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PART-A
Synonyms 10. He gave me a counterfeit coin.
Directions: Each item in this section consists of a A. rare B. fake
sentence with an underlined word/words followed C. unmatured D. inferior
by four options. Select the option that is nearest Antonyms
in meaning to the underlined word/words and Directions: Each item in this section consists of
mark your response in your Answer Sheet a sentence with an underlined word I words
accordingly. followed by four options. Select the option that is
1. The discussion was wound up after a opposite in meaning to the underlined word I
long and fruitful exchange of views. words and mark your response in your Answer
A. Postponed Sheet accordingly.
B. Cut short 11. My mother has been working hard for
C. interrupted the last two weeks and she feels run
D. concluded down.
2. He was fully alive to the need for A. morbid B. energetic
making adjustments. C. exhausted D. emotional
A. concerned about 12. The President condemned the act of
B. worried about violence during the celebration of the
festival.
C. aware of
A. reason B. instigation
D. indifferent about
C. restraint D. sobriety
3. The police officer tried to intimidate 13. The students made generous contribution
the witness but in vain. to the flood relief fund.
A. inform A. niggard B. selfish
B. reward C. spendthrift D. indecent
C. frighten 14. He was just idle by temperament.
D. persuade A. employed B. occupied
4. We must adopt drastic measures to C. industrious D. happy
control population growth. 15. Most of the decisions taken by the officer
A. simple were unjust.
B. dramatic A. serious B. lenient
C. realistic C. correct D. imbecile
16. He is a loving father and takes great
D. severe
delight in his children.
5. He is extremely meticulous in his
A. revolt
approach.
B. dissatisfaction
A. simple C. enjoyment
B. careful D. disgust
C. fair 17. He was quite concerned about his son’s
D. reasonable career.
6. The experts’ minute examination brought A. unrelated
to light some important clues. B. indifferent
A. quick B. detailed C. dispassionate
C. superficial D. prolonged D. carefree
7. The decision of the Union Government to 18. They are confident of success.
repeal the Urban Land Ceiling Act has been A. imprudent B. impatient
welcome by all. C. diffident D. reluctant
A. suppress B. amend 19. We carried on the search for the missing
person.
C. cancel D. withhold
A. delayed
8. This is his maiden appearance on the
B. reconsidered
screen.
C. broke up
A. first B. last D. called off
C. girlish D. shy 20. This T.V. has many indigenous
9. At the end of the marathon everybody was components.
exhausted. A. Indian B. foreign
A. weakened B. honored C. unnatural D. genuine
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Selecting Words
Directions : In the following passage, at certain points you are given a choice of four words marked
A, B,C and D one of which fits the meaning of the passage. Choose the best word out of the four. Mark
the letter, viz., A, B,C and D, relating to this word on your Answer Sheet. Examples K and L have been
solved for you.
K L
The A. boy was in the school in Shimla. A. She was homesick.
B. horse B. It
C. dog C. Hc
D. cow D. Her
Explanation: Out of the list given in item K, only, 'boy' is the correct answer because usually, a boy,
and not a horse, a dog or a cow, attends school. So 'A' is to be marked on the Answer Sheet for item
K. A boy is usually referred to as 'he', so for item L , 'C' is the correct answer. Notice that to solve the
first item K you have to-read the rest of the sentence and then see what fits best.
Passage 21.
After this incident I went to Nainital, and returned after nearly a month. I had A. hardly
B. barely
C. merely
D. rarely
22. 23.
Taken A. out my clothes when I saw Gangu standing A. by
B. away B. near
C. off C. with
D. on D. at
24. 25.
A new baby. He was A. jumping with joy. Even Nanda A. could not have
B. bursting B. would
C. dancing C. should
D. singing D. ought
26. 27.
A. experimented such joy A. at getting Krishna.
B. shown B. in
C. felt C. on
D. heard D. into

28. 29.
His face had the same A. light that A. comes
B. glow B. appears
C. sense C. rises
D. hope D. shows
30.
on the face of a A. starved man after a full meal.
B. starving
C. hungry
D. satisfied
Ordering of words in a sentence
Directions: Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which
have been jumbled. These parts have been labelled P, Q, R and S. Given below each sentence are four
sequences namely A, B, C and D. You are required to re- arrange the jumbled parts of the sentence
and mark your response accordingly.
31. The spirit of man
Has slowly and painfully surmounted and his growing intelligence
P Q
All the obstacles that have come in his way has faced all kinds of dangers
R S
A. Q P S R
B. S Q P R
C. R P Q S
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32. After our school boys had won a well-contested hockey match
So that they might communicate the news of their victory to the headmaster
P
Who is a keen sportsman they came to school in high spirits
Q S
And takes a very lively interest in school games
S
A. Q P S R
B. S Q P R
C. R P Q S
D. P R Q S
33. Even a leisurely game like cricket
Demanding grace rather than strength
P
And over the rough tactics of the Australian team that visited England in 1921
Q
As we saw in the controversy over body-line bowling can cause much ill-will
R S
A. P S R Q
B. R S P Q
C. S R Q P
D. Q P R S
34. Scientists point out of sunspot activity that is an aftermath that
P Q
has now reached its peak of the eleven-year cycle
R S
A. R S P Q
B. P Q S R
C. Q R P S
D. Q S P R
35. As the ship streams from San Diego as walls of gray water from a distant storm in the north
P
Pacific making the greener among us miserable with sea sickness
Q
Rock and toss the ship those of us aboard have a personal demonstration of powerful
R S
ocean movement
A. P Q R S
B. S R P Q
C. S P R Q
D. Q S R P

Spotting Errors

Directions: Each item in this section has a sentence with three underlined parts labelled A,B and C.
Read each sentence to find out whether there is any error in any underlined part and indicate your
response in the Answer Sheet against the corresponding letter i.e., A or B or C. If you find no error,
your response should be indicated as D.
36. An electrical circuit is the complete
A. B.
traversed by electric current No error
C. D.
37. He waved us a by-by as he boarded the train
A. B.
Which disappeared into the tunnel No error
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38. There was great deal that had to be scrapped, that must be scrapped;
A.
But surely India could not have been what she undoubtedly was,
B.
And could not have continued a cultured existence for thousands of years.
C.
No error
D.
39. With regard to interior decoratin, it is the attention given to the less overt aspects of using
A.
Space that give it life, an identity, a quality that makes it exciting and
B. C.
unusaual. No error
D.
40. A small parcel of novels is better than none. No error
A. B. C. D.

Directions: Each of the following sentences A. down B. low

in this section has a blank space and four words C. short D. scarce
or group of words given after the sentence. 49. I saw her when she ws standing______
Select the word of group of words you consider the side of the old statue.
most appropriate for the blank space and A. by B. at
indicate your response on the Answer Sheet
C. in D. beyond
accordingly.
most appropriate for the blank space and 50. True friends never________their loved
indicate your response on the Answer Sheet ones in adversity.
accordingly. A. abuse B. criticize
41. He looks as if he _______weary. C. befool D. desert
A. is B. was PART-B
C. would be D. were
51. Which one of the following was set as a
42. My house is insured________theft and
target of average growth of GDP of
fire.
India over the plan period 2012-2017 by
A. for B. against
the Approach Paper to the Twelfth Five
C. in D. towards
Year Plan ?
43. The result of the prolonged discussion
was_______. A. 7 percent B. 8 percent
A. disappointment C. 9 percent D. 10 percen
B. disappointing 52. Which one of the following is not a
C. disappointed subject that has been devolved to the
D. to disappoint Panchayati Raj Institutions by the 11th
44. You are lucky______in the 20th century. Schedule of the Constitution of India ?
A. by being born A. Non-conventional energy
B. to have been born resources
C. for being born B. Roads
D. to have born
C. Higher education
45. Sita is true to_________.
A. word B. her words D. Libraries
C. the words D. words 53. Who among the following used the term
46. years________since I saw her last. Industrial Revolution for the first time in
A. have passed English to describe the changes that
B. had passed occun-ed in the British industrial
C. had been passing development between 1760 and 1820 ?
D. have been passing
A. Friedrich Engels
47. When he heard the terrible noise he
asked me what was ______on. B. Eric Hobsbawm
A. happening B. being C. Arnold Toynbee
C. getting D. going D. Georges Michelet
48. Could you lend me some money? I am
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54. Who among the following is the author of A. South-west Monsoon

the book ‘The Indian Struggle, 1920- B. Western Disturbances
1934? C. Retreating Monsoon
A. Maulana Abul Kalam D. Temperate Cyclone
B. Jayprakash Narayan 62. Which part of India has the Kalakot
C. Subhash Chandra Bose tertiary coal field?
D. Manabendra Nath Roy A. Brahmaputra river basin of
Assam
55. Which one of the following about the
B. Damodar river basin of
Swadeshi Campaign in 1896 is not con- Jharkhand and West Bengal
ect?
C. Himalayan mountain region
A. Its centre was Maharashtra D. Cardamom hills in Kerala
B. Its main participants were 63. Tendons through which muscles are
students connected to bones are tightly
C. It opposed the levy of tariff on compacted bundles of which one of the
imports following long fibrous protein ?
D. It publicly burnt foreign clothes A. Fibrin B. Collagen
56. Which one of the following associations C. Elastin D. Celluose
was founded in London by Dadabhai N 64. Which one of the following is the
aoroji in 1866? scientific name of the causal organism of
A. The Bengal British India elephantiasis ?
Society A. Ascaris lumbricoides
B. The East India Association B. Culex pipiens
C. The British Indian Association C. Wuchereria bancrofti
D. The Madras Native Association D. Fasciola hepatica
57. Mariana Trench is located in the 'ocean 65. Melanin is the natural pigment that gives
floor of colour to human skin, hair and the iris. It
provides protection against
A. Southern Atlantic Ocean
A. illtraviolet radiation
B. Western Pacific Ocean
B. Infrared radiation
C. Eastern Pacific Ocean
C. X-ray radiation
D. Northern Atlantic Ocean D. Short wave radio radiation
58. Taklamakan Desert is situated in
66. Intake of which one of the following
A. Western Asia
food components should be minimized
B. Southern fringe of Sahara in by patients having Gouty Arthritis due to
Africa elev ated serum uric acid level ?
C. South America A. Food fibres
D. Central Asia B. Nucleic acids
59. Rudraprayag is situated at the confluence C. Lipids
of revers Alaknanda and D. Carbohydrates
67. Which one of the following statements
A. Bhagirathi
about microbes is not correct?
B. Mandakini A. They are used in sewage treatment
C. Nandakini plants.
D. Dhauliganga B. They are used in industrial fermenters
60. Arrange the following Indian cities for the production of beverages.
according to their location from west to C. No antibiotic has been obtained from
east: any microbe.
1. Bilaspur 2. Jodhpur D. They are used to get many bioactive
3. Bhopal 4. Ranchi molecules for the treatment of
Select the correct answer using the code given diseases.
below: 68. Golden rice is a genetically-modified crop
plant where the incorporated gene is
A. 3-2-1-4 B. 2-3-1-4
meant for biosynthesis of
C. 4-1-2-3 d. 2-1-3-4
A. Omega-3 fatty acids
61. The Kashmir region receives additional
B. Vitamin A
amount of precipitation during the
C. Vitamin B
winter brought by
D. Vitamin C
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69. An object moves m a circular path with a 76. The mirrors used as rear-view mirrors in
constant speed. Which one of the following vehicles are
statements is correct? A. concave B. convex
A. The centripetal acceleration of the
C. cylindrical D. plane
"object is smaller for a gentle curve
(i.e.,curve of larger radius) than that 77. Which one of the following waves is used
for a sharp curve (i .e ., curve of for detecting forgery in currency notes?
smaller radius). A. Ultraviolet waves B. Infrared waves
B. The centripetal accel eration is greater C. Radio waves D. Microwaves
for a gentle curve than that for a sharp 78. The majority charge carriers in a p-type
curve.
semiconductor are
C. The centripetal acceleration is the
same for both, the gentle and sharp A. free electrons
curves. B. conduction electrons
D. The centripetal acceleration causes the C. ions
object to slow down. D. holes
70. The force acting on a particle of mass m 79. The ionization energy of hydrogen atom in
moving along the x-axis is given by
the ground state is
F ( x ) = Ax 2 − Bx . Which one of the
A. 13  6 MeV B. 13  6 eV
following is the potential energy of the
particle? C. 13  6 Joule D. Zero
A. 2Ax − B 80. When pure water boils vigorously, the
x2 bubbles that rise to the surface are
B. − (2 Ax − 3B ) composed primarily of
6 A. air
C. Ax 3 − Bx 2 B. hydrogen
D. Zero C. hydrogen and oxygen
71. The symbol of SI unit of inductance is H. It
D. water vapour
stands for
A. Holm B. Halogen 81. Which compound, when dissolved in water,
C. Henry D. Hertz conducts electricity and forms a basic
72. In a vacuum, a five-rupee coin, a feather of solution?
a sparrow bird and a mango are dropped A. HCl B. CH3COOH
simultaneously from the same height. The C. CH3OH D. NaOH
time taken by them to reach the bottom is
82. The principle use of hydrofluoric acid is
t1 , t2 and t3 respectively. In this situation, A. in etching glass
we will observe that B. as a bleaching agent
A. t1  t2  t3 B. t1  t3  t2 C. as an extremely strong oxidizing agent
C. t3  t1  t2 D. t1 = t2 = t3 D. in the preparation of strong organic
fluorine compounds
73. Electron emission from a metallic surface
83. The species that has the same number of
by application of light is known as
35
A. Thermionic emission electrons as 17 Cl is
B. Photoelectric emission
C. High field emission A.
32
16 S B.
34
16 S+
D. Autoelectronic emission
74. How long does light take to reach the Earth C.
40
18 Ar + D.
35
16 S 2−
from the Sun? 84. The compound C6H12O4 contains
A. About 4 minutes
A. 22 atoms per mole
B. About 8 minutes
C. About 24 minutes B. twice the mass percent of H as
D. About 24 hours compared to the mass percent of C
75. Radioactivity is measured by C. six times the mass percent of C as
A. GM Counter B. Polarimeter compared to the mass percent of H
C. Calorimeter D. Colorimeter D. thrice the mass percent of H as
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85. The proposition ‘equal volumes of different 92. Who among the following is the winner of
gases contain equal numbers of molecules the Singapore Open superseries Badminton
at the same temperature and pressure’ is Men’s Singles title 2017?
known as
A. kidambi Srikanth
A. Avogadro’s hypothesis
B. Lin Dan
B. Gay-Lussac’s hypothesis
C. Planck’s hypothesis C. B. Sai Praneeth
D. Kirchhoff’s theory D. Kento Momota
86. Which one of the following statements 93. koradi Thermal Power Station is located in
about the Ilbert Bill is correct?
A. Nagpu B. Raipur
A. It proposed that the Indian magistrates
would try Europeans in criminal cases. C. Mumbai D. Secunderabad
B. It allowed Indians to file criminal cases 94. Which one of the following is the theme of
against Europeans. the I nternational Day for Monuments and
C. It authorized Indian ICS officers to try Sites (World Heritage Day) 2017 ?
Europeans in courts. A. The Heritage of sport
D. It was an agitation led by Ilbert in B. Cultural Heritage and Sustainable
support of the nationalists.
Tourism
87. Who among the following can attend the
meetings of both Houses of Parliament C. Past and Present Heritage
while not being a member of either House? D. Heritage and Science
A. The Solicitor General of India 95. In April 2017, USA dropped MOAB
B. The Vice-President of India (Massive Ordnance Air Blast popularly
C. The Comptroller and Auditor General of known as the Mother of Al l Bombs) in the
India suspected hideouts of mil itants in which
D. The Attorney General of India one of the fo llowing countries ?
88. Who among the following was believed to A. Iran B. Syria
be a leader of the Sanyasis and Fakirs
conspiring against the British in 1857? C. Afghanistan C. Somalia
A. Mangal Pandey 96. Who among the following is the Chairman
B. Bahadur Shah II of the Interdisciplinary Committee
C. Queen Zeenat Mahal constituted recently by the Govemmen t of
D. Nana Sahib India to examine framework for virtu al
89. Who among the following was the founder currencies ?
of the Avadh Kingdom in the 18th century? A. Secretary, Department of Financial
A. Murshid Quli Khan Services
B. Saadat Khan B. Special Secretary, Department of
C. Alivardi Khan Revenue
D. Sarfaraz Khan C. Special Secretary, Department of
90. Who among the following was the founder Economic Affairs
of the Young Bengal Movement? D. Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank
A. Henry Vivian Derozio of India
B. David Hare
97. SAMPADA scheme is being implemented by
C. Dwarkanath Tagore
the Ministry of
D. Prasanna Kumar Tagore
A. Finance
91. Which one of the following statements
about the Quit India Movement is not B. Housing and Urban Affairs
correct ? C. Food Processing Industries
A. It broke out in August 1942 . D. Earth Sciences
B. Ahmedabad Textile Mills went on 98. The shortest day length that occurs in the
Northern hemisphere is on
Strike for more than three months.
A. 21st March
C. Muslim League and Hindu Mahasabha
B. 23rd September
actively participated in the movement.
C. 22nd November
D. Communist Party did not support the
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99. The Indian Railways have gone in for 105. Which one of the following microbes causes
qualitative improvements since acidification and curding of milk?
independence Which of the following have A. Lactic Acid Bacillus
taken place in recent years? B. Clostridium botulinum
1. Gauge conversion C. Vibrio cholerae
2. Track electrification D. Saccharomyces cerevisiae
3. Automatic signals
106. Who among the following shared the Nobel
Select the correct answer using the codes
Prize in 1962 along with Francis Crick and
given below :
James Watson for their discoveries
A. 1 and 2 only
concerning the molecular structure of
B. 2 and 3 only
nucleic acids?
C. 1 and 3 only
A. Erwin Chargaff
D. 1,2 and 3
B. Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins
100. In India, maximum amount of r a in fall is
received from C. Rosalind Franklin
A. Western Disturbances D. Phoebus Levene
B. North-east Monsoon 107. Water boils at a lower temperature at high
C. South-west Monsoon altitudes, because
D. Retreating monsoon A. the aur pressure is less
101. Which set of the following biosphere B. outside temperature is less
reserves in India is included in the World C. latent heat is less
Network of Biosphere Reserves? D. None of the above
A. Gulf of Mannar, Nokrek, Panchmarhi 108. Concave mirror is used in headlights of
and Simlipal vehicles, because it
B. Gulf of Mannar, Kanchanjunga, Nokrek A. focuses light from the bulb onto
and Seshachalam nearby vehicles
C. Nilgiri, Nokrek, Panchmarhi and
B. sends parallel rays
Panna
C. fits well into the shape of the headlight
D. Nilgiri, Nokrek, Panchmarhi and
D. is cheaper than other mirrors
Seshachalam
102. Which of the fo llowing statements about 109. If some object is weighed when submerged
magnetite ore of iron is/are correct ? in water, what will happen to its weight in
1. It is known as black ore. air ?
2. It contains 60% to 70% of pure A. Increase
iron. B. Decrease
3. It possesses magnetic properties. C. Remain exactly the same
Select the correct answer using the codes D. Increase or decrease cannot be
given below : predicted
A. 1 only 110. Light year is a measure of
B. 2 and 3 only A. time
C. 1 and 3 only B. distance
D. 1,2 and 3 C. total amount of light falling on the
103. Which one of the following vitamins has a Earth in a year
role in blood because
D. average intensity of light falling on the
A. the air pressure is less
Earth in a year
B. outside temperature is less
111. Which one of the following statements
C. latent heat is less
about a satellite orbiting around the Earth
D. None of the above
is correct
104. The term "Probiotic" is applied to
A. Satellite is kept in orbit by remote
A. Organic food
control from ground station.
B. Antacid
C. Antibiotic B. Satellite is kept in orbit by retro-rocket
D. Live microbial food supplement and solar energy keeps it moving
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C. Satellite reqmres energy from solar A. Calcium carbonate

panels and solid fuels for orbiting. B. Calcium bicarbonate
D. Satellite does not require any energy C. Sodium carbonate
for orbiting.
D. Sodium bicarbonate
112. Which one of the following statements
120. Why is potassium permanganate used for
about energy is correct?
purifying drinking water?
A. Energy can be created as well as
A. It kills germs
destroyed.
B. Energy can be created but not B. It dissolves the impurities
destroyed. C. It is a reducing agent
C. Energy can neither be created nor D. It is an oxidizing agent
destroyed. 121. Consider the following movements:
D. Energy cannot be created but can 1. Moplah Rebellion
be destroyed. 2. Bardoli Satyagraha
113. Step-up transformers are used for
3. Champaran Satyagraha
A. increasing electrical power'
4. Salt Satyagraha
B. decreasing electrical power
Which one of the following is the correct
C. decreasing voltage
Chronological order of the above in
D. increasing voltage
ascending order?
114. Which one among the following waves
A. 1-3-4-2 B. 3-1-2-4
carries the maximum energy per photon?
C. 2-3-1-4 D. 4-2-1-3
A. X-rays B. Radio waves
C. Light waves D. Microwaves 122. Which one of the following travelogues has
115. How much CO2 is produced on heating of 1 given an insight on the reign of Muhammad
kg of carbon? Bin Tughlaq?

11 3 A. Ibn Battuta’s Rihla

A. kg B.
3 11 B. Francois berneir’s Travels in the
Mogul Empire
4 3
C. kg D. kg C. Niccolao Manucci’s Storia do Mogor
3 4 D. Tavernier’s Travels in India
116. Zinc is used to protect iron from corrosion
123. Which one of the following was not a
because zinc is
chishti Sufi saint?
A. more electropositive than iron
B. cheaper than iron A. Khwaja Moinuddin
C. a bluish white metal B. Baba Fariduddin Ganj-i-Shakar
D. a good conductor of heat and electricity C. Nizamuddin Auliya
117. Which one of the following gases is placed D. Shaika Bahauddin Zakariya
second in respect of abundance in the
Earth’s atmosphere? 124. In April 2017, India celebrated 100 years
of Mahatma Gandhi’s
A. Oxygen
B. Hydrogen A. Satyagraha in Kheda
C. Nitrogen B. Dandi March
D. Carbon dioxide C. Satyagraha in Champaran
118. Which one of the following is a chemical
D. Return from South Africa
change?
125. A rainbow is produced due to which one of
A. Cutting of hair
the following phenomena?
B. Graying of hair naturally
A. Dispersion of light
C. Swelling of resin in water
B. Interference of light
D. Cutting of fruit
119. Which one among the following chemicals C. Diffraction of light
is used as washing soda? D. Scattering of light by atmospheric dust
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126. Bats detect obstacles in their path by 132. Which one of the following is the theme of
receiving the reflected the World Health Day, 2017 celebrated by
A. Infrasonic waves the World Health Organization?
B. Ultrasonic waves A. Diabetes
C. Radio waves B. Food Safety
D. Microwaves C. Depression: Let's Talk
127. The statement that ‘heat cannot flow by D. Ageing and Health
itself from a body at a lower temperature 133. Which one of the following Ministries has
to a body at a higher temperature’, is launched a new programme on
known as Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems
A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics (ICPS) to foster and promote R&D?
B. First law of thermodynamics A. Ministry of Earth Science
C. Second law of thermodynamics B. Ministry of Science and Technology
D. Third law of thermodynamics
C. Ministry of Information and
128. Which one of the following waves does not Broadcasting
belong to the category of the other three?
D. Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
A. X-rays B. Microwaves
134. Consider the following statements about
C. Radio waves D. Sound waves
the Nagara style oftemple architecture
129. Which one of the following statements is
1. This style of temples are commonly
not correct?
found in the areas between Himalayas
A. Human eye is a refracting system
and Vindhyas.
containing a diverging lens.
2. The most striking feature of this style
B. The retina of the human eye contains
is its pyramidal shikhara
millions of light sensitive cells, called
rods and cones, which convert the light Which of the statements given above is/are
into electrical messages. correct?
C. Every image that is focused on the A. 1 only
retina is upside down. B. 2 only
D. We need both eyes to judge the C. Both 1 and 2
relative positions of objects accurately. D. Neither 1 nor 2
130. Which one of the following statements is 135. Ashoka's connection with Buddhism is
not correct? evident from which one of the following
A. Ultrasonic waves cannot get reflected, edicts?
refracted or absorbed. A. Major Rock Edict 13
B. Ultrasonic waves are used to detect B. Rock Edict 6
the presence of defects like cracks,
C. Minor Rock Edict 1
porosity, etc. in the internal structure of
common structure materials. D. xaPillar Edict 4
C. Ultrasonic waves can be used for 136. The cabinet Mission Plan for India
making holes in very hard materials envisaged a
like diamond. A. Federation
D. Ultrasonic waves cannot travel B. Confederation
through vacuum. C. unitary from of Government
131. According to the Travel and Tourism D. Union of States
Competitiveness Index (TTCI) 2017 137. The creation of the institution of Lokpal
released by the World Economic Forum, was first recommended by
among the 136 economies across the
A. Law Commission
world, India ranked
B. Santhanam Committee
A. 50th B. 40th
C. Shah Commission
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138. Which one of the following is a cause of A. Maharashtra

acid rains? B. Chhattisgarh
A. Ozone C. Madhya Pradesh
B. Ammonia D. Andhra Pradesh
C. Sulphur dioxide 145. Which one of the following is not an
D. Carbon monoxide igneous rock?
139. The desirable range of pH for drinking A. Gabbro B. Granite
water is C. Dolomite D. Basalt
A. 6.5 to 8.5 B. 5.0 to 6.5 146. The Coriolis effect is the result of
C. 6.5 to 7.0 D. 7.0 to 8.5 A. Pressure gradient
140. Consider the following reaction: B. Earth’s axis of inclination
C. Earth’s rotation
D. Earth’s revolution
Which of the following about the reaction
147. Where is Mekong Delta located?
given above is/are correct?
A. Thailand B. Cambodia
1. Carbon is oxidezed
C. Myanmar D. Vietnam
2. Hydrogen is oxidized
148. Which one of the following pairs of rivers
3. Hydrogen is reduced
and tributaries in not correctly matched?
4. Carbon is reduced
A. Godavari : Indravati
Select the correct answer using the code
B. Ganga : Penganga
given below:
C. Krishna : Bhima
A. 1 only
D. Luni : Sukri
B. 1 and 2 only
149. Consider the following characteristics of a
C. 2 and 3 only
tropical cyclone:
D. 2 and 4 only
1. A warm sea temperature of > 26C
141. Sunrise in eastern Arunachal Pradesh
2. High relative humidity of atmosphere
would be about how many hours before the
at a height of > 700 m
sunrise in western Gujarat?
3. Atmospheric instability
A. One hour
The above mentioned characteristics are
B. Two hours
associated with which one of the following
C. Three hours
cycles of its development?
D. Four hours
A. Formulation and initial stage
142. Consider the following States of India in
B. Modification stage
terms of percentage of forest area in
C. Full maturity
relation to the total area of the State:
D. Decay
1. Karnataka
150. In the Mesopotamian records, which one of
2. Odisha
the following terms was used for the Indus
3. Kerala
Valley (Harappans)?
4. Andhra Pradesh
A. Dilmun B. Meluha
Which one of the following is the correct
C. Magan D. Failaka
descending order?
A. 1-2-4-3 B. 3-1-2-4
C. 3-2-1-4 D. 2-3-1-4
143. Which one of the following States in India
has the longest coastline?
A. Odisha
B. Tamil Nadu
C. Karnataka
D. West Bengal
144. Which one of the following States in India
has the largest area under forest cover?

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