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SCS-1 ( A – 1 ) Booklet Sr. No. PSCSCCE 2018 PAPER 1 (General Studies) Candidate’s Name ________________________________________________________ Father’s Name ____________________________________________________________ Date of Birth : Category Code* D D M M Y Y Y Y (* As given in the Admit Card) OMR Response Sheet No. ____________________________________ Roll No. ___________________________ Candidate’s Signature : Total Questions : 100] (Please sign in the box) Time Allowed : 2:00 Hours] 1. The candidate shall NOT open this booklet till the time told to do so by the Invigilation Staff. However, in the meantime, the candidate can read these instructions carefully and subsequently fill the appropriate columns given above in CAPITAL letters. The candidate may also fill the relevant boxes out of 1 to 9 of the Optical Mark Reader (OMR) response sheet, supplied separately. 2. Use only blue or black ball point pen to fill the relevant columns on this page as well as in OMR sheet. Use of ink Pen or any other Pen is not allowed. 3. The candidate shall be liable for any adverse effect if the information given above is wrong or illegible or incomplete. 4. Each candidate is required to attempt 100 questions in 120 minutes, except for orthopaedically/visually impaired candidates, who would be given 40 extra minutes, by marking correct responses on the OMR sheet. 5. The candidates, when allowed to open the question paper booklet, must first check the entire booklet to confirm that the booklet has complete number of pages, the pages printed correctly and there are no blank pages. In case there is any such error in the question paper booklet then the candidate should immediately bring this fact to the notice of the invigilation Staff and obtain a new booklet of the same series as given earlier. 6. The serial number of the new Question booklet if issued for some reason should be entered in the relevant column of the OMR. The Invigilation Staff must make necessary corrections in their record regarding the change in the serial no. of Question booklet. 7. The question paper booklet has 36 pages. THE QUESTIONS ARE PRINTED IN ENGLISH AND PUNJABI. QUESTIONS IN PUNJABI ARE A TRANSLATION OF THE ENGLISH QUESTIONS. IN CASE OF ANY AMBIGUITY IN TRANSLATION, THE ENGLISH VERSION WILL BE DEEMED AUTHENTIC AND FINAL 8. The Paper consists of total 200 Marks. Each question shall carry 2 marks. There are four options for each question and the candidate has to mark the MOST APPROPRIATE answer on the OMR response sheet. 9. There is no negative marking for wrong answers or questions not attempted by the candidate. 10. The candidates MUST READ INSTRUCTIONS BEHIND THE OMR SHEET before start answering the Questions and check that two carbon copies attached to the OMR Sheet are intact . *1-0A*

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Page 1: PSCSCCE PAPER 1 (General Studies) 2018 GS Ques Paper.pdf4. Each candidate is required to attempt 100 questions in 120 minutes, except for orthopaedically/visually impaired candidates,

SCS-1 ( A – 1 )

Booklet Sr. No.

PSCSCCE – 2018

PAPER – 1

(General Studies)

Candidate’s Name ________________________________________________________

Father’s Name ____________________________________________________________

Date of Birth : Category Code*

D D M M Y Y Y Y (* As given in the Admit Card)

OMR Response Sheet No. ____________________________________ Roll No. ___________________________

Candidate’s Signature : Total Questions : 100]

(Please sign in the box) Time Allowed : 2:00 Hours]

1. The candidate shall NOT open this booklet till the time told to do so by the Invigilation Staff. However, in the

meantime, the candidate can read these instructions carefully and subsequently fill the appropriate columns

given above in CAPITAL letters. The candidate may also fill the relevant boxes out of 1 to 9 of the Optical

Mark Reader (OMR) response sheet, supplied separately.

2. Use only blue or black ball point pen to fill the relevant columns on this page as well as in OMR sheet. Use of

ink Pen or any other Pen is not allowed.

3. The candidate shall be liable for any adverse effect if the information given above is wrong or illegible or

incomplete.

4. Each candidate is required to attempt 100 questions in 120 minutes, except for orthopaedically/visually

impaired candidates, who would be given 40 extra minutes, by marking correct responses on the OMR sheet.

5. The candidates, when allowed to open the question paper booklet, must first check the entire booklet to confirm

that the booklet has complete number of pages, the pages printed correctly and there are no blank pages. In case

there is any such error in the question paper booklet then the candidate should immediately bring this fact to the

notice of the invigilation Staff and obtain a new booklet of the same series as given earlier.

6. The serial number of the new Question booklet if issued for some reason should be entered in the relevant

column of the OMR. The Invigilation Staff must make necessary corrections in their record regarding the

change in the serial no. of Question booklet.

7. The question paper booklet has 36 pages. THE QUESTIONS ARE PRINTED IN ENGLISH AND

PUNJABI. QUESTIONS IN PUNJABI ARE A TRANSLATION OF THE ENGLISH QUESTIONS. IN

CASE OF ANY AMBIGUITY IN TRANSLATION, THE ENGLISH VERSION WILL BE DEEMED

AUTHENTIC AND FINAL

8. The Paper consists of total 200 Marks. Each question shall carry 2 marks. There are four options for each

question and the candidate has to mark the MOST APPROPRIATE answer on the OMR response sheet.

9. There is no negative marking for wrong answers or questions not attempted by the candidate.

10. The candidates MUST READ INSTRUCTIONS BEHIND THE OMR SHEET before start answering the

Questions and check that two carbon copies attached to the OMR Sheet are intact.

*1-0A*

Page 2: PSCSCCE PAPER 1 (General Studies) 2018 GS Ques Paper.pdf4. Each candidate is required to attempt 100 questions in 120 minutes, except for orthopaedically/visually impaired candidates,

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?.

Page 3: PSCSCCE PAPER 1 (General Studies) 2018 GS Ques Paper.pdf4. Each candidate is required to attempt 100 questions in 120 minutes, except for orthopaedically/visually impaired candidates,

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

Page 4: PSCSCCE PAPER 1 (General Studies) 2018 GS Ques Paper.pdf4. Each candidate is required to attempt 100 questions in 120 minutes, except for orthopaedically/visually impaired candidates,

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

Page 5: PSCSCCE PAPER 1 (General Studies) 2018 GS Ques Paper.pdf4. Each candidate is required to attempt 100 questions in 120 minutes, except for orthopaedically/visually impaired candidates,

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

Page 6: PSCSCCE PAPER 1 (General Studies) 2018 GS Ques Paper.pdf4. Each candidate is required to attempt 100 questions in 120 minutes, except for orthopaedically/visually impaired candidates,

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)

Page 7: PSCSCCE PAPER 1 (General Studies) 2018 GS Ques Paper.pdf4. Each candidate is required to attempt 100 questions in 120 minutes, except for orthopaedically/visually impaired candidates,

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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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?.

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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?

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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

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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)

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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

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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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK

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SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK