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Recently which of the following has been established on the European Union style by
the ASEAN ?

(1) ASEAN Economic Community

(2) ASEAN Economic Union

(3) ASEAN Socio-Economic Community

(4) ASEAN Socio-Economic Council

Which one of the following statements is correct ?

(1) Sanskrit is the first classical language of India.

(2) Tamil is the second classical language of India,

(3) The government of India declared Kannada and Telugu in 2008 as the classical
languages of India.

(4) In 2015, Marathi was also given the status of classical language.

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(1) (a) (2) @) (3) (4 (4)

Which one of the following statements about the World Health Organization (WHO)
is/are correct ?
(a) The World Health Day is celebrated every year on the April under the sponsorship
of the WHO.
(b) The WHO is focusing this year's World Health Day on Asthama.
(c) The headquarters of WHO is in New York.
Answer options :
(1) (a) (2) (b) (3) (4 (4) All the above

4. 5 f&h7 2015 Fl3mV 4lTf%+ f%3U (World Soil Day) VPRl hlfbl. 2015
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The World Soil Day (WSD) was observed on 5* December 2015 across the world. The
theme of the 2015 WSD was
(1) Soils a solid ground for life (2) Soils must for life
(3) Soils a nourishment for life (4) No life without sods

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(1) Bacterial fertilizer
(3) Green manure
(4)
(2)

Which one of the following is not a Biofertilizer ?

(2)
(4)
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Algal fertilizer
All of the above

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Which is the first western country to join the China backed - Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank (AIIB) ?
(1) U.K. (2) France (3) Germany (4) Italy

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(c) FhiR (iii) T 1330
(4 @F (iv) 7 4220'
(4 %% (v) T 3950
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(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (v) (iv)
(2) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (v)
(3) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
(4) (ii) (iii) (i) (v) (iv)
Match the pairs about the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) of the Kharif season 2016.17.
Grain Revised MSP
(a) Jowar (Hybrid) (i) T 2600
@) Millet (ii) T 1625
(c) Soyabean (iii) P 1330
(d) Sunflower (iv) T 4220
(e) Groundnut (v) 7 3950
Answer options :
(a) (b) (4 (4 (el
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (v) (iv)
(2) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv) (v)
(3) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
(4) (ii) (iii) (i) (v) (iv)

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Which collection of poetry is written by Mangesh Padgaonkar ?

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(a) Salam @) Utsav (c) Vidushak (d) Lagori

Answer options :

(1) Only (a), @), (d) (2) m y (4, (c), (4

(3) Only (b), (c), (4 (4) m y (4, @)I (c)

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Which one of the following pairs about the 88thOscar Awards (2016) is correct ?

(1) Leonardo Dicaprio - Best Actor for 'Room'

(2) Brie Larson - Best Actress for 'The Danish Girl'

(3) Alejandro Inarvita - Best Director for 'Spotlighi

(4) Mark Rylance - Best Supporting Actor for 'Bridge of spies'

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Consider the following statements :

(a) Vidya Devi Bhandari is the First female President of Nepal.

@) Vidya Devi Bhandari was tht. Chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal

(c) Vidya Devi Bhandari previously served as the Minister of Defence.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

(1) (a) and @) (2) (a) and ( 4

(3) @) and (4 (4) (a), @) and (4

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Which of the following cities has become the first Kerosene free city of India recently ?
(1) Chandigarh (2) Mumbai (3) Bengaluru (4) Shimla

According to the 'World Happiness Report 2016', which is the happiest country in the
WorId ?
(1) Sweden (2) Denmark (3) Switzerland (4) Bhutan

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 Which amendment has become unconstitutional as the National Judicial Appointments
Conlmission has been invalidated by the Supreme Court ?

Where has the council of SAARC Ministers decided to establish the SAARC Disaster
Management Centre ?

(1) Dhaka (2) Kathmi~ndu (3) New Delhi (4) Coloinbo

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According to the report of the Global Tiger Forum (GTF) and the World Wildlife Fund
(WWF), which country boasts of the highest population of tigers in the world ?

(1) India (2) South Africa (3) Indonesia (4) Russia

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Which Indian State had the first wornan Chief Minister ?

