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1. Right to Privacy is protected as an intrinsic 1. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly shall
part of Right to Life and Personal Liberty. Which vacate his/her office if he/she ceases to be a
of the following in the Constitution of India member of the Assembly.
correctly and appropriately and appropriately 2. Whenever the Legislative Assembly is
imply the above statement? dissolved, the Speaker shall vacate his/her office
(a) Article 14 and the provisions under the 42nd immediately.
Amendment to the Constitution Which of the statements given above is/are
(b) Article 17 and the Directive Principles of correct?
State Policy in Part IV (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Article 21 and the freedoms guaranteed in (c) Both 1 and2 (d) Neither 1 nor2
Part III
(d) Article 24 and the provisions under the 44th 7. Which one of the following reflects the most
Amendment to the Constitution appropriate relationship between law and liberty?
(a) If there are more laws, there is less liberty.
2. In which one of the following States is Pakhui (b) If there are no laws, there is no liberty.
Wildlife Sanctuary located? (c) If there is liberty, laws have to be made by the
(a) Arunachal Pradesh (b) Manipur people.
(c) Meghalaya (d) Nagaland (d) If laws are changed too often, liberty is in
danger.
3. Regarding Money Bill, which of the
following statements is not correct? 8. The well-known painting “Bani Thani”
(a) A bill shall be deemed to be a Money Bill if belongs to the
it contains only provisions relating to (a) Bundi school (b) Jaipur school
imposition, abolition, remission, alteration or (c) Kangra school (d) Kishangarh school
regulation of any tax.
(b) A Money Bill has provisions for the custody 9. What is “Terminal High Altitude Area
of the Consolidated Fund of India or the Defense (THAAD)”, sometimes seen in the
Contingency Fund of India. news?
(c) A Money Bill is concerned with the (a) An Israeli radar system
appropriation of moneys out of the Contingency (b) India’s indigenous anti-missile programme
Fund of India. (c) An American anti-missile system
(d) A Money Bill deals with the regulation of (d) A defence collaboration between Japan and
borrowing of money or giving of any guarantee South Korea C
by the Government of India.
10. Which Of The Following are Regarded as the
4. In the Indian context, what is the implication main features of the “Rule of Law”?
of ratifying the ‘Additional Protocol’ with the 1. Limitation of powers
‘International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’? 2. Equality before law 3. People’s responsibility
(a) The civilian nuclear reactors come under to the Government 4. Liberty and civil rights
IAEA safeguards. Select the correct answer using the code given
(b)The military nuclear installations come under below:
the inspection of IAEA. (a) 1and3only (b) 2and4only
(c) The country will have the privilege to buy (c) 1, 2 and 4 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
uranium from the Nuclear Suppliers Group
(NSG). 11. Which of the following led to the
(d) The country automatically becomes a introduction of English Education in India?
member of the NSG. 1. Charter Act of1813
2. General Committee of Public Instruction, 1823
5. In the Federation established by The 3. Orientalist and Anglicist Controversy
Government of India Act of 1935, residuary Select the correct answer using the code given
powers were given to the below:
(a) Federal legislature (a) 1 and 2only (b) 2 only
(b) Governor General (c) 1 and 3only (d) 1, 2 and3
(c) Provincial Legislature
(d) Provincial Governors 12. Which one of the following is an artificial
lake?
6. Consider the following statements: (a) Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu)
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(b) Kolleru (Andhra Pradesh) 18. Which one of the following foreign travellers
(c) Nainital (Uttarakhan(d) elaborately discussed about diamonds and
(d) Renuka (Himachal Pradesh) diamond mines of India?
(a) Francois Bernier
13. In 1920, which of the following changed its (b) Jean- BaptisteTavernier
name to “Swarajya Sabha”? (c) Jean de Thevenot
(a) All India Home Rule League (d) Abbe Barthelemy Carre
(b) Hindu Mahasabha
(c) South Indian Liberal Federation 19. With reference to Indian history, who among
(d) The Servants of India Society the following is a future Buddha, yet to come to
save the world?
14. “Momentum for Change : Climate Neutral (a) Avalokiteshvara (b) Lokesvara
Now” is an initiative launched by (c) Maitreya (d) Padmapani
(a) The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change 20. Which one of the following statements
(b) The UNEP Secretariat correctly describes the meaning of legal tender
(c) The UNFCCC Secretariat money?
