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 SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK
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1. Who has developed and demonstrated the first nuclear reactor in the year 1942?
• (A) Bhor and Wheeler ~Enrico Fermi
(C) Albert Einstein (D) Bhor and Mottleson

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2.. The first ionisation potential of Na, Mg, Al and Si are in the order
(A) Na> Mg> Al> Si (B) Si> Al> Mg> N~

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(A) Na>Mg>Al>Si (B) Si>Al>Mg>Na

(C) Na <Al < Mg < Si (D) Si> Mg > Al> Na

3.. In the given reaction, which one is conjugate acid of acetate ion?

CH3 COOH + H 2 0 p H 30+ + CH3Coo-

(A) H 3 0+
~ CH3COOH

(C) H 20

(D) Both H 3 0+ and CH3 COOH

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4. Give an example for Non-Renewable Energy
(A)
(C)
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(D) Water
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5. Which one of the following is a common respiratory substrate in plants?

(A) Proteins
(B) Lipids
Jll?(" Carbohydrates
(D) Fatty acids

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6. Which organ or gland of the human body is secreting Insulin?

(A) Thyroid
(B) Adrenal
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(D) Liver

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7. Plasmids that carry genes coding for colicins

• (A)
(B)
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(D) Virulence plasmid

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8. In the memory of which .person, recently the Government of Maharashtra expressed its
interest in buying a house in London?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Motilal Nehru
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru ~B. R. Ambedkar

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9. Who among the following is not a recipient of the Kirti Chakra Award of 2015?
(A) Captain Jaidev (B) Subedar Ajay Vardhan
~ Major Vamshi Krishnan (D) Subedar Bahadur Gurung

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 10. Which of the following Articles have been m Part IV of the constitution through
42nd Amendment?

(A)
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Art. 39 A, Art 43 A
Article 37 A, Article 43 A
(B)
(D)
Clause (2) in Article 38
Article 31 C, Article 37 A
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11. Who has announced that the House of people would thereafter be known as "Loksabha" on
I 14 May 1954?
;;;t" G. V. Mavlankar (B) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (D) Dr.B.R.Ambedkar

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12. The words 'Satyameva Jayate' in the National Emblem of India have been adopted from
(A) Maitreyi Upanishad ~Mundaka Upanishad
(C) Mudgala Upanishad (D) Brahma Upanishad

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13. The annual average rat~ of growth of population during 2001-11 in India is
• (A) 1.31% (B) 1.93%
j!iJJ] 1.64% (D) 2.1%

(A) 1.31% (B) 1.93%

(C) 1.64% (D) 2.1%

14. Asvamedha yaga means

(A) Elephant Sacrifice (B) Human Sacrifice
% Horse Sacrifice (D) Lion Sacrifice

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15. Polar zone Extends between

(A) 66° and 100° (B) 60° and 180°
(C) 50° and 180° ~60°and90°

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16. Who named the crust, mantle and core as SIAL SIMA and NIFE respectively?
(A) Kepler (B) Ptolemy
)It!(" Suess (D) Columbus

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17. Which of the following year was noted as one of the worst drought in the last hundred
years? ~
J)tf"' 2002 (B) 2004
(C) 2006 (D) 2010

(A) 2002 (B) 2004

(C) 2006 (D) 2010

18. Which one of the following is not one of the Tri-ratna of Jainism?
(A) Right faith (B) Right knowledge
(C) Right action J}d1" Right effort

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19. Kalinga war of Asoka and the propagation of Buddhism was mentioned in Asoka's
inscription in
(A) 6th Rock Edict
jJ!if' 13th Rock Edict
(C) 8th Rock Edict
(D) Bhabru Rock Edict

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20. Who established tattavabodhini sabha for philosophical and religious discussion and started
• tattavabodhini patrika propagate Brahmoism
(A) Ram Mohan Roy (B) Raj Narayan Bose
)Pf"" Debendranath Tagore (D) Keshab Chandra Sen

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21. Which of the following are correctly matched?

I. Hero ofVaikom E.V Ramasamy

II. Self - Respect movement T.M. Nair
III. Dravida Kazhagam Salem Conference
IV. South Indian liberal federation - Justice party

(A) I and II are correct (B) III and IV are correct

(C) I and III are correct ~I, III and IV are correct

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22. Article 148 of the Indian Constitution says that
% The Comptroller and Auditor General of India is to be appointed by the President.
India
(B) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India lS to be appointed by the
Prime Minister of India
(~ The Comptroller and Aurutor General of lnrua is to be appointed by the
Chief Election Commissioner of India
(D) The Comptroller and Aurutor General of India IS to be appointed by the
Vice President of India

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23. The fourth proclamation of emergency under Article 352 was made in
(A) 1962 (B) 1965 (C) 1971 . ~1975

(A) 1962 (B) 1965 (C) 1971 (D) 1975

24. The protection of human rights act passed in

(A) 1992 J,WI' 1993 (C) 1994 (D) 1995

(A) 1992 (B) 1993 (C) 1994 (D) 1995

25. Three new states Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhatisgarh were created in the year
j>t' 2000 (B) 2001 (C) 2002 (D) 2003

(A) 2000 (B) 2001 (C) . 2002 (D) 2003

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26. Article 243 D of the Indian Constitution deals with the
(A) Fixed tenure for panchayat bodie~
~ Reservation of seats for SC/ST and women in panchayats
(C) Powers to impose taxes
(D) Composition of the panchayat

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27. The righ t to Information Act, 2005 came in to force on

(A) 11th October 2005 ;fi!f' 12th October 2005
(C) 13th October 2005 (D) 14th October 2005
·.

(A) 11 ~.$C:Lrrurr 2005 (B) . 12 ~B>C:Lrruir 2005

(C) 13 ~S;C:1..-rruir 2005 (D) 14 ~8iC:ururr 2005

28. The Administrative Vigilance Division was established in

)l'tf August 1955 (B) September 1955
(C) October 1955 (D) November 1955

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29. Which one is not a factor influencing population?
(A) Birth rate (B) Deatb rate

(C) Migration JJl1{ Poverty

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30. When was the scheme Prathan Mantri Jeevan Jyothi Bima Yojana was started?
(A) July 9, 2014 (B) June 6, 2014
Vi!( May 9, 2015 (D) Aug 2, 2015

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(A) ~-9a>Q) 9, 2014 (B) ~-..m 6, 2014

(C) Ctn 9, 2015 (D) 4a;Q\>L... 2, 2015

31. The term "HRIDAY" relates to

)It(' Urban development (B) Farmer development
(C) Educational development (D) Poverty Eradication

"HRIDAY" ~mJD G6rrQ> ~a>~ ®Wl"1!D~?

(A) JbailT Ctntburr@

(C) a;Q>66l C:tniburr@

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 32. Which energies are supposed to be free and command no price?
• (A) Commercial energy %Non-Commercial energy
(C) Both (A) + (B) (D) Coal and lignite

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(A) QJ~e; ~rfl<'f~ (B) QJ~.$LDWQ>rr~ ~rfl6.$~

(C) (A) + (B) @goo@t..O (D) .ffilQ)S;s;rfl LD!i>Wf t..O uQ:gu 4 JfiJQ)B;a;rfl

. 33.
.
The Vernacular Press act was passed by during the ye.a r
(A) Lord N orthbrooke 1873
(B) T.A>rd Elgin - 1876
(C) . Lord Mayo - 1877
pr' Lord Lytton 1878

I
(A) p>rrrr~4®.$ i.5lg4 - 1873
(B) ~Q)~Qy L.S1g4 - 1876
(C) C:LOC:UJrr L5lg4 1877
(D) "51LLQJ L.S1g4 - 1878

34. Who was the last Mughal Emperor of India?

(A) Alamgir - II ~ Bahadursha - II
(C) Shah Alam - II (D) Jahander shah

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(A) @gooLrrt..0 4Q>t..0£rr (B) @irooLrrt..0 ua;~rr ~rr

(C) @flooLrri.0 ~rTc!2f,Q)t..O (D) Q~e;Ji>tDir QljiIT

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35. Mahatma Gandhi was murdered on
(A) 3Qlh January 1949
~ 30th January 1948
(B)
(D)
20th January 1948
3Qth August 1948 •
LDa;rr~LDIT a;rr.ffi~ Qa;rrQ)Q)UULL )DITSr

(A) 8jmQJifl 30, 1949 (B) 8j'8TQJift 20, 1948

(C) 8lmQJfil 30, 1948 (D) ~a;wi.:_ 30, 1948

36. Direct Action Day was observed by the Muslim League on

(A) 15th August 1945
(B) 26th August 1946
JP(' 16th August 1946
(D) 16th September 1946

(A) 4a;wi.:_ 15, 1945

(B) 4a;wi.:_ 26, 1946

(C) 4a;wi.:_ 16, 1946

(D) Ga:uLi.OuiT 16, 1946

37. In a group of cows and hens, the number of legs are 14 more than twice the number of
heads. The number of cows is
(A) 5 1(8( 7
(C) 10 (D) 12

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~Q5rfiBllflBima;6Tlu.i 661 L c!)IQJ Jil!Dim a;rrQ>a;rolm ~Q5rfiBllfl.$ma; 14 c!)t~a;LD rr a; &Lii"rm§J 6ratlQ> GI.Orr~i.b
6r~QT U6' &Lii"T'1T§J?

(A) 5 . (B) 7
(C) 10 (D) 12

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38. The sum of the two numbers is 40 and their difference is 4. The ratio of the numbers is
• ~ 1~:9 (B) 10:7
(C) 20 : 12 (D) 11 : 12

(A) 11: 9 (B) 10: 7

(C) 20: 12 (D) 11 : 12

39. Ram starts from a point .A and walks 6 km North, then turns left and walks 8 km, then
turns left and walks 12 km upto the point B. What is the direction of Ram?
(A) North % South
(C) East (D) West

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~!iJ®i.0 ~fiflif ~mm?
(A) QIL8;@)

(C) ~~S;®

40. 1 1 1
20- + 30- -15- = ?
2 3 6
2
)It(' 35
3
(B) 17.!.
4

(C) 18~ (D) 20.!.

3 4

1 1 1
20-+30- - 15-=?
2 3 6

(A) 35~ (B) 17.!.

3 4

(C) 18~ . (D) . 20.!.

3 4

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 •
41. 1 1 1 1
+ + + is equal to
1 · 2 ·3 2 ·3· 4 3.4.5 4 · 5·6
15 7
(A)
31 pr 30
16 21
(C) (D) -
21 27

1 1 1 l
+ + +
1·2·3 2·3·4 3.4.5 4·5·6
=
15 7
(A) -31 (B)
30
16 21
(C) (D)
21 27

42. In a bag there are coins of 25 p, 10 p and 5 p in the ratio of 1 : 2 : 3. If there are Rs. 30 in all
then the number of 5 p coins are
(A) 200 (B) 30
jl2( 150 (D) 250

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GTQicrrgafl 6;Q>6'

(A) 200 (B) 30

(C) 150 (D) 250

43. · If a : b =5 : 9 and b : c =4 :7 find a : b : c

K 20 : 36 : 63 (B) 15 : 25 : 60
(C) 10 : 18 : 45 (D) 6 : 18 : 54

a : b = 5 : 9 lOJD.g)Jtb b : c =4 : 7 GTQflQ) a :b:c GTQrU~

(A) 20 : 36 : 63 (B) 15 : 25 : 60
(C) 10 : 18 : 45 (D) 6: 18: 54

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 44 . Find the wrong number in the series :

• 2, 9, 28, 65, 126, 216, 344.

(A) 2 (B) 28
(C) 65 ;»(' 216

2, 9, 28, 65, 126, 216, 344.

(A) 2 (B) 28
(C) 65 (D) 216

45. If the side of an equilateral triangle is decreased by 20% its area is decreased by
(A) 42% Pf{' 36%

(C) . 34% (D) 20%

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~!Du@i.b ®Q')ID~

(A) 42% (B) 36%

(C) 34% (D) 20%

· 46. The area of a circle is 220 cm2 , then the area of the square inscribed in the circle is
(A) 120 cm 2 ~ 140 cm 2
(C) 135 cm2 (D) 250 cm 2

(A) 120 s:.Qe.tD. (B) 140 e.Qs:.tD.

(C) 135 a:.Qe.tD. (D) 250 e.Ga:.tD.

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47. Pulse Polio Immunization programme was launched in India in

)It(
(C)
1995

2003
(B)

(D)
2001

1983
•
(A) 1995 (B) 2001

(C) 2003 (D) 1983

48. The least common multiple of 24, 36 and 40 is

(A) 340 pr{ 360
(C) 230 (D) 400

(A) 340 (B) 360

(C) 230 (D) 400

49. Three numbers are in the ratio 1: 2 : 3 and their H.C.F. is 12. The numbers are
(A) 4, 8, 12 (B) 5, 10, 15
(C) 10, 20, 30 J)ll( 12,24,36

(A) 4, 8, 12 (B) 5, 10, 15

(C) 10, 20, 30 (D) 12, 24, 36

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50. Montreal protocol is related with
• (A) Conservation of biodiversity ~Protection of ozone layer
(C) Conservation of wildlife (D) Disaster management

lDITQrL~UJ'ii> fLLQrUtirSims; C!PQ) QJQ>l}'Qj - - - - - - fLLQr Qp;rrLrr4mLUJ§J.

(A) 1LuSlrruIDQJQ).$Q)lD UIT§).$1T~pi'ii> (B) ~C:61TQr ~@Si@) UIT~.$1T~piID

(C) QJQT66)ruri.J@) urr~s;rr~p;Q) (D) C:u~dr C:toQ>rraiormLD

51. - - - - - - is a collection of wires that facilitates data transmission from one computer
to another.
(A) Bandwidth (B) Channel
JRJJ BUS (D) Router

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s;t.btS'ls;Grilm Gp;rr@)u4 .

(A) ~mQ)Sis;!f>mJD (B) piLt.b

(C) urrL...mL (D) ~Q)666l

52. ------refers to maintaining the accuracy of data through its entire life cycle.
(A) Data security (B) Robustness

~ Data integrity (D) Data capture

(A) pil}'Ql UIT~.$1TU4 (B) p;m(lpm~u4

(C) pi'161.l ~(!!jmLDuurr@ (D) pi'161.l LSI iiru 4

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53. The Young's modulus of Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) ranges from
(A)
~ 1.28
(C)
1.68 to 2 Tpa
to 1.8 Tpa
0.168 to 0.2 Tpa
•
(D) 0.128 to 0.18 Tpa

a;rrr'ru6&T Cp>QJrr 1.1t\Y,Lii.S16&T (CNT) lLiffiJ <§QRJTa;~~6&T LD~u4------4@jL.i:l.

(A) 1. 68 to 2 Tpa
(B) 1.28 to 1.8 Tpa
(C) 0.168 to 0.2 Tpa
(D) 0. 128 to 0.18 Tpa

54. The telescope used for the research of supernovae is

~Hubble space telescope
(B) Chandrasekar space telescope
(C) Hertzberg space telescope
(D) Russel space telescope

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(A) ~u46TT QJITQr G~fTQ)Q)C.ffirr.9i&l

(B) eJii~gCee;r'r QJITQr G~rrQ>Q>Cp;rr.$.$1

(C) G~r'rL.6iuurr~ QJITQr G~rr6'>QlC)!irr.$.$1

(D) gQ\>auQ> QJITQr G~rrQ)Q>C)!irr.9;.$1

55. The ratio of the intensity of magnetisation to the applied magnetic field strength is known
as magnetic
~ Susceptibility (B) Co-ercivity
(C) Retentivity (D) Permeability

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~"'wB;a;uu@L.i:l?

(A) 'l!i>4HJ!D6&r (B) ~B;a;Lb

(C) .@6'>QJ6\.I (D) 2-L4®~!D6&T

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56. The ore, (CaC0 3 .MgC0 3 ) is known as

• (A)
ft
Magnesite
Dolomite
(B)
(D)
Siderite
Calamine

(A) GLD.$QTQ)6L (B) ilLQllJL

(C) GLITQ)QllDL (D) s;rrQ)QlLDEiM

57. Which of the following is used as an ingredient of cockroach repellant?

(A) Acetic acid
JJllr Boric acid
(C) Oxalic Acid
(D) Benzoic acid

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(A) ~§JL..~.$ ~t.6lrotb

(B) Gu mflB; ~ t.6lQJib

(C) ~.$QUrrG\Sl.$ ~t.6lQ)ib

(D) Gu~arru.Sl.$ ~uSlQ)ib

58. Who introduced the binomial system for naming the plants?
(A) Adolf Engler
~ Carolus Linnaeus
(C) Dalton Hooker
(D) George Bentham

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0
(A)
(B) s;G11rrQ)6i\:i G\SlGQTlUQu
(C) LrrruL6M ~-o.$s;rr
(D) ~rrrr~ Gu,(bfDLb

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59. Match the following :
(a)
(b)
(c)
Thymosin
Calcitonin
Thyroxine
1.
2.
3.
Control BMR
Muscle elasticity
Maturation of T-cell
•
(d) Relaxin 4. Regulation of minerals

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 1 2 3
~3 4 1 2
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 2 3 4 1

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(a) mp;CLDrrGi!IS16irr 1. BMR s;L.@urr@

(b) s;rrruilCLrr~6irr 2. ~fifllf 66)Q),g;Q}
(c) mp; 11rrA;QlSI 6irr 3. T-QlfQ} QJ61Tir6il
(d) rr1 Q) rr5"616irr 4. ~rr§J.$s;9r QJfifllJ"lUfifl !Du u@~~~ru

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 2 3 4 1

60. Diastole and Systole are generally of equal duration, each lasting about
(A) 0.2 sec ~0.4 sec.
(C) 0.5 sec (D) 0.6 sec

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viru Q6l.J rr6irri616irr s;rrQ>LD rrG!T~
(A) 0.2 GJ!>rn~ (B) 0.4 GJ!>rrut-

(C) 0.5 GJ!>rrut- (D) 0.6 OpjITIJt-

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61. Krishnadevaraya belong to which dynasty

•% (A) Sangama dynasty

Tuluva dynasty
(B)
(D)
Aravidu dynasty
Saluva dynasty

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(A) s:ri.Js;LD aJibs:ib (B) ~IT~@ aJibs:ib
(C) ~~QJ QJibS:ib (D) B'~QJ QJibs:ib

62. What is AYUSH?

(A) It is a cultural organisation
(B) It is a unit of Indian Defence system
(C) It is a unit of ISRO
~ It is a Health care service scheme in our country

AYUSH 6r6BT!!>rrQ> 6r6BTQT?

(A) {§)~ 9® s;Q)rr6s:rrir ~g)IQJQTib

(B) {§)~ @)ii~hu irrr~Q.J~Q> 9® 1SMl~

(C) {§)~ @Ji;~LLI 6'616iBTQQJQfl ~o-rrti.J66l .ffi}IJ:)laJ65Y~6BT (ISRO) ~® tSMl~

(D) {§)~ 9® Q...LQ) ]5Q>ib Gu~ib JDib J5rrL...1q.6Br 9® ~LLIDIT@jib

63. Which of the following one recommended that the size of the Panchayat unit should be
1500 to 2000 heads of population?
(A) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee 1957
(B) Congress Village Panchayat Committee 1954
iii!(" Ashok Metha Committee
(D) National Development Council

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2000-S;@m @®6;s; GaJm@ib 6f"Qr~ ulfl)ii~OOIT~1b~
(A) uQ>QJ)ii~ irrrti.J GLD~lfilT @j(!g 1957
(B) s;rrri.J.ill]"W .ilo-rrLD u@is:rrLU~ @j@ 1954
(C) ~as:rra; GLD~lfilT @j@

(D) G1bSILLI QJQTrr6Sl LD6Br!D ®@

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64. The country with which Pakistan has signed a $ 1. 7 billion deal to lay gas pipeline from
Karachi to Lahore
(A) Srilanka (B) China •
~Russia (D) India

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t.SlQ>'°1lU6isr~.$a;rrm 9uuJi>~i.b Q6u'.J~ QB>rr61irrL .!f>IT@ '1"~?

(A) @Q)ri.JQ)e; (B) lmrr

(C) fT~lUIT (D) @,[b~lUIT

65. Recently, the Central Government decided to implement GST in India. GST stands for
what?
j)tf" Goods and Services Tax (B) General Sales Tax
(C) General Services Tax (D) Goods Sales Tax

tn~~UJ ~fTBi ~61irrQ'lL.OuSlQ>, GST-Q)UJ @Ji>:$1UJrr6'61Q> .!f>il>LQP6Jl!Duu@~ <Y>~QQJ@~~6THi1l~?

GST 6r6isru~6isr 6'6)61QJrrd;e;i.0 6r6isrm?

(B) Gurr~ 6'6l!DuQ'lma;6i"r QJ61

(D) u61ia'TLri.Je;ar 6'6l!Du6Jlme;6i"r 6\.161

66. Under whose chairmanship the Reserve Bank of India recently constituted a High powered
committee to study the urban cooperative banks?
(A) C. Rangarajan (B) Yashwant Sinha
(C) Raghuram Rajan jJil('R.Gandhi

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tLlUrTlDLL6. ®QgQ'lQJ <:!91LDrT~"1lll~?

(A) c. fTri.l.$fTIT83m (B) lU~QJ.ffi~ ilma;rr

(C) fT®fTITLO fTIT836isr (D) R. s;rr.ffi~

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67. Zilla parishads are responsible for development and maintenance of the
• (A) International Highways
(B) National Highways
(C) State Highways
~ District Roadways

~ooQ)rr uills:p; 6Tmu~ @~m Q.161Trrffl LD!i>WJl.b uflrrLDiTILit5ld>@ Qurrwiuurr@i.b

(A) errQJCtbs: Qp;@t@;s:rr6'JQ)a;m
(B) C~UJ Qp;@t@;s:rrQlQ)a;m
(C) LOrr~Q) Gp;@t@;s:rr6'JQ>8im
(D) LOITQJLL 8'1fQ>Q)8iGTr

68. Match the following :

List I (Atomic power station) List II (Places)
(a) Ko ta 1. Uttarpradesh
(b) Kalpakkam 2. Maharashtra
(c) Bhaba 3. Rajas than
(d) Narora 4. Tamilnadu

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 2 4 1 3
)J!!r3 4 2 . 1

Gurr®~~a; :

ULlq-lUOO I ULlq-IUOO II
~wrs:e;~ .i£1Q)Q)UJri.Ja;m @Lri.Ja;Gir
(a) Cs;rrL...Lrr 1. ~P>~ 1Tt5l 1TC~s:i.b
(b) 500U rT8;a;i.b 2. LO~ITflrT~LflrT
(c) urrurr 3. 11 rr~Q\>thrrm
(d) JDC:l}"rrl}'IT 4. tDL61~JDrr@

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 3 4 2 1
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69. Match the List I and List II

(a)
(b)
List I
Imad Shahi dynasty
Barid Shahi dynasty
1.
2.
List II
Bijapur
Ahmadnagar
•
(c) Nizam Shahi dynasty 3. Bidar
(d) Adil Shahi dynasty 4. Berar

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 2 3 4 1
Jli!f' 4 3 2 1
(D) 3 2 4 1

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uL..~u.iQ>I UL~u.JQl II

(a) @LDrr~ ~rr~ QJtDs:tb 1. L)Cm~n-

(b) uifl;, ~IT~ QJtDB'tD 2. ~BilD~ Jl)BirT

(c) Jbl~m.b ~IT~ Q.ltDB'tD 3. L)LITrT

(d) ~~Q) ~rr~ QJLOB'LD 4. L) l]ITrT

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 3 2 4 1

70. The European country that was the first to establish trade relations with India in modern
times was
% Portugal (B) France
(C) England (D) Denmark

(A) Currrr6=<'n8;Q) (B) tSl11rr'1TGiiu

(C) jr6.J~Q)rrlb~ (D) GL'1TLDrrrr.9i

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71. In 1935, the first dance function of Mrs. Rukmani Arundel took place at

• (A) The Brahma samaj meeting

~Theosophical society meeting
(B)
(D)
The Ramakrishna mission meeting
Prarthana samaj meeting

(A) tSl1JlOt.0 s=t.0rr~ 8il.LLtb (B) @17rrt.0~@~6im" LDl~m 8il.LLLO

(C) tSll]tbt.0 !§rrm S'Q>u.$ &1.L.Ltb (D) tSl17rrrr~p;QT et.0rr~Bi .!M..LLLi>

72. Swami Vivekananda was born in the year

(A) 1853 (B) 1865
jRJ(' 1863 (D) 1873

(A) 1853 (B) 1865

(C) 1863 (D) 1873

73. According to the recommendation of Balwant rai committee who should act as the Chairman
of the zila parishad
(A) MLA (B) MP
(C) Village President ~District Collector

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Cru '1iariq..UJQJ rr

(A) IOTLD.IOTQ>.')" (B) IOTLO. LSl

(C) u<§s:rruSl~~ p;a>Q>QJrT

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74. Mizoram became a full fledged state in
(A)
?!'
1956
1987
(B)
(D)
1971
1988
••
L.6lC6rrl]lb ~® QP@ lDIT.@Q)IDITc$ ~Jhp;w~ Qu!i>!D 4~@
(A) 1956 (B) 1971
(C) 1987 (D) 1988

75. Match the following- choose the correct one :

(a) 7t.h Amendment 1. Increasing the age of retirement of high court judges
from 60 to 62
(b) 12th Amendment 2. Including Pondicherry as a union territory
(c) 14th Amendment 3. Reorganisation of states
(d) 15th Amendment 4. Including Goa as a union territory

(a) (b) (c) (d)

~3 4 2 1
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 2 3 1 4

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60 ml@Jb§J 62 4a; LUJfr~"1UJ§J
(b) 12 QI~ ~-~· "'®~lb 2. urr~~6C6ifl \Y,QflUJEi&r ~l}'Cp>6lDrTc$ C6rr.$a;u uL..L~ •

(c) 14 QJ§J .51 .~. it1@~$fjlb 3. lDIT.@Q)ri.Je;m IDg)l.fl]Q>IDUL.j

(d) 15 QJ§J .51 .~ . "'®~~lb 4. Ca;rrQJrr \Y,QflUJEi&r t5111C$fj6lDrra; C6rr.ia;uuL..L§J

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 4 3 2 1
(D) 2 3 1 4

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76. Who was the Prime Minister introduced the Lokpal Bill seventh time in the Parliament?

