1. 'Rio + 20' is the short name for
3. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
| List–I (Person) | List–II (Work) |
|---|
| A. Uddanda | 1. Sudhanidhi |
| B. Sayana | 2. Mallikamaruta |
| C. Yadav Prakash | 3. Malatimadhava |
| D. Bhavabhuti | 4. Vaijayanti |
4. Which one of the following is the pattern of circulation around a low-pressure area in the northern hemisphere?
5. Which one of the following does not form part of Immanuel Kant's theory of 'perpetual peace'?
6. Most antibiotics target bacterial parasites interfering with various factors of growth or metabolism such as –
synthesis of cell wall
bacterial protein synthesis
synthesis of nuclear membrane
mitochondrial function
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7. Weibo is a social media platform popularly used in
8. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List–I (Region)
A. Baghelkhand
B. Kuttanad
C. Saurashtra
D. Rarh
List–II (State)
West Bengal
Madhya Pradesh
Kerala
Gujarat
9. Which one of the following changes has not been made to the Citizenship Act of India by the Amendment in 2015?
10. In ancient India, the 'Yaudheyas' were:
11. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List–I (Farming area) | List–II (State)
A. Doab | 1. Assam
B. Char | 2. Karnataka
C. Maidan | 3. Punjab
D. Terai | 4. Uttar Pradesh
Code:
A B C D
12. Consider the following statements about Alauddin Khilji's market policy:
He placed markets under the control of a high officer called 'Shahna' for strictly controlling the shopkeepers and prices.
To ensure regular supply of cheap food grains, he ordered the land revenue from Doab region to be paid directly to the State.
Which of the statements is/are correct?
13. Which one of the following statements about Electoral Government in India is not correct?
14. Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium is located at
15. Which of the following statements in the context of income-environment relationship is/are correct?
Pollution trends tend to follow an inverse-U shaped relationship across different stages of economic development.
In the beginning stage, pollution increases due to urbanization and industrialization.
In the later stage, pollution declines due to structural changes towards services sector.
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16. Which one of the following is not an example of externalities?
17. In November 2014, which one of India's neighboring countries allowed a Chinese submarine to dock at one of its ports?
18. Which of the following statements about Maulvi Ahmadullah Shah, who played an important part in the Revolt of 1857, is/are correct?
He was popularly known as Danka Shah or the Maulvi with a drum.
He fought in the famous Battle of Chinhat.
He was killed by British troops under the command of Henry Lawrence.
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19. Which of the following is/are not central tenet(s) of the Constitution of India?
Prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion
Gives official status to certain religions
Provides freedom to profess any religion
Ensures equality of all citizens within religious communities
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20. Which of the following is not gaseous air pollutant?
21. Which one of the following is not correct in the context of industrial clusters development in India?
22. Which one of the following minerals contains mostly silica?
23. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
24. Which of the following are members of BRICS?
25. Which of the following statements with regard to New Development Bank BRICS is/are correct?
The Headquarters of the Bank is situated at Moscow, Russia.
K. V. Kamath is the first President of the Bank.
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26. Who is the current Vice Chairperson of NITI Aayog?
27. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
ist–I (Climate) — List–II (Characteristic)
A. Mediterranean – 1. Temperature cycle is moderated by marine influence
B. Marine west coast – 2. Warm summers and cold winters with three months below freezing
C. Dry midlatitude – 3. Strong temperature cycle with large annual range
D. Moist continental – 4. Temperature range is moderate with warm to hot summers and mild winters
Code:
A B C D
28. Which one of the following is a non-renewable resource?
29. The outside rear view mirror of modern automobiles is marked with the warning "objects in mirror are closer than they appear". Such mirrors are
30. What is meant by 'Public Good'?
32. The focal length of the lens of a normal human eye is about
33. Consider the following statements:
Statement I: The Kuroshio is a warm north-flowing ocean current on the west side of the North Pacific Ocean.
Statement II: Presence of a number of volcanoes at the bottom of the Sea of Japan is responsible for the Kuroshio becoming warm.
Choose the correct option:
34. Which one of the following is not provided regular budgetary support by the Ministry of Defense?
35. Which of the following cause(s) variation in the genetic material of progeny?
Sexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction
Mutations
Epigenetic changes
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36. A brick is thrown vertically from an aircraft flying two kilometers above the earth. The brick will fall with a
37. After the general elections, the Protem Speaker is
38. Contribution of the manufacturing sector to environmental degradation primarily occurs during
Procurement and use of natural resources
Industrial processes and activities
Product use and disposal
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39. Which of the following statements with regard to citizenship provisions of the Constitution of India is/are correct?
No person shall be a citizen of India by virtue of Article 5, or be deemed to be a citizen of India by virtue of Article 6 or Article 8, if he/she has voluntarily acquired the citizenship of any foreign State.
The Parliament has power to make any provision with respect to the acquisition and termination of citizenship and all other matters relating to citizenship.
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40. Who among the following is the author of autobiography entitled Aamar Katha (1913)?
42. Newton's laws of motion do not hold good for objects
43. Absorption of water in the human body can be found in
Renal tubule in kidney
Hepatic cells in liver
Large intestine
Pancreatic duct
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44. If a ship has to go from Chennai to Kochi, it has to go around Sri Lanka rather than crossing through the Palk Strait. Why?
45. The electronic voting machines are developed jointly with
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
Bharat Electricals Limited
Electronics Corporation of India Limited
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
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46. Which of the following facts are related to Burma (Myanmar)?
It shares its borders with India, China, Bangladesh and Vietnam.
It is ruled by a military government.
The National League for Democracy was not allowed to contest the elections held in the year 2010.
Myanmar is a member of ASEAN.
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47. Which one of the following statements is correct?
49. Which one of the following is not true for diamond?
50. Which of the following statements about Jyotirao Phule's Satyashodhak Samaj Movement in Maharashtra is/are true?
The Satyashodhak Samaj was set up in 1873.
Phule argued that Brahmins were the progeny of 'alien' Aryans.
Phule's focus on the Kunbi peasantry in the 1880s and 1890s led to a privileging of Maratha identity.
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51. Which of the following is/are not central feature(s) of Article 343 of the Constitution of India?
Hindi in Devanagari Script shall be the national language of the Union.
The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari Script.
English language shall continue to be used for official purposes within States.
If two more States agree, Hindi language should be the official language of communication between the States.
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52. Which one of the following statements about the process of the Parliament to make new States is not correct?
53. Match List–I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
ist–I (Exponent)
A. John Dalton
B. Joseph Proust
C. Antoine Lavoisier
D. Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
List–II (Law)
Law of definite proportion by volume
Law of multiple proportion
Law of definite proportion by weight
Law of conservation of mass
54. Which one of the following statements about the Companies Act, 2013 is not correct?
55. Which of the following statements about the Hastings Plan of 1772 is/are correct?
Each district was to have a civil and a criminal Court.
The Judges were helped by native assessors who were skilled in Hindu and Islamic laws.
The Sadar Diwani Adalat was mainly meant to settle mercantile cases exceeding Rs. 10,000 in value.
These Courts did not put into place any procedural improvements.
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56. Match List–I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List–I (Lake)
A. Ashtamudi Kayal
B. Himayat Sagar
C. Dal Lake
D. Tsomgo Lake
List–II (Type)
Residual (sweet water)
Lagoon
Glacial
Artificial (sweet water)
57. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List–I (King)
A. Shashanka
B. Kharavela
C. Simuka
D. Bhaskara Varman
List–II (Region)
Assam
Maharashtra
Orissa
Bengal
Code:
A B C D
58. Which one of the following statements with regard to India's economy between 1814 to 1860 is not correct?
59. What is meant by price discrimination?
60. Which one of the following represents a progressive tax structure?
61. Which of the following statements with regard to Portland cement are correct?
Silica imparts strength to cement.
Alumina makes the cement quick setting.
Excess of lime increases the strength of cement.
Calcium sulphate decreases the initial setting time of cement.
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63. Which one of the following statements is not correct?
64. The atomic theory of matter was first proposed by
65. Measles is a disease caused by
66. Match List–I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List–I (Steel mill) | List–II (State)
A. Kalinganagar | 1. West Bengal
B. Vijayanagar | 2. Tamil Nadu
C. Salem | 3. Odisha
D. Durgapur | 4. Karnataka
Code:
A B C D
67. The protection against arrest and detention under Article 22 of the Constitution of India is not available to
an enemy alien
a person detained under a preventive detention law
a foreigner
an overseas citizen of India
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68. Which one of the following is not a component of the Realist Theory?
69. Which one of the following statements about the atmosphere is correct?
70. A body is falling freely under the action of gravity alone in vacuum. Which one of the following remains constant during the fall?
71. Which one among the following statements about diastrophism is correct?
72. Which of the following laws have been repealed by the Constitution of India?
The Government of India Act, 1935
The Indian Independence Act, 1947
The Abolition of Privy Council Jurisdiction Act, 1949
The Preventive Detention Act, 1950
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73. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List–I (Weathering type) — List–II (Landform/Process)
A. Chemical weathering – 1. Till
B. Mechanical weathering – 2. Oxidation
C. Glacial deposits – 3. Plant roots
D. Deposition by groundwater – 4. Stalactite
Code:
A B C D
74. Where was the 14th Asia Security Summit (Shangri-La Dialogue) held in May 2015?
75. Match List–I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List–I (City)
A. Kolkata
B. Guwahati
C. Delhi
D. Chennai
List–II (Earthquake zone)
Zone V
Zone IV
Zone III
Zone II
76. Which of the following statements about the formation of the Indian National Congress are true?
The Indian National Congress was formed at a national convention held in Calcutta in December 1885 under the Presidency of Motilal Nehru.
The Safety Valve Theory regarding the formation of the Indian National Congress emerged from a biography of A. O. Hume written by William Wedderburn.
An early decision was that the President would be from the same region where the session was to be held.
W. C. Banerjee was the first President of the Indian National Congress.
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77. In view of the fact that kerosene is an inferior good in India, what is/are its implication(s)?
As Households get richer, they consume less kerosene.
Over time there is a decline in quality of kerosene.
Government needs to stop subsidies on kerosene.
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78. May 31 is celebrated as 'World No Tobacco Day' by the World Health Organization. Which one of the following was the theme of 'World No Tobacco Day, 2015'?
79. In April 2015, India and France agreed to conclude an inter-governmental agreement in respect of which one of the following platforms?
80. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List–I (Geological time scale) — List–II (Life-form)
A. Pleistocene – 1. Mammals
B. Paleocene – 2. Human genus
C. Permian – 3. Invertebrates
D. Cambrian – 4. Frogs
Code:
A B C D
81. Government of which one of the following States decided in May 2015 to withdraw the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from the State?
82. Who among the following was not a painter at Akbar's Court?
83. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
| List–I (Term) | List–II (Meaning) |
|---|
| A. Mihrab | 1. Stepped pulpit |
| B. Mimbar | 2. Direction towards the Kaba for prayer |
| C. Khutba | 3. Arch |
| D. Kibla | 4. Sermon |
84. Which of the following are the major factors responsible for the monsoon type of climate in India?
Location
Thermal contrast
Upper air circulation
The Himalayan Mountains
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85. Which of the following State capitals of North-East India is/are connected by Indian Railways?
Imphal
Agartala
Kohima
Aizawl
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86. 'Red Flag' is the name of a joint exercise between India and which one of the following countries?
87. Match List–I with List–II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List–I (Author)
A. Somadeva
B. Kalidasa
C. Bhasa
D. Bilhana
List–II (Work)
Malavikagnimitra
Kathasaritsagara
Chaurapanchasika
Svapnavasavadatta
88. Which one of the following is not correct about the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)?
89. Under flexible exchange rate system, the exchange rate is determined
90. Which one of the following is the major source of Gross Tax Revenue (GTR) for the Government of India?
91. Which one of the following is NOT part of the service sector in India?
92. Which of the following elements are found in highest and lowest quantities respectively in the crust of the earth?
93. Penicillin inhibits synthesis of bacterial –
94. Which one of the following physical quantities is the same for molecules of all gases at a given temperature?
95. Which one of the following is an example of a 'natural monopoly'?
96. Which of the following is/are NOT central features of Article 343 of the Constitution of India?
Hindi in Devanagari Script shall be the national language of the Union.
The official language of the Union shall be Hindi in Devanagari Script.
English language shall continue to be used for official purposes within States.
If two or more States agree, Hindi should be the official language of communication between the States.
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97. Which one of the following is not a recommendation of the Fourteenth Finance Commission?
98. Which of the following Fundamental Rights is/are available to non–citizens?
Equality before Law
Right against Discrimination
Equality of Opportunity
Protection of Life and Personal Liberty
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99. Red phosphorus is used in the manufacture of safety matches. This is due to the fact that –
100. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
