1.
Which of the following statements relating to the Bandung Conference on Afro-Asian Resurgence (1955) are correct?
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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.
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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.
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The Conference was concerned over tension between the People's Republic of China and the United States.
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2.
Which one of the following is the reason why wind in the southern hemisphere is deflected towards its left?
3.
Which of the following is not a 'Public Good'?
4.
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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5.
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:
6.
Which one of the following is the common element between the Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora and the Shore Temple at Mamallapuram?
7.
The living content of a cell is called protoplasm. It is composed of:
8.
The Agrahara in early India was:
9.
Which one of the following hormones contains a peptide chain?
10.
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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11.
Which one of the following is not a monitorable target of the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Abhiyan?
12.
Which one of the following Articles/Schedules in the Constitution of India deals with Autonomous District Councils?
13.
Which of the following statements about Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) are correct?
- The CAG will hold office for a period of six years from the date he assumes the office. He shall vacate office on attaining the age of 65 years, if earlier than the expiry of the 6-year term
- The powers of CAG are derived from the Constitution of India
- The CAG is a multi-member body appointed by the President of India in consultation with the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers
- The CAG may be removed by the President only on an address from both Houses of Parliament, on the grounds of proved misbehavior or incapacity
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14.
Which one of the following books was not illustrated with paintings in Akbar's court?
15.
Glucose is a source of energy. Which one of the following types of molecule is Glucose?
16.
Which kingdom did the temple of Hazara Rama belong to?
17.
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given planets in increasing order of their size (diameter)?
18.
Consider the following statements:
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In Hind Swaraj, Mahatma Gandhi formulates a conception of good life for the individual as well as the society.
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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.
Which one of the following vitamins has a role in blood clotting?
20.
Which one of the following islands is of volcanic origin?
21.
The Right to Education was added to the Fundamental Rights in the Constitution of India through the:
22.
Headquarters of which one among the following Railway Zones in India is situated at the highest elevation from the mean sea level?
23.
Two systems are said to be in thermal equilibrium if and only if:
24.
Consider the following statements:
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Most of the coal and the ferrous group of minerals in India occur in the peninsula, south of the Vindhyas
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The peninsular India once formed part of the super-continent which included Australia, Antarctica, Africa and South America
Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?
25.
Who among the following is the winner of the World Food Prize (year 2015)?
26.
Which one of the following is not among the aims of the Second Five Year Plan (1956-57 to 1960-61)?
27.
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?
28.
BRICS leaders signed the agreement to establish a New Development Bank at the summit held in:
29.
Consider the following statements:
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The President of India shall have the power to appoint and remove the Speaker of Lok Sabha
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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?
30.
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?
31.
Which of the following statements is/ are correct?
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The earth is nearest to the Sun at Perihelion, which generally occurs on January 3
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The earth is farthest away from the Sun at Perihelion, which generally occurs on July 4
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The earth is farthest away from the Sun at Aphelion, which generally occurs on July 4
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The earth is nearest to the Sun at Aphelion, which generally occurs on January 3
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32.
Kamandaka's Nitisara is a contribution to:
33.
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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34.
After a hot sunny day, people sprinkle water on the roof-top because:
35.
The Second Administrative Reforms Commission (2005) was concerned with:
36.
Consider the following tributaries of river Brahmaputra:
- Lohit
- Teesta
- Subansiri
- Sankosh
Arrange the above rivers from west to east :
37.
The Germplasm is required for the propagation of Plants and animals. Germplasm is the:
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genetic resources
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seeds or tissues for breeding
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egg and sperm repository
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a germ cell's determining zone
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38.
The Erawan shrine, which witnessed a major bomb blast in August 2015, is located at:
39.
Which one among the following was not an attribute of Samudragupta described in Prayag Prashasti?
40.
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:
41.
Which one of the following is considered as 'good cholesterol' with reference to individuals facing the risk of cardio-vascular diseases and hypertension?
42.
Which one of the following is the cause of long-term sea-level change?
43.
Which of the following statements about India's scientific and research mission in Antarctica is/ are correct?
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The first scientific base station in Antarctica was Dakshin Gangotri
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Dakshin Gangotri is now being used as supply base and transit camp
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The Maitri station is manned throughout the year for scientific activities
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44.
'German silver' is used to make decorative articles, coinage metal, ornaments etc. The name is given because:
45.
Which one of the following is not a thrust area in the Railway Budget 2015-16?
46.
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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47.
Human Development Report for each year of global level is published by:
48.
Pir Panjal Range in the Himalayas is a part of:
49.
Which of the following statement(s) is / are true with respect to Phillips Curve?
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It shows the trade-off between unemployment and inflation
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The downward sloping curve of Phillips Curve is generally held to be valid only in the short run
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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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50.
The first summit of the Forum for India-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) was held in:
51.
Stalactites and Stalagmites are features of:
52.
The category of 'Overseas Citizens of India' was entered in the Citizenship Act of India through an amendment in the year:
53.
Norman Borlaug won the Nobel Peace Prize for his contributions in:
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Development of high-yielding crops.
