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A) Mohammad Bin Qasim

B) Mahmud Ghaznavi

C) Mohammad Ghori

D) Qutubuddin Aibak

E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.

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Ans-CThe foundation of Muslim rule in India was laid by Mohammad Ghori towards the close of the 12thcentury A.D. However, long before that Muslims had started making attempts to enter India.

The Erst such attempt was made in the middle of the 7th century A.D. which however, proved afailure in 711-713 A.D. the Arabs under Muhammad- bin-Qasim, nephew of the Governor of Basraattacked India and conquered Sindh and Multan.

The next attempt to capture India was made by the Turks of Ghazni. Subuktgin and his son Mahmud(995—1030) attacked Punjab which was then ruled by the Shahi dynasty. Subuktgin defeated theShahi ruler Jaipal and deprived him of his trans Indus territory. The rest of the territories of Jaipalwere wrested by his son Mahmud.

The credit for laying Erm foundation of the Muslim rule in India goes to Mohammad Ghori. Ghoriseized the throne of Ghazni in 1173.

After the death of Ghori, his Viceroy Kutub- ud-Din Aibak set up Slave dynasty in India. Kutub-ud-Dinruled India for four years and greatly extended the conquests made by Mohammad Ghori with theassistance of Mohammad Bakhtiyar Khilji. He brought the whole of northern India under his control.

1. Who is considered as the 'founder of muslim rule' in India? 1

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A) Balban

B) Aram Shah

C) Nasiruddin Mahmud

D) IIitutmish


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Iltutumish was from the Illabari tribe of the Turks. He was the son–in–law of Aibak and succeededhim as the next Sultan of Delhi.He is credited with building the Hauz-i- Shamshi near Mahrauli in Delhi. He also completed the workon Qutub Minaar which was started by his predecessor.

He also introduced the Iqta system in Delhi sultanate which was a practice of tax farming. Under Iqtasystem, an o[cer was given grant of revenue from a territory in lieu of salary. However, Iqta systemwasnot hereditary. The Iqta system connected the farthest part of the Sultanate to the centralgovernment.

He is credited with issuing Silver Tanka and Copper Jital. The silver tanka had the weight of 175grains.

During the reign of Iltutmish, the Mongols had attacked India under Chengez Khan. But they soon leftIndia and moved towards Multan, Sind and Qabacha.

2. Which of following Sultan of Delhi Sultanate to issue tanka &jital and to declare Delhi as the capital of his empire?

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A) Masud Shah

B) Ghiyasuddin Balban

C) Alauddin Khilji

D) Iltutmish


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Ghiyasuddin Balban:= His original name was Ulugh Khan. = He called himself as Naib-i- Khudai, i.e Deputy of God.= He was a member of Chalisa. = He demolished the Mewatis (the bandits). = He gave the theory of kingship by introducing the concept of Zil-i-Ilahi, i.e. shadow of God on earth. = He liquidated the Chalisa group. = He started the tradition of Sijda (prostration) and Paibos (kissing of feet). = He introduced Persianfestival of Nauroz. = He separated Diwan-i-Wizarat (Ministry of Finance) and created a new ministry called Diwan-i-Arz(military department). During his reign the famous governor of Bengal Tughril Khan revolted. Balbanmoved in person and brutally suppressed the revolt. = He followed the policy of Blood and Iron.= Amir Khusro and Amir Hasan both started their literary journey from the court of Balban. = Balban was to nominate Kai Khusro as his successor but Kaikubad usurped the throne.

3. Who among the following took the title of 'Zil-i-Ilahi'? 1


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A) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

B) Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

C) Alauddin Khilji

D) Firoz Shah


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C) Alauddin Khilji

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The Highlights of Alauddin Khilji’s Rule

• He introduced Dagh and Chehra during his rule. Dagh is the system of branding the horses andChehra was related to the biometric information about soldiers.• He treated his nobles with an iron hand. He forbade them to marry among each other’s families.• Diwan-i-Mustakhraj was introduced by Allauddin Khilji to know and collect the revenue arrears.• He also set up separate markets for food grains and cloths etc. Diwan-i-riyasat and Shahna-i-Mandiwere created by him to control the markets.• The espionage system was strengthened. Alauddin was the Erst sultan of Delhi to have a standingarmy.• The Iqta system introduced by Iltutmish, was abolished by Alauddin and the salary was paid tosoldiers in cash.

Alauddin died in 1316 AD amid chaos within the empire. His sons were not capable enough to carryout his legacy. Alauddin was a strong and capable ruler of India.

4. Who created a new department called Diwan-i-Mustakhraj? 0


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A) ) Amir Khusru

B) Barauni

C) Firadausi

D) Isami


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Amir Khusro:Amir Khusrow was a SuE mystic and a spiritual disciple of Nizamuddin Auliya. He lived for 72 years,out of which 60 years he lived in the courts of as many as ten different rulers of the Delhi Sultanate.He was a poet as well as proliEc musician.

His Khaliq-e-bari, which is known as oldest printed dictionary of the world deals with Hindi andPersian words.He is regarded as the “father of qawwali”. He is also credited with enriching Indian classical music byintroducing Persian and Arabic elements in it, and was the originator of the khayal and tarana stylesof music.

5. The poet who was in the court of more than 7 sultans- 1


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A) Muhammad Shah Tughlaq

B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

C) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq

D) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq II


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B) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

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Ans-BFiroz Shah Tughlaq(1351-1388 AD)

= He was a cousin of Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq. After his death the nobles and the theologians of thecourt selected Firoz Shah as the next Sultan.= Established of Diwan-i-Khairat (department for poor and needy people) and Diwan-l-Bundagan(department of slaves)= Making Iqtadari system hereditary.= Construction of canals for irrigation from:>Yamuna to the city of Hissar>From the Sutlej to the Ghaggar>From the Ghaggar to Firuzabad>From Mandvi and Sirmour Hills to Hansi in Haryana.

= Establishment of four new towns, Firuzabad, Fatebabad, Jaunpur and Hissar.= He rebuilt two storeys of QutubMinar which were damaged by lightening in 1368 AD

6. Name the Sultan of Delhi Sultanate who established four newtowns, Firuzabad, Fatebabad, Jaunpur and Hissar.

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A) Diwan-i-wizarat : Department of Finance

B) Diwan-i-Ariz : Military Department

C) Diwan-i-Riyasat : Department of Commerce

D) Diwan-i-Kohi : Department of Agriculture


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Ans-E) NoneAll are correctly matched

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A) Wazir Miya

B) Ziauddin Barani

C) Abu Bakr

D) Malik Kafur


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A) Wazir Miya

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Ans-AMoth Ki Masjid is a heritage building located in Delhi, and was built in 1505 by Wazir Miya Bhoiya,Prime Minister during the reign of Sikander Lodi of the Lodi dynasty. It was a new type of mosquedeveloped by the Lodis in the fourth city of the medieval Delhi of the Delhi Sultanate. The Moth kiMasjid or the Masjid Moth which literally means Lentil Mosque

8. Moth Ki Masjid is a heritage building located in Delhi, andwas built in 1505 by _______, Prime Minister of Sikandar Lodhi.

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A) Arinjaya Chola

B) Sundara Chola

C) Rajaraja Chola I

D) Gandaraditya Chola


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The Cholas: The decline of the Pallavas in the 9th century created a political vacuum which was Elledby the Cholas.Vijayalaya Chola (846-907 AD): He was a vassal of the Pallavas. He captured Tanjore from thePandyas and made it the capital of the Cholas.

Aditya I (871-907 AD): Extended the work of Vijayalaya by occupying the territories from the Pallavas.

Parantaka Chola I (907-955 AD): Was the Erst imperial Chola. He defeated the Pandyans andShrilankans initially but was later defeated by the Rashtrakuta king Krishna III. This loss underminedthe glory of the Cholas and they entered a dark phase of thirty years from 955 AD – 985 AD.

Raja Raja Chola I (907-1014 AD): Orchestrated the resurgence of the Cholas. He defeated thePandyans and the Cheras. In 993 AD when Cheras sought support from the Sri Lankan rulers, theCholas captured the northern portion of Sri Lanka and the capital-Anuradhapura was captured andthey also raided another capital Polonnaruwa. Northern Sri Lanka was organized in the form of aprovince. Raja Raja Chola is also said to have captured the Laccadive islands and Maldives Islands.He also captured a few territories in Mysore from the Gangas and from the Chalukyas of Kalyani,although he maintained friendly relations with Chalukyas of Vengi.

Raja Raja I developed the naval strength of the Cholas

He re-organised the administrative system

In 1000 Ad he began the conduction of a land survey

He adopted the practice of inscribing the historical inscriptions

He began the practice of associating Yuvaraja or crown Prince with the administration

Raja Raja I being a patron of Shaivism constructed the great Raja Rajeshwar temple (Also called asthe Brihadeeswarar temple) at Tanjore.

9. Who built the Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur which isone of the largest Hindu temples?

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A) Brahmasidhanta

B) Laghubhaskarya

C) Mrichchakatika

D) Malavikagnimitra


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Ans-c“Mrichchhakatika” an ancient Indian book written by shudraka deals with the love affair of a richmerchant with the daughter of a courtesan.

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(a) Dinar,

(b) Rupyaka,

(c) Satamana,

(d) Karsharpana

(e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.

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Ans-B) Rupyaka

10. ________ is a love affair of a rich merchant with the daughterof a courtesan.

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11. The silver coins of the Gupta period were known as— 1


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A) Ritusamhar ; Kalidasa

B) Mudrarakshasa : Visakhadatta

C) Mrichchhakatika : Vishnu Sharma

D) Kamasutra : Vatsyayan


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Mrichchhakatika is written by Sudraka

12. Which of the following is not correctly matched? 1


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A) The Sangam literature describes many kings and dynasties of South India.

B) The Sangam literature describes many kings and dynasties of North India.

