UPPCS PRE-201 6 PAPER- 1(GENERAL STUDIES) T T -2 HOURS , T M -200

1. Which community has the lowest sex (a) Barack Obama ratio in India as disclosed in the additional (b) AB. Al. Bagdadi data pertaining to Census 2011 released (c) Francois Hollande recently? (d) Angela Merkel (a) Buddhist (b) Sikh 7. ‘Seva Divas has been proposed by central (c) Jain Government to celebrate the birthday of-* (d) Muslim (a) Atal Bihari Bajpayee (b) Deen Dayal Upadhyay 2. The first woman recently elected to (c) Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Local Council of Mecca in Saudi is (d) Veer Savarkar (a) Mariam Bint (b) Hanouf Bint 8. In which of the following districts of U.P., (c) Salma Pint a 112 year old woman (Nauroji Devi) has (d) Aasma Bint been elected Pradhan of a village? (a) Mau 3. Recently In news, WendeIstein 7χ is (b) Ghazipur related to (c) Azamgarh (a) Steam Energy (d) Jaunpur (b) Solar Energy (c) Thermal Energy 9. Raghuvir Chaudhury, who was recently (d) Nuclear Energy awarded Sahitya Academy Puraskar, enriched the literature in 4. How many countries of the world have (a) Marathi adopted compulsory voting system? (b) Gujarati (a) 32 (c) Kannada (b) 25 (d) Hindi (c) 24 (d) 22 10. Supposing all Indian States as different countries of the world in terms of Human 5. Which country recently rejected one Development Index ranking; match these child norm policy and allowed parents to states to concerned country's ranking and have another child? select correct option from codes given (a) Sweden below: (b) Cuba List-I List—II (c) China (d) Finland (states) (Ranking Countries) A. Kerala 1. South Africa 6. Who among the following has been B. Gujarat 2. Pakistan chosen ‘Person of the Year 2015’ by Times C. Uttar Pradesh 3. Honduras Magazine? D. Maharashtra 4. Maldives

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Codes-: (c) Jammu and Kashmir A B C D (d) Uttarakhand (a) 3 1 2 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 16. In which or the following countries (c) 2 3 1 4 women have been given voting rights for (d) 1 2 3 4 the fins time and they won 13 seats in the election (2015) creating a history? 11. The book ‘Kargil: Turning the Tide' is (a) Iraq written by (b) Jordan (a) Mohinder Puri (c) Saudi Arabia (b) Anita Nair (d) Turkey (c) Chetan Bhagat (d) Durjoy Datta 17. ‘Simply click’ credit card scheme is launched by which of the following Banks? 12. In the International Tennis Premier (a) IDBI League (ITPL) 2015, matches held in India, (b) ICICI Rafael Nadal played from the team (c) B.O.B. (a) UAE Royals (d) S.B.I. (b) Japan Warriors (c) India Aces 18. In the 64th Miss universe Competition, (d) Philippine Mavericks the winner Pia Alonzo wurtzback belongs to 13. A well planned racket has been (a) Philippines unearthed in Indian Railways recently. The b) Columbia scam is related to (c) U.S.A. (a) sale of spurious food 11ems on (d) France platforms and coaches. (b) railway brand water ‘Rail Neer’. 19. Arrange the following lakes in correct, (c) supply of substandard electric items. descending order of their area using the (d) over/under invoicing of goods codes given below: transported by trains. 1. Great Bear 2. Baikal 14. Barak-3 Missile (next generation) has 3. Victoria been developed by India in collaboration 4. Superior with which of the following countries? Codes: (a) Russia (a) 4, 3, 2, 1 (b) U.S.A. (b) 3, 2, 1, 4 (c) Israel (c) 4, 2, 1, 3 (d) France (d) 3, 1, 4, 2

15. In which state the Nelong Valley is 20. Which of the following is not correctly located? matched? (a) Himachal Pradesh (b) Sikkim

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Ports Country 25. Match List - I with list - II and select the (a) Rotterdam - The Netherland correct answer from the codes given (b) lgarka - China below: (c) Montevideo - Uruguay List-I List-II (d) Jakarta - Indonesia (Grasslands) (Continent) A. Lanos 1. North America 21. Match the List-l and List-Il and select B. Steppe 2. Africa the correct answer from the codes given C. Praries 3. Europe below: D. Veld 4. South America List- I List-II (Mountain Pass) (State) Codes: A. Mana 1. Sikkim A B C D B. Nathula 2. Jammu & Kashmir (a) 4 3 1 2 C. Zozila 3. Himachal Pradesh (b) 2 3 4 1 D. Sipki La 4. Uttarakhand (c) 4 3 2 1 Codes: (d) 4 1 3 2 A B C D (a) 2 3 1 4 26. Which one of the following countries is (b) 4 3 2 1 the largest exporter of tea in the world? (c) 4 1 2 3 (a) India (d) 4 1 3 2 (b) China (c) Kenya 22. Which of the following rock systems in (d) Sri Lanka India is the latest one? (a) Vindhyan 27. Match list - l and List – II and select the (b) Cuddapah correct answer from the codes given below (c) Dharwar the lists (d) Gondwana List - I List - II (Tribes) (Area) 23. Which one of the following pairs is A. Khirghiz 1. Japan correctly matched? B. Bushman 2. Arab (a) Fohn - Alps Mountain C. Ainu 3. Central Asia (b) Bora - Poland D. Badduin 4. Kalahari (c) Mistral - Rhine valley Codes: (d) Khamsin - Egypt A B C D (a) 3 1 4 2 24. Which of the following passes leads to (b) 2 3 4 1 Leh? (c) 3 4 1 2 (a) Zozila (d) 1 2 3 4 (b) Shipki La (c) Chumbi valley 28. Match List - I and List - II and select the (d) Banihal correct answer from the codes given below:

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List-I List-II 32. Which of the following States of India (Industrial Region) (Country) produces more than 70 percent coffee of A. Kinki 1. China the country alone? B. Canton 2. Japan (a) Tamil Nadu C. Lorraine 3. Brazil (b) Kerala D. Belohorizontle 4. France (c) Maharashtra codes: (d) Karnataka A B C D (a) 2 1 4 3 33. The cities which are included in ‘Golden (b) 2 1 3 4 Triangle’ of Indian Tourism are (c) 3 2 1 4 (a) Agra, Delhi and Jaipur (d) 4 3 2 1 (b) Mathura, Agra and Gwalior (c) Agra, Kanpur and Lucknow 29. Match List - l and List - II and select the (d) None of the above correct answer from the codes given below: 34. The northern part of the western List - I List - II Coastal Plain of India is also known as (Centre) (Minerals) (a) Karnataka Coast A. Makum 1. Iron Ore (b) Malabar B. Dailirajhara 2. Coal (c) Konkan (d) Coromandal C. Koraput 3. Manganese

D. Chitradurg 4. Bauxite 35. Tatipaka Oil Refinery is located in the Codes: State of A B C D (a) Assam (a) 3 2 1 4 (b) Uttar Pradesh (b) 2 1 4 3 (c) Karnataka (c) 4 3 2 1 (d) Andhra Pradesh (d) 1 2 3 4

36. Consider the following statements 30. The highest peak of Indian Peninsula is related to Integrated Low cost Sanitation (a) Ootakamund (ILCS) scheme: (b) Anaimudi I. The system is funded on sharing basis. (c) Dodabeta II. Central subsidy is 75 percent. (d) Mahabaleshwar Ill. State subsidy is 25 percent.

