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Q.1 :c
In Odisha school of architecture, the Shikhara which
is also known as deul, is vertical until the top and
then it suddenly curves sharply inwards.
The ground plan of the main temple known as
jagamohana is almost sqaure in shape. the most
unique feature of this school is that exterior walls of
the temples of this school are lavishly decorated
through inticrate carvings but interior walls are plain.
hence statement 3 is incorrect.
There is no use of stone pillars in this school rather
iron girders were used to support roof, hence
statement 4 is also incorrect.

Harrapan people knew the use of wheel but not

spoked rather they used solid wheels in carts.
4th statment is also correct, there were no temples
have been found at any Harrapan site, however,
they used to worship mother goddesses.
Hence option a is correct.

Q.6 :d
All statements are correct.

Q.7 :b
Nalanda became a great centre of learning
during Harshas reign. Students from
different parts of the world came here to
imbibe learning.
It was supported by the revenues of 200
villages.
Although this huge monastic-educational
establishment was primarily a centre for
learning of Mahayana Buddhism, yet the
curriculum included secular subjects as well.
Grammar, logic, epistemology and sciences
were taught here.

Hence option c is correct.

Q.2 :d
Chola kingdom which is also known as
Cholamandalam, was situated to the north-east of
the territory of the Pandyas, between the Pennar
and the Velar rivers. Their chief center of political
power was at Uraiyur. One of the main sources of
the wealth of the kingdom was trade in cotton cloth.
Chola king named Elara conquered Sri Lanka and
ruled it for nearly 50 years.

Q.8 :c
Romans set up two regiments at Muziris in Chera
Kingdom not in Chola Kingdom. Hence statement 4
is incorrect and option d is correct.

Pietra dura is a decorative art that used

precious and semi precious stones - cut,
fitted and polished to create designs and
images. Used the most during Shah Jahan
period.
The arabesque is a form of artistic decoration
consisting of "surface decorations based on
rhythmic linear patterns of scrolling and
interlacing foliage, tendrils" or plain lines,
often combined with other elements.
As among the Muslims the representation of
living beings was taboo by way of decoration
or
ornamentation,
they
introduced
geometrical
and
arabesque
patterns,
ornamental
writing
and
formal
representation of plant and floral life.

Q.3 :c
Both statements are correct regarding PreHistoric rock Paintings of Bhimbetka.
Bhimbetka
is
excellent
example
of
develoment of art and rock paintings.

Q.4 :d
Different styles of Hindustani music are
Dhrupad, Dhamar, Thumri, Khayal, Sadra and
Tappa.

Q.5 :a
During chalcolithic period, in Maharashtra, people
buried their dead under the floor of their house in
north-south position along with copper objects.
However, Harrapan people buried the dead in
separate cemetries.
Second statement is correct. - Harrapan people in
Gujrat produced rice and domesticated elephants.

Q.9 :d
Orissa, on the eastern sea coast, is the home
of Odissi, one of the many forms of Indian
classical dance. Sensuous and lyrical, Odissi
is a dance of love and passion touching on
the divine and the human, the sublime and
the mundane. The Natya Shastra mentions
many regional varieties, such as the southeastern style known as the Odhra

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Magadha which can be identified as the
earliest precursor of present day Odissi.
Archaeological evidence of this dance form
dating back to the 2nd century B.C. is found
in the caves of Udayagiri and Khandagiri
near Bhubaneshwar.

favour of Anglicists i.e. the government

resources to be spent on teaching western
sciences and literature through the medium
of English language alone, through his
famous Macaulay Minute in 1835. Hence, 2nd
statement is incorrect.
Wood's Despatch of 1854, also known as
Magna Carta of English Education in india ,
was the first comprehensive plan for the
spread of education and asked the
Government to assume the responsibility for
education of the masses. Hence, only 3rd
statement is correct.

Q.10 :a
Correct answer is a
B refers to Boorugu in kuchipudi
C refers to Ilakiattam in Kathakali
D refers to Karanas in general. Most
prominent in Bharatnatyam
Q.14 :b
Q.11 :d

Dr. Ambedkar thought that separate

electorate might help in empowerment of
lower classes. But according to Gandhiji, this
might have created a permanent chasm
between upper classes and lower classes. So
Gandhiji opposed this idea of separate
electorate and in opposition of the communal
award he started fast unto death which
forced Ambedkar to sign Poona Pact with him
and let go his demand of separate electorate
, paving way for unstead , reservation of
seats for the Depressed Classes in general
constituencies. Hence, 1st statement is
correct and 2nd statement is incorrect.
Dr. Ambedkar was not opposed to
partition. Ambedkar, in his treatise Thoughts
on Pakistan (1941), held that a Pakistan with
peaceful transfer of population is desirable
for a strong India with national feeling.
Hence, 3rd statement is incorrect.

As an answer to Lord Birkenhead's challenge

given to Indian politicians to produce an
agreed constitution, an All Parties
Conference met in Feb.1928 and appointed a
sub-committee under the chairmanship of
Motilal Nehru to draft a Constitution, and
thus Nehru Report came up .

Q.12 :b
Madame H.P. Blavatsky and Colonel M.S.
Olcott founded the Theosophical Society in
the United States in 1875, were inspired by
Indian culture and thought. The Society, in
1882, shifted their headquarters in to Adyar(
Madras), accepted the hindu beliefs in
reincarnation and karma and drew
inspiration from the philosophy of
Upanishads, samkhya, yoga and vedanta
schools of thought. The Theosophical
Movement came to be allied with Hindu
renaissance. Hence, both statements are
wrong.

Q.15 :c
statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct regarding
Deccan riots of 1875. In 1867 the
government raised land revenue by nearly
50% and the situation worsened by a
succession of bad harvests. Initially the
movement was peaceful with peasants
resorting to social boycott of outside
moneylenders. Later the movement turned
into riots and the peasants attacked
moneylender houses and shops. They seized
and publicly burnt debt bonds and deeds
during the riots. Ryotwari system was
followed in Deccan during 1870s.

Q.13 :c
The first humble beginnings with respect to
education were made by the Charter Act of
1813, which directed the East India Company
to sanction one lakh rupees annually to
encourage learned Indians and promoting of
modern sciences and not oriental knowledge.
Hence, 1st statement is incorrect.
However, there arose a debate among the
members within the General Committee on
Public Instruction , popularly known as
Orientalist-Anglicist controversy, with respect
to government spending on education on
which subjects and medium of instruction. It
was Lord Macaulay , who settled this row in

Q.16 :a
In the Zamindari system, the Zamindars
were vested with ownership of land and they
collected revenue from the Peasants.

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In the Ryotwari system, land ownership was
vested with Peasants and revenue was
directly collected from them.
In the Mahalwari system, village committee
was responsible for tax collection and the
land ownership was vested with the village
community

because they wanted to expose the weakness of

legislative councils and use councils for political
struggle to arouse popular enthusiasm. So option (b)
is correct.

Q.20 :b
Q.17 :d
British subjects in 1873 had been exempted
from trial by Indian magistrates, and in cases
involving death or transportation they could
only be tried by a high court.
Ilbert Bill proposed by Lord Ripon in 1883
sought to allow senior Indian magistrates to
preside over cases involving British subjects
in India.
This proposal as embodied in the Ilbert Bill
provoked furious protests, especially among
the Calcutta (Kolkata) European business
community and the Bengal indigo planters,
and there was covert sympathy from many
officials.
Indian National Congress was not yet formed
during
the
controversy.
The
bitter
controversy
surrounding
the
measure
deepened antagonism between British and
Indians and was a prelude to the formation of
the Indian National Congress the following
year.

Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHPs) use the

earth's relatively constant temperature
between at a depth of 20 feet to provide
heating, cooling, and hot water for homes
and commercial buildings.
GSHP harvests heat absorbed at the Earth's
surface from solar energy. It uses the earth
as a heat source (in the winter) or a heat sink
(in the summer).
GHPs is effective in all kind of climate zones
or can be deployed anywhere in India.
The basic principle on which the GSHP works
is "refrigeration cycle". The refrigerant
carries the heat from one "space" to another.
So option B correct.

Q.21 :d
The demand of the Satyagraha was the total
remission of land revenue due to failed crops
and not to reduce the untimely increase of
land revenue. Hence, 1st statement is
incorrect.
Gandhiji did not undertake any fasting in
Kheda, rather he asked the farmers to
withhold the revenue payments. Gandhi
undertook fast unto death in Ahmedabad Mill
Strike and later on the issue of Communal
Award..Hence, 2nd Statement is incorrect.
The government never agreed to the
demands and reduced the revenues. The
government was not willing to openly
concede the peasants' demands. However
ther they issued secret instructions directing
that revenue should be recovered only from
the peasants who afford to pay it.Hence, 3rd
Statement is incorrect.

Q.18 :c
As an answer to the Lord Birkenheads
challenge to Indian politicians to produce an
agreed Constitution was accepted by
all Indian political parties and therefore was
called an, All Parties Conference at Delhi in
January 1928. The conference was attended
by all the important parties including Indian
National Congress, All India Muslim League,
National Liberal Federation, Hindu
Mahasabha, Central Sikh League etc .Hence,
1st Statement is correct.
Nehru report included the points
like Dominion status for India ; Rejection of
separate electorate; 19 Fundamental rights
which include universal adult franchise as a
fundamental right.Hence, 3rd Statement is
correct.

Q.19 :b
After sudden withdrawal of Non-cooperation
movement , two groups were formed, swarajists and
no-changers. no-changers favoured constructive
work. Swarajists wanted to join legislative councils

Q.22 :c
Kharai Camels- are an eco-tonal breed, as
they survive in a dry land ecosystem as well
as in a coastal ecosystem, and can easily
swim in deep sea.They are the only camels
who can swim and who have adapted to the
extreme climate of Rann and shallow seas
and high salinity.Gujarat(Rann of Kutch) is
the only home to this breed of camel. They
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and shrubs.The growth of industrial activities
in the coastal areas of Kutch has minimized
the availability of camel food and water
sources. Salinity has increased throughout
the region. Thus, the socioeconomic
condition of Kharai camel breeders (
Maaldhari Community) in Kutch is under
threat.
As per latest counting, the state has 6,200
camels out of which around 2,200 are found
in areas such as Lakhpat, Abdasa, Mundra
and Bhachau in Kutch whereas the remaining
are seen in South Gujarat near Aliya Bet.
As the breeds having less than 10,000
population are identified as endangered, it
can get special recognition and care.
Hence, option (c) is the correct answer.

During a positive IOD, the eastern

equatorial Indian Ocean off Sumatra in
Indonesia becomes colder than normal while
the western tropical part of the ocean near
the African coast becomes unusually warm.
An IOD can counter or worsen an El Ninos
impact on the monsoon.

Q.26 :c
Labrador Current is a cold current of North
Atlantic ocean.
Canary Current is a cold water Current,
which flows along the western coast of
Northern Africa
Kuroshio (or Kuro Siwo) Current of Pacific is
similar to the gulf stream of Atlantic.
The Cold Oyashio (or Oya Siwo) Current
(similar to Labrador current) is also known as
Kurile current & it flows through the Bering
Strait in a southerly direction.
Peru Current, also known as the Humboldt
Current is a cold current, which flows along
the west coast of South America.
Agulhas Current (Warm Current) is a branch
of the south equatorial current, which flows
along the eastern coast of Madagascar.

Q.23 :a
More than 70 per cent of all the species
recorded are animals, while plants (including
algae, fungi, bryophytes, gymnosperms and
angiosperms) comprise no more than 22 per
cent of the total.
Among animals, insects are the most speciesrich taxonomic group, making up more than
70 per cent of the total. That means, out of
every 10 animals on this planet, 7 are
insects.
The number of fungi species in the world is
more than the combined total of the species
of fishes, amphibians, reptiles and mammals.
All statements are correct so option A

Q.27 :c
Geostrophic winds: Air under the influence of
both the pressure gradient force and Coriolis
force tends to move parallel to isobars in
conditions where friction is low (1000 meters
above the surface of the Earth) and isobars
are straight.
Geostrophic winds come about because
pressure gradient force and Coriolis force
come into balance after the air begins to
move.
A geostrophic wind flows parallel to the
isobars.
In this model of wind flow in the Northern
Hemisphere, wind begins as a flow of air
perpendicular to the isobars under the
primary influence of the pressure gradient
force (PGF). As the movement begins, the
Coriolis force (CF) begins to influence the
moving air causing it to deflect to the right of
its path. This deflection continues until the
pressure gradient force and Coriolis force are
opposite and in balance with each other.

Q.24 :c
GST will subsume the indirect taxes for Goods and
Services produced in India - not those imported into
India. Customs duty, although an indirect tax, is
imposed on goods imported, not manufctured.
Corporation tax is a direct tax. Entertainment tax is
levied at state and local level. The state component
of the tax has been subsumed in the GST while local
component has not.

Q.25 :d
All the statements are correct
The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is defined by
the difference in sea surface temperature
between two areas (or poles, hence a dipole)
a western pole in the Arabian Sea (western
Indian Ocean) and an eastern pole in the
eastern Indian Ocean south of Indonesia.

Q.28 :b

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Lifting air masses cool adiabatically (by expansion)
to reach the dew-point temperature. Moisture in the
saturated air then can condense and form clouds,
and perhaps precipitation. Four principal lifting
mechanisms operate in the atmosphere:

confidence of Lok Sabha in the government.

Hence, the government has to resign.

Q.32 :c

Convergent liftingair flows toward an area of low

pressure

NASA plans to send solar-powered airships to

explore Venus atmosphere and to eventually
establish a permanent human colony in a
floating cloud city above the Earths nearest
planetary neighbor. NASAs High Altitude
Venus Operational Concept (HAVOC) mission
aims to explore the atmosphere of Venus
instead of exploring the surface.

Convectional liftingair is stimulated by local

surface heating
Orographic liftingair is forced over a barrier such
as a mountain range
Frontal liftingair is displaced upward along the
leading edges of contrasting air masses

Q.33 :b
The Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination against Women
(CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN
General Assembly, is often described as an
international bill of rights for women.
Under this convention, States parties agree
to take all appropriate measures, including
legislation and temporary special measures,
so that women can enjoy all their human
rights and fundamental freedoms. Countries
that have signed the Convention are legally
bound to put its provisions into practice. The
Convention is the only human rights treaty
which affirms the reproductive rights of
women and targets culture and tradition as
influential forces shaping gender roles and
family relations.

Q.29 :d
A similar council can also be established in a state
having scheduled tribe but not scheduled areas,
therein if the president so directs.
The governor is empowered to direct that any
particular act of the parliament or the state
legislature doesnot apply to a scheduled area.

Q.30 :c
The constitution is the source for enabling or barring
a candidate from becoming CM.
Normally, a non-member can be CM for a maximum
of six months only if he/she is eligible for contesting
an election. It is mentioned in article 164.

Q.34 :b
Post of king was hereditary but he did not
enjoy unlimited power. And there is also
evidence of some election body (assembly)
like samiti.
Widow remarriage was allowed as mentioned
in Rig Veda. There is no instance of child
marriage.
We find most hymns devoted to Indra and
Agni.

The law is that the disqualification continues for six

years from the date of release not from the date of
conviction.

Q.31 :b
Amendments to a bill can be introduced at
the stage of second reading only. During the
first reading the bill is introduced while
during the third reading the whole bill is
voted upon.
It is not mandatory for every bill to be
referred to a parliamentary committee
during second reading. House may or may
not refer the bill to the committee.
A private member bill does not require
permission of President.
Defeat of money bill indicates loss of

Q.35 :d
Digital India has 3 focus areas:
1. Digital Infrastructure to all Citizens
2. Governance and Service on demand
3. Digital Empowerment of all Citizens
Digital India is an Umbrella mission which has
subsumed under it various earlier programmes like
NeGP, ESDM Pollicy, National Optic Fibre Network,

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It seeks to promote 9 pillars of growth including

Electronics Manufacturing and IT for Jobs

Nutrient
Nitrogen (N)

Q.36 :d
The civil disobedience movement with no
rent, no tax campaings encouraged the
peasant movements.Hence, 1st Statement is
correct.
The economic depression of 1930 brought
agricultural prices crashing down. High rents
and taxes gave impetus for peasant
movements.Hence, 2nd Statement is correct.
The formation of congress ministries
provided for greater civil liberties and various
agrarian legislation. This encouraged the
peasant movements.Hence, 3rd Statement is
correct.
The outbreak of second world war made the
government to launch severe repression
against left leaders and kisan sabha leaders.
And hitler's attack on Soviet union made the
communists to take pro-war stand. This
acted as a setback for the peasant
movements. Hence, 4th Statement is
incorrect.

Symptoms
1. Nitrogen deficienc
respiration.2. Plant g
poorly and is light gr
colour.3. Lower leav
yellow.
Magnesium (Mg) Sand drown disease in First older then youn
tobacco
leaves becomes mot
chlorotic then reddis
and margins of leave
upward.
Molybdenum (Mo) Whiptail disease of
Melon plants exhibit
cauliflower.
yellowing and stunti
they fail to set fruit.
Copper (Cu)
Dieback of citrus
Chlorosis symptoms
, stone fruit, dieback
twinges in summer r

Q.39 :b
Podsolization is associated with humid cold
mid-latitude
climates
&
coniferous
vegetation. Cold & humid climate is most
favorable for podsolization. Siliceous (sandy)
materials with poor reserves of weatherable
minerals favor the operation of podsolization
as they help in easy percolation of water.
Hence 1st statement is incorrect.
Laterization is pedogenic process common
to soils found in tropical & subtropical
environments. Hence 2nd statement is
correct
Calcification
occurs
when
evapotranspiration exceeds precipitation
causing the upward movement of dissolved
alkaline salts from groundwater and is
common in the prairie grasslands. Hence 3rd
statement is correct
Gleization
is
a
pedogenic
process
associated with poor drainage. This process
involves the accumulations of organic matter
in upper layers of soil. Hence 4th statement
is incorrect.
Hence option (b) is the correct answer.

