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CDS Exam(I):2016 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE A
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1. Which one of the following is considered 5. Consider the following map of India :
as 'good cholesterol' with reference to
individuals facing the risk of cardio-vascular
diseases and hypertension ?
(a) High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)
-..... . - _,......_......__. :)
}(
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(b) Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) ' '"':;


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(c) Triglyceride j \.1

(d) Fatty acids

2. Which of the following pairs of vitamin


and disease is I are correctly matched ?
1. Vitamin A Rickets
2. Vitamin B1 Beriberi
3. Vitamin C Scurvy
Select the correct answer using the code The areas marked in the map given above
account for the production of which one of
given below: the following cash crops ?
(a) 2 only . (a) Cotton
(b) 2 and 3 only (b) Groundnut
(c) Sugarcane
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) Tobacco
(d) 1,2and3
6. Pir Panjal Range in the Himalayas is a part
of:
3. The rate of change of momentum of a body (a) Shiwalik
is equal to the resultant : (b) Trans Himalaya
(a) energy (c) Central Himalaya
(d) Lesser Himalaya
(b) power
(c) force 7. Consider the following statements regarding
laterite soils of India :
(d) impulse 1. Laterite soils are generally red in colour
2. Laterite soils are rich in nitrogen and
4. After a hot sunny day, people sprinkle water potash
on the roof-top because : 3. Laterite soils are well developed in
Rajasthan and UP
(a) water helps air around the roof-top to 4. Tapioca and cashew nuts grow well in
absorb the heat instantly this soil
Which of the statements given above is I
(b) water has lower specific heat capacity are correct?
(c) water is easily available (a) 1 only
(d) water has large latent heat of (b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4 only
vaporisation
(d) 1, 2 and 4
2 (Contd.)

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Cfl{ -w cf; '"1
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(, ,- .....
;, I
(a) R1cn!flt)1 (HDL) '.
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(b) R1cn!flc11 (LDL)


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1. fckrf?l1 A
2. B1 :
3. c :
1l!r "CflTm Cfl{
(a) m 2
'314\ 1l!r l111fil';l m
Cb) m 2a1R 3 # l:fiffi1 cf; \3\41G1 cf;
(c) m 1 aliT 3
(a) 'Cfl"4'ffi
(d) 1' 2 aliT 3

(c) TF1T
3. qftqJ1

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6. q,'T $m1 qcfdl11<11 'l1l1T ?
(a) qf{o114l
(a)
(b) qf{o114) fi" (b) '4T{
(c) qf(o114l (c)
(d)
(d) qf{o11 4l 3lfcm
7. 'qf{(f q,'T A2 cf; it f.!ls:1ff!f@a
4. lPf 3ffif1T cf; ffi1f 9ffi 1ft \jffi 1ft fctqr{ :

f39 Cflcl : 1. A2 '<1Tff -{Jf q,'T


2. A2 f3Tt' it 3lR 'cflc:m q,'T
(a) Uffi oo cf; 3lffi-l:fffi q,'T q,'T cFr
3Wiflf\Sla Cfl0 3.
Cb) \jffi q,'T mftm Pr '"1 d{ mar Cfl ffl d
4. aliT q,'T

(c)
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(d) \jffi q,'T q {01q,'T 3lfUcp (a) 1 m
(b) 2, 3 4
(c) 1 4 m
(d) 1, 2 3fR 4
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8. . Which o f the following stateme nts 12. Dengue virus is known to cause low
regarding Mediterranean and Monsoon platelet count in blood of patient by :
climate is I are correct ? 1. interfering in the process of platelet
1. Precipitation in Mediterranean climate production in bone marrow
is in winter while in Monsoon climate 2. infecting endothelial cells
it is mostly in summer
3. binding with platelets
2. The annual range of temperature in
Mediterranean climate is higher than 4. accumulating platelets in intestine
the Monsoon climate Select the correct answer using the code
3. Rainy and dry seasons are found in given below:
both the climates (a) 1 and 2 only
Select the correct answer using the code (b) 1 and 3 only
given below : (c) 3 and 4
(a) 1 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only 13. The SI unit of mechanical power is :
(d) 1,2 and3 (a) Joule
(b) Watt
9. The handle of pressure cookers is made of
plastic because it should be made non- (c) Newton-second
conductor of heat. The plastic used there is (d) Joule-second
the first man-made plastic, which is :
(a) Polythene 14. Two -systems are said to be in thermal
(b) Terylene equilibrium if and only if:
(c) Nylon (a) there can be a heat flow between them
even if they are at different
(d) Bakelite
temperatures
10. Methyl Isocyanate gas, which was involved (b) there cannot be a heat flow between
in the disaster in Bhopal in December 1984, them even if they are at different
was used in the Union Carbide factory for temperatures
production of: (c) there is no heat flow between them
(a) Dyes (d) their temperatures are slightly different
(b) Detergents
(c) Explosives 15. 'German silver' is used to make decorative
(d) Pesticides articles, coinage metal, ornaments etc. The
name is given because :
11 . The Germp lasm is required for the (a) it is an alloy of copper and contains
propagat ion of plants and a nimals. silver as one of its components
Germplasm is the : (b) Germans were the first to use silver
1. genetic resources
(c) its appearance is like silver
2. seeds or tissues for breeding
(d) it is an alloy of silver
3. egg and sperm repository
4. a germ cell 's determining zone 16. Plants contain a variety of sterols like
Select the correct answer using the code stigmasterol, ergosterol, sitosterol etc.,
given below: which very closely resemble cholesterol.
(a) I only These plant sterols are referred as :
(b) 1, 2 and 3 (ar Phytosterols
(c) 2 and 3 only (b) Calciferols
(d) 2 and 4 (c) Ergocalci fero Is
(d) Lumisterols
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Pis:1R1R91."1
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<F2111 :11JURT ?
CfiT Cfll1 m if fffR:
1. if CfiSfur if 1. 11\NIT if if \3 r41G1 cn'T
if Cfi { UI "Cfi\
!l1 tSSi Cfi IC1 if 1?Rrr 2. lfVICfil3li if "Cfi\
2 . . cp'T 3. if m21
m , 1:JfuR 31fUcfl mar 'N 4. 3IDf if 'N "Cfi\
3. <WIT tft \11 C1 q IpiT if CftSif afR -M- w 'N m "Cfi\ trtr \.1\f( :
(a) 1 alh2 m
-M- w CfiT m "Cfi\ trtr \.1\f( : (b) I alh3 m
(a) m i (c) 3 afR 4
(b) m 2alh3 (d) 1,2altt3
(c) m I alh3 I3. cn'T 9'llT
(d) 1, 2 altt3
(a)
9. 1<11lfcCfi <N t?Rrr (b) 'CffC
'N ti!IC1Cfi \ifRT (c)
l<11lfC:Cfi 1?Rrr fcf;
1<11lfcCfi ? (d)
(a) 14. m if afR
(b) ZftM11
(c) 1 1llct11 (a) 1."114Sil1l -q-{ m -q-{ '41
(d)
(b) 1."114Si1 1l. -q-{ m -q-{ '41
10. rm, CfiT{'UT I984
-A' 3WRT (c)
if fcRrCfi \3r41G1 2fi 7
(d)
(a)
(b) 314Sil"1"'fi I5. m 'N tl\111Clc."l I
(c) Fcl tGil c Cfi
';fTl1 CfiT "CfiT{UT 9'llT ?
(d) qi'$Cfi'i
(a) 'd'l1I cp'T fi'iS)f afR
I I. 3TR 1JiiUr:IT -A' if
=1<11-:rSi) cn'T CftiT (b) "CfiT 00211l fcf;<:rr
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(c)
1. 3111)4!V1Cfi "&ffiurr cp'T
(d)
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4. M \JR1 1 lVI Cfi I CfiT f.1uhur m
ctil2lt2
3ffi1 00 9'llT
'N .
(a) m i (a) ' 2 <:1<1

