Mock Test for Prelims 2016
General Studies
1. The conservation of Olive Ridley
Turtles have been adversely affected
due to certain reasons. Identify them
from the following:
a. Collection of eggs by humans which
prevents them from hatching and
breeding.
b. Killing of turtles by human beings.
c. The other part of sea fauna like
sharks prey on turtles eggs
Select the correct option from the
codes given below:
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
2. What significance does Reed Bed
System offer in treatment industrial
waste?
1. It removes nitrates and phosphates.
2. Removes heavy metals from
industrial wastewater.
3. It integrates plants and geomaterials
to remove pollutants from wastewater.
Select the correct option from the
codes given below:
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
3. Consider the following statements with
reference to Balance of Payments:
1. The Balance of Payments of a
country must always balance in the
accounting sense
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2. The surplus on current account must
be equal to the deficit on capital
account and vice versa
Which of the above statement/s is/are
correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
4. Consider the following statements with
reference to Poverty Gap:
1. It is a measurement of the intensity
of poverty among the poor and the
difference between the mean
income among the poor and the rich.
2. The Poverty Gap Index is the
combined measurement of
incidence of poverty and depth of
poverty.
Which of these statements is/are
correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
5. The alpine vegetation in the western
Himalayas is found only up to a height
of 3000 metres while in the eastern
Himalayas it is found up to a height of
4000 metres. The reason for this
variation in the same mountain range is:
(Identify the correct statement)
(a) Eastern Himalayas are higher than
western Himalayas
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 (b) Eastern Himalayas are nearer to the
equator and sea coast than western
Himalayas
(c) Eastern Himalayas get more
monsoon rainfall than the western
Himalayas
1. It advocated the boycott of British
goods and evasion of taxes.
2. It wanted to establish the
dictatorship of proletariat.
3. It advocated separate electorate for
minorities and oppressed classes.

(d) Eastern Himalayan rocks are more Which of the statements given above
fertile than the western Himalayas is/are correct?
rocks.
6. Regur Soil is primarily found in the a. 1 and 2 only
Deccan part of India. Consider the b. 3 only
following statements with respect to c. 1, 2 and 3
regur soil: d. None
1. Regur soils are rich in Iron &
Calcium. 9. Which of the following powers of the
2. Regur soils are rich in nitrogen Judiciary help protecting and sustaining the
3. Regur soils have high water federal character of the Indian polity?
retaining capacity
4. Regur soils develop deep-wide 1. Power of judicial review
cracks on drying. 2. Power to issue writs
3. Power to adjudicate disputes between the
Which of the above statement is not Central and state governments.
correct? 4. Power to adjudicate disputes between the
a. 1 only b. 2 only state governments.
c. 3 only d. 4 only
Choose the correct answer using the following
7. Who of the following was/were economic codes:
critic/critics of colonialism in India? a. All of the above
b. 1, 2 and 3
1. Dadabhai Naoroji c. 1 and 3
2. G. Subramania Iyer d. 1, 3 and 4
3. R. C. Dutt
10. Which of the following constitutional
Select the correct answer using the code mechanisms/provisions restrict the
given below: financial autonomy of the states?

a. 1 only 1. Finance Commission

b. 1 and 2 only 2. The office of CAG
c. 2 and 3 only 3. Financial emergency
d. 1, 2 and 3
Choose the correct answer using the
8. With reference to Congress Socialist following codes:
Party, consider the following a. 1 and 3
statements: b. Only 2
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 d. All of the above b. Only 3 and 5
c. Only 1, 3 and 5
11. Consider the following statements with d. All of the above
regard to Nutrient Cycling:
1. The amount of nutrients, such as 14. If the RBI adopts an expansionist
carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, monetary policy, it implies that
calcium etc. present in the soil at a. It sells securities to banks and
any given time, is referred to as the financial institutions
standing state. b. It adopts market stabilization
2. Another name of nutrient cycling is scheme
bio-geochemical cycles. c. It reduces CRR and REPO rates
3. Nutrient cycles are of two types d. It increases CRR and REPO rates
gaseous and sedimentary.
4. Sulphur cycle is a bio-geochemical 15. The Fortaleza Declaration is related to
cycle. the affairs of:
Which of the statements given above a. ASEAN
is/are correct? b. BRICS
a. 1, 3 and 4 only c. OECD
b. 2, 3 and 4 only d. WTO
c. 1, 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4 16. An artificial satellite orbiting around
the earth does not fall down. This is so because
12. Dark, gray, low altitude cloud that the attraction of earth:
produces continuous precipitation in
the form of rain and snow. Found in an a. Does not exist at such distance.
altitude range from the surface to b. Is neutralized by the attraction of the moon
3,000 meters. It is also called rain c. Provides the necessary speed for its steady
cloud. Which of the following clouds motion
is described in the above passage? d. Provides the necessary acceleration for its
motion.
a. Nimbostratus Clouds.
b. Cirrocumulus Clouds 17. Cold oceanic currents give desiccating
c. Cirrostratus Clouds effects to desert regions. In the above
d. Cumulonimbus Clouds. context consider the following pairs
and identify which of them is
13. Which of the following elements is/are INCORRECTLY matched?
found in polluted water in India?
1. Mercury Options Oceanic current Desert
2. Cadmium a. Canary Current Sahara Desert
3. Lead b. Peruvian Current Atacama Desert
4. Copper c. Benguela current Dasht-e Kavir
5. Uranium d. California Current Mojave Desert

Choose the correct option from the

codes given below:
a. Only 1 18. Consider the following statements

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 1. The sculpture of Mauryan age is a c. 1 and 4 only
mixture of Persian and Indian d. None of the above
elements
2. Sudama and Lomas Rishi caves are 21. Consider the following statements
the earliest examples of rock-cut about the territorial extent of the
architecture in India legislatures power in India:
Which of the above statement(s) is/are
correct? Assertion (A): The laws of the Parliament are
a. Only 1 applicable only throughout India and
b. Only 2 not in any other part of the world.
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2 Reason (R): The Indian Parliament is
sovereign within its own territory.
19. Consider the following with reference
to Dance forms Choose the correct option:
1. The Nritta is a rhythmic sequence a. Both A and R is true and R is the correct
that ends in either singing or in explanation of A.
lyrics reciting b. Both A and R is true but R is not a
2. The Nritya is a sum of rhythmic correct explanation of A.
patterns each following a certain c. A is true, but R is false.
abhinaya d. A is false, but R is true.
3. The Natya is a complete dance
drama with a story line and various 22. Which of the following are properties
characters of neutrinos?
1. no charge
Choose the correct answer from the 2. no mass
given code(s). 3. speed close to that of light
a. Only 1and 2
b. Only 2 Select the correct option from the codes given
c. Only 3 below:
d. 1,2 and 3
a. 1 and 2
20. Which of the following cases show the b. 2 and 3
federal spirit of the Indian polity? c. 1 and 3
d. 1, 2 and 3
1. The Kishenganga water dispute.
2. The presence of both Election 23. Which among the following are the
commission of India and State election exotic species introduced in India?
Commissions. I. Lantana.
3. Restrictions on the use of Article 356 II. Congress grass.
(Presidents rule). III. Water hyacinth.
Choose the correct answer by using the
Chose the correct answer using the codes codes given below:
below: a. Only III
a. Only 1 b. Only I and II
b. 2 and 3 c. Only I and III

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 d. All of the above a) Only 1
b) Only 2
24. Which of the following is not a reason c) Both 1 and 2
for cost push inflation? d) Neither 1 nor 2.
a. Increase in lending rate of banks
b. Appreciation of currency 28. Consider the following Pairs :
c. Increase in administrative prices
d. Increase in international prices of Medieval Indian State Present Region
crude oil
1. Champaka : Central India
25. Consider the following statements with
reference to subsidies 2. Durgara : Jammu
1. Subsidies open a gap between the
cost of production and price paid by 3. Kuluta : Malabar
the subsidised buyer
2. Subsidies disturb the pattern of Which of the above pairs is/ are
consumption correctly matched?
Which of the above statement/s is/are
correct/ a. 1 and 2
a. Only 1 b. Only 2 b. 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2 d. Neither 1 nor 2 c. 1 and 3
d. 3 only
26. Consider the following:
1. Reservoir 29. Which of the following kingdoms were
2. Mining associated with the life of the Buddha?
3. High Rise Buildings 1. Avanti
4. Oil Drilling 2. Gandhara
5. Injection of fluid into the ground 3. Kosala
4. Magadha
Which of the above are responsible for non Select the correct answer using the
natural or human induced earthquakes? code given below:

a) 1,2 and 4 only a. 1, 2 and 3

b) 2 and 4 only b. 2 and 3 only
c) 1,2,4 and 5 only c. 1, 3 and 4
d) All of the above. d. 3 and 4 only

27. Consider the following statements with 30. Consider the following areas of
regard to tea crop cultivation: legislation:
1. Banking
1. Tea is rain fed seasonal crop. 2. Atomic energy
2. India is highest producer of tea in the 3. Regulation of mines and mineral
world. development
4. Labour Welfare
Select the correct answer using the codes given 5. Socio-economic planning
below:

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 Which of these come under the Union a. 1 and 2 only
List? b. 2 and 3 only
a. 1 and 2 c. 1 and 3 only
b. 1, 2, 4 and 5 d. 1, 2 and 3
c. 2, 3 and 5
d. 1, 2 and 3

31. Consider the following statements 34. Consider the following statements:
about state laws made in the concurrent I. Estuary represents an ecotone
list: between freshwater and marine
1. State laws in the concurrent list that ecosystem.
conflict with the Central law can II. Estuaries are richer in nutrients than
still prevail if it has received the fresh water or marine water.
Presidents assent. III. The salinity of estuaries are almost
constant.
2. Even after the assent of the IV. Examples of estuaries are river
President, the Parliament can mouths, coastal bays, tidal marshes,
override such a law by a subsequent lagoons and deltas.
legislation on the same matter. Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
Which of these is/are correct? a. I and II
b. II and IV
a. Only 1 c. I, II and IV
b. Only 2 d. II, III and IV
c. Both
d. None of the above 35. Which of the following tax amount
should not be used for purposes other
32. A substance which radiates light when than the purposes for which it is meant
heated to a high temperature is said to for.
be a. Cess
b. Surcharge
a. Luminescent c. Excise duties on toilet
b. Incandescent d. Taxes on agricultural income
c. Fluorescent
d. Phosphoroscent 36. A decrease in tax to GDP ratio of a
country indicates which of the
33. Liquefied Petroleum Gas(LPG) is a following?
combination of:
1. Slowing economic growth rate
1. Propane 2. Less equitable distribution of
2. Ethane national income
3. Butane
Select the correct answer using the code
Select the correct answer using the given below:
codes given below:
a. 1 only

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 b. 2 only a. 1 and 2 only
c. Both 1 and 2 b. 3 only
d. Neither 1 nor 2 c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3

37. A geographic region has following 40. Match the following

characteristics: Leaders News Paper
1. Gokhale a. Kesari
1. It is situated along the west coast of 2. Tilak b. Rast Goftar
continents in subtropical latitudes 3. Dadhabhai Naoroji c. Jnanaprakash
between 30 - 40 latitudes. 4. Lala Lajpati Rai d.The People
2. Hot and dry summer
3. Mild and rainy winter. Select the correct answer using the
4. Annual precipitation ranges from 35- 90 codes given below
cm. a. 1-d,2-b,3-c.4-a
Aforementioned is the description of b. 1-c,2-a,3-b,4-d
which of the following region? c. 1-b,2-c,3-d,4-a
d. 1-c,2-a,3-d,4-b
a. Equatorial
b. Mediterranean 41. In which of the following
c. Savannah circumstances can the Parliament
d. Tropical legislate in the state list?