31. In which of the following States, the Of these, the correct statements are-: area under Tube-well irrigation is the (a) I and II only highest? (b) II and III only (a) Bihar (c) I and III only (b) Haryana (d) l, II and III (c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Punjab

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37. Which one of the following places has (b) 2009 A.D. the lowest rain fall during the South - West (c) 2010 A.D. Monsoon? (d) 2011 A.D. (a) Kolkata (b) Mangalore 43. In India, “inclusive education for the (c) Chennai disabled at secondary stage” scheme (d) Delhi launched in the year 2009-10 is being provided under 38. Which one of the following pairs is in (a) Saakshar Bharat correctly matched? (b) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (a) Sardar Sarovar Dam - Narmada River (c) Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (b) Tilaiya Dam - Konar River (d) Skill India Programme (c) Gandhi Sagar Dam - Chambal River (d) Nagarjuna Sagar Dam - Krishna River 44. Which one of the following is not the objective of financial inclusion? 39. As per 2011 Census, which of the (a) To extend financial services to poor following States of India is most densely population. populated? (b) To unlock the door of growth potential (a) West Bengal of weaker section. (b) Kerala (c) Shrinking of banking infrastructure. (c) Uttar Pradesh (d) To extend financial sector into rural (d) Bihar areas.

40. Which one of the following is not a new 45. Which one of the following pairs is not scheme announced for the development of correctly matched? urban infrastructure? Decade Decadial growth rate of (a) Swachcha Bharat Mission population (in percent) (b) Heritage City Development and (a) 1971-81 - 24.66 Augmentation Yojana (b) 1981-91 - 23.87 (c) Smart City Scheme (c) 1991-2001 - 21.54 (d) Digital lndia Scheme (d) 2001- 2011 - 19.05

41. Who among the following was the 46. The Census Projection Report shows Chairman of 14th Finance Commission? that India is one of the youngest nation in (a) Shanta Kumar the world. In year 2020, the average age of (b) C. Rangrajan Indians will be of (c) Y.V. Reddy (a) 27 years (d) None of the above (b) 28 years (c) 29 years 42. In which of the following years, (d) 30 years ‘National Land Records Modernization Programme’ was launched? 47. Which one of the following segments of population is not included in the scheme of (a) 2008 A.D. Inclusive development?

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(a) Marginal farmers (c) 2012 A.D. (b) Landless agricultural labours. (d) 2014 A.D. (c) Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (d) People living in semi-urban areas 53. Which one of the following is not a component of ‘Bharat Nirman’ scheme 48. Share of U.P. in the exports from India launched in 2005-06? in 2014-15 is in the range (a) Rural housing (a) 4 to 5 percent (b) Rural sanitation (b) 5 to 6 percent (c) Drinking water (c) 6 to 7 percent (d) Rural roads (d) 7 to 8 percent 54. The largest Sugar Mill of Asia is located 49. What is the effect of deficit financing on at which of the following places in Uttar economy? Pradesh?* (a) Reduction in taxes (a) Khatouli (b) Increase in wages (b) Balrampur (c) Increase in money supply (c) Bulandshahar (d) Decrease in money supply (d) Najibabad

50. Which among the following Panchayats 55. Consider the following events and are included in the District Plan in U.P.? arrange these in chronological order: I. Nagar Panchayat I. Garibi Hatao II. Gram Panchayat II. Bank Nationalization III. Kshetra Panchayat III. Beginning of Green Revolution Select the correct answer from the codes Select correct answer from the codes given given below: below: Codes: Codes: (a) I only (a) I, II and III (b) I and III only (b) III, II and I (c) II and III only (c) II, I and III (d) I, II and III all (d) III, I and II

51. Which one of the following age groups 56. Largest concentration of software and is eligible for enrolment under 'Sarva business process outsourcing industry in Shiksha Abhiyan'? U.P. is at (a) 4 - 12 years (a) Meerut (b) 6 - 14 years (b) Kanpur (c) 5 - 15 years (c) Noida (d) 5 - 16 years (d) Varanasi

52. In which one of the following years 57. ‘e-Biz’ refer to ‘Swavlamban Scheme’ was launched? (a) electronic commerce (a) 2010 A.D. (b) single window financial transactions (b) 2011 A.D. (c) single window for business inquiries

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(d) single window for approach to 63. ‘Dynamo’ is a device, which converts government services (a) chemical energy into electrical energy (b) electrical energy into mechanical 58. The committee which has energy recommended abolition of Tax Rebates (c) mechanical energy into electrical under Section - 88 of the Income Tax Act of energy India, is (d) electrical energy into chemical energy (a) Chelliah Committee (b) Kelkar Committee 64. The velocity of wind is measured by (c) Shome Committee (a) Barometer (d) Rangrajan Committee (b) Anaemometer (c) Hydrometer 59. Time span of ‘Pradhan Mantri Awas (d) Wind Vane Yojana’ is (a) 2014 - 2021 65. Which one of the following gases is a (b) 2014 - 2024 green house gas? (c) 2015 - 2022 (a) CO2 (d) 2015 - 2025 (b) CH4 (c) NO2 60. Which one of the following is in an (d) O2 objective of National Food Security Mission (NFSM)? 66. Match the List - I with List - II and select (a) Distribution of high yielding variety the correct answer from the codes given seeds below the lists (b) Demonstration of improved production List - I List - II technology A. Viticulture 1. Vegetable Farming (c) Strengthening credit facilities B. Vegeculture 2. Fish farming (d) Popularising newly released varieties C. Pisciculture 3. Tree farming of crops D. Olericulture 4. Grapes farming

61. India’s first National Action Plan on Codes: climate change was released in A B C D (a) 2008 A.D. (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2012 A.D. (b) 4 3 2 1 (c) 2014 A.D. (c) 3 2 1 4 (d) 2015 A.D. (d) 4 1 2 3

62. Which one of the following 67. The maximum biodiversity is found in thermometers is known as pyrometer? (a) tundra (a) Thermo-electric thermometers (b) coniferous forests (b) Radiation thermometers (c) tropical rain forests (c) Gas thermometers (d) temperate forests (d) Liquid thermometers

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68. The minimum distance of clear vision The correct statements out of these are: for a normal healthy eye of human being is (a) 1, 2 and 3 supposed to be (b) 1, 3 and 4 (a) 50cm (c) 2, 3 and 4 (b) 10cm (d) 1, 2 and 4 (c) 15 cm (d) 25 cm 74. ‘Big-Bang theory’ explains the origin of (a) Mammals 69. Indiscriminate use of fertilizers have (b) Ice-age led to (c) Universe (a) soiI pollution (d) Ocean (b) water pollution (c) air pollution 75. Photo voltic cells are- (d) All of the above (a) Solar cells (b) Thermal cells 70. Which of the following is an artificial (c) Sulphur cells ecosystem? (d) Molar cells (a) Rice field (b) Forest 76. In wind power, which form of energy is (c) Grassland converted into electrical energy? (d) Lake (a) Kinetic energy (b) Potential energy 71. The substance used as moderator and (c) Solar energy coolant both, in nuclear reactors is (d) Radiant energy (a) Ordinary water (b) Heavy water 77. In a food chain, man is (c) Liquid Ammonia (a) producer (d) Liquid Hydrogen (b) only primary consumer (c) only secondary Consumer 72. Which of the following air pollutants (d) primary as well as secondary consumer gets dissolved in haemoglobin of the blood more rapidly than oxygen? 78. The main reason for the decrease in (a) PAN biodiversity is (b) Carbon dioxide (a) habitat pollution (c) Carbon monoxide (b) introduction of exotic species (d) Ozone (c) over exploitation (d) natural habitat destruction 73. Consider the following statements about haemoglobin: 79. Which one of the following is an 1. It carries oxygen in the blood. important source of vitamin-E ? 2. It is iron containing compound. (a) Palm oil 3. It provides immunity against certain (b) Coconut oil diseases. (c) Wheat germ oil 4. It imparts red colour to the blood. (d) Mustard oil

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(b) forests Protection Act - 1982 80. The alkaloid caffeine is present in (c) Environment Protection Act - 1996 (a) Tea only (d) west Bengal wild Animal Protection (b) Coffee only Act-1959 (c) Tea and coffee both (d) Lemon water 87. The plants receive Nitrogen in form of (a) Nitric oxide 81. Einstein was honoured with Nobel (b) Nitrate Prize for (c) Ammonia (a) Photoelectric Effect (d) Nitride (b) Theory of Specific Heats (c) Special Theory of Relativity 88. Which one of the following pairs is (d) Bose-Einstein Statistics incorrectly matched? (a)Thiamine - Beriberi 82. National Dairy Research Institute is (b) Ascorbic acid — Scurvy established at (c) Vitamin A — Colour-blindness (a) Karnal (d) Vitamin K — Blood clotting (b) Hisar (c) Anand 89. Leukaemia is a type or cancer in which (d) Jaipur there is abnormal increase in the number of 83. Smallest man-like ape is (a) bone cells (a) Gibbon (b) platelets (b) Chimpanzee (c) red blood cells (c) Gorilla (d) white blood cells (d) Orangutan 90. A man, who does not know when to 84. Quinine, the effective medicine in the stop eating, is suffering from treatment of malaria, is extracted from (a) bulimia (a) Bark of Cinnamon (b) diabetes (b) Bark of Cinchona (c) anorexia nervosa (c) Leaves of Ocimum (d) hyperacidity (d) Bark of Acacia Catechu 91. For human blood transfusion, which 85. Change in the base sequence within the blood group Is known as universal donor? gene is called (a) B+ Group (a) Breeding (b) O Group (b) Cloning (c) AB Group (c) Mutation (d) A+ Group (d) Fusion 92. Which of the following is/are used as 86. Which of the following Acts provides disinfectant of water? for protection to wild animals in India? (a) Ozone (a) wild Animal Protection Act – 1972 (b) Chlorine dioxide

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(c) Chloramine 99. Three human skeletons in a single (d) All of the above grave were recovered at (a) Saral Nahar Rai 93. The brain is responsible for (b) Damdama (a) thinking (c) Mahadaha (b) regulating the heartbeat (d) Langhnaj (c) balancing the body (d) All of the above three 100. Which yeast is used for commercial production of ethanol? 94. Indian veterinary Research Institute is (a) Candida albicans located at (b) Saccharomyces cerevisiae (a) Bareilly (c) Candida sloofi (b) Mathura (d) Leucosporidium frigidum (c) Karnal (d) Patna 101. Which one of the following gases, released from bio-gas plant is used as a fuel 95. Pungency in chillies is due to the gas? presence of (a) Butane (a) Lycopine (b) Propane (b) Capsaicine (c) Methane (c) Carotene (d) Ethane (d) Anthocyanin 102. Which one of the following is used in the 96. Which one of the following food treatment of blood cancer? materials contains all essential amino (a) lodine-131 acids? * (b) Sodium-24 (a) Rice (c) Phosphorus-32 (d) Cobalt -60 (b) Milk

(c) Egg 103. Who was the founder of ‘Vikramnshila (d) Soybean Vihar’? (a) Gopal 97. The Earth’s axis of rotation (polar axis) (b) Devapal is always inclined at an angle of (c) Dharmapal (a) 23.0° from the elliptic axis (d) Mahipal (b) 23.1° from the elliptic axis (c) 24.5° from the elliptic axis 104. Which city was founded by Krishna (d) 23.5° from the elliptic axis Deva Raya? (a) Warangal 98. The accounts of Kalinga war is known (b) Nagalapura to us by the (c) Udayagiri (a) Rock Edict-XIII (d) Chandragiri (b) Rummindei Pillar Inscription (c) Accounts of Hiuen Tsang 105. Jahangir mainly patronised which of (d) Minor Rock Edict-I the following arts?

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(a) Painting (a) D. K. Chakravarti (b) Architecture (b) D. P. Agrawal (c) Sculpture (c) W.A. Fairservis (d) Music (d) A. Ghosh

106. Who was called ‘a slave of a slave’? 112. From which rock shelter of Vindhyas, (a) Mohd. Ghori maximum number of human skeletons (b) Qutubuddin Aibak have been found? (c) Balban (a) Morahana Pahar (d) litutmish (b) Ghagharia (c) Baghahi Khor 107. Which Mughal ruler out of the (d) Lekhahia following learnt Hindu Music from Lala Kalavant? 113. ‘Prithivyah Pratham veer’ was the title (a) Humayun of (b) Jahangir (a) Samudragupta (c) Akbar (b) Rajendra-l (d) Shahjehan (c) Amoghavarsha (d) Gautamiputra shatkarni 108. During the Mughal period, the Madarsa which was specialized in the teaching of ‘Muslim Jurisprudence’, was 114. ‘The last Sun of Indian glory’ has been located in used for (a) Lucknow (a) Shivaji (b) Delhi (b) Prithviraj (c) Sialkot (c) Rana Pratap (d) Hyderabad (India) (d) Hemu

109. In which year, did Babar defeat Sultan 115. Who among the following were Ibrahim Lodi at the battle of Panipat? prominent leaders of the ‘Khilafat (a) 1527 A.D. Movement’? (b) 1526 A.D. (a) Maulana Mohammad Ali and Saukat Ali (c) 1525 A.D. (b) Mohammad Al Jinnah and Saukat Ali (d) 1524 A.D. (c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad and Rafi Ahemed Kidwai 110. Sir Thomas Munro was Governor of (d) Rafi Ahemed Kidwai and saukat Ali Madras during years (a) 1820 – 1827 A.D. 116. The Deoband Movement in U.P. (b) 1819 — 1826 A.D. (United Province) started in the year (c) 1822 — 1829 A.D. (a) 1900 AD. (d) 1818 — 1825 A.D. (b) 1888 A.D. (c) 1885 A.D. 111. ‘The Roots of Ancient India’ was (d) 1866 AD. written by

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117. What was the name of the party (d) widow Remarriage formed by Motilal Nehru and C.R. Das in 1923 A.D? 121. A money bill passed by Lok Sabha is (a) Independence Party deemed to have been passed by Rajya (b) Ghadar Party Sabha also when no action is taken by the (c) Swaraj Party Rajya Sabha within (d) Indian National Party (a) 10 days (b) 14 days 118. Which of the following was first victim (c) 15 days of Lord Dalhousie’s ‘policy of doctrine of (d) 16 days lapse’? (a) Jhansi 122. The constitutional authority, vested (b) Satara with the power of declaring castes and (c) Karauli tribes as the Scheduled Castes and (d) Sambalpur Scheduled Tribes, is the (a) President of India 119. Match List - I with List — Il and select (b) Prime Minister of India the correct answer using the codes given (c) Minister of Social Welfare below the lists : (d) Chairman, SC/ST Commission

List—I List—II 123. What was the name of the movement started by Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan against A. First Carnatic 1. Ended by war Treaty of British? Paris (a) Red Shirt (b) Quit India B. Third Carnatic War 2. Britishers Lost (c) Khilafat (d) None of the above C. Second Carnatic War 3. Inconclusive War 124. Rabindra Nath Tagore gave up his D. First Mysore war 4. Ended by Treaty of ‘Knighthood’ in protest to which one of the Aix La Chapelle following? Codes-: (a) Rowlatt Act A B C D (b) Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh (a) 1 3 4 2 (c) Simon Commission (b) 2 4 1 3 (d) Cripps Mission (c) 4 1 3 2 (d) 3 1 4 2 125. Match List - I and List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given 120. The name of D.K. Karve of Western below: India figures in the context of which of the following? List—I List—II (a) Sati Pratha A.Constitutional Amendment 1.Article 360 (b) Infanticide (c) Women Education B. Finance Commission 2. Article 312

