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CDS 1 General Knowledge 2016 PDF
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CDS Exam(I):2016 GENERAL KNOWLEDGE A
(Time Allowed: Two Hours) (Maximum Marks: 100]
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1. Which one of the following is considered 5. Consider the following map of India :
as 'good cholesterol' with reference to
individuals facing the risk of cardio-vascular
diseases and hypertension ?
(a) High Density Lipoprotein (HDL)
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g-?
(b) Cf111 d"tTf
(a)
d"tTf Cfi t\ Ml dl 'g I
(b)
(c) \3vild ( cnRt d"tTf
(c)
(d)
(d)
19. fcRrcf; 'g ?
(a) ffi li '1
(b) 25. A Fck lfli.fl (<ffi cfi
lt CfiTlf Cfi\'dT g- ?
(c) "CfiTft
(d) (a) fck 1fli1 A
(b) B
20. A fflRctd 'fiT, m (c) D
3lTl1fl1 cf; Slll1 lt,
(d) K
(a)
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(b)
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2
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(b) 3fg
. (c) (d) Zn2+ awA)
(d) 31's 27. 1R
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1. 2. llllfl cTlll 'qffif 'fiT
2. DNA 'fiT AlSCfi ltt'i om m, 3iclcFRCfil,
3. RNA ttfhiR1d
4. 'fiT
Wr m Cf1{ w (a) m1
(a) (b) m2
(b) (c)
(c) (d) 1m1,1tT2
(d)
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28. The Mahatma Gandhi National Marine Park 33. Norman Borlaug won Nobel Peace Prize for
is located in : his contributions in :
(a) Pirotan 1. development of high-yielding crops.
(b) Rameswaram 2. moderni z ation of irrigation
(c) Ganga Sagar Island infrastructure .
(d) Port Blair 3. introduction of synthetic fertilizers and
pesticides.
29. Which of the following statements is I are SClect the correct answer using the code
correct ? given below:
1. The earth is nearest to the Sun at (a) 1 only
Perihelion, which generally occurs on (b) 2 only
January 3 (c) 2 and 3 only
2. The earth is farthest away from the Sun (d) 1, 2 and 3
at Perihelion, which generally occurs
on July 4 34. A myopic person has a power of - 1.25
3. The earth is farthest away from the Sun Dioptre. What is the focal length and nature
at Aphelion, which generally occurs on of his lens?
July 4 (a) 50 em and convex lens
4. T he earth is nearest to the Sun at (b) 80 em and convex lens
Aphelion, which generally occurs on (c) 50 em and concave lens
January 3
(d) 80 em and concave lens
Select the correct answer using the code
given below : 35. A piece of ice, 100 gin mass is kept at 0 C.
(a) 1 only The amount of heat it requires to melt at
0 C is (take latent heat of melting of ice to
(b) 2 and 4
be 333.6 J/g):
(c) 1 and 3
(a) 750.6 J
(d) 1 and 2
(b) 83.4J
30. Which one of the following islands is of (c) 33360 J
volcanic origin ? (d) 3.336 J
(a) Reunion island 36. Which one of the following hormones
(b) Andaman & Nicobar islands contains peptide chain?
(c) Lakshadweep islands (a) Oxytocin
(d) Maldives (b) Corticotropin
(c) Insulin
31. Glucose is a source of energy. Which one
of the following types of molecule is (d) Cortisone
Glucose? 37. Which one of the following is an example
(a) Carbohydrate of chemical change ?
(b) Protein (a) Burning of paper
(c) Fat (b) Magnetization of soft iron
(d) Nucleic acid (c) Dissolution of cane sugar in water
(d) Preparation of ice cubes from water
32. The living content of cell IS called
protoplasm. It is composed of: 3 8. Which one of the following is the cause of
(a) Cytoplasm only long-term sea-level change?
(b) Cytoplasm and nucleoplasm (a) Atmospheric disturbance
(c) Nucleoplasm only (b) Change jn marine water density
(d) Cytoplasm, nucleoplasm and other (c) Melting of icebergs
organelles (d) Melting of ice sheets
8 (Contd.)
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(a) flR'rc1 fu ?
(b) Fl 1. \311\if CITft'r 91T I
2.
(c) Jjlll(>lll l{ fu
3. 91T 1
(d)
if (a)
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1.
