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THE QUESTIONS ARE IN ORDER AS IN SET D 4. Which Union Ministry has launched the Second Edition of the ‘Unnat Bharat Abhiyan’?

a) The Ministry of Home Affairs 1. Which of the following smart cities has become the India’s first city to run on 100% renewable energy b) The Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers during daytime? Welfare

a) Bengaluru c) The Ministry of Human Resource Development

b) Jaipur d) The Ministry of Rural Development

c) Indore e) None of the above / More than one of the above

d) Diu ANSWER : E

e) None of the above / More than one of the above Source : http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=16079 ANSWER : D 0

Source : https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/rene wable/diu-smart-city-first-in-india-to-run-on-100-pc- 5. Which Union Ministry in collaboration with renewable-energy-during-daytime-official/63889099 Google India has launched a 360 Virtual Reality (VR) video of ‘Incredible India’?

a) The Ministry of Electronics and Information 2. Mahmoud Abu Zeid has won the 2018 UNESCO/ Technology Guillermo Cano World Pres Freedon Prize. He hails from which country? b) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

a) Israel c) The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment b) Iraq d) The Ministry of Tourism c) ran e) None of the above / More than one of the above d) Egypt ANSWER : D e) None of the above / More than one of the above Source : ANSWER : D http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=17894 Source : https://en.unesco.org/news/egyptian- 5 photojournalist-mahmoud-abu-zeid-aka-shawkan- receive-2018-unescoguillermo-cano-press 6. Which city hosted India’s firstever nationwide food archaeology conference ‘ArchaeoBroma’?

3. The bilateral military exercise ‘Harimau Shakti a) Mumbai 2018’ has been conducted between India and which country? b) New Delhi

a) Indonesia c) Indore

b) Malaysia d) Surat

c) New Zealand e) None of the above / More than one of the above

d) South Korea ANSWER : A

e) None of the above / More than one of the above Source : https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/hindi/mumbai+live+hi ANSWER : B ndi-epaper- Source : mlivehin/mumbai+me+aayojit+kiya+jaega+phud+orkol https://www.financialexpress.com/defence/harimau- oji+sammelan-newsid-86631042 shakti-2018-whats-special-about-india-and-malaysias- joint-counter-guerrilla-operations/1158278/

7. What is the India’s rank in the 2018 World Press 10. Which district has become the India’s first district Freedom Index [WPFI]? to have 100% solar powered health centers ?

a) 136th a) Kolkata

b) 138th b)Chennai

c) 135th c) Bengaluru

d) 137th d)Surat

e) None of the above / More than one of the above e) None of the above / More than one of the above

ANSWER : B ANSWER : D

Source : https://indianexpress.com/article/india/indias- Source : ranking-in-press-freedom-falls-to-138-reporters- https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news without-borders-5151340/ /renewable/surat-becomes-first-district-to-have- 100-solar-powered-health-centres/63475062

8. Which institute has been awarded the 2018 National Intellectual Property Award in the 11. Which Indian sports person had bagged Gold in the category Top R & D Institution / Organization for Mens 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol Event at the 2018 Patents and Commercialization? ISSF Junior Shooting World Cup in Sydney?

a)The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research a) Rajkanwar Singh

b)The Indian Space Research Organization b) Anhad Jawanda

c) The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre c) B.Sainath

d)The Defence Research and Development d) Anish Bhanwala Organization e) None of the above / More than one of the e) None of the above / More than one of the above above

ANSWER : A ANSWER : D

Source : Source : https://www.issf- http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=17 sports.org/news.ashx?newsid=3004 8959

12. Which State Government has signed a pact with 9. Which State has topped the list of States with most Airport Authority of India [AAI] to develop number of beggars, as per data released by the villages in Kamrup? Union Ministry of Social Justice? a) West Bengal a) West Bengal b) Mizoram b) Andhra Pradesh c) Nagaland c) Bihar d) Assam d) Uttar Pradesh e) None of the above / More than one of the e) None of the above / More than one of the above above ANSWER : D ANSWER : A Source : https://nenow.in/north-east- Source : https://www.financialexpress.com/india- news/assam/aai-signs-mou-with-assam- news/west-bengal-tops-the-list-of-states-with-most- government-to-develop-villages-in-kamrup.html number-of-beggars-know-where-your-state- ranks/1106118/

Source : https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/worl 13. Which State has the highest number of fully d/elsisi-sworn-in-as-egypt- covered tribal habitations with the safe drinking president/article6094612.ece water? 17. Who has been chosen for the prestigious J.C. a) Madhya Pradesh Daniel Award for 2017?

b) Odisha a) Sathyan Anthikkad

c) Rajasthan b) K.G.Geogre

d) Jharkhand c) Sreekumaran Thampi

e) None of the above / More than one of the d) Adoor Gopalakrishnan above e) None of the above / More than one of the ANSWER : A above

Source : ANSWER : C http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=17 8092 Source : https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/jc- 14. ISRO has successfully launched GSAT – 6A daniel-award-for-sreekumaran- satellite from which rocket vehicle? thampi/article23375978.ece

a) GSLV – F07 18. According to recent data released by Indian b) GSLV – F09 Cellular Association [ICA], India acquired what position in world in producing mobile phones? c) GSLV – F05 a) First d) GSLV – F08 b) Second e) None of the above / More than one of the above c) Third ANSWER : A d) Fourth Source : https://www.isro.gov.in/Spacecraft/gsat-6a e) None of the above / More than one of the 15. What is the theme of the 2018 International Day of above Forests? ANSWER : B a) Forests and Water Source : b) Forests and Energy http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/apr /01/india-is-now-worlds-second-largest-mobile- c) Forests and Sustainable Cities phone-producer-indian-cellular-association- d) Forests and Life 1795569.html

e) None of the above / More than one of the above 19. Which State Government has rolled out ‘Rupashree Scheme ‘ for marriage of poor girls? ANSWER : C a) Tamil Nadu Source : http://www.fao.org/international-day-of- forests/en/ b) Odisha

16. Who has been elected as new President of Egypt? c) West Bengal

a)Moussa Mostafa Moussa d) Assam

b)El-Sayyid el-Badawi e) None of the above / More than one of the above c) Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ANSWER : C d) Ahmed Shafiq Sisi Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays- e) None of the above / More than one of the above paper/tp-national/tp-otherstates/mamata-rolls-out- rupashree-scheme/article23410223.ece ANSWER : C

23. Which of the following is only UNESCO World Heritage Site present in Bihar State India? 20. NITI Aayog has launched the ‘Atal New India Challenge’ that will provide grants of up to how a) Mahabodhi Vihar much amount to innovative products and solutions? b) Buddhist Monastery Nalanda a) Rs.2 crore c) Ancient site of Vikramasl Monastery b) Rs.1 crore d) Tomb of Sher Shah Sur c) Rs.1.5 crore e) None of the above / More than one of the above d) Rs.2.5 crore ANSWER : A e) None of the above / More than one of the above Source : ANSWER : B https://indiaheritagesites.wordpress.com/category/b ihar-heritage-sites/ Source : http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=17 8948 24. The Union Cabinet has appro MoU India and SAO for cooperation on oil chemical pollution in the South Asian seas region. What did SACEP stand 21. Who chaired the first meeting of the think tank on for? the Framework for National Policy on E- commerce? a)South Asia Compatibility Environment Prog.

a) Narendra Modi b)South Asia Cooperation Environment Prog.

b) Arun Jaitley c) South Asia Connective Environment Programme

c) Suresh Prabhu d)South Asia Coercive Environment Programme

d) Smriti Irani e) None of the above / More than one of the above

e) None of the above / More than one of the above ANSWER : B

ANSWER : C Source : http://www.sacep.org

Source : http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=17 8920 25. Which State Government has recently signed MoU with South Korea to enhance tourism cooperation?

a) Kerala 22. Which of the following cities of Bihar does not share border with Nepal? b) Mizoram

a) Madhubani c) Tamil Nadu

b) Kishanganj d) Uttar Pradesh

c) Sitamarhi e) None of the above / More than one of the above

d) Purnia ANSWER : D

e) None of the above / More than one of the Source : http://www.dailypioneer.com/state- above editions/lucknow/up-government-signs-mou-with- south-korea.html ANSWER : D

Source : https://www.mapsofindia.com/maps/bihar/bihar- district.htm

26. The Indian Council of Forestry Research and d) Asian Development Bank Education [ICFRE] has signed MoU with TIFAC for supporting forest based communities. Where is e) None of the above / More than one of the above the head quarters of ICFRE located? ANSWER : D

a) Hyderabad Source : b) Bengaluru https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/ener gy/asian-development-bank-international-solar- c) Allahabad alliance-sign-pact-to-promote-solar- energy/articleshow/63244451.cms d) Dehradun 30. India has signed a tripart MoU with which e) None of the above / More than one of the above countries civil nuclear cooperation?

ANSWER : D a) USA and Nepal

Source : b) Japan and Myanmar http://icfre.gov.in/bulletin_board/bulletin26.pdf c) Russia and Bangladesh 27. Which of the following teams has won the Newton Bhabha Fund for the project on Groundwater d) Germany and Sri Lanka Atomic Research in Ganga River Basin? e) None of the above / More than one of the above a) India – Russia Joint Team ANSWER : C b) India – UK Joint Team Source : c) India – Japan Joint Team https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defenc e/india-russia-bangladesh-sign-tripartite-pact-for- d) India – Israel Joint Team civil-nuclear- e) None of the above / More than one of the above cooperation/articleshow/63127669.cms

ANSWER : B 31. What is the most significant feature of the Indus Valley Civilization? Source : https://www.business- standard.com/article/pti-stories/newton-bhabha- a) Burnt brick buildings fund-for-arsenic-research-in-ganga-basin- b) First true arches 118031301049_1.html c) Buildings of worship 28. The Barh Super Thermal Power Station [BSTPS] is located in which State? d) Art and architecture

a) Bihar e) None of the above / More than one of the above

b) Karnataka ANSWER : E

c) Rajasthan Source : https://www.importantindia.com/15401/features-of- d) Punjab indus-valley-civilization-harappan-civilization/

e) None of the above / More than one of the above 32. Megasthenes was the ambassador of

ANSWER : A a) Seleucus

Source : http://www.ntpcindia.com/en/barh-super- b) Alexander thermal-power-project-bihar-21 c) Darius 29. The International Solar Alliance [ISA] has recently signed pact with which international organization d) The Greeks in promote solar deployment in Asia and Pacific? e) None of the above / More than one of the above a) Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ANSWER : D b) New Development Bank Source : c) African Development Bank https://www.importantindia.com/9004/megasthenes -visit-to-india/

c) the Puranas

d) the Indica of Megasthen

e) None of the above / More than one of the above

33. Kautilya’s Arthashastra is a book on ANSWER : D

a) economic relations Source : https://swarajyamag.com/culture/the-lost- indika b) principles and practice of statecraft

c) foreign policy 37. The famous Chinese pilgrim Fa-Hien visited India d) wealth accumulation during reign of

e) None of the above / More than one of the above a) Chandragupta I

ANSWER : E b) Chandragupta II

Source : https://www.ancient.eu/Arthashastra/ c) Ramagupta

d) Srigupta

34. Tripitakas are the sacred books of the e) None of the above / More than one of the above

a) Jains ANSWER : B

b) Hindus Source : https://swarajyamag.com/culture/the-lost- c) Parsees indika

d) Buddhists

e) None of the above / More than one of the above 38. The Chola age was famous for

ANSWER : D a) village assemblies

Source : b) war with the Rashtrakutas http://www.uwyo.edu/religionet/er/buddhism/btexts c) trade with Ceylon .htm d) advancement of Tribal culture

e) None of the above / More than one of the 35. The central point in Ashram Dhamma is above

a) loyalty to the king ANSWER : E

b) peace and non-violence Source : c) respects to elders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chola_dynasty

d) religious toleration

e) None of the above / More than one of the above 39. The mighty gateways found at the temples of South India are called ANSWER : E a) Shikhars Source : https://www.importantindia.com/9482/ashoka- b) Gopurams dhamma/ c) Devalayas

d) Mandaps

36. The division of Maur society into seven classes e) None of the above / More than one of the above particularly mentioned in ANSWER : B a) Kautilya’s Arthashastra Source : b) Ashokan edicts https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hampi- india/index.html

40. The remains of Vijayanagara empire are found in ANSWER : B

a) Bijapur Source : http://www.asianart.com/articles/minissale/ b) Golonda

c) Hampi 44. Who was the ruler of India when the English East d) Baroda India Company was formed?

e) None of the above / More than one of the above a) Aurangzeb

ANSWER : C b) Akbar

Source : c) Jahangir https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/hampi- india/index.html d) Humayun

e) None of the above / More than one of the above

41. Who was the first Muslim ruler to formulate the ANSWER : B ‘theory of kingship’ similar to the ‘theory of divine right of the kings? Source : https://www.historyextra.com/period/tudor/the- a) Aibak east-india-company-how-a-trading-corporation- became-an-imperial-ruler/ b) Iltutmish

c) Balban 45. Which of the following Princely States was not d) Alauddin annexed by the British?

e) None of the above / More than one of the above a) Sind

ANSWER : C b) Gwalior

Source : https://goo.gl/jcjXN4 c) Awadh

d) Satara

42. Paper came to be used in the e) None of the above / More than one of the above

a) 12th century ANSWER : B

b) 13th century Source : c) 14th century https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india /princely-states.htm d) 15th century

e) None of the above / More than one of the above 46. What was the ultimate goal of Gandhiji’s Salt ANSWER : A Satyagraha?

Source : a) Repeal of Salt laws https://www.infinityfoundation.com/mandala/t_es/t _es_tiwar_paper_frameset.htm b) Curtailment of the government’s power

c) Economic relief to the common people

43. European paintings were introduced in the court of d) ‘Purna Swaraj’ for India

a) Humayun e) None of the above / More than one of the above

b) Akbar ANSWER : A

c) Jahangir Source : https://www.quora.com/What-was-the- ultimate-goal-of-Mahatma-Gandhi’s-salt- d) Shah Jahan satyagraha

e) None of the above / More than one of the above

47. The Moplah Rebellion of 1921 broke out in ANSWER : A

a) Assam Source : http://gov.bih.nic.in/Profile/history.htm

b) Kerala

c) Punjab 51. Which one of the following Committees / Commissions recommended the creation of Nyaya d) Bengal Panchayats?

e) None of the above / More than one of the above a) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee

ANSWER : B b) Ashok Mehta Committee

Source : c) G.V.K. Rao Committee http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/sociology/highli ghts-on-moplah-rebellion-in-malabar-1921/31981 d) Sarkaria Commission

e) None of the above / More than one of the above

48. The Swadeshi Movement place in India during ANSWER : B

a) the champaran Satyagrah of Gandhiji Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyaya_panchayat b) the anti-Bengal partition agitation

c) the protest against Rowlatt Act 52. Which one of the following functions is not the d) the Non-Cooperation Movement concern of Local Self-Government?

e) None of the above / More than one of the above a) Public Health

ANSWER : B b) Sanitation

Source : https://www.indiatoday.in/education- c) Public Utility Services today/gk-current-affairs/story/swadeshi-movement- 286966-2015-08-07 d) Maintenance of Public Order

e) None of the above / More than one of the above 49. Bihar Provincial Kisan Sabha was formed in ANSWER : D a) 1929 Source : http://thelegiteye.in/2017/03/06/functions- b) 1930 responsibilities-local-bodies-india/

c) 1931

d) 1932 53. The system of Panchayati Raj is mentioned in

e) None of the above / More than one of the above a) the Union List

ANSWER : A b) the State List

Source : http://itihas- c) the Concurrent List dictionary.blogspot.com/2009/06/bihar-provincial- kisan-sabha.html d) None of the above

e) None of the above / More than one of the above

50. By which Act, Bihar became separate province? ANSWER : B

a) The Government of India Act of 1935 Source : http://www.freepressjournal.in/analysis/twenty- b) The Government of India Act of 1919 five-years-of-panchayati-raj/1207766

c) The Indian Councils of 1909 d) The Indian Independence Act of 1947

54. 50% reservation for women Panchayati Raj b) The President Institutions is leagalized in certain States such as c) The Chief Justice of India I. Bihar d) The Ombudsman II. Uttarkhand e) None of the above / More than one of the above III. Madhya Pradesh ANSWER : B IV. Himachal Pradesh Source : https://goo.gl/cE3CDi a) Only III

b) Only II and III 58. Who is the Ex Officio Chairman of the Rajya c) II, III and IV Sabha?

d) I, II , III and IV a) The President

e) None of the above / More than one of the above b) The Vice President

ANSWER : D c) The Prime Minister

Source : d) None of the above https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/50-quota- for-women-in-panchayats- e) More than one of the above planned/article8194551.ece ANSWER : B

Source : https://goo.gl/uB287R

55. Money Bill can be presented

a) only in the Lok Sabha 59. The Prime Minister of India is responsible to b) only in the Rajya Sabha whom?

c) in both the Houses a)The Cabinet

d) in joint meeting of both the Houses b) The President

e) None of the above / More than one of the above c) The Lok Sabha

ANSWER : A d) The Rajya Sabha

Source : https://goo.gl/ErP7GD e) None of the above / More than one of the above

ANSWER : C

56. What is the nature of the Indian Constitution? Source : https://goo.gl/HWpZgZ

a) Federal

b) Unitary 60. What is the minimum age for a Member of the Parliament? c) Parliamentary a) 18 years d) Fedral in nature but unitary in spirit b) 21 years e) None of the above / More than one of the above c) 25years ANSWER : D d) 30 years Source : https://goo.gl/inHjDS e) None of the above / More than one of the above

57. Who appoints the Judges of the Supreme Court of ANSWER : C India? Source : http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/Contesting.aspx a) The Prime Minister

61. What is the retirement age of the Judges of the ANSWER : B Supreme Court? Source : https://www.nabard.org/content.aspx?id=2 a) 60 years 65. According to the 14th Finance Commission, the b) 62 years percent share of States in the proceeds of the share central tax revenue should be c) 65 years a) 32 percent d) 70 years b) 35 percent e) None of the above / More than one of the above c) 40 percent ANSWER : C d) 42 percent Source : https://www.business- standard.com/article/economy-policy/increase- e) None of the above / More than one of the above retirement-age-of-sc-judges-to-67-hc-judges-to-65- parl-panel-118031400847_1.html ANSWER : D

62. Who is the highest Civil Service Office of the Source : Central Government? http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=11 5810 a) The Attorney General India 66. Which sector in India attracts the highest FDI b) The Cabinet Secretary equity flow?

c) The Home Secretary a) Construction Sector

d) The Finance Secretary b) Energy Sector

e) None of the above / More than one of the above c) Automobile Sector

ANSWER : B d) Service Sector

Source : e) None of the above / More than one of the https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/cabinet- above secretary-pk-sinha-gets-one-year- extension/article23804538.ece ANSWER : D

63. One of the problems calculating National Income Source : https://www.business- India is standard.com/article/economy-policy/services- attract-highest-foreign-direct-investment-despite- a) underemployment make-in-india-push-115070900019_1.html

b) inflation 67. Who amongst the following is the present Governor of the RBI? c) low level of savings a) Bimal Jalan d)non-organized sector b) Arvind Subramanian e) None of the above / More than one of the above c) Raghuram Rajan ANSWER : D d) Urjit Patel Source : https://www.quora.com/How-is-national- income-calculated-in-India e) None of the above / More than one of the above 64. The apex bank for providing agricultural refinance in India ANSWER : D

a) RBI Source : http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=13 b) NABARD 2799

c) SBI

d) Imperial Bank e) None of the above / More than one of the above

68. The size of the marginal land holding in India is d) Trade – Related Innovative Measures

a) more than 5 hectares e) None of the above / More than one of the above

b) 2 hectares to 4 hectares ANSWER : C

c) 1 hectare to 2 hectares Source : https://www.wto.org/english/tratop_e/invest_e/trim d) less than 1 hectare s_e.htm

e) None of the above / More than one of the above 72. NITI Aayog came into existence on ANSWER : D a) 1st January , 2014 Source : http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=13 b) 1st June, 2014 2799 c) 1st January, 2015

d) 1st June, 2015 69. Globalization does not include e) None of the above / More than one of the above a) reduction in import duties ANSWER : C b) abolition of import licensing Source : http://niti.gov.in/content/overview c) free flow of FDI

d) disinvestment of Public Sector Equity 73. ‘Gullak Bachcha Bank’ is a bank based in e) None of the above / More than one of the above a) Delhi

ANSWER : D b) Patna

Source : c) Bhopal https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12 d) Jaipur 99207/ e) None of the above / More than one of the above

ANSWER : B 70. The Prevention of Laundering Act came into in India during Source : https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/specials/ind a) 1998 ia-interior/saving-the-gullak- b) 1999 way/article9728712.ece

c) 2001

d) 2005 74. The base year for All-India Wholesale Price Index [WPI] has been changed by the Government of e) None of the above / More than one of the above India from 2004 – 05 to

ANSWER : D a) 2010-11

Source : b) 2011-12 http://www.enforcementdirectorate.gov.in/faqs_on _pmla.pdf c) 2012-13

d) 2013-14

71. TRIMS stands for e) None of the above / More than one of the above

a) Trade – Related Income Measures ANSWER : B

b) Trade – Related Incentive Measures Source : http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=16 c) Trade – Related Investment Measures 1741

75. According to Indian Population Census, 2011, the c) highest percentage of literacy among males and females both is lowest for the State of d) second highest

a) Arunachal Pradesh E) None of the above/ More than one of the above

b) Andhra Pradesh ANSWER : A

c) Bihar Source : http://trak.in/tags/business/2012/05/21/electricity- d) Jammu and Kashmir per-capita-consumption-india-chart/

e) None of the above / More than one of the above

ANSWER : C 79. The average yield of cotton is highest in India for the State of Source : http://indiafacts.in/india-census- 2011/literacy-rate-india-2011/ a) West Bengal

b) Bihar

76. The average size of landholdings in Bihar in c) Assam comparison with other States is d) Andhra Pradesh a) Lowest E) None of the above/ More than one of the above b) second lowest ANSWER : D c) highest Source : d) second highest https://nfsm.gov.in/StatusPaper/CottonStatus2017.p df E) None of the above/ More than one of the above

ANSWER : B 80. The road length per lakh of population in Bihar is Source : http://agcensus.nic.in/document/agcensus2010/com a) lowest pletereport.pdf b) second lowest

c) highest 77. The latest per capita income at current prices is lowest for the Indian State of d) second highest

a) Bihar E) None of the above/ More than one of the above

b) Uttar Pradesh ANSWER : E

c) Odisha Source : http://dcmsme.gov.in/dips/state_wise_profile_16- d) Nagaland 17/Bihar%20-%20State%20Profile.pdf

e) None of the above/ More than one of the above

ANSWER : A 81. During 10000 BC, the population of the world was

Source : a) 2 million http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=16 9546 b) 3 million

c) 4 million

78. The latest annual per capita consumption of d) 5 million electricity in Bihar is E) None of the above/ More than one of the above

a) Lowest ANSWER : C

b) second lowest Source : http://worldhistorysite.com/population.html

82. Cocos Plate lies between Source : https://www.queryhome.com/gk/12785/which- a) Central America and Pacific Plate country-is-known-as-the-coffee-port-of-the-world

b) South America and Pacific Plate

c) Red Sea and Persian Gulf 86. Which one of the following States has the highest d) Asiatic Plate and Pacific Plate percentage of area under forests?

E) None of the above/ More than one of the above a) Himachal Pradesh

ANSWER : A b) Assam

Source : https://www.nature.com/articles/294146a0 c) Andhra Pradesh

d) Arunachal Pradesh

83. ‘Rust Bowl’ of the USA is associated with which E) None of the above/ More than one of the above one of the following regions? ANSWER : E

a) Great Lakes region Source : b) Alabama region http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=13 2571 c) California region

d) Pittsburg region 87. Which one of the following soils is deposited by E) None of the above/ More than one of the above rivers?

ANSWER : D a) Red soil

Source : https://www.quora.com/Why-is- b) Black soil Pittsburgh-called-the-rust-belt c) Alluvial soil

d) Laterite soil 84. Which one of the following approaches is associated with Prof. Amartya Sen? E) None of the above/ More than one of the above

a) Basic needs Approach ANSWER : C

b) Capability Approach Source : https://www.britannica.com/place/India/Black- c) Income Approach soils#ref487212

d) Welfare Approach

E) None of the above/ More than one of the above 88. What is the share of hydro electric power in the total electricity produced in India? ANSWER : B a) 10 percent Source : http://www.iep.utm.edu/sen-cap/ b) 12 percent

c) 20 percent 85. Which one of the following is known as the ‘Coffee Port’ of the world? d) 22 percent

a) Sao Paulo E) None of the above/ More than one of the above

b) Santos ANSWER : E

c) Rio de Janerio Source : http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/monthly/executivesu d) Buenos Aires mmary/2017/exe_summary-04.pdf E) None of the above/ More than one of the above

ANSWER : B

89. Which Census year is called ‘Demographic Divide’ E) None of the above/ More than one of the above in the population study of India? ANSWER : C a) 1911 Source : b) 1921 https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/nation al-waterway-1-linking-haldia-sahibganj-varanasi- c) 1931 likely-to-be-ready-by-2018/603613/

d) 1941

E) None of the above/ More than one of the above 93. Khetri Belt of Rajasthan State is famous for

ANSWER : B a) Copper mining

Source : b) Gold Mining http://www.economicsdiscussion.net/articles/size- and-growth-of-population-in-india/2241 c) Mica mining

d) Iron ore mining

90. The largest number of cotton mills in Tamil Nadu E) None of the above/ More than one of the above are found in ANSWER : A a) Chennai Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays- b) Coimbatore paper/tp-national/hindustan-copper-rajasthan-to- collaborate-in-copper-mining/article2914395.ece c) Madurai

d) Salem 94. Which one of the following rivers joins the Ganga E) None of the above/ More than one of the above at Fatuha?

ANSWER : B a) Son

Source : https://goo.gl/PvWBA6 b) Punpun

c) Sakri

91. Which one of the following States is the leading d) Balan producer of rubber in India? E) None of the above/ More than one of the above a) Tamil Nadu ANSWER : B b) Kerala Source : http://bhenvis.nic.in/water_resources.html c) Karnataka

d) Andhra Pradesh 95. According to Koppean’s climatic classification , E) None of the above/ More than one of the above the climate of North Bihar may be explained as

ANSWER : B a) Cwg

Source : b) Aw https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka /state-can-become-second-largest-producer-of- c) CA’w rubber/article6246143.ece d) CB’w

E) None of the above/ More than one of the above 92. National Waterway -1 connects ANSWER : E a) Kottapuram to Kollam Source : b) Sadiya to Dhubri https://www.geographyandyou.com/climate- change/environment/koppen-climate-classification- c) Haldia to Allahabad system/ d) Haldia to Kolkata

96. Which soil is predominantly found in the districts E) None of the above/ More than one of the above of Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga and Champran? ANSWER : C a) Black soil Source : b) Newer alluvium http://en.encyclopediaofjainism.com/index.php/24. _Mahaveer_Swami c) Older alluvium

d) Red soil 100. Kaimur Plateau is famous for E) None of the above/ More than one of the above a) copper ANSWER : B b) limestone Source : http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/5 c) lithium 2626/10/10_chapter%202.pdf d) bauxite

E) None of the above/ More than one of the above 97. The largest jute-producing district of Bihar is ANSWER : B a) Siwan Source : b) Gaya https://mainstreamweekly.net/article1915.html

c) Vaishali

d) Purnia 101. Swami Sahajanand Saraswati published a journal named E) None of the above/ More than one of the above a) Jankranti ANSWER : D b) Hunkar Source : https://www.mapsofindia.com/answers/india/state- c) Krishak Samachar biggest-jute-producer/ d) Vidrohi

E) None of the above/ More than one of the above 98. Triveni Canal has been constructed on the river ANSWER : B a) Kosi Source : https://goo.gl/JuqdqN b) Son

c) Gandak 102. Who established a branch of Anushilan Samiti at d) Kamla Patna in 1913?

E) None of the above/ More than one of the above a) Rewati Nag

ANSWER : C b) Yadunath Sarkar

Source : c) Sachindra Nath Sanyal http://nalinkumarsinha.blogspot.com/2010/10/gand ak-prject.html d) Mazharul Haque

E) None of the above/ More than one of the above

99. The salvation place of Mahavirji, the originator of ANSWER : C Jain religion , is located at Source : https://goo.gl/EjwLQS

a) Maner

b) Rajgir

c) Pavapuri d) Jalan Fort

103. Who organized Kisan Sabha at Munger in 1922- E) None of the above/ More than one of the above 23? ANSWER : B a) Swami Sahajanand Saraswati Source : http://www.milligazette.com/news/12406- b) Shri Krishna Singh bihars-first-chief-minister-remembered

c) Mohammed Jubair

d)K.N.Singh 107. Whom did Rajendra Prasad consider as the father of Pakistan? E) None of the above/ More than one of the above a) Md. Jinnah ANSWER : C b) Lord Mountbatten Source : https://goo.gl/274eZU c) Lord Minto

d) Liaquat Ali Khan 104. Bihar Socialist Party was born in 1934 with its Secretary E) None of the above/ More than one of the above

a) Acharya Narendra Dev ANSWER : A

b) Jayaprakash Naryan Source : https://www.indiatoday.in/education- today/gk-current-affairs/story/rajendra-prasad- c) Rambriksh Benipuri 839086-2016-12-03

d) Karpoor Thakur

E) None of the above/ More than one of the above 108. When was Patna Lawn renamed as Gandhi ANSWER : B Maidan?

Source : a) During Quit India Movement http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article5991.html b) During Anti-Simon Commission Rally

c) During Champaran Satyagrah

105. Who was the member of the Constituent Assembly d) On the eve of Independence of India from Bihar? E) None of the above/ More than one of the above a) A.N.Sinha ANSWER : E b) Rajendra Prasad Source : c) Jagjivan Ram https://www.livemint.com/Politics/tjjqZtrBpoEBYv d) Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra up8khXTO/Gandhi-Maidan-A-fulcrum-of-Indias- political-history.html E) None of the above/ More than one of the above

ANSWER : E 109. Bombay Presidency Association was established by Source : https://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/constituent_assembl a) Ferozshah Mehta y/constituent_assembly_mem.asp b) K.T. Tailang

c) W.C. Banerjee

106. The first Indian Ministry in Bihar in 1937 came d) Tayabjee into existence under whose leadership? E) None of the above/ More than one of the above a) Shri Krishna Singh ANSWER : E b) Md.Yunu Source : http://www.historydiscussion.net/history- c) G.S. Lal of-india/political-associations-for-the-revolt- d) Wahab Ali before-the-indian-national-congress/658

110. Who established Imperial Commission Corps? E) None of the above/ More than one of the above

a) Lord Minto ANSWER : B

b) Lord Curzon Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_High_Commi c) Lord Lytton ssioners_of_India_to_the_United_Kingdom

d) Lord Ripon

E) None of the above/ More than one of the above 114. The Indian National Congress did not take part in ANSWER : B which of the following Round Table Conferences?

Source : a) First http://usiofindia.org/Article/Print/?pub=Journal&pu b) Second bno=577&ano=289 c) Third

d) Participated in all 111. The Declaration of Partition of Bengal was done on E) None of the above/ More than one of the above a) 19th July, 1905 ANSWER : E b) 7th August, 1905 Source : c) 15th August, 1905 http://www.open.ac.uk/researchprojects/makingbrit d) 16th October, 1905 ain/content/round-table-conferences-1930-1932

E) None of the above/ More than one of the above

ANSWER : A 115. Mahatma Gandhi presided over which Session of the Indian National Congress? Source : https://www.mapsofindia.com/on-this- day/july-20th-1905-first-partition-of-bengal-is- a) 1922 approved-in-london-by-the-secretary-of-state-of- b) 1924 india c) 1928

d) 1930 112. Who was given life punishment for the murder of Colonel Wyllie? E) None of the above/ More than one of the above

a) Madan Lal Dhingra ANSWER : B

b) Udham Singh Source : http://www.playquiz2win.com/tothepoint/gk/indian c) Bhagat Singh -national-congress.html

d) Manmathanath

E) None of the above/ More than one of the above 116. Who was not the member of the Cabinet Mission?

ANSWER : A a) Pethick – Lawrence

Source : https://goo.gl/qvAiTe b) Wavell

c) Stafford Cripps

113. The post of the Indian High Commission was d) A.V. Alexander created by which Act? E) None of the above/ More than one of the above a) The Indian Councils Act, 1909 ANSWER : B b) The Government of India Act, 1919 Source : c) The Government of India Act, 1935 https://www.britannica.com/place/India/The- d) The Indian Independence Act, 1947 transfer-of-power-and-the-birth-of-two- countries#ref486443

117. Who wrote the pamphlet ‘How ever’? +of+State+was+established+under+whose+headshi p+in+india&source=bl&ots=BSJlKsUfvi&sig=6za a) Md. Jinnah bGnxXNbPwFSCP6e3TG1acHgY&hl=en&sa=X& b) Md. Iqbal ved=0ahUKEwjN54eaof_bAhVBMo8KHcV4BIw Q6AEIhwEwDA#v=onepage&q=The%20Departm c) Rahmat Ali ent%20of%20State%20was%20established%20und er%20whose%20headship%20in%20india&f=false d) Khafi Khan

E) None of the above/ More than one of the above 121. A number when divided by 342 gives a remainder ANSWER : C 47. When the same number is divided by 19, what Source : would be the remainder? http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00isl a) 0 amlinks/txt_rahmatali_1933.html b) 9 118. Who declared ‘Sati’ illegal? c) 18 a) Warren Hastings d) 8 b) William Bentinck E) None of the above/ More than one of the above c) Cornwallis ANSWER : B d) Curzon Source : Aptitude E) None of the above/ More than one of the above 122. A person who spends 66 2/3 % of his income is ANSWER : B able to save Rs.1,200 per month. His monthly Source : https://www.indiatoday.in/education- expenses (in Rs.) are today/gk-current-affairs/story/sati-pratha-275586- a) 2,400 2015-12-04 b) 3,000 119. When was the Punjab Land Alienation Act passed? c) 2,000 a) 1850 d) 3,600 b) 1895 e) 2,800 c) 1900 ANSWER : A d) 1905 Source : Aptitude E) None of the above/ More than one of the above 123. A man gains 20% by selling an article for a certain ANSWER : C price. If he sells it at double the price, the Source : percentage of profit will be http://www.punjablaws.gov.pk/laws/18.html a) 140 120. The Department of State was established under b) 200 whose headship? c) 100 a) Mahatma Gandhi d) 160 b) J.L. Nehru e) 120 c) G.B. Pant ANSWER : A d) Sardar Patel Source : Aptitude E) None of the above/ More than one of the above

ANSWER : D

Source : https://books.google.co.in/books?id=vbiNAgAAQ BAJ&pg=PA41&lpg=PA41&dq=The+Department

124. 10 women can complete a work in 7 days and 10 128. A man buys Rs 20 shared paying 9% dividend. The children take 14 days to complete the work. How man wants to have an interest of 12% on his many days will 5 women and 10 children taken to money. The market value of each share is complete the work? (a) Rs 18 a) 6 b) 5 (b) Rs 15 c) 3 d) 7 (c) Rs 21 e) 4 (d) Rs 25 ANSWER : D (e) Rs 20 Source : Aptitude ANSWER : B 125. How many numbers between 11 and 90 are divisible by 7? Source : Aptitude

a) 10 129. The following pie chart shows the spending of the country on various sports during the particular year. b) 9 Study the chart carefully and answer the question (Note: Refer your question paper for chart) c) 13

d) 12

e) 11

ANSWER : E

Source : Aptitude

126. A man can row 7.5 Km per hours in still water. If How much percent less is spent on football than that of in a river running at 1.5 Km an hour, it takes him cricket? 50 minutes to row to a place and back, how far off is the place? (a) 35.5 (a) 3 Km (b) 29 (b) 4 Km (c) 32.5 (c) 2 Km (d) 31 (d) 5 Km (e) 33.33 (e) 7 Km ANSWER : E ANSWER : A Source : Aptitude Source : Aptitude 130. A invested Rs 76,000 in a business. After few 127. A sum of money invested at compound interest months, B joined him with Rs 57, 000. At the end amounts to Rs 4624 in 2 years and to Rs 4913 in 3 of the year, the total profit was divided between years. The sum of money is them in the ratio 2:1, After how many months did (a) Rs 4240 B join?

(b) Rs 4280 (a) 6

(d) Rs 4346 (c) 3

(e) Rs 4406 (d) 8

ANSWER : C (e) 5

Source : Aptitude ANSWER : B Source : Aptitude

131. Quartz crystals used in clocks are c) 7800 A-8200 A d) 8500 A-9800 A

a) Sodium silicate b) Silicon dioxide e) None of the above/More than one above.

c) Germanium dioxide d) Titanium dioxide ANSWER : B

e) None of the above/More than one above. Source : http://www.livephysics.com/physical- constants/optics-pc/wavelength-colors/ ANSWER : B

Souce : https://www.livescience.com/32509-why- is-quartz-used-in-watches.html 136. Detergents used for cleaning clothes are

132. Bromine is a a) Carbonates b) Bicarbonates

a) Colourless gas c) Bismuthates d) Sulfonates

b) Brown solid e) None of the above/More than one above.

c) Highly inflammable gas ANSWER : D

d) Red liquid Source : http://blog.hellocharlie.com.au/what-are- sulphates-and-are-they-safe/ e) None of the above/More than one above.

ANSWER : D 137. The element excreted through human sweat is Source : https://goo.gl/Y6nmpe a) Sulfur b) Iron

c) Magnesium d) Zinc 133. Gases used in welding are e) None of the above/More than one above. a) Oxygen and hydrogen ANSWER : C b) Oxygen and nitrogen Source : http://blog.insidetracker.com/potassium- c) Oxygen and acetylene dont-sweat-it

d) Hydrogen and acetylene

e) None of the above/More than one above. 138. Blue vitriol is chemically

ANSWER : E a) Sodium sulfate b) Nickel sulfate

Source : c) Copper sulfate d) Iron sulfate https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/safety_haz/weldi ng/fumes.html e) None of the above/More than one above.

ANSWER : C

134. Galvanized iron pipes have a coating of Source : https://www.merriam- webster.com/dictionary/blue%20vitriol a) Zinc b) Mercury

c) Lead d) Chromium 139. The positively charged part at the centre of the e) None of the above/More than one above. atom is called

ANSWER : A a) Proton b) Neutron

Source : c) Electron d) Nucleus https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/galvani zed-iron-water-pipes/ e) None of the above/More than one above.

ANSWER : A

135. The wavelength of visible spectrum is in the range Source : https://socratic.org/questions/what-is-the- name-of-the-central-part-of-the-atom a) 1300 A-3900 A b) 3900 A-7600 A

140. The conversation of solid directly into gas ANSWER : A

a) Sublimation b) Condensation Source : https://in.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2 c) Evaporation d) Boiling 0090628123720AA82kOc&guccounter=1

e) None of the above/More than one above.

ANSWER : A 145. Stainless steel is an alloy of

Source : https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is- (a) iron and nickel sublimation-in-chemistry-definition-process- examples.html (b) iron and chromium

141. In human system, insulin controls the metabolism (d) iron and zinc of e) None of the above/More than one above. (a) fats (b) carbohydrates ANSWER : B (c) proteins (d) nucleic acids Source : https://www.bssa.org.uk/faq.php?id=1 e) None of the above/More than one above.

ANSWER : B 146. To protect broken bones, plaster of paris is used. It Source : is https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11833461 (a) slaked lime

(b) calcium carbonate 142. The antibiotic among the following is (c) calcium oxide (a) penicillin (b) aspirin (d) gypsum (c) paracetamol (d) sulfadiazine e) None of the above/More than one above. e) None of the above/More than one above. ANSWER : D ANSWER : E Source : Source : https://patient.info/health/antibiotics- https://www.britannica.com/technology/plaster-of- leaflet paris

143. Which of the following is mostly carbohydrate 147. A hydrocarbon in which two carbon atoms are joined by a double bond is called as an (a) Wheat (b) Barley (a) alkane (c) Rice (d) Maize (b) alkene e) None of the above/More than one above. (c) alkyne ANSWER : E (d) ionic bond Source : http://www.spprzeczyce.szkolnastrona.pl/container/ e) None of the above/More than one above. //rodzaje_zboz_i_ich_wartosci_odzywcze.pdf ANSWER : B

Source : 144. The heaviest metal among the following is http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/ ocr_gateway/carbon_chemistry/making_polymersr (a) Gold (b) Silver ev2.shtml

e) None of the above/More than one above.

148. The chemical name of vinegar is

(a) methanol

(b) ethanol

(d) ethyl acetate

e) None of the above/More than one above.

ANSWER : C

Solution : https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/acetic _acid

149. The acid used in car battery is

(a) acetic acid

(b) hydrochloric acid

(d) sulfuric acid

e) None of the above/More than one above.

ANSWER : D

Solution : https://www.thehindu.com/sci- tech/science/question-corner-battery- acid/article4853645.ece

150. The gas, which comes out on opening a soda water bottle is

(a) carbon dioxide

(b) hydrogen

(d) sulfur dioxide

e) None of the above/More than one above.

ANSWER : A

Solution : http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=2210