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200+ General Knowledge MCQs for Defence Exams 2024

(d) 18th
Q1. What is the name of the court poet of King
Harshavardhana?
(a) Tulsidas
(b) Banabhatta
(c) Surdas
(d) Raskhan

Q2. Which emperor wrote the play 'Nagananda' in Sanskrit

language?
(a) Prabhakaravardhana
(b) Harshavardhana
(c) Chandragupta II
(d) Bindusara

Q3. Takshashila University was located between which

two rivers?
(a) Indus and Jhelum
(b) Jhelum and Ravi
(c) Beas and Indus
(d) Satluj and Indus

Q4. Who is the most prominent god of 'Rig Veda'?

(a) Indra
(b) Agni
(c) Pashupati
(d) Vishnu

Q5. Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the seventh century

were acknowledged as by the existing kings?
(a) Rashtrakutas
(b) Chalukya
(c) Samantas
(d) Brahmanas

Q6. Who amongst the following was the successor of Sikh

Guru Har Krishan?
(a) Guru Angad Dev
(b) Guru Tegh Bahadur
(c) Guru Hargobind
(d) Guru Amar Das

Q7. The queen with the title Didda ruled over which part of
India between 980 - 1003?
(a) Avadh
(b) Kashmir
(c) Sindh
(d) Bengal

Q8. Jama Masjid of Delhi was built in which century?

(a) 15th
(b) 16th
(c) 17th
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Q9. In which year did the Portuguese captured Goa

fromBijapur?
(a) 1498
(b) 1510
(c) 1516
(d) 1569

Q10. Who among the following were the pioneers in

opening oceanic trade with India?
(a) Dutch
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Portuguese

Q11. The tax collected by Marathas was known as

(a) Chauth
(b) Pilgrim Tax
(c) Jazia
(d) Charai

Q12. At which of the following places did Hyder Ali built a

modern arsenal?
(a) Dindigul
(b) Mysore
(c) Srirangappattanam
(d) Arcot

Q13. Who planted the "Tree of Liberty' at Srirangapatnam?

(a) Chikka Krishna Raj
(b) Devraj
(c) Hyder Ali
(d) Tipu Sultan

Q14. The South Indian ruler who introduced sericulture as

an agro-industry in his kingdom was
(a) Tipu Sultan
(b) Hyder Ali
(c) Krishnadeva Raya
(d) Rajaraja II

Q15. The Modi script had been employed in the

documentsof the
(a) Hoysalas
(b) Zamorins
(c) Marathas
(d) Wodeyaras

Q16. Who was the founder of Atmiya Sabha

(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) Ram Mohan Roy
(d) Motilal Nehru
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Q17. Amongst the following, who cooperated with Raja Q25. The Company’s monopoly of Trade was abolished by
Ram Mohan Roy in the implementation of his educational the Act of
programmes? (a) 1793
(a) Dwarkanath Tagore (b) 1813
(b) David Hare (c) 1833
(c) Henri Derozio (d) Pitt’s India Act
(d) William Jones
Q26. Which of the following is associated with Lord
Q18. The Vedas contain all the truth was interpreted by? Wellesley, the Governor General of India from 1798 to
(a) Swami Vivekananda 1805?
(b) Swami Dayananda (a) Doctrine of Lapse
(c) Raja Rammohan Roy (b) Subsidiary Alliance
(d) None of the above (c) First Mysore War
(d) Conquest of Rajputana
Q19. Uplift of the backward classes was the main
programme of the— Q27. Curzon Wyllie, who was murdered by Madan Lal
(a) Prarthana Samaj Dhingra in London, was—
(b) Satya Shodhak Samaj (a) Secretary of State for India
(c) Arya Samaj (b) Adviser to the Secretary of State for India
(d) Ramakrishna Mission (c) Law Member
(d) Governor of Bengal
Q20. Who among the following was a social reformer
belonging to the Mali Community of Pune? Q28. Who among the following Governor General created
(a) ThakkarBhappa the Covenanted Civil Service of India which later came to
(b) BR Ambedkar be known as the Indian Civil Service?
(c) JyotibaPhule (a) Warren Hastings
(d) None of these (b) Wellesley
(c) Cornwallis
Q21. Which one of the following is correctly matched? (d) William Bentinck
(a) Brahmo Samaj - Annie Basant
(b) Arya Samaj – Swami Dayanand Saraswati Q29. Who founded Swadesh Bandhaw Samiti?
(c) Ram Krishna Mission - Keshab Chandra Sen (a) Ashwin Kumar Dutt
(d) Theosophical Society – Vivekananda (b) Pulin Das
(c) Surya Sen
Q22. By the Act of 1858, the powers of the Board of Control (d) Barindra Ghosh
and the Court of Directors were transferred to .
(a) The Secretary of State Q30. Who said that the constant ‘drain of wealth’ from
(b) Parliament India was responsible for India’s economic miseries?
(c) Viceroy (a) BC Pal
(d) Commander-in-Chief (b) BP Wadia
(c) Dadabhai Naoroji
Q23. The maximum number of additional members for the (d) GS Arundale
council of Bengal was raised from 20 to in
Indian council act 1909.
(a) 60 Q31. The is a key factor in making the Gram
(b) 50 Panchayat play its role and to be responsible.
(c) 70 (a) Secretary
(d) 25 (b) Gram Sabha
(c) Only Sarpanch
Q24. The 1909 Indian Council Act is also known as (d) Block Development officer
(a) The Chelmsford Reforms
(b) The Pitts India Act Q32. Which among the following is NOT a level of
(c) The August offer Government in India?
(d) The Minto-Morley Reforms I. Local level government
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III. National level government (d) Secretary

(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Only III
(d) No option is correct

Q33. The idea of people’s participation in the Panchayati

Raj System extends to how many other levels?
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 5

Q34. Which of the following organ of the government

refers to a smaller group of people who are responsible for
implementing laws and running the government?
I. The Judiciary
II. The Executives
III. The Legislature
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Only III
(d) No option is correct

Q35. In which of the following countries fascism was

originated?
(a) Italy
(b) Japan
(c) France
(d) Russia

Q36. Who gave the concept of ‘Separation of Powers’

related to different forms of governments?
(a) Montesquieu
(b) Aristotle
(c) Plato
(d) Hobbes

Q37. According to Indian Constitution, there are three

organs of government. Which among the following is/are
NOT an organ/organs of it
I. The legislature
II. The Media
III. The Judiciary
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Only III
(d) Only I and III

Q38. prevents the Panchayat from doing wrong

things like misusing money or favouring certain people.
(a) Gram Sabha
(b) District Collector
(c) Sarpanch
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Q39. How many levels of Government are there in India?

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

Q40. The states were reorganised on linguistic basis

in(a) 1947
(b) 1951
(c) 1956
(d) 1966

Q41. The first commission appointed by the Government

in 1948 to examine the case for the reorganisation of
stateson linguistic basis was headed by
(a) Justice Wanchoo
(b) Justice M C Mahajan
(c) Justice S K Dhar
(d) None of the above

Q42. The famous JVP Committee consisting of Jawaharlal

Nehru, Vallabhbhai Patel and Pattabhi Sitaramayya, was
appointed in December 1948 to
(a) examine the case of establishment of secular polity in
the country
(b) examine the issue of reorganisation of states on
linguistic basis
(c) determine the compensation to be paid to the rulers
of Indian states consequent to the merger of their states
withIndia
(d) None of the above

Q43. Which of the following formed the

StateReorganisation Commission group (1953)?
(a) Fazl Ali and Kanzru
(b) Kanzru and Katju
(c) Katju and Fazl Ali
(d) Pannikar and Katju

Q44. The States Reorganisation Commission, set up in

1953 to consider the demand for linguistic states, was
headed by
(a) Fazal Ali
(b) K M Pannikkar
(c) H N Kunzru
(d) M C Mahajan

Q45. The States Reorganisation Act, 1956, divided the

entire country into
(a) 22 states and 9 union territories
(b) 14 states and 6 union territories
(c) 17 states and 7 union territories
(d) four categories of states
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Q46. After which five year plan, 'The Rolling Plan' was (b) price and consumption
implemented?
(a) Third Plan
(b) Fifth Plan
(c) Seventh Plan
(d) Ninth Plan

Q47. Which tax causes a burden on the poorer section of

the society?
(a) Direct Tax
(b) Indirect Tax
(c) Both Direct and Indirect Tax
(d) None of these

Q48. Which of the following is represented by 'Lorenz

Curve'?
(a) Employment
(b) Inflation
(b) Deflation
(d) Income Distribution

Q49. is an alternative way of representing the

production function.
(a) The Short Run
(b) The Long Run
(c) Isoquant
(d) Average product

Q50. In a market system, the central problems regarding

how much and what to produce are solved through the
coordination of economic activities brought about by
signals.
(a) Supply
(b) Demand
(c) Price
(d) Stock Market

Q51. says that the marginal product of a factor

input initially rises with its employment level. But after
reaching a certain level of employment, it starts falling.
(a) Law of diminishing marginal product
(b) Law of variable proportions
(c) The Short Run
(d) The Long Run

Q52. Who estimated the National Income for the first time
in India?
(a) Mahalanobis
(b) Dadabhai Naoroji
(c) V K R V Rao
(d) Sardar Patel

Q53. A supply function expresses the relationship between

(a) price and demand
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(c) price and output

(d) price and selling cost

Q54. “Interest is a reward for parting with liquidity” is

according to
(a) Keynes
(b) Marshall
(c) Haberler
(d) Ohlin

Q55. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) concept was first

introduced in
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) India
(d) Pakistan

Q56. The first protocol to ban the emissions of

choloroflurocarbons in the atmosphere was made in
(a) Montreal
(b) Osaka
(c) Geneva
(d) Florida

Q57. One of the leading producers of asbestos in the

worldis :
(a) Australia
(b) Russia
(c) Canada
(d) Armenia

Q58. Where is the Great Barrier Reef located ?

(a) Pacific Ocean
(b) Indian Ocean
(c) Atlantic Ocean
(d) Arctic Ocean

Q59. The smallest island country in the Indian Ocean is ?

(a) Maldives
(b) Sri Lanka
(c) Mauritius
(d) Madagascar

Q60. Which is the largest metals trading centre?

(a) Johannesburg
(b) London
(c) New York
(d) Singapore

Q61. The largest producer of Lac in India is

(a) Chattisgarh
(b) Jharkhand
(c) West Bengal
(d) Gujarat
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Q62. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan (b) Rice, maize, sorghum
plateau is
(a) Teak
(b) Shisam
(c) Sandalwood
(d) Sal

Q63. Bandhavgarh National Park is located in which State?

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Jharkhand

Q64. Which is called the "Lake District of India"?

(a) Nainital
(b) Shimla
(c) Gangtok
(d) Matheran

Q65. Which of the following is/are 'rain cloud'?

1. Cirrus
2. Nimbostratus
3. Cumulonimbus
4. Altocumulus
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1 and 4 only

Q66. The disconnected lines drawn on a map for showing

slope
(a) Bench marks
(b) Contours
(c) Form lines
(d) Hachure

Q67. Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and

snow is called -
(a) Drizzle
(b) Hail
(c) Sleet
(d) Snow

Q68. Which sanctuary in India is famous for Rhinoceros

and in which state is it located?
(a) Gir, Gujarat
(b) Kaziranga, Assam
(c) Ranthambore, Rajasthan
(d) Corbett, Uttarakhand

Q69. Three crops that contribute maximum to global food

grain production are .
(a) Wheat, rice, barley
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(c) Wheat, maize, sorghum ofmass 10 kg when a force of 20 N is applied on it.

(d) Wheat, rice, maize

Q70. Which of these waves/winds is also known as

‘Doctorwind’?
(a) Sirocco
(b) Harmattan
(c) Loo
(d) None of these

Q71. "Sirius", the brightest star outside solar system,

isalso called .
(a) Cat star
(b) Dog star
(c) Fox star
(d) Lion star

Q72. Pagladia Dam Project is located in which state?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Sikkim
(c) Assam
(d) West Bengal

Q73. ‘Gir Kesar’, which has been given the Geographical

Indication (GI) tag, is a famous variety of which among
thefollowing?
(a) Saffron
(b) Pepper
(c) Mango
(d) Sweat

Q74. Which of the following is not an example of

PointSource of pollution?
(a) Oil refinery wastewater
(b) Noise from Jet engine
(c) Air pollution from forest fire
(d) Pollutants mixed in rainwater runoff

Q75. The Tuirial Hydroelectric Power Project (HEPP)

islocated in which state?
(a) Kerala
(b) Mizoram
(c) Nagaland
(d) Assam

Q76. The gravitational force of attraction between two

bodies is the
product of their masses.
(a) directly proportional to the square of
(b) inversely proportional to
(c) inversely proportional to the square of
(d) directly proportional to

Q77. Find the acceleration (in m/s2) produced in a body

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(a) 200 (a) Risedronate

(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 100

Q78. The product of mass of a body and the acceleration

produced in it equals the
acting on it.
(a) force
(b) impulse
(c) torque
(d) kinetic energy

Q79. The energy of wind is-

(a) Only potential
(b) Only kinetic
(c) Electrical
(d) Potential and kinetic both

Q80. Photovoltaic cells are:

(a) Solar cells
(b) Thermal cells
(c) Sulphur cells
(d) Molar cells

Q81. Which of the following is the best fire-extinguisher?

(a) Water
(b) Oxygen
(c) Carbon-dioxide
(d) Soil

Q82. Which statements are CORRECT?

I. In early 1930’s Nylon was prepared from coal, water and
air.
II. Nylon was the first fully synthetic fibre.
III. Nylon fibre was strong, elastic and light.
(a) Only I and II
(b) Only I and III
(c) Only II and III
(d) All I, II and III

Q83. Which of the following statement is CORRECT?

(a) Gold and Silver are not ductile
(b) Phophorus and Nitrogen are ductile
(c) Copper and Platinum are ductile
(d) Sulphur and Phophorus are sonorous

Q84. Sphalerite is an ore/mineral of -

(a) Mercury
(b) Molybdenum
(c) Silver
(d) Zinc

Q85. Which drug is used to cure Hypertension?

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(b) Diazepam (d) Uniform

(c) Folic Acid
(d) Hydralazine

Q86. Which of the following represents the pair of sex

chromosomes in men?
(a) XY
(b) XX
(c) YY
(d) No option is correct.

Q87. Scientists of which country have developed

working human skeletal muscle from stem cells in the
laboratory forthe first time?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) India
(d) United States of America

Q88. The rhythmic contraction of the lining of muscles

ofcanal to push the food along the gut is called .
(a) Peristalsis
(b) Facilitation
(c) Guttation
(d) No option is correct

Q89. Which of the following is the main end product

ofcarbohydrate digestion?
(a) Fats
(b) Lipids
(c) Glucose
(d) Cellulose

Q90. Which of the following glands is a source of the

enzyme Ptyalin?
(a) Pancreas
(b) Thyroid Gland
(c) Pituitary Gland
(d) Salivary Glands

Q91. A body of mass 4 kg accelerates from 15 m/s to

25m/s in 5 seconds due to the application of a
force on it. Calculate the magnitude of this force (in N).
(a) 32
(b) 8
(c) 16
(d) 64

Q92. During motion of an object along a

straightline, the change in velocity of the
object for any time interval is zero.
(a) Linear
(b) Translational
(c) Equilibrium
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Q101. The Chola kingdom mostly ruled which region of

Q93. What is the resistance (in Ω) of an electrical India?
component if a current of 0.1 A passes through it (a) East
on application of 5 V of potential difference across it? (b) West
(a) 0.5 (c) North
(b) 100 (d) South
(c) 50
(d) 1 Q102. Group of Monuments at Hampi was built by?
(a) Harihara and Bukka
Q94. The motion of a freely falling body is an example of (b) Udayin and Shishunaga
accelerated motion. (c) Devavarman and Vainya
(a) Non-uniformly (d) Maravarman and Sirmara
(b) Uniformly
(c) Uniquely Q103. According to the categories of land mentioned in the
(d) Specially Chola inscriptions was known as the land for the
maintenance of schools?
Q95. Find the resistance (in mega Ω) of a wire of length (a) Vellanvagai
20m, cross sectional area 1 cm 2 and made (b) Brahmadeya
of a material of resistivity 200 Ωm. (c) Shalabhoga
(a) 40 (d) Devadana
(b) 4000
(c) 80 Q104. Old stone age people
(d) 2000 (a) wore cotton clothes
(b) wore leaves, barks of trees and skin of animals
Q96. Why metals conduct electricity? (c) wore woollen clothes
(a) Because of low melting point (d) none of the above
(b) Because of high tensile strength
(c) Because of free electrons Q105. The first animal tamed by primitive man was
(d) Because of high atomic density (a) cow
(b) horse
Q97. Which atmospheric layer contains ozone layer? (c) dog
(a) Troposphere (d) goat
(b) Mesosphere
(c) Stratosphere Q106. The Mongols under invaded Transoxiana
(d) Ionosphere in north-east Iran in 1219.
(a) Timur Lang
Q98. fiber is used in making bulletproof vests. (b) Nadir Shah
(a) Nylon-66 (c) Ahmed Shah Abdali
(b) Terylene (d) Genghis Khan
(c) Kevlar
(d) Lexan Q107. Dara Shikoh was killed in conflict with his brother
.
Q99. Manganite is an ore/mineral of - (a) Jahangir
(a) Beryllium (b) Aurangzeb
(b) Chromium (b) Babur
(c) Manganese (d) Shah Jahan
(d) Copper
Q108. The Arabic work of Al-Biruni that gave an account
Q100. Pentane has structural isomers. of the subcontinent is called .
(a) 1 (a) Kitab-al-Hind
(b) 2 (b) Kitab-al- Bharat
(c) 3 (c) Pustak-al-Hind
(d) 4 (d) Pustak-al-Bharat

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Q109. Which of the following is related to the Tinkathiya celebrated on which of the following years?
Pratha?
(a) Champaran
(b) Kheda
(c) Bardoli
(d) Darbhanga

Q110. Which of the following work is not credited to Lord

Dalhousie?
(a) Merger of Punjab
(b) Merger of Bengal
(c) Merger of Mysore
(d) Merger of Satara

Q111. Which of the following was not done during the time
of Lord Curzon?
(a) Partition of Bengal
(b) Punjab Land Alienation Act
(c) Establishment of the Famine Commission
(d) Formation of Hunter Commission

Q112. Where did the telegraph line be laid first?

(a) Calcutta to Diamond Harbour
(b) Agra to Jaipur
(c) Delhi to Shimla
(d) Raniganj to Calcutta

Q113. How long the Non-cooperation Movement was

conducted?
(a) April 1920 to February 1922
(b) August 1920 to February 1922
(c) June 1920 to December 1922
(d) December 1920 to June 1922

Q114. Who led the English Army in the Battle of Buxar?

(a) Lord Clive
(b) Vensittart
(c) Hector Munro
(d) Eyre Coot

Q115. Which of the following rebellion / agitation did NOT

happen in the area of Bengal?
(a) Sannyasi Rebellion
(b) Chuar Rebellion
(c) Pagal Panthi rebellion
(d) Baghera Rebellion

Q116. Who gave the title of Raja to Ranjit Singh?

(a) Diwan Shah
(b) Lord Lake
(c) Zaman Shah
(d) King of Kashmir

Q117. For the first time in India, the Kisan Diwas was
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(a) 1936
(b) 1937
(c) 1930
(d) 1926

Q118. In 1852, who published the

newspaper'Satyaprakash' in Gujarati?
(a) Gangadhar Rao
(b) Vishnu Shastri
(c) Gopal Hari Deshmukh
(d) Karsandas Mulji

Q119. Who was elected the President of All India

Workersand Peasants Party in Calcutta in 1928?
(a) M.N. Joglekar
(b) Shripad Amrit Dange
(c) Sohan Singh Josh
(d) Mujaffar ahmed

Q120. Whom did Lord Minto send to Ranjit Singh to

makea peace immediate before the Treaty of Amritsar
(1809)?
(a) Rober t Rebert
(b) Joshua Child
(c) Ochterlony
(d) Charles Metcalfe

Q121. The famous Cossijurah Case of Bengal happened

inwhose reign?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) John Shore
(d) Wellesley

Q122. Who of the following operated the first regular trade

union in India ?
(a) M.N. Lokhande
(b) B.P. Wadia
(c) Shashipad Banerjee
(d) N.M. Joshi

Q123. Which Governor General of India used to write

poetry with the name of "Owen Meredith"?
(a) Lord Dalhousie
(b) Lord Ripon
(c) Lord Lytton
(d) Lord Canning

Q124. The per capita income in India was Rs. 20/- in 1867-
68, was ascertained for the first time by .
(a) MG Ranade
(b) Sir W Hunter
(c) RC Dutt
(d) Dadabhai Naoroji
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Q125. Which of the following events is NOT considered for (c) Supreme Court of India
the time being of Viceroy Lord Lytton?
(a) Second Afghan War
(b) Burma war
(c) Arms Act
(d) Press Act