(I) Orissa (2) Bihar (3) Tam1 Nadu (4) Uttar Pradesh

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Consider the following statements :

(a) 'The state shall provide free and compulsory education to all the children of the age
of six to fourteen years' is their Fundamental right.

@) 'The one who is a parent or a guardian should provide opportunities for education
to his child or a ward between the age of six and fourteen years' is his Fundamental
duty.

(c) 'The state shall endeavour to provide early childhood care and education for all the
children until they complete the age of six years' is a Directive principle.
Which of the statements given above are correct ?

(1) (a) and @) (2) @) and (4 (3) (a) and (4 (4) AlI the above

Who was the chairman of the committee on Fundamental Rights and Minorities in the
Constituent Assembly ?
(1) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar (2) J.B. Kripalani
(3) Sardar Vallabhabhai Pate1 (4) Jawaharlal Nehru

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Which one of the following statements is incorrect ?

(a) A person born in India on or after 26h Jan. 1950 but before lSt
July 1987 is a citizen
of India.

@) A person born in India on or after IS' July 1987 is considered a citizen of India if
either of his parents is a citizen of India at the time of his birth.

(c) When a person renounces his Indian Citizenship, every minor child of that person
also loses Indian citizenship.

Answer options :

(3) (4 (4) None of the above

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The parliament can abolish a Legislative Council on the recommendations of
(1) The President (2) The Governor

(3) State Council of Ministers (4) State Legislative Assembly

The Indian Independence Act of 1947 made changes in the position of the Constituent
Assembly. Which of the following is not correct with respect to this Act ?

(1) The Assembly was made a fully sovereign body,

(2) The Assembly also became a Legislative body.

(3) The total sbength of the Assembly went up from the earlier planned in 1946.

(4) The Muslim League members withdrew from the Constituent Assembly of India.

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The Rule of 'Equality before Law' is not absolute and there are constitutional and other
exceptions to it. Which of the following is/are the exceptions to the Article 14 ?

(a) The President of India and the Governors of states enjoy some immunities.

@) No Member of Parliament and State Legislature shall be liable to any proceedings in

any court in respect of anything said in Parliament on State Legislature.

(c) The foreign ambassadors and diplomates enjoy immunity from civil proceedings
and not from criminal proceedings.

(d) Article 31-C is an exception to Article 14.

Answer options :

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The Maharashtra government has increased the retirement age from 58 to 60 years of

(1) 'A' and 'B' category officers

(2) 'C' category civil servants
(3) 'A' category medical officers
(4) 'A' category officers

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Consider the following statements about the 'Judicial Review' :

(a) Judicial Review means the power of the Supreme Court to examine the
constitutionality of legislative law or executive order of both the central and state
governments.
(b) The objective of the Judicial Review is to maintain federal equilibrium and uphold
the principle of the supremacy of the constitution.
(c) The principle of the 'due process of law' more than the 'procedure established by
law' gives wider scope to the Supreme Court in protecting the rights of citizens.
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
(1) Only (a) (2) Only (a) and (b)
(3) All of the above (4) None of the above
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Which of the following principles does not support that 'India is a federal state' ?

(I) Single Constitution (2) Bicameralism

(3) Supremacy of the Constilution (4) Judicial Review

relates in his autobivgraphy how he and his brother recited revolutionary

'Shlokas' with appropriate gestures in the Ganeshotsav.

(1) Vinayak D. Savarkar (2) BaI Gangadhar Tilak

(3) Damodor Hari Chaphekar (4) Narsinh Chintaman Kelkar

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(2) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)

(3) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(4) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

Match the following :

(a) Rahiiatullah Sayani (i) Bombay

@) Maulavi Mazar-ul-Haq (ii) Madras

(c) A. Rasul (iii) Bengal

(d) Nawab Syed Mahomed Bahadur (iv) Bihar

Answer options :

(a) (b) (4 (4
(1) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

(2) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)

(3) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(4) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

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Who from amongst the following was a mechanical engineer to provide a blue-print of
ammunition and rifle factory to Krishnaji Prahhakar Khadilkar ?
(1) Damu Joshi (2) Rajaraln Vaze
(3) Bhalchandra Ketkar (4) Ramchandra Gokhale

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Who from amongst the following persons took active part in the activities of Indian
Independence Party in America under the name 'Firkhan' ?
(1) Pandurang Sadashiv Khankhoje
(2) Ras Bihari Bose
(3) Lakshman Sukhanandan Sharma
(4) Gajanan Raghunath Pathak

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In many parts of India the hunger for land of the led to the destruction of
forests, depriving the trihals of their traditional means of livelihood.
(1) Money lenders
(2) Middlemen and petty officials
(3) Immigrant peasants from the plains
(4) European landlords

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"Ontogeny recaptulates Phylogeny" IS the statement of which evolutionary theory ?
(1) Special creation theory (2) Haeckel's Biogenic law
(3) Natural selection theory (4) Theory of catestrophism

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The beginning of the indigo revolt was made by the rvots of Govindpur under the leadership
of
(a) Digambar Biswas (b) Bishnu Biswas
(c) Shishir Kumar Biswas (d) Ma~lhukantBiswas
Answer options :
(1) (a) and (4 only (2) (c) and (d) only
(3) (a) and (b) only (4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)

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Which of the following statements is wrong ?
(a) The Native Marriage Act was applicable to anyone who declared, "I arn not a Hindu,
not a Musalman, not a Christian".
(b) Monogamy was obligatory.
Answer options :
(1) (a) and (b) are wrong (2) (a) and (b) are not wrong
(3) Only (a) is wrong (1) Only (b) is wrong

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Who was the founder of 'Samyukta Majoor Paksha' ?
(1) Meghaji Lokhande (2) Shripad A m u t Dange
(3) Mahatma Phule (4) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar

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(2) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(3) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(4) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Match the following :
(a) Middle-class women (i) Employer-Employee relationship
@) Mr. Deshpar.de (ii) Health services for women labourers
(c) Lady Nilkanth (iii) Visited the worker's lines
(d) Mr. N.H. Valul (iv) Labour legislation
Answer options :
(a) (b) (4 (4
(1) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(2) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(3) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(4) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

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 In the words of , 'factories, rather than schools and colleges more effectively
give a new birth to the activities of the Nation'.

(1) G.V. Joshi (2) M.G. Ranade

(3) Lokmanya Tilak (4) K.T. Telang

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strongly believed that the one who dies for one's own nation becomes immortal.

(1) Veer Savarkar (2) Joseph Mazzini

(3) Garibaldi (4) Lokmanya Tilak

used to conduct the weekly service of the Brahmo Samaj after the death of
Ram Mohan Roy.

(1) Devendranath Tagore (2) Keshabchandra Sen

(3) Rajnarayan Bose (4) Ramchandra Vidyabagish

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(3) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

(4) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

Match the following authors and the plays written by them :

(a) Vasudeo Pumshottam Sathe (i) Vanga Bhanga

@) Ananta Vaman Barve (ii) Swadeshichi Chalval

(c) Lakshman Narayan Joshi (iii) Bhimrao

(d) Ismail Yusuf (iv) Maharana Pratap Singh

Answer options :

(a) (b) ( 4 (4
(1) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)

(2) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

(3) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

(4) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)

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@) f='Pm (ii) 1841

(c) TTrm=Tm 33-m (iii) 1824

(d) ? h y R l k ~ ~ (iv) 1818 - 1831

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(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(3) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(4) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Match the following :
(a) Blulla uprisings (i) 1816 - 1832
@) Kittur uprising (ii) 1841
(c) Satara uprising (iii) 1824
(d) Revolts of the Chiefs of Sauashtra (iv) 1818 - 1831
Answer options :
(a) (b) (4 (4
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(3) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
(4) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

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Which of the following is not a tributary of Tapi ?

(1) Purna (2) Panzara (3) Dudhna (4) Girna

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(2) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

(3) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

(4) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)

Match the following :

Column A - Column - B

(a) Bist Doab (i) Plane between Ravi and Chinab rivers

@) Bari Doab (i) Plane between Chinab and Jhelum rivers

(c) Rechna Doab (iii) Plane between Bias and Ravi rivers
(d) Chaj Doab (iv) Plane between Bias and Satluj rivers
Answer options :

(a) (b) ( 4 (4
(1) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)

(2) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

(3) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

(4) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)

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Two lsothermal lines in the following map of Maharashtra show the distribution of
temperatures in which of the following months ?

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the descending order of their lengths :

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(a) Mahanadi (b) Godavari (c) Krishna (d) Narmada

Answer options :
(1) (4, (b), (4, ( 4 (2) (b), ( 4 , ( 4 , ( 4
(3) (b), (4, (41 (a) (4) (c)1 (b), ( 4 , (a)

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(1) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(2) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(3) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
(4) (ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Match the following as per the use of electricity for various sectors in the districts :
Column - A Column - B
(a) Largest per capita consumption of household (i) Thane
electricity
@) Largest per capita consumption of electricity for (ii) Greater Mumbai
Agriculture
(c) Largest per capita consumption of electricity of (iii) Raigad
Industry
(d) Lowest per capita consumption of electricity for (iv) Sangli
Agriculture
Answer options :
(8) (b) (4 (4
(1) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(2) (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
(3j (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
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(3) (4,(4; (4, (4,(b) (4) (9(c), (4,(4, (b)
Arrange the following crops of Maharashha as per their cultivated area in 2011-2012 in a
descending order :
(a) Cotton (b) Sugarcane (c) Jowar (d) Wheat (e) Rice
Answer options :
(1) (4, (a), @)I (4,(4 (2) (4, (c), (4,(b)t ( 4
(3) (4, (el, (c), ( 4 , (b) (4) (el, ( ~ 1 ,( 4 , (4, (b)

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Which is the Indian city through which the North South corridor does not pass ?
(1) Jammu (2) Nag~ur (3) Bijapur (4) Hyderabad

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Consider the following statements :
(4) (a) (b) *
(a) Road length per lakh population is highest in the Sindhudurg and Gadchiroli districts.
(b) Road density per 100 square kilometers is the highest in IVashik and Satara districts.
Which of the above statements is/are true ?
(1) (a) only (2) (b) only
(3) Both (a) and (b) (4) Neither (a) nor @)

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(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(3) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(4) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Match the following :
Crop Main Variely
(a) Tomato (i) Konkan tara
@) Brinjal (ii) Kalikat
(c) Ginger (iii) Manjari gota
(d) Bitter gourd (iv) Dhanashrre
Answer options :
(a) (b) (4 (4
(1) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(2) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(3) (i) (iv) (iii) (ii)
(4) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
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(1) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)

(2) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

(3) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)

(4) (i) (ii) (i) (iv)

Match the following :

Crop Variety

(a) Jowar (i) Kailas

@) Bajra (ii) Shraddha

(c) Wheat (iiij Tekurpeta

(d) Turmaric (iv) Nilva

Answer options :

(a) (b) (4 (4
(1) (iv) (ii) (i) (iii)

(2) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

(3) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)

(4) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

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m?
(1) FiFfmsTfior* (2) msTlfbl-
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As per the 2012 population data, lndia is the second most populous counky in the World.

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Which counties from the following group rank 3rd and 4& respectively ?
(1) Indonesia and Brazil (2) Indonesia and Pakistan

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(3) U S A . and Brazll (4) U.S.A. and lndonesla
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(1) +, *, (2) m e % , *, *
(3) Tmk, *, +il (4) *, h,
Which group of the states recorded the lowest growth in population during the period
2001 to 2011 ?
(I) Kerala, Goa, Haryana (2) Nagaland, Kerala, Mizoram
(3) Nagaland, Kerala, Goa (4) Kerala, Goa, Meghalaya
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Because of heavy rainfall and high temperatures in Konkan region :
(a) The lateritic soils are found
@) The pH of the soil is 7 to 7.5
(c) The chemical weathering takes place on a large scale
Answer options :
(1) Only statement (a) is correct.
(2) Statement (a) and @) are correct.
(3) Statement @) and (c) are correct.
(4) All the above statements are correct.
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 Which of the following rivers is known as Lifeline of Kolhapur district ?
(1) Krishna (2) Warna (3) Panchganga (4) Vedganga

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(gm)=w

(2) (c), (4, @) (3) (b)r (4, (a) (4) (c), (b), (a)
Arrange the following steps towards globalization in India in a chronological order :
(a) Convertibility of rupee
(b) Devaluation of rupee
(c) Passing of patent (Amendment) Act
Answer options :
(1) @I, (a), (4 (2) (4, (a), @) (3) @I, (c), (a) (4) (c), @I, (a)

mmf8a~~hm~1~$~~~~%+m&.

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(3) (a) J-Tlfol (c) w+3 *
Consider the following statements :
(4) @) (c) *
(a) The proposed Goods and Service Tax (GST) is a national level tax.
@) It is similar to the service tax.
(c) It provides for input tax credit.
Answer options :
(1) (a) only is correct (2) (b) only is correct
( 3 ) (a) and (c) only are correct (4) @) and (c) only are correct

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(b)
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(1) (i) (ii) (iv) (i)
(2) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(3) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(4) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
Match the following :
Human Development Level State
(a) High Economic Growth but low Human Development. (i) Rajasthan
(b) High Human Development but relatively lower income. (li) Kerala
(c) Medium Economic and Human Development. (iii) West Bengal
(d) Low Economic and Human Development. (iv) Bihar
Answer options :
(a) (b) (4 (4
(1) (i) (ii) (iv) ( i )
(2) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)

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(4) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

59. 1965g@ ~ T f & % l h ? & 4 l rifirr~mm -C~~%TJ?IP.TIW~.

(1) 3w=l (2)

(3) (4) -m*

Asia's first Export Processing Zone was set up at in 1965 in India.
(1) Cochin (2) Kandla
(3) Vishakhapatnam 3 (4) None of the above

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(3) m- fi4fa (4) w* v?i*

Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate are related with
(1) Government's Financial Policy (2) Public Debt

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(3) Import - Export (4) Credit Policy of Reserve Bank

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(3) w- (4) imsr - m *
The first special Economic Zone in India was launched at
(1) Santacruz - Mumbai (2) Kandla - Cujarat
(3) Chennai - Tamil Nadu (4) Noida - Uttar Pradesh

(a) - ~ - 3 ? X 3 @ 3 3 8 & d ,

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These are the main targets of the Twelfth five year (2012 - 2017) plan :

(a) To attain real CDP growth rate of 8%.

(b) To reduce the infant mortality rate to 25 per 1000.
(c) To increase investment in infrastructure upto 9% of CDP.
Answer options :
(1) (a) only is correct (2) @) only is correct
(3) (a) and @) only are correct (4) All the above are correct

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(1) 26.2% (2) 45.4% (3) 54.1% (4) 59.9%
In 2013-14 the share of service sector in GDP was percent.
(1) 26.2% (2) 45.4% (3) 54.1% (4) 59.9%

Which of the following is not a method of estimating national income ?

(1) Output method (2) Import - Export method
(3) Income method (4) Expenditu~emethod

(a) ~ ~ ~ 3 k

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(3) (a), @)
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The National Water Policy adopted in April 2002 aims at
(4 -:

(a) providing framework for water resource planning.

@) integrated water resource development.
(c) linking rivers from north to rivers in south.
(d) ground water management.
Answer options :
(1) (a) and @) only are correct (2) (c) and (d) only are correct
(3) (a), @) and (d) only are correct (4) All of these are correct

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 He was the Chairman of the Planning Commission of India when the Twelfth five year
plan was being prepared :
(1) Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia (2) Dr. Manmohan Singh
(3) Dr. Arvind Subramaniam (4). Dr. Raghuram Rajan

is the second largest Agro-based Indushy in India.

(1) Cotton Industry (2) Sugar Industry
(3) Tea Industry (4) Jute Industry

(1) (4,@I, (4, (4 (2) (4, (4, @)! ( 4

(3) (4,(c), (4, @I (4) ( 4 , @I! (4,( 4
Arrange the following sources of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India in a descending
order for the period 2005 - 2015 :
(a) Mauritius @) Japan
(c) Singapore (d) United Kingdom
Answer options :
(1) (4, @Ij (c), (4 (2) (4, (4, @), (4
(3) ( 4 , (c), (4,P) (4) (4, @I, (4,(4

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Statement) h'8 d.

According to , annual financial statement is put before both the houses of

parliament.
(1) Section - 74 (2) Section - 112 (3) Section - 268 (4) Section - 370

(a) @4

Arrange following components of Indian Export in descending order by considering export

composition for the year 2013 - 14 :
(a) Agriculture and allied products
@) Minerals
(c) Manufactured goods
(d) Petroleum products
(e) Others
Answer options :

(1) (4,@), (4, ( 4 , (4 (2) (c), ( 4 1 (4, (4, QJ)

(3) (4, ( 4 , (b), (4, ( 4 (4) (c), (41 P), (el, (a)

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The velocity of radio waves is

(I) greater than the velocity of light (2) as that of the velocity of light

(3) less than the velocity of light (4) none of the above

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Rainbow in the sky is formed due to :

(1) Interference of sunlight due to dust particles

(2) Diffraction of sunlight around raindrops.

(3) Dispersion of sunlight by raindrops.

(4) Scattering of sunlight due to dust particles.

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Mixture of chemically inactive gases is filled in the electric bulb, because of :
it prevents the oxidation of tungsten metal filament.
@) it enhances the melting point of tungsten metal filament.
(c) inert gases are available in abundance and cheap.
(d) it helps to enhance the intensity of light.
Apswer options :
(1) (a), @) and (d) are hue (2) @), (c) and (d) are true
(3) Only @) is true (4) Only (a) is true

74. dw%chl& (CFCs) FkJhI %*-. Wdd'& $Pd f%W7FkTFf&M9 &?

%GI t
(I) ~ ~ , f W m f r m h i & ~ .

Chlorofluorocarbon (CFCs) compounds are called Freons. Which statement amongst the
following about them is incorrect ?
Freons are
(1) chemically unreactive, non-toxic and odourless.
(2) used as a solvent, aerosol propellants and blowing agents for plastic foam.
(3) broken-down in upper layer of the atmosphere by the powerful UV radiations emitted
by the sun.
(4) none of the above.

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In 1808 which English school teacher proposed the Atomic theory ?

(1) John Dalton (2)

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Sir lsaac Newton

(3) Plato and Aristotle (4) Leucippus

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(I) Fezo, (2) Fe34 (3) FeO(0H) (4) FeC0,

The chemical formula of the iron ore Limonite is -

(1) Fez03 (2) Fe304 (3) FeO(0H) (4) FeCO,

Tikka disease is one of the serious diseases comrnody found on :

(1) Groundnut (2) Tomato (3) Cotton (4) Lemon

(1) (2) ml (3)

Which of the following is micro element useful in plant growth ?

(1) Sulphur (2) Potassium (3)

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Magnesium
(4)

(4)
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Zinc

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The framework elemenk of plants are :
(1) Magnesium, Copper and lron
(2) Copper, Carbon and Oxygen
(3) Manganese, Calcium and Nitrogen
(4) Carbon, Hydrogen and Oxygen

so. * ~ q T m r m ~ ~ ~ s T F l i i t ?

(1) * (2) * (3) 38 (4)

Which one of the following fishes has asymmetric tail fin 7
(1) Pomfret (2) Bombay duck (3) Shark (4) Eel

Whale is a mammal because :

(1) It lives in water
(2) It lays eggs

(3) It has a muscular diaphragm behveen thoracic and abdominal cavity

(4) It is warm-blooded

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The sequence of ear ossicles in the middle ear, from outer tminner side is as follows :

(1) Stapes, incus, malleus (2) Incus, malleus, stapes

(3) Malleus, stapes, incus (4) Malleus, incus, stapes

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Which is the X-linked chromosome disorder from amongst the following ?

(2)
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(3) Colour blindness (4) Hashimoto disease

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(4) k.E.R. + 3-?rw ma4 + l q . w . m .

Which are the vaccines earliest given to a new born child ?

(1) B.C.G.+ Oral polio + Hepatitis B

(2) M.M.R. + Typhoid

(3) Typhoid + D.T.P.

(4) D.T.P. + Oral polio + M.M.R.

