1. Which one of the following services of India Post has permanently been discontinued?
2. Dengue virus is known to cause low platelet count in blood of patient by:
interfering in the process of platelet production in bone marrow
infecting endothelial cells
binding with platelets
accumulating platelets in intestine
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3. Which one of the following island nations went for Parliamentary elections in the month of August 2015?
4. Which of the following statements about the Vijayanagara Empire is/are true?
- The kings claimed to rule on behalf of the God Virupaksha
- Rulers used the title "Hindu Suratrana" to indicate their close links with Gods
- All royal orders were signed in Kannada, Sanskrit and Tamil
- Royal portrait sculpture was now displayed in temples
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5. Which of the following statement(s) are true with respect to the concept of 'EFFICIENCY' as used in mainstream economics?
- Efficiency occurs when no possible reorganization of production can make anyone better off without making someone else worse off
- An economy is clearly inefficient if it is inside the Production Possibility Frontier (PPF)
- At a minimum, an efficient economy is on its Production Possibility Frontier (PPF)
- The terms such as 'Pareto Efficiency', 'Pareto Optimality' and 'Allocative Efficiency' are all essentially one and the same which denote 'efficiency in resource allocation'
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6. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
7. What were the 12 states of the Sikh confederacy called?
8. Methyl Isocyanite gas, which was involved in the disaster in Bhopal in December 1984, was used in the Union Carbide factory for production of:
9. Which one of the following statements about bar magnet is correct?
10. Which of the following statements regarding chemical industry in India is/ are correct?
Chemical industry is one of the oldest industries in India
Dyestuff sector is one of the important segments of chemical industry
Textile industry accounts for the largest consumption of dyestuffs
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11. 'German silver' is used to make decorative articles, coinage metal, ornaments etc. The name is given because:
12. Which of the following statements relating to the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 are correct?
- The Act recognizes forest rights of forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes who have been occupying the forest land before October 25, 1980
- The onus of implementation of the Act lies at the level of the State/UT Governments
- The Act seeks to recognize and vest certain forest rights in the forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers
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13. A person rings a metallic bell near a strong concrete wall. He hears the echo after 0.3 s. If the sound moves with a speed of 340 m/s, how far is the wall from him?
14. Which of the following statements about India's scientific and research mission in Antarctica is/ are correct?
The first scientific base station in Antarctica was Dakshin Gangotri
Dakshin Gangotri is now being used as supply base and transit camp
The Maitri station is manned throughout the year for scientific activities
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15. Which of the following statements regarding Rajya Sabha is/are correct?
- The maximum permissible strength of Rajya Sabha is 250
- In Rajya Sabha, 238 members are elected indirectly from the States and Union Territories
- It shares legislative powers equally with Lok Sabha in matters such as creation of All India Services
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16. Which one of the following is the cause of long-term sea-level change?
17. Pir Panjal Range in the Himalayas is a part of:
18. Consider the following statements:
In Hind Swaraj, Mahatma Gandhi formulates a conception of good life for the individual as well as the society.
Hind Swaraj was the outcome of the experience of Gandhi's prolonged struggle against Colonial Raj in India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
19. A myopic person has a power of -1.25 Dioptre. What is the focal length and nature of his lens?
20. Which of the following statements relating to the Bandung Conference on Afro-Asian Resurgence (1955) are correct?
Bandung Conference was organized by Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), Ceylon (Sri Lanka), India, and Pakistan in which 29 countries representing more than half of the world's population sent delegates.
The Conference reflected the five sponsors' dissatisfaction with what they regarded as a reluctance by the Western powers to consult with them on decisions affecting Asia.
The Conference was concerned over tension between the People's Republic of China and the United States.
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21. The Second Administrative Reforms Commission (2005) was concerned with:
22. A piece of ice, 100 g in mass, is kept at 0°C. The amount of heat required to melt it at 0°C is (latent heat of melting of ice = 333.6 J/g):
23. The Lilavati of Bhaskara is a standard text on:
24. 'Citizenfour', the 87th Academy Award winner in the category of documentary feature, is based on the life of:
25. The rank of Major General in the Indian Army is equivalent to:
26. In which one of the following judgements of the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of India, the 'rarest of rare' principle in the award of death penalty was first laid down?
27. Which one of the following nations has faced severe economic crisis in the year 2015 resulting in default in repayment of IMF loan?
