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SCS-1 ( A – 1 )
Booklet Sr. No.
PSCSCCE – 2018
PAPER – 1
(General Studies)
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SCS-1 ( A – 2 )
1. The element which is generally
absorbed by plants along with Zn and
causes “Ouch Ouch” disease in human
beings is
(a) Tin (Sn)
(b) Cadmium (Cd)
(c) Mercury (Hg)
(d) Chromium (Cr)
2. The recent Supreme Court ruling
about the limitations of the powers of
Lt. Governor of Delhi vis-à-vis the
Chief Minister of Delhi has been
making news. In this case, who out of
the following was one of the defence
counsels for Aam Aadmi Party ?
(a) Ram Jethmalani
(b) P. Chidambaram
(c) Dushyant Dave
(d) Mukul Rohatgi
3. What is meant by the term “Oilzapper”
that we frequently hear in the news ?
(a) It is an eco-friendly technology
for the remediation of oily sludge
and oil spills.
(b) It is the latest technology
developed for under-sea oil
exploration.
(c) It is a genetically engineered high
biofuel-yielding maize variety.
(d) It is the latest technology to
control the accidentally caused
flames from oil wells.
1. g"fdnK tZb'A Zn d/ Bkb^Bkb fejVk sZs ;'fynk iKdk j? fi; Bkb fJB;kBK ftu ‘‘nkT{u^nkT{u’’ (Ouch Ouch) phwkoh j[zdh j?<
(a) fNB (Sn)
(b) e?vwhnw (Cd) (c) woeoh (Hg) (d) eo'whnw (Cr)
2. ;[gohw e'oN dk fgSb/ fdBh fdZbh d/ b?chNhB?AN rtoBo ns/ fdZbh d/ w[Zy wzsoh d/ nfXeko y/so ;pzXh nkfJnk nfjw c?;bk yapoK ftZu j?. nkw nkdwh gkoNh bJh fJ; e/; ftZu g?otkJh eoB tkb/ tehbK ftZu'A fJZe w[Zy Bkw j/m fbfynK ftu'A fe; dk j?<
(a) okw i/mwbkBh
(b) ghH fudkwpow
(c) d[f;anzs dt/
(d) w[e[b o'jksrh
3. ypoK ftu ne;o ;[D/ ikD tkb/ ‘‘Oilzapper’’ dk eh wsbp j?<
(a) fJj fJe ‘Jhe'^co?Avbh’ ftXh j? fi; Bkb s/b d/ ;bZi ns/ c?b/ j'J/ s/b dk T[guko ehsk iKdk j?.
(b) fJj fJe BthB ftXh j? fi; Bkb ;w[zdo j/mb/ s/b B{z bZfGnk iKdk j?.
(c) fJj fJe wZeh dh genetically
engineered BthA fe;w j? fi; Bkb tZX pkfJU^JhAXB pDdk j?.
(d) fJj s/b d/ y{jK ftZu d[oxNBkt; bZrD tkbh nZr B{z ekp{ eoB dh BthA ftXh j?.
SCS-1 ( A – 3 )
4. What is the difference between a CFL
and an LED lamp ?
1. To produce light, a CFL uses
mercury vapour and phosphor
while an LED lamp uses
semiconductor material.
2. The average life span of a CFL is
much longer than that of an LED
lamp.
3. A CFL is less energy-efficient as
compared to an LED lamp.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
5. International Union for Conservation
of Nature (IUCN) considers a species
to be ‘critically endangered’ if the
spatial measure (extent of occurrence)
is estimated to be less than _________
km2.
(a) 50
(b) 100
(c) 150
(d) 200
4. CFL ns/ LED b?Ag (Lamp) ftu eh coe j?<
1. o";aBh g?dk eoB bJh, CFL gko/ (mercury) d/ t/goK (vapours) ns/ ck;c'o dk fJ;s/wkb eodk j? ns/ LED ;?wh^ezveNo dk fJ;s/wkb eodk j?.
2. CFL dh n";s T[wo LED s'A fes/ tZX j[zdh j?.
3. CFL, LED b?Ag Bkb'A xZN T{oik^e[;ab j?.
T[go'es ftu'A fejVh$fejVhnK ;N/Nw?AN ;jh jB<
(a) e/tb 1
(b) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(c) e/tb 1 ns/ 3
(d) 1, 2 ns/ 3
5. fJzNoB?;aBb :{BhnB cko ezB;ot/;aB nkc
B/uo (IUCN) d/ nB[;ko fe;/ th iht
T[giksh (species) B{z ‘rzGho yso/’
(critically endangered) ftZu wzfBnk iKdk
j? i/ T[;dk ;EkBe wkg (n?e;N?AN nkc
neo?A;) nzdkiaB _______ km2 s'A xZN
j?<
(a) 50
(b) 100
(c) 150
(d) 200
SCS-1 ( A – 4 )
6. Consider the following statements
about an estuary :
1. An estuary is the place where the
river fresh water meets with
ocean water.
2. This area is highly productive.
3. This area is highly unproductive.
Which of the above statements is/are
true ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 3 only
7. Compounds of ______ cause Minamata
disease.
(a) Mercury
(b) Cadmium
(c) Cobalt
(d) Fertilizers
8. Consider the following statements in
the context of the Clean Energy
Ministerial (CEM) :
1. It is a global forum to promote
policies and programmes that
advance clean energy technology
and to encourage the transition to
a global clean energy economy.
2. India is a participating nation in
the Clean Energy Ministerial.
3. India has denied to participate in
the programme ‘21st Century
Power’ under Clean Energy
Ministerial.
Which of the above statements are
correct ?
(a) 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
6. djkBk (Estuary) pko/ j/m fby/ eEB tku'L
1. fJj T[j irQk j? fiZE/ Bdh dk skiak gkDh ;w[zdo d/ gkDh Bkb fwbdk j?.
2. fJj y/so pj[s T[sgkde (productive) j[zdk j?.
3. fJj y/so fpbe[b T[sgkde (productive) BjhA j[zdk j?.
T[go'es ftu'A fejV/ eEB ;jh jB< (a) e/tb 1 (b) e/tb 2 (c) e/tb 1 ns/ 2 (d) e/tb 3
7. __________ sZs d/ fw;aoD fwBkwkNk (Minamata) phwkoh dk ekoD pDd/ jB<
(a) woeoh (Mercury)
(b) e?vwhnw (Cadmium)
(c) e'pkbN (Cobalt)
(d) ykdK (Fertilizers)
8. ebhB n?Boih wBh;Nohnb (CEM) d/ ;zpzX ftZu j/m fby/ fpnkBK (statements) ftu'A fejVk ;jh j? L 1. fJj ;kca T{oik (Clean energy) B{z
nZr/ tXkT[D bJh BhshnK ns/ gq'rokwK B{z T[s;akjs eoB tkbk rb'pb c'ow j?.
2. Gkos ebhB n?Boih wBh;Nohnb (CEM) ftu fjZ;k b?D tkbk d/;a j?.
3. Gkos ebhB n?Boih wBh;Nohnb (CEM) d/ nXhB ‘21st ;?Auoh gkto’ gq'rokw ftZu f;aoes BjhA eo fojk.
T[go'es ftu'A fejV/ fpnkB (statement) ;jh jB< (a) e/tb 2 ns/ 3 (b) e/tb 1 ns/ 3 (c) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(d) 1, 2 ns/ 3
SCS-1 ( A – 5 )
9. With reference to the Wildlife
(Protection) Act 1972, consider the
following statements :
1. It was formed in order to fulfil
India’s international obligation
under the Convention on
Biological Diversity.
2. As per the law only a part of the
wild animal is considered as a
wildlife trophy.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
10. Kanjli Wetland is in which district of
Punjab ?
(a) Kapurthala
(b) Moga
(c) Tarn Taran
(d) Fazilka
9. izrbh iht (;[oZfynk) n?eN 1972
(Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972), pko/ j/m fdZs/ fpnkBK (statements) dh ;jh iK rbs j'D ;zpzXh goy eo' L
1. fJj n?eN Gkos dh nzso^ok;aNoh
fizaw/tkoh B{z g{ok eoB d/ T[d/;a Bkb
Convention on Biological
Diversity d/ nXhB pDkfJnk frnk
;h.
2. ekB{zB nB[;ko f;oca izrbh iht dk
fjZ;k jh izrbh Nokcah (Wildlife
Trophy) wzfBnk iKdk j?.
T[go'es ftu'A fejVh$fejVhnK ;N/Nw?AN
;jh jB<
(a) e/tb 1
(b) e/tb 2
(c) 1 ns/ 2 d'B'
(d) 1 ns/ 2 ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA
10. eKMbh SzG (Kanjli Wetland) gzikp d/
fejV/ fIbQ/ ftu j?<
(a) eg{oEbk
(b) w'rk
(c) soB skoB
(d) ckfIbek
SCS-1 ( A – 6 )
11. Regarding the new MSP of Paddy
declared by the Government in July
2018, which of the following
statements are correct ?
1. MSP of Paddy (Common Grade)
has been increased by < 200/- per
quintal and of Grade A variety by
< 160/- per quintal.
2. MSP of Paddy (Common Grade)
has been increased by < 160/- per
quintal and of Grade A variety by
< 200/- per quintal.
3. The new MSP of Paddy (Common
Grade) and Grade A variety is
< 1750/- per quintal.
4. The new MSP of Paddy (Common
Grade) is < 1750/- per quintal
and of Grade A is < 1800/- per
quintal.
(a) 2 and 4 only
(b) 1 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
12. What is the zoological name of the
State bird of Punjab ?
(a) Accipiter gentilis
(b) Antilope cervicapra
(c) Dalbergia sissoo
(d) Eichhornia crassipes
11. ;oeko B/ i[bkJh 2018 ftZu M'B/ dk BtK xZN' xZN yohd w[Zb (MSP) n?bkfBnk j?. j/m fbfynK ftZu'A fJ; pko/ fejV/ eEB ;jh jB <
1. M'Bk (ekwB ro/v) dk xZN' xZN yohd w[Zb (MSP) 200 o[gJ/ gqsh e[ftzNb ns/ ro/v J/ t?okfJNh dk xZN' xZN yohd w[Zb (MSP) 160 o[gJ/ gqsh e[ftzNb tXkfJnk frnk j?.
