Model Question Paper – 6

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Model Question Paper – 6

1. The Harappa city which is represented by the archeological site at Lothal was situated on the banks of river –

(a) Narmada

(b) Mahi

(d) Bhima

2. Who among the following was a Mauryan era chief officer of weight and measurement ?

(a) Poutavadhyaksh

(b) Panyadhyaksh

(d) Sunadhyaksh

3. Arthashastra, written by Kautilya is a –

(a) A play about Chandragupta Maurya

(b) Autobiography

(d) A book describing the rules and theories of governance and administration

4. Chinese traveller Hiuen Tsang visited India during the reign of

(a) Chandragupta II

(b) Harsh

(d) Skandagupta

5. Mahodya was the ancient name of

(a) Allahabad

(b) Khajuraho

(d) Patna

6. Which of the following is an example of rock structure?

(a) Coastal Temple, Mahabalipur – am

(b) Rajrajeshvar Temple, Tanjavur

(d) Jaganath Temple, Puri

7. What was the order in which the following dynasties ruled over Delhi? Choose your answer from the codes given below.

(i) Khilji

(ii) Lodi

(iii) Syed

(iv) Slave

Codes :

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

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

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

8. In 1802, the treaty of Bassein was signed between

(a) British and Bajirao I

(b) British and Bajirao II

(d) Dutch and Bajirao II

9. Begum Samru built a famous church at –

(a) Mount Abu

(b) Nanital

(d) Kanpur

10. Who defeated the Marathas in the third battle of Panipat ?

(a) Mughals

(b) Afghans

(d) Rohillas

11. Who ruled Delhi after the death of Aurangzeb in 1707 ?

(a) Bahadur Shah I

(b) Jahandar Shah

(d) Akbar II

12. The official language in Mughal era was

(a) Arabic

(b) Turkish

(d) Urdu

13. The Sindh victory of British was concluded during –

(a) Lord Ellenborough

(b) Lord Harding

(d) Lord Amhurst

14. Who was the governor General during the revolt of 1857 ?

(a) Dalhousie

(b) Canning

(d) Curzon

15. Who among the following crusaded for widow remarriage and succeeded in making it legal?

(a) Annie Besant

(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

(d) Raja Rammohan Roy

16. The Champaran movement was started by Gandhiji for

(a) protection of rights of harijans

(b) civil disobedience movement

(d) resolution of problems of indigo farmers

17. Who among the following remained the President of Congress for six consecutive years?

(a) Dada Bhai Naoroji

(b) Abdul Kalam Azad

(d) Jawahar Lal Nehru

18. Who was the first women president of All India National Congress?

(a) Nalini Sengupta

(b) Sarojini Naidu

(d) Kadambini Bose

19. The session of Muslim League in which the resolution for two nation was passed, held at –

(a) Lahore

(b) Karachi

(d) Lucknow

20. Who among the following renounced his knighthood as a token of protest against the Jalianwala Bagh massacre?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi

(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru

(d) Tej Bahadur Sapru

21. When was Bal Gangadhar Tilak given the title of Lokmanya ?

(a) Swadeshi Movement

(b) Revolutionary Movement

(d) Quit India Movement

22. When did Mahatma Gandhi give the slogan “Self rule within a year”?

(a) During the Dandi March

(b) During Non Cooperation movement

(d) During the round table conference

23. Which of the following states do not share a common boundary with Myanmar?

(a) Assam

(b) Nagaland

(c)Arunachal Pradesh

(d) Mizoram

24. Region known as Jungle Mahal is situated in which of the following states?

(a) West Bengal

(b) Jharkhand

(d) Bihar

25. Which of the following rivers cuts across all three ranges of Himalaya?

(a) Ravi

(b) Satluj

(d) Jhelum

26. The Indian metrological department is located in ?

(a) New Delhi

(b) Nagpur

(d) Pune

27. Which of the following regions receive rainfall during autumn ?

(a) North West

(b) South West

(d) South East

28. Famous tiger reserve, ‘Sariska’ is located in which state ?

(a) Uttar Prdesh

(b) Rajasthan

(d) Madhya Pradesh

29. Which of the following tiger reserves is situated in Mizoram?

(a) Melghat

(b) Buksa

(d) Bhadra

30. Which of the following states has maximum forest covered land ?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh

(b) Meghalaya

(d) Nagaland

31. Largest area of saline soil in India is found in –

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Haryana

(d) Maharashtra

32. Which of the following states has the largest area under soybean cultivation?

(a) Uttar Pradesh

(b) Bihar

(d) Maharashtra

33. Which of the following is a distinct example of outer port?

(a) Porbandar

(b) Haldia

(d) Vishakhapatnam

34. Iron ore is found in maximum concentration in which of the following shell systems?

(a) Gondwana System

(b) Kudapa System

(d) Vindhyan System

35. Earth is located –

(a) In between Venus and Mars

(b) In between Mars and Jupiter

(d) In between Mercury and Venus

36. Which of the following mountains is situated in Germany ?

(a) Black Forest

(b) Atlas

(d) Apennines

37. Which of the following countries is also known as the garden of lakes ?

(a) Poland

(b) Finland

(d) Switzerland

38. World’s longest rail tunnel, Seikan is situated in –

(a) China

(b) South Africa

(d) Malaysia

39. Afghanistan does not share a common boundary with –

(a) Uzbekistan

(b) Tajikistan

(d) Turkmenistan

40. Which of the following pairs is matched correctly ?

(a) Venezuela – Bogota

(b) New Zealand – Karakas

(d) Cyprus – Nicosia

41. Which of the following ocean islands is not a part of Melanesia Islands?

(a) Solomon Island

(b) Gilbert Islands

(d) Marshall Islands

42. Which of the following is located in the Pampas grasslands?

(a) Paraguay

(b) Bolivia

(d) Uruguay

43. According to census 2011, which of the following Indian states has the highest population density ?

(a) Bihar

(b) Kerala

(d) West Bengal

44. According to census 2011, which of the following Indian states has the lowest ratio of total population to urban population?

(a) Himachal Pradesh

(b) Odisha

(d) Rajasthan

45. According to census 2011, India’s most urbanized state is –

(a) Kerala

(b) Maharashtra

(d) West Bengal

46. Who among the following was the first law minister of independent India?

(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru

(b) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

(d) T. T. Krishnamachari

47. Largest producer of spices in India is –

(a) Gujarat

(b) Kerala

(d) Punjab

48. Fasal Bima Yojana in India was launched in –

(a) 1945

(b) 1980

(d) 1988

49. Contribution of agriculture in GDP is approximately –

(a) 18%

(b) 23%

(d) 28%

50. Rourkela Steel Plant was established –

(a) With the help of United Kingdom

(b) With the help of Russia

(d) With the help of Germany

51. Vat is imposed on

(a) First stage of production

(b) Directly on the consumer

(d) Final stage of production

52. Who among the following regulates the functioning of share market ?

(a) FEMA

(b) SEBI

(d) None of the above

53. The term payment balance is used in context of which of the following?

(a) Annual sale of a factory

(b) Tax collection

(d) None of the above

54. Yellow revolution is related to

(a) Horticulture

(b) Pisciculture

(d) Wheat production

55. Lalit is a hybrid variety of

(a) Mango

(b) Guava

(d) Strawberry

56. India’s average crop density is almost

(a) 110%

(b) 135%

(d) 185%

57. What is the name of first nuclear reactor of India ?

(a) Apsara

(b) Kamini

(d) Urvashi

58. What is hot spot (in context of environment) found in India ?

(a) Eastern Ghats, Western Ghats

(b) Vindhya mountain range , Eastern Ghats

(d) Shivalik range, Eastern Ghats

59. Divan-i-Bandgan, established by Firoz Tughlaq was related to –

(a) Finance department

(b) Military department

(d) Justice department

60. Who mocked the congress by calling it a microscopic representative of the minority?

(a) Lord Ripon

(b) Lord Dufrin

(d) Lord Velejeli

61. Bhakra-Nangal is a joint project of

(a) Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan

(b) Haryana, Punjab and Delhi

(d) Punjab, Delhi and Rajasthan

62. Ozone layer is mainly found in

(a) Troposphere

(b) Mesosphere

(d) Exosphere

63. Who among the following was not a member of constitution drafting committee?

(a) Mohammad Sadullah

(b) K. M. Munshi

(d) Jawahar Lal Nehru

64. Indian Constitution is

(a) Rigid

(b) Flexible

(d) Partly rigid and partly flexible

65. When did the British parliament pass the Indian Independence Act ?

(a) January 1947

(b) June 1947

(d) August 1947

66. The idea of concurrent list in the Indian Constitution has been borrowed from which of the following ?

(a) United States of America

(b) Switzerland

(d) USSR

67. The Constitution of India has been divided into how many parts ?

(a) 16 parts

(b) 22 parts

(d) 25 parts

68. Consider the following statements

(i) India is a democratic government state

(ii) India is a sovereign nation

(iii) India has democratic society

(iv) India is a welfare state

Which of the above statements is/are true?

(a) (i) and (ii) only

(b) (i), (ii) and (iii) only

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

69. The resolution to form All India Union was borrowed from which of the following?

(a) Government of India Act 1935

(b) August Resolution 1940

(d) Cabinet Mission 1946

70. Who enacted the Constitution of India on 26th November 1949?

(a) Constituent Assembly

(b) Governor General of India

(d) British Parliament

71. The description of fundamental duties have been given in which part of the Constitution of India?

(a) Part I

(b) Part IVA

(d) Part IV

72. Which of the following articles is directly related to employment of minors under fundamental rights granted by the Constitution of India?

(a) Article 19

(b) Article 17

(d) Article 24

73. Who among the following is considered to be the custodian of Constitution of India?

(a) Parliament

(b) President

(d) Prime Minister

74. Which if the following are included in the directive principles of state policies?

(a) Protection regarding conviction in a crime

(b) Protection of life and body of

(d) Equal pay for equal work for men and women

75. Who among the following decides on the revenue policies of India ?

(a) Planning Commission

(b) Finance Commission

(d) Reserve Bank of India

76. Who among the following can dissolve the Rajya Sabha?

(a) President

(b) Prime Minister

(d) Any one of the above

77. Which of the following articles grants the power to the president to consult the Supreme Court of India?

(a) Article 129

(b) Article 132

(d) Article 32

78. Which part and chapter of Constitution of India describes the legal relation between union and states?

(a) Part XI and chapter 1

(b) Part XI and chapter 2

(d) Part XII and chapter 2

79. Which of the following is/are constitutional bodies ?

(i) State Election Commission

(ii) Finance Commission

(iii) Chief Election Commissioner of India

(iv) Panchayat

Choose your answer from the codes given below:

(a) (i) and (ii) only

(b) (i), (ii) and (iii) only

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

80. Who among the following is/are the members of electoral college for the election of President of India?

(i) Members of both the houses of the Parliament

(ii) All elected members of all the state legislative assemblies

(iii) All the elected members of legislative assemblies of union territories

(iv) All the governors and lieutenant Governors

Codes:

(a) (i) and (ii) only

(b) (ii) and (iii) only

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

81. An iron needle can float on the surface of water because –

(a) Buoyancy of water

(b) Surface tension

(d) Gravitation

82. Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity ?

(a) Aluminium

(b) Copper

(d) Gold

83. Dynamo converts

(a) High voltage to low voltage

(b) Electric energy into mechanical energy

(d) Low voltage into high voltage

84. Which of the following will hold true if the gravitational force disappears from the surface of earth?

(a) The weight of matter will become zero but the mass will remain same

(b) Mass of the object will become zero but the weight will remain same

(d) The mass of the object will increase

85. Which of the following is visible in the middle of a rainbow?

(a) Blue

(b) Green

(d) Yellow

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

Column I – Column II

A. Anemometer 1. Earthquake

B. Siesmograph 2. Atmospheric Pressure

C. Barograph 3. Air Velocity

D. Hygrometer 4. Humidity

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 4 1 2 3

(d) 3 1 2 4

87. Why does a cut diamond glitter?

(a) Due to its internal structure

(b) Due to reflection of light

(d) Due to some internal property

88. Which of the following is used as rat poison?

(a) Zinc Sulphide

(b) Lead Sulphide

(d) Zinc Phosphide

89. Sour milk contains which of the following acids?

(a) Acetic acid

(b) Butyric acid

(d) Lactic acid

90. Which of the following mixture of metals is called amalgam ?

(a) Zinc-Copper

(b) Copper-Tin

(d) Lead-Zinc

91. Which of the following is a Transgenic plant ?

(a) Buck Wheat

(b) Macaroni Wheat

(d) Triticale

92. Which of the following live tissue acts as a bio nutrition conductor in hybrid plants?

(a) Xylem

(b) Folium

(d) Epidermis

93. Noscapine is obtained from

(a) Poppy

(b) Tulsi

(d) Efedera

94. Sankalp project is associated with the eradication of –

(a) AIDS/HIV

(b) Illiteracy

(d) Unemployment

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

Column I – Column II

A. Iodogram 1. Heart

B. ECG 2. Brain

C. EEG 3. Ear

D. Mamogram 4. Breast

Code:

A B C D

(a) 1 2 3 4

(b) 2 1 3 4

(d) 3 1 2 4

96. Normally trans fat is considered bad for human health because it reduces the level of

(a) HDL

(b) LDL

(d) Insulin

97. What is the position of Jharkhand in terms of population?

(a) 13th

(b) 15th

(d) 19th

98. Which of the following revolts was not a part of three organized revolts that took place in Chhotanagpur region ?

(a) Kol rebellion

(b) Bhumij rebellion

(d) Ho rebellion

99. Which of the following tribes is found in Jharkhand only?

(a) Santhal

(b) Munda

(d) Asur

100. Which of the following was the capital of Pratap Rai, the fourth ruler of Nag dynasty ?

(a) Chutia

(b) Doisa

(d) Sutiyambe

Answers with Explanation

1. (c) Lothal, the Harappa town is located in the center of Gujarat. Lothal was discovered by S. R. Rao in 1954. The position of erstwhile Lothal was such that it connected Sindh and Saurashtra. It was situated on the banks of Bhogva river. Lothal holds a very important position in Indus civilization because it represents almost all the phases of the civilization.

2. (a) The administrative duties of various officers during the Mauryan era were as follows:

(a) Poutavadhyaksh – Chief of weight and measurement

(b) Panyadhyaksh – Chief of commerce

(d) Sunadhaksh – Chief of slaughter houses

3. (d) Kautilya was the Prime Minister of Chandragupta and he authored a book called Arthashastra. Although the book is called Arthashastra but it is a book on political administration.

4. (b) Hiuen Tsang was a Chinese traveller and a Buddhist monk. He was also known as the Prince of travellers. His orginal name was Chin Tsi. He arrived in India during the time of Harshvardhan (606-48 AD). Hiuen Tsang’s travllogue is compiled by the name Tsi Yu ki. He presided over the Kannauj conference and Harshvardhan gave him the title of Mahayana.

5. (c)

6. (c) Ellora cave no. 16 is also known as Kailashnath temple. It has Shiva idols in dancing poses. This temple is a distinct example of rock architectures.

7. (d)

8. (b) The treaty of Bassein was signed on 31st December 1802 between British and Bajirao II. This treaty was signed after the battle of Poona.

9. (b) Begum Samru’s original name was Farzana Mehrunisa (1753-1836). She started her career as a dancer. Later she became the ruler of Sardhana (near Meerut). Walter Rainhardet Sombre was her husband. She built a church which is known as Basilica of our lady of grace. She died in 1836.

10. (b) Third battle of Panipat was fought on 14th January 1761 between Marathas and Afghan general Ahmad Shah Durrani. Rohilla Afghan of Doab and Nawab of Awadh, Suja ud Daulla sided with Abdali in this battle. The Afghans won this war. After this battle the reign of Delhi went into the hands of Ahmad Shah Abdali. The Marathas lost the region of Punjab and Delhi after this war.

11. (a) After Aurangzeb’s death in 1707, his son, Bahadur Shah sat on the throne. Muhammad Azam Shah and Muhammad Kambaksh were his other sons. Jahanadar Shah was the Mughal ruler who ruled in 1712-13.

12. (c) Persian was the official court language during the Mughal era. The reason was the advent of Islam from Persia.

13. (a) Sindh was completely annexed in the British Empire in August 1843. At that time the British Governor General was Lord Ellenborough.

14. (b) Lord Canning was the viceroy when the revolt of 1857 took place. It was one of the most important events of the world at that time. After this the rule of India was transferred to the British Empire s directly from the hands of East India Company.

15. (b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar is known for movement regarding widow remarriage. It was due to his efforts that widow remarriage was granted legal status and children out of that marriage were considered legal.

