(Free Test Series) Comprehensive Test-I for General Studies (Paper–I)

1. The deleterious effect of the majority judgement in the "Habeas Corpus case decided by the Supreme Court was neutralized by which of the following Constitutional Amendment Acts?
a) 24th Constitutional Amendment Act.
b) 25th Constitutional Amendment Act.
c) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act.
d) 44th Constitutional Amendment Act.

2. As per the provisional data of Census 2011, which of the following districts is the most populous?
a) Thane
b) North East Delhi.
c) Chennai
d) Patna

3. A refrigerator with its power on is kept in a closed room, with its door open. what will happen to the temperature of the room? It will
a) rise
b) fall
c) remain the same
d) depend on area of the room

4. Consider the following statements.
1) Banking Penetration Ratio (PBR) is defined as the proportion of household availing bank facilities.
2) The average BPR for India is 36% approximately.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I (Book)	List-II (Author)
A. Sachin Genius Unplugged	1. Minnie Vaid
B. A Doctor to Defend: The  Binayak Sen Story	2. Suresh  Menon
C. The Storyteller Tales from the Arabian Nights	3. Anushka  Ravishankar
D. Standing My Ground	4. Mathew Hayden Codes

     A B C D
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 2 1 4 3

6. Consider the following statements about the medieval Indian political history.
1) Alauddin Khalji was the first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate to invade the kingdoms of the Deccan and South India.
2) Sultan Ibrahim Lodi founded the city of Agra.
3) Akbar established a new religion.
4) The Mughal Empire reached its maximum geographical limits during the reign of Aurangzeb.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1, 2, 3 & 4
b) 1, 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) 1, 2 & 4 only

7. In which of the following ranges, lies Tirich Mir (7700m), the hghest peak of Pakistan?
a) Hindu Kush
b) Sulaiman
c) Kirthar
d) Taurus

8. Which of the following states did NOT emerge as a consequence of the disintegration of the Mughal Empire in the 18th century?
a) Bijapur
b) Hyderabad
c) Awadh
d) Bengal

9. Which of the following is not a transducer?
a) Loudspeaker
b) Amplifier
c) Microphone
d) All of the above

10. Which of the following Indian states demonstrates maximum income inequality in the rural areas?
a) Haryana
b) Bihar
c) Punjab
d) Kerala

11. Consider the following statements about the trading activities of the English East India Company in India during the seventeenth century.
1) It was a joint stock company and was granted the charter of monopoly to trade with India by the British monarch.
2) It exported Indian textiles to Europe and imported bullion into India.
3) Its factories in India produced manufactured goods for sale in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 1 & 3 only
c) 2 only
d) 3 only

12. Consider the following statements regarding Global Peace (Index, released in 2011).
1) It is brought out by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, in association with United Nations University Tokyo.
2) New Zealand and Iceland are ranked as the two most peaceful countries.
3) Japan is the highest ranked Asian country.
4) Indian is ranked 128 and China ranked 80.

Which of the statements given above are correct.
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 2, 3 & 4 only
c) 1, 2 & 4 only
d) 1, 2 & 3 only

13. Which of the following is NOT one of the indicators determining Multidimensional Poverty Index?
a) Child Mortality
b) Toilet
c) Floor
d) Life Expectancy

14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List I	List II
A. Gobar Gas Research Station	1. Lamba Gujarat
B. Largest Wind  Farm in Asia	2. Etawh, Uttar Pradesh
C. First OTEC Plant in India	3. Trivandrum Kerala
D. First Wave Power Plant	4. Tutitorin, Tamil Nadu

Codes
     A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 1 2 4 3

15. Consider the following statements about the eighteenth century Indian history.
1) Mirza Raja Jai Singh was the founder of the city of Jaipur.
2) The Maratha compaigns into Rajasthan from the 1740s created serious financial problems for the Rajput States.
3) Under Suraj Mal, the Kingdom of Bharatpur emerged as a strong state.
4) Poona became the capital of the Marathas in the 18th century.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1, 2 & 3 only
b) 2, 3 & 4 only
c) 1, 3 & 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 & 4

16. Consider the following statements.
1) The Governor of a State cannot reduce death sentence into life imprisonment.
2) The President alone, under the Constitution, pardons a sentence of death.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

17. Consider the following statements about Discount and Finance House of India (DFHI):
1) DFHI was established in 1991.
2) DFHI operates both on lender and borrower sides in the Call Money Market.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

18. Which of the following proves transverse nature of waves?
a) polarisation
b) diffraction
c) interference
d) dispersion

19. Consider the following statements.
1) In the Ministerial Conference of WTO, member countries are represented by the senior bureaucrats.
2) In the General Council, member countries are represented by the International Trade Ministers.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

20. Match List-I (Treaty signed during First Anglo-Maratha War) with List-II (Year of Treaty) and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I(Treaty)	List-II (Year)
A. Treaty of  Wadgaon	1. 1775
B. Treaty of Purandar	2. 1776
C. Treaty of  Surat	3. 1779
D. Traty of  Salbai	4. 1782

Codes
     A B C D
(a) 3 1 2 4
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 2 3 4 1

21. Which of the following does not relate to the phenomenon of Tides?
a) Gyres
b) Slack Water
c) Ebb
d) Bore

22. Which of the following statements about the Sunset Law under the Permanent Settlement is correct?
a) Under it, if the peasants did not pay the revenue to the state by the sunset of the specified date, their lands were liable to be auctioned.
b) Under it, the zamindars had to pay the revenue by the sunset of the specified date.
c) Under this law, the peasants had to pay the renet to the zamindars by the sunset of the specified date.
d) Under this law, both the peasants and the zamindars were punished if they did not pay the rent to the colonial authorities by a specified date.

23. By what name, conservation in managed agricultural landscapes, agro-forestry systems and fence rows within the native geographic range of a species is called?
a) Ex-situ
b) In-situ
c) Ex-in-site
d) Circa Situm

24. According to the recent report of World Wide Fund for Nature, which of the following endangered animals is facing the greatest threat of extinction?
a) Tiger
b) Polar Bear
c) Lion
d) Grant Panda

25. Consider the following statements.
1) The best material for the core of a transformer is soft iron.
2) When a magnetic substance is heated, if becomes a strong magnet.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

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26. Which of the following was NOT a feature of the Subsidiary Alliance system introduced by Lord Wallesley in 1798?
a) The British would be responsible for protecing their ally from external threats to their power.
b) In case of an internal threat to the power of the ally, the British would maintain neautrality.
c) In the territory of the ally, British armed contingent would be stationed.
d) The ally would have to provide resources for maintaining the British armed contingent.

27. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I (President/Prime Minister)	List-II(Counrty)
A. Desi  Bouterse	1. Somalia
B. Mohammed Abdullahi	2. Surinam
C. Alpha Conde	3. Guinea
D. Thomas Yayi Boni	4. Benin

Codes
     A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 2 1 4 3

28. Consider the following statements.
1) The Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during elections is legally enforced by the Election Commission.
2) The MCC applies it to all political parties, contesting candidates and civil servants assigned to election duty.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

29. Which of the following pairs is NOT correctly matched?
a) Amaram - Grant of territories to feudatories by the Vijayanagara Kings
b) Iqta - Land grants to reli-gious preachers during the Sultanate period.
c) Jagir - Territorial land revenue assign-ments to Mughal officers.
d) Mokasa - Territorial land revenue assign-ments under the Marathas

30. The ratio of intensities of two waves is given as 4.1. What will be the ratio of the amplitudes of the two waves?
a) 2 : 1
b) 1 : 2
c) 4 : 1
d) 1 : 4

31. Who of the following is the Registrar-General and Census Commissioner of India?
a) Dr. C. Chandramouli
b) D.K. Sikri
c) V.S. Sampath
d) K.M. Chandrasekhar

32. Consider the following statements.
1) NAPCC consists of the five national missions.
2) National Mission for Sustainable Mining Practices is one of these missions.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2 d) neither 1 nor 2

33. Relegaon Siddhi, the world renowed model of environmental conservation is situated in which of the following districts of Maharashtra?
a) Aurangabad
b) Amravati
c) Akola
d) Ahmedanagar

34. Consider the following statements.
1) Euro-II norms stipulate that sulphur be controlled at 350 PPM (parts per million) in diesel and 150 PPM in petrol.
2) The goal of India's autofuel policy is to reduce sulphur to 50 PPM in petrol and diesel and bring down the level to 35 per cent.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

35. Whose book - Silent Spring - became the starting point for concern for protecting Nature in modern period?
a) A.G. Tansley
b) E.P. Odum
c) P. Ehrlich
d) R. Carson

36. Which of the following planets has been called the "Vacuum Cleaner" of our Solar System?
a) Moon
b) Neptune
c) Mars
d) Jupiter

37. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I (Act)	List-II (Provision)
A. Pitts India Act	1. Bengal Governor- General became the Governor-General of India
B. Charter Act of 1813	2. Subordination of Bombay and Madras Presidencies to Calcutta Presidency
C. Charter Act of 1833	3. Law member was  made a full member of the Governor-General's Council.
D. Charter Act of 1853	4. The political activities of the English East India Company were separated from its commercial activities

Codes
     A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 1 4 2 3

38. Which of the following is NOT one of the three mechanisms provided under the Kyoto Protocol?
a) The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allows industralised countries to invest in climate-friendly projects in poor countries and earn carbon credits in exchange.
b) The joint Implementation (JI) mechanism enables industralised counteis to invest in climate-friendly projects in other industrialised countries and earn carbon credits in exchange.
c) Industralised countries pledged $ 100 billion to developing countries by 2020.

39. Red Soil is generally found in which of the following regions of India?
a) Northern
b) Southern
c) Eastern
d) Western

40. Consider the following statements about tropic levels in a foold chain.
1) Each trophic level has a certain mass of living material at a particular time called as the standing crop.
2) The standing crop is measured as the mass of living organisms (biomass) or the number in a unit area.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

41. Consider the following statements.
1) Single Cell Protein (SCP) is the protein derived from micro-organism like Methylophilus methylotrophus.
2) Jaya and Ratna are better yelding semi-dwarf varieties of sugarcane developed in India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

42. In the context of efforts in India to provide reservation for women in Parliament consider the following statements.
1) Pakistan has 17.5 per cent reservation for women in the national legislature.
2) Bangaledesh has 13 per cent reservation for women in the national legislature.
3) Nepal has 33 per cent reservation for women in the national legislature.
4) 108th Constitution (Amendment) Bill was passed by Rajya Sabha on March 8, 2010.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 & 4 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 2 & 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 & 4

43. According to General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), in whichmode is the service provided by a software engineer placed?
a) Mode I
b) Mode II
c) Mode III
d) Mode IV

44. On the basis of Order of Relief, which of the following is the odd one out?
a) Sandbar
b) Cliff
c) Waterfall
d) Hill

45. Which of the following was not a feature of the decline of handicraft industries in the colonial period?
a) Indian handicraft industries were ruined because of the rise of indigenous machine industries.
b) Import of cheap machine-made goods from England was responsible for the ruination of craftsmen.
c) As a result of the decline of urban handicrafts, there was increasing pressure on agriculture.
d) The decline of handicraft industries led to de-industralisation of India in the 19th century.

46. Consider the following statements about Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
1) MPGSY is a 100% centrally sponsored scheme launched in 2000.
2) National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA) extends technical support to PMGSY.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

47. Consider the following statements.
1) The primary lymphoid organs are bone marrow and thymus where immature lymphocytes differentiate into antigensensitive lymphocytes.
2) Spleen is the largest lymphoid organ which is also a reservoir of erythrocytes.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

48. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I (Author)	List-II  (Work)
A. J.D. Salinger	1. Love Story
B. Erich Segal	2. A People's History of the Unites States
C. Howard Zinn	3. The Catcher in the  Rye
D. Jose Saramago	4. The Gospel According to Jesus Christ

Codes
     A B C D
(a) 4 3 1 2
(b) 4 1 3 2
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 3 4 2 1

49. Which of the following parts of anti-colonial revolts and their leaders is not correctly matched?
a) Pagal Panthi Revolt  - Raja Teerat Singh

b) Faraizi Revolt  - Haji Shariyatullah

c) Remoshi Revolt - Sarder Chitt Singh

d) Wahabi Movement  - Ahmad of Rae  Bareili

50. Consider the following statements.
1) Manipur dos not share international border with Bangladesh.
2) Punjab and Tripura do not have any National Park.
3) The Chalk Hills, famous for magnesite are in Salem district.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3

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51. Consider the following statements about the founding of hill stations during the British period.
1) Shimla was founded during the course of the Gurkha War (1815-16).
2) Mount Abu came up as a hill station during the Anglo-Maratha War of 1818.
3) The hill station of Darjeeling was wrested by the British from the rulers of Sikkim in 1835.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) none of these
b) 1 only
c) 2 only
d) 3 only

52. Which of the followng is a debt market instrument?
a) Treasury Bills
b) Initial Public Offer
c) Rights Issue
d) Global Depository Receipts

53. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I	List-II
A. Tirupur	1. First Software Technology Park
B. Pithampur	2. Knitted Garments
C. Lucknow	3. Jute Industry
D. Naithati	4. Automobile Industry

Codes
     A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 2 4 1 3

54. Consider the following statements about the rebel sepoys of 1857.
1) The Sepoys in the cantonment of Meerut broke out in mutiny in the afternoon of 10th May 1857.
2) They moved to Delhi to demand Emperor Bahadur Shah's blessings.
3) The sepoys wanted Bahadur Shah to lead the revolt so that it could be legitimized and carried on in the name of the Mughal emperor.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1, 2 & 3
b) 1 & 2 only
c) 2 & 3 only
d) 1 & 3 only.

55. Consider the following statements.
1) Interspecific hybridisation is the method of mating of male and female animals of two different related species.
2) Hissardale is a new breed of sheep developed by corss-breeding.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

56. Consider the following events during the Revolt of 1857.
1) British defeat in the battle of Chinhat.
2) Defeat of the British at Kanpur.
3) Recapture of Delhi by the British.

Which one of the following sequence represents the correct chronological order of the events?
a) 1-2-3
b) 1-3-2
c) 3-1-3
d) 3-2-1

57. Who of the following authorities are authorised to empower certain central agencies and the state police to intercept telephone conversations on certain valid grounds?
a) President and the Governor respectively.
b) Union and State Home Ministers respectively.
c) Prime Minister and Chief Minister respectively.
d) Union and State Home Secretaries respectively.

58. Consider the following statements.
1) Procurement Prices are the prices at which the government purchases food grains for maintaining the Public Distribution System.
2) Issue Price is the minimum price paid by the government to the farmers, for issuance of a given amount of food grains.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

59. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I (Newspaper)	List-II (Founder/Editor)
A. Bengal	1. Raja Rammohan Roy
B. Sambad-Kaumudi	2. Harishchandra
C. Rast Goftar	3. James Augusts Hickey
D. Hindoo Patriot	4. Dadabhai Naoroji

Codes
     A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 3 1 2 4

60. Which of the following Indian States has been given the status of the first 'Nirmal State' under the Total Sanitation Campaign of the India Government?
a) Goa
b) Gujarat
c) Sikkim
d) Karnataka

61. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I (Term)	List-II (Scholar)
A. Ecology	1. Myers
B. Wild Life	2. Haeckel and Reiter
C. Biodiversity	3. Hornaday
D. Hotspots	4. Wilson and Lovejoy

Codes
     A B C D
(a) 3 2 4 1
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 3 4 1

62. Consider the following statements about the growth of Western education in India during the colonial period.
1) The Education Despatch of 1854 mainly focused upon high schools and colleges and primary vernacular education continued to be neglected.
2) The India Education Commission of 1882 was set up under the chairmanship of Sir Thomas Raleigh.
3) The Hunter Education Commission recommended the re-organisation of the educational services into three branches.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 2 & 3 only

63. Consider the following statements.
1) The dead zones off the coast are primarily the result of booms in phytoplankton growth due to nitrogen-rich fertilisers leaking from agricultural lands.
2) Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) of fish increases in polluted water.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

64. Consider the following statements.
1) Sikkim has the highest suicide rate in India, followed by Puducherry.
2) Among Indian cities, Bangalore has the highest suicide rate followed by Rajkot.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2

65. Which of the following is the correct order of atmospheric layers in increasing elevation from the earth's surface?
a) Isothermal zone, Ozonosphere, Heaviside, Appleton.
b) Isothermal zone, Ozonosphere, Appleton, Heaviside.
c) Ozonsophere, Isothermal, Heaviside, Appleton
d) Ozonosphere, Isothermal, Appleton, Heaviside.

66. Consider the following statements.
1) Gross Enrolement Ratio (GER) is the ratio of number of children enrolled at a given level per 1000 of population.
2) GER can take a maximum value of 100.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

67. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I (Early Nationalist Association)	List-II  (Founder)
A. Hindu Mela	1. Sisir Kumar Ghose
B. East India Association	2. Nabagopal Mitra
C. India League	3. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. India Association	4. Surendranath  Banerjee

Codes
     A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 2 3 1 4

68. Consider the following statements regarding the Non-Resident Indians.
1) An NRI is now eligible to register his or her name in the electoral rolls in the place as mentioned in his or her passport.
2) An NRI will be able to exercise his franchise only if he or she is present in the constituency on the poling day.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

69. The assessment units for ground water resources which have been declared as "Dark" are those.
a) Where the stage of groundwater development is mor than 85%.
b) Where the stage of groundwater development is more than 50%.
c) Where groundwater development exceeds the annual replenishable recharge.
d) Where there is not usable groundwater.

70. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I (Social Reformer)	List-II(Social or religious refom)
A. Jyotiba Phule	1. Women's  Emancipation
B. Kandkuri Virsalingam Pantulu	2. Opening schools for the children of the untouchables
C. Swami Dayanand	3. Opposition to idol worship
D. Behramji Malabari	4. Crusade against child marriage

Codes
     A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 3 4 2 1
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 1 2 3 4

71. Which of the following space navigation systems is operational in the world?
a) GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System)
b) Beidou
c) Galileo
d) None of the above

72. Which of the following is the correct North to South order?
a) Coco Channel Duncan Passage, Ten Degree Channel.
b) Duncan Passage, Coco Channel, Ten Degree Channel.
c) Duncan Passge, Ten Degree Channel, Coco Channel.
d) Coco Channel, Ten Degree Channel, Duncan Passage.

73. Consider the following statement.
1) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-XL) put in orbit Chandrayaan-1 in 2008.
2) GLSV- Mark-III with an indigenous cryogenic engine will put Chandrayaan-2 in orbit in 2013-14.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

74. Which of the following agencies was/were established immediately after the Bretton Woods Conference?
1) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
2) International Development Association.
3) International Monetary Fund.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 2 only
b) 1 & 3 only
c) 2 & 3 only
d) 1, 2 & 3

75. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I(Port)	List-II (Feature)
A. Tuticorin	1. Developed to reduce pressureon Chennai and India's first Corporate Port.
B. Ennore	2. Main purpose to carry on trade with Sri Lanka
C. Chennai	3. Oldest artificial harbour on the East Coast of  India
D. Vishakha-patnam	4. Deepest land  locked port especially  exports iron ore from Bailadila mines to Japan

Codes
     A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 1 2 4 3

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76. Consider the following statements.
1) National Egg Co-ordination Committee of India si the largest single association of poultry farmers in the wrold.
2) Eggs contain all the nine essential amino acids.
3) Eggs Protein is second only to mother's milk for human nutrition.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 2 only
d) 1, 2 & 3

77. Swiss Formula is associated with international trade barriers in the sector of
a) Agriculture
b) Non Agriculture Market Access
c) Foreign Investment
d) Services

78. Consider the following statements.
1) Rameswaram Peninsula is at the mouth of the Cauvery river.
2) Palghat - the gap in Sahyadris is south of the Dodda Betta.
3) Sir Creek lies north of the Tropic of Cancer.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 1 & 3 only
c) 2 & 3 only
d) 1, 2 & 3

79. Consider the following statements about the colonial buildings inMumbai.
1) Victoria Terminus was the headquarters of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway Company.
2) The Gateway of India was built in traditional Gujarati style to welcome King George V.
3) The University of Bombay and the Bombay High Court were built in neo-gothic style.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 1, 2 & 3
c) 1 & 3 only
d) 2 & 3 only.

80. Consider the following statements.
1) In India the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act came into force in 1981, but was amended in 1987 to include noise as an air pollutant.
2) According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), particulate size 5 to 10 micrometers are responsible for causing inflammation and damage to the lkungs.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

81. Which of the following petrolium refinery products has the lowest boiling point?
(a) Kerosene
(b) Diesel
(c) Gasoline
(d) Lubricating oil

82. Which of the following is not an insectivorous plant?
a) Utricularia
b) Monotropa
c) Nepenthes
d) Dionea

83. The "Odd ball" Hybrid Eclipse relates to
a) Lunar Eclipse
b) Solar Eclipse
c) Both Luna and Solar Eclipses
d) Neither Lunar Eclipse nor Solar Eclipse

84. Consider the following statements.
1) Housing Price Index (RESIDEX) was launched in India by National Housing Bank in 2007.
2) The latest RESIDEX incorporates for 25 cities of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

85. Which of the following institutions is/are part of World Bank Group?
1) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
2) International Finance Commission.
3) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 & 2 only
b) 1 & 3 only
c) 1 only
d) 1, 2 & 3

86. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I (Person)	List-II (Field of Excellence)
A. Ishi Khosla	1. Documentary
B. Ashwini Deshpande	2. Music
C. Anu Malhotra	3. Nutrition
D. Indrani Bagchi	4. Journalism

Codes
     A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 3 2 1 4

87. Which of the following statements are correct with regard to Charged Expenditure?
1) It is spent ouf of the Consolidated Fund of India without the prior sanction of Parliament.
2) Article 112(3) provides for such expenditure, which includes the salaries and allowances of certain constitutional functionaries.
3) Salary and allowances of Comptroller and Auditor General are included under charged expenditure.
4) Charged expenditure is not subject to the discussion or voting by the Parliament.

Select the correct answer from the coes given below.
a) 1, 3 & 4 only
b) 2, 3 & 4 only
c) 1, 2 & 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 & 4

88. Which of the following statements about Sir Saiyyid Ahmad Khan s Not correct?
a) He was not a religious scholar but an official in the judicial department of the British Indian Government.
b) At the time of the Revolt of 1857, he resigned from his post and expressed his solidanty with the rebels.
c) He was a rationalist and believed that Islam was a rational religion.
d) When the Indian National Congress was founded in 1885, he spoke out against the idea of an Indian nationa that might be democratic when it became independent, as he believed this would be detrimental to Muslim interests.

89. Bleaching powder is prepared by passing chlorine through
a) Quick lime
b) Milk of lime
c) Dry slaked lime
d) Limestone

90. Which of the following is the correct decreasing order of Sources of Irrigation in India?
a) Well, Canal, Tanks, Others
b) Canal, Well, Tanks, Others
c) Canal, Well, Others, Tanks
d) Well, Canal, Others, Tanks

91. Consider the following statements regarding Kaiga Atomic Power Station.
1) Kaiga Atomic Power Station has been in operation since March 2000 and is situated near the river Kali.
2) It is the third largest nuclear power station in India in terms of total capacity.
3) Kaiga has four units and the last unit went critical in November 2010, and it will supply electricity to Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
4) India has twenty nuclear power reactors in operation.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1, 3 & 4 only
b) 2, 3 & 4 only
c) 1, 2 & 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 & 4

92. Which one of the following statements regarding the duration of the Lok Sabha are correct?
1) The Lok Sabha dissolves automatically at the expiry of its five year-term.
2) The President can prematurely dissolve the Lok Sabha on the advice of Council of Ministers.
3) The President shall dissolve the Lok Sabha upon the advice of the Council of Ministers.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
a) 1, 2 & 3 only
b) 2 & 3 only
c) 1 & 3 only
d) 1 & 2 only

93. Which of the following is a parasitic plant?
a) Cuscuta
b) Drosera
c) Water Hyacinth
d) Vinca Rosea

94. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Lord Lytton - First Factory Act
b) Lord Ripon - First Census inIndia
C. Lord Duffering - Foundation of
the Indian
National
D. Lord Elgin II 4. Tilak impris- soned for
sedition

95. According to the concept of Laffer Curve.
a) Tax revenues rise with increase in tax rates.
b) Tax revenues fall with increase in tax rates.
c) Tax revenues first rise then fall with increase in tax rates.
d) Tax revenues first fall then rise with increase in tax rates.

96. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I (Autonomous Institution)	List-II  (Place of establishment)
A. National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT)	1. Vasco Goa
B. National Centre for Antartic and Ocean Research (NCAOR)	2. Chennai
C. Indian National Centre for Indian Ocean information Service (INCOIS)	3. Hyderabad
D. Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE)	4. Kochi

Codes
     A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 2 4 1 3

97. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I (Institute)	List-II (Location)
A. Defence Institute of Adanced	1. Varanasi
B. National Institute of Nutrition	2. Thanjavur
C. Institute of Crop Processing Technology	3. Pune
D. Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies Codes	4. Hyderabad

     A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) 4 3 1 2

98. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
a) Arunachal Pradesh shares the longest border with Myanmar.
b) The residual hillocks on the Telangana Plateau are locally known as Konda.
c) The local name for Peaty and Organic soils in Kerala is Kari.
d) The Kaimur Hills belong to Satpura Range.

99. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.

List-I (Organisation)	List-II (Founder)
A. Home Rule League	1. Gopal Krisna Gokhale
B. Bahishkrit Hitkari Sabha	2. Bal Ganga- dhar Tilak
C. Servants of India India Society	3. B.R. Ambedkar
D. Dev Samaj	4. Sri Narayan Agnihotri

Codes
     A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 3 2 4 1

100. Consider the following statements.
1) Gini Coefficient is used to measure income inequality.
2) Sen's P Index is used to measure the change in purchasing power.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 & 2
d) neither 1 nor 2

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