Model Question Paper – 12

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Model Question Paper – 12

1. In which of the following Vedic. literatures can we find a mention of moksha?

(a) Rigveda

(b) Latter literatures

(d) Upanishad

2. Which of the following rulers performed 4 Ashvamedha Yajnas ?

(a) Pushyamitra Shung

(b) Pravarsen First

(d) Chandragupta II

3. Which of the following is matched correctly?

(a) Kaktiya – Devgiri

(b) Hoyasala – Dwarsamudra

(d) Pandya – Madura

4. Present name of Dwarsamudra, capital of Hoyasala is –

(a) Shringeri

(b) Belur

(d) Somnathpur

5. Arrange the following in chronological order.

(i) Ruknuddin

(ii) Mubarak Khan

(iii) Feroz Shah Tughlaq

(iv) Alamshah

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below –

(a) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

(b) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

(d) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

6. Who rewarded the murderer of Abul Fazal ?

(a) Akbar

(b) Jahangir

(d) None of the above

7. Arrange the following events of Akbar’s life in chronological order.

1. Abolition of Jaziya

2. Building places of worship

3. Signature on mazhar

4. Formation of Din-i-Ilahi

Choose your answer from the codes given below:

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4

(b) 2, 3, 4, 1

(d) 3, 4, 1, 2

8. Match Column I and Column II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below –

Column I – Column II

A. Hasan Nizami 1. Alamgirnama

B. Khwandamir 2. Nushkha-iDilkusha

C. Muhammad 3. Humayun numa

D. Bhimsen 4. Tajul Masir

Code:

A B C D

(a) 4 3 1 2

(b) 3 2 4 1

(d) 1 3 2 4

9. Who was the first Muslim to study hindu religious books ?

(a) Amir Khusro

(b) Dara Sikoh

(d) Shuja

10. Who among the following is considered the founder of French company in India ?

(a) Rishelu

(b) Sajare

(d) Franco Martin

11. Match Column I and Column II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below

Column I – Column II

A. Brahma Samaj 1. Mumbai

B. Manav Dharma Sabha 2. Surat

C. Arya Samaj 3. Kolkata

D. Nadav-ul-ulma 4. Lucknow

Code:

A B C D

(a) 4 1 3 2

(b) 1 4 3 2

(d) 3 2 1 4

12. First Muslim President of Indian National Congress was –

(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

(b) Badruddin Taiyabjee

(d) Hakim Azmal Khan

13. Arrange the following events. associated with Indian National Congress in chronological order ?

(i) Home Rule Movement

(ii) Champaran Satyagrah

(iii) Jallian Wala Bagh

(iv) Amritsar session of Indian National Congress

Choose your answer from the codes given below:

(a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

(b) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i)

(d) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

14. When Mahatma Gandhi went to London to participate in the round table conference, he stayed at –

(a) Saint James Palace

(b) Kingsley Hall

(d) None of the above

15. The province where Indian National Congress was not able to form government after the general elections of 1937 –

(a) Bengal

(b) Bihar

(d) Odisha

16. Author of Hind Swaraj was –

(a) B G Tilak

(b) Mahatma Gandhi

(d) Subhash Chandra Bose

17. Indians boycotted the Simon Commission because –

(a) It was constituted to divide India

(b) It had no representative of the labour party

(d) General Dyer was its chairman

18. Mahatma Gandhi attended the session of Indian National Congress for the first time in which of the following sessions?

(a) Lucknow session 1916

(b) Calcutta session 1901

(d) Nagpur session 1920

19. Jawahar Lal Nehru wrote ‘Discovery of India’ in which of the following prisons?

(a) Alipur Central Jail

(b) Ahamdabad Fort Jail

(d) Devli Camp Jail

20. Which of the following species are found in hilly and forest areas of North eastern India?

(a) Dinarik

(b) Mediterranean

(d) Proto Australoid

21. Shri Harikota islands is situated near

(a) Chilka lake

(b) Pulikat lake

(d) Mouth of Godavari

22. Which of the following hills is oldest?

(a) Aravali

(b) Nilgiri

(d) Satpura range

23. Arrange the following states in descending order on the basis of their area.

(i) Andhra Pradesh

(ii) Madhya Pradesh

(iii) Rajasthan

(iv) Uttar Pradesh

Choose your answer from the codes given below:

(a) (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)

(b) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

(d) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)

24. Match Column I and Column II and choose your answer from the codes given below.

Column I – Column II

River – Tributary

A. Ganga 1. Bhima

B. Godavari 2. Ken

C. Krishna 3. Manjara

D. Yamuna 4. Son

Code:

A B C D

(a) 4 2 3 1

(b) 2 3 4 1

(d) 4 3 1 2

25. Largest producer of Saffron in India is –

(a) Kashmir

(b) West Bengal

(d) Kerala

26. Which of the following is reared in viticulture?

(a) Silk

(b) Worm

(d) Grapes

27. Which of the following is a disease that affects wheat ?

(a) Blast

(b) Dikka

(d) Rust

28. Arrange the following states in ascending order on the basis of rice produced by them?

(i) Andhra Pradesh

(ii) Punjab

(iii) Tamil Nadu

(iv) West Bengal

Choose your answer from the codes given below:

(a) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)

(b) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)

(d) (iii), (ii), (i), (iv)

29. Harsud block in Madhya Pradesh droned in which of the following water reserves?

(a) Indira Sagar Dam

(b) Rani Avanti Bai Dam

(d) Mahi Dam

30. Which of the following industries generates maximum foreign currency?

(a) Tea

(b) Jute

(d) Sugar

31. Which of the following is a leading producer of petroleum in India ?

(a) Assam

(b) Gujarat

(d) Maharashtra

32. Which of the following states produces maximum coal in India?

(a) Andhra Pradesh

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) West Bengal

33. Which of the following states of India do not produce asbestos?

(a) Jharkhand

(b) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Andhra Pradesh

34. Given below are two statements. First one is called Assertion and second one is called reason.

Assertion (A): There has been an increase in landslides in Himalayas in recent years.

Reason (R): Mining activities have been carried out on large scale in the Himalayas in recent years. Which of the following statements is true with respect to above statements?

(a) Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(d) A is false but R is true

35. Match Column I and Column II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

Column I – Column II

River – Country

A. Potomac 1. England

B. Nile 2. USA

C. Tigris 3. Iraq

D. Thames 4. Sudan

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 3 4 2

(b) 2 4 1 3

(d) 3 4 2 1

36. Match Column I and Column II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

Column I – Column II

(Country) – (Capital)

A. Bulgaria 1. Oslo

B. Georgia 2. Reykjavík

C. Iceland 3. Sofia

D. Norway 4. Tbilisi

Code:

A B C D

(a) 3 4 2 1

(b) 2 4 3 1

(d) 1 3 4 2

37. Which of the following statements is/are true?

(i) Bengula current flows in the Indian Ocean

(ii) Western Australian current is a cold current

(iii) Hambolt current flows across the coast of Chili

(iv) Oyashio current brings hot water at the coasts of Japan

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

(a) (i) and (ii) only

(b) (ii) and (iii) only

(d) (i) and (iv) only

38. Which of the following pairs is correctly matched ?

(a) Gulf of Bothnia – France

(b) Baffin Bay – Argentina

(d) Gulf of Tonkin – Vietnam

39. Ozone is found in

(a) Troposphere

(b) Mesosphere

(d) Ionosphere

40. Match Column I and Column II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

Column I – Column II

Crop – Cultivation region

A. Coffee 1. Prairies field

B. Jute 2. Yangtze plains

C. Rice 3. Sao Paulo plateau

D. Wheat 4. Ganga delta

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 3 4 2

(b) 2 4 1 3

(d) 3 4 2 1

41. Which of the following states of India is most urbanized ?

(a) Kerala

(b) Maharashtra

(d) Karnataka

42. Which of the following articles of the Constitution of India abolishes untouchability ?

(a) Article 14

(b) Article 16

(d) Article 18

43. The proclamation of emergency should be passed from the parliament –

(a) within one month

(b) within 2 months

(d) within one year

44. Which governor of Rajasthan was dismissed from office ?

(a) Dr. Sampurnanand

(b) Raghukul Tilak

(d) Baliram Bhagat

45. Who among the following is allowed to take part in proceedings of both houses of the parliament, speak on issues inside the parliament but is not allowed to vote in any house of the parliament?

(a) Comptroller and Auditor General of India

(b) Chief Election Commissioner of India

(d) Attorney General of India

46., Recommendations of Sarkariya commission is related to –

(a) Distribution of revenue

(b) Powers and functions of President

(d) Center and State relations

47. Which of the following is not a part of the Constitution of India ?

(a) Election Commission

(b) Finance Commission

(d) Planning Commission

48. Who among the following regulates the finance of state governments ?

(a) Governor

(b) Chief Ministers

(d) None of the above

49. Which of the following chief justices of India has also served as the President of India?

(a) Justice M G Mahajan

(b) Justice M Hidayatulla

(d) Justice B K Mukherjee

50. State land reforms, acts, granting constitutional safeguards have been included in –

(a) 7th Schedule

(b) 9th Schedule

(d) 10th Schedule

51. State that implemented Panchayati Raj for the first time in India was –

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(d) Rajasthan

52. Present number of representatives in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha is based on the census of –

(a) 1951

(b) 1961

(d) 1981

53. National Agriculture Insurance Scheme (Rashtriya Krishi Bima Yojna) was launched in –

(a) 1995-96

(b) 1998-99

(d) 2001-2002

54. A country devalues its currency –

(a) to stabilize trade imbalance

(b) to stabilize the cost of imported goods and services

(d) All of the above

55. Given below are two statements. First one is called Assertion and second one is called Reason.

Assertion (A): Deficit financing causes inflation

Reason (R): The inflow of cash increases with respect to goods and services

Choose the correct answer form the codes given below:

(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b) Both A and R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(d) A is false but R is true

56. Largest commercial public sector Bank in India is –

(a) Bank of India

(b) Reserve Bank of India

(d) Union Bank of India

57. Which one of the following groups is collected by the center and distributed among the states?

(a) income tax, municipal tax, customs duty

(b) income tax, municipal tax,. excise duty

(d) excise duty, cess on income tax, customs duty

58. Universal Service Obligation Fund is related to

(a) adjustment of liabilities of telecom companies

(b) adjustment of accounts of oil refining companies in order to maintain costs

(d) provide relief during natural calamities

59. Match Column I and Column II and choose the correct answer form the codes given below.

Column I – Column II

Person – related to

A. MS Swaminathan 1.Public control on banks

B. LK Jha 2. Milk Production

C. V G Kurien 3. Green Revolution

D. Morar Ji Desai 4. Heavy Industry

5. Taxation

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 4 5

(b) 3 5 2 1

(d) 4 1 5 3

60. free trade zone has been built in India in order to promote the growth of which of the following ?

(a) Backward and hilly areas

(b) Rural and small scale industries

(d) All of the above

61. Color of a star determines –

(a) Its distance from the earth

(b) Its temperature

(d) Its distance from the sun

62. Two plane mirrors are inclined to one another at some angle. A ray of light is parallel to first mirror, after two reflections it becomes parallel to the second mirror and exits. What is the angle between two mirrors ?

(a) 60°

(b) 40°

(d) 90°

63. Looking directly in to the sun during a full solar eclipse can cause irreversible damage to the eyes. Which of the following components of sun light causes burning sensation in the retina ?

(a) Temperature

(b) Rainbow light

(d) Infrared rays

64. Which of the following is constant when light travels from one medium to another?

(a) Speed

(b) Velocity

(d) Frequency

65. Radioactivity was discovered by –

(a) Rutherford

(b) Bekeral

(d) Madam Curie

66. Who discovered electro magnetic waves?

(a) Hertz

(b) Einstein

(d) Bohr

67. When an object is transferred to earth from moon –

(a) Its weight on earth decreases and it mass increases

(b) Its weight on earth increases and its mass decreases

(d) Its weight on earth increases and mass remains same

68. What is the percentage of silver in German Silver ?

(a) 1%

(b) 5%

(d) None of the above

69. Match Column I and Column II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

Column I – Column II

A. Pickle 1. Carbonic acid

B. Sour milk 2. Acetic acid

C. Apple 3. Lactic acid

D. Cold drink and soda water 4. Malic acid

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 2 3 4 1

(d) 3 4 2 1

70. Match Column I and Column II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

Column I – Column II

A. Lactobasillus 1. Manufactur ing alcohol

B. Rizobium 2. Making citric acid

C. Yeastv 3. To make curd

D. Aspergilus 4. Stabilization of nitrogen

Code:

A B C D

(a) 4 1 2 3

(b) 1 2 3 1

(d) 4 3 1 2

71. Which of the following is not correctly matched ?

(a) control room of cells – nucleus

(b) natural rubber – poly isoprene alloy of

(d) antiseptic – phenolphth alein

72. Alpha keratin is a kind of protein that is found in –

(a) Skin

(b) Wool

(d) Eggs

73. Match Column I and Column II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.

Column I – Column II

A. Anthrax 1. Disease caused due to faulty genes

B. Thalesemia 2. Rental womb

C. Surrogacy 3. Genome changing

D. Transgenic 4. A poiso that is used in biological warfare

Code:

A B C D

(a) 4 1 2 3

(b) 2 3 4 1

(d) 1 2 3 4

74. Radioactive isotope that is used to determine tumor is –

(a) Iodine-131

(b) Cobalt-60

(d) Sodium-24

75. Which technique is used to propagate sound waves in televisión broadcasts?

(a) Amplitude modulation

(b) Pulse rate modulation

(d) Time difference multi flexing

76. Astronauts are unable to stand straight in space because –

(a) There is no gravitation

(b) Viscosity in space is very high

(d) Atmospheric pressure is very low

77. “Ecology is the permanent saving”. This slogan belongs to which of the following movements ?

(a) Epico movement

(b) Save Narmada movement

(d) None of the above

78. The volume of water _______when it is heated from 0°c to 4° C.

(a) Increases

(b) Decreases

(d) Remains constant.

79. Mustard gas is used –

(a) As a fuel

(b) In chemical warfare

(d) As an anti odour

80. Gas used in hospitals as mild anesthetic is –

(a) Carbon Dioxide

(b) Carbon Monoxide

(d) Nitrous Oxide

81. The characteristic smell of garlic is due to –

(a) A compound of carbon

(b) A compound of fluorine

(d) Acetic acid

82. Which of the following polymers is used as non stick surface in utensils ?

(a) Polyvinyl chloride

(b) Teflon

(d) Poly propylene

83. Consider the following statements:

(i) Petroleum, coal and natural gas are fossil fuel

(ii) Gasohol is a mixture of benzene and alcohol

(iii) Geothermal energy is a form of non conventional energy

(iv) Gobar gas is primarily methane

Choose the correct pairing out of the above statements:

(a) Only (i) and (ii) are true

(b) Only (ii) and (iii) are true

(d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) are true

84. Major power projects in India are –

(a) Hydro power projects

(b) Coal power projects

(d) None of the above

85. Estimation of national income in India is done by –

(a) Planning commission

(b) Central statistical institute

(d) Reserve Bank of India

86. Denitrification causes –

(a) Increase in the amount of nitrogen in the atmosphere

(b) Increase in the amount of nitrogen the stratosphere

(d) Destruction of nitric bacteria

87. What is the percentage of phosphorus (P₂O) and Nitrogen (N) in D A P?

(a) 10% N and 20% P₂O5

(b) 18% N and 46% P₂O5

(d) 35% N and 70% P₂O5

88. Which of the following contains maximum amount of protein ?

(a) Gram

(b) Pea

(d) Wheat

89. Second largest area of Mangrove in India is found

(a) Near the coast of Andaman & Nicobar islands

(b) Near the coast of Andhra Pradesh

(d) Near the coast of Odisha

90. Which is the first state of India to reserve seats for HIV+ candidates in government services ?

(a) Delhi

(b) Karnataka

(d) Maharashtra

91. Match Column I and Column II and choose the correct answer form the codes given below.

Column I – Column II

Vegetation – Use

A. Brahmi 1. prevention of diabetes

B. Sadabahar 2. Carminative

C. Mint 3. Cough reliever

D. Tulsi 4. Brain stimulator

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 4 3

(b) 4 3 1 2

(d) 4 2 1 3

92. What is NIKKEI ?

(a) Foreign investment market of Japan

(b) Japanese name of planning commission of the nation

(d) Tokyo stock exchange index

93. Which of the following has been abundantly created in golden rice ?

(a) Vitamin A

(b) Vitamin B

(d) Vitamin E

94. Balanced fertilizers are used

(a) to increase productivity

(b) to obtain quality in product

(d) All the above

95. Match column I and column II and choose the correct answer form the codes given below.

Column I – Column II

Waterfall – Location(district)

A. Lodha 1. Giridih

B. Panchdhara 2. Latehar

C. Sadnighagh 3. Ranchi

D. Usri 4. Gumla

Code:

A B C D

(a) 2 3 1 4

(b) 3 1 4 2

(d) 2 3 4 1

96. Match Column I and Column II and choose the correct answer form the codes given below.

Column I – Column II

A. Crocodile fertilization center 1. Sahebganj

B. Ichagarh bird sanctuary 2. Gumla

C. Biological park 3. Ranchi

D. Palkot wild life sanctuary 4. Saraikela Kharsawa

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 3 4 1 2

(d) 4 2 1 3

97. Match Column I and Column II and choose the correct answer form the codes given below.

Column I – Column II

Wild life sanctuaries and parks – Location

A. Jawahar Lal Nehru biological par 1. Palamu

B. Mahuatand sanctuary 2. Chatra

C. Lavalongsanctuary 3. Sahebganj

D. Ulba water bird sanctuary 4. Bokaro

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 3 4 2 1

(d) 4 3 2 1

98. Most tribal languages are part of which language family?

(a) Munda (Austri(c)

(b) Dravidian

(d) None of the above

99. Which of the following festivals display the economic conditions of Pahari Hariya tribe?

(a) Fago

(b) Maghe

(d) Jedh Nava khiya

100. Which of the following highways does not run through Jharkhand ?

(a) National Highway 12

(b) National Highway 23

(d) National Highway 33

Answers with Explanation

1. (d) The final and ultimate goal of a human being, Moksha, has been mentioned in Upanishads. Four goals of a human being in his life are Dharma, Artha, Kaam and Moksha. Almost all ancient Indian philosophical texts mention moksha. Since Upanishads are the last part of Vedic literature therefore they are also known as Vedant.

2. (b) Pravarsen, the ruler of Vakatak dynasty is credited with successful completion of four Ashvamedha yajna. Pushyamitra, founder of Shunga dynasty concluded two ashvamedha yajna. Napoleon of India, Samudragupta, performed ashvamedha yajna to declare his victories.

3. (d) Madura (Madurai) as the capital of south Indian dynasty Pandya. Warangal was the capital of kakatiya dynasty. Dwarsamudra was the capital of Hoysal dynasty and Devgiri was the capital of Yadav dynasty.

4. (c) Dwarsamudra, which was the capital of Hoysal dynasty is presently known as Halevid. Shringeri (Karnataka) is a peeth established by Adi Shankaracharya. Swami Vivekananda founded the Ramkrishna Mission in Belur (West Bengal).

5. (c) After Iltutmish his son, Ruknuddin Feroz ascended to the throne after him in 1236 AD. Mubarak Khan sat on the throne of Delhi under name of Mubarak Khilzi in 1316 AD. Feroz Shah Tughlaq remained the sultan of Delhi from 1351 to 1388 AD. Alamshah, the ruler of Syed dynasty sat on the throne of Delhi from 1445 to 1450 AD.

6. (b) Chief priest of din-i-Ilahi, the religion started by Akbar and the author of bokks like Akbarnama and Ain-i-Akbari, Abul Fazal was killed by a Bundela Sardar called Vir Singh Bundela on Salim (Jahangir)’s order in 1602. Jahangir rewarded this Sardar for executing Abul Fazal.

7. (a) Correct chonological order of events in Akbar’s life is as follows:

In March 1564 Akbar abolished the jazia tax which was imposed on non Muslims.

In 1575 AD he built the place of worship (ibadatkhana).

In 1579 AD He signed on Mazhar

In 1582 he founded the religion Din-i-Ilahi.

8. (a) Hasan Nizami wrote a book called Tajul Masir. Others are Humanyunama by Khwandamir, Alamgirnama by Muhammad Kazin and Nushkha-i-Dilkush by Bhimsen.

9. (b) Dara Sikoh, eledest of the fours sons of Shahjahan was the most learned fellow and author. He studied many religious books and translated books like Shrimadbhagvatgita and Yogvashishtha in Persian. Compilation of Vedas was his most accomplished achievement. With the help of 12 priests from Kashi, Dara Sikoh got 52 vedas translated into Persian under the title “Sirr-i-Akbar.” Amir Khusro was an author and poet of the Sultanate era.

10. (c) Colbert, Minister in the court of French Emperor, Louis XIV is known to be the founder of French East India Company, established in 1664.

11. (d) Raja Ram Mohan Roy founded the Brahmo Samaj on 20th August 1828 in Calcutta. Manav Dharma Sabha was founded in Surat. Arya Samaj was founded by Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati in 1875 in Mumbai and Nadva-ul-Ulma was founded in Lucknow.

12. (b) Badruddin Taiyabji was the the first Muslim President in the Indian National Congress. He presided over the third session of congress held in 1887 in Madras. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the president of the Indian National Congress from 1940 to 1946. Maulana Muhammad Ali presided over the Kakinada session of Congress in 1923 and Hakim Ajmal Khan presided over the Ahmadabad session in 1921.

