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1. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 4. Consider the following statements : answer from the codes given below : 1. Lord Clive was the first Governor of List-I List-II Bengal. A. Labour’s Day 1. May 31st 2. G.V. Mavlankar was the first speaker of Lok B. Anti-Tobacco Day 2. May 2nd Sabha. C. Mother’s Day 3. May 1st 3. Dr. Zakir Hussain was the first Muslim D. National Girl Child 4. Jan 24th President of Indian Republic. Codes: 4. Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Cosmonaut. A B C D A B C D Which of the statements given above is/are (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 3 1 2 4 correct? (c) 1 3 2 1 (d) 4 3 2 1 (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only 2. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct (c) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) All of the above answer from the codes given below : 5. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct List-I List-II answer from the codes given below : (Folk Dance) (State) List-I List-II A. Bidesia 1. Jharkhand A. The largest lake 1. Jammu and Kashmir B. Lajri 2. Uttarakhand B. The largest delta 2. Sunderbans C. Dangri 3. Himachal Pradesh (Kolkata) D. Tamasha 4. Mahrashtra C. The largest 3. Birla Planetarium Codes: planetarium (Kolkata) A B C D A B C D D. The highest 4. Leh (Ladakh) (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 4 2 airport (c) 3 1 2 4 (d) 3 1 4 2 Codes: 3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct A B C D A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 3 2 4 answer from the codes given below : (c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 4 2 3 1 List-I List-II 6. Consider the following statements : A. Khadakvasla 1. Victorial Memorial 1. Panchatantra was written by Pt. Vishnu B. Konark 2. Ambabai Sharma. C. Kolhapur 3. Sun Temple 2. Buddha charitam was written by Ashwaghosh. D. Kolkata 4. National Defence 3. Prem Vatika was written by Raskhan. Academy 4. Arthashastra was written by Kautilya. Codes: Which of the statements given above is/are A B C D A B C D correct? (a) 1 3 2 1 (b) 1 2 3 4 (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1 3 4 2 (d) 4 3 1 2 (c) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) All of the above Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

F-42 || Miscellaneous 7. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 11. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : answer from the codes given below : List-I List-II List-I List-II A. Bandipur National Park 1. Mysore, A. Pichavaram 1. Odisha Karnataka B. Krishna estuary 2. Maharashtra B. Dachigam Sanctuary 2. Jammu and C. Ratnagiri 3. Andhra Pradesh Kashmir D. Bhitar Kanika 4. Tamil Nadu C. Ghana Bird Sanctuary 3. Bharatpur, Codes: Rajasthan A B C D A B C D D. Periyar 4. Idukki, (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 2 1 3 4 Kerala (c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 4 2 1 3 Codes: 12. Consider the following statements : A B C D A B C D 1. Kapilvastu related to Lord Buddha. (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 2. Kedarnath the temple of Lord Kedar. (c) 1 3 2 4 (d) 4 2 3 1 3. Khajuraho, famous for its temples and erotic 8. Consider the following statements : sculpture. 1. Nagarjuna Sagar Project located on river Which of the statements given above is/are Krishna. correct? 2. Kakarpara Project located on river Tapi. (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only 3. Banasagar project located on river Sone. (c) 1 and 3 only (d) All of the above 4. Dul Hasti project located on river Chenab. 13. Which among the following famous dancers is an Which of the statements given above is/are exponent of the Odissi dance style? correct? 1. Sonal Man Singh (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only 2. Sanjukta Panigrahi (c) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 3. Yamini Krishnamurthy 9. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 4. Madhavi Mudgal answer from the codes given below : Which of the statements given above is/are List-I List-II correct? A. Brihadeeshwara temple 1. Tanjore (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only B. Dilwara temple 2. Mt. Abu (c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) All of the above C. Nataraja temple 3. Chennai 14. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct D. Golden temple 4. Amritsar answer from the codes given below : Codes: List-I List-II A B C D A B C D (Birds sanctuary) (State) (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 1 2 4 3 A. Keoladeo 1. Rajasthan (c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 4 2 1 3 B. Point Calimere 2. Tamil Nadu 10. Consider the following statements : C. Ratan Mahal 3. Gujarat 1. Largest port of India is Jawaharlal Nehru D. Ghat Prabha 4. Karnataka Port in Mumbai. E. Astamudi 5. Kerala 2. Kandla in Gujarat is a tidal port. Codes: 3. The largest natural port is in Vishakapatnam. A B C D E Which of the statements given above is/are (a) 1 2 3 4 5 correct? (b) 4 5 1 2 3 (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 3 4 5 1 2 (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 5 4 3 2 1 Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

General Awareness || F-43 15. Consider the following statements : 3. Worldwide Wildlife Day is observed on 6th 1. Darjeeling Himalayan Railway started in Oct. 1881 is the oldest. 4. World Heart Day is observed on 29th Sept. 2. Kalka Shimla Railway covers the longest Which of the statements given above is/are distance among the three trains. correct? 3. Nilgiri mountain covers the shortest (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 and 4 only distance. (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All of the above Which of the statements given above is/are 19. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct correct? answer from the codes given below: (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only List-I List-II (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 A. National Youth Day 1. 12th January B. Kargil Memorial Day 2. 26th July 16. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct C. Indian Air Force Day 3. 8th October answer from the codes given below : D. National Sports Day 4. 29th August List-I List-II Codes: A. Tejas 1. Air-to-air missile A B C D A B C D B. Arjun 2. Ship-based missile (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 C. Dhanus 3. Main battle tank (c) 3 4 2 1 (d) 1 3 4 2 D. Astra 4. Light combat aircraft 20. Consider the following statements : Codes: 1. Ajanta Caves included in UNESCO’s list in A B C D A B C D 1983. (a) 4 3 2 1 (b) 1 2 3 4 2. Elephanta Caves of Mumbai founded by (c) 4 2 3 1 (d) 1 3 2 4 Rashtrakutas. 17. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 3. Buddhists were founder of Ellora caves. answer from the codes given below : 4. Jantar Mantar was founded by Sawai Jay List-I List-II Singh. A. National Institute of 1. Pune Which of the statements given above is/are Immunology correct? (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only B. National centre for cell 2. Manesar (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All of the above Science 21. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct C. Centre for DNA finger 3. Hyderabad answer from the codes given below: Printing and diagnostics List-I List-II D. National Brain Research 4. New Delhi (Nickname) (Person) Centre A. Grand Old Man of India 1. Dadabhai Codes: Naoroji A B C D A B C D B. Tota-e-Hind 2. Amir Khushro (a) 4 1 3 2 (b) 1 2 3 4 C. Shakespeare of India 3. Kalidas (c) 4 3 2 1 (d) 3 2 4 1 D. Nightingale of India 4. Sarojini Naidu 18. Consider the following statements : Codes: 1. World Peace Day is observed on 6th August A B C D A B C D 2. World Literacy Day is observed on 8th (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 September. (c) 3 2 4 1 (d) 1 4 3 2 Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

F-44 || Miscellaneous 22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 25. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below: answer from the codes given below: List-I List-II List-I List-II (Crematorium) (Persons) (Ports) (Rivers/ Ocean) A. Kandla 1. Arabian Sea A. Raj Ghat 1. Mahatama Gandhi B. Paradip 2. Bay of Bengal B. Veer Bhumi 2. Rajiv Gandhi C. New Tuticorin 3. Bay of Bengal C. Shakti Sthal 3. Indira Gandhi D. Kolkata 4. Hoogly River D. Shanti Van 4. J.L. Nehru Codes: Codes: A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 (c) 1 4 3 2 (d) 4 1 2 3 (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 26. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct (c) 3 4 1 2 (d) 1 2 4 3 answer from the codes given below : 23. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct List-I List-II answer from the codes given below : (Scientists) (Country) List-I List-II A. Archimedes 1. Britain (Places) (Persons) B. Graham Bell 2. Germany C. Nicolos Copernicus 3. Greece A. Anand Bhawan 1. J.L. Nehru D. Albert Einstein 4. USA B. Sabarmati 2. Mahatma Gandhi 5. Poland C. Kushi Nagar 3. Gautam Buddha Codes : D. Kundgram 4. Mahavir A B C D A B C D Codes: (a) 3 1 5 2 (b) 3 2 4 5 A B C D A B C D (c) 4 5 2 1 (d) 4 3 5 2 27. Consider the following statments : (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 1. Zubin Mehta is a renowned musician. (c) 1 2 4 3 (d) 4 1 2 3 2. Orhan Pamuk is an environmentalist. 24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 3. Robert Zoellick is a novelist. answer from the codes given below: Which of the statements given above is/are List-I List-II correct? A. Central Rice Research 1. Cuttack (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) All of the above Institute 28. Match list-I with list-II and select the correct B. National Dairy Research 2. Karnal answer from the codes given below : Institute List-I List-II C. National Institute of 3. Panaji (Person) (Company) Oceanography A. Steve Jobs 1. Google D. National Aeronautical 4. Bangalore B. Sheryl Sandberg 2. Apple C. Larry Page 3. Yahoo Laboratory D. Marissa Mayer 4. Facebook Codes: Codes: A B C D A B C D A B C D A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 (a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 3 1 4 2 (c) 4 2 1 3 (d) 1 4 2 3 (c) 2 4 1 3 (d) 3 4 1 2 Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

General Awareness || F-45 29. Consider the following statments : Codes: 1. In Custody is written by Anita Desai. A B C D A B C D 2. Sea of Poppies is written by Amitav Ghosh. (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 3. The Argumentative Indian is written by (c) 1 4 3 2 (d) 4 2 3 1 Amartya Sen. 4. Unaccustomed Earth is written by Jhumpa 33. Consider the following statements : Lahiri. 1. ‘Rahul Dravid : Timeless Steel’ is written by Which of the statements given above is/are Greg Chappell. correct? 2. ‘An Ashes Summer’ is written by V. (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only Krishnaswamy. (c) 3 and 4 only (d) All of the above 3. ‘Sachin: A Hundred Hundreds Now is 30. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct written by Steve Waugh and Naseer Hussain. answer using the codes given below : 4. ‘Opening up: My Autobiography’ is written List-I List-II by Mike Artherton. (Books) (Author) A. Moon and Sixpence 1. Salman Rushdie Which of the statements given above is/are B. The Moor’s Last Sigh 2. Ved Mehta correct? C. Portrait of India 3. Sidney Sheldon (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only D. Rage of Angels 4. Somerset (c) 3 and 4 only (d) All of the above Maugham 34. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct Codes: answer from the codes given below : A B C D A B C D List-I List-II (a) 2 1 4 3 (b) 4 3 2 1 (c) 3 1 4 2 (d) 4 1 2 3 A. Death Valley 1. Arizona 31. Consider the following statments : B. Edward’s Plateau 2. California 1. ‘The Struggle is My Life’ is written by C. Sonoran Desert 3. Florida Nelson Mandela D. The Everglades 4. Texas 2. ‘The Struggle and the Triumph’ is written by Codes: Lech Walesa. A B C D A B C D 3. ‘Friends and Foes’ is written by Mujibur Rehman. (a) 3 4 1 2 (b) 3 1 4 2 4. ‘Rebirth’ is written by Leonid Brezhnev. (c) 2 4 1 3 (d) 2 1 4 3 Which of the statements given above is/are 35. Consider the following statements : correct? 1. India banned imports of milk and milk (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only products from China. (c) 3 and 4 only (d) All of the above 2. Melamine was detected in milk. 32. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : 3. China is the largest producer of milk in the List-I List-II world. (Books) (Author) 4. The ban was under the control of the ministry A. Freedom From Fear 1. Aung San Suu Kyi of commerce and industry. B. Decision Points 2. George W. Bush Which of the statements given above is/are C. The Illusion of 3. Amartya Sen correct? Destiny (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 4 D. The Brief History 4. Stephen Hawking (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Time Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

F-46 || Miscellaneous 36. Consider the following statements : List-I List-II 1. Mauritius is the largest source of Foreign (Organisation) (Reports) Direct Investment (FDI) into India. A. WEF 1. Trade and 2. India has signed a nuclear deal with Development Report Kazakhastan, Argentina, Namibia, Mongolia B. UNCTAD 2. The Global and France. Competitiveness Which of the statements given above is/are Report. correct? C. Charities Aid 3. World Giving Index (a) 1 only (b) 2 only Foundation (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these D. RICS, India 4. Sustainable 37. Consider the following statements : competitiveness 1. A conventional warhead contains high report. energy explosives. Codes : A B C D A B C D 2. Strategic warhead, radioactive materials are (a) 2 1 3 4 (b) 1 3 4 2 present, they exhibit huge radioactivity that (c) 3 2 1 4 (d) 4 1 2 3 can wipe out even cities. 41. Consider the following statements : Which of the statements given above is/are 1. The Global Integrity Report is an essential correct? guide to anti-corruption institutions and (a) 1 only (b) 2 only mechanisms around the world. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of these 2. The report is presented by local researchers, 38. Consider the following statements : journalists and academics using double- blind peer review process. 1. Better Life Index is given by OECD. Which of the statements given above is/are 2. The Happy Planet Index is launched by New correct? Economics Foundation. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only Which of the statements given above is/are (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 correct? 42. Consider the following statements : (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 1. The EU is the world’s largest economy. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 2. The EU has its own flag, anthem and currency. 3. The EU’s combined armed forces are the 39. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct second largest in the world. answer from the codes given below : 4. The EU has its own constitution. List-I List-II Which of the statements given above is/are (Organisation) (Reports) correct? A. World Bank 1. Doing Business (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 4 Index (c) 2 and 3 (d) 3 and 4 B. Yale and WB 2. Better Life Index 43. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct C. OECD 3. Environmental answer from the codes given below: List-I List-II Performance Index (Parliament) (Country) D. UN 4. Global HDI A. Knesset 1. Israel Codes: B. Diet 2. Japan A B C D A B C D C. Majlis 3. Iran (a) 3 1 2 4 (b) 1 3 2 3 D. Shura 4. Afghanistan (c) 3 2 1 4 (d) 4 1 2 3 Codes : 40. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct A B C D A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 answer from the codes given below : (c) 1 3 2 4 (d) 4 2 1 3 Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

General Awareness || F-47 44. Consider the following statements : Which of the statements given above is/are 1. North Atlantic Co-operation Council (NACC) correct? is the name of the new organization which (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 only has replaced the North Atlantic Treaty (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Organization (NATO). 48. Consider the following statements : 2. The United States of America and the United 1. Asia Development Bank is located in Tokyo. Kingdom became the members of the NATO 2. Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation is when it was formed in the year 1949. located in Singapore. Which of the statements given above is/are 3. ASEAN is located in Bangkok. correct? Which of the statements given above is/are (a) 1 only (b) 2 only correct? (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 45. Consider the following statements : (c) 2 and 3 only (d) All of the above 1. East Asia Summit (EAS) is formed in 2005 49. Consider the following statements : with ASEAN in a leadership position. 1. The headquarters of UNESCO is located in 2. The first EAS summit was held in Kuala Geneva. Lumpur, Malaysia. 2. The headquarters of IMF is located in Paris. Which of the statements given above is/are 3. The headquarters of ILO is located in correct? Washington. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 4. The headquarters of UNIDO is located in (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Vienna. 46. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct Which of the statements given above is/are answer from the codes given below : correct? List-I List-II (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (Agencies) (Headquarters) (c) 4 only (d) All of the above A. United Nations 1. Nairobi 50. Consider the following statements regarding Development IAEA; Programme (UNDP) 1. The IAEA has its headquarters in Vienna, B. United Nations 2. Vienna Austria. Environment 2. IAEA encourages the development of the Programme (UNEP) peaceful applications of nuclear technology. C. United Nations 3. Berne Which of the statements given above is/are Industrial correct? Development (a) 1 only (b) 2 only Organisation (UNID) (c) 1 and 2 (d) None of these D. Universal Postal 4. New York 51. Consider the following statements : Union (UPU) 1. Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Codes : Countries (OPEC) is an inter-governmental A B C D A B C D organisation of twelve oil producing (a) 2 3 4 1 (b) 4 1 2 3 countries. (c) 2 1 4 3 (d) 4 3 2 1 2. Ecuador and Venezuela are the members of 47. Consider the following statements : the OPEC outside the Arab countries. 1. India is a member of the Asia Pacific Which of the statements given above is/are Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum. correct? 2. Russia is a member of North Atlantic Treaty (a) 1 only (b) 2 only Organization (NATO). (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