• (A)
K
Chandrasekaran
AB. Vajpayee
(B)
(D)
Deva Gowda
Dr. Manmohan Singh

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UJrrr'r?

(A) s:,ffi~r;Cs:a;11Eiir (B) C:,,QJGc!li6TTLJT

(C) 'J.!51. Qlrr8}urru'..J (D) LIT8iLr'r. LDQrGLDrra;m 6lri.J

77. Which one of the following Article deals with the Hindi as ofi?.cial language
(A) Article 356 (B) Article 370
(C) Article 360 ~ Article 343

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(A) 6151~ 356 (B) 6151~ 370
(C) 6151~ 360 (D) 6151~ 343

78. The term "MIGA" refers to

J)r?f' The Multinational Investment Guarantee Agency
(B) The Multi Indian Government Agency
(C) Migration of Government Agency
(D) Member In General Association

"MIGA" '1'Eiir!D Gs:rrru '1'th!i>® Gurr®Ji>~i.O

(A) um.15rrL...@ QPpiIDL@ L~~~ ~L._j_ Qjlc!lia>LO
(B) .@Jf>~UJ i.:im@a; ~1)'8i Qj)c$6"1LD
(C) <:!91'1ilQ-r@LuGuUJr'r~ Qjlc$Q)l.O

(D) Gurr~ c!liW~~Q-r LWJut5lQTr'r

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79. Who of the following is the final authority to approve the five year plans?
(A)
(B)
The Parliament
The I_='lanning Commission
•
(C) The Finance commission
% National Development Council

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(A) UITIJ'IT~LDQr£DtO

(B) $b)L...L.$®@
(C) .ffil$b).$ ®@
(D) ~6llU QJElTtr66l ®@

80. When was the National Development Council was set up?
(A) 3n1 March 1951 (B) 2nd June 1952
% 6th Aug 1952 (D) 5th Dec 1953

(A) 3 LDrrr'r61951 (B) 2 m-om 1952

(C) 6 ~wL... 1952 (D) 5 urs=i.Ouir 1953

81. Which of them is caused as social overheads?

)</'()' Health, hygiene and education
(B) Science and technology and education
(C) Science and technology and communication
(D) Education, transport and banking

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(A) 4C11rrM!UJt0, a;s;rrfl>ITIJ'tO LD!f>WJLh s;Q,661
(B) ~W166ltuQ> LD!f>WJLh Qfl>rr~Q>@L...uth LDJD©ltO s;Q,661

(C) ~W16611Uru LDJi>©f th Qfl>rr~ru @L...uth LDJi>!Pf th fl>c$QJQ) Gfl>rr~Q>~L...uth

(D) s;ru66l. C:urr.$@>QJIJ~~ LD!i>l),)lih aJr6J.$lu511UQ>

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82. Which Charter Act gave Rupees one lakh every year for the development education in
• India?
(A) Charter Act - 1833 f}tr( Charter Act -1813
(C) Charter Act - 1793 (D) Charter Act - 1853

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vi~B;a; QJ~QJ®p;~~?
(A) ULLUJ8 B'LLW - 1833 (B) ULLUJ8 B'LLLD-1813
(C) ULLUJ6 B'LLW-1793 (D) ULLUJ8 6LLl.b- 1853

83. Match the following :

(a) Nana Saheb 1. Bihar
(b) Begum Hazrat Mahal 2. Barrackpore
(c) Kunwar Singh 3. Kanpur
(d) Mangal pandey 4. Lucknow

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 1 4 2
J,Pf' 3 4 1 2

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(a) ,!f>ITQTIT B'IT~U 1. oa;rrr'r

(b) aua;i.b ~Giil.>I]~ LDs;rrQ) 2. Ul]rTSibj,rT
(c) ®QTQJrT 6lr&i 3. 5rTQrbj,rT
(d) LDffiia;G>ir urr61iaTGL 4. Q>8;QQTrr

(a) (b) (c) (d)

(A) 3 4 2 1
(B) 4 3 2 1
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 3 4 1 2

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84. If x • y = x 2 + y 2 - xy then the value of 9 • 11 is

~
(C)
103
127
(B)

