Model Question Paper – 7
Model Question Paper – 7
1. Which of the following Rath Temples is the smallest ?
(a) Draupadi Rath
(b) Bhim Rath
(c) Arjun Rath
(d) Dharm Rath
2. Who built the Kirti Pillar in Chittor ?
(a) Rana Sanga
(b) Rana Khumbha
(c) Rana Pratap
(d) Rana Uday Singh
3. Who was the first ruler to impose Ghari or House Tax ?
(a) Balban
(b) Allauddin Khilji
(c) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
(d) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
4. Which medieval ruler is credited for laying the foundation of Agra and making it the capital of Sultanate?
(a) Iltutmish
(b) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
(c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Sikander Lodhi
5. During whose reign did Ibn I Batuta arrive in India?
(a) Balhlol Lodhi
(b) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
(c) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
(d) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
6. Who propagated Vaishnav sect in Assam and Kooch Behar ?
(a) Chaitnaya
(b) Madhva
(c) Shankardev
(d) Vallabhacharya
7. Which of the following rulers issued coins inscribed with Ramsiya, image of Ram Sita written in Devanagri Script?
(a) Bhoj
(b) Siddharaj Jaysingh
(c) Jain Ul Abdin
(d) Akbar
8. A Fatwa was issed against which ruler in Jonpur ?
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb
9. Match column I and Column II and chose the correct answer from the codes given below
Column I – Column II
(Builder)
A. Babur 1. Jama Masjid
B. Humayun 2. Deen Panah
C. Akbar 3. Jahangiri Mahal
D. Jahangir 4. Completion of Akbar’s tomb
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 1 2 4 3
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 4 3 2 1
10. Who was the founder of Independent state of Hyderabad ?
(a) Kamruddin Khan
(b) Mohamad Amin Khan
(c) Asad Khan
(d) Chin Qilich Khan
11. Which of the following European companies was the first to set up its factory in Surat ?
(a) Dutch
(b) English
(c) French
(d) Portuguese
12. Lord Cornwallis’ grave is situated at –
(a) Gazipur
(b) Balia
(c) Varanasi
(d) Gorakhpur
13. Subsidiary alliance was enacted during the tenure of –
(a) Lord Cornwallis
(b) Lord Wellesley
(c) Sir John Shore
(d) Lord Auckland
14. Who was the first person to advice the boycott of British goods in Bengal?
(a) Arobindo Ghosh
(b) Krishna Kumar Mitra
(c) Motilal Ghosh
(d) Satish Chandra Mukherjee
15. Who among the following played a vital role in passing the native marriage act in 1872?
(a) Devendra Nath Tagore
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Keshav Chandra Sen
(d) Shyam Chandra Das
16. Which of the following was not associated with the moderates in Indian National Congress?
(a) Feroz Shah Mehta
(b) Dada Bhai Nouroji
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhle
(d) Lala Lajpat Rai
17. Which of the following popular magazines was a stern critic of Congress during the revolutionary era of independence?
(a) Bangvasi
(b) Kaal
(c) Kesari
(d) All of above
18. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly ?
(a) Raja Ram Mohan Roy – Brahmo
(b) Swami Dayanand – Arya Samaj Saraswati
(c) Swami Vivekanand – Ram Krishna Mission
(d) Mahadev Govind Ranadey – Theosophical society
19. Who was the Viceroy of India at the time of formation of Indian National Congress?
(a) Lord Ripon
(b) Lord Litton
(c) Lord Caning
(d) Lord Dufrin
20. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was elected the President of Congress second time in which session?
(a) Haripura Session
(b) Madras Session
(c) Tripuri Session
(d) Calcutta Session
21. Purna Swaraj or Complete freedom was adopted as the objective of the Indian National Congress in which of the following sessions ?
(a) Lahore, 1929
(b) Karachi
(c) Delhi
(d) Bombay
22. Where is the memorial of Kasturba and Mahadev Desai situated?
(a) Agha Khan Palce, Poona
(b) Yervada Jail
(c) Ahmed Nagar Fort Jail
(d) Alipur Central Jail
23. Where is Kori creek located ?
(a) Gulf of Kutch
(b) Gulf of Khambhat
(c) Little run of Kutch
(d) Rann of Kutch
24. The origin point of Kaveri is situated in –
(a) Shayadri
(b) Mountains of Brahmagiri
(c) Mountains of Gawaligarh
(d) Amarkantak
25. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly?
(a) Garhjat hills – Odisha
(b) Mandav hills – Mahrashtra
(c) Nallamalai hills – Andhra Pradesh
(d) Shevaroy hills – Tamil Nadu
26. Largest tiger dwelling region India is found in –
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Madhya Pradesh
(d) Uttar Pradesh
27. Nagarjun Sagar is situated at –
(a) Godavari River
(b) Krishna River
(c) Penganga River
(d) Tungabhadra River
28. Which of the following is not associated with Chambal valley project?
(i) Gandhi Sagar
(ii) Jawahar Sagar
(iii) Govind Sagar
(iv) Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar
Codes:
(a) (i) and (ii) only
(b) (ii) and (iii) only
(c) (iii) and (iv) only
(d) (i) and (iv) only
29. Shivasamudram Hydroelectric project is situated at –
(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Kerala
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) Karnataka
30. Which of the following is a port city of Andhra Pradesh?
(a) Kakinada
(b) Nellore
(c) Ongole
(d) Vijayanagaram
31. Which of the following is the most probable source of renewable energy?
(a) Solar power
(b) Bio fuel power
(c) Small hydro electric power
(d) Energy generated from waste
32. Match column I and Column II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
Column I – Column II
A. Garden Reach 1. Andhra Pradesh
B. Hindustan Shipyard 2. Maharashtra
C. Mazgaon Docks 3. Kerala
D. Cochin Shipyard 4. West Bengal
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 4 1 2 3
(c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 4 3 2 1
33. Which states has the largest store of lignite?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Kerala
(c) Rajasthan
(d) Tamil Nadu
34. Which of the following is a temperate dessert?
(a) Arab dessert
(b) Atacama dessert
(c) Kalahari dessert
(d) Patagonian dessert
35. Which is the deepest lake of the world?
(a) Baikal lake
(b) Crater lake
(c) Nyasa
(d) Tanganyika
36. Yellowstone Park is located at –
(a) Brazil
(b) Canada
(c) South Africa
(d) United States of America
37. Which of the following is the largest producer of silver in the world ?
(a) Chile
(b) China
(c) Mexico
(d) Peru
38. Which of the following is/are an active volcano? Choose your answer from the codes given below.
(i) Aconcagua
(ii) Etna
(iii) Kilimanjaro
(iv) Vesuvius
Codes:
(a) (i) and (ii) only
(b) (i) and (iii) only
(c) (ii) and (iii) only
(d) (ii) and (iv) only
39. Which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh has recorded highest literacy rate according to latest census of 2011?
(a) Gautam Buddha Nagar
(b) Gaziabad
(c) Kanpur
(d) Varanasi
40. According to census 2011, which of the following districts of Uttar Pradesh has least population?
(a) Chitrakoot
(b) Hamirpur
(c) Mahoba
(d) Shravasti
41. What is the latest female to male gender ratio of India according to census 2011?
(a) 100:932
(b) 1000:932
(c) 1000:933
(d) 1000:940
42. Arrange the following states in descending order on the basis of child gender ratio according to census 2011.
(i) Mizoram
(ii) Meghalaya
(iii) Haryana
(iv) Punjab
Codes:
(a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(b) (ii), (i), (iii), (iv)
(c) (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
(d) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
43. Who was the first speaker of Lok Sabha?
(a) Mavalankar
(b) Hukum Singh
(c) B. D. Jatti
(d) V. P. Singh
44. Indian economy can be categorized as –
(a) A backward and stagnant economy
(b) A developing economy
(c) A semi developed economy
(d) A developed economy
45. Which of the following states recorded least population below poverty line?
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Delhi
46. When did community development program start in India ?
(a) 2nd October 1950
(b) 2nd October 1951
(c) 2nd October 1952
(d) 2nd October 1953
47. What was the priority of first five year plan?
(a) Industrialization
(b) Urbanization
(c) Development of agriculture
(d) Expansion of education
48. In India, largest production of mill manufactured cloths can be found in
(a) Gujarat
(b) Maharashtra
(c) Punjab
(d) Tamil Nadu
49. Largest producer of rice in India is
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Punjab
(d) Tamil Nadu
50. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly ?
Crop – Largest Producer State
(a) Potato Uttar Pradesh
(b) Coconut Kerala
(c) Banana Maharashtra
(d) Tobacco Andhra Pradesh
51. What is the normal tenure of Finance commission in India ?
(a) 4 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 6 years
(d) 7 years
52. Very recently, the expert panel of planning commission has recommended a cess on taxable income for –
(a) Development of roads
(b) Expansion of education
(c) Providing free health care services
(d) Give relief to educated unemployed youth
53. Bank Rate means an interest which –
(a) is given to the customers by the banks
(b) is imposed on loans taken from the banks
(c) is imposed on inter banks loans
(d) is imposed on loans given to commercial banks by the Reserve Bank of India
54. Which of the following does not cause water pollution ?
(a) Zinc
(b) Copper
(c) Nickel
(d) Sulphur dioxide
55. The concept of green house gases was given by –
(a) C. C. Park
(b) J. N. N. Jeffers
(c) Joseph Fourier
(d) L. Jalbar
56. Which of the following natural green house gas cause maximum green house effect in the atmosphere ?
(a) Carbon dioxide
(b) Methane
(c) Ozone
(d) Water vapour
57. Amount of oil present in soybean seeds is –
(a) 10-12%
(b) 18-20%
(c) 28-30%
(d) 38-40%
58. Which country is the largest producer and consumer of gasohol ?
(a) Brazil
(b) Cuba
(c) India
(d) United States of America
59. World environment day is celebrated on –
(a) 19th November
(b) 14th November
(c) 2nd October
(d) 5th June
60. National Environmental Engineering Research Institute is located in –
(a) Bangalore
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Nagpur (d) New Delhi
61. Which of the following states has the maximum storage of copper ?
(a) Bihar
(b) Jharkhand
(c) Karnataka
(d) Rajasthan
62. Burma separated from India on the basis of which of the following laws?
(a) Indian councils Act 1909
(b) Government of India Act 1919
(c) Government of India Act 1935
(d) Indian Independence Act 1947
63. First meeting of constituent assembly was held on
(a) 26th January 1950
(b) 15th August 1947
(c) 9th December 1946
(d) 19th November 1949
64. Which of the following articles about fundamental rights in constitution of India is related directly with the exploitation of children ?