38. The location of aluminium industry is 1. Financial emergency

dependent most on which one of the
factors?
a. Availability of bauxite
b. Availability of labour
c. Availability of Cheap hydro
electricity
d. Availability of capital
39. Consider the following:
The arrival of Babur into Indian led to
the:
1. Introduction of gunpowder in the
subcontinent
2. Introduction of the arch and dome in
the regions architecture
3. Establishment of Timurid dynasty in
the region
Select the correct answer using the code give
below:
2. A state assembly making a request to
the Parliament to legislate in the state
list
3. To fulfill obligations under
International conventions/treaties
Choose the correct answer using the
codes given below:
a. 1 and 3
b. 1 and 2
c. Only 3
d. All of the above
42. Consider the following statements
about the administrative relations
between the center and the states:
1. Presidents rule can be imposed in
the state, which has willfully denied
complying with the centers directions.

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 2. The duty to execute the laws made
under the concurrent list by the
Parliament lies with the center unless
provided otherwise.
Which of these is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both
(d) None of the above
43. Lie detectors are instruments that
monitor a persons physiological reactions.
This is known as a polygraph test. Which of
the following physiological parameters is/are
examined during the test?
1. Blood pressure
2. Respiratory rate
3. Pulse
4. Skin Conductivity
Select the correct option from codes given
below:
a. 1 & 2
b. 2 & 3
c. 1, 3 & 4
d. 1, 2, 3 & 4
44. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,
2016 is the bankruptcy law of India
that seeks to consolidate the existing
framework by creating a single law for
insolvency and bankruptcy. In this
context consider the following
statements:
1. adjudicating authority to notify the
debtor, within two days of the
receipt of the application from
creditor
2. no civil court or authority to have
jurisdiction over matters on the
Debt Recovery Tribunal
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3. solution to the case within 180
days, with one-time extension of up
to 90 days under discretionary
power of adjudicating authority
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. 1 Only
b. 1 & 2
c. 2 & 3
d. 1, 2 & 3
45. National Product at market price is
higher than national product at factor
cost by the amount of
a. Subsidies
b. Indirect taxes
c. Indirect taxes minus subsidies
d. indirect taxes with subsidies
46. Consider the following statements with
reference to Foreign Currency
Exchange Bond (FCEB)
1. FCEB scheme enables Indian
promoters to unlock value in their
group companies without immediate
dilution of voting power or controls in
such companies
2. FCEB is a foreign currency bond,
issued by an Indian issuing company
and subscribed by the person who is
residing outside India.
3. FCEBs are exchangeable into equity
shares of an offered company.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
a. 1, 2 & 3 b. 1 & 2
c. 2 & 3 d. 2 Only
47. Consider the following statements:
1. These rivers flow through more than two
countries.
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2. They are prone to flood due to heavy Select the correct answer using the
siltation. code(s) given below
3. The courses of rivers are suitable for a. Only 1
building hydropower dams. b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 3
Select the correct answer using the codes given d. 1,2 and 3
below:
51. A member of parliament or a state
a) Brahmaputra and Jhelum legislature belonging to any political
b) Kosi and Brahmaputra party shall be disqualified by a Speaker
c) Indus and Brahmaputra for being a member of that house if-
d) Jhelum and Kosi 1. an independent member joins a
political party after being elected
48. What is the Sequence of the following 2. a nominated member joins a
countries as we move from north to political party after 6 months
south? 3. a member does not act according to
1. Uzbekistan whip issued by his political party
2. Turkmenistan
3. Kazakhstan a. 1 only
4. Afghanistan b. 1 and 2 only
c. 1 and 3 only
Choose the correct answer. d. All the above
a. 2 1 3 4
b. 1 3 2 4 52. Consider the following statements
c. 3 1 2 4 about All India services:
d. 2 3 1 4
1. The ultimate control of the All India
49. Who regarded Jinnah and thought of services officers lie with the state
him Free from any sectarian governments.
prejudice, Which made him the best 2. The Lok Sabha can unilaterally
ambassador of Hindu-Muslim Unity? create a new All India service without
1. G. K. Gokhale the approval of the Rajya Sabha.
2. Sarojini Naidu
Which of the following statements Which of these is/are correct?
is/are true? a. Only 1
a. 1 only b. 2 only b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2 d. None c. Both
d. None
50. The Regulating Act of 1773 was to
1. Address the problem of 53. "Zika virus" member of the virus family
management of company in India Flaviviridae. It has been in news. Consider
2. Address the problem of dual the following statements about the same:
system of governance instituted by 1. The virus spreads through mosquitoes.
Lord Clive 2. The virus outbreak has not been seen in
3. There was nothing in the act which India
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3. Joint pain, rash, red eyes are most common a. 4 and 5
symptoms of Zika virus disease. b. 1, 2 and 3
c. 3, 4 and 5
Select the incorrect option from codes given d. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
below:
56. Indirect tax does not include
a. 1 Only 1. Road tax
2. Electricity tax
b. 2 Only 3. Tax on Interest
c. 3 Only 4. Corporation tax
d. None of the above
Choose the correct code:
54. Consider the following statements a. 1 & 2 b. 2 & 3
regarding VoIP Technology: c. 3 & 4 d. Only 4

1. It refers to Voice and Video Telephony 57. Which of the following brings out the
over Internet Protocol Technology. Consumer Price Index Number for
2. It uses circuit switching technology and Industrial Workers?
makes communication possible over
internet protocol. a. The Reserve Bank of India
3. It uses the power of the internet to b. The Department of Economic Affairs
manage the service delivery of both c. The Labour Bureau
voice and visual communications via d. The Department of Personnel and
online streaming methods instead of Training
traditional method.
58. Northern plains form one of the youngest
Which of the above statements is/are correct? physiographic region of India. Identify the
order of division of northern plains from north
a. 1and 2 to south from the following options:
b. 2 and 3 a. Terai-Bhangar-Bhabhar-Khadar
c. 1 and 3 b. Bhabhar-Terai-Bhangar-Khadar
d. 1, 2 and 3 c. Bhabhar-Terai-Khadar-Bhangar
d. Terai-Bhangar-Khadar-Bhabhar
55. Which of the following are among the
primary or macro nutrients for plant 59. Tropical dry evergreen forest is found in
growth? which region of India?
a. Leeward Side of western Ghats
1. Nitrogen b. Central India
2. Potassium c. Foothills of Himalayas
3. Phosphorous d. Coastal Tamil Nadu
4. Calcium
5. Magnesium Which of the above statements are
correct
Select the correct answer using the a. 1 and 2 b. 2,3 and 4
code given below: c.1,2 and 4 d.1,2,3 and 4

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60. Why did people worship gods in the 2. The President is not bound to give
time of the Rig Veda ? reasons for his order.
1.For Children 3. Final decision of the President need
2.For ending the miseries of existence not rely on the evidences of the case.
3.For cattle
4.For food Choose the correct answer from the
Choose the correct answer from the codes below.
below given codes a. 1 and 2 only
a.1,2 and 3 b. 2 and 3 only
b. 1,3 and 4 c. 1 and 3 only
c.2,3 and 4 d. All of the above
d.All of the above
64. A person with dark skin as compared
61. Who were the first Native Indians who to a person with white skin will
had issued the coins with portraits of experience
their kings ? 1. Less heat
a. Mauryas 2. More heat
b. Guptas 3. More cold
c. Satavahanas 4. Less cold
d. Cholas Choose the correct option from the
codes given below:
62. Which of the following statements is a. 1 and 2 only
correct regarding the public accounts b. 1 and 3 only
committee c. 2 and 3 only
1. the term of office of the members is d. 1 and 4 only
one year
2. a minister cannot be elected as a 65. Which of the following statements are
member of the committee true about bitcoin?
3. all parties get due representation in
it 1. It is a is a digital asset and payment
4. the chairman of the committee is system
selected invariably from the 2. It is copyright software of Satoshi
opposition Nakamato
3. Technology used is Peer to peer with
Choose the correct answer from the only 1intermediate
codes below. 4. It is first cryptocurrency and also
a. 1, 2, 3 decentralized digital currency
b. 2, 3, 4
c. 1, 3, 4 Select the correct answer using the code
d. All the above given below:

63. Consider the following statements a. 1 and 3

about the pardoning power of the b. 1 and 2
President. c. 1 and 4
1. He can exercise this power even d. None of the above
without the advice of the cabinet.

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66. With reference to dugong, a mammal d. 1, 2 and 3
found in India, which of the following
statements is/are correct? 69. Which of the following are the
characteristics of a convectional
1. It is a herbivorous marine animal. rainfall?
1. It occurs daily in the afternoon in the
2. It is found along the, entire coast of equatorial regions.
India. 2. It is of very short duration but
3. It is given legal protection under occurs in the form of heavy showers
Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) 3. It occurs through thick dark and
Act, 1972. extensive cumulo-nimbus clouds.
4. In the temperate regions it is not in
Select the correct answer using the code the form of heavy showers rather it
given below: is slow and of longer duration.
a. 1 and 2 Choose the correct statements of the
b. 2 only following codes
c. 1 and 3 a. 2, 3 and 4
d. 3 only b.1, 2 and 3
c.1, 2 and 4
67. Consider the following statements d. All the above
1. Interest on savings deposit is fixed by
RBI 70. Consider the following statements with
2. Interest below which a bank is not reference to Eutrophication:
expected to lend to customers is known I. The phenomenon of nutrient
as prime lending rate enrichment of water bodies by the
Which of the above statements is/are discharge of domestic waste,
correct? agricultural surface runoff and
a. Only 1 industrial effluents is known as
b. Only 2 eutrophication.
c. Both 1 and 2 II. The excessive nutrient enrichment
d. Neither 1 nor 2 in a water body encourages the growth
of algae duckweed, water hyacinth,
68. The objective/s of the Software phytoplankton and other aquatic
Technology Parks of India (STPI) is/are plants.
1. Promoting the export of software III. Growth of algal blooms increases
services. the amount of oxygen into water
2. Providing value added services to IT bodies because of photosynthesis.
industries. Which of the above statements is/are
3. Promoting MSMEs in the field of correct?
IT. a. I
b. I and II
Select the correct answer using the c. II and III
codes given below. d. All of the above
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 2 only 71. On the basis of interpretation and
c. 1 and 3 only context the themes of Sangam

