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1. Which of the following is not correctly matched

2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below

3. Which country has the highest percentage of its geographical area under forests

(a) China (b) India

(c) Indonesia (d) Japan

(a) Bolivia -- Tin

(b) Brazil -- Iron Ore

(c) Mexico -- Silver

(d) Peru -- Nitrate

List-ICoal Fields

List-IICountries

A Donetz 1. Germany

B Kuznatsk 2. U.K

C Lancashire 3. Russia

D Saar 4. Ukraine

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 4 3 2 1

(c) 3 4 1 2

(d) 1 3 2 4

Codes

4. The place where China has started construction of a dam on river Brahmaputra in Nov 2010 is

(a) Chingdu (b) Zangmau

(c) Zhuang (d) Gyangze

5. Adam’s Bridge begins from

(a) Dhanuskodi (b) Mandapam

(c) Pamban (d) Rameswaram


List-IIndustry

List-IICentre

A Aluminium 1. Malanjkhand

B Copper 2. Tundoo

C Zinc 3. Jaykaynagar

D Jute 4. Bhatpara

A B C D

(a) 3 1 4 2

(b) 3 1 2 4

(c) 1 4 2 3

(d) 1 2 3 4

Codes

7. Which of the following countries accountsfor about two thirds of earning of its totalexport from rice trade

(a) Japan (b) Thailand

(c) Myanmar (d) Indonesia

8. The country at the top in terms ofpercentage of total coffee production in theworld is

(a) Colombia (b) Brazil

(c) India (d) Ethiopia

9. Among the following Union Territories the female literacy is highest a according to Census 2011

(a) Puducherry(b) Chandigarh(c) Daman and Diu(d) Lakshadweep

10. The mirror used by a dentist to examine the teeth of patients is

(a) Concave (b) Convex(c) Plane (d) Cylindrical







12. Arrange the following countries in thedescending order of their number of nuclearpower plants and select the correct answerfrom the codes given below :

1. France 2. Japan3. Russia 4. U.S.A.

Codes :(a) 3, 4, 2, 1 (b) 3, 1, 4 ,2(c) 4, 1, 2, 3 (d) 4, 3, 2, 1

14. Sound above what level (in decibels) isconsidered hazardous noise pollution ?

(a) 30 dB (b) 40 dB(c) 60 dB (d) 80 dB

15. What type of electromagnetic radiation is used in the remote control of a television ?

(a) Infrared(b) Ultraviolet(c) Visible(d) None of the above

11. Wireless communication is reflected to Earth's surface by

(a) Troposphere (b) Stratosphere

(c) Ionosphere (d) Exosphere


List-IRiver

List-IIDam

A Colorado 1. Aswan

B Damodar 2. Cariba

C Nile 3. Panchet Hill

D Zambezi 4. Hoover

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 1 3 4 2

(c) 3 4 1 2

(d) 4 3 1 2

Codes

16. The radiation that is absorbed by ozonepresent in the atmosphere is

(a) Infrared (b) Visible(c) Ultraviolet (d) Microwave

17. Which one of the following gases is usedfor the purification of drinking water ?

(a) Sulphur dioxide(b) Chlorine(c) Fluorine(d) Carbon dioxide

18. From where was the 100th SpaceMission of ISRO launched in September 2012

(a) Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh)

(b) Mahendragiri (Tamil Nadu)

(c) Thumba (Thiruvananthapuram)

(d) Bangaluru (Karnataka)

19. In the end of September 2012, India hassuccessfully launched its heaviestcommunication satellite named

(a) OCEANSAT (IRS-P4)(b) LANDSAT-10(c) GSAT-10(d) SPOT

20. U.P. Science Congress was organized from2nd to 4th March 2013 at

(a) Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi(b) Lucknow University, Lucknow(c) Rohilkhand University, Bareilly(d) D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur

21. The group of stars arranged in a definitepattern is called

(a) Milky way (b) Constellation(C) Andromeda (d) Solar system

22. Refrigeration helps in food preservationby

(a) killing of germs (bacteria)(b) reducing the rate of biochemical reaction(c) destroying the enzyme action(d) sealing food with a layer of ice







27. On March 29, 2013 a Russian Space Craftestablished a new record by reaching theInternational Space Station (ISS) in only 6hours, while earlier the space crafts used totake two to three days to reach ISS. Which isthis space craft ?

(a) Sputnik-II (b) Soyuz(c) Zond (d) Venera

24. According to a recent news (March-2013)the Indian Space Research Organisation(ISRO) and the United States Space AgencyNASA have agreed to form a working groupfor cooperation in which of followingendeavours ?

(a) Moon and Mars Missions of the future

(b) Meteorology and Space Exploration

(c) Heliophysics

(d) All the above

28. Who was declared "Man of the Series" inIndia-Australia test series held in February-March 2013 ?

(a) Cheteshwara Pujara(b) M.S. Dhoni(c) Ravindra Jadeja(d) R. Ashwin

29. The winner of ICC 'Women's World heldin February 2013, was

(a) Australia (b) England(c) New Zealand (d) West Indies

30. Who was declared the best actress at the60th National Film Award function held on18th March 2013

(a) Dolly Ahluwalia(b) Rani Mukherjee(c) Sridevi(d) Usha Jadhav

32. In which Conference in October 2012, didthe Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singhannounce the 'Hyderabad Pledge" to spend 5crore dollars ?

(a) Conference on Biodiversity(b) Conference on population control(c) Conference on eradication of HIV(d) None of the above

31. Which of the versions of BrahmosSupersonic guise Missile was successfullytest fired by India in March, 2013

(a) Aircraft version(b) Ship version(c) Land version(d) Submarine version

23. The 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics has beenawarded jointly to a French Scientist and anAmerican Scientist for their research in

(a) Spectroscopy

(b) Electronics

(c) Quantum Physics

(d) Astrophysics

25. Match List-I with List-II and select thecorrect answer using the codes given below

List-I List-II

A Curiosity Rover

1. Tablet

B Messenger 2. Unmanned Aerial vehicle of DRDO

C Rustam-1 3. Mars probe space vehicle of NASA

D Akash-2 4. Hoover

A B C D

(a) 3 4 2 1

(b) 4 3 2 1

(c) 3 4 1 2

(d) 1 2 3 4

Codes

26. In Uttar Pradesh, a Lion Safari is beingestablished in

(a) Balrampur (b) Etawah(C) Maharajganj (d) Pilibhit







36. The 2015 Cricket World Cup will be heldin

(a) Australia and New Zeland(b) England(c) South Africa(d) West Indies

35. Who out of the following became thefirst lady President of South Korea in Feb.2013 ?

(a) Park Jung-Sun(b) Park Geun-Hye(c) Kang Ji-Won(d) Kim Soon-Ja

34. The new Pope, Francis I hails from

(a) Argentina (b) Bolivia(c) Brazil (d) Venezuela

40. Who among the following has beenhonoured with the Lifetime Achievementaward in the 58th Film Fare Festival held on20-1-2013 ?

(a) Late Yash Chopra(b) Zeenat Aman(c) Mahesh Bhatt(d) None of the above

33. Which one of the following statements isnot correct regarding the amino acid.kyrosine, present in protein rich foods

(a) It can help increase energy levels(b) It can cope with emotional and

environmental stress(c) It can combat depression.(d) It can protect against free\ radicals

responsible for ageing

38. BRICS Summit was held in March 2013 in

(a) Cape Town (b) Durban(c) Johannesburg (d) Pretoria

37. In Uttar Pradesh IT city is beingestablished in

(a) Allahabad (b) Kanpur(c) Lucknow (d) Varanasi

39. Apart from the satellite "SARAL" ISROlaunched six more satellites on 25-2-2013from Sriharikota belonging to some othercountries whose number is

(a) 3 (b) 4(c) 5 (d) 6

41. Who among the following InternationalCricket players was awarded the Yash BhartiAward of 2013 ?

(a) Praveen Kumar(b) Bhuwaneshwar Kumar(c) Suresh Raina(d) R.P. Singh

42. Who among the following foreigndignitaries visited Jallianwala Bagh during histour of India in Feb, 2013 ?

(a) Prime Minister of Canada(b) Prime Minister of Australia(c) President of France(d) Prime Minister of Britain

43. The Uttar Pradesh Goverment on 24thDecember 2012 decided to issue cards toIndustrialists and Industrial associations foreasy access to its offices. The name of thiscard is

(a) Silver Card (b) Gold Card(c) Platinum Card (d) Industrial Card

44. In which of the following States, HighCourts have been set up in March, 2013 ?

1. Arunachal Pradesh2. Meghalaya3. Mizoram4. Tripura

Select the correct answer from the codesgiven below

Codes:

(a) 1 and 3 only (b) 2 and 4 only(c) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4







47. The Island Nation situated in the SouthPacific ocean which suffered huge loss due toearthquake generated Tsunami on February6, 2013 is

(a) Solomon Island (b) Tuvatu(c) Marshal Island (d) Vanuatu

46. Out of the following Indian dignitarieswho was the special guest at the 45thIndependence Day function of Mauritius onMarch 12, 2013

(a) Minister of External Affairs(b) President(c) Prime Minister(d) Vice President

48. Who is the author of the book “Tendulkarthe Cricketer of the Century” releasing on20-03-2013 at Delhi

(a) Kapil Dev (b) Vimal Kumar(c) Shane Watson (d) Sunil Gavaskar

51. At the 85th Academy Awards functionheld in February 20114, the Oscar for thebest film was won by:

(a) Argo (b) Les Miserables(c) Life of Pi (d) Lincoln

45. The President of which of the followingcountries fled to Cameroon in March 2013because of rebellion ?

(a) Central African Republic(b) Chad(c) Gabon(d) Republic of Congo

49. Which eminent Indian journalist has beenappointed as the editor of Time Internationalin March 2013

(a) Bobby Ghosh(b) Fareed Zakaria(c) Tunku Varadarajan(d) Sanjay Gupta

52. Among the. following who was conferredPadma Vibhushan in 2013 ?

(a) Adi B. Godrej(b) Dr. Kanak Rele(c) Dr. V.K. Saraswat(d) Prof. R. Narasimha

53. Who won the 2013 Pritzker ArchitecturePrize which is considered to be the NobelPrize in architecture announced in March2013 in Los Angeles ?

(a) Renzo Piano (b) Tadao Ando(c) Toyo Ito (d) Wang Su

50. Which one of the following days was nota Shahi Snan (Royal Bath) day during theKumbli held in Allababad in 2013 ?

(a) Basant Panchami(b) Malta Shivaratri(c) Makar Sankranti(d) Mauni Amavasya

54. Which one of the following projects got aruling in India's favor in February 2013 by theHague Permanent Court of Arbitration ?

(a) Baglihar Power Project.(b) Kishanganga Hydel Project(c) Sawlakote Power Project(d) Salal Hydroelectric Project

55. Who is the author of the Shiva Trilogy thethird book of which “The Oath of theVayuputras” was launched February 2013 ?

(a) Amish Tripathi(b) Anand Neelkantan(c) Ashok Bankar(d) Ashwin Sanghi

56. The recently released released film “KaiPo Che" is based on the novel

(a) Lashkar(b) The Loving Doll(c) The Story of My Marriage(d) The 3 Mistakes of My Life







58. The recent pact for investment in theinfrastructure sector in India signed bySheikha Lubna Bin Khalid Al Qasimi withIndia's Industry Minister Anand Shannasignifies pact with

(a) Iran(b) Saudi Arabia(c) Turkey(d) United Arab Emirates

59. Who among the following has beennominated to probe the stampede at theAllahabad Railway Station on February 10,2013 during the Kumbh ?(a) Hon. Justice Onkareshwar Bhatt(b) Hon. Justice Ravi S. Dhawan(c) Hon. Justice V.K. Khanna(d) Hon. Justice A.B. Srivastav

57. Who among the following was at thecenter of controversy at the Jaipur LiteratureFestival (January 2013) ?

(a) SaIman Rushdie(b) Ashish Nandy(c) Tasleema Nasreen(d) Arvind Adiga

61. Former CBI Director Ashwini Kumar hasbeen recently appointed Governor of

(a) Assam (b) Bihar(c) Maharashtra (d) Nagaland

62. The Ambassador of which country was innews recently for giving an affidavit in theSupreme Court of India and not honoring it

(a) Italy(b) Portugal(c) Sri Lanka(d) United States of America

63. Which one of the following is importantstrategy for the conservation of biodiversity?

(a) Biosphere Reserves(b) Botanical Gardens(c) National Parks(d) Wild Life Sanctuaries

64. Among the biotic components of theecosystem, the producer system is

(a) Cow(b) Peacock(c) Tiger(d) Green Plant


List-I(BiosphereReserve)

List-II(Location)