Q.37 :b
Particulate Matter are tiny particles in the air that
reduce visibility and cause the air to appear hazy
when levels are elevated. They are able to travel
deeply into the respiratory tract, reaching the lungs.
Exposure to fine particles can cause short-term
health effects such as eye, nose, throat and lung
irritation, coughing, sneezing, runny nose and
shortness of breath. There are outdoor and indoor
sources of fine particles. Outside, fine particles
primarily come from vehicle exhausts, burning of
fuels such as wood, construction dust, etc. Fine
particles also form from the reaction of gases or
droplets in the atmosphere from sources such as
power plants. Because fine particles can be carried
long distances from their source, events such as
wildfires or volcanic eruptions can raise fine particle
concentrations hundreds of miles from the event.
Outdoor air levels of fine particles increase during
periods of stagnant air (very little wind and air
mixing), when the particles are not carried away by
wind.

Q.38 :d
All pairs are correctly matched. Hence Option D is
correct.

Disease
Red leaf of cotton

Q.40 :b
It decreases with increase in latitude. At the
Equator, a circumference of 40,077 km is to
be covered in 24 hrs. Hence the speed is
calculated to be about 1660 km/hr, but it
decreases as we move towards the Poles. At
450latitude, the earth spins at the rate of
about 1,120 kilometers per hour. At the
poles, the movement is very little.

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barriers to imports.

Mountains in Karnataka are gently sloping,

compared to the steep slopes of the Ghats in
Maharashtra and Kerala.

Governments subsidies are given to local firms that

cannot compete against foreign imports. These
subsidies aim to protect local jobs, and to help local
firms to adjust to the world markets.

Q.42 :c
Most of the erosion in Chambal valley is in form of
gully erosion.

Export subsidies are used by governments to

increase exports. Exporters are paid a percentage of
the value of their exports. It increases the amount of
trade and help local producers.

Q.43 :b

Q.47 :b
Second statement is wrong. Patkai Bum
forms the international boundary between
Arunachal Pradesh and Myanmar.

Q.44 :b

Grievances based on non implementation of

Directive Principles cannot be challenged in Court.
All these different Acts are to give effect to different
DPSPs mentioned in constitution like right to
work,equal pay for equal work,protection of interests
of workers etc.

Plants are in continuous struggle against heat, dry

air, excessive evaporation and prolonged droughts.
Q.48 :c
Trees with small broad leaves are widely spaced and
never very tall.The absence of shade is a distinct
feature of Mediterranean lands.
Conditions in Mediterranean do not suit grass,
because most of the rain comes in cool season when
growth is slow.

Power to issue writs is a method of protecting

fundamental rights of the people. It has no relation
with the maintenance of federal features.
Adjudication of disputes is directly related with
federal feature of the constitution. Power of judicial
review in specific cases may preserve the federal
feature.

Q.45 :c
Q.49 :d
MFN status essentially means normal trade among
member countries and doesnt ask for special
treatment to any country.
In WTO, there is no way of enforcing the verdict of
the dispute settlement body.
Special Safeguard Mechanisms (SSMs) are set of
provisions through which a WTO member country
can temporarily impose higher than bound tariff
rates on the import of a particular agricultural
product if there is a sudden surge in imports of that
product into the country. The SSM provisions are
available to all developing and least developed
country members of the WTO.

Q.46 :c
Import Quotas are imposed to reduce the quantity
and thus protect the domestic producers.
Administrative Barriers means countries use
administrative rules regarding food safety,
environmental standards etc. as a way to introduce

Question hour is the first hour of sitting session of

both lok sabha and rajya sabha. Zero hour starts at
mid noon (12pm) in which members of parliament
raises important question. Filbustering is a political
tool used for delaying a specific legislation on being
put to vote by means of extension of debate.

Q.50 :d
All the statements are correct.
Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code led to
nondiscrimination of homosexuality .
Lord Macaulay drafted Indian Penal
Code,1860 and introduced it in 1861.The
credit for drafting the IPC, 1860, including
the controversial Section 377 goes to
him.Thus the British drafted Section 377 of
the IPC, while replacing a tolerant Indian
attitude towards sexuality with a highly
oppressive one.
Sexual orientation is a ground analogous to
sex and that discrimination on the basis of

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sexual orientation is not permitted by Article
15. Section 377 of IPC also violates the
constitutional protections embodied in
Articles14 and 21. It makes it an
unreasonable classification as it unfairly
targets the homosexuals or gay community,
thus infringing their right under article 14. It
also unreasonably and unjustly infringes
upon the right of privacy which is sine qua
non to article 21, under its expanded scope.
IPC is in concurrent list so can be amended
by State governtments with consent of
President.

Q.51 :a
Currency notes and coins are therefore called fiat
money. They do not have intrinsic value like a gold
or silver coin. They are also called legal tendersas
they cannot be refused by any citizen of the country
for settlement of any kind of transaction. Cheques
drawn on savings or current accounts, however , can
be refused by anyone as a mode of payment. Hence,
demand deposits are not legal tenders.

World Heritage Convention:

India is a member of World Heritage Convention

responsible for listing of World Heritage Sites, which
include both Cultural and natural sites. The World
Heritage Convention is a Convention under the aegis
of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Wild Life wing of
the Ministry of Environment and Forests is
associated with the conservation of the Natural
World Heritage sites.

The Convention on Conservation of Migratory

Species (CMS) or Bonn Convention aims to conserve
migratory species throughout their range. The
Convention came into force in 1979. India is a
signatory to the convention since 1983.

International Union for Conservation of Nature

and Natural Resources - The IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red
List or Red Data List), conservation status of plant
and animal species

Q.54 :d
Currency that a government has declared to be legal tender,
but is not backed by a physical commodity. The value of fiat
money is derived from the relationship between supply and
demand rather than the value of the material that the money
is made of.

Q.52 :c
Sonar and Radar work on the same
principle of detecting an object through echo.
SONAR (Sound Navigation and Ranging) uses
sound waves as in water radio waves are
easily absorbed but sound waves can travel
far.
RADAR (Radio detection and ranging) is
used for aerial detection as radio waves have
high penetration in air whereas sound waves
have low penetration in air.
Hence, statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is correct
as range of SONAR will decrease as radio waves are
absorbed more easily. Statement 3 is incorrect as
sound waves are reading absorbed in air

Q.53 :d

Convention on International Trade in

Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES):
In order to regulate international trade in
endangered species of Wild Life, the Convention on
International Trade in Endangered Species of wild
fauna and flora (CITES) was signed in March 1973.

speculative demand for money can be written as

M=(Rmax-R)/(R-Rmin)
where R is the market rate of interest and Rmax and
Rmin are the upper and lower limits of R, both
positive constants. It is evident from equation that
as R decreases from Rmax to Rmin, the value of M
increases from 0 to .
Hence 2nd statement is correct.
Similarly 1st statement is also correct. Another way
to understnd is to grasp why bond prices move opposite to interest
rates is to consider zero-coupon bonds, which don't
pay coupons but derive their value from the
difference between the purchase price and the par
value paid at maturity.
if a zero-coupon bond is trading at $950 and has a
par value of $1,000 (paid at maturity in one year),
the bond's rate of return at the present time is
approximately 5.26% ((1000-950) / 950 = 5.26%).
If current interest rates were to rise, giving newly
issued bonds a yield of 10%, then the zero-coupon
bond yielding 5.26% would not only be less
attractive, it wouldn't be in demand at all. Who
wants a 5.26% yield when they can get 10%? To
attract demand, the price of the pre-existing zerocoupon bond would have to decrease enough to
match the same return yielded by prevailing interest
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in it goes as unreported income .so statement 3rd is
also correct.
Q.55 :d

Biomethanation is anaerobic
digestion of organic materials which is
converted into biogas, a gaseous
combustible mixture, of methane (CH4).
Biomethanation is a biological treatment
method that can be used to recover both
nutrients and energy contained in wet
biodegradable municipal waste.

Gasification is incomplete
combustion which produces combustible gas
such as hydrogen, synthetic fuels and is a
process that converts dry organic or fossil
based carbonaceous materials into carbon
monoxide, hydrogen and carbon dioxide at
elevated temperature (500-1800C)

Pyrolysis uses heat to break down

combustible polymeric materials in the
absence of oxygen, producing a mixture of
combustible gases (primarily methane,
complex hydrocarbons, hydrogen, and
carbon monoxide), liquids and solid residues.
The products of pyrolysis process are: (i) a
gas mixture; (ii) a liquid (bio-oil/tar); (iii) a
solid residue (carbon black).

Incineration technology is complete

combustion of waste with the recovery of
heat to produce steam that in turn produces
power through steam turbines. But
Incineration produces dioxins which are POPs
(Persistent Organic Pollutants)

Q.57 :a

The MEIS has replaced five existing schemes: Focus

Products Scheme, Market-linked Focus Products
Scheme, Focus Market Scheme, Agriculture
Infrastructure Incentive Scrips and Vishesh Krishi
Grameen Udyog Yojana (VKGUY).

Q.58 :d
The Global Innovation Index 2014 (GII), in its 7th
edition this year, is co-published by Cornell
University, INSEAD, and the World Intellectual
Property Organization (WIPO, an agency of the
United Nations, UN)
The theme of the 2014 GII, the Human
Factor in Innovation, explores the role of the
individuals and teams behind the innovation
process. Statistically capturing this human
contribution to innovation is a daunting
challenge.
India slipped off 10 places to 76th place. India
is worst performer among BRICS countries.
China -29, Russia 49, SA 53, Brazil 61 (each
country is moving up places except India

Q.56 :d
All the statements are correct.
While calculating national output ,the assumption
made is that the bulk of the commodities and
services produced are exchanged for
money.India,where agriculture is carried on a
subsistence basis ,a considerable portion of the
output does not come to the market for sale.At
present ,there is no proper method of finding out the
amount consumed at home or bartered away with
producers.So 1st statement is correct.
A very large number of producers carry on
production at family level or on a very small
scale.They are so illiterate that they dont maintain
regular accounts.As relatively high proportion of the
economy being in Unorganised sector,margin of
error in the estimation increases.So statement 2nd is
correct.
A significant part of the economy operates as hidden
or subterranean economy and the income generated

Q.59 :d

Unlike National Investment Fund (NIF), Special

National Investment Fund is a fund maintained
outside the Consolidated Fund of India to transfer
the shares of certain listed loss making central
public sector enterprises (CPSEs) which were found
to be non-compliant with the Rule that minimum
10% of the shares issued be held by the public
(which means non-promoter entities) to be eligible
to remain listed on stock exchanges of the country.
Presently, NIF is part of public accounts. Hence
statement 1 is incorrect.

In structure, it mimics the original concept of

National Investment Fund(NIF) created for receiving
the disinvestment proceeds of central public sector
enterprises. The difference stems from the fact that
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from the sale of shares of CPSEs. Further special NIF
is aimed only at loss making CPSEs. Hence
statement 2 is correct.

Q.63 :c
In India, the Dryland farming is largely
confined to the regions having annual rainfall
less than 75 cm.
It is in West Bengal, farmers grow three
crops of rice annually called aus, aman
and boro.
Assam accounts for about 53.2 per cent of
the total cropped area and contributes more
than half of total production of tea in the
country.

The Special NIF would be managed by independent

professional fund managers as was originally the
case with NIF. Hence statement 3 is correct. The
shares so transferred to the fund will be sold in the
capital market gradually over a period of 5 years by
the fund managers. The funds realized from the sale
of shares would be used for social sector schemes of
the Government. Hence statement 4 is incorrect.

Hence option d is correct.

Q.64 :c

Q.60 :a

Pulses are the legume crops which increase

the natural fertility of soils through nitrogen
fixation. The cultivation of pulses in India is
largely concentrated in the drylands of
Deccan and central plateaus and
northwestern parts of the country.
Fruits and vegetables are majorly grown
during Zaid season (April-June).
About 2,33,000 hectares across the country
was used for floriculture, producing
17,29,000 metric tonnes (MT) of loose
flowers and 76,732 lakh cut flowers. Andhra
Pradesh leads in loose flowers production
with 2,24,410 MT cultivated over 34,850
hectares, followed by Karnataka at 2,07,500
MT cultivated in 29,700 hectares and Tamil
Nadu with 3,12,970 MT grown in 28,700
hectares.

Cut in CRR and SLR affects the supply side of the

banks, thus leading to decrease in base rate. Hence
they are directly related to base rate. Hence option
(a) is incorrect.
Cut in repo rate affects the demand side and thus
lead to decrease in base rate. Thus, it is also directly
proportional to base rate.
Open market operations are carried out by RBI for
selling and re-selling of government bonds to
monitor liquidity.
Cut in repo rate will lead to monetary transmission
only if bank decreases the base rate.

Q.61 :a
El Nino Modoki which causes warm moist
conditions in the Central Pacific and dry cold
conditions in Eastern and western pacific.
A more familiar phenomenon, El Nino, was
found to suppress cyclone formation in the
Arabian Sea.
The number of cyclones per year show
significant differences indicating those El
Nino Modoki years are conducive for cyclone
formation over Arabian Sea while El Nino is
conducive for cyclones over the Bay of
Bengal.
All statements correct, option A

Q.65 :c
Both the statements are correct. Tectonic lakes are
formed due to fractures and faults in the earths
crust. On the other hand, crater lakes are formed
when the craters and calderas of volcanoes are filled
with water.
bhojtal is an unique man-made wetland,
characteristic of the Central Indian Plateau region.
During the in tervening 900 years the ecosystem has
stabilized and presently it represents a near natural
wetland.

Q.62 :b

Q.66 :b

Easterly Jet streams steers the tropical cyclone in

India so Statement 1 is wrong. Statement 2 and 3
are correct.

A strait is a naturally formed, narrow,

typically navigable waterway that connects two
larger bodies of water. Straits are the converse of
isthmuses. That is, while a strait lies between two
land masses and connects two larger bodies of
water, an isthmus lies between two bodies of water

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and connects two larger land masses. Artificial
waterways are Canals.
A bay is a body of water connected to an ocean
or lake, formed by an indentation of the shoreline. A
large bay may be called a gulf or a sea.
Bays can exist as the estuary of a river. Bays may be
nested in each other; for example, James Bay is an
arm of Hudson Bay. Some large bays, such as
the Bay of Bengal and the Hudson Bay, have
varied marine geology.

commercially exploited besides, of course, the

mulberry silk. Muga silk, the golden silk of assam is
the exclusive product of India.

Q.71 :c
Sugarcane is the main raw material for making sugar
and south India having more favorable conditions i.e.
The production of sugarcane per hectare is higher,
the sucrose content is higher in the tropical variety
of sugarcane grown in south India apart from that
crushing season in south India is longer than in north
India provides better output.

Q.67 :c
Algae and cyanobacteria are autoprophic , they
prepare their own food but zooplankton donot.
Organisms are divided into autotrophs and
heterotrophs according to their energy pathways.
Autotrophs are those organisms that are able to
make energy-containing organic molecules from
inorganic raw material by using basic energy
sources such as sunlight.

In south India most of the mills have modern

machinery and most of the mills in Peninsular India
are in cooperative sector, where profit maximization
is not the sole objective and can be seen as a reason
for shifting the sugar industry.
Cheap and abundant supply of power is available in
south India is not the reason behind this shift.

Q.72 :b
Plants are the prime example of autotrophs, using
photosynthesis. All other organisms must make use
of food that comes from other organisms in the form
of fats, carbohydrates and proteins. These
organisms which feed on others are called
heterotrophs.

Q.68 :d
All are true. Hence answer is option (d)

Keibul Lamjao National Park, which is located amid

the Loktak Lake in Bishnupur district in Manipur, is
known for the floating decomposed plant materials
called Phumdis and it is the only floating park in the
world and this is included under Ramsar site.
Phawngpui National Park is located in the blue
mountains of Mizoram is habitat for species like the
mountain goat, tiger, leopard, leopard cat, serow,
Asiatic black bear, and langur and bird species like
blyths tragopan, falcon, sunbird, dark-rumped swift,
humes pheasant, hornbills and grey sibia.

Q.69 :a
This writ is issued by the court to enquire into the
legality of claim of a person to a public office. Hence,
it prevents illegal usurpation of public office. The
writ can be issued only in case of a substantive
public office of permanent character. Therefore, it is
not applicable to a ministerial post. Further, this writ
cant be issued against members of higher judiciary,
who only be removed through impeachment
procedure.

Q.70 :b
Non-mulberry silk, otherwise known as Vanya silk
are abundantly found in remote regions, hilltops and
in forest interiors of Burma, China, India, Korea and
parts of equatorial Africa and South- East Asia.
Vanya Silk includes Tasar, Eri and Muga silks. India is
the only country producing all the three vanya silks

Nameri National Park , Assam consists of mainly

semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forest
Established as an elephant reserve, today it is home
to several other endangered species like tigers,
leopards, dholes and Himalayan black bears. Other
common animal species that are found in Nameri
National Park are pygmy hog, gaur, wild boar, sloth
bear, capped langur and Indian giant squirrel.
The Balphakram National Park, Meghalayaalso
comprising the Garo Hills, is home to a rich variety of
flora and fauna. The national park is home to water
buffalo, red panda, elephant and eight species of
cats.

Q.73 :a
PCI is a statutory quasi-judicial authority mandated
by the Parliament to preserve the freedom of the
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newspapers and the news agencies in India.
Press Trust of India (PTI) is Indias largest news
agency. It is a non-profit sharing cooperative owned
by the countrys newspapers with a mandate to
provide efficient and unbiased news to all the
subscribers.
The PCI has rendered its opinion from time-to-time
to Law Commission and also to Election Commission
on issue of Paid News etc.

Rjaya sabha is required before the creation of All

India Services.

Q.76 :b
Zonal councils are statutory bodies and chairman is
union home minister. So option 1 and 2 are wrong.

NAM News Network uses English, French, Spanish

and Arabic for exchange of News among its member
countries.

Scheduled areas has certain specific features, need

so special power are given to governor to take care
of them such that he can make rules for scheduled
areas, he is empowered to direct that an act of
parliament does not apply to a schedule area. So
option 3 is correct

Q.74 :c

Q.77 :a

The concept of Sevottam is related to reforms,

performances and public grievances and comes from
the Hindi words Seva and Uttam and means
excellence in service delivery.

- First statement is incorrect as the term threatened

in IUCN Red List includes Critically Endangered,
Endangered as well as vulnerable species.

The Shram Suvidha Portal was launched in the Pt.

Deen Dayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate programme
in 2014. This portal will facilitate ease of reporting at
one place or various Labour Laws, consolidated
information of Labour Inspection and its
enforcement. This initiative will bring together all
multiple labor enforcement agencies on a common
platform.
eBiz is to avail 14 Government of India Services
through online single window portal.
"Sagarmala Project" has been launched with an
objective of modernizing the ports along India's
coastline and achieving rapid expansion of port
capacity and development of inland and coastal
Navigation.

- According to recently published IUCN Red List for

2014, India added 15 more species to threatened
category; however, since China added 37 more
species which made India to come down one spot to
7th position. But if we analyse the rise in species
under this head since 2008, there is almost 50%
increase in the number of species under threatened
category due to modern research tools used for
species exploration and deforestation.
- SOS is a funding initiative under the guidance of
IUCN and funding from World Bank and Global
Environment Facility, which focuses on the
conservation and protection of threatened species,
their habitat and the communities which depend on
them. It was launched in October, 2014.
- Last statement is also correct as the given species
are threatened and they are from India.

Udaan scheme is for youth of Jammu & Kashmir to

provide skills and provide employ-ability with the
help of National Skill Development Council (NSDC).

Q.78 :b

Q.75 :c

Dissolving a substance in a liquid lowers its freezing

point and elevates its boiling point.

Disciplinary action can be only by Centre but

transfers, promotion and other controls lies in the
hands of state. So option 1 is correct.
New All India service may be created only when
Rajya Sabha passes a resolution by majority of 2/3
rd of members resent and voting. So option 2 is
wrong.
Creation of all India services affects the interests of
states this is the reason because of which
constitution made provision that prior permission of

Q.79 :a

Temporary hardness is a type of water

hardness caused by the presence of
dissolved bicarbonate minerals (calcium
bicarbonate and magnesium bicarbonate).
Permanent hardness is hardness (mineral
content) that cannot be removed by boiling.

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Hard drinking water is generally not harmful
to one's health, but can pose serious
problems in industrial settings, where water
hardness is monitored to avoid costly
breakdowns in boilers, cooling towers, and
other equipment that handles water. In
domestic settings, hard water is often
indicated by a lack of suds formation when
soap is agitated in water.

Statements 3 and 4 are also correct but these are

conventions that have developed in this regard.
These are not provided for in the Constitution.

Q.86 :c
Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2015 was passed by
the Parliament in March, 2015.
The Act provides for Persons of Indian Origin
cardholders to be considered as Overseas
citizen of India cardholders.
Therefore, both will now get life-long visa.
Earlier, PIO cardholders were entitled to visa
free entry into India for 15 years.
The Act provides that where a person
renounces their overseas citizenship, their
minor child shall also cease to be an
Overseas Citizen of India.
The Act also provides that any person who
is/has been a citizen of Pakistan or
Bangladesh or any other country which is
notified by the central government will be
ineligible to apply for Overseas Citizenship of
India.

Q.80 :a
1. Tungsten disulfide
2. Graphite

Q.81 :b
Rust is composed of iron oxides. In colloquial usage,
the term is applied to red oxides, formed by the
reaction of iron and oxygen in the presence of water
or air moisture.

Q.82 :c
This is the concept of relative motion that as the
earth rotates on its axis from west to east the sun
appears to rise from east and set in west

Q.83 :d
the displacement of a body is the shortest distance
between the final and initial positions of the body. If
the body is travelling along a straight line, the
distance = displacement. In all other cases it is less
than the distance.

Q.84 :b
The Supreme Court is authorized to grant in its
discretion special leave to appeal from any judgment
in any matter passed by any court or tribunal in the
country (except military tribunal and court martial).
Therefore, options (a) and (c) are incorrect. SLP
cannot be claimed as a matter of right. This power of
Supreme Court falls under Appellate jurisdiction.

Q.85 :b
Constitution lays down only two qualifications for the
appointment of a person as a governor. These are:
1. He should be a citizen of India.
2. He should have completed the age of 35 years.

Q.87 :b
Pyramid of Energy is always upright but for an
oceanic ecosystem Pyramid of Biomass is inverted
as biomass increase at higher trophic levels from
phytoplankton to zooplankton.
Leaching is the process of extracting minerals from a
solid by dissolving them in a liquid, either in nature
or through an industrial process. In agriculture,
leaching refers to the loss of water-soluble plant
nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation
leaching/geochemistry of soil
The Montreal Protocol is an international treaty
designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out
the production of numerous substances responsible
for ozone layer depletion.

Q.88 :b
IGMSY a conditional Maternity Benefit Scheme,
under this, a cash of 4000 will be provided directly to
woman 19 years and above for the first two live
births subject to woman fulfilling some predefined
criteriathis is to emphasize institutional delivery.
SABLA aims at empowering adolescent girls of
11-18 years by improvement in their nutritional and
health status and upgrading various skills like home
skills, life skills and vocational skills and mainstream
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education.
National Mission for Empowerment of woman has
following components:
--Economic empowerment for woman.

minimum income for himself and his dependents

and to protect the individual from any uncertainties.
One Rank One Pension scheme doesnt increase
pension coverage but it is to address existing
anomalies in pension provisions for retired defence
personnel.

--Progressive elimination of violence against woman.

--Social empowerment of woman with particular
emphasis on health and education.
--Gender mainstreaming of programmes, policies
and institutional arrangements.
Nirbhaya fund is to support initiatives by the
government and the NGOs working towards
protecting the dignity and ensuring safety of women
in India.(press release 26 April 2013).

Mission Indradhanush is to to fully immunize more

than 89 lakh children who are either unvaccinated or
partially vaccinated.
Atal Pension Yojana: Under the scheme, a pension of
Rs.1,000 to Rs.5000 will be provided to people over
60 years of age .The focus is on all those not
covererd under any other social security
program.Government will contribute 50% of the total
contribution for five years,up to a maximum of
Rs.1000 per annum.

ICDS is a welfare scheme of government of India

which provides food, preschool education, and
primary healthcare to children less than 6 years of
age and for their mothers.

Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana: It provides

life insurance worth Rs.2 lakhs at 90 paise per day in
event of death due to any reason (amounts to
Rs.330 per annum.)for the people in the age group
of 18-50 years.

Q.89 :b

Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana is a Flagship

outcome-based skill training scheme of the newly
created Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship.

Compulsory Licensing is provided in the TRIPS

agreement which allows a government to
temporarily override a patent to meet a public
health crisis.

Q.91 :b
Parallel Importation is another safeguard which
allows importation of drugs from another country
where they are sold at a lower price to meet a public
health crisis.

Q.92 :b
Industrial Gas Emission are bigger contributor than
automobile/transport emission.

DIPP deals with following legislations:

The Patent Act, 1970(finally amended in 2005)
through the patent Offices at Kolkata Head Quarter
at Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi.

Carbon dioxide is the major contributor in Green

house effect.

Q.93 :d
The Designs Act, 2000 through the patents Offices at
Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and Delhi.
The Trade Marks Act, 1999 through the Trade Marks
Registry at Mumbai (HQ) Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and
Ahmadabad.
The Geographical Indications Of Goods (Registration
and protection) Act, 1999 through the Geographical
Indications Registry at Chennai.

Q.90 :a
In the Indian context, Social Security is a
comprehensive approach designed to prevent
deprivation, assure the individual of a basic

Interspecific interactions arise from the interaction of

populations of two different species. They could be
beneficial, detrimental or neutral (neither harm nor
benefit) to one of the species or both.
Laying eggs merely does not harm the other
in direct way. so not parasitic in true sense.
Female anopheles though harms humans by
sucking blood they do not live on human
body for long period of time as well as can
survive without it. Hence, not a parasite.
Foetous does not harm mother directly and
in fact is a conscious choice.
Head louse lives on human body as well as
harms humans so it is a parasite in true
sense.

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aquatic plants. Marshes, swamps, and bogs are all

considered wetlands. Wetlands have the highest
species diversity of all ecosystems. Many species of
amphibians, reptiles, birds (such as ducks and
waders), and furbearers can be found in the
wetlands.

Species A

Species B

Name of
Interaction

Mutualism

Competition

The characteristics of a river or stream change

during the journey from the source to the mouth.
The temperature is cooler at the source than it is at
the mouth. The water is also clearer, has higher
oxygen levels, and freshwater fish such as trout and
heterotrophs can be found there. Towards the
middle part of the stream/river, the width increases,
as does species diversitynumerous aquatic green
plants and algae can be found. Toward the mouth of
the river/stream, the water becomes murky from all
the sediments that it has picked up upstream,
decreasing the amount of light that can penetrate
through the water. Since there is less light, there is
less diversity of flora, and because of the lower
oxygen levels, fish that require less oxygen, such as
catfish and carp, can be found.

Q.95 :b

Predation

Parasitism

FDI reduces cost of production if the labor market is

cheaper and the regulations are less restrictive in
domestic market. FDI opens local industries to outer
world and hence exchange of technologies and best
practices. A Foreign direct investment (FDI) is an
investment in a business by an investor from
another country for which the foreign investor has
control over the company purchased jn domestic
country.

Q.96 :c

Commensalism

Amensalism

The major components of the scheme are

feeder separation; strengthening of subtransmission and distribution network;
Metering at all levels (input points, feeders
and distribution transformers).So option 1 is
incorrect
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) is the
Nodal Agency for operationalization of this
Scheme.
So option 2 is incorrect
Till march 2014, 96.7% of villages have been
electrified. So option 3 is correct.

Q.97 :c

Q.94 :c

Alkaline soils are soils (mostly clay soils) with a high

pH (> 9) and a poor soil structure and a low
infiltration capacity.

Wetlands are areas of standing water that support

The causes of soil alkalinity are natural or they can

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be man-made. The natural development is due to
the presence soil minerals producing sodium
carbonate upon whethering. The man-made
development is due to the application of irrigation
water (surface or ground water) contaning a
relatively high proportion of sodium bicarbonates).
Soil alkalinity is associated with the presence of
sodium carbonates (Na2CO3) in the soil, either as a
result of natural mineralization of the soil particles or
brought in by irrigation and/or floodwater.
Alkalinity problems are more pronounced in clay
soils than in loamy, silty or sandy soils. Hence 3rd
statement is incorrect.
Alkaline soils with solid CaCO3 can be reclaimed with
grass cultures, ensuring the incorporation of much
acidifying organic material into the soil, and leaching
of the excess sodium. Deep ploughing and
incorporating the calcareous subsoil into the topsoil
also helps. It is also possible to reclaim them by
adding like pyrite and gypsum (calcium sulphate,
CaSO4)
Q.98 :c
Q.99 :c
GRIHA is a rating tool developed by TERI to tackle
the problem of rapid urbanization, resource
requirement, sustainable use of resources and
environmental balance.It is a tool to facilitate design,
construction and operation of green buildings that
measures greenness of a building in India
It was adopted as national rating system for green
buildings by Government of India in 2007. It
evaluates building over its complete life cycle, from
pre to post construction, with respect to a national
benchmark.
Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, MOEF building in delhi,
has the largest rooftop solar-powered panel in the
country. It is Indias first Net Zero Building which
produces its own energy and doesnt require outside
power supply.

Q.100 :c
According of the forest survey of India report
2014-15, forest cover of India increased by 5871 km.
sq. Of this increase West Bengal alone accounts for
64%, while north-eastern states like Nagaland,
Tripura, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh has
recorded decline in forest cover. Main reasons
attributed for this are increase of commercial
plantation, shade trees in tea garden, afforestation
and coppice growth (dense growth of small trees).

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Q.66 a

Q.32 a

Q.67 a

Q.33 a

Q.68 a

Q.34 a

Q.69 a

Q.35 a

Q.70 a