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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

I Time Allowed : Three Hours I Maximum Marks : 200 I

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS

All questions are compulsory.

Marks carried by each question are indicated against it.

Word limit in questions, wherever specified, should be adhered to.

1. (a) 'ffi(j oIiI ~~ ~>n oIiI "W9 ~ *1f?!R1>i1 it '!lll :ai'R ~ 31U1a3T it '!lll ~ 1 --

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Write down the names of five main Committees of Indian Constituent Assembly and their Chairmen. (Word limit: 40) 5

(b) '",W'ldl it ~' ~~ it foR:! ~ i'\ qfU\a %? '@ ~~ i'\ iit<R\ :ai'R ~-~ ~ m"ldl3TI q;) $ i? '~oIiIl.<ld"ldl' q;) qu\;j foR:! ~ i'\ i? (~Wn : 40)

In which Article of the Constitution 'Rights of Freedom' are described? How many and which types of freedoms are there in original Constitution? In which Article, 'Freedom of Press' is included? (Word limit : 40) 5

Describe in brie'f the appointment procedure and jurisdiction of'Lokayukta'. (Word limit: 40) , 5

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What is 'Public Interest Litigation'? Describe its significances. (Word limit: 40) 5

Critically analyze the following (Word limit: 75 each) :

Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Laos and Vietnam (September 2016) 5

27th NATO Summit 5

Kaveri River Water Dispute 5

(d) WiT ~(IP1M'Ii ~, 2016 i\ 'f1({f

India in Rio Paralympic Games, 2016 5

3. (a) ':!~"I[jl(OI' "" ~ '!'!l 'IT? ~ if; ~ 'li1i-1(gOS 'lit '~"I[>ROI "" "'IiK'!' ~ ""IlGl ~? (~@:n : 75) ·

What was the meaning of 'Renaissance'? Which duration of history is called 'Period of Renaissance'? (Word limit: 75) 5

Discuss in brief the role of Rabindranath Tagore in Banga-Bhanga Movement. (Word limit : 75) 5

Discuss in brief the role of Gandhiji after Chauri-Chaura incident. (Word limit: 75) 5

What was 'Kamraj Plan'? Which six Central Ministers' resignations were accepted under this Plan? (Word limit: 75) 5

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Write notes on the following (Word limit : 75 each) 20

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Write the names of the persons honoured by the following awards :

Nobel Prize for Peace, 2016

(ii) ~~, 2016

Ekalavya Puraskar, 2016

(iii) ~~ (~), 2016

Arjuna Puraskar (Cricket), 2016

(iv) <Tffil f<f<:nm ~~, 2016

Continuous Development Leadership Award, 2016

Deenabandhu Sahoo (Indian Association of Physics Teachers) Award, 2016

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Which personality is also sub-named (or titled) as the following?

Missileman

Lok Nayak

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Frontier Gandhi

(iv) ~~

Iron Man (Loh Purush)

(v) ~~

Punjab Kesari

Write the full forms of t~ following abbreviations :

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MO

(ii) ~o ;;mo "'0 ito ~o

AlCTE

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RADAR

UNESCO

(v) ~o '0l0 ano WHO

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Who are the authors of the following books? 5

Ashoka in Ancient India

Citizen and Society

(iii) 3lfor k fR .",

All That Man Is

(iu) 'R ~"'Tff

One Indian Girl

Modi's Midas Touch in Foreign Policy

6. (a) '1I~~USt1 -iI; R"IR1f{sd l!USt1'\ 'lit ~ -iI; ~ \fill i'\ ~ : ~~, 'fP""I(,1IQ iOWSc.1, ~1,:)·i);l1:Ws(.1, 3'1111"'iJ10s0, iitltl4UsC?1

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Write down the following levels (spheres) of atmosphere in ascending order of heights: 5

Troposphere, Stratosphere, Ozonosphere, Ionosphere, Exosphere

yb) >!ffiT <Iil "I'1'IOHI, 2011 -iI; 3[j~ 'R ~~ mamrr "'IT€! "IR ~--.j)qj, ~, ~ (j~ ~ 'fi'j >WI \fill i'\ ~ I

On the basis of Indian Census, 2011, arrange the four most literate States-Goa, Kerala, . Tripura and Mizoram in descending order.

(c) '~9~' -iI; ~ foR "IR ~ 'lit ~ ~ it ~ <Iil ~ i? ~ ~ <Iil ~ ~ WT'¥l foI;o-fi M? Under the Scheme of'Swarnim Chaturbhuj Yojana', which four cosmopolitan cities are being planned to be connected by a National Highway? How much

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shall be the total length of this Highway? 5

Write down the names of Central Universities located in UP (in chronological M~. 5

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Throw light on the main points of the following Schemes (Word limit: 75 each) : 20

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'Income Declaration Scheme' of Central Government

'Samajvadi Pension Scheme' of UP Government

'Lado Rani Yojana'. of Rajasthan Government

'Pashudhan Bima Yojana' (Livestock Insurance Scheme) of Haryana Government

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What is Goods and Services Tax (GST) Constitution Amendment Bill? Which Central taxes are being included in it? What are the expectations from Information Technology for its implementation? (Word limit: 200) 10

Give brief information about the following (Word limit : 40 each)

The Technology Institutions (Amendment) Act, 2016 5

The Maternity Leave (Amendment) Bill, 2016 5

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Why h ave the following places been in news recently? (Word limit : 30 each) 10

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Bha bhra (Madhya Pradesh)

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Charkhi Dadri (Haryana)

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Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Chaubatia (Uttarakhand)

Uri (Jammu-Kashmir)

Why have the following personalities been in . n ews recently? (Word limit : 30 each) 10

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Utjit R. Patel

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Pushpa Kamal Dahal

Dilip Babasaheb Bhosale

(iv) ~~~

Irom Chanu Sharmila

(v) ~~

Anurag Thakur

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How many types of Courts are there in a district according to district level judicial system? Name them and discuss briefly their jurisdictions.

(WQrd limit: 150) 10

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Who said the following statements?

(i) " 1857 <fi1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 'HWiil'f> \$I ~ >Ill"

"1857 Revolution was not a Military Revolt rather it was a real National Revolution."

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"InqIab Jindabad."

(iii) "3TI'l'lR if; til'! '"""" q;U iii; ~ 'lffift<l ~ 3i'\1: ~ 'lffift<l tt'lRI .m ~ I" "Feel proud in announcing that we are Indian and every Indian is our brother."

"Freedom is our birthright and we shall certainly get it."

"If country divides, it shall be on my dead body."

. Describe in brief about the following (Word limit : 40 each)

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God particle

(iii) ~o..fto rl\o

IPC

(iu) rl\o 311\0 'fio rl\o

CRPC

(u) ito ~o ~o

DNA

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