DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO Question Paper Version Code QUESTION BOOKLET PAPER I A (261) Time Allowed : 2 Hours Maximum Marks : 200 INSTRUCTIONS 1. Immediately after the commencement of the Examination, you should check that this Question Booklet does NOT have any unprinted or torn or missing pages or questions etc. If so, get it replaced by a complete ‘Question Booklet’ of the same Question Paper Version Code as printed in your OMR Answer Sheet. 2. Candidate has to insure that Question Paper Version Code of the Question Booklet given is same as the Question Paper Version Code printed on OMR Answer Sheet. Discrepancy, if any should be reported to the Invigilator and a new Question Booklet should be taken whose Question Paper Version Code tallies with the Question Paper Version Code printed on the OMR Answer Sheet. 3. You have to enter your Register Number in the Question Booklet in the box provided alongside. DO NOT write anything else on the Question Booklet. 4. This Question Booklet contains 100 questions. Each question contains four responses (answers). Select the response which you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response which you consider the most appropriate. In any case, choose ONLY ONE RESPONSE for each question. 5. All the responses should be marked ONLY on the separate OMR Answer Sheet provided and ONLY in Black or Blue Ball Point Pen. See detailed instructions in the OMR Answer Sheet. 6. All questions carry equal marks. Attempt all questions. 7. Sheets for rough work are appended in the Question Booklet at the end. You should not make any marking on any other part of the Question Booklet. 8. Immediately after the final bell indicating the conclusion of the examination, stop making any further markings in the OMR Answer Sheet. Be seated till the OMR Answer Sheets are collected and accounted for by the Invigilator. 9. Questions are printed both in Kannada and English. If any confusion arises in the Kannada Version, please refer to the English Version of the questions. Please note that in case of any confusion the English Version of the Question Booklet is final. 10. Penalty for wrong the answers : THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY THE CANDIDATE IN THE OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS. (i) There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty. (ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above to that question. (iii) If a question is left blank, i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question. Possession of Mobile Phones, Calculators and other Electronic/Communication gadgets of any kind is prohibited inside the Examination venue. WÜÊÜá¯Ô : ÓÜãaÜ®æWÜÙÜ PܮܰvÜ BÊÜ꣤¿áá D ±ÜÅÍæ° ±ÜâÔ¤Pæ¿á ÊÜááí»ÝWܨÜÈÉ ÊÜáá©ÅÓÜƳqr¨æ. 261 (48 – A ) 1. Match the Name of the Shifting 3. Match the following coal deposit locations Cultivation (List I) with the Country (List II) : (List I) with their countries (List II) : List I List II List I List II (Name of (Country) (Coal Deposit (Country) Shifting Location) Cultivation) A. Sichuan I. U.S.A. A. Huma/Ladang I. Brazil B. Pennsylvania II. China B. Milpa II. Vietnam C. Kizel III. Australia C. Ray III. Central America D. Ipswich IV. India D. Roca IV. Indonesia E. Talcher V. Russia Select the code for the correct answer Select the code for the correct answer from the options given below : from the options given below : A B C D A B C D E (1) IV III II I (1) I II III V IV (2) IV III I II (2) II III IV I V (3) III IV II I (4) III IV I II (3) II I V III IV 2. Consider the following statements about (4) I III II V IV Morley-Minto reforms. 4. 46th session of the Intergovernmental A. It is also known as Indian Councils Act, 1909. Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will B. It effectively legitimised the election take place in September, 2017 in which of of Indians to the various legislative the following places ? councils in India for the first time. C. The British conceded the so-called (1) Guadalajara demand of Muslim leaders for (2) Montreal separate electorates in this act. (3) New Delhi (4) Kyoto Which of the above statements is/are correct ? 5. At which of the following places did the 2017 G20 summit, the twelfh meeting of Select the code for the correct answer the Group of Twenty Countries (G20), from the options given below : take place in July 2017 ? (1) A and B only (1) Hamburg, Germany (2) B only (2) Seine, Paris (3) B and C only (3) New York, USA (4) A, B and C (4) London, UK 261 (3 – A ) 6. Consider the following statements : 8. Match the following animals (List I) with their wildlife sanctuaries (List II) : A. Savanna climate is also known as Sudan type climate. List I List II (Animal) (Wildlife Sanctuary) B. The Savanna climate is a A. Chinkara I. Ranebennur transitional type of climate found B. Blackbuck II. Daroji between the equatorial forests and the trade wind hot deserts. C. Four-horned III. Rangayyanadurga Antelope C. It is characterised by an alternate D. Sloth Bear IV. Yadahalli and distinct hot rainy season and cool dry season. Select the code for the correct answer D. The Savanna type of climate is also from the options given below : found in the south-western part of A B C D South America and southern part of (1) II III I IV Australia. (2) IV I III II Which of the above statements are (3) IV III I II correct ? (4) IV I II III Select the code for the correct answer from the options given below : 9. Choose the correct statement about (1) A and C only Aman – 17. (2) B and C only (1) It is a naval exercise organised by (3) A, B and C only Iran in order to win the confidence (4) A, B, C and D of the Middle East. (2) It is the first space exploration 7. With reference to World War II, Germany programme by Afghanistan with the Italy and Japan together were known as help of ISRO. (1) The Resistance Movement (3) It is a multi-country naval exercise (2) The Axis Powers organised by Pakistan. (3) The Allies (4) It is a music concert for Hindustani (4) The Big Three and Pakistani music in India. 261 (5 – A ) 10. For the Census 2011, Census Town 12. Which is the world’s most heavily used should have satisfied which of the following criteria ? inland waterway ? A. Minimum population of 5000. (1) Danube Waterway B. At least 50 percent of the male main working population engaged in (2) Rhine Waterway non-agricultural pursuits. C. A density of population of at least (3) Volga Waterway 400 per sq. km. Which of the above criteria are (4) Mississippi Waterway correct ? Select the code for the correct answer 13. Match the following items of List I with from the options given below : (1) A and B only List II : (2) A and C only List I List II (3) B and C only A. Third Schedule I. Allocation of (4) A, B and C seats in Upper 11. Match the types of mountains (List I) House with the mountain (List II) : B. Eighth Schedule II. Disqualification on grounds of List I List II defection (Types of (Mountains) C. Fourth Schedule III. Validation of Mountains) certain acts A. Fold I. Mount Mayon and D. Tenth Schedule IV. Official mountains Fuji Languages of B. Block II. Rockies, Alps and the Republic of mountains Andes India C. Volcanic III. Mount V. Forms of oaths mountains Monadnock and D. Residual IV. Black Forest of affirmations mountains Rhineland and Hunsruck Select the code for the correct answer mountains from the options given below : Select the code for the correct answer A B C D from the options given below : (1) I III IV II A B C D (1) I II IV III (2) V IV I II (2) II IV I III (3) V IV II I (3) III II I IV (4) I IV II III (4) II III I IV 261 (7 – A ) 14. Which one of the following Amendments 17. Inner Line Permit (ILP) is an official of the Constitution abolished the Privy travel document issued by the Purses and Privileges of the rulers of the Government of India to allow inward former Indian States ? travel of an Indian citizen into a protected area for a limited period in specific (1) 26th Amendment States. Which of the following States th (2) 28 Amendment needs ILP for Indian citizens from outside (3) 30th Amendment those States to travel in protected areas ? (4) 32nd Amendment A. Manipur B. Mizoram 15. Arrange the following in chronological C. Nagaland order : A. August Offer D. Arunachal Pradesh B. Simla Conference E. Assam C. Cripps Mission Select the code for the correct answer D. Cabinet Mission Plan from the options given below : Select the code for the correct answer (1) A, B, C and D only from the options given below : (2) B, C and D only (1) A, B, C, D (2) B, D, C, A (3) D and E only (3) A, C, B, D (4) A, B, C, D, E (4) D, B, C, A 18.