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(a) 3. * (i) Wt M FN

(a) (b) (4 (4
(1) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

(2) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

(3) (iv) (i) (iii) (ii)

(4) (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)

Match the scientists from Column - A with their discoveries from Column - B.

Column A - Column - B

(a) A. Fleming (i) smallpox vaccine

@) S.A. Waksman (ii) anthrax vaccine

(c) E. Jenner (iii) enzyme lysozyme

(d) Pasteur (iv) streptomycin
Answer options :

(a) (b) (4 (4
(1) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)

(2) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)

(3) (iv) (i) (iii) (i)

(4) (i) (u) (iv) (iii)

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A contract related to cleaning of debris around construction work, specifies penalty in
completion of work beyond certain days as follows : f 250 for lStday; f 300 for 2"d day;
f 350 for the 3 1 day
~ and so on. If the contractor pays a fine amount f 5500 then select the
number of days for which he has delayed the work.

If substraction ( - ) means addition (+), addition ( + ) means substraction (-),

multiplication ( x ) means division ( i ) and division ( + ) means multiplication ( x ) then
which of the following equations is correct ?

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(1) 15 (2) 20 (3) 25 (4) 30

In the figure shown below how many different triangles are there ?

4b
(1) 15 (2) 20 (3) 25 (4) 30

Select the option that cannot replace the question mark in the following arrangement

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 (1) 4 : 05 P.M. (2) 4 : 00 P.M.
(3) 3 : 45 P.M. (4) 4 : 10 P.M.
A watch which gains 5 seconds in 3 min. was set right at 7 : 00 a.m. In the afternoon of
the same day, when the watch indicated quarter past 4 O'clock the true time is :
(1) 4 : 05 P.M. . (2) 4 : 00 P.M.
(3) 3 : 45 P.M. (4) 4 : 10 P.M.

Select a logical option for the empty place in the left hand set of images.

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 All spheres are triangles, some triangles are rectangles. Therefore the statement all the
spheres are rectangles is :

(1) Always true

(2) Always false
(3) Cannot be said definitely
(4) All above are true

93. M,T &E&TI ad 'green alliance formed' srrn &,q

m *a d 'join
clean alliance', &&4l 'green clean peace' srrn &, 37 k%f%5 %??Rl
maT&T?Rm.

(1) Green (2) Clean (3) Peace (4) Alliance

In the image below, if upper row of symbols means 'green alliance formed', middle row of
symbols means 'join clean alliance', bottom row of symbols means 'green clean peace',
then select the word that is represented by the symbol that is placed separately.

(1) Green (2) Clean (3) Peace (4) Alliance

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(1) 7 : 6 (2) 6 : 7 (3) 5 : 6 (4) 6 : 5

A result of a survey of 1200 players with respect to their knowledge of Badminton
(B), Cricket (C) and tennis (T) is given below. What is the ratio of players who lack
knowledge of badminton to those who lack knowledge of tennis ?

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(2) 10
(3) 11
(4) 12
Nallu's average score per subject in the examination is 69. Had he secured 10 more marks
in each of the three languages and 6 more marks in mathematics his average would have
been 72 per subject. Select the option that indicates the number of subjects that Nallu
appeared for, in this examination.
(1) Data is not sufficient as information about only 4 subjects is given.
(2) 1 0
(3) 11
(4) 12

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(3) WYHVGDB (4) WXHUGDB
In a code language MONDAY is written as PRQGDB, then in this language how will you
write TUESDAY ?
(1) WXHVGDB (2) WXHVDDB
(3) WYHVGDB (4) WXHUGDB

(1) 23 (2) 27 (3) 5

Replace the question mark correctly.

P, Q, R, S and T are persons in a group. There is a farmer, a freelancer and a teacher in the
group. P and S are unmarried girls who don't work. Of the married couple in the group
T is the husband. R is the brother of P and is neither a farmer nor a freelancer. Who is the
teacher ?

(2) Q
(4) More information is needed

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 (1) 19 (2) 13 (3) 16 (4) 18
What number should replace the question mark ?

Before 6 years father's age was five times that of the son. After four years father's age will
be three bmes that of the son. After how many years father's age will be twice that of the
son ?

(1) 40 years (2) 24 years (3) 16 years (4) 36 years

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