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Q.3. Fire altars were found in which of SC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
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History t he following groups of Harappan cities? (a) It was used for grain storage.
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon) (b) It was used for farming.
Ancient History (a) Kalibangan and Lothal (c) It was used as the water tank of the
(b) Banawali and Chanhudaro city.
Prehistoric And Indus Valley (c) Mohenjo-Daro and Harappa (d) It was probably used for religious
(d) Mohenjo-Daro and Dholavira purpose.
.1. Select thecorrectalternativeofthe
Q Sol.3.(a) Kalibangan and Lothal. Sol.6.(c) "Great bath" is a public water
basis of the given statements on the indings of different Indus valley
F t anklocatedinMohenjoDaro(Pakistan).
drainage system of the Harappan civilization sites: Kalibangan - Lower It was a large rectangular tank in a
civilisation. fortified town, Boustrophedon style, courtyardsurroundedbyacorridoronall
Statement I: In most of the Harappan Wooden drainage, Copper Ox, Evidence four sides. There were two flights of
cities, the houses had open drainage of earthquake, Wooden plough, Camel’s stepsonthenorthandsouthleadinginto
systems outside. bone. Lothal - Port Town, Evidence of the tank, which wasmadewatertightby
StatementII:IntheHarappancivilisation, Rice,Graveyard,Ivoryscale,Copperdog. setting bricks on edge and using a
water and garbage used to drain out Mohenjo-Daro - Prepared Garments, mortarofgypsum.Therewereroomson
from the drains located outside the Temple-like Palace, Pashupati seal, three sides, in oneofwhichwasalarge
houses and go into the main Statue of adancinggirl,TheGreatBath, well.
underground drain. The Great Granary etc.
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning) Q.7. WhichofthefollowingIndusValley
(a) Only Statement I is true. .4.Selectthecorrectalternativeonthe
Q ites is now located in Pakistan ?
s
(b) Both Statement I and Statement II are basis of the given statements on the SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (1st Shift)
true. Great Bath of Harappan civilization. (a) Harappa (b) Lothal
(c) Only Statement II is true. StatementI:TheGreatBathwasfoundin (c) Alamgirpur (d) Kalibangan
(d) Neither Statement I nor Statement II Mohenjo-Daro site of Harappan
is true. civilisation. Sol.7.(a) Harappa. The Indus valley
Statement II: The Great Bath was lined ivilization (Bronze Age) is also called
c
Sol.1.(c) Only Statement II is true. with bricks, coated with plaster and the Harappan culture. Other Important
rainage System of Harappan cities:
D made water-tight with a layer of natural Sites:Harappa(riverRavi)-Excavatedby
Therewerecovereddrainsonbothsides tar. Daya Ram Sahini in 1921, Mohenjodaro
of the streets. Streets with drains were SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) (MoundofDead,riverIndus)- Excavated
laidoutfirstandthenhousesbuiltalong (a) Neither Statement I nor Statement II by R.D Banerjee in 1922; Sutkagendor
them. If domestic wastewater had to is true. (Dast river, Balochistan); Chanhudaro
flow into the street drains, every house (b) Both Statement I and Statement II are (Pakistan, Indus river); Kalibangan
neededtohaveatleastonewallalonga true. (Rajasthan, Ghaggar river); Lothal
street. (c) Only Statement I is true. (Gujarat, Bhogva river); Alamgirpur
(d) Only Statement II is true. (Meerut, Hindon river).
.2.Selectthecorrectalternativeonthe
Q
basis of the given statements on the ol.4.(b) Mohenjo Daro is an
S .8. Iron age is so named because
Q
cities of Harappan civilisation. archaeologicalsiteintheSindhprovince during this time iron mostly replaced
StatementI:MostoftheHarappancities of Pakistan. The meaning of Mohenjo _______ in implements and weapons,
weredividedintotwoparts:HigherTown Daro is The mound of the dead. It was beginning in the Middle East and
and Lower Town. discovered in 1922 by RD Banerjee. It South-eastern Europe.
Statement II: The archaeologists was developed around 3000 BCE and it SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (2nd shift)
describe the lower part of thetownsas was thelargestcityoftheancientIndus (a) wood (b) brass (c) bronze (d) stone
Citadel. Valley Civilization.
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon) ol.8.(c)Bronze.TheIronAgeisthefinal
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(a) Both Statement I and Statement II are Q.5. Mohenjodaro site of Harappan period of the three-age division of the
t rue. ivilization is situated on the bank of
c prehistoryofhumanity.Itwasintroduced
(b) Only Statement II is true. which river ? after the Stone Age (Paleolithic,
(c) Only Statement I is true SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon) Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze
(d) Neither Statement I nor Statement II (a) Ghaghara river (b) Beas river Age.
is true. (c) Jhelum river (d) Indus river Q.9. In 1948, Ernest Mackay mentioned
Sol.2.(c) Only Statement I is true. The ol.5.(d) Indus river. List of Harappan
S t hat in the Harappan city of Lothal, the
arappan civilization was one of the
H civilisation and its location on River: drains for the drainage system were
oldest civilizations in the world. It Harappa (Ravi river), Lothal (Bhogava made of______________ bricks.
flourishedintheIndusRiverValleyregion river), Kalibangan (Ghaggar River), Amri Matric Level 28/06/2023 (Shift - 4)
from around 2500 - 1500 BC.Harappan (Indus river), Chanhudaro (Indus river), (a) red (b) burnt (c) mud (d) sandstone
civilization: Excavated by - Daya Ram Suktagendor (Dast river). ol.9.(b) Burnt.Lothal is located near the
S
Sahniin1921.Location-Situatedonthe Gulf of Cambay/ Gulf of Khambhat in
bank of river Ravi in Punjab (Pakistan). .6.Which of the following statements is
Q
true about the Great Bath of the Indus Gujarat, on the bank of river Bhogavo,
Important Findings - Granaries, Bullock tributary of Sabarmati.
carts, Coffin burial, Mother goddess. Valley Civilisation ?
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.10.Potterywasfirsttraceabletowhich
Q tone), Capstone (Single megaliths
s Q.17. Which of the following Harappan
period of ancient Indian history? placed horizontally over burial t own was located on Khadir Beyt inthe
Matric Level 28/06/2023 (Shift - 4) chambers),Dolmen(Alargecapstoneon RunnofKutchandwasdividedintothree
(a) Chalcolithic (b) Palaeolithic two or more support stones creating a parts?
(c) Neolithic (d) Mesolithic chamber). Megalith Sites - Nilaskal SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift)
(Karnataka), Hanamsagar (Karnataka), (a) Sotka - koh (b) Chanhudaro
ol.10.(c) Neolithic. Pottery has been
S Junapani (Maharashtra), Hire Benakal (c) Surkotada (d) Dholavira
discovered in the early villages of (Karnataka), etc.
Mehrgarh. ThePalaeolithic(thefirstand ol.17.(d)Dholavira.Discoveredin1968
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longest part of the Stone Age) was a .14. Which of the following ancient
Q by archaeologist Jagat Pati Joshi. Fifth
periodofprehistorywhenhumansmade sites is NOT situated in India? largest metropolis of Indus Valley
stone tools. Mesolithic (microliths) was SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Morning) Civilization,40thIndiansiteonUNESCO’s
the period between the Paleolithic and (a) Hunsgi (b) Hallur World Heritage list. Surkotada:
Neolithic periods of the Stone Age. (c) Inamgaon (d) Mehrgarh Discovered in 1964-68 b y Jagat Pati
Joshi, located in northeast Bhuj in
Q.11. The prehistoric period intheearly Sol.14.(d) Mehrgarh - It is a Neolithic Gujarat.Chanhudaro:Discoveredin1931
evelopment of human beings is
d rcheological Site, located on theBolan
A by N. G. Majumdar, located in Sindh,
commonly known as the _________. river (bolan pass) in Balochistan Pakistan. Sotka koh - Discovered by
SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Afternoon) (Pakistan), Discovered by - French George F. Dales, located on the Makran
(a) Old stone age (b) Mesolithic age Archaeologist Jean Francois Jarrige coast,nearthecityofPasni,Balochistan
(c) Iron age (d) New stone age (1974). Findings: The earliest known (Pakistan).
center of agriculture in SouthAsia;First
ol.11.(a)Oldstoneage. Oldstoneage
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Q
also known as the Paleolithic Period. ShellTradeandShellWorking.Hunsgi-It Palaeolithic period, is located in which
Tools-handaxes,choppersandcleavers. is a Paleolithic Site, Located in Yadgir state of India?
The earliestlowerPalaeolithicsite-Bori (Karnataka). Hallur - It belongs to the SSC CGL Tier II 02/03/2023
(Maharashtra). Mesolithic age - Sites - earliest Iron Age Site (Neolithic), (a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh
Gujarat (Langhnaj), Rajasthan (Bhilwara, Location - Bank of River Tungabhadra (c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh
Bagor), Uttar Pradesh (Damdama, (Karnataka). Inamgaon - It is a post
Chopani Mando), Madhya Pradesh -Harappan agrarian village and Sol.18.(d) Madhya Pradesh. Bhimbetka
(Pachmarhi, Bhimbetka), Karnataka archaeological site located in ockPaintings(UNESCOWorldHeritage
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(Sanganakallu). New stone age also Maharashtra (situated on Ghod river). Site, 2003) is located in the Vindhya
knownasNeolithicage.Tools-Weapons ranges of Madhya Pradesh. It was
made of bones - needles, arrowheads, Q.15. Mohenjodaro belongs to whichof discovered by V. S. Wakankar in 1957.
etc.Sites-Burzahom(Kashmir),Chirand t he following civilizations. ThepaintingsatBhimbetkabelongtothe
(Bihar), Mehrgarh (Balochistan). SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Evening) Upper Paleolithic, Mesolithic,
(a) Maya civilization Chalcolithic, early historic, andmedieval
.12. The ancient city of Dholavira, is
Q (b) Indus Valley civilization periods. The complex is surrounded by
located in which state? (c) Mesopotamian civilization the Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary.
SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Evening) (d) Egyptian civilization
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Rajasthan Q.19. In which of the following Indian
(c) Karnataka (d) Gujarat ol.15.(b) Indus Valley civilization.
S tates, Harappan cities have NOT been
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Mohenjo-Daro(MoundoftheDeadMen) found?
Sol.12.(d) Gujarat. Dholavira : It was - Excavated by R. D Banerjee in 1922. SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift)
iscoveredin1968byJ.P.JoshiinRann
d Evidence - Great bath, Granary, Unicorn (a) Uttarakhand (b) Gujarat
of Kachchh in Gujarat. It is situated on Seals (Most numbers of it in here), (c) Rajasthan (d) Haryana
the banks of river Luni.Ithasafortified Bronze dancing girl statue, Pashupati
citadel, and a lower town with walls Seals, Steatite statue of beard man. Sol.19.(a)Uttarakhand.Harappansites-
made of sandstone or limestone. The Important Sites in India : Rajasthan ujarat (Lothal, Dholavira, Babar Kot,
G
first astronomical observatory of the (Kalibangan), Gujarat (Lothal, Dholavira, Bhagatrav, Desalpur, Gola Dhoro, Kaj,
Harappan Civilization is located in Rangpur,Surkotada),Haryana(Banawali), Kanjetar, Khirasara, Kotada Bhadli,
Dholavira. Punjab (Ropar). In Pakistan - Harappa Kuntasi, Loteshwar, etc), Rajasthan
(onriverRavi),Mohenjodaro(onthebank (Baror, Kalibangan, and Karanpura),
Q.13. In India, the practice of erecting Haryana (Balu, Rakhigarhi, Banawali,
egaliths began about __________ ago.
m of the Indus River in Sindh), and
Chanhudaro (in Sindh). Bhirrana, Farmana, Hisar mound, Jogna
SSC MTS 15/05/2023 (Evening) Khera, Kunal, Mitathal, Tigrana, etc).
(a) 3000 years (b) 2000 years .16. Cotton was probably grown at
Q
(c) 500 years (d) 1000 years Mehrgarh from about ________. Q.20. During which of the following
SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Evening) eriod Ostriches were found in India?
p
ol.13.(a) 3000 years. A megalith is a
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large stone that has been used to (a) 7000 years ago (b) 8000 years ago
(c) 6000 years ago (d) 5000 years ago (a) Mesolithic (b) Chalcolithic
construct a pre - historic structure or (c) Neolithic (d) Palaeolithic
monument. Type-ClairnCirclestypeof Sol.16.(a) 7000 years ago. It is t he
Megalith (grave/memorial) were the ldest agricultural settlement in the
o ol.20.(d) Palaeolithic age. Large
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stone pieces set in a circular shape Indian subcontinent. quantities of ostrich eggshellsfoundat
around the grave. Menhir (standing Patne, Maharashtra.
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Q.21. In which of the following sites of ranaries,Coffinburials(Onlyfoundedin
G lower town. Rakhigarhi (Haryana) isthe
jadeite stone was found? Harappa), Terracotta figurines. largest Harappan site in India.
SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (3rd Shift) Chanhudaro(onlycitywithoutacitadel)-
(a) Mahagara (b) Mehrgarh Bangle factory, Inkpot. Q.30. What was the shape of the Great
(c) Hallur (d) Daojali Hading ath of Mohenjo Daro?
B
Q.26. Which of the following types of SSC MTS 15/07/2022 (Evening)
ol.21.(d) Daojali Hading - A neolithic
S ouse remains were found in Mehrgarh
h (a) Rectangular (b) Square
site in Dima Hasao District of Assam. site of Harappan civilization? (c) Elliptical (d) Circular
Situated near Brahmaputra valley close SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (1st Shift)
to routes leading into China and (a) Triangular or circular Sol.30.(a) Rectangular. Findings of
Myanmar.Artifactsfound-Jadeitestone (b) Rectangular or circular ohenjo-Daro: Prepared Garments,
M
(must have been transported from (c) Square or rectangular Temple-like Palace, Pashupati seal,
China).4typesofceramic-cord-marked, (d) Circular or square Statue of a dancing girl, Ivory weight
incised, stamped, and plain fine red ware. balance, The Great Bath, The Great
Sol.26.(c) Square or rectangle. Major Granary, and Priest-king statue.
.22. In which among the following
Q ndings at Mehrgarh are evidence of
fi
periodsCatalHuyukwasoneofthemost animalbonesandtheremainsofhouses. .31.Most Harappan seals made of ____.
Q
famous sites? Mehrgarh was discovered in 1974 by SSC MTS 21/07/2022 (Evening)
SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (2nd Shift) Jean-FrancoisJarrige.Itisthefirstplace (a) Bricks (b) Granite (c) Steatite (d) Brass
(a) Neolithic (b) Mesolithic wherepeoplestartedgrowingbarleyand Sol.31.(c)Steatite(akindofsoftstone).
(c) Palaeolithic (d) Chalcolithic wheat, reared the sheep and goat as it Some seals were also made of
was one of the oldest villages. terracotta, gold, agate, chert, ivory, and
Sol.22.(a) Neolithic. Catal Huyuk site
locatednearthemoderncityofKonyain Q.27. The word India came from the faience. Two important seals were the
south central Turkey. Features - Indus, called ______ in Sanskrit. Pashupati seal and the Unicorn seal.
substantial size and great longevity of SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (1st Shift) Q.32. A celt is ______fromtheNeolithic
the settlement, distinctive layout of (a) Bhanuh (b) Adya (c) Sarvatr (d) Sindhu eriod.
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back-to-back houses with roof access. SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Morning)
Neolithic sites in India - Marakdola, Sol.27.(d) Sindhu (the local name of
Indus). Other names of India: Bharat, (a) a tomb (b) a house (c) a tool (d) an urn
Daojali Hading and Sarutaru in Assam.
Aryavarta, Hindustan, Tenjiku, and ol.32.(c) a tool. The term Neolithic
S
.23.Accordingtothearchaeologists,in
Q Jambudweep. Period refers to the last stage of the
Harappancitiestheparttothewestwas Stone Age. Three different periods:
smaller and higher, was known as Q.28. The duration of the Mesolithic
eriod isfromabout______yearsagoto
p Palaeolithic (Old Stone Age), Mesolithic
___________. (Middle Stone Age), and Neolithic (New
SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (1st Shift) ____ years ago.
SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (4th Shift) Stone Age). The Neolithic period is
(a) citadel (b) Olympus significantforitsmegalithicarchitecture,
(c) lower town (d) colosseum (a) 14000, 10000 (b) 17000, 12000
(c) 12000, 10000 (d) 10000, 7000 the spread of agricultural practices,and
Sol.23.(a) Citadel. Chanudaro was the the use of polished stone tools.
nly Harappan city without a Citadel.
o ol.28.(c)12000,10000.TheMesolithic
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Period(MiddleStoneAge)istheearliest Q.33. ‘Microliths’ were ______ used by
Important Excavations : Harappa (by arly humans.
e
Daya Ram Sahni in 1921), Chanhudaro Holocene culture. Feature: Microliths,
technological innovations (bow and SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Morning)
(by NG Majumdar in 1931) a nd (a) coins (b) stone tools
Surkotada (by JP Joshi in 1964). arrowforhunting,querns,grinders,etc.),
Excavated sites (Tilwara, Bagor, Tarsang, (c) clothes (d) earthen pots
.24.Whichofthefollowingmetalswas
Q Morkhana, Lekhahia, Birbhanpur, etc.). Sol.33.(b) Stone tools. The microliths
used to make weapons and tools in Paleolithic age (old stone age): Period- ere used in spear points and
w
Harappan cities? (500,000 – 10,000 BCE), Neolithic age arrowheads. These tools were used to
SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (4th Shift) (new stone age): Period - (7000 - 1000 cut, pound, crush, and access n ew
(a) Silver (b) Gold (c) Copper (d) Iron BCE). foods—including meat from large
Sol.24.(c) Copper was the first metal .29.WhichofthefollowingwereNOTa
Q animals.
sed in Indus Valley (Bronze Age
u part of a citadel in Harappan Q.34. Which of the following is a
civilization) to make tools, utensils, and architecture? alaeolithic site of archaeological
P
other objects. Other metals used were SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Afternoon) importance in India?
lead, gold, bronze and silver. (a) Storehouses for grains SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Afternoon)
(b) Great Bath for important people (a) Chirand (b) Burzahom
Q.25. The Harappan brought Gold from
(c) Fire altars for religious ceremonies (c) Hunasagi (d) Mehrgarh
resent-day _______ in India.
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(d) Residential buildings for masses
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ol.34.(c)Hunasagiisapalaeolithicsite
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(a) Telangana (b) Tamil Nadu ol.29.(d) A citadel is the core fortified
S of archaeological importance in India.
(c) Karnataka (d) Kerala area of a town. Harappan Civilization Some Old Stone Age stone-cutting
Sol.25.(c) Karnataka. Gold ornaments (Indus Valley Civilization or Bronze Age equipment has been found and kept in
re found at both Mohenjo-daro and
a civilization), lasted from 2600 –1900 the Hunasagi Gram Panchayat office.
Harappa. Harappa - Bullock cart, BCE was divided into the citadel and
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Q.35. Which of the following Harappan .39. Which of the following Vedas is
Q Kulapa (Head of the family), Visu (The
ites is located in Afghanistan?
s foundintworecensions,blackandwhite, roup of villages commanded by
g
SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Evening) and is full of rituals to be performed ‘Vishayapati’), Gana (Assembly).
(a) Shortughai (b) Balakot publicly or individually?
(c) Nageswar (d) Kalibangan SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon) .43. In which of the following Vedas
Q
(a) Rigveda (b) Atharvaveda wasDasarajnawar(thewaroftenkings)
ol.35.(a) Shortughai. Shortugai was a
S (c) Yajurveda (d) Samaveda mentioned?
trading post of Harappan times and it SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (4th shift)
seems to be connected with lapislazuli Sol.39.(c) Yajurveda: Notable (a) Yajurveda (b) Samaveda
mineslocatedinthesurroundingarea.It panishads
U of Yajurveda - (c) Rigveda (d) Atharvaveda
also might have connections with Tin Brihadaranyaka, Isha, Taittriya, Katha,
trade (found in Afghanistan) and camel and Maithri. The Rigveda - It also Sol.43.(c) Rigveda (Book of Mantras) -
trade, along with other Afghan valuables. includes the famousGayatrimantraand he oldest of all Vedas (around 1500
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the Purusha Sukta. AtharvaVeda(‘Book BC); Has 10552 mantras, 1028 hymns
Q.36. Which of the following sites of of magic spells’) - Has 730 hymns and 10 mandalas (Mandalas 1 and 10
Indusvalleycivilizationisnotonthebank (Suktas), and 20 books (Khandas). are the youngest and the longest books).
of river Indus?
SSC CHSL 20/10/2020 (Morning) .40. Which of the following Gods
Q .44. Which of the following varnas
Q
(a) Chanhudaro (b) Mohenjodaro acquires a new epithet ‘Lord of the primarily used to do cultivation, animal
(c) Ropar (d) Kot-Diji Plough’ in the later Vedic period? husbandry and trade during the later
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) Vedic period?
ol.36.(c)Roparissituatedonthebanks
S (a) Varuna (b) Brahma SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (2nd shift)
of the Sutlej River. Features - It was (c) Vishnu (d) Indra (a) Kshatriya (b) Brahmana
identified by excavations such as the (c) Shudra (d) Vaishya
steatite seal andmarksoncharredclay. Sol.40.(d) Indra is the Vedic god of
Copperimplements,aswellasterracotta t hunder,lightning,rain,andwar.RigVeda ol.44.(d)Vaishya.VedicAge(1500-600
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beads and bangles, were discovered. contains about 250 hymns in praise of BC): Vedas (Rig, Yajur, Sama and
Indra, and was also consideredaschief Atharva) were composed in this period.
god in it.VarunaistheVedicgodofthe Four Varnas : Brahmans (priests and
Vedic Age teachers of law), Kshatriyas (warriors,
ocean, cosmic order, and law.
kings, administrators), Vaishyas
Q.37. Asikni, which was a part of
.41. TheVedicAryanslivedinthearea
Q (merchant-traders), Shudras (artisans
apta-Sindhu, is the name of which of
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called Sapt-Sindhu, which means area and laborers).
the following rivers in present times ?
drainedbysevenrivers.Oneoftherivers
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon) .45. Themain(chief)socialunitofthe
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among the seven is Jhelum. What was
(a) Jhelum (b) Beas Aryans was______ .
its ancient name?
(c) Chenab (d) Ravi SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift)
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(a) Askini (b) Parushni (a) Rajan (b) Parishad (c) Gana (d) Jana
ol.37.(c) Chenab. Ancient names of
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Indian Rivers - Vitastata (Jhelum), (c) Vipash (d) Vitasta ol.45.(d)Jana(Tribes).Gana-Tribalor
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Purushni (Ravi), Shatudri (Satluj), clan based assemblies, Parishad - A
Sol.41.(d) Vitasta. Sapta Sindhu rivers
Vipasha (Beas), Sadanira (Gandak), small body similar to Samitis/sabhas
ndtheirancient/alternatenames-Indus
a
Drishdvati (Ghaghara). consistingexclusivelyofBrahmins,Rajan
(Sindhu, Singi Khamban), Jhelum
(Hydaspes), Chenab (Asikini, - A kind of Chief or King. Other terms
Q.38. Which of the following Vedas
Chandrabhaga), Ravi(Parushni,Airavati), usedbyAryans:Ayas–Termsusedfor
epictsthelifeoftheearlyVedicpeople
d
Beas(Vipasha,Hyphasis),Sutlej(Sutudri, metals (copper/bronze), Kula – Family,
of India and has a collection of 1028
Zarodros)andtheSaraswatiriver.Punjab Kulapas – Headofafamily,Gramanis–
hymns divided into 10 mandalas?
wasknownas'SaptaSindhu'intheVedic Head of thevillage(Grama),Sangrihitri-
S SC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening)
literature. Treasurer.
(a) Samaveda (b) Atharvaveda
(c) Yajurveda (d) Rigveda .46.WhichofthefourVedascontainsa
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.42.AwealthypersonintheearlyVedic
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period was known as___________ collectionofmagicspellsandcharmsto
ol.38.(d) Rigveda. There are 1028
S
SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (3rd shift) fend off evil spirits and diseases?
mantrasintheRigvedawhichincludethe
(a) Duhitri (b) Gaveshna (c) Gomat (d) Ravi SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (2nd shift)
unpromisingValakhiliahymns.Theywere
(a) Rig Veda (b) Sama Veda
composed in an archaic language
ol.42.(c) Gomat. Early Vedic Period
S (c) Yajur Veda (d) Atharva Veda
(evolvedintoclassicalSanskrit).TheRig
(1500 - 1000 BC), also known as Rig
VedaistheearliestofthefourVedasand Sol.46.(d)AtharvaVeda(‘Bookofmagic
Vedic Period. Later VedicPeriod(1000-
one of the most important texts of the pells’) - Has 730 hymns/suktas, 5987
s
600 BC). Other Terminologies during
Hindu tradition.Itisalargecollectionof mantras,and20books(Khandas).Sama
Vedic Period: Rajan (Chief) was called
hymns in praise of the gods, which are Veda (‘Book of Chant’) - The earliest
Janasya Gopati or Gopa (Protector of
chanted in various rituals.OtherVedas:- referenceforsinging;1875verses.Yajur
Cows), Gavisthis or Gavenshana (Battle
Samaveda (The earliest reference for Veda (‘BookofRituals’)-Hastwotypes,
for Cows), Purohit (Chief priest and
singing), Yajurveda (It is also called the Krishna (orblack)andShukla(orwhite).
Minister), Senani (Leader of the Army),
bookofprayers),Atharvaveda(Thebook These four Vedas are also'Samhitas'(a
Samiti(GeneralAssemblyofpeople)and
of magic and charms). collection).
Sabha (Council of elders),Kula(Family),
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hilosophy was founded by ________ in
p t o follow the ashramas chosen by their
ancient India. husbands. .56. The iron implement site of
Q
Graduate Level 28/06/2023 (Shift - 3) Hastinapur was found in which present
(a) Vyasa (b) Kapila .51. Sanskrit is a part of a family of
Q day state of India?
(c) Patanjali (d) Jaimini languages known as ___________ . SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Evening)
SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Afternoon) (a) Bihar (b) Uttar Pradesh
Sol.47.(d) Jaimini. Purva Mimansa (a) Indo-European (b) Indo-Asian (c) Haryana (d) Madhya Pradesh
( ‘Prior Study’) also known as Dharma (c) Indo-Tibetan (d) Indo-Dravidian
Mimamsa and Karma Mimamsa (‘Study ol.56.(b) UttarPradesh.Excavationsat
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of Actions’). The six principal Hindu ol.51.(a) Indo-European - It includes
S Hastinapur were carried out in theearly
darshans are Samkhya, Yoga, Nyaya, Sanskrit, Assamese, Gujarati, Hindi, 1950sbyB.B.Lal,DirectorGeneralofthe
Vaisheshika, Mimamsa, and Vedanta. Kashmiri, and Sindhi. Archaeological Survey of India.
Badarayana - AuthorofBrahmaSutraor Hastinapurisfamousformanyhistorical
.52. How many Vedas are there in
Q temples like Karna temple, Pandeshwar
Vedanta Sutra. Patanjali - Philosophyof Indian literature of classical Hinduism?
Yoga sutra. Kapila - Philosophy of temple, Kailash Parvat. It was also
SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) known as the capital city of Pandavas
Sankhya. Vyasa - Author of the (a) Three (b) Four (c) One (d) Two
Mahabharata, Vedas and Puranas. and Kauravas at the time of
ol.52.(b)Four.TypesofVedas:Rigveda,
S Mahabharata.
.48.Whichofthefollowingistheoldest
Q Samaveda, Y ajurveda, and Atharvaveda.
text of ancient India? .57. As per theRigvedicorEarlyVedic
Q
Each Veda has four subdivisions - The Period (1500-1000 BC), who among the
Higher Secondary 30/06/2023 (Shift - 2) Samhitas (mantras and benedictions),
(a) Mahabhashya (b) Arthashastra following was a River Goddess?
the Aranyakas (text on rituals, SSC MTS 25/07/2022 (Afternoon)
(c) Rig Veda (d) Manu Smriti ceremonies, sacrifices and symbolic (a) Agni (b) Sindhu (c) Arika (d) Usha
Sol.48.(c) Rig Veda. Indra is the chief -sacrifices), the Brahmanas
eity. Gayatri mantra (dedicated to
d (commentaries on rituals, ceremonies ol.57.(b) Sindhu. The seven rivers
S
Savitri) taken from Rig-Veda. and sacrifices), and the Upanishads mentioned in the Rig-Veda - Sindhu
Mahabhashya - Patanjali. Arthashastra - (texts discussing meditation,philosophy (Indus), Vitasta (Vehit/Jhelum), Asikni
Chanakya. In 2007, 30 Rig Veda and spiritual knowledge). (Chenab), Prusni/Eravati (Ravi) Vipasha
manuscripts dating from 1800 to 1500 (Beas), Sutudri (Sutlej) and Sarasvati
Q.53. How many Vedangas are there in (which dried up). Agni (fire-god of
BC were included in the UNESCO's t otal ?
Memory of the World Register. Hinduism), Usha (Goddess of Dawn),
SSC CHSL 20/10/2020 (Afternoon) Arika(God of Beauty).
Q.49. Indiawasnamed'Bharat'afterthe (a) Ten (b) Six (c) Five (d) Two
ameoftheBharatclan.Inwhichofthe
n .58. In theRigVedathereisahymnin
Q
ol.53.(b) Six Vedangas are - Shiksha
S the form of a dialogue between Sage
following Vedas is this clan first (Phonetics), Kalpa (Ritual Canon),
mentioned ? Vishvamitra and two rivers that were
Vyakaran (Grammar), Nirukta worshipped as goddesses. Which are
Matric Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 1) (Explanation), Chhanda (Vedic meter)
(a) Atharvaveda (b) Yajurveda these rivers?
and Jyotisha (Astrology). SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Morning)
(c) Samaveda (d) Rigveda
.54. How many Mandalas are there in
Q (a) Alakananda and Bhagirathi
ol.49.(d) Rigveda. There are 1028
S the Rigveda? (b) Ravi and Chenab
Suktas in 10 Mandals (Chapters). Higher Secondary 02/08/2022 (Shift -2) (c) Ganga and Yamuna
Mandalas-1stand10thmandalsarethe (a) Six (b) Four (c) Eight (d) Ten (d) Beas and Sutlej
newest mandals. Chaturvarna (Brahmin,
Kshatriya,Vaishya,Shudra)ismentioned ol.54.Tenmandals(books).RigVedais
S Sol.58.(d)BeasandSutlejaretworivers
forthefirsttimeinPurushaSuktaof10th the oldest of the four Vedas. It is a t hat were worshipped as goddesses in
Mandal. collection of 10,600 verses and 1,028 the Rig Veda. Devprayag is the place
hymns.TheFamousGayatrimantraisin where the rivers Alaknanda and
.50. Four ashrams wererecognisedby
Q Rig Veda Mandala 3. Each mandala Bhagirathi confluence. The most
BrahminsaroundthetimewhenJainism consists of Suktas which are basically prominent river in the Rig Veda is
and Buddhism were becoming popular. eulogies. Saraswati.
Which of the following was NOT a
recognised ashrama? .55. The language of the Aryan texts
Q Q.59.Whichofthefollowingstatements
SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Evening) was: boutthe‘Gotra’practiceinancientIndia
a
(a) Parmarth (b) Vanaprastha Higher Secondary 03/08/2022 (Shift -4) is true?
(c) Brahmacharya (d) Grihastha (a) Ardh-Magadha Prakrit (b) Prakrit SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Morning)
(c) Persian (d) Sanskrit (a) Men and women were expected to
Sol.50.(a) Parmarth.Ashram (A stage of marry within the same gotra.
life): There werefour stagesin which the Sol.55.(d) Sanskrit was the first (b) People belonging to the same gotra
lives of people were divided - languagespokeninIndia.Ardhamagadhi were regarded as descendants of the
Brahmacharya, Grihastha, Vanaprastha, Prakrit was a Middle Indo-Aryan person after whom the gotra was
and Sanyasa. Men (Brahmin, Kshatriya language.Prakritisagroupofvernacular named.
and Vaishya) were allowedtofollowthe Middle Indo-Aryan languages spoken in (c) Women retained their father’s gotra
stages of the Ashram.Womenwerenot India between the third and seventh after marriage.
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(d) Each gotra was named after a determines vedic approach of a person (Kannanur).
famous king. nditsrelationshipwiththesociety.The
a
four goals determining a person’s .68.Whowasthelasttirthankaraofthe
Q
ol.59.(b)Gotraoriginallyreferredtothe
S approachare-Kama,Artha,Dharmaand Jainas?
sevenlineagesegmentsoftheBrahmans Moksha. SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Afternoon)
(priests), whotracetheirderivationfrom (a) Vardhamana Mahavira
seven ancient seers: Atri, Bharadvaja, Q.64. According to 'The Ramayana', (b) Chandraprabha
Bhrigu, Gotama, Kashyapa, Vasishtha, atnakar was the other name of ______.
R (c) Rishabhanatha
and Vishvamitra. SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Evening) (d) Padmaprabha
(a) Vishvamitra (b) Gautam
.60.Whichofthefollowingvarnaswas
Q (c) Durbasa (d) Valmiki ol.68.(a) Vardhamana Mahavira: He
S
responsible for protecting people and lived in the 6th century BCE and is
administering justice in ancient Indiaas ol.64.(d) Valmiki was born as Agni
S considered to bethefounderofmodern
perruleslaiddownbytheDharmasutras Sharma to a Brahmin named Pracheta Jainism. He belonged to the Jnatrika
and Dharmashastras? (also known as Sumali) ofBhrigugotra. Clan and was connected to the royal
SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Afternoon) According t o legend he once met the familyofMagadha.Hedeliveredhisfirst
(a) Vaishya (b) Shudra great Sage Narada and hadadiscourse sermon at Vipulachla hill, Rajgriha.
(c) Kshatriya (d) Brahmana with him on his duties. Chandraprabha was the 8th tirthankara.
Padmaprabha was the 6th tirthankara.
Sol.60.(c) Kshatriyas (warriors, kings, Q.65. The main collections of Vedic Parsva Natha was the 23th tirthankara.
dministrators),
a Brahmins (priests, ymns are called ______.
h
teachers, intellectuals), Vaishyas SSC CGL 18/08/2021 (Morning) .69. At the age of _____ Mahavira left
Q
(agriculturalists, traders, farmers) and (a) Sutra (b) Pad (c) Samhita (d) Mukh home and went to live in a forest.
Shudras (workers, labourers, artisans). SSC MTS 21/07/2022 (Morning)
Dharmasutras-Itcontainsguidelinesfor Sol.65.(c)Samhita.TheRigvedaSamhita (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 30
individual and social behaviour, ethical istheoldestknownVedicSanskrittext.It
norms, as well as personal, civil and is a collection of 1,028 Vedic Sanskrit ol.69.(d) 30 . Vardhaman Mahavira
S
criminal law. hymns and 10,600 verses in all, (540 -468B.C.)wasconsideredthelast
organised into ten books (Sanskrit: Tirthankara of Jainism. He attained
.61.WhichofthefollowingVedasdealt
Q mandalas). The hymns are dedicatedto highest spiritual knowledge at
with music? Rigvedic deities. Jimbhikagrama village under a sal tree
SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Afternoon) aged42,calledasKaivalya.Hepreached
(a) Sama Veda (b) Rig Veda Q.66. ‘Purusha Sukta’ is a hymn from his teachings for 30 years and died at
(c) Yajur Veda (d) Atharva Veda hich Veda?
w Pava (near Rajagriha)aged 72.
SSC CHSL 05/08/2021 (Afternoon)
Sol.61.(a)SamaVeda(‘BookOfChant’)- (a) Atharvaveda (b) Yajurveda .70. Where did Lord Mahavira attain
Q
edic verses are provided with musical
V (c) Rigveda (d) Samaveda salvation?
notation and are intended as an aid to SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Afternoon)
the performanceofsacredsongs.Other ol.66.(c) Rigveda.Themostcommonly
S (a) Sonagiri (b) Pawapuri
Vedas - The Rig Veda (‘Book Of used portion of the Sukta contains 24 (c) Shravanabelagola (d) Mount Abu
Mantras’), The Yajur Veda (‘Book Of mantras or stanzas. Purusha Suktam is
Ritual’), The Atharva Veda (‘Book Of dedicated to Lord Vishnu, who is ol.70.(b) Pawapuri. Pawapuri or Pawa
S
Spell’). described as the great Purusha in the is located in the Nalanda district in the
hymn. Purusha Suktam is one of the Bihar state. It is also called Apapapuri,
Q.62. According to the Puranas, Lord Pancha Suktam (5 Suktams) –Purusha meaning 'the Sinless town'.
ishnu tooktheshapeof______inorder
V Suktam,VishnuSuktam,SriSuktam,Bhu
to rescuetheearth,whichhadsunkinto Suktam, and Nila Suktam. .71. Name the holy city recognized as
Q
the water. thebirthplaceofthefirstandfourthJain
Tirthankaras.
SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Morning) Jainism
(a) a lion (b) a boar SSC CHSL 26/10/2020 (Morning)
(c) a tiger (d) an elephant .67.TheJaintempleatPattadakalwas
Q (a) Varanasi (b) Dwaraka
built by ________. (c) Ayodhya (d) Gaya
ol.62.(b) A boar. Varaha (Boar), the
S SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Afternoon)
third of the 10 incarnations(avatars)of ol.71.(c) Ayodhya is recognizedasthe
S
(a) Chalukyas (b) Cholas birthplace of the first (Rishabhdev) and
the Hindu god Vishnu. According to (c) Rashtrakutas (d) Hoysalas
Hindu iconography,theboarisasymbol fourth (Abhinandannath) Jain
of all aspects of sacrifice. Sol.67.(c) Rashtrakuta. Other temples Tirthankaras.
ade
m by Rashtrakutas - The Q.72. According to Jain Philosophy, the
.63.Aperson'sVedicapproachandhis
Q Kailasanatha Temple in Ellora, the
relationship with society aredetermined t erm 'Jina' means _____.
Navalinga Temples in Pattadakal. SSC CGL 07/03/2020 (Evening)
by the four goals of life. Which of the Chalukya dynasty - Ravana Phadi Cave
following is not among these goals? (a) Iord (b) free from fetters
(Aihole), Durga Temple (Aihole), Lad (c) worthy (d) the conqueror
SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Morning) Khan t emple (Aihole). Chola dynasty -
(a) sidhi (b) artha (c) moksha (d) dharma Brihadeeswara temple (Thanjavur), ol.72.(d)theconqueror. Jainism -
S
Sol.63.(a) Sidhiis not the goal which Vijayala - Cholesvara (Narta Malai), There were 24 Tirthankaras (great
Rajarajeshwar (Tanjore), Balasuramanya teacherswhohadattainedallknowledge
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( Moksha) while livingandpreacheditto tupa/Temple - Built on theoriginalsite
S Sol.80.(c)PrayerHall.Itisarectangular
the people), First was Rishabnatha and of the Buddha’s enlightenment (Bodh allwithasemi-circularapseatoneend,
h
last was Lord Vardhamana Mahavira. Gaya, Bihar). whichcontainsastupaorrelicchamber.
Five Doctrines - Ahimsa, Satya, Asteya, Other types of architecture : Stupa - It
Aparigraha, Brahmacharya. Q.77.TheShailendrakingswhofounded contained the Buddha's ashes. Vihara -
t heirempireinSouth-eastAsiainthe8th Residence hall for the monks.
Century AD were the followers of ______.
Buddhism
SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (3rd shift) .81.Whichofthefollowingstructureis
Q
(a) Buddhism (b) Shaivism associated with Buddhism?
.73.Whichofthefollowinglocationsis
Q
(c) Jainism (d) Hinduism SSC MTS 10/05/2023
famous for having a hemispherical
(a) Pallava (b) Mandapa
dome- structured monument ? Sol.77.(a)Buddhism.Shailendra(Kingof (c) Shikhara (d) Stupa
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Morning) Indonesia) - He Built the Borobudur
(a) Sanchi (b) Kolhapur temple (Java) for the devotees of Sol.81.(d) Stupa - It is a symbolic
(c) Jashpur (d) Ranchi Mahayana Buddhism, It became a representation of the Buddha’s burial
UNESCO World Heritage site in 1991. mound. Some famous Stupas: -
ol.73.(a)Sanchi.Stupa:Adome-shaped
S
Mahabodhi Stupa (Bodh Gaya), Sanchi
sacred burial mound of brick that was Q.78. _ ______ wasthefirstwomantobe Stupa (Madhya Pradesh), Shanti Stupa
usedtohouseBuddha’srelics.Anda:The rdained as a bhikkhuni in Buddhism.
o (Ladakh), Dhamekh Stupa (Sarnath).
central structure consists of a SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (3rd shift)
hemispherical dome. The Sanchi Stupa (a) Dhammananda Bhikkhuni .82. The rules made for the Buddhist
Q
was built by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd (b) Sujata "Sangha” were written down in a book
Century Bc. Itisaworldheritagesiteby (c) Mahapajapati Gotami called ________ .
UNESCO in 1989. (d) Sanghamitta SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Evening)
(a) Abhidhamma Pitaka (b) Sutta pitaka
Q.74. Which of the following is the ol.78.(c)
S Mahapajapati Gotami. (c) Vinaya pitaka (d) Milinda Panha
largest Stupa in India? SanghamittawasanIndianBuddhistnun
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon) and the eldest daughter of Ashoka. ol.82.(c) Vinaya Pitaka. Buddhist
S
(a) Kesariya Stupa (b) Shanti Stupa Sujata fed Gautama Buddha a bowl of teachings were divided into Three
(c) Sanchi Stupa (d) Maha Stupa kheera, a milk-rice pudding, ending his Pitakas at the First Buddhist Council in
six years of asceticism. Venerable 483 BC. Vinaya Pitaka: It consists of
ol.74.(a) KesariyaStupa(Bihar):Itwas
S
DhammanandaBhikkhuniisthefirstfully rules of conduct and discipline
discovered in1958duringanexcavation
ordained Theravadin nun in Thailand. applicable to the monastic life of the
led by K.K Muhammed. Shanti Stupa
monksandthenuns.Itwascompiledby
(Leh): It was built in 1991 by Japanese Q.79. Which Kushana ruler wasfamous Upali, and was written in Pali language.
Buddhist Bhikshu Gyomyo Nakamura. inhistoryasagreatpatronofBuddhism
Sanchi Stupa(Raisen,MadhyaPradesh): and organized the fourth Buddhist Q.83. In Buddhist architecture, which
Its construction was commissioned by Council? mongthefollowingaremeditationcells
a
Ashoka. SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (4th shift) and living quarters for the monks?
(a) Vasudeva I (b) Vima Kadphises SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Morning)
.75. Who among the following has
Q
(c) Kanishka (d) Huvishka (a) Viharas (b) Chaitya Grihas
written the biography of Buddha,
(c) Pietra dura (d) Stupas
Buddhacharita Sol.79.(c) Kanishka (Kushan Dynasty).
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning) ourthBuddhistCouncil(72AD):Place-
F ol.83.(a) Viharas were dwelling places
S
(a) Ashvaghosha (b) Nagarjuna Kundalvana (Kashmir), Presided By - used by wandering monks during the
(c) Vasumitra (d) Charaka Vasumitra and Ashvaghosha. Buddhism rainyseason.ImportantBuddhistviharas
divided into two sects Mahayana (the - Ajanta, Ellora. Nasik, Karle, Kanheri,
ol.75.(a) Ashvaghosha. He was the
S
Greater Vehicle) and Hinayana (the Bagh.
court poet of king Kanishka. Other
LesserVehicle)inthisfourthcouncil.1st
writers and books: Nagarjuna - .84.Buddhameditatedfordaysonend
Q
B uddhist Council (483 BC): King -
Mulamadhyamakakarika. Vasumitra - under a peepal tree at _____ where he
Ajatashatru(Haryankadynasty),Presided
Mahavibhasa. Charaka - Charaka attained enlightenment.
- By Mahakashyapa, Place - Rajagriha.
Samhita. SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
2nd Buddhist Council (383 BC): King-
Kalashoka (Shishunaga dynasty), (a) Sarnath (b) Bodh Gaya
Q.76. Which is the oldest Stupa of the
Presided-Sabakami,Place-Vaishali.3rd (c) Kushinagar (d) Ujjain
uddhist Period?
B
SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (2nd Shift) BuddhistCouncil(250BC):King-Ashoka ol.84.(b) Bodh Gaya. Gautam Budha
S
(a) Dhamek Stupa (b) Mahabodhi Stupa (Maurya dynasty), Presided - By (Siddharta, Sakyamuni & Tathagata).
(c) Kesariya Stupa (d) Sanchi Stupa Mogaliputta Tissa, Place - Pataliputra. Father: Suddhodana, Mother: Mayadevi.
.80. With reference to Buddhist
Q Birth Place (563 B.C.): Lumbini (Nepal),
ol.76.(d) Sanchi Stupawas built by the
S
architecture, what does chaitya mean? Capital of Sakya republic. Teachers:
Mauryan emperor Ashoka in the 3rd
SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Afternoon) Alarakalama and U drakaRamputra.
century BC in Madhya Pradesh. It was
(a) Buddha Relics Enlightenment : At age of 35 under the
declared a world heritage site by
(b) Temple entrance Peepal tree at Uruvela (Bodhgaya) on
UNESCO in 1989. Dhamek Stupa - A
(c) Prayer Hall banks of river Niranjana (Falgu).
Buddhist stupa located a
t Sarnath in
(d) Residence/Monastery Mahaparinirvana (483 B.C.): At
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh). Mahabodhi
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ull - Birth, Horse - Renunciation, Bodhi
B
Tree - Enlightenment, Dhammachakra Q.89. Bharhut Stupa depict the Jataka .94. At which of the following places
Q
Pravartana (Sarnath) - First sermon. t alesandstories.Itislocatedinwhichof didLordBuddhagivehisfirstsermonon
the following states ? the Four Noble Truths?
Q.85. What was the pedestrian pathfor SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Afternoon) SSC CGL 20/08/2021 (Morning)
evotees to wave in homage to Stupa
d (a) Bihar (b) Madhya Pradesh (a) Bodh Gaya (b) Lumbini
called in Buddhist architecture? (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh (c) Rajgir (d) Sarnath
SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) Medhi (b) Torana (c) Anda (d) Chattra ol.89.(b) Madhya Pradesh (located in
S ol.94.(d)AtSarnath,LordBuddhagave
S
Satna District). It was built during the his first sermon on the Four Noble
ol.85.(a) Medhi. Features of Stupa -
S reign of the Shunga dynasty. The stupa Truths: Dukkha (There is sorrow in the
Medhi (A circular terrace),Toranas(wall tells the journey of Lord Buddha to world), Samudaya (There are causes of
with decorated gateways), Anda enlightenment, the story of the Yakshas. sorrow), Nirodha (There is a cure for
(hemispherical mound), Chattra (A s uffering), Marga (There are eightfold
centralpillarsupportingatriple-umbrella .90.Whichofthefollowingstatements
Q paths for prevention).
form), and Harmika (A square railing). is correct?
I. Gautama Buddha b elonged toasmall Q.95. The ‘Gandhara’ School of Artwas
.86. RamabharStupa,whichmarksthe
Q gana knownastheSakyaganaandwas influenced by the art from which of the
site where Lord Buddha was cremated, is a Kshatriya. following European countries?
situated in which state of India? II. Gautama Buddha passed away at SSC CPO 23/11/2020 (Morning)
SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Evening) Kusinara. (a) Italy (b) Belgium
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Bihar SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Morning) (c) Hungary (d) Greece
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh (a) Only I (b) Neither I nor II
(c) Only II (d) Both I and II ol.95.(d) Greece. Gandhara School of
S
ol.86.(d) Uttar Pradesh. Important
S Art : Features - Grey-sandstone is used,
places related to Lord Buddha (Founder ol.90.(d)BothIandII.Importantplaces
S Mainly Buddhist images are found,
of Buddhism): MahabodhiTemple,Bodh related to the life of Buddha are - Birth Patron - Kushanas, Found in north-west
Gaya (He attained enlightenment); (Lumbini); Enlightenment (Bodh Gaya at India. Mathura and Amaravati Schoolof
Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath (He gave his Bihar); His first Sermon also known as art emerged in the same period.
first sermon to his five disciples Dharma-Chakra-Pravartana(Sarnath);His
post-enlightenment). deathorMahaparinirvanainKushinagara Mahajanapadas
(Pali: Kusinārā), Uttar Pradesh.
.87. Which of the following is NOT a
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.96. The capitalofVajjiMahajanapada
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part of Buddhist stupas? .91. 'Chethiyagiri Vihara' is a ______
Q
was ________ .
SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Afternoon) festival celebrated in Sanchi.
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(a) Harmika (b) Gopura SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) Pataliputra (b) Champa
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The stone balustrade surrounding the Moggallana, two of Buddha's earliest
(Shravasti), Shurasena (Mathura),
upper portion of a stupa. Anda is the disciples.
Panchala (Ahichchhatra and Kampilya),
Hemispherical dome. The chhatra
.92. The earliest Buddhist texts were
Q Kuru (Indraprastha), Matsya
(umbrella) is an auspicious symbol in
written in: (Viratanagara), Chedi (Sothivati), Avanti
Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism.
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.88. The L
Q ion Capital was built t o (a) Pali (b) Apabhramsha (Taxila), Kamboja (Poonch), Asmaka
commemorate the historical event of (c) Prakrit (d) Sanskrit (Potali and Poddana), Malla (Kusinara).
_________ of Buddha.
Sol.92.(a) Pali. Pali canon, also called .97.KosalaMahajanapada(6thcentury
Q
SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Morning)
ipitaka (Pali: “Triple Basket”), is the
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(a) Home abandonment
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(b) acquisition of knowledge
the Theravada (“Way of the Elders”) (a) Maharashtra (b) Haryana
(c) death
branch of Buddhism. (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Uttar Pradesh
(d) First Sermon
Q.93. Which of the following Buddhist ol.97.(d) Uttar Pradesh. Modern day
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ites is located in Uttar Pradesh?
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Emblem of India was adopted from the
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(a) Karle (b) Sarnath (Magadha), Banaras (Kashi), Prayagraj
January 1950, the day India became a
(c) Amaravati (d) Sanchi (Vatsa), Malwa and Madhya Pradesh
republic. The ‘capital’ has four Asiatic
(Avanti), Rawalpindi (Gandhara), North
lions symbolizing power, courage, pride Sol.93.(b) Sarnath is oneofthefamous Bihar(Vajji),Jaipur(Matsya),Meerutand
and confidence seated on a circular uddhist sites located in UttarPradesh.
B Haryana (Kuru), Western Uttar Pradesh
abacus. Dinanath Bhargava has designed Sarnath is located near the confluence of
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a (c) Mahavamsa (d) Arthasastra
region (Chedi), Rajouri, Hajra and North the rate of _____ of what was produced.
-West Frontier Province (Kamboja), SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Evening) Sol.106.(c) Mahavamsa - It was written
Banks of Godavari (Asmaka or Assaka), (a) 1/3rd (b) 1/5th (c) 1/6th (d) 1/4th y Mahanama in Pali language.Literary
b
Deoria and Uttar Pradesh (Malla). Sources of Mauryan Period:
ol.102.(c)
S 1/6th. Rulers of "Arthashastra” (Kautilya), “Indica”
.98.IronminesinJharkhandattributed
Q mahajanapadas in ancient India (Megasthenes). Buddhist Literature
to the rise of which of the following collected a tax called 'Bhaga' from the (Jatakas, Digha Nikaya and
kingdoms in ancient India? Farmers in their region. Sumangalavilasi) , Jain Literature
SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 1st shift) (Hemchandra’s Jaina Parishishta
(a) Kuru (b) Magadha (c) Kashi (d) Kushan Q.103. Which of the following pairs of describes Chandragupta’s life including
‘Name of Ruler – Empire’ is correctly his embrace of Jainism) etc .
ol.98.(b) Magadha. Kuru (Meerut and
S matched?
Haryana) - RuledbyanIndo-Aryanclan I. Mahapadma Nanda – Magadha Empire Q.107.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe
in the iron age Vedic India (1200 - 900 II. Ajatasatru – Maurya Empire last Mauryan ruler and waskilledbyhis
BC) who ruled t he regions between SSC MTS 26/07/2022 (Afternoon) commander-in-chief?
Saraswati and the Ganga river. (a) Only II (b) Neither I nor II SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon)
(c) Both I and II (d) Only I (a) Dashratha (b) Brihadratha
.99. Magadha Mahajanapada was
Q (c) Shatadhanvan (d) Bindusara
surrounded by the rivers______. Sol.103.(d) Only I. Mahapadma Nanda
SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (3rd shift) stablishedtheNandadynastyinEastern
e Sol.107.(b)Brihadratha.Hewaskilledby
(a) Ganga and Jhelum Magadha. He established Pataliputra ushyamitra Shunga who founded the
P
(b) Ganga and Yamuna (Patna, Bihar) as his kingdom's capital. Shunga Dynasty. Mauryan Empire was
(c) Ganga and Son He is called the “firsthistoricalemperor foundedbyChandraguptaMauryain321
(d) Ganga and Ghaghara of India.”. B.C by defeating Dhanananda of Nanda
dynasty.TheircapitalwasPatliputra.List
ol.99.(c) Ganga and Son. Magadha
S .104. Ajatshatru, a ruler of the
Q of Mauryan Empire Rulers -
became the most powerful among the Haryanka Dynasty, was the son of Chandragupta, Bindusara, Ashoka,
mahajanapadasin6thCenturyADdueto _______. Dasharatha, Samprati, Shalishuka,
these rivers and fertility of land. Now SSC CGL 03/03/2020 (Afternoon) Devavarman, Shatadhanvan, Brihadratha.
Magadha is a part of Bihar region. (a) Naga-Dasak (b) Udayin
(c) Anurudha (d) Bimbisara Q.108. Who among the following
.100. In ancient times, the area to the
Q auryan kings turned to Buddhism and
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south of the Ganga was known as ______. ol.104.(d) Bimbisara wasthefirstruler
S itstenetofnon-violenceaftertheKalinga
SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (3rd Shift) of MagadhafromtheHaryankadynasty. war ?
(a) Magadha (b) Kosala Ajatashatru(492to460BCEorearly4th SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon)
(c) Anga (d) Matsya centuryBCE)wasakingoftheHaryanka (a) Ashoka (b) Dasharatha
dynasty of Magadha in East India. He (c) Chandragupta Maurya (d) Bindusara
ol.100.(a) Magadha. The earliest
S wasthesonofKingBimbisaraandwasa
referencetotheMagadhapeopleoccurs contemporary of both Mahavira ol.108.(a) Ashoka - He was the third
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intheAtharvaveda,wheretheyarefound (Nigantha Nataputta) and Gautama Mauryan emperor. Ashoka’s 13th Rock
listed along with the Angas, Gandharis Buddha. Edict describes the Kalinga war. He
and Mujavats. Magadha (Capitals - patronised the third Buddhist council in
Rajgriha and Pataliputra), Kosala Q.105.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe Pataliputra presided over by
(Sravasti), Anga (Champa) and Matsya last ruler of the Nanda dynasty? Moggaliputta Tissa. Chandragupta
(Viratnagar) were among the 16 SSC CGL 03/03/2020 (Afternoon) Maurya was a follower of Jainism.
Mahajanapadas. (a) Dhanananda (b) Panduka Bindusara was a follower of Ajivika
(c) Govishanaka (d) Kaivarta religion.
Q.101. ________ in Bihar was thecapital
f Magadha for several years. Laterthe
o ol.105.(a)DhanaNanda(died321BCE)
S .109. Who among the following
Q
capital was shifted to Pataliputra was the last ruleroftheNandadynasty. Mauryan kings fasted todeathanddied
(present-day Patna). He was the youngest of the eight at Shravanabelagola?
Higher Secondary 01/08/2022 (Shift - 3) brothers of the dynasty's founder SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening)
(a) Lumbini (b) Kalinga Ugrasena. The Nanda dynasty ended (a) Bindusara (b) Dasharatha
(c) Mathura (d) Rajagriha with him in about 321 BCE when (c) Ashoka (d) Chandragupta Maurya
Chandragupta Maurya led the foundation
ol.101.(d) Rajagriha. Magadha Empire
S of the Mauryan Dynasty. ol.109.(d) Chandragupta Maurya: His
S
was ruled by following dynasties: Greek name was Sandrocottos. He was
Haryanka Dynasty (Bimbisara),
Mauryan Dynasty the founder of the Mauryan Empire. He
Shishunaga Dynasty (Shishunaga), and occupied patliputra (Magadh Empire) in
Nanda Dynasty (Mahapadma Nanda). Q.106. Which of the following was a 322 B.C by defeating Dhanananda of
Alexander invaded North-Western India eylonese chronicle that acted as an
C Nanda Empire. During his tenure
in 326 BC during the reign of Dhana importantliterarysourceoftheMauryan Megasthenese (Greek Historian) visited
Nanda (last emperor of Nanda). empire? India.HeusedtofollowJainism.Hewas
Q.102.Rulers of Mahajanapadas in SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning) succeeded by Bindusara (Son of
(a) Indica (b) Mudrarakshas Chandragupta).Ashokawasthesonand
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t he successor of Bindusara. Dashratha Q.114. Who among the following was ( a) Rathadhyaksha (b) Hastyadhyaksha
was the Grandson of Ashoka. efeated
d by Mauryan emperor (c) Ashwadhyaksha (d) Patyadhyaksha
Chandragupta Maurya?
Q.110. The foundation of Sanchi Stupa SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (1st shift) ol.118.(c) Ashwadhyaksha. Officers in
S
as laid by which of the following Kings?
w (a) Cassander (b) Seleucus Nicator Mauryan Empire: Mantrin (Chief
SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (1st Shift) (c) Antigones (d) Ptolemy Minister), Senapati (Commander-in
(a) Samudragupta -Chief), Yuvraj (Crown prince),
(b) Bimbisara ol.114.(b)
S Seleucus Nicator. Shulkadhyaksha (Officer in-charge of
(c) Ashoka Megasthenes: He wrote the book royal income), Prashasti (Prison head),
(d) Chandragupta Maurya “Indica”. After Alexander's death his Koshadhyaksha (Treasury officer),
empire was divided between four ofhis Vyabharika (Chief Judge), Dandapala
ol.110.(c) Ashoka. Other Famous
S generals:Cassander,Ptolemy,Antigonus, (HeadofPolice),Annapala(Headoffood
StupasinIndia-MahabodhiStupa,Bodh and Seleucus. grains department), Pradeshika (District
Gaya(Bihar);ShantiStupa,Leh(Ladakh); administrator), Hastyadhyaksha (Chief
DhamekhStupa,Sarnath(UttarPradesh); .115. Chandragupta Maurya overthrew
Q Commander of Elephant Corps),
Amaravati Stupa (Andhra Pradesh); the NandaDynastyofMagadhawiththe Rathadhyaksha (Chief Commander of
Dro-dul Chorten Stupa (Sikkim). help of _________. ChariotCorps)andNayaka(Citysecurity
SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (3rd shift) officer).
Q.111. What was the function of an (a) Skandagupta (b) Chandragupta II
fficer called Samaharta?
o (c) Vishnugupta (d) Samudragupta Q.119. The Mauryan pillar capitalfound
SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (2nd shift) t __________ is popularly known as the
a
(a) Reserve the state treasury ol.115.(c) Vishnugupta (Kautilya).
S Lion Capital.
(b) Tax assessment Chandragupta Maurya - Founder of SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (3rd shift)
(c) Security assurance Maurya dynasty (321-185 BCE). The (a) Bhabru (b) Bairat
(d) To correspond Nanda dynasty (343 BCEto321BCE)- (c) Sanchi (d) Sarnath
founded by Mahapadma Nanda.
Sol.111.(b) Tax assessment. Officers Magadha was ruled by the Haryanka ol.119.(d) Sarnath Lion Capital -
S
uring the Mauryan administration:
d dynasty, the Shishunaga dynasty, the Erected by Ashoka (Around 250BCE)in
Shulkadhyaksha (Officer-in-charge of Nandadynasty,theMauryandynasty,the commemoration of Dhammachakra
royal income),Koshadhyaksha(Treasury Shunga dynasty and theKanvadynasty. pravartanaorthefirstsermonofBuddha.
officer), Lakshanadhyaksha (Coin Samudragupta - Known as the “Indian TheLionCapitalofAshokaatSarnathis
minting), Rajjukas (Land measurer), Napoleon”. the Indian National Emblem. The
Yukta (Subordinate revenue officer), inscription Satyamev Jayate is taken
Sannidata (Treasury head), Q.116. Emperor Ashoka conquered from the Mundaka Upanishad.
Panyadhyaksha (Office of commerce alinga after how many years of his
K
department). coronation? Q.120. Which ofthefollowingtextslays
SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (1st shift) own
d minute details of the
Q.112. Ashokasentamissiontospread (a) 5 years (b) 8 years administrative and military organisation
t he principle of Dhamma ledbyhisson, (c) 11 years (d) 15 years during the Mauryan empire?
Mahendra and daughter, Sanghamitra Higher Secondary 27/06/2023 (Shift - 3)
to_________. Sol.116.(b) 8 years. Ashoka fought the (a) Brihat Samhita (b) Nitisara
SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (4th shift) alinga War in 261 BC. King Ashoka
K (c) Shulba Sutra (d) Arthashastra
(a) Kalinga (b) Ceylon (268 - 232 BC) wasthethirdkingofthe
(c) Cambodia (d) Thailand Mauryan Empire best known for his Sol.120.(d) Arthashastra - It focused
renunciation ofwar,anddevelopmentof rimarily on principles and practice of
p
ol.112.(b)Ceylon.Theywereappointed
S the concept of dhamma (pious social statecraft, Written in the Sanskrit
to carry out the duties of a Buddhist conduct). language by Kautilya (Chanakya
missionary. Ashoka the Great (268-232 /Vishnugupta), who was the Prime
BCE) was the third Mauryan emperor Q.117. How many classes of Indian Minister under Chandragupta Maurya’s
who embraced Buddhismandpromoted ociety are mentioned in Megasthenes
s reign. Brihat Samhita (Written by
the concept of dhamma (righteousness). book Indica? Varahamira)-Itisanexhaustivestudyon
SSC CGL 24/07/2023 ( 3rd shift) architecture, temples,planetarymotions,
.113. Who senttheGreekambassador
Q (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 5 (d) 7
Megasthenes to the court of eclipses, timekeeping, astrology and
Chandragupta Maurya? Sol.117.(d) 7 . They were Brahmins mathematics. Nitisara (Written by
SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (4th shift) ( upper class), Philosophers, Farmers, Kamandaki) - Ancient Indian treatise on
(a) Seleucus (b) Tolmi Herders, Artisans, Military, Overseers, politics and statecraft. Shulba Sutra-It
(c) Dionysus (d) Sikandar Councillors and Assessors. Other provides geometry relevant to the
Foreign travelers and their books: Al fire-altar building and is part of the
ol.113.(a) Seleucus I Nicator(founded
S -biruni (Kitab-ul-hind), Ibn Battuta (Rihla). Srauta rite.
the Seleucid Empire)wasaMacedonian
Greek general, officer and successor of .118.
Q According to Kautilya's .121.NagarjuniCavesweredonatedto
Q
Alexander the Great. Chandragupta Arthashastra,theCommandingOfficerof which of the following sects by
Maurya - Became a Jain monk and thecavalryintheMauryanadministration Mauryans?
committed Sallekhana (Practice of was known as: Higher Secondary 28/06/2023 ( Shift - 2)
fasting till death) at Shravanabelagola. SSC CGL 24/07/2023( 4th shift) (a) Ajivika (b) Buddhism
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(c) Lokayat (d) Jainism Mauryan empire. Which ofthefollowing - Located in JehanabaddistrictofBihar,
ities was located on the southernmost
c onstructed by Emperor Ashoka for the
C
Sol.121.(a) Ajivika - It was founded by side? benefitofAjivikaascetics.Theywerecut
oshalaMaskariputra.Itisbasedonthe
G SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Afternoon) from a single solid granite block.
philosophy that the affairs of the entire (a) Girnar (b) Topra
universewereorderedbyacosmicforce (c) Brahmagiri (d) Rupnath Q.129.Somewhatbeforethetimeofthe
called Niyati that determined all events, auryan empire, about _______ years
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caves werecreatedbyMauryantimefor mpire:Founder-ChandraguptaMaurya,
E the Great Wall.
the Ajivika Sect. Barabar Caves - Karna Capital - Pataliputra (modern Patna). SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
Chaupar, Sudama Cave, Lomas Rishi Three important rulers of the Mauryan (a)1200 (b) 3500 (c) 2400 (d) 600
Cave, Vishwamitra (Visva Zopri) Cave. Empire - Chandragupta, his son
NagaragunjaCaves-GopiCave,Bahayak Bindusara, and Bindusara’sson,Ashoka. ol.129.(c) 2400 . Emperor Qin Shi
S
Cave and Vedantika Cave. ImportantanimalsoncapitalofAshoka: HuangorderedconstructionoftheGreat
Sarnath Pillar (Varanasi) - Four Lions, Wall around 221 B.C. It was meant to
Q.122. According to the Ashokan Sanchi Pillar (Madhya Pradesh) - Four protect the northern frontier of the
Inscription, which of the following was lions, but it is broken, Rampurva Pillar empire from pastoral people.
NOT a provincial center intheMagadha (Bihar) - Single Bull, Sankissa Pillar
Empire? Q.130. Pushyamitra, who was the
(Farrukhabad, Uttar Pradesh) - Single ommander of Brihadratha, the last
c
SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Morning) Elephant, Lauriya Nandangarh Pillar
(a) Tosali (b) Ujjayini Mauryan emperor, killed the king and
(West Champaran Bihar) - Single Lion. established anewdynasty.Whichofthe
(c) Taxila (d) Indraprastha
Q.126. Which of the following places following was his dynasty?
ol.122.(d)Indraprastha.JamesPrinsep
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d SSC CGL Tier II (06/03/2023)
- First person to decipher Ashoka’s Ashoka ? (a) Shunga (b) Kanva
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the first tangible evidence of Buddhism. (a) Girnar (b) Kandahar (c) Sanchi (d) Kalsi ol.130.(a) Shunga. Shunga Dynasty
S
.123.Asperthecontentsmentionedin
Q Sol.126.(c) Sanchi. It is a famous Founder - Pushyamitra Sunga. Ruled -
Asokan inscriptions, how many major uddhist site with several stupas and
B From 185 BCE to 73 BCE. Last Ruler -
political centres were there in the monasteries.LanguageusedinAshoka’s Devabhuti. Kanva Dynasty Founder -
Mauryan empire? inscriptions - Prakrit. Major inscriptions VasudevaKanva.Ruled-From73BCEto
SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Morning) found at Allahabad, Kandahar, Kalinga, 28 BCE. Last Ruler - Susarma.
(a) five (b) six (c) four (d) three Sannati, Rummindei, Girnar, Satavahana Dynasty Founder - Simuka .
Shahbazgarhi and Mansehra. Ashoka's Famous Ruler - Gautamiputra Satakarni.
ol.123.(a) Five. Major Rock Edicts of
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Ashoka: Rock Edict I - prohibits animal name is only used in four of these .131.Ashokaappointed______tosolve
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Kingdom of South India. Rock EdictIV- (Andhra Pradesh). (a) samaharta (b) nyayadhish
Impact of Dhamma on society. Rock .127.Whatwasthepurposebehindthe
Q (c) amatya (d) dhamma mahamatta
Edict VIII - Describes Asoka’s first Pillars of Ashoka?
Dhamma Yatra to Bodhgaya and Bodhi Sol.131.(d) Dhamma Mahamatta.
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Tree.RockEdictXIII:Asoka’svictoryover (a) To spread bherighosha
Kalinga. ThevictoryofAsoka’sDhamma in the administration. There were 18
(b) To spread mass conversion Tirthas. Amatyas: High ranking officials
over Greek Kings, Antiochus, Ptolemy, (c) To spread sectarian faith
Antigonus,Magas,AlexanderandCholas, almost like present-day secretaries. The
(d) To spread the dharma policies important officials in the revenue
andPandyas.ThisistheLargestEdict.It
mentions Kamboj, Nabhaks, Bhoja, and Sol.127.(d) To spread the dharma of department are Sannidhata: Chief
Andhra. olicies. Pillarsareinscribedwithedicts
p treasury,Samaharta:collectorgeneralof
bythe3rdMauryanEmperorAshokathe revenue. Yuktas: Subordinate officers
Q.124. Which Mauryan ruler was called Great (c. 268 to 232 BCE). There are responsible for the Empire’s revenue.
mitrochates by the Greeks?
A seven pillar edicts. The Seventh Pillar Rajjukas: Officers in charge of land
SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Evening) Edict mentions Dhamma Mahamattas measurement and boundary-fixing.
(a) Samudragupta (b) Kanishka and it is the longest pillar almost of all.
(c) Bindusara (d) Chandragupta Ⅰ Q.132. Which of the following
.128. Which caves are considered as
Q tatements is correct?
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Chandragupta Maurya and was the India dating back to the Maurya period? written in Brahmi script.
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known as Amitrochates (in Greek) or (b) Bagh Caves SSC MTS 08/07/2022 (Afternoon)
Amitraghata(inSanskrit)meaningSlayer (c) Elephanta Caves (a) Only II (b) Only I
of all enemies. (d) Ajanta and Ellora Caves (c) Neither I nor II (d) Both I and II
Q.125.There were several cities in the Sol.128.(a) Barabar and Nagarjuni caves Sol.132.(d) Both I and II. Ashoka’s
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.137. Ashokan Minor Rock Edicts are
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OT belong to the Maurya dynasty?
N the following is NOT a find spot of were written in Prakrit language using
SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Afternoon) Ashokan Minor Rock Edicts in Brahmi and Kharosthiscripts.Alexander
(a) Bindusara (b) Ashoka Karnataka? Cunninghamisalsoknownasthefather
(c) Chandragupta (d) Bimbisara SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Morning) of Indian Archaeology.
(a) Brahmagiri (b) Gavimath
Sol.133.(d) Bimbisara is considered the (c) Rupnath (d) Maski Q.141. Which was the first empire in
ain founder of the Haryanka dynasty.
m ncient India touseelephantsinitswar
a
He had his capital atGirivraja/Rajagriha Sol.137.(c) Rupnath. Minor rock edicts on a large scale?
(Rajgir). He was a contemporary and a f Ashoka - Kandahar (Afghanistan),
o SSC CHSL 05/08/2021 (Afternoon)
follower of theBuddha.Hewasthefirst Lampaka (Afghanistan),Bahapur(Delhi), (a) Shunga (b) Chola
king to have a standing army. Bairat (Rajasthan), Bhabru (Rajasthan), (c) Kushans (d) Magadha
Gujarra (Madhya Pradesh), Rupnath
Q.134.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe (Madhya Pradesh), Panguraria (Madhya ol.141.(d) Magadha. The Maurya
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rst Mauryan ruler who tried to spread
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inscriptions? Pradesh, SuvarnaGiri(AndhraPradesh), based in Magadha, founded by
SSC MTS 26/07/2022 (Morning) Brahmagiri (Karnataka), Jatina- Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE. King
(a) Chandragupta (b) Ashoka Rameshwara, Karnataka, Siddapur Porus usedelephantsagainstAlexander
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wasthefirstpersontodecipherAshoka’s 'Kantakasodhana' was prevalent in the (a) South Indian kingdom
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the first tangible evidence ofBuddhism. SSC CGL 20/08/2021 (Morning) (c) Forest kingdom
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traders? shodhana in his book Arthashastra. which were collectively known as the
SSC CHSL 07/06/2022 (Afternoon) Atavika(forest) states.
(a) Suvarṇa Bhoomi (b) Suvarṇa Jagat .139. Who among the following
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(a) Chandragupta and Dhana Nanda Sankasya and Sanchi. Śrauta tradition of Vedic religion.
(b) Alexander and Porus
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(Madhya Pradesh), Ajanta Caves and (a) Chandragupta II (b) Kumaragupta Mahendraditya. He founded Nalanda
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Sol.150.(a) Chandragupta II (380 - 415 successor - Skandagupta.
.146. The Vakataka dynasty was
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(c) Samudra Gupta (d) Chandra Gupta II Saurashtra and made Ujjain his second (a) Ashoka
capital. First Gupta ruler to issue Silver (b) Chandragupta Maurya
Sol.146.(d) Chandra Gupta II. Vakataka coins known as ‘Rupaka’. (c) Samudragupta
ynasty : Founded by Vindhyashakti in
d (d) Chandragupta I
250 CE. Ajanta caves (numbers ⅩⅥ, .151. Who was the court poet of
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painting. Shree Gupta (240 to 280 CE) (a) Hema Saraswati (b) Parmanand his coins, hewasdepictedasseatedon
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inscriptional example of the practice of Thaneshwar. (a) Chandragupta I (b) Chandragupta II
Sati found? Q.152. Chandragupta, was thefirstruler (c) Skandagupta (d) Kumaragupta I
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Q.148. The famous s ourceoftheGupta Nalanda University. (a) Kumaragupta I (b) Chandragupta I
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Nalanda University). Ranjak), Visitors (Hiuen Tsang, I-Tsing). aughter of Kuberanaga and ______.
d
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Q.158. Ruler of which dynasty built the Q.162.Samudragupta'smotherbelonged (a) Skandagupta (b) Chandragupta I
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Chandragupta II. Gupta Dynasty? SSC CGL 03/03/2020 (Evening)
SSC MTS 25/07/2022 (Morning) (a) Hiranya (b) Kara
Q.159. W hich of the following offices (a) Jahan Panah (b) Sahib-e-Qiran (c) Sulka (d) Halvakara
as NOT held by the poet Harishena?
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among poets); His campaigns are
Vardhana Dynasty
ol.159.(c) Nagara-shreshthi (Chief
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Q.168. According to which of the
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(Chief Judicial Officer), Kumar-amatya
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a at Prayag (Allahabad)?
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vigrahika (Minister of War and Peace).
SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Evening) (a) Marco Polo (b) Hiuen Tsang
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SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (1st Shift) (d) soldier
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t raveller) started his journey backhome bottom. The empire was called by Harsha Vardhan gave all his belongings
from Bengal by boarding a merchant various names such as Rajya, Rashtra, in charity for the welfare of the public.
ship. He traveled fromChinatoIndiaon Desha,Mandala,Prithvi,andAvani.Itwas
Q.169.WhosentanenvoytotheChinese
foot to acquireBuddhisttexts.Hecame divided into provinces, which were
ourt in 641 AD?
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SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon)
II, and arrived at Pataliputra from the Vishayapati administered theVishaya.A
( a) Narsimhavarman I
northwest. part of the Vishaya was called Vithi.
(b) Harsha Vardhan
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penttimestudyinginNalanda,themost
s r ulers married agirlfromtheLichchhavi (d) Pulakeshin I
famous Buddhist monastery, located in clan?
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which of the following Indian states? SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Afternoon)
arshavardhansentanenvoytoTaizong
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SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (2nd Shift) (a) Samudragupta (b) Sri Gupta
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Bihar in the early 5th century. Bakhtiyar girl namedKumaradeviwhobelongedto of the west) after going back to China.
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Nalanda: UNESCO World Heritage Site, present-day Bihar during the time of NarsimhaVarmanofthePallavadynasty
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S ulakeshin II ontotheChalukyathrone.
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V - Given the title
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Q Parakesarivarman. Other South Indian
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SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (3rd shift) king of ancient Bengal who ruled in the which of the following Cholas reached
(a) 647 CE to 700 CE 7th century. upto Ganga to invade Bengal?
(b) 570 CE to 610 CE SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (4th shift)
(c) 606 CE to 647 CE Q.175. Pushyabhuti, who ruled from (a) Rajendra I (b) Rajaraja I
(d) 545 CE to 570 CE haneswar, was the founder of ______
T (c) Vijayalaya (d) Rajadhiraj I
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Harshavardhana - Last ruler of the (a) Vardhana (b) Chera CE) - He was also known as
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reached its glory under the last king of
Chinese monk and traveler Xuanzang Pala king of Bengal and Bihar.
this dynasty, Harshavardhana.
(Hiuen Tsang) spent eight years in his
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.176. King Harshavardhan ascended
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plays - Nagananda, Ratnavali, invaded Malaya to liberate their trade
the throne of Thaneshwar and Kannauj
Priyadarshika. His Court Poet - with China?
on the death of his brother, ______.
Banabhatta. SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (2nd shift)
SSC CGL 04/03/2020 (Morning)
(a) Pallava (b) Chola
(a) Indravardhan (b) Suryavardhan
Q.172. Which of the following is NOT (c) Chalukya (d) Rashtrakuta
(c) Rajyavardhana (d) Chandravardhan
orrect regarding king Harshavardhana?
c
SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (2nd Shift) ol.176.(c) Rajyavardhana. He was the
S Sol.180.(b) Chola dynasty. Founder -
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a
Harsha's court deathandwassucceededbyhisyounger following dynasties?
(c) Harshavardhana's court poet was brother Harsha. SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (1st shift)
Harishena (a) Chola (b) Rashtrakuta
(d) Harshacharita is a biography written Chola Dynasty (c) Gurjara Pratihara (d) Chalukya
on Harshavardhana
.177. The Brihadeswara Temple at
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Q.173. Who among the following (a) Rajaraja II (b) Samudragupta predominantly by the Brahmanas.
efeated Harshavardhana when he
d (c) Rajendra Chola (d) Rajaraja I Nagaram - Assembly of merchants,
invaded the Chalukya kingdom in the traders and artisans.TheCholadynasty
Deccan? was founded by Vijayalaya Chola.
SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Afternoon) ol.177.(d) RajarajaI:Thegreatestruler
S Rajendra Chola III - the last ruler. Capital -
(a) Mangalesha (b) Pulakesin II of the Chola Dynasty (Founder - Thanjavur (Tanjore).
(c) Vikramaditya I (d) Kirtivarman I Vijayalaya). Other temples made by the
Chola Rulers: RajarajaI-Tiruvalisvaram Q.182. "Brahmadeya" , a type of land
temple (Brahmadesam); Aditya I - uring the Chola Period was the ________.
d
Sol.173.(b) Pulakesin II defeated
Balasuramanya temple (Kannanur); SSC MTS 10/05/2023
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banks of Narmada River. Mangalesha
Kampahareswarartemple (tribhuvanam). proprietors
was a king of the Chalukya dynasty of
(c) land gifted to temples
Vatapi in Karnataka.VikramadityaIwas
.178.Who founded the Chola empire?
Q (d) land of royal person
the third son and followed his father,
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For non-Brahmana, peasant proprietors. Uraiyur. Tiruppur (Located on the banks Sol.190.(a) Bhillasvamin.FamousChola
Shalabhoga - For the maintenance of a of Noyyal River in Tamil Nadu, built ynasty
d temples: Moovar Koil
school. Devadana or Tirunamattukkani - duringthereignofCholasandPandyas), (Kodumbalur), Koranganatha (Musiri),
Landgiftedtotemples.Pallichchhandam Madurai (LocatedontheriverofVaigai), Valisvara Temple, Kampaheswarar
- Land donated to Jaina institutions. Tiruchirappalli(locatedinKaveridelta in Temple (Thirubuvanam). All temples
T
amil Nadu). mentioned above are in Tamil Nadu.
Q.183. The Airavatesvara Temple in
amil Nadu was built by _________ .
T .187. SultanMahmudofGhazniwasa
Q Q.191. Which ofthefollowingterritories
SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Afternoon) contemporary of which Chola king? t othesouthandnorthweremadepartof
(a) Rajaraja Chola II SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (4th Shift) theCholakingdombythesuccessorsof
(b) Rajaraja Chola I (a) Rajaraja I (b) Rajendra II the ruler Vijayalaya?
(c) Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II (c) Rajadhiraja (d) Rajendra I SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
(d) Maharaja Pratap Singh (a) Pallava and Chera
Sol.187.(d) Rajendra I who ruled from (b) Pandyan and Pallava
ol.183.(a)
S Rajaraja Chola II. 014 to 1044 CE. Ghazni invaded India
1 (c) Rashtrakuta and Chera
Airavatesvara Temple is a Hindutemple seventeen times. In 1018 he plundered (d) Vakataka and Satavahana
builtintheDravidianstyleofarchitecture. the holy city of Mathura and also
Dedicatedto-LordShiva. RajarajaChola attacked Kannauj. ol.191.(b) Pandaya and Pallava. The
S
I - Built Brihadeeswarar Temple in P allava dynasty (275 CE to 897 CE,
Thanjavur. Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II .188. In the early eleventhcentury,the
Q Capital - Kanchipuram) ruled in Deccan
(Founder of Jaipur).. CholakingRajendraIbuiltaShivatemple (Tondaimandalam). Pandya (Capital -
and filled it with a Sun-pedestal seized Madurai). The Cheras (Capital - Vanji),
Q.184. The term "Vetti" in Chola empire from the ______. Greatest ruler of Cheras - Senguttuvan,
is related to ___________ SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (1st Shift) also known as Red Chera.
SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Evening) (a) Palas (b) Vakatakas
(a) part payments (b) army (c) Chalukyas (d) Kalingas Q.192. Which dynasty bronze statues
(c) forced labour (d) gold coins ere made using the "lost wax"
w
ol.188.(c) Chalukyas. Chola king
S technique?
ol.184.(c) Forced labour. C
S holas (8th- Rajendra-I (reigned between 1014 and SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (1st Shift)
12th century AD) - A southern region 1044 CE) built a Shiva temple in his (a) Chola (b) Pandya (c) Chalukya (d) Pala
rulingdynastybeganwhentheydefeated capital, Gangaikondacholapuram (north
the Pallavas to come into power. The Tamil Nadu) and filled it with prized Sol.192.(a) Chola bronzes are created
empire was founded by Vijalaya. Some statuesseizedfromdefeatedrulerssuch sing the lost wax technique (Cire
u
typesoftaxesintheirempire:Kadmaior as Sun-pedestal (Chalukyas),aGanesha Perdue).Bronzeisanalloyofcopperand
Irai - Tax on land; Pattam and ayam - statue and several statues of Durga, a tin. The lost wax techniqueisamethod
Taxes imposed on non-agricultural N andi statue, an image of Bhairavaand ofmetalcastinginwhichmoltenmetalis
professionslikeartisansandmerchants; Bhairavi (Kalingas of Orissa), and aKali pouredintoamoldthathasbeencreated
Nirvilai or nirkkirai - Water tax;Ulkuand statue (Palas of Bengal). by means of a wax model. Examples:
sungam - Toll tax; Tattar-pattam - A tax Nataraja Bronze Casting, Shiva and
levied on gold -smiths; Sangam-Export Q.189. Who among the following Parvati (Sivagami, 1012 CE), etc.
and import taxes; Kannala Kanam - elonged totheancientchieflyfamilyof
b
the Cholas from Uraiyur, captured the .193.Puhar or Kaveripattinam, was the
Q
Marriage tax; Poorvi - War tax. port of which of the following dynasty?
Kaveri delta from the Muttaraiyar in the
Q.185. Rajaraja I, considered the most middle of the ninth century ? SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
owerful Chola ruler, became king in
p SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (1st Shift) (a) Cheras (b) Cholas
______. (a) Gandaraditya (b) Vijayalaya (c) Pandyas (d) Vakatakas
SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) (c) Parantaka I (d) Aditya I Sol.193.(b)Cholas(8th-12thcenturyAD)
(a) 999 (b) 979 (c) 971 (d) 985 as founded by Vijayalaya in the 8th
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S mpire and captured Thanjavur (Capital
E century. Rajaraja Chola(greatestkingof
(985-1014AD)isthegreatestCholaruler. of Chola Empire) in 850 CE. He the Chola Empire) reigned between 985
He was known as "Rajaraja the Great''. constructed a temple for the goddess and 1014 C.E.
Other names - Arunmozhivarman and Nishumbhasudini in Thanjavur. Aditya I Q.194. Rajendra I was the sonofwhich
PonniyinSelvan.HebuiltRajarajeshwara succeeded him in 871 CE. Parantaka I f the following Chola kings?
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temple (Brihadeshwara) in Thanjavur, was successor of Aditya I. He was Higher Secondary 02/08/2022 ( Shift - 2 )
Tamil Nadu. He conquered Sri Lanka. known as the destroyer of Madurai(the (a) Virarajendra (b) Rajaraja I
capital city of the Pandyas). (c) Vijayalaya (d) Gandaraditya
.186. Which of the followingtownswas
Q Gandaraditya succeeded Parantaka I
built by the ruler Vijayalaya in Kaveri delta? Sol.194.(b) Rajaraja I (ruler of Imperial
SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (3rd Shift) .190.Whichofthefollowingtownswas
Q hola). Rajendra I (1012-1044 A.D)
C
(a) Tiruchirappalli (b) Tiruppur grownasatempletownduringtheChola reasserted the Chola authority over the
(c) Madurai (d) Thanjavur dynasty?
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defeated Jayasimha II, the Western dynasty that ruled over parts of South rigarta Kingdom, mentioned in the
T
Chalukya king. He founded the city of India, particularly the present-day Mahabharata epic. Forts in India:
Gangaikondacholapuram and Karnatakaregion,fromthe4thtothe6th Golconda Fort - Hyderabad,Mehrangarh
constructed the famous Rajesvaram centuries CE. They are originally the Fort-Jodhpur(Rajasthan),Srirangapatna
temple in that city. tributaryprincesundertheKadambasof Fort - Karnataka, Panhala Fort -
Banavasi who ruled the Kanara coast Maharashtra, Daulatabad Fort -
Miscellaneous from about the 4th century AD. Aurangabad (Maharashtra).
Q.199. Which of the following pairs of Q.202.BrihatSamhitawasthetreatiseof
.195. Who was the author of
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locations are famous for Buddhist hich of the following subjects ?
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“Mahabhashya”?
railings and gateways? SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening)
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning)
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening) (a) Botany (b) Astronomy
(a) Bana (b) Panini
(a) Bharhut and Amravati (c) Geography (d) Natural History
(c) Patanjali (d) Kautilya
(b) Patna and Rajgir
(c) Parasnath and Ajanta ol.202.(b) Astronomy. Brihat Samhita-
S
ol.195.(c) Patanjali. “T
S he Yoga Sutra”
(d) Sarnath and Kushinagar ItisthenotedworkofVarahamihira.Itis
was also written by Patanjali. Authors
an important encyclopedic text in
and their books: Kalhana -
Sol.199.(a) Bharhut and Amravati. Sanskrit.Thistext existsinmanyIndian
“Rajatarangini”.Vatsayana-“Kamasutra”.
harhut Stupa is located in Satna,
B scripts and is preserved in Hindu, Jain,
VishnuSharma-“Panchatantra”.Kautilya
Madhya Pradesh. It wasdiscoveredina and Buddhist temples and monasteries.
- “Arthasastra”. Panini - “Ashtadhyayi”.
ruined state by Alexander Cunningham Other Samhitas - Jaya Samhita
Megasthenes - “Indica”. Jayadeva -
andhisteam.Thediscoveredrailingand (Mahabharat), Charak Samhita
“Gitagovinda”. Sri Harsha - “Naishadha
gatewayarenowondisplayattheIndian (Medicinal Science), Sushruta Samhita
Charita”. Banabhatta - “Harshacharita”,
Museum (Kolkata). Amravati Stupa was (Book on Surgeries and related science).
“Kadambari”.
discoveredbyColinMackenzie(1797).It
has a circular altar, which depicts Lord .203. Shore temple of Mamallapuram
Q
.196. Whichofthefollowingdynasties
Q
Buddha in his human form atop an was built by:
succeeded the Palas of Bengal ?
elephant.Thehighplatformsofthestupa SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning)
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon)
are spread in four directions. (a) Cholas (b) Chalukyas
(a) Senas (b) Devas
(c) Pallavas (d) Nagas
(c) Maukharis (d) Gaudas
Q.200. Junagadh inscription of
athiawar is related to which of the
K Sol.203.(c) Pallavas (Narasimhavarman
ol.196.(a) Senas Dynasty: A hindu
S
following kings ? II). The famousShoreTempleislocated
dynasty that ruled over eastern Bengal
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Morning) at Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram
and western Bihar for about two
(a) Kanishka (TamilNadu),locatedalongsoutheastern
centuries.ImportantRulers-VijayaSena,
(b) Gautamiputra Satakarni India’s Coromandel Coast. It was
Ballal Sena, Lakshmana Sena. Deva
(c) Narasimhavarman declared a UNESCO World HeritageSite
dynasty-RuledovereasternBengalafter
(d) Rudradaman I in1984.PallavasDynasty(275-897CE)
theSenadynasty.Maukharisdynasty-A
- Founder - Simhavishnu, Capital -
post-Gupta dynasty that ruled over the
ol.200.(d) Rudradaman I. Junagadh
S Kanchipuram. FamousrulersofPallavas
vast plains of Ganga-Yamuna for over six
rock inscription (Girnar rock inscription) dynasty - Sivaskandavarman,
generations.
iswrittenintheSanskritlanguage.These Mahendravarman.
.197.Who had Sialkot as his capital ?
Q rocks containinscriptionsRudradamanI
and Skandgupta. Inscription and .204. Which ruler of the Chahamana
Q
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon)
BelongstoKing:TheRabatakinscription dynasty made Ajmer his capital?
(a) Menander (b) Demetrios
(Afghanistan) - Kanishka. The Nasik SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning)
(c) Eukratides (d) Pushyamitra
prasasti inscription - Gautamiputra (a) Prithviraj III (b) Prithviraj II
ol.197.(a) Menander:A Greek king who
S Satakarni.AiholeInscription-Pulakeshin (c) Arnoraj (d) Ajayaraja
ruled over the Indo-Greek kingdom. (II).GwaliorInscription-Bhoja.Allahabad Sol.204.(d) Ajayaraja. Chahamanas or
Demetrios (Greek king): His capital was Inscription - Samudragupta. hauhans dynasty: Chauhans of Delhi
C
Takshashila. Eucratides: Expanded the
Q.201. Which of the following is the and Ajmer, also known as the
Indo-GreekterritoriesintoBactriaandthe
ldest dated fort in India ?
o ChahamanasofShakambhari,ruledover
northern regions of India. Pushyamitra
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Morning) partofmodern-dayRajasthan. Important
Sunga-AnIndiankingwhoruledoverthe
(a) Kangra Fort Kings : Vasudeva, Ajayaraja, Arnoraja,
Sunga dynasty. His capital was
(b) Mehrangarh Fort Vigraharaja IV,PrithvirajChauhanIII,and
Pataliputra.
(c) Srirangapatna Fort Hariraja.
Q.198. To which of the following (d) Golconda Fort Q.205. Prithviraj Raso, an epic poem
ynasties were the Vatapi Chalukyas
d
Sol.201.(a) KangraFort(NagarkotFort). bout the life of the12thcenturyIndian
a
tributary princes?
his fort was built by Susharm Chand
T king, Prithviraj Chauhan, was written by:
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening)
(Katoch Dynasty).MohammedGhazniin SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning)
(a) Kalyani Chalukyas (b) Cholas
1009A.DplunderedtheShahitreasuryat (a) Chand Bardai (b) Banabhatta
(c) Pallavas (d) Kadambas
kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Katoch (c) Bharavi (d) Ashvaghosa
Sol.198.(d) Kadamba dynasty(Founder -
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S (Rajasthan) - Solankies; Virupaksha anhho.MilindaPanho(Thequestionsof
P
and writers - Mahabharata (Sage Ved emple (Karnataka) - Chalukyas; Sun
T Menander is a book) describes the
Vyasa), Ramayana (Valmiki), Temple (Gujarat) - Solankis. dialogue between Nageshwar
Raghuvamsa (Kalidasa), Buddhacharita (Nagasena)andMilinda(kingofBactria).
(Asvogosha), Silapadikaram (Ilango Q.209. Malavikagnimitra,adramaofthe The book was written by Nageshwar in
Adigal in Tamil), Ramcharitmanas th century CE, was written by
5 the Pali language originally.
(Tulsidas in Awadhi), Kumarasambava SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening)
(Kalidasa in Sanskrit).Banabhattawrote (a) Kalidasa (b) Harisena Q.212. The star-shaped temples were
Harshacharita and Bharavi wrote (c) Bhavabhuti (d) Pingala uilt during the reign of:
b
Kiratarjuniya. SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning)
ol.209.(a) Kalidasa. He was a court
S (a) Hoysala (b) Chalukya
Q.206. Dhruvasena IIisrelatedtowhich poet of Chandragupta-II (Vikramaditya). (c) Badami (d) Cholas
f the following ruling dynasties?
o Other Books: Meghaduta,
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning) Kumarasambhava, Raghuvaṃsa, and ol.212.(a)
S Hoysala. Hoysala
(a) Vakataka (b) Maitraka Vikramorvasiya.Harisena-Courtpoetof Architecture Temples: Aralaguppe isthe
(c) Pushyabhuti (d) Maukhari Samudragupta and composed Prayag temple dedicated to Lord
pillarinscriptioninSanskrit.Bhavabhuti- Channakeshava (Vishnu). The temple
ol.206.(b) Maitraka dynasty, which
S A great playwright, best known for his was b
uilt during the rule oftheHoysala
ruled over G ujarat and Saurashtra from play Uttara-Ramacharitam (latter partof EmpireKingViraSomeshwara.Thereare
the5thtothe8thcenturiesCE.Vakataka Rama'slife).Pingala-AncientIndianpoet five features that can be seen in their
dynasty : Founded by Vindhyashakti. andmathematician,andtheauthorofthe temples - Star-shaped sanctum
Ajanta caves (numbers ⅩⅥ, ⅩⅦ, ⅩⅨ) Chandaḥsastra. sanctorum, jagati, Decorative panels,
are the best examples of Vakataka Shikara and Pillars.
excellenceinthefieldofpainting. Other .210. Ravana Phadi cave and Durga
Q
dynasties and their founders-Vardhana TempleatAiholeportraythearchitectural Q.213. Which of the following was the
dynasty (Pushyabhuti), Reddi kingdom style of which dynasty? apital of the Hindu Shahi Kingdom?
c
(Prolaya Vema Reddi). SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning) SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (1st shift)
(a) Vijayanagara (b) Chalukya (a) Srinagar (b) Lahore
Q.207. The ‘Tripartite struggle’ was (c) Hoysala (d) Pallava (c) Waihind (d) Multan
etween Gurjara Pratiharas in North
b
India,PalasinEasternIndiaand________ ol.210.(b)
S Chalukya dynasty: ol.213.(c) Waihind. Hindu Shahi
S
in South India. EstablishedbyKingPulakesinI.Famous kingdom was founded by Kallar.Itruled
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon) architecture: Chalukya - Meguti Jain over Kabul and t he old province of
(a) Cheras (b) Cholas Temple (Aihole), Pattadakal Temples GandharafromthedeclineoftheKushan
(c) Marathas (d) Rashtrakutas (Bagalkot), Virupaksha Temple empire.Thiskingdomwasknownasthe
(Vijayanagara). Hoysala - Chennakesava Kabul Shahi dynasty. Ancient Dynasties
ol.207.(d)Rashtrakutas. TheTripartite
S Temple (Belur), Hoysaleswara Temple with their Capital: Haryanka Dynasty -
Struggle, also known as The Kannauj (Halebidu), Kesava Temple Rajgriha/Pataliputra,ShishunagaDynasty
Triangle Wars, for control of northern (Somanathapura). Pallava - Ratha -Rajgir, Nanda-Pataliputra,Satavahana
India took place in the ninth century in temples or seven pagodas - Pratishthana/Amaravati.
which Pratiharas emerged victorious. (Mahabalipuram), Kailasanathar Temple
Rashtrakutas: Founder - Dantidurg, (Kanchipuram), Shore Temple Q.214. The Gahadavalas ruled over
Capital - Malkhed. Gurjara Pratiharas: (Mahabalipuram). hich region of India ?
w
Founder - Nagabhatta-I, Capital - SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (3rd shift)
Kannauj.Palas- Founder - Gopala. Q.211. Consider the following (a) Ajmer (b) Malwa (c) Kanauj (d) Patan
tatements regarding the Indo Greeks.
s
.208. SiddheshwarMahadevTemplein
Q 1. The most celebrated Indo-Greekruler ol.214.(c) Kanauj. Gahadavalas or
S
Bengal depictsthearchitectureofwhich was Menander. Rathors of Kanauj (1090-1194 AD):
dynasty.? 2. Menander has been identified with Founder - Chandradeva. Afterthefailure
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) King Milinda mentioned in the famous of the Pratiharas, the Gahadavalas
(a) Pala Dynasty Buddhist text Milindapanha. established themselvesonthethroneof
(b) Hussain Shahi dynasty 3. Milindapanho contains philosophical Kanauj.JaiChand-Thelastgreatrulerof
(c) Chalukya dynasty questions that Milinda asked Amrapali. this dynasty. He was killed in theBattle
(d) Shunga Dynasty 4. Impressed by the answers, King ofChandawarin1194ADbyMohammad
Milinda accepted Buddhism as his Ghori.
Sol.208.(a) Pala Dynasty. Temples and religion.
t heir associated Dynasty: Khajuraho Q.215. Which of the following ancient
Which among the abovestatementsare t exts is a source to study
Temple (Madhya Pradesh)-Bundelasor correct.
Chandelas; Kailash Temple Bharatanatyam?
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening) SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (4th shift)
(Maharashtra) - Rashtrakutas;Thousand (a) Only 3, 2 and 4 (b) Only 1, 2 and 4
Pillared Temple, Ramappa Temple (a) Abhinaya Darpana
(c) Only 1, 3 and 4 (d) Only 1, 2 and 3 (b) Abhigyan Shakuntalam
(Telangana) - Kakatiyas; Brihadeeswara
Temple (Tamil Nadu) - Cholas; Sol.211.(b) Only 1, 2 and4.Nageshwar (c) Ashtadhyayi
Kailashnath Temple, Shore Temple ( Buddhist monk) gave the answer to (d) Arthashastra
(Tamil Nadu) - Pallavas; DilwaraTemple questions related to Buddhism inMilind Sol.215.(a) Abhinaya Darpan.
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Bharatnatyam (classical dance from ave accepted Jainism under the
h Dharmapala (770 - 810 AD) captured
amil Nadu). Natyashashtra (written in
T influence of a Jain scholar anaujandconductedagranddarbar.He
K
Sanskrit) by Bharata Muni and Abhinay Hemachandra? took the titles of Parama Bhattaraka,
DarpanbyNandikeshvaraareconsidered SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (1st shift) Paramesvara and Maharajadhiraja.
to be the original sources of (a) Pratihara (b) Parmara
Bharatanatyam. (c) Chalukya (d) Chahman Q.223.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe
uthor of the play 'Mrichchhakatika'?
a
.216. Alvars were the devotees of
Q ol.219.(c) Chalukya. The Chalukya
S SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (2nd shift)
which South Indian cult? Dynasty was founded by Pulakesin I. (a) Kalidasa (b) Amarasimha
SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (1st shift) Capital: Badami (Vatapi). Pratihara (c) Shudraka (d) Bhasa
(a) Shaktism (b) Saivism dynasty - NagabhattaIwasthefounder.
(c) Jainism (d) Vaishnavism The Pratiharas who ruled over Kannauj ol.223.(c) Shudraka. Mrichchhakatika
S
for a longtime are also called Gurjara- playwastranslatedintoEnglishbyArthur
ol.216.(d) Vaishnavism. Nayanars and
S Pratiharas. Parmardynasty-Foundedby W.Ryderin1905as“TheLittleClayCart”.
Alvars saints belonged to South India. Upendra or Krishnaraja. Capital: Ujjain, Other Sanskrit plays of Shudraka:
Some famous Vaishnava devotees : Later - Dharan Nagari (Dhar). “Vinavasavadatta”, “Padmaprabhritaka”,
Ramanuja, Madhvacharya, Chaitanya “a bhana” (short one -act monologue).
M
ahaprabhu, Nimbarkacharya.Jainism- Q.220. Which of the following
Devotees of Jainism are called Jains niversities was founded by Pala rulers ?
u Q.224. The Ashtadhyayi of Panini is a
such as Rishabhadeva, Parshvanath, SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2nd shift) r enowned work on ______.
Bhadrabahu. Shaktism - Devotees of (a) Vikramasila (b) Nalanda SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (1st shift)
Shaktism are called Shaktas. Famous (c) Valabhi (d) Taxila (a) Mauryan Polity
Shaktas: Adi Shankaracharya, Sarada (b) Gupta Administration
Devi, Paramahansa Yogananda. ol.220.(a) Vikramasila : Location -
S (c) Medicine
Bihar.Founded-8th-9thCentury.Events- (d) Sanskrit Grammar
.217. The book ‘Rajatarangini'isabout
Q Destroyed by Muhammad bin Bakhtiyar
the history of whichstatewrittenin12th Khalji (1193). Nalanda University : ol.224.(d) Sanskrit Grammar. Ancient
S
century CE? Founded by - Gupta Dynastyinthe4th- Authors and books : (Kautilya)
SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift) 5th century. Taxila University - An Chanakya's work - “Arthashastra” (on
(a) Bengal (b) Kashmir ancient Indian university in Taxila city, statecraft, political science, economic
(c) Sindh (d) Assam which is now innorth-westernPakistan. policy and military strategy). Maharshi
ValabiUniversity(Gujarat): Established Charak - “Charaka Samhita” (a famous
ol.217.(b) Kashmir. Ancient Texts and
S by - The Maitrak King, Bhattarka. text of ayurveda) - Ayurveda. “Sushruta
Authors: Rajatarangini (River of Kings) - Samhita”-Acomprehensivetextbookon
Kalhana, Harsha Charita - BanaBhatta, Q.221. Alha and Udal, who gave stiff medicine and surgery.
Akbar-Nama-AbulFazl,PrithvirajRaso- r esistance to the enemy, belonged to
Chand Bardai, Humayun Nama - which of the following Rajput States? Q.225.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe
Gulbadan Begum, Meghdoot - Kalidasa, SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (3rd shift) ost famous Shaka ruler, who got the
m
Arthashastra - Kautilya, Geet Govinda - (a) Parmar (b) Kalchuri Sudarshana Lake in Kathiawar
Jaya Deva, Ratnavali - Harshavardhana. (c) Chandella (d) Gahadavala renovated?
SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (2nd shift)
Q.218.Inthemiddleofwhichcenturydid Sol.221.(c) Chandella (Founder - (a) Rudradaman I (b) Maues
t he Arab traveller Sulaiman visit India? annuk).Theywereoriginallyvassalsof
N (c) Rudrasimha III (d) Chashtana
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (1st shift) the Gurjara - Pratiharas. The Chandelas
(a) 15th (b) 9th (c) 11th (d) 6th initially ruled as feudatories of the Sol.225.(a) Rudradaman I (130 - 150
Gurjara-Pratiharas of Kanyakubja D).SudarshanLakewasconstructedby
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Sol.218.(b) 9th. Travellers Who Visited (Kannauj). Original capital - Khajuraho. theorderofChandraguptaMauryabythe
I ndia: Hiuen Tsang (China) - During the ThelastKingofthisdynasty-Paradidev Governor ‘Pushyagupta Vaishya’
reign of Harshavardhana. Al Biruni (Parmadi). His generals-AlhaandUdal. appointed in his Girnar. Rudradaman I
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of Mahmood Ghaznavi. Ibn Battuta 1182 AD. the Indian subcontinent: Afghanistan,
(Morocco) - During the reign of Punjab with Taxila as capital, Mathura,
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq, Marco Polo Q.222. The Pala Dynasty rulers were Western India, Upper Deccan withUjjain
(Italy) - During the reign of Pandya rimarily patrons of which religion?
p as their capital.
Kingdom.Megasthenes(Greece)-During SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (1st shift)
thereignofChandraguptaMaurya.Abdur (a) Buddhist (b) Jain Q.226. Who was the last king of the
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Dynasty), Agnimitra, Vasujyeshtha, (d) Vasistha Putra Pulumavi overthrew his Chalukya overlord and
asumitra, Bhagabhadra. Shashanka:
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Bhavabhuti: A famous Sanskrit empire emerged in Deccan (a) Prarthna sabha (b) Golden womb
playwright who wrote famous plays like (Dakshinapatha). The Nasik inscription (c) Horse ride (d) Subsidiary alliance
Mahaviracharita, Malatimadhava etc. of Gautami Balashri mentioned the shri
Satakarnis rule. He is described as the ol.234.(b)
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.227. Of which of the following
Q destroyer of the Sakas, Pahlavas and (Hiranyagarbha). This ritual was
Pratihara kings was Rajashekhara, the Yavanas. performedwiththehelpofBrahmanas,it
famous poet and dramatist, the court wasthoughttoleadtothe“rebirth”ofthe
poet? Q.231. The Rampurvabullthatwaspart sacrificer as a Kshatriya, evenifhewas
SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 2nd shift) f a Mauryan pillar found inRampurwa,
o notonebybirth.Thefirstknownrulerof
(a) Rajapala (b) Devapala Bihar is now placed at _______. the dynasty was Dantidurga who
(c) Ramabhadra (d) Mahendrapala SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) conqueredBadamiin752A.D.,defeating
(a) Pradhan Mantri Bhavan the Chalukyas.
ol.227.(d)Mahendrapala(885-910AD).
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Q
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S Tamil Nadu was _________ .
dynasty (8th to 11th century):Founder- Pillars of Ashoka are the most famous SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Evening)
Harichandra.MihiraBhoja(836-885AD)- examples of Mauryan art. The (a) birds (b) fish
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S
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Q.228. Who were the first tomakeland discovery, Rampurwa in Bihar. dynasty minted. The dynasty controlled
rants to Brahmins?
g the central and northern parts ofKerala
Graduate Level 30/06/2023 ( Shift - 1) Q.232.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe and the Kongu region of Tamil Nadu.
(a) Sakas (b) Satavahanas last Pallava king? Their capital was Vanji, Tamil Nadu.
(c) Guptas (d) Kushans SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Evening)
(a) Mahendravarman - I Q.236. Which of the following is NOT
ol.228.(b)Satavahanas(1stCenturyBC
S (b) Aparajitavarman art of six schools of Indian Philosophy?
p
to 3rd Century AD): Simuka was the (c) Narasimhavarman - I SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Afternoon)
founder. Sakas (2nd century BCE to the (d) Simhavishnu (a) Samkhya (b) Yoga
4th century CE) - The most famous (c) Nyaya (d) Dravida
Shaka ruler in India was Rudradaman Sol.232.(b) Aparajitavarman. Pallava
(130 A.D to 150 A.D.), came to an end ynasty(275CEto897CE)-Alsoknown
d ol.236.(d) Dravida. Samkhya: Founded
S
with the defeat of the last Shaka ruler, as Tondaimandalam. Founder - Simha by - Kapila (Book - Samkhya sutra) : It
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dynasty). Kushans (First – Third He defeated the Kalabhras and principlesofonefemale(Prakriti)andthe
Centuries) - Founded by Kujula re-established the Pallava kingdom. othermale(Purusha).Yoga-Unionofthe
Kadphises. Narashimhavarman-1 - Son of twoprincipalentities.Nyaya:Atechnique
Mahendravarman. of logical thinking. Author of the Nyaya
Q.229. During the reign of which of the Sutras - Gautama.
f ollowing Pallavas, Hiuen Tsang visited Q.233. The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple
the Pallava capital Kanchi? as constructed in 999A.D.bytheking
w Q.237.Whichamongthefollowingrulers
SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Morning) Dhangadeva of ______ dynasty. dopted the title devaputra?
a
(a) Narasimhavarman I SSC MTS 15/05/2023 (Evening) SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Afternoon)
(b) Narasimhavarman II (a) Chandela (b) Pala (c) Pallava (d) Chola (a) Hoyasala (b) Kushana
(c) Mahendravarman II (c) Chola (d) Saka
Sol.233.(a) Chandela. Kandariya
(d) Mahendravarman I ahadeva temple - built at Khajuraho
M ol.237.(b)Kushana.Kanishka(Kushana
S
Sol.229.(a) NarasimhavarmanI.Hewas (Madhya Pradesh), made up of Dynasty) minted the gold and copper
lso known as Mahamalla or Mamalla,
a sandstone.Itsfirstmentionisfoundin‘al coins in which he named himself as
which means "great wrestler”. He took Biruni’ And ‘Ibn Battuta’ work. It follows ‘Devaputra’. ScholarsinKanishka’scourt
the title Vatapikonda (the conqueror of theNagaraStyleofarchitectureandwas - Vasumitra, Asvaghosa (Court poet),
Vatapi). recognized by UNESCO as a world Nagarjun,Charaka,SushrutaandParsva.
heritagesitein1986. Othertemplesbuilt Other rulers of the Kushana dynasty:
Q.230. The most important ruler of the byChandeladynasty(Founder-Nanuka): Kujula Kadphises (Founder), Vima
atavahanas was _______.
S Devi Jagdamba Temple, Chitragupta Kadphises, etc.
SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Afternoon) Temple, Laxmana Temple.
(a) Pulumavi IV .238. TheAmaravatiSchoolofartwas
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(b) Gautamiputra Shri Satakarni .234. In t he m
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entury, developed under the patronage of
(c) Simuka Dantidurga, a Rashtrakuta c hief, __________ .
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S ol.242.(b) Sangam Period. Three
S Sangam at Madurai. Sangam literature
(a) Cholas (b) Cheras dynasties ruled during theSangamAge. ( the poetry of the noble ones, ancient
(c) Satavahanas (d) Palas Cheras: Modern-Day City (Kerala), Tamil literature) is the earliest known
Ancient Capital (Vanji), Important Ruler literature of South India. Tolkappiyam,
Sol.238.(c)Satavahans.DifferentSchool (Cheran Senguttuvan), Important Ports Ettutogai, Pattuppattu,
f arts: Gandhara School of Art
o (Musiri, Tondi), Emblem (Bow and Pathinenkilkanakku, and the two epics
(Kushana) - It developed in the North Arrow). Cholas: Modern-Day City (Tamil (Silappathikaram and Manimegalai)
West Frontier, in the modern-day Nadu), Ancient Capital (Uraiyur, Puhar), comprisetheSangamliterature.Sangam
Kandahar region. It is also known as Important Ruler (Karikala), Important Literature: 2 categories (Aham and
Indo-Greek art because of the heavy Ports. (Kaveripattinam), Emblem(Tiger). Puram), Tinai (seven minor genres),
influence of Greek or Hellenistic Pandyas: Modern-DayCity(TamilNadu), Ainkurunuru (collection of 500 short
sculpture. Mathura School of Art Ancient Capital (Madurai), Important poems).
(Kushana) - It developed around Mathura. Ruler(Nedunchezhiyan), ImportantPorts
{Muziris (Muchiri), Korkai, Kaveri}, Q.246.Whoamongthefollowinggaveup
.239. Who among the followingwasa
Q is traditional professions and took to
h
famous ruler of the Pandya dynasty of Emblem (Carp).
arms, successfully established a
South India? .243.Theterm'Kammakaras'inancient
Q kingdom in Karnataka?
SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Morning) times is related to ________. SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (1st Shift)
(a) Nedunjeliyan II (b) Karikala SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Evening) (a) Vasudeva Kanva
(c) Ashoka (d) Nizam Shah (a) Landless agricultural labourers (b) Gurjara-Pratihara Harichandra
ol.239.(a) Nedunjeliyan II. He was
S (b) Craftsmen (c) Pushyamitra Shunga
made‘Pandyasupremeinthesouth’.He (c) Tax collecting officer (d) Kadamba Mayurasharman
defeated a confederacy of the Cholas (d) Goldsmith
ol.246.(d) Kadamba Mayurasharman
S
and Cheras at Talaiyalanganam near ol.243.(a)
S Landless agricultural was a Brahmana. The Kadamba
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in the Maduraikkanci. Pandya Empire - ancienttimes-Shrenis:Inancienttimes, founder of the Kadamba Kingdom of
EstablishedbyKingKadungoninthe6th crafts persons and merchants formed Banavasi (Karnataka). Kadimi Chettu
century AD. Capital - Korkai, Madurai. associations. Samaharta and Sanidata - (story of Mayur Sharma) waswrittenby
Q.240.Around 2000 years ago _________ Tax collecting officers in ancient times. Visawanatha Satyanarayana {Padma
ecame the second capital of the
b SonalikaisaSanskritwordthatrefersto Bhushan (1970), Jnanpith Award (1971)}.
Kushanas. a goldsmith. Grihapatis- independent
farmers. Dasa Karmakara - Men and .247. Which of the following pairs of
Q
SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Morning) ‘Dynasty – Ruled region’ is correctly
(a) Patliputra (b) Madurai womensuchasthedasakarmakara,who
didnotownland,andhadtoearnaliving matched?
(c) Vaishali (d) Mathura I. Shakas – North west and north India
working on the fields owned by others.
ol.240.(d) Mathura. Kushan Dynasty
S An agrahara was land granted to a II. Vakatakas – Central and western India
(First-Third Centuries): Rulers - Kujula Brahmana. SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
Kadphises (Founder). Vima Kadphises - (a) Neither I nor II (b) Only I
Firstrulertointroducepuregoldcoinsin Q.244. Which famous ruler was known (c) Only II (d) Both I and II
India. Kanishka - He administered the s the "Second Ashoka" ?
a
SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Morning) Sol.247.(d)BothIandII.TheSakas(first
territory from two capitals: Purushapura haka king, Maues or Moga) ruled over
s
(nowPeshawarinnorthernPakistan)and (a) Chandragupta II (b) Rudradaman I
(c) Milinda (d) Kanishka the north-west frontier, and north India
Mathura, in northern India. Vasudeva I - (Punjab, Sindh, Kashmir, western Uttar
Last Kushana Ruler. Sol.244.(d) Kanishka. He was from the Pradesh, Saurashtra, Kathiawar,
.241. Sangam poems mentionaTamil
Q ushanDynastyreignfrom127-151AD.
K Rajputana, Malwa,andthenorthKonkan
word 'Muvendar' which means ________. He was famousforhismilitary,political, beltofMaharashtra).Vakatakas(founder
SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Morning) and spiritual achievements. - Vindhyashakti) ruled over Central -
(a) Three taxes (b) Three ports Western India (southernmost points of
Q.245. Which of the following Malwa and Gujarat in the north to the
(c) Three chiefs (d) Three horses tatementsiscorrectwithrespecttothe
s TungabhadraRiverinthesouth,andfrom
ol.241.(c)Threechiefs.Itisareference
S Sangam literature? theArabianSeainthewesttotheedges
tothethreerulingfamiliesofTamilNadu I. These texts were supposed to be of Chhattisgarh in the east).
during the Sangam period: the Cholas, composed and compiled in assemblies
the Cheras, and the Pandyas. of poets. .248. Merchants and migrants first
Q
II. The Sangam literature compiled in brought the teachings oftheholyQuran
.242. The kingdoms of Chola, Chera
Q assembliesofpoetswereheldinthecity to India in the_______century.
and Pandyas belong to which period in of Madurai. SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
ancient India? SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (1st Shift) (a) fourth (b) seventh (c) ninth (d) sixth
SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening) (a) Neither I nor II (b) Both I and II
(a) Gupta Period (c) Only I (d) Only II Sol.248.(b) seventh. Different religions
(b) Sangam Period and their holy books: Islam (Quran and
(c) Mauryan Period Sol.245.(b) Both I and II. Siddhar Sunnah), Sikhism (Guru Granth Sahib),
(d) Mahajanapada period gastyar presided over the first Tamil
A Jainism (Jain Agamas), Buddhist
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(Tipitaka), Hinduism(BhagwatGita,Ved, 1400 years ago. (d) Chandela Dynasty
pnishad), Christianity (Bible), Rastafari
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(Bible, Kebra Nagast, The Promise Key, Q.252. According to the BrihatSamhita, ol.255.(d) Chandela Dynasty. The
S
Holy Piby), Shinto (Kojiki, Nihon Shoki, hat do you call the processofmaking
w Khajuraho Group of Monuments are a
Fudoki), Zoroastrianism (Zend Avesta), scents, mouth perfumes and bath group of Hindu and Jain temples in
etc. powders? Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh,
SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (1st Shift) Known for its Erotic Sculpture. The
.249. Which of the following is NOT
Q (a) Jatuka (b) Gandhayukli Pratiharas, also known as the Gurjara
associated with Aryabhata? (c) Kamplcica (d) Pattanga -Pratiharag (Founder-Harichandra).The
SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (3rd Shift) most well-known king of this dynasty
(a) Stated that day and night were ol.252.(b) Gandhayukli . Varahmihir’s
S was Bhoja or Mihira Bhoja.
caused by the rotation of the earth BrihatSamhitaisasortofencyclopedia,
on its axis. whichwascomposedinthesixthcentury Q.256. In which of the following
(b) Developed a scientific explanation for CE. It informs about the preparation of languages did Amoghavarsha write
eclipses glutinousmaterialtobeappliedonwalls Kavirajamarga?
(c) Found a way of calculating the androofsofhousesandtemples.Italso SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Afternoon)
circumference of a circle gives references to perfumes and (a) Tamil (b) Sanskrit
(d) Spoke about elaborate surgical cosmetics. A number of classical texts, (c) Kannada (d) Telugu
procedures like Atharvaveda (1000 BCE) mention
some dye stuff, the material used were Sol.256.(c) Kannada. Amoghavarsha
Sol.249.(d) Sushruta {the father of turmeric, madder, sunflower, orpiment, ( Rashtrakuta ruler) also wrote
urgery} spoke about elaborate surgical
s cochineal and lac. ‘Prasnottara RatnaMalika’(Sanskrit).He
procedures in his book ‘Sushruta patronized many Indian scholars
Samhita’. Aryabhata invents: .253. Which ofthefollowingbookwas
Q includingmathematicianMahaviracharya
Mathematics {place value system and written by Aryabhata? , who wrote Ganita -sara- samgraha,
zero, Approximation of π, Trigonometry, SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (2nd Shift) Jinasena, Virasena, Shakatayan, and Sri
Indeterminate equations, Algebra}, (a) Dhatupatha (b) Aryabhatiyam Vijaya(aKannadalanguagetheorist).He
Astronomy{Motionsofthesolarsystem, (c) Natya Shastra (d) Romaka Siddhanta held titles such as Nrupathunga,
Eclipses, Sidereal periods, Atishadhavala, Veeranarayana,
ol.253.(b) Aryabhatiyam . Books
S Rattamarthanda , andSrivallabhaduring
Heliocentrism}. writtenbyAryabhata:‘Dashgeetika’,‘Arya his reign. Historian Panchamukhi called
.250. Ravikirti was the court poet of
Q Siddhanta’, ‘Rishab’s Good Theory of him the ‘Ashoka of South’.
which of the following dynasty rulers ? Indian’, etc. Aryabhata (a great
SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (4th Shift) mathematician-astronomer) Q.257. Which king of the Pala dynasty
(a) Cholas (b) Cheras contributions towards mathematics efeated
d Indrayudh and made
(c) Pallavas (d) Chalukyas include algebra, approximation of pi, Chakrayudha as the ruler of Kannauj?
place value system and zero, Graduate Level 04/08/2022 (Shift - 2)
ol.250.(d) Chalukya dynasty. The Jain
S trigonometry, etc. His contributions (a) Dharmapala (b) Mahendrapala
poet Ravikirti was the court poet of towardsastronomyincludeSolarsystem (c) Devapala (d) Gopala
'Pulakeshin II' (610 to 642 CE), the first motion, Sidereal periods, Eclipses,
sovereign ruler of the Chalukya dynasty Heliocentrism, etc. Dhatupatha (Panini), Sol.257.(a) Dharampala (770-810)
of Vatapi (modern Badami). Ravikirti's Natya Shastra (Bharata), and Romaka f ounded the Vikramshila University
Aihole inscription (a nineteen-line Siddhanta (Varahmihira). (Bhagalpur, Bihar) and built Somapuri
Sanskrit inscription), in honour of his monastery, Bihar. In 750 AD, Gopala
patron king, is found in the MegutiJain Q.254.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe founded the Pala dynasty. Capital:
temple at Aihole, Karnataka. Chalukya f ounder of the Kanva dynasty? Muddagiri/ Munger (Bihar). Pala period
dynasty (between 6th and 12th SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (3rd Shift) (golden period in history of Bengal).
centuries). Pallava dynasty (275 CE to (a) Narayana (b) Susharman Devapala (810-850), his Court poet was
897 CE). Chera dynasty (in the Sangam (c) Vasudeva (d) Devabhuti Buddhist scholar Vajradatta (author of
period and before). Chola dynasty (300 Lokesvarasataka).
ol.254.(c) Vasudeva Kanva(73-63 BCE)
S
BCE to 1279 CE). founded theKanvadynasty(72–28BCE, .258. Manuscriptswereusuallywritten
Q
.251. The DurgatempleatAihole,built
Q Kanvayanas). Rulers of the Kanva on:
about ______ years ago. dynasty - Bhumimitra (64-50 BCE), SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Morning)
SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (1st Shift) Narayana (50-38BCE),Susarman(38-28 (a) marbles (b) palm leaf
(a) 1700 (b) 2000 (c) 1100 (d) 1400 BCE).Capital:Patliputra.Devabhuti-the (c) tulsi leaves (d) iron
last ruler of the Sunga Dynasty.
ol.251.(d) 1400 .Durgatemple,Aihole,
S ol.258.(b) palm leaf. A manuscript is a
S
Karnataka - dedicated to Surya but .255. The rulers of which of the
Q handwritten composition onpaper,bark,
namedDurgabecauseadurgorfortified following dynasties built the Khajuraho cloth, metal, palm leaf, or any other
lookout was constructed on top of it temples between 950 to 1050 A.D in materialdatingbackatleastseventy-five
after the 13th-century during the wars central India? years. The National Mission for
between Hindu kingdoms and Islamic SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Morning) Manuscripts was launched in February
Sultanates.Construction-late7th-early (a) Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty 2003 under the Ministry ofTourismand
8th century (during Chalukya dynasty) (b) Rashtrakuta Dynasty Culture.
(c) Pala Dynasty
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Q.259. Mukteshwara Temple is a reco-Romans in ancient India?
G harapuri,inMumbaiHarbour.Thereare
G
0th-century Hindu temple dedicated to
1 SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Afternoon) about 34 caves. These are declared a
Shiva, located in _______. (a) Lothal (b) Badami World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1987.
SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Afternoon) (c) Arikamedu (d) Tulapurushandana
(a) Assam (b) Odisha Q.268.Inwhichofthefollowingtemples
(c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat ol.263.(c) Arikamedu. Lothal is a port
S ill you find Gopurams?
w
town locatedalongtheBhogavariverin SSC CGL 13/08/2021(Afternoon)
ol.259.(b) Odisha (Bhubaneswar).
S Gujarat. Badami islocatedinaravineat (a) Shiva Temple, Chidambaram
Ancient temples - Virupaksha Temple, the foot of a rugged, red sandstone (b) Bhabatarini Temple, Dakshineswar
Hampi (Built by Lakkan Dandesha, a outcrop that surrounds Agastya lake (c) Golden Temple, Amritsar
chieftain under the ruler Deva Raya II), (Karnataka). The King's Balance, also (d) Dilwara Temple, Mount Abu
ElloraKailashanathaTemple(KrishnaIof known as Tulapurushandana, is located
Rashtrakuta), Sun Temple Konark southwest of Vittala temple(Telangana). Sol.268.(a)ShivaTemple,Chidambaram.
(Eastern Ganga King Narsimhadeva-1). gopuram or gopura is a monumental
A
.264. The Mesopotamians wrote on
Q tower, usually ornate, at the entranceof
.260. Which of the following is NOTa
Q tablets made of: any temple, especiallyinSouthernIndia.
Buddhist architectural marvel of India ? S SC CGL 13/04/2022 (Evening) They are a prominent feature of koils,
SSC MTS 18/07/2022 (Evening) (a) clay (b) sandstone HindutemplesbuiltintheDravidianstyle.
(a) Pataleshwar Caves (b) Sanchi Stupa (c) limestone (d) slate They are topped by the kalasam, a
(c) Bharhut Stupa (d) Ajanta Caves bulbous stone finial. Nataraja temple in
Sol.264.(a)Clay.Itisasedimentaryrock. Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu isoneofthe
ol.260.(a)PataleshwarCaves(Pune)is
S andstones are siliciclastic sedimentary
S famous examples of Gopuram.
dedicatedtoShiva,itwasamonumental rocks. Limestone is a sedimentary rock
monolithic excavation with a notable made of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), Q.269. Who among the following wrote
circular Nandi mandapam and a large usually in the form of calcite or t he basic text of Vaisheshika philosophy?
pillaredmandapam. TheCaveTempleis aragonite. Slate, fine-grained, clayey SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Morning)
an8th-centuryrock-cutshrinebuiltbythe metamorphic rock. (a) Kanada (b) Shankaracharya
Rashtrakuta Dynasty. (c) Patanjali (d) Jaimini
.265. Which place had a water
Q
.261. Queen Rudramadevi belonged to
Q harvesting system channeling the flood Sol.269.(a) Kanada. It is an ancient
which dynasty of India? water of the Ganga river in the first anskrit text at the foundation of the
S
SSC MTS 26/07/2022 (Afternoon) century B.C ? Vaisheshika schoolofHinduphilosophy.
(a) Chola (b) Kakatiya SSC MTS 06/10/21 (Evening) Vaisheshika is one of the six classical
(c) Chalukya (d) Chera (a) Kanpur (b) Gorakhpur schools of Indian philosophy, often
(c) Mirzapur (d) Sringaverapura referred to as "Darshanas."
Sol.261.(b) Kakatiya. Marco Polo
entionedherinhiswritings.Rudradeva
m ol.265.(d)
S Sringaverapura (near .270. The story of Maynamati and
Q
I was the first independent ruler of this Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh). Water Gopichandra is a part of which of the
kingdom of Warangal. Their capitalwas harvesting in India - Dholavira in following literary works?
Orugallu, now known as Warangal. In Harappan civilization, Bhopal Lake(built SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Evening)
1323PrinceJaunakhan(Muhammadbin by the Paramara Raja Bhoj in 11th (a) Nath literature
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Nila river and Panthaloor Hills. through _____ in the eleventh century A.D.
Q.273. Identify the Indian state which SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (3rd shift)
as known as 'Pragjyotisha' during the
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SSC CHSL 04/08/2021 (Morning) (a) 47 BC (b) 55 BC (c) 57 BC (d) 50 BC (c) Al-Walid I
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Q.274.Inwhichofthefollowingcavesis Maharashtra.
t he painting named ‘Padmapani attacked Kanauj (ruler - Rajyapala); In
Bodhisattva’ found? 1025 he attacked Somnath.Al-Biruni’s
SSC CHSL 04/08/2021 (Afternoon) Medieval History Books :Kitab-ul-Hind and Tahkik-e- Hind.
(a) Ajanta Cave No. 4 Q.283. When did the Mongol ruler
(b) Ajanta Cave No. 2 Foreign Invasions enghis Khan die?
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elhi took place?
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(a) 1398(b) 1221(c) 1492(d) 1526
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the patronage of King Harisena of the Mahmud Shah Tughluq . H e nominated Empire launched several invasions into
Vakataka dynasty. Khizr Khan (Sayyid Dynasty - 1414 to the Indian subcontinent from 1221 to
1451) to rule Punjab. Tughlaq Dynasty 1327.
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(1320 - 1414): Rulers - Ghiyasuddin
ynasty ruled in the ______ region.
d Q.284.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe
Tughlaq (founder), Muhammad bin
SSC CHSL 04/08/2021 (Afternoon) est-known Chahamana ruler?
b
Tughlaq, Firoz shah Tughlaq, and
(a) Kamarupa (b) Ujjain SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (4th Shift)
Muhammad Shah.
(c) Magadha (d) Vaishali (a) Prithviraja III (b) Vigraharaja II
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ol.275.(a) Kamarupa (Present day
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SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (4th shift)
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(a) Somnath (b) Mathura
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(a) Tripura (b) Uttarakhand
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Referred to as "Kumari Parvat" in the Mahmud Ghazni Attacked India 17 times. in North-East Iran?
Hathigumpha inscription and Built by SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Evening)
Q.281. Between who among the (a) 1219 (b) 1208 (c) 1213 (d) 1205
King Kharvela. 18 cavesinUdayagiri,15
f ollowing did the Battle of Chandawar
in Khandagiri. ol.285.(a) 1219. The Mongolconquest
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take place?
.277. Kolathunadu, Valluvanad and
Q SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (2nd shift) of Persia comprised three Mongol
Thekkumkoor were ancient small-time (a) Jaychand and Mahmood Gaznavi campaigns against Islamic statesinthe
kingdoms in which state of India? (b) Jaychand and Muhammad Ghori Middle East and Central Asia between
SSC CGL 03/03/2020 (Morning) (c) Prithviraj III and Mahmood Gaznavi 1219 and 1256. T he Mongols had
(a) Gujarat (b) Karnataka (d) Prithviraj III and Muhammad Ghori invaded theDelhiSultanateanumberof
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t imes,includingin1241,1245,1257,and (Rama, Venkata), Aravidu Dynasty ( Intelligence agents), Khwaja (Accounts
1285. ( Tirumala Raya, Sriranga III). Officer), Kotwal (Head of city law and
order), Muhatasib (Head of municipality
.286.Zoroaster was a/an ______ prophet.
Q .290.Whichofthefollowingsystemsof
Q law and order), Muftis (Expounder of
SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Evening) theDelhisultanatehadainfluenceonthe law).
(a) Indian (b) Chinese Bahmani and Vijayanagar kingdoms?
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(a) Walis (b) Chahalgani daughter of Iltumish, a ruler of Slave
Sol.286.(d) Iranian. Avesta, also called (c) Bitikchi (d) Iqtadari Mamluk dynasty?
end-avesta,
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Zoroastrianism containing its Sol.290.(d)IqtadariSystem:-Introduced (a) Kubra Noorzai (b) Harkha
cosmogony, law, and liturgy, the y Shamsuddin IIltutmish (3rd Sultanof
b (c) Razia Sultan (d) Shafiqa Ziayee
teachings of the prophet Zoroaster Delhi).Provision-Underthissystem,the
(Zarathushtra). land of the empire was divided into Sol.294.(c) Razia Sultan. In 1236,Razia
severallargeandsmalltractscalledIqta ultan(Mamlukdynasty),succeededher
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Q.287. Who among the following built andassignedtheseIqtastohissoldiers, fathertotheSultanateofDelhi.Shesent
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1503 ? Terms used in Sultanate Period: Dabir control the Rajputs. Mamluk dynasty
SSC MTS 11/10/2021(Morning) (Secretary), Faujdar (Commander of (1206 to 1290) - Founded byQutbuddin
(a) Dutch (b) British army), Sipahsalar (Commander), Amil Aibak (Lakh Baksh). He was succeeded
(c) French (d) Portuguese (Revenue officer), Diwan (Office: the by Iltutmish who was his son-in-law.
ol.287.(d) Portuguese. Fort Emmanuel
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.295. Under the Delhi Sultanate, a
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Q religious tax ________ was imposed on
Situated at Fort Kochi, it was once a head of the Diwan-i-Insha department the wealthy and rich Muslims in India.
symbol of thealliancebetweentheruler under the Delhi sultanate? SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Evening)
of Kochi and the monarch of Portugal. SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (2nd shift) (a) Firuz(b) Mamluk (c) Zakat (d) Kismat
(a) Dabir-i-Khas (b) Barid-i-Mumalik
Delhi Sultanate (c) Amir-i-Dad (d) Wakil-i-Dar ol.295.(c) Zakat. Zakat tax was
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.288. The office of Diwan-i-Insha dealt
Q ol.291.(a) Dabir-i-Khas.
S Tughlaq introduced four types of taxes
with which affair in administration? Diwan-i-Bandagan-Aslavedepartment. based on the Quran. They were Kharaj
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon) Diwan-i-kohi - Agricultural department. (Land tax), Khams (Tax on booty
(a) Military (b) Religious affairs Diwan-i-Mustakhraj-Arrearsdepartment. captured inwar),Jizya(Imposedonnon
(c) Finance (d) State correspondence Barid-i-Mumalik - Head of the muslim), and Zakat.
informationandintelligencedepartment.
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ultanate Administration : Diwan
S Controller of the royal household. f rom the throne of the Delhi Sultanate?
-i-Wizarat (Department of Revenue and SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift)
Finance), Diwan-i-Arz (Department of Q.292. TheTombofRaziaSultaninthe (a) 1244 (b) 1240 (c) 1238 (d) 1236
Military), Diwan-i-Risalat (Department of tate of Haryana is made of which
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building material? ol.296.(b) 1240. Razia Sultana (1236
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Religious affairs), Diwan-i-bandagan
Graduate Level 28/06/2023 ( Shift - 3) -1240) married Malik Ikhtiar-ud-Altunia
(Department of slaves), Diwan-i-Khairat
(a) Red sandstone (b) Granite (the governor ofBhatindaundertherule
(Charitydepartment),Diwan-i-mustakhraj
(c) Marble (d) Baked bricks of the Delhi Sultanate under Mamluk
(to realise arrears), Diwan- i-kohi
dynasty). She was killed on 15 October
(Department of agriculture).
Sol.292.(d) Baked bricks. Raziya sultan 1240atKaithal(Haryana).Tomb-Kaithal
.289. Who was the Sultan of Delhi at
Q ( 1236 - 1240): Her tomb is situated in (Haryana).
the time of the establishment of Kaithal(Haryana).Sheistheonlyfemale
ruler ever to rule in the Delhi sultanate. .297. Who composed Tabaqat-i-Nasiri
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Vijayanagara Empire?
Monuments built by Red sandstone: in the Delhi Sultanate period?
SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (3rd shift)
Qutub Minar, Red Fort and Humayun's SSC CGL Tier II 02/03/2023
(a) Nasiruddin Mahmud
Tomb. Taj mahal (white marble) -Tomb (a) Hasan Nizami (b) Amir Khusrau
(b) Iltutmish
of Mumtaz Mahal. (c) Minhaj-us-Siraj (d) Ziauddin Barani
(c) Mohammad bin Tughlaq
(d) Alauddin Khilji .293. DuringtheSultanateofDelhi,the
Q ol.297.(c)"Tabaqat-i-Nasiri''(1260)was
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term "Ulema" was associated with ______. written by Minhaj-i-Siraj in Persian
ol.289.(c) Mohammad bin Tughlaq .
S
SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Afternoon) language. Hasan Nizami (Persian
VijaynagarEmpire:Established-1336by
(a) Learned theologians and Jurists language poet) wrote Tajul-Maasir (the
HariharaandBukka.Capital-Hampi.The
(b) Commander-in-chief first official history of the Delhi
Empire stretched from Krishna river in
(c) Postal officer Sultanate). Sufi poet Amir Khusro was
the north to extreme south of the
(d) Village Revenue officer the court poet of Alauddin Khilji. His
peninsula. Dynasties with first and last
famous works: Tughluq Nama,
rulers - Sangama Dynasty (Harihara I, ol.293.(a) Learned theologians and
S Wast-ul-Hayat, Nuh Sipihr, Ashiqa,
Rajasekhara), Saluva Dynasty (Saluva Jurists.OfficersinDelhiSultanate-State Khamsa, Baqia-Naqia. Ziauddin Barani
Narasimha, Sadasiva), Tuluva Dynasty Level: Amil (Revenue Officer), Barid (Muslim political thinker of Delhi
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ultanate) wrote Tarikh-i-Firozshahi and
S ultanate when Ibn Batuta came to India?
s normal forms of salutations to the king
Fatwa-i-Jahandari. SSC CHSL 04/08/2021 (Afternoon) s a part of _______etiquette.
a
(a) Alauddin Khilji SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (2nd shift)
Q.298.ZafarkhanwasafamousGeneral (b) Firuz Shah Tughlaq (a) Army (b) Family
f which of the following rulers of the
o (c) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (c) Religious (d) Court
Delhi Sultanate? (d) Ibrahim Lodi
SSC CGL Tier II 03/03/2023 Sol.306.(d) Court.
(a) Alauddin Khilji (b) Iltutmish ol.302.(c)MuhammadBinTughlaqwas
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Sol.298.(a) Alauddin Khilji’s Generals : Tughluq was the Sultan of Delhi from Sultanate period?
izabruddin (Zafar Khan), Almas Beg
H 1325 to 1351 from the Tughlaq Dynasty. SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (3rd shift)
(Ulugh Khan), Malik Kafur (Tajal-DinIzz (a) Sikandar Sur
al-Dawla), Nusrat Khan (Malik Nusrat (b) Shamsuddin Iltutmish
Jalesari). Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Slave Dynasty (c) Ghiyasuddin Balban
(Jauna Khan): Introduced token currency. (d) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Q.303. Mameluke style of architecture
.299. Which of the f ollowing
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b ol.307.(c)GhiyasuddinBalban.Nowruz
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combinations of 'Ruler - Predecessor' is SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) is the Iranian New Year, also known as
correct with respect to the Delhi (a) Lodi dynasty (b) Slave dynasty the Persian New Year. Ghiyasuddin
Sultanate? (c) Khilji dynasty (d) Tughlaq dynasty Balban (1266-1287) was the firstSultan
SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (1st Shift) of Delhi to introduce the practice of
ol.303.(b)Slavedynasty(1206-1290)-
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(a) Alauddin Khilji - Jalaluddin Khilji 'Sijda' (prostration) and Paibos (kissing
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Established by - Qutbuddin Aibak.
(c) Muhammad Tughlaq - Firuz Shah of Salutation of the king.
Capitals-Lahore(1206-1210).Famous
Tughluq
buildings built by rulers of the slave Q.308.Balbanservedasnaibtowhichof
(d) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq - Muhammad
dynasty:Quwwat-ul-IslamMosque,Qutub t he following sultans of Delhi?
Tughluq
Minar, Adhai Din ka Jhonpra, Tomb of SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (4th shift)
Sol.299.(a) Rulers of Khilji dynasty - Nasir-ud-Din Mohammed, Tomb of (a) Iltutmish
alaluddin Khalji (founder) - Alauddin
J Shams-ud-Din Iltutmish. (b) Razia
Khalji - Qutb ud-Din Mubarak. Rulers of (c) Nasiruddin Mahmud
Q.304.TheDelhisultan,whosuccumbed
Tughlaq dynasty - Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (d) Qutb ud-Din Aibak
t o injuries as a result of his fall from
(founder) - Muhammad bin Tughlaq -
horse, was __________ . ol.308.(c)
S Nasiruddin Mahmud
Firoz Shah Tughlaq .
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) (1246-1266 AD) - Eighth ruler of Slave
Q.300. Who among the following rulers (a) Qutubuddin Aibak (b) Behram Shah dynasty(Mamlukdynasty).Minhaj-i-Siraj
r uled before Prithviraj Chauhan over (c) Balban (d) Iltutmish was his court historian. Balban
Delhi? (1266-1287 AD) : He pursued t hepolicy
ol.304.(a)QutubuddinAibak(Knownas
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SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (2nd Shift) of ‘blood and iron’. He established the
Lakh Baksh). He was the slave of
(a) Ghiyasuddin Balban department of military (Diwan-i-Ariz).
Muhammad Ghori and was the first
(b) Ananga Pala Razia Sultan (1236-1240 AD) : First
sultanofDelhiSultanate.Heestablished
(c) Jalaluddin Khalji muslim woman to rule over Delhi
the slave dynasty (Mamluk dynasty).
(d) Qutbuddin Aibak sultanate.
Famous Ruler of Slave Dynasty (1206
Sol.300.(b) Ananga Pala Tomar - AD–1290 AD): Qutbuddin Aibak Q.309. Iltutmish introduced a copper
f ounded Delhi in 1052. Aninscriptionof (1206-1210), Shamsuddin Iltutmish oincalled_________inplaceofthesilver
c
Vikram Samvat 1383 in the Delhi (1210-1236), Raziya Sultan (1236-1240), coin.
Museum confirms the founding ofDelhi Balban (1266-1287). SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (2nd shift)
by the Tomars. (a) Rupak (b) Rupee (c) Jittal (d) Tanka
Q.305.TheTombofIltutmishwasbuiltin
.301.WhowastheauthorofTarikh-i-
Q hich year?
w ol.309.(c) Jittal.Shamsuddin Iltutmish
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Mubarak Shahi which is a Persian SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) was the third Sultan of the Delhi
language chronicle of the Delhi (a) 1458 AD (b) 1388 AD Sultanate. HeintroducedtheChahalgani
Sultanate? (c) 1235 AD (d) 1199 AD system. He coined tanka (Silver) and
SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Afternoon) Jittal (Copper).
Sol.305.(c) 1235 AD. Iltutmish (Reign
(a) Jawahar-fi-Jawahir
210 - 1236 AD) introduced silver coin
1 .310. Who among the following
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(b) Khazain-ul-Futuh
(Tanka) and copper coin (Jital), and revolted against Balban, Sultan of Delhi,
(c) Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi
completed the construction of Qutub and declared himselfasanindependent
(d) Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhindi
Minar. He also constructed a large ruler of Bengal in 1279?
Sol.301.(d) Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhindi. reservoir Hauz-i-Sultani just outside SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (1st shift)
mir Khusrau (Books - ‘Tughlaq Nama’,
A Dehli-i-Kuhna. (a) Muhammad Khan
‘Nuh Sipihr’, ‘Khazain ul Futuh’ ). (b) Tughril Beg
Q.306. Ghiyasuddin Balban introduced
(c) Bughra Khan
Q.302.Who was the ruler of Delhi t he customs of ‘Sijda' and 'Paibos' as
(d) Nasir-ud-din Mahmud
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ol.310.(b) Tughril Beg. Balban
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p Introduced Persian customs as sizdah
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appointed his own son Bughra khan as hewasmadeacourtpoet.Hededicated
governor of Bengal. Nasir-ud-Din his work'Tabaqat-e-Nasiri'toNasiruddin Q.319. Which of the following is the
Mahmud Shah Tughluq also known as Mahmud. He died in Delhi, during the orrect chronological order of early
c
Nasiruddin, was the last sultan of the reign of Balban. Turkish rulers whoruledoverDelhifrom
Tughlaq dynasty. the year 1206 to 1290?
.315. Quwwat al-Islam mosque and
Q SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Evening)
.311. Who occupied Badaun (A.D.
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first Muslim Governor? SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (4th Shift) (b) Raziyya, Shamsuddin Illtutmish,
SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Evening) (a) eleventh (b) thirteenth Qutubuddin Aybak
(a) Prithviraj Chauhan (c) fourteenth (d) twelfth (c) Qutubuddin Aybak, Raziyya,
(b) Maharana Pratap Shamsuddin Illtutmish
(c) Muhammad Ghori Sol.315.(d) Twelfth. Quwwat-ul-Islam (d) Shamsuddin Illutmish, Raziyya,
(d) Qutbuddin Aibak osque(1192-1198)builtbyQutubuddin
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Aibak. Other Monuments of Qutub
ol.311.(d) Qutbuddin Aibak {1206-
S complex - Alai Darwaza (by Ala-ud-din ol.319.(a)
S Qutubuddin Aibak,
1210 (First ruler of Slave Dynasty Khalji in 1311 AD). Tomb of Iltutmish Shamsuddin Illtutmish, Raziyaa.
/Mamluk Dynasty)}: He established the (1235). Tomb of Imam Zamin (1537). Chronological orderoftherulersisQutb
firstMuslimdynastyandwasalsoknown ud-Din Aibak (founder)→AramShah→
as Lakh Baksh. He died in Lahore, Q.316. What is the approximate height Iltutmish →Rukn-ud-dinFeroze→Razia
Pakistan after falling from a horse ride. ( inmetres)oftheQutubMinarsituatedin al-Din → Muiz-ud-din Bahram →
Delhi ? Ala-ud-dinMasud→NasiruddinMahmud
Q.312. Qutub Minar is an example of SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Morning) → Ghiyas-ud-din Balban → Muiz-ud-din
_ _____ architecture. (a) 75 (b) 77 (c) 73 (d) 71 Muhammad Qaiqabad.
SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
(a) Indo-Islamic (b) Dravidian ol.316.(c) 73 (237.8 ft). Qutub Minar
S .320. In which of the following forts
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(c) Sufi (d) Mauryan hasfivestoreys.Itwasstartedin1199by was Razia Sultan imprisoned by Malik
Qutbud-DinAibak,completedin1220by Ikhtiyar-ud-din Altunia?
ol.312.(a) Indo - Islamic. Indo-Islamic
S hisson-in-lawIltutmish.UNESCO(1993). SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Evening)
architecture is the architecture of the Other Important Minars - Charminar, (a) Qila Mubarak in Bathinda
IndiansubcontinentproducedforIslamic Hyderabad (1591) by Muhammad Quli (b) Jaigarh fort in Jaipur
patrons and purposes. Famous Qutb Shah, height is 48.7 m (160 ft). (c) Golconda fort in Golconda
Examples - City of Mandu (Madhya Chand Minar - height64m(210ft)built (d) Mehrangarh fort in Jodhpur
Pradesh), Taj Mahal(Agra),GolGumbaz by Ala-ud-din Bahmani in Daultabad,
(Karnataka), Jama Masjid (Delhi) etc. Maharashtra. ol.320.(a) Qila Mubarak in Bathinda,
S
Dravidian architecture Examples - built by Raja Dab. Jaigarh fortinJaipur
Brihadeshwara temple, Annamalaiyar Q.317.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe was built in 1726 AD by Jai Singh II.
Temple, Meenakshi temple, azir of Sultan Iltutmish?
W Golconda fort in Golconda was built by
Airavatesvara temple etc. Graduate Level 05/08/2022 ( Shift - 3) Qutb Shahi dynasty. Mehrangarh fort in
(a) Sai’d Fakhr-I-Mudabbir Jodhpur was built by Rao Jodha.
Q.313. Who had assumed the title of (b) Malik Naik
alban?
B (c) Nizam ul-Mulk Junaidi
Khilji Dynasty
SSC CGL Tier II (07/03/2023) (d) Nusrat Khan
(a) Kabir Khan (b) Farid Khan .321.Who among the following Sultans
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(c) Ulugh Khan (d)Ayaz Khan Sol.317.(c) Nizam ul-Mulk Junaidi.
Iltutmishisknownastherealfounderof framed a series of regulations to weaken
Sol.313.(c) Ulugh Khan. DelhiSultanatewhooccupiedthethrone the power of nobles?
in 1210 AD after KIlling Aram Bakshsh. SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon)
Q.314. Minhaj-i-Siraj was a chronicler He shifted his capital from Lahore to (a) Muhammad bin Tughluq
uring the rule of ______.
d Delhi. (b) Balban
SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (2nd Shift) (c) Alauddin Khilji
(a) Sultan Iltutmish Q.318. Ghiyasuddin Balban, ruler of the (d) Iltutmish
(b) Qutbuddin Aibak lave dynasty, took up the title of _______.
S
(c) Ghiyasuddin Balban SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Morning) Sol.321.(c)AlauddinKhilji(KhiljiDynasty
(d) Alauddin Khalji (a) Nur-al-Din (light of the faith) 290-1320): He made nobles pay land
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(b) NurMahal (light of the palace) tax for their holdings. This curbed the
ol.314.(a) Iltutmish (ruler of Slave
S (c) Zil-i-Ilahi (shadow of God) excess of wealth owned by nobles.The
dynasty). Minhaj-i-Siraj was a (d) JahanPanah (protector of the world) nobles were also ordered not to have
13th-century Persian historian. He social gatherings or intermarriages
workedasateacherinamadrasaunder ol.318.(c) Zil-i-Ilahi (shadow of God).
S without his permission. The group of
Nasiruddin Qubacha. During Razia Ghiyas ud din Balban - Abolished nobles, called "The Forty".
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.322. Who among the following
Q alwa (1305) and Jalore (1311).
M Shah (Hyderabad).
classicalpoetsoftheSultanateperiodin Administrative Reforms - implemented
India popularized Qawwali, a form of the system of "dagh Pratha ," branding .330.WhichofficerunderAlauddinKhilji
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music which derived its name from the horses, and "Huliya Pratha (a systemof was required to maintain a register of
Arabic word ‘qaul’, meaning ‘to speak’? ranks)" keeping records of soldiers. merchantstoensureanadequatesupply
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening) of goods?
(a) Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi Q.326. During Alauddin Khilji'sreign,the SSC CGL Tier II (06/03/2023)
(b) Amir Khusrau loth market was known as______.
c (a) Nazir (b) Rais Parwana
(c) Nizam al-Din Awliya SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (1st shift) (c) Muhtasib (d) Shahna-i-Mandi
(d) Shams al-Din Muhammad Hafiz (a) Sarai-i-Adl (b) Mandi
(c) Munhiyans (d) Shahna-i-Mandi ol.330.(d) Shahna-i-Mandi. Alauddin
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ol.322.(b) AmirKhusrau-Hewasalso
S set up three markets at Delhi - First for
knownasTuti-e-Hind(ParrotofIndia).He ol.326.(a)Sarai-i-Adl(Placeofjustice).
S food-grains, the second for cloth, sugar,
wasthecourtmusicianofAlauddinKhilji. Alauddin Khilji, under his market policy, ghee, oil, dry fruits and the third for
Healsolivedincourtsofdifferentrulers builtthreemarketsoffoodgrain,precious horses, slaves and cattle. Diwan- e -
such as Balban, Muhammad, Cakubad, clothes and slave cattle near Kushke Riyasat - Head of Market.Thepricesof
Jalaluddin Khilji, Mubarak Shah Khaliji, Sabz(HaraRajmahal)withintheBadaun all varieties of grains were fixed by the
andGhiyasuddinTughlaq.Hewasalsoa gate in Delhi. These were government - first regulation or Zabita. Munhiyans -
disciple of Nizammuddin Auliya. aided markets. Secret agents under Allauddin.Parwana
Rais -Permit officer underAllauddin.
.323.WhichofthefollowingSultansof
Q Q.327. Who was the first Sultan of the
Delhi was appointed as Amir-i-Tuzuk elhi Sultanate to start military
D .331.Howmanytypesoftaxeswerein
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(Master of Ceremonies) before expeditions into southern India? the reign of the ruler Alauddin Khalji?
becoming the Sultan? Matric Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 1) SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening) (a) Ghiyasuddin Balban (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 2
(a) Alauddin Khalji (b) Alauddin Khalji
(c) Muhammad Tughluq Sol.331.(a) 3 types of taxes: Jaziya
(b) Balban ( religious tax on Hindu community),
(c) Iltutmish (d) Shamsuddin Iltutmish
Ghari t ax (taxonHouses),andCharitax
(d) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq ol.327.(b) Alauddin Khalji
S (tax on cattles). HeresistedtheMongol
Sol.323.(a) Alauddin Khalji (1296 - (1296–1316):- He was the second ruler invasion more than 12 times. He
316). He was the secondrulerofKhilji
1 of the Khilji dynasty of the Delhi followed the Divine Right Theory of
dynasty afterJalaluddinKhilji(Founder- Sultanate. Battles related to Alauddin Kingship. He was the first to bring the
‘Khalji Dynasty’). He wasalsoappointed Khilji : Gujarat V ijay : (1299) Karna standing army system. He died in 1316
Arizi-i-Mumalik (Minister of War) during rescued himself and his family to A.D.
thereignofJalaluddinKhiljiandlaidthe Devagiri. Ranthambore Vijay : (1301)
foundation of his capital Siri in 1303 A.D. Chauhan King Hammir Dev defeated Tughlaq Dynasty
Sultan Alauddin Khilji, under Nusrat
.324. Whowasthefirsttomentionthe
Q Khan. Chittor Vijay : (1303) Alauddin Q.332.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe
incident of Jauhar in Persian ? Khalji defeated Raja Ratan singh. uccessorofMuhammad-BinTughlaqto
s
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (3rd shift) the throne?
(a) Ibn Batutah (b) Amir Khusrau Q.328.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening)
(c) Ziauddin Barani (d) Hasan Nizami f ounder of the Khilji Dynasty?
(a) Ghiyath-ud-din Tughlaq Shah II
SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Evening)
(b) Abu Bakr Shah Tughlaq
ol.324.(b) Amir Khusrau. ‘Jauhar’- The
S (a) Jalal-ud-din Firoz Khilji
(c) Nais-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughlaq
collective self-immolation by women in (b) Alauddin Khilji
(d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq
order to escape capture andforcedinto (c) Nasiruddin Khusrau Shah
slavery by invaders in face of imminent (d) Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah ol.332.(d) Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1351 -
S
defeat. In 1303, Alauddin Khilji laid the 1388).Hewasknownasthefatherofthe
size of Chittor. ol.328.(a) Jalal-ud-din Firoz Khilji. He
S
irrigation approach in India. Diwan
ascended tothethronein1290ADafter
-e-Khairat which was built for collecting
Q.325.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe deposing Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah, the
money for charitable work. He imposed
lave-generalAlauddinKhilji,wholedhis
s last ruler of the Slave Dynasty.
Jizya upon the Brahmins and made ita
army in the battleagainstRamachandra
Q.329.WhichmonumentofKhiljidynasty separatetax.TughlaqDynasty(1320A.D
of Devagiri?
in Delhi has the utilization of red - 1414 A.D) Founder - Ghiyas-ud-din
SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (4th shift)
sandstone? Tughluq (Ghazi Malik).
(a) Nusrat Khan (b) Malik Kafur
(c) Ulugh Khan (d) Zafar Khan SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Evening)
Q.333. Who amongst the following
(a) Moti Masjid (b) Victoria memorial
r aised the banner of revolt against
Sol.325.(b) MalikKafur-Alsoknownas (c) Charminar (d) Alai Darwaza
Nasiruddin Khusrau?
'Hazar Dinari’ Was a slave of the Delhi
Sol.329.(d) Alai Darwaza. Built by SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (4th shift)
Sultanate ruler Ala-ud-din Khilji
llaudinKhiljitheSultanofDelhiin1311
A (a) Nasiruddin Tughlaq
(1296–1316). Alauddin Khilji - second
AD. Moti Masjid - Aurangzeb (Delhi). (b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
sultan of Khilji dynasty. Important
Victoria memorial - George V(Kolkata). (c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
Military Campaigns - Gujarat (1299),
Charminar -Mohammed Quli Qutub (d) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
Ranthambore (1301), Chittor (1303),
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Ghazi malik (1320-1325 AD) - He was Tughluq, Muhammad Tughluq ity. Ala-ud-din Shah - Last ruler of
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the governor of Punjab during the reign (b) Firuz Shah Tughluq, Muhammad Sayyid dynasty. Rulers- Khizr Khan Sayyid
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the Tughlaq dynastywhofoughtagainst (c) Ghiyasuddin Tughluq, Muhammad Ala-ud-Din Shah.
Mongols, and started Tughlaqabad Fort Tughluq, Firuz Shah Tughluq
construction. (d) Muhammad Tughluq, Firuz Shah Lodi Dynasty
Tughluq, Ghiyasuddin Tughluq
Q.334. Who among the following
Q.341. Which of the following
ppointed AzizKhummarawinedistiller
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osques/masjids was built during the
m
to high administrative post? Tughlaq; Founder of Tughlaq dynasty) -
reign of Lodi dynasty of the Delhi
SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 1324–1351 (Muhammad ibn Tughluq) -
Sultanate?
(a) Alauddin Khalji 1351–1388 (Firuz Shah Tughlaq) -
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening)
(b) Muhammad Tughluq (Muhammad Shah).
(a) Begumpuri mosque, Delhi
(c) Jalaluddin Khalji
.338. Who among the following
Q (b) Quwwat al-Islam, Delhi
(d) Firuz Shah Tughluq
founded the city of Tughlaqabad? (c) Lal Masjid, Delhi
Sol.334.(b) Muhammad bin Tughluq SSC MTS 25/07/2022 (Evening) (d) Moth ki Masjid, Delhi
( 1324-1351)-Hewastheeldestsonof (a) Ala-ud-din Khilji
ol.341.(d)MothkiMasjid,Delhi.Itwas
S
Ghiyasuddin Tughluq (founder of the (b) Ghiyas ud-din Tughluq
built in 1505 by Wazir Miya Bhoiya.
Tughlaq dynasty). He appointed Firuz (c) Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Begumpuri mosque (Delhi) - It was
Hajjam - a barber, Mank a Tabbakh - a (d) Muhammad bin Tughluq
constructed by Muhammad Tughluq .
cook, and two gardeners - Ladha and
ol.338.(b) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (Ghazi
S Quwwat al-Islam (Delhi) - It was
Pira, to high administrative posts. He
Malik). He founded theTughlaqdynasty constructed by Qutub-Ud-din Aibak. Lal
also decided totransferhiscapitalfrom
in1320.Hereplacedmenwithhorsesin Masjid (Delhi) - It was built by the
Delhi to Devagiri (Daulatabad).
t he courier system. He started Dawk Mughal emperor during Akbar's regime.
.335. Ziyauddin Barani wrote his
Q chowkies.HissonJaunakhan ascended
.342. “Double Dome” feature of
Q
chronicle first in 1356 and another thethroneandtookthetitleMuhammad
Indo-Islamicarchitecturewasintroduced
version _____ years later. bin Tughlaq .
by which dynasty of Delhi Sultanate?
SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
.339. Which Sultan established a
Q SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Morning)
(a) three (b) eight (c) two (d) five
separatedepartment(Diwan-i-AmirKohi) (a) Slave Dynasty (b) Khilji Dynasty
ol.335.(c) Two. Ziauddin Barani
S to take care of agriculture? (c) Tughlaq Dynasty (d) Lodi Dynasty
(1285–1358CE)wrotehischroniclefirst SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Morning)
ol.342.(d) LodiDynasty(1451-1526).It
S
in 1356 and wrote another version two (a) Khizr Khan
was the fifth and final dynasty of the
years later. He was a Muslim political (b) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
Delhi Sultanate and was founded by
thinker of the Delhi Sultanate during (c) Tughril Beg
Bahlul Khan Lodi when he replaced the
MuhammadbinTughlaqandFiruzShah's (d) Jalal-ud-din Khalji
Sayyid dynasty. Double dome - built of
reign. Other Books: Tarikh-i-Firoz Shahi
ol.339.(b) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
S two layers. There is one layer inside
and Fatwa-i-Jahandari, Sana-i-
established a separate department whichprovidesaceilingtotheinteriorof
Muhammadi, Tarikh-i-Barmaki, etc.
(Diwan-i-Amir Kohi) to take care of the building. Theotherlayeristheouter
Q.336. Who among the following agriculture. This department was headed one which crowns the buildings. Example
oroccantravellerscametoIndiaduring
M by officer Amir-e-Kohi with the aim to - Humayun's Tomb.
the reign of Muhammad bin Tughlaq? improve the condition of cultivation in
Q.343. Who was the last sultan of the
SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Evening) doab.
odi Dynasty?
L
(a) Abd-al-Razzaq (b) Al Masudi
SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Evening)
(c) Suleiman al-Tajiri (d) Ibn Battuta Sayyid Dynasty (a) Khizr Khan (b) Sikander Lodi
Sol.336.(d) Ibn Battuta (Moroccan (c) Ibrahim Lodi (d) Bahlol Lodi
Q.340. Who was the first ruler of the
t raveler)cametoIndiaduringthereignof
ayyid Dynasty?
S ol.343.(c)
S Ibrahim Khan Lodi
Muhammad bin Tughlaq in 1333-1347.
SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Morning) (1517-1526 AD) was the last Sultan of
Book: Rihla. Abd-al-Razzaq visited
(a) Khizr Khan the Lodi Dynasty (1451 to 1526). The
Vijaynagar Kingdom during the reign of
(b) Alauddin Alam Shah first battle of Panipat(1526AD)-Babar
Deva Raya II (Sangama dynasty).
(c) Muhammad Shah defeated and killed Ibrahim Lodi. The
Al-Masudi (Herodotus of the Arabs)
(d) Mubarak Khan tomb of Ibrahim Lodi is in Panipat
visited India around 10th century AD.
(Haryana).
Suleimanal-TajirivisitedIndiaaroundthe Sol.340.(a) Khizr Khan (In 1414 A.D) -
9th century during the Pala empire. ecapturedtheDelhisultanatefromthe
H .344.Bahlol Lodi was succeeded by his
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Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq son __________under the title of Sultan
Q.337. Which of the following is the
(Tughlaq dynasty) and founded the Sikandar Shah in 1489.
orrect chronological order of therulers
c
Sayyid Dynasty. He was succeeded by Graduate Level 03/08/2022 (Shift - 3)
of the Tughlaq dynasty who ruled over
Mubarak Shah (first Sultan ruler to (a) Nizam Khan (b) Khizr Khan
Delhi from the year 1320 to 1414?
appoint Hindu nobles in the court of (c) Bahlul Shah (d) Sher Shah
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S mperor Jahangir) built “Pathar Ki
e panishadsfromtheiroriginalSanskritto
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pennameGulrukh}.BahlulLodi{founder
of Lodi Dynasty, Conquered Gwalior, Q.349.On12August________theMughal Q.354. WhowastheMughalEmperorat
Samthal, Sakit and Mewat, died in1489 mperor appointed the East India
e t he time of Battle of Plassey?
A.D}. Company as the Diwan of Bengal. SSC CHSL 26/10/2020 (Evening)
SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift) (a) Alamgir II (b) Siraj- Ud- Daulah
Q.345.The _____ sultanate is ruled by the (a) 1765 (b) 1768 (c) 1772 (d) 1760 (c) Mir Qasim (d) Shah Alam II
harqi dynasty.
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SSC CGL 18/08/2021 (Afternoon) Sol.349.(a) On 12 August 1765, the ol.354.(a) Aziz-ud-din Alamgir II.
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M Alamgir II (Reign - 1754-1759) was the
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Diwan of Bengal.
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S Babur
ruled by the sharqi dynasty. It was .350. _______ in Gujarat was the
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founded by Khwajah-i-Jahan Malik emporium of western trade during the
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Sarwar in 1394.In1479,SultanHussain Mughal Period.
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c
Khan was defeated by the forces of SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Evening)
enemies?
Afghan chieftain Bahlul Lodhi and this (a) Navasari (b) Narmada
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening)
dynasty came to an end. (c) Porbandar (d) Surat
(a) Ibrahim Lodi (b) Babur
ol.350.(d) Surat. Itgrewfamousforall
S (c) Rana Sanga (d) Daulat Khan Lodi
Mughal Period types of textiles, particularly cotton
ol.355.(b) Babur(1526-1530):Thefirst
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textiles.
Q.346. Who among the following was Mughal emperor, succeeded to the
iven the charge of looking after the
g .351. The Mughal court chroniclesare
Q throneofFerghanain1494,whenhewas
imperial household during the Mughal written in _____ only12yearsold.Hisbattles:FirstBattle
administration? SSC CGL 20/04/2022(Afternoon) ofPanipat(1526)-DefeatedIbrahimLodi
SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (2nd shift) (a) Arabic (b) Persian (c) Turkish (d) Urdu and his Afghan supporters at Panipat.
(a) Mir Saman (b) Mir Bahri BattleofKhanwa(1527)-DefeatedRana
ol.351.(b) Persian. Mughal chronicles
S Sanga,RajputrulersandalliesatKhanua.
(c) Mir Bakshi (d) 'Mir-e-aatish'
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ol.346.(a) Mir Saman. Mir Bahri
S Persian. Some of the famous Books Rajputs at Chanderi. Battle of Ghaghra
(mir-i-bahr) - Responsible for the during Mughal Reign are Humayun (1529) - Fought between Babar and
maintenance of the river and seaports. Nama was written by Gulbadan Begum, Afghans.
MirBakshi-Headedmilitarydepartment, Tuzuk E Babari - Babur, Akbar Nama-
nobility, information and intelligence Abul Fazl, Tarikh E Akbari - Abul Fazl, Q.356. Who wastheeldestoffoursons
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ordinance department. Amir Khasuru, Shahnamah- Firdousi etc SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening)
(a) Askari (b) Humayun
Q.347. Name the French jeweler who Q.352. With reference to the Land (c) Hindal (d) Kamran
t raveled to India at least six times during evenue System of Mughal Empire, the
R
the Mughal period. term ' was the amount assessed. ol.356.(b)Humayun-Thesecondruler
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SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (1st shift) SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Morning) of the mughal empire. The Afghan
(a) Antonio Monserrate (a) Banjar (b) Polaj (c) Hasil (d) Jama soldier Sher Shah Suri defeated him at
(b) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier the war in Chausa 1539 and Kannaujin
ol.352.(d) Jama.Thearrangementsfor
S 1540.Humayunwasthefirstpersonwho
(c) Seydi Ali Reis
collection of land revenue consisted of developed a citadel in Delhi, named as
(d) Peter Mundy
two stages : first assessment and then “Din Panah”.
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Came to India during the reign of Shah amountassessedwhereastheHasilwas .357. The first battle of Panipat took
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Jahan. Antonio Monserrate : A Spanish theamountreceivedorcollected.Banjar place between Babur and _________.
missionary, came during the reign of was the worst kindoflandthatwasleft SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (3rd shift)
Akbar. Seydi Ali Reis :HewasaTurkish out of cultivation for five years or (a) Medini Rai (b) Sikandar Lodi
traveler who visited India in the 16th upwards. (c) Ibrahim Lodi (d) Rana Sanga
century. Peter Mundy : A European
.353. Which Mughal prince translated
Q ol.357.(c) Ibrahim Lodi. The First
S
philosopherandforeigntravelercameto
the Upanishads into Persian in 1657? Battle of Panipat was fought in 1526.
India during the reign of Shah Jahan.
SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Afternoon) Second Battle of Panipat (1556): Hemu
.348. WhobuiltthePatharKiMasjidin
Q (a) Sultan Luftallah (b) Dara Shikoh Vikramaditya and Akbar.ThirdBattleof
Patna, Bihar? (c) Murad Mirza (d) Shah Suja Panipat (1761): Marathas and Ahmad
SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) Shah Abdali.
ol.353.(b) Dara Shikoh. He was the
S
(a) Feroz shah Tughlaq (b) Parwez Shah
eldest son a
nd heir-apparent of the Q.358.BaburdefeatedMahmudLodiand
(c) Aurangzeb (d) Alauddin Khilji
Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. He ultan Nusrat Shah thus establishing
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Sol.348.(b) Parwez Shah(Son of Mughal completed the translation of fifty Mughal rule in India in the Battle of
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the Mughal rulers to fix the rank and f ought where Akbar defeated the (a) Tansen (b) Raja Beerbal
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expedition of the Mughal Empire under SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift) (1573), Mewar (1576), both Bihar and
Akbar against the Mewar kingdom that (a) Sher Shah Suri's Bengal (1576).
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Abul Fazl-i-Allami, ‘gaz’ (unit of (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) West Bengal
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dministration, which of thefollowingis
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w t he court and also the activities of
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(a) Jahangir (b) Sher Shah Suri Sol.409.(b) Aurangzeb (1658-1707)
(c) Shah Jahan (d) Akbar ol.405.(c) Dara Shikoh (Eldest Son of
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images. Some other buildings and Sirr-i-Akbar (Great Mystery). He was musicalinstruments,andKalmawritings
monuments by Shah Jahan:- Red Fort executed in 1659 by Aurangzeb in the on coins.
(Delhi), Jama Masjid (Delhi), and war of succession.
Shalimar Bagh (Lahore). Q.410. Bijapur was annexed by
urangzeb in which year?
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Gumbaz, 1656 - the mausoleum of
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Muhammad Adil Shah).
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the Sikh scripture called the AdiGranth, (c) Man Singh
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were under the nominal Mughal rule.
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gifts from vassals and feudal chiefs, Saluva dynasty, Tuluva dynasty, Aravidu
t he son of ________.
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t he Gujarat region to the Vijayanagar
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state. They Were ___________ .
SSC CGL 24/07/2023( 3rd shift) all the terms of the Subsidiary Alliance
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estruction of the Vijayanagara empire?
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restored after the Battle of Wandiwash his battle w
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and ________. Iran.
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ersailles signed?
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Mudki, Ferozeshah, Buddewal, Sobraon. (a) 1921 (b) 1919 (c) 1933 (d) 1940 Sol.458.(b) 25 November 1759, during
First war concluded with the Treaty of
t he Seven Years' War between a force of
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British troops mainly of the British East
fter the First World War signed the
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Treaty of Versailles on 28 June 1919.
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(a) 1835 (b) 1839 (c) 1849 (d) 1845
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.450. In the 18th century, the British
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aulvi AhmadullahShahfight,defeating
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(a) Battle of Kintoor Farrukhsiyar farman of 1717.
Anglo-Mysore War (1780-84), Third
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(c) Battle of Chinhat Miscellaneous
Anglo-Mysore War (1799).
(d) Battle of Najafgarh
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Q.451.In which year did Tipu Sultan die
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Capital - Gulbarga (1347 to 1425) and f amous musician Tansen? Minar: It was built in the memory of
After that Bidar. After the death of SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening) Major-general Sir David Ochterlony,
Muhammad Shah-III (ruler) in 1482, the (a) Ravidas (b) Kalidas commander of the British East India
Kingdom was d isintegrated into five (c) Surdas (d) Swami Haridas Company. Chand Minar: It was built by
kingdoms: Bijapur, Ahmednagar, Bera, King Ala-ud-din Bahmani in Daulatabad,
Golconda and Bidar. ol.465.(d) Swami Haridas. Miyan
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Tansen - Akbar considered him as a surviving part of Sidi Bashir Mosque in
Q.462. Who among the following Navaratnas (nine jewels), and gave him Ahmedabad.
ahmani sultans transferred his capital
B thetitleMian.HisbooksonmusicareSri
from Gulbarga to Bidar? GaneshStotraandSangitaSara.Ravidas Q.469. Ajmer Sharif is the shrine of
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning) - He was aNorthIndianmysticpoetof hich of the following Sufi saints?
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(c) Mujahid Shah (d) Firuz Shah Sanskrit literary compositions are (a) Mohammad Ghori
Abhijnana Sakuntalam, (b) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
ol.462.(a) Ahmad Shah (1422-1435).
S Malavikagnimitram. Surdas - He was a (c) Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti
Bahmani sultanate was established by contemporaryofAkbar;hisbooksareSur (d) Bakhtiyar Khilji
Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah (Zafar Sagar, Sur-Saravali.
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Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Andhra ome into existence as a result of the
c devotedhimselftoprovidingrelieftothe
Pradesh. Rulers of the Bahmani disintegration of the Bahmani Empire poor. He reached Ajmer,viaLahore,and
Kingdom: Muhammad Shah-I during the 16th century? madeithishomefrom1192tillhisdeath
(1358-1377), Muhammad Shah-ll SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning) in 1236 AD. Ajmer Sharif Dargah :
(1378-1397), Feroz Shah Bahmani (a) Ahmednagar (b) Golconda Situated in - Rajasthan. Built by -
(1397-1422), Mahmud Gawan. (c) Bidar (d) Gaur Humayun during the rule of the Mughal
Empire .
.463. Which Rajput princess belonged
Q Sol.466.(d) Gaur kingdom was situated
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whose songs were devoted to Lord Bahmani Empire was founded by during the medieval period?
Krishna ? Ala-ud-Din Hasan Bahman Shah. It was SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (4th shift)
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon) located in the Deccan region. First (a) Revenue assignments
(a) Muddupalani (b) Akka Mahadevi Capital - Daulatabad/Devagiri and (b) Donations to temples
(c) Mirabai (d) Lal Ded Second Capital - Gulbarga. After the (c) A festival
death of Muhammad Shah-III (ruler) in (d) Religious function
ol.463.(c) Mirabai was the Rajput
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district of Rajasthan) who lived in the Berar, Golconda and Bidar.
16th century. She was married to Bhoj used for taxes. Bhaga - it was King’s
Raj,crownprinceofMewar.SantRavidas .467. Who succeededAlivardiKhanas
Q customary share of produce normally
(Raidas) was her teacher. Other Bhakti Nawab of Bengal ? amountingto1/6thofthetotalproduce.
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mysticofKashmirShaivism,whocreated (a) Shaukat Jang (b) Siraj-ud-Daulah cash. Chat - Security Tax. Prataya -Toll
a style ofmysticpoetrycalledvatsunor (c) Mir Kasim (d) Mir Jaffar Tax.
Vakhs. Akkamahadevi - A 12th-century .471.Joseph Francois Dupleix was the
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-1757) - Last independent Nawab of Governor General of which of the
who belonged to the southern regionof following East India companies in India?
Karnataka. Bengal. AlivardiKhan-NawabofBengal
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.464. Europeans entered India with a
Q victory during the battle of Burdwan (a) Dutch (b) French
mindset of tradingonly.Thisstreakwas against Maratha Empire during the (c) English (d) Portuguese
initiated by which of the following MarathainvasionofBengal. MirQasim- ol.471.(b) French (Last European to
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European nations ? Nawab of Bengal (1760-1763). arriveinIndia).Governor-GeneralDupleix
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon) wasappointedin1742.FrenchEastIndia
(a) Dutch (b) French Q.468. Select the INCORRECT pair of a
f amousminaretanditsconstructionyear Company : Established in - 1664. The
(c) British (d) Portuguese First French Factory - Surat (1668),
in India.
Sol.464.(d) Portuguese -They were the SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening) Second Factory - Masulipatam (1669),
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Headquarters - Pondicherry. Europeans ( a) Berar (b) Bidar was succeeded by his son Muhammed
in India - Portuguese (1498), Dutch (c) Ahmednagar (d) Golkonda hah I (who defeated Bukka I of
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married his daughter.
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SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (2nd shift) was annexedbySultanMurtazaShahof .480.NametheBhaktiSaintfromSouth
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(c) Jat (d) Munda Ellichpur. Bahamani sultanate broke up ministerinthecourtofaChalukyakingin
into five states. the twelfth century.
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(b) Basavanna
comprising peasants, artisans and SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (3rd shift)
(c) Eknath
untouchables who rebelled against the (a) Hridayprakash (b) Sangeet Darpan
(d) Tallapaka Annamacharya
Aurangzeb in Narnaul (Haryana). (c) Anup Vilas (d) Raag Tarangini
Bundela Rebellion (1842) - Jawahar ol.480.(b) Basavanna - Founder of
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Singh Bundela of Chandrapur and Lingayatism; Prime minister of
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leaders of the revolt. There was an Founded the Anubhava Mantapa.
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upsurge in the Sagar-Narmada territory Karaikkal Ammaiyar (5th century AD) -
(Bihar).“SangeetDarpan”waswrittenby
against British tyranny. Munda Revolt Oneofthethreewomenamongstthe63
Damodar Pandit. “Anup Rag Vilas” is
(1899 -1900) is a tribal rebellion. Birsa Nayanars.Eknath(1533–1599)-Devotee
written by Kumar Gandharva.
Munda led this movement south of of the HindudeityVitthalandisamajor
Ranchi. Q.477. Who founded the independent figure of the Warkari movement.
tate of Bengal?
S Tallapaka Annamacharya (1408-1503) -
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SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (4th shift) Vishnu and composed songs called
(a) Alivardi khan (b) Murshid Quli Khan
(a) Abdulla (b) Alberuni Sankirtana.
(c) Sarafraz Khan (d) Shuja-ud-Din
(c) Ferdowsi (d) Utbi
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thefirstNawabofBengal(1717to1727).
the author of Shahnameh ("Book of patronage of which dynasty?
He built the Katra Masjid (1723-1724)
Kings''), which is one of the world's Graduate Level 27/06/2023 ( Shift - 4)
where he was buried after his death.
longest epic poems created by a single (a) Chandela (b) Paramara
poet, and the greatest epic of Q.478.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe (c) Nanda (d) Gurjara-Pratihara
Persian-speaking countries. Books and aharana of Mewar and composed a
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Authors : Astadhyayi (Panini), book on music called 'Sangeet Raj' ? Sol.481.(b) Paramara. 'Bhojshala' is an
Mahabhasya (Patanjali), Nagananda SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (1st shift) ncient and the only temple of Mata
a
(Harshavardhana), Mrichhakatikam (a) Maharana Sanga Saraswati.ItislocatedinDhardistrictof
(Sudraka), Gitagovinda (Jayadev). (b) Maharana Pratap MadhyaPradesh.TheParamaradynasty
(c) Maharana Kumbha (Rajput) ruled Malwa and the adjacent
Q.474. Malik Ambar, who resisted regionsinwest-centralIndiafromthe9th
(d) Maharana Udai Singh
ughals in Deccan, was an able
M century to the 14th century. Founder -
administrator of which state? Sol.478.(c) Maharana Kumbha Upendra or Krishnaraja.
SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (1st shift) ( 1433-1468 AD) belongedtotheSisodia
(a) Bidar (b) Bijapur clan of Rajputs. Titles of Maharana Q.482.Initiallywhoamongthefollowing
(c) Golconda (d) Ahmednagar Kumbha: AbhinavBhattacharya,Rajguru, ere subordinate to the Chalukyas of
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was an African-origin statesman and .479.Who among the following was the
Q (a) Rashtrakutas (b) Satavahanas
military leader whoservedastheregent founder of the Bahmani Sultanate, who (c) Pratiharas (d) Palas
of the Nizam Shahi dynasty in the took the title of Bahman Shah after his
Deccan, of Ahmednagar (now part of accession to the throne? ol.482.(a) Rashtrakutas : Capital -
S
Maharashtra). He changed the capital SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift) Manyakheta. Founder - Dantidurga, he
from Paranda to Junnar and founded a (a) Muhammad Shah defeated Chalukya King Kirtivarman II.
new city, Khadki which was later on (b) Ghiyas ud din Tahmatan Shah Chalukyadynasty:founder-PulakeshinI.
changed to Aurangabad by theEmperor (c) Daud Shah Satavahana dynasty: founder - Simuka .
Aurangzeb. He is especially famous for (d) Alauddin Hasan Pala dynasty - founder - Gopal I.
the Neher water system of the city.
ol.479.(d) Alauddin Hasan (Hasan
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Q Gangu): Reign - 1347 to 1358. He t he Tomb of Ahmad Shah Al Wali
for the foundation of which state? established the kingdom after revolting Bahmani built ?
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S Brahmaputra valley.
( c) Ashtoor (d) Ajmer rchitecture - Keshgarh Sahib and the
a Chaolung Sukapha founded the Ahom
Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple). kingdom(13thcentury)thatruledAssam
ol.483.(c)Ashtoor.AhmedShahAlWali
S for six centuries. It was annexed by
Bahamani (1422 to 1436, Bahmani Q.487.Udaipurwasfoundedby_________ British India in 1826 with the signingof
Sultanate) - Ashtoor is an important fter the fall of Chittor to Akbar in 1568.
a the Treaty of Yandaboo. Lachit
center of Indo-Saracenic monuments. SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Afternoon) Borphukan (military general of Ahom
Twelve imposing mausoleums are (a) Sawai Jai Singh (b) Raja Bharmal kingdom) defeated mughalforcesinthe
located at Ashtur east of Bidar. Major (c) Man singh (d) Rana Udai Singh Battle of Saraighat 1671.
tombs in Ashtoor: Tomb of Ahmad
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k "Raqs" mean ?
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f Malika-i-Jahan. of lakes. SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening)
Q.488. Which architecturalstyleofIndia (a) Dancing (b) Singing
.484. The Hoysaleshvara temple was
Q (c) Chanting (d) Ritual
built with which of the following stones as distinguished by the use of
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by a Hoysala king in 1150? overhanging balconies and arched ol.492.(a) Dancing. Medieval Terms
S
Matric Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 1) cornices? and Meaning: Amils (Revenue), Bargir
(a) Dark Schist Stone (b) White Marble SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Evening) (Cavalrymen), Daam (Coin), Dhimmis
(c) Sandstone (d) Grey Basalt (a) Rajput (b) Sikh (c) Nagar (d) Mughal (Non-Muslims people), Din (Religion),
ol.488.(a)Rajput.TheRajputfort‘Hawa
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ol.484.(a) Dark Schist Stone. The
S spiritual territory of a Sufi).
temples were known for its pillared hall Mahal’ (Jaipur) is an example of Rajput
and stellate plan. Capital of Hoysala - Architecture.SikhStyle-TheHarimandir Q.493. Islamic style of architecture is
Dorasamudra (Dwarasamudra). Founder Sahib (Golden Temple). Nagara Style - lso known as __________ style.
a
- Sala. Famous poets: Harihar, Sun Temple (Modhera), Sun Temple SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Morning)
Rahavanka and Janna. Jain temple of (Konark), Kandariya Mahadeva (Madhya (a) Hegira (b) Yashmak
Dilwara in Mount Abu(Rajasthan)made Pradesh). Mughal Style - Taj Mahal, (c) Alim (d) Mehrab
of white marble. The temples of Humayun’s Tomb, Agra Fort.
Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh) were built ol.493.(d) Mehrab - It indicates the
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.489. Who among the following built
Q direction of Mecca (Qibla), which
entirely of sandstone. the Hawa Mahal in Jaipur? Muslims face when praying. Islamic
Q.485.BulandDarwazaatFatehpurSikri SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Afternoon) architecture includes use of specific
is a gateway to which of the following (a) Maharaja Narinder Singh ornamental forms, including
mosques? (b) Krishnarajendra Wadiyar IV mathematically complicated, elaborate
Matric Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 2) (c) Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh geometric patterns, floralmotifslikethe
(a) Moti Masjid (d) Raja Man Singh - I arabesque, and elaborate calligraphic
(b) Jama Masjid Sol.489.(c) Maharaja Sawai Pratap inscriptions. Other Terms: Hegira -
(c) Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra ingh. Hawa Mahal - Its five story
S Muhammad's journey from Mecca to
(d) Jamali Kamali outside is likened to a honeycomb with Medinain622AD.Yashmak-Apieceof
its 953 little windows called Jharokhas. materialcoveringmostoftheface,worn
ol.485.(b) Jama Masjid (Great
S bysomeMuslimwomen.Alim-Aperson
Mosque). The Buland Darwaza (Victory .490.AnangaPalawasarulerofwhich
Q who became a scholar in the Islamic
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FatehpurSikri(WorldHeritagesite,1986) SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Evening)
was built by Mughal emperor Akbar (a) Rajput Dynasty Q.494. Bhakti saints, Nayanars were
(reigned 1556–1605) to commemorate (b) Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty evotees of which of the following gods?
d
his victory over Gujarat. (c) Pallava Dynasty SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Morning)
(d) Khilji Dynasty (a) Murugan (b) Shiva (c) Vishnu (d) Indra
.486.BahmaniMonumentsatGulbarga,
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Karnataka represent _________ style of ol.490.(a) Rajput Dynasty - It was
S Sol.494.(b) Shiva. The Nayanarswerea
architecture. founded by Simharaj, who is famously roupof63saintsdevotedtoLordShiva
g
SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Afternoon) known as the founder of the city of wholivedduringthe6thto8thcenturies
(a) Mameluke (b) Sikh Ajmer. Ananga Pala - He was a king of CE.TheAlwarswereTamilpoet-saintsof
(c) Deccan (d) Nagara the Tomara dynasty, who ruled over South India who espoused devotion to
areas of Delhi in India. Lord Vishnu.
ol.486.(c)Deccan.TheDeccanstyleof
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architecture is a fusion of Persian and .491. TheAhomKingdominIndiawas
Q Q.495. Which amongthefollowingforts
Indian architectural styles. It is mainly located in the _______. as principal capital of Qutb Shahi
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inspired by styles from the Delhi SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Morning) dynasty in Hyderabad?
Sultanate and later Mughalarchitecture. (a) Chota Nagpur plateau SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift)
Example: Vatapi, Aihole, Pattadakal,etc. (b) Vindhayas (a) Chiktan Fort (b) Rajgad Fort
The Nagara style of architecture - (c) Brahmaputra valley (c) Red Fort (d) Golconda Fort
Kandariya Mahadev Temple (Madhya (d) Coastal Odisha
Pradesh), Sun temple (Konark), Sun Sol.495.(d) Golconda Fort - It was built
temple at Modhera(Gujarat)andOssian y the Kakatiya Dynasty. It was the
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principal capital of the Qutb Shahi Q.499.Nagabhatawasthekingofwhich Vijayanagar Kingdoms.
ynasty in Hyderabad. Rajgad Fort -
d f the following dynasty?
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capitalin1674AD.ChiktanFort- Kargil (c) Pratihara (d) Reddy Graduate Level 03/08/2022 (Shift - 3)
(Ladakh). (a) Henry Irwin
Sol.499.(c) Pratihara dynasty. (b) William Emerson
.496.Whichofthefollowingbookswas
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N (c) Frederick William Stevens
written by the Roman writer Pliny the Capital of Pratihara dynasty: first Ujjain (d) Edwin Lutyens
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(d) Periplus of the Erythraean Sea .500. The craftspersons of Bidar were
Q Wadiyar dynasty. Mysore Palace was
so famed for their inlay work in ______. constructed in Indo-Saracenic style
ol.496.(b) Natural History. Important
S SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (4th Shift) architecture.
B ooksandAuthors: “Gathasaptashati”- (a) Gold and Bronze (b) Bronze and Silver
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“Mudrarakshasa” - Vishakhadatta, BIdri. Bidar was the capital of Bahmani (a) Semi-Circular (b) Cylindrical
“Rajtarangini” - Kalhana. Kingdom in the 14th century. Bidar fort (c) Pyramidal (d) Rectangular
was built by AhmadShahWaliBahman.
.497. Which of the following cities
Q Bidar is also considered one of the Sol.504.(c) Pyramidal. Gopuram
became the capital of Bengal in 1704 ? holiest places for Sikh pilgrimage. ( entrance gateway in the center of the
SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (4th Shift) front wall). Antarala (vestibular tunnel),
(a) Howrah (b) Murshidabad Q.501. In 1342, one of the nobles, Haji garbhagriha (theinnermostsanctuaryof
(c) Kharagpur (d) Kolkata IlyasKhanunitedBengalandbecameits a Hindu and Jain temple). Famous
rulerunderthetitleof__________andlaid Dravidian Temples - Rajarajeswara or
ol.497.(b) Murshidabad. Murshid Quli
S the foundation of the Ilyas Shah dynasty. Brihadeshwaratemple(RajarajaCholaat
Khan (Zamin Ali Quli) transferred his SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Morning) Thanjavur), Gangaikondacholapuram
capital to the then Mukhsusabad later (a) Shams-ud-din Iliyas Shah temple (Rajendra I), Annamalaiyar
came to be known after Murshid Quli (b) Ghiyasuddin Azam Temple (Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu),
Khan as Murshidabad in 1704 A.D. (c) Sultan Abu al-Mujahid Meenakshi Temple (Tamil Nadu),
Murshidabad(WestBengal)onthebanks (d) Sultan Sayf ad-Din Airavatesvara Temple (Tamil Nadu) etc.
of the Bhagirathi became the center of
silk.MurshidQuliKhan(1717-1727)was Sol.501.(a) Shams-ud-din Ilyas Shah .505. Most Mughal buildings are
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the first Nawab of Bengal. { (founder of Bengal Sultanate and Ilyas constructed using which building
Shahidynasty(FirstdynastyofBengal)}. material?
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is correct with respecttothePrashastis Shahi (1342-1415), Ganesha (1414 (a) Grey sandstone (b) Yellow sandstone
and land grants? -1435), Restorer of Ilyas Dynasty (c) Red sandstone (d) Granite
I. Prashastis were composedbylearned (Nasiruddin Mahmud Shah-I, 1435
Brahmanas. -1487), Habshi rule (Shahzada Barbak, Sol.505.(c) Red sandstone. Features of
II. Kings often rewarded Brahmanas by 1487-1494) and Hussain Shahi dynasty ughal Architecture: a mix of Indian,
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grants of land which were recorded on (Alauddin Hussain Shah - 1494-1519). Persian, and Turkisharchitecturalstyles,
copper plates. building materials (red sandstone and
SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (1st Shift) Q.502. Which Bahmanirulergrantedthe white marble), Charbagh gardens,
(a) Only I (b) Both I and II t itle of 'Chief of the Merchants' or arabesque, geometricpatternsonpillars
(c) Only II (d) Neither I nor II Malikut-Tujjar to Mahmud Gawan? and walls, large entrances, and
SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Morning) magnificent calligraphy.
Sol.498.(b) Both I and II. Prashastis (a) Humayun Shah
( metalplates)werewrittenbyBrahmans (b) Alauddin Hasan Bahman Shah .506.
Q Consider the following
in Sanskrit or any regional language. (c) Muhammmad Shah statements about a fort:
They have been written in the 1s t (d) Feroz Shah 1. It was originally known as Mankal.
millennium and onwards in the form of 2. It was built on a hilltop in 1143.
prose or poetry. Example: Allahabad ol.502.(a) Humayun Shah (1458 –
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Samudragupta). Agrahara (Agraharam, in Karnataka was built by him. (a) Chitradurg Fort (b) Daulatabad Fort
Ghatoka,Boya)referstotheland,village, Mohammed Shah I wasthe2ndrulerof (c) Fort Aguada (d) Golconda Fort
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Valabhi; DravidaOrSouthIndianTemple (c) Patliputra (d) Vanji
.507. The temples of Khajuraho are a
Q Style → Kuta or Caturasra, Shala or
magnificentexampleofthe______ofthe Ayatasra,Gaja-prishtaorvrittayata,Vritta, Sol.515.(a) Pratishthana. Satavahanas
temple. and Ashtasra. ( Simukawasthefounder)succeededthe
SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Morning) Mauryas in Deccan andinCentralIndia.
(a) Vesara style (b) Nagara style .511. Tipu Sultan became the ruler of
Q They had two capitals one was
(c) Eastern style (d) Dravidian style Mysore in ______. Pratishthana (modern Paithan) on the
SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Evening) Godavari in Aurangabad district andthe
ol.507.(b)Nagarastyle.Basically,there
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Style.ExamplesofNagara-styletemples ( Tiger of Mysore) succeeded his father hah Zafar died in______.
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Kandariya Mahadev Temple in Madhya Mysore Palace wastheresidenceofthe (a) 1857 (b) 1858 (c) 1862 (d) 1859
Pradesh, Sun temple at Konark, Sun Wodeyar Dynasty.
ol.516.(c) 1862. Bahadur Shah Zafar
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temple at Modhera, Gujarat, and Ossian .512. Who among the following was
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Q.508. Which of the following is a SSC MTS 15/07/2022 (Afternoon) authority was limited only to the walled
f amous example of a temple built in (a) Mahipala (b) Devapala city of Old Delhi (Shahjahanabad).
complete Dravidian style? (c) Dharmapala (d) Gopala Following his involvement in the Indian
SSC MTS 08/07/2022 (Evening) Mutiny of 1857,theBritishexiledhimto
ol.512.(c) Dharmapala assumed the
S Rangoon in British-controlled Burma in
(a) Konark Sun temple, Konark title of Uttarapatha Swamin, Parama
(b) Kandariya Mahadeo temple at 1858, after convicting him on several
Bhattaraka, Paramesvara, and charges.
Khajuraho Maharajadhiraja. He was the successor
(c) Kamakhya temple at Guwahati of Gopala (founder o f the Pala empire). .517. In 1590, theGovindDevatemple
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(d) Kailasa temple at Ellora He was a pious Buddhist. He founded of Vrindavan, near Mathura was
Sol.508.(d)KailashTempleatEllorawas Vikramshila University in Bhagalpur, constructed from ______ sandstone.
uilt by Krishna I of the Rashtrakuta
b Bihar. SSC MTS 26/07/2022 (Morning)
Dynasty. King Narasimhadeva I built (a) yellow (b) black (c) white (d) Red
Q.513. Which of the following was an
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powerful Chandela king. Kamakhya SSC MTS 18/07/2022 (Morning) Singh, in 1590 in Vrindavan in Uttar
temple was built by the Mlechchha (a) dome Pradesh.
dynasty. Rebuilt by Koch King Nara (b) Shutter windows
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(d) Square roofs compiledbywhichofthefollowingkings
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of Rajasthan? roof),arch,andMuqarnasvault.Stylesof (a) Raja Mansingh Tomar
SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Evening) Indo-Islamic Architecture: The Imperial (b) Krishna II
(a) Ajmer (b) Alwar (c) Bikaner (d) Jaipur Style (Delhi sultanate); The Provincial (c) Parantaka Viranarayana
ol.509.(b) Alwar.FamousBaoriinIndia
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Baoli (New Delhi), Rani ki Vav (Gujarat), wastherulerofGwalior.Hewasapatron
Pushkarani (Karnataka), Baoli Ghaus Ali and Golconda).
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Shah (Haryana), Mata Bhavani ni Vav .514. Who was the ruler of Mysore in
Q Classical Music. He built Gwalior fort
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Surya Kund (Gujarat). SSC MTS 21/07/2022 (Afternoon) The founder of the Tomar dynasty in
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r elated to the temples of India is correct? (c) Hyder Ali (d) Nizam-ul-Mulk
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also known as the South Indian style. second Anglo-Mysore War, he died in (c) Kerala (d) Kashmir
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Chogyal (king who governs with against the implementation of the .529.Who among the following was the
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(c) The Pratihara (d) The Rashtrakutas Andhra Pradesh in the 15th century
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Dharmapala . (a) Devagiri (b) Daulatabad (a) Cochin (b) Tuticorin
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S Bahamani Sol.530.(c) Pondicherry. Five French
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SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Evening) and 1518 dissolved into the five in Kerala on the Malabar Coast and
(a) Mansur Ali Khan successor powers of Bijapur, Chandernagore in West Bengal.
(b) Murshid Quli Khan Ahmadnagar, Golconda, Berar, and Bidar. .531.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe
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(d) Mir Zafar .526.VikramadityaVI,whosebiography
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Sol.521.(c) Ibrahim Khan. French was a ruler of ______ dynasty. (a) Mir Mahbub Ali Khan (b) Osman Ali
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Sol.526.(a) Chalukya. Vikramaditya VI,
.522. Hafiz (Hafez) was a ______
Q hose biography was composed by his
w Hyderabad between 1911 and 1948.
century poet whosecollectionofpoems court poet Bilhana, was a ruler of Q.532. Which of the following is the
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SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Morning) was established by Pulakeshin I in 543 medieval Indo-Islamic Architecture?
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Sol.522.(a)14th-century'.Hafezwasan .527. 'Rang Ghar', one of Asia's oldest
Q (a) Dome (b) Tall gateway
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‘Diwan’ is in Persian language. Most of the ___dynasty. Sol.532.(b) tall gateway. Pishtaq is a
the parts of ‘Diwan’ are Ghazals. SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Evening) ersian/Farsi word that means ‘front of
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SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Evening) onstructed by the Ahom King
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f ounder of the Bhakti sect named SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Morning)
(d) Ashram (a) sixth (b) eighth (c) seventh (d) ninth
'Pushtimarg'?
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ufism (tasawwuf) is a mystic sect of
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spiritual closeness with God. They
believe in inner purity rather than Sol.528.(a) Vallabhacharyafoundedthe .534. Who among the following was
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c .539.Who among the following was the
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(a) Alfonso de Albuquerque Q.544. InwhichyeardidthePortuguese
.535. Which of thefollowingdynasties
Q (b) Duarte de Menezes apture Goa?
c
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city? (d) Lopo Soares de Albergaria (a) 1510 AD (b) 1540 AD
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(a) Pala dynasty (b) Pratihara dynasty ol.539.(c) Francisco de Almeida was
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mid-8th to the 11th century. They ruled .540. Who among the following did
Q India (1961).
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Marwar?
.536. Which part of India did the
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Nizams of Asaf Jahi dynasty rule? (a) Rao Jodha (b) Rao Chanda
SSC CHSL 10/08/2021 (Morning) (c) Rana Kumbha (d) Maldeva The Revolt of 1857
(a) Western kingdoms (b) Eastern states
(c) Deccan provinces (d) Northern India Sol.540.(c) Rana Kumbha was Q.545.Whoamongthefollowingleaders
ssociatedwiththeMewarKingdom.He
a led the Revolt of 1857 in Bihar?
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1721 and who resumed the post again Parmar RajputsofJagdishpur(Bhojpur).
under the title Aṣaf Jah in 1724. Q.541. Kalinjar Fort, which was The Revolt of 1857 is known byseveral
trategically important during medieval
s names: the Sepoy Mutiny, the Indian
Q.537. Who among the followingwasa times, is located in: Mutiny,theGreatRebellion,andtheFirst
ortuguese writer who wrote about the
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trade and society in South India? (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Rajasthan Damodar Savarkar).
SSC CHSL 10/08/2021 (Morning) (c) Punjab (d) Sind
(a) Niccolao Manucci .546. From which place did theRevolt
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(b) Francois Bernier ol.541.( a) Uttar Pradesh (Banda
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(d) Duarte Barbosa Chandelas. Main attractionofKalinjaris (a) Agra (b) Meerut
the Neelkanth Temple built byChandela (c) Kanpur (d) Delhi
Sol.537.(d) Duarte Barbosa was the ruler Paramaditya Dev.
ortuguese writer who visited India
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(a) 1818 (b) 1816 (c) 1820 (d) 1814 the British Governor general during the
Q.538.Whoamongthefollowingforeign
revolt.
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their respective country they hail from? 818 by General Taylor. Sanchi is a
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SSC CHSL 12/08/2021 (Evening) Buddhist complex, famous for its Great as the son of which of the following
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(a) Marco Polo – Italy Stupa, on a hilltop at Sanchi Town in Peshwas?
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(c) Ibn Battuta – Morocco Pradesh, India. (a) Baji Rao I (b) Balaji Baji Rao
(d) Al-Biruni – Uzbekistan (c) Baji Rao II (d) Balaji Vishwanath
Q.543.WhowastheGovernorGeneralof
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S engal during the 3rd Anglo-Mysore war?
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Q.548. Khan Bahadur led the revolt of Firsttobringintoexistenceandorganize
A. Warren Hasting 1. 1772-1785
857 from:
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B. Lord Cornwallis 2. 1786-1793
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C. Sir John Shore 3. 1793-1798
(a) Delhi (b) Kanpur India
D. Lord Wellesley 4. 1798-1805
(c) Lucknow (d) Bareilly
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Delhi. Nana Sahib led the revolt from (c) A – 1, B – 2, C – 3, D – 4
Europeanised the administration ofEast
Kanpur, he was the adopted son of (d) A – 2, B – 1, C – 3, D – 4
India Company?
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ol.556.(d) Lord Cornwallis: He
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Bengal (1793). Third Mysore War
Viceroy of India - Lord Canning.
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Bahadur Shah II was deposed by the Governor-Generals of India and the of Bengal in 1773.
British and exiled to Rangoon. Revoltof events with which they are associated.
.557. During BritishruleinIndia,which
Q
1857 (the Sepoy Mutiny) is called the i) Lord Dalhousie - Revolt of 1857
of the following Governor Generals
First War of Independence by V.D. ii) Lord Auckland - First Afghan War
devised the 'Doctrine of Lapse', apolicy
Savarkar. Lord Canning was the iii) Lord Canning - Wood’s Despatch 1854
of annexation ?
Governor-General during the revolt. SSC CGL Tier II 26/10/2023
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning)
(a) Only (ii) and (iii) (b) Only (ii)
.550. The sepoys of Meerut arrived at
Q (a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Warren Hastings
(c) Only (i) and (iii) (d) Only (i)
theGatesofRedForttomeettheMughal (c) Lord Cornwallis (d) Lord Canning
emperor, Bahadur Shah on _____________. ol.554.(c) Only (i) and (iii). Governor
S
ol.557.(a) Lord Dalhousie was the
S
SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Evening) general and the related events: Lord
Governor-General from 1848 to 1856.
(a) 11 March, 1857 (b) 10 March, 1857 Dalhousie (1848-1856) - Doctrine of
The doctrine declared that if an Indian
(c) 10 May, 1857 (d) 11 May, 1857 Lapse policy, Wood’s Despatch 1854.
ruler died without a male heir his
Lord Cornwallis (1786 - 1793) -
Sol.550.(d) 11 May, 1857. The Indian kingdom would “lapse”, that is, become
Introduction of the Charter Act of1793,
utiny began from Meerut on 10 May
M part of Company territory. States
the Third Anglo-Mysore War began and
1857. annexed under Doctrineoflapse:Satara
ended with the Treaty of Seringapatam.
(1848), Sambalpur (1850), Udaipur
Warren Hastings (1772 -1785) -
.551. Mangal Pandey was hanged to
Q (1852),Nagpur(1853),Jhansi(1854)and
Introduction of the Regulating Act of
death for attacking British officers in Awadh (1856).
1773 by the British Parliament, First
Barrackpore on ______.
Anglo-Maratha War began (ended with .558.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe
Q
SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Evening)
the Treaty of Salbai). Lord Wellesley viceroy of India at the time of India's
(a) 21 March 1857 (b) 23 March 1857
(1798–1805) - The Second independence from colonial rule on 15
(c) 31 March 1857 (d) 29 March 1857
Anglo-Maratha War began and ended August 1947 ?
ol.551.(d) 29 March 1857. Mangal
S with multiple treaties. SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (1st Shift)
Pandey was a Sepoy inthe34thBengal (a) Lord Wavell (b) Lord Willingdon
Q.555. Who was the Governor-General
Native Infantry regiment of the British (c) Lord Mountbatten (d) Lord Linlithgow
hen the first railway line was laid ?
w
East India Company.
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) ol.558.(c)
S Lord Mountbatten
.552.
Q Whose proclamation of (a) Lord Cornwallis (1947-1948):EventsDuringhisRegime-
November 1, 1858 declared that (b) Warren Hastings Redcliffcommission(1947).LordWavell
thereafter India would be governed by (c) Lord William Bentinck (1944-1947) - C. Rajagopalachari’s CR
and in the name of the BritishMonarch (d) Lord Dalhousie Formula (1944),CabinetMission(1946).
through a Secretary of State? LordWillingdon(1931-1936)-Communal
Sol.555.(d) Lord Dalhousie (Governor
SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Morning) Award (1932), Third Round Table
-GeneralofIndiafrom1848to1856).He
(a) King Louis’ (b) King Philips’ Conference, Poona Pact (1932). Lord
was also known as the father of Indian
(c) Queen Victoria’s (d) Queen Elizabeth’s Linlithgow (1936-1944) - Tripuri Crisis
Railways. The first railway line in India
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and formation of Forward Bloc (1939), ir Andrew Frazer and Lord Curzon.
S artition of Bengal Presidency In July
p
ripps Mission (1942), Quit India
C Hunter Commission of 1882 was 1905.
Movement (1942). presided over by Sir William Hunterand
wasappointedbyLordRipontoexamine Q.566.Under whom was CP Ilbert a law
.559.Englishastheofficiallanguageof
Q thecountry'seducationalsituationatthe ember of the council?
m
India for higher education was time and make recommendations for SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (4th shift)
incorporated in the resolution reforms. The Hunter Commission of (a) Lord Lytton (b) Lord Cornwallis
formulation by _______. 1919 (the Disorders Inquiry Committee) (c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Curzon
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (3rd shift) was constituted to examine and
(a) Lord Hastings (b) Lord Wellesley Sol.566.(c) Lord Ripon (1880 - 1884) -
scrutinize the horrific slaughter at the e repealedtheVernacularPressActof
H
(c) Lord Macaulay (d) Lord Dalhousie Jallianwala Bagh. McDonnell 1878 which was Introduced by Lord
ol.559.(c) Lord Macaulay - Considered
S Commission - Followingfamineof1899 Lytton. CPIlbertintroducedtheIIbertBill
tobethefounderoftheBritisheducation -1900, Lord Curzon appointed a famine that would have granted the right of
system in India. He was also the commission led by MacDonnell. Indian judges to judge Europeans in
chairmanofthefirstLawCommissionof Q.563.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe court.
pre - independent India. overnor General of India when the
G Q.567. Elphinstone w
as theGovernorof
.560. The Vernacular Press Act was
Q PermanentSettlementwasintroducedin hich province of India during 1819-27 ?
w
enacted during the regime of which BengalforrevenuecollectionbytheEast SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (1st shift)
viceroy of India? India Company ? (a) North West Frontier province
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st shift) SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2nd shift) (b) Madras
(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Hastings (a) Lord Cornwallis (b) Lord Wellesly (c) Bengal
(c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Lytton (c) Lord Dalhousie (d) Lord Canning (d) Bombay
ol.560.(d) Lord Lytton (1876-1880).
S ol.563.(a)LordCornwallis.Provisionof
S Sol.567.(d)Bombay.Elphinstone:Known
Vernacular Press Act (The gagging Act) Permanent Settlement -TheZamindars' f or the compilation of the Elphinstone
1878 - Enactedtocontrolthevernacular proprietorship would stay as long ashe code(auniformschemeofcriminallaw).
pressandeffectivelypunishandrepress paidthefixedrevenueatthesaiddateto In 1808 he was sent to negotiate an
seditious writing. the government. Other States where alliancewiththeAfghanrulerShahShoja
Permanent Settlement Implemented - to prevent a Napoleonic advance upon
Q.561. Whoamongthefollowingsigned Bihar,Odisha.OtherSettlementsRelated India.
TripartitetreatyonbehalfoftheBritish
a to Agriculture - Ryotwari System (Sir
Government to interfere intheaffairsof ThomasMunro),MahalwariSystem(Holt .568. Who designed theadministrative
Q
Afghanistan? Mackenzie). code toseparaterevenueadministration
SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (2nd shift) from judicial administration?
(a) Lord Mayo (b) Lord Auckland Q.564. Who among the following has SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (2nd shift)
(c) Lord Wellesly (d) Lord Canning een accused ofcommittingthejudicial
b (a) Lord Lytton (b) Lord Cornwallis
murder of Raja Nand Kumar? (c) Lord Auckland (d) Warren Hastings
ol.561.(b) Lord Auckland (1836 -
S SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (4th shift)
42).Tripartite treaty (1838): It was (a) Lord Wellesly (b) Lord Dalhousie ol.568.(b) Lord Cornwallis. He
S
signed between Governor-General Lord (c) Lord Cornwallis (d) Warren Hastings introduced Permanent settlement in
Auckland(British),MaharajaRanjitSingh 1793 in Bengal. He is known as 'the
(Sikhs), and Shah Shuja (who had been ol.564.(d) WarrenHastings.RajaNand
S Father of civil service inIndia',Governor
deposedfromtheAfghanthronein1809 Kumar (Nuncomar) was an Indian tax general of Bengal (1786-93).
and had been living since then as a collector and He was the first Indian to
British pensioner at Ludhiana). Lord beexecutedbyhanging.LordWellesley- .569. The Viceroy who took keen
Q
Mayo(1869-1872)-Heorderedthefirst Established the Subsidiary Alliance interest intherestorationandprotection
census of Indiain1871.LordWellesly system that brought the princely of historical monuments was .
(1798-1805)-SubsidiaryAlliancecame kingdoms under British rule. Lord SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 1st shift)
in1798.LordCanning(1856-62)-First Dalhousie - Introduced Railway, Electric (a) Lord Ellenborough (b) Lord Auckland
Viceroy of India. Telegraph, Postal Service. Lord (c) Lord Lytton (d) Lord Curzon
Cornwallis- Zamindari System.
.562. Which of the following
Q Sol.569.(d) Lord Curzon (1899-1905):
Commissions was appointed by Lord .565. ____________ announced the
Q assed the Ancient Monuments
P
Curzontoenquireintotheworkingofthe bifurcation of the British Indian Empire PreservationActin1904.Archaeological
police administration? into a secular India and Islamic Pakistan. Survey of India (ASI) - Founded in1861
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (3rd shift) SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (3rd shift) by Alexander Cunningham;
(a) Kitchener Commission (a) Lord Ripon Headquarters: New Delhi. Lord
(b) Hunter Commission (b) Lord Dalhousie Ellenborough (1842-1844) - Annexation
(c) Frazer Commission (c) Lord Louis Mountbatten Of Sindh (1843). Lord Auckland (1836 -
(d) MacDonnell Commission (d) Lord Curzon 1842) - The first Anglo-Afghan war
occurred during his reign. Lord Lytton
ol.562.(c) Frazer Commission (The
S ol.565.(c)LordLouisMountbatten(last
S (1876-1880) - The Great Indian Famine
Indian Police Commission of 1902-03)- Viceroy of India). Lord Curzon - Viceroy of 1876-1878.
Established by the British. Headed by - (1899 - 1905): He announced the
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Q.570. For the politicaleducationofthe ol.573.(c) Awadh. Lord Dalhousie said
S ducation policy titled Minute on Indian
e
eopleatthelocallevel,whobroughtthe
p this in 1851. Awadh Kingdom was Education in 1835. Lord Macaulay was
resolution on local self-government? formallyannexedtotheBritishEmpirein India’s First Law member of the
SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 3rd shift) 1856. The doctrine declared that if an Governor-General's Council.
(a) Lord Ripon (b) Lord Mayo Indian ruler died without amaleheirhis
(c) Lord Canning (d) Lord Lytton kingdom would “lapse”, that is, become Q.578. In 1856, Governor-General______
part of Company territory. Onekingdom ecided that Bahadur Shah Zafarwould
d
Sol.570.(a) Lord Ripon (Father of local after another was annexed simply by be the last Mughal king and after his
elf Government, 1880-1884) - Hunter
s applying this doctrine:- Satara (1848), deathnoneofhisdescendantswouldbe
Commission on Education (1882). Lord S ambalpur (1850), Udaipur (1852), recognisedaskings–theywouldjustbe
Mayo (1869 -1872) - Decentralizationof Nagpur (1853) and Jhansi (1854). called princes.
finances; Mayo College in Ajmer for SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Afternoon)
educating children of the aristocratic .574.Under________(GovernorGeneral
Q (a) Canning (b) Cornwallis
families. Lord Canning (1856-1862) - from 1813 to 1823) a new policy of ( c) Hastings (d) Munro
FirstViceroyofIndia;Abolisheddoctrine "paramountcy" was initiated. Now the
of lapse; East India Company was Company claimed that its authoritywas ol.578.(a) Lord Canning (1856-1862) -
S
abolished and powers were transferred paramount or supreme, henceitspower (Last Governor-General and first viceroy
totheCrown.LordLytton(1876-1880)- was greater than that of Indian states. of India) - introduced IndianPenalCode
Second Afghan war (1878-1880); Arms SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) (IPC), withdrew Doctrine of Lapse.
Act (1878); The Vernacular Press Act (a) Lord Amherst (b) Lord Cornwallis .579.Who among the following was the
Q
(1878); TaxonCottonwasabolishedfor (c) Lord Hastings (d) Lord Auckland Viceroy of India during the formationof
the British traders. the Indian National Congress?
ol.574.(c) Lord Hastings (Anglo-Nepal
S
.571. The policy of dual system of
Q Wartookplacebetween1814and1816). SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Evening)
governmentofBengalwasthebrainchild Lord Amherst was Governor-General of (a) Lord Lytton (b) Lord Ripon
of which Governor-General? India from 1823 to 1828. (c) Lord Dufferin (d) Lord Mayo
SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (4th shift) ol.579.(c) Lord Dufferin (1884-1888).
S
(a) Lord Hastings (b) Lord Clive .575. “A History of British India” is a
Q
work published by ______. Indian National Congress (INC) was
(c) Lord Lytton (d) Lord Dalhousie formed by A.O Hume under the
SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (1st Shift)
ol.571.(b) Lord Clive(Firstgovernorof
S (a) Lord Canning (b) Lord Dalhousie presidencyofW.C.Benerjee in1885.The
Bengal in 1765). Dual system - The (c) James Mill (d) Warren Hastings First session of INC was held in
administrationofBengalwasdividedinto December 1885 at Gokuldas Tejpal
two parts : Diwani - The right to collect Sol.575.(c) James Mill in 1817, a Sanskrit College inBombay,attendedby
revenue was given to the company,and cottish economist and political
S 72 delegates. 1st woman president of INC
Nizamat - Administrative rights were philosopher, published a massive - Annie Besant (1917).
given to Nawab. Warren Hastings three-volumework"TheHistoryofBritish
India". In his book history was divided .580. Which of the following Viceroys
Q
abolishedthissysteminBengalin1772. of British India took the first step to
Lord Hastings (Governor - General of into three periods: Hindu, Muslim, and
British. separate provincial finance from central
India,1813-1823)-Heintroducedanew finance and introduced financial
'paramountcy' policy. Q.576. Subsidiary alliance treaty was dece-ntralisation in India in 1870?
Q.572. Who among the following imposed on Awadh in ______. Graduate Level 03/08/2022 (Shift - 3 )
overnor Generals of Bengal outlawed
G SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (1st Shift) (a) Lord Chelmsford (b) Lord Northbrook
the practice of Sati? (a) 1802 (b) 1803 (c) 1801 (d) 1804 (c) Lord Mayo (d) Lord Dufferin
SSC MTS 04/05/2023 (Afternoon) Sol.576.(c) 1801. Subsidiary alliance, Sol.580.(c) Lord Mayo’s Resolution of
(a) Charles Canning rafted by Lord Wellesley (Governor
d 870 on Financial Decentralisation
1
(b) Charles Cornwallis general of India , 1798 to1805) was a visualised the development of local
(c) Warren Hastings treaty between the British East India self-government institutions.
(d) William Bentinck Company and the Indian princely states
that gave the English dominionoverthe Q.581. _________ introduced the daroga
ol.572.(d) William Bentinck.He was the
S ystem, replacing zamindari thanedars
s
firstGovernorGeneralofIndiafrom1828 Indian kingdoms. Indian states annexed
under Subsidiary alliance: Hyderabad under the direct control of the district
to 1835. Lord Cornwallis - Permanent head and on its payroll.
Settlement, Mint in Calcutta. Lord (1798), Mysore (1799), Tanjore (1799),
Peshwa (1802), ScIndia (1803), and Graduate Level 05/08/2022 (Shift - 3)
Canning - Governor general d uring the (a) Lord Minto I (b) Lord Cornwallis
revolt of 1857. Gaekwad (1803).
(c) Lord Hastings (d) Lord Wellesley
.573. Governor general LordDalhousie
Q Q.577. BasedonMacaulay’sMinute,the
nglish EducationActwasintroducedin
E ol.581.(b) Lord Cornwallis-Cornwallis
S
described the Kingdom of _______"as a Code (1793), Father of Civil Services in
cherry that will drop intoourmouthone ______.
SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (2nd Shift) India, Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789 -
day". 1792)-(LordCornwallisandTipusultan),
SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Evening) (a) 1875 (b) 1835 (c) 1855 (d) 1815
Permanent Settlement (1793) in Bengal.
(a) Ahom (b) Mysore ol.577.(b) 1835 by Lord William
S
(c) Awadh (d) Maratha Bentinck. Lord Macaulay presented his
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Q.582. Which of the following ol.585.(d) Major acts/policies with
S ouncil Act, 1909 (Morley-Minto
C
tatements is correct?
s respective year during British rule : Reforms)-Thelegislativecouncilsatthe
I.RobertClivehadcometoMadrasfrom Regulating Act (1773), Pitt's India Act Centre and the provinces increased in
England in 1743 at the age of 18. (1784), The act of good governance size from 16 to 60 Members.
II.AfterthebattleofBuxar,theEastIndia (1858), The Prevention of seditious GovernmentofIndiaAct,1919discarded
Company appointed Residents in Indian meetings Act (1907), The Explosives the 'dyarchy’ system at the provincial
states. Substances Act (1908), Rowlatt Act level and allowed for the emergence of
SSC MTS 08/07/2022 (Evening) (1919), Permanent settlement (1793), popularly elected provincial legislatures.
(a) Only I (b) Neither I nor II Cornwallis Code (1793). TheCharterAct,1813-Itendedthetrade
(c) Only II (d) Both I and II monopoly of the East India Companyin
Q.586. Which of the following Acts is India except for trade in tea and trade
ol.582.(d) Both I and II. Robert Clive
S lso known as Morley-Minto Reforms?
a withChina.Itassertedthesovereigntyof
was a soldier and first British SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning) the British Crown over the Indian
administratorofBengal,whowasoneof (a) Indian Councils Act, 1909 territories held by the Company.
the creators of British power in India. (b) Government of India Act, 1935
(c) Government of India Act, 1919 Q.589.UndertheRegulatingActof1773,
.583. Which of the following British
Q
(d) Indian Councils Act, 1892 t he King-in-Council created a Supreme
officers issued the infamous ‘crawling
Court in which of the following places?
order’wherebyIndianshadtocrawlonall ol.586.(a) Indian C
S ouncils Act, 1909. SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening)
fours to pass an alley? Features of the Act: Morley-Minto (a) Madras (b) Bombay
SSC CGL 21/04/2022(Afternoon) Reforms (Lord Morley was the then (c) Calcutta (d) Delhi
(a) General Dyer (b) Warren Hastings Secretary of State for India and Lord
(c) Lord Irwin (d) Lord Curzon Minto was the then Viceroy of India). It Sol.589.(c) Calcutta. Regulating Act
introduced separate electorates on the 773 - It was passed by the British
1
ol.583.(a) General Dyer. He was
S
basis of religion. It was instituted to Parliamenttocontroltheterritoriesofthe
responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh
placate the Moderates (Congress). Lord East India Company majorly in Bengal.
massacre in Amritsar.
Minto - Father of the Communal The act providedfortheappointmentof
.584. Which of the following Viceroys
Q Electorate in India. Satyendra P Sinha a Governor-General along with four
of IndiaaddressedtheBengalfamineof wasappointedthefirstIndianmemberof Councillors in the Presidency of Fort
1943 by ordering the army to distribute the Viceroy’s Executive Council. William (Calcutta), jointly called the
relief supplies to the starving rural Governor-General inCouncil.Asperthis,
.587.TheProvincialelectionswereheld
Q Warren Hastings was appointed as the
Bengalis?
for the first time in _______ under the Governor-General of the Presidency of
SSC CGL 05/03/2020 (Evening)
Government of India Act, 1935. Fort William (Bengal).
(a) Lord Wavell (b) Lord Mountbatten
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening)
(c) Lord Willington (d) Lord Linlithgow
(a) 1935 (b) 1937 (c) 1936 (d) 1938 .590. Which of the following terms
Q
ol.584.(d) Lord Linlithgow was the
S indicates a system/arrangement
Sol.587.(b) 1937, Indian provincial implemented in Bengal by Lord
viceroyofIndiaduringtheBengalfamine
lections: Electionswereheldineleven
e Cornwallis, under whichzamindarswere
1943. It is believed that the Bengal
provinces - Madras, Central Provinces, granted legal ownership of land for
famine of 1943 which is estimated to
Bihar, Orissa, the United Provinces, the receiving a certain revenue by a certain
havekilleduptothreemillionpeoplewas
Bombay Presidency, Assam, the date?
notcausedbydroughtbutinsteadwasa
North-West Frontier Province, Bengal, SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning)
resultofa"completepolicyfailure"ofthe
Punjab and Sind. The Indian National (a) Talukdari system
then-British Prime Minister Winston
Congress(INC)wonthemajorityofseats (b) Rayatwari system
Churchill.
in the provincial elections, and formed (c) Mahalwari system
governments in seven provinces. (d) permanent settlement
British Acts and Policies Government of India Act, 1935 : It
provided for the establishment of all Sol.590.(d) Permanent settlement-Itis
.585.MatchthefollowingActs/Policies
Q Indian federations consisting of lso known as the ZamindariSystem.It
a
with the respective years in which they provincesandprincelystatesasunits.A was introduced by the East India
were put into place. feature of the Act - Bicameral legislature. Company headed by the Governor
Acts/Policies Year -General Lord Cornwallis in 1793, and
A. Pitt’s India Act 1. 1784 Q.588. Which of the following Acts, implemented in Bengal, Bihar and
nacted by the British Parliament,
e Odisha. Mahalwari system - Holt
B. Permanent Settlement of 2 . 1793 provided for theestablishmentofaLaw Mackenzie (1822). Ryotwari system -
Bengal Commission for the consolidation and Alexander Read and Thomas Munro
C. Introduction of the 3. 1798 codification of Indian Laws? (1820).
Subsidiary Alliance System SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening)
D. Abolition of Sati 4. 1829 (a) Charter Act, 1833 Q.591. The Arms Act was passed in
SSC CHSL Tier II 10/01/2024 (b) Indian Council Act, 1909 _ ____ that prevented Indians from
(a) A – 4, B – 3, C – 2, D - 1 (c) Government of India Act, 1919 keeping arms without an appropriate
(b) A – 2, B - 1, C – 4, D – 3 (d) Charter Act, 1813 license.
(c) A - 2, B - 1, C - 3, D- 4 SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening)
Sol.588.(a) Charter Act, 1833.Indian (a) 1878(b) 1897(c) 1912(d) 1909
(d) A – 1, B – 2, C – 3, D – 4
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Sol.591.(a) 1878. The Arms Act was SC CHSL 09/08/2023 (2nd shift)
S the company and the Nizamat by the
nactedtoregulatethemanufactureand
e (a) Act of 1858 (b) Act of 1947 izam.
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sale of guns in the country. Only (c) Act of 1892 (d) Act of 1961
Europeans were allowed to carry arms .599. Ryotwari system of revenue
Q
without a licence. Itwasenactedduring ol.595.(b) Act of 1947. The Indian
S collection in India, introduced by the
the tenure of Viceroy Lytton. Vernacular Independence Act 1947 was an Act of British, was based on the_______.
Press Act (1878) - Proposed by Lord Parliament of the United Kingdom that SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (1st shift)
Lytton and this act allowed the granted independence to British India. (a) Smith's theory of rent
government to confiscate the assets of The Act was passed on July 18, 1947, (b) Ricardian theory of rent
newspapers including their printing andcameintoeffectonAugust15,1947. (c) Malthusian theory of rent
presses if the newspapers published The Act divided British India into two (d) Marx's theory of rent
anything that was found “objectionable”. independent dominions, India and
Pakistan. ol.599.(b) Ricardian theory of rent -
S
Q.592. In which yearweretheArmsAct The land of higher fertility gets higher
nd Vernacular Press Act passed?
a Q.596. In India which Act divided the rent than less fertile land. Ryotwari
SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (2nd Shift) powers betweentheCentralandunitsin System - The peasants or cultivators
(a) 1878 (b) 1879 (c) 1877 (d) 1876 terms of three lists? wereregardedastheownersoftheland.
SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (3rd shift) The cultivators had to pay annual taxes
ol.592.(a) 1878. The Vernacular Press
S (a) 1862 (b) 1919 (c) 1909 (d) 1935 directlytothegovernment.Introducedby
Act-TheActallowedthegovernmentto Thomas Munro and Alexander Read in
confiscate the assets of newspapers Sol.596.(d) 1935. Government of India 1820 in the Madras and Bombay
including their printing presses if the ct, 1935 : Contain three lists, Federal
A presidency.Mahalwarisystem-Theland
newspaperspublishedanythingthatwas List (for Centre containing 59 items), revenue was collected fromthefarmers
found“objectionable”.Itwasrepealedby Provincial List (for provinces containing by the village headmen onbehalfofthe
Lord Ripon in 1881. The Arms Act - It 54 items) and the Concurrent List (for whole village. Introduced by - Holt
restricts Indian access to firearms by both containing 36 items). The seventh Mackenzie in 1822 in areas of Uttar
askingthemtoprocurelicenseswhereas schedule (Article 246) deals with the Pradesh.
the British and Anglo-Indians are division of powers between the union
exempted from it. Vernacular Press Act and the states. Q.600. When was the Secretary of State
and Arms Act, both enacted byViceroy f or India made responsible for the
.597. From which places did Lord
Q Government of British India by bringing
Lord Lytton. Cornwallis start the permanent about changes in the Home
Q.593. When was the Defence of India settlement system? Government?
ct enacted?
A SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (3rd shift) SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (3rd shift)
SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (2nd Shift) (a) Bengal and Bihar (a) 1858 (b) 1833 (c) 1857 (d) 1813
(a) 1920 (b) 1918 (c) 1915 (d) 1921 (b) Madras and Bihar
(c) Bombay and Bihar Sol.600.(a) 1858. Charter Act 1858 -
ol.593.(c) 1915. The Defence of India
S (d) Bengal and Madras he term Governor General changed to
T
Act (1915) - It was an emergency law Viceroy for the British crown. The first
thatgavetheBritishgovernmentinIndia ol.597.(a) Bengal and Bihar. Provision
S viceroywasLordCanning.Theactended
wide powers to suppress dissent and of Permanent Settlement (Introducedin ‘TheDoctrineofLapse’.ItendedtheDual
maintainpublicorderduringWorldWarI. 1793 AD) -Theownersofthelandwere government scheme initiated due to
It was passed by the then Governor known as landlords or Zamindars, Pitt’s India Act. Charter Act of 1833-It
General of India Lord Hardinge. Hereditary rights of succession of the madetheGovernor-GeneralofBengalas
lands under themweregrantedtothem, the Governor-General of India. Lord
Q.594. Under which Act was theruleof The sumwhichthelandlordshadtopay William Bentinck - The first governor
ritish Crown established over India?
B was fixed, The Zamindars could sell or -general of India.
SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (1st Shift) transfer the land as they wished. Other
(a) Government of India Act 1833 Settlements Related to Agriculture - .601.TheruleoftheEnglishEastIndia
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(b) Charter Act of 1813 Ryotwari System (Sir Thomas Munro, company was ended in British India
(c) Regulating Act of 1773 1820), Mahalwari System (Holt under the Government of India Act,
(d) Government of India Act 1858 Mackenzie, 1822). _______.
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ol.594.(d) Government of India Act
S Q.598. In which of the following years did (a) 1858 (b) 1857 (c) 1859 (d) 1856
1858. Provisions - East India Company t he East India Company abolish the
was liquidated. The Court of Directors diarchy system of Bengal? Sol.601.(a) 1858. Government of India
andtheBoardofControlwerescrapped. SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (1st shift) Act 1858 (Good governanceAct)-India
The Viceroy was to be assisted withan (a) 1772 (b) 1765 (c) 1757 (d) 1779 became a direct British colony through
Executive Council. Made India a direct the passage ofthisact;Aviceroywould
British colony. Abolished the dual Sol.598.(a) 1772. The system of Dual be appointed who would serve as the
governmentofthePitt’sIndiaAct.Ended overnment: Introduced in Bengal by
G representative oftheBritishcrown(First
the doctrine of lapse. First viceroy of Robert Clive of British East India Viceroy - Lord Canning).
India - Lord Canning Company. It lasted from 1765 to 1772.
Under this system,theadministrationof .602. The Cabinet Mission came to
Q
.595. Which Act declared that British
Q Bengal was divided into Nizamat and Indiain_________todiscusstheultimate
rule in India would end by 30 June 1948? Diwani. The Diwani was carried out by transfer of power.
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S ol.605.(a)Cripps.ItwassenttoIndiato
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(a) 1946 (b) 1945 (c) 1943 (d) 1942 secure Indian cooperation for the British (d) Charter Act, 1813
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Q Q.609. The result of the English
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Cripps(PresidentoftheBoardofTrade), Reason (R). Use them to choose the ________ as a medium of instruction for
A.V. Alexander (First Lord of the correct alternative. ___________ education.
Admiralty). Assertion (A): During the British rule, SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Morning)
India's exports exceeded the imports (a) vernacular, higher
Q.603. With which of the following (b) English, primary
leading to surplus of balance of trade.
overnment o
G f India Acts did the (c) English, higher
Reason (R): The surplus of balance of
Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms introduce (d) vernacular, primary
trade was used for growth and
Dyarchy in the provinces?
development of India. ol.609.(c) English, Higher. English
S
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(b) Government of India Act, 1935
correct explanation of A Macaulay. Reforms by WilliamBentick:
(c) Government of India Act, 1923
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the The abolition ofSati,thesuppressionof
(d) Government of India Act, 1919
correct explanation of A female infanticide and Thuggee, the
ol.603.(d) Government of India Act,
S (c) A is false but R is true abolition of lawlessness, and the
1919. Montague was the secretary of (d) A is true and R is false abolition of human sacrifices.
state for India and Chelmsford was the
Sol.606.(d) British Economic policies - Q.610. Which among thefollowingActs
viceroy of India. This act introduced
ercantile development (1757-1813) -
M iscarded the 'dyarchy’ system at the
d
Dyarchy in provinces by dividing the
RevenuecollectedfromBengalwasused provincial level and allowed for the
provincial subjects into transferred and
to finance exports toEngland.Industrial emergence of popularly elected
reserved, bicameralism. It provided for
phase (1813-1858) - One-way trade provincial legislatures?
the establishment of a Public Service
flooded the Indian market with cheap, SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Morning)
Commission which was established in
machine-made imports from newly (a) Charter Act, 1793
1926. Minto- Morley Reforms (Indian
industrialized Britain and Indian traders (b) Montague-Chelmsford Reform
Council Act 1909).
lost foreign markets. Financial phase (Government of India Act), 1919
.604. When was a comprehensive
Q (1860 onwards) - Converted Indiaintoa (c) (Government of India Act), 1935
despatch on education called Wood's market for British manufacturers while (d) Pitt's India Act, 1784
despatch on education sent? still being a supplier of foodstuffs and
SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift) raw materials. ol.610.(c) Government of India Act,
S
(a) 1833 (b) 1854 (c) 1858 (d) 1813 1935. The act proposed constitutional
.607. Which among thefollowingActs
Q proposals and reforms and had many
ol.604.(b) 1854. Charles Wood (the
S introduced the Diarchy, i.e., rule of two features which included the bicameral
PresidentoftheBoardofControl)senta which means executive councillors and legislature,provincialautonomy,separate
despatch to Lord Dalhousie popular ministers? communalelectorateandthecreationof
(Governor-GeneralofIndia).Itsuggested SSC MTS 04/05/2023 (Morning) an all India federation.
introducing vernacular languages in the (a) Charter Act, 1813
primary schools of India, high schools (b) Government of India Act, 1858 Q.611.AsaresultofwhichactdidQueen
use anglo-vernacular mediums and that (c) Montague-Chelmsford Reform ictoria,whowasthemonarchofBritain,
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English should be the medium for (Government of India Act), 1919 also became the sovereign of British
college-level education. Hence, the (d) Indian Council Act, 1861 territoriesinIndia,withthetitle"Empress
Wood’s Despatch is considered as of India" in 1858?
‘Magna-Carta’ of English Education in ol.607.(c) Montague - Chelmsford
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India. Wood’s despatch led to the Reform(GovernmentofIndiaAct),1919. (a) Indian Councils Act
establishment of the first three Indian Council Act 1909 - It is also (b) Government Of India Act
universitiesin1857,atCalcutta,Bombay knownasMintoMorleyreforms.Thisact (c) Charter Act
and Madras. Important Educational introduced communal representations (d) Regulating Act
commissionsduringBritishruleinIndia- for the Muslims.
Hunter Commission (1882), Raleigh ol.611.(b) Government Of India Act
S
.608. Which among thefollowingActs
Q (1858): known as ‘Act of Good
Commission(1902),SadlerCommission establishedthedualsystemofcontrolby
(1917), Hartog Commission (1929). governance’. Abolished the Dual
the British government and the East India government scheme initiated due to
.605. In 1942, the British government
Q Company in India? Pitt’s India act. Ended controversial
sent the___________mission to India. SSC MTS 04/05/2023 (Evening) ‘Doctrine of Lapse’. The powers of the
SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (4th shift) (a) Pitt's India Act, 1784 Company’s Court of Directors -
(a) Cripps (b) Linlithgow (b) Montague-Chelmsford Reform transferred to the Secretary of Statefor
(c) Cabinet (d) Lansdowne (Government of India Act), 1919 India. The Viceroy and the governors of
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the various presidencies - appointed by Sir John Shore (1793 -1798). Q.620. Which act was passed by the
t he Crown. ritish Government of India to introduce
B
Q.616. When was the Champaran provincial autonomy?
.612.TheCharterActof1813extended
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another _________ years. SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Afternoon) (b) Government of India Act of 1935
SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Afternoon) (a) 1918 (b) 1919 (c) 1917 (d) 1916 (c) Charter Act of 1853
(a) 15 (b) 5 (c) 20 (d) 10 (d) Indian Independence Act of 1947
Sol.616.(a) 1918. Mahatma Gandhi had
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Features: It ended the monopoly of the cultivation of indigo on the land of of an All India Federation consisting of
East India Company over commercial farmers. This bill was introducedby W. provincesandprincelystatesasunits.It
trade except t rade with China andtrade Maude.Afterthebillhadpassedtheland provided for the establishment of a
inteawithIndia.Thecompany’sdividend revenue was reduced by20-26%. Reserve Bank of India to control the
was fixed at 10.5% per annum. TheAct regulation ofcurrencyandcreditsofthe
gave more powerstothecourtsinIndia Q.617. Which act was passed by the
ritish Parliament to control the
B country. It is also the largest source of
over European British subjects. the Indian Constitution which formed
territories of the East India Company
.613. Which of the following reforms
Q majorly in Bengal in the year 1773? after independence.
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of India Act of 1919? (a) Charter Act arliament of the United Kingdom that
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(a) Montagu- Chelmsford reforms (c) Indian Councils Act independent dominions of India and
(b) Anti Slavery reforms (d) Government Of India Act Pakistan in 1947.
(c) Morley-Minto reforms SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
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ct
A was passed by the British (a) Rowlatt Act
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S ParliamentandGovernorGeneralWarren (b) Indian Independence Act
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ensure the representation of Indians in principles of central administration in (d) Pitt's India Act
the administration of their country. At India. Indian Councils Act 1861 - It ol.621.(b) Indian Independence Act.
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that time, Montagu - Secretary of State changed the composition of the The IndianIndependenceAct1947isan
for India, Lord Chelmsford - Viceroy of Governor General'sCouncilforexecutive Act of the Parliament of the United
India. and legislative purposes. Kingdom that partitioned British India
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ommission was to________.
C overnment enacted a legislation
g of India and Pakistan.
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(a) decide India's Political future - chintz - in England. Interestingly, this distinguished between the commercial
(b) decide India's Religious future Act was known as the Calico Act. andpoliticalfunctionsoftheBritishEast
(c) decide India's Educational future SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) India Company.
(d) decide India's economical future (a) 1720 (b) 1700 (c) 1740 (d) 1730 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
Sol.614.(a) Simon Commission - It was ol.618.(a) 1720. The cotton textiles
S (a) 1818 (b) 1792 (c) 1784 (d) 1802
ppointed by the British Government in
a which the Portuguese took back to ol.622.(c) Pitt’s India Act, 1784
S
1927 under the chairmanship of John Europe,alongwiththespices,cametobe establishedthedualsystemofcontrolby
Simon (other members were Pathick called "calico". Calico Act , Reason - theBritishgovernmentandtheEastIndia
Lawrence and Clement Atlee) to review TextilemakersinEnglandwereUnableto Company. The Company became a
the workings of Government of India compete with Indian textiles. Highest subordinatedepartmentoftheStateand
(GOI) Act, 1919 and suggest measures. cotton producing state (Gujarat). itsterritoriesinIndiaweretermed‘B
ritish
Q.615. Which act of the British Q.619.Inwhichyearwasalawpassedin possessions’.Inthisactmembersofthe
arliamentwasalsoknownasEastIndia
P India to make conversion toChristianity ExecutiveCouncilwerereducedto3,and
Company Act 1793? easier? the Governor-General served as its
SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Morning) SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) commander in chief.
(a) The Government of India Act, 1793 (a) 1845 (b) 1850 (c) 1830 (d) 1840 .623.Whichactallowsthegovernment
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(b) The Charter Act, 1793 toconfiscatetheassetsofnewspaperin
(c) The Regulating Act, 1793 ol.619.(b) 1850. This law allowed
S
Indians who had converted to case of publishing anything
(d) The Indian Councils Act, 1793 “objectionable” ?
Christianity to inherit thepropertyofhis
ol.615.(b) The Charter Act, 1793. The
S ancestors. The Charter Act of 1813 SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
actwaspassedbytheBritishParliament allowed Chirstian missionaries to enter (a) Ilbert Act, 1883
to renew the charter of the East India India and Preach Christianity. This Act (b) Vernacular Press Act, 1878
CompanytotradewithinIndiafornext20 asserted the Crown's sovereignty over (c) Media Act, 1883
years.It was passed during the tenure of British possessions in India. (d) Newspaper Act, 1855
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Sol.623.(b) Vernacular PressAct,1878. ( b) Charter Act of Press. Later this actwasreplacedby
roposedbyLordLytton(1876–80).Lord
P (c) Rowlatt Act t he Official Secrets act 1923.
Ripon(1880–84)repealedtheVernacular (d) Industrial Disputes Act
Act in 1881. Samachar Darpan (1818) Q.632. In 1877, which of the following
was the first vernacular newspaper of ol.627.(d)IndustrialdisputesAct1947.
S v iceroys organized a durbar to
India published byCareyandMarshman The Rowlatt Act 1919 authorized the acknowledge Queen Victoria as the
from Serampore during the period of arrest, for 2 years without trial, of any Empress of India?
Lord Hastings. person suspected of terrorism living in SSC MTS 12/10/2021(Evening)
British India. Indian Council acts (1861, (a) Lord Lytton (b) Lord Ripon
Q.624.Thebillwhichprovideforthetrial 1892, and 1909). Charter Acts (1793, (c) Lord Minto (d) Lord Dufferin
f BritishorEuropeanpersonbyIndians
o 1813, 1833, and 1853).
magistrates was_________ ol.632.(a) Lord Lytton organized a
S
SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (4th Shift) .628. In which year was the Child
Q durbartoacknowledgeQueenVictoriaas
(a) Hastings Bill (b) Dalhousie Bill Marriage Restraint Act passed in India? the Empress of India. This was the
(c) Ilbert Bill (d) George Bill SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Afternoon) culmination of the transfer ofcontrolof
(a) 1929 (b) 1931 (c) 1935 (d) 1933 British India from the East India
ol.624.(c) Ilbert Bill was introduced in
S Company to the Crown.
1883 by Lord Ripon. It allowed senior ol.628.(a) On 28 September 1929, in
S
Indianmagistratestopresideovercases the Imperial Legislative CouncilofIndia, Q.633. The capital of the British Indian
involvingBritishsubjectsinIndia.Thebill fixed the age of marriage forgirlsat14 mpire wastransferredfromCalcuttato
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was enacted by the Indian Legislative yearsandboysat18years.In1949,after Delhi in:
Council on Jan. 25, 1884.Itwaswritten India'sindependence,itwasamendedto SSC MTS 13/10/2021(Afternoon)
by Sir Courtenay Pergine Ilbert. 15 for girls, and in 1978 to 18 for girls (a) 1911 (b) 1905 (c) 1907 (d) 1909
and 21 for boys.
.625. Which of the following Indian
Q ol.633.(a)
S 1911. The British
states was the first to signasubsidiary .629. Which Act passed by British
Q government believed that ruling India
alliance with the British? Government of India abolished the from Delhi was easier and more
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Afternoon) Council of India? convenient than from Calcutta.
(a) Hyderabad (b) Cochin SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Afternoon) Therefore,Delhiwasofficiallyannounced
(c) Travancore (d) Maratha (a) Indian Independence Act of 1947 as the capital of British Raj by Emperor
(b) India Council Act of 1892 George V, on December 12, 1911.
ol.625.(a) Hyderabad. In this system,
S (c) Government of India Act of 1935
an Indian ruler had to maintain British (d) Charter Act of 1853 Q.634. By which British statute were
troopsinhisstate,eitherbygivingsome Indian representatives, for the firsttime,
of his territories or by paying for the ol.629.(c) Government of India Act
S allocated seats for election in Indian
maintenance of the troops. It was first 1935 were as follows: Abolition of Legislative Councils?
introduced by the French East India provincial dyarchy and introduction of SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Evening)
Company Governor Joseph Francois dyarchy at centre. Abolition of Indian (a) Government of India Act, 1833
Dupleix, Later used by Lord Wellesley, Council and introduction of an advisory (b) Indian Councils Act, 1892
Governor-General of India (1798 to body in its place. Provision for an All (c) Government of India Act, 1915
1805). India Federation with British India (d) Indian Councils Act, 1861
territories and princely states.
.626. What is the original nameofthe
Q ol.634.(b) Indian Councils Act, 1892.
S
Empress of India Act and when was it .630. Which Act was passed in 1929
Q The act made a limited and indirect
instituted? prohibiting marriage of girls below 14 provisionfortheuseofelectioninfilling
Higher Secondary 04/08/2022 (Shift - 3) and boys below 18 years of age? up some ofthenonofficialseatsbothin
(a) The Royalty Act of 1876 SSC MTS 15/07/2022 (Afternoon) the Central and provincial legislative
(b) The Royal Titles Act of 1876 (a) Pitt’s India Act (b) Sharda Act councils.
(c) The Royal Titles Act of 1877 (c) Vernacular Press Act (d) Rowlatt Act
.635. Which law was imposed inIndia
Q
(d) The Titles Act of 1875 ol.630.(b)Shardaact.Theactfixedthe
S during the command of General Dyer?
ol.626.(b) The Royal Titles Act 1876
S marriageable age for girls at 14 years SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Evening)
was an Act of the Parliament of the and18yearsforboys.Itwassponsorby (a) Preventive detention
United Kingdom which officially Harbilas Sarda. Pitt’s India act (1784), (b) Discrimination law
recognized Queen Victoria (and RowlattAct(1919),Vernacularpressact (c) Simon law
subsequent monarchs) as “Empress of (1878). (d) Martial law
India”. This act was introduced by Q.631. In which year through theIndian ol.635.(d) Martial law. General Dyer
S
Benjamin Disraeli.Itwasrepealedon22 fficial Secrets Act was freedom of
O enacted an Act onApril13,1919,called
June 1948. press curbed? martial law stating that no more than2
Q.627. Which of the following Acts of SSC MTS 21/07/2022 (Evening) people can form a group andmeetata
947 regulates theIndianlaborlawwith
1 (a) 1919 (b) 1921 (c) 1904 (d) 1909 place.
regard to trade unions as well as Sol.631.(c) 1904. It wasenactedduring Q.636. In order to curb the East India
individual workmen? t hetimeofLordCurzon,ViceroyofIndia ompany
C traders’ unrestrained
SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Afternoon) from 1899 to 1905 curbed the freedom commercial activitiesandtobringabout
(a) Indian Councils Act
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ome order in territories under the
s (c) Sir Pethick Lawrence (d) Alexander 1911.
Company control, the British Parliament
enacted a series of laws among which ol.640.(b)Lord Wavell. The members of
S .644. Before the Partition of Bengalin
Q
the ______ stood first. the Cabinet Mission were LordPenthick 1905,Bengalwasthebiggestprovinceof
SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Evening) Lawrence,SecretaryofStateforIndia,Sir British India. It consisted of parts of
(a) Charter Act of 1813 StaffordCripps,PresidentoftheBoardof which of the following states?
(b) Government of India Act 1833 Trade, and A.V Alexander, First Lord of SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
(c) Regulating Act of 1780 Admiralty. (a) Uttar Pradesh and Orissa
(d) Regulating Act of 1773 (b) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Partition of Bengal and (c) Bihar and Orissa
ol.636.(d) Regulating Act of 1773. It
S (d) Bihar and Chhattisgarh
Swadeshi Movements
provided for the establishment of the
Supreme Court at Calcutta (1774) and ol.644.(c) Bihar and Orissa. Partition
S
.641. What was the Swadeshi
Q of Bengal in 1905 {Lord Curzon
changed the postofGovernorofBengal
Movement called in the state ofAndhra announced the partition of Bengal on
to “Governor-General of Bengal”.Warren
Pradesh? 20thJuly1905,reorganizationseparated
Hastings was made the first Governor
SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (1st Shift) the largely Muslim eastern areas from
-General of Bengal.
(a) Gadar Movement the largely Hindu western areas}.
Q.637.Inwhichyearwastheofficeofthe (b) Quit India Movement
rst Accountant General established in
fi (c) Khilafat Movement Q.645. At which of the followingplaces
India? (d) Vande Mataram Movement as the formal proclamation of the
w
SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Morning) Swadeshi movement made on7August
ol.641.(d) Vande Mataram Movement.
S 1905?
(a) 1858 (b) 1845 (c) 1890 (d) 1867
The S wadeshi Movement started in SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Afternoon)
ol.637.(a) In 1858 (the yeartheBritish
S August 1905 from Calcutta Town Hall (a) Wellington Square, Calcutta
took over administrative controlofIndia against Lord Curzon’s decision of (b) Calcutta Town Hall
from the EastIndiaCompany)theoffice dividing the province of Bengal. The (c) Kanai Dhar Lane, Calcutta
of the first Accountant General was partition led to protest meetings in (d) Bengal National College, Calcutta
established in India. In 1860 SirEdward Bengalunderwhichthepledgetoboycott
Drummond was appointed as the first foreigngoodswasfirsttaken.Leadersof ol.645.(b) Calcutta Town Hall. The
S
Auditor-General. the movement - Poona and Bombay Swadeshimovement wasadirectfallout
(LokmanyaTilak),Punjab(LalaLajpatRai of the decision of the British India
Q.638. Which Committee among the andAjitSingh),Delhi(SyedHaiderRaza), government to partition Bengal. The
f ollowing was formed in Bombay in Madras (Chidambaram Pillai). features of the Swadeshi movement :
March 1919? encourage the useofindigenousgoods,
SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Afternoon) .642. Lord Curzon declared the
Q boycott foreign goods. The partition of
(a) Hunter Committee partition of _________ in 1905. Bengal was annulled in 1911 by Lord
(b) Khilafat Committee SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (2nd shift) Hardinge to curb the revolutionaries.
(c) Sargent Committee (a) Central Provinces (b) Punjab
(d) Sapru Committee (c) United Provinces (d) Bengal .646. Which of the following parties
Q
supported the move for partition of
ol.638.(b) Khilafat Committee.Formed
S ol.642.(d) Bengal. Partition of Bengal:
S Bengal?
to defend the powers of the Ottoman Announcement–byViceroyCurzon.The SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Afternoon)
CaliphwhichwasrestrictedbytheTreaty Swadeshi Movement was declared on (a) Gadar Party
of Sevres after World War I. Leaders - August 7, 1905 in Calcutta Town Hall, (b) Forward Bloc
Mohammed Ali, Shaukat Ali, Maulana Bengal. 16 October was celebrated as (c) All India Muslim League
Azad, Hakim Ajmal Khan and Hasrat 'National Mourning Day' throughout (d) Communist Party of India
Mohani. Bengal. It was cancelled by Lord
Hardinge in 1911. ol.646.(c) All India Muslim League
S
.639. Who was the Prime Minister of
Q supported the move for partition of
Britain/UK when the British Parliament .643. What is the official reasongiven
Q Bengal. Founders of All India Muslim
passed an independence bill for India in by Britishers after partition of Bengal in League are Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Aga
July 1947 ? 1905? KhanIII,KhwajaSalimullah,HakimAjmal
SSC CHSL 18/03/2020 (Afternoon) SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Morning) Khan, Waqar-ul-Mulk. It was foundedon
(a) Clement Attlee (a) Easy Movement of army 30 December 1906.
(b) Neville Chamberlain (b) To check on Extremist activities
(c) Ramsay Macdonald (c) Economic Progress Q.647. Moved by the Swadeshi
(d) Winston Churchill (d) Administrative Convenience ovement, ______ painted his famous
M
image of Bharat Mata portraying heras
Sol.639.(a) Clement Attlee. ol.643.(d)AdministrativeConvenience.
S an ascetic figure.
The real reason for the partition wasto SSC MTS 05/10/2021(Morning)
Q.640. Who among the following was divide and weaken the growing (a) Satyendranath Tagore
OT a ministerofCabinetMissionPlan,
N nationalist movement in Bengal. After (b) Abanindranath Tagore
1946 ? Partition Swadeshi movement gained (c) Jyotirindranath Tagore
SSC CGL 06/03/2020 (Evening) even more momentum, and the British (d) Dwijendranath Tagore
(a) Sir Stafford Cripps (b) Lord Wavell were forced to revoke the partition in
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ol.647.(b)
S Abanindranath Tagore ( b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah (d) Vallabhbhai Patel
painted his famous image of Bharat (c) Shrimad Rajchandra
Mata portraying her asanasceticfigure (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale ol.655.(d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
S
in 1905. The painting is depicted as a (The Iron Man of India) - First Home
saffron-clad divine woman, holding a ol.651.(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale:He
S Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of
book,sheavesofpaddy,apieceofwhite was a senior leader of the Indian India. Bardoli satyagraha (1928)-Itwas
cloth, and a rosary in her four hands. NationalCongressandthefounderofthe againsttheincreasedtaxationoffarmers
Servants of India Society (1905). by the colonial government.
Gandhian Era .652. Which of the following events
Q .656. The famous scientist, Albert
Q
occurred in 1919? Einstein was inspired by whose idea on
Q.648. Salt Satyagraha was associated SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (2nd Shift) non-violence?
ith the:
w (a) Renewal of Charter Act SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (4th shift)
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) (b) Representation of the People Act was (a) Mahatma Gandhi
(a) Civil Disobedience Movement passed (b) Vardhaman Mahavira
(b) Quit India Movement (c) Suppression of Fraud and Dacoity Act (c) Gautam Buddha
(c) Champaran Satyagraha passed (d) B.R. Ambedkar
(d) Kheda Movement (d) Satyagraha against Rowlatt Act
ol.656.(a)MahatmaGandhi.HisIdeas-
S
ol.648.(a)
S Civil Disobedience ol.652.(d) Satyagraha against Rowlatt
S Truth and nonviolence, Satyagraha,
Movement (1930) - Salt Satyagraha (12 Act. Events in 1919: Jallianwala Bagh Sarvodaya (Progress of All), Swaraj
March1930-6April1930)-Startedfrom Massacre (13 April), Start of Khilafat (self-rule), Trusteeship (Wealthy people
Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi Beach. A movement in India. Other e vents and to look after the welfare of the people).
distance of about 375 km was covered their years: Charter Acts - 1793, 1813,
1833, 1853. The Representation of the Q.657. 'Hind Swaraj' or 'Indian Home
for breaking the salt law.
People Act - 1950. Thuggee and Dacoity ule'iswrittenbywhichofthefollowing
R
Q.649. Vallabhbhai Patel and ________ Suppression Act - 1836 . freedom fighters?
elpedGandhiinKhedabyorganisinghis
h SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (3rd shift)
tour of the villages and urging the .653. In which year was Mohandas
Q (a) Dadabhai Naoroji
peasants to stand firm against the Karamchand Gandhi born? (b) Mahatma Gandhi
government. SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (4th shift) (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning) (a) 1659 (b) 1869 (c) 1889 (d) 1879 (d) Annie Besant
(a) Motilal Nehru
ol.653.(b)1869.MahatmaGandhi:Born
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(b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
on 2nd October (observed as waraj” he expressed his views on
S
(c) Indulal Yajnik
International Day of Non-violence). He Swaraj, modern civilization,
(d) Jamunalal Bajaj
came back to India on 9th January mechanisation, among other matters.
Sol.649.(c) Indulal Yajnik. Mahatma (celebrated as ‘NRI day’ or ‘Pravasi Books: “My experiment with truth”, “The
andhi returned to India on 9 January
G Bhartiya Divas’ since 2003) 1915 from Words of Gandhi”, “Non-Violent
1915. South Africa. Some Satyagraha Resistance”. Dadabhai Naoroji: “Poverty
movements by Gandhiji: Champaran and Un-British Rule in India” . Bal
Q.650. Who among the following satyagraha (1917), Kheda satyagraha Gangadhar Tilak: “Geeta Rahasya”, “The
esigned a campaign that came to be
d (1918), Ahmedabad Mill Strike (1918). ArcticHomeintheVedas”.AnnieBesant:
known as the 'Rowlatt Satyagraha'? “Thought Forms”, “Occult Chemistry”.
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning) Q.654. Who was the founder of Harijan
(a) Mahatma Gandhi evak Sangh founded in 1932?
S Q.658. Whoamongthefollowingsigned
(b) Feroze Shah Mehta SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (3rd shift) t he Poona pact with Mahatma Gandhi?
(c) Mahadev Govind Ranade (a) Jawaharlal Nehru SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (2nd shift)
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) Mahatma Gandhi (a) Ali Brothers (b) Chittaranjan Das
(c) Jyotiba Phule (c) Jyotiba Phule (d) Bhimrao Ambedkar
ol.650.(a) Mahatma Gandhi. Rowlatt
S (d) BR Ambedkar
Satyagraha (1919): A nationwide Sol.658.(d) Bhimrao Ambedkar. Poona
satyagrahaagainsttheproposedRowlatt ol.654.(b) Mahatma Gandhi.
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Act (1919). Rowlatt Act was based on Organisation Founded by MK Gandhi: Yerwada central Jail in Pune during the
the Sedition Committee. It gave the Majdoor Mahajan(1916)inAhmedabad. t ime of Lord Willington. It provides the
governmentenormouspowerstorepress Itwasrelatedtothelabourmovementor depressed classes with the reservation
politicalactivities,andalloweddetention textile movement in Gujarat. All-India of the electoral seats in British India
ofpoliticalprisonerswithouttrialfortwo Spinners Association (1925), All-India Parliament.
years. In Rowlatt Satyagraha Gandhiji Village Industries Association (1934).
Q.659. Who among the following gave
tried to utilize the home rule league.
.655.Whoamongthefollowingleaders
Q t hefamous'DoorDie'sloganduringQuit
.651. On whose advice did Gandhi
Q led the Bardoli Satyagraha? India Movement?
spend a year traveling around British SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (2nd shift) SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (1st shift)
India to know the people of India? (a) Lala Lajpat Rai (a) Abul Kalam Azad
SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (1st Shift) (b) Motilal Nehru (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(a) Krishna Shankar Pandya (c) C Rajagopalachari (c) Subhash Chandra Bose
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(d) Mahatma Gandhi Q.663. In 1918, Mahatma Gandhi (c) November 1930 (d) September 1932
uccessfully led a strike of ________.
s
ol.659.(d) Mahatma Gandhi. Other
S SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) Sol.667.(d) September 1932. Poona
slogans of famous Indian leaders: (a) Army Soldiers (b) Dalits act - Agreement between Mahatma
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Jawaharlal Nehru (‘Aaram haraam hai’), (c) Mill workers (d) Traders Gandhi and Dr. B. R. Ambedkar - Seats
Bhagat Singh (‘Inquilab Zindabad’), Lal reservedforthedepressedclasseswere
BahadurShastri(‘JaiJawan,JaiKisaan’), Sol.663.(c) Mill workers. Ahmedabad increased from 71 to 147 in provincial
Subhas Chandra Bose (‘Give me blood ill Strike (1918) - This is considered
M legislaturesand18percentofthetotalin
and I will give you freedom’), Bal the first hunger strike led by Gandhi. the Central Legislature. Dr. B.R.
GangadharTilak(‘Swarajismybirthright Ambedkar - Established All India
and I shall have it’), Lala Lajpat Rai .664. In which Indian movement, were
Q DepressedClassesAssociationin1930-
(‘Simon, Go Back’). the issues faced byindigoplanters,first Rao Bahadur M. C. Rajah (First
brought to light in 1917? President). All India Depressed Classes
Q.660.Primarilyunderwhosepersuasion SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening) League (1935) - Jagjivan Ram.
idMahatmaGandhivisitChamparanto
d (a) Champaran Satyagraha
understand the problems of peasants? (b) Kheda Satyagraha .668. When was the Champaran
Q
SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (3rd shift) (c) Ahmedabad Mill Strike Agrarian Act passed?
(a) Jaiprakash Narayan (d) Non-Cooperation Movement SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift)
(b) Maulana Mazharul Haque (a) 1920 (b) 1922 (c) 1918 (d) 1924
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel Sol.664.(a) Champaran Satyagraha
(d) Rajkumar Shukla ( 1917). The first satyagraha movement ol.668.(c) 1918. Champaran Agrarian
S
led by Mahatma Gandhi. bill was introduced by W. Maude in the
ol.660.(d) Rajkumar Shukla.
S Legislative Council on 29th November
Champaran Satyagrah (1917) : Gandhiji Q.665. Mahatma Gandhi called off the 1917. Mahatma Gandhi was convinced
wasrequestedtolookintotheproblems on-cooperation Movement in February
N by RajKumarShuklatovisitChamparan
of the farmers in the context of indigo 1922 after which incident? in1917toabolishtheforciblecultivation
planters of Champaran in Bihar. The SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Morning) of Indigo.
European planters were forcing the (a) Bomb Blast in central assembly
peasants to growindigoon3/20partof (b) Jallianwala Bagh Massacre .669. Gandhiji, aged ______, arrived in
Q
the total land (called the Tinkathia (c) Kakori train robbery India in 1915 from South Africa.
system). (d) Chauri Chaura Incident SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
(a) 52 (b) 46 (c) 28 (d) 34
.661. Who among the following
Q Sol.665.(d) Chauri Chaura Incident. On
returnedhis/hermedalofKaisar-i-Hindin thFebruary1922,anangrymobsetfire
4 Sol.669.(b) 46. Gandhiji (born on 2nd
1920 ? to the police station at Chauri Chaura. ctober1869inPorbandar,Gujarat)went
O
Higher Secondary 27/06/2023 ( Shift - 3) Gandhicalledoffthemovementon12th to South Africa in 1893 as a lawyer,
(a) S Subramania iyer February 1922. settling first in Durbanbeforemovingto
(b) Sarojini Naidu Johannesburg. In South Africa (1893
.666. In Kheda, Gujarat, Patidar
Q -1915), he had successfully fought the
(c) Rabindranath Tagore peasants organised non-violent
(d) Mahatma Gandhi racist regime with a novel method of
campaigns against which of the mass agitation, which he called
ol.661.(d) Mahatma Gandhi.
S following demand of the British? satyagraha.
Kaiser - e - Hind title was given to SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
MahatmaGandhibyGovernor-Generalof (a) Low labour rates Q.670. Which of the following Indian
India Lord Hardinge in 1915 for his (b) Long working hours f reedomfightersaidthat"Bethechange
services during the Boer War (1899 - (c) High land revenue you wish to see in the world" ?
1902). Gandhi returned his title in (d) Low price for crops SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
response to the Jallianwala Bagh (a) Bipin Chandra Pal
Sol.666.(c) High land revenue. Kheda (b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah
Massacre (13th April 1919). atyagraha of 1918 was a satyagraha
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Rabindranath Tagore returned his (c) Surendranath Banerjee
movement in the Kheda district of (d) Mahatma Gandhi
Knighthood title in response to the Gujarat in India organized by Mahatma
massacre. Gandhi during the period of the British ol.670.(d) Mahatma Gandhi. His other
S
Q.662. In 1895, Mahatma Gandhi,along Raj. The peasant-Patidar community of Famous Quotes: “A man is but the
ith other Indians hasestablished_____
w Kheda, who refused to accept a 23 product of histhoughts.Whathethinks,
to fight against racial discrimination. percent tax increase imposed on them he becomes.”, “Nobody can hurt me
SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Evening) despiteadevastatingcropfailureandan without my permission.”
(a) Dev Samaj (b) Brahmo Samaj outbreak o f plague and cholera, served
as the focal point of this satyagraha. Q.671.Inthe____________,SarojiniNaidu
(c) Natal Congress (d) Sabarmati Ashram ersuaded Mahatma Gandhi to allow
p
ol.662.(c) Natal Congress:-Apolitical
S Q.667. When did depressed classesget women to join the movement.
organisationfoundedintheSouthAfrica t he reserved seats in provincial and SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (1st Shift)
province of Natal, then ruled by centrallegislativecouncils,buttheywere (a) Quit India Movement
Britishers. It later served an important to be voted in by the General electorate? (b) Champaran Satyagraha
role in opposing apartheid. SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) (c) Salt Satyagraha
(a) September 1930 (b) November 1932 (d) Non-Cooperation Movement
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Sol.671.(c) Salt Satyagraha. It was a The Salt Satyagraha was a mass civil Q.679. Which of the following is NOTa
ass civil disobedience movement
m isobedience movement initiated by
d r eason for slowing down the
initiatedbyMahatmaGandhiagainstthe Mahatma Gandhi against the salt tax Non-cooperation Movement?
salt tax imposed by the British imposed by the British government in SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Morning)
governmentinIndia.Heledalargegroup India. It was started by Sabarmati (a) Due to the absence of alternative
of people from Sabarmati Ashram on Ashram on 12th March 1930 and was Indian institution, boycott of British
12th March 1930 till Dandi, a coastal ended by Gandhi- Irwin pact in 1931. Institutions posed a problem.
villageinGujarat,tobreakthesaltlawby (b) Leaders of the movement shifted
producing salt from seawater. .676. Which of the following events
Q their focus towards domestic work
occurred as an after-effect of the thus created a void.
.672. In which of the followingyears,
Q Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (13th April (c) Many lawyers resigned but then
did Subhas Chandra Bose refer to 1919) ? absence of income for a longer
Mahatma Gandhi as the “Father of the SSC MTS 08/07/2022 (Afternoon) period of time compelled them to
Nation”? (a) Hunger strike to settle disputes rejoin.
SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (2nd Shift) between the mill owners and the (d) Khadi cloth was often more
(a) 1942 (b) 1944 (c) 1939 (d) 1941 workers expensive than mass-produced
(b) Individual princes could sign a mill cloth and poor people could not
Sol.672.(b) 1944.SubhasChandraBose separate agreement with the British
alledMahatmaGandhithe‘Fatherofthe
c afford to buy it.
(c) Hunter Commission was appointed
Nation’ in a radio address from by the British Government ol.679.(b)MahatmaGandhistartedthe
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Singapore on 6 July 1944. (d) Popularisation of Charkha and Khadi Non- Cooperation Movement on 4
Q.673. The All-IndiaKhilafatConference and Jail Bharo by Congress September 1920. Lord Chelmsford was
in November 1919 took place at: volunteers. the viceroy of British India during the
SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Morning) Non-Cooperation Movement. TheChauri
Sol.676.(c) Hunter Commission was
(a) Lucknow (b) Delhi -Chaura incident was the driver of
ppointed by the British Government.
a
(c) Bombay (d) Lahore subsequent withdrawal of the Non
TheHunterCommissioncametoIndiain
-Cooperation Movement. Bhagwan Ahir
1919 under the leadership of William
Sol.673.(b) Delhi. In early 1919, the All was the pioneer of the Chauri Chaura
Hunter to investigate the Jallianwala
India Khilafat Committee was formed incident. Singaravelu Chettiar saw the
Bagh massacre. 1600 Indian civilians
under the leadership of the Ali brothers non-cooperation movement ascapitalist
were killed in the Jallianwala Bagh
(Maulana Muhammad Ali and Shaukat autocracy.
massacre, for which General Dyer was
Ali), Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, Ajmal
responsible. Another Hunter .680. In which of the following years
Q
Khan and Hasrat Mohani, to force the
Commission was on Indian Education, was the civil disobedience campaign
BritishGovernmenttochangeitsattitude
prepared in 1882 by William Wilson completely Ceased?
to Turkey.
Hunter. SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Evening)
Q.674. Who among the following called (a) 1917 (b) 1934 (c) 1923 (d) 1943
Q.677. Who among the followingwasa
etajiSubhashChandraBoseapatriotof
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leader of the Khilafat Movement? Sol.680.(b) 1934. It began with the
patriots?
SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Afternoon) f amous Dandi March of Gandhiji, on 12
Graduate Level 03/08/2022 (Shift - 3)
(a) Bhagat Singh March 1930.
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(b) Kasturba Gandhi
(b) Chittaranjan Das Q.681. Who among the following
(c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c) Mahatma Gandhi f reedom fighters hoisted the Indian flag
(d) Jyotiba Phule
(d) Pattabhi Sitaramayya at the Gowalia Tank Maidan in Mumbai
Sol.677.(c) Abul Kalam Azad. Its aim during the Quit India Movement?
ol.674.(c) Mahatma Gandhi.
S
as to put pressure on the British
w SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Afternoon)
Rabindranath Tagore called Subhash
governmenttokeeptheOttomanSultan's (a) Aruna Asaf Ali
Chandra Bose a 'Desh Nayak'. The
ruleasCaliphofIslamaftertheOttoman (b) Sarojini Naidu
famousslogangivenbySubhasChandra
Empire disintegrated at the end of the (c) Tara Rani Srivastava
Bose: “Dilli Chalo, Jai Hind”, "Give me
war. (d) Matangini Hazra
blood, I will give freedom". Subhas
Chandra Bose Autobiography: “The .678. In which year did Mahatma
Q ol.681.(a) Aruna Asaf Ali. Aruna Asaf
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Indian Struggle”. Gandhi first introduce a nationwide Ali popularly known as the 'Grand Old
satyagraha in India? Lady' of the Independence Movement.
Q.675. Who among the following
SSC MTS 15/07/2022 (Morning)
ersuaded Mahatma Gandhi to allow
p
(a) 1915 (b) 1921 (c) 1919 (d) 1916 Q.682.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe
women to join the Salt Satyagraha
nlymartyroftheQuitIndiaphaseofthe
o
movement? Sol.678.(c) 1919. The first nationwide freedom movement who was hanged?
SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Evening) atyagraha was launched in 1919 by
S SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Evening)
(a) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Mahatma Gandhi and other leaders to (a) Potti Sreeramulu
(b) Annie Besant end the Rowlatt Act passed by the (b) Senapati Bapat
(c) Ashalata Sen Imperial Legislative Council, which gave (c) Kushal Konwar
(d) Ambabai them the power to arrest any person (d) Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
without trial.
Sol.675.(a) Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay.
Sol.682.(c) Kushal Konwar.
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F Expansion of British Rule (c) King Henry IV (d) Queen Victoria
India Resolution was passed by the
Congress Working Committee on 8 ol.690.(a) Queen Elizabeth I. By the
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.687. Where was the first jute mill set
Q
August 1942 in Bombay. ‘Quit India’ or Charter (1600 A.D), they got the sole
up in India?
‘Bharat Chodo 'slogan was given in this right to trade with the East, without
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (3rd shift)
movement. Gandhijigavethesloganto competition from other British traders.
(a) Mumbai (b) Rishra
the people–‘Doordie’;Itisalsoknown The Company's ships first arrived in
(c) Chennai (d) Haryana
astheIndiaAugustMovementorAugust India, at the port of Surat, in 1608.
Kranti. Sol.687.(b) Rishra (West Bengal, 1855).
.691.The first English factory was set
Q
irstJutemill(AclandMill)-Established
F
.683. Which Newspaper was founded
Q up on the banks of the river _______ in
by British entrepreneur George Acland
by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa in 1651.
and Bengali financier Babu By Sumber
1903? SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
Sen in Bengal Presidency. Central
SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Evening) (a) Son (b) Yamuna (c) Ganga (d) Hugli
Research Institute for Jute and Allied
(a) Young India (b) Indian Opinion Fibers is located in West Bengal. Sol.691.(d) Hugli. First English factory
(c) Swaraj Hind (d) Navajivan National jute Board formed b
y National ( Temporary) in India - Masulipattam
Jute board Act, 2008 undertheMinistry (1611).FirstEnglishfactory(Permanent)
ol.683.(b) Indian Opinion.
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of Textile. In 1854, the first modern in India - Surat (1613). First factory of
The Indian Opinion was an important
cotton mill was established in Mumbai other European Companies in India:
newspaper established in 1903 in
by Cowaszee Nanabhoy Davar. Dutch - Masulipatnam(AndhraPradesh)
Durban, South Africa, by Mahatma
GandhiandM.H.Nazar.Itwasaprimary in 1605, Portuguese - Calicut(Kerala)in
Q.688. Which of the following modern
communicationorganoftheNatalIndian 1500, French - Surat (Gujarat) in 1668.
industries were in operation in India
Congress. during the British Rule ? .692. Which of the following pairs is
Q
a. Cotton b. Jute c. Iron and Steel correct regarding the East India
.684. Who among the following was
Q
SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (1st shift) Company army?
oneoftheleaderswhowasinstrumental
(a) All of a, b and c (b) Both a and b I. Sawar — Men on horses
inconvincingMahatmaGandhiaboutthe
(c) Only a (d) Only c Il.Musket—Aheavygunusedbyinfantry
need to start a non-cooperation
movement in support of The Khilafat? soldiers
ol.688.(a)Allofa,bandc.Britishrulers
S
SSC CGL 16/08/2021(Evening) SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
never permitted modernization nor did
(a) Shaukat Ali (a) Only l (b) Only ll
theyencouragethegrowthofindustries.
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad (c) Both l and lI (d) Neither I nor Il
The unbalanced and lopsided growth
(c) Abdul Ghaffar Khan structureswerealegacyofBritishrulein Sol.692.(c) Both l and II.
(d) Mohammad Ali Jinnah India. The first iron and steel mill was
established in 1907, in Jamshedpur by .693. The British East India Company
Q
Sol.684.(a)Shaukat Ali. captured Pondicherry (Puducherry)from
Tata Iron and Steel Company.
Q.685. C Rajagopalachari led the Salt the French in the year ______.
.689. In the 18th century, the
Q SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Morning)
atyagraha in which of the following
S
development of cotton industries in (a) 1761 (b) 1699 (c) 1674 (d) 1738
states ?
Britain resulted in _________ .
SSC CGL 20/08/2021(Morning) Sol.693.(a) 1761. Pondicherry got its
SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Morning)
(a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra f reedom from the French on 1st
(a) Increase in demand of Indian textile
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Rajasthan November 1954. The Union Territory of
in Britain
Sol.685.(c)Tamil Nadu. (b) Decline of textiles production in India Puducherry comprises the erstwhile
alt March (Dandi Satyagraha, 12th
S (c) Increase in demand of Indian textile Frenchcoloniesviz.Puducherry,Karaikal,
March 1930 to 6th April, 1930 )wasan in India Mahe and Yanam.
act of nonviolent civil disobedience led (d) Decline of British textiles industries in
Q.694. William Hawkins met Emperor
byMohandasKaramchandGandhi.Other India
ahangirasarepresentativeofthe______
J
leaders - K. Kelappan (Malabar), East India Company.
Sol.689.(b)Reasonfordecline:Exportof
Gopabandhu Chaudhary (Orissa). SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Morning)
t extiles to England became more and
Q.686. __ ____ was a mentor to both more difficult because the British (a) Portuguese (b) Dutch
ahatma Gandhi and Mohammed Ali
M Government imposed high duties on (c) French (d) English
Jinnah. Indian textiles. Thorp Mill (1764) - The ol.694.(d) English. East India Company
S
SSC CHSL 20/10/2020 (Evening) first water-powered cotton mill in the founded on 31st December 1600. The
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale world was constructed at Royton, Dutch established their first factory in
(b) Rabindranath Tagore Lancashire (England). The first cotton Masulipatnam in 1605. Vasco da Gama,
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai textile mill (India) - Established at Fort discovererofthesearoutetoIndia(1498),
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak Glastor near Kolkata (1818). established the first Portuguese factory
(trading station). The first French factory
Sol.686.(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Q.690. In 1600, the East Indiacompany
wasfoundedbyFrancoisCaronin1668in
acquired a charter from_________.
Surat.
SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Evening)
(a) Queen Elizabeth I (b) King Edward VI
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Q.695. Which monument was built in of Armed rebellion to overthrow the seven Members, not a single Indian
924 to welcome King George V and
1 ritish.
B emberinit,HeadedbySirJohnSimon.
m
Queen Mary? Simon Commission came to India in
Q.699.On8thApril1929,whoamongthe
SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Morning) 1928.
f ollowing two revolutionists threw a
(a) Gateway of India (b) Bombay Castle
bomb in the Central Legislative Q.703. By what name did Vinayak
(c) Victoria Memorial (d) Chattri Brighton
Assembly? avarkar form a secret organization of
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ol.695.(a) Gateway of India. The
S SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (1st Shift) revolutionaries in the year 1904 ?
Gateway of India is an Arch-Monument (a) Bhagat Singh and Rajguru SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (4th shift)
built in the early 20thcenturyinthecity (b) Bhagat Singh and Ram Prasad Bismil (a) Hindustan Republican Association
of Mumbai. (c) Bhagat Singh and Batukeshawar Dutt (b) Naujawan Bharat Sabha
(d) Bhagat Singh and Sukhdev (c) Abhinav Bharat
The Revolutionaries ol.699.(c)
S Bhagat Singh and
(d) Forward Block
Batukeshwar Dutt. They threw bomb Sol.703.(c) Abhinav Bharat. Vinayak
.696. The 'Servants of India Society'
Q
againstthepassageofthePublicSafety amodar Savarkar - Hindu nationalist
D
was the brainchild of which of the
Bill and the Trade Disputes Bill which political ideology of Hindutva and
following leaders ?
would reduce the civil liberties of established Free India Society a
t India
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning)
citizens. They were members of the House inLondon.Hewrote"TheHistory
(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
Hindustan Socialist Republican of the War of Indian Independence".
(b) BR Ambedkar
Association. On 23rd March, 1931
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai .704. Sohan Singh Bhakna and Har
Q
Bhagat Singh was hangedintheLahore
(d) Chittaranjan Das Dayal were primarily associated with
jail at the age of 23.
which of the following organisations?
Sol.696.(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
.700.Whoisregardedasthe'Motherof
Q SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (3rd shift)
f ounded-RanadeInstituteofEconomics
Indian Revolution' ? (a) Ghadar Party (b) Kisan Sabha
(1908). He started an English weekly
SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (2nd Shift) (c) Anushilan Samiti (d) Yugantar
newspaper, The Hitavada (The people's
(a) Annie Besant (b) Usha Mehta
paper). Servants of India Society was ol.704.(a) Ghadar Party: Founded in
S
(c) Madame Cama (d) Kasturba Gandhi
founded in 1905. Chitranjan Das is San Francisco (USA)on15July1913.It
popularly known as Deshbandhu. B.R. ol.700.(c) Madame Cama : She is
S publishes a weekly newspaper 'the
Ambedkar - All India Scheduled Caste famous for hosting the precursortothe Ghadar'. Kisan Sabha (Akhil Bhartiya
Federation and the Independent Labour Indian National Flag on foreign soil Kisan Sabha): Formed in 1936 at
Party. Lala Lajpat Rai - Punjab National (Stuttgart in Germany). Lucknow, headed by Swami Sahajanand
bank. Saraswati. Anushilan Samiti Formed by
.701. The Koya movement in
Q
.697. Who among the following
Q Satish ChandraBasuin1902,influenced
Malkangiri, during1880,(nowinOdisha)
freedom fighter lawyers from Bengal is by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s
was led by:
known as Deshbandhu? “Anandamath”. Yugantar - Founded by
SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (4th shift)
SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (2nd Shift) Barindra Kumar Ghosh in Calcutta.
(a) Ratna Naik (b) Tama Dora
(a) Chittaranjan Das (c) Rindo Majhi (d) Dayanidhi Dharua Q.705. In 1908, ___________ andPrafulla
(b) Durga Mohan Das
haki threw a bomb at a carriage that
C
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal Sol.701.(b) Tama Dora. Koya revolt - It
was occupied, they believed, by
(d) Satish Ranjan Das t ook place in theeasternGodavaritrack
Kingsford, the unpopular judge of
(modern Andhra Pradesh) in (1803 -
ol.697.(a) Chittaranjan Das. He
S Muzaffarpur.
1862). After Tomma Sora's death, Raja
co-founded the SwarajParty(inJanuary SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (4th shift)
Anantayyar organized another revolt in
1923). Famous Personalities and their (a) Bhagat Singh (b) Khudiram Bose
1886. Other major tribal revolts :
Nicknames:Lal,Bal,Pal-LalaLajpatRai, (c) Rajguru (d) Jatindra Nath Bose
Paharias Rebellion (1778), Chuar
Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Bipin Chandra Uprising (1776), Kol Mutiny (1831), Ho ol.705.(b) Khudiram Bose. He was
S
Pal. Man of Iron - Vallabh bhai Patel. and Munda Uprisings (1820-37), The hanged o n 11th August 1908. Bhagat
Sher-e-Kashmir - Sheikh Abdullah. Santhal Rebellions (1855-56). Singh,RajguruandSukhdevwerehanged
Q.698. ‘Mitra Mela’ was a revolutionary on23March1931atLahoreCentraljail.
Q.702.Whichgreatleaderdiedduetohis
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o Ram Prasad Bismil washangedin1927
injuries in the Anti-Simon Commission
SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (2nd Shift) atGorakhpurJail.ChandraShekharAzad
Protest of 1928?
(a) Bhupendra Nath Bose shot himself and died on 27 February
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (1st shift)
(b) Khudiram Bose 1931 at Alfred Park (Now AzadPark)in
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai (b) Lala Hardayal
(c) Vinayak Savarkar Prayagraj.
(c) Bhagat Singh (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(d) Sisir Kumar Bose
Q.706. Who among the following, along
ol.702.(a) Lala Lajpat Rai (Freedom
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ol.698.(c)VinayakSavarkar.MitraMela
S ith her close associates, started the
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fighters). He was also called ‘Punjab
wasfoundedintheyear1899inNashik. secret congress radio during the Quit
Kesari’ and 'Lion of Punjab'. Bal
He and his brother Ganesh Damodar India Movement?
Gangadhar Tilak - Founded the Home
established the society (later renamed SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (4th shift)
RuleLeaguein1916.SimonCommission
Abhinav Bharat Society or the Young (a) Bhikaiji Cama (b) Lakshmi Sehgal
- Indian Statutory Commission,groupof
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S Association (HRA). Ram Prasad Bismil, t he British colonial authority and the
Padma Vibhushan(1998).BhikaijiCama shfaqullaKhan,andRoshanSinghwere
A corrupt upper caste zamindari system.
- First person to hoist the Indian flagat hanged on 19December1927.Rajendra TheBheelRevoltof1818,oneofthefirst
foreign land (Germany) in 1907.Sarojini Nath Lahiri hanged on December 17, uprisingsundertakenbyatribalgroupin
Naidu(NightingaleofIndia)-FirstIndian 1927. the country.
woman President of the IndianNational
Congress and Governor of state (Uttar .710.Whoamongthefollowingledthe
Q Q.714. Which of the following
Pradesh) after independence. Annie Chittagong Armory Raid or the r evolutionariesstatedduringhistrialthat
Besant-FirstwomanPresidentofIndian Chittagong Rebellion? "hedidnotwishtoglorifythecultofthe
national Congress. Sucheta Kriplani - SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Afternoon) bombandpistolbutwantedarevolution
First woman Chief Minister (Uttar (a) Surya Sen in society"?
Pradesh) of Independent India. (b) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (1st Shift)
(c) Rabindranath Tagore (a) Bhagat Singh
Q.707. Hindustan Republican (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (b) Surya Sen
ssociationtooktosocialistideas,under
A (c) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
whose leadership, in 1928? ol.710.(a) Surya Sen (Master Da). He
S (d) Barindra Kumar Ghosh
Graduate Level 30/06/2023 ( Shift - 1) led the ChittagongArmoryRaidin1930.
(a) Ram Prasad Bismil Hewasarevolutionarywhowasinspired ol.714.(a)
S Bhagat Singh and
(b) Rajguru by the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland. Batukeshwar Dutt threw a bomb in the
(c) Bhagat Singh Central Legislative Assembly on 8 April
.711. The RevolutionarySocialistParty
Q 1929. Surya Kumar Sen was hanged on
(d) Chandra Sekhar Azad was established in ________. 12 January 1934 by the British for the
ol.707.(d) Chandra Sekhar Azad.
S SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (4th Shift) Chittagong Armoury Raid (1930).
Hindustan Socialist Republican (a) 1936 (b) 1925 (c) 1940 (d) 1929 SachindraNathSanyalwasco-founderof
Association (HSRA): Founded by Ram Sol.711.(c) 19 March 1940 by Tridib the Hindustan Republican Association
Prasad Bismil in 1928 by a group of haudhuri. IthasitsrootsintheBengali
C (HRA) in 1924. Barindra Kumar Ghosh
Indian revolutionaries including liberation movement Anushilan Samiti ( younger brother of Sri Aurobindo)
Ashfaqulla Khan,BhagatSingh,Sukhdev and the Hindustan Socialist Republican published the Bengali weekly Jugantar
Thapar and Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee Association . The first generalsecretary patrika (1906).
at FerozShahKotla(NewDelhi).Bhagat of the party was Jogesh Chandra
Singh: “Principal Secretary” of HSRA in .715. Abhinav Bharat Society was a
Q
Chatterjee. secret society of revolutionaries. It was
1928.
.712. Who said the following words?
Q established in______
.708. The statement- "We shall die to
Q “ Sarfaroshikitamannaabhamaredilme SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (1st Shift)
awaken the nation" was made by. hai, dekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qaatil (a) Bombay Presidency
SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Evening) mein hai” (b) United Provinces
(a) Bagha Jatin SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (4th Shift) (c) Punjab Province
(b) Pingali Venkayya (a) Ramprasad Bismil (d) Calcutta Presidency
(c) Bir Tikendrajit Singh (b) Bhagat Singh
(d) Surya Sen ol.715.(a)BombayPresidency.Abhinav
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(c) Ras Bihari Bose BharatSociety(YoungIndiaSociety)was
ol.708.(a) Bagha Jatin (Jatindranath
S (d) Subhash Chandra Bose founded by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Mukherjee)-Bornon7thDecember1879 Sol.712.(a) Ramprasad Bismil (poet, and his brother Ganesh Damodar
in Kayagram (Nadiadistrict)present-day riter, freedom fighter)-Heparticipated
w Savarkar in 1904. Savarkar was
Bangladesh. He acquired the moniker in the Mainpuri Conspiracyof1918,and imprisonedintheCellularJail(Andaman
‘Bagha Jatin’ when he single-handedly the Kakori Conspiracyof1925.Subhash Islands) in 1910. His books are ’The
killed a Bengal tiger in 1906. Bir ChandraBose-“JaiHind”&“TumMujhe Indian war of independence, 1857’,
TikendrajitSingh-Hewasaprinceofthe Khoon Do, Mai Tumhe Azadi Dunga”. ‘Essentials of Hindutva’.
independent Kingdom of Manipur. Mahatma G andhi - “Karo ya Maro”. Q.716. Who among the following
.709. Which freedom fighter was
Q Muhammad Iqbal - “Sare Jahan Se r evolutionaries was associated with
involved in the Kakori Train Action in Achha Hindustan Hamara”. Bankim Swadesh Bandhav Samiti?
1925, for which the British government Chandra Chatterjee - “Vande Mataram”. SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
condemned him to death? Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya - (a) Chandrasekhar Azad
SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Morning) “Satyameva Jayate”. (b) Bhagat Singh
(a) Ram Prasad Bismil Q.713. Which of the following revolts (c) Rajguru
(b) Lala Hardayal as led by Kanhu and Sidhu?
w (d) Ashwini Kumar Dutta
(c) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (4th Shift)
(d) Mahatma Gandhi Sol.716.(d) Ashwini Kumar Dutta
(a) Bheel Revolt (b) Khasi Revolt f oundedtheSwadeshBandhabSamition
Sol.709.(a) Ram Prasad Bismil. Kakori (c) Munda Revolt (d) Santhal Revolt 6th August 1905 in Barisal district
rainAction-Itwasatrainrobbery(part
T ol.713.(d) Santhal Revolt (1855-56),
S (Bangladesh). Weekly paper: Barisal
ofKakoriConspiracy)thattookplaceon {during Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856) Hitaishi. He was responsible for the
9 August 1925, near Lucknow. It was tenure}thenativerebellioninpresent-day creation of the Cooperative Hindustan
organised by the Hindustan Republican Jharkhand in eastern India againstboth Bank in 1908. Hindustan Socialist
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zad, Ashfaqulla Khan, Bhagat Singh,
A (c) Bihar (d) Bengal
Rajguru). ol.725.(b) 23. On March 23, 1931,
S
ol.721.(a) Odisha. Koraput revolution
S BhagatSingh,RajguruandSukhdevwere
Q.717. Which of the following {OnAugust25,1942,19 peoplediedon hangedforthekillingofBritishofficerJP
r evolutionary groups' members the spot in police firing at Paparandi in Saunders.In1926,BhagatSinghfounded
assassinated Assistant Superintendent Nabarangpur (Odisha). More than a the 'Naujawan Bharat Sabha (Youth
of Police John Saunders in 1927? thousand were jailed in Koraput district Society of India) and joined the
SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (4th Shift) (Odisha). Veer LakhanNayak(Gandhiof Hindustan Socialist Republican
(a) Hindustan Sewa Dal Odisha) was hanged}. Quit India Association.
(b) Hindustan Republican Association movement (8 August 1942 - 1944) -led
(c) Abhinav Bharat Secret Society by Mahatma Gandhi. Q.726.Atwhichofthefollowingjailswas
(d) Anushilan Samiti hudiram Bose sent to the gallows?
K
Q.722. Which of the following SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Evening)
ol.717.(b)
S Hindustan Republican tatements about Bharat Naujawan
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Association (HRA). Sabha is INCORRECT? (c) Muzaffarpur (d) Alipore
Graduate Level 05/08/2022 (Shift - 3)
.718. Who among the following
Q (a) It was founded in Punjab ol.726.(c) Muzaffarpur. Khudiram
S
organized the armed rebellion against (b) Bhagat Singh became its founding Bose was arrested for trying to
the British Raj in 1879 in Maharashtra? secretary assassinate British judge Douglas
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Afternoon) (c) It was established in 1927 Kingsford, he was executed on August
(a) Vasudev Balwant Phadke (d) It started political work among the 11, 1908, in Muzaffarpur jail in Bihar.
(b) Birsa Munda youth, peasants, and workers
(c) Buddhu Bhagat Q.727. Who among the following
(d) Tikendrajit Singh ol.722.(c) BharatNaujawanSabhawas
S ersons was associated with the
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founded in Lahore (1926) by Bhagat Chittagong Armoury Raid?
ol.718.(a) Vasudev Balwant Phadke -
S Singh. SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Evening)
Known as the First Revolutionary and (a) Vishnu Sharan Dublish
also the ‘Fatherofmilitantnationalism .723. Who among the following led of
Q (b) Sachindra Nath Bakshi
in India.’ Birsa Munda also known as the famous Indigo Revolt in Bengal? (c) Manmath Nath Gupta
Dharti Aaba (Father of Earth), belonged SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Afternoon) (d) Ardhendu Dastidar
to the Munda tribe in the Chotanagpur (a) Mahatma Gandhi
Plateau area. (b) Bishnu Charan Biswas and Digambar ol.727.(d) Ardhendu Dastidar. Surya
S
Biswas SenledtheChittagongarmoryattackon
Q.719. The Communist Party of India (c) Vasudev Balwant Phadke April18,1930.SuryaSenandTarakeswar
as founded at ________ in October 1920.
w (d) Madari Pasi Dastidarwerefoundguiltyandhangedin
SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Morning) the year 1934.
(a) Calcutta (b) Britain ol.723.(b)DigambarBiswasandBishnu
S
(c) Lahore (d) Tashkent Biswas of Nadia district Bengal led Q.728. Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya is
Indigo revolt. This Revolt began as a redited with popularising the slogan
c
ol.719.(d) Tashkent. M.N. Roy
S nonviolent strike in March 1859, as the '______'.
(Manabendra Nath Roy),AbaniMukherji, ryots of a village in Bengal's Nadia SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Evening)
founded the Communist Party of India district all agreed to refuse togrowany (a) Vande Mataram
(CPI) in 1920 in Tashkent (now the more indigo. (b) Inquilab Zindabad
capital of Uzbekistan). The Communist (c) Jai Jawan Jai Kisan
Party of India was officially formed Q.724. Which of the following (d) Satyameva Jayate
(1925) in Kanpur. Its founders included r evolutionaries was arrested by the
M. N. Roy, his wife Evelyn Trent, Abani British as an accused in the Alipore Sol.728.( d)‘Satyameva Jayate’.
Mukherji, and M. P. T. Acharya Bomb Conspiracy Case? alaviya also served on the Imperial
M
(Mandayam Parthasarathi Tirumal SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Afternoon) Legislative Council (1909–20). Vande
Acharya). (a) Kanailal Dutta (b) Rajendra Lahiri Matram was writtenbyBankimChandra
(c) Roshan Singh (d) Ashfaq Ullah Khan Chatterjee. The famous slogan Inquilab
.720. The Anushilan Samitiwasactive
Q Zindabad was given by Maulana Hasrat
in which part oftheIndiansubcontinent ol.724.(a) Kanailal Dutta was among
S Mohani. Jai Jawan Jai Kisan was the
in the 20th century? the 33 revolutionaries who got arrested slogan given by Lal Bahadur Shastri.
SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Morning) in the Emperor vs Aurobindo Ghosh
(a) Madras (b) Bengal (Alipore Bomb Case). TheAliporeBomb .729. Who among the following killed
Q
(c) Punjab ( d) Bombay case was a historic trial in which the Michael O'Dwyer, the British officer
British Government tried toimplicateSri responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh
Sol.720.(b)Bengal.SatishChandraBasu Aurobindo in various revolutionary massacre?
stablished Anushilan Samiti in 1902.
e activities. SSC MTS 08/10/2021(evening)
(a) Ram Prasad Bismil
.721. The Koraput Revolutionoccurred
Q .725.Whatwastheageinyearsofthe
Q (b) Udham Singh
in _________ during the Quit India revolutionaryBhagatSinghwhenhewas (c) Chandrashekhar Azad
Movement. hanged till death? (d) Bhagat Singh
Graduate Level 02/08/2022 (Shift - 3) SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Afternoon)
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Sol.729.(b) UdhamSingh.O'Dwyer,was andalsoreceivedPadmaVibhusanfrom ol.737.(d) Madras.
S Annie Besant
hot dead at ajointmeetingoftheEast
s t he President of India for his (British socialist) - Founded Home rule
India Association and the Central Asian contributions to the peasants' leagueinIndiaandshewasfirstwoman
Society in Caxton Hall, in retaliation for movement. president of Indian National Congress
the massacre in Jallianwala Bagh (1917,Calcuttasession). LalaLajpatRai
Amritsar. Q.734. Who among the followingwasa founded “The Indian Home RuleLeague
leader who led a revolt against British of America” in New York in 1917.
Q.730. Who among the followingIndian rule from North East India? Balgangadhar Tilak founded the first
r evolutionaries conceived an armed SSC CHSL 13/04/2021 (Afternoon) home rule league at the Bombay
insurrection against the British in (a) Pritilata Waddedar provincial congress at B elgaum in April
cooperation with Germany? (b) Rani Gaidinliu 1916.
SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Evening) (c) Durgawati Devi
(a)PrafullaChaki (b)AshfaqullaKhan (d) Matangini Hazra Q.738.Whoamongthefollowingleaders
(c) Khudiram Bose (d) Bagha Jatin f ounded the women's wing of Congress
ol.734.(b)Rani Gaidinliuwas a Naga
S in 1940 ?
Sol.730.(d) Bagha Jatin. The epithet spiritual and political leader who led a SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening)
'Bagha Jatin' was earned by young revolt againstBritishruleinIndia.Atthe (a) Aruna Asaf Ali (b) Sucheta Kriplani
JatindranathMukherjeein1906whenhe ageof13,shejoinedtheHerakareligious (c) Lakshmi Sangal (d) Sarojini Naidu
foughtwithaRoyalBengaltigerallalone movement established by her cousin
for three hours and killed it using a Haipou Jadonang in Manipur. ol.738.(b) Sucheta Kriplani (First
S
dagger. female Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
Q.735. Identify the revolutionary from from 1963 - 67). She sang Vande
.731. Who among the following
Q est Bengal who participated in the
W Mataram on 14th August 1947 in the
assassinated Sir William Hutt Curzon freedom movement. opening session of Parliament. Aruna
Wyllie in London? SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Afternoon) AsafAlihoistingtheIndianNationalflag
SSC CGL 13/08/2021 (Afternoon) (a) Khudiram Bose (b) Balakrishnan Nair a t the Gowalia Tank Maidan, Bombay.
(a) Surya Sen (c) Puli Thevar (d) Mukunda Kakati Sarojini Naidu (first female Governor of
(b) Madan Lal Dhingra Uttar Pradesh) convinced Mahatma
(c) Sukhdev Thapar Sol.735.(a) Khudiram Bose was among
t he youngest martyrs ofIndia'sfreedom Gandhi to permit women to participate in
(d) Khudiram Bose the Dandi March.
struggleagainsttheBritish.Atjust15,he
Sol.731.(b) Madan Lal Dhingra was an had joined Anushilan Samiti and took Q.739. On 15 August 1947, the first
Indian revolutionary independence part in several revolutionary activities rime minister of India, Jawaharlal
p
activist. While studying in England, he against the British Raj. Nehru, raised the Indian National Flag
assassinated Sir William Hutt Curzon above the ____________ of Red Fort in
Wyllie, a British official, cited as one of Struggle for Independence Delhi.
the first acts of revolution in the Indian SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (1st Shift)
independence movement in the 20th Q.736. Which of the following (a) Delhi Gate (b) Kashmiri Gate
century. atyagrahas was started by Dr B R
S (c) Ajmeri Gate (d) Lahori Gate
Ambedkar in 1927?
Q.732.VeerSurendraSaiwasafreedom ol.739.(d) Lahori Gate. The National
S
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon)
ghter from:
fi Flag of India was adopted on 22 July
(a) Nasik Temple Satyagraha
SSC CGL 13/08/2021(Afternoon) 1947,DesignedbyPingaliVenkayya.The
(b) Dharasana Satyagraha
(a) Nagaland (b) Sikkim President ofIndiaunfurlstheIndianflag
(c) Mulshi Satyagraha
(c) Telangana (d) Odisha onRepublicDay(January26)atKartavya
(d) Mahad Satyagraha
ol.732.(d) Odisha. Veer Surendra Sai
S Path (formerly called Rajpath) in New
Sol.736.(d)MahadSatyagraha:Itisalso Delhi.
startedhisrevoltagainstBritishrulelong
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k
before 1857 and continued his guerrilla Q.740. Who moved the resolution
beguninMahad(Raigad),Maharashtra.It
war against the British authority from roposingthattheNationalFlagofIndia
p
centered around the Chavdar Tank, a
1857 till 1864 long after 1857 the be a 'horizontaltricolorofsaffron,white
public water source that was reserved
struggleledbytheRaniofJhansi,Tantia and dark green in equal proportion '?
exclusivelyforuppercastes.In1923,The
Tope, Kunwar Singh and others had SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (1st Shift)
Bombay Legislative Council passed a
subsided. (a) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
resolution that people from the
.733. Who was the first general
Q depressed classes shouldbeallowedto (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
secretary of the All India Farmer’s use places which were built and (c) Mahatma Gandhi
Congress? maintained by the government. (d) Dr Rajendra Prasad
SSC CGL 17/08/2021(Afternoon) Sol.740.(b) Jawaharlal Nehru. The
.737. ‘Home Rule League’ of Annie
Q
(a) Acharya Narendra Dev ricolour was adopted as our national
T
Besant was centred at which of the
(b) Swami Sahjanand Saraswati flagataCongressCommitteemeetingin
following places in India?
(c) Sardar Vallabhai Patel Karachi in 1931. The design of the
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon)
(d) N.G. Ranga National Flag was adopted by the
(a) Bombay (b) Banaras
ol.733.(d) NG Ranga. He w
S as a (c) Calcutta (d) Madras ConstituentAssemblyofIndiaon22July
freedom fighter from Andhra Pradesh 1947. The version of the flagclosestto
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the current one came into existence in ol.744.(d) Karachi Resolution (1931).
S League of America” in New York in 1917.
923. It was designed by Pingali
1 TheKarachiSessionofCongressin1931
Venkayya and had saffron, white and was presided by Sardar Vallabhbhai Q.748. Motilal Nehru, C.R. Das gave up
green stripes with the spinning wheel Patel.GandhiIrwinPact-5March1931. t heir legal practices during which
placed in the white section. It marked the end of civil disobedience. Movement?
SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Morning)
Q.741.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe Q.745. Chittaranjan Das along with (a) Self-respect Movement
f ounder of 'Tiger Legion' or 'Free India _ ________setuptheSwarajPartyin1923 (b) Quit India Movement
Legion'? to contest the elections. (c) Non-Cooperation Movement
SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (1st shift) SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (2nd shift) (d) Civil Disobedience Movement
(a) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (a) Vallabhbhai Patel
(b) Subhas Chandra Bose (b) Rajendra Prasad Sol.748.(c) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Sohan Singh Bhakhna (c) Motilal Nehru ( 1920 - 1922). It was organized by
(d) Lala Hardayal (d) Jawahar Lal Nehru Mahatma Gandhi to obtain self
governance. Many lawyersgaveuptheir
ol.741.(b) Subhas Chandra Bose -
S Sol.745.(c) Motilal Nehru. The Swaraj practices such as Motilal Nehru,
founderof'AzadHindFauj'.'TigerLegion' arty:- The two most important leaders
P C.Rajagopalachari, Saifuddin Kitchlew,
was formedin1941withthehelpofthe were Chittaranjan Das, who was its Vallabhbhai Patel, Asaf Ali, T.Prakasam
German Governmenttofightagainstthe presidentandMotilalNehru,whowasits and Rajendra P rasad. Self-respect
British. secretary. Main Leaders : Vithalbhai J. Movement (1925) - started by E.V.
Patel, Dr. Ansari, M. N. Roy, Muzaffar Ramaswamy Naicker.
.742. Pathans in North-West India
Q Ahmed, B. R. Ambedkar, P. C. Joshi,
organised the society of Khudai Motilal Nehru and C. R. Das. Q.749. When was Alluri Sitarama Raju
Khidmatgars, popularly known as Red rrested ending a two-year armed tribal
a
Shirt, under whose leadership? Q.746. Which of the famous struggle?
SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (2nd shift) ersonalities belonged to the extremist
p SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
(a) Muhammad Ali phase of modern history? (a) May 1924 (b) January 1921
(b) MA Ansari SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Afternoon) (c) April 1919 (d) December 1929
(c) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (a) P.M. Mehta
(d) Hasrat Mohani (b) A.O. Hume ol.749.(a) May 1924. He was publicly
S
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale executedinKoyyuruonMay7afterbeing
ol.742.(c) Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan
S (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak tied to a tree and shot. Hisfinalresting
(frontier Gandhi/Sarhadi Gandhi/ place(tomb)isatKrishnaDeviPeta,111
Badshah Khan/ Bacha Khan) - In 1921 ol.746.(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. He is
S km from Visakhapatnam. In August
he was elected president of a district also known as Lokmanya Tilak. 1922, he launched the Rampa Rebellion
Khilafat committee. Khudai Khidmatgar Mahatma Gandhi had called him “The (Manyam Rebellion) against the British.
movement was founded in 1929-30. Maker of Modern India”. The Congress During this rebellion, he was helped by
Award: Bharat Ratna(1987),Hewasthe split into two parts - Moderates and Bobbili Dora. The Prime Minister has
first non-Indian to receive this honour. Extremists in 1907attheSuratSession. unveiled a bronze statue of Alluri
Moderate leaders - Madan Mohan Sitharama Raju in Andhra Pradesh to
Q.743. The authorities of whichcountry Malviya, M.G.Ranade, Gopal Krishna celebrate 125th birth anniversaryon4th
enied permission to land the ship
d Gokhale,DadabhaiNaoroji,Surendranath July 2022.
Komagata Maru, carrying Indians? Banerjee.Extremistleaders-LalaLajpat
SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (1st shift) Rai, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra .750.OnlearningabouttheJallianwala
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(a) New Zealand (b) America Pal, Aurobindo Ghosh, Rajnarayan Bose, Bagh massacre,_________expressedthe
(c) Australia (d) Canada A K Dutt, V.O.C. Pillai. pain and anger of the country by
renouncing his knighthood.
Sol.743.(d)Canada.TheKomagataMaru Q.747. Who among the following SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift)
asacoal-transportsteamshipthathad
w f reedom fighters was one of the (a) Dadabhai Naoroji
beenconvertedintoapassengershipby founders of the Fergusson College in (b) Badruddin Tyabji
Hong Kong-based businessman Gurdit Pune in 1885 ? (c) Rabindranath Tagore
Singh.ItsetofffromHongKonginApril SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Afternoon) (d) Surendranath Banerji
1914, reaching Vancouver’s harbour a (a) Subhash Chandra Bose
month later with 376 people on board, (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak Sol.750.(c) Rabindranath Tagore. The
most of them Sikhs. The steamship (c) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel allianwalaBaghmassacre(theAmritsar
J
eventuallyendedupbackinIndiaon29th (d) Lala Lajpat Rai massacre) (13th April 1919, Baisakhi
Sep 1914 at Budge Budge, Calcutta. day).
Sol.747.(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Other
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C Q.751. In which year, the Koya rebellion
ofStatePolicycanbetracedtowhichof College :- Vaman Shriram Apte, t ook place in the eastern Godavari tract?
the following? Vishnushashtri Chiplunkar, Mahadeo SSC CGL Tier II (07/03/2023)
SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (3rd shift) Ballal Namjoshi and Gopal Krishna (a) 1882-1883 (b) 1874-1875
(a) Gandhi Irwin Pact Agarkar. Subhas ChandraBoseFounded (c) 1879-1880 (d) 1887-1888
(b) Poona Pact the ‘Forward Bloc' in 1939. Lala Lajpat
(c) Second Round Table Conference ol.751.(c) 1879-1880. The Koya
S
Rai founded “The Indian Home Rule Revolts rose under Tomma Sora during
(d) Karachi Resolution
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S Q.760. Which of the following
Mutiny (1831), Ho andMundaUprisings (a) C Natarajan Annadurai tatement(s) is/are correct about the
s
(1820-1837), The Santhal Rebellion (b) SK Patil servants of India society ?
(1855-56),RamosiUprising(1822-1829), (c) Atulya Ghosh A. The ‘Servants of India Society’ was
etc. (d) Ram Manohar Lohia founded by Gopal Krishna Gokhale at
Fergusson hill on 12 June1905inPune
Q.752. In whichofthefollowingregions ol.756.(d)
S Ram Manohar Lohia. district of Maharashtra.
id Baba Ramchandra mainly lead the
d Congress Socialist Party (Socialist B. The Society focused on nation-
peasant struggle during colonial rule? caucus within the Indian National building activities such as education,
SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Evening) Congress) - Founded in 1934. Other social welfare , upliftment of the
(a) Awadh (b) Mysore founders - Jayaprakash Narayan and downtrodden and betterment of the
(c) Jodhpur (d) Hyderabad Acharya Narendra Dev. under -privileged sections of society.
ol.752.(a) Awadh. He led a peasant
S Q.757. In which city was the Jhanda SSC CHSL Tier II 02/11/2023
movement in Awadh against Talukdars atyagraha or Flag Satyagraha of 1923
S (a) Only A (b) Both A and B
and Landlords. held? (c) Only B (d) Neither A nor B
SSC CGL 04/03/2020 (Afternoon) ol.760.(b) Both A and B. Mahatma
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.753. At which o
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didC.Rajagopalacharibreakthesaltlaw GandhiconsidersGopalkrishnaGokhele
(c) Calcutta (d) Ahmedabad his mentor in politics. Some Socio
in the year 1930 ?
SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Morning) Sol.757.(b)Nagpur.FlagSatyagrahaisa religious organizations and their
(a) Vedaranyam (b) Tiruchi art o
p f civil disobedience during the founders : Servants of People Society
(c) Tirupati (d) Madurai Indian independence movement. (1921) - Lala Lajpat Rai, Theosophical
Society (1875) - Madame HPBlavatsky
Sol.753.(a) Vedaranyam. Q.758._______was executed at Lahorein andColHSOlcott,BrahmoSamaj(1828)
. Rajagopalachari broke the saltlawin
C ovember1915forhisroleintheGhadar
N -RajaRamMohanRoy,PrarthanaSamaj
1930 at Vedaranyam, a small coastal Conspiracy in February 1915. (1867) - Atmaram Pandurang.
towninthethenTanjoreDistrict.Thefirst SSC CGL 09/03/2020 (Evening)
Indian governor of free India was C. (a) Kartar Singh Sarabha Q.761. Sree Narayana Guru considered
Rajagopalachari. (b) Tantia Mama t he differences based on caste and
(c) Maganbhai Patel religion as meaningless and advocated
Q.754. What was the name of the (d) Vijay Singh Pathik the principle of ‘OneCaste,oneReligion
omen's regiment intheIndianNational
w and one God’ for all. He belonged to
Army founded by Subhash Chandra ol.758.(a) Kartar Singh Sarabha.
S which of the following organisations?
Bose? Ghadar Conspiracy (1915) - Plan to SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning)
SSC CGL 18/08/2021(Evening) initiate a pan-India mutiny in the British (a) Veda Samaj
(a) Rani of Jhansi Regiment Indian Army during World War by the (b) Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana
(b) Rani Ahilyabai Regiment Ghadar Party (United States), the Berlin Yogam
(c) Rani Padmawati Regiment Committee (Germany), the Indian (c) Brahmo Samaj
(d) Rani of Didda Regiment revolutionaryundergroundinBritishIndia (d) Arya Samaj
and the German Foreign Office.
Sol.754.(a)RaniofJhansiRegimentwas Sol.761.(b) Sree Narayana Dharma
t henameofthewomen'sregimentinthe aripalanaYogam. SreeNarayanaGuru:
P
Indian National Army founded by
Socio Religious Reforms In 1888, he built a temple dedicated to
Subhash Chandra Bose. Lord Shiva at Aruvippuram which was
Q.759. Which of the following
against the caste-based restrictions of
.755. Which maharaja of Manipur
Q tatement(s) is/are correct about
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the time. Other organisation and their
signedtheInstrumentofAccessionwith Prarthana Samaj?
founders - Veda Samaj (1864): Keshab
the Government of India? A. Prarthana Samaj or ‘Prayer Society’ in
Chandra Sen and K. Sridharalu Naidu.
SSC CHSL 05/08/2021 (Afternoon) Sanskrit, was a movement for religious
Brahmo Samaj (1828):RamMohunRoy.
(a) Kulachandra Singh and social reforms.
Arya Samaj (1875): Swami Dayanand
(b) Bodhchandra Singh B.PrarthanaSamajwasfoundedin1863
Saraswati.
(c) Nara Singh by Dadoba Pandurang and his brother
(d) Gambhir Singh Atmaram Pandurang. Q.762.ChembetiSridharaluNaiduwasa
SSC CHSL Tier II 10/01/2024 ocialreformerandwasassociatedwith
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Sol.755.(b) BodhachandraSingh,signed (a) Neither A nor B (b) Only A which of the following organisations ?
t he Instrument of Accession with the (c) Both A and B (d) Only B SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon)
Indiangovernmentontheassurancethat (a) Veda Samaj
the internal autonomyofManipurwould ol.759.(b) Only A.The Prarthana Samaj
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(b) Arya Samaj
bemaintained.‘InstrumentofAccession’ was established in Bombay byDr.Atma
(c) Brahmo Samaj
which meant that their state agreed to Ram Pandurang in 1867. Aim - To
(d) Paramahansa Mandali
become a part of the Union of India. remove caste restriction, abolish child
marriage, encourage women education Sol.762.(a) Veda Samaj. Organizations
.756. Who among the following was
Q and promotes widow remarriages. nd Social reformers- Brahmo Samaj
a
one of the founders of the Congress Members - R.C. Bhandarkar andJustice (RajaRamMohanRoy),PrarthanaSamaj
Socialist Party? Mahadev Govind Ranade. (Atmaram Pandurang), Arya Samaj
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( Dayanand Saraswati), Theosophical Q.766. Which of the following Q.770. Which of the following
Movement (Madame Blavatsky and rganizations was founded in Poona,
o ovements was founded in Bengal ?
m
Colonel Olcott), Ramakrishna Mission Satara and other towns of Maharashtra SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (1st Shift)
(Swami Vivekananda), Satyashodhak that worked against Brahmanical (a) Ramakrishna Mission
Samaj (Jyotirao Govindrao Phule). orthodoxy and tried to reform Hinduism? (b) Arya Samaj
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon) (c) Satyashodhak Samaj
Q.763. Which of the followingisrelated (a) Brahmo Samaj (d) Prarthana Samaj
t oapurificatoryceremonycalledshuddhi (b) Paramahansa Mandali
for those Hindus who had been (c) Ramakrishna Mission ol.770.(a) Ramakrishna Mission. The
S
converted to other religions like Islam (d) Arya Samaj society wasfoundednearCalcutta(now
and Christianity? Kolkata) by Vivekananda in 1897. Other
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening) ol.766.(b) Paramahansa Mandali - It
S movementsandtheirPropounders:Arya
(a) Veda Samaj was a secret socio-religious group, Samaj (Swami Dayananda Saraswati in
(b) Ramakrishna Mission established in1849,inBombayandwas 1875), Satyashodhak Samaj (Jyotiba
(c) Brahmo Samaj closely related to Manav DharmaSabha Phule in 1873), Prarthana Samaj
(d) Arya Samaj which was founded in 1844 in Surat. (Atmaram Pandurang in 1867).
Sol.763.(d) AryaSamaj:-Formation-10 Q.767. Who among the following was Q.771. Which of the followinginstitutes
pril 1875 (Bombay). Founder -
A OT associated with ‘Prarthana Sabha’?
N as founded by MG Ranade and GV
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Dayananda Saraswati. Purpose - SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening) Joshi?
Educational, Religious studies, (a) RG Bhandarkar SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (1st Shift)
Spirituality, Social Reforms. (b) Govind Ranade (a) Abhinav Bharat
(c) Motilal Nehru (b) The Indian National Congress
.764. Who among the following
Q (d) Atmaram Pandurang (c) The Bombay Presidency Association
pioneered the movement in the support (d) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
ofwidowremarriageandgirls’education Sol.767.(c) Motilal Nehru. Prarthana
in Andhra region? abha:Founder-AtmaramPandurangin
S ol.771.(d) Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
S
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) 1867. Objective - Rational worship and (1870). ImportantOrganizationandtheir
(a) Kandukuri Veeresalingam social reform. The Four point social founders : Abhinav Bharat organization
(b) Chembeti Sridharalu Naidu agenda of Prarthana Samaj were: foundedbyVinayakDamodarSavarkarin
(c) Sree Narayana Guru Disapproval of caste system, Women 1904. Indian National Congress :
(d) C Rajagopalachari education,Widowremarriage,Raisingthe Establishedin1885,bySirAllanOctavian
age of marriage for both males and Hume. The Bombay Presidency
Sol.764.(a) Kandukuri Veeresalingam females. Association was founded in 1885 in
( 1848-1919) was a social reformer and response to Lytton's reactionarypolicies
writer from Andhra Pradesh. He is Q.768. The Landholders Society was and the Ilbert Bill controversy.
considered as the father of the Telugu f ounded to look after the interests of
Renaissance movement. He alsofought which class? Q.772. Who started the temple entry
against child marriage and the dowry SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening) ovement in 1927?
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system. (a) Traders (b) Labour SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
(c) Farmers (d) Landlords (a) Mahadev Govind Ranade
Q.765. Which of the following was (b) Bhimrao Ambedkar
stablished by JyotiraoGovindraoPhule
e Sol.768.(d) Landlords. Landholders’ (c) Mahatma Gandhi
in 1873 to fight against idolatryandthe ociety also known as the Zamindari
S (d) Annie Besant
caste system? Association is considered tobethefirst
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning) political association of modern India. It Sol.772.(b) BhimraoAmbedkar.Itwasa
(a) Young Bengal Movement was formally launched in Calcutta in ovementtoallowlowercastepeopleto
m
(b) Satyashodhak Samaj March 1838. Raja Radhakant dev, enter temples. Dalits Movements led by
(c) Shree Narayan Guru Dharma Dwarkanath tagore, Prasanna Kumar Bhimrao Ambedkar: Thesecondbiggest
Paripalana (SNDP) Movement Tagore, Rajkamal Sen and Bhabani movement fortheentryofuntouchables
(d) Arya Samaj Charan Mitra were its founding inthefamousKalaramtempleofNashik
members. in1930.MahadSatyagraha(1927)wasa
ol.765.(b) Satyashodhak Samaj was
S movement for the Dalits togettheright
established in Pune district of .769. When was the Atmiya Sabha
Q to drink water from the tank.
Maharashtra. Other Reform movements founded to attack the evils within
and their founders : Young Bengal Hinduism ? .773. Visva Bharati a famous
Q
Movement - HenryVivianDerozio;Shree SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning) educational institute was founded in
NarayanGuruDharmaParipalana(SNDP) (a) 1839 (b) 1814 (c)1828 (d) 1845 1921 by:
Movement (1903) - Dr. Padmanabhan SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (1st Shift)
Palpu; Arya Samaj (1875) - Swami ol.769.(b) 1814. Atmiya Sabha was
S (a) Rabindranath Tagore
Dayanand Saraswati; Tattvabodhini started by Raja Ram Mohan Roy(father (b) Vinoba Bhave
sabha (1839) - Debendranath Tagore. of Indian renaissance). Aim - To (c) Mother Teresa
Amitya sabha (1814) - Raja Rammohan campaign against idolatry, caste (d) Swami Chinmayananda
Roy. rigidities, meaningless rituals and other
social ills. Sol.773.(a) Rabindranath Tagore. He
r eceivedtheNoblePrizeinLiteraturefor
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“ Geetanjali” in 1913. His Notableworks: ol.777.(b) Ramabai Sarasvati was an
S in 1828. He also launched a movement
‘’Ghare Baire’’, ‘’Gora’’, ‘’Gitabitan’’, ‘’The Indian social reformer, a pioneer in the for the abolition of Sati through his
Post Office’’. He wrote India's national education and emancipation of women journal Sambad Kaumudi (first half of
anthem "Jana Gana Mana'' and in India. She was the first womantobe 19th century).HeestablishedMirat-ul-
Bangladesh's national anthem "Amar accorded the titles of Pandita. She was Akhbar (first Persian journal).
Shonar Bangla''. Visva-Bharati one of the 10 women delegates of the
University: It islocatedinShantiniketan, Congress session of 1889. In the late Q.781. Narayan Guru, a social reformer
WestBengalandbecametheworld'sfirst 1890s, she founded Mukti Mission at f rom Ezhava caste andwhopropagated
"living heritage university". Kedgaon village, and established an anti-caste movement, was born in
Sharada Sadan (Home of Wisdom), a which of the following states of India?
Q.774. Who established BharatiyaVidya school for widows, in Mumbai. In 1919, SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (3rd shift)
havan to promote education and
B thekingofEnglandbestowedonherthe (a) Karnataka (b) Kerala
culture? Kaiser-I - Hind award. (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Tamil Nadu
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(a) Dr. Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi .778. Which of the following
Q Sol.781.(b) Kerala.Shri Narayan Guru:
(b) Dr. Atmaram Pandurang associationswasformedinMaharashtra e led a reform movement against the
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(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale to get social justice for the weaker injustice in the caste-ridden society of
(d) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar sections of society Kerala in order to promote spiritual
SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift) enlightenment and social equality. His
Sol.774.(a) Dr. Kanhaiyalal Maneklal (a) Theosophical Society famous quote: "One caste, one religion
unshi. Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan - A
M (b) Arya Samaj and one god for all".
charitable public trust founded on (c) Satya Shodhak Samaj
November 7, 1938. Q.782. Who founded the East India
(d) Dharma Paripalana Yogam ssociation in London?
A
Q.775. Who had founded the first ol.778.(c) Satya Shodhak Samaj -
S SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (2nd shift)
omen’s University in India ?
W Jyotiba Phule established in 1873 in (a) Justice Ranade
SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (3rd Shift) Pune (Maharashtra). It was a (b) Ananda Mohan Bose
(a) Dhondo Keshav Karve reformational society that promoted (c) AO Hume
(b) Ashutosh Mukherjee education,increasedsocialrights,justice (d) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) William Hunter and political access in the deprived
(d) Sayed Ahmed Khan Sol.782.(d) Dadabhai Naoroji(Grand Old
sections. Man of India). HewasthePresidentof
ol.775.(a) Dhondo Keshav Karve
S Q.779. Who is known as thefounderof the Indian NationalCongressfrom1886
(Maharishi Karve)- He founded the first t he Widow Remarriage Association to1887,1893to1894and1906to1907.
women university (SNDT Women's (1861)? Hisbook-“PovertyandUn-BritishRulein
University) in 1916 in India. Awards - SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (1st shift) India”.EastIndiaAssociation:Formedin
Bharat Ratna (1958), Padma Vibhushan (a) Dr. Atma Ram Pandurang - 1866, Main goal - To raise awareness
(1955). The Widow Remarriage (b) RG Bhandarkar among British people about the
Association was founded by Vishnu (c) Dwarkanath Tagore conditions in India and to generate
Shastri Pandit. (d) Mahadev Govind Ranade popular support for Indian welfare.
.776. Who among the following
Q ol.779.(d) Mahadev Govind Ranade.
S .783.Whoamongthefollowingstarted
Q
reformers initially set up a school for WidowRemarriageAssociation- Started the Shivaji Festival to generate
girls in Calcutta? by Vishnu Shastri Pandit in1856.Aim- nationalism among the common people?
SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (2nd Shift) Promote widow remarriage and SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (3rd shift)
(a) Narayana Guru campaigned against Child Marriage. (a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Mahatma Phule Karsondas Mulji - He started the 'Satya (b) Surendranath Banerjee
(c) Swami Dayanand Saraswati Prakash' in Gujarati in 1852 to promote (c) Lokmanya Tilak
(d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar the remarriage of widows. Organization (d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
ol.776.(d) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar.
S founded by Mahadev Govind Ranade - ol.783.(c) Lokmanya Tilak - started
S
His Works : Widow remarriage, women Poona Sarvajanik Sabha (1870), Ganeshotsav and Shivaji Utsav (Started
education, introduction of punctuation Vaktrutvottejak Sabha (1875). at Fort Raigad) in 1894 for national
mark in Bengali language and writing Q.780. In which language was thework awakening.
book Barnaparichay, protests against f Raja Ram Mohan Roy, 'Gift to
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child marriage. Q.784. Who among the following
Monotheists' originally written ? f ounded the Indian Association along
Q.777. Who received t he title Pandita SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (2nd shift) with Anand Mohan Bose?
f romthefacultyofCalcuttaUniversityfor (a) Arabic (b) Persian SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (2nd shift)
her knowledge of Sanskrit? (c) Bengali (d) Sanskrit (a) Dada Bhai Naoroji
SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (1st Shift) ol.780.(b) Persian. Raja Ram Mohan
S (b) Gopal krishna Gokhale
(a) Rokaya Sakhawat Hossain Roy: Father of Modern India’s (c) Pheroze Shah Mehta
(b) Ramabai Sarasvati Renaissance. Given the title ‘Raja’ by (d) Surendranath Banerjee
(c) Sarojini Naidu Akbar II (Mughal Emperor). He founded
(d) Rash Sundari Devi ol.784.(d) Surendranath Banerjee.
S
AtmiyaSabhainCalcutta.BrahmoSamaj Indian Association of calcutta (1876),
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imed to unify Indian people on a
A Sol.787.(a) Gopal Krishna Gokhale: SC CHSL 17/08/2023 (2nd shift)
S
commonpoliticalprogrammeandcreate oliticalmentorofMahatmaGandhiand
P (a) Swami Dayanand
a strong public opinion on political Founder of Servants of India Society (b) Swami Sahajnanada
questions. Political Organization (till (1905). He became president of Indian (c) Swami Vivekananda
1885) : Landholders Society (1838), National Congress (INC) in Benaras (d) Swami Shraddhanand
Bengal British India Society (1843), The session (1905).
British Indian Association of Calcutta ol.791.(c)
S Swami Vivekananda
(1851), The East India Association .788.WhofoundedtheAryaSamajand
Q (1863-1902) - He was the founder of
(Dadabhai Naoroji, 1866), India League pleaded for the right of individuals to Ramakrishna Mission (1897), Vedanta
(Sisir Kumar Ghose in 1875), The interpret Vedas and free themselves Society of New York (1894).
Bombay Presidency Association from the tyranny of priests? Ramakrishna Paramahamsa (19th
( Pherozeshah Mehta, K.T. Telang, SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (2nd shift) centurysaint)-DiscipleofRamakrishna-
Badruddin Tyabji, 1885). (a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Swami Sadananda, Swami
(b) RG Bhandarkar Brahmananda, Swami Shivananda,
Q.785.Who is credited with setting up of (c) Swami Dayananda Saraswati Swami Akhandananda. Swami
rahmo Sabha, for religious reforms, in
B (d) MG Ranade SahajanandwasthediscipleofMahatma
1828, which was later called Brahma Gandhi. Swami Shraddhanand was the
Samaj? ol.788.(c) Swami DayanandSaraswati.
S disciple of Swami Dayanand.
SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (3rd shift) A tmiya Sabha (1815), The Calcutta
(a) Rabindranath Tagore Unitarian Association (1821), Brahmo .792. Who among the following
Q
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Sabha (1828) - Founded by Raja Ram devoted his life for the upliftment of
(c) Keshub Chandra Sen Mohan Roy. Prathana Sabha - It was widows and established the Widow
(d) Devendra Nath Tagore founded by Atmaram Pandurang on 31 Remarriage Association in 1893?
March 1867 when Keshav Chandra Sen SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (3rd shift)
Sol.785.(b)RajaRamMohanRoy(Father visited Maharashtra. (a) DK Karve (b) Annie Besant
f Modern India’s Renaissance): Given
o (c) KC Sen (d) BM Malabari
the title ‘Raja’ by Akbar II (Mughal .789. The Mohammedan Literary
Q
Emperor). Socio-Religious Movements SocietyfoundedinCalcuttain1863was Sol.792.(a) D K Karve. Karve’s
in India - Young Bengal Movement founded by: utobiographical works: Atmawrutta
a
(Henry Vivian Derozio), Arya Samaj SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (4th shift) (1928) in Marathi, and Looking Back
(Dayanand Saraswati), Prayer Society (a) Nawab Abdul Latif (1936)inEnglish.Awards-BharatRatna
(Atmaram pandurang), Theosophical (b) Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1958), Padma Vibhushan (1955). The
Society (Madame Blavatsky and Karnal (c) Sayyid Ahmad first Widow Remarriage Association, in
Alcott), Ramakrishna Mission (Swami (d) Syed Ahmad Khan 1850’s, was started by Vishnu Shastri
Vivekananda), Aligarh Movement (Syed Pandit.
Sol.789.(a)NawabAbdulLatif(Fatherof
Ahmed Khan). uslim renaissance in Bengal). Lord
m Q.793.Whowasthefirstsocialreformer
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SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (1st shift) British India. (a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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S title of Raja by Akbar II, the Mughal
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British Government termed him as the reform among Parsis in Western India.
"Father of Indian Unrest". Happiness”,“Sati:awriteupofRajaRam
PublishersandtheirNewspaper:James Mohan Roy”.
Q.787.'TheDeccanSabha'wasfounded Augustus Hicky - “B engal Gazette”, Pt.
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SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (4th shift) Raja Ram Mohan Roy - “Samvad rganisations is credited with writing
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(c) Surendranath Banerjee Devendra Nath Tagore - “Indian Mirror”. SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (1st shift)
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji (a) The Harijan Sevak Sangh
Q.791.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe (b) The Brahmo Samaj
isciple of Ramakrishna Paramahansa?
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August 1828, Kolkata. Harijan Sevak (1867) with the helpofKeshabChandra Ram Mohan Roy, which was later
Sangh (1932) : Founder - Mahatma Sen. renamed as Brahmo Samaj.
Gandhi,Headquarters-NewDelhi.Satya Debendranath Tagore : Founded -
Shodhak Samaj (1873) : Founder - Q.798.'BacktoVedas'wasthesloganof Tattvabodhini Sabha (in 1839). Keshav
Jyotirao Phule. Founded in - Pune. hich Reform Movement?
w Chandra Sen : Founded - Indian Reform
BahujanSamaj:Apoliticalpartyformed SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 1st shift) Association (1870).
by Kanshi Ram on 14 April 1984. (a) Dev Samaj (b) Brahmo Samaj
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was largely responsible for the revival of 1875bySwamiDayanandSaraswati.Dev (a) Brahmo Samaj
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SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (2nd shift) PanditShivNarayanAgnihotriin1887at (c) Deoband Movement
(a) Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Lahore. (d) Wahabi Movement
(b) Muhammad Iqbal
(c) Abdul Gaffar Khan .799. Karsondas Mulji and Dadoba
Q Sol.802.(a) Brahmo Samaj (1828).
(d) Sayyid Ahmad Khan Pandurang were associated with______, ounded - by Raja Rammohan Roy. It
F
which worked against evils like caste denounced polytheism and opposed
ol.795.(d) Sayyid Ahmad Khan. He
S system and encouraged widow idolatry. Ved Samaj (1864) : Founder -
established the Mohammedan Anglo remarriage. Keshab Chandra Sen and K.Sridharalu
-Oriental College (also knownasAligarh SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift) Naidu. Deobandi Movement (1866) :
Muslim University) at Aligarh in 1875. (a) Paramahansa Mandali Founder - Mohammad Qasim Nanotavi
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad - Founder of the (b) Arya samaj and Rashid Ahmed Gangohi. Wahabi
Ahmadiyya movement. Muhammad (c) Brahmo Samaj Movement (1820) : Founder - Syed
Allama Iqbal wrote the famous song (d) Ramakrishna Mission Ahmed.
'Saarejahanseachha'.Heisalsoknown
for giving birth to the 'idea of Pakistan'. ol.799.(a) Paramahansa Mandali: A
S Q.803. The Principal of a Sanskrit
secret socio-religious group,established ollege who represented a blend of
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Q in 1849 in Mumbai. Brahmo Samaj: Indian and Western culture was ________ .
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their work of religious reforms in Established in 1828. Aim - to end sati, (a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Maharashtra through which of the polygamy, caste system. Ramkrishna (b) Keshab Chandra Sen
following organisations? Mission: Founder - Swami Vivekananda. (c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (2nd shift) Established in 1897.Aim-tospreadthe (d) Devendranath Tagore
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Other Socio religious moment and their (a) Keshab Chandra Sen FounderofBrahmoSamaj(1828),Atmiya
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Rammohan Roy, Deva Samaj (1887) - (c) Debendranath Tagore founder of Adi Brahmo Samaj (1866).
Shiv Narayan Agnihotri, Theosophical (d) Dayanand Saraswati
Society (1875) - Helena Petrovna Q.804. Rani Gaidinliu is associatedwith
Blavatsky, Henry Steel Olcott. ol.800.(c)DebendranathTagore(Father
S hich of the following movements?
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ne of the founders of Rahnumai
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(c) Muhammad Iqbal (a) Atmaram Panduranga Kaching district. Nupi Lan:Therewere
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(c) Debendranath Tagore against the colonial authorities in
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women's activism to fight against Faraizi movement. Shah Walliullah - .812. Annie Besantlaidthefoundation
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.805. Some of Swami Dayanand's
Q Q.808. Who among the following Western scientific subjects were taught.
followers started a network of schools f ounded the Widow Remarriage SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Evening)
and colleges called D.A.V. Whatdoes'A' Association? (a) Pune (b) Chennai
stand for in D.A.V.? SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Evening) (c) Banaras (d) Kolkata
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melange of the Vedas and Modernity. ol.808.(b) Pandit Vishnu Shastri. Raja
S Home Rule League in 1916 in Madras
Mahatma Hansraj established the first Ram Mohan Roy: Atmiya-Sabha (1815), and covered a major part of India
DAV School at Lahore on June 1,1886. Brahmo Samaj (1828). Swami (includingBombaycity).Shebecamethe
Other Educational Establishments in Vivekanand: Ramakrishna Mission first woman president of the Indian
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and the Elphinstone CollegeofBombay. New York (1894).
1857 - University of Bombay, Calcutta, Q.813. When was the Dev Samaj
and Madras. 1882 - The University of .809. Lala Lajpat Rai was an active
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Punjab. 1887 - The University of member of which organisation? Agnihotri?
Allahabad. SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Afternoon) SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Morning)
(a) Arya Samaj (b) Brahmo Samaj (a) 1892 (b) 1887 (c) 1876 (d) 1863
Q.806. The ________ was started by the (c) Brahmo Sabha (d) Prathana Sabha
ikh reformers to purify their religious
S Sol.813.(b) 1887. Dev Samaj isaHindu
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S r eform movement that was founded in
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SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Morning) promotedthestudyoftheVedasandthe Hinduism. Other Famous Reforms:
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(b) Akali Movement reform, including the abolition of caste Rammohun Roy in 1828. Prarthana
(c) Ghadar Movement discrimination. Samaj: Founded byAtmarampandurang
(d) Nirankari Movement and Mahadev Govind Ranade in 1867.
Q.810. Who wasthefounderofDharma
ol.806.(b) Akali Movement (Gurdwara
S abha ?
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S
(Kuka Movement) - A Sikh reform (a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy Saraswati"?
movement that began in the Punjab (b) Dadoba Pandurang SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Morning)
region of India (Founded by Baba Ram (c) R.G. Bhandarkar (a) To establish autocratic rule
Singh in 1857). Ghadar Movement: (d) Radhakanta Deb (b) To rise against Britishers
President - S ohan Singh Bhakna, (c) To encourage the practice of barter
Sol.810.(d) Radhakanta Deb founded it trade
Founded - 15 July 1913, Dissolved - in 1830 in Calcutta. The Dharma Sabha
January 1948, Preceded by - Pacific (d) To reform Hinduism
was a conservative Hindu society. It
Coast Hindustan Association. Nirankari campaigned against the Hindu Widow Sol.814.(d) To reform Hinduism. Arya
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S
movementforSikhism(foundedbyBaba - Bengali newspaper “Samachar DayanandSaraswati.Italsocampaigned
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IslamwhichoriginatedfromIndia.Itwas Sabha)}.
Q.815. Swami Vivekananda gave his
founded by___________in 1889. .811. The Hindu College was
Q f amous speech at the Parliament of
SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Morning) established in Benaras in___________. World Religions in Chicago in _________ .
(a) Mir Nisar Ali SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Morning) SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Afternoon)
(b) Haji Shariatullah (a) 1785 (b) 1786 (c) 1791 (d) 1784 (a) 1893 (b) 1891 (c) 1892 (d) 1894
(c) Shah Walliullah
(d) Mirza Ghulam Ahmad ol.811.(c) 1791. Jonathan Duncan
S ol.815.(a) 1893. Swami Vivekananda's
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liberal principles and principles of a Sanskritcollegebecameauniversityand Philosophy ‘neo-Vedanta’ and was the
universal religion for all humanity. After in 1974 the name was changed to discipleofRamakrishnaParamhansa.He
his death the movement was led by Sampumanand Sanskrit University. establishedRamakrishnaMission(1897)
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( Headquarter - Belur Math). Netaji ( b) Baba Ram Singh ( 1928) in Marathi, and Looking Back
Subhas Chandra Bose had called (c) Baba Dayal Das (1936) in English.
Vivekananda the “Maker of modern (d) Guru Gobind Singh
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SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Afternoon) (formless). BabaRamSingh-Theleader (a) Nagpur (b) Surat (c) Delhi (d) Kanpur
(a) Keshab Chandra Sen of the Kuka movement in Punjab.
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tenth and last Sikh Guru. Sabha (Outcastes Welfare Association)’,
ol.816.(b)IshwarChandraVidyasagar-
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He was a social reformer from Bengal. .820. The R
Q amakrishna Mission 1936. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar (Bharat Ratna,
He is credited with reconstructing the stressedtheidealof____________through 1990).
Bengali Alphabet. His Book - social service and of selfless action.
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S (b) Sarla Devi Chaudhurani
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Samaj (1864) in Madras. Paramahamsa)in1897.Theorganization
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SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift) yoga. Motto (Atmano Mokshartham Pandita as a Sanskrit scholar and
(a) Henry Louis Vivian Derozio Jagaddhitaya Cha). Math (First Math - Sarasvati after being examined by the
(b) Dayanand Saraswati Baranagar; Second Math - Belur in 1899). faculty oftheUniversityofCalcutta.She
(c) Lala Hansraj was awarded with the Kaiser-i-Hind
(d) Keshav Chandra Sen Q.821. In which of the following Medal for community service in 1919.
languages did Jyotiba Phule write Shewasoneofthetenwomendelegates
ol.817.(a) Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
S 'Gulamgiri' in 1873 ? of the Congress session of1889.
had come to Calcutta in 1826 and was SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
appointed in the Hindu College as a (a) English (b) Marathi Q.825. In 1930, _________ led a
teacher of EnglishliteratureandHistory. (c) Hindi (d) Gujarati atyagraha
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an educationist born in 1864 in a small ol.821.(b) Marathi. Jyotiba Phule was
S temple at Nasik.
town in Bajwara, in the Hoshiarpur born on 11 April 1827 in Pune, Graduate Level 01/08/2022 ( Shift - 4 )
district in Punjab. He was immensely Maharashtra. In 1873, he formed the (a) MC Rajah
influenced by the ideologies of Swami Satyashodhak Samaj, Maharashtra. (b) Dr. BR Ambedkar
Dayanand Saraswati. Some of his famous books; Gulamgiri (c) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(Slavery) and Shetkaryacha Asud (d) Mahatma Gandhi
.818.Whoamongthefollowingstarted
Q (Cultivator's Whipcord) , 'Tritiya Ratna',
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S
SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) he began the publication of the weekly
(a) Thakur Singh Sandhawalia Q.822. Dhondo Keshav Karve was an Mooknayak (Leader of the Silent) in
(b) Baba Dayal Das minent Indian who championed the
e Mumbai with the help of Shahu of
(c) Balak Singh cause of____________. Kolhapur. His important writings: ‘The
(d) Satguru Ram Singh SSC CGL 2022, 07/12/2022 (4th Shift) Annihilation of Caste’, ‘Who Were the
(a) allowing child marriages Shudras’, ‘The Untouchables’, ‘Riddlesin
ol.818.(d) Satguru Ram Singh. The
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Kukas, a sect within Sikhism, formed (c) strengthening the caste norms between Ambedkar and Madan Mohan
with a motive to purify Sikhism. Baba (d) spread of women education Malvaiya(onbehalfofMahatmaGandhi)
Dayal Das: founded the Nirankari in 1932 (Yerwada jail Pune), to provide
Movement. Balak Singh: An Indian Sikh ol.822.(d)
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religious leader who founded the education. On the line of promoting
Namdhari sect. Thakur Singh women's education, he foundedthefirst Q.826. Which of the following was
Sandhawalia: Founder of Singh sabha. women's university in India - SNDT nown as the forerunner of the Brahmo
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Women'sUniversity.TheGovernmentof Samaj?
.819. Who emphasized the worship of
Q India awarded him the Bharat Ratna Graduate Level 02/08/2022 (Shift - 3)
God as Nirankar (Formless) in Punjab? (1958) and Padma Vibhushan (1955). (a) Prarthana Sabha (b) Atmiya Sabha
SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) H is two autobiographies : Atmawrutta (c) Paramhansa Sabha (d) Hindu Sabha
(a) Maharaja Ranjit Singh
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Sol.826.(b) Atmiya Sabha. Brahmo Q.830. Who among the following ( a) Aligarh ( b) Calcutta
amaj {Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded
S f ounded the Vedanta College in 1825 ? (c) Delhi (d) Lahore
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Leaders: Debendranath Tagore, Keshub formation of two separate nations i.e.
Chandra Sen, Pt. Sivnath Shastri, and Sol.830.(c)RajaRamMohanRoy(Father India and Pakistan.Hiswritingsinclude-
Rabindranath Tagore}. f Modern India)establishedtheAtmiya
o “The Causes of the Indian Revolt''
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Q.827. Vishnushastri Chiplunkar started (1828). The Mughal Emperor of Delhi, ‘Asbab-e-Baghawat-e-Hind’ (Booklet),
monthly Marathi magazine __________,
a Akbar II, bestowed upon him thetitleof ‘Commentary on the Holy Bible’ (book),
in 1874 for the cause of social reform. 'Raja’. etc.
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(a) Prabhakar (b) Kesari Q.831.TheBegumsofBhopalfoundeda Q.835. Which of the following
(c) Nibandhmala (d) Pudhari rimary school for girls in the early
p rganisations was the earliest to be
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S SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Evening) three during British rule?
Deshmukh is writer of Prabhakar (a) Lahore (b) Bombay SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Evening)
newspaper. Kesari (Marathi newspaper, (c) Aligarh (d) Pune (a) Brahmo Samaj
1881, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak). (b) Satya Shodhak Samaj
Pudhari (Marathi daily, 1937). ol.831.(c) Aligarh. The Begums of
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(Newspaper/ Journal – Founder):- Bhopal playedavitalrole,fromtheearly (d) Paramahansa Mandali
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-ul-Akhlaq, 1871, Sir Syed Ahmed Khan. primary school for girls at Aligarh. spelled Brahma, the theistic movement
Nawab Begum was the founding within Hinduism, founded in Calcutta in
.828. The Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha
Q Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University. 1828 by Raja Ram Mohun Roy.
was established at ___________.
Graduate Level 04/08/2022 ( Shift - 2) Q.832. Who among the following was Q.836.______foughtfortherightsofthe
(a) Hyderabad (b) Bombay ne of the founders of the Deccan
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SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Afternoon) (a) Subhash Chandra Bose
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SSC MTS 26/07/2022 (Evening) (a) His birthplace was Gujarat.
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(a) Dayanand Saraswati (a) Sarojini Naidu (b) Asaf Ali
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reformer and feminist Savithribai Phule Germany).
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(c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat (a) Mahatma Gandhi
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Council of Mumbai during 1885-88 and essions of Indian National Congress
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ational Congress was the resolution
N (Calcutta), 1893 ( Lahore) and 1906 lady ?
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(a) Bombay (b) Delhi by the Srinivasa Iyengar; Resolution to (a) 1922 (b) 1932 (c) 1927 (d) 1915
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Session (1887, Madras) - Badruddin rganisations was established in 1885 ?
o to admit the delegates from the
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(a) Communist Party of India (Gaya):President-CRDas.Importance-
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Congress? session 1932 (Delhi): President - Amrit
SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (1st shift) (d) Indian National Congress
Ranchhorddas Seth.
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(d) George Yule on 26 December 1925. The All-India under the presidency of ___________ .
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Sol.852.(a) Dadabhai Naroji. Indian (a) Mahatma Gandhi
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Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee. First Q.856. Which Session of Congress and
General Secretary - A.O Hume. uslim
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SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (3rd shift) at the Lahore session of Congress in
Congress-this declaration was made by December 1929. A public declaration
Dadabhai Naoroji in which of the (a) Bombay (b) Allahabad
was made on 26 January 1930. The
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resolution was a short 750-word .864. Sarojini Naidu was elected first
Q ol.868.(a) 1931.
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National Congress at _________. Congress leaders drafted a constitution
.860. The split in Indian National
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Congress occurred in ________ . (a) Kanpur (b) Ahmedabad
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into two groups - Moderates and Pradesh) in free India. The first woman (a) Subhash Chandra Bose
Radicals. president of the Indian National (b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Q.861. Badruddin Tyabji addressed the Congress was Annie Besant in 1917. (c) C Rajagopalachari
ongress as president in ______ .
c (d) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Q.865.How many delegates participated
SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Afternoon) Sol.869.(a) Subhash Chandra Bose.
inthesecondsessionofIndianNational
(a) 1887 (b) 1888 (c) 1885 (d) 1886
Congress?
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presided over the special session of
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Sol.865.(a) 434,Held (December27-30,
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886,Calcutta),President(ShriDadabhai
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national congress and presidents: 1st Congress?
Naoroji), Congress decided to set up
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Provincial Congress Committees across
4th (Allahabad Session, 1888) - George (a) Mahadev Govind Ranade
the country. Father of Indian National
Yule (first English). (b) Ram Manohar Lohia
Congress: Allan Octavian Hume (known
Q.862. The Indian National Congress for his Safety valve theory). (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
asestablishedwhen72delegatesfrom
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SSC MTS 22/07/2022 (Evening)
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(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
ol.862.(c) 1885. Founder: Allan
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Tejpal Sanskrit College (Bombay). won its freedom in the year 1947 ?
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National Congress, on 19 December
Naoroji, Surendranath Banerjee, (a) Abul Kalam Azad (b) Vallabhbhai Patel
1929, passed the historic 'PurnaSwaraj'
BadruddinTyabji,PherozeshahMehta,W. (c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) J. B. Kripalani
–(totalindependence)resolution–atits
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power. He was the husband of Sucheta
resident of the Indian National Congress
P Kripalani, who was the first woman chief
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during the 1915 session? minister (Uttar Pradesh).
of the Indian National Congress did
SSC CGL Tier II 06/03/2023
George Yule become the President in
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SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Evening)
(c) Bhupendra Nath Bose ______ Session of the Indian National
(a) Calcutta (b) Allahabad
(d) Madan Mohan Malaviya Congress.
(c) Madras (d) Bombay
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College in Bombay.Founder- A. O Hume.
Womesh Chandra Bonnerjee, 1895 - t he Indian National Congress on 27
Surendranath Banerjee, 1905 - Gopal .868. In which of the following years
Q December. The national anthem was
Krishna Gokhale, 1906 - Shri Dadabhai didtheresolutionattheKarachiSession written by RabindraNath Tagore.This
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Madan Mohan Malaviya, 1916 - Ambica how Independent India’s Constitution Dhar.
Charan Mazumdar, 1917 - Annie Besant, should look?
1919 - Motilal Nehru. SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) 1931 (b) 1928 (c) 1946 (d) 1945
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Muslim league (c) 10 August 1946 (d) 14 August 1946 ( c) Shree Narayana Guru
(d) Narendra Nath Datta
Sol.877.(a) 16 August 1946.
.873. In which of the following years
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uhammad Ali Jinnah declared 16
M ol.881.(a) Gadadhar Chattopadhyay:
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was the Muslim League formed?
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for Muslims all over the country to Swami Vivekananda (Narendra Nath
(a) 1909 (b) 1906 (c) 1912 (d) 1915
'suspendallbusiness'.DirectActionDay, Datta) on May 1, 1897 at Belur Math
ol.873.(b) 1906. Muslim League:- It
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was a political party established in
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SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (1st shift)
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India (Lord Minto). Thepartydemanded called the All-India War Memorial?
(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
a separate Muslim state (Pakistan) in SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning)
(c) Ashfaqullah Khan
1940. Founder - Nawab Khwaja (a) Charles Corey (b) John Tailor
(d) Rajkumar Shukla
Salimullah. Muhammad Ali Jinnah (c) Fredrik Forsyth (d) Edwin Lutyens
joined the muslim League in 1913, he ol.882.(b) Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
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called for ‘Direct Action Day’ on 16th ol.878.(d) Edwin Lutyens (an English
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(also known as BachchaKhan,Badshah
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Red Shirt movement o r “Khudai
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Khitmatgar”in 1930. Itwasanon-violent
_ ___________ by Congress and the Muslim ParliamentofIndiawasalsodesignedby
protest against the Britishers. Leaders
League to work in alliance for Herbert Baker and Lutyens. The
and Nickname: Rajendra Prasad (Desh
representative government. foundation stone of India Gate waslaid
Ratna),AshfaqullaKhan(Hasrat),Madan
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Mohan Malaviya (Mahamana), Gopal
(a) 1916 (b) 1918 (c) 1920 (d) 1914 Connaught in 1921.
Hari Deshmukh (Lokhitawadi),
ol.874.(a) 1916. INC session Lucknow
S .879. Who was/were thefounder(s)of
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(1916) - President: A.C. Majumdar. the Theosophical Society? Dadabhai Naoroji (Grand old man of
Lucknow Pact was signed between SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening) India).
Congress (Bal Gangadhar Tilak) and (a) Annie Besant
Q.883.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe
Muslim League (Muhammad AliJinnah) (b) Madam Bhikaji Cama
rstpersontodiscussthepovertylinein
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to build political consensus. (c) Charles W Leadbeater and Emily
pre-independence India?
Lutyens
.875. In which of the following years
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(d) H P Blavatsky and Colonel Olcott
was Muslim League founded ? (a) Dadabhai Naoroji
SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (3rd shift) Sol.879.(d) H P Blavatsky and Colonel (b) Mahalanobis
(a) 1907 (b) 1905 (c) 1909 (d) 1906 lcott. The Theosophical Society was
O (c) Dr. BR Ambedkar
founded in 1875 (New York), to (d) RK Shanmukham Chetty
ol.875.(d) 1906. All India Muslim
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propagate theosophy. In 1882, the
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headquarters of the Society were
political party. Founded at Dacca hanmukham Chetty - Finance Minister
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established in Adyar, near Madras (now
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Chennai). In 1889, Annie Besant joined
Salimullah, Vikar-ul-Mulk, Syed Amir Ali, was tabled in Parliament on 26
the Theosophical Society.
Syed Nabiullah, Khan Bahadur Ghulam, November 1947. Dr. BR Ambedkar -
Mustafa Chowdhury. Q.880. Who was the political guru of Father of Indian Constitution.
ubhash Chandra Bose?
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Headquarters: Lucknow. 1st Session: .881. The name of the Brahmin priest
Q intoforceon-26January1950.Ittook2
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SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (1st shift)
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Uttar Pradesh. Its formation was SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (1st shift) Lokhitwadi ?
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(b) Rabindranath Tagore (a) Balshastri Jambhekar
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Sabha (1929). (a) Raja Rammohan Roy Matric Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 3)
(b) Mahatma Gandhi (a) Jonathan Duncan (b) William Jones
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g (d) Muhammad Iqbal
from India to England ? ol.896.(b) William Jones. Asiatic
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SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (2nd shift) alabar seacoast ofKeralaundertooka
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(b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale _______ .
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Q ol.893.(b) Moplah uprising - Led by
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.898. When the British rule ended in
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SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Afternoon) ol.902.(b)Famine.1770BengalFamine
S Indian National Congress?
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census revealed the population of the (a) Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur Phul. Slogan of TMC - Ma Mati Manush.
country to be 36, 10, 88, 090. (b) Rani Lakshmi Bai
(c) Sarojini Naidu Q.908. Who among the followingwasa
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SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Afternoon) Sol.903.(c) Sarojini Naidu . SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
(a) Nightingale of India (a) Saint Bernadette (b) David of Basra
(b) Kite of India Q.904. Tribal leader Birsa was (c) Mother Teresa (d) Columba
(c) Sparrow of India ssociated with which tribe?
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(Kanpur Session ,1925) of the Indian Munda’s birth anniversary (Jharkhand
NationalCongressandservedasthefirst carved out of Bihar on 15th November Q.909.WhendidIndigorevolt,apeasant
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Provinces. Notable Works - The Golden Chuar Uprising, Kol Mutiny (1831), The SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift)
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Q ol.909.(c) 1859 (March). The Indigo
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SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Morning) with which of the following and was a revoltbythefarmersagainst
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(a) Mahar (b) Berar (c) Santal (d) Sangoi greatly unfavorable to the farmers.
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and they also socially boycotted the Constitution. He started an Association SSC CGL Tier II 03/03/2023
moneylenders. The movement was forthewelfareofthedepressedclasses (a) 38 (b) 25 (c) 34 (d) 51
supported by the Poona Sarvajanik in1924andBahishkritBharatnewspaper
in 1927. He led Mahad Satyagraha or Sol.910.(c) 34. Thefirstpassengertrain
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b
Chavdar Tale Satyagraha in 1927.
Q.901. Editor of a Marathi newspaper Awards : Bharat Ratna (1990). 16April1853.Threelocomotivesnamed
" Kesari” was . Sultan, Sindh, and Sahib pulled the
SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Afternoon) Q.906. Which freedom fighter of British carriagetrain.LordDalhousie:Fatherof
(a) Bipin Chandra Pal Indiaiswidelyregardedasthe"fatherof Indian Railways.
(b) Aurobindo Ghosh the two-nation theory" ?
SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Afternoon) .911. The Paris Indian Society was an
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(c) Lala Lajpat Rai Indian nationalist organisation founded
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (a) Syed Ahmed Khan
(b) Muhammad Ali Jinnah in ______.
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on 4 January 1881 and Maratha ol.911.(b) 1905 at Paris under the
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newspaper in English (Weekly). Sol.906.(a) Syed Ahmed Khan was the
f ounderofAligarhMuslimUniversityand patronage of Madam Bhikaji Cama,
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Q a forward looking Islamist reformer. Munchershah Burjorji Godrej and S. R.
in 1770 that resulted in the death of Mohammed Ali Jinnah - first Rana.ItwasabranchoftheIndianHome
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G Lala Lajpat Rai, and Joseph Baptista.
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1905,EnglishNewspaper(TheHitavada),
.912.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe
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a
founded The Ranade Institute of
founder of Visva-Bharati University? during the Nationalist Movement of
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SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (1st Shift) India?
(Writer - Mahatma Gandhi).
(a) Madan Mohan Malaviya SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Afternoon)
(b) Lala Hardayal Q.916.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Swami Vivekananda f ounder of the Bhoodan Yojana (Land (b) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Rabindranath Tagore Gift) movement? (c) Bhagat Singh
SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Afternoon) (d) Mahatma Gandhi
Sol.912.(d) Rabindranath Tagore in (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Tarabai Shinde
921. Until independence it was a
1 Sol.919.(b)Rabindranath Tagore.
(c) Atmaram Joshi (d) Vinoba Bhave
college, got the status of Central amouspoems-‘Gora’,‘Gitanjali’,‘Chitto
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University in 1951 by an act of the Sol.916.(d) Acharya Vinoba Bhave in JethaBhayshunyo’,‘DuiBighaJomi’,etc.
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.913. In which year was India House
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(a) 1905 (b) 1899 (c) 1902 (d) 1909 voluntarilygiveapercentageoftheirland Q.920. Who among the following
ol.913.(a)1905.Other revolutionaries:
S to landless people. f reedom fighters of India revived the
V.D. Savarkar, Bhikaji Cama, V.N. Q.917.ThenationalsongofIndia,'Vande Indian National Army ‘Azad Hind Fauj’
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M (which was formed in 1942 by Rash
M.P.T. Acharya, P.M. Bapat, etc.Shyamji novel ___________ written by Bankim Behari BoseandCaptain-GeneralMohan
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Rule Society and The Indian Sociologist SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Afternoon) SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Morning)
(Journal)inLondon.Hebecamethefirst (a) Saraswati Chandra (a) Mahatma Gandhi
President of Bombay Arya Samaj. (b) Durgeshnandini (b) Jawaharlal Nehru
(c) Anand Math (c) Bhagat Singh
Q.914. Identifythefreedomfighterwho, (d) Subhas Chandra Bose
s a child, hated going to school and
a (d) Bishabriksha
found it suffocating and oppressive. ol.920.(d) Subhas Chandra Bose
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SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (2nd Shift) Jayantiiscelebratedas'ParakramDiwas'
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(a) Mahatma Gandhi o
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(c) Jyotiba Phule left andmajorsupportbaseinhishome
were adopted as the National Song of
(d) Rabindranath Tagore state Bengal. He presided over two
IndiainOctober1937bytheCongress.It
congress sessions first at Haripura in
Sol.914.(d) Rabindranath Tagore. was adopted as National song by the
1938 and next in Tripuri in 1939.
abindranath
R Tagore: Santiniketan Constituent Assembly of India on 24
(1901), Nobel Prize in Literature (1913, January 1950. It was composed Q.921. Who among the following
Gitanjali), composed Jana Gana Mana originally in Sanskrit andBengali.Itwas f reedom fighters of India was
(India’s National Anthem) and Amar translated in prose by Shri Aurobindoin assassinated?
Shonar Bangla (Bangladesh’s National Karmayogin on 20 November 1909. SSC MTS 18/07/2022 (Afternoon)
Anthem). Other Works: Manasi (1890) (a)Jawaharlal Nehru
Q.918.ThefirstPresidentoftheAllIndia
[The Ideal One], Sonar Tari (1894) [The (b) Mahatma Gandhi
rade Union Congress was _________.
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Golden Boat], Gitimalya (1914) [Wreath (c) Nana Sahib
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Q (c) Chandra Shekhar Azad assassinatedbyNathuRamGodseon30
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Empire, on the model of self-governing of Birla House (now Gandhi Smriti), a
Sol.918.(b) Lala Lajpat Rai. All India
colonies like Australia and Canada, was large mansion in central New Delhi. His
rade Union Congress, AITUC (created
T
put forward fromtheCongressplatform death anniversary is markedasMartyr’s
on October 31, 1920 in Bombay) is the
in 1905 by: Day in India.
firstCentralTradeUnionofIndiaandthe
SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Afternoon) second largest trade unionfederationin .922.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe
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(a) Lala Lajpat Rai India after the Indian National Trade first Indian to be selected to the British
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji unionCongress.InIndia,TradeUnionsin ‘House of Commons’ on a Liberal Party
(c) Bipin Chandra Pal India are registered under the Trade ticket?
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale Union Act (1926). The founding leaders SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Afternoon)
of AITUC were Bal Gangadhar Tilak, (a) Chandra Shekhar Azad
Sol.915.(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
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(c) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (b) Abanindranath Tagore peration that led to the annexation of
o
(d) Bhagat Singh (c) Hemanta Mukherjee the Hyderabad State into India?
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ol.922.(b) Dadabhai Naoroji. He was
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knownastheGrandoldmanofIndia.He Sol.926.(a) Rabindranath Tagore. He
(b) Operation Unity
was known as India Gladstone. He was on the Nobel Prize in literature for
w
(c) Operation Polo
thefounderoftheEastIndiaAssociation “Gitanjali'' in 1913. He was First
(d) Operation Gateway
in 1866. The first attempt to calculate Non-European to Win a NobelLiterature
National Income of India was made by Prize. Rabindranath Tagore is mostly Sol.931.(c) Operation Polo - the code
him. He was the first Asian (Indian) renownedasthe“BardofBengal''.Some ameoftheHyderabad"policeaction"in
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memberofBritishParliament.Hecoined Literary works by him are Chokherbali, September 1948. It was a military
the name “Indian National Congress” The Postmaster, Gora, Kabuliwala (The operation in which the Indian Armed
(INC). Fruitseller from Kabul), 1961, Sadhana. Forces invaded the Nizam-ruledprincely
state, annexing it into the Indian Union.
.923. Who founded Shantiniketannear
Q Q.927. On 21 October 1 943, Subhash
Bolpur on 22 December 1901? handra Bose proclaimed theformation
C Q.932.Whichoneofthefollowingisnot
SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Evening) of the Provisional Government of Free ne of the writings of Lala Lajpat Rai?
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(a) Dr Rajendra Prasad India in ______. SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Morning)
(b) Rabindranath Tagore SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Evening) (a) The Story of My Deportation
(c) Durgabai Deshmukh (a) Russia (b) Singapore (b) Unhappy India
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (c) Japan (d) Germany (c) India Wins Freedom
(d) Arya Samaj
Sol.923.(b) Rabindranath Tagore. ol.927.(b) Singapore. The All India
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isvabharati university was founded by
V Forward Bloc was founded by Subhash Sol.932.(c) “I ndia wins freedom” is the
Rabindranath Tagore. Bangadarshan Chandra Bose. He founded the Azad utobiography of Maulana Abul Kalam
A
magazine was edited by Rabindranath Hind Government on 21st October 1943. Azad.
Tagore. .933. With whom is the 'Patharughat
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Q.928. Who among the followingIndian
.924. Who used the ancient texts to
Q f reedom fighters was fondly called Uprising' associated?
suggest that widows could remarry? Gandhi Buri (Old Lady Gandhi) for her SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Morning)
SSC MTS 22/07/2022 (Morning) dedication towards Gandhian principles? (a) Lawyers' uprising
(a) Narayan Guru SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Afternoon) (b) Soldiers’ uprising
(b) Pandita Ramabai (a) Kamla Chaudhary (c) Teachers' uprising
(c) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (b) Leela Roy (d) Peasants’ uprising
(d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (c) Dakshayani Velayudhan
Sol.933.(d) Peasants’ uprising. It was
(d) Matangini Hazra
gainst the tax policies of the Britishin
a
Sol.924.(c)IshwarChandraVidyasagar’s
Sol.928.(d) Matangini Hazra. Matangini 1894. Patharughat is a place in Assam
fforts, the then Government of India
e
Hazra was an Indian revolutionary and and is currently known as Patharighat.
passed the Widow Remarriage Act in
1856. He also raised concern for the social activist who participated in the
.934. Who among the followingwasa
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abolitionofchildmarriageandpolygamy. Indian independence movement.
freedom fighter, basedonwhosedesign
He supported Bethune to establish the Q.929.AvadhKisanSabhawassetupin the present Indian National Flag is
first permanentgirls’schoolinIndia,the t he year ______. designed?
Bethune School. SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Evening) SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Evening)
(a) 1918 (b) 1920 (c) 1921 (d) 1924 (a) Tanguturi Prakasam
Q.925. Which freedom fighter of India
(b) Pingali Venkaiah
omposed the song, 'Saare Jahan Se
c Sol.929.(b) 1920. Oudh Kisan Sabha (c) Badal Gupta
Achha' ? ( Oudh Farmers Association) was an (d) Tirot Sing
SSC MTS 22/07/2022 (Afternoon) association formed by Baba Ram
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Q (a) Peasants (b) Weavers partnership and urban and rural
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Q Rani Lakshmi Bai is situated at P hool
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(a) 1980 (b) 1960 (c) 1956 (d) 1975 (c) Sikander Jahan Begum
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SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Morning) Nehru to address the Parliament onthe LeagueandtheIndianNationalCongress
(a) KM Munshi midnight of 15 August 1947 ? on the independence of British India.
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(c) Baldev Singh (a) Rajendra Prasad Q.949. ______ was awarded the Nobel
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Chaudhary Khaliquzaman.
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non-interference in the land. merged with Andhra state and later
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eastern coast of India. conomic Programme Committee(EPC)
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SSC CHSL 16/04/2021 (Morning) that was formed by the All India
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India.
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ersonalities wasappointedasthelegal
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Constitution? (d) Non-committal to building a common Mitter.
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(a) HVR Iyengar (b) SN Mukherjee
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t he Constituent Assembly of India met fundamental rights, and directive SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (2nd shift)
for the first time. Temporary President- principles of state policy. The (a) Country was divided into different
Dr. Sachchidananda Sinha. President of philosophical postulates of the states for administrative convenience.
the Assembly - Dr. Rajendra Prasad. Constitution of India are based on - (b) The Indian federation was the result
Vice-President of the Assembly - H C Objective Resolution of Pandit Nehru of an agreement by sovereign units to
Mukherjee. The Constituent Assembly which was moved inthefirstsessionof join it.
had a total of 389 members. the constituent assembly on 13 Dec (c) Enumerates the power of the centre
1946. and states through various lists.
.3. Which of the following words was
Q (d) Federation not being the result of
NOT a part of the original Preamble of Q.6.WhichofthefollowingwordsisNOT agreement, no state has a right to
the Indian Constitution? entioned in the Indian Constitution?
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Amendment, 1976. Democratic : the constituent parts such as states or States. In India, the component units
government is elected by the people. provinces. Republic - The head of the have no freedom to secede from the
Republic:theheadofstateisanelected state is elected by the people of the federation.Dr.BRAmbedkarcalledIndia
president. Sovereign : independent and country. Socialist - A democratic asanindestructibleUnionofdestructible
not subject to the control of any other socialism where both public andprivate states (the Central Government can
country. sectors function together towards change the name, boundaries of the
socialist goals. states without their permission).
.4.Which of the following noble ideals
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(c) Vasant Krishan Vaidya republic with a _____________system of President
(d) Nand Lal Bose government.
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.11. The structural part of the Indian
Q of the legislature. In a presidential the Council of States, Centralised
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from the Act of _____________. leads an executive that is distinct from Council of State over State List, etc.
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (4th shift) the legislature. A monarchyisaformof
(a) 1909 (b) 1935 (c) 1947 (d) 1919 government in which a person, the Q.18. Which of the following is NOT a
monarch,isheadofstateforlifeoruntil f ederal feature of the Indian Constitution ?
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ct, 1935 provides theestablishmentof
A composed of one central government (a) Dual Government
an All India federation consisting of that holds all the power. (b) Division of Powers
provincesandprincelystatesasunits.It (c) All India Services
divided the powers between the centre Q.15. The ceremony thatmarkstheend (d) Written Constitution
and units intermsofthreelists-Federal f Republic Day celebrations is ________.
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(c) the ‘At Home’ ceremony at constitution, Independent Judiciary,
.12. The constitution of India was
Q Rashtrapati Bhawan Bi-cameral Legislature.
adopted by the ConstituentAssemblyin (d) the homage ceremony at National
the year _______. War Memorial Q.19. Who among the following
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passedandadoptedbytheassemblyon
threeparts(theRepublicDayParade,the (c) AV Dicey (d) KC Wheare
26th November 1949, but it came into
Beating Retreat, and the Award
force on 26th January 1950. It took 2 Sol.19.(d) K.C. Wheare. Different
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years, 11 months, 18 days to frame the cholars have different opinions on the
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IndiaonJanuary26th,1950.Theopening
the constitution had 395 Articles, 22 federalism’byMorrisJones,‘co-operative
Ceremonystartedwithlayingawreathat
parts and 8 schedules. In 1934, the federalism’ by Granville Austin,
the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate.
Indian National Congress made the ‘federation with a centralising tendency’
demandforaConstituentAssembly.MN .16. All the _______ countries likely to
Q by Ivor Jennings, etc.
Roy first proposed the idea of a have a Constitution.
constituent assembly in 1934. SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (1st Shift) Q.20. With reference to the Constituent
(a) communist (b) democratic ssembly, which of the following
A
.13.Who moved the Objective Resolution
Q statements is Correct?
that was later adapted as thePreamble (c) oligarchic (d) totalitarian
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S (a) The Constituent Assembly ratified
SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (1st Shift) likely to have a constitution . All countries India’s membership of the
(a) Rajendra Prasad (b) JB Kripalani that have a constitution are not Commonwealth in May1947.
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru (d) BR Ambedkar necessarily democratic. Democratic isa (b) The Constituent Assembly adopted
Sol.13.(c) Jawaharlal Nehru introduced form of government in which the rulers the National Anthem in January
the 'Objective Resolution' on 13 are elected bythepeople.ACommunist 1950.
December 1946. This resolution is a classless society with common (c) The Constituent Assembly adopted
enshrined the aspirations and values of ownership. Oligarchic - government b y the National Song in January 1948.
the constitution-makers. Under this, the few. A Totalitarian government has (d) The Constituent Assembly adopted
people of India were guaranteed social, absolute power with no opposition the National Flag in July 1949.
economic and political justice, equality (single-party dictatorship).
ol.20.(b) The NationalAnthemofIndia
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rst sung on 27 December 1911 in the
fi Excluded Areas (a) 84 (b) 102 (c) 109 (d) 93
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Jan 1950, the Indian Constituent Flag which 292 were representatives of the
Assemblyadopted"VandeMataram"asa provinces, 93 represented the princely
national song. On July 22, 1947, the Sol.25.(b) Committee on theFunctions. states and 4 were from the chief
Constituent Assembly adopted the V Mavalankar was the first speakerof
G commissioner provinces of Delhi,
Independent Indian National Flag. Lok Sabha. Advisory Committee on Ajmer-Merwara, Coorg and British
Fundamental Rights, Minorities and Baluchistan.
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art of the Constituent Assembly that
p Patel.AdhocCommitteeontheNational .30.The members of the Constituent
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onstituent Assembly held?
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Assembly of India ? onstituent Assembly tookalmostthree
C ofIndia'(with395Articles,8schedules,
SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Afternoon) years (two years, eleven months and 22 parts) was signed and accepted by
(a) B Pattabhi Sitaramayy (b) AV Thakkar eighteen days) to complete its historic all.
(c) JB Kripalani (d) K.M. Munshi task of drafting the Constitution for
Independent India. During this period, it Q.31. In 1946,whoamongthefollowing
ol.22.(a) B Pattabhi Sitaramayya. In
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Indian National Congress during November, 1949. (a) Sarojini Naidu
Independence. K M Munshi - Founder of (b) Sachchidananda Sinha
BharatiyaVidyaBhavan(1938),Memberof .27. Whoamongthefollowingbecame
Q (c) S Subramaniya Iyer
the Constituent Assembly of India, apartoftheConstituentAssemblyfrom (d) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
Minister for Agriculture & Food (1952–53) Madras Constituency in 1946?
SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Morning) ol.31.(b) Sachchidananda Sinha. He
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SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Morning) (d) Begum Aizaz Rasul on December 11 ,1946.
(a) Credential Committee
.32. Who described the preamble of
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(d) Fundamental Rights Sub-Committee 1942. Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected
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Q (c) Thakurdas Bhargav
Munshi, Fundamental Rights Sub - prescribed by the Constitution of India (d) Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
Committee - J.B. Kripalani. for appointment as Governor of a State?
Sol.32.(b) Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi
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.24. The Constituent Assembly was
Q (a) 35 years (b) 21 years Q.33. When was the first Constituent
recognised by Section ______ of the (c) 25 years (d) 30 years ssembly election held in India?
A
Indian Independence Act, 1947.
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SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Afternoon) ol.28.(a) 35 years. Article 153 states
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.25. GV Mavalankar was the Chairman
Q executive. committees to deal with different tasks
of the ______ of the Constituent Assembly of constitution making. Out of these,8
.29. The total membership of the
Q were major committees and the other
of India. ConstituentAssemblywas389,ofwhich
SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Morning) were minor committees. The Provincial
______ were representatives of princely Constitution Committee was headed by
(a) Advisory Committee on Fundamental states. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
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.34. In which year did Motilal Nehru
Q ( a) The USSR (b) Japan (c) Australia (d) Japan
(Chairman) and eight other Congress (c) Australia (d) The USA
Sol.42.(b) France : ConceptofRepublic,
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.43.Theconceptof"Amendmentofthe
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which of the following countries?
asked the Indian leaders to draft a
.39. The provision for the post of
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c
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from Canada.
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18th February 2016 by the Prime Sol.83.(a) Article 12.
the respect of the National Anthem?
Minister. Objectives: To provide .84. The working conditions also
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insurancecoverageandfinancialsupport includepreventionofsexualharassment (a) Article 51A (b) (b) Article 51A (c)
to the farmers in the event of failure of of working women and making (c) Article 51A (a) (d) Article 51A (d)
any of the notified crops as a result of arrangements in the organisation for it,
natural calamities, pests and diseases. ol.87.(c) Article 51A (a). The Swaran
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.80. Since complete equality is
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impossible, __________ of the Indian (a) Article 44 (b) Article 42 dutiesintotheIndianConstitution,urging
Constitution deals with the right to (c) Article 45 (d) Article 43 citizens to recognize their rights and
equality and equal protection of law ol.84.(b) Article 42:
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subject to appropriate classification. PrinciplesofStatePolicy(DPSP),Articles (NationalAnthemofIndia),wasadopted
Equal protection subject to appropriate by the Constituent Assembly on 24
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J nforcement of Fundamental rights ?
e f oreignStatenottobecitizens.Article10
Rabindranath Tagore's Bengali hymn SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (3rd shift) -Continuanceoftherightsofcitizenship.
'Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata'. (a) Article 30 (b) Article 32 Article 11 - Parliament to regulate the
(c) Article 33 (d) Article 31 right of citizenship by law.
.88. 'The state shall endeavour to
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following is correct about the given and Soul of the Constitution’ byDr.B.R. SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (2nd shift)
statement in the context of india? Ambedkar.Article30-Rightofminorities (a) Article 16 (b) Article 21
SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (1st shift) to establish and administer educational (c) Article 14 (d) Article 19
(a) It is mentioned in the 43rd Article of institutions. Article 31 - Compulsory
the Constitution. acquisition of property. This Articlewas ol.95.(b) Article 21 (Protection of life
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Constitution. by the Constitution (44th Amendment) related to Article21:A.KGopalanvsthe
(c) This is a Gandhian principle of Act, 1978, and a modified version was State o
f Madras 1950 : The Supreme
Directive Principles of State Policy. inserted as Article 300A. court has taken a narrow interpretation
(d) This is a liberal principle of Directive ofArticle21inthiscase.ManekaGandhi
Principles of State Policy. .92. Poshan Abhiyaan isaprogramme
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to achieve nutritional status of children SC overruled its judgement of the
Sol.88.(a) Article 43 (Living wage, etc., from0to6years.Whichofthefollowing Gopalan Case by taking a wider
f orworkers).DirectivePrinciplesofState Articles of the Indian Constitution interpretation of Article 21.
Policy(PartIV,Article36-51).Borrowed provides for raising the nutrition level?
from - Irish Constitution. SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (1st shift) Q.96. Which part of the Constitution of
(a) Article 47 (b) Article 44 India contains the provisions of the
.89. Which of the following articles is
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related to the provision of Co-operative SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (2nd shift)
Societies in the Indian Constitution? Sol.92.(a) Article 47 - Duty oftheState (a) Part V (b) Part III
SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (3rd shift) t o raise the level of nutrition and the (c) Part IV (d) Part VI
(a) 243 ZG to 243 ZJ (b) 243 P to 243 ZG standard of living and toimprovepublic
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ol.89.(c) 243 ZH to 243 ZT.
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Co-operative Societies - A form of 78 - Duties of the Prime Minister as
business organisation that is formed Q.93. Which of the following Articlesof respects the furnishingofinformationto
with the objective ofhelpingthesociety t he IndianConstitutionhastheideathat the President, etc. Articles (74 - 75) -
members. Under 97th Amendment Act 'Nochildbelowtheageoffourteenyears CouncilofMinisters.Article76-Attorney
2011, the right to form cooperative shallbeemployedtoworkinanyfactory -General for India. Article (112 - 117) -
societies was included as Right to or mine or engaged in any other Procedure in Financial Matters Part III -
Freedom{Article19(1)(c)}.Promotionof hazardous employment? Fundamental Rights (Article 12 to 35),
Cooperation societies was inserted as SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (4th shift) PartIV-DirectivePrincipleofStatePolicy
one of the DPSPs (Article 43-B). (a) Article 22 (b) Article 24 (Article - 36 to 51), Part VI - The States
(c) Article 19 (d) Article 20 (Article 152 to 237).
.90. The government is bound to
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labour laws enacted to secure for Protection against arrest and detention laced in Part III of the Indian
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workmen a life compatible with human incertaincases.Article19-Protectionof Constitution because Part III is_________.
dignity, under _____ of the Indian certain rights regarding freedom of SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (3rd shift)
Constitution. speech, etc. (a) non-justiciable (b) justiciable
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (1st shift) (c) not enforceable (d) absolute
(a) Article 17 (b) Article 15 .94. Which of the following Articlesof
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S rticle
citizenship ? (12-35): Fundamental Rights. Part - IVA
Sol.90.(d) Article 21. Part III - SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (1st shift) (Article 51A): Fundamental duties -
undamental Rights (Article 12-35) :
F (a) Articles 15 to 21 (b) Articles 5 to 11 Added by the 42nd Amendment Act
RighttoEquality(Article14-18).Rightto (c) Articles 2 to 4 (d) Articles 25 to 31 (1976).
Freedom (Article 19 - 22). Rightagainst
Exploitation (Article 23-24). Right to ol.94.(b)Article5to11(PartII).Article5
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Freedom of Religion (Article 25-28). -Citizenshipatthecommencementofthe the Indian Constitution provides for a
Cultural and Educational Rights (Article Constitution. Article 6 - Rights of bicameral Parliament of India?
29-30).RighttoConstitutionalRemedies citizenship of certain persons who have SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (3rd shift)
(Article 32 - 35). Article17-Abolition of migratedtoIndiafromPakistan.Article7- (a) Article 49 (b) Article 59
Untouchability. Rightsofcitizenshipofcertainmigrantsto (c) Article 79 (d) Article 89
Pakistan. Article 8 - Rights of citizenship
.91.In the Indian Constitution which of
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of certain persons of Indian origin
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C composition and powers of the state
HouseofthePeople(LokSabha, Article Court to review its own judgements or legislature?
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monuments and places and objects of SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (3rd shift) (a) Part IV (b) Part VI
national importance. Article 59 - (a) Article 138 (b) Article 135 (c) Part III (d) Part V
Conditions of the President's office. (c) Article 136 (d) Article 137
Article 89 - The Chairman and Deputy ol.106.(b)PartVIArticle(152 to237).
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ol.102.(d) Article 137. Article 138 -
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Chairman of the Council of States.
Enlargement of the jurisdiction of the inStates.Article169dealswithabolition
.99. As per Article 172 (2)_______of a
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State shall NOT be subject to dissolution. and powers of the Federal Court under states. Article 170 - Composition ofthe
SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (3rd shift) existing law to be exercisable by the Legislative Assemblies. Article 171 -
(a) Legislative Assembly Supreme Court. Article 136 - Special Composition of the legislative Councils.
(b) Legislative Council leave to appeal by the Supreme Court. Article 172 - Duration of State
(c) House of People Legislatures.
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(d) Council of States
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states of India that have a bicameral SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (3rd shift) the National Capital Territory of Delhi?
state legislature. Six States have a (a) Article 246 (b) Article 248 Higher Secondary 27/06/2023 (Shift - 3)
Legislative Council: Andhra Pradesh, (c) Article 253 (d) Article 247 (a) Article 231AA (b) Article 239AA
Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, (c) Article 233AA (d) Article 237AA
ol.103.(d) Article 247. Article 246 -
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LegislativeAssembly(VidhanSabha)-A
Parliament and by the Legislatures of t he Lieutenant Governor to refer a
legislative body in the states and union
States.Article248-Residuarypowersof differenceofopinionon‘anymatter’with
territories of India. Council of States
legislation. Article 253 - Legislation for theCouncilofMinisterstothePresident.
(Rajya Sabha). House of People (Lok
givingeffecttointernationalagreements. 69th Amendment Act(1991)-Aspecial
Sabha).
Article 98 - Secretariat of Parliament. status to the Union Territory of Delhiby
.100. Article 323 of the Indian
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Constitution deals with __________ . onstitution
C prohibits religious Territory of Delhi. Brahm Prakash was
SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (3rd shift) instructions in any state - funded the first chief minister of Delhi.
(a) expenses of Public Services educational institution ?
Commissions .108. In May 2023, theSupremeCourt
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SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (4th shift)
(b) reports of Public Services of India granted couplestherighttoget
(a) Article 28 (b) Article 29
Commissions divorce on the grounds of 'irretrievable
(c) Article 30 (d) Article 27
(c) functions of Public Services breakdown ofmarriage'under_______of
Commissions ol.104.(a) Article 28. Other Articles-
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(d) power to extend functions of Public Article 27 - Freedom as to payment of SSC CHSL Tier-2 26/06/2023
Services Commissions taxes for promotion of any particular (a) Article 142(1) (b) Article 132(1)
religion. Article 29 - Protection of (c) Article 122(1) (d) Article 152(1)
ol.100.(b) reports of Public Services
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Commissions.Articles315to323inPart ol.108.(a) Article 142(1). Article 142
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ofminoritiestoestablishandadminister
XIV of theConstitutionofIndiaprovides providesauniquepowertotheSupreme
educational institutions.
for the establishment of Union Public Court, to do “complete justice” between
Service C ommission ((UPSC) and State .105. Which Article of the Indian
Q the parties, where, at times, the law or
Public Service Commission(SPSC).The Constitution deals with the removal and statutemaynotprovidearemedy.Article
UPSCChairmanisappointedforaperiod suspension of a member of the Public 132 - Appellate jurisdiction of the
ofsixyearsortilltheageof65years,He Service Commission? Supreme Court in appeals from High
is appointed by the President of India Graduate Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 4) Courts in certain cases. Article 122 -
andcanalsoberemovedbyhim.Incase (a) Article 320 (b) Article 324 Courtsnottoinquireintoproceedingsof
the Chairman wants to resign, he can (c) Article 317 (d) Article 315 Parliament.
tender the resignation to the President. ol.105.(c) Article 317. Removal of
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.101. The IndianConstitutionoriginally
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consisted of __________ Articles. ground of proven misbehaviour by the of India ?
SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (2nd shift) Supreme Court or if he is adjudged an SSC MTS 04/05/2023 (Morning)
(a) 395 (b) 385 (c) 365 (d) 375 insolvent.PartXIV(Articles315to323)- (a) Liquor (b) Social planning
Establishment of UPSC for Union and (c) Extradition (d) Boilers
Sol.101.(a) 395. The original textofthe Public Service Commission for each
onstitutioncontained395Articlesin22
C state.Article 320 -Functions of Public Sol.109.(c) Extradition.The 7th Schedule
parts and 8schedules(cameintoeffect Service Commission. of the IndianConstitutionconsistsof3
on 26 January 1950). Now 448 Articles in lists: Union, Concurrent, and State. The
25 parts and 12 schedules. Q.106.Which part of the Indian Union List- 100 items The state list
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A .116. Which Bill was passed in the
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c provides for the Attorney General of India Parliamentin2022toauthorizepayment
Concurrent list (education, forest, trade SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Evening) of certain sums from and out of the
unions, marriage), Union list (Defence, (a) 79 (b) 76 (c) 72 (d) 81 Consolidated Fund of India for the
Army, International Relations, Ports, services of the financial year 2022-23?
Railways, Highways, Communication), ol.113.(b) Article 76. Attorney General
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State list (Local government, Public of India - The highest law officer in the (a) The Finance Bill
health and sanitation, Prisons). country. Appointment-BythePresident. (b) The Electricity (Amendment) Bill
Duty - As a chief legal advisor to the (c) The Appropriation Bill
Q.110. As per Schedule 8 of the Indian government of India, he advises the (d) The Wild Life (Protection)
onstitution,
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languages are there in India? Article 79 - Constitution of Parliament.
SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Morning) Article 72 - Power of President to grant ol.116.(c) The Appropriation Bill
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(a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 42 (d) 32 pardons, etc., and to suspend, remit or (Article 114) - The government can
commute sentences in certain cases. withdraw money from the Consolidated
ol.110.(a) 22. Eighth Schedule(all
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languages)-Assamese,Bengali,Gujarati, Q.114.PartXVIoftheIndianconstitution Parliament. It is introduced in the Lok
Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, eals with ___________ .
d Sabha.VoteonAccount(Article116)isa
Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Morning) grant in advance for the central
Oriya, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, (a) Elections government to meet short-term
Telugu,Urdu,Bodo,Santhali,Maithiliand (b) Special provisions related to certain expenditure. Finance Bill - Giveeffectto
Dogri. Sindhi (21st Amendment Act of classes the financial proposals of the
1967).Manipuri,NepaliandKonkani(71st (c) Constitutional amendments Government of India for the following
Amendment, 1992). Bodo, Santhali, (d) Special provisions related to financial year.
Dogri, Maithili (92nd Amendment, 2003). municipal corporation
Q.117.Provisions related to the
.111. Which Article of the Indian
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Constitution provides freedom to manage certain classes (Article 330 to 342A).
which part of the Indian constitution?
its own affairs in matters of religion? Article 330 - Reservation of seats for
SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Evening)
SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Afternoon) Scheduled Castes andScheduledTribes
(a) Part IXA (b) Part VII
(a) Article 30 (b) Article 5 in theHouseofthePeople.Article338-
(c) Part V (d) Part XII
(c) Article 26 (d) Article 210 National Commission for Scheduled
Castes. Article 338A - National ol.117.(a) Part IXA. The Municipalities
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ol.111.(c)Article26-Mentionedunder
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FundamentalRights(PartIIIoftheIndian (Inserted by the 89th Amendment Act of Democratic Decentralisation. It was
constitution). Right to Freedom of 2003). Part XV (Article 324-329): added through the 74th Constitutional
religion(Article25to28).Article30-All Elections. Part XX (Article 368): Amendment Act of 1992. Part VII -
minorities shall have the right to AmendmentoftheConstitution.PartIXA Repealed by the Constitution (Seventh
establish and administer educational (Article 243P-243ZG): The Municipalities. Amendment Act, 1956). Part V -
institutions of their choice. Article 5 - Provisions for the functioning of the
Citizenshipatthecommencementofthe .115.WhichofthefollowingArticlesof
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Union Government. Part XII - Laws
Constitution. Article 210 - Language to the Indian constitution provides for the
pertainingtoFinance,Property,Contracts
be used in the Legislature. National c ommission for Scheduled
and Suits for Republic of India.
Castes ?
Q.112. Provisions related to the seat of SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Morning) .118. Which part of the Indian
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t he "Supreme Court of India" is (a) Article 337 (b) Article 344 constitution talks about the Union
mentioned in which Article? (c) Article 343 (d) Article 338 Territories ?
SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Morning) SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Morning)
(a) Article 132 (b) Article 131 Sol.115.(d) Article 338 - It is a
(a) Part VI (b) Part X
(c) Article 130 (d) Article 129 onstitutional body established with a
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(c) Part XI (d) Part VIII
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Sol.112.(c) Article 130. The Federal exploitation of Scheduled Castesandto ol.118.(d) Part VIII (Article 239-241).
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Supreme Court of India (28 January Commission for Scheduled Tribes and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweepand
1950). Other related Articles : Article (Article 338A)andNationalCommission Puducherry. Other Parts: Part VI (The
124: Establishment and Constitution of for Backward Classes (Article 338B). States), Part X (Scheduled and Tribal
Supreme Court. Article 129: Supreme Article 343 - Official language of the Areas), Part XI - Relations Between The
Court to be a Court of Record. Article Union. Article 344 - Commission and Union And The States.
131:OriginalJurisdictionoftheSupreme Committee of Parliament on Official
Court.Article132:AppellateJurisdiction Language. Article 337 - Special .119. Which Article of the Indian
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of Supreme Court in appeals from High provisions in terms of educational constitution mentions that it is duty of
Court in certain cases. grants/subsidies provided to the the Union government to protect States
Anglo-Indian population of India. against external aggression and internal
Q.113.Which among the following
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SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift) second year, one-third of Rajya Sabha onstitution has been omitted. It is
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(a) 353 (b) 356 (c) 355 (d) 358 members retire. Article 81:Composition related with which of the following?
oftheHouseofthePeopleorLokSabha SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift)
ol.119.(c) Article 355. Other Articles -
S (Lower House). The maximum strength (a) Provision relating to property
Article 353 - States about the Effect of of the Lok Sabha is 550 members. (b) States in part B of the first schedule
the proclamation of emergency. Article (c) Armed forces in states in part A of
356 - StatesabouttheProvisionincase Q.123.CentralBureauofIntelligenceand the second schedule
of failure of constitutional machinery in Investigation comes under which list of (d) Reservation for Anglo - Indian
the state(presidentrule).Article358-It the seventh schedule of the Indian communities in parliament
deals with the suspension of constitution ?
fundamental rights guaranteed under SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) Sol.126.(b) States in part B of the first
Article 19 of the constitution. (a) Union list (b) Concurrent list chedule(Article238).Provisionrelating
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Q.120. Which Article of t he constitution Part XII , Article 300A ( Added by 44th
fIndiaisrelatedtotheComptrollerand
o Sol.123.(a) Union list (100) - Defence, Amendment Act, 1978).
Auditor General of India Audit reports? Army, International Relations, Ports,
SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) Railways, Census, Communication, Q.127. Which Article of the Indian
(a) 148 (b) 150 (c) 151 (d) 149 CentralBureauofInvestigationetc.State onstitution specifies Hindi as the
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list (61) - Public order, Police, Public official language of the Union?
ol.120.(c) 151.Part V: The Union,
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Chapter V : Comptroller and Auditor - dispensaries, Agriculture, State Public (a) Article 51A (b) Article 370
General (CAG) of India (Article 148 - ServiceCommission,etc.Concurrentlist (c) Article 343 (d) Article 80
151): Responsible for auditing the (52) - Education, Forest, Trade unions,
accounts of the Union and State population control and family planning, Sol.127.(c) Article 343. Language (8th
governments and public sector Marriage, Adoption, etc. Seventh chedule, Part XVII and Articles 343 to
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organisations and for maintaining the schedule under Article 246 of the 351). Initially, the constitution included
accounts of State governments. The constitution deals with the division of 14 languages. Later 8 other languages
reports of the CAG are taken into powers between the union and the were added in the 8th schedule.
consideration by the Public Accounts states.
Committees. Article 150: Form of .128. TheIndianparliamenthaspower
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accountsoftheUnionandoftheStates. .124.StatePublicServiceCommission
Q to impose restrictions on trade,
Article 149: Duties and powers of the comes under which list of seventh commerce and intercourse through
Comptroller and Auditor-General. Article schedule of the Indian constitution ? which Article of the Indian constitution?
148: Comptroller and Auditor-General of SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
India. (a) State list (b) Transferred list (a) 304 (b) 300 A (c) 303 (d) 302
(c) Concurrent list (d) Union list Sol.128.(d) Article302.PartXIII(Article
.121. InwhichofthefollowingArticles
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3 ommerce and
procedure for impeachment of the Intercourse within the Territory of India.
Q.125. Which of the following comes Article 304: Restrictions on trade,
President of India mentioned?
nder the 5th schedule of the Indian
u commerce and intercourse among
SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
constitution? States. Article 303: Restrictions on the
(a) 60 (b) 59 (c) 62 (d) 61
SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) legislativepowersoftheUnionandofthe
ol.121.(d) Article 61. Other Articles-
S (a) Provisions related to Schedule Areas States with regard to trade and
Article 60: Oath or affirmation by the and Scheduled Tribes commerce. Article 300A:Personsnotto
President, Article 59: Conditions of the (b) Provisions related to Tribal areas in bedeprivedofpropertysavebyauthority
President’s office, Article 62: Time of states of Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, of law.
holdingtheelectiontofillthevacancyin Mizoram
the office of President and the term of (c) Provisions related to Oaths or Q.129. Which Article of the Indian
office of the person elected to fill the Affirmations onstitution states that "Governor has
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casual vacancy. (d) Provisions related to Languages power to promulgate ordinances during
recess of legislature"?
.122. Which Article of the Indian
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constitutionspecifiesthecompositionof s cheduled areas. 5th schedule (a) 212 (b) 214 (c) 213 (d) 210
the Council of States? administration and control ofScheduled
SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) Areas as well as of Scheduled Tribes ol.129.(c) Article 213. The governor
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(a) Article 80 (b) Article 395 residing in any State other than the can promulgate an ordinance when the
(c) Article 51A (d) Article 12 States mentioned in 6th schedule. 6th statelegislatureisnotinsession.These
Schedule: administration of the tribal ordinances should be approved by the
Sol.122.(a) Article 80.The maximum areas in Assam, Meghalaya,Tripuraand stategovernmentwithin6weeksfromits
trength of Rajya Sabha is 250, out of
s Mizoram. Article 244(2) - mentions re-coordination.Article210-Languageto
which12membersarenominatedbythe tribal areas. 8th Schedule - Provisions be used in the Legislature. Article 212-
President. Rajya Sabha members are related to Languages. 3rd Schedule Courtsnottoinquireintoproceedingsof
electedbytheelectedmembersofstate Provisions related to Oaths or theLegislature.Article214-HighCourts
legislativeassembliesusingamethodof Affirmations. for States.
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Q.130. Part V chapter II of the Indian mergency powers of the President:
E (d) Advocate General of the State
onstitution does not include which of
c (threetypes)NationalEmergency(Article
the following provisions? 352), President's Rule (Article 356), ol.136.(c) Comptroller and Auditor
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SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (1st Shift) Financial Emergency General of India (Article 148) : Head of
(a) Joint sitting of both house of (Article 360). theIndianAuditandAccountsDepartment
Parliament in certain cases andbulwarksofthedemocraticsystemof
(b) Power of President to promulgate .133. Article 350A of the Indian
Q government in India. Attorney General of
Ordinances during recess of constitution is related with______. India (Article 76) : Highest law officer of
Parliament SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (3rd Shift) India. Advocate General of State (Article
(c) Language to be used in Parliament (a) Special officers for linguistic 165) : Highest law officer of State.
(d) Restriction on discussion in minorities
(b) Facilities for instruction in Q.137. How many types of writs can be
Parliament issued under Article 32 and 226 of the
mother-tongue at primary stage
Sol.130.(b)ConstitutionofIndia,Chapter (c) Direction for development of the Hindi Constitution of India ?
II,Parliament(Article79-88):Article79 language SSC CGL Tier II (06/03/2023)
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RightsofMinistersandAttorney-General proceedingsintheSupremeCourtandin
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(b) Grounds of disqualification from SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift)
(a) Article 371 (b) Article 386 (a) Article 120 (b) Article 121
membership of Panchayat. (c) Article 122 (d) Article 119
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Commission for Scheduled Castes
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established? Q.145. Which Article oftheConstitution Special Provisions relating to certain
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Evening) f India deals with the Sessions of the
o classes. PART VIII: The Union Territories.
(a) Article 336 (b) Article 338 Parliament?
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f India provides for the power to the
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its members. onstitution that deals with all the
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.143. Which Article oftheConstitution
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of India deals with the Conduct of (a) Article 150 (b) Article 157 ol.151.(c) Article 129. Article 135-
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.144. Which Article oftheConstitution
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of India deals with the appointment of SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 (Afternoon) (c) Article 115 (d) Article 110
ad-hoc judges? (a) Part X (b) Part VIII
SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Afternoon) (c) Part XIV (d) Part XVI ol.152.(d) Article 110. Article 100:
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r eligion or language, shallhavetheright pecialstatusandinternalautonomyfor
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to establish and administer educational Jammu and Kashmir? Sol.161.(b) Article 149. Article
institutionsoftheirchoice’.WhichArticle SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Afternoon) 34-"Appointmentsofpersonsotherthan
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SSC CHSL 10/06/2022 (Morning) ol.157.(b)1949.On6August2019,the
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ol.153.(d) Article 30. Article 36-
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Definition of state. Article 28- Freedom Emergency.
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educational institutions. Article 25 - duties and functions of the Union and t he constitutionofIndiaprovidesforthe
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profession, practice and propagation of India ? SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Morning)
religion. SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Afternoon) (a) Article 246A (b) Article 279A
(a) Article 312 (b) Article 320 (c) Article 269A (d) Article 323A
Q.154. Article ______ of theConstitution (c) Article 308 (d) Article 316
f India lays down the process for
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Sol.154.(d) 368. The procedure of services.Article-316-Appointmentand making recommendations to the union
mendment in the constitution is laid
a term of office of members. and state government on issuesrelated
down in Part XX (Article 368) of the to Goods and Service Tax.
Q.159. 'Police and Public Order' are State
Constitution of India. Article 342 deals
ubjectsunderthe______Scheduleofthe
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with the provisionsrelatedtoScheduled
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Tribes. Article 351- Directive for
SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Evening) India shall a Money Bill NOT be
development of the Hindi language.
(a) 5th (b) 9th (c) 7th (d) 12th introduced in the Council of States?
Article 374- Provisions as to Judges of
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ol.159.(c)7th.TheSeventhScheduleto
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the Constitution of India defines and
(c) Article 298 (d) Article 193
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.155.Article ______ of the Indian
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contains three lists; i.e. Union List (100 (Council of States), the upper house of
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educationally backward classes to be
Concurrent List (52 items). specific type of financial legislationthat
known as the National Commission for
Backward Classes’. exclusively deals withmattersrelatedto
Q.160.Which of the following Articles of
SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Evening) taxes, government revenues, or
t heConstitutionofIndiastatesthatHindi
(a) 124 A (1) (b) 243S (1) expenditures.
in Devanagari script shall be theofficial
(c) 243Y (1) (d) 338B (1) language of the Union? Q.164. As per Article ______ of the
SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Morning) onstitution of India, English is the
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.156.Which of the following Articles of
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for a period of fifteen years.Article354 v alidity of any law relating to the
the ConstitutionofIndiaempoweredthe
deals with the application of provisions delimitation of constituencies or the
Parliament to provide by law for
related to the distribution of revenues allotment of seats to such
continued use of English for official
while aProclamationofEmergencyisin constituencies, madeorpurportingtobe
purposes even after 25 January 1965?
operation. made under Article 327 or Article 328,
SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Afternoon)
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.161.WhichofthefollowingArticlesof
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(c) Article 343 (3) (d) Article 343 (2) court
the Constitution of India deals with the
duties and powers of the Comptroller Q.165Which of the following Articles of
Sol.156.(c)Article 343 (3).
and Auditor-General of India? t he Constitution of India defines for a
.157. In which year did the Indian
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Constituent Assembly adopt Article 370 (a) Article 234 (b) Article 149 of the Parliament?
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Q.166.According to which of the court. Minister as the head to aid and advise
f ollowing Articles of the Constitution of the Governor in the exercise of his
IndiashallaMoneyBillnotbeintroduced .171.WhichofthefollowingArticlesof
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in a Legislative Council? the Constitution of India deals with the
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(a) Article 84 (b) Article 92 of the population?
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contains the imposition, abolition,
(a) Article 337 (b) Article 357
remission, change, or regulation of any ol.171.(d) Article 48. Article 84-
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tax, according to the Constitution. Qualification for membership of
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.167.WhichofthefollowingArticlesof
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theDeputyChairmannottopresidewhile f the Indian constitution : Special
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theConstitutionofIndiastatesthatthere
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EXCEPT by the authority of law?
SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Evening) Q.172.Whichofthefollowingsubjectsis .176.WhichofthefollowingArticlesis
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(a) Article 107 (b) Article 123 overed in the Eleventh Schedule ofthe
c related to the Ancillary powers of the
(c) Article 265 (d) Article 301 Constitution of India? Supreme Court?
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ol.167.(c) Article 265. Article 107-
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11th schedule of theIndianconstitution President to consulttheSupremeCourt.
.168. In 1959, the Central Government
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of India undertook the governance in
constitutional Amendment Act. This jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.
Keralaunder______oftheConstitutionof
schedule contains 29 subjects. These
India. Q.177.Whichofthefollowingschedules
include Rural electrification, Fisheries,
SSC CHSL 12/04/2021 (Evening) f the Constitution of India has been
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drinking water, Fodder, Animal
(a) Article 356 (b) Article 352 INCORRECTLY matched with its content?
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(c) Article 360 (d) Article 349 SSC CGL 07/03/2020 (Afternoon)
Agriculture and Land Improvement.
(a) Second Schedule - Languages
Sol.168.(a)Article 356.
.173.Which of the following states is
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.169.Which of the following Articles of
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theConstitutionofIndiastatesthat'The Constitution of India? (c) Third Schedule - Forms of oath or
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ofaState,shallnotbeanswerabletoany (a) Nagaland (b) Manipur (d) Fourth Schedule - Allocation of seats
court for the exercise and performance (c) Mizoram (d) Arunachal Pradesh in the council of state
of the powers and duties of his office'?
SSC CHSL 16/04/2021 (Evening) ol.173.(c)Mizoram.TheSixthSchedule
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(a) Article 396 (b) Article 361 consists of provisions for the Indianconstitutiontalksaboutthesalary
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ol.169.(b) Article 3
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.170.WhichofthegivenArticlesofthe
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.178. In which year did the 44th
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National Flag and the National Anthem 5 subjects from the state list to the
Amendmentremovetherighttoproperty
(b) To protect and to improve the natural concurrent list. Fundamental Duties -
from the list of fundamental rights?
environment including forests, lakes, Article51Awasadded.Addedthreenew
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening)
rivers and wildlife, and to have Directive Principles (equal justice and
(a) 1978 (b) 1975 (c) 1973 (d) 1981
compassion for living creatures free legal aid, the participation of
ol.178.(a) 1978. The right to property
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right. (d) To cherish and follow the noble ideals
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the 73rd Amendment Act ? Sol.181.(c) Fundamental Duties (Article establish Family Courts.
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon) 1-A): These were incorporated in Part
5 SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (2nd shift)
(a) The Act corresponds to Part III of the IV-A of the Constitution by the 42nd (a) District Courts
Constitution of India. Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976on (b) State Governments
(b) The Act gives a Constitutional status the recommendations of the Swaran (c) Union Government
to the Panchayati Raj Institutions. Singh Committee. Originally 10 in (d) District Collector
(c) The Act has added the Eleventh number, 11th duty was added through
the 86th ConstitutionalAmendmentAct, Sol.184.(b)StateGovernments.Purpose
Schedule to the Constitution of India.
2002. f establishment of family court - To
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promote conciliation and securespeedy
Panchayats and deals with Article
.182.
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243 to 243(O).
(Prevention) Act, which provides for the marriage and family affairs and for
Sol.179.(a) Part III (Article 12 to35)-It more effective prevention of certain related matters. This billwaspassedby
ontains the provision regarding
c unlawful activities of individuals and Lok Sabha on 26th July 2022. This bill
Fundamental Rights. The 73rd associations dealing with terrorist has granted statutory cover to already
AmendmentAct-Itwasenactedin1992 activities,wasfirstputintoeffectinIndia established family courts in Himachal
and came into force from April 1993. It in the year. Pradesh and Nagaland.
added Part IX (Article 243-243O) to the SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (4th shift)
(a) 1991 (b) 1967 (c) 2014 (d) 1947 Q.185.InAugust2021,RamNathKovind
constitution. It was enacted to
ranted assent to which Constitution
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ol.182.(b) 1967. Unlawful Activities
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State Policy under Article 40 on the
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recommendation of L.M. Singhvi
dealing with activities directed against Educationally Backward Classes?
Committee. Its provisions: Constitution
the integrity and sovereignty of India. It SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (1st shift)
of District Planning Committees, State
assigns absolute power to the central (a) 105th (b) 104th (c) 103rd (d) 102nd
Election Commissions to conduct all
government and provides for death
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State Finance Commissions. Other Backward Class (OBCs) were
Related acts - Armed Forces Special
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Q.180. How many types of the
Terrorism Act, 2002; The National 1991 on the recommendations of the
mendmentarementionedbytheIndian
a
Investigation Agency Act, 2008; The Mandal Commission. Itrecommendeda
Constitution as per Article 368 ?
Anti-Hijacking Act, 2016. 27% reservation quota for OBC.
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning)
Constitutional Provisions:PartXVIdeals
(a) Four (b) Two (c) Five (d) Three
.183.Which of the following principles
Q with reservation ofSCandSTinCentral
ol.180.(b) Two.Article 368 (Part XX) -
S was added by the 42nd Constitutional and State legislatures. Article 338 -
Power of parliament to amend the Amendment in the Indian Constitution? National Commission for S cheduled
constitution and its procedures. Two SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (1st shift) Castes. Article 338A - National
types of amendments: The special (a) The State shall provide free and Commission for Scheduled Tribes.
Majority, and special majority of compulsory education Article 338B - National Commission for
parliament along with the ratification of (b) To organise agriculture and animal Backward Classes. 342A - Socially and
halfofthestate'slegislaturesbyasimple husbandry on modern and scientific educationally backward classes.
majority.Theprocedureofamendingthe lines
(c) To protect and improve the .186. In which year was the Andhra
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constitution has been adopted fromthe
environment and to safeguard forests Pradesh Reorganisation Act passed?
constitution of South Africa.
and wildlife Graduate Level 28/06/2023 (Shift - 3)
Q.181. Which of the following (d) Reservation of SC's and ST's in (a) 2013 (b) 2012 (c) 2014 (d) 2015
f undamental duties was added to the services ol.186.(c)
S 2014. The States
Indian Constitution by the 86th
Sol.183.(c)42nd Amendment Act,1976 Reorganisation Act (1956), under the
Constitutional Amendment Act, 2002?
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rovisionsofPartI(Article3).TheState
p .190. Which among the following
Q ession of the Berubari union. 13th
c
Reorganisation Commission (SRC) was Constitutional Amendment Act of the Amendment (1962) - Nagaland was
constituted in 1953 appointed by Indian constitution reduced the age of formed with specialstatusunderArticle
JawaharLalNehru.ItwasheadedbySir voting from21to18forelectionstothe 371A.
Fazal Ali. The first state formed on the Lok Sabha and to the Legislative
linguistic basis is Andhra Pradesh (1 Assemblies of states? Q.193.TheSeventy-FirstAmendmentto
October 1953). Formation of other SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) t heIndianConstitutionincludedKonkani,
states: Gujarat and Maharashtra (1960), (a) 81st (b) 61st (c) 52nd(d) 72nd Manipuri, and Nepali languages in the
Karnataka (1956), Nagaland (1963), Schedule.
Haryana (1966), Sikkim (1975). Sol.190.(b) 61st. It was done by SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
mendingArticle326oftheconstitution
a (a) Eighth (b) Sixth (c) Fifth (d) Seventh
.187.HowmanyDirectivePrinciplesof
Q in1988.81stConstitutionalAmendment
theoriginallistintheIndianConstitution Act 2000 was inserted to protect the ol.193.(a) Eighth Schedule. 22
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were amended by the 44th Amendment reservationforSCsandSTsinbacklogof languages in this schedule. 21st
Act of 1978 ? vacancies. 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act (1967) - Include Sindhi
Higher Secondary 27/06/2023 (Shift - 3) Amendment Act 1985, known as language.92ndAmendmentAct(2003)-
(a) Three (b) One (c) Two (d) Four anti-defection law and 10th schedule IncludeBodo,Dogri,MaithiliandSanthali
added in the Indian constitution. 72nd language. 5th schedule - The President
Sol.187.(b) One (Article 38 wasadded). Constitutional Amendment Act 1992 can declare any such area or thewhole
irective Principles of State Policy: Part
D providesreservationtoScheduledTribes stateasascheduledarea. 6thschedule
IV of the Constitution of India (Article in Tripura State Legislative Assembly. -Dealswithadministrationoftribalareas
36–51). It was borrowed from the Irish in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram.
Constitution. Article 38-Statetosecure .191. Which Constitution Amendment
Q 7th Schedule-Dealswiththedivisionof
a social order for the promotion of the Act added provisions related to powers between the Union government
welfare of the people. It is not Municipalities in the Indian Constitution ? and State governments
enforceablebylawandisnon-justiciable. SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
(a) 97th Amendment Act 2011 Q.194. The Eighty - ninth Amendment
Article 37 - Application oftheprinciples
(b) 71st Amendment Act 1992 ct, 2003 of the Indian Constitution
A
contained in the directive principles.
(c) 74th Amendment Act 1992 established which of the following
.188. The Delhi Municipal Corporation
Q (d) 69th Amendment Act 1993 Commission ?
(Amendment)Bill,2022aimedatunifying SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift)
the_____MunicipalCorporationsofDelhi Sol.191.(c) 74th Amendment Act 1992. (a) Competition Commission of India
to ensure a robust setup for synergised It was passed to constitutionalize the (b) National Commission for Backward
and strategic planning and optimal system of urban localgovernment.71st Classes
utilisation of resources. Amendment Act of 1992 included (c) National Commission for Woman
SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Afternoon) Konkani,Manipuri,andNepalilanguages (d) National Commission for Scheduled
(a) three (b) two (c) four (d) five intheeighthschedule.97thAmendment Tribes
Actof2011grantedconstitutionalstatus
ol.188.(a) Three. The Delhi Municipal
S to cooperative societies and inserted ol.194.(d)TheNationalCommissionfor
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Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 Part IXB in the constitution. 69th Scheduled Tribes (NCST) was
introducedinLokSabhaaimstounifythe Amendment Act of 1991 granted a establishedbyamendingArticle338and
previously trifurcated North, South, and special status to the union territory of inserting a new Article 338A in the
East Delhi MunicipalCorporationsunder Delhi as the national capital territory of Constitution.
the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, Delhi. .195. Which among the following
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1957. It amended the Delhi Municipal
.192. Which amendment in the Indian
Q constitutionalamendmentsoftheIndian
Corporation Act, 1957 passed by
constitution is related to extension of Constitution deals with theformationof
Parliament.
jurisdiction of High Courts to Union Sikkim as a state?
.189. The Juvenile Justice (Care and
Q territories ? SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
Protection of Children) Amendment Bill, SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) (a) 36th (b) 51th (c) 42nd (d) 30th
2021 s eeks to amend Juvenile Justice (a) 9th Amendment (b) 7th Amendment Sol.195.(a) 36th. 51st amendment:
(Care and Protection of Children) Act, ___ (c) 1st Amendment (d) 13th Amendment eservationofseatsintheLokSabhafor
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SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Morning) Scheduled Tribes in Meghalaya,
(a) 2016(b) 2013(c) 2014(d) 2015 Sol.192.(b) 7th Amendment. This
onstitutional amendment was done in
c Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and
ol.189.(d) 2015.JuvenileJustice(Care
S 1956toreorganisetheclassesofstates Mizoram as well as in the Legislative
and Protection of Children) Act - It inthecountryandtochangethepowers AssembliesofMeghalayaandNagaland.
replaced the Juvenile Delinquency Law and functionsofthestategovernors.1s t 30thamendment:Abolishedprovisionto
and the Juvenile Justice (Care and Amendment (1951) - The rights of appeal to the Supreme Court on a civil
Protection of ChildrenAct)2000.Thebill property owners and made it more case related to a certain amount.
waspassedinLokSabhainMarch2021. difficultforthegovernmenttoenactland Q.196. Which of the following
It allows the trial ofjuvenilesoftheage reformmeasures.ItalsoaddedtheNinth tatements are correct regarding the
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group of 16-18 years as adults. Nodal Schedule, which protected certain laws Supreme Court judgement o
n validityof
Ministry - Ministry of Women and Child from being challenged in the courts. 9th 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act?
Development. Amendment (1960) - Facilitate the A. The Supreme Court of India's
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Constitutional Bench for this case incorporated Dadra andNagarHavelias Bangladesh.
onsisted of 5 judges.
c t he seventh Union territory of India, by
B. The Constitutional Bench upholds the amending the First Schedule to the .202. The Government of National
Q
10% of EWS reservation with 3-2 majority Constitution. The Twelfth Amendment Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment)
C.AspertheSupremeCourtjudgement, (1962)incorporatedGoa,DamanandDiu Bill, 2021, which was passed in March
the 103rd Constitutional Amendment is astheeighthUnionterritoryofIndia.The 2021 amended the Government of
valid although it is violating the Basic Fourteenth Amendment (1962) National Capital Territory of Delhi Act, ___
Structure of the Indian Constitution. incorporated Pondicherry as the ninth SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Morning)
SSC CGL Tier II (07/03/2023) Union territory of India. The Nineteenth (a) 1998 (b) 1994 (c) 1996 (d) 1991
(a) A, B and C (b) A and C only Amendment (1966) abolished Election ol.202.(d) 1991. Delhi became the
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(c) B and C only (d) A and B only Tribunals in India and enabled trial of capital of India on 12 December 1911.
election petitions by High Courts.
ol.196.(d) A and B only. 103rd
S Q.203. Which of the following
Constitutional Amendment Act - .200. Which of the following
Q mendmentsoftheConstitutionofIndia
A
introduced 10% reservation for AmendmentsoftheConstitutionofIndia gave the status of state to Goa?
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)of declared that the Parliament has the SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Afternoon)
India, inserted Article 15 (6) and Article powertoabridgeortakeawayanyofthe (a) 52nd Amendment
16 (6). Article 368 - empowers Fundamental Rights under Article 368 (b) 56th Amendment
Parliament to amend any part of the andsuchanAct,willNOTbealawunder (c) 59th Amendment
Constitution but without affecting the the meaning of Article 13? (d) 48th Amendment
'basic structure'. SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Morning)
(a) Twenty-third Amendment ol.203.(b) 56th Amendment. The 59th
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.197. Under which Amendmenttothe
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(b) Twentieth Amendment AmendmentAct,1988-Itempoweredthe
Constitution Act was the reservation for
(c) Twenty-fourth Amendment Central Government to impose
OBCs in educational institutions made?
(d) Twenty-eighth Amendment Emergency in Punjab when deemed
Higher Secondary 03/08/2022 (Shift - 4)
necessary. Under the amendment, the
(a) 95th Amendment (b) 94th Amendment ol.200.(c) Twenty-fourth Amendment
S President's rule can be extended up to
(c) 93rd Amendment (d) 96th Amendment (1971) - Enables Parliament to dilute three years. 48th Amendment Act
Fundamental Rights through passedin1984withrespecttotheState
ol.197.(c)93rdAmendment2005.95th
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Amendments of the Constitution, and of Punjab, Parliament may pass any
(2009):Extendedthereservationofseats
empowers it to amend any provision of resolution with respect to the
for the SCs and STs and special
the Constitution. The Twenty-third continuanceinforceoftheProclamation
representation for the Anglo-Indians in
Amendment, 1969, discontinued for a period up to two years.
the Lok Sabha and the state legislative
reservation of seats for the Scheduled
assemblies for a further period of ten
Tribes in Nagaland, both in the Lok Q.204. An amendment to the Hindu
years i.e., up to 2020(Article334).96th
Sabha and the State Legislative uccessionAct,1956waspassedinthe
S
(2011): Substituted “Odia” for “Oriya”.
Assembly and stipulated that not more year ______.
Consequently,the“Oriya”languageinthe
than one Anglo-Indian could be SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Afternoon)
Eighth Schedule shallbepronouncedas
nominated by the GovernortoanyState (a) 2012 (b) 2005 (c) 2010 (d) 2008
“Odia”. 94th (2006),madeprovisionsfor
Legislative Assembly. The Twentieth
the appointment of a Ministerincharge ol.204.(b)2005.TheHinduSuccession
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Amendment,1966,insertedanewArticle
of tribal welfare in the states of Act, 1956 is anActoftheParliamentof
233A inter alia validating the
Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand. India enacted to amend and codify the
appointments,postings,promotions,and
.198. Which Amendment to the
Q transfers of and judgements, delivered law relating to intestate or unwilled
Constitution Act led toestablishmentof before the commencement of the succession, among Hindus, Buddhists,
National Judicial Appointments present Act, by district judges . Jains, and Sikhs.
Commission in India ? .205. The 60th Amendment to the
Q
Higher Secondary 04/08/2022 (Shift - 3) .201. Who among the following
Q
Constitution of India increased the
(a) 95th Amendment (b) 99th Amendment presidents of India gave assent to the
ceiling of profession tax from ₹ 250 p.a.
(c) 96th Amendment (d) 97th Amendment 100thAmendmentoftheConstitutionof
to ______ p.a.
India ?
ol.198.(b) 99th Amendment 2014.
S SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Afternoon)
SSC CGL 12/04/2022(Morning)
97th amendment 2011- It gave special (a) ₹7,000 (b) ₹5,000 (c) ₹1,000 (d) ₹2,500
(a) Pranab Mukherjee
constitutionalstatusandprotectiontoall (b) Ram Nath Kovind ol.205.(d) ₹2,500 . The Sixtieth
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the cooperative societies (Part IX-B) (c) APJ Abdul Kalam Amendment of the Constitution ofIndia
prevailing in India. (d) Pratibha Devisingh Patil Act, 1988, amended Article 276 of the
Q.199. W hich of the following Constitution relating to taxes on
Sol.201.(a) Pranab Mukherjee. The
onstitutionalAmendmentsincorporated
C professions, trades, callings and
00th amendment in the Indian
1
Dadra and Nagar Haveli in the Union of employments.
Constitution provides for theacquisition
India as a Union Territory ? of territories by India and transfer of .206.The 40th Amendment Act of 1976
Q
SSC MTS 26/07/2022 (Afternoon) certain territories to Bangladesh. was applied to which Article of the
(a) 19th (b) 14th (c) 12th (d) 10th Constitution (100th Amendment) Act Constitution of India?
2015 ratified the land boundary SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Evening)
Sol.199.(d) 10th Amendment (1961)
agreement between India and
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(a) 297 (b) 248 (c) 245 (d) 226 onstitution of India added a new subject
C whichhasbeeninexistencefornotless
in the Union List called 'taxes on services’ t han ______ years'.
Sol.206.(a) 40th amendment was SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Evening) SSC MTS 02/11/2021 (Morning)
roposed to amend Article 297 of the
p (a) 56th (b) 62nd (c) 78th (d) 88th (a) 125 (b) 150 (c) 50 (d) 75
Constitution so as to provide that all
lands,minerals,andotherthingsofvalue ol.210.(d)
S 88th constitutional Sol.213.(d)75years.ThisActisenacted
underlyingtheoceanwithintheexclusive amendment 2003. 62nd Amendment t oregulatetheexporttradeinantiquities
economic zone of India and all other Act, 1989 - Extend reservation for SCs and art treasures, to prevent smuggling
resources of the exclusive economic and STsandnominationofAngloIndian of and fraudulent dealings in antiquities.
zone of India shall also vest in the Union. members in Parliament and State
Assemblies for another tenyearsi.e.up .214. Which amendment of the
Q
.207.The______AmendmentActofthe
Q to 2000. 78th Amendment Act, 1995 - Constitution of India incorporated Goa,
Constitution of India introduced the Placelandreformactsandamendments Daman and Diu as the eighth union
Goods and Services Tax (GST) in India. to these acts under Schedule 9 of the territory of India, by amending the First
SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Evening) constitution. Schedule to the Constitution?
(a) 104th (b) 92nd (c) 101st (d) 98th SSC CHSL 12/08/2021 (Morning)
Q.211. Which of the following (a) 13th (b) 10th (c) 12th (d) 18th
ol.207.(c) 101st. The 104th amendment
S mendmentsoftheConstitutionofIndia
A
of the Indian Constitution extended the amended Article 19 and inserted Sol.214.(c) 12th. India acquired control
deadline for the cessation of seats for provisions fully securing the f Goa,DamanandDiufromPortugalin
o
SCsandSTsintheLokSabhaandstates constitutional validity of zamindari December 1961.
assemblies for ten years. abolition laws in general and certain
.208. Which of the following
Q specified State Acts in particular? Fundamental Rights and Duties
Amendment Acts of the Constitution of SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Evening)
(a) Fourth Amendment Q.215.WhichCommitteehadsuggested
India abolished the privy purses and
(b) First Amendment penalty or punishment for the
a
privileges of former rulers of princely
(c) Third Amendment non-performance of Fundamental
states?
(d) Second Amendment Duties?
SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Morning)
SSC CGL Tier II 26/10/2023
(a) 25th Amendment Act 1971 ol.211.(b) First Amendment (1951)-
S (a) Indira Gandhi Committee
(b) 26th Amendment Act 1971 Added special provision for the (b) Morarji Desai Committee
(c) 28th Amendment Act 1972 advancement of any socially and (c) Verma Committee
(d) 27th Amendment Act 1971 educationally backward classes or for (d) Swaran Singh Committee
the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
ol.208.(b) 26th Amendment Act 1971.
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Tribes (SCs and STs). The Ninth ol.215.(d) Swaran Singh Committee.
S
25th Amendment Act 1971- Restrict
Schedulewasadded.Tofullysecurethe The Swaran Singh Committee
property rights and compensation in
constitutional validity of zamindari recommendedthatthedutytopaytaxes
case the state takes over private
abolition laws and to place reasonable tobeincludedinthefundamentalduties.
property. 28th Amendment Act 1972,
restrictionsonfreedomofspeech. Three The committee also recommended that
abolished the special privileges of ICS
more grounds of restrictions on Article the legislatures should prescribe a law
officers and empowered the Parliament
19 (1) [Freedom of speech and forimposingapenaltyforviolationofthe
to determine their service conditions.
expression] were added: Public order, duties.Buttheserecommendationswere
27th Amendment Act 1971-
Friendlyrelationswithforeignstates,and not included in Article 51A.
Reorganisation of Mizoram into aUnion
Incitement toanoffence.Introducedthe
Territory with a legislature and council of Q.216. How many fundamental rights
validityofthestate’smovetonationalise
ministers. ere provided originally by the Indian
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any business or trade and the same to
not be invalid on the grounds of violation Constitution in 1950 ?
Q.209. An amendment to the Rights to
of the right to trade and business. SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning)
information Act 2005 proposing that the
(a) Seven (b) Nine (c) Five (d) Six
Chief Information commissioner and Q.212.InwhichyeardidtheGovernment
information commissioners appointed for f India pass the Disabilities Act?
o Sol.216.(a) Seven. Fundamental Rights
such term as may be prescribed by the SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Morning) ( Part III, Articles 12 - 35). Originally the
government was passed in the year_____ (a) 1995 (b)1993 (c)1997 (d)1992 constitution also included Right to
SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Afternoon) property (Article 31) as a fundamental
(a) 2017 (b) 2014 (c) 2016 (d) 2019 ol.212.(a)In1995the Government of
S right. However, it was deleted from the
India passed the Disabilities Act. This list of Fundamental Rights by the 44th
ol.209.(d) 2019. RTI empowers Indian
S law states that persons withdisabilities Amendment Act, 1978 but now it is a
citizens to seek any accessible have equal rights and that the legal Right under Article 300A in Part XII
information from a Public Authorityand government should make possible their of the Constitution.
makes the Government and its full participation in society.
functionaries more accountable and .217.Which Article of the Constitution
Q
responsible. RTI is a fundamental right .213.As per Section 2 of the Antiquities
Q clarifies that policies like 'reservation' is
and is an aspect of Article 19 (1)(a) of and Art Treasures Act, 1972, ‘Antiquities’ not a violation of the right to equality?
the Indian Constitution. include 'any manuscript, record or other SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening)
document which is of scientific, (a) Article 16 (4) (b) Article 15 (2)
Q.210.Which amendment to the historical, literary or aesthetic valueand
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(c) Article 14 (1) (d) Article 21 ( a) Preamble onstitution?
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(b) Fundamental rights SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (2nd shift)
ol.217.(a) Article 16 (4). Article 15 (2)-
S (c) Directive Principles of State Policy (a) Protecting public property.
No citizen shall, on grounds only of (d) Fundamental duties (b) To maintain and protect the
religion, race, caste, sex, place of birth, sovereignty of the country.
be subject to any disability, liability, ol.221.(b)FundamentalRights(PartIII,
S (c) To promote harmony and spirit of
restriction or condition with regard to. Articles 12-35). The six fundamental brotherhood.
Article 21 - Protection of life and rights include Right to Equality (Articles (d) Protecting monuments.
personal liberty. 14-18),RighttoFreedom(Articles19-22),
Right against Exploitation (Articles ol.224.(d) Article 49 of the Indian
S
.218. Which of the following rights
Q 23-24), Right to Freedom of Religion Constitution falls under the Directive
forbids employment of children below (Articles25-28),CulturalandEducational Principles of State Policy, It Specifically
the age of 14 years in dangerous jobs? Rights (Articles 29-30) and Right to deals with theprotectionofmonuments
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening) Constitutional Remedies (Article 32-35). and places and objects of national
(a) Right to Constitutional Remedies importance.
(b) Right against Exploitation Q.222. Which of the following
(c) Right to Freedom tatements is FALSE a
s bout the right to .225.ThecelebrationofChristmas,Eid
Q
(d) Right to Equality freedom of religion mentioned in the and Holi in school is an example of
Indian Constitution ? making children learn fundamental
ol.218.(b) Right against Exploitation
S SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st shift) duties as well. Which of the following
(Articles 23 and 24). Article 23 - (a) It provides freedom to manage fundamentaldutiesadvocatesaboutthis
Prohibitionoftrafficinhumanbeingsand religious affairs. type of ideals ?
forcedlabour.Article24-Nochildbelow (b) It provides freedom of worship. SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (1st shift)
the age of fourteen years shall be (c) It is mentioned in Articles 25 to 28. (a) To defend the country and render
employed to work in any hazardous (d) It mentions that the state has its own national service
employment. religion. (b) To develop the scientific temper
Q.219. The 11th Fundamental Duty (c) To safeguard public property and to
Sol.222.(d) The Right to Freedom of abjure violence
rovides opportunities for education for
p eligion (Fundamental Right under Part
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the ______ age group of children. (d) To promote harmony and spirit of
III) - Article 25 -Freedomofconscience common brotherhood
SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (2nd Shift) and free profession, practice and
(a) 6-14 (b) 5-15 (c) 2-11 (d) 6-18 propagation of religion. Article 26 - ol.225.(d) Fundamental Duties: Part
S
ol.219.(a) 6-14. Fundamental duties :
S Freedom to manage religious affairs. IV-A of the Indian constitution in Article
The idea of Fundamental Duties is Article 27 - Freedom as to payment of 51A. Article 51A(e) refers tothedutyof
inspired from the Constitution of the taxes for promotion of any particular every citizen to promote harmony and
formerSovietUnion(Russia).Initially(10 religion. Article 28 - Freedom as to the spirit of common brotherhood
Duties)wereincorporatedinPartIV-Aof attendance at religious instruction or amongst all the people of India. '
the Constitution by the 42nd religious worship in certain educational
institutions. Q.226. What is the aim of fundamental
Constitutional Amendment Act, 1976on r ights mentioned in the Indian
the recommendations of Swaran Singh .223.
Q Which statement is FALSE Constitution ?
Committee. 11th duty was added regarding fundamental rightsmentioned SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2nd shift)
through the 86th Constitutional in the Indian Constitution ? (a) To establish a welfare state
Amendment Act, 2002. All the eleven SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (4th shift) (b) To have an absolute independence
duties are listed in Article 51-A. (a) Only Article 20 and 21 can be (c) To promote economic justice
suspended during emergency (d) To establish political democracy
Q.220. What is the purpose of the
(b) They are justiciable
ultural and Educational Rights?
C ol.226.(d) To establish political
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(c) Some fundamental rights are
SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (1st Shift) democracy. The fundamental rights are
negative in nature
(a) To promote a particular religion taken from the United States of America.
(d) Can be suspended during emergency
(b) To protect the language, culture, and
religion of the minority communities ol.223.(a) 44th Amendment Act, 1978
S Q.227. Which of the following is NOTa
(c) To protect the majority community limits the scope of Article 359 f undamental duty mentioned in the
(d) To prevent exploitation (suspension of the enforcement of the Indian Constitution ?
rights conferred by Part III during SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2nd shift)
ol.220.(b) Cultural and Educational
S (a) To bring reform
emergencies). All fundamental rights
Right (Article 29 - 30) : Article 29 - (b) To develop humanism
except articles 20 and 21 can be
GuaranteestheProtectionofInterestsof (c) To develop the spirit of inquiry
suspendedonlyonthebasisofNational
Minorities. Article 30 - Guarantees the (d) To develop the spirit of harmony
Emergency (Article 352). Fundamental
right of minorities to establish and
rights: Article 12 - 35. Article 32: ol.227.(a) To bring reform.
S
administer educational institutions of
Remedies for enforcement of rights Fundamental duties - Borrowed from
their choice.
conferred by Part III. USSR .
Q.221. Which of the following is
.224.Which of the following is not a
Q .228.Which of the following is NOT a
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nforceable by the Indian Constitution?
e
fundamental duty in the Indian Fundamental Right mentioned in the
SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (3rd shift)
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Indian Constitution? atric Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 1)
M of his property save by authority of law.
SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (2nd shift) (a) Article 46 B (b) Article 51 A
(a) Right to vote (c) Article 67 A (d) Article 81 C Q.237.DataProtectionBill2021ensures
(b) Right to equality hich fundamental right?
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(c) Right to freedom of religion ol.232.(b)Article51A.UnderArticle67
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(d) Right to freedom A:AVice-Presidentmay,bywritingunder (a) Right to Education
his hand addressed to the President, (b) Right to Information Technology
ol.228.(a)Righttovote.Righttovoteisa
S resign his office. (c) Right to Freedom of Speech
constitutional right. (d) Right to Privacy
Q.233.WhichclauseofArticle51Aofthe
.229.WhichofthefollowingdoesNOT
Q onstitution of India requires to value
C Sol.237.(d) Right to Privacy -
come under the Fundamental Duties in and preserve the rich heritage of our undamental Right under Article 21.
F
the Constitution of India? composite culture? Right to Education - 86th Amendment
SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (1st shift) Matric Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 4) Act 2002 inserted Article 21A (The
(a) Safeguard public property and to (a) Clause d (b) Clause c State shall provide free andcompulsory
abjure violence (c) Clause a (d) Clause f educationtoallchildrenof6to14years)
(b) Cherish and follow the noble ideals in the Indian Constitution. Right to
that inspired the national struggle for ol.233.(d) Clause f. The Fundamental
S Freedom of Speech is guaranteed by
freedom Duties were included in Part IV-Aofour Article19(1)(a).RighttoInformationAct
(c) Exercise adult franchise Constitution by the 42nd Act 1976. Its 2005 mandates timely response to
(d) Uphold and protect the sovereignty, concept was taken from the USSR. citizen requests for government
unity and integrity of India Clause a - to abide by theConstitution information.
and respect its ideals and institutions,
Sol.229.(c) Exercise Adult Franchise. the national Flag and the National Q.238.InwhichofthefollowingArticles,
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to the Legislative Assemblies of States India. Clause d - to defend the country SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Evening)
to be on the basis of adult suffrage. and render national service whencalled (a) Article 13 (b) Article 14
upon to do so. (c) Article 12 (d) Article 15
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constitutionin1993.TheUnitedStatesof detention"?
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adopt a constitution. undamental Duties (Part IV-A, Article
F (a) Article 24 (b) Article 22
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citizenofIndia.Itwasborrowedfromthe
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SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Evening) the Indian Constitution mentions the
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Constitution of Russia (erstwhile Soviet SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Morning)
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SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Afternoon) Constitution and created Part IVA.
Fundamental duties - Non-justiciable in
(a) Article 29 (b) Article 31 Important Fundamental duties. Article
nature.
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the Indian Citizens and not for foreigners 29–ProtectionofInterestsofMinorities. 51A (d) - To defend the country and
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SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Afternoon) factories and mines. individual and collective activity so that
(a) Article 51A (i) (b) Article 51A (g) SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (1st Shift) the nation constantly rises to higher
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p temper, humanism and the spirit of
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rivers and wildlife, and to have mines, without exception. Q.250. Which of the following is NOT
compassion for living creatures. Article t rue about Right to Religion in India?
51A(a)-toabidebytheConstitutionand .246. Which minorities arementioned
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respect its ideals and institutions, the (a) A person may choose any religion or
National Flag and the National Anthem. SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (4th Shift)
(a) Linguistic and religious may choose not to follow any religion.
(b) Religious, cultural and linguistic (b) Everyone is free to choose a religion
Q.242.RespectfortheNationalFlagand and practise that religion.
ational Anthem is a ________ of every
N (c) Cultural and linguistic
(d) Religious and cultural (c) Freedom to profess, follow and
Indian citizen. propagate any religion.
SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Morning) ol.246.(a) Linguistic and religious.
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(a) Directive Principles of State Policy National Commission for Minorities
(b) Fundamental Right formed in 1993. Six religious ol.250.(d) Freedom
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the recommendation of the Swaran administer educational institutions). community in which alone the free and
Singh Committee. .247. How many rights are mentioned
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under “Right to Equality”? possible”?
Q.243.Whichamongthefollowingisnot SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Evening)
type of Right to freedomintheIndian
a SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 4 (a) Directive Principles
constitution? (b) Fundamental Rights
SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift) Sol.247.(c) 5. The Right to Equality (c) Cooperative Societies
(a) Protection of certain rights regarding ( Article14-18)isoneoftheFundamental (d) Fundamental Duties
freedom of speech, etc. Rights (Part III).
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.248. According to Article 51 A (a) of
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assembly. institutions. (a) ethical (b) historical
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Q (a) constitution (b) secularism
to freedom is________ Sol.252.(a) Ethical. Fundamental Duties
(c) socialism (d) democracy
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(a) Right to life and personal liberty ol.248.(a) Constitution. Article 51A(a)
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(c) Freedom to assemble citizen to abide by the Constitution and
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Right to Property was scrapped as a
expression National Flag, and the National Anthem.
Fundamental Right?
Q.249. Which of the following SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Morning)
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detention (Article 22) means the
detention of a person without trial and SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Morning)
Sol.253.(c) Morarji Desai. Right to
conviction by acourt.RighttoFreedom: (a) Article 51A (i) (b) Article 51A (k)
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to form associations (Article 19(1)(c)), arent or guardian t o provide
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Committee Reports appointment of Governor should be constituted in 1921. The Speaker is
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The States Reorganisation Commission overseetheimplementationoftheLodha
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- This Commission is to examine and commission set up by the then DMK C ricket in India (BCCI)?
review the working of the existing GovernmentofTamilNaduin1969under SSC MTS 06/10/2021(Morning)
arrangements between the Union and the Chairmanship of Dr P.V. Rajamanar. (a) Vinod Rai (b) Mahim Verma
States as per the Constitution of India. (c) Vikram Limaye (d) Ramachandra Guha
Q.258. ConstitutionReviewCommission
Tej Bahadur Sapru Report (1945) - It
haired by______recommended some
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.255.The committee to 'Operationalise
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Duties to the Citizens of the Country' is (a) PK Joshi (b) MN Venkatachaliah Vikram Limaye, managing director and
popularly known as the_________. (c) UC Banerjee (d) Michael G Aguinaldo CEOofIDFC(InfrastructureDevelopment
SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift) Finance Corporation).
Sol.258.(b) MN Venkatachaliah
(a) L P Singh committee
ommission was set upbyGovernment
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(b) Abhijit Sen committee
resolutionin2000toReviewtheWorking 7%reservationforOBCcandidatesinall
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(c) Paul Appleby committee
of the Constitution. He got Padma levels of government services?
(d) JS Verma Committee
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ol.255.(d) J S Verma committee
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(appointed in 1999). It identified some Godhra incident. (b) Mandal Commission
legal provisions for enforcement of (c) Balwant Commission
.259. Howmanymembersaretherein
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Fundamental Duties : Prevention of
theCommitteeonPublicUndertakingsin
insults to National Honor, laws which
India? ol.262.(b) The Mandal Commission
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of 1972 etc.
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.256. Rangarajan Committee
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Public Accounts Committee - 1921, sector undertakings. This commission
associated with _______.
Members(22)(15fromLokSabhaand7 was established in India in 1979 by the
SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening)
from Rajya Sabha), Term of Office (One Janata Party government under Prime
(a) Election reforms
year), Function - to examine the annual Minister MorarjiDesai.Itwasheadedby
(b) Educational reform
audit reports of the Comptroller and BP Mandal.
(c) Environmental protection
Auditor General of India (CAG).
(d) Estimation of poverty
Estimates Committee (Post Q.263. In 1990, the Dinesh Goswami
ol.256.(d) Estimation of poverty.
S Independence) - 1950,Members(30)All ommittee was formed to make
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Rangarajan Committee - To Review the from Lok Sabha , Term of Office (One recommendations on:
Methodology for Measurement of Year), Function - to examine the SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Morning)
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Planning Commission in June 2012has Committee on Public Undertakings – (b) police reforms
submitted its report on30thJune2014. 1964, Members-22 (15 from Lok Sabha (c) electoral reforms
As per the report submitted by C and 7fromRajyaSabha),TermofOffice (d) fundamental duties
Rangarajan Committee: Persons (One Year), Function – to examine the
reports and accounts of the Public ol.263.(c) Electoral reforms. Dinesh
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Sector Undertakings. Goswami Committee important
should be considered poor. Committee
recommendation-Eliminationofmisuse
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Q.260. Members of Public Accounts of official machinery, Public funding of
ExpertGroup(1962),VMDandekarandN
ommittee are elected for a period of:
C elections, Strengthening of the Election
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SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Morning) Commission and securing its
Committee (1979), Lakdawala
(a) one year (b) two years independence.
Committee (1993), Suresh Tendulkar
(c) five years (d) three years
Committee (2005). .264.WhoamongthefollowingisNOT
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.257. Which of the following
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commissions recommended that “the Public Accounts is the oldest constructed to provide suggestions to
Parliamentary Committee and was first the Prime Minister regarding the
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ppointment ofachiefcommissionerof
a ( a) 60 days (b) 30 days enormous workload of the cabinet. It is
the Central Information Commission? (c) 50 days (d) 20 days n extra-constitutional body. List of
a
SSC CHSL 06/08/2021 (Evening) CabinetCommittees:CabinetCommittee
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M onEconomicAffairs,CabinetCommittee
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ol.264.(a) SpeakeroftheLokSabha.A
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chief commissioner of the Central making oath or affirmation underarticle andCabinetCommitteeonParliamentary
InformationCommissionisappointedby 99 or when not qualified or when Affairs are headed by the Prime Minister.
thePresidentontherecommendationof disqualified.
a committee consisting of the Prime .271. What is the maximum time gap
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Q between two sessions of the State
OppositionintheLokSabha,andaUnion of the Indian Constitution? Legislature ?
CabinetMinisternominatedbythePrime SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening) SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
Minister. (a) It is a legislative body with four (a) Three months (b) Two months
houses. (c) Six months (d) One year
(b) It is a legislative body with two
Parliament houses. ol.271.(c) Six months.Article174(1)-
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Q.265. The First hour of asittingofthe (d) It is a legislative body with three summontheHouseoreachHouseofthe
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H houses. State Legislature to meet at such time
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SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon) ol.268.(b) Bicameralism was first
S of the Constitution empowers the
(a) Censure motion (b) Zero hour introducedinIndiabyTheGovernmentof President to summon and prorogue
(c) Privilege motion (d) Question hour India Act of 1919. Article 80 of the eitherhouseofParliamentortodissolve
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Sol.265.(d) Question hour. Censure strength of Rajya Sabha (Upper House) in the Parliament of India: Budget
otion -
m A motion to express as 250, out of which 12 members are session (February - May), Monsoon
disapproval of the conduct of the nominated by thePresidentand238are session (July - September) and Winter
governmentoraminister.Zerohour-The representatives of the States andofthe session(November-December)areheld
firsthourofasittingoftheHouse,when three Union Territories. in a calendar year.
MPs can raise matters of urgent public
importance without notice. Privilege .269. What is the most powerful
Q .272. Who wasthefirstspeakerofthe
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privileges of the House or its members. ensure executive accountability? SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift) (a) NS Reddy
.266.AmoneybillunderArticle111of
Q (a) Approval or refusal of laws (b) GV Mavalankar
the Constitution of India, presented to (b) The no-confidence motion (c) Ananthasayanam Ayyangar
the President for assent, has to be (c) Confirmation of treaties (d) Mira Kumar
endorsed by a Certificate of the (d) Deliberation and discussion
________signed by him/her that it is a Sol.272.(b) Ganesh Vasudev
money bill. ol.269.(b)Theno-confidencemotion.It
S avalankar. Neelam Sanjiva Reddy -He
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SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) moved in the Lok Sabha(andnotinthe served as the sixth president of India
(a) Secretary General of the Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha) to test the confidence of (1977-82). Ananthasayanam Ayyangar -
(b) Secretary General of the Rajya Sabha the government. It needsthesupportof First deputy speaker of Lok Sabha. Lok
(c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha 50memberstobeadmitted.Otherways Sabha-Maximumstrength:Fixedat550
(d) Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha to ensure executive accountability: out ofwhich530aretorepresentstates
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ol.266.(c) Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
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- Provisions as to introduction and
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passingofBills.Article108-Jointsitting Q.270. Which of the following is not a
of both Houses in certaincases.Article abinet committee?
c .273. When was the first general
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109 - Special procedure in respect of SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (2nd Shift) election for Lok Sabha held in India ?
Money Bills. Article 110 - Definition of (a) Appointment Committee of the SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
“MoneyBills”.Article197-Restrictionon Cabinet (a) 1950-51 (b) 1949-50
powers of Legislative CouncilastoBills (b) Committee on Political Affairs (c) 1948-49 (d) 1951-52
other than Money Bills. (c) Committee on Investment and Growth
(d) Committee on Conflicts among ol.273.(d) 1951-52. First Lok Sabha:
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.267.Afterhowmanydaysofabsence
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from Parliament without permissionwill Congress) became India’s first
a Member of Parliament be disqualified? ol.270.(d) Cabinet Committees a
S re democratically elected Prime Minister.
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) organisational devices to lessen the
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7th Lok Sabha Election (2019):
1 ( b) Law Commission of India for the qualification of amemberofthe
Narendra Modi (Bharatiya Janata Party) (c) Minister of Law & Justice arliament. Accordingly, He must be a
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p There is no minimum age prescribed in
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can grant the Supreme Court additional court.
Q.274. How longcanapersonremaina powers that are in line with the
inister without being a member of
m Constitution's provisions. These extra Q.280.TheLegislativeCouncilofastate
either House of the State Legislature? powersshouldhelptheCourtbetterfulfill omprises not more than ______ of the
c
SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (1st Shift) its constitutional jurisdiction. President total number of members in the
(a) 15 days (b) 6 months of India : Articles 52 - 62 (Part V), Legislative Assembly of the state.
(c) 1 year (d) 2 months ParliamentofIndia:Articles79-122(Part SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening)
V), Supreme Court : Articles 124-147 (a) two - third (b) three - fourth
ol.274.(b) 6 months. Articles 163-164
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dealswiththeCouncilofMinisters(CoM)
instates.Thearticles75(5)and164(4) Q.277. In India, during a meeting ofthe Sol.280.(c) one-third. State Legislative
state that a minister whoforanyperiod egislative Assembly or Council,ifthere
L ouncil size cannot be less than 40
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memberofeitherhouseofParliamentor ________toadjourntheHouseorsuspend the total number of members of a
state legislaturerespectivelyshallcease the meeting. Legislative Council are indirectlyelected
to be such minister at the expiration of Higher Secondary 27/06/2023 (Shift - 3) (1/12 are elected by graduates of three
that period. (a) Chairman/Governor years standing and residing within the
(b) Speaker/Chairman state, 1/12 are elected by teachers of
Q.275. Which of the following pairs (c) Governor/Chief Minister threeyearsstandinginthestate, 1/3are
is/are correctly matched regarding the (d) Speaker/Chief Minister electedbythemembersofthelegislative
terminology used in the Parliament? assembly of the state from amongst
A. Appropriation Bill - A Money Bill ol.277.(b) Speaker/Chairman. Article
S persons who are not members of the
passed for providing for the withdrawal 100-VotinginHouses,powerofHouses assembly, and 1/3 are elected by the
or appropriation from and out of the to act notwithstanding vacancies and members of local bodies) and the 1/6
Consolidated Fund of India quorum.Quorum-Itreferstothenumber are nominated by the Governor. The
B. Demand for Grants - Earmarking of of members that must be present for a Chairman and Deputy Chairman are
budgetary allocation for meeting only housemeetingtotakeplace. Article189 elected by the members of the
planned expenditure of a (3)-Thequorumtoconstituteameeting Legislative Council among themselves.
Ministry/Department of the state legislature shall be ten Article 171 - Composition of the
C.ShortDurationDiscussion-Forraising members or one-tenth of the total Legislative Councils.
adiscussiononamatterofurgentpublic number of members of the house
importance for whichanoticehastobe whichever is greater. .281.Amaximumof_________members
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SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (4th shift) the Constitution of India lays down the Sabha.
(a) A, B and C (b) B and C only maximumstrengthoftheRajyaSabhaas SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Morning)
(c) A only (d) A and C only 250 ? (a) 12 (b) 25 (c) 18 (d) 10
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(included in the annual financial ol.278.(b) Article 80. Rajya Sabha
S literature,science,artandsocialservice'.
statementandrequiredtobevotedupon consists of 238 members representing Rajya Sabha (The Council of States):
in the Lok Sabha) are submitted in the States and Union Territories,and12 Upper House. maximum strength - 250.
pursuance of Article 113 of the members nominated by the President. Current strength - 245. Article 80 –
Constitution. Short Duration Discussion Article 85 - Sessions of Parliament, Composition of the Council of States
is a procedural device to enable prorogation and dissolution. Article 81 - (Rajya Sabha). Article 84 - Qualification
memberstoraisediscussiononmatters CompositionoftheHouseofthePeople. for membershipofParliament.Schedule
of urgent public importance without a Article 83 - Duration of Houses of IV-allocationofseatsintheRajyaSabha
formal motion on a matter of urgent Parliament. to the states and UTs.
publicimportance.TheSpeakercanallot .279.At least how old must be an
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two days in a week for such discussions. .282.A Money Bill should be returned
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Indian citizen to be a member of Rajya to the Lok Sabha within ___ days by Rajya
Q.276. Which of the following can make Sabha? Sabha, either with recommendations or
rovisions for Ancillary powers of the
p SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Afternoon) without recommendations.
Supreme Court? (a) 30 years (b) 25 years SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Evening)
SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift) (c) 35 years (d) 20 years (a) 8 (b) 21 (c) 14 (d) 10
(a) President of India Sol.279.(a) 30 years.Article 84 provides
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ol.282.(c)14.MoneyBill(Article110)-
S r etire after every two years).Article80- tate Legislative Assemblies for the:
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It is involved with tax collection, public Composition of the Council of States. SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Morning)
expensebills,andothersignificantcosts Rajya Sabha - constituted on 3 April (a) scheduled tribes
associatedwithrunningthegovernment. 1952. Chairman (ex officio) - Vice (b) other backward classes
Money Bill Types - Financial Bill and PresidentofIndia.Seatsatpresent-245 (c) differently abled
Appropriation Bill. The Speaker has the (233 Elected + 12 Nominated). Voting (d) women
authority to determine whether or not a system - 238 members are elected by
specific bill is a money bill. single transferable vote by state ol.290.(a) Scheduled tribes. Article
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legislatures, 12 membersarenominated 366(25) of the Constitution deals with
Q.283. Archana wishes to contest for by thePresident.MaximumRajyaSabha Scheduled Tribes. There are over 705
okSabhaelectionsinIndia.Whatisthe
L seats - Uttar Pradesh (31). tribes which have been notified. The
maximum limit of constituencies that largestnumberoftribalcommunitiesare
can she contest? .287. The term 'Parliament' refers to
Q found in Odisha.RelatedCommitteesto
SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Morning) the_________ Schedule tribes : Xaxa Committee
(a) One (b) Four (c) Three (d) Two SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift) (2013), BhuriaCommission(2002-2004),
(a) Rajya Sabha (b) Lok Sabha Lokur Committee (1965). The Fifth
ol.283.(d) Two. Candidates were
S (c) State legislature (d) National legislature Schedule of the Constitution deals with
allowedtocontestmorethanTwoseats AdministrationandControlofScheduled
until 1996. As per, Section 33(7)ofthe ol.287.(d) National legislature. The
S Areas and Scheduled Tribes in states
RPA (Representation of the People Act) Indian Parliament comprises the other than Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura
1951, one candidatecancontestfroma President and the two Houses - Rajya and Mizoram. The Sixth Schedule deals
maximumoftwoconstituencies.Section Sabha (Council of States) and Lok withtheadministrationofthetribalareas
70 bars candidates from representing Sabha. The State Legislature is the in Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and
two constituencies in the Lok legislative body of the state in India. It Mizoram.
Sabha/state, which means candidates comprises the Legislative Assembly,the
have to vacate one seat in case of Legislative Council(insomecases),and .291.Which of the following is NOT a
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winning both the seats. the State Governor. kind of question related to Indian
Parliamentary Proceedings?
Q.284. What is the term of the State Q.288. Which of the following can alter SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Afternoon)
legislative assembly in India as per t he boundary of a state or change its (a) Starred Question
Indian constitution ? name? (b) Unstarred Question
SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Afternoon) SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (2nd Shift) (c) Short Notice Question
(a) 3 years (b) 5 years (a) State government (b) Parliament (d) Long Notice Question
(c) 4 years (d) 7 years (c) Supreme Court (d) High Court
ol.291.(d) Long Notice Question.
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ol.284.(b) 5 years. State Legislature
S ol.288.(b)Parliament. Article3 states
S StarredQuestionsarethoseforwhichan
(Article168-212)comprisesLegislative that the Parliament may by law form a oral answer is expected. Non-starred
AssemblyandLegislativeCouncil.Article new State by separation of a territory questions are those for which a written
170 - Composition of the Legislative fromanyStateorbyunitingtwoormore replyisexpected.Shortnoticequestions
Assemblies.Article171-Compositionof States completely or in parts or by arethosewhichareaskedonmattersof
the Legislative Councils.Legislative uniting any territory to a part of any urgent public importance and can be
Council members are electedforaterm State. asked on a shorter notice, less than 10
of 6 years. days.
.289. Who runs the governmentatthe
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.285. The Lok Sabha (House of the
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People)wasdulyconstitutedforthefirst system? 'the temple of the country's democracy'?
time on _______ . SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (2nd Shift) SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Evening)
SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Evening) (a) The President and Council of (a) Raj Ghat (b) Supreme Court
(a) 26 April 1950 (b) 17 April 1952 Ministers (c) Ashok Pillar (d) Parliament
(c) 18 January 1950 (d) 20 April 1951 (b) The Prime Minister and Council of
Ministers ol.292.(d) Parliament (Article 79)
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ol.285.(b) 17 April1952.TheFirstLok
S (c) The Prime Minister consists of the President (Article 52),
Sabha lasted for a full five yearstenure (d) The President Council of States (Article 80 - Rajya
and was dissolved on 4 April 1957. Sabha)andHouseofthePeople(Article
Article 79 of theConstitutiondealswith ol.289.(b) The Prime Minister and the
S 81 - Lok Sabha).
the Parliament consisting of the Council of Ministers run the
President, Lok Sabha, and Rajya Sabha. Parliamentarysystem(cabinetsystemor Q.293. To whom is the Council of
First Lok Sabha Speaker - GV Mavlankar. the Responsible government, Prime inisters collectively responsible?
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Minister Model) at the National level. SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Evening)
Q.286. What is the tenure of a Rajya Articles 74 and 75 (Part V) provide the (a) Lok Sabha
abha member?
S parliamentary system for the centre. (b) Parliament
SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening) Article 163 and 164 (Part VI) provides the (c) Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(a) Five years (b) Three years parliamentary system for the states. (d) President of India
(c) Six years (d) Two years
.290.The Constitution provides for
Q ol.293.(a) Lok Sabha.Article74(deals
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Sol.286.(c) Six years (one third members reservation of seats in the Lok Sabha and with the status of the council of
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inisters), Article 79 (There shall be a
m of the Supreme Court, High Court, .302.An alliance formed by political
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Parliament), Article 80 (Rajya Sabha), istrict Court or Subordinate Court.
D partiesafterelectionswhennopartyhas
Article81(LokSabha).ImportantArticle beenabletogetadequateseatstoform
- Impeachment ofPresident(Article61), .298. _____________ is a motionmoved
Q a clear majority is called_____.
Disqualificationsformembership(Article byamembertocutshortthedebateona SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Evening)
102), Right of President to address and matter before the House. (a) coalition (b) appropriation
send messages to Houses (Article 86). SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Morning) (c) allegiance (d) prorogation
(a) Closure (b) No-Confidence
Q.294.Whichofthefollowingstateshas (c) Privilege (d) Censure Sol.302.(a) A coalition government is a
t wo houses in its state legislature? f orm of government in which political
SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Morning) ol.298.(a) ‘Closure Motion’ . No
S partiescooperatetoformagovernment.
(a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra ConfidenceMotion’alsocalledasMotion Appropriationiswhenmoneyissetaside
(c) Rajasthan (d) Jharkhand of No Confidence: A Vote of No for a specific and particular purpose or
Confidence is a formal proposal in Lok purposes. Prorogation means the
Sol.294.(b) Maharashtra. 6 out of 28 Sabha to evoke a decision of the house. terminationofasessionoftheHouseby
tates have bicameral legislatures:
s an order made by the President under
Andhra Pradesh (Seats- 58) ,Bihar(75), Q.299. According to the Indian
onstitution, what is the tenure of the
C Article 85(2)(a) of the Constitution.
Karnataka (75), Maharashtra (78), Allegiance,thetiethatbindsanindividual
Telangana (40), and Uttar Pradesh (100). membersoftheStateLegislativeCouncil
in India? to another individual or institution.
Q.295. The state legislative assembly SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Afternoon) .303.The period between prorogation
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as a strength of ____, with exceptions
h (a) 10 years (b) 3 years of Parliament and re-assembly inanew
for smaller states. (c) 4 years (d) 6 years session is called______.
SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Morning) SSC MTS 21/07/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) 600 to 1000 (b) 60 to 500 Sol.299.(d) 6 years. It is a permanent
ody and is not subject to dissolution.
b (a) adjournment (b) recess
(c) 50 to 400 (d) 10 to 100 (c) dissolution (d) cut motion
The tenure of a Member of the
ol.295.(b) 60 and 500 members .
S Legislative Council (MLC) is six years, ol.303.(b) Recess. An adjournment
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Howeveranexceptionmaybegrantedin with one-third of the members retiring suspends the work in a sitting for a
the states of Goa, Sikkim,Mizoram,and every two years. specifiedtime,whichmaybehours,days
the union territory of Puducherry which orweeks.Adissolutionendstheverylife
havefewerthan60members.Maximum .300. Who hasthepowertoabolishor
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create a legislative council in the state? of the existingHouse,andanewHouse
seats (Uttar Pradesh; 403) and least is constitutedaftergeneralelectionsare
number of seats (Puducherry; 30). SSC MTS 18/07/2022 (Morning)
(a) Parliament held. Cutmotionisapowergiventothe
Q.296. According to the Indian (b) High court of the concerned State members oftheLokSabhathatenables
onstitution, the House of People shall
C (c) President itsmemberstoopposeanydemandina
consistofnotmorethan______members (d) Chief minister of the concerned state Finance Bill proposed by a government
to represent the Union territories. .304.IntheabsenceoftheSpeakerand
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SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Evening) ol.300.(a)Parliament.Accordingtothe
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Article 169 of the Constitution of India, the Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha, who
(a) thirty (b) twenty presides over thejointsittingofthetwo
(c) fifteen (d) Thirty-five the Parliament of India can create or
abolishtheStateLegislativeCouncilofa houses of Parliament?
ol.296.(b) Twenty. The Lok Sabha is
S state if that state's legislature passes a SSC CHSL 24/05/2022 (Afternoon)
composed of representatives of people resolution for that with a special majority. (a) Chairman of Rajya Sabha
chosenbydirectelectiononthebasisof (b) Any senior member of Rajya Sabha
adultsuffrage.Themaximumstrengthof Q.301. Which of the following is NOTa (c) Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
theHouseenvisagedbytheConstitution f eature of parliamentary government in (d) Any senior member of Lok Sabha
is now 550 (530 members to represent India?
SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Evening) ol.304.(c) Deputy Chairman of Rajya
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States, 20 to represent Union Territories)
(a) Membership of the ministers in the Sabha. Article 93 - The Speaker and
.297.Howmanyorgansofgovernment
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are there according to the Indian (b) Undissolvable lower house People.Article95-PoweroftheDeputy
Constitution? (c) Presence of nominal and real Speaker or other person to perform the
SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Evening) executives duties of the office of, or to act as,
(a) Two (b) Four (c) One (d) Three (d) Collective responsibility of the Speaker. Article 96 - TheSpeakerorthe
executive to the legislature Deputy Speaker not to preside while a
Sol.297.(d) Three Organs: the resolution for his removal from officeis
egislatureconsistsofthePresidentand
L ol.301.(b) Undissolvablelowerhouse.
S under consideration.
twoHouses,knownasCouncilofStates Features of Parliamentary Government :
(Rajya Sabha) and House of the People Nominal and Real Executives, Double Q.305. How many seatsofRajyaSabha
(Lok Sabha), the Executive consists of Membership, Collective Responsibility, re present in the state of Maharashtra?
a
thePresident,theVice-President,andthe Secrecy of procedure, Prime Ministerial SSC CHSL 30/05/2022 (Afternoon)
Council of Ministers with the Prime Leadership, Majority Party Rule, (a) 19 (b) 10 (c) 31 (d) 25
Minister as the head to aid and advise Bicameral Legislature, Political
thePresident.andtheJudiciaryconsists ol.305.(a) 1
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eats elected in
Homogeneity, No fixed term. Maharashtra and t hey are indirectly
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lected by the state legislators of
e peakerappointedforalimitedperiodof
s finance commission for every 5 years
a
Maharashtra. The fourth Schedule time to conduct the works in theLower to review the financial situation of
contains theprovisionsinrelationtothe House of Parliament after the General municipalities and panchayats. Article
allocation of seats forStatesandUnion elections. 112 - Annualfinancialstatement.Article
Territories in the Rajya Sabha. Article 80: 200 - Assent to Bills.
Composition of the Council of States. .310.The process of impeachment of
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the President of India can be initiated in: .313. Who among the following has
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.306. The salary and allowances of
Q SSC CHSL 18/03/2020 (Afternoon) given extraordinary powers during an
leaders of opposition in parliament are (a) Rajya Sabha but not in Lok Sabha emergency?
governed by the Act passedforthefirst (b) Either house of the parliament SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning)
time by the parliament in the year ______. (c) Lok Sabha but not in Rajya Sabha (a) Prime Minister (b) The President
SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Afternoon) (d) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha or any state (c) The Chief Justice (d) The Governor
(a) 1972 (b) 1982 (c) 1977 (d) 1979 legislative assembly
ol.313.(b)ThePresident.ThePresident
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ol.306.(c) 1977. Second Schedule of
S ol.310.(b) Either house of the
S of India isempoweredtoproclaimthree
the Indian Constitution deals with the Parliament. Under Article 61: The types of emergencies to handle
provisions in relation to allowances, Presidentcanberemovedfromofficeby extraordinary situations in the country.
privileges,emolumentsof:ThePresident a process of impeachmentfor‘violation National Emergency (Article 352), State
of India, Governors of Indian States, of the Constitution’. These charges Emergency or President rule (Article
Speaker ofLokSabha&DeputySpeaker should be signed by one-fourth of 356), Financial Emergency (Article360).
of Lok Sabha etc. The leader of the members of theHouse(thatframedthe The President can proclaim National
largest Opposition party having notless charges),anda14days’noticeshouldbe Emergency only afterreceivingawritten
than one-tenth of the seats of the total given tothePresident.NoPresidenthas recommendation from the cabinet.
strength of the House is recognized as so far been impeached.
t he leader of the Opposition in that .314.AGovernorshall,notwithstanding
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the expiration of his term, continue to
House opposition cabinet. President, Vice President and
hold office until ______________.
Q.307. The SpeakeroftheHouseofthe Prime Minister SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon)
eople may submit his resignation to the:
P (a) the President’s consent
Q.311. Who was the second
SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Afternoon) (b) the Legislative Secretary takes charge
v ice-President of India?
(a) Deputy Speaker of the House of the (c) he/she has aid and advice of the
SSC CGL Tier II 26/10/2023
People Chief Minister
(a) VV Giri
(b) President (d) his/her successor enters his/her
(b) Krishna Kant
(c) Prime Minister office
(c) Dr Zakir Hussain
(d) Vice-President
(d) Dr S Radhakrishnan ol.314.(d) Governor - He is the
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ol.307.(a) Deputy Speaker. As per
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Sol.311.(c) Dr Zakir Hussain (1962 bytheadviceofthecouncilofministers.
Article 93 of theIndianConstitution,the
-1967) - He was the third President of He functions as a vital linkbetweenthe
Lok Sabha has a Speaker and a Deputy
Indiafrom1967-1969,andthefirstIndian Union Government and the State
Speaker.
Presidenttodieinofficein1969.Hewas Government. Article 156 - It deals with
.308. In the Lok Sabha, discussion
Q awarded Bharat Ratnain1963.Firstfive the term of office of a governor. A
under which rule of the Constitution of vice presidents of India : First - Dr. governor must: Be a citizen of India,Be
India does not involve a formal motion Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1952-1962). at least 35 years of age, Not be a
before the House? Third-Sh.V.V.Giri(1967-1969).Fourth- member of either the house of the
SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Morning) Sh. Gopal Swarup Pathak (1969-1974). parliament or the house of the state
(a) Rule 123 (b) Rule 193 Fifth - Sh. B.D.Jatti (1974-1979). legislature, Not hold any office of profit.
(c) Rule 146 (d) Rule 157
.312.Who will cause every year, annual
Q .315.WhichofthefollowingArticlesof
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ol.308.(b)Rule 193- Notice for raising
S financial statements to be laid before the the Indian Constitution deals with the
discussion. Rule 123- Considerationof Legislative Assembly of the State? relationship between the Prime Minister
amendments made by Council . Rule SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon) and the President?
146- Procedure on motion for (a) President SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon)
consideration being carried . Rule 157- (b) Governor (a) Article 35 (b) Article 25
Voting on motions . (c) Deputy Chief Minister (c) Article 75 (d) Article 45
(d) Chief Minister
.309. Who among the following
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appointstheSpeaker'Protem'oftheLok ol.312.(b)Governor:FinancialPowers-
S down that the power to make laws, to
Sabha? Money bill canonlybeintroducedinthe give effect to certain specified
SSC CGL 23/08/2021(Evening) state legislature on his prior fundamentalrights,shallvestonlyinthe
(a) Prime Minister recommendation. No demand for grant Parliament and not in the state
(b) Chief Justice of Supreme Court can be made except on his legislatures.Article25-Itguaranteesthe
(c) President recommendation. Money from the freedom of conscience, the freedom to
(d) Chief Election Commissioner contingencyfundcanbewithdrawnafter profess, practice, andpropagatereligion
his recommendation for meeting the to all citizens.
Sol.309.(c) President. He is a temporary unforeseen expenditures.Heconstitutes
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Q.316. When the President of India t heCouncilofStates.Article62-Timeof ( b) Indira Gandhi
eeps a bill (except money bill and
k holding election to fill vacancy in the (c) Jawaharlal Nehru
constitutional amendment bill) pending officeofPresidentandthetermofoffice (d) Gulzarilal Nanda
for an indefinite period, it is called______. of person elected to fill casual vacancy.
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) ol.322.(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru. First in
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.319.Under which Article of the Indian
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(a) absolute veto of the President
Constitution shall the executive power of BhaiPatel,WomenPrimeMinister-Indira
(b) amendatory veto of the President
the Union be vested in the President ? Gandhi, Women President - Pratibha
(c) pocket veto of the President
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning) Patil, Women Chief Minister - Sucheta
(d) suspensive veto of the President
(a) Article 55 (b) Article 56 Kripalani (Uttar Pradesh), Women Lok
Sol.316.(c)PocketvetoofthePresident. (c) Article 53 (d) Article 58 Sabha Speaker - MeiraKumar(15thLok
eto Power of the President of India is
V Sabha).
ol.319.(c) Article 53. Other Articles:
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guided by Article 111. Three types of
Article 55 - Manner of election of .323. What is the tenure of the
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Veto Power: Absolute veto, Suspensive
President. Article 56 - Term of office of Vice-President of India?
veto and Pocket veto. Absolute Veto: It
President (5 y ears). Article 58 - SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
refers to the power of the President to
Qualifications for election as President. (a) Until the age of 65
withhold his assent to a bill passed by
Article 57 - Eligibility for re-election. (b) Until he wants to hold the office
the Parliament. The bill then ends and
Article 59-ConditionsofthePresident's (c) 6 years
does not become an act. Suspensive
office. Article60-Oathoraffirmationby (d) 5 years
Veto: The President uses a suspensive
the President. Article 61 -Procedurefor
vetowhenhereturnsthebilltotheIndian Sol.323.(d)5years.Vicepresidentisthe
impeachment of the President.
Parliament for its reconsideration. econd highest constitutional office in
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Q.320. Whose prior recommendation is India.Article63-VicePresidentofIndia.
.317.ThePresidentofIndiadecideson
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r equiredtointroducemoneybillsinstate The Vice-President of India is elected
thequestionastothedisqualificationof
legislature? indirectlybymembers(electedaswellas
Members of Parliament in consultation
SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (1st Shift) nominated) of Lok Sabha and Rajya
with the ____________.
(a) Speaker of the House Sabha. Article 89 - The Vice President
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon)
(b) Chief Minister presidesoverthemeetingsofthecouncil
(a) Vice President
(c) Governor of states.
(b) Supreme Court of India
(d) Advocate General
(c) Parliament Q.324. Who was the Prime Minister of
(d) Election Commission of India ol.320.(c) Governor: Appointed by the
S IndiawhentheFundamentalDutieswere
President. Article 153 - Governors of first incorporated in the Constitution of
Sol.317.(d) Election Commission of States. A governor must be at least 35
I ndia. Article 103 - It deals with the India?
years of age. Articles related to Money SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
decisions of disqualifications of Bill: Article 110 - Concerned with
members of Parliament. Itprovidesthat (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
financial matters like taxation, public (b) Indira Gandhi
the president shall obtaintheopinionof expenditure, etc. Article 198 -Itshallbe
the Election Commission and act (c) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
introduced only in a Legislative (d) Rajiv Gandhi
accordingtosuchopinion.Article102-It Assembly, not in Legislative council.
provides for Disqualification for Sol.324.(b) Indira Gandhi : 3rd Prime
membership of Parliament If he holds .321. Who nominates members to the
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inister of India and first and, to date,
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any office of profit, unsound mind, RajyaSabhabasedontheirexcellencein
only female prime minister of India.
undischarged insolvent, Not a citizen of literature, science, artandsocialservice
India. Other provisions: Anti-Defections ? Q.325. Who holds the authority of
(10th Schedule), Section 8 of SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (3rd Shift) t ransferring judges from one Highcourt
Representation of People Act 1951,and (a) The Chief Justice of India to another High Court?
Section 499 and 500 of Indian Penal (b) The President SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (2nd shift)
Code. (c) The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha (a) The senior most judge of Supreme
(d) The Prime Minister Court
Q.318. Which Article of the Indian
(b) The chief justice of india
onstitution lays the condition that the
C ol.321.(b) The President. He is the
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(c) The president of india
President, once elected, shall NOT be a nominal executive authority ofIndia.The
(d) The law minister of india
member of either the House of RajyaSabhashallhave250membersout
Parliament or state legislature? of which 238 represents the state and ol.325.(c) The President of India
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SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening) union territories, and 12 members shall (Article 52). Article 222 - Transfer of a
(a) Article 79 (b) Article 80 benominatedbythePresidentwhohave Judge from one High Court to another.
(c) Article 62 (d) Article 59 special knowledge of Art, Science, Article 217-Appointmentandconditions
Literature and Social Sciences. Fourth oftheofficeofaJudgeofaHighCourt.
ol.318.(d) Article 59.Article 79 - There
S Schedule - Allocation of seats in the Article 124 - Establishment and
shall be a Parliament for the Union Council of States (Rajya Sabha). constitution of the Supreme Court.
which shall consistofthePresidentand
Article 218 - Application of certain
twoHousestobeknownrespectivelyas .322.Who was our first Prime Minister?
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provisionsrelatingtotheSupremeCourt
the Council of States and the House of SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
toHighCourts.Article214-HighCourts
the People. Article 80 - Composition of (a) Rajendra Prasad
for States.
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Q.326. Which of the following rticle153-Governorsofastate, Article
A of the Ministers.
tatements are correct regarding
s 154-Executivepowerofthestate,Article (c) Appointment of the Speaker of the
removal of the President of India? 155 - Appointment of governor, Article Legislative Assembly.
A. The impeachment process can be 156 -Termsofofficeofgovernor,Article (d) Appointment of Advocate General of
initiated in either House of Parliament. 159-Oathoraffirmationbythegovernor, the state in consultation with Attorney
B. The impeachment charges must be Article 163 - Council of ministers to aid general.
signed by the one-third members of the and advise governor, Article 165 -
House in which the process is initiated. Advocate general for the state, Article ol.331.(a) Article 167 imposes on the
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C. In the impeachment process, a 30 166 - Conduct of business of the Chief Minister the responsibility of
days' notice should be given to the government of a state , Article 170 - keeping the Governor informed of all
President. Composition of the legislative decisions made by the Council of
D.Theimpeachmentresolutionispassed assemblies Ministers concerning administrationand
by a majority of two-thirds of the total legislation.Article178-Itdealswiththe
membership of that House. .329. Who,beingtheCommander-in-
Q corresponding position for Speaker and
SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (2nd shift) Chief of the Indian ArmedForces,takes Deputy Speaker of the Legislative
(a) B and C only (b) A, B and C only the salute of different regiments of the Assemblyofastate.Article165-Related
(c) A, B, C and D (d) A and D only armed forces during the march-past on to theofficeoftheAdvocateGeneralfor
Republic Day? the Stateswhoisthehighestlawofficer
ol.326.(d) A and D only. Article 61:
S SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (2nd shift) in the State.
Procedure for impeachment of the (a) The Defence Minister of India
President. The impeachment charges (b) The Prime Minister of India .332.Who among the following served
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must be signed by not less than (c) The Home Minister of India the shortest tenure as the Prime Minister
one-fourth members of the house in (d) The President of India of India ?
whichtheprocessisinitiated.Afourteen SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (1st shift)
day notice should be given to the Sol.329.(d)PresidentofIndia:-Thehead (a) HD Deva Gowda (b) VP Singh
president. Impeachment of the President f the state andheisthefirstcitizenof
o (c) Chandra Shekhar (d) IK Gujral
was taken from the US Constitution. India. Powers of President: Heappoints
attorney general of India (Article 76), Sol.332.(c) Chandra Shekhar. Shri
.327.Whoadministersoathofofficeto
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the Vice President of India? (Article 148), He deals with 3 types of January1966and 27May1964-9June
SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (4th shift) emergencies in Part XVIII National 1964)servedtheshortesttenureasPM.
(a) The Prime Minister of India Emergency(Article352),President’sRule HDDevaGowda(June1,1996-April21,
(b) The Speaker of Lok Sabha (Article356&365),FinancialEmergency 1997)-11thPrimeMinisterofIndia.V.P.
(c) The President of India (Article 360). Article 123 - Power ofthe Singh(December2,1989-November10,
(d) The Chief Justice of India President to promulgate Ordinances 1990) - 7th Prime Minister of India.
during recess of Parliament. Chandra Shekhar (10 November 1990
ol.327.(c) The President of India.
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Article 69 - Oath or affirmation b
y the
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Vice-President. He is the ex-officio
efore entering upon hisofficetakesan
b ministerwasJawaharlalNehru,(16years
Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. Some
oath or affirmation before ____________. and 286 days).
other Oaths administered by the
SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (4th shift)
President: Prime Minister, Council of Q.333.Thereshallbea___________ with
(a) the Chief Justice of the High Court
Ministers, Chief Justice of India. t hePrimeMinisterattheheadtoaidand
exercising jurisdiction in relation to
the State advise the President of India.
.328.Which of the following
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(b) the President of India Higher Secondary 30/06/2023 (Shift - 2)
statements are correct regarding the
(c) the Chief Minister of the concerned (a) Council of States
State Executive ?
state (b) Council of Ministers
A. Article 152 of theIndianConstitution
(d) the Prime Minister of India (c) Advocate General
states 'Unless the context otherwise
(d) Attorney General for India
requires, the expression 'State' doesnot
ol.330.(a) Article 159 - Oath or
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B. The 7th Constitutional Amendment 74 - Council of Ministers. The advice
Justice of the High Court and in his
Act has providedfortheappointmentof tendered by Ministers to the President
Absence, senior most Judge of that
the samepersonasGovernorfortwoor shall not be inquired into in any court.
Court available. Article 155 - The
more states. Total number of ministers in the COM -
GovernorofaStateshallbeappointedby
C. The Supreme Court clearly mentioned 15%oftheLokSabha(Mandatedby91st
the President.Article153-Governorsof
that the office of the Governor is under Amendment Act of 2003).
States.
the control of the Central Government.
SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (4th shift) .334. The President of India shall be
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.331.What is the duty of the Chief
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(a) B and C only (b) A and C only elected by the members of an electoral
Minister, as mentioned under Article 167
(c) A, B and C (d) A and B only college consisting of:
of the Indian Constitution?
SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Morning)
SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (4th shift)
ol.328.(d) A and B only. Part VI of
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(a) Communication of all decisions of the
Constitution (functioning of state of Parliament.
Council of Ministers to the Governor.
government). Articles under Part VI : II.The elected members of the Legislative
(b) Appointment and removal of Council
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ssemblies of the States.
A ol.337.(b) President. Article 124 (2) -
S ol.340.(d) A, B and C.The President
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including the Chief Justice of India. President - Rajendra Prasad (held office
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the Supreme Court. Article 124 (3) - of India). Article 54 - Election of
President of India. Article 53 - The
Qualification of Supreme court Judge. President, Article60-Oathoraffirmation
executivepoweroftheUnion.Article54-
by the President. Article 61- Procedure
ElectionofPresident.Article55-Manner Q.338. What is the minimum age (in for impeachment of the President.
ofelectionofPresident.Article56-Term y ears) a person should be if he/she is
of office of President. Article 58 - willing to be appointed as the Governor Q.341. Who among the following
Qualifications for election as President. of a state in India ? residents of India was also thedeputy
P
Article 60 - Oath or affirmation by the SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Afternoon) chairman of the Planning Commission?
President. Article 61 - Procedure for (a) 28 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 40 SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift)
impeachment of the President. (a) VV Giri
ol.338.(c) 35 years. Article 157 -
S (b) KR Narayanan
.335. The Inter-State Council consists
Q Qualifications for appointment as
of______ministersofCabinetrankinthe (c) Ramaswamy Venkataraman
Governor(mustbeacitizenofIndiaand (d) Pranab Mukherjee
UnionCouncilofMinistersnominatedby must have completed 35 years of age).
the Prime Minister of India. Article153- GovernorsofStates.Article Sol.341.(d) Dr. Pranab Mukherjee (13th
SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Evening) 154 - Executive power of State. Article resident). Other positionsheholdwere
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ol.335.(a) Six. Inter-State Council - A
S 58 - The presidential candidate must Minister of Defence (2004 - 2006),
constitutional body established by the complete theageof35years.Article84 MinisterofExternalAffairs(2006-2009),
President of India. Article 263 (b) - the minimum age for Lok Sabha 15th Leader of the Lok Sabha (2004 –
contemplates the establishment of an election shall be 25 years. 2012), Deputy Chairman ofthePlanning
inter-state council toeffectcoordination Commission (1991 - 1996), 14thLeader
Q.339. Who administers the Union of the Rajya Sabha (1980 – 1984),
between the states and between centre
erritories of India?
T MemberofParliament,LokSabha(2004
and states. EstablishedbythePresident
SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Morning) -2012),andMemberofParliament,Rajya
ofIndia.Compositionofthecouncil-PM
(a) President Sabha (1969 - 1981). V.V Giri (4th
as chairman, CM of all the states and
(b) Prime Minister President),K.RNarayan(10thpresident).
UTS having legislative assemblies,
(c) Chief Minister Ramaswamy Venkataraman (8th
Administrators of UTs not having
(d) Member of Legislative Assembly president).
legislative assemblies, Governors of
states under President’s rule, Five Sol.339.(a) President.Theadministrator Q.342. Which of the following
ministers of the cabinet rank are ppointed by the President runs the
a tatements about the Vice President of
s
permanent invitees of the council. administration on the behalf of the India is INCORRECT?
President. Part - VIII (Union Territories), SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
Q.336. Which Article of the Indian
Article 239 (Administration of Union (a) Members of State legislatures do not
onstitution talks about Oath or
c
territories). Article 239A (Creation of take part in his elections.
affirmation by the President?
local legislatures or councilofministers (b) He acts as the ex-officio Chairman of
SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Morning)
or both for certain Union territories. the Rajya Sabha.
(a) Article 72 (b) Article 60
Example (Pondicherry). Article 239AA (c) The Vice President is elected for five
(c) Article 45 (d) Article 56
(Special provisions with respect to Delhi). years.
Sol.336.(b) Article 60. It statesthatthe (d) He can be removed from his office by
Q.340. Which of the following
ath of office to the President is
o the President approved through a
tatements are correct regarding the
s
administered by the Chief Justice of resolution passed by the Lok Sabha
benefits of the retired President of India?
India. Article 72 - It empowers the and Rajya Sabha.
A.The former President of India will also
President to grant pardons to persons.
be entitled to a monthly pension of ₹2.5 Sol.342.(d)Vice president of India: The
Article 45-TheStateshallendeavourto
lakh. vice president is elected for five years.
provide early childhood care and
B.He/Sheisentitledtoasecretarialstaff Minimum age: 35. He acts as the
education to children below the age of
comprising a private secretary, a ex-officiochairmanoftheRajyasabha.In
sixyears.Article56-ThePresidentshall
personal assistant, an additional private the electoral college for Vice President,
hold office for a termoffiveyearsfrom
secretary, two peons, and office bothelectedandnominatedmembersof
the date he takes up his post.
expenses up to ₹1 lakh per annum. boththeHousesofParliamenttakepart.
Q.337.WhoappointstheChiefJusticeof C. He/She is also entitled to free MembersoftheStateLegislaturedonot
India? highest-class travel anywhere in India, participate in the election of the Vice
SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Afternoon) accompanied by one person, by rail, air, President.
(a) Vice - President or steamer.
(b) President SSC CGL Tier II (02/03/2023) .343. The system based on individual
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(c) Supreme Court Judge (a) A and B only (b) B and C only leadership is a __________ system.
(d) Prime Minister (c) A and C only (d) A, B and C SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
(a) semi-parliamentary (b) parliamentary
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(c) presidential (d)semi-presidential ministers. t hirty-five years, and be qualified for
(b) He presides over the meetings of the election as a member of the Council of
Sol.343.(c) Presidential. A presidential Council of Ministers. States.
systemisoneinwhichtheheadofstate (c) When he resigns or dies, it has no
is also the headofgovernment,andthe effect in the functioning of the council Q.350.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe
executive branch is independent of the of ministers. t hird Vice - President of India?
legislative branch.Parliamentarysystem (d) The Governor appoints ministers on SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Morning)
is a form of government where His recommendations. (a) BD Jatti (b) Zakir Hussain
executives hold the power with the (c) Gopal Swarup Pathak (d) V. V. Giri
majority support of the legislature. A Sol.346.(c) The Governor appoints the
semi-presidential system isarepublican hief Minister and other Ministers
C ol.350.(d)V.V.Giri. VicePresidentsof
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system of governance that c ombines (Article 164). The Chief Minister is the India-1stSarvepalliRadhakrishnan,2nd-
elementsofpresidentialdemocracywith head of the State Council of Ministers ZakirHussain,4thGopalSwarupPathak,
parliamentary democracy. and the real executive head of state 5th B D Jatti. 14th- Jagdeep Dhankhan.
government. Article 167 (Chief Minister Q.351. The election of the next
.344. Which is NOT correct about the
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President of India? ice-President is to be heldwithin_____
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state council of ministers). of the expiry ofthetermofofficeofthe
SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Morning)
(a) The President holds office for a Q.347.WhoamongthefollowingisNOT outgoing Vice-President.
period of five years. ppointed by the President of India?
a SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Afternoon)
(b) He is a part of the Parliament. Graduate Level 05/08/2022 (Shift - 3) (a) 90 days (b) 60 days
(c) Every bill passed by the Parliament (a) Ambassadors and High Commissioners (c) 120 days (d) 75 days
goes to the President for his assent (b) Comptroller and Auditor General of ol.351.(b) 60 days. Article 66 of the
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before it becomes a law. India Constitution of India states the manner
(d) He has veto power by which he can (c) Attorney General of India of election of the vice president.
withhold or refuse to give assent to (d) Solicitor General of India
Bills including Money Bill passed by the .352. Who among the following is the
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Parliament. ol.347.(d) Solicitor General of India
S 'Visitor' to all central universities of India?
(the second - highest law officer of the SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Evening)
Sol.344.(d) The President of India country) is appointed by the (a) President of India
( Articles 52-62) is the first citizen of AppointmentsCommitteeoftheCabinet (b) Chairman, University Grants
India. He is the head of state of the (ACC).AttorneyGeneralsofIndia(Article Commission
Republic of India. Heistheformalhead 76). Comptroller and Auditor General of (c) Union Minister of Human Resources
oftheexecutive,legislatureandjudiciary India (Article 148). Development
of India and is also the commander -in
Q.348. According to the Constitution of (d) Vice - President of India
-chief of the Indian Armed Forces.
Rajendra Prasad, the first president of India, the executive power of the state Sol.352.(a) President of India is the
India, is the only person to have held shall be vested in the______. 'Visitor'toallcentraluniversitiesofIndia.
office for two terms. SSC MTS 25/07/2022 (Afternoon) According to Article 52 of the
(a) President of India ConstitutionofIndia,thePresidentisthe
.345. Theemolumentsandallowances
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(b) Governor of the state head of state of the Republic of India.
of the President and other expenditure
(c) Chief Minister of the state
relating to his office is charged on the .353. Who among the following
Q
(d) Advocate-General of the state
______ of India. replaced Morarji Desai as the Prime
SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Afternoon) Sol.348.(b) Governor of the state. Minister of India in 1979?
(a) contingency fund ccording to Article 154 of the Indian
A SSC CGL 13/08/2021 (Morning)
(b) estimates fund Constitution, the executive power ofthe (a) Chandrasekhar (b) Devi Lal
(c) consolidated fund StateshallbevestedintheGovernorand (c) Jagjivan Ram (d) Charan Singh
(d) public accounts fund shall be exercised by him eitherdirectly
or through officers subordinate to him. Sol.353.(d) Charan Singh replaced
ol.345.(c) Consolidated Funds- Article
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266(1). Three types of funds of the
executive power of the Union shall be India in 1979. MorarjiDesaiwasthe4th
CentralGovernment–ConsolidatedFund
vested in the President. Prime Minister of India and served
of India - Revenues received by the
between 1977 and 1979.HewasIndia's
government and expenses made by it, .349. A candidate seeking election as
Q first non-Congress PM Charan Singh was
excluding the exceptional items. Vice-President is required to make a further replaced by Indira Gandhi.
ContingencyFundofIndia(Article267)- security deposit of _____.
the emergency fund for the nation and SSC CHSL 31/05/2022 (Morning) .354.Which Indian president used the
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PublicAccountsofIndia(Article266(2)- (a) ₹25,000 (b) ₹20,000 pocket veto for the Indian Post Office
those funds that are received on behalf (c) ₹30,000 (d) ₹15,000 (Amendment) Bill, 1986?
of the Government of India. SSC CHSL 19/04/2021 (Evening)
ol.349.(d) ₹15,000. The post of
S (a) APJ Abdul Kalam
.346. Which is NOT correctaboutthe
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powers of the Chief Minister? Part V) is the ex-officio chairmanofthe (c) Giani Zail Singh
Graduate Level 04/08/2022 (Shift - 2) Rajya Sabha. He should be a citizen of (d) Dr Rajendra Prasad
(a) He allocates portfolios among India, have completed the age of
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Sol.354.(c) Giani Zail Singh used the eliveredon24April1973.Thecasewas
d ct (1861) established High Courts of
A
ocket veto for the Indian Post Office
p filedbySriKesavanandaBharati(headof Calcutta, Madras and Bombay. The first
(Amendment) Bill, 1986. In Pocket veto, a Hindu religious mutt in Kerala), high court of India was established in
the bill is kept pending bythePresident challenging the constitutional validity of Kolkata and formally it was called the
foranindefiniteperiod.Heneitherrejects the 24th, 25thand29thAmendmentsto HighCourtofJudicatureatFortWilliam.
the bill nor returns the bill for theIndianConstitution.RomeshThappar India has 25 High Courts (now). Article
reconsideration. vs State of Madras: Freedom ofspeech 214 - High Court for each State. Article
and expression includes Freedom of 226-Powerofhighcourttoissuecertain
Judiciary press. AK Gopalan vs State ofMadras- writs. Article 216 - Constitution of High
Deals with the constitutionality of Court.
.355. Disputes between two or more
Q preventive detention. Sajjan Singh vs
StateofRajasthan-Involvedachallenge Q.361. Which of the following
states come under the _______ of the
to the validity of the Constitution (26th tatementsaretrueregardingtheFamily
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Supreme Court.
Amendment) Act. Courts (Amendment) Bill, 2022?
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning)
Graduate Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 4)
(a) original jurisdiction .358.TheStateofKeralaVsLeesamma
Q 1. The Family Courts (Amendment) Bill
(b) advisory jurisdiction Joseph case deals with __________. was introduced in Lok Sabha on 18
(c) Appellate Jurisdiction SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (2nd shift) July 2022.
(d) writ jurisdiction (a) dowry 2. The Bill amends the Family Courts Act,
Sol.355.(a) Original jurisdiction - The (b) the economic weaker section 1984.
owertohearanddetermineadisputein
p (c) education 3. The Act allows state governments to
the first instance. It is provided under (d) persons with disabilities establish Family Courts.
Article 131 of the Indian Constitution. 4. The Act is not applicable in Punjab and
ol.358.(d) persons with disabilities.
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Article 143 of the Indian Constitution Tamil Nadu.
ThiscasewasrelatedtoArticle16(equal
confers upon the Supreme Court (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 3 and 4
opportunity in the workplace). The SC
advisory jurisdiction. Article 133 - (c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
held that persons with physical
Appellate jurisdiction of Supreme Court disabilities have the right to reservation Sol.361.(a) 1, 2 and 3. Family Courts
inappealsfromHighCourtsinregardto in promotions. Other Important Cases - ( Amendment) Bill 2022 seeks toamend
civil matters. KesavanandaBharaticase:TheSupreme the Family CourtsAct,1984toestablish
Q.356. By which of the following writs Court gave the doctrine of the ‘Basic family courts in H imachal Pradesh and
t he Supreme Court and theHighCourts Structure’ of the constitution. Shayara Nagaland. Family Court Act, 1984 -
may call fortherecordofacasefroma Bano vs Union of India: The Supreme Enacted for the establishmentofFamily
lowercourtonanallegationofanexcess Court struck down the practice of triple Courts with a view to promote
of jurisdiction ? talaq and declared it unconstitutional. conciliation, and secure speedy
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon) settlement of disputes relating to
Q.359.The Supreme Court of India came
(a) Certiorari (b) Prohibition marriage and family affairs and for
into existence on ___________ .
(c) Mandamus (d) Habeas Corpus relatedmatters.AppointmentofJudges-
SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (2nd shift)
The State Government may, with the
ol.356.(a) Certiorari. Writs in India:
S (a) 30 January 1935 (b) 26 January 1950
concurrence of the High Court, appoint
Habeas Corpus - To produce a person (c) 15 August 1947 (d) 2 October 1952
one or morepersonstobetheJudgeor
before the court to determine whether ol.359.(b) 26January1950.50thChief
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theirdetentionislawful.Mandamus-To Justice of India: Dhananjaya Y.
direct a public official or authority to .362. The High court of Delhi was
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Chandrachud. On January 28,1950,two
perform a public duty. Prohibition - To established in _______.
days after India became a Sovereign
prohibitapublicofficialorauthorityfrom SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Evening)
DemocraticRepublic,theSupremeCourt
doing something that they are not (a) 1962(b) 1947(c) 1951(d) 1966
was inaugurated in the Chamber of
allowed to do. Quo Warranto - To Princes in the Parliament building. The ol.362.(d) 1966. The High Court of
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public office. buildingwaslaidon29October1954by They were Chief Justice K.S.Hegde,
Q.357. In which of the following cases Rajendra Prasad, the first President of JusticeI.D.Dua,JusticeH.R.Khannaand
t he Supreme Court, while laying out the India. The proceedings of the Supreme Justice S.K.Kapur. Presently, the
'basic structure' of theConstitutionheld CourtareconductedinEnglishlanguage sanctioned strength of Judges of the
that the democratic character of the only.ApersonwhohasbeenaJudgeof High Court of Delhi is 45 permanent
politywasanessentialcomponentofthe the Supreme Court is debarred from Judges and 15 AdditionalJudges.Chief
'basic structure" ? practising in any court of law or before Justice of Delhi High court (As of June
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning) any other authority in India. 2023) - Satish Chandra Sharma. Before
(a) Romesh Thappar vs State of Madras Q.360.TillwhichyeardidtheHighCourt 1966 under the States Reorganisation
(b) AK Gopalan vs State of Madras f Delhi continuetoexercisejurisdiction
o Act,1956Delhiwasunderthejurisdiction
(c) Kesavananda Bharati vs State of over Himachal Pradesh? of the Punjab High Court.
Kerala SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (2nd shift) .363.IntheIndianJudicialsystem,PIL
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(d) Sajjan Singh vs State of Rajasthan (a) 1969 (b) 1967 (c) 1971(d) 1968 stands for ___________.
Sol.357.(c)This judgement was Sol.360.(c) 1971.The Indian High Courts SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Evening)
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( a) Public Interest Litigation (Article 32) and HIgh Court (226). of contempt of court.
(b) Periodic Individual Litigation (b) The judges are financially dependent
(c) Private Interest Licence Q.367.AjudgeoftheSupremeCourtcan on both the executive and legislature
(d) Periodic Interest Litigation e removed only on the grounds of ______
b for their salaries and allowances.
SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (1st Shift) (c) The Constitution prescribes a very
Sol.363.(a) Public Interest Litigation. It (a) disrespect of the Constitution difficult procedure for removal of
r efers to litigation undertaken to secure (b) proven misbehaviour or incapacity judges.
public interest and demonstrates the (c) murder charges (d) The legislature is not involved in the
availability of justice to socially - (d) lack of knowledge process of appointment of judges.
disadvantaged parties and was
introducedbyJusticeP.N.Bhagwati.Itis Sol.367.(b) Proven misbehaviour or ol.370.(b)
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a relaxation of the traditional rule of incapacity. Article 124 - Thereshallbea allowances are fixed and not subject to
locus standi. Supreme Court of India. Article 143 - legislative approval. Supreme Court
Power of the President to consult the Judges {The Salaries, Pension and
Q.364. The first HighCourtinIndiawas Supreme Court. Allowances are charged upon the
stablished in ______________ .
e Consolidated Fund of India (Article 266
SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Morning) Q.368. Which of the following
jurisdictionsoftheSupremeCourtallows (1)}, High Court Judges {Salaries and
(a) 1860(b) 1862(c) 1867(d) 1857 Allowances are charged upon the
it to settle disputes between the centre
ol.364.(b) 1862. Calcutta High Court: It
S and state and amongst states? ConsolidatedFundoftheStatesandthe
was brought into existence under the SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (4th Shift) Pension is charged ontheConsolidated
High Court's Act (1861). Location - (a) Appellate (b) Advisory Fund of India} .
Esplanade Row West (Kolkata). (c) Writ (d) Original .371. The Indian judicial system is
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Jurisdiction - West Bengal and the based on:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Bombay ol.368.(d)Original. TheSupremeCourt
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(Articles124to147, PartV)hasOriginal SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Afternoon)
High Court {(14 August 1862) (Indian (a) both integrated and dual system
High Courts Act 1861)}, Madras High (Article131),Appellate(Article133-136),
and Advisory (Article 143) jurisdiction. (b) dual court system
Court {(15 August 1862, Indian High (c) multiple court system
Courts Act 1861}. Under Original Jurisdiction, SC canhear
the following cases: Any dispute (d) single integrated system
Q.365. In which of the followingcases betweentheIndianGovernmentandone ol.371.(d) single integrated system.
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id the Supreme Court o
d f India ormoreStates,Anydisputebetweenthe The judiciary is the watchdog of
pronounce the theory of the ‘Basic Indian Government and one or more democracy, andalsotheguardianofthe
Structure’ of the Constitution? States on one side and one or more Constitution. Structure of Indian
SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (4th Shift) States on the other side, Any dispute Judiciary{SupremeCourtatthetop,High
(a) Kesavananda Bharati Case, 1973 between two or more States. CourtsarebelowtheSC,andbelowthem
(b) Golaknath Case, 1967
.369. A Supreme Court or High Court
Q are the district and subordinatecourts}.
(c) Minerva Mills Case, 1980
judgecanberemovedbytheParliament Supreme Court {Articles (124 - 147),
(d) Swarn Singh Case, 1989
by: ChapterIV,PartV}, HighCourts{Articles
ol.365.(a) Kesavananda Bharati Case,
S SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Afternoon) (214 - 231), Chapter V, part VI},
1973-Parliamentcannotamendoralter (a) simple majority Subordinate courts {Articles(233-237),
the ‘Basic Structure’ of the constitution. (b) both simple and two third majority Chapter VI, Part VI}.
Golaknath Case, 1967 - Parliament (c) special majority .372.WhoamongthefollowingisNOT
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FundamentalRights.MinervaMillsCase,
ol.369.(c) Special majority.Special
S SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Afternoon)
1980-Parliamentcanamendanypartof
majority as per Article 249 requires a (a) The Prime Minister of India
theConstitutionbutitcannotchangethe
majority of 2/3rd members present and (b) The President of India
“Basic Structure” of the Constitution.
voting. For example, if out of the 245 (c) The Supreme Court of India
Swarn Singh Case, 1998 - In this case,
members in Rajya Sabha, only 150 are (d) The council of ministers
theSCheldtheUPGovernor'spardonof
a convict unconstitutional. present and voting, then the special Sol.372.(c)SupremeCourtofIndiaisthe
majority required as per Article 249 ighest constitutionalcourt,andhasthe
h
Q.366.WhatisthestructureoftheIndian wouldbe101.Simplemajorityreferstoa power of judicial review. It was
judiciary? majority of more than 50% of the established on 26 January 1950.
SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (4th Shift) members present and voting in the H.J.Kania was the first chief justice of
(a) One-tier (b) Two-tier House. MajoritiesintheConstitutioncan the Supreme Court. Article 124:
(c) Three-tier (d) Five-tier be categorised into four Types : Establishment and Constitution of
Absolute, Effective, Simple and Special. Supreme Court.
Sol.366.(c) Three-tier. The structure of
t he judiciary - Supreme Court (Article Q.370. Which is NOT correct about the
124)atthetop,HighCourts(Article214) independence of the judiciary in our Government Bodies
below them and session’s courts at the country?
lowestlevel.Article141(Lawdeclaredby SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Afternoon) Q.373. What is the maximum age for a
Supreme Court to be binding on all (a) The judiciary has the power to ember of a joint public service
m
courts). Writs issued by Supreme Court penalise those who are found guilty commission to hold his/her office as per
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t he Constitution of India ? Q.376. Which of the following is established in 1950. Part XV Election
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) r esponsible for attending to disputes ommission (324 - 329): Article 326 -
C
(a) 62 years (b) 66 years concerningrecruitmentandconditionsof ElectionstotheHouseofthePeopleand
(c) 65 years (d) 60 years service of public personnel at the Centre? to the Legislative Assemblies of States
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) to be on the basis of adult suffrage.
Sol.373.(a) 62 years. Joint State Public (a) Central Administrative Tribunal
erviceCommission(JSPSC)- Itcanbe
S (b) The Settlement and Appellate .380.Which of the following is NOT a
Q
created by an act of Parliament at the Tribunal constitutional body?
request of the state legislatures (c) The Competition Appellate Tribunal SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
concerned. It is a statutory body. Its (d) Joint Administrative Tribunal (a) Election Commission
chairman is appointed by thePresident. (b) Finance Commission
A member of a Public Service ol.376.(a)
S Central Administrative (c) Union Public Service Commission
Commission shall hold office foraterm Tribunal (CAT) - It is a Statutory body, (d) NITI Aayog
of six years. In the case of the Union established under Administrative
Commission, his or herminimumageis Tribunals Act, 1985. It comes underthe Sol.380.(d) NITI Aayog (National
65 years to attain the office. purviewofArticle323-A(Addedby42nd Institution for Transforming India) is a
amendment act1976).Itschairmanand Premier policy ‘Think tank’ of the
Q.374. Who was the first chairman of membersareappointedbythePresident Government of India. It wasestablished
inance Commission of India?
F after consulting the Chief justice of India. on January 1, 2015, to replace the
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning) Planning Commission. Aims - Promote
(a) K Santhanam Q.377.Whichofthefollowingisadutyof cooperative federalism by facilitating
(b) KC Neogy t he Attorney General of India? collaboration and constructive
(c) Ashok Kumar Chanda SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (3rd Shift) engagement between the central
(d) PV Rajamannar (a) To give advice to the Government of government and state governments.
India on legal matters Finance Commission - Established (22
ol.374.(b) KC Neogy. The Finance
S (b) To act as a judge in the Supreme November 1951). Union Public Service
Commission of India is an independent Court Commission (UPSC) - Established (1
constitutional body that is setupbythe (c) To advise the State Government October 1926). Election Commission -
President of India after every five years (d) To represent India in international Established (25 January 1950).
o r earlier to make recommendations on bodies
the distribution of financial resources Q.381.InIndia,whichMinistryissuesthe
between the Union and the states. The ol.377.(a) Attorney General (AG) of
S oins of all denominations?
c
recommendationsofFCsareadvisoryin India (Article-76) - He is a part of the SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (1st shift)
nature and not binding on the Union Union Executive and the highest law (a) Ministry of External Affairs
government. Article 280 - Finance officer of the country. Appointed by the (b) Ministry of Home Affairs
Commission. Chairman of 16th Finance President on the advice of the (c) Ministry of Mines
Commission of India - Arvind Panagariya. government.TermofOffice-Notfixedby (d) Ministry Of Finance
the constitution. They can take part in
.375.UnderwhichofthefollowingActs
Q the proceedings of both houses of ol.381.(d) Ministry of Finance. The
S
was the National Commission for parliament without voting rights. GovernmentofIndiahasthesolerightto
Women established? mintcoins.Theresponsibilityforcoinage
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning) Q.378. Who appoints the State Election vests with the Government of India in
(a) The National Commission for Women ommissioner ?
C accordance with the Coinage Act, 1906
Act, 1988 SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (1st Shift) as amended from time to time. The
(b) The National Commission for Women (a) Governor (b) Speaker designingandmintingofcoinsinvarious
Act, 1990 (c) Chief Minister (d) Advocate General denominations is also the responsibility
(c) The National Commission for Women of the Government of India. Coins are
Act, 1989 Sol.378.(a)Governor. TheStateElection minted at the four Indian Government
(d) The National Commission for Women ommissioner(SEC)isappointedbythe
C Mints at Mumbai, Alipore(Kolkata),
Act, 1987 Governor on the recommendation of a Saifabad (Hyderabad), Cherlapally
collegium,comprisingtheChiefMinister, (Hyderabad)andNoida(UP).Itis issued
ol.375.(b)TheNationalCommissionfor
S the Speaker of the State Legislative for circulation only through the Reserve
Women is a statutory body set up in Assembly and the Leader of Opposition Bank in terms of the RBI Act.
January 1992 under the National in the Legislative Assembly. Power of
Commission for Women Act, 1990 to SEC - Toconductfree,fairandimpartial Q.382.WhoistheAdministrativeHeadof
review the constitutional and legal elections to the local bodies in the state. t he Indian Audit and Accounts
safeguards for women; recommend Department ?
remedial legislative measures; facilitate Q.379. Who conducts electionsforboth SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (1st shift)
redressal of grievances and advise the t he houses of Parliament in India? (a) Accountant General
Government on all policy matters SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (2nd Shift) (b) Principal Accountant General
affecting women. TheFirstCommission (a) Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (c) Director General
was constituted on 31st January 1992 (b) Election Commission (d) The Comptroller and Auditor General
with Mrs. Jayanti Patnaik as the (c) President
(d) Prime Minister ol.382.(d)TheComptrollerandAuditor
S
Chairperson.
General (CAG). A
rticle 148 -Thereshall
Sol.379.(b) Election Commission -
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be a Comptroller andAuditorGeneralof t he SPSC shall hold office for atermof (adopted on 1January1990)turnedthe
India who shall be appointed by the six years or till the age of 62 years, ommission
c into a 3-member
President and shall only be removed whichever is earlier. Commission. The ECI body administers
from office in like manner and on like electionstotheLokSabha,RajyaSabha,
grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Q.385. Which of the following State Legislative Assemblies, State
Court. CAG audits all receipts and tatements is/are correct regarding the
s Legislative Councils and the offices of
expenditure of the Government of India Finance Commission of India? the President and the Vice President of
and the State Governments, including A. The Finance Commissionconsistsof the country.
those of autonomous bodies and a Chairman and four other members.
corporations substantially financed by B. The recommendations made by the .388. TheGramSabhaisameetingof
Q
the Government.Term-6yearsorupto Finance Commission are binding onthe alladultswholiveintheareacoveredby
65 years of age (whichever is earlier). government and government needs to a___________.
grant funds according to the advice of SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Afternoon)
Q.383. Which of the following the Commission. (a) district (b) city
tatements are correct regarding the
s C. Article 280 of theIndianConstitution (c) state (d) panchayat
Union Public Service Commission? talks abouttherecommendationsofthe
Sol.388.(d) Panchayat. The term Gram
A.TheParliamenthasthepowertomake Finance Commission.
abha is defined in the Constitution of
S
regulationsastoconditionsofserviceof SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (4th shift)
IndiaunderArticle243(b).GramSabhais
the Chairman,membersandstaffofthe (a) A and B only (b) A, B and C
the primary body of the Panchayati Raj
commission. (c) A only (d) B and C only
system and by far the largest. It is a
B. The Government of India Act, 1935,
ol.385.(c) Aonly.FinanceCommission
S permanent body. The power to annul a
envisaged a Public ServiceCommission
(FC) is a constitutional body under decision of the Gram Sabha rests with
fortheFederationandaProvincialPublic
Article 280. It is set up after every five the Gram Sabha only. Related Articles -
ServiceCommissionforeachProvinceor
years or earlier to make 243A - Constitution of Gram Sabha.
group of Provinces.
C. The Federal Public Service recommendations on the distribution of
Q.389. TheBureauofIndianStandardis
Commission came to be known as the financial resources between the Union
statutorybodyworkingundertheaegis
a
Union Public Service Commission by andthestates.Therecommendationsof
of which union ministry?
virtue of Clause(1)ofArticle378ofthe FCs are advisory in nature and not
SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift)
Constitution in 1950. binding on the Union government. The
(a) Ministry of Commerce and Industry
SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (1st shift) Union government notifies the
(b) Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium
(a) A and B only (b) A, B and C acceptance of the recommendations
Enterprises
(c) B and C only (d) A and C only through a Presidential Order, whichalso
(c) Ministry of Corporate Affairs
specifies the period for which they are
(d) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food
Sol.383.(c) B and C only. ThePresident valid (usually five years)andalsotables
and Public Distribution
asthepowertomakeregulationsasto
h an explanatory memorandum in
conditions of service of the Chairman, Parliament. ol.389.(d) The Ministry of Consumer
S
members and staff of the commission. Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. It
Unionpublicservicecommission(UPSC) .386.Which of the following is NOT a
Q operates various schemes like Product
: Established on - 1 October 1926. Constitutional Body in India? Certification (ISI mark), Management
Articles 315to323(PartXIV)-Provides Higher Secondary 28/06/2023 (Shift - 2) Systems Certification, Hallmarking of
fortheestablishmentofaPublicService (a) Election Commission of India Gold and Silver Jewellery/Artefacts and
Commission for the Union and a Public (b) State Human Rights Commission Laboratory Services. B ureau of Indian
Service Commission for each State. (c) State Public Service Commission Standards (BIS), earlier known as the
Work- Recruitingcivilservants.Thefirst (d) Union Public Service Commission of Indian Standards Institution (ISI), was
chairman of UPSC in independent India India founded in 1947. The BIS Act 2016,
was H. K. Kripalani. ol.386.(b) State Human Rights
S established the BIS as the National
Commission - It is a Statutory body, Standards Body of India. BIS recently
Q.384.The Chairman of a State Public celebrated its 75th anniversary.
ervice Commission canberemovedby
S established under protection of human
the order of the __________ . right act 1993. The Chairman and the .390.Which of the following is NOT one
Q
SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (3rd shift) members of the State Commission are of the objectives of the NITI Aayog?
(a) Prime Minister (b) President appointed by the Governor. Tenure - SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
(c) Governor (d) Chief Minister Three years or till they reachtheageof (a) To develop mechanisms to formulate
70 years. credible plans at the village level
ol.384.(b)
S President. Provisions Q.387. In which year did the Election (b) To design and print new currency
regarding the composition of SPSC Commission ofIndiaforthefirsttimein notes and to bring them in circulation
provided in Part XIV of theArticle315- its history become a multi member body? (c) To pay special attention to the
323. Article 317: Removal and Matric Level 28/06/2023 (Shift - 4) sections of our society that may be at
suspension of a member of both the (a) 2004 (b) 2014 (c) 1995 (d) 1989 risk of not benefiting adequately from
UPSCorSPSC.Article316 (Appointment economic progress.
and terms of office of Members) : The ol.387.(d)
S 1989. The Election
Commission of India (ECI) is a (d) To evolve a shared vision of national
Chairman and other members of the development priorities
SPSC are appointed by the Governor of constitutional body. The Election
the State. Term of Office: A member of Commissioner Amendment Act, 1989 Sol.390.(b)NITI Aayog:National
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Institution for Transforming India, ommission for Protection of Child
C (a) 1979(b) 1980 (c) 1978(d) 1989
stablished: 1 January 2015, Chairman:
E Rights (NCPCR) is an Indian statutory
Prime Minister of India, First Chairman: body established by an Act of ol.398.(c) 1978.TheoriginofBAMCEF
S
Narendra Modi, First CEO (Chief Parliament, the Commission for liesintheorganisationforemployeesof
Executive Officer): Sindhushree Khullar, Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, oppressed communities that was
First Vice - Chairperson: Arvind 2005. The Commission worksunderthe establishedin1971byKanshiRam,D.K.
Panagariya. aegis of Ministry of Women and Child Khaparde and Dinabhai.
Development, GoI. Q.399. The election to constitute a
.391. The Comptroller and Auditor
Q
Generalof India is a: .395. What is the tenure of the
Q anchayat should be completed before
P
SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (1st Shift) Chairperson of National Human Rights the expiration ofaperiodof______from
(a) two - member body Commission? the date of its dissolution.
(b) three - member body Graduate Level 03/08/2022 (Shift - 3) SSC CHSL 14/10/2020 (Evening)
(c) single - member body (a) Three Years (b) Five Years (a) eight months (b) one year
(d) six - member body (c) Six Years (d) Four Years (c) six months (d) two months
ol.391.(c)single-memberbody. Article
S ol.395.(a) Three years (or until they
S ol.399.(c) six months.According to
S
148 broadly deals with the CAG attain the age of 70 years). National Article 2
43E (3), the election to
appointment, oath and conditions of Human Rights Commission: Statutory constitute a Panchayat should be
service.HeistheheadoftheIndianaudit body, Founded: 12 October, 1993, completed before the expiration of a
& account department and chief Composition: chairperson, five full-time periodofsixmonthsfromthedateofits
Guardian of Public purse. He is not a Members and seven deemed Members, dissolution.
member of the parliament. Appointed by the President, Five
Specialized Divisions: Law Division, Polity of neighbouring
.392.The elections to the Panchayati
Q Investigation Division,PolicyResearch& countries
Raj institutions are conducted by the Programmes Division, Training Division
________. and Administration Division.
Q.400. What is the official language of
SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
Q.396. In which year was t he National angladesh, a neighbouring country of
B
(a) Central election commission
ommission for Women established in
C India ?
(b) State government
India ? SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Evening)
(c) State election commission
Higher Secondary 02/08/2022 (Shift - 2) (a) Bengali (b) Urdu
(d) Central government
(a) 1992 (b) 1994 (c) 1993 (d) 1991 (c) Dzongkha (d) Hindi
ol.392.(c) State election commission
S
ol.396.(a) 1992. Other Commissions -
S ol.400.(a) Bengali.Bangladesh:Capital
S
functions - Conducting elections to the
TheNationalCommissionforScheduled -Dhaka. Currency - Bangladeshi Taka
Panchayati Raj institutions, Preparation
Castes (2004).NationalCommissionfor Other Nation’s Official Languages: Urdu
of Electoral Rolls, AppointmentofDates
Scheduled Tribes (2004), National (Pakistan), Dzongkha (Bhutan), Hindi
for Nominations, Fixing Time for Poll,
Commission for Minorities (1993), (India), Tamil (Sri Lanka), Mandarin
Counting of Votes, etc.
National Commission for Backward (China), Burmese (Myanmar), Dari and
Q.393.TheStateFinanceCommissionis Classes (1993). Pashto(Afghanistan),Nepali(Nepal)and
ppointed every_____ years by the_______
a Dhivehi (Maldives).
SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (4th Shift) .397.WhatisthetenureoftheElection
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Commissioner of India? .401.SriLankagotindependenceinthe
Q
(a) 5, state government
Higher Secondary 05/08/2022 (Shift - 2) year:
(b) 5, central government
(a) Five Years (b) Four Years Higher Secondary 04/08/2022 ( Shift - 3)
(c) 2.5, state government
(c) Six Years (d) Three Years (a) 1948 (b) 1950 (c) 1947 (d) 1949
(d) 2.5, central government
ol.397.(c) Six Years. Article 324 - The
S ol.401.(a) 1948. Sri Lanka got
S
ol.393.(a) 5, state government.
S
Election Commission shall consist of a independence on February 4, 1948.
AccordingtoArticle243(I), theGovernor
Chief election commissioner and other National animal of Sri Lanka -Elephant,
ofaStateshallestablishaStateFinance
two election commissioners.Thetenure National flower - Blue Water Lily, The
Commission (constitutional body) every
oftheElectionCommissionerissixyears national sport - Volleyball. Myanmar (4
5 years (73rd Amendment Act 1992). It
oruptotheageof65yearswhicheveris January, 1948). Bangladesh (26 March
distributesstateresourcestoPanchayati
earlier. The Constitution does not 1971).
Raj institutions at all three levels in the
form of taxes, duties, and levies to be prescribe terms for members of the
Q.402. To which neighbouring country
collected by the state and local election commission. It cannot be
as the Indian Peace Keeping Force
w
governments. removedfromhisofficeexceptinthelike
(IPKF) sent in the year 1987?
manner and grounds as a judge of the
SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Evening)
Q.394. In which year was the National supreme court.
(a) Nepal (b) Sri Lanka
ommission for Protection of Child
C
Q.398. When was the Backward and (c) Bhutan (d) Burma
Rights established?
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Morning) inority
M Communities Employees
ol.402.(b) Sri Lanka. It was formed
S
(a) 2014(b) 2007 (c) 2005 (d) 2010 Federation (BAMCEF) established in
under the mandate of the 1987Indo-Sri
India ?
Sol.394.(b) 2007.The National LankanAccordthataimedtoendtheSri
SSC CHSL 13/10/2020 (Afternoon)
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Lankan Civil War between Sri Lankan 2) The Supreme Court can give special Q.408. Certain provisionsoftheBenami
amil militant groups such as the
T rders in the form of writs.
o ransactions (Prohibition) Act were
T
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) 3) Article 129 of theIndianConstitution struck off by the Supreme Court. In
and the Sri Lankan military. mentions the appointment of acting which year was this law originally
Chief Justice of India. enacted?
.403. In which year was a new
Q 4) Every Judge of the Supreme Court of SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening)
Constitution adopted in Sri Lanka India shall be appointed by the Prime (a) 1998 (b) 1980 (c) 1999 (d) 1988
creating the 'Democratic The Socialist Minister of India.
Republic of Sri Lanka'? SSC CHSL Tier II 10/01/2024 Sol.408.(d) 1988. Benami Transactions
SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Evening) (a) 3 and 2 (b) 2 and 1 ( Prohibition) Act (Name changed to
(a) 1978(b) 1965 (c) 1982(d) 1980 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4 Prohibition of Benami Property
Transactions Act, 1988 by Section 3 of
Sol.403.(a)1978.TheConstitutionofthe ol.406.(c)3and4.Article131:Original
S the 2016 amendment) - It is an Act to
emocratic Socialist Republic of Sri
D jurisdictionoftheSupremeCourt-Deals prohibit benami t ransactions and the
Lanka has been the constitution of the with any dispute between Centre and righttorecoverpropertyheldbenamiand
island nation of Sri Lanka since its states,andbetweentwoormoreStates. for matters connected therewith or
original promulgation by the National A rticle 32 - Writ Jurisdiction of the incidental.
State Assembly on 7 September 1978. Supreme Court. Article 129 - The
SupremeCourtshallbeacourtofrecord Q.409. Which of the following was
.404. InwhichyeardidNepaladoptits
Q nacted in 1860 in British India?
e
first democratic constitution? and shall have all the powers ofsucha
court including the power to punish for SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Morning)
SSC CHSL 11/8/2021 (Evening) (a) The Permanent Settlement of Bengal
(a) 2010 (b) 2015 (c) 2013(d) 2017 contemptofitself.Article124(2)-Every
Judge of the Supreme Court shall be (b) Hindu Widow’s Remarriage Act
Sol.404.(b) 2015. Nepal's first appointed by the President by warrant (c) Indian Penal Code
emocraticconstitutioncameintoeffect
d under his hand and seal. After (d) Indian Evidence Act
on Sept 20, 2015. The constitution of three-judge cases, a Collegium system ol.409.(c) Indian Penal Code - The
S
Nepal is divided into 35 parts, 308 established consisting of the Chief official criminal code of India. It is a
Articles, and 9 Schedules. JusticeofIndiaandthefoursenior-most comprehensive code intended to cover
judgesoftheSupremeCourt,decideson all substantive aspects of criminal law.
Miscellaneous appointments, elevations, and transfers The Permanent Settlement of Bengal
of Judges. wasintroducedbyGovernor-GeneralLord
.405.WhichisNOTaDirectivePrinciple
Q Cornwallis in 1793. It was between the
.407. The ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya
Q
to be followed by the State for British East India Company and
Yojana’ (‘PM-JAY’) scheme of the
policy-making? Landlords of Bengal to fix the land
government is associated withwhichof
SSC CHSL Tier II 10/01/2024 revenue. Indian Evidence Act - This act
thefollowingDirectivePrinciplesofState
(a) Tender age of children is not abused was passed by the BritishParliamentin
Policy ?
(b) Equal pay for equal work 1872. Hinduwidowremarriageact-The
SSC CHSL Tier II 02/11/2023
(c) The operation of economic system act was passed by Lord Canning in 1856.
(a) Participation of workers in the
results for concentration of wealth
management of industries Q.410. Which of the followinghasbeen
(d) The ownership of material resources
(b) Promotion of co-operative societies INCORRECTLY listed as a condition for
of the community are for common
(c) Equal justice and free legal aid becoming a citizen of India?
good
(d) Duty of State to raise the level of SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon)
Sol.405.(c) The Directive Principle of nutrition and the improvement of (a) Citizenship by naturalisation
tate Policy is mentioned in Part IV
S public health (b) Citizenship by descent
(Article 36-51) of the Constitution. It is (c) Citizenship through acquisition of
Sol.407.(d)Article47-DutyoftheState
Borrowed from the Irish Constitution. property
t o raise the level of nutrition and the
Article 39(c) - The operation of the (d) Citizenship by birth
improvement of public health. Part IV -
economic system does not resultinthe
Directive Principles of State Policy ol.410.(c) There arefivewaysinwhich
S
concentration of wealth and means of
(Article 36 to 51): Article 38 - State to Indian citizenshipcanbeacquired:birth,
production to the common detriment.
secure a social order for the promotion descent, registration and naturalisation,
Article 39(d) - Equal pay for equal work
ofwelfareofthepeople.PradhanMantri Incorporation of Territory. Fundamental
forbothmenandwomen.Article39(b)-
Jan Arogya Yojana(PM-JAY)/Ayushman rights available only to the citizens:-
The ownership and control of the
Bharat: Largest health assurance Article 15, Article 16, Article 19, Article
materialresourcesofthecommunityare
scheme in the world which aims at 29, and Article 30. The Fundamental
so distributed as best to sub serve the
providing a health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs Rights guaranteedbyArticles14,20,21,
commongood.Article39(e)-Thetender
per family per year for secondary and 21A, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 are
age of children are not abused.
tertiary care hospitalisation to over 12 available to all persons whether citizens
Q.406. Which of the following crores poorandvulnerablefamilies.The or foreigners.
tatements are INCORRECT?
s scheme was launched by the Prime
1) The Original Jurisdiction establishes Minister of India Shri Narendra Modion .411. Who among the following
Q
the Supreme Court as an umpire in all September 23, 2018 in Ranchi, founded an expatriate CommunistParty
disputes regarding federal matters. Jharkhand. of India at Tashkent in 1920?
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S ( a) Liberal (b) Socialistic (c) Austin (d) AK Sen
(a) Jolly Kaul (b) M.N. Roy (c) Gandhian (d) Authoritative
(c) P.C. Joshi (d) Shripad Amrut Dange ol.417.(a) AV Dicey. Rule of Law - It
S
ol.414.(d) Authoritative. PartIVArticle
S means all laws apply equally to all
Sol.411.(b) M.N. Roy (Father of Indian 36-51DealswithDirectivePrinciplesof citizensofthecountryandnoonecanbe
ommunism).Hewasthefirstpersonto
C State Policy (DPSP). DPSP borrowed abovethelaw.ThreeprinciplesofRuleof
give the idea ofaConstituentAssembly from the Constitution of Ireland. Article Law given by A.V. Dicey : Supremacyof
for India and thecreatoroftheMexican 44 - Uniform civil code for the citizens. law,Equalitybeforelaw,Individualrights.
Communist Party. Communist Party of Article 40 - Organisation of village Chander Kishan Daphtary - First solicitor
India (CPI) - It is the oldest communist panchayats. Article 51 - Promotion of general of India (1950-63).
party in India. Founded-inmodern-day international peace and security.
Kanpur on 26 December 1925. First .418. In which of the following years
Q
.415.Considerthefollowingstatement
Q was t he Child Marriage Restraint Act
General Secretary - S.V. Ghate .
about the Government of India Act, 1935. passed?
Headquarters - Ajoy Bhavan (New Delhi).
1. This act was enacted by the British SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
Q.412. Which of the following Acts Parliament. (a) 1856 (b) 1947 (c) 1878 (d) 1929
revents disrespect to theNationalFlag
p 2.ThisActwasdividedintotwoseparate
and National Anthem? acts for the India and Burma Sol.418.(d) 1929. Child Marriage (The
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) Government. arriageofagirloraboybeforetheage
m
(a) Prevention of insults to National 3. This act commenced from 1 April of 18 years). Prohibtion of Child
Honour Act, 1971 1935. MarriageAct(PCMA),2006:-Itreplaced
(b) Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Selectthecorrectstatement(s)usingthe the Child Marriage Restraints Act,1929.
2006 code given below. Themarriageableagetobe18and21for
(c) Protection of National Honour Act, SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift) girlsandboysrespectivelyOtherlawsto
1996 (a) Both 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3 protectthechild:-JuvenileJustice(Care
(d) Civil Liberties Act, 2001 (c) Both 2 and 3 (d) Both 1 and 3 and Protection of Children) Act, 2015,
Domestic Violence Act, 2005 and the
Sol.412.(a) Prevention of Insults to Sol.415.(a) Both 1 and 2. The Protection of Children from Sexual
ational Honour Act, 1971: Insults to
N overnment of India Act 1935
G Offences Act, 2012.
Indian National Flag andConstitutionof (Commencedin1937):Itprovidedforthe
India - Whoeverinanypublicplaceorin establishment of an AllIndiaFederation Q.419. The National Social Assistance
anyotherplacewithinpublicviewburns, consisting of provinces and princely rogramme (NSAP) is a welfare
P
mutilates, defaces, disfigures, destroys, states as units. It divided the powers programmebeingadministeredbywhich
tramples upon or into contempt the betweentheCentreandunitsintermsof Ministry of Government of India?
Indian National Flag or the Constitution three lists, Federal List, Provincial List SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
of India or any part thereof, shall be and Concurrent List. (a) Ministry of Tribal Affairs
punished with imprisonment for a term (b) Ministry of Home Affairs
Q.416. Which of the following is NOTa (c) Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers
whichmayextendtothreeyears,orwith
irectivePrinciplebasedontheidealsof
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Mahatma Gandhi ? (d) Ministry of Rural Development
Q.413.IntheInterimGovernmentformed SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (1st Shift)
n 2 September 1946, Liaquat Ali Khan
o (a) To promote industrialisation in urban Sol.419.(d) Ministry of Rural
was given the charge of: areas evelopment. NSAP represents a
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SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) (b) To organise village Panchayats significantsteptowardsthefulfilmentof
(a) the External Affairs Ministry (c) To prohibit intoxicating drinks and theDirectivePrinciplesofStatePolicyin
(b) the Finance Ministry drugs that are injurious to health Article 41 of the Constitution. Program
(c) the Defence Ministry (d) To promote cottage industries in rural and schemes by Ministry of Rural
(d) the Home Ministry Areas Development:-Roshni:SkillDevelopment
Scheme for Tribals(launchedon7June
ol.413.(b)TheFinanceMinistry.Interim
S ol.416.(a)DirectivePrinciplesbasedon
S 2013), Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojna
Government (1946):HeadedbyJawahar Gandhi's ideals are: Article 40 - (launched on 11 October 2014),
Lal Nehru.SardarVallabhbhaiPatelheld Organization of village Panchayats. "Mahatma Gandhi National Rural
the Home Affairs, Information, and Article 43 - Fair wages and a decent Employment Guarantee Act" or
Broadcasting. Rajendra Prasad held the standard of life. Article43B-Promotion MGNREGA (launched in 2006).
portfolio of Agriculture and Food. C ofcooperatives.Article46-Promotionof
Rajagopalachari was the Education and educational and economic interests of Q.420.InwhichyearwastheJammuand
Arts Minister. Jagjivan Ram held the ScheduledCastes,ScheduledTribesand ashmir Reorganisation Act passed?
K
Labour Ministry. Jogendra Nath Mandal other weaker sections. Article 47 - SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (1st Shift)
was the Law Minister. Nutrition, Standard of living and public (a) 2019 (b) 2009 (c) 2015 (d) 2017
health.
.414. The directive principles are largely
Q Sol.420.(a)2019.Aftercomingintoforce
classified into three broad categories. .417. Who propounded the conceptof
Q t he erstwhile State of Jammu and
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this classification? SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (2nd Shift) territory of Jammu and Kashmir and
SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (2nd Shift) (a) AV Dicey (b) CK Daphtary Union Territory of Ladakh on w.e.f 31st
October 2019. As per section 96 of the
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U 1860 by James Wilson. R.K.
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modifications of the laws. Article 370 - Committee - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. 'Budget' is not mentioned in the
Temporaryprovisionswithrespecttothe Constitution.
State of Jammu and Kashmir. Q.424.Aspertheresponsibilitiesdefined
in National Food Security Act, 2013, Q.427. Which of the following
.421. Which of the following is NOTa
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s
feature of the Indian political party of the state/UT government? Principles of State Policy of the Indian
system? SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (4th shift) Constitution ?
SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (3rd Shift) (a) Transportation of foodgrains up to SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (4th shift)
(a) Lack of effective opposition designated depots in each state/UT A) They are negative in nature.
(b) Single party system (b) Allocation of required foodgrains to B) They have moral and political
(c) Multi-party system states/UTS sanctions.
(d) Factions and defections (c) Delivery of foodgrains from C) They promote the welfare of the rich.
designated FCI godowns D) They are positive in nature.
ol.421.(b) Single party system : Form
S (d) Identification of eligible households (a) C and D (b) A and B
ofgovernmentwherethecountryisruled (c) A and C (d) B and D
by a single political party, meaning only ol.424.(d) Identification of eligible
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onepoliticalpartyexistsandtheforming households. The National FoodSecurity ol.427.(d) B andD.DirectivePrinciples
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of other political parties is forbidden. Act (2013) - 75% of Rural and 50% of of State Policy (DPSP) : Under Article
Examples - North Korea, China, Eritrea, Urban population is entitled to receive 36-51 (Part IV). Borrowed from - Irish
and Cuba. Multi-party system - Many highly subsidised foodgrains under two Constitution. Itisnotenforceablebythe
partiesfunctioninginthepoliticalsphere. categories of beneficiaries – Antodaya law and non-justiciable.
Factions -Anorganisedgroupofpeople Anna Yojana (AAY) households and
within a larger group, which opposes Priority Households (PHH). Public Q.428.MatchlistIwithlistIIandchoose
some of the ideas of the larger group. DistributionSystem(PDS)isgovernedby y our answer from the code below.
Defections - Voluntarily giving up the provisions of theNationalFoodSecurity List-I List-II
membership of a political party or Act, 2013 (NFSA). (a) Habeas Corpus (i) Enquiring into
disobeyingthepartyleadershiponavote legality of claim
in the legislature. Q.425. As per the newly released (b) Mandamus (ii) To command
urrogacyRules2022,surrogacycouples
S (c) Quo Warranto (iii) To have a body
.422. WhodescribedtheIndianfederal
Q must purchase health insurance of
system as a bargaining federalism? coverage for the surrogate motherfora (d) Certiorari (iv) To be certified
SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (4th shift) period of______. SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (3rd shift)
(a) KC Wheare (b) Ivor Jennings SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (1st shift) (a) a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv (b) a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
(c) Granville Austin (d) Morris Jones (a) three years (b) four years (c) a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv (d) a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i
(c) one year (d) six years
Sol.422.(d)MorrisJones. Federalism-A
Sol.428.(c) a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv. Writ - A
ystem of government in which powers
s ol.425.(a) Three years (36 months).
S ommandgivenbythecourttoaperson
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are divided between two or more levels Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules, 2022:The
oranauthorityorbothtoactornottoact
of government, such as the centre and number of attempts of any surrogacy
in a particular way. The Supreme court
thestateorprovinces.Described-“Quasi procedure onthesurrogatemothershall
and High court to enforce fundamental
federalism” (KC Wheare). “Cooperative notbemorethanthreetimes.Surrogacy
rights of the people in case ofviolation
federalism” (Granville Austin). (Regulation) Amendment Rules 2023 -
can issue writs under article 32 a nd
'Federalism with Centralising tendency' Andrologists involved in surrogacy Article226respectively.5TypesofWrits
(Ivor Jenning). Federalism concept proceduresshouldhaveaminimumof2
issued by the Supreme court - Habeas
borrowed from ‘Canada’. yearsofexperienceinarangeofsurgical
Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition,
sperm retrieval procedures. Surrogacy -
.423. ‘The Constitution of free India
Q Certiorari, Quo-Warranto.
An arrangement in which a woman(the
must be framed, without outside Q.429. Which of the following will be
surrogate) agreestocarryandgivebirth
interference by a constituent assembly
to a child on behalf of an individual or onsidered as normal residents of India?
c
elected on the basis of adultfranchise’.
couple (the intended parent/s). SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (4th shift)
Who made this statement?
A) Indiansworkinginforeignembassies
SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (2nd shift) .426.Inthecentralbudget2023-24,the
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(a) MN Roy (b) Jawaharlal Nehru term 'Amrit Peedhi' refers to: B) Ambassador for India in rest of the
(c) Sardar Patel (d) Mahatma Gandhi SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (3rd shift) world
ol.423.(b) Jawaharlal Nehru - Made
S (a) youth power (a) Only A (b) Only B
this statement on behalf of the Indian (b) senior citizens (c) Both A and B (d) Neither A nor B
National Congress (INC) in 1938. The (c) super senior citizens
(d) children as the future of India Sol.429.(c) Both A and B. Normal
idea of Constituent Assembly for India
r esidents of India include Citizens (and
was first given by M.N.Roy in 1934.
Sol.426.(a) Youth power. Article - 112: institutions) of India, Citizens of other
Constituent Assembly :Formedin1946.
eals with AnnualFinancialStatements.
D countries(i.e.non-citizens)whonormally
Role-ElectedtowritetheConstitutionof
First Union Budget of Colonial India - reside in India for morethanayearand
India. Committees with their chairman :
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hosecentreofeconomicinterestliesin
w Sol.432.(b) Citizenship : Part 2(Articles { Assembly Seats (70), Lok Sabha seats
India,CitizensofIndiaworkinginforeign to11)-Citizensarefullmembersofthe
5 (7)}. The Assembly has all the powers
bodies like banks, enterprises operating State and oweallegiancetoitandenjoy under the State and Concurrent Lists
in India. Not included inthecategoryof allcivilandpoliticalrights.Principlesfor withtheexceptionofpublicorder,police,
normal residents of India: Foreign granting citizenship: ‘Jus soli’ and land.
tourists and visitors, Foreign staff of (Citizenship on the basis of place of
Embassies, officials, diplomats and birth)and‘Jussanguinis’(Recognitionof Q.436.Offencesforwhichthepolicecan
members of the armed forces of a blood ties). India allows Single rrestapersonwithoutanorderfromthe
a
country. citizenship. court are called _________.
SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Morning)
.430.The pensions payable to or in
Q Q.433.TheTaxationLaws(Amendment) (a) Cognizable offences
respect of the officers and servants of ct, 2021, amends the Income Tax Act of
A (b) Detention offences
the Supreme Court are charged ________. (c) Non Cognizable offences
upon_____ Higher Secondary 27/06/2023 (Shift - 3) (d) Cross offences
SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (1st shift) (a) 1961 (b) 1974 (c) 1995 (d) 1988
(a) Consolidated Fund of India Sol.436.(a) Cognizable offenses - It
(b) Reserve Bank of India ol.433.(a)
S 1961. Taxation Law includes murder, rape, theft, kidnapping,
(c) Public Account of India Amendment Act, 2021 - It aims to counterfeiting,etc.Detention-Theactof
(d) Finance Commission of India withdraw tax demands made using a temporarily holding individuals in
2012 retrospective legislation to taxthe custody or confinement, typically by a
ol.430.(a) Consolidated Fund of India.
S indirecttransferofIndianassets.Income government or governing authority by
Article266:Providesfortheconsolidated TaxAct(1961)-Itprovidesanelaborate removing their freedomorlibertyatthat
fund of India. Article 267: provides for mechanismforthelevyingoftaxes,their time. Non-Cognizable offences - An
the contingency fundofIndia.Expenses administration, collection & recovery. It offenceforwhichaPoliceofficerhasno
Charged on Consolidated Fund - Non - has 298 sections & 14 schedules. authoritytoarrestwithoutwarrant.These
Votablechargesmeansthereisnovoting include offences like cheating, assault,
with regards to withdrawal of these .434. The Constitution (One Hundred
Q defamation etc.
expenditures. and Twenty Seventh Amendment) Bill,
2021, was introduced in the Lok Sabha Q.437. “M
ission Karmayogi" program is
.431. Justice Indu Malhotra penned a
Q by the ______ in August 2021. f or _____.
dissenting opinion in which of the Higher Secondary 28/06/2023 (Shift - 2) SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Evening)
following landmark judgements? (a) Minister of Social Justice and (a) Doctors
SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (3rd shift) Empowerment (b) Women Entrepreneur
(a) Basic structure doctrine (b) Minister of Minority Affairs (c) Civil servants
(b) Preamble part of the Constitution (c) Minister of Tribal Affairs (d) Construction workers
(c) Entry of women to Sabarimala (d) Minister of Rural Development
ol.437.(c) Civil servants. Mission
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(d) Land reforms in India
ol.434.(a) Minister of Social Justice
S Karmayogi: Launched by the Union
ol.431.(c) Entry of women to
S and Empowerment - By Dr. Virendra Cabinet. Aims - To establish the new
Sabarimala. JusticeInduMalhotraopined Kumar. 102 Amendment Act, 2018: national architecture for civil services
that religious practices cannot be solely Constitutionalstatuswasprovidedtothe capacity building.The programme aims
testedonthebasisofArticle14.Theright National Commission for Backward at building a future-ready civil service
to equality under Article 14 does not Classes underArticle338B.Articles338 with the right attitude, skills and
override the fundamental right to religion and338A-TheNationalCommissionfor knowledge, aligned to thevisionofNew
under Article 25.Thenotionsofrationality Scheduled Castes (SC) and National India. The idea behind the Mission
cannot be invoked in matters of religion. Commission for Scheduled Tribes (ST), Karmayogiistostrengthenthebackbone
The Supreme Court struck down respectively. 103rd Amendment Act, of the Indian administration.
provisions of the Kerala Hindu Places of 2019:- Reservations for the Economic
.438. Who has the power to interpret
Q
Public Worship (Authorisation of Entry) Weaker Section and amendment in
the constitution of India?
Rules, 1965, and allowed women, Articles 15(6) and 16(6), provide 10%
SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Afternoon)
irrespective of their age, to enter reservation in public employment.
(a) Supreme court only
Sabarimala temple and worship the deity.
.435. When were thegeneralelections
Q (b) High courts only
.432.What do you understand by ‘dual
Q to the Legislative Assembly of the (c) Both Supreme court and High courts
citizenship’ as in the case of the US? NationalCapitalTerritoryheldforthefirst (d) President of India
SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 3rd shift) time? ol.438.(c) Both Supreme court and
S
(a) Citizenship of two states Matric Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 2) High courts. Article 13 - Any law
simultaneously with two countries (a) 1990(b) 1993(c) 1992(d) 1991 inconsistent with the provision of
(b) Citizenship of a country along with fundamental right shall be declared null
that of a constituent State, where one ol.435.(b) 1993. The 69th amendment
S
act, 1991 inserted Article 239AA, which and void. Under Article 32 and 226
resides/born supreme court and high court
(c) Citizenship of two states along with declared the Union Territory of Delhi to
be administered by a Lieutenant respectively enjoy writ jurisdiction.
two countries Article 147 provides for interpretation of
(d) Citizenship of two countries Governorwhoworksonaidandadviceof
the elected legislative assembly the constitution by the supreme court.
simultaneously
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S stimated receipts and expenditure of
e
Indian Penal Code signifies? (a) All citizens and non-citizens the Government in a Financial Year
SSC MTS 15/05/2023 (Evening) (b) All taxpayers (whichbeginson1stAprilofthecurrent
(a) Triple talaq (c) All male citizens year and ends on 31st March of the
(b) Surrogacy (d) All adult citizens following year). The Budget Division of
(c) Criminalize unnatural offences the Department of Economic Affairs in
(d) Women temple entry ol.442.(d) All adult citizens. Part XV:
S theMinistryofFinanceisthenodalbody
Elections (Article324-329).Hence,Right responsible for preparing the Budget.
ol.439.(c)
S Criminalise unnatural to vote is a constitutional right, not a The first Budget of Independent India
offences.Section377oftheIndianPenal fundamental right.
was presented in 1947.
Code 1860, states that “whoever
voluntarilyhascarnalintercourseagainst .443. The Union Finance Ministry
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Q.446. In which year was the Dowry
theorderofnaturewithanyman,woman issued a notification amending the
rohibition Act passed in India?
P
oranimalshallbepunished.Provisionof ElectoralBondsSchemetoallowthesale
SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
the act was against fundamental rights of electoralbondsforextra_______days
(a) 1973 (b) 1982 (c) 1961 (d) 1954
(Article 14 and 21) of lesbian, gay, in the year of general elections to the
bisexual, transgender, intersex, Legislative Assembly of States and UTs ol.446.(c)1961.DowryProhibitionAct:
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questoning (LGBTIQ) Community. The with legislature. It extends to the whole of India except
Supremecourtin‘NavtejSinghJoharvs. SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Afternoon) the State of Jammu and Kashmir.
Union Of India’ case (2018) (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 15 (d) 25 Important Acts in India - Hindu Widow
decriminalised the offences. Remarriage Act 1856, Child Marriage
ol.443.(c)15.ElectoralBondsScheme:
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Restraint Act 1929, Muslim Women
Q.440. The percentageofeligiblevoters Launched-2018.Bondsareissuedonly
Protection of Rights on Marriage Act
ho cast their votes in an election is
w to those political parties that are
2019 (Triple Talaq Act), Rights of
termed as _______. registered under section 29A of the
Persons with Disabilities Act 2016,
SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Afternoon) Representation of the People Act,1951.
National Security Act 1980.
(a) Quorum (b) Turnout Electoral Bonds: These are money
(c) Veto (d) Constituency instrumentslikepromissorynotes,which Q.447. In which year was the Arms Act
can be bought by companies and assed in India?
p
Sol.440.(b) Turnout. People’s individuals in India from the State Bank SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
articipation intheelectionismeasured
p of India and donated to a political party. (a) 1951 (b) 1955 (c) 1959 (d) 1964
byvoterturnoutfigures.Quorumrefersto
the minimum number of members .444.What is the upper age limit for
Q ol.447.(c) The Indian Arms Act of
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required to be present at a meeting in appointment as a judge of the High court 1959: As per the preamble, this Act aims
order to make the proceedings of the as of October 2022? to consolidate and amend the law
meeting valid. Vetoisthepowerorright SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Evening) relating to arms and ammunition. The
of an individual or body to reject or (a) 62 years (b) 57 years main objective of this Act istoregulate
prohibit a decision or proposalmadeby (c) 55 years (d) 60 years and restrict the circulation of arms and
others. Constituency is a defined ammunition, which were illegal. It was
ol.444.(a)62Years. Article217-Judge
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geographical areathatisrepresentedby enacted by the Indian government after
ofaHighCourtshallbeappointedbythe
an electedofficial,suchasamemberof independence, recognizing that certain
President in consultation with the Chief
parliament or a legislator. law-abiding citizens must own and use
Justice of India, the Governor of the
firearms for sports, cropprotection,and
Q.441. Which acthasbeenamendedby concernedstateandChiefJusticeofthe
self-defence.
t he Supreme Court of India to provide concerned High court. The Supreme
equal rights to daughters in their courtjudge'supperagelimitis65years. Q.448.Whichofthefollowingstateshas
ancestral property? TheSupremecourtjudgesareappointed aharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes
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SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Morning) by the President ofIndiainconsultation Development Corporation Limited?
(a) The Contempt of Courts Act with theChiefJusticeofIndiaandother SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
(b) Hindu Succession Act Judges of the Supreme court as he (a) Punjab (b) Karnataka
(c) Hindu Marriage Act deems necessary. (c) Delhi (d) Haryana
(d) Sharda Act Q.445. Who presents the annual budget Sol.448.(b) Karnataka. National
ol.441.(b) Hindu Succession Act
S efore the Lok Sabha?
b ommission for Scheduled Tribes
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(1956) - It governs the inheritance of SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Afternoon) (NCST), setup - In 2004 by 89th
propertybyHindus,Buddhists,Jains,and (a) Union Finance Minister constitutional amendment act, Article -
Sikhs.ContemptofCourtsAct(1971)-It (b) Defence Minister 338A. First C
hairman - Kunwar singh
definesthepowertopunishforcontempt (c) Comptroller and Auditor General of Tekam.
of court and regulates their procedure. India
(d) Home Affairs Minister Q.449. In which year was the Special
Hindu Marriage Act (1955) - It defines
arriage Act passed in India?
M
the minimum age of 18 years for the Sol.445.(a) Union Finance Minister. SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (4th Shift)
bride and 21 years for the groom. ccording to Article 112 of the Indian
A (a) 1958(b) 1954(c) 1962 (d) 1950
Q.442. The Constitution of India ______ Constitution, the Union Budgetofayear
is referred to as the Annual Financial ol.449.(b) 1954. Special Marriage Act
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b ol.457.(b) Prime Minister. Formed: 1
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peoplebelongingtodifferentreligionsor pursuance of a motion adopted by the January 2015. 2 hubs (of NITI Aayog) -
castes. The applicability of the Act Constituent Assembly (Legislative) on Team India Hub and Knowledge and
extends to the people of all faiths, 16thAugust1948.SpeakerofLokSabha Innovation Hub. It organized the fifth
including Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, is its ex-officio President. editionoftheWomenTransformingIndia
Christians, Jains, and Buddhists, across (WTI) Awards on 21 March 2022 to
India. The minimum age to get married .454. Every law enacted by the
Q celebrate 75 years of India’s
undertheSMAis21yearsformalesand governmenthastobeinconformitywith independence. Indexrelease:Composite
18 years for females. the______ Water Management Index, India
SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (4th Shift) Innovation Index, School Education
Q.450.In which year was the Citizenship (a) Fundamental Right Quality Index, Sustainable Development
ct passed in India?
A (b) Directive Principles goal India Index.
SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) (c) Constitution
(a) 1951 (b) 1955 (c) 1959 (d) 1964 (d) Preamble .458. Which freedom is considered as
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the ‘Hallmark of Democracy’?
Sol.450.(b) 1955. The Constitution of ol.454.(c) Constitution. Under the
S SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
India along with the Indian Citizenship power of Judicial review, The Supreme (a) Right against exploitation
Act 1955 governs the citizenship status Court can declare a law 'ultra vires' or (b) Right to freedom of religion
of a person. Commenced on 30 nullandvoidifitisagainsttheletterand (c) Freedom of assembly
December 1955. Citizenship can be spirit of the Constitution orcontravenes (d) Freedom of speech and expression
defined as a relationship between a any provision of the Constitution.
nation and an individual of thatspecific Sol.458.(b) The Right to freedom of
nation.Theconceptofsinglecitizenship .455. A booklet released by the Lok
Q eligion (Article25-28)isconsideredthe
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was adopted from England. Sabha Secretariat has listed out words Hallmark of Democracy. Fundamental
and expressions that would be rights are mentioned in Part III (Article
Q.451.InIndia,accordingtotheInsolvency considered unparliamentary in both the 12-35) of the Constitution.
ndBankruptcyCode,2016,theprocessof
a Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Which of
insolvency resolution for companies the following words is NOT declared .459.InwhichyearwastheJammuand
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should be completed in how many days? unparliamentary? Kashmir Legislative Council abolished?
SSC CGL Tier II (06/03/2023) SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (2nd Shift) SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Evening)
(a) 180 (b) 150 (c) 170 (d) 120 (a) Shakuni (b) Nautanki (a) 2019 (b) 2020 (c) 2022 (d) 2021
(c) Chakkar (d) Girgit
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time-bound process for resolving secretariat released a booklet of more abolished through the J&K
insolvency in companies and among than50pagesofwordsconsideredunfit ReorganisationBill(2019),whichdivided
individuals. Objective - To consolidate for being used in Parliament. Thelatest the State ofJ&KtotheUnionTerritories
and amend all existing insolvency laws, list of unparliamentary words - of J&K and Ladakh.
to simplify and expedite the Insolvency Jumlajeevi, Baal buddhi, Covidspreader,
and BankruptcyProceedings,topromote abused, ashamed,betrayal,chamchagiri, Q.460. Thedetentionofapersoncannot
entrepreneurship. cheated,shakuni,nautanki,girgit,etc.1s t xceed________unlessanadvisoryboard
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SpeakerofLokSabha-GaneshVasudev consisting of judges of a High Court
Q.452. What are thetwomostessential Mavalankar (1952 to 1956). reports sufficient cause for extended
r ights of a democracy? detention.
SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (2nd Shift) .456. IftheStategovernmentdissolves
Q SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Evening)
(a) Exploitation, preventive detention thePanchayatiRajInstitutionsbeforethe (a) one month (b) three months
(b) Equality, Freedom endoftheirfive-yearterm,freshelections (c) six months (d) two months
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(a) one month (b) six months (Part III) grants protection to persons
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isaformofgovernmentinwhichrulersare to both citizens and foreigners).
elected by the people in a free and fair ol.456.(b) Six months. Under Article
S Preventive detention means the
elections,onuniversaladultfranchiseand 243 E - An election to constitute a detention of a person without trial and
governed on the basis of certain Panchayat shall be completed - Before conviction by a court.
fundamental rules like a constitution. the expiry of its duration specified in
Types of Democracy: Direct democracy clause (1) or before the expiration of a Q.461. When was the National
and Representative democracy. periodofsixmonthsfromthedateofits mergency declared for the first time
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dissolution. under Article 352?
.453. In which year was the Indian
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Parliamentary Group established? Q.457.WhoistheEx-officioChairmanof (a) 1963 - 69 (b) 1961 - 65
SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (4th Shift) ITI Aayog?
N (c) 1961 - 67 (d) 1962 - 68
(a) 1950 (b) 1949 (c) 1948 (d) 1951 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (1st Shift)
(a) President (b) Prime Minister ol.461.(d) 1962-68.TheNational
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(Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan)}. 1971 of a quorum. (a) 2015(b) 2014(c) 2016 (d) 2017
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declared on the basis of “internal Assembly}. A speaker is responsiblefor Youth of the Country. The first youth
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Ahmed), Prime Minister (Indira Gandhi)}. maintains order and discipline of the Youth Day is held every year on 12th
house during legislative sessions. January toobservethebirthanniversary
Q.462. Which is NOT correct about Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar was the of Swami Vivekananda.
India's Prime Minister? firstSpeakerofLokSabha(15May1952
SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Morning) – 27 February 1956). Q.469. W hich freedom fighter abolished
(a) He is the head of the government. t he Zamindari System in Uttar Pradesh
(b) He is the leader of the majority party .465. WhichofthefollowingisNOTa
Q andwaselectedastheHomeMinisterin
in Lok Sabha. part of the All India Services? 1955?
(c) He can be removed if a no SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Morning) SSC MTS 26/07/2022 (Morning)
confidence motion is passed by both (a) Indian Forest Service (a) Lala Hardayal
the Houses of Parliament with 2/3rd (b) Indian Engineering Service (b) Govind Ballabh Pant
majority. (c) Indian Administrative Service (c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(d) He is appointed by the President of (d) Indian Police Service (d) Jyotiba Phule
India.
ol.465.(b) Indian Engineering Services
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members no longer have confidence in the Government of India. All India laws pertaining to women’s inheritance
him/her, this is called a vote - of - no - Services(Article312).LordCornwallisis andmarriage.HewasappointedMinister
confidence. Three prime ministers, I. K. known as the “Father of Indian Civil of HomeAffairsintheUnionCabineton
Gujral, H.D.DeveGowdaandAtalBihari Service”. Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel is 10 January1955inNewDelhibyNehru.
Vajpayeehavebeenvotedoutfromoffice called the ‘Father of the All India Hestartedaweeklypapercalled‘Shakti’.
this way. Services’. In 1957, he was awarded the Bharat
Ratna.
Q.463. Which of the following is NOTa Q.466. T he first Republic Day parade
ational political party?
n as held in which of the following years?
w Q.470.The Chairman of the Legislative
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(b) National Conference (a) elected by the Chief Minister and
(c) Bharatiya Janata Party ol.466.(d) 1950. Republic Day marks
S their Cabinet
(d) Nationalist Congress Party and celebrates the date on which the (b) appointed by the Chief Minister of
ConstitutionofIndiacameintoeffecton that state
ol.463.(b)
S National Conference. 26January1950.OntheeveofRepublic (c) elected by the members of the
National party is recognised only if it Day, the President of India distributes Legislative Council
fulfilsanyoneofthethreeconditions:(a) Padma Awards to the civilians of India (d) appointed by the Governor of that
The party wins 2% of seats in the Lok everyyear.Thesearethesecondhighest state
Sabha from at least three different civilian awards in India after Bharat
states, (b) at a general election to Lok Ratna. These awards are given in three ol.470.(c) Ar ticle 169: Abolition or
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andinadditionitwins4LokSabhaseats, decreasing order of importance. Legislative Councils. The tenure of a
(c)partygetsrecognitionasastateparty MemberoftheLegislativeCouncil(MLC)
in four states. Total number of national Q.467.How many religious communities is six years, with one-third of the
parties 6 (6th - Aam Aadmi Party). re notified as minorities by the
a members retiring every two years.
Government of India?
.464.Which of the following is NOT
Q Graduate Level 01/08/2022 (Shift - 4) Q.471. As per the coding convention of
correct about the power of the Speaker (a) Three (b) Five (c) Six (d) Four India Census, how many digit code is
of the state Legislative Assembly? used for showing state code?
SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Morning) ol.467.(c) Six {Muslims, Christians,
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(a) He maintains order and decorum of Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis, and Jains (a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 4
the House. (added in 2014), National Commission
(b) He decides whether a Bill is a Money onMinoritiesAct1992}.Accordingtothe ol.471.(c) 2. The coding convention
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(c) He calls for a joint session of the (14.2%), Christian (2.3%), Sikh (1.7%), (3 digits); Sub-district code (5 digits);
Assembly and Council to resolve the Buddhist (0.7%), Jain (0.4%). Village code (6 digits).
deadlock between the two Houses over Q.468.In which year was the National Q.472.The first linguistic state in India
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linguistic lines. The Government divided (b) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
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reatedonalinguisticbasiswasAndhra
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Pradesh in 1953, created out of the Act. (d) Parsi Marriage and Divorce Act, 1936
Telugu-speaking northern parts of
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Q ol.481.(b) Hindu Marriage Act, 1955.
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State establishment: Dhar Commission passedtodefineandlimitthepowersof The main purpose of the act was to
(Chairmanship - S.K. Dhar; 1948), JVP certain courts in punishing contempt of amend and codify the law relating to
Committee (1948), Fazl Ali Commission courtsandtoregulatetheirprocedurein marriage among Hindus and
(1953). relationthereto.Inwhichofthefollowing others.
years was the Act passed?
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mblem of India adopted?
E (a) 1971 (b) 1975 (c) 1969 (d) 1982 mountof₹_____payablebychildrento
a
SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Morning) parents, set by the Maintenance and
(a) 15th August 1952 Sol.477.(a) The ContemptofCourtsAct Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens
(b) 26th January 1950 aspassed on24December1971.The
w Bill, 2007, was removed by the
(c) 15th August 1947 highcourtandSupremeCourthavebeen MaintenanceandWelfareofParentsand
(d) 26th January 1959 given the power to punish someone for Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
contempt of court. SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Morning)
Sol.473.(b) 26th January 1950. The (a) 10,000 (b) 5,000 (c) 12,000 (d) 8,000
tate emblem is anadaptationfromthe
s Q.478. Which of the following Indian
Sarnath Lion Capital of Ashoka. Motto- cts was passed in the year 2005?
A Sol.482.(a)₹ 10,000.
Satyameva Jayate ("Truth Alone SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Morning)
Triumphs") is taken from the "Mundaka (a) The Biological Diversity Act Q.483. As per the Constitution of India,
Upanishad", a part of Upanishads. (b) The Prevention of Money-Laundering hat is the maximum number ofstates
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Act for which the same person can be
Q.474. AspertheHinduSuccessionAct (c) The Competition Act appointed as Governor?
956,whoamongstthefollowinghasthe
1 (d) The Protection of Women from SSC MTS 07/10/21 (Afternoon)
first right over the property of a Hindu Domestic Violence Act (a) There is no limit (b) One state
woman who dies intestate? (c) Two states (d) Three states
SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Afternoon) ol.478.(d) The Biological Diversity Act
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(b) The legal heirs of her father Prevention of Money-Laundering Act Q.484. Which of the followingwasNOT
(c) The legal heirs of her husband 2002 passed in 2003, The Competition included in the definition of 'children'by
(d) Her husband Act was passed in 2002. the MaintenanceandWelfareofParents
ol.474.(d) Her husband. The Hindu
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Succession Act, 1956 is an Act of the f rom Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Evening)
Parliament of India enacted to amend ______isacomprehensivelawtoprovide (a) Adult son (b) Adult daughter
andcodifythelawrelatingtointestateor for the protection of children from the (c) Minor son (d) Adult grandson
unwilled succession, among Hindus, offences of sexual assault, sexual Sol.484.(c) Minorson.Accordingtothis
Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs. harassment a nd pornography, while ct, it is a legal obligation for children
a
safeguarding the interests of the child. and heirs to provide maintenance to
.475. The Right of Children to Free and
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Compulsory EducationAct2009isanAct senior citizens and parents, by monthly
(a) 2012 (b) 2006 (c) 2010 (d) 2008 allowance. Children include son,
of Parliament which came into force in:
SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Evening) ol.479.(a) 2012. It deals with sexual
S daughter, grandson, grand daughter but
(a) 2012 (b) 2011 (c) 2009 (d) 2010 offencesagainstpersonsbelow18years does not include a minor.
of age, who are deemed as children. .485. Which PrimeMinisteramongthe
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ol.475.(d) 2010.
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education a fundamental right of every did the Indian army free Goa from the with the All Assam Gana Sangram
child between the agesof6and14and Portuguese? Parishad in 1985?
specifies minimum normsinelementary SSC CGL 20/04/2022 (Morning) SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Morning)
schools. (a) 1956 (b) 1959 (c) 1961 (d) 1967 (a) PV Narasimha Rao (b) Rajiv Gandhi
.476. In which of the following years
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for matters connected therewith? Goa attained 25th statehood by 56th to protect, preserve and promote the
SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Afternoon) Amendment Act 1987. cultural, social, linguistic identity and
(a) 1947 (b) 1956 (c) 1959 (d) 1962 heritage of the Assamese people.
Q.481. On completion Saptapadi Ritual
Sol.476.(b) 1956. The States _ ________ considers the marriage to be Q.486.According to the Motor Vehicles
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m cheduled Tribes in the Lok Sabha and
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licence to drive a motorcycle without (a) 14 years (b) 11 years
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thepersonhavingthecareoftheperson id the Congress Party led by Indira
d
desiring the learner’s licence. ol.491.(c) 5 years. Article 243E- A
S Gandhi give the slogan of ‘GaribiHatao’
SSC MTS 11/10/2021(Afternoon) Panchayat continues for fiveyearsfrom (‘Remove poverty’) in the Lok Sabha
(a) twenty (b) eighteen the date appointed for its first meeting. elections?
(c) seventeen (d) twenty-one The73rdAmendment1992addedanew SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Morning)
Part IX to the constitution titled “The (a) 1957(b) 1962 (c) 1977(d) 1971
Sol.486.(b)eighteen years. Panchayats” covering provisions from
Article243to243(O);andanewEleventh Sol.496.(d) 1971.
.487. Which of the followingActswas
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passed by the Government o f India to Q.497. Which of the following is a
functions of the Panchayats. onsumer right?
c
inquire into allegations of corruption
against certain public functionaries? Q.492. Which of the following union SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Afternoon)
SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Afternoon) t erritories has representation in the (a) Right to Move or Settle
(a) Delimitation Act Council of States? (b) Right to Manufacture Goods
(b) Prevention of Money Laundering Act SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Afternoon) (c) Right to Seek Redressal
(c) Central Vigilance Commission Act (a) Chandigarh (d) Right to Constitutional Remedies
(d) The Lokpal and Lokayukta Act (b) Lakshadweep Sol.497.(c) Consumer Rights- Right To
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands edressal, Right To Safety, Right To
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A Information, Right To Choose, Right To
India to inquire into allegations of Sol.492.(d) Puducherry and Delhi have Be Heard, Right To Consumer Education.
corruption against certain public r epresentation in the Council of States. Q.498.Which country has veto power in
functionaries. Seat in the council of states is mentioned t he United Nations?
in the fourth schedule of the Indian SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Afternoon)
.488. As per the Consumer Protection
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Act,1986acomplaintcanbefiledinthe (a) India (b) Bhutan
District Consumer Disputes Redressal .493. An official enumeration of
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(c) ₹20 lakh (d) ₹10 lakh (b) demographic count members of the UN Security Council
(c) census (China, France, Russia, the United
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Q ol.493.(c)Census.IntheBritishEmpire,
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the highest number of Legislative the'1872 IndianCensus'wasIndia'sfirst Q.499. As per the Constitution of India,
Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituencies census underBritishViceroyLordMayo. very person who is arrested and
e
SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Afternoon) The first complete census was taken in detained in custody shall be produced
(a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra 1881. before the nearest magistrate within a
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh
.494.Electoralrolliscommonlyknown
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ol.489.(c) Uttar Pradesh has the
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highest number of LegislativeAssembly SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Evening) journey from the place of arrest to the
(Vidhan Sabha) Constituencies. Uttar (a) election count (b) voter's list court of the magistrate.
Pradesh has 403 members in its (c) election list (d) serial list SSC MTS 02/11/2021 (Afternoon)
Assembly. (a) six (b) thirty-six
ol.494.(b)voter'slist.Anelectoralrollis
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.490.The______statesthatnowoman
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shallbearrestedaftersunsetandbefore
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sunrise. except under exceptional
right that his/her relative/friend is
circumstances. .495. The National Commission for
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of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966
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Q.491.A Panchayat continues for ______ Article 334 provides for the reservation (a) Section 3 (b) Section 6
f rom the date appointed for its first of seats for Scheduled Castes and (c) Section 4 (d) Section 1
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(a) 1834(b) 1901 (c) 1891(d) 1889 enacted after repealing which of the special resolution.
following Indian forest acts?
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(c) Indian Forest Act, 1865
by law. (a) Assam (b) Tripura
(d) Indian Forest Act, 1878
(c) Manipur (d) Bihar
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and village forests (controlled by
Association (CPA) in India? would be maintained.
abutting villages).
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(d) Speaker of the Lok Sabha election time. (a) 1947; 1962 (b) 1947; 1971
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Sol.507.(c) Code of Conduct is asetof 1971 Bangladesh was finally separated
Minister?
r ules outlining the norms, rules, and from Pakistan into an autonomous
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(a) Charan Singh
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(b) George Fernandes
(c) Chandra Shekhar ModelCodeofConductcomesintoforce Q.512.Onthenightof______1975,Indira
(d) Madhu Dandavate immediatelyontheannouncementofthe Gandhi recommended the imposition of
electionschedulebythecommissionfor Emergency to president Fakhruddin Ali
ol.503.(c) Chandra Shekhar. He was
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to 1988. Chandra Shekharwasswornin that ruling parties, at the Centre and in (a) 1st June (b) 22nd May
as the ninth Prime Minister of India on the States, do not misuse their position (c) 25th June (d) 1st July
November 10, 1991 and remained in of advantage to gain an unfair edge.
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Government of India appoint the States nightof25thjune1975andwasextended
.504.In which of the following states
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responsibility under Article371Hofthe (a) 1958 (b) 1953 (c) 1950 (d) 1951 First emergencyofIndiawasstartedon
Constitution with respect to law and
ol.508.(b) 1953.The States
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relation thereto?
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India in December 1953 to recommend 1971.
(a) Nagaland (b) Sikkim
(c) Mizoram (d) Arunachal Pradesh the reorganisation of state boundaries.
States Reorganisation Commission
Sol.504.(d) Arunachal Pradesh. consistedofFazalAli,K.M.Panikkarand
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basis as wellastheboundariesofstate
used in the text of the Constitution of
could reflect the linguistic aspects also.
India?
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.1. Which is the mostwidelyaccepted
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planet), Earth and Mars. They are
is also known as "morning star"? (a) Atlas (b) Titan (c) Carme (d) Europa
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their hydrogen content. densityasoftheEarth.Itisalsoknownas Richard Terrile. Carme - It is one ofthe
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known as_______. (a) 7456 km (b) 6371 km
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after the collision are known as a onstellations is also called the hunter?
c
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meteorite. usually originate from the
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asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
the 'Great Red Spot' been observed for (c) Ursa Major (d) Orion
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SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift) Planets. The first four planets (Mercury, each day after the new moon day.
(a) 80 - 82 (b) 85 - 87 Venus, Earth and Mars) are known as II.Afterthefullmoonday,thesunlitpart
(c) 90 - 93 (d) 83 - 86 Inner or Terrestrial planets. of the moon visible from the Earth
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has four moons? (c) Neither I nor II (d) Only II
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.17. In approximately how much time
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SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift) Italian astronomer and scientist. He
(a) 16 hours (b) 8 hours (the moon is closest to the earth) it is
describedtheringsofSaturn,thephases called a Supermoon.
(c) 1 day 18 hours (d) 1day of Venus, sunsets, and the bumpylunar
ol.17.(d)1day.Rotationtimeofplanets
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Q.22. Who was the first to accurately (a) Eris (b) Makemake
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hours 14 minutes) and Neptune (16 (c) Ceres (d) Haumea
around the planet in 1655?
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SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift) (c) Christiaan Huygens oneofthelargestknowndwarfplanetsin
(a) Annular (b) Partial (d) Giovanni Cassini the Solar System. Haumea is a dwarf
(c) Penumbral (d) Total planet located beyond Neptune's orbit.
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.23. The moon completes ______
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blockingthefaceoftheSun),Hybrid(the SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Morning)
revolution around the Earth. (a) Van Allen (b) Aurora
Moon is farther away from Earth, it SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Morning)
appears smaller than the Sun and does (c) Kuiper (d) Chinook
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arth is about ________ light minutes.
E white) light in the sky. Kuiper belt, flat
planet and moderate our climate. A ring of icy small bodies that revolve
SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) singleorbitofourplanettakestheMoon
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27.3 Earth days - The same amount of planet Neptune.
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Distance between any two celestial rotate once on its axis. Huygens is the Q.28. Which of the following celestial
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b
(AU).Moon:1.3light-secondsawayfrom ‘Charon’?
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the Earth. Proxima Centauri: 4.2
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natural satellites of the dwarf planet 384,400 km. (b) lunar stratosphere
Pluto. (c) lunar thermosphere
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Q aphelion, the approximate distance (d) lunar endosphere
windiest planet in the solar system? between the earth and the sun is: Sol.40.(a) lunar exosphere bounded by
SSC MTS 14/10/2021(Evening) SSC CHSL 12/10/2020(Afternoon) t he emptiness of space and theMoon’s
(a) Neptune (b) Uranus (a) 137 million km (b) 152 million km surface , is an atmosphere so thin that
(c) Saturn (d) Mars (c) 147 million km (d) 142 million km atoms really collide. Chandrayaan-2
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Neptune is dark, cold, and very windy. the point of the Earth’s orbit that is r otate about its own axis in one hour?
nearest to the Sun. SSC CGL 06/03/2020(Afternoon)
Q.30.Inwhichofthefollowingperiodsis
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generally visible from Earth? agnetic field.
m Sol.41.(d) 15. On its axis, the earth
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(a) August/September (a) inner core (b) mantle
(b) October/November (c) outer core (d) crust
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(c) May/June
(d) December/January ol.36.(c) outer core. On Earth, flowing
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Quadrantids can produce over 100 which extends around the planet. pressure in equatorial latitudes.
meteors per hour in a moonless sky. b. This is where the northeast and the
Q.37. The process that moves, elevates southeast trade winds converge.
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maythemeteorshowernamedLyridsbe is called: normally positioned about 5°N of the
seen from Earth? SSC CHSL 16/10/2020(Afternoon) equator and remains there throughout
SSC MTS 20/10/2021(Afternoon) (a) denudation (b) volcanism the year.
(a) April ( b) February (c) June (d) August (c) weathering (d) diastrophism d. The ITCZ moves over to theplaneof
Ganga in Summer.
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(c) Only b and c (d) a, b and d
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.32.IC 1101 is a ______.
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where the trade winds of the Northern
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s than the cold and warm seasons of
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two consecutive new moons is ___ days.
SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning) Q.39. Lucifer is another name for the .43. During October-November, the
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(a) 15.5 (b) 28.5 (c) 29.5 (d) 15 lanet______.
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SSC CGL 03/03/2020(Evening) towards the __________.
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etween a full moon and the next
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.34.What is the radius of the moon?
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SSC CHSL 19/03/2020 (Morning) south in the period from 21st June to
(a) 1.78× 106 m (b) 1.79× 106 m Q.40.Planetary scientists call the thin 22nd December. This period is called
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Dakshinayan. From 22nd December to ( northernmost point). IndiraPoint(Great parallels of latitude refer to the angular
1st June, the sun keeps on moving
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Uttarayan. Kanyakumari is the southernmost point Equator.
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Q metres above the sea level between 93
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(a) Torrid zone (a) Dispur (b) Itanagar
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t he Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of (c) North temperate zone
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one, between the North Pole at 90° N
Z East), Dispur (26 North, 91 East),
Q.45.TropicofCancer(23°30′N)passes and the Arctic Circle at 66°33′48.7" N, Hyderabad (17 North, 78 East).
t hrough__________ state of india. covers 4.12% of Earth's surface.
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(a) Punjab (b) Maharashtra Q.49.The90degreeEastMeridiandoes
(c) Chhattisgarh (d) Kerala NOT pass through:
Q.54. Which of the following is the
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c
(a) Meghalaya (b) Sikkim
ancer passes through eight states in
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(c) Bhutan (d) Bangladesh
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(Kalinjarh), Madhya Pradesh (Shajapur), ol.49.(b) Sikkim. The 90 degree East
S (Elements in earth (Total % in earth
Chhattisgarh (Sonhat), Jharkhand Meridian passes through Assam and crust) crust)
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(Champhai). iii. Aluminium c. 47%
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iv. Iron d. 5%
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SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (3rd Shift) (a) 111 (b) 145 (c) 133 (d) 122 (a) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d (b) i-c, ii-a, iii-b, iv-d
(a) 21 June and 23 September (c) i-c, ii-b, iii-a, iv-d (d) i-b, ii-a, iii-c, iv-d
(b) 21 March and 21 June ol.50.(a) 111 km. This distance
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(d) 23 September and 22 December
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dayandnightareequal.Springequinox- SSC CHSL 21/10/2020(Morning) (upper layer), mantle (middle layer),and
21st March, Autumn equinox - 23 (a) Isohalines (b) Isochrones core (lower layer).
September. 21stJune(wintersolsticein (c) Isobar (d) Isobronts
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Southern Hemisphere, Summer solstice ol.51.(b) Isochrones. Isohaline - Aline
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sun fall directlyontheTropicofCancer. points of equal salinity in the ocean. SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning)
22 December (Summer solstice in Isonomal - A line on achartconnecting (a) 1° or even less (b) 2° or even less
Southern hemisphere, winter solstice in points of equal abundance values of a (c) 8° or even less (d) 5° or even less
Northern Hemisphere) - The rays of the plant species sampled in different
sun fall directly on the Tropic of sections of an area. Isobronts - A line Sol.55.(a) 1° or even less. The
Capricorn. drawn through geographical points at ontinentalShelfistheextendedmargin
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SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) .52.AllparallelcirclesfromtheEquator
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(a) 4109 km (b) 2914 km to the poles are known as ______. shelf break. Their width varies globally,
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Sol.47.(c)3214km.ExtentofIndia:East (a) Parallels of Latitude be narrower or even absent in some
t o west(2,933km),landfrontier(15,200 (b) Arctic Circle regions, suchasthecoastsofChileand
km), coastline (7,516.6 km). The (c) Tropic of Cancer the west coast of Sumatra.
westernmostpoint(GhuarMotiinKutch). (d) Antarctic Circle
.56.The earth's perihelion occurs in:
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Arunachal Pradesh). Indira Col
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(a) October (b) January Q.60.TheArabianSeaisanextensionof nd Western Asia and connected tothe
a
( c) July ( d) September hich of the following oceans?
w Atlantic Ocean through the strait of
SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (2nd Shift) Gibraltar. Indian Ocean - 3rd largest
Sol.56.(b) January. Perihelion - It isthe (a) Pacific Ocean (b) Southern Ocean Ocean in the world. Pacific Ocean -
ointoftheEarth’sorbitthatisnearestto
p (c) Arctic Ocean (d) Indian ocean Largestoceanintheworld.ArcticOcean
the Sun. This always happens in early - Smallest ocean in the world.
January about two weeks after the Sol.60.(d)Indianoceanistheonlyocean
December Solstice. Aphelion - It is the intheworldwhichhasbeennamedafter .64.
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point of the Earth’s orbit thatisfarthest a country. The IndianOceanbridgesthe discontinuity separates ?
awayfromtheSun.Italwayshappensin gap between East and the West. The SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
early July about two weeks after the WesternandEasternpartsareknownas (a) Earth's lithosphere and
June solstice. the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal. asthenosphere
Pacific Ocean - Largest and deepest (b) Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere
.57. What is the name of the large
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supercontinent that existed 200 million (d) Earth's crust and the mantle
years ago when all the continents were Q.61. What does El Niño refer to ?
together ? SC MTS 06/09/2023 (1st Shift)
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SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon) (a) Hot water current Moho discontinuity - It occurs at an
(a) Pangea (b) Asia (b) Pressure water current average depth of about 8 kilometers
(c) India (d) America (c) High air pressure beneath the ocean basins and 32
(d) Low air pressur kilometers beneath continental surfaces.
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supercontinentcalledPangaea(meaning surface temperatures, in thecentraland (a) wave (b) sea current
allearth).Theevidenceinsupportofthe eastern tropical Pacific Ocean on the (c) tide (d) flood
continental drift theory: Jigsaw Fit, coastofPeru.Elninoleadstoweakening
Geological Fit, Tectonic Fit, Glacial oftradewindsinaregion.LaNina(Little Sol.65.(c) Tide: Forms whenthereisan
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ocean surface temperatures in the happens periodically because of the
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arth for how much percent of Earth's
E Pacific. Types of Tides: Tides Based on
history? Frequency - Semi-Diurnal Tides, Diurnal
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening) Q.62. Which of the following oceans is Tides, Mixed. Tides Based on the
(a) 60% (b) 40% (c) 80% (d) 20% urrounded by the continent of North
s Position of Earth, Sun, and the Moon -
America and South America to the east? Spring Tides, Neap Tides.
Sol.58.(c) 80%. Taking Earth's age as SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (1st Shift)
early 4.6 Billion Years (BY), instead of
n (a) Pacific Ocean (b) Atlantic Ocean Q.66.Duetotheattractionofthesunand
13.7BYfromtheBigBang,unicellularlife (c) Indian Ocean (d) Arctic Ocean t he moon, what is the frequency of up
appeared nearly 3.8 BY ago. This and falls of ocean water in a day?
percentage is 3.8/4.6 X 100 = 82.6%, ol.62.(a) PacificOcean(world’slargest
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a.Theseaexertsamoderatinginfluence Ocean. Atlantic Ocean (S - shaped) : combines to make exceptionally high
on climate. Deepest trench - Puerto Rico; The tides where the bulges occur, called
b. As the distance from the sea Sargasso sea, the only sea in theworld spring tides, as well as very low tides
increases,thepeopleexperienceextreme without any shore (land boundary), is where the water has been displaced.
weather conditions. present in the Atlantic ocean. Indian When the Sun is at a right angle to the
c. As one goes from the surface of the Ocean (the warmest) : Deepest trench - Moon,moderatetides,calledneaptides.
earthtohigheraltitudes,theatmosphere Sunda (or Java trench). The Antarctic There are generally three typesoftides:
becomes less dense and temperature Ocean(SouthernOcean)isknownforits Diurnal-Onehighandlowtideeachday,
decreases. turbulent waters. Semi-diurnal - Two high and low tides
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening) eachday,andMixed-Twohighandlow
(a) b and c (b) Only c Q.63. Which of the following oceans tides each day of different heights.
(c) a and c (d) a and b xtends into the Mediterranean Sea ?
e
SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift) .67. Where does the lower salinity
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ol.59.(d)aandb.Continentality-Found
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in inland areas. It is very hot during (c) Atlantic Ocean (d) Arctic Ocean water?
summers and very cold during winters. SSC CGL 20/0g7/2023 (4th shift)
Continental climates are common Sol.63.(c) Atlantic Ocean is the 2nd (a) Above (b) Below
between 40° and 70° north latitude and largest ocean in the world. The (c) It combines (d) It is separate
experiencelargetemperaturedifferences Mediterranean is anintercontinentalsea
between day and night. spread between Europe, North Africa, Sol.67.(a) Above. Salinityis the measure
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oftheamountofdissolvedsaltsinwater. ole. It is connected with the Pacific
P ( 0.005 percent), Atmosphere (0.001
vaporation of ocean water and
E Ocean by a narrow stretch of shallow percent), Rivers (0.0001 percent).
formation of sea ice both increase the water known as
salinityoftheocean.LakeVanofTurkey SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) Q.75.How thick is the lithosphere?
has the highest salinity in the world at (a) Bering (b) Palk SC CGL 03/12/2022 (1st Shift)
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330%.Thesaltiestoceanwaterisinthe (c) Hudson (d) Bosphorus (a) 25 to 45 km (b) 10 to 25 km
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a salinity value of 0.5 ppt or less. Turkey, connecting the Black Sea to the
SeaofMarmara.HudsonStraitlinksthe theEarththatconsistsoftheentirecrust
.68. Which is the correct sequence of
Q northern seaports of Manitoba and and the top-most portion of themantle.
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SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (2nd shift) Lanka. It connects the Bay of Bengalin (80-200km),mesosphericmantle,outer
(a) Pacific Ocean > Antarctic Ocean > the northeastwiththeGulfofMannarin core, and inner core.
Indian Ocean > Atlantic Ocean the southwest. .76. The t heory of plate tectonics
Q
(b) Pacific Ocean > Indian Ocean > proposes that the earth’s lithosphere is
Antarctic Ocean > Atlantic Ocean .72. Which continent provides more
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than half of the world's tin? divided into______ major and some minor
(c) Pacific Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > plates.
Indian Ocean > Antarctic Ocean SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
(a) Europe (b) North Africa SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
(d) Pacific Ocean > Indian Ocean > (a) 7 (b) 6 (c)12 (d)16
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S acific Ocean (the world’s
P ( lithospheric plate) is a massive,
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(60% of the total population) continent. irregularly-shaped slab of solid rock,
Ferdinand Magellan; The International generally composed of both continental
Date Line passes through the Pacific Asia isthebiggestproducer(90%ofthe
world’sproduction)ofrice.About30%of and oceanic lithosphere. In 1967,
Ocean. McKenzie and Parker suggested the
theworld’sreservesofironorearefound
.69. Identify the odd option in relation
Q in Asia. Biggest producer of tin (in the theory of plate tectonics. It states that
to the oceanic layers. world) - China. Leading tin producing the Earth's solid outer crust, the
Matric Level 28/06/2023 (Shift - 1) state in India - Chhattisgarh. lithosphere, is separatedintoplatesthat
(a) The Oceanic Deeps moveovertheasthenosphere,themolten
(b) The Oceanic Slope Q.73.Whichofthefollowingstatements upper portion of the mantle.
(c) The Continental Shelf r egarding ocean currents is correct?
SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift) Q.77. The crust istheEarth'soutermost
(d) The Continental Slope layer that is less than ______ percent of
(a) The Labrador Ocean current is warm
Sol.69.(b) The Oceanic Slope. current. Earth by mass, with oceanic crust and
ontinental Shelf - Extends from the
C (b) The areas where the warm and cold continental crust often consisting of
coastline of a continent to a drop-off currents meet provide the best more felsic rocks.
point called the shelfbreak.Continental fishing grounds. SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (4th Shift)
Slope - From the break, the shelf (c) The cold ocean currents move (a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d)10
descends toward the deep ocean floor. towards the poles. Sol.77.(b) 1. The average density of
TheDeepSeaPlain(Abyssalplain)isan (d) The warm ocean currents move ceanic crust is 3.0 g/cm3, while
o
underwaterplainonthedeepoceanfloor, towards the equator. continental crust has an average of 2.7
usually found at depths between 3,000 g/cm3.Themassofthecontinentalcrust
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continuous, predictable, directional is2.195.Thecontinentalcrust(about30
oceandeeps)areprominentlong,narrow km) is composed of lighter (felsic)
topographic depressions of the ocean movement ofseawaterdrivenbygravity,
wind (CoriolisEffect),andwaterdensity. sodium potassium aluminum silicate
floor rocks, like granite. The oceanic crust
LargestoceancurrentonEarth:Antarctic
.70. Where is the deepest point on
Q Circumpolar Current (ACC). (about 5 km) is composed of dense
earth, the Mariana Trench, located? (mafic) iron magnesiumsilicateigneous
SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) Q.74. The percentage of earth's water rocks, like basalt.
(a) Atlantic Ocean (b) Pacific Ocean f ound in the oceans is _________.
SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (4th Shift) .78.Whatpercentageofearth’swateris
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(c) Indian Ocean (d) Arctic Ocean fresh?
(a) 94 percent (b) 97.2 percent
ol.70.(b) Pacific Ocean -largestocean
S (c) 90.2 percent (d) 92.2 percent SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Afternoon)
ontheEarth.Itoccupiesone-thirdofthe (a) 4.8 percent (b) 5.2 percent
earth’s surface. It separates Asia and Sol.74.(b)97.2percent.Watercovers71 (c) 3.9 percent (d) 2.7 percent
Australia fromNorthAmericaandSouth ercentofEarth'ssurface.Distributionof
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Earth’s water: Oceans (97.2%), Glaciers ol.78.(d) 2.7 Percent. The present
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America. Antarctic ice sheet accounts for 90
(2.1%), Groundwater (0.61 percent);
Q.71. TheArcticOceanislocatedwithin Freshwater lakes (0.009 percent),Inland percentofEarth'stotalicevolumeand70
t heArcticCircleandsurroundstheNorth seas (0.008 percent), Soil Moisture percent of its fresh water.
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Q .84.Theplatemovementsonearthare
Q (c) Chile (d) China
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Evening) classified into ______ types.
(a) a flood (b) sudden rain SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Evening) Sol.88.(a) Canada. The Polar region
(c) an earthquake (d) a storm (a) three (b) two (c) five (d) Six overs partsofeightcountries:Canada,
c
Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden,
Sol.79.(c) An Earthquake. Over 80 Sol.84.(a) three. The movement of the Finland, Russia, and the United States.
ercentofearthquakesoccuraroundthe
p lates creates three types of tectonic
p
edges of the Pacific Ocean, an area boundaries: convergent, where plates .89. The process of seepage of water
Q
known as the 'Ring of Fire'. Instrument move into one another;divergent,where into the ground is called ____.
used for measuring Earthquake: platesmoveapart;andtransform,where SSC MTS 25/07/2022 (Morning)
Seismograph. platesmovesidewaysinrelationtoeach (a) Infiltration (b) depletion
other. (c) Storage (d) replenishment
Q.80.WhichofthefollowingisNOTone
f the major tectonic plates of the earth?
o .85. Ocean acidificationistheongoing
Q ol.89.(a) Infiltration occurs when
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SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Afternoon) decreaseinthepHoftheEarth’soceans, surface water enters the soil. Depletion
(a) Nazca plate caused by theuptakeof______fromthe isanaccrualaccountingtechniqueused
(b) Pacific plate atmosphere. to allocate thecostofextractingnatural
(c) Africa with the eastern Atlantic floor SSC MTS 15/07/2022 (Afternoon) resources such as timber, minerals,and
plate (a) Methane (b) carbon dioxide oil fromtheearth.Replenishmentofthe
(d) India - Australia - New Zealand plate (c) nitrogen (d) argon mineral resources includes the process
of mineral deposit exploration.
Sol.80.(a) Nazca plate : Between South Sol.85.(b) Carbon dioxide. Ocean
merica and the Pacific plate. Seven
A cidification is the worldwide reduction
a Q.90. Which water body covers an area
2
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Indo-Australian, North American, Pacific of the absorption of large amounts of 4.3% of the global ocean?
and South American. carbon dioxide by the oceans. It results SSC CHSL 24/05/2022(Morning)
in the alteration of marine food chains (a) Atlantic Ocean (b) Arctic Ocean
Q.81. Whatistheaveragesalinityofthe and food supply to humans. (c) Southern Ocean (d) Indian Ocean
Indian ocean?
Graduate Level 03/08/2022 ( Shift - 3 ) .86.Thelowestknownpointonearthis
Q Sol.90.(b) Arctic Ocean is the smallest
(a) 350 o/oo (b) 35 o/oo called ________, which is present in the nd shallowest of theworld'sfivemajor
a
(c) 3.5 o/oo (d) 3 o/oo Pacific Ocean. oceans. The Arctic Ocean is centered
SSC MTS 18/07/2022 (Morning) approximately on the North Pole. The
Sol.81.(b) 35 o/oo (35 parts per (a) Factorial Deep (b) Challenger Deep Pacific Ocean represents 45 percent of
t housand).Salinityistheamountofsalt (c) Great Blue Hole (d) Great Barrier Reef the global ocean coverage. The Indian
present in 1000 grams of water. A Oceanoccupies20percentoftheglobal
salinity of 24.7 % has beenregardedas Sol.86.(b) ChallengerDeep.Itislocated sea area. The Southern Ocean circles
the upper limit to fix ‘brackish water’. eneath the western Pacific Ocean.
b Antarctica and connects the Indian,
FactorianDeepisthenewdeepestpoint Atlantic, and Pacific oceans.
.82. Tsunami is NOT caused by:
Q in Antarctica's Southern Ocean. The
Higher Secondary 03/08/2022 (Shift - 4) Great Blue Hole is a giant marine .91. Which is the largest continental
Q
(a) Hurricanes sinkhole off the coast of Belize. The shelf in the world?
(b) volcanic eruptions great barrier reef is the world’s largest SSC CHSL 24/05/2022(Evening)
(c) undersea landslides coral reeflocated in Australia. (a) The shelf of India
(d) Earthquakes (b) The Indian Ocean shelf
Q.87. In coastal areas, during the night, (c) The shelf in the Pacific Ocean
ol.82.(a) Hurricanes. Tsunamis are
S ind blows from land to sea because:
w (d) The Siberian shelf in the Arctic Ocean
giant waves caused by earthquakes or SSC MTS 18/07/2022 (Morning)
volcanic eruptions under the sea. (a) low pressure is created on land ol.91.(d) The Siberian shelf in the
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(b) land cools slower than water Arctic Ocean. A
continental shelf is the
Q.83. Which of the following is a warm
(c) water cools slower than land edge of a continent that lies under the
urrent?
c
(d) high pressure is created at sea ocean. Example of a Continental Shelf
SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Afternoon)
Landform: Siberian Shelf, Arctic Ocean.
(a) Labrador current (b) Falkland current ol.87.(c) watercoolsslowerthanland.
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(c) Canary current (d) Gulf stream Thewindblowingfromlandtowardsthe Q.92.WhichoutsidelayeroftheEarthis
seaistheLandbreeze.Thewindblowing lessdense,thick,andandesitictogranite
ol.83.(d)Gulfstream. TheGulfStream
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from the sea towards the land is a Sea composition ?
current in the North Atlantic and the
breeze. Both are inducedbydifferences SSC CHSL 30/05/2022(Afternoon)
KuroshioCurrentintheNorthPacificare
that occur between the heating or (a) Oceanic crust (b) Continental crust
warmcurrents.WarmCurrents-Alaskan
cooling of the water surface and the (c) Mantle (d) Outer core
Current, Tsushima Current, Brazilian
Current etc. Cold Current - Labrador adjacent land surface.
ol.92.(b) Continental crust,the
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Current, Canary Current, Benguela Q.88. Which of the following countries theoutermostlayerofEarth'slithosphere
Current, Falkland Current, South Indian elong to the polar regions?
b ismostlycomposedofdifferenttypesof
Ocean Current, Okhotsk Current, SSC MTS 21/07/2022 (Evening) granites. It is rich in Aluminium and
Humboldt or Peruvian Current etc. (a) Canada (b) Colombia silica.
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.93. Which of the following is agroup
Q ( a) Australia (b) South America (a) East (b) North (c) South (d) West
of islands found in the tropical oceans (c) India ( d) North America
consisting of coral reefs and a central Sol.102.(b) North. India shares itsLand
depression? ol.97.(d) North America. The ancient
S orderwithsevencountries-Afghanistan
b
SSC CGL 19/04/2022(Morning) supercontinent Gondwana incorporated and Pakistan to the north-west, China,
(a) Guyots (b) Atoll present-day South America, Africa, BhutanandNepaltothenorth,Myanmar
(c) Seamount (d) Lagoon Madagascar, India, Australia, and to the far East and Bangladesh to the
Antarctica. east. Sri Lanka (from south-east) and
Sol.93.(b) Atoll. Examples - Atoll Maldives (from south-west) are two
.98. Whatisthenormalairpressureat
Q countries with water borders.
aroline Islands, the Coral Sea Islands,
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sea level?
the Marshall Islands, the Tuamotu
SSC CHSL 19/03/2020(Morning) Q.103. Nepal does NOT share its
Islands, Kiribati, Tokelau, and Tuvalu.
(a) 1013.25 millibars (b) 886.13 millibars oundary with which of the following
b
Guyotisanunderseamountain.Lagoons
(c) 985.14 millibars (d)1100.12 millibars states in India?
are shallow bodies of water that are
SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Evening)
separated from the ocean by a barrier ol.98.(a) 1013.25 m
S illibars. T
he air (a) Sikkim (b) Bihar
reef. Seamounts are underwater pressure decreases a s the altitude (c) West Bengal (d) Manipur
mountains that rise above the ocean increases.
floor but do not reach the surface. ol.103.(d) Manipur. Nepal (1751 km -
S
.99. India is divided into how many
Q Uttrakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West
Q.94. The Northeast Canyons and earthquake zones (seismic zones)? Bengal, Sikkim).
eamounts Marine National Monument
S SSC CHSL 19/03/2020(Morning)
is located in the (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6 Q.104. With whichneighbouringcountry
SSC CGL 20/04/2022(Morning) oes India share the Sunderbans forest?
d
(a) Arctic Ocean (b) Arabian Sea Sol.99.(b) 4. The Bureau of Indian SSC MTS 15/05/2023 (Afternoon)
(c) Atlantic Ocean (d) Red Sea tandardshasclassifiedregionsinIndia
S (a) China (b) Pakistan
into 4 seismic zones on the basis of (c) Bangladesh (d) Nepal
Sol.94.(c) Atlantic Ocean. Arabian Sea, historical seismic activity. These are
orthwestern part of the Indian Ocean,
N zonesII,III,IVandV.ZoneVisthemost ol.104.(c)Bangladesh.Sunderbanforest
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lying between India and the Arabian seismically active region and Zone II is is a part of the world's largest delta and
Peninsula. The Red S ea contains some the least active. The magnitude scale hometothelargestmangroveforests.Itis
of the world's hottest and saltiest used to measure earthquakes ranges theonlymangrovehabitatintheworldfor
seawater.It isredbecauseitcontainsa from1 to 12. Panthera tigris species.
cyanobacteria called Trichodesmium
erythraeum. Q.100. Millions of years ago the Indian .105. In the Indian subcontinent, how
Q
ubcontinent was separated from the
s many country/countries share its land
Q.95.Whichofthefollowingstatements mainland by a large sea known as the: frontiers with every member country of
bout tides is INCORRECT?
a SSC CHSL 14/10/2020(Morning) the subcontinent?
SSC MTS 06/10/2021(Morning) (a) Tethys (b) Aegina SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Morning)
(a) High tides occur when the moon is in (c) Prometheus (d) Typhon (a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) One
its first and last quarter.
(b) Low tides are also called neap tides. ol.100.(a) Tethys. This Sea separated
S ol.105.(d)One.TheIndiansubcontinent
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(c) Tides are caused by the gravitational the supercontinent of Laurasia in the is a geographical region that includes
pull exerted by the sun and the moon north from Gondwana in the south. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal,
on Earth’s surface. Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.
Q.101. What was the name of the
(d) Spring tides occur on full moon and
ega-ocean that surrounded the single
m Q.106. What is the capital of India’s
new moon days.
continental mass before the continental eighbouring country Afghanistan?
n
Sol.95.(a) One cycle of tides actually drift as described by Alfred Wegener? SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Morning)
t akes 24 hours and 50 minutes. The SSC CHSL 19/10/2020(Afternoon) (a) Karachi (b) Kathmandu
highest tides occur when the Moon is (a) Panama (b) Panthalassa (c) Kandahar (d) Kabul
new or full. (c) Pigmalion (d) Pangaea
ol.106.(d) Kabul. Other countries and
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Q.96.Nametheonlyseaintheworldthat ol.101.(b)Panthalassa.Pangaeawasa
S theircapital:Bangladesh(Dhaka),Bhutan
oes NOT have a land boundary.
d supercontinent that existed during the (Thimphu), China (Beijing), Myanmar
SSC MTS 13/10/2021(Evening) late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras. (Naypyidaw), Nepal (Kathmandu),
(a) Sargasso Sea (b) Pechora Sea Panama is a narrow land bridge, or Pakistan (Islamabad), and Sri Lanka -
(c) Amundsen Sea (d) Iroise Sea isthmus, connecting North and South Colombo (Legislative capital) & Sri
America. Jayawardenepura Kotte (Judicial
ol.96.(a) Sargasso Sea. It is a part of
S capital).
the Atlantic Ocean. It is named so
Neighbouring Countries of
because of the presence of brown Q.107. What is the currency of
Sargassum seaweed. India angladesh, a neighbouring country of
B
India?
Q.97. WhichofthefollowingwasNOTa Q.102. Nepal, a neighbouringcountryof SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Afternoon)
art of Gondwanaland?
p India, is located to the _________ of India (a) Yuan (b) Ngultrum (c) Kyat (d) Taka
SSC CGL 23/08/2021(Evening) SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Evening)
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- Dhaka, Independence declared - 26 n the India–Myanmar border. Zojila
o Peninsular River in India. Tributaries -
March 1971. Countries (Currency) - Pass is the strategic link connecting Pravara, Purna, Manjra, Penganga,
Afghanistan (Afghani), Bhutan Ladakh to Srinagar and the rest of India. Wardha, Wainganga, Pranhita, Indravati,
(Ngultrum),Maldives(Rufiyaa),Myanmar Maner and the Sabri. Brahmaputra :
(Kyat), Nepal (Nepaleserupee),Pakistan .113. In which year was Sri Lanka
Q Origin - Kailash ranges of Himalayas. It
(Pakistani rupee), China (Chinese Yuan). discovered by the Portuguese? enters India's Arunachal Pradesh and
SSC MTS 27/10/2021(Morning) flows through Assam and Bangladesh
Q.108.TheSino-Indianborderisdivided (a) 1545(b) 1678 (c) 1505(d) 1670 before it joins the Bay of Bengal.
into how many sectors?
SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift) Sol.113.(c) 1505. Sri Lanka got Q.118. Trishulganga is a stream of the
(a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3 independence on February 4, 1948 and r iver:
became a Republic on 22 May 1972. SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon)
Sol.108.(d) 3. The Indian Military has (a) Godavari (b) Ghaghara
ivided the LAC (Line ofActualControl)
d .114. What is the main religion of
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Myanmar? (c) Beas (d) Gandak
into 3 sectors - Western sector across
LadakhandtheChinese-heldAksaiChin, SSC MTS 27/10/2021(Morning) ol.118.(d) Gandak. It comprises two
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The central sector across Himachal (a) Islam (b) Jainism streams, namely Kaligandak and
Pradesh and Uttrakhand states, and the (c) Christianity (d) Buddhism Trishulganga. It rises in the Nepal
eastern sector across Sikkim and ol.114.(d) Buddhism. On 4 January
S Himalayas between the Dhaulagiri and
Arunachal Pradesh states. 1948, Myanmar becameanindependent Mount Everest.
Q.109. Which of the following sites is republic. Q.119. The drainage basin of the
located on the hillsneartheBrahmaputra .115. Which of the following is the
Q odavari river is presentinwhichofthe
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valley on the way to China and Myanmar? highest mountain in Bhutan? following states of India ?
SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (3rd Shift) SSC MTS 02/11/2021(Evening) SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon)
(a) Mehrgarh (b) Paiyampalli (a) Gangkhar Puensum (b) Kula Kangri (a) Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala,
(c) Gufkral (d) Daojali Hading (c) Jomolhari (d) Gipmochi Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu
(b) Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra
Sol.109.(d) Daojali Hading. Itisthefirst Sol.115.(a)Gangkhar Puensum(7,570 Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka,
stratified neolithic site discovered in eters). Other Mountains of Bhutan :
m and Odisha
Northeast India in the state of Assam. Kula Kangri (7538 m), Jomolhari. (c) Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala,
Q.110. Which of the following lines Bhutan : Capital - Thimphu, Currency - Kamataka, and Tamil Nadu
eparates Pakistan and Afghanistan?
s Ngultrum. (d) Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra,
SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (3rd Shift) Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Odisha
Q.116.______the world's highest polo
(a) McMohan line (b) Jinnah line round, is located in Pakistan.
g Sol.119.(b) Godavari River (Dakshin
(c) Durand line (d) Radcliffe line SSC CGL 03/03/2020(Evening) anga) - Second longest river in India
G
ol.110.(c) Durand Line. The Radcliffe
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lineseparatesIndiaandPakistan(Italso Trimbakeshwar near Nashik in
Sol.116.(a) Shandur. The polo Maharashtra. It has Largest Peninsular
separates India and Bangladesh). The t ournamentisplayedbetweentheteams
McMahon line (Henry McMahon) River system and falls into the Bay of
ofGilgitDistrictandChitralDistrict,under Bengal.
separates Arunachal Pradesh of India freestylerules.TheShandurPoloFestival
and Tibet of China. is held annually in July. Q.120. The rivers Bhagirathi and
.111. Which water treaty was signed
Q laknanda meet to form river:
A
between India and Pakistan in the year Indian Drainage System SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Morning)
1960? (a) Ganga (b) Yamuna (c) Ravi (d) Jhelum
SSC MTS 26/10/2021(Morning) Q.117.Match the following
ol.120.(a) Ganga. The tributaries and
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(a) Chenab (b) Beas (c) Indus (d) Jhelum Characteristics / Name of River
their location where they meet Ganga:
Other Name
Sol.111.(c) Indus. This Treaty allocates Gomtiriver-NearSaidpur,Kaithi.Ghagra
A. Area of Badland 1. Godavari -Chhapra,Bihar.Gandak-Sonpur,Patna.
t he Western Rivers (Indus, Jhelum, topography
Chenab) to Pakistan and the Eastern Kosi - Katihar, Bihar.
B. Vridh Ganga 2. Brahmaputra
Rivers (Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) to India. .121.TheRavi,ChenabandJhelumare
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C. Tsangpo 3. Kosi
.112.Which of the following is a hill
Q D. Sorrow of Bihar 4. Chambal tributaries of river:
pass located between India and China? SSC CGL Tier II 26/10/2023 SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon)
SSC MTS 26/10/2021(Afternoon) (a) A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2 (b) A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3 (a) Kaveri (b) Tungabhadra
(a) Khyber Pass (b) Pangsau Pass (c) A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3 (d) A-4, B-1, C-2, D-3 (c) Indus (d) Krishna
(c) Karakoram Pass (d) Zojila Pass ol.121.(c) Indus (Sindhu): It originates
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Sol.112.(c)KarakoramPass.TheKhyber river : Origin - Singar Chouri peakinthe fromaglaciernearBokharChu.Itsother
ass is a mountain pass in the Khyber
P northern slopes of the Vindhya tributaries - Shyok,Gilgit,Zaskar,Hunza.
Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, on mountains (Indore, Madhya Pradesh). ThePanjnadisthenameoffiveriversof
the border with Afghanistan. Pangsau Tributaries - Banas, Kali Sindh, Parbati. Punjab,namelySatluj,Beas,Ravi,Chenab
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ast of Karachi.
e t he confluence of the Shankh and Koel hen rivers discharge their watersfrom
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rivers, both join at Veda Vyasa near all directions in a lakeordepression,as
Q.122. With whichneighbouringcountry Rourkela(Odisha).Baitarani:Itoriginates inthecaseofLoktakLakeinManipur,is
idIndiasigntheFarakkaTreatyin1996
d from Gonasika hills and drains into the called ________.
for sharing of the GangaWatersandon Bay of Bengal. Nagavali (alsoknownas SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon)
augmenting its flows? Langulya): It rises in the Eastern Ghats. (a) radial (b) centripetal
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning) Sarada: Originated from Kalapani in the (c) dendritic (d) trellis
(a) Afghanistan (b) Bhutan Himalayas and flows along Nepal's
(c) Nepal (d) Bangladesh western border with India and joins ol.129.(b) Centripetal. Radial drainage
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Ghaghra River (tributary of the Ganges). pattern:Whentheriversoriginatefroma
Sol.122.(d) Bangladesh. Farakka water hill and flow in all directions. Example -
-sharingtreaty-ItwassignedbythenPM Q.126. Which ports belong to the Narmada. Trellis Drainage Pattern: This
H.D.DeveGowda(India)andPMSheikh estern coast of India ?
w pattern develops in folded topography
Hasina Wajed (Bangladesh). India’s SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning) where hard and soft rocks existparallel
treatywithitsNeighbours:NepalTreaty- (a) Kandla port, Mormugao port, Kochi toeachother.Example-Theriversinthe
Mahakali treaty (1996), and Pakistan - port upperpartoftheHimalayanregionIndus,
Indus Waters Treaty (1960). (b) Kandla port, Mormugao port, Chennai Ganga.DendriticDrainagePattern:Most
Q.123. The Chambal, Hindon and Tons port common form and resembles the
r ivers are tributaries of the river: (c) Kandla port, Mormugao port, Kolkata branchingpatternoftreeroots.Example
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon) port -Theriversofthenorthernplains,Indus,
(a) Yamuna (b) Mahanadi (d) Kandla port, Haldia port, Kochi port Ganga and Brahmaputra.
(c) Kaveri (d) Tapi ol.126.(a) Ports in India: West Coast -
S Q.130.Match the columns.
ol.123.(a)
S Yamuna is the Mumbai, Jawaharlal Nehru Seaport State
second-largest tributary river of the (Maharashtra), New Mangalore 1. Tuticorin Port a. West Bengal
Ganges by discharge and the longest (Karnataka). East Coast - V. O. 2. Haldia Port b. Tamil Nadu
tributary in India, originating from the Chidambaranar formerly Tuticorin, 3. Mangalore Port c. Karnataka
Yamunotri Glacier (Uttarakhand). Other Ennore, Chennai Port (Tamil Nadu), SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon)
tributaries (Yamuna) - Chambal, Betwa, Paradip (Orissa), Kolkata, Haldia (West (a) 1 - c, 2 - b, 3 - a (b) 1 - 8, 2 - b, 3 - c
Ken, Giri, Sind, Uttangan, Sengar and Bengal),PortBlair,Haddo(Andamanand (c) 1 - b, 2 - a, 3 - c (d) 1 - c, 2 - a, 3 - b
Rind. Tributaries of other rivers : Nicobar Islands), Visakhapatnam
(Andhra Pradesh). Sol.130.(c) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c. Ports in India
Mahanadi - Seonath, Jonk, Hasdeo,
ith states : Cochin Port - Kerala, New
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Mangalore Port-Karnataka, Mormugao
Hemavati, Lakshmana Tirtha, t he __________ to the Nigiris in the south.
Port - Goa, Jawaharlal Nehru Port -
Amaravathi. Tapi - Vaki, Gomai, SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning)
Maharashtra, Kandla Port - Gujarat,Port
Arunavati. (a) Godavari Valley (b) Mahanadi Valley
Blair Port - Andaman and Nicobar
(c) Damodar Valley (d) Son Valley
Q.124.Identifythedamthatislocatedin Islands, ParadipPort-Orissa,Kamarajar
outh India.
S Sol.127.(b) Mahanadi Valley. Eastern Port - Tamil Nadu.
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) hat marks the eastern edges of the
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Q.131. Dihang and Lohit are rivers in
(a) Gandhi Sagar dam (b) Tilaiya dam DeccanPlateau.Averageelevationis600
which of the following regions?
(c) Mettur dam (d) Rihand dam - 610 meters. It is discontinuous and
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening)
irregularanddissectedbyriversdraining
Sol.124.(c) Mettur dam: Built on Kaveri (a) Jammu and Kashmir
into the Bay of Bengal. Mahendragiri
r iverandlocatedatMettur,SalemDistrict (b) Sikkim and Manipur
(1,501metres)isthehighestpeakinthe
(Tamil Nadu). Gandhi Sagar dam - Built (c) Arunachal Pradesh and Assam
Eastern Ghats. Shevroy hills and the
on Chambal River and located in the (d) Punjab and Himachal
Javadi hills arelocatedtothesoutheast
Mandsaur district (Madhya Pradesh).
of the Eastern Ghats. Sol.131.(c) Arunachal Pradesh and
Tilaiya dam - Constructed by Damodar
ssam. Dihang River -TheBrahmaputra
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Valley Corporation across Barakar River, .128. __________ are NOT considered
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rises in Tibet, where it is known as
in Koderma district (Jharkhand). Rihand surface water.
Tsangpo and crosses over into India in
dam(UttarPradesh)-Constructedonthe SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon)
Arunachal Pradesh under the name of
Rihand River and also known asGovind (a) Lakes (b) Aquifers
Dihang. Lohit River - It originates in
Ballabh Pant Sagar. (c) Rivers (d) Oceans
easternTibet,intheZayalChurangeand
.125. Which east-flowing river basin
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covers the states of Jharkhand, rock or sediment saturated with 200 km, before emptying into the
Chhattisgarh and Orissa and has a groundwater that helps in store and Brahmaputra river in the plains of Assam.
Drainage area of 39,033 sq km ? retain groundwater levels in the soil.
.132. ________ river has the least
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SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning) TypesofAquifers(twotypes)- ‘Confined
storage capacity of usable water.
(a) Sarada (b) Baitarani aquifers’ have a layer of impenetrable
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening)
(c) Brahmani (d) Nagavali rock or clay above them. ‘Unconfined
(a) Ganges (b) Brahmaputra
aquifers’ lie below a permeable layer of
Sol.125.(c) Brahmani river(second (c) Krishna (d) Godavari
soil.
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ol.132.(b) Brahmaputra - The river
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originates from the Kailash ranges of s ____________ .
a Pakistan.
Himalayas in Tibet which is a very cold SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (1st Shift)
and dry area, thus, the rivercarriesvery (a) Coromandel coast (b) Konkan coast Q.140. What is the other name of
small amounts of water but once it (c) Malabar Coast (d) Kannada Plain harathapuzha, the longest river of
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enters India, the river is fed by heavy Kerala, which flows from the west and
rainsandduetofrequentfloodsandpoor ol.136.(b) Konkan coast. The western
S falls into the Arabian Sea?
drainage system in North east the river coast, sandwichedbetweentheWestern SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (3rd shift)
has very low storage capacityofusable Ghats and the Arabian Sea, is a narrow (a) Ittikkara (b) Ayiroor
water. River Ganga has the highest plain. It consists of three sections. The (c) Ponnani (d) Kallayi
storage capacity of usable water northern part of the coast is called the
Konkan (Mumbai – Goa), the central Sol.140.(c) Ponnani.Westflowingrivers
followed by Godavari and Krishna river ( Kerala) : Periyar River, Pamba, Chaliyar,
stretch is called theKannadPlain,while
Q.133. Which river is also known as thesouthernstretchisreferredtoasthe Chalakudy, Kadalundy, Achankoil,
sangpo ?
T Malabar coast.TheplainsalongtheBay Kallada, Muvattupuzha, Valapattanam
SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (1st Shift) of Bengal are wide and level. In the etc.
(a) Ganga river (b) Gandak river northern part, it is referred to as the .141.Whichriverbasinoriginatesfrom
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(c) Kaveri river (d) Brahmaputra river Northern Circar, while the southern part the Western Ghats range of Karnataka
is known as the Coromandel Coast. state and has many tributaries such as
Sol.133.(d) The Brahmaputra river. It is
nown by the name of ‘Dihang’ in
k Q.137.Whichofthefollowingpeninsular the Noyyal, Kabini, Arkavathi and
Arunachal Pradesh and 'Jamuna' in r ivers of India is a west flowing river? Amaravati?
Bangladesh.Thecombinedwaterstream SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (1st Shift) SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift)
of Ganga and Brahmaputra isknownas (a) Kaveri (b) Narmada (a) Sabarmati (b) Brahmani
the Meghna. Brahmaputra traverses a (c) Godavari (d) Krishna (c) Kaveri (d) Periyar
distance of 2,900 km through four ol.141.(c) Kaveri river basin falls in 3
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countries - Tibet (China), Bhutan, India ol.137.(b)Narmada(1312km):Origin-
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Amarkantak (Madhya pradesh). It States (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala)
and Bangladesh before enteringtheBay and a Union Territory (Puducherry). It
of Bengal. Tributaries : Subansiri, traverses Madhya Pradesh,Maharashtra
and Gujarat and meets the Gulf of originates in the foothills of Western
Ronganadi, Dikrong, Buroi, Borgong, Jia Ghats at Talakaveri. Tributaries -
Bharali, Dhansiri (North) Puthimari, Cambay. West Flowing Rivers: Tapi,
Sabarmati, Mahi, Luni, Saravati, Periyar. Shimsha, Hemavati, Bhavani, Lokapavani.
Manas, Sonkosh.
Kaveri (Origin - Brahmagiri Range, Q.142. TheJogFalls,oneofthehighest
.134. Which ofthefollowinglakesisa
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saltwater lake? Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra) and which river?
SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (1st Shift) Krishna (Origin - Mahabaleshwar, SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (3rd shift)
(a) Superior (b) Chilika Maharashtra) are east Flowing Rivers. (a) Narmada (b) Tungabhadra
(c) Malawi (d) Titicaca (c) Sharavati (d) Cauvery
.138. What is the main reason behind
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ol.134.(b) Chilika - It is the largest
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brackish water lagoon in Asia and the the western coasts of India? lace called Ambutheertha in the
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second-largest coastal lagoon in the S SC MTS 11/09/2023 (2nd Shift) Thirthahalli taluk (Karnataka).
world. Superior Lake - world's largest (a) Western Ghats (b) Eastern winds Tungabhadra River is formed by the
freshwater lake located on the (c) Indus River (d) Eastern Ghats confluence of the Tunga River and the
Canada-US border. Titicaca - Largest Bhadra River, The two riversoriginatein
freshwater lake in South America. Sol.138.(a) Western Ghats (Also known
ssahyadrihills).Westerncoastreceives
a Mudigere Taluk of Chikmagalur District
Malawi - African Great Lake and the (Karnataka). Cauvery River rises at
southernmost lake in the East African more rainfall in summer because
WesternGhatsObstructstheSouthwest Talakaveri intheBrahmagirirangeinthe
Rift System, located between Malawi, Western Ghats, Kodagu district
Tanzania and Mozambique. monsoon. It resulted in Heavy Rainfall
along the Windward side of Western (Karnataka).
Q.135. In which state is Gobind Sagar Ghats (West coast) and less rainfall on .143. With a stretch of about 724 km,
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( Bhakra Nangal Project) located? the Eastern side of Western Ghats. which river is one of the most important
SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (2nd Shift) rivers of peninsular India ?
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Gujarat .139. The __________ port was
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developed after Independence to ease SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (4th shift)
(c) Rajasthan (d) Punjab (a) Tapi (b) Beas(c) Palar (d) Bhavani
the volume of trade on the Mumbai port.
Sol.135.(a) Himachal Pradesh. Bhakra SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (2nd Shift) ol.143.(a) Tapi River - It flowsthrough
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amisaconcretegravitydamacrossthe
D (a) Kandla (b) Kolkata the states of Madhya Pradesh,
Sutlej River in Bilaspur. Other dams in (c) Chennai (d) Visakhapatnam Maharashtra, and Gujarat. The river
HimachalPradesh:ChameraDam(Ravi), originates in the Satpura Mountains in
Kol Dam and Nathpa Jhakri (Satluj), ol.139.(a) Kandla (Also known as
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deendayalport).ItisLocatedontheGulf Madhya Pradesh and flows westwards
Pandoh Dam, Largi Dam andPongDam before emptying into the Arabian Sea.
(Beas). of Kutch (Gujarat).Itwasconstructedin
the 1950’s as the chief seaport serving Q.144.Which river originates from the
Q.136.The stretch between Mumbai to western India,afterthepartitionofIndia
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southern part ofDevarayanadurgahillin tectonic plates move apart. Famous rift ( a) Mahanadi ( b) Krishna
umkur district,andflowsforabout221
T alleys - Great Rift Valley (East Africa),
v (c) Godavari (d) Cauvery
km before joining Kaveri? East Rift Valley or Hualien - Taitung
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (2nd shift) (Taiwan), Baikal Rift Valley (Southern Sol.151.(a) Mahanadi - Thelargestriver
(a) Shimsha river (b) Girna river Siberia). Sabarmati River : Originates fOdishastate.Krishna-Originatesnear
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(c) Ghataprabha river (d) Waghur river fromtheDhebarLakeinAravallirangeat Mahabaleshwar (Satara) in Maharashtra
Udaipur, Rajasthan. and flows through Maharashtra, North
ol.144.(a)ShimshaRiver(atributaryof
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theriverKaveri).Shimshahasawaterfall .148.WhichtributaryoftheIndusRiver
Q Pradesh.
at Shimshapura in Malavalli Taluk originates near the Rohtang Pass at an
(Mandya district, Karnataka). altitudeof4,000metersabovemeansea Q.152. Which of the following states is
Devarayanadurga is a small hill station level ? OT a part of the Tapi Basin?
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GirnaRiver-ItoriginatesnearKemPeak (a) Chenab (b) Musi (c) Beas (d) Indravati (a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra
inwesternghatsofMaharashtraandisa (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Gujarat
tributaryofTaptiriver.GhataprabhaRiver ol.148.(c) Beas. Ancient name -
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Bipasha. Tributaries of the Beas river : ol.152.(a) Rajasthan. Tapti River - A
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-RightbanktributaryoftheKrishnaRiver. river in central India that flows
Waghur River - Its sourceisnearAjanta Parbati, Banganga, Tirthan, Suketi,Sainj,
Gaj, Chakki and Uhaul. westwards b efore draining into the
through the Khandesh region. ArabianSea.Origin- InSatpurarangein
.145. Which glacier is the source of
Q Q.149. Which is the biggest tributary of theGawilgarhhillsofthenorthernpartof
river Gori Ganga which is an important t heupperBrahmaputrathatoriginatesin the Deccan Plateau (In Betul district,
tributary of river Kali? theTibetanHimalayasandwindsitsway Madhya Pradesh). Flows through the
SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (3rd shift) into India through Arunachal Pradesh ? states - Maharashtra, Gujarat, and
(a) Tipra Glacier (b) Milam Glacier SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (1st shift) MadhyaPradesh.TheTapiriverisknown
(c) Namik Glacier (d) Kafni Glacier (a) Subansiri (b) Yerla (c) Musi (d) Aner asthe'GatewayofInternationaltrade'as
it conducts much international trade.
ol.145.(b) Milam Glacier. Indian R
S ivers Sol.149.(a) Subansiri. Tributaries: Narmada, Periyar and Tapti are only
originate from Glaciers: Ganges - onganadi, Dikrong, Buroi, Borgong,
R riverswhichformestuaries.Anestuaryis
Gangotri Glacier (Uttarakhand). Indus - Jiabharali, Dhansiri (North), Puthimari, an area where a freshwater river or
Bokhar Chu Glacier (Himalayas). Manas, Beki, Sonkosh are the main stream meets the ocean.
Brahmaputra - Angsi Glacier (Tibet). tributaries on the North while the
Yamuna - Yamunotri Glacier Noadehing, Buridehing, Desang, Dikhow, .153.Whichgroupofriversisapartof
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(Uttarakhand). Chenab - Bara-lacha la Bhogdoi, Dhansiri (South), Kopilli, Kulsi, the peninsular drainage system?
Glacier (Himachal Pradesh). Ghaghara - Krishnai, Dhdhnoi, Jinjiran are the main SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (4th shift)
Mapchachungo Glacier (Himalayas of tributaries on the South. (a) Gandak and Ghaghra
Nepal). Mandakini River - Chorabari (b) Mahanadi and Godavari
Q.150. What is the name of a type of (c) Ganga and Yamuna
Glacier (Uttarakhand). Lidder River - aterfall with an enormous volume of
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Kolahoi Glacier(Himalayas).Pushpawati (d) Damodar and Sarda
water?
- Tipra Glacier. Ram Ganga - Namik SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (3rd shift) ol.153.(b)Drainage System of India :-
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glacier. Kafni River - Kafni Glacier. (a) Cascade (b) Rapid HimalayanDrainageSystem-IndusRiver
.146. Which of the following lakes is
Q (c) Cataract (d) Chute System {Indus, Sutlej, Ravi, Jhelum,
the longest in India? Chenab (largest tributary of Indus) and
Sol.150.(c) Cataract. Types of Beas}, Ganga River System (Ganga,
SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (2nd shift) aterfalls: Horsetail -Descendingwater
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(a) Vembanad lake (b) Kanjia lake Yamuna, Ramganga, Gomati, Ghaghara,
maintains some contact with bedrock. Gandak, Kosi and Mahananda),
(c) Ansupa lake (d) Wular lake Plunge - Water descends vertically, BrahmaputraRiverSystem(Brahmaputra,
Sol.146.(a) Vembanad lake : Length - losing contactwiththebedrocksurface. DibangorSikang,Lohit,BurhiDihingand
3.72 km. Located - Kerala. It is
8 Block-Waterdescendsfromarelatively Dhansari). Peninsular Drainage system-
connectedtotheArabianSea.Thelakeis widestreamorriver.Multi-step-Aseries Narmada,Tapi,Godavari,Krishna,Kaveri,
known for its backwaters (a network of ofwaterfallsoneafteranotherofroughly Mahanadi.
canals and waterways). Kanjia Lake - the same sizeeachwithitsownsunken
Odisha. Ansupa Lake - Odisha. Wular plunge pool. Segmented - Distinctly Q.154. Which of the following is not a
Lake - Jammu and Kashmir. It is the separate flows of water form as it f reshwater lake in India?
largestfreshwaterlakeinIndia.Smallest descends. Cascade - Water descends a SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (3rd shift)
lake - Pookode Lake. series of rock steps.Punchbowl-Water (a) Pulicat (b) Loktak
descendsinaconstrictedformandthen (c) Bhimtal (d) Nainital
Q.147. Which river from the following spreads out in a wider pool.
ows through a rift valley?
fl Sol.154.(a) Pulicat Lake (Andhra
SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (3rd shift) .151. Which of the following rivers
Q radesh) is the second largest brackish
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(a) Tapi (b) Brahmaputra originates near Sihawa in Raipurdistrict waterlagooninIndia,(afterChilikaLake,
(c) Sabarmati (d) Ganga of Chhattisgarh, flows through Odisha, Odisha). Loktak (Manipur) is a
and eventually empties into the Bay of freshwater lake in Northeast India.
Sol.147.(a) Tapi. Rift valley : It is a Bengal ?
lowland region that forms whereEarth’s SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (2nd shift) Q.155.Identify the water harvesting
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ystem in Western Himalayas.
s t ributary of the Godavari river? Lake (Rawok-Tso) - Largest lake of
SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (1st shift) SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (1st shift) astern Tibet (Pasho). Yamdrok Lake
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(a) Khadins (b) Johads (a) Mahi (b) Pranhita (c) Manjra (d) Purna (Freshwater lake inTibet).
(c) None of these (d) Guls
Sol.159.(a) Mahi(Bhadarisarightbank Q.164. The Jhelum River rises from
ol.155.(d)Guls.WaterHarvesting-Itis
S t ributary and Panam,KunandGomaare hich of the following sources?
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the activity of direct collection of left bank tributaries of Mahi river). Higher Secondary 30/06/2023 ( Shift - 2)
rainwater, rather than allowing it to (a) Chemayungdung Glacier
runoff. Other namesofwaterharvesting Q.160. Where does the Narmada river (b) Mansarovar Lake
in Indian states: Paar system, Talab r ise? (c) Spring at Verinag
/Bandhis, Saza Kuva, Johad, Khadins, SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (3rd shift) (d) Rakas Lake
Taanka - (Rajasthan); Pat - (Madhya (a) Western Ghats (b) Gawilgarh Hills
Pradesh), Bandharas and Tals - (c) Satpura Ranges (d) Amarkantak Ranges ol.164.(c) Spring at Verinag. Jhelum
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(Maharashtra),AharsandPynes-(Bihar), river is called Vitasta in the Rigveda,
ol.160.(d) Amarkantak Ranges. The
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Surangams - (Kerala). Narmada River flows through Madhya Tributaries - Kishanganga (Right),
.156.Whichstateranksfirstwithatotal
Q Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat Neelum Kunhar, Poonch. It joins the
lengthof31.2thousandkmofriversand between Vindhya and Satpura hill range Chenab at Trimmu.
canals, which is about 17% of the total before fallingintotheGulfofCambayin
length of rivers and canals in the the Arabian Sea.TheDhuandharFallsis .165. Which river isthethirdlargestin
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country? located on the Narmada River. the peninsula of India and the largest
SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (4th shift) river of Odisha state?
Q.161.Whichofthefollowingriversdoes SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Evening)
(a) Kerala (b) West Bengal OT flow in Kerala State?
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(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh (a) Godavari (b) Mahanadi
SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (3rd shift) (c) Krishna (d) Narmada
Sol.156.(c) Uttar Pradesh - Fourth (a) Bharathapuzha (b) Periyar
largest state according to area and 1st (c) Pamba (d) Penner ol.165.(b) Mahanadi - Flows through
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state in population. Longest canal in Chhattisgarh, Odisha. Source: The river
Sol.161.(d) Penner - It rises in Nandi originates in the northern foothills of
India- IndiraGandhiCanal,Longestriver illsinChikballapurDistrictofKarnataka
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- Ganga River (2525 km), Origin - Dandakaranya, Raipur District
and falls into the Bay of Bengal. (Chhattisgarh)anddrainsintotheBayof
Gangotri.LongestcanalofUttarPradesh Bharathapuzha river is Kerala's second
- Sharda Canal. Bengal.
longestWestFlowingRiver,draininginto
.157. Tila, Seti and Beri are the
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tributaries of : of which type?
Q.162. A long, winding ridge of stratified SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Afternoon)
SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (3rd shift)
and and gravel is known as:
s (a) Exotic (b) Perennial
(a) Tamsa (b) Ghaghara
Graduate Level 27/06/2023 ( Shift - 4) (c) Seasonal (d) Episodic
(c) Mahi (d) Sabarmati
(a) whorl (b) esker (c) lop (d) arch
ol.157.(b) Ghaghara.It originates in the
S ol.166.(b)
S Perennial. It flows
ol.162.(b) Esker. These are ridges
S throughout the year in all the seasons.
glaciers of Mapchachungo and a major
madeofsandsandgravels,depositedby Ex:Brahmaputra,Ganges,Yamuna,Indus,
left - bank tributaryoftheGangesRiver.
glacialmeltwaterflowingthroughtunnels etc. Exotic River - It starts in a humid
ItsTributaries: Theleftbanktributaries-
within and underneath glaciers, or region and flows into a dry region. Ex:
Bheri, Sarju, Kuwana, Rapti, Chhoti
through meltwater channels on top of Nile. Seasonal River - It flows only in a
Gandak and the right bank tributaries -
glaciers. Other depositional landforms: particular season that is monsoon. Ex:
Seti, Dahawar, Sarda, Budhi Ganga.
Drumlins are smooth oval shaped ridge Godavari, Mahanadi, Kaveri, Krishnaetc.
.158.Whatisthenameofthebranchof
Q -likefeaturescomposedmainlyofglacial Episodic river - It isfoundinareaswith
river Godavari that joins the Bay of till with some masses of gravel and sand. very dry climates and only flowsaftera
Bengal flowing through the Yanam particulareventlikeheavyrain,orrun-off
Q.163.Whichisasaltwaterlakelocated
enclave of the union territory of channels. Example: Nossob River in the
in the Tibet Autonomous Region, China,
Puducherry? Kalahari region of Southern Africa.
to the west of Lake Mansarovar and to
SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (4th shift)
the south of Mount Kailash? .167. Which is a major tributary of
Q
(a) Kapila (b) Indravati
Graduate Level 30/06/2023 ( Shift - 1) Bhagirathi river?
(c) Gautami (d) Bhavani
(a) Lake Yamdrok Tso SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Morning)
Sol.158.(c) Gautami. Drainage Basin - (b) Lake Rawok (a) Bhilangna (b) Dhauliganga
aharashtra,
M Telangana, Andhra (c) Lake Rakshastal (c) Pindar (d) Bishenganga
Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya (d) Lake Basum Tso
Pradesh,KarnatakaandUnionterritoryof Sol.167.(a) Bhilangna: Originates from
ol.163.(c) Lake Rakshastal. Pangong
S hatlingGlacier(TehriGarhwaldistrictof
K
Puducherry. Projects - Polavaram
Lake - World's highest saltwater lake. Uttarakhand).ItjoinstheBhagirathiriver
Irrigation Project, Kaleshwaram,
Loktak Lake (Floating lake, Manipur) is near Old Tehri. Bhagirathi river: It
Sadarmat Anicut, Inchampalli, Sriram
famous for phumdi and Keibul Lamjao originates from Gomukh (Uttarakhand),
Sagar.
NationalParkistheonlyfloatingnational located at the base of Gangotri and
Q.159.Which of the following is NOT a park in the world located on it. Ranwu Khatilang glaciers. Dhauliganga - It
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originates from Vasudhara Tal (largest River runs in a rift valley running west Sol.176.(b) Only II. Tapi River : West
lacial lake in Uttarakhand), located at
g mid the VindhyaandSatpuraMountain
a owing river. Origin - Betul district of
fl
Niti Pass in Chamoli district. It merges Ranges. Madhyapradesh.RightTributaries-Vaki,
withAlakanandaatVishnuprayag.Pindar Gomair,Arunavati Aner.LeftTributaries-
-ItoriginatesfromPindariGlacierwhich .172.Whichamongthefollowinglakes
Q Girna, Waghur, Purna, Mona.
is located in Bageshwar district of is also known as the "Srinagar's Jewel"?
Kumaon region in Uttarakhand. SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) .177. Which of the following rivers
Q
(a) Tsomgo (b) Vembanad forms the Dhuandhar falls?
Q.168. The AlmattiDamofKarnatakais (c) Dal (d) Loktak SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (4th Shift)
uilt over which of the following rivers?
b (a) Tapi (b) Narmada
SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Evening) ol.172.(c) Dal. On its banks Tulip
S (c) Godavari (d) Mahanadi
(a) Periyar (b) Sutlej (c) Kaveri (d) Krishna Garden (Asia's largest), Mughal Garden,
Shalimar Bagh and Nishat Bagh are Sol.177.(b) armada.
N Dhuandhar
ol.168.(d) Krishna. Other dams on
S situated.LakesinIndia-VembanadLake aterfall is in Jabalpur (Madhya
w
Krishnariver-Achakdani ( Maharashtra), (Kerala), Chilika Lake (Odisha), Shivaji Pradesh).
Achler (Maharashtra). River (Dams) :- Sagar Lake (Maharashtra), Indira Sagar
Kaveri {Alalur (Karnataka), Amaravathi, lake (Madhya Pradesh), Pangong Lake .178. Which among the following is a
Q
(Tamil Nadu)}, Periyar {Mullaperiyar (Ladakh),PulicatLake(AndhraPradesh), river that originates in the Western
(confluence of the Mullayar and Periyar Nagarjuna Sagar Lake (Telangana). Ghats?
rivers in Kerala)}, Sutlej {Bhakra Nangal SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift)
Dam (Punjab)}. Q.173. Which of the following is notan (a) Narmada (b) Luni
important river of Malwa plateau? (c) Banas (d) Mandovi
Q.169. Which of the following SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift)
tatements is correct regarding large
s (a) Chambal river (b) Mahanadi river Sol.178.(d) Mandovi river -originatesin
dams? (c) Ken river (d) Betwa river t he Western Ghats, Karnataka.
I. They have social problems because Q.179. Tapi river basinextendsoverthe
theydisplacealargenumberofpeasants ol.173.(b) Mahanadi. River of Malwa
S
plateau - Mahi River, Ken rivers, Shipra tate of ________.
s
and tribals without adequate SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift)
compensation or rehabilitation. River, Chambal River, Betwa River.
(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Tamil Nadu
Il. They have Environmental problems Q.174. Which of the following is NOTa (c) Karnataka (d) Maharashtra
because they contribute enormously to t ributary of river Kaveri?
deforestation and the loss of biological SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift) ol.179.(d)Maharashtra.Tapi/Taptiriver
S
diversity. (a) Musi (b) Bhavani -2nd largest west flowing river.
SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) (c) Hemavati (d) Kabini
(a) Only l (b) Both l and Il Q.180. Whichamongthefollowingpairs
(c) Only ll (d) Neither I nor Il Sol.174.(a) Musi. Tributaries of river f rivers and tributaries is incorrect?
o
averi: Harangi, Hemavati, Lakshmana
K SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (1st Shift)
ol.169.(b) BothIandII.Advantagesof
S Tirtha, Kabini, Suvarnavathi, Shimsha, (a) Yamuna - Tons (b) Chambal - Rapti
Dams- Irrigation,touristattraction,flood Arkavati, Sarabanga, Bhavani, Noyyal, (c) Godavari - Manjira (d) Indus - Jhelum
control, hydro power generation, etc. Thirumanimutharu, and the Amaravati.
Disadvantages of dams - High Sol.180.(b) Chambal - Rapti.Riversand
Tributaries of river Krishna: t heir tributaries: Chambal - Banas, Kali
construction cost, unbalanced Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, Bhima,
sedimentation, deforestation, ecological Sindh, Shipra, Parbati, Mej.
Tungabhadra and Musi.
imbalance, endangered aquatic life etc. Q.181.Whichamongthefollowinglakes
.175. Kadana Dam of Gujarat is built
Q onnects the twin cities of Hyderabad
c
.170. Which of the following rivers
Q over which of the following rivers?
originates in Rajasthan? and Secunderabad?
SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift) SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) (a) Mahi (b) Manjira (c) Tapti (d) Sabarmati
(a) Mahi (b) Narmada (c) Tapi (d) Banas (a) Kanwar (b) Salim Ali
Sol.175.(a)MahiRiver.SabarmatiRiver- (c) Hussain Sagar (d) Periyan
ol.170.(d) Banas. The river originates
S haroiDam(Gujarat).TaptiRiver-Hatnur
D
from the Khamnor hills of the Aravali Sol.181.(c) Hussain Sagar: A heart
Dam (Maharashtra), Ukai Dam(Gujarat), -shaped lake in Hyderabad, Telangana,
range. It is a tributary of the Chambal Girna Dam(Maharashtra),DahigamWeir
River. It is also knownas“VankiAsha”. built by Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah; Fed by
(Maharashtra).KrishnaRiver-Nagarjuna the River Musi. Salim Ali lake -
Length of Banas: 512 km. Tributaries: sagar Dam (Telangana). Manjira River -
Kothari, Dai, Dheel, Menali etc. Aurangabad, Kanwarlake-Bihar,Periyar
Singur Dam and Nizam Sagar dam lake - Kerala.
Q.171. Jabalpur islocatedonthebanks (Telangana). BanasRiver-BisalpurDam
f which of the following rivers?
o (Rajasthan). Q.182. Which of the following
SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) tatements regarding river Ganga is
s
.176. Which of the following pairs of
Q correct?
(a) Ganga (b) Godavari "river - tributary" is correct?
(c) Chambal (d) Narmada SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
I. Tapi - Manjra, II. Krishna - Ghatprabha (a) Ghaghara is a tributary coming from
ol.171.(d) Narmada (also called Reva
S SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift) peninsular uplands.
r iver,1312km):5thlongestinIndiaand (a) Neither I nor II (b) Only II (b) Yamuna is a right bank tributary
largest west-flowing river in India. This (c) Only I (d) Both I and II meets the Ganga at Allahabad.
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(c) The length of the Ganga is over 5000 (c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh ( Uttrakhand)}. Kafni Glacier {located in
km. the upper reaches of the Kumaon
(d) Betwa is a tributary of river Ganga rising Sol.186.(d) Madhya Pradesh - Indra Himalayas, to the southeast of Nanda
from the Himalayas. agar dam, largest in state (Narmada),
S Devi, gives rise to the Kafni River
GandhisagarDam(ChambalRiver),Bargi (tributaryofthePindarRiver)}.Doonagiri
Sol.182.(b) Ganga originates from the Dam (Narmada). Uttar Pradesh -Rihand Glacier {Garhwal Himalayas, Dhauli
angotri glacier in the Western
G dam (Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar). ganga system of Glaciers}.
Himalayan Range in Uttarakhand. Haryana - Kaushalya Dam (Yamuna
Tributaries: Left (Ramganga, Gomti, River), Anangpur Dam (Hakra River). Q.190. Which of the following is the
Ghaghara, Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Koshi, Gujarat-SardarSarovarDam(Narmada). ulti-purpose rock and earth-fill
m
Mahananda, Brahmaputra); Right Rajasthan-RanaPratapSagar(Chambal embankment dam on the Bhagirathi
(Yamuna, Tamsa, Karamnasa, Sone, river). River?
Punpun, Falgu, Kiul, Chandan). Graduate Level 01/08/2022 ( Shift - 4 )
.187. In which water body do several
Q (a) Gandhisagar Dam (b) Thein Dam
.183.TheSunderbandeltaisthehome
Q Himalayan tributaries like Shyok, Gilgit, (c) Koyna Dam (d) Tehri dam
of which of the following animals? Shigar,GastingandDrasmeetandfinally
SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (4th Shift) emerge fromthehillsnearAttockwhere Sol.190.(d) Tehri Dam {Uttarakhand,
(a) Asiatic Cheetah (b) Asiatic Lions it receives the Kabul River? ighest dam in India, built-in 2006,
H
(c) Royal Bengal Tiger (d) Black Panther Higher Secondary 01/08/2022 ( Shift - 3 ) operated by THDC (Tehri Development
(a) Brahmaputra river system Corporation) India Limited}. Koyna dam
ol.183.(c) Royal Bengal Tiger. The
S (b) Godavari river system (Koyna river, Maharashtra), Thein Dam
Sundarban National Park is a National (c) Indus river system (Ravi river, at border of Punjab and
Park (May 4, 1984, designated as (d) Mahanadi river system Jammu Kashmir), Gandhisagar dam
UNESCO site in 1987), a Tiger Reserve (Chambal river, Madhya Pradesh).
(1973, homeforRoyalBengaltiger),and ol.187.(c) Indus river system. It
S
aBiosphereReserve(1989,UNESCOsite originates from Mansarovar Lake and Q.191. In which state of India is the
in 2001). has a length of about 2880 km. Indus angra and Kullu valley located?
K
River tributaries - right-bank (Shyok, Graduate Level 01/08/2022 (Shift - 4 )
.184.The region of Ganga Brahmaputra
Q Gilgit, Kabul, Kurram, and Gomal rivers), (a) Uttar Pradesh
basin lies in____. left-bank ( Zanskar River, Suru River, (b) Jammu and Kashmir
SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (1st Shift) Jhelum River, Chenab River, Ravi River, (c) Himachal Pradesh
(a) 10°N to 10°N latitude Beas River, Satluj River, and Panjnad (d) Uttarakhand
(b) 30°N to 50°N latitude River).
(c) 5°N to 10°N latitude ol.191.(c) Himachal Pradesh. Kangra
S
(d) 10°N to 30°N latitude .188. Arrange the following rivers as
Q Valley (river valley situated in the
theyoccurintheNorth-Southdirectionin WesternHimalayas),KulluValley(formed
ol.184.(d) 10°N to 30°N latitude. The
S India. Beas, Indus, Chenab, Satluj, Ravi by the Beas River between Manali and
Brahmaputra originates in the north of Higher Secondary 01/08/2022 ( Shift - 3 ) Larji). Other famous valleysinHimachal
the Himalayas near Mansarovar Lake in (a) Satluj, Indus, Chenab, Ravi, Beas Pradesh: Solang Valley, Spiti Valley,
the Purang district of Tibet (Known as (b) Indus, Ravi, Beas, Chenab, Satluj Tirthan Valley, Kinnaur valley, Green
YarlungTsangpoinTibet), (othernames (c) Satluj, Ravi, Indus, Chenab, Beas Valley,BarotValley,LahaulValley,Pabbar
: Siang/Dihang River) India, and (d) Indus, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Satluj Valley, etc.
Bangladesh (Jamuna River). The Delta
formed by Ganga Brahmaputra is Sol.188.(d) Indus(Sindhu)river-Source .192.WhichstateinIndiaisthesource
Q
Sunderban Delta (largest delta in the ( Lake Manasarovar), Satluj (Lake of river Ghaggar?
world). RakshastalinTibet),Ravi(Multhantehsil Higher Secondary 02/08/2022 ( Shift - 2)
of Kangra districtofHimachalPradesh), (a) Uttar Pradesh (b)Uttarakhand
Q.185. The decommissioned havelock Chenab (Baralacha Pass in Himachal (c) Haryana (d) Himachal Pradesh
ridge has been built over which of the
b Pradesh) etc.
following rivers ? Sol.192.(d) Himachal Pradesh (Shivalik
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Afternoon) .189. Which is a major watershed for
Q ills). It flows through Punjab, Haryana
h
(a) Cauvery (b) Mahanadi the headwaters of the Yamuna River lies and then into Rajasthan. It flows only
(c) Krishna (d) Godavari in the western Garhwal region of during themonsoonseason.Itisknown
Uttarakhand? as Hakra river in Pakistan. The main
Sol.185.(d) Godavari River. India's Top Graduate Level 01/08/2022 ( Shift - 4 ) tributaries of the Ghaggar are the
ridges:- (Bogibeel Rail Road Bridge -
b (a) Dokriani glacier Kaushalya river, Markanda, Sarsuti,
4.94 km, Brahmaputra, Assam), (b) Bandarpunch glacier Tangri and Chautang.
(Vembanad Bridge - 4.62 km, Kerala), (c) Kafni glacier
(Nehru Setu, Son river, Bihar), Godavari (d) Doonagiri glacier Q.193. An artificial lake named Gobind
Arch Bridge, Pamban Bridge agar was created in 1976 by a huge
S
(Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu) etc. ol.189.(b) Bandarpunch glacier(part of
S hydroelectric dam at Bhakra on t he
Sankari range andlieswithintheGovind _______ river.
.186. In which state of India is Tawa
Q Pashu Vihar National park and Higher Secondary 05/08/2022 ( Shift - 2 )
dam located? Sanctuary). Dokriani glacier {located in (a) Tapti (b) Gandak (c) Chenab (d) Sutlej
SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Evening) the Bhagirathi basin of the central
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Haryana Himalaya, Uttarkashi district Sol.193.(d) Satlujrises from the
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anasarovar-Rakas Lakes in western
M ehindbyamovingglacier.Thismaterial
b (d) Ganga and Teesta
Tibet. The ancient name of the Sutlej is usually soil and rock. Moraines are
River is Zaradros (Ancient Greek), divided intofourmaincategories:lateral Sol.202.(b) Ghaggar and Teesta. Six
Shutudri, or Shatadru (Sanskrit). moraines, medial moraines, supraglacial hysiographicDivisionsofIndia -1.The
P
moraines, and terminal moraines. Himalayan Mountains 2.The Northern
.194.Which of the following is the only
Q Plains 3. The Peninsular Plateau 4. The
large river in the Indian desert? .198. Which of the following ports is
Q Indian Desert 5. The Coastal Plains 6.
SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Morning) known as ‘Diamond Harbour’? The Islands. The Western part of the
(a) Kosi River (b) Betwa River SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Evening) Northern Plain is referred to as the
(c) Luni River (d) Banas River (a) Port Blair (b) Kochi Punjab Plains. Brahmaputra plain liesin
(c) Kolkata (d) Mangalore the state of Assam.
Sol.194.(c) Luni River. Origin - Pushkar
v alley of the Aravalli Range. Ends - Sol.198.(c)KolkataPort (Haldia seaport) Q.203. Which river basincoversanarea
marshy lands of Rann of Kutch in istheonlyriverineMajorPortsituatedon 2
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Gujarat.Tributaries-Lilari,Guhiya,Bandi theHugliriverinWestBengal.Kochiport Maharashtra?
(Hemawas), Sukri (Hemawas), Sukri, is located on the Vembanad Lake in SSC CHSL 27/05/2022(Morning)
Mithri,Jawai,KhariBaniSukriBandiand Kerala,andisimportantfortheexportof (a) Krishna (b) Narmada
Sugi. spices and salt. (c) Godavari (d) Tapi
Q.195. India andSriLankaarejoinedby Q.199.WhichlakeofIndiaistheresultof Sol.203.(d) Tapi Basin is situatedinthe
group of islets forming ______.
a t ectonic activity? orthern part of the Deccan Plateau.
n
SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Evening) SSC MTS 25/07/2022 (Morning) Nearly 80% ofthebasinliesintheState
(a) Mahatma Gandhi Setu (a) Wular lake (b) Barapani lake of Maharashtra.
(b) Sisseri River Bridge (c) Dal lake (d) Loktak lake
(c) Bhupen Hazarika Bridge .204. Which state does the
Q
(d) Adam’s Bridge ol.199.(a) Wular lake is one of the
S BrahmaputrariverenterwhenittakesaU
biggestfreshwaterlakesinAsia,itisfed turn at Namcha Barwa?
ol.195.(d) Adam's Bridge (Rama Setu),
S by the Jhelum River. It is located in SSC CHSL 31/05/2022(Evening)
is a chain of limestone shoals,between Bandipora district of Jammu and (a) Mizoram (b) Assam
Pamban Island (Rameswaram Island), Kashmir, India. Other Famous lakes : - (c) Nagaland (d) Arunachal Pradesh
TamilNadu,India,andMannarIsland,Sri Barapani lake (Meghalaya), Dal lake
Lanka. Mahatma Gandhi Setu (Bihar), (Jammu and Kashmir), Loktak lake Sol.204.(d) Arunachal Pradesh. The
SisseriRiverBridge(ArunachalPradesh), (Manipur). atchment area of the Brahmaputra
c
Bhupen Hazarika bridge (Connects (Tsangpo) river falls in four countries
Assam and Arunachal Pradesh). Q.200. Which of the following contains (Tibet, Bhutan, India, and Bangladesh).
t he largest amount of freshwater on
Q.196. Pushkarlakeissituatedinwhich earth? Q.205.Which river basin covers an area
istrict of Rajasthan?
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SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Evening) (a) Ice caps (b) Inland seas Indian states?
(a) Jaipur (b) Ajmer (c) Bikaner (d) Alwar (c) Atmosphere (d) Groundwater SSC CHSL 01/06/2022(Morning)
(a) Mahanadi basin (b) Ganga basin
ol.196.(b) Ajmer. Freshwater Lakes in
S Sol.200.(a) Icecaps.Over68percentof
(c) Indus basin (d) Brahmaputra basin
Rajasthan:Ajmer-AnaSagarLake,Lake t he freshwater on Earth is found in
Foy Sagar; Alwar - Siliserh Lake; icecaps and glaciers, and just over 30 Sol.205.(b) Ganga Basin - 11 States.
Banswara-AnandSagarLakeandDailab percent is found in groundwater. Only ttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya
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Lake; Bundi - Jait Sagar Lake, Kanak about 0.3 percent of our freshwater is Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand,
Sagar Lake, and Nawar Sagar Lake; found in the surface water of lakes, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Haryana,
Dungarpur-GaibSagarLake;Jaisalmer- rivers, and swamps. HimachalPradeshandDelhi.IndusBasin
Gadsisar Lake; Jodhpur - Balsamand - Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana,
Lake, KailanaLake;Kota-KishoreSagar Q.201. Tsomgo Lake is a glacial lake
Rajasthan and Jammu & Kashmir.
Lake; Rajsamand - Rajsamand Lake; located in which of the following states?
BrahmaputraBasin-ArunachalPradesh,
Udaipur-DoodhTalai,FatehSagarLake, SSC MTS 25/07/2022 (Evening)
Assam, West Bengal, Meghalaya,
Jaisamand Lake, Udai Sagar Lake, and (a) Meghalaya (b) Punjab
Nagaland, Sikkim.
Pichola Lake. (c) Sikkim (d) Gujarat
Q.206. Which river rises near Mhow in
.197. What is themeaningoftheterm
Q ol.201.(c) Sikkim. Tsongmo Lake
S
t he Malwa plateau of Madhya Pradesh?
Moraine? (ChanguLake)remainsfrozenduringthe
SSC CHSL 01/06/2022(Morning)
SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Morning) winterseason.Itisreveredasaholylake
(a) Chambal (b) Mahi
(a) Melting of accumulated snow by the people of Sikkim.
(c) Varuna (d) Betwa
(b) Material transported and deposited .202.TheGangaplainextendsbetween
Q
by glacier ol.206.(a) Chambal. Mahi river
S
two rivers?
(c) Valley with vertical sides and wide originatesfromMandaVillageinVindhya
SSC CHSL 25/05/2022(Evening)
floor Range in MadhyaPradesh.VarunaRiver
(a) Yamuna and Teesta
(d) The higher level tributary (Tributary of Ganga River originates in
(b) Ghaggar and Teesta
Phulpur in the Prayagraj d
istrict).Betwa
Sol.197.(b)A moraine is material left (c) Ghaggar and Bhagirathi
River(originates from Hoshangabad,
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Vindhya Range, Madhya Pradesh. SC CGL 20/04/2022(Evening)
S layers of hard rock below the water table
(a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra is called:
Q.207. In ancienttimes,whichriverwas (c) Rajasthan (d) Uttar Pradesh SSC MTS 08/10/2021(Morning)
lso known as 'Pooni' in Tamil which is
a (a) glacier (b) hot spring
the fourth largest river flowing in the Sol.212.(d)UttarPradesh.RiverKenItis (c) geyser (d) aquifer
southeastdirectionthroughthestatesof tributaryoftheYamuna.Theimportant
a
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu ? tributariesofKen-Alona,Bearma,Sonar, ol.218.(d) aquifer. Glaciersareformed
S
SSC CHSL 02/06/2022(Evening) Mirhasan, Shyamari, Banne, Kutri, Urmil, when snow accumulates and compacts
(a) Kaveri River (b) Satluj River Kail and Chandrawal. over time. Hotspringsareformedwhen
(c) Ravi River (d) Tapi River groundwater is heated by geothermal
Q.213. Which of the following is a energy. Geysers are hot springs that
ol.207.(a) Kaveri River. It isasacred
S now-fed river?
s periodically erupt, sending a column of
river in southern India. It rises on SSC MTS 05/10/2021(Morning) hot water and steam into the air.
Brahmagiri Hill of the Western Ghats in (a) Yamuna (b) Godavari
southwesternKarnatakastateanddrains (c) Kaveri (d) Narmada Q.219. Which of the following is a
into the Bay of Bengal through t ributary of Yamuna river?
Pondicherry. Sol.213.(a) Yamuna. The Yamunaisthe SSC MTS 08/10/2021(Afternoon)
ainandthelongestrightbanktributary
m (a) Gandak (b) Son
Q.208. Which of the following rivers is of river Ganga. It is a snow-fed,braided (c) Ghaghra (d) Chambal
lso called Vyath?
a river that rises from Yamunotri glacier
SSC CGL 12/04/2022(Evening) near Bandarpoonch peak of the higher Sol.219.(d) ChambalRiver.Itformspart
(a) Jhelum (b) Zkar (c) Tawi (d) Shyok Himalaya. fthegreaterGangeticdrainagesystem.
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S Q.214.Whichofthefollowingriversform Malwa region of northwestern Madhya
primarily known for its unique Chadar unchikal waterfall in Karnataka?
K Pradesh, while its tributary, the Banas,
Trek or the Frozen River Trek, in Ladakh. SSC MTS 05/10/2021(Evening) rises in the Aravalli Range and drains
(a) Mandavi (b) Varahi (c) Urmodi (d) Kabini southeastern Rajasthan.
Q.209. The Hundru Fall lies along the
ourse of which of the following rivers?
c ol.214.(b) Varahi. Kunchikal Falls is
S Q.220.Onwhichofthefollowingriversis
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(a) Damodar (b) Sone Masthikatte in Shimoga districtofstate 'Diamer Basha' dam?
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boulders and the total height of fall is (a) Indus (b) Jhelum (c) Sutlej (d) Chenab
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anchiDistrict.Rajrappawaterfallsoccur
R Sol.220.(a) Indus. It is located between
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river Damodar. by the Iranians and the Greeks about and Diamer district in Gilgit Baltistan,
2500 years ago. Pakistan administered Kashmir.
Q.210.Whichofthefollowingriversflow SSC MTS 06/10/2021(Morning)
t hroughboththestates,WestBengaland (a) Vitasta (b) Karnali .221. Whichofthefollowingwaterfalls
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Sikkim? (c) Vipasa (d) Hindos is in the state of Goa?
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(a) Koshi (b) Hooghly (c) Sone (d) Teesta ol.215.(d)Hindos.Thiswordisderived
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S means "river".
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flows to the south throughWestBengal .216. Which of the following rivers
Q f our-tiered waterfall located on the
before entering Bangladesh. flows into the Bay of Bengal? Mandovi River. Duduma Waterfall is
SSC MTS 07/10/2021(Afternoon) situated on the border of Koraput
.211.The Hirakud Dam is built near the
Q (a) Narmada (b) Mahanadi
city of ______ in Odisha. (Odisha) and Visakhapatnam (Andhra
(c) Tapi (d) Indus Pradesh) districts of India. The Gokak
SSC CGL 20/04/2022(Evening)
(a) Cuttack (b) Rourkela Sol.216.(b) Mahanadi. The Mahanadi is Falls is a waterfall located on the
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tructurebuiltacrossastreamorriverto
s the Bay of Bengal. district and Mandya district of thestate
hold water back. Dams can be used to of Karnataka.
store water, control flooding, and Q.217.About50%ofthe______Basinlies
generate electricity. Hirakud dam (Built in Maharashtra. Q.222. Which of the following is the
onMahanadiriver)isthelongestearthen SSC MTS 07/10/2021(Evening) largest west flowing river in Rajasthan?
dam in the world. (a) Godavari (b) Kaveri SSC MTS 13/10/2021(Evening)
(c) Mahanadi (d) Narmada (a) Luni (b) Chambal
Q.212. River Ken is one of the major (c) Banganga (d) Banas
r ivers of the Bundelkhand region of Sol.217.(a)Godavari.
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ortion of the Thar Desert, and ends in
p 'Bhushi Lake' located?
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Gujarat. (a) Punjab (b) Rajasthan formed by the confluence of
(c) Gujarat (d) Maharashtra Sankh River and South Koel River at Vedv
Q.223. The river Indus lies tothe______ yas in Odisha ?
f the Great Indian Desert.
o ol.228.(d) Maharashtra. PopularLakes
S SSC CGL 16/08/2021(Afternoon)
SSC MTS 14/10/2021(Morning) inMaharashtra-UpvanLake,ViharLake, (a) Brahmani (b) Subarnarekha
(a) West(b) north (c) east(d) south PowaiLake,RankalaLake,PanshetLake, (c) Pennar (d) Sabarmati
Ganesh Lake, Venna Lake, Lonar Lake.
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ordered by the irrigated Indus River
b .229. Which Indian state is thesource
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north and northeast, the Aravalli Range Subarnarekha? branches of the Mahanadi River, which
to the southeast, and the Rann of SSC MTS 26/10/2021(Evening) then empties into the Bay of Bengal at
Kachchh to the south. (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Bihar Palmyras Point.
(c) Jharkhand (d) Uttar Pradesh
.224.In which of the following states is
Q Q.235.Inwhichofthefollowingstatesis
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S nchar Lake located?
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SSC MTS 14/10/2021(Evening) Jharkhand - Sone river, Barakar river, SSC CGL 16/08/2021(Evening)
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(c) Karnataka (d) Maharashtra Shankh river, North Koel river. (c) Bihar (d) Meghalaya
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S .230.Bhojtal,formerlyknownasUpper
Q Sol.235.(a) Jammu and Kashmir. It is
situated in the district of Satara in Lake,issituatedinwhichofthefollowing locatedneartheSouraareainthecityof
westernMaharashtra.Famouswaterfalls states? Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Thelake
in Maharashtra - Malshej Falls, SSC MTS 27/10/2021(Morning) is connected withthe famous Dal Lake.
Pandavkada waterfall, Randha Falls, (a) Odisha (b) Madhya Pradesh
Chinaman's Falls, Dhobi Waterfall, (c) Rajasthan (d) Uttar Pradesh .236. Yerla, Warna and Dindi are
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Sahastrakund waterfalls, Zenith Falls, tributaries of the ______ river system.
Vihigaon Waterfall. ol.230.(b) Madhya Pradesh. Famous
S SSC CGL 17/08/2021(Evening)
Lakes: Madhya Pradesh - The Lower (a) Brahmaputra (b) Godavari
Q.225.Whichofthefollowingstateshas Lake, MunjSagarLake,YashwantSagar; (c) Kaveri (d) Krishna
t he largest catchment area of Godavari Uttar Pradesh - Keetham Lake; Odisha -
Basin? Ansupa Lake; Rajasthan - Fateh Sagar Sol.236.(d)Krishna.
SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Morning) Lake. .237.TheriverGangadividesthestate
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(a) Karnataka (b) Maharashtra of Bihar into ______ parts.
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Telangana .231. Which river marks the
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ol.225.(b) Maharashtra. Banganga,
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Indravati, Taliperu, Sabari, Nasardi, (c) Dihang (d) Tista Bihar and South Bihar. Ganga River
Pravara, Sindphana, Manjira, Manair, enters Bihar through Bauxardistrictand
Kinnerasani are tributaries of Godavari Sol.231.(a)Brahmaputra.
exits from Bhagalpur district.
river. Q.232. Gurdwara Patalpuri Sahib is
located on the bank of river ______. Q.238. Where is the Jai Hind bridge
.226. Which of the following river
Q located in India?
systems has Wardha river as one of its SSC CGL 13/08/2021(Morning)
(a) Yamuna (b) Ganga (c) Sutlej (d) Beas SSC CGL 20/08/2021(Evening)
significant rivers? (a) Kolkata (b) Hyderabad
SSC MTS 20/10/2021(Afternoon) ol.232.(c) Sutlej. Gurdwara Patalpuri
S (c) Mumbai (d) Chennai
(a) Godavari ( b) Mahanadi Sahib located in Rupnagar district of
(c) Ganga (d) Krishna Punjab. Guru Hargobind Ji in 1644 as ol.238.(a) Kolkata. Majerhat Bridge
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well as Guru Har Rai Ji in 1661 were named "Jai Hind" to mark Subhas
Sol.226.(a)Godavari. Chandra Bose's 125th birth anniversary.
cremated here.
Q.227.In which Indian state will you find Q.239. A/an ______ is a natural
t he river Muhuri? .233. Which of the following is a
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g
SSC MTS 26/10/2021(Morning) tributary of the river Brahmaputra that
collects water and drains it through a
(a) Punjab (b) Madhya Pradesh flows through Bhutan?
common point by a system of streams.
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Tripura SSC CGL 13/08/2021(Evening)
SSC CGL 24/08/2021(Morning)
(a) Wang Chhu River (b) Sittaung River
Sol.227.(d) Tripura. Muhuri is a (a) warabandi (b) aquifer
(c) Ayeyarwady River (d) Chindwin River
t ransnational river between India and (c) watershed (d) reservoir
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S The city is also home to the
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N Mahanadi -Seonath,Hideo,Jonk,Mand, Mahakaleshwar Temple.
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SSC CGL 24/08/2021(Morning) Q.251.WhichofthefollowingisNOTone
(a) Varanasi (b) Hazaribagh .246.Whichtypeofdamisatemporary
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(c) Kanpur (d) Phaphamau dam constructed to exclude water from Himalayas in its longitudinal extent?
the specific area? SSC CHSL 9/8/2021(Evening)
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S SSC CHSL 19/04/2021(Afternoon) (a) Shiwaliks (b) Himshikha
municipal corporation in theHazaribagh (a) Coffer (b) Impounding (c) Himachal (d) Himadri
district in Jharkhand. (c) Detention (d) Debris
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.241.Achannelofacanalwherewater
Q ol.246.(a) coffer. It is built to permit
S Himalayas): The outermost range,
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called ______. constructionofapermanentstructurein range, Himadri (Inner Himalayas): Inner
SSC CGL 24/08/2021(Evening) a dry area. A detention dam is built to range.
(a) lift channel (b) command area catch surface runoff and stream water
(c) warabandi system (d) flow channel flow to regulate the water flow inareas Q.252. Whichriverhasthetributariesby
below the dam. Detention dams are t he name of Mayurakshi, Damodar,
Sol.241.(d)flowchannel.Itistheflowof commonly used to reduce the damage Kangsabati and Rupnarayan?
ater induced by the effect of gravity.
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The surface of the flowing liquid is at rate through a channel. (a) Godavari (b) Yamuna
atmosphericpressureandfreetoair.The (c) Hooghly (d) Brahmaputra
example of open channel flow includes .247.Which of the following rivers rises
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flow in canal, river, etc. in thewestofRohtangPassintheKullu Sol.252.(c) Hooghly. It is the eastern
hills of Himachal Pradesh and flows istributary of the Ganges RiverinWest
d
Q.242. On which riverisPeacockIsland through the Chamba valley of the state? Bengal.
located? SSC CHSL 04/08/2021(Evening)
SSC CHSL 13/04/2021(Afternoon) (a) Satluj (b) Ravi (c) Beas (d) Chenab .253. Chulia waterfall is situated on
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(a) Mahanadi (b) Ganga Chambal River in ______.
(c) Brahmaputra (d) Yamuna ol.247.(b) Ravi. It is the smallest river
S SSC CHSL 11/8/2021(Afternoon)
amongst the five rivers of Punjab. (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Gujarat
Sol.242.(c) Brahmaputra. Peacock Punjab state is divided into Majha, Doaba (c) Rajasthan (d) Madhya Pradesh
Island or Umananda Island is the and Malwa regions.
smallest inhabited river island in the ol.253.(c) Rajasthan. State and
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middle of river Brahmaputra, flowing .248.Suryadharlakeislocatedinwhich
Q Waterfall : Uttar Pradesh - Lakhaniya
through the city of Guwahati. Its name of the following states? Dari Falls; Gujarat - Shankar Waterfall;
derives from Assamese Uma. It is also SSC CHSL 04/08/2021(Evening) Madhya Pradesh - Dhuandhar Falls.
known as Bhasmachal. (a) HimachalPradesh
(b) Arunachal Pradesh .254.Rain is liquid ______.
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.243. Which of the following is
Q (c) Uttarakhand SSC CHSL 12/8/2021(Morning)
Uttarakhand’s first gravity dam? (d) Meghalaya (a) precipitation (b) condensation
SSC CHSL 15/04/2021(Morning) (c) decantation (d) sedimentation
(a) Tehri dam (b) Baigul dam Sol.248.(c) Uttarakhand. Famous Lakes
(c) Dhora dam (d) Song dam in Uttarakhand - Auli Artificial Lake, Sol.254.(a) Precipitationis any product
BaraadsarLake,BedniKund,BhaluDam, f the condensation of atmospheric
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Sol.243.(d)Song damwhich is to be built Bhimtal Lake, Bhulla Tal, Bisurital, watervaporthatfallsundergravitational
nthefoothillsofMussoorieontheSong
o Brahmatal Trek etc. pull from clouds. The main forms of
river to meet the water shortage of the precipitation includedrizzling,rain,sleet,
state during the summers. Q.249.Inwhichofthefollowingstatesis snow, ice pellets, graupel and hail.
t he Sirki Waterfall located?
Q.244.Whichoneofthefollowingisthe SSC CHSL 06/8/2021(Afternoon) Q.255. Sur Sarovar, also known as
longest river of Nepal? (a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh eetham Lake, is aman-madereservoir.
K
SSC CHSL 15/04/2021(Evening) (c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh In which of the following years was it
(a) River Koshi (b) River Narayani added in the list of Ramsar Sites?
(c) River Karnali (d) River Seti Sol.249.(a) Arunachal Pradesh. Other SSC CHSL 12/8/2021(Afternoon)
aterfalls - The NuranangWaterfall,the
W (a) 1992(b) 2020 (b) 2015(d) 1998
ol.244.(c) River Karnali also called
S Bap Teng Kang Waterfall
Ghaghara is a perennial transboundary Sol.255.(b) 2020. Important Ramasar
river originating on the Tibetan Plateau .250.Ujjainisonthebanksoftheriver
Q akes sites - Tampara Lake, Surinsar
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near Lake Manasarovar. ______. -Mansar Lakes, Yashwant Sagar,
SSC CHSL 06/08/2021(Evening) Sasthamkotta Lake.
.245. ‘Ong’ and ‘Tel’ are tributaries of
Q (a) Kshipra (b) Dibang
the river ______. (c) Sarayu (d) Saraswati Q.256.Which of the following dams is
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located in Jharkhand? SC CHSL 19/10/2020(Morning)
S Canada - Aberdeen Lake, Lake Abitibi.
SSC CPO 23/11/2020(Morning) (a) Point bars (b) Flood plains razil-AguaVermelha. Australia-Lake
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(a) Koyna (b) Maithon (c) Alluvial fans (d) Natural levees Alexandrina, Lake Amadeus.
(c) Mettur (d) Sardar Sarovar
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S Q.266. What is the destination of the
ol.256.(b) Maithon dam is on theriver
S depositional feature made of alluvium ater drained off by the Nile river ?
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Barakar in the district Dhanbad of that accumulates on the inside bend of SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (1st Shift)
Jharkhand.Ithasanundergroundpower streams and rivers below the slip-off (a) Lake Victoria
station, the first of its own kind in the slope.Analluvialfanisatriangle-shaped (b) Indian Ocean
whole of SouthEast Asia. depositofgravel,sand,andevensmaller (c) Mediterranean Sea
pieces of sediment, such as silt. (d) Lake Tanganyika
Q.257. Which of the following cities
oes NOT lie on the path of river Ganga?
d Q.262. The famous cultural site ol.266.(c) MediterraneanSea.TheNile
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SSC CPO 23/11/2020(Evening) ani-ki-Vav (the Queen's Stepwell) is
R (6650 km) is the longest river in the
(a) Lucknow (b) Prayagraj situated on the banks of which river? world. It flows throughelevencountries:
(c) Kanpur (d) Patna SSC CHSL 20/10/2020(Afternoon) Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the
(a) Saraswati River (b) Yamuna River Democratic Republic of the Congo,
ol.257.(a) Lucknow is situated on the
S (c) Hooghly River (d) Mahanadi Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan,
bank ofriverGomti.RiverGangapasses SudanandEgypt.Tributaries:TheWhite
through important cities such as Sol.262.(a) Saraswati river. Rani ki Vav Nile and The Blue Nile. Lake Victoria
Haridwar, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, is situated in the town of Patan in (Freshwater lakes), also called Victoria
Patna etc. Gujarat. Its construction is attributed to Nyanza, largest lake in Africa and chief
Udayamati, the spouse of the reservoir of the Nile, lying mainly in
Q.258.Whichofthefollowingbarrages/ 11th-century Chaulukya king Bhima I.
ams is closesttotheIndia-Bangladesh
d Tanzania and Uganda but bordering on
border? Q.263. Where is the Baglihar Dam Kenya.
SSC CPO 23/11/2020(Evening) located? Q.267. Which of the following is the
(a) Tilaiya (b) Farakka SSC CHSL 26/10/2020(Evening) ighest navigable lake in the world?
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(c) Durgapur (d) Massanjore (a) Gujarat SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
(b) Himachal Pradesh (a) Huron (b) Titicaca
Sol.258.(b) Farakka Barrage is built (c) Jammu & Kashmir
cross the Ganga river located in the
a (c) Superior (d) Como
(d) Telangana
MurshidabaddistrictofWestBengal.Itis Sol.267.(b) Titicaca - Situated 3810 m
around 18 kms away from the ol.263.(c) Jammu and Kashmir.
S above sea level andissituatedbetween
Bangladesh border. It was opened in Baglihar dam is a run-of-the-river power Peru to thewestandBoliviatotheeast,
1972. Farakka barrage lies closestfrom project on the Chenab river. Important South America. Lake Superior - Largest
the India Bangladesh border. Tilaiya Dam - Kadana Dam (Gujarat),Chamera freshwater lake by area in the world
barrage is in the Koderma district of Dam (Himachal Pradesh), Singur Dam located in North America's mid-eastern
Jharkhand. (Telangana). region. Huron - Second largest lake by
Q.259. Which of the following dams is surface area located in North America,
onstructed across the river Krishna?
c
World Drainage System bounded on thewestbyMichigan(U.S.)
SSC CPO 25/11/2020(Morning) and on the north and east by Ontario
.264.Where are Huka Falls located?
Q (Canada). Como - Third largest lake in
(a) Nagarjuna Sagar (b) Tehri
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) Italy.
(c) Bhakra Nangal (d) Hirakud
(a) Germany (b) Spain
ol.259.(a) Nagarjuna Sagar. It is
S (c) New Zealand (d) Australia .268. Whichisthemostpowerfulriver
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situated in the state of Andhra Pradesh in the world in terms of its volume and
ol.264.(c) New Zealand. Huka Falls is
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multipurpose irrigationandhydroelectric
New Zealand - Kitekite Falls, Dawson SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (4th shift)
projects in India.
Falls, Taranaki Falls, Owharoa Falls. (a) Congo (b) Amazon
Q.260. The mouth of which of the Germany - Triberger Waterfall, Todtnau (c) Amur (d) Nile
f ollowing rivers lies to the north of the falls. Spa. Australia - Wallaman Falls,
Tropic of Cancer? Millaain - SaltodelNervion,Fervenzado ol.268.(b)
S Amazon is the
SSC CPO 25/11/2020(Morning) Ezaro Millaa falls, Liffey Falls, Russell second-longest (6438 km) river in the
(a) Mahanadi (b) Krishna Falls. Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world. TheNileisthelongest(6650km)
(c) Indus (d) Godavari highest waterfall in the world. river in the world. The Yangtze is the
third-longest(6300km)riverintheworld
ol.260.(c) Indus. Mahanadi, Krishna
S .265.Where is Red Lake found ?
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they lie to the south of tropic of cancer. (a) Japan (b) UK (c) USA (d) China Godavari (1465 km), Krishna(1400km),
Yamuna (1376 km), Narmada (1312 km).
Q.261. What kind of depositional Sol.265.(c) USA. Country and Lakes:
landforms are formed when streams SA - Abert, Ontario, Erie, Huron,
U Q.269.Whichisthecorrectsequenceof
flowingfromhigherlevelsbreakintofoot Michigan. India - Chilka Lake, Sambhar lakesaccordingtodepth(frommaximum
slope plains of low gradient? Salt Lake, Loktak Lake, Wular Lake. to minimum) ?
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S SC CPO 10/11/2022 (Evening)
S India: Bailadila (Chattisgarh), Balda
(a) Caspian Sea > Tanganyika > Vostok > (a) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d (b) i-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-d Block, Joda (Odisha).
Baikal (c) i-d, ii-b, iii-c, iv-a (d) i-a, ii-d, iii-b, iv-c
(b) Baikal > Caspian Sea > Tanganyika > Q.277.PanchpatmalidepositsinKoraput
Vostok Sol.272.(c) i-d, ii-b, iii-c, iv-a. istrict are the deposits of whichofthe
d
(c) Baikal > Tanganyika > Caspian Sea > following minerals?
Q.273. Which of the following channels SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (1st shift)
Vostok r straits is located between the Great
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(d) Caspian Sea > Baikal >Tanganyika > (a) Iron ore (b) Copper
Nicobar Island and Indonesia's Sumatra (c) Manganese (d) Bauxite
Vostok Island?
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S SSC CHSL 13/04/2021 (Evening) ol.277.(d) Bauxite. Largest Bauxite
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Depth - 5,387 ft, Location - Russia. (a) 10 degree channel Producing State - Orissa. Formed by -
Tanganyika: Depth - 4,823 ft, Location - (b) Palk Strait Decomposition of rocks in Aluminium
Central Africa on the borders of (c) Grand channel Silicate. Deposits of Bauxite are mainly
Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of (d) 9 degree channel found in - Amarkantak Plateau, Maikal
Congo, Zambia and Burundi. Caspian Hills, PlateauregionofBilaspur-katni.At
Sol.273.(c) Grand Channel. The Coco present,Australiaisthelargestproducer
Sea: Depth - 3,363 ft, Location - trait is between the North Andaman
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Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, of bauxite in the world. Other Minerals
islands and the Coco Islands of Producing States - Iron (Odisha,
Azerbaijan, and Russia. V
ostok: Depth - Myanmar. Sumatra and Java are
about 3000 ft, Location - Antarctica. Chattisgarh), Potash (Rajasthan), Zinc
separated by the Sunda Strait. (Rajasthan), Copper (Rajasthan, Madhya
Q.270.Whatisthetotalnumberofrivers Q.274.The city of______is located at t he Pradesh).
including tributaries in Bangladesh? outh of the Yangtze River.
m
SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (3rd shift) .278. According to theIndianMinerals
Q
SSC CGL 3/3/2020(Evening) Yearbook 2020, which state has the
(a) About 1000 (b) About 800 (a) Shanghai (b) Beijing
(c) About 700 (d) About 500 highest production of manganese in
(c) Lhasa (d) Guangzhou India ?
ol.270.(c) About 700. Bangladesh :- It
S Sol.274.(a) Shanghai. Yangtze river SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (1st shift)
has four major river systems – The ( approximately 6300 km) is the longest (a) Karnataka (b) Madhya Pradesh
Brahmaputra - Jamuna, the Ganges - river of both China and Asia. It rises in (c) Odisha (d) Maharashtra
Padma, the Surma - Meghna and the the mountains of Qinghai province of
Chittagong region river system. Sol.278.(b) Madhya Pradesh (33%),
China. f ollowed by Maharashtra (24%) and
Sundarban Reserve Forest (SRF) is the
largest contiguous mangrove forest in Odisha (18%). Other Mineral producing
Minerals and Energy states: Iron Ore - Odisha, Chhattisgarh
the world. Chittagong is thelargestand
most important seaport in Bangladesh. Resources in India and Karnataka. Chromite - Odisha,
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Nickel-
Q.271. Which sea, located in the north Q.275. The Mumbai High region in the Odisha, Jharkhand. Cobalt - Jharkhand,
-western part of the Indian Ocean, joins rabian Sea is known for mining _______ .
A Odisha, Nagaland. Coal - Jharkhand,
the Gulf of Oman in the north-west and SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (1st Shift) Orissa, Chattisgarh. Petroleum -
the Gulf of Aden in the south-west and (a) uranium (b) coal Maharashtra, Gujarat.
covers a total area of 1,491,000 square (c) copper (d) mineral oil
miles? Q.279. Which of the following states is
Matric Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 4) ol.275.(d) Mineral Oil - Mumbai High
S t he largest producer of lignite coal in
(a) Arabian Sea (b) Mediterranean Sea (largest mineral oil field in India) and in India?
(c) Caribbean Sea (d) Coral Sea theriverbasinsofGodavariandKrishna. SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (3rd shift)
Other oil cities/statesinIndia:Digboiis (a) Gujarat (b) Jharkhand
ol.271.(a) Arabian Sea forms part of
S known as the Oil City of Assam where (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Uttar Pradesh
thesearoutebetweenEuropeandIndia. the first oil well in Asia was drilled.
NameofStraitsandJoiningSeas-Strait Sol.279.(c) Tamil Nadu - 90 percent of
Surma Valley (Assam), Rajasthan
of Gibraltar (Atlantic Ocean with the t he total Lignite reserves.Lignitecoalis
(LargestproducerofPetroleuminIndia),
Mediterranean Sea), Sunda Strait (Java mainly produced in two states - Tamil
Gujarat.
Sea and Indian Ocean), Mesina Strait ( Nadu and Gujarat. Small lignite coal
island of Sicily and the southern tip of .276.TheGuaandNoamundiminesare
Q fields are also found in Rajasthan and
mainland Italy), Bab-el-Mandeb Strait located in with state of India? Jammu and Kashmir. Neyveli is the
(Red Sea and Gulf of Aden), North SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (2nd Shift) lignite field in Tamil Nadu. Other states
Channel (Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean). (a) Assam (b) Haryana wherelignitedepositsarefound: Kerala,
(c) Rajasthan (d) Jharkhand West B engal and the Union Territory of
.272.MatchthelakesincolumnAwith
Q Puducherry.
their countries in column B. ol.276.(d) Jharkhand. Noamundi and
S
GuaareIronoreMines.Ironoreminesin Q.280.WhichdistrictofMadhyaPradesh
Column-1 Column-2
Jharkhand: Kiriburu, Meghahatuburu, is a leading producer of copper?
i. lake baikal a. Uganda and Tanzania
Chiria. Major reserves of haematite iron SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (3rd shift)
ii. lake superior b . Canada and America
inIndia:Odisha,Jharkhand,Chhattisgarh, (a) Balaghat (b) Jabalpur
iii. loch lomond c. Scotland
Karnataka and Goa. Iron ore mines in (c) Bhopal (d) Gwalior
Iv. lake victoria d. Russian
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ol.280.(a) Balaghat (Largest producer
S ( a) Copper ( b) Bauxite .288. The correct sequence in
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districtofcopperinIndia).OtherCopper (c) Iron ore (d) Coal descendingorderofthefollowingstates
producing States (India) - Rajasthan in terms oftheprovencoalreserves(as
(Khetri), Jharkhand (Singhbhum). Sol.284.(c)Ironore.TypesofIronOre– of the Ministry of Coal, Government of
LargestCopperproducer(World)-Chile. aematite, Magnetite, Limonite and
H India, 2018) is_________.
TopMineralsProducers(India)-Bauxite Siderite. MinesandIrondepositinIndia- Matric Level 28/06/2023 (Shift - 1)
(Odisha), Gold (Karnataka), Silver Chhattisgarh-Dalli-Rajhara.Jharkhand- (a) Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh,
(Rajasthan), Coal (Jharkhand), Uranium Noamundi mines. Karnataka - West Bengal
(Andhra Pradesh). Kemmangundi (Baba Budan hills), (b) Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya
Sandur (Bellary). Rajasthan:- Jaipur, Pradesh, Jharkhand
Q.281.Whichofthefollowingisanopen Udaipur, Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Bhilwara, (c) Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha,
it copper mine ?
p Alwar, Bharatpur, Dausa and Banswara. Madhya Pradesh
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (4th shift) Andhra Pradesh:- Kurnool, Guntur, (d) Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand,
(a) Malanjkhand (b) Bastar Cuddapah, Anantapur, Nellore. Kerala:- Madhya Pradesh
(c) Singhbhum (d) Ballari Naduvallur, Eleyettimala, Nanminda,
Alampara. Tamil Nadu:- Kanjamalai, ol.288.(a). Coal resources of India are
S
ol.281.(a)
S Malanjkhand (Madhya Mudumalai Hills (Salem district). available in olderGondwanaFormations
Pradesh). Open-pit mining (opencast of peninsular India and younger tertiary
mining) - A surface mining technique .285.The approximate amount of silica
Q formations of north-eastern region.
thatextractsmineralsfromanopenpitin present in cement is: TypesofCoal- Anthracite(bestquality)
the ground. Copper Mines in India : SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (2nd shift) - 80 to 95% carbon, Bituminous - 60 to
Khetri (Rajasthan), Singhbhum (a) between 27% and 35% 80% carbon, Lignite - 40 to55%carbon,
(Jharkhand), Kolihan (Rajasthan), Surda (b) between 37% and 45% Peat (Lowest quality) - less than 40%
(Jharkhand) etc. (c) between 17% and 25% carbon. Highest reserves of coal
(d) between 47% and 55% (Countries) - United States, Russia,
Q.282. Whichofthefollowingregionsin
India isnicknamedasthestorehouseof Sol.285.(c) Between 17% and 25%. Australia, China.
minerals? ement - It was first introduced in
C Q.289. Which istheoldestoilproducing
SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (4th shift) England in 1824 by Joseph Aspdin. tate of India?
s
(a) Deccan Plateau (b) Western Ghats Composition of Cement: Lime(60-65%), Matric Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 4)
(c) Chota Nagpur (d) Himalayas Silica (17-25%), Alumina (3-8%), (a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra
Magnesia (1-3%), Iron oxide (0.5-6%), (c) Assam (d) Telangana
ol.282.(c) Chota Nagpur. Top Mineral
S Calcium Sulfate (0.1-0.5%), Sulfur
Producing States in India: Copper Trioxide (1-3%), Alkaline (0-1%). Sol.289.(c) Assam. India's first oil
(Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, r eserveislocatedinDigboicityofAssam
Jharkhand), Manganese (Madhya Q.286.TheGulfofKhambhat,theGulfof state. Naharkatiya and Moran-Hugrijan
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha), Iron ore utch and Sundarbans region provide
K are important oil fieldsofthestate.The
(Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, ideal conditions for utilizing ___________ largest producer ofpetroleuminIndiais
Jharkhand), Gold (Madhya Pradesh, energy in India. Rajasthan, followed by Gujarat and
Rajasthan, Karnataka), Silver(Rajasthan, SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (1st shift) Assam. Oil fields of Rajasthan: Mangla,
Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka), (a) wind (b) thermal (c) tidal (d) solar Bhagyam,Kameshwari.Gujaratoilfields:
Diamond (Madhya Pradesh), Uranium Ankleshwar, Kalol.
(Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka). ol.286.(c)Tidal.Gujarathasthelargest
S
installedwindpowergenerationcapacity Q.290. Kawas Thermal PowerStationis
.283.Whatarethemainenergysources
Q in the country (As of May 2023). located in which of the following states?
for earth's internal heat engine? Rajasthan-Rankhighestinthecountryin SSC MTS 04/05/2023 (Morning)
SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (4th shift) terms of totalinstalledcapacityofsolar (a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra
(a) Radiogenic heat and oceanic tide energy. (c) West Bengal (d) Rajasthan
heat
(b) Heat from volcanoes and solar heat Q.287. Which stone could convert all Sol.290.(a) Gujarat. Some thermal
(c) Solar heat and oceanic tide heat aser metals like iron into gold?
b lants of other states: Maharashtra -
p
(d) Radiogenic heat and primordial heat Higher Secondary 28/06/2023 ( Shift - 2) Tiroda, Nashik, Bhusawal.WestBengal-
(a) Philosopher’s stone (b) Emerald Mejia, Farakka Super, Bakreshwar.
Sol.283.(d) The Earth's heat is the (c) Jade (d) Copper stone Rajasthan - KaliSindh, Kota, Suratgarh,
internal heat that arises from two Chhabra.
sources : The decay of radioactive ol.287.(a) Philosopher’s stone. It is a
S
isotopesincrustalrocksandthemantle, legendarysubstancethatwasbelievedto Q.291.Themainmineralconstituentsof
and primordial heat left over from the havethepowertotransformbasemetals t he continental mass are ____ and _____ .
planet's fiery formation. Geothermal like iron into gold and also to grant SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Morning)
energy is the heat produceddeepinthe immortality. Emerald is agemstoneand (a) silica, magnesium
Earth's core. a variety of the mineral beryl colored (b) silica, alumina
green by trace amountsofchromiumor (c) oxygen, carbon
Q.284. The Bailadila range of sometimes vanadium. Jade is a green (d) alumina, magnesium
hhattisgarh is famous for which of the
C coloured precious stone or a mineral
following minerals? used in jewelry and as an ornament. Sol.291.(b) Silica, a
lumina. It is o
ften
SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (3rd shift) t ermed as SIAL (SI-silica a nd A l -
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luminum). Earth (three layers): Crust,
a (c) Lignite is a low-grade brown coal, largestoperationalonshorewindfarmin
Mantle, and Core. Crust (outermost) -It which is soft with high moisture t he world, having a capacity of 15,00
is about 5 km thick under the oceans content. MW. Largest Onshore wind farm in the
and about 30 km thick under the (d) Metallurgical coal is high grade lignite world: Gansu Wind farm, China (7,965
continents. Mantle - The major coal which has a special value for MW).
constituent elements are silicon and smelting iron in blast furnaces.
Magnesium. Core (mostly Iron and Q.299. The major resources of
nickel)-Thisistheinnermostlayerofthe ol.295.(d) Coal is the most important
S ondwana coal, which are metallurgical
G
earth. and abundant fossil fuel in India. It is coal is located in______.
variouslyreferredtoasthe'blackgold'or SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
.292. The famous Hirakud Captive
Q 'black diamond'. It contains carbon, (a) Damodar valley (b) Chambal valley
T hermal Powerplantislocatedinwhich volatilematter,moisture,andash.Jharia (c) Krishna valley (d) Narmada valley
of the following states? CoalfieldinJharkhandisthelargestcoal
SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Morning) field in India. ol.299.(a)Damodarvalley(WestBengal
S
(a) Odisha (b) Gujarat -Jharkhand).Jharia,Raniganj,Bokaroare
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Andhra Pradesh Q.296. Which of the following is NOTa important coalfields. The Godavari,
ajor iron ore belt in India?
m Mahanadi, Son and Wardha valleysalso
ol.292.(a) Odisha. Hirakud Captive
S SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift) contain coal deposits.
ThermalPowerplant(coalbasedcaptive (a) Maharashtra - Goa belt
thermal power plant) - Operated by the (b) Haryana - Rajasthan belt Q.300. Identify the place from the
Hindalco industries. Installed capacity - (c) Odisha - Jharkhand belt f ollowingwhereanAtomicPowerStation
467.5MW.OtherThermalPowerPlants: (d) Durg - Bastar - Chandrapur belt is located:
Tamil Nadu - Ennore, Mettur, Neyveli, SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (1st Shift)
Tuticorin.Gujarat-Gandhinagar,Mundra, ol.296.(b)Haryana-Rajasthanbelt.The
S (a) Hirakud (b) Naharkatiya
Sikka, Ukai, Wanakbori, Akrimota, Kutch, major iron ore beltsinIndiaareOdisha- (c) Kakrapar (d) Tatipaka
Sabarmati. Andhra Pradesh - Jharkhand belt : High grade haematite
oreisfoundinBadampaharminesinthe Sol.300.(c) Kakrapar Atomic Power
Ramagundam. tation (Established in 1993, Gujarat).
s
Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar districts.
Q.293. Which among the following India has 22 (operational - 7) nuclear
tates does NOT produce coal in India?
s Q.297.Match the columns. reactors. They are operated by NPCIL
SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Evening) (Nuclear Power Corporation of India
Mineral Reserves region
(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Odisha Limited,administeredbytheDepartment
(A) Bauxite (I) Lohardaga
(c) Gujarat (d) Jharkhand of Atomic Energy).
(B) Mica (II) Bhilwara
(C) Coal (III) Jhunjhunu .301. Peat coal has ____ carbon and
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ol.293.(c) Gujarat. Jharkhand - The
S
(D) Copper (IV) Jharia ____ moisture content?
largestcoal-producingstateinIndia.Top
coal-producing states include Odisha, SSC CGL Tier II 03/03/2023 SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (1st Shift)
Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya (a) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II (b) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III (a) High, Low (b) Low, high
Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra. (c) A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I (d) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV (c) High, High (d) Low, Low
.294. Whichstateamongthefollowing
Q Sol.297.(b)A-I,B-II,C-IV,D-III.Bauxite- Sol.301.(b) Low, high. Peat is a soft,
has the largest reserves of gold ore in alahandi and Koraput is the main
K ark brown coal that is formed from
d
India as of 2021? bauxite belt in Odisha (largest bauxite deadanddecayingorganicmatter.Ithas
SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (2nd Shift) producing state). Mica - Koderma an energy density of 15 MJ/kg.Ithasa
(a) Jharkhand (b) Rajasthan (Jharkhand), Nellore (Andhra Pradesh), low heating capacity. India has the
(c) Bihar (d) Karnataka Bhilwara (Rajasthan). India has the fifth-largest coal reserves in the world.
largestreserveofmicaintheworld.Coal Coal India Limited (CIL) (Public Sector
ol.294.(c) Bihar. Karnataka (Land of
S -Firstcoalmine: Raniganj,WestBengal Undertaking) was established on 1
Gold) produces80%ofthegoldinIndia. in 1774. Jharia, Bokaro, Giridih and November 1975 under the ownershipof
Three goldfields in India - Kolar Gold Karanpura are the major coalfields in the Ministry of Coal. Headquarters:
Field (Karnataka), Kolar Hutti Goldfield Jharkhand. Copper - Jhunjhunu Kolkata.
(Karnataka) and Ramgiri Gold Fields (Rajasthan), Malanjkhand (Madhya
(Andhra Pradesh). Largest producer of Pradesh, the single largest copper .302.In which of the following states of
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Gold in the world - China. The largest deposit of India with nearly 70% of the India, the reserves of silver are NOT
producers of gold ore - Bihar (44%), found?
country's reserve).
Rajasthan (25%), Karnataka (21%), West SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Afternoon)
Bengal (3%) and Jharkhand (2%). .298. The largest wind farm clusterof
Q (a) Odisha (b) Jharkhand
India is located in ______. (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Gujarat
Q.295. Whichofthefollowingstatements SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
r egarding coal is NOT correct? ol.302.(d) Gujarat. Silver mines in
S
(a) Gujarat (b) Tamil Nadu
SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) India: Zawar mines and Sindesar Khurd
(c) Maharashtra (d) Karnataka
(a) Anthracite is the highest quality hard Mine (Rajasthan), Tundoo Lead Smelter
coal. Sol.298.(b) Tamil Nadu. In India, the and Moubandar smelter (Jharkhand),
(b) Coal that has been buried deep and largest wind farm cluster (Muppandal Kolar fields and Hutti Mine (Karnataka),
subjected to increased temperatures is WindFarm)issituatedfromNagercoilto Vizag Zinc smelter (Andhra Pradesh).
bituminous coal. Madurai in Tamil Nadu. It is the third
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Q manufacture of export goods under Sol.312.(a) Wheat Revolution (Part of
the highest reserves of haematite ore in ecurity, without payment of duty.
s reenRevolution)wasinitiatedunderthe
G
India? Third Five Year Plan (1961-66) by
SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Evening) Q.308.Naharkatiya oil field islocatedin introducing high-yielding varieties Seeds
(a) Rajasthan (b) Tamil Nadu hich state?
w of riceandwheat.Objective:Eradication
(c) Maharashtra (d) Odisha SSC MTS 08/10/2021(Evening) of hunger, ensure food security, and
(a) Assam (b) West Bengal AgriculturalModernisation.Fatherofthe
ol.303.(d)
S Odisha followed by (c) Maharashtra (d) Gujarat Green Revolution in India - M S
Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh,Karnataka,and Swaminathan.Thetermgreenrevolution
Goa. Most common Iron ores are Sol.308.(a) Assam. It is located at a
istanceof32kmsouthwestofDigboiat
d was first coined by William Gaud. The
hematite(Fe2O3)→ red;magnetite(Fe3O4) Father of the Green Revolution in the
→black;limonite(2Fe2O3·3H2O) → brown; the left bank of the Burhi Dihing river.
Assam has 4 refineries - Noonmati world - Norman Borlaug.
and siderite (FeCO3)→pale brown.
refinery, Numaligarh Refinery, Q.313. Which of the following reasons
.304. Which of the following minerals
Q Bongaigaon Refinery, Digboi Refinery. an be attributed to the excessive
c
are NOT found in Chota nagpur-belt? pressure on agricultural land in India?
SSC MTS 21/07/2022 (Evening) Q.309.Inwhichofthefollowingstatesis
t he Tilaiya Ultra Mega Power Project a) Right of inheritance
(a) Gold (b) Iron-ore (c) Chromite (d) Coal b) Size of unprofitable land holding
located?
ol.304.(a)Gold. ChhotaNagpurplateau
S SSC MTS 11/10/2021(Evening) c) Division of land
has an abundance of mineral resources (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Gujarat d) Multiple cropping
suchasmica,bauxite,copper,limestone, (c) Jharkhand (d) Maharashtra SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning)
iron ore, and coal. This belt stretches (a) Only a and b (b) b, c and d
over Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, West Sol.309.(c) Jharkhand. Tilaiya Ultra (c) a, c and d (d) a, b and c
Bengal, Odisha, and Bihar. ega Power Project (UMPP) is an
M
upcoming 3,960 MW power project at ol.313.(d) a, b and c. Reasons that
S
.305. Which of the followingisalarge
Q Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand. cause pressure onAgriculture:Theright
group of rock-forming silicate minerals of inheritance, Division of land, Rising
that constitutes more than 50% of the Q.310. In which of thefollowingstates population, Use of Excessive Chemical
Earth's crust and is widely used in the re the Sundargarh deposits of
a Fertilizer, Salinization of soil,
glass and ceramic industries? Manganese located? Desertification, Urbanisation,
SSC CHSL 6/06/2022(Afternoon) SSC CPO 24/11/2020(Evening) Waterlogging,ClimateChange,Droughts,
(a) Amphibole (b) Feldspar (a) Odisha (b) Maharashtra Pollution etc.
(c) Zeolites (d) Pyroxene (c) Kerala (d) Gujarat
Q.314. Which of the followingcountries
Sol.305.(b) Feldspars are a group of ol.310.(a)Odisha.Manganesedeposits
S isrelatedwithhighyieldingvarietyseeds
r ock-forming aluminum tectosilicate are available in Sundargarh, Keonjhar, thatareusedaspartofGreenRevolution
minerals, containing sodium, calcium, Rayagada, and Balangir districts in policies in India?
potassium, or barium. They areusedas Odisha. Dolomite is also available SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening)
fluxing agents in ceramics and glass plentily in the Sundargarh District. (a) Russia (b) Mexico
applications, and also are used as (c) China (d) The US
Q.311.Whichofthefollowingstateshas
functional fillers in the paint, plastic, ne of the richest monazite deposits in
o ol.314.(b)Mexico.GreenRevolution-A
S
rubber and adhesive industries. India? period that began in the 1960s during
Q.306.Whichofthefollowingmineralsis SSC CHSL 20/10/2020 (Evening) which agricultureinIndiawasconverted
OTfoundinrivers(alluvialplacers)and
N (a) Kerala (b) Gujarat into a modern industrial system by the
on the coast, especiallybeaches(beach (c) Jharkhand (d) Rajasthan adoption oftechnology(Theuseofhigh
placers)? yieldingvariety(HYV)seeds,mechanised
ol.311.(a) Kerala. World's richest
S farmtools,irrigationfacilities,pesticides,
SSC CHSL 10/06/2022 (Afternoon) monazitedepositsoccurinthePalakkad
(a) Tin (b) Bauxite (c) Platinum (d) Gold and fertilizers).
and Kollam districts of Kerala. Nuclear
ol.306.(b)Bauxiteisconsideredtobea
S minerals in India primarily comprises Q.315. Which of the following has NOT
mineral, but it's a rock. Bauxite is Thorium and very few reserves of een a positive impact of the Green
b
aluminium's main ore. Uranium. Revolution in India?
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening)
Q.307. Which of the following is an Agriculture (a) Benefits to farmers
xport Processing Zone (EPZ) set upin
E (b) Industrial growth
West Bengal? .312. In July 1968, Indira Gandhi, the
Q (c) Reduced import of food grains
SSC MTS 08/10/2021(Morning) then Prime Minister of India, officially (d) Non-food grains excluded
(a) Farakka (b) Falta recordedimpressivestridesoftheGreen
(c) Haldia (d) Midnapur Sol.315.(d) Non-food grains excluded.
Revolution in agriculture by releasing a
he Green Revolution - A period of
T
special stamp entitled _____________ .
ol.307.(b) Falta. An Export Processing
S technology transfer initiatives that saw
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning)
Zone(EPZ)isaCustomsareawhereone greatlyincreasedcropyields.Theuseof
(a) Wheat Revolution (b) Fasal Kranti
is allowed to import plant, machinery, high yielding variety (HYV) seeds,
(c) Harit Kranti (d) Green Revolution
equipment and material for the mechanised farm tools, irrigation
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facilities, pesticides, and fertilizers. ol.319.(a)commandarea.Liftsystem-
S gricultural Revolution that increased
A
Water isliftedfromlowerleveltohigher production of food grains (especially
.316.Whichofthefollowingvarietiesof
Q level with the help of pumps and other wheat and rice). Objective - To enhance
riceisknownasthemiraclericeforIndia equipment. Flow system - The type of farm productivity of crops.
and was first harvested in 1967 with irrigationinwhichwaterisavailableata
exceptional yield? higher level to enablesupplytotheland Q.323. Shifting agriculture is known as
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) bygravityflow.Warabandi-Itisasystem _ _____ in the Western Ghats.
(a) IR9 (b) IR8 (c) PETA (d) DGWG of rotation of supplyofwateraccording SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening)
toa predeterminedscheduleasperarea (a) kumari (b) dahiya (c) waltre (d) koman
Sol.316.(b) IR8. It is a high-yielding
emi-dwarf ricevarietydevelopedbythe
s and crop needs specifying theday,time Sol.323.(a) kumari. Names of shifting
International Rice Research Institute anddurationofsupplytoeachholdingto ultivation in different parts of India:
c
(IRRI). IR8 is also called miracle rice, ensure equitable water distribution Jhum - Northeastern states like
which helpedsaveIndiafromamassive among farmers of an outlet command. Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, and
famine. Golden rice: A transgenic rice Q.320. Identify the group of major Jute Manipur. DahiyaorBewar-Chhattisgarh
having a gene for carotene. It was first roducing states of India.
p and Madhya Pradesh. Podu or Penda -
introducedin1999byIngoPotrykusand SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening) Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Koman
Peter Beyer. It contains pro-vitamin A (a) Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, or Bringa - Orissa. Valre or Waltre -
which upon ingestion is converted to Gujarat South-eastern Rajasthan. Khil -
vitamin A in the human body. (b) West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Odisha Himalayan belt.
Q.317. Which of the following is NOT (c) Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, .324. Which group of crops belong to
Q
r elated to Food Safety Management Madhya Pradesh fibre crops and are produced onalarge
Systems? (d) Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, scale in India ?
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Morning) Himachal Pradesh SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
(a) Good Handling Practices (GHP) ol.320.(b) Jute is a rain-fed crop with
S (a) Gram and tur (b) Jute and hemp
(b) Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) little need for fertilizer or pesticides, in (c) Tea and coffee (d) Wheat and rice
(c) Hazard Analysis Critical Control contrast to cotton's heavyrequirements.
Points (HACCP) Sol.324.(b) Jute and Hemp. Jute is
The jute fiber comesfromthestemand nown as GoldenFibre.Itgrowswellon
k
(d) Risk of injury ribbon (outer skin) of the jute plant. well-drained fertile soils in the
Sol.317.(d) Risk of injury. Food safety World’s largest producer of jute : India, floodplains. MajorJute producing states
anagement system (FSMS) - It is a
m Bangladesh, China and Thailand. (West Bengal, Bihar, Assam, Odishaand
controlled process for managing food .321. ___________ land is suitable for
Q Meghalaya). Types of Crop in India :
safety to ensure that all food that is regular cropping. Kharif - Sown in the rainy season from
produced is up to qualitystandardsand SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning) June to September. Examples (Paddy,
safe to consume. It includes the Food (a) Arable (b) Barren Maize, Soybean, GroundnutandCotton).
Safety, Food Safety Audit. (c) Marginal (d) Urban Rabi-Sowninwinterseason(Octoberto
March). Examples (Wheat, Gram, Pea,
.318.ForKharifcrops,thetemperature
Q ol.321.(a) Arable land: Land under
S Mustard and linseed).
requiredforfarmingisabove25degrees temporary crops, temporary meadows
Celsius with high humidity and annual for mowing or for pasture, land under .325. In India, the 'Aus', 'Aman' and
Q
rainfall above ________ cm. market or kitchen gardens, and 'Boro' terms are associated with which
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning) temporary fallow. It is capable of being crop from the following?
(a) 16 (b) 50 (c) 100 (d) 35 ploughedandusedtogrowcrops.Barren SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (1st Shift)
land - Land that normally cannot be (a) Wheat (b) Gram
ol.318.(c) 100. Kharif crops are sown
S (c) Sugarcane (d) Paddy
duringthemonsoonseason,whichlasts brought under cultivation with the
from June to September in India. available technology. Marginal land - Sol.325.(d) Paddy (variety of Rice): Itis
Examples : Rice, jowar, Cotton, Land that has little or no agricultural est suited to regions which have high
b
Groundnut, Soybean, Jute, Sugarcane. Value. humidity, prolonged sunshine and an
Rabi crops are sown in winter from Q.322. Which of the following assured supply of water. The average
October to December and harvested in tatementsisINCORRECTwithregardto
s temperature required is 21 to 37º C.
summerfromApriltoJune.Someofthe the Green Revolution? Varieties of Wheat: Karan Vandana,
important rabi crops are wheat, barley, SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) Karan Shriya, Durum. Varieties of Gram:
peas, gram and mustard.Sesamumand (a) It was introduced in areas that were Chafa,Warangal,N-59,N-31.Varietiesof
castorseedsisakharifcropinnorthand rain-fed Sugarcane: CoM7219(Sanjivani), CoM
rabi crop in south India. (b) It was a government programme of 88121 (Krishna). Varieties of Paddy:
agricultural modernisation Pusa Basmati, Nua kala jeera.
.319. The agricultural land below the
Q
main canal water level forms the (c) It was targeted mainly at the wheat Q.326. Which of the following crops is
________. and rice-growing areas t he only genetically modified (GM) crop
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening) (d) It was funded by international approved for commercial cultivation in
(a) command area (b) lift system agencies India?
(c) flow system (d) warebandi Sol.322.(a) Green revolution :It is the SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (1st shift)
(a) Bt Brinjal (b) Mustard
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(c) Bt Cotton (d) Tomato Sol.329.(b) Extensive cultivation - The ( b) Irrigation
ropyielddependsonthenaturalfertility
c (c) Water for pets
Sol.326.(c) Bt Cotton. GM crops:These of thesoil,terrain,climate,availabilityof (d) Use for industrial purposes
rederivedfromplantswhosegenesare
a water. Example - Grain Farming,shifting
artificially modified, usually by inserting cultivation.Hybridcultivation:Itinvolves ol.332.(b)
S Irrigation. Rainwater
genetic materialfromanotherorganism. the useofhybridseedvarieties(created harvesting is the simple process or
India approved the release of Bt cotton bycrossbreedingtwoormoregenetically technology used to conserve rainwater
(Cry 1 AC) for commercial cultivationin distinct plants). Example - Wheat - by collecting, storing, conveying and
2002 - Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Sonalika and Kalyan Sona, Rice - Jaya purifying rainwater that runs off from
Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, and Ratna. Intensive cultivation - Large rooftops,parks,roads,opengroundsetc.
Karnataka,andTamilNadu. Bestknown farmsarebeingcultivatedwithhighlevel Application - To provide drinking water,
variety of GM rice is golden rice. use of capital and labor. Examples - domestic water, water for livestock,
Greenhouse agriculture, Aquaculture. water for small irrigation, and a way to
Q.327. Which of these is trueaboutthe replenish groundwater levels.
econd phase of the green revolution
s Capitalist cultivation-Farmingactivities
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (1st shift) are controlled and manipulated by Q.333. What is m eant by subsistence
(a) It covered the period of the 1980s. individual entrepreneurs. Example - griculture ?
a
(b) It was introduced in areas with Plantation farming. SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (3rd shift)
irrigation facilities. Q.330. Which of the following crops is (a) Agricultural output is sufficient for
(c) It covered the period of the 1960s and lassified as fine grain?
c the country.
1970s. SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (4th shift) (b) Agriculturists produce primarily for
(d) It was introduced in Punjab and Uttar (a) Bajra (b) Ragi (c) Maize (d) Wheat themselves.
Pradesh regions. (c) Agriculture generates sufficient
ol.330.(d) Wheat. India produces a
S income.
ol.327.(a)GreenRevolution:Initiatedby
S varietyofcereals,whichareclassifiedas (d) Agriculturists produce primarily for
Norman Borlaug (Father of the Green fine grains (Rice, Wheat) and Coarse the market.
Revolutionintheworld)inthe1960s.He grains -Jowar,Bajra,Maize,Ragi,etc.In
developedHighYieldingVarieties(HYVs) WestBengalfarmersgrowthreecropsof Sol.333.(b) Types of Subsistence
ofwheatandwontheNobelPeacePrize rice called‘aus’,‘aman’and‘boro’.Butin arming :primitivesubsistencefarming
F
(1970).FatheroftheGreenRevolutionin theHimalayasandnorthwesternpartsof or shifting cultivation (oldest form of
India: M
.S. Swaminathan. Green the country, it is grown as a kharifcrop agriculture) - It happens on a
revolution: Revolution in the increase of during the southwest Monsoon season. self-sufficient basis, and farmers raise
food grains (especially wheat). food according to their family’s needs.
Q.331.Match the columns. Thetreesarecutdownandburntandthe
.328.Whichofthefollowingcropscan
Q Names of Related State cleared land is cultivated. Other names:
be grown during the Kharif season in Shifting Shifting cultivation or slash and burn
India? Agriculture cultivation. Intensive subsistence
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (4th shift) I. Jhuming a) Madhya Pradesh farming - The farmer cultivates a small
(a) Gram (b) Mustard II. Dahiya b) Andhra Pradesh plotoflandusingsimpletoolsandmore.
(c) Wheat (d) Cotton III. Penda c) North eastern region Morethanonecropiscultivatedduringa
IV. Kumari d) Western Ghats year.
ol.328.(d) Cotton. Kharif Crops :
S
Sowing Season - Early May, with the SC CHSL 08/08/2023 (2nd shift)
S Q.334.WhichoftheseisNOToneofthe
onset of the first monsoon rains. (a) I-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a (b) I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d egative effects of the green revolution?
n
Harvesting Months : Typically between (c) I-b, II-c, III-a, IV-d (d) I-c, II-a, III-b, IV-d SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (4th shift)
October and November. Examples: (a) Primarily medium and large farmers
ol.331.(d) i-c, ii-a, iii-b, iv-d. Shifting
S
C otton, groundnut, maize, andrice.Rabi were able to benefit from the new
cultivation (Slash and burnagriculture)-
Crops : Sowing Season - Around technology of the green revolution.
A plot of land is cleared by felling the
mid-November, after themonsoonrains. (b) The green revolution benefited
trees and burning them. The ashes are
Harvesting Months - Generally between farmers who had access to land,
then mixed with the soil and crops are
April and May. Examples - Barley, gram, capital, technology and know-how
grown.Afterthesoillosesitsfertility,the
peas,andwheat.ZaidCrops-Cropsthat (c) The green revolution led to the
land is abandoned and the cultivator
are sown in March and harvested in displacement of tenant cultivators in
movestoanewplot.Knownbydifferent
June. Examples - Muskmelon, many cases.
Names : Kaman, Vinga and Dhavi
Watermelon, Cucumber, Bitter gourd, (d) The green revolution caused
(Odisha), Batra (South-eastern
Pumpkin etc. increased migration from urban to
Rajasthan), Podu (Andhra Pradesh),
rural areas.
Q.329. Cultivating large farms with Milpa (Mexico), Roca (Brazil), Ladang
oderately low inputs of labour and
m (Malaysia). Sol.334.(d) Effect of the revolution -
capital is referred to as ________. Increased crop productivity through
Q.332. Which of the following is the
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st shift) increasedfarmingarea,double-cropping,
ost suitable application of rainwater
m
(a) hybrid cultivation HYV seeds adoption, increased use of
harvesting?
(b) extensive cultivation inorganic fertilizers and pesticides,
SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (2nd shift)
(c) intensive cultivation improved irrigation facilities and
(a) Used in cooking
(d) capitalist cultivation improved farm implements and
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protection measures. agricultural produce, Scheme for Soil orlaug-"FatheroftheGreenRevolution
B
ealth Cards, setting up of Agri-tech
H in the world".FocusCrops-Wheat,rice,
Q.335. Which of the following states of Infrastructure Fund. and maize (corn). M.S. Swaminathan -
India still uses the ancient bamboodrip "FatheroftheGreenRevolutioninIndia’’.
irrigation method? .338.WhichoftheseisNOTtrueabout
Q Phases of Green revolution:Firstphase
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (2nd shift) the green revolution? (Approximately mid 1960s-mid1970s).
(a) Telangana (b) Meghalaya SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (3rd shift) Use of high-yielding varieties (HYV)
(c) Maharashtra (d) Chhattisgarh (a) It was funded by international seeds are restricted to Punjab, Andhra
agencies. PradeshandTamilNadu.Further,theuse
Sol.335.(b) Meghalaya. Bamboo drip (b) It was a private-sector programme for
irrigation system is tapping stream and of HYV seeds primarily benefited the
agricultural modernization. wheat growing regions only. Second
spring water by using bamboo pipes. (c) It was targeted mainly in the wheat
Types of Irrigation systems: Well and phase(mid-1970stomid-1980s)-During
and rice-growing areas. the 6th and 7th plan, wet agriculture
Tube well, Canal, Tank, Drip, Sprinkler, (d) It was introduced only in areas that
Furrow, Surge, Ditch. The word (mainly rice) was targeted.
had assured irrigation.
Meghalaya means “abode of clouds”. Q.341. Cultivation of rice needs high
‘Krem LiatPrah’LongestcaveofIndiais ol.338.(b)Greenrevolution:Dr.Norman
S r ainfall .
in Meghalaya.Hills: Garo, Khasi, Jaintia. Borlaug-"FatheroftheGreenRevolution SSC MTS 04/05/2023 (Afternoon)
in the world". Focus Crops: Wheat and (a) Low temperature and low humidity
Q.336. Which of the following Rice. M.S. Swaminathan - "Fatherofthe
lassification bases of industry applies
c (b) High temperature and low humidity
Green R evolution in India’’. Other (c) High temperature and high humidity
to the products - cotton, jute, wool, silk agricultural Revolutions: White
textile, rubber, tea, sugar, coffee, edible (d) Low temperature and high humidity
Revolution - Milk production. Red
oil ? revolution- Meat or tomato production, ol.341.(c) High temperature and high
S
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (4th shift) Pink revolution - poultry, meat, onion, humidity. Fertile riverine alluvial soil is
(a) Key industries prawns.Bluerevolution-Fishproduction. best for rice cultivation. It is a type of
(b) Consumer industries Black revolution - Petroleum production. Kharif crop. West Bengal is the largest
(c) Agro based industries rice-producingstateinIndia.Chinaisthe
(d) Mineral based industries Q.339. Which of the following is a world's largest producerofricefollowed
lantation crop found abundantly in
p byIndia.Methaneisthegasproducedby
ol.336.(c) Agro-based industries (Use
S Assam?
PlantandAnimal-basedproductsastheir the rice field.
SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (1st shift)
raw materials).Mineral-basedIndustry: (a) Tea (b) Wheat (c) Rice (d) Maize Q.342. The cultivation of ________ was
Primary industries that usemineralores introduced on the Baba Budan Hills in
as their raw materials. Examples: Iron ol.339.(a) Tea. The second-largest
S India.
and steel industry, Copper smelting producer of tea is India in the world. SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (3rd shift)
industry, Cementindustry,Leadandzinc AssamvalleyandCachararethetwotea (a) silk (b) tea (c) coffee (d) cardamon
smelting industry etc. Consumer producing regions in Assam. Dooars,
industries:Producegoodsfordirectuse Terai, and Darjeelingarethethreemajor ol.342.(c) Coffee. Baba Budan
S
by consumers. Examples : Sugar, tea producer regions in West Bengal. introduced the coffee plant to
Toothpaste, Paper, Sewing machines, Maize mainly grows inMadhyaPradesh Chikkamanglur, Karnataka in 1670.
Fans etc. and Karnataka. Major wheat-growing Growthofcoffeewasencouragedduring
states are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, the time of General Sir Mark Cubbon in
.337. 54.6% of the total workforce is
Q Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, 1834.Types of coffee bean : Arabica,
engaged in______ and allied sector Bihar and Gujarat. Rice is mainly Robusta, Excelsa and Liberica. Coffee
activites (Census of India 2011). produced in the regions, such as West producer country: 1s t - Brazil. 2n d -
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (1st shift) Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Vietnam.
(a) Hunting and gathering and Punjab.
(b) Manufacturing Q.343.Whichofthefollowinghavebeen
(c) Agriculture .340. Which of these is NOT one of the
Q haracteristics of the Green Revolution?
c
(d) Mining impacts of the green revolution? A. Spurt in crop productivity.
SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (3rd shift) B. Shift away from commercial farming
ol.337.(c) Agriculture. Census 2011
S (a) A loosening of traditional bonds or to subsistence farming.
was conducted by the RegistrarGeneral hereditary relationships between C. Rise in acreage.
ofIndia.Thetotalnumberofagricultural farmers or landowners and SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (1st shift)
workers in the country : 263.1 million agricultural workers. (a) All- A, B and C (b) Only B and C
(118.8 million cultivators and 144.3 (b) The rise of a class of 'free' wage (c) Only A and C (d) Only A and B
million agricultural labourers) in 2011. labourers.
The workforce participation rate for (c) A shift from payment in cash to Sol.343.(c) Only A and C. Green
females was 25.51% against53.26%for payment in kind (grain). evolution:
R Initiated by - Norman
males.Governmenthastakenmeasures (d) There was an increase in the use of Borlaug (1960). He is known as the
toretainfarmersinagriculture:Pradhan agricultural labour as cultivation ‘Father of GreenRevolution’inworld.He
MantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana(PMKSY), became more intensive. received the Nobel prize (1970) for
provision of Price Stabilization Fund developingHighyieldingvarieties(HYVs)
(PSF) to mitigate price volatility in Sol.340.(c)Green revolution:Dr. Norman of wheat. M.S. Swaminathan (Father of
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reen Revolution in India). The Green
G Public Institutions. Chemicals used in aunched by The MinistryofAgriculture
L
revolution cameunderthethirdfiveyear arming:
F Pesticides, insecticides, & Farmers' Welfare. Aim - Focus of the
plan (1961-66). Herbicides, Fungicides, Glyphosate, census is on increasing the income of
Anhydrous ammonia. the farmers and empowering them by
Q.344. Which of the following is a organizing small farmers. Agriculture
egativeeffectoftheGreenRevolutionin
n Q.347. The first phase of the Green CensusSchemehasbeenundertakenby
India? evolution was restricted largely to two
R the Agriculture Ministry since 1970-71.
(i) Depletion of groundwater table crops and the regions where they are Agriculture Census -ConductedinIndia
(ii) Deterioration in the quality of soil grown.Whichofthefollowingpairsbest on the basis of guidelines of decennial
(iii) Increased input cost represents these two Crops? World Census o fAgriculture(WCA).Itis
SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (1st shift) SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 3rd shift) formulated by the Food and Agriculture
(a) (ii) and (iii) (b) (i) and (ii) (a) Rice, corn (b) Wheat, rice Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii) (d) Only (iii) (c) Cotton, indigo (d) Millet, wheat
Q.352. Which of thefollowingistermed
ol.344.(c) (i), (ii) and (iii). Negative
S ol.347.(b)
S Wheat, rice. Green s "sericulture" ?
a
Effects: Increased use of water in Revolution-InitiatedbyNormanBorlaug SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Afternoon)
irrigation led to water depletion. The (Father of Green Revolution in World)in (a) Cultivation of grapes
heavy use of chemical fertilizers and 1960s, Who won the Nobel Peace Prize (b) Growing of fruits
pesticides has had adverse effects on (1970) for developing High Yielding (c) Breeding of fish
soil health in certain areas. Farmers Varieties (HYVs) of wheat. (d) Commercial rearing of silk worms
became dependent on expensive inputs
such as hybrid seeds, chemical .348. Identify the ODD one out.
Q ol.352.(d) Commercial rearing of
S
fertilizers, and pesticides which SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (4th shift) silkworms. ‘Bombyx mori', ‘Eri’, ‘Muga’
increased input cost. (a) Modern agricultural technology and‘Tasar’aresilkwormspeciesused in
(b) White revolution sericulture. These are used to produce
.345.DrD.S. Athwalwasknownasthe
Q (c) Green revolution silkfiber(protein)fromtheirsilkglands.
'Father of___________Revolution in India'. (d) Seed-fertilizer-water technology Moriculture refers to the cultivation of
SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (1st shift) mulberryplants.Othertypesoffarming:
(a) Oilseed (b) Rice (c) Millet (d) Wheat Sol.348.(b) White revolution. It is the
largest dairy movement started by the Horticulture (fruits or vegetables).
Sol.345.(d)Wheat.FatherofAgricultural government of India in 1970 to make Aviculture (Bird). Apiculture (Bee).
r evolutions in India: Green Revolution India a self - dependent country in milk Pisciculture (fish). Viticulture (Grapes).
(Agriculture) - M.S. S waminathan, White production. Fungiculture (mushroom). Arboriculture
RevolutionorOperationflood(Milk/Dairy (tree). Silviculture (fodder crops).
products) - Dr. Varghese Kurien, Blue Q.349.Inwhichtypeoffarming,theland Olericulture (vegetables).
Revolution (Fish and Aqua) - Dr. Arun is used for growing food and fodder
crops and rearing livestock? .353. Thetechniqueofwateringplants
Q
Krishnan and Dr. Harilal Chaudhari, by making use of narrow tubes which
Golden Revolution (Fruits, Honey, SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Morning)
(a) Dairy farming deliver water directly at the base of the
Horticulture) - Nirpakh Tutaj, Silver plant is called _________ .
Revolution(Eggs)-IndiraGandhi,Yellow (b) Plantation farming
(c) Mixed farming SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Morning)
Revolution (Oil Seeds) - Sam Pitroda, (a) sprinkler irrigation
Pink Revolution (Pharmaceuticals, (d) Commercial farming
(b) canal irrigation
Prawns, Onion) - Durgesh Patel, Brown Sol.349.(c) Mixed farming. Dairy (c) drip irrigation
Revolution ( Leather, Coco) - Hiralal f arming - It is a class of agriculturefor (d) surface irrigation
Chaudri,RedRevolution(Meat,Tomato)- long-term production of milk.Plantation
Vishal Tewari. farming-Thepracticeofclearingalarge Sol.353.(c) Drip irrigation (Trickle
parcel of forest land and planting the irrigation). Types of irrigation: Sprinkler
Q.346.WhichofthefollowingisNOTone irrigation -Waterissprinkledintotheair
f the characteristics of the new
o desired crops in huge numbers on the
cleared land. through small nozzles and allowed it to
agricultural strategy? fall on the ground surface like rainfall.
SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 2nd shift) .350.Which of the following is NOT an
Q Canalirrigation-Canalisbuiltalongthe
(a) Use of chemical fertilisers example of Millets or coarse grains? river, reservoir or any tank to transport
(b) Use of hybrid seeds SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Evening) water tothefieldstoperformirrigation.
(c) Extensive irrigation (a) Jowar (b) Ragi (c) Wheat (d) Bajra Surface irrigation - Water flows and
(d) Use of organic manures spreadsoverthesurfaceofthelandwith
ol.350.(c)Wheat.Coarsegrain-Jowar,
S the help of gravity.
ol.346.(d) Use of organic manures.
S proso millet, kodo millet.
New Agricultural Strategy (1960) was Q.354. Which type of farming is
adopted during the third five year plan .351.
Q "Agricultural Census" is racticed to meet the needs of the
p
(1961-1966). Some Important Features: conducted in India at an interval of _____. farmer's family?
Consolidation of land holdings, Modern SSC MTS 04/05/2023 (Evening) SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Afternoon)
Farm Machinery, Guaranteed Minimum (a) six years (b) five years (a) Pisciculture farming
Prices, Agricultural Research and (c) four years (d) ten years (b) Subsistence farming
Education, Plant Protection Measures, (c) Commercial farming
Greater Intensity of Cropping, Role of Sol.351.(b) Five years. “ The Eleventh
gricultural Census” ( 2021-22) -
A (d) Sericulture farming
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ol.354.(b) Subsistence farming. Other
S hum cultivation (North East India) is a
J lightrainfallorirrigation,_____frost-free
TypesofFarming-CommercialFarming traditional farming method where ays and bright sun-shine for its growth.
d
-Itiscarriedoutonalargescalewiththe vegetation is cleared, burned and then SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (4th Shift)
intentionofsellingtheproduceforprofit. cultivated for a limited number of years. (a) high, 210 (b) low, 150
Organic Farming - It is a method that (c) low, 210 (d) high, 150
emphasizes the useofnaturalfertilizers Q.359. India is the ____ producer of
and avoids the use of synthetic ulses and the ____ consumer of pulses.
p ol.362.(a) High, 210. Cotton crop
S
chemicals such as pesticides and SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) requires light rainfall or irrigation and
herbicides. Other types are Dryland (a) second largest, second largest bright sunshine for its growth. Itcomes
Farming, Intensive Farming,Horticulture, (b) largest, second largest under the Kharif Crop.
Sericulture, etc. (c) second largest, largest
(d) largest, largest Q.363. Identify which of the following
Q.355.Inwhichofthefollowingmethods tatements about agriculture in India are
s
firrigation,thewaterfallsdropbydrop
o Sol.359.(d) largest, largest. India is the correct.
directly near the roots? largest producer (25% of global 1. Rabi crops are sown in India from
SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Evening) production), consumer (27% of world October to December and harvested
(a) Manual irrigation consumption) and importer (14%) of from April to June.
(b) Sprinkler system pulses in the world. Pulse producing 2. Important crops grownduringRabiin
(c) Lateral move irrigation states in India - Rajasthan, Madhya India are paddy, maize, gram, soyabean
(d) Drip system Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh. and mustard.
2016 astheInternationalYearofPulses 3.Aus,AmanandBoroarethreecropsof
ol.355.(c) Lateral move irrigation.
S (IYP)markedbytheUnitedNation.World paddy in Assam, West Bengal and
ManualIrrigation-Alabourintensiveand Pulses Day - 10 February. Odisha.
time-consuming system of irrigation. SSC CGL Tier II 02/03/2023
Water is distributed through watering Q.360. In 2018, India was the ________ (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 3 only
cans by manual labour. roducer of groundnut in the world.
p (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 2 only
SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift)
.356. There are regionswherefarmers
Q (a) fourth largest (b) third largest Sol.363.(b) 1 and 3 only. Food crops -
specializeinvegetablesonly.Thistypeof (c) largest (d) second largest ice, Wheat, Millets, Maize and Pulses.
R
farming is known as ______. Cash crops - Sugarcane, Oilseeds.
SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Morning) ol.360.(d) Second largest. Groundnut
S Horticulture crops, Tea, Coffee, Rubber,
(a) Mixed farming (b) Pastoral farming (Kharifcrop):Accountsforabouthalfof Cotton and Jute.
(c) Dairy farming (d) Truck farming the major oilseeds produced in the
country, important protein cropsinIndia Q.364. In India initially HYVP was
ol.356.(d) Truck farming. Mixed
S grown mostly under rain-fed conditions. implemented in about how much area?
farming is a kind of cultivating that China is the largest producer of SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (4th Shift)
includes both the harvesting of crops groundnuts in the world. India is the (a) 5 million hectares
and raising animals. Pastoralfarmingis world's largest producer of milk, pulses (b) 3 million hectares
a type of farming where farmers raise andjuteandSecondlargestproducerof (c) 4 million hectares
livestock, such as cattle, sheep, and rice, wheat, sugarcane, vegetables, fruit (d) 2 million hectares
goats.Dairyfarmingisatypeoffarming and cotton.
where farmers produce milk f rom dairy Sol.364.(d) 2 million hectares.HYVP
cows. .361. It is a tropical as well as a
Q as restricted to only five crops – wheat,
w
subtropicalcrop.Itgrowswellinhotand rice, jowar, bajra and maize. The high
.357.Which among the following terms
Q humid climates with a temperature of yielding variety of seeds (resistant to
means growing of fruits? 21°C to 27°C and an annual rainfall insects and diseases) played an
SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Evening) between75cmand100cm.Whichofthe importantroleintheGreenRevolutionof
(a) Apiculture (b) Arboriculture crops is being talked about in the India.
(c) Pomiculture (d) Sericulture information given above?
SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) Q.365. In the first phase of the green
ol.357.(c)Pomiculture.Apiculture-The
S (a) Sugarcane (b) Cotton r evolution, the use of HYV seeds was
maintenance of honeybees and hives. (c) Maize (d) Rubber restricted to the more affluent of which
Arboriculture - Cultivation of trees, group of states ?
shrubs, and woody plants for shading ol.361.(a) Sugarcane. India is the
S SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (1st Shift)
and decorating. second-largest producer of sugarcane (a) Punjab, Rajasthan and Madhya
afterBrazil.Cotton-Tropicalcropraised Pradesh
Q.358. Jhum cultivation or shifting in India as a Kharif crop, it r equires a (b) Punjab, Haryana and Madhya
ultivationisalsoknownbythenameof
c uniformly high temperature between Pradesh
_________ . 21oC
and30°C.Maize-Grownintropics, (c) Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Andhra
SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Afternoon) sub-tropics and temperate regions. Pradesh
(a) Plantation Rubber - Equatorial crop produced (d) Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Madhya
(b) Mixed farming primarilyforthemanufactureoflatexfor Pradesh
(c) Extensive farming industrial use.
(d) Slash and burn agriculture ol.365.(c) Punjab, Tamil Nadu and
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Q.362.Cotton requires ____ temperature, AndhraPradesh.Theheadquartersofthe
Sol.358.(d) Slash and burn Agriculture.
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Q SC MTS 20/07/2022 (Afternoon)
S
Research is located in Karnal, Haryana. rainfall and high temperature? (a) Wheat (b) Rice (c) Maize (d) Millet
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Q.366.Which of the following is NOT a (a) Rice (b) Jute (c) Maize (d) Cotton Sol.374.(a) Wheat. India is the second
oal for the Green Revolution?
g largest producer of wheat after China.
SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (4th Shift) ol.370.(c)Maize: (Queen of cereals,
S Soil Type: Well-drainedfertileloamyand
(a) Rise in crop productivity high temperature (<35° C) ) and low clayey loamy (Ganga-Satluj plains and
(b) Use of fertilisers rainfall). Rice: (Hot and humid climate, black soil region of the Deccan).
(c) Rise in production of food grains 150-300 cm of rainfall, temperature (21
(d) Expansion of irrigation to37ºC)).Jute:(Temperature(25-35°C), Q.375. Which of the following is an
Rainfall (Around 150-250 cm)). Cotton: xample of a fiber crop?
e
ol.366.(d) Expansion of irrigation. The
S (Light rainfall (about 50 to 100 cm), SSC MTS 26/07/2022 (Morning)
Green Revolution in India started in the needs210frost-freedays).KharifCrops- (a) Mango (b) Hemp (c) Rubber (d) Coffee
1960s with the aim ofincreasingIndia's Rice, Maize, Sorghum, Bajra, Soybean,
agricultural production to make India ol.375.(b) Hemp. Fiber crops are the
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Cotton. cropsgrowninfieldsfortheirfibersthat
self-sufficient in food grains.
Q.371.Which of the following pair(s) of areusedtomakeropes,paper,cloth,etc.
.367. In rainforests which kind of
Q tate and type of crop is/are correctly
S Examples - Cotton, Jute, Coir, Hemp,
cultivation is practiced? matched with respect to rice cultivation? Flax, etc. Jute is known asthe“golden
SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (4th Shift) I. Punjab - subsistence crop fiber” because of its yellowish-brown
(a) Dry farming (b) Vertical farming II. Odisha - Commercial Crop colour and high cash value.
(c) Terrace farming (d) Slash and burn SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Afternoon) Q.376. What is the percentage of land
ol.367.(d) Slash and Burn Cultivation
S (a) only I (b) II only sed for agriculture in India as per the
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(Shifting cultivation/Swiddencultivation) (c) neither I nor II (d) Both I and II 2009 data by National Institute of
is generally practiced in rainforest areas. ol.371.(c) Rice (Oryza sativa, Kharif
S Hydrology?
crop), is commercial cropping inPunjab SSC CHSL 02/06/2022(Evening)
Q.368. The Purple revolution was (a) 51.09% (b) 50.09%
launched by the Union Ministry of and in Odisha, it is a subsistence crop.
WestBengalisthelargestrice-producing (c) 59.09% (d) 59.01%
Science & Technology in Jammu and
Kashmir. This revolution is related to state in India. Rice bowl of India - ol.376.(a) 51.09%. In India, land is
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cultivation of which crop? Krishna Godavari Basin (Andhra 21.81% under forest and 3.92% under
SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (2nd Shift) Pradesh). Average temperature (21 to pasture. National Institute of Hydrology
(a) Marigold (b) Kashmiri Rose 37º C). IndianInstituteofRiceResearch has been in IIT- Roorkee, Uttarakhand
(c) Lavender (d) Himalayan Indigo is located in Hyderabad. since 1978. Its four Regional centers:
Q.372.Soilless agriculture is called ____. Belagavi (Karnataka), Jammu, Kakinada
ol.368.(c) Lavender. The Purple
S (Andhra Pradesh), andBhopal(Madhya
Revolutionwasinitiatedin2016through SC MTS 12/07/2022 (Morning)
S
(a) hydroponics (b) shifting agriculture Pradesh), and two Flood Management
the Aroma Mission of the Council of Studies Centre: Guwahati (Assam) and
ScientificandIndustrialResearch(CSIR). (c) dry farming (d) pastoral farming
Patna (Bihar).
Main productisLavenderoilwhichsells ol.372.(a) Hydroponics. In shifting
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for at least Rs. 10,000 perlitre.InIndia, agriculture, a clearing is made in the .377. DDT adversely affects our
Q
the lavender crop is cultivated in low forest, usuallyontheslopesofhills.Dry environment because:
rainfallregionsandontheslopesofhills farming is the cultivation of crops SSC CHSL 02/06/2022(Evening)
of Himachal Pradesh (HP) and Uttar without irrigation in regions of limited (a) it can kill beneficial insects like honey
Pradesh(UP). moisture,typicallylessthan20inchesof bees
precipitation annually. (b) it can allow growth of harmful insects
Q.369. The Planning commission of (c) it can promote growth of harmful
India has divided India into how many Q.373. The word agriculture is derived insects
Agro-climatic Zones? f rom the Latin words ager and culture. (d) it can kill harmful insects
SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (2nd Shift) What does ‘ager’ mean? Sol.377.(a) DDT, Dichloro - diphenyl -
(a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 18 (d) 20 SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Evening) trichloroethane (C14H9Cl5) is an
Sol.369.(a) 15. Agro-climatic zones - (a) Rocks (b) Soil (c) Water (d) Plants insecticide usedinagriculture.Itsusage
estern Himalayan Region, Eastern
W startedinthe1940stocombatdiseases
ol.373.(b) Soil. The English word
S like Malaria. High amounts of DDT
Himalayan Region, Lower Gangetic agriculture derives from the Latin ager
Plains Region, Middle, Gangetic Plains exposure can lead to problemswiththe
(field) and colo (cultivate) signifying, nervoussystemandliver.TheUSbanned
Region, Upper Gangetic Plains Region, when combined, the Latin agricultura:
Trans - Gangetic Plains Region, Eastern it in 1972anditwasbannedworldwide.
field orlandtillage.Agricultureistheart India produced it in the year 2009 to
plateauandHillsRegion,CentralPlateau and science of cultivating the soil,
and Hills, Western Plateau and Hills, control visceral leishmaniasis and
growing c ropsandraisinglivestock.Itis insect-born malaria disease.
Southern Plateau and Hills, East Coast the backbone of the Indian economy.
Plains and Hills, West Coast Plains and .378.Indialostalargeproportionof___
Q
Ghats Region, Gujarat Plains, Western .374.Inthenorthernandnorth-western
Q growing area to Pakistan during partition.
Dry Region. parts of India, _____ is the main food SSC CGL 18/04/2022(Evening)
crop. (a) sunflower (b) jute
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(c) soyabean (d) cotton rabica, Robusta, andthelesscommon
A ol.386.(a) Leaching: It occurs as
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Liberica and Excelsa are the four main excess water removes water-soluble
Sol.378.(d) Cotton is one of the most types of coffee beans. nutrients out of the soil, by runoff or
important fiber and cash cropsofIndia. drainage. Itisanenvironmentalproblem
Gujarat is the leading cotton growing .383. Which of thefollowingfactorsis
Q for agricultural professionals whether
State followed by Maharashtra.Bombay NOT responsible for the loss of fertility of chemical-heavy fertilisers or chemicals
SpinningandWeavingCompanywasthe agricultural land? are swept out and find their way into
first cotton mill to be established in SSC CHSL 04/08/2021(Evening) water bodies.
Bombay,India,on7July1854.Soyabean (a) Salinisation of soil
largest producing state is Madhya (b) Higher cation exchange capacity of Q.387. The black soil of the Deccan
Pradesh. Karnataka is the largest soil lateau lacks which of the following
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producer of Sunflower. West Bengal is (c) Alkalisation of soil minerals?
the largest producer of jute in India. (d) Waterlogging SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening)
(a) Iron (b) Potash
Q.379.Whichofthefollowingisthemain ol.383.(b) For all the fertility losses
S (c) Phosphorous (d) Lime
f ood crop of the semi-arid areas of there are various causesinthedifferent
central and southern India? regions of the country, in totality, the ol.387.(c) Phosphorous.Blacksoilrich
S
SSC CGL 20/04/2022(Morning) major cause of soil fertility decline is minerals-Iron,lime,calcium,potassium,
(a) Jowar (b) Maize (c) Bajra (d) Ragi land d egradation which is caused aluminum andmagnesiumandDeficient
through different agents such as soil in - Nitrogen and organic matter. Black
ol.379.(a)Jowarismainlyconcentrated
S erosion, deforestation, overgrazing, soil or cotton soil is good for moisture
in the peninsular and central India. sedimentation, continuous farming, and andgoodforgrowingcotton,sugarcane,
Karnatakaisthehighestmaizeproducer. pollution. wheat,jawar,rice,citrusfruits,sunflower,
Rajasthan is the state with the highest linseed, etc.
yield of bajra in India. Karnataka is the .384.The______waterutilizationisvery
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leading producer of ragi in the country high in the states of Punjab, Haryana, Q.388. Punjab state is rich in which
followed by Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, and Tamil Nadu. atural resource from the following?
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Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. SSC CPO 24/11/2020(Evening) SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (1st Shift)
(a) river (b) sea (c) ground (d) rain (a) Coal (b) Petroleum
Q.380. Which of the following is a (c) Silicon (d) Fertile soil
ell-known variety of coffee initially
w ol.384.(c) Ground. The reason behind
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brought to India from Yemen? this is these states are advanced Sol.388.(d)Fertilesoil.ThewordPunjab
SSC MTS 14/10/2021(Morning) agricultural states and the share of the eans land of fiverivers(Beas,Jhelum,
m
(a) Gesha (b) Arabica agriculture sector in water utilisation is Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej). It isknownas
(c) Canephora (d) Charrieriana much higher than any other sectors. the ‘wheat granary of India’. Mineral
Punjab in terms of land under irrigation Producing States: Iron Ore - Orissa,
Sol.380.(b) Arabica. It is grown in the leads in the country's States and UT's ChhattisgarhandKarnataka;Manganese
ills
h of Karnataka (Kodagu, with 98.8 % of its cropland. - Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra;
Chikkamagaluru, and Hassan), Kerala Chromite - Orissa, Karnataka and
(Malabar region), and Tamil Nadu .385.Apolicywhichinvolvesfixingthe
Q Maharashtra; Bauxite - Orissa and
(Nilgiris District, Yercaud and maximum size of land which could be Gujarat; Copper - Rajasthan, Jharkahnd
K odaikanal). owned by an individual is called ____. and Madhya Pradesh.
SSC CPO 25/11/2020(Evening)
Q.381. Whichofthefollowingoptionsis (a) Land mapping (b) Land jamming Q.389. Laterite soil developsasaresult
INCORRECTLY paired? (c) Land ceiling (d) Land capping f which of the following reasons ?
o
SSC MTS 02/11/2021(Morning) SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
(a) Guavas – Telangana Sol.385.(c) Land Ceiling. It minimizes (a) Compaction
(b) Apples – Himachal Pradesh inequality in land ownership and thus (b) Leaching
(c) Oranges – Nagpur reducesinequalityofincome.TheUrban (c) High temperature only
(d) Banana – Kerala LandCeilingActthatwaspassedin1976 (d) Sedimentation
Sol.381.(a) Guavas – Telangana. In proposed that there should be an equal Sol.389.(b) Leaching - It is used to
India, major guava-producing states distribution of land in urban extract the substances from the solids.
include Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, agglomerationstosubservethecommon Laterite Soil: It develops in areas with
Bihar. Scientific name- Psidium guajava. good. hightemperatureandhighrainfall.These
Q.382.Whichofthefollowingisavariety are the result ofintenseleachingdueto
Soil tropical rains. It is commonly found in
f oilseed?
o
SSC CHSL 16/04/2021(Evening) Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Madhya
Q.386. In which of the following Pradesh and the hilly areas of Odisha
(a) Taramira (b) Arabica
rocessesnutrientsorcontaminantsare
p andAssam.LateriteSoilismostsuitable
(c) Robusta (d) Liberica
carried awaybywaterormovedintothe soil for growing coffee in India
Sol.382.(a) Taramira is an important lower layer of the soil?
ilseed crop of drier regions of
o SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) Q.390. The black soil area of the
north-westernIndia.Theoilisnotdirectly (a) Leaching (b) Bleaching _ __________ is known as the Deccan Trap.
eaten, although itismixedwithmustard (c) Sowing (d) Ploughing SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
oiltoincreasethepungencyofthelatter. (a) Northern Plains
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( b) Peninsular Plateau Kashmir Valley. Loam -The type of Soil ( c) They provide humus to the soil
(c) Coastal Plains omposed of sand, silt, and clay soil.
c (d) They are man-made inorganic salt
(d) Himalayan Mountains Marl - The type of soil composed of
Clays and Slit. Podsol - Thesoilderives ol.397.(c) Humus is the organic
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ol.390.(b) Peninsular Plateau. It is an
S from either quartz-rich sands and component of soil thatisformedbythe
ancient landmass composed mainly of sandstone or sedimentary debris from decomposition of plant and animal
igneous and metamorphic hard magmatic rocks. matter. It can be produced naturally or
crystalline rocks. It was formed due to through a process called composting.
the breaking and drifting of Q.394. Which of the following soil Manures are used to provide humus in
Gondwanaland. Deccan Plateau - A r equires minimum tillage because of its soil.
triangularlandmassthatliestothesouth self-cultivating feature?
of the river Narmada. Black Soil (also SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Evening) Q.398. Arid soils are characteristically
knownasregursoilorblackcottonsoil)- (a) Red soil (b) Laterite soil eveloped in __________. which exhibit
d
Coversmostofthedeccanplateauwhich (c) Peaty soil (d) Black soil characteristic arid topography.
includes part of Maharashtra, Madhya SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift)
Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and ol.394.(d)BlackSoil(Regur)-Thisisof
S (a) Southern Uttar Pradesh
some part of Tamil Nadu. Black soil is Volcanic Origin and ideal for growing (b) Western Uttar Pradesh
generally clayey,deepandimpermeable. cotton. Laterite Soil - Rich in iron oxide (c) Western Rajasthan
It is rich in lime, iron, and aluminium and aluminium. It is suitable for rubber, (d) Southern Rajasthan
magnesium. coconut, and wheat. Red Soil - It
containsclayandorganicminerallayers. Sol.398.(c) Western Rajasthan. In India,
.391. Which of the following crops is
Q Crops: Wheat, pulses, tobacco, oilseeds. t he Indian Council of Agricultural
most suitable for black soil ? Research(ICAR)hasclassifiedsoilsinto
SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (1st Shift) Q.395. The colour of the alluvial soils 8categories.Theyare:AlluvialSoil,Black
(a) Soybean (b) Maize v aries from ________. Cotton Soil, Red & Yellow Soil, Laterite
(c) Cotton (d) Barley SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Morning) Soil, Mountainous or Forest Soil,Aridor
(a) pale white to warm white Desert Soil, Saline and Alkaline Soil,
Sol.391.(c) Cotton. Black soil is also (b) light orange to dark orange Peaty and Marshy Soil.
nown as “Regur Soil” or the “Black
k (c) orange to red
Cotton Soil”. Othercropsgrowninblack (d) light grey to ash grey Q.399. Which of the following pairs of
soil: tobacco, citrus fruits, castor, and 'soil - characteristics' is correct?
linseed.ClassificationofSoilsandcrops: ol.395.(d) light grey to ash grey.
S I. Sandy - proportionoffineparticlesis
Alluvial soil - Wheat, rice, maize, Alluvial soils are formed by the relatively higher
sugarcane, pulses, oilseed; Red soil: deposition of sedimentsfromriversand II. Clayey - greater proportion of big
Wheat, cotton,pulses,tobacco,oilseeds, streams. These sediments are typically particles
potatoes, etc.; Laterite soil: Tea, Rice, composed of sand, silt, and clay, which SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift)
Ragi, Sugarcane, and Cashew nuts. are all light-coloured materials. The (a) Only I (b) Neither I nor II
colour of the alluvial soils can also be (c) Both I and II (d) Only II
Q.392.Inwhichofthefollowingstatesof affected by the presence of organic
India is the maximum extent of alluvial matter, which can give them a darker ol.399.(b) NeitherInorII.SandySoil:
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soil found? colour.Lightorangetodarkorangeisthe Consistsofsmallparticlesofweathered
SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (2nd Shift) colour of laterite soils. Orange to red is rock;Oneofthepooresttypesofsoilfor
(a) Telangana (b) Uttar Pradesh the colour of red soils. growing plants (very low nutrients and
(c) Karnataka (d) Maharashtra poor water holding capacity); Good for
Q.396. Which of the following is an the drainage system; Usually formed by
ol.392.(b) Uttar Pradesh. Alluvial Soil:
S xample of micronutrient supplied by soil ?
e thebreakdownorfragmentationofrocks
Found in northern plains and the river SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Afternoon) like granite, limestone and quartz. Clay
valleys. It is rich in potash but poor in (a) Potassium (b) Iron Soil : Smallest particles (tightly packed
phosphorus. Two types of alluvialsoil:- (c) Calcium (d) Sulphur togetherwitheachotherwithverylittleor
Khadar - New alluvium, deposited by no airspace); Good water storage
floods annually, which enriches the soil Sol.396.(b)Iron.Soilisamajorsourceof qualities; Very sticky to touch whenwet
by depositing fine slits. Bhangar - Old utrients needed by plants for growth.
n but smooth when dried; Densest and
alluvium, deposited awayfromtheflood Macronutrients in soil - Nitrogen (N), heaviesttypeofsoilwhichdoesnotdrain
plains. OtherSoils:Blacksoils,Redand Phosphorus (P), Potassium(K),Calcium well or provide space for p lant roots to
yellow soils, Laterite soils, Arid soils, (Ca), Magnesium (Mg) and Sulphur (S). flourish.
Saline soils, Peaty soils and Forests Micronutrients in soil - Chlorine (Cl),
soils. Boron (B), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), .400. Whichofthefollowingfactorsof
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Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Nickel (Ni) and soil formation determines the
Q.393.Whatisthetypeofsoilcomposed Molybdenum (Mo). accumulation of the soil ?
f silt and dust ?
o SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift)
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2nd shift) Q.397. Which of the following (a) Fauna (b) Flora
(a) Loam (b) Marl (c) Loess (d) Podsol tatements is NOT correct regarding
s (c) Relief (d) Parent rock
fertilizers ?
ol.393.(c) Loess. Properties : Colour -
S SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Afternoon) Sol.400.(c) Relief: Altitude and slope,
Yellowish Brown, Homogeneous and (a) They are prepared in factories etermine accumulation of soil. Other
d
Highly Porous. Mostly Found (India) - (b) They are very rich in plant nutrients Factors: Fauna is all of the animal life
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present in a particular region or time. art of decomposition.
p eccan Plateau.
D
lora is all the plant life present in a
F SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (3rd Shift) SSC CGL 20/04/2022(Evening)
particular region or time, generally the (a) Leaching (b) Humification (a) Red soil (b) Black soil
naturally occurring native plants. (c) Catabolism (d) Soil erosion (c) Alluvial soil (d) Arid soil
Q.401. In which of the following soil Sol.404.(d) Soil erosion is the ol.408.(a) Red soil. It contains a high
S
onservationmethodsdifferentcropsare
c enudationorwearingawayoftheupper
d percentage of iron content, which is
growninalternaterowsandaresownat layer of soil. It is a form of soil responsible for its colour.
different times to protect the soil from degradation. There are five steps of
rain wash ? decomposition.Thesearefragmentation, Q.409. Which part of the soil contains
SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) leaching, catabolism, humification, and umus?
h
(a) Shelter belts (b) Contour ploughing mineralization. SSC MTS 06/10/2021(Afternoon)
(c) Terrace farming (d) Intercropping (a) A-horizon (b) C-horizon
Q.405. Which of these methodsisused (c) Bedrock (d) B-horizon
ol.401.(d) Intercropping. Its most
S f or conservation of land rescore?
common goal is to produce a greater SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (4th Shift) Sol.409.(a) A-horizon. This layer is the
yield on a given piece of land. Terrace (a) Deforestation t oplayerofsoilwhichisalsoknownasa
farming - An agricultural practice where (b) Poaching humuslayerandismainlyrichinorganic
farmers employ on steep slopes, hilly (c) Land reclamation materials.B-horizonistypicallyamineral
areas, and higher altitudes. Contour (d) Indiscriminate use of chemical subsurface horizon and is a zone of
ploughing - Process of cutting furrows pesticides accumulation, called illuviation.
into the slope of the land in order to C-horizon : This soil layer lies beneath
control the flow of water. Sol.405.(c)Landreclamation.Poaching theBhorizonandconsistsessentiallyof
is the illegal trafficking and killing of the more orlessweatheredparentrock.
.402. In which ofthesoilconservation
Q wildlife. Bedrock: Bedrock in geology is a solid
methods in the coastal anddryregions, rockthatliesunderloosesoftermaterial
rows of trees are planted to check the Q.406. Which of the following factors within the crust of Earth or another
wind movement to protect soil cover? oes NOT affect the formation of soil?
d terrestrial planet.
SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift) SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Evening)
(a) Mulching (b) Shelter belts (a) Climate (b) Parent material Q.410. ______ are thick deposits of
(c) Rock dam (d) Contour barriers (c) Landslides (d) Topography lacial clay and other materials
g
embedded with moraines.
ol.402.(b) Shelterbelts. Mulching: The
S ol.406.(c) Landslides. Climateaffects
S SSC CGL 18/08/2021(Morning)
bare ground between plants is covered the soil due to temperature andrainfall. (a) Karewas (b) Bhabars (c) Duars (d) Duns
with alayeroforganicmatterlikestraw. Parent material isthefoundationofsoil
It helps to retain soil moisture. Contour formation, different materials develop ol.410.(a) Karewas are lacustrine
S
barriers: Stones, grass, soil are used to different soil types. Topography affects deposits(depositsinalake)inthevalley
build barriers along contours. Trenches soil formation byinfluencingfactorslike of Kashmir and in theBhaderwahvalley
are made in front of the barriers to drainage, erosion, and accumulation of of the Jammu division of Jammu and
collect water. sediments. Kashmir. These are the flat-topped
mounds that border the Kashmir valley
.403.Whichofthefollowingstatements
Q .407.Whatdoyoucalltheweightasoil
Q on all sides.
is NOT correct regarding laterite soil? can withstand before severe damage
SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift) occurs to the structure of the soil? .411.______ is a deep red soil found in
Q
(a) Red laterite soils in Tamil Nadu, SSC CGL 18/04/2022(Afternoon) tropical regions and often developed on
Andhra Pradesh and Kerala are more (a) Field capacity (b) Bearing capacity mafic igneous bedrock.
suitable for crops like cashew nut. (c) Bulk density (d) Buffering capacity SSC CHSL 16/04/2021(Afternoon)
(b) They are generally rich in humus. (a) Arid (b) Pedocal
ol.407.(b)Bearing capacityis the
S (c) Laterite (d) Saline
(c) This soil is very useful for growing tea capacity of soil to support the loads that
and coffee. are applied to the ground above. Field ol.411.(c) Laterite. Arid soils are
S
(d) The laterite soil develops in areas capacity is the amount of soil moisture formed from the fragmentation of
with high temperature and or water content held in the soil after adjacent rocks and are largely blown
heavy rainfall. excess water has drained away andthe from the Indus valley area and coastal
ol.403.(b)Lateritesoil-Itisrichiniron
S rate of downward movement has regions. Saline soils are formed
and aluminium. Features - Deficient in decreased.Bulkdensityisdefinedasthe whenever climate, soil, and hydrological
organic matter, phosphate, nitrogen and mass of the many particles of the conditions favor the accumulation of
calcium but abundant in iron oxide and materialdividedbythetotalvolumethey soluble salts in the root zone.
potash, forms due to the alternation of occupy. Buffer capacity refers to the
amount of acid or base a buffer can .412. As per ‘Soils of India, National
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these soils have an acidic quality. neutralise before the pH changes by a
large amount. Planning report: Publication Number94’
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tapioca, yams, pineapple, pepper, fruit Q.408. ______ develops on crystalline abundantly available?
trees etc. igneous rocks in areas of lowrainfallin SSC CHSL 16/04/2021(Evening)
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P Q.420. In the Himalayas, the ________
sciencewhichfocusesonunderstanding t emperature with increasing altitude
Sol.412.(c) Inceptisols: A soil order in and characterizing soil formation, causes the change in vegetation.
SDA soil taxonomy. They form quickly
U evolutionandthetheoreticalframeworks SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening)
through the alteration of the parent throughwhichweunderstandasoilbody, (a) increasing (b) decreasing
material. They are more developedthan often in the context of the natural (c) fluctuating (d) stable
Entisols. environment.
Sol.420.(b) decreasing. The Himalayan
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Q .417.Roberthassandysoilinhisfields.
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found inareasofheavyrainfallandhigh The ideal crop for his field is: tropicaltotundra.Sinceairislessdense
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SSC CHSL 10/8/2021(Evening) (a) Gram(b) Corn (c) Cabbage (d) Wheat spreadfartherapartthantheyareatsea
(a) Saline soil (b) Peaty soil level. These molecules have fewer
(c) Red soil (d) Yellow soil ol.417.(a) Gram can be grown on a
S collisions, so they produce lessheat.At
wide range of soil. But well drained the bottom of the mountain, the
ol.413.(b) Peaty soil or marshy soils
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are a result of waterlogging and temperatureishighyear-roundwhileitis
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areasofheavyrainfallandhighhumidity, covered with snow.
matter. Corn requires rich, moist,
where there is a good growth of well-drained sandy soil. A well-drained .421.Under which strata do trees fall?
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Q.414. Which of the following for cabbage growth. Soils with a clay (a) Second vertical (b) Top vertical
tatements isNOTcorrectaboutalluvial
s loamgoodstructureandmoderatewater (c) Bottom vertical (d) Middle vertical
soil? holding capacity are ideal for wheat
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(b) Old alluvial is called ‘bangar’ and new .418.MangroveforestsofWestBengal
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the shortest plants in a forest
(c) In the Himalayan region we find SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning)
ecosystem, such as mosses and ferns.
alluvial soil. (a) Sunderbans (b) Shisham
Middle vertical - It contains the plants
(d) Northern plains are made of alluvial (c) Sholas (d) Sal
that are in between the top andbottom
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ol.414.(c) Alluvial soil is mainly found
S angrove forest : It lies on the deltaof
m shrubs and trees.
in Northern Plains and valleys, not in the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Meghna Q.422. ThenaturalvegetationofIndiais
Himalayanregion.Themajorsoilsinthe rivers on the Bay of Bengal. roadly divided into ______ groups.
b
Himalayas are brown hill soil, SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening)
Q.419. Which of the following
sub-mountain soils, mountain meadow (a) 7 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 5
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three important rivers of Himalayas,
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(b) They are found in the foothills of group of lakshadweep, Andaman and
Q.415.InwhichyearwastheSoilSurvey Himalayas. Nicobar islands, upper part of Assam
fIndiaestablishedtocarryoutscientific
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surveys of soils? and Uttar Pradesh. forest (Monsoon forests): Important
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(a) 1962(b) 1950 (c) 1947(d) 1956 some of the main species of these shisham. Thorny bushes - Found in
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country –northeasternstates,alongthe Chir,PineandDeodar.Mangroveforests-
Q.416. Which of the following is foothills of the Himalayas, Jharkhand, Sundari isawell-knownspeciesoftrees
INCORRECTLY paired? West Odisha and Chhattisgarh, and on in mangrove forests.
SSC CHSL 12/10/2020(Morning) theeasternslopesoftheWesternGhats. .423. In which type of forestsarewild
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(b) Demography – Population geography areas having rainfall between 100 cm SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
(c) Hydrology – Oceanography and 70 cm. These f orests are found in (a) Tropical evergreen forest
(d) Pedology – Phyto geography therainierpartsofthePeninsularplateau (b) Mountain forest
and the plains of Bihar and Uttar (c) Thorny forests and bushes
Sol.416.(d)Pedology - Phyto geography.
Pradesh.
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Animals found in different forests in ol.426.(d) Tropical Deciduous Forests
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Elephants, Monkeys, Lemurs and Deer. alongtheEquatorbeltbetweenthetropic acacia, mangoes.
Montane Forests - Leopards, Yarks, of Cancer and the tropic of Capricorn,
Sheep and Goats. Mangrove forest - (Major states - Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Q.429. Which of thefollowingstatesis
Royal Bengal Tiger. In terms of area, Pradesh, Chattisgarh, Odisha, Some ssociated with the tropical thorn
a
Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest Parts of Maharashtra). Rainfall is in the forests?
area in the country. It is followed by range of 70-200 cms in Deciduous Graduate Level 30/06/2023 ( Shift - 1)
ArunachalPradesh,Chhattisgarh,Odisha Forests.Theseforestsarecomparatively (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
and Maharashtra. lessdensethanevergreenforests.There (b) West Bengal
are two types of Deciduous Forests: (c) Madhya Pradesh
Q.424. Sal, acacia and bamboo, which Moist Deciduous Forests (Mixture of (d) Mizoram
re types of Dry TropicalForest,receive
a Trees and Grasses) and Dry Deciduous
what amount of annual rainfall? Forests. Sol.429.(c) Madhya Pradesh. Tropical
SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (2nd shift) horn Forests and S
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(a) From 51 cm to 151 cm Q.427. What typeofvegetationisfound rainfall less than 50 cm) - It includes
(b) Between 200 and 250 cm in the plateau of Meghalaya, Sahyadri semi - arid areas of south west Punjab,
(c) 251 cm or more and the central and southern islands of Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya
(d) Below 25 cm the Nicobar group? Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.Treeslike–
SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (3rd shift) Babool, ber, wild date palm, Khair tree.
ol.424.(a) From 51 cm to 151 cm.
S (a) Dry Tropical Deciduous Vegetation
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rainforest is an area of tall, mostly (c) Alpine Vegetation haracteristics is INCORRECT about the
c
evergreen trees and a high amount of (d) Moist Tropical Semi - Evergreen tropical evergreen forests of India?
rainfall, Earth’soldestlivingecosystems, Vegetation Higher Secondary 27/06/2023 ( Shift - 3)
withsomesurvivingintheirpresentform (a) These forests are well-stratified.
for at least 70 million years. Types of ol.427.(d) Moist Tropical Semi -
S (b) In these forests, trees reach great
Tropical forests - Evergreen Rain (200 Evergreen Vegetation are transitional heights of up to 60 m or above.
cm or more), Monsoon Deciduous (100 forests between tropical wet evergreen (c) They are found in warm and humid
to 200cm),TropicalSavanna(50to100 forests and tropical deciduous forests. areas.
cm),DryThornyScrub(Semi-arid)(25to Examples - Laurel, rosewood, mesua, (d) These forests receive annual
50 cm), Desert (Arid) (Below 25 cm). white cedar. Tropical Dry Deciduous precipitation of below 150 cm.
Vegetation - Occurs in an irregularwide
.425. Which of the following forest
Q strip running from the foot of the ol.430.(d) Tropical evergreen forests-
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types is found on the foothills of the Himalayas to Kanyakumari except in Region : Found in southern India along
Himalayas? Rajasthan, Western Ghats and West the Western Ghats, Andaman and
SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (1st shift) Bengal. Example - Teak, bamboo. Nicobar Islands and north-eastern
(a) Temperate (b) Tundra Tropical Thorn Forests - Found in region.Occursinwarmandhumidareas
(c) alpine (d) Deciduous Rajasthan, south-western Punjab, with an annual precipitationofover200
western Haryana, Kachchh and cm.
Sol.425.(d) Deciduous. This is an
vergreen forest whereamajorityofthe
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treesremain“green”throughouttheyear Example - Babool, neem, cactii. which kind of forest?
becausetheyshedleavesnotseasonally .428. Plant varieties like bamboo,
Q SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Morning)
but at various periods of the year. epiphytes, aini, semul, gutel and (a) Tropical Rainforest
Example - Maple, oak, and elm. mundane are found in which type of (b) Temperate Forest
Temperate - Forest found between the Indian forest? (c) Coniferous Forest
tropicalandborealregions,locatedinthe SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (2nd shift) (d) Tundra Forest
temperate zone. Example - Fir, oak. (a) Alpine forest
Tundra - Found in the Arcticandonthe Sol.431.(d) Tundra Forest - It has
(b) Montane temperate forest r elatively little rain and extremely cold
tops of mountains, where theclimateis (c) Moist tropical forest
cold and windy, and rainfall is scant. temperatures. It is composed of dwarf
(d) Dry tropical forest shrubs, sedges, grasses, mosses, and
Example - Arctic Willow. Alpine - Occur
all along the Himalayas at altitudes Sol.428.(c) Moist tropical forests have lichens.Tropicalrainforests-Continuous
ranging between 2,900 to 3,500 m. 00-250 cm annual rainfall, 24-27°C
2 rainfallthroughouttheyear.TheAmazon
Example - Spruce and birch. temperature. Alpine forest: commonin is the world's largest tropical rainforest.
boththemainHimalayanregionsaswell Temperate Forest - It is found between
Q.426. Which of the following is the as the barren cold deserts of the Trans the tropical and boreal regions. It isthe
ost widespread forest type in India?
m Himalaya. Examples - black juniper and second largest biome on our planet,
SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (1st shift) willow. Montane temperate forest: covering 25% of the world's forestarea.
(a) Littoral and Swamp Forest mainly generated in Northern middle Coniferous Forest - It is a forestbiome
(b) Tropical Thorn Forests Himalayasranges(1801to3001m)and characterized bytrees with needle -
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shaped or scale - like leaves. Sol.435.(a) Mangrove Forests: The ol.439.(c) 1000 and 2000. Wet
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anga-Brahmaputra delta is covered by
G temperate forests: Average annual
.432.Major plantations are found in the
Q mangrove forests, mainly Sundari trees rainfallandtemperatureinwettemperate
__________ region of the world. whichprovidedurablehardtimber.Palm, forests are 150-300 cm and 11°C-14°C
SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Morning) coconut, keora, agar also grow in some respectively.Therelativehumidityisover
(a) Tropical (b) Grassland parts of the delta. 80% onaverage.Oaktreesandchestnut
(c) Temperate (d) Desert trees are found here. Other important
.436.InIndia,treesofwhichforesttype
Q speciesincludeChilauni,Indianchestnut,
ol.432.(a) Tropical. Plantation crops- A
S shed their leaves for about six to eight
type of commercial farming where a Deodar, Machilus, Cinnamomum, Litsea,
weeks in dry summer? Plum, Blue pine, Birch, Oak, Hemlock, etc.
single crop of tea, coffee, sugarcane, SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift)
cashew, rubber, banana or cotton are (a) Tropical Deciduous Forests .440. Tropical grasslands of Brazil are
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grown. Major plantations - Rubber in (b) Tropical Evergreen Forests known as________
Malaysia,coffeeinBrazil,teainIndiaand (c) Montane Forests S SC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
Sri Lanka.Major food crops- Wheat, rice, (d) Tropical Thorn Forests and Scrubs (a) Pampas (b) Savanna
maize and millets. Jute and cotton are (c) Llanos (d) Campos
fibre crops. ol.436.(a) Tropical Deciduous Forests
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(monsoonforests).Theseforestsspread ol.440.(d)
S Campos. Pampas
.433. Which of the following is an
Q over regions which receive rainfall grasslandsaresituatedinArgentina.The
example of a terrestrial ecosystem? between 70-200 cm. Tendu, palas, tropical grasslands in Africa are known
SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Evening) amaltas,bel,khair,axlewood,etcarethe as savannah. Tropical grasslands are
(a) Ponds (b) River common trees of these forests. known as Llanos in Venezuela and
(c) Grasslands (d) Oceans savanna in East Africa.
Q.437.InIndia,whatisthemeanannual
ol.433.(c) Grasslands. Terrestrial
S verage temperature in subtropical
a .441. Thornybushesarefoundin ____
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ecosystem - It is a land-based vegetation zone ? region.
community of species that includes SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
biotic and abiotic interactions in a (a) Above 24° C (b) 7°C to 17°C (a) mediterranean (b) polar
specific area. Examples - Forest, (c) Below 7°C (d) 17°C to 24°C (c) dry desert (d) high rainfall
Grasslands, Tundra, Desert. Aquatic
ecosystem - It is related to water. It ol.437.(d) 17°C to 24°C. Natural
S ol.441.(c) dry desert. In areas where
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lake, river) and Marine ecosystem an area without the influence of human forests and shrubs are found in the
(Ocean,seaorestuary).Kelpisatypeof activity. Types - Forests, Grasslands natural vegetation. This type of
large, brown seaweed that grows in (divided into savannas, steppes and vegetation is found inthenorth-western
shallow, nutrient-rich saltwater near prairies, depending on the climate and parts of the country, which include the
coastal fronts around the world. other environmental factors), Deserts semi-arid regions of Gujarat, Rajasthan,
(These are arid regions with very little Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar
Q.434. In thehigherlatitudes(50°-70°) rainfall and sparse vegetation), Tundra Pradesh and Haryana.
f Northern hemisphere thespectacular
o (This is a cold, treeless region found in
Coniferous forests are found.Theseare theArcticandonhighmountainslopes), Q.442.Thetypeofforestslocatedinmid
also called as ______ . Wetland (These are areas with latitudinal coastal region is__________
SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) water-logged soil, such as marshes). SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
(a) Veld (b) Tundra (c) Llanos (d) Taiga (a) Tropical rainforest
Q.438. Which o
f the following pairs of (b) Mediterranean vegetation
ol.434.(d) Taiga - Trees found are
S ountries - name of grassland is correct?
c (c) Monsoon forest
mainly cone-bearing trees like spruce, I. Argentina - Pampas (d) Temperate evergreen forest
pine, fir, and hemlock. Veld: Open, II. Brazil - Steppe
uncultivated country or grassland in SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift) ol.442.(d)
S Temperate evergreen
southern Africa. Tundra: A vast, flat, (a) Neither I nor II (b) Only II forests. They are commonly found on the
treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, (c) Only I (d) Both I and II eastern edges of continents, such as in
and North America in which thesubsoil southeastern America, southern China,
is permanently frozen. Llanos: A vast Sol.438.(c) Only I. Steppe - Europe and and southeastern Brazil. Tropical
tropical grassland plain situated to the orth Asia, Pustaz- Hungary, Prairies -
N rainforests are mainly located between
east of the Andes in Colombia and USA, Pampas - Argentina, Veld - South the latitudes of 23.5°N (the Tropic of
Venezuela, in northwestern South Africa, Downs - Australia, Canterbury - Cancer) and 23.5°S (the Tropic of
America. New Zealand, Savannah - Africa,Taiga- Capricorn)—the tropics. Mediterranean
Europe and Asia. vegetation is mostly found in the areas
.435. In India, palm, coconut, keora,
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a gar are the common trees of whichof Q.439.Thewettemperatetypeofforests aroundtheMediterraneanseainEurope,
the following forests ? re found between a height of
a Africa and Asia. Monsoon forests
SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift) _________metres. (tropical deciduous forests) a
re
(a) Mangrove Forests SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (1st Shift) scattered across equatorial parts of
(b) Tropical Evergreen Forests (a) 2000 and 3000 (b) 1500 and 3000 SoutheastAsia,theAmericas,Africaand
(c) Tropical Deciduous Forests (c) 1000 and 2000 (d) 500 to 1000 Australia.
(d) Montane Forests
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Q.443. The birds like pheasant and t hree typesofforestfiresarecrownfire, f or _______ cultivation.
onals are found in which type of
m surface fire and ground fire. Groundfire SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Morning)
forest? occurs on land and spreads slowly. (a) grape (b) apple (c) cotton (d) wheat
SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (2nd Shift) Crownfiresposeahighriskastheycan
(a) Temperate deciduous forest spread from one tree to another. ol.450.(d) wheat. Viticulture or grape
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(b) Tropical evergreen forest However, surface fires are usually cultivation is a speciality of the
(c) Temperate evergreen forest smaller and cause the least damage. Mediterranean region. Grapes are
(d) Mediterranean forests cultivated on a very wide range of soils
.447. The National Commission on
Q from gravelly sandstoclaysthatcanbe
ol.443.(a) Temperate deciduousforest
S Agriculture(1976)ofIndiahasclassified of high or poor fertility. Apple farming
- higher latitudes. north eastern part of social forestry into how many practices aresuitableinloamysoilsrich
USA, China, New Zealand, Chile, coastal categories? with organic natural matter; and pH
regions of Western Europe. Vegetation- SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Afternoon) values ranging from 5.5 – 6.5. Tropical
oak, ash, beech. Animals - Deer, foxes, (a) 5 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 grasslands have great potential for the
wolves. Tropical evergreen forest - cultivation of crops like cotton and
Hardwood trees like rosewood, ebony, ol.447.(c) 3.Urbanforestrypertainsto
S coffee.
mahogany. Temperateevergreenforest- the raisingandmanagementoftreeson
hard and soft wood trees like oak,pine, public and privately owned lands inand Q.451. Which of the following is a
eucalyptus, etc. Mediterranean forests - around urban centers such as green t emperate grassland in Russia?
oranges, figs, olives and grapes. belts, parks,roadsideavenues,industrial SSC MTS 21/07/2022 (Afternoon)
and commercial green belts, etc. Rural (a) Amazon (b) Prairies
Q.444. Which of the following is a tree forestry lays emphasis on promotion of (c) Congo (d) Steppes
f ound in Mountain vegetation? agroforestry and community-forestry.
SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (4th Shift) ol.451.(d)
S Steppes. Temperate
(a) Sundari (b) Keekar (c) Chir (d) Teak .448. Which biome is found in the
Q grasslands have cold wintersandwarm
northernpartsofAsia,EuropeandNorth summers with some rain. Examples:
ol.444.(c) Chir. Chestnuts, oaks, Pine,
S America where 300 to 900 millimeters include Eurasian steppes, North
Deodar, Cedars, cypresses, firs,junipers, (12to35in)ofraincanbeexpectedper American prairies and Argentine
kauris, larches, hemlocks, redwoods, year? pampas.
spruces, and yews are trees found in Graduate Level 02/08/2022 ( Shift - 3 )
Montane (Alpine) forests. These trees (a) Taiga forests .452.Dry deciduous forests are found
Q
are called coniferous trees.Thesetypes (b) Temperate deciduous forests in areas having rainfall between
of forests are found in the state of (c) Coniferous forest SSC MTS 22/07/2022 (Evening)
Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, (d) Mediterranean forests (a) 150 cm and 120 cm
Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh etc. (b) 100 cm and 70 cm
ol.448.(c)
S Coniferous forest (c) 200 cm and 150 cm
.445. A speciesofgrassnamed_____
Q (composed primarily of cone-bearing (d) 80 cm and 50 cm
is on the verge of extinction due to its needle-leaved or scale-leaved evergreen
insensitivity towards the environment. trees,Pines,spruces,firs,andlarchesare ol.452.(b)100cmand70cm.Theyare
S
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Morning) the dominant trees in coniferous foundalongwiththecoastalbelts.These
(a) Helianthus annuus forests). Taiga forest (found in Siberia, are mainly found in the Jharkhand,
(b) Saccharum officinarum Canada andAlaskaandknownasNorth Western Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Eastern
(c) Hubbardia heptaneuron woods). Mediterranean forest (Sea slopeofwesternghat.Examplesoftrees
(d) Bellis perennis region, Central Chile, the Southwest found there are oak, ash, beech, maple,
United States, Australia, and Africa). etc.
ol.445.(c) Hubbardia heptaneuron.The
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native range of this species is India .449. The climatic conditions of thorn
Q .453. What type of forests are found
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(Karnataka). It is an annual and grows forestsandscrubsarethemostidealfor north and south oftheequatorbetween
primarily in the seasonally dry tropical which of the following plant species? 40° and 60° where rainfall is high,
biome. Helianthus annuus (Common SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Evening) between 500-1500 mm in a year?
Sunflower). (a) Rosewood (b) Teak SSC CHSL 25/05/2022(Afternoon)
(c) Juniper (d) Euphorbia (a) Taiga forests
Q.446. Which of the following (b) Coniferous forests
tatements is NOT correct about the
s Sol.449.(d) Euphorbia. It is a perennial (c) Mediterranean forests
decline of wildlife in India? erb that grows to 30 cm tallinthedry
h (d) Temperate deciduous forests
SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Morning) grasslands of Siberia, Mongolia, China,
(a) Incidence of forest fire Korea, and Japan. Rosewood (tropical ol.453.(d)
S Temperate deciduous
(b) Agriculture and human settlement tree) is native to Brazil, Honduras, forests.Thetaigaisaforestofthecold,
(c) Grazing by domestic cattle Jamaica,Africa,andIndia.Teak(tropical subarctic region. Coniferous forests
(d) Industrial and technological tree) is native to south and southeast consist mostly of conifers, which are
advancement Asia,India,Indonesia,Malaysia,Thailand, treesthatgrowneedlesinsteadofleaves
and Burma. Junipers (coniferous trees) and cones instead of flowers.
Sol.446.(a)Incidenceofforestfire.High Mediterranean forests and shrublands
are native to Europe, Asia, Africa, and
tmospheric temperatures and dryness
a are characterised by hot and dry
North America.
(low humidity) offer favorable summers, while winters tend to be cool
circumstances for a fire to start. The Q.450.Temperate grasslands are ideal and moist.
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Q Pinaceae, genus Pinus, subsection Meghalayareceiverainfallover1,080cm
type of forests in India? alfourianae).
B in a year, Jaisalmer in Rajasthan gets
SSC CHSL 30/05/2022(Afternoon) about 9 cm of rainfall duringthesame
(a) Tropical thorn forests and scrubs Q.458.Coringa is a beautiful ____ forest period.
(b) Tropical deciduous forests wheretheGodavarijoinsthebackwaters
(c) Mangrove forests of Bay of Bengal. Q.462. Which of the following
(d) Tropical evergreen forests SSC CHSL 12/8/2021(Morning) tatements is correct regarding the
s
(a) evergreen (b) coniferous climate of the Indian subcontinent?
ol.454.(b) Tropical deciduous forests
S (c) mangrove (d) deciduous A. The climate of North India remains
(Monsoon Forest) require moderate similar throughout the year
humidity, average temperature, and ol.458.(c) Mangrove. Coringa Wildlife
S B. The Himalayas protect the
rainfall (70-200 cm). Examples of trees Sanctuary is an estuary situated near subcontinent from extremelycoldwinds
found are Teak, Sal, Shisham, Hurra, Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh, India. from central Asia.
Mahua, Amla, Semul, Kusum, Q.459. Which of the following trees will SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning)
Sandalwood, Tendu, Palas,Amaltas,Bel, y ou find in the Littoral forests? (a) Only Statement A is correct
Khair, Axlewood, etc. SSC CHSL 19/10/2020(Afternoon) (b) Both Statements A and B incorrect
(a) Chinar (b) Ebony (c) Only Statement B is correct
Q.455.Whichtypeofbiomeislocatedin (d) Both Statements A and B correct
astern North America,WesternEurope,
E (c) Sundari (d) Cypress
and Northeast Asia? ol.459.(c) Sundari tree is found in
S Sol.462.(c) SouthAsiaexperiencestwo
SSC CHSL 31/05/2022(Evening) Sunderbans delta in West Bengal in monsoons, Southwest monsoon
(a) Tropical Rainforest Biomes Mangrove forest (Littoral forests). (summer monsoon) during June to
(b) Coniferous Forest Biomes September and the Northeast Monsoon
(c) Aquatic Biomes (winter monsoon) during October to
(d) Deciduous Forest Biomes
Climate December. The Indian subcontinent
receives most of its rainfall from the
Sol.455.(d) Deciduous Forest Biomes - Q.460. Which of the following cities in
Southwest monsoon. Continentality - It
hisbiomeexperiencesallfourseasons,
T India faces monsoon rain first?
refers to a climatic effect that emerges
these forestsaredividedintofivezones SSC CHSL Tier II 10/01/2024
because of the different range of
based on the heights of the trees. The (a) Bhubaneswar (b) Kolkata
temperaturethatexistsatplaceslyingin
soilisparticularlyfertileandnutrient-rich (c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Chennai
the interior of thecontinent.Continental
andislocatedinNorthAmerica(Canada, climates are common between 40° and
ol.460.(c) Thiruvanantpuram. The
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the United States, and Mexico), Europe, 70° north latitude.
Southwestmonsoonoriginatesoverthe
and western regions of Asia (Japan,
Indian ocean and travels toward the
China, North Korea, South Korea, and .463.What is Kalbaisakhi?
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mainland of India. Due to the peculiar
parts of Russia). SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning)
shapeoftheIndianPeninsula,southwest
(a) Snowfall and hail
Q.456. Which of the following monsoon winds Bifurcated into two
(b) Heatwaves and loo
tatements about forests is INCORRECT?
s branches: The Arabean sea branch and
(c) Pre monsoon showers and
SSC MTS 06/10/2021(Afternoon) Bay of Bengal branch. Keralaisthefirst
thunderstorms
(a) In a forest, trees form the uppermost state to receive Rainfallbymonsoon.At
(d) Cold waves and rains
layer of vegetation. the end of September, North-East
(b) Forests protect the soil from erosion. Monsoon (retreating monsoon) brings Sol.463.(c) Kaal Baisakhi (Norwester) -
(c) In a forest, shrubs form the lowest rainfall at the eastern coastal area readed evening thunderstorms in
D
layer of vegetation. (Coromandel Cost) along with Andhra Bengal and Assam. It is also known as
(d) Forests influence climate, water cycle Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. BardolicheerhainAssam.Otherfamous
and air quality. Local Storms of Hot Weather Season :
Q.461. Mawsynram receivesthehighest
Mango Shower - Pre-monsoon showers
Sol.456.(c)The layer of vegetation in the verage annual rainfall in the world
a
are common especially in Kerala and
f orest which is just below the shrub layer because the Monsoon WindsoftheBay
Karnataka.Theyhelpintheearlyripening
is called the herb layer. The herb layer of Bengal strike the _____________ hill.
ofmangoes,andareoftenreferredtoas
consists mainly of herbs, ferns and SSC CHSL Tier II 02/11/2023
‘mango showers’. Blossom Shower -
grasses.This layeristhelowestlayerof (a) Western Ghats
Withthisshower,coffeeflowersblossom
vegetation in the forest (having leafy (b) Khasi
in Kerala. Loo: These are strong, gusty,
plants). Very little sunlight remains for (c) Aravalli
hot, dry winds blowing during the day
the plants in the herb layer. (d) Chota Nagpur Plateau
over the north and northwestern India.
Q.457. ______ are the oldest living tree Sol.461.(b)khasihills(meghalaya). The
.464. How many controls are there
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pecies on Earth.
s eghalaya plateau is furthersubdivided
M
globally that influence the climate of a
SSC MTS 02/11/2021(Evening) intothree:TheGaroHills;TheKhasiHills;
particular zone?
(a) Lone Cypress (b) Redwood tree The Jaintia Hills, named after the tribal
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning)
(c) Tree of Life (d) Bristlecone pines groups inhabiting this region. This area
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 5 (d) 3
receives maximum rainfall from the
Sol.457.(d)Bristleconepines.Itcontains south west monsoon. Cherrapunji and ol.464.(a) 6. There are six major
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t hree species of pine trees (family Mawsynram in the Khasi Hills of controlsoftheclimateofanyplace.They
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re: latitude, altitude, pressure andwind
a (a) Monsoonal rainfall is the lifeline of (b) Most parts of the country receive
system, distance from the sea Indian agriculture rainfall from June to September.
(continentality),oceancurrentsandrelief (b) Monsoonal rainfall is not affected by (c) The annual precipitation in Meghalaya
features. Climate is the long-term the relief features of the country is over 400 cm.
average weather conditions in a place. (c) Himalayas play an important role in (d) Some parts like the Tamil Nadu’s
Weather refers to the state of the monsoonal rainfall coast gets a large portion of its rains
atmosphere overanareaatanypointof (d) Monsoonal rainfall is affected by jet during October and November.
time. streams
Sol.470.(a) Rainfall decreases from the
.465. When was the Indian
Q ol.467.(b) The climate of India is
S ast to the west in Northern India
e
Meteorological Department,Which describedasMonsoontype.Monsoonis because there is a decrease in the
collects data on temperature, rainfall, taken from the Arabic word ‘mausim’, moisture content of the winds. The
wind,etc.,andmakesweatherforecasts, which means seasons. Due to India’s monsoon approaches the Indian
established by the Government of India? location in the tropical region, most of landmass in two branches: The Arabian
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon) the rain is brought by monsoon winds. Sea branch (The monsoon winds
(a) 1873 (b) 1879 (c) 1876 (d) 1875 Southwest Monsoon (June to originatingovertheArabianSea)andthe
September) Season is marked by the Bay of Bengal branch.
Sol.465.(d) 1875. IndianMeteorological onset and advance ofmonsoonandthe
epartment - An agency of theMinistry
D months of October and November are Q.471. In which type of rainfall, winds
of Earth Sciences of theGovernmentof known for retreating monsoons. oveoutfromahigh-pressureareawith
m
India. It is the principal agency wind direction clockwise inthenorthern
responsible for meteorological Q.468. Which winds blow across the hemisphere, and anti-clockwise in the
observations, weather forecasting and sian continent at latitudesnorthofthe
A southern hemisphere ?
seismology. Formed - 15 January 1875. HimalayasroughlyparalleltotheTibetan SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning)
Headquarters - New Delhi. Regional highlands ? (a) Cyclones (b) Convection
offices - Chennai, Mumbai, Kolkata, SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning) (c) Anticyclone (d) Orography
Nagpur, Guwahati and New Delhi. (a) Trade winds (b) Jet streams
(c) Southwest winds (d) Northwest winds Sol.471.(c) Anticyclone-Itisthecenter
.466. Choose
Q the INCORRECT f high pressure, surrounded by closed
o
statement related to monsoon. Sol.468.(b) Jet streams - A narrow belt isobars. Due to Coriolis force, blowing
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) f high altitude (above 12,000 m)
o winds are deflected from their paths to
(a) The intensity and position of the westerlywindsintheTroposphere.Their the right in the Northern hemisphere
high-pressure area, east of speed varies from about 110 km/h in (Clockwise) and left in the Southern
Madagascar, affects the Indian summertoabout184km/hinwinter.The hemisphere (Anti clockwise). Cyclones
Monsoon polar jet is located between the50°-60° that develop in the mid and high
(b) The Southwest Monsoon winds blow latitude lines in both the northern and latitudes,beyondthetropicalregions,are
over the warm oceans, gather southern hemispheres. The subtropical referred to as middle latitude or
moisture and bring widespread jet is located around the 30° latitude line. extratropical cyclones.
rainfall over the mainland of India.
(c) The difference in pressure over Q.469. What type of climate isfoundin Q.472. Which of the following places
Tahiti (Pacific Ocean), and Darwin in orth Western Europe, West Coast of
N xperiences extreme cold in winter and
e
northern Australia (Indian Ocean) is North America, North of California, pleasant weather in summer?
computed to predict the intensity of Southern Chile, South-eastern Australia SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon)
the monsoons. and New Zealand? (a) Amritsar (b) Leh
(d) The western cyclonic disturbances SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon) (c) Chennai (d) New Delhi
occur due to withdrawal or the retreat (a) Tropical wet and dry climate
(b) Cold snow forest climate Sol.472.(b) Leh. It is a cold desert
of the monsoon ecause it is located at a high altitude.
b
(c) Marine west coast climate
(d) Subtropical steppe climate Weather indifferentpartsofIndia:New
Sol.466.(d) Western Cyclonic Delhi- Extremeclimatethatisveryhotin
isturbancesare weather phenomena of
D summer(25°-45°C)andcold(22°C-5
the winter months brought in by the ol.469.(c) Marine westcoastclimate-
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UndertheKoppenClimateClassification, °C) in winter. Amritsar - Mild and
westerly flow from the Mediterranean moderate climate. The temperature in
region. They usually influence the it comes under Warm Temperate
(Mid-Latitude)Climates(GroupC)andis summeris35°-45°Candinwinteritis7
weather of the north and north-western ° -15 °C. Chennai -Averagetemperature
regions of India. It originates over the represented by ‘C
fb’. Characteristics:
Mildtemperatureswithmoderaterainfall in Winter 24° - 25° C.
Mediterranean: The region which
includes the Mediterranean Sea and throughout the year, longer and cooler Q.473. According to the Koppen
seven Member States, either partially winter. lassification, Which regions experience
c
(France, Portugal, Italy, Spain) or .470. Choose the INCORRECT
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completely (Greece, Malta, Cyprus). statement out of the following. SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening)
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening) (a) South of Goa
Q.467. Which of the following (b) Western Rajasthan
tatements is NOT true for Indian
s (a) There is an increase in rainfall
generally from east to west in the (c) Arunachal Pradesh
monsoons ? (d) Northern Madhya Pradesh
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning) Northern Plains.
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S eteorological
M Department (IMD) hexafluoride (SF6))
identified a close relationship between designates four official seasons: Winter
the distribution of vegetation and (December to early April); Summer or Q.480.WhichofthefollowingisNOTone
climate. He recognised five major pre-monsoon(ApriltoJune);Monsoonor f the factors that has contributed
o
climatic groups, four of themarebased rainy (June to September) and towards localisationofthecottontextile
ontemperatureandoneonprecipitation. Post-monsoon (October to December). industry in India?
The capital letters : A, C, D, and E SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (2nd shift)
delineate humid climates and B dry .477.What is 'Mahawat' in India?
Q (a) Dry climate
climates. The small lettersa,b,c,andd SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (2nd Shift) (b) Accessible port facilities
a re used to indicate the degree of (a) Cold waves during the winter season (c) Availability of labor
temperature severity. The dry seasons (b) Cloud burst during the monsoon (d) Availability of raw cotton
areindicatedbythelettersf,m,w,ands, season
(c) Cyclonic rainfall during the winter ol.480.(a) Dry Climate. Black soil is
S
where f indicates no dry season, m - best suited for the cultivation of the
monsoon climate,w-winterdryseason, season
(d) Hot and dry winds during the summer cotton.Otherfactorsofthecottontextile
and s - Summer dry season. industry: Market, Climate, Power
season
Q.474. Which of the following locations Resources. The first m odern cotton mill
xperiencesthelowestamountofrainfall
e Sol.477.(c)Mahawatisthetotalamount in India was started in 1854 (Bombay).
during the monsoon season ? f rainfall in the cold weather season,
o Mumbai is the cottonopolis of India.
SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (3rd Shift) thatisthewinterseasonwhichiscaused Ahmedabad (Gujarat) is called
(a) Kerala (b) Assam by the western cyclonic disturbances in 'Manchester of India'.
(c) Leh (d) Meghalaya the north and north -western part of
India. Q.481.Inthecontextofmappingclimate
ol.474.(c) Leh is located in the rain
S ata, what term refers to a line drawn
d
shadow region of the Himalayas, which Q.478. According to the Koppen throughallpointsonamapthatcontain
means that the mountains block the lassification, which letter code
c the same amount of cloud?
monsoon winds from reaching this represents a tropical climate with dry SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift)
region. India mainly receives Monsoon winter seasons found in large parts of (a) Isohels (b) Isocheim
rainfall between June and September. peninsular India south of the Tropic of (c) Isonephs (d) Isochalaz
The average annual rainfall in India - Cancer?
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (3rd shift) ol.481.(c) Isonephs. Isocheim - A line
S
about 125cm.Mawsynram(Meghalaya) on a map connecting points having the
in the Khasi hills receives the highest (a) BWk (b) Aw (c) CWh (d) Dw
same average temperature in winter.
rainfall in a year. Lowest rainfall - ol.478.(b)Aw.KoppenClassification:It
S Isohel - A line on a map connecting
Jaisalmer (Rajasthan). was developed by Wladimir Peter points having the same duration of
Q.475.Inwhichofthefollowingstatesof Koeppen in 1884. The five main groups sunshine. Isochalaz - A line ofconstant
India the 'Loo' wind does NOT blow areA(tropical),B(dryclimates),C(warm frequency of hail storms.
during the summer season? temperate),D(continental),andE(polar).
Theseasonsofdrynessareindicatedby .482. What is the phenomenon called
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SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (3rd Shift) when rain failstooccurforoneormore
(a) Punjab (b) Rajasthan the small letters: f (no dry season), m
(monsoon climate), w (winter dry weeks during the south-west monsoon
(c) Goa (d) Haryana period ?
season) and s (summer dry season).
ol.475.(c)Goa.Loo-Thesearehotand
S Climatic Regions of India: Amw, As,Aw, SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2nd shift)
dry winds,whichblowverystronglyover BShw, BWhw, Cwg, Dfc, Et, E. (a) Withdrawal of the monsoon
thenorthernplainsofIndiaandPakistan (b) Break in the monsoon
in the months of May and June. Their Q.479. he target for the first
T (c) El Nino
direction is usually from west to east. ommitment period of the Kyoto
c (d) Monsoon depression
Their temperature varies from 45°C to Protocol is to reduce emissions of
greenhouse gasses by 5.2% from 1990 ol.482.(b) Break in the monsoon. The
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50°C.Hotanddrywindsinotherregions southwest monsoon season - Rainfall
andtheirnames:WesternNorthAmerica levels?
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (4th shift) received from the southwest monsoons
- Chinook, parts of the Mediterranean is seasonal in character, which occurs
area - Sirocco, northern slopes of the (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 7
between June and September. The
Alps - Foehn. Sol.479.(a) 6. Kyoto Protocol: It was North-East Monsoons (retreating
.476. What is the usual term used to
Q dopted on 11 December 1997 and
a monsoon) -ThemonthsofOctoberand
describe the climate of India? enteredintoforceon16February2005.It November. This monsoon is limited to
SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift) was adopted inKyoto,Japan.Itwasthe south India, bringing raintoTamilNadu,
(a) Polar climate (b) Tropical monsoon result of the Rio-1992 and the United Puducherry, Karaikal, Yanam, Andhra
(c) Desert climate (d) Arid climate Nations Framework Convention on Pradesh, Kerala, Mahe.
Climate Change (UNFCCC). Kyoto
Sol.476.(b) Tropical monsoon. A Protocolcoveremissionsofthesixmain Q.483. According to Koeppen'sScheme,
onsoon is a seasonal change in the
m greenhousegases(Carbondioxide(CO2), hichtypeofclimateisdenotedby'Cwg'
w
direction of the prevailing, or strongest, methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), in India?
winds of a region. It alwaysblowsfrom hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (2nd shift)
cold to warm regions. The Indian perfluorocarbons (PFCs), and sulfur (a) Monsoon with dry winter
(b) Semi-arid steppe climate
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(d) Monsoon with dry summer yewall, where the mostsevereweather
e difference in pressure in Tahiti was
of a cyclone occurs. negative?
Sol.483.(a) Monsoonwithdrywinter-It SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (3rd shift)
is mostly found in the Ganga Plain, .487. Inhowmanyagro-climaticzones
Q (a) Above average late monsoon
eastern Rajasthan, Assam, and the has Tamil Nadu been classified? (b) Drought
Malwa Plateau. Amw (Monsoon type SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 3rd shift) (c) Below average and late monsoon
with a short dry winter season): This (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 5 (d) Above average and early monsoon
climate is found in the western coastal
region,southofMumbai.Listofclimatic Sol.487.(c)7(NorthEasternzone,North ol.490.(c) The difference in pressure
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groups and their characteristics estern zone, Western zone, Cauvery
W overTahiti(PacificOcean)andDarwinin
according to Koeppen: A - Tropical, B - delta zone, Southern zone, High rainfall Northern Australia (Indian Ocean) is
Dry Climates, C - Warm Temperate, D - zone, Hill and high altitude zone). India computed to predict the intensityofthe
Cold Snow Forest Climates, E - Cold has 15 main agro-climatic regions as monsoons.FactorsAffectingMonsoon-
Climates, H - Highland. Western Himalayan, Lower Gangetic TheshiftofthepositionofInterTropical
Plain, Eastern Plateau and hill. The Convergence Zone (ITCZ);Thepresence
Q.484. Which of the following is Climate of TamilNadu is generally of the high-pressure area, east of
incorrectly matched? tropical and features hot temperatures Madagascar; Heating of The Tibetan
SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (4th shift) overtheyearexceptduringthemonsoon plateau in summers; The movement of
(a) Montane climate - Uttar Pradesh, seasons. thejetstreams;SouthernOscillation(SO)
Bihar and Jharkhand - Change of pressure between south
(b) Tropical monsoon climate - The Q.488.AccordingtothetraditionalIndian
easons,whichofthefollowingseasons
s Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean.
Western Ghats, the Malabar Coast
And Southern Assam falls in the months of November - Q.491. What type of climate occurs
(c) Tropical semi-arid (steppe) climate - December? long the west coast of continents in
a
Karnataka, central Maharashtra, some SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 4th shift) subtropical latitudes between 30°-40°
parts of Tamil Nadu and Andhra (a) Autumn (b) Shishir latitudes, covering Central California,
Pradesh (c) Pre-Winter (d) spring Central Chile along the coast in South
(d) Hot desserts, arid climate - rajasthan ol.488.(c)Pre-Winter.SeasonsNamein
S East and South Western Australia?
and some parts of Gujarat India:- Spring: March - April (Chaitra - Matric Level 28/06/2023 (Shift - 4)
Vaishakh),Summer:May-June(Jyestha (a) Subtropical steppe climate
ol.484.(a) Montane climate - Found in
S (b) Humid subtropical climate
Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, - Ashadha), Monsoon: July - August
(Shravan - Bhadrapada), Autumn: (c) Mediterranean climate
Manipur, ArunachalPradesh,Higherhills (d) Marine west coast climate
of Tamil Nadu. September - October (Asvina - Kritika),
Pre-Winter: November - December ol.491.(c) Mediterranean climate.
S
.485. Where does the Bay of Bengal
Q (Agrahayana -Paush),Winter:December TypesofClimates:Tropical(India,Brazil)
Monsoon Branch and Arabian Sea - February (Magh - Falgun). - It is a hot and humid zone, where the
Branch merge? average temperatures are greater than
SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (2nd shift) Q.489.Selectthecorrectstatementfrom
t he given options. 64°F(18°C)year-roundandmorethan59
(a) Southern Part of Peninsular inches of precipitation each year. Dry
(b) Coromandel Coast SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (4th shift)
(a) There is very little temperature (WestAfrica,TheAndes)-Theseclimate
(c) North Western Part of Ganga Plains zones are so dry because moisture is
(d) North of Deccan Plateau difference between day and night in
the coastal areas of Kerala. rapidlyevaporatingfromtheairandthere
Sol.485.(c)NorthWesternPartofGanga (b) There is very little temperature is very little precipitation. Temperate
lains (The Punjab and adjoining
P difference between day and night (MiddleEast,Canada)-Inthiszone,there
Himalayas). South West Monsoon In Rajasthan. are typically warm and humid summers
Season - June to mid September. It is (c) There is extreme cold in southern with thunderstorms and mild winters.
also known as a hot-wet season. Tamil India during winter season Continental (China,Iran)-Theseregions
Nadu, the rain shadow area of the (d) There is plenty of rain observed in have warm to cool summers and very
western ghats, receives a smallamount central India throughout the year. cold winters. Polar (Denmark, Norway,
of itsannualrainfallfromthesouthwest Finland)-Inthiszone,it’sextremelycold.
monsoon. North-East Monsoon: ol.489.(a)Thecoastalareasexperience
S Even in summer, the temperatures here
(October to December) Coromandeland a phenomenon known as the maritime never go higher than 50°F (10°C).
Rayalaseemareceivethemajorityoftheir effect or coastal effect, which is
responsible for theminimaltemperature .492. What is theaveragetemperature
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rainfall. usually in the hills of the western ghats?
difference between day and night.
Q.486.Thecentreofacycloneisacalm Factorscontributingtothisphenomenon Matric Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 3)
rea. It is called the_______of the storm.
a - Water's High Specific Heat (means it (a) Above 35°C (b) Below 15°C
SSC CGL 24/07/2023( 4th shift) can absorb and store large amounts of (c) Below 25°C (d) Above 25°C
(a) base (b) focal point heat energy without a significant ol.492.(c)Below25°C.WesternGhats-
S
(c) eye (d) trigger point increase in temperature), Moderating These are also known as the Sahyadri
Influence of the Ocean, Sea Breezes, Hills. It covers six states - Gujarat,
ol.486.(c) Eye. The eye of a storm is
S Land's Lower Heat Capacity.
usuallycircularandtypically25-40miles Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil
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adu, and Kerala. It is designated as a
N irection during a year refers to
d . recipitation, wind patterns, and other
p
UNESCO World Heritage Site (2012). SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Afternoon) atmospheric elements, in a particular
Endangered Species to Western Ghats: (a) Monsoon (b) Emission region overanextendedperiod,typically
Lion tailed-macaque, Nilgiri tahr, Nilgiri (c) Breeze (d) Climate 30 years or more.
langur. Passes in Western Ghats: Thal
Ghat Pass (Kasara Ghat), Bhor Ghat Sol.496.(a)Monsoonisderivedfromthe .500. Which of the following pressure
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Pass, Palakkad Gap (Pal Ghat), Amba rabic word ‘mawsim’ which means
A belts is known as the horse latitude?
Ghat Pass, NaneghatPass,AmboliGhat season. It travels from the sea to the SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
Pass. land in summers and from land to the (a) Equatorial Low Pressure
sea during winters. Branches of (b) Sub - Polar Low Pressure
Q.493. Which winds are also known by monsoon: Arabian Sea branch (South - (c) High Pressure
t he name of 'Roaring Forties'? west Monsoon) - Monsoon winds (d) Sub - Tropical High Pressure
SSC MTS 11/07/2022 (Evening) originate over the Arabian Sea. Bay of
(a) Polar easterlies (b) westerly winds B engalbranch-originateoverthebayof ol.500.(d) Subtropical high pressure
S
(c) Polar winds (d) Trade winds bengal. Climate - Long-term pattern of belts (Horse latitude) extend 30° N and
weather in a particular area. Breeze - 30°S.Itisformedbecausethewarmair
ol.493.(b) Westerly Wind. The polar
S Wind that blows from high to low rising from the equator moves towards
easterlies are one of the five primary -pressure zones. the t ropics in both hemispheres.
wind zones, known as wind belts, that Equatorial Low - Pressure belt extends
make up our atmosphere's circulatory .497. The weather pattern formed on
Q from 0 to 5° North andSouth.Subpolar
system. Polar winds begin near the thebasisofweatherdatacollectedfora low pressure belt extends around
North and SouthPoles.Thetradewinds place over a long period of time, say 25 latitudes 60° to 70° North and South.
are air currentsclosertoEarth'ssurface years, is called ____________ of that place. High Pressure belts are located at 70°-
that blow from east to west near the SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Afternoon) 90°NorthandSouthlatitudes.Thereare
equator. (a) Ecology (b) climate majorly seven Pressure Belts on the
(c) Landforms (d) environment surface of Earth i.e., theEquatorialLow,
Q.494. W hich amongthefollowingwind two Subtropical Highs, two Subpolar
is associated with extreme cold and Sol.497.(b) Climate. It is determined by Lows, and two Polar Highs.
dryness? f actorssuchasthelatitude,altitude,and
SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Evening) proximity to the ocean. Environment is .501.Whenthegrainsofsandarevery
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(a) Monsoon Winds (b) Westerlies the surroundings of an organism or fineandlight,thewindcancarryitovera
(c) Trade Winds (d) Polar Easterlies population,includingthephysicalfactors very long distance.Whensuchsandis
and the living things with which it deposited in large areas, it is called_____.
ol.494.(d) Polar Easterlies. They
S interacts. SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
emanate from the polar highs, areas of (a) loess (b) moraines
high pressure around the North and .498. The summer months experience
Q (c) mushroom (d) stacks
South Poles. They flow to low-pressure __________ in the northern part of India.
areas in sub-polar regions. Easterlies SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening) Sol.501.(a) Loess. It is a clastic,
(blow from the east) - It is thenameof (a) rising air pressure redominantlysilt-sizedsedimentthatis
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directionoftheirorigin.MonsoonWinds- (c) decreasing temperature -blown dust.
They are caused when the air overland (d) heavy rain
gets heated and rises, causingwindsto Q.502. Following statements are made
blow from the ocean toward land. ol.498.(b) Falling air pressure. An
S regarding global warming.
Westerlies - Prevailing winds from the elongated low-pressureareadevelopsin A. Global warming is the long-term
west toward the east in the middle the region extending from the Thar heatingofEarth'ssurfaceobservedsince
latitudes. Trade Winds - The permanent Desert in the northwest to Patna and the pre- industrial period due to human
east-to-westprevailingwindsthatflowin Chotanagpur plateau in the east and activities, primarily fossil fuel burning,
the Earth's equatorial region. southeast towards the end of May. which increases heat-trapping
Circulationofairbeginstosetinaround greenhouse gas levels in Earth's
Q.495.ENSOisthephenomenonrelated this trough. InterTropical Convergence atmosphere.
t o pressure conditions. What is the full Zone (ITCZ) - Low pressure region B. Global warming causes climate
form of ENSO ? around which the southeast trade winds change, which poses a serious threatto
SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Afternoon) and the northeast trade winds converge. life on Earth in the formsofwidespread
(a) El Nina Southern Occasions flooding and extreme weather.
(b) El Nino Southern Oscillation Q.499. The day to day condition of the Which of these statements are correct?
(c) El Nino South Occasion tmosphere at a place with respect to
a SSC CGL Tier II 06/03/2023
(d) El Nina South Oscillations the temperature, humidity, r ainfall, wind (a) Only B (b) Only A
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ol.495.(b)ENSOisanirregularperiodic
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variation in winds and sea surface (a) climate (b) weather ol.502.(c)BothA&B.Globalwarming:
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Pacific Ocean, affecting the climate of temperature generally due to the
much of the tropics and subtropics. ol.499.(b) Weather. Climate - It is the
S greenhouse effect caused by increased
long-termaverageofweatherconditions, levels of Carbon dioxide (CO2),Methane
Q.496.Seasonal reversal in the wind including temperature, humidity,
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( CH4), Nitrous oxide (N2O). I ndustrial Sol.505.(b) Burst. Itisasuddenchange tropical (Torrid Zone), lies near the
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Perfluorocarbons (PFCs), ulfur
S weather, characterized by rainfall. The Cancer in the north and the Tropic of
hexafluoride (SF6), Nitrogen trifluoride burst of monsoon is first observedover Capricorn in the south.
(NF3). theWesternGhatsofKerala,thecoastal
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Q
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statements about the main reasons for the south-west monsoon. throughout the year and more than 59
the excessive cold in north India during inches of rainfall each year?
the cold weather season and identify .506. Which of the following codes
Q SSC CHSL 02/06/2022(Afternoon)
which of the statements are correct. signifytheColdClimatewithDryWinters (a) Tropical zone (b) Temperate zone
1. States like Punjab, Haryana and according to Koeppen? (c) Dry zone (d) Continental zone
Rajasthan, being far away from the SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Morning)
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3. Around February, the cold winds seasonal precipitation and temperature is no marked winter season.
coming from the Caspian Sea and patterns. The six main groups are A
(tropical), B (arid), C (temperate), D Q.511. What type of climate dothetwo
Turkmenistan bring a cold wave along islandregionsofIndia,Lakshadweepand
withfrostandfogoverthenorthwestern (continental), E (polar) and H (highland).
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
parts of India. Q.507. The cold snow forest climate is experience?
SSC CGL Tier II 07/03/2023 f ound largelyinthecontinentalregionin SSC CHSL 06/06/2022(Morning)
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only the Northern Hemisphere (a) Humid subtropical climate
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Sol.503.(c) 1, 2 and 3. Coastal areas Europe, Asia and North America (c) Tropical warm climate
ave moderate temperatures because
h SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Morning) (d) Subtropical highland climate
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c archipelago of 36 islandsintheArabian
land rushes towards the sea. mountain. Sea). Hot semi-arid climate -Thar
Q.504.Lowannualrangeoftemperature Desert.
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Q
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characteristics of a _________. Bengal. This transfer is related to common at the equatorialdepressionin
SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (3rd Shift) cyclonic low pressure, which originates theCongoBasin,theAmazonBasin,and
(a) Mediterranean climate over ________. the islands of South-east Asia?
(b) temperate climate SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Morning) SSC CHSL 07/06/2022(Morning)
(c) tropical humid climate (a) Andaman Sea (b) Sea of Japan (a) Conventional precipitation
(d) cold climate (c) Caspian Sea (d) Pacific Ocean (b) Monsoonal precipitation
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Capricorn. Mediterranean climate (hot Andaman Islands; it is a part of the insolation) heats theearth'ssurfaceand
dry summers and humid, cool winters), Indian Ocean. causes water to evaporate, changing to
Temperate climates (moderate rainfall, water vapor. Most of India's rainfall is
mild to warm summers, and cold .509.________zoneisgenerallydefined
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temperature of the warmest month is throughout the year orpartsoftheyear, when a topographic barrier like a
below 10°C). with sporadic dry, mild to hot summers mountainblocksthepathofamovement
and cool to cold winters. of air horizontally. Frontal precipitation
.505. Aroundthetimeofitsarrival,the
Q SSC CHSL 01/06/2022(Evening)
normal rainfall increases suddenly and occurs along the zone of contact
(a) Temperate (b) Tropical between a warm and cool air mass.
continues constantly for several days. (c) Dry (d) Continental
This is known as the ______ of the Q.513. According to Köppen's climate
monsoon,andcanbedistinguishedfrom ol.509.(a) Temperate. Zones are
S lassification scheme, dry climates are
c
the pre-monsoon showers. divided according to latitude. A subdivided using the capital letter S for
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Morning) temperate zone is an area or region semi-arid regions or steppe and W for
(a) opening (b) burst between the Tropic of Cancer and the ________ region.
(c) thrust (d) Retreating monsoon arctic circle or between the Tropic of SSC CHSL 09/06/2022(Evening)
Capricorn and the antarctic circle. The (a) highland (b) desert
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(c) winter dry (d) wet as Hindustan Shipyard Ltd. In 1962, the Sol.520.(b) Gold. Kolar - Golden City of
hipyard became a centralpublicsector
s India.Itispopularlyknownasthelandof
ol.513.(b) desert. The seasons of
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dry season, m - Monsoon climate, w- (Jharkhand), Sonbhadra Mine (Uttar
winter dry season and s - Summer dry Q.517.Whenwasthecementindustryin pradesh), Parasi (Jharkhand), Dadam
season. India totally decontrolled ? (Haryana).
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Morning)
.514.__isconcernedwithconstructing
Q (a) 1989 (b) 1991 (c) 1980 (d) 1982 .521. Which state in India has the
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records of past climates and climatic highest number of aluminium smelting
events by analysis of tree growth ol.517.(a) 1989. The Indian cement
S plants?
characteristics, especially growth rings. industry isthelargestcementproducing S SC CHSL 02/08/2023 (1st shift)
SSC CGL 12/04/2022(Afternoon) country in the world, nextonlytoChina. (a) Odisha (b) Tamil Nadu
(a) Bioclimatology The first cement company became (c) Maharashtra (d) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Historical- climatology operational in Porbandar, Gujarat with a
(c) Geo climatology capacity of 10,000 tons in 1914. The Sol.521.(a) Odisha. Aluminum smelting
(d) Dendroclimatology industry decelerated in 1991. Types of lants - Korba, Alupuram, Renukoot,
p
cement manufacturing process: Wet Mettur, Hirakud, Angul, Jharsuguda and
ol.514.(d)
S Dendroclimatology. Process, Dry Process. Satna in Madhya Faridabad. Aluminium Companies in
Bioclimatology (biometeorology) is the Pradesh is known as thecementcityof India - Hindustan Aluminium Company
study of the relationships between India. (Mumbai,Maharashtra),VedantaLimited
climate (weather) and living organisms. (Jharsuguda, Odisha), Sacheta Metals
Historical climatology is the study of .518. At which of the followingplaces
Q (Mumbai, Maharashtra).
historical changes in climate and their did the Indian Iron and Steel Company
effectoncivilizationfromtheemergence set up its first factory? .522.Whichofthefollowingregionsof
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of hominids to the present day. Geo SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) Indiahasthemaximumconcentrationof
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defines how it changes over time. (c) Haripur (d) Raniganj SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (3rd shift)
(a) Western Ghats
Sol.518.(b) Hirapur(nowBurnpur),West
Industries (b) Deccan Plateau
engal(Establishedin1922).IndianIron
B (c) Chhota Nagpur plateau
andSteelCompany(IISCO)-Asteelplant (d) Indo- Gangetic plains
Q.515.Whichofthefollowingistheonly
that is a part of the Steel Authority of
v ertically-integrated, primary copper
IndiaLimited(SAIL),Establishedin1918 ol.522.(c) Chhota Nagpur plateau in
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producer in India ?
as an Indian Iron and Steel Company eastern India covers Jharkhand, Odisha,
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon)
under the flagship of the Martin Burn WestBengal,BiharandChhattisgarh.Itis
(a) Sterlite Industries
group. primarily composed of Archaeon rocks
(b) Jhagadia Copper Limited
of granite and gneiss. DeccanPlateau-
(c) Hindalco Industries (Birla Copper) Q.519. Which company has b een given Triangular,surroundedbythreemountain
(d) Hindustan Copper Limited t he responsibility of construction, ranges. It extends over Indian states
operation and maintenance of the such as - Telangana, Maharashtra,
ol.515.(d)HindustanCopperLimited.It
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Hazira-Vijaipur- Jagdishpur (HVJ) Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and
is a public sector undertakingunderthe
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Ministry of Mines. The company was
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon) states: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,
incorporated on 9th November 1967,
(a) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Indo
under the Companies Act, 1956.
(ONGC) Gangetic Plain - Located between the
Headquarter-Kolkata.ImportantCopper
(b) Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) Peninsular Plateau and the Himalayas.
Project of HCL - Malanjkhand Copper
(c) TATA Petrodyne Limited (TPL)
Project(MadhyaPradesh),TalojaCopper
(d) Gas Authority of India (GAIL) Q.523. Whichofthefollowingindustries
Project (Maharashtra), Gujarat Copper
is its own major consumer in India?
Project (Jhagadia, Gujarat). ol.519.(d)GasAuthorityofIndia(GAIL)
S SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (1st shift)
-Itisacentralpublicsectorundertaking (a) Iron and steel (b) Aviation
.516. At which of the followingplaces
Q
under the ownership of the Ministry of (c) Automobile (d) Chemical
was the shipbuilding industry started in
Petroleum andNaturalGas,Government
1941?
ofIndia.Founded-1984.Headquarters- ol.523.(d) Chemical. India is the 6th
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SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening)
GAIL Bhawan(NewDelhi).Subsidiaries- largest producer of chemicals in the
(a) Damodar (b) Vishakhapatnam
Indraprastha Gas Limited,PetronetLNG, world and 3rd in Asia. Also the
(c) Eluru (d) Kurnool
Mahanagar Gas Limited. fourth-largestproducerofagrochemicals
ol.516.(b) Visakhapatnam. Hindustan
S aftertheUnitedStates,JapanandChina.
Q.520. The Kolar region ofKarnatakais Second-largest manufacturer and
Shipyard Limited (Visakhapatnam): It
f amous for which mineral from the exporter of dyes of the world's
was setupbyScindiaSteamNavigation
following ? production after China. Ironandsteel-
Companyandthefirstshipwaslaunched
SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (1st Shift) India is the largest producer of sponge
in 1948. It was taken over by the
(a) Coal (b) Gold iron in the world and the 3rd largest
Government in 1952 and was renamed
(c) Petroleum (d) Copper
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finished steel consumer in the world ol.527.(d) Northern Odisha. The iron
S etroleum Corporation Ltd, is:
P
fter China & USA.
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in the northeastern plateau region. (a) 6.5 million metric tonnes per annum
Q.524. Which city in India is known as Odisha, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, (b) 9.69 million metric tonnes per annum
t he‘DetroitofIndia’duetoitsautomobile Karnataka, Goa, Telangana, Andhra (c) 8.3 million metric tonnes per annum
industry? Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu account for (d) 5.5 million metric tonnes per annum
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (3rd shift) approximately 95% of total iron ore
(a) Chennai (b) Mumbai reserves.IronOreandPercentageofiron ol.531.(c) HPCL operates 2 major
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(c) Bengaluru (d) Pune : Magnetite - 72 %, Hematite - 60-70 %, refineries producing a wide variety of
Limonite - 40 to 60%, Siderite - 48 %. petroleum fuels and specialties, one in
Sol.524.(a) Chennai - It is contributing Mumbai (West Coast) of 7.5 Million
ore than 40% of the country's auto
m Q.528. Before the rise of the modern Metric Tonnes Per Annum (MMTPA)
parts and vehicles. The World's major industrial system, Indian exports capacityandtheotherinVisakhapatnam,
automotive giants that operate in consisted chiefly of manufactures like__. (East Coast) with a capacity of 8.3
Chennai are TVS, Ashok Leyland, Royal SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (2nd shift) MMTPA. Thefirstrefinerywassetupat
Enfield, TI Cycle, TAFE, Hyundai, (a) electricals Digboi (Assam) in 1901.
Mitsubishi etc. The automotive industry (b) chemicals
inIndiaisthethird-largestbyproduction (c) light machinery Q.532.WhichofthefollowingisNOTan
in the world as per 2023 statistics. (d) cotton and silk fabrics xample of a minor industrial region of
e
India?
.525. The Kudremukh Mines are
Q ol.528.(d) Cotton and silkfabrics.The
S Matric Level 28/06/2023 (Shift - 4)
located in which of the following states? first cotton mill was established by the (a) Ambala-Amritsar region
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (3rd shift) BombaySpinningandWeavingCompany (b) Durg-Raipur region
(a) Karnataka (b) Chhattisgarh (1854). The first modern silk textile (c) Hugli region
(c) Maharashtra (d) Odisha factory was started by the East India (d) Northern Malabar region
ol.525.(a) Karnataka. Kudremukh
S Company at Howrah in 1832.
Sol.532.(c)Hugliregion.MinorIndustrial
Mines is an ironoreminelocatedinthe .529.Whichisthefirstintegratedsteel
Q r egions : Jaipur- Ajmer, Indore- Dewas-
Bellary, Chitradurga, Chikkamagaluru, plant in the public sector in India? Ujjain,Saharanpur-Muzaffarnagar-Bijnor,
Tumkur belt. Other Iron ore mines : SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (1st shift) Kolhapur- South Kannada, Middle
Chhattisgarh -RowghatMines,Bailadila. (a) The Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Malabar, Adilabad - Nizamabad, Prayag-
Odisha - Balda Block, Joda East, Limited Varanasi- Mirzapur, Bhojpur- Munger,
Gorumahisani, Jajang Rungta. Madhya (b) Rourkela Steel Plant Bilaspur- Korba, Brahmaputra valley.
Pradesh - Agaria Iron Ore mine. (c) The Salem Steel Plant Major Industrial Regions of India :
Q.526.Bokajanisacementplantlocated (d) Indian Iron and Steel Company Kolkata - Hugli, Mumbai - Pune Belt,
in which of the following states? Bengaluru - Tamil Nadu Belt, Kollam -
Sol.529.(b) Rourkela Steel Plant Thiruvananthapuram Belt,
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (3rd shift) ( Odisha - 1959). Established with the
(a) Bihar (b) Assam Visakhapatnam - Guntur Belt,
help of West German Industrial Chotanagpur Plateau Belt, Ahmedabad-
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Andhra Pradesh Corporations. Steel plants built inIndia VadodaraBelt,Gurugram-Delhi-Meerut
Sol.526.(b) Assam. The first cement during the Second FiveYearPlan(FYP): Belt.
lant was set up in Chennai in 1904.
p Durgapur Steel Plant (West Bengal -
Cement Corporation of India Limited Britain Cooperation), Bhilai Steel Plant .533. Tata Iron and steel company
Q
(CCI) : It is the only cement (Chattisgarh - USSR Cooperation). (TISCO) began producing steel in ______.
manufacturingPublicSectorUndertaking SSC MTS 16/05/2023 (Afternoon)
Q.530. Which is the oldest aluminium (a) 1912 (b) 1914 (c) 1916 (d) 1910
ofGovernmentofIndia.Founded-1965. r efinery plant in India?
Headquarters-NewDelhi,India.Itsunits SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (2nd shift) Sol.533.(a) 1912. Tata Iron and Steel
are spread throughout the country:East (a) The Damanjodi Plant ompany (TISCO) was founded by
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(Bokajan in Assam), West (Akaltara, (b) The Muri Alumina Plant Jamsetji Tata in 1907, anditsfirststeel
Mandhar in Chhattisgarh and Nayagaon (c) The Mettur Plant ingot was manufacturedon16February
in Madhya Pradesh), North (Rajban in (d) The Belgaum Plant 1912. Headquarter - Mumbai,
Himachal Pradesh and Charkhi Dadri in Maharashtra.
Haryana) and South (Kurkunta in Sol.530.(b) The Muri Alumina Plant -
Karnataka and Adilabad, Tandur in ituatednearChotaMuriatSwarnarekha
S .534. The first cotton textile mill in
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Telangana), with one cement grinding River in Ranchi (Jharkhand). It was Ahmedabad was started in which year?
unit in Delhi. commissioned in 1948. Its capacity is SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift)
450Kilotonneperannum(present).The (a) 1854(b) 1861(c) 1851(d) 1867
Q.527. Inwhichofthefollowingregions Mettur Plant, Tamil Nadu. Damanjodi -
in India are there high-grade iron ore Located in the Koraputdistrict(Odisha), ol.534.(b) 1861. The Ahmedabad
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deposits? famous for discovery of bauxite mines SpinningandWeavingCompanyLtdwas
SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (3rd shift) and setting up of NALCO (National the first textile mill established in
(a) Western Rajasthan Aluminium Company Limited). Ahmedabad. The first cotton textile mill
(b) Southern Punjab inIndia-EstablishedatFortGlastornear
(c) Eastern Uttar Pradesh .531.The capacity of Visakhapatnam,
Q Kolkata in 1818.
(d) Northern Odisha one of the oil refinery of Hindustan
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Q.535. Which of the following citiesof .539.WhichofthefollowingisNOTan
Q ovenbyhand.Theyaremadefromvery
w
India was a coastal settlement where example of major industrial regions of fine mulberry silk.
shipsunloadedgoodsfromdistantlands India?
between 2200 and 1900 years ago? SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Evening) Q.544. Imphal valley of Manipur is an
SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (4th Shift) (a) Gujarat region important center of ______ craft.
(a) Karaikal (b) Veerampattinam (b) Hugli region SSC MTS 07/10/2021(Morning)
(c) Yanam (d) Arikamedu (c) Chota Nagpur region (a) Kauna (b) Godna (c) Butta (d) Mirijims
(d) Northern Malabar region ol.544.(a) Kauna. Godna (Chattisgarh),
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Karaikal and Yanam (town in Sol.539.(d) Northern Malabar region. Butta (Andhra Pradesh), and Miri Jims
Pondicherry). umbai Pune cluster, Bangalore -Tamil
M (Assam).
Nadu region, Ahmedabad - Baroda Q.545. Which is the second most
.536. WherewasthefirstJutefactory
Q region, Chota Nagpur industrial belt,
in India established ? importantmetallurgicalindustryinIndia?
Vishakhapatnam-Gunturbelt,Gurgaon- SSC MTS 07/10/2021(Morning)
SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (4th Shift) Delhi - Meerut region, Kollam -
(a) Cuttack, Odisha (a) Iron (b) Copper (c) Aluminium (d) Zinc
Thiruvananthapuram industrial cluster
(b) Ongole, Andhra Pradesh are some other industrial regions. Sol.545.(c)Aluminium(aftertheironand
(c) Rishra, West Bengal teel industry). It is light, resistant to
s
(d) Raigarh, Chhattisgarh Q.540. Which of the following pairs of corrosion, a good conductor of heat,
industries – location is correct? malleable,andbecomesstrongwhenitis
ol.536.(c) Rishra,WestBengal. India's
S I. Iron and steel plant – Bhilai
first jute mill (Acland m ill) was mixed with other metals. It is used to
II. Cotton textile – Lucknow manufacture aircraft, utensils, and wires.
established by British entrepreneur SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Evening)
George Acland and Bengali financier (a) Only II (b) Neither I nor II Q.546.Inwhichofthefollowingplacesis
Babu Bysumber Sen in 1855 in Rishra, (c) Only I (d) Both I and II steel plant under SAIL located?
a
Kolkata. Jute is also known as Golden SSC CGL 13/08/2021(Evening)
fibre.Indiaisthelargestproducerofjute Sol.540.(d) Cotton Textiles C
enters - (a) Raigarh (b) Bhilai (c) Korba (d) Bilaspur
in the world followed by Bangladesh, aharashtra
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China, Uzbekistan, and Nepal.Top jute (Ahmedabad), Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow, ol.546.(b) Bhilai. Steel Authority of
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producing states are West Bengal Etawah, Varanasi), etc. India Limited (SAIL) is a government
followed by Bihar, Assam, Andhra -owned steel producer based in New
Pradesh and Odisha. Q.541. With respect to valueadditionin Delhi,India.SAILoperatesandownsfive
t hetextileindustry,knittingisfollowedby integratedsteelplantsatBhilai,Rourkela,
.537.Matchtheindustrialplantwithits
Q which procedure? Durgapur,Bokaro,andBurnpur(Asansol)
location. SSC MTS 25/07/2022 (Morning) and three special steel plants at Salem,
Name of industrial Related Location (a) Garment manufacture Durgapur, and Bhadravathi.
Plant (b) Spinning
1. BALCO (A) Burnpur (c) Fiber production
Biosphere Reserves
2. IISCO (B) Chennai (d) Dyeing and finishing
3. NFL (C) Korba Q.547.Correctly match the following.
Sol.541.(d) Process involved in
4. ICF (D) Bhatinda Bio-reserve States
onverting Fiber Filament to Garmentin
c
SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (1st Shift) textile industries are Spinning-Knitting 1. Assam a. Pachmarhi
(a) 1-A,2-B,3-C,4-D (b) 1-C,2-A,3-B,4-D and weaving - Dyeing, Printing, and 2. Madhya Pradesh b. Nokrek
(c) 1-C,2-A,3-D,4-B (d) 1-D,2-A,3-B,4-C Finishing - Sewing and Cutting. 3. Odisha c. Manas
Sol.537.(c) BALCO (Bharat Aluminium 4. Meghalaya d. Similipa
Q.542. Which of the following is dark
ompany Limited, 1965) has
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workingunits,oneinKorba(Chattisgarh) material in aluminum smelting? (a) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b (b) 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c
andoneinBidhanbag(WestBengal).ICF SSC MTS 25/07/2022 (Afternoon) (c) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d (d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d
(IntegralCoachFactory,1955)islocated (a) Mica (b) Gypsum
in Perambur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. ol.547.(a) 1-c, 2-a, 3-d, 4-b.Thereare
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(c) Bauxite (d) Conglomerate
18 biosphere reserves in India. Some
Q.538. In the beginning of the 19th ol.542.(c) Bauxite. Process of
S Biosphere reserves: Cold desert -
enturycottonmillsinIndiaweremostly
c Manufacturing in Aluminium Industry: Himachal Pradesh, Nanda devi -
located in which of the following states? Bauxite, the raw material used in the Uttarakhand,Khangchendzonga-Sikkim,
SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (3rd Shift) smelters is a very bulky, dark reddish Dehang-Debang - Arunachal Pradesh,
(a) Assam (b) Punjab coloured rock (Alumina:- Cryolite). GreatRannofKutch-Gujarat,Sundarban
(c) Maharashtra (d) Haryana - West Bengal, Seshachalam - Andhra
Q.543. The Paithani saree weaving Pradesh, Gulf of Mannar - Tamil Nadu,
ol.538.(c)
S Maharashtra. The first industry is in which state? Agasthyamalai - Kerala,Panna-Madhya
cotton mill in India was set up as a SSC MTS 06/10/2021(Evening) Pradesh etc. The Rann of Kutch is the
spinning mill in Bombay in 1854. By (a) Rajasthan (b) Gujarat largest Biosphere Reserve in India.
1900, over84mills(mostlybyParsiand (c) Maharashtra (d) Assam
Gujarati businessmen) startedoperating Q.548.Match the following.
there. Sol.543.(c)Maharashtra. They are i) Gir National Park a) Rhinos
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s (c) Uttarakhand (d) Bihar
Park Sanctuaries in India : Bharatpur Bird
Sanctuary (Rajasthan), Chilka Lake Bird Sol.555.(b) West Bengal. Gorumara
iii) Keoladeo c) Lions
Sanctuary (Odisha), Chinnar Wildlife ationalParkwasestablishedin1994.It
N
NationalPark
Sanctuary (Kerala), Govind Wildlife is primarily known for its population of
iv) Kaziranga d) Elephants
Sanctuary (Uttarakhand), Mudumalai Indianrhinoceros.OtherNationalParks:
National Park
Wildlife Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu), Periyar West Bengal - Jaldapara, Sunderban,
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S Singalila, Neora. Assam - Kaziranga,
Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala).
(a) i-d, ii-b, iii-c, iv-a (b) i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b Nameri, Manas. Uttarakhand - Jim
(c) i-c, ii-d, iii-b, iv-a (d) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d .552.Whichbiospherewasdeclaredas
Q Corbett, Rajaji, Gangotri. Bihar -Valmiki.
India's 16th Biosphere Reserve in 2009, Rajasthan - Ranthambore, Keoladeo.
Sol.548.(c) i-c, ii-d, iii-b, iv-a. Jim
noted for the conservation of Red Fox, Madhya Pradesh - Kanha, Van Vihar,
orbett National Park (Uttarakhand) -
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Blue Rock Pigeon and Lammergeier ? Satpura.
Tiger; Sundarban National Park (West
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (3rd shift)
Bengal) - Bengal tiger; DudhwaNational .556.Howmanybiospherereservesare
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(a) Cold Desert (b) Seshachalam
Park (Uttar Pradesh) - Swampdeerand there in India?
(c) Agasthyamalai (d) Dehang Debang
Tiger;SilentValleyNationalPark(Kerala) SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Morning)
- Lion Tailed Macaque; Orang National Sol.552.(a) Cold Desert (Himachal (a) Sixteen (b) Eighteen
Park (Assam) - One Horned Rhinoceros radesh). It includes the Pin Valley
P (c) Nineteen (d) Seventeen
and the Royal Bengal Tiger. National Park, Chandratal and Sarchu,
Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary. Seshachalam Sol.556.(b) Eighteen.BiosphereReserve
.549. Manas,Ranthambore,Kanhaand
Q - An international designation by
Biosphere Reserve (Andhra Pradesh).
Sunderbans are: UNESCO for representative parts of
Agasthyamala BiosphereReserve(Tamil
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon) natural and cultural landscapes
Nadu-Kerala). Dehang -Debang
(a) national parks (b) gene banks extending over large areas of terrestrial
Biosphere Reserve (Arunachal Pradesh).
(c) zoos (d) bird sanctuaries or coastal/marine ecosystems or a
Q.553. Which of the following is the combination of both. The Nilgiri
ol.549.(a) National Parks in India:
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losest wild relative of domestic cattle
c Biosphere Reserve (1986) - First
Kanha (Madhya Pradesh), Sunderban
protected in some of the famous biosphere reserve in India. UNESCO
(West Bengal), Manas (Assam),
national parks of India like Nagarhole Protected Biosphere Reserves List (12
Khangchendzonga (Sikkim), Dudhwa
and Bandipur? out of 18) : First - Nilgiri Biosphere
(Uttar Pradesh), Valmiki (Bihar), Silent
SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (2nd shift) Reserve (2000) in Tamil Nadu, Latest -
Valley (Kerala).
(a) Red angus (b) Asiatic buffalo Panna Biosphere Reserve (2020) in
.550. Match the wildlifesanctuariesin
Q (c) Nilgai (d) Gaur Madhya Pradesh.
columnAwiththeircorrespondingstates
ol.553.(d) Gaur. First population
S .557. In India, Gir forest is the last
Q
in column B.
estimation exercise of the Indian Gaur remaining habitat of which animal?
Column A Column B
(Bison) was carried out in the Nilgiris SSC MTS 04/05/2023 (Afternoon)
(Wildlife (States)
Forest Division (Tamil Nadu). National (a) Asiatic Lion (b) Snow leopard
Sanctuaries)
Parks: Corbett (1936) - Uttarakhand. (c) Black Panther (d) Asian Cheetah
1. Tansa a. Tamil Nadu
Kanha(1955)-MadhyaPradesh.Tadoba
2. Guindy b. Maharashtra (1955) - Maharashtra. Gir (1965) - ol.557.(a) Asiatic Lion. Animals and
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3. Orchha c. Madhya Pradesh Gujarat. Bandipur (1974) - Karnataka. their Habitat Place : Snow Leopards
4. Kaziranga d. Assam Ranthambore (1980) - Rajasthan. Hemis National Park, Gangotri National
Simlipal (1980) - Odisha. Park, Khangchendzonga National park.
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Black Panther - Pench National Park,
(a) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d (b) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d
Q.554.InwhichBiosphereReserveisthe Bhadra Tiger Reserve. The Asiatic
(c) 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c (d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d
largest endangered marine mammal cheetah is a critically endangered
ol.550.(b) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d. Wildlife
S Dugong and sea turtles also found? cheetah subspecies currently only
Sanctuaries inIndia:Koundinya(Andhra SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 3rd shift) surviving in Iran.
Pradesh), Netravali (Goa), Indian Wild (a) Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve
(b) Seshachalam Biosphere Reserve .558. Jim Corbett National Park is in
Q
Ass Sanctuary (Gujarat), Bhindawas
(c) Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve which state of India?
(Haryana), Bandli (Himachal Pradesh),
(d) Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Morning)
Parasnath(Jharkhand), Adichunchanagiri
(a) Punjab (b) Himachal Pradesh
(Karnataka), Bori (Madhya Pradesh),
ol.554.(d) Gulf of Mannar Biosphere
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Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu), Bankapura
Reserve(TamilNadu,India’sfirstmarine
Peacock Sanctuary (Karnataka). ol.558.(c) Uttarakhand. Jim Corbett
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biosphere reserve). Biosphere Reserves-
.551.Whichofthefollowingisdeclared
Q Seshachalam (Andhra Pradesh), NationalParkwasthefirstNationalPark
as a Wild Ass Sanctuary? Khangchendzonga (Sikkim), Pachmarhi of India established in 1936. Initially, it
SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (3rd shift) (Madhya Pradesh). was known as Hailey National Park.
(a) Ladakh (b) Sunderbans OtherStatesandtheirrespectivenational
(c) Spiti Valley (d) Rann of Kachchh Q.555. In which state is Gorumara parks : Himachal Pradesh - Great
ational Park located?
N Himalayan, Pin Valley, Inderkilla. Uttar
Sol.551.(d) Rann of Kachchh(Gujarat). It SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (4th shift) Pradesh - Dudhwa. Punjab is the only
is the only home to wild ass in India. The (a) Assam (b) West Bengal state which does not have any national
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park. Kudremukh. District).Thesanctuaryisnamedaftera
r are insectivorous Pitcher Plant that is
Q.559. Which among the following Q.563. Which of the following is not a endemic to this region only.
ational Parks is not located in
N iosphere reserve in India?
b
Maharashtra? SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Morning) Q.568.Inwhichofthefollowingstatesis
SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Evening) (a) Cold Desert (b) Gir Forest t he Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary situated?
(a) Gugamal National Park (c) Sunderbans (d) Nilgiri SSC CGL 13/08/2021(Afternoon)
(b) Tadoba National Park (a) Tripura (b) Assam
(c) Navegaon National Park ol.563.(b) Gir Forest (Gujarat). The
S (c) Punjab (d) Haryana
(d) Bandhavgarh National Park biospherereservenetworkwaslaunched
in 1971 by UNESCO. ol.568.(a) Tripura. It is asmallwildlife
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ol.559.(d) Bandhavgarh National Park
S sanctuary covering an area of 0.86
(Madhya Pradesh) - It was declared a .564. TheEld'sdeersubspecies,which
Q square kilometers (0.33 sq mi). It is a
national park in 1968 and then became is classified as endangered in the IUCN paradiseforbotanists,environmentalists,
Tiger Reserve in 1993. Red List, is found only in the: and ecologists.
SSC CHSL 26/05/2022(Afternoon)
.560. The famous Nelapattu Bird
Q (a) Hemis National Park in Ladakh .569. Laokhowa WildlifeSanctuarylies
Q
Sanctuary is located in which of the (b) Ranthambore National Park in onthesouthernbankofwhichriverinthe
following states? Rajasthan northeastern states of India ?
SSC MTS 15/05/2023 (Evening) (c) Keibul Lamjao National Park in SSC CHSL 13/04/2021(Morning)
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh Manipur (a) Barak (b) Brahmaputra
(c) Karnataka (d) Madhya Pradesh (d) Pench National Park in Madhya (c) Subansiri (d) Gomti
Pradesh
Sol.560.(b) Andhra pradesh. Nelapattu ol.569.(b) Brahmaputra. Laokhowa
S
ird Sanctuary - It is an important
B ol.564.(c)KeibulLamjaoNationalPark
S Wildlife Sanctuary is protected area
breeding site for spot-billed pelicans in Manipur. IUCN Headquarter is at located in the state of Assam. This
(Pelecanus philippensis). Other bird Gland, Switzerland. The7categoriesof wildlife sanctuary covers 70.13 km2, on
sanctuaries in Andhra Pradesh-Kolleru, the IUCN Red List are Data Deficient thesouthbankoftheBrahmaputraRiver
Uppalapadu, Telineelapuram and (DD), Least Concern (LC), Near in Nagaon district.
Telukunchi. Tamil Nadu - Karikili Birds Threatened (NT), Vulnerable (VU),
Sanctuary, Chitrangudi. Karnataka - Endangered (EN), Critically Endangered Q.570. In which of the following Indian
Ranganathittu,Attiveri.MadhyaPradesh- (CR), Extinct In The Wild (EW), Extinct tates is the Barnawapara Wildlife
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Ghatigaon, Karera Bustard Sanctuary. (EX). Sanctuary located?
SSC CHSL 15/04/2021(Afternoon)
Q.561.Whichcountryistheonlycountry .565. The Buxa Tiger Reserve in West
Q (a) Assam (b) Karnataka
in the world to have both tigers and Bengal is threatened by the ongoing: (c) Sikkim (d) Chhattisgarh
lions? SSC MTS 05/10/2021(Morning)
SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Afternoon) (a) dolomite mining (b) copper mining ol.570.(d) Chhattisgarh (Balodabazar
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(a) Kenya (b) South Africa (c) magnetite mining (d) hematite mining district).Itwasestablishedin1976under
(c) India (d) China the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. The
Sol.565.(a) Dolomite mining. Jonk River flows through the sanctuary,
ol.561.(c) India. The natural habitat of
S eforestation
D and large-scale which is a tributary of the Mahanadi river.
theIndianlionistheGirforestinGujarat. developmental projects are t he main
TigersarefoundintheforestsofMadhya reasons for the depletion of the Buxa .571.In which of the following states is
Q
Pradesh,theSundarbansofWestBengal. Tiger Reserve. Kali Tiger Reserve located ?
Number of Lions in India-674.Number Q.566.Inwhichofthefollowingstatesis SSC CHSL 16/04/2021(Morning)
of TigersinIndia-3167(AsApril2023). the Srivilliputhur Elephant Reserve (a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Karnataka
The first tiger reserve in India was located? (c) Telangana (d) Assam
established in 1973 (Project Tiger). SSC MTS 20/10/2021(Afternoon) ol.571.(b) Karnataka.
S Kali Tiger
(a) Karnataka (b) Telangana Reserve is a protected area and tiger
.562. Dachigam National Park is
Q (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Andhra Pradesh
located in which of the following reserve in Uttara Kannada district, in
states/UT ? ol.566.(c) Tamil Nadu. There are 33
S Karnataka. The p ark is a habitat of
SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Afternoon ElephantReservesinIndia.Theveryfirst Bengaltigers,blackpanthers,andIndian
(a) Karnataka (b) Gujarat elephant reserve or elephant sanctuary elephants, amongst other distinctive
(c) Kerala (d) Jammu and Kashmir wastheSinghbhumElephantReserveof fauna. The Kali River flows through the
Jharkhand. whole tiger reserve.
Sol.562.(d) Jammu and Kashmir.
achigam National Park : Established -
D .567.
Q Baghmara Pitcher Plant Q.572. Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary is
1981. The park is famous for Hangul S anctuary is located in which of the ituated in which of the following states ?
s
deer or Kashmir Stag. National parks following states? SSC CHSL 16/04/2021(Afternoon)
(statewise) : Jammu and Kashmir: City SSC CGL 13/08/2021(Morning) (a) Tamil Nadu (b) Meghalaya
Forest (Salim Ali), Kazinag, Kishtwar. (a) Meghalaya (b) Goa (c) Punjab (d) Kerala
Gujarat:Gir-Itisfamousforasiaticlions. (c) Karnataka (d) Assam ol.572.(d) Kerala. Other Wildlife
S
Kerala: Anamudi Shola, Periyar. Sanctuaries in Kerala : Eravikulam,
Karnataka: Bandipur, Bannerghatta, Sol.567.(a)Meghalaya(South Garo Hills
Periyar, Shendurney, Chinnar,
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Parambikulam, Idukki, Wayanad, ol.577.(b)
S Bhitarkanika Wildlife
Physiographic Division of India
hattekad.
T Sanctuary(Odisha)isaRamsarsiteand
is one of India’s biggest estuarine
.573. Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary is
Q Q.582. With reference to the physical
crocodile habitats and a major coastal
located in which of the following states? f eatures of India, the ‘Kayals’ are
ecosystem.
SSC CHSL 05/08/2021(Morning) _________.
(a) Karnataka (b) Jharkhand Q.578. Which wildlife sanctuary is a SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon)
(c) Sikkim (d) Kerala t ri-stateprotectedareainnorthernIndia? (a) Hillocks (b) backwaters
It is also famous for the Critically (c) mountain passes (d) valleys
Sol.573.(a) Karnataka. The Dandeli Endangered gharial, the red-crowned
ildlife sanctuary is the second largest
w ol.582.(b) Backwaters: The inland
S
roofed turtle and the Endangered Ganges
sanctuaryinKarnatakaandislocatedon water bodies, often formed by the
river dolphin?
the banks of River Kali. Dandeli Wildlife merging of rivers and lakes or by the
SSC CHSL 20/10/2020(Afternoon)
Sanctuary is a bird watcher's paradise, backflowofseawater,creatinganetwork
(a) National Chambal Sanctuary
housing nearly 200 species of birds, of interconnected waterways. In Kerala,
(b) Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
most famous for the great hornbill and these backwaters are locally known as
(c) Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary
the Malabar pied hornbill. kayals. Hillocks: Small hills or mounds.
(d) Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary
Mountain Passes: These are routes
.574.In which of the following states is
Q ol.578.(a)NationalChambalSanctuary
S through mountain ranges. Valleys: Low
the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary located? islocatedontheChambalRivernearthe areas between hills or mountains.
SSC CHSL 05/8/2021(Evening) tri-point of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
(a) West Bengal (b) Karnataka Q.583. Which of the following is NOTa
and Uttar Pradesh.
(c) Bihar (d) Gujarat ubdivision of the Meghalaya plateau?
s
.579.In which district of Karnataka is
Q SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (4th shift)
ol.574.(b) Karnataka. Bhadra Wildlife
S the Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (a) Khasi (b) Jaintia
Sanctuary is located in the midstofthe located? (c) Garo (d) Dhansiri
Western Ghats in the Chikmagalur and SSC CGL 03/3/2020 (Afternoon)
ShimogadistrictsofKarnataka.Thearea ol.583.(d) Dhansiri. It is a river in the
S
(a) Hassan (b) Mandya
was first declared as 'Jagara Valley state of Assam and Nagaland. It
(c) Udupi (d) Kodagu
Wildlife Sanctuary' in 1951 by the then originates from the Laisang peak of
government of Mysore. It was renamed Sol.579.(d) Kodagu (Coorg). Brahmagiri Nagaland.ItisatributaryofBrahmaputra
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary in 1974. ildlife Sanctuary is situated on the
W river. Meghalaya plateauisanextension
border between Wayanad District of of the Indian Peninsular plateau. The
.575. Where is the Sariska Tiger
Q Kerala state on the south and Kodagu plateau slopes down to Brahmaputra
Reserve located ? District in Karnataka on the north side. valley in the north and the Surma and
SSC CHSL 12/8/2021(Evening) Meghna valleys in the south. Highest
(a) Rajasthan (b) Haryana .580. Which National Park among the
Q Peak of Meghalaya Plateau - Shillong
(c) Gujarat (d) Karnataka followingisthelargestprotectedareain Peak (6433 feet).
the Eastern Himalayan sub-region?
ol.575.(a) Rajasthan. Sariska Tiger
S SSC CGL 05/3/2020 (Morning) Q.584. Which of the following Indian
Reserve - It stretches over an area of (a) Keibul Lamjao National Park tates is NOT covered by the Deccan
s
800Km2 comprising scrub-thorn arid (b) Namdapha National Park Plateau ?
forests, dry deciduous forests, (c) Jim Corbett National Park SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (1st shift)
grasslands, and rocky hills. (d) Bandipur National Park (a) Telangana (b) Maharashtra
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Madhya Pradesh
Q.576. The wetland of Ashtamudi is Sol.580.(b) Namdapha National Park
located in: ( Arunachal Pradesh). It has more than ol.584.(d) Madhya Pradesh.
S
SSC CPO 25/11/2020(Morning) 1,000 floral and about 1,400 faunal Deccan Plateau - Shape - Triangular.
(a) Assam (b) Tamil Nadu species.Itisabiodiversityhotspotinthe Bounded by - Satpura and Vindhya
(c) Kerala (d) Karnataka Eastern Himalayas. Mountains (North), Western Ghats
(West), Eastern ghats (East). States
ol.576.(c) Kerala (inKollamDistrict).It
S .581. Which of the following is NOT
Q Cover - Telangana, Maharashtra, Andhra
has a unique wetland ecosystem and a located in Odisha? Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil
large palm shaped waterbody. SSC CGL 05/03/2020(Afternoon) Nadu and some parts of Madhya
AshtamudiWetlandisincludedinthelist (a) Mahanadi Elephant Reserve PradeshandChattisgarh.statescovered
of wetlands of international importance. (b) Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve by Malwa Plateau - Gujarat, Madhya
Q.577. Which sanctuary is famous for (c) Sonitpur Elephant Reserve Pradesh, Rajasthan.
ndangered
e Estuarine Crocodiles (d) Sambalpur Elephant Reserve
Q.585. Which of the following physical
conservation in India? ol.581.(c)
S The Kameng-Sonitpur ivisions of India is densely populated?
d
SSC CHSL 13/10/2020(Morning) ElephantReserve(KSER)islocatedinthe SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (4th shift)
(a) Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary easternhillforestsofArunachalPradesh (a) The North Indian Plains
(b) Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, and Assam in India. (b) The islands
Odisha
(c) The Himalayan Range
(c) Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala
(d) The Thar Desert
(d) Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka
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P SC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift)
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beenformedbytheinterplayofthethree terms of area) - Goa. Smallest Union (a) Between Eastern Ghats and the Bay
major river systems, namely the Indus, Territories (in terms of area) - of Bengal
the Ganga and the Brahmaputra along Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu, (b) Between Maharashtra and Kerala
withtheirtributaries,whichmakesitssoil Chandigarh, Puducherry, Dadra and (c) Between Diu and Kerala
highlyfertile.Alluvialsoilisthemajorsoil Nagar Haveli, Delhi. (d) Between Gulf of Cambay and Cape
found in the plains. Theswampybeltof Comorin
the plains is known as terai. Q.590. India'stotallengthofcoastlineof
t he mainland including Andaman and ol.593.(a) Eastern coastal plains -
S
.586. Which of the following is true
Q Nicobar and Lakshadweep is ________ Passes through the three Indian states;
about the Indian Desert? SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Afternoon) TamilNadu,AndhraPradeshandOdisha.
SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (3rd shift) (a) 7416.6 km (b) 7616 km Konkan Coast - Covers the western
(a) Bounded to the west by the Aravalli (c) 7516.6 km (d) 7716 km coasts of Maharashtra and Goa.
(b) Lies to the southeast of the Aravali Northern Circars - Part of the eastern
(c) Lies to the northwest of the Aravali Sol.590.(c) 7516.6 km. Length of coast and lie in Odisha and Andhra
(d) Bounded to the south by the Aravali oastline oftheIndianmainland- 6100
C Pradesh. Malabar coast - Coast of
km. TheCoastoftheIndianmainlandis Karnataka, Kerala and Tamilnadu.
Sol.586.(c) Lies to thenorthwestofthe surrounded by Arabian Sea in the west,
ravali. The Thar Desert is thebiggest
A Bay of Bengal in the east , and Indian .594. Whentheriverapproachesseait
Q
IndianDesert,isalargearidregioninthe Ocean in the south. India's coastline breaksupintoanumberofdistributaries,
northwestern part of the Indian extends to Nine states (Gujarat, each distributary forms its own mouth.
subcontinent. The Indian subcontinent's Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, The collection ofsedimentsfromallthe
Northern-Western area is home to the TamilNadu,AndhraPradesh,Odisha,and mouths forms_____
mountain range known as the Aravalli West Bengal) andfourUnionTerritories SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (4th Shift)
Range. Indian Desert - LadakhandSpiti (Puducherry, Lakshadweep, Daman and (a) meanders (b) floodplains
(Trans-Himalayancolddesert),TheRann Diu, andAndamanandNicobarIslands). (c) delta (d) levee
of Kutch, The sandy Thar Desert. Largest coastline- Gujarat (1214 km).
ol.594.(c) Delta. Meander is a
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.587. India accounts for what percent
Q .591. The plains from Ambala to the
Q pronounced curve or loop in the course
of the total geographical area of the Sunderban stretch over nearly 1800km, of a river channel. Floodplains are an
world ? but thefallinitsslopeishardly________ area of low-lying ground adjacent to a
SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Afternoon) metres. river, formedmainlybyfloodingofrivers
(a) 3.2 % (b) 5.2 % (c) 4.8 % (d) 2.4 % SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (3rd Shift) andthedepositionofsandsedimentson
(a) 550 (b) 300 (c) 600 (d) 450 the riverbanks.
ol.587.(d) 2.4 %. The land mass of
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India has an areaof3.28millionsquare ol.591.(b) 300. In otherwords,thereis
S .595. Which of the following regions
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km. India is the seventh largestcountry a fall of just one meter for every 6 km. has more seasonal contrast than other
in the world. Largest countries in the Therefore, the river develops large regions of India?
world: Russia, Canada, China, United meanders. Ambala is located on the SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Afternoon)
States, Brazil, Australia, etc. water divide between the Indus and the (a) Interiors of India
Ganga river systems. (b) Coastal areas of India
Q.588. The Standard Meridian of India (c) Hilly areas of India
( 82°30’E) passes through _____ state of Q.592.WhichunionTerritoryofIndialies (d) Islands of India
India. in the Bay of Bengal?
SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Evening) SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) ol.595.(a) Interiors of India. Because
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Sol.588.(b) Madhya Pradesh. The (c) Lakshadweep Islands seasons, the temperature and
Standard Meridian - A longitude that (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands precipitation changes. This variation is
determinesastandardtimeforthewhole termed as seasonal contrast.
country. ThestandardmeridianofIndia- Sol.592.(d) Andaman and Nicobar
ItpassesfromMirzapur(UttarPradesh). I slandsareseparatedbytheTenDegree .596.DevkaBeach,abeautifulexpanse
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It passes through the following five Channel. Capital - Port Blair (South of black sand is located in______
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Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Andhra (732 m) (North Andaman). Tribes: (a) Mumbai (b) Daman
Pradesh. Sentinelese, Shompen. Barren Island is (c) Kochi (d) Vijayawada
the only active volcano inIndia.Duncan
.589. Which of the following Indian
Q passage separates LittleAndamanfrom Sol.596.(b) Daman. Radhanagar Beach
states is biggest in terms of area? South Andaman. Ross Island (South ( Havelock Island, Andaman). Juhu
SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening) Andaman) has been renamed as Netaji Beach, Mumbai. Ramakrishna Beach
(a) Rajasthan (b) Uttar Pradesh SubhasChandraBoseDweep,NeilIsland (Andhra Pradesh), Candolim Beach
(c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Maharashtra asShaheedDweep,andHavelockIsland (Goa). Marina beach (Chennai)isIndia's
as Swaraj Dweep. longest and the world's second longest
ol.589.(a) Rajasthan. Indian states
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biggest in terms of area: Rajasthan, .593.WheredoestheEastCoastofIndia
Q Odisha.
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar lie?
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responsible for railways having not forming terraces higher than the
developed much in the north-eastern floodplain Q.604. Deserts, rain,forests, coral reefs,
parts of India? (b) a narrow belt of about 8 to 16 km that nd mangroves are features of ______
a
(1) Highly dissected topography runs in the west-east direction along diversity.
(2) Dense forests the foot of the Himalayas from the SSC CGL 16/08/2021(Evening)
(3) Low population density river Indus to Teesta (a) genetic (b) cultural
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SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Morning) forms flood plains along the river ol.604.(d)
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(a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) Only 3 and 4 banks diversity includes species diversity,
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Sol.597.(d)1,2and4.7SisterStatesof to the lower ranges of the Himalayas
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(Imphal), Meghalaya (Shillong), Tripura ol.600.(b)Bhabaris a narrow belt lying
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Kangchenjunga (8586 m), the third wide in the western and northwestern istrict-cum-tourism
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highest mountain intheworld,isspread hilly regions. It comprises gravel and Arunachal Pradesh?
between India and Nepal. un-assorted sediment deposits. Crop SSC CGL 18/08/2021(Afternoon)
cultivation is not possible in this tract, (a) Kalimpong (b) Alipurduar
Q.598. Which of the following is a only giant trees with deep roots grow.
ountain passinthePirPanjalrangeat
m (c) Jalpaiguri (d) Tawang
amaximumaltitudeof2832metersthat .601. In whichofthefollowingregions
Q Sol.605.(d) Tawang. Kalimpong,
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TerritoryofJammuandKashmirwiththe White-bellied Heron largely distributed? districts in West Bengal.
Outer Himalayas and the plains in the SSC MTS 05/10/2021(Evening)
south? (a) North-east (b) Northern plains .606. The archaeological site of
Q
SSC CHSL 26/05/2022(Evening) (c) Deccan plateau (d) Western coast Atranjikhera is located in ______.
(a) Mana Pass (b) Banihal Pass SSC CGL 18/08/2021(Afternoon)
(c) Bara-Lacha Pass (d) ZojiLa Pass Sol.601.(a) North-east. Northeast India (a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Uttarakhand
is the easternmost region of India (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Maharashtra
ol.598.(b) Banihal pass (Jammu and
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fi
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lacha pass- connects Himachal .607. Nathu La Pass connects India
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Q with which of its neighbouring countries?
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SSC MTS 11/10/2021(Afternoon) (a) Nepal (b) Bangladesh
Q.599. Why do people living on the (a) The Deccan plateau is one of the (c) Bhutan (d) China
onkan coast NOT encounter extremes
K oldest plateaus in India.
of temperature and seasonal rhythm? (b) A plateau is an elevated flat land. Sol.607.(d) China. Itisamountainpass
SSC CHSL 30/05/2022(Morning) (c) Plateaus are rich in mineral deposits. in the Himalayas between the Indian
(a) Undulating landform (d) The Marwar plateau is the highest state of Sikkim and China's Tibet
(b) Location on leeward side of Sahyadri plateau in the world. Autonomous Region, Yadong County.
(c) Coastal location .608. Which natural port is located
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(d) Monsoon climate ol.602.(d)Marwarisasandyplainlying
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of the country. Coastal Plains in India - in the world. ol.608.(d) Marmagao (Goa). Major
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Eastern Coastal Plains of India - Utkal Ports on West Coast of India : Kandla
Coast,AndhraCoast,CoromandelCoast. Q.603. Which of the following locations
as the highest altitude?
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Western Coastal Plain - Kachchh and Navasheva (Jawaharlal Nehru Port,
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(a) Patna (b) Kolkata Mumbai), New Mangalore (Karnataka),
coast, Malabar coast. Kochi (Kerala)
(c) Ranikhet (d) Moradabad
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ol.609.(d)Arunachal Pradesh.
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Himalayas in the Darjeeling and Sikkim r egarding Phase-I of Bharatmala Project. Q.618. In India, which of the following
regions lie in an east-west direction. Scheme Targeted odes of transportation reduces
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Length (in km) trans-shipment losses and delays in
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international (a) Waterways (b) Railways
(a) Nathu La Pass (c) Pipeline (d) Roadways
(b) Baralacha La Pass connectivity roads
(c) Bomdi La Pass C. Expressways 3. 800 ol.618.(c) Pipelines are cost-effective
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passes in Uttarakhand:- Kalindi Pass, Advantages - Dedicated Infrastructure,
(a) A-1, B-3, C-2, D-4 (b) A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
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(c) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4 (d) A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
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Bharatmala Pariyojana also includes Naharkatia-Noonmati-BarauniPipelineis
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does NOT share its border with Odisha?
Efficiency improvement - 5000 km, India. Jamnagar-Loni LPG Pipeline is
SSC CPO 25/11/2020(Morning)
Coastal &portconnectivityroads-2000 India's Longest pipeline.
(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Jharkhand
km. It includes the development of a
(c) Bihar (d) West Bengal Q.619. Which of the following is NOTa
subtotalof24,800km.Inaddition,italso
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by 4 states: Andhra Pradesh from the works under NHDP. channels in India?
south, Chhattisgarh from the west and SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (1st Shift)
.616. In which of the following years
Q (a) Metro channel
Jharkhand and West Bengal from the
was the air transport in India launched? (b) Monthly channel
north.
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon) (c) Rajdhani channel
.612. River Sutlej enters India through
Q (a) 1948(b) 1932(c) 1954(d) 1911 (d) Business channel
which pass?
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(a) Shipki la (b) Lipulekh
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(c) Zoji la (d) Nathula
Light started Air Transport in India. The installed at post offices), Metro (Blue
ol.612.(a)ShipkiLa-Fromhere, Satluj
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valleys before it merges with Chenabin nationalised and two Corporations, Air are installed at post officesinlargeand
Pakistan before landing into Indus. India International and Indian Airlines metropolitan cities), Business (Physical
were formed in 1953. mail that is commercial in nature),
.613.Which among the following is a
Q Periodical (Intended for newspapers,
western coast island? Q.617. Atal Tunnel connects which two
magazines, and other periodical
SSC CHSL 26/10/2020(Evening) laces?
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(a) Pamban (b) Elephanta SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning)
letters, newsletters, leaflets, and other
(c) Parikud (d) Sriharikota (a) Manali and Lahaul-Spiti valley
similar products).
(b) Shimla and Nainital
ol.613.(b)Elephantaislandislocatedin
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Mumbai Harbour of the Arabian Sea. (d) Shimla and Mansoori part of the GoldenQuadrilateralsuper
a
Pamban (between peninsular India and highways, links whichtwocitiesofIndia
Sri Lanka), Parikud (Odisha), and ol.617.(a) Manali and Lahaul-Spiti
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from the following?
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh). valley. Atal tunnel built under the
SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (1st Shift)
Rohtang Pass in the eastern Pir Panjal
Q.614. Which of the following states (a) Delhi and Chennai
range of the Himalayas on the Leh
oes NOT share its boundary with
d (b) Leh and Chennai
-Manali Highway in Himachal Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh? (c) Jammu and Kanyakumari
India. Itis9.02kmlong.Itistheworld's
SSC CGL 07/03/2020(Evening) (d) Srinagar and Kanyakumari
longesthighwaysingletubetunnelabove
(a) Gujarat (b) Odisha 10,000 feet. Built by: Border Roads Sol.620.(d) Srinagar and Kanyakumari.
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Rajasthan Organisation (BRO). Other Tunnels olden Quadrilateral (5,846 km) is a
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(India): TrivandrumPortRailwayTunnel network of highways connecting India's
ol.614.(b) Odisha. Madhya Pradesh
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(Kerala), Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel four top metropolitan cities: Delhi,
shares its border with 5 states namely
(Jammu and Kashmir), and Karbude Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata. The
Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Railway Tunnel (Maharashtra). India’s East-West corridor links Silchar (Assam)
Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
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Q ol.627.(d)EasternRailway.Formedon-
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state roads along coastal border areas, 14 April 1952 by amalgamating three
Q.621. What is the total route lengthof including connectivity of non-major lower divisions of the East Indian
t he Indian Railways (as of March 2020) ? ports? Railway: Howrah, Asansol and Danapur,
SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift) SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (1st shift) the entire Bengal Nagpur Railway(BNR)
(a) 67,956 km (b) 63,950 km (a) Golden Quadrilateral andtheSealdahdivisionoftheerstwhile
(c) 91,604 km (d) 82,402 km (b) Setubharatam Pariyojana Bengal Assam Railway. Headquarters -
ol.621.(a) 67,956 km. Lord Dalhousie
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(Governor-General of India from1848to Scheme the oldest running train inthehistoryof
1856) - The ‘Father of Indian Railways’. (d) Bharatmala Indian Railways.
On 16 April 1853, the first passenger ol.624.(d) Bharatmala. This centrally
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train ran betweenBoriBunder(Bombay) funded project is an ecosystem of road perationalised under the Ministry of
o
and Thane, a distance of 34 km. The development which includes Surface Transport in 1995 ?
recommendation of the Acworth development of tunnels, bridges, SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (4th shift)
CommitteeseparatedtheRailwaybudget elevated corridors, flyovers, overpasses, (a) Border Roads Organization (BRO)
from the General budget in 1924 and interchanges, bypasses, ring roads etc. (b) Centre for Railway Information
merger took place on 21 September Golden Quadrilateral - Highway network System (CRIS)
2016. Indian Railways is the which links4largestmetropolises:Delhi (c) Inland Waterways Authority of India
fourth-largestnationalrailwaynetworkin (north), Kolkata (East), Mumbai (west), (IWAI)
the world. andChennai(south).SetuBharatam-To (d) National Highways Authority of India
Q.622. Which of the following is NOTa make all National Highways free of (NHAI)
haracteristic of National Highways in
c railway level crossings.
ol.628.(d)NationalHighwaysAuthority
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India? .625. Which two cities of India are
Q ofIndia(NHAI)-Operationalisedin1995
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (2nd shift) connected by the Grand Trunk Road ? and established under the National
(a) Meant for inter-state transport SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (3rd shift) Highways Authority of India Act, 1988.
(b) Connect state capitals and major (a) Amritsar-Kolkata Headquarters - New Delhi. Other
cities (b) Karachi-Kolkata organizations:- Border Roads
(c) Construction of border roads in high (c) Mumbai-Kolkata Organization (BRO) - Formed, 7 May
altitude areas (d) Amritsar-Peshawar 1960. Headquarters - New Delhi.Center
(d) Maintained by the Central for Railway Information System (CRIS)-
Government ol.625.(a) Amritsar-Kolkata. Grand
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ol.622.(c) Border Roads Organisation
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Length-2400km.ItlinksCentralAsiato and headquartered - Noida (Uttar
Ministry of Defence . Formation - 1960. the Indian Subcontinent. Route was
Headquarters - Seema Sadak Bhawan Pradesh).
called Uttarapatha. NH-44 - India’s
(New Delhi). National Highways longest highway. NH-548 - India’s Q.629.Whichofthefollowingistheonly
Authority of India - Formed under the shortest highways. r ack railwayinIndiathatwasdeclareda
NHAI (National Highways Authority of UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2005?
India Act) in 1988. Headquarters - New .626. Which waterway provides
Q SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 3rd shift)
Delhi. It operates under the Ministry of connectivitywithmainlandIndiathrough (a) Nilgiri Mountain Railway
Road Transport and Highways. the India - Bangladesh Protocol route? (b) Kangra Valley Railway
SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (3rd shift) (c) Matheran Hill Railway
Q.623. NewDelhiistheheadquartersof (a) NW-10 (b) NW-15 (c) NW-2 (d) NW-83
hich railway zone?
w (d) Kalka–Shimla Railway
SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (3rd shift) ol.626.(c) NW - 2 (891 Km) Between
S ol.629.(a) Nilgiri Mountain Railway.
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(a) Southern railway zone Sadiya andDhubrionriverBrahmaputra. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (In
(b) Eastern railway zone Pandu port (Assam) is the largest river UNESCO list in 1999), Kalka Shimla
(c) Central railway zone portinAssam.NW-1(1620km):Ganga Railway (2008) and Chhatrapati Shivaji
(d) Northern railway zone - Bhagirathi - Hooghly River(Allahabad- Terminus, Mumbai (2004). India is
Haldia). It is the Longest and oldest currently home to 42 UNESCO World
ol.623.(d) Northern railway zone. By
S National Waterways in India. NW-10:
2023-TheIndianRailwaySystemhas19 HeritageSites(6th intheworld)-Cultural
Amba River. NW-69: It is the smallest (34), Natural (7), and Mixed (1 -
Zones(includingMetroRailway,Kolkata). waterway (5 km).
Railway zones and Headquarters : Khangchendzonga National Park,
Central Railway (Mumbai),NorthCentral Q.627. Asansol, Howrah, Malda and Sikkim).
Railway (Prayagraj), North Eastern ealdah division come under which
S Q.630. Select the natural port of India
Railway (Gorakhpur), North Western railway zone of India? f rom the following.
Railway (Jaipur), Eastern Railway SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (1st shift) Higher Secondary 27/06/2023 ( Shift - 3)
(Kolkata), East CentralRailway(Hajipur), (a) West Central Railway (a) Mumbai Port (b) Chennai Port
East Coast Railway (Bhubaneswar), (b) Northern Railway (c) Deendayal Port (d) Kolkata Port
Southern Railway (Chennai), South (c) Central Railway
Central Railway (Secunderabad). (d) Eastern Railway Sol.630.(a) Mumbai Port -India’s largest
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naturalport.ChennaiPort(MadrasPort) ( a) Kerala (b) Tamil Nadu Jharkhand, Orissa, and West Bengal.
- It is a man-made, all-weather harbor (c) West Bengal (d) Maharashtra
with wet docks, the largest port in the .639. Recently, some mail channels
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Bay of Bengal. Deendayal Port (Kandla ol.634.(d)Maharashtra.ItwillbeIndia's
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Prasad Mookerjee Port) - Oldest Gangavaram Port (Andhra Pradesh). part of these mail channels?
operatingportinIndia,builtbyEastIndia LargestArtificialPort-JawaharlalNehru SSC CHSL 24/05/2022(Afternoon)
Company. Port. (a) State Channel (b) Rajdhani Channel
(c) Metro Channel (d) Green Channel
.631. Which of the following National
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Waterways is located in Tamil Nadu? ort located?
P ol.639.(a) State channels refer to the
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(a) National Waterway-97 (a) Bhubaneswar (b) Kolkata another directly outside of the
(b) National Waterway-93 (c) Chennai (d) Navi Mumbai blockchain, or 'off-chain,' and greatly
(c) National Waterway-98 minimize their use of 'on-chain'
Sol.635.(d) Navi Mumbai. The operations.
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99. NW - 1 (Ganga - Bhagirathi - container port in India. Other famous Indian Railways, what type of gauge is
Hooghly): The longest waterways in ports: Mundra (Kutch, Gujarat), Chennai Matheran Hill Railways?
India (Prayagraj to Haldia) - Uttar (Tamil Nadu), Syama Prasad Mukherjee SSC CHSL 26/05/2022(Morning)
Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Port (Kolkata, West Bengal), (a) Narrow gauge (b) Medium gauge
Bengal. NW - 2 (Brahmaputra River) - Chidambaranar (Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu), (c) Broad gauge (d) Standard gauge
Assam. NW - 3 (West Coast Canal and Deendayal Port (Kandla, Gujarat),
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), ol.640.(a) Narrow gauge. There are
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- Kerala.NW-98(SutlejRiver)-Punjab Cochin (Kochi, Kerala), Hazira (Gujarat),
Paradip (Odisha). in India: Broad Gauge- wide gauge or
and Himachal Pradesh. NW - 10 (Amba large line - 5 ft 6 inches (1676 mm).
River) - Maharashtra. NW-93(Simsang .636. Which among the following is
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River) - Meghalaya. NW - 83 (Rajpuri Standard gauge (Delhi Metro)- 4 ft 8
India's first corporatised port? 2
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River) - Goa. NW - 73 (NarmadaRiver)- inches(1435mm).MeterGauge-3ft3
(a) Kochi (b) Kandla 8
Gujarat and Maharashtra. NW - 97 (c) Mangalore (d) Ennore inches or 1,000 mm. Narrow Gauge
(Sundarbans Waterways) - West Bengal. ( Small Line)- 2 ft 6 in (762 mm).
Sol.636.(d) Ennore (Kamarajar port).
.632.InIndia,roadsareclassifiedinthe
Q ocated - Coromandel Coast, Tamil
L Q.641. The ancient port, Sopara is
_____ classes according to their capacity. Nadu. The Kochi InternationalContainer locatedinwhichofthefollowingstates?
SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Afternoon) Transshipment Terminal (ICTT), locally SSC MTS 22/10/2021(Morning)
(a) seven (b) four (c) three (d) six known as the Vallarpadam Terminal, is (a) Maharashtra (b) Kerala
the first transshipment terminal in India (c) Odisha (d) Tamil Nadu
ol.632.(d)Six.Classification ofRoads:
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Expressways, National highways, State and the first container terminal to
ol.641.(a) Maharashtra. The ancient
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highways,Districtroads,Ruralroads,and operate in a SEZ (Special Economic
port, Sopara (capital of the ancient
Border roads or Project roads. NH-44is Zone).
Aparanta) - In ancient times, it was the
thelongestnationalhighwayinIndiawith Q.637.In Trans-Siberian railway system largest township on India's west coast,
alengthof3745Kilometersrunningfrom ladivostoclies on_________coast.
V tradingwithMesopotamia,Egypt,Cochin,
Srinagar in the north to Kanyakumari in SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (3rd Shift) Arabia and Eastern Africa.
the south. (a) Atlantic (b) Antarctic
Q.642. Which pair of cities does the
.633. ______ is the deepest landlocked
Q (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
amuna Expressway connect to?
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and well - protected port. Sol.637.(d) Pacific. TheTrans-Siberian SSC MTS 02/11/2021(Afternoon)
SSC MTS 15/05/2023 (Evening) ailway is the longest railway system
R (a) Agra – Panipat
(a) Kandla (b) Mumbai connecting St. Petersburg in Western (b) Greater Noida – Agra
(c) Visakhapatnam (d) Paradip Russia to Vladivostok on the Pacific (c) Delhi – Jaipur
coast. (d) Lucknow – Allahabad
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steel products, general cargo, coal and (a) Assam (b) Uttar Pradesh
crude oil. Q.643.NationalHighwayNo.7connects:
(c) Odisha (d) Madhya Pradesh
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A nion territory: Highest population
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s Q.651. What is the national female
Statement1:AccordingtotheCensusof orkforce participation rate as per the
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Q.644. Which of the following ancient India-2011, among the Seven Sister Census of India 2011?
orts was situated on the Malabar
p States, Mizoram hasthehighestliteracy SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening)
Coast? rate. (a) 30.02% (b) 53.26%
SSC CPO 25/11/2020(Morning) Statement2:AccordingtotheCensusof (c) 53.03% (d) 25.51%
(a) Barygaza (b) Muziris India-2011, Bihar has thelowestliteracy
(c) Tamralipti (d) Palur rate. Sol.651.(d)25.51%.AsperCensus2011:
SSC CHSL Tier II 02/11/2023 he workforce participation rate is
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Sol.644.(b) Muziris Port. It became 53.26% for males. Rural sector has a
opular when Babylonians, Assyrians,
p (a) Only statement 1 is correct
(b) Both the statements are incorrect better female workforce participation
and Egyptians came to the Malabar rateof30.02%comparedwith53.03%for
Coast in search of spices in 3000 BC. (c) Both the statements are correct
(d) Only statement 2 is correct males whereas for the urban sector. In
Q.645.Whatistheapproximatelengthof Rural,HimachalPradeshhasthehighest
t he navigable inland waterways of India? Sol.648.(c) Both the statements are female workforce participation rate
SSC CHSL 17/03/2020(Evening) orrect. As per Census of India 2011,
c (47.4) whereas Tamil Nadu has the
(a) 14,500 km (b) 15,600 km among the Seven Sister States highest (21.8) among major states.The
(c) 16,400 km (d) 12,800 km (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, 15th Indian Census (2011) was
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and conducted in two phases, house listing
ol.645.(a) 14,500 km. To promote
S Tripura),Mizoramhasthehighestliteracy and population enumeration. Census
Inland Water Transport (IWT) in the rate (91.33 %). Some information about Commissioner - C. Chandramouli.
country, 111 waterways (including 5 2011 Census of India: literacy rate of
existing and 106 new) have been India-74.04%,TheGrowthofpopulation Q.652. According to thecensusofIndia
declared as National Waterways (NWs) in India during period of 2001 to2011- 011,whichgroupofUnionTerritoriesof
2
under theNationalWaterwaysAct,2016 17.64%,Statewithhighestliteracyrate - India has the highest literacy rate ?
which came into effect from 12th April, Kerala, State with highest decadal SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Morning)
2016. population growth rate - Meghalaya, (a) Lakshadweep and Daman and Diu
State with highest population density - (b) Daman and Diu and Delhi
Q.646. What was National Highway 66 bihar, State with lowest density - (c) Andaman and The Nicobar Islands
( NH 66) previously known as? Arunachal Pradesh. and Puducherry
SSC CGL 06/03/2020(Evening) (d) Chandigarh and Daman and Diu
(a) NH2 (b) NH8 (c) NH5(d) NH 17 Q.649. According to Census of India
011, in which of the following states
2 ol.652.(a) Lakshadweep(91.85%)and
S
ol.646.(d)NH17. ItconnectsPanvelin
S wasthegapintheliteracyratesofmales Daman and Diu (87.10 %).Accordingto
Maharashtra to Kanyakumari in Tamil and females, highest? the census 2011(15th Census of India
Nadu state. SSC CGL Tier II 26/10/2023 and the 7th Census of Independent
(a) Meghalaya (b) Mizoram India): Commissioner-C.Chandramouli.
Population (c) Rajasthan (d) Kerala Slogan - Our Census, Our Future. The
totalpopulation-1210.19million(Males
Q.647. According to the Census of Sol.649.(c) Rajasthan. Literacy rate of - 623.7 million and Females - 586.46
India-2011, which of the following ajasthan : Total - 66.11 %, 79.19%for
R million).SexRatio-943Females/1000.
options represents a group of the most malesand52.12%forfemales.Literacy Child Sex Ratio - 914 Females/1000.
urbanized union territories in India? rate in the country (as per 2011
population census) : Total - 74.04 %, Q.653. According to the census 2011,
SSC CHSL Tier II 10/01/2024
82.14% for males and 65.46% for hat percentage of India accounts for
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(a) Chandigarh and Lakshadweep
females.Statewise/UT:Kerala-94.00%, the world population?
(b) Delhi and Chandigarh
Lakshadweep - 91.85%, Mizoram - SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon)
(c) Puducherry and Delhi
9 1.33%. Arunachal Pradesh - 65.38 %, (a) 17.5% (b) 14.68%
(d) Lakshadweep and Puducherry
Bihar - 61.80 %. (c) 20.32% (d) 15.45%
ol.647.(b)DelhiandChandigarh.Asper
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Q ol.653.(a) 17.5%. Census 2011:
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Census2011,themosturbanizedstate-
the lowest populationdensityasperthe Commissioner - CM Chandramauli,
Goa. Highest sex ratio: Kerala (States)
2011 population census of India. HighestandLowestLiteracyrate-Kerala
and Puducherry (Union Territory).
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon) (94%) and Bihar (61.80%),TotalLiteracy
Highest Literacy rate : Kerala (States)
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Tamil Nadu rate of India - 74.04%, Highest and
and Lakshadweep (UT). Highest
(c) Bihar (d) Arunachal Pradesh LowestSexRatio-Kerala(1084),Daman
Population : Uttar Pradesh (States) and
and Diu (618), Sex Ratio of India - 943.
Delhi (UT). The decennial Census is
ol.650.(d) Arunachal Pradesh (17 per
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conductedundertheCensusAct(1948), Q.654. AccordingtotheCensusofIndia
Km²). Census 2011: Highest population
bytheOfficeoftheRegistrarGeneraland ( 2011),whichgroupofstateshaveavery
density (state) - Bihar (1,106 per Km²).
CensusCommissioner,MinistryofHome high percentage of the rural population?
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S Sol.657.(d) 1- (c), 2- (b), 3- (a). The Q.661. AccordingtotheCensusofIndia
(a) Punjab and Haryana lanningCommissionofIndiaestimated
P 011, what was the percentage of Sikh
2
(b) Rajasthan and Gujarat thepovertyrateinIndiafor2011-12tobe communities in the total population in
(c) Bihar and Sikkim 21.9%, based on the Tendulkar poverty India?
(d) Goa and Odisha line. Thepovertyratewashigherinrural SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening)
areas (25.7%) than in urban areas (a) 1.7% (b) 0.4% (c) 14.2% (d) 79.8%
Sol.654.(c)BiharandSikkim.Censusof (13.7%) and highest poverty rates in
India 2011: About 68.8% of the total Bihar (33.7%), Chhattisgarh(39.9%),and ol.661.(a) 1.7%. Census 2011:
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population ofIndialivesinvillages. The Jharkhand (36.9%). Planning Population distribution by six major
Union Territories the highest population Commission: Established - 15 March religious communities namely, Hindu
lives invillages DadraandNagarHaveli 1950. Headquarters - New Delhi. First (79.8%); Muslim (14.2%); Christian
(53.38%). chairman - Jawaharlal Nehru. (2.3%);Buddhist(0.7%);and Jain(0.4%).
Muslims - The largest religious minority
.655. According to the data of the
Q .658. Which Union Territory recorded
Q in India.
Sectoral Composition of workforce in the highest male literacyrate,according
India (2011), how much percentage of to the 2011 Census? Q.662.Whatwastheruralliteracyratein
totalworkersareengagedintheprimary SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon) India, according to the 2011 Census?
sector? (a) Lakshadweep SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon)
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) (b) Delhi (a) 67.00% (b) 66.77%
(a) 3.8% (b) 41.6% (c) 58.4% (d) 54.6% (c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (c) 69.00% (d) 67.77%
Sol.655.(d) 54.6 %. The primaryactivity (d) Daman and Diu ol.662.(b) 66.77%.Census(2011):Top
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includes those occupations which are ol.658.(a)
S Lakshadweep. Census 5 highest literacy rate states are Kerala
closely related to man’s natural (2011) : The 15th Indian Census was (94.00%) followed byMizoram(91.33%),
environment. It forms the base for all conducted in two phases, house listing Goa,Tripura,andHimachalPradesh.Top
other activities. Some examples of and population enumeration. Authority - 5 lowest literacy rate states are Bihar
Primary activities - Gathering, hunting, Registrar General and Census (61.80%)followedbyArunachalPradesh,
fishing, lumbering, animal rearing, CommissionerofIndia.Totalpopulation- Rajasthan, Jharkhand and Andhra
farming, miming. Secondary activities - 121 crore. Most populous state - Uttar Pradesh.
Those activities that involve the Pradesh, Least populous state - Sikkim,
manufacturing o f finished goods by Q.663. According to Census of India
Census Commissioner - C. 011, identify the third largest spoken
2
processing the raw materials that are Chandramouli.
found in nature. Tertiary sector - This language in India
sector provides useful services to Q.659. AccordingtotheCensusofIndia SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon)
primary and secondary sectors for the 011, which metropolitan city has the
2 (a) Marathi (b) Tamil (c) Bengali (d) Hindi
functioning of their working. It is also highest population? ol.663.(a) Marathi. Hindi is spoken by
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known as the service sector. SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon) about 43.63%, followed by Bengali
(a) Mumbai (b) Chennai (8.03%), Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Gujarati,
Q.656. According to the Census-2011, (c) Kolkata (d) Patna
hatistheaverageannualgrowthrateof
w Urdu,Kannada,Odia,Malayalam,Punjabi,
India ? ol.659.(a) Mumbai. Census of India
S Assamese etc. Sanskrit is the least
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) (2011)-Itisthe15thIndianCensus(7th spoken language among the 22
(a) 1.56% (b) 1.64% (c) 1.46% (d) 1.95% census of independentIndia)conducted languages mentioned in the Eighth
in two phases, house listing and schedule.
Sol.656.(b)1.64%.Aspercensus2011: population enumeration.
ost populated state - Uttar Pradesh,
M Q.664. According to the 2011 Census,
Most populated UnionTerritories-Delhi, Q.660. Which of the following union ny person aged _______ andaboveand
a
Least populated state - Sikkim, Least t erritories has the lowest literacy rate has the ability to read and write is
populated Union Territories - according to the 2011 census? considered literate.
Lakshadweep, Highest growth rate - SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening)
Meghalaya (27.9%). (a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (a) twelve (b) six (c) seven (d) ten
(b) Daman and Diu ol.664.(c) Seven. After the 2011
S
.657. Match the following states with
Q (c) Delhi
the percentage of population below the census, the literacy rate in India was
(d) Lakshadweep 74.04 % (male - 82.14, female - 65.46).
poverty line. According to the Planning
Commission of India (2011-12). ol.660.(a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
S Kerala (94 %) has the highest literacy
{76.24 (Male - 85.17, Female - 64.32)}. rate.Thelowestliteracyrate inthestate
States % of population
According to population census 2011, of Bihar (61.80 %). Lakshadweep
below poverty line
Literacy rate:India-74.04(male-82.14, (Highest in Union Territory) - 91.85%,
. Gujarat
1 . 8.06
a Mizoram - 91.33%, Uttar Pradesh -
Female-65.46),Kerala(Highest)-94.00
2. Haryana b. 11.16 67.68%, Jharkhand - 66.41%.
(male - 96.11, Female - 92.07),
3. Himachal Pradesh c. 16.63
Lakshadweep(HighestinUnionTerritory) .665.
Q The ___________ birth rate
SC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening)
S - 91.85 (male - 95.56, Female - 87.95), indicates the number of live births
(a) 1- c, 2- a, 3- b (b) 1- a, 2- b, 3- c Bihar (Lowest) - 61.80 (male - 71.20, occurring during the year per 1000
(c) 1- b, 2- c, 3- a (d) 1- c, 2- b, 3- a female - 51.50). population estimated at midyear.
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S Q.669. As pertheCensusofIndia2011, SC MTS 13/09/2023 (1st Shift)
S
(a) neutral (b) positive hich state recorded a negative
w (a) 131 Crore (b) 121 Crore
(c) negative (d) crude population growth rate? (c) 111 Crore (d) 101 Crore
SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
ol.665.(d) crude. Birth rate is the total
S (a) Sikkim (b) Kerala Sol.673.(b) 121 Crore. Census 2011:
number oflivebirthsinaparticulararea (c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Nagaland 33.5 million persons live in rural areas
8
(an entire country, a state, a district or and 377.1 million persons live in urban
other territorial unit) during a specified ol.669.(d)Nagaland(-0.58%).Highest
S areas.
period (usually a year) divided by the population Growth rate (States) :
total population of that area in Meghalaya (27.95%), ArunachalPradesh Q.674. AccordingtotheCensusofIndia
thousands. Death rate is expressed as (26.03%), Bihar(25.42%).UnionTerritory 011,whatwastheliteracyraterecorded
2
the number of deaths in a given area : Dadra and Nagar Haveli in Kerala?
duringagiventimeper1000population. (55.88%), Daman and Diu (53.76%), SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
Rate of natural increase refers to the Puducherry (28.08%). The population of (a) 85.8% (b) 90.3% (c) 87.9% (d) 94.0%
differencebetweenthebirthrateandthe India recorded a negativegrowthratein ol.674.(d) 94.0%. The Census 2011
S
death rate. 1911-1921. The year 1921 is known as was the 15th census of India and 7th
the year demographic divide or Great census after Independence. The first
Q.666.Whichofthefollowingstateshas Divide.
t helowestliteracyrateinIndiaaccording complete synchronous census in India-
to census 2011? Q.670. As pertheCensusofIndia2011, 1881.AsperCensus2011-Theliteracy
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) hich Union Territory recorded the
w rate of India - 74.04%; Lakshadweep -
(a) Haryana (b) Andhra Pradesh lowest population growth rate? 91.85 % (highest literacy rate in UT),
(c) Odisha (d) Bihar SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (2nd Shift) Lowest literacy rate - Bihar (61.8%).
(a) Lakshadweep (b) Delhi Q.675. AccordingtotheCensusofIndia
ol.666.(d) Bihar. Literacy rate of India
S (c) Daman and Diu (d) Chandigarh
as per census 2011 : India - 74.04 % 011, what was the population density
2
(Males-82.14%andfemales-65.46%). Sol.670.(a) Lakshadweep. Census of recorded in Bihar?
Highest - Kerala (94 %), Lakshadweep I ndia 2011- Lowest Population Growth SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (1st Shift)
(91.85 %), Mizoram (91.33 %). Lowest - Rate : States - Nagaland, Kerala, Goa, (a) 1106 persons/km²
Bihar (61.80 %), Arunachal Pradesh Andhra Pradesh. UT - Lakshadweep, (b) 980 persons/km²
(65.38 %), Rajasthan (66.11 %). Andaman andNicobar,Chandigarh,New (c) 1050 persons/km²
Delhi. Highest Population Growth Rate : (d) 1320 persons/km²
Q.667. AccordingtotheCensusofIndia States - Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh,
011, which of the following states has
2 ol.675.(a)1106persons/km². Census
S
Bihar. UT - Dadra and Nagar Haveli, ofIndia2011: Thepopulationdensityof
thehighestHindupopulationpercentage Daman and Diu, Puducherry.
of total population? India 382 per sq km. Lowest Arunachal
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening) Q.671. AccordingtotheCensusofIndia Pradesh (17km²), Union Territory with
(a) Uttar Pradesh 011, the female literacy rate was
2 HighestPopulationDensityDelhi(11,320
(b) Haryana recorded as ___________. km²), Union Territory with Lowest
(c) Madhya Pradesh SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (1st Shift) Population Density Andaman & Nicobar
(d) Himachal Pradesh (a) 75.35% (b) 65.46% Islands (46 km²).
(c) 55.84% (d) 70.24% Q.676. What is the crude birth rate of
Sol.667.(d) Himachal Pradesh.
According to the 2011 Census Muslims Sol.671.(b)65.46%.AsperCensus2011: India as per Census 2011?
makeupthemajorityinUTLakshadweep iteracy rate in India (74.04%) - Male
L SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (2nd shift)
andJammu&Kashmirandthestatesof (82.14%).HighestinKerala(Male:96.1%, (a) 20.5% (b) 20% (c) 21.8% (d) 28%
Assam, West Bengal, Kerala and Uttar Female: 92.07%). LowestinBihar(Male: Sol.676.(c) 21.8%. Crude Birth Rate -
Pradesh. 2011 Census Data: Population 71.2%, Female: 51.5%). Top Literate 1.8 (Rural - 23.3, Urban - 17.6). The
2
Growth - 17.70%. Population Density - States/UTs: Kerala (94.00 %), Total Fertility Rate at National level has
382SqKm,Bihar(Highestamongstates Lakshadweep(91.85%),Mizoram(91.33%) declined from 2.5 to 2.2 during 2001-11.
- 1,106), Delhi (Highest among Union Q.672. AccordingtotheCensusofIndia
Territories - 11,320). Census 2011, which of the following states has Q.677.Whichofthefollowingstateshad
Commissioner - C.M Chandramauli. the lowest population? t he highest percentage of Scheduled
SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (2nd Shift) Tribes in the country as per census
Q.668. AccordingtotheCensusofIndia (a) Sikkim (b) Goa 2011?
011,whichState/UnionTerritoryhasthe
2 (c) Manipur (d) Mizoram SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (3rd shift)
lowest sex ratio? (a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra
SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift) Sol.672.(a) Sikkim.HighestPopulation- (c) Madhya Pradesh (d) Chhattisgarh
(a) Punjab (b) Lakshadweep ttar Pradesh. Population Density
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(c) Daman and Diu (d) Haryana (Highest):Bihar-1106sq.km.(Lowest) Sol.677.(c) Madhya Pradesh. As per
: ArunachalPradesh-17sq.km.India- ensus
C 2011: Punjab, Haryana,
Sol.668.(c) Daman and Diu. Sex ratiois 382 sq . km. Chandigarh, Delhi and Puducherry have
sed to describethenumberoffemales
u no population of Scheduledtribes.Uttar
per 1000 of males. In the Census of Q.673. According to Census of India PradeshhasthelargestScheduledCaste
2011,thesexratio(India)is943females 011, what was the total population of
2 population. Census (Non synchronous)
per 1000 of males. India (approx)?
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was introduced inIndiabyLordMayoin 71.20%, Female - 51.50%). Q.686. According to Census of India
872. The first synchronous census in
1 011, the top three most populated
2
India was held in 1881 (Census Q.682. According to Census of India states are:
Commissioner - W.W. Plauden) by Lord 011, which district in India has the
2 SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (3rd shift)
Ripon. lowest literacy rate? (a) Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Himachal
SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (3rd shift) Pradesh
Q.678. According to Census of India (a) Chowki (b) Alirajpur (b) Uttar Pradesh. Bihar and Goa
011,whichstateinIndiahasthehighest
2 (c) Bemetara (d) Siwan (c) Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar
female literacy rate ? (d) West Bengal, Bihar and Andhra
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (1st shift) Sol.682.(b) Alirajpur. According to the
ensus2011,MaleLiteracyofAlirajpuris
C Pradesh
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Kerala
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Maharashtra 42.02% while female literacy stands at ol.686.(c) UttarPradesh,Maharashtra
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31.10%. Serchhip (Mizoram) was the and Bihar. Population Density (Top 3
Sol.678.(b) Kerala: Literacy rate (male: most literate district in India as per states) : Bihar (1106), West Bengal
6.1%, female 92.7%). Census 2011
9 Census 2011. (1,028),Kerala(860). Lowest-Arunachal
(slogan ‘Our Census, Our future’): The Pradesh (17).
15thCensusofIndiaandthe7thCensus Q.683.ThepopulationdensityofIndiaas
of after Independence. Literacy in India: er the Census of 1951 is _______.
p .687. What was the percentage of
Q
Total (74.04%), Male (82.14%), Female SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (2nd shift) India's population that belonged to the
(65.46%). C. Chandramouli was the (a) 117 per sq km (b) 324 per sq km Muslim religion in 2011?
Census Commissioner of India in 2011. (c) 103 per sq km (d) 382 per sq km SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (4th shift)
Sol.683.(a) 117 per sq km. There has (a) 14.2% (b) 11.9% (c) 16.4% (d) 18.5%
Q.679. According to Census of India
011, what is the decadal population
2 eenasteadyincreaseofmorethan200
b Sol.687.(a) 14.2%. India's Census 2011
growth rate ? personspersqkmoverthelast50years. ata shows atotalpopulationof121.09
d
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (2nd shift) ThedensityofpopulationinIndia(2011) crores, with Hindus at 79.8%, Christians
(a) 16.2% (b) 17.2% (c) 16.7% (d) 17.7% is 382 persons per sq km. Population at2.3%,Sikhsat1.7%,Buddhistsat0.7%,
density of States (2011) : Arunachal Jains at 0.4%, Other Religions &
ol.679.(d) 17.7%. Census 2011: Sex
S Pradesh (17, Lowest), Bihar (1106. Persuasions at 0.7%, and Religion not
Ratio -India(943).Instate:HighestSex Highest), West Bengal (1028), Uttar stated at 0.2%.
Ratio - Kerala (1084), while Lowest Sex Pradesh (829), Kerala (860),TamilNadu
Ratio - Haryana (879). Union Territories: (555), Delhi - (11,320, Most dense UT), Q.688.ThedecadalgrowthrateofIndia's
Highest - Puducherry (1037), lowest - AndamanandNicobarIslands(46,Least opulation as per Census 2011 is
p
Daman and Diu (618). Literacy: India - Dense UT). _______.
74.04%. SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (1st shift)
Q.684. According to Census of India (a) 17.02% (b) 16.54%
.680. According to Census of India
Q 011, which of the following
2 (c) 17.64% (d) 15.65%
2011,whatisthepercentageoftherural States/UnionTerritoriesareinthecorrect
population of India? descending order of literacy rate? ol.688.(c) 17.64%. Decadal Growth
S
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (4th shift) SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (4th shift) Rate (2001-2011) Total: 18,14,55,986
(a) 65.25% (b) 70% (c) 69% (d) 68.8% (a) Kerala, Goa, Maharashtra (17.64 %), Male: 9,15,01,158 (17.19 %),
(b) Kerala, Lakshadweep, Mizoram Female: 8,99,54,828 (18.12 %). As per
ol.680.(d) 68.8%. As per census 2011
S (c) Kerala, Puducherry, Goa census 2011 (The 15th Indian Census):
(7th after independence), Urban (d) Kerala, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh Total population - 1210.19 million
population - 31.16%; Population density (51.54% males and 48.46% females),
of India - 382 per sq km; Sex ratio of ol.684.(b) Kerala(94%),Lakshadweep
S Ruralpopulation(833millionor68.84%),
India - 943 ; Highest sex ratio - Kerala (91.85 %), Mizoram (91.33 %). Literacy Density of population - 382 per sq km.
(1084);Lowestsexratio-Haryana(879); rate of India is 74.04 %. 82.14% for Slogan-OurCensus,OurFuture.Census
Literacy rate of India - 74.04% (Male - malesand65.46%forfemales.Instate: Commissioner - C M Chandramauli.
82.14% and Female - 65.46%); Highest LowestLiteracyrate-Bihar(61.80%).In
urbanizedstate-Goa;Highesturbanized Union Territory : Lowest - Dadra and Q.689. According to Census of India
Union territories - Delhi. Census is Nagar Haveli (76.24 %). The population 011, what is the percentage of India's
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conducted by the OfficeoftheRegistrar density of India : 382 per sq km. population living in rural areas?
General and Census Commissioner SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift)
(Ministry of Home Affairs). Q.685. What is the CrudeDeathRateof
India as per Census 2011? (a) 86.3% (b) 68.8% (c) 76.3% (d) 61.3%
Q.681. As per the Census of 2011, the SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (1st shift) ol.689.(b) 68.8%. Highest number of
S
literacy rate of India is________. (a) 10% (b) 8.5% (c) 5.9% (d) 7.1% rural inhabitants (2011) - UttarPradesh.
SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (2nd shift) Bihar - 2nd. Most Populated (State) -
(a) 74.04% (b) 74.60% (c) 74.80% (d) 74% ol.685.(d) 7.1%. Percentage of infant
S
Uttar Pradesh.LeastPopulated-Sikkim.
deathstototaldeath-13.6, CrudeBirth
Indian Literacy rate percentage - 74.04
ol.681.(a) 74.04% (Male - 82.14%,
S Rate - 21.8 (Rural - 23.3, Urban - 17.6),
(Overall). 82.14 (Males) and 65.46
Female - 65.46%). As per population General Fertility rate - 81.2, Percentage
(females). Most Literate States and UT
census 2011 Literacy rate: Kerala distribution of population by broad age
(percentage) - Kerala (94), 2nd -
(Highest)-94%(Male-96.11%,Female- group: (0 - 14) - 29.5, (15 - 59) - 62.5,
Lakshadweep(91.85)and3rd-Mizoram
92.07%), Bihar (lowest) - 61.80% (Male - (60+) - 8.0.
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- Bihar (61.80 ). SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (2nd shift)
Q.694.The literacy rate of Andhra (a) 1921-1941 (b) 1901-1921
.690. What percentage of the Indian
Q radeshstateaspertheCensusof2011
P (c) 1961-1981 (d) 1941-1961
population was estimated to be living is ________.
below the poverty line in 2011-12 ? SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (4th shift) ol.698.(b)1901-1921.Theyear1921is
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SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (2nd shift) (a) 66.48% (b) 67.02% (c) 66% (d) 68.5% known as the year demographic divide
(a) 25.6% (b) 10.9% (c) 15.6% (d) 21.9 % because it istheonlycensusyearwhen
Sol.694.(b)67.02%.AsperCensus2011, there was a decrease in the growth of
ol.690.(d) 21.9%. Poverty Line: A
S iteracyrateofIndiais74.04%.Literacy
L population. First Census of India -1872
minimumexpenditure(orincome)thatis rate for females - 65.46 % and males - (Lord Mayo). First regular Census of
required to purchase a basket ofgoods 82.14%. Among the States: Highest India - 1881 (Lord Ripon).
and services necessary to satisfy basic literacy rate in Kerala94%andlowestin
human needs and this minimum Bihar 61.80%. Union T
erritory: .699. India can be considered to be a
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expenditure is called the poverty line. Lakshadweep91.85%andDadra&Nagar country with Demographic Dividend due
Tendulkar's Methodology for poverty Haveli 76.24%. to _______.
estimation is based on Calorie SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (3rd shift)
Consumption items(cereal,pulses,milk, Q.695. On the basis of tribalpopulation (a) high population above 70 years
edible oil, non-vegetarian items, ( 2011), identify the option thatarranges (b) high population between 15 - 64 years
vegetables, fresh fruits, dryfruits,sugar, the following states in ascending order. (c) high population between 10 - 20 years
salt & spices, other food). The A. Madhya Pradesh B. Maharashtra (d) high total population
percentage of the poverty population: C. Odisha
Rural (25.7%), Urban (13.7%). SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (1st shift) ol.699.(b) high population between15
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(a) (C), (B), (A) (b) (B), (A), (C) -64years.Thisworkingagegroupmust
Q.691. According to Census of India (c) (C), (A), (B) (d) (B), (C), (A) support itself as well as those outside
011,whatistheliteracyrateamongthe
2 this age group (i.e., children and elderly
male population in India ? Sol.695.(a) Madhya Pradesh has the people) who are unabletoworkandare
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (4th shift) ighest andPunjabhasthelowesttribal
h therefore dependents.
(a) 74.04% (b) 90.01% population in India as per 2011census.
(c) 65.46% (d) 82.14% Tribal population percentage of these Q.700. The slogan of which census of
states to total ST population in India : India was 'Our Census, Our Future'?
ol.691.(d) 82.14%. The literacy rate in
S Madhya Pradesh - 14.7, Maharashtra - SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (4th shift)
the country is 74.04 % and 65.46% for 10.1, Odisha - 9.2. (a) 1981(b) 2011 (c) 2001 (d) 1991
females. Keralahasthehighestliteracy
rate with 94% followedbyLakshadweep .696. Which ofthefollowinggroupsof
Q Sol.700.(b) Census 2011 (15th census
91.85% and Mizoram 91.33%. Bihar has states recorded a very high population nd7thafterindependence).ASeparate
a
the lowest literacy rate in India at 61.8%. growth rate during the 2001-2011 codefor‘Other’wasintroducedunderthe
Census of India? sex column in this census. The first
Q.692. According to Census of India SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (3rd shift) CensusofIndia -1872(undertheruleof
011,whichstateinIndiahasthehighest
2 (a) Bihar, Rajasthan, Sikkim Lord Mayo). The First Official Censusin
proportion of its population living inthe (b) West Bengal, Meghalaya, Bihar India (First synchronized census) - 1881
urban areas? (c) Bihar, Haryana, Meghalaya (under Lord Rippon).
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (1st shift) (d) Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar
(a) Kerala (b) Haryana Q.701. The sex ratio in various states
(c) Goa (d) Tamil Nadu ol.696.(d)The Census 2011 survey was
S ndUnionTerritoriesisveryimportantto
a
conductedbytheCensusOrganisationof get information about women in the
ol.692.(c)
S Goa (62.2% urban India. Commissioner and Registrar country.Givenbelowarestatisticsasper
population). Lowerlevelofurbanization: General of India - Mr. C. Chandramouli. Census of India 2011. Match the
Bihar,Odisha,Assam,andUttarPradesh. Nagalandistheonlystatewhosegrowth following and identify the correct option.
Union Territories: The NCT of Delhi rate is negative (-0.6 %).
(97.5%) and Chandigarh (97.25%) are Q.697.WhatisthechildsexratioinIndia States/UT Females per 1000 males
most urbanized. India's Population: in the 2011 Census? . Kerala
1 a. 1037
1,210.6 million, Uttar Pradesh (Most SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (4th shift) 2. Puducherry b. 1084
populous state), Sikkim (lowest (a) 914 females per 1000 males 3. Delhi c. 879
population state ). (b) 911 females per 1000 males 4. Haryana d. 868
(c) 941 females per 1000 males
.693. Which state in India had the
Q SC CGL 21/07/2023 (3rd shift)
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(d) 814 females per 1000 males
lowest sex ratio according to the 2011 (a) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d (b) 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c
census ? Sol.697.(a) 914 females per 1000 (c) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d (d) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2nd shift) ales. Census of India 2011: The15th
m
(a) Punjab (b) Rajasthan ol.701.(b)1-b,2-a,3-d,4-c.Sexratiois
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IndianCensus,Sexratio:943femalesper
(c) Bihar (d) Haryana defined as the number of females per
1000 males.
1000 males in a given population. Sex
Sol.693.(d) Haryana - Sex ratio - 879 Q.698. Whichofthefollowingperiodsis Ratio according to the 2011 census of
emales per 1000 Males. Highest Sex
F r eferred to as a period of stagnant or the country-943femalesper1000.Top
Ratio - Kerala (1084 females per 1000 stationary phase of growth of India's five states/ U.T. - Kerala (1084),
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P ( c) Migration has pull and push factors. population density - Arunachal Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (993), Chhattisgarh (d) It may be urban to rural areas. ( 17persq.km),Unionterritorywithleast
(991). population - Lakshadweep.
Sol.707.(b) Migration - Any person who
.702. Whichofthefollowingperiodsis
Q is moving or has moved across an Q.711.Inwhichofthefollowingdecades,
known as the period of population international border or within a state t here was a negative growth rate in the
explosion in India? away from his/her habitual place of Indian population?
SSC CGL 24/07/2023( 4th shift) residence. Types of Migration: SSC MTS 04/05/2023 (Evening)
(a) 1981-2021 (b) 1931-1961 Temporary, Permanent and Voluntary. (a) 1911-1921 (b) 1941-1951
(c) 1921-1951 (d) 1951-1981 Causes of Migrations: Push Factor - (c) 1961-1971 (d) 1921-1931
peopleawayfromtheirhomeandinclude
Sol.702.(d) 1951-1981. During this thingslikewar;andPullFactors-people Sol.711.(a) 1911-1921. DecadalGrowth
eriod the population of India grew
p t o a new home and include things like ates in India: Census year (% of
R
rapidly from 361 million (1951) to 683 better opportunities. Growth) - 1911 (+ 5.75), 1921 (- 0.31).
million (1981). The average annual Percentage growth in 2001-2011 is
growth rate of this period was 2.14 .708. What does the Lincoln index
Q 17.64%; males 17.19% and females
percent. measure? 18.12%.
Matric Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 4)
.703. Which year census is the 15th
Q (a) Population Size .712.Accordingtocensus2011,which
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Nationalcensussurveyconductedbythe (b) Population Natality Rate isthesecondlargestreligiousminorityof
Census Organization of India? (c) Population Mortality Rate India?
SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 3rd shift) (d) Population Density SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Morning)
(a) 1991 (b) 2001 (c) 1981 (d) 2011 (a) Christians (b) Buddhist
Sol.708.(a) Population Size. Lincoln (c) Sikhs (d) Muslim
ol.703.(d)2011.Census-Conductedby
S index described by Frederick Charles
the Office of the Registrar General and Lincoln (in 1930). Population Natality ol.712.(a) Christians. As per Census
S
CensusCommissioner,MinistryofHome Rate - The number of births per unit of 2011 - Total Population in 2011 was
Affairs after every 10 years. time inapopulation,oftenexpressedas 121.09 crores.
.704. Identify the option that arranges
Q births per 1,000 individuals per year. .713.Accordingtocensus2011,which
Q
the following states' literacy rates in Population Mortality Rate -Thenumber of the following is NOT included in the
descending order, according to Census ofdeathsperunitoftimeinapopulation, top ten most populous countries?
2011. often expressed as deaths per 1,000 SSC MTS 09/05/2023 (Morning)
A. Kerala B. Himachal Pradesh individuals per year. (a) Pakistan (b) Japan
C. Haryana Q.709. The populationofanationinthe (c) Nigeria (d) Canada
SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (2nd shift) orking age group is generally grouped
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(a) (A), (C), (B) (b) (B), (A), (C) ol.713.(d) Canada (Population -
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between _________. 36,991,981 as of Canada census 2021,
(c) (C), (B), (A) (d) (A), (B), (C) SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Evening) Capital - Ottawa, Currency - Canadian
Sol.704.(d) (A), (B), (C). (a) 18-62 years (b) 16-60 years Dollar).
(c) 15-59 years (d) 14-58 years
Q.705. Which union territory has the .714.Accordingtocensus2011,which
Q
ighest sex ratio value according tothe
h ol.709.(c) 15-59 years. The 2011
S statehasthehighestdecadalpopulation
2011 census? Census has divided the working growth rate between 2001-11?
Higher Secondary 30/06/2023 ( Shift - 2) population of India into four major SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Morning)
(a) Daman and Diu categories: Cultivators, Agricultural (a) Bihar (b) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Andaman and Nicobar Islands Labourers,HouseholdIndustrialWorkers, (c) Mizoram (d) Meghalaya
(c) Puducherry Other Workers. TheNYP(Nationalyouth
(d) Delhi Policy) – 2014 has defined ‘youth’ as ol.714.(d) Meghalaya (27.9%). States
S
persons in the age group of 15–29 years. with the highest decadal growth rate -
ol.705.(c) Puducherry.
S ArunachalPradesh(26%),Bihar(25.40%),
Q.706. As per the 2011 census,whatis .710.Accordingtocensus2011,which
Q Jammu Kashmir (23.60%), Mizoram
the sex ratio of Daman & Diu? Union territory had the highest decadal (23.05%).
Matric Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 3) population growth rate between 2001 -
(a) 775 (b) 678 (c) 886 (d) 618 11? Q.715. According to the Union Home
SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Evening) inistry, the census 2021 (which got
M
Sol.706.(d)618.DamanandDiuhavethe (a) NCT of Delhi postponed due to COVID 19) was
lowest Sex ratio from Union Territory (b) Lakshadweep supposedtocollectdatafor_________for
(UT). (c) Dadra & Nagar Haveli the first time.
(d) Chandigarh SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (afternoon)
Q.707. Which of the following (a) Schedule Tribes
tatements is INCORRECT about
s ol.710.(c) Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
S (b) Schedule Castes
migration in India? Decadal growth rate of Union territory (c) Economically weaker sections
Matric Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 3) (2001-2011): Chandigarh (17.2), (d) Other Backward Castes
(a) Migration may be rural to urban. Lakshadweep (6.3), NCT ofDelhi(21.2).
(b) Migration does not depend on social Census2011:Highestpopulationdensity ol.715.(d) Other Backward Castes.
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factors. - Bihar (1106 per sq km) , Lowest Fifteenth Census (2011). The Socio -
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E igrationandtrade,governmentpolicies,
m ( a) I, II, III only ( b) I and II only
conductedin2011forthefirsttimesince typesofeconomicactivities,technology. (c) I, II, III and IV (d) II and III only
1931. 29 questions canvassed during Including type of farming and
Population Enumeration in census 2011. transportation facilities, social Sol.723.(c) Geographical Factors -
organization. On the basis of age, the vailabilityofwater,Landforms,Climate,
A
Q.716. As per the standard census population of a nation is generally Soils. Economic Factors - Minerals,
efinition, main worker is a person who
d grouped into three broad categories. Urbanisation, Industrialisation. Social
works for at least ______ in a year. Categories: Children (generallybelow15 and Cultural Factors - religious beliefs
SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Evening) years), Working Age(15-59years),Aged attract people, better housing, health
(a) 190 days (b) 150 days (above 59 years). facilities, educational institutions and
(c) 223 days (d) 183 days transport systems etc.
.720. If Birth rate ofacountryismore
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ol.716.(d) 183daysorsixmonths. As
S t han the death rate then the population .724. Settlements in whichhousesare
Q
per the census 2001, the percentage of will ___________. built close to each other are called
mainworkersofthetotalpopulationwas SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Evening) ________.
31%. (a) decrease by 50% SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Afternoon
(b) decrease gradually (a) Scattered settlement
Q.717. As per census2011,Whatisthe (b) Compact settlement
otal Fertility Rate in India? (provide an
T (c) increase
(d) remain constant (c) Line settlement
approximate range) (d) Grid settlement
SSC MTS 15/05/2023 (Afternoon) Sol.720.(c) increase. Birth Rate - The
(a) 3.1 - 3.9 (b) 2.1 - 2.9 umber of babies born every year per
n ol.724.(b) Compact settlement. Grid
S
(c) 4.1 - 4.9 (d) 5.1 - 5.9 1000peopleinapopulation.DeathRate- settlements are settlements in which
The number of deaths every year per housesarebuiltinagridpattern,suchas
Sol.717.(b) 2.1 - 2.9. According to the cities. Scattered settlements are
ensus 2011: Highest Literacy Rate -
c 1000peopleinapopulation.IfBirthRate
> Death Rate: Population will increase, settlements inwhichhousesarespaced
Kerala (94.00%), Lowest Literacy Rate - apart, such as forests or deserts, rural
Bihar (61.8%),HighestPopulation-Uttar Birth rate = Death rate: Population will
remain constant, Birthrate<Deathrate: areas. Line settlements aresettlements
Pradesh (19.98 Crores) andDensity829 inwhichhousesarebuiltalongaroador
people per sq km, Lowest Population - Population willdecrease.
river and canals.
Sikkim. Largest States by Area - Q.721. As per census 2011, which
Rajasthan. mongthefollowingisthemostspoken
a .725. Officially, the first recorded data
Q
language of India? ontransgendersinIndiawascollectedin
.718. The long term objective of
Q which census?
NationalPopulationPolicy(NPP)2000is SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Afternoon)
(a) Marathi (b) Telugu SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Afternoon
to achieve a stable population by (a) 2011 (b) 2001 (c) 1991 (d) 1981
_________ with sustainable economic (c) Hindi (d) English
growth, social development and ol.721.(c) Hindi - As per census 2011,
S Sol.725.(a) 2011 - It was the 15th
environmental protection. Most spoken language in India, having ensus and7thafterindependence.The
c
SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Afternoon) 52.83crorespeakersand43.63percent Registrar General of India (RGI), during
(a) 2045 (b) 2035 (c) 2025 (d) 2055 ofthepopulationspeakingthislanguage. EnumerationofCensus2011,forthefirst
ItisfollowedbyBengali,Marathi,Telugu, time provided three codes; these are
ol.718.(a) 2045. The immediate
S Male-1, Female-2 and other-3 for
objective of the National Population Tamil, Gujarati, Urdu, Kannada.
enumeration.
Policy (NPP) 2000 is to address the .722. The first urban settlement to
Q
unmet needs for contraception, health reach a population of one million was __. .726. Accordingtocensus2011,what
Q
careinfrastructure,andhealthpersonnel, SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening) is the population (nearest value) of
andtoprovideintegratedservicedelivery (a) New York (b) London tribals in India?
for basic reproductive and child health (c) Berlin (d) Tokyo SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Afternoon)
care. (a) 16.45 crore (b) 14.45 crore
Sol.722.(b) London. Approximately175 (c) 10.42 crore (d) 12.45 crore
.719. Which of the following factors
Q ities in the world had crossed the one
c
affect distribution of population? million population mark from 1810 to ol.726.(c)10.42crore.Accordingtothe
S
I. Climate II. Soil 1982. Presently 48% of the world’s 2011 census, 'Scheduled Tribes' (ST) -
III. Topography IV. Water population lives in urban settlements 8.6% of the total population of the
SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Afternoon) compared to only 3% in the year 1800. country. The state and Union Territory
(a) II and IV (b) I, III and IV London (Capital of United Kingdom) - with the largest tribal population -
(c) I and III (d) I, II, III, and IV Located on the bank of the Thames river. MadhyaPradesh,andLakshadweep.The
population density in India is 382 per
ol.719.(d) I, II, III, and IV. The main
S Q.723. Which of the following factors km2.
factors determining population an affect distribution of population?
c
distribution - landforms, energy and I. Geographical factors Q.727. As per census 2011, which
mineral resources, accessibility like II. Social factors mong the following states has the
a
distancefromseacoast,naturalharbors, III. Cultural factors highest sex ratio?
navigable rivers or canals, cultural IV. Economic factors SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Evening)
factors, political boundaries,controlson SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Morning) (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra
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S states/UTs of India: Arunachal Pradesh
(a) Rajasthan (b) Uttar Pradesh ( 17); Andaman and Nicobar Island (46);
Sol.727.(c) Meghalaya. According to (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Bihar Mizoram(52);JammuandKashmir(56);
ensus 2011: Sex Ratio of North East
C Sikkim (86).
States (Highest to Lowest) - Meghalaya Sol.732.(a) Rajasthan. Top Female
(989), Manipur (985), Mizoram (976), literacy rate - Kerala (95.2%). India's Q.736.AccordingtotheSocio-Economic
Tripura (960), Assam (958), Arunachal literacy rate male (84.7%) and female ensus2015,whichstatehasthelargest
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Pradesh (938), Nagaland (931). (70.3%) India’s average literacy rate population of households with‘destitute
standsat77.7%.NationalSampleSurvey / living on alms’?
Q.728. As per thecensusof2011,what (NSS) conducts large scale sample SSC MTS 13/07/2022 (Evening)
is the annual growth rate in the surveys in diverse fields on an All India (a) Chhattisgarh (b) Bihar
population of India from 2001 to 2011? basis. (c) Tamil Nadu (d) Odisha
SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift)
(a) 1.97 percent (b) 1.64 percent Q.733. Given here are thesexratiosof ol.736.(d) Odisha. Socio-Economic
S
(c) 2.16 percent (d) 2.22 percent ome states of India according to the
s Census 2015 is a study of the
Census of India 2011. Match the socio-economicstatusofruralandurban
ol.728.(b)1.64percent.Census2011-
S following pairs correctly. h
ouseholds and allows the ranking of
1 5th census of India and 7th census households based on predefined
States Females per 1000 males
(post Independence). Literacy Rate: parameters.
1.Goa a. 996
Overall Literacy (74.04%), Males
2.Tamil Nadu b. 979
(82.14%), Females (65.46%). .737. The first census of Independent
Q
3. Manipur c. 985
India was conducted in ______.
Q.729.Whichofthefollowingstateshas 4. Odisha d. 973
SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Evening)
t he highest fertility rate in India Graduate Level 01/08/2022 ( Shift - 4 ) (a) 1956 (b) 1953 (c) 1951 (d) 1948
according to the 2011 census? (a) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-d (b) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d
SSC CGL Tier II 03/03/2023 (c) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d (d) 1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b ol.737.(c) 1951. ThefirstCensus of
S
(a) Kerala (b) Punjab Independent India began on 9 February
(c) Maharashtra (d) Bihar Sol.733.(d) 1-d, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b. 1951. As per the 1951 Census literacy
Q.734. Why is there low population rate - 18.33% (Male - 27.16, Female -
ol.729.(d) Bihar. Total fertility rate
S 8.86). The last census was taken in
(TFR): Total number of children born or rowth in a society that is
g
2011. The 16th National Census (8th
likely to be born to a woman in her underdeveloped and technologically
backward? National census after independence,
lifetime if she were subject to the 2021 Census) earlier scheduled to be
prevailing rate of age-specific fertility in SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) Because both death rate and birth held in the year 2022 has been further
the population. pushed to2023-24.
rate are high
Q.730. The annual growth rate (b) Because both death rate and birth Q.738. According to the Census 2011,
ercentage population in Indiagradually
p rate are low hich of the following is the third-lowest
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started declining in the year_________ (c) Because such countries usually have state in terms of literacy rate ?
SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (1st Shift) strict government policies related to SSC MTS 15/07/2022 (Evening)
(a) 1991 (b) 1981 (c) 1971 (d)1951 population growth (a) Bihar (b) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Because people migrate from (c) Rajasthan (d) Sikkim
Sol.730.(b) 1981. Growth rate in 1981 underdeveloped countries
as 2.30% and 0.68% during 2022.
w Sol.738.(c) Rajasthan. According to the
India's population is 17.7% of the total ol.734.(a)Thefirststageisthatoflow
S 011 Census, States having the least
2
world population. population growth in society because literacy rate are Bihar (61.80%),
boththedeathrateandthebirthrateare Arunachal Pradesh (65.38%), Rajasthan
Q.731.Which state in India received the
very high so the difference betweenthe (66.11%), and so on. The highest literacy
largest number of immigrants as per the
two(orthenetgrowthrate)islow.Stage rate is in Kerala (94%).
2001 Census?
II(Higherthandeathrate),StageIII(Low
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Afternoon) birthrate;Curvesofbothdeathandbirth .739. Half of India’spopulationlivesin
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(a) Gujarat (b) Maharashtra
rate get closer; Populationgrowthrate- justfivestates.Whichofthefollowingis
(c) West Bengal (d) Uttar Pradesh one of those states?
Very low),andStageIV(Birthratecurve
Sol.731.(b) Maharashtra. Fourteenth further dips, more than the death rate SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Morning)
Census (2001).ThedecennialCensusis curve; Net population goes down). (a) Uttarakhand (b) Kerala
conducted by the OfficeoftheRegistrar (c) Gujarat (d) West Bengal
Q.735. As per the2011censusofIndia,
General and Census Commissioner, population density of which of the Sol.739.(d) West Bengal. As per 2011
MinistryofHomeAffairs.Thepopulation ensus, five states - Uttar Pradesh,
C
following states was less than 100
census is a Union subject under Article Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, and
people per square kilometer?
246of India Constitution. Andhra Pradesh.
SSC MTS 07/07/2022 (Morning)
Q.732.Asperthe75thNSSreport,______ (a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Rajasthan
.740. The number of deaths per
Q
as the lowest number of literate
h (c) Sikkim (d) Tripura
thousand persons in ayearisknownas
females in the state, with the female ol.735.(c) Sikkim. Five least density
S ______.
literacy percentage for thestatepegged SSC MTS 19/07/2022 (Afternoon)
(lessthan100persquarekm)populated
at 57.6%.
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(a) gross reproduction rate (b) crude rate t o as a steady population growth period? (a) low and nearly equal birth and death
( c) birth rate (d) death rate SSC CHSL 9/06/2022(Morning) rates
(a) 1921-1951 (b) 1921-1941 (b) falling birth rates and high death
ol.740.(d) Death rate. The gross
S (c) 1921-1961 (d) 1921-1931 rates
reproduction rate (GRR) is the average (c) high and nearly equal birth and death
number of daughters a woman would Sol.744.(a) 1921-1951. Four phases of rates
have if she survived all of her opulation growth in India: Stagnant
p (d) falling death rates and high birth
childbearing years, which is roughly to population (1901-1921), Steady growth Rates
theageof45,subjecttotheage-specific stage (1921-1951), Rapid growth stage
fertility rate and sex ratio at birth (1951- 1981) and high growth with Sol.748.(a) The demographic transition
throughout that period. definite signs of slowing down odel has four stages: pre-industrial,
m
(1981-2011). urbanizing/industrializing, mature
Q.741. As perthe2011Census,arrange
industrial, and post-industrial.
t he following languages in descending .745. What is the percentage of rural
Q
order of Speakers strength: Marathi, child population to the total child .749. The total population per net
Q
Hindi, Maithili. population of thecountryinIndiaasper cultivated area of a countryreferstoits
SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Afternoon) Provisional Population Totals ofCensus ______.
(a) Marathi, Hindi, Maithili 2011? SSC CHSL 10/8/2021 (Evening)
(b) Marathi, Maithili, Hindi SSC CGL 11/04/2022(Afternoon) (a) physiological density
(c) Hindi, Maithili, Marathi (a) 74.05 % (b) 79.03% (b) population density
(d) Hindi, Marathi, Maithili (c) 62.45% (d) 55.23% (c) agricultural density
(d) livestock density
ol.741.(d) Hindi, Marathi, Maithili.
S ol.745.(a) 74.05%. As per the
S
Languages in the descending order of Provisional Population Totals ofCensus Sol.749.(a) physiological density. A
their speakers in India: Hindi, Bengali, 2011, the total population of India was igher physiological density suggests
h
Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu, Kannada, 1210.2 million. Of this, the rural that the available agricultural land is
Odia, Malayalam, Punjabi, Assamese, population stands at 833.1 million and being used more a nd may reach its
English, and so on. the urban population at 377.1 million. output limit sooner than a country that
has a lower physiological density.
.742. Growth rate of population refers
Q .746. Thenumberofdeathsduringthe
Q
to the: first 28 completed days oflifeper1000
SSC MTS 26/07/2022 (Morning) live births in a given year or period is
Atmosphere
(a) difference between birth rate and defined as ______.
Q.750. All the changes in climate and
GDP SSC CGL 11/04/2022(Evening )
eather takes place in ______________.
w
(b) addition of birth rate and death rate (a) neonatal mortality rate
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening)
(c) difference between birth rate and (b) age-specific mortality rate
(a) mesosphere (b) Troposphere
death rate (c) crude mortality rate
(c) Thermosphere (d) stratosphere
(d) difference between death rate and (d) infant mortality rate
GDP Sol.750.(b) Troposphere. Stratosphere
ol.746.(a) neonatal mortality rate. An
S
( contains the ozone layer)-2ndlayerof
Sol.742.(c)Populationgrowthrateisthe age-specificmortalityrateisamortality
the Earth's atmosphere, extending from
hangeinthenumberofindividualsover
c rate limited to a particular age group.
about 10 to 50 km in altitude.
a specific period of time. The rate of Thecrudedeathrateiscalculatedasthe
Mesosphere - 3rd layer of the Earth's
population growth is the rate of natural number of deaths in a given period
atmosphere, extendingfromabout50to
increase combined with the effects of dividedbythepopulationexposedtorisk
85kminaltitude.Mostmeteorsburnup
migration. of death in that period. The infant
in thisatmosphericlayer.Thermosphere
mortality rate is the number of infant
.743.The distribution of the population
Q - 4th layer of the Earth's atmosphere,
deaths for every 1,000 live births.
according to different types of extending from about 85 to 500 km in
occupation is known as __________. .747. Whatwastheestimatednational
Q altitude. Exosphere - Outermost layerof
SSC MTS 26/07/2022 (Afternoon) mortality rate of children under the age the atmosphere.
(a) occupational structure of five in the country as per Census of
Q.751. Which of the following claims
(b) age composition India 2011?
bout chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) is
a
(c) adolescent population SSC CGL 18/04/2022(Afternoon)
accurate?
(d) Migration (a) 34 (b) 55 (c) 76 (d) 13
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon)
ol.743.(a)Occupationalstructurerefers
S ol.747.(b) 55.AsperCensus2011,the
S (a) CFCs are used as repairers of the
to the aggregate distribution of the shareofchildren(0-6years)accountsfor troposphere
population according to different 13.1 % of the total population in the (b) CFCs are used as fuel for air crafts
occupations in society, defined by skill Country. (c) CFCs are used as repairers of the
level, and economic status. The age ozone layer
composition refers to the number of .748.Asperthetheoryofdemographic
Q (d) CFCs are used as refrigerants
people in different age groups in a transition, the post-transitional stage of
demographic transition is characterised Sol.751.(d) CFCs are used as
country.
by ______. r efrigerants.CFCs(Chlorofluorocarbons)
Q.744.Which period in India is referred SSC CGL 19/04/2022(Morning) are now banned in India as they cause
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depletion oftheOzonelayer.Itwasalso ( c) introduction of electric vehicles (c) Mesosphere (d) Stratosphere
sed in the productionofplasticfoams,
u (d) controlling air pollution
cleaning certain electronic components, Sol.760.(b) Thermosphere. The
pressurizing agents in aerosol cans. ol.755.(d) Controlling air pollution.
S t emperature startsincreasingagainwith
CFCs are now replaced by Graded ResponseActionPlan(GRAP):It increasingheightinthislayer.Auroraand
hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) which have was formulated in 2016 and notified in satellites occur in this layer.
ozone depletion potential (ODP) of 0. 2017 for Delhi and the National Capital
Region (NCR) by the Ministry of .761. What is theaveragetemperature
Q
Q.752. What is the height of the Environment, Forest and Climate Change. of Chennai in the cold season?
t roposphere near the poles and the SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Evening)
equator, respectively? Q.756. Which of the following is an (a) 20° - 21° Celsius (b) 32° - 33° Celsius
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon) xample of an artificial ecosystem?
e (c) 24° - 25° Celsius (d) 29° - 30° Celsius
(a) 8 km and 18 km (b) 16 km and 6 km SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Morning)
(a) Grasslands (b) Desert ol.761.(c) 24o - 25o Celsius. Chennai
S
(c) 4 km and 16 km (d) 18 km and 8 km has warm temperatures year round
(c) Coral reefs (d) Aquariums
ol.752.(a) 8 km and 18 km.
S ranging between 29°C (84°F) and 37°C
Troposphere: The bottom most layer of ol.756.(d)Aquariumsareatransparent
S (98°F). {Coldest month (January - 29°C
atmosphere and contains about 75% of tank of water in which fish, other water (84°F)}. Chennai features a t ropical wet
theEarth'satmosphereandalmostallof creaturesandplantsarekept.Grassland and dry climate. Chennai lies on the
its water vapor. Almost all the weather is an area where the vegetation is thermal equator and is also coastal,
phenomena like rainfall, fog and dominated by grasses. which prevents extreme variation in
hailstorm occur in this layer. Most seasonal temperature.
Q.757. Which of the following
aviation takes place here. tatements isNOTcorrectregardingthe
s .762.People of ______ have hardly any
Q
.753.WhatisthepurposeoftheEarth's
Q stratosphere ? ideaofextremesoftemperatureandthe
magnetic field? SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift) seasons rhythm of weather.
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (2nd shift) (a) It lies above the mesosphere. SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Afternoon)
(a) To provide an energy source for life (b) It extends up to a height of 50 km. (a) Indore (b) Mumbai
on Earth (c) It contains a layer of ozone gas. (c) Jaisalmer (d) Lucknow
(b) To control the Earth's climate (d) This layer is almost free from clouds.
ol.762.(b) Mumbai has moderate
S
(c) To shield the Earth from solar wind ol.757.(a) Stratosphere- Its height of
S climate as it is along the shoreline of
and cosmic radiation the bottom varies with latitudeandwith Arabian Sea.
(d) To cause the tides in the ocean theseasons.Aviation&JetStreamsflyin
the Stratosphere. Q.763. InIndia,fromJunetoSeptember
ol.753.(c) Earth's m
S agnetic field hich type of weather prevails?
w
(Geomagnetic field)-Themagneticfield .758.In which layer of atmosphere
Q SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Afternoon)
thatextendsfromEarth'sinterioroutinto does the meteorites burn up on entering (a) Autumn (b) Winter
space, where it interacts with the solar from space? (c) Spring (d) Monsoon / Rainy season
wind, a stream of charged particles SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (1st Shift)
emerging from the Sun. Earth’s (a) Stratosphere (b) Thermosphere ol.763.(d) Monsoon / Rainy season.
S
Magnetism - Generated by convection (c) Mesosphere (d) Exosphere Major seasons in India: Rainy
currents of moltenironandnickelinthe {(Southwest Monsoon Season) June to
earth’s core. These convection currents ol.758.(c) Mesosphere. Meteorites are
S September}, Autumn {(Season of
are caused by heat escaping from the space rocks that fall to Earth's surface. Retreating Monsoon) October and
core, a natural process called a Meteorites are the last stage in the November}, Winter {(Cold Weather
geodynamo. existence of these types of space rocks. Season) December to February}, and
Summer {(Hot Weather Season) March
Q.754. Which of the following layers of .759.Howmuchpercentageofoxygen
Q to May}.
t he atmosphere means "region of is present in the atmosphere?
mixing"? SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (1st Shift) Q.764.AtwhatheightdotheJetStreams
SSC MTS 15/05/2023 (Evening) (a) 39% (b) 79% (c) 10% (d) 21% low in India during winter months?
b
(a) Stratosphere (b) Troposphere SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Evening)
(c) Thermosphere (d) Mesosphere ol.759.(d)21%.PercentageofGasesby
S (a) 9-15 km (b) 9-17 km
Volume in Atmosphere: Nitrogen (c) 9-16 km (d) 9-13 km
ol.754.(b) Troposphere : "Region of
S (78.08%), Oxygen (20.95%), Argon
mixing” - Because all weather (0.93%), Carbon dioxide (0.036%), Neon ol.764.(d) 9-13 km. Jet Streams
S
phenomena (Temperature, pressure, (0.002%), Helium (0.0005%), Hydrogen (geostrophic wind) are relatively narrow
winds, clouds, thunder, lightning and (0.00005%), etc. The atmosphere bandsofstrongwind.Types:Polar-Night
precipitation) occur within the contains a mixture of gases and huge Jet Stream, SubTropical Jet Streams
troposphere. numbers of Aerosols (solid and liquid (westerlies), Tropical Easterly Jet
particles). Stream.
Q.755.Whatisthemainobjectiveofthe
'Graded Response Action Plan'? Q.760. Whichlayerofatmospherehelps Q.765.Whichcycleshowsthemovement
SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Afternoon in radio transmission? f water?
o
(a) legalizing illegal colonies SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (3rd Shift) SSC CHSL 02/06/2022(Afternoon)
(b) To control the cases of malaria (a) Exosphere (b) Thermosphere (a) Carbon cycle (b) Nitrogen cycle
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(c) Geological cycle(d) Hydrological cycle (d) Cherrapunji lies on the windward side Rocks
of the Khasi hills and receives rainfall
ol.765.(d) Hydrological cycle. Carbon
S from the Bay of Bengal branch of Q.773. Which of the following is the
cycle showsthemovementofcarbonin monsoon, while Shillong lies on the orrect match between column-A and
c
elementalandcombinedstatesonearth. leeward side of the Khasi hills, which column-B?
The nitrogen cycle is a series of forms the rain shadow area.
processes that convert nitrogen gas to Column-A Column-B
organicsubstancesandbacktonitrogen ol.768.(d) Cherrapunji, also known as
S (Type of rock) (Method of formation)
in nature. TheGeologicalcyclerefersto Sohra, is a high-altitude town in the i. Sedimentary a. Transformed its
a series of intertwined processes that northeast Indian state of Meghalaya, is Rock chemical qualities from
are important for the formation and renowned for its unique living root other type of rocks
break down of physical Earth features. bridges. ii. Metamorphic b. Derived from magma
Rock that was poured out or
Q.766. The climate of Assam can be .769. Cirrus and cumulus are types of
Q ejected at the Earth's
escribed as:
d ______. Surface
SSC CPO 25/11/2020(Evening) SSC CHSL 19/10/2020(Morning) iii. Igneous c. Formed from
(a) subtropical humid climate (a) mountains (b) clouds Rock fragments of other rocks
(b) mountain climate (c) waves (d) soil or the remains of plants
(c) tropical dry climate or animals
(d) tropical monsoon rainforest climate ol.769.(b) Clouds. Cirrus clouds are
S
wispy, veil-like clouds that form in the SC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening)
S
ol.766.(d)TropicalMonsoonRainforest
S uppertropospherewhilecumulusclouds (a) i-a, ii-b, iii-c (b) i-b, ii-a, iii-c
Climate. Tropical monsoon climates are stacked, dense and fluffy and they (c) i-c, ii-a, iii-b (d) i-a, ii-c, iii-b
have monthly meantemperaturesabove form much closer to the ground.
Sol.773.(c) i-c, ii-a,iii-b.Therockcycle
18 °C (64°F)ineverymonthoftheyear
.770.
Q Which environmental is a webofprocessesthatoutlineshow
and a dry season. Tropical monsoon
phenomenon has been linked to each of the three major rock types -
climate is the intermediate climate
synthetic chemicals like igneous,metamorphic,andsedimentary-
between the wet Af (or tropical wet
chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)? form and break down based on the
climate) and the drier Aw (or tropical
SSC CHSL 19/10/2020(Afternoon) different applications of heat and
savanna climate).
(a) Electromagnetic interference pressure over time. Igneous rocks
.767. ____is a naturally occurring
Q (b) Tidal flow (Granite, gabbro, pegmatite, basalt).
phenomenon that is responsible for the (c) Ozone depletion Sedimentary Rocks (Sandstone,
heating of the Earth’s surface and (d) Wave propagation limestone, shale, chalk). Metamorphic
atmosphere. Rocks (Gneissoid, Syenite, Slate, Schist,
SSC CPO 25/11/2020(Evening) ol.770.(c) Ozone depletion. Ozone
S Marble, quartzite).
(a) Radiation (b) Global warming depletion can cause increased amounts
of UV radiationtoreachtheEarthwhich Q.774.Structural geology deals with:
(c) Greenhouse effect (d) Global heating
can lead to more cases of skin cancer, SC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon)
S
Sol.767.(c)GreenhouseEffect.Whenthe cataracts, and impaired immune (a) the age of rocks
un's energy reaches the Earth's
S systems. (b) the components and chemical nature
atmosphere,someofitisreflectedback of soil
to space and the rest is absorbed and .771. Above which layer of the
Q (c) the form, classification, mechanism,
re-radiated by greenhouse gases. The atmosphere does the Exosphere lie? and causes of rock structures’
absorbed energywarmstheatmosphere SSC CHSL 19/10/2020(Afternoon) evolution
and the surface of the Earth. (a) Stratosphere (b) Thermosphere (d) the cause of volcano formation
(c) Mesosphere (d) Troposphere
.768. Which statement best explains
Q Sol.774.(c) Petrology is the science of
whyShillonggetsaround200cmrainfall ol.771.(b)
S Thermosphere. The r ocks.Rock:Anynaturalmassofmineral
annually; whereas Cherrapunji, which is exosphere is the very edge of our matter that makes up the Earth's crust.
around 30 km away (as the crow flies), atmosphere. This layer separates the On the basis oftheirmodeofformation
gets over 1250 cm of rainfall annually? rest of the atmosphere from outer space. rocks are classified in 3 types - (i)
SSC CHSL 15/10/2020(Evening) Igneous Rocks - solidified from magma
Q.772. The term ‘monsoon’ is derived
(a) Cherrapunji gets rainfall from and lava; (ii) Sedimentary Rocks - The
f rom a/an:
rain-laden clouds coming from the result of deposition of fragments of
SSC CHSL 21/10/2020 (Afternoon)
Himalayas, whereas Shillong gets rocks by exogenous processes; (iii)
(a) Italian word (b) Latin word
rainfall from the Malabar branch of Metamorphic Rocks - Formed out of
(c) Arabic word (d) Greek word
monsoon. existing rocks undergoing
(b) Cherrapunji lies on the leeward side Sol.772.(c) Arabicword‘mausim’,which recrystallisation.
of the Khasi hills and Shillong lies on eansweather.Thetermwasreportedly
m
Q.775. Which of the following is a
the windward side of the Khasi hills, first used in English in British India and
y ellowish green to green coloured
and thus, gets only wind and no rain. refers to the seasonal change in the
gemstone often found in mafic and
(c) The average temperature of Shillong direction of the prevailing winds of a
ultramafic igneousrockssuchasbasalt,
has gone up due to excessive region.
gabbro, dunite, diabase and peridotite?
deforestation and pollution.
SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (4th shift)
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( a) Bornite (b) Olivine Q.779. The steep rocky coast rising regions.SuchrocksarefoundintheThar
(c) Tremolite (d) Garnet lmost vertically above sea water is
a esert of India.
D
called ______.
Sol.775.(b)Olivine.Themineralolivineis SSC MTS 06/07/2022 (Morning) Q.784. What type of rocks were once
magnesium iron silicate with the
a (a) sea caves (b) sea cliff igneous or sedimentary, but have
chemical formula (Mg,Fe)2SiO4. It is a (c) sea arches (d) ox-bow lake metamorphosed as a result of intense
type of nesosilicate or orthosilicate. heat and/or pressure within the Earth's
Bornite,alsoknownaspeacockore,isa Sol.779.(b) Seacliffsaresteepfacesof crust?
sulfide mineral with a chemical r ock and soil that are formed by SSC CHSL 25/05/2022(Afternoon)
composition of Cu5FeS4. Tremolite is a destructive waves. A Seacaveisacave (a) Granite (b) Quartzite
member of the amphibole group of formedonacliffbythewaveactionofan (c) Sandstone (d) Basalt
silicate minerals with composition of ocean or lake. A sea arch is a natural
Ca2Mg5Si8O22(OH)2. Garnets are a group arch or bridge made of stone that has ol.784.(b) Quartzite. Granite is a
S
ofsilicatemineralsAllspeciesofgarnets beencreatedwhenwaterwearsawaythe coarse-grained (phaneritic) intrusive
possess similar physical properties and underside of a rock, leavingjustthetop igneous rock composed mostly of
crystal forms, but differ in chemical behind. quartz, alkali feldspar, and plagioclase.
composition. S andstone is a clasticsedimentaryrock
Q.780.The core of the Great Himalayas composed mainly of sand-sized silicate
.776. The breaking up of the rockson
Q is composed of ______. grains.Basaltisamaficextrusiverock,is
the earth's surface is called as _________. SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Morning) the most widespread of all igneous
SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Evening) (a) Slate (b) Granite rocks, and comprises morethan90%of
(a) weathering (b) stacking (c) Sandstone (d) Limestone all volcanic rocks.
(c) meandering (d) sorting
ol.780.(b) Granite rock (Igneousrock).
S Q.785. Which of the following rocks
ol.776.(a)Weathering-Theprocessof
S Lesser Himalaya consists of oats in water?
fl
wearing, breaking up,andfragmentation metamorphosed sedimentary rocks SSC MTS 26/10/2021(Evening)
of the rock that creates the surface of (quartzite, marble, slate, phyllite, schist (a) Granite (b) Obsidian
the groundandthatremainsexposedto and gneiss). (c) Pumice (d) Slate
the weather.
.781Whichofthefollowingdetermines
Q ol.785.(c) Pumice is a light-colored,
S
.777. Which type of rock can be
Q the colour, texture,chemical properties, extremely porous igneous rock that
considered as a biological sedimentary mineral, content and permeability ofthe forms during explosive volcanic
rock? soil? eruptions. Obsidian has been used
SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (3rd Shift) SSC MTS 22/07/2022 (Morning) across history to make weapons,
(a) Bauxite (b) Marble (a) Parent rock (b) Time implements, tools, ornaments, and
(c) Granite (d) Limestone (c) Relief (d) Climate mirrors. Granites are a type ofhardand
compactigneousrockformedbyquartz,
ol.777.(d) Limestone. Depending upon
S Sol.781.(a)Parentrock.Thecolorinthe feldspar, aswellasmica.Slateisatype
the mode of formation, sedimentary oil is mainly due to two factors –
s of metamorphic rock.
rocksarecategorizedintothreegroups- organiccontentandthechemicalnature
Mechanically formed (Eg: Sandstone, of iron compounds found in the soil. .786. ______ plains are formed due to
Q
conglomerate, limestone, shale, loess, the weathering ofsolublerockssuchas
etc.), Chemically formed (Eg: Chert, Q.782.Howmanytypesofigneousrocks limestone and dolomite.
limestone, halite, potash, etc.), re there?
a SSC CHSL 04/08/2021(Morning)
Organically formed or Biologic SSC MTS 26/07/2022 (Afternoon) (a) Glacial (b) Karst
sedimentary rocks - formed when living (a) Four (b) Two (c) Six (d) Five (c) Deposition (d) Desert
organisms die, pile up, and are then ol.782.(b)Two. Basedonthetextureof
S
compressed and cemented together. Sol.786.(b) Karst regions contain
rocks, igneous rocks are classified into quifers that are capable of providing
a
Example- coal (from plants), limestone Intrusive igneous rocks (Plutonic rocks)
and coquina (from marine organisms), large supplies of water. Typical karst
and Extrusive igneous rocks (Lava or forms include sinkholes, caves, natural
Geyserite, chalk, etc. Volcanic rocks). bridges and sinking streams.
Q.778. Which of the following is a .783. Mushroomrocksareformeddue
Q
haracteristic of sedimentary rocks?
c to _____. Mountain
SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (4th Shift) SSC MTS 26/07/2022 (Evening)
(a) Lineation (b) Bands (a) glacial deposition .787. The Garo, Khasi and Jaintiahills
Q
(c) Foliation (d) Lithification (b) deposition of sea waves are a subdivision of:
(c) running water erosion SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Morning)
ol.778.(d) Lithification includes all the
S
(d) wind erosion (a) Assam valley (b) Barak basin
processeswhichconvertunconsolidated
(c) Surma basin (d) Meghalaya plateau
sediments into sedimentary rocks. ol.783.(d) Wind erosion. A mushroom
S
Foliation in geology refers to repetitive rock (perched rock) is a typical ol.787.(d) Meghalaya Plateau. The
S
layering in metamorphic rocks. Banding mushroom-shaped landform that is plateauisseparatedfromthemainblock
means that the rock consists of formed by the action of wind erosion. ofthepeninsularplateaubyagapcalled
alternating, thin layers of two different These rocks are mostly found in arid the Garo-RajMahal gap. It is located on
mineral compositions.
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t he northeastern flank of Peninsular Sol.791.(a) Mizo hills and Naga hills. locatedinthedistrictofGajapati,Odisha
India. It is one of the rainiest, most he Patkai Bum, Mizo Hills or Lushai
T (eastern ghats).
tectonically active areas in the world. HillsandNagaHillsaremountainranges
HillsinNorthEastIndia-LushaiHillsor in Northeastern India. Shevaroy hills Q.795. Name an oval-shaped range of
Mizo Hills (Mizoram and Tripura), Chin (Tamil Nadu) and Javadi hills (Tamil ills sculpted by glacial flow.
h
Hills(ManipurtoChinStateofMyanmar), Nadu). Khasi and Jaintia hills SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (1st shift)
Barail Range (Assam), Dafla Hills and (Meghalaya).Anamudi(Kerala)andDoda (a) Sandur (b) Drumlins
Abor Hills (Arunachal Pradesh). Betta (Tamil Nadu). (c) Moraines (d) Esker
.788.TheKarewaformationsarefound
Q .792. Which mountain range from the
Q Sol.795.(b)Drumlins-Itisformedbythe
in the __________ . following is associated with Rajasthan llingofheavyrockydebrisintheglacial
fi
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning) state? crevices and its stay under theice.One
( a) North Easter Hills SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (2nd Shift) end of the drumlins facing the glacier
(b) Kashmir Himalayas (a) Satpura Range (b) Sahyadri Range called the stoss end and the other end
(c) Uttaranchal Himalayas (c) Aravalli Range (d) Vindhya Range called tail.Eskers:Whenglaciersmeltin
(d) Terai Region summer, the water flows onthesurface
Sol.792.(c) Aravali Range. It lies onthe of the ice. These waters accumulate
ol.788.(b) Kashmir Himalayas. The
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GodwinAustinin1859.“Vudr”isthelocal direction. The Guru Shikhar (1722m) is moving glacier.
nameforitinKashmirilanguage.Karewa the highest peak of the Aravalli range.
formations are useful for thecultivation Important passes (Rajasthan) : Goran Q.796. The Japfu range, which is 3,014
of Zafran (Saffron), almond, walnut, Ghat, Haldighati Pass. River Sabarmati eters high, is located in which state?
m
apple, and orchards in Kashmir valley. originates from the Aravali ranges. SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (3rd shift)
(a) Assam (b) Arunachal Pradesh
Q.789.Siachen in Himalayas is: Q.793. Identify the southernmost range (c) Meghalaya (d) Nagaland
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(a) a glacier (b) a dam SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (2nd Shift) Sol.796.(d)Nagaland.Mt.Japfuiscalled
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(b) Trans Himalaya Range Nagaland - Kapu, Zanubou, Glory Peak,
ol.789.(a) A glacier.The Siachen
S (c) Lesser Himalaya Range Zephu. Meghalaya - Garo (Nokrekisthe
Glacier is located in the Eastern (d) Greater Himalaya Range highest point), Khasi, and Jaintia hills.
Karakoram range in the Himalayas. Itis Assam - Barail is the highest hill range.
the world's highest battlefield. Nubra ol.793.(a) Siwaliks Range. Himalayan
S ArunachalPradesh-Mishmi,Daflarange,
riveroriginatesfromSiachenGlacier.Itis Ranges: Himadri (Greater Himalayas or Namcha Barwa.
situated to the North of Nubra Valley. Inner Himalayas), Himachal (Lesser
Himalayas),Shiwaliks(OuterHimalayas). Q.797. In which part of the Indian
.790. The holy mountain 'Kailash' is
Q Divisions (West to east) : Punjab imalayas does its highest mountain
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locatedinwhichneighbouringcountryof Himalayas (between rivers Indus and peak, Kanchenjunga, lie?
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SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (3rd Shift) Sutlej and Kali rivers), Nepal Himalayas (a) Arunachal Himalayas
(a) Pakistan (b) Afghanistan (between riversKaliandTeesta),Assam (b) Kashmir Himalayas
(c) Bangladesh (d) China Himalayas (between rivers Tista and (c) The Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas
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Q imalayas. Kanchenjunga is the world’s
H
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highest mountain peaks : India - following places in southern India? of (8,598 meters). The mountain ispart
Kanchenjunga (8598m), Nanda Devi SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (2nd shift) of the Greater Himalayas or Himadri
(7817m).Nepal-MountEverest(8848.86 (a) Satpura Hills (b) Nallamala Hills Range. It is delimited inthewestbythe
m), Dhaulagiri (8172m). Hindu temple (c) Nilgiri Hills (d) Mahendragiri Hills Tamur River, inthenorthbyLhonakChu
outside India : Nepal - Pashupatinath and JongsangLa,andintheeastbythe
Temple, Indonesia - PrambananTemple, Sol.794.(c) Nilgiri Hills: Highest Peak - Teesta River. Other Mountains and their
Bangladesh - Dhakeshwari temple, odaBetta.Locatedatthetri-junctionof
D states - Nanda Devi (Uttarakhand),
Cambodia - Angkor Wat. thestatesofKarnataka,KeralaandTamil Anamudi - (Kerala), Doddabetta (Tamil
Nadu. Named after the Neelakurinji Nadu), Guru shikhar (Rajasthan).
.791. Which of the following hills are
Q flowers (purplish-blue flowers) found in
located in Purvachal ? Shola forests. Satpura Hills -Therange .798. The ShevaroyHillsarelocatedin
Q
SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (1st Shift) begins in eastern Gujarat and runs east which state of India?
(a) Mizo hills and Naga hills through Maharashtra and Madhya SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (3rd shift)
(b) Shevroy hills and Javadi hills Pradesh before ending in Chhattisgarh. (a) Chhattisgarh (b) Odisha
(c) Khasi and Jaintia hills Nallamala Hills - Andhra Pradesh, (c) Rajasthan (d) Tamil Nadu
(d) Anai Mudi and Doda Betta eastern ghats. Mahendragiri Hills is Sol.798.(d) Tamil Nadu (Aanna Malai,
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D ( b) Maharashtra .806. Which of the following hills are
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Chhattisgarh - Tulasi Dongar, Bailadila, (c) Gujarat NOT part of the Purvanchal hills?
Balaraja Gutta. Odisha - Devmali, Turia (d) West Bengal SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (1st Shift)
Konda,Mahendragiri,Devagiri.Rajasthan (a) Manipur hills (b) Naga hills
- Guru Shikhar, Mt. Abu, Sunda. ol.802.(c) Gujarat. Dhinodhar Hill is a
S (c) Patli hills (d) Mizo hills
Kangchenjunga (Sikkim) - Highest tourist and pilgrimage spot. Other hills in
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(Andhra pradesh) - Highest peak of Saputara, Girnar, Bardo, Gabbar. Hills : Purvanchal Hills are a range of hills in
Eastern Ghats. Anamudi (Kerala) - Maharashtra - Mahabaleshwar,Panchgani, northeastern India, located in Assam,
Highest peak of Western Ghats. Matheran, Lonavala, Amboli etc. West Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland. Its
Bengal - Gorgaburu Hill, Ajodhya Hills, major ranges - The Dafla Hills, Patkai
Q.799.Whichamongthefollowingisthe Susunia Hill etc. Andaman and Nicobar Hills,KhasiHills,JaintiaHillsandMishmi
ighest peak of West Bengal?
h Islands-RossIsland,BarrenIsland,Saddle Hills.
SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Evening) Peak, Katchal, Narcondam Island etc.
(a) Sandakphu ( b) Saramati Q.807.Whichamongthefollowingisthe
(c) Doddabetta (d) Deomali .803.Whichamongthefollowingpeaks
Q largest of all the duns of the Shiwaliks
is the highest peak of Jharkhand? mountain range in India?
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locatedontheborderbetweenIndiaand (a) Kangto (b) Girnar (a) Patli Dun (b) Jammu Dun
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ranges. It is a part of the Purvanchal
range. Doddabetta (2637 m) - It is the ol.803.(d) Parasnath. It isnamedafter
S Sol.807. (c) Dehradun (Length - 35-45
highestpeakofTamilNaduandapartof Lord Parshvanath (23rd Jain m, Width-22-25km).Dun-Valleysthat
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Nilgiri Mountain Range. Tirthankara).Anamudipeak(Kerala)and lie between the Shivalik and Lesser
Kangto peak (Arunachal Pradesh).State himalaya. Other duns of Uttarakhand -
Q.800. The Himalayan Mountain range andHighestPeak-Gujarat(GirnarPeak), Kotadun,Patlidun,Harkidun.Kotlidun-
as formed by the collision of ________.
w Rajasthan (Guru Shikhar), Andhra Himachal Pradesh. KashmirHimalayas-
SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Evening) Pradesh (Arma Konda), Haryana (Karah Jammu dun and Pathankot dun.
(a) African Plate and Australian Plate Peak), Karnataka (Mullayanagiri Peak).
(b) Indian Plate and African Plate .808.Kalsubaipeakislocatedinwhich
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(c) Eurasian Plate and African Plate .804. Which of the following
Q of the following Indian states?
(d) Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate statements is NOT correct? SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift)
SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) (a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Maharashtra
Sol.800.(d) Indian Plate and Eurasian (a) Mahendragiri is the highest peak in the (c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Himachal Pradesh
late. Plates - They are large, rigid
P Eastern Ghats.
pieces of the Earth's lithosphere that fit (b) The height of the Western Ghats ol.808.(b) Maharashtra. Kalsubai
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together like a jigsaw puzzle, and their progressively decreases from north to (Everest of Maharashtra) is the highest
movements are responsible for shaping south. peak of Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar
the Earth's surface through processes (c) The Western Ghats cause orographic district in Akola taluka. Other Highest
such as earthquakes and the formation rain. Peaks and related states : Mount
of mountains. Major plates (7) -African (d) The Eastern Ghats stretch from the Dhupgarh or Dhupgarh - Mahadeo Hills
Plate, Antarctic P late, Eurasian Plate, Mahanadi Valley to the Nilgiris in the (SatpuraRange),MadhyaPradesh;Arma
North American Plate, South American south. Konda (Sitamma Konda) - Andhra
Plate, Pacific Plate and Indo-Australian Pradesh;GuruShikhar-AravalliRangein
Plate. Sol.804.(b) The height of the Western Rajasthan.
hatsprogressivelyincreasesfromnorth
G Q.809. Which of the following is NOTa
Q.801. The rock shelters of Bhimbetka to south. The highest peaks ofWestern type of a fold mountain?
re in the foothills of which mountains?
a Ghats include the Anai Mudi (2,695 SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Morning) metres) and the Doda Betta (2,637 (a) Aravali range (b) The Rhine Valley
(a) Zaskar (b) Pir Panjal meters).The Western Ghats, alsoknown (c) Appalachians (d) Ural Mountains
(c) Satpura (d) Vindhyan astheSahyadriHills,Mainlytraversethe
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ol.801.(d) Vindhyan (Raisen district,
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Madhya Pradesh). Bhimbetka- In1957, intheworld.Therugged,soaringheights
V. S. Wakankar discoveredthissite.Itis Q.805. Which among the following of the Himalayas, Andes, Alps and
inside the Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary laciers is not located in Jammu &
g Aravalli Range (oldest range) are all
anddeclaredasaWorldHeritageSiteby Kashmir ? active fold mountains. Rhine Valley
UNESCOin2003.OthercavesinVindhya SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift) (Germany)isthevalleyoftheriverRhine
Range: Pandav Caves, Udayagiri Caves, (a) Bhillan (b) Milam in Europe. It is also known as Alpine
Adamgarh Caves, Chota Mahadev Cave (c) Thajiwas (d) Prui Rhine. The Appalachian Mountains are
etc. found in North America.
Sol.805.(b) Milam (Uttarakhand).
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Q laciers of Himachal Pradesh: Bara
G Q.810. The approximate length of the
which Indian state/Union Territory? Shigri, Chota Shigri, Gefang Glacier, reat Himalayan range, also known as
G
SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift) Chandra glacier, Milang glacier, Bhaga the central axial range,is_____kmfrom
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands glacier, Malana Glacier. east to west.
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S ountains are called ______.
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(a) 2800 (b) 2500 (c) 3000 (d) 2100 SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Morning) (b) Jammu and Kashmir
(a) horsts (b) grabens (c) Himachal Pradesh
Sol.810.(b) 2500. The great Himalayan (c) slopes (d) cones (d) Sikkim
r ange width varies between160-400km
from north to south. Famous peaks of ol.814.(a) Horsts. Block mountains
S Sol.818.(a) Ladakh. Fatu La is a
Himalayas: MountEverest(8848m),Mt. areformedduetotheupwardmovement ountain pass on the Srinagar-Leh
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Kanchenjunga (8598 m), Mt. Makalu ofthemiddleblockbetweentwonormal highway in the Zanskar Range of the
(8481 m), Mt. Dhaulagiri (8172 m). The faults.Theup-thrownblockisalsocalled HimalayasinLadakh,UT.Itisoneoftwo
Himalayas consist of three parallel a horst. Graben is bounded by normal high mountain passes between Leh and
ranges-Himadri(GreatHimalayasorthe faults dipping toward each other.These Kargil, the other being Namika La.
Higher Himalayas), Himachal (Lesser mountains include theGreatAfricanRift
Himalayas or the LowerHimalayas)and Valley , the Rhine Valley (graben) in Q.819. Which of the following is also
Shiwaliks (Outer Himalayas). Germany, etc. nown as the ‘White Mountain’?
k
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Q.811. What is the average height of Q.815.Whichofthefollowingmountains (a) Cho Oyu (b) Makalu
inner Himalayas? isformedasaresultofthecompression (c) Dhaulagiri (d) Lhotse
SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (3rd Shift) of tectonic plates, leading to the
(a) 6000 metres (b) 4500 metres formationoflargefold-likestructureson ol.819.(c) Dhaulagiri mountain massif
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(c) 5200 metres (d) 7100 metres the Earth's crust? of the Himalayas in west-central Nepal.
SSC CHSL 25/05/2022(Evening) Cho O
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Sol.811.(a)6000metres.TheHimalayas (a) Ural mountain in Russia the Nepalese–Tibetan (Chinese) border.
onsist of three parallel ranges, the
c (b) Vosges mountain in Europe Makalu Mountain is located in the
Greater Himalayas or the Inner (c) Mt.Kilimanjaro in Africa Mahalangur Himalayas19kmsoutheast
Himalayas or the Himadri, the Lesser (d) Harz mountains in Germany ofMountEverest,ontheborderbetween
Himalayas called the Himachal (withan Nepal and Tibet. LhotseMountain-The
averageheightof3,700to4500meters), ol.815.(a) Ural mountain in Russia.
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and the Shivalik hills (with an average Fold Mountains - Himalayan Mountains Tibet and the Khumbu region of Nepal.
height of 900 to 1100 meters), which in Asia, the AlpsinEurope,theAndesin
comprise the foothills. South America, the Rockies in North Q.820. Which of the following
America. tatement(s) is/are correct regarding
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Q mountains?
______ mountains. Q.816.Whichofthefollowingmountains I - Mountains may be arrangedinaline
SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (2nd Shift) ereformedwhenmoltenrockfromthe
w known as range.
(a) Himalayan (b) Andes Mountains depths of the earth rose from the crust II-TheAravalirangeinIndiaisoneofthe
(c) Alps (d) Ural and piled up on its own? oldest fold mountain systems in the
SSC CHSL 31/05/2022(Evening) world.
Sol.812.(d) Ural. Alps mountain(natural (a) Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa III- Mt. Kilimanjaro in South America is
oundary between France and Italy),
b (b) Rockies in North America an example of Volcanic Mountain
AndesMountainsrange(SouthAmerican (c) Ural mountain in Russia SSC CGL 11/04/2022(Evening )
countries of Chile and Argentina), (d) Alps in Europe (a) Only I and II (b) Only II
Himalaya (plains of the Indian (c) I, II and III (d) Only I
subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau). Sol.816.(a) Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa
Caucasus mountains (Asia and Europe). ( Tanzania). Top mountains in Africa:- ol.820.(a) Only I and II. Mount
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Mount Kenya, Mount Stanley, Mount Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano in
.813. Which of the following have
Q Speke, Mount Baker, Mount Emin. Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in
mountain range young fold mountains? Africa .
SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (1st Shift) Q.817. Correctly match the following
(a) Appalachians mountain range eaks of the Himalayas to their heights.
p .821. The Deomali is the highest
Q
(b) Alps mountain range Peak Height in meters mountain peak of ______.
(c) Aravali mountain range 1. Mt. Everest a. 8167 SSC CGL 12/04/2022(Morning)
(d) Ural mountain range 2. Dhaulagiri b. 8848 (a) Assam (b) West Bengal
3. Kamet c. 8078 (c) Bihar (d) Odisha
ol.813.(b) Alps mountain range. Fold
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mountainsformwhentwoormoreofthe 4. Annapurna d. 7756
ol.821.(d) Odisha. The Deomali peak
S
Earth's tectonic plates collide. Types - SC CHSL 06/06/2022(Afternoon)
S heightis1,762m.TheBorailRangeisthe
Anticline, Syncline, Monocline, Isocline. (a) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d (b) 1-c, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d highest Mountain Ranges in Assam.
Features -ruggedrelief,imposingheight (c) 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c (d) 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a Someshwar Fort is the highest peak of
(lofty),highconicalpeaks.Examplesare Bihar. It is part of Shivalik hill.
the Rockies, the Andes, the Alps, the Sol.817.(c) 1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c
Himalayas, etc. Old fold Mountain - An .822.InwhichIndianstatewillyoufind
Q
.818.FotuLa,theGreatMountainPass,
Q
Appalachian mountain range, Aravali Mount Tiyi?
atanaltitudeof4108mabovesealevel,
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is the highest point of which Indian
range. (a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Odisha
state/UT?
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Nagaland
Q.814.The uplifted blocks of block SSC CHSL 09/06/2022(Morning)
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m (a) Mount Kalsubai (b) Mount Doddabetta ountain in the Garhwal region of
m
Range, Mount Saramati, Veda Peak, (c) Mount Saramati (d) Mount Dhupgarh Uttarakhand.
Ongpangkong Range.
Sol.827.(c)MountSaramati.Doddabetta Q.833. 'Pidurutalagala' is the highest
.823. In which of the following Indian
Q is the highest mountain in the Nilgiri ountain peak in ______.
m
states will you find the Netarhat Mountains at 2,637 meters. Kalsubai SSC CHSL 15/04/2021(Evening)
Mountains, also called ‘Queen of (highest point) is a mountain in the (a) Bhutan (b) Sri Lanka
Chotanagpur’? Western Ghats, located in the Indian (c) Myanmar (d) Nepal
SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Afternoon) state of Maharashtra.
(a) West Bengal (b) Jharkhand ol.833.(b) Sri Lanka. Pidurutalagala or
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(c) Odisha (d) Chhattisgarh .828.WhichIndiancityhastheNilachal
Q Mount Pedro in English, is an ultra
Hills? prominentpeakandthetallestmountain
ol.823.(b)Jharkhand.The Chota
S SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Evening) in Sri Lanka, at 2,524 m situated in the
Nagpur area has the most valuable (a) Bareilly (b) Guwahati town of Nuwara Eliya.
concentration of mineral resources in (c) Indore (d) Gangtok
India. The Chota Nagpur Plateau is .834. Which of the following hills is
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known for having the highest ol.828.(b) Guwahati (Assam). The
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concentration of iron and steel famous Kamakhya temple (Goddess SSC CHSL 15/04/2021(Evening)
industries. Durga) issituatedatthetopofNilachal (a) Aravali Hills (b) Karbi Anglong Hills
Hills. (c) Javadi Hills (d) Shevaroy Hills
Q.824. In which of the following Indian
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s Q.829. Generally, a steep hill with an ol.834.(b) Karbi Anglong Hills. Javadi
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SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Evening) levation of more than ______ meters is
e Hills and Shevaroy Hills are located in
(a) Madhya Pradesh classified as a mountain. Tamil Nadu. Aravali hills are located in
(b) Arunachal Pradesh SSC MTS 02/11/2021(Morning) Rajasthan.
(c) Himachal Pradesh (a) 600 (b) 500 (c) 1000 (d) 800
Q.835. Where is Mount Diavolo, an
(d) Nagaland ol.829.(a) 600. Within the earth, a
S important mountain peak in the
Sol.824.(b) Arunachal Pradesh. continuous movement is taking place. Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Located?
orichenPeakwithaheightof6858mis
G The internal process leads to the SSC CHSL 05/08/2021(Morning)
the highest peak in Arunachal Pradesh. upliftment and sinking of the earth's (a) Great Nicobar (b) North Andaman
The Dhupgarh Peak is the highest peak surface at several places. The external (c) Middle Andaman (d) South Andaman
of Madhya Pradesh. Reo Purgyil is the processisthecontinuouswearingdown
and rebuilding of the land surface. Eg: Sol.835.(d) South Andaman. It has an
highest mountain peak in the state of levation of 295 meters. Middle
e
Himachal Pradesh. Erosion and Deposition.
Andaman is separated from North
.825. Mountaineers refer to altitudes
Q Q.830. Which of thefollowingmountain Andaman Island by Austen Strait, and
above about ______ meters as the ‘death r anges is home to the second highest from Baratang Island at the south by
zone’. peak of the world, K2? Homfray's Strait.
SSC CGL 19/04/2022(Evening) SSC MTS 02/11/2021(Afternoon)
(a) Karakoram Range (b) Ladakh Range Q.836. Mount Jopuno is situated in
(a) 5,800 (b) 8,000 (c) 6,700 (d) 7,200 hich of the following states?
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(c) Pir Panjal Range (d) Zanskar Range
ol.825.(b) 8,000. The death zone
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refers to altitudes above a certainpoint Sol.830.(a) KarakoramRangesisknown (a) Uttarakhand (b) Sikkim
where the pressure of oxygen is s the 'backbone ofhighAsia'.Itisalso
a (c) Andhra Pradesh (d)Himachal Pradesh
insufficient to sustain human life for an knownasKrishnagiriwhichissituatedin
extended time span. the northernmost range of the Sol.836.(b) Sikkim. Mount Jopuno is
Trans-Himalayan ranges. ositioned in western Sikkim at a lofty
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Q.826.Inwhichofthefollowingstatesis elevation of5603meters.Thisimposing
indhya Range NOT located?
V Q.831. ______ is created bythecollision peak lies under Khangchendzonga
SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Evening) f convergent plate boundaries.
o National Park.
(a) Gujarat (b) Madhya Pradesh SSC CGL 16/08/2021(Morning)
(c) Rajasthan (d) Uttar Pradesh (a) Mid-ocean ridge (b) Land erosion Q.837. Which of the following hills is
(c) Oceanic trench (d)Mountain building ituated in Andhra Pradesh?
s
ol.826.(c) Rajasthan. VindhyaRanges-
S SSC CHSL 10/8/2021(Afternoon)
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, ol.831.(d) Mountain building. A
S (a) Kaimur Hills (b) Pachmarhi Hills
Southern parts of Uttar Pradesh, and convergentboundaryisanareaonearth (c) Nagari Hills (d) Girnar Hills
Bihar. Borders on- Satpura Range and where two or more lithospheric plates
Chota Nagpur Plateau. converge or collide and one plate ol.837.(c) Nagari hills. Other hill
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eventually slides beneath the other. stations in Andhra Pradesh include
Q.827. Which of the following is a Tirumala, Araku Valley, Horsley Hills,
ountain peak that rises above the
m Q.832.WhichofthefollowingHimalayan Lambasingi, Nallamala Hills.
surrounding peaks at the mountainous eaks is NOT located in Nepal?
p
border of the Indian state of Nagaland SSC CGL 20/08/2021(Evening) Q.838.Inwhichofthefollowingstatesis
and the Sagaing region of Myanmar? (a) Kamet (b) Annapurna t he Shatrunjaya Hills located?
(c) Mount Everest (d) Makalu SSC CHSL 10/8/2021(Evening)
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Thaltej-Jodhpur Tekra, Wilson Hills. t he erupted material is typically a liquid the Mediterranean Sea region, Central
rock known as _________ . Chile, the Southwest United States,
Q.839.Whichofthefollowingmountains SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Evening)
is situated near the Siachen region of Australia, and Africa.
(a) Plasma (b) Lava
Ladakh in India? (c) Hailstone (d) Mercury .847. Copacabana beachissituatedin
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SSC CHSL 20/10/2020(Afternoon) __________.
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(b) Kabru Mountain generally found where tectonic plates (a) Australia (b) Brazil
(c) Kanchenjunga Mountain come together orseparate,buttheycan (c) Peru (d) Mexico
(d) K12 Mountain alsooccurinthemiddleofplatesdueto
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ol.839.(d) K12 Mountain. Kirat Chuli
S Barren Island (only one inIndia),Mauna islocatedintheSouthZoneofthecityof
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the Himalayas on the border of eastern Youngest Volcano: Paricutin ( Mexico). beach”)isthelongestbeachintheworld,
NepalandIndia.Kanchenjungaispartof Dormant Volcano: Vesuvius (Italy). locatedinBrazil.Monolithibeach,Greece
the Great Himalaya Range. K12 is the (longestbeachofEurope),Marinabeach,
second highest peak in the Saltoro Q.844. The forces which act in the Chennai (longest beach in Asia).
Mountains,asubrangeoftheKarakoram interior of the earth are called ______. Beaches in India - Puri Beach (Odisha),
range in the Siachen region, in Ladakh. SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Afternoon) Rushikonda Beach (Andhra Pradesh),
(a) gravitational forces Eden Beach (Puducherry), Radhanagar
Q.840.WhatistheheightofMt.Godwin (b) frictional forces
usten, also known as Mt. K2?
A beach (Andaman and Nicobar), Minicoy
(c) endogenic forces Thundi beach (Lakshadweep).
SSC CHSL 21/10/2020 (Evening) (d) exogenic forces
(a) 8611 m (b) 8511 m .848. What is the geographic location
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S - Volcanism, metamorphism, as the Great Barrier Reef?
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highest mountain in the world, after and faulting, mountain development. (a) Switzerland (b) Australia
Mount Everest above sea level. It is (c) China (d) Ireland
located on the China-Pakistan border. Q.845. Which of the following is an
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following hills? (a) Cinder cones volcanoes The majority of coral reefs are found
SSC CGL 03/3/2020(Afternoon) (b) Flood basalt volcanoes within tropical a
nd subtropical waters
(a) Nallamala Hills (b) Horsley Hills (c) Shield volcanoes (between 30o north and 30o south
(c) Nagari Hills (d) Ananthagiri Hills (d) Calderas volcanoes latitudes).TheCoralreefsfoundinIndia-
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the Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Rhyolitecalderacomplexesarethemost boundary between Europe and Africa ?
Pradesh. explosive of Earth’s volcanoesbutoften SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
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(b) Strait of Gibraltar
Volcano usuallysoexplosivethatwhentheyerupt
they endupcollapsinginonthemselves (c) Dardanelles Strait
rather than building any tall structure. (d) Malacca Strait
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(a) Africa (b) Equatorial regions Asian Turkey from EuropeanTurkey)-It
Sol.842.(b) The 'ring of fire' is a ring of
(c) Caribbean (d) Mediterranean regions connectstheAegeanSeawiththeSeaof
v olcanoes in the Pacific Ocean.
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Sea (Pacific Ocean). (Hominidae). These are large, connectswiththeGulfofAdenandthen
orange-hairedapesthatarenativetothe with the Arabian Sea. The Black Sea
Q.850. What is the name of the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. separatesEuropefromAsia.WhiteSea-
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(a) Strait of Gibraltar savanna and desert regions. Lemurs: largest inland water body.
(b) Dardanelles Strait Scientific name (Lemuroidea), Phylum
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(d) Palk Strait t he world ?
.854.Asof2020,whichcountryhasthe
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ol.850.(d) Palk Strait is a water body
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(a) 70° (b) 60° (c) 79° (d) 40° (Mexico), Chromium (South Africa), (a) South America (b) North America
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(Argentina), Gobi Desert (China and (a) Arid Region northern Arctic.
Mongolia), Turkestan (Kazakhstan), (b) Polar Region
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Cacti, Prickly Shrubs, Long-rooted wiry (d) Tropical Rainforest Region merica animals which are used for
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.852. According to the World Bank,
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(c) 354 Persons per sq . km. northwest Australia. America, longest continental mountain},
(d) 364 Persons per sq . km. Rockies (North America), Great Dividing
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Other Countries' population density SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Afternoon) (Africa) etc.
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Bangladesh (1286), New Zealand (19).
China. Willy Willy - Australia. Tornado - (a) Africa (b) North America
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(a) Red Sea (b) Black Sea (Democratic Republic of the Congo,
(b) Orangutan - Caribbean islands
(c) White Sea (d) Caspian Sea Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda,
(c) Ostrich - Savanna and desert regions,
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km)isthelongestofSouthAmerica.The the Khyber Pass.
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in Europe. .867. A mass of snow and ice that
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.862._____istheonlycontinentthrough
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which the tropic of cancer, the equator from its place of accumulation is called a distances ?
and the tropic of capricorn passes. ______. SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Morning)
SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (3rd Shift) SSC CHSL 09/8/2021(Evening) (a) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
(a) North America (b) Africa (a) lagoon (b) glacier (b) Indian Oil Corporation
(c) Europe (d) Asia (c) block mountain (d) plateau (c) Bharat Petroleum
(d) Oil India Limited
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t he second largest continent after Asia. ass or river of ice formed by the
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the Atlantic Ocean, located in the A plateau is a flat area of land that is between Nunmati and Barauni in 1964.
southeast of the Gulf of Mexico? elevated above sea level. Total Length 1167 Kilometers. Hajira
SSC CHSL 31/05/2022(Afternoon) (Gujarat)-Bijapur (Madhya Pradesh)
(a) Arabian Sea (b) Baltic Sea
Miscellaneous -Jagdishpur (Uttar Pradesh) (HBJ) Gas
(c) Caspian Sea (d) Caribbean Sea Pipeline is the longest pipeline of India
Q.868. Based on current scientific having a length of 1750 km. It was
ol.863.(d) Caribbean Sea.TheCaspian
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k constructed by GAIL (India) Limited.
Sea is theworld'slargestinlandbodyof
the Earth has an estimated age of:
water, often described as the world's .871. The term physical geology was
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largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The coined by _____________
(a) about 4,50,00,00,000 years
Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon)
(b) about 95,00,00, 00 years
Ocean. (a) William Hopkins (b) Georgius Agricola
(c) about 45,00,000 years
Q.864. Death Valley is adesertvalleyin (d) about 65,00,000 years (c) Louis Agassiz (d) Aziz Ab'Saber
t he________thatisthehottestanddriest ol.871.(a) William Hopkins. Father'sof
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place with a world record highest air Various Fields - Economics (Adam
billion) years. Estimate age of celestial
temperature of 134°F. Smith), Telephone (Alexander Graham
bodies : Universe - 13.8 billion years,
SSC CHSL 08/06/2022 (Afternoon) Bell), Modern Chemistry (Antoine
MilkyWaygalaxy-13.6billionyears,Sun
(a) Mojave Desert of California Lavoisier), Classification/ Taxonomy
- 4.5 billion years, Solar system - 4.5
(b) Atacama Desert of Chile (Carl Linnaeus), Evolution (Charles
billion years, Oldest star (Methuselah) -
(c) Lut Desert of Iran Darwin), Geography (Eratosthenes).
14.5 billion years, Moon - 4.5 billion
(d) Sahara Desert of Africa
years.Lifeontheearthappearedaround
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.869. Which concept wasproposedby
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Hutchinson in 1957 to express the
Great Basin Desert. Rivers: Furnace SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening)
relationshipofanindividualorpopulation
Creek; Amargosa River. (a) Allen's rule (b) Yoda’s rule
to all aspects of its environment?
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Sol.872.(a) Allen's rule is a
SSC MTS 13/10/2021(Evening) (b) Ecological pyramid
z oogeographic rule that states that
(a) France (b) United States of America (c) Ecological succession
endothermic animals of colder climates
(c) Russia (d) United Kingdom (d) Ecological niche
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biotic and abiotic factors affecting it. climates. Gloger's rule states that
.866. A major portion of 'Sufed Koh'
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mountain range lies in ______. layering ofahabitat;thearrangementof climates tend to be more d arkly
SSC CHSL 09/8/2021(Morning) vegetationinlayers.Ecologicalpyramid- pigmented than those of drier climates.
(a) Pakistan (b) China It is a graphical representation of the
(c) India (d) Myanmar .873. Who was the first e
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relationship between the different living
describe the specific s hape of
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D .880. The Wild Life (Protection)
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SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) on the dead or decaying plants or implement the Convention on
(a) Ernst Haeckel animals. International Trade in Endangered
(b) Howard Thomas Odum SpeciesofWildFaunaandFlora(CITES).
(c) Edward O Wilson Q.877. _______ is characterized by Which of the following statements is
(d) Charles Elton bundant dissolved oxygen, sunlight,
a correct about CITES?
nutrients, generally high wave energies 1. CITES is an agreement between
ol.873.(d)CharlesElton.Heintroduced
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theconceptoffoodweb,foodchainand subzone, alternating submergence and trade in the specimens of wild animals
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“AnimalEcology”in1927.ErnestHaeckel SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) o f the species.
- He coined the term ‘Ecology’ in 1866. (a) The Lentic Zone 2. Under CITES, plant and animal
Edward O Wilson - Proponent of (b) The Limnetic Zone specimens are classified into five
Sociobiology. (c) The Littoral Zone categories based on the threat to their
(d) The Benthic Zone extinction.
Q.874. Which of the followingplacesof
India can have maximum temperature Sol.877.(c) The Littoral Zone - It is an 3. The Convention requires countries to
difference between the day and night ? reaclosetotheshoreandsubmergedin
a regulate the trade of all listed specimens
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon) water to some degree. Lentic Zone - through permits.
(a) Jaisalmer (b) Kanyakumari Ecosystem entails a body of standing 4. It also seeks to regulate the
(c) Thiruvananthapuram (d) Port Blair water, ranging from ditches, seeps, possession of live animal specimens.
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Humidity-Becauseofitdryairheatsup Sol.880.(b) 1, 3 and 4. The CITES
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rapid cooling at night. Low Thermal t hat does NOT thrive on solar energy? entered into force in July 1975.
Capacity of Sand - Desert soils, SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon)
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especially sandy ones,heatupswiftlyin (a) Marine organisms
bjective of National Rehabilitation and
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thesunandcooldownrapidly,giventheir (b) Deep sea hydro-thermal ecosystem
Resettlement Policy (2007) of the
low capacity to retain heat. (c) Nitrogen fixing bacteria
Government of India?
(d) Phytoplanktons
.875. In Which year did Ernst Haeckel
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introduce the term ‘ecology’ to describe ol.878.(b) Deep sea hydro-thermal
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SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening) around deep sea vents, where hot, resettlement
(a) 1887 (b) 1866 (c) 1884 (d) 1888 mineral-rich water spews out from the (b) To integrate rehabilitation concerns
Earth's crust. This water contains a into the development planning and
Sol.875.(b)1866.Ecologyisthestudyof variety of chemicals, includinghydrogen implementation process
t he relationships between living sulfide, which are used by (c) To minimise displacement and to
organisms, including humans, and their chemosynthetic bacteria to produce promote, as far as possible,
physical environment. Biogenetic law, food. These bacteria are thefoundation non-displacing or least-displacing
alsocalledRecapitulationTheoryandthe ofthedeepseahydrothermalfoodchain, alternatives
term “phylum” given by Ernst Haeckel. supporting a variety ofotherorganisms, (d) To provide a better standard of living,
Theterm“Ecosystem”wascoinedbySir such as tubeworms, clams, and crabs. making concerted efforts for
Arthur George Tansley (in 1935). providing sustainable income to the
Q.879.Inwhichofthefollowingstatesis affected families
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SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning) night temperatures? ol.881.(a) The Rehabilitation and
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(c) herbivores (d) omnivores (a) Rajasthan (b) Bihar thegovernmentofIndia,MinistryofRural
(c) Kerala (d) Punjab Development.It establishes the post of
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dead organisms). Other examples of IndianOcean.Thelargewaterbodiesact
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plants, Examples - Cow, Buffalo, Horse, the day and night. The presence of thatbiodiversityisofcentralimportance
Rabbits. Decomposers are the vegetation helps in cooling the area, totheproductivity,stability,resistanceto
microorganisms which convertthedead reducing the temperature difference the invasion of ecosystems and fertility
plants and animals to humus. between day and night. of their soils?
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(d) Edward Osborne Wilson (c) A lot of boring pumps have been set temperaturesensorsfrombeingaffected
up in the adjacent areas. by direct or reflected sunlight.
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ilson - Father of biodiversity. Karl
W been covered with a layer of (a) Stevenson screen (b) Skywarn screen
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ecological community, biocenosis, or
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mallmoonsorbitingMarsdiscoveredby
s Wellsaredumpedwithwasteastheydo shelter, a thermoscreen, or a
AmericanastronomerAsaphHallin1877 not contain any more water. thermometerscreen.Skywarnscreen-It
? isanationalnetworkofvolunteersevere
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(a) Phobos and Deimos OT a major producer of fertilisers?
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(b) Miranda and Triton SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (2nd shift) National Weather Service.
(c) Enceladus and Titan (a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Gujarat
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OT involved in a Water Cycle?
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Deimos. Phobos is largely made up of of the productionofnitrogenousaswell
carbonaceous chondrites. as phosphatic fertilizers. India is oneof Sol.891.(a) Hydration. Water cycle -
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importance of species richness in the Q.888. In the context of ecology, the Involvedinthewatercycle:Liquidwater
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g evaporates into water vapor, condenses
SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (1st shift) between the size of an area and the to form clouds, andprecipitatesbackto
(a) Portfolio hypothesis number of species present in it. earth in the form of rain and snow.
(b) Redundancy hypothesis Accordingly, by which letter is the
(c) Predation hypothesis regression coefficient denoted? .892.
Q The Physical Quality of Life
(d) Rivet popper hypothesis log S = log C + Z log A Index does NOT include which of the
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (2nd shift) following indicators?
Sol.884.(d) Rivet popper hypothesis. (a) S (b) A (c) Z (d) C SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (3rd shift)
hehypothesissuggeststheimportance
T (a) Life expectancy
of species richness in the maintenance Sol.888.(c) Z. The species-area (b) Gender development index
of the ecosystem. Redundancy r elationship is often evaluated in (c) Infant mortality
hypothesis- Itpredictsthatthespecies conservation science in order to predict (d) Literacy
redundancy in a plant community extinction rates in the case of habitat
enhancescommunitystability.Predation loss and habitat fragmentation. The ol.892.(b) Gender development index
S
hypothesis - It predictsthatgroup-living equation:logS=logC+ZlogA,whereS (GDI).ThePhysicalQualityofLifeIndex
animalsareadaptedtomakealarmcalls = species richness, A = area, C = (PQLI)isameasurethatcombinesthree
that distract or confuse predators. Y-intercept. basics-literacyrate,lifeexpectancy,and
infantmortalityrate.Itwasdevelopedby
.885. Which states are involved in the
Q Q.889. In the 1930s, which of the Morris David Morris, an American
joint venture of the Chambal Project? f ollowing theories was propounded by economist,asanalternativetotheGross
SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (2nd shift) Arthur Holmes about the mantle ? DomesticProduct(GDP)asameasureof
(a) Rajasthan and Haryana SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (4th shift) a country’s progress and development.
(b) Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh (a) Theory of Faunal Succession
(c) Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh (b) Slab Pull Theory Q.893. Which of the following hill
(d) Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (c) Convectional Current Theory tations do NOT experience snowfall in
s
(d) Theory of Faulting winters?
ol.885.(d) Rajasthan and Madhya
S SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (4th shift)
Pradesh.ChambalProject: Initiatedin- Sol.889.(c)ConvectionalcurrentTheory. (a) Ooty (b) Nainital
1954. Aim - Harnessing the Chambal heConvectionalcurrentsaregenerated
T (c) Shimla (d) Srinagar
Riverforirrigation,Powergenerationand due to radioactive elements causing
forpreventionandcontrolofsoilerosion thermal differences in the mantle ol.893.(a)
S Ooty Renowned as
in the valley. portion. Arthur Holmes - The firstearth Udhagamandalam. It is located in the
scientist to grasp the mechanical and stateofTamilNaduandissurroundedby
.886.Which of the following is the
Q thermal implications of mantle the Nilgiri Mountain Range.
primary factor contributing to the c onvection, which led eventually to the
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Q ( c) Reservoir induced earthquakes r each old age. A country in which birth
'Molasses basin', which is made up of (d) Volcanic earthquake and death rates are high,thepyramidis
soft unconsolidated deposits? broad at the base and rapidly narrows
ol.898.(b)
S Collapse earthquake.
SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (3rd shift) towards the top (Kenya).
Explosion earthquakes (Blast-induced
(a) Mizoram (b) Manipur
earthquake) - Occurs due to the Q.903. When a person moves to a new
(c) Nagaland (d) Meghalaya
detonationoflargeexplosives,asduring ountry, it is called ________.
c
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ountains). Manipur is known as ‘The
m earthquakesaretriggeredbythefillingof (a) Immigration (b) Emigration
Jewel of land’ in India. Nagaland - The large reservoirs, as dams. Volcanic (c) Out-migration (d) Intra-Migration
falcon capital of the world.Meghalaya- earthquakes occur due to volcanic
The Abode of Clouds. activity. ol.903.(a) Immigration. Emigration -
S
Whenapersonleavesone'sowncountry
Q.895. Which is the largest Dun Q.899. Which of the following is the tosettlepermanentlyinanother(moving
f ormation in India? cientific discipline concerned with the
s abroad). Out-migration - The action of
SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 3rd shift) description and classification of the leaving one place to settle in another,
(a) Harike Dun (b) Nalagarh Dun Earth's topographic features? especially within a country. Internal
(c) Kota Dun (d) DehraDun SSC CHSL Tier-2 26/06/2023 Migration - The movement of people
(a) Geomorphology (b) Acarology within a country, results in a more
ol.895.(d) DehraDun (Uttarakhand)
S (c) Ethology (d) Meteorology efficient allocation of human resources
Contains pilgrimage sites like Gangotri, to sectors and regions where they are
Yamunotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath, and Sol.899.(a) Geomorphology is a term
better utilized.
Hemkund Sahib. The longitudinal valley t hatstudieschangeintheearth’ssurface
(accumulated with coarse alluvium due to these exogenic and endogenic .904. Which is the second largest
Q
passed down by Himalayan rivers)lying forces, where exogenic forces are the family in modern Indian languages?
between lesser Himalaya and the external forces originating within the SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Evening)
ShiwaliksareknownasDuns.Examples: earth’s atmosphere and endogenic (a) Sino-Tibetan (Kirata)
Kotli dun, Patli dun (Uttarakhand), forcesareinternalforcesgeneratedfrom (b) Indo-European (Aryan)
Nalagarh Dun (Himachal Pradesh). within the earth. Acarology - Study of (c) Austric (Nishada)
mitesandticks.Italsoinvolvesthestudy (d) Dravidian (Dravida)
.896. In which year was an approach
Q of the Acarina order - itmeansstudyof
and program named Joint Forest arachnids like spiders, scorpions,etc. ol.904.(d) Dravidian (Dravida). Major
S
Management (JFM) launched in the Dravidian Languages - Tamil, Telugu,
context of National Forest Policy? Q.900.Theancientnameofwhichofthe Kannada and Malayalam. They are
SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (3rd shift) f ollowing rivers is Vipasha? mainly spoken in southern India,central
(a) 1965 (b) 1988 (c) 1996 (d) 1947 SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Evening) India, north-east Sri Lanka.
(a) Sutlej (b) Ravi (c) Chenab (d) Beas
Sol.896.(b) 1988.Joint Forest Q.905.Whichamongthefollowingoccur
anagement is about involving local
M ol.900.(d) Beas.
S hen two tectonic plates are moving
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communities in the management and Q.901._______speciesarethosespecies past each other with different speeds?
restoration of degraded forests. of plants and animals which are found SSC MTS 19/05/2023 (Afternoon)
exclusively in a particular area. (a) Drought (b) Earthquake
.897.Eugene Odum is well known for:
Q SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Morning) (c) Hurricane (d) Blizzard
Graduate Level 30/06/2023 ( Shift - 1) (a) Endemic (b) Endangered
(a) contribution in ecology (c) Threatened (d) Critically Endangered Sol.905.(b) Earthquake. Seismograph -
(b) contribution in animal hormonal ecords the tremors of an earthquake.
R
balance ol.901.(a) Endemic. Example of
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(c) contribution in plant stress regulation Endemic Species - Kangaroos originally Q.906. Which ministry is related to the
(d) contribution in animal physiology endemictoAustraliaandfoundnowhere " Deep Ocean Mission"?
else in the world. Endemic Species of SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Afternoon)
ol.897.(a) Contribution in ecology.
S India -AsiaticLion(GirForest),Kashmir (a) Ministry of Earth Sciences
Eugene Pleasants Odum (Father of Stag (Kashmir Valley), Purple Frog (b) Ministry of Environment, Forest and
modern ecology). Alexander von (Western Ghats), Sangai Deer (Loktak Climate change
Humbolt - Father of ecology. Arthur G. Lake), Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiri Hills). (c) Ministry of Mines
Tansley - First to coin the term (d) Ministry of Defence
ecosystemin1935.VladimirVernadsky- Q.902. In countries like Japan, _______
Founded the biosphere concept. irth rates makethepopulationpyramid
b ol.906.(a) Ministry of Earth Sciences.
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_______ at the base. DeepOceanMission:Itwillbeamission
Q.898. Which of the following is mode project to support the Blue
SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Morning)
onsidered as small earthquakes in
c Economy (sustainable use of ocean
(a) Low, Broad (b) High, Broad
undergroundcavesandmineswhichare resources) Initiatives oftheGovernment
(c) Low, Narrow (d) High, Narrow
caused by the seismic waves produced of India. India will now be the sixth
by the eruption of rock on the surface? ol.902.(c) Low, Narrow. A population
S country to have it aftertheUSA,Russia,
Matric Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 2) pyramidisawaytovisualizeageandsex France, Japan and China. The National
(a) Explosion earthquake of a specific population. Decreased Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)
(b) Collapse earthquake Death rates allow numbers of peopleto will carry out thismission.IndianSpace
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ResearchOrganisation(ISRO)isalsoone Ganges and west of the Brahmaputra II. Isthmus - a narrow passage ofwater
f the collaborators in this mission.
o iver. Andaman Wild Pig (sus scrofa
R onnecting two large water bodies
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andamanensis) - endangered porcine SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift)
.907.Thepointonthesurface,nearest
Q species ofAndamanandNicobarislands. (a) Only II (b) Both I and II
to the focus oftheearthquake,iscalled Hornbills (bucerotidae) - family of birds (c) Neither I nor II (d) Only I
_______. found in tropical and subtropical Africa
SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Morning) and Asia. Andaman Teal (anas Sol.915.(c) Neither I nor II. Strait -
(a) hypocentre (b) epicenter albogularis) - Speciesofduckendemicto arrowbodyofwaterthatconnectstwo
N
(c) centripiece (d) semi centre the Andaman archipelago in the Bay of larger bodies of water, Examples-Cook
Bengal. strait (New Zealand), Malacca strait
ol.907.(b) Epicenter. Hypocenter - A
S (Indonesia-Malaysia), Mesina strait
point beneath the Earth's surface where .911. Indian Standard Time (IST) is
Q (Italy-Sicily), Bering strait (Alaska
thevibrationsofanearthquakeoriginate. ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) -Russia), Hormuz strait (Gulf of
Richter scale is the most common by ________. persia-Gulf of Oman), etc. Isthmus -
standard of measurement for SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (4th Shift) narrow strip of land that connects two
earthquakes. The R ichter Magnitude - It (a) 3 hours 45 min (b) 7 hours 15 min larger landmasses and separates two
is a measure of the amount of energy (c) 2 hours (d) 5 hours 30 min bodies of water, Examples-Isthmusof
released during an earthquake and Panama, Isthmus of suez.
expressed by the Richter scale. Sol.911.(d) 5 hours 30 minutes. The
reenwich Mean Time is 0° longitude
G Q.916. In 1962, who published 'The
.908. Little Andaman in the south is
Q While going eastwards the time istory of OceanBasins',whichoutlined
H
separated from the Nicobar Islands by increases by 4 minutes and in thewest the theory of how tectonic plates could
the ________. decreaseswiththesamerate.So(82.5x move, later called 'sea floor spreading'?
SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift) 4 = 330 minutes or 5 hours 30 minutes). SSC CGL Tier II 03/03/2023
(a) 8° Channel (b) 10° Channel (a) George Edward Backus
(c) 7° Channel (d) 9° Channel Q.912.Which of the following earthquake (b) Alfred Wegener
aves are longitudinal waves?
w (c) Louis Bauer
ol.908.(b)10DegreeChannel:Situated
S SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
at bay of Bengal. 9-degree channels: (d) Harry Hammond Hess
(a) L waves (b) P waves
Separate Minicoy and Lakshadweep. (c) N waves (d) S Waves Sol.916.(d) Harry Hammond Hess.
7-degree channel: Separates Rutland ccording to the theory of plate
A
Island of Great Andaman and South Sol.912.(b) P waves. Earthquake waves tectonics, the earth’s lithosphere is
Andaman to the north and Little ( Seismic waves) are vibrations in the broken into distinct plates which are
Andaman to the south. earth that transmit energy. floating on a ductile layer called
.909. Which of the following is a rare
Q Q.913._____speciesarethespecieswhich asthenosphere.
species as per International Union for re notfoundaftersearchesofknownor
a Q.917.Belowareafewstatementsgiven
Conservation of Nature (IUCN)? likely areas where they may occur. bout afforestation.
a
SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift) SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift) A. Afforestation could prevent flooding.
(a) Lion tailed macaque (b) Asiatic buffalo (a) Extinct (b) Endangered B. Afforestation can balance our
(c) Gangetic dolphin (d) Blue sheep (c) Normal (d) Vulnerable ecosystem.
ol.909.(b) Asiatic buffalo. The
S ol.913.(a) Extinct. An endangered
S Which of the above statements is/are
International Union for Conservation of species is a type of organism that is correct?
Nature (IUCN) - Organization workingin threatened by extinction. Examples: SSC CGL Tier II 03/03/2023
the field of nature conservation and Black Rhino, Tiger, Whale, Red Panda, (a) Both A & B are incorrect (b) Only B
sustainable use of natural resources. Chimpanzee, Asian Elephant etc. (c) Both A & B (d) Only A
Founded - 1948, Headquarter - Gland, Sol.917.(c)BothAandB.Afforestation:
Switzerland. Important rare species - .914. Which of the following is a
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vulnerable species? rocess of planting trees and
p
African Forest Elephant, Kondana Rat, establishing forests in areas wherethey
Large Rock Rat orElviraRat,Namdapha SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
(a) Himalayan brown bear did not previously exist.
FlyingSquirrel,MalabarCivet.Lion-tailed
macaque - Rarest and most threatened (b) Horn bill Q.918.The national census does NOT
primates. (c) Asiatic cheetah r ecognise_________groups within India.
(d) Asiatic elephant SSC CGL Tier II 06/03/2023
Q.910. Which of the following is an (a) tribal (b) ethnic
xtinct species?
e ol.914.(d)
S Asiatic elephant. A
vulnerable species is a species which (c) religious (d) scheduled caste
SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
(a) Hornbill (b) Andaman wild pig hasbeencategorizedbytheInternational Sol.918.(b) Ethnic. Census - Process of
(c) Pink head duck (d) Andaman teal Union forConservationofNature(IUCN) ollecting, compiling, analyzing and
c
as being threatened with extinction. disseminating demographic, economic
Sol.910.(c)Pinkheadducks(Rhodonessa and social data pertaining, at a specific
aryophyllacea) were one of the rarest
c Q.915. Which of the following pairs of
" term - definition" is correct? time, of all persons in a country or a
species of waterfowl that were found in well-defined part of a country.
India. They mainly inhabited the area I. Strait - a narrow strip of land joining
around the lower areas north of the two landmasses Q.919.'Anaconda' , one of the world's
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largest snakes, is found in _______. (c) Giant salvinia (d) Azolla pinnata Responsibility
SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (1st Shift) ( b) Ethical Producer Responsibility
(a) Tropical evergreen forest Sol.923.(c) Giant salvinia(aquatic fern, (c) Extended Producer Responsibility
(b) Monsoon forest ative to south-eastern Brazil, Scientific
n (d) Post-consumer Environmental
(c) Temperate evergreen forest name - Salvinia molesta). Salvinia Responsibility
(d) Temperate grasslands minima (common salvinia or water
spangles), Osmundaregalis(Royalfern), ol.928.(c)
S Extended Producer
ol.919.(a) Tropical Evergreen Forests
S Azolla pinnata (mosquito fern, feathered Responsibility (EPR). The concept was
(Amazon forest). They are categorized mosquito fern and water velvet). first formally introduced in Sweden by
under the genus Eunectes (great Thomas Lindhqvist in 1990.
swimmers) and family (Boidae). They .924. The process of wastewater
Q
thriveverywellinhot,humidplaceswith treatment is commonly called _____ .929.Which of the following is NOT a
Q
dense foliage. Tropical rainforests are treatment. broad mitigation technique of landslide?
found in South America, Africa, and SSC CGL 11/04/2022(Afternoon) SSC CGL 21/04/2022(Afternoon)
Southeast Asia around the equator. (a) sewage (b) microbe (a) Construction of retention wall to stop
(c) bacteria (d) pollutant land from slipping
Q.920. Wearing away of landscape by (b) The surface drainage control works
ifferent agents like water, windandice
d Sol.924.(a) Sewage. The 4 steps of to control the movement of landslide
is called________ ewage
s treatment are Sludge along with rain water and spring flows
SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift) Thickening,SludgeDigestion,Dewatering, (c) Hazard mapping to locate areas
(a) Weathering (b) Erosion Disposal. prone to landslides
(c) Metamorphosis (d) Sedimentation Q.925. ______ refers to a sanitation (d) Reduction in the vegetation cover to
ystem in which toilets collect human
s arrest landslide
ol.920.(b) Erosion. Metamorphism is
S
the transformation of existing rock to excreta in sealable, removable ol.929.(d) Landslide is the movement
S
rockwithadifferentmineralcomposition cartridges that are transported to ofamassofrock,debrisorearthdowna
or texture. Sedimentation refers to the treatment facilities. slope. 4 types of landslides: fall and
processofparticlessettlingoutfromthe SSC CGL 11/04/2022(Evening ) toppling, slides (rotational and
suspension of water because of the (a) Ecological sanitation translational), flows and creep.
effect of gravity. (b) Container-Based sanitation
(c) Community-led total sanitation .930.Faminescausedbyratinfestation
Q
.921.Accordingtothefieldguide‘Birds
Q (d) Dry sanitation during the flowering of Melocanna
of India’ authored by the Zoological baccifera bamboo in parts of North-East
Survey of India, how many bird species Sol.925.(b) Container Based Sanitation. India is known as the ‘______’ famines.
are there in India? cological sanitation is that protects
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SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Evening) human and ecosystem health while (a) Doji Bara (b) Chalisa
(a) 1587 (b) 1459 (c) 1698 (d) 1331 preventing water pollution, conserving (c) Upper Doab (d) Mautam
energy, and capturing nutrients.
ol.921.(d) 1,331. ZSI:Founded(1July
S ol.930.(d)Mautam.TheChalisafamine
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1916), Headquarters (Kolkata), Director .926. The greater one-horned rhino is
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of1783–1784intheIndiansubcontinent
(Dr Kailash Chandra, Dec.2022), Parent listed under the Schedule ______ of the
followed unusual El Niño events that
Organization (Ministry of Environment, Wildlife Protection Act, 1972
began in 1780 and caused droughts
forest, and Climate Change). SSC CGL 12/04/2022(Evening)
throughout the region.TheDoabfamine
(a) II (b) IV (c) III (d) I
.922. The study of the structure,
Q of1860–1861wasafamineinIndiathat
evolution and dynamics ofEarthandits ol.926.(d) I . Wildlife Protection Act,
S affected the Ganga-YamunaDoabinthe
natural mineral and energy resources is 1972-Providesfortheprotectionofwild North-Western Provinces. The Doji bara
called: animals, birds and plants. famine(alsoSkullfamine)of1791–1792
SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Morning) in the Indian subcontinent was brought
(a) geophysics (b) geology .927. In which of the following towns
Q onbyamajorElNiñoeventlastingfrom
(c) geography (d) geometry will you find the ‘Kachari Ruins’? 1789–1795 and producing prolonged
SSC CGL 13/04/2022(Afternoon) droughts.
ol.922.(b) Geology. James Hutton is
S (a) Shimla (b) Bilaspur
known as the father of geology. (c) Gangtok (d) Dimapur
Eratosthenes is called the father of
geography. The study of mountains is ol.927.(d) Dimapur (Nagaland). The
S
called Orology. The study of Rocks is Kachari Rajbari Ruins are a series of
called Petrology. mushroom domed pillars.
Q.923. Which floating fern damages Q.928. ______isanenvironmentalpolicy
quatic ecosystems by outgrowing and
a nder which producers are given a
u
replacing nativeplantsthatprovidefood significant responsibility – financial
and habitat for native animals and and/or physical – for the treatment or
waterflow? disposal of products that are no longer
Graduate Level 01/08/2022 ( Shift - 4 ) useful to the consumer
(a) Salvinia minima (b) Osmunda regalis SSC CGL 19/04/2022(Evening)
(a) Producers’ Environmental
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(d) positive; 0.6 Percent (d) They are not processed or
Economics transformed further.
Sol.4.(d) positive; 0.6 Percent. India’s
Basics of Economy Industrial reforms of 1991 : Wide-scale ol.7.(b) Final Goods - An item that is
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reduction in the scope of industrial meant for final use and will not pass
Q.1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapart licensing, simplification of procedural through any more stages of production
f the infrastructure sector ?
o rules andregulations,reductionofareas ortransformations.Typesoffinalgoods:
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Morning) reservedexclusivelyforthepublicsector, consumption goods and capital goods.
(a) Agriculture (b) Dams disinvestment of equity of selected Examples:television,ready-to-eatfoods,
(c) Highways (d) Power public sector undertakings, enhancing medicines. Intermediate goods - Raw
the limits of foreign equity participation materials that a firm buys fromanother
ol.1.(a) Agriculture. Infrastructure is
S in domestic industrial undertakings, firmwhicharecompletelyusedupinthe
definedasthebasicphysicalsystemsof liberalisation oftradeandexchangerate processofproduction.Examples:wheat,
a business, region, or nation and often policies, rationalisation and reductionof soil, crude oil, steel etc.
involves the production of public goods customsandexcisedutiesandpersonal
or production processes. Examples - and corporate income-tax etc. Q.8.Whatwasthepercentageofwomen
transportation systems, communication orkingintheprimarysectorofIndiaas
w
networks, sewage, water, and school Q.5. Which of the following is NOT an of 2011 - 2012 ?
systems etc. xample of manufacturing activity ?
e SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st shift)
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon) (a) 61% (b) 63.08% (c) 64.5% (d) 62.8%
Q.2.Thesharesofthepublicsectorand (a) Paper made from wood
t he private sector in the production of (b) Mutual fund products made by ol.8.(d)
S 62.8%. Distribution of
steel during 1990-91 were __________, combining debt and equity funds workforce in different sectors, as per
respectively. (c) Yarn made from cotton 2011-12 data : Primary sector - 48.9
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon) (d) Sugar made from sugarcane percent (Men -43.6percent),Secondary
(a) 40% and 60% (b) 46% and 54% Sector :- 24.3 percent (Men - 25.9
(c) 49% and 51% (d) 55% and 45% Sol.5.(b) Mutual fundproductsmadeby percent, women - 20 percent),
ombining debt and equity funds come
c Tertiary/service Sector - 26.8 percent
ol.2.(b) 46% and 54%. During the
S under the Tertiary sector of Economy. (Men - 30.5 percent).
1950-60and1960-70,theaverageannual Tertiary sectors itself do not produce
growthrateofsteelproductionexceeded goodsbuttheyareanaidorasupportto Q.9.Final goods are divided into:
8%. During 1970-80, the growth rate in the primary and secondary sectors. SC CHSL 08/08/2023 (2nd shift)
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steelproductioncamedownto5.7%per (a) raw materials and semi-finished
annum and increased to 6.65% per .6. Which of these is related to public
Q goods
annum during 1990-2000. During goods? (b) single goods and composite goods
2000-01, the shares ofthepublicsector SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (2nd shift) (c) consumption goods and capital
and the private sector in theproduction (a) The principle of excludability is goods
of steel was 32% and 68% respectively. applicable to its consumption. (d) War goods and civilian goods
(b) There is a clear link between the
.3. Which of the following is NOTtrue
Q producer and consumer which occurs Sol.9.(c) Consumption goods - Directly
about the circular flow of income in a through the payment process. sedforthesatisfactionofhumanwants
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two-sector economy? (c) Its consumption is rivalrous in nature. and not used later to produce another
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening) (d) There is a possibility of free ridership consumer good. Example - Food,
(a) Total production is equal to total in its consumption. Beverages, Clothing, Vehicles. Capital
consumption. goods-Assetsusedbybusinessesinthe
(b) Factor payment is equal to factor Sol.6.(d)Publicgoods-Acommodityor course of producing products and
income. ervice that is providedwithoutprofitto
s services for consumers. Example -
(c) Real Flow is more than money flow. all members of a society, either by the Buildings, Machinery, Vehicles.
(d) Consumption expenditure is equal to government or by a privateindividualor
an organization. National defense, .10. Which of these is NOT a
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factor income. characteristic of durable goods?
effective policing, and public education
Sol.3.(c) Circular flow of income - A areallexamplesofpublicgoods.Private SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (4th shift)
odel of the economy that shows how
m good-Aproductthatmustbepurchased (a) They are capable of repetitive use.
money flows through the different to be consumed, and consumption by (b) They are not extinguished by
sectors of the economy. A simple oneindividualpreventsanotherindividual immediate consumption.
economy assumes that there exist only from consuming it.Examples- Houses, (c) They are meant for repetitive
two sectors, i.e., Households and Firms. cars, clothing, food, movie tickets etc. purchases.
(d) They have a relatively long life.
Q.4. During the year 1991-92, t he .7. Which of these is not the reason
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industrial production recorded a why ‘final’ goods are called so? ol.10.(c) Durable goods (Consumer
S
______growth of ______. SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (3rd shift) durables):Thoseproductsthatareused
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) (a) They are meant for final use. repeatedlyoveraperiodoftime.Thelife
(a) negative; 1.1 Percent (b) They are the last to be consumed. of these products is high and the price
(b) positive; 1.1 Percent (c) They will not pass through any more paid topossesstheseproductsarealso
(c) negative; 0.9 Percent stages of production. high. Example - Refrigerators, air
conditioners, tools, computers,
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M Schedule A and B and were with the
furnishings.Non-Durablegoods:These Three-sector Economy - Between rivate sectors and subjectto licensing
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goodshaveashelflifeoflessthanthree Households and Government, Between and regulation under the IDR Act.
years and many can be recycled. Firms and Government. Four-sector
Example - Milk, vegetables, meat, fruit, Economy - Households, Firms, Q.17. Which of the following can be
paperboard, magazines. Government, Foreign Sector. onsidered as an example of flow
c
variable?
Q.11. Which oftheseisacomponentof Q.14. In which industrial policy was the (i) Production of rice
t he tertiary sector of an economy? investment limit for a tiny industry/unit (ii) Import of cloth
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (1st shift) increased to ₹2 lakh ? (iii) Change in capital
(a) Mining and quarrying SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (1st shift) SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (1st shift)
(b) Water supply (a) 1977 (b) 1991 (c) 1980 (d) 1956 (a) None of (i), (ii) and (iii)
(c) Electricity (b) Only (iii)
(d) Hotels and restaurants ol.14.(c) 1980. Industrial Policy 1980:
S (c) All of (i), (ii) and (iii)
This Policyfocusedonthepromotionof (d) Only (i) and (ii)
ol.11.(d) Hotels and restaurants.
S economic federation and restoration of
Sectors ofIndianEconomy:Theprimary the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade ol.17.(c) All of (i), (ii) and (iii). Flow
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sectordependsonnaturalresourceslike Practices (MRTP) Act. Some other variable - A quantified variable that is
minerals, land, and water to carry out Industrial policies (IPs): IP, 1948 - It measured over a specified period of
essential activities like agriculture, ushered in a mixed economic model in time. It is time bounded and expressed
mining, and forestry. Secondarysector- the country. IP, 1956 - Threeschedules as per unit of time. Examples-Income,
Thesectoroftheeconomythatrevolves were laid out for the classification of expenditure, depreciation, production,
around manufacturing. Examples - industries. IP, 1977 - The Policy’s main consumption, exports, rent, profit,
Construction, fabrication, assembly, emphasis had been the propagation of interest. Stock variable - A quantity
distillation, and purification. Tertiary cottage and small industries. IP, 1991 - whichismeasurableataparticularpoint
Sector (service sector) - Tertiary Sector, Foreign Direct investment allowed, of time. Examples - Capital, wealth,
also known as the service sector, is Amendment of the Monopolies and foreign debts, loan.
responsibleforprovidingservicestoboth Restrictive Trade Practices (MRTP) Act.
the primary and secondary sector. The main goals of the New Industrial Q.18. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
Examples - Trade, transport, Policy (1991)were:L-Liberalisation,P- omes under which sector?
c
communication, banking, education, Privatisation, G - Globalisation. SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Evening)
health, tourism, insurance, etc. (a) Co - operative sector (b) Private sector
.15. Machines, tools and implements,
Q (c) Foreign sector (d) Public sector
.12. Which of the following can be
Q andbuildingsareexamplesofwhichtype
considered a part of a parallel economy? of goods? Sol.18.(d) Public sector. Hindustan
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (2nd shift) SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (1st shift) Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is an Indian
(a) Under declared income. (a) Consumer goods (b) Inferior goods ‘Navratna’ aerospace and defence
(b) Value of domestic work done by the (c) Intermediate goods (d) Capital goods company, headquartered in Bangalore.
housewife. Co-operative sector industries are
(c) Payments made to domestic helpers ol.15.(d) Capital goods - Physical
S operated and owned by thesuppliersor
or housekeepers. assetswhichacompanyusestoproduce producers of raw materials, workers or
(d) Payments for private tuition. goods and services for consumers. both. Foreign sector is the part of a
Inferior goods : An item that is often a country's economy that is concerned
Sol.12.(a) Under declared Income. substituteproductwhosedemanddrops withexternaltrade(importsandexports)
arallelEconomy-Thefunctioningofan
P when people's income increases. and capital flows (inward and outward).
unsanctioned sector in the economy Example - instant noodles, frozen
whose objectives run in opposite to the dinners, and canned goods. Q.19. In migration the factors which
objectives of the official, sanctioned or ause people to leave their place of
c
legitimate sector. Types of Economic Q.16.Howmanyindustrieswerelistedin residence or origin are called ________.
systems: Capitalist, Socialist and Mixed. chedule A of Industrial Policy, 1956?
S SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Evening)
SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (1st shift) (a) Pull factors (b) Regular factors
.13.Whichofthefollowingstatements
Q (a) 16 (b) 17 (c) 10 (d) 12 (c) Push factors (d) Irregular factors
is/are FALSE with respect to simple
model of the circular flow of economy ? ol.16.(b) 17 . The 1956 policy divided
S ol.19.(c) Push factors. These are the
S
i. The aggregate consumption is more theindustriesinto3categoriesbasedon factorsthatdrivepeopleawayfromtheir
than the aggregate expenditure. management. Schedule A Industries: It place of origin, such as war, political
ii.There is government intervention. consisted of 17 industrial areas which instability, or economic hardship. Pull
iii. There are notradeactivitieswiththe were under the Central Government. factorsarethefactorsthatattractpeople
rest of the world. ScheduleBIndustries:Itconsistedof12 toanewplace,suchasbettereconomic
SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (3rd shift) industries that were left to the state opportunities,bettereducation,oramore
(a) Only i and iii (b) Only i governmenttofollowupwiththeprivate favourable climate.
(c) Only iii (d) Only ii and iii sector that includes compulsory
licensing provisions. Schedule C .20. What is the fiscal year period in
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ol.13.(b) Only i. Circular Flow in a
S Industries: It consisted of those India?
Two-sector Economy (with Financial industries which were left out of SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Evening)
(a) 1st April of a year to 31st March of
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the next upcoming year ew company shares issued (IPO) and
N elfare?
w
(b) 1st April to 31st December of the SecondaryMarket(StockExchange).The SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
same year secondary market is the market for the (a) Foreign (b) Co-operative
(c) 1st January to 31st December of the sale and purchase of previously issued (c) Public (d) Private
same year securities.
(d) 1st January of a year to 31st ol.27.(c) Public sector (completely
S
December of the next upcoming year .24.Whichofthefollowingstatements
Q owned and operated by thegovernment
is correct regarding thesocialistsociety of the country) promotes social welfare
ol.20.(a) Financial Year. Assessment
S in the economy? by providing basic amenities to citizens
year - The year in which the income is I. The government decides what goods of the country.
assessed to tax and all taxes are paid are to be produced.
and tax returns filed. II. Distribution ofgoodsundersocialism .28. Namethetwostatesinwhichland
Q
issupposedtobebasedonwhatpeople reform was successful ?
Q.21.Changeintheinventoryofafirmis need. SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (4th Shift)
t reated as _________. SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) (a) Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Afternoon) (a) Only I (b) Neither I nor II (b) West Bengal and Kerala
(a) Disinvestment (b) Investment (c) Both I and II (d) Only II (c) Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
(c) Liability (d) Asset (d) Karnataka and West Bengal
Sol.24.(c) Both I and II. Socialist
ol.21.(b) Investment - It refers to the
S conomy decides on the products and
E Sol.28.(b) West Bengal and Kerala.The
allocation of money or resources with services manufactured in line with umarappan committee (1949) was
K
theexpectationofgeneratingareturnor society’s requirements. It also have appointed to study and r ecommend
profit over time. Disinvestment is when complete control over the factors of comprehensivelandreformmeasuresfor
governments or organisations sell or production. The main motive for independent India. Land Reforms
liquidate assets or subsidiaries. producing goods and services in this consistedoffourelements:TheAbolition
economyissocialwelfareandnotprofit. of the Intermediaries, Tenancy Reforms,
Q.22. Which of the following is an Fixing Ceilings on Landholdings and
xample of joint sector Industry?
e Example - ChinaandCuba.InIndia-Mix
Economy. Consolidation of Landholdings.
SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Afternoon)
(a) Steel Authority of India Limited .25.Macroeconomics deals with which
Q Q.29. Aid or auxiliary to trade includes
(b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited of the following studies? hich of the following?
w
(c) Maruti Udyog Limited I.Reasons behind the unemployment of SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (1st Shift)
(d) Anand Milk Union Limited resources (a) Production (b) Selling
Il.Determination of total output (c) Buying (d) Warehousing
ol.22.(c) Maruti Udyog Limited. The
S
Joint Sector Enterprise is an industry SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift) Sol.29.(d) Warehousing. Auxiliaries to
wherein private entrepreneurs and a (a) Only l (b) Only ll t rade are essential services and
Government jointly participate in (c) Neither I nor II (d) Both l and Il functionsthatassistthebusinesswhich
ownership, control, and management. Sol.25.(d) Both I and II. include transport, banking, warehousing,
Economic activities, such as the acroeconomics looks at the economy
M insurance, advertising etc. Five distinct
productionanddistributionofgoodsand as a whole and studies aggregate examples of economic activities are
services,takeplacebroadlyin4sectors, phenomena such as overall economic producing,supplying,buying,selling,and
namelypublicsector,privatesector,joint output (eg. GDP), unemployment rates, the consumption of goods and services.
sector,andcooperativesector.Examples inflation, and national income.
ofsomejointsectorindustries-OilIndia Q.30. In the Industrial Policy Resolution
Limited, Cochin Refineries, Tamil Nadu Q.26. A free - market economy is a f1948,whichofthefollowingwasNOT
o
Fluorine & Allied Chemicals Limited. rucial aspect of _______ .
c the monopoly of the Central
SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift) Government?
Q.23. Which among the following (a) Socialism (b) Capitalism SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (4th Shift)
tatements is incorrect?
s (c) Feudalism (d) Functionalist (a) Iron and Steel
SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift) (b) Atomic energy
(a) Industrial Securities Market is also ol.26.(b) Capitalism refers to an
S (c) Railway
known as the gilt-edged market. economic system where private (d) Arms and ammunition
(b) The secondary market is the market businesses can have ownership of
for the sale and purchase of capital goods. Functionalismisdefined ol.30.(a) Iron and Steel. Industrial
S
previously issued securities. as the perspective that society is Policy Resolution (1948) declared the
(c) RBI plays a dominant role in the constructed of several interconnected Indian economy as a Mixed Economy.
gilt-edged market through its 'Open parts designed to meet biological and Fourcategories:Theexclusivemonopoly
Market Operations'. social needs. Feudalism is a type of of central government (arms and
(d) The primary market is also known as social and political system in which ammunitions, production of atomic
the new issue market landholders provide land and protection energy, and management of railways),
t o people in exchange for their loyalty New undertakings wereundertakenonly
Sol.23.(a) Gilt-edged marketis known as and service. bythestate(coal,ironandsteel,aircraft
t he government securities market.The manufacturing, shipbuilding, telegraph,
Industrial Securities Market is divided Q.27. Which of the given sectors is telephone, etc.), Industries to be
into two categories - Primary Market ( largely driven by considerations of social regulated by the government (Industries
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f basic importance), Open to private
o ot good for a less developed
n (c) Unplanned decumulation of
enterprises, individuals, and cooperatives country. inventory
(remaining). (d) An increase in money supply implies (d) Unplanned accumulation of
a price rise in an economy. inventory
.31. What is the emigration of a
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significant proportion of a country’s ol.34.(d) Positive economics is
S Sol.38.(c) Unplanned decumulation of
highly skilled, highly educated objective and based on statistics, with inventory refers to the unexpected
professional population to other descriptive, specific, and measurable decreaseinthestockofgoodsduetothe
countries offering better economic and statements. There are no instances of riseinsales.Unplannedaccumulationof
social opportunities called ? approval-disapprovalinit.Examples-the inventory refers to the unexpected
SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Afternoon) inflation rate, the unemployment rate, increaseinthestockofgoodsduetothe
(a) Carrying capacity housingmarketstatistics,andconsumer fall in sales. Inventory is the stock of
(b) Brain drain spending. unsold finished goods, or semi-finished
(c) Demographic transition goods, or raw materials which a firm
(d) Closed population .35. Which branchofeconomicsdeals
Q carries from one year to the next.
with the depletion of natural resources
Sol.31.(b) Brain Drain is the movement stockandpollution,whicharearesultof .39. An industrial economy is best
Q
f highly skilled andeducatedpeopleto
o rapid economic development ? defined as an economy whose 50% or
a country where they canworkinbetter SSC CGL 23/08/2021 (Afternoon) more produce value comes from the
conditions and earn more money. (a) Environmental Economics _______ sector.
Economic carrying capacity takes the (b) Developmental Economics SSC CHSL 14/10/2020 (Evening)
form of maximum global economic (c) International Economics (a) banking (b) secondary
welfare derivable from the sustainable (d) Public Economics (c) tertiary (d) primary
throughput flows of the ecosphere.
Demographic transition is a long-term ol.35.(a) Environmental Economics.
S Sol.39.(b) Secondary.
trend of declining birth and deathrates, Development economics deals with the
economic aspects of the development Q.40.'Incomeandemploymenttheory'is
resulting in substantive change in the t he other name for which branch of
age distribution of a population. process in low-income countries.Public
economics is the study of government Economics?
.32.In the context of Economics, what
Q policy through the lens of economic SSC CHSL 16/10/2020 (Afternoon)
does P stand for in EPF? efficiency and equity. (a) International economics
SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Afternoon) (b) Public finance
(a) Planning (b) Profit Q.36. All monetary transfers or kinds (c) Microeconomics
(c) Promotion (d) Provident ent by migrants to their placeoforigin
s (d) Macroeconomics
are called ______.
Sol.32.(d) Employees Provident Fund SSC CGL 24/08/2021 (Evening) ol.40.(d) Macroeconomics is the
S
( EPF) is a retirement benefits scheme (a) bills (b) drafts branch of economics that studies the
provided by the Employees’ Provident (c) remittances (d) payments behaviour and performance of an
Fund Organization (EPFO). The economy as a whole. It focuses on the
contributionoftheemployertotheEPFis Sol.36.(c) Remittances. In remittance, aggregatechangesintheeconomysuch
12% of the salary of the employeeona oney can be transferred from one
m as unemployment, growth rate, gross
monthly basis. The contribution of the countrytoanothercountrybymigrantsto domestic product, and inflation.
employee is 12% of his salary on a their families and communities.
.41. ______ is defined as the study of
Q
monthly basis (contribution to EPF is .37. People like small farmers and
Q behaviour of individual decision-making
3.67% of the salary and contribution to seasonal workers whoregularlymovein units, such as consumers, resource
EPS is 8.33% of the salary). and out of poverty are categorised as owners and firms.
Q.33. Which of the following is NOT ________. SSC CHSL 09/10/2020 (Morning)
important for individual health? SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Evening) (a) Microeconomics
SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Morning) (a) occasionally poor (b) churning poor (b) Macroeconomics
(a) Social equality (b) Public cleanliness (c) always poor (d) usually poor (c) Health economics
(c) Harmony (d) Public transport (d) Econometrics
ol.37.(b) Churning poor are those
S
ol.33.(d) Public transport is not
S people who regularly move in or out of ol.41.(a) Microeconomics is a branch
S
important for individual health. Living a poverty.Whentheygetemployedortheir o f economicsthatstudiesthebehaviour
healthylifestylecanhelppreventchronic harvest is good they are above the of individuals and firms in making
diseases and long-term illnesses. poverty line but when they are decisions regarding the allocation of
unemployedorinbadclimaticyearsthey scarce resources and the interactions
Q.34.Whichofthefollowingstatements are below the poverty line. Example among these individuals and firms. The
is related to positive economics ? seasonal workers or small farmers . concepts of wages, rent, interest and
SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Evening) profit are studied under Microeconomics.
(a) Inflation is better than deflation. Q.38. An unexpected rise in sales of a
(b) Inequalities in the distribution of roduct leads to ______.
p Q.42. John Maynard Keynes, best known
wealth and incomes should be SSC CPO 25/11/2020 (Evening) f or his economic theories (Keynesian
reduced. (a) Planned accumulation of inventory theories), hailed from which country?
(c) More production of luxury goods is (b) Planned decumulation of inventory SSC CGL 04/03/2020 (Afternoon)
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( a) Sweden ( b) Denmark e ______.
b (c) Perfectly elastic (d) Unitary-elastic
(c) Australia (d) England SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (1st Shift)
(a) directly related to the supply of the Sol.47.(b) Inelastic. Price Elasticity of
ol.42.(d) England. John Maynard
S good emandisameasurementofthechange
D
Keynes (Father of Macroeconomics) (b) inversely related to the price of the in the consumption of a product in
Studied how economies, markets and good relation to a change in its price.Ifprice
other systems that operate on a large (c) directly related to the price of the elasticityisgreaterthan1thenthegood
scale behave. Keynesian economics good is elastic, if less than 1 then it is
argues that demand drives supply and (d) inversely related to the supply of the inelastic, if the price elasticity is infinite
that healthy economies spend or invest good then a good is perfectly elastic, and If
more than they save. the good's price elasticity is 0 then itis
Sol.45.(b) Inversely related to the price perfectly inelastic.
Concepts of Demand and Supply f the good. The law of demand and
o
supply given by Adam smith. Law of .48. The simultaneous shifts of both
Q
demand: An economic principle the demand curve and the supplycurve
.43.Which of these statements is true?
Q
explaining the negative correlation can happen in which of the following
SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (4th shift)
between the price of a good or service ways?
(a) Under competitive asset market
and its demand. If all other factors I. Supply curve shifts leftward and
conditions, the price of a bond must
remain the same, when the price of a demand curve shifts rightward.
always be equal to its present value in
goodorserviceincreases,thequantityof II. Both supply anddemandcurvesshift
equilibrium.
demand decreases, and vice versa. leftwards.
(b) Under competitive asset market
III. Supply curve shifts rightward and
conditions, the price of a bond must
Q.46. If ex ante aggregate demand and demand curve shifts leftward.
be less than its present value to
x ante aggregate supply are plotted
e SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
benefit the seller
together in a graphical diagram, then at (a) Only I (b) I, II and III
(c) Under competitive asset market
which point equilibrium will be reached? (c) I and II (d) II and III
conditions, the price of a bond must
SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (1st Shift)
exceed its present value to benefit the ol.48.(b) I, II and III.When both curves
S
(a) Where ex ante aggregate demand is
buyer. shift rightward, the equilibrium quantity
equal to ex ante aggregate supply
(d) Under competitive asset market increases, but the equilibriumpricemay
(b) Where ex ante aggregate demand is
conditions, the present value must increase,decreaseorremainunchanged.
zero
exceed the price of a bond to benefit When Bothcurvesshifttowardstheleft,
(c) Where ex ante aggregate demand is
the seller. the equilibrium quantity decreases but
less than ex ante aggregate supply
(d) Where ex ante aggregate demand is the equilibrium price may increase,
ol.43.(a) Market prices are influenced
S
more than ex ante aggregate supply decrease or remain the same. When
by demandandsupplyinteractions,with
demand curve shifts right and supply
equilibrium price balancing factors.
Sol.46.(a) The aggregate demand curve to the left, the equilibrium price
Changes occur when demand or supply
/ aggregatesupplymodelisamodelthat increases but the equilibrium quantity
shifts. The five factors that affect the
shows what determines total supply or may increase, decrease or remain the
market equilibrium are excess demand,
total demand for the economy andhow same.Alldependingonthemagnitudeof
excess supply, changes in demand and
totaldemandandtotalsupplyinteractat shift in
supply,competitivefactors,andstrategic
the macroeconomic level. Aggregate the two curves.
factors.
supply is the total quantity of output
firms will produce and sell-in other Q.49. Which of the following
.44. If the interest rate goes up, the
Q
words, the real GDP. Aggregatedemand ssumptions is made to determine the
a
demand for money will _______.
is the amount of total spending on level of aggregate demand for final
SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (2nd shift)
domestic goods and services in an goods in the economy?
(a) First rise and then falls (b) rise
economy. Equilibrium point is E and I. A constant final goods price and
(c) remain the same (d) fall
equilibrium level of income is OY1 constant rate of interest over short run
Sol.44.(d)Fall.InflationandInterestrate, are assumed.
oth have an inverse relationship.
b II. The aggregate supply is assumed to
Increased interest rates: It will slow be perfectly elastic.
down economic growth, reduce SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (4th Shift)
disposableincome,bringappreciationto (a) Only II (b) Only I
exchangerate,leadtomoresavings,give (c) Neither I nor II (d) Both I and II
rise to unemployment. Decreased
Sol.49.(d) Both I and II. Effective
interest rates: It will boost economic
emand principle : Under such
d
growth, bring depreciation to the
circumstances, aggregate output is
exchange rate, cost of borrowing will
determined solely by the level of
become cheaper, promote more Q.47. Ifthepriceelasticityofdemandis aggregate demand. An increase
spending and the situation of less than one, then the demand for the (decrease) in autonomous spending
unemployment decreases. goods is said to be _______. causes aggregate output of final goods
SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (2nd Shift) to increase (decrease) by a larger
Q.45. According to the law of demand,
(a) Perfectly inelastic (b) Inelastic amount through the multiplier process.
t he consumer's demand for a good must
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Q.50._________demandformoneyarises ( c) balanced trade strategy onsumption of 2400 calories for rural
c
ainly due to the uncertainty of future
m (d) inward looking trade strategy areas (with a consumption expenditure
receipts and expenses. of 49.1 Rs per capita per month) and
SSC CHSL 26/05/2022 (Afternoon) Sol.53.(d) Inward Looking Trade 2100 calories for urban areas (with a
(a) Transactions (b) Generic trategy - Trade and Economic policy
S consumptionexpenditureofRs56.64per
(c) Speculative (d) Precautionary thatadvocatesreplacingforeignimports capitapermonth).Somecommitteesfor
with domestic production. Example - poverty line - Lakdawala Committee
ol.50.(d)Precautionary.Theamountof
S Instead of importing vehicles madeina (submitted report in 1993), Tendulkar
money required for current transactions foreign country, industries would be Committee (2009), Rangarajan
of companies and individuals is known encouraged to produce them in India Committee (2014).
as transaction demand for money. itself. It protects imports in two ways -
Speculative demand arises from the Tariffs and Quotas. Outward-looking .57. The production function can be
Q
perception that money is optimally part trade strategy : Direct transition from a expressedas_________(whereLislabour
of a portfolio of assets being held as simple, open trade policy to vigorous and C is capital and Q is themaximum
investments. promotion of manufactured exports by output that can be produced)
all internationally tolerated means, SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
Cost, Production, Consumption without going through an in-between (a) Q = f(C) (b) L = f(Q,C)
phase of high protection. (c) Q = f(L) (d) Q = f(L,C)
and Market
.54.Theconsumptionoffixedcapitalis
Q Sol.57.(d) Q = f(L,C). Production
.51. Trade liberalisation has helped
Q also known as _________. f unction refers to the functional
India improve its _____________ in SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (1st shift) relationship between the quantity of a
industries with medium-to-high (a) depreciation (b) net investment good produced (output) and factors of
technology content. (c) appreciation (d) gross investment production (inputs). Mathematically,
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon) suchabasicrelationshipbetweeninputs
(a) imports ol.54.(a) depreciation - means loss of
S andoutputsmaybeexpressedas:Q=f(
(b) comparative advantage fixed assets overtime due to wear and L,C,N).WhereQ=Quantityofoutput,L
(c) fuel efficiency tear. The most common types of = Labour, C = Capital, N = Land.
(d) labour intensity depreciation methods include
straight-line, double declining balance, .58.Whichofthefollowingstatements
Q
ol.51.(b) Comparative advantage - It
S units of production, and sum of years is correct regarding the features of a
refers to a country's ability to produce digits. Fixed capital consists of assets perfectly competitive market?
goods and services at a lower that are not consumed or destroyed in I.Themarketconsistsofalargenumber
opportunity cost than its trading the production of a goodorserviceand of buyers and sellers.
partners. Trade liberalization - The can be used multiple times. II.Information is perfect.
removalorreductionofbarriers,suchas SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (4th Shift)
tariffsandquotas,toencouragefreeand Q.55.Commercialisationofagricultureis (a) Only I (b) Neither I nor II
open exchange of goods and services n indication of _________ .
a (c) Both I and II (d) Only II
between nations for economic growth. SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (1st shift)
(a) income surplus Sol.58.(c)BothIandII.Otherfeaturesof
.52.Factor cost is also known as:
Q (b) producers' surplus perfectly competitive market: 1. Each
a
SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (3rd Shift) (c) consumer surplus firm produces and sells a homogenous
(a) market cost (b) ex-factory cost (d) marketable surplus product. i.e the product of one firm
(c) input cost (d) output cost cannotbedifferentiatedfromtheproduct
Sol.55.(d) Marketable surplus - ofanyotherfirm.2.Entryintothemarket
ol.52.(c) Input cost: The actual cost
S ifference between the total output
D as well as exit from themarketarefree
incurredongoodsandservicesproduced produced by a farmer and his self forfirms.Totalrevenue(TR)ofthefirm=
by industries and firms. Factor costs consumption from that output. price of the good (p)× firm’s output (q).
include all the costs of the factors of Consumer surplus - Difference between
productiontoproduceagivenproductin willingness to pay for a good and the .59.Whichofthefollowingstatements
Q
aneconomy.Itincludesthecostsofland, price that consumer actuallypaysforit. iscorrectregardingthemarginalutilityof
labour, capital and raw material, Producer surplus - Total amount that a a commodity?
transportation etc. Ex-factorycost-The producer benefits from producing and I. It is the change in total utility due to
selling cost of the products less any sellingaquantityofagoodatthemarket consumption of one additional unitofa
price accompanies the delivery of the price. commodity.
products to the customer. The market II. It diminishes with increase in
price - The current price at which a .56. What was the minimum
Q consumption of the commodity.
goods or service can be purchased or consumption expenditure (₹ per capita SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
sold. per month) set as a benchmark of the (a) Both I and II (b) Only II
poverty line for rural India in 1979? (c) only I (d) Neither I nor II
.53. Import substitution strategy is
Q Matric Level 30/06/2023 (Shift - 4)
c ommonly called ________. (a) 49.09 (b) 43.5 (c) 56.7 (d) 62.1 ol.59.(a) Both I and II. Marginal utility:
S
SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (3rd shift) Itisameasurethatdefinestheadditional
(a) make in India campaign ol.56.(a) 49.09 . 1979 Planning
S satisfaction a customer receives from
(b) outward looking trade strategy Commission task force on poverty one more unit of a product or service.
estimationsuggestedaminimumcalorie
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O omestic value addition, techno -
d btainable for any given amount of
o
satisfaction level after consuming any logical depth and environmental commodity Y, and vice versa.
goods or services cannot be scaled in sustainability of growth.
numbers. However, these things can be
arranged in the order of preference. ol.62.(b) The Department of Industrial
S
Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under the
Q.60. Consider the given consumption Ministry of Commerce and Industry has
f unction of country X and answer the notified the National Manufacturing
following question. Policy (NMP) on November 4, 2011.
C = 100 + 0.8Y Other Objectives: Increase
What is the value of autonomous manufacturing sector growth to 12-14%
consumption (A) and marginal over the medium term, Enhance global Q.66. ______ refers to money that has
propensity to consume (MPC) in the competitiveness of Indian lreadybeenspentandwhichcannotbe
a
given equation ? manufacturing, Increase domestic value recovered.
SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (4th Shift) addition and technological ‘depth’ in SSC CHSL 12/10/2020 (Afternoon)
(a) A = 0.8, MPC = 100 manufacturing. National Investment & (a) Replacement cost
(b) A = 100, MPC = 80 Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs) : An (b) Opportunity cost
(c) A = 80, MPC = 0.10 important instrumentality of the (c) Imputed cost
(d) A = 100, MPC = 0.8 manufacturing policy; have been (d) Sunk cost
conceived as large integrated industrial
Sol.60.(d) A = 100, MPC = 0.8. The townships. Sol.66.(d)Sunkcostisthecostwhichis
orrect limit of marginal propensity to
c ot altered by a change in current
n
consume is 0 < MPC < 1. Marginal Q.63. Which department of t he business activity. Replacement cost is
propensity to consume (MPC) refers to overnment of India declares the
G the cost of replacing an asset, plant,
the proportion of extra income that a minimum support prices ? machinery, equipment etc. Opportunity
person spends instead of saving. The SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Evening) cost refers to the cost of the next best
average propensity to consume is the (a) Department of Economic Affairs alternative foregone in order to pursue
percentage of income spent. Marginal (b) Department of Agriculture and the chosen action. Imputed cost are
propensity to save (MPS): An economic Cooperation hypothetical costs whichareconsidered
measureofhowsavingschange,givena (c) Department of Disinvestment just for the purpose of decisionmaking
change in income. (d) Department of Expenditure and do not involve any actual cash
outflow.
Q.61.Whichofthefollowingstatements ol.63.(b) Department of Agriculture
S
is correct regarding the production and Cooperation.TheMinimumSupport .67. A higher ____ index reflects
Q
possibility frontier? Price is recommended by the inequality in income distribution.
I.Itgivesthecombinationsbetweentwo Commission for Agricultural Costs & SSC CHSL 16/10/2020 (Morning)
goods that can be produced when the Prices (CACP). (a) CPI (b) Gini (c) GDP (d) NDP
resources of the economy are fully
utilised. .64.What is the full form of WPI?
Q ol.67.(b) Gini coefficient measures
S
II. It illustrates the production SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Afternoon) inequality in income distribution (0-
possibilities of the economy. (a) Wholesale Product Index perfect equality; 100- perfect inequality).
SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift) (b) Wholesale Price Information
(a) Only I (b) Only II (c) World Product Index National Income, Inflation,
(c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II (d) Wholesale Price Index
udget, Taxation And GDP
B
ol.61.(c) Both I and II. Theproduction
S ol.64.(d) Wholesale Price Index (WPI)
S
is an inflation indicator that measures Q.68.Whichofthefollowingstatements
possibility frontier(PPF)isacurveona
changeintheoverallpricelevelofgoods bout transfer payments are correct?
a
graph that illustrates the possible
before they are sold at retail. WPI = 1) Transfer payments are made by the
quantities that can be produced of two
(Current Price / Base Period Price) × 100 government to households.
products if both depend uponthesame
2) Pension, scholarship etc. are not a
finite resource for their manufacture. Q.65.The 'transformation curve' is also part of the transfer payments.
Q.62. In India, which of the following is nown as the:
k 3)Transferpaymentsareoftenusedasa
OT an objective of the National
N SSC CHSL 12/10/2020 (Evening) means of redistributing income withina
Manufacturing Policy? (a) production possibility curve society.
SSC CGL Tier II (03/03/2023) (b) indifference curve SSC CHSL Tier II 10/01/2024
(a) To increase the sectoral share of (c) supply curve (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 only
manufacturing in the GDP to at least (d) demand curve (c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1 and 3 only
25% by 2022. ol.65.(a) Production possibility curve.
S Sol.68.(d) 1 and 3 only. Transfer
(b) To double the exports of The Production Possibilities Curve ayments are the receipts which the
p
manufacturing goods by 2022. (PPC)isamodelusedtoshowthetrade residents of a country get for ‘free’,
(c) To increase the rate of job creation so offsassociatedwithallocatingresources without having to provide any goods or
as to create 100 million additional between the production of two goods. services in return. They consist ofgifts,
jobs by 2022. Transformation curve is defined as the remittances and grants. Example -
(d) To enhance global competitiveness, maximum amount of commodity X
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U Allowance, Social overnment budget?
g borrower makes these payments in
Security Payments, Old age Pension, SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening) dditiontopayingbacktheprincipalona
a
scholarship etc. (a) There is no future obligation to return loan.
the amount in case of revenue
.69.Whichofthefollowingstatements
Q receipts. Q.75.Inwhichtypeoftaxisthemarginal
about GDP and Welfare are correct? (b) Profit earned through Indian Railways t ax rate higher than the average tax rate?
1)GDPofacountryisanindicatorofthe is a part of non-tax revenue. SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening)
welfare of the people. (c) Fees and fines collected is an (a) Proportional (b) Regressive
2) If GDP is rising, welfare maynotrise example of capital receipt. (c) Digressive (d) Progressive
equally. (d) Recovery of a loan is a capital receipt.
3) GDPandWelfarebotharenotrelated ol.75.(d) Progressive tax: The tax
S
to each other. ol.72.(c)Examplesof CapitalReceipts
S liabilityincreaseswithindividualorentity
SSC CHSL Tier II 02/11/2023 - loans raised by the government from income. Under this system, lowest
(a) Only 1 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 3 the public (market borrowings), income people are generally exempted
(c) Only 2 and 3 (d) Only 1 and 2 borrowing by the government from the whilehighestincomepeoplepayhighest
RBI, commercial banks and other taxes. Proportional Tax - A flat tax is
Sol.69.(d) Only 1 and 2. GDP or Gross financialinstitutions,loansreceivedfrom levied regardless of income of wealth.
DomesticProductisthetotalvalueofall foreign governments and international Example : Corporation tax. Regressive
the final goods and services produced organisations, and recovery of loans Tax - The tax rate diminishes as the
within the domestic boundaries of a previously granted by the central taxableamountincreases.Digressivetax
country during a year. GDP isalsoused government, small savings schemes - A mixture of proportional and
as a measure of welfare ofpeople.The (Postofficesavingsaccounts),Provident progressive tax systems.
Welfare ofpeopledependsupontheper Fundsandnetreceiptsobtainedfromthe
head availability of goods and services. .76.Recoveriesofloansandadvances,
Q
sale of shares in PSUs (disinvestment). borrowings,areanexampleof__________
.70. Which of the following options
Q .73. Which of the following is
Q SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning)
represents the total income earned by considered as a good indicator of (a) non-tax receipts (b) capital receipts
individuals from all the sources before economic growth? (c) revenue receipts (d) tax receipts
deduction of personal income taxes? SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning)
SSC CGL Tier II 26/10/2023 ol.76.(b) capital receipts: Those
S
(a) Steady increase in loan receipts which either create liabilitiesor
(a) Disposable income (b) Steady increase in population
(b) Personal income reduce the asset value of the
(c) Steady increase in the GDP government. Revenue receipts: Receipts
(c) Gross income (d) Steady increase in international trade
(d) National income that neither reduce the assets of the
ol.73.(c) Steady increase in the GDP.
S organisation nor create any liability on
ol.70.(b) Personal income. National
S Economic growth meanstheincreasein the government. They are termed as
income - the total value of all the final real national income of a country. non-redeemable. Non-tax receipts: The
services and goods produced in an Indicators of Economic Growth: recurring income earned by the
economy during a specific period of Industrial Production, Real Gross government from sources other than
time. Gross income - Total income Domestic Product, Per-Capita Income, taxes. Tax receipts: The total receipts
earned by an individual on a paycheck Health,Educationetc.GDPcalculatedat from taxes or other government duties.
before taxes and other deductions. some constant set of prices is called
Disposable income - (Personal income- .77. Expenditure of thegovernmenton
Q
Real GDP. GDP that takes into account health facilities, education and
Taxes). the costs in terms of environmental fixed-asset acquisition is termed as ____ .
Q.71. Which of the following is the pollution and exploitation of natural SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon)
orrect formula for calculating Net
c resources is called Green GDP. GDP (a) revenue expenditure
Indirect Taxes ? deflator= (NominalGDP/RealGDP)× (b) non-plan revenue expenditure
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon) 100. (c) capital expenditure
(a) Direct Taxes + Subsidies .74. A government budget shows a
Q (d) plan expenditure
(b) Indirect Taxes− Subsidies primary deficit of ₹6,900 crore. The
(c) Indirect Taxes + Subsidies Sol.77.(c) Capital expenditure: It
revenueexpenditureoninterestpayment involves the spending of government
(d) Direct Taxes− Subsidies is ₹400 crore. Fiscal deficit is equal to: funds on the acquisition of assets that
ol.71.(b) Indirect Taxes - Subsidies.
S SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon) have long-term value and contribute to
NetIndirectTaxes:Taxesthatarelevied (a) ₹6,500 crore (b) ₹6,900 crore the overall development of the country.
on services and products and are (c) ₹7,100 crore (d) ₹7,300 crore Example - Construction of school and
collected by theseller.Examples-Sales Buildings. Revenue expenditure:Itrefers
tax, Value-added tax (VAT), Excise tax, ol.74.(d) ₹7,300 crore. Fiscal Deficit =
S to the government's spending on
Customsduty,Servicetax.Indirecttaxes Primary Deficit + InterestPayment=Rs. day-to-day operationalcostsandcurrent
are transferable taxes where theliability 6,900 crore + Rs. 400 crore = Rs.7,300 expenses such as salaries, wages,
topaycanbeshiftedtootherslikeValue crore.Fiscaldeficit-Itistheexpenditure interest payments, and subsidies.
Added Tax. of a government that is more t han the
revenue generated bythegovernmentin Q.78. Which of the following is NOT
.72. Which of thefollowingisaFALSE
Q agivenfiscalyear.Interestpayment-Itis included in inventory investment when
statement in the context of the the cost of borrowing money. The calculating national income ?
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S Act, 2003. The FRBM instructs the social welfare programmes
(a) Change in sales during the year overnment to make an assessment of
g (d) The excess of government
(b) Change in stock of semi-finished the growth prospects of the economy expenditure over revenue
goods with specific underlying assumptions.
(c) Change in stock of raw material ol.84.(d) Budget Deficit - When a
S
(d) Change in stock of finished goods .82. Which of the following is used to
Q governmentspendsmorethanitcollects
measure the total output of goods and by way of revenue, it incurs a budget
ol.78.(a) Change in sales during the
S services in an economy including deficit. Types of Deficits : Revenue
year.Thestockofunsoldfinishedgoods, depreciation during a specific period Deficit = Revenue expenditure-Revenue
or semi-finished goods,or raw materials within a country ? receipts. Fiscal deficit = Total
whichafirmcarriesfromoneyeartothe SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (1st Shift) expenditures - Total receipts excluding
next is called inventory. Inventories are (a) Net Domestic Product (NDP) borrowings. Primary Deficit = fiscal
treated as capital. Its Addition to the (b) Gross National Product (GNP) deficit - interest payments on previous
stock of capital of a firm is known as (c) Net National Product (NNP) borrowings.
investment. (d) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Q.85. Which of the following is an
.79.Which of the following is asource
Q ol.82.(d) Gross Domestic Product
S xampleofa non-debtcapitalreceiptin
e
of tax revenue ? (GDP). Net Domestic Product (NDP) - the government budget ?
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) Measuresthetotalvalueofallgoodsand SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (1st Shift)
(a) Profits (b) Customs services producedinacountry,adjusted (a) Sale of government-owned land
(c) Grants (d) Penalties for the depreciation of physical capital. (b) Loans from international financial
Formula : NDP = GDP - Depreciation. institutions
ol.79.(b) Customs. Taxrevenue:Funds
S Gross national product (GNP) - Gross (c) Interest payment on government
collected from taxes on income and nationalproduct(GNP)referstothetotal bonds
profits. Non tax revenue : Recurring value of all the goods and services (d) Tax revenue collected from citizens
income earned by thegovernmentother produced by the residents and
than taxes (interest receipts, profitsand businesses of a country, irrespective of ol.85.(a)Sale of government-owned
S
dividends). the location of production. Formula : land. Non-debt capital receipts: Those
GNP = GDP + NR (Net income inflow moneyreceiptswhicharereceivedbythe
Q.80. Calculate the GDP at factor cost government from thesaleofoldassets.
iven in the following data.
g from assets abroad or Net Income
Receipts) - NP (Net payment outflow to It refers totheincomingcashflowsand
GDP at market price = 600 crores not treated as liabilities of the
Consumption of fixed capital = 100 foreign assets). Net national product
(NNP) - Net national product refers to government.Example:Recoveryofloans
crores and advances, disinvestment, and issue
Indirect taxes = 200 crores gross national product minus
depreciation. Formula : NNP = GNP - of bonus shares.
Subsidies = 50 crores
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon) Depreciation. .86.What is personal income ?
Q
(a) 850 crores (b) 450 crores Q.83. Which of the following is an SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (1st Shift)
(c) 950 crores (d) 350 crores xample of capital receipt in the
e (a) The income earned by individuals and
government budget? households after taxes and other
ol.80.(b) 450 crores.
S deductions
Given, GDP at market price = 600 crores SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
(a) Sale of government bonds (b) The total income earned by
Consumption of fixed capital = 100 businesses and corporations in an
crores (b) Income from government-owned
enterprises economy
Indirect taxes = 200 crores (c) The income earned by individuals
Subsidies = 50 crores (c) Tax revenue collected from citizens
(d) Grants received from foreign through their own business or
GDPatfactorcost=GDPatmarketprice self-employment
+ Subsidies - Indirect Tax. countries
(d) The total income earned by
GDP at factor cost = 600 + 50 - 200 ol.83.(a) Sale of government bonds.
S individuals and households before
GDP at factor cost = 450 Capital Receipts are loans raised from taxes and other deductions
Q.81. Assessment of the country’s GDP the public (market loans), borrowings
fromtheReserveBankandotherparties ol.86.(d) Personal Income (PI) ≡
S
rowth, external balance and fiscal
g National Income – Undistributed profits
balance are presented in which part of through the sale of Treasury bills,loans
received from foreign bodies and – Net interest payments made by
the budget document? households – Corporate tax + Transfer
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening) governments, and recoveries of loans
granted by the Central government. payments to the households from the
(a) Macroeconomic Framework governmentandfirms.Privateincomeis
Statement Capital Receipts are long term receipts.
income obtained by private individuals
(b) Fiscal Policy Strategy Statement .84.What is a budget deficit?
Q fromanysource,productiveorotherwise,
(c) Appropriation bill SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (3rd Shift) and the retained income of corporations.
(d) Medium-term Fiscal Policy Statement (a) The excess of government revenue
over expenditure .87.Whichofthefollowingmethodsis
Q
ol.81.(a)
S The Macro-Economic used to calculate national income by
Framework Statement,waspresentedto (b) The amount of money allocated for
defence spending summing up the total spending on final
Parliament as per the Fiscal goods and services in an economy?
Responsibility and Budget Management (c) The amount of money allocated for
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S income? .93. Usually, the reduction inthetaxes
Q
(a) Value-added method SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (2nd Shift) will have ______ multiplier effect
(b) Output method (a) Including intermediate goods would compared to an increaseingovernment
(c) Expenditure method result in double counting. spending on aggregate demand.
(d) Income method (b) Intermediate goods are not produced SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (4th shift)
within the country's borders. (a) no (b) smaller
ol.87.(c) Expenditure method. Output
S (c) Including intermediate goods would (c) higher (d) equivalent
method - Measures the monetary or decrease the value of national
market value of all the goods and income. ol.93.(b)Smaller.Aggregatedemandis
S
services produced within the bordersof (d) Intermediate goods are not important a term used in macroeconomics to
thecountry.GDP(asperoutputmethod) for measuring economic activity. describe the total demand for goods
= Real GDP (GDP at constant prices) – produced domestically, including
Taxes + Subsidies. Income Method-It Sol.90.(a) National income - Refers to consumer goods, services, and capital
measuresthetotalincomeearnedbythe t he total income earned by residents goods. Formula :- AD=C+I+G+(X-
factors ofproduction,thatis,labourand (Includingindividualsandbusinesses)of M), AD = aggregate demand, C =
capitalwithinthedomesticboundariesof a country irrespective of the location, consumption, I = investment, G =
acountry.GDP(asperincomemethod)= within or outside the country’s borders government spending, X = totalexports,
GDP at factor cost + Taxes – Subsidies. over a specific period. M = total imports.
Q.88. Which of the followingrepresents Q.91. Which of the following is true .94. Calculate the NNP (₹in crore) at
Q
isposable income?
d bout disposable income in relation to
a market price from the given data
SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (2nd Shift) personal income? Particulars Value (₹in crore)
(a) The income earned by individuals and SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (3rd Shift) NDP at factor cost - 1,25,250
households after taxes and other (a) Disposable income is equal to Net income from abroad - (-) 581
deductions personal income. Net indirect taxes- 18,120
(b) The total income earned by (b) Disposable income is always less SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (2nd shift)
businesses and corporations in an than personal income. (a) 1,25,831 (b) 1,42,789
economy (c) Disposable income is always greater (c) 1,43,951 (d) 1,24,669
(c) The income earned by individuals than personal income.
through their own business or (d) Disposable income can be greater or Sol.94.(b) 1,42,789. NNP (Net National
self-employment less than personal income, depending roduct) at market price = NDP (Net
P
(d) The total income earned by on taxes and deductions. Domestic Product) at factor cost - Net
individuals and households before Income (from abroad) + Net Indirect
taxes and other deductions ol.91.(b) Personal income includes
S taxes = 1,25250 - 581 + 18,120 =
payments to individuals (income from 1,42,789. Net National Product - The
Sol.88.(a)NationalDisposableIncome= wages and salaries, and other income), total value of finished goods and
et National Product atmarketprices+
N plus transfer payments from the servicesproducedbyacountry'scitizens
other current transfers from the rest of government, less employee social overseas and domestically, minus
the world. Private Income = National insurance contributions. Disposable depreciation.Factorcost-Thetotalcost
Income (or NNP at Factor Cost) + personal income measures theafter-tax of all the factors of production in
Transfer Payments + Interest on Public income of persons and nonprofit manufacturing a good.
Debt — Social Security — Profits and corporations.
Surpluses of Public Undertakings. .95.Whichofthefollowingisacorrect
Q
Personal Income = Private Income – .92.
Q Which of the following expression?
Undistributed Corporate Profits – Profit statements(s) is true? SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (2nd shift)
Taxes. A) Higher inflation means lower real GDP, (a) Depreciation = Net investment - Gross
ceteris paribus investment
Q.89.What do you mean by balanced B)PriceIndexis200ifnominalGDPand (b) Gross investment = Net investment -
udget ?
b real GDP are the same Depreciation
SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (1st Shift) SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (3rd shift) (c) Net investment = Gross investment -
(a) Expenditure not equal to revenue (a) Only B (b) Both A and B Depreciation
(b) Expenditure equal to revenue (c) Only A (d) Neither A nor B (d) Net investment Gross investment +
(c) Expenditure more the revenue Depreciation
(d) Expenditure is less than revenue Sol.92.(c)OnlyA.RealGDP:Aninflation
-adjustedmeasurethatreflectsthevalue ol.95.(c) Net Investment = Gross
S
ol.89.(b)Expenditureequaltorevenue.
S ofallgoodsandservicesproducedbyan Investment - Depreciation. Gross
BalancedBudgetisanidealapproachto economy in a given year. Real GDP is investment - The total expenditure or
achieve a balanced economy and expressed in base-year prices. Nominal investmentthatismadebyacompanyto
maintainfiscalDiscipline.SurplusBudget GDP is the GDP given in current prices, acquire capital goods. Net Investment -
- when income or revenue exceeds without adjustment for inflation. Real The total amount of money that a
expenditures. Deficit Budget - when GDP = (Nominal GDP / Price Index) x company spends on capital assets,
government expenses exceed revenue. 100. The real GDP will always be less minus the cost of the depreciation of
than the nominal GDP value (in caseof those assets.
Q.90. Why are intermediate goods NOT positive inflation).
included in the calculation of national Q.96. NDP at FCplusnetfactorincome
f rom abroad is equal to _______ .
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S (c) If real GDP is 500 and price index is expenditure method of measuring
(a) NNP at MP (b) NNP at FC 200, nominal GDP is 700. ational income?
n
(c) GDP at FC (d) GNP at MP (d) If real GDP is 240 and price index is SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (4th shift)
120, nominal GDP is 288. (a) Final investment expenditure by firms
ol.96.(b) NNP at FC. Net Domestic
S (b) Final government expenditure
Product (NDP) at factor cost(FC)isthe Sol.99.(d) Real GDP (Gross Domestic (c) Export plus import expenditure
incomeearnedbythefactorsintheform roduct)isaninflation-adjustedmeasure
P (d) Final consumption expenditure by
of wages, profits, rent, interest, etc., that reflects the value of all goods and households
withinthedomesticterritoryofacountry. services produced by an economy in a
NDP at FC = NDP at Market Price - given year. Nominal GDP - It is given in ol.102.(c)
S Export plus import
Indirect Cases+Subsidies.NetNational current prices, without adjustment for expenditure.NationalIncome:Sumtotal
Product (NNP) at market price − Net inflation. ofincomesearnedbythecitizensofthat
factor income from overseas = Net 𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑥 country during a given period, over a year.
Nominal GDP = Real GDP ×
domesticproductatmarketprice.Gross 100
National Product (GNP) at market price 20
1 Q.103. ____________is the income of the
= 240 × = 288. overnment, Which arises out of the
G
isthemarketvalueofallfinalgoodsand 100
services produced in a country's propertyleftbythepeoplewithoutalegal
Q.100. Match the items is List I with heir.
domestic territory by ordinary citizens
t hose in List II. SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (1st shift)
during an accounting year, includingnet
Measure of National Income Formula (a) Escheat (b) Moot (c) Felony (d) Lien
factor income from abroad.
Measure of
.97.AccordingtoDavidRicardo,during
Q Sol.103.(a) Escheat. Felony - Felonies
National Formula
a high deficit situation taxation and re the most serious offences that a
a
Income
borrowings are _____ means of spending. person or corporation can commit
i. GNP . GNP - Depreciation
a
SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (1st shift) against another. Moot - Unsettled, open
ii. NNP b. C + I + G + Net exports
(a) prudent (b) differentiated to argument or debatable. Lien-Alegal
iii. GDP c. GDP - Depreciation claim or legal right which is made
(c) equivalent (d) subsidised
iv. NDP d. GDP + Net factor against the assets that are held as
ol.97.(c)
S Equivalent. Ricardian income from abroad collaterals for satisfying a debt.
equivalence is an economic theory that SC CHSL 07/08/2023 (2nd shift)
S
saysthatfinancinggovernmentspending (a) i-b, ii-d, iii-a, iv-c (b) i-a, ii-c, iii-d, iv-b Q.104. The stabilisation function of the
out ofcurrenttaxesorfuturetaxes(and (c) i-d, ii-a, iii-b, iv-c (d) i-c, ii-b, iii-d, iv-a overnment budget mainly includes
g
current deficits) will have equivalent ________.
effects on the overall economy. He ol.100.(c) Gross domestic product
S SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (2nd shift)
developed the comparative advantage (GDP) - The market valueofallthefinal (a) allocation of resources
theory, Labor theory of valueandtheory goods and services produced in a (b) intervention to expand or reduce the
of rents. specific time period within the demand
geographical boundaries of a nation. (c) production of public goods
Q.98. Which of the following is an GDP = consumption + investment + (d) distribution of income in society in a
bjective of the Government Budget?
o (government spending) + (exports – fair way
A) GDP Growth imports), or, GDP = C + I + G + (X - M).
B) Reallocation of Resources ol.104.(b) Stabilisationpolicyseeksto
S
C) Balanced Regional Growth .101. Which of the following is the
Q limit erratic swings in the economy's
SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (1st shift) correct sequence of national income total output (measured by the Gross
(a) Only A (b) All - A, B and C from broader to narrower concepts? domestic product), Controlling surgesin
(c) Only A and C (d) Only B SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (4th shift) inflation or deflation. Two forms -
(a) GNP at market prices - NNP at market Expansionarypolicy-Governmentmoves
Sol.98.(b) All - A,BandC.Government prices - GNP at factor cost - NNP at to lower taxes or increase spending to
udget: Country's document or yearly
b factor cost boost the economy. Contractionary
financial statement that shows (b) Personal disposable income - policyiswhentheGovernmentincreases
estimated revenue and expenditure of Personal income - GNP at market taxes or reduces spending to slow the
everyitemduringthecourseofthatyear. prices - GNP at factor cost economy and reduce inflation.
It is mentioned in Article 112 of the (c) GNP at factor cost - GNP at market
Indian Constitution. Types of Budget: prices - NNP at market prices - Q.105. Which of the following items is
Balanced Budget (Revenue =
Personal income OT a part of the non-plan revenue
N
Expenditure),SurplusBudget(Revenue> (d) GNP at factor cost - NNP at factor expenditure of the government budget ?
Expenditure) and Deficit Budget cost- Personal income - Personal SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (4th shift)
(Revenue < Expenditure). disposable income (a) Salaries and pensions
(b) Subsidies
.99.Identify the true statement.
Q ol.101.(d) National income - The sum
S (c) Defence services
SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (2nd shift) totalofincomesearnedbythecitizensof (d) Central assistance for states and
(a) If real GDP is 240 and price index is a country during a given period, over a union territories
120, nominal GDP is 200. year.
(b) If real GDP is 500 and price index is Sol.105.(d) Non-plan revenue
200, nominal GDP is 250. .102. Which of these is NOT t he
Q xpenditure : It is accounted for by
e
correctly stated component of the interest payments, subsidies (mainly on
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food and fertilisers), wage and salary government's income and tax receipts .112. Which of these expressions is
Q
ayments to government employees,
p f ailtocoveritsexpenditures.Deficitsadd correct?
grants to States and Union Territories to the national debt or federal SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (1st shift)
governments, pensions, police, other government debt. (a) If the factor income from abroad is
general services such as tax collection, greater than the factor income paid
social services. .109.CBIC stands for ________.
Q abroad, then GNP would be greater
Non-plan capital expenditure : It SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (3rd shift) than GDP.
includes defence, loans to public (a) Central Bureau of Investigation and (b) If the factor income from abroad is
enterprises, loans to States, Union Committee greater than the factor income paid
Territories and foreign governments. (b) Central Board on Issues Related to abroad, then GNP would be lower
Caste than GDP.
Q.106. In the estimation of national (c) Central Board of Information and (c) If the factor income earned from
income,whichofthefollowingitemswill Communication abroad is less than the factor income
be subtracted from NNP at market price? (d) Central Board of Indirect Taxes and paid abroad, then GNP would be
SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (1st shift) Customs greater than GDP.
(a) Depreciation (d) If the net factor income from abroad
(b) Net product taxes and net production Sol.109.(d) Central Board of Indirect
axes and Customs (erstwhile Central
T is negative, then GNP would be
taxes greater than GDP.
(c) Net indirect taxes BoardofExciseandCustoms).Itis one
(d) Depreciation and net product taxes of the Boards constituted under the Sol.112.(a) Gross national product
statute the Central Boards of Revenue ( GNP): The value of all finished goods
Sol.106.(c) Net indirecttaxes:Refersto Act, 1963 and is subordinate to the and services produced by a country's
t hedifferencebetweenindirecttaxesand Department of Revenue under the citizens, both domestically and abroad.
subsidies.NNP(Netnationalproduct)-It Ministry of Finance. It deals with the GNP = GDP + Net factor income from
is the total value of finished goods and tasksofformulationofpolicyconcerning abroad.
servicesproducedbyacountry'scitizens levy and collection of customs, central
overseas and domestically, minus excise duties, Central Goods & Services Q.113. Match List I with List II and
depreciation. Tax (CGST) and Integrated GST (IGST). hoose your answer from the code
c
below:
.107. Proportionaltaxeswouldhelpto
Q Q.110. Which of these is one of the
List - I List - II
reduce the autonomous expenditure f unctions of the Government budget ?
i. Service tax a. Capital receipt
multiplier because_____________ . SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (3rd shift)
ii. Interest receipt b. Revenue
SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (1st shift) (a) Management of money supply
expenditure
(a) taxes increase the MPC (b) Maintaining strict budgetary balance
iii. Sale of shares c. Non-tax revenue
(b) MPC does not have any role in it (c) Redistribution of income and wealth
of PSUs
(c) taxes and MPC become equal (d) Price fixation
iv. Salaries and d. Tax revenue
(d) taxes reduce the MPC
Sol.110.(c)Redistributionofincomeand pension
ol.107.(d)TaxesreducetheMPC.MPC
S wealth. Article 112 - deals with the SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift)
(marginal propensity to consume) - The Annual financial statement (Union (a) i-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a (b) i-c, ii-b, iii-a, iv-d
proportion ofanyadditionalincomethat Budget). Functions : Redistribution of (c) i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b (d) i-d, ii-a, iii-c, iv-b
is spent. MPS (marginal propensity to resources. Ensuring fair distribution of
save) - The proportion of anyadditional income. Stabilising the economy during ol.113.(c) i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b. Tax
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income that is saved. The sum of MPC recession or inflation. Employment revenue - The revenues collected from
andMPSisequaltounity(MPC+MPS= opportunities. Management of public taxes on income and profits, social
1). Expenditure multiplier (spending enterprises. security contributions, taxes levied on
multiplier) - It shows what impact a goods and services, payroll taxes,taxes
change in autonomous spending will Q.111. Which country first introduced on the ownership and transfer of
have on total spending and aggregate z ero-based budgeting? property, and other taxes.
demand in the economy. SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (1st shift)
(a) India (b) Germany (c) The US (d) The UK Q.114. Which of the following is NOT
.108. Identify the correct statement/s
Q included in 'Operating Surplus'?
regarding budgetary deficit? Sol.111.(c) The US. Zero based SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (4th shift)
i.Deficit acts as a flow that adds to the udgeting(ZBB):Amethodofbudgeting
b (a) Rent (b) Profit
stock of the debt. inwhichallexpensesareevaluatedeach (c) Interest (d) Wages in cash
ii. Deficit acts as stock, which is time a Budget is made and expenses
must be justifiedforeachnewperiod.It ol.114.(d) Wages in Cash. Operating
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independent of debt.
was introducedbyPeterPyhrrin1970’s. Surplus: concept used in national
iii.Deficitactsasaburdenonthefuture accounts statistics which refers to the
generation. In India, the ZBB was introduced in the
departmentofscienceandtechnologyin measure of surplus accruing from
SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (3rd shift)
1983, and adopted by the Indian production of the output before
(a) Only ii (b) Only i and ii
Government in 1986. It was promoted deducting property income from it like
(c) Only i (d) Only i and iii land,rent,andinterest.Itisacomponent
during the Seventh Five-Year Plan. In
ol.108.(d) Only i and iii.
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Budgetary Deficit :A situation when the implement Zero-based budgeting. product.
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.115.Whatisthebasicdifferenceinthe
Q (c) 2006-07 (d) 2005-06 Q.123. While computing Net Economic
aggregates at market price and factor elfare (NEW), which of the following
W
cost ? Sol.119.(d) 2005-06. India introduced items is subtracted from GNP?
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (3rd shift) ender-Responsive Budgeting (GRB) to
G SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (4th shift)
(a) Depreciation (b) Indirect taxes design public spending in a way that (a) Value of leisure time
(c) Net indirect taxes (d) Direct taxes ensuresthatthebenefitsaccrueasmuch (b) Adjustments for congestion of urban
tothecountry'swomenastheydotothe life
ol.115.(c) Net indirect taxes. Factor
S men. (c) Do-it-yourself activities
cost -Thetotalcostofallthefactorsof (d) The underground economy
production in manufacturing a good, Q.120. _________ is an item for which
whichdoesnotaccountforthesubsidies oth, GST and central excise duty are
b Sol.123.(b) Adjustments for congestion
received and taxes paid. applicable in India. f urban life. Net Economic Welfare
o
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2nd shift) (NEW): It is a broader concept than
Q.116. What is the nominal GDP if the (a) Alcohol for human consumption Gross National Product (GNP) to
r eal GDP is 500 and price index is 150 ? (b) Tobacco and tobacco products measureeconomicwelfare. NEW=GNP
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (4th shift) (c) Petroleum products + Value ofHousewivesServices+Value
(a) 650 (b) 450 (c) 750 (d) 350 (d) All the agricultural commodities of leisure – Expenditure on defence –
Sol.116.(c) 750. ol.120.(b) Tobacco and tobacco
S Cost of Environment Degradation.
𝑁𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙𝐺𝐷𝑃×100 products.GST(GoodsandServicesTax) .124. Revenue expenditure minus
Q
eal GDP =
R
𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑥 : Implemented - 1st July 2017. revenue receipts is _________.
iven,
G Amendment - 101st Amendment Act, SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (1st shift)
Real GDP = 500 and Price index = 150 2016. Article - 279 A. The primary GST (a) revenue deficit (b) budget deficit
𝑅𝑒𝑎𝑙𝐺𝐷𝑃×𝑃𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑒𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑥 slabs for any regular taxpayers are (c) always negative (d) always positive
Nominal GDP =
100 presently pegged at 0% (nil-rated), 5%,
500×150 12%, 18% & 28%. However, petroleum Sol.124.(a) Revenuedeficitreferstothe
= = 750.
100 products,alcoholicdrinks,andelectricity xcess of revenue expenditure over
e
arenottaxedunderGSTandinsteadare revenue income in a financial year.
Q.117.Identify the correct match.
taxed separately by the individual state Budget Deficit = Total Expenditures by
) Pension to retired government
A
governments. the government – Total Income of the
employees - Revenue Receipt
government.
B) Purchase of Machinery in Railways - .121. In India, the financial year runs
Q
Capital Expenditure from________ to_______. Q.125. Which of the following
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (4th shift) SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2nd shift) tatements is/are FALSE?
s
(a) Both A and B (b) Only A (a) April 1, March 31 A) The impact of externality is always
(c) Neither A nor B (d) Only B (b) February 1, January 31 positive.
(c) July 1, June 31 B) Real national incomemeansnational
Sol.117.(d)OnlyB.Capitalexpenditure:
(d) January 1, December 31 income at constant prices
xpenditure that either creates anasset
E
SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (1st shift)
or reduces the liability of the Sol.121.(a) April 1, March 31. Financial (a) Only B (b) Only A
government. Example : Purchases of y ear(FiscalYear)-Itistheyearinwhich (c) Neither A nor B (d) Both A and B
property, equipment, land, computers, theincomeisearned.AssessmentYear-
furniture, and software. The 12 month-period that comes right ol.125.(b) Only A.Anexternalityis a
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after the financial year. Fiscal year of positive or negative outcome of agiven
Q.118.ExportsofmangoesbyIndiaisa
other Countries -Austria(1stjanuaryto economic activity that affects a third
art of_____method of measurement of
p
31stDecember),Bangladesh(1stJulyto party that is not directly related to that
its national income.
30th June), Canada (1st April to 31st activity.
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (1st shift)
march).
(a) circular income (b) value added .126. In which year did the Central
Q
(c) expenditure (d) income .122. Which of the following
Q Statistical OfficeadopttheGVAconcept
aggregates best describes the National in India?
ol.118.(c) Expenditure. This method
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Income? SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (1st shift)
addsupConsumerspending,Investment,
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (3rd shift) (a) 2012 (b) 2015 (c) 1993 (d) 2010
Government expenditure, and Net
(a) GDP at MP (b) NNP at FC
exports. Formula (Expenditure method ol.126.(b)2015.TheconceptofGVAat
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(c) NDP at MP (d) GNP at FC
fornationalincome):C+I+G+(X-M), basic prices follows from the United
where C = Consumer spending, I = ol.122.(b)NNPatFc-Itisthevalueof
S Nations System of National Accounts
Investment,G=Governmentspending,X NNP when the value of goods and (SNA) introduced in 1993 and carried
= Exports and M = Imports. services is takenattheproductioncost. forward in an identical fashion in SNA
Net National Product (NNP) - It is the 2008asapartofrevisionofcompilation
Q.119.WhendidtheGovernmentofIndia
total value of finished goods and and classification systems.
ring the gender sensitivities of the
b
servicesproducedbyacountry'scitizens
budgetary allocationinitsstatementfor Q.127. Which of the following is an
overseas and domestically, minus
the first time ? xample of direct tax?
e
depreciation.
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2nd shift) SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (2nd shift)
NNP = GNP - Depreciation.
(a) 2004-05 (b) 2007-08 (a) Escheat
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( b) Income Tax ( b) Revenue Receipts djust inflation. India's base year is
a
(c) Custom Duty (c) Capital Expenditure 2011-12. RealGDP=(NominalGDP/GDP
(d) Goods and Services Tax (d) Capital Receipts Deflator) × 100.
Sol.127.(b)IncomeTax.Itisatypeoftax ol.131.(b) Revenue Receipts - Do not
S .135. Duties leviedongoodsproduced
Q
overnments impose on income
g have a direct impact on the assets and within the country are _______.
generated bybusinessesandindividuals liabilities.TaxRevenuesReceiptsconsist SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Morning)
within their jurisdiction. ofdirectandindirecttaxesofthecentral (a) anti - dumping taxes (b) excise taxes
government. Non-Tax Revenue Receipts (c) custom duties (d) wealth taxes
.128.GDP deflator = _______
Q consistofinterestreceiptsonaccountof
SSC CGL 18/07/2023 (3rd shift) loans given by central government, Sol.135.(b) Excisetaxes.Customduties
(a) (Nominal GDP× Real GDP)× 100 dividend and profits on investments - It is a tax collected on imports and
(b) (Nominal GDP + Real GDP)× 100 made by the central government (i.e., exports by the customs authorities ofa
(c) (Nominal GDP− Real GDP)× 100 PSUs), feesandfinesandotherreceipts country. Anti - dumping duty is a tariff
(d) (Nominal GDP / Real GDP)× 100 forservicesrenderedbythegovernment imposed on imports manufactured in
likepassportfeesetc.Cashgrants-in-aid foreign countries that are priced below
ol.128.(d)
S the fair marketvalueofsimilargoodsin
from foreign countries and international
(Nominal GDP / Real GDP)× 100. the domestic market.
organisationsarealsopartofthenon-tax
.129.InwhichunionbudgetwasIndia's
Q revenue Q.136.Whichofthefollowingisreferred
first sovereign wealth fund named t o as 'paper taxes'?
Q.132.WhichofthefollowingisNOTan
'National Investment and Infrastructure I.Wealth tax II.Gift tax
xample of factor payment?
e
Fund (NIIF)' announced? SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Morning)
SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (4th shift)
SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (4th shift) (a) Only II (b) Only I
(a) Interest (b) Wages (c) Rent (d) Pension
(a) 2015-16 (b) 2021-22 (c) Both I and II (d) Neither I nor II
(c) 2017-18 (d) 2019-20 Sol.132.(d) Pension. It is a kind of
r etirement income that one planned Sol.136.(c)BothIandII.Papertax-Itis
ol.129.(a) 2015-16. NIIF (National
S imply a form where taxpayers declare
s
throughout the life to ensure anincome
Investment and InfrastructureFund)isa theirtaxableincome,deductions,andtax
source. Factor payments - It refers to
government-backedentityestablishedto payments. Wealth t ax and gift tax are
the various types of income earned by
providelong-termcapitaltothecountry’s referred to as "paper taxes".
individuals or businesses as
infrastructure sector. Headquarter -
compensation for supplying the factors Q.137. Ifthevalueofgrossfiscaldeficit
Mumbai. The Budget Division of the
ofproduction.Itincludes:Pricesforraw ill be more than net interest liabilities,
w
Department of Economic Affairs in the
materials, Rent for land or buildings. the value of gross primary deficit will
Finance Ministry is the nodal body
Wages and salaries for labour, Interest be ___________ .
responsible for preparing the Budget.
and dividends for the use of financial SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Evening)
.130. _____ expenditure and _________
Q capital and Profit for entrepreneurship. (a) Positive (b) Zero
receipts are shown by the government (c) Infinity (d) Negative
Q.133. In national income accounting,
budget.
VA stands for
G Sol.137.(a) Positive. Gross primary
SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (4th shift)
SSC MTS 04/05/2023 (Evening) eficit=GrossfiscalDeficit-Netinterest
D
(a) Estimated; actual
(a) General vesting added liabilities. Deficit -Theamountbywhich
(b) Actual; estimated
(b) General visited account thespendingdoneinabudgetsurpasses
(c) Actual; actual
(c) Gross value accounting the earnings.
(d) Estimated; estimated
(d) Gross value added
ol.130.(d)
S Estimated; estimated. Q.138.WhenwastheDirectTaxCodeBill
ol.133.(d) Gross value added(GVA) - A
S
Budget {Annual Financial Statement introduced in the Parliament of India?
significantmacroeconomicindicatorthat
(Article 112)} - A statement of the SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
measures the value of goods and
estimated receipts and expenditure of (a) 2010 (b) 2005 (c) 2020 (d) 2015
services produced in an economy, after
the Government in a financial year. It
deducting the cost of inputs and raw ol.138.(a)2010.Directtax:Itisdirectly
S
contains Estimates of revenue and
materials used in the production paid totheauthorityimposingthetax.It
capitalreceipts,waysandmeanstoraise
process. Gross Value Added = GDP + is levied on taxable income earned by
therevenue,detailsoftheactualreceipts
subsidies on products - taxes on individuals and corporate entities.
and expenditure o f the closing financial
products. Example - Income tax, real propertytax,
year with reasons for any deficit or
surplus in that year, the economic and personal property tax, and taxes on
.134.GDP calculated at some constant
Q
financial policy of the coming year assets, corporation tax, gift tax,
set of prices is called___________.
(taxation proposals, prospects of inheritance tax.
SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Morning)
revenue, spending programme and (a) real GDP (b) domestic GDP Q.139. Thecollectionofallbundlesthat
introduction of new schemes). (c) current GDP (d) nominal GDP t heconsumercanbuywithherincomeat
Q.131. Non-Tax revenue is part of theprevailingmarketpricesiscalledthe
Sol.134.(a) Real GDP (Gross Domestic
_ _________. _________.
roduct). It measures the quantities of
P
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goods produced in different yearsusing
(a) Revenue Expenditure (a) Budget set (b) Budget constraint
the prices from the same base year to
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ountry'scurrencywithrespecttooneor
c (a) The principle of National Income
Sol.139.(a)BudgetSet.Budgetline-The more foreign reference currencies. (b) The principle of Consumer
ombination of goods that can be
c (c) The principle of Producer
afforded with one’s current income. Q.143. Which of the following is NOT (d) The principle of Investment
Budget constraint - Thetotalamountof ne of the methods of national income
o
items one can afford within a current estimation? ol.147.(a) The principle of National
S
budget. Budget variance - Difference SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (1st Shift) Income. Macroeconomics - It explains
between the budgeted or baseline (a) Banking method how the economy as a whole operates
amount of expense or revenue, and the (b) Expenditure method and how aggregate demand and supply
actual amount. (c) Product method areusedtogeneratethelevelofnational
(d) Income method income and employment.
Q.140. Which of thefollowingiscorrect
r egarding the National Income? ol.143.(a) Banking method. National
S Q.148. Which of the followingfunctions
I.Intermediategoodsarenotincludedin incomeofacountrymeansthesumtotal f the government budgetisassociated
o
the calculation of national income. ofincomesearnedbythecitizensofthat with distribution of income?
II. Final goods are included in the country during a given period, over a year. I. Allocation function
calculation of national income. II.Redistribution function
SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (2nd Shift) Q.144. Gross primary deficit is the SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (4th Shift)
(a) Only II (b) Neither I nor II difference between________. (a) Only I (b) Neither I nor II
(c) Only I (d) Both I and II SSC CGL 01/12/2022 (4th Shift) ( c) Both I and II (d) Only II
(a) revenue deficit and interest receipts
Sol.140.(d) Both I and II. National (b) gross fiscal deficit and interest Sol.148.(d) Only II . Redistribution of
Income = GDP + Foreign Production by receipts income - To close the income gap
National Residents – Domestic (c) revenue deficit and interest payments betweenrichandpoor,severalbudgetary
Production by Non-National Residents. (d) gross fiscal deficit and net interest schemes are launched from the
liabilities government'send.Fiscalinstrumentslike
Q.141. If there are N firms in the subsidies, taxations, etc. are effectively
conomy, each assigned with a serial
e Sol.144.(d) Gross fiscal deficit and Net used to achieve this goal.
number f rom 1 to N, then as per the interestliabilities.Aprimarydeficitisthe
product method, GDP can be written amount of money that the government Q.149. Which of the following
as_____. requires to borrow from the interest rganisationsoftheGovernmentofIndia
o
SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (3rd Shift) payments on the formerly borrowed has been reporting the GDP at factor
(a)𝐺 𝑉𝐴1 -𝐺 𝑉𝐴2.... -𝐺 𝑉𝐴𝑁 loans. cost and at market prices?
(b)𝑁𝑉𝐴1 +𝑁𝑉𝐴2 ..... +𝑁𝑉𝐴𝑁 SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
Q.145.WhichIndianbudgetintroduceda (a) Reserve Bank of India
(c)𝐺 𝑉𝐴1 +𝐺 𝑉𝐴2. .... +𝐺 𝑉𝐴𝑁 tatement highlighting the gender
s (b) National Sample Survey Organisation
(d)𝐺 𝑉𝐴1+ 𝑁𝑉𝐴2+ 𝐺 𝑉𝐴3 + 𝑁𝑉𝐴4. .... sensitivities of the budgetary (c) National Statistics Office
allocations? (d) NITI Aayog
Sol.141.(c) 𝐺 𝑉𝐴1 + 𝐺 𝑉𝐴2. .... + 𝐺 𝑉𝐴𝑁. SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (2nd Shift)
(a) 2008-09 (b) 2010-11 ol.149.(c) National Statistical Office.
S
DP can be calculated by the following
G
(c) 2005-06 (d) 2001-02 The National Sample Survey Office
three methods: Income method (Wages
(NSSO, founded in1950)ismergedwith
(W)+Rent(R)+Interest(I)+Profit(P)). ol.145.(c) 2005-06.Gender budgeting
S the Central Statistical Office (CSO,
Valueaddedorproductmethod(𝐺 𝑉𝐴1 + deals with gender-sensitive formulation founded in 1951) under the Ministry of
𝐺 𝑉𝐴2.....+ 𝐺 𝑉𝐴𝑁),whereGVArepresents of legislation, programs and schemes, Statistics and Programme
allocation of resources, implementation Implementation to form the National
ross value added by the firms.
g
and execution, Audit and impact Statistical Office (NSO) in 2019.
Expenditure method or final
assessment of programs and schemes,
consumption method (Consumption by
and follow-up corrective action to Q.150. Which type of tax acts as an
households (C) + Investment (I) +
address gender disparities. utomatic stabiliser in the economy?
a
Government spending on goods and
SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (4th Shift)
services (G)+Netexports(Exports(X)- Q.146. The value of GDP at the current (a) Professional tax
Imports (M)). revailing prices is called_________.
p (b) Wealth tax
SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (3rd Shift) (c) Capital gains tax
Q.142. Assume that the exchange rate
(a) nominal GDP (b) current GDP (d) Proportional income tax
etween theUSDollarandIndianRupee
b
( c) domestic GDP (d) real GDP
is $1 = 55. Now if this exchange rate
Sol.150.(d)Proportionalincometax(flat
increases to $1 = ₹60, then inthiscase ol.146.(a) Nominal gross domestic
S t ax) levies the same percentage tax to
the Indian Rupee has _______ in product(GDP)isthevalueofallthefinal everyone regardless of income.
comparison to the US dollar. goods and services at current market Professionaltaxisataxthatisleviedby
SSC CGL Tier II (07/03/2023) prices. a state government on all individuals
(a) depreciated (b) appreciated
.147. The subject o
Q f the Study of whoearnalivingthroughanymedium.A
(c) Demonetised (d) overvalued
Macroeconomics is based on which capital gains tax is the tax on profits
Sol.142 .(a) Depreciated. Currency principle? realised on the sale of a non-inventory
asset.
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Q.151.Whoamongthefollowingheaded SC MTS 14/07/2022 (Afternoon)
S ( c) net factor income from abroad
t he National Income Committee? (a) deficit (b) surplus (d) subsidies
SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (2nd Shift) (c) economic spread (d) balance
(a) PC Mahalanobis (b) VKRV Rao Sol.159.(a) Depreciation.
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National Income Committee (NIC) revenues surpass the estimated SSC CHSL 30/05/2022 (Afternoon)
(1949)calculatedtheNationalIncomeof expenditure for a particular business (a) Consumption angle
India and compiled statistics. Members year. (b) Expenditure angle
of NIC : VKRV Rao and DR Gadgil. (c) Income distribution angle
Q.156. The tax imposed on goods (d) Production angle
.152. The difference between a
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on-farm consumption is known as ______. SSC MTS 22/07/2022 (Afternoon) formsthebasistoestimatetheNational
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Evening) (a) corporation tax (b) excise tax income. National income is the sum of
(a) consumer surplus (c) capital gain tax (d) custom duty all the factor income that is generated
(b) marketable surplus during a production year.
(c) foreign consumption Sol.156.(d) Customs duty refers to the
t ax imposed on goods when they are .161. What is the domestic income if
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transportedacrossinternationalborders.
ol.152.(b)
S Marketable Surplus. An Excise tax is any duty on factor income from abroad is ₹2,000
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surplus, occurs when the price moment of manufacture rather than at SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Morning)
consumers pay for a product orservice sale. (a) ₹5,000 crore (b) ₹12,000 crore
is less than the price they arewillingto (c) ₹10,000 crore (d) ₹8,000 crore
pay. Domestic consumption products .157.Lackoffinancialdisciplinebythe
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government can lead to ______________. Sol.161.(d) ₹8,000 crore. Domestic
andservicesthatareboughtandusedin income = National Income - Net factor
the country that makes them. (A) excess expenditure
(B) inflation income fromabroad.Domesticincome=
.153. In 1950-51, what percentage of
Q SSC CHSL 26/05/2022 ( Morning) ₹10000- ₹2000= ₹8,000 crore.
GDP of India was contributed by the (a) Only B (b) Only A Q.162. To combat inflation, what is the
industrial sector? (c) A and B (d) Neither A nor B sual monetary policy stance adopted?
u
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ol.157.(c) A and B. Lack of financial
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(a) 22% (b) 28% (c) 13% (d) 16%
disciplinebythegovernmentcanleadto (a) Owlish (b) Dovish
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S excess expenditure and inflation. (c) Hicksian (d) Hawkish
Product)Agriculturesector-59%ofGDP Inflation is adecreaseinthepurchasing Sol.162.(d) Hawkish stance- To combat
in (1950-51). power of money, reflected in a general inflation, the central bank is willing to
Q.154. Which of the following increase in the prices of goods and hike interest rates to curb the money
ommodities are exempted from GST?
c services in an economy. supply and thus reduce the demand.
SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Afternoon) .158. GDP that takes into account the
Q Accommodativestance-Centralbankis
(a) Hand sanitisers costsintermsofenvironmentalpollution preparedtoexpandthemoneysupplyby
(b) Pens and exploitation of natural resources is cutting interest ratestoboosteconomic
(c) Alcohol for human consumption called __________. growth. Neutral stance - Central banks
(d) Ventilators SSC CHSL 27/05/2022 (Evening) can either cut-rate or increase the rate.
ol.154.(c)
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consumption. Other Goods not covered (c) brown GDP (d) blue GDP tatements is/are correct?
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under Goods and Services Tax (GST): Sol.158.(b) The Green Gross Domestic I. Only marketed goods are considered
Petrol,high-speeddiesel,aviationturbine roduct is an indicator of economic
P while estimating Gross Domestic
fuel, crude oil, Electricity, and Natural growth withenvironmentalfactorstaken Product(GDP).
Gas. GST {The Constitution 122nd into consideration along with the II. The work done by a woman at her
Amendment Bill (2014), 101st standard GDP of a country. The blue home is outside the purview of Gross
Amendment Act (2016), Article 246A economy is the "sustainable use of Domestic Product.
(SpecialProvisionforGST),Article269A ocean resources for economic growth, III.In estimating GDP, only final goods
(Levy and Collection of GST for improved livelihoods, and jobs while and services are considered.
Inter-State Supply), Article 279A (GST preserving the health of the ocean SSC CGL 11/04/2022 (Morning)
Council),Article286(RestrictionsonTax ecosystem." (a) Only II and III (b) I, II and III
Imposition)}. (c) Only I and III (d) Only II
.159.NDP at FC = GDP at FC minus ___.
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.155. When tax collection exceedsthe
Q SSC CHSL 30/05/2022 (Morning) Sol.163.(b) I, II and III.
required expenditure, the budget is said (a) depreciation
to be in ______. Q.164. ThevalueoftheGrossDomestic
(b) indirect taxes roduct (GDP) of India is published by
P
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SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Morning) c) An Interim Budget gives a complete (a) 2007 (b) 2005 (c) 2002 (d) 2010
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SSC CGL 21/04/2022 (Evening) Indirect tax) is an addedamountonthe
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Government Spending + Net Exports. Sol.169.(c) Budget (Annual financial getsubsumedunderGoodsandservices
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s tax.
.165. In which year did India's ratio of
Q the estimated receipts and expenditure
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SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Afternoon) Parliament's approval to the Centre for Balance of India?
(a) 1991 (b) 1999 (c) 2003 (d) 2001 withdrawal of money from the SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Evening)
Consolidated Fund of India for a (a) Net income abroad
Sol.165.(c)2003. (b) Foreign aid
specifiedexpendituretobeincurredfora
Q.166. ______ is a tax system that particular period. (c) Trade gap
ollects a greater share ofincomefrom
c (d) Revenue income
thosewithhighincomesthanfromthose Q.170.The GDP deflator is also called:
SC CGL 21/04/2022 (Evening)
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(c) Payroll tax (d) Progressive tax (c) implicit price deflator
(d) explicit price deflator non-tax revenues, union excise duties.
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than from those with lower incomes. value of all finished goods andservices
made within a politicalterritoryduringa depositor.
Payrolltaxcanbedefinedasthetaxthat SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Afternoon)
is withheld, charged, or levied on the specific period.
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t he National StatisticalCommission,the ol.175.(c) 5 Lakhs.Deposit Insurance
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Q.167. According to theOutputMethod, provided by the Deposit Insurance and
GDP is calculated as: BaseYearoftheGDPSeriesinIndiawas
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SSC CGL 13/04/2022 (Evening) wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve
(a) GDP at Constant Prices – Taxes + effect from January 2015.
SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Afternoon) Bank of India (RBI). It provides deposit
Subsidies insurance that works as a protection
(b) GDP at Constant Prices + Subsidies (a) 2011-12 (b) 2013-14
(c) 2005-06 (d) 2009-10 cover forbankdepositholderswhenthe
(c) GDP at Constant Prices – Taxes bank fails to pay its depositors.
(d) GDP at Constant Prices + Taxes – Sol.171.(a) 2011-12. Base Year prices
Subsidies rebeingusedtocalculatetherealGDP.
a Q.176.Which of the following sectors of
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Sol.167.(a) GDP at Constant Prices – India's GDP ?
axes + Subsidies.
T GDP can be provides a benchmark against which
pricechangesofgoodsandservicesare SSC CHSL 12/10/2020 (Afternoon)
calculated in three ways, using (a) Agriculture (b) Industrial
expenditures, production, or incomes. measured.
(c) Manufacturing (d) Service
Q.168. Which of the following is India’s Q.172. Ronald Reagan, the 40th
resident of the US, signed the largest
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rst Paperless Budget?
fi ervices sector - banking, insurance,
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1981. Which economic theory was this finance etc.
(a) Union Budget 2018-19
(b) Union Budget 2020-21 policy centred around? .177. Who among the following
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(c) Union Budget 2019-20 SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Evening) publishes the Economic Survey of India ?
(d) Union Budget 2021-22 (a) Laffer Curve SSC CGL 03/03/2020 (Evening)
(b) Lorenz Curve (a) Ministry of Finance
Sol.168.(d) Union Budget 2021-22. (c) Kuznets Curve (b) Indian Statistical Institute
inance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
F (d) Sweezy's Kinked Demand Curve (c) National Development Council
presented the first paperless budget. (d) Institute of finance
ol.172.(a) Laffer Curve is a graphic
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.169. Which of the given statements
Q representation of the relationship ol.177.(a) Ministry of Finance. The
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about the Union Budget is/are true? between rates of taxation and the Department of Economic Affairs,
a) Vote on Account deals only with the resulting levels of government revenue. Ministry of Finance presents the survey
expenditure side of the government in parliament every year, just before the
budget. Q.173. In which year was the Value
dded Tax introduced in India?
A union budget.
b) Vote on Account and Interim Budget
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stablishedon1April1935.Itwassetup
e ( RBI) releases data for four different
Institutions
on thebasisoftherecommendationsof metrics representing money supply,
the ‘Hilton Young Commission’ (1926) namelyM1,M2,M3,andM4.M2=M1+
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and underRBIAct1934.ThefirstIndian Savings deposits with Post Office
icrofinance institutions in India?
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SSC CHSL Tier II 10/01/2024
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ol.178.(d) Reserve Bank of India.
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a percentage of monthly household (ii)Money supply is a flow concept
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microinsurance services to low income
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon) money supply
populations. In India, loans below one
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lakh rupees are defined as microloans.
( a) Only (ii) (b) Only (i)
The RBI defined microfinance as ol.182.(b) 50%. This limit is setbythe
S (c) Only (ii) and (iii) (d) Only (i) and (iii)
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other liquid instruments in a country's
established in: Q.183. ________ is an instrument under economyasofaparticulartime.M1,M2,
SSC CHSL Tier II 02/11/2023 t heLiquidityAdjustmentFacility(LAF)at M3,M4isthemeasureofmoneysupply.
(a) 1930 (b) 1951 (c) 1948 (d) 1935 which RBI lends to commercial banks. M1 is the most liquid and makes
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening) transactions theeasiest,whileM4isthe
Sol.179.(d) 1935. The Reserve Bank of
(a) Repo rate (b) Reverse repo rate leastliquid.M1,M2-NarrowMoney.M3,
India was established onApril1,1935in
(c) Bank rate (d) Cash reserve ratio M4 - Broad Money. M1 = Currency with
accordance with the provisions of the
Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. The the public + Demanddepositsinbank+
Sol.183.(a) Reporate.Reversereporate
Central Office of the Reserve Bank was OtherdepositswithRBI.M4=M3+Total
- Therateatwhichthecentralbankofa
initially established in Kolkata but was Deposits with Post Office Savings
country borrows money from
permanently moved to Mumbaiin1937. Organisation.
commercialbanks.Bankrate-Itisarate
Fewotherbanksandtheirestablishment atwhichtheReserveBankofIndia(RBI) Q.187. Which of the following is a
years:BankofIndia-1906,CentralBank provides the loan to commercial banks f unctionperformedbycommercialbanks
of India - 1911, Punjab National Bank - without keeping any security. Cash in India?
1894. reserveratio-Thepercentageofabank's SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Evening)
total deposits that it needs to maintain (a) Credit creation
.180. WhenRBIdecidestodecreasethe
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as liquid cash. (b) Issue of currency
reporate,moneysupplywill_________.SSC
Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning) (c) Banking facilities to the government
.184. The maximum limit on
Q
(a) decrease (d) Credit control
microfinanceloansforNBFCsotherthan
(b) increase NBFC-MFIs is_________ . ol.187.(a) Credit creation -Processby
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(c) remain unaffected SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Morning) which commercial banks create new
(d) initially stay constant and then (a) 75% of the total assets money by lending to businesses and
decrease (b) 25% of the total assets individuals.
(c) 85% of the total loans
ol.180.(b) increase. Repo rate :- It
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refers to the rate at which commercial
_______ are considered as micro loans.
banks borrow money by selling their Sol.184.(b) 25%ofthetotalassets.The SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Morning)
securities to the Reserve bank of india inimum and maximum interest rate
m (a) one lakh rupees (b) four lakh rupees
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shortage of funds or due to some requiredtomaintainnotlessthan85%of
statutorymeasures.Itisoneofthemain its net assets as qualifying assets. ol.188.(a) one lakh rupees.
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tools of RBI to keep inflation under Non-Banking Financial Company -Micro
control. If Repo Rate increases then .185. In the concept of money supply,
Q FinanceInstitution(NBFC-MFI):Atypeof
money supply will decrease. M4 refers to ________. financial institution that provides
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Afternoon) financial services, including microloans
.181. The Reserve Bank of India was
Q ( a) currency with the public and other financial products, to
nationalised on ________. (b) M1+ post office saving deposits low-income andeconomicallyvulnerable
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning) (c) M3+ total post office deposits individuals, especially in rural and
(a) March 1, 1949 (b) January 1, 1949 (d) M1+ time deposits of the public with underserved areas. The regulator of
(c) October 1, 1949 (d) April 1, 1949 banks Micro Finance in India is the Reserve
Sol.181.(b) January 1, 1949. Sol.185.(c) M3+ total post office Bank of India.
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Q.189. Which of the following Q.192. Which of the following is NOTa Q.196. What is the main role of
icrofinance
m institutions was haracteristic of money?
c ommercial banks in the economy?
c
established in India at the time of SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (1st Shift) SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
independence? (a) Portability (b) Perishability (a) To promote economic growth and
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon) (c) Divisibility (d) Durability development
(a) Self Help Group (b) Regulating the stock market
(b) Grameen Model Bank Sol.192.(b) Perishability - A (c) control on inflation
(c) Rural Cooperatives haracteristic of products and services
c (d) Management of foreign exchange
(d) Joint Liability Group that do not allow for the product or reserves
service to be stored for sale atafuture
Sol.189.(c) Rural Cooperatives. date.Money-Anyobjectthatisgenerally ol.196.(a)
S Other functions of
icrofinance Institutions - Financial
M accepted as payment for goods and commercial Banks : Accepting Deposits
companies that provide small loans to services and repayment of debts in a (Savings,Currents,Fixed),Lendmoneyto
people who do not have any access to given country or socio-economic context. people and businesses, Provide Locker
bankingfacilities.BandhanBankbecame to Customers, Deals with foreign
the first microfinance company to geta Q.193. The important milestones of the exchanges etc. Commercial Banks are
bank licence in 2014. Grameen Model HG Bank linkage movement was
S regulatedbyReserveBankofIndia(RBI)
Bank - It was the brainchild of Nobel spearheaded by __________ with support under Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
Laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus in from RBI. FunctionofRBI- Managementofforeign
Bangladesh in the 1970s. SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift) exchange reserves, control on inflation,
(a) SEBI (b) Indian Bank issues notes, serve as Bank of
Q.190. Whichofthefollowingoptionsis (c) NABARD (d) Cooperative Bank commercial Banks.
ot an example of small savings?
n
SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning) ol.193.(c) NABARD (National Bank for
S Q.197. Which of the following is a key
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o
(b) Kisan Vikas Patras the apex banking institution to provide India ?
(c) National Savings Certificates finance for Agriculture and rural SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (1st Shift)
(d) Post Office Deposits development. The SHG-Bank Linkage (a) Providing loans exclusively to women
Programme (SBLP) was initiated as an entrepreneurs
Sol.190.(a) Mutual Funds - A mutual action research by the NABARDin1989 (b) Encouraging large-scale
f und is a type of investment vehicle andwassubsequentlycrystallisedintoa industrialisation
consisting of a portfolio of stocks, pilot project in 1992. (c) Maximising profits for shareholders
bonds, or other securities. The mutual (d) Promoting financial inclusion and
funds in India are regulated by the .194. What is a dimension related to
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poverty alleviation
Securities and Exchange Board of India the sustainability of microfinance
(SEBI) and the Reserve Bank of India institutions in India? ol.197.(d)MFIsarefinancialcompanies
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(RBI).TheGovernmentofIndiasetupthe SSC MTS 04/09/2023 (3rd Shift) that provide small loans to people who
firstmutualfundbyanActofParliament (a) Dependency on donor funding do not have any access to banking
in 1963. (b) Limited social impact facilities. The definition of “smallloans”
(c) High-profit margins varies between countries. In India, all
.191.Whatisthedifferencebetweena
Q (d) Excessive interest rates loans that are below Rs.1 lakh can be
debit card and a credit card ? considered as microloans. Types of
SSC MTS 01/09/2023 (1st Shift) ol.194.(a) Dependency on donor
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institutions that offer microfinance are:
(a) Debit cards are used for online funding. Microfinance Institutions in
Credit unions, Non governmental
transactions, while credit cards are India - Self Help Group (SHG); Joint
organisations, Commercial banks,
used for in-person purchases. LiabilityGroup(JLG)andGrameenModel
Cooperatives.
(b) Credit cards require a PIN, while debit Bank.
cards require a signature. Q.198. Which of the following
.195.Whatdoestheterm'interest'refer
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(c) Debit cards withdraw money directly tatementsbestdefinesaMicroFinance
s
to in banking?
from a bank account, while credit Institution (MFI)?
SSC MTS 05/09/2023 (1st Shift)
cards allow borrowing up to a certain SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (1st Shift)
(a) The additional amount earned on a
limit. (a) MFIs are investment firms that cater
loan or deposit
(d) Debit cards have higher interest rates exclusively to high-net-worth
(b) The amount of money deposited into
than credit cards. individuals.
a bank account
(b) MFIs are non-profit organisations that
Sol.191.(c) Debit cards (Plastic Money) (c) The value of a currency in relation to
provide financial services to
ndcreditcardslooknearlyidentical,and
a other currencies
low-income individuals and small
both cangiveafastandconvenientway (d) The fee charged for withdrawing
businesses.
topay-nomatterwhetheryou’repaying money from an ATM
(c) MFIs are banks that provide loans
inperson,onlineoroverthephone.Using ol.195.(a)BankingTerminologies:Repo
S only to large corporations.
adebitcardislikeusingcashinhand,as Rate:Theinterestrateatwhichanation's (d) MFIs are government agencies that
you can spend only what you have. But centralbanklendsmoneytocommercial regulate the microfinance sector.
creditcardscomewithacreditlimitthat banks often in the form of very
is not dependent on bank balance. Sol.198.(b) Microfinance, also called
short-term loans.
icrocredit, is a typeofbankingservice
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provided to low-income individuals or getting loans from formal financial (c) Prof. Walker (d) Prof. Robertson
roups who otherwise wouldn't have
g institutions. SEWA Bank, the first
access to financial services. microfinance institution in India, ol.206.(c) Prof. Walker - American
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established in 1974. Microfinance economist. Famous quotes in
Q.199. What is the main function of companies in India-AnnapurnaFinance economics - "Economics is the science
oney in an economy ?
m (2009), Asirvad Microfinance (2007), of wealth" (Adam Smith), "A national
SSC MTS 06/09/2023 (3rd Shift) Bandhan Financial Services (1995), debt,ifitisnotexcessive,willbetousa
(a) To regulate interest rates Fusion Microfinance (2010), Cashpor national blessing."(AlexanderHamilton),
(b) To create wealth Micro Credit (2002). “Any policy maker’s tool kit must have
(c) To facilitate exchange enough room forfiscalpoliciesbecause
(d) To control inflation Q.203. What is the main source of theyareofparamountimportance”(Gita
income for commercial banks? Gopinath).
ol.199.(c) to facilitate exchange.
S SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
Primaryfunctionsofmoney:Mediumof (a) Donations from customers Q.207. What is the main purpose of a
exchange, measure of value. Secondary (b) Profits from stock market ank statement?
b
Functions/Derivativefunctions:Storeof investments SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (2nd Shift)
value, deferred payment, Transfer of (c) Government grants (a) To track income and expenses
Value / Purchasing Power. Types of (d) Interest earned on loans and (b) To transfer funds to another account
money : Fiduciary money, fiat money, advances (c) To advertise new banking products
commodity money, legal tender money (d) To have locker facility in the bank
and cryptocurrency. ol.203.(d) T
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financial institution whose purposeisto Sol.207.(a) Other Bank related terms :
.200. What is themeaningoftheterm
Q acceptdepositsfrompeopleandprovide avings account - A deposit account
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'Collateral' in banking ? loans and other facilities. Functions - held at a bank, allowing customers to
SSC MTS 08/09/2023 (3rd Shift) Accepting deposits, lending out loans, save money while earning interest.
(a) An investment portfolio transfer of money, and discounting bills Currentaccount-Suitableforbusinesses
(b) A type of credit card of exchange. who have a higher number of regular
(c) A form of digital payment transactionswiththebank.FixedDeposit
(d) An asset pledged as security for a .204. Whichinstitutionmainlyprovides
Q -Alumpsumamountputinabankfora
loan financial assistance and support to fixed tenure at an agreed rate of interest.
microfinance institutions in India?
Sol.200.(d)BankingTerms:Assets-Any SSC MTS 12/09/2023 (3rd Shift) .208. Women SHG member appointed
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ersonalpossessionsofvalue(cash,real
p (a) Department of Economic Affairs as a banking agent is called _________ .
estateandinvestments).CASADeposit- (DEA) SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (1st shift)
Deposit in bank in current and Savings. (b) Ministry of Corporate Affairs (a) Bank Mitra (b) Bank Dost
Coverage Ratio - Equity minus net NPA (c) Indian Banks' Association (IBA) (c) Bank Sakhi (d) Bank NGO
divided by total assets minus intangible (d) Small Industries Development Bank
assets.NetInterestMargin-Netinterest Sol.208.(c)BankSakhi.Self-HelpGroup
of India (SIDBI) ( SHG) - An informal association of
income divided by average interest
earning assets. Sol.204.(d) SIDBI. Set u
p on 2nd April people who come together to findways
990 under an Act of Indian Parliament.
1 to improve their living conditions. They
.201.Whatisthepurposeofasavings
Q are generally self-governed and
account? .205. What does the term 'Overdraft'
Q peer-controlled. Advantage - Offering
SSC MTS 11/09/2023 (1st Shift) mean in banking? support and encouragement,Facilitating
(a) Obtaining a mortgage loan SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (2nd Shift) personal growth, Promoting mental
(b) Earning interest on deposits (a) The process of transferring funds health.
(c) Making day-to-day transactions between bank accounts
(d) Paying bills online (b) The maximum withdrawal limit from Q.209. In 2014, Bandhan Financial
an ATM ervices, microlenderwithHeadquarters
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Sol.201.(b)Earninginterestondeposits: (c) Short-term financing facility at_____________,wasgrantedin-principal
It is paid by a bank or financial (d) The interest charged on loans approval by RBI to start a universal bank
institutionstoaccountholderswhohave SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (1st shift)
deposited with them. Sol.205.(c)Short-termfinancingfacility. (a) Kolkata (b) Mumbai
ank overdraft is a type of financial
B (c) Pune (d) Lucknow
Q.202. Which of the following is an instrument that is provided to some
xample of a microfinance institution
e customersbythebankintheformofan Sol.209.(a) Kolkata. Bandhan Finance
(MFI) in India? extendedcreditfacility,whichcomesinto ervice - Established - 2001. Founder -
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(a) State Bank of India (SBI) account reaches zero. It is mainly used Bank-Connectaborrowerandlenderfor
(b) Bandhan Bank for covering short term cash a non-traditional, smallerloan.Universal
(c) ICICI Bank requirements. banking is a system of banking where
(d) HDFC Bank banks undertake a blanket of financial
.206.Who said the following?
Q services like investment banking,
ol.202.(b)BandhanBank.Microfinance
S "Money is what money does." commercial banking, development
-Atypeofbankingservicethatprovided SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (3rd Shift) banking, insurance and other financial
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universal bank established in the country. money has afixedvalueandtheeffects Q.217.PrathamaBank,thefirstRegional
f inflation are ignored. The concept of
o uralBankofIndia,haditsHeadOfficein
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Q.210. When the general interest rate money illusion waspopularisedbyJohn which state?
r eaches a very low level, which of the Maynard Keynes. Adam Smith was a SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st shift)
following statements will be correct Scottish economist who wrotethebook (a) Rajasthan (b) Madhya Pradesh
SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (1st shift) "The Wealth of Nations". Dennis (c) Punjab (d) Uttar Pradesh
(a) Most people will expect the interest Robertson was a British economist
rate to rise in the future. known for his work on monetary Sol.217.(d) Uttar Pradesh (Moradabad).
(b) Most people will prefer to hold bonds. economics and his contributions to rathama UP Gramin Bank was created
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(c) Most people will speculate a further Keynesian economics. (April 2019) by amalgamating two
decline in the rate of interest. regional rural banks of Uttar Pradesh
(d) Any increase in the money supply will Q.214. Due to which of the following (Prathama Bank and Sarva UP Gramin
cause the interest rate to fall further r easons can money be differentiated Bank) through Regional Rural Bank Act,
from other physical assets that can 1976. Owner - Government of India
Sol.210.(a) InterestRate-Itisacostof perform the function of store of value? (50%), Government of Uttar Pradesh
orrowing money, expressed as a
b SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (3rd shift) (15%), Punjab National Bank (35%).
percentage of the amount borrowed. (a) Money has common acceptability. RRBs(RegionalRuralBanks):Founded-
Q.211.NABARDlaunchedaspecialpilot (b) Money possesses liquidity. 2 October 1975.
rojectin2004-05called______mainlyto
p (c) Money is neutral.
(d) Money is easy to store. Q.218. Which of the following
fulfil the credit needs of the small and tatements is/are correct regarding
s
marginal farmers and tenant farmers. ol.214.(d) Money is easy to store.
S liquidity trap?
SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (2nd shift) Threemainfunctionsofmoney:Primary i. It is the point where speculative
(a) JLGs (b) MEDP function-Moneyisusedasamediumof demand for money is infinitely inelastic
(c) SGSY (d) BLP programme exchangeanditisthemeasureofvalue. and the liquidity preference curve
ol.211.(a) JLGs(Joint Liability Groups).
S Secondaryfunction-Itisthestandardof becomes perfectly elastic.
NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture deferred payments, the transfer,andthe ii. It is the point where speculative
and Rural Development): It is the apex storeofvalue.Contingentfunction-The demand for money is infinitely elastic
bankinginstitutiontoprovidefinancefor distribution of national income, and the liquidity preference curve
Agriculture and rural development. maximum profit to the producers, and becomes perfectly inelastic.
Formation - 12July1982.Predecessor- maximumsatisfactiontotheconsumers, iii.It is the point where speculative
Agricultural Refinance and Development basis of credit and liquidity. demand for money is infinitely elastic
Corporation. Headquarters - Mumbai. and the liquidity preference curve
Q.215. In which year did RBI introduce becomes perfectly elastic.
Owner - Ministry of Finance, Government t he regulatory framework for
of India. iv. It is the point where speculative
microfinance loans? demand for money and the liquidity
.212. Which of the following is notan
Q SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (3rd shift) preference curves are not related.
example of fiat money in India? (a) 2021 (b) 2022 (c) 2020 (d) 2019 SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st shift)
SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (3rd shift) Sol.215.(b)2022.Micro-FinanceLoans- (a) Only statement i is correct
(a) ₹500 currency note hese are small collateral-free loans
T (b) Only Statement iii is correct
(b) ₹200 bank cheque providedtomembersofSelfHelpGroup, (c) Only Statement iv is correct
(c) ₹20 coin JointLiabilityGroupandotherindividuals (d) Only Statements i and ii are correct
(d) ₹10 coin wherein thecreditfacilityisprovidedfor ol.218.(b)LiquidityTrap:Asituationin
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ol.212.(b) ₹200 bank cheque. Fiat
S income generation purposes. whichprevailingmarketinterestratesare
money : Currency issued by the .216. In any economy, the income
Q solowthatanincreaseinmoneysupply
Government that is not backed by a velocity of the hoarded money (idle) by hasnoeffectoninterestrates.Aliquidity
commodity such as Gold. Examples : the public is equal to ______ preference curve is a demand curve for
Paper currency, Coins, and Demand SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (4th shift) money because a household's or
drafts. Legal tender:Atypeofcurrency (a) one (b) greater than one business's value of liquidity isthesame
or medium of exchange that can be in (c) zero (d) greater than zero as its demand for cash.
the form of a coinorabanknotethatis
recognized by law as an acceptable ol.216.(c)Zero.Thevelocityofmoney-
S .219. Which of the following is NOTa
Q
means for settling debts or obligations. Itmeasuresthenumberoftimesthatthe common product offered by
average unit of currency is used to microfinance institutions in India ?
Q.213. Who gavetheconceptof'money purchase goods and services within a SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (1st shift)
illusion' for the first time? giventimeperiod.Formula(Thevelocity (a) Credit cards
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (1st shift) of money) : V = PQ / M. Where, V = (b) Personal loans
(a) Robertson (b) Adam Smith Velocity of Money, PQ = Representsthe (c) Insurance products
(c) Irving Fisher (d) JM Keynes GDP(NominalGrossDomesticProduct), (d) Savings accounts
ol.213.(c) Irving Fisher (American
S M=MoneySupply.Hoardedmoney-Itis ol.219.(a) Credit cards are used to
S
economist):- Term Money Illusion First not used to purchase goods and borrowmoneywiththeagreementtopay
coinedbyhiminhisbook“Stabilisingthe services, so the income velocity of back the borrowed money with the
Dollar.” Money illusion is the belief that hoarded money is zero. interest.
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.220. In 1987, an Action Research
Q ( b) It is a behavioural parameter. high repayment rate of 98% in the
Programme was launched by NABARD (c) During festive season the CDR oncept of lending to groups of poor
c
with____________ based on which a pilot typically declines. women, initiated by Dr Yunus ?
project for linking 500SHGSwithbanks (d) It reflects people's preference for SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (1st shift)
was launched. liquidity. (a) Involvement of 'loan sharks'
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (3rd shift) (b) Removal of the defaulter from the
(a) MYRADA (b) IREDA ol.223.(c) The currency Deposit Ratio
S group
(c) AMFI (d) PFRDA (CDR) - The ratioofmoneyheldbythe (c) Joint liability putting social pressure
public in currency to that they hold in to repay loans
Sol.220.(a) MYRADA (Mysore bank deposits. CDR = CU/DD. For (d) Use of the services of aggressive loan
esettlementandDevelopmentAgency):
R example - CDR increases during the recovery agents
Founded in 1968. Other Associationsof festive season as people convert
NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture deposits to cash balance for meeting ol.227.(c) Dr Yunus (The 2006 Nobel
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and Rural Development) - Rural extra expenditure during such periods. Peace Prize winner to create economic
Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) Factors affecting CDR - Interest rates, and social developmentfrombelowand
by Government of India (1995-96), Inflation, Economicsconditions,Banking the Founder of Grameen Bank in
Warehouse Infrastructure Fund (WIF) in regulations. Bangladesh). HeInitiatedtheconceptof
2013-14, Designed Kisan Credit Card lendingtogroupsofpoorwomenthatis
Scheme (KCC) 1998, Launched E-Shakti Q.224.Which of the following calledmicrocredit.
fordigitisationofSelfHelpGroupsSHGs rogrammes was launched by NABARD
p
in 2015. in 2015 to promote thelivelihoodofthe .228. In which year did RBI accord
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people in both farm and off-farm approvaltoEquitasHoldingstolauncha
Q.221.It is possible to derive the value of activities? small finance bank?
DP of a country. Which function of
G SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (4th shift) SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (2nd shift)
money is applicable here? (a) LWE (b) LEDP (c) MEDP (d) BLP (a) 2019 (b) 2012 (c) 2016 (d) 2009
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (4th shift)
(a) Store of value ol.224.(b) LEDPs (Livelihood and
S ol.228.(c)2016.ReserveBankofIndia
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(b) Unit of account Enterprise Development Programmes). (RBI)-India'scentralbankandregulatory
(c) Standard of deferred payments body responsible for regulation of the
.225. Who issues ₹10 notes in India?
Q Indian banking system. Function - To
(d) Medium of exchange SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (4th shift) operatethecurrencyandcreditsystemin
Sol.221.(b) Unit of account. Money: A (a) Reserve Bank of India India. First Governor - Osborne Smith.
edium of exchange thatiscentralised,
m (b) State Bank of India
generally accepted, recognized, and (c) Union Bank of India .229.Whichstateisthelargestinterms
Q
facilitates transactions of goods and (d) Central Bank of India of the outstanding portfolio of
services. microfinance loans, as per the MFIN
Sol.225.(a)ReserveBankofIndia(RBI): Micrometer Q4 FY21-22 ?
.222. Which of the given statements
Q et upontherecommendationofHilton
S SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (3rd shift)
is/are correct with respect to NAFED? Young Commission. Work - Implement (a) Karnataka (b) Uttar Pradesh
i. NAFED is registered under the and monitor the monetary policy and (c) Maharashtra (d) Tamil Nadu
Multi-State Co-operative Societies Act. ensure price stability, regulate the issue
ii. It was set up with the objective of of banknotes. All currencies except 1 ol.229.(d)TamilNadu.Microfinance-A
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promoting Cooperative marketing of Rupee note (issued by the Ministry of banking service provided to low-income
agricultural produce to benefit farmers. Finance)areissuedbyRBIandsignedby individuals or groups who otherwise
iii.It was established in 1956. RBI’s Governor. would have no other accesstofinancial
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (4th shift) services.
Q.226. Whichmeasure(s)istheReserve
(a) i, ii and iii (b) Only ii ank most likely to take to combat
B Q.230. Which of the following
(c) Only ii and iii (d) Only i and ii inflation in the economy? tatements is/are true about currency
s
ol.222.(d)NAFED(NationalAgricultural
S A) Increase repo rate notes?
Cooperative Marketing Federation of B) Increase money supply i. They do not have intrinsic value.
India): Founded - 2 October 1958 and C) Decrease cash reserve ratio ii. They can be called fiat money.
registeredunderMulti-StateCo-operative SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (2nd shift) iii. They are not legal tenders.
Societies Act 2002, Headquarters-New (a) Only A (b) Both B and C SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (1st shift)
Delhi. Objective - To organise, promote (c) Only B (d) Both A and C (a) Only ii (b) Only i
and develop marketing, processing, and (c) Only i and ii (d) Only ii and iii
Sol.226.(a) Only A. Monetary measures
storage of agricultural, horticultural and sed to control inflation - Bank rate
u Sol.230.(c) Only i and ii. The Reserve
forest produce. policy, Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), Open ank of India (RBI) prints and manages
B
.223. With regard to the Currency
Q Market Operations. Fiscal Measures - currency in India, whereas the Indian
Deposit Ratio (CDR), all ofthefollowing Includetaxation,governmentexpenditure government regulates what
is true, EXCEPT: and public borrowings, Protectionist denominations to circulate. The symbol
SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (2nd shift) measures. (₹)ofIndianRupeewasacceptedbythe
(a) It depends on seasonal pattern of Government of India on 15thJuly2010.
Q.227. Which of the following is the The symbol ofIndianRupeeisdesigned
expenditure. ompelling factor that produced a very
c by Udaya Kumar.
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Q.231. Match the following items with Annapurna Microfinance. ol.237.(b)JharkhandandMaharashtra.
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r espect to money. E-Shakti - It was initiated to address
Q.234. HowmanydigitsdoestheMMID certain concerns like improving the
List I List II
ode of any commercial bank have?
c qualityofbookkeepingofSHGs(selfhelp
i. Primary functions a. Distribution of
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (4th shift) group) and to enable banks to take
national income
(a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 8 informed credit decisions about the
ii. Secondary b. Measure of value
functions ol.234.(a) 7. Mobile Money Identifier
S group through a Management
iii. Evils of money c. Store of value (MMID) Code : Each mobile banking Information System (MIS).
iv. Contingent d. Instability of value account has a unique MMID allotted to .238. The net worth of any bank is
Q
functions theuserbythebankitself.Thefirstfour equal to________________
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (2nd shift) digits - Unique identification number of SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (4th shift)
(a) i-d, ii-c, iii-a, iv-b (b) i-a, ii-d, iii-b, iv-c the bank offering IMPS (Immediate (a) liabilities - assets
(c) i-c, ii-b, iii-a, iv-d (d) i-b, ii-c, iii-d, iv-a Payment Service). Every bank account (b) (reserves + loans) - liabilities
has only one MMID. Along with the (c) interest + liabilities
ol.231.(d) Money: A medium of
S mobile number, MMID identifies a bank (d) (reserves + loans) + liabilities
exchange that is centralised, generally account.DifferentMMIDcanbelinkedto
accepted, recognized, and facilitates the same Mobile Number. ol.238.(b) (Reserves +
S Loans) -
transactions of goods and services. Liabilities. Bank Assets - Anything that
Characteristics: Durable, easily Q.235. In which of the following the bankowns.Example:Loansgivento
recognizable, stability, portable. conomic accounts are transfer
e bank customers, Deposits made to the
Functions: Medium of exchange, A payments included ? central bank. Bank liabilities - Anything
measure of Value, Standard of deferred SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (1st shift) that the bank owes to someone else.
payments, Store of value,Distributionof (a) Government account Example: Loans taken from the central
social income, Basic of Credit Creation, (b) Household account bank, Interest paid to customers for
Liquidity. (c) Appropriation account savings and fixed deposits.
(d) Production account
.232. The novel Self-Help Group Bank
Q .239. In India,_________________ fixes
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Linkage Program (SHG-BLP) project ol.235.(a) Government account.
S the CRR for the banks in the economy.
whichgrewintoadominantmicrofinance Transfer payment : It is a redistribution SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (4th shift)
model, was piloted by ________. of income and wealth by means of the (a) Reserve Bank of India
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (2nd shift) government making a payment, without (b) Ministry of Finance
(a) NABARD (b) MFI (c) IRDA (d) SEBI goods or services being received in (c) Ministry of External Affairs
return.Example: Socialsecuritybenefits, (d) State Bank of India
Sol.232.(a) NABARD (National Bank for state pension, unemployment benefits,
griculture and Rural Development):
A civil service benefits, survivor benefits, ol.239.(a)ReserveBankofIndia.Cash
S
Formation - 12 July 1982, public health services. reserve ratio (CRR): A percentage of
recommendations of B. Sivaraman deposits which all commercial banks
Committee. Headquarters - Mumbai. Q.236. Which of these measures of must keep as cash reserves with RBI.
IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and oney supply is referred to as the
m Statutory liquidity ratio (SLR) - The
Development Authority): Established - aggregate monetary resources ? percentage of the aggregate deposits
1999. The IRDA was incorporated as a SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2nd shift) that commercial bankshavetoinvestin
statutory body in April, 2000. (a) M4 (b) M1 (c) M2 (d) M3 liquid assets (cash, gold or other
Headquarters - Hyderabad. SEBI approved securities).
Sol.236.(d) M3 = Narrow Money(M1)+
(SecuritiesandExchangeBoardofIndia)
et Timedepositsofthepublicwiththe
N .240. In India, credit creation is done
Q
was first established in 1988 as a
banks. M4 = Broad Money(M3) + Total by:
non-statutory body for regulating the
Saving deposits with Post offices A) Ministry of Finance
securities market. It became an
(excludingNationalSavingsCertificates). B) Reserve Bank of India
autonomous body on 30 January 1992,
M2 = M1 + Savings Deposits of Post C) Commercial Banks
Headquarters - (Mumbai).
Office Savings account. M1= Demand SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (3rd shift)
Q.233. Under the current regulatory deposits with the banking system + (a) Only C (b) Only B
f ramework,whatisthemaximumtenure Other deposits with the RBI. M0 = (c) All-A, B and C (d) Only A
of a microfinance loan in India? Currency in Circulation + Bankers’
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (3rd shift) Deposits with RBI +OtherDepositswith ol.240.(a) Credit creation - A process
S
(a) 24 months (b) 12 months RBI. where a bank uses a part of its
(c) 18 months (d) 36 months customers' deposits to offer loans to
Q.237. In which of the following states other individuals and businesses.
ol.233.(d) 36 months. Microfinance
S id NABARD launch theE-Shaktiproject
d Commercial banks create credit by
loans are financing options that help for the first time? advancing loans and purchasing
people with low or no regular income SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (3rd shift) securities.FunctionofCommercialBank
gather funds to meet their financial (a) West Bengal and Assam : Primary functions - Accepts deposit,
requirements. Top Microfinance (b) Jharkhand and Maharashtra Providesloanandadvances,Creditcash.
Companies in India - Equitas Small (c) Uttar Pradesh and Punjab S econdary functions - Discounting bills
Finance, ESAF Microfinance and (d) Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh of exchange, Overdraft facility,
Investments, Fusion Microfinance,
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urchasing and selling of the secure,
P India (IFCI) SC CGL 24/07/2023 (1st shift)
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Paying and gathering the credit. SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (3rd shift) (a) decrease CRR
(a) (i)-(iii)-(ii) (b) (iii)-(i)-(ii) (b) buy securities in open market
Q.241. Which of the following is the (c) (ii)-(i)-(iii) (d) (i)-(ii)-(iii) (c) reduce SLR
ost problematic and primary difficulty
m (d) increase bank rate
of barter exchanges as against ol.244.(b)(iii)-(i)-(ii).IndustrialFinance
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money-based exchanges? Corporation of India (IFCI): Sol.248.(d) Increase bank rate. Bank
SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (4th shift) Establishment- July1948,Headquarter- r ate - rateatwhichtheReserveBankof
(a) Bartered exchanges involve difficulty New Delhi. ICICI - It wasestablishedin India (RBI) lends money to commercial
in preserving value. 1955. ICICI joined thefinancialsectorin banks without any security or collateral.
(b) Barter exchanges may result in an 1994. Industrial Development Bank of
incorrect valuation of the goods India(IDBI):Establishment-1July1964, Q.249. Which of the following
transacted. Headquarters: Mumbai. ommitteeswasconstitutedtostudythe
c
(c) Barter exchanges may be imperfectly issues and concerns in the Micro
Q.245. MUDRA is a financial institution Finance Institution in 2010?
divisible.
etupbytheGovernmentofIndiaforthe
s SSC CGL 25/07/2023( 1st shift)
(d) Barter exchanges require a double
development and refinancing of micro (a) Ghosh Committee
coincidence of wants.
unitenterprises.ThefullformofMUDRA (b) Sivaraman Committee
ol.241.(d) Barter System - An act of
S is: (c) Malegam Committee
tradinggoodsorservicesbetweentwoor SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (3rd shift) (d) Khan Committee
more parties without the use of money. (a) Micro Urban Development &
DrawbacksoftheBartersystem:Lackof Refinance Agency Sol.249.(c) Malegam Committee. The
CommonMeasureofValue,Problemsin (b) Micro Units Development & Refinance ub-Committee
S was under the
Storing Wealth, and Division of Certain Agency chairmanship of Y.H. Malegam. Ghosh
Products is notpossible.Advantagesof (c) Micro Finance Usage Development & Committee (1991) - It inquired into the
Barter system: suitable in international Refinance Agent various aspects of frauds and
trade,NorealconcentrationofpowerNo (d) Medium Units Development & malpractices in the bank and to make
overexploitation of Natural Resources, Refinance Agency recommendations to reduce such
Proper division of labour. instances. SivaramanCommittee(1979)
Sol.245.(b) Micro Units Development - Recommended the establishment of
Q.242. Which of the following is a nd Refinance Agency (MUDRA).
a NABARD. Khan Committee (1997) -
t ransfer payment? Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) Examined the financial system's
a) Unemployment allowances launchedon 8thApril2015forproviding effectiveness for the small-scale sector
b) Scholarships loansupto10lakhtothenon-corporate, and the role of primary dealers.
c) Retirement pension non-farmsmall/microenterprises.Loans
SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (4th shift) provided: Shishu - upto 50,000, Kishor - Q.250.WhichofthefollowingisNOTone
(a) Only a (b) All of a, b and c 50,000 to 5 lakh, Tarun - 5 lakh to 10 lakh. f the scheduled public sector banks in
o
(c) Only a and b (d) only c India?
.246. 'BFSI' stands for Banking,
Q SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (1st shift)
Sol.242.(b) All of a, b and c. FinancialServicesand_________inIndia. (a) Canara Bank
Itisabroadtermforindustriesthatoffer (b) UCO Bank
Q.243. Fisher's quantity theory is financial products and services. (c) Indian Overseas Bank
xplained by his famous equation given
e SSC CGL 17/07/2023 (4th shift) (d) Bandhan Bank
as __________. (a) Inflation (b) Investment
SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (2nd shift) (c) Insurance (d) Index Fund ol.250.(d)BandhanBank.The12public
S
(a) MP = VT (b) MV = PT sector banks are - State Bank of India,
(c) MT = PV (d) PV = MV ol.246.(c) Insurance. BFSI is the
S Punjab National Bank, Bank of Baroda,
industry's umbrella term for companies Bank of India, Central Bank of India,
ol.243.(b) MV = PT. Fisher Equation
S that provide a range of such financial CanaraBank,UnionBankofIndia,Indian
states that the nominal interest rate is products or services. Overseas Bank, Punjab and Sind Bank,
equaltothesumoftherealinterestrate
Indian Bank, UCO Bank, and Bank of
plus inflation. It lies at the heart of the Q.247. Which of the following is also
Maharashtra.
Quantity Theory of Money. MV = PT, nown as the 'lender of the last resort'?
k
whereM=MoneySupply,V=Velocityof SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (3rd shift) Q.251. As of 2022, what was the
circulation, P = Price Level, and T = (a) SEBI (b) RRBs (c) RBI (d) SBI ighest-denomination currency note
h
Transactions. printed by the Reserve Bank of India?
Sol.247.(c)RBI(ReserveBankofIndia):
SSC CHSL Tier II (26/06/2023)
.244.
Q Arrange the following stablished-April1,1935inaccordance
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(a) ₹2,000 (b) ₹10,000
Development Financial Institutions (DFI) with the provisions of theReserveBank
(c) ₹5,000 (d) ₹20,000
in the correct chronological order, of India Act, 1934. Headquarter -
according to the year they were set up. Mumbai . Ownership - Ministry of Sol.251.(b) ₹10,000. It was printed in
(i) Industrial Credit and Investment Finance.1s t Governor-SirOsbornSmith. 938anddemonetizedinJanuary,1946.
1
Corporation of India (ICICI) 1st Indian Governor - C.D. Deshmukh. ₹1 0,000 note was again introduced in
(ii) Industrial DevelopmentBankofIndia 1954 and demonetized in 1978. On
(IDBI) .248. The central bank may________ to
Q
November 8, 2016 : Rs 500, Rs 1000
(iii) Industrial Finance Corporation of discourage credit in the economy.
notes were demonetised. Fifteen
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languages are appearing on both sides ounded - 1884, Founder - Dyal Singh
F (d) Life Insurance Corporation of India
of banknotes. Majithia.
Sol.260.(d) Life Insurance Corporation
.252. For a bank, the main liability is
Q .256. The bank rate in the Indian
Q fIndia-Agovernment-ownedinsurance
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the____________ economy is determined by the ________ . andinvestmentfirminIndia.Established
SSC MTS 02/05/2023 (Evening) SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Evening) - 1 September 1956, Headquartered -
(a) deposits (b) economic rent (a) State bank of India Mumbai. United India Insurance
(c) assets (d) loans (b) Reserve Bank of India Company Limited - Established - 18
(c) Finance ministry of India February1938andNationalisedin1972,
ol.252.(a) Deposits - money held in a
S (d) Securities and Exchange Board of Headquarters - Chennai (Tamil Nadu).
bank account or with another financial India General Insurance Corporation ofIndia-
institution that requires a transfer from Incorporated on 22 November 1972
one party to another. Sol.256.(b) Reserve Bank Of India. under Companies Act, 1956.
Q.253.Cashreserveratioisa_____ tool Q.257.Whichamongthefollowingisthe Headquarters - Mumbai. New India
t o control money supply. ole note issuing authority in India?
s Assurance Company Limited - Founded
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II. Quantitative (a) Industrial Finance Corporation of Nationalised in 1973, Headquarters -
SSC MTS 03/05/2023 (Evening) India Mumbai.
(a) Only II (b) Only I (b) National Payments Corporation of .261. Small Industries Development
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Qualitative tools - Marginal Corporation of India - Founded in 1948. Parliament as an All India financial
Requirements / Loan to value, Moral institution (AIFI).
suasion, SelectiveCreditControl,priority Q.258. Money multiplier uses which of
sector Lending. t he following monetary instruments for Q.262.Α_______accountisonewhichis
its calculation? aintained by an Indian Bank in the
m
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" Bad money drives out good money"? (a) Repo rate (b) Cash reserve ratio of that country for the purpose of
SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Evening) (c) Reverse repo rate (d) Bank rate carrying out transactions there.
(a) Baxter's Law (b) Ohm's Law SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
(c) Gresham's Law (d) Gauss's Law Sol.258.(b) Cash reserve ratio - The
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forms of money in circulation, people currency. LIBOR : London Inter-Bank
tend to hoard or use the better-quality Q.259. The minimum rate below which
anks are not allowed t o lend money
b Offered Rate. It is a benchmark interest
money and spend or circulate the rateatwhichmajorglobalbankslendto
lower-quality money. Baxter's law (also exceptincasesspecifiedbytheReserve
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known as the Bell doctrine) is a law of market for short-term loans. MIBOR :
economics that describes how a SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Evening)
(a) repo rate (b) reverse repo rate Mumbai InterbankOfferedRate.Itisthe
monopoly in a regulated industry can overnight lending offered rate forIndian
extend into, and dominate, a non - (c) cash rate (d) base rate
commercial banks.
regulated industry. ol.259.(d) Base rate. Repo rate - The
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oldest joint stock bank in India? banks.
rupee trade.
SSC MTS 11/05/2023 (Evening) Q.260. Which among the following was SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift)
(a) Allahabad Bank etupin1956bytheIndiangovernment
s (a) SBI Bank (b) Axis Bank
(b) Bank of Baroda by nationalising all the existing private (c) UCO Bank (d) ICICI Bank
(c) Yes Bank sector life insurance companies?
(d) Punjab National Bank SSC MTS 15/06/2023 (Evening) Sol.263.(c) UCO bank (United
(a) United India Insurance Company ommercial Bank): One of the
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Sol.255.(a) Allahabad Bank (1865). The nationalised banks in India under the
rst variety ofjoint-stockbankswasthe
fi Limited
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(Bombay). Yes Bank: Founded - 2004 India
(c) New India Assurance Company Kolkata; Founded : 6 January 1943,
(Mumbai), Founder-RanaKapoor,Ashok Kolkata;Founder:GhanshyamDasBirla.
Kapoor.Punjab National Bank: Limited
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.264.
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CorporationofIndiawassetupunderthe banks. .271.________isarecordofassetsand
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provisions of which act? liabilities of any firm.
SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (4th Shift) Q.268. A type of loan that allows SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
(a) The SARFAESI Act, 2002 orrowers to make low paymentsinthe
b (a) Bill file (b) Balance of payment
(b) Payment and Settlement Systems initial phases but repayment of the (c) Balance sheet (d) Bank bailout
Act, 2007 balanceamountinlumpsumatmaturity
is known as ________. Sol.271.(c) Balance sheet - A financial
(c) Government Securities Act, 2006 tatement that reports a company's
s
(d) Companies Act, 2013 SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (1st Shift)
(a) Balloon Mortgage assets, liabilities,andshareholderequity
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ystems Act, 2007 : It is an Act to
S (c) Income - Sensitive Payment injection of money from a business,
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and to designate the Reserve Bank of ol.268.(a) Balloon mortgage. Types of
S ensuing consequences.
India as the authority for that purpose mortgage: Simple Mortgage, Mortgage
by Conditional Sale, English Mortgage, Q.272. Which of the following is NOTa
and for matters connected therewith or art oftheinstitutionalstructureofrural
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Mortgage, Anomalous Mortgage, banking?
Q.265. In the XXI phase of sale of Reverse Mortgage, Equitable Mortgage. SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
lectoral bonds can be only purchase
e TheIncome-SensitiveRepaymentPlan (a) Moneylenders
from which of the following institution? isavailabletolow-incomeborrowerswho (b) Regional rural banks
SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (4th Shift) have Federal Family Education Loan (c) Commercial banks
(a) NITI Aayog (b) RBI (c) SEBI (d) SBI (FFEL)Programloans.Apaydayloanisa (d) Cooperative and land development
type of short-term borrowing where a banks
ol.265.(d) SBI (State Bank of India).
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Electoral bonds are money instruments Sol.272.(a) Moneylenders. The
based on income. institutional structure of rural banking
like promissory notes, which can be
bought by companies and individuals .269.Whichamongthefollowingisnot
Q consists of a set of multi-agency
and donated to a political party, which an All India Financial Institution ? institutions, namely, commercial banks,
can then encash these bonds. The SSC CHSL 21/03/2023 (3rd Shift) Regional Rural Banks (HHBs),
ElectoralBondsSchemewaslaunchedin (a) ICICI Bank co-operatives and land development
2018. SBI istheonlyauthorisedbankto (b) National Bank for Agriculture and banks, Self-Help Groups (henceforth
issue electoral bonds. Validity: 15 Rural Development SHGs)haveemergedtofillthegapinthe
calendar days from the date of issue. (c) National Housing Bank formal credit system.
(d) Export-Import Bank of India .273. If marginal propensity to
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.266.________isalegaldeclarationofa
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person who is unable to pay off debts. Sol.269.(a) ICICI Bank {Industrial Credit consume is denoted by c, then
SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (4th Shift) nd Investment Corporation of India,
a government expenditure multiplier can
(a) Bankruptcy (b) Credit Crunch Founded(1994),Headquarter(Mumbai)}. be expressed as _______.
(c) Amortisation (d) Bancassurance All India Financial Institutions are a SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
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crunchisareductionintheavailabilityof Development (NABARD), Small impact a change in autonomous
credit independent of a rise in official Industries Development Bank of India spendingwillhaveontotalspendingand
interest rates. Amortisation is the (SIDBI), National Housing Bank (NHB), aggregate demand in the economy.
processofreducingorpayingoffadebt National Bank for Financing
withregularpayments.Bancassuranceis Infrastructure and .274. _______ are those where a
Q
Development
an agreement between a bank and an (NaBFID). monthly installment is deposited in the
insurance company to sell insurance to accounts every month.
bank customers. Q.270.TheReserveBankofIndiaintroduced SSC CGL 12/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
a comprehensive regulatory framework for (a) savings bank deposits
Q.267.Abankthathasapaid-upcapital NBFC-MFI on __________. (b) reinvestment deposits
f
o and above qualifies for the SSC CGL Tier II (06/03/2023) (c) fixed deposits
schedule bank category as listed in the (a) 10 December 2015 (d) recurring deposits
RBI Act 1934. (b) 2 December 2011
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ol.274.(d) Recurring Deposit is the
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savings through regular monthly issues coins (under the coinage Act (c) inheritance (d) reserves
deposits ofafixedsumoveraperiod.A 2011)andtheonerupeenote(bearsthe
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financial institution that provides while other notes are printed by the omething a person or company owes,
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.275.The_______and______determine
Q Q.279. Open Market Operations describing the assets passed down to
thecorridorforthedailymovementinthe onducted by the Reserve BankofIndia
c individuals after someone dies.
weighted average call money rate. (RBI) are of ______ types.
SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (2nd Shift) SSC MTS 08/07/2022 (Afternoon) Q.283. For a NBFC- MFI, the maximum
(a) Reverse repo, discount rate (a) two (b) three (c) five (d) four v ariance permitted for individual loans
(b) Marginal standing facility, Reverse between the minimum and maximum
repo rate ol.279.(a)two.Openmarketoperations
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(d) Bank rate, repo rate of government securities in order to (a) cannot exceed 4 per cent
expandorcontractmoneyinthebanking (b) cannot exceed 2 per cent
ol.275.(b) Marginal standing facility
S systemandinfluenceinterestrates. Two (c) cannot be less than 2 per cent
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rate(abovethereporate)atwhichbanks and involves the outright selling or
can borrow money from RBI when they buying of government securities. Sol.283.(a) cannot exceed 4 per cent.
are completely exhausted of all Repurchase Agreement is a form of BFCscannotofferinterestrateshigher
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borrowing assistance. short-term borrowing for dealers in than the ceiling rate prescribed by RBI
government securities. from timetotime.Thepresentceilingis
Q.276. ________ is the currency in the 12.5 per cent per annum.
ands of the public plus commercial
h Q.280. What isthetotalstockofmoney
bank reserves,alsocalled‘high-powered in circulation among the public at a Q.284.___________isthemoneywhichis
money’. particular point of time called? ccepted as a medium of exchange
a
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Evening) SSC MTS 12/07/2022 (Afternoon) because of the trust between the payer
(a) Desired reserve ratio (a) Money order (b) Money supply and the payee.
(b) Excess reserves (c) Short money (d) Money laundering SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Morning)
(c) Monetary base (a) Credit money (b) Fiduciary money
(d) Money multiplier Sol.280.(b) The money supply is allthe (c) Fiat money (d) Full bodied money
urrency and other liquid instrumentsin
c
ol.276.(c) Monetary base (M0) is the
S a country's economy on the date Sol.284.(b) Fiduciary money. Credit
total amount of acurrencythatiseither measured.Amoneyorderisacertificate, oneyreferstoafuturemonetaryclaim
m
ingeneralcirculationinthehandsofthe usually issued by a government or against an individual who has used the
publicorintheformofcommercialbank bankinginstitution,thatallowsthestated creditfacilitytobuygoodsandservices.
deposits held in the central bank's payee to receive cash on demand. Full-bodied money refers to any unit of
reserves. money, whose intrinsic value and face
Q.281. Which of the following value are equal.
.277.CapitaladequacyratioforaNBFC
Q tatements is INCORRECT ?
s
- MFI is ________ SSC MTS 15/07/2022 (Afternoon) Q.285. Which of the followinghasbeen
SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Afternoon) (a) Flat money is issued without any esignated as the self-regulatory
d
(a) 15% of the aggregate deposits backing of an equivalent amount organisation for Micro finance
(b) 8% of the aggregate deposits of gold or silver. institutions in India?
(c) 15% of the aggregate risk weighted (b) Money Multiplier is the ratio of money SSC CHSL 01/06/2022 (Afternoon)
assets supply to the reserve money (a) Jan-Dhan (b) Sab-Dhan
(d) 11% of the aggregate risk weighted (c) In Time Deposits, money can be (c) Dhan (d) Sa-Dhan
assets withdrawn only after maturity or ol.285.(d) Sa-Dhan (Association of
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with a penalty before maturity. Community Development Finance
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eighted assets. NBFCs areregistered
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supply. self-regulatory organisation for
under the Companies Act, 1956.
ol.281.(d) Vault cashisalsoapartof
S Microfinance institutions in India.
.278.Whichoneoftheseorganisations
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issues one rupee currency notes and Q.286. The Regional Rural Banks Act
monetary base. Vault cash referstothe as passed in __________.
w
coins in India? cash reserves held by the bank itself,
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over and above the mandated CRR (a) 1976 (b) 1956 (c) 1986 (d) 1966
(a) Imperial Bank of India amount.
(b) Industrial Finance Corporation of ol.286.(a) 1976. Regional rural banks
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India .282. Commercial banks k
Q eep their (RRB) : Parent - Ministry of Finance
(c) Ministry of Finance deposits with RBI. These deposits are (Government of India), Owner -
(d) Central Bank of India called ______. Government ofIndia(50%),Nationalised
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anks (35%), State Governments (15%).
B ( a) Banking ( b) Capital market Q.295. Which of the following is a
Functions - Ensures adequate credit for (c) Automobile (d) Aviation omprehensive and in-depth analysis of
c
agriculture and other rural sectors, a country’s financial sector, done jointly
Bankingfacilitiestoruralandsemi-urban ol.290.(a) Banking. Basel III is the
S bytheWorldBankandIMFindeveloping
areas, Government operations like regulatory norm for setting common and emerging market countries ?
disbursement of wages of MGNREGA standards for banks across different SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Afternoon)
workers and distribution of pensions. countries.ThemotiveofBaselIIInorms (a) Evaluation and Monitoring of the
First RRB in India - The Prathama UP istoenhancetheregulation,supervision, Financial Sector
Gramin Bank (Moradabad, Uttar and risk management in the banking (b) Developing Economies Financial
Pradesh). industry. Audit Scheme
Q.291. Which of the following is NOTa (c) Financial Sector Assessment
.287. At a Regional Rural Bank, the
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share of the Government of India ublic sector insurance company ?
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SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Afternoon) (d) Finance and Socio Economic
is______. Audit Scheme
SSC CGL 18/04/2022 (Morning) (a) United India Insurance Company
(a) 40% (b) 60% (c) 50% (d) 20% Limited Sol.295.(c)FinancialSectorAssessment
(b) The New India Assurance Company rogram. Reports of IMF - World
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Sol.287.(c)50%.Nationalisedbankshare Limited Economic Outlook, Global Financial
is 35%, and state Government share is (c) SBI Life Insurance Stability Report, Fiscal Monitor Report.
15%. Regional Rural Bank was founded (d) General Insurance Corporation of World Bank - Global Economic
on 2nd October 1975. Regional Rural India Prospects,GlobalFinancialDevelopment
Banks (RRBs) are government owned Report, Doing Business Report.
scheduledcommercialbanks.Scheduled Sol.291.(c) SBI Life Insurance. It is a
banksarebanksthatarelistedinthe2nd joint venture life insurance company Q.296. In which year was theSecurities
schedule of the Reserve Bank of India between State Bank of India (SBI), and ppellate Tribunal (SAT) established in
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Act, 1934. French financial institution BNP Paribas India?
Cardif. Founded: (March 2001). SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Afternoon)
Q.288. Which of the following was the (a) 1990 (b) 1992 (c) 1994 (d) 1997
rst development bank in India?
fi .292. The 'Clean Note Policy' was
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SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Morning) announced bytheReserveBankofIndia ol.296.(b) 1992 . Securities Appellate
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(a) National Housing Bank in the year ______. Tribunal was mainly established tohear
(b) Export Import Bank of India SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Evening) an appeal against the order passed by
(c) Industrial Finance Corporation of (a) 1992 (b) 1999 (c) 1997 (d) 1995 theSEBI(SecuritiesandExchangeBoard
India of India) or by an adjudicating officer
(d) Industrial Development Bank of Sol.292.(b) 1999. The objective of the under the SEBI Act, 1992.
India eserve Bank's Clean Note Policy is to
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give t he citizens good quality currency .297.TheCentralBoardofDirectorsof
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CorporationofIndiafoundedon1stJuly are withdrawn out of circulation. appointed/nominated for a period of
1948. National Housing Bank was _____ years.
Q.293. What is the minimum amount SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Evening)
foundedon9thJuly1988.ExportImport
hich can be remitted through Real Time
w (a) five (b) six (c) three (d) four
Bank of India was founded in March
Gross Settlement (RTGS) ?
1982. Industrial Development Bank of
SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Evening) Sol.297.(d) four. RBI is India's central
India was founded on 1st July 1964.
(a) ₹2,00,000 (b) ₹3,00,000 ank and regulatory body under the
b
Q.289. The Regional R ural Banks were (c) ₹5,00,000 (d) ₹1,00,000 jurisdiction of Ministry of Finance. It is
stablished on the recommendations of
e responsible for the issue and supply of
Sol.293.(a) ₹2,00,000. The term the Indian rupee and the regulation of the
the ______ on Rural Credit.
r eal-time grosssettlement(RTGS)refers Indian banking system.
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toafundstransfersystemthatallowsfor
(a) Rekhi Committee
the instantaneous transfer of money Q.298.InwhichyearwastheStateBank
(b) Kelkar Committee
and/or securities fIndiacreatedfollowingthepassageof
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(c) Tandon Committee
the Imperial Bank of India into state
(d) Narasimham Committee .294. A paper instructing the bank to
Q ownership ?
pay a specific amount from a person's SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Afternoon)
ol.289.(d) ‘Narasimham Committee’.
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account to another person in whose (a) 1947 (b) 1965 (c) 1955 (d) 1950
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name it has been issued is known as:
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SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Morning) ol.298.(c) 1955. The State Bank of
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taxpayers and tax collectors. ‘K elkar
(a) cash (b) cheque India - Headquarters - State Bank
committee’ was set up to study and
(c) passbook (d) currency Bhawan, Nariman Point, Mumbai.
evaluate the extant public-private
partnership (PPP) model in India. Sol.294.(b) Cheque. Demand Draft - A Q.299. The Reserve Bank of India also
nancial draft payable on demand used
fi cted as the central bankfor_______till
a
.290.Towhichofthefollowingsectors
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to transfer payment from one bank April 1947.
of the economy do Basel III norms
account to another. SSC MTS 22/10/2021 (Morning)
belong ?
(a) Burma (b) Nepal
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tatement that includes all the details
s already under the control of the
Sol.299.(a) Central bank for Burma. about the tax deducted at the source, government (with 60% share) hence
urma (Myanmar) seceded from the
B information regarding the tax collected therewasnoneedtonationaliseit. Itisa
Indian Union in 1937 but the Reserve by your collectors, and information public sector bank.
Bank continued to act as the Central regarding the refund you have received
Bank for Burma till the Japanese over a financial year. .311. Merchant discount rate refers to
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Occupation of Burma and later up to _______.
1947. .305. The legal provisions governing
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the management of foreign exchange (a) only taxes that a digital payment
Q.300. Where is the corporate office of reserves are laid down in the Reserve entails
BL Bank located?
R Bank of India Act, ______. (b) the total discount a merchant
SSC CGL 13/08/2021 (Afternoon) SSC CHSL 10/08/2021 (Afternoon) offers on online transactions
(a) Patna (b) Mumbai (a) 1947 (b) 1971 (c) 1923 (d) 1934 (c) the rate charged to a merchant for
(c) Srinagar (d) Bengaluru payment processing services on
Sol.305.(d) 1934. debit and credit card transactions.
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Q (d) the total discount a bank offers to
private sector bank headquartered in did the Reserve Bank of India liberalise the merchant for promoting online
Mumbai. It was founded in 1943. the licensing policy for Urban transactions ions.
Co-operative Banks? ol.311.(c) The merchant discount rate
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.301. Which of the following is oneof
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the three 'Domestic Systemically (MDR) isafeechargedtoabusinessby
(a) 1993 (b) 1998 (c) 1995 (d) 2001 thecompanythatprocessesitsdebitand
Important Banks' in India?
SSC CGL 17/08/2021 (Morning) Sol.306.(a) 1993. credit card transactions.
(a) SBI (b) Federal Bank
(c) RBL Bank (d) Axis Bank Q.307.The mutual funds industry in India Navratna /Maharatna/PSUs
is regulated by which of the following
ol.301.(a) State Bank of India (SBI) is
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Systemically important banks are (b) SEBI and RBI (a) BHEL (b) Dabur Industry
considered as “t oo big to fail”. These (c) NITI Aayog and IIFCL (c) Bajaj Auto (d) TISCO
banksarelargeinsizeandhavecomplex (d) Ministry of Commerce and SIDBI
judicial systems. SBI, ICICI and HDFC ol.312.(a) BHEL. Bharat Heavy
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.302. What do you call the amount of
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monetary or other returns,eitherearned Bank of India (RBI). Ministry of Heavy Industries'
or unearned, accruing over a period of administrative control. Founded: 13
Q.308. Which Section of the RBI Act
time? November 1964, Headquarters: New
mpowers the Central Government to
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supersede the RBI board and issue
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Sol.302.(d) Income. public interest’ to the RBI, after tatements are correct.
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Q.303. ______ is an alphanumeric code SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning) incorporated on 9 November 1967.
t hat uniquely identifies a bank-branch (a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 1 2.The Khetri Copper Complex (KCC) is
participating in the NEFT system. located in Rajasthan.
SSC CGL 18/08/2021 (Morning) Sol.308.(b) Section 7.
3.The headquarters of Mineral
(a) IFSC (b) STP (c) SFMS (d) RTGS Q.309. The Coinage Act, 2011, allows ExplorationConsultancyLtd.islocatedin
issue of coins up to the denomination of Jaipur.
ol.303.(a) IFSC. Indian Financial
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₹ ______ in India. SSC CGL Tier II (02/03/2023)
System Code is a unique eleven-digit
SSC CPO 25/11/2020 (Evening) (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1, 2 and 3
number that is a combination of
(a) 1,000 (b) 500 (c) 100 (d) 5,000 (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 3 only
alphabets and numerals. It is used to
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S Sol.313.(a) 1 and 2 only. Hindustan
RTGS transactions. minted as per the Coinage Act, 2011. opper Limited (HCL) - a public sector
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undertaking (under the administrative
Q.304. Ministry of Finance introduceda Q.310. Which of the following is NOT a
control of the Ministry of Mines).
ew form called Form 26AS for:
n ationalised bank?
n Headquarters - Kolkata. The
SSC CHSL 06/08/2021 (Evening) SSC CGL 04/03/2020 (Afternoon) headquarters of Mineral Exploration
(a) school admission application (a) United Bank of India Consultancy Ltd. is located in Nagpur.
(b) taxpayers (b) State Bank of India
(c) e - Visa application (c) Punjab National Bank Q.314. ONGC ______ is a subsidiary of
(d) job application (d) Punjab and Sind Bank t he Indian public sector enterprise, Oil
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nd Natural Gas Corporation.
a ol.317.(d) United Nations Statistical
S SC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning)
S
SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Evening) Office. The System of Environmental (a) Climate action
(a) Vishesh (b) Videsh Economic Accounting (SEEA) - A (b) Reduced inequalities
(c) Vinesh (d) Vighnesh statistical system that measures the (c) Zero hunger
condition of the environment, the (d) Decent work and economic growth
Sol.314.(b) Videsh. ONGC Videsh is a contribution of the environment to the
ubsidiary of the Indian public sector
s economyandtheimpactoftheeconomy ol.321.(b) Reduced inequalities. SDG
S
enterprise, Oil and Natural Gas on the environment. 10: Goal - "reducing inequalities in
Corporationanditisworkinggloballyfor income as well as those based on age,
the energy security of India. Q.318. Which of the following sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin,
ustainable Development Goals (SDG)
S religion or economic or other status
Q.315. Which of the following public seeks to ‘Protect, restore and promote within a country". There are 17
ector enterprises falls underthestatus
s sustainable use of terrestrial Sustainable Development Goals
‘Maharatna’ ? ecosystems,sustainablymanageforests, established by the United Nations in
SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Evening) combat desertification, and halt and 2015.
(a) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited reverse land degradation and halt
(b) Steel Authority of India Limited biodiversity loss’ ? .322. Which among the following
Q
(c) Mahanagar Telephone Nigam SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Afternoon) organisations releases the Index of
Limited (a) SDG12 (b) SDG 7 Economic Freedom?
(d) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (c) SDG 17 (d) SDG 15 SSC CPO 24/11/2020 (Morning)
(a) International Monetary Fund
Sol.315.(b) Maharatna Company : Steel ol.318.(d) SDG 15. SDG 12: Ensure
S (b) Heritage Foundation
uthority of India Limited, BharatHeavy
A sustainableconsumptionandproduction (c) Fraser Institute
Electricals, Bharat Petroleum patterns. SDG 7 focuses on global (d) World Bank
Corporation, Coal India, GAIL India, efforts to ensure access to affordable,
HindustanPetroleumCorporation,Indian reliable, sustainable and modern energy ol.322.(b)
S Heritage Foundation
Oil Corporation, NTPC,Oil&NaturalGas for all. releases Index of Economic Freedom.
Corporation, PowerFinanceCorporation, The Index of Economic Freedom is an
Power Grid Corporation of India, Rural .319.
Q The UN’s Sustainable annualindexandrankingcreatedin1995
Electrification Corporation, Oil India. Development Goal 6 aims to ______. byTheHeritageFoundationandTheWall
SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Evening) Street Journal tomeasurethedegreeof
Q.316. Which of the following pairs is (a) ensure healthy lives and promote economic freedom in the world's nations.
INCORRECTLY matched ? well-being for all at all ages
SSC CHSL 13/10/2020 (Evening) (b) ensure availability and sustainable
(a) Indian Oil Corporation Limited – Government Schemes
management of water and sanitation
Maharatna for all
(b) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited – Q.323. Which of the following
(c) end poverty in all forms everywhere
Navratna tatementsrelatedtotheUnitedNations
s
(d) take urgent action to combat climate
(c) Airport Authority of India – Development Program (UNDP)
change and its impact
Navratna partnership with Deendayal Antyodaya
(d) Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited – ol.319.(b) SDG 1 - end poverty in all
S Yojana - National Urban Livelihoods
Miniratna forms everywhere. SDG 13-takeurgent Mission (DAY-NULM) are correct?
actiontocombatclimatechangeandits 1) UNDP and DAY-NULM have entered
Sol.316.(c) Airport Authority of India – impact. intoacollaborativepartnershipaimedat
avratna. The government has divided
N empowering women to make
allthePublicSectorUndertakingsmainly Q.320. Which of the following well-informed career choices inthefield
in three categories namely Maharatna, institutions conducts the survey on of entrepreneurship.
NavratnaandMiniratna.AirportAuthority employment and unemployment? 2) The partnership will provide support
of India is a Miniratna. SSC CHSL 09/08/2021 (Afternoon) for women looking to start and expand
(a) NITI Aayog their own enterprises, particularly in
International Organizations (b) National Institution of Economic sectors such as care economy, digital
and Social Research economy, electric mobility, waste
Q.317. The analysis of the (c) National Council of Applied management, food packaging and more.
interrelationship between the economy Economic Research 3)Focusedonfosteringentrepreneurship
and the environment in the economic (d) National Sample Survey developmentandacceleratingenterprise
environmental accounting system was Organisation growth, the five-year project, extendable
put forward by______ . beyond 2027, will cover ten citiesinthe
SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (2nd shift) ol.320.(d) National Sample Survey
S
initial phase.
(a) Central Statistical Office Organisation (NSSO). It is the largest
4) UNDP will contribute to the initiative
(b) National Environmental Engineering independent organisation since 1950 in
by developing community business
Institute the country for conducting the
mentors called ‘Biz-Sakhis’ in selected
(c) Directorate of Economics and socio-economic survey.
project locations.
Statistics SSC CHSL Tier II 10/01/2024
Q.321. With reference to the United
(d) United Nations Statistical Office (a) 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2 and 4
ations’SustainableDevelopmentGoals,
N
which of the Following is the SDG 10? (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 3 and 4
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S f products?
o Q.330. When was the Prime Minister’s
DAY-NULMpartnershipforthethree-year SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Evening) mployment Generation Programme
E
project, extendable beyond 2025, will (a) Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada (PMEGP) launched?
cover eight cities in the initial phase. Yojana SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening)
DAY-NULM:Launchedin-2014, Ministry (b) Micro and Small Enterprises Cluster (a) 2012 (b) 2008 (c) 2006 (d) 2009
- Urban Ministry of Housing & Urban Development Programme (MSE-CDP)
affairs. (c) Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of ol.330.(b)2008.ThePMEGPschemeis
S
Micro Food Processing Enterprises implemented by Khadi and Village
Q.324. Which of the following (PMF ME) Industries Commission (KVIC). Aim -To
tatements related to the launch of
s (d) Production Linked Incentive Scheme provide continuous and sustainable
Platform of Platforms (POP) are correct? For Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) employment.
1) TheUnionMinisterofAgricultureand
Farmers’ Welfare launched the POP ol.326.(c) PMFME: Launched in 2020.
S .331.AtthetimeoflaunchoftheSmart
Q
under the National Agriculture Market It is a centrally sponsored initiative. It Cities Mission, how many cities were
(e-NAM) in Karnataka in October 2022. was launched by the Ministry of Food proposed to be covered under this
2)Anequitygrantofover₹37crorewas Processing Industries (MoFPI) in India scheme?
released to 1,018 Farmer Producer under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyan. SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Evening)
Organizations (FPOs) that will benefit (a) 100 (b) 50 (c) 25 (d) 75
about 3.5 lakh farmers. Q.327.___________2005isreferredtoas
t he 'Right to Work' as itguaranteed100 ol.331.(a) 100. Smart Cities Mission:
S
3) e-NAM integrates the platform of Launched - 2015. Nodal Ministry -
Service Providers as ‘Platform of days of employment in a year b y the
Indian Government topeoplewhoarein Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.
Platforms’, which includes Composite The period of implementation of SCM
Service Providers, Logistics Service need of and who are able to do work.
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning) has been extended upto June 2024.
Provider, Quality Assurance Service
Provider, Cleaning, Grading, Sorting and (a) Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Q.332. Which of the following
Packaging Service Provider etc. Employment Guarantee Act overnment schemes provides skill
g
4) 41 service providers from different (b) Mahatma Gandhi Regional development training to youth in India ?
platforms are covered under POP, Employment Guarantee Act SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (1st shift)
facilitating various value chain services (c) Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment (a) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
such as trading, quality checks, Act (b) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana
warehousing, fintech, market (d) Mohan Gandhi Regional Guarantee (c) Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana
information, transportation etc. Act (d) Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna
SSC CHSL Tier II 02/11/2023 ol.327.(a) Mahatma Gandhi National
S Yojana
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4 Rural Employment Guarantee Act
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 3 and 4 Sol.332.(b) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal
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V
Sol.324.(b)2,3and4. Itwasintroduced 2 February 2006. ProvideFreeshortdurationskilltraining.
in July, 2022. With the introduction of Q.328. In Which yeardidtheMinistryof Administered by - National Skill
POP,farmerswillbefacilitatedtosellthe ealth and Family Welfare of India
H Development Corporation (NSDC).
produce outside their state borders. launch the Weekly Iron and Folic Acid Q.333. Which of the following
.325. The ‘Urban Self Employment
Q Supplementation (WIFS) program to chemes/programmes is not related to
s
Programme’ and the ‘Urban Wage meet the challenge of high prevalence microfinance type of initiatives?
Employment Programme’ are the two and incidence of anaemia among SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (2nd shift)
special components of which poverty adolescentgirlsandboys(56%girlsand (a) Ujjawala Scheme
alleviation programme of India? 30% boys) ? (b) Jan Dhan Yojna
SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Evening) SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning) (c) Jeevika Project
(a) Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar (a) 2014 (b) 2013 (c) 2011 (d) 2012 (d) Indira Kranthi Patham Programme
Yojana ol.328.(d) 2012. WIFS: Objective - To
S
(b) Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana ol.333.(a) Ujjawala Scheme - A
S
reduce the prevalence and severity of Comprehensive Scheme for Prevention
(c) Antyodaya Anna Yojana nutritional anaemia in adolescent
(d) Rural Employment Generation of Trafficking andRescue,Rehabilitation
population (10-19 years). and Reintegration of Victims of
Programme
Q.329. How many cities are covered Trafficking for Commercial Sexual
ol.325.(a)
S The Self-Employment nder the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation
u Exploitation.Ministry-WomenandChild
Scheme run by the Central government and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) Development.
provides financial and educational scheme?
benefitstoitscitizens.Itmotivatesthem Q.334. How much wage compensation
S SC CPO 04/10/2023 (Evening) er trainee is provided under the PM
p
to be self-employed. (a) 500 (b) 200 (c) 400 (d) 300 DAKSH Yojana ?
Q.326. Which of the following schemes ol.329.(a) 500. AMRUT (Atal Mission
S SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (4th shift)
dopts the One District One Product
a for Rejuvenation and Urban (a) Rs. 3000 (b) Rs. 6000
(ODOP) approach to reap the benefit of Transformation) scheme launched on (c) Rs. 8000 (d) Rs. 2000
scale intermsofprocurementofinputs, 25th June 2015. Ministry - Housingand
availing common services and marketing Sol.334.(a) Rs. 3000.
Urban Affairs.
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S
KushaltaSampannHitgrahi)-Launched- for rural women (a) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana
the Ministry of Social Justice & (d) To encourage employers to create (b) E-Shakti Initiative
Empowerment(MoSJ&E),Governmentof new jobs (c) Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana
India in 2020-21 as part of a National (d) India Microfinance Equity Fund
Action Plan. Sol.338.(d) Pradhan Mantri Rojgar
rotsahan Yojana (PMRPY). Objective -
P Sol.342.(a) Pradhani Mantri Jan Dhan
.335. The government of India
Q To incentivise employers for creationof ojana(Launchedin2014bytheMinistry
Y
launched a new programme called the employment.NodalMinistry-Ministryof of Finance). Aim - To provide banking
NewIndiaLiteracyProgramme(NILP)for Labour and Employment. facilities to all the families across the
five years, from FY's ________ to _______ country by opening bank accounts for
with a budget of ₹1,037.90 crores. Q.339. Which of the following every family.
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (1st shift) rogrammes oftheGovernmentofIndia
p
(a) 2023-24 to 2026-27 aims to provide connectivity to Q.343. Stand Up India scheme aims at
(b) 2022-23 to 2026-27 unconnected habitations as part of a upporting entrepreneurship to_________
s
(c) 2022-23 to 2024-25 poverty reduction strategy? community of India
(d) 2021-22 to 2025-26 SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (2nd shift) SSC MTS 08/05/2023 (Afternoon)
(a) Prime Minister Rural Development (a) Below Poverty Line
ol.335.(b) 2022-23 to 2026-27. New
S Fellows Scheme (b) Construction workers
IndiaLiteracyProgramme(NILP)-Aims (b) Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (c) Scheduled caste
to cover atargetof5crorenon-literates (c) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (d) Business person
in the age group of 15 years and above. (d) National Rural Livelihoods Mission
ol.343.(c)Scheduledcaste(SC).Stand
S
.336. Which of the following schemes
Q ol.339.(c) Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak
S Up Indiascheme:Launchedon5thApril
aims to provide an integrated property Yojana ( PMGSY) : Launched by Atal 2016 (by the Ministry of Finance), For
validation solution for rural India? Bihari Vajpayee in 2000. Ministry - financing schedule caste, scheduletribe
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (2nd shift) Ministry of Rural Development. National and women Entrepreneur.
(a) WDF (b) SVAMITVA Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) -
(c) NRLM (d) PIDF Launched in 2011. Q.344. LPG subsidy to domestic
onsumers under PAHAL Scheme is
c
ol.336.(b) SVAMITVA (Survey of
S .340. What is the full form of MEDP?
Q given by _______.
Villages Abadi and Mapping with SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (3rd shift) SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Morning)
ImprovisedTechnologyinVillageAreas): (a) Micro Enterprise Development (a) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural
LaunchedonApril24,2020,whichisalso Programme Gas
celebrated as National Panchayat Day. (b) Medium Enterprise Development (b) Ministry of Housing and Urban
The MinistryofPanchayatiRajwouldbe Programme Affairs
the Nodal Ministry for this Scheme. (c) Microfinance Entity Development (c) Ministry of Finance
Applicability: During2020-21inthepilot Programme (d) Ministry of Consumer Affairs
States of Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya (d) Micro Enterprise District Project
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Sol.344.(a) Ministry of Petroleum and
Uttarakhand, Punjab, Rajasthan and ol.340.(a)
S Micro Enterprise atural
N Gas. PAHAL (Pratyaksh
Andhra Pradesh in Phase 1. Development Programme (MEDPs). HanstantritLabh)scheme-Directbenefit
National Bank For Agriculture AndRural Transfer for LPG. It was launched on
Q.337. In which year was the Twenty Development (NABARD)since2006,has June 1, 2013. The scheme aims to
oint Programme (TPP) launched?
P been supporting need-based skill reduce diversionandeliminateduplicate
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (2nd shift) development programmes (MEDPs) for orbogusLPGconnections.This scheme
(a) 2006 (b) 1975 (c) 1986 (d) 1982 matured SHGs which already have is acknowledged as the world's largest
access to finance from Banks. cash transfer program (households) by
ol.337.(b) 1975. Twenty Point
S the Guinness Book of World Records.
Programme(TPP):Theprogrammewas Q.341. ThePradhanMantriJeevanJyoti
first revised in 1982 and again in 1986. ima Yojana is for Indiancitizensinthe
B Q.345. Under the Atal Pension Yojana,
TPP -1986restructuredin2006toalign age group of ___________ . t he pension returns are given after the
with economic reforms, liberalisation, SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (2nd shift) subscriber turns________.
and globalisation. It is a package of (a) 40 to 70 years (b) 18 to 50 years SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Afternoon)
government programs, with the aim of (c) 29 to 55 years (d) 35 to 60 years (a) 60 (b) 55 (c) 50 (d) 65
improving the quality of life in rural areas.
ol.341.(b) 18 to 50 years. It is a life
S ol.345.(a) 60.
S
.338. Which of the following options
Q insurance plan that has to be renewed The Atal P ension Yojana (APY) was
best describes the objective ofPradhan every year, which is provided with the launched on 09 May 2015. In this
Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana benefitsoftheinsuranceplanincaseof Scheme, pensioners would receive the
(PMRPY) Scheme, 2016? death due to any reason. guaranteedminimummonthlypensionof
SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (1st shift) Rs 1000 and maximum Rs 5000 at the
(a) To provide financial assistance to Q.342.WhichofthefollowingisNOTan age of 60 years. The age of the
entrepreneurs initiative by the government for subscriber should be between 18 - 40
(b) To provide free healthcare services to development of the microfinance sector years.
the unemployed in India ?
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.346. The National Family Benefit
Q ( c) Pregnant women (c) i-b, ii-a, iii-c (d) i-a, ii-c, iii-b
SchemewasstartedinAugust______by (d) Small Businessman
the Government of India. ol.354.(d) i-a,ii-c,iii-b. Fiveyearplans
S
SSC MTS 15/05/2023 (Morning) ol.350.(a) Street Vendors. The PM
S andPrimeMinistersand:First(1951-56)
(a) 1995 (b) 2000 (c) 2002 (d) 2005 Street Vendor’s Atma Nirbhar Nidhi - JawaharlalNehru.Second(1956-1961)
Scheme - It was launched on 1stJune - Jawaharlal Nehru. Third (1961-1966) -
ol.346.(a) 1995. Launched under the
S 2020 isamicrocreditschemeforurban Jawaharlal Nehru. Plan Holidays
National Social Assistance Programme street vendors that aims to provide (1966-1969).Fourth (1969-1974)-Indira
(NSAP). Restricted to BPL families. ₹ collateral-freeworkingcapitalloansupto Gandhi. Rolling Plan (1978-1980). Fifth
20000/- will be given as a lump sum ₹50,000. Plan (1974-79) - Indira Gandhi. Sixth
assistancetosuchsurvivingmembersof (1980-1985) - Indira Gandhi. Seventh
thehouseholdofthedeceasedpoor,who .351. Start Up India Scheme which
Q (1985-1990)-RajivGandhi.AnnualPlans
afterlocalinquiry,isfoundtobethehead aims at developing an ecosystem that ( 1990–1992). Eighth (1992-1997) - P.V.
of the household. promotes andnurturesentrepreneurship NarasimhaRao.Ninth(1997-2002)-Atal
across the country was launched in BihariVajpayee.Tenth(2002-2007)-Atal
.347.TheUMEEDSchemeof
Q Rural _________. Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh.
Livelihoods Mission is providing help to SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (4th Shift) Eleventh (2007-2012) - Manmohan
the aspirations of rural women in the (a) 2016 (b) 2020 (c) 2012 (d) 2018 Singh. Twelfth(2012-2017)-Manmohan
Union Territory, who aspire to become Singh and Narendra Modi.
economically independent. Sol.351.(a) 2016. Start Up India Scheme
SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Evening) -Under the Ministry of Commerce and .355. In which Five-Year Plan were
Q
(a) Daman and Diu Industry. Removal of Poverty (Garibi Hatao) and
(b) Lakshadweep .352. Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar
Q Self-Reliance declared as major plan
(c) Andaman and Nicobar Islands Yojana (SGSY) was launched in_________. objectives?
(d) Jammu and Kashmir SSC MTS 18/07/2022 (Morning) SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning)
(a) 1994 (b) 1999 (c) 1992 (d) 1995 (a) Eighth Five-Year Plan
ol.347.(d)JammuandKashmir.UMEED
S (b) Seventh Five-Year Plan
Scheme - Launched in 2018 and was ol.352.(b) 1999 . Swarnajayanti Gram
S (c) Fifth Five-Year Plan
sponsored by the central government Swarozgar Yojana focused on poverty (d) Sixth Five-Year Plan
under the Jammu Kashmir State Rural Alleviation by settingupalargenumber
Livelihood Mission (JKSRLM). Aim - To ofMicroenterprisesinruralareasofour Sol.355.(c) Fifth Five-Year Plan
encourage women to be selfdependent country. ( 1974-78) : Initiative started - The
and self sufficient. Minimum Needs Programme(MNP),the
Q.353. Which of the following is an Indian National Highway System and
.348. Rural Backyard Piggery Scheme
Q mployment generation programme in
e Twenty-point program (1975). It laid
was launched by which state India? stress on poverty alleviation (garibi
government? SSC MTS 22/07/2022 (Afternoon) hatao).Thetargetgrowthratewas4.4%.
SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Evening) (a) Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar This plan was terminated in 1978 by
(a) Meghalaya (b) Jharkhand (SJSRY) Morarji Desai Government. It was the
(c) Punjab (d) Assam (b) Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana first plan to focus on gender issues,
ol.348.(a) Meghalaya. The Scheme is
S (c) Stand UP India Scheme women empowerment and the growing
aimed to ensure the farmers earn a (d) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima inequalities amongst the states and
sustainable livelihood through different Yojana inter-regionaldisparitiesSixth(1980-85)-
livestockfarmingactivities.Launchedon It underlined the beginning ofeconomic
Sol.353.(a) Swarna Jayanti Shahari liberation by eliminating price controls.
- 10th August 2022. ozgar (SJSRY) initiated in December
R
.349. Rural Employment Generation
Q 1997 has two components named as Q.356.DuringtheSecondFiveYearPlan,
Programme (REGP) was launched in The Urban Self-Employment Program ow many integrated steel plants were
h
_____________ . and the Urban Wage Employment set up with foreign collaboration?
SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Evening) Program. Between the Centre and the SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning)
(a) 1997 (b) 1991 (c) 1993 (d) 1995 States, SJSRY is funded on a 75 : 25 (a) 5 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 9
basis. It was revamped in 2009-2010.
ol.349.(d) 1995. The Khadi & Village
S Sol.356.(b) 3. Second Five-Year Plan
Industries Commission (KVIC) launched ( 1956-1961): It was based on the
Five-Year Plans Mahalanobismodel. Itfocusedonrapid
the Rural Employment Generation
Programme (REGP) on 1st April, 1995 industrialization and the public sector.
.354. Match the following Prime
Q
for generation of two millionjobsunder ThethreesteelplantsatBhilai,Durgapur,
Ministers of India with the Five-Year
the KVI sector in the rural areas of the and Rourkela were established with the
Plans they initiated.
country. help of the Soviet Union (USSR), Britain
List - 1 List - 2
(United Kingdom) and Germany
( Prime Ministers) (Five-Year Plans)
.350. PM SVANidhi Scheme aims to
Q respectively.
i. Jawaharlal Nehru a) Second Five-Year Plan
empower _________ . ii. Manmohan Singh b) Tenth Five-Year Plan Q.357. Before the launch of which
SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Afternoon) iii. Atal Bihari Vajpayee c)Eleventh Five-Year Plan
ive-Year Plan did India introduce
F
(a) Street Vendors SC CGL Tier II 26/10/2023
S structural adjustment policies ?
(b) BPL Families (a) i-b, ii-c, iii-a (b) i-c, ii-b, iii-a
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S .361. In which of the following years
Q SC CHSL 09/08/2023 (2nd shift)
S
(a) Seventh Five-Year Plan did the government opt for a planned (a) Ninth Five year Plan
(b) Eighth Five-Year Plan holiday after the seventh five-year plan ? (b) Tenth Five year Plan
(c) Sixth Five-Year Plan SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning) (c) Twelfth Five year Plan
(d) Ninth Five-Year Plan (a) From 1989 to 1991 (d) Eleventh Five year Plan
(b) From 1990 to 1992
ol.357.(b)EighthFive-YearPlan(1992-
S (c) From 1992 to 1993 Sol.365.(d) Eleventh Five Year Plan
97):TargetGrowth5.6%,ActualGrowth (d) From 1991 to 1993 ( 2007-2012) - Under the leadership of
6.8%. Introduction of fiscal & economic Manmohan Singh. Its main theme was
reformsincludingliberalisationunderthe Sol.361.(b)From1990to1992-Itwasa “rapidandmoreinclusivegrowth”.Tenth
leadership of Prime Minister Shri P V eriod of Annual Plans because the
p FiveYearPlan(2002to2007)-Underthe
Narasimha Rao. Adoption of Indicative Eighth Five Year Plan could not take leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and
Planning (1st Adopted in France) place due to the volatile political Manmohan Singh. This plan aimed to
situation at the centre. Two annual doublethePerCapitaIncomeofIndiain
Q.358. Which of the following is NOT programmes were formed for the year the next 10 years.
onsidered as the reason for thefailure
c 1990-91 & 1991-92.
of the Third Five-Year Plan in Q.366.WhichoftheseisNOToneofthe
achievement of its targets ? .362.WhichFiveYearPlaninIndiawas
Q r easons why the public sector played a
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Morning) based on the Harrod-Domar Model? dominant role in establishing the
(a) Chinese aggression SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (3rd shift) Industrial sector in India
(b) Indo-Pak war (a) 4th Five Year Plan post-Independence ?
(c) Change of government (b) 3rd Five Year Plan SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (4th shift)
(d) Severe drought (c) 1st Five Year Plan (a) Poor savings capacity of the public
(d) 2nd Five Year Plan (b) To avoid generation of private profit
ol.358.(c)Changeofgovernment.Third
S (c) Absence of large enough market for
Five Year Plan(1961-66)aimedtomake Sol.362.(c) 1st Five Year Plan (1951 - output
India’s economy ‘self-reliant’ and 956) : The plan focused on the
1 (d) Lack of adequate capital with private
‘self-generating’. The target growth rate agriculture sector, including investment industrialists
was5.6%andtheactualgrowthrateonly in dams and irrigation (allocation for
achieved 2.4%. This indicated a Bhakra Nangal Dam). Third Five Year ol.366.(b) In 1950, a Planning
S
miserable failure of the Third Plan, and Plan (1961-66): It laid emphasis on Commission was established by the
the government had to declare "Plan agriculture. It was affected by the government toformulateandimplement
Holidays" (1966-67, 1967-68, and Indo-sino war. Target - 5.6%, Achieved - effective economic development
1968-69). 2.4% policies. The "mixed economy" model
was embraced, where the State and
.359.Thedurationofthe12thfiveyear
Q .363. After which five year plan there
Q private sector collaborated to boost
plan was from _______ to ________. was not much emphasis on the public production and employment.
SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (Afternoon) sector?
(a) 1987 - 1992 (b) 2007 - 2012 SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (1st shift) Q.367.Theeraoffiveyearplansbeganin
(c) 2012 - 2017 (d) 1990 - 1995 (a) Seventh plan (b) Ninth plan India with the establishment of_________.
(c) Eighth plan (d) Eleventh plan SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (1st shift)
ol.359.(c) 2012 - 2017. Twelfth Five
S (a) The NITI Aayog
Year Plan : Theme - Faster, More Sol.363.(b) Ninth Plan (1997 - 2002): (b) The Parliament
Inclusive and Sustainable Growth. his Plan focussed on “Growth With
T (c) The Finance Commission
Targetedgrowthrate:Agriculturegrowth Social Justice & Equality“. (d) The Planning Commission
at 4% and Manufacturing growth at 10%.
Q.364.WhichoftheseisNOTamongthe ol.367.(d) The Planning Commission:
S
.360. The five-year plans in India laid
Q r eformsrelatedtoagricultureundertaken Set up on 15 March 1950 and the plan
down not only specific objectives to be under the five year plans ? era started from 1 April 1951 with the
attained in the five years of a plan, but SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (4th shift) launching of the First Five Year Plan
also what was to be achieved over a (a) Introduction of the policy of land to (1951-56). It was replaced by the NITI
periodof20years.Thislong-termplanis the tiller' Aayog.
called a _________ . (b) Introduction of theLand Ceiling Act
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning) (c) Launch of the high yielding variety Q.368. Why is PC Mahalanobis' name
(a) perpetual plan (b) two-decade plan seed technology t alked about in the context of Five-Year
(c) twenty-year plan (d) perspective plan (d) Formation of Rent Authority Plans?
Department SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (4th shift)
ol.360.(d)Perspectiveplan.TheIdeaof
S (a) He was the chairman of the Planning
Planning as a process of rebuilding the ol.364.(d) Formation ofRentAuthority
S Commission.
economy gained prominence in the Department. The first five-year plan (b) He established the Institute of
1940s-50s. Joseph Stalin was the first (1951-56) the highest priority was Economic Growth.
person to implement the Five-Year Plan accorded to increase agricultural (c) He conceptualised the framework for
intheSovietUnionin1928.Themodelof production. the Second Five-Year Plan.
theIndianEconomywaspremisedonthe (d) He was the finance minister during
concept of planning based on five-year .365. The global financial crises
Q
overlapped which five year plan in India? the First Five-Year Plan period.
plans from 1951-2017.
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ol.368.(c) P.C. Mahalanobis : He is
S (a) Fifth (b) Third (c) Fourth (d) Second t he poverty line?
considered as the father of statistics in SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning)
India and the founder of the Indian Sol.372.(c) Fourth. The government (a) Gujarat and Haryana
Statistical Institute (Kolkata).Hedrafted ationalised 14 major Indian Banks and
n (b) Kerala and Punjab
and planned the second five year plan. theGreenRevolutionboostedagriculture. (c) Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
He started the journal Sankhya. He is TheDroughtProneAreaProgrammewas (d) Bihar and Odisha
known as the architect of Indian also launched. The target growth rate
planning. was5.6%,buttheactualgrowthratewas Sol.376.(c)ChhattisgarhandJharkhand.
3.3%. overty Line Calculation: Poverty
P
.369. Which five year plan aimed to
Q estimation inIndiaisnowcarriedoutby
increase the rapid growthinfoodgrains Q.373. The actual growth rate of the NITI Aayog’s task force through the
production? inth and tenth five years plans was
n calculation of poverty line based onthe
SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (2nd shift) ______ and _____ respectively data captured bytheNationalStatistical
(a) Seventh Five Year Plan SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Afternoon) Office (NSO) under the Ministry of
(b) Eighth Five Year Plan (a) 5.4 percent, 7.6 percent Statistics and Programme
(c) Sixth Five Year Plan (b) 7.2 percent, 7.6 percent Implementation (MOSPI).
(d) Fifth Five Year Plan (c) 6.5 percent, 8.1 percent
(d) 7.2 percent, 8.4 percent Q.377. According to the Planning
ol.369.(a) Seventh Five Year Plan
S ommission of India (2011-12), what is
C
(1985-90): It laid stress on improving ol.373.(a) 5.4% and 7.6%. First Five
S the percentage of the population below
Industrial productivity levels throughthe Year Plan (1951-56) - achieved growth the poverty line in Chandigarh?
use of technology. Jawahar Rozgar rate was 3.6%. First Chairman Prime SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Morning)
Yojana-LaunchedonApril1,1989.Aim- Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Deputy (a) 2.77% (b) 9.86% (c) 21.81% (d) 9.91%
To provide additional employment in Chairman - Gulzarilal Nanda. Father of
rural areas. Indian Economic Planning Sol.377.(c)21.81%.Povertyismeasured
(Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya). ased onconsumerexpendituresurveys
b
.370. In which Five-year plan was the
Q of the National Sample Survey
following statement quoted? Q.374. What is NOT a goal ofFive-Year Organisation. Poverty line in 2011-12
“The urge to bring economic and social lans?
P (Tendulkar Methodology): State:Highest
change under presentconditionscomes SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Morning) - Chhattisgarh (39.93 %). Lowest - Goa
from thefactofpovertyandinequalities (a) High Population Growth (5.09%).UnionTerritory:Highest-Dadra
in income, wealth and opportunity”. (b) High GDP Growth and Nagar Haveli (39.31%).
Higher Secondary 28/06/2023 (Shift - 2) (c) Equal benefits to all the people
(a) Second Five-year plan (d) Self-Reliance .378. According to the Planning
Q
(b) Fourth Five-year plan Commission of India (2011-12), which
ol.374.(a) High Population Growth.
S group of states has the lowest
(c) First Five-year plan PrimeMInisterNehrusetupthePlanning
(d) Third Five-year plan percentage of population below the
Commission on 15 March 1950. poverty line ?
Sol.370.(c) First Five year plan (1951- SSC Stenographer 12/10/2023 (Afternoon)
6)-ItspresidentwasJawaharlalNehru
5 Indian Economy : Central (a) Gujarat and Haryana
and Vice-president wasGulzarilal Nanda. Problems and Planning (b) Bihar and Odisha
(c) Kerala and Himachal Pradesh
.371. What were the primary goals of
Q (d) Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
Q.375. Which of the following is a
the five-year plans in India?
ossible criticism of privatisation?
p
SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift) Sol.378.(c) Kerala (7.05 %) and
SSC CGL Tier II 26/10/2023
(a) Industrialisation, Urbanisation, imachal Pradesh (8.06%). Highest
H
(a) Expansion of bureaucracy and
development and self-reliance Percentage of Population belowpoverty
efficiency in public enterprises
(b) Poverty reduction, Urbanisation, line by states - 2011-12 (Tendulkar
(b) Excessive government interference
Self-sufficiency and Modernisation Methodology): Chhattisgarh (39.93%),
into private businesses
(c) Social welfare, Self-sufficiency, equity Jharkhand (36.96%), Bihar (33.74%).
(c) Limited access to essential services
and industrial development Poverty in India 21.92%.
for marginalised populations
(d) Growth, modernisation, self-reliance
(d) Reduced competition and innovation .379. Which of the following policy
Q
and equity
in the market measures is a step towards liberalisation ?
Sol.371.(d) Growth, modernisation, SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon)
Sol.375.(c) Privatisation : Transfer of
elf-reliance and equity. The Five-Year
s (a) Enhancing tariffs
overnment service or assets to the
g
Plans of India, spanning from 1951 to (b) Eliminating licenses for importing a
private sector. Aim - Providing a strong
2017, were instrumental in steering the majority of goods
momentum to the inflow of FDI,
country’s economic development and (c) Increasing requirements for bank
Improving the efficiencyofpublicsector
growth. reserves and restrictions on interest
undertakings (PSUs).
rates
.372. Growth with stability and
Q (d) Imposing limits on capital
Q.376. According to the Planning
progressive achievement ofself-reliance accumulation
ommissionofIndia(2011-2012),which
C
wastheobjectiveofthe_______Five-Year
of the following group ofstateshasthe
Plan. Sol.379.(b) Liberalisation - The process
highest percentage of population below
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Morning) f making policies less constraining of
o
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economic activity and also reduction of ( c) Micro finance institutions ( a) Cyclical unemployment
t ariff or removal of non-tariff barriers. (d) Commercial banks priority sector (b) Frictional unemployment
The policy of liberalisation, privatisation lending (c) Seasonal unemployment
and globalisationwasannouncedasthe (d) Structural unemployment
New Economic Policy by the Prime ol.383.(d) Commercial banks priority
S
Minister Narsimha Rao in 1991. sector lending. Priority Sectors Lending Sol.387.(a) Cyclical unemployment - It
istheroleexercisedbytheRBItobanks, ccurswithchangesineconomicactivity
o
Q.380. Which of these is oneofthefall imploring them to dedicate funds for over the business cycle. Example - A
ut of the industrial licensing system?
o specific sectors of the economy like worker who loses his job because of
SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (3rd shift) agriculture and allied activities, layoffs during a recession.
(a) Large industrial houses availed education and housing and food for the
licences to prevent competition poorer population, etc.. .388._________unemploymentrefersto
Q
(b) Most licences were used up by thelowestunemploymentlevelahealthy
backward states Q.384. Which of the following can be economy can sustain without causing
(c) Most licences were for importing r eferred to in the estimation of poverty? inflation.
goods SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (2nd shift) SSC MTS 12/05/2023 (Afternoon)
(d) Many small private firms appropriated (a) Average Marginal Utility (a) Structural (b) Disguised
licences (b) Maximum Support Value (c) Natural (d) Frictional
(c) Minimum Support Price
ol.380.(a) The Industriallicensingwas
S (d) Monthly Per Capita Expenditure ol.388.(c)
S Natural. Disguised
abolished for all projects except for a Unemployment is a kind of
short list of industries through the ol.384.(d) Monthly Per Capita
S unemploymentinwhichtherearepeople
amendments in NIP (New Industrial Expenditure - Total expenditure divided whoarevisiblyemployedbutareactually
Policy) in the year 1991. by the total population of a given unemployed.
economy.PovertyEstimationinIndia:It
.381. The estimation of povertylinein
Q is based on theincomeorconsumption Q.389. Formula to find the
India is based on the survey conducted levels andiftheincomeorconsumption nemployment rate is
u .
by which of the following? falls below a given minimum level, then SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Evening)
SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (1st shift) the household is said to be Below the (a) (Unemployed male workers/Total
(a) Ministry of Finance Poverty Line (BPL). labour force) × 1000
(b) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (b) (Unemployed workers/Total labour
(c) Ministry of Rural Development Q.385. The national poverty line for force) × 100
(d) National Statistical Office (NSO) 011-12wasestimatedat____percapita
2 (c) (Employed workers/Total labour
per month for urban areas of India. force) × 100
ol.381.(d) National Statistical Office
S SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (1st shift) (d) (Employed workers/Male labour
(NSO). Poverty estimation in India is (a) ₹ 3,000 (b) ₹ 1,000 force) × 100
carried out by NITI Aayog's task force (c) ₹ 2,000 (d) ₹ 1,500
through the calculation of the poverty ol.389.(b) (Unemployed workers/Total
S
line based on data captured by the ol.385.(b) ₹ 1,000. For rural areas the
S labour force) × 100. Statistics on
National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) nationalpovertylineusingtheTendulkar unemployment in India had traditionally
under the Ministry of Statistics and methodology is estimated at Rs. 816 per been collected, compiled and
Programme Implementation (MOSPI). capita per month. disseminatedonceeverytenyearsbythe
Ministry of Labour and Employment
.382. Sociologist
Q Jan Breman .386. In India, what type of
Q (MLE).
describedthechangeinthenatureofthe unemployment is created due tolackof
relationship between landlords, employable skills among the educated Q.390.Whichamongthefollowingtypes
belonging to the dominant class, and youths in India? f unemployment is also known as the
o
agriculturalworkers,belongingtothelow SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (3rd shift) real wage unemployment?
caste, as a shift from___________ . (a) Structural unemployment SSC MTS 16/06/2023 (Evening)
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (2nd shift) (b) Educated unemployment (a) classical (b) seasonal
(a) tenant to tiller (c) Cyclical unemployment (c) structural (d) frictional
(b) patronage to exploitation (d) Technological unemployment
ol.390.(a) Classical. Real wage
S
(c) exploitation to patronage ol.386.(b) Educated unemployment.
S unemploymentoccurs when wages are
(d) bonded labour to free labour Structuralunemployment-Itisacategory set above the equilibrium level causing
Sol.382.(b) patronage to exploitation - of unemployment arising from the the supply of labour to be greater than
anBreman(Dutchsociologist)-Known
J mismatch between the jobs available in demand.
for the concept "footloose labour" in the market and the skills of the available
workers in the market. Technological .391.Inpre-independentIndia,whowas
Q
India. thefirstpersontodiscusstheconceptof
unemployment - It isthelossofjobsdue
.383. Which oftheseisaconventional
Q to changes in technology. the poverty line?
weaker sectionlendingundertheformal SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Evening)
sector? Q.387. Which of the following (a) M.K Gandhi
SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (4th shift) nemployment is the result of
u (b) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(a) Money lenders depression in an economy? (c) B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Self help group bank linkage model rat SSC MTS 10/05/2023 (Evening) (d) Dadabhai Naoroji
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ol.391.(d) DadabhaiNaoroji(Grandold
S t hat lets firms and individuals buy and created in 2005 to channelise funds
manofIndia).Hecriticisedthebritisher's sellthingsovertheInternet.Advantages: r eceivedfromdisinvestmentproceedsof
policy of economic exploitation of India increased productivity and perfect PSUs?
through hisbook“PovertyandUn-british competition,cutstheproductdistribution SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Afternoon)
rule in India” in which he made the chain, managing business easy and (a) National Public Fund
earliest estimation of the poverty line simple. Disadvantage : chance of (b) National Investment Fund
(₹16 to ₹35 per capita per year). fraudulentfinancialtransactionsandloss (c) Disinvestment Fund
of sensitive financial information. (d) New Investment Fund
Q.392. _______ , also known as search
nemployment, occurs when workers
u Q.396.Which of the following is NOT a ol.400.(b) National Investment Fund.
S
lose their current job and are in the lassification of E-Commerce?
c Aim - the proceeds from disinvestment
process of finding another one. SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (1st Shift) ofCentralPublicSectorEnterpriseswere
SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (1st Shift) (a) B2C (Business-to-Consumer) to be channelized.
(a) Voluntary unemployment (b) D2D (Distributor-to-Distributor)
(b) Disguised unemployment (c) C2C (Consumer-to-Consumer) Q.401. Which of the following is NOTa
(c) Frictional unemployment (d) B2B (Business-to-Business) ause of rural poverty in India?
c
(d) Classical unemployment SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Morning)
Sol.396.(b) D2D ( Distributor-to- (a) Migration from rural areas
ol.392.(c) Frictional unemployment.
S istributor). Types of e - commerce
D (b) Lack of alternate employment
Voluntary unemployment is a situation include B2C (Business to Consumer), opportunities other than agriculture
whenapersonisunemployednotdueto B2B (Business to business), C2C (c) Illiteracy
unavailabilityofjobsintheeconomy,but (Consumer to Consumer), P2P (Peer to (d) Lack of capital
because of not being able to find Peer), and M - Commerce (Mobile
employment of his or her own choice. Commerce). Examples of E-Commerce Sol.401.(a) Migration from rural areas.
are Amazon, Flipkart, eBay, Olx, Quikr, ural poverty often stems from limited
R
Q.393. If unemployment continues for etc. access to markets, education, quality
long-term in a country, it is called infrastructure,employmentopportunities,
________ unemployment. Q.397. Which of the following health, and financial products.
SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (3rd Shift) tatements is correct?
s
(a) casual (b) technological I.TheFamilyWelfareProgramhas sought Q.402.Apersonissaidtobeinmarginal
(c) frictional (d) Chronic to promote responsible and planned mployment if she/he has worked for
e
parenthood on a mandatory basis. fewer than ______ months in the year
ol.393.(d) Chronic unemployment.
S II. The National Population Policy 2000 preceding the Census.
CasualUnemployment: whentheworker provides a policy framework to provide SSC MTS 18/07/2022 (Afternoon)
is employed on a day-to-day basisfora freeandcompulsoryeducation uptothe (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 9
contractual job and has toleaveitonce age of 14 years.
the contract terminates. ol.402.(b) 6. Those who had not
S
SSC CGL 03/12/2022 (3rd Shift) worked for the major part of the year (
Q.394. Which of the following (a) Neither I nor II (b) I only i.e.thosewhohadworkedforlessthan6
tatements is NOT correct with respect
s (c) II only (d) Both I and II months or less than183daysinayear)
to the poverty line? Sol.397.(c) II only. The Family Welfare were termed as marginal workers.
I. In India, it is normally estimatedafter rogramme (launchedin1952)seeksto
P
every ten years. .403. The poverty line in India is
Q
promote responsible and planned normallyestimated______byconducting
II. The proportion of people below the parenthood through voluntary (not on a
povertylineisnotthesameforallsocial sample surveys.
mandatory basis) choice of family SSC MTS 18/07/2022 (Evening)
groups and economic categories in India. planning methods.
SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift) (a) every ten years (b) every five years
(a) Both I and II (b) Only II .398. With respect to India’s foreign
Q (c) every six years (d) twice a year
(c) Neither I nor II (d) Only I trade, which year is referred to as the Sol.403.(b) every Five years. These
year of division? urveys are carried out by the National
s
ol.394.(d) Only I. Below Poverty Line
S SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (3rd Shift)
(BPL) - Benchmark used by the Sample Survey Organisation(NSSO).
(a) 2010 (b) 1991(c) 1981(d) 1996
government of India to identify .404. The Cabinet Committee on
Q
individuals and households in need of Sol.398.(b) 1991. Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved an
government assistance and aid. increase in theMinimumSupportPrices
Q.399. ThegovernmentofIndiainitiated
.395.WhichofthefollowingisNOTan
Q t he comprehensive family planning (MSPs) for all mandated Rabi crops for
advantage of E-Commerce? programme in the year _____________ the marketing season 2021–22 in line
SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (4th Shift) SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (4th Shift) with the recommendations ofthe______
(a) Cost saving and price reduction (a) 1960 (b) 1991 (c) 1952 (d) 1982 Commission.
(b) Late response to customer needs SSC CGL 12/04/2022 (Evening)
(c) Wider choice ol.399.(c) 1952. India was the first
S (a) Kothari (b) Nanavati
(d) Improved customer services country in the world to havelauncheda (c) Swaminathan (d) Mukherjee
National Programme for Family Planning.
ol.395.(b) Late response to customer
S ol.404.(c) SwaminathanCommission-
S
needs.E-Commerceisabusinessmodel Q.400.Which of the following funds was The National Commission on Farmers
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(NCF) was constitutedonNovember18, Sol.408.(c) Acceptability. The main such as a quarter or a year. Two main
004 under the chairmanship of
2 f eatures of food securityareavailability, ccountsintheBoP:Currentaccount-It
a
ProfessorM.S. Swaminathan. affordability,accessibility,utilisation,and includesanation'snettradeingoodsand
stability. services. Capitalaccount-Itconsistsof
Q.405. The system of MSP (Minimum a nation's transactions in financial
upport Price) was first introduced for
S instruments and central bank reserves.
______ in 1966-67 and laterexpandedto
Stock, Debentures and Foreign
include other essential food crops. Trade .412. The index titled SENSEX of BSE
Q
SSC CGL 19/04/2022 (Evening) (erstwhileBombayStockExchange)isan
(a) jowar (b) bajra (c) wheat (d) ragi Q.409. Which of the following is an indexoftradingoftop______companies
dvantage of foreign competition?
a in terms of their volume of trade and
Sol.405.(c) Wheat. Minimum Support SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (2nd shift) their share prices.
rice (MSP) is a form of market
P (a) No requirement to develop new SSC MTS 13/10/2021 (Afternoon)
intervention by the Government of India products (a) ten (b) thirty (c) hundred (d) fifty
to insure agricultural producers against (b) Incentive to produce efficiently
any sharp fall in farm prices. Crops (c) Expansion of foreign market ol.412.(b) thirty. The full form of
S
covered by MSPs include: 7 types of (d) Saving of foreign exchange reserves SENSEXistheStockExchangeSensitive
cereals (paddy, wheat, maize, bajra, Index. Published on1January1986,the
jowar,ragiandbarley),5typesofpulses ol.409.(b) Incentive to produce
S BSE SENSEX is regarded as the pulse of
(chana, arhar/tur, urad, moong and efficiently. Other AdvantagesofForeign the domestic stock markets in India.
masoor), 7 oilseeds (rapeseed-mustard, Competition: Lower prices, Increased
groundnut, soyabean, sunflower, efficiency, Increased consumer choice, Q.413. In which year was the Foreign
sesamum, safflower, niger seed), 3 Increased trade, Increased innovation. xchange Management Act (FEMA)
E
commercial crops (cotton, copra, raw Disadvantages: Job losses, Decreasing enacted to replace the Foreign Exchange
jute,). Fair Remunerative Prices- profit margins, Loss of market share, Regulation Act (FERA)?
Sugarcane. Dependency on foreign countries. SSC MTS 18/10/2021 (Evening)
(a) 1999 (b) 1988 (c) 2014 (d) 1992
Q.406.Whoamongthefollowingwasthe Q.410. Which of the following is NOTa
hairperson of the Disinvestment
C omponent of investment ?
c Sol.413.(a) 1999. The Parliament has
Commission, Ministry of Industry SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (4th shift) nacted
e the Foreign Exchange
(Department of Public Enterprises) (a) Addition to residential construction Management Act,1999 to replace the
established in 1996? (b) Money spent on purchasing shares of Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1973.
SSC MTS 26/10/2021 (Morning) a company This Act came intoforceonthe1stday
(a) Arundhati Roy (b) NK Singh (c) Machinery and equipment employed of June, 2000.
(c) Arvind Mehta (d) GV Ramakrishna by a firm
.414.BombayStockExchangebecame
Q
(d) Inventories of raw materials stocked
ol.406.(d) GV Ramakrishna was the
S the first stock exchange in India to
by a firm
Chairperson of the Disinvestment launch commodity derivatives contracts
Commission, Ministry of Industry Sol.410.(b) Buying shares of a in gold and ______.
(Department of Public Enterprises) ompany- It is not deemed an
c SSC CGL 18/08/2021 (Morning)
established in 1996. It was set up to investment as it does not directly (a) diamond (b) silver
advise, supervise, monitor,andpublicise enhance productive capacity. Share (c) platinum (d) equity
the gradual d isinvestment of Indian purchase grants ownership in the
Sol.414.(b) silver. BSE was established
PSUs. company but not in its capital goods,
in 1875 by cotton merchant Premchand
which the company might acquire with
.407. Who among the following
Q Roychand and is located inDalalStreet,
share-sale funds.
economists coined the terminology Mumbai. ItistheoldestStockExchange
'Hindu Rate of Growth'? .411. The country can improve its
Q in Asia. It is the first stockexchangeof
SSC CGL 13/08/2021 (Evening) balance of payments by devaluation Asia. The Dutch East India Company
(a) Amiya Bagchi (b) Vijay Kelkar whenthesumofelasticityofdemandfor (founded in 1602) was the first
(c) Raj Krishna (d) Bimal Jalan exports and imports is . joint-stockcompanytogetafixedcapital
SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (1st shift) stock.
Sol.407.(c) Raj Krishna. The Hindu rate (a) less than unity (b) equal to unity
f growth is a term referring to the low
o (c) greater than unity (d) zero Fiscal Policy and Monetary
annual growth rate of the economy of
ol.411.(c) Greater than unity.It is called
S
Policy
India before the economic reforms of
1991,whichstagnatedaround3.5%from the Marshall-Lerner condition in
economics. If the domestic currency .415. Which deficit reflects the
Q
1950sto1980s,whilepercapitaincome
devalues, imports become more borrowing needs of the government?
growth averaged around 1.3%.
expensive, and exportsbecomecheaper SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (1st Shift)
Q.408. Which of the following is NOTa due to the change in relative prices. (a) Capital loss (b) Revenue deficit
f eature of food security? Balance of Payment (BoP) : It is a (c) Primary deficit (d) fiscal deficit
SSC CGL 16/08/2021 (Morning) statement of all transactions made ol.415.(d)Fiscaldeficit:Thedifference
S
(a) Availability (b) Affordability between entities in one country andthe between total revenue and total
(c) Acceptability (d) Accessibility rest of the world over a defined period, expenditure of the government. Fiscal
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Deficit = Total expenditure of the ebt and deficit. The Centre and states
d (d) Governor, Reserve Bank of India
overnment (Capital and Revenue
g are mandated to reduce their fiscal
expenditure) – Total income of the deficit to 3 percent of GDP. Sol.423.(d) Governor, Reserve Bank of
government(Revenuereceipts+recovery I ndia. The Monetary Policy Committee
of loans + other receipts). .420. Which of the following is NOTa
Q (MPC)isastatutorybodyconstitutedas
monetary policy instrument of RBI ? per Section 45ZB under the RBI Act of
Q.416. What is the change in fiscal SSC CHSL 10/08/2023 (4th shift) 1934 by the Central Government.It
eficit if both the primary deficit and
d (a) Government Spending consists: - RBIGovernorasitsexofficio
interest payments are doubled? (b) Bank Rate chairperson, Deputy Governor in charge
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (4th shift) (c) Open Market Operations ofmonetarypolicy,memberexofficio,An
(a) Increase by 100% (d) Cash Reserve Ratio officer of the Bank nominated by the
(b) Increase by 200% Central Board as member ex officio,
(c) Decrease by 50% ol.420.(a) Government Spending. The
S Three persons are appointed by the
(d) Decrease by 100% money spentbythepublicsectoronthe central government.
acquisition of goods and provision of
ol.416.(a) Increase by 100%. Primary
S services such as education, healthcare, Q.424. Which of the following
deficit - Itisdefinedasthefiscaldeficit social protection, and defence. tatementsiscorrectregardingthebank
s
of the current year minus interest reserves?
payments on previous borrowings. Q.421. __________ refers to a method I.Thesereservesarekeptpartlyascash
doptedbytheCentralBanktopersuade
a and partly in the form of financial
.417. Gross primary deficit is equal to
Q or convince the commercial banks to instruments.
________. advance credit in the economic interest II. Cash Reserves Ratio are deposits
SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (1st shift) of the country. which commercial banks keep with the
(a) difference between gross fiscal SSC MTS 17/05/2023 (Evening) Reserve Bank of India.
deficit and interest payments (a) Marginal Standing Facility SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (4th Shift)
(b) difference between total expenditure (b) Moral Suasion (a) Only II (b) Both I and II
and total receipts (c) Credit Rationing (c) Only I (d) Neither I nor II
(c) difference between net borrowings (d) Margin Requirements
and net capital receipts Sol.424.(b)Both I and II.
(d) difference between revenue deficit ol.421.(b) Moral Suasion. Marginal
S
and capital expenditure Standing Facility (MSF): Facility under Q.425. Which of the following
which scheduled commercial bankscan ombinations of tenors ofTreasurybills
c
ol.417.(a) Gross Primary Deficit is
S borrow additional amounts under issued by the Government of India is
Gross Fiscal Deficit less interest overnight facility by dipping in their correct ?
payments. 'Statutory Liquidity Ratio' (SLR) portfolio SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
up to a certain limit. (a) 82 days , 182 days , 345 days
Q.418. The general target of the (b) 91 days, 152 days , 356 days
onetary policy is to ensure ___________ .
m Q.422. Which among the following (c) 91 days , 182 days , 364 days
A) price stability in the economy tatements is incorrect?
s (d) 61 days , 145 days , 360 days
B) greater tax collections for the SSC MTS 18/05/2023 (Morning)
government (a) An increase in the bank rate will Sol.425.(c) 91 days, 182 days,and364
C) employment generation in the rural decrease the money supply. ays. Treasury Bills are short-term
d
areas (b) Lower the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), financial instruments issued by the
SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (4th shift) lower will be the liquidity in the government to meet its expenditure.
(a) Both B and C (b) Only C system.
(c) Both A and B (d) Only A (c) Higher the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR), Q.426. The monetary policy instrument
lower will be the liquidity in the alled 'bank rate' is aligned to ______.
c
ol.418.(d) Only A. Monetary policy -
S system. SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
Actions and strategies adopted by a (d) Lower the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (a) Liquidity adjustment facility
centralbanktocontrolthemoneysupply, (SLR), higher will be the liquidity in the (b) Cash Reserve ratio
interestrates,andcreditavailabilityinan system. (c) Discount rate
economy,aimingtoachievestableprices (d) Marginal standing facility rate
and sustainable economic growth. Sol.422.(b) The lower the CRR, Higher
ill be the liquidity in the system.
w ol.426.(d) Marginal standing facility
S
.419.InwhichyeardidtheGovernment
Q IncreasingtheCRRreducesthelendable rate. It isaschemelaunchedbytheRBI
of India bring FRBM (Fiscal resourcesofbanks,whichmayleadtoa in 2011-12.Liquidityadjustmentfacility
Responsibility andBudgetManagement) scarcity of funds. isamonetarypolicytoolusedbytheRBI
Act into effect ? inIndiathroughwhichitabsorbsliquidity
SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (4th shift) Q.423. Who chairs the Monetary Policy inthebankingsystem.Itwasintroduced
(a) 2015-16 (b) 2012-13 ommittee in India?
C by the Narasimham Committee (1998).
(c) 2004-05 (d) 2008-09 SSC MTS 14/06/2023 (Evening) Discount Rate is the interest rate at
(a) Union Finance minister which the central bank lends to
ol.419.(c) 2004-05. The Fiscal
S (b) Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of commercial banks to meet their liquidity
Responsibility and BudgetManagement India needs.
(FRBM) Act 2003 envisages the setting (c) Comptroller and Auditor General of
of limits on the Central government’s India
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tatements is correct regarding the
s rade Organization (WTO) completed ?
T
government securities in the economy? Q.431.WhichorganisationinIndiaholds SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Morning)
I. It is a tradable instrument issued by t he responsibility for setting the (a) 1992 (b) 1993 (c) 1991 (d) 1994
the Central Government or the State maximum residue limits (MRLs) of
Governments. ol.434.(d)
S 1994. The General
pesticides in food materials?
II. They are called risk-free gilt-edged Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)
SSC CHSL Tier II 10/01/2024
instruments. was signed in Geneva in 1947 by 23
(a) Indian Statistical Institute (ISI)
SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (4th Shift) countries, entered into force on 1
(b) Food Safety and Standards Authority
(a) Neither I nor II (b) Only I January 1948. The Uruguay Round of
of India (FSSAI)
(c) Only II (d) Both I and II Conference (1987 to 1994), culminated
(c) Ministry of Food Processing
intheMarrakeshAgreement,whichledto
Industries
Sol.427.(d) Both I andII.AGovernment the establishment of the World T rade
(d) Food Corporation of India (FCI)
ecurity(G-Sec)isatradableinstrument
S Organization (1 January 1995).
issued bytheCentralGovernmentorthe ol.431.(b) Food Safety and standard
S
State Governments.Itacknowledgesthe Q.435. According to National Statistical
Authority of India (FSSAI) - It is an
Government’s debt obligation. G-Secs ffice(NSO)data,India'saverageliteracy
O
autonomous statutory body established
carry practically no risk of default and, rate in 2021 was_______.
under the Food Safety and Standards
hence, are called risk-free gilt-edged SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (Afternoon)
Act, 2006. It comes under the
instruments. (a) 77.70% (b) 78.71%
Administrative control of the Ministryof
(c) 76.70% (d) 70.50%
Health & Family Welfare. Headquarter -
Q.428.WhoistheChairmanofFinancial
New Delhi. ol.435.(a) 77.70%. The male literacy
S
tability and Development Council
S
(FSDC) of India? ratewas84.70%,andfemaleliteracywas
Q.432. What is the name of the
SSC MTS 14/07/2022 (Morning) 70.30% in 2021. NSO - It has been
omprehensive
C Household Survey
(a) Finance Minister formed bymergingtheNationalSample
providing labour forcestatisticsinIndia,
(b) Human Resource Development Survey Office (NSSO) with the Central
which was first conducted in 1955 ?
Minister Statistical Office (CSO). It comes under
SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Morning)
(c) Home Minister the control of the Ministry of Statistics
(a) Area Frame Establishment Survey
(d) Skill Development Minister and Programme Implementation.
(AFES)
(b) Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) Q.436. Which curve examines the
ol.428.(a) Finance Minister. Financial
S
(c) Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) r elationship between the rate of
Stability and Development Council
(d) Employment-Unemployment Survey unemployment and the rate of money
(FSDC) is a non-statutory apex council
(EUS) wage changes?
undertheMinistryofFinanceconstituted
by the Executive Order in 2010. SSC MTS 14/09/2023 (3rd Shift)
ol.432.(d) Employment-Unemployment
S
Raghuram Rajan committee (2008) (a) Phillips curve (b) Indifference curve
Survey (EUS). It was first conducted in
proposeditscreation.Itischairedbythe (c) Supply curve (d) Demand curve
the 9th round of the National Sample
Finance Minister and its sub-committee Survey(NSS)in1955.Thecurrentformat Sol.436.(a) Phillips curve. Indifference
is headed by the Governor of RBI. of quinquennial (every 5 years) surveys urve - A graphical representation of a
c
started in the 27th round in 1972-73, combinedproductthatgivessimilarkind
Q.429. When the government resortsto
basedontheM.L.DantwalaCommittee of satisfaction to a consumer thereby
orrowing only to clear the backlog if
b
Report. making them indifferent.
interest payments, it is referred to as :
SSC CHSL 25/05/2022 (Evening) Q.433. Which of the following .437. The Village and Small Scale
Q
(a) zero revenue deficit overnment departments is associated
g Industries Committee is also referredto
(b) zero primary deficit with infrastructure development in India ? as the _______
(c) zero fiscal deficit SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (Afternoon) SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (2nd shift).
(d) excess budget deficit (a) Division of Electricity Agenda (a) Mahalanobis Committee
(b) Division of Economic Agenda (b) Munshi Committee
Sol.429.(b)Zero primary deficit.
(c) Department of Energy Affairs (c) Karve Committee
Q.430. If the inflation in an economy is (d) Department of Economic Affairs (d) Chakravarty Committee
r ising steadily, the Central Bank might
ol.433.(d) Department of Economic
S Sol.437.(c) Karve Committee (set up in
______.
Affairs - It comes under the Ministry of 955). Mahalanobis Committee(1960)-
1
SSC CGL 06/03/2020 (Morning)
finance.OtherFunctions:Responsiblefor Tofindananswertothequestionofwho
(a) keep the repo rate unchanged
the fiscal policy, Preparation of budget benefited from the first and second
(b) decrease the repo rate
(Union, union territories, States under five-year plans,asthepercapitaincome
(c) decrease the reverse repo rate
president rule) including the Railway of the people was not increasing. The
(d) increase the repo rate
component of budget, announces the
ol.430.(d) Increase the repo rate. An
S Interest rates of small saving schemes. .438. Whichofthefollowingindicators
Q
increased repo rate acts as a is the besttoassessthelivingstandard
Q.434. When was the 8th round of the of people?
disincentiveforbankstoborrowfromthe
eneral Agreement onTariffsandTrade
G SSC CHSL 02/08/2023 (3rd shift)
RBI. Reduced money supply in the
(GATT), the so-called 'Uruguay Round' (a) Literacy rate
economy helps control inflation.
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( b) Physical quality of life index .442. At the time of Independence of
Q RuralDevelopment.Ministry-Ministryof
(c) Neonatal mortality rate India, the Industrial sectorwasconfined ural Development.
R
(d) Maternal mortality rate to _______ .
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (4th shift) Q.446. Identify the INCORRECT
ol.438.(b)PhysicalQualityofLifeIndex
S (a) jute and fertilisers tatement/s concerning SHGs.
s
(PQLI) - A measure thatcombinesthree (b) sugar and oil i.Theyincludevoluntarygroupsofupto
basic indicators of human well-being – (c) cotton textiles and jute 20 socially and economically
basicliteracyrateattheageof15years, (d) cotton textiles and fertilisers homogeneous people.
infant mortality, and life expectancy at ii. There is no need to follow the
age one. Sol.442.(c) Cotton textile and jute. well-defined rules and bye-laws for SHGs.
iii. In April 1996, RBI declared SHG-BLP
Q.439. Which of these statements is Q.443. Which organization formerly as a priority sector lending activity.
INCORRECT about the Human nown as the Imperial Council of
k SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (2nd shift)
Development Index? Agricultural Research and founded on (a) ii and iii (b) Only i (c) Only iii (d) Only ii
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (2nd shift) July16,1929,isinchargeofAgricultural
(a) The level of education is represented Research and Education in India? ol.446.(d) Only ii. Self-help Groups
S
in the HDI. SSC CHSL 07/08/2023 (1st shift) (SHGs) - Self-governed, peer-controlled
(b) It uses the per capita GDP of a (a) Food Corporation of India (FCI) information groupofpeoplewithsimilar
country on purchasing power parity (b) Agricultural and Processed Food socio-economic background and having
terms to represent the income Products Export Development adesiretocollectivelyperformcommon
component. Authority (APEDA) purpose. It was started in India in1992
( c) Birth rate and death rate are (c) National Bank for Agricultural and under the guidelines of NABARD and
important components of the HDI. Rural Development (NABARD) Reserve Bank of India.
(d) Life expectancy at birth is one of the (d) Indian Council of Agricultural
components of the HDI. Research (ICAR) Q.447. WhichofthefollowingisNOTan
pproach for measuring unemployment
a
Sol.439.(c) The Human Development ol.443.(d)
S Indian Council of in India?
I ndex (HDI) : It is an indicator of social Agricultural Research (ICAR) : SSC CHSL 17/08/2023 (3rd shift)
standards.Thereare3parametersofthe Autonomous organization under the (a) Weekly Status Approach
HumanDevelopmentIndex- meanyears DepartmentofAgriculturalResearchand (b) Monthly Status Approach
of schooling, expected years of Education(DARE),MinistryofAgriculture (c) Daily Status Approach
schooling, life expectancy at birth, and and Farmers Welfare, Government of (d) Usual Status Approach
gross national income (GNI) per capita. India.Headquarter: New Delhi.
Developed by Mahbub ul-Haq (Pakistani ol.447.(b) Monthly Status Approach.
S
economist) in 1990. .444. Who said 'PURA is one of the
Q Unemployment rate = (Unemployed
mechanisms which will be utilized for Workers/Total labour force) × 100. The
.440.Whichofthefollowingisnotone
Q transforming ourvillagesintoproductive National Sample Survey Organization
of the basic questions every society economic zones'? (NSSO) defines employment and
needs to answer ? SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (1st shift) unemployment.
SSC CHSL 03/08/2023 (3rd shift) (a) APJ Abdul Kalam
(a) How should the goods be distributed? (b) Manmohan Singh Q.448. Which of the followingActswas
(b) How should goods be produced? (c) Dadabhai Naoroji introduced toregulateForeignExchange
(c) What goods and services to produce? (d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee in India in 1973 ?
(d) How should the goods be exchanged? SSC CGL 14/07/2023 (4th shift)
Sol.444.(a) APJ Abdul Kalam. PURA (a) FERA (b) FEMA
ol.440.(d) Goodsareitemsthatsatisfy
S ( Provision of Urban Amenities to Rural (c) FRBM (d) SARFAESI
human wants and provide utility. Areas).Objective:Provisionoflivelihood
Examples-automobiles,appliances,and opportunities and urban amenities in Sol.448.(a) FERA (Foreign Exchange
clothing. rural areas to bridge the rural - urban egulation Act) - It came into effecton
R
divide. 01January1974.Thisactwaspassedto
Q.441. _______________ is the one regulate and monitor foreign securities
rganisation which is representing the
o .445.
Q The committee headed by and exchange transactions. It was
entire cooperative movement in India. Radhakrishna recommended_________ repealedandreplacedbyanewlaw-the
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (3rd shift) SSC CHSL 08/08/2023 (1st shift) Foreign Exchange Management Act,
(a) NCUI (b) NFCSF (a) The initiation of Regulatory Policy for 1999 (FEMA) with effect from June 1,
(c) TRIFED (d) NABARD Microfinance Institutions 2000.
(b) The creation of Project EShakti
Sol.441.(a) NCUI (National Cooperative (c) the initiation of the National Rural .449.APlanofEconomicDevelopment
Q
nion of India) : Establishment - 1929,
U Livelihood Mission for India' is also known as________
Headquarters - New Delhi. The (d) the creation of RRBs SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (3rd shift)
Cooperation Ministry was formed on 6 (a) Delhi Plan (b) Gujarat Plan
July 2021. First Cooperation minister - ol.445.(c)RadhaKrishnan-Chairmanof
S (c) Surat Plan (d) Bombay Plan
Amit Shah. The National Federation of University Education Commission
Cooperative Sugar Factories Limited (Radhakrishnan Commission). The ol.449.(d) Bombay Plan - Proposedby
S
(NFCSF) Founded in 1960. initiationoftheNationalRuralLivelihood eight leading Indian industrialists and
Mission - Launched 2011. Objective - technocrats(J.R.D.Tata,GhanshyamDas
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Birla, Ardeshir Dalal, Lala Shri Ram, Investment Fund? .457. In 1991, the Indian rupee was
Q
asturbhai Lalbhai, Ardeshir Darabshaw
K Statements: devalued in how many steps?
Shroff,SirPurshottamdasThakurdasand I. It was created in 2005. SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Evening)
John Mathai). It was Published in two II. 75% of its annual income was to be (a) Four times (b) Three times
parts:Firstvolumewasreleasedin1944 used for schemes promoting health, (c) Once (d) Twice
and the second in 1945. Education and employment.
III. It was dissolved in 2018. ol.457.(d) Twice. TheIndianrupeehas
S
.450. Who was the Chairman of the
Q SSC CGL Tier II (02/03/2023) been devalued three times by the
Fifteenth Finance Commission of India? (a) Only statement I government of India in the past : first
SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (4th shift) (b) Only statement II time - 1949, second time - 1966. The
(a) Vijay Kelkar (b) N.K. Singh (c) Only statements I and III devaluation procedure in 1991(Third
(c) Y.V. Reddy (d) A.K. Chanda (d) Only statements I and II time) was carried out in two steps on
July 1 and July 3. The Reserve Bankof
Sol.450.(b) NK Singh (Constituted in ol.453.(d) Government constituted the
S Indiaissuesallcurrencynotesaboveone
017).Financecommission(Article280)
2 National Investment Fund (NIF) in rupee.
- A constitutional b
ody (Constituted by November2005intowhichtheproceeds
the President atevery5yearsorearlier) from disinvestment of Central Public Q.458. AccordingtoLERMSpolicy,what
thatdeterminesthemethodandformula Sector Enterprises were to be ercentageofforeignexchangeearnings
p
fordistributingthetaxproceedsbetween channelized. The corpus oftheNational was required to exchange at theofficial
the Centre and states (Vertical Investment Fund w ill be ofapermanent exchange rate as determined by the RBI?
devolution) and among the states nature . SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Morning)
(Horizontal devolution); (a) 20% (b) 60% (c) 30% (d) 40%
Recommendations are only of advisory Q.454.JointLiabilityGroupisusuallyan
nature and not binding on the informal group that consists of _________ ol.458.(d) 40%. LERMS (Liberalised
S
government. individuals who seek loans against Exchange Rate Management System )
mutual guarantee. Q.459. Which of the following
.451. Who is a worker as per the
Q SSC CGL 08/12/ 2022 (2nd Shift)
standard census definition in India? tatement(s) is correct about MNCs?
s
(a) 1 - 3 (b)15 - 20 (c) 4 - 10 (d) 20 - 30 Statements:
Matric Level 27/06/2023 (Shift - 2)
(a) A person who works for less than 100 ol.454.(c) 4-10. The loans are usually
S 1. A MNC is a company that owns or
days in a year taken for agricultural purposes or controls production in more than one
(b) A person who works for less than 200 associated activities. JLG is a credit nation.
days in a year oriented group whereas Self helpgroup 2. They lead to creation of monopolyin
(c) A person who works for less than 183 is a savings oriented group. the home country.
days in a year 3. They are also called stateless
(d) A person who works for less than 150 Q.455. Who released a special stamp organisations.
days in a year ntitled ‘Wheat Revolution’ in July 1968?
e SSC CPO 10/11/2022 (Evening)
SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (3rd Shift) (a) Only statements 1 and 2
ol.451.(c)MainWorker-Apersonwho
S (a) Mahatma Gandhi (b) Only statements 1 and 3
works in any economically productive (b) Jawaharlal Nehru (c) Only statement 2
activity for 183 days (or six months) or (c) Indira Gandhi (d) Only statement 1
more during theyear.CasualWorker-A (d) Motilal Nehru
casualworkerisaworkeronatemporary ol.459.(b) Only Statemnts 1 and 3.
S
employment contract with generally ol.455.(c) Indira Gandhi. The Wheat
S Walmart has been the world's largest
limitedentitlementstobenefitsandlittle Revolution (Green Revolution) was MNC by revenue.
or no security of employment. initiated in the 1960s {under the Third
Five Year Plan(1961-66)}byintroducing .460. The Bankruptcy Legislative
Q
Q.452. Which of the following high-yielding varieties of rice and wheat. Reforms Committee (BLRC) was set up
tatements is correct?
s in which of the following years?
I. Death rate in India is 7.2 per 1000 in Q.456. Which of the following shows SSC CPO 11/11/2022 (Morning)
2011. odernizationtoincreasetheproduction
m (a) 2010 (b) 2009 (c) 2014 (d) 2012
II.Lifeexpectancyatbirthis72.6yearsin of goods and Services ?
SSC CPO 09/11/2022 (Afternoon) ol.460.(c) 2014. Chairman of the
S
2012. committee-Dr.T.K.Viswanathan.Other
SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (3rd Shift) (a) Adoption of old technique with large
scale Facts - The Insolvency and Bankruptcy
(a) Only II (b) Both I and II Board of India (IBBI) was establishedin
(c) Neither I nor II (d) Only I (b) Adoption of same technique in
different way 2016.
ol.452.(d) Only I. Life expectancy at
S (c) Following western culture Q.461. Which of the following
birth has increased from 36.7 years in (d) Adoption of new technology ommittees was formed to estimate
c
1951 to 67.9 years in 2012. The birth poverty in India?
rateinaperiodisthetotalnumberoflive ol.456.(d)Adoptionofnewtechnology.
S
Technology adoption refers to the Graduate Level 04/08/2022 (Shift - 2)
birthsper1,000populationdividedbythe (a) Y.V. Reddy Committee
length of the period in years. process of accepting, integrating, and
using new technology in society. (b) PK Mohanty Committee
Q.453. In India, which of the following (c) Abid Hussain Committee
tatements is true about the National
s (d) Tendulkar committee
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Sol.461.(d)Tendulkarcommittee(2009). f romEastIndiaCompanypresenteditto (c) Smishing (d) Vishing
ommittees formed for poverty
C the British Crown. Independent India's
estimation - Alagh Committee (1979), first budget: November 26,1947,bythe ol.470.(b) Skimmingis a type offraud
S
Lakdawala Committee (1993), C then Finance Minister R K Shanmukham where a small electronic device is used
Rangarajan Committee (2012). Chetty. to steal debit/credit card information
during an authorised banking
Q.462. Given here is data of the .466.As per the Companies Act, 2013,
Q transaction.
ercentage of people living below the
p a dividend declared by a company but
poverty line in different areas (2011-12). not paid or claimed within ______ days Q.471.Anassetthathasremainedinthe
Match the following correctly. from the date of declaration is to be ubstandard category for aperiodof12
s
transferred to the Unpaid Dividend months is classified as a _____ asset by a
Area Person's percentage
Account. bank.
of Below poverty line
SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Morning) SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Evening)
1. Rural areas a. 21.9%
(a) 120 (b) 60 (c) 30 (d) 90 (a) liquid (b) non-performing
2. Urban areas b. 25.7%
(c) doubtful (d) loss
3. Whole country c. 13.7%
ol.466.(c)30days.TheCompaniesAct
S
Graduate Level 04/08/2022 (Shift - 2) ol.471.(c) doubtful. An assetthathas
S
2013isanActoftheParliamentofIndia
(a) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c (b) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a remainedinthesubstandardcategoryfor
on Indian company law which regulates
(c) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b (d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a a period of 12 months is classified as a
incorporation of a company,
responsibilities of a company, directors, doubtful asset by a bank.
Sol.462.(d) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a. 22% is the
elow poverty line (BPL) in India asper
b dissolution of a company. .472. Which classical economist
Q
the 2011 census. The proportion of popularised the following phrase: "From
Q.467. 'Thalinomics' was introduced in
peoplelivingbelowthepovertyline(BPL) each according to his ability, to each
t he Economic Survey for ______.
has come down from 37.2 percent in according to his needs”?
SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Afternoon)
2004-05 to 22 percent in 2011-12. SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) 2017-18 (b) 2019-20
(c) 2016-17 (d) 2018-19 (a) David Ricardo (b) John Stuart Mill
.463. Bhagwati Committee (1973)
Q
(c) Adam Smith (d) Karl Marx
presented a report on ____________.
ol.467.(b)
S 2019-20. The term
SSC MTS 20/07/2022 (Morning) Sol.472.(d) Karl Marx popularised the
“Thalinomics” means “theeconomicsof
(a) unemployment (b) poverty f ollowing phrase: "From each according
a plateoffoodinIndia”.Itisanattempt
(c) population growth (d) commerce to his ability, to each according to his
to figure out how much amealcostsin
India. needs”. He is famous for his theories
ol.463.(a) Unemployment and Public
S
about capitalism and communism.
Welfare. Upon recommendations of the
.468.InwhichyeardidtheGovernment
Q Famous work - "The Communist
Dantwala Committee, 3 approaches are
ofIndiasetupthefirstmutualfundbyan M anifesto" (Written by Karl Marx and
used for measurement of
Act of Parliament? Friedrich Engels), "Das Kapital".
Unemployment in India, such as Usual
SSC MTS 06/10/2021 (Afternoon)
Status Approach, Weekly Status .473. Consumer Protection Act was
Q
(a) 1979 (b) 1982 (c) 1963 (d) 1971
Approach, and Daily Status Approach. enacted in ______.
ol.468.(c) 1963 . The Mutual Fund
S SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Afternoon)
.464.In India, social groups which are
Q
industryinIndiastartedin1963withthe (a) 1990 (b) 1986 (c) 1992 (d) 1985
most vulnerable to poverty are______.
formation of UTI (Unit Trust of India)in
I. Scheduled Caste households ol.473.(b) The Consumer Protection
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1963 by an Act of Parliament and
II. Scheduled Tribe households Act was enacted in 1986 to provide
functioned under the Regulatory and
SSC MTS 22/07/2022 (Morning) simpler and quicker accesstoredressal
administrative control of the Reserve
(a) Neither I nor II (b) Both I and II of consumer grievances. It has been
Bank of India (RBI).
(c) Only II (d) Only I replaced by the Consumer Protection
Q.469. In which year didthecompanies Act, 2019.
ol.464.(b)BothIandII.Thevulnerable
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IBM and Coca Cola shut down their
groups that face discrimination include .474.Whicheconomisttookthesubject
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operations for not being able tocomply
Women, Scheduled Castes (SC), of economics away from approaches
with the Foreign Exchange Regulation
Scheduled Tribes (ST), Children, the thatfocusexclusivelyonincome,growth,
Act that mandated foreign investors
Aged, Disabled, Poor migrants, People and utility, with an increased emphasis
cannot own over 40% in Indian
living with HIV/AIDS. on individual entitlements, capabilities,
enterprises?
SSC MTS 07/10/2021 (Morning) freedoms, and rights?
Q.465. Since 2017, theFinanceMinister
(a) 1964 (b) 1981 (c) 1956 (d) 1977 SSC MTS 02/11/2021 (Afternoon)
in India has been presenting the Union
(a) Robert Lucas (b) Amartya Sen
Budget for the country on which date?
Sol.469.(d)1977. (c) Milton Friedman (d) Adam Smith
SSC CHSL 07/06/2022 (Morning)
(a) 1 February (b) 1 August .470. ______ is atypeoffraudwherea
Q Sol.474.(b)Amartya Senis famous for
(c) 1 January (d) 1 October small electronic device is used to steal is significant contributions towelfare
h
debit/credit card information during an economics(for which he was awarded
ol.465.(a) 1st February.Until2016,the
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authorised banking transaction. the 1998 Nobel Prize in economics).
Union budget was presentedonthelast
SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Morning)
working day of February. India’s first Q.475. What is the objective of the
(a) Phishing (b) Skimming
Budget: April 7, 1860; James Wilson 'Doughnut Model' of development?
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SC CGL 16/08/2021 (Morning)
S SC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Morning)
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(a) It envisions total abandonment of (a) Balwant Rai Committee
technology to live at peace with the (b) L.C. Gupta Committee
environment. (c) Dinesh Mehta Committee
(b) It envisions the food processing (d) Ravi Tripathi Committee
industry as the center of
development. ol.479.(b)
S L.C.Gupta Committee.
(c) It envisions rapid development at an Derivatives are financial contracts, set
environmental cost, then makes up betweentwoormoreparties,thatderive
for it later. their value from an underlying asset,
(d) It envisions a world in which people group of assets, or benchmark.
and the planet can thrive in balance.
ol.475.(d) T
S he D
oughnut m odel of
economics was p roposed b y Kate
Raworth.
Q.476. According to Malthusian theory,
hich of the following grows in
w
geometric progression?
SSC CGL 18/08/2021 (Evening)
(a) Poverty (b) Employment
(c) Population (d) Food supply
Sol.476.(c) Population. This theory,
roposedbyMalthuswhostatedthatthe
p
human population increases
geometrically, while food production
increases arithmetically.
.477.Whatarethetwovariableswhose
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relationshipisgivenbytheenvironmental
Kuznets curve?
SSC CGL 23/08/2021 (Evening)
(a) Environmental degradation and tax
revenue
(b) Environmental degradation and
per capita income
(c) Inequality and tax revenue
(d) Inequality and per capita income
Sol.477.(b) The environmental Kuznets
urve depicts the relationship between
c
environmental degradation and per
capita income.
.478. Which economic thought talks
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aboutmethodologicalindividualismorthe
idea that people will act in meaningful
ways which can be analyzed ?
SSC CHSL 13/04/2021 (Afternoon)
(a) Washington consensus
(b) Keynesian theory
(c) Monetarist
(d) Austrian economic thought
ol.478.(d) Austrian economic thought.
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This doctrine was introduced as a
methodological precept for the social
sciences byMax Weber.
.479. Which committeewasappointed
Q
bySEBItoadviseonthedevelopmentof
appropriate regulatory framework for
derivatives trading in India in the year
1996 ?
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Spark lamps. Plane polarized light - It Q.7. Why can you not see objects in a
Physics onsists ofwavesinwhichthedirection
c im lit room when you come from a
d
of vibration is the same for all waves. brightly lit room?
Light and Optics Examples - laser lights and devices. SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (4th shift)
Laserlight-Laser(LightAmplificationby (a) The iris dilates the eye lens to allow
.1. A concave spherical mirror has a
Q Stimulated Emission of Radiation) is an less light to enter the eye.
radius of curvature of 30 cm. Anobject artificial source of light radiation that (b) The iris contracts the pupil to allow
wasplaced15cmawayfromthepolein emits a coherent beam of photons, as less light to enter the eye.
front of the mirror on theprincipalaxis. the source is stable in frequency, (c) The vitreous humour dilates the pupil
Choose the correct option for the wavelength, and power. to allow less light to enter the eye.
position, size and nature of the image (d) The cornea contracts the pupil to
formed, respectively. .4. Which telescope was invented by
Q allow less light to enter the eye.
SSC Stenographer 13/10/2023 (Morning) Isaac Newton in the 17th century by
(a) Behind the mirror, enlarged, virtual using a concave mirror to collect light ol.7.(b) Iris -Itgivesadistinctcolorto
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and erect insteadofasimplelenswhichproduces the eyes. The eyeball is spherical in
(b) At infinity, highly enlarged, real and false colors due to the dispersion of shape having a diameter of 23 mm.
inverted light? Vitreous humor present inbetweenlens
(c) Between Focus and Centre, SSC CHSL 09/08/2023 (3rd shift) and r etina. Retina contains three layers
diminished, real and inverted (a) Reflecting telescope of neural cells (ganglion cells, bipolar
(d) At the focus, highly diminished (b) Infrared telescope cells, photoreceptor cells). Cornea-The
point-sized, real and inverted (c) Monocular telescope front most and transparent covering of
(d) Graphic telescope the eye. Light enters the human eye
ol.1.(b)AtInfinity,highlyenlarged,real
S through the cornea.
and inverted. We know that, focus of a Sol.4.(a) Reflecting telescope - Uses
mirror, f = R/2, where R is the radiusof irrors which cause light to reflect at
m .8. What will be the focal length of a
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curvatureofthemirror.Hereinthiscase, different angles within the optical tube convex lens with the power of a +2.5
f=-30/2=-15cm.Also,distanceofthe and extends the overall light path. Two Diopter?
object from the mirror, u = -15 cm. It major types of telescopes : Reflecting Higher Secondary 28/06/2023 ( Shift - 2)
means that the object is placed at the Telescopes and Refracting Telescopes (a) 20 cm (b) 10 cm (c) 40 cm (d) 5 cm
focus of the mirror. Now it is clear that (used lenses to magnify objects).
Infraredtelescope:Usesinfraredlightto ol.8.(c) 40 cm.Using the formula:
S
whentheobjectisplacedatfocusofthe
detect celestial bodies. focallength(f)ofconvexLens=1/Power
mirror, the respective image will be
(P)
formed at infinity.Thesizeoftheimage
.5. The minimum distance of distinct
Q Given, the power (P) = +2.5 diopters
would be highly enlarged. Thenatureof
vision for a young adult person with no thenfocallength:f=1/2.5=0.4meters
the image would be real and inverted.
defect in eyes is: =40centimeters.Focallengthofconvex
Q.2. In optics, which term refers to the SSC CHSL 11/08/2023 (4th shift) lensisalwayspositiveandconcavelens
pening of the diaphragmofalensthat
o (a) 20 m (b) 25 cm (c) 20 cm (d) 25 m is always negative.
spatially limits the propagation of light ?
ol.5.(b)25cm.Foranormaleye,thefar
S .9. Raman wants to use a rear-view
Q
SSC MTS 13/09/2023 (1st Shift)
point is at infinity and the near pointof mirror in his vehicle. Which type of
(a) Collimator (b) Aperture
distinct visionisabout25cminfrontof mirror should he pick for it ?
(c) Apostilb (d) Meniscus
theeye.Hypermetropia(far-sightedness) SSC CHSL 10/03/2023 (2nd Shift)
ol.2.(b) Aperture. Collimator-Adevice
S : When the point goes farther from 25 (a) Convex Mirrors (b) Plane Mirrors
which narrows a beam of particles or cm. Lens used : Convex. Myopia (c) Cylindrical Mirrors (d) Concave Mirrors
waves. Apostilb - An obsolete unit of (Nearsightedness): Near objects appear
clear, but objects farther away look ol.9.(a) Convex Mirrors. This is
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luminance.Meniscus-AC-shapedpiece
blurry. Lens used: Concave. because they give an erect, virtual, full
oftough,rubberycartilagethatactsasa
sizediminishedimageofdistantobjects
shock absorber between the shinbone
.6.WhichcolouroflightfromVIBGYOR
Q with a wider field of view. Uses -
and the thigh bone.
has minimum energy ? Sunglasses, street lights.
.3.White light is an example of:
Q SSC CHSL 14/08/2023 (1st shift)
(a) Green (b) Violet (c) Yellow (d) Red Q.10. An image formed by the convex
SSC CHSL 04/08/2023 (2nd shift)
irror is always _________.
m
(a) laser light
ol.6.(d) Red. It has the longest
S SSC CHSL 14/03/2023 (3rd Shift)
(b) plane polarized light
wavelength and least energy of the (a) virtual and inverted (b) real and erect
(c) monochromatic light
visible colors of light. Wavelength -The (c) virtual and erect (d) real and inverted
(d) polychromatic light
distance betweentwosuccessivecrests
or troughs. Violet has the shortest ol.10.(c) Virtual and erect. Convex
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ol.3.(d) P
S olychromatic light - The light
wavelength. Frequency - It refers to the mirror (Diverging Mirror) - It has a
consists of a broad range of
number of waves passing through a reflecting surface that bulges outwards,
wavelengths. Examples - Mercury Light,
pointpersecond.Violethasthe highest and away from the centre of curvature.
Sunlight, laser-pumped plasma light.
frequency. The white light consists of7 Uses - Rear view mirrors, Street light
Monochromaticlight-Thelightconsists
colors VIBGYOR (Violet - Indigo - Blue - reflector, etc.
of only one specific wavelength.
Examples - laser beam, Sodium lamps, Green - Yellow - Orange - Red). Q.11.Which of the following statements
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