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COMPREHENSIVE TEST - 3
GENERAL STUDIES
PAPER-I
Time Allowed: Two Hours Maximum Marks: 200
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wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-third of the marks assigned to that
question will be deducted as penalty.
(ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if
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penalty for that question.
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1. Consider the following Investments and
infrastructure
1. Shops to be given option to remain
open 24x7 across markets.
2. On east and west coasts, new
Greenfield ports will be developed.
3. Underserved airports will be revived.
For regional connectivity centre to partner
with States to revive small airports.
4. 100 per cent FDI in food processing
and marketing of food products produced
and marketed in India.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 1 and 2
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 4
d) All are correct
2. Which of the following are the views
of the Orientalists, in regard to strengthen
the hold of British rule in India?
1) Intellectual curiosity & romanticizing
of India
2) Wanted gradual change via reason
3) Need of reform imposed from outside
4) Wanted immediate change via force if
necessary
Select the correct answer from the
following
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1, 2 and 3 only
d) 2, 3 and 4 only
3. The impact of the British rule on the
Indian economy was disastrous. In this
regard, which of the following were the
factors that resulted in stagnation of
Indian economy in the 19th century?
1. The ever mounting „Home charges‟
2. Foreign trade
3. The denial of high posts to Indians
4. The extravagant civil and military
administration
5. The continuous drain of wealth from
India
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
b) 1, 3, 4 and 5 are correct
c) 1, 4 and 5 are correct
d) All are correct
4. Consider the following statements:
1. The Landholders‟ Society marked the
beginning of an organised political
activity and used the method of
constitutional agitation for the redressal of
grievances.
2. The Bengal British India Society
founded in 1843, was with the objective of
stimulating the sense of nationalism
amongst the people and of encouraging
political education.
3. Both did not flourish well and later on
merged into a new one named the British
Indian Association.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 1 and 3 are correct
b) 1 and 2 are correct
c) 2 and 3 are correct
d) All are correct
5. Which of the following initiatives
were the ones which worked on the idea
of a common political organisation for the
whole India?
1. The East India Association
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2. The Poona Sarvajanik Sabha
3. The Indian Association of Calcatta
4. The Madras Mahajana Sabha
5. Federation of the Native Press
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 are correct
b) 1, 2, 3 and 5 are correct
c) 1, 4 and 5 are correct
d) All are correct
6. Consider the following statements
1. Mass of the body varies according to
longitudinal position
2. Weight of the body varies according to
latitudinal position
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a)1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 &2
d) Neither 1&2
7. Which of the following statements
about the Tea Party politics of Moderates,
in regard to INC, are correct?
1. They were convinced believers in the
policy of gradualism and
constitutionalism.
2. They did not see any alternative to
British rule in the foreseeable future.
3. They explained Indian Poverty is
largely due to the colonial exploitation of
India‟s economic resource by Britain
4. They felt that the materialistic and
individualistic Western civilisation was
eroding the values of Indian culture.
Select the correct answer from the
following?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1, 2 and 3 only
d) 2, 3 and 4 only
8. How do people walking on burning
coal not burn their feet?
1. Coal is low heat capacity and poor
thermal conduction.
2. The texture of human feet can able to
withstand the temperature of burning coal.
Select the correct answer from the
following:
a) Only 1 is correct
b) Only 2 is correct
c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
9. Which one of the following is the
most fundamental difference between
Mahayana Buddhism and Hinayana
Buddhism ?
a) Emphasis on ahimsa
b) Casteless society
c) Worship of gods and goddesses
d) Worship of stupa
10. The significance of the Bengal
Regulation of 1793 lies in the fact that
a) It provided for the establishment of
the Supreme court
b) It accommodated the personal laws of
Hindus and Muslims
c) It provided for the appointment of the
Indian Law Commission
d) It restricted the application of English
law to Englishmen only
11. Consider the following statements
1. The energy content of raw rice less than
boiled rice.
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2. Sweat comes out of our irrespective of
the relative Humidity of the environment.
Select the correct answer from the
following:
a) Only 1 is correct
b) Only 2 is correct
c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
12. Consider the following statements:
1. Mohiniattam influenced by
Vaishnavism and had the central concept
of Krishna as the divine dancer and Radha
as his partner.
2. Mohiniattam has elements of both
Kathakali as well as Bharatanatyam.
