Model Question Paper – 4
Model Question Paper – 4
1. Indus valley civilization was different from the Vedic civilization because –
(a) It had all the facilities of an urban civilization
(b) They had glyph system
(c) They lacked the knowledge of iron and defence arms
(d) All of the above
2. The image of which of the following animals is not found on the stamps of Harappa civilization ?
(a) Ox
(b) Elephant
(c) Horse
(d) Sheep
3. The oldest harappan site in India is
(a) Alamgirpur
(b) Kaibanga
(c) Lothal
(d) Rakhigadhi
4. Assertion (a): Kushinagar was the capital of malla republic
Reason (R): Buddha attained parinirvan after his death
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
5. Which of the following was not a Jain tirthankar?
(a) Chandraprabha
(b) Nathmuni
(c) Nemi
(d) Sambhav
6. Which of the following pairs is/are matched correctly ?
(i) Lothal – Ancient Dockyard
(ii) Sarnath – First Sermon of Buddha
(iii) Rajgir – Lion capital of Ashoka
(iv) Nalanda Great site of Buddhist learning
Choose your answer from the alternatives given below:
(a) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(b) (i) and (iv) only
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv) only
(d) (i) and (ii) only
7. Assertion (A): The Mughal rulers did not give land grants on the basis of religion.
Reason (R): The farmers revolted against the Land grant.
Choose your answer from the codes given below:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
8. The Ashoka pillar in Allahabad gives the information about which of the following rulers ?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Chandragupta-I
(c) Chandragupta-II
(d) Samudragupta
9. Which of the following Gupta rulers attained victories over the Hunas ?
(a) Chandragupta-II
(b) Kumargupta-I
(c) Skandgupta
(d) Bhanugupta
10. Who among the following was the first ruler to make Delhi as his capital?
(a) Qutubuddin Aibak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Razia Sultan
(d) Muizuddin Ghori
11. Token currency in India was stated by –
(a) Akbar
(b) Alauddin Khilji
(c) Bahlol Lodhi
(d) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
12. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to take part in public celebrations of Holi?
(a) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
(b) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
(c) Sikander Lodhi
(d) Ibrahim Lodhi
13. Which of the following Sultans started the Patta and Kabuliyat System to help the farmers ?
(a) Bahlol Lodhi
(b) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
(c) Giyasuddin Tughlaq
(d) Sher Shah
14. Which Sultan formed a separate department for agriculture by the name of ‘Divan-i-Amir-Kohi’?
(a) Alauddin Khilji
(b) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
(c) Giyasuddin Tughlaq
(d) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq
15. Consider the following events with respect to Indian independence movement.
(i) Gandhi – Irwin Pact
(ii) Karachi Session of Indian National Congeress
(iii) Hanging of Bhagat Singh
(iv) Puna Pact
Arrange the above events in chronological order as they happened.
(a) (i), (iv), (ii) and (iii)
(b) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (iv), (iii), (ii) and (i)
(d) (i), (iii), (ii) and (iv)
16. Indian National Congress had not represented in which of the following round table conferences?
(a) First Round Table conference
(b) Second Round Table conference
(c) Third Round Table conference
(d) None of the above
17. Who among the following had called the burning of foreign cloths during the National movements as ‘a heartless waste’?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Motilal Nehru
(c) Rabindranath Tagore
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
18. Who among the following presided the Lahore Session of Indian National Congress in 1929?
(a) Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) Rajendra Prasad
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
19. Which of the following pairs is matched correctly ?
(a) Abul Kalam Azad – Hind Swaraj
(b) Annie Besant – New India
(c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Common Wheel
(d) Mahatma Gandhi – India wins Freedom
20. Which of the following sessions of Indian National Congress was the first to be attended by Mahatma Gandhi?
(a) Calcutta Session – 1901
(b) Lucknow Session – 1916
(c) Nagpur Session – 1920
(d) Surat Session – 1907
21. The first movement started by Mahatma Gandhi in India was –
(a) Champaran Satyagrah
(b) Khera Satyagrah
(c) Rowlett Satyagrah
(d) None of the above
22. Consider the following movements with respect to Indian National movement and arrange them in the chronological order of their occurances. Choose your answer from the codes given below:
(a) Champaran Satyagrah
(b) Rolette Satyagrah
(c) Home Rule Movement
(d) Jalaiyan Wala Bagh Massacre
23. Who among the following had said -“One of the biggest achievements of British rule in India was its unification”?
(a) KS Panikkar
(b) M N Shrivastava
(c) Rajni Kothari
(d) Yogendra Singh
24. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly ?
(a) Bhutia – Uttar Pradesh
(b) Khasi – Meghalaya
(c) Santhal – Jharkhand
(d) Toda – Tamil Nadu
25. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?
(a) Dulhasti – Chenab
(b) Indira Gandhi Canal – Satluj
(c) Nagarjun Sagar – Godavari
(d) Ookai – Tapti
26. Which of the following states does not share its boundary with Bangladesh?
(a) Manipur
(b) Meghalaya
(c) Mizoram
(d) Tripura
27. Match Column I and Column II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Column I – Column II
Mountain Pass – State
A. Banihal 1. Himachal Pradesh
B. Nathu La 2. Jammu & Kashmir
C. Niti 3. Sikkim
D. Shipki 4. Uttaranchal
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 3 4 2 1
28. Which of the following states of India has the largest forest land?
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Assam
(c) Goa
(d) Manipur
29. Which of the following states of India is the largest producer of Asbestos?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Rajasthan
30. Top four rice producing states of India are
(a) Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha
(b) Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Assam
(c) West Bengal, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Andhrá Pradesh
(d) West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab
31. Largest producer of sugar cane in the country is
(a) Karnataka
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Uttar Pradesh
32. Which of the following is not matched correctly ?
(a) Bhilai – Madhya Pradesh
(b) Durgapur – West Bengal
(c) Jamshedpur – Jharkhand
(d) Rourkela – Odisha
33. Which of the following sea ports is located in Gulf of Kutch?
(a) Cochin
(b) Haldia
(c) Kandla
(d) Tuticorin
34. Which of the following volcanoes is also known as the light pillar of the Mediterranean Sea?
(a) Etna
(b) Peli
(c) Stromboli
(d) Vesuvius
35. The equator, tropic of Cancer, tropic of Capricorn, all the three pass through which of the following continent ?
(a) Africa
(b) Asia
(c) North America
(d) South America
36. Which of the following group of countries is known as The Benelux Countries?
(a) Belgium, Denmark, Netherland
(b) Belgium, Netherland, Luxemburg
(c) Denmark, Finland, Luxemburg
(d) Norway, Sweden, Finland
37. Which of the following countries is the largest producer of mineral oil of South America ?
(a) Brunei
(b) Indonesia
(c) Malaysia
(d) Myanmar
38. World’s largest deconstruction yard is located in –
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Odisha
(d) Tamil Nadu
39. Which of the following is not matched correctly ?
(a) Madhya Pradesh – Alpine
(b) Congo Basin – Antigo
(c) Kalahari – Bushman
(d) Scandinavia – Nordic
40. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Indian Economy?
(a) poor money efficiency
(b) low per capita income
(c) poor capital generation
(d) lack of natural resources
41. Which of the following is a Kharif crop?
(a) Masur
(b) Flaxseeds
(c) Mustard
(d) Soya bean
42. Jute industry in India is located in –
(a) Kerala
(b) Odisha
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
43. India’s largest coffee producing state is –
(a) Assam
(b) Karnataka
(c) Kerala
(d) Tamil Nadu
44. NABARD grants refinancing for which of the following –
(a) Agriculture and Rural development
(b) Export trading
(c) Industrial development
(d) All of the above
45. Which of the following is not a nationalized bank ?
(a) Bank of Baroda
(b) Canara Bank
(c) I.C.I.C.I Bank
(d) Punjab National Bank
46. Unit Trust of India
(a) Provides a share of its profit to small shareholders
(b) Manage the fund in such a way that promotes Industrial development
(c) Collect public savings
(d) All of the above
47. Which of the following institutions provides insurance for the risk of export trading?
(a) Exim Bank
(b) Export Credit and Guarantee Corporation
(c) General Insurance Corporation
(d) All of the above
48. Which of the following is associated with the regulation of share market activities?
(a) SAIL
(b) SEBI
(c) SYDNEY
(d) Stock Holding Corporation of India
49. Free trade in India was established for which of the following?
(a) Backward Regions
(b) Export Industries
(c) Rural Industries
(d) Small Industries
50. Which of the following is the biggest source of protein?
(a) Arhar
(b) Soya bean
(c) Urad
(d) Wheat
51. On what basis are the Indira Gandhi Environment Awards presented every year?
(a) Significant contribution in the field of environment
(b) Distinct contribution in the field of tree plantation
(c) Significant contribution in the field of development of barren land
(d) Significant acts in the field of wild life conservation and their research
52. Which of the following is a government initiative to mark environment friendly products ?
(a) Agmark
(b) Ecomark
(c) ISI mark
(d) Water mark
53. Which of the following gases are most responsible for a rise in global warming?
(a) Carbon Dioxide and Methane
(b) Ammonia and Butane
(c) Redon and Nitrogen
(d) Ozone and Hydrogen Chloride
54. Who among the following refused to accept the subsidiary alliance ?
(a) Nizam of Hyderbad 4
(b) Holkar State of Indore
(c) Rajput State of Jodhpur
(d) Ruler of Mysore
55. Which of the following is correctly matched?
(a) Mahatma Gandhi – Mook Nayak
(b) Bal Gangadhar – Young India Tilak
(c) Annie Besant – Common Wheel
(d) BR Ambedkar – Kesari
56. Match Column I and Column II and chose the correct answer from the codes given below:
Column I – Column II
News Paper – Started by
A. Bombay Chronical 1. Annie Besant
B. Common Wheel 2. Madan Mohan Malviya
C. Leader 3. Feroz Shah Mehta
D. Search Light 4. Sachchidanand Sinha
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 1
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 1 2 4
(d) 4 2 1 3
57. Telugu-Ganga Project is an inter state partnership which can be seen between
(a) Andhra Pradesh & Karnataka
(b) Andhra Pradesh & Tamil Nadu
(c) Puduchery & Tamil Nadu
(d) Andhra Pradesh & Maharashtra
58. Which of the following states has the minimum population according to latest census?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka
(c) Odisha
(d) Bengal
59. The congress failed to register a clear majority in the assembly elections held in 1935 in which of the following states?
