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GENERAL STUDIES (P) 2017 – Test – 2132

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1. Consider the following statements about 4. Which of the following are listed on the
Supreme Court : Assets side of the RBI's Balance Sheet?
1. Its original jurisdiction is confined to 1. Currency held by public
federal cases. 2. Gold and bullion
2. Its appellate jurisdiction is confined to 3. Loan to Commercial Banks
civil and criminal cases only. 4. Deposits of Commercial Banks with RBI
3. Under its advisory jurisdiction, Supreme Select the correct answer using the code
Court has to advice the President in all given below.
the matters. (a) 2 and 4 only
Which of the statements given above is/are (b) 2 and 3 only
not correct? (c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(a) 1 and 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 only 5. Which of the following events are associated
(d) 1, 2 and 3 with the tenure of Lord Chelmsford as the
viceroy of India?
1. Rowlatt Act
2. Consider the following statements regarding
2. Chauri Chaura incident
the socio-economic conditions of the 18th
3. Moplah rebellion in Kerela
century India:
4. Lucknow Pact
1. Slavery did not exist during this period.
Select the correct answer using the code
2. Caste was a strong feature of social life.
given below.
3. Indigenous industrial and agricultural
(a) 1 and 4 only
products were in good demand in
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
foreign markets.
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
(d) 2 and 3 only
correct?
(a) 2 and 3 only
6. Consider the following statements with
(b) 1, 2 and 3
regard to the National Mission on Coastal
(c) 3 only
Areas (NMCA)?
(d) 1 and 2 only
1. It aims at integrated coastal resource
management.
3. Which of the following can alter the
2. It aims to combat climate change and
ecosystem productivity of a region?
promote sustainable development.
1. Hydrological conditions
3. It is one of the missions under the
2. Rate of photosynthesis National Action plan on Climate Change
3. Marine upwelling (NAPCC).
Select the correct answer using the code Which of the statements given above is/are
given below. correct?
(a) 1 only (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only (c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
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7. Which of the following is/are examples of 10. Consider the following pairs:
'coagulation' ? Martial arts State associated
1. Purification of water using potash Alum. 1. Gatka : Punjab
2. Formation of Delta at the junction of sea 2. Thang Ta : Nagaland
and river. 3. Kalaripayattu : Kerala
3. Using ferric chloride to stop bleeding. Which of the pairs given above is/are
Which of the statements given above is/are correctly matched?
correct? (a) 1 only
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
11. Which of the following monastery in India is
8. Which of the following is/are the associated with rituals involving the Dalai
applications of Mycorrhizal biotechnology a Lama of Tibet?
result of symbiotic associations between (a) Namgyal Monastery
plant roots and soil fungi ? (b) Tabo Monastry
1. Rehabilitation of degraded land. (c) Tawang Monastry
2. To enable plants to resist droughts. (d) Rumtek Monastery
3. To enable disease/pest resistance in
plants. 12. The term 'Technosphere', recently seen in
Select the correct answer using the code news, refers to?
given below. (a) layer in the exosphere in which satellites
(a) 1 only revolve around the earth.
(b) 2 only (b) topmost layer of atmosphere of Mars.
(c) 1 and 2 only (c) all human made structures that helps
(d) 1, 2 and 3 humans to remain alive on the planet.
(d) a newly found layer in earth's interior
9. Consider the following passage: with abundant deposit of rare earth
"Located amidst the Western Ghat metals.
Mountains , it is both a Tiger reserve as well
as an Elephant reserve. Together with 13. Which among the following form literary
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary, Wayanad sources for the Mauryan period?
Wildlife Sanctuary and Nagarhole National 1. Megasthenes' Indica
Park, it creates the India's biggest biosphere 2. Visakadatta's Mudrarakshasa
reserve, the 'Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. " 3. Jataka stories
Which of the following national parks is best Select the correct answer suing the code
described by the above passage? given below.
(a) Kudremukh National Park (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) Bannerghatta National Park (b) 1 and 3 only
(c) Bandipur National Park (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) Anshi National Park (d) 1, 2 and 3
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14. Which of the following statements is/are 17. Which of the following are sources of
correct with respect to National Green nitrogen oxides (NOx) ?
Tribunal? 1. Combustion engines of automobiles.
1. It deals with enforcement of any legal
2. Coal burning in power plants.
right relating to environment and giving
relief and compensation. 3. Natural Lightening.
2. It is mandated to make and endeavour 4. Agricultural fertilizers.
for disposal of applications or appeals Select the correct answer using the code
within 6 months of filing of the same. given below.
3. New Delhi is the only place of sitting of (a) 2 and 4 only
the Tribunal in the country.
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
Select the correct answer using the code
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
given below.
(a) 1 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only 18. Recently, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (WCCB) of Ministry of Environment, Forest
and Climate Change convened a species
15. Which of the following is/are elephant
specific operation by the code named
reserves?
1. Periyar ‘Operation Save Kurma’. Which of the
2. Anamalai following species was recovered under this
3. Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong operation?
Select the correct answer using the code (a) Turtles
given below. (b) Vultures
(a) 1 and 2 only
(c) Gharial
(b) 1 and 3 only
(d) Hangul
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
19. Consider the following statements regarding
16. With respect to the revolt of 1857, consider collateral in credit system:
the following pairs: 1. It is an asset that the borrower owns and
Centres Associated British use as a guarantee to a lender unless the
officer
loan is repaid.
1. Kanpur : Sir Hugh Rose
2. Loans that are secured by collateral
2. Jhansi : Sir Colin
Campbell generally have lower interest rates than
3. Benaras : Colonel James unsecured loans.
Neill Which of the statements given above is/are
Which of the pairs given above is/are correct?.
correctly matched?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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20. Consider the following statements about the 23. Consider the following policy instruments of
Fundamental Rights: the RBI:
1. State legislatures can make laws to 1. Repo rate
2. Reverse repo rate
enforce any Fundamental Right in a
3. Marginal Standing Facility (MSF)
particular area.
Which of the following is the correct
2. Both the Parliament and State sequence in increasing order of the above
Legislatures can curtail or repeal the mentioned rates?
Fundamental Rights . (a) 1-2-3
Which of the statements given above is/are (b) 3-1-2
(c) 2-1-3
not correct?
(d) 3-2-1
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
24. Magnetars, often seen in news, refer to:
(c) Both 1 and 2 (a) neutron stars with ultra-strong magnetic
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 field.
(b) superconducting electromagnet used in
21. Which of the following is true in the context Large Hadron Collider.
of the inversion of temperature? (c) magnetic levitation used for bullet trains.
(d) rare earth magnet developed by BARC.
1. A hot summer day with clear skies and
still air is ideal situation for inversion.
25. NSSO uses which of the following indicators
2. Temperature inversion is unlikely to to measure economic inequality amongst
happen over the polar areas. households?
Select the correct answer using the code (a) Level of unemployment
given below. (b) Consumption expenditure
(a) 1 only (c) Per capita income
(d) Average size of land holdings
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
26. With reference to Convention on
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
International Trade in Endangered Species
of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), consider
22. With reference to the earthquake waves, the following statements:
consider the following statements: 1. It aims to ensure that international trade
1. P-waves are body waves while S-waves in specimens of wild animals and plants
are surface waves. does not threaten their survival.
2. It is an international agreement between
2. S-waves unlike P waves travel through
corporates and non-governmental
all the layers of the Earth. organizations.
3. The surface waves are more destructive 3. The 'Monitoring the Illegal Killing of
than the body waves. Elephants' (MIKE) programme is
Which of the statements given above is/are established under it.
correct? Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
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27. Consider the following statements regarding 30. With regard to organic farming, the term
All-India Services: 'Compost Tea' refers to
1. These services are controlled jointly by (a) liquid fertilizer for flowers, vegetables
the Center and the states. and houseplants.
2. The members of these services are (b) a new organic variety of Tea being
recruited and trained by the Central
cultivated in India.
government.
(c) tea dust that is used as manure to
Which of the statements given above is/are
increase crop productivity.
correct?
(d) none of the above.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 31. Which of the following can be the
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 implication of raising public borrowings?
1. Crowding out of private sector
28. Which of the following are tributaries of the 2. Rise in interest rates
river Krishna? 3. Increase in demand in economy
1. Tungbhadra Select the correct answer using the code
2. Koyna given below.
3. Indravati (a) 1 and 2 only
4. Manjra (b) 2 and 3 only
Select the correct answer using the code
(c) 1 and 3 only
given below.
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
32. Under Article 371-A of the constitution of
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
India which provides for special provisions
(d) 1 and 4 only
for Nagaland, consider the following

29. With reference to the Adjournment Motion statements:

in the Indian Parliament, consider the 1. The Acts of Parliament relating to Naga
following statements: customary laws would not apply unless
1. Both the houses of Parliament can use the State Legislative assembly so
this motion to draw the attention of the decides.
House to a matter of urgent public 2. The President is authorised to provide
importance. that the Governor would establish a
2. The motion requires a minimum of 30 separate development board for
members in support for its consideration upliftment of Naga population.
in the House.
Which of the statements given above is/are
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
correct?
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) Both 1 and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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33. Varunastra, recently seen in news, is a/an 37. Which of the following cold ocean currents
(a) amphibious warfare ship move from North to South in the Pacific
(b) heavy weight anti-submarine torpedo
ocean?
(c) torpedo launch recovery vehicle
1. California current
(d) nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
2. Labrador current
34. National Hazardous Waste Information 3. Oyashio current
System (NHWIS) is : Select the correct answer using the code
(a) an offsite emergency alert system for the given below
Nuclear reactors in the country.
(a) 1 only
(b) a GIS based web inventory of hazardous
(b) 1 and 3 only
waste management system in the
country. (c) 2 and 3 only
(c) a system for tracking transboundary (d) 1, 2 and 3
movement of hazardous material and
their disposal. 38. Consider the following statements about the
(d) a repository of e-waste and bio medical
Shadow Cabinet:
waste output produced and disposed
every year. 1. It is formed by the opposition party to
balance the ruling cabinet.
35. With reference to superconductivity, 2. Indian constitution borrowed it from the
consider the following statements: UK system.
1. Superconducting materials have zero
Which of the statements given above is/are
resistance.
correct?
2. It requires very high temperature to
attain superconductivity. (a) 1 only
Which of the statements given above is/are (b) 2 only
correct? (c) Both 1 and 2
(a) 1 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 39. Which of the following minerals is/are
essentially required in both Iron and Steel
36. Filaments of which of the following Industry as well as Cement Industry?
electrical device has/have a high melting 1. Manganese
point?
2. Gypsum
1. Electric Bulb
3. Limestone
2. Fuse
3. Electric Heater Select the correct answer using the code
Select the answer using the code given given below.
below (a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 only (b) 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 2 only
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40. With regard to Chief Information 43. Which among the following frames the
Commissioner (CIC), consider the following financial policy on the utilisation of the
statements: proceeds of disinvestment?
1. It is a constitutional post. (a) Department of Investment and Public
2. He is appointed for a term of 6 years or Asset Management
till he attains the age of 62 years, (b) Department of Economic Affairs
whichever is earlier. (c) Department of Expenditure
3. For his removal on the ground of proved (d) Department of Revenue
misbehaviour or incapacity, the
President has to refer the matter to the 44. With reference to trophic levels in a food
Supreme Court. chain, consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above is/are 1. A specie can occupy more than one
correct? trophic level at the same time in the

(a) 1 and 2 only same ecosystem.

(b) 2 and 3 only 2. In an equatorial rainforest, several

hundred trophic levels can exist
(c) 3 only
sustainably.
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Which of the statements given above is / are
correct?
41. Which of the following is/are the
(a) 1 only
discretionary powers of the Governor as
(b) 2 only
provided under the Indian Constitution?
(c) Both 1 and 2
1. Recommendation for the imposition of
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
the President's Rule in the state.
2. Promulgation and withdrawal of
45. Kappatagudda forest, recently denotified as a
ordinances in the state.
'conservation reserve', is located in:
3. Seeking information from the chief
(a) Tamil Nadu
minister with regard to the
(b) Karnataka
administrative and legislative matters of
(c) Kerala
the state. (d) Andhra Pradesh
Select the correct answer using the code
given below. 46. For a Bill to become an Act of Parliament it
(a) 1 and 2 only has to pass through various stages. In this
(b) 2 and 3 only context the stage of 'Publication in Gazette',
(c) 1 only can be done :
(d) 1 and 3 only (a) only after a Bill has been introduced in
the House.
42. Nilambur teak, known for its superior (b) only before the introduction of the Bill
quality is found in which state? in the House.
(a) Karnataka (c) before or after the introduction of the
(b) Tamil Nadu Bill in the House.
(c) Kerala (d) only after the presidential approval is
(d) Maharashtra given.
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47. Consider the following statements regarding 50. Which of the following are temperate
the mutiny of the Naval ratings in 1946: grasslands, having the temperate continental
1. It was organised in retaliation to the climate?
racial discrimination existing in the 1. Pampas of Argentina
Royal Navy. 2. Pustaz of Hungary
2. It was widespread, reaching even the 3. Campos of Brazil
remotest villages. Select the correct answer using the code
3. It was endorsed by the Congress in given below.
Meerut session in 1946. (a) 1 and 2 only
Which of the statements given above is/are (b) 1 and 3 only
correct? (c) 2 and 3 only
(a) 1 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 only
51. With reference to 'Solar Power tree',
(d) 1 and 3 only
consider the following statements:
1. It optimises land use in terms of
48. Which of the following processes is/are
producing electricity per unit area in
involved in 'decomposition'?
comparison to traditional solar power
1. Fragmentation
plant.
2. Leaching
2. It has been developed by the Defence
3. Humification
Research and Development
4. Mineralization
Organization.
5. Catabolism
Which of the statements given above is/are
Select the correct answer using the code
correct?
given below.
(a) 1 only
(a) 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 2 only

(c) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only (c) Both 1 and 2

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

49. Which of the following is/are the 52. Which of the following is/are associated
constituents of Biogas? with erosional landforms of ground water?
1. Methane 1. Uvalas
2. Carbon dioxide 2. Dolines
3. Hydrogen 3. Lapies
Select the correct answer using the code Select the correct answer using the code
given below. given below
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
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53. Consider the following statements about the 56. Bharat Stree Mahamandal, the first all
Schedules of Indian Constitution: women's organisation in India was set up by
which of the following?
1. Second Schedule deals with the
(a) Annie Besant
emoluments, allowances and privileges
(b) Sarladevi Chaudhrani
of all constitutional posts. (c) Tarabai Shinde
2. Fifth Schedule deals with provisions (d) Meherbai Tata
relating to the administration of tribal
areas in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, 57. Which of the following newspapers turned
overnight into an English newspaper to
Tripura and Mizoram.
avoid censorship under Vernacular Press Act
3. Tenth Schedule deals with the provisions
of 1878?
of Defection in Parliament and State (a) Amrita Bazaar Patrika
Legislatures. (b) Dacca Prakash
Which of the statements given above is/are (c) Som Prakash
(d) Bharat Mihir
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
58. Consider the following statements regarding
(b) 2 and 3 only
the certification of films in India:
(c) 3 only 1. The certification of films is a subject
(d) 1, 2 and 3 under the Union List.
2. It is guided by the Indian Cinematograph
54. Chagos Islands, a disputed territory, often Act of 1952.
Which of the statements given above is/are
seen in news is located in:
correct?
(a) South China Sea (a) 1 only
(b) Sea of Japan (b) 2 only
(c) Indian Ocean (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Antarctic Ocean (d) Neither 1 nor 2

59. Which of the following statements regarding

55. The government has recently cleared the
Poona Pact is/are correct?
project to use conservation drones in tiger 1. It endorsed the provision of separate
reserves of India. The project is an initiative electorates.
of which of the following organizations? 2. It provided to increase the number of
1. Animal Welfare Board of India seats reserved for depressed classes in
both the Central and Provincial
2. National Tiger Conservation Authority
legislatures.
3. Wildlife Institute of India 3. It provided for educational facilities for
Select the correct answer using the code depressed classes in the provinces.
given below. Select the correct answer using the code
(a) 1 and 3 only given below.
(a) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
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60. Which of the following functions is/are 63. Consider the following statements:
performed by Forest Survey of India (FSI) ? 1. Insolvency refers to the inability of an
1. Biennial Forest cover assessment. individual/firm to pay up their debt as
2. Preparation of Inventory of Forests and and when they become due.
trees outside Forests (TOF). 2. Bankruptcy refers to a state where an
3. Research and advancement in faunal individual/firm is declared as incapable
diversity. of paying up their debt at any time in
Select the correct answer using the code present as well as in the foreseeable
given below. future.
(a) 1 only
3. Liquidation refers to the winding up of a
(b) 2 only
corporation or incorporated entity.
(c) 1 and 2 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
(d) 1, 2 and 3
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
61. Which among the following were part of
(b) 3 only
measures taken under the New Economic
(c) 1 and 3 only
Policy, 1991?
(d) 1, 2 and 3
1. Industrial delicensing
2. Disinvestment in Public sector units
3. Complete Capital account convertibility 64. In the context of the evolution of the earth's
4. Foreign Exchange Regulation Act atmosphere, the process of degassing refers
(FERA) replaced by Foreign Exchange to:
Management Act (FEMA) (a) the loss of primordial atmosphere as a
Select the correct answer using the code result of solar winds.
given below. (b) the outpour of hot gases from the interior
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only of earth.
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only (c) the dissolution of atmospheric carbon
(c) 3 and 4 only dioxide in rainwater.
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) the flooding of atmosphere with oxygen
through the process of photosynthesis.
62. Alfonso de Albuquerque is considered as the
real founder of Portuguese power in the East. 65. Consider the following pairs:
In this context, consider the following Strait Water bodies
statements: 1. Strait of: Mediterranean Sea
1. He was against the practice of Sati. Gibraltar and Atlantic ocean
2. He introduced permit system for non- 2. Bab-el- : Persian Gulf and Red
Portuguese ships for entering into Indian Mandeb Sea
Ocean region.
3. Sunda Strait : Java Sea and Indian
3. He acquired Goa from the Sultan of
Ocean
Bijapur.
Which of the pairs given above are correctly
Which of the statements given above are
matched?
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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66. With reference to Emblems and Names 69. India recently helped a war torn nation to
(Prevention of Improper Use) Act, 1950, restore their historic "Stor palace". In which
consider the following statements:
of the following country is this palace
1. It debars the use of national emblem for
located in?
commercial purposes without prior
permission of the Central government. (a) Mali
2. It permits the use of Prime Ministers (b) Uzbekistan
name and picture to promote commercial (c) Nigeria
products in line with Government (d) Afghanistan
programs.
Which of the statements given above is/are
70. Which of the following is the primary
correct?
force/energy that drives mass movement?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only (a) Kinetic energy of running water
(c) Both 1 and 2 (b) Kinetic energy of winds
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Gravitational force
(d) None of the above
67. Consider the following pairs:
Tribes in news Location
71. MMR vaccine is used to prevent which of
1. Bnei Menashe : Mizoram
the following diseases?
2. Juang : Jharkhand
3. Siddis : Gujarat (a) Measles, Mumps, and Rubella
Which of the pairs given above is/are (b) Malaria, MDR TB, and Rabies
correctly matched? (c) Meningitis, Measles, and Rotavirus
(a) 1 and 2 only (d) Myiasis, Monkeypox, and Rubella
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
72. Consider the following statements regarding
(d) 2 and 3 only
the Chola administration in India:

68. Penguins are warm blooded animals and 1. The residential lands of the village were
consequently they can not allow their body exempted from taxation.
temperature to fall. Yet they survive in harsh 2. Each village was divided into wards that
cold climate. in turn nominated members to the
Which of the following is/are the adaptive
village council.
mechanisms of Penguins?
3. Special military cantonments were
1. Thick layer of fat
2. Overlapping densely packed feathers established for training of the army.
3. Stiff tail supporting standing-up Which of the statements given above is/are
Select the correct answer using the code correct?
given below. (a) 1, 2 and 3
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 3 only

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73. Which of the following government 76. Recently, India signed a financing agreement
organizations is the nodal agency for with World Bank for project 'Tejaswini'. The
promoting digital transactions in India? project aims at
(a) NITI Aayog (a) rehabilitation of trafficked women.

(b) Ministry of IT and Electronics (MEITY) (b) indigenisation of defence technology.

(c) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) (c) fostering a culture of innovation,

(d) Ministry of Finance Research & Development in India.

(d) socio-economic empowerment of

74. Which of the following bills can be adolescent girls and young Women.

introduced in the Rajya Sabha?

77. Shale gas is primarily found in which of the
1. Constitutional Amendment bill
following rock systems?
2. Money bill
1. Sedimentary rocks
3. Bill for creation of a new state
2. Metamorphic rocks
Which of the statements given above is/are
3. Igneous rocks
correct?
Select the correct answer using the code
(a) 1 and 2 only
given below
(b) 1 and 3 only
(a) 1 only
(c) 3 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
75. With reference to the Modified Special
Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS),
78. With reference to Micro-ATMs, consider the
consider the following statements:
following statements:
1. It aims to promote large scale
1. These are card swipe machines through
manufacturing in the electronic system
which banks can remotely connect to
design and manufacturing sector. their core banking system.
2. It will provide capital subsidy to both 2. They are being operated through the
SEZ and non- SEZ units. banking correspondents.
3. It will be applicable to new projects 3. Both deposit and withdrawal facilities
only. will be provided by the micro atms.
Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (a) 1 only
(b) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
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79. Which among the following is/are the 83. Sulphur Mustard, recently seen in news, is
features of a perfectly competitive market?
a/an:
1. All firms in the market produce an
identical product. (a) genetically modified variety of mustard.
2. Each buyer and seller in the market is a
(b) newly discovered mustard colored
price-taker.
3. Market is characterised by freedom of isotope of sulphur.
entry and exit. (c) sulphur based fertiliser used for early
Select the correct answer using the code
given below. flowering in mustard plant.
(a) 1 and 2 only (d) chemical warfare agent.
(b) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 84. Consider the following statements about
Service charge:
80. Which of the following temples in south
India is renowned for its complete 1. It is a tax levied by the urban local
enumeration of 108 poses of bodies.
Bharatanatyam?
2. The proceeds are shared among
(a) Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur
(b) Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram restaurant owners and local bodies.
(c) Airavatesvara Temple, Kumbakonam
3. Government has capped service charge
(d) Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram
for all restaurants at 5%.
81. Consider the following pairs: Which of the statements given above is/are
Vitamin Deficiency Disease
1. Vitamin B7 : Dermatitis correct?
2. Vitamin B9 : Anaemia (a) 1 and 2 only
3. Vitamin K : Non clotting of Blood
Which of the pairs given above is/are (b) 3 only
correctly matched? (c) 1, 2 and 3
(a) 1 only
(d) None
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 85. Digital Unlocked initiative, recently seen in
news, aims to:
82. This fort is located near Udaipur in the
Mewar region. It is the birthplace of (a) spread digital literacy in villages through
Mewar's legendary king Maharana Pratap.
banking correspondents.
With a wall over 36 km long, the fort has the
second largest wall in the world after the (b) provide small business owners with
Great Wall of China.
essential digital skills.
The above description best describes which
of the following fort? (c) facilitate online sale/ purchase of generic
(a) Chittorgarh fort medicines.
(b) Kumbhalgarh fort
(c) Ranthambore fort (d) provide secure digital storage facility for
(d) Mehrangarh fort documents.
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86. With reference to the administration of Delhi 89. With reference to the functions of the
Sultanate, consider the following pairs: Central Vigilance Commission, consider the
Tax Purpose following statements:
1. It exercises the superintendence over all
1. Kharaj : Tax on the produce of the
the functions of the Delhi Special Police
land
Establishment.
2. Kham : Tax on the warbooty
2. It is vested to regulate its own procedure
3. Jizya : Tax on the muslims for and has powers of a civil court.
specific religious purposes 3. It is consulted by the Central
4. Zakat Poll tax government in making rules governing
Which of the pairs given above is/are the disciplinary matters of the the
correctly matched? members of Central Services and All-
India Services.
(a) 1 and 2 only
Which of the statements given above is/are
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
correct?
(c) 3 only
(a) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only (b) 1 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
87. With reference to Technical Education (d) 1, 2 and 3
Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP),
consider the following statements: 90. In the context of the temple architecture
1. It aims to improve technical education consider the following pairs :

