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UPSC Prelims 2018 Answer Key All Sets

Question No SET A SET B SET C SET D Question No SET A SET B SET C SET D
1 B D B A 51 C C B B
2 D A C D 52 C D D B
3 C C B B 53 B D B B
4 B A A B 54 A D C D
5 A B A A 55 D C B A
6 C B C B 56 C A B B
7 A B A D 57 C A B D
8 D B A D 58 C A C C
9 C D D C 59 C C C B
10 A A B D 60 D B D C
11 C B A B 61 A B C A
12 D D A D 62 D B C B
13 D C A B 63 B B B D
14 D B C C 64 B A A A
15 C C B B 65 A B D B
16 A B B B 66 B C C B
17 B B B D 67 D D C B
18 D C B C 68 D C C A
19 A C A B 69 C B C B
20 B D B A 70 D C D B
21 B C C C 71 B A A D
22 B C D A 72 D D B D
23 A B C D 73 B B D A
24 B A B C 74 C B A A
25 B D C A 75 B A B A
26 D C D C 76 D B B B
27 D C A D 77 A D B C
28 A C C D 78 C D A B
29 A C A D 79 A C B A
30 A D B C 80 B D B A
31 A B B B 81 B B D C
32 A C B B 82 B D D A
33 A B B C 83 B B A A
34 C A D C 84 D C A D
35 B A A D 85 A B A B
36 B C B C 86 B A B A
37 B A D C 87 D B D A
38 B A C B 88 C D C A
39 A D B A 89 B A B C
40 B B C D 90 C B A B
41 C B A C 91 B B C B
42 D D D C 92 C B A B
43 C C B C 93 B A D B
44 B B B C 94 A B C A
45 C A A D 95 A B A B
46 B C B D 96 C D C C
47 B A D A 97 A D D D
48 C D D C 98 A A D C
49 C C C A 99 D A D B
50 D A D B 100 B A C C
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Q.1) Consider the following statements: “ Situation Assessment Survey of

1) In the first Lok Sabha, the single largest Technical Households” consider the
party in the opposition was the Swatantra following statements:
Party. 1) Rajasthan has the highest
2) In the first Lok Sabha, a “Leader of the percentage share of agricultural
opposition “ was recognised for the first households among its rural
time in 1969. households.
3) In the first Lok Sabha,if the party does 2) Out of the total agricultural
not have a minimum 75 members, its households in the country, a little
leaders can not be recognised as the over 60 percentage belongs to
Leaders of the Opposition. OBCs.
3) In Kerala, a little over 60 percent
Which of the statement given below is/
are correct? agricultural households reported
to have maximum income from
(a) 1 and 3 only
sources other than agricultural
(b) 2 only
activities.
(c) 2 and 3 only
Which of the statement given below is/
(d) 1, 2 and 3
are correct?
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(a) 2 and 3 only
Q.2) Which of the following leaf
(b) 2 only
modifications occur(s) in the desert areas
(c) 1 and 3 only
to inhibit water loss?
(d) 1,2 and 3
1) Hard and waxy leaves View source
2) Tiny leaves
Q.4) How is the National Green Tribunal
3) Thorns instead of leaves
(NGT) different from Central Pollution
Select the correct answer using the code
Control Board (CPCB)?
given below :
1) The NGT has been established by
(a) 2 and 3 only
an Act and CPCB has been created
(b) 2 only
by an executive order of the
(c) 3 only
government.
(d) 1,2 and 3
2) The NGT provides environmental
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justice and helps reducing the
burden of litigation in the High
Q.3) As per the NSSO 70th Round Courts whereas the CPCB
promotes the cleanliness of
streams and wells , aims to
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improve the quality of air in the cards for financial transactions for
country. purchasing goods and services.
Which of the statement given below (c) the charge to a merchant by a
is/are correct? bank for accepting payments from
(a) 1 only his customers through the bank’s
(b) 2 only debit card.
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) the incentive given by the
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 Government to merchants for
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their customers through PoS( point
Q.5) Consider the following statements:
of sale) machines and debit cards.
1) The Parliament of India can place a
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particular law in the Ninth
Q.7) Which is /are the consequence /
Schedule of the Constitution of
consequences of becoming a member of
India
the ‘Nuclear supplier Group’?
2) The validity of law placed in Ninth
Schedule cannot be examined by 1) It will have access to the latest and
any court and no judgement can be most effective nuclear
made on it. technologies.
Which of the statements given below is/ 2) It automatically becomes a
are correct? member of “ The Treaty of non-
proliferation of Nuclear
(a) 1 only
weapons(NPT)”
(b) 2 only
Which of the statements given below is/
(c) Both 1 and 2
are correct?
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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(b) 2 only
Q. 6)Which of the following best describes
(c) Both 1 and 2
the term “ Merchant Discount Rate”
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
sometimes seen in news ?
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(a) the incentive by a Bank given to a
Q.8) With reference to India’s decision to
merchant for accepting payments
levy an equalization tax of 6% on online
through debit cards for financial
advertisement services offered by non
transactions for purchasing goods
resident entities , which of the following
and services.
statement is/are correct?
(b) the amount paid by bank to their
1) It is introduced as a part of Income
customers when they pay by debit
Tax Act.
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2) Non Resident entities that offer (d) 1,2 and 3

advertisement services in India can View Source
claim a tax credit in their home Q.10) Consider the following statements:
country under the “ Double
1) The quality of imported edible oil is
Taxation Avoidance commission”
more than the domestic
production of edible oils in the last
given below:
five years.
(a) 1 only 2) the Government does not impose
(b) 2 only any custom duty on all the
(c) Both 1 and 2 imported edible oils as a special
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 case.
View Source Which of the statements given above
Q.9) Consider the following Statements: is/are correct?
1) The Fiscal responsibility and the (a) 1 only
budget Management Review (b) 2 only
Committee Report has (c) Both 1 and 2
recommended a debt to GDP ratio (d) Neither 1 nor 2
of 60% for the general (combined) View Source
Government by 2023, comprising Q.11) He wrote biographies of Mazzini,
40% for the Central government Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shri krishna; stayed
and 20% for the State in America for sometime; and was elected
Government. to the Central Assembly. He was:
2) The Central government has (a) Aurobindo Ghosh
domestic liabilities of 21% of GDP (b) Bipin Chandra Pal
as compared to 49% of GDP of the (c) Lala Lajpat Rai
State Governments. (d) Motilal Nehru
3) As per the Constitution of India, it View Source
is mandatory for the state to take
Q.12) Consider the following Statements:
Central government's consent for
raising any loans if the former 1) Aadhar card can be used as a proof of
citizenship or domicile.
owes any liabilities to the latter.
Which of the given statement is/ are 2) Once issued, Aadhar card can not be
correct? deactivated or omitted by the Issuing
Authority.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only Which of the following statements given
(c) 1 and 3 only above is/are correct?
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(a) 1 only 1) Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) is the

(b) 2 only amount that the banks have to
(c) Both 1 and 2 maintain in the form of their own
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 funds to offset any loss that bank
View Source incur if the account holder fail to
Q.13) Which of the following has/have repay any dues.
shrunk immensely/ dried up in the recent 2) CAR is decided by each individual
past due to human activities ? bank.
1) Aral Sea Which of the following Statements given
above is/are correct?
2) Black Sea
3) Lake Baikal (a) 1 only
Select the correct answer using the code (b) 2 only
given below: (c) Both 1 and 2
(a) 1 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(b) 2 and 3 View Source
(c) 2 only Q.17) The identity platform ‘Aadhar’
(d) 1 and 3 provides open “Application Programming
View Source Interfaces(APIs)”. What does it imply?
Q.14) “ Rule of the law Index “ is released 1) It is integrated into an electronic

by which of the following? device.
2) Online authentication using iris is
(a) Amnesty International
possible.
(b) International Court of Justice
Which of the statements given above
(c) The Office of UN Commissioner of
is/are correct?
Human Rights
(d) World Justice Project (a) 1 only
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(c) Both 1 and 2
Q.15) Which one of the following links all
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
the ATMs in India?
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(a) Indian Bank’s Association
Q.18) Very recently, In which of the
(b) National Securities Depository Ltd.
following countries having lakhs of people
(c) National Payments Corporation of
either suffered from severe famine/acute
India
malnutrition or died due to starvation
(d) Reserve Bank of India
caused by war/ ethnic conflicts?
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(a) Angola and Zambia
(b) Morocco and Tunisia
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(c) Venezuela and Colombia 1. As per the right to education (RTE)

(d) Yemen and South Sudan Act, to be eligible for appointment
View Source as a teacher in a state, a person
Q.19) Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which would be required to possess the
of the following statements are true: minimum qualification laid down
by the concerned State council of
1) Grants-in-Aid system was
Teacher education.
introduced.
2. As per the RTE Act, for teaching
2) Establishment of universities was
primary classes, a candidate is
recommended.
required to pass a Teacher
3) English as a medium of instruction
Eligibility Test conducted in
at all levels of education was
accordance with the National
recommended.
Council of Teacher Education
given below: guidelines.
3. In India, more than 90 % of teacher
(a) 1 and 2 only
education institutions are directly
(b) 2 and 3 only
under the State Governments.
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1,2 and 3.
is/are correct ?
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(a) 1 and 2
Q.20) With the reference to Parliament of
(b) 2 only
India, which of the following
(c) 1 and 3
Parliamentary Committees scrutinizes and
(d) 3 only
reports to the House whether the power
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to make regulations, rules , sub-rules, by-
laws, etc. conferred by the Constitution or Q.22) Consider the following pairs:
delegated by the Parliament are being Tradition State
properly exercised by the Executive within
1. Chapchar Kut Festival - Mizoram
the scope of such delegation?
2. Khongjom Parba ballad - Manipur
(a) Committee on Government
Assurances 3. Thang-Ta Dance - Sikkim
(b) Committee on Subordinate Which of the pairs given above is/are
Legislation correct?
(c) Rules Committee (a) 1 only
(d) Business Advisory Committee (b) 1 and 2
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Q.21) Consider the following statements: (d) 2 and 3
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View Source 2. The eldest woman in a household,