PI'PC:dl1
(c) 23ltt3
(d) 1,2 3fR 3
2. (11111 r:tl a : 4 'fiT m crr?t- <14 ..n :q 'IT
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4.
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43. Which one of the following statements as supply base and transit camp
about bar magnet is correct ? 3. The Maitri station IS manned
(a) The pole strength of the north-pole of the for scientific
a bar magnet is larger than that of the activities
south-pofe
Select the correct answer using the code
(b) When a piece of bar magnet is bi.sected given below :
perpendicular to its axis, the north and
south poles get separated (a) I only l
(c) When a piece of bar ma_gnet is bisected (b) 2 and 3 only k
perpendicular to its axis, two new bar (c) 1 and 2 only
magnets are formed
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) )be polt?S of a bar are unequal
m magmtude and opposite m nature
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(a)
I. (b) m=cr
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3. )il1.ffl {)
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cpl 3lR
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2-4-3-1
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4-2-3-1
3-1-2-4
u
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(a) 3ltt cf1 \JfC1
(d) fcRfT m=cr cfi tW1fUJ3IT efT
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m-nt
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2.
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3.
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48. The synthetic rubber has replaced natural 52. Which of the followin g. is I are
rubber for domestic and industrial purposes. Constitutional Body I Bodies ?
Which one of the fo llowing is the main 1. National Commission for Scheduled
reason behind that ? . Tribes
(a) Natural rubber is unable to meet the 2. National Commission for Women
growing demand of different industries 3. National Commission for Minorities
(b) Natural rubber is grown in tropical 4. National Human Rights Commission
countries only Select the correct answer using the code
given below :
(c) Raw material for synthetic rubber is (a) 1 only
easily available
. (b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) Natural rubber is not durable (c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3and4
49. A person rings a metallic bell near a strong
co ncrete wall. He hea rs t he echo after 53. Which ofthe following statements relating
0.3 s. If the sound moves with a speed of to the Bandung Conference on Afro-Asian
340 m/s, how far is the wall from him? ' Resurgence (1955) are correct?
(a) 102 m 1. Bandung Conference was organized by
Indonesia, Myanmar (Burma), Ceylon
(b) I I m (Sri Lanka), India, and Pakistan in
(c) 51 m which 29 countries representing more
(d) 30m than half of the world 's population sent
delegates
50. Arrange the following popular hill stations 2. The Conference reflected the five
o f India in terms of their height (from sponsors' di ssatisfaction with what
they regarded as a reluctance by the
highest to the lowest) from the mean sea Western powers to consult with them
level : on decisions affecting Asia
1. Mussoorie 3. The Conference was concerned over
2. Shimla tension between the People's Republic
3. Ooty of China and the United States
Select the correct answer using the ,code
4. Darj eeling given below :
Select the correct answer using the code (a) 1 and 2 only
given below : (b) 2 and 3 only
(a) 3-2-4-1 (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3-1-4-2
(c) 2-3 -4-1 54. Who among the following archaeologists
was the first to identify similarities between
(d) 2-4-1 -3 a pre-Harappan culture and the mature
Harappan culture ?
51. Consider the following statements :
(a) Amalananda Ghosh
1. In Hind Swaraj, Mahatma Gandhi (b) Rakhaldas Banerji
formulates a conception of good life
for the individual as well as the society (c) Day a Ram Sahni
(d) Sir John Marshall
2. Hind Swaraj was the outcome of the
experience of Gandhi 's prolonged 55. Which one of the following is the common
struggle against Colonial Raj in India element between the Kailasanatha Temple
Which of the statements given above is I at Ellora and the Shore Temple at
Mamallapuram ?
are correct ?
(a) Both are examples of Nagara
(a) I only architecture
(b) 2 only (b) Both are carved out from solid rocks
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) Both are Gupta period temples
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) Both were built under the patronage of
Pallava Kings
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;f 'fiT m B fW:rr 1 1fu)
f.is..d Cflr{UT 1. 31 "1 'i "11 Rt 3lflfm
(a) mn *r 2. 3lflfm
ll1lT *r m 3l!ffl1 3. 3lflfm
(b) m JISOICfiR:<#UP:f 4.
\ifTill 'fiT m "Cfi"{ "\.i\'R :
(c) cfi l1TC1" 31"ffiRT (a) m 1
(b) m 1,3afR4
(d) -.:rtff -mw (c) m 3 afr\ 4
(d) 1, 2, 33Th: 4
49. <tiT{ crrfcffi *r *w 53.
I <'$" 0.3
340 rnls *r 'qTC1" 1fl=R (1955)
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(a) 102m
1.
'qffif afR 41r41il 'i
(b) 11m
fcFrn rrm 21r, fcffc:f 311UT *r
(c) 51 m
(d) 30m
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2. ?iB" B Ul C1 'i ;f -cfRn "1 eN cfi ?iB"
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b 2 and 3 only
f:T"J
(b) Russia
(c) Kazakhstan
c 1 only
(d) Uzbekistan d 1, 2 and 3
14 (Contd.)
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56. til?tCfl<'l l 60. BRICS %f "tf{ fmR BUl<11
fcf;m 1T'IT ? '
1. (a) 'ITIf (2012)
2. m31'h <lfl1Pt4i (b) (2013)
(c) (2014)
3. (d) (2015)
4. 61.
'fctiirr
(a) lJTlfiuT cp'T I
(a) 1,2alR3 (b)
(b) 2, 3 aliT 4 fR. (MUDRA) cp'T I
(c)
(c) m 3 afR4
(d) aTI<illfi'JCfl cp'T I
(d) m 4
62. f1s:1R9R9a Cfi?.:Al "tf{ :
57. cp'T T 1. 'ITIf 4Rl cp)l *( * Cfl1
Cf1T m afR afR cp'T e m m1ft
<1R cp'T 2. cp) 3l"lR Cfll11'<11 * CflT
(a) (1969-74) 3l"lR * m Cf'i"\11
3TR 314-;ft 'IT
(b) (1974-79)
(c) (1980-85)
3ll1-ft tRR 3l'R
Cf1T sk1 1m *rnft WfiCIT
3.
Cffli
*
Cffli
tT SliJOllfrriCfl1=!T1T VfTdT
Cf1T 0\lllll {)
(b)
cp'T c-Cl (ult) 1 G\ {NAIRU) "tf{ (c) if Cf1T Cfl+1 m
"\l1TdT i * fm; fflCfl41 (1 CflT Cf'i"\11
(d) * P1Cfll(11 1
cp'T rnft il
59.
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.
m
3. M Clfcffi Cf1T 1cf\i1f1 Cfl 'fG
(a) UROT 1tt
-{)Cfl-;n m
(b) 1'TirCfiC CflTwWT
(c) I\.9 "111 (a) m 1 -:l
(b) m 2afR3
(d)
(c) m 1
(d) 1,2aTR3
15 (Contd.)
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65. Which one among the following was not 69. The first summit of the Forum for India-
an attribute of Samudragupta described in Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) was
Prayag P.rashasti? held in:
(a) Sharp and polished intellect (a) Jaipur
(b) Suva
(b) Accomplished sculptor
(c) New Delhi
(c) Fine musical performances (d) Port Moresby
(d) Poetical talent of a genius 70. Which one of the following island nations
went for Parliamentary elections in the
66. Kamandaka's Nilisara is a contribution to : month of August 2015 '!
(a) Logic and Philosophy (a) Maldives
(b) Mathematics (b) Fiji
(c) Political morality (c) Sri Lanka
(d) Singapore
(d) Grammar
71. Which one of the following nations has faced
. 67. The Lilavati ofBhaskara is a standard text severe economic crisis m the year 2015
resulting in default in repayment of IMF
on: loan?
(a) Mathematics (a) China
(b) Surgery (b) Greece
(c) Poetics (c) Ireland
(d) Linguistics (d) Belgium
72. Who among the following Prime Ministers
68. Which of the following statement(s) are true of India were defeated by a vote of No
with respect to the concept of Confidence ?
' EFFICIENCY ' as used in mainstream 1. Morarji Desai
economics? 2. Viswanath Pratap Singh
1. Efficiency occurs when no possible 3. H.D. Deve Gowda
reorganisation of production can make 4. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
anyone better off without making Select the correct answer using the code
someone else worse off given below :
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2. An economy is clearly inefficient if it
(b) I, 2 and 3 only
is inside the Production Possibility
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only
Frontier (PPF)
(d) I and 4 only
3. At a minimum, an efficient economy
is on its Production Possibility Frontier 73. Which of the following statements regarding
(PPF) Rajya Sabha is I are correct ?
