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1. Which of the following committee recommended for 1 / 1 Panchayati Raj System in India?
a) Punchhi Samiti
b) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
c) Singhvi Committee
d) Alok Roy Committee
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer b
Explanation: Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was made for Panchayati Raj system in India; which submitted its report in 1957.
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2. Which of the following system is established on the basis of 1 / 1 direct election?
a) Gram Panchayat
b) Block Committee
c) Zila Parishad
d) Both b and c
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: a
Explanation: The Gram Panchayat is established on the basis of direct election.
Add individual feedback 3. Which of the following statements is not correct? 0 / 1
a) Panchayati Raj was established in India by Jawahar Lal Nehru
b) Madhya Pradesh was the `rst state which implemented the The Panchayati Raj system in India
c) 73rd Constitutional amendment was implemented in 1992
d) Tamil Nadu has adopted bicameral method
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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b) Madhya Pradesh was the `rst state which implemented the The Panchayati Raj system in India
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Answer: (b)
Explanation: First of all the Panchayati Raj system was established in Rajasthan (2 October 1959) after which Andhra Pradesh adopted this system.
Add individual feedback 4. Which schedule was added to the constitution by the 73rd 1 / 1 Constitutional Amendment?
a) 6th
b) 7th
c) 9th
d) 11th
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: (d)
Explanation: 11th schedule was added in the Indian constitution.
Add individual feedback 5. Which statement is not correct regarding "Gram Sabha"? 0 / 1
a) It is a body consisting of persons registered in the electoral rolls of a village comprised within the area of the Panchayat level.
b) It is a village assembly consisting of all the registered voters in the area of the Panchayat.
c) Its powers have been determined by the Central Government
d) Its powers and functions at village level are like state legislature at the state level.
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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c) Its powers have been determined by the Central Government
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Answer: (c)
Explanation: Its powers have been determined by the State Legislature.
Add individual feedback 6. How many posts are reserved for women at all levels in 1 / 1 Panchayati raj system.
a) 1/3
b) 1/2
c) 2/3
d) 1/4
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: (a)
Explanation: One-third posts (for both the member and the chief) are reserved for women
Add individual feedback 7. Which statement about the Election Commission is not 1 / 1 correct?
a) It is a permanent and independent body
b) It is responsible for getting conduct the elections of President, Vice President and Municipal Corporations
c) Article 324 of the Constitution envisages the provisions relating to the Election Commission
d) This is an all-India institution
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: (b)
Explanation: The election commission is not responsible for conducting the election of municipal corporations.
Add individual feedback 8. How many Election Commissioners are in the Election 1 / 1 Commission?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 2
d) 1
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: (a)
Explanation: There are 3 commissioners in the election commission which includes one Chief Election Commissioner and two other Election Commissioners.
Though the chief election commissioner is the chairman of the election commission, however his powers are equal to the other election commissioners. All the matters in the commission are decided by the majority amongst its members. The chief election commissioner and the two other election commissioners receive equal salary, allowances and other beneUts.
Add individual feedback 9. Which of the following is not the work of Election 1 / 1 Commission?
a) To conduct the election of Lok Sabha, Legislative Assembly, President and Vice President
b) Approval of setting up of political parties
c) Deciding the disquali`cation of a Member of Parliament by using his discretion power
d) Advising the governor on matters related to the disquali`cation of members of the Legislative Council
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: (c)
Explanation: The Election Commission shall seek the approval of the president in deciding the disqualiUcation of a Member of Parliament.
The powers and functions of the election commission are mentioned below: 1. It determines the territorial area of the electoral constituencies in accordance with the Delimitation Commission Act. 2. It prepares the electoral rolls and revises them from time to time. It registers all the eligible voters. 3. It prepares and notiUes the schedule of the election. 4. It receives and scrutinizes the nomination papers from all the candidates in the elections. 5. It registers political parties and grants recognition to them. It provides election symbols to the political parties. 6. It provides the status of national or state parties to the political parties on the basis of their performance in the elections. 7. It acts as court to look into disputes regarding recognition of political parties and allotment of symbols to them. 8. It appoints o\cers to enquire into disputes relating to electoral arrangements. 9. It prepares the time table for the publicity of the policies and programmes of political parties through TV and radio. 10.It ensures that the model code of conduct is followed by all the political parties and all the candidates. 11. It advises the president on matters relating to the disqualiUcation of the members of the parliament. 12. It advises the governor of the state on matters relating to the disqualiUcation of the members of the state legislature. 13. It requests the president or the governor for the necessary staff required for conducting elections. 14. It supervises election machinery and conduct of elections to ensure free and fair elections. 15. It cancels polls in the event of irregularities and wrongdoings during an election. 16. It advises the president whether the elections can be held in a state under president’s rule.
Add individual feedback 10. The State Election Commissioner can be removed on the 1 / 1 basis of whose recommendation?
a) Law Minister
b) Chief Election Commissioner
c) Governor
d) Chief Justice of the High Court
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: (b)
Explanation: Chief Election Commissioner
Add individual feedback 11. Who determines the eligibility of members of the Finance 1 / 1 Commission?
a) President
b) Parliament
c) Law Minister
d) Prime Minister
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: (b) Parliament
More Reading: The Urst Unance commission was constituted on November 1951.
The Finance Commission is a body of Uve experts composed of one chairman, four members and a secretary. The Finance Commission is appointed by the President under Article 280 of the Constitution. As per the provisions contained in the Finance Commission [Miscellaneous Provisions] Act, 1951 and The Finance Commission (Salaries & Allowances) Rules, 1951, the Chairman of the Commission is selected from among persons who have had experience in public affairs, and the four other members are selected from among persons who—
(a) Are, or have been, or are qualiUed to be appointed as Judges of a High Court; or (b) Have special knowledge of the Unances and accounts of Government; or (c) Have had wide experience in Unancial matters and in administration; or (d) Have special knowledge of economics
Add individual feedback 12. How many members are in the Finance Commission of 1 / 1 India?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: (b)
Explanation: There are four members and one Chairman in the Finance Commission.
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13. Which statement about the 14th Finance Commission is not 1 / 1 correct?
a) The 14th Finance Commission has tenure of 2015-2020
b) It has recommended the share of states to 42% in tax collection of the central Govt.
c) The highest tax component of total taxes is given to Maharashtra
d) Jammu and Kashmir has been given 1.85% of the total taxes.
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: (c)
Explanation: The highest tax share of the total taxes collection is 17.95% given to Uttar Pradesh. Chairman of 14th FC - Dr. Y.V.Reddy, Former Governor Reserve Bank of India Chairman of 15th FC - N.K. Singh
Add individual feedback 14. How many `nance commissions have been set up so far? 1 / 1
a) 15
(b) 13
(c) 14
(d) 16
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(a) 15
Add individual feedback 15. Who is the highest legal okcer of the Union Government of 1 / 1 India?
a) Attorney General of India
b) CAG
c) President
d) Solicitor General of India
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(a) Exp: Article 76 and 78 deals with the Attorney General of India. The Attorney General of India is the highest law o\cer of the country. He is responsible to assist the government in all its legal matters.
Appointment and Term of o\ce: The President appoints the Attorney General (AG). The person who is appointed should be qualiUed to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court. That means, he should be a citizen of India and a judge of some high court for Uve years or an advocate of some high court for ten years or should be an eminent jurist, in the opinion of the president.
The constitution does not provide for Uxed tenure to the AG. So, he holds o\ce during the pleasure of the president. He can be removed by the president at any time. There is no procedure or ground mentioned in the constitution for his removal.
The AG receives such remuneration as the president may determine. The constitution has not Uxed the remuneration of the AG.
Add individual feedback 16. To be eligible for appointment as Attorney General of India, 1 / 1 a person must possess the quali`cations prescribed for a ______.
a) Judge of Supreme Court of India
b) Judge of a high court
c) A renown lawyer
d) Solicitor General of India
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(a) Exp: He is appointed by the President of India under Article 76(1) of the Constitution and holds o\ce during the pleasure of the President. He must be a person qualiUed to be appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
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17. Which one is not true about the Attorney General of India? 1 / 1
a) He is the legal advisor to the Government of India
b) His tenure and salary is decided by the President
c) He has the voting right in the proceeding of the Parliament
d) He appears before high courts and Supreme Court in cases involving union government.
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(C) Exp: Below are the duties and functions of the AG:
(1) He gives advice to the Government of India upon such legal matters, which are referred or assigned to him by the president. (2) He performs such other duties of a legal character that are referred or assigned to him by the president.
(3) He discharges the functions conferred on him by or under the Constitution or any other law.
In the performance of his o\cial duties,
(1) He appears on behalf of the government of India in all the cases in Supreme Court in which the Government of India is concerned.
(2) He appears on behalf of the government of India in any reference made by the president to the Supreme Court under Article 143 of the constitution.
(3) He appears on behalf of the government of India in any case in a high court in which the Government of India is concerned, if Government of India requires so.
Rights and Limitations
Following are the Rights of the AG:
(1) In the performance of his duties, he has right of audience in all courts in the territory of India.
(2) He has the right to speak or to take part in the proceedings of both the Houses of Parliament and their joint sittings, but without a right to vote.
(3) He has the right to speak or to take part in the meeting of any committee of the Parliament of which he is named as a member, but without a right to vote.
(4) He enjoys all the privileges and immunities that are available to a member of parliament.
Below mentioned are the Limitations placed on the Attorney General:
(1) He should not advise or hold a brief against the Government of India.
(2) He should not defend accused persons in criminal cases without the permission of the government of India. (3) He should not accept appointment as a director in any company without the permission of government.
It should be noted that the AG is not debarred from private legal practice. He is not a government servant as he is not paid Uxed salary and his remuneration is decided by the president.
Add individual feedback 18. Advocate General of the State is appointed for the period of 0 / 1 -
a) 5 years
b) 6 years
c) Decided by the President
d) No `x tenure
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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d) No `x tenure
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Ans:(d) Exp: The constitution does not provide for Uxed tenure to the Advocate General. So, he holds o\ce during the pleasure of the governor of the state concerned. He can be removed by the governor at any time. There is no procedure or ground mentioned in the constitution for his removal.
Add individual feedback 19. Advocate General of the State submits his resignation to: 0 / 1
a) Chief Judge of high court of the state
b) Governor of the respective state
c) President of India
d) Chief Minister of the state
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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b) Governor of the respective state
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Ans:(b) Exp: Appointment and Term of O\ce
The Governor appoints the Advocate General of the state. The person who is appointed should be qualiUed to be appointed a judge of a high court. That means, he should be a citizen of India and should have held a judicial o\ce for ten years or been an advocate of a high court for ten years.
