Model Question Paper – 8
Model Question Paper – 8
1. Which of the following was the chief priest (Purohit) of Vedic gods ?
(a) Agni
(b) Vrihaspati
(c) Dhoum
(d) Indra
2. Women from which of the following republics of India raised arms against Alexander after many soldiers were killed or injured in the battlefield ?
(a) Abhisar
(b) Glausai
(c) Kath
(d) Massag
3. Who among the following was born an army camp during one of crusades of his father?
(a) Amoghvarsh Rashtrakoot
(b) Bhoj Parmar
(c) Dharmpal
(d) Nagabhatt II Parihar
4. Match column I and column II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
Column I – Column II
A. Temple made of brick 1. Eran
B. Dashavtar temple 2. Devgarh
C. Shiva temple 3. Bhitargaon
D. Vishnu temple 4. Bhumra
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 1 3 2 4
5. Match column I and column II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below
Column I – Column II
A. Freon 1. Antiknock agent
B. Tetraethyl Lead 2. Refrigerant
C. Benzene Hexachloride 3. Fire extinguisher
D. Carbon Tetrachloride 4. Insecticide
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 2 1 4 3
6. Which of the following painters was anointed with the title of Nadir-ul-Zama by Jahangir ?
(a) Abul Hasan
(b) Farrukh Beg
(c) Bishandas
(d) Agha Raja
7. Who among the following was not a member of council of three committee, formed to rule Punjab after its annexation?
(a) H. M. Elliot
(b) Sir Henry Lorenz
(c) John Laurenz
(d) Robert Montgomery
8. Which of the following governor generals of Bengal is also associated with the third Anglo Mysore battle ?
(a) Warren Hastings
(b) Lord Cornwallis
(c) Sir John Shore
(d) Lord William Cavendish Bentinck
9. Which of the following pairs is matched correctly ?
(a) Lord Ellen Borough – Annexation of Avadh
(b) Lord Dalhousie – Annexation of Sind
(c) Lord Wellesley – Fourth Anglo Mysore war
(d) Sir John Shore – Third Anglo Maratha war
10. Which of the following statements regarding Rabindranath Tagore is untrue?
(a) He sang praises of ancient India and its culture
(b) He saw Shivaji and Guru Gobind Singh as the builder of nation
(c) He wrote many songs refuting Maratha bravery
(d) He supported the economic aspect of Swadeshi movement.
11. Who presided over the 1929 session of All India Trade Union Congress held in Nagpur?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Acharya Naredndra Dev
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose
(d) Yusuf Mehar Ali
12. Which of the following social reformers is also known for his proficiency in Sanskrit language?
(a) Dayanand Saraswati
(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(c) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(d) All above mentioned
13. Who among the following called himself the parrot of India (Hindustan Ka Tota)?
(a) Qutuban
(b) Usman
(c) Amir Khusro
(d) Amir Hasan
14. Mahatma Gandhi wrote ‘Hind Swaraj’ in –
(a) Hindi
(b) Gujarati
(c) English
(d) Urdu
15. Which of the following members of Simon Commission was also associated with the group of moderates?
(a) Viscount Burnham
(b) Major Atlee
(c) Stephen Walls
(d) Sir John Simon
16. Which of the following Acts had the first provisions of the office of Governor General of Bengal ?
(a) Regulating Act 1773
(b) Pitts Act of India 1784
(c) Charter Act of 1813
(d) Charter Act 1833
17. Who was the author of the report “Journey through the kingdom of Awadh in the year 1849-50”
(a) W. H. Sleeman
(b) Autrom
(c) Bishop Haber
(d) None of the above
18. Who among the following started the newspaper “Koumi Awaz”?
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(c) Shaukat Ali
(d) Khalikkuzaman
19. Which of the following is matched correctly?
Column I – Column II
A. Bhagat Singh 1. An Introduction To the
B. Subhash Chandra Bose 2. Bandi Jeevan
C. Sachchind ranath Sanyal 3. Indian Struggle
D. Bhagwati Charann Vohra 4. Why Am I Atheist
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 1 3 4
(d) 1 3 2 4
20. Who was the president of Congress in Lucknow session 1916 ?
(a) Annie Besant
(b) R. B. Ghosh
(c) G. K. Ghokhle
(d) Ambika Charan Mazumdar
21. The correct order of formation of following stets in descending order will be –
(a) Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Haryana
(b) Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra
(c) Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Haryana
(d) Haryana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
22. Kishanganga is a tributary of
(a) Ravi
(b) Chenab
(c) Jhelum
(d) Beas
23. The Jarawa tribe, recently in news belong to –
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Chhattisgarh
(c) Odisha
(d) Andaman and Nicobar
24. Which of the following statements is true regarding former king of Punjab, Maharaja Duleep Singh ?
(a) He died in Paris on 23rd October 1893
(b) His last rites were performed in Nasik
(c) He never left the Sikh religion
(d) He never went to Russia,
25. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly ?
Biosphere reserve – Location
(a) Manas – Meghalaya
(b) Nandadevi – Uttarakhand
(c) Kanchanjunga – Sikkim
(d) Agatsyamalai – Kerala
26. Rajasthan enjoys almost a monopoly over –
(a) Copper
(b) Asbestos
(c) Zinc
(d) Dolomite
27. Hindalco is situated in
(a) Modinagar
(b) Robertsganj
(c) Renukoot
(d) Gonda
28. Which of the following is not a land locked country ?
(a) Uzbekistan
(b) Kirgistan
(c) Tajikistan
(d) Azerbaijan
29. Consider the following pairs –
Local wind – Associated country
(i) Sirocco – France
(ii) Bora – Italy
(iii) Blizzard – Canada
Which of the above pairs is not matched correctly?
(a) (i) only
(b) (ii) only
(c) (ii) and (iii) only
(d) (iii) only
30. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly ?
(a) Cleveland – Iron and steel
(b) Detroit – Automobiles
(c) Mesabi Range – Coal fields
(d) Philadelphia – Ship building
31. Which of the following continents has maximum share of plain fields as compared to its total area?
(a) Asia
(b) Europe
(c) North America
(d) South America
32. Which of the following countries produces maximum cotton per acre?
(a) USA
(b) China
(c) Pakistan
(d) India
33. Which of the following states is the largest silk producer of India ?
(a) Karnataka
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Andhra Pradesh
(d) West Bengal
34. Which of the following pairs is not matched correctly ?
(a) Ruhr industrial region – Germany
(b) Flanders industrial region – Belgium and France
(c) Scotland industrial region – Sweden
(d) New England industrial region – USA
35. India’s contribution in world fruit production is –
(a) 20%
(b) 25%
(c) 10%
(d) 15%
36. Which of the following states of India has maximum urban density ?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Goa
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) West Bengal
37. What is the share of population of children below the age of 14 years as compared to total population of India according to census 2011?
(a) 29%
(b) 30%
(c) 31%
(d) 32%
38. The pilot project for rural development was started in year
(a) 1971
(b) 1978
(c) 1952
(d) 1948
39. Which of the following is also known as sugar bowl of world ?
(a) Hawaii Islands
(b) Cuba
(c) India
(d) Philippines
40. Which of the following countries produce sugar from beet root only?
(a) France
(b) Ukraine
(c) India
(d) Italy
41. First agriculture university of India was set up in which year ?
(a) 1950
(b) 1960
(c) 1970
(d) 1980
42. Which of the following is a variety of leaf less pea?
(a) arkel
(b) Azad Matar – I
(c) Aparna
(d) L 116
43. Sankar crops is most popular in –
(a) Japan
(b) China
(c) Korea
(d) India
44. National Agriculture Market is located at –
(a) New Delhi
(b) Jaipur
(c) Hisar
(d) Bhopal
45. Indian Sugarcane Research Institute is located in –
(a) Lucknow
(b) Coimbatore
(c) Ludhiana
(d) Pusa in Samastipur
46. Scientists from which of the following countries were the first to develop human liver cells from stem cells?
(a) China
(b) USA
(c) Japan
(d) India
47. Which of the following was the first to use the term – “bio diversity’ ?
(a) C. J. Barro
(b) D. Kastri
(c) Walter G. Rosen
(d) D. R. Batish
48. Which of the following is not a mechanical process to curb air pollution?
(a) Bag filter
(b) Cyclone collector
(c) Cyclone separator
(d) Cyclone divider
49. Team of scientists from which of the following countries were the first to discover hole in ozone layer over Antarctica?
(a) Russia
(b) German
(c) American
(d) British
50. Which of the following is not related to air pollution?
(a) Smog
(b) Acid rain
(c) Eutrophication
(d) Asbestosis
51. Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) India was a colony of Britain till 1947
(b) Indian economy was stagnant in British era
(c) India was a supplier of manufactured goods during the British era.
(d) India was the supplier of raw materials during the British era.
52. Bhoodan andolan started from which of the following places ?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Uttar Pradesh
53. Match column I and column II and choose the correct answer from the codes given below.
Columnn – I Column II
A. Paper 1. Ambala Mukul
B. Cement 2. Bhilai
C. Iron and Steel 3. Teetagarh
D. Mineral oil laboratory 4. Lakheri
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 4 3 1
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 2 3 1 4
54. Kandla, located in Gulf of Kutch is famous for-
(a) Ship working industry
(b) Cut and polish diamond
(c) Export processing region
(d) Cultural arts and sculpture center
55. The earth revolves in its orbit at a speed of 4400 km per hour. Why do we not feel this speed ?
(a) We are very small compared to earth
(b) Our relative velocity to earth in its orbit is zero.
(c) The entire solar system is also moving
(d) The gravitation of earth pulls us down constantly.
56. When was the constitution of India adopted and enacted ?
(a) 26th January 1950
(b) 11th February 1948
(c) 26th November 1949
(d) None of the above
57. Which part of the constitution of India is called the soul of constitution?
(a) Fundamental Rights
(b) Directive Principles of State Policies
(c) Preamble of the constitution
(d) Right to constitutional remedies
58. Who was the Chairman of the inaugural session of the constituent assembly?
(a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(b) Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha
(c) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
(d) Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru
59. What among the following is supreme in Indian governance system?
(a) Supreme Court
(b) Constitution
(c) Parliament
(d) Religion
60. When was right to information act passed?
(a) 2001
(b) 2004
(c) 2005
(d) 2002
61. Who among the following was the first woman governor of any state in independent India ?
(a) Sarojini Naidu
(b) Sucheta Kriplani
(c) Indira Gandhi
(d) Vijay Laxmi Pandit
62. A’Federal System’ and ‘bicameral structure’ in center was enacted in India by
(a) Act of 1909
(b) Act of 1919
(c) Act of 1935
(d) None of the above
63. Legislative power to include any state in the union or form new state lies with which of the following ?
(a) Parliament
(b) Lok Sabha
(c) Political parties
(d) Central government
64. What is the ratio of members of the Lok Sabha to the members of Rajya Sabha in the standing committee of the parliament?
(a) 2:1
(b) 3:1
(c) 4:1
(d) Both the houses have equal representation
65. Which of the following statements is true about the Prime Minister of India?
(a) Prime Minister of India is the nominal head of the council of ministers.
(b) He is not responsible to the parliament.
(c) He cannot remove any minister from his council.
(d) Prime Minister is the actual leader of the council of ministers.
66. Who among the following can preside over the joint session of parliament?
(a) President of India
(b) Vice President of India
(c) Prime Minister of India
(d) Speaker of the Lok Sabha
67. How many members of Lok Sabha is required to bring no confidence motion against the council of ministers ?
(a) 30 members
(b) 40 members
(c) 50 members
(d) 60 members
68. Judicial review is popular in –
(a) India only
(b) Unite Kingdom only
(c) United States of America only
(d) India and United States of America
69. Pension of retired high court judge is charged on –
(a) Consolidated fund of India
(b) Consolidated fund of state in which he served for the last time
(c) Consolidated funds of different states in which he has served
(d) Contingency fund of India
70. Which of the following acts states that all the proceedings of Supreme Court of India shall be done in English?
(a) Supreme Court of India Act 1966
(b) Article 145 of the constitution of India
(c) Bill passed by the parliament of India
(d) Article 248 of the constitution of India
71. Which of the following is associated with Trina Mool democracy ?
(a) Lokpal
(b) Panchayati raj system
(c) Interstate council
(d) Regional politics
72. Indian economy is
(a) A moderate economy
(b) A socialist economy
(c) A Mixed economy
(d) None of the above
73. Which of the following is normally not exported from India ?
(a) Wheat
(b) Rice
(c) Sugar
(d) Pulses
74. A person is standing on sensiti scale. He inhales deep. The reading on the scale will –
(a) Increase
(b) Decrease
(c) Show no change
(d) Whether it will increase or decrease, depends upon the atmospheric pressure.
75. Out of two electric bulbs in a room, one is shining more brightly than the other. Which of these two bulbs have better insulators in them?
(a) bulb with low shine
(b) bulb with high shine
(c) both the bulbs have the same insulator
(d) the illumination of bulb does not depend upon the insulator
76. A jet plane can fly very easily in the lower stratosphere. What can be the explanation for this ?
(i) There are no clouds or water vapour in lower stratosphere
(ii) There are no vertical winds in lower stratosphere.
(a) (i) Only
(b) (ii) only
(c) Both (i) and (ii)
(d) Neither (i) nor (ii)
77. Red light is used in traffic light because
(a) Red has the longest wavelength
(b) It is beautiful
(c) It is visible even to color blind persons
(d) None of the above.
78. Which of the following is used by the remote unit to control the functions of a television?
(a) Sound waves
(b) Light waves
(c) Radio waves
(d) Micro waves
79. Consider the following statements and the reasons listed below and choose the correct reason for the statement.
Statement A fully loaded cart requires more power in order to start the movement as compared to the power required to keep it moving.
(a) Any moving object has a weight
(b) The wheels slide in the beginning
(c) Once the cart starts moving, the friction decreases
(d) Practice brings perfection
80. A satellite revolves around the earth in its orbit. Which of the following is the reason for this ?
(a) Centrifugal force
(b) Centripetal Force
(c) Gravitation force or its scarcity
(d) Any other force
81. An object is placed between two parallel plain mirrors. What will be the number of reflections ?
(a) Four
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Infinite
82. In SONAR, we use –
(a) Radio waves
(b) Audible sound waves
(c) Ultrasound waves
(d) Infrasonic waves
83. Waves used for telecommunication are
(a) Visible light waves
(b) Infrared
(c) Ultraviolet
(d) Microwave
84. Short sightedness can be cured by
(a) Convex lens
(b) Concave lens
(c) Cylindrical lens
(d) None of the above
85. What causes the sky to appear red during dawn and dusk ?
(a) Scattering of light
(b) Refraction of light
(c) Complete internal reflection
(d) Reflection of light
86. The image formed by an astronomical telescope is –
(a) Imaginary and small
(b) Imaginary and large
(c) Real and small
(d) Real and large
87. The process of filtering salty water to pure water is known as
(a) Sedimentation
(b) Buoyancy
(c) Electrification
(d) Reverse Osmosis
88. Very recently a chemical weapon was used in civil war in Syria. Which chemical was it ?
(a) Mustard gas
(b) Chlorine gas
(c) Methyl isocyanides gas
(d) Serene gas
89. Which of the following chemicals is used in artificial rain ?
(a) Silver iodide
(b) Potassium chloride
(c) Calcium carbonate
(d) Zinc iodide
90. Gas used in transforming ghee from vegetable oil is known as –
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Nitrogen
(d) Carbon dioxide
91. Match column I and column II and choose your answer from the codes given below
Column I – Column II
A. Surajkund 1. Chatra
B. Tetulia 2. Hazaribagh
C. Tatapani 3. Dhanbad
D. Duari 4. Palamu
Code:
A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 3 2 1 4
92. Which of the following is used to develop finger prints on a multicolored surface ?
(a) Gold dust
(b) Manganese dioxide
(c) Charcoal
(d) Fluorescent powder
93. Chief components of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are –
(a) Methane, Ethane and Hexane
(b) Methane, Pentane and Hexane
(c) Ethane, Propane and Butane
(d) Methane, Carbon monoxide and Hydrogen
94. DPT vaccine is administered to prevent which of the following diseases?
(a) Tetanus, Polio and Plague
(b) TB, Polio and Diphtheria
(c) Diphtheria, Whooping cough and Tetanus
(d) Diphtheria, Polio and Leprosy
95. National Bureau of plant genetics is located at –
(a) New Delhi
(b) Kolkata
(c) Mumbai
(d) Chennai
96. Arthritis in joints of body occur due to the accumulation of which of the following?
(a) Urea
(b) Uric acid
(c) Albumin
(d) Cholesterol
97. Indian Lac Research Institute is located at –
(a) Ormanjhi
(b) Namkom
(c) Muri
(d) Hatia
98. Which of the following factories of Jharkhand is not matched correctly with its place of location ?
(a) Hindustan Copper Limited – Ghatshila
(b) Indian Aluminium – Company Dhanbad
(c) Hindustan Zinc limited – Dhanbad
(d) Heavy Engineering Corporation limited – Ranchi
99. PATS is what kind of landscape ?
(a) formed by flood
(b) alluvial wing region
(c) laterite region
(d) plateau of flat hills
100. Who was the first to ensure the entry of muslim rulers in Jharkhand?
(a) Allauddin Khilji
(b) Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
(c) Feroz Shah Tughlaq
(d) Sher Shah Suri
Answers with Explanation
1. (b) Vrihaspati was the chief priest (Purohit) of the Vedic gods. Indra is the god of rain, thunder, storm and the one who grants victory in battles. He is considered king of gods.
2. (d) According to Persian scholars, after a lot of men died or got injured in battle with Alexander, the women of Massag picked up arms to fight against his army. Many women also died in this battle.
3. (a) Amoghvarsh was born in an army camp in a place called Srimavan during one of crusades of his father. His father was Rashtrakoot Raja Gobind third who was was returning from his crusades in North India.
4. (b) Correct match is as follows –
(a) Temple made of bricks – Bhitargaon
(b) Dashavatar temple – Devgarh
(c) Shiva temple – Bhumra
(d) Vishnu temple – Eran
5. (d) Correct match is as follows
(a) Freon – Refrigerant
(b) Tetraethyl Lead – Antiknock Agent
(c) Benzene Hexachloride – Insecticide
(d) Carbon Tetrachloride – Fire Extinguisher
6. (a) Jahangir himself was a deft painter. Abul Hasan was his favorite painter. Jahangir anointed him with the title of Nadir-ul-Zama. He (Abul Hasan) painted a picture of Jahangir of the time of his coronation. Later it was used as the cover of Jahangir’s biography, Tujuk-I Jahangir. Note: Jahangir anointed Ustad Mansoor with the title of Nadir -ul-Astra
7. (a) Lord Dalhousie formed a three member committee after the annexation of Punjab in 1849. Sir Henry was appointed its chairman and John Lorenz and Charles Grewin Mansel were its members.
8. (b) Third Anglo Mysore war (1790-92) ended as an outcome of treaty of Srirangapattnam in March 1792. This treaty was signed by Lord Cornwallis from the English side and Tipu Sultan from Mysore. According to this treaty Tipu Sultan had to give away half of his kingdom to the British. In addition to this he also had to pay a penalty of 3 crore rupees.
9. (c)
10. (d) Rabindra Nath Tagore was born on 7th May 1861 in Calcutta.. Rabindra Nath Tagore did not support the economic aspect of Swadeshi movement. He had labeled the burning of foreign cloths as heartless wastage.
11. (a) Trade Union Congress was formed by N. M. Joshi on 31st October 1920 in Bombay. Lala Lajpat Rai was its first President. First partition in this organization happened in 1929 in Nagpur session which was presided over by Jawahar Lal Nehru.
12. (d) Swami Dayanand Saraswati, Raja Ram Mohan Roy and the Acharya of Sanskrit College in Calcutta, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar had very good knowledge of Sanskrit.
13. (c) Abul Hasan Yaminudin Khusro, popularly known as Amir Khusro was born in 1253 (according to Harish Chandra Verma part-1, in 1252 according to NCERT) in a place called Patiali in Eta district of Uttar Pradesh. In his works, Khusro refers himself to as tuti – I hind. Amir khusro has seen through the rule of seven kings in Delhi.
14. (b) Hind Swaraj was written by Mahatma Gandhi in 1909 in Gujarati on a sea ship named S. S. Kildon Castle when he was travelling to South Africa from London (13th November 1909 to 22nd November 1909).
15. (d) The Montague Chelmsford Act 1919 had provisions for the formation of constitutional committee to review it after 10 years. But the British government appointed the Simon Commission two years early in November 1927. This commission had seven members and its Chairman, Sir John Simon was a member of moderate group.
16. (a) Regulating Act 1773 had the provision for the office of Governor General of Bengal. Bengal presidency was granted supremacy. According to this act, the responsibility to rule India was given to the Governor General and his council of 4 members. The Governor General was the chairman of the council. The governor of Bengal was called the governor general. Warren Hastings was the first governor general of Bengal.
17. (a) W. H. Sleeman wrote a report titled “My journey through the kingdom of Awadh in the year 1849-50”. It is known to end cheating in British India. 2
18. (b) Kaumi Awaz is an edition of the National Herald. Newspaper National Herald was launched on 9th December 1938 in Lucknow. Jawahar Lal Nehru was its first editor. In 1946, two new editions of National Herald were being published from Delhi and Lucknow. Navjeevan in Hindi and Kaumi Awaz in Urdu. Lucknow edition was shut down in 1998.
19. (a)
20. (d) The Lucknow session of Congress, presided over by Ambika Charan Mazumdar held in 1916 was important from two point of views. First, the extremists who were suspended from Congress nine years earlier in 1907, were inducted again in the party. Second, a pact was signed between Congress and Muslim League.
21. (c) The date of evolution of Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Haryana as administrative state are 1st November 1956, 1st May 1960, 1st November 1966 respectively.
22. (c) The origin point of river Kishanganga is situated in Krishnasar lake near sonmarg in Jammu and Kashmir. It travels for 245 km before merging with Jhelum in Muzzafarabad in Pakistan. Out of total 245 km, it travels 50 km in India and remaining 195 km in Pakistan.
23. (d) People of Jarawa tribe reside in Andaman and Nicobar islands. Recently the government has prohibited any human activities in their area.
24. (a) Maharaja Duleep Singh died on 23rd October 1893 in Paris. His last rites were performed in London. He adopted Christianity after leaving Sikhism.
25. (a) Manas wildlife sanctuary spreads across 950 sq km in Assam.
26. (c) Rajasthan produces almost all the zinc in the country. Thus Rajasthan has a monopoly over production of zinc.
27. (c) Hindustan Aluminum Corporation Limited was founded in 1958 by the Aditya Birla Group. In 1962, this company started production in Renukoot plant. In 1989 its name was changed to HINDALCO.
28. (d) All the alternatives except Azerbaijan are land locked countries. Azerbaijan is a republic country located in the eastern part of caucus. It is situated in the middle of Europe and Asia. Geographically it is a part of Asia. It shares its border with Armenia, Georgia, Russia, Iran, and Turkey. Its coast lies in Caspian sea. Till 1991 it was a part of erstwhile USSR. Its capital is Baku.
29. (a)
30. (c)
31. (b) Around 67% part of European continent is covered in plains. South America, Asia, and North America have 56%, 32%, and 52% part covered in plains.
32. (b)
33. (a) Karnataka is the largest producer of silk cloths in India. It is followed by Assam.
34. (c) Scotland Industrial area is located in Scotland. Scotland is a part of United Kingdom. Although Scotland is a colony of United Kingdom, but it also has its own council of Ministers. It is located in the North of Holland.
35. (d) With 13.6% share of fruit production, India is the second largest producer of fruits in world. China is at the first position with 20.9% share.
36. (d)
37. (c) As per the latest census of 2011, the share of children below 14 years in total population of India is 31%.
38. (d) Pilot project for rural development in India was launched in Maheba (17 miles from Etawah).
39. (b) Latin American Country, Cuba is also known as the sugar bowl of the world. Its capital is Havana. In addition to this Cuba is also known for manufacturing world renowned cigars.
40. (b) In Ukraine, almost entire sugar is produced from beetroot.
41. (b) First agriculture university of India, Govind Vallabh Pant Agriculture and Technology University was established on 17th November 1960 in Pantnagar in Uttarakhand.
42. (c) Aparna is a leafless variety of pea.
43. (b) Sankar crop is most popular in China. In China, out of total paddy crop produced, almost half yield is of Sankar variety.
44. (b) National Agriculture Market Institute was founded on 8th August 1988 in Jaipur (Rajasthan). This institute is dedicated to Chaudhary Charan Singh, fifth Prime Minister of India. Its full name is Chaudhary Charan Singh National Agriculture Marketing Institute.
45. (a) Indian Sugarcane Research Institute is located in Lucknow. It was founded in 1952.
46. (c) Scientists from Japan were the first in the world to successfully develop liver tissues from stem cell.
47. (b) Walter G. Rosen was the first person to use the term biodiversity in 1985.
48. (d) Mechanical procedures to prevent air pollution are Bag Filter, cyclone collector, cyclone separator. Cyclone divider is not a mechanical procedure to prevent air pollution.
49. (d) British scientists, Joe Caman, Brian Gardner and Jonathan Shanklin were the first to discover hole in ozone layer over Antarctica.
50. (c) Eutrophication is associated with water pollution. When the amount of Nitrogen and Phosphorus increases unnaturally then it is known as eutrophication. In this the amount of oxygen in water also decreases.
51. (c) British India was not a supplier of manufactured goods but a supplier of raw materials. Therefore alternative (c) is correct.
52. (a) Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhudan Andolan in village Pochampalli in erstwhile Andhra Pradesh.
53. (b) Correct match is as follows
(a) Paper – Titagarh
(b) Cement – Lakheri
(c) Iron and steel – Bhilai
(d) Mineral oil laboratory – Angala Mukul
54. (c) India established first export processing zone in Asia in Kandla in 1965. There are 8 such export processing zones in India. Sachin export processing zone in Surat is owned by private sector and remaining 7 are in public sector ports in Kandla, Santacruz, Kalta, Noida, Kochi, Chennai and Vishakhapatnam.
55. (c) The earth revolves at a speed of 440 km per hour in its orbit. Gravitational pull of earth constantly pulls us towards the center.
56. (c) The constitution of adopted and enacted on 26th November 1949. At that time it contained 22 parts, 395 articles and 8 schedules. At present it contains 22 part, 495 articles and 12 schedules. Indian constitution was completed in 2 years 11 months and 18 days.
57. (c) The ideals included in the objective resolution presented by Nehru were included in the preamble of constitution. The preamble of the constitution is also known as the key to the constitution. Preamble cannot be presented in the constitution.
58. (b) First meeting of the constituent assembly was held in New Delhi on 9th December 1946. Dr. Sachchidanand Sinha was appointed its working chairman. Muslim League boycotted this meeting and demanded a separate constitution for Pakistan.
59. (b) Constitution is supreme is Indian governance system.
60. (c) Right to education act was passed in 2005.
61. (a) Sarojini Naidu was the first woman governor of state in independent India.
62. (c) The Government of India Act 1935 had the following salient points – All India Federation, regional autonomy, bicameral legislature in the center, federal courts, supremacy of British Parliament, end of Indian council, expansion of communal electoral.
63. (a) The parliament has the power to form new states, change the name, boundary and area of any existing state through procedures established by the law. The power to include any new state is also with parliament.
64. (a) The members of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha is in a ratio of 2:1 respectively in the standing committee of parliament.
65. (d) Prime Minister is the real or actual leader of the council of ministers. According to article 75 of the constitution of India, the President shall appoint the Prime Minister of the country and shall appoint the other ministers on the advice of Prime Minister.
66. (d) A joint session of parliament can be called in case of deadlock between the two houses over an ordinary bill under article 108 of the constitution of India. According to article 108 (4), the joint session of the parliament is presided over by the speaker of the Lok Sabha.
67. (c) No confidence motion can be brought in the Lok Sabha by any member of the opposition party. This motion should have a mandatory support of at least 50 members. After the discussion, the speaker announces the result by voting.
68. (d) The provision for judicial review in the constitution of India has been borrowed from United States of America. Judicial review implies to reviewing of its own decision by the Supreme Court of India.
69. (a) Article 266 of the constitution of India mention the consolidated fund of India. The expense from the consolidated fund of India is done only for the grants approved by the Parliament of India. The fund remaining after distribution of share of states from tax and other revenues is put in the consolidated fund of India. The salaries and wages of the President of India, Vice President and Comptroller and Auditor General of India is charged on the consolidated fund of India.
70. (d) Article 348 of the constitution of India mentions that all the proceedings of the Supreme Court of India shall be carried out in English.
71. (b) Panachayati raj system is associated with Trinamool democracy.
72. (c) Indian economy is primarily a mixed economy. Coexistence of private and government sector means mixed economy. India has adopted the principals of mixed economy after independence so that it can fulfil its socialist dreams.
73. (d) India does not export pulses in any form to other countries. Pulse is a kharif crop.
74. (c) When a person standing on sensitive scale inhales deeply, it will cause no effect on the reading of the scale.
75. (a)
76. (c) A jet plane can fly easily in the lower stratosphere because in the lower stratosphere is devoid of any cloud or water vapour. Also there is no vertical wind blowing in this layer. Therefore alternative (c) is correct.
77. (a) Wavelength of red color light is maximum, therefore scattering in red light is least. Thus it is also visible from a large distance. The main reason behind using red light in traffic signal is the fact that scattering in red light is least and it is visible form long distance. When the sun rises and sets every day, all the other lights other than red get scattered in the air before reaching our eyes. This is the reason why the sky appears red during sunrise and sunset.
78. (c) The remote unit used to operate a television set uses radio waves. Normally a television remote uses infrared rays but some also use radio waves. Infrared rays are electromagnetic waves.
79. (c) Power required to keep a cart moving is less as compared to start its movement from rest because once the movement starts, the friction decreases.
80. (b) A satellite keeps revolving around the earth in its orbit. It does so due to centrifugal force. When an object revolves in a circular path, a force acts towards the center. This force is called centripetal force. Object ceases to travel in circular path in absence of this force.
81. (d) When an object is placed between two parallel plane mirrors, the number of images is infinite. This happens so because every image forms another image on the opposite mirror.
82. (c) Sound Navigation and Ranging (SONAR) is used to find objects buried deep inside sea by ultraviolet waves. SONAR is used by sea navigators. In order to find objects inside sea, SONAR is used to send ultraviolet waves in the depth of sea or ocean. This waves rebound after striking the object and thus the position of the object becomes clear.
83. (d) Micro waves are used in telecom.
84. (b) A person suffering from short sightedness is able to see nearby objects clearly but can not see objects that are placed at some distance. This disease is corrected by the use of concave lens.
85. (a) At the time of sunrise or sunset the light from the sun has to travel longer distance due to the presence of dust and other particles. This causes scattering of light. Since scattering in red color is least, therefore red color reaches our eyes more as compared to other light. This is the reason sky appears red during sunrise and sunset.
86. (b) Image formed by an astronomical telescope is large and imaginary.
87. (d) Reverse osmosis is used to turn salt water into pure water.
88. (d) Serene gas was used on the protestors in the civil war in Syria on 21st August 2013 by a surface to surface missile.
89. (a) A chemical called Silver iodide is used to bring artificial rain. Cloud seeding is a process which brings change in weather. In this process rains are caused from clouds. Normally cloud seeding uses silver iodide and dry ice.
90. (a) Hydrogen is used to extract vegetable ghee from vegetable oil. At high pressure hydrogen extracts vegetable ghee from vegetable oil in presence of Nickel. This process is known as hydrogenation of oil.
91. (b)
92. (d) Fluorescent powder is used to raise finger prints on a multicolored surface.
93. (c) Petroleum gas is a mixture of ethane, propane and butane. Isobutane is its main component which burns fast to give heat. At high pressure, normal and Isobutane turn into liquid very easily.. Therefore they are filled in cylinders in liquid form and provided to consumer for combustion.
94. (c) DPT vaccine is administered to infants in order to prevent them from fatal diseases like diphtheria, whooping cough and tetanus. It should be noted that all three are bacterial diseases which are caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Bordetella pertussis and bacterium Clostridium tetani respectively.
95. (a) National beaure of palnt genetic resources was established in 1972 in New Delhi. Its 10 regional offices are located in Shimla, Jodhpur, Trichur (Keral(a), Akola, Shilong Bhovali, Cuttack, Hyderabad, Ranchi and Srinagar.
96. (b) When human kidneys form urine in amount less or more than normal then the level of uric acid increases and goiter. due to storage of this, person suffers from
97. (b)
98. (b)
99. (d)
100. (d)
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