2. M'Bk (ekwB ro/v) dk xZN' xZN yohd w[Zb (MSP) 160 o[gJ/ gqsh e[ftzNb ns/ ro/v J/ t?okfJNh dk xZN' xZN yohd w[Zb (MSP) 200 o[gJ/ gqsh e[ftzNb tXkfJnk frnk j?.
3. M'Bk (ekwB ro/v) ns/ ro/v J/ t?okfJNh dk BtK xZN' xZN yohd w[Zb (MSP) 1750 o[gJ/ gqsh e[ftzNb j?.
4. M'Bk (ekwB ro/v) dk BtK xZN' xZN yohd w[Zb (MSP) 1750 o[gJ/ gqsh e[ftzNb ns/ ro/v J/ dk 1800 o[gJ/ gqsh e[ftzNb j?.
(a) e/tb 2 ns/ 4
(b) e/tb 1 ns/ 4
(c) e/tb 1 ns/ 3
(d) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
12. gzikp d/ oki gzSh dk i{bkiheb Bkw eh j? <
(a) n?;hghNo i?BfNbh; (Accipiter
gentilis)
(b) n?BNhb'g ;othe?gok (Antilope
cervicapra)
(c) dbpoihnk ;h;' (Dalbergia sissoo)
(d) nkJhe"oBhnk eo?;hg; (Eichhornia
crassipes)
SCS-1 ( A – 7 )
13. India has given its approval to the
Raptor MoU. Which of the following
statements is/are true regarding
Raptor MoU ?
1. It falls under UN Convention of
Conservation of Migratory
Species of Wild Animals.
2. It is about conservation of birds
of prey in Africa and Eurasia.
3. It is not legally binding.
4. The Raptor MoU extends its
coverage to 76 species of birds of
prey out of which many species
also occur in India.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
14. Which of the following is true about
Indian Vulture ?
1. It is called Gyps Indicus as per
binomial nomenclature.
2. The cause of decline in the
population of Indian Vultures has
been identified as poisoning
caused by the veterinary drug
Diclofenac.
3. Jatayu Conservation Breeding
Centre is situated in Jharkhand.
4. Recently, Gyps Vulture
Reintroduction Programme was
launched for the conservation of
Indian Vulture by the Haryana
Government.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 4 only
13. Gkos B/ o?gNo n?w T :{ (Raptor MoU) B{z wzi{aoh fdZsh j?. j/m fbfynK ftZu'A o?gNo n?w T :{ pko/ fejV/ eEB ;jh jB < 1. fJj ‘UN eBt?B;aB nkca wkfJro/Noh
;gh;ahia nkca tkJhbv n?Bhwbia’ d/ nXhB nkT[Adk j?.
2. fJj ncaohek ns/ :{o/;ahnk d/ f;aekoh gzShnK dh ;zGkb eoB pko/ j?.
3. fJj ekB{zBh s"o s/ bkr{ iK pZX BjhA j?.
4. fJ; nXhB f;aekoh gzShnK dhnK 76 fe;wK nkT[AdhnK jB fiBQK ftu'A eJh fe;wK Gkos ftZu th gkJhnK iKdhnK jB.
(a) e/tb 1 (b) e/tb 2 (c) e/tb 3 ns/ 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 ns/ 4
14. Gkosh froM (Indian Vulture) pko/ j/m fby/ eEBK ftu'A fejVk ;jh j?< 1. fJ; dk ‘pkJhBkwhnb BkwBeb/uo’
(Binomial Nomenclature) fig; fJzvhe; (Gyps Indicus) j?.
2. Gkosh froM (Indian Vulture) dh iB;zfynk xND dk ekoD vkJheb'chB?e (Diclofenac) Bkb j'D tkbk iafjohbkgD j?.
3. iskT{ ezB;ot/;aB pohfvzr ;?ANo (Jatayu Conservation Breeding
Centre) MkVyzv fty/ j?. 4. jkb jh ftu jfonkDk ;oeko B/
fig; froM (Gyps Vulture)
ohfJzNo've;aB gq'rokw P[o{ ehsk j?, fJjBK dh ;zGkb bJh.
(a) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(b) e/tb 3 ns/ 4
(c) 1, 2, 3 ns/ 4
(d) e/tb 1, 2 ns/ 4
SCS-1 ( A – 8 )
15. Match the agro-climatic zone given in
column ‘A’ with its area given in
column ‘B’ :
‘A’ ‘B’
A.
Central
Plain Zone I. Hoshiarpur
B.
Sub-
mountain
Undulating
Zone
II. Jalandhar
C.
Western
Zone III. Ferozepur
D.
Western
Plain Zone IV. Moga
A B C D
(a) I II III IV
(b) II I IV III
(c) II III I IV
(d) IV I III II
16. Read the following statements :
1. Baglihar Hydropower Project has
been developed on river Chenab.
2. Dulhasti Hydropower Project has
been developed on river Jhelum.
3. Salal Hydropower Project has
been developed on river Ravi.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
15. ekbw ‘A’ d/ y/shpkVh ibtk:{ y/so B{z ekbw ‘B’ d/ y/so Bkb fwbkU. ‘A’ ‘B’
A. e/Adoh w?dkBh y/so (Central Plain
Zone)
I. j[f;ankog[o
B. T[g^gjkVh nzBfvT{b/fNzr y/so (Sub-mountain
Undulating Zone)
II. ibzXo
C. gZSwh y/so (Western Zone)
III. fco'iag[o
D. gZSwh w?dkBh y/so (Western Plain
Zone)
IV. w'rk
A B C D
(a) I II III IV
(b) II I IV III
(c) II III I IV
(d) IV I III II
16. j/m fdZs/ eEBK B{z gVQe/ ;jh itkp u[D' L
1. prbhjko gD^fpibh gqki?eN fuBkp Bdh T[gZo j?.
2. d[bj;sh gD^fpibh gqki?eN i/jbw Bdh T[gZo j?.
3. ;bkb gD^fpibh gqki?eN okth Bdh T[gZo j?.
T[go'es ftu'A fejVh$fejVhnK ;N/Nw?AN ;jh jB<
(a) e/tb 1
(b) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(c) e/tb 1 ns/ 3
(d) 1, 2 ns/ 3
SCS-1 ( A – 9 )
17. Which of the following is not correctly
matched ?
(a) Mundra – Ultra Mega
Power Project
(b) Kandla – Tidal Project
(c) Sethu – Hydropower
Samudram Project
(d) Kudankulam – Nuclear
Project
18. Which among the following city is
called “Zero Mile Centre” because of its
location on India’s Geographic centre ?
(a) Bhopal
(b) Jabalpur
(c) Nagpur
(d) Indore
19. What are the benefits of implementing
the “Integrated Watershed
Development Programme” ?
1. Prevention of soil runoff
2. Linking the country’s perennial
rivers with seasonal rivers
3. Rainwater harvesting and
recharge of groundwater table
4. Regeneration of natural
vegetation
Which of the statements given above
are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
17. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVk i[ZN ;jh BjhA j? (not correctly matched) < (a) w[zdok
(Mundra) – nbNok w?rk
gkto gqki?eN (b) eKvbk
(Kandla) – NkJhvb gqki?eN
(c) ;/E{ ;w[dow (Sethu
Samudram)
– jkJhvo'gkto gqki?eN
(d) e[[vKe[bw (Kudankulam)
– fBT{ebhno gqki?eN
18. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejV/ ;afjo B{z ‘‘iho' wkJhb ;?ANo’’ (Zero Mile Centre) fejk iKdk j? feT[Afe T[j Gkos d/ G{r'fbe e/Ado ftu j?< (a) G'gkb (b) ipbg[o (c) Bkrg[o (d) fJzd"o
19. ‘‘J/ehfeqs tkNo;?av ftek; (Integrated
Watershed Development) gq'rokw’’ bkr{ eoB d/ fejV/ ckfJd/ jB < 1. fwZNh d/ tjkn (soil runoff) dh
o'eEkw 2. d/;a dhnK ;dkpjko BdhnK
(perennial rivers) B{z w";wh BdhnK (seasonal rivers) Bkb i'VBk
3. whAj d/ gkDh B{z fJeZmk eoBk ns/ ;zGkbDk ns/ Xosh j/mb/ gkDh d/ ;so B{z ohukoi eoBk
4. e[dosh pB;gsh B{z w[V ;[oihs eoBk
T[go'es ftu'A fejV/ eEB ;jh jB< (a) e/tb 1 ns/ 2 (b) e/tb 2, 3 ns/ 4 (c) e/tb 1, 3 ns/ 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 ns/ 4
SCS-1 ( A – 10 )
20. Which of the following pairs are
correct ?
1. Zawar – Uranium
2. Khetri – Copper
3. Balaghat – Manganese
4. Jaduguda – Zinc
Select the correct answer using the
code given below :
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
21. “Setu Bharatam” project is connected
with which of the following transport
sectors ?
(a) Road Transport
(b) Air Transport
(c) Inland Water Transport
(d) Coastal Transport
22. Which of the following crops are
cultivated in the equatorial regions ?
1. Rubber
2. Cocoa
3. Tea
4. Sugarcane
Select the correct answer using the
code given below :
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
20. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejV/ i[ZN mhe jB (correctly matched)< 1. ikto (Zawar) – :{o/Bhnw
2. y/soh (Khetri) – ekgo
3. pkbkxkN (Balaghat) – w?ABrBhia
4. ikv{r[vk (Jaduguda) – fiaze
j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so u[D' L
(a) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(b) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(c) e/tb 1 ns/ 4
(d) e/tb 1 ns/ 3
21. “;/s{ Gkosw” (Setu Bharatam) gqki?eN fe; NqaK;g'oN y/so Bkb ;zpzXs j?<
(a) ;Ve NqK;g'oN (Road Transport)
(b) jtkJh NqK;g'oN (Air Transport)
(c) fJzBb?Av tkNo NqK;g'oN (Inland
Water Transport) (d) sZNtosh NqK;g'oN (Coastal
Transport)
22. fJjBK ftu'A fejVhnK c;bK dh ek;as G{wX^y/soK (equatorial regions) ftu ehsh iKdh j? < 1. opV (Rubber) 2. e'e'nk (Cocoa) 3. ukj (Tea) 4. rzBk (Sugarcane)
j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so u[D' L
(a) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(b) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(c) e/tb 1, 2 ns/ 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 ns/ 4
SCS-1 ( A – 11 )
23. Who said, ‘‘Injustice anywhere is a
threat to justice everywhere’’ ?
(a) Abraham Lincoln
(b) Malcolm X
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) Martin Luther King, Jr.
24. Who coined the phrase, ‘banal
nationalism’ ?
(a) Brian Jenkins
(b) Michael Billig
(c) Elie Kedourie
(d) Tom Nairn
25. Who coined the name, ‘United
Nations’ ?
(a) Franklin D. Roosevelt
(b) Winston Churchill
(c) Trygve Lie
(d) Charles de Gaulle
26. Which one of the following is the latest
member (193rd) of the United
Nations ?
(a) Palau
(b) South Sudan
(c) Liechtenstein
(d) Serbia
23. fJj fe;dk eEB j?, “fes/ th j'D tkbk nfBnK, fBnK B{z jo fes/ ysok j?” (Injustice anywhere is a threat to
justice everywhere)<
(a) npokjw fbzeB (Abraham Lincoln)
(b) wkbekw n?e; (Malcolm X)
(c) wjkswk rKXh (Mahatma Gandhi)
(d) wkofNB b{Eo fezr i{Bhno (Martin
Luther King, Jr.)
24. ‘p?Bb ok;aNotkd’ (Banal Nationalism) Now fe; B/ fdZsh j?<
(a) pokJhB i?BfeB; (Brian Jenkins)
(b) wkJheb fpfbr (Michael Billig)
(c) n?bh e?v{oh (Elie Kedourie)
(d) N'w B?oB (Tom Nairn)
25. ‘:{BkfJfNv B/;aBia’ (United Nations) Bkw fe; B/ fdZsk<
(a) co?efbB vh. o{iat?bN (Franklin D.
Roosevelt)
(b) ftB;NB uofub (Winston
Churchill)
(c) NokJhrt bkJh (Trygve Lie)
(d) ukob; vh r"b (Charles de Gaulle)
26. :{BkfJfNv B/;aBia (United Nations) dk ;G s'A BtK w?Apo (193rd) pDB tkbk fejVk w[be j?<
(a) gbkT{ (Palau)
(b) dZyDh ;{vkB (South Sudan)
(c) b?eB;NhB (Liechtenstein)
(d) ;ophnk (Serbia)
SCS-1 ( A – 12 )
27. Which one of the following is the
incorrect match between the UN
agency and its Headquarter ?
(a) Food and – Rome
Agricultural
Organization
(b) International – Geneva
Labour
Organization
(c) International
Monetary Fund – New York
(d) UNESCO – Paris
28. Match the following features of the
Indian Constitution from their
adoptions :
Features Adoptions
A. Federalism I. Canada
B.
Fundamental
Duties
II.
Former
Soviet Union
C.
Directive
Principles of
State Policy
III.
Ireland
D.
Judicial
Review
IV.
US
Choose the correct answer :
A B C D
(a) I II III IV
(b) I III II IV
(c) III II IV I
(d) IV II III I
27. j/m fby/ i'fVnk ftu'A :{Hn?BH J/iz;h (UN
agency) ns/ T[jBK d/ w[Zy dcso dk fejVk i'Vk rbs j?< (a) c{v n?Av n?rohebuo
nkor/BkJhi/;aB (Food and
Agricultural
Organization)
– o'w (Rome)
(b) fJzNoB?;aBb b/po nkor/BkJhi/;aB (International
Labour
Organization)
– ihB/tk (Geneva)
(c) fJzNoB?;aBb wkBNoh czv (International
Monetary Fund)
– fBT{ :"oe (New
York) (d) :{B?;e'
(UNESCO) – g?fo;
(Paris) 28. Gkosh ;zftXkB dhnK j/m fbyhnK
ft;a/;asktK fi; d/;a s'A bJhnK rJhnK jB, T[; Bkb ;jh fwbkB eo' : ft;/a;asktK d/;a fiE'A
bJhnK jB A. ;zxtkd
(Federalism) I. e?B/vk
(Canada) B. p[fBnkdh caoi
(Fundamental
Duties)
II. ckowo ;'thns :{BhnB (Former
Soviet Union) C. vkfJo?efNt
fgqz;hgbia nkc ;N/N gkfb;h (Directive
Principles of State
Policy)
III. nkfJob?Av (Ireland)
D. i[vh;ahnb ;whfynk (Judicial
review)
IV. :{Hn?;H (US)
;jh T[Z/so u[D' L A B C D (a) I II III IV (b) I III II IV (c) III II IV I (d) IV II III I
SCS-1 ( A – 13 )
29. Which two committees of the
Parliament are described as ‘twin
sister’ committees ?
(a) Public Accounts Committee and
Estimates Committee
(b) Public Accounts Committee and
Committee on Public
Undertakings
(c) Law Committee and Committee
of Delegated Legislation
(d) Committee on Privileges and
Committee on Petitions
30. The Rohingya crisis has been making
news lately. Consider the following
statements about the Rohingyas :
1. They are an ethnic group largely
comprising Muslims who
predominantly live in western
Myanmar province of Rakhine.
2. All the Rohingyas are full citizens
of Myanmar.
3. According to UN, the Rohingya
crisis is majorly a result of ethnic
cleansing being done by the
Myanmar State.
Which of the above statements are
correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
29. ;z;d dhnK fejVhnK d' ew/NhnK B{z ‘i"VhnK G?DK’ (Twin Sisters) ew/NhnK fejk iKdk j?<
(a) gpfbe nekT{AN; ew/Nh ns/ n?;Nhw/N; ew/Nh (Public Accounts
Committee and Estimates
Committee)
(b) gpfbe nekT{AN ew/Nh ns/ ew/Nh nkB gpfbe nzvoN/fezria (Public
Accounts Committee and
Committee on Public
Undertakings)
(c) bkn ew/Nh ns/ ew/Nh nkc v?bhr/fNv b?fi;b/;aB (Law
Committee and Committee of
Delegated Legislation)
(d) ew/Nh nkB gohthb/fiia ns/ ew/Nh nkB gNh;aBia (Committee on
Privileges and Committee on
Petitions)
30. o'fjzfrnk ;zeN fgZS/ ij/ ekch yapok ftZu fojk j?. o'fjzfrnk b'eK pko/ j/m fby/ eEB tku' L
1. fJj w{b o{g ftZu pj[ frDsh w[;bwkBK dk ro[Zg j? i' gZSwh fwnKwko d/ oyhB/ (Rahine) ftZu ofjzd/ jB.
2. ;ko/ o'fjzfrnk fwnKwko d/ g{oB Bkrfoe jB.
3. :{Hn?BH d/ nB[;ko o'fjzfrnk ;zeN fwnKwko tZb'A ehsh ik ojh B;b e[Ph dk Bshik j?.
T[go'es ftu'A fejV/ fpnkB (statement) ;jh jB< (a) e/tb 1 ns/ 2 (b) e/tb 2 ns/ 3 (c) e/tb 1 ns/ 3 (d) 1, 2 ns/ 3
SCS-1 ( A – 14 )
31. Which of the following amendment/s in
the Indian Constitution was/were
equated with ‘Mini Constitution’ ?
(a) 24th and 25th Amendments
(b) 42nd Amendment
(c) 44th Amendment
(d) 73rd and 74th Amendments
32. Which of the following is incorrect
with regard to the Schedules listed in
the Constitution of India ?
(a) There are total twelve Schedules.
(b) Schedules XI and XII were
incorporated respectively by
73rd and 74th Constitutional
Amendments.
(c) The Ninth Schedule was added to
the Constitution by the First
Amendment.
(d) Anti-defection law is in the
10th Schedule of the Constitution
and it was added by
42nd Constitutional Amendment.
33. Which of the following is not the
essential condition for a political party
to be recognized as a national party ?
(a) If a party gets six percent of the
total valid votes polled in the
election for Lok Sabha in four or
more States.
(b) If a party sends four elected
members to the Lok Sabha.
(c) If a party gets two percent of the
total number of seats in Lok
Sabha from not less than three
States.
(d) If a party is recognized as a State
Party in at least two States.
31. Gkosh ;zftXkB dhnK fejVhnK ;'XK B{z ‘S'Nk ;zftXkB’ (Mini Constitution) wzfBnk iKdk j? ? (a) 24th ns/ 25th ;'X (b) 42th ;'X (c) 44th ;'X (d) 73th ns/ 74th ;'X
32. j/m fbfynK ftu'A Gkosh ;zftXkB dh nB[;{uh (Schedules of Constitution) pko/ fejVh rZb rbs j? ?
(a) ;zftXkB ftu e[b 12 (pkok) nB[;{uhnK (Schedules) jB.
(b) nB[;{uh (Schedule) XI ns/ XII ;zftXkB ftZu 73th ns/ 74th ;'X okjhA gkJ/ rJ/ ;B.
(c) B"thA nB[;{uh (Ninth Schedule) B{z ;zftXkB dh gfjbh ;'X okjhA ;zftXkB ftu i'fVnk frnk j?.
(d) n?ANh fvc?e;aB (Anti-defection) bkn d;th nB[;{uh (10th Schedule) ftu j? ns/ fJj 42th ;'X okjhA ;zftXkB ftu i'fVnk frnk ;h.
33. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fe;/ th okiBhfse gkoNh B{z ok;aNoh gkoNh ti'A wkBsk b?D bJh fejVh ;aos iao{oh BjhA j? ? (a) i/ gkoNh b'e^;Gk gkobhwkBh u'DK
ftu uko iK tX okiK ftZu e[Zb gJhnK t?fbv t'NK dk 6% b? iKdh j?.
(b) i/ gkoNh uko u[D/ j'J/ B[wkfJzd/ b'e^;Gk ftZu G/idh j?.
(c) i/ gkoNh b'e^;Gk dhnK e[Zb ;hNK dk d' gqsh;as fjZ;k xZN' xZN fszB okiK ftu'A b? iKdh j?.
(d) i/ gkoNh B{z y/soh gkoNh ti'A xZN' xZN d' okiK ftZu wkBsk fwbh j'Jh j?.
SCS-1 ( A – 15 )
34. The Panchayati elections are
scheduled in the month of September
2018 in Punjab. Consider the following
statements about the Panchayati Raj
Institutions. Which of them is
incorrect ?
(a) The term of the office to the
Panchayat at every level is
5 years.
(b) The direction and control of
preparation of electoral roles and
conduct of all elections to
Panchayats shall be vested in the
Election Commission of India.
(c) The State legislature may make
provisions with respect to all
matters relating to elections to
the Panchayats.
(d) The 73rd Amendment Act
provides for the reservation of not
less than one-third of total
number of seats for women
(including number of seats
reserved for women belonging to
SC/ST).
35. Who is the Chairman of the
Inter-State Council ?
(a) The President of India
(b) The Union Cabinet
(c) The Prime Minister
(d) The Union Home Minister
36. The word ‘Bureaucracy’ was first
coined by
(a) Max Weber
(b) Alexander Pope
(c) M. Crozier
(d) Vincent de Gournay
34. gzikp ftZu gzukfJsh u'DK ;szpo 2018 ftZu n?bkBhnK rJhnK jB. gzukfJsh oki ;z;EktK pko/ j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVk eEB ;jh BjhA j? ?
(a) jo gZXo T[go gzukfJs dh fwnkd (term of the office) gzi ;kb j[zdh j?.
(b) t'No ;{uhnK pDkT[D ;zpzXh ;/X ns/ ezNo'b ns/ ;kohnK gzukfJsh u'DK eotkT[D dk fizwk Gkosh u'D efw;aB dk j[zdk j?.
(c) oki ftXkB ;Gk gzukfJsh u'DK d/ Bkb ;zpzXs fe;/ th w;b/ T[go e'Jh th gq'ftiaB pDk ;edh j?.
(d) 73rd ;'X n?eN d/ nB[;ko n"osK d/ bJh okytKeoB e[Zb ;hNK d/ fJZe fsjkJh s'A xZN BjhA j'Dk ukjhdk (;w/s T[j ;hNK dh frDsh i' fe n?;H;hH/n?;HNhH n"osK d/ bJh okythnK jB).
35. nzso^okih e"A;b (Inter-State Council) dk u/now?B e"D j[zadk j? ?
(a) Gkos dk ok;aNogsh
(b) :{BhnB e?pfBN
(c) gqXkB wzsoh
(d) e/Adoh rqfj wzsoh
36. ‘fpT{o'eo/;h’ (Bureaucracy) ;apd fe; B/ fdZsk ?
(a) w?e; t?po (Max Weber)
(b) nb?ri?Avo g'g (Alexander Pope)
(c) n?wH eo'ihno (M. Crozier)
(d) ftB;?AN vh r'oB/ (Vincent de
Gournay)
SCS-1 ( A – 16 )
37. Which of the following resulted from
Bretton Woods Conference ?
(a) United Nations
(b) League of Nations
(c) Institutions meant for checking
nuclear proliferation
(d) World Bank and IMF
38. Which one of the following is not a
sufficient ground for convening a joint
sitting of both the Houses of
Parliament ?
(a) Rejection of a bill by one House of
the Parliament when the other
House has passed it.
(b) Both Houses have finally
disagreed as to the amendments
to be made in a Bill.
(c) More than six months have
elapsed from the date of the
reception of the Bill by the other
House without the Bill being
passed by it.
(d) President has refused to give his
assent to the Bill.
39. Celebrating its 50 years, Booker Prize
declared its “Best of Man Booker
Prize” on 7th of July 2018. Which book
won this prize ?
(a) The English Patient
(b) The God of Small Things
(c) Home Fire
(d) Anna Karenina
37. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVk po/NB t[Zvia ekBcoz; (Bretton Woods Conference) d/ Bshi/ ti'A pfDnk ?
(a) :{BkJhNv B/;aBia
(b) bhr nkc B/;aBia
(c) fJz;NhfNT{;aBia cko u?fezr fBT{ebhno go'bhfco/;aB
(d) tobv p?Ae ns/ nkJhHn?wHn?cH (IMF)
38. ;z;d d/ d'tK ;dBK dh ;KMh p?me p[bkT[D bJh j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVk ekoD Y[etK BjhA j? ?
(a) i/eo fJe ;dB B/ e'Jh fpb gk; eo fdZsk j? ns/ d{i/ B/ oZd eo fdZsk j?.
(b) d'B' ;dBK B/ fe;/ th fpb ftu ehshnK ikD tkbhnK ;'XK T[go n;fjwsh pDk bJh j?.
(c) fe;/ th ;dB e'b fpb nkT[D s'A pknd S/ wjhB/ dk ;wK phs ikD s'A pknd th fpb gk; Bk j'Dk.
(d) ok;aNogsh tZb'A fpZb gk; eoB s'A n;fjws j'Dk.
39. nkgD/ 50 ;kb g{o/ eoB T[go p[Zeo gokJhia B/ 7 i[bkJh 2018 B{z “p?;N nkc w?B p[Zeo gokJhi a” n?bkfBnk j?. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fJj fe; feskp B{z fdZsk frnk j? ?
(a) dk fJzrfb;a g/;?aAN
(b) dk rkv nkc ;wkb fEzria
(c) j'w ckfJo
(d) nzBk ekoBhBk
SCS-1 ( A – 17 )
40. Which of the following statements
is/are not correct ?
1. As per the provisions of the
Constitution, the Council of
Ministers is both collectively and
individually responsible to the
Lok Sabha.
2. A censure motion must state the
reason for its adoption.
3. A no-confidence motion must set
out the grounds on which it is
based.
4. If a no-confidence motion is
passed by the Lok Sabha, the
Council of Ministers is bound to
resign.
Select the correct answer using the
code given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 2, 3 and 4 only
41. In the first financial year of GST
regime in the country concluded
recently, list the following states in the
descending order of Per Capita
Revenue starting with highest to the
lowest :
(a) Haryana, Maharashtra,
Karnataka, Punjab
(b) Maharashtra, Haryana,
Karnataka, Punjab
(c) Maharashtra, Haryana,
Punjab, Karnataka
(d) Haryana, Punjab,
Maharashtra, Karnataka
40. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejV/ eEB ;jh BjhA jB ?
1. ;zftXkBe gqpzXK nB[;ko, wzsohnK dh ;Gk (Council of Ministers) ;KM/ s"o s/ ns/ fBZih s"o s/ b'e^;Gk B{z itkpd/j j?.
2. ;?AP{no (censure) w';aB bJh ekoD dZ;Dk iao{oh j[zdk j?.
3. p/ Go';rh wsk (No-Confidence
Motion) fe; nXko s/ gkfJnk ik fojk j? dZf;nk ikDk iao{oh j?.
4. i/eo p/ Go';rh wsk (No-Confidence Motion) b'e ;Gk ftZu gk; j' iKdk j? sK, wzsohnK d/ ;w{j (Council of Ministers) B{z n;shck d/Dk bkiawh j?.
j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so u[D' L (a) e/tb 1, 2 ns/ 4 (b) e/tb 2 (c) e/tb 3 (d) e/tb 2, 3 ns/ 4
41. ihHn?;HNhH bkr{ j'J/ s'A pknd gfjbk ftZsh toQk jkb ftZu jh yasw j'fJnk j?. j/m fdZs/ okiK B{z xZNd/ eqw ftZu T[jBK d/ go e?fgNk o?thfBT{ (Per Capita Revenue) d/ nB[;ko fby' (;G s'A tZX s'A P[o{ eo e/ ;G s'A xZN tZb) L (a) jfonkDk, wjkok;aNok, eoBkNek,
gzikp (b) wjkok;aNok, jfonkDk, eoBkNek,
gzikp (c) wjkok;aNok, jfonkDk, gzikp,
eoBkNek (d) jfonkDk, gzikp, wjkok;aNok,
eoBkNek
SCS-1 ( A – 18 )
42. The government has powers under the
Essential Commodities Act, 1955
(EC Act) to declare a commodity as an
essential commodity to ensure its
availability to people at fair price. The
commodities covered under the Act
include :
1. Paper
2. Hank yarn made wholly from
cotton
3. Fertilizers
4. Petroleum and petroleum
products
5. Cotton and jute seeds
Select the correct answer using the
code given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 3, 4 and 5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
43. With reference to ‘‘Stand-up India
Scheme’’, which of the following
statements is/are correct ?
1. Its purpose is to promote
entrepreneurship among SC/ST
and women entrepreneurs.
2. It provides for refinance through
RBI.
Select the correct answer using the
code given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
42. iao{oh t;s{nK n?eN, 1955 (Essential
Commodities Act, 1955) d/ nXhB ;oeko e'b fe;/ th t;s{ B{z iao{oh t;s{ n?bkBD dk nfXeko j? sK i' T[j b'eK B{z tkip ehwsK (Fair Price) T[gZo w[jZJhnk eotkJhnK ik ;eD. fJ; n?eN nXhB j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVhnK t;s{nK, iao{oh t;s{nK (Essential Commodities) x'f;as jB ? 1. ekria (Paper) 2. j?Ae :koB (Hank yarn) g{ok ekNB
s'A pfDnk j'fJnk 3. ykdK (Fertilizers) 4. s/b ns/ s/b d/ T[sgkd (Petroleum
and petroleum products) 5. ekNB ns/ i{N phi (Cotton and
jute seeds)
j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so u[D' L (a) e/tb 1, 2 ns/ 3 (b) e/tb 1, 3 ns/ 4 (c) e/tb 3, 4 ns/ 5 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 ns/ 5
43. ‘‘;N?Av^nZg fJzvhnk (Stand-up India) ;ehw’’ pko/ j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVk eEB ;jh j? ? 1. fJjdk T[d/;a n?;H;hH$n?;HNhH ns/
n"osK ftu ‘nKsogfofBT{of;ag’ (entrepreneurship) B{z tXktk d/Dk j?.
2. fJj w[V ftZsh (Refinance) gqpzX Gkosh foiaot p?Ae (RBI) okjhA w[jZJhnk eotkT[Adk j?.
j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so u[D' L (a) e/tb 1 (b) e/tb 2 (c) d't/ 1 ns/ 2
(d) 1 ns/ 2 ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA
SCS-1 ( A – 19 )
44. Which of the following statements
is/are correct regarding Economic and
Statistical Organization of Punjab
(ESO) ?
1. It provides advisory services to
the State Government on
economic matters to form policies.
2. It acts as a nodal agency for
MPLAD schemes and helps
district planning committees.
Select the correct answer using the
code given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
45. The International Movement “Me Too”,
started against sexual harassment,
that was popularized by Alyssa Milano
in 2017 was originally started around
2006 by
(a) Uma Thurman
(b) Tarana Burke
(c) Ashley Judd
(d) Angelina Jolie
46. Deficit financing means that the
government borrows money from the
(a) Revenue Department
(b) World Bank
(c) RBI
(d) None of the above
44. gzikp dh nkofEe ns/ nzeVk ;z;Ek (Economic and Statistical
Organization) pko/ j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejV/ eEB ;jh jB ?
1. fJj oki ;oeko B{z nkofEe w;fbnK T[go gkfb;h pDkT[D pko/ ;bkj fdzdh j?.
2. fJj MPLAD ;ehwK bJh B'vb J/iz;h dk ezw eodh j? ns/ fibQk gb?fBzr ew/NhnK dh wdd eodh j?.
j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so u[D' L
(a) e/tb 1
(b) e/tb 2
(c) d't/ 1 ns/ 2
(d) 1 ns/ 2 ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA
45. nzsook;aNoh bfjo “wh N{’’ (Me Too
Movement) i' fe :'B ;a';aD d/ fybkc P[o{ j'Jh ns/ J/bkfJ;k fwbkB' (Alyssa
Milano) B/ 2017 ftZu w;aj{o ehsh, w{b o{g ftZu 2006 d/ eohp fe; tZb'A P[o{ ehsh rJh ;h.
(a) T[wk E[owB (Uma Thurman)
(b) NokBk poe (Tarana Burke)
(c) n?;ab/ i{v (Ashley Judd)
(d) n?AibhNk i"bh (Angelina Jolie)
46. v?fcf;N ckJhB?f;zr (Deficit financing) ftu ;oeko fe; e'b' g?;k T[Xko b?Adh j?<
(a) o?thfBT{ fvgkoNw?AN
(b) tobv p?Ae$ft;at p?Ae
(c) foiaot p?Ae nkc fJzfvnk (RBI)
(d) T[go'es ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA
SCS-1 ( A – 20 )
47. Which of the following statements are
true about Agni-5 Missile that was
successfully test fired from Wheeler
Island on June 3, 2018 ?
1. It is nuclear capable
intercontinental ballistic missile
(ICBM).
2. It features ring laser gyro based
inertial navigation system
(RINS).
3. It does not have micro navigation
system (MINS).
Select the correct answer using the
code given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 2 only
48. Who recommends the Minimum
Support Price (MSP) and Issue Price ?
(a) Ministry of Agriculture
(b) Planning Commission
(c) Commission for Agricultural
Costs and Prices
(d) NABARD
47. Agni-5 fwiakfJb fi; dk ;cbsk g{ote N?;N ‘thbo’ Nkg{ s'A i{B 3, 2018 B{z ehsk frnk, pko/ j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejV/ eEB ;jh jB<
1. fJj gqwkD{ ;woZEk oZyD tkbh fJzNoeKNhB?BNb pfb;fNe fwiakfJb (ICBM) j?.
2. fJ; fwiakfJb ftZu fozr b/iao rkfJo' p/;v fJBof;anb B?thr/;aB f;;Nw (Ring Laser Gyro Based Inertial
Navigation System, RINS) j?.
3. fJ; e'b ‘wkJheo' B?thr/;aB f;;Nw’ (MINS) BjhA j?.
j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so u[D' L
(a) 1, 2 ns/ 3
(b) e/tb 1 ns/ 3
(c) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(d) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
48. xZN' xZN ;woEB w[Zb (MSP) ns/ fJ;a{ gokJh; (Issue Price) dh fe; tZb'A f;cakfo; ehsh iKdh j? ?
(a) y/shpkVh wzsokbk (Ministry of
Agriculture)
(b) :'iBk efw;aB (Planning
Commission)
(c) y/shpkVh bkrsK ns/ ehwsK bJh efw;aB (Commission for
Agricultural Costs and Prices)
(d) Bkpkov (NABARD)
SCS-1 ( A – 21 )
49. India has been re-elected to the UN
Economic and Social Council
(ECOSOC) recently.
Consider the following statements in
this regard :
1. India will hold a 5-year term
beginning from January 1, 2018.
2. A country requires one-third of
the total votes to become a
member of ECOSOC.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
50. With reference to ‘Bharat 22’, which of
the following statements is/are
correct ?
1. It is the Exchange Traded Fund
(ETF).
2. It is an unmarketable security.
3. This aimed at helping speed up
the government’s disinvestment
programme.
Select the correct answer using the
code given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
49. Gkos B{z jkb jh ftZu ;z:[es ok;aNo d/ nkofEe ns/ ;wkfie e"A;b (ECOSOC) ftZu d[pkok u[fDnk frnk j?.
fJ; ;zpzXh j/m fdZs/ eEBK dh goy eo' L
1. iBtoh 1, 2018 s'A ;a[o{ eoe/ Gkos dh gzi ;kb dh fwnkd j't/rh.
2. fe;/ th d/;a B{z ECOSOC dk w?Apo pDB bJh e[Zb t'NK dk fJe fsjkJh ukjhdk j?.
T[go'es ftu'A fejVh$fejVhnK ;N/Nw?AN ;jh jB<
(a) e/tb 1
(b) e/tb 2
(c) 1 ns/ 2 d't/A
(d) 1 ns/ 2 ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA
50. ‘Gkos 22’ (Bharat 22) pko/ j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejV/ eEB ;jh jB <
1. fJj fJe n?e;u/Ai No/fvv czv (Exchange Traded Fund, ETF) j?.
2. fJ; B{z t/uDk, yohdDk n"yk j?. (Unmarketable security)
3. fJ; Bkb ;oeko dk ftfBt/;a (Disinvestment) gqa'rokw s/ia j't/rk.
j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so u[D' L
(a) e/tb 1
(b) e/tb 1 ns/ 3
(c) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(d) 1, 2 ns/ 3
SCS-1 ( A – 22 )
51. Which of the following is related to the
recently launched ‘Innovate in India
(i3)’ programme ?
(a) National Mission for Sustainable
Agriculture
(b) National Food Security Mission
(c) National Biopharma Mission
(d) Atal Innovation Mission
52. Consider the following statements
regarding Prime Minister’s Economic
Advisory Council (PMEAC) :
1. It is a statutory and permanent
body.
2. It analyzes any economic issue
referred to it by the Prime
Minister and advises him
thereon.
3. It submits periodic reports to the
Prime Minister, related to
macroeconomic developments and
issues.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
51. ‘fJB't/N fJzB fJzvhnk (i3)’ gq'rokw i' ;oeko B/ fgZS/ fij/ ubkfJnk j?, Bkb j/m fbfynK ftu'A fe; dk ;zpzX j? <
(a) ok;aNoh ;;N/BJ/pb y/shpkVh fw;aB (National Mission for Sustainable
Agriculture)
(b) ok;aNoh G'iB ;[oZfynk fw;aB (National Food Security Mission)
(c) ok;aNoh pkfJUckowk fw;aB (National Biopharma Mission)
(d) nNb fJB't/;aB fw;aB (Atal
Innovation Mission)
52. gqXkB wzsoh dh nkofEe ;bkjeko e"A;b (PMEAC) pko/ j/m fby/ eEBK B{z tku' L
1. fJj fJZe ekB{zBh (Statutory) ns/ gZeh (Permanent) ;z;Ek j?.
2. fJj gqXkB wzsoh tZb'A G/i/ jo nkofEe w;b/ T[go r"o eoe/ ;bkj fdzdh j?.
3. fJj gqXkB wzsoh B{z ;w/A ;w/A T[go tZv/ nkofEe w;fbnK (Macroeconomic) Bkb ;zpzfXs ftek; pko/ fog'oN fdzdh j?.
T[go'es ftu'A fejVh$fejVhnK ;N/Nw?AN ;jh jB<
(a) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(b) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(c) e/tb 3
(d) 1, 2 ns/ 3
SCS-1 ( A – 23 )
53. Which of the following is incorrect
about the RBI Governor ?
(a) He is part of the search cum
selection committee for members
of Monetary Policy Committee
(MPC).
(b) He heads the MPC.
(c) He represents India in WTO
conference.
(d) He has the casting vote in MPC.
54. In the context of ‘Solar Briefcase’,
consider the following statements :
1. It was launched by the
Uttarakhand Government and a
charitable funding agency, Swan
Cultural Center and Foundation.
2. The aim of this initiative is to
provide vehicle facilities to far
flung areas.
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
55. Stagflation is a situation of
(a) High inflation combined with
high unemployment
(b) High unemployment in
agriculture
(c) Unemployment adjusted for
seasonal fluctuations
(d) High inflation which is structural
in nature
53. Gkosh foiaot p?Ae (RBI) d/ rtoBo pko/ j/m fbfynK eEBK ftu'A fejVk ;jh BjhA j?< (a) T[j ‘w"fBNoh gkfb;h ew/Nh’ (MPC)
d/ w?Apo bkT[D tkbh ew/Nh dk fjZ;k j[zdk j?.