16. (d) Gandhiji’s Champaran Satyagrah was for the resolution of problems, faced by indigo farmers. The British forced these farmers to grow indigo on 1/3rd part of their land. Gandhiji arrived in Champaran on the invitation of Rajkumar Shukla for this problem. He was accompanied by Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Braj Kishore Prasad, Anugrah Narayan Sinha and Acharya Kriplani.

17. (b) Abdul Kalam Azad remained the President of Congress for six consecutive years, which was established in 1885. He remained the President from 1940 to 1946. Dada Bhai Naoroji was the President in 1886, 1893, 1906 while Gopal Krishna Gokhle was the President in 1905. Jawahar Lal Nehru was the President of Congress in 1929, 1930, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1953 and 1954. Thus Jawahar Lal Nehru holds the record for being on the t of President for the longest period. At post Present Sonia Gandhi has held the post for longest period since she entered the office in 1998.

18. (c) Annie Besant was the first woman president of the All India National Congress. She held the position in 1917. During her time the Congress session was held in Calcutta.

19. (a) Annual session of the Muslim League was held in Lahore (Pakistan) from 22nd to 24th March 1940. In this session Muhammad Ali Jinnah made a demand for Pakistan and presented the two nation theory. This resolution was presented by A. K. Fajlul.

20. (b) On 13th April 1919, General Dyer ordered to fire upon a group of people assembled in the Jalianwala Bagh, Amritsar. 1650 rounds were fired that day. This group had assembled to demand the release of Dr. Satyapal and Saifuddin Kitchlu. Rabindra Nath Tagore renounced his knighthood in protest of this massacre.

21. (c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak was well known as Lokmanya. He was given this title during the home rule movement. He published Maratha (English) and Kesari (Marathi). Tilak had raised the slogan “Freedom is my birth right and I shall have it”.

22. (b) Gandhi had said that if people work on my principle of non cooperation, we can have independence in one year. This movement started in 1920-21. Gandhi broke the salt law during his Dandi March.

23. (a) Indian states that share a common boundary with Myanmar are as follows Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, and Mizoram. Assam shares boundary with Bangladesh.

24. (a) The region Jungle Mahal is situated in West Bengal.

25. (b) Rakas Tall, near lake Mansoravar is the origin point of Satluj. It cuts across all three ranges of Himalayas after travelling for 529 km. Jhelum originates in the Pir Panjal range and travels a distanxce of 813 km. Chenab originates from Bara Lacha La. It joins the Indus. Ravi originates from Chamba in Himachal Pradesh.

26. (a) Indian Metrological Department was established in 1875 in New Delhi. It works under the Earth and Sciences Ministry. It has 6 branches across the country. They are located at Chennai, Kolkata, Guwahati, New Delhi, Mumbai and Nagpur. Earlier it’s headquarter was situated in Calcutta. In 1905 it was shifted to Shimla. In 1928 it was shifted to Poona. In 1944 it was finally relocated in New Delhi. It became a member of World Metrological Organization on 27th April 1949.

27. (d) Winter rainfall (in the month of January February) occurs in Tamil Nadu due to retreating monsoon or North Western Monsoon. Winter rainfall in North India occurs mainly due to western disturbances or jet stream.

28. (b) Sariska Tiger Reserve is located in Rajasthan. Uttarakhand – Corbett, Madhya Pradesh – Pench Tiger Reserve.

29. (c) Dumfa Tiger reserve is situated in Mizoram. Melghat is located on the Satpura range. Buksa is located in West Bengal and Bhadra is situated in Karnataka.

30. (c)

31. (c) In India, maximum saline soil area is found in Gujarat and Rajasthan. In saline soil the concentration of CaSO4.2H₂O is very high.

32. (c) Maximum cultivation of soybean is done in Madhya Pradesh.

33. (b) Haldia is an example of outer port. It is located in West Bengal. Such ports which act as a subsidiary to main port and are located in deep waters are known as outer ports.

34. (c) Dharwad system has the largest store of Iron Ore in India. It is located in Karnataka. This system is also found in a low spreading the Himalayas. Due to volcanic origin it also provides other minerals.

35. (a) Position of planets in our solar system – Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.

36. (a) Pyrenees is situated on the border of France and Spain. Atlas is the northern region of continent of Africa. Black Forest is situated in West Germany. Alpine is situated in Italy.

37. (b) Finland is a Nordic country situated in northern Europe. There are almost 1,88,000 lakes and 1,89,000 islands in Finland. Therefore, it is also known as the Garden of Lakes. Lae Saimaa is the largest lake of Finland.

38. (c) Seikan tunnel-built in Japan. This tunnel is 53.85 km long. It is built from Honshu to Hokkaido island. It was built on 13th March 1988.

39. (c) Neighbours of Afghanistan are as follows – Pakistan, India, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Iran.

40. (d)

41. (a) Island of Melanesia group of Islands – New Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Maluku Islands, Solomon Island Fiji, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu. Melanesia is a sub region of Oceania along the coast of western Pacific Ocean and spreads from Fiji in the east up to Arafura Sea in the west.

42. (c) Pampas grasslands are mainly situated in South American country Argentina. It also has some presence in Uruguay and Brazil. Therefore option C is correct.

43. (a) Highest population density according to census 2011 –

Bihar -1106 persons per sq km

Kerala – 860 persons per sq km

Uttar Pradesh-829 persons per sq km

West Bengal 1028 persons per sq km

44. (a) Himachal Pradesh – 10.0%

Odisha – 16.7%

Jharkhand – 24.0%

Rajasthan – 24.9%

45. (c) Most urbanized states

Tamil Nadu – 48.4%

Kerala – 47.7%

Maharashtra – 45.2%

West Bengal – 31.9%

46. (b) Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar was the first Law Minister of India when Jawahar Lal Nehru was the Prime Minister and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was the Education Minister. T. T. Krishnamachari was the Finance Minister in 1957-58 and 1964-66.

47. (b) Kerala in India is also known as the abode of spices. It is the largest producer of spices.

48. (c) First Fasal Bima Yojana in India was launched as a test in 1973-1984. In April 1985, the Government of India started the Vyapak Fasal Bima Yojana but it was replaced by Rashtriya Fasal Bima Yojana in 1999-2000 under the general insurance scheme.

49. (c) Share of agriculture in GDP is 18%. The growth rate has been projected at 4% in the 12th five year plan. At present cost the share of agriculture and related products in gross domestic product is 17.6% (2014-15) base year-2011-12.

50: (c) Rourkela Steel plant was established in 1955 with the help of Germany.

51. (c) Value Added Tax is a general direct tax which is imposed on product on every stage from its production till the last consumer. In India this tax was started on 1st April 2005.

52. (b) In India, the share market is regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). It was founded on 12th April 1992. At present Mr. U. K. Sinha is the chairman of SEBI. Its headquarter is situated in Mumbai.

53. (c) The normal transaction between the citizens of one country and other countries done during one year, which are usually treated as international transaction is known as balance payment.

54. (c) Yellow revolution was launched to increase the production, research and development of edible oil and oilseeds in India. In order to become self sufficient in the production, storage and management of oilseeds, technology mission was launched in 1986. This mission includes 23 states and 337 districts.

55. (b) Lalit is a hybrid variety of guava. Other varities of guava are – berg, burait and matos.

56. (b) Crop density is the ratio of cultivated land to un cultivated land in a year. It is expressed in percentage. The crop density of India in 2010 was 138%. Therefore option b is correct.

57. (a) India’s first nuclear reactor was Apsara.

58. (c) Out of 8 hot spots across the globe, 2 are found in India. They are very rich in bio diversity and almost 60% of flora and fauna of the region belong to that region..

59. (c)

60. (b) Congress was founded on 28th December 1885. At that time, Lord Dufrin was the Governor General of India who had mocked the Congress by calling it a representative of the microscopic minorities of the country. Whereas Curzon had shown his disregard for the congress and offered to help in its peaceful death.

61. (a) Bhakra Nangal Project is a joint venture of states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. Situated in Bhakra near river Satluj, it is the highest gravity dam of the world. This dam is 518 meters long and 226 meters broad The financial management of this dam is done by the Central Government. The main objective of this project is power generation, irrigation, flood control, soil conservation, pisciculture and conservation of wild lives. The electricity generated from this project is supplied to various states.

62. (c) Ozone layer is found in the second layer of the atmosphere, which is known as the stratosphere. Ozone layer is found below the stratosphere at a height of 18 to 30 km (12-19 Miles) from the surface of earth. This layer was discovered by French Physicists Charles Fabry and Henri Buisson. Renowned British scientist, G. M. Dobson made a detailed explanation of its properties. Its unit, Dobson was named after him. 1 Dobson unit = 1 mm width.

63. (d) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru was not a member of the drafting committee of the Constitution of India. The drafting committee was founded on 20th August 1947 and Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar was made its chairman. It had 6 other members. These members were – 1. N. Gopalswamy Ayyangar, 2. Alladi Krishna Swamy Iyer, 3. Dr. K. M. Munshi, 4. Syed Muhammad Sadulla, 5. N. Madhavraj (he replaced B. L. Mitter who had resigned on health grounds), 6. T. T. Krishnamachari (he replaced D. P. Khetan after his death in 1948).

64. (c) The Constitution of India is neither rigid nor flexible. The makers of the constitution drafted the constitution after a detailed study of the constitutions of major countries of the world. The constitution of the United States of America is the most rigid constitution of the world. It was framed in 1889 but till date only 27 amendments have been made to it. Most flexible constitution is the constitution of Britain. Indian constitution contains both these qualities. As a result the amendments in the constitution can be made by simple and special majority.

65. (c) The Indian Independence Act was passed by the British Parliament on 18th July 1947. The Indian independence Act was an act presented in the British Parliament that proposed the division of British India into two parts named India and Pakistan. As a result, Pakistan came into existence on 14th August 1947 and India on 15th August 1947. At that time Clement Atlee was the Prime Minister of Britain.

66. (c) The provision of concurrent list in the Constitution of India has been taken from the constitution of Australia. At present the concurrent list contains 52 subjects, which were 47 earlier. Some of them are – marriage and divorce, forest, birth and death census, electricity, factories, news papers, books and press.

67. (b) The Constitution of India consists of 22 parts but the amendments made in the original constitution has added many sub parts in the parts of constitution. If we add the subparts then the total parts will become 25 but actually there are 22 Parts in the constitution. Part 9 A was added by the 74th constitutional amendment act 1992 and part 4 A was added by the 42nd constitutional amendment act 1976.

68. (d) All the four statements given are true. The preamble of the constitution defines India as a welfare state. Whereas, the nature of constitution establishes India as a sovereign democratic nation.

69. (a) The Government of India Act proposed a provision according to which all the British provinces agreeing to join India could form an All India Union.

70. (a) The Constitution of India was enacted on 26th November 1949 by the Constituent Assembly.

71. (b) Fundamental duties have been explained in Part 4A of the Constitution of India. Congress party had appointed Swarn Singh Committee in 1976 to present a report on fundamental duties and its necessity etc. During the emergency (1975-77). It said that while a citizen enjoys fundamental rights, he/she should also perform his/her duties. 42nd constitutional amendment added a new part 4A in the constitution. This new part contains only one article, Article 51A, which describes fundamental duties. Earlier the total number of fundamental. duties was 10 but now it is 11.

72. (d) According to Article 24 of the constitution, employment of minors in factories is prohibited. Article 24 prohibits employment of children below 14 years in factories, mines or any other dangerous places. Child Labour Act 1986 is the chief act in this regard.in year 2006, the government prohibited employment of children as servants in households or commercial places such as restaurants, hotels, shops, tea stall etc.

73. (c) The Constitution of India appoints the judiciary as the custodian of fundamental rights. It is the custodian of constitution and Supreme Court is the guarantor of fundamental rights. If the legislature makes amendments in fundamental right which hampers the life of a citizen then he can go to the Supreme Court which looks into its legality.

74. (d) Alternative D is true because the other three do not fall under the directive principles of state policy. Men and Women are entitled to equal pay for equal work. This has been described in Article 39 D because the subjects explained amidst Article 36 to 51 falls under directive principles of state policy.

75. (c) Revenue policies in India are regulated by the Finance Ministry. Government this revenue policy to make aggregate demand effective, stabilize the price of commodities, and generate full time employment and economic growth.

76. (d) Rajya Sabha was formed on 3rd April 1952. It is also called the upper house and it can never be dissolved. Rajya Sabha is a permanent house and it is never dissolved but adjourned. 1/3 members of the house retire every 2 years. Thus the tenure of a member of Rajya Sabha is of 6 years and the seat that becomes vacant after the end of tenure is filled every two years. The President of India nominates 12 members to the Rajya Sabha from the field of art, literature, science and social services. First batch of retirement of members of Rajya Sabha was done on 3rd April 1954.

77. (c) Article 143 of the Constitution of India grants the President of India the power to seek advice from the Supreme Court of India. If at any point the President of India fells that any question has arisen or might arise in the law that can have a greater effect and the advice of Supreme Court is important, then he shall direct the Supreme Court to look into that question and the Supreme Court shall give its advice after looking into the question.

78. (a) Part 11 and Chapter 1 of the Constitution of India describes the statutory relations between the union and the state governments. They have been described in Article 225 to Article 245 (statutory relations). In this Article 249 states that the Union has the power to frame a law for the legislative assembly of one or more states in national interest.

79. (d) State Election Commission is a constitutional body. It has been described in Article 324: Finance commission is a constitutional body. It is explained as a quasi judicial body in Article 280 of the Constitution of India. It is formed by the President of India every 5 years or earlier if a need arises. The office of Chief Election Commissioner has also been described in Article 324(2) of the Constitution of India.

80. (b) The President of India is elected through an electoral college on the basis of proportional representation system. The members of this Electoral College are as follows – (i) all the elected members legislative assemblies of all the states and Union territories of India. (ii) Elected members of both the houses of the parliament. Prior to this (prior to 70th constitutional amendment), elected members from the union territories were not included in the process of election of President. But 70th constitutional amendment granted the legislatures from union territories of Delhi and Pondicherry to take part in the electoral process because these union territories had legislative assemblies.

81. (b) An iron needle can float in water due to surface tension. Surface tension is a property of liquid which resists any external force. Thus, the upper surface of water resists any object that has a density higher than itself. This is the rule that acts on water surface.

82. (c) Silver is the best conductor of electricity. A conductor is a substancewhich provides minimum resistance to electricity flowing through it. Silver is the best conductor of electricity.

83. (c) Dynamo is a machine which converts mechanical energy into electrical ener Dynamo works on the principle of electro magnetic induction.

84. (a) If the gravitational force of earth disappears, then the weight of any object will become 0 but its mass will remain same. Weight of object = mg. Now if g becomes 0 then the weight becomes 0. As we know that the mass of a person will remain same, whether he is on the surface of earth or on the surface of moon. But his weight on the surface of moon will become 1/6th of his weight on the surface of earth.

85. (b) Green colour is visible in the middle of a rainbow. The order of colors from the lowest is – Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange and Red.

86. (c) The correct match is –

Column I – Column II

Anemometer – Air Velocity

Seismograph – Earthquake

Barograph – Air Pressure

Hygrometer – Humidity

87. (c) A cut diamond shines due to total internal reflection. The inclination angle of light rays that fall on the surface of diamond is very low (24°). When light rays fall on the surface of diamond, they keep reflecting within various surfaces. When the inclination angle of light rays fall below 20°, then they exit out of diamond. As we can see that light rays can enter the surface of diamond through various direction but it can exit only through a few direction. When viewed from these directions diamond appears more shiny.

88. (d) Zinc Phosphide is used as rat Its poison. Its chemical formula is Zn₃P_₂. melting point is 420° C. It acts as a poison for rats.

89. (d) Lactic acid is present in sour milk products because milk turns sour due to presence of Lactic acid. Acetic acid is present in vinegar, Tartaric acid is found in tamarind and Butric acid in starch and sugar is used in fermentation.

90. (c) Mercury (Hg) combines with other metals to form a metallic mixture which is known as amalgam.

91. (c) Golden Rice is a transgenic plant. It contains Vitamin A and synthetic bio beta keratin.

92. (b) Folium tissue acts as bio nutritional conductor in hybrid plants. Xylem is also a conductor tissue. Its main property is water conduction. Epidermis is the outer surface of cells. Whereas certex form the outer part of trunk or roots of plants.

93. (a) Noscapine is obtained from poppy. It is also known as narcotine, nectodon, nospen, anarcotine and opiane. It is obtained from the plants of papaveraceae family.

94. (a) Sankalp pariyojan is related to eradication of HIV/AIDS. Under this program people are educated about the spread of HIV and ways to prevent it.

95. (d)

96. (a) Trans fat is harmful for human health because it reduces the level of good HDL and increases the level of bad LDL.

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Model Question Paper – 6

Model Question Paper – 6

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