01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024 Candidate's Roll Number Booklet Series

Question Booklet A
GENERAL STUDIES
Time Allowed : 2 Hours Maximum Marks : 150
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1. Which of the following technologies will be Select the correct answer using the codes
enabled by the 6G Radio communication given below.
networks? A B C D
1. Data analytics (A) 1 3 2 4
(B) 2 1 3 4
2. Quantum Computing
(C) 2 1 4 3
3. Artificial Intelligence
(D) 4 1 3 2
Select the correct answer using the codes
4. Consider the following statements:
given below.
1. Trachoma is eye infecting disease caused
(A) Only 1 and 2 by infection with bacterium Chlamydia
(B) Only 2 and 3 trachomatis.

(C) Only 1 and 3 2. India became the third country in the

Southeast Asian region to successfully
(D) 1, 2 and 3 eliminate trachoma.
2. Match List-I with List-II: Which of the above statements is/are
List-I List-II correct?
(A) Only 1
(Space Mission) (Exploration)
(B) Only 2
A. Europa Clipper 1. Jupiter
(C) Both 1 and 2
B. VIPER 2. Moon
(D) None of the above
C. Gaganyaan 1 3. Human Space flight 5. Which of the following are computer Virus?
D. XPoSat 4. Universe-X-ray sources 1. I LOVE YOU 2. Ransomware
Select the correct answer using the codes 3. Brain 4. Jerusalem
given below. Select the correct answer using the codes
A B C D given below.

(A) 2 1 3 4 (A) Only 2

(B) Only 2,3 and 4
(B) 4 1 3 2
(C) Only 1, 2 and 3
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) All of the above
(D) 1 2 3 4
6. XDR is a system that automatically collects
3. Match List-I with List-II : and correlates data at multiple security
layers: email, endpoint, server, Cloud,
List-I (fibres) List-II (Types)
workload and network. XDR stands for ?
A. Linen 1. Natural protein fibre
(A) Extreme Dynamic Range
B. Wool 2. Bast fibre (B) Extended Detection and Response
C. Silk 3. Natural filament fibre (C) Extended Detection and Process
D. Rayon 4. Manufactured cellulosic fibre (D) Extended Detection and Resistant

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 6G
A B C D
1- MsVk ,ukfyfVDl (A) 1 3 2 4

2- DokaVe daI;wÇVx (B) 2 1 3 4

(C) 2 1 4 3
3- vkÆVfQf'k;y baVfs ytsal
(D) 4 1 3 2

(A) dsoy 1 vkSj 2 1- Vªd

s ksek ,d us= laØe.k jksx gS tks cSDVhfj;k DySekbfM;k
(B) dsoy 2 vkSj 3 VªSdkseSfVl ds laØe.k ds dkj.k gksrk gSA
(C) dsoy 1 vkSj 3 2- Hkkjr nf{k.k iwoZ ,f'k;kà {ks= esa Vªd
s ksek dks lQyrkiwoZd
lekIr djus okyk rhljk ns'k cu x;kA
(D) 1] 2 vkSj 3
I II (A) dsoy 1
I II (B) dsoy 2
(C) 1 vkSj 2 nksuksa
(D) mijksä esa ls dksà ugÈ
A. ;wjksik fDyij 1- c`gLifr
B. okbij 2- paæek
1- vkà yo ;w
C. xxu;ku 1 3- ekuo varfj{k mM+ku 2- jSuleos;j
D. ,DlikslSV 4- czãkaM & ,Dl&js lzksr 3- czsu
4- ts:lye
A B C D
(A) dsoy 2
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) dsoy 2]3 vkSj 4
(B) 4 1 3 2
(C) dsoy 1] 2 vkSj 3
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) mijksä lHkh
(D) 1 2 3 4 XDR
I II
I II
XDR
A. fyuu 1- çk—frd çksVhu Qkbcj (A) vR;fèkd xfr'khy jsat
B. Åu 2- ckLV Qkbcj (B) foLrkfjr igpku vkSj çfrfØ;k
C. js'ke 3- çk—frd fQykesaV Qkbcj (C) foLrkfjr igpku vkSj çfØ;k
D. js;ku 4- fuÆer lsY;qyksfld Qkbcj (D) foLrkfjr igpku vkSj çfrjks/k

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7. Which of the following are the tastes of the 10. Diamond structure can be produced by: -
tongue? 1. Moissanite 2. White sapphire
1. Sweet 3. Graphite
2. Bitter Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
3. Salty
(A) Only 1
4. Umami
(B) Only 2 and 3
5. Sour
(C) Only 1 and 3
Select the correct answer using the codes
(D) Only 3
given below.
11. Match the words of Column I with those
(A) 1, 2 and 4
given in Column II.
(B) 1, 2,3 and 4
Column-I Column-II
(C) 1,2,3 and 5 (A) Scouring 1. Cleaning sheared skin
(D) All of the above (B) Mulberry leaves 2. Food of silkworm
8. Which of the following pairs are correctly (C) Yak 3. Wool-yielding animal
matched? (D) Cocoon 4. Yields silk fibres
1. Papilledema: swelling around the optic disc Select the correct answer using the codes
2. Gynecomastia: abdominal cramps during given below.
mensuration A B C D
3. Dysmenorrhea: : excessive development (A) 2 3 4 1
of the breasts in males (B) 2 4 3 1
4. Hematuria: Indicate blood in the urine (C) 4 2 1 3
Select the correct answer using the codes (D) 1 2 3 4
given below. 12. What is/are the full form(s) of RDX?
(A) Only 1 and 2 1. Research Department explosive
(B) Only 2 and 3 2. Royal Demolition explosive
(C) Only 1 and 4 3. Royal Department explosive
(D) Only 3 and 4 4. Research Demolition explosive

9. In the universe, what are supernova? Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
(A) A group of stars
(A) 1 and 2
(B) Rotating neutron stars (B) 2 and 3
(C) Explosion of a star (C) Only 1
(D) Radio waves emitted by a star (D) Only 2

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 1- ehBk
1- eksblSukbV
2- dM+ok
2- lQsn uhye
3- uedhu 3- xzQ
s kbV
4- mekeh
5- [kêk (A) dsoy 1
(B) dsoy 2 vkSj 3
(C) dsoy 1 vkSj 3
(A) 1] 2 vkSj 4 (D) dsoy 3
(B) 1] 2]3 vkSj 4 I II

(C) 1]2]3 vkSj 5

I II
(D) mijksä lHkh
(A) LdksÇjx 1- dVh gqà Ropk dks lkQ djuk
(B) 'kgrwr ds iÙks 2- js'ke ds dhM+ksa dk Hkkstu
(C) ;kd 3- Åu nsus okyk tkuoj
1- iSfiYMsek% v‚fIVd fMLd ds vklikl lwtu (D) dksdu
w 4- flYd Qkbcj nsrk gSA
2- xkbusdksekfLV;k% ekfld èkeZ ds nkSjku mnj esa ,saBu
A B C D
3- fMlesuksfj;k% iq#"kksa esa Lruksa dk vR;fèkd fodkl
(A) 2 3 4 1
4- gseVîwfj;k% ew= esa jä dk ladsr nsrk gS
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 4 2 1 3
(A) dsoy 1 vkSj 2 (D) 1 2 3 4
RDX
(B) dsoy 2 vkSj 3
1- fjlpZ fMikVZesaV ,DlIyksflo
(C) dsoy 1 vkSj 4
2- j‚;y fMeksfy'ku ,DlIyksflo
(D) dsoy 3 vkSj 4 3- j‚;y fMikVZesaV ,DlIyksflo
4- fjlpZ fMeksfy'ku ,DlIyksflo
(A) rkjksa dk lewg
(A) 1 vkSj 2
(B) ?kw.kZu'khy U;wVª‚u rkjs
(B) 2 vkSj 3
(C) fdlh rkjs dk foLQksV
(C) dsoy 1
(D) fdlh rkjs }kjk mRlÆtr jsfM;ks rjaxsa (D) dsoy 2

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13. What is the name of humanoid robot 17. A unit of concentration expressed as the
launched by the Indian Space Research number of moles of dissolved solute per liter
Organization? of solution is known as _____ in Chemistry.

(A) Sophia (A) Molarity

(B) Vyommitra (B) Molality

(C) Normality
(C) AI Sana
(D) Formality
(D) Ameca
18. With reference to recent developments
14. What is the term 'Hibakusha' refer? regarding 'Recombinant vector Vaccines',
(A) Russian soldiers killed in the war with consider the following statements:
Ukraine 1. Genetic engineering is applied in the
development of these vaccines.
(B) An NGO that received funding from the
European Union to protect children and 2. Bacteria and viruses are used as vectors.
women affected by Israel-Hamas war Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(C) An UN organization that helps refugees
affected by humanitarian crises like (A) 1 only
disasters and conflict around the world (B) 2 only
(D) Survivors of the atomic bombings of (C) Both 1 and 2
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
(D) Neither 1 nor 2
15. The image formed by convex mirror is
19. A salt water is a good conductor of
Virtual, erect and of the Highly diminished
electricity because it is:
as that of the object. The position of the
object should be– (A) Non- ionized in water

(A) At the focus (B) Ionized in water

(B) At Infinity (C) Partially Ionized in water

(C) between the focus and centre of curvature (D) None of the above

(D) Between Infinity and the Pole 20. The microRNA and its role in gene regulation
was discovered by?
16. An accumulator is a device which–
(A) John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton
(A) Converts light energy into electric energy
(B) Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins
(B) Converts electric energy into light energy
(C) Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun
(C) Stores and releases energy (D) David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John
(D) None of the above M. Jumper

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 (A) lksfQ;k
(A) eksyjrk
(B) O;ksefe=
(B) eksyyrk
(C) , vkbZ luk (C) ukWeZyrk
(D) vesdk (D) QkWeZyrk

(A) ;wØsu ds lkFk ;q) esa ekjs x, :lh lSfud

(B) ,d xSj ljdkjh laxBu ftlus btjk;y&gekl ;q) ls 1- bu Vhdksa ds fodkl esa vkuqoaf'kd bathfu;Çjx ykxw dh
çHkkfor cPpksa vkSj efgykvksa dh lqj{kk ds fy, ;wjksih; tkrh gSA
la?k ls èku çkIr fd;k 2- cSDVhfj;k vkSj ok;jl dk mi;ksx osDVj ds :i esa fd;k
(C) ,d la;qä jk"Vª laxBu tks nqfu;k Hkj esa vkinkvksa vkSj tkrk gSA
la?k"kZ tSls ekuoh; ladVksa ls çHkkfor 'kj.kkÆFk;ksa dh
enn djrk gS (A) dsoy 1
(D) fgjksf'kek vkSj ukxklkdh ds ijek.kq ce foLQksVksa ls cps (B) dsoy 2
gq, yksx (C) 1 vkSj 2 nksuksa
(D) u rks 1 vkSj u gh 2

(A) Qksdl ij (A) ikuh esa xSj&vk;fur gksrk gS

(B) vuar ij (B) ikuh esa vk;fur gksrk gS

(C) Qksdl vkSj oØrk dsaæ ds chp (C) ikuh esa vkaf'kd :i ls vk;fur gksrk gS
(D) buesa ls dksà ugÈ
(D) vuar vkSj èkzqo ds chp

(A) çdk'k ÅtkZ dks fo|qr ÅtkZ esa ifjoÆrr djrk gS (A) t‚u ts- g‚iQhYM vkSj tsÝh Ã- ÇgVu
(B) fo|qr ÅtkZ dks çdk'k ÅtkZ esa ifjoÆrr djrk gS (B) jkstkÇyM ÝSadfyu vkSj ekSfjl foÇYdl

(C) ÅtkZ dks laxzghr djrk gS vkSj NksM+rk gS (C) foDVj ,Eczksl vkSj xSjh #odqu

(D) mijksä esa ls dksà ugÈ (D) MsfoM csdj] Msfel glfcl vkSj t‚u ,e- tEij

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21. When two objects of different masses if 25. What is the expanded form of the term
dropped from the same height near the 'tRNA' that has been widely discussed in the
surface of the Earth, they will- recent times?

(A) Have constant accelerations (A) Transformation Ribonucleic Acid

(B) Undergo a change in their inertia (B) Transfer Ribonucleic Acid
(C) Have constant velocity at any instant
(C) Transitional Ribonucleic Acid
(D) Experience forces of same magnitude
(D) Tracker Ribonucleic Acid
22. How do vector vaccines work to provide
26. Consider the following:
immunity?
(A) By introducing a weakened or inactivated 1. Solar photovoltaic cells
virus into the body 2. Dynamo
(B) By directly attacking and destroying 3. Batteries
pathogens in the body
Which of the above can produce direct
(C) By placing the virus in a modified version current (DC)?
of a different virus
(A) 1 and 2 only
(D) By entering directly into the cells and
(B) 2 and 3 only
enabling them to create spike proteins
23. The process that occurs when two tectonic (C) 1 and 3 only
plates meet at a convergent boundary and (D) All of the above
one plate slides beneath the other is known
27. Recently The Gopalganj police in Bihar have
as: - seized approximately 50 grams of
(A) Subduction californium. In this regards which of the
(B) Earthquake following is a key use of Californium?

(C) Seafloor spreading 1. For identifying gold and silver ores

(D) Convection 2. For identify water and oil layers in oil wells
24. The theory that states "part of the crust are 3. To detect metal fatigue and stress in
capable of horizontal movement round the
aeroplanes.
globe causing the continents to slowly
change their positions in relation to one Select the correct code :
another" is called
(A) 1 and 2 only
(A) The theory of continental drift
(B) 2 and 3 only
(B) The theory of Pangaea
(C) The theory of plate tectonics (C) 1 and 3 only

(D) The theory of plate boundaries (D) 1,2 and 3

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 'tRNA'

(A) VªkalQ‚esZ'ku jkbcksU;wfDyd ,flM

(A) fujarj Roj.k j[ksaxs (B) VªkalQj jkbcksU;wfDyd ,flM
(B) muds tM+Ro esa ifjorZu gksxk
(C) Vªkaft'kuy jkbcksU;wfDyd ,flM
(C) fdlh Hkh {k.k fujarj osx j[ksaxs
(D) VªSdj jkbcksU;wfDyd ,flM
(D) leku paqcdh; cyksa dk vuqHko djsaxs

1- lkSj QksVksoksfYVd lsy

2- Mk;useks
(A) 'kjhj esa ,d det+ksj ;k fuf"Ø; ok;jl dks is'k djds
(B) 'kjhj esa jksxtudksa ij lhèks geyk djds vkSj mUgsa u"V
3- cSVjh
djds
(C) ok;jl dks ,d vyx ok;jl ds la'kksfèkr laLdj.k esa
j[kdj (A) dsoy 1 vkSj 2
(D) dksf'kdkvksa esa lhèks ços'k djds vkSj mUgsa Likbd çksVhu (B) dsoy 2 vkSj 3
cukus esa l{ke cukdj (C) dsoy 1 vkSj 3
(D) mijksä lHkh

(A) lcMD'ku
(B) Hkwdi
a
1- lksus vkSj pkanh ds v;Ldksa dh igpku ds fy,
(C) lkxj fuyr çlj.k
2- rsy ds dqvksa esa ikuh vkSj rsy dh ijrksa dh igpku ds
(D) laogu
fy,
3- gokà tgkt esa èkkrq dh Jkafr vkSj LVªsl dk irk yxkus
ds fy,A

(A) egk}hih; foLFkkiu dk fl)kar (A) dsoy 1 vkSj 2

(B) iSaft;k dk fl)kar (B) dsoy 2 vkSj 3

(C) IysV VsDVksfuDl dk fl)kar (C) dsoy 1 vkSj 3

(D) IysV lhekvksa dk fl)kar (D) 1] 2 vkSj 3

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28. The study of disease is known as 32. Consider the following statements:

(A) Pharmacology 1. The 16th BRICS Summit was held in

Kazan, China.
(B) Pathology
2. The theme of 16th BRICS Summit 2024
(C) Dermatologist is "Strengthening Multilateralism for Just
(D) Mycology Global Development and Security."
Which of the above statements is/are
29. Which of the following substance that
correct?
decreases or prevents a chemical reaction?
(A) Only 1
(A) Catalytic promoter (B) Only 2
(B) Homogeneous catalyst (C) Both 1 and 2
(D) None of the above
(C) Heterogeneous catalyst
33. Tejpura, Sipha, and Depha are small
(D) Inhibitors
hydroelectric projects located in which of the
30. Which of the following has the part(s) of the following districts of Bihar?
nervous system? (A) District which is the most literate as per
Census 2011
1. Brain
(B) District where Vikramshila Dolphin
2. Nerve Sanctuary is located.
3. Spinal Cord (C) District where NTPC Nabinagar is located.

Select the correct answer using the codes (D) District where Kajra solar plant is located.
given below. 34. Consider the following statement:
(A) Only 1 and 2 1. The deepest known underwater sinkhole

(B) Only 2 and 3 in the world is located in this country.

2. Recently this country is in news due to
(C) Only 1 and 3
Judicial reform.
(D) 1, 2 and 3
The above statement refers to which of the
31. India's first deep-water container
following country?
transhipment port is located on?
(A) Japan
(A) Konkan coast
(B) Philippines
(B) Malabar coast
(C) Mexico
(C) Northern Circar Coast
(D) Indonesia
(D) Coromandel Coast

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 (A) QkekZdksy‚th 1- 16oka fczDl f'k[kj lEesyu dt+ku] phu esa vk;ksftr
fd;k x;k FkkA
(B) iSFkksy‚th
2- 16osa fczDl f'k[kj lEesyu 2024 dk fo"k; ÞU;k;laxr
(C) MesZVksykWth
oSfÜod fodkl vkSj lqj{kk ds fy, cgqi{kokn dks etcwr
(D) ekbdksy‚th djukÞ gSA

(A) dsoy 1
(A) mRçsjd çeksVj
(B) dsoy 2
(B) ltkrh; mRçsjd
(C) 1 vkSj 2 nksuksa
(C) fo"ke mRçsjd (D) mijksä esa ls dksà ugÈ
(D) vojksèkd

1- efLr"d (A) og ftyk tks 2011 dh tux.kuk ds vuqlkj lcls vfèkd

lk{kj gS
2- raf=dk
(B) og ftyk tgk¡ foØef'kyk M‚fYQu vHk;kj.; fLFkr gSA
3- jh<+ dh gìh
(C) og ftyk tgk¡ NTPC uchuxj fLFkr gSA

(D) og ftyk tgk¡ dtjk lkSj la;a= fLFkr gSA

(A) dsoy 1 vkSj 2

(B) dsoy 2 vkSj 3

1- nqfu;k dk lcls xgjk Kkr ikuh ds uhps dk Çldgksy
(C) dsoy 1 vkSj 3 bl ns'k esa fLFkr gSA
(D) 1] 2 vkSj 3 2- gky gh esa ;g ns'k U;kf;d lqèkkj ds dkj.k ppkZ esa gSA

(A) dksad.k rV (A) tkiku

(B) ekykckj rV (B) fQyhiÈl

(C) mÙkjh ljdkj rV (C) esfDldks

(D) dksjkseaMy rV (D) baMksufs 'k;k

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35. On which day did Union Home Minister Amit Select the correct answer using the codes
Shah announce that the Government has given below.
decided to celebrate Hyderabad Liberation (A) Only 1 and 2
Day every year, in honour of the martyrs of (B) Only 2 and 3
the Hyderabad Liberation Movement? (C) Only 1 and 3
(A) 19 August (D) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 17 September 39. 'Retrofitting is sometimes seen in the news
in the context of promoting
(C) 21 January
(A) The installation of CNG kit in motorcars
(D) 22 October
(B) A billing mechanism for solar energy by
36. Where was the 46th session Of UNESCO consumers for the electricity they add to
World Heritage Committee held? the grid.
(A) Varanasi (C) The use of piped natural gas in the
kitchens of households
(B) Ujjain
(D) None of the Above
(C) New Delhi 40. Which of the following is a Common Colour
(D) Kolkata from the Teal and Magenta?
37. The name Vesak is derived from the Pali term (A) Red
'Vesakha,' which corresponds to the month (B) Blue
of Vaishakha in the Indian calendar. In this (C) Green
regard Vesak Poya Festival is related to (D) Black
which religion? 41. Consider the following statement:

(A) Jainism 1. It lies to the east of the Caucasus

Mountains and to the west of the vast
(B) Buddhism steppe of Central Asia
(C) Sikhism 2. It is the world's largest inland body of
(D) Hinduism water.
3. The sea was named for the Kaspi, ancient
38. Consider the following statements regarding
peoples who once lived on its western
the 'Buckingham Palace shores.
1. It is a royal residence located in the The above statement is related to which of
Manchester, UK. the following water body ?
2. Queen Victoria moved into Buckingham (A) Caspian Sea
Palace in 1837, making it the official (B) Aral sea
residence of the British monarch. (C) Black sea

3. It is a symbol of the British monarchy. (D) Mediterranean Sea

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 (A) dsoy 1 vkSj 2
(B) dsoy 2 vkSj 3
(A) 19 vxLr (C) dsoy 1 vkSj 3

(B) 17 flracj (D) 1] 2 vkSj 3

(C) 21 tuojh

(D) 22 vDVwcj
(A) eksVjdkjksa esa CNG fdV dh LFkkiuk
(B) fxzM esa tksM+s tkus okyh fctyh ds fy, miHkksäkvksa }kjk
lkSj ÅtkZ ds fy, fcÇyx ra=A
(A) okjk.klh (C) ?kjksa dh jlksà esa ikbIM çk—frd xSl dk mi;ksx