The constitution does not provide for Uxed tenure to the Advocate General. So, he holds o\ce during the pleasure of the governor of the state concerned. He can be removed by the governor at any time. There is no procedure or ground mentioned in the constitution for his removal. He can be removed from o\ce anytime or can submit his resignation to the Governor
The Advocate General receives such remuneration as the governor may determine. The constitution has not Uxed the remuneration of the Advocate General.
Add individual feedback 20. Which article states that each state shall have an Advocate 1 / 1 General?
a) Article 194
b) Article 177
c) Article 197
d) Article 165
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(d) Exp: Article 165 deals with the Advocate General for the State and Article 177 deals with the rights of Ministers and Advocate General as respects the Houses.
The Advocate General is the highest law o\cer in the state. He is responsible to assist the state government in all its legal matters. He defends and protects the interest of the state government. The o\ce of the Advocate General in state corresponds to the o\ce of Attorney General of India.
The Governor of each State shall appoint a person who is qualiUed to be appointed as a Judge of a High Court to be Advocate General for the State.
Add individual feedback 21. At which Harappan site traces of a horse have been found? 1 / 1
a) Dholavira
b) Surkotda
c) Harappa
d) Banwali
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(b) Exp: Surkotada (Gujarat)
1. Excavated by JP Joshi in 1972.
2. Situated between the rivers Sabarmati and the Bhogavo.
3. Evidence of horse, oval grave and pit burial has been found here.
Kalibanga (Black Bangles), Rajasthan
1. Excavated by BB Lal in 1961.
2. Situated on the bank of river Ghaggar
3. Evidence of ploughed Ueld, wooden furrow, seven Ure-altars, bones of camel and two types of burials (Circular grave and rectangular grave) have been found.
Add individual feedback 22. What was the main occupation of the people of the Indus 0 / 1 Valley Civilization?
a) Agriculture
b) Trade
c) Ship Making
d) Apparel design
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(e) More than one Exp: Civilization was dominated by the peasants and merchants and thus also called as an agro- commercial civilization.
Add individual feedback 23. Champa was the capital of which one of the following 1 / 1 Mahajanapadas in Ancient India?
A) Anga
B) Magadha
C) Vajji
D) Kasi
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(A) Exp: Champa. kingdom of Anga (a region corresponding with the eastern part of present-day Bihar state). It is identiUed with two villages of that name on the south bank of the Ganges (Ganga) River east of Munger.
Add individual feedback 24. Which of the following statement is wrong? 1 / 1
A) Sunga dynasty was founded by pushyamitra
B) Ashoka the great Mauryan king died in 332 BC
C) Ashoka invaded the kalinga in 261 BC
D) Chandragupta Maurya earned the title of the Liberator.
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(B) Exp: Ashoka died in 232 BC after ruling for 40 years.
Ashoka was the son of Bindusara. He was governor of Taxila and Ujjain during his father’s reign. Ashoka sat on the throne around 268 B.C. after successfully defeating his brothers. There was an interval of four years between Asoka’s accession to the throne (273 B.C.) Ashoka conquered Kalinga in the 9th year of his reign (261 BC). Kalinga was modern Odisha. Ashoka decided to attack Kalinga due to its strategic location. Kalinga war was a horrifying event as it was mentioned in 13th Rock Edict of Ashoka. Approximately, hundred and Ufty thousand people were wounded while hundred thousand people were killed in the course of the war.
This horriUc event deeply impacted Ashoka and led to a change of his heart. He vowed to never Ught a war. He preferred now Dhammavijay over Dig-Vijay.
Add individual feedback 25. The Iron Pillar at Mehrauli in Delhi is believed to record the 1 / 1 achievements of --
A) Ashoka
B) Chandragupta Maurya
C) Samudragupta
D) Chandragupta II
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(D) Exp: According to a popular translation of the Brahmi script upon the Iron Pillar of Delhi, the pillar was made for a king (presumably of the Gupta period, given the era of its creation). It was also made to honor one of the most important Hindu gods – Vishnu. Which Gupta king the Iron Pillar was made for is not made clear by the inscription. However, it is widely believed that the king to which the inscription refers is Chandragupta II.
Add individual feedback 26. Who among the following Kushan Emperors was the `rst to 1 / 1 introduce the gold coinage in India?
A) Vima Kadphises
B) Vima Taktu
C) Vasishka
D) Kujula Kadphises
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(A) Exp: Vima Kadphises added to the Kushan territory by his conquests in Afghanistan and north-west Pakistan. He issued an extensive series of coins and inscriptions. He was the Urst to introduce gold coinage in India, in addition to the existing copper and silver coinage
Add individual feedback 27. Who among the following foreigners was the `rst to visit 1 / 1 India?
A) Hiuen-Tsang
B) Megasthenese
C) I Ching
D) Fahien
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(B) Exp: Megasthenes is the very Urst foreigner to be visited India from Greek. He had worked as ambassador of Selecus I of Syria. He came to the court of Sandrokattes who is none other than, the Great Chandragupta Maurya.
Add individual feedback 28. Which of the following are two works of Kalidasa? 1 / 1
A) Raghuvamsha and Kiratarjuniya
B) Kumara Sambhav and Raghuvamsha
C) Malti Madhava and Kumara Sambhava
D) Malti Madhav and Kumara Sambhava
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(B) Exp: Kalidasa, (mourished 5th century CE, India), Sanskrit poet and dramatist, probably the greatest Indian writer of any epoch. The six works identiUed as genuine are the dramas Abhijnanashakuntala (“The Recognition of Shakuntala”), Vikramorvashi (“Urvashi Won by Valour”), and Malavikagnimitra (“Malavika and Agnimitra”); the epic poems Raghuvamsha (“Dynasty of Raghu”) and Kumarasambhava (“Birth of the War God”); and the lyric “Meghaduta” (“Cloud Messenger”).
Add individual feedback 29. Which type of pottery was most popular with the Later Vedic 0 / 1 people?
A) Black-slipped Ware
B) Black and Red Ware
C) Painted Grey Ware
D) Red Ware
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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D) Red Ware
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Ans:(D) Exp: The most distinct was the Painted grey Ware. Red Ware was most popular among them and has been found almost all over western Uttar Pradesh.
Add individual feedback 30. Which of the doctrines of Jainism was added by Mahavira? 1 / 1
A) Do not speak a lie.
B) non-adultery
C) Do not commit violence.
D) Do not steal.
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(B) Exp: Five Great Vows (Maha-vratas) of Jainism (1) Ahimsa (non-injury)
(2) Satya (speaking truth)
(3) Asteya (non-stealing),
(4) Aparigraha (non-possession),
(5) Brahmacharya (non-adultery).
It is said that only Ufth doctrine was added by Mahavira to the Urst four doctrines preached by Parsva.
Add individual feedback 31. In what respect did Jainism differ from Buddhism? 1 / 1
A) In its stress on the doctrine of ahimsa
B) In denying the authority of the Vedas
C) In opposing animal sacri`ce
D) In its attitude towards trade
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(A) Exp: The concept of Ahimsa (non-violence) is different in Buddhism as compared to Jainism. While Jainism emphasized it very much, Buddhism remained liberal in its interpretation in foreign countries, and even permitted eating of animal mesh where it was a necessity or traditional diet of the people. Yet, the Buddhist concept of Ahimsa is more a\rmative as compared to that of Jainism. Buddhism emphasized love to all beings which is a more positive virtue as compared to the concept of non- injury to all beings of Jainism.
Add individual feedback 32. Who was the `rst Sultan of Delhi to issue regular currency 1 / 1 and to declare Delhi as the capital of his empire?
A) Balban
B) Aram Shah
C) Nasiruddin Mahmud
D) IIitutmish
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(D) Iltutmish Exp: Iltutmish, also called Shams al-Dīn Iltutmish, Iltutmish also spelled Altamsh, (died April 29, 1236), third and greatest Delhi sultan of the so-called Slave dynasty. He was from the Ilabari tribe of the Turks and that is why some scholars call the slave dynasty has Ilabari dynasty. Iltutmish was sold into slavery but married the daughter of his master, Quṭb al-Dīn Aibak, whom he succeeded in 1211. He strengthened and expanded the Muslim empire in northern India and moved the capital to Delhi, where he built the great victory tower, the Quṭub Mīnār. Iltutmish was able to preserve his kingdom against the ravages of the Mongol invasions that coincided with his reign. The Iqta system was a practice of Tax farming that was introduced by Iltutmish in Delhi Sultanate. This grant was not hereditary and was subject to passing from o\cer to o\cer.
Iltutmish organized the army of the sultanate and made it the “King’s army” which was centrally recruited and centrally paid. Iltutmish introduced Silver Tanka and Copper Jital , the two coins of the Delhi Sultanate. Iltutmish was the Urst to introduce a “Pure Arabic Coin” in India.
Add individual feedback 33. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? 0 / 1
A) Qutbuddin: Adhai din ka Jhompra
B) Iltutmish :Qutab Minar
C) Alauddin :Hauz-i-Khas
D) Firuz Tughlaq : Tughlaqabad
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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D) Firuz Tughlaq : Tughlaqabad
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Ans:(D) Exp: Tughlaqabad Fort is a ruined fort in Delhi, built by Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq, the founder of Tughlaq dynasty, of the Delhi Sultanate of India in 1321, as he established the third historic city of Delhi, which was later abandoned in 1327
Add individual feedback 34. What is meant by "The Forty"? 0 / 1
a) The cream of Afghan nobles
b) The pick of the intellectuals among the Khaljis
c) The select body of the Turkish aristocracy
d) The Ulema or the Muslim divines
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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c) The select body of the Turkish aristocracy
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Ans:(c) Exp: The slave system had grown stronger by the successful careers of Aybek and Altamish. The latter had formed a corps of Turkish mamluks known as “the Forty,” and these men, proUting by the removal of their sovereign's hand, shared among themselves the wealth and power of the kingdom. Later Iltutmish organized the nobles in a corporate body, known as Turkan-i-Chehilgani (“The Forty”) which was personally loyal to him.
Add individual feedback 35. What was the most important cause of the invasion of 1 / 1 Mahmud of Ghazni?
a) To destroy idolatry
b) To gain possession of the wealth of India
c) To spread Islam into India
d) To establish a Muslim State in India
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(b) Exp: Mahmud Ghaznavi was the king of Ghazni who ruled from 971 to 1030 AD. He was the son of Subuktgeen. Attracted by India’s wealth, Gahznavi attacked India several times. In fact, Ghaznavi attacked India 17 times. The main objective of his attacks was to plunder the wealth of Ghaznavi. He was attracted to the enormous wealth of India. This made him repeatedly raid India. He also added religious dimension to his invasion of India. He destroyed the temples of Somnath, Kangra, Mathura and Jwalamukhi to earn the nickname of Idol Breaker.