C) Poetic compilations by group of poets of different times patronised by manychiefs and kings are, called Sangama.

D) The Sangam literature consists of short and long poems which were composed bya large number of poets in praise of their kings.


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The Sangam literature, describes many kings and dynasties of South India. Poetic compilations bygroup of poets of different times patronised by many chiefs and kings are, called Sangama. Theseare, in all, 30,000 lines of poetry arranged in two main groups, Patinenkilkanakku and the Pattupattu.The Sangam literature consists of short and long poems which were composed by a large number ofpoets in praise of their kings

13. Which of the following statements is incorrect regardingSangam literature?

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A) Tapti

B) Narmada

C) Krishna

D) Godavari


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Ans-BChalukya king Pulakesin II had defeated Harshavardhan on the banks of River Narmada in 618 AD.Pulakeshin, who ruled from the Chalukyan capitalof Badami, challenged Harsha's conquests. Theformer had established himself as 'lord paramount' of the south, as Harsha had of the north.

14. On the bank of which river Pulakesin II defeatedHarshavardhana?

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A) Pulakesin II

B) Mahendravarman I

C) Narshimavarman I

D) Shashanka


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Narasimhavarman I was the son and successor of Mahendravarman I. He had surpassed his fatherin all respects. His military achievements as well as his contribution to the art and architecture arecommendable.

The Pallava-Chalukya conpict had continued during this period Narasimhavarman I had defeated theChalukyan ruler Pulakesin II at Manimangalam. Then, he marched with his army towards theChalukyan kingdom. The commander in chief of the Pallava army was Paranjothi. Pulakesin II wasdefeated and killed in the battle. The Chalukyan capital Vaathapi was set to Ere and destroyed. Afterthis victory, Narasimhavarman I had assumed the title Vaathapi Kondan.

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A) Vasudeva

B) Hala

C) Satakarni I

D) Simuka


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Simuka was the founder of the Satavahana Dynasty and he is believed to have destroyed the ShungaPower. He did so with the aid of the Rathikas and Bhojakas. He reigned for around 23 years and wasbeheaded by his brother Kanha, who succeeded him.

The coins issued by Satavahanas had Bilingual legends. The name of the Kings was mentioned inPrakrit as well as some south Indian Language.

Satkarni-I or Sri Satkarni was son of Simuka and was a great ruler among the Early Satavahana.Naganika was the name of his queen and he has been described as the Lord of Dakshinpatha.

Satkarni II was the longest ruling king of the Satavahana Dynasty and date of his accession isconsidered to be 166 BC. He has been mentioned in the Hathigumpha inscription of the kharvela, inwhich he is depicted as enemy of Kharvela.

Hala was one more great king of the Satavahanas who was 17th King of the Satavahana line. He hadcompiled the “Gatha saptasati” or Gaha Sattasai which mainly a text on love theme. Gatha saptasatiis in Prakrat.

16. Who was the founder of Satvahana dynasty? 1


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A) Sabbakami

B) Mogaliputra Tissa

C) Mahakasappa

D) Vasumitra


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B) Mogaliputra Tissa

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Ans-BThird Buddhist Council (250 BC)Place: Pataliputra (Bihar)King: AshokaChairmanship: MoggaliputtaTissaDevelopment: The third Pitak-Abhidhamma pitaka was compiled

17.Who was the chairman of 3rd Buddhist Council? 0


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A) Kathasaritasagara

B) Brihadkatha Manjari

C) Mudrarakshasa

D) Rajatrangini


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Ans-CThe Mudrarakshasa is a Sanskrit-language play by Vishakhadatta that narrates the ascent of the kingChandragupta Maurya to power in India. The play is an example of creative writing, but not entirelyEctional. It is dated variously from the late 4th century to the 8th century CE.Author: Vishakhadatta

18. Which of the following ancient treaty that talks aboutoverthrowing of Nandas by the Chandragupta Maurya?

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A) Shudra

B) Kshatriya

C) Rulers of that time

D) Vaisyas


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B) Kshatriya

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Naturally, the varna-divided society seems to have generated tensions. We have no means to End outthe reactions of the Vaisyas and the Sudras. The kshatriyas, who acted as rulers, however, reactedstrongly against the ritualistic domination of the Brahmanas, and seem to have led a kind of protestmovement against the importance attached to birth in the varna system. The kshatriya reactionagainst the domination of the priestly class called Brahmanas, who planned various privileges, wasone of the causes of the origin of new religions. Vardhamana

Mahavira, who founded Jainism, and Gautama Buddha, who founded Buddhism, belonged to thekshatriya clan, and both disputed the authority of the brahmans.

19. In the post-Vedic period which of the following varnasstrongly reacted against the domination of Brahmanas?

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A) Lothal

B) Banawali

C) Rakhigarhi

D) Daimabad


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Ans-E) noneLothal- GujaratBanawali- HaryanaRakhigarhi- HaryanaDaimabad- Maharashtra

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A) Anita Barnwal

B) Vinita Grover

C) Ranjita Bisht

D) Indu Malhotra


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Ans-D) Indu MalhotraOverall, she became seventh woman judge in SC, since it was established 67 years ago.In 1989, Justice M. Fathima Beevi became Erst woman judge in Supreme Court.

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21. Who has sworn in as the mrst woman advocate to directlybecome a Judge of the Supreme Court?

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A) Gujarat

B) Rajasthan

C) Odisha

D) Bihar


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B) Rajasthan

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The Union Cabinet Chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given approval to thedeclaration of Scheduled Areas in respect of Rajasthan under Fifth Schedule to the Constitution ofIndia by rescinding the Constitution Order (C.O.)114 dated 12th February 1981 and promulgation of anew Constitution Order.The promulgation of new C.O. will ensure that the Scheduled Tribes of Rajasthan will get beneEts ofprotective measures available under the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution of India.

As per paragraph 6(1) of the Fifth Schedule {Article 244(1)} to the Constitution of India, theexpression 'Scheduled Areas' means ‘such areas as the President may by order declare to beScheduled Areas'. In accordance with the provisions of paragraph 6(2) of the Fifth Schedule to theConstitution, the President may at any time by order increase the area of any Scheduled Area in aState after consultation with the Governor of that State; rescind, in relation to any State or States, anyorder or orders made under this paragraph, and in consultation with the Governor of the Stateconcerned, make fresh orders redeEning the areas which are to be Scheduled Areas.

The Scheduled Areas were Erst notiEed in the year 1950. Subsequently, Constitution Ordersspecifying the Scheduled Areas were issued for State of Rajasthan in1981. Due to re-organization/creation of new districts and changes in population of Scheduled Tribes as per 2011Census, the Government of Rajasthan has requested for extension of Scheduled Areas in the State ofRajasthan.

22. Union Cabinet has given its approval for declaration ofScheduled Areas under the Fifth Schedule in which state?

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A) Skill Development Ministry

B) HRD Ministry

C) Commerce Ministry

D) Agriculture Ministry


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Under Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (UBA) 2.0-a pagship program of MHRD, GOI 688 institutions are selectedon a Challenge Mode (426 technical and 262 non- technical) which are reputed Higher EducationalInstitutes (both public and private) of the country, which have adopted total no. of 3555 villages fortheir development through UBA. Also, scope for providing Subject Expert Groups assistance andRegional Coordinating Institutes to handhold and guide the participating institutions have beenstrengthened. IIT Delhi has been designated to function as the National Coordinating Institute for thisprogram.

23. Which union ministry has launched the 2nd edition of theUnnat Bharat Abhiyan?

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A)131

B)135

C) 130

D)156


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Ans-c) 130

24. What is the rank of India in the United Nations HumanDevelopment Index 2018?

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A) Madhya Pradesh

B) Jharkhand

C) Bihar

D) Uttar Pradesh


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B) Jharkhand

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The state government of Jharkhand on September 12, 2018 introduced electric vehicles for o[cialuse. The energy department of the state got 20 such cars for its use. The information was shared bythe state’s Chief Minister Raghubar Das.

The state’s energy department received 20 cars in the Erst phase. The cars were procured by theEnergy E[ciency Services Limited (EESL), which is a joint venture of the PSUs under the Ministry ofPower.

25. Which state government has introduced electric carsforoocial use?

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A) EyeRovTuna

B) SeaTuna

C) RiverEyeTuna

D) Eye360


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A) EyeRovTuna

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India’s Erst underwater robotic drone EyeROV TUNA was handed over to Naval Physical andOceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Thisunderwater drone will be used by NPOL for research and development activities which in turn wouldresult in commercial product for defence purposes.

26. Name the India’s mrst underwater robotic drone which waslaunched and handed over to the Naval Physical andOceanographic Laboratory (NPOL) of DRDO?

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A) Seoul

B) Berlin

C) Tokyo

D) Kathmandu


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A) Seoul

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The Delhi government signed a “Friendship and Cooperation Agreement” with the Seoul MetropolitanGovernment under which the two cities would exchange expertise for betterment in 12 Eeldsincluding environment, transport, tourism, solid waste management and public health.

27. The Delhi government has signed a “Friendship andCooperation Agreement”, with which city, under which the twocities would exchange expertise for betterment in 12 melds?

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A) Spain

B) Germany

C) China

D) Russia


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Ans-BGermany launched world's Erst hydrogen-powered passenger train, named Coradia iLint, onSeptember 16, 2018.

28. World’s mrst hydrogen-powered train was rolled out in whichcountry?

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A) Madhya Pradesh

B) Haryana

C) Gujarat

D) Uttar Pradesh


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D) Uttar Pradesh

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The Uttar Pradesh Police are set to launch a Erst of its kind dial-FIR scheme in the country where acommon man can register regular crimes without going to a police station even as it is preparing anonline photographic dossier of criminals that will be provided to policemen on 22,000 new i-pads.

29. Which state is going to launch mrst-ever 'dial-FIR' scheme? 0


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A) Bangladesh Border

B) China border

C) Myanmar border

D) Pakistan Border


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D) Pakistan Border

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India's Erst 'smart fence' pilot project, which entails deploying laser-activated fences and technology-enabled barriers to plug vulnerable gaps along frontiers, will be launched by home minister RajnathSingh in two 5-km each patches along the India-Pak border.

30. India’s mrst ‘smart fence’ pilot project was launched at whichborder?

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A) Haldia

B) Siliguri

C) Asansol

D) Darjeeling


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B) Siliguri

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The 130-kilometre India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline Project will connect Siliguri in West Bengalin India and Parbatipur in Dinajpur district of Bangladesh.

31. India-Bangladesh Friendship Product Pipeline Project willconnect which city of West Bengal with the Parbatipur ofBangladesh ?

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A) 3

B) 4

C) 7

D) 5


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D) 5

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Madhya PradeshMizoramOdishaRajasthanUttarakhand

32. Union government along with UN body Food and AgricultureOrganization (FAO) has launched an agriculture project whichwill be implemented in how many states ?

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A) Odisha

B) Karnataka

C) Andhra Pradesh

D) Tripura


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D) Tripura

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Ans-DISRO has recently launched its Erst Space Technology Incubation Centre at the National Institute ofTechnology (NIT) Agartala via remote from Bengaluru.

33. ISRO’s mrst Space Technology Incubation Centre wasinaugurated in which state?

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A) Andhra Pradesh

B) Tamil Nadu

C) Karnataka

D) Odisha


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Ans-BIndia's Erst indigenously developed 500-megawatt (mw) Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) atKalpakkam in Tamil Nadu is expected to achieve criticality in 2019

34. The country’s mrst indigenously developed 500-megawatt(mw) prototype fast breeder reactor was set up at which state?

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A) 200 Km

B) 150 Km

C) 350 Km

D) 250 Km


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B) 150 Km

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Ans-B) 150 km

India successfully test-Ered the indigenously developed surface-to-surface short-range ballisticmissile Prahaar from the Odisha coast on Thursday.

The sophisticated missile, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation(DRDO), once inducted, Prahaar, with a strike range of 150km, will Ell the vital gap between multi-barrel Pinaka and medium-range ballistic missile Prithvi. Unlike Prithvi, it can engage multiple targetsin different directions.

35. DRDO has successfully test mred the surface-to-surfaceshort-range tactical ballistic missile Prahaar. What is the strikerange of it?

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A) Iran

B) Nepal

C) Afghanistan

D) Saudi Arabia


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D) Saudi Arabia

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Ans-D) Saudi Arabia

36. Which country is to join as the third strategic partner of the$50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)?

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A) Uttar Pradesh

B) Rajasthan

C) Jharkhand

D) Madhya Pradesh


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D) Madhya Pradesh

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Ans-D) Madhya Pradesh

$350-million loan for the Major District Roads Project IIof Madhya Pradesh and$175 million for building and upgrading 350 bridges.ADB - USD 375 million loan - Madhya Pradesh - Expanding irrigationnetworksIndia signs $210-m loan pact with World Bank for Madhya PradeshroadsWorld Bank loan around Rs 216 cr for infrastructuredevelopment of Rewa and Mandsaur solar power plants

37. The New Development Bank (NDB) of the BRICS announcedto grant a $525-million loan to which state for infrastructureprojects?

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A) Abdullah Yameen

B) Ibrahim Mohammed Solih

C) Mohamed Nasheed

D) Ahmed Adib


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Ans- B) Ibrahim Mohammed Solih

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih took over as President of the Maldives following a Eerce political discordcaused by the autocratic rule of outgoing leader Yameen Abdul Gayoom.

38. Who won the Presidential Election In Maldives? 1


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A) M B Lokur

B) Amitava Roy

C) Arun Kumar Mishra

D) Ashok Bhushan


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B) Amitava Roy

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Ans-B) Amitava Roy

39. The Supreme Court has constituted a three membercommittee to look into the jail reforms, the committee will beheaded by whom?

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A) Madhya Pradesh

B) Odisha

C) Andhra Pradesh

D) Maharashtra


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C) Andhra Pradesh

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The state of Andhra Pradesh has topped the ‘Ease of Living Index’ rankings launched by the Ministryof Housing and Urban Affairs. It was followed by Odisha and Madhya Pradesh.

40. Which state has topped the charts among States in terms of“Ease of Living Index” rankings launched by the Ministry ofHousing and Urban Affairs?

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A) NDB

B) ADB

C) World Bank

D) IMF


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B) ADB

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ADB , Power Ministry and Finance Ministry approve lining project of the Son canal in Shahabad –Bhojpur region of Bihar The estimated cost of this project is USD 503 million (Rs 3272.49 crore) outof which USD 352 million is being provided by ADB

41. Which bank has given USD 352 million loan to Bihar statefor the lining project of the Son canal?

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A) Odisha

B) Kolkata

C) Bihar

D) Chhattisgarh


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Ans-BFirst regional conference of eastern states on Water Resources held in KolkataThe conference was aimed at addressing outstanding water resources issues, inter-state issues,intra and inter-basin issues among Eve eastern states of Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, andWest Bengal.

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42. First regional conference of eastern states on WaterResources held in ________ .

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A) Bhutan

B) Sri Lanka

C) Thailand

D) India


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B) Sri Lanka

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Ans-Bhe Chairmanship of the BIMSTEC was handed over to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena byNepal's Prime Minister Sharma Oli.

The Chairmanship of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and EconomicCooperation (BIMSTEC) rotates among the Member States.

The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is aregional organization comprising seven Member States lying in the littoral and adjacent areas of theBay of Bengal constituting a contiguous regional unity. This sub-regional organization came intobeing on 6 June 1997 through the Bangkok Declaration. It constitutes seven Member States: Evederiving from South Asia, including Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and two fromSoutheast Asia, including Myanmar and Thailand.

43. The Chairmanship of the BIMSTEC was handed over towhich country ?

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A) Rajasthan

B) West Bengal

C) Sikkim

D) Arunachal Pradesh


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B) West Bengal

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Ans-BThe Asian Development Bank (ADB) board has approved a Enancing package totalling $245 millionto provide safe, sustainable, and inclusive drinking water service to about 1.65 million people in threedistricts of West Bengal state, India, affected by arsenic, puoride, and salinity, according to an o[cialrelease.

The project will provide continuous potable water through metered connections to about 390,000individual households in three districts—Bankura, North 24 Parganas, and Purba Medinipur.

44. Board of Directors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)has approved a mnancing package totaling $245 million to threedistricts of which state?

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A) Singapore

B) Japan

C) Mauritius

D) United Kingdom


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Ans-C) Mauritius

45. Which country remained the top source of foreign directinvestment into India in 2017-18 ?

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A) Lucknow

B) Agra

C) Prayagraj

D) Varanasi


Correct answer

D) Varanasi

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Ans-D

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched Alaknanda, a Eve-star luxury cruise, from theKhirkiya ghat in Varanasi.

It is the Erst of its kind luxury boat in Varanasi which is developed at a cost of Rs 1 crore by aKolkata-based company. The double-decker luxury cruise will be operated by the Nordic Cruise Line.The boat can accommodate a total of 90 passengers. The second deck has a restaurant from wherepeople can enjoy the open view.

The luxury boat, which has a 450 HP engine, will be currently operated between Assighat and Rajghatin the Varanasi.

46. Uttar Pradesh CM has inaugurated the mrst luxury cruise'Alaknanda' in which city?

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A) India-Iran

B) India-Sri Lanka

C) India-UAE

D) India-Kazakhstan


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Ans-D

Indian Army and Kazakhstan Army completed the third edition of their joint military Exercise KAZIND2018 in Otar Military area, Kazakhstan in a signiEcant step towards fostering military and diplomaticties between the two countries. The two week long exercise had commenced on 10 Sep 2018.

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A) Section 370

B) Section 377

C) Section 375

D) Section 372


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Ans-B) Section 377

47. Joint army exercise KAZIND conducted between- 1


48. Providing relief to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,Transgenderand Intersex (LGBTI), the SC has decriminalized a portion ofwhich Section of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)?

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A) Bhutan

B) Maldives

C) Sri Lanka

D) Thailand


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Ans-CIndian Naval Ships Kirch, Sumitra and Cora Divh entered Trincomalee, Sri Lanka to participate in thesixth edition of SLINEX 2018, a bi-lateral Naval Exercise between India and Sri Lanka, from 07 to 13September 2018.

49. SLINEX-2018 is a military exercise between India and whichcountry?

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A) Japan

B) Russia

C) France

D) Israel


Correct answer

C) France

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Ans-C

India and France have announced a working group for Gaganyaan, ISRO's Erst manned missionannounced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Independence Day.India is all set to send three persons -- two men and one woman -- into space for seven days on itsErst manned space pight Gaganyaan.The spacecraft will be placed in a low earth orbit of 300-400 km.GSLV Mk III, the three-stage heavy-lift launch vehicle, will be used to launch Gaganyaan as it has thenecessary payload capability.

50. Which country will collaborate with India for ISRO's HumanMission Gaganyaan?

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A) Central Subjects and Provincial Subjects

B) Reserved Subjects and Transferred Subjects

C) Vested Subjects and Residual Subjects

D) General Subjects and Concurrent Subjects


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B) Reserved Subjects and Transferred Subjects

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Answer: B [Reserved Subjects and Transferred Subjects]

51. A system known as “Dyarchy” was introduced in India forthe mrst time by the Government of India Act 1919, whichimplied that the spheres of the various subjects were dividedinto___?