(a) Madras
(b) Bihar
(c) Odisha
(d) Bengal
60. The Constituent Assembly of India was formed
(a) under the provisions of Cripps reports
(b) under Cabinet Mission Plan
(c) under Indian Independence Act
(d) under the Mountbatten Plan
61. Zero hour in the parliament is a procedure given by which of the following countries?
(a) India
(b) America
(c) Britain
(d) Switzerland
62. Right to property was removed from the fundamental rights by which of the following Constitutional Amendment Bill?
(a) 39th Amendment Bill
(b) 42nd Amendment Bill
(c) 44th Amendment Bill
(d) 46th Amendment Bill
63. Which of the following fundamental rights was called as the heart and soul of our constitution?
(a) Right to equality
(b) Right to freedom
(c) Right to freedom of religion
(d) Right to constitutional remedies
64. The candidature of President of India should be supported by atleast
(a) 10 electors
(b) 20 electors
(c) 5 electors
(d) 15 electors
65. Which of the following is not a mandatory expense drawn on the consolidated fund of India ?
(a) Debts payable by the Government of India
(b) Salaries and pension of the members of the Election Commission of India
(c) Pension of the Judges of High Court
(d) Expense of the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha
66. On which of the following subject(s) do the Lok Sabha enjoy exclusive powers over the Rajya Sabha?
(i) Money/Finance bill can be presented only in the Lok Sabha
(ii) With regards to abrogation or amendment in a money bill
(iii) Regarding the responsibility of the council of ministers
(iv) Regarding the initiation of a new All India Service
Choose your answer from the codes given below:
(a) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
(b) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
67. The Speaker can continue to be in his office even after the dissolution of the Lok Sabha till –
(a) just before the first meeting the formation of new Lok Sabha
(b) till the new speaker is elected
(c) till he wants
(d) None of the above
68. Which Part of the constitution describes the legislation between the center and state relation ?
(a) Part X
(b) Part XI
(c) Part XII
(d) Part XIII
69. Part XVI (Article 330 to 342) of the Constitution of India contains the provisions regarding
(a) Government Agencies
(b) All India Services
(c) Finance Commission
(d) Reservation of Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe in Lok Sabha and representation of the Anglo Indian Community
70. Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer form the codes given below: Assertion (A): Public interest litigation enables public litigators to approach court.
Reason (R): Public litigators can seek justice for the person who himself can not approach the court for any reason.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
71. In which case the second largest bench was formed by the Supreme Court?
(a) Golaknath Case
(b) Minerva Mills
(c) Nationalization of Banks
(d) T MA PAi Foundation Case official
72. What is the number of languages mentioned in the Eighth I schedule of the Constitution of India ?
(a) 16
(b) 17
(c) 22
(d) 20
73. The Constitutional Amendment Bill 1971 (Duty, power and conditions of service of the comptroller and auditor general) separates the accounting and auditing and discharges the CAG from preparation of accounts. This amendment was done in –
(a) 1972
(b) 1976
(c) 1980
(d) 1987
74. Minimum age to exercise the franchise for center and state legislatures was reduced from 21 years to 18 years through –
(a) 57th Constitutional Amendment (1987)
(b) 60th Constitutional Amendment (1988)
(c) 61st Constitutional Amendment (1989)
(d) 65th Constitutional Amendment (1990)
75. Choose the correct statement – the correct order of schedules and subject for the powers incorporated in the Panchayati Raj by 3rd constitutional amendment is
(a) 10th Schedule – 25 subjects
(b) 11th Schedule – 29 subjects
(c) 7th Schedule – 37 subjects
(d) 13th Schedule — 20 subjects
76. The number of members of the Lok Sabha was increased from 525 to 545 by which constitutional amendment ?
(a) 31st Constitutional Amendment
(b) 35th Constitutional Amendment
(c) 42nd Constitutional Amendment
(d) 45th Constitutional Amendment
77. Who was the first Chairman of the Disinvestment Committee ?
(a) G V Ramakrishna
(b) C Rangarajan
(c) Arun Jaitley
(d) Montek Singh Ahluwalia
78. Human poverty index was developed in which year ?
(a) 1991
(b) 1995
(c) 1997
(d) 2001
79. The foundation year of Swarna Jayanti Swarojgar Yojna is –
(a) 1991
(b) 1996
(c) 1999
(d) 2001
80. Facilitation of which of the following was the main objective of launching the Pradhan Mantri Gramoday Yojana ?
(a) fundamental rural requirements
(b) only rural roads
(c) only drinking water
(d) agriculture based industrial development
81. What is obtained by deducting the interest payment from the fiscal deficit in the budget ?
(a) Deficit Financing
(b) Budget deficit
(c) Fiscal
(d) Priamry deficit
82. Arrange the following in ascending order with respect to their foundation years.
(i) LIC
(ii) IDBI
(iii) SEBI
(iv) UTI
Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
(a) (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
(b) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(c) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(d) (i), (iii), (iv), (ii)
83. One nano-meter is equal to
(a) 10-4 cm
(b) 10-7 cm
(c) 10-8 cm
(d) 10-⁹ cm
84. Pyrometer is used to –
(a) Measure the air pressure
(b) Measure the humidity
(c) Measure high temperature
(d) Measure the intensity of earth quake
85. The instrument used to measure the intensity of light is known as –
(a) Anemometer
(b) Colorimeter
(c) Luxmeter
(d) Altimeter
86. Which of the following is matched correctly?
(a) Decibel the unit of pitch of sound
(b) Horse power – unit of power
(c) Nautical mile – unit of distance for navigation of ships
(d) Celsius – unit of heat
87. The color of black box of an airplane is –
(a) White
(b) Orange
(c) Black
(d) Red
88. In order to obtain stainless steel from steel, something is mixed with it and processed. Which of the following is not fit to be used for this process ?
(a) Carbon
(b) Silicon
(c) Manganese
(d) Nickel
89. Which of the following variety is effective in India?
(a) HIV 1A
(b) HIV IB
(c) HIV IC
(d) HIV ID
90. Which of the following is a bird flu virus?
(a) H5 H1
(b) N H 5
(c) HN5
(d) H5 N1
91. Which of the following drugs is responsible for the decline in the number of vultures?
(a) Aspirin
(b) Chloroquine
(c) Dichlofenac Sodium
(d) Penicilin
92. A healthy human urinates _______ in a day.
(a) 1.5 liter
(b) 3.0 liter
(c) 6.0 liter
(d) 9.0 liter
93. DNA finger printing is used in which of the following fields ?
(a) Only in scientific analysis of judicial investigations
(b) Only in paternity related disputes conservation of
(c) Only in endangered species
(d) All of the above
94. The image formed on ratina is –
(a) of the same size of the object but inverted
(b) is smaller than the size of the object but straight
(c) is smaller the size of the object but inverted
(d) is straight and equal to the size of the object
95. Cobalt is found in which of the following vitamins ?
(a) Vitamin B1
(b) Vitamin B2
(c) Viamin B6
(d) Vitamin B12
96. Who was the Nagvanshi ruler who established his capital at Doisa after escaping from the captivity of the Mughals (during the reign of Jahangir) and built several beautiful residential buildings and temples there?
(a) Durjan Shah
(b) Madhukaran Shah
(c) Arjun Shah
(d) Karn Shah
97. The maximum number of coal washeries have been developed in which of the following regions for cleaning and washing of coal ?
(a) Damodar valley coal fields
(b) Hazaribagh coal fields
(c) Rajmahal coal fields
(d) North valley coal fields
98. The Gomukh king who built the Panchkot fort belonged to which dynasty?
(a) Raksel
(b) Chera
(c) Govanshi
(d) Singh
99. The oldest relics of habitation of the primitive man in the plateau region of Jharkhand belong to which era ?
(a) Paleolithic era
(b) Neolithic era
(c) Bronze era
(d) Historical age
100. Which of the following districts of Jharkhand remain completely untouched from Muslim invasion ?
(a) Singhbhum
(b) Hazaribagh
(c) Dhanbad
(d) Giridih
Answers with Explanation
1. (d) Indus valley civilization was different from the Vedic civilization because the former was an urban civilization. They also had pictorial scripts or the glyph system and they had no knowledge about iron and defense arms. It should be noted that the Indus Valley civilization was the first urban civilization of India whereas Vedic Civilization was a rural civilization.
2. (c) Images of elephants, tigers, humped bull, one horned animal, rhinoceros, boar and sheep were found on the seals of Harappa culture. These seals do not carry the image of horse. Maximum number of seals have been found in Mohanjo Daro. Bronze seals have been found in Lothal and Dasalpur.
3. (d) The Archeological site of Harappa civilization is situated in a place called Rakhigarhi situated in Jind district in Haryana. This site was discovered by professor Suraj Bhan and Acharya Bhagwandev. Remains from pre Indus valley civilization have also been found at this site. One of the largest cities belonging to the Harappa civilization is Rakhigarhi.
4. (b) Kushinagar was the capital of Malla Republic. Mahatma Buddha died in 483 BC in Kushinagar at the age of 80 years. His demise is called Mahaparinirvan. Therefore, both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
5. (b) Like many other contemporary religions, Jainism was founded in protest of brahmanical karmkand, complex and rigid caste system and animal sacrifice prevalent in the Yajna system. According to the Jain philosophy 23 preachers preceded the founder and greatest preacher of Jainism, Vardhaman Mahavir. They were called Tirthankars. Among them, Rishabhdev was the first and Parshvanath was the last. Chandraprabha, Nemi, Sambhav etc were Tirthankars but Nathmuni Jain was not a tirthankar.
6. (c) An ancient dockyard has been found in Lothal (Gujarat). This belongs to the Indus valley civilization. Gautam Buddha preached his first sermon in Sarnath (Uttar Pradesh). Nalanda (Bihar) was a main center of Buddhism. Rajgir was not the lion capital of Ashoka.
7. (c) Mauryan rulers did not grant lands on the basis of religion. The system of granting lands to the Brahmins was started by the rulers of Satvahan dynasty (Andhra dynasty). There is no mention of farmer revolt against this land grant in history. Therefore A is true but R is false.
8. (d) Many pillars in Allahabad tells about Samudra Gupta. According to these scriptures Samudra Gupta never lost a war. It should be noted that the Ashoka Pillar in Allahabad carries the inscription of Ashoka, Samudragupta, Jahangir and Birbal. This pillar was initially set up in Kaushambi but later Akbar got it transferred to Allahabad.