Add individual feedback 36. From where the Mansabdari system was borrowed? 1 / 1
A) Afghanistan
B) Turkey
C) Mongolia
D) Persia
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(C) Exp: The Mansabdari system was borrowed from Mongolia. Mansabdar implies the generic term for the military-kind grading of all royal functionaries of the Mughal Empire. The Mansabdari system introduced by Akbar was borrowed from the system followed in Mongolia.
Add individual feedback 37. Who among the following wrote the Kural, which deals with 0 / 1 many aspects of life and religion?
A) Thiruvalluvar
B) Ayaikar
C) Shankracharya
D) Rishi Agasta
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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A) Thiruvalluvar
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Ans:(A) Exp: Thiruvalluvar was the author of the book 'Tirukkural (also known as the Kural). It is a classic Tamil sangam literature consisting of 1330 couplets or Kurals.
Add individual feedback 38. Which Sangam literature was composed by Jain monks and 0 / 1 the theme is the transient nature of life and youth?
A) Nanmanikkatiga
B) Naaladiyar
C) Inna Narpathu
D) Iniyavai Narpathu
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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B) Naaladiyar
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Ans:(B) Exp: Naaladiyar was composed by Jain monks and the theme is the transient nature of life and youth. It was work of Nalatiyar. The Nālaṭiyār is a Tamil poetic work of didactic nature belonging to the Patiṉeṇkīḻkaṇakku anthology of Tamil literature. This belongs to the post Sangam period corresponding to between 100 – 500 CE. Nālaṭiyār contains 400 poems, each containing four lines
Add individual feedback 39. Who was the founder of Sankhya system of Indian 1 / 1 philosophy?
A) Kapila Muni
B) Gautama Muni
C) Jaimini
D) Kanada
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(A) Exp: Sankhya is the oldest of the Aastika or Orthodox philosophical systems in Hinduism. Sankhya means Enumeration. Sage Kapila is traditionally credited as a founder of the Sankhya school.
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40. Kalinga was situated between? 1 / 1
A) Godavari & Krishna
B) Mahanadi & Godavari
C) Mahanadi & Krishna
D) Krishna & Kaveri
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(B) Exp: Kalinga is a historical region of India. It is generally deUned as the eastern coastal region between the Mahanadi and the Godavari rivers, although its boundaries have muctuated with the territory of its rulers. The core territory of Kalinga now encompasses a large part of Odisha and northern part of Andhra Pradesh.
Add individual feedback 41. Which of the following newspaper was started by Annie 1 / 1 Besant?
A) The Hindu
B) Indian Express
C) The Times of India
D) New India
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(D) Exp: Dr. Annie Besant founded two newspapers viz. The Common Wealth and New India for India's freedom.
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42. Who among the following was the real founder of the 1 / 1 Aligarh Muslim University?
A) Nawab Salimullah
B) Syed Ahmad Khan
C) Abul Kalam Azad
D) Muhhammed Ali Jinnah
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans: (B) Exp: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is an Indian public central university. It was originally established by Sir Syed Ahmad Khan as Mohammedan Anglo-Oriental College in 1875. The Muhammadan Anglo- Oriental College became Aligarh Muslim University in 1920.
Add individual feedback 43. Which of the following leader was not associated with 1 / 1 extremist leadership of Indian National Congress?
A) Lokmanya Tilak
B) Aurobindo Ghosh
C) Lala Lajpat Rai
D) A. O. Hume
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(D) Exp: The Indian National Congress was founded by AO Hume during the reign of Governor-General Lord Duffering. Its 1st session was held at Bombay in 1885 under the presidency of W C Banerjee. The Congress split into two parts-Moderates and Extremists in the year 1907 at the Surat Session of Congress, which was also popularly known as 'Surat Split'.
Moderates Leadership
A.O. Hume. W.C. Banerjee. Surendra Nath Banerjee, Dadabhai Naoroji, Feroze Shah Mehta. Gopalakrishna Gokhale. Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya. Badruddin Tyabji. Justice Ranade and G.Subramanya Aiyar
Extremist Leadership Lala Lajpat Rai, Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Bipin Chandra Pal, Aurobindo Ghosem Rajnarayan Bose, and Ashwini Kumar Dutt
Add individual feedback 44. When was the famous Resolution on non-cooperation under 1 / 1 the inspiration of Mahatma Gandhi was adopted in a special session of the Congress held in Calcutta?
A) September, 1920
B) December, 1922
C) October, 1924
D) November, 1925
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(A) Exp: On 4 September 1920, Congress met at Calcutta in a special session. This special session was presided by Lala Lajpat Rai. In this session Gandhi wrongly projected that if the Non-cooperation movement gets successful, Swaraj could be attained in One year. This was something immediately repudiated by CR Das. In December 1920, Congress met once again in the Nagpur Session. This time the differences of CR das had melted away. He moved the main resolution of Non-cooperation. A programme of surrender of titles, the boycott of schools, courts and councils, the boycott of foreign goods, the promotion maintenance of a Hindu-Muslim unity and strict non-violence was adopted. Nagpur Session 1920 At the Nagpur session in December 1920, some crucial changes were made in the organization of the Congress, , so that it becomes a real political party. These changes were actually mooted by Gandhi, but they confused Jinnah and Jinnah left the party, a beginning of the division that later would make him Qaide-i-azam of Pakistan.
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45. Which of the following is not correctly matched? 0 / 1
A) Bhagat Singh: Meerut Conspiracy Case
B) Ram Prasad Bismil: Kakori Conspiracy Case
C) Chandra Shekhar Azad: New Delhi Conspiracy
D) Surya Sen: Chittagong Armoury Raid
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer C) Chandra Shekhar Azad: New Delhi Conspiracy
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Ans:(C) Exp: List of Famous Conspiracy Case during British Rule in India:
1. Muzaffarpur Conspiracy Case (1908 AD)
It was a revolutionary conspiracy by the Khudiran Bose and Praful Chaki to kill the Chief Presidency Magistrate DH Kingsford of Muzaffarpur. They threw bombs on a vehicle of DH Kingsford but he was safe and unfortunately two British women were killed in the attack. Later on Kudiram Bose was arrested by the Indian British police o\cer Nandalal Banerjee, who was later shot dead by the Narendranath Banerjee. Prafulla Chaki committed suicide when he was about to be arrested by the Police. Khudiram Bose was the youngest India who was hanging by the British.
2. Delhi Conspiracy Case (1912 AD)
This incident was also called as Delhi-Lahore Conspiracy. It was organised by the Indian revolutionary underground in Bengal and Punjab and headed by Rashbehari Bose to assassinate the then Viceroy of India, Lord Hardinge. Basant Kumar Biswas, Amir Chand and Avadh Behari were convicted and executed in the trial of this Delhi Conspiracy Case. Rash Behari Bose was identiUed as the person who threw the bomb.
3. Kakori Conspiracy Case (1925 AD)
It is also called Kakori train robbery or Kakori Case was a train robbery against the British Indian Government.
It was organised by revolutionary organisation i.e., Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) under the leadership of Ram Prasad Bismil and supported by Ashfaqulla Khan, Rajendra Lahiri, Chandrashekhar Azad, Sachindra Bakshi, Keshab Chakravarty, Manmathnath Gupta, Murari Lal Gupta (Murari Lal Khanna), Mukundi Lal (Mukundi Lal Gupta) and Banwari Lal. Objectives of this robbery
(1) To fund the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) under with funds stolen from the British administration.
(2) To garner public attention by creating a positive image of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) under among Indians.
4. Meerut Conspiracy Case (1929 AD)
This was immense political signiUcance for the Indian working class movement because it was conspiracy of British Government against the rise of Communism in India. During this case 31 labour leader included three Englishmen were arrested on the charge of conspiracy.
Muzafr Ahamed, S.A Dange, S.V Ghate, Dr. G Adhikari, P.C.Joshi, S.S.Mirajkar, Shaukat Usmani, Philip Stratt etc. were arrested on the charge of conspiracy to overthrow the British Government of India through strikes and other militant methods.
Add individual feedback 46. Which of the following event was the reason for suspension 1 / 1 of the Non-Cooperation Movement?
A) The non Co-operators were not enthusiastic
B) The leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose were against it
C) Gandhiji bowed to the pressure of the British government
D) Chauri Chaura incident
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(D) Exp: Causes of withdrawal of the Non-cooperation Movement:
(i) Due to the Chauri Chaura incident where 22 policemen were burnt alive, Mahatma Gandhi decided to withdraw the movement.
(ii) He felt the movement was turning violent in many places and satyagrahis needed to be trained properly for mass movement.
(iii) Within the congress some leaders were tired of mass struggles and they now wanted to participate in elections.
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47. Who led the Bardoli Satyagraha in 1928? 1 / 1
A) Morarji Desai
B) M. K. Gandhi
C) Mahadev Desai
D) Vallabhbhai Patel
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(D) Exp: The Bardoli Satyagraha, 1928 was a movement in the independence struggle led by Sardar Vallabhai Patel for the farmers of Bardoli against the unjust raising of taxes.
Background: The Bardoli Taluk in modern-day Gujarat was hit by moods and famines in 1925, which adversely affected crop yield. This affected the farmers Unancially. Ignoring the plight of the farmers, the Bombay Presidency increased the tax rates by 22%. Despite petitions and appeals from civic groups and farmers to review this unjust hike in tax rates in lieu of the grave situation, the government decided to go ahead with tax collection. In 1927, the local Congress Party published a report to show that the farmers could not carry the burden of the enhanced assessment. But the authorities did not budge. In January 1928, farmers in Bardoli invited Vallabhai Patel to launch the protest movement wherein all of them resolved not to pay taxes. They also assured Gandhiji of their commitment to non-violence. Patel agreed to take on the leadership role only after getting assurances from the farmers of their resolve to the movement. He informed them of the possible consequences of their move such as conUscation of land and property and imprisonment. Patel got in touch with the government and apprised it of the situation. He got the reply that the government was unwilling to make any concessions. Gandhiji also lend support to the movement through his writings in ‘Young India’ magazine.