Q126. Which of the following pairs is not correctly

matched?
(a) Munda Rebellion : 1899
(b) Vellore Mutiny: 1806
(c) Santhal Rebellion: 1855
(d) Chuar Rebellion: 1870

Q127. Which of the following organizations was

established outside India?
(a) Indian Association
(b) East India Association
(c) Bengal-British India Society
(d) India league

Q128. Who of the following leaders is NOT associated with

Champaran Satyagraha?
(a) Anugr aha Narain Sinha
(b) J.B. Kripalani
(c) Braj Kishore Prasad
(d) Sardar Patel

Q129. In which of the following years sea travel has been

made mandatory for Indian soldiers?
(a) 1854 AD
(b) 1856 AD
(c) 1857 AD
(d) 1858 AD

Q130. The Indian Council Act of 1892 was based on which

plan?
(a) Northbrook Plan
(b) Dufferin Plan
(c) Ripon Plan
(d) Gladstone Plan

Q131. Anti-defection law was passed in which

Constitutional Amendment Act?
(a) 41st Constitutional Amendment Act
(b) 46th Constitutional Amendment Act
(c) 48th Constitutional Amendment Act
(d) 52th Constitutional Amendment Act

Q132. If any Fundamental Right of a citizen is breached,

then under Article 32 of Indian Constitution he can directly
go to the .
(a) Chief Minister of state
(b) Prime Minister of India
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(d) Governor of state (c) Central Vigilance Commission

Q133. Which type of city administration controls

transitional areas (from rural to urban)?
(a) Nagar Panchayat
(b) Municipal Council
(c) Municipal Corporation
(d) No option is correct

Q134. Which among the following is NOT a member of

anyof the two Houses of the Indian Parliament?
I. Prime Minister of India
II. Finance Minister of India
III. President of India
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Only III
(d) Both II and III

Q135. Who appoints the chairman of all the parliamentary

committees of Lok Sabha?
(a) President of India
(b) Prime Minister of India
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha of India
(d) Home Minister of India

Q136. What are the minimum qualifications of a person

tobecome a member of Lok Sabha?
I. Must be a citizen of India
II. Must not be less than 25 years of age
III. Must hold an office of profit under Union Government.
(a) Both I and II
(b) Both I and III
(c) Both II and III
(d) All I, II and III

Q137. Which Article of Indian Constitution empowers

Indian Parliament to amend the constitution?
(a) Article 368
(b) Article 252
(c) Article 254
(d) Article 256

Q138. The Attorney General of India is the of

theGovernment of India.
(a) Chief Account Officer
(b) Chief Law Officer
(c) Chief Audit Officer
(d) Chief Election Officer

Q139. In India, which of the following body is

Constitutional in nature?
(a) NITI Aayog
(b) National Human Rights Commission
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(d) Finance Commission (b) Ministry of Finance

Q140. Which part of the Indian Constitution deals with

Amendment of the Constitution?
(a) Part XIV
(b) Part XVI
(c) Part XVIII
(d) Part XX

Q141. Who can make laws for Union Territories on any

subject under the three lists Viz. union list, state list and
concurrent list?
(a) The President of India alone
(b) The Parliament
(c) The Prime Minister of India
(d) Home Minister of India

Q142. is not formally prescribed device available to

members of parliament.
(a) Zero hour
(b) Call Attention Notice
(c) Half-an hour discussion
(d) Short-duration discussion

Q143. Which type of city administration controls smaller

urban areas?
(a) Nagar Panchayat
(b) Municipal Council
(c) Municipal Corporation
(d) No option is correct

Q144. is a constitutional body in India.

(a) Central Information Commission
(b) Lokpal and Lokayukta
(c) National Development Council
(d) Election Commission

Q145. Which Constitutional Amendment Act added Part

IX-A ‘The Municipalities’ to Indian Constitution?
(a) 74th Constitutional Amendment Act
(b) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act
(c) 39th Constitutional Amendment Act
(d) 10th Constitutional Amendment Act

Q146. The competitive position of a company can be

improved by .
(a) Increasing the selling price
(b) Reducing the margin of profit
(c) Ignoring competitors
(d) Understanding and fulfilling customers’ needs

Q147. Deficit financing means the government borrows

money from the .
(a) International Monetary Fund
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(c) Reserve Bank of India in .

(d) World Trade Organization

Q148. "Global Competitiveness Report" is released by

which of the following organization?
(a) WTO
(b) WEF
(c) SAARC
(d) EU

Q149. Sudden decrease of birth rate

wouldcause .
(a) increase in per capita income
(b) increase in investment
(c) increase in savings
(d) increase in loan requests

Q150. In the last one decade, which one among the

following sectors has attracted the highest foreign direct
investment inflows into India?
(a) Food processing
(b) Petro-chemical
(c) Chemicals other than fertilizers
(d) Telecommunications

Q151. The modern economy is NOT characterized by

.
(a) self-sufficient village system
(b) development of money economy
(c) capital intensive mode of production
(d) production for market

Q152. During which Five Year Planning was NABARD

established?
(a) Fifth
(b) Sixth
(c) Third
(d) Ninth

Q153. Which among the following is NOT a ‘Geographical

Indicator?
(a) Kani Shawl
(b) Naga Mircha
(c) Mysore Silk
(d) Darjeeling Basmati

Q154. The first Chairman of Disinvestment

Commissionwas .
(a) GV Ramkrishna
(b) Madhu Dandavete
(c) C Rangarajan
(d) Indira Gandhi

Q155. Market imperfections of a country are reflected

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(a) Price rigidity by which of the following name?

(b) Factor immobility
(c) Lack of specialization
(d) All options are correct

Q156. China has the longest border with which of the

following country?
(a) Russia
(b) India
(c) Myanmar
(d) Mongolia

Q157. Vedda is a tribe of which of the following countries?

(a) Maldives
(b) Myanmar
(c) Sri Lanka
(d) Bangladesh

Q158. Which of the following countries border touches

with China?
(a) Uzbekistan
(b) Nepal
(c) philippines
(d) South Korea

Q159. Which of the following countries border does not

touch China?
(a) Cambodia
(b) Laos
(c) Vietnam
(d) Myanmar

Q160. The Equator does NOT pass through which of the

following countries?
(a) Kenya
(b) Mexico
(c) Indonesia
(d) Brazil

Q161. The distance between the two latitudes is

approximately .
(a) 111 miles
(b) 121 miles
(c) 111 km
(d) 121 km

Q162. What is Syzygy?

(a) Position of sun, earth and moon in the straight line
(b) Earth's position between Sun and Moon
(c) Sun and Moon position on one side of the Earth
(d) The right angle position of Moon from the Sun and
Earth

Q163. A sector between the two longitude lines is known

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(a) Belt (c) Twister

(b) Gore (d) Typhoon
(c) Timeblock
(d) Time box

Q164. Which of the following is the largest satellite of the

Solar System?
(a) Titan
(b) Miranda
(c) Moon
(d) Ganymede

Q165. What is the name of the second layer of the Earth's

three concentric layers?
(a) SIAL
(b) SIMA
(c) NIFE
(d) No option is correct

Q166. The day-to-day condition of the atmosphere at a

place with respect to the temperature, humidity, rainfall,
windspeed, etc., is called the at that place.
(a) Climate
(b) Ecology
(c) Environment
(d) Weather

Q167. The tropical region has generally a hot climate

because of its location around the .
(a) Poles
(b) Southern hemisphere
(c) High altitudes
(d) Equator

Q168. In which of the following region midnight Sun

isvisible?
(a) In Mediterranean region
(b) In equatorial region
(c) In Arctic area
(d) In the east of Japan

Q169. The area of Nepal is approximately

squar
ekilometres.
(a) 115187
(b) 128540
(c) 135789
(d) 147181

Q170. A cyclone is known by different names in different

parts of the world. It is called a ‘ ’ in Japan
andPhilippines.
(a) Funnel
(b) Whirlpool
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Q179. As an object falls freely its .

Q171. Which of the following is NOT a metamorphic rock? (a) Kinetic energy gets converted into potential energy
(a) Slate (b) Potential energy gets converted into kinetic energy
(b) Schist (c) Momentum gets converted into gravitational force
(c) Diorite (d) Gravitational force gets converted into momentum
(d) Phyllite
Q180. The product of force and the time for which the
Q172. The swift movement of the falling water droplets force acts on a body is equal to the change in
along with the rising air create lightning and sound. It is of the body.
this event that we call a . (a) Acceleration
(a) Thunderstorm (b) Torque
(b) Hailstorm (c) Momentum
(c) Twister (d) Velocity
(d) Cloudburst
Q181. Telephone was invented in which decade?
Q173. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly (a) 1670s
matched? (b) 1770s
(a) Silent Volcano: Damavand (c) 1870s
(b) Active Volcano: Stromboli (d) 1970s
(c) Dormant Volcano - Krakatoa
(d) Extinct Volcano - Etna Q182. Which device is used to limit electric current in a
circuit?
Q174. An earthquake of magnitude 6 on Richter scale has (a) Grid
times more destructive energy than an (b) Capacitor
earthquake of magnitude 4. (c) Fuse
(a) ten (d) Resistor
(b) hundred
(c) five Q183. In a compound the elements are always present in
(d) thousand definite proportions by .
(a) Mass
Q175. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched? (b) Volume
(a) Sandstone - Conglomerate (c) Size
(b) Limestone - Marble (d) No option is correct.
(c) Granite - Basalt
(d) Gabbro – Serpentine Q184. Which of the following statements are CORRECT?
I. Melamine is a Thermosetting plastic.
Q176. 1 kWh = × 106 J. II. It resists fire.
(a) 36 III. It is a poor conductor of heat.
(b) 3.6 (a) Only I and II
(c) 6.4 (b) Only I and III
(d) 64 (c) Only II and III
(d) All I, II and III
Q177. Any body kept in a fluid experiences an upward
force called . Q185. Which of the following is the best fire-extinguisher?
(a) Torque (a) Water
(b) Moment (b) Oxygen
(c) Pressure (c) Carbon-dioxide
(d) Upthrust (d) Soil

Q178. 1 watt is equal to 1 . Q186. Which statements are CORRECT?

(a) J s-1 I. In early 1930’s Nylon was prepared from coal, water and
(b) J s air.
(c) J s-2 II. Nylon was the first fully synthetic fibre.
(d) J s2 III. Nylon fibre was strong, elastic and light.
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(b) Only I and III length of small intestines of an herbivore and a carnivore?
(c) Only II and III
(d) All I, II and III

Q187. Which of the following statement is CORRECT?

(a) Gold and Silver are not ductile
(b) Phophorus and Nitrogen are ductile
(c) Copper and Platinum are ductile
(d) Sulphur and Phophorus are sonorous

Q188. Which of the following is man-made fibre?