Q.23) Consider the following statements of age 18 years or above, shall be
: the head of the household for the
purpose of issuance of a ration
1. The Food Safety and Standards Act,
card.
2006 replaced the Prevention of
3. Pregnant women and lactating
Food Adulteration Act, 1954.
mothers are entitled to a ‘ take-
2. The Food Safety and Standard
home ration’ of 1600 calories per
Authority of India (FSSAI) is under
day during pregnancy and for six
the charge of Director General of
months thereafter.
Health Services in the Union
Ministry of Health and Family
is/are correct ?
Welfare.
Which of the following statements is/are (a) 1 and 2
correct ? (b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(a) 1 only
(d) 3 only
(b) 2 only
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(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 and 2 Q.26) India enacted The Geographical
View Source Indications of Goods(Registration and
Protection) Act, 1999 in order to comply
Q.24) The term “ two state solution” is
with the obligations to
sometimes mentioned in the news in the
context of the affairs of (a) ILO
(b) IMF
(a) China
(c) UNCTAD
(b) Israel
(d) WTO
(c) Iraq
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(d) yemen
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:
Q.25) With reference to the provisions
made under the national Food Security 1. In India, State Governments do not
Act, 2013, consider the following have the power to auction non-
statements: coal mines.
1. The families coming under the 2. Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand do
category of ‘below poverty line not have gold mines.
(BPL)’ only are eligible to receive 3. Rajasthan has iron ore mines.
subsidised food grains. Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
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(a) 1 and 2 (c) Regulation of food prices and food

(b) 2 only security
(c) 1 and 3 (d) Gender parity of the workplace
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View Source Q.31) Regarding Money Bill, which of the
Q.28) With reference to digital payments, following statements is not correct ?
consider the following statements: (a) A bill shall be deemed to be a
1. BHIM app allows the user to Money Bill if it contains only
transfer money to anyone with the provisions relating to imposition,
UPI- enabled bank account. abolition, remission, alteration or
2. While a chip pin debit card has four regulation of any tax.
factors of authentication, BHIM (b) A Money Bill has provisions for the
app has only two factors of custody of the Consolidated Fund
authentication. of India or the Contingency Fund of
Which of the statements given above India.
is/are correct ? (c) A Money Bill is concerned with the
(a) 1 only appropriation of moneys out of the
(b) 2 only Contingency Fund of India.
(c) both 1 and 2 (d) A Money Bill deals with the
(d) neither 1 and 2 regulation of borrowing of money
View Source or giving of any guarantee by the
Government of India.
Q.29) Among the following cities, which
one lies on a longitude closest to that of View Source
Delhi ? Q.32) With reference to the election of
(a) Bengaluru the President of India, consider the
following statements :
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Nagpur 1. The value of the vote of each MLA
(d) Pune varies from State to State.
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Lok Sabha is more than the value
Q.30) International Labour Organisation’s
Conventions 138 and 182 are related to of the vote of MPs of the Rajya
Sabha.
(a) Child Labour
(b) Adaptation of agricultural practices
is/are correct ?
to global climate change
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
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(c) Both 1 and 2 1. GACSA is an outcome of the

(d) Neither 1 and 2 climate summit held in Paris in
View Source 2015.
Q.33) In the Indian Context, what is the 2. Membership of GACSA does not
implication of ratifying the ‘ Additional create any binding obligations.
Protocol’ with the ‘International Atomic 3. India was instrumental in the
Energy Agency (IAEA)’ ? creation of GACSA.
(a) The civilian nuclear reactors come Select the correct answer using the code
under IAEA safeguards. given below:
(b) The military nuclear installations (a) 1 and 3 only
come under the inspection of IAEA. (b) 2 only
(c) The country will have the privilege (c) 2 and 3 only
to buy uranium from the Nuclear (d) 1,2 and 3
Suppliers Group (NSG). View Source
(d) The country automatically Q.36) Which of the following is/are the
becomes the member of NSG. aim/aims of “Digital India” Plan of the
View Source Government of India ?
Q.34) Consider the following countries: 1. Formation of India’s own internet
1. Australia companies like China did.
2. Canada 2. Establish a policy framework to
3. China encourage overseas multinational
4. India corporations that collect Big Data
5. Japan to build their last data centers
6. USA within our national geographical
Which of the above are among the ‘ free- boundaries.
trade partners’ of ASEAN ? 3. Connect many of our villages to the
Internet and bring Wi-Fi to many of
(a) 1,2,4 and 5
our schools, public places and
(b) 3,4,5 and 6
major tourist centers.
(c) 1,3,4 and 5
(d) 2,3,4 and 6
given below:
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(a) 1 and 2 only
Q.35) With reference to the ‘Global
(b) 3 only
Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture
(GACSA)’, which of the following (c) 2 and 3 only
statements is/are correct ? (d) 1,2 and 3
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Q.37) Consider the Following Pairs: (d) Neither 1 and 2

Towns sometimes Country View Source
mentioned in the news Q.40) Which of the following reflects the

most appropriate relationship between
1. Aleppo -- Syria
law and liberty ?
2. Kirkuk -- Yemen
3. Mosul --Palestine (a) If there are more laws, there is less
4. Mazar-i-Sharif -- Afghanistan Liberty.
Which of the pairs given above are (b) If there are no laws there is no
correctly matched ? liberty.
(c) If there is liberty, laws have to be
(a) 1 and 2
made by people.
(b) 1 and 4
(d) If laws are changed too often
(c) 2 and 3
liberty is in danger.
(d) 3 and 4
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Q.41)Consider the following statements:
Q.38) In the Federation established by
The Government of India Act of 1935, 1. No criminal proceeding shall be
residuary power were given to the instituted
(a) Federal Legislature Against the Governor of a state in any

(b) Governor General court
(c) Provincial Legislature during his terms of office.
(d) Provincial Governors 2. The emoluments and allowances of the
View Source Governor of a state shall not be
Q.39) Consider the following statements: diminished
1. The Speaker of the Legislative during his terms of office.
Assembly shall vacate his/her Which of the statement given above is
office if he/she ceases to be a /are correct?
member of the Assembly. (a) 1 only.
2. Whenever the Legislative Assembly (b) 2 only.
is dissolved, the Speaker shall (c) Both 1 and 2.
vacate his/her office immediately. (d) Neither 1 nor 2.
Which of the statements given above View Source
is/are correct ?
Q.42)The well known painting “Bani Thani
(a) 1 only “ belongs to the :
(b) 2 only
(a) Bundi School.
(c) Both 1 and 2
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(b) Jaipur School. 1. Limitations of powers.

(c) Kangra School. 2. Equality before law.
(d) Kishangarh School. 3. People’s responsibility to the
View Source Government.
Q.43) What is “Terminal High Altitude 4. Liberty and Civil Rights.

Area Defense (THAAD)”,sometimes seen Select the correct answer using the
in the news? code given below:
(a)An Israeli Radar System. (a) 1 and 3 only.
(b)India’s indigenous anti-missile (b) 2 and 4 only.
programme. (c) 1,2 and 4 only.
(c)An American anti-missile (d) 1,2,3 and 4.
system. View Source
(d)A defence collaboration Q.46) Which one of the following
between Japan and South Korea.
statements correctly describes the
View Source meaning of legal tender money?
Q.44) With reference to culture history of (a) The money which is tendered in courts
India,consider the following statements: of law to defray the fee of legal cases.
1.Most of the Tyagaraja Kritis are (b) The money which a creditor is under
devotional songs in praise of Lord Krishna. compulsion to accept in settlement of his
2. Tyagaraja created several new ragas. claims.
3.Annamacharya and Tyagaraja are (c) The bank money in the form of
contemporaries. cheques, drafts, bill of exchange, etc.
4.Annamacharya kirtnas are devotional (d)The metallic money in circulation in a

songs in praise of Lord Venketshwara. country.
Which of the statement is given above are View Source

correct? Q.47)If a commodity is provided free to
(a) 1 and 3 only. the public by Government,then
(b) 2 and 4 only. (a ) the opportunity cost is zero.
(c) 1, 2 and 3. (b) the opportunity cost is ignored.
(d) 2,3 and 4. (c) the opportunity cost is transferred

from the consumers of the product to the
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tax paying public.
Q.45) Which of the following are regarded
as the main feature of the “Rule of Law”?
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(d) the opportunity cost is transferred

from the consumers of the product to the Q.50) Despite being a high saving
Government. economy, capital formation may not
View Source result in significant increase in output due
Q.48) Increase in absolute and per capita to
real GNP do not connote a higher level of (a) Weak administrative machinery.
economic development,if (b) Illiteracy.
(a) Industrial output fails to keep pace (c)High population density.
with agricultural output.
(d) High capital-output ratio.
(b) agricultural output fails to keep pace
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with industrial output.
Q.51) After the Santhal rising
(c) Poverty and unemployment increases.
subsided,what was/were the
(d) Imports grow faster than exports. measure/measures taken by the colonial
View Source Government?
Q.49)Consider the following statements: 1. The territories called ‘Santhal
Human capital formation as a concept is Paraganas’ were created.
better explained in terms of a process 2. It become illegal for a Santhal to
which enables transfer land to a Non Santhal.
1. Individuals of a country to accumulate Select the correct answer using a code
more capital. given below:
2. Increasing the knowledge,skills level (a) 1 only.
and capacities of the people of the (b) 2 only.
country.
(c) Both 1 and 2.
3. Accumulation of tangible wealth.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2.
4. Accumulation of intangible wealth.
View Source- Themes in Indian
Which of the statements given above History Class 12th-Chapter-
is/are correct? Colonialism and Countryside
(a) 1 and 2.
(b) 2 only. Q.52) Economically, one of the result of
(c) 2 and 4. the British rule in India in the 19th century
was the
(d) 1, 3 and 4.
(a) Increase in the exports of Indian
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handicrafts.
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(b) Growth in the number of Indian View Source

owned factories. Q.55) In which of the following area can
(c) Commercialization of Indian GPS technology be used ?
agriculture. 1. Mobile phones operation.
(d)Rapid increase in urban population. 2. Banking operations.
View Source 3. Controlling the power grids.
Q.53) If President of India exercises his Select the correct answer using the code
power as provided under Article 356 of given below:
the Constitution in respect of a particular
(a) 1 only.
State, then
(b) 2 and 3 only.
(c) 1 and 3 only.
(a) The assembly of the State is
automatically dissolved. (d) 1, 2 and 3.
(b) The powers of the Legislature View Source
of that State shall be Q.56) Consider the following statements:
exercisable by or under the
1. The Reserve Bank of India manages
authority of the Parliament.
and services Government of India
(c) Article 19 is suspended in that Securities but not any State Government
state. Securities.
(d) The President can make laws 2. Treasury bills are issued by the
relating to that state. Government of India and there are no
View Source treasury bills issued by the State
Governments.
Q.54) Consider the following pairs :
3. Treasury bills offers are issued at a
Craft Heritage Of
discount from the par value.
1. Puthukkuli Shawls - Tamilnadu
2. Sujni embroidery - Maharashtra is/are correct ?
3. Uppada Jamdani Saris- Karnataka (a) 1 and 2 only.
Which of the pairs given above is/are (b) 3 only.
correct?
(c) 2 and 3 only.
(a) 1 only.
(d) 1,2 and 3.
(b) 1 and 2.
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(c) 3 only.
(d) 2 and 3.
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Q.57) Consider the following statements: 1. Avoiding the monoculture

1. The Earth’s magnetic fields has practices.
reserved every few hundred thousand 2. Adopting minimum tillage.
years. 3. Avoiding the cultivation of
2. When the Earth was created more than plantation crops.
4000 millions years ago, there was 54% 4. Using crop residues to cover soil
oxygen and no carbon dioxide. surface.
3. When living organism originated, they 5. Adopting spatial and temporal crop
modified the early atmosphere of the sequencing/crop rotations.
Earth.
Select the correct answer using the
Which of the statements given above code given below:
is/are correct ?
(a) 1, 3 and 4.
(a) Only 1.
(b) 2, 3, 4 and 5.
(b) Only 2 and 3.
(c) 2, 4 and 5.
(c) Only 1 and 3.
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 5
(d) 1,2 and 3.
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Q.58) The terms “WannaCry , Petya and
Q.60)The term “sixth mass
Eternal Blue” sometimes mentioned in the
extinction/sixth extinction” is often
news recently are related to
mentioned in the news in the context of
(a)Exoplanets. discussion of
(b) Cryptocurrency. (a) Widespread monoculture
(c) Cyber attacks. practices in agriculture and
(d) Mini Satellites. large scale commercial farming
with indiscriminate use of
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chemicals in many part of the
world that may result in the
Q.59) With references to the loss of good native ecosystems.
circumstances in Indian agriculture, the (b) Fears of possible collision of a
concept of “Conservation Agriculture” meteorite with the Earth in the
assumes significance. Which of the near future in the manner it
following fall under the Conservation happened 65 million years ago
Agriculture? that caused the mass extinction
of many species including
those of dinosaurs.
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(c) Large scale cultivation of Q.62) Consider the following

genetically modified crops in phenomenon :
many part of the world and 1) Light is affected by gravity.
promoting their cultivation in 2) The universe is constantly
other parts of the world which
expanding.
may cause the disappearance
3) matter warps its surrounding
of good native crop plants and
space-time.
the loss of food biodiversity.
Which of the above is/are the
(d) Mankind’s prediction/predictions of Albert Einstein’s
overexploitation/misuse of General Theory Of Relativity, often
natural resources, discussed in media ?
fragmentation/loss of natural
habitats, destruction of a) 1 and 2 only
ecosystems, pollutions and b) 3 only
world climate change. c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1,2 and 3
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Q.61) With reference Indian Regional
Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS),
consider the following statements : Q.63) With reference to the Genetically
Modified mustard (GM mustard)
1) IRNSS has three satellites in
developed in India, consider the following
geostationary and four satellites in
statements :
geosynchronous orbits.
2) IRNSS covers entire India and 1) GM mustard has the genes of a soil
about 5500 sq. Km beyond its bacterium that give the plant the
order. property of pest-resistance to a
3) India will have its own satellite wide variety of pests.
navigation system with full global 2) GM mustard has the genes that
coverage by the middle of 2019. allow the plant cross-pollination
Which of the statements given above and hybridization.
is/are correct ? 3) GM mustard has been developed
jointly by the IARI and Punjab
a) 1 only
Agricultural University.
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
is/are correct ?
d) None
View Source a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
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d) 1,2 and 3 concentration of carbon dioxide in

View Source the atmosphere.
View Source
Q.64) Consider the following pairs :

Terms sometimes Context/Topic Q.66) When the alarm of your
smartphone rings in the morning, you
seen in news
wake up and tap it to stop the alarm
1) Belle II - Artificial Intelligence which causes your geyser to be switched
experiment on automatically. The smart mirror in your
2) Blockchain - Digital/ bathroom shows the day’s weather and
also indicates the level of water in your
Technology Cryptocurrency
overhead tank. After you take some
3) CRISPR - Cas9 - Particle Physics groceries from your refrigerator for
Select the correct answer using the code making breakfast, it recognises the
given below: shortage of stock in it and places and
order for the supply of fresh grocery
a) 1 and 3 only
items. When you step out of your house
b) 2 only
and lock the door, all lights, fans, geysers
c) 2 and 3 only
and AC machines get switched off
d) 1, 2 and 3
automatically. On your way to office, your
View Source car warns you about traffic congestion
ahead and suggests an alternative route,
Q.65) Which of the following statements and if you are late for a meeting, it sends
best describes “carbon fertilization” ? a message to your office accordingly.
a) Increased Plant growth due to

increased concentration of carbon In the context of emerging
dioxide in the atmosphere communication technologies, which one
b) Increased temperature of the earth of the following terms best applies to the
due to increased concentration of above scenario?
carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. a) Border Gateway Protocol
c) Increased acidity of oceans as a b) Internet Of Things
result of increased concentration c) Internet Protocol
of carbon dioxide in the d) Visual Private Network
atmosphere View Source
d) Adaptation of living beings on
Earth to the climate change
brought about by the increased
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Q.67) With reference to solar power a) Active all-India participation of

production in India, consider the following lawyers, students and women in
statements : the National Movement
1) India is largest in the world in the b) Active involvement of Dalit and
manufacture of silicon wafers used Tribal communities of India in the
in photovoltaic units National Movement
2) The solar power tariffs are c) Joining of peasant unrest to
determined by the Solar Energy India’s National Movement
Corporation of India. d) Drastic decrease in the cultivation
Which of the following statements given of plantation crops and
above is/are correct ? commercial crops.
a) 1 only View Source
b) 2 only Q.70) Who among the following were the
c) Both 1 and 2 founders of the “Hind Mazdoor Sabha”
d) Neither 1 nor 2 established in 1948?
View Source a) B. Krishna Pillai, E.M.S.
Namboodiripad and K.C George
b) Jayaprakash Narayan, Deen Dayal
Q.68) The staple commodities of export
by the English East India Company from Upadhyay and M.N Roy
Bengal in the middle of the 18th century c) C.P Ramaswamy Iyer, K. Kamaraj
were and Veeresalingam Pantulu
d) Ashok Mehta, T.S Ramanujan and
a) Raw cotton, oil-seeds and opium
G.G Mehta
b) sugar, salt, zinc and Lead
View Source
c) Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea
d) Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium. Q.71) With reference to the religious
View Source-History of Modern India by Bipin practices in India, the “Sthanakvasi” sect
Chandra - 2013, Page 42, India's most important belongs to :
article of export was Cotton Textile... India also
a) Buddhism
exported Raw Silk and Silk fabric, hardware, indigo,
Saltpetre, Opium, rice, wheat, sugar, pepper and b) Jainism
other spices, precious stones and drugs. c) Vaishnavism
d) Shaivism
Q.69) Which one of the following is a very View Source
significant aspect of the Champaran Q.72) With reference to the cultural
Satyagraha ? history of India, consider the following
statements :
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1) White marble was used in making a) To maintain a large standing army

Buland Darwaza and Khankah at at others expense
Fatehpur Sikri. b) To keep India safe from
2) Red Sandstone and marble were Napoleonic danger
used in making Bara Imambara and c) To secure a fixed income for the
Rumi Darwaza in Lucknow. company
Which of the following statements given d) To establish British paramountcy
above is/are correct ? over the Indian states
a) 1 only View Source
b) 2 only Q.76) Which of the following led to the
c) Both 1 and 2 introduction of English Education in India
d) Neither 1 nor 2 ?
View Source 1) Charter Act of 1813
Q.73) Which one of the following foreign 2) General Committee of Public
travellers elaborately discussed about Instruction, 1823
Diamonds and diamond mines in India ? 3) Orientalist and Anglicist
a) Francois Bernier Controversy
b) Jean-Baptiste Tavernier Select the correct answer using the code
c) Jean de Thevenot given below :
d) Abbe Barthelemy Carre a) 1 and 2 only
View Source b) 2 only
Q.74) With reference to the Indian c) 1 and 3 only
History, who among the following d) 1,2 and 3
is a future Buddha, yet to come to View Source
save the world ? Q.77) Which of the following is an
a) Avalokiteshvara Artificial Lake ?
b) Lokesvara a) Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
c) Maitreya b) Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh)
d) Padmapani c) Nainital (Uttarakhand)
View Source d) Renuka ( Himachal Pradesh)
View Source
Q.75) Which of the following statements Q.78) With the reference to the Pradhan
do not apply to the system of Subsidiary Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the
Alliance introduced by Lord Wellesley ? following statements :
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1) It is flagship scheme of the Ministry d) Satyendranath Tagore became the

of Labour and Employment. first Indian to succeed in the Indian
2) It, among other things, will also Civil Services Examination.
impart training in soft skills, View Source
entrepreneurship, financial and Q.81) Which of the is/are the possible
Digital Literacy. consequences of heavy sand mining in
3) It aims to align the competencies riverbeds?
of the unregulated workforce of 1) Decreased salinity in the water.
the country to the National Skill
2) Pollution of groundwater
Qualification Framework.
Which of the statements given above 3) Lowering of the water label.
is/are correct ? Select the correct answer using the code
a) 1 and 3 only below:
b) 2 only a) 1 only
c) 2 and 3 only b) 2 and 3 only
d) 1,2 and 3 c) 1 and 3 only
View Source d) 1,2 and 3
View Source
Q.79) In 1920, which of the following

changed its name to “Swarajya Sabha” ? Q.82) With reference to agriculture soils
a) All India Home Rule League consider the following statements:
b) Hindu Mahasabha 1. A high content of organic matter
c) South Indian Liberal Federation drastically reduces its water boiling
d) The Servants of India Society capacity.
View Source 2. Soil does not play role in the
Q.80) Which among the following events sulphur cycle.
happened earliest ? 3. Irrigation over a period of time can
contribute to the salinization of
a) Swami Dayanand established Arya
some agricultural lands.
Samaj
b) Dinabandhu Mitra wrote
is/are correct?
Neeldarpan.
c) Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay a. 1 and 2 only
wrote Anandmath. b. 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1,2 and 3
View Source
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2. Barren Island lies about 14o kms cast of

Q.83) The Partnership for Action Green Great Nicobar.
Economy (PAGE), a UN mechanism to 3. The last time the Barren Island volcano
assist countries transition towards erupted was in 1991 and it has remained
greener and more inclusive economies, inactive since then.
emerged at
a) The Earth Summit on Sustainable Which of the statement given below
Development 2002, Johannesburg is/are correct?
b) The United Nations Conference on
a) 1 only
Sustainable Development 2012,
b) 2 and 3 only
Rio De Janeiro.
c) 3 only
c) The United Nations Framework
d) 1 and 3
Convention on Climate Change
View Source
2015, Paris
d) The World Sustainable Q.86) Why is a plant called Prosopis
juliflora often mentioned in news?
Development Summit 2016, New
Delhi. a) Its extract is widely used in
View Source cosmetics.
b) It tends to reduce the widely
biodiversity in the area in which it
Q.84) “3D Printing” has applications in
grows.
which of the following?
c) Its extract is used in the synthesis
1. Preparation of confectionery items of pesticides.
2. MAnufacture of bionic cars d) None of the above.
3. Automotive industry View Source
4. Data processing technologies
select the correct answer using the code
given below; 1. Most of the world’s coral reefs are
in tropical waters.
a) 1,3 and 4 only
2. More than one-third of the world’s
b) 2,3 and 4 only
coral reefs are located in the
c) 1 and 4 only
territories of Australia, Indonesia
d) 1,2,3,4 and 5
and Philippines.
View Source
3. Coral reefs host far more number
Q.85) Consider the following statements; of animal phyls than those hosted
1.The Barren Island volcano is an active by tropical rainforests.
volcano located in the Indian territory.
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Which of the statements given above mentioned in news

is/are correct? 1. Catalonia Spain
a) 1 and 2 only 2. Crimea Hungary
b) 3 only 3. Mindanao Philippines
c) 1 and 3 only 4. Oromia Nigeria
d) 1,2 and 3 Which of the pairs given below above are
View Source correctly matched?
Q.88) “Momentum for Change : Climate a) 1,2 and 3
Neutral Now” is an initiative launched by b) 3 and 4 only
a) The Intergovernmental Panel on c) 1 and 3 only
Climate Change d) 2 and 4 only
b) The UNEP Secretariat View Source-Oromia in Ethiopia, Crimea
is peninsula in Europe
c) The UNFCCC Secretariat
d) The World Meteorological
Organization. Q.91) Consider the following events:
View Source 1.The first democratically elected
Q.89) With the reference to educational communist party government formed in a
institutions during rule in India, consider State in India.
the following pairs: 2.India’s then largest bank,”Imperial Bank
Institution Founder of India” was renamed “State Bank of
1. Sanskrit College William Jones India” .
at Banaras 3. Air India was nationalized and became
the national carrier.
2. Calcutta Madras Warren Hastings
4. Goa became a part of independent
3. Fort William Arthur Wellesley
India.
College
Which of the following is the correct
Which of the pairs given below is/are chronological sequence of the above
correct? events?
a) 1 and 2 a) 4-1-2-3
b) 2 only b) 3-2-1-4
c) 1 and 3 c) 4-2-1-3
d) 3 only d) 3-1-2-4
View Source View Source
Q.90) Consider the following pairs: Q.92) Right to Privacy is protected as an
Regions sometimes Country intrinsic part of Right to Life and Personal
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Liberty.Which of the following in the d) Nagaland

Constitution of India correctly and View Source
appropriately imply the above
statements?
Q.95) With the reference to India’s
a) Article 14 and the provisions satellite launch vehicles, consider the
under the 42nd Amendments to following statements:
the Constitution.
1. PSLVs launch the satellite useful
b) Article 17 and the Directive
for Earth resources monitoring
Principles of State policy in Part IV
whereas GSLVs are designed
c) Article 21 and the freedom
mainly to launch communication
guaranteed in Part III
satellites.
d) Article 24 and the provision under
2. Satellites launched by PSLVs
the 44th Amendments to the
appear to remain permanently
Constitution.
fixed in the first same position in
View Source
the sky, as viewed from a
Q.93) Consider the following: particular location on Earth.
1. Area nut 3. GSLV Mk III is a four-staged launch
2. Barley vehicle with the first and third
3. Coffee stages using solid rocket motors;
4. Finger millet and the second and fourth stages
5. Groundnut using liquid rocket engines.
6. Sesamum Which of the statements given below
7. Turmeric is/are correct?
The Cabinet Committee on Economic a) 1 only
Affairs has announced the Minimum b) 2 and 3 only
Support Price for which of the above? c) 1 and 2
a) 1,2,3 and 7 only d) 3 only
b) 2,4,5 and 6 only View Source
c) 1,3,4,5 and 6 only Q.96) With the references to the
d) 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7 governance of the public sector banking in
View Source India, considering the following
Q.94) In which of the following States is statements:
Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary located? 1. Capital infusion into public sector
a) Arunachal Pradesh banks by the Government of India
b) Manipur has steadily increased in the last
c) Meghalaya decade.
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2. To put the public sector banks in Habitat Rights for Primitives and
order, the merger of associate Vulnerable Tribal Groups is any
Banks with the parent State Bank part of India.
of India has been affected. Which of the statements given below
Which of the statements given above is/are correct
is/are correct? a) 1 and 2 only
a) 1 only b) 2 and 3 only
b) 2 only c) 3 only
c) Both 1 and 2 d) 1, 2 and 3
d) Neither 1 nor 2 View Source
View Source
Q.97) Consider the following items: Q.99) Consider the following:
1. Cereal grains hulled 1.Birds
2. Chicken eggs cooked
2.Dust blowing
3. Fish processed and canned
4. Newspaper containing advertising 3.Rain
material 4. Wind blowing
Which of the above items is/are
exempted under GST (Goods and Services
Which of the above plant diseases:
Tax)?
a) 1 and 3 only
a) 1 only
b) 3 and 4 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1,2 and 4 only
c) 1,2 and 4 only
d) 1,2,3 and 4
d) 1,2,3 and 4
ViewSource
View Source
Q.100) With references to organic farming
Q.98) Consider of the following
in India, consider the following
statements:
statements:
1. The Definition of “Critical Wildlife
1. “The National Programme for
Habitat” is incorporated in the
Organic Production”(NPOP) is
Forest Rights, 2006.
operated under the guidelines and
2. For the first time in India, Baigas
directions of the Union Ministry Of
have been Habitat Rights.
the Rural Development.
3. Union Ministry of Environment,
2. “The Agricultural and Processed
Forest and Climate Change
and Products Export Development
officially decides and declares
Authority”(APEDA) functions as the
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Secretariat for the implementation

of NPOP.
3. Sikkim has become India’s first
fully organic State.
Which of the following given above is/are
correct?
1. 1 and 2 only
2. 2 and 3 only
3. 3 only
4. 1,2 and 3
View Source
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2) Non Resident entities that offer (d) 1,2 and 3

(a) 1 only 1) Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) is the

Q.14) “ Rule of the law Index “ is released 1) It is integrated into an electronic

(c) Venezuela and Colombia 1. As per the right to education (RTE)

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(c) Both 1 and 2 1. GACSA is an outcome of the

Q.37) Consider the Following Pairs: (d) Neither 1 and 2

mentioned in the news Q.40) Which of the following reflects the

(a) Federal Legislature Against the Governor of a state in any

(b) Jaipur School. 1. Limitations of powers.

Q.43) What is “Terminal High Altitude 4. Liberty and Civil Rights.

4.Annamacharya kirtnas are devotional (d)The metallic money in circulation in a

Which of the statement is given above are View Source

(b) 2 and 4 only. (a ) the opportunity cost is zero.

(c) 1, 2 and 3. (b) the opportunity cost is ignored.

(d) 2,3 and 4. (c) the opportunity cost is transferred

(d) the opportunity cost is transferred

(b) Growth in the number of Indian View Source

Q.57) Consider the following statements: 1. Avoiding the monoculture

(c) Large scale cultivation of Q.62) Consider the following

d) 1,2 and 3 concentration of carbon dioxide in

Q.64) Consider the following pairs :

a) Increased Plant growth due to

Q.67) With reference to solar power a) Active all-India participation of

1) White marble was used in making a) To maintain a large standing army

1) It is flagship scheme of the Ministry d) Satyendranath Tagore became the

Q.79) In 1920, which of the following

2. Barren Island lies about 14o kms cast of

Which of the statements given above mentioned in news

Liberty.Which of the following in the d) Nagaland

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