Select the correct answer from the
following:
a) Only 1 is correct
b) Only 2 is correct
c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
13.Consider the following statements in
regard to Kathakali:
1. Vallathol Narayana Menon founded
the kalamandalam and made it his mission
to revive this ancient dance form.
2. In this form, the dancers use their
gestures and expressions to suggest the
scene.
3. It draws its theme from the epics and
puranas, and presents the eternal conflict
between good and evil.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 1 and 3 are correct
b) 1 and 2 are correct
c) 2 and 3 are correct
d) All are correct
14. Consider the following in regard to
Chhau dance:
1. The basic stances and postures of this
dance resemble those of modern dance
movements.
2. Chhau dance are ceremonially
performed during the annual sun festival
or spring festival at which shiva and
parvati are the presiding deities.
3. This dance style movements shows the
close cultural ties between India, Japan,
Indonesia and Sri Lanka from the ancient
times.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 1 and 3 are correct
b) 1 and 2 are correct
c) 2 and 3 are correct
d) All are correct
15. Identify which of the following pair
is/are correctly matched?
1. Swastika – peace and well being
2. Shrivatsa – a pure soul
3. Kalasha – victory over sexual desires
4. Darpana – one‟s true self
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1, 2 and 4
c) 1, 3 and 4
d) All are correct
16. Consider the following statements:
1. Hinayanists laid emphasis on the
concept of Boddhisattva and on the
salvation of all sentient individuals.
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2. Vajrayana evolved from the
interaction of Buddhist thought and
Brahmanical speculations.
3. The philosophy of Buddhism calls for
a life of painful asceticism and self-
mortification.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 1 and 3 are correct
b) 2 only is correct
c) 3 only is correct
d) 2 and 3 are correct
17. Consider the following:
1. Ankia Nat is a synthesis of classical
Indian theatrical forms and local
traditions.
2. It is generally performed in the
village hall/ a pandal in an open field.
3. It had its root in rural Assam.
4. Bhaona is a theatre form that is a
presentation of the Ankia Nat
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1, 2 and 4
c) 1, 3 and 4
d) All are correct
18. Consider the following:
1. Bhand Pather is a traditional theatre
form of Kashmir, which combines dance,
acting and music.
2. Laughter is an important part of this
theatre and in Jashin form a clown is a
must in a pather.
3. Jashin is a powerful medium of satire
on social evils.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 1 and 3 are correct
b) 1 and 2 are correct
c) 2 and 3 are correct
d) All are correct
19. Consider the following:
Ashoka measures adopted for the spread of
Buddism
1. He built a large number of monasteries all
over the empire spent large sums of money in
endowing them.
2. He spread the doctrines of Buddha by
engraving them on rocks,pillars and on the
walls of the caves throughout the vast
empire.
3. He made arrangement to feed the poor and
physically unfit people.He was like a father
to his subjects.His motto was „Service and
sacrifice‟.
4. He take care of women and bring religious
awareness among them.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1, 2 and 4
c) 1, 3 and 4
d) All are correct
20. Consider the following:
Art and Architecture of Mauryan Empire
1. The stupas were dome like mounds of
brick or stone built in honour of Mahavira
2. Fahien exclaimed about palaces of Maurya
as it was created by God.
3. Dasharatha king built caves for meditation
of the Buddhist monks.
4. Ashoka gave up the use of wood.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
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a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1and 4
d) All are correct
21. PM Jan Aushadhi Yojana features
1.under this scheme Price control of
Scheduled and Non-Scheduled Drugs,
Uniform VAT, and Reduction in Excise duty.
2. To create an awareness drive among the
people about the generic medicines and their
potency in spite of their lower prices.
3. Differential cost of the drugs according to
the economic status of the people. Poor will
be more beneficiaries than rich.
4. subsidy for the poor transfer through direct
cash Transfer.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 1 and 2
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 4
d) All are correct
22. National Digital Literacy Mission
1. Digital Literacy (Level 1) To make a
person IT literate, so that he/ she can operate
digital devices, like mobile phones, tablets,
etc., send and receive emails and search
Internet for information.
2. Digital Literacy (Level 2) - Besides IT
literacy at a higher level, the citizen would
also be trained to effectively access the
various e-Governance services being offered
to the citizen by the Government and other
agencies.
3. The NLM means not only learning how to
read, write and count but also helping people
understand why they are deprived and
helping them move towards change.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 1 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) All are correct
23. Which of the following Congress leader
was against having an alliance with Muslim
leaders over a religious issue, Khilafat
question, and sceptical of satyagraha as an
instrument of politics?
a) Balagangadhar Tilak
b) Maulana Azad
c) Motilal Nehru
d) Lala Lajpat Rai
24. Twitter Position of strength campaign in
India to empower women
1. Position of strength campaign has
been launched with partnership of FICCI
Ladies Organisation and Observer
Research Foundation.
2. It seeks to engage more women to find
their voices online and help them to
communicate safely with confidence and
network with other like-minded women.
3.Twitter also launched its Safety Center
in Hindi to ensure education and
engagement of women locally to enable
them to use this platform safely and with
confidence.
Select the correct answer from the
options given below:
a) 1 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) All are correct
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25. India‟s first River Information System
(RIS) will facilitate
1. Enhancement of inland navigation
safety in ports and rivers.
2. Better use of the inland waterways.
3. Environmental protection.
4. a statutory body under the aegis of
Union Ministry of Shipping is
implementing the RIS in India
Select the correct answer from the
options given below:
a) 2 and 4
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1,2 and 4
d) All are correct
26. Symptoms of Dengue Fever
1. Severe joint and muscle pain
2. Swollen lymph nodes
3. Exhaustion and rash.
Select the correct answer from the
options given below:
a) 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 1 and 3
d) All are correct
27. Climate Change Action Plan (CCP)
1. World Bank would focus on
expanding universal access to early-
warning systems in the case of disasters
to 100 million people by the year 2020.
2. It seeks to help only developing
countries to deliver their targets set in
the national climate plans submitted for
the historic climate agreement reached at
COP21 in Paris in December 2015.
3. it seeks to help developing countries
make major transitions to increase
sources of renewable energy, develop
green transport systems, decrease high-
carbon energy sources and build
sustainable, livable cities for growing
urban populations.
Select the correct answer from the
options given below:
a) 1 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) All are correct
28. Scientists fear that ballast water
carried by ships is providing a vehicle to
bring in exotic invasive species across the
Indian Coast. What is ballast ?
1. Ballast is a compartment in a ship that
provides it stability as it holds water
which moves in and out of it to balance
the ship.
2. The compartment usually remains
below the water level in order to
counteract the weight above the water
level.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a)1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 &2
d) Neither 1&2
29. Which state Government has declared
June 22 as „Snake Bird Day‟ in a bid to
protect the endangered species which is also
known as Indian darter.
a) Kerala
b) Goa
c) Assam
d) Odhisa
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30. Jal Kranti Abhiyan activities include
1. Rain water harvesting
2. Recycling of waste water
3. Micro irrigation for using water efficiently
and mass awareness program.
4. A cadre of local water professional Jal
Mitra will be created and they will be given
training to create mass awareness.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 1 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) All are correct
31. Facts about volcanic eruption
1. Volcanic eruptions by injecting
particulates into the atmosphere may have
slowed down global warming.
2. volcanic aerosol particles have reflected
the incoming solar radiation twice in the
lowest part of the stratosphere.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a)1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 &2
d) Neither 1&2
32. It is region of transition layer between the
wet weather layer with clouds at lower level
and the dry and cloud-free layer above it.
Select the correct definition:
a) Tropopause
b) startopause
c) Troposphere
d) Stratosphere
33. Features of earthquake early warning
system which installed in Uttarkhand
recently
1. The system is incorporated with sensors
which are capable to detect P (Primary) and
S (Secondary) waves generated during an
earthquake.
2.It is capable to detect the harmless P wave,
which travels faster than the S wave for
advance warning.
3. The system has the earliest detection
among those currently in use worldwide.
4. It‟s indigenous product under make in
India.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 2 and 4
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1,2 and 3
d) All are correct
34. Which of the following criteria are used
by UNDP in calculation of Human
Development Index ?
1. In Education Index, mean Years of
Schooling(MYS) are based on the time spent
by a % year old child in school.
2.Income Index is based on PPP(on per
capita GDP)
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a)1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 &2
d) Neither 1&2
35. Superconductors have no electrical
resistance. Despite this, they are not used in
the transmission of electricity, because
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a) Superconductors are very cheap but not
eco-friendly.
b) Superconductors that work at normal
temperatures are hardly available.
c) Technology for the construction of
Superconductors is very costly.
d) Superconductors show radioactivity when
electricity flows through them.
36. Which of the following could be called
investment expenditure by a firm?
1. Purchase of new machinery
2. Upgrading existing machinery
3. Building a new production plant.
4. Investing surplus profits in shares
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 4 only
c) 1,2 and 3
d) All are correct
37. Consider the following statements
regarding Sahara type of climate:
1. It is found between 15-30˚ latitudes on
either side of the equator on the eastern parts
of continents.
2. The vegetation of this climate has long
roots and waxy thorns and few leaves.
3. Subsiding warm air mass of the
subtropical anticyclones is one of the main
characteristics of this climate.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct ?
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) All are correct
38. The MRP measures consumption of low-
frequency items are
1. Clothing
2. Footwear
3. Durables
4. Education
5. Institutional health expenditure
Select the included in calculation of poverty
in MRP from the options given below:
a) 1 and 2only
b) 1 ,2 and 3 only
c) 3,4 and 5 only
d) All are correct
39. Which of the following statements
regarding the leader of opposition in the Lok
sabha is/are correct ?
1.Where there are two or more parties in
opposition having the same number of seats
in house, the Speaker, on his discretion,
recognizes any one of the of such parties as
the leader of opposition.
2.The leader of opposition draws the same
salary as a minister with cabinet rank.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a)1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 &2
d) Neither 1&2
40. Which of the following are considered as
the ones which lowered the prestige of the
office of Governor in India?
1. Frequent removals and transfers of
Governors before the end of their tenure.
2. Reserving Bills for President's
consideration.
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3. Multi-faceted role played by the
governor.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
41. Which of the following are considered to
be the basic functions/roles of mass media
(radio and television), accepted by all, in
general?
1. Entertainment.
2. Dissemination of news promptly of
important national and State happenings.
3. Specific programmes aimed at national
integration, emphasising the basic cultural
unity of the country and the close links in the
socio-economic structure overriding
chauvinistic considerations of caste,
community, region and religion.
4. Communication of the policies of the
Union and the State Governments.
5. Allowing political parties an access to put
across their political philosophies.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
42. Which of the following rights are
considered as fundamental rights in India?
1. Right to form cooperative societies
2. Cultural and Educational Rights
3. Right against Exploitation
4. Right to Property
5. Right to Constitutional Remedies
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
(a) 1 and 5 only
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 5
(c) 1, 3 and 5
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
43.
1. The preamble is justiciable in nature, can
be enforced in a court of law.
2. The preamble cannot override the specific
provisions of the Constitution
3. It declares the rights and freedoms which
the people of India intended to secure to all
citizens and the basis of type of government
and polity which was to be established.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
44. Which are Fundamental Rights exclusive
to the Citizens of India.
1. Article 15
2. Article 16
3. Article 19
4. Article 21
5. Article 30
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
(a) 1 and 5 only
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 5
(c) 1, 3 and 5
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
45. Which of the following constitutional
provisions are exceptions to the Right to
Equality under Article-14?
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1. Article 31-C
2. Article 105
3. Article 361
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
46. The Doctrine of Division of Power, in
our Indian Political System, refers to
a) Separate government at Union and
State level
b) Three separate lists as Union, State
and Concurrent list
c) Separation of legislative, executive
and judicial powers of the government
and vesting it in the three independent
organs of the government.
d) Having two separate houses of
Parliament
47. The surcharges on taxes and duties levied
by the parliament, under Article-271, are
a) Exclusive to the Centre
b) Shared with the state
c) Assigned to the particular
state/states
d) Any of the above
48. Which of the following are the objectives
of National Human Rights Commission?
1. To investigate into the methods,
modes and the quantum of human
rights violations.
2. To strengthen the institutional
arrangements through which human
rights issues could be addressed
3. To enquire into the causes for
violation of human rights.
4. To inquire into any violation of
human rights.
5. To suggest methods for promoting
and protecting human rights including
legislation and administrative changes.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
(a) 1 and 5 only
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 5
(c) 1, 2 and 5
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
49. Consider the following subjects listed
under Seventh schedule and identify which
of the following comes under the Union list:
1. Regulation and development of
inter-state rivers and river valleys
2. Cultivation and manufacture of
opium and its export
3. Regulation of mines and mineral
development
4. Price control
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
50. The inferred rights are those rights, which
are not explicitly provided by the
Constitution which is the inferred rights are:
1. Right to health of the workers
2. Right to shelter
3. Right against cruel punishment
4. Right to live with dignity
5. Right to privacy
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Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
(a) 1 and 5 only
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 5
(c) 1, 2 and 5
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
51. Consider the following statements:
1. Offshore trade winds prevail with
practically no rain, in summer.
