/are (a) 4\nadvisory issued by the king to his
correct? subordinates
(b) A diary to be maintained for daily
(a) 1 and 2 only
. accounts
(b) 2 and3 only (c) A bill of exchange
(c) 3 only (d) An order from the feudal lord to his
subordinates
(d) 1,2 and3
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26. With reference to the book "Desher Katha" 28. The Vital-Vidhvansak, the first · monthly
written by Sakharam Ganesh Deuskar during journal to have the untouchable people as its
the freedom struggle, consider the following target audience was published by
statements
(a) Gopal Baba Walangkar
It warned against the Colonial State's
hypnotic conquest of the mind.
(b) Jyotiba Phule
2. It inspired the performance of swadeshi
street plays and folk songs. (c) Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

3. The use of 'desh' by Deuskar was in the (d) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
specific context of the region of Bengal.

Which of the statements given above are

correct? 29. With reference to the history of India, the
(a) 1 and 2 only terms "kulyavapa" and "dronavapa" denote

(b) 2 and 3 only

(a) measurement of land
(c) 1 and 3 only "'
(b) coins of different monetary value
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) cla·ssification of urban land
27. The Gandhi-Irwin Pact included which of the
following? (d) religious rituals
1. Invitation to Co.ngress to participate in
the Round Table Conference

2. Withdrawal of Ordinances promulgated' 30� Who among the following ru}ers advised his
in connection with the Civil subjects through this inscription?
Disobedience Movement . ''Whosoever praises his religious sect or
3. Acceptance of Gandhiji's suggestion for blames other sects out of excessive devotion to
enquiry into police excesses his own sect; with the view of glorifying his
.own sect, he rather injures his own sect very
4. Release of only those prisoners who
severely."
were not charged with violence

Select the correct answer using the code given (a) ,·.Ashoka
below:
(a) 1 only (b) Samudragupta
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) Harshavardhana
(c) 3 only
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) Krishnadeva Raya
31. With reference to the cultural history oflndia, 34. Wellesley established the Fort William
which one of the following is the correct College at Calcutta because
description of the term 'paramitas'? (a) he was asked by the Board of Directors
(a) The earliest Dharmashastra texts at London to do so
written in aphoristic (sutra) style (b) he wanted to revive interest in oriental
(b) Philosophical schools that did not accept learning in India
the authority ofVedas (e) he wanted to provide William Carey and
(c) Perfections whose attainment led to the his associates with employment
Bodhisattva path (d) he wanted to train British civilians for
(d) Powerful merchant guilds of early administrative purpose in India
medieval South India
35. With reference to the history of India,
32. In the context of Indian history, the "Ulgulan" or the Great Tumult is the
Rakhmabai case of 1884 revolved around description of which of the following events?

1. women's right to gain education (a) The Revolt of 1857

2. age of consent (b) The Mappila Rebellion of 1921
3. restitution ofconjugal rights (c) The Indigo Revolt of 1859 :.... 60
• Select the correct answer using the code given (d) Birsa Munda's Revolt of 1899 - 1900
below:
36. With reference to the scholars/litterateurs of
(a) 1 and 2 only
ancient India, consider the following
(b) 2 and 3 only
statements:
(c) 1 and 3 only
1. Panini is associated with Pushyamitra
(d) 1, 2 and 3 Shunga.
2. Amarasimha is associated 'with
33. Indigo cultivation in India declined by the
Harshavardhana.
beginning of the 20th century because of
3. Kalidasa is associated with Chandra
(a) peasant resistance to the oppressive
Gupta-II.
conduct of planters
Which of the statements, given above is/are
(b) its unprofitability in the world market correct?
because of new inventions
(a) 1 and 2 only
(c) national leaders' opposition to the (b) 2 and 3 only
cultivation of indigo
(c) 3 only
(d) Government control over the planters 1, 2 and 3
(d)
37. In the context of recent advances in human 39. With reference to Visible Light
reproductive technology, "Pronuclear Communication (VLC) technology, which of
Transfer" is used for the following statements are correct ?

fertilization of egg in vitro by the donor 1. VLC uses electromagnetic spectrum

(a)
wavelengths 375 to 780 nm.
sperm
2. VLC is known as long-range optical
(b) genetic modification of sperm producing wireless communication.
cells
3. VLC can transmit large amounts of data
(c) development of stem cells into faster than Bluetooth.
functional embryos 4. VLC has no electromagnetic
interference.
(d) prevention of mitochondrial diseases in
offspring Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
38. With the present state of development, (b) 1, 2 and 4 only
Artificial Intelligence can effectively do which (c) 1, 3 and 4 only
of the following ?
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only
1. Bring down electricity consumption in
40. With reference to "Blockchain Technology",
industrial units
consider the following statements
2. Create meaningful short stories and 1. It is a public ledger that everyone can
songs inspect, but which no· single user
controls.
3. Disease diagnosis
2. The structure and design of blockchain
4. Text-to-Speech Conversion is such that all the data in it are about
5. Wireless transmission of electrical cryptocurrency only.
energy 3. Applications that depend on basic
features of blockchain can be developed
• Select the correct answer using the code given without anybody's permission.
below: Which of the statements given above is/are
correet?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 5_ only
(a) 1 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2, 4 and 5 only (c) 2 only.
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (d) 1 and 3 only
41. With reference to carbon nanotubes, consider 43. "The experiment will employ a trio of
spacecraft flying in formation in the shape of
the following statements
an equilateral triangle that has sides one
1. They can be used as carriers of drugs million kilometres long, with lasers shining
and antigens in the human body. between the craft." The experiment in
question refers to
2. They can _be made into artificial blood (a) Voyager-2
capillaries for an injured part of human (b) New Horizons
body. (c) LISA Pathfinder
(d) Evolved LISA
3. They can be used in biochemical
sensors.
44. Consider the following statements
4. Carbon nanotubes are biodegradable. 1. Genetic changes can be introduced in
the cells that produce eggs or sperms of
Which of the statements given above are
a prospective parent.
correct?
2. A person's genome can be edited before
(a) 1 and 2 only birth at the early embryonic stage.
3. Human induced pluripotent stem cells
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
can be injected into the embryo of a pig.
(c) 1, 3 and 4 pnly Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
42 . Consider the following activities :
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1. Spraying pesticides on a crop field
45. What is the importance of using
2. Inspecting the craters of active
Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines in India?
volcanoes 1. These vaccines are effective against
3. Collecting breath samples from spouting pneumonia as well as meningitis and
sepsis.
whales for DNA analysis
2. Dependence on antibiotics that are not
At the present level of technology, which of effective against drug-resistant bacteria
can be reduced.
the above activities can be successfully carried 3. These vaccines have no side effects and
out by using drones ? cause no allergic reactions.

1 and 2 only Seleet the correct answer using the code given
(a)
below:
(b) 2 and 3 only (a) 1 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
46. In India, the term "Public Key Infrastructure" 48• Which of th� following are the reasons/factors
for exposure to benzene pollution ?
is used in the context of
1. Automobile exhaust
(a) Digital security infrastructure 2. Tobacco smoke
3. Wood burning
(b) Food security infrastructure 4. Using varnished wooden furniture
5. Using products made of polyurethane
(c) Health care and education
Select the correct answer using the code given
infrastructure below:
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) Telecommunication and transportation
(b) 2 and 4 only
infrastructure (c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

49. If another global financial crisis happens in

the near future, which of the following
47. Which of the following statements are correc't
actions/policies are most likely to give some
regarding the general difference between immunity to India ?
plant and animal cells ? 1. Not depending on short-term foreign
borrowings
1. Plant cells have cellulose cell walls
2. Opening up to more foreign banks
whilst animal cells do not.
3. Maintaining full capital account
convertibility
2. Plant cells do not have plasma
Select the con·ect answer using the code given
membrane unlike animal cells which do. below:

·3. Mature plant cell has one large vacuole (a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
whilst animal cell has many small
(c) 3 only
vacuoles.
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Select the correct answer using the code given
below: 50. If you withdraw � 1,00,000 in cash from your
Demand Deposit Account at your bank, the
(a) 1 and 2 only imrfiediate effect on aggregate money supply
in the economy will be
(b) 2 and 3 only (a) to reduce it by � 1,00,000
(b) to increase it by � 1,00,000
(c) 1 and 3·only
(c) to increase it by more than � 1,00,000
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) to leave it unchanged
51. With reference to Foreign Direct Investment 54. In the context of the Indian economy,
in India, which one of the following is non-financial debt includes which of the
considered its major characteristic? following?
1. Housing loans owed by households
(a) It is the investment throug·h capital
2. Amounts outstanding on credit cards
instruments essentially in a listed
3. Treasury bills
company.
Select the correct answer using the code given
(b) It is a largely non-debt creating capital below:
flow. (a) 1 only
(c) It is the investment which involves (b) 1 and 2 only
debt-servicing. (c) 3 only
(d) It is the investment made by foreign (d) l,2 and3
institutional investors in the
Government securities. 55. In India, why are some nuclear reactors kept
under "IAEA Safeguards" while others are
52. With reference to the international trade of not?
India at present, which of the following (a) Some use uranium and others use
statements is/are correct? thorium
1. India's merchandise exports are less (b) Some use imported uranium and others
than its merchandise imports. use domestic supplies

2. India's imports of iron and steel, (c) Some are operated by foreign
• enterprises and others are operated by
chemicals, fertilisers and machinery
domestic enterprises
have decreased in recent years.
(d) Some are State-owned and others are
3. India's exports of servic�s are more than privately-owned
its imports of services.
4. India suffers from an overall 56. With reference to Trade-Related Investment
trade/current account deficit. Measures (TRIMS), which of the following
statements is/are correct?
Select the correct answer using the code given
below: 1. Quantitative restrictions on imports by
foreign investors are prohibited:
(a). 1 and 2 only
2. They apply to investment measures
(b) 2 and 4 only related to trade in both goods and
(c) 3 only services.
(d) 1,3 and 4 only 3. • They are not concerned with the
regulation of forei� investment.
53. The term 'West Texas Intermediate',
Select tJ,.e correct answer using the code given
sometimes found in news, refers to a grade of
below:
(a) Crude oil
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) Bullion (b) 2 only
(c) Rare earth elements (c) 1 and3 only
(d) Uranium (d) 1, 2 and3
57. If the RBI decides to adopt an expansionist 59. Consider the following statements :
monetary policy, which of the following would 1. In terms of short-term credit delivery to
it not do? the agriculture sector, District Central
1. Cut and optimize the Statutory Cooperative Banks (DCCBs) deliver
Liquidity Ratio more credit in comparison to Scheduled
Commercial Banks and Regional Rural
2. Increase the Marginal Standing Facility
Banks.
Rate
2. One of the most important functions of
3. Cut the Bank Rate and Repo Rate
DCCBs is to provide funds to the
Select the correct answer using the code given Primary Agricultural Credit Societies.
below: Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 1 and 2 only correct?

(b) 2 only (a) 1 only

(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) l, 2 and 3
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

58. With reference to the Indian economy after 60. In India, under cyber insurance for
the 1991 economic liberalization, consider the individuals, which of the following benefits
following statements: are generally covered, in addition to payment
for the loss of funds and other benefits?
1. Worker productivity (� per worker at
2004 - 05 prices) increased in urban 1. Cost of restoration of the computer
areas while it decreased in rural areas. system in case of malware disrupting
access to one's computer
2. The percentage share of rural areas in
2. Cost of a new computer if some miscreant
the workforce steadily increased.
wilfully damages it, if proved so
3. In rural areas, the growth in non-farm • 3. Cost of hiring a specialized consultant to
economy increased. minimize the loss in case of cyber
4. The growth rate in rural employment extortion
decreased. 4. Cost of defence in the Court of Law if any
Which of the statements given above is/are third party files a suit
correct? Select the correct answer using the code given
bel'ow:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
Cb) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
61. In India, which of the following can be 63. Which of the following factors/policies were
considered as public investment in affecting the price of rice in India in the
agriculture ? recent past?
1. Fixing Minimum Support Price for
1. Minimum Support Price
agricultural produce of all crops
Computerization of Primary 2. Government's trading
2.
Agricultural Credit Societies 3. Government's stockpiling
3. Social Capital development
4. Consumer subsidies
4. Free electricity supply to farmers
Select the correct answer using the code given
5. Waiver of agricultural loans by the
below:
banking system
6. Setting up of cold storage facilities by (a) 1, 2 and 4 only
the governments (b) 1, 3 and 4 only
Select the correct answer using the code given
(c) 2 and 3 only
below:
(a) 1, 2 and 5 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(b) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only ..

(c) 2, 3 and 6 only
64. Consider the following statements :
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
1. The value of Indo-Sri Lanka trade has
62. What is the importance of the term "Interest consistently increased in the last
• Coverage Ratio" of a firm in India? decade.
1. It. helps. in understanding the present 2. "Textile and textile articles" constitute
risk of a firm that • a bank is going to an important item of trade between
give loan to.
India and Bangladesh.
2. It helps in evaluating the emerging risk
of a firm that a bank is going to give 3. In the . last five years, Nepal has been
loan to. the largest. trading partner of India in
3. , The higher a borrowing firm's level of South Asia.
Interest Coverage Ratio, the worse is its
Which of the statements given above is/are
ability to service its debt.
correct?
Select the correct answer using the code given
below: (af 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only
(b) 2 only . (c) 3·only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
65. In which one of the following groups are all 67. Consider the following statements:
the four countries members of G20 ?
1. The weightage of food in Consumer
(a) Argentina, Mexico, South Africa and Price Index (CPI) is higher than that in
Turkey Wholesale Price Index (WPI).

(b) Australia, Canada, Malaysia and 2. The WPI does not capture changes in
New Zealand the prices of services, which CPI does.

3. Reserve Bank of India has now adopted

(c) · Brazil, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Vietnam
WPI as its key measure of inflation and
(d) Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and South to decide on changing the key policy
Korea rates.

Which of the statements given above is/are

correct?
66. Under the Kisan Credit Card scheme,
short-term credit support is given to farmers (a) 1 and 2 only
for which of the following purposes? .. (b) 2 only
1. Working capital for maintenance of (c) 3 only.
farm assets
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2. Purchase of combine harvesters,
tractors and mini trucks
68•• Consider the following pairs:
3. Consumption requirements of farm
households River Flows into

Post-harvest expenses 1. Mekong Andaman Sea

4.
2. Thames Irish Sea
5. Construction of family house and
setting up of village cold storage facility 3. Volga Caspian Sea

4. Zambezi Indian Ocean

Select the correct answer using the code given
below: Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly
matched?
(a) 1, 2 and 5 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(b) 3 only •
(c) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only (c) 3 and 4 only

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (d) 1, 2 and 4 only

69. Consider the following statements : 71. With reference to the cultural history of India,
consider the following pairs
1. In the case of all cereals, pulses and 1. Parivrajaka Renunciant and
oil-seeds, the procurement at Minimum Wanderer
Support Price (MSP) is unlimited in any
2. Shramana Priest with a
State/UT of India. high status
2. In the case of cereals and pulses, the 3. Upasaka Lay follower of
MSP is fixed in any State/UT at a level Buddhism
to which the market price will never Which of the pairs given above are correctly
rise. matched?
Which of the statements· given above is/are (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
correct?
(c) 2 and 3 only
(a) 1 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 only
72. With reference to Indian elephants, consider
(c) Both 1 and 2 the following statements
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 1. The leader of art elephant group 1s a
female.
2. The maximum gestation period can be
70. With reference to the Indian economy, 22 months.
consider the following statements 3. An elephant can normally go on calving
till the age of 40 years only.
1. 'Commercial Paper' is a short-term
4. Among the States in India, the highest
unsecured promissory note.
elephant population is in Kerala.
2. 'Certificate of Deposit' is a long-term Which of the statements given above is/ate
instrument issued by the Reserve Bank correct?
oflndia to a corporation. (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 4 only
3. 'Call Money' is a short-term finance
(c) 3 only
used for interbank transactions. (d) 1, 3 and 4 only
4. 'Zero-Coupon Bonds' are the interest
73. Which of the following Protected Areas are
bearing short-term bonds issued �y the located in Cauvery basin?
Scheduled Commercial Banks to
1. Nagarhole National Park
corporations.
2. Papikonda National Park
Which of the statements given above is/are 3. Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
correct? 4. ;· Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
(a) 1 and 2 only Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
(b) 4 only (a) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
74. With reference to India's biodiversity, 77. Which _of the following are the most likely
Ceylon frogmouth, Coppersmith barbet, places to find the musk deer in its natural
Gray-chinned miriivet and White-throated habitat?
redstart are 1. Askot Wildlife Sanctuary
(a) Birds 2. Gangotri National Park
(b) Primates 3. Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Reptiles 4. Manas National Park
(d) Amphibians Select the correct answer using the code given
below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

75. Which one of the following protected areas is
well-known for the conservation of a (b) . 2 and 3 only
sub-species of the Indian swamp deer (c) 3 and 4 only
(Barasingha) that thrives well on hard ground (d) 1 and 4 only
and is exclusively graminivorous? ..
(a) Kanha National Park

(b) Manas National Park 78. In rural road construction, the use of which of
the following is preferred for ensuring
(c) _Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
environmental sustainability or to reduce
(d) Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary carbon footprint?

1. Copper slag

76. Steel slag can·be the material for which of the 2. Cold mix asphalt technology
following?
3. Geotextiles
1. Construction of base road
4. Hot mix asphalt technology
2. Improvement of agricultural soil
5. Portland cement
3. Production of cement
Select the �orrect answer using the code given
Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
below:
(a) (a) 1, 2 and 3 only
1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (b) 2, 3 and_ 4 only

(c) 1 and 3 only (c) 4 and 5 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 5 only

79. Consider the following statements 81. If a particular plant species is placed under
Schedule VI of The Wildlife Protection Act,
1. Coal ash contains arsenic, lead and
1972, what is the implication ?
1nercury.
(a) A licence is required to cultivate that
2. Coal-fired power plants release sulphur
plant.
dioxide and oxides of nitrogen into the
(b) Such a plant cannot be cultivated under
environment.
any circumstances.
3. High ash content is observed in Indian
(c) It is a Genetically Modified crop plant.
coal.
(d) Such a plant is invasive and harmful to
Which of the statements given above is/are the ecosystem.
correct?

(a) 1 only 82. With reference to the period of Gupta dynasty

in ancient India, the towns Ghantasala,
(b)' 2 and 3 only
Kadura and Chaul were well known as
(c) 3 only (a) ports handling foreign trade
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (b) capitals of powerful kingdoms
(c) places of exquisite stone art and
architecture
80. What is the use of biochar in farming?
(d) important Buddhist pilgrimage centres
1. Biochar can be used as a part of the
growing medium in vertical farming. 83. What is/are the advantage/advantages of
zero tillage in agriculture?
2. When· biochar is. a part of the growing
medium, it promotes the growth of 1. Sowing of wheat is possible without
burning the residue of previous crop.
nitrogen-fixing microorganisms.
2. Without the need for nursery of rice
3. When biochar is a part of the growing saplings, direct planting of paddy seeds
medium, it enables the growing medium in the wet soil is possible.
to retain water for longer time: 3. Carbon sequestration in the soil is
Which of the statements given above is/are possible.
correct? Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
(a)· 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) • 1 and 3 only (c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
84. According to India's National Policy on 86. With reference to pulse production in India,
Biofuels, which of the following can be used as consider the following statements
raw materials for the production of biofuels? 1. Black gram can be cultivated as both
kharif and rabi crop.
1. Cassava
2. Green-gram alone accounts for nearly
2. Damaged wheat grains half of pulse production.
3. In the last three decades, while the
3. Groundnut seeds production of kharif pulses has
increased, the production of rabi pulses
4. Horse gram
. has decreased.
5. Rotten potatoes Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
6. Sugar beet
(a) 1 only
Selec_t the correct answe� using the code given (b) 2 and 3 only
below: (c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) 1, 2, 5 and 6 only
87. '�The crop is subtropical in nature.· A hard
(b) 1, 3, 4 and 6 only
frost is injurious to it. It requires at least
(c) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only 210 frost-free days and 50 to 100 centimeters
of rainfall for its growth. A light well-drained
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 soil capable of retaining moisture is ideally
suited for the cultivation of the crop." Which
one of the following is that crop?
(a) · Cotton
85. Which one of the following statements best (h) Jute
describes the_ term 'Social Cost of Carbon'? (c) Sugarcane
It is a measure, in monetary value, of the (d) Tea

(a) long-term damage done by a tonne of 88. With reference to solar water pumps, consider
CO2 emissions in a given year. the following statements
1. Solar power. can be used for running
(b) requirement of fossil fuels for a country surface pumps and not for submersible
to provide goods and services to its pumps.
citizens, based on the burning of those 2. Solar power can be used for running
centrifugal pumps and not the ones with
fuels.
piston. �
(c) efforts put in by a climate refugee to Which of the statements given above is/are
adapt to live in a new place. correct?
(a) 1 only
(d) contribution of an individual person to (b) 2 only
the carbon footprint on the planet (c) Both 1 and 2
Earth. (d) Neither 1 nor 2
89. With reference to the current trends in the 91. What are the advantages of fertigation in
cultivation of sugarcane 1n India, consider the
agriculture ?
following statements:
A substantial saving in seed material is 1. Controlling the alkalinity of irrigation
1.
made when 'bud chip settlings' are water is possible.
raised in a nursery and transplanted in
2. Efficient application of Rock Phosphate
the main field.
and all other phosphatic fertilizers is
2. When direct planting of setts is done,
possible.
the germination percentage is better
with single-budded setts as compared to 3. Increased availability of nutrients to
setts with many buds. plants is possible.
3. If bad weather conditions prevail when
4. Reduction in the leaching of chemical
setts are directly planted, single-budded
setts have better survival as compared nutrients is possible..
to large setts. Select the correct answer using the code given
4. Sugarcane can be cultivated using below:
settlings prepared from tissue culture.
Which of the statements given above is/are
.. (a) 1, 2 and 3 only

correct? (b) 1, 2 and 4 only

(a) 1 and 2 only (c) 1, 3 and 4 only

(b) 3 only (d) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only •
92. Consider the following minerals:
90. In the context of India, which of the following 1. Bentonite
is/are considered to be practice(s) of
eco-friendly agriculture? 2. Chromite
1. Crop diversification 3. Kyanite
2. Legume intensification
4. Sillimanite
3. Tensiometer use
4. Vertical farining In India, which of the above is/are officially
designat.ed as major minerals ?
Select the correct answer using the code given
below: (a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 4 only
(b) 3 only
4 only (c) 1 and 3 only
(c)
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4 only
 ■

93. With reference to Ocean Mean Temperature 95. With reference to India's Desert National
(OMT), which of the following statements Park, which of the following statements are
is/are correct? correct?
1. OMT is measured up to a depth of 26 ° C
isotherm which is 129 meters in the 1. It is spread over two districts.
south-western Indian Ocean during
JaI1uary- March. 2. There is no human habitation inside the

2. OMT collected during January - March Park.

can be used in assessing whether the
amount of rainfall in monsoon will be 3. It is one of the natural habitats of Great
less or more than a certain long-term Indian Bustard.
mean.
Select the correct answer using the code given Select the correct answer using the code given
below: below:
(a) 1 only
.. (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only

(c) ·Both 1 and 2

(b) 2 and3 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) 1 and3 only
94. With reference to chemical fertilizers in India,
consider the following &tatements
.(d) 1,2 and3
1. At present, the retail price of chemical
fertilizers is market-driven and not
administered by the Government.
2. Ammonia, which is an input of urea, is
produced fr?m natural gas.
Siachen Glacier is situated to the
3. Sulphur, which is a raw material for 96.
phosphoric acid fertilizer, is a
by�product of oil refineries. (a) East of Aksai Chin
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? (b) East of Leh
(a) . 1 only
(b) 2 and3 only (c) North of Gilgit
(c) 2 only
(d) North ofNubra Valley
(d) 1,2 and3

HGY-P-JHKI (41-A)
97. With reference to the history of India, 99. Consider the following statements :
consider the following pairs
1. Jet streams occur in the Northern
Famous Place Present State
Hemisphere only.
1. Bhilsa Madhya Pradesh

2. Dwarasamudra Maharashtra 2. Only some cyclones develop an eye.

3. Girinagar Gujarat
3. The temperature inside the eye of a
4. Sthanesvara Uttar Pradesh
cyclone is nearly 10 ° C lesser than that
Which of the pairs given above are correctly
of the surroundings.
matched?

(a) 1 and 3 only

Which of the statements given abo,ve is/are
(b) 1 and 4 only correct?
(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 2 and 4 only .. (a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

98. Consider the following statements :
(c) 2 only
1. 36% of India's districts are classified as
"overexploited" or • "critical" by the
(d) 1 and 3 only
Central Ground Water Authority
(CGWA).

2. CGWA was formed under the

Environment (Protection) Act.
100. Among the following Tiger Reserves, which
3. India has the largest area under
one has the largest area under "Critical Tiger
groundwater irrigation in tb,e world.
Habitat"?
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? (a) Corbett

(a) 1 only
(b) Ranthambore
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam
(c) 2 only

(d) 1 and 3 only (d) Sunderbans