1.

Consider the following statements with

reference to Uttar Pradesh -
(1) Forests constitute about 12.8% of the total (1) Vro
oi infrs a TT 12.8%

geographical area of the state. A

districts of Jaunpur, Ghazipur and Ballia
eThe
have no forest land.
Select the correct answer from the code given
below -
Code

Ja) Only 2 (b) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 2 (b) at1 1

T
2
hag
(d) i yd 2
(c) h4 1
GOnly 1 and 2
(d) Both 1
2
2 Non-conventional energy sources. are those
energy sources, that are (a) fayjcarfa (b) iooirg
(a) Produced from b)_Renewable
electricity
(d) gGf
(c) Non-renewabl (d) Produced from heat

Who among the following translated 300

3.

volumes of Sanskrit books collected by Firoz

Tuglaq during the campaign of Nagarkot?
(a) Mulla Abdul Baqi (b) Azizuddin Khan
(C Mirza Muhammad (d) Talib Amuli

Ali

4.) What is the theme of the International Day for 4

the Eradication of Poverty for 2022-23?

(a) "Coming together to end poverty and
discrimination."
(b) "Acting together to empower children, their
families and communities to end poverty."
(c) "Accelerating global actions for a world
without poverty."
"
(d) "Dignity for all in practice."
5 Which of the following is/are the type/s of 5.
poverty?
ftTT THI
MT I/ TOTR

(1) Absolute poverty

(1) qot (rH)
(2) Relative poverty fAfT
(2) HTTET ATGT
(3) Subjective poverty
(4) Functional poverty (3) afrryRS fAEfTGIT

Choose the correct answer (4) TOTAfHE PEÍTGTT

using the code given
below
a) Only 1 and 2 (b) Only 1 and 4 (a) 1
str 2 (b) hq 1 d 4
(c) Only 3 and 4 (d) Only 1, 2 and
3 (c) h4d 3 yd 4i (d)
4d 1, 2 V¢ 3
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6. Role of Human Resources in Economic 6
development, which of the following
statement/s is/are correct?
1, Effects of economic development on
population growth.
2 Effects of population growth in economic
development.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below
Code
(a) Only 1 (b) Neither 1 nor2 (a)
hi 1 (b) 1I & 2
(c) aiat 1 str 2 (d) 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 9) Only 2
7
Consider the following events and arrange these
in correct chronological order starting from the
earliest to the last activity -
(0) Appointment of the Drafting Committee

(1) Indian Constitution was adopted and

enactedNo
(1) Date of commencement of Indian fbT
ygu
Constitution 2-4
(IV) Constitution Assembly first met (946
() Tvf ifauT tt fafa

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below
-
Code
(a) I, I1, IV, III (b) IV, I, I, M
(a) i, I1, IV, III ) IV, I,
I, II , IV
(c) IV, I, II, II (d) |I, II,
(c) V,I,II, I! (d) lI, I1, I, IV

8
Match list-J with list-ll and select the correct
answer using code given below-.
List -I List - I|
(Diseases) (Factors) (anfe) (ora)
(A) Peptic ulcers (1) Virus (1) faqrut
(B) Dengue (2) Protozoa (2) uTetgtsT
-1
(C) Elephant Foot-p (3) Worm (C)
rI g (3) pf
(D) Malaria (4) Bacteria (D) HRAT (4) faurg
Code

(a) A-(4), B-(2), C-(3), D-(4) (a) A-(4), B-(2), C-(3), D-(1)

Tb) A-(4), B-(1), C-(3), D-(2) () A-(4), B-(1), C-(3), D-(2)

(C) A-(2), B-(3), C-(4), D-(1) (c) A-(2), B-(3), C-(4), D-(1)
(0) A-(3), B-(4), C-{2), D-(1) (d) A-(3), B-(4), C-(2), D-(1)

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 Match list-| with list-ll and select the correct 9
answer using the code given below the lists -
List -I
Book
(A)Mirat-e-Sikandari (A) fART--RMog
(B) Burhan-e-Masir (B) gYEr¬--HfRTR
(C) Riyaz-us-Salatin (C) frurg-g HftT
(D) Riyaz-ul-Insha (D) fRur-gA-T
List -I|
Context
(1) History of Bengal
(2) History of Bahmani's Ahmad Nagar
(3) Collection of Mahmood Gawan's letters
(4) Victory of Gujarat (4) uRIT faua
Code
a)
A-(4), B-(2), C-{1), D-(3) (a) A-(4), B-(2), C-(1), D-(3)
(b) A-(2), B-(4), C-{1), D-(3) (b) A-(2), B-(4), C-(1), D-(3)
(c) A-(1), B-(2), C-{4), D-(3) (c) A-(1), B-(2), C-(4), D-(3)
Ud) A-(4), B-(2), C-{3), D-(1) (d) A-(4), B-(2), C-(3), D-(1)
10. Given below are two statements, one is labelled
as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) -
Assertion (A)- Population control is necessary to
maintain the environment of the
country.
Reason (R) - Due to the rapid increase in
population, the environmental
balance is maintained.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below
Code
(a) (A)
(a) (A) is false
but (R) is true Td fehg (R) HY
(b) (A)
Ab) (A) is true but (R) is false HrÈ fer (R)
TG
(c) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) s correct (c) (A) 3rR (R) HY N (R), (A)

explanation of (A)
(d) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct
(d) (A) str (R) H
fom (R), (A) HE1

explanation of (A)
(11.)Which among the following organisations was
e responsible for throwing a bomb at Viceroy Lord
Hardinge in Delhi?
(a) All India Labour b) Yugantar (a)
efa TRÍY HR (b) yiag
Association
(c) United Patriotic () Anushilan Samiti
Association HE
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of 32
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 among the following has been named as
o
12. Who
Minister of
fNew Zealand
the 12.
fAfera Ura, 2023 qttvg
Prime in January, 2023?

c)
(a) Carmel Sepuioni
Chris Hipkins
(b) Cindy Kiro
(d) Jacinda Ardern
(c)
(a)
ra gatf
fab fyfiT
(b) Ris ft
14. which of the following pairs (School of Thought 13.
Proponent) is correctiy matched?
Affaa
(a) Vaisheshika (b) Uttara Mimansa - -
Patanjali Kapila
(a)
tfe ydf (b) GR fHT
-
Mimansa Kanada ( Nyaya Gautama
(c) -
fuDwhen was the Census work doñe for first timein
India? enr?

Ja) In the year 1871 the year 1861

(b) In (a) q 1871 * (b) q 1861

(d) In the year 1881 q 1850 (d) qf 1881

the year 1850
(c)
(c) In

15. With reference to the scheme wise allocation in 15.

E qye 2023-24 u3 7TR HTdeA
the 2023-24 Union Budget, which of the
following statement/s is/are correct?
(1) Compared to the previous year, highest
percentage of decline has been recorded in
the allocation for MGNREGA.
year, highest
(2) Compared to the previous
in
percentage of growth has been recorded
the allocation for Jal Jeevan
Mission.*
,
Select the correct
answer using the code given
below
Code
(b) Both 1 and 2
(a) at 1 T
2 (b) 1 sr 2

(a) Neither 1 nor 2 (c)

h4d 2 (d) had 1
) Only1
) Only 2
India's biggest
helicopter
16. pat, 2023 HIRT HA S
taer Hfu
In February, 2023 which
manufacturing plant
was inaugurated in
ET T?
one of the following places? (a) fE, HEIRI%
Uttar
(b) Chakeri,
Nasik, Maharashtra
) Pradesh
Karnataka
Tamil (d) Tumkuru,
Coimbatore,
Nadu -Compos/tions)
folowing (Poetess
which of the
(a) qraI- fy
S not correctly matched?
Sahajobai - Sahaj (b)
Uaya Bai -
Vinay (b)
Prakash
HEaT-HE
Malika Kumari- Poem
(d) Son
gangabai -Ganesh Swarn Bell
of
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 18. All elections to the Panchayats are conducted
by
(a) Election Commission (b) Panchayati Raj
of India Commission
Je) State Election (d) State Legislature
(c) RIvg Mafa T
() fycoi
Commission
19. With reference to the recommendations of the
Ashok Mehta Committee (1977) on Panchayati
Raj, which of the following statement/s is/are
correct?
(1) The three tier system of Panchayati Raj should
be replaced by the two tier system. v
(2) A block should be the first point for
decentralization under popular supervision
below the state level. *
Select the correct answer using the code given
below
Code -
(a) Both 1 and 2 Ab) Only 1 (a) < 1 FT 2 (b) pq1
Neither 1 nor 2
(c) (d) Only 2 (c) t 1
2 (d) q 2
20. Which of the following cities of Uttar
Pradesh is
not included as the venue for 11 meetings 200
of HING ÉT EAGT
sessions of G-20 during India's Presidency of the RIH G-20 200 Hai

grouping?
(a) Agra (a) 3T4TRT
A) Kanpur (b)
(c) Varanasi (d) Greater Noida
119
(21.\Charak Samhita is divided into
(c) IRIUTt (d)
ter ysi
how many
chapters and sections?
ja) 120 chapters and (b) 80 chapters and (a) 120 3TETY
8 sections 7
sections
3R8 GS(b) 80 3Er sir 7 IS
(c) 100 chapters and (d) 60 chapters (c) 100 3EAY 3iR 5
and Hs(d) 60 314 3R 8 4G
5 sections 8 sections
22. Human heart is made up
of how many chambers? 22.
Aa) Only four
HG Y fodt rt (yCO) T HT EIaT?
(b) Only one
(c) Only three (d) Only two
(a) ao UR
(c)
How many railways stations have been identified
for modernization under "Amrit Bharat Station
Scheme" in Uttar Pradesh as on February, 2023?
Aa) 57 (b) 149 (a) 57
(c) 82 (b) 149
(d) 123
82 (d) 123
24 Which of the following is' mRNA vaccine
used 24. ffry mRNA
against Covid-19 infection? TH 8, foHOl
Ja) Moderna
(c) Sputnik
(b) Sinovac
(d) Novavax
(a)
s (b) frrto
(c) yefts (d) taàNI
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 was
25. In 1918, the United Provinces Kisan Sabha
formed by which of the following leaders?
(a) Indra Narayan (b) Swami Sahjanand

Dwivedi Saraswati 436

(c) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru (d Baba Ramchandra

26. Which officer was known as 'Bhagadugha' during

Vedic administration?
(a) Chief Officer of (b) Revenue Collector
Forests
(c) Messenger () Chief Officer of the
Gambling
Department t
-I gfT Y TT
Match list-1 with list-ll and select the correct
27.
27.
:

answer using the code given below the lists

List- I
(A) Article -324
(A)
34TG– 324
(B) Article-315 3 (B)
37G -- 315
280
(C) Article-280 -2
(c) 3g3 338
(D) Article-338
(D) 4T3E–
List- I|
(1) National Commission for Schedule Castes
(2) Finance Commission
(2) far rT
(3) Public Service Commission
(4) Election Commission
(4) rafq rT
Code
(a) A-(3), B-(2), C-{1), D-(4)
(a) A-(3), B-(2), C-(1), D-(4)
(b) A-(1), B-(3), C-(4), D-(2)
(6) A-(1), B-(3), C-(4), D-(2)
(c) A-(3), B-(2), C-(4), D-(1)
(c) A-(3),B-(2), C-{4), D-(1)
(d) A-(4), B-(3), C-(2), D-(1)
A0) A-44), B-(3), C-(2), D-(1)
20. Which statement is true for Finance
Sector (Fiscal
28.
t qe-2023 farfrg t (kGtu
Management) in the Union Budget-2023?
(a) Twenty years interest free loans
to states.
(b) 2023-24 # que 3HT À
h 55 A

(b) Budget estimates 2023-24 for total

expenditure is 55 lakh Cr. x (c) +
target is to be 2025-26 frg IGO ET 5.5%
(C) Fiscal Deficit 2025-26, the

below 5.5%.
Fiscal Deficit of 3.5% of GSDP allowed
for

states.
a dialogue
0
Milind Panh' is in the form of
between King Milind and Buddhist Saint, The
concerned saint was
(a) Nagbhatt (b) Kumaril Bhatt (a)
TS (b)
Hrfrd HE
c) Nagasena (d) Nagarjun (c)
T
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 30.) Who among the following has authored the book
"Spare"?
Aa) King Charles (b) Prince Williams
(a)
fai tcf (b)
f fafaym
(c) Prince Harry (d) Prince Phillip
(c) fd (d)
fta fbfery
31. Given below are two statements, one is labelled 31. H foH y Ì 3Tp (A)
as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A) -12 Cheetahs arrived from South
stfsT (A)- ra, 2023 12 tcit tfy
Africa to India in February, 2023.
Reason (R) -
Restoring Cheetah population is
considered to be a priority for India.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below -
Code TO83778

(a) (A) is true but (R) is false (a) (A) Hr fg (R) 1TT
(b) (A) is false but (R) is true (b) (A) TeT È (R)HEA
fhr
c) Both (A)
and (R) are true and (R) is correct (c) (A) 3iR (R) U
stR (R), (A) H
explanation of (A)
(d) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct
explanation of (A)
32. With reference tothe Deakin University; which 32.
the following statement/s is/are correct?
of
1D83778
Sio faraftalY HÀ, felfT et
1. It will be the first Foreign University to
ente?
India as an independent campus.
2. It is being set up in Maharashtra.y
Select the correct answer using the code given
below -
Code -
D83778
Ta) Only 1 (b) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) ã 1 (b)
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Only 2 (c)
1T 2
1 yd 2 (d) ad 2
33. With reference to India's G-20 Logo,
which of the 33. HTRG
following statement/s is/are.correct? # G-20 H<o farg o Afy
1. The logo has lotus with seven petals.
2. The seven petals of the logo represent seven
continents. 1083778
Select the correct answer using the code
giver
below
Code
(a) Only 2 o) Both 1 and 2 (a) hqd 2 (b) 1
(c) Only 1
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 yd 2
(c) þ4a 1 (d) 1
2
34. Who among the following is the first women
Speaker in Lok Sabha?
e) Meira Kumar (b) Urmila Singh
(a)
t gHIR (b) Bftet fi
(c) Sushma Swaraj (d) Pratibha Patil (d) uftrT yfto
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35. According to Economic Survey 2023 about 35. tarst at 3fás HdHU 2023 *, f-ferfa
services, which statement among the following s
not correct?
(a) yis 2022 bfsE U
Hfdtu 16% GR
(a) Credit growth to services is above 16% sinceo
108377:

July, 2022.
digital banking units announced
(b) 75
(b) 75
fsfre AiT gOTS at Egu farty
for
7 transforming financialservices.
(c) P.M.I. services witnessed strongest expansion

since July, 2022.

(d, Fashion, grocery and general merchandise
will be captured nearly two-third of the Indian108$778
e-commerce market by 2030. Y

36. Consider. the reign of following Peshwas

36.
and PfetfYT à IHT hld qR faTR
arrange them in chronological order
() aTeTt fargTR
() Balaji Viswanath
(1) Bajiraol (1) arurrq I

(11) Narayan Rao () TRIu Iq

(IV) HIq
GI
I

(IV) Madhav Rao

Select the correct answer using the code givens
4083778

below -
Code (b) I, II, II, IV
(a) 1,
I, IV, Ill , I, I,
Ae) 1, I1, IV, IlI
(b) 1,
I, I, IV (d) IV
1, I1, III, IV
(c) II, I, IV, II
(d)
(c) W, I, N, i
31. Which one of the following
is the largest coal
producing centre of Ukraine? 1083778
(b) thftfyI
(b) Zaporizhzhia
(a) nfha
(a) Kharkiv
(d) Kyiv
(c)
ste (d) ta
c) Donetsk
38. Which of the following
statement is true?
maximum at the Tropic
of
(a) Ocean salinity is
Cancer and Capricorn.
moon are in a
(D) If the sun, the earth and the
situation
straight line then this situationjs the
of small tide.
19 Benguela current is
a cold current of the
(pacifiocean.
Tde comes on the earth
every day after

exactly 12 hours 30 minutes.

39
Who authored the book "The Challenge of World
Poverty"?
• (a) Jean Dreze (b) Amartya Sen
(a) wi u (b) rfg
(c) Gunnar Myrdal (d) Adam Smith (d) yH f
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 40. With reference to the E.V. Ramaswami Nayakar,
which of
the following statement/s is/are
correct?
(1) He participated in the Non- Cooperation
Movement. x
f2) left the congress in 1925.
He

Select the correct answer using the code given

below -
Code
(a) (b) hq
ta) Only 1 ) Only 2 4i 1 2
(d)
(c) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) Both 1
and 2
(c) 1 2 ai 1 qT 2
41. In December, 2022 New Zealand passed the 41. r, 2022 gos 3f it à fay
world's first Law to ban smoking for. next
generation. New Zealand's goal is to be "smoke
free" by..
(a) 2025 b) 2029 (a) 2025 (b) 2029
(c) 2024 (d) 2030 (c) 2024 (d) 2030
42. Plane of which Airline crashed in Nepal in 42. Gi, 2023 foH yrIT T fHTT 41d
January, 2023?
(a) Tara Airline (b) Nepal Airline (b)
(a) IRT yrIST UrAIT
(c) Yeti Airline (d) Buddha Airline (c)
yft yYRST
43:) What was India's rank in the_ wgrld greenhouse 43. 2022 farg IH BIGH
gases emission in 2022?
H sHUT HRG

(á) 10th (b) 1zth (a) 1041 (b) 12d

(C) 11th gth
td) (c) 11d (d) gai
44. A geographical unit that collects, stores and
release water is called
(a) Watershed (b) Wet land (a) urfaAGE
MC) Water reserve (d) Waste land
45. With reference to the Human Development 45. H14 faTH Rue, 2021-22 > icf À Aaffg
Report, 2021-22, which of the following
statement is/are correct?
(1) India's rank on the Human Development (1) 41G faor Uoi5 HRT uft 2020
Index has upgraded from 130 in 2020 to 132 130
in 2022.
G lR 2022 132 BT
TI
(2) India's rank on the Human Development (2) 41TfaorH Uajs RT ut 2020
Index has stipped from 130 in 2020 to 132
in 130 2022 132 T# fR t
2022.
Select the correct answer using
-
the code given
below
Code
(a) Both 1 and 2 (b) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) t 1yd 2 i (b).
(c) Oniy 1 Je) Only 2 (c)
11 2
h 1 (d)
hd 2
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 Which one of the following is not true about the 46. qC 2023-24 yray tfa
total outlay in the Union Budget 2023-24?
(9%)
(a) Interest payment (b) Subsidies (9%) (a) Y1GT (20%) (b) HfsI
(20%)
( State share of taxes (d) Defence (8%)
(c) R
yd yocot Tg(d) reT (8%)
a
and duties (18%)
st HrftaT (18%)
Match list-I with list-ill and select the correct
answer using code given below the lists -
List - I
(Theories of Population)
(A) Optimum Population Theory
(B) Social Mal-adjustment Theory (B) HTHIfUG HYHHtu fG
(C) Demographic Transition Theory
fMGIT
(D) Population-Food Supply Relationship Theory2 (D)
T-AEm 31
List- I|
(Propounders of Theories)
(1) ešfrgH
(1) Thompson.
(2) Malthus (2) 41CH

(3) Edwin Kennan

(3) ysfaT T1
(4)
(4) Henry George
Code
B-(3), C-{1), D-(2) (a) A-(4), B-(3), C-{1), D-(2)
Aa) A-44),
(b) A-(1), B-(2), C-(3), D-(4) (b) A-(1), B-(2), C-(3), D-(4)

(c) A-(3), B-(4), C-{1), D-(2)

(o) A-(3), B-(4), C-(1), D-(2)
(d) A-(2), B-(3), C-(4), D-(1)
(d)
A2), B-(3), C-(4), D-(1)
B.
Which of the following is an insectivorous plant?
(a) itgrat (b) fMefH
(a) Nelumbo Jb) Nyctanthes
(c) frifAII
(c) (d) Nepenthes
Nicotiana
3. The river situated along the border between the -
is
United States of America and Mexico
(b) The Amazon (a)
oaiÑs (b) r
(a) The Colorado
(c) fAfafrt
(c) The Mississippi Je) The Rio Grande (d)
fR it
Which one of the following (Passes - States/U.T.) 0. H LE (Í-RI/
50.
f4iat
is correctly matched?
-
a Niti-Uttarakhand (b) Aghil
Pradesh
Arunachal
(a) tfa GRIGS (b)
frc- 5U|4I
(c) Mana- Himachal (d) Diphu - Ladakh
Pradesh
S1. Trophic levels are formed by
) Organisms linked in (b) Animals only
food chain
(C) Carnivorous animals (d) Plants only
only
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 T

52 Which the folowing (Union Budget

of
Departments 2023-24 - Allocation amount
approx. ) is corfectly matched?
Ata) Dept. of Health Research -9,155 Crore
(a)
Far yy fa4T 9,155 hRIS

) Ministry of Health Crore

89,155 (b) 7arR yate– 89,155 R ?
(c) Dept. of Health and Family Welfare-80,000 80,000
Crore
(d) Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana -5,000
Crore
With reference to the post's in Secretariate of the
Parliament, which of the following statement/s
is/are correct?
(1) Common posts may be created for the
Secretariate of each House of Parliament.
(2) The Parliament has right to regulate the
service conditions of Secretariate staff of
either House of it.
Select the correct answer from the code given
below
Code
(a) Neither 1 nor 2. (b) Only 2 (a) 1
2 (b) d
2
(C) Only 1 Ad) Both 1 and 2 (c) d 1 (d) i1 T
2
,
54. On 25th December, 2022, which of
the following 54. 25 ferR, 2022
ferfaa t
countries extended mandatory Military Services
for one year to those males who were born after
01 January, 2005?
(a) Afghanistan (b) Myanmar -(a) 3rs11IIT (b) RHTR
(c) sieicoT (d)
(C) Sri Lanka ) Taiwan iAH
55. Who is the Author of the famous Novel "All the 55.
fA rGTGÍ grr, 2022
IT art
Lives We Never Lived", which received the
Sahitya AkademiAward, 2022?
a) Anuradha Roy (b) Shobha De (b) gÌT
(c) Anita Desai (d) Sudha Murthy (d) ger

56. Which type of vaccine protect against

Diphtheria? dqer
mRNA > (b) Viral Vector y
(a) H.3TRYAY. (b)
ISY
(a)
(c) Toxoid Ad) Live-attenuated
(c) efovagS (d) IgA eftts
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 57. The aquatic plant commonly used as bio fertilizer
in the water-logged rice field is

ta) Azolla (b) Lemna

(a) qutal (b)
HT
(c) Wolfia (d) Trapa (c) (d) ZI4T
atfsar
58. Given below are two statements, one is labelled
as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) -
-
Assertion (A) The President can recommend to
the Parliament to change the
boundary of any state after
seeking views of the concerned
Legislature of that state on the
subject within specified period.
Reason (R)-It is not mandatory for the President
to accept the proposal of the
concerned State Legislature.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below - (R), (A)
Ja) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct
a) (A)
3tr (R) aR HAŽ fg
explanation of (A)
(b) (A) TeG fog (R) WEY E
(b) (A) is false but (R) is true
(C) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct
(e) (A)
sir (R) T-i H Ì (R), (A) âT HI
explanation of (A)
(d) (A)
(d) (A) is true but (R) is false Hfor (R) 1tGT

Which of the following is known as laughing gas? 59.

59.
frfr f š t rart
(a) Carbon Monoxide ) Nitrous Oxide

(c) Chlorofluro Carbon (d) Ammonia

u Who was the leader of rebellion in Bareilly, Uttar 60.

Pradesh during 1857?
(a) Nana Saheb
1857À
(a)
R, gR VOT soift a ?
(b) Kunwar Singh
1 HIEG
(C) Hazarat Mahal Khan Bahadur Khan (c) BuRG H8G
O. Which of the following is
not a part of the
Article 20 of the
Constitution of India?
20 T fHI
(a) Double
Jeopardy ?
Clause
(b) Prohibition against
Self Incrimination
(a)
a qug T

sProhibition Against
(d) Ex-post Facto
Torture Law

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 India,
62. With reference to the Attorney General of
which of the following statement/s is/are
correct?
(1) A person is appointed as Attorney General,
who is qualified to be appointed as a Judge of
the Supreme Court.
(2) The Attorney Generäl 'can be remoived
through the same process as the Judges of the
Supreme Court
Select the correct answer from the code given
below
Code
(a) Neither 1
nor2 (b) Only 2 (a) (b) gi
1T 2 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 Ad) Only1 (c)
arii 1 eT 2 (d) og 1
b3. By which year the target of population stability
has been fixed in India?
63. NT HT UG 6T T
febT qe tc
(a) Year 2080
fefR febr TrT ?
b) Year 2045 (a) q 2080 TE (b) q 2045 Th
(c) Year 2070 (d) Year2075 (c) qs 2070 TF (d) qe 2075 T6
64. Which one of the following pairs
(Schedule 64. grt
Subjects) is not correctly matched? f HT TrH
(iau THi
er Ninth Schedule Allocation of seats in the (a)
Council of States i 3Til
(b) Third Schedule - Forms of
Oaths or
Affirmations (c) 3HTGi
(c) Eight Schedule -
4TH-Hr4Tg
Languages
(d) Tenth Schedule -. Provisions as to
disqualification on ground of defection
65. Match list-I with list-ll
and select the correct
answer using the code given below
the lists
List -I
(Sustainable Development Goal)
(A) SDG -
-
(B) SDG 13
10
-]
-3 (A)
VHŠT.
-
10
(B) -
(C) SDG-14 H.ŠTt. 13
(C) qHŠuit.
(D) SDG - 15 -14
(D) YHI. -15
List - I|
(Related With)
(1) Climate Action
(2) Life on Land (1) GTerarg fher
(3) Reduced inequalities
(4) Life below water
(3) 3rHIGIS t
Code
(a) A-(3), B-(2), C-{4), D-(1)
(a) A-(3), B-(2), C-{4), D-(1)
(b) A-(1), B-(2), C-(3), D-(4)
(b) A-(1), B-(2), C-(3), D-(4)
(c) A-(2), B-(3), C-(1), D-(4)
(C) A-(2), B-(3), C-(1), D-(4)
Jo A-(3), B-(1), CA4), D-(2).
(d) A-(3), B-(1), C-(4), D-(2)
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 is a constituent of
66. Which among the following
natural silk?
(a) Phosphorus (b) Potassium (a) aeorH (b)
rfH
Jot Nitrogen
(d) Magnesium
(d)
rfuH
6A On which of the following, proved charges the
Finance Minister Nadhim Zahawi was sacked

from the Government in February, 2023 by the

y?
British P.M. Rishi Sunak? (a)
4auGI t
(b)
t USA
(a) Disclosure of Secrecy(b) Sex Scandal
of the Cabinet
Scandal (d) None of the
(c)
te ÈUGT
(d) 3yfT
(c) Tax above
68. The Indian Biological Data Centre is being set up
in which state? Fandohad
(a)
(b) zfRurT
(a) Gujarat b) Haryana uRIT
(c) BAR yeT (d) ylq
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Punjab

69.'Mount Newman' is famous for which of the 69

following minerals? (b)

(a) aieT
Ha) Copper Manganese (b)
(c) Iron ore Ad) Bauxite
(c)
s 3JUTE (d)
afaISe
70. Which of the following is not
an economic

activity? (a) aftsq HAI

T
(6) fb (af)
lat Voluntary Social (b) Farming
(c)
ta (d) qRg
Service
(d) Transportation
(c) Service
one of the
n. With reference to the Puranas, which
following statements is correct?
(1) Information about the Maurygn dynasty
is

found in the Vishnu Puran.

(2) Vayu Puran throws light
on the Gupta's

gOvernance system.
Both 1 and 2
(b) Only 2
(a)
(c) T
t1
1
T
2
2
(b)
(d)
a 2
Neither 1 nor 2
(C) (d) Only 1 hqd1
e Which of the following (Scheme - Year) is not
correctly matched?
- (a)
(a) Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana 2014 HiHG 3ATGÍ UTH
Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kaushalya
Y- 2014

Yojana-_2014
(C) Shyama Prasad Mukherji Rurban Mission 2014
2015 (C) UTHT YHTG YATi ¢
(d) Rural Housing Interest Subsidy Scheme - 2017 fT- 2015
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73. What do we.
the need to use
call balancing
resources and also conserve them for the future?
(a) Resource (bSustainable
conservation development
(a) i irGUT (b) HT fao
(c) Futyre resources (d)Reducing (c) fag ET
Yconsumption
74. Consiger the following statements concerning
the pówers of the Supreme Court to issue certain
writs to stop violation of Fundamental Rights -
(1) The Supreme Court has power to issue writs
like Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Prohibition,
Quo Warranto and Certiorari which is
appropriate forthe enforcement of
Fudamental Rights.
(2) Pament may by law empower any other
to exercise within its juridíction the
coR
powers given to Supreme Court.
Which of the above mentioned
cortect2
statement/statements is/are
Select the correct answer from the code.given
below
Code
(a) Necher 1 nor 2 (b) Only 1 (b)
(c)
(a) 1 2 dad 1
org2 d) Both 1 and 2 (c) hdd 2 () 1 3r 2 at
75. The SAR satelite" is jointly developed by
which of the following organizations? fdeafrT
(a).ESA and NASA (b) ROSCOSMOS and (a) . f>r TAI?
3ir THT.
CNSA
c) ISRO and NASA (d) ESA and ISRO (c) sHRT
3R THT
ro. Whichgf the following statement is correct?
(1) RaGanga river joins the Ganga at Kannauj.
(2) Rive Betwa joins the Yamuna near PrayagrajX
Selectihe correct answer using the code given
below
Code
(a) Only 2 (b) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 2 (b)
Ac) Only 1 (d) Bothl and 2 (c)
11 2
77. With reference to the invaders in ancient India,
ha 1 (d)
Ì 1 TeT 2
which one of the following is the correct
chronological order?
-
(a) Greeks Kushans Sakas - (a) - - YF
(b) Sakas-Greeks - Kushans
tc) Greeks- Sakas- Kushans
(d) Sakas - Kushans-Greeks
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f8. By which of the following Acts, the
system of 78. fifya b yffty FRI, 120
#Gi
was
'Chamber of Princes' with 120 members
created?
1853 (b) Act of 1919
Act of
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e (b) 1919 1 ffg4
a) Charter
(c) 1909 T 3H (d) 1793 aT 3eH
(c) Act of 1909 (d) Act of 1793 REH
79. affgT -HI EHIT 3rrTT
79. Which of the following
hormones is secreted by
the Beta cell of Islet of Langerhans of Pancreas?
(b) ys-uferH
(a) Glucagan (b) Adrenalin (a) a|TH
(c)
$yar
(d) yostrr
(d) Aldosterone
Ae) Insulin
not a Noble
the following elements
is
80. Which of (b) yfaefTH
(a)
gas? rf1
) Actinium (c)
(a) Argon
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EIG fAT gI,
(c) Krypton
Pope Benedict
(d) Radon
XVI, whocg 81. y fse lE, fTT
81.)with reference to the following statement/s
died recently, which of the
is/are correct?
of Germany.
1. He was a native
He was the first Pope to resign in 600 years.
2.
answer using the code given
Select the correct
below - 1083778
t1 2 (b) h4 1

Code -
(a) d (d) h4d 2
(b) Only 1 1AT 2
(a) Both1 and 2
Jd) Only 2
(c)
fAafefud H ER* a-fafaT
Neither 1 nor 2 most 82.
(c)
following factor is the
82. Which of the biodiversity?
factor for the lost
of (a)
te faUT
important of
(a) Pest control
b) Destruction fArriaT (d) 31gafrs
natural habitat (c) qrrfart qr
predators (d) Genetic
assimilation 1083778
ferg tTR BaT
-
GISH yRagT
(c) Control of
plants is responsible for 83. e
(a)
(b) yfrrt gfMs
83. The Xylem in
transporting
(b) Amino
Acid (c)sci
(d)
sitrfT
(a) Food (d) Oxygen "H ER 3ATT" HEÍ
Water Army 84. fiqR, 2022
was "Sudarshan Prahar
the
Where
December, 2022? grR y (b)
IuTT
Exercise" carried out in (a)
Rajasthan
(a) Uttar Pradesh b) Pradesh
(d) Madhya
(c) Gujarat
credit goes for the
whom does the SUgarcane
Glo development of cOconut
and
agriculture in Philippines?
(b) Britishers
(a) gttvsaferet a
(a) Hollanders
(d) French
(d)
aiHaft
9 Spanish and
Americans
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86. Make the pairs of chief rivers of their place of
origin -
Rivers Place of origin
(1) fSTAT
(A) Yamuna 4 (1) Sihawa (A) ygT
(B) Krishna
3 (2) Nasik (B) T
(2)
(3)
TE
HEI4cTR
(C) Godavari 2 (3) Mahabaleshwar (C) Tera
(D) Mahanadi 4) Yamunotri (D) H8TG 4) git
(a) A-(4), B-(2), C-(3), D-(1) (a) A-(4), B-(2), C-(3), D-(1)
(b) A-(4), B-(2), C-(1), D-(3) (b)A-(4), B-(2), C-(1), D-(3)
(c) A-(4), B-(3), C-{2), D-(1) (c) A-{4), B-(3), C-(2), D-(1)
(d) A-(1), B-(2), C-(3), D-(4) (d) A-(1), B-(2), C-(3), D-(4)
87. Match list- with list-|l and select the correct
answer using the code given below
List-I List-|
(Mountain) (Countries) (yda) ()
(A) Kilimanjaro
3 (1) Morocco (A) fbcijRT (1) 4rRb
(B) Toubkal (2) Algeria (B) Ad (2) Houfat
(C) Stanley (3) Tanzania (C)
T (3) ynft
(D) Hoggar (4) Uganda
-2 (D) ETR (4) guist
Code
(a) A-(4), B-(2), C(3), D-(1) (a) A-(4), B-(2), C-(3), D-(1)
(b) A{3), B-(4), C-{1), D-12)1
(b) A-(3), B-(4), C-{1), D-(2)
e) A-(4), B-(3), C-(2), D-(1) (c) A-{4), B-(3), C-(2), D-(1)
e A-(3), B-(1), C-{4), D-(2)
88. Which one of
the following (Lake-Country) is not 88.
(d) A-(3), B-(1), C-(4), D-(2)
ffGtfUT HT
(a -) HEÌ HAfd
correctly matched?
(a) Maracaibo
Venezuela
(b) Michigan -United (a) HRIATaT - (b)
fAsit- HYi
State of America
Onega - Canada (d) Baikal - Russia (c)
89. )Who has written the book "From
Dependence to
sT– SI
(d)
a1H.
Self Reliance"?
y (a) Y. Venugopal Reddy (b) Bimal Jalan
(a) ar. yrihre (6) fa4Gr
(c)C. Rangrajan (d) Raghuram Rajan (c) fr. TRIVT (d)
uIH
RTH RIGT
90. With reference to the representation
of Uttar
Pradesh in Parliament, which of the following
statement/s is/are correct?
(1) Uttar Pradesh has 31 seats (1)
Sabha.
allotted for Rajya T HT fy STR YGYI 31 Á
rafza
(2) 80 members of Lok Sabha are
elected from (2) oHHT
Uttar Pradesh. 80 HGRY GTIR YCT Maffaa
Select the correct answer
using the code given
below -
Code
(a) Only2 (b) Neither 1 nor
2
(c) Only 1 (a) d 2 (b)
Both1 and 2 1
2
(c)
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i1 T
2
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1. With reference to the Captain Hawking's, which
of the following statements is correct?
(1) He came to India in 1611 as an envoy of

James-I. 3114T|

(2) He was very well versed in Turkish language. ?

Neither 1 nor 2 (b) Only 1 (a) 1 T

2 (b)
4d1
t1 2
) Only 2 (d) Both 1 and 2 (o)
hai 2 (d) FT
92. Which one of the following is the main objective
of Janani Suraksha Yojana?

a Reduction in maternal and neo-natal

mortality rate
(b) Reduction in maternal mortality rate only
(c) Reduction in infant mortality rate only

(d) Reduction in neo-natal mortality rate only

TT- 4

3 The resignation letter by a Judge of Supreme 93.

at te IT
Court is addressed to
da) The President b The Chief Justice of (a)
rgufT T
India
(C) The Prime Minister (d) The senior most
Judge of Supreme
(c) ger-it t (d) Ha

. With reference to Union Finance Commission,

which of the following statement/s is/are
Court

correct?
(1) Finance Commision has a Chairman and six

members.
(2)it submits its report to the NiTI Aayog.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below
-
Code
(a) Only 1 t) Neither 1 nor 2
(a)
(C) Only 2 (d) Both 1 and 2
(c)
hd 1
(b)
14 2
0. Hangul-deer is found in which part o4G 2 (d) 1 yd
of India? 95 2 di
(a) In Assam bT
In Jammu
and
Kashmir ?
(c) In Rajasthan (d) In Kerala (a) 3H4
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 96. With reference to the composition of. the
Legislative Council in a state of India, which of the
following statement/s is/are correct?
(1) In the Legislative Council there may not be
more than one-third members of the total
membership of the Legislative Assembly of
that state.
(2) The Legislative Council of a state must have at
least forty members in it.
Select the correct answer from the code given
below
Code
(a) t 1 eT 2 (b) h421
(al Both 1 and 2 (b) Only 2
(c) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) Only 1
(C) at
1T 2 (d) ad
97. Tappa style of music was refined and developed
in which of the following Mughal Emperor's
Court?
(a) Akbar (b) Shahjahan (a) 3/ch4R (b)
IEGB
te Muhammad Shah (d) Jahangir (d) GHsfR
98. With reference of the election of the Vice -
President of India, which is declared void by the
Supreme Court of India, which of the following
statement/s is/are correct?
(1) The acts done by him as Vice -
President
before such declaration are considered valid.
(2) The acts done by him as Vice- President on
the day of such declaration are not considered
valid.
Select the correct answer from the code given
below -
-

Code
(a) Both 1 and 2 Only1 (a)
a-i 1 7T 2 (b) hqi 1
(c) Only 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c)
ad2 (d) at 1t 2
99. Match list-l with list-ll and choose the correct
answer using the code given below the lists
List-I List-I|
(Archaeological site) (Present location)
(A) Nevasa, (1) Rajasthan (A)
rT (1)RTueTT
(B) Isampur (2) Tamil Nadu (B) Fye (2)
(C) Didwana (3) Maharashtra (C) TsqHT aftc
(3) H8TRI
(D) Gudiyam cave -2 (4) Karnataka (D) TSUH
Code J1 (4) afes
(a) A-(3), B-(4), C-{2), D-(1) (a) A-(3), B-(4), C-{2), D-(1)
(b) A-(3), B-(2), C-(4), D-(1)
(b) A-(3), B-(2), C-(4), D-(1)
) A-(3), B-(4), C-(1), D-(2) (c) A-(3), B-(4), C-(1), D-(2)
(d) A-(4), B-(3), C-1), D-(2)
(d) A-(4), B-(3), C-(1), D-(2)
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.
With reference to the SCo Film Festival-2023. 100. yatst. bo BH-2023 q
bich of the following statement/s is/are
correct?
1. The SCO Film Festival is being held during
India's Presidency of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation.
2. SCO Film Festival will showcase the films from
the SCO countries.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below
Code

(a) Only 2 (b) Only 1 (a) ad 2 (b) pa 1

(d) 1 2
(c) Neither 1 nor 2 e) Both 1 and 2
(c) 1 A
2,
ai gd
101. Which of the following statements is correct
about laterite seit?
(1) This soil is developed in areas with high

temperature and heavy rainfall

iron oxide and aluminium. *
(2) It is poor in (2) $ ft
Select the correct answer using the code given
below -
Code

(a) Both1 and 2 (b) Only 2

(a),
at 1 TeT 2 (b)
hai 2
2 (d) odd 1
(c) Neither 1nor 2 Jet Only1.
(c)
1T - ifat 1
(HIAUT
(Provision - Part of rfcf H
102.
e Which among the following
the Constitution) is not correctly
matched?
(a) sfcoy- HTT XI
a)
Tribunals -Part XI
(0) The Union Territories Part
-
VIll

The Scheduled and Tribal

Areas - Part X

9
(0) Language- Part XVII
Official
(d) ITST – HT XVII

arrange them
Consider the following deserts and
in increasing order of their
size (from smallest to
largest) -
(0) Great Sandy
desert
(1) Arabian desert (1)
arfau HI
() Sahara desert
(V) Gobi desert
(1) HETRT 4RG
Select the correct answer using the code given
below -
, , V, I, II ,
,
oa) (b) I, IV,
(C)
II (a) Il, IV, WI
(b) I, IV,
I, IL,
L, IV
I, l
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(c) II, 1,
IV
(d) , I1, INV,
ll
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104. As per Social

Progress Index, released 104. fefar, 2022 * GIR HHfrS yttt qao
December, 2022, which of
the following are on
top three positions in very high social progress
in
Tier-1?
AA) Pondicherry,
Lakshadweep and
(b) Mizoram, Himachal
Pradesh and|adakh
(a) vifsrt, IETÉT sr (b) faur, fAra
Goa
(c) Kerala, Nagaland
None of the above
and Meghalaya
105. Consider the following
statements about
sustainable development -
(1) Based on the global indicator framework
and
data produced by National Statistical
Systems and information collected at
regional level, the United Nations Secretary
General presents an Annual Sustainable
Development Goal Reports
(2) Global Sustainable Development
Report is
produced to inform ythe quadrennial
sustainable development goal
review
deliberations at the U.N. General Assembly
once every quarter.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below -
-
Code
(a) Both 1 and 2 (b)-Only 2 (a)
(c) Neither 1 nor 2 Only 1
ai 1 yd 2 (b) 2

106. Given below are two statements, one is

(c)
t 1 1 â 2 (d)
od1
labelled
as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R) -
Assertion (A) - The President is a part of the
Parliament.
Reason (R) -A bill passed by the two Houses of
the Parliament cannot become a
law without the assent of the
President.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below
(a) (A) is true but (R) is false (a) (A)
b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct (b) (A)
Hfo (R) TeT
3r (R) Ì Htr (R), (A) f
explanation of (A)
(c) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct (c) (A) TR (R) HYE fOr (R), (A)
#H
explanation of (A)
(d) (A) is false but (R) s true (d) (A) TGIT f (R) HA
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 was the last in
107, Which of the following events 107.
chronological order?
(b) Jallianwala Bagh
(a) Home Rule 1416 (b) Gfauiarer arT
d Movement Massacre
(c) Khilafat Movement (dMoplah Revolt42D (c)
facIt 3icTe
108. Which of the folloing is' not a biodegradable
polluter?
(b) eAIG
b (a) Urine b) Pesticide (a) 1a
(c) Domestic waste (d) Faecal matter (c) rg ufte
1992 35T "osT-21" HaeT
109. The "Agenda -21" of Rio Summit, 1992 is related 109. Rur frR H,
to -
-

(a) Preservation of Sustainable

b
(a) iH yvT (b) HT faoTH
ozone layer development
(c) Polluter- Pays (d) Environmental (C) - yTAH*. () yafaror fTIT

principle education
110. Desert dwelling animals are called
a) Xericoles animals (b) Terrestrial animals (a)
ofe< GIHR
(b) Fercfy T4R
(C) Arboreal animals (d) Fossorial animals
(c) qearf GR
is the
111. Which one of the following place
confluence of the river Alakhnanda and
the Tfret fAer ?
(a) gT (b) hu yArT
Bhagirathi?
(b) Karn Prayag yUTT
a) Dev Prayag (c)
fa
(d) Rudra Prayag
(c) Vishnu Prayag
-
112. Seaweeds are important source of (b) MrS
(a) Bromine b) lodine (c) 3Tr
(c) (d) Chlorine
Argon
statements is not true
113. Which of the following
regarding 'Gram Sabha'?
village
powwers and functions at the
(2) It has the
level, like state Legislature
has at the state
level.
s pOwers are determined
by the Central
Government. all
Assembly consisting of
9) It is a Village
area of Panchayat.
registered voters in the
(0) (a) and (c) both
(d) (a) TeT (c)
A
14. Example of
Lotic ecosystem I5*
(a) GGd (b) IeIq
(a) Swamps (b) Ponds
(c)
C) Rivers (d) Marshy area

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115. What was the name of the female Regiment
constituted as a part of the Azad Hind Fauj by
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose?
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(a) Bharat Mata o) Rani Jhansi

Regiment Regiment (a) HTRG HG fC

(c) Rani Bhabani (d) Veerangana
Regiment Regiment
116. Which of the following Scorpene Class
Submarines was commissioned into Indian Navy
in January, 2023? 83778 (a) TŠ.yH. deI (b) 31É.YyH DAAr
(a) INS Vela (b) INS Kalvari (d) 341.yAYH. Arfir
(c) INS Karanj Ad) INS Vagir

117. Eastern boundary of the Harappa culture is

indicated by which of the following?.

(a) Manda (b) Rakhigarhi (a) HrugT
(b)
RrTt
(0) 3TGHRgr (d) 8g
ot Alamgirpur (d) Harappa
118. With reference to PM Gati Shakti Scheme',
which of the following statement/s is/are
correct?
(1) The PM Gati Shakti Scheme-National Plan was
(1) g4. ftefr T
T HRY 2022
launched in 2022.
(2) The PM Gati Shakti Scheme pertains to seven 1083778

engines (Roads, Railways, Airports, Ports,

Mass Transport, Waterways, Logistics
Infrastructure). NIP will be aligned with PM
Gati Shakti Framework.
Select the correct answer from the code given
below
Code

AA) Only 2 (b) Both 1 and 2

(a) a 2 (b) 1 3Ìr 2
(c) i 1 (d) 1 2
(c) Only 1 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
119. In which year, "Mid-day Meal Scheme" was
renamed as "P.M. Poshan Scheme"?
(a) 2018 (b) 2020 (a) 2018 (b) 2020
(c) 2019 d) 2021 (c) 2019 (d) 2021

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120. With reference to the "EL-NIN0", which of the
following statement/s is/are correct?
(1) El -Nino involves appearance of warm
current of the coast of Per in eastern pacific.
w
(2)This warm current increase the temperature
of water on the Peruvian coast by 10PC there
by increasing the amount of Plankton in the
sea.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below -
Code
(a) Neither 1 nor 2
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(a) 1 2 (b) ¢aa 1
Ao)
Only 1
(c) Only 2 (d) Both 1 and 2 (c) h4 2 () i 1 yd 2

s21. Shivanasamudra and Kalpakkam are respectgly

important for i
(a Hydel Power and (b) Thermal Power and
Nuclear Energy Nuclear Energy
(c) Solar Power and (d) Nuclear Energy and
Nuclear Energy Hydel Power
122. According to the Union Budget 2023-24, dw
122.
-t qE 2023-24 3HTY, 3-TRÍ qHR
many skill India international centres are to
be

set up across different states to skill youthafor

internationalopportunities?
(a) 50 (b) 20
(a) 50 20 (b)
(c) 40 (d) 30
(c) 40 Ad) 30
Biodiversity
123. First National Centre for Marine
-
(NCMB) of India is situated at m83778
(b) jas
a) Bhavnagar
(b) Mumbar (d) G4TTR
(c) Puducherry (d) Jamnagar
124. Which of the following is not correctly matchea?
124.
fafafr HÔ Tfera si ?
(a) hah Turkan - Wife of lltutmish
Allaudin Khilji
Hamida Banu Begum-Wife of
b (c) ltutmish-Father of Razia
(c)
$ogifI–fy fAT

(0) Gulbadan Begum

- Daughter of Babur
125. In National Parks, Genetic diversity is maintaed
by

In-situ conservation (b) Ex-situ conservatton

(c) Gene pool (d) None of the above
126. gtIAIN
126. Whowas 'Khareetadar? ?
Despatcher of royal (b) Main custodian of
decrees royal palace
9) An officer who was (d) Chief Officer of (e)
afrort Gt
trained in keeping8 Pargana
accounts
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121- Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a standard
127.
aittfo fRÍT fSHs (ts.) fbr
criteria for
-
fy yo HT16 HTGS ?
(a) Computing O2 level in forest ecosystems
(b) Measuring O, level in blood

(C) Assaying Oz level in high altitude regions

a Pollution assay in aquatic ecosystems

128. Given below are two statements, one is labelled
as Assertion (A) and other is Reason (R) -
Assertion (A)-The Tamil Nadu coast remains dry
during South-West monsoon
season.
Reason (R) – The Tamil Nadu coast is situated
parallel to the Bay of Bengal branch
of South-West monsoon and it lies
in
the ráin shadow area of the
Arabian Sea branch of the South
West monsoon during monsoon
season.
Select the correct answersUsing the code given
below
Code

(a)Both and (R) are true and

(A)
explanation of (A)
(R) is correct (a) (A)
st (R) HA , st (R), (A)
ft HEI
(b) (A) is false but (R) is true (b) (A)
TH frg (R) HA È
(C) Both (A) and (R) is true but (R) is not correct (c) (A) 3irR (R) A
(R), (A)
explanation of (A)
fT H
(d) (A) is true but (R) is false
129. With reference to the joint sitting of Parliament,
which statement/s is/are correct?
(1) Article 109 provides for the joint sitting of
both Houses in certain cases.
,(2)The Speaker presides the joint sitting of the
two Houses of Parliament.
Select the correct answer using the code given
below -
Code
(a) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) Both1 and 2 (a) t 1 2 (b) t1 T
2
Ônly 2 (d) Only 1 (c) 2 (d)
130. Which of
d 1
the following Scheme/Programme is
not the Central Government Programme and it is
Uttar Pradesh Government's Programme?
(a) Pt. Nehru Utkarsh (b) Gramin Swasthya
d Mission Mission
(a)
fsE SHt (b) uruT FATRT fAg
(c) MGNREGA ) Ganga Expressway (c)
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131. Natural resources should be used by the present

generation in such a way that if there is minimum
degradation of natural resources, then what kind
of development would it be called?
a) Socjal
Development (b) ustainable (a) HTAIf# faOTT (b) Hdd faar
Development
(c) 3TeG facarH (d)
() Economic (d) Organic fd faor
Development Development
(132Who among the following women freedom
fighter was not associated with "Quit India
Movement'?
(a) pF HI 534T
(b) Hrif-f SIRI
V(a) Kanak Lata Barua (b) Matangini Hazra
(d) Aruna Asaf Ali
(C)Shanti Ghosh
a
133. Which of the following Provision is part of both
Directive Principles of. State Policy' and
Fundamental Duties?
(a) Participation of workers in
management of
industries (b) HAT ta
(b) Uniform CivilCode
Guardians to provide opportunity for
(c)
education to children y
Protection of environment
is not
134. Which of the following (Port-Country)
correctly matched?
(b) Jakarta - Indonesia GIf- srT
(b)
Aa) lgarka-China
(c) Montevideo - (d) Rotterdam
Uruguay Netherland
initially permitted the
135. The Constitution of India purposes
use of English language for all official
for a period of
-

(a) 20 qf (b) 10 q
(a) 20 years (b) 10 years 5 q (d) 15 q
(C)

(c) 5 years ud) 15 years

136. fAfafert u/ BR Y¢T
related to
136. Which of the following scheme/s is/are
Uttar Pradesh?
(1) 'Anuthee Uphar Scheme
(2) Matra Shakti Udyamita Scheme
(2) HrGqRtft sufter v
(3) Kaushalya Matritva Scheme (3)
tTUI HIÇT YIGT
(4) Stree Nidhi Scheme
at e
y
given (4)
Select thëcofrect aniswer using the code
below -
Code
(b) Both 2 and 3 (a) 2, 3 3tr 4 (b)
Ae) 2,3 and 4
(d) Only 2 (c)
2 str 3
(c) Only 1 4 1 (d)
hd 2
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37. Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in ?
fReT
which district of Uttar Pradesh?
(a) yto (b) H-HK
(a) Chandauli (b) Sonbhadra
(d) 4ENI$T
(c) Lakhimpur Khiri (d) Baharaich
138. )WhichIndian origin businessman has been
elected as Mayor of London Borough of
Southwark for the second time?
(a) Gautam Adaniz (b) Sam Dalton
(a)
at sT
(c) Sunil Chopra (d) Neeraj Patil
(c) ga tygr (d)
Ar fa
139. Which one of the following (Place of the revolt of
1857
matched?
- Start of rebellion) is not correctly

Jhansi - 11 May, (b) Barrack- 29 March,

(a). stef - 11 , 1857 (b) ray - 29 HI,
1857
1857 1857 .
(c) Lucknow - 4 June, (d) Meerut- 10 May,
(c) Th4 (d) Ro- 10 H$, 1857

1857 1857 1857

140. What caused wind to deflect towards left in
Southern Hemisphere? a
(a) Pressure' (b) Temperature (a) qeid (b) I4HIT
TC) Coriolis force (d) Magnetic Field
141. When did the Water (Prevention and Control of
Pollution) Act was enacted in which of the
following year? (a) 1977
) 1974
(b) 1974 À
(a) 1977
(c) 1975 (d) 1976
(c) 1975 (d) 1976
142. With reference to mineral resources, which of
the following statement/s is/are correct?
1. Lithium's inferred resources have been found
Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir.
in

2. India is import dependent for many minerals

like Lithium, Nickel and Cobalt.
Select the correct answer úsing the code given
below
Code
(a) Only 1 (b) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) h 1 (b) a 1 2
(c) Only 2
143. "Ozone
d)
Both 1 and 2
-
(c)
h 2 (d)
tt 1 sr 2
layer absorbing ultra violet radiation
exists in which of the atmospheric layer?
(a) Thermosphere t) Stratosphere (a) g
HGd (b) H4GIq Hsd
(c) Mesosphere (d) Troposphere (d) ar SG
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 a sustainable
144. Which of the following is not
achieved by
development goal targeted to be
(b) sttfter
2030?
Space Research
(a) T HHTAI
Hiri
(a) Gender Equality
(c) Good health and
6)
(d) Zero Hunger
(d)
u
well being
as "World
145. Which of the following is known
Wetlands Day"? (b) 15
January
(b) 15 .(a) 2 5ati
A) 2 February
(c) 1 February
(d) 10 January (c) 1 hqt (d) 10 Ha
by
146World Social Protection Report published
is

(a) World Economics b) International Labour

.
Organization
Forum
(c) World Health (d) World Bank

Organization
winning
147. Who composed the Golden Globe Award
song "Naatu Naatu"? (b) ft yHIG
(a) yHyURIGTtft
(a) s.s. Rajamouli (b) Devi Sri Prasad
VEHIH
Ad) M.M. Keeravani
(c) TR.
(c) A.R. Rehman
country has declared
148. 2
491t, 2023
,
fAfofG fH t
148. Among the following, which
Monarchy from its Central
to remove the British
Bank Currency Notes
on 2nd February, 2023?
(a) chST
(b) 4
(a) Canada (b) Nepal (d) airgforA
(c) sftoioT
(c) Sri Lanka Ad) Australia
following ruler of Kashmir
149. Which among the
Slaughter?
abolished Zaziya and Cow (a) E

(b) Haider Shah

(a) Shamsuddin Shah
Zain-ul-Abidin
Sikandar Shah
(c) (9
(Tributary - River) is

150. Which -one of the following

not correctly matched?
Hemavathi- Kaveri
(a) Malaprabha -
(b) (a)
T- F|T
Krishna uR (a) grufTT – HE
Manjra-Godavari, Pranhita - (c)
(C)
Mahanadi

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