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General Studies-I
1. Which one of the following waterfall 1.
being the size like horseshoe face, is also
called ‘Niyagra of India’ ?
(a) Kunchikal (b) Chitrakoot
(a) (b)
(c) Shiv Samudram (d) Doodh Sagar
(c) (d)
2. Lombok Strait links :
2.
(a) English Channel and North Sea
(a)
(b) Gulf of Mexico and Carabian Sea
(b)
(c) Black Sea and Marmara Sea
(c)
(d) Java Sea and Indian Ocean
(d)
3. “Panna” region of Madhya Pradesh is
famous for the production of : 3.

(a) Gold (b) Iron Ore


(a) (b)
(c) Diamond (d) Copper
(c) (d)
4. Consider the following :
4.
1. Maldiv 2. Hawai Island
3. Barmuda 4. Aleutian

Which of the above is/are example of


Volcano Islands ?

(a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 4


(a) (b)
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4
(c) (d)
5. Which of the following rivers separates
Anglo American and Latin American 5.

cultures ?

(a) Rio Grande (b) Amazon


(a) (b)
(c) Mississippi (d) Ohio
(c) (d)
6. Which of the following pairs is not
correctly matched ? 6.

(Mountain Range) (Highest Peak)

(a) Andese – Aconcagua


(a)

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(b) Rockey – Mount Albert


(b)
(c) Great Dividing – Kosciuszko
(c)
Range
(d)
(d) Appalachian – Mount Blanc

7.
7. Plateau of Malagasy is situated at :
(a) (b)
(a) Mangolia (b) Madagascar
(c) Indonesia (d) Malaysia (c) (d)

8.
8. When rivers attain their base level by the
process of erosion then the formed plain
is called :

(a) Karst Plain (a)

(b) Loess Plain (b)


(c) Peni Plain (c)
(d) Diastrophic Plain (d)

9. Match List-I with List-II and choose the 9. I II


correct answer with the help of given
codes:
I II
List-I List-II
(Desert) (Situation)
A)
A) Kyzylkum 1. Uzbekistan
B) Great Sandy 2. Australia B)

C) Karakum 3. Turkmenistan C)

D) Mojave 4. U.S.A D)

Code:

A B C D A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4 (a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 1 4 3 (b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 2 4 3 (c) 1 2 4 3
(d) 2 1 3 4 (d) 2 1 3 4

10.
10. Which one of the following regions is not
related with Iron Ore ?
(a)
(a) Itabira Hills (Brazil)
(b)
(b) Pilbara Region (Australia)

(c) Kiruna (Sweden) (d) Chuquicamata Mountain (Chile)


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(c) (d)

11. Which one of the following was not


11.
included in the Empire of Babur ?

(a) Region of Modern Rajasthan


(a)
(b) Region of Modern Uttar Pradesh
(b)
(c) Region of Punjab
(c)
(d) Region of Kabul
(d)

12. Who among the following Sufi-Saints 12.


was the son-in-law of Gulam Dynasty
ruler Balwan and was famous as “Baba
Fareed”?
(a)
(a) Sheikh Muinuddin Chishti
(b)
(b) Kutubdin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(c)
(c) Fareeduddin-Ganj-e-Shakar
(d)
(d) Nijamudding Auliya
13.
13. In which of the following ancient Indian
composition there is a love story of the
son of founder of “Shung Dynasty” ?
(a)
(a) Swapnavasavdutta
(b)
(b) Lilawati
(c)
(c) Ratnawali
(d)
(d) Malvikagnimitra
14.
14. Consider the following :

1. Battle of Sarhind
2. Battle of Devra
3. Battle of Kannauj
4. Battle of Chausa

The correct chronology of the above


battles fought by Humayun :
(a) (b)
(a) 2, 3, 4, 1 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) (d)
(c) 2, 4, 3, 1 (d) 3, 4, 2, 1
15. By which party publication of “Young wa publised bi-weekly from Mumbai ?
India” was started on weekly basis which s
(a) Swaraj Party

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(b) Homerule Party


15.
(c) Gadar Party
(d) Indian Independence League

16. Which statement regarding Social and


(a)
Religious Reforms Movement of 19th
Century is incorrect ? (b)
(a) This movement highly affected poor (c)
general class.
(d)
(b) Because of it modernisation of India
happened. 16.
(c) Raja Rammohan Roy is considered
as father of these reforms and
renaissance of India. (a)
(d) All the statements are correct.

17. A.O. Hume was the chairman of which (b)


Session of Congress ? (c)
(a) Bombay Session 1885
(b) Bankipur Session 1912 (d)
(c) Madras Session 1887
17.
(d) None of these

18. Which of the following statements is/are (a)


incorrect ? (b)
1. Pulin Bihari Das had lead the (c)
Barrah Dacoity incident of 1908.
(d)
2. Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar
Dutta had blasted the bomb in the 18.
Central Assembly on 8 April 1929.
Code :
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 2 Both (d) Neither 1 nor 2

19. Shore Committee was formed in the case


of :
(a) Jallianwala Bagh massacre
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

19.