(B) mTtSu (D) mijksä esa ls dksà ugÈ

(C) uà fnYyh

(D) dksydkrk
(A) yky
(B) uhyk
(C) gjk
(D) dkyk
(A) tSu èkeZ

(B) ckS) èkeZ 1- ;g dkds'kl ioZr ds iwoZ esa vkSj eè; ,f'k;k ds fo'kky
(C) fl[k èkeZ eSnku ds if'pe esa fLFkr gS
2- ;g nqfu;k dk lcls cM+k varnsZ'kh; ty fudk; gSA
(D) Çgnw èkeZ
3- leqæ dk uke dkLih ds uke ij j[kk x;k Fkk] tks çkphu
yksx Fks tks dHkh blds if'peh rVksa ij jgrs FksA

1- ;g eSupsLVj] ;w-ds- esa fLFkr ,d 'kkgh fuokl gSA

2- jkuh foDVksfj;k 1837 esa cÇd?ke iSysl esa pyh xb±] (A) dSfLi;u lkxj

ftlls ;g fczfV'k lezkV dk vkfèkdkfjd fuokl cu (B) vjy lkxj

x;kA (C) dkyk lkxj
3- ;g fczfV'k jkt'kkgh dk çrhd gSA (D) Hkweè; lkxj

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42. Which of the following vitamins is 3. The literary tradition be original and not
considered to be a hormone? borrowe d from another spe ech
(A) Vitamin K community.
(B) Vitamin B 4. The classical language and literature
(C) Vitamin D being distinct from modern, there may
also be a discontinuity between the
(D) Vitamin C
classical language and its later forms or
43. Where did "Attempted assassination of its offshoots.
former President of the USA Donald Trump"
Select the correct code:
in July- 2024 happend?
(A) 1 and 2 only
(A) Pennsylvania
(B) 2 and 3 only
(B) New York City
(C) 1,2 and 3 only
(C) Chicago
(D) 1,2,3 and 4
(D) Philadelphia
44. Recently, The Indian hockey team beat the 46. Which of the following villages of Bihar
People's Republic of China 1-0 in the final boycotted 2019 Lok Sabha, 2020 Assembly
to win the Women's Asian Champions elections and 2024 Lok Sabha election?
Trophy 2024 at the Rajgir Hockey Stadium (A) Pirganj Village
in Bihar. Who is the current captain of the (B) Chaksaho Village
Indian women's hockey team?
(C) Khokhanaha Village
(A) Salima Tete
(D) Patwa Toli Village
(B) Deepika Madheshiya
47. Both India and Bangladesh are common
(C) Savita Puniya
members of which of the following
(D) Navneet Kaur international groupings?
45. The total 11 languages accorded the status 1. BIMSTEC
of Classical Language as of November 2024 2. SAARC
in India. In this regard, what are the criteria 3. Shanghai Cooperation Organization
evolved by Government to determine
4. Colombo Security Conclave
declaration of a language as a Classical
Select the correct answer using the code
language?
given below.
1. High antiquity of its early texts/recorded
(A) 1 and 2 only
history over a period of 1500-2000 years.
(B) 2 and 3 only
2. A body of ancient literature/texts, which
(C) 1 and 3 only
is considered a valuable heritage by
generations of speakers. (D) 1, 2 and 4 only

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 3- lkfgfR;d ijaijk ewy gksuh pkfg, vkSj fdlh vU; Hkk"k.k
leqnk; ls mèkkj ugÈ yh xà gksuh pkfg,A
(A) foVkfeu K 4- 'kkL=h; Hkk"kk vkSj lkfgR; vkèkqfud ls vyx gksus ds
dkj.k] 'kkL=h; Hkk"kk vkSj mlds ckn ds :iksa ;k mldh
(B) foVkfeu B
'kk[kkvksa ds chp ,d foPNsnu Hkh gks ldrk gSA
(C) foVkfeu D

(D) foVkfeu C
(A) dsoy 1 vkSj 2

(B) dsoy 2 vkSj 3

(C) dsoy 1]2 vkSj 3

(A) isfa lYosfu;k
(B) U;w;‚dZ 'kgj (D) 1]2]3 vkSj 4

(C) f'kdkxks

(D) fQykMsfYQ;k

(A) ihjxat xk¡o

(B) pdlkgks xk¡o

(C) [kks[kukgk xk¡o

(D) iVokVksyh xk¡o

(A) lyhek VsVs

(B) nhfidk eèksf'k;k

(C) lfork iqfu;k 1- fcElVsd

(D) uouhr dkSj 2- lkdZ

3- 'ka?kkà lg;ksx laxBu
4- dksyacks lqj{kk lEesyu

(A) dsoy 1 vkSj 2

1- 1500&2000 o"kks ± dh vofèk es a blds çkjaf Hkd
xzFa kks@
a vfHkysf[kr bfrgkl dh mPp çkphurkA (B) dsoy 2 vkSj 3

2- çkphu lkfgR;@xzaFkksa dk ,d lewg] ftls cksyus okyksa (C) dsoy 1 vkSj 3

dh ihf<+;ksa }kjk ,d ewY;oku fojklr ekuk tkrk gSA (D) dsoy 1] 2 vkSj 4

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 15 [P.T.O.]
48. Consider the following pairs: 51. NexCAR19 therapy is sometimes mentioned
in the news with reference to which one of
Military Exercises Countries
the following diseases?
1. Sada Tanseeq : India and UAE
(A) Mental illness
2. Desert Cyclone : India and Saudi Arabia (B) Cancer
3. Al Najah : India and Oman (C) HIV/AIDS

4. Ekuverin : India and Maldives (D) Arthritis

Select the correct pair using the code given 52. According to the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration Earth Observatory,
below.
Mount Erebus, an active volcanic peak, is
(A) Only 1 and 2 releasing gold dust along with other
(B) Only 2 and 3 materials into the atmosphere on a daily
basis. It is located at ?
(C) Only 1 and 4
(A) Indonesia
(D) Only 3 and 4 (B) Italy
49. The Galathea Bay International Container (C) Antarctica
Transshipment Port (ICTP), recently notified (D) Australia
as the 13th major port in India, is located in
53. The Global Alliance Against Hunger and
which of the following regions? Poverty, a groundbreaking initiative to fast-
(A) Lakshadweep Islands track global efforts toward eradicating
hunger and poverty (key priorities under the
(B) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
SDGs), was officially launched by:
(C) Goa (A) United Nations Development Programme
(D) Kerala (UNDP)
(B) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
50. Which university has become the first UK
(C) G20 Leaders
university to establish a campus in India
under the National Education Policy (NEP) (D) World Bank
2020? 54. The term "Operation Prosperity Guardian
"was recently seen in the news. It is aimed
(A) University of Cambridge
at aiding the safe movement of ships in:
(B) University of Oxford (A) Pacific Ocean
(C) University of Southampton (B) Red Sea
(C) South China sea
(D) University College London
(D) Black Sea

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 16 [P.T.O.]
 NexCAR19

1- lnk rulhd % Hkkjr vkSj ;w,Ã (A) ekufld chekjh

2- MstVZ lkbDyksu % Hkkjr vkSj lÅnh vjc (B) dSl
a j
3- vy utkg % Hkkjr vkSj vkseku (C) HIV/AIDS
(D) xfB;k
4- ,dqofs ju % Hkkjr vkSj ekynho

(A) dsoy 1 vkSj 2

(B) dsoy 2 vkSj 3

(A) baMksufs 'k;k
(C) dsoy 1 vkSj 4 (B) bVyh
(D) dsoy 3 vkSj 4 (C) vaVkdZfVdk
(D) v‚LVªfs y;k
(ICTP)

(A) y{k}hi }hi lewg

(B) vaMeku vkSj fudksckj }hi lewg (A) la;qä jk"Vª fodkl dk;ZØe ¼;w,uMhih½

(C) xksok (B) [kk| vkSj —f"k laxBu ¼,Q,vks½

(D) dsjy (C) th 20 usrk

(D) foÜo cSad

(A) dSfEczt foÜofo|ky;

(A) ç'kkar egklkxj
(B) v‚DlQksMZ foÜofo|ky; (B) yky lkxj

(C) lkmFksEIVu foÜofo|ky; (C) nf{k.k phu lkxj

(D) ;wfuoÆlVh d‚yst yanu (D) dkyk lkxj

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 17 [P.T.O.]
55. The Indus Valley culture was different from 59. Consider the following statements about PM-
the Vedic Civilization because JANMAN:
1. It has a pictographic script 1. PM-JANMAN has total budgetary outlay of
Rs.24,104 Cr.
2. It had the amenities of developed city life
2. PM-JANMAN has been launched to provide
3. It lacked knowledge of iron and defensive
PVTG households and habitations with
arrow
basic facilities.
Select the correct answer using the codes 3. PM-JANMAN focuses on 11 critical
given below. interventions being implemented by 9
(A) Only 1 and 2 Ministries.
(B) Only 2 and 3 4. Narendra Modi launched the PM-JANMAN
on Janjatiya Gaurav Diwas (November 15,
(C) Only 1 and 3
2023), from the Hazaribagh District of
(D) Only 1 ,2 and 3
Jharkhand.
56. Which of the following is not a UNESCO Which of the above statement are correct?
World Heritage Site? (A) 1 and 4 only
(A) Mahabodhi Temple Complex (B) 1, 3 and 4 only
(B) Nalanda University (C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1,2 and 3 only
(C) Vikramshila University
60. Bihar Government has signed an MOU with
(D) None of the above United National Environment Programme
57. The concept of the Fundamental Duties in (UNEP) planned to make Bihar State
the Indian Constitution was borrowed from 'pollution free' by reducing carbon emissions
the Constitution of- by which year?
(A) England (A) 2025
(B) France (B) 2030

(C) USA (C) 2040

(D) USSR (D) 2047

61. Revolutionary Bhupendranath Datta wrote
58. Section 6A originates from Assam accord a
about Indranath and his friends propagating
political settlement sign on august 15, 1985.
nationalism and freedom from British rule
It established a framework for granting of
denying Indian citizenship to migrates in in Bihar using a magic lantern to draw crowds
Assam based on cut-off -date - during which movement?
(A) Non-Cooperation Movement
(A) 28 April 1986
(B) Swadeshi Movement
(B) 25 March 1971
(C) Quit India Movement
(C) 16 August 1985
(D) Civil Disobedience Movement
(D) 26 January 1985

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 1- bldh fyfi fp=kRed gS 1- ih,e&tueu dk dqy ctVh; ifjO;; 24]104 djksM+
2- blesa fodflr 'kgjh thou dh lqfoèkk,¡ FkÈ #i;s gSA
2- ihohVhth ifjokjksa vkSj cfLr;ksa dks cqfu;knh lqfoèkk,a
3- blesa yksgs vkSj j{kkRed rhj dk Kku ugÈ Fkk
çnku djus ds fy, ih,e&tueu 'kq: fd;k x;k gSA
3- ih,e&tueu 9 ea=ky;ksa }kjk dk;kZfUor fd, tk jgs 11
(A) dsoy 1 vkSj 2 egRoiw.kZ gLr{ksiksa ij dsafær gSA
(B) dsoy 2 vkSj 3 4- ujsaæ eksnh us >kj[kaM ds gtkjhckx ftys ls tutkrh;
(C) dsoy 1 vkSj 3 xkSjo fnol ¼15 uoacj] 2023½ ij ih,e&tueu dk
(D) dsoy 1]2 vkSj 3
'kqHkkjaHk fd;kA

(A) dsoy 1 vkSj 4

(B) dsoy 1] 3 vkSj 4
(A) egkcksfèk eafnj ifjlj
(C) dsoy 1 vkSj 3
(B) ukyank foÜofo|ky;
(D) dsoy 1]2 vkSj 3
(C) foØef'kyk foÜofo|ky;
(D) mijksä esa ls dksà ugÈ

(A) baXySaM
(A) 2025
(B) Ýkal
(B) 2030
(C) ;w,l,
(C) 2040
(D) ;w,l,lvkj
(D) 2047
6A

(A) 28 vçSy 1986

(A) vlg;ksx vkanksyu
(B) 25 ekpZ 1971 (B) Lons'kh vkanksyu
(C) 16 vxLr 1985 (C) Hkkjr NksM+ks vkanksyu

(D) 26 tuojh 1985 (D) lfou; voKk vkanksyu

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62. The Golden League Society of Deoghar 65. Arrange the following places associated with
actively worked towards the boycott and Gautam Buddha's life events in the correct
sequence:
protests of the Swadeshi movement. The
1. Birth 2. Enlightenment
Golden League Society was formed in 1904
3. First Sermon 4. Parinirvana
by?
(A) Bodh Gaya, Lumbini, Sarnath, Kushinagar
(A) Surya Kumar Bhattacharya
(B) Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Kushinagar
(B) Barin Ghose
(C) Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, Kushinagar, Sarnath
(C) Satyendra Narayan Singh (D) Kushinagar, Bodh Gaya, Lumbini,
(D) Abdul Bari Sarnath
66. Which of the following Purana mentions
63. Consider the following statements regarding
'Kikat' as inauspicious place and Gaya,
the Vikramshila University in Bihar: Punpun and Rajgir as auspicious place?
1. It was located in the present-day (A) Vishnu Purana
Bhagalpur district of Bihar. (B) Vayu Purana

2. It was famous as a Centre of learning (C) Varah Purana

(D) Matsya Purana
during the Pala dynasty.
67. Who wrote the following lines: "Mazhab Nahi
3. The university was established by the King Sikhata Aapas Mein Bair Rakhna"?
Dharmpala. (A) Mirza galib
Which of the above statements are correct? (B) Muhammad Iqbal
(C) Raghupati Sahai 'Firaq
(A) 1 and 3
(D) Ram prasad bismil
(B) 1 and 2 68. Consider the following magazines of the
(C) 2 and 3 revolutionary period:
1. Bengali
(D) 1 ,2 and 3
2. Kal
64. Darya Saheb was a great saint of the Nirguna 3. Sandhya
bhakti. He described himself as an 4. Yugantar
incarnation of Kabir. Their path is called 5. Kesari
'Mukti Panth'. He was born in 1634 in which Which of the following popular magazines
of the following district of Bihar? were critical of the Congress on several
grounds?
(A) Patna
(A) 1, 2, and 4 only
(B) Gaya
(B) 1, 3, and 4 only
(C) Rohtas
(C) 2, 3, and 5 only
(D) Purnia (D) 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 20 [P.T.O.]
 (A) lw;Z dqekj Hkêkpk;Z (A) fo".kq iqjk.k
(B) ckfju ?kks"k
(B) ok;q iqjk.k
(C) lR;saæ ukjk;.k Çlg
(D) vCnqy ckjh (C) ojkg iqjk.k

(D) eRL; iqjk.k

1- ;g fcgkj ds orZeku Hkkxyiqj ftys esa fLFkr FkkA

2- ;g iky oa'k ds nkSjku f'k{kk ds dsæa ds :i esa çfl) FkkA
3- foÜofo|ky; dh LFkkiuk jktk èkeZiky us dh FkhA (A) fetkZ xkfyc

(B) eqgEen bdcky

(A) 1 vkSj 3 (B) 1 vkSj 2
(C) j?kqifr lgk; *fQ+jkd+*
(C) 2 vkSj 3 (D) 1] 2 vkSj 3
(D) jke çlkn fcfLey

(A) iVuk
1- caxkyh
(B) x;k
(C) jksgrkl 2- dky
(D) iwÆ.k;k 3- laè;k
4- ;qxkarj

1- tUe 5- dsljh
2- Kkuksn;
3- igyk mins'k
4- ifjfuokZ.k (A) dsoy 1] 2 vkSj 4
(A) cksèkx;k] yqafcuh] lkjukFk] dq'khuxj
(B) dsoy 1] 3 vkSj 4
(B) yqafcuh] cksèkx;k] lkjukFk] dq'khuxj
(C) yqafcuh] cksèkx;k] dq'khuxj] lkjukFk (C) dsoy 2] 3 vkSj 5
(D) dq'khuxj] cksèkx;k] yqafcuh] lkjukFk (D) 1] 2] 3] 4 vkSj 5

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 21 [P.T.O.]
69. Consider the following statements (A) State of Mizoram vs. Dr. C. Sangnghina
1. The provisions of citizenship in the Indian (B) Supreme Court of India vs Kesavananda
constitution came into force on 26 Bharati
November 1949. (C) Supreme Court of India vs Subhash
2. The idea of single citizenship has been Kashyap case
borrowed from Britain. (D) Supreme Court of India vs Subhash
Chandra Agarwal case
Which of the statements given above is/are
73. The Supreme Court's verdict in the Aligarh
correct?
Muslim University (AMU) case reaffirmed
(A) Only 1 that institutions of national importance can
(B) Only 2 retain their minority character under which
(C) Both 1 and 2 Article of the Constitution?
(A) Article 26
(D) None of the above
(B) Article 28
70. If a child of the age of 10 years is forced
(C) Article 29
to work in mines, then which of the
(D) Article 30
following Fundamental Rights will be
74. Consider the following statements
violated?
1. The President is often referred to as the
1. Article 21 2. Article 21A De Jure executive while Prime minister
3. Article 23 4. Article 24 referred to as de facto executive.
Select the correct answer using the code 2. The total number of ministers, including
given below. the Prime Minister, in the Council of
Ministers shall not exceed 20% of the total
(A) Only 1 and 2 (B) Only 3 and 4
strength of the Lok Sabha.
(C) Only 1, 2 and 3 (D) All of the above Which of the above Statements is/are
71. Who was the first leader of the Indian incorrect?
National Congress to be recognized as the (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha (C) Both 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2
in 1969? 75. Consider the following statements: -
(A) Ram Subhag Singh 1. According to Article 161 of the Constitution,
(B) Shyam Nandan Mishra the governor of a state possesses the
pardoning power.
(C) Bhola Paswan Shastri
2. The council of ministers shall be
(D) Jagjivan Ram collectively responsible to the Parliament.
72. In which case(s), the Supreme Court declared Which of the above Statements is/are
that the Office of the Chief Justice of India correct?
(CJI) is a 'public authority' under the Right (A) Only 1 (B) Only 2
to Information (RTI) Act? (C) Both 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 22 [P.T.O.]
 (A) fetksje jkT; cuke M‚- lh- laxf?kuk
1- Hkkjrh; lafoèkku esa ukxfjdrk ds çkoèkku 26 uoacj (B) Hkkjr dk loksZPp U;k;ky; cuke ds'kokuan Hkkjrh
1949 dks ykxw gq,A (C) Hkkjr dk loksZPp U;k;ky; cuke lqHkk"k d';i
2- ,dy ukxfjdrk dk fopkj fczVsu ls fy;k x;k gSA (D) Hkkjr dk loksZPp U;k;ky; cuke lqHkk"k paæ vxzoky

(A) dsoy 1
(B) dsoy 2
(C) 1 vkSj 2 nksuksa
(D) mijksä esa ls dksà ugÈ (A) vuqPNsn 26
(B) vuqPNsn 28
(C) vuqPNsn 29
(D) vuqPNsn 30

1- vuqPNsn 21
1- jk"Vªifr dks vDlj Mh T;wj dk;Zdkjh ds :i esa lanÆHkr
2- vuqPNsn 21A
fd;k tkrk gS tcfd çèkku ea=h dks Mh QSDVks dk;Zdkjh
3- vuqPNsn 23
ds :i esa lanÆHkr fd;k tkrk gSA
4- vuqPNsn 24
2- eaf=ifj"kn esa çèkku ea=h lfgr eaf=;ksa dh dqy la[;k
yksdlHkk dh dqy la[;k ds 20% ls vfèkd ugÈ gksxhA
(A) dsoy 1 vkSj 2
(B) dsoy 3 vkSj 4
(A) dsoy 1
(C) dsoy 1] 2 vkSj 3
(B) dsoy 2
(D) mijksä lHkh (C) 1 vkSj 2 nksuksa
(D) u rks 1 vkSj u gh 2

1- lafoèkku ds vuqPNsn 161 ds vuqlkj] fdlh jkT; ds

(A) jke lqHkx Çlg jkT;iky ds ikl {keknku 'kfä gksrh gSA
(B) ';ke uanu feJk 2- eaf=ifj"kn lkewfgd :i ls laln ds çfr mÙkjnk;h
(C) Hkksyk ikloku 'kkL=h gksxhA
(D) txthou jke
(A) dsoy 1
(CJI) (B) dsoy 2
(RTI) (C) 1 vkSj 2 nksuksa
(D) u rks 1 vkSj u gh 2

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 23 [P.T.O.]
76. The Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of 80. Consider the following statements with
India makes special administrative respect to the power of Rajya Sabha
provisions for tribal areas in which of the 1. A Money Bill cannot be introduced in
following states?
Rajya Sabha
(A) Meghalaya, Assam, Nagaland, and Manipur 2. Rajya Sabha has no power to vote on the
(B) Tripura, Manipur, Mizoram, and Assam Demands for Grants
(C) Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Mizoram 3. Rajya Sabha has no power to pass a vote
of no confidence
(D) Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Assam, and
Tripura 4. Rajya Sabha has a fixed term of six years

77. The National Human Rights Commission is Select the correct answer using the codes
a:- given below.

(A) Statutory body (A) Only 2 (B) Only 2,3 and 4

(C) Only 1, 2 and 3 (D) All of the above
(B) Constitutional body
81. Consider the following statements
(C) Non-statutory body
1. Repo rate is the rate of interest at which
(D) None of the above
commercial banks in India borrow money
78. Consider the following statements with from the Reserve Bank of India.
reference to the Panchayati Raj in India
2. When faced with high levels of inflation,
1. Panchayati Raj Institutions are given the Reserve Bank of India increases the
constitutional status by 73rd Constitutional reverse repo rate.
Amendment. Which of the statements given above is/are
2. Panchayati Raj firstly introduced in correct?
Rajasthan (A) 1 only (B) 2 only
3. Panchayati Raj is a Concurrent Subject (C) Both 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2
Select the correct answer using the code 82. With reference to Balance of Payments,
given below. which of the following are not the part of
(A) 1 and 2 only (B) 2 and 3 only the Current Account?