9. (c) Gupta ruler Skandagupta (455468 AD) had to face the invasions from Hunas immediately after sat on the throne. It is found from the inner pillar scriptures of Skandagupta and the pillars of Junagarh that Skandagupta had rebuilt the Sudarshan Lake. This exercise was carried under the survelience of Parnadatta and his son Chakrapalit.
10. (b) Shamsuddin Iltutmish (121036 AD) transferred the capital from Lahore to Delhi. Lahore was the capital of Qutubuddin Aibak. It should be noted that Itutmish was considered the actual organizer of victories from Turkey to North India. He received the certificate of Khilat from the khalifa of Baghdad, Al-Muntasir Billah in 1218:
11. (d) First trend of token currency in India was started by Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (1325-1351AD). The Sultan started the token currency made of bronze and silver mixed bronze, but the people could not comprehend this experiment and they started forging these tokens. As a result the traders refused to accept these token currencies and the Sultan had to stop this currency.
12. (b) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq (Jauna Khan) was the first sultan of Delhi who took part in the public celebration of Holi.
13. (d) Sher Shah Suri started the Patta and Kabuliyat system. Every farmer was given a patta or strip of land which carried all the information about the area and other details including the tax. In lieu of this the farmer gave the consent or kabuliyat to the state.
14. (d) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq set up a new department named Divan-i-Amir-iKohi for the development and growth of the agriculture. The main objective of his department was to oversee the smooth function of cargo movement and to make barren lands cultivable.
15. (d) Gandhi Irwin pact-5th March 1931; Hanging of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru – 23rd March 1931; Karachi conference of Indian National Congress 29th December 1931 and Poona pact – 20th August 1932.
16. (c)
17. (c) Rabindra Nath Tagore had called the burning of foreign cloths as a heartless wastage.
18. (b) The Lahore conference of Indian National Congress was presided by Jawahar Lal Nehru. In this session a resolution was passed to attain Purna Swaraj or complete independence and celebtrate 26th jaunuary as the independence day.
19. (b) Abul Kalam Azad – India wins freedom; Mrs Annie Besant – New India, Common wheel, Madras Standard; Bal Gangadhar Tilak – Kesari, Maratha; Mahatma Gandhi – Young India, Harijan; Maulana Abul Kalam Azad – Al Hilal; Harishchandra Mukherjee – Hindu Patriot.
20. (a) Mahatma Gandhi’s first participation in the conference of Indian National Congress was in the Calcutta Session in 1901. This session was presided over by Dinsha Vacha.
21. (a) Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa in January 1915. He started his fisrt Satyagrah in 1917 in Champaran in support of the indigo farmers. Rowlett Satyagrah was done by Mahatma Gandhi in 1919 where as the Jalianwala Bagh Massacre happened in 1919.
22. (c) Home Rule Movement-April 1916; Champaran Satyagrah – 1917; Rowlett Act March 1919; Jalianwala Bagh Massacre – 13th April 1919.
23. (a) K N Panikkar had said – The most important achievement of British rule is the unification of India.
24. (a) Important tribes of states are as follows – (i) Meghalaya – Garo, Khasi etc. (ii) Jharkhand – Santhal, Munda, Ho etc. (iii) Tamil Nadu – Toda, Kota, Kadar, kurumba, Paliyan etc. (iv) Uttaranchal – Bhoksa, Raji, Bhotiya, Jonsari etc.
25. (c) Important multipurpose projects of India are as follows – (i) Dulhasti project – river Chenab in Jammu & Kashmir; (ii) Indira Gandhi Canal – On the confluence (Sangam) of rivers Satluj and Vyas in Punjab. (iii) Nagarjun Sagar project- Krishna river in Andhra Pradesh. (iv) Ukai project – river Tapti in Gujarat. (v) Tata hydel power project – Lonaval, Balhan and Shivarta lake in Maharshtra.
26. (a) Meghalay, Tripura, Mizoram, West Bengal share their boundaries with Bangladesh where as Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh do not share their boundaries with Bangladesh.
27. (b) Banihal pass – situated in Pir Panjal range in the south of Jammu & Kashmir, this pass is 2832 meters high. situated in Dongkya Nathu La Pass Range. Niti pass it is situated in the kumaun hills in the state of Uttrakhand. It is 5389 meters high. Shipki La pass-it is situated in Jaskar range in Himachal Pradesh. Mana Pass It is situated in kumaun hills in Uttrakhand.
28. (d) Almost 23.81% of total land of India is covered by forests. Forests cover 90% of total land area of Mizoram and 78.01% in Meghalaya.
29. (a) India produces 60% of total asbestos in the world. Three types of Asbestos are found in India – Ruby Asbestos, Moscow bright and boromite. Andhra Pradesh is India’s largest asbestos producing state in India followed by Jharkhand.
30. (c) India is an agrarian country. Rice and wheat are its staple food. Largest rice producing states in India are as follows West Bengal (19%), Andhra Pradesh (14%), Uttar Pradesh (13%), Punjab (10%) , Odisha (9.3%) and Bihar (8.7%).
31. (d) Sugarcane is a tropical crop. It requires 100 to 150 cm rainfall. Chief sugarcane producing states in India are – Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, etc. It should be noted that Brazil is world’s largest sugarcane producing country followed by India at the second and China at the third place.