(a) Cotton
(b) Wool
(c) Silk
(d) Nylon

Q189. Which of the following statement is INCORRECT

regarding Sodium?
(a) Sodium reacts vigorously with oxygen and water
(b) A lot of heat is generated when sodium reacts with
water and oxygen
(c) It is stored in kerosene
(d) It is a non-metal

Q190. In which part of the human body fat is completely

digested?
(a) Small Intestine
(b) Lever
(c) Stomach
(d) Large Intestine

Q191. Which of the following represents the pair of sex

chromosomes in men?
(a) XY
(b) XX
(c) YY
(d) No option is correct.

Q192. Scientists of which country have developed working

human skeletal muscle from stem cells in the laboratory for
the first time?
(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) India
(d) United States of America

Q193. The rhythmic contraction of the lining of muscles of

canal to push the food along the gut is called .
(a) Peristalsis
(b) Facilitation
(c) Guttation
(d) No option is correct

Q194. Which of the following is a CORRECT relation of

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(a) Herbivore = Carnivore (d) All options are correct

(b) Herbivore < Carnivore
(c) Herbivore > Carnivore
(d) No option is correct.

Q195. Limbs of frog, lizard, bird and human are example of

organs.
(a) Homogenous
(b) Heterogeneous
(c) Analogous
(d) Homologous

Q196. Pepsin is an enzyme that digests .

(a) Proteins
(b) Starch
(c) Carbohydrate
(d) Fats

Q197. Which is the CORRECT pair of inherited

chromosomes for the child to be a girl?
(a) X from father and Y from mother
(b) Y from father and X from mother
(c) Y from father and Y from mother
(d) X from father and X from mother

Q198. Gaseous exchange takes place in leaves through

tiny pores for the purpose of photosynthesis. What are
these pores?
(a) Chloroplast
(b) Stomata
(c) Chlorophyll
(d) Vacuole

Q199. Lymph carries digested and absorbed fat from .

(a) Lungs
(b) Intestine
(c) Stomach
(d) Kidney

Q200. Photosynthesis fulfills which of the following

requirements of the autotrophic organisms?
I. Carbon
II. Water
III. Energy
(a) Only I
(b) Only III
(c) I and III
(d) All I, II and III

Q201. Which of the following information is found in

Ashoka's inscriptions?
(a) Life story
(b) Internal policy
(c) Foreign policy
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Q202. Which of the following indicates the circle of the (b) Folk Art
Saranath Pillar?
(a) Law
(b) Revolution
(c) Progress
(d) Religion

Q203. Harshavardhan's Vallabhi conquest is found in

which of the following inscriptions?
(a) Aihole Pillar Inscription
(b) Junagadh Inscription
(c) Navsari Copper plate Inscription
(d) Damodarpur copper plate Inscription

Q204. Which of the following is not counted under sub-

vedas?
(a) Ayurveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Gandharva Veda
(d) Shilp Veda

Q205. Which of the following was not mentioned in the

Dhamma?
(a) Obedience to parents
(b) Charity
(c) Paternalism
(d) Faith in Sangha

Q206. When was Guru Nanak Dev born?

(a) 1449 A D
(b) 1453 AD
(c) 1469 AD
(d) 1499 AD

Q207. Which ruler of the Vijayanagar Empire was the

friend of the Portuguese Governor Albuquerque?
(a) Devaraya II
(b) Narsingh Raya
(c) Krishna Deva Rai
(d) Venkat II

Q208. Which of the following was a major industry in the

Mughal period?
(a) Pearl production
(b) Iron Industry
(c) Cotton cloth
(d) No option is correct

Q209. In which area did Nandalal Bose earn fame?

(a) Painting
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(c) Dance (b) Mahatma Gandhi

(d) Politics

Q210. Where the leader of the Individual Satyagraha

movement, Acharya Vinoba Bhave did started this
movement?
(a) Nashik
(b) Poona
(c) Pavnar
(d) Nagpur

Q211. When did all the trade unions, except Ahmedabad

Textile Labor Union, be unified?
(a) 1930
(b) 1928
(c) 1932
(d) 1933

Q212. French established their first factory at Surat and

second factory at .
(a) Banaras
(b) Calcutta
(c) Mumbai
(d) Masulipatnam

Q213. Which of the following governor generals used to

call himself as Bengal Tiger?
(a) Lord Canning
(b) Warren Hastings
(c) Lord Cornwallis
(d) Lord Wellesley

Q214. Which of the following movements was headed by

Sitaram Raju?
(a) Kuka Movement
(b) Rampa Movement
(c) Pabna Agitation
(d) Bardoli Satyagraha

Q215. In which city is India's oldest European church?

(a) Cochin
(b) Goa
(c) Chennai
(d) Kolkata

Q216. Which of the following were NOT related to the

Congress Socialist Party?
(a) Acharya Narendradev
(b) Ram Manohar Lohia
(c) Jai Prakash Narayan
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose

Q217. Salt March also known as Dandi March was

initiatedby .
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy

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(d) Kasturba Gandhi encouraged the Europeans for Indian business?
(a) Indigo
Q218. Chauri Chaura incident took place in? (b) Spice
(a) 1902 (c) Muslin
(b) 1912 (d) Cotton clothes
(c) 1922
(d) 1932 Q223. E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker is associated with which
of the following movements?
Q219. Which of the following newspapers is NOT related (a) Self-respect movement
to Madan Mohan Malaviya? (b) Viacom movement
(a) Leader (c) Justice movement
(b) Comrade (d) Ezhava movement
(c) Hindustan
(d) Abhyudaya Q224. In which year did Vivekananda participate in the
Parliament of the World's Religions?
Q220. In which conference of 1888, the constitution was (a) 1893 AD
created for Congress? (b) 1895 AD
(a) Bombay (c) 1897 AD
(b) Calcutta (d) 1899 AD
(c) Madras
(d) Allahabad Q225. Which of the following leaders formed 'India Home
Rule Society'?
Q221. Which of the following decisive battles had (a) Shyamji Krishna Varma
established the dominion of the British in India? (b) Annie Besant
(a) Battle of Plassey (c) Lala Hardayal
(b) Battle of Buxar (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Battle of Wandiwash
(d) Third Battle of Panipat

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S1. Ans.(b) an annual tax nominally levied at 25% on revenue or
Sol. Bana-Bhatt was court poet of King Harshavardhana. produce.

S2. Ans.(b) S12. Ans.(a)

Sol. Nagananda (Joy of the Serpents) is a Sanskrit play Sol. Hyder Ali Khan was the Sultan and ruler of the
attributed to king Harshavardhana (ruled 606 C.E. - 648 Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. He offered strong
C.E.). resistance against the military advances of the British East
India Company during the First and Second Anglo–Mysore
S3. Ans.(a) Wars. He established a modern arsenal (1755) at Dindigul
Sol. Taxila was a centre of learning and is considered by with French help.
some to have been one of the earliest universities in the
world. It is an important archaeological site and in 1980, S13. Ans.(d)
was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It was located Sol. The Jacobin Club of Mysore was the first Revolutionary
between Indus and Jhelum. Republican organization to be formed in India. It was
founded in 1794 by French Republican officers with the
S4. Ans.(a) support of Tipu Sultan. He planted a Liberty Tree and
Sol. Indra is the most prominent god of ‘Rig Veda’. declared himself Citizen Tipu.

S5. Ans.(c) S14. Ans.(a)

Sol. Big landlords or warrior chiefs in the seventh century Sol. Tipu Sultan was a ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. He
were acknowledged as Samantas by the existing kings. was the eldest son of Sultan Haidar Ali of Mysore. Tipu
Samanta was a title and position used by the army people introduced a number of administrative innovations during
of Kings. his rule, including his coinage, a new lunar-solar calendar,
and a new land revenue system which initiated the growth
S6. Ans.(b) of the Mysore silk industry.
Sol. Guru Har Krishan was the eighth of ten Gurus of the
Sikh religion. Guru Har Krishan had the shortest tenure as S15. Ans.(c)
Guru, lasting only 2 years, 5 months and 24 days. Guru Sol. The Modi script had been employed in the documents
Tegh Bahadur was the successor of sikh guru Har Krishan. of the Marathas. This script is used to write Maratha
Language.
S7. Ans.(b)
Sol. Queen Didda was the ruler of Kashmir from 958 CE to S16. Ans.(c)
1003 CE, first as a Regent for her son and various Sol. Atmiya Sabha was a philosophical association. The
grandsons, and from 980 as sole ruler and monarch. association was started by Ram Mohan Roy in 1815 in
Kolkata. They used to conduct debate and discussion
S8. Ans.(c) sessions on philosophical topics, and also used to promote
Sol. Jama Masjid of Delhi, is one of the largest mosques in free and collective thinking and social reform.
India. It was built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan between
in 17th century (1644 and 1656). S17. Ans.(b)
Sol. Raja Rammohan Roy and David Hare were associated
S9. Ans.(b) with the foundation of the Hindu college.
Sol. The Portuguese conquest of Goa occurred when the
governor of Portuguese India Alfonso de Albuquerque S18. Ans.(b)
captured the city in 1510. Sol. Dayanand Saraswati was a Hindu religious leader and
founder of the Arya Samaj,a Hindu reform movements of
S10. Ans.(d) the Vedic tradition. He was also a renowned scholar of the
Sol. The first Portuguese reached India on 20 May 1498 Vedic lore and Sanskrit language.
when Vasco da Gama reached Calicut on Malabar Coast
.English reached India after Portuguese. S19. Ans.(b)
Sol. Satyashodhak Samaj is a social reform Society founded
S11. Ans.(a) by Jyotirao Phule in Pune, India, on 24 September 1873. Its
Sol. Chauth was a regular tax or tribute imposed, from purpose was to liberate the Shudra and Untouchable castes
early 18th century, by the Maratha Empire in India. It was from exploitation and oppression.
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S20. Ans.(c) System was a Treaty between the company and the Indian
Sol. Jyotirao Govindrao Phule was an Indian social activist native rulers. In return for a payment or subsidy, the
for the Dalit people, a thinker, anti-caste social reformer company would place garrison troops in that ruler’s
and writer from Maharashtra. Satyashodhak Samaj is a territory to fight against their enemies.
social reform society founded by Jyotirao Phule in Pune,
India, on 24 September 1873. Its purpose was to liberate S27. Ans.(b)
the Shudra and Untouchable castes from exploitation and Sol. Sir William Hutt Curzon Wyllie,was an Indian army
oppression. officer, and later an official of the British Indian
Government. He was assassinated in London on the
S21. Ans.(b) evening of 1 July 1909 by Madan Lal Dhingra at the
Sol. Arya Samaj is an Indian Hindu reform movement that Imperial Institute.
promotes values and practices based on the belief in the
infallible authority of the Vedas. The Samaj was founded by S28. Ans.(c)
the Dayananda Saraswati on 7 April 1875. Members of the Sol. The civil services were reformed and modernised by
Arya Samaj believe in one God and reject the worship of Lord Cornwallis and hence he is called the “Father of Indian
idols. Civil Service”.

S22. Ans.(a) S29. Ans.(a)

Sol. Government of India Act, 1858 provided that India was Sol. Ashwini Kumar Dutta was a Bengali educationist,
to be governed directly and in the name of the crown. This philanthropist, social reformer and patriot.The Partition of
act abolished the company rule, abolished the Court of Bengal drew him to the Swadeshi movement. He founded
directors and abolished the Board of control. The act the Swadesh Bandhab Samiti to promote the consumption
provided the Crown will govern India directly through a of indigenous products and boycott foreign goods.
Secretary of State for India, who was to exercise the powers
which were being enjoyed by the Court of Directors and S30. Ans.(c)
Board of control. Sol. In 1867, Dadabhai Naoroji put forward the 'drain of
wealth' theory in which he stated that the Britain was
S23. Ans.(b) completely draining India. He mentioned this theory in his
Sol. The strength of the Council was gradually enlarged by book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India.
subsequent acts. Under the Indian Councils Act of 1892, the
maximum strength of the Council was raised to 20 out of S31. Ans.(b)
which seven were to be elected. The Indian Councils Act of Sol. The Gram sabha is a key factor in making the Gram
1909 further raised the number of members of the Council Panchayat play its role and to be responsible. The Gram
to 50. Sabha is a meeting of all adults who live in the area covered
by the Panchayat. Anyone living in the area, who is an adult,
S24. Ans.(d) that is 18 years old or more, is a member of Gram Sabha.
Sol. The Indian Councils Act 1909 is also known as the
Minto-Morley Reforms was passed by British Parliament in S32. Ans.(d)
1909 in an attempt to widen the scope of legislative Sol. There are three level of Government in India
councils, placate the demands of moderates in Indian I. Local level government
National Congress and to increase the participation of II. State level government
Indians the governance. III. National level government.

S25. Ans.(b) S33. Ans.(b)

Sol. Charter Act of 1813, was an Act of the Parliament of Sol. The Panchs and the Gram Panchayat are answerable to
the United Kingdom which renewed the charter issued to the Gram Sabha who elected them. The idea of people's
the British East India Company, and continued the participation in the Panchayati Raj System extends to two
Company's rule in India. However, the Company's other levels. One is the Block level, which is called the
commercial monopoly was ended, except for the tea trade Janpad Panchayat or the Panchayat Samiti. The Panchayat
and the trade with China. Samiti has many Gram Panchayats under it.

S26. Ans.(b) S34. Ans.(b)

Sol. Lord Wellesley remained Governor General of Fort Sol. The Executives refers to a smaller group of people who
Williams from 1798 to 1805. The susidiary Alliance is a are responsible for implementing laws and running the
policy started by Lord Wellesley. The Subsidiary Alliance government.

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S35. Ans.(a) the basis of security, unity and economic prosperity of the
Sol. The first fascist movements emerged in Italy during nation.
World War I before it spread to other European countries.
S43. Ans.(a)
S36. Ans.(a) Sol. States Reorganisation Commission consisted of Fazal
Sol. Separation of powers is a political doctrine originating Ali, K. M. Panikkar and H. N. Kunzru. Some of its
in the writings of Charles de Secondat, Baron de recommendations were implemented in the States
Montesquieu in The Spirit of the Laws, in which he argued Reorganisation Act of 1956.
for a constitutional government with three separate
branches, each of which would have defined abilities to S44. Ans.(a)
check the powers of the others. Sol. The States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) was a
body constituted by the Central Government of India in
S37. Ans.(b) 1953 to recommend the reorganisation of state
Sol. There are three main organs of the Government in boundaries.States Reorganisation Commission consisted
State i.e. legislature, executive and judiciary. According to of Fazal Ali, K. M. Panikkar and H. N. Kunzru. Some of its
the theory of separation of powers, these three powers and recommendations were implemented in the States
functions of the Government must, in a free democracy, Reorganisation Act of 1956.
always be kept separate and exercised by separate organs
of the Government S45. Ans.(b)
Sol. The States Reorganization Act was passed by
S38. Ans.(a) parliament in November 1956. It provided for fourteen
Sol. Gram Sabha prevents the Panchayat from doing wrong states and six centrally administered territories.
things like misusing money or favouring certain people.
Gram Sabha means a body consisting of all persons whose S46. Ans.(b)
names are included in the electoral rolls for the Panchayat Sol. After fifth year plan Rolling plan is introduced.
at the village level.
S47. Ans.(b)
S39. Ans.(c) Sol. Indirect Tax causes heavy burden on the poorer
Sol. Three levels of governments are present in India: the sections of society.
central government, the state government and the local
bodies (Municipal corporations and panchayats). The S48. Ans.(d)
powers are distributed among these three levels of the Sol. In economics, the Lorenz curve is a graphical
government to easily manage the administration of the representation of the distribution of income or of wealth.
country.
S49. Ans.(c)
S40. Ans.(c) Sol. An Isoquant Curve shows all the possible
Sol. The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 was a major combinations of input factors that yield the same quantity
reform of the boundaries of India's states and territories, of production. In other words, an iso-quant curve is a
organising them along linguistic lines. geometric representation of the production function,
wherein different combinations of labor and capital are
S41. Ans.(c) employed to have the same level of output.
Sol. In June 1948, the Government of India appointed the
Linguistic Provinces Commission under the chairmanship S50. Ans.(c)
of S K Dhar to examine the feasibility of this. The Sol. A price signal is information conveyed to consumers
commission submitted its report in December 1948 and and producers, via the price charged for a product or
recommended the reorganisation of states on the basis of service, which provides a signal to increase or decrease
administrative convenience rather than linguistic factor. supply or demand. In other words, in a market system, the
central problems regarding how much and what to
S42. Ans.(b) produce are solved through the coordination of economic
Sol. JVP is full name of committee members. They are activities brought about by Price signals.
Jawaharlal Nehru, Vallahbhai Patel, Pattabhi Sitaramayya.
It was setup in 1949.This committee also rejected the S51. Ans.(b)
linguistic factor of reorganization of the states. This Sol. Law of variable proportions says that the marginal
committee recommended the reorganization of States on product of a factor input initially rises with its employment

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level. But after reaching a certain level of employment, it S63. Ans.(b)
starts falling. Sol. Bandhavgarh National Park is one of the wild life
sanctuaries in the Indian state Madhya Pradesh.
S52. Ans.(b) Bandhavgarh was declared a national park in 1968. The
Sol. Dadabhai Naoroji was the first to calculate the national density of the tiger population at Bandhavgarh is one of the
income in India in 1868 . highest known in India.

S53. Ans.(c) S64. Ans.(a)

Sol. Price and output sold relationship is explained Sol. Nainital famously referred to as the 'Lake District of
through the supply function. India'.

S54. Ans.(a) S65. Ans.(b)

Sol. This theory has been given by JM Keynes. Sol. Two types of cloud which are Nimbostratus and
Cumulonimbus are mainly rain bearing clouds.
S55. Ans.(a)
Sol. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) concept was first S66. Ans.(d)
introduced in China in the 1980s. The most successful SEZ Sol. Hachure is the short lines used on maps to shade or to
in China, Sherizhen, has developed from a small village into indicate slopes and their degree and direction.
a city with a population over 10 million within 20 years.
Commerce Minister Mr Maran Had introduced SEZ concept S67. Ans.(c)
in year 1997 for first times in India. Sol. Sleet is the Precipitation that falls to earth in the form
of frozen or partially frozen raindrops, often when the
S56. Ans.(a) temperature is near the freezing point. In other
Sol. The Montreal Protocol is an international treaty on words,Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and
Substances that Deplete the Ozone. Monetreal protocol snow is called Sleet
gradually eliminate the production and consumption of
ozone depleting substances to limit their damage to the S68. Ans.(b)
earth’s ozone layer. Chlorofluro carbon is one of the Ozone Sol. Kaziranga National Park situated in Assam state of
depleting substance. India, is a UNESCO world heritage sites of India and known
for Great Indian one horned Rhinoceros. Kaziranga also
S57. Ans.(b) boasts the highest density of tigers among the protected
Sol. Russia is the leading producer of Asbestos areas in the world and was declared a Tiger Reserve in
2006.
S58. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef S69. Ans.(d)
system. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Sol. Three crops that contribute maximum to global food
Queensland, Australia in Pacific Ocean. grain production are Wheat, rice, maize.

S59. Ans.(a) S70. Ans.(b)

Sol. The smallest island country in the Indian Ocean is Sol. ‘Harmattan’ winds that flow in Africa are known as
Maldives. doctor winds as these winds are dry and help in reducing
the level of humidity.
S60. Ans.(b)
Sol. London is the largest metal trading centre. S71. Ans.(b)
Sol. Sirius is also known as the Dog Star. It is the brightest
S61. Ans.(b) star outside our Solar System.
Sol. Jharkhand has the largest number of host trees and
ranks first in the country for production of Lac. S72. Ans.(c)
Sol. Pagladia dam is situated in state of Assam.
S62. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests in S73. Ans.(c)
India are an integral part of the Deccan Plateau that is a Sol. Gir Kesar which recently got GI tag is a famous variety
large triangular plateau, situated in southern India and of mango.
sandalwood is a special feature of deccan plateau.
S74. Ans.(d)

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Sol. A point source of pollution is a single identifiable Sol. Gold and Silver are most ductile metals. Phosphorus
source of air, water, thermal, noise or light pollution. Oil and Nitrogen are non-ductile. Sulphur and phosphorus are
refinery waste water, noise from Jet engine and Air non-sonorous. Copper and platinum are also ductile
pollution from forest fire are examples of point source of metals.
pollution.
S84. Ans.(d)
S75. Ans.(b) Sol. Sphalerite is the chief ore of Zinc.
Sol. Tuirial dam is an earth fill and gravity dam. Prime
minister Narendra Modi inaugrated the 60MW Tuirial S85. Ans.(d)
hydropower project in Aizawal, Mizoram on 16th Sol. Hydralazine is used to cure high blood pressure
December 2017. (hypertension).

S76. Ans.(d) S86. Ans.(a)

Sol. Newton's law of gravitation states that the Sol. Males typically have two different kinds of sex
gravitational force between two point like objects is chromosomes (XY), and are called the heterogametic sex.
directly proportional to the product of their masses and
inversely proportional to the square of the distance S87. Ans.(d)
between them. Sol. Scientists from Duke University in North Carolina, US
for first time have developed working human skeletal
S77. Ans.(c) muscle from stem cells in the laboratory.
Sol. Force=mass X acceleration
Acceleration=Force/mass S88. Ans.(a)
=20/10 Sol. Peristalsis is a particular, wave-like kind of muscle
=2m/s2. contraction because its purpose is to move solids or liquids
along within the tube-like structures of the digestive and
S78. Ans.(a) urinary.
Sol. The product of mass of a body and the acceleration
produced in it equals to the acting on it force. S89. Ans.(c)
Sol. End products of digestion of carbohydrates are
S79. Ans.(b) Glucose, fructose and galactose.
Sol. The kinetic energy is the energy in moving objects or
mass. The kinetic energy of the wind (wind energy) can be S90. Ans.(d)
converted into electrical or mechanical energy. Sol. Salivary gland is a source of enzyme Ptyalin. The
enzyme ptyalin, or salivary amylase acts on starches and
S80. Ans.(a) converts them to maltose. It helps in the predigestion of
Sol. The conversion of light energy into electrical energy is starches
based on the phenomenon called photovoltaic effect.
Silicon is most widely used semiconductor material for S91. Ans.(b)
construction Sol. From Newton’s first equation of motion,
photovoltaic cell. v= u+at
So, a= (v-u)/t=(25-15)/5
S81. Ans.(c) a=2 m/s2
Sol. CO2 extinguisher work by replacing the oxygen Now F=ma
surrounding the flames with carbon dioxide, meaning the =4×2=8 m/s2 .
fire can no longer burn. Hence it is best fire extinguisher.
S92. Ans.(d)
S82. Ans.(d) Sol. During uniform motion of an object along a straight
Sol. In early 1930’s Nylon was prepared from coal, water line, the change in velocity of the object for any time
and air. Nylon was the first fully synthetic fibre. Nylon fibre interval is zero.
was strong, elastic and light. Nylon is a synthetic plastic
material composed of polyamides of high molecular weight S93. Ans.(c)
and usually, but not always, manufactured as a fibre. Sol. According to Ohm’s law,
V=IR
S83. Ans.(c) Where V is voltage, I is the current in the circuit and R is
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R=V/I=5/0.1 Sol. According to the categories of land mentioned in the
=50. Chola inscriptions, Shalabhoga was known as the land for
the maintenance of schools.
S94. Ans.(b)
Sol. The motion of a freely falling body is an example of S104. Ans.(b)
Uniformly accelerated motion. Sol. The Stone Age people were mostly food gatherers and
hunters and they use to wore leaves, bark of trees and skin
S95. Ans.(a) of animals.
Sol. We know that
Resistance, R =ρ(l/A) S105. Ans.(c)
Where ρ is the resistivity, l is the length of wire and A is the Sol. The domestication of animals is the mutual
cross-sectional area relationship between animals with the humans who have
R = 200×20/100 influence on their care and reproduction. The first
= 40 ohm. domesticated animal by primitive man was dog.

S96. Ans.(c) S106. Ans.(d)

Sol. Metals conduct electricity because they have “free Sol. Genghis Khan, founder of the Mongol Empire, invaded
electrons.” Unlike most other forms of matter, metallic Transoxiana in 1219 in north-east during his conquest of
bonding is unique because the electrons are not bound to a Khwarezm.
particular atom. This allows the delocalized electrons to
flow in response to a potential difference. S107. Ans.(b)
Sol. On 30th August 1659, Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan’s
S97. Ans.(c) son Dara Shikoh was put to death by his younger brother
Sol. The ozone layer or ozone shield is a region of Aurangzeb.
Earth&#39;s stratosphere that absorbs most of the
Sun&#39;s ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Stratosphere S108. Ans.(a)
contains high concentrations of ozone (O3) in relation to Sol. Kitab-al-hind is the Arabic work of Al-Biruni.
other parts of the atmosphere.
S109. Ans.(a)
S98. Ans.(c) Sol. The European planters at Champaran in Gujarat
Sol. Modern bulletproof vests are predominantly made out practised illegal methods of indigo cultivation and forced
of dozens of layers of tightly woven material, the Indian peasants to cultivate Indigo on 3/20th part of
predominantly Kevlar. The layers are sealed together into their land holding. This was called Tinkathia system.
a vest-shaped sheet to protect the wearer&#39;s organs. Peasants of Champaran with the help of Gandhi and
Rajendra Prasad organised Satyagraha and led to abolition
S99. Ans.(c) of Tinkathia system.
Sol. Manganite, an ore mineral of manganese, basic
manganese oxide [MnO(OH)] that forms dark gray to black S110. Ans.(c)
crystal bundles or fibrous masses. Sol. Merger of Mysore is not credited to Lord Dalhousie.

S100. Ans.(c) S111. Ans.(d)

Sol. Pentane (C5H12) has three structural isomers. N- Sol. Hunter Education Commission was founded in 1882
pentane, 2-methylbutane, and 2-ethylpropane are three by Lord Ripon (1880-1884 AD) during the British rule. The
structural isomers of pentane. government appointed the commission under the
chairmanship of William Wilson Hunter to review the
S101. Ans.(d) progress made in the field of education by Charles Wood’s
Sol. The Chola dynasty was one of the longest-ruling Declaration. This commission is not formed during the
dynasties in the history of southern India. Lord Curzon.

S102. Ans.(a) S112. Ans.(a)

Sol. Group of Monuments at Hampi are a UNESCO World Sol. British India's first telegraph line and office was
Heritage Site located in east-central Karnataka, India. It opened in October 1851, between Calcutta and Diamond
was built by Harihara and Bukka. Harbour along the busy shipping route on the Hooghly. By
March 1854, there were 800 miles of telegraph lines
S103. Ans.(c) between Calcutta and Agra.

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 Viceroy of India between 1876 and 1880, during which
S113. Ans.(b) time Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India.
Sol. The Non-Cooperation movement was launched When Lytton was twenty-five years old, he published in
formally on 1 August, 1920 and on February 12, 1922, a London a volume of poems under the name of Owen
Congress meeting in Bardoli was announced to end the Meredith.
Non-Cooperation Movement.
S124. Ans.(d)
S114. Ans.(c) Sol. The per capita income in India was Rs. 20/- in 1867-
Sol. The Battle of Buxar was fought on 22 October 1764 68, was ascertained for the first time by Dadabhai Naoroji.
between the forces under the command of the British East
India Company led by Hector Munro and the combined S125. Ans.(b)
armies of Mir Qasim, Nawab of Bengal till 1763; the Nawab Sol. Lord Lytton remained the Viceroy of India from 1876-
of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II. 1880. Second Afghan war- 1878-80, Vernacular Press Act-
1878 and Arms act- 1878 were important features of the
S115. Ans.(d) Lord Lytton viceroyalty.
Sol. Baghera Rebellion did NOT happen in the area of
Bengal. S126. Ans.(d)
Sol. Chuar Rebellion occurred in 1798-99 in Bankura /
S116. Ans.(c) Midnapore districts of modern West Bengal. Munda
Sol. Zaman Shah gave the title of Raja to Ranjit Singh. rebellion took place in the region south of Ranchi in 1899-
1900. Santhal Revolt took place in 1855. The Vellore
S117. Ans.(a) mutiny on 10 July 1806 was the first instance of a large-
Sol. For the first time in India, the Kisan Diwas was scale and violent mutiny by Indian sepoys against the East
celebrated in 1936. India Company.

S118. Ans.(d) S127. Ans.(b)

Sol. Karsandas Mulji was an Indian journalist, writer and Sol. The East India Association was founded by Dadabhai
social reformer from Gujarat. He became a vernacular Naoroji in 1866, in collaboration with Indians and retired
schoolmaster and started a weekly paper in Gujarati called British officials in London. It superseded the London
Satya Prakash. Indian Society and was a platform for discussing matters
and ideas about India, and to provide representation for
S119. Ans.(c) Indians to the Government.
Sol. In late November 1928 the WPP of Bengal executive
committee met with Philip Spratt and Muzaffar Ahmed. S128. Ans.(d)
They decided to appoint Sohan Singh Josh of the Punjab Sol. Sardar Patel is NOT associated with Champaran
Kirti Kisan Party to chair the All India Workers and Satyagraha.
Peasants Conference, to be held in Calcutta in December.
S129. Ans.(b)
S120. Ans.(d) Sol. In 1856 AD years sea travel has been made mandatory
Sol. To conclude a peace treaty with Ranjit Singh, the for Indian soldiers.
Governor General Lord Minto sent Metcalfe to negotiate
with him as a result of treaty of Amritsar. S130. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Indian Council of 1892 Act was based on Dufferin
S121. Ans.(a) Plan. The Viceroy at the time Lord Dufferin set up a
Sol. The famous Cossijurah Case of Bengal happened in the committee to look into the matter. But the Secretary of
reign of Warren Hastings in 1779-1780. State did not agree to the plan of direct elections. He,
however, agreed to representation by way of indirect
S122. Ans.(b) election.
Sol. The first clearly registered trade-union is considered
to be the Madras Labour Union founded by B.P. Wadia in S131. Ans.(d)
1918. Sol. The Anti-Defection Law was passed in 1985 through
the 52nd Amendment to the Constitution, which added the
S123. Ans.(c) Tenth Schedule to the Indian Constitution.
Sol. Robert Bulwer-Lytton was an English statesman and
poet (under the pen name Owen Meredith). He served as S132. Ans.(c)

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Sol. Article 32 provides a fundamental right to each person S140. Ans.(d)
in India to approach Supreme Court of India for Sol. Amending the Constitution of India is the process of
enforcement of the fundamental rights enshrined in Part III making changes in the supreme law of land . The procedure
of the Constitution. Basically, one can seek an order from of amendment in the constitution is laid down in Part XX
Supreme Court which shall be binding on everyone to (Article 368) of the Constitution of India.
protect their fundamental right.
S141. Ans.(b)
S133. Ans.(a) Sol. The Parliament can make laws for Union Territories on
Sol. A nagar panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) or any subject under the three lists Viz. union list, state list
City Council in India is a settlement in transition from rural and concurrent list.
to urban. The 74th Amendment made provisions relating
to urban local government. The three-tier structure is S142. Ans.(a)
municipal corporation, municipal council and nagar Sol. The time immediately following the Question Hour has
panchayat. come to be known as "Zero Hour". It starts at around 12
noon (hence the name) and members can, with prior notice
S134. Ans.(c) to the Speaker, raise issues of importance during this time.
Sol. The Parliament is composed of the President of India
and the houses. It is a bicameral legislature with two S143. Ans.(b)
houses: the Rajya Sabha (Council of States) and the Lok Sol. Nagar Nigam, also known as a Municipal Corporation,
Sabha (House of the People). But President is not a member is a local governing body which has a population of more
of any of two houses of Parliament. than one million. Nagar Palika, also known as a
Municipality or municipal council, is an urban local body
S135. Ans.(c) that administers to a city with a population of 10,000 to
Sol. If the speaker or presiding officer himself is a member 30,000.
of the committee then he becomes the Chairman. If he is
not a member but his deputy is, then later is appointed as S144. Ans.(d)
chairman. Sol. The Election Commission of India is an autonomous
constitutional authority responsible for administering
S136. Ans.(a) election processes in India.
Sol. The minimum qualifications of a person to become a
member of Lok Sabha - Must be a citizen of India, Must not S145. Ans.(a)
be less than 25 years of age and not hold an office of profit Sol. The Constitution (Seventy Forth Amendment) Act,
under Union Government. 1992 has introduced a new Part IXA in the Constitution,
which deals with Municipalities in an article 243 P to 243
S137. Ans.(a) ZG. This amendment, also known as Nagarpalika Act, came
Sol. Article 368 of the Constitution of India grants into force on 1st June 1993.
constituent power to make formal amendments and
empowers Parliament to amend the Constitution by way of S146. Ans.(d)
addition, variation or repeal of any provision according to Sol. To improve your competitive positioning is to view
the procedure laid down therein, which is different from your business from four different axes—supply chain, R&D
the procedure for ordinary legislation. and innovation, manufacturing, and marketing and sales
i.e. fulfilling and understanding customer needs.
S138. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Attorney General for India is the Indian S147. Ans.(c)
government's chief legal advisor, and is primary lawyer in Sol. Deficit financing is a method of meeting government
the Supreme Court of India. deficits through the creation of new money. When the
Government resorts to deficit financing, it usually borrows
S139. Ans.(d) from the Reserve Bank of India.
Sol. Constitutional bodies are the bodies which are
mentioned under the constitution of India in order to run S148. Ans.(b)
the government, and any change in these bodies needs an Sol. The Global Competitiveness Report (GCR) is a yearly
amendment in constitution via passing constitutional report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
amendment bill in the parliament. Finance Commission is
a constitutional body. S149. Ans.(a)

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Sol. Sudden decrease of birth rate would increase in per
capita income. Per capita Income is calculated by taking a S159. Ans.(a)
measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and Sol. China has the maximum number of neighbours
dividing it by the total population. touching its border. The 14 countries touching its border
are: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan,
S150. Ans.(d) Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos,
Sol. The telecommunications sector constituted for the Myanmar, Bhutan and Nepal.
largest part in foreign direct investment equity inflows in
India with an overall amount of 6.14 billion U.S. dollars for S160. Ans.(b)
FY 2018. Sol. The equator passes through 13 countries: Ecuador,
Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Republic of
S151. Ans.(a) the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda,
Sol. The modern economy is not characterized by self- Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati.
sufficient village system.
S161. Ans.(c)
S152. Ans.(b) Sol. Latitude is the angular distance north or south from
Sol. NABARD was established on the recommendations of the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on
B.Sivaraman Committee, (by Act 61, 1981 of Parliament) the meridian of the point. Each degree of latitude is
on 12 July 1982 to implement the National Bank for approximately 69 miles (111 kilometers)
Agriculture and Rural Development Act 1981. It was
established during Sixth five year plan. S162. Ans.(a)
Sol. The word syzygy is an astronomical term that refers to
S153. Ans.(d) an alignment in a straight line of three celestial bodies like
Sol. A geographical indication (GI) is a sign used on sun, moon and earth bound by gravity.
products that have a specific geographical origin and
possess qualities or a reputation that are due to that origin. S163. Ans.(b)
Naga mircha, Mysore silk and Kashmir shawl are in the GI Sol. A gore is the curved surface which lies between two
list while Darjeeling Basmati is not in GI list. close lines of longitude on a globe. It refers to a sector of a
curved surface.
S154. Ans.(a)
Sol. The first Chairman of Disinvestment Commission was S164. Ans.(d)
GV Ramkrishna Sol. Ganymede is a satellite of Jupiter and the largest
satellite in our solar system. It is larger than Mercury and
S155. Ans.(d) Pluto and three-quarters the size of Mars.
Sol. An imperfect market refers to any economic market
that does not meet the rigorous standards of a hypothetical S165. Ans.(b)
perfectly (or "purely") competitive market. Market Sol. The continents are composed of lighter silicates—
imperfections of a country are reflected in Price rigidity, silica + aluminium (also called 'sial') while the oceans have
Factor immobility & Lack of specialization. the heavier silicates—silica + magnesium (also called
'sima'). It is composed of nickel and iron. Sima is name of
S156. Ans.(d) the second layer of the Earth's three concentric layers.
Sol. Mongolia shares the longest land border with China.
S166. Ans.(d)
S157. Ans.(c) Sol. Weather is described in terms of variable conditions
Sol. The Vedda are a minority indigenous group of people such as temperature, humidity, wind velocity,
in Sri Lanka who, among other self-identified native precipitation, and barometric pressure. The average
communities such as Coast Veddas, Anuradhapura Veddas weather conditions of a region over time are used to define
and Bintenne Veddas, are accorded indigenous status. a region's climate.

S158. Ans.(b) S167. Ans.(d)

Sol. China has the maximum number of neighbours Sol. The tropical region has generally a hot climate because
touching its border. The 14 countries touching its border of its location around the Equator.
are: India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan,
Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Russia, North Korea, Vietnam, Laos, S168. Ans.(c)
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Sol. The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon that occurs S178. Ans.(a)
in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle Sol. 1 Watt is defined as 1 Joule per second.
or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the sun remains
visible at the local midnight. S179. Ans.(b)
Sol. Before the object begins falling, it has gravitational
S169. Ans.(d) potential energy which can be calculated by mgh, So the
Sol. Area of Nepal is approximately 147,181 km2. initial potential energy will equal the kinetic energy of the
object right before it hits the ground. The potential energy
S170. Ans.(d) has been converted into kinetic energy.
Sol. Cyclones is called Typhoons in Japan and Philippines.
A typhoon is a tropical cyclone that develops between 180° S180. Ans.(c)
Sol. The product of force and the time for which the force
and 100°E in the Northern Hemisphere. This region is
acts on a body is equal to the change in momentum of the
referred to as the Northwestern Pacific Basin.
body.
S171. Ans.(c) S181. Ans.(c)
Sol. Metamorphic rocks arise from the transformation of Sol. The first successful bi-directional transmission of clear
existing rock types, in a process called metamorphism, speech by Bell and Watson was made on March 10, 1876.
which means "change in form". Some examples of
metamorphic rocks are gneiss, slate, marble, schist, S182. Ans.(d)
phyllite and quartzite. Sol. The charge passing through the circuit always passes
through an appliance (which acts as a resistor) or through
S172. Ans.(a) another resistor, which limits the amount of current that
Sol. The swift movement of the falling water droplets along can flow through a circuit.
with the rising air create lightning and sound. It is this
event that we call a Thunderstorm. S183. Ans.(a)
Sol. According to Law of Definite Proportion- “In a
S173. Ans.(d) chemical substance the elements are always present in
Sol. An extinct volcano is one which is no longer active and definite proportions by mass”.
hasn't erupted in historical times. Some volcanoes lie
dormant for thousands of years before erupting again. Etna S184. Ans.(d)
is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Sol. Melamine resin or melamine formaldehyde is a hard,
thermosetting plastic material. It has low thermal
S174. Ans.(d) conductivity. Melamine shows excellent flame retardant
Sol. The original Richter scale, 4 to 6 or from 5 to 7, properties and thus a bad conductor of heat.
corresponds to about 1000 times the energy release.
S185. Ans.(c)
Sol. CO2 extinguisher work by replacing the oxygen
S175. Ans.(a)
surrounding the flames with carbon dioxide, meaning the
Sol. Metamorphic rocks are the rocks formed from other
fire can no longer burn. Hence it is best fire extinguisher.
rocks. They are sedimentary or igneous rocks that have
undergone changes as a result of extreme pressure and S186. Ans.(d)
heat. Marble is produced by the metamorphism of Sol. In early 1930’s Nylon was prepared from coal, water
Limestone. Basalt is produced by the metamorphism and air. Nylon was the first fully synthetic fibre. Nylon fibre
Granite. Serpentine is produced by the metamorphism of was strong, elastic and light. Nylon is a synthetic plastic
Gabbro. But Conglomerate is a coarse-grained clastic material composed of polyamides of high molecular weight
sedimentary rock. and usually, but not always, manufactured as a fibre.

S176. Ans.(b) S187. Ans.(c)

Sol. 1 kWh = 3.6×106 J. Sol. Gold and Silver are most ductile metals. Phosphorus
and Nitrogen are non-ductile. Sulphur and phosphorus are
S177. Ans.(d) non-sonorous. Copper and platinum are also ductile
Sol. The upward force exerted by the water on the bottle is metals.
known as upthrust or buoyant force. In fact, all objects
experience a force of buoyancy when they are immersed in S188. Ans.(d)
a fluid. Sol. All except Nylon are natural fibres while Nylon is a
man-made polymer.