(a) Article 17
(b) Article 19
(c) Article 24
(d) Article 25
65. In the constitution of India, fundamental duties are contained in –
(a) Part 1
(b) Part 2
(c) Part 3
(d) Part 4A
66. Which of the following expenditures is not charged upon the consolidated funds of India?
(a) Salary and expenses of the Chief Justice of India
(b) Salary and expense of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(c) Salary and expense of the Prime Minster of India?
(d) Salary and expense of the chairman of Union Public Service commission
67. The President of India is elected by –
(a) Only the members of Rajya sabha
(b) Only by the member of Lok Sabha
(c) Only by the members of Lok Sabha and the members Vidhan Sabha of states
(d) Elected members of Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha of states
68. Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Money bill can be introduced in Rajya Sabha
(b) Money bill can be introduced in any house of parliament
(c) Money bill cannot be introduced in Lok Sabha
(d) Money bill is introduced in Lok Sabha
69. Which of the following statements is true about the Rajya Sabha ?
(a) Rajya Sabha is never dissolved
(b) its members are elected by the regional election in states
(c) Rajya Sabha elects its Chairman at the earliest
(d) Attorney General of India is not allowed to speak in the Rajya Sabha
70. The parliament of India consists of –
(a) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(b) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and the Prime Minister
(c) Speaker and Lok Sabha
(d) President and both the houses of parliament
71. Who is the ex-officio chairman of the Rajya Sabha?
(a) Vice President
(b) President
(c) Prime Minister
(d) Speaker
72. Which of the following term(s) is not written in the constitution of India ?
(a) Annual financial grant
(b) Appropriation bill
(c) Budget
(d) Consolidated fund of India
73. Which of the following is/are included in the rules for election of Members of the State Legislative Assembly
(i) The election will be conducted on the basis of adult franchise
(ii) There shall be only one electoral roll for every regional election
(iii) The electoral list shall not contain any categorization on religion, tribe, caste, gender etc
(iv) Political parties shall be free to fight on their election symbols
Choose the answer from the codes given below:
(a) (i), (iii) and (iv) only
(b) (ii), (iii) and (iv) only
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii) only
(d) All four are true
74. Who among the following did not serve as the chief minister of a state before becoming the Prime Minister of India?
(a) H. D. R. Devegowda
(b) P. V. Narsimha Rao
(c) Chandra Shekhar
(d) Morarji Desai
75. Ancient monument conservation act was passed during the tenure of which governor general ?
(a) Lord Minto
(b) Lord Linlithgow
(c) Lord Curzon
(d) Lord Canning
76. Which of the following subjects is included in the concurrent list of seventh schedule, list III of the constitution of India?