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A) Government of India Act, 1935

B) Government of India Act, 1919

C) Government of India Act, 1892

D) Government of India Act, 1861


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On August 1935, the Government of India passed longest act i.e. Government of India Act 1935under the British Act of Parliament. This act also included the Government of Burma Act 1935.According to this act, India would become a federation if 50% of Indian states decided to join it. Theywould then have a large number of representatives in the two houses of the central legislature.However, the provisions with regards to the federation were not implemented. The act made noreference even to granting dominion status, much less independence, to India.With regard to the provinces, the act of 1935 was an improvement on the existing position. Itintroduced what is known as provincial autonomy. The ministers of the provincial governments,according to it, were to be responsible to the legislature. The powers of the legislature wereincreased. However, in certain matters like the Police, the government had the authority. The right tovote also remained limited. Only about 14% of the population got the right to vote. The appointmentof the governor-general and governors, of course, remained in the hands of the British governmentand they were not responsible to the legislatures. The act never came near the objective that thenationalist movement had been struggling for.

52. Which Act divided legislative powers between the Centreand Provinces?

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(A) Article 24

(B) Article 23

(C) Article 22

(D) Article 21

(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.

Correct answer

(C) Article 22

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Article 22 makes the minimum procedural requirements which must be included in any law enactedby legislature in accordance of which a person is deprived of his personal liberty. Article 22(1) and(2) are also called Rights of an arrested person.However, Article 22(3) says that the mentioned safeguards are not available to the following:> If the person is at the time being an enemy alien. > If the person is arrested under certain law made for the purpose of “Preventive Detention“

53. Which Article is for "Protection against arrest and detentionin certain cases"?

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(A) Indian People

(B) Prime Minister of India

(C) President of India

(D) All elected leaders of India


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Ans-(A) Indian People

54. Under the constitution of India who are the ultimateSovereign?

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(A) Crossing the woor

(B) Yielding the woor

(C) Obeying the rule

(D) Rotating the woor


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Yielding the poor: The speaker of the Lok sabha can ask a member of the house to stop speakingand let another member speak.

Crossing the poor: Passing between the member addressing the House and the Chair which isconsidered breach of Parliamentary etiquette.

Point of Order: A Member of Parliament may raise a point of order if he feels that the proceedings of'the House do not follow the normal rules. The presiding o[cer decides whether the point of orderraised by the member should be allowed.

Calling Attention Motion: With the prior permission of the Speaker, any member of the Parliamentmay call the attention of a Minister to a matter of urgent public importance. The Minister may make abrief statement about the matter or he may ask for time to make a statement later.

55. The speaker can ask a member of the house to stopspeaking and let another member speak. This is known as?

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(A) Election Commission

(B) Finance Commission

(C) National Advisory Council

(D) Inter-State Council


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Ans-C

National Advisory Council was set up as an advisory body to the Prime Minister of India in 2004,during UPA 1 regime. Therefore there is no mandate from the constitution. It consists of experts andformer bureaucrats from various Eelds

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A) Speaker of lok sabah

B) President

C) Election Commisioner

D) A committee set up by the parliament


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B) President

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The question whether a member is subject to disqualiEcation in all other matters except under 10thschedule (disqualiEcation) is decided by President. However, President should obtain the opinion ofthe election commission before taking such decision.

The question of disqualiEcation under Anti-defection / Tenth Schedule is decided by the Chairman inthe case of Rajya Sabha {i.e. Vice-President} and Speaker in the case of Lok Sabha. The decision ofChairman / Speaker in this condition is subject to judicial review.

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A) Italian Constitution

B) Canadian Constitution

C) French Constitution

D) Constitution of USA


57. Who is authorised to decide over a dispute regardingdisqualimcation of a member of parliament in all other mattersexcept under 10th schedule?

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58. The Indian Constitution has borrowed the ideas of preamblefrom the -

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Britain1. Parliamentary government2. Rule of Law3. Legislative procedure4. Single citizenship5. Cabinet system6. Prerogative writs7. Parliamentary privileges8. Bicameralism

Ireland1. Directive Principles of State Policy2. Method of Election of the president3. Members nomination to the Rajya Sabha by the President

Unites States of America

1. Impeachment of the president2. Functions of president and vice-president3. Removal of Supreme Court and High court judges4. Fundamental Rights5. Judicial review6. Independence of judiciary7. Preamble of the constitution

Canada1. Centrifugal form of federalism where the centre is stronger than the states.2. Residuary powers vest with the centre3. Centre appoints the Governors at the states4. Advisory jurisdiction of the supreme court

Australia1. Concept of Concurrent list2. Article 108 i.e. Joint sitting of the two houses3. Freedom of trade and commerce

USSR (Now Russia)1. Fundamental duties2. The ideals of justice (social, economic and political), expressed in the Preamble.

France1. Concept of “Republic”2. Ideals of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity(contained in the Preamble)

Germany1. Fundamental Rights are suspended during Emergency

South Africa1. Election of members of the Rajya Sabha2. Amendment of the Constitution

Japan1. Concept of “procedure established by Law”

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A) Aug 15, 1947

B) Nov 26, 1949

C) Jan 26, 1950

D) Nov 26, 1929


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Ans-C

The Constituent Assembly adopted the Constitution of India, drafted by a committee headed by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, on 26 November 1949. India became a sovereign democratic republic after itsconstitution came into effect on 26 January 1950.


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A) fundamental rights

B) legal rights

C) consitutional rights

D) natural rights


Correct answer

A) fundamental rights

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Article 32 of the Indian constitution provides for constitutional remedies against the violation ortransgression of fundamental rights. The fundamental rights are of highest importance to theindividuals. They are basic conditions for the fullest development of personality.The citizens are given the right to move—the Supreme Court in case of transgression of fundamentalrights. The Supreme Court thus is constituted into a protector and guarantor fundamental rights. Theright to constitutional remedy is itself a fundamental right.

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(a) Part-IV A

(b) Part-IV

(c) Part-III

(d) schedule IV-A


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Ans-AThe Fundamental Duties enshrined in Part IVA of the Indian Constitution (Article 51A) were insertedby the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act in 1976. The addition of the chapter on Fundamental Duties was recommended by the Swaran Singhcommittee, which had recommended an eight-point code of fundamental duties.

61. The fundamental duties are mentioned in which of thefollowing?

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a) Chief Minister

b) Prime Minister

c) Union Home Minister

d) President

e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.

Correct answer

d) President

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As per Article 155 and Article 156 of the Constitution, a Governor of a state is appointed by thePresident, and he or she holds o[ce “during the pleasure of the President” for a term of Eve years.The President, in effect the central government, has the power to remove a Governor at any timewithout giving him or her any reason, and without granting an opportunity to be heard.

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(a) He is the legal advisor to the Government of India

(b) His tenure and salary is decided by the President

(c) He has the voting right in the proceeding of the Parliament

(d) He appears before high courts and Supreme Court in cases involving uniongovernment.


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62. The Governor of the State can be removed by which one ofthe following?

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Below are the duties and functions of the AG:

(1) He gives advice to the Government of India upon such legal matters, which are referred orassigned to him by the president.

(2) He performs such other duties of a legal character that are referred or assigned to him by thepresident.

(3) He discharges the functions conferred on him by or under the Constitution or any other law.

In the performance of his o[cial duties,

(1) He appears on behalf of the government of India in all the cases in Supreme Court in which theGovernment of India is concerned.

(2) He appears on behalf of the government of India in any reference made by the president to theSupreme Court under Article 143 of the constitution.

(3) He appears on behalf of the government of India in any case in a high court in which theGovernment of India is concerned, if Government of India requires so.

Rights and Limitations

Following are the Rights of the AG:

(1) In the performance of his duties, he has right of audience in all courts in the territory of India.

(2) He has the right to speak or to take part in the proceedings of both the Houses of Parliament andtheir joint sittings, but without a right to vote.

(3) He has the right to speak or to take part in the meeting of any committee of the Parliament ofwhich he is named as a member, but without a right to vote.

(4) He enjoys all the privileges and immunities that are available to a member of parliament.


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(a) Article 243

(b) Article 324

(c) Article 124

(d) Article 73


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Ans-aThe 73rd Amendment 1992 added a new Part IX to the constitution titled “The Panchayats” coveringprovisions from Article 243 to 243(O); and a new Eleventh Schedule covering 29 subjects within thefunctions of the Panchayats.

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A) 18 years

B) 20 years

C) 21 years

D) 25 years


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Ans-C) 21 years

64. Which of the following Article is related to Panchayati Raj? 1


65. What is the minimum age for being the member of of thePanchayat?

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(A) Graduates

(B) Members of the municipality

(C) Teachers of secondary schools

(D) District Panchayat members


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Currently, seven states viz. Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra,Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh have legislative council.

In legislative Council, there are 5 different categories of representation. > 1/3rd of the total membership is elected by the electorates consisting of the members of the selfGoverning bodies in the state such as Municipalities, District Boards etc.> 1/3rd members are elected by the members of the Legislative assembly of the State > 1/12th members are elected by an electorate of University Graduates.> 1/12th members are elected by the electorate consisting of the secondary school teachers (3 yearexperience)> 1/6th members nominated by the Governor on the basis of their special knowledge / practicalexperience in literature, art, science, cooperative movement or social service.

66. Who does not participate in the election of the LegislativeCouncil?

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(a) Succession duty in respect of property other than agriculture land.

(b) Estate duty in respect of property rather than agricultural land

(c) Stamp duty and duties of excise on the medical and toilet preparations

(d) Taxes on railway fares and freights


Correct answer

(c) Stamp duty and duties of excise on the medical and toilet preparations

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Ans-CDuties levied by the Union but collected and appropriated by the States.-

(1) Such stamp duties and such duties of excise on medicinal and toilet preparations as arementioned in the Union List shall be levied by the Government of India but shall be collected-

(a) in the case where such duties are leviable within any Union territory, by the Government of India,and

(b) in other cases, by the States within which such duties are respectively leviable.

(2) The proceeds in any Enancial year of any such duty leviable within any State shall not form part ofthe Consolidated Fund of India, but shall be assigned to that State.