through upgradation of Engineering Temples Sculpture

1. Ajanta : Ravana
colleges and Polytechnics in India.
shaking mount Kailasha
2. It is being implemented by the Ministry
2. Elephant :
of Electronics and Information Trimurti
a caves
Technology. 3. Konark : Surya riding chariot
Which of the statements given above is/are Which of the pairs given above is/are
correct? correctly matched?
(a) 1 only (a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

91. The famous bronze statue of Buddha in

88. With reference to the economic history of
‘Abhaymudra’ found at Sultanganj, Bihar is
medieval India, the term hatta, hattika and an outstanding example of which of the
pattana refers to : following school of arts?
(a) Bonded labor (a) Mathura school
(b) Land grants made to officers (b) Amravati school
(c) Periodic market and trade centers (c) Sarnath school
(d) Gandhara school
(d) Village headmen
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92. With reference to Harshvadhan's 95. Carbon sequestration is the process involved
administration, the term 'nilopitu' refers to: in carbon capture and the long-term storage
of atmospheric CO2. In this context which of
(a) the archive of events during the Harsha the following provide for the mechanism of
period. carbon sequestration?
(b) 1/6th of the tax levied on agricultural 1. Seaweed.
2. Bio-char
lands.
3. Wetlands
(c) Work composed by Bana on the social Select the correct answer using the code
life of the period. given below.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(d) Practice of giving lavish gifts to the
(c) 1 and 2 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
members of all religious sects.
96. Standing crop in ecology refers to
93. Which among the following are the members (a) Total living biomass in an ecosystem.
of E7? (b) Total living autotrophs in an ecosystem.
(c) Total living and non-living matter in an
1. India ecosystem.
2. Russia (d) Total heterotrophs in an ecosystem.
3. Brazil
4. China 97. Zealandia, a region recently seen in news,
refers to:
Select the correct answer using the code (a) coal mine acquired by India in New
given below. Zealand
(a) 1 and 3 only (b) geological continent submerged beneath
Pacific Ocean.
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) location acquired by China in Indian
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only Ocean for deep sea mining
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) mid ocean ridge discovered near New
Zealand

94. With reference to Maternity Benefits

98. Consider the following pairs:
(Amendment) Act, 2016 consider the Wetland Characteristics
following statements: Type
1. Marsh : forested and are
1. It enhances the maternity benefit to
characterized by slow-
working women from 12 weeks to 26 moving to stagnant waters
weeks. 2. Swamp : dominated by herbaceous
2. It is applicable to women working both rather than woody plant
species
in organised and unorganised sectors. 3. Bog : landform where peat
3. Adopting mothers have not been covered accumulates with acidic
under the act. surface water, low in
nutrients.
Which of the statements given above is/are
4. Fen : located on a slope, flat or a
correct? depression, relatively rich
(a) 1 and 2 only in minerals.
Which of the pairs given above is/are
(b) 1 only
correctly matched?
(c) 2 and 3 only (a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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99. If you travel through the Western Ghats, you 100. With reference to Invest India, consider the

are likely to see which of the following following statements:

1. It provides sector-specific and state-

plants/ trees naturally growing there?
specific information to a foreign investor
1. Teak
and assists in expediting regulatory
2. Orchids
approval.

3. Sandalwood 2. It has been setup by the Ministry of

Select the correct answer using the code Finance.

Which of the statements given above is/are

given below.
correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2

(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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