(a) Penal system
(b) Police
(c) Prison
(d) Public order
77. Which of the following states does not have Panchayati Raj ?
(a) Assam
(b) Kerala
(c) Nagaland
(d) Tripura
78. Which of the following heads is not included in the current account of the expense balance in India?
(a) Export
(b) Import
(c) Income from non resource services
(d) Net deposit done by non-resident citizens of India
79. Which of the following is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors ?
(a) Thorium
(b) Heavy Water
(c) Radium
(d) Plain Water
80. one micron unit denotes a length of
(a) 10⁶ cm
(b) 10⁴ cm
(c) 1 mm
(d) 1 m
81. The sky appears blue due to
(a) Diffraction of light
(b) Reflection of light
(c) Refraction of light
(d) Scattering of light
82. The Decibel unit is used to measure
(a) Speed of light
(b) Speed of sound
(c) Radiant of earthquake
(d) None of the above
83. An air conditioner installed in a room controls which of the following ?
(a) Only temperature
(b) Only humidity and temperature
(c) Only pressure and temperature
(d) Humidity, pressure and temperature
84. Why is red light used as a symbol of danger?
(a) Because its scattering is least
(b) Because it is comfortable to the eyes
(c) Because its chemical activity is least
(d) Because its dispersion in air is least
85. Which of the following is also known as laughing gas
(a) Nitrous oxide
(b) Nitrogen dioxide
(c) Nitrogen trioxide
(d) Nitrogen tetra oxide
86. Which of the following chemicals is used to ripen the fruits?
(a) Sodium Chloride
(b) Calcium Carbide
(c) Potassium Chloride
(d) None of the above
87. Which of the following is an air pollutant gas and is obtained from the burning of bio fuel ?
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Oxygen
(d) Sulphur dioxide
88. A transformer works on which of the following principles ?
(a) Conversion of indirect current to direct current
(b) Conversion of direct current to indirect current
(c) To increase or decrease the potential of indirect current
(d) To increase the potential of direct current
89. The tail of a comet always points in the direction –
(a) Away from the sun
(b) Towards the sun
(c) of North East
(d) In South East
90. Nepenthes Khasiana, a rare medicinal plant is found in
(a) Himachal Pradesh
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Meghalaya
(d) Uttar Pradesh
91. Poppy of opium is obtained from which part of plant ?
(a) Flower
(b) Leaves
(c) Semi ripe fruits
(d) Roots
92. Virus is a reason for spread of which of the following pair of disease?
(a) Malaria and Polio
(b) Polio and Bird Flu
(c) Polio and Tuberculosis
(d) Tuberculosis and Influenza
93. Which of the following flying creatures is not included in the bird family?
(a) Bats
(b) Crows
(c) Eagles
(d) Parrots
94. Which of the following is essential in building of bones and teeth ?
(a) Sodium and Potassium
(b) Iron and Calcium
(c) Sodium and Calcium
(d) Calcium and Phosphorus
95. Which of the following is not hormonal plant ?
(a) Cytokinin
(b) Ethylene
(c) Insulin
(d) Jibralin
96. Which of the following is used to correct the short-sightedness in human eyes?
(a) Concave lens
(b) Convex lens
(c) Cylindrical lens
(d) None of the above
97. By what name was Jharkhand known during the Mughal era ?
(a) Sukra
(b) Kukra
(c) Atawi
(d) Aranya
98. Sculptures obtained from which place prove the expanse of Gurjar – pratihar in Chhotanagpur in 9th century?
(a) Itkhori
(b) Dhanbad
(c) Singhbhum
(d) Palamau
99. Which of the following is the most appropriate reason behind setting up fertilizer plant in Sindri?
(a) Local production of coke and coal
(b) Availibilty of water from river Damodar flowing nearby
(c) Availibilty of gypsum from Jodhpur an Bikaner in Rajasthan for sulphate plant
(d) All of above
100. Which of the following is the most popular sports among the youth of Jharkhand?
(a) Cricket
(b) Football
(c) Hockey
(d) Archery
Answers with Explanation
1. (a) Another structure of Mammal style is rath or monolith temple. They are made from hard rocks. The overall size of a rath temple is small as compared to other temples. Here the smallest temple is Draupadi Rath whereas Dharm Rath is the largest temple.
2. (b) The Kirti Pillar in Chittor was built by Rana Khumbha in 1448 as a memorial of his ‘victory over Malwa. He authored three books on music. He was. very fond of music and wrote a comentory on Geeta Govindam.
3. (b) Allauddin Khilji was the first ruler to impose Ghari or House Tax in Delhi. Khilji had raised the tax on agriculture produce to ½ and imposed two new taxes – house tax and grazing tax.
4. (d) Sikander Lodi built a new city as Agra in 1504 to keep his control over rulers of Rajasthan. Feroz Shah Tughlaq had built the city of Jaunpur.
5. (d) The author of Rahela, Ibn I. Batuta came to India in 1334 during the reign of Muhammad Tughlaq. He resided in India for fourteen years. Muhammad Tughlaq anointed him the title of Qazi in 1334. He sent him to China as his messenger.
6. (c) Shankar Dev (1449-1569) propagated the Vaishnava sect in Cooch Behar and Assam whereas Chaitanya did kirtan in Bengal to enhance the devotion in people.
7. (d) Akbar started coins minted with the image of Ram and Sita with Rimsiya engraved in Devanagri script. In 1575, Akbar reformed the coins and appointed Khawaja Abdul Samad of Siraj as the official of Delhi mint. He started many coins made of gold, silver and copper.
8. (b) Mulla Sajdi of Jaunpur had issued a Fatwa against Akbar as he was angry with latter’s religious tolerance policies. According him Akbar was no longer a Muslim.
9. (a) Babur built the Jama Masjid in Sambhal. Humayun built the Deenpanah in Delhi, Jahangir built Jahangiri Mahal in Fatehpur Sikri and Akbar completed the tomb in Agra.
10. (c) Chin Qilich Khan was the originator of Asaf Shahi dynasty in Hyderabad. He is also known as Nizamul-Mulk. King Muhammad Shah had appointed him the viceroy of Deccan and annoiten him with the title of Asaf Shah. Asaf Shah laid the foundation of independent Deccan state.
11. (b) Jahangir allowed the British to open a factory in 1613. Dutch opened their first factory in 1616 in Surat. French established their first factory in Surat in 1668. This place was not suitable for Portuguese.
12. (a) Cornwallis remind the governor general during 1786-1793 for the first time. Second time he was sent to India in 1805 at an age of 67 years. His health was not good. He died in 1805 in Gazipur. His grave is still there.
13. (b) Complete enactment of subsidiary alliance was done during Lord Wellesley, who was the first to the Nizam of Hyderabad to sign the treaty in 1798.
14. (b) Swadeshi movement started after the partition of Bengal in August 1905. Krishna Kumar Mitra was the first to suggest the boycott of British goods.
15. (c) Marriage of boys below 18 years and girls below the age of 14 years was declared illegal by a law enacted in 1872, which was known as the native marriage act (civil marriage act). Keshav Chandra Sen played an important part in passing this law.
16. (d) Feroz Shah Mehta, Dada Bhai Nouroji and Gopal Krishna Gokhle etc were considered the moderate leaders of Congress. On the other hand, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Bipin Chandra Pal, Arobindo Ghosh, Lala Lajpat Rai etc were considered the extremist leaders in the party.
17. (c) Kesari was the newspaper of Bal Gangadhar Tilak. He published it from Kelkar. Kaal, Sandhya, Yugantar etc were. critic of the congress party.
18. (d) Prarthna Samaj was founded in 1867 in Maharashtra by the help of Mahadev Govind Ranade. Theosophical society was founded in 75 by Madam H. P. Blavetski in America. It’s headquarter in India was located in Chennai. In 1907 Annie Besant became its President.
19. (d) Indian National Congress was founded on 28th December 1885 in Gokul Das Tejpal Sankrit School in Mumbai in Maharashtra. Byomesh Chandra Banerjee was appointed its first President. Total 72 members took part in this conference. At that time Lord Dufrin was the Viceroy of India.
20. (c) Subhash Chandra Bose was elected the President of Indian National Congress in 1938 in Haripura session. In 1939, Subhash Chandra Bose was a candidate for President for second term in Tripuri session. He defeated Gandhiji’s favourite, Pattabhi Rammayah to become the president for a second term.
21. (a) On 31st December 1929, in the Lahore session, poorna swaraj was declared to be the main objective of Indian National Congress. On this night the president of Indian National Congress, Jawahar Lal Nehru hoisted the tricolor, the symbol of Indian independence amidst the slogans of poorna swaraj, Vande Mataram, Inqilab Zindabad.
22. (a) Gandhi and other leaders were arrested on 9th August 1942 at the outset of Quit India movement. Gandhi started a hunger strike in Aga Khan palace against the suppressive policies of British. On grounds of ill health, he was released on 10th February 1944. Prior to his release, his wife and his personal secretary, Aga Khan had passed away in his palace and their memorials are built here.
23. (d) Kathiyawad coast spreads from Saurashtra (Kutch) to Surat. On this coast lie Kori creek, gulf of Khambhat and Kutch. Many islands (like – Nora, Karumpar Bedi etc in Gulf of Kutch, Shial, Param etc. in Gulf of Khambaht) are situated in this coast. Kori creek is located in Rann of Kutch.
24. (b) Cauvery river originates from Brahmagiri hills in Koorg district of Karnataka at a height of 1341 meters. Cauvery is also known as the Ganga of South India. Presence of Shivasamudram waterfalls and islands of Shrirangapattnam and Shivasamudram adds to its importance.
25. (b) Mandav hills are located in Gujarat. Mahadev hills are located in Madhya Pradesh, Ajanta mountain range is in Maharashtra, Shevorai and Shayadri hills are located in Tamil Nadu. Garhjat hills are located in Odisha and Nallamalai hills are located in Andhra Pradesh.
26. (a) Nagarjun Sagar forest land is India’s largest tiger habitat. It is spread across an area of 3538 sq km. It is situated in Andhra Pradesh. Bandipur forest in Karnataka spreads across 866 sq km. Sundarban in West Bengal has most number of tigers.
27. (b) Nagarjun Sagar Dam is 88 meters high and 1450 long. It is situated near Nandikod village, at a distance of 144 km from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh. Main objective of this project is irrigation.
28. (c) Chambal project is a joint project of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. It is situated on river Chambal. In this project, Jawahar sagar and Rana Sagar Hydroelectric Power plant were set up in Kota in Rajasthan. Whereas in Madhya Pradesh Gandhi Sagar Dam was built in Mandsaur on Chambal River.
29. (d) Shivasamudram project in Karnataka is situated on river Cauvery. A power house has been installed near Shivasamudram waterfalls. Electricity is supplied to Kolar mines, woolen and silk cloth mills in Bangalore, Ooty, Mysore and other nearby villages and cities: Electricity is being produced here since 1902.
30. (a) Kakinada, Vishakhapatnam are the port cities of Andhra Pradesh while Nellore, Vijayanagram and Karnool are important towns. Hyderabad is the capital and an important commercial and industrial city of south India.
31. (a) Solar power is the most important renewable source of energy in India. Solar power is available in India for 300 days out of 365 days. Therefore solar energy can be harnessed and transformed into various forms in India.
32. (b)
Column I – Column II
A. Garden Reach i. West Bengal
B. Hindustan Shipyard ii. Andhra Pradesh
C. Muzgaon Docks iii. Maharashtra
D. Cochin Shipyard iv. Kerala
33. (d) Lignite is a low quality of coal. It has carbon content of 30 to 40%. In India largest reserve of this coal is found in Mannargudi in Tamil Nadu. India’s top three states in terms of lignite reserve are- (i) Tamil Nadu (36.13 in billion mt), (ii) Rajasthan (6.35 billion mt), and (iii) Gujarat (2.72 billion mt) respectively.
34. (d) Patagonian dessert is a temperate dessert in South America near Argentina. Kalahari dessert is situated in Botswana (central Africa) and Atacama dessert (north Chile) is situated in South America and Arabian peninsula.
35. (a) Baikal is the deepest lake in the world. Its depth is 4700 meters. It is the deepest source of fresh water in the world. Lake Superior in America is the largest fresh water lake in the world.
36. (d) Yellowstone National Park is situated in United States of America. Faithful geyser is also situated in this park which outpours every minute. A geyser implies an outpour from cracks and vents near volcanoes through which water and water vapour rise to heights more than usual. Old faithful is a similar kind of geyser.
37. (c) Largest producer of silver are –
(1) Mexico – 5400 ton
(2) China – 40000 ton
(3) Peru – 3500 ton
(4) Russia – 1700 ton
38. (d) Aconcagua is a dead volcano on the highest point in the world is situated in Peru (Andes mountain range). Kilimanjaro of Africa is a dormant volcano. Etna is an volcano in Italy and Vesuvius is a dormant volcano of Mediterranean sea. Therefore alternative d, (2 and 4 only) is true.
39. (a) According to the latest data available at the time of question, Ghaziabad was the most literate district of Uttar Pradesh. But at present according to latest census of 2011, literacy rate in Uttar Pradesh is 67.7%. Gautam Buddha Nagar (80.12%) is the most literate district of Uttar Pradesh. It is followed by Kanpur (79.65%), Ghaziabad (78.07%) and Varanasi (75.60%).
40. (c) According to latest census data of 2011, total population of Uttar Pradesh is 19,98,12,341. Mahoba (8,75,958) is the least populated district of Uttar Pradesh. Population of Chitrakoot is 9,91,730, Hamirpur is 11,04,285 and Shravasti is 11,17,361.
41. (d) According to data available at the time of question, male to female gender ratio of India was 1000:940. But according to latest census data of 2011, the male to female gender ratio is 1000:943. In 2001 this ratio was 1000:933.
42. (a) According to census 2011, the sates with highest child gender ratio are Arunachal Pradesh (1000:973), Mizoram (1000:970), Meghalaya (1000:946), Punjab (1000:846) and Haryana (1000:834).
43. (a) Ganesh Vasudeva Mavlankar was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha from 15th May 1952 to 27th February 1956. Hukum Singh was the speaker of third Lok Sabha. B. D. Jatti served as the acting President of India in 1977.
44. (b) Indian economy is a developing economy. Traits of a developing economy (i) high population, (ii) illiteracy (iii) per capita income (iv) low knowledge of market (v) unemployment (vi) non monetary regions etc. low
45. (d) On the basis of URP and MRP, state with highest poverty rate in India are as follows-Odisha, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand. Whereas, Punjab has least poverty rate in the country.
46. (c) Community marriage scheme was launched on 2nd October 1952. Its objective was to encourage and educate the poor rural population of the country towards economic regulation and social reforms.
47. (c) First five year plan (1st April. 1951 to 31st March 1956) was based on Domar Growth Model. Main objectives of the first five year plan were –
> Highest priority to growth in agriculture sector
> To eradicate the imbalance due to the partition of country and wars
> Balanced growth
> To obtain self dependency in food grains in lowest possible time span
> Restoration of small and medium scale industries and preparation of foundations for desired industrial growth.
48. (b) Most number of mill manufactured clothes in India are produced in Maharashtra. It is followed by Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. Apart from Mumbai Amravati, Akola, Sholapur, Thane, Satara, Nagpur and Vardha in Maharashtra are important cloth manufacturing centers.
49. (c) Rice is cultivated in maximum area in India. Punjab is the largest producer of rice in the country. It is followed by Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. West Bengal, Assam and Kerala cultivate rice thrice in one calendar year.
50. (c)
51. (b) Article 280 of the constitution of India allows the formation of finance commission. According to this article The President of India shall constitute a finance commission every five years or earlier if needed. According to article 238 (3) the Finance Commission shall present recommendation on following points to the President of India –
> Regarding the net earnings from constitutionally imposed tax collected directly by the union or those distributed between the states and the union government.
> Regarding grants given from the consolidated fund of India.
> Regarding any subject that can be helpful in a better economy.
52. (b) An expert panel of the planning commission had recommended to impose a Cess for right to education. Cess is a tax on tax which is paid by the people to the government without the expectation of any reward. To accomplish any specific goal, no new tax is imposed by the government. To generate revenue for achieving these goals, cess is imposed.
53. (b) Reserve Bank of India does the following for culinary credit control – 1. Bank rate 2. reserve ratio 3. Open market activities etc. Bank rate is the rate charged by the central bank for lending funds to commercial banks.
54. (b) Zinc, Nickel and Sulfur dioxide pollute water. On the other hand copper i not considered a water pollutant. Water is stored in copper vessels to improve its purity.
55. (c) Joseph Fourier has given the concept of green house gases. Carbon dioxide, Chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), nitrous oxide, methane etc are gases that are primarily responsible for green house effect. Green house effect is causing some serious problems for our environment.
56. (a) Carbon dioxide is the biggest contributor in green house effect. Apart from this, carbon monoxide, chlorofluorocarbon (CFC), methane and nitric oxide are other contributors in green house effects. Burning of petroleum and carbon in huge amount is causing increasing amount of carbon dioxide every year.
57. (d) Soybean is a multipurpose bipedal crop with 40 to 50 percent oil content. Primarily it is a Rabi crop. It has high content of protein and fat. It has been categorized as both lentil and oilseed. In India, Madhya Pradesh is the largest producer of soybean.
58. (a) Brazil is the largest producer of sugarcane in the world. It also produces gasohol with advanced technology. It is also the largest producer and consumer of petroleum products..
59. (d) United Nations organized the Human Environment Conference in Sweden in 1972 from 5th to 12th June. United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) was set up on 5th June 1972, in the first leg of this conference 5th June was declared as the world environments day.
60. (c) National Environment Engineering Institute is situated in Nagpur. CSIR center for mathematical modeling and computer simulation is located in Bangalore. Indian Chemical Technology Institute is located in Hyderabad. Indian National Scientific Records is situated in New Delhi.
61. (d) Three states with largest reserve of copper are -Rajasthan (777171 ton), Madhya Pradesh (377188 ton) and Jharkhand (288125 ton). These places have 92% of total reserve. Three main districts with copper ore reserves are -Jhunjhunu (Rajasthan), Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) and Singhbhum (Jharkhand). Copper mines of Khetri are located in Jhunjhunu.
62. (c) Burma and Adan were separated from India by the Government of India Act 1935. Two new provinces were created in Sind and Orissa. North West Frontier was kept under the control of Governor General. Bicameral rule was implemented for union or central government. A union court for India was also set up.
63. (c) First meeting of the constituent assembly of India was held on 9th December 1946 with Sachchidanand Sinha as the President. On 11th December 1946, Dr. Rajendra Prasad was elected its permanent President. The drafting committee of the constituent assembly was formed on 29th August 1947 and Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar was appointed its chairman.
64. (c) Article 12 to 35 contain provisions on fundamental rights. Right against exploitation has been explained in article 23 and 24. Article 24 states that no child below the age of 14 years can be employed to work in mines or factories or mines or any hazardous place.
65. (d) Article 51A of part IV A contain the provisions of fundamental duties. The original constitution did not have any mention of fundamental duties. 10 fundamental duties were explained through the 42nd constitutional amendment act on the basis of report submitted by Swarn Singh committee in 1976. 11th fundamental duty was added by the 86th constitutional amendment act. According to this it shall be the duty of parents or the legal guardian to ensure education to children in the age group of 6 to 14 years.
66. (c) Article 266 mentions the consolidated funds of India. In India no permission from the parliament is required for expenditure from the consolidated fund of India. Salaries and wages of the President, Chief Justice and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India are drawn on the consolidated fund of India. Article 106 has the mention of salaries and wages of the members of Parliament. It should be noted that the Prime Minister of India draws his salary a Member of Parliament.
67. (d) According to article 54 of the constitution of India, elected members of both houses of parliament, elected members of legislative bodies of all the states and elected members of assembly of Delhi and Puduchery can take part in the election of the President of India. 50 members of the electoral college are proposers and 50 members are approver for a candidate of the President of India, Any individual can become the President of India for more than one time.
68. (d) According to article 109, money bill cannot be introduced in the Rajya Sabha. According to article 110, the speaker of the Lok Sabha will decide if a bill is money bill or finance bill. Normally a money bill contains provisions of imposition, rescission, rectification, change or regulation of taxes from the consolidated funds of India.
69. (a) Article 83 mention the timing of sessions of both houses of Parliament. According to this, Rajya Sabha can never be dissolved but its members, preferably one third shall retire every two years or as soon as possible by the procedure established by the law.
70. (d) Article 79 contains the provision of the formation of Parliament of India. According to it, there shall be a Parliament which shall constitute of the President of India and both the houses of the Parliament, which shall be known as the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.
71. (a) According to article 63 of the constitution of India, there shall be a Vice President of India. The provisions for the Vice President of India have been borrowed from United States of America. The Vice President of India is the exofficio Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The Vice President of India draws his salary as the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha. The salaries of the Speaker of the Lok Sabha and the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are equal. According to revised salary 2006, the salary of Vice President of India is INR 1, 25, 000 per month.
72. (c) Article 112 of the constitution of India contains the provisions for Annual Financial Statements which is commonly known as the Budget, but it has no mention in the constitution. Article 114 mentions about appropriation bill and article 226 mentions that no money can be drawn from the consolidated fund of India, which has all cash reserves of the government of India unless it is done through due process established by the law.
73. (d) There shall be a legislature in every state of India which shall constitute of the Governor of the state, legislative assembly and the legislative council of the state.
74. (c) Former Prime Minister of India, H. D. Devegowda was the Chief Minister of Karnataka before becoming the Prime Minister of India. P. V. Narsimha Rao was the chief minister of Andhra Pradesh before becoming the Prime Minister of India. Chandra Shekhar was not the Chief Minister of any state before he became the Prime Minister of India.
75. (c) Lord Curzon was the viceroy from 1899 to 1905. He is known as one the most unpopular viceroys of India. His important works are as follows: formation of a university commission in 1902, Indian University Law in 1904 and formation of a famine commission. Formation of irrigation department under Sir Colin Scott Moncrieff in 1901 and completion of work on river Jhelum. India was included in the list of gold standards. Reduction of number of elected members in Calcutta Municipal Corporation by Calcutta Municipal Corporation Act 1899. Ancient Monuments Act passed in 1904. Partition of Bengal in 1905 and the formation of a new North West frontier etc.
76. (a) Penal procedure have been mentioned in list III, concurrent list of seventh schedule. Police, prison and law and order are state subjects. State list contains 67 subjects whereas concurrent list contains 47 subjects.
77. (c) Panchayati Raj system was established in India by the 73rd constitutional amendment act and the Panchayats were given the power to frame laws on 20 subjects. But Nagaland, Mizoram etc are some states which have not implemented this system.
78. (d) Balance of Payment (BOP) is a statement which records all the monetary transactions made between residents of a country and the rest of the world during any given period. There are three accounts which appear in balance of payment and under the current account three heads import and export of commodities, services and resources appear.
79. (b) Plutonium and thorium are also used as fuel in India. The speed of neutrons produced from fission is very high. Heavy water of graphite are used as moderators to slow down the speed of these neutrons. To control the chain reaction of fission, cadmium or boron rods are used.
80. (b) 1 micron is normally equivalent to 10 meters. It is denoted by μm. If micron is expressed in centimeter, then it will be equal to 10+ centimeter.
81. (d) According to Lord Riley, scattering of any light depends upon the wavelength of the light. Light which has low wavelength will have high scattering and lights which have high wavelength will scatter less. The sky also appears blue because of the scattering of light.
82. (b) Pitch is the property of sound due to which it is heard high or low. Pitch is a physical property of sound which is measured from the point of origin. In any medium, the pitch of sound at any point is equal to the energy passing through the point in direction perpendicular to the surface. Pitch of sound is measured in decibel (dB)
83. (b) An air conditioner installed in a room regulates the temperature and humidity of the environment.
84. (a) When light from sun enters the earth’s atmosphere, it scatter in all direction due to particles. Scattering is highest in violet light and lowest in red color. Due to this, red color becomes abundant. Therefore, red is used as a symbol of danger in ships.
85. (a) Inhaling nitrous oxide in small amount causes laughter. Due to this property it is also known as laughing gas. It is mixed with oxygen to anesthesia to numb the patient during operations.
86. (b) Acetylene is prepared by the chemical reaction of water with Calcium Carbide. It is used to make camphor, cut or join metals, artificial ripe the fruits and anesthesia. Ethylene is also used to ripen the fruits artificially.
87. (d) Sulfur dioxide is an air pollutant which is emitted from the burning of bio fuels like petroleum and coal. Its effect causes exhilaration in epithelium in breathing canal, shortness in breathing, irritation in eyes, headache etc. In earth’s atmosphere, nitrogen is 78.08%, oxygen is 20.9% and hydrogen is 0.000005%.
88. (c) A transformer is a device by which is the voltage of direct current is increased or decreased by a step up or step down transformer. A transformer is made of two cores. One is made of thick wires less coiled and the other is thin wire coiled more. First core is called the primary core and the second is known as the secondary core. First one is known as step up transformer and the second one is known as step down transformer.
89. (a) The tail of a comet is always directed away from the sun. It is a body made up of ice, dust and small rocky particles and it is always situated in cold and dark places away from the earth. They revolve around the sun in irregular long orbits. In normal state a comet has no tail. The head of a comet is known as coma.
90. (c) Nepenthes Khasiana is a rare herb which is found in Meghalaya.
91. (c) Opium is obtained from the semi ripe fruit of poppy. Its leave form the food for the plant.
92. (b) Polio and Bird flu, both are viral diseases. Polio Mellitus virus causes polio. Its virus reaches the intestine of kids through food and fruits. H1N1, H2N2, H5N1, Bird flu etc viruses are found in birds.
93. (a) Forearms transformed into wings, light skeleton and beak above the wings are characteristics of Aves bird. Piegon, peacock, ostrich, crow etc. come under this category. Bats, lion, monkey, rat, kangaroo etc are mammalians.
94. (d) Calcium and phosphorus are required for the formation of teeth and bones. On an average body requires 1.2 grams of both. A live bone contains 20% water and in the remaining part two third is mineral and on third is carbonic substances.
95. (c) Cytokinins, ethylene, gibberellins etc. are plant hormones whereas insulin is not a plant hormone. Insulin regulates the sugar in blood.
96. (a) Short-sightedness is a very common eye condition that causes distant objects to appear blurred, while close objects can be seen clearly. In this deformity the circumference of lens of eye increases and the length of focus of the lens is reduced. It can be corrected by the use of concave lens whereas convex lens is used to correct the deformity of far sightedness.
97. (b)
98. (a)
99. (d)
100. (c)
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