4TH JHARKHAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PRE.) EXAM-13-3-2010
4TH JHARKHAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PRE.) EXAM-13-3-2010
1. Consider the following
statements :
1. The First Session of the Indian National Congress was held in Calcutta.
2. The Second Session of the Indian National Congress was held under the presidentship of Dadabhai Naoroji.
3. Both the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League held their Sessions in Lucknow in 1916 and concluded the Lucknow Pact.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
2. The Archaeological Survey of India is an attached office of the Department/Ministry of
(a) Culture
(b) Tourism
(c) Science and Technology
(d) Human Resource Development
3. In which one of the following Union Territories do the people of the Onge tribe live?
(a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(c) Daman and Diu
(d) Lakshadweep
4. In which organ of the human body are the lymphocyte cells formed?
(a) Liver
(b) Long bone
(c) Pancreas
(d) Spleen
5. The hormone insulin is a
(a) glycolipid
(b) fatty acid
(c) peptide
(d) sterol
6. The great Asian river Mekong does not run through?
(a) China
(b) Malaysia
(c) Cambodia
(d) Laos
7. Which one of the following four Vedas contains an account of. magical charms and spells?
(a) Rig-veda
(b) Yajur-veda
(c) Atharva-veda
(d) Sama-veda
8. The Montagu-Chelmsford Report formed the basis of
(a) the Indian Councils Act,1909
(b) the Government of India Act, 1919
(c) the Government of India Act,1 35
(d) the Indian Independence Act, 1947
9. Which one of the following sequences indicates the correct chronological order?
(a) Shankaracharya-Ramanuja Chaitanya
(b) Ramanuja-Shankaracharya Chaitanya
(c) Ramanuja – Chaitanya. Shankaracharya
(d) Shankaracharya-Chaitanya Ramanuja
10. Consider the following statements:
1. Baking soda is used in fire extinguishers.
2. Quicklime is used in the manufacture of glass.
3. Gypsum is used in the manufacture of plaster of Paris.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
11. Match List-I (Minerals) with List-II (Location) and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List – List-II
(Minerals) – (Location)
A. Coal – 1. Giridih
B. Copper – 2. Jayamkondam
C. Manganese – 3. Alwar
D. Lignite – 4. Dharwar
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 1 3 4 2
(d) 2 4 3 1
12. Which among the following National Highway routes is the longest?
(a) Agra-Mumbai
(b) Chennai-Thane
(c) Kolkata-Hajira
(d) Pune-Machilipatnam
13. Which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India says that the executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union?
(a) Article 257
(b) Article 258
(c) Article 355
(d) Article 356
14. Who led the Santhal Rebellion ?
(a) Jaipal Singh
(b) Master Tara Singh
(c) Shibu Soren
(d) Sidho and Kanhu
15. How many districts are there in the State of Jharkhand?
(a) 18
(b) 20
(c) 22
(d) 24
16. Which place is called the ‘Shimla of Jharkhand’?
(a) Hazaribagh
(b) Netarhat
(c) Bokaro
(d) Ranchi
17. How many ‘J’ have been used in the logo of Jharkhand State?
(a) 3
(b) 4
(c) 5
(d) 6
18. In India, the Value Added Tax was introduced first of all in which State?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Delhi
(c) Haryana
(d) Goa
19. When was Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council constituted?
(a) 8th August, 1993
(b) 8th August, 1994
(c) 8th August, 1995
(d) 8th August, 1996
20. In which hemisphere is Jharkhand situated?
(a) East
(b) West
(c) North
(d) South
21. An object weighs maximum in
(a) air
(b) water
(c) hydrogen
(d) vacuum
22. ‘Anekantavada’ is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?
(a) Buddhism
(b) Jainism
(c) Sikhism
(d) Vaishnavism
23. IC chips’ for computers are usually made of
(a) lead
(b) silicon
(c) chromium
(d) gold
24. One of the States through which the Tropic of Cancer passes is
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Bihar
(d) Jharkhand
25. The Public Accounts Committee submits its report to
(a) the Speaker of the Lok Sabha
(b) the Comptroller and AuditorGeneral
(c) the President of India
(d) the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
26. The members of the Panchayat Samiti are
(a) directly elected by the people
(b) elected by the members of the Panchayats
(c) nominated by the District Officer
(d) recruited through an open competition
27. Jharkhand Party’ was founded by
(a) Jaipal Singh
(b) Shibu Soren
(c) Karia Munda
(d) Babulal Marandi
28. Jharkhand’s contribution in the total coal production in India is
(a) 40%
(b) 45%
(c) 47%
(d) 49%
29. Endoscope, used by doctors for examining the inside of a patient’s stomach, works on the principle of
(a) reflection of light
(b) dispersion of light
(c) refraction of light
(d) total internal reflection of light
30. The drug most widely tried against AIDS virus is
(a) zidovudine (azidothymidine)
(b) miconazole
(c) nonoxynol-9
(d) virazole
31. At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?
(a) Ahmedabad
(b) Bardoli
(c) Champaran,
(d) Kheda
32. Artificial silk is also called
(a) rayon
(b) Dacron
(c) fibreglass
(d) nylon
33. The Muslim scholar who accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni during the visit to India was
(a) Ibn Batuta
(b) Alberuni
(c) Amir Khusru
(d) Firishta
34. Cooking gas is a mixture of
(a) carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
(b) butane and propane
(c) methane and ethylene
(d) carbon dioxide and oxygen
35. The ‘absolute zero of temperature’ is
(a) the starting point of any scale of temperature
(b) the lowest temperature that is theoretically possible
(c) the temperature at which the vapours of all liquid substances freeze
(d) the temperature at which substances exist in the vapour phase
36. One astronomical unit is the average distance between
(a) the Earth and the Sun
(b) the Earth and the Moon
(c) the Jupiter and the Sun
(d) the Pluto and the Sun
37. January 26 was selected as the date for the inauguration of the Constitution, because
(a) it was considered to be an auspicious day
(b) on that day the Quit India Movement was started in 1942
(c) the Congress had observed it as the Independence Day in 1930
(d) None of the above
38. Metamorphic rocks originate from
(a) igneous rocks
(b) sedimentary rocks
(c) both igneous and sedimentary rocks
(d) None of the above
39. Which the racial group has largest number of members?
(a) Negroid
(b) Mongoloid
(c) Australoid
(d) Caucasoid
40. Cotton is facing competition from sugarcane in the region of the black soil in Maharashtra. This is due to
(a) declined yield of cotton in this region
(b) a general change in the climate of this region
(c) expansion of irrigation for which, this region has become suitable for sugarcane cultivation which is profitable crop
(d) increasing demand for sugar and rising prices of sugar in the country
41. Which one of the following strongly threatens biodiversity?
(a) Fragile ecosystems such as mangroves and wetlands
(b) Inaccessible habitats in the Himalayas
(c) Destruction of natural habitats and vegetation, and Jhum cultivation
(d) Creation of biosphere reserves
42. Cobalt-60 is commonly used in radiation therapy, because it emits
(a) alpha rays
(b) beta rays
(c) gamma rays
(d) X-rays
43. Fish can survive inside a frozen lake, because
(a) fish are warm-blooded animals
(b) fish hibernate in ice
(c) water near the bottom does not freeze
(d) ice is a good conductor of heat
44. Point out the pair which is wrongly matched.
(a) Chishti-Delhi and Doab
(b) Suhrawardi-Sind
(c) Auliya-Madhya Pradesh
(d) Firdausi-Bihar
45. The stratosphere is said to be ideal for flying jet aircraft. This is because
(a) this layer is rich in ozone which reduces fuel consumption
(b) the temperature is constant and ideal for aircraft engine efficiency
(c) this layer is out of the firing range of antiaircraft guns
(d) of the absence of the clouds and other weather phenomena
46. It was Wednesday on July 15, 1964. What was the day on July 15, 1965?
(a) Thursday
(b) Tuesday
(c) Friday
(d) None of the above
47. A clock shows the time as 12:20. What is the angle the hour hand makes, with the minute hand?
(a) 100°
(b) 110°
(c) 120°
(d) 130°
48. A one-rupee coin is placed on a piece of paper. How many coins of the same size can be placed around it so that each one touches the central and adjacent coins?
(a) 4
(b) 3
(c) 7
(d) 6
49. Prema has a son named Anand. Rajiv is Prema’s brother. Neha has a daughter named Rashmi. Neha is Rajiv’s sister. How is Anand related to Rashmi?
(a) Uncle
(b) Brother-in-law
(c) Cousin
(d) No relationship
50. The monsoon responsible for rains in Jharkhand is
(a) north-east monsoon
(b) south-west monsoon
(c) northwester
(d) None of the above
51. What does a philatelist do ?
(a) Collects coins
(b) Collects-stamps
(c) Collects pictures of birds
(d) Collects feathers
52. The Prime Minister is
(a) elected by the Lok Sabha
(b) eleeted by the Parliament
(c) appointed by the President
(d) nominated by the party enjoying
majority in the Lok Sabha
53. Which of the following is not a tax/duty levied by the Government of India?
(a) Service Tax
(b) Education Cess
(c) Customs Duty
(d) Toll Tax
54. In a dry cell, which of the following are used as electrolytes?
(a) Ammonium chloride and zinc chloride
(b) Ammonium chloride and calcium chloride
(c) Magnesium chloride and zinc chloride
(d) Sodium chloride chloride and zinc
55. Which is the secondmost abundant metal in the earth’s crust ?
(a) Iron
(b) Aluminium
(c) Copper
(d) Zinc
56. Which of the following is not a Kharif crop?
(a) Cotton
(b) Groundnut
(c) Maize
(d) Mustard
57. What is the difference between IST and GMT ?
(a) 5 hours 10 minutes
(b) 5 hours 20 minutes
(c) 5 hours 30 minutes
(d) 5 hours 40 minutes
58. The first Olympic Games were held in which year?
(a) 766 BC
(b) 676 BC
(c) 776 BC
(d) 667 BC
59. Which microorganism causes hepatitis B?
(a) Virus
(b) Protozoa
(c) Bacteria
(d) None of the above
60. Which State has the largest population of Scheduled Tribes?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Sikkim
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Jharkhand
61. What is Catharsis ?
(a) A bird in New Zealand
(b) A wild animal
(c) Emotional release
(d) A character in Greek drama
62. Match List-I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List-I – List-II
A. Vanashree Rao – 1. Theatre direction
B. Neelam Mansingh – 2. Social service
C. Mandakini Amte – 3. Dance
D. Romila Thapar – 4. History writing
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 2 1 3 4
63. Which one among the following South Asian countries has the highest population density?
(a) Nepal
(b) Pakistan
(c) India
(d) Sri Lanka
64. The concept of ‘carbon credit’ originated from which one of the following?
(a) Kyoto Protocol
(b) Earth Summit
(c) Montreal Protocol
(d) G-8 Summit
65. If Blue is called Green, Green is called Orange, Orange is called Yellow, Yellow is called Black, Black is called Red, and Red is called White; what is the colour of ‘turmeric’?
(a) Orange
(b) Green
(c) White
(d) Black
66. What would come in place of (*)?
5179-3285 = 6375-(*)
(a) 4841
(b) 4481
(c) 4581
(d) 5481
67. Who wrote the book, ‘Cry, the Peacock’?
(a) Khushwant Singh
(b) Morarji Desai
(c) Anita Desai
(d) Arun Gandhi
68. Who was the first woman to win the Jnanpith Award ?
(a) Mahadevi Verma
(b) Amrita Pritam
(c) Mahashweta Devi
(d) Ashapuma Devi
69. The Directive Principles of State Policy have been borrowed from the Constitution of which country?
(a) Ireland
(b) Canada
(c) UK
(d) USA
70. Which ruler is credited with the building of the Grand Trunk Road?
(a) Babar
(b) Krishnadevaraya
(c) Jahangir
(d) Sher Shah Suri
71. Which city is known as the ‘Manchester of South India’?
(a) Coimbatore
(b) Chennai
(c) Bengaluru
(d) Madurai
72. Which State in India has the world’s largest deposit of ‘thorium’?
(a) Kerala
(b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Assam
73. Which annual fair is famous for camel trading?
(a) Pushkar Mela
(b) Kumbha Mela
(c) Sonepur Mela
(d) Surajkund Mela
74. Which type of economy does India have?
(a) Socialist
(b) Mixed
(c) Gandhian
(d) Free
75. If in any code POCKET is written as GVPXLK, then how will CHAIR be written in the same code ?
(a) KTCBH
(b) IRZSX
(c) VADJQ
(d) RIAHC
76. If a clock takes 5 minutes to strike five times at 5 o’clock, then how much time will it take to strike nine times at 9 o’clock at the same speed?
(a) 5 minutes
(b) 9 minutes
(c) 10 minutes
(d) 8 minutes
77. The group of ministers (GoM) who gave its approval for inclusion of caste in Census, 2011 was headed by
(a) Sharad Pawar
(b) P. C. Chidambaram
(c) S. M. Krishna
(d) Pranab Mukherjee
78. Recently President Mrs, Patil during her tour to South-East Asian countries, gave how much loan to Laos?
(a) $ 52 million
(b) $62 million
(c) $72 million
(d) $ 82 million
79. Teflon is a/an
(a) fluorocarbon
(b) hydrocarbon
(c) pesticide
(d) insecticide
80. What is dry ice ?
(a) Solid ice without any water
(b) Solid sulphur dioxide
(c) Solid carbon monoxide
(d) Solid carbon dioxide
81. Which of the following rights conferred by the Constitution of India is also available to noncitizens?
(a) Freedom to speech
(b) Freedom to move and settle in any part of the country
(c) Freedom to acquire property
(d) Right to constitutional remedies
82. Who was the first Indian woman who own the gold medal in Asian Games?
(a) P. T. Usha
(b) Sunita Rani
(c) Shiny Abraham
(d) Kamaljit Sandhu
83. The Olympic Games in 2016 will be held in
(a) London
(b) America
(c) Holland
(d) Brazil
84. Water percentage in plasma is
(a) 60%
(b) 70%
(c) 80%
(d) 90%
85. How much protein a working woman must intake everyday?
(a) 30 gm
(b) 37 gm
(c) 40 gm
(d) 45 gm
86. In India, inflation rate is measured on the basis of
(a) consumers’ price index
(b) wholesale price index
(c) cost of living of labour index
(d) All of the above.
87. A diplomatic battle started between which two countries over oil exploration around the Falkland island?
(a) Venezuela and Colombia
(b) Peru and Brazil
(c) Argentina and Paraguay
(d) England and Argentina
88. ‘Ashtadhyayi’ was written by
(a) Vedavyas
(b) Panini
(c) Shukadeva
(d) Valmiki
89. Which of the following animals breathes through the skin ?
(a) Fish
(b) Pigeon
(c) Frog
(d) Cockroach
90. Which one of the following polymeric materials is used for making bulletproof jackets?
(a) Nylon 6, 6
(b) Rayon
(c) Kevlar
(d) Dacron
91. Blood is a/an
(a) connective tissue
(b) epithelial tissue
(c) Both of the above
(d) None of the above
92. What is the height of the Great Himalayas ?
(a) 8850 m ASL
(b) 8815 m ASL
(c) 8890 m ASL
(d) 8860 m ASL
93. The largest producer of milk in the world is
(a) Brazil
(b) America
(c) India
(d) Japan
94. The widest spoken language is
(a) Chinese
(b) English
(c) Bengali
(d) Spanish
95. Match List-I (Disease) with List-II (Deficiency causing them) using the code given below the Lists:
List-I – List-Il
(Disease) – (Deficiency causing them)
A. Rickets – 1. Vitamin D
B. Beriberi – 2. Vitamin B12
C. Night blindness – 3. Vitamin A
D. Scurvy – 4. Vitamin C
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 3 2 1 4
(d) None of the above
96. Playing time of full version of the National Anthem is
(a) 50 seconds
(b) 45 seconds
(c) 52 seconds
(d) 55 seconds
97. A party is recognized as a national party, if
(a) it secures 5% of the total votes polled
(b) it contests in all the constituencies
(c) it captures power in more than four States
(d) it secures 5% or the votes polled in four States
98. Which of the following is not a metallic mineral ?
(a) Haematite
(b) Bauxite
(c) Gypsum
(d) Limonite
99. The gas used for artificial ripening of fruits is
(a) ether
(b) ammonia
(c) acetylene
(d) ethylene
100. The Ryotwari system was introduced by the British in
(a) Bengal Presidency
(b) Madras Presidency
(c) Bombay Presidency
(d) Bombay and Madras Presidency
EXPLANATIONS
1. (c) The first session of Indian National Congress was held in Mumbai. Dadabhai Naoroji presided the second Indian national congress at Calcutta in 1986. Lucknow pact concluded between Indian National Congress and the Muslim league in October 1916 at Lucknow. The Lucknow Pact was seen as a beacon of hope for Hindu-Muslim unity.
2. (a) The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was founded in 1861 by Alexander Cunningham and it is attached to the Ministry of Culture. It’s mainly responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural monuments in the country.
3. (a) The Onge are the tribes of India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands. They are a black Asian tribe.
4. (b) Lymphocyte cells are formed in long bone. Lymphocyte is a type of white blood cell (leukocyte) that is important in the immune system because it determine the specificity of the immune response to infectious microorganisms. There are two types of lymphocytes are B lymphocytes and T lymphocytes, or B cells and T cells. Both originate from stem cells in the bone marrow and are initially similar in appearance.
5. (c) The hormone insulin is a protein chain or peptide hormone. Insulin is a hormone which is important for metabolism and utilization of energy from the ingested nutrients – especially glucose.
6. (b) The great Asian river Mekong doesn’t run through Malaysia. It flows through six countries: China, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.
7. (b) Atharva-veda contains magical charms and spell. There are 731 hymns in the Atharva Veda, subdivided into 6,000 verses, and organized into 3 major divisions.
8. (b) The Montagu-Chelmsford report formed on the basis of the Government of India act, 1919. The report was the result of deliberations between Edwin Samuel Montagu, secretary of state for India (1917-22), and Lord Chelmsford, viceroy of India (1916-21).
9. (a) Shankaracharya (9th Century CE)-Ramanuja (1017-1137CE)Chaitanya (1436-1533 CE).
10. (d) Baking soda known as dry chemical fire extinguishers and are used to extinguish oil, grease and electrical fires.
Small quantities of quicklime are used in the production of glass, calcium aluminate cement, and organic chemicals.
Gypsum is used in manufacture of wallboard, cement, plaster of Paris, soil conditioning, a hardening retarder in portland cement.
11. (c) Giridih is famous for coal deposit, Alwar is famous for copper, Dharwad is famous for Manganese and Jayamkondam is famous for lignite coal.
12. (a) Agra-Mumbai National Highway route is the longest. The highway originated in Agra in Uttar Pradesh and travelled through Dholpur in Rajasthan, Morena, Gwalior, Shivpuri, Guna, Biaora, Maksi, Dewas, Indore and Julwania in Madhya Pradesh, and Dhule, Nashik, Thane and ends at Bombay (Maharashtra). The length of the NH 3 was 1,190 km.
13. (a) Article 257 of Indian constitution deals with control of the union over states in certain cases, and 257(1) says The executive power of every State shall be so exercised as not to impede or prejudice the exercise of the executive power of the Union, and the executive power of the Union shall extend to the giving of such directions to a State as may appear to the Government of India to be necessary for that purpose’.
14. (d) In 1855, under the leadership of two brothers, Sidhu and Kanoo, who mobilised 10,000 Santhals, they declared rebellion also known as Santhal Rebellion it took place in modern day Jharkhand (then Bengal Presidency) against the oppressive Zamindari system.
15. (d) There are total 24 districts in Jharkhand.
16. (d) Ranchi is called as a ‘Shimla of Jharkhand’.
17. (b) There are 4 Js in the logo of Jharkhand state.
18. (c) The value added tax (VAT) first introduced in the state of Haryana from April 1,2003. But now Goods and Services Tax (GST), which has replaced the Central and State indirect taxes such as VAT, excise duty and service tax, was implemented on July 1, 2017.
19. (c) In 1994, the then Bihar Chief Minister announced that the Jharkhand Development Autonomous Council Bill would be passed in the Budget session of the Assembly. In 1995, the notification for the formation of the Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council (JAAC) was issued. It was formally formed on 8th August 1995 and the Council consisted of eighteen districts of the Santhal Pargana and Chotanagpur region. Sibhu Soren was the chairman of the council
20. (c) Entire India is situated in northern hemisphere so become its mainland state Jharkhand also situated in northern hemisphere.
21. (d) This is because there is no upward thrust in vacuum so the gravitational force is the weight. In all medium upward thrust is present and it reduce the weight so, Therefore a body always weighs more in vacuum than in any other given medium.
22. (b) Anekantavada is the core theory and philosophy of Jainism. It states that the ultimate truth and reality is complex and has multiple aspects. Jain philosophy is based on the nature of reality, which is considered through Non-absolutism or Many-fold Aspects (Anekantavada). According to this view, reality possesses infinite characteristics, which cannot be perceived or known at once by any ordinary man. Different people think about different aspects of the same reality and therefore their partial findings are contradictory to one another. Hence they indulge in debates claiming that each of them was completely
23. (b) Integrated circuit chip for computer are usually made up of silicon.
24. (d) Tropic of Cancer is an imaginary line, at an angle of 23.50 degrees North from the Equator, that passes through the middle of India. The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight states in India: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
25. (a) The public accounts committee (PAC) submits its report to the speaker of Lok Sabha. The Public Accounts Committee consists twenty-two members, fifteen elected by Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament, and seven members of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament.
26. (a) The members of the Panchayat samiti are directly elected by the people. These elections are not held in states with a population less than 20 lakh.
27. (a) Jharkhand party was founded by Jaipal Singh on 5th March 1949. He was the member of the Constituent Assembly which debated on the new Constitution of the Indian Union. He captained the Indian field hockey team which clinch gold in the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.
28. (a) Jharkhand stands first place in coal production in India. It produces almost 40 percent of the total produce in the country.
29. (d) Endoscopes are used to explore the body through various orifices or minor incisions, based on the transmission of light through optical fibers. Its work on the principle of total internal reflection.
30. (a) Zidovudine (ZDV), also known as azidothymidine (AZT), is an antiretroviral medication used to prevent and treat HIV/AIDS.
31. (c) In April 1917 from champaran Bihar Mahatama Gandhi started his first satyagraha in India. It was a mainly a farmer’s uprising that took place in Champaran district of Bihar, during the British colonial period. The farmers were protesting to grow indigo with barely any payment for it.
32. (a) Rayon is also called artificial silk. Rayon is made from cellulose obtained from wood pulp-usually from pine, spruce, or hemlock trees and cotton linters, which are residues fibres clinging to cotton seed after the ginning process.
33. (b) Alberuni accompanied Mahmud of Ghazni during his visit to India. Alberuni was first muslim scholar who studied about India and tradition and he was authored a study of Indian culture as Tarikh AlHind (History of India) after exploring the Hindu faith practiced in India.
34. (b) The gas filled in cooking cylinders is Liquefied Petroleum Gas. LPG is a mixture of commercial butane and commercial propane having both saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons. This gas flammable but non toxic.
35. (b) Absolute zero of temperature is that is the lowest temperature that is theoretically possible, i.e. temperature at which a thermodynamic system has the lowest energy. It corresponds to -273.15 °C on the Celsius temperature scale and to -459.67 °F on the Fahrenheit temperature scale.
36. (a) One astronomical unit (AU) is mean distance between the Earth and the Sun. An AU is approximately 93 million miles (150 million km). It’s approximately 8 light-minutes.
37. (c) In the Lahore session of the
Indian National Congress of 1929, the resolution of Poorna Swaraj or complete independence was adopted. This session also decided that the Congress would boycott the Round Table Conference being held in London and observe 26 January 1930 as the first independence day of India.
38. (c) Metamorphic rocks originate from both Igneous and sedimentary rocks under great heat and pressure. For example, clay changes into slate and limestone into marble. There are three major types of rocks: igneous rocks, sedimentary rocks and metamorphic rocks.
39. (b) Mongoloid group has the largest number of members. Mongoloid race are most spreads out among all human population in the world. Mongoloid race is a grouping of various people they are indigenous to East Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, North Asia, Polynesia, and the Americas.
40. (c) Cotton is facing competition form Sugarcane in the region of the black soil in Maharashtra because Expansion of irrigation for which this region has become suitable for sugar-cane cultivation which is a profitable crop.
41. (c) Biodiversity is under serious threat as a result of human activities. The main dangers in india and world are population growth and resource consumption, climate change and global warming, destruction of natural habitat and vegetation, jhum cultivation in certain part of country, invasive alien species, over-exploitation of natural resources and environmental degradation.
42. (c) Cobalt-60 (60Co) has been used for radiotherapy cancer treatment, food irradiation and industrial applications. As cobalt-60 decays into a stable nickel-60 isotope, two wavelengths of high-energy gamma-rays are emitted.
43. (c) Fish can survive inside a frozen lake because water near bottom does not freeze.
At 0°c if water is heated gradually its volume decrease and this contraction continues till the temperature rise to 4°c. Above 4°c water starts expanding and keeps on expanding with further rise in temperature. This shows that at 4°c the volume occupied by a given mass of water is minimum. i.e. The density of water at 4°c is maximum. The surface water finally freezes while the lower layer remain at 4°c as ice is a bad conductor of heat freezing in the lower layer is a very slow process.
44. (c) Nizamuddin Auliya related with the Delhi not Madhya Pradesh. He was also known as Hazrat Nizamuddin and Mahbub-e-Ilahi.
45. (d) Stratosphere is the layer of the earth’s atmosphere above the troposphere, extending to about 50 km above the earth’s surface (the lower boundary of the mesosphere). The stratosphere is free from water vapour and dust particles. Absence of clouds and any other factors which may contribute to turbulence in the air makes it a perfect layer for flying jet aircrafts.
46. (a) Year 1965 was not a leap year
therefore 15th July will fall on Thursday.
47. (b) 1′ makes an angle of 6 degrees. 20′ 20 × 6 = 120 degree
The distance travelled by the hour hand in 20 minutes = 20/60 =1/3 hour.
Angle between both the hands = 1/3 x 30 = 10 degree.
= 120-10 110 degree
48. (d) A one rupee coin when kept on a piece of paper can be surrounded by six more coins similar in shape and size. They will touch each other as well as the coin placed in the center.
49. (c) Prema and Rajiv are sister and brother respectively. Neha is Rajiv’s sister. Therefore Prema and Neha are sisters. Anand is Prema’s son and Rashmi is Neha’s daughter. Therefore Anand will be the maternal cousin of Rashmi.
50. (b) south west monsoon is responsible for rains in Jharkhand. The period of June to September is referred to as the Southwest Monsoon’ period. Southwest Monsoon period is the principal rainy season for the Indian subcontinent. This is the summer monsoon period where the southwest monsoon holds away over the country. The whole country receives nearly 75% of its rainfall during this period.
51. (b) Philatelist do collect stamps or study about stamps as a hobby.
52. (c) The prime minister shall be appointed by the president and the other minister shall be appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister.
53. (d) Service tax, education tax and customs duty are collected by the government of India where as road taxes are collected by the state government.
54. (a) Dry cell is a primary cell having a zinc anode and a carbon cathode. In a dry cell ammonium chloride present in the form of paste and zinc chloride used as a electrolytes.
55. (b) The most abundant metal found in earth crust is oxygen (46%) followed by silicon (28%) then by Aluminum (8.2%).
56. (d) The kharif crop include rice, maize, sorghum, bajra, ragi, arhar, soyabean, groundnut, cotton etc.
57. (c) The Indian Standard Time is calculated from 82°30’E meridian passing through Mirzapur Uttar Pradesh. Therefore, IST is 82°30’E from the GMT (1° longitude 4 min) so (82°30′ x 4=330 minute i.e.5 hours 30 minutes).
58. (c) The first written records of the ancient Olympic Games date to 776 B.C. The first modern Olympics were held in Athens, Greece in 1896.
59. (a) Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver and can cause both acute and chronic disease. The virus is most commonly transmitted from mother to child during birth and delivery, as well as through contact with blood or other body fluids.
60. (c) Madhya Pradesh has the largest Tribal population. It has more than 1.6 crore Schedule Tribe population whom are 21% of state population according to 2011 census.
61. (c) Catharsis is an emotional release. It refers as a purification of emotions.
62. (b) Vanashree Rao is related with dance, Neelam Mansingh related with Theatre direction, Mandakini Amte related with social service and Romila Thapar is a well-known history writer.
63. (c) Population density of India is maximum among given South Asian Nations. India’s population density is 382 while. Nepal has 201, Pakistan has 281 and Sri lanka has 340 person per sq. km.
64. (a) The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel. on Climate Change (IPCC) proposed a carbon credit proposal towards market-oriented mechanism to slow worldwide carbon emissions. A 1997 agreement known as the Kyoto Protocol set binding emission reduction targets for the countries that signed it, set to go into force in 2005
65. (d) Since turmeric is yellow in colour, and here yellow is called black. Therefore the colour of turmeric will be black.
66. (b) 5179-3285 = 6375 – x
Or, 1894 6375 – x
Or, 1894 + x = 6375 – x
Or, x= 6375 – 1894 = 4481.
67. (c) Anita Desai wrote the book ‘Cry the Peacock’.
68. (d) Ashapurna Devi (1909-1995) was the first woman to receive the Jnanpith Award in 1965 for her novel Pratham Pratisruti.
69. (a) India borrowed the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP) from Ireland Constitution of 1937 which itself borrowed it from Spanish Constitution. Part IV of Indian Constitution deals with Directive Principles of our State Policy (DPSP).
70. (d) Sher Shah Suri is credited with the building of Grand Trunk Road. Sher Shah Suri rechristened it as Sadak-e-Azam or the Great Road. The Mughals also called it Badshahi Sadak meaning the King’s Road.
71. (a) Coimbatore is called the “Manchester of South India” due to its extensive textile industry, This area fed by the surrounding cotton fields.
72. (a) The beach sand on the West Coast of India, particularly in Kerala, contains one of the rich deposits of thorium in the world. The country’s nuclear power program is being built entirely dependent on these rich resources.
73. (a) The Pushkar Fair, also called the Pushkar Camel Fair or locally as Kartik Mela or Pushkar ka Mela is an annual multiday livestock fair and cultural festival held in the town of Pushkar in Ajmer district of Rajasthan.
74. (b) Indian economy is a mixed economy because India not followed completely socialist or completely capitalist pattern of economy. In India public sector as well as private both doing business in the market
75. (b) As we can conclude:
P (16) + K (11) the opposite letter = 27
O (15) + L (12) = 27
C (3) + X (24) = 27
K (11) + P (16) = 27
E (5) + V (22) = 27
T (20) + G (7) = 27
Similarly,
C (3) + X (24) = 27
H (8) + S (19) = 27
A (1) + Z (26) = 27
I (9) +R (18) = 27
R (18) + I (9) = 27
Therefore the correct answer is IRZSX
76. (b) Time required to ring five times = 5 minutes.
Time required to ring 1 time = 5/5 minute
Therefore, time required to ring 9 times = 5/5 x 9 = 1 x 9 = 9 minutes
77. (d) The decision for inclusion of caste in census-2011 had been taken by the Group of Ministers (GoM) which is headed by then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
78. (c) India signed a $72.55 million line of credit agreement with Laos for hydropower projects.
79. (a) Teflon is a fluorocarbon. Its atoms polymerise to form a plastic called Teflon.
80. (d) Solid carbon dioxide is known as dry ice it is used in refrigeration
81. (d) Right to constitutional remedies is a right which is provided to the Indian citizens as well as Non citizens by the constitution of India.
82. (a) The first woman to win a gold medal in Asian games was Kamaljit Sandhu. She won this medal in the Bangkok Asian held in 1970 for 400 meter relay race. games
83. (d) The Olympic games of 2016 will be held in Brazil commonly known as Rio Olympic. It was an international multisport event that was held from 5 to 21 August 2016.
84. (d) Water constitutes 90 percent of the blood plasma.
85. (d) A working woman should take at least 45-46 grams of protein every day. A working man should consume at least 5055 of protein every day. grams
86. (b) In India inflation is calculated on the basis of wholesale price index.
87. (d) The dispute for Falkland Islands is between England and Argentina. Actually Falkland Islands is situated close to Argentina which is under the control of England.
88. (b) Mahabharata is composed by VedVyasa and Shukhdev (medieval times) is the composer of Commerce ethics (Vanijya Arthshastra). Ramayana is composed by Valmiki. Ashtadhyayai is a text of grammar. It was written by Panini. Later on Patanjali wrote a critical text on it known as Mahabhashya.
89. (c) Frog has shown the ability to breathe through its skin. Apart from it earthworm can also breathe through its skin.
90. (c) Kevlar is the polymer which is used in manufacturing of bullet proof jackets. This polymer is made of polycarbonate.
91. (a) Blood is a connective tissue. It is a sticky liquid which is red in color. Blood consists of liquid plasma and solid corpuscles.
92. (a) The average height of the Great Himalayas is 5100 meter Above Sea Level (ASL). The highest peak Mount Everest is also situated in the Himalayas. Its height is 8850 meter (ASL).
93. (c) India holds first position in the area of milk production. Milk production increased after white revolution. The per capita availability of milk in India during 2017-18 was 375 gm/day and by 2023 – 24, it is estimated to increase to 592 gm/day.
94. (a) The correct sequence of the most spoken language is as follows: Chinese Mandar, English, Hindi, Spanish.
95. (a) Rickets is caused due to the deficiency of Vitamin D. Beriberi is caused due to the deficiency of vitamin B12. Night blindness is causes due to the deficiency of vitamin A. The deficiency of vitamin C causes scurvy.
96. (c) Rabindranath Tagore is the composer of the national anthem. Its usual singing duration is 52 seconds where as the duration for the shortened version is 20 seconds.
97. (d) To attain the status of a national party, it is essential that
(i) The party secures more than 5 percent of valid polls in Lok Sabha as well as four Vidhan Sabha elections and it wins at least two seats.
(ii) The total number of members of the party is at least two percent (11) seats across at least three states. .
98. (c) Hematite, Bauxite and Limonite are examples of minerals.
99. (c) The gas used to ripen fruits by artificial methods is acetylene. Ethylene can also be used to ripen fruits but that is a more natural way to do so.
100. (d) Ryotwari system was introduced by Munro in Baramahal district in Madras in the year 1792. On the other hand Elfinston introduced the ryotwari system in Bombay in the year 1822.
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