The Movement: Patel was an exemplary commander of his non-violent ‘army’ in Bardoli. He divided the taluk into camps and organised hundreds of men and women under the camps. The volunteers came from Hindu, Muslim and Parsi communities also. From the camps, volunteers issued news bulletins, campaigns and also made speeches educating the masses about the need to be disciplined and prepared for austerity. Door-to-door campaigning was also done. A large number of women took active part in the movement. It was these women who gave Patel the moniker ‘Sardar’. Peasants were asked to take oaths in the name of god that they would not pay the taxes. Those who paid taxes or were supportive of the British were socially boycotted. They also worked for the betterment of the Kaliparaj caste (farmers who worked as landless labourers). They refused non-essential goods to government o\ces in the area. They resisted eviction and conUscation (jabti) in unique ways. They had informers in the government o\ces who would give prior information as to if and when a jabti notice was going to be carried out. The whole village would then move to another place and the o\cers would be faced with an empty village when they arrived to conUscate the property. K M Munshi and Lalji Naranji resigned from the Bombay Legislative Council. Although the movement was local, it received nation-wide attention and support.
Effects: Fearing things could go out of hand, the government set up the Maxwell-BroomUeld commission to look into the matter. The revenue was reduced to 6.03%. The peasants were returned their conUscated land. Patel emerged as a national leader after the success of the Bardoli Satyagraha. He showed his remarkable organising skills.
Add individual feedback 48. What was the Ilbert Bill intended for? 1 / 1
A) To remove racial discrimination in employment
B) To enable India District Magistrates and Session Judges to try Europeans
C) To save Indians from racial humiliation
D) To change the method of recruitment in the Indian Civil Service
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(B) Exp: Ilbert Bill is named after Courtenay Peregrine Ilbert, who was appointed as legal adviser to the Council of India. The bill was introduced in 1883 by Viceroy Ripon, who actually desired to abolish the racial prejudice from the Indian Penal Code. Ripon had proposed an amendment for existing laws in the country and to allow Indian judges and magistrates the jurisdiction to try British offenders in criminal cases at the District level.
Add individual feedback 49. Which of the following leader said that the Act of 1935 1 / 1 provided 'a machine with strong brakes but no engine'?
A) Jawaharlal Nehru
B) Rajendra Prasad
C) Mahatma Gandhi
D) Vallabhbhai Patel
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(A) Exp: The Government of India act came into force on 4 August 1935. The safeguards and the special powers vested in the Governor General was something like a “Charter of Slavery” as mentioned by Jawahar Lal Nehru. He compared it with a “machine with all brakes, no engine“.
Add individual feedback 50. The Battle of Wandiwash was fought between: 1 / 1
A) The Nizam of Hyderabad and the French
B) The English and the French
C) The English and Hyder Ali
D) The Nawab of Carnatic and the English
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(B) Exp: The Battle of Wandiwash was a decisive battle in India during the Seven Years' War. The Count de Lally's army, burdened by a lack of naval support and funds, attempted to regain the fort at Vandavasi, now in Tamil Nadu. He was attacked by Sir Eyre Coote's forces and decisively defeated. The French general Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau and the French were then restricted to Pondichéry, where they surrendered on 16 January 1761. Wandiwash is the Anglicised pronunciation of Vandavasi. This was the Third Carnatic War fought between the French and the British. Having made substantial gains in Bengal and Hyderabad, the British, after collecting huge amount of revenue, were fully equipped to face the French in Wandiwash, whom they defeated.
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51. Which of the following event compel the Rabindranath 1 / 1 Tagore to renounce his knighthood?
A) To protest against the Jallianwalla Bagh incident
B) To protest against lathi charge on Lala Lajpat Rai that caused his death
C) To express solidarity with the leaders of Non-Cooperation Movement
D) To express solidarity with the protestors against the arrival of Simon Commission
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(A) Exp: Rabindranath tagore renounced his knighthood after the jallianwala bagh tragedy on 13th April 1919.
Rowlatt Act O\cially known as the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, 1919. Passed in March 1919 by the Imperial Legislative Council. This act authorised the British government to arrest anybody suspected of terrorist activities. It also authorised the government to detain such people arrested for up to 2 years without trial. It empowered the police to search a place without a warrant. It also placed severe restrictions on the freedom of the press. The act was passed as per recommendations of the Rowlatt Committee chaired by a judge, Sir Sidney Rowlatt. The act was widely condemned by Indian leaders and the public. The bills came to be known as ‘black bills’. The act was passed despite unanimous opposition from the Indian members of the council, all of whom resigned in protest. These included Mohammed Ali Jinnah, Madan Mohan Malviya and Mazhar Ul Haq. In response to this act, a nationwide hartal was called by Gandhiji on 6th April. This was called the Rowlatt Satyagraha. The movement was cancelled by Gandhiji when it was marred by rioting in some provinces, particularly in Punjab where the situation was grim. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre The situation in Punjab was alarming as there were riots and protests against the Rowlatt Act. Punjab was put under martial law which meant that it became unlawful for more than 4 people to assemble at a place. The Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab at that time was Michael O’Dwyer. Lord Chelmsford was India’s Viceroy. On the day of the festival of Baisakhi on 13th April 1919 in Jallianwala Bagh, a public garden in Amritsar, a crowd of non-violent protestors had gathered. Also among the crowd were pilgrims who had come to celebrate Baisakhi. General Dyer came there with his troops and blocked the only narrow entrance to the garden. Then, without warning, he ordered his troops to Ure at the unarmed crowd which included children as well. The indiscriminate Uring went on for about 10 minutes which resulted in the deaths of at least 1000 people and injured more than 1500 people. This tragedy came as a rude shock to Indians and totally destroyed their faith in the British system of justice. In protest against the massacre and the British failure to give due justice to the victims, Rabindranath Tagore gave up his knighthood and Gandhiji relinquished his title ‘Kaiser-e-hind’ bestowed on him by the British for his services during the Boer War in South Africa. Michael O’Dwyer, the then Lieutenant-Governor of Punjab, who had approved the actions of Brigadier General Dyer, was assassinated by Udham Singh in London in 1940 as revenge against the massacre. Udham Singh is believed to have witnessed the massacre as a child.
Add individual feedback 52. Which of the following British okcial intiated the Doctrine of 1 / 1 Lapse?
A) Lord Wellesley
B) Lord Auckland
C) Lord Dalhousie
D) Warren Hastings
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(C) Exp: The Doctrine of Lapse was an annexation policy followed widely by Lord Dalhousie when he was India’s Governor-General from 1848 to 1856.
States annexed by the Doctrine of Lapse In 1824, before the time of Dalhousie, the princely state of Kittur was acquired by the East India Company by this doctrine. Other states were also annexed in 1830’s and 1840’s through this doctrine. After Dalhousie became the Governor-General, in 1848, Satara was acquired as per this doctrine. Other major states annexed by the British as per the Doctrine of Lapse: Jaipur – 1849 Sambhalpur – 1849 Udaipur – 1852 Jhansi – 1853 Nagpur – 1854 It was as per this policy that Nana Sahib, the adopted son of the Maratha Peshwa Baji Rao II was denied his titles and pension.
Add individual feedback 53. Which of the following Governor-General introduced the 1 / 1 services of Railway and telegraph systems?
A) Lord Cornwallis
B) Lord Dalhousie
C) Lord Wellesley
D) Lord Bentinck
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(B) Exp: Dalhousie introduced a new system of internal communication in India. He was the father of Indian Railways. Dalhousies' famous Railway Minute of 1853 convinced the home authorities of the need of the railways and laid down the main lines of their development.
He was great both in war and peace. He introduced a number of reforms which paved the way for the modernisation of India and also earned the title, “Maker of the Modern India”.
In 1852 Dalhousie introduced the Electric Telegraph System in India. The Urst telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra was opened in 1854, covering a distance of 800 miles.
The credit of establishing Postal Department also goes to Lord Dalhousie. In 1854 a new Post O\ce Act was passed. Under this system, a Director-General was appointed to supervise the work of Post O\ces in all the Presidencies; a uniform rate of half-anna per letter was introduced and for the Urst time postage stamps were issued.
Before Lord Dalhousie, military boards were in charge of the construction of Public Works. Hence Civilian works were completely neglected by the military board. A separate Public Works Department was established by Lord Dalhousie. Dalhousie abolished female infanticide which was prevalent among the Rajputs of higher castes. He also abolished the practice of human sacriUce practiced by the khonds of Orissa, Madras and Central Provinces who had blind belief that the fertility of the soil would be increased by sacriUcing human beings.
Add individual feedback 54. Who was the Viceroy when the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1 / 1 took place?
A) Hardinge-II
B) Chelmsford
C) Reading
D) Irwin
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(B) Exp: Lord Chelmsford was the Viceroy of India when Jallianwala Bagh Massacre took place on April 13, 1919.
Add individual feedback 55. Which of the following leader is not correctly matched with 0 / 1 their association/party/ books/ newspaper?
A) Devendranath Tagore: Young India
B) Rabindranath Tagore : Patrika
C) M. K. Gandhi: Gitanjali
D) B. G. Tilak : Kesari
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
C) M. K. Gandhi: Gitanjali
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Ans:(C) Exp: Gitanjali is a collection of poems by the Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore received the Nobel Prize for Literature, largely for the book. And is part of the Collection from the UNESCO of Representative Works.
Add individual feedback 56. Which of the following is wrongly matched? 1 / 1
A) Sena dynasty —Founded by Vijaya Sena
B) Pala dynasty —Founded by Gopala
C) Prathihara dynasty —Founded by Bhoja
D) Rastrakuta dynasty —Founded by Amogavarsha
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(D) Exp: Dantidurga ( also known as Dantivarman or Dantidurga II) founded Rashtrakuta empire in Deccan by overthrowing Kirtivarman II
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57. The `rst invasion of India by Sultan Mahmud Ghazni was in - 1 / 1
A) 1004 (AD)
B) 1001 (AD)
C) 1000 (AD)
D) 999 (AD)
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(C) Exp: To accumulate the vast amount of wealth that existed in India and to spread Islam, Mahmud of Ghazni attacked and plundered India 17 times. The Urst invasion of India by Sultan Mahmud Ghazni was took place against Hindu shahi ruler Raja Jaipala at Peshawar in 1000 AD.
Add individual feedback 58. Who among the following reformer associated with the 0 / 1 passing of the Widow Remarriage Act?
A) Swami Vivekananda
B) Raja Rammohan Roy
C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
D) Ramakrishna Paramahansa
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
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Ans:(C) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Exp: Socio-Religious Reform Movements and Reformers in India: 1. Raja Rammohan Roy (1772-1833): He was the founder of Atmiya Sabha in Calcutta in 1815 to propagate monotheism and reform in the Hindu society. In 1828, Atmiya Sabha was named Brahmo Samaj. It believed in one universal God and prayer, meditation, reading from Upanishads was used as a medium to worship God. There was no place for temple, rituals, sacriUces, priest, etc. in the Samaj. It believed in progressive social practices. He launched a movement for the abolition of sitting through his journal Sambad Koumudi (1819).
2. Debendranath Tagore He founded Tattavabodhini Sabha (1839) and also published Tattvabodhini Patrika. Tattvabodhini Sabha amalgamated with the Brahmo Samaj in 1859. He also compiled selected passage from the Upanishads, which known as Brahma Dharma.
3. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar He introduced the study of Western thought in the Sanskrit College and opened its gates to non- Brahmin students. His greatest contribution lay in the Ueld of female emancipation. Widow re- marriage was the speciUc social issue he devoted his entire life to.
4. Dadoba Pandurang He founded Paramhansa Sabha in 1840, was the Urst reform organisation of the 19th century in Maharashtra. Its main objective was to demolish all caste distinctions.
5. Mahadev Gobind Ranade He founded Prarthana Samaj along with Dr. Atmaram Pandurang. Two other social reformers who work with Ranade were Vishnu Shastri and DK Karue. Karue launched the Widow Remarriage Movement. Prarthana Samaj did not reject the Vedas or Upanishads. However, it paid more emphasis on Bhakti (devotion).
6. Swami Sahajanad (1781-1830) He founded Swami Narain Sect in Gujarat. The main focus of the sect was social unity and harmony. It encouraged widow remarriage and discouraged institution of Sati, female infanticide etc.
7. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan (1817-1898) He started the Aligarh Movement to modernise Indian Muslims. He founded the Aligarh School in 1875, which was upgraded as Mohammodan-Anglo Oriental College, which became nucleus for the formation of Aligarh Muslim University in 1920. He stressed the need for Hindu-Muslim unity. Sir Syed Ahmad started a journal named tahzib-al-Akhlaq in 1870.
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59. What was the motive of Lord Wellesley to introduced the 1 / 1 system of Subsidiary Alliance?
A) Improve the administration of the Indian States
B) Prevent disloyalty towards the British
C) Tone up the British Indian administration
D) Prevent the French inquence in the Indian States
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(D) Exp: Subsidiary Alliance was basically a treaty between the British East India Company and the Indian princely states, by virtue of which the Indian kingdoms lost their sovereignty to the English. It also was a major process that led to the building of the British Empire in India. It was framed by Lord Wellesley, the Governor-General of India from 1798 to 1805. It was actually used for the Urst time by the French Governor-General Marquis Dupleix. According to the terms of a subsidiary alliance, princely rulers were not allowed to have an independent armed force. They were to be protected by the East India Company, but had to pay for the 'subsidiary forces' that the company was supposed to maintain for the purpose of this protection. If the Indian rulers failed to make the payment, then part of their territory was taken away as penalty. For example,the ruler of Awadh was forced to give over half of his territory to the company in 1801,as he failed to pay for the "subsidiary forces". Hyderabad was also forced to cede territories on similar grounds.
By the late 18th century, the power of the Maratha Empire had weakened and the Indian subcontinent was left with a great number of states, most small and weak. Many rulers accepted the offer of protection by Lord Wellesley, as it gave them security against attack by their neighbours.
Add individual feedback 60. Which of the following reformer was associated with 1 / 1 Prarthana Samaj?
A) M. G. Ranade
B) Bhandarkar
C) Atmaram Pandurang
D) Chandavarkar
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(C) Exp: Prarthana Samaj, or "Prayer Society" in Sanskrit, was a movement for religious and social reform in Bombay based on earlier reform movements. Prarthana Samaj was founded by Atmaram Pandurang in 1867 when Kesab Chandra sen visited Maharashtra, with an aim to make people believe in one God and worship only one God
Add individual feedback 61. Which of the following is used to denote broad money? 1 / 1
A) M1
B) M0
C) M3
D) M4
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(C) Exp: Narrow Money M1 = Currency with the public + Demand Deposits of public in Banks When a third component viz. Post o\ce Savings Deposits is also added to M1, it becomes M2. M2 = M1 + Post O\ce Savings. Broad Money M3 = Narrow money + Time Deposits of public with banks.
Add individual feedback 62. Which among the following is a qualitative tool of monetary 0 / 1 policy?
A) Bank Rate
B) Credit Ceiling
C) Credit rationing
D) Cash Reserve Ratio
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
C) Credit rationing
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Answer: C [Credit rationing ] Exp: The quantitative instruments are Open Market Operations, Liquidity Adjustment Facility (Repo and Reverse Repo), Marginal Standing Facility, SLR, CRR, Bank Rate, Credit Ceiling etc. On the other hand, qualitative instruments are: credit rationing, moral suasion and direct action (by RBI on banks).
Add individual feedback 63. Which among the following is NOT a pillar of Basel III? 1 / 1
A) Minimum capital standards
B) Supervisory review
C) Market discipline
D) Consolidation of assets
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(D) Exp: The Basel III framework is based on 3 components called 3 pillars, which include: Pillar 1 : Minimum capital standards, Pillar 2 : Supervisory review and Pillar 3 : Market discipline.
Add individual feedback 64. The Laffer curve is the graphical representation of : 1 / 1
A) The relationship between tax rates and absolute revenue these rates generate for the government.
B) The inverse relationship between the rate of unemployment and the rate of inqation in an economy.
C) The inequality in income distribution
D) The relationship between environmental quality and economic development.
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(A) Exp: The Laffer Curve states that if tax rates are increased above a certain level, then tax revenues can actually fall because higher tax rates discourage people from working. Equally, the Laffer Curve states that cutting taxes could, in theory, lead to higher tax revenues.
It starts from the premise that if tax rates are 0% – then the government gets zero revenue. Equally, if tax rates are 100% – then the government would also get zero revenue – because there is no point in working. If tax rates are very high, and then they are cut, it can create an incentive for business to expand and people to work longer. This boost to economic growth will lead to higher tax revenues – higher income tax, corporation tax and VAT.
Add individual feedback 65. What is the share of Government of India in NABARD? 1 / 1
A) 49 %
B) 75%
C) 51%
D) 99%
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(D) Exp: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) was established in 1982. RBI had sold its stake and now the Government of India (GOI) has 99 percent in it. It was established to provide credit for the promotion of the agriculture, SSI and Cottage and village industry. It is an apex bank for agriculture. Its Unances are available to SLDBs, SCBs (state cooperative banks), scheduled commercial banks, and RRBs. It can take loans for GOI, World Bank, and Asian development bank (ADB).
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66. In India, the Foreign Exchange Reserves are kept in the 1 / 1 custody of which among the following?
A) Ministry of Finance
B) EXIM bank
C) Reserve Bank of India
D) Selected Public Sector Banks
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(C) [Reserve Bank of India]
Add individual feedback 67. Union Budget of India is presented by whom and in which 1 / 1 house/ houses of the Parliament?
a) Finance Minister of India; Lok Sabha
b) Prime Minister of India; Rajya Sabha
c) Cabinet Secretary; Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
d) President of India; in joint session of Parliamnet
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(a) Finance Minister of India; Lok Sabha
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68. Which of the following is statement is not correct about 1 / 1 GST?
a) GST is like a last-point retail tax. GST is being collected at point of Sale.
b) GST abolished all the direct tax levied in India
c) It was implemented from 1 July, 2017 throughout the country.
d) It uni`ed the tax structure in India
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(b) Exp: GST abolished all the Indirect Tax levied in India.
Add individual feedback 69. Who was the author of the Book 'Planned Economy of 1 / 1 India'?
(a) M. Visvesvaraya
(b) Dada Bhai Nairobi
(c) Bhim Rao Ambedkar
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
(e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(a) Exp: Planned Economy for India was authored by Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
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70. When was IMF established? 1 / 1
(a) Dec. 27,1945
(b) Jan. 30, 1947
(c) Jan.1, 1946
(d) Sept. 24, 1947
(e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans. (a) Exp: The IMF was conceived at a UN conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, United States, in July 1944. Its formation take place on Dec. 27, 1945.
Add individual feedback 71. Which of the following institutions is not part of the World 1 / 1 Bank community?
(a) IBRD
(b) WTO
(c) IDA
(d) IFC
(e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(b) Exp: WTO or World Trade Organisation is not part of the World Bank community. World Bank group is comprised of the Uve institutions i.e. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), the International Development Association (IDA), the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
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72. Monopoly is a form of market where there is _____ 1 / 1
A) large number of buyer
B) Small number of buyer
C) A single `rm controlling the market
D) Any of the above
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(C) A single Urm controlling the market
Add individual feedback 73. Which among the following is considered to be the most 1 / 1 liquid asset?
a) Gold
b) Money
c) Land
d) Treasury bonds
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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ANSWER: b) Money Exp: Liquid assets are those assets that can be exchanged most readily with minimum number of obstacles and minimum time.
Add individual feedback 74. The process by which RBI or any Central bank protects the 0 / 1 economy against adverse economic shocks is known as :
a) protection
b) liberalization
c) stabilization
d) sterilization
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
d) sterilization
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Ans:(d) Exp: Sterilization is a form of monetary action in which a central bank seeks to limit the effect of inmows and outmows of capital on the money supply. Sterilization most frequently involves the purchase or sale of Unancial assets by a central bank, and is designed to offset the effect of foreign exchange intervention. The sterilization process is used to manipulate the value of one domestic currency relative to another, and is initiated in the foreign exchange market. RBI does this by performing a host of operations, for example controlling the Bank Rate, buying or selling government securities, etc
Add individual feedback 75. Whenever the government spends more than it collects 1 / 1 through revenue, the resulting imbalance is known as :
a) Public de`cit
b) Market de`cit
c) Government de`cit
d) Budget de`cit
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(d) Exp: A budget deUcit occurs when expenses exceed revenue, and it is an indicator of Unancial health. The government generally uses this term in reference to its spending rather than business or individuals. Accrued government deUcits form the national debt. In cases where a budget deUcit is identiUed, current expenses exceed the amount of income received through standard operations. To correct a budget deUcit, a nation may need to cut back on certain expenditures, increase revenue-generating activities or employ a combination of the two.
Add individual feedback 76. The 2019 Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in which city? 1 / 1
A) Varanasi
B) Ahmedabad
C) Jaipur
D) New Delhi
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: A
Explanation:
The next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas will be held in the holy city of Varanasi from January 21 to 23, 2019. The theme of the 15th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is "Role of Indian Diaspora in building a New India". The Ministry of External Affairs will also organize four Know India Programmes and online "Bharat Ko Jaaniye Quiz".
Add individual feedback 77. Indian ranks ______in the list of doping violations as 1 / 1 per the report of World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
A) 6th
B) 9th
C) 7th
D) 4th
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: A
Explanation:
India has been ranked joint-sixth in the list of doping violations with 69 cases, same as that of Russia, according to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) report for samples collected in 2016. India improved its position to sixth after being joint-third for three consecutive years from 2013 to 2015. Though, the number of dope violations for India has reduced but the trend of sports which are mostly under the scanner remain same. Italy topped the rankings of drug cases in 2016, followed by France (86), United States (76), Australia (75), Belgium (73).
Add individual feedback 78. Which Indian shooter grabbed the number one spot in 10m 0 / 1 air pistol rankings by ISSF?
A) Shahzar Rizvi
B) Gagan Narang
C) Abhinav Bindra
D) Om Prakash Mitharval
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
A) Shahzar Rizvi
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Answer: A
Explanation:
Indian shooter Shahzar Rizvi grabbed the number one spot in 10m air pistol rankings by ISSF. He won the silver medal in the just-concluded World Cup in Changwon, Korea. Rizvi had previously won a gold medal with a world record score at the World Cup in Guadalajara, Mexico in March. The other Indians in the top-10 are Jitu Rai and Om Prakash Mitharval who are at 6th & 12th spot.
Add individual feedback 79. Recently, which country has joined with United States and 1 / 1 China as one of the world's `ve biggest military spenders?
A) India
B) Russia
C) France
D) Singapore
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(A) Explanation:
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released a report, according to which India joined the United States and China as one of the world's 5 biggest military spenders. As per the SIPRI report, New Delhi's defence spending increased by 5.5 percent to $63.9 billion in 2017. Now it has surpassed France.
Add individual feedback 80. How many Indian cities are marked as the World's 20 most 1 / 1 polluted cities list as per data released by World Health Organisation (WHO)?
A) 7
B) 10
C) 14
D) 5
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: C
Explanation:
As per data released by World Health Organisation (WHO), 14 Indian cities have Ugured in a list of 20 most polluted cities in the world. 'Polluted Cities' in context of this news, implies particulate matter (PM) 2.5 concentrations in air in 2016. It includes pollutants like sulphate, nitrate and black carbon. 14 Indian cities that have Ugured in the list are: Kanpur, Faridabad, Gaya, Patna, Agra, Muzaffarpur, Srinagar, Gurgaon, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Patiala, Lucknow, Delhi and Varanasi. The WHO data measured levels of Une particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) from more than 4300 cities in 108 countries. As per WHO's estimates, around 7 million people die every year from exposure to Une particles in polluted air. Continuous exposure to Une particles causes several diseases including lung cancer, stroke, heart disease and respiratory infections, including pneumonia.
Add individual feedback 81. With which country India have agreed to set up a special 1 / 1 task force to enhance connectivity between the strategic Andaman and Nicobar Islands and provinces in Sumatra Island?
A. Indonesia
B. Netherland
C. Nepal
D. Iraq
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: A
Explanation:
India and Indonesia have agreed to set up a special task force to enhance connectivity between the strategic Andaman and Nicobar Islands and provinces in Sumatra Island. This will promote trade, tourism and people-to-people contacts. The Joint Task Force will undertake projects for port related infrastructure in and around Sabang which is an Indonesian island.
Add individual feedback 82. India's First Advanced Forensic Lab has to be opened in 1 / 1 ______.
A) Chandigarh
B) Jharkhand
C) Chhattisgarh
D) Odisha
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: A
Explanation:
Foundation of Sakhi Suraksha Advanced DNA Forensic Laboratory was laid in the campus of Central Forensic Science Lab (CFSL), Chandigarh. It is India's Urst advanced forensic lab dedicated for crimes related to women for timely deliver justice. The advanced lab in par with international standards will contribute to address gap in forensic DNA analysis of pending sexual assault cases in the country. The lab has been set up as model forensic lab and will be replicated in other parts of the country.
Add individual feedback 83. India ranks ______in childhood index ranking 2018. 1 / 1
A) 115
B) 100
C) 113
D) 114
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: C
Explanation:
India has improved its ranking in the world childhood index but stays at a poor 113th position in the list of 175 countries indexed by global child rights group, Save the Children. The report, titled "End of Childhood", commends India's achievements in reducing the rate of child marriages. Nutrition, infant mortality and child labour remained issues of grave concern in India.
Add individual feedback 84. Name the country which successfully performed the `rst 1 / 1 test its new surface-to-air missile with nozzle less booster powered by Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology?
A) China
B) India
C) Japan
D) US
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: B
Explanation:
India successfully performed the Urst test its new surface-to-air missile with nozzle less booster powered by Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology, from launching complex-III of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off Odisha coast. The missile has not been given a formal name yet. It has been indigenously designed and developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology was developed by India in collaboration with Russia. The missile mew in its intended trajectory at a speed of Mach 3 (three times the speed of sound). It performed as expected and perfectly validated the new indigenous technology. All radars, telemetry and electro-optical systems deployed along the coast tracked and monitored the health parameters of the missile system. The data generated during the test are analysed for future missions.
Add individual feedback 85. Who has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Italy? 1 / 1
A) Giuseppe Conte
B) Luigi Di Maio
C) Matteo Salvini
D) Sergio Mattarella
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: A
Explanation:
Giuseppe Conte, an academic and political novice, has been sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Italy on June 1, 2018.
Add individual feedback 86. Which state CM announced a joint working group with Israel 0 / 1 in the `elds of agriculture, horticulture and allied sectors?
A) Punjab
B) Gujarat
C) Kerala
D) Bihar
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
B) Gujarat
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Ans:(B) Exp: Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani met Israel's Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Uri Ariel and announced a joint working group (JWG) between Gujarat and Israel in the Uelds of agriculture, horticulture and allied sectors. The objective of the meeting was strengthening the Indo-Israeli agricultural cooperation and extension of the Indo-Israel Agriculture Plan (IIAP) and also to explore the opportunities of using the hi-tech protective cultivation and precision farming methods of Israel.
Add individual feedback 87. Which of the following states has the highest indirect tax 1 / 1 base under GST?
a) Maharashtra
b) Madhya Pardesh
c) Uttar Pardesh
d) Tamil Nadu
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer – (a) Exp • In the run-up to the GST, there was anxiety amongst the manufacturing states that the switch to a destination and consumption-based tax would transfer the tax base toward consuming states. • State-wise share of the total GST base suggests that the top states are Maharashtra (16 percent), Tamil Nadu (10 percent), Karnataka (9 percent), Uttar Pradesh (7 percent), and Gujarat (6 percent). So the biggest tax bases still seem to be in the biggest producing states. • It is true that the share of Maharashtra’s and Gujarat’s tax base under the GST is lower than their share of manufacturing. But because these two states also have a signifcant presence in services, their tax base share remains in line with their share of GSDP.
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Add individual feedback 88. Which state accounts for the largest share in India’s 1 / 1 exports?
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Tamil Nadu
d) Karnataka
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer – b Exp:
Five states—Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana—in that order account for 70% of India’s exports
Add individual feedback 89. India’s internal trade in Goods & Services is what per cent of 1 / 1 GDP?
A) 60%
B) 45%
C) 55%
D) 75%
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(A) 60% Exp: Interstate trade • The fve largest exporting states are Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka • The fve largest importing states are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat • The states with the largest internal trade surpluses are Gujarat, Haryana, Maharashtra, Odisha and Tamil Nadu.
Add individual feedback 90. As per Economic Survey 2017-2018, Climate change could 0 / 1 reduce annual agricultural incomes by what percent on average?
A) 15 – 18%
B) 20 – 25%
C) 20 – 30%
D) 25 – 30%
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
A) 15 – 18%
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Ans:(A) 15-18%
Add individual feedback 91. Who launched a mobile application called 'ReUnite' which 1 / 1 helps to track and trace missing and abandoned children in India?
A) Shri Suresh Prabhu
B) Smt Smriti Irani
C) Shri Nitin Gadkari
D) Shri Jayant Sinha
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: A
Explanation:
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu launched a mobile application called 'ReUnite' which helps to track and trace missing and abandoned children in India. The app is multiuser where parents and citizens can upload pictures of children, and provide detailed description like name, birthmark, address, report to the police station, search and identify missing kids.
Add individual feedback 92. India ranks ______in the 2018 Global Real Estate 1 / 1 Transparency Index (GRETI).
A) 29th
B) 35th
C) 40th
D) 55th
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: B
Explanation:
India has been ranked 35th in the 2018 Global Real Estate Transparency Index (GRETI), according to a report by real estate advisory Urm Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. (JLL)
Add individual feedback 93. As per (IBBI), which country has won Global Restructuring 0 / 1 Review's "most improved jurisdiction" award?
A) Malaysia
B) India
C) Singapore
D) China
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
B) India
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Answer: B
Explanation:
The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) announced that India has won Global Restructuring Review's "most improved jurisdiction" award. This award is to honour the jurisdiction which improved its restructuring and insolvency regime the most over the last year. In 2017, India lost the title to Singapore.
Add individual feedback 94. Govt launched e-Aksharayan Software in how many 1 / 1 languages?
A) 7
B) 10
C) 15
D) 18
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(A) Exp: E-Aksharayan is free, desktop software for converting scanned printed Indian Language documents into a fully editable text format in Unicode encoding. The software supports editing in seven Indian languages - Hindi, Bangla, Malayalam, Gurmukhi, Tamil, Kannada & Assamese.
Add individual feedback 95. India’s `rst in-phone tourism guide and mobile application 1 / 1 “Go whats That” has launched in which city?
A) Chandigarh
B) New Delhi
C) Pune
D) Lucknow
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: A
Explanation:
India’s Urst in-phone tourism guide and mobile application “Go whats That” has launched by Dharmendra Pradhan, the Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, at Rock Garden in Chandigarh on July 28, 2018. This is Urst of its kind app where tourist can scan QR code at a heritage site to download the history & details of that place in multiple languages. Initially, 1,100 tags have been placed at different tourist spots, which will give accurate information on each artifact. The app will also help the UT Administration in data analytics by getting real-time updates on each place, including the number of tourists visiting the places, scan details, etc.
Add individual feedback 96. What was India’s rank in Nations E-Government 1 / 1 Development Index 2018?
A) 75th
B) 85th
C) 96th
D) 97th
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: C
Explanation:
India has jumped 22 places to 96th rank to break into the top 100 of the United Nations E- Government Development Index 2018.Denmark topped the list.
Add individual feedback 97. Which city hosted the `rst ‘Nepal-India Think Tank’ Summit? 1 / 1
A) Udaipur
B) Kathmandu
C) New Delhi
D) Varanasi
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: B
Explanation:
The Urst ‘Nepal-India Think Tank’ Summit was held in Kathmandu on July 31 to foster greater collaboration and knowledge-sharing among the think tanks of the two countries. It was inaugurated by Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, the former Prime Minister of Nepal and Co-Chairman of ruling Nepal Communist Party. The summit was jointly organized by the Asian Institute of Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDA) and Nehru Memorial Museum Library (NMML). The purpose of the summit was to support the networks and promote mutual understanding through institutional collaboration on resource sharing for joint events / publications among think tanks of the two countries. The participants including think tanks, policy makers, diplomats, academicians, businesspersons and journalists deliberated on the Indo-Nepal ties and its dimensions in different sessions.
Add individual feedback 98. The name of World's 1st Hindi-Speaking Robot is ______. 1 / 1
A) Shakshi
B) Rashmi
C) Jayanti
D) Khatoon
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: B
Explanation:
Ranchi-based software developer Ranjit Srivastava is developing the world's Urst Hindi-speaking humanoid robot, claimed to cost just Rs50,000 so far. Named Rashmi, the AI-powered robot can also speak Bhojpuri, Marathi, and English, and is equipped with facial expressions and recognition systems. He was inspired to create Rashmi after seeing Hong Kong-made humanoid 'Sophia' in 2016.
Add individual feedback 99. Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu launched a 1 / 1 logo and tagline for Geographical Indications (GI) to increase awareness about intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the country. The slogan is _____
A) Invaluable Treasures of Incredible India
B) Open the door for a New Strategy
C) The New logistic revolutions
D) An iconic Logistic Experience
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: A
Explanation:
Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu launched a logo and tagline for Geographical Indications (GI) to increase awareness about intellectual property rights (IPRs) in the country. The slogan for the GI tag is- 'Invaluable Treasures of Incredible India'. A GI product is primarily an agricultural, natural or a manufactured product (handicraft and industrial goods) originating from a deUnite geographical territory
Add individual feedback 100. A scheme for the girl child 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan 1 / 1 Yojana' was launched in ______
A) Jammu & Kashmir
B) Assam
C) Bihar
D) Jharkhand
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer: C
Explanation:
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana', a scheme for the girl child. The scheme will provide Rs.54,100 for a girl child from her birth until she graduates. This is to express the State government's resolve for the empowerment of women. The 'scheme will be run by three departments namely education, health and social welfare. The Chief Minister also said that the amount under the 'Bicycle Yojna' will be increased from Rs.2500 to Rs.3000.
Add individual feedback 101. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and 1 / 1 including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour ?
A) 8 minutes
B) 10 mintues
C) 12 minutes
D) 14 minutes
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans: B
Explanation:
Due to stoppages, it covers 9 km less.
Time taken to cover 9 km = (9/54) hour = (1/6)*60 minutes = 10 minutes
Add individual feedback 102. A walks around a circular `eld at the rate of one round per 1 / 1 hour while B runs around it at the rate of six rounds per hour. They start at same point at 7:30 am. They shall `rst cross each other at ?
A) 7:15 am
B) 7:30 am
C) 7: 42 am
D) 7:50 am
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer : C
Explanation:
Relative speed between two = 6-1 = 5 round per hour
They will cross when one round will complete with relative speed, which is 1/5 hour = 12 mins.
So 7:30 + 12 mins = 7:42
Add individual feedback 103. Two boys starting from the same place walk at a rate of 1 / 1 5kmph and 5.5kmph respectively. What time will they take to be 8.5km apart, if they walk in the same direction?
A) 15 hours
B) 16 hours
C) 17 hours
D) 18 hours
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer : C
Explanation:
In this type of questions we need to get the relative speed between them, The relative speed of the boys = 5.5kmph – 5kmph = 0.5 kmph
Distance between them is 8.5 km Time = Distance/Speed Time= 8.5km / 0.5 kmph = 17 hrs
Add individual feedback 104. An electronic device makes a beep after every 60 sec. 1 / 1 Another device makes a beep after every 62 sec. They beeped together at 10 a.m. The time when they will next make a beep together at the earliest, is--
A) 10:28 am
B) 10:30 am
C) 10:31 am
D) 10:40 am
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer : C
Explanation:
L.C.M. of 60 and 62 seconds is 1860 seconds 1860/60 = 31 minutes
They will beep together at 10:31 a.m.
Sometimes questions on red lights blinking comes in exam, which can be solved in the same way
Add individual feedback 105. Find the largest number which divides 62,132,237 to leave 1 / 1 the same reminder?
A) 30
B) 32
C) 35
D) 45
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer : C
Explanation:
Trick is HCF of (237-132), (132-62), (237-62) = HCF of (70,105,175) = 35
Add individual feedback 106. The average of four consecutive odd numbers is 24. Find 1 / 1 the largest number.
A) 25
B) 27
C) 29
D) 31
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer :B
Explanation:
Let the numbers are x, x+2, x+4, x+6, then =>[x+(x+2)+(x+4)+(x+6)]/4=24
=>(4x+12)/4=24
=>x+3=24=>x=21
So largest number is 21 + 6 = 27
Add individual feedback 107. A batsman makes a score of 87 runs in the 17th match 1 / 1 and thus increases his average by 3. Find his average after 17th match?
A) 36
B) 37
C) 38
D) 39
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer :D
Explanation:
Let the average after 17th match is x then the average before 17th match is x-3
so 16(x-3) + 87 = 17x => x = 87 - 48 = 39
Add individual feedback 108. Ten years ago A was half of B in age. If the ratio of their 1 / 1 present ages is 3 : 4, what will be the total of their present ages?
A30
B) 35
C) 37
D) 41
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans: B
Explanation:
Let A's age 10 years ago = x years. Then, B's age 10 years ago = 2x years. (x + 10) / (2x+ lO) = 3/4 => x = 5. So, the total of their present ages =(x + 10 + 2x + 10) = (3x + 20) = 35 years.
Add individual feedback 109. The sum of the ages of a father and son is 45 years. Five 1 / 1 years ago, the product of their ages was four times the fathers age at that time. The present age of father and son:--
A) 34,11
B) 35,10
C) 36,9
D) 40,5
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer : C
Explanation:
Let sons age = x years. Then fathers age = (45 - x)years. (x—5)(45—x—5) = 4(45- x - 5) hence (x—5) = 4 so x = 9 Their ages are 36 years and 9 years.
Add individual feedback 110. A man is 24 years older than his son. In two years, his age 1 / 1 will be twice the age of his son. The present age of his son is:-
A) 20 years
B) 21 years
C) 22 years
D) 24 years
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Answer :C
Explanation:
Let the son's present age be x years. Then, man's present age = (x + 24) years => (x + 24) + 2 = 2(x + 2) => x + 26 = 2x + 4 So, x = 22
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111. Penicillin’ which is used as an antibiotic is obtained from : 1 / 1
A) Bacteria
B) Fungi
C) algae
D) Lichens
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Correct Answer: B [Fungi]
Add individual feedback 112. What is the average life of the Red Blood corpuscles? 1 / 1
A) 100-120 days
B) 120-140 days
C) 80-95 days
D) 70-85 days
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Correct Answer: A [100-120 days]
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113. The metal present in the haemoglobin is __. 1 / 1
A) Copper
B) Calcium
C) Iron
D) Aluminium
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(C) Iron
Add individual feedback 114. The number of Chromosomes in the human gene is __. 1 / 1
A) 23
B) 48
C) 46
D) 24
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(C) 46 ie, 23 pairs
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115. Which of the following acid present in Vinegar? 1 / 1
A) Citric Acid
B) Acetic Acid
C) Oxalic Acid
D) Malic Acid
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(B) Acetic Acid
Add individual feedback 116. Which bacteria is responsible for the formation of curd? 1 / 1
A)Lactic acid bacteria
B)Lactobacillus Acidophillus
C)Lactobacillus aureus
D)Bacillus radicicola
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans: B)Lactobacillus Acidophillus
Add individual feedback 117. Which of the following is not a member of the vitamin B 0 / 1 complex?
A) Thiamine
B) Riboqavin
C) Folic acid
D) Ascorbic acid
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
D) Ascorbic acid
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Ans:(D) Exp: Vitamin b complex consists of 8 vitamins namely B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B7, B 9 and B12. Vitamin B1 is Thiamine, Vit B2 is Ribomavin, Vit B3 is Niacin, Vit B5 is pantothenic acid, Vit B6 is pyridoxine, biotin, folic acid and Vit B12 is cyanocobalamin.
Add individual feedback 118. Fungi are plants that lack: 1 / 1
A) Oxygen
B) Carbon dioxide
C) Chlorophyll
D) Stomata
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans. C
We know plants prepare their own food and so are known as autotrophs. With the help of photosynthesis they make food in which they produce glucose from carbon dioxide and sunlight. Also, oxygen is released by plants which is further used by humans and other animals.But Fungi lack chlorophyll and do not engage in photosynthesis.
Add individual feedback 119. Which of the following is an air-borne disease? 0 / 1
A) Measles
B) Typhoid
C) Pink eye
D) Typhoid
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
A) Measles
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Ans. A
Airborne diseases are the infections spread by airborne transmissions including Chickenpox, Anthrax, Inmuenza, Measles, Smallpox, Cryptococcosis and Tuberculosis.
Add individual feedback 120. Which organ of the body produces the quid known as bile? 1 / 1
A) Liver
B) Pancreas
C) Gall bladder
D) Kidney
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans. A
Liver produces a digestive muid known as bile. Liver releases Bile into Gall Bladder, a small, pear- shaped organ located just below your liver in the upper right side of your abdomen.
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121. Which of the following hormones is a steroid? 1 / 1
A) Estrogen
B) Glucagon
C) Insulin
D) Oxytocin
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans. A
Steroid hormone is produced by three endocrine organs. The testes, produces testosterone; the ovaries, produces estrogen; and the adrenal cortex, produces steroid hormones such as cortisol and aldosterone. Steroid hormones are derived from cholesterol and are lipid-soluble molecules.
Add individual feedback 122. Who among the following had started vaccination? 0 / 1
A) Jonas E. Salk
B) Paul Muller
C) Edward Jenner
D) Robert Frost
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
C) Edward Jenner
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Ans:(C) Exp: Smallpox vaccine, the Urst successful vaccine to be developed, was introduced by Edward Jenner in 1796. He followed up his observation that milkmaids who had previously caught cowpox did not later catch smallpox by showing that inoculated cowpox protected against inoculated smallpox.
Add individual feedback 123. Proteins are consists of: 1 / 1
A) Sugars
B) Amino acids
C) Fatty acids
D) Nucleic acids
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans- B Exp; Chemically, protein is composed of amino acids, which are organic compounds made of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur. Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, and proteins are the building blocks of muscle mass.
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124. Hargobind Khorana's work relates to: 1 / 1
A) Synthesis of simple DNA
B) Understanding the genetic code
C) Reduction of mutation
D) Synthesis of RNA from bacterial cell
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans-B In 1960, Khorana accepted a position in the Institute for Enzyme Research at the University of Wisconsin. He continued working on nucleotide synthesis and cracking the genetic code. For this work Khorana shared the 1968 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Robert Holley and Marshall Nirenberg.
Add individual feedback 125. Digestion of proteins starts in the: 1 / 1
A) Mouth
B) Stomach
C) Duodenum
D) Intestine
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans-B Protein digestion begins with the action of an enzyme called pepsin. Pepsin is the active protein- digesting enzyme of the stomach.
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126. Why the white blood corpuscles are popularly called 1 / 1 "soldiers of the body”?
A) March at a regular pace
B) Appear uniform
C) Defend the body
D) Disciplined
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans-C Exp: The white blood cells provide immunity to our body. They help in Ughting against diseases, infections, allergies and foreign particles. These cells keep our body safe and healthy, much like the soldiers of a nation.
Add individual feedback 127. Which vitamin is needed to prevent Xero-phthalmia? 0 / 1
A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
A) A
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Ans-A Exp: Xerophthalmia (from Ancient Greek xērós meaning dry and ophthalmos meaning eye) is a medical condition in which the eye fails to produce tears. It may be caused by vitamin A deUciency
Add individual feedback 128. Hepatitis is a general term for a disease that is caused by: 1 / 1
A) Viruses
B) Bacteria
C) Parasites
D) Protozoa
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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ans- A Exp: Hepatitis refers to an inmammatory condition of the liver. It's commonly caused by a viral infection
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129. What is blood pressure? 1 / 1
A) It is the pressure that the blood clot exerts over the brain.
B) It is the pressure that blood receives on account of faulty commands from the brain.
C) It is the pressure that fatness or old age exerts on the body's circulatory system.
D) It is the amount of pressure on the blood as a result of the heart's pumping function and the resistance of the arterial walls.
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Add individual feedback 130. Which of the following blood vessel that carries 1 / 1 deoxygenated blood?
A) Aorta
B) Pulmonary artery
C) Hepatic artery
D) Pulmonary vein
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans-B Exp: The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle into the lungs for oxygenation.
Add individual feedback 131. Which of the following soil is related to the term Regur? 1 / 1
A) Laterite Soil
B) Black Cotton Soil
C) Red Soil
D) Deltaic Alluvial Soil
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans-B Exp: Black Soil (Regur)
Composition: Rich in lime, aluminium, calcium, potash, iron, magnesium. Poor in nitrogen and humus.
Formation: Weathering of volcanic rocks
Characteristics: Water retentive cracks develops when dry
Distribution: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu
Crops: Cotton, Sugarcane, oilseeds and Tobacco
Add individual feedback 132. What is the reason for the red colour of the red soil? 1 / 1
A) Phosphoric Acid
B) Humus
C) Nitrogen
D) Iron
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans-D Exp: Red and Yellow Soil
Composition: Rich in iron, poor in lime, phosphorous, calcium and nitrogen
Formation: Decomposition of granite, gneiss and metamorphic rocks
Characteristics: Not water retentive. When fertilizers are added, soil become productive
Distribution: Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka
Crops: Bajra, maize, pulses, potatoes, fruits
Add individual feedback 133. Which of the following forest that are found in the Western 1 / 1 Ghats, hills of the north eastern region and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
A) Mangroove Forest
B) Dry deciduous Forest
C) Tropical Evergreen Forests
D) Semi-desert and desert vegetation
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans-C Exp: Tropical Evergreen forests are found on the eastern and western slopes of the Western Ghats in states such as Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, and Maharashtra. They are also found in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Tripura, Meghalaya, West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Add individual feedback 134. In which year was the Earth Summit held? 1 / 1
a) 1990
b) 1991
c) 1992
d) 1993
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans-C Exp: The United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), also known as the Rio de Janeiro Earth Summit, the Rio Summit, the Rio Conference, and the Earth Summit (Portuguese: ECO92), was a major United Nations conference held in Rio de Janeiro from 3 to 14 June 1992.
Add individual feedback 135. Which one of the following is an example of non- 1 / 1 renewable resources-
a) Solar Energy
b) Tidal Energy
c) Petroleum
d) Hydel Energy
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans-C Exp: A nonrenewable resource is a resource of economic value that cannot be readily replaced by natural means on a level equal to its consumption. Most fossil fuels, such as oil, natural gas and coal are considered nonrenewable resources in that their use is not sustainable because their formation takes billions of years.
Add individual feedback 136. On which river has Nagarjun Sager Dam been constructed? 1 / 1
a) River Coyana
b) River Krishna
c) River Godavari
d) River Tapi
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans-b Exp; Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, one of the world’s largest and tallest Masonry dam built across the Krishna river at Nagarjuna Sagar which is in Nalgonda District, Telangana State. Nagarjuna Sagar dam is designed and constructed to use all the water impounded in its reservoir of 312 TMC gross storage capacity which is the second biggest water reservoir in India
Add individual feedback 137. The following is the only state where roof top rain water 0 / 1 harvesting is made compulsory
a) Bihar
b) Assam
c) Tamilnadu
d) Maharashtra
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
c) Tamilnadu
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Add individual feedback 138. Which one of the following is an endangered species of 1 / 1 Manipur?
a) Blue Sheep
b) Asiatic Buffalo
c) Sangai ( brow-antlered deer)
d) Nilgai
e) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans-C Exp: Sangai. The sangai is an endemic and endangered subspecies of brow-antlered deer found only in Manipur, India. It is also the state animal of Manipur. Its common English name is Manipur brow- antlered deer or Eld's deer and the scientiUc name is Rucervus eldii eldii.
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139. In which year, the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act was 1 / 1 enacted?
a) 1970
b) 1971
c) 1972
d) 1974
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Ans:(C) Exp: Wildlife Protection Act 1972. Prior to Wildlife Protection Act of 1972, India only had Uve designated national parks. This was the Urst umbrella act which established schedules of protected plant and animal species. By this act, hunting or harvesting these species was largely outlawed.
Add individual feedback 140. The Rabi crops sown in which months? 1 / 1
A) March-April
B) June-July
C) October-November
D) January-February
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(C) Explanation: The Rabi crops are sown around mid-November, after the monsoon rains are over, and harvesting begins in April/May.
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141. Which one of the following sequence is correct in the 1 / 1 context of three largest wheat producing states in India?
A) Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana
B) Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab
C) Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana
D) Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans: C
Explanation: As per Annual Report 2016-17 of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana is the top three largest producer of Wheat in India. Hence, C is the correct option.
Add individual feedback 142. What is the rank of India in the production of linseed in the 0 / 1 world?
A) First
B) Second
C) Third
D) Fourth
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
D) Fourth
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Ans: D
Explanation: Major Producing Countries: Canada is the largest producer of linseed followed by China 2nd, Russia 3rd, India 4th and USA comes 5th in term of lineseed Production. Canada as the world's largest linseed producer represents around 40% of the world production.
Add individual feedback 143. Golghar of Patna was bulit by ___ in 1786. 1 / 1
A) Captain John Garstin
B) John Monash
C) E. Sreedharan
D) Thomas Telford
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans-A The Golghar or Gol Ghar (गोलघर), ("Round house") is a large granary located to the west of the Gandhi Maidan in Patna, capital of Bihar state, India. The granary was "part of a general plan … for the perpetual prevention of famine in these provinces" ordered in 1784 by Warren Hastings, the then Governor-General of India.
The beehive-shaped structure was designed by Captain John Garstin of the Bengal Engineers, part of the East India Company's Bengal Army. Its construction completed on 20 July 1786.
Add individual feedback 144. Sher Shah's tomb was built in which city of Bihar? 1 / 1
A) Gaya
B) Sasaram
C) Biharsarif
D) Supaul
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans-B Exp: The Sher Shah tomb is situated in Sasa ram district of Bihar. The construction of this tomb was commenced by Sher Shah, and completed by his son and successor Islam Shah, 3 months after his death. He died in an accidental gunpowder explosion in the fort of Kalinjar on 10th day of Rabi' al- awwal, A.H. 952 or 13 May 1545 AD.
Add individual feedback 145. When was Patna book fair held for the `rst time? 0 / 1
A) 1970
B) 1975
C) 1972
D) 1971
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
D) 1971
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Add individual feedback 146. The `rst English Daily published in Bihar is- 0 / 1
A) Indian Chronile
B) The Bihar Herald
C) Searchlight
D) The Patna Times
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
C) Searchlight
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147. Patna High Court building has the effect of- 1 / 1
A) European style
B) Mughal style
C) Mauryan style
D) Pala style
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Add individual feedback 148. Patna Kalam was an offshoot of- 0 / 1
A) Mughal Painting
B) Afghan Painting
C) Pala Painting
D) Dravidian Painting
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
Correct answer
B) Afghan Painting
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Add individual feedback 149. ______dance is performed by ladies in moonlight in the 1 / 1 month of Shravan to Kartik.
A) Jharni
B) Jat-Jatin
C) Jogira
D) Vidyapati
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans-(B) Jat-Jatin Jat Jatin dance is the most popular folk dance of North Bihar, namely in Mithila and Koshi region. Usually, it is performed in a couple on moonlit nights in monsoons.
Add individual feedback 150. A large hall with 80 Pillars in Kumrahar is the typical 1 / 1 structure of which period?
A) Pala
B) Mauryan
C) Post Mauryan
D) Mughals
E) None of the above/ More than one of the above.
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Ans:(B) Mauryan
Kumhrar or Kumrahar is the name of an area of Patna, where remains of the ancient city of Pataliputra were excavated. It is located 5 km east of Patna Railway Station. Archaeological remains of the Mauryan period (322–185 BCE) have been discovered here,this include the ruins of a hypostyle 80-pillared hall. The excavation Unding here dates back to 600 BCE, and marks the ancient capital of Ajatshatru, Chandragupta and Ashoka, and collectively the relics range from four continuous periods from 600 BCE to 600 CE.
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