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S189. Ans.(d) and the branched system of interconnecting air canals
Sol. Sodium is an alkali metal. It reacts quickly with water within the leaf.
and oxygen and produces a lot of heat when it reacts with
water and oxygen. So, it is kept in kerosene oil. S199. Ans.(b)
Sol. Lymphatic vessels present in the intestinal villi absorb
S190. Ans.(a) fatty acids and carries the digested food and fats from the
Sol. Digestion of some fats can begin in the mouth where small intestine. It acts as a reservoir of digested food and
lingual lipase breaks down some short chain lipids into water.
diglycerides. However fats are mainly digested in the small
intestine. S200. Ans.(c)
Sol. Most autotrophs use a process called photosynthesis
S191. Ans.(a) to make their food. In photosynthesis, autotrophs use
Sol. Males typically have two different kinds of sex energy from the sun to convert water from the soil and
chromosomes (XY), and are called the heterogametic sex. carbon dioxide from the air into a nutrient called glucose.
Glucose is a type of sugar. The glucose gives plants energy.
S192. Ans.(d)
Sol. Scientists from Duke University in North Carolina, US S201. Ans.(d)
for first time have developed working human skeletal Sol. The Edicts of Ashoka are in total 33 inscriptions
muscle from stem cells in the laboratory. written on the Pillars, boulders and cave walls of Mauryan
Period, during the reign of the Emperor Ashok that are
S193. Ans.(a) dispersed throughout the Indian Sub-continent covering
Sol. Peristalsis is a particular, wave-like kind of muscle India, Pakistan and Nepal. Information related to life story
contraction because its purpose is to move solids or liquids of Ashoka, Internal Policy and Foreign policy was found in
along within the tube-like structures of the digestive and inscriptions.
urinary tracts.
S202. Ans.(c)
S194. Ans.(c) Sol. The wheel (circle) in Sarnath Pillar indicates Progress.
Sol. The length of small intestine differs in various animals
depending on their food that they eat. Herbivores need a S203. Ans.(c)
longer small intestine to allow cellulose to be digested as Sol. Harshavardhan's Vallabhi conquest is found in Navsari
taken from green plants. Meat is easier to digest, hence Copper Plate inscription.
carnivores like tiger have a shorter small intestine.
S204. Ans.(b)
S195. Ans.(d) Sol. The Yajur Veda is one of the oldest books in the Vedas.
Sol. A homologous structure is an organ, system, or body Yajurveda is not counted among sub-vedas.
part that shares a common ancestry in multiple organisms.
Limbs of frog, lizard, bird and human are example of S205. Ans.(d)
Homologous organs. Sol. Ashoka through his Dhamma established the ideal of
paternal kingship. Through his edicts, he said everybody
S196. Ans.(a) should serve parents, revere teachers, and practice ahimsa
Sol. Pepsin is an endopeptidase that breaks down proteins and truthfulness and Charity.
into smaller peptides (protease). It is produced in the
stomach and is one of the main digestive enzymes in the S206. Ans.(c)
digestive systems of humans and many other animals, Sol. Sri Guru Nanak Dev was born in 1469 in Talwandi, a
where it helps digest the proteins in food. village in the Sheikhupura district, 65 kms. west of Lahore.
His father was a village official in the local revenue
S197. Ans.(d) administration. As a boy, Sri Guru Nanak learnt, besides the
Sol. An X chromosome combines with the mother’s X regional languages, Persian and Arabic.
chromosome to make a baby girl (XX) and a Y chromosome
will combine with the mother’s to make a boy (XY).
S207. Ans.(c)
S198. Ans.(b) Sol. Afonso de Albuquerque was the second governor of
Sol. Stomata are the microscopic openings or pores in the the Portuguese India and is known as founder of
epidermis of leaves and young stems. Stomata are Portuguese colonial empire in India. Krishna Deva Rai was
generally more numerous on the underside of leaves. They the friend of the Portuguese Governor Albuquerque.
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S208 Ans.(c) large group of protesters, participating in the Non-
Sol. Cotton and silk were the main textile crops during the cooperation movement, clashed with police, who opened
medieval period. The cotton textile industry contributed a fire.
lot to the development of the economy of Mughal Empire.
S219. Ans.(b)
S209. Ans.(a) Sol. The Comrade was a weekly English-language
Sol. Nandalal Bose related to Painting. newspaper that was published and edited by Maulana
Mohammad Ali between 1911 and 1914. Mohammad Ali
S210. Ans.(c) was a forceful orator and writer, contributing articles to
Sol. The leader of the Individual Satyagraha movement, various newspapers including The Times, The Observer
Acharya Vinoba Bhave started this movement from Pavnar and The Manchester Guardian before he launched The
Maharashtra. Comrade.

S211. Ans.(a) S220. Ans.(d)

Sol. All the trade unions, except Ahmedabad Textile Labor Sol. It is believed that the idea of the Congress took
Union, be unified in 1930. concrete shape during a meeting of the Theosophical
Convention in Madras in December 1884. In March 1885 a
S212. Ans.(d) notice was issued convening a meeting of the first Indian
Sol. In 1667, under Francis Caron, the company National Union at Poona(now Pune) in December of the
established first factory at Surat and second factory was same year.
established at Masulipattanam a year later.
S221. Ans.(b)
S213. Ans.(d) Sol. The Battle of Buxar: The war between the Company
Sol. Lord Wellesley remained Governor General of Fort and Mir Qasim began in 1763 and in a series of encounters
Williams from 1798 to 1805. He described himself as the Nawab was defeated. He fled to Awadh and formed an
Bengal Tiger. alliance with Shuja-ud-Daula the Nawab of Awadh and the
fugitive Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II in a final attempt to
S214. Ans.(b) oust the English from Bengal.It is the beginning of the
Sol. The Rampa Rebellion of 1922 was a tribal uprising, led British rule in India.
by Alluri Sitarama Raju in Godavari Agency of Madras
Presidency, British India. It began in August 1922 and S222. Ans.(b)
lasted until the capture and killing of Raju in May 1924. Sol. Spice was the first thing that encouraged the
Europeans for Indian business.
S215. Ans.(a)
Sol. St. Francis Church, in Fort Kochi (Fort Cochin), Kochi, S223. Ans.(a)
originally built in 1503, is the oldest European church in Sol. Erode Venkatappa Ramasamy commonly known as
India and has great historical significance as a mute Periyar, also referred to as Thanthai Periyar, was an Indian
witness to the European colonial struggle in the social activist, and politician who started the Self-Respect
subcontinent. Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam.He is known as the
'Father of modern Tamilnadu'. He has done exemplary
S216. Ans.(d) works against Brahminical dominance, caste prevalence
Sol. The Socialist Party was founded not long after India's and women oppression in Tamilnadu.
independence when Jayprakash Narayan, Basawon Sinha,
Acharya Narendra Dev led the CSP out of Congress. S224. Ans.(a)
Sol. Swami Vivekananda at the Parliament of the World's
S217. Ans.(b) Religions (1893) Swami Vivekananda represented India
Sol. The Salt March, also known as the Dandi March and the and Hinduism at the Parliament of the World's Religions
Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil (1893). This was the first World's Parliament of Religions
disobedience in colonial India led by Mohandas and it was held from 11 to 27 September 1893.
Karamchand Gandhi to produce salt from the seawater in
the coastal village of Dandi . S225. Ans.(a)
Sol. Shyamji Krishna Varma was an Indian revolutionary
S218. Ans.(c) fighter, an Indian patriot, lawyer and journalist who
Sol. The Chauri Chaura incident occurred at Chauri Chaura founded the Indian Home Rule Society.
in the Gorakhpur district of the United Province, (modern
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Sol. The Edicts of Ashoka are in total 33 inscriptions Sol. In 1667, under Francis Caron, the company
written on the Pillars, boulders and cave walls of Mauryan established first factory at Surat and second factory was
Period, during the reign of the Emperor Ashok that are established at Masulipattanam a year later.
dispersed throughout the Indian Sub-continent covering
India, Pakistan and Nepal. Information related to life story
of Ashoka, Internal Policy and Foreign policy was found in S213. Ans.(d)
inscriptions. Sol. Lord Wellesley remained Governor General of Fort
Williams from 1798 to 1805. He described himself as
S202. Ans.(c) Bengal Tiger.
Sol. The wheel (circle) in Sarnath Pillar indicates Progress.
S214. Ans.(b)
S203. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Rampa Rebellion of 1922 was a tribal uprising, led
Sol. Harshavardhan's Vallabhi conquest is found in Navsari
Copper Plate inscription. by Alluri Sitarama Raju in Godavari Agency of Madras
Presidency, British India. It began in August 1922 and
S204. Ans.(b) lasted until the capture and killing of Raju in May 1924.
Sol. The Yajur Veda is one of the oldest books in the Vedas.
Yajurveda is not counted among sub-vedas. S215. Ans.(a)
Sol. St. Francis Church, in Fort Kochi (Fort Cochin), Kochi,
S205. Ans.(d)
Sol. Ashoka through his Dhamma established the ideal of originally built in 1503, is the oldest European church in
paternal kingship. Through his edicts, he said everybody India and has great historical significance as a mute
should serve parents, revere teachers, and practice ahimsa witness to the European colonial struggle in the
and truthfulness and Charity. subcontinent.

S206. Ans.(c) S216. Ans.(d)

Sol. Sri Guru Nanak Dev was born in 1469 in Talwandi, a
Sol. The Socialist Party was founded not long after India's
village in the Sheikhupura district, 65 kms. west of Lahore.
His father was a village official in the local revenue independence when Jayprakash Narayan, Basawon Sinha,
administration. As a boy, Sri Guru Nanak learnt, besides the Acharya Narendra Dev led the CSP out of Congress.
regional languages, Persian and Arabic.
S217. Ans.(b)
S207. Ans.(c) Sol. The Salt March, also known as the Dandi March and the
Sol. Afonso de Albuquerque was the second governor of Dandi Satyagraha, was an act of nonviolent civil
the Portuguese India and is known as founder of
disobedience in colonial India led by Mohandas
Portuguese colonial empire in India. Krishna Deva Rai was
the friend of the Portuguese Governor Albuquerque. Karamchand Gandhi to produce salt from the seawater in
the coastal village of Dandi .
S208 Ans.(c)
Sol. Cotton and silk were the main textile crops during the S218. Ans.(c)
medieval period. The cotton textile industry contributed a Sol. The Chauri Chaura incident occurred at Chauri Chaura
lot to the development of the economy of Mughal Empire. in the Gorakhpur district of the United Province, (modern
Uttar Pradesh) in British India on 5 February 1922, when a
S209. Ans.(a)
large group of protesters, participating in the Non-
Sol. Nandalal Bose related to Painting.
cooperation movement, clashed with police, who opened
S210. Ans.(c) fire.
Sol. The leader of the Individual Satyagraha movement,
Acharya Vinoba Bhave started this movement from Pavnar S219. Ans.(b)
Maharashtra. Sol. The Comrade was a weekly English-language
newspaper that was published and edited by Maulana
S211. Ans.(a) Mohammad Ali between 1911 and 1914. Mohammad Ali
Sol. All the trade unions, except Ahmedabad Textile Labor was a forceful orator and writer, contributing articles to
Union, be unified in 1930. various newspapers including The Times, The Observer

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S220. Ans.(d)
Sol. It is believed that the idea of the Congress took concrete shape during a meeting of the
Theosophical Convention in Madras in December 1884. In March 1885 anotice was issued convening a
meeting of the first Indian National Union at Poona(now Pune) in December of the same year.

S221. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Battle of Buxar: The war between the Company and Mir Qasim began in 1763 and in a series
of encounters the Nawab was defeated. He fled to Awadh and formed an alliance with Shuja-ud-Daula
the Nawab of Awadh and the fugitive Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II in a final attempt to oust the
English from Bengal.It is the beginning of theBritish rule in India.

S222. Ans.(b)
Sol. Spice was the first thing that encouraged the Europeans for Indian business.

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