A Nokrek 1. Kerala

B Manas 2. Assam

C DehangDebang

3. Meghalaya

D Agasthyamalai 4. ArunanchalPradesh

(b) 3 2 4 1

(c) 4 1 3 2

(d) 1 4 2 3

Codes

A B C D

(a) 2 3 1 4

65. Assertion (A): Deserts canbe potentialsource of generating sustainable energy.Reason (R) : Deserts receive more energyfrom the Sun in six hours than mankindconsumes in a year.Select the correct answer from the codesgiven below :

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false(c) (A) is false, but (R) is false







67. Which of the following is the most stableecosystem ?

(a) Desert(b) Mountain(c) Ocean(d) Forest

68. Endangered species are listed in

(a) Dead Stock Book(b) Red Data Book(c) Live Stock Book(d) None of the above

66. Which of the following group of gasescontribute to the “Green House Effect" ?

(a) Ammonia and Ozone(b) Carbon monoxide and Sulphur dioxide(c) Carbon tetrafluoride and Nitrous oxide.(d) Carbon dioxide and Methane

72. Climate change. is caused by

(a) Green house gases(b) Depletion of ozone layer(c) Pollution(d) All the above

71. Which one of the following diseases isnot transmitted by tiger mosquitos?

(a) Yellow fever (b) Dengue(c) Chikungunya (d) Japanese Encephalitis

69. The 'Eco Mark' Scheme was launched in1991 to encourage consumers to buyproducts of less harmful environmentalimpact. Which one of the followingconsumer products is not notified under thisScheme ?

(a) Soaps and Detergents(b) Paper and Plastics(c) Cosmetics and Aerosols(d) Drugs and Antibiotics

70. To meet Euro-11 emission standards,what should be the sulphur content in ultralow sulphur diesel?

(a) 0.05 percent or less than this(b) 0.10 percent(c) 0.15 percent(d) 0.20 percent

74. Which one of the following is the correctdefinition of "Agenda 21" ?

(a) It is an action plan of UNO for protectinghuman rights(b) It is a book of 21 chapters on nucleardisarmament.(c) It is an action plan for the conservationof global environment in 21st century(d) It is an agenda for the election of thePresident in the next meeting of SAARC.

73. Which one among the followingsubstances does not contribute to globalwarming

(a) Oxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen(b) Methane(c) Carbon dioxide(d) Water vapour

75. Which one of the following air pollutantscan affect blood stream leading to death ?

(a) Asbestos dust(b) Cadmium(c) Lead(d) Carbon monoxide

76. Which one of the following is a bioindicator of air pollution ?

(a) Fern(b) Lichen(c) Money plant(d) Dodder

77. Acid rain is due to air pollution by

(a) Carbon dioxide(b) Carbon monoxide(c) Methane(d) Nitrous oxide and Sulphur dioxide







79. Photosynthesis using the invisible part ofthe sunlight is done by some

(a) Trees (b) Alage(c) Bacteria (d) Fungi

80. Which one of the following pairs iscorrectly matched ?

(a) Biosphere - Edward Suess reserves(b) Ecosystem - A.P. de. Candolle(c) Ecology - A.G. Tansley(d) Biodiversity - Reiter

78. The disease caused by deficiency ofprotein in children is

(a) Marasmus(b) Pellagra(c) Beri Beri(d) Rickets

85. Sita in Maurya age means

(a) A Goddess(b) A religious sect(c) Revenue from crown land(d) Barren land

83. Who among the following was not anAlvar Saint ?

(a) Poyagai (b) Tirugyan(c) Pudam (d) Tirumangai

81. Euro emission norms are emissionstandards and these represent a packagesetting limits for emission from a vehicle.Which of the following gases is coveredunder this ?

(a) Carbon monoxide(b) Hydro carbons(c) Nitrogen oxides(d) All the above

82. The Chinese writers mention India by thename of

(a) Fo-Kwo-Ki (b) Yin-tu(c) Si-Yu-Ki (d) Silcia-Porno

87. Who was the medieval king responsiblefor introducing the silver coin called ‘tanka' inNorth India ?

(a) IItutrnish(b) Razia(c) Alauddin Khalji( d) Mohammad Tughlaq

86. What was 'Dar-ul-Shafa' established byFeroz Tughlaq ?

(a) An alms house(b) A free hospital(c) A library(d) A guest house for pilgrims.

88. Which one of the following is NOTcorrectly matched ?

(a) Re-imposition of Jizya -- Farrukhsiyar(b) Capture of Muslipattam -- Forde(c) Prohibition of Sati -- Lord William Bentick(d) Suppression of slavery — Malcolm

89. The earliest occurrence of the mantrafamous as Gayatri Mantra is found in thefollowing text:

(a) Bhagwad Gita (b) Atharva Veda(c) Rig Veda (d) Manusmriti

90. The `Dakshinamurti' idol of Shiva depictshim in which form ?

(a) Teacher (b) Dancing(c) Reclining (d) Meditating

84. Who among the following was the last tobe initiated in his religion by GautamaBuddha ?

(a) Ananda (b) Sariputta(c) Moggalana (d) Subhadda

91. Who among the following was the envoyof the British King James I at Jahangir’s Court

(a) William Hawkins (b) William Finch(c) Pietra Della Vella (d) Edward Terry







92. With which of the following movementsis Aruna Asaf Ali associated ?

(a) Non-Cooperation Movement(b) Civil Disobedience Movement(c) Individual Satyagraha(d) Quit India Movement

97. By whom the 'Quit India' resolution wasmoved in the Bombay Session of theCongress in the year 1942 ?

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru(b) Nagendra Deo(c) Rajendra Prasad(d) J .B. Kripalani

96. The Mountbatten Plan became the basisfor

(a) Continuity of British rule(b) Transfer of power(c) Partition of the country(d) Solution of communal problems

98. Lahore Session of Muslim League (1940)was presided over by

(a) Liaqat Ali Khan(b) Chaudhary Khaliquzzarnan(c) Mohammad Ali Jinnah(d) Fatima Jinnah

99. “Tinkathia System" in Champaran meant

(a) Cultivation of Indigo on the 3/20 area ofland(b) Cultivation of Indigo on 3/19 area ofland.(c) Cultivation of Indigo on 3/18 area of land.(d) None of the. above.

100. In which of the following Sessions ofIndian National Congress, Mahatma –Gandhisaid, "Gandhi may die but Gandhisrn willremain forever ?

(a) Calcutta Session, 1928(b) Lahore Session 1929(c) Madras Session, 1927(d) Karachi Session, 1931

95. Of the following who had rebelledagainst the Mughal Emperor Jahangir?

1. Asaf Khan 2. Khurram3. Mahabat Khan 4. Khusrau


List-I List-II

A Lady Catherine Mayo

1. Freedom at Midnight

B Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre

2. Mother India

C Ram Manohar Lohia

3. Discovery of India

D Jawaharlal Nehru

4. Guilty Men of India

A B C D

(a) 2 1 4 3

(b) 1 2 3 4

(c) 1 2 4 3

(d) 4 3 2 1

Codes

94. Who translated Ramayana into Persian inaccordance with the wishes of Akbar ?

(a) Abul Fazl(b) Abdul Qadir Radauni Faizi(c) Faizi(d) Abdur-Rahim Khan-i-Khana

(a) 1 and 2 only(b) 2 and 3 only(c) 2 and 4 only(d) 2, 3 and 4 only







101. Who said ?"Tilak is the father of Indian unrest.“

(a) V. Chirol(b) Louis Fischer(c) Web Miller(d) Lord Reading

109. Who was associated with the formationOf the Deccan Educational Society

(a) Justice Ranade(b) Ferozh Shah Mehta(c.) B.G. Tilak(d) Dayanand Saraswati

110. When were High Courts established inBombay, Madras and Calcutta ?

(a) 1861 (b) 1851 (c.) 1871 (d) 1881

111. The "Secretariat Building" of whichState is known as "Writer's Building" ?

(a) Assam(b) West Bengal(c) Maharashtra(d) Karnataka.112. Who among the following had resignedfrom the Viceroy's Executive Councilprotesting Jallianwala Bagh Massacre ?

