Subject : General Studies

(1) Which of the following Union Territories has highest sex ratio in 2011 India?
(A) Daman and Diu (B) Lakshadweep (C) Puducherry (D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(2) Choose the sentence below that is a correct description of scientific theory.
(A) Scientific theories in one discipline can influence theories in other disciplines. (B) Theories in one scientific
discipline do not affect theories in other disciplines. (C) New scientific theories are always original and do not connect to
those that came before. (D) Creativity and insight are not important parts of developing new scientific theories.

(3) What is the worldwide prevalence of obesity?

(A) 11 % (B) 13 % (C) 15 % (D) 39 %
(4) Which of the following challenges can be addressed by social innovations?
(A) One billion people live in extreme poverty (B) Millions of children dying from vaccine-preventable diseases (C)
Climate change (D) All the above

(5) Which of the following statements is NOT true with reference to the Total Fertility Rate (TFR)?
(A) The number of children born in the entire reproduction period of a woman is called the Total Fertility Rate of that
female (B) Bihar has the highest "Total Fertility Rate" of 3.3 among Indian state (C) The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of
West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Delhi is equal (D) In India Buddhism has the lowest "Total Fertility Rate".

(6) Which statement below correctly identifies the difference between laws and theories?
(A) Laws describe phenomena, while theories explain why phenomena exist. (B) Laws are a statement of fact, while
theories are a statement of opinion. (C) Laws explain why phenomena exist, while theories explain how. (D) Laws are a
prediction of phenomena, while theories are an explanation.

(7) In India, which days of the week are considered auspicious and inauspicious, respectively?
(A) Friday and Wednesday (B) Thursday and Saturday (C) Monday and Sunday (D) Tuesday and Friday
(8) Among the choices given below, which is the best reason that describes why a multinational company would engage
in social innovation:
(A) To raise their profits. (B) To meet both business and social goals in communities and/or markets. (C) To clean up
the environmental damage they have caused. (D) To appease stakeholders they have upset.

(9) Which one of the Social groups is vulnerable to poverty?

(A) Scheduled caste (B) Urban casual labour (C) Rural Agricultural households (D) All of the above.

(10) The low level of Literacy rate hinders the ___________ development of a country
(A) Industrial (B) Agricultural (C) Economic (D) none
(11) The current anti-poverty programme consists of two planks. They are:
(A) Socio-economic reasons and public distribution system (B) Promotion of economic growth and targeted anti-poverty
programme (C) Anti-poverty programme and public distribution system (D) None of the above
(12) Why do scientists develop a hypothesis before conducting research?
(A) It gives them direction on how to interpret the results of their research.
(B) It helps to predict outcomes and define
the parameters of the research. (C) Hypotheses give the researcher an outcome to shape their work around. (D)
Hypotheses help a researcher decide which observations to record and which to ignore.

(13) Which of the following is the nodal Ministry to identify BPL families in urban areas?
(A) Ministry of Economic Affairs (B) Ministry of Social Welfare (C) Ministry of Housing and Poverty Alleviation (D)
Ministry of Urban Development

(14) If an organisation charges a fee for its products or services then they cannot be considered a not-for-profit.
(A) True (B) False (C) (D)
(15) The First Five Year Plan was __________ oriented
(A) Industry (B) Technology (C) Agriculture (D) none

(16) What type of unemployment is found in India?

 (A) Structural Unemployment (B) Seasonal unemployment (C) Disguise unemployment (D) All of the above

(17) Why are scientific theories an important part of research and understanding?
(A) Scientific theories allow scientists to make predictions. (B) Scientific theories allow scientists to make assumptions.
(C) Scientific theories determine the work that future scientists can do. (D) Scientific theories determine the subjects that
scientists research.

(18) Rama Krishna Mission was founded by

(A) Swami Dayanand (B) Swami Vivekanand (C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (D) Guru Nanak Dev

(19) Complete the following sentence so that it is correct: Scientific theories are based on
(A) general assumptions of how systems work. (B) mathematical principles that can be proven true. (C) large
amounts of data collected over time. (D) observations from within only one scientific discipline.