(a)

(b) Kamagatamaru (c) R owlatt Act

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(d) Boston Tea Party


(b)
20. Sawdeshi Movement started in Bengal, (c)
was lead by whom in Delhi?
(d)
(a) Ajit Singh
20.
(b) Lala Lajpat Rai

(c) Syed Hyder Raza


(a)
(d) Lokmanya Tilak
(b)
21. Who among the following was against (c)
the Khilafat Movement ?
(d)
(a) Hakim Azmal Khan
21.
(b) Abul Kalam Azad

(c) Madanmohan Malviya


(a)
(d) Hasrat Mohani
(b)
22. “Nehru is a nationalist while Jinnah is a (c)
politician” was said by :
(d)
(a) Maulana Azad
22.
(b) Sarojni Naidu
(c) Annie Besant
(a)
(d) Mohammad Iqbal
(b)
23. Reason for the elliptical view of Sun and
(c)
Moon near the skyline is :
(d)
(a) Reflection (b) Refraction

(c) Interference (d) Optical Illusion 23.

24. On mixing some impurities in the water,


(a) (b)
its freezing point will :
(c) (d)
(a) Decrease
24.
(b) Increase

(c) Remain unchanged


(a)
(d) None of these
(b)

(c)

(d)

25. A man sitting in a lift will feel his weight m ore when Lift is :
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(a) Coming down with accelerated


motion 25.
(b) Going upwards with uniform motion
(c) Going upwards with accelerated (a)
motion
(b)
(d) None of these
(c)
26. The technique of separation of coloured
(d)
chemical is called :

(a) Cryptography (b) Chromatography 26.

(c) Chrimatography (d) Chorography


(a) (b)
27. Consider the following statements and
choose the correct answer with the help (c) (d)
of the codes given below :
27.
Assertion (A): Mercury is generally used
in temperature measuring instruments
(A)
on large scale.
Reason (R): Its heat conductivity is
lowest. (R)
Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct, (R) is
the correct explanation of (A) (a) (A) (R) (R) (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is
not the correct explanation of (A)
(b) (A) (R) (R) (A)
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect
(d) (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
(c) (A) (R)
28. At the time of passing of “Quit India (d) (A) (R)
Movement” resolution, President of
Congress was ? 28.

(a) Acharya Kripalani


(b) Pattabhi Sitaramayya (a)
(c) Abul Kalam Azad (b)
(d) Jawahar Lal Nehru (c)

29. Which one of the following regarding (d)


Cabinet Mission Plan is incorrect ?
29.
(a) This mission arrived Delhi on 2
March 1946.
(a)

(b) Clement Attlee was the British Prime Minister at that time.

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(c) Damand of Pakistan of Muslim


(b)
League was rejected in it.
(d) Gandhi was in the favour of this
plan. (c)

30. Match List-I with List-II and choose the


(d)
correct answer with the help of given
codes: 30. I II
List-I List-II
(Person) (Subject)
I II
A) Dalhousie 1. August Resolution
B) Linlithgow 2. Doctrine of Lapse
A)
C) Macdonald 3. Diarchy System
D) Chelmsford 4. Communal Award B)

Code: C)

A B C D D)

(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 2 1 4 3 A B C D
(c) 3 4 1 2 (a) 4 3 1 2
(d) 2 4 1 3 (b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
31. Naval Revolt was happened on :
(d) 2 4 1 3
(a) 18 February 1946
31.
(b) 18 January 1946
(c) 28 February 1946 (a)

(d) 28 January 1946 (b)


(c)
32. ........................... is not included under
(d)
Directive Principles of State Policy.

(a) Subsistance wage to the workers 32.

(b) Free legal aid


(a)
(c) Enforcement of Untouchability
(d) Uniform Civil Code (b)
(c)
33. Post of Profit is decided by :
(d)
(a) Federal Parliament
33.

(a)

(b) President and Governor (c) S upreme Court


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(d) Union Public Service Commission


(b)
34. Which one of the following article is (c)
related with the “Corrective Petition” in
(d)
Supreme Court ?

(a) Article 138 (b) Article 124 34.

(c) Article 142 (d) Article 146

35. Money Bill in States can be presented in :


(a) (b)
(a) Upper House only (c) (d)
(b) Lower House only
35.
(c) Any of the both the houses
(a)
(d) None of these
(b)
36. Consider the followings
(c)
1. To give the represention to talent,
(d)
experience and service in the
formation of Rajya Sabha, Indian 36.
Constitution makers were influenced
with Republic of Ireland.
2. Concurrent List has been adopted in
Indian Constitution from Australia.
Choose the correct statements :
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 2 Both (d) Neither 1 nor 2

37. Which one of the following pairs is not (a) (b)


correctly matched?
(c) (d)
(a) Formation of Draft : 29 Aug. 1947
Committee 37.

(b) Formation of : 9 Dec. 1946


Constituent Assembly (a)
(c) Fully Implementation: 26 Jan. 1950
(b)
of Indian Constitution
(d) All are correctly matched. (c)

38. Official Language has been kept under


which part of the Constitution ? (d)

38.
(a) Part-XV (b) Part-XVI 39. Acc ng to the article 15 of the
(c) Part-XVII (d) Part-XVIII or constitution, on which of the
di following bases Prohibition of
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Discrimination has not been done among


(a) XV (b) XVI
the citizens ?
(a) Sex (b) Language (c) XVII (d) XVIII

(c) Original Lineage (d) Birth Place 39.

40. By amending which one of the following


schedules a new state can be formed in
Indian Union ? (a) (b)
(a) First (b) Second (c) (d)
(c) Third (d) Fourth
40.
41. The mention of ‘Matmayur’ sect is found
in the inscriptions of Chedi dynasty,
which is related with :
(a) Vaishnava religion (a) (b)

(b) Shaiva religion (c) (d)


(c) Shakta religion
41.
(d) None of these

42. Who among the following Governor


(a)
Generals of India is considered as the
maker of Modern India ? (b)
(a) Lord Curzon (b) Lord Dalhousie (c)
(c) Lord Ripon (d) Lord Lytton (d)
43. In which of the following years,
42.
demographic policy was introduced for
the first time ?
(a) 1980 (b) 1975 (a) (b)

(c) 1976 (d) 1982 (c) (d)

44. Consider the following statements and 43.


choose the correct answer with the help
of the codes given below : (a) (b)
Assertion (A): Retreating of monsoon in
(c) (d)
India begins from the month of
September 44.
Reason (R): Southward movement of
ITCZ is its main reason.
(A)

(R) ITCZ
Code: (a) B oth (A) and (R) are correct, (R) is

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the correct explanation of (A).


(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A). (a) (A) (R) (R) (A)

(c) (A) is correct, (R) is wrong.


(d) (A) is wrong (R) is correct. (b) (A) (R) (R) (A)

45. Which one of the following is not


(c) (A) (R)
correctly matched?
(d) (A) (R)
(a) Zonda – Argentina
(b) Mystral – Gulf of Lyons 45.

(c) Brick Fielder – Australia


(a)
(d) Norwester – Venezuella
(b)
46. Which of the followings is/are necessary
(c)
for the solidity of teeth ?
(d)
1. Iodine 2. Flourine
3. Calcium 4. Phosphorus 46.
Code :
(a) 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 2, 3
(c) 1, 3, 4 (d) All of the
above

47. Which system of Vijaynagar Empire was


(a) (b)
related with the rural administration ?
(c) (d)
(a) Nayankar System
(b) Aayengar System 47.

(c) Kandachaar System


(d) None of these (a)
(b)
48. Which of the following statements is/are
correct ? (c)

1. Borders of Telangana meets with (d)


four states.
48.
2. The borders of West Bengal touches
both Nepal and Bangladesh.
Code :
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 2 both (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

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49. The Lowest place and highest point of


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Europe are respectively : .
(a) Caspian Sea and Mount Elbrus
(a)
(b) Baltic Sea and Mount Elbrus
(b)
(c) Mediterranean Sea and Mont Blanc
(c)
(d) None of these.
(d)
50. Which of the following sea coasts is an
example of ‘Fiord Beach’ ?
50
(a) Coast of Norway .
(b) Coast of Yugoslavia (a)

(c) Western Coast (India) (b)


(d) Baltic Coast (c)

51. Which of the following Bay is situated (d)

between Newfoundland and Nova


Scotia?
51
(a) Bay of Baffin . (a)
(b) Bay of Hudson
(b)
(c) Bay of St. Lawrence (c)
(d) Gulf of Mexico (d)

52. The First Global Summit of Environment


was :
(a)
(a) Stockholm Conference, 1972 52
. (b)
(b) Johannesburg Conference, 2002
(c)
(c) Rio +20 Conference, 2012
(d) Earth Summit, 1992 (d)

53. The boundaries of which of the following


States does not touch Bhutan ?

