1. In an observation, α-particles, β-particles and γ-rays have same energies. Their penetrating power in a given medium in increasing order will be:
2. 'And Then One Day: A Memoir' is an autobiography of
3. Which of the following statements is not true?
4. The word 'vaccination' has been derived from a Latin word which relates to:
5. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
6. Which of the following is not a part of contemporary Indian foreign policy in relationships with its neighbours?
7. Which of the following is/are the characteristic(s) of the Sannyasi and Fakir uprisings?
These uprisings refer to a series of skirmishes between the English East India Company and a group of Sannyasis and Fakirs.
One reason for the uprising was the ban on free movement of the Sannyasis along pilgrimage routes.
In the course of the uprisings in 1773, Warren Hastings issued a proclamation banishing all Sannyasis from Bengal and Bihar.
Are contemporaneous with the Non-Cooperation Movement.
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8. Consider the following statements:
The Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan is restructured into the Swachh Bharat Mission.
The Swachh Bharat Mission has two sub-missions—Union Territories and States.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
9. Which of the following characteristics about the state of Travancore in 18th century Kerala is/are correct?
Travancore was ruled by Marthanda Varma from 1729 to 1758.
Travancore built a strong army and defeated the Dutch in 1741.
Travancore was an important centre of learning.
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10. Which of the following statements about the musical culture in 18th and 19th century South India is/are correct?
Musical developments were spearheaded by the Arcot court.
Tanjavur replaced Madras as the cultural capital of classical music in the second half of the nineteenth century.
Three great composers, Tyagaraja, Dikshitar and Syama Sastri experimented with the kriti form to set the foundations for modern Carnatic music.
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11. Creation of something from nothing is against the law of:
12. Arrange the following tributaries of river Indus from North to South:
13. The Earth without rotational movement would result in:
No sun-rise and sun-set
No occurrence of day and night cycle
Only one season
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14. Upari refers to which one of the following?
15. Which of the following statement(s) are not correct for the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution of India?
It was inserted by the first amendment in 1951.
It includes those laws which are beyond the purview of judicial review.
It was inserted by the 42nd Amendment.
The laws in the Ninth Schedule are primarily those which pertain to the matters of national security.
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16. When martial law is imposed, Parliament cannot make law in respect of which one of the following matters?
17. The horizontal wind circulation near the Earth's surface is due to the:
Pressure gradient
Frictional force
Coriolis force
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18. Which of the following is not a central tenet of Socialism?
19. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
| List-I (Air Pollutant) | List-II (Effect) |
|---|
| A. Chlorofluorocarbon | 2. Depletion in ozone layer in the atmosphere |
| B. Sulphur dioxide | 1. Acid rain |
| C. Lead compound | 3. Harmful for human nervous system |
| D. Carbon dioxide | 4. Topmost contribution to greenhouse effect |
Code:
A B C D
20. The Central Industrial Security Force is under the administrative control of which of the following ministries?
21. Which of the following is not true about the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)?
22. A metallic plate sticks firmly on the mouth of a water vessel made from another metal. By heating, one can detach the plate from the vessel. This is because heat expands
23. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
25. Which one among the following fuels is used in gas welding?
26. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I (Sanctuary) | List-II (State)
A. Sharavati Valley | 1. Gujarat
B. Satkosia Gorge | 2. Goa
C. Pirotan Island | 3. Odisha
D. Bhagwan Mahavir | 4. Karnataka
Code:
A B C D
27. Which statement about the water cycle is correct?
28. In which of the following cases did the Supreme Court rule that Constitutional Amendments were also laws under Article 13 of the Constitution of India, which could be declared void for being inconsistent with Fundamental Rights?
29. Which of the following features of the State of Arcot in 18th century South India are correct?
The founders of the dynasty that ruled Arcot were Daud Khan Panni and Saadatullah Khan.
Arcot became the site of a protracted struggle between the English and Dutch East India Companies from the 1740s.
Decentralization was a key feature of the State of Arcot in the 18th century.
The other major State to emerge in South India at this time was Mysore.
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30. Which of the following statements about the musical culture in 18th and 19th century North India is/are not correct:
The period was marked by the growing eminence of Sadarang Neamat Khan who introduced the Khayal form.
A large number of musicians moved out of regional centers to Delhi where they hoped they would receive more employment and patronage.
The period was marked by the formation of specific region-based Gharanas.
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31. When two goods are completely interchangeable, they are:
32. An object is raised to a height of 3 m and then dropped on a 1 m high table. What happens to potential energy?
33. Which of the following statement(s) about caste movements in early 20th century Kerala is/are false?
Kerala's first modern novel Indulekha attacked the social dominance of Nambudiri Brahmans in Kerala.
C.V. Raman Pillai's novel Marthanda Varma was written against the exploitation of peasants by Nair landlords.
Sree Narayana Guru was one of the founders of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam that was engaged in the upliftment of the Ezhavas in Kerala.
Dr. Palpu, the first Ezhava graduate, was one of the founders of the Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam that was engaged in the upliftment of the Ezhavas in Kerala.
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34. Which one among the following structures or cells is not present in connective tissues?
35. Which one of the following statements is correct?
36. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Professor Kamal Bawa was conferred with the Midori Prize (2014) for biodiversity for his research on climate change in the Himalayas.
Midori Prize is an annual international prize given to an individual for outstanding contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity at global, regional or local levels.
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37. Directions: The following 04 (Four) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:
Statement I : India's offshore and deep sea fish catch is very poor considering the marine potential.
Statement II : Indian coast does not have many gulfs bays estuaries and backwaters.
38. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
The Marxist theory repudiates the idea of the atomised and alienated individual.
Marxism upholds the idea of the natural rights of man and individuals.
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39. A wire-bound standard resistor uses manganin or constantan. It is because:
40. Which of the following statements with regard to the proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank is/are correct?
India is one of the founding members of the Bank.
The Bank is to be headquartered in Shanghai.
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41. In recent plans, certain word/phrases were used in the title of the plan along with 'growth'. They are:
Inclusive
Faster
More inclusive
Sustainable
More sustainable
Which combination is true of the Twelfth Five Year Plan (2012-17)?
42. Which would be the most appropriate description concerning the Punjab Naujawan Bharat Sabha?
43. Which one of the following categories of persons is not treated at par so far as the availability of Fundamental Rights is concerned?
44. Inclusion strategy does not focus on
45. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I (Ocean current) List-II (Coast)
A. Humboldt 2. Chile–Peru
B. North Atlantic Drift 4. United Kingdom–Norway
C. Benguela 1. Namibia–Angola
D. Agulhas 3. Mozambique–Madagascar
Code:
A B C D
46. Directions: The following 04 (Four) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:
Statement I:
When a gun is fired it recoils, i.e., it pushes back, with much less velocity than the velocity of the bullet.
Statement II:
Velocity of the recoiling gun is less because the gun is much heavier than the bullet.
47. The 3rd Meeting of the SAARC Culture Ministers, convened in New Delhi on September 25, 2014 unanimously resolved:
to declare 2015-16 as the SAARC Year of Cultural Heritage.
that Bamiyan will be the SAARC cultural capital for 2015-16.
to promote SAARC culture online by launching a dedicated SAARC website on culture, with emphasis on digitization of rare manuscripts, rare books and other articles of intangible cultural value.
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48. Which of the following statements is/are true with regard to the newly launched Vanbandhu Kalyan Yojana?
Under the scheme, Centre will provide ₹10 crore each for every State and Union Territory of the country for the development of various facilities for the Tribals.
The scheme mainly focuses on bridging infrastructural gaps and gaps in human development indices between Scheduled Tribes and other Social Groups.
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49. Which empire did Niccolo de Conti, Abdur Razzaq, Afanasy Nikitin and Fernao Nuniz visit?
50. Rise in the price of a commodity means:
51. Two conductors of same material and length but one is thicker. Both connected in series. What is true?
52. The power to decide the date of an election to a State Legislative Assembly rests with the
53. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
| List-I (Type of Grass) | List-II (Country) |
|---|
| A. Lanos | 1. Australia |
| B. Prairies | 2. Venezuela |
| C. Pampas | 3. USA |
| D. Downs | 4. Argentina |
Code:A B C D
54. Which one among the following was the theme of the International Day of the Preservation of the Ozone Layer – 2014?
55. Which of the following is not true of Article 32 of the Indian Constitution?
56. A person standing 1 m in front of a plane mirror approaches the mirror by 40 cm. The new distance between the person and his image in the plane mirror is:
57. A Parliamentary Democracy is one where
A balance of popular participation and elite rule takes place.
The government is responsible not to the public but to the elected representatives.
The parliamentarians are delegated the responsibility of thinking and acting on behalf of their constituents.
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58. Which of the following is not true for SAFTA (South Asian Free Trade Area)?
59. Which of the following statements is/are correct?
Yudh Abhyas 2014' was an India-USA military exercise.
'Yudh Abhyas 2014' was conducted in Himachal Pradesh.
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60. Which one among the following compounds has the same equivalent weight and molecular weight?
61. Which one among the following was not an outcome of the fifth BRICS summit held in Durban in South Africa in March 2013?
62. The Supreme Court guidelines issued in the Vishaka Case pertain to:
63. In the human digestive system, the process of digestion starts in
64. Which among the following is not an aspect of Gender Mainstreaming (GM)?
65. Seeking to revive historic ties, the Indian Air Force has gifted a vintage Dakota Aircraft from its museum to (September, 2014)
66. Notification regarding commencement or cessation of a state of war is the responsibility of
67. Which of the following statements is/are not true for the category of the Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) inserted by the amendment to the Citizenship Act of India in 2003?
It gives dual citizenship to Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) who are citizens of another country.
It gives Persons of Indian Origin (PIO) who are citizens of another country, an OCI card without citizenship.
It permits the OCI to vote in general elections in India.
It allows the OCI to travel to India without visa.
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68. Which of the following statement(s) with regard to the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 is/are correct?
The Act is applicable only to the States of Manipur, Tripura and Nagaland.
A person taken into custody under the above Act must be handed over to the officer-in-charge of the nearest police station with least possible delay.
An area can be declared as a disturbed area under the above Act only when the State Government is of the opinion that the use of the armed forces in aid of civil power is necessary to contain a dangerous condition in the concerned area.
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69. Which of the following was/were connected primarily to the communist ideology?
Kirti Kisan Party
Labour Swaraj Party
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70. Which among the following features of a federal system is not found in the Indian Political System?
71. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
| List-I (Industry) | List-II (Location) |
|---|
| A. Railway equipment | 1. Kochi |
| B. Automobile | 2. Ludhiana |
| C. Ship-building | 3. Bhilai |
| D. Bicycle | 4. Jabalpur |
Code:
A B C D
72. Which of the following is/are not the characteristic(s) of the First Past The Post System (FPTP)?
It is a majoritarian system where minorities are likely to remain unrepresented.
A candidate may win an election even if he/she gets less than the majority of the votes cast.
It generates proportionality between the votes cast and the seats won.
It always leads to a two-party system and a stable and accountable government.
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73. In respect of the difference of the gravitational force from electric and magnetic forces, which one of the following statements is true?
74. Which one among the following statements is correct?
75. When hard water is evaporated completely, the white solid remains in the container. It may be due to the presence of:
Carbonates of Ca and Mg
Sulphate of Ca and Mg
Chlorides of Ca and Mg
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76. Which of the following statements about Mahatma Gandhi's South African experiences (1893-1914) is/are true?
Muslim merchants were actively involved in Gandhian political movements in South Africa.
In 1906, Gandhi led a campaign in Cape Town against the ordinance on compulsory registration and passes for Indians.
Gandhi began his political career with struggles against the imposition of excessive taxes on Indians in Cape Town.
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77. Directions: The following 04 (Four) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:
Statement I:
Sidereal day is shorter than Solar day.
Statement II:
The motion of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun is termed as revolution.
78. What was the common element among:
(i) G.D. Birla
(ii) Ambalal Sarabhai
(iii) Walchand Hirachand?
79. Which of the following characteristic(s) describes the nature of religion according to the Rig Veda?
Rig Vedic religion can be described as naturalistic polytheism.
There are striking similarities between the Rigvedic religion and the ideas in the Iranian Avesta.
Vedic sacrifices were conducted in the house of the priest who was called yajaman.
Vedic sacrifices were of two kinds—those conducted by the householder and those that required ritual specialists.
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80. Directions: The following 04 (Four) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:
Statement I:
Tides are the rise and fall of sea levels caused by the combined effects of the gravitational forces exerted by the Moon and the Sun, and the rotation of the Earth.
Statement II:
Earth rotates from the West towards the East once in 24 hours with respect to the Sun.
81. Why is the ozone layer important for living organisms?
82. Sodium metal should be stored in:
83. Which one among the following is used in making lead pencils?
84. Which of the following is/are the reason(s) behind Gujarat being the leading producer of Salt in India?
The long length of coastline
Long duration of hot and dry conditions
Presence of Gulf areas
85. Who among the following proposed that atom is indivisible?
86. Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to the Living Planet Report–2014 (Species and Spaces, People and Places) released by WWF?
The Living Planet Index (LPI), which measures more than 10,000 representative populations of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish, has declined by 52% since 1970.
The most dramatic regional LPI decrease occurred in Africa.
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87. Which of the following statements about visual culture in 18th and early 19th century North India is/are correct?
Painters from Patna and Murshidabad flocked to Calcutta and produced water colors in the English mode.
Landscape and portraiture became extremely important at this time.
The artists Zayan-al-Din, Bhawani Das and Ram Das were adopted by the English East India Company to produce albums of Indian birds and animals.
While Indians were influenced by European artistic styles, European artists did not visit regional courts.
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88. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I (Editor)
A. S.A. Dange
B. Muzaffar Ahmed
C. Ghulam Hussain
D. M. Singaravelu
List II (Journal/Newspaper)
Labour-Kisan Gazette
Inquilab
Navayug
The Socialist
Code:
A – B – C – D
89. Reasons for cold waves in northern India in winter:
Lack of maritime influence
Proximity to Himalayas
Polar air mass enters northern India
90. Arrange the following layers of atmosphere vertically from the surface of the Earth:
Mesosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
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91. Which of the following is/are the objective(s) of National AYUSH Mission, approved by the Union Cabinet recently?
Improvement of AYUSH education through enhancement in the number of upgraded educational institutions.
Better access to AYUSH services through increase in the AYUSH hospitals and dispensaries, availability of drugs and manpower.
Providing sustained availability of quality raw material for AYUSH system of medicine.
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92. Which one among the following is a micronutrient present in soil for various crops?
93. Demand for a commodity refers to
94. Information under the RTI Act, 2005 cannot be provided in respect of:
95. Who acts as the chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee?
96. Which of the following is NOT part of chemical weathering?
97. If it is 6:00 am Sunday at 82°30' East (Allahabad), what is the time in Florida (82° West)?
98. The interest of the British Government of India in Afghanistan in the nineteenth century came about in order to
99. What was the claim to fame of Dr. Dwarka Nath Kotnis?
100. Electricity is produced through a dry cell from