(D)
112
200
•
x • y = x2 +y 2 - xy '1'Qflru 9•11--Qr lD~u4

(A) 103 (B) 112

(C) 127 (D) 200

85. The average of the non zero number and its square is five times the number, then the
number is
~9 (B) 10
(C) 7 (D) 6

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~fepj '1'Q/Gr

(A) 9 (B) 10
(C) 7 (D) 6

86. Find the wrong number in the series :

10, 14, 28,32,64, 68, 132

(A) 32 .%" 132
(C) 14 (D) 10

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10, 14, 28, 32, 64, 68, 132

(A) 32 (B) 132
(C) 14 (D) 10

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87. 3 497

• - of -
7
(A)
249
of? = 639

474 (B) 774

(C) 477 pr 747

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.
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249 7
(A) 474 (B) 774
(C) 477 (D) 747

88. If length and breadth of a rectangle became half and double respectively, then what will be
the% increase in resultant area?
j)if' 0% (B) 55%

(C) 75% (D) 80%

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uguum6'61Q> 'J"JDUL8i8il.tq.UJ L.OrrJtllili lffl~!fJlb UJrr~?

(A) 0% (B) 55%

(C) 75% (D) 80%

89. 'A' does a work in 10 days and 'B' does the same work in 15 days. In how many days they
together will do the same work?
(A) 5 days ~ 6days
(C) 8 days . (D) 4 days

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(A) 5 JbrrL.s;m (B) 6 JrirrL...s;m

(C) 8 JrirrL...~m (D) 4 ,!!)ITL...Sim

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90. Simplify : 4 - [6 - {12 - (10 - 8 + 6 )}]

(A)

(C)
4

6
•
Bi(!!i5®a; : 4 -(6 - {12 - (10 - 8 + 6)}]

(A) 4 (B) 2

(C) 6 (D) 8

91. 'Clerk' is related to 'office' with the same way as 'servant' is related to?
JM' House (B) Boss

(C) Master (D) Order

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QJrrir;>m15-i® G15rrLrr4Q>LUJ G6rrru Girmm?

(A) 615@ (B) G15rrW1ru QflfbruaJir

(D) L;>,,rr~

92. Find out the missing term in the series 42, 30, - - - - -., 12, 6.
(A) 18 J>J(' 20
(C) 19 (D) 21

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(A) 18 (B) 20

(C) 19 (D) 21

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93. One side of a rectangular field is 15 m and one of its diagonals is 17 m, then area of the field

• is
(A)
(C)
32 m2
2 m2
SJ!(
(D)
120 m 2
60 m 2

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UIJ'UU'1TQj

(A) 32 i!/- (B) 120 ill2

(C) 2 ill
2
(D) 60 r./;2 -----

94. In how many years will a sum of money double itself at 12% per annum?
(A) 4 year 2 months (B) 5 )'ear 6 months
% 8 year 4 months (D) 9 year 2 months

.
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46!i5r@a;Gilr

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(C) 8 46!i5r@ 4 LDrrp;ri.J&'1r (D) 9 46!i5r@ 2 LDrrp;ri.J&'1f

95. What sum of money will amount to Rs. 2, 704 in 2 years at 4% C.l.?
(A) Rs. 2,000 (B) Rs. 2,200
)Ii!!( Rs. 2, 500 (D) Rs. 1,800

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(A) ®· 2,000 (B) ® · 2,20~

(C) ®· 2,500 (D) ®· 1,800

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96. The number of bits that a computer can process at any one time is called - - - - -
size.

(A) Bit
•
(B) Byte

.¢' Word

(D) Sentence

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(A) tSIL.. (Bit)

(B) QluL.. (Byte)

(C) Qc!frrQ>

(D) QJnl

97. When NOTA option was introduced in elections?

(A) 2012

(B) 2013

~ 2014

(D) 2010

. (;~[r~GS)Q> c;1!>1TLLIT (NOTA) Qj)Ql!D c:'91JDl(Y>l5UU@;,~uuL..L. ~61iar@

(A) 2012

(B) 2013

(C) 2014

(D) 2010

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 98. The Western Ghats is known as Sahyadri which means
• (A) Ideal place (B) Holy hill
.Pf' Facing the sea (D) Worship place

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(C) B>LQla> ap>rr.$.$1 (D) ru~urn.'....@ fijQ>tD

99. Who visualized t he earth was a floating sphere on the sea?

(A) Roman s (B) Greeks
J/i?f"' Egyptians (D) Indians

. 100. Where was the first flood forecasting station was set up m India?
(A) Kolkatta (B) Chennai
(C) Bhuvaneswar ~Delhi

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(C) 4ruaQT'ifuQJfr (D) Qu,i>QS\

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