2. Bright, sunny weather with hot dry
summers and wet, mild winters.
3. Prominence of many local winds near
the coastal region.
Which of the following climatic region
experience the above mentioned
phenomenon?
a) Warm temperate western margin
climate region
b) Cool temperate western margin
climate region
c) Temperate continental climate region
d) Cool temperate eastern margin
climate region
52. Match List I with List II and select the
correct answer using the codes given
below the lists:
List I (Cloud) List II (Characteristics)
A. Cirrus 1. Rain bearing
B. Stratus 2. Sheets of layer
C. Nimbus 3. Fibrous and feathery
appearance
D. Cumulus 4. Raising dome appearance
or cauliflower structure
Codes :
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 3 1 2 4
53. Evidence of the Earth‟s Sphericity
1. Circum-navigation of the Earth.
2. The mast of a ship is seen before the
hull on curved horizontal.
3. Sun rises and sun sets at different
times for different places.
4. The lunar eclipse.
5. Other planetary bodies are spherical.
Select the correct answer using the
codes given below:
(a) 1, 4 and 5 only
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 5
(c) 1, 3 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
54. Features of Mechanically formed
sedimentary rocks :
1. A coarse type of sandstone is known
as Grit.
2. When larger pebbles are firmly
cemented to form a rock it‟s called
conglomerate.
3. When fragments are angular called
breccia.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
55. Consider the following pairs:
Dam/Power Project River
1. Matatilla : Betwa
2. Daudhan : Ken
3. Bansagar : Sone
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Which of the following pairs correctly
matched above?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3
c) 2 and 3
d) All the above
56. Consider the following statements in
regard to a particular state in India and
identify the state from the options given
below:
1. Having Old alluvial and calcareous
soil, alluvial soil, and Mountain soil in the
south to north direction.
2. In agricultural activity, completely
wheat dominant.
3. Having average literacy rate of 75%.
Select the correct answer:
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Karnataka
c) Rajasthan
d) Punjab
57. Which of the following state/states, in
India have the presence of skeletal soil?
a) Jammu and Kashmir
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b
58. Consider the following statements:
1. The place of origin of an earthquake
within the earth crust is known as focus.
2. The point on the earth surface vertically
above the locus is called the epicentre.
3. The shock waves travel in all direction
from the focus.
Which of the following statement are true, in
regard to earthquake in India?
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Both 1 and 2
d) All the three
59. Consider the following statements:
1. In regions where volcanoes have been
active, waters in the depth are heated from
contact with the hot magma and are called as
geysers.
2. The geysers are common features in
countries like Australia, South Africa, Brazil,
etc.
3. In India, the geyser of 3 places namely
Puga valley, Manikaran and Taptapani are
where the efforts to harness this energy
potential are happening.
4.hot springs any part of the earth where
water sinks deep enough beneath the surface
to be heated by the interior forces.
Select the correct option from the codes
given below:
a) Only 1
b) 1 ,2 and 3
c) 1, 3 and 4
d) All the above
60. The unique significance of Mangrove
forest can be attributed to
1. Adaptation to low oxygen
2. Aerial root system
3. Salt resistive
4. Prevents sea erosion
5. Role in climate change mitigation
Select the correct option from the codes
given below:
a) 2, 4 and 5
b) 1 and 3
c) 1, 2 and 4
d) All the above
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61. Consider the following statements:
1. Tannin is tree bark extract mostly used for
converting skin into leather.
2. Lignin and Tannin have certain
characteristics similar to phenol.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a) Only 1 is correct
b) Only 2 is correct
c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
62. Which of the following are the major
factors responsible for biodiversity loss in
India?
1. Habitat fragmentation
2. Agriculture
3. Mining
4. cross-border bio-piracy
5. Illegal extraction and export of valuable
medicinal plants
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a) 1, 3, 4 and 5
b) 1, 4 and 5
c) 1 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
63. According to India‟s Climate Change
Assessment for 2030, which of the following
were their assessments, on the agricultural
front?
1. Irrigated rice in all the regions are likely
to gain in yields marginally due to warming
as compared to the rainfed crop like Maize
and Sorghum.
2. The Coconut productivity is projected to
rise in the eastern coast and reduce in the
western coastal region.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a) Only 1 is correct
b) Only 2 is correct
c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
64. Extinction of species and gradual changes
in ecological communities is a natural
phenomenon. However, now it is estimated
that species are disappearing at an alarmingly
higher rate than the evolutionary processes
and this is predicted to rise dramatically. In
this regard, consider the following
statements:
1. These losses are reversible.
2. The loss in biodiversity impoverishes us
all, and weakens the ability of the living
systems
3. These losses help in better adaptation and
mitigation strategy for climate change.
4. It poses a threat to our own well being,
considering our dependence on food crops
and medicines, and other biological
resources.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a) 1 and 3
b) 1, 2 and 4
c) 2 and 4
d) 2, 3 and 4
65. Which of the following is incorrect in
regard to algae and protozoa?
a) Algae are found either over the surface or
below the surface of soil, whereas protozoa
are found only in the upper layer of the soil.
b) Majority of protozoa feed upon microbial
cell or other particulate matters for their
growth.
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c) Both algae and protozoa contribute to the
accumulation of organic matter (bio-mass) in
the soil.
d) Algae also contribute in the weathering of
rocks for the soil formation.
66. Consider the following statements:
1. The density of air in the atmosphere
increases upward in the mesosphere, as there
is high absorption of UV rays in this zone.
2. The process of photo-ionisation in the
mesosphere is the one which is responsible
for the phenomenon of Aurora Borealis and
Aurora Australis.
3. The average thickness of ozone layer in
the upper atmosphere generally increases
towards poles.
Choose the correct option in regard to the
above given statements:
a) Only 2
b) 2 and 3
c) Only 3
d) 1, 2 and 3
67. Decomposition rates vary among
ecosystems. The rate of decomposition is
generally governed:
1. The social environment
2. The physical environment
3. The quantity and quality of the organic
material available to decomposers
4. The nature of the microbial community
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a) 1 and 2
b) 1, 2 and 4
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
68. Which of the following are the common
traits of invasive species?
1. Fast growth and short lifetime
2. Rapid reproduction
3. Ecological competence
4. Phenotypic plasticity
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a) 1 and 2
b) 1, 2 and 4
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
69. When polyvinyl chloride (PVC) cables
insulation are burned to retrieve copper from
the wires, which of the following highly
toxic components are released?
1. Dioxins
2. Furans
3. Endrin,
4. Dieldrin
5. Mirex
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a) 1 and 2
b) 1, 2 and 5
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3 and 5
70. Biomagnification is the increase in
concentration of certain substance across
trophic levels. Which of the following
substance do bio-magnify naturally?
1. DDT
2. Polychlorinated biphenyl
3. Toxaphene
4. Monomethyl mercury
5. Barium
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
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a) 1 and 2
b) 1, 2 and 5
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3 and 5
71. Expansion of water contributes to the
fitness of the environment for life:
1. Prevents deep bodies of water from
freezing solid from the bottom up.
2.Since ice is less dense, it forms on the
surface first. As water freezes it releases heat
to the water below and insulates it.
3. Makes the transitions between seasons less
abrupt. As water freezes, hydrogen bonds
form releasing heat. As ice melts, hydrogen
bonds break absorbing heat.
Choose the correct option in regard to the
above given statements:
a) Only 2
b) 2 and 3
c) Only 3
d) 1, 2 and 3
72. Identify the incorrect pair/s from the
following:
1. Liberalisation - Disinvestment
2. Privatisation - Deregulation of Industrial
sector
3. Globalisation - Outsourcing
Select the correct answer from the following
options:
a) Only 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) All the above
73. Consider the following statements:
1. Direct taxes consist of taxes on incomes
of individuals as well as profits of business
enterprises.
2. High rates of income tax are an important
reason for tax evasion, whereas moderate
rates can encourage savings and voluntary
disclosure of income.
3. Reforms in the Indirect taxes can facilitate
establishment of common national market for
goods and commodities.
Select the correct answer from the following
options:
a) Only 2 is correct
b) 1 and 3 are correct
c) 2 and 3 are correct
d) All are correct
74. Identify the incorrect pairs from the
following:
1. TRIMS – apply to the domestic
regulations a country applies to foreign
investors
2. TRIPS – introduced intellectual property
law into the international trading system
3. GATS – to extend the multilateral trading
system to service sector
Select the correct answer from the following
options:
a) All the above
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) None is incorrect
75. Which of the following constitute the
Central indirect tax, in India?
1. CENVAT
2. Central sales tax
3. Luxury tax
4. Octrai
Select the correct answer from the following
options:
a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
b) 1 and 2 are correct
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c) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
d) All are correct
76. In the recent times, the Government has
been committed to correcting mistaken
decisions of the past, and is therefore
continuing with its policy of keeping fiscal
deficit under 3 percent and reducing general
government debt. In general, which of the
following measures can help in controlling
the government expenditure?
1. Zero based budgeting
2. Privatisation of many services of
Government of India
3. Reducing subsidies on non-merit goods
4. Increasing the interest rate on the small
savings
Select the correct answer from the following
options:
a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
b) 1 and 2 are correct
c) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
d) All are correct
77. Consider the following statements in
regard to Ways and Means Advances:
1. These are temporary advances (overdrafts)
extended by RBI to the government.
2. They are mutually determined limits, upto
which the government can borrow from the
by RBI.
3. Advances made under WMA will not
come under the FRBM Act provisions, in
relation to total borrowing by the
Government of India.
Select the correct answer from the following
options:
a) Only 2 is correct
b) 1 and 3 are correct
c) 1 and 2 are correct
d) All are correct
78. Which of the following measures can
help in reducing the government subsidies
and overall enhancement of the quality of
economy?
1. Nutrient based subsidy
2. Direct cash transfer
3. e-governance
4. Aadhaar enabled service delivery
Select the correct answer from the following
options:
a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
b) 1 and 2 are correct
c) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
d) All are correct
79. Which of the following expenditures
come under the category of non-planned
expenditure?
1. Subsidy
2. Grants to the states
3. Natural calamities
4. Interest payments
5. Defence
Select the correct answer from the following
options:
a) 1 and 3 are correct
b) 1, 3 and 5 are correct
c) 1, 3, 4 and 5 are correct
d) All are correct
80. Consider the following statements in
regard to Security Transaction Tax:
1. It is a tax on the stock exchange
transaction including buying and selling of
share.
2. It is both an Advelorem tax and a Direct
tax.
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3. The burden of this tax will not be equally
shared by buyer and sellers, as the seller have
to pay more percentage.
Select the correct answer from the following
options:
a) 1 and 2 are correct
b) 2 and 3 are correct
c) 1 and 3 are correct
d) All are correct
81. Which of the following is / are the
characteristic/ characteristics of Indian coal?
1. High ash content
2. Low sulphur content
3. Low ash fusion temperature
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 2 only
c. 1 and 3 only
d. 1, 2 and 3
82. “Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and
the people used to be nomadic herders.” The
above statement best describes which of the
following regions?
a. African Savannah
b. Central Asian Steppe
c. North American Prairie
d. Siberian Tundra
83. What are the significances of a practical
approach to sugarcane production known as
„Sustainable Sugarcane Initiative‟?
1. Seed cost is very low in this compared to
the conventional method of cultivation.
2. Drip irrigation can be practiced very
effectively in this.
3. There is no application of chemical/
inorganic fertilizers at all in this.
4. The scope for intercropping is more in this
compared to the conventional method of
cultivation.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 1,2 and 4 only
C. 2, 3 and 4 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
84. Consider the following statements:
1. The height of rising water varies
appreciably depending upon the position of
sun and moon with respect to the earth
2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining
earth‟s heat balance.
3. Differences in water density affect vertical
mobility of ocean currents.
4. Ocean currents are affected by the
configuration of the ocean.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 2,3 and 4
(c) 1,3 and 4
(d) all the above
85. The presence of rich minerals like
copper, zinc, silver, etc in DRC is attributed
to
a) Congo river basin
b) Katanga plateau
c) Tanganyika lake
d) North kivu lake
86. With reference to the formation of soil,
which of the following factors are
significant?
1. Basic rocky material
2. Climate
3. Human effect
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4. Biological effect
5. Time factor,
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below :
a) 1,2 and 3 only
b) 1,2 and 4 only
c) 1,2,4 and 5 only
d) 1,2,3,4 and 5
87. Consider the following
1. Fishing cat
2. Monitor Lizard
3. Llama
4. Leopard cat
Which of the above is/are naturally found in
India ?
a) 1 and 4 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1,2 and 4 only
88.
1. Exploration of polymetallic nodules in the
Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) funded
by Department of Ocean Development.
2. Polymetallic nodules are Fe-Mn oxide
deposits, potato shape, porous, black earthy
colour
3. To determine the chemical composition of
nodules the samples need to be dried,
powdered in an agate mortar, digested in
mixture of Hydroflouric, Perchloric and
Nitric acids.
4. In the Indian Ocean, nodules occur in
different basins such as CIOB Wharton
Basin, Crozet Basin, Madgascar Basin,
Somali Basin, South Australian Basin and
Arabian sea.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 2,3 and 4
(c) 1,3 and 4
(d) all the above
89. Consider the following statements about
Hybridoma Technology
1. By using the technique, Polyclonal
Antibodies are prepared.
2. This technique is very useful treatment of
cancer.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a)1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 &2 d) Neither
1&2
90. Consider the following statements:
1. Silicon is used in solar cells and is an
environment friendly element.
2. Alternative Current can be obtained from
solar batteries directly.
3. Water flow in a river is a form of
renewable energy.
Choose the correct option in regard to the
above given statements:
a) Only 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) 1 and 2
91. Which of the following statements is/are
correct ?
1. The expression „contempt of court‟ has
been defined under ancillary powers of the
Supreme Court by the Indian Constitution in
article 140.
2. A petition in respect to disputes relating to
elections of the members of the Indian
Parliament can be presented before a high
court.
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Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a)1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 &2
d) Neither 1&2
92. Which of the following statements are
associated with the National Urban Health
Mission (NUHM) as a sub-mission of
National Health Mission (NHM) ?
1. It would primarily focus on slum dwellers
and other marginalized groups like rickshaw
pullers, street vendors, railway and bus
station coolies, homeless people, street
children, construction site workers.
2. Non-communicable diseases will also be
covered under it.
3. The Programme Implementation Plans
(PIPs) sent by the by the states are apprised
and approved by the Ministry.
4. NUHM would cover all State capitals,
district headquarters and cities/towns with a
population of more than 50000
Which of the above statements is/are true?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2,3 and 4
(c) 1,3 and 4
(d) all the above
93. Consider the following statements about
Littoral and Swamp Forests:
1. These forests can survive and grow only in
brackish water.
2. Sundari,agar,bhendi,keora and bhara are
some important species found in these
forests.
Select the correct answer from the options
given below:
a)1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 &2
d) Neither 1&2
94. Which one of the following terms
describes a broad transition between two
different ecosystems comprising mainly plant
communities ?
a) Ecocline
b) Ecological niche
c) Ecotope
d) Ecotone
95. Consider the following statements:
1. The male chromosome is always
responsible for sex determination in every
organic species.
2. Change of even a single base pair in DNA
can be cause of mutation.
3. Sickle cell Anemia is a genetic disorder.
Which of the statements given above are
correct?
A) 1 and 2 only
B) 2 and 3 only
C) 1 and 3 only
D) 1, 2 and 3
96. Breastfeeding is most necessary for
newly born babies because :
a) It produces subsequent antitoxins in
babies.
b) It produces cell- mediated immunity(CMI)
in babies
c) It produces natural active immunity in
babies.
d) It produces humoral immune response in
babies.
97. Consider the following:
1. Indochinese tiger
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2. Siberian tiger
3. Royal Bengal tiger
4. Sumatran toger
The white tiger is a rare pigmentation variant
of which of the above tiger subspecies ?
a) 1 and 4 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
98. Consider the following statements about
the Meghalaya plateau:
1. It is rich in mineral resources like coal,iron
ore,sillimanite,limestone and uranium.
2. It receives very high rainfall from the
southwest monsoon.
3. Cherrapunji is devoid of any permanent
vegetation cover.
Which of the statements given above is/are
true ?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1,2 and 3
99. Which of the following pollutants can be
found in motor vehicle emissions ?
1. Ozone
2. Carbon monoxide
3. Benzene
4. Formalin
5. Carbon dioxide
6. Nitrogen oxide
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below :
a) 1,2,4,5 and 6 only
b) 2,4,5 and 6 only
c) 1,2,3,5 and 6 only
d) 1,2,3,4,5 and 6
100. The moderate leaders‟ political outlook
was a happy combination of liberalism and
moderation. And hence they worked to
procure for Indian:
1. Freedom from race and creed prejudice
2. Equality before law
3. Extension of civil liberties
4. Extension of representative institutions
Select the correct answer from the following?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1, 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4