1. The maximum permissible strength of
4. The terms such as 'Pareto Efficiency', Rajya Sabha is 250
' Pareto Optimality' and 'Allocative 2. In Rajya Sabha, 238 members are
Efficiency' are all essentially one and elected indirectly from the States and
the same which denote 'efficiency in Union Territories
resource allocation' 3. It shares legislative powers equally with
Lok Sabha in matters such as creation
Select the correct answer using the code of All India Services
given below: Select the correct answer using the code
(a) I and 4 only given below :
(b) 1 and 3 only (a) I and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1 only
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65. Pt+'iffiR<ld 'm rmfffr' 69. ifltr (FIPIC) CfiT w:P1
qfUfu tl CfiT m ? fmcR tl d) <1 'i ;3IT ?
(a) -aleur 3TR (a)
(b) (b)
(c)
(c)
(d)
(d)
70. 3f1ffif 2015 cf; 1ffif PP='i ff!Rcld fcfitr
66. cf; I;f)fdm <I cpf iMGR fcRr :q ? iftq Plqf:q'i ?
(a) 3TR (a)
(b)
(b)
(c) {1\ll llfdCfi fdCfid I
(d) &IICfi {01
" (c)
(d)
2.
lft '\l1T 'ffi:rru-1" AAUR Glffirr 1
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3.
cf; '{"l"l1'R ''4' FcnMT
(a) m I 3ltt4
cpf
(b) m 1 atR3 (a) m 1 3ltt2
(c) 23ltt3 (b) 1, 2afR3
(d) 1, 2, 3 3fR 4 (c) m 2atR3
(d) m 1
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74. Which of the following statements relating 78. Which of the following is I are the
to the office of the President of India are example(s) ofTransfer Payment(s) ?
correct? 1. Unemployment Allowance
1. The President has the power to grant 2. Payment of Salary
pardon to a criminal in special cases 3. Social Security Payments
2. The President can promulgate 4. Old age Pension
ordinances
. . . even when the Parliament Select the correct answer using the code
1s m sessiOn
given below :
3. The President can dissolve the Rajya
Sabha during emergency (a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
4. The President has the power to
nominate two members in the Lok (c) 1,3and4only
Sabha from the Anglo Indian (d) None of the above
community
79. The Erawan shrine, which witnessed a major
Select the correct answer using the code bomb blast in August 2015, is located at :
given below :
(a) Singapore
(a) 1 and 2 (b) Bangkok
(b) 1 and 4 only (c) Kuala Lumpur
(c) 3 and 4 only (d) Kabul
(d) 1, 3 and 4
80. Who among the following is the first Indian
75. The followers of Gorakhnath were called : sportsperson to reach the finals in the World
(a) Jogis Badminton Championship (Women) in 2015 ?
(b) Nath-Panthis (a) Jwala Gutta
(c) Tantriks (b) Saina N ehwal
(d) Sanyasis (c) P.V. Sindhu
76. What were the 12 states of the Sikh (d) Madhumita Bisht
confederacy called ?
81. Which one of the following Articles I
(a) Misl
Schedules in the Constitution oflndia deals
(b) Gurmata with Autonomous District Councils ?
(c) Sardari (a) Eighth Schedule
(d) Rakhi (b) Article 370
77. Which of the statements given below is I (c) Sixth Schedule
are correct ? (d) Article 250
1. The ideal of a common civil code is
set forth in Article 44 of the 82. Which of the following statements with
Constitution of India regard to UID I Aadhar Card are correct?
2. In certain respects, the High Courts in 1. It is a 12 digit unique form of
India have been given more extensive identification for all residents of India
powers than the Supreme Court 2. It is an identity number along with the
3. The Supreme Court oflndia, the first biometric information of the
fully independent Court for the individuals
country, was set up under the 3. It is a national identity and citizenship card
Constitution of India in 1950
Select the correct answer using the code
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
given below :
(a) 2 and 3 only
(a) 1,2and3
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
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..
85. Which one among the following statements 89. Who among the following is the winner of
about the coins of the Gupta rulers is the World Food Prize (year 20 15)?
correct?
(a) Sanjaya Rajaram
(a) The obverse and reverse, both, had
only the king's portrait and date (b) Baldev Singh Dhillon
(b) The obverse and reverse, both, had (c) Sir Fazle Hasan Abed
only an image of a deity and date (d) Rajendra Singh Paroda
(c) The o bverse generally had king's
portrait and reverse had an image of a 90. In which one of the following judgments of
deity or a motif the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme
(d) The obverse generally had king's Court oflndia, the ' rarest of rare' principle
portrait and reverse always had a date in the award of death penalty was first laid
down?
86. The agrahara in early India was: (a) Bachan Singh v. State ofPunjab ( 1980)
(a) the name of a village or land granted
to Brahmins (b) Gopalanachari v. State of Kerala
(1980)
(b) the garland of flowers of Agar
(c) the grant ofland to officers and soldiers. (c) Dr. Upendra Baxi v. State ofUP (1983)
(d) land or vi ll age settled by Vaishya (d) Tukaram v. State of Maharashtra
farmers (1979)
20 (Contd.)
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83. 'l1T{(f cF (CAG) cf; "d1lt 87. \i11\illfc1 3Ft!" 41(s:qf<Cfl Cl1cmfi
Pl S:1R1R<ld "ft ? (q.:r ctT 11RRIT) 2006 cf;
1. CAG, 'R ctf 6 Cl1if "d'fi m f."ls:1R1R<ld
'R UITUT ci{rrr I Cffi" 6 5 'l1if ctf 1. Cl1Clltn \i11\il lfc1lfi
Cf1{ ffi en:, 6 Cl1if ctT 3fCITU cfi, 25 1980 cF q.:r
'R fffif Cf1{ m. en: G@1 q.:r eFT 11RlGT
CAG ctf 'llffif if; tl'FcmR l.KR CRdT
2.
2. <Fr m cpf 'lffi:
3. CAG ctf
wnrM wnrm (Cfll (). cfi en: men
en: 'l1T{(f cfi (liS<;_ q Fc1 mr
3. \i11\illffilfi
3Ft!" 41 (qf{Cfi . eFT 'M9 q.:r
4. CAG eFT, CflG Iill ( <IT 3T!WRIT if; 3TTUR
en:, thrG cfi <?A1 mr
"\il"R LR tf, ( ltSS. qffi GRT CRdT
\JfT
(a) 1, 2 4 (a)
(b) (b)
(c) (c)
(d) (d) 1,23TR3
84. fcWc:f en: Cl1if ctT '1RCf fctcl:;rn fNrt 88. tru oi us 3TrtR fi:lm-
mr ctr f i ? (20 15) ufurr ?
(a) WTO (a) ffilfC:l 11 ..flfCI:q
(b) fcWc:f (b)
(c) UNDP (c) Blft1T OOim
(d) IMF
(d) mrrr fBvrf
85.
cFr-rm
*fuffi' <fi m?
Rs:.,R1fZ<1d
89 f."l J01 R1 fZc1 d cpt.:; I "(9RT (fifll ( (Cl1if
20 15) cpf ?
(a) c?A1 en: 11\JfT
(a) (1\il l (ls:t
(b). (b)
eFt mwfr mctt (c) m l:f1\i1(1
(c) LR 11\JfT CfiT m 3fR (d) fmr Wsr
mctt 90. 'l1T{(f cF \3-ci!dS"f rllll("j! ctT .-11 1416
(d) LR 11\JfT CfiT m 3fR cf; f."ls:1f<1R<ld
cfi fcl(Md A'
86.
'l1T{(f 3T!fN( Cf'IT 21f ?
(a) Gf1Tl1 m \1\Tlr ( 1980)
(a) 1lTcr
(b) 3Pf{ if; 1:fiffi ctT 1ffi1T
cpr 11+1 (b) Jfl41M1illl Gf1Tl1 m wnr (1980)
" (c) (1983)
(c) <Fr 3f'j)GA
(d) 1'fil (lA Gf1Tl1 ( liS<;_ \1\Tlr ( 1979)
(d) mr S3TT 1lTcr m
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91. Consider the following statements about the 94. lqta in medieval India meant:
President of India: (a) land assigned to religious personnel for
1-. The President has the right to address spiritual purposes
and send message to the Council of (b) land revenue from different territorial
Ministers to elicit specific information units assigned to army officers
2. The President can call for information (c) charity for educational and cultural
relating to proposals for legislation activities
3. All decisions of the Council of (d) the rights of the zamindar
Ministers relating to administration of
the Union must be communicate d to 95. Which one of the following books was not
the President illustrated with paintings in Akbar's court ?
Which of the statements given above are (a) Hamzanama
correct? (b) Razmnama
(a) 1 and 3 only (c) Baburnama
(b) 2 and 3 only (d) Tarikh-i-Alfi
(c) 1 and 2 only
96. Which of the fo llowing is not a 'Public
(d) 1, 2 and 3 Good'?
92. In which one of the following cases, the (a) Electricity
Constitution al validity of the Muslim (b) National Defence
Women (Protection of Rights of Divorce) (c) Light House
Act 1986, was upheld by the Supreme Court (d) Public Parks
ofindia?
(a) Muhammad Ahmed Khan v. Shah 97. Which one of the following is not among
Bano Begum the aims of the Second Five Year Plan
(b) Dania! Latifi v. Union of India ( 1956-57 to 1960-61) ?
(c) Mary Roy v. State ofKerala (a) Rapid industrialization with particular
emphasis on the development of basic
(d) Shankari Prasad v. Union oflndia and heavy industries
93 . Which of the following statements about the (b) Large expan s ion of employment
Vijayanagara Empire is I are true? opportunities
1. The kings claimed to rule on behalf of (c) Achieve self-sufficiency in food grains
the God Virupaksha and increase agricultural production to
meet the requirements of industry and
2. Rulers used the title "Hindu Suratrana" exports
to indicate their close links with Gods
(d) Reduction of inequalities in income
3. All royal orders were signed in and wealth and a more ev e n
Kannada, Sanskrit and Tamil distribution of economic power
4. Royal portrait sculpture was now
displayed in temples 98. The National Policy for Children, 2013
Select the correct answer using the code recognizes every person as a child below
given below : the age of :
(a) 4 only (a) 12 years
(b) 1 and 2 only (b) 14 years
(c) 16 years
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 18 years
(d) 1, 2 and 4
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91. 'l1ffif cF qfd cF 6fR Pi ff!Rcto 11{" 94. Ji 1R'l1 'l1ffif "<fiT tfln 3flf m ?
(a)
1. {ltsc;_qfd cFr "111Cfil{l "YR iF
SiHYR:ts!G cFr m "<fiT m
(b)
2.
(c) cF
"' I'1 Cfi I{1 >Wf tfCfid1
GA"
3. tltT cF :rnTtR cF
(d)
tFr \ifA
Cfl?R ? 95. iF
(a)
(b) (a) i.H"01'1 Pi/
(c) (b)
m
cF
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99. P1s:11ftRcla
CFT Jil-i'l C: {
'M
C:ffifT
M I02.
CFT m trG1 CFT -aR uR
;:ffff ? (a) {I\J11lfficti P!'lffila 3ITliT
(a) 'flf2017CICF m;ri
qffi
'J1ffi
fclJIC1tl cfi (iGfildl
!if1i!IC1tl
(b) Cflf (b) <1"11lfficti trG1
Pl'lfRm
il111ftCfi13ff CFT 11Ji iCfi1 m 'J1ffi f1 tSCfi 1fB a 'Cfl"t TfliT;eft
(c) "li1"1" 3f'RTU (POCS O)
20 I2 cfi CfiltlRtl 1 IITU il111ftCfilaiT (c) cfi
cd)
<Ti
<Ti CFT Wnf.:r
Cfiltl'Cfiafm <FT
rn
(ifhl!ft8
* -m
fcR:ft
<1\Jj 11 ffi Cfi
f1'1ffild
cfi cfi (d) 3l'R GRT cfi
C SR "ii1'"1'R Cf?-TT 'ii1'TfffCfil3TI cfi
fctqfm l=ffiGR -m
cfi cfi
IOO. f1s:11ftfla
<it
J-ci'H f(
I03.
eFT 3lTOctt
fcRr
<Fr, 'l1ffif
11FlffiT
*
fm:rr (RUSA)' CFT ?