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Modernization of irrigation infrastructure.
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Introduction of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides.
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54.
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):
55.
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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56.
Among the currently operational Indian Satellites, there is no:
57.
Consider the following statements about early inscriptions in the second century BC.
- They record gifts made to religious institutions
- They tell us about the idea of transference of the meritorious results of the action of one person to another person
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
58.
Methyl Isocyanite gas, which was involved in the disaster in Bhopal in December 1984, was used in the Union Carbide factory for production of:
59.
Which of the following is/are Constitutional Body/Bodies?
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National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
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National Commission for Women
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National Commission for Minorities
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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.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are false?
- Wage Boards are tripartite in nature, with representatives from workers, employers and independent members
- Except for the Wage Boards for Journalists and Non-Journalists, all the other wage boards are statutory in nature
- Second National Commission on Labour has recommended against the utility of wage boards
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62.
Which of the following is/are not depicted in the Rajput paintings?
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The stories of Krishna
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Ragas and Raginis
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The deeds of Hamza
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The deeds of Babur
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63.
In artificial insemination (AI) process, which of the following is/ are introduced into the uterus of the female?
64.
With which one of the following countries, India has signed an MoU under the International Cooperation on Brahmaputra and Sutluj rivers?
65.
Which of the following statements is/are correct?
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Acid rain reacts with buildings made from limestone.
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Burning of sulphur-containing coal can contribute to acid rain.
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Eutrophication is an effective measure to control pollution.
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66.
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
67.
The followers of Goraknath were called:
68.
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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69.
Leander Paes won the US Open Mixed Doubles Tennis Title (2015) partnering with:
70.
Who among the following archaeologists was the first to identify similarities between a pre-Harappan culture and the mature Harappan culture?
71.
Which one of the following nations has faced severe economic crisis in the year 2015 resulting in default in repayment of IMF loan?
72.
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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73.
The Lilavati of Bhaskara is a standard text on:
74.
Which one of the following languages is not recognized in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of India?
75.
The Mahatma Gandhi National Marine Park is located in:
76.
Who among the following is the first Indian sportsperson to reach the finals in the World Badminton Championship (Women) in 2015?
77.
Dengue virus is known to cause low platelet count in blood of patient by:
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interfering in the process of platelet production in bone marrow
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infecting endothelial cells
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binding with platelets
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accumulating platelets in intestine
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78.
The 'eye' of the cyclone has:
79.
Which one of the following island nations went for Parliamentary elections in the month of August 2015?
80.
Which one among the following statements about the coins of the Gupta rulers is correct?
81.
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?
82.
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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83.
Which one of the Five Year Plans had a high priority to bring inflation under control and to achieve stability in the economic situation?
84.
Consider the following statements regarding laterite soils of India:
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Laterite soils are generally red in colour
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Laterite soils are rich in nitrogen and potash
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Laterite soils are well developed in Rajasthan and UP
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Tapioca and cashew nuts grow well in this soil
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
85.
The National Policy for Children, 2013 recognizes every person as a child below the age of:
86.
Consider the following statements:
- Abhinavagupta wrote a comprehensive treatise called the Tantraloka which systematically presents the teachings of the Kula and Trika systems
- The Samaraichchakaha by Haribhadra Suri written in Gujarat around the eighth century is technically not a tantric work but is saturated with tantric ideas and practices
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
87.
Which one of the following is an example of chemical change?
88.
Which of the following statements with regard to UID/Aadhar Card are correct?
- It is a 12-digit unique form of identification for all residents of India
- It is an identity number along with the biometric information of the individuals
- It is a national identity and citizenship card
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89.
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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90.
Consider the following statements:
- The province of Assam was created in the year 1911
- Eleven districts comprising Assam were separated from the Lieutenant Governorship of Bengal and established as an independent administration under a Chief Commissioner in the year 1874
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
91.
Genetically modified (GM) crops contain modified genetic material due to:
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introduction of new DNA
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removal of existing DNA
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introduction of RNA
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introduction of new traits
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92.
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?
93.
Which of the following pairs of vitamin and disease is / are correctly matched?
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Vitamin A : Rickets
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Vitamin B1 : Beriberi
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Vitamin C : Scurvy
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94.
The SI unit of mechanical power is:
95.
Which of the following statements regarding chemical industry in India is/ are correct?
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Chemical industry is one of the oldest industries in India
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Dyestuff sector is one of the important segments of chemical industry
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Textile industry accounts for the largest consumption of dyestuffs
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96.
A myopic person has a power of -1.25 Dioptre. What is the focal length and nature of his lens?
97.
Which of the following statements regarding Mediterranean and Monsoon climate is/are correct?
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Precipitation in Mediterranean climate is in winter while in Monsoon Climate it is mostly in summer
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The annual range of temperature in Mediterranean climate is higher than the Monsoon climate
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Rainy and dry seasons are found in both the climates
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98.
Which one of the following statements is not correct?
99.
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?
100.
Iqta in medieval India meant: