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

1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List-I                                 List-II
(Tribe)                               (State)
A. Bhutias                     1. Himachal Pradesh
B. Gaddis                      2. Tamil Nadu
C. Uralis                        3. Odisha
D. Khonds                     4. Kerala
                                      5. Sikkim
Codes
     A B C D
(a) 5 1 4 3
(b) 1 5 2 3
(c) 5 3 4 1
(d) 1 5 2 4

2. Consider the following statements with respect to the National Security Guards (NSG):
1) The NSG is a special response unit in India modeled on Germany's G-9 created under the National Security Guards Act 1986.
2) The NSG force has two complementary elements in the form of the Special Action Group (SAG) drawn from units of the Indian Army and the Special Rangers Group drawn from para-military forces and Police organisations.
3) The Director General of NSG has always been an IPS officer even though the recruitment is done from Central para military forces and Indian Armed Forces.
4) The NSG training centre and National Bomb Data Centre are located at Manesar, Haryana.

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

3. Consider the following statements.
1) Jantar Mantar observations were built to compile astronomical tables and to predict the movement of Sun, Moon and the other heavenly bodies.
2) Maharaja Jaisingh-II constructed five observatories in Delhi, Jaipur, Ujjain, Mathura and Varanasi in a span of 10 years.
3) Among the five observatories, the one in Jaipur has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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

4. Consider the following statements.
1) Golan Heights is a strategically important area over which there is a dispute between Syria and Lebanon.
2) The Crimean peninsula located on the Black Sea is a territory of Ukraine.

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. Consider the following statements.
1) Turner Prize is an annual prize presented to artists around the world under the age of 50.
2) Indian born British sculptor, Anish Kapoor, received the Prize in 1991.

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

6. Which among the following statements is correct with respect to Libya?
a) It shares common borders with Sudan, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria and Chad.
b) It has the longest coastline in Africa.
c) It ranks ahead of India in the Human Development Index.
d) Italy. has agreed to pay $ 10 billion to Libya as compensation for its military occupation in a historic cooperation treaty signed in 2008.

7. Consider the following statements.
1) According to the Antarctic Traty, Antarctica is defined as all of the land and ice shelves south of 60 degree south latitude.
2) India is one among the twelve original signatories which signed the treaty in 1959.

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

8. Consider the following statements with respect to the International Criminal Court.
1) The Rome statute of 1998 is the treaty that established the International Criminal Court.
2) The court is a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.
3) The court's official seat is in The Hague, The Netherlands but the proceedings may take place anywhere.
4) It can exercise its jurisdiction onlywhen national courts are unwilling or unable to investigage or prosecute such crimes.
5) The court can exercise its jurisdiction on all the member countries of the United Nations.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1, 2 & 5 only
b) 2 , 3 & 4 only
c) 1, 2, 3 & 4 only
d) 3, 4 & 5 only

9. Which of the following countries is not a member of Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)?
a) Libya
b) Nigeria
c) Venezuela
d) Indonesia

10. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List-I                                             List-II
(Committee)                             (Issue dealt with)
A. Kirit Parikh                             1. Minority Commission
B. Ranganath                               2. Telangana Mishra
C. B.N. Sri Krishna                     3. Ragging
D. Raghavan                                4. Petrol

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

11. Which one of the following states is the largest producer of lignite coal?
a) Maharashtra
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Gujarat
d) Madhya Pradesh

12. Consider the following statements.
1) Blood pressure usually refers to the pressure measured on the inside of an elbow.
2) Blood pressure is usually expressed in terms of diastolic pressure over systolic pressure.
3) Sphygmomanometer is used for measuring the arterial pressure.

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

13. Which one of the following diseases Golden Rice is said to cure?
a) Pellagra
b) Rickets
c) Beri Beri
d) Xerophthalmia

14. Which among the following cities are million plus cities?
1) Surat
2) Vadodara
3) Faridabad
4) Nasik
5) Indore

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
b) 1, 2, 4 and 5 only
c) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
d) 2 and 5 only

15. Consider the following statements.
1) The Nobel Prize in Economics was first awarded in 1969.
2) In the history of Nobel Prize, no mathematician has ever been awarded a Nobel Prize.

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

16. Which one of the following is called as Golden Fibre?
a) Cotton
b) Rayon
c) Nylon
d) Jute

17. Which one among the following vegetable oils does not have the lowest boiling point?
a) Soya Bean Oil
b) Sesame Oil
c) Sunflower Oil
d) Safflower Oil

18. Rainforest Declaration in 2007 was signed by which of the following countries?
a) Coast Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua.
b) Canada and the USA
c) Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei
d) Papua New Guinea, Malaysia and Australia.

19. Which of the following are "Double landlocked" countries in the world?
a) Kazakhstand and Peru
b) Democratic Republic of Congo and Macedonia
c) Armenia and Slovakia
d) Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein

20. Consider the following statements.
1) Belize is the only Central American country to have English as its official language.
2) El Salvador is the only Central American country that does not have coastline on both the Pacific Ocen and the Caribbean Sea.

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

21. The Tropic of Cancer doe snot pass through which of the following Indian States?
a) Tripura
b) Manipur
c) Rajasthan
d) Gujarat

22. Who among the following did not receive Magsaysay award under the Community Leadership category?
a) Vinoba Bhave
b) Ela Ramesh Bhatt
c) Verghese Kurien
d) V. Shanta

23. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List-I                                     List-II
(Person)                                (Field)
A. C.K. Prahlad                    1. Writer
B. Eric Segal                         2. Music
C. T.S. Satyan                      3. Management thinker
D. M.G.                                4. Journalist Radhakrishnan

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

24. Consider the following statements.
1) China has hosted the most number of Asian Games.
2) Asian Games is the second biggest sports even after Olympics.
3) Asian Games in 2014 will be held in Incheon, South Korea.

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

25. Which of the following statements is not correct?
a) The year 2010 globally was observed as the year of Bio-diversity.
b) Catagena Protocol deals with Biosafety.
c) National Bio-diversity Authority is set up at Dehradun.
d) 22nd May is observed as the National Bio-diversity Day.

26. Which of the following relating to Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre (RRSSC) and the headquarters is not correct?
RRSSC Headquarter
a) Northern : New Delhi
b) Southern : Bangalore
c) Eastern : Kharagpur
d) Central : Nagpur

27. What is true about the recent "mega Power Policy".
1) The definition of Mega Power Project is not altered.
2) The condition for being declared a Mega Power Porject, that the project has to sell electricity to more than one State, is scrapped.
3) The States, which are purchasing power from mega projects, are not required to privatize their distribution sector.

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

28. Which of the following are the World Heritage Sites of UNESCO?
1) Brihadishvara Temple
2) Airavatesvara Temple
3) Mumbai (VT)
4) Pavagarh Archaeological Park

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

29. Which of the following states are involved in the Godavari River Water dispurte?
a) Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh
b) Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
c) Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
d) Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa.

30. Consider the following statements.
1) Eastern Freight Corridor connects Ludhiana and Son Nagar.
2) Western Freight Corridor links Mumbai and Tughlakabad.
3) Golden Quadrilateral is expanded to include both road and rail connectivity.

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

31. Which of the following are the refineries of IOC?
1) Noonmati
2) Digboi
3) Haldia
4) Koali
5) Mani

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
a) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 2, 4 and 5 only

32. Which of the wildlife sanctuaries and States in which they are located are matched incorrectly?
a) Jaldapara : West Bengal
b) Balpakram : Meghalaya
c) Namdapha : Assam
d) Hazaribagh : Jharkhand

33. Which of the following statements is correct?
a) Lebanon shares border with Syria, Israel and Jordan.
b) Tropic of Cancer passes through Saudi Arabia.
c) Afghanistan shares border with Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan.
d) Saudi Arabia shares border with Iran.

34. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List-I                                     List-II
(Mangrove)                           (State)
A. Pichavaram                     1. Odisha
B. Coringa                           2. Maharashtra Estuary
C. Ratnagiri                          3. Andhra Pradesh
D. Bhitar                              4. Tamil Nadu Kanika

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

35. Which of the following tributaries of the Ganges is not North flowing?
a) Sind
b) Chambal
c) Yamuna
d) Betwa

36. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing is located at
a) Bangalore
b) Chandigarh
c) New Delhi
d) Kharagpur

37. Arrange the following religions in the decreasing order of their population growth rates (2001 census).
1) Muslims
2) Hindus
3) Buddhists
4) Jains

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
a) 1-2-3-4
b) 1-4-3-2
c) 1-4-2-3
d) 1-3-2-4

38. Consider the following statements regarding Indian defence exercises:
1) "Malabar" War games with U.S. and Japan.
2) "Konkan" War games with France.
3) "Varuna" War games with U.K.

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

39. Wood Fossil Park at Akal is located in
a) Madhya Pradesh
b) Rajasthan
c) Gujarat
d) Uttar Pradesh

40.Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List-I                                     List-II
A. Super Hercules                1. U.K.
B. Phalcon AWACS             2. U.S.
C. Scorpene                         3. France
D. Hawk AJTs                     4. Israel

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

41. Consider the following statements:
1) The Gir sanctuary in Gujarat is the last surviving home of the Asiatic lion.
2) Corbett National Park does not have any tigers and leopards.

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

42. Where is the National Institute for Training in Search Rescue and Disaster Response located?
a) Pachmarhi
b) Panchkula
c) Manesar
d) Dispur

43. Consider the following statements.
1) NHPC Limited is implementing two hydel power projects on the Chindwin River basin in Myanmar.
2) Tamanthi and Shuzaye power projects of Myanmar are being executed by NTPC.

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

44. Who heads the Indian Board of Wildlife?
a) Union Minister of Environment and Forests
b) Union Minister of Science and Technology
c) Prime Minister
d) Secretary to the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

45. Which of the following are the subsidiaries of NTPC?
1) NTPC Hydro Ltd.
2) NTPC Electric Supply Company Ltd.
3) NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd.

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

46. Consider the following statements.
1) The Barak river rises in the hills of Manipur.
2) The rivers Machhu, Rupen and Saraswati are lost in the Great Indian Desert before joining the Arabian Sea.

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. What does Robinhood Index measure?
a) Relation between unemployment and poverty.
b) Measure of income inequalities across a geographical area.
c) Relation between unemployment and inflation.
d) None of these.

48. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List-I                                                     List-II
A. Central Inland
Water Transport Corporation                1. Patna
B. Inland Water                                     2. Kolkata
Ways Authority of India
C. National Inland                                 3. NOIDA
Navigation Institute

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

49. Which of the following is not matched correctly?
a) Northern Command of Army : Udaipur
b) Training Command of Air Force : Bengaluru
c) Naval Headquarters : New Delhi
d) Easter Air Commond  : Shillong

50. Consider the following statements.
1) The 12th Lok Sabha was the youngest Lok Sabha so far.
2) The 14th Lok Sabha had the highest representation of women.
3) The 15th Lok Sabha is the oldest Lok Sabha.

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

51. Consider the following statements.
1) Lakiningrad is the region bordering Poland, Latvia and Belarus.
2) It is the place where Russia is planning to position Iskander missiles.

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

52. Consider the following statements.
1) Angola is the largest oil producing country of the world.
2) Libya was a colony of Italy.
3) UNITA is the rebel group operating in Angola.

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

53. Consider the following statements
1) A Certified Emission Reduction (CER) refers to one tonne of carbon dioxide reduction.
2) Carbon footprint is a measure of human impact on the environment.

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

54. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
       List-I                                     List-II
(Oceanic Trench)                        (Location)
A. Aleutian                                 1. Indian Ocean
B. Kermadec                              2. North Pacific Ocean
C. Sunda                                    3. South Pacific Ocean
D. S. Sandwich                          4. South Atlantic Ocean

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

55. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
    List-I                                             List-II
(Ramon  Awardee)                      (Area of Magsaysay Work)
A. Ma Jun                                    1. Advocate of Social Impact Assessment
B. Yu Xiaogang                            2. Production of generic drugs for HIV/AIDS
C. Krisana                                    3. Environmental Kraisintu activities
D. Antonio                                    4. Former Oposa Jr. Journalist

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

56. Consider the following statements about Zaiel Cros.
1) PTA is a trade pact between countries that reduce tariffs on certain products for the countries which sign the agreement.
2) FTA is a trade treaty between two or more countries meant to reduce or completely remove tariffs to trade.
3) The chief zaid crops are Urad, Moong, Melons, etc.

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

57. Math List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List-I                                         List-II
(Project)                                 (Location)
A. Rail Coach Factory            1. Marhowra
B. Coach factory                     2. Madhepura
C. Diesel Locomotive 
Factory                                   3. Chhapra
D Electric Locomotive 
Factory                                   4. Rae Bareilly
E. Rail Wheel                          5. Kanchrapara
factory

Codes
    A B C D E
(a) 5 4 1 2 3
(b) 4 5 2 1 3
(c) 4 5 1 2 3
(d) 5 4 2 1 3

58. Consider the following statements.
1) The annual report, ‘Doing Business Report’ is released by World Bank.
2) World Commodity Price Index is given by IMF.

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. The proposed Northern Sea route does not pass through which of the following water bodies?
a) Chukchi Sea
b) East Siberian Sea
c) Baltic Sea
d) Laptev Sea

60. Consider the following statements:
1) The North-South extent of India is greater than its East-West extent.
2) Except NCT Delhi and Chandigarh, all other Union Territories of India have a coastline.

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

61. Exercise Milap was the joint exercise between India and
(a) Botswana
(b) Russia
(c) Bangladesh
(d) France

62. Consider the following statements:
(1) Christian Wulff - Christian Democratic Union
(2) Naoto Kan - Democractic Party
(3) David Cameron Conservative Party

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

63. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
1. Yadavaran Gas Field  - Iran - OVL
2. Farsi Gas Field IOC - Iran - OVL
3. Sakhalin-1 - Russia - OVL

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

64. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List-I                                        List-II
A. Maareech                         1. A naval ship of  India handed  over to Maldives
B. Tillian Chang                     2. Automatic  multiple missile  launcher
C. Kavatch                            3. Research vessel  for sea bed  exploration
D Smudra                              4. An antitorpedo  Manthan system

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

65. Consider the following regarding TAPI Pipeline project:
(1) It runs from Dauletabad Gas Field in the Caspian region of Tajikistan to Fazilka.
(2) The TAPI statement was signed in the Ashgabat meet in December 2010.
(3) The project passes through Herat and Kandahar provinces of Afghanism.

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

66. Consider the following statements.
1) The first musician to win Bharat Ratna was M.S. Subbulaxmi.
2) Albatross Prize is associated with literature.

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

67. Arrange the following offices in the decreasing order of precedence:
1) Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha.
2) Attorney General of India
3) Holders of Bharat Ratna decoration.
4) Chief Justice of India

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
a) 4, 2, 3, 1
b) 4, 3, 1, 2
c) 4, 3, 2, 1
d) 3, 4, 2, 1

68. The “Housing for All” Scheme for Railway employees is implemented by
(a) Ministry of Transport.
(b) Ministry of Civil Aviation.
(c) Ministry of Urban Development.
(d) Ministry of Rural Development.

69. Which of the following are the attached offices of the Ministry of Civil Aviation?
1) Directorate General of Civil Aviation
2) NACIL
3) Commission of Railway Safety
4) Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Academy

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

70. Rashtirya Swasthya Bima Yojana as was amended and extended to the domestic workers is being implemented by
(a) Ministry of Industry
(b) Ministry of Human Resource Development.
(c) Ministry of Labour Department
(d) Ministry of Urban Development.

71. What is the chronological order of conferences on depletion of ozone layer?
1) Vienna Conference
2) Saving the ozone layer conference
3) Montreal Protocal
4) Helsinki Conference

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
a) 1-2-3-4
b) 1-3-2-4
c) 4-2-3-1
d) 4-3-2-1

72. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List-I                                                     List-II
(Environmental                                     (Location)
Centre)
A. Indian Institute                           1. Hyderabad
of Tropicdal Meteorology (IITM)
B. National Botanical                      2. Pune
Research Institute (NBRI)
C. Environmental                             3. Lucknow
Protection Training and Research Institute (EPTRI)
D. Waterfall Institute                        4. New Delhi
of Technology Transfer (WITT)

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

73. Which of the following cities generates the highest e-waste?
(a) Delhi
(b) Bangalore
(c) Mumbai
(d) Hyderabad

74. Which of the following is the largest protected area in the world?
(a) North East Greenland National Park
(b) Phoenix Islands Protected Area
(c) Hailey National Park
(d) Yellowstone National Park

75. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List-I                                         List-II
A. Khetri Copper                 1. Rajasthan
Complex
B. Taloja Copper                 2. Madhya
Project Pradesh
C. Malanjkhand                    3. Maharashtra
Copper Project
D Indian Copper                   4. Jharkhand
Complex

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

76. The Integrated Watershed Management Programme was launched by merging which of the following programmes?
1) DPAP
2) DDP
3) IWDP

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

77. Korpezhe-Kurt-Ku gas pipeline is a venture of which two countries?
(a) Turkmenistan and Iran
(b) Kazakhstan and Iran
(c) Kyrgyzstan and Iran
(d) Kyrgyzstan and Iran

78. Consider the following statements:
1) All the east coastal states have sex ratio greater than the national average sex ratio (census 2001).
2) All the west coastal states except Gujarat have sex ration less than the national average sex ratio.

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

79. The National Population Register (NPR) is an exervise undertaken by UIDAI under which of the following act?
(a) Census Act 1948
(b) Citizenship Act 1955
(c) Census Act 1955
(d) Citizenship Act 1948

80. National Research Centre for Agro-forestry is located at
(a) Varanasi
(b) Pune
(c) Jhansi
(d) Kanpur

81. Consider the following statements:
1) Janani Suraksha Yojana is a 100% centrally sponsored scheme.
2) Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana was launched with the objective of correcting regional imbalances in the availability of affordable and reliable tertiary health care services.
3) Integrated Child Protection Scheme was introduced in the Eleventh Five Yeaer Plan.

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

(a) If both A and R are true and R is the reason.
(b) If both A and R are true and R does not explain A.
(c) If A is true and R is false.
(d) If A is false and R is true.

82. Assertion (A) : A hard boiled egg rotates faster than a raw egg.
Reason (R) : The moment of inertia of the boiled egg is higher than the raw egg.

83. Assertion (A) : When dropped on a very hard, rigid surface steel balls will bounce higher than the rubber balls.
Reason (R) : The rubber balls deform significantly on impact, flattening on to the surface, and then springing back.

84. Consider the following statements.
(1) Lokpal refers to ombudsman at federal level appointed by legislature to handle complaints against administrative action.
(2) Lokpal Bills have been introduced eight times so far in the Lok Sabha.

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. Consider the following statements.
(1) State of Jammu and Kashmir has recently, initiated the establishment of first Islamic Bank in India.
(2) Reserve Bank of India does not recognize Islamic Banking.

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

86. Which of the following has been recently photographed on all sides at once by Stereo, a pair of spacecraft launched in October 2006?
a) March
b) Earth
c) Sun
d) Moon

87. Consider the following statements about New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase-1 (NDM-1).
(1) NDM-1 is a super bug which can breakdown all antibiotics including penicillin, cephalos-porin except carbapenem.
(2) The rate at which the NDM-1 is copied and transferred between different bacteria was highest at 30°C.

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

88. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List-I                                     List-II
(Vijayanagara                        (Dynasty)
King)
A. Virupaksha                     1. Sangama Dynastya
Raya
B. Tirumala Raya                 2. Saluva Dynaty
C. Achyuta Raya                 3. Tuluva Dynasty
D Immadi                            4. Aravidu Dynasty

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

89. Who of the following personalities is NOT matched correrctly with his/her respective field?
a) Jayaben — Labour
Desai Rights
b) Kannabiran — Civil Rights
c) Balakrishna — Consumer
Eradi Rights
d) Max — Animal Rights
Starkloff

90. Consider the following statements about the Mughal Emperor, Akbar:.
(1) Kabul was a part of the Mughal Empire during his reign.
(2) His concept of sovereignty drew upon pre-Islamic Iranian forms of Kingship.
(3) He revised the educational syllabus and encouraged the study of mathematics, agriculture, geometry and astronomy.

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

91. Consider the following statements:
(1) Before the formation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Paris Convention governed the Copyright issues.
(2) Before the formation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Berne Covention governed the Patent issues.

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

92. Which of the following countries is the second biggest exporter in the world after China?
a) United States
b) Japan
c) Germany
d) France

93. In which of the following districts, India’s first inland fish processing unit has been set up?
a) Karnal
b) Patna
c) Raipur
d) Vadodara

94. Who among the following Mughal emperors issued a farman which granted permission to the English East India Company to trade without paying duties?
(a) Aurangzed
(b) Bahadur Shah-I
(c) Faruukh Siyar
(d) Muhammad Shah

95. Which of the following is involved in the catalysis of link reaction during aerobic respiration?
(a) Vitamin A
(b) Vitamin B1
(c) Vitamin B6
(d) Vitamin K

96. Which of the following Scales relates to the “Noon Sun Angle”?
(a) Analemma Scale
(b) Danjon Brightns Scale
(c) Saffir-Simpson Scale
(d) Beaufort Scale

97. In which of the following cases did Supreme Court declare that ordinance raj through re-pomulgation of ordinances without placing the Bill before the legislature for its passage is unconstitutional?
(a) A.K. Roy vs. Union of India, 1982.
(b) D.C. Wadhwa vs. State of Bihar, 1987.
(c) Rameshwar Prasad vs. State of Bihar, 1979.
(d) Rameshwar Prasad vs. Union of India, 2005.

98. Earth Hour is a global event held on the last Saturday of Marchy annualy, asking households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights and other electrical appliances for one hour to raise awareness towards the need to take action on climate change. Which of the following organisations / institutions convenes the programme?
(a) United National Environment Programme
(b) Greenpeace
(c) Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change
(d) World Wide Fund for Nature

99. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below.
List-I                             List-II
A. The                         1. Brazil
Everglades
B. The Polders             2. China
C. Tarim Basin             3. Netherlands
D Matto Grasso           4. Florida

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

100. Broader Liquidity Aggregates in India includes liabilities of :
(a) Banking Sector
(b) Non-Banking Financial
(c) Companies
(d) Central Government

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

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