Read More @ https://Encomindia.nic.in/provisions.htm

67. Duties levied by the Union but Collected and Appropriatedby the States are:

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(a) Fundamental Rights

(b) Fundamental Duties

(c) Directive Principles of State Policy

(d) Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties


Correct answer

(c) Directive Principles of State Policy

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Ans-cDirective principles of state policy because they guide executive on how to govern.

68. According to the Constitution of India, which of thefollowing are fundamental for the governance of the country?

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A) with the consent of all the States

B) with the consent of the majority of States

C) with the consent of the States concerned

D) without the consent of any State


Correct answer

D) without the consent of any State

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Ans-D

Constitution empowers parliament to make laws on any matter in state list under Eve extra ordinarycircumstances

Rajya sabha passes resolutionnational emergencystates make a requestto implement international agreementsduring president’s rule.

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(a) Prohibition

(b) Quo warranto

(c) Mandamus

(d) Habeas Corpus


69. The Parliament can make any law for whole or any part ofIndia for implementing international treaties-

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70. Which of the following writs can been issued to force apublic authority to perform a public or statutory duty?

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Ans-BTypes of WritsThere are Eve types of Writs - Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition, Certiorari and Quo warranto.

1. Habeas Corpus"Habeas Corpus" is a Latin term which literally means "you may have the body." The writ is issued toproduce a person who has been detained , whether in prison or in private custody, before a court andto release him if such detention is found illegal.

2. MandamusMandamus is a Latin word, which means "We Command". Mandamus is an order from the SupremeCourt or High Court to a lower court or tribunal or public authority to perform a public or statutoryduty. This writ of command is issued by the Supreme Court or High court when any government,court, corporation or any public authority has to do a public duty but fails to do so.

3. CertiorariLiterally, Certiorari means to be certiEed. The writ of certiorari can be issued by the Supreme Court orany High Court for quashing the order already passed by an inferior court, tribunal or quasi judicialauthority.

There are several conditions necessary for the issue of writ of certiorari .

There should be court, tribunal or an o[cer having legal authority to determine the question with aduty to act judicially.Such a court, tribunal or o[cer must have passed an order acting without jurisdiction or in excess ofthe judicial authority vested by law in such court, tribunal or o[cer.The order could also be against the principles of natural justice or the order could contain an error ofjudgment in appreciating the facts of the case.4. ProhibitionThe Writ of prohibition means to forbid or to stop and it is popularly known as 'Stay Order'. This writis issued when a lower court or a body tries to transgress the limits or powers vested in it. The writ ofprohibition is issued by any High Court or the Supreme Court to any inferior court, or quasi judicialbody prohibiting the latter from continuing the proceedings in a particular case, where it has nojurisdiction to try. After the issue of this writ, proceedings in the lower court etc. come to a stop.

Difference between Prohibition and Certiorari:

While the writ of prohibition is available during the pendency of proceedings, the writ of certiorari canbe resorted to only after the order or decision has been announced.Both the writs are issued against legal bodies.5. The Writ of Quo-WarrantoThe word Quo-Warranto literally means "by what warrants?" or "what is your authority"? It is a writissued with a view to restrain a person from holding a public o[ce to which he is not entitled. Thewrit requires the concerned person to explain to the Court by what authority he holds the o[ce. If aperson has usurped a public o[ce, the Court may direct him not to carry out any activities in theo[ce or may announce the o[ce to be vacant. Thus High Court may issue a writ of quo-warranto if aperson holds an o[ce beyond his retirement age.

Conditions for issue of Quo-Warranto

The o[ce must be public and it must be created by a statue or by the constitution itself.The o[ce must be a substantive one and not merely the function or employment of a servant at thewill and during the pleasure of another.There must have been a contravention of the constitution or a statute or statutory instrument, inappointing such person to that o[ce.

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a) villi

b) trachea

c) appendix

d) oesophagus


Correct answer

a) villi

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Ans-a) villi

Villi are the multiple, small, Enger-like protrusions of the mucosal layer of the small intestine into itslumen. They give the intestinal surface the texture of velvet. Villi amplify the surface area for betterabsorption of digested food molecules


71. The inner walls of the small intestine have millions of smallmnger like projections called-

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A) Thalamus gland

B) Adrenal gland

C) Thyroid gland

D) Pancreas gland


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Ans-BBlood pressure is controlled by Adrenal gland. It is a small pea sized gland located over kidney

72. Which of the following gland controls the blood pressure? 1


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a) Digestion, Ingestion, Assimilation, Egestion and Absorption

b) Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation and Egestion

c) Egestion, Absorption, Digestion, Assimilation and Ingestion

d) Assimilation, Absorption, Ingestion, Digestion and Egestion


Correct answer

b) Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation and Egestion

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Ans. b) Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, Assimilation and Egestion

73. Arrange the correct sequence of the steps involved in theprocess of Human Digestive System?

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a) Pancreas

b) Stomach

c) Small Intestine

d) Large Intestine


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Protein digestion occurs in the stomach and duodenum in which 3 main enzymes, pepsin secretedby the stomach and trypsin and chymotrypsin secreted by the pancreas, break down food proteinsinto polypeptides that are then broken down by various exopeptidases and dipeptidases into aminoacids.

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A) A liquid surfactant

B) A liquid soluble

C) A liquid sovent

D) A liquid solution


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Ans-A) A liquid surfactant

74. In which part of the body digestion of protein begins? 1


75. What is detergent? 1


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A) Carbon Dioxide

B) Methane

C) Carbon monoxide

D) Water vapours


Correct answer

C) Carbon monoxide

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Ans-C) Carbon monoxide

There are four main types of forcing greenhouse gases: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide andpuorinated gases. The main feedback greenhouse gas is water vapor.

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A) osmium

B) mercury

C) iron

D) nickel


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A) osmium

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Ans-aOsmium and iridium are the densest metals in the earth.

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A) alpha rays

B) beta rays

C) gamma rays

D) x-rays


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Ans-cGamma rays, which have the shortest wavelengths of all electromagnetic radiation, have evengreater penetrating power.

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A Protium

B) Deuterium

C) Iterium

D) Tritium


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Ans-CHydrogen has three main isotopes; protium, deuterium and tritium . These isotopes form naturally innature. Hydrogen has no neutron, deuterium has one, and tritium has two neutrons. The isotopes ofhydrogen have, respectively, mass numbers of one, two, and three. The atoms of these isotopes haveone electron to balance the charge of the one proton.

78. The penetrating power of which of the following invisibleradiations emitting from the nucleus has its maximum value:

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79. Which of the following is not the isotope of hydrogen? 1


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A) Oxidation

B) Reduction

C) Polymerisation

D) Galvanization


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A) the solution of solid in the solid

B) the solution of solid in the liquid

C) the solution of gas in the liquid

D) the solution of gas in the gas


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The solid solution needs to be distinguished from a mechanical mixture of powdered solids like twosalts, sugar and salt, etc. The mechanical mixtures have total or partial miscibility gap in solid state.Examples of solid solutions include crystallized salts from their liquid mixture, metal alloys, moistsolids.

80. The rusting of the iron is the example of: 1


81. The alloys are: 1


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(a) Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle

(b) Automatic Satellite Launch Vehicle

(c) Aero Space Launch Vehicle

(d) Area Satellite Launch Vehicle


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Ans-AThe Augmented Satellite Launch Vehicle (ASLV) Programme was designed to augment the payloadcapacity to 150 kg, thrice that of SLV-3, for Low Earth Orbits (LEO).

82. What is the full form of ASLV? 1


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(a) Only solid fuel

(b) Only liquid fuel

(c) Liquid in mrst stage and solid in second stage

(d) Solid in mrst stage and liquid in second stage


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Ans-DGeosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) is a space launch vehicle designed, developed, andoperated by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) to launch satellites and other spaceobjects into Geosynchronous Transfer Orbits. GSLV has the capability to put a heavier payload in theorbit than the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV).

GSLV is a three-stage launcher with strap-on motors.

First Stage: GS1The Erst stage uses the 138 tonne S139 solid rocket motor with four liquid engine strap-on motors.This stage generates maximum thrust of 4700 kilo Newton.

Second Stage: GS2The second stage uses a liquid rocket engine which is known as Vikas engine. It generates maximumthrust of 800 kilo Newton.

Third Stage: CUSThe third stage uses a Cryogenic engine, which uses liqueEed oxygen and hydrogen as fuel.

83. Which type of fuel is used by GSLV in its operations? 1


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A) Voltmeter

B) Ammeter

C) Magnetometer

D) Galvanometer


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Ans-D

A galvanometer is an electromechanical instrument used for detecting and indicating an electriccurrent. A galvanometer works as an actuator, by producing a rotary depection (of a "pointer"), inresponse to electric current powing through a coil in a constant magnetic Eeld.

84. Which of the following is a current-detecting instrument? 1


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A) To increase its life

B) To enables it to withstand higher voltages

C) To increase its electrical conductivity

D) To increase its electrical resistivity


Correct answer

C) To increase its electrical conductivity

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Ans: CThe conductivity of semiconductors may easily be modiEed by introducing impurities into theircrystal lattice. The process of adding controlled impurities to a semiconductor is known as doping.The amount of impurity, or dopant, added to an intrinsic (pure) semiconductor varies its level ofconductivity.

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A) High level of Microbial Pollution

B) Low level of Microbial Pollution

C) Absence of Microbial Pollution

D) Water is fully pure


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Ans-A) High level of Microbial Pollution

Low BOD is an indicator of good quality water, while a high BOD indicates polluted water. Dissolvedoxygen (DO) is consumed by bacteria when large amounts of organic matter from sewage or otherdischarges are present in the water.

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A) liver

B) heart

C) brain

D) lungs


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Ans-D) lungs

86. What does the high Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD)indicates?

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87. Microbes which enter the body through nose most likelyaffect?

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A) jaundice

B) polio

C) inwuenza

D) tuberculosis


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Ans-DBacillus Calmette–Guérin vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis

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A) 30 Hz

B) 300 Hz

C) 3000 Hz

D) 30,000 Hz


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Ans-DThe term "ultrasonic" applied to sound refers to anything above the frequencies of audible sound, andnominally includes anything over 20,000 Hz.

88. BCG vaccine is used to develop immunity against- 1


89. Sound wave of which of the following frequency is anultrasonic sound?

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A) Troposphere

B) Stratosphere

C) Mesosphere

D) Thermosphere


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Ans-BThe ozone layer is mainly found in the lower portion of the stratosphere, from approximately 20 to 30kilometers (12 to 19 mi) above Earth, although its thickness varies seasonally and geographically.

90. In which sphere of the environment Ozone layer is located? 1


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A) 150 meter

B) 145 meter

C) 140 meter

D) 135 meter


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Ans-A

Explanation:

Speed = 60*(5/18) m/sec = 50/3 m/sec

Length of Train(Distance) = Speed * Time

=(50/3)∗9=150meter

91. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9seconds. Find the length of the train?

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A) 20 seconds

B) 30 seconds

C) 40 seconds

D) 50 seconds


Correct answer

C) 40 seconds

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Ans-C

Explanation:

Speed = 45 Km/hr = 45*(5/18) m/sec = 25/2 m/secTotal distance = 360+140 = 500 meter

Time = Distance/speed =500∗(2/25)=40seconds

92. A train is 360 meter long is running at a speed of 45km/hour. In what time will it pass a bridge of 140 meter length?

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A) 4 hours

B) 5 hours

C) 6 hours

D) 7 hours


Correct answer

A) 4 hours

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Explanation:

It is very important to check, if the boat speed given is in still water or with water or against water.Because if we neglect it we will not reach on right answer. I just mentioned here because mostlymistakes in this chapter are of this kind only.

Lets see the question now.Speed downstream = (16 + 5) = 21 kmph

Time = distance/speed = 84/21 = 4 hours

93. A boat can travel with a speed of 16 km/hr in still water. Ifthe rate of stream is 5 km/hr, then mnd the time taken by theboat to cover distance of 84 km downstream?

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A) 4 kmph

B) 5 kmph

C) 6 kmph

D) 7 kmph


Correct answer

B) 5 kmph

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Explanation:

Rate upstream = (750/675) = 10/9 m/sec Rate downstream (750/450) m/sec = 5/3 m/secRate in still water = (1/2)*[(10/9) + (5/3)] m/sec.= 25/18 m/sec = (25/18)*(18/5) kmph = 5 kmph

94. A man rows 750 m in 675 seconds against the stream andreturns in 7 and half minutes. His rowing speed in still water is-

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A) 1%

B) 2%

C) 3%

D) 4%


Correct answer

D) 4%

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Explanation:

Let sum = xTime = 10 years.S.I = 2x /5, [as per question]Rate =( (100 * 2x) / (x*5*10))%=> Rate = 4%

95. At what rate percent per annum will the simple interest on asum of money be 2/5 of the amount in 10 years?

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A) 1000

B) 1500

C) 2000

D) 2500


Correct answer

C) 2000

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Explanation:

SI for 3 year = 2600-2240 = 360 SI for 2 year 360/3 * 2 = 240 principal = 2240 - 240 = 2000

96. A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 2240 in 2years and to Rs. 2600 in 5 years. What is the principal amount?

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A) Rs. 610

B) Rs. 612

C) Rs. 614

D) Rs. 616


Correct answer

B) Rs. 612

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Explanation:

Amount=[7500×(1+4/100)^2]=(7500×26/25×26/25)=8112

97. Find the compound interest on Rs. 7500 at 4% per annumfor 2 years, compounded annually?

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A) 16 km

B) 14 km

C) 12 km

D) 10 km


Correct answer

A) 16 km

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Explanation:

Let the time in which he travelled on foot = x hourTime for travelling on bicycle = (9 - x) hr

Distance = Speed * Time, and Total distance = 61 kmSo,4x + 9(9-x) = 61=> 5x = 20=> x = 4

So distance traveled on foot = 4(4) = 16 km

98. A Man travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelledpartly on foot at 4 km/hr and partly on bicycle at 9 km/hr. Whatis the distance travelled on foot?

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A) 11:9

B) 13:9

C) 17:9

D) 21:9


Correct answer

A) 11:9

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Explanation:

We know total distance is 200 KmIf both trains crossed each other at a distance of 110 km then one train covered 110 km and other 90km [110+90=200km]So ratio of their speed = 110:90 = 11:9

99. 2 trains starting at the same time from 2 stations 200 kmapart and going in opposite direction cross each other at adistance of 110 km from one of the stations. What is the ratio oftheir speeds ?

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A) 40 days

B) 35 days

C) 30 days

D) 25 days


Correct answer

C) 30 days

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Explanation:

Suppose B takes x dáys to do the work. As per question A will take2∗3/4∗x=3x/2days

(A+B)s 1 days work= 1/18 1/x + 2/3x = 1/18 or x = 30 days

100. A does half as much work as B in three-fourth of the time.If together they take 18 days to complete the work, how muchtime shall B take to do it?

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a) Dewation

b) Recession

c) Inwation

d) Depression


Correct answer

c) Inwation

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ans-cDeEcit Enancing immediately releases monetary resources leading to excessive monetary aggregatedemand which creates demand-pull inpation.

Example- When incomes increase as a result of deEcit spending, they tend to increase the demandfor food products. If the supply of food does not increase much due to low-level of agriculturalproductivity, the prices of food articles rise and spread to the entire economy.

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a) Expenditure on economic services

b) Defence expenditure

c) Grant to states

d) Expenditure on social and community services


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b) Defence expenditure

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Ans-bDevelopment expenditures refers to that expenditures who contribute for the growth of Nation interms of modernization, infrastructural, market development, economic growth...

But defence expenditures done to make security and safety of the nation...

These can't be measured as development expenditures because they don't give direct beniEt tocitizens.

102. Development expenditure of the Central government doesnot include?

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a) First

b) Second

c) Third

d) Fourth


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Third Five Year Plan:I. It was made for the duration of 1961 to 1966.II. This plan is called ‘Gadgil Yojna’ also.III. The main target of this plan was to make the economy independent and to reach self activeposition of take off.IV. Due to china war, this plan could not achieve its growth target of 5.6%, achieved only 2.2%.

103. During which Plan period did agricultural productionregister a negative growth?

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(A)2002

(B)2003

(C)2004

(D) 2005


Correct answer

(B)2003

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The Competition Act, 2002 was passed by the Parliament in the year 2002, to which the Presidentaccorded assent in January, 2003.

104. On the basis of recommendations of Raghavan Committee, the Government of India has enacted The Competition Act inyear ?

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(A)Service Sector

(B)Industry Sector

(C)Trade Sector

(D) Agriculture Sector


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A. It results into devaluation of currency

B. It affects exports & makes imports attractive

C. It affects the poor & vulnerable sections more

D. It may cause recession

E. None of the above/ More than one of the above.

Correct answer

C. It affects the poor & vulnerable sections more

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Ans-C) It affects the poor & vulnerable sections more

105. The largest share in National Income of India belongs to ? 1


106. Why is the Inwation described as a regressive form oftaxation?

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A. Central Statistical Organisation

B. Ministry of Finance

C. Planning Commission

D. RBI

E. None of the above/ More than one of the above.

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The Erst report of the committee was presented in 1951. According to the Erst report, the NationalIncome of India for 1948-49 was Rs. 8,710 crore and the per capita income was Rs. 225. Since 1955the national income estimates are being prepared by Central Statistical Organisation.

107. Who compute the National Income in India? 1


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A) reduction in the value of a currency vis-a-vis major internationally tradedcurrencies

B) permitting the currency to seek its worth in the international market

C) mxing the value of the currency in conjunction with the movement in the value of abasket of pre-determined currencies

D) mxing the value of currency in multilateral consultation with the IMF, the WorldBank and major trading partners


Correct answer

A) reduction in the value of a currency vis-a-vis major internationally tradedcurrencies

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Devaluation is a deliberate downward adjustment of the value of a country's currency relative toanother currency, group of currencies or standard. Countries that have a Exed exchange rate or semi-Exed exchange rate use this monetary policy tool.

While devaluing a currency may be an attractive option, it can have negative consequences.Increasing the price of imports protects domestic industries, but they may become less e[cientwithout the pressure of competition. Higher exports relative to imports can also increase aggregatedemand, which can lead to higher gross domestic product and inpation. Inpation can occur becauseimports are more expensive, aggregate demand causes demand-pull inpation, and manufacturersmay have less incentive to cut costs because exports are cheaper, increasing the cost of productsand services over time.

108. Devaluation of a currency means- 0


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(A) 1950

(B) 1951

(C) 1952

(D) 1947


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Ans-AThe National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), now known as National Sample Survey O[ce, isan organization under the Ministry of Statistics of the Government of India. It is the largestorganisation in India conducting regular socio-economic surveys. It was established in 1950.

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(A) U. P.

(B) M. P.

(C) Maharashtra

(D) Rajasthan


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Ans-C1. Maharashtra2. Karnataka3. Gujarathttp://niti.gov.in/content/length-state-highways-sq-km

109. National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) wasestablished in?

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110. Which state stands mrst in the Length of State Highways inthe country?

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A) Allahabad

B) Guwahati

C) Belgaum

D) Kakinada


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Ans-C1924 Belgaum Mahatma Gandhi was the president of INC

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A) Delhi : Maulvi Ahmadullah

B) Bihar : Kunwar Singh

C) Lucknow : Begum Hazrat Mahal

D) Jhansi : Laxmibai


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Ans-AMaulavi Ahmadullah declared the revolt as Jihad against English in Faizabad.