(a) Rabindranath Tagore(b) Madan Mohan Malviya(c) Sir Shankar Nair(d) All three above106. The total number of members of Uttar

Pradesh Legislative Council is

(a)105 (b) 106 (c) 107 (d) 108

105. Provision for appointment of NationalCommission for SC's and ST's has been madein the Constitution under article

(a) 338 and 338 A (b) 337(c) 334 (d) 339

108. Which one. of the following is notcorrectly matched ?

(a) Article 39 A – Equal justice and free legalaid

(b) Article 40 – Organisation of villagepanchayats

(c) Article 44 - Uniform Civil Code(d) Article 48 – Separation of judiciary from

executive

102. Who of the following had pleaded fromthe side of Indian National Army Officers intheir Red Fort trial?

(a) CR. Das(b) Motilal Nehru(c) M.A. Jinnah(d) Sir T.B. Sapru

103. After the formation of ministries in theprovinces in 1937, Congress rule lasted for

(a) 28 months (b) 29 months(c) 30 months (d) 31 months

104.Under which one of the followingarticles of Indian Constitution, provision ofcreation or abolition of Legislative Councils inStates are made ?

(a) Article 168 (h) Article 169(c) Article 170 (d) Article 171

107.Provision for the representation AngloIndian Community in the Lok Sabha hasbeen made 409 the Constitution under thearticle

(a) 331 (b)221 (c)121 (d) 139

113. Who was the Chairman of thecommittee which proposed DemocraticDecentralisation and Panchayati Raj

(a) K.M. Pannikar(b) H.N. Kunjru(c) Mahatma Gandhi(d) Balwant Rai Mehta







114. The members of the Panchayat Samitiare:

(a) Nominated by the Block Development Officer

(b) Nominated by the Zila Panchayat Chairman

(c) Directly elected by the people(d) Indirectly elected by the members of the

Village Panchayat 121. Which part of our Constitutionenvisages a three tier system of Panchayats ?

(a) Part IX (b) Part X(c) Part XI (d) Part XII

122. Who amongst the foiling had demandedfirst the dominion status for India ?

(a) Raj Gopalachari and Sardar Patel(b) Pt. Motilal Nehru and Govind BalIabh

Pant(c) Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and Jaykar(d) Jawaharlal Nehru and Jagjeevan Ram

123. Who amongst the following isresponsible for the revenue sharingagreement between the state governmentand the local government ?

(a) The Chief Minister(b) The Governor(c) State Finance Commission(d) None of the above

118. The Uttar Pradesh Zaniindari Abolitionand Land Reforms Act. 1950 is included inthe

(a) Fifth Schedule (b) Seventh Schedule(c) Ninth Schedule (d) Eleventh Schedule

117. The Right to Information Act ofParliament received the assent of thePresident of India on

(a) 15th May 2005(b) 5th June, 2005(c) 15th June, 2005(d) 12th October, 2005

120. The policy of liberalisation, privatisationand globalisation was announced as NewEconomic Policy by Prime Minister

(a) Raieev Gandhi(b) Vishwanath Pratap Singh(c) Narsimha Rao(d) Atal Bihari Vajpayee

115. Which one of the following is not a taxduty levied by the Government of India

(a) Service Tax (b) Education(c) Custom Duty (d) Toll Tax

116. Which one of the following is not aConstitutional body ?

(a) Union Public Service Commission(b) State Public Service Commission(c) Finance Commission(d) Planning Commission

119. The system of proportionalrepresentation as an electoral mechanismensures

(a) majority rule(b) stability in Government(c) common political thinking(d) representation of minorities

124. The Gandhian economy is based on theprinciple of

(a) Competition (b) Trusteeship(c) State Control (d) None of these

125. Which one of the following statementsis not correct ?

(a) The Constitutional Amendment Bill hasto be passed by both Houses ofParliament separately with specialmajority.

(b) Constitutional cases in Supreme Court isheard by a minimum of five judges.







131. The most appropriate measure of acountry's economic growth is its

(a) Gross Domestic Product (GDP)(b) Net Domestic Product (NDP)(c) Net National Product (NNP)(d) Per Capita Product (PCP)

132. In South Asia, the country with thelargest percentage of aged population is

(a) Bhutan(b) India(c) Nepal(d) Sri Lanka

130. 'Pradhan Mantri Gramodaya Yojana"aims at

(a) meeting rural needs like primaryeducation, health care, drinking water,housing, rural roads.

(b) alleviating poverty through microenterprises.

(c) generating employment in rural areas.(d) strengthening Panchayati raj system in

rural areas.