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 literature can be described into two b. 2 only
types Agam and Puram, c. Both 1 and 2
1. Agam is related to outer aspects of d. Neither 1 nor 2
human behaviour
2. Puram is related to inner aspects of 75. Match List I with List II and select
human behaviour the correct answer by using the codes
given below.
Which of the above statements is/are List I List II
correct ? (Sanctuary) (Location)
a. Only 1 A.BandipurSanctuary I. West Bengal
b. Only 2 B. Manas Sanctuary II. Jammu and
c. Both 1 and 2 Kashmir
d. Neither 1 nor 2 C.Dachigam Sanctuary III. Assam
D. Jaladpara Sanctuary IV. Karnataka
72. Who were the first to acquire
Bombay? Code:
a. Portuguese A B C D
b. Dutch a. IV III I II
c. Danes b. IV III II I
d. French c. I II III IV
d. I III II IV
73. Under which of the following situations
can the Centre give executive directions
to the state on any matter or assume all 76. Consider the following statements
their powers? about the different zones of Biosphere
Reserves:
1. National Emergency I. Core zone generally comprises of
2. Presidents rule legally protected ecosystem.
3. Financial emergency II. Transition zone lies between core
zone and buffer zone.
Choose the correct answer using the III. No human activity is permitted in
codes given below: the Buffer zone.
a. 1 and 2 Which of the above statements is/are
b. 2 and 3 correct?
c. 1 and 3 a. I Only
d. All of the above b. I and II Only
c. II and III Only
74. With reference to adjournment motion, d. All of the above
consider the following statements:
1. It cannot raise a question of 77. Main objective of production/use of
privilege. herbicide-resistant genetically
2. It cannot cover more than one modified crops is to
matter. a. Reduce herbicide accumulation in
Which of the statements given above food articles for the sake of health
is/are correct? b. Eliminate weeds from the field
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 c. Eliminate weeds from the field c. It subscribed to the popular
without the use of herbicides veneration of Sanskrit texts which
d. Encourage eco-friendly herbicides came to be largely ignored
d. Commentaries on sacred literature
78. Coal Bed Methane (CBM) is generally were written in regional languages
found in coal mines, because of
inadequate technology to extract the 81. The C. Rajagopalachari formula was an
gas, it is generally left untapped, but it attempt?
is recommended to extract it rather than a. To arrive at an agreement with the
letting it evaporate into the atmosphere, Muslim League on its demand for
because: Pakistan
1. When CBM escapes into atmosphere it b. To Secure the co-operation of the
acts as one of most harmful greenhouse Muslim League for the formation of
gas. the Interim Government
2. CBM can cause fire hazards while c. To Secure the Muslim League
mining the areas. support for Indias Independence.
Which of the statements is/are the d. All the above
correct reason/s?
a. 1 only. 82. On a question whether a member of
b. 2 only. parliament (MP) is subject to any of the
c. Neither 1 nor 2. disqualification under Representation
d. Both 1 and 2. of People's Act, 1951 whose decision is
final?
79. Major wheat producing areas are in a. President
North West India, the conditions which b. High Court
have favoured this is: c. Supreme Court
1. Alluvial soil is found in these regions, d. Election Commission of India
fertility of which is replenished by
Indus and Ganga river systems 83. In Which one of the following issues
2. Monsoon Rainfall the Global Economic Prospects report
3. Western disturbances. periodically?
Choose the correct option from the following:
Options: a. The Asian Development Bank
a. 1, 2 only. b. The European Bank for
b. 2, 3 only. Reconstruction and Development
c. 1, 3 only. c. The US Federal Reserve Bank
d. 1, 2 & 3. d. The World Bank