(d) The World Meteorological Organization. (a) The money which is tendered in courts of law
to defray the fee of legal cases
15. When the alarm of your Smartphone rings in (b) The money which a creditor is under
the morning, you wake up and tap it to stop the compulsion to accept in settlement of his
alarm which causes your geyser to be switched- claims
on automatically. The smart mirror in your (c) The bank money in the form of cheques,
bathroom shows the day’s weather and also drafts, bills of exchange, etc.
indicates the level of water in your overhead (d) The metallic money in circulation in a
tank. After you take some groceries from your country
refrigerator for making breakfast, it recognizes
the shortage of stock in it and places an order for 21. If a commodity is provided free to the public
the supply of fresh grocery items. When you step by the Government, then
out of your house and lock the door, all lights, (a) The opportunity cost is zero.
fans, geysers and AC machines get switched off (b) The opportunity cost is ignored.
automatically. On your way to office, your car (c) The opportunity cost is transferred from
warns you about traffic congestion ahead and the consumers of the product to the tax-
suggests an alternative route, and if you are late paying public.
for meeting, it sends message to your office (d) The opportunity cost is transferred from the
accordingly. In the context of emerging consumers of the product to the Government.
communication technologies, which one of the
following terms best applies to the above 22. If the President of India exercises his power
scenario? as provided under Article 365 of the Constitution
(a) Border Gateway Protocol in respect of a particular State, then
(b) Internet of Things (a) The Assembly of the State is automatically
(c) Internet Protocol dissolved.
(d) Virtual Private Network (b) The powers of the Legislature of that State
shall be exercisable by or under the authority
16. The staple commodities of export by the of the Parliament.
English East India Company from Bengal in the (c) Article 19 is suspended in that State.
middle of the 18th century were (d) The President can make laws relating to that
(a) Raw cotton , oil-seeds and opium state.
(b) Sugar, salt, zinc and lead
(c) Copper, silver, gold, spices and tea 23. The terms ‘Wanna Cry , Petya and Eternal
(d) Cotton, silk, saltpetre and opium Blue’ sometimes mentioned in the news recently
are related to
17. With reference to the religious practices in (a) Exoplanets (b) Cryptocurrency
India, the “Sthanakvasi” sect belongs to (c) Cyber attacks (d) Mini satellites
(a) Buddhism (b) Jainism
(c) Vaishnavism (d) Shaivism 24. Very recently, in which of the following
countries have lakhs of people either suffered
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from severe famine/acute malnutrition or died (a) Amnesty International
due to starvation caused by war/ethnic conflicts? (b) International Court of Justice
(a) Angola and Zambia (c) The office of UN Commissioner for Human
(b) Morocco and Tunisia Rights
(c) Venezuela and Colombia (d) World Justice Project
(d) Yemen and South Sudan
32. Which one of the following links all the
25. The term “Two-State Solution” is sometimes ATMs in India?
mentioned in the news in the context of the (a) Indian Banks ‘Association
affairs of (b) National Securities Depository Limited
(a) China (b) Israel (c) National Payments Corporation if India
(c) Iraq (d) Yemen (d) Reserve Bank Of India

26. India enacted The Geographical Indications 33. One of the implications of equality in society
of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 is the absence of
in order to comply with the obligations to (a)Privileges (b) Restraints
(a) ILO (b) IMF (c) Competition (d) Ideology
(c) UNCTAD (d) WTO
34. Which principle among the following was
27. Among the following cities , Which one lies added to the Directive Principles of State Policy
on alongitude closest to that of Delhi? by the 42nd Amendment to the Constitution?
(a) Bengaluru (b) Hyderabad (c) Nagpur (d) (a) Equal pay for equal work for both men and
Pune women
(b) Participation of workers in the
28. How is the National Green Tribunal (NGT) management of industries
different from the Central pollution Control (c)Right to work, education and public
Board (CPC(B)? assistance
1. The NGT has been established by an Act (d) Securing living wage and human conditions
whereas the CPCB has been created by an of work to workers
executive order of the Government.
2. The NGT provides environmental justice and 35. Which one of the following statements is
helps reduce the burden of litigation in the higher correct?
courts whereas the CPCB promotes cleanliness (a) Fights are claims of the State against the
of streams and wells, and aims to improve the citizen.
quality of air in the country. Which of the (b) Rights are privileges which are incorporated
statement given above is/ are correct? in the Constitution of a State.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Rights are claims of the citizens against
(c) Both 1 and2 (d) Neither 1 nor2 the state.
(d) Rights are privileges of a few citizens against
29. He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, the many.
Shivaji and Shrikrishna; stayed in America for
sometime; and was also elected to the Central 36. Which of the following gives 'Global Gender
Assembly. He was Gap Index' ranking to the countries of the world?
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh (b) Bipin ChandraPal (a) World Economic Forum
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai (d) Motilal Nehru (b) UN Human Rights Council
(c) UN Women
30. Consider the following statements: (d) World Health Organization
1. Aadhaar card can be used as a proof of
citizenship of domicile. 37. Local self-government can be best explained
2. Once issued, Aadhaar number cannot be as an exercise in
deactivated of omitted by the Issuing Authority. (a) Federalism
Which of the statements give above is/are (b) Democratic decentralization
correct? (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Administrative delegation.
(c) Both 1 and2 (d) Neither 1 or2 (d) Direct democracy

31. “Rule of Law Index” is released by which of 38. The term 'Digital Single Market Strategy'
following? seen in the news refers to
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(a) ASEAN (b) BRICS 44. The mind of the makers of the Constitution of
(c) EU (d) G20 India is reflected in which of the following?
(a) The Preamble
39. Which of the following are the objectives of (b)The Fundamental Rights
'National Nutrition Mission? (c) The Directive Principles of State Policy
1. To create awareness relating to malnutrition (d) The Fundamental Duties
among pregnant women and lactating mothers.
2. To reduce the incidence of anaemia among 45. The Parliament of India exercises control
young children, adolescent girls and women. over the functions of the Council of Ministers
3. To promote the consumption of millets, coarse through
cereals and unpolished rice. 1. Adjournment motion
4. To promote the consumption of poultry eggs. 2. Question hour
Select the correct answer using the code given 3. Supplementary questions
below: Select the correct answer using the code given
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1,2 and 3 only below:
(c) 1,2 and 4 only (d) 3 and 4 (a) 1 only (b) 2, and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3
40. Which one of the following objectives is not
embodied in the Preamble to the Constitution of 46. Mediterranean Sea is a border of which of the
India? following countries?
(a) Liberty of thought 1. Jordan
(b) Economic liberty 2. Iraq
(c) Liberty of expression 3. Lebanon
(d) Liberty of belief 4. Syria
Select the correct answer using the code given
41. Democracy's superior virtue lies in the fact below:
that it calls into activity (a) 1,2 and 3only (b) 2, and 3 only
(a) The intelligence and character of ordinary (c) 3 and 4 only (d) 1,3 and 4
men and women,
(b) The methods for strengthening executive 47. For election to the Lok Sabha, a nomination
leadership. paper can be filed by
(c) A superior individual with dynamism and (a) Anyone residing in India.
vision. (b) A resident of the constituency from which the
(d) A band of dedicated party workers. election is to be contested.
(c) Any citizen of India whose name appears
42. The terms 'Event Horizon', 'Singularity,' in the electoral roll of a constituency.
'String Theory' and 'Standard Model' are (d) Any citizen of India.
sometimes seen in the news in the context of
(a) Observation and understanding of the 48. Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a
Universe standard criterion for
(b) Study of the solar and the lunar eclipses (a)Measuring oxygen levels in blood
(c) Placing satellites in the orbit of the Earth (b) Computing oxygen levels in forest
(d) Origin and evolution of living organisms on ecosystems
the Earth (c) Pollution assay in aquatic ecosystems
(d) Assessing oxygen levels in high altitude
43. In the context of India, which one of the regions
following is the correct relationship between
Rights and Duties? 49. In the context of Indian history, the principal
(a) Rights are correlative with Duties of 'Dyarchy (diarchy)' refers to
(b) Rights are personal and hence independent of (a) Division of the central legislature into two
society and Duties houses.
(c) Rights, not Duties, are important for the (b) Introduction of double government i.e.,
advancement of the personality of the citizen. Central and State governments.
(d) Duties, not Rights, are important for the (c) Having two seats of rules; one in London and
stability of the State. another in Delhi
(d) Division of the subjects delegated to the
provinces into two categories.
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50. If you want to see gharials in their natural, 57. Which of the following are not necessarily
which one of the following is the best place to the consequences of the proclamation of the
visit? President's rule in a State?