(b) T[j MPC dk w[yh j[zdk j?. (c) T[j Gkos dh gqshfBXsk WTO
ekBcoz; ftu eodk j?. (d) T[; e'b MPC ftZu ‘ek;fNzr’ t'N
j[zdh j?.
54. ‘;'bo pohce/;’ pko/ j/m fbyhnK ;N/Nw?AN; tku' L 1. fJj T[sokyzv ;oeko ns/ fJe
;wki;/th ;z;Ek ‘;t?B ebuob ;?ANo n?Av ckT{Av/;aB’ tZb'A ;a[o{ ehsk frnk ;h.
2. fJ; dk we;d d{o^d[okv/ d/ y/soK ftZu nktkikJh d/ ;kXB w[jZJhnk eotkT[Dk j?.
T[go'es ftu'A fejVh$fejVhnK ;N/Nw?AN ;jh jB < (a) e/tb 1 (b) e/tb 2 (c) 1 ns/ 2 d't/A (d) 1 ns/ 2 ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA
55. ‘;N?rcb/;aB’ (Stagflation) fe; jkbks B{z efjzd/ jB<
(a) tXh j'Jh wfjzrkJh do ns/ tXh j'Jh p/o'iarkoh d't/A j[zd/ jB
(b) y/shpkVh fyZs/ ftZu tXh j'Jh p/o'iarkoh j[zdh j?
(c) p/o'iarkoh i' w";wh T[sokn^uVQkn (seasonal fluctuations) Bkb ubdh j?
(d) tXh j'Jh wfjzrkJh i' ;z;Ekrs (structural) fe;w dh j[zdh j?
SCS-1 ( A – 24 )
56. With reference to the Zero Hunger
Programme, consider the following
statements :
1. India’s ambitious Zero Hunger
Programme through
interventions in farm sector was
launched with a focus on
agriculture, nutrition and health.
2. This is a dedicated farm-based
programme in synchronization
with Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) to end hunger by
2030.
3. This programme is an initiative
of the Indian Council of
Agricultural Research.
Which of the above statements is/are
correct ?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
57. The seasonally adjusted Nikkei India
Services Business Activity Index has
shown robust growth in service sector
in India. The index in May 2018 has
risen to 52.6 registering the fastest
growth since
(a) June, 2017
(b) June, 2015
(c) June, 2016
(d) June, 2014
56. ‘iaho' jzro gq'rokw’ (Zero Hunger
Programme) pko/ j/m fdZs/ eEBK dh goy eo' L
1. fJ; gq'rokw dk we;d y/sh ;?eNo (Farm sector) Bkb obe/ y/shpkVh, g';aD ns/ f;js (agriculture,
nutrition and health) T[Zgo fXnkB e/Adfos eoBk j?.
2. fJj fJZe y/sh^nXkos gq'rokw j? i' ;;N/B/pb vt?bgw?AN r'b; (Sustainable Development Goals,
SDG) tKr 2030 sZe G[Zywoh B{z ysw eoB bJh ;wofgs j?.
3. fJj Gkosh y/shpkVh fo;ou e"A;b (Indian Council of Agricultural
Research) dh gfjb j?.
T[go'es ftu'A fejVh$fejVhnK ;N/Nw?AN; ;jh jB <
(a) e/tb 1
(b) e/tb 2 ns/ 3
(c) e/tb 1 ns/ 2
(d) 1, 2 ns/ 3
57. fBe/Jh Gkos ;/tktK tgko J/efNthNh
fJzv?e; (Nikkei India Services
Business Activity Index) B/ Gkos d/ ;/tk y/so (service sector) ftZu pj[s tkXk fdykfJnk j?. wJh 2018 ftZu fJzv?e; 52.6 sZe tZX frnk i' j/m fby/ ;kbK ftu'A ed' s'A b? e/ j[D sZe dk ;G s'A s/ia tkXk j?<
(a) i{B, 2017
(b) i{B, 2015
(c) i{B, 2016
(d) i{B, 2014
SCS-1 ( A – 25 )
58. Which of the following is not a
Maha-Ratna industry ?
(a) GAIL
(b) Coal India Limited
(c) SAIL
(d) Airports Authority of India
59. Which insecticide is banned by the
Punjab government for use in
agriculture ?
(a) Tremadaside
(b) Endosulfan
(c) Uriprox
(d) Becaldehyde
60. Punjab government has brought in a
new tax for income tax payees engaged
in professions, trades, callings and
employments in the current year
budget (2018 – 19). This tax is
(a) Education Tax
(b) Entertainment Tax
(c) Development Tax
(d) None of the above
61. When a ball drops on the floor it
bounces. This is according to
(a) Newton’s first law of motion
(b) Newton’s second law of motion
(c) Newton’s third law of motion
(d) The ball is elastic
62. The hydraulic brake used in
automobiles is a direct application of
(a) Archimedes’ Principle
(b) Torricelli’s Law
(c) Bernoulli’s Theorem
(d) Pascal’s Law
58. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVk wjK^osBk T[d:'r (Maha-Ratna Industry) BjhA j?< (a) GAIL
(b) e'b fJzvhnk fbwfNv (Coal India
Limited)
(c) SAIL
(d) Gkosh J/nog'oN nEkoNh (Airports
Authority of India)
59. gzikp ;oeko tZb'A fejVk ehNBk;ae y/shpkVh ftu gkpzdh;a[dk j?< (a) No?wkvk;kJhv (Tremadaside)
(b) n?Av';bckB (Endosulfan)
(c) :{ohgo"e; (Uriprox)
(d) phe?bvhjkJhv (Becaldehyde)
60. gzikp ;oeko tZb'A fJzBew N?e; GoB tkb/ b'e i' go'c?;aB, No/v, ekfbzr ns/ fJzwgbkJ/w?AN ftZu jB T[go fJ; ftZsh ;kb (2018 – 19) ftZu fejVk BtK N?e; brkfJnk frnk j?< fJj N?e; j? (a) n?i{e/;aB N?e; (b) n?ANoN/Bw?AN N?e; (c) fvt?bgw?AN N?e; (d) T[go'es ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA
61. id'A r/Ad co;a T[Zgo fvZrdh j? sK T[j p[VQedh j? . fJ; T[go fBT{NB dk fejVk f;XKs bkr{ j[zdk j? < (a) fBT{NB dk gfjbk f;XKs (b) fBT{NB dk d{ik f;XKs (c) fBT{NB dk shik f;XKs (d) r/Ad fJbk;fNe j[zdh j?
62. jkJhvo"fbe po/e (Hydraulic brake) i' nkN'w'pkfJbia ftu tos/ iKd/ jB, ;kfJz; d/ fe; f;XKs nB[;ko ezw eod/ jB < (a) noe?whvhia fgqz;hgb (Archimedes’
Principle) (b) N"oh;?bhia bkn (Torricelli’s Law) (c) poB"bhia fET{ow (Bernoulli’s
Theorem)
(d) gk;ebia bkn (Pascal’s Law)
SCS-1 ( A – 26 )
63. Velocity of sound in air does not
depend on
(a) Density of air
(b) Temperature of air
(c) Pressure of air
(d) Humidity of air
64. What happens when light travels from
air to glass ?
(a) It bends towards the normal line
(b) It bends away from the normal
line
(c) There is no change
(d) It becomes parallel to the normal
line
65. Which of the following medical
procedure uses the principle of total
internal reflection ?
(a) X-ray
(b) C.T. Scan
(c) Endoscopy
(d) None of the above
66. The half-life period of a radioactive
substance is 70 days. One gram of the
same substance will become 0.25 gm
after
(a) 140 days
(b) 70 days
(c) 210 days
(d) 280 days
67. Iodised salt is a
(a) Mixture of potassium iodide and
common salt
(b) Mixture of molecular iodine and
common salt
(c) Compound formed by
combination of molecular iodine
and common salt
(d) Only potassium iodide
63. nktkia dh rsh (velocity of sound) fe; T[Zgo fBoGo BjhA j[zdh < (a) jtk dh xDsk (Density of air) (b) jtk dk skgwkB (Temperature of
air) (c) jtk dk dpkn (Pressure of air) (d) jtk dh Bwh (Humidity of air)
64. id'A o";aBh jtk s'A ;ah;/a (air to glass) ftZu iKdh j? sK eh j[zdk j?< (a) fJj Bkowb bkJhB d/ tZb w[Vdh j? (b) fJj Bkowb bkJhB s'A d{o w[Vdh j? (c) e'Jh coe BjhA g?Adk (d) fJj Bkowb bkJhB d/ ;wkBKso j'
iKdh j?
65. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVh w?vheb ftXh ftZu g{oB nzdo{Bh focb?e;aB (total internal
reflection) dk f;XKs brdk j? < (a) n?e; o/ (X-Ray) (b) ;hHNhH ;e?B (C.T. Scan) (c) n?Av';e'gh (Endoscopy) (d) T[go'es ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA
66. fJe o/vhUn?efNt (radioactive) gdkoE dh noX^ihtB fwnkd (half-life period) 70 fdB j?. fJ; gdkoE dk 1 gm fezB/ fdB pknd 0.25 gm ofj ikt/rk< (a) 140 fdB (b) 70 fdB (c) 210 fdB (d) 280 fdB
67. ‘nkJhUvkJhiav’ (Iodised) Bwe eh j[zdk j?< (a) g'Nk;ahnw nkJhUvkJhv ns/ ekwB
Bwe dk fw;aoD (b) wkbhe:{bo nkJhUvhB ns/ ekwB
Bwe dk fw;aoD (c) wkbhe:{bo nkJhUvhB ns/ ekwB
Bwe dk ezgkT{Av (d) e/tb g'Nk;ahnw nkJhUvkJhv
SCS-1 ( A – 27 )
68. Vinegar is a solution of
(a) 5 – 20% acetic acid in water
(b) 25 – 30% acetic acid in water
(c) 50% acetic acid in water
(d) 40 – 45% acetic acid in water
69. Litmus is obtained from
(a) A bacterium
(b) A fungus
(c) Alga
(d) Lichen
70. In an undamaged blood vessel,
conversion of Prothrombin to
Thrombin is prevented by
(a) Fibrinogen
(b) Calcium (Ca)
(c) Factor VI
(d) Heparin
71. “The Virgin of the Rocks” is the
masterpiece of which painter ?
(a) Michelangelo
(b) Raphael
(c) Leonardo da Vinci
(d) Titian
72. Who gave the idea of the “Penny Post”
– fast and cheap communication ?
(a) Rowland Hill
(b) McAdam
(c) George Stephenson
(d) Samuel Morse
73. In 1775, where was the first battle of
the American Revolution fought, when
a thousand British soldiers met the
Colonial Militia ?
(a) Boston
(b) Lexington
(c) Jamestown
(d) Trenton
68. f;oek (Vinegar) eh j? < (a) gkDh ftZu 5 – 20% n?;hfNe n?f;v (b) gkDh ftZu 25 – 30% n?;hfNe n?f;v (c) gkDh ftZu 50% n?;hfNe n?f;v (d) gkDh ftZu 40 – 45% n?;hfNe n?f;v
69. fbNw; (Litmus) fe; s'A fwbdk j? < (a) p?eNhfonw (Bacterium) (b) czr; (Fungus) (c) n?brk (Alga) (d) bkJheB (Lichen)
70. fJe fpBK^B[e;kBh j'Jh y{B dh BkVh ftu go'Eo"wfpB (Prothrombin) B{z Eo"wfpB (Thrombin) ftZu pdbD s'A eh o'edk j? < (a) fcpohB'i?B (Fibrinogen) (b) e?b;ahnw (Calcium) (c) c?eNo VI (Factor VI) (d) jhg?foB (Heparin)
71. ‘‘tofiB nkca dh o"e;’’ fe; g/ANo dk ;akjeko j?< (a) wkJhebn?Aihb' (Michelangelo) (b) o/c?b (Raphael) (c) fbTBkov' vk ftzuh (Leonardo da
Vinci) (d) fNfNnkB (Titian)
72. ‘‘g?Bh g';N’’ ^ s/ia ns/ ;;sk wkfXnw fe; dk nkJhvhnk ;h< (a) okTb?Av fjZb (Rowland Hill) (b) w?en?vw (McAdam) (c) i"oi ;NhcB;B (George
Stephenson) (d) ;?w{nb w"o; (Samuel Morse)
73. nwoheh eqKsh dh gfjbh bVkJh 1775 ftu, poskBhnk d/ jiakoK ;?fBeK ns/ eb'Bhnb fwbh;ahnk ftukb/ feZE/ bVh rJh ;h< (a) p';NB (Boston) (b) b?rfizrNB (Lexington) (c) i/wia NkT{B (Jamestown)
(d) No?BNB (Trenton)
SCS-1 ( A – 28 )
74. Who wrote the ‘‘Discourse on the
Origin of Inequality” ?
(a) Voltaire
(b) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
(c) Montesquieu
(d) Locke
75. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is one of the
prominent political parties in
Pakistan. Which of the following
belongs to the above political party ?
(a) Imran Khan
(b) Nawaz Sharif
(c) Asif Ali Zardari
(d) Bilawal Bhutto
76. Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov was popularly
known as
(a) Stalin
(b) Lenin
(c) Kerensky
(d) Leon Trotsky
77. The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a
peace treaty signed between which
counties ?
(a) Russia and the Central Powers
(b) Germany and the Allied Powers
(c) Turkey and the Allied Powers
(d) Bulgaria and the Allied Powers
74. “n;wkBsk d/ w{b T[Zgo Gk;aD” (Discourse on the Origin of Inequality) fe; B/ fbfynk < (a) tkbN/no (Voltaire) (b) ihB^i?e[n; o{;' (Jean-Jacques
Rousseau) (c) wkBN?;e (Montesquieu) (d) b"e (Locke)
75. gkfe;skB sjohe^J/^fJB;kc gkfe;skB dhnK w[Zy oki;h gkoNhnK ftZu'A j?. j/m fbfynK ftu'A e'D fJ; gkoNh Bkb ;zpzXs j? <
(a) fJwokB yakB
(b) Btkia ;aohc
(c) nk;c nbh iaodkoh
(d) fpbktb G[ZN'
76. tbkdhwho Jhbhu UfbnkB't (Vladimir
Ilyich Ulyanov) fe; Bkw Bkb w;aj{o j?<
(a) ;NkfbB (Stalin)
(b) b?fBB (Lenin)
(c) e/o?B;eh (Kerensky)
(d) fbUB No"N;eh (Leon Trotsky)
77. NohNh nkca po/;N^fbN't;e (Brest-Litovsk) nkg;h ;aKsh bJh fejV/ d' d/;aK ftukb/ j'Jh ;h<
(a) o{; ns/ e/Adoh skesK (Central
Powers) (b) iowBh ns/ GkJhtkbh skesK (Allied
Powers) (c) s[oeh ns/ GkJhtkbh skesK (Allied
Powers)
(d) p[brkohnk ns/ GkJhtkbh skesK (Allied Powers)
SCS-1 ( A – 29 )
78. Name the two German representatives
who were forced to append their
signatures on the Treaty of Versailles
in 1919 ?
(a) Müller and Bell
(b) Ludwig and Max
(c) Fritz and Felix Graf
(d) Gunther and Hermann
79. Operation Barbarossa was the code
name for the invasion on which
country ?
(a) Germany
(b) Japan
(c) France
(d) USSR
80. Harappan seals were made mostly of
(a) Steatite
(b) Red sandstone
(c) Terracotta
(d) Ivory
81. The leader of a Jain gana was known
as
(a) Ganapati
(b) Ganadhar
(c) Ganaraj
(d) Ganak
82. Ibn Battuta, the famous Muslim
explorer who came to India during the
times of Muhammad bin Tughlaq,
belonged to which country ?
(a) Egypt
(b) Greece
(c) Iran
(d) Morocco
78. fejV/ d' iowB B[wkfJzfdnK B{z 1919 ftZu j'D tkbh ‘NohNh nkc to;/bia’ (Treaty
of Versailles) T[Zgo j;skyo eoB bJh wip{o ehsk frnk ;h< (a) w{bo ns/ p?Zb (Müller and Bell) (b) b[vftr ns/ w?e; (Ludwig and
Max) (c) cfoNia ns/ c?fb; rokc (Fritz and
Felix Graf) (d) r[zEo ns/ j?owB (Gunther and
Hermann)
79. nkgo/;aB pkopo';k (Operation
Barbarossa) fe; d/;a T[Zgo jwb/ bJh r[gs Bkw ;h< (a) iowBh (b) igkB (c) coK; (d) :{Hn?;Hn?;HnkoH (USSR)
80. jVgB ;hb fiankdkso fe; dhnK pDhnK ;B< (a) ;NhnkNkJhN (Steatite) (b) bkb ;?Av;N'B (Red sandstone) (c) N?oke'Nk (Terracotta)
(d) nkJhtoh (Ivory)
81. ‘i?B rB’ d/ w[yh B{z eh fejk iKdk ;h < (a) rBgsh (b) rBkXo (c) rBoki (d) rBe
82. fJpB ps{sk (Ibn Battuta) Bkw dk gqf;ZX w[;bwkB y'ih i' w[jzwd fpB s[rbe d/ ;w/A Gkos nkfJnk ;h, fe; d/;a s'A ;h < (a) fw;o (Egypt) (b) roh; (Greece) (c) JhokB (Iran) (d) woke' (Morocco)
SCS-1 ( A – 30 )
83. Who was the Persian appointed by
Ashoka to administer the Western
province ?
(a) Tusapa
(b) Justine
(c) Plutarch
(d) Sunasepah
84. Kunwar Singh was a leader of the
Revolt of 1857 in which of the
following States ?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Bengal
85. The Dastak system which was adopted
by the British in the initial stages of
their expansion was related to the
(a) Military power
(b) Judicial administration
(c) Appointment of agents
(d) Trade privileges and concessions
86. Who among the following was the
reformer and philosopher from
Ramanandi Sampradaya in the lineage
of Jagadguru Ramanandacharya ?
(a) Ramananda
(b) Valmiki
(c) Tukaram
(d) Tulsidas
87. The story of Videh Madhav is narrated
in
(a) Atharvaveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Chandogya Upanishad
(d) Samveda
83. n;a'e B/ nkgD/ gZSwh ;{p/ (Western
Province) dk gqpzXe fe; go;ahnB B{z bkfJnk ;h < (a) N[;k;gk (Tusapa) (b) i;fNB (Justine) (c) gb{NkoB (Plutarch) (d) ;[Bkf;gk (Sunasepah)
84. e[zto f;zx 1857 d/ ftdo'j ;w/A fejV/ oki ftZu ftdo'j dk B/sk ;h < (a) T[Zso gqd/;a (b) fpjko (c) wZX gqd/;a (d) pzrkb
85. d;se f;;Nw i' nzro/iaK B/ nkgD/ ;a[o{nksh d"o ftZu ft;Eko ;w/A ngDkfJnk fe; Bkb ;zpzfXs ;h< (a) c"ih skes (b) i[vh;ahnb gq;ak;B (c) J/izNK dh fB:[esh (d) tgko ftu S'NK ns/ ft;a/; nfXeko
86. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejV/ ;[Xkoe ns/ dko;afBe okwkBzdh ;zgodkfJ (Ramanandi Sampradaya) d/ irdr[o{ okwkBzdkukohnk (Jagadguru
Ramanandacharya) d/ tz;a ftu'A ;B < (a) okwkBzd (b) tkbwheh (c) s[ekokw (d) s[b;hdk;
87. ftX/^wkXt (Videh Madhav) dh ejkDh fe; ftu j?< (a) nEott/d (b) :i[ot/d (c) uzd'rnk T[gfB;ad (d) ;kwt/d
SCS-1 ( A – 31 )
88. Consider the following statements
about the agrarian system under the
Delhi Sultanate and Mughal empire :
1. Alauddin Khilji imposed taxes
called charai and ghari.
2. Muhammad bin Tughlaq imposed
additional cesses called abwabs
on the peasants.
3. Under Akbar, dahsala system of
land revenue existed.
4. Jahangir introduced the nasq
system of assessment.
Which of the above statements are
correct ?
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1 and 4 only
89. Who among the following was the
French explorer who visited the court
of emperor Shah Jahan and left a
detailed account of Takht-i-Taus
(Peacock Throne) ?
(a) Jean Baptiste Tavernier
(b) Geronimo Verroneo
(c) Pierre-Jean
(d) Jean-Paul Dubois
90. Which of the following was popularly
known as the ‘‘Firebrand of South
India’’ ?
(a) Radhakrishnan
(b) E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
(c) Kasturi Ranga Iyengar
(d) S. Satyamurti
91. Who is the current President of FIFA
(The Federation Internationale de
Football Association) ?
(a) Sepp Blatter
(b) Gianni Infantino
(c) Diego Maradona
(d) Pelé
88. fdZbh ;bsBs ns/ w[rb oki ;w/A d/ y/shpkVh f;;Nw (agrarian system) pko/ j/m fby/ eEB tku' L 1. nbkT{dhB fybih B/ ‘rVQh’ ns/
‘uoh’ (ghari and charai) Bkw d/ N?e; bkJ/.
2. w[jzwd fpB s[rbe B/ fe;kBK T[go fJe tkX{ ;?Z; ‘nptkp’ (abwabs) bkfJnk.
3. nepo d/ ;w/A, ‘dj;akbk f;;Nw’ (dahsala system) ubdk ;h.
4. ijKrho B/ ‘B;e f;;Nw’ (nasq
system) ;a[o{ ehsk. T[go'es ftu'A fejV/ fpnkB (statement) ;jh jB< (a) 1, 2, 3 ns/ 4 (b) e/tb 1, 2 ns/ 3 (c) e/tb 2 ns/ 3 (d) e/tb 1 ns/ 4
89. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejVk coK;h;h y'ih ;akj ijkB d/ dopko ftZu nk e/ sys^J/^skT{; (Takht-i-Taus) (Peacock Throne) dk t/otk d/e/ frnk< (a) ihB p?gfN;N/ N?toBhno (Jean
Baptiste Tavernier) (b) iho'fBw' t?o'BhU (Geronimo
Verroneo) (c) ghno/ ihB (Pierre-Jean) (d) ihB gkb v[p'n; (Jean-Paul
Dubois) 90. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fe; B{z “dZyD Gkos dk
ckfJopo?Av” fejk iKdk ;h < (a) okXkfeq;aBB (b) JhHthH okwk;tkwh BkfJeo (c) e;s{oh ozrk nkfJzro (d) n?;H ;Zfsnkw{osh
91. chck (FIFA) dk j[D gqXkB (President) e"D j? < (a) ;?g pb?No (Sepp Blatter) (b) ihnkBh fJBc?BNhB' (Gianni
Infantino) (c) vhnkr' wkokv'Bk (Diego Maradona) (d) g/b/ (Pelé)
SCS-1 ( A – 32 )
92. Which of the following Punjabi writers
have been awarded with the
prestigious Jnanpith Award ?
1. Gurdial Singh
2. Amrita Pritam
3. Surjit Patar
4. Jaswant Kanwal
Select the correct answer using the
code given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
93. ‘‘Chun kar az hameh heelate dar
guzasht,
Halal ast burden bi-shamsher dast”.
This verse is a part of which work by
Guru Gobind Singh ji ?
(a) Chandi di vaar
(b) Zafarnama
(c) Bichitra natak
(d) Jaap sahib
94. Consider the following statements :
1. By Pitt’s India Act, the members
of the Governor General’s Council
were reduced to three.
2. Pitt’s India Act abolished the
monopoly of the Company’s
Indian Trade.
3. By Pitt’s India Act, through a
supplementary act, the Governor
General was empowered to hold
the office of commander-in-chief
in special cases.
Which of the above statements is
correct ?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
92. j/m fbfynK ftu'A fejV/ gzikph ;kfjsekoK B{z frnkBghm g[o;eko Bkb fBtkfink ik u[Zfenk j? <
1. r[ofdnkb f;zx 2. nzfwqsk gqhsw 3. ;[oihs gkso 4. i;tzs eztb j/mK fdZs/ rJ/ e'v dh tos'A eoe/ ;jh T[Z/so u[D' L (a) e/tb 1, 2 ns/ 3 (b) e/tb 2 ns/ 3 (c) e/tb 1 ns/ 2 (d) 1, 2, 3 ns/ 4
93. ‘‘u{z eko nia jwK jhbs/ do r[ia;as, jbkb n;s p[odB p ;aw;aho d;s’’ fJj ;soK r[o{ r'fpzd f;zx ih dh fe; ouBk ftu doi jB< (a) uzvh dh tko (b) iacaoBkwk (c) pfuZso BkNe (d) ikg ;kfjp
94. j/m fdZs/ eEBK s/ ftuko eo' L 1. fgZN; fJzvhnk n?eN Bkb
rtoBo^iBob dh e"A;b d/ w?ApoK dh frDsh xNk e/ fszB eo fdZsh rJh.
2. fgZN; fJzvhnk n?eN B/ ezgBh dk Gkosh tgko T[Zgo J/ekfXeko ysw eo fdZsk.
3. fgZN; fJzvhnk n?eN d/ fJe g{oe n?eN (Supplementary Act), okjhA rtoBo^iBob B{z yk; jkbksK ftzu ewKvo^fJB^uhc pDB dh ;aesh th d/ fdZsh rJh.
T[go'es ftu'A fejV/ ;N/Nw?AN ;jh j?< (a) e/tb 1 ns/ 2 (b) e/tb 3 (c) e/tb 1 ns/ 3
(d) 1, 2 ns/ 3
SCS-1 ( A – 33 )
95. While watching three-dimensional
pictures we need to wear
(a) Magnifying glass
(b) Convex glass
(c) Polaroid glass
(d) None of the above
96. When water is heated from 0 degree
celsius to 10 degrees celsius, how does
its volume change ?
(a) It shall increase
(b) It shall decrease
(c) It shall first increase and then
decrease
(d) It shall first decrease and then
increase
97. According to Malthus’s population
theory, epidemics, natural calamities
and war are known as
(a) Positive checks
(b) Preventive checks
(c) Policy checks
(d) All of the above
95. Eoh^vkfJw?B;aBb (3D) fcbw d/yD bJh
j/m fbfynK ftu'A fe; dh b'V g?Adh j?<
(a) w?rBhckJhAr rbk;
(b) eBt?e; rbk;
(c) g'bokfJv rbk;
(d) T[go'es ftu'A e'Jh th BjhA
96. gkDh B{z id'A 0C s'A 10C sZe row ehsk
iKdk j?, fJ; dk tkbhnw (volume) fet/A
pdbdk j? <
(a) fJj tXdk j?
(b) fJj xNdk j?
(c) fJj gfjbK tXdk j? ns/ c/o xNdk j?
(d) fJj gfjbK xNdk j? ns/ c/o tXdk j?.
97. wkbE; gkg{b/;aB fET{oh (Malthus’s
population theory) nB[;ko phwkohnK,
e[dosh nkcsK ns/ izrK eh jB<
(a) gk;hfNt u?e
(b) goht?BfNt u?e
(c) gkfb;h u?e
(d) T[go'es ;ko/ jh
SCS-1 ( A – 34 )
98. With reference to the Memorandum of
Understanding signed by Punjab
government with the Indian Oil
Corporation in January 2018, consider
the following statements :
1. It aims to find sustainable
solutions to paddy straw burning.
2. It aims to initially establish
50 plants with total investment of
< 5000 crore.
3. The plants will convert bio mass
to compressed bio gas and bio
CNG.
4. There will be supply of
compressed bio gas and CNG to
the other States also.
Choose the correct statements from the
above :
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 3 and 4 only
99. Which of the following was the latest
member of the group of advanced
industrialized nations transforming
G-7 to G-8 ?
(a) UK
(b) France
(c) Canada
(d) Russia
100. ‘‘Aiti maar payi kurlane tain ki dard
na aaya” was written by Guru Nanak
Dev ji after the invasion by
(a) Humayun
(b) Babur
(c) Ghazni
(d) Ahmad Shah Abdali
98. gzikp ;oeko ns/ fJzvhnB nkfJb ekog'o/;aB ftukb/ iBtoh 2018, ftu fJe w?w'ozvw nkc nzvo;N?Afvzr (MOU) j'fJnk j?. T[; pko/ j/m fbyhnK ;N/Nw?AN; tku' L 1. fJ; dk we;d M'B/ d/ BkV B{z ;kVD
d/ w;b/ dk jZb bZGDk j?. 2. ;a[o{nksh d"o ftZu < 5000 eo'V dh
bkrs Bkb 50 gbKN ;Ekfgs eoB/. 3. fJjBK gbKNK ftZu pkfJU wk; B{z
ezgo?;v pkfJU r?; ns/ pkfJU ;hHn?BHihH ftu pdfbnk ikt/rk.
4. ezgo?;v pkfJU r?; ns/ ;hHn?BHihH B{z pkeh okiK B{z w[jZJhnk eotkfJnk ikt/rk.
T[go'es ftu'A fejVhnK ;N/Nw?AN ;jh jB < (a) e/tb 1 ns/ 2 (b) e/tb 2 ns/ 3 (c) 1, 2, 3 ns/ 4 (d) e/tb 1, 3 ns/ 4
99. fe; d/;a B/ nrKjtX{ T[d:'fre d/;aK d/ ;w{j G-7 Bkb ;G s'A nyho ftZu i[V e/ fJ; B{z G-8 pDkfJnk < (a) :{He/H (UK) (b) coK; (c) eB/vk (d) o{;
100. “J/sh wko gJh eobkD?, s?A eh dod[ B nkfJnk” r[o{ BkBe d/t ih B/ fe; XkVth d/ jwb/ s'A pknd T[ukfonk ;h< (a) jwK:{z (b) pkpo (c) riaBh (d) nfjwd ;akj npdkbh
SCS-1 ( A – 35 )
SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK
SCS-1 ( A – 36 )
SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK