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CIVIL SERVICES (PRELIMINARY) EXAMINATION-2023

TEST 23 (INDIAN GEOGRAPHY 308, 309, 310 & CA)
F.M. – 200 Time Allowed – 120 mins. Negative Marking – 1/3rd

1. Consider the following Nuclear 4. Which of the following is/are the

power plants: drawbacks of coal found in India?
Nuclear power - plant Location 1. High ash content
1. Tarapur - Andhra Pradesh 2. Low calorific value
2. Rawatbhata - Rajasthan 3. Majority of the reserves are
3. Kaiga - Karnataka lignite type
4. Narora - Gujarat Select the correct answer code:
Which of the above pairs are (a) 1 only
correctly matched? (b) 1, 2
(a) 1, 2, 4 (c) 2, 3
(b) 1, 4 (d) 1, 2, 3
(c) 2, 3 5. Consider the following statements.
(d) 2, 3, 4 1. About 95 per cent of iron ore
2. Duncan Passage lies between reserves in India is located in the
(a) North Andaman and South States of Odisha, Jharkhand and
Andaman Chhattisgarh.
(b) Little Andaman and Car 2. In Karnataka, iron ore deposits
Nicobar occur in Baba Budan hills and
(c) South Andaman and Little Kudremukh.
Andaman 3. Manganese deposits are mainly
(d) Car Nicobar and Little Nicobar associated with Dharwar system.
3. Consider the following statements Which of the above statements
regarding Distribution of Minerals in is/are correct?
India. (a) 1, 2
1. Most of the metallic minerals in (b) 1, 3
India occur in the peninsular (c) 2, 3
plateau region in the old (d) 1, 2, 3
crystalline rocks. 6. Consider the following statements.
2. Most of the major mineral 1. It is the ore which is used in
resources occur to the west of a manufacturing of aluminium.
line linking Mangaluru and 2. It is mainly in tertiary deposits
Kanpur. and is associated with laterite
3. Over 95 per cent of coal rocks.
reserves occur in the valleys of 3. It also occurs in the coastal
Damodar, Sone, Mahanadi and tracts of India.
Godavari. The above statements refer to
Which of the above statements (a) Copper
is/are correct? (b) Bauxite
(a) 1, 2 (c) nickel
(b) 1, 3 (d) None of the above
(c) 2, 3
(d) 1, 2, 3

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7. Consider the following statements. 1. Most of the metallic minerals in

1. India’s coastline touches 10 India occur in the peninsular
states and 4 union territories. plateau region in the old
2. Gujarat has the longest crystalline rocks.
coastline followed by Tamil 2. Over 95 per cent of coal
Nadu. reserves occur in the valleys of
3. At present India has 8 union Damodar, Sone, Mahanadi and
territories. Godavari.
Which of the above statements 3. Most of the major mineral
is/are correct? resources occur to the west of a
(a) 1, 2 line linking Mangaluru and
(b) 2, 3 Kanpur.
(c) 1, 3 Which of the above statements
(d) 1, 2, 3 is/are correct?
8. Consider the following statements. (a) 1, 2
1. Among the States and Union (b) 1, 3
Territories in India, Bihar has the (c) 2, 3
highest population density. (d) 1, 2, 3
2. Among the North-eastern states, 11. Ten degree channel is found
Assam has the highest between
population. (a) South Andaman and Little
3. Rajasthan followed by Madhya Andaman
Pradesh has the largest (b) North Andaman and Middle
geographical area in India. Andaman
Which of the above statements (c) Little Andaman and Car
is/are correct? Nicobar
(a) 1, 2 (d) Car Nicobar and Great
(b) 1, 3 Nicobar
(c) 2, 3 12. Consider the following passes of the
(d) 1, 2, 3 Western Ghats:
9. Consider the following statements. 1. Thalghat
1. About 80 per cent of the coal 2. Palghat
deposits in India is of bituminous 3. Bhorghat
type and is of non-coking grade. Arrange the above passes from
2. Lignite type of coal is located in north to south.
Nyveli, Tamil Nadu. (a) 1-2-3
3. Jharia coal field is located in (b) 1-3-2
Odisha. (c) 3-1-2
Which of the above statements (d) 3-2-1
is/are correct? 13. The three largest states in
(a) 1 only descending order in terms of
(b) 1, 2 geographical area include
(c) 2, 3 (a) Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
(d) 1, 2, 3 and Rajasthan
10. Consider the following statements (b) Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and
regarding Distribution of Minerals in Maharashtra
India.

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(c) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh states is not part of the Konkan

and Uttar Pradesh Railways network?
(d) Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh (a) Maharashtra
and Maharashtra (b) Karnataka
14. The states which do not have an (c) Goa
international border are (d) Tamil Nadu
1. Gujarat 18. Consider the following statements:
2. Haryana 1. Kalahandi and Sambalpur are
3. Assam the leading producers of this
4. Jharkhand mineral ore.
Select the correct answer code: 2. It is associated with laterite rocks
(a) 1, 2, 3 occurring extensively either on
(b) 1, 2, 4 the plateau or hill ranges of
(c) 2, 4 peninsular India and also in the
(d) 2, 3, 4 coastal tracts of the country.
15. Arrange the following State capitals 3. It is not specifically a mineral but
from West to East. a rock consisting mainly of
1. Agartala hydrates.
2. Itanagar Which of the following mineral ores
3. Shillong is being described in the above
4. Kohima statements?
Select the correct answer code: (a) Galena
(a) 3-1-4-2 (b) Cuprite
(b) 3-1-2-4 (c) Bauxite
(c) 1-3-2-4 (d) Rock Salt
(d) 1-3-4-2 19. Consider the following statements:
16. Which of the following industrial 1. Ferry ports are exclusively
regions are classified as major concerned with the
industrial regions? transportation of passengers
1. Gurugram- Delhi- Meerut Region and mail across water bodies
2. Prayagraj-Varanasi-Mirzapur covering short distances.
Region 2. Naval Ports are ports which
3. Northern Malabar Region have only strategic importance.
4. Kollam Thiruvananthapuram 3. Entrepot Ports are collection
Region centers where the goods are
Select the correct answer using the brought from different countries
code given below. for import.
(a) 2 and 3 only Which of the statements given
(b) 1 and 4 only above is/are correct?
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only (a) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only
17. One of the important achievements (c) 1 only
of the Indian Railways has been the (d) 1 and 3 only
construction of the Konkan Railway 20. Consider the following cities:
in 1998. It is a 760 km long rail route 1. Bhubaneswar
connecting important states of our 2. Patna
nation. Which one of the following 3. Varanasi

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4. Jaipur 23. Arrange the following Iron ore mines

5. Kota of India from north to south direction.
National highway network under 1. Bailadila
Golden Quadrilateral passes 2. Mayurbhanj
through which of the above major 3. Ballari
cities of India? 4. Durg
(a) 1, 2, and 3 only Select the correct answer using the
(b) 2, 4 and 5 only code given below.
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only (a) 2-4-3-1
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 (b) 4-2-1-3
21. With reference to the Iron and Steel (c) 2-4-1-3
Industry, consider the following (d) 4-2-3-1
pairs: 24. Which of the following statements
Steel Plant Iron Ore Source is/are correct with reference to
1. Rourkela Steel plant : Noamundi manganese?
mine 1. It is an important raw material for
2. Bhilai Steel Plant: Dalli-Rajhara the smelting of iron ore.
mine 2. Manganese deposits are found
3. Durgapur Steel Plant : only in the Dharwar system of
Sundargarh and Kendujhar mine geological formations.
Which of the pairs given above 3. Sundergarh and Kalahandi are
is/are correctly matched? the important mines of
(a) 3 only manganese located in
(b) 2 only Karnataka.
(c) 1 and 3 only Select the correct answer using the
(d) None code given below.
22. Consider the following statements (a) 1 only
with regards to the rural settlements (b) 2 and 3 only
in India: (c) 1 and 3 only
1. Clustered Settlements are (d) 1, 2 and 3
generally found in fertile alluvial 25. Which of the following measures
plains and in the northeastern were initiated under the New
states. Industrial Policy of 1991?
2. Semi-Clustered Settlements 1. Abolition of industrial licensing.
are widespread in the Gujarat 2. Free entry to foreign technology.
plains and some parts of 3. Introduction of the phased
Rajasthan. manufacturing program.
3. Dispersed Settlements are 4. Liberalised industries related to
generally found in areas of atomic energy.
Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Select the correct answer using the
Himachal Pradesh, and Kerala. code given below.
Which of the statements given (a) 1, 2 and 3 only
above are correct? (b) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 and 3 only (c) 2, 3 and 4 only
(b) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
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26. Consider the following statements (a) 1, 2 and 5 only

with regard to India’s road network: (b) 2, 3, and 4 only
1. The National Highways (c) 1, 3, 4 and 5 only
constitute only two percent of the (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
total road length but carry 40 29. Consider the following pairs:
percent of the road traffic. Iron and Steel Industry
2. State Highways constitute 10 Associated Iron ore producing
percent of the total road length in area
the country. 1. Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel
Which of the statements given works (VISL) : Kemmangundi
above is/are correct? 2. Tata Steel Plant : Noamundi
(a) 1 only 3. Indian Iron and Steel
(b) 2 only Company(IISCO) : Singhbhum
(c) Both 1 and 2 Which of the pairs given above
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is/are correctly matched?
27. Which of the following factors are (a) 1 and 3 only
responsible for the location of the (b) 1 only
jute textile industry along the Hugli (c) 1, 2 and 3
basin? (d) 2 only
1. Availability of abundant water for 30. Arrange the following Iron and Steel
processing of raw jute plants from west to east in terms of
2. Laterite and gravel soils in the their location:
region 1. Ratnagiri
3. Good network of water and road 2. Durgapur
transport 3. Bhilai
4. Proximity to jute-producing areas 4. Rourkela
5. Convenient dry climate for Select the correct answer from the
spinning and weaving code given below.
Select the correct answer using the (a) 1-2-3-4
code given below. (b) 1-3-4-2
(a) 1, 3 and 4 only (c) 2-3-4-1
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only (d) 4-1-2-3
(c) 2 and 5 only 31. With reference to the road transport
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 system in India, consider the
28. The HaziraVijaipurJagdishpur Gas following statements:
Pipeline is India’s first cross-state 1. Rajkot in the West and Silchar in
gas pipeline. the East are the extreme points
Which of the following states and of the East-West Corridor.
Union Territories are connected 2. Jhansi is the junction of the East-
through this pipeline? West and the North-South
1. Gujarat corridors.
2. Daman and Diu Which of the statements given
3. Haryana above is/are correct?
4. Delhi (a) 1 only
5. Uttar Pradesh (b) 2 only
Select the correct answer using the (c) Both 1 and 2
code given below. (d) Neither 1 nor 2

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32. Arrange the following ports of India Which of the statements given
from west to east: above is/are correct?
1. Mumbai (a) 1 only
2. Mangaluru (b) 2 only
3. Marmagao (c) Both 1 and 2
4. Kochchi (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Select the correct answer using the 36. Which of the following statements
code given below. are true with respect to iron ore?,
(a) 1-2-3-4 I. Limestone and coal are
(b) 1-3-2-4 important for smelting iron ore
(c) 4-1-2-3 II. More than 20% of the world
(d) 1-4-2-3 iron ore deposits are in India,
33. With reference to the Demographic III. Odisha and Jharkhand top in
momentum, consider the following the production of iron ore,
statements: IV. Iran is the largest buyer of
1. It is the tendency of growing Indian iron ore
populations to continue growing (a) I II and III
even after the fertility rate (b) II and III
declines. (c) III and IV
2. In this, a relatively youthful age (d) II III and IV
structure promotes a more rapid 37. Gujarat is the largest producer of
growth. salt in India because
Which of the statements given (a) It has extensive dry coast
above is/are correct? (b) Its coastal waters are very
(a) 1 only saline
(b) 2 only (c) It has extensive shallow
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Besides producing salt from
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 saline water it has reserves of
34. Which of the following factors rock salt
influenced the growth of the cotton 38. Which of the following minerals are
textile industry in India? found in a natural way in the State of
1. Abundance of skilled labour Chhattisgarh ?
2. Weather conditions 1. Bauxite
3. Proximity of cotton-producing 2. Dolomite
areas to the port cities 3. Iron ore
Select the correct answer from the 4. Tin
code given below. (a) 1 2 and 3 only
(a) 2 and 3 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 2 and 4 only
(c) 1 only (d) 1 2 3 and 4
(d) 3 only 39. Uraniu found in Ladakh is an
35. Consider the following statements: example of which type of resource?
1. Gondwana coal is laminated, (a) Unnatural resources
bituminous coal., (b) Actual resources
2. Gondwana coal is completely (c) Potential resources
free from moisture, sulphur, and (d) Biotic resources
phosphorus.,

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40. The most important uranium mine of (c) 1 3 and 4

India is located at (d) 2 3 and 4
(a) Manavalakurichi 46. Put in chronological order the origin
(b) Gauribidanur of the following industries in India :
(c) Vashi I. Jute,
(d) Jadugoda II. Cotton Textile,
41. The Jawar mines of Udaipur are III. Steel,
famous for IV. Cement
(a) Marble (a) I II IV III
(b) Zinc (b) II I III IV
(c) Granite (c) II I IV III
(d) Bauxite (d) I II III IV
42. Which shipyard is known for the 47. Chhota Nagpur plateau is called the
manufacture of bargets, coasters heart of industrial India because it is
arid dredgers? ________
(a) Hindustan Shipyard (a) Near to major iron and steel
(b) Mazgaon Shipyard centres
(c) Garden Reach Shipyard (b) A big link of roads and
(d) Cochin Shipyard railways
43. Which one of the following (c) Rich in minerals and power
sequences of the oil refineries of fuels
India as they occur from south to (d) Very fertile for industrial crops
north is correct? 48. With which one of the following
(a) Kochi – Mangalore – Mumbai industries is Coimbatore
– Koyali associated?
(b) Koyali – Mumbai – Mangalore (a) Gold
– Kochi (b) Gujarat
(c) Kochi – Mumbai – Mangalore (c) Cotton Textile
– Koyali (d) Sericulture
(d) Mangalore – Kochi – Mumbai 49. Which one of the following industries
– Koyali is known as ‘Sunrise Industry’?
44. Which one of the following states is (a) Iron ; Steel
aIeading producer of woollen (b) Cotton Textile
textiles? (c) Information Technology
(a) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Tea ; Coffee
(b) Punjab 50. Which statement is NOT correct in
(c) Rajasthan respect to Child Sex Ratio?
(d) Himachal Pradesh (a) Arunachal Pradesh has the
45. Which of the following places are highest sex ratio in all states of
known for paper manufacturing India
industry? (b) Kerala has the highest sex
1) Yamunanagu, ratio in all states of India
2) Guwahati, (c) Haryana has the lowest sex
3) Shahabad, ratio in all states of India
4) Ballarpur (d) Child sex ratio has decreased
(a) 1 2 and 3 in 2011 as compared to 2001
(b) 1 2 and 4 census

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51. What is the correct descending languages mentioned in the

order on the basis of the number of
sex ratio in the states?
(a) Kerala <Chhattisgarh
<Mizoram <Andhra Pradesh
(b) Arunachal Pradesh <Kerala
<Manipur <Meghalaya
(c) Meghalaya < Kerala
Chhattisgarh <Tamilnadu
(d) Kerala <Tamil Nadu <Andhra
Pradesh <Chhattisgarh
52. According to Census 2011, how
much was the Total Fertility Rate
(TFR) in India?
(a) 2.1
(b) 2.3
(c) 2.4
(d) 2.0
53. Which states of India have the
lowest and highest Infant Mortality
Rate respectively?
(a) Kerala, Bihar
(b) Odisha, Jharkhand
(c) Goa, Madhya Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh
54. According to the figures of Census
2011,which state has the maximum
difference in the male and female
literacy
(a) Rajasthan
(b) Kerala
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Madhya Pradesh
55. Which of the following statements
regarding literacy in India are
correct?
1. A person who can only read but
cannot write is not defined
literate
2. Children below 7 years of age
are not taken into consideration
even if they are able to read and
write
3. For the purpose of census, a
person is deemed literate if he or
she can read and write with
understanding in any of the 22
Eighth Schedule of the
Constitution
4. The fact that a district has
attained hundred percent literacy
does not mean that the entire
population in the district is
< literate
(a) 1, 3 and 4
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 4
56. What is the main reason behind the
faster population growth in India
(a) Low Birth Rate and Low
Mortality Rate
(b) High Birth Rate and Low
Mortality Rate
(c) Faster Birth Rate and Faster
Mortality Rate
(d) High Birth Rate and High
Mortality Rate
57. What is the Stage in the population
cycle in which India is classified on
the basic of its demographic
characteristics?
(a) Early expanding stage
(b) High stationary stage
(c) Late expanding stage
(d) Declinning Stage
58. Which of the following is called the
biggest leap forward in the history of
Indian population?
(a) 1921 – 1931
(b) 1941 – 1951
(c) 1951 – 1961
(d) 1961 – 1971
59. According to the figure of census
2011, which of the union territories is
last ranked in child sex ratio
(a) Dadar and Nagar Haveli
(b) Daman and Diu
(c) Chandigarh
(d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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60. Census data released on July 65. Air travel has become very important
15,2011 reflects that 13.48% urban for the north eastern part of India
population lives in mainly because _________
(a) Uttar Pradesh (a) The region is mountainous
(b) Bihar (b) Population density is low
(c) Maharashtra (c) Surface transport routes have
(d) Rajasthan to go around Bangladesh
61. Where are homogenous group (d) Air transport is cheaper
"Mangolab" found in India? 66. HBJ pipeline transports
(a) South-Region (a) Crude Oil
(b) Southern-Central Region (b) Natural Gas
(c) North-Western Region (c) Petroleum
(d) North-East Region (d) Iron Ore in slurry form
62. Which National Highway connects 67. The Buckingham Canal, which has
Delhi and Kolkata via Varanasi been declared a National Waterway
(a) NH4 of India recently, is a canal running
(b) NH10 from
(c) NH2 (a) Punjab to Haryana
(d) NH6 (b) Mumbai to Goa
63. With reference to National Highways (c) Vijayawada to Villupuram
Development Project (NHDP), (d) Cochin to Kozhikode
consider the following statements:, 68. Put the following states in the
(A) Belgaum and Nellore lie on the decreasing order by length of
Golden Quadrilateral. surfaced roads:,
(B) Vadodara and Jhansi lie on 1. Maharashtra,
the East – West Corridor., 2. Karnataka,
(C) Ambala and Kanpur lie on the 3. Tamil Nadu,
North – South Corridor. 4. Uttar Pradesh
Which of these statements is/are (a) 1 2 3 4
correct ? (b) 4 1 3 2
(a) A,B and C (c) 1 3 4 2
(b) B and C (d) 1 3 2 4
(c) A and B 69. Which place is said to be the
(d) A only Manchester of South India?
64. What is the correct sequence of hill (a) Coimbatore
stations according to height above (b) Salem
mean sea level in descending (c) Thanjavur
order? (d) Madurai
(a) Kodaikanal Darjeeling Shimla 70. India provides ideal conditions for air
and Mahabaleshwar travel because
(b) Shimla Kodaikanal Darjeeling (a) It is a vast country
and Mahabaleshwar (b) It has a huge population
(c) Kodaikanal Shimla (c) Its climatic conditions are
Mahabaleshwar and favourable
Darjeeling (d) It has extensive mountain
(d) Mahabaleshwar Shimla tracks
Darjeeling and Kodaikanal

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71. Consider the following railway 1. Bhils constitute the largest

zones:, tribe in India in terms of
1. North-Eastern Railway, population, followed by the
2. Central Railway, Gonds.
3. North-Western Railway, 2. The population of tribes in
4. South-Eastern Railway, India has been declining
Which one of the following is the consistently, since
correct order of locations of the Independence.
headquarters of the above railway 3. Hatti's of Assam and
zones from west to east ? Kuruvikkaran of Odisha have
(a) 1-2-3-4 been recently granted
(b) 2-3-1-4 Scheduled Tribes
(c) 3-2-4-1 status.
(d) 3-4-2-1 Which of the statements given
72. Which of the following are correctly above is/are correct ?
matched? (a) 1 only
1) National Waterway 1 - (b) 1 and 2 only
Allahabad–Haldia (c) 2 and 3 only
2) National Waterway 2 - (d) 1, 2 and 3
Kakinada–Pondicherry stretch 76. Consider the following statements
3) National Waterway 3 - with reference to Aluminium Industry
Kottapuram-Kollam stretch of in India:
the West Coast Canal 1. The ores for Aluminium are
4) National Waterway 4 - Sadiya usually found at great depths
— Dhubri stretch below the surface and are
(a) 1, 2, 4 seldom found at the top of
(b) 1, 3, 4 plateaus and mountains.
(c) 1, 3 2. Aluminium Smelting is more
(d) All of the above energy intensive than Copper
73. Which of the following is the nucleus smelting.
of the Hugli Industrial Region? Which of the statements given
(a) Kolkata-Haora above is/are correct?
(b) Kolkata-Medinipur (a) 1 only
(c) Kolkata-Rishra (b) 2 only
(d) Kolkata-Konnagar (c) Both 1 and 2
74. The National Waterway 1 or NW1 is (d) Neither 1 nor 2
located in India and runs from Haldia 77. Consider the following statements
to Allahabad across from which of with reference to
the following river system? telecommunications in India:
(a) The Brahmaputra, Sadiya- 1. All wireless mobile
Dhubri communication in India except
(b) The Ganga, Haldia-Allahabad 5G uses the Microwave part of
(c) West Coast Canal, the Electromagnetic Spectrum.
Kottapuram to Kollam 2. At present, no telecom
(d) None of the above operator in India follows the
75. Consider the following statements local content addition norms of
with reference to tribes of India : Make in India that want

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telecom equipment to be made 80. In India, National Waterways are

with 100% local content. operational in which of the following
3. As of December 2021, India is rivers :
a net importer of Telecom 1. River Mandovi
Equipment, with China being 2. River Zuari
the largest provider. 3. River Narmada
Which of the statements given 4. River Tapti
above is/are correct? 5. River Kali
(a) 1 and 2 Select the correct answer using the
(b) 2 only code given below :
(c) 3 only (a) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2 and 3 (b) 3 only
78. Consider the following statements (c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
with reference to the paper industry (d) 3, 4 and 5
in India : 81. Consider the following statement
1. At present, Only hardwood trees regarding Rashtriya Gokul Mission
and bamboo are used to make (RGM):
pulp for its paper industries 1. It is being implemented for
2. Bamboo alone constitutes about development and conservation
80% of the raw material for the of hybrid and cross-breeds.
paper industry 2. The scheme is continued under
Which of the statements given the umbrella scheme Rashtriya
above is/are correct ? Pashudhan Vikasyojana.
(a) 1 only 3. It will be implemented through
(b) 2 only the State Implementing Agency
(c) Both 1 and 2 (SIA).
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 Which of the following statements
79. Consider the following statements is/are correct?
with reference to the urban rapid (a) 1 only
transport systems in India: (b) 2 and 3 only
1. Urban rapid transit is usually (c) 1 and 3 only
established to provide (d) 1, 2 and 3
connectivity between the 82. “Kirit Parikh panel” appointed by the
suburban areas government is related to which of
and the city. the following?
2. At present, only state capitals in (a) Pricing for gas
India have an operational urban (b) Rationalization of fertilizer
rapid transport system. subsidy
3. India has more cities with an (c) Increasing protected areas on
urban rapid transit system than western Ghats
any other South Asian Country. (d) Addressing infrastructure
Which of the statements given lacunae
above is/are correct? 83. European Parliament recently
(a) 1 and 2 approved the cryptocurrency
(b) 2 only regulation “Markets in Crypto Assets
(c) 3 only (MiCA).
(d) 2 and 3

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The regulations apply to which of the Which of the statements given

following? above is/are correct?
1. Digital assets that qualifies as (a) 1 only
transferable securities (b) 2 only
2. Stablecoins (c) Both 1 and 2
3. Non Fungible tokens (NFTs) (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Select the correct answer using the 87. The bilateral defense Exercise Ajeya
codes given below: Warrior is conducted between India
(a) 1 and 2 only and which of the following nations?
(b) 2 only (a) Bangladesh
(c) 2 and 3 only (b) France
(d) 3 only (c) United Kingdom
84. India is currently facing price (d) Indonesia
inflation in milk mainly due to which 88. Which of the following are the
of the following reasons? hydropower projects between India
1. Shortage of Milk fat in the & Nepal?
country 1. Mangdechhu hydroelectric
2. Falling contribution of buffaloes project
to national milk production 2. Seti project
3. Taxation on Skimmed Milk 3. Tipaimukh Hydro-Electric
Powder (SMP) & Milk Fats (Multipurpose) Project
4. Increased exports of milk 4. Arun III project
products Select the correct answer using the
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
code given below: (a) 1 and 3 only
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only (c) 2 and 4 only
(c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 89. Which of the following organisation/s
85. In which of the following places will has established 30th March 2023 as
zero shadow day occur first during the first-ever International Day of
Uttarayan? Zero Waste?
(a) Bengaluru 1. United Nations Environment
(b) Hampi Programme (UNEP)
(c) Hyderabad 2. International Union for
(d) Nagpur Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
86. Consider the following statements in 3. Intergovernmental Panel on
reference to Pradhan Mantri Climate Change (IPCC)
Swasthya Suraksha Yojana 4. UN Human Settlements
(PMSSY): Programme (UN-Habitat)
1. It aims to correct regional Choose the correct answer using the
imbalances in the availability of codes given below:
affordable tertiary healthcare (a) 1 only
services (b) 2 and 3 only
2. The Expenditure for the scheme (c) 3 only
is wholly borne by the centre. (d) 1 and 4 only

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90. Which of the following statements (d) Shillong

are true regarding the International 95. What is ‘RHESSI’, which was seen
Prize in Statistics 2023? in the news recently?
1. It has been awarded to (a) Covid 19 Variant
Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao. (b) Titanium Alloy
2. A new interdisciplinary area (c) NASA’S defunct satellite
called ‘information geometry’ (d) ISRO’s new satellite
was born as a result of his 96. Which country is preparing to host
1945published paper. "Air Defender 2023," NATO's
Choose the correct answer using the largest-ever air exercise?
codes given below: (a) Spain
(a) 1 only (b) Germany
(b) 2 only (c) Belarus
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Poland
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 97. In which country were the remains of
91. ‘Deadnaming’, was in the news Homo naledi, who lived and
recently, it can be explained as: developed their culture in caves
(a) An act of calling a trans, non- 300,000 years ago, recently found?
binary person by the name (a) Egypt
that was given at birth which is (b) Canada
no longer used by the person. (c) Sri Lanka
(b) An practice of naming a new (d) South Africa
born child on the basis of a 98. With which country did ISRO co-host
recently dead person. the International Conference on
(c) An act of changing names of Spacecraft Mission Operations
soldiers who are killed in war (SMOPS-2023)?
allegedly by Russia. (a) Indonesia
(d) None of the above (b) Italy
92. What is ‘Raccoon Stealer’ which (c) Israel
was seen in the news? (d) Australia
(a) Animal 99. In which country will the Miss World
(b) Malware Pageant 2023 be organized?
(c) Crypto-currency (a) Singapore
(d) Super computer (b) India
93. Which act allows the Central (c) Australia
Government to set up a fact (d) Indonesia
checking unit? 100. In which city has the exhibition titled
(a) IT Amendment Rules, 2023 "Hamari Bhasha, Hamari Virasat"
(b) Digital India Act 2022 under the AzadiKa Amrit Mahotsav
(c) Digital Media Rules 2023 (AKAM) been inaugurated?
(d) Free Speech Rules 2023 (a) New Delhi
94. Which city is the host of the ‘G20 (b) Varanasi
Meeting of Agricultural Chief (c) Dehradun
Scientists’? (d) Jaipur
(a) Varanasi
(b) Ahmedabad
(c) Jaipur ***

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TEST 23 (INDIAN GEOGRAPHY 308, 309, 310 & CA)
F.M. – 200 Time Allowed – 120 mins. Negative Marking – 1/3rd

1......................... C
2......................... C
3......................... B
4......................... B
5......................... C
6......................... B
7......................... B
8......................... C
9......................... B
10....................... A
11....................... C
12....................... B
13....................... D
14....................... C
15....................... C
16....................... B
17....................... D
18....................... C
19....................... A
20....................... C
21....................... B
22....................... D
23....................... C
24....................... A
25....................... B
26....................... A
27....................... A
28....................... C
29....................... C
30....................... B
31....................... B
32....................... B
33....................... C
34....................... B
35....................... A
36....................... A
37....................... A
38....................... D
39....................... C
40....................... D
41....................... B
ANSWER KEYS
42....................... C 83....................... B
43....................... A 84....................... D
44....................... B 85....................... A
45....................... B 86....................... A
46....................... B 87....................... C
47....................... C 88....................... C
48....................... C 89....................... D
49....................... C 90....................... C
50....................... B 91....................... A
51....................... D 92....................... B
52....................... C 93....................... A
53....................... C 94....................... A
54....................... A 95....................... C
55....................... B 96....................... B
56....................... B 97....................... D
57....................... C 98....................... B
58....................... D 99....................... B
59....................... C 100..................... A
60....................... C
61....................... D
62....................... C
63....................... D
64....................... B
65....................... C
66....................... B
67....................... C
68....................... C
69....................... A
70....................... C
71....................... B
72....................... C
73....................... A
74....................... B
75....................... A
76....................... B
77....................... C
78....................... D
79....................... C
80....................... C
81....................... B
82....................... A

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