13. (a) Chronological orders of events related to Indian National Movement is as follows –

Home Rule Movement – in 1916 by Tilak and Annie Besant

Champaran Movement – in 1917 by Mahatma Gandhi

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre – On 13th April 1919

Amritsar session of Congress December 1919, Motilal Nehru was the President.

14. (b) As the outcome of Gandhi – Irwin pact on 12th December 1930, Mahatma Gandhi participated in the round table conference in London as the only representative of the congress in December 1931. Gandhi arrived by the ship named Rajputana and stayed at Kingsley Hall.

15. (a) In General elections of 1937, Congress managed to win 8 out of 11 provinces. They were – Madras, Bombay, Central province, Orissa, Bihar, United Province, North West Frontier and Assam. Muslim league and Unionist party formed council of ministers in Bengal and Punjab respectively. In October 1939, congress ministers resigned from the council to protest against the decision to include India in Second World War.

16. (b) Author of book titled “Hind Swaraj” is Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi ji penned his autobiography titled “My Experiments with Truth” and also published newsletters called Indian Opinion and Harijan. B G Tilak, Bankim Chandra Chaterjee and Subhash Chandra Bose wrote books called Gita Rahasya, Anand Math and Indian Struggle respectively.

17. (c) British government appointed the Simon Commission to examine the Government of India Act 1919 (Montague Chelmsford reforms) in 1927. When Simon commission arrived in India, in February, it met with protests from all corners because all its members were British and no Indian representative was included in it.

18. (b) Mahatma Gandhi attended the Calcutta session in 1901 for the first time. This session was presided over by Dinsha Vacha. Gandhi ji was elected president of the Congress in 1924 in Belgaon session.

19. (b) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru wrote a book titled Discovery of India while he was prisoned in Ahmadabad Fort Jail. He also authored ‘Glimpses of World History’ and ‘My story’ while he was in prison.

20. (c) Tribal belonging to the mongloid species are found in the hills and forest of North Eastern India. Among these Naga, Boda, Kuki etc. are main tribes. Flat faces, protruding cheek bones, skewed eyes are important physical features of these tribes. Proto Australoids are the second tribes to arrive in India after nigrito. These tribals are small heighted, have curly hair, broad and flat nose. Oraon, Santhal, Munda, Ho, Chenchu, Bhil, Kol etc. are some examples of this tribe. Example of Dinkirik species are – koorgi of Mysore, Bengali Brahmans, Canerese Brahmans of Mysore etc. Zoroastrians of Mumbai are example of Mediterranean species.

21. (b) Shri Harikota in Andhra Pradesh is situated near pulikat lake. Satellite launch station of Indian Space Research Organization is located in Sri Harikota. Chilka Lake is situated in Odisha.

22. (a) Arawali Mountain range is the oldest mountain range of India. It was formed during the Jurassic era. This mountain range expands in the state of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh. Nilgiri hills spreads in the state of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Himalayas are the new fold mountain range in India. Its formation process is still going on. Satpura mountain range spreads across the state of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

23. (b) On the basis of area, Rajasthan is the largest state of India. Its total area is 342239 sq km. in November 2000; a new state called Chhattisgarh was carved out from Madhya Pradesh. Its total area is 146361 sq km. After this Madhya Pradesh became second in terms of area and seventh in terms of population. Uttar Pradesh is surrounded by seven states of India and Nepal. In terms of area Uttar Pradesh is ranked fifth in the country. It is ranked first in terms of population.

24. (d) Ganga is the most revered and sacred river of North India. Ganga originates as Bhagirathi and Alaknanda. Bhagirathi is the one considered as the ancient and traditional Ganga. Bhagirathi originates from gomukh in the Gangotri glacier. Son, Gandak, Kosi etc. are its tributaries. Yamuna is the most important river of Ganga channel. Its originates from Yamunotri glacier on the western slope in Badarpunchh. Ken, Betwa, Kali, Indus and Chambal etc are its tributaries. Godavari is the longest river of South India. It originates from the Western Ghats in Nasik in Maharashtra. Venganga, Penganaga, Indravati etc are its tributaries. Krishna originates from Mahabaleshwar near the Western Ghats. Tungbhadra, Bhima, Koyna, Panchganga, Doodhganga, Ghatprabha, Malprabha etc. are its tributaries.

25. (a) India’s largest and only producer of Saffron is Jammu & Kashmir. West Bengal is a leading producer of Rice and Kerala is a leading producer of coconut. Sea coast of Tamil Nadu is leading producer of prawns.

26. (d) Commercial rearing of grapes is known as viticulture. Rearing of silk is known as sericulture. Rearing of honey is known as apiculture. Rearing of worm is called wormiculture.

27. (d) Rust is the disease affecting wheat crop. Blast disease affects paddy and tikka disease affects peanuts.

28. (d) India is the birthplace of rice. Rice is a tropical crop. Three crops of rice are cultivated in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. They are aus, aman and boro. At 13%, the state of West Bengal ranks first in the country in terms of area in which rice is cultivated. It also ranks first in productivity in the country. Andhra Pradesh shares 8% area and 11% productivity. Tamil Nadu produces 5% rice over 10% of total area. Nilgiri, Tanjavur, Chingalpur, Arkat etc are the rice producing districts of the state. As an outcome of Green revolution, Punjab has become leading producer of rice. According to the question the correct. ascending order is – Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal.

29. (a) Narmada Sagar Dam was inaugurated on 3rd October 1984 on river Narmada in Madhya Pradesh. Narmada Sagar and Sardar Sarovar dam are a part of narmada valley project. Almost 91 thousand hectare land of Khandwa, Devas and Hoshangabad districts will submerge in water. Harsud block in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh was submerged due to Indira Sagar Dam. Harsud was a land of black soil spread over 900 sq km. Apart from these, important forest land with an area of 40,000 sq km will also drown.