(C) 1 and 3 only (D) 1, 2 and 3 1. Balance of Trade

2. Foreign Assets
79. Who is the current State Chief Electoral
Officer of Bihar? 3. Balance of Invisibles

(A) Tripurari Sharan 4. Special Drawing Rights

Select the correct answer using the code
(B) H.R. Srinivas
given below:
(C) Vishal Bansal (A) 1 only (B) 2 and 3
(D) Sushil Chandra (C) 2 and 4 (D) 1, 2 and 4

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 24 [P.T.O.]
 1- èku foèks;d jkT; lHkk esa is'k ugÈ fd;k tk ldrk
2- jkT; lHkk ds ikl vuqnkuksa dh ekaxksa ij ernku djus
dk dksà vfèkdkj ugÈ gS
(A) es?kky;] vle] ukxkySaM vkSj ef.kiqj 3- jkT; lHkk ds ikl vfoÜokl çLrko ikfjr djus dk dksÃ
(B) f=iqjk] ef.kiqj] fetksje vkSj vle vfèkdkj ugÈ gS
4- jkT; lHkk dk dk;Zdky Ng o"kZ dk gksrk gS
(D) vle] es?kky;] f=iqjk vkSj fetksje
(D) v#.kkpy çns'k] ukxkySaM] vle vkSj f=iqjk
(A) dsoy 2
(B) dsoy 2]3 vkSj 4
(A) oSèkkfud fudk;
(C) dsoy 1] 2 vkSj 3
(B) laoSèkkfud fudk;
(D) mijksä lHkh
(C) xSj&oSèkkfud fudk;
(D) mijksä esa ls dksà ugÈ 1- jsiks nj og C;kt nj gS ftl ij Hkkjr esa okf.kfT;d cSad
Hkkjrh; fjtoZ cSad ls iSlk mèkkj ysrs gSaA
2- eqækLQhfr ds mPp Lrj dk lkeuk djus ij Hkkjrh;
1- iapk;rh jkt laLFkkvksa dks 73osa lafoèkku la'kksèku }kjk fjtoZ cSad fjolZ jsiks nj c<+k nsrk gSA
laoSèkkfud ntkZ fn;k x;k gSA
2- iapk;rh jkt lcls igys jktLFkku esa 'kq: fd;k x;k (A) dsoy 1

3- iapk;rh jkt ,d leorÊ fo"k; gSA (B) dsoy 2

(C) 1 vkSj 2 nksuksa
(D) u rks 1 vkSj u gh 2
(A) dsoy 1 vkSj 2
(B) dsoy 2 vkSj 3
(C) dsoy 1 vkSj 3 1- O;kikj larqyu
(D) 1] 2 vkSj 3 2- fons'kh laifÙk
3- v–'; larqyu
(A) f=iqjkjh 'kj.k 4- fo'ks"k vkgj.k vfèkdkj
(B) ,p-vkj- Jhfuokl
(C) fo'kky caly (A) dsoy 1

(D) lq'khy paæk (B) 2 vkSj 3

(C) 2 vkSj 4
(D) 1] 2 vkSj 4

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 25 [P.T.O.]
83. Consider the following statements: (A) Cash Management Bills
1. India is the largest tea producing country (B) Treasury-bills
in the world.
(C) Participatory Notes
2. Assam grows about 95% of the teas
(D) Both (a) and (b)
produced in India.
86. With reference to the foreign portfolio
Which of the statements given above is/are
incorrect? investment (FPI), which of the following
statements is/ are correct?
(A) 1 only (B) 2 only
1. FPI does not provide the investor with
(C) Both 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2
direct ownership of a company's assets and
84. Consider the following statements regarding
is relatively liquid depending on the
India's Semiconductor Policy
volatility of the market.
1. The Indian Semiconductor Mission (ISM)
2. FPI holdings include American Depositary
is a major initiative under the
Receipts (ADRs, Mutual funds, and
government's Production Linked
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Incentive (PLI) Scheme.
2. India to get first national security Select the correct answer using the code
semiconductor fabrication plant as part of given below:
collaboration with U.K. (A) 1 only (B) 2 only
3. India aims to become a global (C) Both 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2
semiconductor manufacturing hub by
87. Who among the following economists has
2035 under this policy.
suggested single rate Goods and Services
Which of the above following statements is/ Tax with zero exemption provision?
are incorrect?
(A) Suman Bery, Vice-Chairman NITI Aayog
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) Bibek Debroy, Former Chairman of the
(B) 2 and 3 only
Economic Advisory Council to the Prime
(C) 1 and 3 only
Minister (PMEAC)
(D) All of the above
(C) Poonam Gupta, Director General of NCAER
85. They are short-term money market
instruments introduced by the Government (D) V. Anantha Nageswaran, Chief Economic
of India in 2010 in collaboration with the Advisor (CEA) to the government of India
Reserve Bank of India. These bills cater to 88. Primary deficit is measured by which of the
the Government's immediate cash following?
requirements by addressing temporary cash
(A) Fiscal Receipts-Interest Payment
flow gaps. They are issued for less than 91
days. (B) Fiscal Deficit- Interest Payment

Which of the following instruments has been (C) Capital Deficit--Interest Payment
described in the passage given above? (D) Revenue Receipts-Revenue Expenditure

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 26 [P.T.O.]
 1- Hkkjr nqfu;k dk lcls cM+k pk; mRiknd ns'k gSA
(A) dS'k eSustesaV fcy
2- vle Hkkjr esa mRikfnr pk; dk yxHkx 95% mxkrk gSA
(B) Vªstjh&fcy
(C) ikÆVflisVjh uksV~l
(D) (A) vkSj (B) nksuksa
(A) dsoy 1 (FPI)
(B) dsoy 2
1- FPI fuos'kd dks daiuh dh ifjlaifÙk;ksa dk çR;{k LokfeRo
(C) 1 vkSj 2 nksuksa
çnku ugÈ djrk gS vkSj cktkj dh vfLFkjrk ds vkèkkj
(D) u rks 1 vkSj u gh 2 ij vis{kk—r rjy gksrk gSA
2- ,Qihvkà gksÇYMXl esa vesfjdh fMi‚ftVjh fjlhV~l
¼,Mhvkj½] E;wpqvy QaM vkSj ,Dlpst
a &VªM
s M
s QaM ¼ÃVh,Q½
'kkfey gSaA
1- Hkkjrh; lsehdaMDVj fe'ku ¼vkÃ,l,e½ ljdkj dh
mRiknu ÇyDM çksRlkgu ¼ih,yvký ;kstuk ds rgr
,d çeq[k igy gSA (A) dsoy 1 (B) dsoy 2
(C) 1 vkSj 2 nksuksa (D) u rks 1 vkSj u gh 2
2- Hkkjr dks ;w-ds- ds lg;ksx ds rgr igyk jk"Vªh; lqj{kk
lsehdaMDVj fuekZ.k la;a= feysxkA
3- Hkkjr dk y{; bl uhfr ds rgr 2035 rd oSfÜod
lsehdaMDVj fofuekZ.k dsaæ cuuk gSA (A) lqeu csjh] mikè;{k uhfr vk;ksx
mi;qZä esa ls dkSu lk dFku gS@gSa\ (B) fccsd nscj‚;] çèkkuea=h dh vkÆFkd lykgdkj ifj"kn

(A) dsoy 1 vkSj 2

¼ih,eÃ,lh½ ds iwoZ vè;{k
(C) iwue xqIrk] ,ulh,Ãvkj dh egkfuns'kd
(B) dsoy 2 vkSj 3
(D) oh- vuaFkk ukxsÜoju] Hkkjr ljdkj ds eq[; vkÆFkd
(C) dsoy 1 vkSj 3 lykgdkj ¼lhÃ,½
(D) mijksä lHkh

(A) jktdks"kh; çkfIr;ka&C;kt Hkqxrku

(B) jktdks"kh; ?kkVk&C;kt Hkqxrku
(C) iwath ?kkVk&&C;kt Hkqxrku
(D) jktLo çkfIr;ka&jktLo O;;

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 27 [P.T.O.]
89. National Sample Survey Organization 92. Who among the following regarded the
(NSSO) is an organization under: passing of the Partition resolution by the
(A) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, Congress Committee meeting of 1947 as a
and Pensions "surrender of nationalism in favour of
communalism"?
(B) Ministry of Statistics and Programme
Implementation (A) Dr kitchlew

(C) Ministry of Home Affairs (B) Sardar Patel

(D) Ministry of Finance (C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

90.. Which recent policy change has maximum (D) Jayaprakash Narayan
contributed to the increase in FDI inflows 93. Which French explorer played a significant
into India in the digital and e-commerce role in establishing French colonies in India,
sectors in 2024? especially in Pondicherry?
(A) Relaxation of data localization requirements (A) Robert Clive
for foreign firms
(B) Dupleix
(B) Introduction of a nationwide Goods and
(C) Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Services Tax (GST)
(D) Pierre-Jean de Puymaurin
(C) Full opening of multi-brand retail to 100%
foreign ownership 94. Make the correct combination from the
following options for Prarthana Samaj,
(D) Introduction of e-commerce rules for
Young India, Lokhitwadi, Satyashodhak
foreign investments in online marketplaces
Samaj, Rahnumai Mazdayasan Sabha–
91. He was inspired by the Ghadar Movement
(A) Gopal Hari Deshmukh, Atmaram
and Kartar Singh Sarabha's execution. In
Pandurang, Mohandas Karamchand
March 1926, he became the secretary of the
Gandhi, Jyotibha Phule, Naoroji Furdonji
Naujawan Bharat Sabha, a revolutionary
organization. He threw a bomb in the Central (B) Atmaram Pandurang, Mohandas
Legislative Assembly in 1929 to protest two Karamchand Gandhi, Gopal Hari
oppressive Bills. Deshmukh, Jyotibha Phule, Naoroji
Furdonji
Who among the following personalities is
described above? (C) Atmaram Pandurang, Jyotibha Phule,
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Gopal Hari
(A) Sohan Singh Bhakna
Deshmukh, Naoroji Furdonji
(B) Ram Prasad Bismil
(D) Naoroji Furdonji, Atmaram Pandurang,
(C) Bhagat Singh Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Gopal
(D) Chandra Shekhar Azad Hari Deshmukh, Jyotibha Phule

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 28 [P.T.O.]
 (NSSO)

(A) dkÆed] yksd f'kdk;r vkSj isa'ku ea=ky;