80. Which of the following was not one of 84.
the results of popularizing of regional
languages by the bhakti saints ?
a. It led to popular interest in Bhakti
Literature I.
b. Some of the earlier scriptures, II.
available only in Sanskrit texts III.
which came to be largely ignored
Earth Summit of 1992 also known as
the Rio Summit adopted certain
conventions in the past years. Identify
them amongst the following:
Kyoto Protocol.
Montreal Protocol.
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IV. United Nation Framework Convention because
on Climate Change (UNFCCC). a. The country was sinking into a civil
Choose the correct answer by using the codes war
given below: b. The congress leaders felt that
a. IV Only partition was a lesser evil than a
b. III and IV Only civil war
c. II, III and IV Only c. The congress leaders succumbed to
d. All of the above the temptation of power and struck a
deal with the British.
85. Which of the following statement is d. The Interim Government had
incorrect? become an arena of struggle.
a. Species which are in danger of
extinction are categorized as 88. Which of the following is incorrectly
endangered species. matched ?
b. Species which are found in a. Buland Darwaza - Akbar
particular area isolated by b. Shalimar Gardens Jahangir
geographical/natural barriers are c. Jama Masjid - Shah Jahan
categorized as endemic species. d. Sikandara - Aurangzeb
c. Species population declining at
alarming levels where it is likely to 89. Ultrasounds are used extensively in
move into endangered category is industries for medical purposes. Which
categorized as Rare Species. among the following is/are applications
d. A critically endangered species is of Ultrasound?
one which has been categorized by
the IUCN as facing a very high risk 1. Detect cracks and flaws in metal
of extinction. blocks.
2. Echocardiography
86. Which of the following are correctly 3. Treatment of kidney stones.
matched? 4. Cleaning of odd-shaped objects.
LIST I (Name of LIST - II (Places)
Grassland) Choose the correct option from the code
I. Savanna A. Africa given below:
II. Steppes B. Eurasia
III. Prairies C. South America (a) 1 and 2
IV. Pampas D. North America (b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 1, 3 and 4
Choose the correct answer using the code
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
below:
(a) Only I and II
90. Which of the following is correct about
(b) Only II and IV
Garuda Vasudha recently launched
(c) Only III and IV
by Geological Survey of India?
(d) Only I, II and III
(a) It is an online programme to provide
information about various activities.
87. The congress gave up its ideal of a
(b) It is a dedicated force to protect the
united India and accepted partition,
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 (c) It is a robotic equipment to help in
finding the different minerals.
(d) It is an Advanced Light Helicopter to
provide help to GSI.
91. With reference to Suhrawardi Silsila,
Consider the following statements
1. It was against accumulation of
wealth
2. It practiced self-mortification as
a means for spiritual life
95. Which of the following relates to
Madrid protocol?
a. Harmonize tariff rates
b. Trade Mark
c. States of Refuges
d. Control of Firearms
96. Lifestyle diseases are associated with
the way a person or group of people
lives. Which of the following is/are
example/s of such diseases?

Which of the above statements 1. Cirrhosis

is/are correct ? 2. Malaria
a. Only 1 3. Swimmers ear
b. Only 2 4. TB
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2 Select the correct answer using the
codes given below.
92. If a man is Rh+ and the woman an Rh-
then a. 1 and 2 only
a. Their first child will die. b. 1 and 3 only
b. No child will take birth. c. 2 and 3 only
c. All the children will die. d. 1 and 4 only
d. Their first child will survive.
97. An objects weight as measured by a
spring balance can be zero if:
93. Competition is severe in a population
that has a distribution, which is (a) The object is in a state of free fall
a. Random (b) The objects distance from the earth
b. Uniform doubles
c. Irregular (c) The object is revolving in a circular
d. Non-Random orbit around the earth.
(d) Both (a) and (c)
94. What is Solar Impulse 2, which was
recently in the news? 98. Which of the following are compiled by
the Central Statistical Office (CSO)?
(a) Indias probe to the solar surface
(b) A spacecraft sent by NASA to study a 1. National Accounts
comet moving towards Sun 2. Index of Industrial Production (IIP)
(c) A project of India in collaboration with 3. Consumer Price Indices.
NASA to study the impact of solar
flares on Earth Select the correct answer using the code
(d) A round-the- world flight powered only given below:
by the solar energy
a. 1 only

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 b. 1 and 2 b. Only 2
c. 2 and 3 c. Both 1 and 2
d. 1, 2 and 3 d. Neither 1 nor 2

99. Which of the following agricultural

insurance programmes is also
implemented by the private insurers
partially.
a. Farm Income Insurance
b. National Agricultural Insurance
Scheme
c. Weather Based Crop Insurance
Scheme
d. Coconut Palm Insurance Scheme

100. Selective credit controls that can be

imposed for meeting various goals like:
1. Discouraging hoarding
2. Discouraging black-marketing
Which of the above statements is/are
correct?
a. Only 1

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