32. (a) Bhilai-Chhattisgarh; Durgapur West Bengal; Jamshedpur – Jharkhand and Rourkela – Odisha. Note: during the Second five year plan three iron and steel Oplant were set up at Bhilai (with the help of USSR), Durgapur (with the help. of Britain) and Rourkela (with the help of West Germany).
33. (c) Kandla port in Gujarat is situated in the Gulf of Kutch. Haldia port is located in the Bay of Bengal (Kolkata). Mumbai and Cochin harbors are natural harbor.
34. (c) At present the total number of active volcanoes around the world is approximately 500. Example – Etna, Stromboli in Italy, Monaloa in Hawaii islands. Inflamed gases are continuously erupting from Stromboli. Therefore this volcano is known as the lighthouse of Mediterranean Sea.
35. (a) Africa is the only continent which is spread in both the hemisphere of earth. Tropic of Cancer, tropic of Capricorn and Equator pass through this continent. The tropic of cancer passes in the north of the continent through Western Sahara, Mauritania, Mali, Algeria, Libya, Chad and Egypt. Tropic of Capricorn passes through Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique and Madagascar. The Equator passes through Gabon, Republic of Congo, Zaire, Kenya and Somalia.
36. (b) Benelux was formed in 1950. Its headquarters is located in Brussels (Belgium). It has three member countries and they are – Belgium, Netherland and Luxemberg. The objective of this association is trade cooperation.
37. (b) Indonesia is the largest country in South East Asia in size. It is followed by Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia respectively. Indonesia is the largest island of the world. Indonesia is the largest producer of mineral oil in South East Asia. Mineral oil in this country is produced in Sumatra.
38. (a)
39. (a) Alpines are found in Middle Europe. Negito are found in Cango Basin, Bushman are found in Kalahari dessert. Nordics are found in Scandinavia. It should be noted that Mongoloids are the largest human race (43%) in the world.
40. (d) India has no scarcity of natural resources. They are present in abundance in India.
41. (d) Rabi crops are usually sown in the month of October-November and harvested in April. Wheat, barley, grams, pea, mustard, flaxseed, lentil etc are Rabi crops. Kharif is a monsoon crop that are sown in the month of August and harvested in April. Rice, millet, maize, cotton, sugarcane, soybean, peanut, jute, tobacco, etc are cultivated during the Kharif season. Zaid crops are sown in the month of March and harvested in the month of June. With irrigation watermelon, cucumber etc are cultivated in Zaid season.
42. (d) Jute is also known as the golden fiber in India. India’s first jute factory was founded in Risra in West Bengal in 1859. The centralization of jute in India is found only in the jute producing regions. The distribution of jute industry in India is mostly spread (more than 90%) in West Bengal and more than 90% factories are situated in this state. Risra, Naihati, Titagarh, Barberia, Uluberia, Kakinada, Srirampur, Bajbaj, Howrah, Sealdah, Birlapur, Barrackpore are chief centers of this industry.
43. (b) Largest production of coffee in Indía is done in Karnataka. It is followed by Tamil Nadu and Kerala at the second and third position respectively. It should be noted here that Brazil is the largest coffee producing country of the world with more than 25% of total world produce. Colombia is at the second position and Indonesia is at third.
44. (a) NABARD – National Rural and Agricultural Development Bank was established on 19th July 1982 on the recommendation of Shivaraman Committee. It is the apex institution of rural banking. It provides loan for agricultural and rural development.
45. (c) Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, Punjab National Bank etc are nationalized banks where as ICICI bank is a private bank. It is the largest bank in private sector.
46. (d) Unit Trust of India was established by the parliament through Unit Trust Act on 26th November 1963 whereas the procedure of the sale of units started on 1st July 1964. The main objective of Unit Trust of India is to sell units for small savings and encourage the investors towards savings investment.
47. (b) The Exports Credit and Guarantee Cooperation of India provides export credit insurance support to exporters. It was founded in 1964. It is a national as well as worldwide recognized public sector institution. It is an insurance company.
48. (b) Securities and Exchange Board of India was established as a non statutory body in 1988 and it was granted the statutory status on 12th April 1992. The main functions of SEBI are as follows regulation of stock exchange activities; registration and regulation of public investment schemes including mutual funds.
49. (b)
50. (b) Maximum amount of protein is found in soybean. It consists of almost 46% protein.
51. (a) The annual Indira Gandhi environment award is presented to any individual or organization for extraordinary contribution in the field of environment. This award was founded in 1987.
52. (b) The system of Ecomark labeling has been accepted for certification of eco friendly various consumer products. Bureau of Indian Standards is the primary institution that issues this certificate.
53. (a) Major gases responsible for global warming are as follows – Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Chlorofluorocarbons etc.
54. (b) Subsidiary alliance system is associated with Governor General Lord Wellesely (1798-1805). The states that accepted subsidiary alliance were as follows – Hyderabad (1798 and 1800), Mysore (1799), Tanajvore (1799), Avadh (1801), Peshwa (1801), Bhonsle of Barar (1803), Scindia (1804), Jodhpur, Jaipur,
Machchedi and Baharatpur etc. The Holkar state in Indore did not accept the subsidiary alliance.
55. (c) Common Wheel, New India – Mrs. Annie Besant; Kesari, Maratha – Bal Gangadhar Tilak; Young India, Navjeevan, Harijan – Mahatma Gandhi; Bombay Chronicle Ferozshah Mehta.
56. (c) Bombay Chronicle – Ferozshah Mehta; Common Wheel – Mrs. Annie Besant; Leader-Madan Mohan Malaviya; Search light Sachchidanand Sinha; Pratap Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi; Servants of India Shrinivas Shastri; Hindustan Times – K M Panikkar; Bang Darshan – Bankim Chandra Chatterjee.
57. (b)
58. (b) Out of the given alternatives, Karnataka has the lowest population (6.10 crore) according to census 2011. Poupulation of Madhya Pradesh is 7.26 crore, Bihar – 10.40 crore and Maharashtra – 11.23 crore.
59. (d) The elections in India were held in 1936-37 under the government of India act 1935. Congress won complete majorty in five provinces (Madras, Central province, United province, Bihar and Orissa). In Bombay, Congress attained full majority with the support of one or two different parties and in Assam and Northwest province it was the single largest party. Congress was able to form government in all 7 provinces except Punjab, Bengal, Sindh and Assam.
60. (b) The Constituent Assembly was formed by the Cabinet Mission. This mission arrived in Delhi on 24th March 1946 and published its report on 16th May 1946. The cabinet mission recommended the representation of different provinces in the constituent assembly in a ration of population and usually there should be one representative for a population of 10 lakhs.
61. (a) The hour just after the question hour is usually referred to as Zero hour. This name of zero hour was given in the early years of 1960-1970 when the custom of bringing matters of public importance without prior notice in the parliament became popular. This tradition of zero hour is a gift of the Indian parliament.
62. (c) The Parliament removed the provisions of Right to property (Article 19 (1) E and Article 31) from the list of fundamental rights through 44th Constitutional Amendment 1978. Right to property is now listed in the legal rights (Article 300 A).
63. (d) Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar had called Article 32 as the heart and soul of the constitution. In his words – “if I am asked about the most vital article of this constitution without which it becomes null and void then I shall not name any other article other than this (Article 32)”. It is the heart and soul of this constitution.
64. (a) At present this answer is incorrect. According to the election of President and Vice President of India Act 1978, the name of a Presidential candidate should be proposed by 10 members and it should also be supported by the same number of members. This act was amended on 5th June 1997. Now the candidature of an individual should be proposed and supported by at least 50 members.
65. (b) According to Section 3 of Article 112 of the Constitution of India, following expenses shall be charged on the consolidated fund of India – Loans that have to be paid by the Government of India, Pensions given to the judges of the Supreme Court of India and High Courts of states. Salary and allowances of the chairman and deputy chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The salary and allowances of the members of the Election commission of India is drawn on the consolidated fund of India.
66. (b) The Lok Sabha enjoys more power over the Rajya Sabha with regard to the following subjects – (i) A money bill can only be introduced in the Lok Sabha. (ii) Regarding any amendment or abrogation of provisions of a money bill. (iii) Responsibility of the council of ministers. Note: Rajya Sabha enjoys the right to start any all India services (Article 312).
67. (a) The Speaker of a Vidhan Sabha shall not vacate his office till the first session of new vidhan sabha formed after the dissolution of the current vidhan sabha. By this way the Speaker does not vacate his office by the dissolution of Lok Sabha but remains in his office till just before the first session of new vidhan sabha.
68. (b) Chapter 1 of Part XI of the Constitution of India explains the legislative relations (legislative relations between center and state). Part 2 explains the administrative relations.
69. (d) Special provisions have been made in 13 articles of Part XVI (Article 330 to Article 342) for some sections like reservation for scheduled caste, scheduled tribes and representation of Anglo Indian community.
70. (a) A public interest litigation allows any individual to approach the court. An individual can ask for justice on behalf of any individual if the later is unable to approach the court for any reason. Therefore both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
71. (a) The Largest bench of Supreme Court was formed for in the matter of Keshavanand vs the state of Kerala. The total number of judges in this bench was 13. The second largest bench was formed in the matter of Golaknath vs state of Punjab in which the number of judges was 11. In the dispute of Sajjan Singh vs State of Rajasthan the total number of judges was 5 and the number of judges in the Minerva Mills case was also 5.
72. (c) The total number of official languages listed in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution of India is 22. It should be noted that at the time the Constitution of India was enacted the total number of official. languages in the Eighth Schedule was 14. Sindhi language was added to this list through 21st Constitutional Amendment. Through 71st Constitutional Amendment Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali language were added to this list. Again Maithili, Bodo, Santhali and dogri language were added to the Eighth Schedule by 92nd constitutional amendment. Thus the total number of official language in the 8th schedule is 22.
73. (b) The provisions regarding the Comptroller and Auditor General of India have been explained in Articles 148 to 151 of the Constitution of India. The parliament has enacted the Comptroller and Auditor General of India the Comptroller and Auditor General of India Act 1971 (Duties, powers and services) the 1976 amendment f this act relieved the Comptroller and Auditor General of India from the duty of formation of accounts of audit reports.
74. (c) The minimum age to caste his/her vote by an individual was reduced to 18 years. from 21 years by the 61st Constitutional Amendment Act 1989. (Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister at that time).
75. (b) PV Narsimha Rao Government presented the 73rd Constitutional Amendment Act on 16th December 1991. This amendment planned to form a three level structure of governance in the state. The President gave his consent to this bill on 20th April 1993 and it was enacted from 24th April 1993. This constitutional amendment was added to Part IX A. 16 new articles and 1 Schedule (11th Schedule) has been added to this part. 29 subjects have been described in 11th Schedule. These subjects empower the parliament to legislate on the panchayats.
76. (a) 21st Constitutional Amendment (17th October 1974) is asscociated with the formation of Lok Sabha. The number of members of Lok Sabha was increased to 545 from 525 through this constitutional amendment. Article 81, 330 and 332 were amended by this constitutional amendment.
77. (a) First Disinvestment Committee of India was formed under G V Ramakrishna in 1996. This committee presented its recommendations on five public sector industries in August 1999. On the recommendation of the committee public sector industries were divided into two categories -strategic and non strategic for disinvestments.
Note in Indian context, the process of selling the government’s share in public sector industries to private sector is known as Disinvestment. It began in year 1991-92.
78. (c) Human Development Index for Human development report was presented for the first time for 78 countries in 1997. This index measures the information related to basic human needs. Following parameters are included in it. (i) Percentage of people dying before the age of 40. (ii) Percentage of people deprived of healthcare and drinking water. (iii) The conditions of nutrition and mortality in children below the age of 3.
79. (c) The Swarn Jayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana started in April 1999. The main objective of this program is to provide self employment to villagers below the poverty line through self help groups. This program operates on the economic ratio of 75:25 between center and state. Till date 4335 crore have been spent.
80. (a). This project was started with a comprehensive objective of upliftment of villagers and health, primary education, drinking water, house and rural roads. His program was launched in 2000-01.
81. (d) There are different types of deficits in the budget of government of India like revenue deficit, budget deficit, fiscal deficit and primary deficit etc. (i) Budget deficit – the maximum of total income (revenue + capital) against total expanses (revenue + capital) is known as the budget deficit. (ii) Revenue deficit – the highest point of revenue income against revenue expenses is known as revenue deficit. (iii) Primary deficit- the difference in the revenue deficit and payment of interest is known as primary deficit.
82. (a) Securities and Exchange Board of India was founded on 12th April 1988 and it was granted the statutory status on 30th January 1992 on the recommendations of Narsimhan Committee. Unit Trust of India was founded on 26th November 1963 by the Unit Trust act passed by the Parliament of India. It became functional in July 1964. Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was founded on 1st July 1964. Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) was founded on 1st September 1956.
83. (d) 1 Micron 10-6 meters. 1 Nanometer = 10-⁹ meters; 1 Angstorm 10-1⁰ meter; 1 Fermi = 10-¹5 meter; 1 light year 9.46 x 10¹5 meter; 1 Parsek = 3.8 x 10-16 meter. =
84. (c) Pyrometer is used to measure high temperature. Hygrometer is used to measure expected humidity and Barometer is used to measure atmospheric pressure.
85. (c) Anemometer is an instrument used to measure air velocity. Altimeter is an instrument which is used to measure the height in feet or meters and Calorimeter is used to measure heat.
86. (d) Celsius scale was invented by Swedish scientist Celsius. On this scale, melting point of ice and boiling point of water at normal atmospheric pressure is considered to be 0° C and 100° C respectively. This scale is divided into 100 parts from 0° C and 100° C. This scale is used in scientific experiments and calculations. Note: Fahrenheit scale is still the measuring scale in a doctor’s thermometer.
87. (b) The colour of a black box of an airplane is orange.
88. (b) Steel is mixed with Carbon, Manganese and Nickel etc and processed further to obtain stainless steel. Silicone is not mixed in this process.
89. (c) AIDS is an infectious disease spread by virus. It is called Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). This virus infects those cells in our body that keep it free from diseases. This virus destroys our immune system. In India, HIV I-A is the most common form of this disease.
90. (d) Basically Bird flu is an infectious disease which spreads due to H5 N1 Avian (Bird) Influenza virus. It spreads naturally due to close proximity in birds. It was detected for the first time in 1961 in South Africa. Usually this virus is 100 percent active within first 48 hours. First human infection of bird flu was found in Hong Kong in 1997.
91. (c)
92. (a) A normal adult produces 1000 ml to 1800 ml urine in 24 hours. Usually the amount of urine produced by a person depends on the intake of water, type of food, his mental and physical condition and atmospheric temperature. Usually fresh urine is acidic in nature with a pH value between 4.5 and 8.6. Its relative density is more than water.
93. (d) DNA finger printing technology can be successfully used to settle a parental dispute, to catch a criminal (in scientific experiments under judicial investigation), to gather information about incidents occurred long time ago, preservation of endangered species etc.
94. (c) Retina is innermost sensitive layer of tissue in the eye. It consists of several layers that are made of several tissue cells, rods and cones. When light rays emerging from different objects enter the eye then an inverted and opposite image of that object is formed just like the negative of a camera.
95. (c) Vitamin B12 is cobalt. Vitamin B12 are cynocobalamin nucleic acid enzyme and co enzyme that take part in formation of blood cells. Therefore it is very important for growth. Its injections are administered to cure anemia. The nerve cells get damaged due to its deficiency.
96. (a)
97. (a)
98. (c)
99. (a)
100. (c)
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