(B) lkaf[;dh vkSj dk;ZØe dk;kZUo;u ea=ky; (A) M‚- fdpyw

(C) x`g ea=ky; (B) ljnkj iVsy

(D) foÙk ea=ky; (C) ekSykuk vcqy dyke vkt+kn

(D) t;çdk'k ukjk;.k

(A) fons'kh Qeks± ds fy, MsVk LFkkuh;dj.k vko';drkvksa esa

<hy
(A) j‚cVZ Dykbo
(B) jk"VªO;kih eky vkSj lsok dj (GST) dh 'kq:vkr

(C) eYVh&czkM
a fjVsy dks 100% fons'kh LokfeRo ds fy, iwjh (B) MqIysDl

rjg ls [kksyuk (C) thu&cSfIVLV dksycVZ

(D) v‚uykbu ekdsZVIysl esa fons'kh fuos'k ds fy, Ã&d‚elZ
(D) fi;js&thu Ms iq;ekSfju
fu;eksa dh 'kq:vkr

(A) xksiky gfj ns'keq[k] vkRekjke ikaMqjx

a ] eksgunkl djepan
xkaèkh] T;ksfrok Qqys] ukSjksth Qqjnksuth

(B) vkRekjke ikaMqjax] eksgunkl djepan xkaèkh] xksiky gfj

ns'keq[k] T;ksfrok Qqys] ukSjksth Qqjnksuth
(A) lksgu Çlg Hkduk
(C) vkRekjke ikaMqjax] T;ksfrok Qqys] eksgunkl djepan
(B) jke çlkn fcfLey xkaèkh] xksiky gfj ns'keq[k] ukSjksth Qqjnksuth
(C) Hkxr Çlg
(D) ukSjksth Qqjnksuth] vkRekjke ikaMqjx
a ] eksgunkl djepan
(D) paæ'ks[kj vkt+kn xkaèkh] xksiky gfj ns'keq[k] T;ksfrok Qqys

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 29 [P.T.O.]
95. The Treaty of Allahabad (1765) was 99. Consider the following statements:
significant because it: 1. The Swadeshi Movement was launched
(A) Marked the end of the Mughal Empire as a response to the British decision to
partition Bengal in 1905.
(B) Gave the British control of Bengal and
2. The movement was aimed at promoting
other territories
Indian industries and boycotting British
(C) Recognized the Maratha Empire as the goods.
dominant power
Select the correct answer using the codes
(D) Ended the First Anglo-Maratha War given below
96. Which British policy introduced after the (A) Both statements are correct.
conquest of Bengal that significantly
(B) Statement 1 is correct, but Statement 2
affected the economy of the region?
is incorrect.
(A) The Permanent Settlement
(C) Statement 1 is incorrect, but Statement
(B) The Doctrine of Lapse 2 is correct.
(C) The Subsidiary Alliance (D) Both statements are incorrect.
(D) The Bengal Famine Relief Policy 100. The annual session of the Congress in 1939
97. According to Census -2011, the difference was held in Tripuri under the chairmanship
between the National and Bihar Sex Ratio of Subhash Chandra Bose. Which dynasty's
is:- capital was Tripuri in the early medieval
period?
(A) More than ten but less than fifteen
(A) Satvahanas Dynasty
(B) More than Fifteen but less than twenty
(B) Kalachuri Dynasty
(C) More than twenty but less than thirty
(C) Maukhari Dynasty
(D) More than thirty but less than Fourty
(D) Chandellas
98. Which of the following events marked the
end of the Moderate Phase of the Indian 101. Which of the following events directly led
National Congress? to the launching of the Quit India Movement
in 1942?
(A) Formation of the All-India Muslim League
(A) The Failure of the Cripps Mission
(B) The Partition of Bengal (1905)
(B) The Simon Commission Report
(C) The formation of the Home Rule League
(C) The Lahore Resolution of 1940
(D) The beginning of the Non-Cooperation
Movement (D) The Salt March of 1930

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 30 [P.T.O.]
 (A) eqxy lkezkT; ds var dks fpfàr fd;k 1- Lons'kh vkanksyu 1905 esa caxky ds foHkktu ds fczfV'k
fu.kZ; dh çfrfØ;k ds :i esa 'kq: fd;k x;k FkkA
(B) caxky vkSj vU; {ks=ksa ij vaxzstksa dk fu;a=.k fn;k

(C) ejkBk lkezkT; dks çeq[k 'kfä ds :i esa ekU;rk nh

2- vkanksyu dk mís'; Hkkjrh; m|ksxksa dks c<+kok nsuk vkSj
fczfV'k oLrqvksa dk cfg"dkj djuk FkkA
(D) çFke vkaXy&ejkBk ;q) dks lekIr fd;k

(A) nksuksa dFku lgh gSaA

(B) dFku 1 lgh gS] ysfdu dFku 2 xyr gSA

(A) LFkk;h cankscLr (C) dFku 1 xyr gS] ysfdu dFku 2 lgh gSA
(B) O;ixr dk fl)kar
(D) nksuksa dFku xyr gSaA
(C) lgk;d xBcaèku

(D) caxky vdky jkgr uhfr

(A) lkrokgu jktoa'k

(A) nl ls vfèkd ysfdu iaæg ls de
(B) dypqjh jktoa'k
(B) iaæg ls vfèkd ysfdu chl ls de
(C) ekS[kjh jktoa'k
(C) chl ls vfèkd ysfdu rhl ls de
(D) pansy
(D) rhl ls vfèkd ysfdu pkyhl ls de

(A) vf[ky Hkkjrh; eqfLye yhx dk xBu (A) fØIl fe'ku dh foQyrk

(B) caxky dk foHkktu ¼1905½ (B) lkbeu deh'ku fjiksVZ

(C) gkse :y yhx dk xBu (C) 1940 dk ykgkSj çLrko

(D) vlg;ksx vkanksyu dh 'kq#vkr (D) 1930 dk ued ekpZ

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 31 [P.T.O.]
102. The Bhil Uprising (1913-1914) was a peasant 106. According to mythology, the hill was used by
movement in the Khandesh region of India. the gods to churn the ocean to procure Amrit
What was the primary cause of the Bhil (Amrit Manthana or Samudra Manthan). It was
Uprising? considered the first home of Shiva. Recently,
the ropeway was restarted here. On top of the
(A) Forced conversion to Christianity
hill are Jain temples and on the bottom of
(B) Oppression by local zamindars and British the hill are Hindu temples. A carnival is
revenue policies organised every year at Mahavir Jayanti &
(C) Repression of the non-violent movements Makar Sankranti.
by British authorities Which of the following hills is described in
(D) The imposition of new taxes on religious the above Passage?
practices (A) Barabar hills
103. Which of the following organizations did not (B) Rajgir hills
take part in the Quit India Movement? (C) Mandar hills

1. Muslim League 2. Hindu Mahasabha (D) Kaimur hills

107. Consider the following statements with
3. Communist Party of India
reference to the latest Bihar Economy Survey
Choose the correct answer using the codes 1. Per capita consumption of power has
provided below: increase more than 100 percent from
(A) 1 and 2 only (B) 2 and 3 only 2011-12 to 2021-22.
(C) 1 only (D) 1, 2 and 3 2. The Bihar government has implemented the
first-ever Green Budget in the country, and
104. The mineral zircon is widely used in dating
launched the Jal-Jeevan-Hariyali Abhiyan
geological formations. What property makes
in 2023.
zircon particularly suitable for this purpose?
Which of the statements given above are
(A) High abundance in Earth's crust correct?
(B) High resistance capacity (A) 1 only
(C) Ability to incorporate uranium but exclude (B) 2 only
lead during crystallization (C) Both 1 and 2
(D) Ability to store carbon dioxide (D) Neither 1 nor 2
105. Which of the following mi nerals is 108. Consider the following rivers:
commonly associated with the formation of 1. Ganga 2. Cauvery
rust? 3. Godavari
Which of the following is the correct
(A) Magnetite
decreasing order of catchment area (in India)
(B) Pyrite
of the rivers given above?
(C) Hematite
(A) 1-2-3 (B) 1-3-2
(D) Quartz
(C) 3-1-2 (D) 3-2-1

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 32 [P.T.O.]
 (A) Ãlkà èkeZ esa tcju èkeZ ifjorZu
(B) LFkkuh; teÈnkjksa }kjk mRihM+u vkSj fczfV'k jktLo uhfr;k¡
(C) fczfV'k vfèkdkfj;ksa }kjk vÇgld vkanksyuksa dk neu
(D) èkkÆed çFkkvksa ij u, dj yxkuk

1- eqfLye yhx (A) cjkcj igkfM+;k¡ (B) jktxhj igkfM+;k¡

2- Çgnw egklHkk (C) eankj igkfM+;k¡ (D) dSejw igkfM+;k¡

3- Hkkjrh; dE;qfuLV ikVÊ

1- çfr O;fä fctyh dh [kir esa 2011&12 ls 2021&22

(A) dsoy 1 vkSj 2 rd 100 çfr'kr ls vfèkd dh o`f) gqà gSA
(B) dsoy 2 vkSj 3 2- fcgkj ljdkj us ns'k esa igyh ckj xzhu ctV ykxw fd;k
(C) dsoy 1 gS] vkSj 2023 esa ty&thou&gfj;kyh vfHk;ku 'kq:
(D) 1] 2 vkSj 3 fd;k gSA

(A) dsoy 1
(B) dsoy 2
(C) 1 vkSj 2 nksuksa
(A) i`Foh dh iiM+h esa çpqj ek=k (D) u rks 1 vkSj u gh 2
(B) mPp çfrjksèkd {kerk
(C) fØLVyhdj.k ds nkSjku ;wjfs u;e dks 'kkfey djus ysfdu 1- xaxk
lhlk dks ckgj fudkyus dh {kerk
2- dkosjh
(D) dkcZu Mkbv‚DlkbM dks laxzghr djus dh {kerk
3- xksnkojh

(A) eSXusVkbV (A) 1&2&3

(B) ikbjkbV (B) 1&3&2
(C) gsesVkbV (C) 3&1&2
(D) DokV~tZ (D) 3&2&1

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 33 [P.T.O.]
109. Consider the following statement: 113. Which city in Nepal has been declared the
1. It is a landlocked country in Southeastern first 'healthy city' of the country and is also
Africa. the second healthiest city in Asia?
2. It shares borders with Tanzania, (A) Kathmandu
Mozambique, and Zambia (B) Pokhara
3. Lake Nyasa (one of the deepest lakes in (C) Dhulikhel
the world) is located in this country.
(D) Lalitpur
The above statements refer to which of the
114. Recently, India has ranked 38th on the
following country?
Logistics Performance Index 2023. This
(A) South Sudan (B) Malawi
Index is released by:
(C) Burundi (D) Botswana
(A) International Monetary Fund
110. The famous Subika painting style is deeply
(B) United Nations
connected to the cultural history of which
of the following communities? (C) World Bank Group
(A) Meitei (B) Munda (D) World Economic Forum
(C) Kuki (D) Naga 115. Consider the following statements with
111. Consider the following statements with reference to the tropical cyclones:
reference to the local time and the standard Statement-I: It is extremely rare for tropical
time: cyclones to form within a few degrees of the
1. The local time changes with the change equator.
in the latitudes. Statement-II: The Coriolis force is negligible
2. At the standard meridian of a country both at the equator.
local and standard times are the same. Which one of the following is correct in
Which of the statements given above is/are respect of the above statements?
correct?
(A) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
(A) 1 only (B) 2 only correct and Statement-II is the correct
(C) Both 1 and 2 (D) Neither 1 nor 2 explanation for Statement-I
112. Consider the following countries: (B) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
1. Latvia 2. Lithuania correct and Statement-II is not the correct
3. Netherlands 4. Estonia explanation for Statement-I
How many of the above borders with the (C) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II
Baltic Sea? is incorrect
(A) Only one (B) Only two (D) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-
(C) Only three (D) All four II is correct

