3RD JHARKHAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PRE.) EXAM-2008

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3RD JHARKHAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PRE.) EXAM-2008

1. Who among the gods, often Rigvedic are addressed by the title of guest ?

(a) Indra

(b) Varun

(d) Som

2. Stupa is the correct description of:

(a) Mahaparinirvana

(b) Dharmachakra

(d) Mahabhinishkramana

3. The description related to Jataka is correct.

(a) Buddha’s Nirvana

(b) Buddha’s birth

(d) Dharmachakra Parivartan

4. When did the Saka era begin?

(a) 57 BC

(b) 78 AD

(d) 319 AD

5. Which of the following is called the queen inscription ?

(a) The fifth major pillar inscription

(b) The third small column inscription

(d) The second major pillar inscription

6. Which was the king of Gahadavala, who imposed a new type of tax ‘turushka-dand’?

(a) Jay Chandra

(b) Govind Chandra

(d) Vijay Chandra

7. Which Sultan ruler did not adopt the policy of border expansion ?

(a) Iltutmish

(b) Balwan

(d) Firoz Shah Tughluq

8. The organized of military on the bases of decimal system.

(a) Mohmmad Bin Tughluq

(b) Alauddin Khilji

(d) Balban

9. To which artist the title of ‘Nadir-uz-Zaman’ given by Jahagir ?

(a) Ustad Mansoor

(b) Daulat

(d) Bisan Das

10. Who said “we should attack at the trunk of a tree then the branch will fall down itself, therefore the flag of maratha should waved from Krishna to Sindu river”?

(a) Shivaji

(b) Balaji Viswanath

(d) Baji Rao I

11. Which was the first European country to have trade re lation with India ?

(a) Dutch

(b) Portugal

(d) England

12. Which item was not produced in the English rule?

(a) Tea

(b) Afeem

(d) Shora

13. Congress was founded by:

(a) A.O. Hume

(b) W.C. Banerjee

(d) None of these

14. Gandhi ji violated Salt law at Dandi Beach on ?

(a) 6th March, 1930

(b) 6th April, 1930

(d) 12th April, 1930

15. Which is the oldest in the categories of Himalayas?

(a) Large range of Himalaya

(b) Small Himalaya

(d) Shivalik Range

16. Which river is called the ‘Sorrow of Bangal’?

(a) Damodar

(b) Gandak

(d) Son

17. Which soil pattern in India becomes infertile (barren) due to excess iron ?

(a) Desert sand

(b) Alluvial

(d) Laterite

18. Mawsynram the region with the highest rainfall is located in which state?

(a) Meghalaya

(b) Mizoram

(d) Sikkim

19. Where are diluvial forest found in India?

(a) Andman

(b) The area of South Himalaya

(d) Aravalli

20. The formation of deposition of all the alluvial cones in a dry region is called?

(a) Pediment

(b) Bolson

(d) Bajada

21. These following dams, a dams is not use for irrigation?

(a) Bhawani Sagar

(b) Shiv Samudram

(d) Bhakra Nangal

22. The problem of soil erosion in India:

(A) Deforestation

(B) Maximum Rain

(D) Maximum Agriculture Code:

(a) A, B and C

(b) B, C and D

(d) B and C

23. Where was India’s first fertilizer Plant planted?

(a) Sindri

(b) Karanpura

(d) Palamu

24. Approximate how old is the age of surface of the earth?

(a) 300 billion years

(b) 4.6 billion years

(d) 100 billion years

25. Solar eclipse occurs –

(a) Moon between the sun and earth

(b) Sun between the earth and moon

(d) All three are in straight line

26. Willy-Willy is –

(a) Monsoon wind

(b) Tropic cyclone run in Australia

(d) Cold stream

27. To whom does Anticline and Syncline relate:

(a) Fold

(b) Fault

(d) Megapoleon Cast

28. The shortest air routes from Perth to London is:

(a) Perth, Mumbai, Rome, London

(b) Perth, Ankara, Paris, London

(d) Perth, Mombasa, Rome, London

29. What is Benge.

(a) Tribes of West Asia

(b) Storm blowing in Central Asia

(d) Trade wind

30. Which of the following articles has been included in the Indian Constitution by the constituent Assembly for International peace and security ?

(a) Article 51

(b) Article 39

(d) Article 265

31. Within how many days the money bill passed by the Lok Sabha has to be returned to Lok Sabha by Rajya Sabha?

(a) 5 days

(b) 11 days

(d) 30 days

32. India is federal state, how ?

(a) An independent Judiciary

(b) Distribution of power in the center and the states

(d) Constitution of finance commission

33. Which of the following provision of the constitution of India, the doctrine of collective responsibility of the cabinet consecrated ?

(a) Article 75 (3)

(b) Article 75 (1)

(d) Article 118 (4)

34. If India’s Prime Minister, is a member of the upper house of parliament, then

(a) He will not participate in the vote of no confidence motion.

(b) He will not speak on the budget in the lower house.

(d) He will become a member of the lower house within 6 months after swearing in as Prime Minister.

35. In the case of center-state relation, the state is like a municipality:

(a) Single citizenship

(b) Distribution of powers center and states. of

(d) For finance, state depend on the Centre.

36. Which of the following provision, provided by article 249 of the constitution of India ?

(A) Residuary power of legislation.

(B) Powers of parliament legislate in the national interest with respect to the subject of the state list. to

Using the codes given below choose right answer.

(a) only A

(b) A or B

(d) only B

37. Vote by post says –

(a) Multi voting

(b) Secret ballot

(d) Proxy voting

38. One of the two main objectives of the fifth five year plan was poverty alleviation. What was the second main objective?

(a) Achieving self-sufficiency.

(b) Achieving high rates of agricultural growth.

(d) Equal distribution of income and wealth.

39. Employment guarantee scheme was first implemented.

(a) In Odisha

(b) In Maharashtra

(d) In Uttar Pradesh

40. Consider the following statements Public sector development in India is the highest in,

(A) Infrastructure Industries

(B) In consumer goods industry

> Which of the above statement is correct.

(a) A, B and C

(b) A and C

(d) only A

41. The difference between a commercial bank and the nonbanking financial Institution (NBFI) is:

(a) The bank deals directly with its customer while NBFIs Interact with banks and the government.

(b) The bank engages its customers in a wide range of finance related activities, while NBFI’s major caters to the Periodiclong term loan of large enter prises.

(c) The bank deals with both national and international customers, while NBFI mainly deals with finance from foreign companies.

(d) The main work of the bank is limited to business transactions and savings/Investment whereas the main list of NBFIs is in the stabilization of currency.

42. Which of the following group of sources of revenue belong only to the union government ?

(a) Interest Tax, Gift Tax, Tenure on

(b) Wealth Tax, Land Revenue, Tax

(d) Customs corporation tax

43. Which of the following imposition of the tax is done by center, but the state collects and distributes ?

(a) Stamp duty

(b) Passenger and goods tax

(d) Tax on newspaper

44. An electronic watch has a component equivalent to a local clock.

(a) Transistor

(b) Crystal locked

(d) Stalk cycle

45. The colour of the star is indicative of:

(a) Distance from the sun

(b) Light

(d) The heat

46. For What reason would clouds and atmospheres swim

(a) Heat

(b) Pressure

(d) Viscosity

47. The study Cryogenics is the application of low temperatures –

(a) Space travel introperative and in magnetized subrogation.

(b) In introperative, magnetized subrogation and telementry.

(d) In space travel, magnetized subrogation and telementry.

48. The correct increse in abundance of the major components of air is

(a) Oxygen, Nitrogen, Argon

(b) Argon, Oxygen, Nitrogen

(d) Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon

49. The main component of pearl.

(a) Calcium Carbonate

(b) Aerogonite and Ammonium Chloride

(d) Calcium Oxide and Ammonium Chloride

50. The used to prevent Iron corrosion .

(a) Zinc

(b) Magnisium

(d) Copper

51. Which was the first metal used in the world?

(a) Copper

(b) Gold

(d) Iron

52. Which of the following factors emulsify –

(a) Soap

(b) Water

(d) Sodium Chloride

53. Which of the following are typical characteristic of breast feeding babies compared to bottle feeding babies.

(A) He would not long time

(B) It would be more resistant to diseases

(D) Abnormal increase in his length

(a) A, B and C

(b) A, B and D

(d) B, C and D

54. Which animal’s plasma merges with hemoglobin ?

(a) Frog

(b) Fish

(d) Earthworm

55. Blood is suspended in the plasma of

(a) Human

(b) Frog

(d) Seudomonas

56. The bird begins to fall while flying but pervented by –

(a) Contractile wings

(b) Spreading wings

(d) Fly with the wind

57. Which part of the blood in the human body resists diseases ?

(a) RBC

(b) WBC

(d) Fat

58. Respiratory-related illness is right –

(a) Berry-Berry

(b) Choline

(d) Influenza

59. Which of the following animal collect water in their body ?

(a) Radix

(b) Camel

(d) Uromastims

60. If food grain ensure the safe collection at the time of harvest should not exceed the percentage of moisture content?

(a) 12%

(b) 16%

(d) 20%

61. Which of the following crops makes the soil rich in nitrogen ?

(a) Potato

(b) Sunflower

(d) Peas

62. Which goats yields maximum milk.

(a) Tharparkar

(b) Marino

(d) Pashmina

63. Which of the following is the language of the fourth generation of computer?

(a) Remis II, Focus, Algel, Pascal

(b) Prologue, Lisp, Nomad, Oracle

(d) Remis II, Focus, Nomad, Oracle

64. Which was the most important reason to set up the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center in Thumba ?

(a) Prior to that position East, West and South beach is near

(b) Which is adjacent to the indian city that is geographically closest to the equator.

(d) Introducing left space bizarre atmospheric phenomenon near Tumba.

65. Karera Sanctuary is –

(a) In Uttar Pradesh

(b) In Madhya Pradesh

(d) In Maharashtra

66. The reservoir has low nutrient concentrations –

(a) Continental shelf

(b) Continental slope

(d) Sea surface

67. India’s natural vegetation type, changes with the change of ?

(A) Amount of rainfall

(B) Soil types

(D) Height

Which of these statement is correct.

(a) A and B

(b) A, B and D

(d) A, C and D

68. Four important step of ecological sequence.

(A) Attack

(B) Feebleness

(D) Transfer

During the primary index is the correct sequence of these steps –

(a) B, A, C, D

(b) A, B, C, D

(d) A, B, C, D

69. How much of the land is covered by forests in Jharkhand ?

(a) 22.4%

(b) 29.74%

(d) 46.4%

70. Where the establishment of Hindustan Copper Ltd. on November 9, 1967?

(a) Ranchi

(b) Bokaro

(d) Durgai

71. Match the major minerals of Jharkhand.and their producing districts.

List I – List II

(A) Tungston 1. Singh Bhumi

(B) Chromium 2. Santhal Pargna

(D) Sodium Salt 4. Hazaribagh

Code:

A B C D

(a) 4 1 2 3

(b) 1 2 3 4

(d) 2 4 3 1

72. Tapography PATS is called –

(a) Flat top plateau

(b) Special shape of floods

(d) Mountain area

73. Feast of the santhal tribe is

(a) Sohrai

(b) Skrat

(d) Brahm

74. The most stretches of national highways passing in Jharkhand ?

(a) NH6

(b) NH8

(d) NH33

75. Which type of Rajrappa wąterfall as a example

(a) Nick point

(b) Sriprica

(d) Giant Step

76. Economics of the state is based primarily

(a) On agriculture

(b) On Industry

(d) On minerals

77. Which of the following minerals are found in Jharkhand ?

(A) Iron ore

(B) Mica

(D) Petrolium

> Choose the right answer in the following

(a) only A

(b) A, B and C only

(d) C and D only

78. Bauxite is related to –

(a) Musabani

(b) Karanpura

(d) Palamu

79. Which state of India is Jharkhand?

(a) 23rd

(b) 27th

(d) 29th

80. 462, 420, 380, x, 306 is the value of x in-

(a) 352

(b) 342

(d) 322

82. There are three tables with two drawers. One is a silver coin in both the drawers of a table. There is a gold coin in both the drawers of the second table and there is a gold coin in the drawers of the third table and silver coin in the other drawers. If 3 silver coins are removed then what is the probability that there is a gold coin in the drawer ?

(a) 1

(b) 0.5

(d) 0.75

83. 500 candidates appeared in an examination in which English, Hindi and Mathematics were tested.

In the picture is n expressed that how many candidates have failed in various tests and what is the percentage of failure in at least 2 subjects.

(a) 7.8%

(b) 0.78%

(d) 6%

84. From the given alternatives, find the word which can not be formed with following letters.

SUPERIMPOSABLE

(a) POSSIBLE

(b) REPOSURE

(d) REPTILE

85. Rahim directly from point A to B ‘was 5 km away, B 6 km away from the left-back came up to point C, turn left off until the point he was 5 km, he turn left and 2 walks 2 km arive the point E. How far, how from the starting point ?

(a) 3 km

(b) 4 km

(d) 7 km

86. Respectively L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T letter location eligible are integer from 1 to 9, but not in same order, P is set to 4, 5 is the difference between P and T, 3 is the difference between N and T, what integer determine N ?

(a) 7

(b) 5

(d) 4

87. A man moves sprung from steady boat at a speed of 5 km/s and boat moves dodge at speed of 0.5 m/s. Describe how the boat’s mass times, of the mass of human beings ?

(a) 5.5 times

(b) 4.5 times

(d) 10 times

88. Which of the following figure, when he turn around on his one straight edge will become a cone ?

(a) Equilateral triangle

(b) Radial section of circle

(d) Right angle triangle

89. The ratio of two number is 28: 39. If the product of two number is 2184 then find the number?

(a) 28, 39

(b) 56, 78

(d) 112, 156

90. If the area of the surface of a cube is 216 sq.m, what will be its volume ?

(a) 100 cube meters

(b) 216 cube meters

(d) 512 cube meters

91. Ram and Shyam takes 4 days to complete 60% of works. Then goes Ram and Shyam takes 8 days to complete the remaining work, If Ram does alone all the work, how long does it ?

(a) 6 days

(b) 8 days

(d) 11 days

92. Uranium producing area in Jharkhand state:

(a) Singhbhum

(b) Gadhwa

(d) Lohardagga

93. The education campaign has been run by the world bank. Which was a great success.

(a) Education for all campaign

(b) Girls education plan

(d) Srwdhara education plan

94. Naseifa Ali is famous –

(a) Chairman of children film society

(b) Chairman of censor board

(d) None of the above

95. Technology is associated with company –

(a) Satyam and wipro

(b) Wipro Infosys

(d) Satyam Blue Star

96. What was the mascot of 33rd national game ?

(a) Dragoon

(b) Leopard

(d) Pigeon

97. The complexity of the relationship between the president and the government of france for what reason?

(a) Direct election of, the president

(b) Decentralization of powers

(d) Power of parliament under government control.

98. Which of the following has been suggested by the commission of the termination of the office of the governor?

(a) Administrative reforms commission

(b) Sarkaria commission

(d) Rajmannar Commission

99. South Asian carrom championship won

(a) India

(b) Srilanka

(d) Pakistan

100. The world Bank’s soft-lending window that provides is –

(a) International Finance Corporation (IFC)

(b) International Development Association (IDA)

(d) Aid India Club

EXPLANATIONS

1. (c) Agni, who is addressed as Atithi| (“guest’), is also called Jatavedasam meaning “the one who knows all things that are born, created or produced.” He symbolizes will-power united with wisdom. Agni is the essence of the knowledge of Existence.

2. (a) The Mahaparinirvana Sutra (an ancient Buddhist text describing the last days of the Buddha) claims that after the Buddha passed away, his followers divided his cremated remains into eight portions. Each of the eight kingdoms in which the Buddha had lived received one portion of the relics, and a stupa was erected in each kingdom in order to house the remains.

3. (c) Jataka is a type of literature from India. It contain stories of the previous lives of Gautama Buddha. Jatakastories include Buddha in both animal and human forms. These stories are popular and valued in all branches of Buddhism. In every Jatakastory, Buddha exhibits some virtue to inspire and set an example for all humanity.

4. (b) An era based on A.D. 78 has to be called as the Saka Era started by the Shakas. Kanishka adopted the Saka Era, a calendar system still used by the Indian government. Kanishka was the greatest ruler of the Kushan Empire, which flourished in what is now Pakıstan, Afghanistan, and northwest India from about A.D. 50 to the mid-200’s. The Kushana kingdom extended southwards as far as Sanchi, and to the east as far as Banaras, with Mathura having the status almost of a second capital. Kushana political power and art reached their peaks under his leadership.

5. (b) The Allahabad-Kosambi pillar and it second addicts on it, called as Minor Pillar Edicts III, in which a gift from one of Ashoka’s queen’s mentioned so therefore it widely known as Queens edicts.

6. (b) Govind Chandra Gahadwala established a new tax system which was termed as turushkadanda (tax to battle the turushkas or turks or muslim power). The creator of the Rathod or Gahadwala power was Chandradeva after that his son Govindchandra Gahadwala was succeeded. Govindchandra was the most powerful Rajput of this dynasty. He ruled his domain from the capital Kannauj. He expanded his kingdom throughout the northern part of India; including the university of Nalanda. He was determinate to defend his empire from muslims attack. So he established a new tax system which was termed as turushkadanda.

7. (b) Balban adopted policy of consolidation of the kingdom, not the policy of expansion because on the north west border there was the fear from the Mongol invasion. Balban built rows of strong forts at strategic points all along the frontier. The Mongols made their biggest invasion in 1285 A.D. in which Balban’s eldest son Muhammad Khan was killed but in the end, the Mongols were defeated. Balban died the same year in the grief of his son.

8. (b) On the basis of the decimal system, the army organization first done by Alauddin Khilji. A wellorganized army was necessary to fulfill Alauddin’s victory aspirations and maintain his autocracy, so Alauddın Khilji was particularly interested in restructuring the army. Alauddin centralized and arranged a permanent army. According to the Farishta, his army consisted of 4,75,000 equipped and uniformed cavalry. Divide the army into various units (ten Hazara, Thousand, Hundred, Ten etc.).

9. (c) Jahangir conferred Abu al-Hasan title of Nadir-uz-Zaman (“Wonder of the Age”). Abu al-Hasan’s main task was the documentation of events at the Jahangir imperial court, which resulted in many superb portraits.

10. (d) Peshawa BajiRao I (1720 – 40) believed that the Mughal Empire was in decline and wanted to take advantage of this situation with aggressive expansion in North India. He was considered the greatest exponent of guerrilla tactics after Shivaji and Maratha power reached its zenith under him. He said “Let us strike at the trunk, of the withering tree, and the branches will fall of themselves.”

11. (b) Portugal was the first European country to have trade relation with India Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama arrived at Calicut sea port located on the South-West India on May 20, 1498 A.D. In 1505 A.D, Francisco de Almeida was appointed as the first Portuguese governor in India.

12. (b) Afeem was not produced during the English rule of India.

13. (a) Indian National Congress Party formed by British civil servant Allan Octavian Hume in 1885. Lord Dufferin was the Viceroy of British India when party was formed. The first conference of representatives was convened on December 25, 1885, by the Union of Pune (Maharashtra) but the meeting was later decided to be held in Bombay. The meeting Bombay’s Gokuldas Tejpal Sanskrit College. took place from December 28 – 31 in Womesh Chandra Bannerjee was the president of the first session of the Indian National Congress.

14. (b) Gandhiji had broken’ the Salt Law on 6 April, 1930 at Dandi during his ‘Salt Satyagraha’. The 24-day march lasted from 12 March 1930 to 6 April 1930 as a direct action campaign of tax resistance and nonviolent protest against the British salt monopoly. Mahatma Gandhi started this march with 78 of his trusted volunteers.

15. (a) The northernmost range is called the Great Himalayas or large range of Himalaya and is also the oldest of the three. Its elevation are 6.000 m high and it contains a large number of the highest peaks including the three highest, Mount Everest, K2 and Kangchenjunga.

16. (a) In earlier time Damodar River is considered to be the sorrow river of Bengal due to it causes severe fold ravaging flood in the plains of West Bengal every year. Later government of India constructed several dams across mainly Damodar Valley Corporation. Dams on it are Panchet dam, Maithan Barrage, and Tilaya dam.

17. (d) Laterite soil of India is termed as infertile due to the presence of excess iron. Laterite soils are those types of soils which are found in the areas which receive annually high rainfall and very high temperature. It results in the less humus content in the soil. Also there are excess amount of iron present in laterite soil.

18. (a) Mawsynram is in the Meghalaya state of India. It receives highest rainfall on earth. Average annual rainfall is 467 inches (11,861mm) in Mawsynram.

19. (c) Diluvial forests occur on diluvial deposits of deep sandy soil lying between the mangrove forests and the hills. Andamans have evergreen, mangrove, beach and diluvial forests.

20. (b) Bolson is the formation alluvial cone in dry region through deposition of alluvial soil. The intermontane basins in arid or semiarid areas are generally called bolsons.

21. (b) Shiv Samudram dam, the first hydro electric power station was established in Karnataka. This station was commissioned by the Diwan of Mysore, Sir K. Seshadri Iyer which was set up in 1902. The power generated here was initially used in Kolar Gold Fields.

22. (a) The problem of soil erosion in India is majorly due to Deforestation, Maximum Rain and Maximum Grazing.

23. (a) Sindri is the first fertilizer plant in India established in 1952. The unit began to suffer losses due to the lack of periodic modernization and rising fuel cost. After remaining in profit till 1968 – 69, it was declared sick by BIFR in 1992 and was closed in 2002. The existing Sindri Fertilizer unit of Fertilizer Corporation of India Ltd. (FCIL) is located in the district of Dhanbad in Jharkhand.

24. (b) Approximately age of surface of the earth is 4.6 billion years. By dating the rocks in Earth’s ever-changing crust, as well as the rocks in Earth’s neighbors, such as the moon and visiting meteorites, scientists have calculated that Earth is 4.54 billion years old, with an error range of 50 million years.

25. (a) When the moon gets between Earth and the Sun, and the moon casts a shadow over Earthsolar eclipse occurs. A solar eclipse can only take place at the phase of new moon, when the moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and its shadows fall upon Earth’s surface.

26. (b) Willy-Willy is a tropical Cyclone occurs in Australia. Hurricanes are called typhoons when occurring in the Pacific Ocean and willy-willy in Australia.

27. (a) Anticline and Syncline is related with Fold. In structural geology, an anticline is a fold that is convex up and has its oldest surface at its core. Syncline is a fold with younger layers closer to the center of the structure.

28. (a) The shortest air-route from Perth to London is Perth, Mumbai, Rome, London.

29. (a) Benge is the tribe of West Asia mainly in Southern Sudan.

30. (a) Article 51 in The Constitution of India 1949 deals with Promotion of international peace and security. The State shall endeavour to:

> promote international peace and security;

> maintain just and honorable relations between nations;

> foster respect for international law and treaty obligations in the dealings of organised peoples with one another; and encourage settlement of international disputes by arbitration.

31. (c) A Money Bill after having been passed by the Lok Sabha, and sent to Rajya Sabha for its recommendations, has to be returned to Lok Sabha by the Rajya Sabha, with in a period of fourteen days from the date of its receipt, with or without recommendations..

32. (b) One of the important features of federation is the distribution of power. The Constitution clearly demarcates subjects, which are under the exclusive domain of the Union and those under the States. It shows how powers are distributed between the centre and the States. However the Constitution of India does not even mention the word federation Constitution describes India as Article 1: (1) India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States. (2) The States and the territories thereof shall be as specified in the First Schedule.

33. (a) Article 75(3) in the Constitution of India 1949 deals with the Council of Ministers shall be collectively responsible to the House of the People i.e. Lok Sabha.

34. (a) If India’s prime minister is member of upper house then he will not participate in the vote of no confidence motion.

35. (d) Municipality generally depend on state for their fund requirement in the same manner state is also depend on center for their financial requirement in that term state is like municipality.

36. (d) Article 249 in the onstit tion of India 1949 deals with Power of Parliament to legislate with respect to a matter in the State List in the national interest.

37. (d) Vote by post termed as proxy voting. In proxy voting, a registered elector can delegate his/her voting power to a his/ her representative. It was introduced in 2003 for Lok Sabha and Assemblies elections, but on a limited scale. Only a notified service voter is allowed to nominate a proxy to cast a vote. This definition includes members of the armed forces, BSF, CRPF, CISF, General Engineering Reserve Force and Border Road Organisation.

38. (a) The fifth five year plan (1974-1979). The Fifth Five-Year Plan laid stress on employment, poverty alleviation (Garibi Hatao), and justice. Its second main objective was self-reliance in agricultural production and defence.

39. (b) Employment Guarantee Scheme was first started in Maharashtra in 1972.

40. (b) Public sector development in India is highest in basic industries and infrastructure industries.

41. (b) The basic difference between commercial bank and non-banking financial institution

> Commercial banks offer safety locker facilities while non-bank financial institutions do not offer safety locker facilities.

> Commercial banks are members of clearing house/clear cheques through clearing house while nonbank financial institutions are not members of clearing house/do not participate in clearing cheques.

> Commercial banks provide foreign while exchange services while non – bank financial institutions do not exchange foreign currency.

> Commercial banks lend money to all sectors while non-bank financial institutions lend money for specific sectors.

> Commercial banks are regulated the central bank/Banking Act while non-bank financial institutions are not regulated by Banking Act but other Acts.

> Commercial banks provide shortterm loans while non-bank financial institutions provide long term loans.

> Commercial banks provide current facilities/issue cheque books while non-bank financial institutions do not provide current account facilities/Do not issue. cheque books. account

42. (d) Source of revenue belong only to Union government are Union Excise Duties, Customs Tax, Income Tax, Corporation Tax, Wealth Tax, Gift Tax, Capital Gains Tax, Hotel Expenditure Tax.

43. (a) Imposition of stamp tax done by center but state collect and distribute it…

44. (b) An electronic watch has a component equivalent to a local lock called crystal lock.

45. (d) The color of a star prominently indicates a star’s temperature, and it can also suggest the star’s age.

46. (d) Cloud floats in atmosphere due to viscosity.

47. (a) Cryogenics describes the science that deals with the production, effects, and uses of a wide variety of materials at very low temperatures. They are used to produce cryogenic fuels, such as liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen (LOX) for rockets and spacecraft. Cryogenic freezing is used in transporting and storing large quantities of food for longer periods of time. Telemetry is the automated sensing, measurement of data, and control of remote devices and does not related with cryogenic.

48. (d) The composition of air consists of three key components of air, namely Nitrogen (78%), Oxygen (21%), Argon ( 1%), Carbon dioxide (0.03%) and water vapor.

49. (a) A pearl is composed of calcium carbonate (mainly aragonite or a mixture of aragonite and calcite) in minute crystalline form, which has been deposited in concentric layers. Pearls are not a single compound, but a mixture of calcium carbonate with a protein called conchiolin, which acts as a sort of “binder”.

50. (a) Corrosion prevention method involves dipping steel into molten zinc. The iron in the steel reacts with the zinc to create a tightly-bonded alloy coating which serves as protection.

51. (a) Copper was first used by man over 10,000 years ago. A copper pendant is discovered in northern Iraq -has been dated about 8700 B.C. For nearly 5000 B.C. copper was the only metal known to man, and thus had all the metal applications.

52. (a) Soap is an excellent cleanser because of its ability to act as an emulsifying agent. An emulsifier is capable of dispersing one liquid into another immiscible liquid. This means that while oil (which attracts dirt) doesn’t naturally mix with water, soap can suspend oil/dirt in such a way that it can be removed.

53. (c) Breast milk contains a full range of vitamins and minerals in an easily digestible combination. So baby get more vitamin and proteins. Special immune system protective proteins are present in breast milk. These proteins offer protection against diarrhea, food allergies and infections.

54. (d) Haemoglobin get dissolved in the plasma of earthworm because they are not having proper respiratory system and the hemoglobin is dissolved in plasma due to the diffusion of gases and other materials.

55. (b) The blood of frog contains liquid plasma which is clear in nature, in which various types of blood corpuscles are suspended. The red blood corpuscles (RBC) or eiythrocytes bear respiratory pigment haemoglobin, that serves to carry oxygen to the tissue.

56. (b) Gliding flight occurs when the bird does not flap its wings but uses gravity to provide the means for flight. In still air the path of the bird with wings spread is inclined downwards and the combination of the aerodynamic forces generated by the motion through the air and the force of gravity create a balance of forces allowing steady gliding flight.

57. (b) White blood cells account for only about 1% of our blood. White blood cells are also called leukocytes. They protect us against illness and disease. Whenever our body is in distress and a particular is under attack, white blood cells rush in to help destroy the harmful substance and prevent illness. White blood cells are made area in the bone marrow.

58. (d) Respiratory diseases is a type of disease that affects the lungs and other parts of the respiratory system. Respiratory diseases may be caused by infection, by smoking tobacco, or by breathing in secondhand tobacco smoke, radon, asbestos, or other forms of air pollution. Influenza is a respiratory disease, Influenza virus causes infections of the nose, throat and lungs.

59. (b) Camels do not store water in their humps. Instead, camels use the humps to store energy-rich fat deposits. Once its commonly believed fact. To handle hot and arid conditions, camels have many interesting adaptations. Among them is the ability to go a long time without drinking water and the ability to drink large quantities of water very quickly. The water goes into the animal’s digestion and circulatory system.

60. (a) To ensure the safe collection of food grain at the time of harvest it should not exceed 12% of moisture content. In this moisture range we can store the wheat for a year, or more.

61. (d) Legumes (peas, vetches, clovers, beans and others) grow in a symbiotic relationship with soil-dwelling bacteria. The bacteria take gaseous nitrogen from the air in the soil and feed this nitrogen to the legumes; in exchange the plant provides carbohydrates to the bacteria.

62. (c) Jamunapari is the most popular breed for commercial goat farming in India. This goat is reared mainly for milk. The striking feature is that they lactate for more than 300 days per year and milk yield per day is around 3 liter. It is mostly found in Uttar Pradesh. Jamunapari goats are beautiful and have healthy genes. Mostly they are white or yellow mixed white colour with grey patches.

63. (d) Remis 11, FOCUS, Nomad, Oracle are the Fourth generation language (4GL.) Fourth generation computer programming language are closer to human language than other high-level languages and are accessible to people without formal training as programmers. They are intended to be easier for users than machine languages (firstgeneration), assembly languages (secondgeneration), and older high-level languages (third-generation).

64. (c) Thumba was a choice because of its proximity to the geomagnetic equator. The Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launch Station (TERLS) was established in 1962. The Centre is named in fond memory of Dr. Vikram A Sarabhai, the great visionary and the father of Indian Space Programme. VSSC pioneers in rocket research and launch vehicle projects of ISRO.

65. (b) Karera Wildlife Sanctuary located in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Established in 1981 to protect a population of the great Indian bustard in the region.

66. (d) At sea surface level of nutrient concentration is very low compare to Continental shelf, Continental slope and Abyssal plain.

67. (b) The geographical factors which influence the growth and development of Indias natural vegetation are climate (temperature and precipitation), topography and soil. Annual mean temperature is not play prominent role in natural vegetation.

68. (a) Four important steps for ecological succession are Feebleness, Attack, Competition and Transfer.

69. (b) Jharkhand state, with geographical area of 79,714 km² constitutes 2.42% of the country’s area. The total recorded forest area of the state is 23,605 km² which is 29.61% of the geographical area of the state. a

70. (c) Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL), a public sector undertaking under the administrative control of the Ministry of Mines, was incorporated on 9th November 1967. HCL’s mines and plants are spread across five operating Units, one each in the States of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Gujarat as named below:

> Indian Copper Complex (ICC) at Ghatsila, Jharkhand

> Malanjkhand Copper Project (MCP) at Malanjkhand, Madhya Pradesh.

> Taloja Copper Project (TCP) at Taloja, Maharashtra

> Gujarat Copper Project (GCP) at Jhagadia, Gujarat

> Khetri Copper Complex (KCC) at Khetrinagar, Rajasthan

71. (b) Tungsten in Singhbhum, Chromium in Santhalparagana, Mica in Koderma and Sodium salt found in Hazaribagh.

72. (a) Patlands are lavacapped flat land masses subjected to denudation for long period. The Peninsular India is made up of a series of patland plateaus such as the Hazaribagh plateau, the Palamu plateau, the Ranchi plateau, the Malwa plateau, the Coimbatore plateau and the Karnataka plateau, etc. This is one of the oldest and the most stable landmass of India.

73. (c) Karma Festival is an agricultural festival of diverse groups of tribal people such as the Ho, Mundadri, Oraon, Santhali, and Nagpuri tribes. This festival is mainly celebrated in the regions of Jharkhand and Jhargram (West Bengal).

74. (d) National Highway 33 has the highest stretch in Jharkhand.

75. (c) Hanging valley falls are formed when the level of the junction of the tributary streams is much higher than the level of the main valley of the master stream. The Rajrappa falls (10m.) at the junction of the Bhera river and the receiving Damodar river (located to the north of Ranchi city) is a typical example of hanging valley waterfalls as the Bhera river after coming from over the Ranchi Plateau hangs above the Damodar river as its confluence with the latter.

76. (b) The Economy of the state of Jharkhand depends for its revenue on the industrial sector to a very large extend. This is due to the fact that the state has industrialized cities such as Bokaro, Jamshedpur, and Dhanbad. In Jharkhand there are companies like Tata Iron and Steel Company, Indian Tube Company, Sriram Bearing, Usha Martin, and Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company.

77. (b) Jharkhand is endowed with vast natural resources specially the vast variety of minerals ranging from Iron ore, Coal, Copper ore, Mica, Bauxite, Fire clay, Graphite, Kyanite, Sillimanite, Lime stone, Uranium & other minerals. Jharkhand is the leading producer of mineral wealth in the country.

78. (d) Bauxite deposits are mainly found in Palamu, Ranchi, Gumala and Lohardaga districts. In Palamu Districts small deposit of Bauxite occur in Jamuria Pat at Chiro, Kukud and Orsa.

79. (c) Jharkhand was founded by the Bihar Reorganisation Act on 15 November. 2000 as the 28th State of India.

80. (b)

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88. (d) An equilateral triangle when rotated along one of its side results in the formation of a cone. Therefore the required figure will be an equilateral triangle.

89. (b)

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91. (c)

92. (a) The Jaduguda Mine is a uranium mine in Jaduguda village in the Purbi Singhbhum district of the Indian state of Jharkhand. It commenced operation in 1967 and was the first uranium mine in India.

93. (a) Education for All (EFA) is an international initiative first launched in 1990 to bring the benefits of education to “every citizen in every society.” To realize this aim, a broad coalition of national governments, civil society groups, and development agencies such as UNESCO and the World Bank Group committed to achieving specific education goals.

94. (a) Nafisa Ali is chairman of children film and society.

95. (b) Technology is associated with Wipro and Infosys. WIPRO Group is an Indian multinational corporation that provides information technology, consulting and business process services. It is headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. Infosys Limited is an Indian multinational corporation that provides business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. It has its headquarters in Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

96. (c) The games mascot was “Rangmon” – the baby rhino clad with a dhoti and gamocha, the traditional Assamese dress. The 2007 National Games, also known as the 33rd National Games of India, was held from 9 February 2007 to 18 February 2007 in Guwahati, Assam, India.

97. (c) The Government of the French Republic is composed of the Prime Minister who is the head of the government and the ministers. A semi-presidential system of government characterizes the Republic of France, where both a president and prime minister shares executive powers or blend of government presidential and parliamentary system in France.

98. (d) A center state relation inquiry committee was set by then DMK government of Tamil Nadu on 2 September 1969 under the chairmanship of. P.V. Rajamannar to consider the entire question regarding the relationship that should subsist between the center and the state in a federal setup. This committee recommende a curb on the use of Article 356 should be use only in the event of complete breakdown of law and order in the state, but this recommendation igonored by then Union governmemt.

99. (b) The 2007 South Asian Carrom championship was won by Sri lanka.

100. (b) The International Development Association (IDA) is the part of the World Bank that helps the world’s poorest countries. IDA complements the World Bank’s original lending arm-the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD). IBRD was established to function as a self-sustaining business and provides loans and advice to middle-income and credit-worthy poor countries. IBRD and IDA share the same staff and headquarters and evaluate projects with the same rigorous standards.

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