Delhi: General Bakht Khan

111. Which was the only session of Indian National Congress,presided by Mahatma Gandhi?

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112. Which of the following pair is NOT correctly matched?(Centre of 1857 Revolt and Leaders)

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A) Brahmo Samaj

B) Prarthana Samaj

C) Aligarh Movement

D) Arya Samaj


Correct answer

D) Arya Samaj

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Ans-DSome major reformist movements were Brahmo Samaj; Prarthana Samaj; Satya Sodhak Samaj;Aligarh movement; Young Bengal Movement and Ramakrishna mission. Some major revivalistmovements were Arya Samaj; Deoband movement etc

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A) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

B) Jagannath Shankar Seth

C) Bhau Daji

D) Vishnu Shastri Pandit


Correct answer

D) Vishnu Shastri Pandit

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Ans-DIn 1851, Jotiba Phule and his wife started a girl’s school at Poona and soon many other schoolscame up. Among the active promoters of these schools were Jagannath Shankar Seth and Bhau Daji.Phule was also a pioneer of the widow remarriage movement in Maharashtra. Vishnu Shastri Punditfounded the Widow Remarriage Association in the 1850s.

114.Who was the founder of the Widow Remarriage Associationin the 1850s?

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(a) women education

(b) widow remarriage

(c) age of consent

(d) women property rights


Correct answer

(c) age of consent

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Ans-CChild marriage restraint act, 1929 popularly known as Sarda act Exed the minimum age of marriagefor girls at 14 and boys at 18 years.

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A) J.P. Narayan

B) Ramaswamy Naicker

C) Rammohan Roy

D) Henry Vivian Derozio


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Raja Ram Mohan Roy was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha, the precursor of the BrahmoSamaj, a socio-religious reform movement in the Indian subcontinent. He was given the title of rajaby Akbar II, the mughal emperor.

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A) Keshab Chandra Sen

B) Debendra Nath Tagore

C) Rammohan Roy

D) Sivanatha Sasri


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Ans: B

Explanation: Debendranath Tagore Established the Tattvabodhini Sabha (1839) at Calcutta topropagate Rammohan Roy’s ideas.

116. Who was the author of the book - Precepts of Jesus? 1


117. Who among the following established the TattvabodhiniSabha in 1839 at Calcutta ?

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A) 1853

B) 1876

C) 1885

D) 1851


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Ans-BIndian National Association/ Indian Association of Calcutta was the Erst declared NationalistOrganization founded in British India by Surendranath Banerjee and Anand Mohan Bose in 1876. Itwas originally established as Bharat Sabha and held its Erst annual conference in Calcutta. It mergedin INC in 1885.

118. The Indian Association of Calcutta was founded in theyear-

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A) Indian Council Act 1861

B) Act of 1858

C) Indian Council Act 1892

D) Charter Act of 1833


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The imperial legislative Council was a legislature for British India from 1861 to 1947. It was constituted by the Indian Councils Act 1861.It succeeded the council of the governor General of India,and was succeeded by the constituentassembly of India.

=> Provisions of the Indian Councils Act 1861:For the executive functions of the Council, a Efth member was added. Now there were Eve membersfor home, military, law, revenue and Enance. (A sixth member for public works was added in 1874.)Lord Canning, who was the Governor-General and Viceroy at the time, introduced the portfoliosystem. In this system, each member was assigned a portfolio of a particular department.For legislative purposes, the Governor-General’s Council was enlarged. Now, there were to bebetween 6 and 12 additional members (nominated by the Governor-General).There were appointed for a period of 2 years. Out of these, at least half of the additional memberswere to be non-o[cial (British or Indian).Their functions were conEned to legislative measures.Lord Canning nominated three Indians to the Council in 1862 namely, the Raja of Benares, theMaharaja of Patiala and Sir Dinkar Rao.

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A) Dadabhai Naoroji

B) BG Tilak

C) Lala Lajpat Rai

D) Aurobindo Ghosh


119. The Imperial Legislative Council was constituted by the- 1


120. "Political freedom is the lifebirth of a nation"- who gave thisstatement?

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D) Aurobindo Ghosh

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Ans-DAurobindo Ghosh said that 'political freedom is the life breath of a nation' during SwadeshiMovement.

Lord Curzon was the Viceroy of India from 1899 to 1905. The partition of the Bengal province cameinto effect during his viceroyalty on 16th October 1905.

Since 1765 (following the Battle of Buxar) the province of Bengal, which included present-day WestBengal, Bihar, Odisha, Bangladesh and Assam was under the British.It was a very large area and the population rose to almost 80 million by the Erst few years of the 20thcentury. Calcutta was the capital of the province and also of British India.There were di[culties in administering such a large area. The eastern part, especially in rural areaswere neglected.That region was lacking in the Eelds of industry, education and employment. Much of the industrywas centered on Calcutta.For administrative ease, the partition of the province had been proposed even before Curzon hadarrived in India.In 1874, Assam was sliced away from Bengal and put under a Chief Commissioner.Initially, Lord Curzon proposed the partitioning of the province as an administrative measure solely. In1904, he undertook a tour of eastern Bengal.The idea of using the Bengal partition as a political tool to undermine the growing nationalism inBengal and other parts of India occurred later.As per Curzon, after the partition the two provinces would be Bengal (including modern West Bengal,Odisha and Bihar) and Eastern Bengal and Assam.

There was widespread political unrest in the province after Curzon announced the partition.Many people in Bengal regarded this partition as an insult to their motherland. There was a huge cryfor the unity of Bengal. Rabindranath Tagore composed the famous song ‘Amar sonar Bangla’ whichlater became the national anthem of Bangladesh.The Indian National Congress protested this move to separate the province on communal lines.Most of the Bengalis in the western part protested against this step which would also make them alinguistic minority in their own province. There would be more Odia and Hindi speaking people thanBengalis.Many Muslims welcomed this move since they thought that most Muslims, who were backward ineducation and economic status in Bengal compared to Hindus, would beneEt if they were in amajority.Lord Curzon also promised to start a university in Dhaka. This was also seen as an opportunity forthe Muslims to develop in education and improve their standard of living.The general protest in the rest of the country was against this partition. The people saw through the‘divide and rule’ policy of the British authorities.

The partition did succeed in creating a communal rift in the country and even contributed to the birthof the Muslim League in 1906.

Owing to mass political protests, the partition was annulled in 1911.New provinces were created based on linguistic lines rather than religious lines. Bihar and OrissaProvince was carved out of Bengal. (Bihar and Orissa became separate provinces in 1936).A separate Assam province was created.The capital of British India was moved to Delhi from Calcutta in 1911.Despite the annulment, the partition did create a communal divide among the Hindus and Muslims of

Bengal.

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A) Vasudev Balwant Phadke

B) Sachin Sanyal

C) Ajit Singh

D) Khudiram Bose


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Ans-AVasudev Balwant Phadke, an educated clerk, raised a Ramosi peasant force of about 50 inMaharashtra during 1879.Vasudev Balwant Phadke, also known as the father of the Indian Armed Rebellion was born on 4thNovember 1845 in Panvel, Raigad district, Maharashtra.


121. Ramosi Peasant force was organised by- 1


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A) Morley-Minto Reforms

B) Montague Reforms

C) Rowlatt Act

D) Poona Pact


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The Act introduced communal representation in Indian politics. This was intended to stem thegrowing tide of nationalism in the country by dividing the people on communal lines. The culminationof this step was seen in the partition of the country along religious lines. The effects of differentialtreatment of different religious groups can be seen to this day.The act did nothing to grant colonial self-government which was the Congress’s demand.The Act did increase Indian participation in the legislative councils especially at the provincial levels.

The legislative councils at the Centre and the provinces increased in size.Central Legislative Council – from 16 to 60 membersLegislative Councils of Bengal, Madras, Bombay and United Provinces – 50 members eachLegislative Councils of Punjab, Burma and Assam – 30 members eachThe legislative councils at the centre and the provinces were to have four categories of members asfollows:Ex o[cio members: Governor General and members of the executive council.Nominated o[cial members: Government o[cials who were nominated by the Governor-General.Nominated non-o[cial members: nominated by the Governor-General but were not governmento[cials.Elected members: elected by different categories of Indians.

Indians were given membership to the Imperial Legislative Council for the Erst time.It introduced separate electorates for the Muslims. Some constituencies were earmarked forMuslims and only Muslims could vote their representatives.

122. Which reforms introduced separate electorate for Hindusand Muslims?

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a) The report of the Committee of Public Instruction, 1823

b) The Charter Act of 1833

c) Report of the Hunter Commission, 1862

d) Wood’s Despatch, 1854


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Ans-dWood's Despatch on Education in 1854 laid the foundation of Indian educational system and theestablishments of Universities in Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai. The despatch came to beconsidered as the Magna Carta of English education in India.

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A) Chhotanagpur

B) Rajmahal Hills

C) Aravalli

D) Midnapore


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Ans-A) Chhotanagpur

123. The magna carta of English education system in India is___.

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124. Ho and Munda tribesman were from: 1


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A) Calcutta Session 1901

B) Banaras Session 1905

C) Surat Session 1907

D) Lucknow Session 1916


Correct answer

A) Calcutta Session 1901

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Ans-AIn the Calcutta Session 1901 of the Indian National Congress, Mohan Das Karmachand Gandhiparticipated for the Erst time. In 1901, Gandhi reached India to attend the Calcutta session of theIndian National Congress and had the satisfaction of seeing his resolution on South Africa pass withacclamation

125. In which of the following sessions of the Indian NationalCongress, did Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi participate forthe mrst time?

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A) Subhash Chandra Bose

B) Rabindranath Tagore

C) Sardar Vallabhbhi Patel

D) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru


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Ans- ASubhash Chandra Bose addressed Gandhiji as the "Father of the Nation" for the Erst time. MahatmaGandhiji is revered in India as the Father of the Nation. It was Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose who Erstadressed him as such in his condolence message to the Mahatma on the demise of Kasturba.

