13/HV/M-2024-20 Booklet Series

Serial No.
Candidate’s Roll Number

E
Question Booklet

LANGUAGE, GENERAL STUDIES AND GEOGRAPHY

Time Allowed : 2:30 Hours Maximum Marks : 150
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 PART - II
(GENERAL STUDIES)
31. Which of the following is the value of 36. The height of a cylinder whose radius is 7 cm
(x+1/x)2 ? and the total surface area is 968 cm2 is :
(A) x2 + 1/x2 (A) 15 cm
(B) x2 – 1/x2 (B) 17 cm
(C) x2 + 1/x2 + 1 (C) 19 cm
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

32. An article is at 10% more than the CP. If 37. If (–3)m+1 × (–3)5 = (–3)7, then the value of m
discount of 10% is allowed then which of the is :
following is right ? (A) 5
(A) 1% gain (B) 7
(B) 1% loss (C) 1
(C) no gain no loss (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
38. If x and y are inversely proportional, then:
(A) y/x = constant
33. By what number should 81 be divided to get
(B) xy = constant
a perfect cube ?
(C) x/y = constant
(A) 3
(D) More than one of the above
(B) 6 (E) None of the above
(C) 7
(D) More than one of the above 39. A piece of wire of resistance R is cut into 5
(E) None of the above equal parts. These parts are then connected
in parallel. If the equivalent resistance of the
34. The difference between two whole numbers combination is R', then the ratio R/R' is ___
is 66. The ratio of the two numbers is 2:5. (A) 1/25
The two numbers are : (B) 1/5
(A) 60 and 6 (C) 25
(B) 100 and 33 (D) More than one of the above
(C) 110 and 44 (E) None of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above 40. An electric heater of resistance 8  draws
15A current from a service mains for 2 Hrs.
35. In a parallelogram ABCD, angle A and angle What will be the rate at which heat is
B are in the ratio 1:2. Find the angle A. developed in the heater ?
(A) 30° (A) 220 watt
(B) 45° (B) 120 watt
(C) 60° (C) 210 watt
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

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41. Which of the following lenses would you 46. Which one of the following types of medicines
prefer to use while reading small letters found used for treating indigestion ?
in the dictionary ? (A) Antibiotic
(A) A convex lens of 50 cm (B) Antacid
(B) A concave lens of 50 cm (C) Analgesic
(C) A concave lens of 5 cm (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
47. The task of processing citizenship applications
42. The human eye forms the image of an object under the CAA will be undertaken by
at its ________ (A) Postal Department
(A) Cornea (B) Census Department
(B) Iris (C) Central Security IB
(C) Retina (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
48. In which of the following country India
43. Which of the following is not a part of the launched its UPI ?
female reproductive system in human beings ? (A) Thailand
(A) Ovary (B) Myanmar
(B) Uterus (C) Mauritius
(C) Vas deferens (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
49. What is the name of space craft to be
44. The anther contains _________ launched by ISRO in 2024 to carry
(A) Sepals astronauts ?
(B) Ovules (A) Akashyan
(C) Pollen grains (B) Gaganyan
(D) More than one of the above (C) Bhramyan
(E) None of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
45. Asexual reproduction takes place through
budding in ______ 50. Which country is not a member of G 7 ?
(A) Amoeba (A) Russia
(B) Yeast (B) Canada
(C) Plasmodium (C) USA
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

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51. The process involved in achieving Green 57. In India dry point settlement is found in
hydrogen is (A) Flood prone area
(A) Electrolysis (B) Bikaner
(B) Dehydrogenesis (C) Aravali region
(C) Dehydration (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
58. In which district of Bihar Paddy crop
52. Which technology can be used to revise production is maximum ?
deceased individuals ? (A) Bhojpur
(A) Deepfake (B) Rohtas
(B) AI (C) Nalanda
(C) Chatbot (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
59. On which mountain is Tehran situated ?
53. In cost of living index parameter 2024 which (A) Alburz
country is better than India ? (B) Zagros
(A) Nigeria (C) Makran
(B) Pakistan (D) More than one of the above
(C) Bangladesh (E) None of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above 60. The highest peak in the Eastern Ghats of India
is :
54. Who supported Gandhiji in Champaran (A) Anai Mudi
Satyagraha in 1917 in support of farmers ? (B) Kanchenjunga
(A) Birsa Munda (C) Mahendragiri
(B) Rajendra Prasad (D) More than one of the above
(C) Satya Narayan Sinha (E) None of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above 61. Which of these statements is not a valid reason
for the depletion of flora and fauna ?
55. Which is the moon-like planet ? (A) Agricultural expansion
(A) Mercury (B) Large scale development projects
(B) Mars (C) Grazzing and fuel wood collection
(C) Earth (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
62. In which district of Bihar silk textile production
56. On the basis of fossils which is the origin place is maximum ?
of man ? (A) Madhubani
(A) Rift valley of Africa (B) Bhagalpur
(B) Central Asia (C) Aurangabad
(C) Jerusalem (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
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63. Who was the viceroy of India during the 67. Who was the leader of the Bardoli
Jallianwala Bagh massacre ? Satyagraha ?
(A) Lord Curzon (A) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(B) Lord Chelmsford (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

(C) Lord Irwin (C) Jawaharlal Nehru

(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above

68. Who among the following is not associated

64. The first President of the Indian National with Home rule movement ?
Congress was:
(A) Annie Besant
(A) Dadabhai Naoroji
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) W. C. Bonnerjee (C) Sarojini Naidu
(C) Badruddin Tyabji (D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
69. Who founded the Bihar provincial congress
committee in 1920 ?
65. Who among the following is also known as
(A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
the Grand old man of India ?
(B) Anugrah Narayan Sinha
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) Jai Prakash Narayan
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) More than one of the above
(C) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(E) None of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above 70. The All India Kisan Sabha (AIKS) was
founded in 1936 in Bihar under the leadership
of :
66. Which of the following movements was (A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
started by M. K. Gandhi ?
(B) Jai Prakash Narayan
(A) Quit India Movement
(C) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati
(B) Non cooperation movement
(D) More than one of the above
(C) Swadesi movement (E) None of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above

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 PART - III
(GEOGRAPHY)
71. What is the process by which soil particles 74. What term describes the process by which
are moved by wind or water? ice breaks off from a glacier and falls into
the sea?
(A) Erosion
(A) Calving
(B) Abrasion
(B) Icebergs
(C) Corrosion
(C) Moraine
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above

72. What type of landform is formed by the

deposition of sediment at the mouth of a 75. What term describes the long-term patterns
river? of temperature, precipitation and other
weather variables in a region?
(A) Coast
(A) Climate
(B) Delta
(B) Weather
(C) Beach (C) Meteorology
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

73. Which biome is characterized by low 76. What is the primary greenhouse gas
temperatures, permafrost and limited responsible for trapping heat in the earth's
vegetation? atmosphere?

(A) Tundra (A) Nitrogen

(B) Desert (B) Ozone

(C) Savana (C) Carbon dioxide

(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

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77. What is the name for the phenomenon 81. Which agent of denudation primarily acts on
characterized by unusually warm ocean rocks through the mechanical breakdown of
temperatures in the equatorial Pacific region? material?
(A) El-nino (A) Weathering
(B) La-nina (B) Erosion

(C) El-nino modoki (C) Transportation

(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above

82. What is believed to have triggered the

78. Which factor primarily influences the collapse of the solar nebula according to
isostatic equilibrium of a region? nebular hypothesis?
(A) Erosion and deposition (A) Supernova explosion
(B) Tectonic activity (B) Gravitational attraction
(C) Earth's rotation (C) Solar wind
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

79. What theory explains the movement of 83. Which of the following is not a primary
earth's lithosphere plates? classification of air masses based on their
source regions?
(A) Continental drift
(A) Maritime
(B) Seafloor spreading (B) Continental
(C) Plate tectonics (C) Tropical
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

80. Which feature is commonly associated with 84. Which factor primarily influences the
convergent plate boundaries? temperature and humidity characteristics of
an airmass?
(A) Rift valleys
(A) Wind speed
(B) Mid ocean ridges
(B) Source region
(C) Deep ocean trenches
(C) Atmospheric pressure
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

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85. Which of the following factors primarily 89. What drives the movement of ocean
determines a region's climate? currents?
(A) Daily Weather patterns (A) Wind
(B) Annual precipitation (B) Earth's rotation
(C) Geographic location and latitude (C) Underwater earthquake
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

86. What is Koppen's climate classification 90. Which ocean current transports warm water
system primarily based on? from the Gulf of Mexico across the Atlantic
Ocean to Western Europe, affecting its
(A) Temperature and precipitation climate?
(B) Wind speed and direction (A) Gulf stream
(C) Humidity levels (B) California current
(D) More than one of the above (C) Labrador current
(E) None of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above

87. Which climate type is characterized by hot

temperature year-round with little to no 91. The line which joins equal salinity line is
precipitation? known as:
(A) Tropical rain forest (A) Isotherm
(B) Desert (B) Isohaline
(C) Mediterranean (C) Isobar
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

88. Which term describes a large flat area of the 92. Which soil type has particles that are larger
ocean floor found between the continental than clay but smaller than sand?
rise and the mid ocean ridge?
(A) Silt
(A) Abyssal plain
(B) Loam
(B) Mid ocean ridge
(C) Gravel
(C) Trench
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above

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93. How does climate change affect fisheries? 96. What is the significance of the Strait of
Hormuz in relation to petroleum in the middle
(A) It has no impact on fish population east?

(B) It increases the abundance of fish (A) It is a major oil producing region
species
(B) It is crucial chokepoint for global
(C) It alters ocean temperatures and petroleum exports
habitats
(C) It has no relevance to petroleum trade
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above

94. What is the primary coal producing region 97. What are the environmental impacts
in the United States? associated with iron ore mining in Russia and
Australia?
(A) Appalachian region
(A) Deforestation
(B) Powder river basin
(B) Soil erosion
(C) Illinois basin
(C) Water pollution
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above

95. Which middle eastern country is largest

producer of petroleum? 98. In which state of the USA manganese mining
is significant?
(A) Saudi Arabia
(A) California
(B) Iran
(B) Texas
(C) Iraq (C) Geogia

(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

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99. Which of the following is/are sustainable 102. What factors are responsible for location of
farming practices? cotton textile industry?
(A) Market
(A) Monoculture farming
(B) Labour
(B) Natural farming (C) Availability of water

(C) Organic farming (D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above
(D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above 103. Match the following correctly

Petrochemical Country
industry
100. How does agriculture contribute to A Philadelphia 1. Belgium
greenhouse gas emissions? and Delaware
B Antwerp 2. USA
(A) Through livestock production
C Ras Tanura 3. Canada
(B) Through fertilizer use D Montreal 4. Saudi
Arabia
(C) Through land-use change
(A) A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
(D) More than one of the above (B) A-2, B-1, C-4, D-3
(C) A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
(E) None of the above
(D) A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
(E) None of the above

101. Which countries are among the top

producers of iron and steel in the world? 104. What are the main factors influencing trade
routes and transportation networks?
(A) China, India and Japan (A) Geographical location and natural
resources
(B) Brazil, Russia and Germany
(B) Political stability and government
(C) USA, Canada and Australia policies
(C) Technological advancements
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

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105. Which of the following continent accounts 108. Which species is believed to be the direct
for highest length and density of roads in the ancestor of modern humans?
world?
(A) Homo habilis
(A) Australia

(B) North America (B) Homo erectus

(C) Asia
(C) Homo sapiens
(D) Africa
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above

106. Soo Canal and Welland Canal have been

constructed on which of the following 109. What is the official language of Brazil?
waterways
(A) Spanish
(A) Volga waterways
(B) Portuguese
(B) Rhine waterways
(C) English
(C) Great lakes-St Lawrence waterways
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above

110. Which environmental issue is often

107. The great wall of China stretches approximately associated with activities in mountain
how many kilometers? regions?

(A) 5,000 km (A) Soil erosion

(B) 10,000 km (B) Deforestation

(C) 1,50,000 km (C) Air pollution

(D) 7000 km (D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

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111. Which of the following regions is not typically 115. Which famous North American grasslands
affected by the monsoon? is known for its tall grass species?
(A) South Asia (A) Serengeti
(B) Sub-Saharan Africa (B) Pampas
(C) Australia (C) Prairie
(D) More than one of the above (D) Savana
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

112. Which country experiences the highest 116. Which stage of demographic transition is
annual rainfall due to the monsoon? characterized by high birth rates and
(A) India declining death rates?

(B) Bangladesh (A) Stage 1

(C) Thailand (B) Stage 2

(D) More than one of the above (C) Stage 3

(E) None of the above (D) Stage 4

(E) None of the above

113. What is the term for the dry, dusty wind that
blows from the Sahara Desert across North 117. What factors influence the distribution of
Africa and into the Mediterranean during the population?
summer? (A) Climate, resources and economics
(A) Haboob opportunities
(B) Harmattan (B) Education level and political stability
(C) Khamsin (C) Language and religion
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

114. What is the name of the mountain range in 118. What is the strategy for sustainable urban
India that separates the Indo-Gangetic Plain development?
from the Deccan Plateau? (A) Encouraging car-dependent lifestyles
(A) Arravali (B) Promoting mixed land-use development
(B) Vindhyas (C) Ignoring the importance of green
(C) Western ghats spaces
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

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119. Sustainability is one of the four pillars of 122. How does climate change effect habitat
human development. Which of the following suitability for species?
statements given below correctly defines
sustainability? (A) Enhances habitat conditions for all
(A) Equal access of opportunities for species
everyone
(B) Reduces the need for species migration
(B) Improvement in human choices
(C) Continuity in the availability of (C) Alters temperature and precipitation
opportunities for present and future patterns, affecting habitat availability
generations
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above

120. With reference to Gross National Happiness

Index (GNH). Consider the following
statements 123. The Oraon tribe is primarily found in which
Indian State?
(A) The concept GNH was started in
Bhutan
(A) Kerala
(B) It takes into account the harmful effects
of technology on the environment (B) Odisha
(C) It focuses on non-material and
development (C) Jharkhand
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above
121. Match the following lists correctly and choose
the correct code
Nomadic tribes Regions 124. What hunting technique is commonly
A Bedouin 1. Kalahari associated with the Bushman of Africa?
B Bushman 2. Sahara
Desert (A) Bow and arrow

C Pygmies 3. Zaire Basin (B) Trapping

(A) A-3, B-2, C-1
(B) A-2, B-1, C-3 (C) Poison darts

(C) A-3, B-1, C-2 (D) More than one of the above
(D) A-2, B-3, C-1
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

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125. What is a challenge faced by many nomadic 128. Arrange the following mountain ranges from
tribes in the modern world? east to west in correct order using codes

(A) Loss of traditional knowledge and 1) Dhaulagiri

practices
2) Makalu
(B) Access to modern healthcare facilities 3) Annapurna

(C) Integration into urban societies 4) Gaurishankar

(A) 1-2-3-4
(D) More than one of the above
(B) 2-1-4-3
(E) None of the above
(C) 2-4-3-1

(D) 2-1-3-4
126. The Growth Pole theory emphasizes the
(E) None of the above
importance of

(A) Isolation of economic activities

129. Which famous river flows through Tokyo,
(B) Spatially concentrated development Japan's capital?
Initiatives
(A) Shinano
(C) Neglecting urban centers (B) Tone river

(D) More than one of the above (C) Sumida river

(E) None of the above (D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above

127. The Tarin Basin lies between, which of the

following mountain ranges? 130. What type of landform dominates Japan's
landscape?
(A) Kunlun and Allai
(A) Desert
(B) Kunlun and Tien Shan (B) Mountainous terrain

(C) Karakoram and Yablonovy (C) Grasslands

(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above

(E) None of the above

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131. Which sea separates Japan from the Korean 134. Which of the following scholars is associated
Peninsula? with the development of spatial analysis
techniques during the quantitative revolution?
(A) Sea of Okhotsk
(A) Carl Sauer
(B) Sea of Japan
(B) David Harvey
(C) East China Sea
(C) William Bunge
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above

132. Who is known as the father of modern

geography and authored the seminal work 135. Dualism in geography can lead to
'Geographia'?
(A) A more holistic understanding of
geographical phenomenon
(A) Alexander Von Humboldt
(B) Increased specialization within the
(B) Ptolemy
discipline
(C) Eratosthenes (C) Overemphasis on one aspect of
geography at the expense of another
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above

133. What geographic concept emphasizes the

interconnectedness of all parts of the world, 136. Which of the following is an example of a
both physically and culturally? gendered space?

(A) Spatial analysis (A) A shopping mall

(B) Determinism (B) A football stadium

(C) Globalization (C) A construction site

(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

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137. Which of the following is NOT a level of 141. What is GIS?
ecological organization?
(A) Graphical illustration system
(A) Organism
(B) Geographic information system
(B) Population
(C) Global information system
(C) Molecule
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above

142. What is net migration?

138. Which of the following is NOT a major
(A) The total number of people who leave
bio-energy cycle?
a country
(A) Carbon cycle
(B) The total number of people who move
(B) Nitrogen cycle to a country
(C) Oxygen cycle (C) The difference between the number of
immigrants and emigrants in a country
(D) More than one of the above
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above

139. What is the primary source of nitrogen for

living organism? 143. The great Indian desert, also known as
Thar desert is located in which physiographic
(A) Nitrogen gas in the atmosphere
region?
(B) Nitrogen compounds in soil
(A) Western coastal plains
(C) Nitrogen dissolved in water bodies
(B) Indo-Gangetic plain
(D) More than one of the above
(C) Aravali range
(E) None of the above
(D) Deccan plateau
(E) None of the above
140. What is the primary advantage of using
remote sensing in environmental monitoring?
144. Which mineral is the primary source of
(A) It provides real time data with high
aluminum production in India?
spatial resolution
(A) Iron ore
(B) It is inexpensive and easily accessible
(B) Bauxite
(C) It can only be conducted during
daylight hours (C) Coal
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

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145. Which agricultural practice is common in the 148. Which type of map projection preserves the
states of Punjab and Haryana? shape of continents accurately but distorts
their size?
(A) Shifting cultivation
(A) Mercator projection
(B) Subsistence farming
(B) Robinson projection
(C) Commercial farming with extensive use (C) Conical projection with two standards
of irrigation and mechanism parallel

(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

149. In a normal distribution approximately what

146. Which river forms the boundary between percentage of the data falls within one
Bihar and Western Uttar Pradesh? standard deviation of the mean?

(A) Son (A) 34 percent

(B) 50 percent
(B) Punpun
(C) 68 percent
(C) Mahananda
(D) 70 percent
(D) More than one of the above
(E) None of the above
(E) None of the above

150. What is the primary advantage of using GPS

in surveying?
147. Which district in Bihar has the highest
population density? (A) It provides highly accurate
measurements of distance and angles
(A) Patna
(B) It allow surveyors to work in remote
areas with limited access
(B) Muzzafarpur
(C) It provides detailed aerial images of
(C) Begusarai the earth's surface

(D) Darbhanga (D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

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