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(a) Article 320 C. Financial Emergency 3. Article 280 (b) Article 322 D. All India Services 4. Article 368 (c) Article 324 (d) Article 326 Codes- A B C D 131. The Supreme Court of India (a) 1 3 4 2 enunciated the doctrine of ‘Basic Structure (b) 4 3 1 2 of the Constitution' in (c) 4 1 3 2 (a) the Golaknath Case in 1967 (d) 3 1 4 2 (b) the Sajjan Singh Case in 1965 (c) the Shankari Prasad Case in 1951 126. The Sarkaria Commission was set-up (d) the Keshavanand Bharati case in 1973 for the review of relation between (a) the Prime Minister and President 132. A resolution passed under clause (1) (b) the Legislative and the Executive of Article 249 shall remain in force for a (c) the Centre and the States period not exceeding (d) the Executive and the Judiciary (a) one month (b) three months 127. Internal Security Academy is located (c) six months at (d) one year (a) Mount Abu (b) Nasik 133. Which part of the Constitution, has- (c) Hyderabad the provisions for Panchayati Raj System? (d) Pune (a) IX (b) VI 128. The State Finance Commission is a (c) III (a) Legal body (d) IV (a) (b) Non-statutory body (c) Constitutional body 134. The Panchayati Raj System was (d) None of the above adopted to (a) make people aware of politics. (b) decentralise the power of democracy. 129. Under which Article of the Indian (c) educate the peasants. Constitution, the Parliament can make laws (d) None of the above on State list subject for giving effect to international agreements? 135. Who is considered as the “Architect of (a) Article 249 Panchayati Raj” in India? (b) Article 250 (a) Acharya Narendra Deo (c) Article 252 (b) G.V.K. Rao (d) Article 253 (c) B.R. Mehta (d) L.M. Singhavi 130. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution, there is provision for the 136. Consider the following statements: Election Commission?

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Assertion (A) : Dr. Ambedkar had 140. In India, who is competent to amend described Article 32 of the Constitution as Fundamental Rights of the citizens? the very soul of it. (a) Lok Sabha Reason (R) : Article 32 provides effective (b) Rajya Sabha remedy against the violation of (c) Parliament Fundamental Rights. (d) Supreme Court

Select the correct answer using the codes 141. Which Article of the Indian given below: Constitution is related to Indian Foreign Codes: Policy? (a) (A) and (R) both are true and (R) is the (a) Article 380 correct explanation of (A). (b) Article 312 (b) (A) and (R) both are true, but (R) is not (c) Article 60 the correct explanation of (A). (d) Article 51 (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false. (d) (A) is false, but (R) is true. 142. Match List - I with List - Il and select the correct answer using the codes given 137. Reservation of seats in Panchayat below the lists elections for Scheduled Castes shall not List—I List—II (Articles) apply to the State of (Institution) (a) Uttar Pradesh A. Comptroller and 1.Article 315 (b) Assam Auditor General of (c) Arunachal Pradesh India (d) Haryana B. Finance 2. Article 280 Commission 138. Who among the following is C. Administrative 3. Article 148 authorised to make provisions with respect Tribunal to the composition of Panchayats? D. Union Public 4. Article 323(A) (a) Governor of State Service Commission (b) Legislature of State (c) Parliament of India (d) President of India Codes:

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(b) 15 (a) Comptroller and Auditor General of (c) 11 India (d) 7 (b) Chief Election Commissioner (c) Speaker of Lok Sabha 144. T. Kajita and A. Mc Donald, winner of (d) Attorney General of India year 2015 Nobel Prize for Physics belong to which of the following countries 149. The costliest metal of the world respectively? discovered recently, is (a) U.S.A. and Japan (a) Endohedral Fullerene (b) Japan and U.S.A. (b) Californium 252 (c) Japan and Canada (c) Tritium (d) Canada and U.S.A. (d) Rhodium

145. After confidential meeting between 150. Who among the following actresses is National Security Advisers of India and the brand ambassador of ‘Nirmal Bharat Pakistan in Bangkok, foreign minister Abhiyan’? Sushma Swaraj went to Pakistan to attend (a) Madhuri Dixit ‘Heart of Asia Conference’ held in (b) Vidya Balan 2015 at (c) Priyanka Chopra (a) Karachi (d) Parineeti Chopra (b) Peshawar (c) Lahore (d) Islamabad Disputed questions and solutions

146. The refugees and migrants in Europe Question No.-7- No option is correct. Such a reached which milestone mark recently as proposal has not been passed by the Central disclosed by the UNHCR? Government officially. Bharatiya Janata Party (a) 1.0 Million celebrated Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister (b) 1.5 Million Shivraj Singh Chauhan birthday as Jummeen (c) 2.0 Million Service Day on March 5, 2016. (d) 3.0 Million

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