1ST JHARKHAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PRE.) EXAM – 2003

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1ST JHARKHAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PRE.) EXAM – 2003

1. Which statement is not true about Planning Commission.

(a) The Prime Minister is its chairman.

(b) It is an additional constitutional body.

(d) Krishna Chandra Pant is now its vice chairman.

2. The largest tribe in Jharkhand is:

(a) HO

(b) Uraon

(d) Santhal

3. Which of these tribes is not found anywhere else except Jharkhand ?

(a) Birhor

(b) Munda

(d) Santal

4. On what the salary of Gover nor’s depends?

(a) On the accumulated fund of the country.

(b) On the accumulated fund of the state.

(d) On the contingent fund of the state.

5. Who is the present governor of Jharkhand?

(a) M Rama Jois

(b) Aryans Attack

(b) Ved Marwah

6. Jharkhand has the highest production of Asbestos, what is it called in local language ?

(a) Mica

(b) Lime Glass

(d) Copper

7. ‘Hypermetropia’ is a dieseas of ”

(a) Myopia

(b) Chromatopsy (color blind ness)

(d) None of these

8. Who built the temple of Lord Shiva in Deoghar?

(a) Puranmal

(b) Chandragupta II

(d) Laxman Se

9. Who is the present Chairman of W.H.O?

(a) J.D Wolfensohn

(b) Michal Camdaces

(d) Ehsan Mani

10. Who was the highest wicket taker in cricket world cup 2003 ?

(a) Javagal Srinath

(b) Chaminda Vaas

(d) Brett lee

11. What is the root cause for the collapse of Harappa Civilization ?

(a) Flood

(b) Aryans Attack

(d) Information about this is still incomplete.

12. Tansen belonged to the court of:

(a) Akbar

(b) Jahangir

(d) Aurangzeb

13. Who was the first woman to be sultan of Delhi Sultanate ?

(a) Razia Sultan

(b) Noor Jahan

(d) Begum Hazrat Mahal

14. Harshavardhana was the patron of which religion ?

(a) Buddhism

(b) Hinduism

(d) Shaivism

15. In which session of congress Purna Swaraj was demanded ?

(a) Lucknow session

(b) Lahore Session

(d) Calcutta Session

16. Who is the founder of Mansabdari system among Mughals?

(a) Babur

(b) Humayun

(d) Shahjahan

17. Who was the wisest ruler in Delhi Sultanate?

(a) Iltutmish

(b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq

(d) Alauddin Khalji

18. Who has been called Bodhisattva ?

(a) Gautam Buddha

(b) Parshvanatha

(d) Mahaveer

19. Thervada is a associated to:

(a) Buddhism

(b) Jainism

(d) Hinduism

20. On which month and year the Britishers decided to announce annulment of their rule in India ?

(a) August, 1947

(b) July, 1946

(d) None of these

21. Where was the capital of Peshwa?

(a) pune

(b) Indore

(d) Baroda

22. What does Ashoka’s Dhamma Policy mean?

(a) Non-violence Tips

(b) Mercy

(d) All of the above

23. Which of the following do not, make a food chain?

(a) Grass-Goat-Human.

(b) Grass-Lamb-Tiger in

(d) Snake-Peacock-Human

24. What is Paika in Jharkhand ?

(a) Song

(b) Dance

(d) None of these

25. Which institution does the compilation of National in come data?

(a) RBI

(b) CSO

(d) Ministry of commerce

26. Which is the highest heatresistant mineral?

(a) Iron

(b) Copper

(d) Fire clay

27. What is the Principle of Hy – draulric brakes?

(a) Pascal Principle

(b) Bernoulli’s theorem

(d) None of these

28. What is Podzol ?

(a) Red soil

(b) Alkaline soil

(d) Deciduous forest soil

29. Which tree’s barks has ‘cork’?

(a) Eucalyptus

(b) Dalbergia

(d) None of these

30. Complete the number series, given below:

24, 49, 77……….

(a) 16

(b) 65

(d) 95

31. What is the speed of light ?

(a) 3 lac km/s

(b) 4 lac km/s

(d) 5 lac km/s

32. Which of the following is not a chemical process?

(a) Bonding

(b) Hydrolysis

(d) Reduction

33. What is the ink used in the printing shop?

(a) Acetylene

(b) Methane

(d) Benzene

34. Most of the tribes of Jharkhand are related to which races ?

(a) Proto Australoid

(b) Australoid

(d) None of these

35. Which of the following is the free trade zone ?

(a) Kandla

(b) Ahmedabad

(d) Hyderabad

36. Who was the constitutional adviser to the constituent As sembly ?

(a) B.R. Ambedkar

(b) B.N. Rau

(d) Sardar Patel

37. What is the extended form of LASER?

(a) Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation

(b) Law Amplification of Stimulated Emission of Radiation

(d) None of these

38. Which of the following makes the antibodies in the blood plasma?

(a) Red blood cell

(b) Lymphocytes

(d) Hemoglobini

39. Arrange the following events in sequence.

(1) Wavell plan

(2) C.R. Formula

(3) Cabinet mission

(4) The Gandhi-Jinnah Talks

(a) 4, 1, 2, 3

(b) 2, 4, 1, 3

(d) 1, 2, 3, 4

40. When was khewar movement launched ?

(a) 1874 AD

(b) 1884 AD

(d) 1878 AD

41. Which is the pilotless fighter aircraft manufactured by India ?

(a) Hansa

(b) Astra

(d) None of these

42. Which country has supported in the manufacturing of Brahmos cruise missile?

(a) Russia

(b) America

(d) China

43. Which of the rivers doesn’t form estuary?

(a) Narmada

(b) Mahi

(d) Mahanadi

44. Which river is called ‘Dakshin Ganga’?

(a) Godavari

(b) Kaveri

(d) Indravati

45. What is the origin of Narmada ?

(a) Vindhya

(b) Amarkantak

(d) none of these

46. What was the duration of Tenth five year plan ?

(a) 2001-2006

(b) 2002-2007

(d) 2004-2009

47. Hizla Mela in Dumka is cele brated on the bank of which river ?

(a) Mayurakshi

(b) Damodar

(d) Subarnarekh

48. Jawahar Rozgar Yojna was in cluded in which five year plan?

(a) second

(b) first

(d) fifth

49. Which of the following is state flower of Jharkhand?

(a) Lotus

(b) Palas

(d) Marigold

50. Which of the following European country refused to accept the Euro as its currency ?

(a) Britain

(b) France

(d) Italy

51. The Portuguese conquered Goa from which ruler ?

(a) Zamorin

(b) Yusuf Adilshah

(d) Shahadat Khan

52. Who was the first European President of Indian National Congress ?

(a) A.O. Hume

(b) Annie Besant

(d) C.F. Andrews

53. When was Santhal revolt occured?

(a) 1855-56

(b) 1957-58

(d) none of these

54. Who is present chief minister of Jharkhand?

(a) Babulal Marandi

(b) Arjun Munda

(d) Kariya Munda

55. Which is the coldest place of Jharkhand?

(a) Netarhat

(b) Parasnath

(d) Ranchi

56. Who among the following was the first leader of Munda Revolt ?

(a) Sidhu – Kanhu

(b) Jatra Bhagat

(d) Tirut Singh

57. Which of the following is capital of another state other than Punjab ?

(a) Amritsar

(b) Gurugaon

(d) Chandigarh

58. Which of the following is cold current?

(a) Florida

(b) Kuroshio

(d) Kukle (Oyashio) current

59. President gives resignation to whom?

(a) Vice President

(b) Chief Justice

(d) Lok Sabha Speaker

60. Which article allowed Shikhs to keep a sword or small dagger (Kirpan)?

(a) Article – 25

(b) Article-12

(d) Article – 163

61. Which of the following country is largest producer of cotton ?

(a) Australia

(b) America

(d) China

62. Who among the following wins maximum number of grammy awards?

(a) Nora Jones

(b) Anushka Shankar

(d) Pandit Ravishankar

63. Arrange the following in Chronological order

(1) Discovery of Iron

(2) Journey of Fa-Hien to India

(3) Journey of Al-Biruni to India

(4) First battle of Panipat

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4

(b) 4, 3, 2, 1

(d) 3, 1, 2, 4

64. Which foreign bank has maximum number of branches in India?

(a) Bank of India

(b) Standard and chartered bank

(d) Bank of Hong kong

65. How ‘Tsunami’ is generated?

(a) Due to sea wave

(b) Due to ocean current

(d) None of these

66. “Typhoon’ is originate in which area?

(a) Australia

(b) Africa

(d) China Sea

67. Which is the world’s largest Active Volcano?

(a) Mauna Loa

(b) Cotopaxi

(d) None of these

68. What is the chemical formula of ‘Heavy water’?

(a) H₂O

(b) H₂O.CO₃

(d) D₂O

69. Which material is in solid state at normal temperature?

(a) Iodine

(b) Bromine

(d) Florine

70. Whose name is ‘Zinda Pir’?

(a) Jahangir

(b) Shahjahan

(d) Akbar

71. Who was the leader of Santhal movement?

(a) Birsa Munda

(b) Sidhu and Kanhu

(d) Tirut singh

72. What was the name of committee establised by Barindra kumar Ghosh?

(a) Iradi committee

(b) Abhinav Bharat

(d) None of these

73. Which palace that was built by Akbar had buddhist impact?

(a) Hawa Mahal

(b) Jal Mahal

(d) Panch Mahal

74. Science congress of 14 to 16 February, 2003 held at which place?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Bangalore

(d) None of these

75. In February, 2003 session of congress History held at which place?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Bhopal

(d) Jaipur

76. What is the requirement to abolished legislative council of any state?

(a) 2/3rd majority of Assembly

(b) Normal majority of parliament

(d) both (a) and (b)

77. Election of vice president is done through whom?

(a) By every members of Lok Sabha

(b) directly through peoples

(d) Both (a) and (c)

78. Who is the first british to come during the period of Akbar ?

(a) Ralphfitch

(b) William Hawkings

(d) None of these

79. At present how many Articles and Schedules are there in constitution?

(a) 444 Article, 12 schedule

(b) 8 Article, 389 schedule

(d) 398 Article, 8 schedule

80. “Amir-a-Koh” department was started by which sultan?

(a) Firoz Tughluq

(b) Muhammad-bin-Tughluq

(d) Sikandar Lodhi

81. Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

(a) Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Rajasthan

(b) Manas wildlife Sanctuary Assam

(d) Gir National Park – Gujar

82. Jharkhand was known by which name in Mahabharat?

(a) Podrick

(b) Pundrik

(d) Pindli

83. Who is called as “Lakh Baksh” in Medieval India ?

(a) Balvan

(b) Iltutmish

(d) Gyasuddin Tughluk

84. How many islands are there in Andaman Nicobar group ?

(a) 205

(b) 570

(d) 208

85. NAM summit of 2003 held in which place?

(a) Kathmandu

(b) Colombo

(d) Singapore

86. SAARC summit of 2002 held in which place?

(a) Islamabad

(b) New Delhi

(d) Kathmandu

87. How many Lok Sabha seats are there in Jharkhand ?

(a) 14

(b) 16

(d) 20

88. Study of flower is called:

(a) Calology

(b) Anthology

(d) Taxonomy

89. How does an increase in air temperature affect its ability to absorb water vapour ?

(a) Increase in capacity

(b) Decrease in capacity

(d) None of these

90. Brahmaputra river is called in Tibet.

(a) Dihang

(b) TSang-PO

(d) None of these

91. Eggs in a bucket becomes double in every minute and in one hour bucket became fill, then when bucket was half filled?

(a) 59th minute

(b) 57th minute

(d) 62nd minute

92. In a Badminton tournamen there are 30 players. Loosing player become out from game in one time. Then in how many games winner will b announced?

(a) in 15 matches

(b) in 18 matches

(d) in 22 matches

93. One person walks for 45 minutes at speed of four miles per hour, then runs for 30 minutes at speed of 10 miles per hour. In one hour & 15 minutes how much distance he will travel?

(a) 4 miles

(b) 7 miles

(d) 10 miles

94. A girl have 8 hours working time per day. In which 45 minutes of food break is not in clouded. If that girl starts working from 7:25 morning then when will her working time will finish?

(a) 4:10 O’clock

(b) 5:10 O’clock

(d) 4:20 O’clock

95. Which Punjabi poet is called as Tagore of Punjab?

(a) Amrita Pritam

(b) Khushvant singh

(d) None of these

96. Which is different in these अ , इ, ऋ, थ?

(a) अ

(b)

(d) इ

97. Concurrent list has been taken from which of the country ?

(a) Ireland

(b) Australia

(d) South Africa

98. Directive principle has been taken from which of the country ?

(a) Nepal

(b) Ireland

(d) India

99. Sarkaria commission is related to which field?

(a) Banking Reform

(b) Centre State relation

(d) Disinvestment

100. Who is present chairman of National Human Rights Commission ?

(a) A.S. Anand

(b) Venkat Chelaiya

(d) None of these

EXPLANATIONS

1. (c) Planning Commission was formed in March 1950 on the recommendation of the cabinet. Hence there is no mention about it in the Indian constitution and there is no mandated term and qualifications for its members for its deputy chairman and other members. Prime Minister is the ex officio chairman of planning commission. The deputy chairman of planning commission holds a rank equivalent to a cabinet minister.

2. (d) On the basis of population, the Santhal tribe is the largest population of Jharkhand (35.46% of total population) and Oraon is at the second place (18.14% of the total population). Munda tribe is at the third place.

3. (b) Munda tribes is not found anywhere else except Jharkhand.

4. (b) the salary and perks of governor the other expense related to post equivalent to him are drawn on the consolidated fund of the state.

5. (b) Ved Marwah was the governor of Jharkhand in 2003.

6. (c) Jharkhand has the highest production of Asbestos in local language, it is known as Ruby.

7. (c) Far-sightedness, also known hypermetropia, is a condition of the eye in which light is focused behind, instead of on the retina. This results in close objects appearing blurry, while far objects may appear normal. As the condition worsens, objects at all distances may be blurry.

8. (a) The Shiva temple situated in Deoghar was built by Raja Puranmal. Deoghar is a Shakti Peeth. It is also one of the Twelve Jyotirlingas where millions of devotees visit in the month of Shravan.

9. (c) Yond Wook Lee was a South Korean public health doctor. He was the director-general of the World Health Organization for three years. Lee joined the WHO in 1983, working on a variety of projects including the Global Programme for Vaccines and Immunizations and Stop Tuberculosis. He began his term as director-general in 2003.

10. (b) Chaminda Vaas was the highest wicket taker in cricket world cup 2003. He took 23 wickets in cricket world cup 2003.

11. (d) Some historians believe that the Aryan Invasion is the root cause of the decline of Harappan civilization. Human remains have been excavated and it points towards some violent cause of their death. However, the information about the root cause of the collapse of Harrapan Civilisation is still incomplete.

12. (a) Tansen was in the court of Akbar. Tansen was the title given to him by Raja Vikramjit of Gwalior. Tansen was a court musician in the darbar of Raja Ramachandra of Bandavagarh (Rewa). When Akbar heard of his prodigious talent, he sent a ‘firman’ to the king asking for Tansen and made him one of the Navaratnas in his court.

13. (a) Razia Sultan was the first woman to be sultan of Delhi Sultanate. Razia Sultan was the empress regnant of the Delhi Sultanate from 10 October 1236 to 14 October 1240. As a member of the Mamluk dynasty, she is known for being one of the few women in history to have ruled a large empire and the first female ruler in both Islamic and Indian history.

14. (a) Harshavardhana was a distinguished and creative patron of religions and the arts. He lavished gifts on Buddhist institutions, and he was profoundly influenced by Buddhist religion and thought and practices.

15. (b) In Lahore session of congress Purna Swaraj was demanded.

Lahore Session of the Congress was held at Lahore 1929 where Jawaharlal Nehru was elected the president. The Lahore session of the Congress passed a series of landmark resolutions.Such as:

The Nehru Committee report had lapsed, as dominion status was not acceptable.
As per the Poorna Swaraj resolution passed at the Lahore Congress the word Swaraj in the Congress Constitution would mean complete independence.
All future elections were to be boycotted.
Round Table Conference decided to be held in London would be boycotted.

16. (c) Akbar is the founder of Mansabdari system among Mughals The Mansabdari System was introduced by Mughal emperor Akbar as new administrative machinery and revenue system.

17. (b) Muhammad bin Tughlaq was considered as the wisest ruler in Delhi Sultanate. Muhammad bin Tughluq was the Sultan of Delhi from 1325 to 1351. He was the eldest son of Ghiyas-ud-Din-Tughlaq, the Turko-Indian founder of the Tughluq dynasty.

18. (a) Gautam Buddha has been called Bodhisattva. Bodhisattva in Mahayana Buddhism is a person who is able to reach nirvana but delays doing so through compassion for suffering beings.

19. (a) Thervada is a associated to Buddhism. Theravada Buddhism is strongly found in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Burma (Myanmar). It is sometimes also called as Southern Buddhism’. The Thervada means ‘the doctrine of the elders’ – the elders being the senior Buddhist monks.

20. (c) on June, 1948 the Britishers decided to announce annulment of their rule in India.

21. (a) Pune was the capital of the Maratha empire that was ruled by the Peshwas. A Peshwa was the Prime Minister of Maratha Empire of the Indian subcontinent. Originally, the Peshwas served as subordinates to the Chhatrapati (the Maratha king), later they became the leaders of the Maratha Confederacy, and the Chhatrapati became a nominal ruler. During the last years of the Maratha Empire, the Peshwas themselves were reduced to titular leaders, and remained under the authority of the Maratha nobles and the British East India Company.

22. (d) Dhamma is a set of edicts that formed a policy of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka. Ashoka’s Dhamma Policy mean Non-violence Tips Mercy Donation, etc.

23. (c) Flower-Honeybee-Human do not, make a food chain.

24. (b) Paika in Jharkhand is a dance. Paika dance form is accompanied by the music of Shehnai, Dhak, Narsingha and many more. It is mainly performed for the purpose of welcoming their guests during any occasion time.

25. (b) The compilation of National income data is done by the CSO. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is 2 governmental agency in India under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. This office is responsible for co-ordination of statistical activities in India, and evolving and maintaining statistical standards.

26. (d) Among the given options, fire clay is considered as the highest heatresistant mineral.

27. (a) Hydraulic brakes work on the principle of Pascal’s law. According to this law whenever pressure is applied on a fluid it travels uniformly in all the directions. Therefore when we apply force on a small piston, pressure gets created which is transmitted through the fluid to a larger piston.

28. (c) Podzol is an infertile acidic soil characterized by a white or grey subsurface layer resembling ash, from which minerals have been leached into a lower darkcoloured stratum. It typically occurs under temperate coniferous woodland.

29. (c) Cork is obtained from a tree called oak. It was discovered by Quacks Subar.

30. (c)

31. (a) The speed of light is around 3 lac km/sec.

32. (a) Bonding is not a chemical process. While Hydrolysis, Oxidation and Reduction are chemical process.

33. (b) The ink used in printing is made from the decomposition of Methane. In other words Methane (CH₄) when burnt in 1000 degree centigrade forms a carbon black which is used to manufacture the printing ink.

34. (a) Most of the tribes of Jharkhand are related to Proto Australoid. The term Proto-Australoid was first used by Roland Burrage Dixon in his 1923 book Racial History of Man. The Proto-Australoids were an ancient hunter-gatherer people.

35. (a) Kandla is the free trade zone. Kandla is a seaport in Kutch District of Gujarat state in western India, near the city of Gandhidham. Located on the Gulf of Kutch, it is one of major ports on west coast.

36. (b) Sir Benegal N Rao was appointed the constitutional advisor to the constituent assembly on 11th December 1946 to assist the committees, sub committees and the president of the constituent assembly. Sir V. N. Rao was the constitutional advisor of the constituent assembly. It contained 243 articles and 13 schedules. On 29h August 1947 the constituent assembly elected a drafting committee. Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar was appointed the chairman of this committee.

37. (a) LASER refers to Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. It is an electronic device that produces light, actually an electromagnetic radiation.

38. (b) Lymphocytes play the key role in the making of the antibodies in the blood plasma. They are made in the bone marrow and found in the blood.

39. (b) The correct sequential order of the events are:

C. R. Formula, The Gandhi-Jinnah Talks, Wavell plan, Cabinet mission.

40. (*) None of the option is correct. Kherwar Movement of 1868 was led. by the Santhals. It was initiated by Bhagrit Manjhi. Kherwar Movement is also known as Sapha Hor Movement. Kherwar Movement started apparently in 1868 and shot into fame under the leadership of Bhagrit Manjhi.

41. (c) Lakshya is the pilotless fighter aircraft manufactured by India.

42. (a) The BrahMos is a medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise missile which can be launched from submarine, ships, aircraft, or land. It is fastest supersonic cruise missile in the world. It is a joint venture between the Russia and India.

43. (d) Mahanadi River doesn’t form estuary while it forms delta.

The Narmada, Mahi and Luni flow west and make estuaries. Western flowing rivers do not form Delta whereas they form Estuaries.

44. (a) The River Godavari is known as Dakshin Ganga because the Godavarı River is one of the largest and biggest Peninsular Rivers similar to the largest Himalayan. It is similar to the Ganga river in the south hence it is termed as Dakshin Ganga.

45. (b) Narmada River rises from Amarkantak Plateau near Anuppur district in Madhya Pradesh. It forms the traditional boundary between North India and South India.

46. (b) The duration of Tenth five year plan was from 2002 to 2007. II. This plan aims to double the per capita income of India in the next 10 years.

47. (a) Hijla mela is the largest fair of Chhotanagpur and Santhal Pargana. It is organized every year at the banks of Mayurakshi River in the month of February or March. The history of its origin is linked with traditions of Santhal tribe.

48. (c) Jawahar Rozgar Yojna was launched on April 1, 1989 by merging National Rural Employment Program (NREP) and Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programm (RLEGP). It was done at the end of Seventh Five Year Plan.

49. (b) Palas is the state flower of Jharkhand.

50. (a) Britain, a European country refused to accept the Euro as its currency. It has separate currency known as pound.

51. (b) Afonso de Albuquerque of the Portuguese attacked Goa in 1510 and captured it. The ruler of Goa was the Sultan of Bijapur Yusuf Adil Shah.

52. (b) Annie Besant was the first European President of Indian National Congress.

53. (a) Santhal revolt was started on June 30, 1855 and on November 10, 1855 martial law was proclaimed which ultimately lasted on January 3, 1856 when martial law was suspended and the movement was brutally ended by troops loyal to the British. The main rebellions were Sidhu, Kanhu, Chand, Bhairav etc.

54. (a) Babulal Marandi was the chief minister of Jharkhand during 2000 – 03.

55. (a) Netarhat, here jungle covered hill station is the coolest place in the whole of Jharkhand.

56. (c) Birsa Munda was the first leader of Munda Revolt. Birsa Munda, referred to often by Jharkhand’s tribal residents as “Birsa Bhagwan,” He was born in 1875 to a poor family of the Munda tribe, Birsa died, aged just 25, in Ranchi’s Central Jail.

57. (d) Chandigarh is capital of two states one is Punjab and other is Haryana. The city (Chandigarh) is unique as it is not a part of either of the two states but is governed directly by the Union Government, which administers all such territories in the country.

58. (d) Kukle (Oyashio) current is a cold current that flows south and circulates counterclockwise in the western North Pacific Ocean. The waters of the Oyashio Current originate in the Arctic Ocean and flow southward through the Bering Sea. It transpo cold water from the Arctic Sea to the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk.

59. (a) The President gives his resignation to Vice President.

60. (a) Article-25 allowed Shikhs to keep a sword or small dagger (Kirpan). Article 25 of the Constitution provides Freedom of conscience and free profession, practice and propagation of religion.

61. (d) Cotton is a tropical crop. China is the largest producer of cotton in world. America and India stand at the second and third position respectively. World finest quality of cotton (with long threads) is found in Egypt.

62. (a) Nora Jones won maximum number of grammy awards. Norah Jones is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.

63. (a)

64. (b) Standard and chartered bank has the has maximum number of branches in India. Standard and Chartered bank is a British multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London, England.

65. (d) A tsunami is a series of waves generated in an ocean or other body of water by a disturbance such as an earthquake, landslide, volcanic eruption, or meteorite impact.

66. (d) Typhoon’ is originated in China Sea. Typhoon are actually tropical cyclones which produce a fatal effect on mankind. It is known as hurricane (America) and typhoon (China). This cyclone is frequent and has huge impacts after entering America from North Atlantic Ocean, North Pacific Ocean.

67. (a) Mauna Loa is the world’s largest Active Volcano. Mauna Loa is located in Island of Hawaii in the U.S. state of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. Mauna Loa is the largest sub aerial volcano in both mass and volume, Mauna Loa has historically been considered the largest volcano on Earth.

68. (d) The chemical formula of ‘Heavy water’ is D₂O.

69. (a) Iodine is in solid state at normal temperature. Iodine is an opaque crystalline blue black coloured solid and has metallic shine.

70. (c) On the personal front Aurangzeb was a staunch Sunni Muslim. He followed Islam and its teachings literally and religiously. He was the living saint or Zinda Pir for his staunch Sunni Muslim subject. He was very regular in prayers and fasting. He wore very plain clothes and never consumed alcohol in his entire life. There was no other Mughal emperor who matched the religious personality of Aurangzeb.

71. (b) Sidhu and Kanhu was the main leader of Santhal movement. The uprising of the Santhals began as a reaction to end despotic British revenue system, usury practices, and the zamindari system in India. Santhal movement took place in 1855 – 1856.

72. (c) Anushilan Samiti was formed in 1902 by Satish Chandra Bose, Pulin Bihari Das and Brindra Kumar Ghosh in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Anusheelan Samiti committed a robbery on 2nd June 1908 in Bara. Swadesh Bandhav Samiti was formed by Ashwini Kumar Dutt in Varisaal.

73. (d) Panchmahal is situated in Fatehpur Sikri. It was built by Akbar. Its design was inspired from the Buddha Vihar in Nalanda in Bihar. The Panch Mahal is a five storey building and renowned for its exceptional architecture.

74. (b) Science congress of 14 to 16 February, 2003 held at Bangalore.

75. (b) In February, 2003 session of congress History held at Bhopal,

76. (d) 2/3rd majority of Assembly and Normal majority of parliament is needed for the abolition of legislative council of any state.

77. (d) The vice President of India is elected through an electoral college which consists of the members of both houses of parliament i.e. the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. The members of the legislative assembly of states are not included in this collegiums.

78. (a) First British person to come to the assembly of King Akbar in 1588 AD was Ralph Fitch. Fitch was ranked among the most remarkable of Elizabethan adventurers.

79. (a) At present there are, 448 Articles in 25 parts, 12 schedules, 5 appendices and 98 amendments in the Indian Constitution. As compared to when it was written it had, 395 Articles in 22 parts and 8 schedules at the time of commencement. In 2003, there were 444 articles.

80. (b) “Amir-a-Koh” department was started by Muhammad-bin-Tughluq. He created a department of Agriculture named as “Diwan-i-Kohi”. He established a “Famine Code” to relive the victims of Famine.

81. (c)

82. (b) First instance of the region of Jharkhand appears in Aitray Brahman as Pundu and in Mahabharata it is denoted by pundarik. It should also be noted that a 13th century copper palte states the word Jharkhand. The region of Jharkhand was known as Khukhra or Kukra during the Mughal era.

83. (c) Qutub-ud-din-Aibak is called as Lakh Baksh in Medieval India because he was a liberal donor. He took the iniitative to donate the poor and help them economically. Qutubuddin Aibak was the founder of the Slave Dynasty and Delhi Sultanate.

84. (b) There are 570 islands in the territory of Andaman Nicobar group, having an area of 8,249 km². Of these, about 38 are permanently inhabited.

85. (c) NAM summit of 2003 was held at Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. It was 13th summit and held between 20-25 February 2003.

86. (d) SAARC summit of 2002 was held at Kathmandu in Nepal.

87. (a) The toal number of members of parliament in the Lok Sabha from Jharkhand is 14 and the total number of members of parliament in the Rajya Sabha is 6. Total number of members of legislative assembly of Jharkhand is 81.

88. (b) The Study of flower is called as Anthology.

Calology is the study about beautician.

Taxonomy is the science of naming, defining and classifying groups of biological organisms.

89. (a) An increase in air temperature Increase in capacity to absorb water vapour.

90. (b) Brahmaputra is a main river of India flowing at a length of 2900 km through India Bangladesh and Tibet. It originates from a glacier in Kailash Mountain and flows towards east. In Tibet it is known as Tsang Po.

91. (a) Since, bucket is filled in one hour and eggs in bucket becomes double every minute.

Hence, Bucket was half filled in 59th minute.

92. (c) If the tournament is knock-out then one math less than the number of players are needed to decided a winner.

Here, 30-1 = 29, In 29 matches the winner will be decided.

93. (c)

94. (a)

95. (a) Amrita Pritam is called as Tagore of Punjab.

96, (d) अ, इ, ऋ are vowel whereas 2 is consonant.

97. (b) The language of the preamble and the concurrent list has been borrowed from Australia and the federal style of governance and the appointment of governors by the President has been borrowed from Canada.

98. (b) Directive principles of state policy and the system of Electoral College for the election of President has been borrowed from Ireland.

99. (b) Sarkaria Commission was set up in June 1983 by the central government of India. The Sarkaria Commission’s charter was to examine the relationship and balance of power between state and central governments in the country and suggest changes within the framework of Constitution of India.

100. (a) A.S. Anand was the 29th Chief Justice of India, serving from 10 October 1998 to 31 October 2001. He served as the chairman of National Human Rights Commission from 17 February 2003 – 31 October 2006.

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