126. Which one among the following is not aprogramme under RIDF ?

(a) Rural Water Supply(b) Rural Roads(c) Rural Electrification(d) Rural Industries

128. Which one of the following statementsabout the Supreme Court of India is correct

(a) It has only Original Jurisdiction(b) It has only Appellate Jurisdiction(c) It has only Advisory Jurisdiction(d) It has Original, Appellate as well

as Advisory Jurisdiction

129. Which among the following States didrecord the formation of maximum coalitiongovernments between 1967 to 1971

(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Haryana(c) Bihar (d) Punjab

(c) Freedom of press is included in thefundamental right — Freedom of speechand expression.

(d) Zakir Hussain was the first Vice Presidentof India


List-I(Place)

List-II(Industry)

A Churk 1. Lock

B Firozabad 2. Sport’s goods

C Aligarh 3. Cement

D Meerut 4. Bangles

A B C D

(a) 1 3 2 4

(b) 2 1 3 4

(c) 3 4 1 2

(d) 3 2 1 4

Codes

133. Which group refers to dependentpopulation in the population pyramid ?

(a) 15-60 years group(b) Above 60 years group(c) Above 50 years group(d) 0-14 years group

134. Which one of the following States Indiahas the highest urban density

(a) Maharashtra(b) Punjab(c) Tamil Nadu(d) West Bengal

135. The promoter of National StockExchange of India is

(a) State Bank of India(b) LIC and GIC(c) IDBI(d) All the above







144. Arrange in descending order thefollowing states in terms of their populationas per the provisional data of Census 2011:

1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Bihar3. Maharashtra 4. Uttar Pradesh


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

143. Which of the following are the nationalports of India ?

1. Chennai 2. Kochi3. Tuticorin 4. Vishakhapatnam


138. Which among the following products isnot usually exported from India ?

(a) Wheat (b) Rice(c) Sugar (d) Pulses

142. Which one of the following is notcorrectly matched ?

(a) Nathu La - Arunachal Pradesh(b) Lipulekh - Uttarakhand(c) Rohtang - Himachal Pradesh(a) Palghat - Kerala

145. The National Institute for the MentallyHandicapped is situated at

(a) Hyderabad (b) New Delhi(c) Kolkata (d) Chennai

146. Match List - I with List - II and select thecorrect answer using the codes given belowthe lists

136. ‘Swadhar’ is the scheme for

(a) Unique identification(b) Self employment of males(c) Women in difficult circumstances(d) Common home of senior citizens

137. FEMA (Foreign Exchange ManagementAct) was finally implemented in the year

(a) 1991 (b) 1997 (c) 2002 (d) 2007

139. According to NSS 6151 round data,unemployment at current daily status in ruralas well as urban areas is nearly

(a) 8% (b) 5% (c) 2% (d) 15%

140. The North-South and East-Westcorridors of the National HighwayDevelopment Project meet at

(a) Kanpur (b) Jhansi(c) Lucknow (d) Varanasi

141. Which of the following longitudes isknown as "Standard Meridian" in India ?

(a) 87° 30' E (b) 85° 30' E(c) 84° 30' E (d) 82° 30' E

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

List-I List-II

A Ukai 1. Jharkhand

B Patratu 2. Gujarat

C Pench 3. Maharashtra

D Dabhol 4. Madhya Pradesh

A B C D

(a) 4 2 3 1

(b) 2 1 4 3

(c) 3 2 1 4

(d) 1 3 4 2

Codes

147. Which one of the following rivers doesnot originate in India

(a) Sutlej (b) Ravi(c) Chenab (d) Beas







148. Match List - I with List - II and select thecorrect answer using the codes given belowthe lists

List-I(Industry)

List-II(Place)

A Paper 1. Ambalamukul

B Cement 2. Bhilai

C Iron & Steel 3. Titagarh

D Mineral Oil Refinery

4. Lakeri

A B C D

(a) 2 4 3 1

(b) 3 4 2 1

(c) 4 2 1 3

(d) 2 3 1 4

Codes

149. Assertion (A) : Black soils are suitablefor cotton cultivation.Reason (R) : They are rich in humus.

Select the correct answer from the codesgiven below :Codes :(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is thecorrect explanation of (A)(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is notthe correct explanation of (A)(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.

150. Which of the following wetlands aredesignated as Ramsar sites ?

1. Chilka Lake 2. Loktak3. Keoladeo 4. Wuller Lake

Select the correct answer from the codesgiven below :

Codes

(a) 1 and 2 only (c) 1, 2 and 3(b) (b) 2 and 3 only (d) All





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