(b) I ,2altt3 (b)


(c) m 2alh3 (c) 31lMFRilfl<:lct
(d) 2 altt4 (d)
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17. With which one of the_following countries, 23 . Which one of the fo llowing is
India has signed an MoU under the correct ? The velocity of sound :
International Cooperatio n on Brahmaput ra (a) does not depend upon the nature of
and Sutluj rivers ? media
(a) Pakistan (b) is maximum in gases and minimum in
liquids
(b) China
(c) Bangladesh (c) is maximum in solids and minimum
in liquids
(d) Nepal
(d) is maximum in solids and minimum
18. Headquart ers of which one among the m gases
followmg Railway Zones in India is situated at
the highest elevation from the mean sea level ?' 24. Which one of the following statements is
not correct?
(a) East Central Railway
(a) Sound waves in gases are longitudina l
(b) South Eastern Railway in nature
(c) South Western Railway (b) Sound waves having frequency below
(d) West Central Railway 20 Hz are known as ultrasonic waves
19. Stalactites and stalagmites are features of: (c) Sound waves having higher amplitudes
(a) glacial topography are louder
(b) volcanic topography (d) Sound wave s with h igh audible
(c) karst topography frequencies are sharp
(d) fluvial topography 25. Which one of the following vitamins has a
20. Which one of the following is the conect role in blood clotting ?
sequence of the given planets in increasing (a) Vitamin A
order of their size (diameter) ? (b) Vitamin B
(a) Mars - Venus - Earth - Mercury - (c) Vitamin D
Uranus (d) Vitamin K
(b) Mercury - Mars - Venus - Earth -
Uranus 26. . Vitamin 8 12 deficiency causes pernicious
(c) Mercury - Mars - Venus - Uranus - anemia. Animals cannot synthesize vitamin
Earth
8 12 . Humans must obtain all their vitamin
(d) Venus - Mercury - Mars - Earth -
Uranus B 12 from their diet. The complexing metal
ion in vitamin B 12 is :
21. In artificial inseminati on (AI) process,
which of the following is I are introduced (a) Mg2+ (Magnesium ion)
into the uterus of the female ? (b) Fe2+ (Iron ion)
(a) Egg only (c) Co 3 (Cobalt ion)
T

(b) Fertilized egg (d) Zn2+ (Zinc ion)


(c) Sperm only
(d) Egg and sperm 27. Consider the fo llowing statements :
I. Most of the coal and the ferrous group
22. Genetically modified (GM) crops contain of mine ra ls in India occ ur in the
modified genetic material due to : peninsula, south of the Vindhyas
I. introduction of new DNA 2. The peninsular India once formed part
2. removal of existing DNA ofthe super-continent which included
3. introductio n of RNA Australia, Antarctica, Africa and South
America
4. introduction of new traits
Which of the statements given above is I
Select the correct answer using the code are correct ?
given below:
(a) I only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 4 (d) Neither I nor 2
6 (Contd.)

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cf; 3fcnfu A
m1 ttliifi"id l
fcRr
1R
cf; mtr
'g ?
w
(a) "liTurf efT 1R -;fflt Cfi\'dT .
(a)
J
m (b)
'
(b)

(c) (c)
(d) (d)
-
18. m1 A ffi!Zc1d fcRr 24. PI ffiR9d 1t w ;:fflT ?
'fiT >mJl 00 (a)
g-?
(b) Cf111 d"tTf
(a)
d"tTf Cfi t\ Ml dl 'g I
(b)
(c) \3vild ( cnRt d"tTf
(c)
(d)
(d)
19. fcRrcf; 'g ?
(a) ffi li '1
(b) 25. A Fck lfli.fl (<ffi cfi
lt CfiTlf Cfi\'dT g- ?
(c) "CfiTft
(d) (a) fck 1fli1 A
(b) B
20. A fflRctd 'fiT, m (c) D
3lTl1fl1 cf; Slll1 lt,
(d) K
(a)
26. c If1i '1 B 12 efT Cfi1ft 'fiT CffiCF
(b)
(c)
g-
B 12 'fiT tt'\/AlSJUI. Cf1{
'fiT 3fC1'1l trm c 1fli 1 B 12 3ltA 3fffiT\
(d) Wfl {ft Cfi('11 g- I mor
B 12 lt
21. :q '1 11' PI
' Bfi cf; 11 (a) Mg2+ awA)
. Cf){fllT \lfTdT g- ?
(b) F e + (ffi"g awA)
2
(a) m3ts (c) Co 3+ awA)
(b) 3fg
. (c) (d) Zn2+ awA)
(d) 31's 27. 1R
22. (GM) lt 1.
3ll 1Cfi wzf fcRrcf; C'f'iRUT 'g ? fifv.r cf; fm;ffi
1. 2. llllfl cTlll 'qffif 'fiT
2. DNA 'fiT AlSCfi ltt'i om m, 3iclcFRCfil,
3. RNA ttfhiR1d
4. 'fiT
Wr m Cf1{ w (a) m1
(a) (b) m2
(b) (c)
(c) (d) 1m1,1tT2
(d)
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28. The Mahatma Gandhi National Marine Park 33. Norman Borlaug won Nobel Peace Prize for
is located in : his contributions in :
(a) Pirotan 1. development of high-yielding crops.
(b) Rameswaram 2. moderni z ation of irrigation
(c) Ganga Sagar Island infrastructure .
(d) Port Blair 3. introduction of synthetic fertilizers and
pesticides.
29. Which of the following statements is I are SClect the correct answer using the code
correct ? given below:
1. The earth is nearest to the Sun at (a) 1 only
Perihelion, which generally occurs on (b) 2 only
January 3 (c) 2 and 3 only
2. The earth is farthest away from the Sun (d) 1, 2 and 3
at Perihelion, which generally occurs
on July 4 34. A myopic person has a power of - 1.25
3. The earth is farthest away from the Sun Dioptre. What is the focal length and nature
at Aphelion, which generally occurs on of his lens?
July 4 (a) 50 em and convex lens
4. T he earth is nearest to the Sun at (b) 80 em and convex lens
Aphelion, which generally occurs on (c) 50 em and concave lens
January 3
(d) 80 em and concave lens
Select the correct answer using the code
given below : 35. A piece of ice, 100 gin mass is kept at 0 C.
(a) 1 only The amount of heat it requires to melt at
0 C is (take latent heat of melting of ice to
(b) 2 and 4
be 333.6 J/g):
(c) 1 and 3
(a) 750.6 J
(d) 1 and 2
(b) 83.4J
30. Which one of the following islands is of (c) 33360 J
volcanic origin ? (d) 3.336 J
(a) Reunion island 36. Which one of the following hormones
(b) Andaman & Nicobar islands contains peptide chain?
(c) Lakshadweep islands (a) Oxytocin
(d) Maldives (b) Corticotropin
(c) Insulin
31. Glucose is a source of energy. Which one
of the following types of molecule is (d) Cortisone
Glucose? 37. Which one of the following is an example
(a) Carbohydrate of chemical change ?
(b) Protein (a) Burning of paper
(c) Fat (b) Magnetization of soft iron
(d) Nucleic acid (c) Dissolution of cane sugar in water
(d) Preparation of ice cubes from water
32. The living content of cell IS called
protoplasm. It is composed of: 3 8. Which one of the following is the cause of
(a) Cytoplasm only long-term sea-level change?
(b) Cytoplasm and nucleoplasm (a) Atmospheric disturbance
(c) Nucleoplasm only (b) Change jn marine water density
(d) Cytoplasm, nucleoplasm and other (c) Melting of icebergs
organelles (d) Melting of ice sheets
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28. 33.
(a) flR'rc1 fu ?
(b) Fl 1. \311\if CITft'r 91T I
2.
(c) Jjlll(>lll l{ fu
3. 91T 1
(d)

if (a)
29. PI s-1 fflR<la ?
(1111 Hl a: m crr?t- <14 .-n:q 'IT 3 'fiT (b)
1.
PI'PC:dl1
(c) 23ltt3
(d) 1,2 3fR 3
2. (11111 r:tl a : 4 'fiT m crr?t- <14 ..n :q 'IT
34. f.Rft PI cp c: d I (111lfl Rllll ) 1ffif 'fiT

4.
3.
;;:: l;ill11 ..ld: 3 m crr?t-
r 'IT

(a) 50 em 3ltt "3"ffi1 mr


f.1'PC:dl1 (b) 80 em 3ft\ "3"ffi1 mr


(c) 50 em 3ft\ 3"fCf"ffi1 mr

(d) 80 em 3fR 3"fCf"ffi1 mr
(a)
35. 100 g 91T 91T 0 oc 'IT
(b) 2 3frt 4 "ffiT 1fllT I 0 C 'IT W
(c) 1 3fR 3 "l1P-fT NnT ?
(d) 1 3fR 2 91T l1R 333.6
(a) 750.6]
30. f.1 s:1fflflqa ifMT if <-FRm (b) 83.4 J
(c) 33360]
(a) fu (d) 3.336]
(b) 3lh: if
36. PI s-1 fflRclCJ if
(c) "(1"ffiflq
(d) (a) 311cffi) c:'fffl "1
(b) cplft<hl s_'ffq 1
31. 91T f.1s:1fflflqd (c)
(d) 'PI tfl1
(a)
37. PI s-1 fflR<la if <-FRm {li;i Ill PI if 4R:ctcf1
(b) mrn 91T ?
(c) Cfffi (a) 91T \ilmT
(d) (b) ;pf ffi%" 91T -?rn
(c) Uf<1 if 91T 'f'1T
32. (d) Uf<1 tA1'91l

38. PI J0'1 ffl if <-FRm 1J,CP' eft q<p IM'l '1
(a) 00 qR:ctJ1 91T CfiR1JT ?
(b) thl Iif I clOl 3lh: <fi if clOl (a) Cl I s ct) ll
(c) (b) Uf<1 if qf{qJ '1

(d) 3{tt 3Rl (c) 91T


(d) 91T
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39. Consider the following tributaries of river 44. Which one of the following statements is
Brahmaputra : not correct?
1. Lohit (a) Hydrogen is an element
2. Tista (b) Hydrogen is the lightest element
3. Subansiri
(c) Hydrogen has no isotopes
4. Sankosh
Arrange the above rivers from west to east: (d) Hydrogen and oxygen form a n
(a) 2-4-3-1 explosive mixture
(b) 2-3-4-1 45. Which one of the following statements is
(c) 4-2-3-1 not correct?
(d) 3-1-2-4 (a) Atoms of different elements may have
40. Which one of the following is the reason same mass numbers
due to which the wind in the southern (b) Atoms of an element may have
hemisphere is deflected towards its left ? different mass numbers
(a) Difference in the water masses of (c) All the atoms of an element have same
northern and southern hemisphere number of protons
(b) Temperature and pressure variations (d) All the atoms of an element will always
(c) Inclined axis ofthe Earth have same number of neutrons
(d) Rotation of the Earth
46. Which of the following statements regarding
41. The 'eye' ofthe cyclone has : chemical industry in India is I are correct ?
(a) abnormally high temperature and I. Chemical industry is one of the oldest
lowest pressure
industries in India
(b) abnormally low temperature and
pressure 2. Dyestuff sector is one of the important
(c) clear sky and lowest temperature segments of chemical industry
(d) dense cloud cover and low pressure 3. Textile industry accounts for the largest
consumption of dyestuffs
42. Which of the following statements is I are
correct? Select the correct answer using the code
given below :
1. Acid rain reacts with buildings made
from limestone (a) I only
2. Burning of sulphur containing coal can (b) 2 and 3 only
contribute to acid rain (c) 1 and 3 only
3. Eutrophication is an effective measure (d) 1, 2 and 3
to control pollution
Select the correct answer using the code 47. Which of the following statements about
given below: India's scientific and research mission in
(a) I and 2 only Antarctica is I are correct?
(b) 2 and 3 only 1. The first scientific base station in
(c) I only Antarctica was Dakshin Gangotri
(d) I, 2 and 3 2. Dakshin Gangotri is now being used I


43. Which one of the following statements as supply base and transit camp
about bar magnet is correct ? 3. The Maitri station IS manned
(a) The pole strength of the north-pole of the for scientific
a bar magnet is larger than that of the activities
south-pofe
Select the correct answer using the code
(b) When a piece of bar magnet is bi.sected given below :
perpendicular to its axis, the north and
south poles get separated (a) I only l
(c) When a piece of bar ma_gnet is bisected (b) 2 and 3 only k
perpendicular to its axis, two new bar (c) 1 and 2 only
magnets are formed
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) )be polt?S of a bar are unequal
m magmtude and opposite m nature
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39. cf1 f.1 ff!Rcm mcti 'R 44. u .?'
(a)
I. (b) m=cr
2. clllirr (c) cfi cFr{ -;:ffit
3. )il1.ffl {)
(d) 3lh 3f'f<ffil\Jl1 Fc1%lcCfi PtSQUT
4.

cpl 3lR
45.
2-4-3-1
(a)

40.
lil 2-3-4-1
4-2-3-1
3-1-2-4
u
(b) fcRfT m=cr cfi

-qq.f Cf)T 3fCFfl 3TR -&R Cfll" Cfll\UT ? (c) m=cr cfi efT
(a) 3ltt cf1 \JfC1
(d) fcRfT m=cr cfi tW1fUJ3IT efT
(b) (ffq 3ltt GW
m-nt
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48. The synthetic rubber has replaced natural 52. Which of the followin g. is I are
rubber for domestic and industrial purposes. Constitutional Body I Bodies ?
Which one of the fo llowing is the main 1. National Commission for Scheduled
reason behind that ? . Tribes
(a) Natural rubber is unable to meet the 2. National Commission for Women
growing demand of different industries 3. National Commission for Minorities
(b) Natural rubber is grown in tropical 4. National Human Rights Commission
countries only Select the correct answer using the code
given below :
(c) Raw material for synthetic rubber is (a) 1 only
easily available
. (b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) Natural rubber is not durable (c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3and4
49. A person rings a metallic bell near a strong
co ncrete wall. He hea rs t he echo after 53. Which ofthe following statements relating
0.3 s. If the sound moves with a speed of to the Bandung Conference on Afro-Asian
340 m/s, how far is the wall from him? ' Resurgence (1955) are correct?
(a) 102 m 1. Bandung Conference was organized by
Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), Ceylon
(b) I I m (Sri Lanka), India, and Pakistan in
(c) 51 m which 29 countries representing more
(d) 30m than half of the world 's population sent
delegates
50. Arrange the following popular hill stations 2. The Conference reflected the five
o f India in terms of their height (from sponsors' di ssatisfaction with what
they regarded as a reluctance by the
highest to the lowest) from the mean sea Western powers to consult with them
level : on decisions affecting Asia
1. Mussoorie 3. The Conference was concerned over
2. Shimla tension between the People's Republic
3. Ooty of China and the United States
Select the correct answer using the ,code
4. Darj eeling given below :
Select the correct answer using the code (a) 1 and 2 only
given below : (b) 2 and 3 only
(a) 3-2-4-1 (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3-1-4-2
(c) 2-3 -4-1 54. Who among the following archaeologists
was the first to identify similarities between
(d) 2-4-1 -3 a pre-Harappan culture and the mature
Harappan culture ?
51. Consider the following statements :
(a) Amalananda Ghosh
1. In Hind Swaraj, Mahatma Gandhi (b) Rakhaldas Banerji
formulates a conception of good life
for the individual as well as the society (c) Day a Ram Sahni
(d) Sir John Marshall
2. Hind Swaraj was the outcome of the
experience of Gandhi 's prolonged 55. Which one of the following is the common
struggle against Colonial Raj in India element between the Kailasanatha Temple
Which of the statements given above is I at Ellora and the Shore Temple at
Mamallapuram ?
are correct ?
(a) Both are examples of Nagara
(a) I only architecture
(b) 2 only (b) Both are carved out from solid rocks
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) Both are Gupta period temples
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) Both were built under the patronage of
Pallava Kings
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;f 'fiT m B fW:rr 1 1fu)
f.is..d Cflr{UT 1. 31 "1 'i "11 Rt 3lflfm
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\ifTill 'fiT m "Cfi"{ "\.i\'R :
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(b) m 1,3afR4
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56. Which of the following is I are not depicted 60. BRICS leaders signed the agreement to
in the Rajput paintings ? establi.sh a Development Bank at the
summrt held m :
1. The stories of Krishna (a) New Delhi, India (2012)
2. Ragas and Raginis (b) Durban, South Africa (2013)
3. The deeds of Hamza (c) Fortaleza, Brazil (2014)
4 . The deeds of Babur (d) Ufa, Russia (20 15)
Select the correct answer using the code 61. Shishu, Kishor and Tarun are the schemes
bf :
given below :
(a) Regional Rural Banks.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) Micro Un it s &
(b) 2, 3 and 4 Refinance Agency Ltd. ( DRA).
(c) 3 and 4 only (c) Small Industries Development Bank of
India.
(d) 4 only (d) Industrial Development Bank oflndia.
57. Which one of the Five Year Plans had a high 62. Consider the following statements :
priority to bring inflation under control and 1. The President of India shall have the
to and remove the
to achieve stability in the economic situation ? peaker of Co Sabha
(a) Fourth Plan (1969-74) 2. T he Speaker has to discharge the
functions of his office himself
(b) Fifth Plan ( 1974-79) throughou t his term and cannot
(c) Sixth Plan (1980-85) his functions to the Deputy
Spea er during his absence from the
(d) Seventh Plan (1985-90) . station or during his illness
Which of the statements given above is I
58. Which of the following statement(s) is I are are correct ?
true with respect to Phillips Curve ? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
1. It shows the trade-off between
(c) Both 1 and 2
unemployment and inflation
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. The downward sloping curve of
63. T he Second Administrative Reforms
Pliillips Curve is generally held to be Commission (2005) was concerned with :
valid only .in the short run (a) reforms in institutional arrangements
3. In the long run, Phillips Curve is for good governance
usually thought to be horizontal at the (b) reforms in the Indian Penal Code and
non-accelerating inflation rate of the Criminal Justice System
unemployment (NAIRU) (c) creating an ombudsman mechanism for
reduction of corruption in public life
Select the correct answer using the code (d) devising new measures for urban
given below : governance and management
(a) 1 only 64. As the Constitution oflndia, the Writ of
(b) 2 and 3 only Pro ibition relates to an order :
1. issued against judicial and quasi-
(c) 1 and 2 only judicial authority
(d) 1, 2 and 3 2 . to prohibit an inferior Court fro m
proceedii?g tn p!lfticular case where
It has no JUnsdrctiOn to try
59. Which one ofthe following nations is not a
member of the Eurasian Economic Union ? 3. to restrain a person from a
public office to which he is not entit ed
(a) Belarus Select the correct answer using the code

b 2 and 3 only
f:T"J
(b) Russia
(c) Kazakhstan
c 1 only
(d) Uzbekistan d 1, 2 and 3
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56. til?tCfl<'l l 60. BRICS %f "tf{ fmR BUl<11
fcf;m 1T'IT ? '

1. (a) 'ITIf (2012)
2. m31'h <lfl1Pt4i (b) (2013)
(c) (2014)
3. (d) (2015)
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Cf1T m afR afR cp'T e m m1ft
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65. Which one among the following was not 69. The first summit of the Forum for India-
an attribute of Samudragupta described in Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) was
Prayag P.rashasti? held in:
(a) Sharp and polished intellect (a) Jaipur
(b) Suva
(b) Accomplished sculptor
(c) New Delhi
(c) Fine musical performances (d) Port Moresby
(d) Poetical talent of a genius 70. Which one of the following island nations
went for Parliamentary elections in the
66. Kamandaka's Nilisara is a contribution to : month of August 2015 '!
(a) Logic and Philosophy (a) Maldives
(b) Mathematics (b) Fiji
(c) Political morality (c) Sri Lanka
(d) Singapore
(d) Grammar
71. Which one of the following nations has faced
. 67. The Lilavati ofBhaskara is a standard text severe economic crisis m the year 2015
resulting in default in repayment of IMF
on: loan?
(a) Mathematics (a) China
(b) Surgery (b) Greece
(c) Poetics (c) Ireland
(d) Linguistics (d) Belgium
72. Who among the following Prime Ministers
68. Which of the following statement(s) are true of India were defeated by a vote of No
with respect to the concept of Confidence ?
' EFFICIENCY ' as used in mainstream 1. Morarji Desai
economics? 2. Viswanath Pratap Singh
1. Efficiency occurs when no possible 3. H.D. Deve Gowda
reorganisation of production can make 4. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
anyone better off without making Select the correct answer using the code
someone else worse off given below :
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2. An economy is clearly inefficient if it
(b) I, 2 and 3 only
is inside the Production Possibility
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
Frontier (PPF)
(d) I and 4 only
3. At a minimum, an efficient economy
is on its Production Possibility Frontier 73. Which of the following statements regarding
(PPF) Rajya Sabha is I are correct ?
1. The maximum permissible strength of
4. The terms such as 'Pareto Efficiency', Rajya Sabha is 250
' Pareto Optimality' and 'Allocative 2. In Rajya Sabha, 238 members are
Efficiency' are all essentially one and elected indirectly from the States and
the same which denote 'efficiency in Union Territories
resource allocation' 3. It shares legislative powers equally with
Lok Sabha in matters such as creation
Select the correct answer using the code of All India Services
given below: Select the correct answer using the code
(a) I and 4 only given below :
(b) 1 and 3 only (a) I and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1 only
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65. Pt+'iffiR<ld 'm rmfffr' 69. ifltr (FIPIC) CfiT w:P1
qfUfu tl CfiT m ? fmcR tl d) <1 'i ;3IT ?
(a) -aleur 3TR (a)
(b) (b)
(c)
(c)
(d)
(d)
70. 3f1ffif 2015 cf; 1ffif PP='i ff!Rcld fcfitr
66. cf; I;f)fdm <I cpf iMGR fcRr :q ? iftq Plqf:q'i ?
(a) 3TR (a)
(b)
(b)
(c) {1\ll llfdCfi fdCfid I
(d) &IICfi {01
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(d)

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74. Which of the following statements relating 78. Which of the following is I are the
to the office of the President of India are example(s) ofTransfer Payment(s) ?
correct? 1. Unemployment Allowance
1. The President has the power to grant 2. Payment of Salary
pardon to a criminal in special cases 3. Social Security Payments
2. The President can promulgate 4. Old age Pension
ordinances
. . . even when the Parliament Select the correct answer using the code
1s m sessiOn
given below :
3. The President can dissolve the Rajya
Sabha during emergency (a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
4. The President has the power to
nominate two members in the Lok (c) 1,3and4only
Sabha from the Anglo Indian (d) None of the above
community
79. The Erawan shrine, which witnessed a major
Select the correct answer using the code bomb blast in August 2015, is located at :
given below :
(a) Singapore
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Bangkok
(b) 1 and 4 only (c) Kuala Lumpur
(c) 3 and 4 only (d) Kabul
(d) 1, 3 and 4
80. Who among the following is the first Indian
75. The followers of Gorakhnath were called : sportsperson to reach the finals in the World
(a) Jogis Badminton Championship (Women) in 2015 ?
(b) Nath-Panthis (a) Jwala Gutta
(c) Tantriks (b) Saina N ehwal
(d) Sanyasis (c) P.V. Sindhu
76. What were the 12 states of the Sikh (d) Madhumita Bisht
confederacy called ?
81. Which one of the following Articles I
(a) Misl
Schedules in the Constitution oflndia deals
(b) Gurmata with Autonomous District Councils ?
(c) Sardari (a) Eighth Schedule
(d) Rakhi (b) Article 370
77. Which of the statements given below is I (c) Sixth Schedule
are correct ? (d) Article 250
1. The ideal of a common civil code is
set forth in Article 44 of the 82. Which of the following statements with
Constitution of India regard to UID I Aadhar Card are correct?
2. In certain respects, the High Courts in 1. It is a 12 digit unique form of
India have been given more extensive identification for all residents of India
powers than the Supreme Court 2. It is an identity number along with the
3. The Supreme Court oflndia, the first biometric information of the
fully independent Court for the individuals
country, was set up under the 3. It is a national identity and citizenship card
Constitution of India in 1950
Select the correct answer using the code
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
given below :
(a) 2 and 3 only
(a) 1,2and3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
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83. Which of the following statements about 87. Which of the following statements relating
Comptroller and Auditor General of India to th e Scheduled Tribes and Other
(CAG) are correct ? Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of
1. The CAG will hold office for a period Forest Rights) Act, 2006 are correct ?
of six years from the date he assumes 1. The Act recognizes forest rights of
the office. He shall vacate office on forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes who
attaining the age of 65 years, if earlier have been occupying the forest land
than the expiry of the 6 year term before October 25, 1980
2. The powers of CAG are derived from 2. The onus of implementation of the Act
the Constitution of India lies at the level of the State I UT
3. The CAG is a multi-member body Governments
appointed by the President of India in
consultation with the Prime Minister 3. The Act seeks to recognize and vest
and the Council of Ministers certain forest rights in the forest
4. The CAG may be removed by the dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other
President only on an address from both traditional forest dwellers
Houses of Parliament, on the grounds Select the correct answer using the code
of proved misbehavior or incapacity given below :
Select the correct answer using the code (a) 1 and 2 only
given below :
(b) 2 and 3 only
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 2 only 88. Leander Paes won the US Open Mixed
Doubles Tennis Tit le (20 15) partnering
84. Human Development Report for each year
at global level is published by : with :
(a) WTO (a) Kristina Mladenovic
(b) World Bank (b) Flavia Pennetta
(c) UNDP (c) Martina Hingis
(d) IMF (d) Sania Mirza

85. Which one among the following statements 89. Who among the following is the winner of
about the coins of the Gupta rulers is the World Food Prize (year 20 15)?
correct?
(a) Sanjaya Rajaram
(a) The obverse and reverse, both, had
only the king's portrait and date (b) Baldev Singh Dhillon
(b) The obverse and reverse, both, had (c) Sir Fazle Hasan Abed
only an image of a deity and date (d) Rajendra Singh Paroda
(c) The o bverse generally had king's
portrait and reverse had an image of a 90. In which one of the following judgments of
deity or a motif the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme
(d) The obverse generally had king's Court oflndia, the ' rarest of rare' principle
portrait and reverse always had a date in the award of death penalty was first laid
down?
86. The agrahara in early India was: (a) Bachan Singh v. State ofPunjab ( 1980)
(a) the name of a village or land granted
to Brahmins (b) Gopalanachari v. State of Kerala
(1980)
(b) the garland of flowers of Agar
(c) the grant ofland to officers and soldiers. (c) Dr. Upendra Baxi v. State ofUP (1983)
(d) land or vi ll age settled by Vaishya (d) Tukaram v. State of Maharashtra
farmers (1979)
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83. 'l1T{(f cF (CAG) cf; "d1lt 87. \i11\illfc1 3Ft!" 41(s:qf<Cfl Cl1cmfi
Pl S:1R1R<ld "ft ? (q.:r ctT 11RRIT) 2006 cf;
1. CAG, 'R ctf 6 Cl1if "d'fi m f."ls:1R1R<ld
'R UITUT ci{rrr I Cffi" 6 5 'l1if ctf 1. Cl1Clltn \i11\il lfc1lfi
Cf1{ ffi en:, 6 Cl1if ctT 3fCITU cfi, 25 1980 cF q.:r
'R fffif Cf1{ m. en: G@1 q.:r eFT 11RlGT
CAG ctf 'llffif if; tl'FcmR l.KR CRdT
2.
2. <Fr m cpf 'lffi:
3. CAG ctf
wnrM wnrm (Cfll (). cfi en: men
en: 'l1T{(f cfi (liS<;_ q Fc1 mr
3. \i11\illffilfi
3Ft!" 41 (qf{Cfi . eFT 'M9 q.:r
4. CAG eFT, CflG Iill ( <IT 3T!WRIT if; 3TTUR
en:, thrG cfi <?A1 mr
"\il"R LR tf, ( ltSS. qffi GRT CRdT
\JfT

(a) 1, 2 4 (a)
(b) (b)
(c) (c)
(d) (d) 1,23TR3

84. fcWc:f en: Cl1if ctT '1RCf fctcl:;rn fNrt 88. tru oi us 3TrtR fi:lm-
mr ctr f i ? (20 15) ufurr ?
(a) WTO (a) ffilfC:l 11 ..flfCI:q
(b) fcWc:f (b)
(c) UNDP (c) Blft1T OOim
(d) IMF
(d) mrrr fBvrf
85.
cFr-rm


*fuffi' <fi m?
Rs:.,R1fZ<1d
89 f."l J01 R1 fZc1 d cpt.:; I "(9RT (fifll ( (Cl1if
20 15) cpf ?
(a) c?A1 en: 11\JfT
(a) (1\il l (ls:t

(b). (b)
eFt mwfr mctt (c) m l:f1\i1(1
(c) LR 11\JfT CfiT m 3fR (d) fmr Wsr

mctt 90. 'l1T{(f cF \3-ci!dS"f rllll("j! ctT .-11 1416
(d) LR 11\JfT CfiT m 3fR cf; f."ls:1f<1R<ld
cfi fcl(Md A'

86.
'l1T{(f 3T!fN( Cf'IT 21f ?
(a) Gf1Tl1 m \1\Tlr ( 1980)
(a) 1lTcr
(b) 3Pf{ if; 1:fiffi ctT 1ffi1T
cpr 11+1 (b) Jfl41M1illl Gf1Tl1 m wnr (1980)
" (c) (1983)
(c) <Fr 3f'j)GA
(d) 1'fil (lA Gf1Tl1 ( liS<;_ \1\Tlr ( 1979)
(d) mr S3TT 1lTcr m
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91. Consider the following statements about the 94. lqta in medieval India meant:
President of India: (a) land assigned to religious personnel for
1-. The President has the right to address spiritual purposes
and send message to the Council of (b) land revenue from different territorial
Ministers to elicit specific information units assigned to army officers
2. The President can call for information (c) charity for educational and cultural
relating to proposals for legislation activities
3. All decisions of the Council of (d) the rights of the zamindar
Ministers relating to administration of
the Union must be communicate d to 95. Which one of the following books was not
the President illustrated with paintings in Akbar's court ?
Which of the statements given above are (a) Hamzanama
correct? (b) Razmnama
(a) 1 and 3 only (c) Baburnama
(b) 2 and 3 only (d) Tarikh-i-Alfi
(c) 1 and 2 only
96. Which of the fo llowing is not a 'Public
(d) 1, 2 and 3 Good'?
92. In which one of the following cases, the (a) Electricity
Constitution al validity of the Muslim (b) National Defence
Women (Protection of Rights of Divorce) (c) Light House
Act 1986, was upheld by the Supreme Court (d) Public Parks
ofindia?
(a) Muhammad Ahmed Khan v. Shah 97. Which one of the following is not among
Bano Begum the aims of the Second Five Year Plan
(b) Dania! Latifi v. Union of India ( 1956-57 to 1960-61) ?
(c) Mary Roy v. State ofKerala (a) Rapid industrialization with particular
emphasis on the development of basic
(d) Shankari Prasad v. Union oflndia and heavy industries
93 . Which of the following statements about the (b) Large expan s ion of employment
Vijayanagara Empire is I are true? opportunities
1. The kings claimed to rule on behalf of (c) Achieve self-sufficiency in food grains
the God Virupaksha and increase agricultural production to
meet the requirements of industry and
2. Rulers used the title "Hindu Suratrana" exports
to indicate their close links with Gods
(d) Reduction of inequalities in income
3. All royal orders were signed in and wealth and a more ev e n
Kannada, Sanskrit and Tamil distribution of economic power
4. Royal portrait sculpture was now
displayed in temples 98. The National Policy for Children, 2013
Select the correct answer using the code recognizes every person as a child below
given below : the age of :
(a) 4 only (a) 12 years
(b) 1 and 2 only (b) 14 years
(c) 16 years
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 18 years
(d) 1, 2 and 4
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91. 'l1ffif cF qfd cF 6fR Pi ff!Rcto 11{" 94. Ji 1R'l1 'l1ffif "<fiT tfln 3flf m ?
(a)
1. {ltsc;_qfd cFr "111Cfil{l "YR iF
SiHYR:ts!G cFr m "<fiT m
(b)


2.
(c) cF
"' I'1 Cfi I{1 >Wf tfCfid1
GA"
3. tltT cF :rnTtR cF
(d)
tFr \ifA
Cfl?R ? 95. iF
(a)
(b) (a) i.H"01'1 Pi/
(c) (b)

(d) (c) at/at< '1/A/


(d)
92. 'tlffif iF
J -cildJi WT, Bft 96. ff!R9a 'ff 1<f"1P! Cfi -;fflf ?
lR
cFr 1l1lT ?
(a)
(a) 3@1G \CIT1 6f11l'f mg lifAT (b) 'D$1"aTI
(b) G1PJ C1 6f11l'f 'l1ffif tltT (c)
(c) lr{l- 6f11l'f m \[\i'l:f
(d) fflq\i!PJCfi .
(d) 6f11l'f 'l1ffif tM 97. Pi ff!R9a
(1956-57 1960-61)
93 . <F m
;:nff ?
<fl?R ?
(a) iF
1. 11{"

m
cF

(b) iF 3l<ffiiT "<fiT fcffirn"


2. iF 3ll1rft
<=iC1l'1C11 m <F (c) Ir'"1l "9fCC1" CTm

3. cF \3(lJIG'1 cFr
\ifffi (d) 3lp:f 3l ff Ji 11 d 13fT cFr tRT'1T
4. Vlfcffi

"<fiT m Cfl"{ "\3'm :
98. 'D$ 2013, iF
(a)
(b)
(a) 12 CflSf
(c)
(b) 14 CflSf
(d)
(c) 16 CflSf
(d) 18 CflSf
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99. Which one of the following is not a 102. A Member of Lok Sabha does not become
monitorable target of the Beti Bachao Beti disqualified to continue as a Member of the
Padhao Abhiyan ? House if the Member :
(a) Provide girls' toilet in every school in (a) voluntaril y gives up his I her
100 Child Sex Ratio (CSR) districts by
membershi p of the political party from
the year 2017
which he I she was elected
(b) 100 percent girls' enrolmen t in
secondary education by the year 2020 (b) is expelled by the political party from
(c) Promote a protective environme nt for which he I she had been elected to the
girl children through implementation House
of Protection of Children from Sexual (c) joins a political party after being
Offences (POCSO)A ct, 2012 elected as an independent candidate
(d) Train Elected Represent atives I
Grassroot functionaries as Community (d) abstains from voting contrary to the
Champions to mobilize communities direction by his I her political party
to improve CSR and promote girl's
education 103. Which one of the following languages is not
recognized in the Eighth Schedule to the
100. Which one of the following is not an Constitution of India ?
objective of the Rashtriya Uchchatar
Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)? (a) English
(a) Improve the overall quality of private (b) Sanskrit
educational institutions (c) Urdu
(b) Ensure reforms in the affiliation , (d) Nepali
academic and examinatio n systems
' (c) Correct regional imbalances in access 104. Which kingdom did the temple of Hazara
to higher education
Rama belong to ?
(d) Create an enabling atmosphere in the
higher education al institution s to (a) Avadh
devote themselve s to research and (b) Travancore
innovations
(c) Vijayanagara
101. Which of the following statements with (d) Ahom
regard to preventive detention in India
is I are correct ? 105. Consider the follow ing statements about
I . The detenue has no rights other than votive inscription s in the second century
those mentioned in clauses (4) and (5) BC:
of Article 22 of Constitution of India
1. They record gifts made to religious
2. The detenue has a right to challenge
the detention order on the ground that institutions
he was already in jail when the 2. They tell us about the idea of
detention order was passed ' transference of the meritorious results
3. The detenue can claim bail on the of the action of one person to another
ground that he has been in prison person
beyond twenty-four hours without an
order of the magistrate Which of the statements given above is I
Select the correct answer using the code are correct ?
given below : (a) I only
(a) I and 2 only (b) 2 only
(b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(c) 3 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3

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99. P1s:11ftRcla


CFT Jil-i'l C: {
'M


C:ffifT
M I02.

CFT m trG1 CFT -aR uR

;:ffff ? (a) {I\J11lfficti P!'lffila 3ITliT
(a) 'flf2017CICF m;ri
qffi
'J1ffi
fclJIC1tl cfi (iGfildl
!if1i!IC1tl
(b) Cflf (b) <1"11lfficti trG1
Pl'lfRm

il111ftCfi13ff CFT 11Ji iCfi1 m 'J1ffi f1 tSCfi 1fB a 'Cfl"t TfliT;eft
(c) "li1"1" 3f'RTU (POCS O)
20 I2 cfi CfiltlRtl 1 IITU il111ftCfilaiT (c) cfi

cd)
<Ti

<Ti CFT Wnf.:r
Cfiltl'Cfiafm <FT
rn
(ifhl!ft8
* -m

fcR:ft

<1\Jj 11 ffi Cfi
f1'1ffild

cfi cfi (d) 3l'R GRT cfi

C SR "ii1'"1'R Cf?-TT 'ii1'TfffCfil3TI cfi
fctqfm l=ffiGR -m
cfi cfi
IOO. f1s:11ftfla

<it
J-ci'H f(
I03.
eFT 3lTOctt
fcRr

<Fr, 'l1ffif
11FlffiT
*
fm:rr (RUSA)' CFT ?
(a) eFT w:rn eFT (a)


(b)
>PI a CfiT-n (c) '\3{
(c) J-cild{ CfCF

mu 3TR 1 q \>!Cld 11 m I04. fcRr m?
(d)
* cFr W1f1fu "{111

m J-cila< tm-!ffi (a) 3lcm


. (b)
10 1. 'llffif PI Cl 1<Cfi f1nu cfi 'ii1Tt f1 '"11ft R<1 a (c)
. -mft ? (d) 3TIWr

I.
*m c

4} 3TR 5) c \3 ffe1 fl a 3lffiCfirU * 105. B C ({Cfiffqd B-@ cfi
f1s:11ftR<Id
2. cFr cFr 3ITUR
I.

fclurr TfliT m, qg 'J1ffi

2. cfi <wf cfi (1 qf{olll{j

3. 3ITUR tiT \JflW1cf CFT GTCIT CFT 31.-tJ1?lqo1 ffl cfi
'Cfl"t UCfidT fcti qg
cf>
fcR:ft
t:fiT 3ffuCfi Cfi I {!Ill {
*

*'ii1Tt

CFT wWT 'Cfl"t (a) m I
(a) m I 3TR2 (b) -m 2
(b) -m 2 (c)
(c) m 3 cd) "1" mI , "1" 2
(d) I, 2 3TR 3
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I 06. Consider the following statements : 109. 'Citizen four', the 87th Academ y Award
I. Abhinavagupta wrote a comprehensive winner in the categor y of docume ntary
treatise called the Tantraloka which feature, is based on the life of:
systematically presents the teachings (a) Abraham Lincoln
of the Kula and Trika systems (b) Albert Einstein
2. The Samaraichchakaha by Haribhadra (c) Edward Snowden
Suri written in Gujarat around the (d) Laura Poitras
eighth century is technic ally not a
110. Which one of the following is not a thrust
tantric work but is saturate d with area in the Railway Budget 20I5-16 ?
tantric ideas and practices (a) Online booking of disposable bed rolls
Which of the statements given above is I (b) Defence Travel System to elimina te
are correct ? Warrants
(a) 1 only (c) I80 days in advance ticket booking
(b) 2 only facility for passengers
(d) Bio-toilets
(c) Both I and 2
(d) Neither I nor 2 11I. Which one of the following services of
India Post has perman ently been
I07. Which of the following is/are example(s) disconti nued ?
of 'Near Money' ? (a) Money Order
I. Treasury Bill (b) Telegram
2. Credit Card (c) Postal Life Insurance
3. Savings accoun ts and small time (d) Inland Letter
deposits 112. The category of'Over seas Citizens oflndia '
4. Retail money market mutual funds was entered in the Citizenship Act oflndia
Select the correct answer using the code through an amendment in the year :
given below : (a) I986
I only (b) I992
(a)
(c) 1996
(b) 2 only
(d) 2003
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) I , 3 and 4 1I3. The Right to Education was added to the
Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of
I 08. Which one of the following terms is used in India through the :
Econom ics to denote a techniq ue for
(a) Constitu tion (86th Amendm ent) Act,
avoiding a risk by making a counteracting 2002
transaction ?
(b) Constitution (93rd Amendm ent) Act,
(a) Dumping 2005
(b) Hedging (c) Constitu tion (87 1h Amendm ent) Act,
2003 .
(c) Discounting
(d) Constitu tion (9Th Amendm ent) Act,
(d) Deflating
20II
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106. f.!ts:1R1R9d 1R 109. 3lCfli
1. 'fB fl 1 Gil {' fcRrcfi 1R :mmfur ?
fffi_crr vTI I Cflff' 3ltt twf; I ci?n efT (a) 1WP1
"'
cF)- CflTf (b)
2. 3lfocff cf; 3lffitfffi
"Wt mr (d) ffiu

110. f.'F1ffif<9d \Rll


2015-16 cf; m 3lfU<F
lJ1lT ?
(a) m 1 (a)
(b) cf; f1m1" "{lffi <mn
(b) m 2
(c) cfi fc1c; 180 fVR:
(c)

(d) 1 m1,1 tt 2 (d)

107. f.!ts:1R1R9d tfiT.;cf; 111 . ctT PI s-1lf1Rctd u fcRT


\3Gii?{UI ? crT Cfi'{ lJ1lT ?
1. (a) 11-ft-31Tt<
(b) OR
2. CFTi

3.
(d)
4. 6IT\1tT{ cf;
112. cf; :r<mfi 1111R:Cfl' efT cf;
<fiT
1111R:Cfldl ll tfmtr1 mr f<Rr CflSf if
(a) m 1
(b) m 2 (a) 1986
(c) 1, 2 3ltt 3 (b) 1992
(d) 1' 3 3ltt 4 (c) 1996
(d) 2003
108. f.!ts:1R1R9d
fioqqt?l <GRT cf; dCfl1lCfl 113. <fiT cf; 3lfUCflTU
f<Rr tfmtr1 mr lJ1lT ?
(a) (a) tifclUI1 (86ciT tTmU1) 2002
6IT\1tT{ -cnc1T
(b) (93ciT tTmU1) 2005
(b) CfiT1T
(c) (87ciT tTmU1) 2003
(c) CfiT1T
(d) (97ciT tTmU1) 2011
(d) 31 q ffi Fd CfiT1T

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114. Consider the following statements : 117. Which of the following statem ents are
correct?
1. The inscriptio ns on the pillar at
Rummind ei give v ivid details of 1. Ability to pay principle of taxation holds
that the amount of taxes people pay
Ashoka's Dhamma should relate to their income or wealth
2. The Nigalisagar inscription records the 2. The Benefit Principle of taxation states
fact of Ashoka having vis ited the that individuals should be taxed in
Konagama na stupa proportion to the benefit they receive
Which of the statements given above is I from Governmen t programmes
are correct ? 3. A progressive tax takes a larger share
(a) 1 only of tax from poor families than it does
from rich families
(b) 2 only 4. Indirect taxes have the advantage of
(c) Both 1 and 2 being cheaper and easier to collect
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 Select the correct answer using the code
given below :
115. Consider the following statements : (a) 1 and 3 only
1. The province of Assam was created in (b) 2 and 4 only
the year 1911 (c) 1, 2 and 4 only
2. Eleven districts comprising Assam were (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
separated from the Lieutenan t
Governorship of Bengal and established 118. Which of the following statement(s) is /are
false ?
as an independent administration under
a Chief Commissioner in the year 1874 1. Wage Boards are tripartite in nature,
with representa tives from workers,
Which of the statements given above is I employers and independent
are correct? 2. Except for the Wage Boa rd s for
(a) 1 only Journalists and Non-Journa lists, all the
(b) 2 only other wage boards are statutory in nature
(c) Both 1 and 2 3. Second National Commissi on on
Labour has recommended against the
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 utility of wage boards
Select the correct .answer using the code
116. Which of the fo llowing statements is I are given below :
true? (a) 1 only
1. Faxian's Gaoseng Faxian Zhuan was (b) 2 only
the earliest first-hand Chinese account (c) 1 and 2 only
of Buddhist sites and practices in India (d) 1, 2 and 3
2. Faxian was only 25 years old at the
time of writing the text 119. The rank of Major General in Indian Army
is equivalent to :
3. Faxian's main aim in coming to India (a) Air Marshal in Indian Air Force
was to obtain and ta ke back texts
(b) Rear Admira.J in Indian Navy
containing monastic rules
(c) Air Commodor e in Indian Air Force
Select the correct answer using the code (d) Commodor e in Indian Navy
given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 120. Among the currently operationa l Indian
Satellites, there is no :
(b) 2 only (a) Communication satellite
(c) 1 and 3 only (b) Navigation satellite
(d) 3 only (c) Earth observation satellite
(d) Jupiter orbiter satellite
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114. As:11f1Rc!d fc.t:qn- 117.
: "ffift ?
1. qfhl 1 {
' uPf' Cf1T
* 'IT



mer 3ffflcF

* 1. CFUUR Cf1T
l1T'iCfT
ffi1T <RT eFT
if;

Cf1T
"Dfu

2.

PPIIfl *llll { 3ffflcF mr <Nollll'i'i
'!fffiR m

CIT! 3lW m *
Cf1T

<FT mm \lfR if; 2. CflUUR Cf1T


Cf1{ill
fcl:ct i(j 'IT 'F(, *1 {Cfi I {) Cfi 1%1{(
"ffift ? Gfffi if; wnm
(a) m 1 \;ff'iT

(b) m 2
3. 'F( u-;fi qf{q I (j
mrr
f1$f qf{q1?i
'F( Cf1T fvRRT
'IWT
(c) 3lfUcF 'IWT Cf1{ill
(d) "1" m1, "1" 2 4. <RT Cf1T ffi'lf
115. As:11f!Rc!d
m m 3TR 3ffiiT;fi
fc.t:qn- :
1. 3lW1 mer 'l1if 1911 f<Fm l]1:IT 2lT (a) 1 3fR 3 m
2.

CfCif 1874 3lW1

* 3fd7fu 11 * (b)
(c)
23fR 4
1, 2 aTR4
m
m


3TR Tftcn Cflil=l 'i { * 3lUTrr 'F(

(d) 1' 2, 3 3fR 4


118.
"ffift ? 1.
(a) m 1 Cfill'illl ?i, f141Cfd i3IT 3ltt
(b) 2
(c) 2.

a1tt m * *
(d) 1 ill 1, 1 2
3. 3WWr
11 6. f1s:11f!R<w
1. '"hlffiLII'i Cf1T '1TT3i'!Wr lf1tf&4F1 R' mf
m ?
;fTir WI"
Jq41fi'ldl
w
* fcw.g:
S)[Tf

<ft

Cf1T . "iF( mfi :
BTffi 3TR Cf1T 3l'Rffil1 3lT@ (a) 1 m

(b) m2
2. ljq wm '"hlffiLII'i 25 'l1if Cf1T (c) 1 altt2
2lT (d) 1' 2 3TR 3
3. '"hlffiLII'i <fi
mf 3Tf.r Cf1T "\3"1 119.
um <Fr Cflffi 3TR c:rr:rtr -R \;ff'iT 2lT (a)
if; f.1w:r (b) ;ffi1;n 00 CJ>$ffl{<1
(c) ct>s:fl?i<:
(a) 1, 2 3TR 3 . (d) ;ffi1;n Cfl s-i\s1 <:
(b) 2 120. '41:
(c) 1 3fR 3 (a)
(d) m 3 (b)

("iijlft 'i
(c) ruff
(d)
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