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 34 [P.T.O.]
 1- ;g nf{k.k&iwoÊ vÝhdk esa ,d LFky&#) ns'k gSA
2- ;g ratkfu;k] ekstkfEcd vkSj tkfEc;k ds lkFk lhek
lk>k djrk gS
(A) dkBekaMw
3- U;klk >hy ¼nqfu;k dh lcls xgjh >hyksa esa ls ,d½ bl
ns'k esa fLFkr gSA (B) iks[kjk

(C) èkqyh[ksy

(A) nf{k.k lwMku (D) yfyriqj

(B) eykoh
(C) cq#M
a h
(D) cksRlokuk

(A) varjkZ"Vªh; eqæk dks"k

(A) eSrsà (B) eqaMk
(B) la;qä jk"Vª
(C) dqdh (D) ukxk
(C) foÜo cSad lewg

(D) foÜo vkÆFkd eap

1- LFkkuh; le; v{kka'kksa esa ifjorZu ds lkFk cnyrk gSA
2- fdlh ns'k ds ekud eè;kà js[kk ij LFkkuh; vkSj ekud
le; nksuksa leku gksrs gSaA

I Hkweè; js[kk ds dqN fMxzh ds Hkhrj m".kdfVcaèkh;

(A) dsoy 1 pØokrksa dk cuuk vR;ar nqyZHk gSA

(B) dsoy 2 II Hkweè; js[kk ij dksfjvksfyl cy ux.; gSA
(C) 1 vkSj 2 nksuksa
(D) u rks 1 vkSj u gh 2

1- ykrfo;k (A) dFku&I vkSj dFku&II nksuksa lgh gSa rFkk dFku&II
2- fyFkqvkfu;k dFku&I dk lgh Li"Vhdj.k gSA
3- uhnjySaM
(B) dFku&I vkSj dFku&II nksuksa lgh gSa rFkk dFku&II
4- ,LVksfu;k
dFku&Idk lgh Li"Vhdj.k ugÈ gSA
(C) dFku&I lgh gS] ysfdu dFku&II xyr gSA
(A) dsoy ,d (B) dsoy nks
(D) dFku&I xyr gS] ysfdu dFku&II lgh gSA
(C) dsoy rhu (D) lHkh pkj

01/PIAS/PRAYAS/PT-2024/A 35 [P.T.O.]
116. In Patna, Nakhas Pond was chosen as a site 120. What is the source of the drug known as
to make salt and break the salt law under "Smack"?
the leadership of:- (A) Seeds of Cannabis sativa
(B) Leaves of Erythroxylum coca
(A) Ambika Kant Sinha (C) Roots of Datura
(B) Jay Prakash Narayan (D) Latex of Papaver somniferum
121. The muscle tissue that can perform
(C) Dr.Rajendra Prasad
constantly throughout life without
(D) Sri. Krishna Singh experiencing fatigue is
117. With the news of Gandhi and other Congress (A) Skeletal muscle (B) Cardiac muscle
leaders arrest in 1942, a riot in Bihar took (C) Smooth muscle (D) Voluntary muscle
122. Which of the following movements is
place, leading to a total breakdown in the
associated with the slogan "Land to the Tiller"?
rail services. The most affected area was:
(A) Indigo Rebellion
(A) Munger (B) Tebhaga Movement
(C) Bardoli Satyagraha
(B) Gaya
(D) Pabna Movement
(C) Patna 123. Recently , An Indian tourist bus which
(D) Darbhanga plunged into the Marsyangdi River in
central Nepal . Marsyangdi River is the
118. Chronological order of the Bhakti Saints
tributary of which of the following River ?
from the following:
(A) Kosi
1. Kabir 2. Guru Nanak (B) Gandak
(C) Bagmati
3. Chaitanya 4. Mirabai
(D) Mahananda
Select the correct code - 124. The earliest description at Bakhtiyar Khilji's
(A) 1-2-3-4 invasion of Bihar is in
(A) Tarikh-i-Hind
(B) 2-1-3-4
(B) Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
(C) 1-2-4-3 (C) Taj-ul-Maasir
(D) 2-1-4-3 (D) Tarikh-i-Mubarak Sahi
125. Consider the following countries:
119. Which One of the following has share border 1. Bangladesh 2. China
with Minimum number of districts in Bihar? 3. Pakistan 4. Sri Lanka
(A) Jharkhand 5. Myanmar
Which of the above countries share land
(B) West Bengal
boundaries with India?
(C) Uttar Pradesh (A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 1, 2,3 and 4
(D) Nepal (C) 1,2,3 and 5 (D) All of the above

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 (A) dSukfcl lSfVok ds cht
(B) ,fjFkzkfs Dlye dksdk dh ifÙk;k¡
(A) vafcdk dkar flUgk (C) èkrwjk dh tM+sa
(B) t; çdk'k ukjk;.k (D) ikikoj lksEuhQsje dk ysVsDl

(C) M‚- jktsaæ çlkn

(D) Jh —".k Çlg
(A) dadky dh ekalis'kh
(B) ân; dh ekalis'kh
(C) fpduh ekalis'kh
(D) LoSfPNd ekalis'kh

(A) eqaxsj
(B) x;k
(A) uhy foæksg (B) rsHkkxk vkanksyu
(C) iVuk (C) ckjMksyh lR;kxzg (D) ikcuk vkanksyu
(D) njHkaxk

1- dchj
(A) dkslh
2- xq# ukud
(B) xaMd
3- pSrU;
(C) ckxerh
4- ehjkckà (D) egkuank

(A) 1&2&3&4
(B) 2&1&3&4 (A) rkjh[k&,&Çgn (B) rcdkr&,&ukfljh

(C) 1&2&4&3 (C) rkt&my&ekfl (D) rkjh[k&,&eqckjd lgh

(D) 2&1&4&3
1- ckaXykns'k 2- phu
3- ikfdLrku 4- Jhyadk
5- E;kaekj
(A) >kj[kaM
(B) if'pe caxky
(C) mÙkj çns'k (A) 1] 2 vkSj 3 (B) 1] 2]3 vkSj 4
(D) usiky (C) 1]2]3 vkSj 5 (D) mijksä lHkh

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126. Popular folk singer and 'Bihar Kokila', 130. On September 24, 2024, an 11-member
Smt.Sharda Sinha passed away on 5 delegation from which country visited
November 2024.She was born in which Nalanda to study Bihar's 'Sustainable
district of the Bihar? Livelihood Scheme'?
(A) Supaul (A) Rwanda (B) Nepal
(C) Bangladesh (D) Kenya
(B) Samastipur
131. How many numbers of women elected from
(C) Patna
Bihar in the 2024 general election?
(D) Bhagalpur (A) 2
127. In a significant boost to the prospect of (B) 3
industrial and economic development in (C) 4
Bihar, an Integrated Manufacturing Cluster (D) 5
is to be established in which district of the
132. Which state is home to the newly notified
Bihar?
56th tiger reserve of India, Guru Ghasidas-
(A) Darbhanga Tamor Pingla Tiger Reserve?
(B) Purnia (A) Chhattisgarh (B) Madhya Pradesh
(C) Gaya (C) Karnataka (D) Bihar
133. Recently, who has been appointed as the
(D) Bhagalpur
Comptroller and Auditor General of India?
128. Where did Prime Minister Narendra Modi
(A) K. Sanjay Murthy
release a commemorative coin and Stamp
(B) Girish Chandra Murmu
on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of
(C) Shri S.S. Dubey
the Bhagwan Birsa Munda?
(D) K. K. Venugopal
(A) Jamui
134. List I (Minerals) List II (District)
(B) Ranchi P. Uranium 1. Gaya
(C) Bhopal Q. Limestone 2. Kaimur
R. Mica 3. Nawada
(D) Darbhanga
S. Gold 4. Jamui
129. Samantha Harvey won the 2024 Booker Prize
Code:
for her novel?
P Q R S
(A) Orbital
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) For Whom the Bell Tolls
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) "Four Stars of Destiny"
(C) 4 2 3 1
(D) "Come! Let's Run" (D) 1 2 3 4

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 (A) jokaMk (B) usiky
(A) lqikSy
(C) ckaXykns'k (D) dsU;k
(B) leLrhiqj

(C) iVuk
(A) 2
(D) Hkkxyiqj
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5

(A) njHkaxk

(B) iwÆ.k;k (A) NÙkhlx<+ (B) eè; çns'k

(C) x;k (C) dukZVd (D) fcgkj

(D) Hkkxyiqj

(A) ds- lat; ewÆr

(B) fxjh'k paæ eqewZ
(C) Jh ,l-,l- nqcs
(A) teqà (D) ds-ds- os.kqxksiky
I II
(B) jkaph
P. ;wjsfu;e 1. x;k
(C) Hkksiky Q. pwuk iRFkj 2. dSewj
(D) njHkaxk R. vHkzd 3. uoknk
S. xksYM 4. teqbZ

P Q R S
(A) v‚ÆcVy
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) Q‚j gwe n csy VksYl (B) 3 4 1 2
(C) ÞQksj LVklZ v‚Q+ MsfLVuhÞ (C) 4 2 3 1

(D) Þde ysV~l juÞ (D) 1 2 3 4

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135. Buddha and Mahavira passed away during 138. What was the focus of the Swadesh Darshan
the reign of which King? and PRASHAD schemes launched in Bihar?

(A) Bimbisara (A) Infrastructure development in urban

areas
(B) Ajatashatru
(B) Boosting spiritual and cultural tourism
(C) Chandragupta Maurya
(C) Enhancing railway connectivity
(D) Ashoka
(D) Promoting industrial growth
136. Consider the following pairs:
139. Which of the following body strengthen the
Tribes State/UT idea of cooperative federalism in India?

1. Gadda Brahmin: Jammu and Kashmir 1. NITI Aayog

2. Konda Savaras : Andhra Pradesh 2. Inter-State Council

3. Mankidia: Madhya Pradesh 3. GST Council

4. Paddari : Odisha Select the correct answer using the code

given below.
Which of the above pairs given above are
correctly matched? (A) Only 1

(A) Only 1 (B) Only 1 & 2

(B) Only 1 and 2 (C) Only 1 and 3

(D) All of the above

(C) Only 2 and 3
140. The term Neerakshi, recently in the news,
(D) All of the above
was seen in the context of:
137. Which initiative in Bihar aims to create a
(A) Bre akthroughs in oce an w ate r
digital database of livestock with a unique
purification technology.
12-digit ID for each animal?
(B) Developments in renewable e ne rgy
(A) Bharat Animal Registry Project
sources.
(B) Bharat Pashudhan Mission (C) Innovations in biodegradable materials.
(C) National Livestock Database Initiative (D) Au tonomous unde rw ate r ve hicle
(D) Digital Pashu ID Program designed to detect mines.

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 (A) fcfEclkj (A) 'kgjh {ks=ksa esa cqfu;knh <kaps dk fodkl

(B) vtkr'k=q
(B) vkè;kfRed vkSj lkaL—frd i;ZVu dks c<+kok nsuk
(C) paæxqIr ekS;Z
(C) jsyos laidZ c<+kuk
(D) v'kksd
(D) vkS|ksfxd fodkl dks c<+kok nsuk

1- xìk czkã.k% tEew vkSj d'ehj

1- uhfr vk;ksx
2- dksM
a k lokjk% vkaèkz çns'k
2- varj&jkT; ifj"kn
3- eudhfM;k% eè; çns'k
3- th,lVh ifj"kn
4- iíkjh% vksfM'kk

(A) dsoy 1
(A) dsoy 1
(B) dsoy 1 vkSj 2
(B) dsoy 1 vkSj 2
(C) dsoy 1 vkSj 3
(C) dsoy 2 vkSj 3
(D) mijksä lHkh
(D) mijksä lHkh

(A) leqæh ty 'kksèku rduhd esa lQyrkA

(A) Hkkjr i'kq jftLVªh ifj;kstuk (B) uohdj.kh; ÅtkZ lzksrksa esa fodklA
(B) Hkkjr i'kqèku fe'ku
(C) ck;ksfMxzsMscy lkefxz;ksa esa uokpkjA
(C) jk"Vªh; i'kqèku MsVkcsl igy
(D) [kkuksa dk irk yxkus ds fy, fMt+kbu fd;k x;k Lok;Ùk
(D) fMftVy i'kq vkÃMh dk;ZØe ikuh ds uhps dk okguA

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141. If WORK is coded as 2453. HOME is coded 144. A man facing east & move 5m then he turns
as 4869. Then what is the code of O .............? in to the S–W & move 5m & then he turns
in the north west & move 5m. Find the
(A) 4
displacement between them.
(B) 6
(A) 2
(C) 8
(B) 4

(D) 9
(C) 6

142. If BACK - 13, MARCH = 14 the HOME = ? (D) 8

(A) 22 145. Find the missing term–

(B) 46 220, 262, 282, 332,................

(C) 29 (A) 322

(B) 312
(D) 40

(C) 362
143. Find the missing term–
(D) 352

7 4 9 146. A and B together can complete a work in

1
8 6 6 7 days. If A work alone it takes 6 days
5
more that of B alone. In how many days B
7 5 ?
alone can do it.

(A) 6 (A) 12 days

(B) 2 (B) 15 days

(C) 18 days
(C) 8

(D) 20 day
(D) 12

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 WORK HOME
O

(A) 4

(B) 6 (A) 2

(C) 8 (B) 4

(D) 9 (C) 6

BACK = 13, MARCH = 14 HOME = ? (D) 8

(A) 22

(B) 46 220, 262, 282, 332,................

(A) 322
(C) 29

(B) 312
(D) 40
(C) 362

(D) 352

7 4 9 1
A B 7
5
8 6 6 A B

7 5 ? B

(A) 6 (A) 12 days

(B) 2 (B) 15 days

(C) 8 (C) 18 days

(D) 12 (D) 20 day

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147. A bus running with the initial speed of 21 149. Find the odd one out–
km/hr and its speed increases every hour
by 3 km/hr. How many hours will it take to
(A) ABYD
cover a distance of 252 km?

(A) 6 (B) KLOT

(B) 5
(C) DEVA
(C) 8

(D) 9
(D) EFWB
148. Statement: The eligibility for admission to
the course is minimum second class master's
150. In how many ways can the letters of the
degree. However, the candidates who have
word PARAGLIDING be arranged such that
appeared for the final year examination of
master's degree can also apply. of all the vowels occur together–

Conclusion :
(A) 88322
I. All candidates who have yet to get their
master's degree will be there in the list
(B) 12960
of selected candidates.

II. All candidates having obtained second

(C) 740144
class master's degree will be there in the
list of selected candidates
(D) 144768
(A) If only conclusion I follows

(B) If only conclusion II follows

(C) If neither I nor II follows

(D) If both I and II follows

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 149.

(A) ABYD
(A) 6

(B) 5 (B) KLOT

(C) 8
(C) DEVA
(D) 9
(D) EFWB

PARAGLIDING

(A) 88322

I. os lHkh mEehnokj ftUgksua s vHkh rd viuh ekLVj fMxzh

(B) 12960
çkIr ugÈ dh gS] p;fur mEehnokjksa dh lwph esa gksaxsA

(C) 740144
II. f}rh; Js.kh ekLVj fMxzh çkIr djus okys lHkh mEehnokj
p;fur mEehnokjksa dh lwph esa gksaxs
(D) 144768

(A) ;fn dsoy fu"d"kZ I vuqlj.k djrk gS

(B) ;fn dsoy fu"d"kZ II vuqlj.k djrk gS

(C) ;fn u rks I vkSj u gh II vuqlj.k djrk gS

(D) ;fn I vkSj II nksuksa vuqlj.k djrs gSa

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lkekU; vè;;u

3- ijh{kk 'kq: gksus ds rqjar ckn] vkidks viuh ç'u iqfLrdk dh tkap djuh pkfg, vkSj lqfuf'pr djuk pkfg, fd ç'u iqfLrdk
J`a[kyk iqfLrdk ds Åijh nkfgus dksus ij eqfær gSA —i;k tkap ysa fd iqfLrdk esa 48 eqfær i`"B gSa] ftuesa nks i`"B ¼i`"B la[;k
47½ jQ odZ ds fy, gSa vkSj dksà Hkh i`"B ;k ç'u xk;c ;k vçdkf'kr ;k QVk gqvk ;k nksgjk;k gqvk ugÈ gSA ;fn vkidks
bl iqfLrdk esa dksà nks"k fn[kkà nsrk gS] rks bls rqjar mlh J`a[kyk dh iwjh iqfLrdk ls cnyok ysaA
4- ;fn eqæ.k ;k rF;kRed ç—fr dh dksà Hkh xyrh gS] rks ç'uksa ds vaxt zs h vkSj Çgnh laLdj.kksa esa ls] vaxst
z h laLdj.k dks ekud ekuk
tk,xkA
5- vkidks bl i`"B ds 'kh"kZ ij fn, x, LFkku ij viuk jksy uacj fy[kuk gksxkA ç'u iqfLrdk ij dqN vkSj u fy[ksaA
6- mÙkjksa dks fpfàr djus ds fy, fujh{kd }kjk vkidks vyx ls ,d mÙkj i=d fn;k tk,xkA vkidks viuk uke] jksy uacj] ç'u
iqfLrdk lhjht vkSj vU; fooj.k mÙkj i=d ds ij fy[kuk gksxk] vU;Fkk vkidh mÙkj iqfLrdk dk ewY;kadu ugÈ fd;k tk,xkA
7- vkidks viuk jksy uacj vkSj ç'u iqfLrdk lhjht ,] ch] lh ;k Mh dks ç'u iqfLrdk ds Åijh nkfgus dksus esa dkys@uhys L;kgh
okys c‚yi‚baV isu ls vius mÙkj i=d ds LFkku ij fy[kuk pkfg,A ;fn vki viuh ç'u iqfLrdk dh lgh lhjht dks ,udksM
ugÈ djrs gSa ;k ,udksM djus esa foQy jgrs gSa] rks vkidh mÙkj iqfLrdk dk lgh ewY;kadu ugÈ fd;k tk,xkA
8- bl iqfLrdk esa ç'u vkSj muds mÙkj vaxzsth vkSj Çgnh laLdj.kksa esa Nis gSaA çR;sd ç'u esa pkj mÙkj gksrs gSa& (A)] (B)] (C) vkSj
(D)A vkidks dsoy ,d lgh mÙkj dk p;u djuk gS vkSj bls viuh mÙkj iqfLrdk esa fpfàr djuk gSA vkids dqy vad mÙkj
i=d esa vkids }kjk fpfàr lgh mÙkjksa dh la[;k ij fuHkZj djsaxsA
9- mÙkj i=d esa] pkj o`Ùk gSa& vkSj çR;sd ç'u ds lkeusA ç'uksa ds mÙkj nsus ds fy, vkidks çR;sd ç'u ds fy, viuh ilan dk
dsoy ,d xksyk dkyh@uhyh L;kgh okys c‚yi‚baV isu ls yxkuk gSA çR;sd ç'u ds fy, dsoy ,d mÙkj pqusa vkSj mls viuh
mÙkj iqfLrdk esa vafdr djsaA ;fn vki ,d ç'u ds fy, ,d ls vfèkd xksys cukrs gSa] rks mÙkj xyr ekuk tk,xkA mÙkj iqfLrdk
esa mÙkj dks fpfàr djus ds fy, dsoy dkyh@uhyh L;kgh okys c‚yi‚baV isu dk mi;ksx djsAa fdlh Hkh rjg ds feVkus ;k cnyus
dh vuqefr ugÈ gSA
10- çR;sd ç'u ds fy, ftlds fy, mEehnokjksa }kjk xyr mÙkj@,d ls vfèkd mÙkj fn, x, gSa] ml ç'u ds fy, fuèkkZfjr vadksa
esa ls ,d&frgkà vad naM ds :i esa dkV fy, tk,axsA
11- vkidks ç'u iqfLrdk ls dksà Hkh 'khV ugÈ fudkyuh pkfg, ;k QkM+uh pkfg,A ijh{kk ds nkSjku vkidks ;g ç'u iqfLrdk vkSj mÙkj
iqfLrdk ijh{kk g‚y ls ckgj ys tkus dh vuqefr ugÈ gSA ijh{kk lekIr gksus ds ckn] vkidks viuh mÙkj iqfLrdk fujh{kd dks lkSia uh
gksxhA blds ckn] vkidks ç'u iqfLrdk vius lkFk ys tkus dh vuqefr gSA
12- mijksä fdlh Hkh funsZ'k dk ikyu u djus ij vki vk;ksx }kjk vius foosd ij r; dh xà dkjZokà ;k naM ds fy, mÙkjnk;h gksx a As
13- vH;ÆFk;ksa dks ijh{kk g‚y NksM+us ls igys ;g vkÜoLr gksuk pkfg, fd mudh mÙkj iqfLrdk,a Lo;a fpidus okys ,yMhihà cSx esa
j[kh tk,axh vkSj mudh mifLFkfr esa iwjh rjg ls iSd@lhy dh tk,axhA

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