(20) National Education Policy was introduced in ________

(A) 1968 (B) 1986 (C) 1996 (D) none
(21) As per 2011 census, the literacy rate among Indians?
(A) 67.04% (B) 68.04% (C) 71.04% (D) 74.04%
(22) Information and communication technology can greatly transform health outcomes in a number of ways. Which
examples below demonstrate this in a socially innovative manner?
(A) Rural health clinics are equipped with computers and printers for faster communication and diagnosis of illnesses
(B) Mobile SMS messages transmit important health data to and from health service providers (C) A new vaccine has
been developed that can prevent a neglected tropical disease (D) Choices (a) and (b) only
(23) Which of the following is not considered a social indicator of poverty?
(A) Less number of means of transport (B) Illiteracy level (C) Lack of access to health care (D) Lack of job
opportunities
(24) The 1968 national policy teacher education adopted by the Indian Government laid stress on the following aspects of
teacher’s education
(A) Adequate emoluments and academic freedom for teachers (B) Travel allowance and family pensions for teachers
(C) In-service training and correspondence education for teachers (D) Promotion and retirement facilities for teachers

(25) The topic method in education should be interpreted

(A) a method of development of the syllabus in a subject (B) a concentric approach of teaching the classroom (C) a
substitute for the project method of teaching (D) a method suited better for arts subjects as compared to science
subjects

(26) Which of the following applications or uses of ICTs are examples of social innovations?
(A) Twitter (B) Mobile apps for banking and other business tasks (C) Educational computer games (D) All of the
above

(27) Who are counted in the labor force of a country?

(A) The population of 18 to 60 years of age (B) The population of 15 to 65 years of age (C) The population of 18 to
65 years of age (D) Population of 21 to 62 years of age

(28) "Inequality and Poverty two similar aspects"

(A) True (B) False (C) Neither True nor False (D)

(29) What is the average calories required in rural areas for measuring poverty?
(A) 2400 calories per person per day (B) 2100 calories per person per day (C) 2800 calories per person per day (D)
None of these.

(30) World Literacy Day is celebrated on __________

(A) 8th September (B) 2nd October (C) 15th July (D) none

(31) Why Social Inequality exists in a society

(A) Wages and acceptance (B) Unequal opportunities and rewards for different classes of society (C) Equal
opportunities and rewards for different classes of society (D) Can't Say
(32) Consider the following statements and identify the right ones.
i. Poverty line is defined as the mid-point of monthly per capita expenditure class having a daily calorie intake of 2400
calorie per person in urban areas.
ii. In rural areas, it is 2100 calories a day
(A) I only (B) ii only (C) both (D) none
(33) Cyclical and frictional unemployment are found in __________?
(A) Less developed and developing countries both (B) Developing countries (C) Developed countries (D) Less
developed countries
(34) Kerala has tried to control poverty by:
(A) Investing in human resource (B) Investing in medical science (C) Investing in infrastructure (D) None of the above
(35) Who are considered as the poorest of the poor?
(A) Scheduled castes (B) Scheduled tribes (C) Disaster struck people (D) Women female, infants and old people.

(36) Which of the following is not a major reason for the lack of effectiveness of targeted anti-poverty programmes?
(A) Lack of proper implementation (B) Lack of right targeting (C) Overlapping of schemes (D) All the above.
(37) Which one of the social groups are vulnerable to poverty?
(A) Scheduled caste (B) Urban casual labour (C) Rural agricultural households (D) All the above
(38) What government can do to reduce social inequality
(A) Increase The minimum wage (B) Expand the earned income tax (C) Invest in education (D) Build assets for
working families

(39) Social innovations come from individuals, groups or organizations, and can take place:
(A) Only in the for-profit sector (B) Only in then not-for-profit sector (C) Only in the public sector (D) In all the
three sectors

(40) Which of the following is not a recommended type of data to inform whether a patient is diagnosed as malnourished:
(A) Gastrointestinal symptoms (B) Serum albumin level (C) Body mass index (D) Functional capacity
(41) Which of the following types of older adult patients should receive a malnutrition screening?
(A) All patients 65 years and older (B) All patients 65 years and older, excluding surgical patients (C) Patients 65
years and older at high risk of malnutrition (D) Patients 65 years and older with an malnutrition-related index admission

(42) Which of the following Union Territories has the lowest sex ratio in 2011?
(A) Daman and Diu (B) Chandigarh (C) Dadra and Nagar Haveli (D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(43) What is the main cause of poverty in India
(A) Population explosion (B) Low agricultural productivity (C) Under-employment (D) Lack of adequate resources

(44) Full form of NFWP is :

(A) National Federation for Work and Progress (B) National Forest for Wildlife Protection (C) National Food and Wheat
Processing (D) National Food for Work Programme

(45) Which one is not the major causes of income inequality in India?
(A) Unequal distribution of land (B) Lack of fertile land (C) Gap between rich and the poor (D) Increase in population
(46) Social goods are goods or services that benefit the largest number of people in the largest possible way. They are
often seen in various sectors including education, environment, health, arts and culture.
(A) true (B) false (C) (D)
(47) In today’s society school should give
(A) Ornamental base (B) Vocational base (C) Both a & b (D) None of the above

(48) Social enterprises are socially driven organizations that apply market-based strategies to achieve a social purpose,
often referred to as the triple bottom line. What does the "triple bottom line" stand for?
(A) People, planet, profit (B) Price, place, promotion (C) People, planet, price (D) Profit, expenses, donations
(49) Which communities are categorized as economically vulnerable groups in India?
 (A) Schedule caste (B) Agricultural labour household (C) Schedule tribes (D) All of the above.

(50) Effective presentation skills means:

(A) Making sure that my messages and materials are appropriate for the audience (B) Always using the most up-to-
date presentation software (C) Communicating your ideas clearly (D) Choices (a) and (c) only

(51) According to India's census 2011, how much is India's sex ratio?
(A) 940 (B) 930 (C) 943 (D) 935
(52) Which of the examples below are solutions to social challenges?
(A) Health education programs for preventing communicable diseases (B) Profitable livelihood generation programs
for the poor (C) Sustainable farming techniques (D) All of the above

(53) The following clinical findings can be used to make a formal diagnosis of malnutrition except:
(A) Insufficient food intake (B) Fluid accumulation (C) Loss of muscle mass (D) Presence of bed sores
(54) Which of the following is not considered as a social indicator of poverty?
(A) Less no. of means of transport (B) Illiteracy level (C) Lack of access to health care (D) Lack of job opportunities.

(55) How sex ratio is measured?

(A) According to the number of women on 100 men (B) According to the number of women on 1000 men (C)
According to the number of girls on 1000 boys (D) According to the number of men on 1000 women

(56) Poverty ratio in which of the following states is above the national average?
(A) West Bengal (B) Tamil Nadu (C) Andhra Pradesh (D) Karnataka
(57) If a person is ready to work at the prevailing wage rate in the market, but he is unable to find the work, then what
type of unemployment would it be called?
(A) Voluntary unemployment (B) Involuntary unemployment (C) Seasonal unemployment (D) None of the above

(58) The Indian State with highest literacy rate, according to 2011 census?
(A) Goa (B) Kerala (C) Mizoram (D) Tripura
(59) Which of the following is not included in the automatic exclusion as per the Saxena Committee?
(A) Families having two wheelers (B) Families having minimum one mechanized farm equipment (C) Income tax
payers (D) Families having a person who draws above 10000 rupees per month working in private organization

(60) What are the causes of social inequality?

(A) Poverty (B) Unequal distribution of resources (C) Uneven distribution of income (D) Gender biasness

(61) The opinion that “our aim should be to produce men who possess both culture and expect knowledge” given by
(A) Prof. A.H. Whitehead (B) Montessori (C) Froebel (D) All of the above
(62) What type of unemployment is found in developed countries?
(A) Involuntary unemployment (B) Voluntary unemployment (C) Structural unemployment (D) Disguised
Unemployment

(63) Which of the following diseases does obesity increase the risk of developing?
(A) Type 2 diabetes (B) Cancer (C) Cardiovascular disease (D) All of the options given are correct
(64) Which age group is included to calculate Child Sex Ratio?
(A) 1-6 years (B) 0-5 years (C) 0-6 years (D) 0- 6 months
(65) What is the right formula to know the unemployment rate?
(A) Total number of unemployed / total labour force X 100 (B) Total labour force / Total number of unemployed x 100
(C) Total number of unemployed / total labour force x 1000 (D) Total labour force / Total number of unemployed x 1000

(66) What are the conditions that a process or an outcome must comply to in order to be considered an innovation?
(A) Novelty / newness (B) Improvement (C) Global target (D) Choices (a) and (b) only
(67) Intellectual aim in education was emphasised in
(A) India (B) Greek (C) Sparta (D) Athenian
(68) What are the main causes of the obesity epidemic?
(A) Increased energy quantity/density and a more sedentary life-style (B) Decreased leisure time activity (C)
Changes in genetic profiles (D) None of the options given is correct

(69) Can Social Inequality affect the unity of our country

(A) Yes (B) No (C) Can't say (D)
(70) While speaking to a colleague, a scientist makes the following statement: "I propose that Bald Eagle eggs in northern
Maine will have thinner shells than those from birds in southern Alaska due to increased levels of pesticides in the water."
This statement is a
(A) theory (B) law (C) conclusion (D) hypothesis
(71) Who do not come under the category of urban poor?
(A) The casual workers (B) The unemployed (C) The shopkeepers (D) Rickshawpullers

(72) In which of the following countries did poverty actually rise from 1981-2001?
(A) Sub-Saharan Africa (B) India (C) China (D) Russia.
(73) According to 2011 census, the literacy rate among men in India?
(A) 82.14 (B) 84.14 (C) 85.14 (D) 86.14
(74) Scientific theories are always broad and cover many concepts.
(A) true (B) false (C) (D)
(75) According to 2011 census, the Union Territory of India with lowest literacy rate?
(A) Andaman & Nicobar Islands (B) Chandigarh (C) Dadra & Nagar Haveli (D) Puducherry
(76) If new computers are being installed in a company and some employees are fired from the job due to lack of
computer knowledge then what kind of unemployment will it be called?
(A) Disguised Unemployment (B) Structural unemployment (C) Hidden unemployment (D) Frictional
unemployment

(77) Which of the following is not a valid reason for the poverty alleviation programme in India?
(A) Lack of proper implementation (B) Lack of right targeting (C) Corruption at the highest level (D) Overlapping
of schemes.

(78) What is leptin resistance?

(A) Deficiency of leptin caused by a mutation in the leptin gene (B) Lack of leptin release from the adipose tissue (C)
High concentrations of leptin without reduction in energy intake (D) Low concentrations of leptin with increased energy
intake

(79) Infant mortality does not include:

(A) Early neonatal mortality (B) Perinatal mortality (C) Post neonatal mortality (D) Late neonatal mortality

(80) The Indian State with lowest literacy rate, according to 2011 census?
(A) Arunachal Pradesh (B) Bihar (C) Jharkhand (D) Rajasthan
(81) The statement by the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi that a new education would made so as to “Prepare Indians
for the 21st Century in the year
(A) 1990 (B) 1985 (C) 1987 (D) 1991

(82) Who advocated that India would be truly independent only when the poorest of its people become free of human
suffering?
(A) Mahatma Gandhi (B) Indira Gandhi (C) Jawahar Lai Nehru (D) Subhash Chandra Bose

(83) Which one of these is not a cause of poverty in India?

(A) Low level of economic development (B) Migration of people from rural to urban India (C) Income inequalities
(D) Unequal distribution of land.

(84) Scientific theories can be tested.

(A) true (B) false (C) (D)
(85) Which country of South-East Asia made rapid economic growth resulting in a significant decline in poverty?
(A) India (B) China (C) Nepal (D) Pakistan
(86) Which of the following is an indicator of poverty in India?
(A) Income level (B) Illiteracy level (C) Employment level (D) All of these
(87) According to World Bank, poverty is measured by
(A) People living below Rs. 100 per day (B) People living below 1$ per day (C) People living below Rs. 550 per month
(D) None of the above

(88) In social innovation, which element is most likely to come first?

(A) Develop the financial model (B) Understand the barriers to success (C) Identify the social challenge or problem
(D) Devise and validate a workable solution

(89) According to the latest data released by the NITI Aayog in 2016; What is the Infant Mortality Rate in India in 2016?
(A) 42 per 1000 live births (B) 34 per 1000 live births (C) 29 per 1000 live births (D) 54 per 1000 live births
(90) Which scheme was started in 1993 to create self-employment opportunities for educated unemployed youth in rural areas
and small towns?
(A) Prime Minister Rojgar Yojana (B) National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (C) Rural Employment Generation
Programme (D) Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana
(91) According to Census 2011, how much was the Total Fertility Rate (TFR) in India?
(A) 2.1 (B) 2.3 (C) 2.4 (D) 2.0
(92) A person born on the influence of Mars astrologically is considered lucky in India.
(A) True (B) False (C) (D)
(93) Among the following examples listed below, which organizational initiative is a social innovation?
(A) The Grameen Bank’s model of village and community based microfinancing, providing collateral-free loans to rural
and urban low-income borrowers (B) Government budgeting approaches that allow citizens to decide how public
monies are spent (C) Fair Trade labeling of products to ensure fair pricing, humane labor conditions, direct trade, and
environmental sustainability (D) All of the above

(94) According to 2011 census, the literacy rate among women in India?
(A) 65.46% (B) 66.46% (C) 67.46% (D) 62.46%
(95) Which among the following is the method to estimate the poverty line in India?
(A) Investment method (B) Capital method (C) Human method (D) Income method
(96) The Indian Union Territory in India with highest literacy rate, according to 2011 census?
(A) Andaman - Nicobar (B) Chandigarh (C) Lakshadweep (D) Puducherry
(97) What is the Maternal Mortality Rate?
(A) Women's death occurred before 9th month of pregnancy (B) The annual number of female deaths per 100,000
live births due to pregnancy. (C) The death of women occurred within 2 year of childbirth (D) None of the above

(98) What is the definition of overweight?

(A) BMI > 25 kg/m2 (B) BMI = 25 kg/m2 (C) BMI 25-29.9 kg/m
2
(D) BMI 25-30 kg/m
2

(99) What is the best definition of the term "theory," as it is used in science?
(A) A theory is a guess or hunch about something that has occurred in nature. (B) A theory is a comprehensive set of
ideas explaining a phenomenon in nature. (C) A theory is based on verifiable laws and can be proven true. (D) A
theory is a hypothesis that uses laws and observation to make an assumption.

(100) In which type of unemployment do the marginal productivity of the workers is zero?
(A) Disguised Unemployment (B) Involuntary unemployment (C) Seasonal unemployment (D) Structural
Unemployment

(101) In India, a way of warding off the 'evil eye' is by hanging a totem of which two things?vv
(A) rose and tulip (B) orange and apple (C) chili and lemon (D) pepper and turmeric
(102) Which of the following is not a valid reason for the poverty alleviation programme in India?
 (A) Lack of proper implementation (B) Lack of right targeting (C) Corruption at the highest level (D) Overlapping of
schemes
(103) Scientific theories do not change once they have been written down.
(A) true (B) false (C) (D)
(104) According to Census 2011, what is the correct descending order of sex ratio in states?
(A) Kerala> Tamil Nadu> Andhra Pradesh> Chhattisgarh (B) Kerala> Chhattisgarh> Andhra Pradesh> Madhya
Pradesh (C) Kerala> Andhra Pradesh> Chhattisgarh> Tamil Nadu (D) Kerala> Chhattisgarh> Bihar> Tamil Nadu

Answer Key
(01) C (02) A (03) B (04) D (05) D (06) A (07) B (08) B (09) A
(10) C (11) B (12) B (13) C (14) B (15) C (16) D (17) A (18) B
(19) C (20) A (21) D (22) D (23) A (24) A (25) C (26) D (27) B
(28) A (29) A (30) A (31) A (32) D (33) C (34) A (35) D (36) D
(37) D (38) A (39) D (40) B (41) A (42) A (43) A (44) D (45) B
(46) A (47) B (48) A (49) B (50) D (51) C (52) D (53) D (54) A
(55) B (56) A (57) B (58) B (59) A (60) A (61) A (62) B (63) D
(64) C (65) A (66) D (67) B (68) A (69) A (70) D (71) C (72) A
(73) A (74) B (75) C (76) D (77) B (78) C (79) B (80) B (81) B
(82) C (83) B (84) A (85) B (86) D (87) B (88) C (89) B (90) A
(91) C (92) B (93) D (94) A (95) D (96) C (97) B (98) C (99) B
(100) A (101) C (102) C (103) B (104) A