28. Consider the following statements regarding laterite soils of India:
Laterite soils are generally red in colour
Laterite soils are rich in nitrogen and potash
Laterite soils are well developed in Rajasthan and UP
Tapioca and cashew nuts grow well in this soil
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
29. With which one of the following countries, India has signed an MoU under the International Cooperation on Brahmaputra and Sutluj rivers?
30. The 'eye' of the cyclone has:
31. Which of the following statements relating to the office of the President of India are correct?
- The President has the power to grant pardon to a criminal in special cases
- The President can promulgate ordinances even when the Parliament is in session
- The President can dissolve the Rajya Sabha during emergency
- The President has the power to nominate two members in the Lok Sabha from the Anglo-Indian community
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32. Iqta in medieval India meant:
33. Which of the following statement(s) is / are true with respect to Phillips Curve?
It shows the trade-off between unemployment and inflation
The downward sloping curve of Phillips Curve is generally held to be valid only in the short run
In the long run, Phillips Curve is usually thought to be horizontal at the non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment (NAIRU)
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34. Arrange the following popular hill stations of India in terms of their height (from highest to the lowest) from the mean sea level:
Mussoorie
Shimla
Ooty
Darjeeling
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35. Which one of the following terms is used in Economics to denote a technique for avoiding a risk by making a counteracting transaction?
36. Who among the following Prime Ministers of India were defeated by a vote of No Confidence?
- Morarji Desai
- Viswanath Pratap Singh
- H.D. Deve Gowda
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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37. The handle of pressure cookers is made of plastic because it should be made non-conductor of heat. The plastic used there is the first man-made plastic, which is:
38. Who among the following archaeologists was the first to identify similarities between a pre-Harappan culture and the mature Harappan culture?
39. The living content of a cell is called protoplasm. It is composed of:
40. Which one among the following was not an attribute of Samudragupta described in Prayag Prashasti?
41. In which one of the following cases, the Constitutional validity of the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986, was upheld by the Supreme Court of India?
42. Which of the following pairs of vitamin and disease is / are correctly matched?
Vitamin A : Rickets
Vitamin B1 : Beriberi
Vitamin C : Scurvy
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43. Which one of the following is an example of chemical change?
44. Which one of the following vitamins has a role in blood clotting?
45. Consider the following tributaries of river Brahmaputra:
- Lohit
- Teesta
- Subansiri
- Sankosh
Arrange the above rivers from west to east :
46. Which one of the following is the common element between the Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora and the Shore Temple at Mamallapuram?
47. The Right to Education was added to the Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India through the:
48. The category of 'Overseas Citizens of India' was entered in the Citizenship Act of India through an amendment in the year:
49. Which one of the Five Year Plans had a high priority to bring inflation under control and to achieve stability in the economic situation?
50. Two systems are said to be in thermal equilibrium if and only if:
51. Which one of the following languages is not recognized in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India?
52. 'Shishu', 'Kishor' and 'Tarun' are the schemes of:
53. Stalactites and Stalagmites are features of:
54. The rate of change of momentum of a body is equal to the resultant:
55. The Germplasm is required for the propagation of Plants and animals. Germplasm is the:
genetic resources
seeds or tissues for breeding
egg and sperm repository
a germ cell's determining zone
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56. Which one of the following hormones contains a peptide chain?
57. Which one of the following is not among the aims of the Second Five Year Plan (1956-57 to 1960-61)?
58. Which of the statements given below is/are correct?
- The ideal of a common civil code is set forth in Article 44 of the Constitution of India
- In certain respects, the High Courts in India have been given more extensive powers than the Supreme Court
- The Supreme Court of India, the first fully independent Court for the country, was set up under the Constitution of India in 1950
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59. Which of the following is/are Constitutional Body/Bodies?
National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
National Commission for Women
National Commission for Minorities
National Human Rights Commission
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60. Which of the following statements are correct?
- The ability-to-pay principle of taxation holds that the amount of taxes people pay should relate to their income or wealth
- The Benefit Principle of taxation states that individuals should be taxed in proportion to the benefit they receive from Government programmes
- A progressive tax takes a larger share of tax from poor families than it does from rich families
- Indirect taxes have the advantage of being cheaper and easier to collect
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61. Human Development Report for each year of global level is published by:
62. Which one of the following is not a monitorable target of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Abhiyan?