(a) West Bengal (b) Assam (a) (b)


53
(c) Meghalay (d) Arunachal Pradesh . (c) (d)

54. The objectives of the ‘Indian Society of


Oriental Arts’ which was setup in the
year 1907 was :
(a) To start ‘Ganesh Mahotsav’. 54 (a)
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(b) Revival of Ancient Art Traditions of


(b)
India
(c) Restoring the Glory of India in
foreign. (c)
(d) None of these.
(d)
55. Megasthenes had firstly made the
55.
mention of which of the following
Sangam Era dynasties ?
(a) Cholas (b) Pandayas (a) (b)
(c) Cheras (d) None of these (c) (d)

56. Lake Eyre and Lake Disappointment are 56.


situated in :
(a)
(a) Russia and China
(b)
(b) China and Australia
(c) Both in Canada (c)
(d) Both in Australia (d)

57. Which of the following features of Indian 57.


constitution have been taken from the
British Constitution ?
1. The rule of law
2. Process of making laws
3. Freedom to Judiciary
4. Parliamentary System
Code :
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2, 3 and 4 (a) (b)
(c) 1 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 4
(c) (d)
58. Which of the following statements
58.
regarding “The Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI) is/are correct ?
1. Stautory Status has been provided
to it on 30th January 1992.
2. Because of merger of Forward
Markets Commission in it, its work-
area is increased.
Code-
(a) (b)
(a) only 1 (b) only 2
(c) both 1and 2 (d) neither 1 nor 2 (c) (d)

59. Which of the following pairs is/ are co rrectly matched ?

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1. Establishment of National– 1988


59.
Housing Bank
2. Establishment of Import- – 1982 1.
Export Bank
3. Estab. of Indian Tourism – 1989 2.
Finance Corporation
Code : 3.
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of the above

60. According to Rangrajan Committee (a) (b)


formed for determination of Poverty (c) (d)
Line, determinant of poverty in rural
areas is : 60.

(a) Rs. 972 p.m. (b) Rs. 816 p.m.

(c) Rs. 1407 p.m. (d) Rs. 1000 p.m.


(a) (b)
61. As per Census-2011 Male Work (c) (d)
Participation Rate in India was :
61.
(a) 39.8% (b) 25.6%
(c) 53.3% (d) 30.5%
(a) (b)
62. Which one of the following index is not
(c) (d)
issued by World Economic Forum ?

(a) Global Competitiveness Index 62.

(b) Global Gender Gap Index


(a)
(c) Inclusive Development Index
(b)
(d) Gender Developmemt Index
(c)
63. Increase in the net credit of Reserve
(d)
Bank of India by the central government
shows which type of Budget Deficit ? 63.
(a) Budget Deficit

(b) Revenue Deficit

(c) Fiscal Deficit (a)

(d) Monetory Deficit (b)

(c)

(d)

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64. What is Stagflation ?


64.
(a) Inflation with Development
(a)
(b) Deflation with Development
(b)
(c) Inflation after Deflation
(c)
(d) Inflation with Recession
(d)
65. Agriculture Price Commission and Food
65.
Corporation of India was set up in ?
(a) 1960 (b) 1965
(a) (b)
(c) 1966 (d) 1969
(c) (d)
66. India is not a member of which of the
following organisations ? 66.

(a) G-15 (b) UNO


(a) (b)
(c) ASEAN (d) Common Wealth
(c) (d)
67. Council of Science and Technology in
Uttar Pradesh was set up in ? 67.

(a) 1955 (b) 1975


(c) 1980 (d) 1995 (a) (b)

(c) (d)
68. According to Census-2011, the reducing
order of number of tribes in U.P. is : 68.

(a) Sonbhadra, Ballia, Deoria

(b) Ballia, Sonbhadra, Deoria (a)

(c) Sonbhadra, Deoria, Kushinagar (b)

(d) Sonbhadra, Lalitpur, Deoria (c)

(d)
69. Northern Regional Institute of Paper
Technology is situated in : 69.

(a) Saharanpur (b) Prayagraj


(a) (b)
(c) Meerut (d) Muzaffarnagar
(c) (d)
70. Which one of the following pairs is not
correctly matched? 70.

(a) Khayal Dance : Bundelkhand


(b) Jogini Dance : Poorvanchal (a)

(b)

(c) Mayur Dance : Brij Region (d) Al l are correctly matched.


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71. Grave of Lord Carnvalis is situated at :


(c)
(a) Ballia (b) Meerut
(d)
(c) Ghazipur (d) Lucknow

72. Requisite minimum age for the election 71.


of Rajya Sabha is : (a) (b)
(a) 25 years (b) 30 years (c) (d)
(c) 35 years (d) 21 years
72.

(a) (b)

(c) (d)

73. The full form of PIL is :


73. PIL
(a) Public Interest Litigation (a)
(b) Public Enquiry Litigation (b)
(c) Public Investment Litigation (c)
(d) Private Investment Litigation (d)

74. Consider the following statements : 74.


1. Mutual disputes among the states
come under the jurisdiction of both
High Court and Supreme Court.

2. Acting Chief Justice of Supreme


Court is appointed by the president.

Choose incorrect statements :

(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2


(a) (b)
(c) Both 1and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) (d)
75. Who among the following holds the post
75.
up to the pleasure of the President ?

(a) Comptroller and Auditor General


(a)
(b) Vice President
(b)
(c) Governor
(c)
(d) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(d)
76. Which of the following statements
regarding State Finance Commission is 76.
incorrect ?

(a) It reviews the financial position of th e municipalities.


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(b) It is a constitutional body.


(a)
(c) It is constituted by the Central
Finance Commission.
(b)
(d) None of these.
(c)
77. According to John Menard Kenes,
employment depends on :
(d)
(a) Overall Demand
77.
(b) Overall Supply

(c) Effective Demand


(a)
(d) Rate of Interest
(b)
78. International Rural Women’s Day is (c)
celebrated by United Nations on :
(d)
(a) 15 July (b) 15 August
78.
(c) 15 September (d) 15 October

79. All India Dedpressed Class Federation (a) (b)


was set up by : (c) (d)
(a) Jyotiba Phule
79.
(b) Periyar
(c) B.R. Ambedkar
(a)
(d) Ghanshyamji Birla
(b)
80. Which one of the following is generally (c)
known as “Blood Cancer” ?
(d)
(a) Leucoderma (b) Leukemia
80.
(c) Anemia (d) Hemophilia

81. Which one of the following hormone is (a) (b)


found only in females ?
(c) (d)
(a) Estrogen (b) Androgen
81.
(c) Oxygen (d) Insulin

82. Which one of the following passes (a) (b)


through Maldiv and Minicoy ?
(c) (d)

82.

(a) 90 Channel (b) 80 Channel (c) 00 Channel (d) Great


1 Channel
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83. Which of the following Mountain Pass (a) (b)


links Tibet to Shimla ? (c) (d)
(a) Jojila Pass 83.
(b) Shipkila Pass

(c) Banihal Pass (a)


(d) Bomdila Pass (b)

84. Consider the following : (c)


1. Swarnrekha 2. Mahanadi (d)
3. Sabarmati 4. Kaveri
84.
Which of the above rivers fall in Bay of
Bengal ?

(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All of the above

(a) (b)
85. Which one of the following is correct
regarding westerly disturbances of (c) (d)
Mediterranean Sea ?
85.
(a) These are Temperate Zone Cyclones.
(b) In Rajasthan, this rain is called
‘Mavat’. (a)
(c) This rain is helpful for Rabi Crops. (b)
(d) All the statements are correct. (c)
86. Which of the following Multipurpose
projects are situated on the river (d)
Krishna?
86.
1. Shrishailam 2. Almati
3. Nagarjun 4. Idukki
Code :
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 3, 4
(c) 2, 3, 4 (d) 1, 2, 3
(a) (b)
87. Which of the following statements is/are
(c) (d)
incorrect ?

1. India is divided into 25 Bio- 87.

Geographic States.

2. The base of this division are C de :


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(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2

(c) Both 1and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2

88. Which of the following is not a system of


In-Situ Conservation of Bio-diversity?
(a) (b)
(a) Marine Protected Area
(c) (d)
(b) Gene Bank
(c) Biosphere Reserve 88.

(d) National Garden


(a)
89. Which one of the following pollutant
(b)
elements spreads pollution in its original
form ? (c)

(a) DDT (d)


(b) Ozone
89.
(c) Sulphur Trioxide
(d) Sulpher Peroxide
(a)
90. Consider the following statements and
(b)
choose the correct answer with the help
of the codes given below : (c)
Assertion (A): The value of Chemical (d)
Oxygen Demand is more than Biological
90.
Oxygen Demand.
Reason (R): Biological Oxygen Demand
is the total measure of the total Oxygen (A) COD
which is necessary for the oxidation of
total organic substances (biodegradable
and non biodegradable) present in the
(R)
water.
Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct, (R) is
the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct (R) is not
the correct explanation of (A). (a) (A) (R) (R) (A)
(c) (A) is correct, (R) is wrong.
(d) (A) is wrong (R) is correct. (b) (A) (R) (R) (A)

(c) (A) (R)

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91. The maximum permissible quantity of


91.
Arsenic in drinking water is ?

(a) 1.0 Mg/Lt. (b) 0.05 Mg/Lt.


(a) (b)
(c) 0.5 Mg/Lt. (d) 0.75 Mg/Lt.
(c) (d)

92. Match List-I with List-II and choose the


correct answer with the help of given 92. I II
codes:
List-I List-II I II
(Organisation) (Headquarters)
A) Green Peace 1. Geneva
A)
B) Red Cross 2. Amsterdam
B)
C) IUCN 3. Gland
C)
D) World Wildlife Fund 4. Morgus
D)
Code:
A B C D
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 4 1 2
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 2 1 4 3
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 4 3 1 2
(d) 4 3 1 2

93. World Biodiversity Day is celebrated on : 93.


(a) 31 May (b) 22 May (a) (b)
(c) 8 June (d) 17 June (c) (d)

94. In an ecosystem the recycle of which of 94.


the following does not occurs ?

(a) Organic Substances (a)


(b) In-organic Substances (b)
(c) Water (c)
(d) Energy (d)

95. First GST Day was celebrated by the 95.


Government of India on ?
(a) 1 July 2018
(a)
(b) 1 July 2019
(b)
(c) 1 August 2018
(c)
(d) 31 August 2018
(d)

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96. Consider the following statements and


96.
choose the correct answer with the help
of the codes given below :
Assertion (A): National Minority (A)
Commission is a Statutory Body.
Reason (R): The word “Minority” is (R)
defined by the Constition of India.
Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct, (R) is (a) (A) (R) (R) (A)
the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct (R) is not
(b) (A) (R) (R) (A)
the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct, (R) is wrong.
(c) (A) (R)
(d) (A) is wrong (R) is correct.
(d) (A) (R)
97. According to 73rd Constitutional
Amendment, if a Panchyat is dissolved 97.
then election will be completed with in
how much period ?
(a) 120 days (b) 180 days (a) (b)
(c) 60 days (d) 220 days
(c) (d)
98. Rajya Sabha was firsly constituted in the
98.
year ?
(a) 1952 (b) 1950
(c) 1951 (d) 1953 (a) (b)

(c) (d)
99. In which of the following cities
Alaknanda and Bhagirathi together form 99.
the River Ganga?
(a) Hardiwar (b) Rishikesh
(a) (b)
(c) Devprayag (d) Rudraprayag
(c) (d)
100. The dwelling place of Manganiyar
100
Community, famous for the music
.
tradition is ?
(a) North East India (a)

(b) Central India (b)

(c) Desert Area of Rajasthan (c)


(d) South India (d)

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101. Which of the following pairs is/ are


101
correctly matched ?
.
1. Tropical Forests – Silent Valley
2. Conifer Forests – Himachal
Pradesh
3. Mangrove Vegetation – Sundervan
Code :
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(a) (b)
(c) 1 and 3 (d) All of the above
(c) (d)
102. “Bisrampur Coal Mining Area is situated
in :
102
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Odisha (a) (b)
.
(c) Jharkhand (d) Chhatisgarh
(c) (d)
103. Which of the following Oil Producing
region is not situated in Gujarat ?
(a) Lunej (b) Ankleshwar 103
. (a) (b)
(c) Navgram (d) Makum
(c) (d)
104. Which one of the following pairs is not
correctly matched?

Mining Region State


104
(a) Noamundi : Jharkhand .
(a)
(b) Nellore : Karnataka (b)
(c) Badam Pahar : Odisha (c)
(d) Amguri : Assam (d)

105. Directorate of Farming Systems


Research is situated in U.P. at :
(a) Kanpur (b) Allahabad (a) (b)
105
(c) Meerut (d) Lucknow . (c) (d)

106. According to the World Population


Prospects Report-2019, India will
become the country having highest
population leaving behind China in
which year ? 106
. (a) (b)
(a) Year 2027 (b) Yaer 2035
(c) Year 2030 (d) Year 2045 (c) (d)

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107. United Nations Convention to Combat


107
Desertification(UNCCD) will be organised
.
in September 2019 at : UNCCD

(a) Oslo (b) Madrid


(c) New Delhi (d) Barcelona (a) (b)
(c) (d)
108. Which neighbouring Country of India
has recently discovered its First Iron Ore
108
Mine at “Isabpur Goan’ ?
.
(a) Sri Lanka (b) Maldiv
(c) Myanmar (d) Bangladesh (a) (b)

(c) (d)
109. For the eradication of which of the
following diseases “E-2020 Initiative” is
being run by World Health Organisation?
‘E-2020 Initiative’
109
(a) AIDS (b) Ebola .
(c) Malaria (d) Polio (a) (b)
110. Who among the followings has recently (c) (d)
been appointed as the Director General
of Intelligence Agency ISI (Inter
Services Intelligence) ?
(a) Faiz Hameed (b) Asim Muneer 110.

(c) Wasif Siddiqui (d) Yusuf Ali (a) (b)

111. On the occasion of World Environment (c) (d)


Day, which country of the world has
declared to recognize forests as a living
unit ?
111.
(a) Guatemala (b) El Salvador
(a) (b)
(c) Bhutan (d) Iceland
(c) (d)
112. Mohamed Morsi had died recently. He
was the president of which country ?
(a) Jordon (b) Iran
(c) Iraq (d) Egypt 112. (a) (b)

113. In which of the following Indian States, (c) (d)


five deputy chief ministers have recently
been appointed ?
(a) Andhra Pradesh (b) Telangana
113. (a) (b)
(c) Arunachal Pradesh (d) Manipur
(c) (d)

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114. India has recently organised the second


114.
edition of “Operation Sunrise” against
the terrorist groups together with
which country ?
(a) Myanmar (b) Bangladesh (a) (b)
(c) Nepal (d) Maldiv (c) (d)
115. Achieving Self Dependence along with
115.
Poverty Eradication was the objective of
which five year plan ?
(a) Fourth Five Year Plan (a)