F-48 || Miscellaneous 52. Consider the following statements : Which of the statements given above is/are 1. International Labour Organisation is a correct? specialised agency of the United Nations. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 2. International Labour Organisation is one of (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) All of the above the oldest specialised agencies of the United 57. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct Nations. answer from the codes given below : Which of the statements given above is/are List-I List-II correct? (Tribes) (Country) (a) 1 only (b) 2 only A. Eskimo 1. Canada (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 B. Khirgir 2. Central Asia 53. Consider the following statements about NATO? C. Masai 3. Tanzania 1. It is 28 members organization. D. Maori 4. New Zealand 2. It was founded in 1949. Codes: 3. Iceland is one of the original members of A B C D A B C D NATO. (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 4. The Head quarters of NATO is in New York. (c) 1 4 3 2 (d) 4 2 1 3 Which of the statements given above is/are 58. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct correct? answer from the codes given below : (a) 1 and 4 (b) 3 and 4 List-I List-II (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) All of the above A. Baalaika 1. Russia 54. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct B. Cabaca 2. Latin America answer from the codes given below : C. Hityokin 3. Japan List-I List-II D. Sitar 4. India A. 4th November 1. World Citizen Day Codes: B. 10th December 2. International Human A B C D A B C D Rights Day (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 C. 26th November 3. National Law Day (c) 1 4 3 2 (d) 4 2 3 1 D. 5th October 4. World Teacher’s 59. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct Day answer from the codes given below: Codes: List-I List-II A B C D A B C D (Detective Agency) (Country) (a) 2 1 3 4 (b) 1 3 2 4 A. Federal Bureau of 1. USA (c) 3 2 1 4 (d) 1 2 3 4 Investigation (FBI) 55. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct B. MOSSAD 2. Israel answer from the codes given below : C. KGB/G.R.U 3. Russia List-I List-II D. Naicho 4. Japan A. 8th September 1. World Literacy Day Codes : B. 21st September 2. World Peace Day A B C D A B C D C. 6th March 3. World Wide Wildlife Day (a) 1 2 3 4 (b) 4 3 2 1 D. 29th September 4. World Heart Day (c) 1 3 4 2 (d) 4 2 3 1 Codes : 60. Consider the following facts about Education A B C D A B C D Development Index: (a) 2 1 3 4 (b) 1 3 2 4 1. This index has been developed by National (c) 3 2 1 4 (d) 1 2 3 4 University of Educational Planning and 56. Consider the following statments : Development. 1. International Women’s Day observed on 8th 2. EDI comprises of four components - Access, March. infrastructure, teachers and outcomes. 2. World AIDS Day observed on 1st The correct code is December. (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 3. World Forest day observed on 21st March. (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

General Awareness || F-49 61. Which government body promotes measures for Select the correct answer using the codes given care and protection of persons with disability in below the event of death of their parents or guardians? Codes: (a) Child Welfare Committee (a) 1 and 4 only (b) 1, 2 and 3 (b) Central Social Welfare Board (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4 (c) National Trust 65. Which of the following are true of Matrilineal (d) National Handicapped Finance and societies? Development Corporation 1. Newly married couple stays with the 62. Determinant of population growth is- woman’s parents. 1. Family 2. Marriage 2. As per the rules of inheritance, the property 3. Economy 4. Fertility passes from mother to daughter. Codes: 3. Women play a dominant role in the family. 4. Examples of matrilineal societies are those (a) 1and 2 (b) 2 and 3 of the Khasi and Jaintia tribes of Meghalaya. (c) 3 and 4 (d) 4 only Select the correct answer using the codes given 63. Match List - I with List-II and select the correct below: answer by using the codes given below. Codes: List - I List - II (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1 and 3 only (Commission/ (Mandate) (c) 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2 and 4 only Committee) 66. Consider the following statements about the A. Sachar Committee 1. Anti-Sikh Riots, Palestine- 1984 1. UNO General Assembly Voted to upgrade B. Srikrishna 2. Socio-economic the status of the Palestine to that of a ‘Non- Commission and educational member observer State’. conditions of 2. Now Palestine is a sovereign state. Muslims in India 3. Palestinian Authority is eligible for C. Ranganath Misra 3. Bombay membership of several U.N. agencies. Commission 4. Palestinian Authority is still not eligible Communal to sign Rome Statute of the International Riots, 1992 Criminal Court. D. Nanavati 4. Linguistic and (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1, 2 and 3 Commission religious (c) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 minorities in India 67. Which of the following statements about India- Codes: China relations is/are correct? A B C D 1. ‘Look East Policy’ is a vital part of the (a) 2 3 4 1 relationship. (b) 2 4 3 1 2. There is an active defence exchange (c) 1 4 3 2 programme. (d) 1 3 4 2 3. Institutional mechanism to share 64. Which of the following are UNESCO recognized international waters is in place. world heritage sites? Select the correct answer using the codes given below: 1. Caves of Ajanta Codes: 2. Temple and Caves at Ellora (a) 1, 2 and 3 (b) 1 and 2 only 3. Mandapas of Mahabalipuram (c) 1 only (d) 2 and 3 only 4. Caves of Kanheri Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

F-50 || Miscellaneous 68. Consider the following statements about the 71. Consider the following statements: UNO: Assertion (A) : Inspite of best efforts Sarva 1. The creation of the UNO was a reflection Shiksha Abhiyan failed to achieve desirable of the ongoing quest for international peace literacy rate. during the Second World War. Reason (R) : Results can be achieved without 2. The Charter of the UN explicitly mentions political will. two vital objectives of the organisation: (i) Select the correct answer from the codes given the quest for international peace and (ii) all below: round welfare of the people of the world. Codes : 3. The UN has resolved all the major global (a) Both (A) and (R) are correct. disputes including the Palestine dispute. (b) Both (A) and (R) are not correct. (c) (A) is correct and (R) is the correct explanation Which of the statements given above is/are of (A). correct? (d) (A) is correct, but (R) is not the correct (a) 1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 explanation of (A). (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 only 72. Consider the following statements 69. Arrange the following Acts in order in which they 1. Mascot of Census 2011 is the Female were enacted? Use the codes given below: Enumerator. 1. Child Marriage Restraint Act. 2. After Census 2011 India became 5th most 2. Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. populous country in the World. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 3. Hindu Marriage Act. (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 4. Dowry Prohibition Act. (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of the above Codes : 73. Consider the following statements (a) 2, 1, 3, 4 (b) 1, 3, 4, 2 When a man circles round the earth in a satellite, (c) 3, 2, 1, 4 (d) 4, 3, 2, 1 then 70. Match the following (a) His mass becomes zero but weight remains constant List-I List-II (b) Mass remains constant but weight becomes (Event) (Date of zero Observance) (c) Both mass and weight remain constant A. World Consumer 1. October 24th (d) Both mass and weight remain zero Day 74. Consider the following statements B. International 2. September 8th 1. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed a US $400 million currency swap agreement Literacy Day with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. C. World Mental 3. October 10th 2. The currency swap agreement will allow Health Day central banks of both nations to make D. UN Day 4. March 15th withdrawals of US Dollar or Euro in multiple tranches up to a maximum of USD 400 Codes : million or its equivalent. A B C D A B C D Which of the statements given above is/are correct? (a) 4 2 3 1 (b) 3 4 2 1 (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 3 4 2 (d) 1 4 3 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither of the 2 Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

General Awareness || F-51 75. Consider the following statements: Select the correct answer 1. The Supreme Court (SC) on 24 March (a) Insider trading 2015 struck down the Section 66A of the (b) LIBOR interest rates Information and Technology Act 2000 calling (c) Money laundering it unconstitutional and untenable. (d) Credit Default Swap 2. SC in its ruling held that Section 66A 79. Consider the following statements interferes with freedom of speech and Which of the following places was recently attacked expression envisaged under Article 15 of by armed militants from the fundamentalist ‘Ansar Constitution of India. Dine’ group just two days after it was named as an Which of the statements given above is/are correct? endangered world heritage site by UNESCO? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only Select the correct answer (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of the above (a) Baku,Azerbaijan 76. Consider the following statements: (b) Zabid,Yemen 1. Madhav Gadgil has won the prestigious Tyler (c) Timbuktu, Mali Prize 2015. (d) Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan 2. Madhav Gadgil is a Meteorologist. 80. Consider the following statements Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Which among the following has recently been (a) 1 only (b) 2 only included by UNESCO in its coveted list of World Heritage Sites? (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of the above Select the correct answer 77. Consider the following statements: (a) Silk Route sites in India 1. National Food Security Mission (NFSM) is (b) Matheran Light Railway Network a Central Scheme of government of India (c) Riverine Island of Majuli launched in 2007. (d) Western Ghats 2. Its Motto is to increase production and 81. Consider the following statements: productivity of wheat, rice and pulses on a 1. There are 12 Millennium Development Goals sustainable basis. (MDGs) which have to be met by 2015. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? 2. According to the latest United Nations (a) 1 only (b) 2 only Report, India is likely to miss the Millennium (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None of the above Development Goal (MDG) related to maternal 78. Consider the following statements health. Barclays Chairman ‘Marcus Agius’ was recently Which among the above Statement(s) is/are compelled to resign for being involved in a scandal correct? which has dealt a devastating blow to the bank’s (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 reputation. The scandal is related to: (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

F-52 || Miscellaneous ANSWER KEY 1. (b) 10. (d) 19. (a) 28. (c) 37. (c) 46. (b) 55. (d) 64. (b) 73. (b) 2. (a) 11. (c) 20. (d) 29. (d) 38. (c) 47. (d) 56. (a) 65. (a) 74. (c) 3. (a) 12. (d) 21. (a) 30. (d) 39. (b) 48. (b) 57. (a) 66. (b) 75. (a) 4. (d) 13. (c) 22. (a) 31. (d) 40. (a) 49. (c) 58. (a) 67. (d) 76. (a) 5. (a) 14. (b) 23. (a) 32. (a) 41. (c) 50. (c) 59. (a) 68. (d) 77. (c) 6. (d) 15. (d) 24. (a) 33. (d) 42. (a) 51. (c) 60. (b) 69. (b) 78. (b) 7. (a) 16. (c) 25. (a) 34. (c) 43. (a) 52. (c) 61. (c) 70. (a) 79. (c) 8. (d) 17. (a) 26. (a) 35. (b) 44. (b) 53. (c) 62. (d) 71. (d) 80. (d) 9. (a) 18. (d) 27. (a) 36. (c) 45. (c) 54. (d) 63. (a) 72. (a) 81. (b)

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1. (b) The correctly matched pairs are : Kolhapur — Ambabai. The Shri Mahalakshmi Temple of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India, is one Labour’s Day — 1st May of the Shakti Peethas listed in various puranas of Anti-Tobacco Day — 31st May Hinduism. According to these writings, a Shakti Mother’s Day — 2nd May Peetha is a place associated with Shakti, the goddess National Girl Child Day — 24th Jan. of power. 2. (a) The correctly matched pairs are : Kolkata — Victorial Memorial. The Victoria Bidesia — Jharkhand Memorial is a large marble building in Kolkata, Lajri — Uttarakhand West Bengal, India which was built between 1906 and 1921. Dangri — Himachal Pradesh 4. (d) All the statements given above are correct. Tamasha — Mahrashtra 5. (a) The correctly matched pairs are : These are names of folk stage performances in Largest lake — Jammu and Kashmir their respective states. Largest delta — Sunderbans (Kolkata) 3. (a) The correctly matched pairs are : Largest planetarium — Kolkata Khadakvasla — National Defence Academy.The Highest airport — Leh (Ladakh) National Defence Academy (NDA) is the Joint 6. (d) All of these statements given above are correct. Services academy of the Indian Armed Forces, 7. (a) The correctly matched pairs are: where cadets of the three services, the Army, Bandipur National Park — Mysore.Bandipur the Navy and the Air Force train together before National Park, established in 1974 as a tiger reserve they go on to pre-commissioning training in their under Project Tiger, is a national park located in respective service academies. The NDA is located the south Indian state of Karnataka. It was once in Khadakwasla near Pune, Maharashtra. It is the a private hunting reserve for the Maharaja of the first tri-service academy in the world. Kingdom of Mysore. Konark — Sun Temple. Konark Sun Temple is a Dachigam Sanctuary — Jammu and Kashmir. 13th century temple, at Konark, in Odisha, India. Dachigam National Park is located 22 kilometers It was supposedly built by king Narasimhadeva I of from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. It covers an Eastern Ganga Dynasty around 1250. area of 141 square kilometers. Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

General Awareness || F-53 Ghana Bird Sanctuary — Bharatpur.The Keoladeo Point Calimore — Kerala. Point Calimere, also National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park called Cape Calimere, is a low headland on the formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary Coromandel Coast, in the Nagapattinam district of in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India is a famous avifauna the state of Tamil Nadu, India. It is the apex of the sanctuary that plays host to thousands of birds Cauvery River delta, and marks a nearly right-angle especially during the summer season. turn in the coastline. Periyar — Idukki, Kerala.Periyar National Park and Ratan Mahal —Gujarat.This sanctuary harbours Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the districts maximum population of sloth bears in the entire of Idukki and Pathanamthitta in Kerala, south India. state, which is the star attraction in the wilds of It is notable as an elephant reserve and a tiger reserve. Ratanmahals. 8. (d) All the given statements are correct. Ghat Prabha —Karnataka. Ghataprabha River 9. (a) Brihadeeshwara temple — Tanjore. The originates in the Western Ghats at an altitude of Peruvudaiyar Kovil, also known as Brihadeeswara 884 meters and flows eastward for a distance of 283 Temple, RajaRajeswara Temple and Rajarajeswaram, kilometers before its confluence with the Krishna at Thanjavur in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is a River at Almatti. The river basin is 8,829 square Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. kilometers wide and stretches across Karnataka and Dilwara temple — Mt. Abu.The Jain Delwara Maharashtra states. temples of India are located about 2½ kilometres Astamudi —Kerala. Ashtamudi Lake in the Kollam from Mount Abu, Rajasthan’s only hill station. District of Kerala, India, is the second largest and These temples built by Chalukya between the 11th deepest wetland ecosystem, a palm-shaped large and 13th centuries AD are world famous for their water body, next only to the Vembanad estuary stunning use of marble. The five legendary marble ecosystem of the state. temples of Dilwara are a sacred pilgrimage place of 16. (c) Tejas — Light combat aircraft.The HAL Tejas the Jains. is a 4+ generation, multirole light fighter developed Nataraja temple — Chennai.Thillai Natarajah by India. It is a tailless, compound delta-wing design Temple, Chidambaram or Chidambaram temple is a powered by a single engine. Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in the Arjun — Main battle tank.The Arjun is a third town of Chidambaram, East-Central Tamil Nadu, generation main battle tank developed by India’s South India. Defence Research and Development Organization Golden temple — Amritsar.The Harmandir Sahib, (DRDO), for the Indian Army. The Arjun features also Darbar Sahib and informally referred to as the a 120 mm main rifled gun with indigenously “Golden Temple”, is a prominent Sikh Gurdwara developed APFSDS ammunition, one 7.62 mm located in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. It was coaxial machine gun, and a 12.7 mm machine gun. built by the fifth Sikh guru, Guru Arjan, in the 16th Dhanush — Ship based missile. Dhanush is a Century. variant of the surface-to-surface/ship-to-ship Prithvi 10. (d) All the above statements are correct. II missile, which has been developed for the Indian 11. (c) Pichavaram — Tamil Nadu Navy. It is capable of carrying both conventional as Krishna estuary — Andhra Pradesh well as nuclear warheads with pay-load capacity of Ratnagiri — Maharashtra 500 kg and can strike targets in the range of 350 Bhitar Kanika — Odisha km. 12. (d) All the above statements are correct. Astra — Air-to-air missile.Astra is an active radar 13. (c) The famous exponents of Odissi dance style are homing beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile Sonal Man Singh, Sanjukta Panigrahi and Madhavi (BVRAAM) developed by the Defence Research Mudgal. and Development Organisation (DRDO), India. 14. (b) Keoladeo — Rajasthan. The Keoladeo Astra is designed to be capable of engaging National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park targets at varying ranges and altitudes allowing formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary for engagement of both short-range targets (up to in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India is a famous avifauna 20 km) and long-range targets (up to 80 km) using sanctuary that plays host to thousands of birds alternative propulsion modes. especially during the summer season. Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

F-54 || Miscellaneous 17. (a) A. National Institute of 1. New Delhi Sabarmati — Mahatma Gandhi.Sabarmati Ashram Immunology (also known as Gandhi Ashram, Harijan Ashram, B. National Centre for Cell 2. Pune or Satyagraha Ashram) is located in the Sabarmati Science suburb of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on the banks of the C. Centre for DNA Finger 3. Hyderabad River Sabarmati. This was one of the residences of Printing and diagnostics Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, generally called D. National Brain Research 4. Manesar Mahatma Gandhi, who lived there for about twelve years along with his wife, Kasturba Gandhi. Centre Kushi Nagar — Gautam Buddha. Kushinagar, 18. (d) All the statements given below are correct. Kusinagar or Kusinara is a town and a Nagar 19. (a) National Youth Day — 12th January panchayat in Gorakhpur Uttar Pradesh located Kargil Memorial Day — 26th July around NH-28, being 52 km east to Gorakhpur. Indian Air Force Day — 8th October Kundgram — Mahavir. Mahavira was Kshatriya National Sports Day — 29th August of the Jnatri clan and a native of the (Kshatriya) 20. (d) All of the above statements are correct. Kundagram, a suburb of the town of Vaishali (near 21. (a) A. Grand old man of India Patna). He was the second son of Siddhartha and 1. Dadabhai Naoroji. Dadabhai Naoroji, known Trishala. as the Grand Old Man, was a Parsi intellectual, 24. (a) Central Rice Research — Cuttack educator, cotton trader, and an early Indian political and social leader. Institute National Dairy Research — Karnal B. Tota-e-Hind Institute 2. Amir Khushro. Ab’ul Hasan Yamin ud-Din National Institute of — Panaji Khusrow was a Sufi musician, poet and scholar. He Oceanography was an iconic figure in the cultural history of the National Aeronautical — Bangalore Indian subcontinent. Laboratory C. Shakespeare of India 25. (a) Kandla — Arabian Sea 3. Kalidas. Kalidas was a Classical Sanskrit Paradip — Bay of Bengal writer, widely regarded as the greatest poet and New Tuticorin — Bay of Bengal dramatist in the Sanskrit language. His floruit cannot Kolkata — Hoogly River be dated with precision, but most likely falls within 26. (a) The correctly matched pairs are : the 5th century AD. Archimedes – Greece D. Nightingale of India Graham Bell – Britain 4. Sarojini Naidu. Sarojini Naidu, born as Sarojini Nicolas Copernicus – Poland Chattopadhyay also known by the sobriquet as The Albert Einstein – USA Nightingale of India, was a child prodigy, Indian These are the names of famous scientists who independence activist and poet. belong to the respective countries. 22. (a) Raj Ghat — Mahatama Gandhi 27. (a) Zubin Mehta is a renowned musician. Zubin Veer Bhumi — Rajiv Gandhi Mehta is an Indian Parsi conductor of Western Shakti Sthal — Indira Gandhi classical music. He is the Music Director for Life Shanti Van — J.L. Nehru of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Main 23. (a) Anand Bhawan — J.L.Nehru.The Anand Conductor for Valencia’s opera house. Bhavan is a historic house museum in Allahabad, 28. (c) The correctly matched pairs are : focusing on the Nehru-Gandhi Family. It was Steve Jobs – Apple. Steven Paul “Steve” Jobs was constructed by Motilal Nehru in the 1930s to serve an American entrepreneur, marketer, and inventor, as the residence of the Nehru family when the who was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of original mansion Swaraj Bhavan (previously called Apple Inc. Anand Bhavan) was transformed into the local Sheryl Sandberg – Facebook. Sheryl Kara Sandberg headquarters of the Indian National Congress. is an American businesswoman. Till August 2013, she had been the chief operating officer of Facebook. Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

General Awareness || F-55 Larry Page – Google. Lawrence “Larry” Page Decision Points – George W. Bush.George Walker is an American computer scientist and Internet Bush is an American politician and businessman entrepreneur who is the co-founder of Google, who served as the 43rd President of the United alongside Sergey Brin. On April 4, 2011, Page States of America from 2001 to 2009 and the 46th succeeded Eric Schmidt as the chief executive Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000. officer of Google. The Illusion of Destiny – Amartya Sen. Amartya Kumar Sen (born 3 November 1933), is an Indian Yahoo. Ross Levinsohn is the CEO of Guggenheim economist and a Nobel laureate. He has made Digital Media, overseeing such assets as The contributions to welfare economics, social choice Hollywood Reporter, Billboard, Adweek, The Clio theory, economic and social justice, economic Awards and Film Expo Group. Previously, he served theories of famines, and indexes of the measure as interim CEO of Yahoo! in 2012. of well-being of citizens of developing countries. 29. (d) All the statements given above are correct in He was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in respect of the books and their authors. Economic Sciences in 1998 for his work in welfare 30. (d) The correctly matched pairs are : economics. Moon and Six pence – Somerset Maughan.William A Brief History of Time – Stephen Hawking. Somerset Maugham CH was a British playwright, Stephen William Hawking is an English theoretical novelist and short story writer. He was among the physicist, cosmologist, author and Director of most popular writers of his era and reputedly the Research at the Centre for Theoretical Cosmology in the University of Cambridge. highest paid author during the 1930s. 33. (d) All of the statements given above are correct. The Moor’s Last Sigh – Salman Rushdie.Sir Ahmed 34. (c) Death Valley – California Salman Rushdie is a British Indian novelist and Edward’s Plateau – Texas essayist. His second novel, Midnight’s Children, Sonaran Desert – Arizona won the Booker Prize in 1981. Much of his fictions The Everglades – Florida are set in the Indian subcontinent. 35. (b) The Ministry of Commerce and Industry Portait of India – Ved Mehta. Ved Parkash Mehta banned imports of milk from China because is a writer who was born in Lahore, British India. He lost his sight at the age of four to cerebrospinal Malanine was detected in milk. meningitis. 39. (b) The correctly matched pairs are : Rage of Angels – Sidney sheldon. Sidney Sheldon World Bank – Doing Business Index (February 11, 1917 – January 30, 2007) was an Yale and WB – Environmental American writer. His TV works spanned a 20-year Performance Index period during which he created The Patty Duke OECD – Better Life Index Show (1963–66), I Dream of Jeannie (1965–70) and UN – Global HDI Hart to Hart (1979–84), but he became most famous after he turned 50 and began writing best-selling 40. (a) WEF – The Global novels, such as Master of the Game (1982), The Competitiveness Report Other Side of Midnight (1973) and Rage of Angels UNCTAD – Trade and Development (1980). He is the seventh best selling fiction writer Report of all time. Charities Aid – World Giving Index All these are names of famous books written by the Foundation respective authors. RICS, India – Sustainable 31. (d) All the statements given above are correct. Competitiveness Report. 32. (a) The correctly matched pairs are : Freedom from Fear – Aung San Suu Kyi. Aung 41. (c) Both the statements given above are correct. San Suu Kyi is a Burmese opposition politician and 42. (a) 1. The EU is the world’s largest economy chairperson of the National League for Democracy 2. The EU has its own flag, anthem and in Burma. In the 1990 general election, the NLD currency won 59% of the national votes and 81% of the seats 3. The EU’s combined armed forces are the in Parliament. second largest in the world. Downloaded from http://SmartPrep.in

F-56 || Miscellaneous 43. (a) Knesset – Israel 71. (d) Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (Education for all Diet – Japan Movement) is a programme by the Government of Majlis _ Iran India aimed at the universalization of elementary Shura – Afghanistan education “in a time bound manner”, as mandated All these are the names of Parliament of the by the 86th amendment to the Constitution of India respective countries. making free education to children aged 6–14 a 44. (b) USA and UK became members of NATO in fundamental right. The programme was pioneered 1949. by Atal Bihari Vajpayee. SSA is being implemented 46. (b) The correctly matched pairs are : in partnership with State Governments to cover the UNDP – New york entire country and address the needs of 192 million UNEP – Nairobi children in 1.1 million habitations. UNID – Vienna 72. (a) After Census 2011 India became second most UPU – Berne populous country in the World. 48. (b) Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation is located 73. (b) Mass remains constant but weight becomes zero in Singapore. 74. (c) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has signed 49. (c) The headquarter of UNIDO is located in a US $400 million currency swap agreement with Vienna. the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The currency swap 50. (c) IAEA encourages the development of the agreement will allow central banks of both nations to peaceful applications of nuclear technology. make withdrawals of US Dollar or Euro in multiple 51. (c) Both the statements given above are correct. tranches up to a maximum of USD 400 million or its 52. (c) Both the statements given above are correct. equivalent. The agreement will be valid for a period 53. (c) All the statements given above are correct. of three years and further economic co-operation 54. (d) The correctly matched pairs are : between the two countries. World Citizen Day – 4th December 75. (a) Supreme Court held that International Human – 10th November • Section 66 A is unconstitutional because it failed Rights Day two major tests, the clear and present danger test National Law Day – 26th November and the tendency to create public disorder test. World Teacher’s Day – 5th October • Language used in this section is vague and 55. (d) 8th September – Word Literacy Day nebulous does not properly define words like 21st September – Word Peace Day offensive or even persistent. 6th March – Word Wide Wildlife Day • SC in its ruling held that Section 66A interferes 29th September – Word Heart Day with freedom of speech and expression 57. (a) Eskimo – Canada envisaged under Article 19 of Constitution of Khirgir – Central Asia India and also hit the root of two cardinal pillars Masai – Tanzania of democracy liberty and freedom of expression. Maori – New Zealand 76. (a) Madhav Gadgil is an Ecologist. Renowned All these are names of tribes existing in their Indian Ecologist Madhav Gadgil has won the respective countries. prestigious Tyler Prize 2015 for Environmental 58. (a) Ballaiaka – Russia Achievement. He will share this prize with noted Cebaca – Latin America American marine ecologist and environmental Hityokin – Japan scientist Jane Lubchenco. Sitar – India All these are names of musical instruments played 77. (c) National Food Security Mission (NFSM) is a in their respective countries. Central Scheme of GOI launched in 2007 for 5 years 59. (a) FBI – USA to increase production and productivity of wheat, rice MOSSAD – Israel and pulses on a sustainable basis so as to ensure food KGB/ GRU – Russia security of the country. Naicho – Japan 81. (b) The United Nations Millennium Development All these terms are the names of investigative Goals (MDGs) are 8 goals that UN Member States bureaus of the following countries. have agreed to try to achieve by the year 2015.