126. Who addressed Gandhiji as the 'Father of the Nation" forthe mrst time?

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A) February 1923

B) August 1924

C) March 1922

D) January 1925


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Ans-A)The Swaraj Party was established as the Congress-Khilafat. It was a political party formed in India inJanuary 1923 after the Gaya annual conference in December 1922 of the National Congress, thatsought greater self-government and political freedom for the Indian people from the British Raj.The two most important leaders were Chittaranjan Das, who was its president and Motilal Nehru,who was its secretary.The Swaraj Party in Bihar was formed in Feb 1923. Shri Narayan Das was its Erst President.

127. The Swaraj Party in Bihar was formed in- 1


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A) J P Narayan

B) Baldev Sahay

C) Shri Krishna

D) Anugraha Narayan Sinha


Correct answer

C) Shri Krishna

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Ans-CShri Krishna was the First person in Bihar who started individual Satyagraha (on Nov 28, 1940)followed by Anugraha Narayan Sinha.

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A) Jaimangal SIngh

B) Inayat Ali

C) Vilayat Ali

D) Pir Ali


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Ans-D) Pir Ali (on July 3, 1857)

128. First person in Bihar who started individual Satyagraha- 0


129. Who was the leader of Patna uprising in 1857? 1


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A) 1856

B) 1833

C) 1821

D) 1848


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Ans-a)The Santhal Revolt took place in 1855-56. Santhals are a tribal group concentrated in the state ofJharkhand. This was the Erst peasant revolt that occurred in India. The revolt can be attributed to theintroduction of the Permanent Land Settlement of 1793.

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(a) Arctic Circle

(b) Equator

(c) Tropic of Cancer

(d) Tropic of Capricorn


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A great circle is the largest possible circle that can be drawn around a sphere. Equator is the GreatCircle of Earth.

130. Santhal uprising was started in the year- 1


131. Which of the following is a great circle? 1


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(a) Brahmaputra

(b) Narmada

(c) Krishna

(d) Kaveri


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Ans-bNarmada is a river in central India and the Efth longest river in the Indian subcontinent. It is alsoknown as "Life Line of Madhya Pradesh" for its huge contribution to the state of Madhya Pradesh inmany ways. Narmada rises from Amarkantak Plateau near Anuppur district. It pows through riftvalley.

132. Which river in India wows in a rift-valley? 1


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(a) Ten Degree channel

(b) Great channel

(c) Bay of Bengal

(d) Andaman sea


Correct answer

(a) Ten Degree channel

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The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, one of the seven union territories of India, are a group of islandsat the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea.It is separated from Ten Degree channel.

133. The Andaman group and Nicobar group of islands areseparated from each other by -

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(a) Mountain peaks

(b) Tropics

(c) Equator

(d) Poles


Correct answer

(d) Poles

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Ans-dThe Coriolis effect inpuences the paths of moving objects on Earth and is caused by Earth s rotation.Earth surface rotates at different velocities at different latitudes, objects in motion tend to move rightin the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere. The Coriolis effect isnonexistent at the equator but increases with latitude, reaching a maximum at the poles

134. The Coriolis force is maximum at ________. 0


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(a) Nepal and Tibet

(b) Leh and Kargil

(c) Leh and Srinagar

(d) Kashmir and Tibet


Correct answer

(c) Leh and Srinagar

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Zoji La is a high mountain pass in Jammu and Kashmir, India, located on the Indian National Highway1D between Srinagar and Leh in the western section of the Himalayan mountain range.

Important Passes in India

• Zoji La (Pass)-It is in the Zaskar range of Jammu & Kashmir. The road route from Srinagar to Lehgoes through this pass. It has been created by the Indus River.

• Banihal Pass-It is in Jammu & Kashmir. The National Highway NO.1 A that links Srinagar to Jammugoes through it. It has been created by the Indus River.

• Shipki La (Pass)-It is in Himachal Pradesh. The road from Shimla to Tibet goes through this pass.The Satluj River pows through this pass.

• Bara-Lacha Pass-It is also in Himachal Pradesh. It links Mandi and Leh by road.

• Rohtang Pass-It is also in Himachal Pradesh. It cuts through the Pir Panjal range. It links Manali andLeh by road.

• Mana Pass-It is in Uttarakhand. The land route to the Kailash and the Manasarovar passes throughit.

• Niti Pass-It is also in Uttarakhand. The road to the Kailash and the Manasarovar passes through it.

• Nathu La (Pass)-It is in Sikkim. It gives way to Tibet from Darjeeling and Chumbi valley.

• Jalep La (Pass)-It is also in Sikkim and gives way to Bhutan. The Tista River has created this pass.

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(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Rajasthan

(c) Bihar

(d) Chhattisgarh


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The Maikal Hills are range of hills in the state of Chhattisgarh India. The Maikal Hills are an easternpart of the Satpuras in Kawardha District of Chhattisgarh, overlooking the scenic town of Kawardha.they have an altitude ranging from 340 m to 941 m above sea level.

136. In which state is the Maikal range situated? 1


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(a)All the seasons would have been of same duration

(b)The seasons would not have changed

(c)The summer would have been of longer duration

(d)The winter would have been of longer duration


Correct answer

(b)The seasons would not have changed

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The seasons are caused as the Earth, tilted on its axis, travels in a loop around the Sun each year.Summer happens in the hemisphere tilted towards the Sun, and winter happens in the hemispheretilted away from the Sun.

137. Which one of the following would have occurred if theearth had not been inclined on its own axis?

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(a) Oxygen

(b)Aluminium

(c)Iron

(d)Magnesium


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Ans-aMost abundant element is Oxygen followed by Silicon. Both of these are non-metals. Silicon isfollowed by Aluminium which is most abundant metal

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(a) Dal Lake

(b) Chilka Lake

(c) Pulicat Lake

(d) Mansarover


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A lagoon is a shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by barrier islands orreefs.Chilka lake is the largest coastal lagoon in india and the second largest lagoon in theworld,situated on east coast of Odisha separated marginally by thin strip of land from Bay ofBengal.It is the largest wintering ground for migratory birds on the Indian sub-continent.

138. The most abundant element in the earth’s crust is: 1


139. The largest Lagoon lake of India is: 1


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(a) Ganga

(b) Godavari

(c) Mahanadi

(d) Cauvery


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Godavari is the longest river of peninsular India. Godavari, also known as 'Dakshin Ganga' – theSouth Ganges, the second longest river of India after the Ganges. Its source is in Triambakeshwar,Maharashtra.

140. The longest river of Peninsular India is: 1


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(a) Godavari

(b) Jhelum

(c) Ravi

(d) Ghaghara


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(d) Ghaghara

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Ans.(d)It rises in the southern slopes of the Himalayas in Tibet, in the glaciers of Mapchachungo on theTibetan Plateau near Lake Manasarovar.It cuts through the Himalayas in Nepal and joins the ShardaRiver at Brahmaghat in India. Together they form the Ghaghara River, a major left bank tributary ofthe Ganges.Ghaghara river also called Karnali.

141. Which from the following rivers does NOT originate inIndian territory?

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(a) 11.1 percent

(b) 22.2 percent

(c) 33.3 percent

(d) 44.4 percent


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Ans.(c)National forest policy of 1952 had a target of keeping 33% of land area under forest in India becausethat percentage is regarded as the minimum required for maintaining ecological balance in a country.

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A) Portugal and Morocco

B) Algeria and Spain

C) Morroco and Spain

D) Algeria and Portugal


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Answer: C [Morroco and Spain]

142. What should be the percentage of forest cover for India tomaintain her ecological balance?

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143. Which of the following countries are separated by theStrait of Gibraltar?

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a) Bolivia and Paraguay

b) Ecuador and Parana

c) Columbia and Paraguay

d) Surinam and Guyana


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Answer: A [Bolivia and Paraguay]

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a) Uttar Pradesh

b) Madhya Pradesh

c) Gujarat

d) Chhattisgarh


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Ans-b

Kanha National Park, also known as Kanha Tiger Reserve, is a vast expanse of grassland and forestin the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.

144. The only two landlocked countries of South Americancontinent are :

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145. The Kanha National Park is located at 1


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a) Bhander Plateau

b) Chota Nagpur Plateau

c) Deccan Plateau

d) Tibetan Plateau


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ANSWER: b) Chota Nagpur Plateau

Chota Nagpur plateau is a store house of minerals like mica, bauxite, copper, limestone, iron ore andcoal. The Damodar valley is rich in coal and it is considered as the prime centre of coking coal in thecountry.

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A) Tamil Nadu

B) Andhra Pradesh

C) Karnataka

D) Kerala


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Ans-DIndia today is the world's 3rd largest producer and 4th largest consumer. Kerala accounts for morethan 90 percent of the total rubber production in the country.

146. Which plateau is known as the mineral heart land of India? 1


147. Which of the following Indian State is the largest producerof rubber?

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A) Rohtas

B) Patna

C) Purnia

D) Gaya


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Ans-A1 Rohtas 73.37 %2 Patna 70.68 %3 Bhojpur 70.47 %4 Munger 70.46 %5 Aurangabad 70.32 %

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A) Rohtas

B) Kaimur

C) West Champaran

D) Gaya


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Ans-B) Kaimur (1062 sq. km)

148. Which of the following districts has the highest literacyrate?

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149. Which district has maximum forest area in Bihar? 1


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A) Punpun river

B) Kiul river

C) Phalgu river

D) Karmanasa river


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Ans-D) Karmanasa river

The Rohtas Plateau (also referred to as Kaimur Plateau) is a plateau that lies in the south-westernpart of the Indian state of Bihar.

The Karmanasa River (Hindi: कमर्नाशा नदी) is a tributary of the Ganges. It originates in Kaimur districtof Bihar and pows through the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Along the boundary betweenUttar Pradesh and Bihar it has the districts of Sonbhadra, Chandauli, Varanasi and Ghazipur on its left(UP side); and the districts of Kaimur and Buxar on its right

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150. Which of the following river originates from Rohtas plateau 1


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