(b) Fifth Five Year Plan (b)


(c) Sixth Five Year Plan (c)
(d) Seventh Five Year Plan (d)

116. By which of the following countries 116.


Prime Minister Narendra Modi has
been conferred with its highest honour
Order of St. Andrew
“Order of St. Andrew the Apostle” ?
the Apostle
(a) Maldiv (b) Russia
(a) (b)
(c) Kazakhstan (d) UAE
(c) (d)
117. 12th Cricket World Cup was recently
117.
organised in England. How many teams
had participated in this tournament ?
(a) 13 (b) 12
(a) (b)
(c) 10 (d) 14
(c) (d)
118. According to Census-2011, as per view
118.
of population density which one of the
following states is lowest dense State ?

(a) Jammu-Kashmir (b) Bihar


(a) (b)
(c) Rajasthan (d) Kerala
(c) (d)
119. As per Census-2011, the Union Territory
having lowest child sex ratio (0-6) is : 119.

(a) Daman and Div (b) Delhi


(a) (b)
(c) Chandigarh (d) Puducherry
(c) (d)
120. As per Census-2011, in which of the
following states literacy rate is the 120
.
lowest?

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(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Rajasthan


(a) (b)
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Jharkhand
(c) (d)

121. Which of the following criterion has not 121 .


been accepted to define any settlement .
as Urban Centre in India ?

(a) Population Size


(b) Population Density
(c) Business Structure
(d) Urban Extension

122. The Decadal Population Growth in Indis


was the lowest during : 122
.
(a) 1961 to 1971
(b) 2001 to 2011
(c) 1981 to 1991
(d) 1991 to 2001

123. Which of the following statements


regarding ‘White Mutiny’ is/are correct ?
1. This was the incident of Clive’s period. 123
2. British soldiers of Munger and .
Allahabad revolted because of
payment of less allowances.
Code :
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 2 both (d) Neither 1 nor 2

124. To maintain public distribution system


and for the formation of reserve stock,
government purchases grains on a price
which are called :
124
(a) Minimum Support Price .

(b) Levy Price


(c) Market Price
(d) Delimitation Price

125. The main cash crop of Uttar Pradesh is-


(a) Rubber (b) Tea
(c) Sugarcane (d) Jute
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(c)
(d)

(a)
(a)
(b)
(b)
(c)
(c)
(d)
(d)

(a)
(a) (b)
(a) (c)
(c) (d)
(b)
126. Which of the following Committees has ch on an plateau Reason (R): Slope
recommended to determine the oos (A) of this plateau is from south to
minimum educational qualifications e
: north
for the candidates participating in the
Bu Code:
elections : cor
rec nd
(a) Dinesh Goswami Committee t elk
(b) Tarkunde Committee an ha
(c) Indrjeet Gupta Committee sw nd
er
(d) Santhanam Committee Pl
wit
h at
127. Which of the following neolithic sites is
the ea
not correctly matched-
hel u
Site State p is
(a) Koldihwa - Uttar Pradesh of
th
the
(b) Chirand - Bihar e
co
(c) Kuchai - Madhya Pradesh des no
giv rt
(d) Balathal - Rajasthan
en he
128. Who reconstructed the somnath temple bel
rn
after it was destroyed by Mahmood ow
ex
Ghaznavi- :
pa
(a) Bhaskar Verma A
ns
s
(b) Veersen io
s
(c) Bhoj and Kumarpal n
e
(d) Jai Singh Siddharaj of
r
de
129. Consider the following statements and ti
cc
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126.

(A)

(a)
(R)
(b)

(c)

(d)
127.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
128.

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
129.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct, (R) is (a) (A) (R) (R) (A)
the correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct (R) is not (b) (A) (R) (R) (A)
the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is correct, (R) is wrong
(c) (A) (R)
(d) (A) is wrong (R) is correct
(d) (A) (R)

130. Which among the following tribes of b p in gautam Buddha Nagar of


Uttar Pradesh has 'Fisheries' as the e Uttar Pradesh
basis of their economy- e 2. First Milk Cooperative
(a) Kharwar (b) Tharu n committee in Uttar Pradesh has
s been founded in Lucknow
(c) Buxa (d) Mahigeer
e 3. Aryabhatta Planetorium is
131. Consider the following statements- t located in Gorakhpur
1. Country's First police Museum has u
Which of the above statements

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is/are correct-
130
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 .
(c) All of the above (d) None of these

132. 'Terai', Which is a marshy and forest


(a) (b)
covered region is the lower part of which
of the following- (c) (d)
(a) Lower or Outer Himalaya
(b) Lesser or Middle Himalaya 131
(c) Trans Himalaya .

(d) Greater Himalaya

133. Keonjhar mines supply iron ore to which


of the following steel plants-
(a) Durgapur Steel
(b) Bhilai Steel Plant
(c) Rourkela Steel Plant (a) (b)
(d) Jamshedpur Steel Plant (c) (d)

134. Which one of the following is a


significant port, located in the delta
132
region of river Nile-
. (a)
(a) Adis Ababa (b) Alexandria
(b)
(c) Khartum (d) Juba
(c)

(d)

133
.
(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a) (b)
134
. (c) (d)

135. Which of the following tribes lived in hu ts made on trees, Which are

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called mongulus-
135
(a) Pigmy (b) Massai .
(c) Kazzak (d) Laps

136. As per the 2011 census, what is the total (a) (b)
percentage of scheduled caste and (c) (d)
scheduted tribes population in India-

(a) 25.2% (b) 26% 136


.
(c) 24.3% (d) 28%

137. Crops grown on contours or alongside (a) (b)


are called- (c) (d)
(a) Border Crops (b) Cash Crops
(c) Trap Crops (d) Contour Crops
137
138. In FIFA Women World Cup-2019, which . (a) (b)
country has won the Finals defeating (c) (d)
Netherlands ?
(a) Japan (b) Brazil
(c) China (d) USA
138
.
139. According to Henley Passport Index-2019 (a) (b)
which of the following countries are on (c) (d)
the top in the matter of most powerful
passport?

(a) Japan and Germany

(b) Japan and Singapore 139


. (a)
(c) Singapore and Germany
(b)
(d) Germany and Indonesia
(c)
140. Who among the following has recently (d)
been appointed as the Managing Director
and Chief Finance Officer of World Bank
?
(a) S. Vijaylaxmi
(b) Anshula Kant 140 (a)
. (b)
(c) Ashwini P. Dutta
(d) Bhawana Malik (c)
(d)

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141. Match List-I with List-II and choose the


141. I II
correct answer with the help of given
codes:
List-I List-II I II
(Medicine) (Source)
A) Penicillin 1. Rauwolfia A)
Serpentina
B)
B) Antipyratic 2. Fungus
C)
C) Quinine 3. Tobacco
D) Nicotine 4. Cinchona Peel D)
Code:
A B C D
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 2 4 1 3 (c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 2 1 4 3 (d) 2 1 4 3
142. Central Crop Research Institute is
142
situated at :
.
(a) Pune (b) Trivendram (a) (b)
(c) Hyderabad (d) Cuttack (c) (d)
143. Which one of the following pairs is not
correctly matched? 143
(Invention) (Inventor) .
(a) T.B. Treatment : Robert Koch
(a)
(b) Cholera Vaccine : Robert Koch
(c) Vitamin-D : Hopkins (b)
(d) Bacteria : Ivanovski (c)
144. Colour Blind person can not differentiate (d)
between which colours ?
(a) Red and Yellow
(a)
(b) Green and Yellow 144
. (b)
(c) All Colours
(d) Red and Green (c)
145. Which one of the following is a fully (d)
Endocrine Gland ?
(a) Spleen (b) Pituitary (a) (b)
(c) Lymph gland (d) Pancreatic
145 (c) (d)
146. For which of the following sessions, the .
Congress elected its f irst woman
president?
(a) Kolkata Session, 1917 (a)
(b) Gaya Session, 1922 146
. (b)
(c) Allahabad Session, 1921 (c)
(d) Lucknow Session, 1916

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(d)

147. Which one of the following deserts is


147.
situated in Southern Hemisphere ?
(a) Kalahari (b) Gobi
(c) Chihuahuan (d) Sahara (a) (b)
(c) (d)
148. Arrange the following atmospheric zones
in terms of the distance from the earth’s 148
surface in increasing order and select the .

correct answer fromd the codes given


below :
1. Thermosphere 2. Troposphere
3. Stratosphere 4. Mesosphere
Code :
(a) 1, 3, 4, 2 (b) 2, 3, 1, 4 (a) (b)
(c) 3, 4, 2, 1 (d) 2, 3, 4, 1 (c) (d)
149. Match List-I with List-II and choose the
149. I II
correct answer with the help of given
codes:
List-I List-II I II
A) Golden Triangle 1. Myanmar A)
B) Bermuda 2. Opium producing
B)
Triangle area of South
East Asia
C) Rice Bowl of 3. China C)
Far East
D) Red Basin 4. North Atlantic
D)
Ocean
Code:
A B C D
A B C D
(a) 3 2 4 1
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 2 4 1 3
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 4 3 2 1
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 4 3 2
(d) 1 4 3 2
150. Which of the following is the most
150
significant factor in coral bleaching ? .
(a) Mining of Coral Rocks
(a)
(b) Outbreak of Coral Diseases
(b)
(c) Siltation of seawater
(c)
(d) Global Warming
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SERIES
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CODE: DHY PRE-01 (#10/II)
GENERAL STUDIES-I
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