1. Consider the following statements : 4.

Consider the following statements :

1. Jhelum River passes through 1 India has more arable area than
Wular Lake. China.
2. Krishna River directly feeds Kolleru 2 The proportion of irrigated area is
Lake. more in India as compared to
3. Meandering of Gandak
formed Kanwar Lake.
River China.
The average productivity per
3.
hectare in Indian agriculture is
How many of the statements given higher than that in China.
above are correct?
(a) Only one How many of the abOve statements are
correct?
(b) Only two
(c) All three (a) Only one
(d) None (b) Only two
(c) All three
2. Consider the following pairs : () None
Port Well known as 5. Which one of the following is the best
1. Kamarajar Port : First major port in India example of repeated falls in sea level,
registered as a company giving rise to present-day extensive
marshland?
2. Mundra Port : Largest privately owned
port in India (a) Bhitarkanika Mangroves
(b) Marakkanam Salt Pans
3. Visakbhapatnam : Largest container port in
Port India e) Naupada Swamp
(a) Rann of Kutch
How many of the above pairs are
correctly matched? 6. Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available
in certain coastal tracts of India, are
(a) Only one pair rich sources of which one of the
(b) Only two pairs following?
(c) All three pairs (a) Aluminium
(d) None of the pairs (b) Copper
(c) Iron
3. Consider the following trees :
(d) Titanium
1. Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
2. Mahua (Madhuca indica) 7. About three-fourths of world's cobalt,
3. Teak (Tectona grandis) a metal required for the manufacture
of batteries for electric mnotor vehicles,
How many of the above are deciduous is produced by
trees?
(a) Argentina
(a) Only one (b) Botswana
(b) Only two (c) the Democratic Republic of the
(c) All three Congo
(d) None (d) Kazakhstan

XDTG-F-GST/62A 3
B2aVTeOP.T.0.
 following statements :
8. Which one of the following is a part of 11. Consider the
the Congo Basin? Statement-I
having uranium
(a) Cameroon India, despite most of
deposits, depends on coal for
(b) Nigeria its electricity production.
(c) South Sudan Statement-II :
extent of
(d) Uganda Uranium, enriched to the
for the
at least 60%, is required
production of electricity.
9. Consider the following statements:
in
1. Amarkantak Hills are at the Which one of the following is corect
statements?
confluence of Vindhya and respect of the above
Sahyadri Ranges. Statement-II
(a) Both Statement-I and
2. Biligirirangan Hills constitute the are corTect and Statement-II is the
easternmost part of Satpura Range.
correct explanation for Statement-I
3. Seshachalam Hills constitute the Statement-II
southernmost part of Western (b) Both Statement-I and is
Statement-II
Ghats. are correct and
not the correct explanation for
How many of the statements given Statement-1
above are correct? (c) Statement-I is correct but
Statement-II is incorrect
(a) Only one
(b) Only two (d) Statement-I is incorrect but
Statement-II is correct
(c) All three
(d) None 12. Consider the following statements :
10. With reference to India's projects on Statement-1:
connectivity, consider the following Marsupials are not naturally found in
statements : India.

1. East-West Corridor under Golden Statement-II:

Quadrilateral Project connects Marsupials can thrive only in montane
Dibrugarh and Surat. grasslands with no predators.
2. Trilateral Highway connects Moreh
Which one of the following is correct
in Manipur and Chiang Mai in
in respect of the above statements?
Thailand via Myanmar.
3 Bangladesh-China -India-Myanmar (a) Both Statement-I and Statement-HI
Economic Corridor connects are correct and Statement-II is the
Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh with correct explanation for Statement-I
Kunming in China. (b) Both Statement-I and Statement-iI
How many of the above statements are are correct and Statement-1I is
correct? not the correct explanation for
Statement-I
(a) Only one correct
(c) Statement-I is but
(b) Only two Statement-II is incorrect
(c) All three (d) Statement-I is incorrect but
(d) None Statement-II is correct

XDTG-F-GST/62A 5 [P.T.0.
13. Invasive Species Specialist Group' (that
develops Global
Database) belongs toInvasive Species 16. Consider the following statements :
which one of the
following organizations? 1 Some mushrooms have medicinal
properties.
(a) The
International
Conservation of Nature Union for
2. Some mushrooms have psycho
(b) The active properties.
United Nations
Programme Environment 3. Some mushrooms have insecticidal
(c) The properties.
United Nations World
Commission for
Environment and 4. Some mushrooms have biolumi
Development nescent properties.
(d) The World Wide Fund for Nature How many of the above statements are
correct?
14. Consider the following fauna:
(a) Only one
1. Lion-tailed Macaque
(b) Only two
2 Malabar Civet
(c) Only three
3. Sambar Deer
(d) All four
How many of the above are
generally
nocturnal or most active after sunset?
17. Consider the following statements
(a) Only one regarding the Indian squirrels :

(b) Only two 1. They build nests by making

burrows in the ground.
(c) All three
2. They store their food materials like
(d) None nuts and seeds in the ground.

3. They are omnivorous.

15. Which of the following
organisms perform
waggle dance for others of their kin How many of the above statements are
to indicate the direction and the
correct?
distance to a source of their food?
(a) Butterflies (a) Only one
(b) Dragonflies (b) Only two
(c) Honeybees (c) All three
(d) Wasps
(d) None

XDTG-F-GST/62A 7
ASO [P.T.0.
 18. Consider the following statements :
1. 21. Consider the following statements :
Some
in microorganisms
environments with
can grow Statement-I :
above the boiling pointtemperature
of water.
Interest income from the deposits
in Infrastructure Investment Trusts
2.
Some (Inv>Ts) distributed to their investors is
in microorganisms
environments with
can grow
below the freezing pointtemperature
exempted from tax, but the dividend is
taxable.
3.
of water. Statement-II :
Some
microorganisms
in highly acidic can grow
a pH below 3. environment with
Inv>T's are recognized as borrowers
under the 'Securitization and Recon
struction of Financial Assets and
Enforcement of Security Interest Act,
How mnany of the above 2002.
Correct? statements are Which one of the following is correct in
respect of the above statements?
(a) Only one
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II
(b) Only two are correct and Statement-II is the
correct explanation for Statement-I
(c) All three (b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II
are correct and Statement-II is
(d) None
not the correct explanation for
Statement-I
19. Which one of the
with a stick tofollowing makes a tool (c) Statement-I is Correct but
scrape
a hole in a tree or a insects from Statement-II is incorrect
log of wood? (d) Statement-I is incorrect but
(a) Fishing cat Statement-II is correct

(b) Orangutan 22. Consider the following statements :

Statement-I:
(c) Otter In the post-pandemic recent past,
many Central Banks worldwide had
(d) Sloth bear carried out interest rate hikes.
Statement-II :
20. Consider the following: Central Banks generally assume that
1 Aerosols
they have the ability to counteract the
rising consumer prices via monetary
2 Foam agents policy means.
Which one of the following is correct in
3. Fire retardants
respect of the above statements?
4. Lubricants (a) Both Statement-I and Statement-lI
are correct and Statement-II is the
In the making of how many of the above correct explanation for Statement-I
are hydrofluorocarbons used? (b) Both Statemnent-I and Statement-II
are correct and Statement-II is
(a) Only one not the correct explanation for
Statement-I
(b) Only two
(c) Statement-I is correct but
(c) Only three Statement-II is incorrect
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but
(d) All four
Statement-II is Correct

XDTG-F-GST/62A [P.T.0.
23. Consider the following 26. Which one of the following best describes
statements :
Large
Statement-I: the concept of 'Small Farmer
Field?
Carbon markets are likely to be one of
the most widespread tools in the fight (a) Resettlement of a large number
against climate change. of people, uprooted from their
Statement-II : countries due to war, by giving
Carbon markets transfer resources them a large cultivable land which
from the private sector to the State. they cultivate collectively and share
the produce
Which one of the following is correct in
respect of the above statements? (b) Many marginal farmers in an area
organize themselves into groups
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II
and synchronize and harmonize
are correct and Statement-II is the selected agricultural operations
correct explanation for Statement-I
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II (c) Many marginal farmers in an area
are correct and Statement-II is
together make a contract with
not the correct explanation for a corporate body and surrender
their land to the corporate body
Statement-I for a fixed term for which the
(c) Statement-I is correct but corporate body makes a payment
Statement-II is incorrect of agreed amount to the farmers
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but
Statemnent-II is correct (a) A company extends loans, technical
knowledge and material inputs to
a number of small farmers in
24. Which one of the following activities of
the Reserve Bank of India is considered an area so that they produce the
to be part of 'sterilization? agricultural commodity required
the for its
(a) Conducting "Open Market by company
manufacturing process and
Operations'
commercial production
settlement and
(b) Oversight of
payment systems 27. Consider the following statements :
(c) Debt and cash management for the
Central and State Governments 1. The Government of India provides
(a) Regulating the functions of Non Minimum Support Price for niger
banking Financial Institutions (Guizotia abyssinica) seeds.
25. Consider the following markets : 2. Niger is cultivated as a Kharif crop.
1. Government Bond Market
3. Some tribal people in India use
2. Call Money Market
niger seed oil for cooking.
3. Treasury Bill Market
4. Stock Market How many of the above statements are
correct?
How many of the above are included
in capital markets? (a) Only one
(a) Only one (b) Only two
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(c) Only three
(d) All four (d) None

XDTG-F-GST/62A 11 [P.T.0.
 28. Consider the investments in the
assets: following 31. In essence, what does Due Process of
1. Law' mean?
Brand recognition
2 (a) The principle of natural justice
Inventory
3 (b) The procedure established by law
4
Intellectual property
Mailing list of (c) Fair application of law
clients
How many of the above are (d) Equality before law
intangible investments? considered
(a) Only one 32. Consider the following statements :
(b) Only two Statement-I :
In India, prisons are managed by
(c) Only three State Governments with their own
(d) All four rules and regulations for the
day-to-day administration of prisons.
29. Consider the following : Statement-II:
1
Demographic performance In India, prisons are governed by the
2. Forest and ecology Prisons Act, 1894 which expressly
3
Governance reforms kept the subject of prisons in the
control of Provincial Governments.
4 Stable government
5 Tax and fiscal efforts Which one of the following is correct in
respect of the above statements?
For the horizontal tax
devolution, the
Fifteenth Finance Commission (a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II
how many of the above as criteria used
are correct and Statement-II is the
other than population area and income correct explanation for Statement-I
distance?
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II
(a) Only two are correct and Statement-II is
(b) Only three not the correct explanation' for
(c) Only four Statement-I
(d) All five (c) StatementI is correct but
30. Consider the following Statement-II is incorect
sectors : infrastructure (d) Statement is incorrect but
1 Affordable housing Statement II is correct
2. Mass rapid transport 33. Which one of the following statements
3 Health care best reflects the Chief purpose of the
4.
Renewable energy "Constitution' of a country?
On how many. of the above does (a) It determines the objective for the
UNOPS Sustainable Investments in making of necessary laws.
Infrastructure and Innovation (S3i) (b) It enables the creation of political
initiative focusfor its
investments?
(a) Only one offices and a government.
(b) Only two (c) It defines and limits the
powers of
(c) Only three government.
(d) All four (d) It- secures social justice, social
equality and social security.

XDTG-F-GST/62A 13
|P.T.O.
34. In India, which one of the following and Money
37. With reference to Finance Bill consider
Constitutional Amendments was widely Bill in the Indian Parliament,
believed to be enacted to overcome the following statements :
the judicial interpretations of the When the Lok Sabha
transmits
1
Fundamental Rights?
(a) 1st Amendment
Finance Bill to the Rajya Sabha,
the Bill.
(b) 42nd Amendment it can amend or reject
transmits
(c) 44th Amendment 2 When the Lok Sabha
(d) 86th Amendment Money Bill to the Rajya Sabha,
Bill.
or reject the
it cannot amendrecommendations.
35. Consider the following organizations/ it can only make
bodies in India: 3 In the case of disagreement
1. The National Commission for between the Lok Sabha and the
Backward Classes Rajya Sabha, there is no joint
2. The National Human Rights sitting for Money Bill, but a joint
neçessary for
Commission sitting becomes
Finance Bill.
3. The National Law Commission
4 The National Consumer Disputes
Redressal Comnmission How many of the above statements are
correct?
How many of the above are
constitutional bodies? (a) Only one
(a) Only one (b) Only two
(b) Only two
(c) Only three (c) All three
(d) All four (a) None
36. Consider the following statements :
1 If the election of the President 38. Consider the following statements :
of India is declared void by
the Supreme Court of India, all Once the Central Governmnent notifies
acts done by him/her in the an area as a Community Reserve'
performance of duties of his/her
office of President before the date 1 the Chief Wildlife Warden of the
of decision become invalid. State becomes the governing
2 Election for the post of the authority of such forest
President of India can be postponed 2 hunting is not allowed in such area
on the ground that some Legislative 3 people of such area are allowed to
Assemblies have been dissolved
and elections are yet to take place. collect non-timber forest produce
3 When a Bill is presented to the 4 people of such area are allowed
President of India, the Constitution traditional agricultural practices
prescribes time limits within which
he/she has to declare his/ her How many of the above statements are
assent. correct?
How many of the above statements are
correct? (a) Only one

(a) Only one (b) Only two

(b) Only two
(c) All three (c) Only three
(d) None (d) All four

XDTG-F-GST/62A 15 |P.T.0.
 the following regions was
which one of flourished as
'Scheduled Areas' 41. InDhanyakataka, which under
39. With reference to Buddhist centre
in India, consider the following prominent
athe Mahasanghikas, located?
statements :
Within a State, the notification of
1. takes
Area
an area as Scheduled (a) Andhra
the
place through an Order of
President. Gandhara
unit (b)
2. The largest administrative the
forming the Scheduled Area is (c) Kalinga
is the
District and the lowest
Block.
cluster of villages in the of the (d) Magadha
The Chief Ministers
3. to
concerned States are required
to the ancient India,
consider
submit annual reports reference to
on the 42. With
the following statements:
Union Home Ministry
Scheduled Areas is Buddhist
administration of of Stupa
in the States. 1 The concept
in origin.
above statemnents are repository
How many of the generally a
correct? 2 Stupa was
of relics.
(a) Only one Votive and
Was a
structure in
(b) Only two 3 Stupa
commemorative
(c) All three Buddhist tradition.
(d) None
the following statements : statements given
40. Consider of the
Statement-I: has How many
Court of India above are correct?
The Supreme judgements that the
under
held in somepolicies made
reservation Constitution of (a)
Only one
16/4) of the 335
Article
would be limited by Article of (b) Only two
India of efficiency
for maintenance
administration. (c Allthree
Statement-II : Constitution of
of the
Article 335 efficiency of (d) None
the term
India defines
administration'. in India,
the following is correct to ancient South
Which one of statements? reference Muchiri were
above 43. With Poompuhar and
respect of the and
Statement-II Korkai,
Statemnent-I the well known as
(a) Bothcorrect and Statement-II is
are for
Statement-I
correctexplanation Statement-II (a) capital cities
Statement-I and
Statement-II is
(b) Bothcorrect and
are explanation for (b) ports
correct
not the iron-and-steel making
Statement-I
is Correct but (c) centres of
(c) Statement-1
Statement-II is incorrect Tirthankaras
of Jain
is incorrect but
(d) shrines
(d) Statement-J
Statement-ll is correct
|P.T.O.
17
XDTG-F-GST/62A
44. Which one of the
the practice of following explains 47. "Souls are not only the property of
animal and plant life, but also of rocks,
mentioned in SangamVattakirutal'
poems?
as

running water and many other natural

(a) Kings objects not looked on as living by other
employing women religious sects."
(b) bodyguards
Learned persons assembling in The above statement reflects one
of
royal courts to discuss the
and philosophical matters religious the core beliefs of which one of
following religious sects of ancient
(c) Young girls
keeping watch over India?
agricultural fields and driving away
birds and animals (a) Buddhism
(d) A king defeated in a battle (b) Jainism
committing ritual suicide by (c) Shaivism
starving himself to death
(d) Vaishnavism
45. Consider the following dynasties :
1 48. Who among the following
rulers of
Hoysala
2 Vijayanagara Empire constructed a
Gahadavala large dam across Tungabhadra River
3
Kakatiya and a canal-cum-aqueduct several
4 Yadava kilometres long from the river to the
capital city?
How many of the above dynasties (a) Devaraya I
established their kingdoms in early
eighth century AD? (b) Mallikarjuna
(a) Only one (c) Vira Vijaya
(b) Only two (d) Virupaksha
(c) Only three
(d) None 49. Who among the following rulers of
medieval Gujarat surrendered Diu to
46. With reference to ancient Indian History, F Portuguese?
consider the following pairs : (a) Ahmad Shah
Literary work Author (b) Mahmud Begarha
1. Devichandragupta : Bilhana (c) Bahadur Shah
2. Hammira-Mahakavya : Nayachandra Suri (d) Muhammad Shah
3. Milinda-panha : Nagarjuna
50. By which one of the following Acts
4. Nitivakyamrita Somadeva Suri was the Governor General of Bengal
designated as the Governor General
How many of the above pairs are of India?
correctly matched?
(a) The Regulating Act
(a) Only one
(b) The Pitt's India Act
(b) Only two
(c) Only three (c) The Charter Act of 1793
(d) All four (d) The Charter Act of 1833

XDTG-F-GST/62A 19 (P.T.O.
 51. Consider the following statements in
relation to Janani Suraksha Yojana : 53. Consider the following statements:
1 It is a safe in the
Carbon fibres are used
of the Statemotherhood intervention 1 used
of components
2. Its
Health Departments. manufacture
automobiles and aircrafts.
objective is to reduce maternal in
and neonatal mortality among poor be
Carbon fibres once used cannot
pregnant womnen. 2
recycled.
3 It aims to promote
institutional
delivery among poor pregnant Which of the statements
given above
WOmen.
4 is/are correct?
Its objective includes providing
public health facilities to sick
infants up to one year of age. (a) 1 only
How many of the statements given (b) 2 only
above are correct?
(a) Only one (c) Both 1and 2
(b) Only two (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) Only three
(d) All four actions :
54. Consider the following
52. Consider the. following statements in
the context of interventions being 1 Detection of car crash/collision
undertaken under Anaemia Mukt which results in the deployment of
Bharat Strategy : airbags almost instantaneously
1 It provides prophylactic calcium
supplementation for pre-school 2 Detection of accidental free fall of
which
children, adolescents and pregnant a laptop towards the ground
Women, results in the immediate turning off
of the hard drive
2. It runs a campaign for delayed
cord clamping at the time of child
3 Detection of the tilt of the smart
birth.
phone which results in the rotation
3. It provides for periodic deworming of display between portrait and
to children and adolescents. Fl 1andscape mode
4 It addresses non-nutritional causes
of anaemia in endemic pockets the
with special focus on malaria,
In how many of the above actions is
hemoglobinopathies and fluorosis. function of accelerometer required?

How many of the statements given (a) Only one

above are correct?

(a) Only one (b) Only two

(b) Only two (c) All three
(c) Only three
(d) All four (d) None

21 [P.T.0.
XDTG-F-GST/62A
55. With reference to the role of countries has
in
biofilters 57. Which one of the following
Recirculating Aquaculture System, its own Satellite Navigation System?
consider the following statements :
1. Biofilters provide waste treatment (a) Australia
by removing uneaten fish feed.
2 Biofilters convert ammonia present (b) Canada
in fish waste to nitrate.
(c) Israel
3 Biofilters increase phosphorus as
nutrient for fish in water.
(d) Japan
How many of the statements given
above are correct?

58. Consider the following statements :

(a) Only one
(b) Only two 1. Ballistic missiles are jet-propelled
(c) All three at subsonic speeds throughout
their flights, while cruise missiles
(a) None are rocket-powered only in the
initial phase of flight.
56. Consider the following pairs :
2. Agni-V is amedium-range
Objects in Description supersonic cruise missile, while
space BrahMos i s a solid-fuelled
Giant clouds of dust and intercontinental ballistic missile.
1. Cepheids
gas in space
2. Nebulae Stars which brighten and
dim periodically Which of the statements given above
3. Pulsars : Neutron stars that are is/are correct?
formed when massive stars
run out of fuel and collapse

How many of the above pairs are (a) 1 only

correctly matched?
(b) 2 only
(a) Only one
(b) Only two (c) Both 1 and 2
(c) All three

(d) None
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

23 |PT.O.
XDTG-F-GST/62A
59. Consider the following statements 61, Consider the following countries :
regarding mercury pollution 1. Bulgaria
1 Gold mining activity is a source
of mercury pollution in the world. 2. Czech Republic

2 Coal-based thermal power plants 3. Hungary

cause mercury pollution.
4. Latvia E
3 There is no known safe level of
5. Lithuania
exposure to mercury.

6. Romania
How many of the above statements are
correct?
above-mentioned
How many of the border with
countries share a land
(a) Only one Ukraine?
(b) Only two two
Ornnl
(c) All three
(a)
(b) Only three
(a) None (c) Only four

(a) Only five

60. With reference to green hydrogen,
consider the following statements
fuel
It can be used directly as a Earth'satmosphere,
1.
for internal combustion. 62. With reference to the is
statements
which one of the following
2. It can be blended with natural
gas correct?
and used as fuel for heat or power
of insolation
generation. (a) The total amount
equator is roughly
PS received at the at
3. It can be used in the hydrogen about 10 times of that received
fuel cell to run vehicles. the poles.

(b) Infrared rays constitute roughly

How many of the above statements are two-thirds of insolation.
correct?
absorbed
(c) Infrared waves are largely that is
(a) Only one by water vapour
concentrated the lower

(b) Only two atmosphere.

(c) Allthree (d) Infrared waves are a part of visible

spectrum of electromagnetic waves
of solar radiation.
(d) None

XDTG-F-GST/62A 25 AROTTaO |P.T.0.

 63.
Consider the fol owing
StTheinatement
soil -inI:
nutrients.
statements
tropical rain
:
65. Consider the following statements
:

Statement-Il : forests is rich 1 In a seismograph, P waves are

recorded earlier than S waves.
The high
temperature in
of tropical
and
dead organic rain forests moicause
sture
2 In P waves, the individual particles
vibrate to and fro in the direction
of wave propagation whereas in
decompose quicmatter
kly. the soil to
S waves, the particles vibrate up
and down at right angles to the
Which one of the direction of wave propagation.
respect of the abovefollowing is correct in
(a) Both
Statement
are correct -I standatements? Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
Correct and Sta
Statement-II
explanation for
tement -l
is the (a) 1only
and Statement-I
(b) Both
Statement-I
are correct
and Statement-Il1s
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1and 2
not the Statement-Il for
correct explanation
(c), Statement-I
Statement-I is
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct but 66. With reference to coal-based: thermal

Statement-II is incorrect power plants in India, consider the
(d), Statement-I is correct
is following statements :
incorrect but
Statement-II 1 None of them uses seawater.
2 None of them is set up in
64. Consider the following water-stressed district.

Statement-I : statements : 3. None of them is privateiy owned.

The temperature contrast
continents and 0ceans is between
How many of the above statements are
greater correct?
during summer than in winter.
Statement-II: (a) Only one
The specific heat of water is more than (b) Only two
that of land surface.
(c) All three
Which one of the following is correct in
respect of the above statements? (d) None
(a) Both Statement-I and
Statement-II
are correct and Statement-II is the
67. Wolbachia method' is sometimes talked
about with reference to which one of
correct explanation for Statement-I the following?
(b) Both Statement-I and
Statement-1I
are correct and Statement-1I
(a) Controlling the yiral diseases
not the correct explanation for spread by mosquitoes
Statement-I (b) Converting crop residues into
(c) Statement-I is Correct but packing material
Statement-II is incorrect (c) Producing biodegradable plastics
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but
Statement-II is correct (a) Producing biochar from thermo
chemical conversion of biomass

XDTG-F-GST/62A 27 A8Oa0 |P.T.0.

 Consider with
68. the following statements
1
Spreading activities
finelyextensively
: following
71, Consider the India : Smalland
on farmlands ground basalt rock reference to
Medium the Micro,
Enterprises
According to Development
1.
'medium
2
Increasing the
by adding lime alkalinity of oceans (MSMED) Act. 2006, the
those
with
are and
3 enterprises' plant
Capturing
by carbon dioxide released investments
in 15 crore and
various
it into industries and pumping machinery between
abandoned
mines in the subterranean 25 crore.
loans
Small
to the Micro,quality
waters
form of carbonated 2 All bank Enterprises
and Medium priority sector.
How many of the above under the statements given above
often considered and activities are Which of the
carbon capture and discussed for is/are correct?

(a) Only one

sequestration? (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) Only two Both 1 and 2
nor 2
(c) All three (a) Neither 1 to Central Bank
reference
(d) None 72. With consider the following
digital currencies,
statemnents : payments
69. 'Aerial metagenonmics' best refers to to make
which one of the following situations? 1. It is possible
currency without using
in adigital SWIFT system.
(a) Collecting DNA samples from air US dolar or can be
in a habitat at one go A digital currency
2. condition
distributed with
(b) Understanding the genetic makeup a time
of avian species of a habitat programmed into it such as
frame for spending it.
(c) Using air-borne devices to collect given above
blood samples from moving Which of the statements
animals
is/are correct?
to inaccessible (a) 1 only
(d) Sending drones (b) 2 only
areas to collect plant and animal
Both 1 and 2
samples from land surfaces and (c)
water bodies (d) Neither 1 nor 2
finance, the term beta'
70. Microsatellite DNA' is used in the case 73. In the context of
refersto
of which one of the following? simultaneous buying
(a) the process of asset from
(a) Studying
relationships
the
among
evolutionary
various
and selling of an
different platforms
species of fauna strategy of a
(b) an investment to balance risk
(b) Stimulating 'stem cells' to portfolio manager
transform into diverse. functional versus reward
tissues
(c) a type of systemic risk that
(c) Promoting clonal propagation of arises where perfect hedging is not
horticultural plants possible
(d) Assessing the efficacy of drugs by (d) a numeric value that measures the
fluctuations of a stock to changes
conducting series of drug trials in in the overall stock market
a population

XDTG-F-GST/62A 29 | P.T.0.
74. Consider the statements :
1. The
following statements : 76. Consider the following
Self-Help Group SHG)
programme was
Statement-I :
the United Nations'

by the State originally initiated According to Development Report,

than
by providing Bank of India World Water extracts groundwater
more
microcredit to the 2022, India world's
financially deprived.
2. In an SHG, all
quarter of the
awithdrawal each year.
members
take responsibility of a group Statement-1I : more than
an individual for a loan that needs to extract groundwater
India
member takes. of the world's water
drinking
3. The Regional Rural a quarter to satisfy the almost 18%
Banks and year
eachsanitation needs of
Scheduled Commercial Banks and population living
in its
support SHGs.
of world's
territory. in
How many of the above following is correct
correct?
statements are Which one of the statements?
above
respect of the Statement-II
(a) Only one Statement-I and is the
(a) Bothcorrect and Statement-II
are Statement-I
(b) Only two correct explanationfor
Statement-II
(c) All three Statement-I and
Statement-II is
(b) Both
are correct and explanation for
(d) None correct
not the
Statement-I
but
75. Consider the following statements : (c) Statement-I
is correct
Statement-II is incorrect
Statement-I :
is incorrect but
India's public sector health care system (d) Statement-I
largely focuses on curative care with Statement-IIis correct
limited preventive, promotive and
rehabilitative care. Consider the following statements :
77. Constitution of
Statement-lI : According to the Government has
1.
Under India's decentralized approach India, the Central from
protect States
to health care delivery, the States are to
duty disturbances.
ainternal
primarily responsible for organizing India exempts
health services. 2 The Constitution ofproviding legal
the States from being held for
Which one of the following is correct in counsel to a person
respect of the above statements? preventive detention,
Prevention of
Statement-II According to the
(a) Both Statement-I and 3 confession of
are correct and
Statement-II the Terrorism Act, 2002,
before the police
correct explanation for Statement-I the accused evidence.
cannot be used as
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II
Statement-1I is above statements are
are correct and How many of the
not the correct explanation for correct?
Statement-I
(a) Only one
(c) Statement-I is correct but
Statement-II is incorrect (b) Only two
but
(c) Allthree
(d) Statement-I is incorrect
Statement-Il is correct
(d) None

[P.T.O.
31
XDTG-F-GST/62A
 statements in
78. Which one of the following following President of
been suffering from decadescountries has
of civil strife
80. Consider the the
election to
Tespect of
and food shortages and
in the recent was in news India :
past for its very severe nominated to
either
famine? members
1. The Parliament or the
of the are
Assemblies ofStates
House
(a) Angola Legislative included in the
to be
also eligible
Electoral College.
(b) Costa Rica
elective
the number of
(c) Ecuador 2. Higher seats, higher is the
Assembly MLA of that
of each
value of vote
(d) Somalia State.
MLA
vote of each
79. Consider the following statements : 3 The value of greater than
Pradesh is
of Madhya
that of Kerala.
1. In India, the Biodiversity
Management Committees are key MLA
vote of each
to the realization of the objectives 4. The value of that
of the Nagoya Protocol. is higher than
of PuducherryPradesh because the
of Arunachal total
population to
2 The Biodiversity Management ratio of total seats in
Committees have important of elective
number
compared
functions in determining access Puducherry is greater as
toArunachal Pradesh.
and benefit sharing, incuding the
power to levy collection fees on
the access of biological resources
within its jurisdiction.
statements are
How many of the above
correct?
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?
(a) Only one
(a) 1 only
(b) Only two
(b) 2 only
(c) Only three
(c) Both 1and 2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) All four

XDTG-F-GST/62A 33 [P.T.0.
 With statenments :
81. reference to the Indian History, 83. Consider the following
Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert Statement-1 : declared as the
National
Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot
were associated with 7th August is
Handloom Day.
Swadeshi
Statement-II : that the same
was in 1905launched on the
(a) archaeological excavations It
Movement was
correct
day. following is
the statements?
(b) Which one ofthe above
establishment of English Press in
in
respeçt of
and
Statement-II
Colonial India Statement-IStatement-II is the
Both and Statement-I
(a)
are correct
explanation for
correct Statement-II
(c) establishment of Churches in Statement-I and
Statement-II is
Princely States (b) Bothcorrect and explanation for
are
not the corTect
Statement-I
is correct but
(a) construction of railways in () Statement-I
Statenment-II is incorrect
Colonial India
is incorrect but
(d) Statement-I
Statement-II is correct

82. Consider the following pairs : statements 1n

the following India
84. Consider of the National Flag of India,
respect Flag Code of
according to the
Site Well known for 2002 :
Statement-I : sizes of
standard
1. Besnagar : Shaivite cave shrine One of the India is
National Flag of
the
: Buddhist cave shrine 600mm x400 mm.
2. Bhaja
Statement-II:
length to the height
The ratio of the shall be 3:2.
3. Sittanavasal : Jain cave shrine (width) of the Flag
following is correct
Which one of the
respect of the above statements?
in Statement-II
How many of the above pairs are Statement-I and
correctiy matched?
(a) Both Statement-II is the
are correct and Statement-I
correct explanation for
and Statement-II
(a) Only one (b) Both Statement-I Statement-II is
correct and
are
explanation for
not the correct
(b) Only two Statement-I
(c) Statement-I is correct but

(c) All three Statement-II is incorrect

(d) StatementH is incorrect but
Statemnent-II is correct
(d) None

XDTG F GST/62A 35 [P.T.O.

 Consider the
85.
respect of the following statements in 87. Consider the following
statements:

Statement-I : Constitution Day : Statement-I : States of

America
The Constitution Day is the United Union (EU)
Recently, European and
26th November every celebrated on (USA) and the Trade
year to promote have launched the
constitutional
Statement-II:
values among citizens. Technology Council'.
that
On 26th November, Statement-II :
the EU claim bring
and to
1949, the The USA are trying physical
Constituent
a Drafting Assembly India set up
of they
through this progress and
technological control.
Committee under the under their
Chairmanship
to prepare a
of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar productivity
the
following is
correct
statements?
Draft Constitution
of Which one of above
India. of the Statement-II
in respectStatement-Statement-II
and is the
Which one of the following is correct (a) Both and Statement-I
in respect of the above statements? are correct
explanation forStatement-II
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II correct
Statement-I and
Statement-II is
are correct and Statemnent-II is the (b) Both
correct and explanation for
correct explanation for Statement-I are
not the correct
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II Statement-I
is correct but
are correct and Statement-II is (c) Statement-I
Statement-II is incorrect
not the correct explanation for is incorrect but
Statement-I (d) Statement-I
(c) Statement-I is Correct but Statement-II is correct
Statement-II is incorrect statements :
the following
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but
88. Consider
Statement-II is correct Statement-I : global
accounts for 3"2% of
86. Consider the following statements : India
export of goods.
Statement-I : Statemnent-II : and SOme
Switzerland is one of the leading companies
Many local operating in India
exporters of gold in terms of value. foreign companies of India's
have taken advantage
Statement-II : Production-linked Incentive' scheme.
Switzerland has the second largest
gold reserves in the world.
following is correct
Which one of theabove statements?
Which one of the following is correct in respect of
the
statements? and Statement-II
in respect of the above (a) Both
Statement-I
Statement-II is the
Statement-II are correct and
(a) Both Statement-I and Statement-I
correct explanation for Statement-II
the is
are correct and Statement-II
correct explanation for Statement-I Statement-I and
(b) Both correct and Statement-II is
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
are correct and Statement-II is not thecorrect explanation for
not the correct explanation for Statement-I
Statement-I is correct but
is Correct but
(c) Statement
(c) Statement-I Statemnent-II is incorrect
Statement-II is incorrect is incorrect but
(d) Statement-I
(d) Statement is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
Statement-II is correct

37
|P.TO.
XDTG F GST/62A
89. Consider the
he fol owing statenments :
Stability and Growth
Buropean Union is a treatyPactthat of the
91. With
the reference to Home Guards, consider
following statements :
1
limits the levels of 1. Home Guards are raised under the
and Rules of
deficit of the the Home Guards Act
2 European Üni o n count riesbudgetof athery 2
the Central Government.
1ne role of the Home Guards
is
makes the 0 serve as an
auxiliary force to

European UnionCountries to share

of the The police maintenance of
in

3 ienables
nfrastructuthere facilities their 3
internal security.
infiltration on the
To prevent border/coastal
international areas,
European Unioncountries of
to share the Home Guards
the Border Wing been raised in

How
technologies their Battalions have
Some States.
many of the above How many of the above
statements are
Correct? statements are correct?

(a) Only one (a) Only one

(b) Only two
(b) Only two (c) All three
(c) All three (d) None
the
(d) None to India, consider
92. With reference
following pairs :
The Act under
90. Consider the following which it is covered
statements : Action
Secrets
1. Recently, all the countries of the wearing : The Official
United Nations have adopted the 1. Unauthorized military Act, 1923
of police or
first-ever compact for international uniforms
migration, the Global Compact misleading : The Indian Evi
for Safe, Orderly and Regular 2. Knowingly inter- dence Act, 1872
otherwise
Migration (GCM)'. police
The objectives and commitments fering with amilitary
2. officer
stated in the GCM are binding on officer when engaged
the UN member countries. in their duties
(Amend
3 The GCM addresses internal gunfire:The Arms
3. Celebratory 2019
migration or internally displaced endanger ment) Act,
people also in its objectives and which can
of
commitments. the personal safety
others
How many of the above statements are above pairs are
How many of the
correct? correctly matched?
(a) Only one (a) Only one
(b) Only two
(b) Only two
(c) All three
(c) All three
(d) None
(d) None
|P.T.O.
39
XDTG-F-GST/62A
 93. Consider
the
Regions often
mentioned in newS folowing pairs
North Kivu
and Itun :
Reasoinn newsfor being 95,
to Conssportider s the folowing
War I. Major awards pairs with regard
. Nagorn0-Karabakh bmetweneian and
Ar Khel Ratna
:
DhyanAwardChand : For the most

a. Kherson and Azerbaijan

:Insurgency in spectacular
outstanding by
formance
and
per

Zapor
How manyizhzhia :D isput
Israel Mo
e z
and
am b
beiq
twue
e n 2. Arjuna Award
sportsperson Over
period of last four
years

Cor(a) reOnly of Lebanon

ctly matoneched? above pairs are
the 3.
: For
achievement
the

a sportsperson
lifetime
by
Dronacharva Award : To honour
coaches whoeminent
have
(b) Only two successfully trained
sportspersons
(c) All three teams
4. Rashtriya Khel :To recognize the
(d) None Protsahan Puraskar contribution made
by sportspersons
even after their
retirement
94.
Consider the following How many of the above pairs are
Statement-I : statements : correctly matched?
(a) Only one
Israel has established (b) Only two
diplomatic
relations with some Arab States. (c) Only three
(d) All four
Statement-Il :
The 'Arab Peace 96. Consider the following statements in
Saudi Arabia wasInitiative' mediated by respect of the 44th Chess Olympiad,
signed by Israel 2022 :
and Arab League. 1. It was the first time that Chess
Olympiad was held in India.
Which one of the following is
correct 2 The official mascot was named
in respect of the above Thambi'.
statements?
(a) Both Statement-I and 3. The trophy for the winning team
are correct and
Statement-II
Statement-II is the
in the open section is the Vera
correct explanation for Statement-I Menchik Cup.
4 The trophy for the winning team
(b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II in the women's section is the
are correct and Statement-II is Hamilton-Russell Cup.
not the correct explanation for How many of the statements given
Statement-1 above are correct?
(c) Statement-I is Correct but (a) Only one
Statement-II is incorrect (b) Only two
(d) Statement-I is incorrect but (c) Only three
Statement-II is correct (d) All four

41 |P.T.0.
XDTG-F-GST/62A
 industries:
Consider the following pairs: heavy
99. Consider the following
97.

Area of conflict 1, Fertilizer plants

mentioned in news
Country where
it is located
2.
Oilrefineries
Donbas Syria
3. Steel plants
play
Kachin expected to
2. Ethiopia isdecarbonizing how
Green hydrogen
in
3. Tigray North Yemen significant role industries?
a the
above
many of
How many of the above pairs are Only one
correctly matched? (a)
(b) Only two
All three
(a) Only one (c)
(d) None
(b) Only two statements about
following
Consider the
(c) All three 100.
G-20 : originally
was
The G-20 group
1. platform for the
(d) None established as a Central
and
Ministers
Finance discuss the
Bank Governors to
fard and
economic
Chad, Guinea, Mali
98. In the recent years
RI international
the international
and Sudan caught financial issues.
following
attention for which one of the infrastructure is one
of them?
reasons common to all 2 Digital public priorities.
of India's G-20
deposits of rare
(a) Discovery of rich statements given above
earth elements
Which of the
is/are correct?
military
(b) Establishment of Chinese
bases (a) 1 only

(b) 2 only
(c) Southward expansion of Sahara
Desert Both 1 and 2
(c)
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) Successful coups

XDTG-F-GST/62A 43 |P.T.0.