(a) eFT w:rn eFT (a)
(b)
>PI a CfiT-n (c) '\3{
(c) J-cild{ CfCF
mu 3TR 1 q \>!Cld 11 m I04. fcRr m?
(d)
* cFr W1f1fu "{111
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114. Consider the following statements : 117. Which of the following statem ents are
correct?
1. The inscriptio ns on the pillar at
Rummind ei give v ivid details of 1. Ability to pay principle of taxation holds
that the amount of taxes people pay
Ashoka's Dhamma should relate to their income or wealth
2. The Nigalisagar inscription records the 2. The Benefit Principle of taxation states
fact of Ashoka having vis ited the that individuals should be taxed in
Konagama na stupa proportion to the benefit they receive
Which of the statements given above is I from Governmen t programmes
are correct ? 3. A progressive tax takes a larger share
(a) 1 only of tax from poor families than it does
from rich families
(b) 2 only 4. Indirect taxes have the advantage of
(c) Both 1 and 2 being cheaper and easier to collect
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 Select the correct answer using the code
given below :
115. Consider the following statements : (a) 1 and 3 only
1. The province of Assam was created in (b) 2 and 4 only
the year 1911 (c) 1, 2 and 4 only
2. Eleven districts comprising Assam were (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
separated from the Lieutenan t
Governorship of Bengal and established 118. Which of the following statement(s) is /are
false ?
as an independent administration under
a Chief Commissioner in the year 1874 1. Wage Boards are tripartite in nature,
with representa tives from workers,
Which of the statements given above is I employers and independent
are correct? 2. Except for the Wage Boa rd s for
(a) 1 only Journalists and Non-Journa lists, all the
(b) 2 only other wage boards are statutory in nature
(c) Both 1 and 2 3. Second National Commissi on on
Labour has recommended against the
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 utility of wage boards
Select the correct .answer using the code
116. Which of the fo llowing statements is I are given below :
true? (a) 1 only
1. Faxian's Gaoseng Faxian Zhuan was (b) 2 only
the earliest first-hand Chinese account (c) 1 and 2 only
of Buddhist sites and practices in India (d) 1, 2 and 3
2. Faxian was only 25 years old at the
time of writing the text 119. The rank of Major General in Indian Army
is equivalent to :
3. Faxian's main aim in coming to India (a) Air Marshal in Indian Air Force
was to obtain and ta ke back texts
(b) Rear Admira.J in Indian Navy
containing monastic rules
(c) Air Commodor e in Indian Air Force
Select the correct answer using the code (d) Commodor e in Indian Navy
given below :
(a) 1, 2 and 3 120. Among the currently operationa l Indian
Satellites, there is no :
(b) 2 only (a) Communication satellite
(c) 1 and 3 only (b) Navigation satellite
(d) 3 only (c) Earth observation satellite
(d) Jupiter orbiter satellite
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114. As:11f1Rc!d fc.t:qn- 117.
: "ffift ?
1. qfhl 1 {
' uPf' Cf1T
* 'IT
mer 3ffflcF
* 1. CFUUR Cf1T
l1T'iCfT
ffi1T <RT eFT
if;
Cf1T
"Dfu
2.
PPIIfl *llll { 3ffflcF mr <Nollll'i'i
'!fffiR m
CIT! 3lW m *
Cf1T
<ft
Cf1T . "iF( mfi :
BTffi 3TR Cf1T 3l'Rffil1 3lT@ (a) 1 m
(b) m2
2. ljq wm '"hlffiLII'i 25 'l1if Cf1T (c) 1 altt2
2lT (d) 1' 2 3TR 3
3. '"hlffiLII'i <fi
mf 3Tf.r Cf1T "\3"1 119.
um <Fr Cflffi 3TR c:rr:rtr -R \;ff'iT 2lT (a)
if; f.1w:r (b) ;ffi1;n 00 CJ>$ffl{<1
(c) ct>s:fl?i<:
(a) 1, 2 3TR 3 . (d) ;ffi1;n Cfl s-i\s1 <:
(b) 2 120. '41:
(c) 1 3fR 3 (a)
(d) m 3 (b)
("iijlft 'i
(c) ruff
(d)
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