63. Which of the following is/are example(s) of 'Near Money'?
- Treasury Bill
- Credit Card
- Savings accounts and small time deposits
- Retail money market mutual funds
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64. The Erawan shrine, which witnessed a major bomb blast in August 2015, is located at:
65. Plants contain a variety of sterols like stigmasterol, ergosterol, sitosterol etc., which very closely resemble cholesterol. These plant sterols are referred as:
66. The SI unit of mechanical power is:
67. Leander Paes won the US Open Mixed Doubles Tennis Title (2015) partnering with:
68. Kamandaka's Nitisara is a contribution to:
69. Among the currently operational Indian Satellites, there is no:
70. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Acid rain reacts with buildings made from limestone.
Burning of sulphur-containing coal can contribute to acid rain.
Eutrophication is an effective measure to control pollution.
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71. Which one of the following Articles/Schedules in the Constitution of India deals with Autonomous District Councils?
72. Which kingdom did the temple of Hazara Rama belong to?
73. BRICS leaders signed the agreement to establish a New Development Bank at the summit held in:
74. Which one of the following statements is correct? The velocity of sound:
75. Which of the following is/are not depicted in the Rajput paintings?
The stories of Krishna
Ragas and Raginis
The deeds of Hamza
The deeds of Babur
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76. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
77. After a hot sunny day, people sprinkle water on the roof-top because:
78. Which of the following statements regarding Mediterranean and Monsoon climate is/are correct?
Precipitation in Mediterranean climate is in winter while in Monsoon Climate it is mostly in summer
The annual range of temperature in Mediterranean climate is higher than the Monsoon climate
Rainy and dry seasons are found in both the climates
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79. Which one of the following islands is of volcanic origin?
80. The synthetic rubber has replaced natural rubber for domestic and industrial purposes. Which one of the following is the main reason behind that?
81. Who among the following is the first Indian sportsperson to reach the finals in the World Badminton Championship (Women) in 2015?
82. Vitamin B12 deficiency causes pernicious anemia. Animals cannot synthesize vitamin B12. Humans must obtain all their vitamin B12 from their diet. The complexing metal ion in vitamin B12 is:
83. Which one among the following statements about the coins of the Gupta rulers is correct?
84. Which of the following statements is/ are correct?
The earth is nearest to the Sun at Perihelion, which generally occurs on January 3
The earth is farthest away from the Sun at Perihelion, which generally occurs on July 4
The earth is farthest away from the Sun at Aphelion, which generally occurs on July 4
The earth is nearest to the Sun at Aphelion, which generally occurs on January 3
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85. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
86. Which one of the following is considered as 'good cholesterol' with reference to individuals facing the risk of cardio-vascular diseases and hypertension?
87. Which of the following is not a 'Public Good'?
88. Consider the following statements:
The President of India shall have the power to appoint and remove the Speaker of Lok Sabha
The Speaker has to discharge the functions of his office himself throughout his term and cannot delegate his functions to the Deputy Speaker during his absence from the station or during his illness
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
89. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given planets in increasing order of their size (diameter)?
90. Glucose is a source of energy. Which one of the following types of molecule is Glucose?
91. The Mahatma Gandhi National Marine Park is located in:
92. Consider the following statements:
- The inscriptions on the pillar at Rummindei give vivid details of Ashoka's Dhamma
- The Nigalisagar inscription records the fact of Ashoka having visited the Konagamana stupa
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
93. Which of the following statements is/are true?
- Faxian's Gaoseng Faxian Zhuan was the earliest first-hand Chinese account of Buddhist sites and practices in India
- Faxian was only 25 years old at the time of writing the text
- Faxian's main aim in coming to India was to obtain and take back texts containing monastic rules
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94. Who among the following is the winner of the World Food Prize (year 2015)?
95. Genetically modified (GM) crops contain modified genetic material due to:
introduction of new DNA
removal of existing DNA
introduction of RNA
introduction of new traits
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96. Which one of the following is not a thrust area in the Railway Budget 2015-16?
97. Which of the following statements with regard to preventive detention in India is/are correct?
- The detenue has no rights other than those mentioned in clauses (4) and (5) of Article 22 of Constitution of India
- The detenue has a right to challenge the detention order on the ground that he was already in jail when the detention order was passed
- The detenue can claim bail on the ground that he has been in prison beyond twenty-four hours without an order of the magistrate
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98. Which of the following is/are the example(s) of Transfer Payment(s)?
- Unemployment Allowance
- Payment of Salary
- Social Security Payments
- Old age Pension
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99. Consider the following statements about the President of India.
- The President has the right to address and send messages to the Council of Ministers to elicit specific information
- The President can call for information relating to proposals for legislation
- All decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to administration of the Union must be communicated to the President
Which of the statements given above are correct?
100. Which one of the following is the reason why wind in the southern hemisphere is deflected towards its left?