ODISHA VIDYA ACADEMY

OPSC OMAS GS MOCK-18

OBJECTIVE TYPE [ Marks:0X0 = 0]

Question No: 1
Choose the correct statement describing the word ‘Code of conduct’:
A. Set of norms and guidelines to be followed by political parties
B. A set of norms and guidelines to be followed by candidates in Election
C. Guidelines for Election Commission
D. Compulsory voting for voters
(a) A, B, C (b) A, B (c) B, C (d) C, D
Question No: 2
Which of the following rivers is referred to as Matetama, Devitama and Naditama in the Rigveda?
(a) Sindhu (b) Saraswati
(c) Ganga (d) Yamuna
Question No: 3
Name the Indian Mathematician who discovered Zero.
(a) Aryabhatta (b) Bhaskaracharya
(c) Bramagupta (d) Lilawati
Question No: 4
In which Indus Valley Civilization sites, the people were known to water reservoir technique ?
(a) Banawali (b) Kalibangan
(c) Dholavira (d) Chanhudaro
Question No: 5
Chauri Chaure incident took place in
(a) 1920 AD (b) 1922 AD (c) 1925 AD (d) 1929 AD
Question No: 6
The objective of bringing “Lord Rippon llbert Bill” was
(a) Uniformity in the Judicial system (b) Economic Reforms
(c) Religious Reforms (d) Transport improvements
Question No: 7
Tithe is
(a) Religious tax (b) Implied tax (c) Taille tax (d) Feudal tax
Question No: 8
In which year od Ashok Coronation did the Kalinga war take place?
(a) Fifth year (b) First year (c) Eight year (d) Thirteenth year
Question No: 9
Which one of the following primarily deals with the construction of sacrificial altars?
(a) Brahmasutra (b) Dhrmasutra
(c) Grihyasutra (d) Sulvasutra
Question No: 10
In 1971 with which country India made treaty?
(a) China (b) Pakistan (c) Russia (d) America
Question No: 11
Which article provides that any law passed in violation of fundamental rights is void to the extent of
such violation
(a) Article 12 (b) Article 14
(c) Article 13 (d) Article 18
Question No: 12
Original jurisdiction of Supreme Court is mentioned in which of the following articles of Indian
Constitution?
(a) Article 131 (b) Article 132
(c) Article 143 (d) Article 148
Question No: 13
Which of the following statements with regard to preventive detention in India is / are correct?
1. The detenue has no rights other than those mentioned in clauses (4) and (5) of Article 22 of
Constitution of India
2. The detenue has a right to challenge the detention order on the ground that he was already in jail
when the detention order was passed
3. The detenue can claim bail on the ground that he has been in prison beyond twenty-four hours
without an order of the magistrate
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Question No: 14
Who wrote the book “The Social Contract”?
(a) Montesquieu (b) John Locke
(c) Rousseau (d) Abbe Sieyes
Question No: 15
Personalities of which of the following group do not match in their position?
(a) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, V.P. Singh and Dr. (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. V.V. Giri and Dr.
Radhakrishnan Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
(c) Lal Bahadur Shastri, Narsimha Rao and (d) Lala Lajpat Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak and
Manmohan singh Bipin Chandra Pal
Question No: 16
Which words were included in preamble of Indian constitution by 42nd amendment in 1976?
(a) Directive Principles (b) Democratic and Republic
(c) We the people of India (d) Socialist, secular and integrity
Question No: 17
Which of the following institutions is not a part of the ‘Rural local self Government?
(a) Gram Panchayat (b) Gram Sabha
(c) Panchayat Samiti (d) Zila Parishad
Question No: 18
The idea of organization of panchayats as a duty of state is mentioned in which part of Indian
Constitution?
(a) Chapter I (b) Chapter II
(c) Chapter III (d) Chapter IV
Question No: 19
How many percentage has been provided in reservation for women in the entire nation including
Gujarat in local self-government organization?
(a) 43% (b) 23%
(c) 53% (d) 33%
Question No: 20
The phrase equality before law used in Article 14 of Indian Constitution has been borrowed from the
Constitution of
(a) Britain (b) USA
(c) France (d) Canada
Question No: 21
Which of the following are the correct matching of the countries and the borrowed features of the
Indian constitution from them?
1. UK − Bicameral Parliament
2. USSR − Independence of Judiciary and judicial review
3. Australia − Five year Plan
4. US − Language of the preamble
5. Japan − Law on which the preamble
6. Ireland − Law on which the Supreme Court function
(a) 1, 3 and 5 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 5 and 6 (d) 2, 3, 5 and 6
Question No: 22
Which of the following statements is not a characteristic of democratic elections?
(a) Everyone should have one vote and every (b) Elections must be held regularly after every
vote should have equal value few years
(c) The candidate preferred by the people (d) The contestant can canvas on the grounds of
should get elected caste
Question No: 23
‘Sons of the Soil’ doctrine is related to
(a) Regionalism (b) Casteism
(c) Communalism (d) None of the above
Question No: 24
Consider the following statements:
1. The writ of mandamus is available not only against judicial authorities but also against
administrative authorities.
2. The writ of prohibition is issued only against judicial or quasi-judicial authorities.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Question No: 25
Find the wrong statements
(a) There was unanimity of opinions on all (b) The makers of Constitutions represented all
provisions during constitutions assembly regions of the country
(c) Constitutions provides certain provisions (d) Supreme court of India has said basic
to amend articles in it features of constitution may also be amended
Question No: 26
The price at which the government purchase foodgrains for maintaining the public distribution
system and for building up buffer stocks are known as
(a) Minimum support prices (b) Procurement prices
(c) Issue prices (d) Coiling prices
Question No: 27
Consider the following statements:
(1) Fiat money is a term used for Gold coins
(2) Currency Deposit Ratio is the proportion of the total deposits commercial banks keep as
reserves.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Question No: 28
Green Revolution in India has been most successful in case of
(a) Wheat and Rice (b) Wheat and Potatoes
(c) Mustard and Oilseeds (d) Tea and Coffee
Question No: 29
Suitable measure to compare economic development of two countries is
(a) gross domestic product (b) gross national product
(c) individual income (d) per capita income
Question No: 30
The Founder and Chairman of ‘Jet Airways’ is
(a) Naresh Goyal (b) Dr. Pratap Reddy
(c) Kiran Mazhumdar Shaw (d) Azim Premji
Question No: 31
The head office of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) located in
(a) Lucknow (b) Hyderabad (c) New Delhi (d) Mumbai
Question No: 32
Net National Product (NNP) of a country is
(a) GDP minus depreciation allowances (b) GDP plus net income from abroad
(c) GNP minus net income from abroad (d) GNP minus depreciation allowances
Question No: 33
How much percentage of a bank’s deposits does the bank hold as cash?
(a) 15% (b) 20% (c) 10% (d) 12%
Question No: 34
In which of the following year India has adopted the ‘New Economic Policy’?
(a) 1990 (b) 1991 (c) 1992 (d) 1993
Question No: 35
On the basis of ownership, types of economy are
(a) Capitalistic, Socialistic, Developed- (b) Socialistic, Mixed, Developing -economy
economy
(c) Capitalistic, Socialistic, Mixed-economy (d) Mixed, Developed, Developing economy
Question No: 36
Which of the following is not a feature of India’s economic planning?
(a) Limited centralization (b) Democratic solution
(c) Planning of imperative nature (d) Planning if indicative nature
Question No: 37
The basis of determining dearness allowance (D.A.) to government employees in India is
(a) National income (b) Consumer price Index
(c) Standard of living (d) Per capita income
Question No: 38
In which five year plan in Indian Economy, the target for the crop function were not fixed for the
first time-
(a) Seventh five year plan (b) Eighth five year plan
(c) Ninth five year plan (d) Tenth five year plan
Question No: 39
RBI’s first census of India’s foreign Assets & Liability as on 30 June 1948 revealed total foreign
business investments of ? 302 cr , out of it what was the % of British investments in India?
(a) 51% (b) 60% (c) 72% (d) 91%
Question No: 40
Match the given companies with their locations and select the correct answer by using the codes
given below:
Company Location
A. BALCO 1. Hirakund
B. HINDALCO 2. Korba
C. Indian Aluminium 3. Koraput
Company
D. NALCO 4. Renukoot
Code:
A B C D
(a) 3 1 4 2 (b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 2 1 4 3
Question No: 41
In the period of Mahabharat, the name of Mahanadi was-
(a) Kaveri (b) Tapti
(c) Mahananda (d) None of the above
Question No: 42
Who said ‘In my state the mother is the most important citizen’?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Charles Darwin
(c) Herbert Spencer (d) Hitler
Question No: 43
Who are referred as Bretton Woods Twins?
(a) United Nations Organisation (UNO) and (b) International Monetary Fund (IMF) and
International Monetary Fund (IMF). United Nations Children Emergency
Fund (UNICEF).
(c) International Monetary Fund (IMF) and (d) International Bank for reconstruction and
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and United Nations
Development (IBRD). Organization(UNO).
Question No: 44
“There is enough for everybody’s need and not for anybody’s greed”` It was voiced out by:
(a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Jawaharlal (c) Medha Patkar (d) Indira Gandhi
Nehru
Question No: 45
In about the 1660’s the farmers in many parts of England began growing turnip and clover because
(a) The spread of railways made it easy to (b) These crops had the capacity to
transport the cops to the eastern coast for increase the nitrogen content of the
export soil
(c) The farmers earned huge profits by selling (d) None of the above.
these crops.
Question No: 46
Consider the following Points:
1. Mahatma Gandhi started Salt March with his 78 confidential volunteers
2. Mahatma Gandhi violated the Salt Law at Dandi on April 20th, 1930
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) Only 1 is true (b) Only 2 is true
(c) Both 1 and 2 are true (d) None of these
Question No: 47
Which one of the following is the correct pair?
(a) Mungopark - Scottish priest (b) David Livingstone – Discovered the basins of
the river Niger
(c) Samuel Baker - Discovered the basins (d) Bartholomew Dias – His sailing brought the
of the river Zambezi African continent to the notice of European
Nation
Question No: 48
Which of the following sites has yielded evidence of a double burial?
(a) Kuntasi (b) Dholavira
(c) Lothal (d) Kalibangan
Question No: 49
Which one of the following statements about ancient Indian Mahajanapadas is correct?
(a) All Mahajanapadas were oligarchies where (b) All Mahajanapadas were located in
power was exercised by a group of people Eastern India
(c) No army was maintained by the (d) Buddhist and Jaina texts list sixteen
Mahajanapadas Mahajanapadas
Question No: 50
Which one the following statements, is incorrect related to ‘Savitribai Phule’?
(a) Work done for (b) Her origin (c) She is (d) Her birthday is celebrated as
widow from considered ‘Women’s Liberation Day in
remarriage ‘Vidarbha’ first woman Maharashtra.
teacher.
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Question No: 51
As per the Economic Survey 2015-16, which one of the following has been constructed as the
Chakravyuha Challenge of the Indian economy?
(a) Movement of Indian Economy from (b) Movement of Indian Economy from
socialism to capitalism socialism with limited entry to marketism
with exit
(c) Movement of Indian Economy from (d) Movement of Indian Economy from mixed
socialism with limited entry to marketism economy to capitalism
without exit
Question No: 52
In India the Tropic of Cancer touches how many states?
(a) 6 states (b) 7 states
(c) 8 states (d) 9 states
Question No: 53
The Earth without rotational movement would result into
1. No sun-rise and sun set
2. No occurrence of day and night cycle
3. Only one season
Select the correct answer using the code given below
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Question No: 54
How much of the total surface area of the moon is never visible from the earth
(a) 41 per cent (b) 47 per cent
(c) 53 per cent (d) 59 per cent
Question No: 55
Identify the correct options of pairs given below.
Group A Group B
(A) Temperate Grasslands (I) Savanna
(B) Throny Shrubs (II) Amazon River Basin
(C) Tropical Grasslands (III) Caatinga
(D) Equatorial Forests (IV) Pampas
(a) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-IIII (b) A-II, B-IV, C-III, D-I
(c) A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV (d) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
Question No: 56
The first state in India which has mad roof top rainwater harvesting structure compulsory to all the
houses across the state :
(a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra
(c) Karnataka (d) Tamil Nadu
Question No: 57
Consider the following two statements, one labeled as the Assertion (A) and the other as Reason
(R). Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using the codes given
below:
Assertion (A) : Venus is the brightest object in the sky after sunset.
Reason (R) : Venus is the second planet from the Sun in our solar system.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct (b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false. (d) A is false, but R is true.
Question No: 58
From which continent do the Tropic of Cancer , Tropic of Capricorn and Equator pass?
(a) Australia (b) Asia
(c) Africa (d) Europe
Question No: 59
Madhya Pradesh is ________________________ largest state of India in term of area.
(a) Second (b) Third
(c) First (d) Fourth
Question No: 60
Which of the following schemes has been launched for the welfare of Adolescent Girls?
(a) Saksham (b) Swablamban
(c) Sabla (d) Shraddha
Question No: 61
Consider the following sentences with reference to the ‘Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta
Abhiyan (PMGDISHA)’ which was recently approved by the cabinet.
1. The aim of this Abhiyan is to make rural households digitally literate.
2. The implementation of the Scheme would be carried out under the overall supervision of Ministry
of Science and Technology.
3. The PMGDISHA is being initiated under Digital India Programme.
Which of the above sentence(s) is/are true?
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 (d) All of these
Question No: 62
The Indian Independence Bill received the Royal assent on
(a) 18th July, 1947 (b) 19th July, 1947
(c) 20th July, 1947 (d) 21th July, 1947
Question No: 63
Which one of the following statements about the Companies Act, 2013 is not correct?
(a) The Act regulates the corporate sector to (b) It provides for Corporate Social
make it accountable. Responsibility.
(c) It provides more opportunities for new (d) It enables wide application of Information
entrepreneurs. Technology.
Question No: 64
Telegraph plateau is a part of
(a) North Atlantic Ridge (b) South Atlantic Ridge
(c) Indian Ocean Ridge (d) South Pacific Ridge
Question No: 65
Consider the following statements:
Assertion (A) : Plants are called primary producers.
Reason (R) : Plants produce their food themselves through the process of photosynthesis.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false. (d) A is false but R is true.
Question No: 66
The driving force of an ecosystem is
(a) biomass (b) producers
(c) carbohydrate in producers (d) solar energy
Question No: 67
What percent of area in the plain should be under forest?
(a) 21% (b) 25%
(c) 17% (d) 33%
Question No: 68
What is the primary source of food for marine life?
(a) Phytoplankton (b) Zooplankton
(c) Sea weed (d) Grass
Question No: 69
Competition for light, nutrients and space is most severe between
(a) closely related organism growing in different (b) closely related organisms growing in the
niches same area/niche
(c) distantly related organisms growing in the (d) distantly related organisms growing in
same habitat different niches.
Question No: 70
Buddha Nullah has been the main source of pollution of which among the following rivers?
(a) Chambal (b) Sutlej
(c) Yamuna (d) Gandak
Question No: 71
The highest chemical pollution is caused by the industrial effluents of
(a) leather industry (b) paper industry
(c) rayon industry (d) textile industry
Question No: 72
Which of the following groups of gases contribute to the 'Green House Effect'?
(a) Ammonia and Ozone (b) Carbon mono-oxide and Sulphur di-oxide
(c) Carbon tetrafluoride and Nitrous oxide (d) Carbon dioxide and Methane
Question No: 73
Which one among the following is not an endangered bird of India?
(a) White-bellied Heron (b) Great Indian Bustard
(c) Forest Owlet (d) Mallard
Question No: 74
Consider the following statements :
1. Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes.
2. Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared
to the higher altitudes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Question No: 75
According to Indian Forest Status Report released February 2018, bow much area in of India is
covered by forests ?
(a) 23.00% (b) 23 - 40 %
(c) 24.00 % (d) 24 - 40 %
Question No: 76
In which of the following States is Suil river project located?
(a) Uttarakhand (b) Haryana
(c) Punjab (d) Himachal Pradesh
Question No: 77
4 bulbs rated 100 W each, operate for 6 hours per day. What is the cost of the energy consumed in
30 days at the rate Rs. 5/kWh ?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Question No: 78
Which of following set of elements is written in order of their increasing metallic character?
(a) Mg, Al, Si (b) C, O, N (c) Na, Li, K (d) Be, Mg, Ca
Question No: 79
The new strain of bacteria produced by biotechnology in alcohol industry is
(a) Escherichia coli (b) Saccharomyces cerevisiae
(c) Bacillus subtilis (d) Pseudomonas putida
Question No: 80
In human beings, if the egg is not fertilized, it lives for about
(a) one day (b) three day (c) five days (d) eight days
Question No: 81
The xylem in plants are responsible for
(a) transport of water (b) transport of food
(c) transport of amino acid (d) transport of oxygen
Question No: 82
Milk of Magnesia is used as a
(a) Laxative (b) Pain killer
(c) Sedative (d) Antibiotic
Question No: 83
Consider the following statements:
1. Diamond is hard and graphite is soft.
2. Diamond is soft and graphite is hard.
3. Diamond is a bad conductor but graphite is a good conductor of electricity.
4. Diamond is a good conductor but graphite is a bad conductor.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 (b) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 4
Question No: 84
Which one among the following metal is used for making beats because it does not corrode by sea
water?
(a) Tungsten (b) Nickel
(c) Antimony (d) Titanium
Question No: 85
Which was the first company to launch mobile phone services in India?
(a) Essar (b) BPL
(c) Hutchison (d) Airtel
Question No: 86
The service of the Internet that provides ‘audio’ and ‘video’ conversation, is called
(a) chat (b) e-mail
(c) video conferencing (d) video chat
Question No: 87
Consider the following statements:
1. Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) to reduce Short Lived Climate Pollutants is a unique
initiative of G20 group of counties.
2. The CCAC focuses on methane, black carbon and hydrofluorocarbons.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Question No: 88
Estimates Committee works as the continuous economy Committee. It examines the annual budget
estimates in detail, in order to suggest some remedial economic measures, administrative reforms
etc. Consider the following statements regarding Estimates Committee?
1. The Estimates Committee has 30 members.
2. All these members are from Rajya Sabha.
3. The term of office of the members of the Committee does not exceed five years.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) All the above
Question No: 89
A person of mass 50 kg runs up to staircase of 40 steps in 6 sec. if the height of each step is 15 cm,
then is power will be (g=10 m/s2)
(a) 300 W (b) (c) 600 W (d)
Question No: 90
In which year, for the first time, SAARC meet was organized in India?
(a) 1986 (b) 1995
(c) 2007 (d) None of the above
Question No: 91
Consider the following statements:
1. Ashok Chakra is the country’s highest peace time gallantry award equivalent to Param Vir
Chakra.
2. Kirti Chakra is awarded for conspicuous gallantry.
3. Shaurya Chakra is awarded for an act of gallantry.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3only (d) 1 , 2 and 3
Question No: 92
Beighton Cup is related to which of the following sport?
(a) Football (b) Hockey
(c) Badminton (d) Cricket
Question No: 93
The book ‘ Freedom at Midnight’ is written by
(a) Dominique Lapierre (b) Isabelle Mornique
(c) Bethoven Aspartus (d) Nicholas Sarkory
Question No: 94
The author of ‘Adhi Dharam’ is -
(a) Raghunath Murmu (b) Gurbachan Singh
(c) Ramdayal Munda (d) Nirmal Minz
Question No: 95
Air pressure is commonly measured by an instrument called
(a) Speedometer (b) Windvane
(c) Barometer (d) Anemometer
Question No: 96
The Tamil Nadu Coast receives Winter Rainfall due to
(a) Trade Winds (b) Loo
(c) Western Disturbances (d) KallBaisakhi
Question No: 97
Capital of Lakshadweep is
(a) Kavaratti (b) Daman
(c) Silvassa (d) Port Bilair
Question No: 98
In which state are wild goats and musk (Kasturi) deer found?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Gujarat
(c) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Assam
Question No: 99
0
When we consider 15 meridian on a world map or globe and count them in an Eastward direction
0
starting with Greenwich meridian (0 ), we find that the time of this meridian is
(a) same as Greenwich (b) 1 hour fast
(c) 1 hour slow (d) 12 hour fast
Question No: 100
The group of stars arranged in a definite pattern is called.
(a) Milky way (b) Constellation
(c) Andromeda (d) Solar System
 ODISHA VIDYA ACADEMY
OPSC OMAS GS MOCK-18
GENERAL STUDIES
Maximum Marks : 200 Time Duration : 2 Hour

Answer Key

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

b b a c b a a d

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

d c c a b c a d

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

b d d a c d a c

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32

d b d a a a d d

33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

a b c c b d c b

41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48

d d c a b a d c

49 50

d b
 SOLUTIONS

Question No: 1
A, B
Question No: 2
Saraswati
Question No: 3
Aryabhatta
Question No: 4
Dholavira
Question No: 5
1922 AD
Question No: 6
Uniformity in the Judicial system
Question No: 7
Religious tax
Question No: 8
Thirteenth year
Question No: 9
Sulvasutra
Question No: 10
Russia
Question No: 11
Article 13
Question No: 12
Article 131
Question No: 13
2 only
Question No: 14
Rousseau
Question No: 15
Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, V.P. Singh and Dr. Radhakrishnan
Question No: 16
Socialist, secular and integrity
Question No: 17
Gram Sabha
Question No: 18
Chapter IV
Question No: 19
33%
Question No: 20
Britain
Question No: 21
1, 5 and 6
Question No: 22
The contestant can canvas on the grounds of caste
Question No: 23
Regionalism
Question No: 24
Both 1 and 2
Question No: 25
Supreme court of India has said basic features of constitution may also be amended
Question No: 26
Procurement prices
Question No: 27
Neither 1 nor 2
Question No: 28
Wheat and Rice
Question No: 29
gross domestic product
Question No: 30
Naresh Goyal
Question No: 31
Mumbai
Question No: 32
GNP minus depreciation allowances
Question No: 33
15%
Question No: 34
1991
Question No: 35
Capitalistic, Socialistic, Mixed-economy
Question No: 36
Planning of imperative nature
Question No: 37
Consumer price Index
Question No: 38
Tenth five year plan
Question No: 39
72%
Question No: 40
A B C D
2 4 1 3
Question No: 41
None of the above
Question No: 42
Hitler
Question No: 43
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
(IBRD).
Question No: 44
Mahatma Gandhi
Question No: 45
These crops had the capacity to increase the nitrogen content of the soil
Question No: 46
Only 1 is true
Question No: 47
Bartholomew Dias – His sailing brought the African continent to the notice of European Nation
Question No: 48
Lothal
Question No: 49
Buddhist and Jaina texts list sixteen Mahajanapadas
Question No: 50
Her origin from ‘Vidarbha’
 ODISHA VIDYA ACADEMY
OPSC OMAS GS MOCK-18
GENERAL STUDIES
Maximum Marks : 200 Time Duration : 2 Hour

Answer Key

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58

c c b a d d b c

59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66

a c b a a a a d

67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74

d a b b a d d c

75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82

d d a d d a a a

83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

a d c c b a b a

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98

d b a c c a a c

99 100

b b
 SOLUTIONS

Question No: 51
Movement of Indian Economy from socialism with limited entry to marketism without exit
Question No: 52
8 states
Question No: 53
1 and 2 only
Question No: 54
41 per cent
Question No: 55
A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
Question No: 56
Tamil Nadu
Question No: 57
Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
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Africa
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Second
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Sabla
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1 and 3
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18th July, 1947
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The Act regulates the corporate sector to make it accountable.
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North Atlantic Ridge
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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
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solar energy
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33%
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Phytoplankton
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closely related organisms growing in the same area/niche
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leather industry
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Carbon dioxide and Methane
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Mallard
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Both 1 and 2
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24 - 40 %
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Himachal Pradesh
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Be, Mg, Ca
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Pseudomonas putida
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one day
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transport of water
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Laxative
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1 and 3
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Titanium
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Hutchison
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video conferencing
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2 only
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1 only
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1 , 2 and 3
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Hockey
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Dominique Lapierre
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Ramdayal Munda
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Barometer
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Trade Winds
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Kavaratti
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Jammu and Kashmir
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1 hour fast
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Constellation