30. (a) India receives most foreign currency by exporting tea in commodities. Overall India receives maximum foreign currency from the export of diamonds, gems and jewels. And in net terms maximum currency comes from the export of cloths.

31. (b) India’s largest petroleum producing state is Gujarat. Ankaleshwar, Dahej, Kandla etc. are petroleum producing regions of the state. India’s petro chemical industry is also situated in Gujarat: Bombay High in Maharashtra and Naharkatia, Nunmati, Digboi in Assam are important petroleum producing regions of the country.

32. (c) Out of given options, Odisha produces maximum coal. Mayurbhanj and Kyonjhar are important coal fields in the state. In terms of total coal reserves, Jharkhand comes second to Odisha. Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal are also leading coal producing states of India. It should be noted here that according to a report published by the Government of India in 2000-01 Chhattisgarh is the largest coal producing state in India.

33. (b) India is the largest producer of asbestos in the world. 75-80% of total asbestos in the world is obtained from India. Asbestos is a transparent, malleable and insulator of electricity and heat. Jharkhand is the leading asbestos producer in India. Vishakhapatnam, Krishna and Nellore in Andhra Pradesh are famous for asbestos. Kalicheh, Telibari are important coal mines located in Guntur, kavalai, Atmapur and Rampur. In Rajasthan abhrak belt is spread across Jaipur and Udaypur over a length of 320 km and width of 100 km. these asbestos are of low quality. Madhya Pradesh does not produce asbestos.

34. (c) Rise in landslides in Himalayas, located in India and Nepal but this rise is not due to increasing mining and other activities. Recently Supreme Court of India stopped the mining in Arawali hills. No such mining has been carried out in Himalayas.

35. (c) River Potomac flows in US A. New York city in USA is situated at the banks of this river. River Nile flows in Sudan and Egypt. Tigris flows through Iraq. Bhagdad, capital city of Iraq is situated near river Tigris. London, capital city of England is situated near river Thames.

36. (a)

37. (b) Western Australian current is a cold ocean current. Hambolt current is a cold current of Pacific ocean that flows across the coast of Chili. It is also known as Peru current. Bengula current flows in the Antarctic ocean. Oyashio current flows in the pacific ocean. It brings cold and not known as the curial current. hot water to the coasts of Japan. It is also

38. (d) Gulf of Tonkin is situated in Vietnam. Baffin bay is situated in Canada. Gulf of Biske is situated in France and Sen Amtias gulf is situated in Argentina.

39. (c) A thick layer of ozone (0₂) is found in the stratosphere above the troposphere. Ozone layer absorbs the harmful ultraviolet rays.coming from the sun and protects us. Air in stratosphere is rarer and the temperature is stable thus making the weather in the stratosphere uniform. This is reason jet planes can fly in the stratosphere. Ionosphere reflects the radio signal back to the earth.

40. (c) Correct pairing of crops and cultivation region is follows: Sao Paulo plateau in South America is famous for production of coffee. Sao Paulo is a renowned coffee market of Brazil. Ganga Delta of India and Bangladesh are famous for jute production. Yangtze plains of China are famous for rice production. Prairie plains of Ukraine are famous for wheat production. Prairie plains of Ukraine are also known as the bread basket of the world.

41. (b) According to census 2011, Maharashtra is the most urbanized state (most urban population) of India. Total urban population in the state is 50.81 million. It is 13.74% of total urban population of the country. Maximum percentage of Urban population is found in Goa. In the state, urban population is 62.2% of total population of state.

42. (c) Fundamental rights mentioned in Article 17 of part 3 of the Constitution of India is associated with abolition of untouchability. Article 14 states – equality before law. Article 16 is related to equality in opportunity and Article 18 is related with abolition of titles.

43. (a) Proclamation of National Emergency (Article 352) has to be presented in the parliament for its approval within 1 month from the date of proclamation. If the Lok Sabha has been dissolved at that time then it should be passed from the Rajya Sabha within 1 month. Imposition of President’s rule (Article 356) in any state and Financial Emergency (Article 360) should be passed by the parliament within 2 months from the date of proclamation.

44. (d) The office of Governor in Rajasthan was created on 1st November 1956 after the reorganization of states. Prior to this, Rajasthan had Head of state and deputy of state. Sardar Gurumukh Nihal Singh was the first Governor of Rajasthan. Shri Baliram Bhagat served as the governor of Rajasthan from 30-6-1993 to 14-4-1998. He was dismissed from the office. Dr. Sampurnanand was the second Governor of Rajasthan and first Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Shri Raghukul Tilak served as the sixth governor of Rajasthan from May 1977 to June 1977.

45. (d) Article 76 of the constitution of India contains the provisions for the appointment of an Attorney General. He is the first law officer of India. He is permitted to speak and take parts in proceedings of both the houses of parliament but he cannot vote.

46. (d) Sarkariya commission was formed in 1983 to recommend on the center state relations. This commission submitted its report to the government in 1987. Tamil Nadu government had appointed Rajmannar commission to recommend on the center state relations.

47. (d) Planning commission was formed in 1950 through a resolution of the cabinet. It is not mentioned in the Constitution of India. Both the Planning commission as well as the National Development Council is non constitutional bodies. Prime Minister is the chairman of both of them. Election commission – Article 324, Finance commission – Article f280, and Interstate Council – Article 163 are constitutional bodies.

48. (d) Governor, Chief Minister or Chief secretary shall have no authority over Public accounts of the state.

49. (b) In India, Justice Mohammad Hidayatulla has served as the acing President twice. First, after the death of Zakir Husain in 1969 when acting president V V giri resigned to contest the election, Justice Hidayatulla discharged the duties of the President from 20th July 1969 to 24th August 1969.

50. (b) The Constitution of India was enacted on 26th January 1950. One year later in 1951, 9th Schedule was added to provide constitutional safeguards to land reform act by first constitutional amendment. By putting land reforms in this new schedule they were taken out of judicial review. 7th Schedule contains the three lists viz. state list, center list and concurrent list. 8th schedule contains provisions of languages and 10th schedule contains laws on defection.

51. (d) Rajasthan is the first state in India to adopt the panchayati raj system. Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru inaugurated the Panchayati system in Nagor district on 2nd October 1959. Currently, the panchayats have been given constitutional status through 73rd constitutional amendment 1993.

52. (c) At present the number of representatives in Lok Sabha and Rajya f Sabha is based on the census of 1971. t86th constitutional amendment Act 2000 restricts any change in these numbers till 2026.

53. (c) Union agriculture ministry launched the Vyapak Fasal Bima Yojna in April 1985. It was replaced by Rashtriya Krishi Bima Yojna was launched in 1999-2000. Main objective of this scheme is to give insurance to farmers and crops against natural calamities like flood, snowfall, hailstorm, cyclone, fire, insects, diseases etc so that in the next season their loan credit is functional. This scheme is available to all the farmers irrespective of his loan amount.

54. (a) Main reason for any country to devalue its currency is to balance his trade payments. As a result of devaluation, the value of the country’s currency exchange increases relative to foreign currency. This causes the imports to inflate while the exports become cheap. Due to this export is promoted and import is restricted as a result the country’s payment capacity in foreign currency increases.

55. (a) In order to complete the deficit finance or loss in financial system the government takes loan from the central bank or mints more currency. This process of balancing the deficit causes inflation which causes the supply of money to increase in relation to available goods and services. As a result the value of money decreases and the price of goods and services increases.

56. (c) State Bank of India is the largest commercial public sector bank in India. State Bank of India was founded by the nationalization of Imperial Bank of India on 1st July 1955. Imperial Bank of India was founded in 1921. The Central Bank in India, Reserve Bank of India was founded on 1st April 1935. It was nationalized on 1st January 1949. After the merger of New Bank of India in Punjab National Bank in 1993, total number of nationalized banks remained 19.

57. (b) Article 264 to 291 of Part 12 of the Constitution of India contains the provisions for the center – state relations. According to the constitution income tax, central excise duty and customs duty will be collected by the central government and distributed among the states.

58. (b) Universal Service Obligation Fund has been set up the government of India to control and maintain uniformity in the prices of oil.

59. (b) MS Swaminathan is associated with green revolution. L K Jha is associated with taxation. V G Kurien is associated with milk production (white revolution). Former Prime Minister Mr Morarji Desai is associated with public authority on Banks.

60. (c) Formations of free trade zones in India is intended to promote export industry. All the export zones in India were turned into free trade zones as China on 1st July 1999. Labour law and border tax are not applicable to these free trade zones. To produce export goods these zones shall receive duty free imports

61. (b) Stars are objects made of burning gases. Stars are attached to each other by mutual gravitational force. Stars spread across most of the mass of the universe. Stars are born, emit energy and die. Life of star depends upon its mass and amount of gases. Stars with higher lumens will have a shorter life span. Life of extremely shiny star is approximately 166 years. Sun is also a star with a life span of 10¹0 years. Colour of a star is due to the gases resent in its atmosphere and its temperature. Distance between stars is measured in light years. One light year is equal to the distance that light travels in one year.

62. (a) When a source of light is placed in front of a plain mirror, the rays of light fall upon the surface of the mirror and returned after they are reflected from the surface. The reflection of any object is at the same distance at which the source is kept from the mirror. Thus reflection is an image.

63. (c) Solar eclipse occurs when moon comes in between earth and sun and the shadow of moon is incident upon the earth. Solar eclipse occurs only on the day of no moon (amavasya). When the moon covers the sun entirely then it is full solar eclipse and when the moon covers the sun partially, partial solar eclipse occurs. The Sun appears as a shiny diamond ring during solar eclipse. Watching a full solar eclipse with naked eye can cause burning in the retina due to ultraviolet rays. This can cause eye damage.

64. (d) When light travels across different mediums its wavelength, velocity and speed change but its frequency remains the same. Light is a transverse wave. Sun light reaches the surface of earth as a result of diffraction.

65. (b) Radioactivity was invented by Henry Vekeral. Radioactivity refers to the particles which are emitted from nuclei as a result of nuclear instability. Such elements that have number of atoms is more than lead 82 are radioactive elements. Rutherford invented beta particles. Madam Curie invented Radium.

66. (b) German scientist Einstein invented the theory of relativity (1905) and electromagnetic effects. French scientist Planet invented storage battery in 1859.

67. (d) Moon is the only satellite of earth. The value of gravitational force on the surface of moon is 1/6th of the gravitational force on the surface of earth. Therefore the weight of any object transferred from moon to earth will increase but the mass will remain same. Due to less gravitational force, there is no atmosphere on the moon. Day temperature on the surface of moon is 100° and during night it is 180°. The size of moon is that of earth. Light from the surface of moon takes 1.25 seconds to reach the surface of earth. Moon rotates on its own axis along with the revolving motion around earth. Only 59% of the surface of moon is visible from earth.

68. (c) German silver contains 50% copper (Cu), 35% Zinc (Zn) and 15%

Nickel (Ni). It does not contain any silver.

69. (b) Pickle contains Acetic acid, sour milk contains lactic acid, apple contains mallic acid and cold drinks and soda water contain carbonic acid.

70. (c) Organisms called lactobacillus are used to ferment curd from milk. Rhizobium which is found in the roots of pulses is used to maintain the level of nitrogen in the soil. Yeast is used in fermentation of alcohol and Aspergillum bacteria are used to make citric acid.

71. (d) Phenolphthalein is not an antiseptic. Nucleus is the control room of cells. Poly isoprene is natural rubber and cryolite, bauxite are the alloys of aluminum.

72. (b) Alpha Keratin is a kind of protein found in the hair of animals. This protein is present in the animals who give wool.

73. (a) The virus named Anthrax is a poison used in biological warfare. The disease called thalesemia is caused due to faulty genes. Surrogacy means rented womb and transgenic technology in science which brings genome change.

74. (c) Radioactive isotopes called Arsenic 74 is used to determine tumor. Iodine 131 is used to determine the deformity of thyroid gland and in curing brain tumor. Cobalt 60 is used to cure cancer and sodium is used to determine blood clots in the transfusion system.

75. (c) Frequency modulation technique is used to propagate sound waves in television broadcasts. The receiver receives these signals after they are propagated from the satellites.

76. (a) Astronauts are unable to stand straight in space because there is no gravitational force working. The gravitational pull of earth does not work there because of distance. It should be noted that the force by which the surface of earth attracts any object towards itself is known as the gravitational force. This force is also known as the weight. Thus weight of an object is equal to the force exerted by the surface of earth on it.

77. (a) “Ecology is the permanent saving” is the slogan of Epico movement.

78. (b) Solid objects turn into liquids when they are heated. Most of them show this change at a specific pressure and temperature. This specific temperature is called the boiling point of that object. When water is heated from 0° C to 4° C, its volume decreases.

79. (b) Mustard gas is used in chemical warfare. Mixture of butane and propane is used as fuel. Fuel gas is a kind of hydrocarbon which is found naturally.

80. (d) Nitrous Oxide is used as mild anesthetic in hospitals. Carbon dioxide is produced from automobiles and burning of wood or coal. Carbon dioxide is obtained a raw some and is produced from cigarettes.

81. (c) The characteristic smell of garlic is due to presence of compound of sulfur. This specific odour of garlic is due to the presence of sulfuric compounds like diethyl disulphide, diethyl trisulphide and ethyl propyl disulphide etc.

82. (b) When two or more atoms of same compound join together to form a larger element then this process is known as polymerization. Atoms taking part in this process are known as monomers and the resultant compound is known as polymer. As per the question Teflon is a kind of polymer.

83. (d) Correct pairing is as follows –

(i) Coal, petroleum and natural gas are fossil fuels

(ii) Gasohol is a mixture of benzene and alcohol

(iii) Geothermal energy is a kind of conventional energy

(iv) Gobar gas is mainly methane

84. (b) Most of power projects in India are coal based power projects. Contribution of thermal energy in total energy production in the country is around 80%. Almost 60% of coal production in country is attributed to power projects.

85. (b) Central government has established the Central Statistical Institute to compile the data of national income. This organization regularly publishes the data of national income. Three sectors of economy are responsible for creation of national income primary, secondary and tertiary. Primary sector includes agriculture, forest area, fishery and mines etc. secondary sector includes industries and manufacturing and tertiary sector includes trade, transport, communication banking, insurance, etc.

86. (a) Denitrification causes an increase in the amount of nitrogen in the atmosphere.

87. (b) D A P contain 18% Nitrogen (N) and 46% Phosphorus (P₂O₂).

88. (c) Soy bean contains high amount of protein and fat. Therefore it is classified as both legumes and oilseed. Its biological name is Glycies ax. It is a plant of leguminous family. Normally it is considered a plant of legume family. It is used to make milk which is equivalent to cow’s milk. Soy bean contains 40-42% protein, 20-23% fat and 30% carbohydrates. Amount of Linenlic acid in soybean is around 55-60%. Wheat contains 13-15% protein. Gram contains 21.1% protein, 4.5% fat and 61.5% carbohydrate. Peas contain 22% protein, 1.8% fat and 62.1% carbohydrate.

89. (c) Mangroves are shrub and tree species that live along shores, rivers, and estuaries in the tropics and subtropics. They are a reserved region of various plants, trees and animals that have the ability to withstand alkalinity. They increase the fertility of sea water. They prevent soil displacement. They slow down cyclones and act as a nursery for wild life. In India total area covered by mangrove is 4482 sq km.

90. (c) India’s first state to provide reservation to HIV positive individuals is Kerala. Staff insurance commission of Karnataka has launched the SANKALP scheme for prevention of HIV/AIDS.

91. (b)

92. (d)

93. (a) Golden rice is a rice in which beta keratin making gene is implanted. This makes vitamin A in our body. This rice was developed by professor Ingo Potrykus of Swiss Federal Institute of technology and Dr. Peter Bramley of University of Freiburg (Germany). Both scientists successfully separated keratin producing gene from petunia and implanted in paddy plant.

94. (d) Balanced fertilizer is used to increase the fertility of soil so that the productivity can be increased.

95. (d)

96. (b)

97. (c)

98. (a)

99. (a)

100. (a)

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Model Question Paper – 12

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