(a) Bhitarkanika Mangroves 1. Dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly
(b) Chambal River 2. Removal of the Council of Ministers in the
(c) Pullicat Lake State
(d)DeeporBeel 3. Dissolution of the local bodies
Select the correct answer using the code given
51. The painting of Bodhisattva Padmapani is below:
one of the most famous and oft-illustrated (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1, and 3 only
paintings at (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3
(a) Ajanta (b) Badami
(c)Bagh (d) Ellora 58. Which of the following are envisaged by the
Right against Exploitation in the Constitution of
52. Which of the following is/are famous for Sun India?
temples? 1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings and
1. Arasavalli forced labour
2. Amarakamtak 2., Abolition of untouchability
3. Omkareshwar 3. Protection of the interests of minorities
Select the correct answer using the code given 4. Prohibition of employment of children in
below: factories and mines
(a) 1 only (b) 2, and 3 only Select the correct answer using the code given
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3 below:
(a) 1, 2 and 4 only (b) 2,3 and 4 only
53. What is the application of Somatic Cell (c) 1 and 4 only (d) 1,2,3 and 4
Nuclear Transfer Technology?
(a) Production of biolarvicides 59. Which of the following is geographically
(b) Manufacture of biodegradable plastics closed to Great Nicobar?
(c) Reproductive cloning of animals (a) Sumatra (b) Borneo
(d) Production of organisms free of diseases (c) Java (d) Sri Lanka

54. The term 'M-Stripes' is sometimes in the 60. Which one of the following is not a feature of
news in the context of Indian federalism?
(a) Captive breeding of wild Fauna (a) There is an independent judiciary in India.
(b) Maintenance of Tiger Reserves (b) Powers have been clearly divided between
(c) Indigenous Satellite Navigation System the Centre and the States.
(d) Security of National Highways (c) The federating units have been given unequal
representation in the Rajya Sabha.
55. Right to vote and to be elected in India is a (d) It is the result of an agreement among the
(a) Fundamental Right federating units.
(b) Natural Right
(c) Constitutional Right 61. India’s ranking in the ‘Ease of Doing
(d) Legal Right Business Index’ is sometimes seen in the news.
Which of the following has declared that
56. In India, Judicial Review implies ranking?
(a) The power of the Judiciary to pronounce (a). Organization for Economic Cooperation and
upon the constitutionality of laws and Development (OECD)
executive orders. (b). World Economic Forum
(b) The power of the Judiciary to question the (c). World Bank
wisdom of the laws enacted by the Legislatures. (d). World Trade Organization (WTO)
(c) The power of the Judiciary to review all the
legislative enactments before they are assented to 62. Banjaras during the medieval period of
by the President. Indian history were generally
(d) The power of the Judiciary to review its own (a). agriculturists (b). warriors
judgments given earlier in similar or different (c). weavers (d). traders
cases.
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63. Who of the following had first deciphered the (c). Mahanadi and Sone
edicts of Emperor Ashoka? (d). Narmada and Tapti
A. Georg Buhler B. James Prinsep
C. Max Muller D. William Jones 71. Recently, for the first time in our country,
which of the following States has declared a
64. The ‘Swadeshi’ and ‘Boycott’ were adopted particular butterfly as ‘State Butterfly’?
as methods of struggle for the first time during (a). Arunachal Pradesh (b). Himachal Pradesh
the (c). Karnataka (d). Maharashtra
(a). agitation against the Partition of Bengal
(b). Home Rule Movement 72. The plan of Sir Stafford Cripps envisaged
(c). Non-Cooperation Movement that after the Second World
(d). visit of the Simon Commission to India War
(a). India should be granted complete
65. ‘SWAYAM’, an initiative of the Government independence
of India, aims at (b). India should be partitioned into two before
(a). Promoting the Self Help Groups in rural granting independence
areas (c). India should be made a republic with the
(b). Providing financial and technical assistance condition that she will join the Commonwealth
to young start-up entrepreneurs (d). India should be given Dominion status
(c). Promoting the education and health of
adolescent girls 73. A recent movie titled The Man Who Knew
(d). Providing affordable and quality Infinity is based on the biography of
education to the citizens for free (a) S. Ramanujan (b) S. Chandrasekhar
(c) S. N. Bose (d) C. V. Raman
66. The Montague-Chelmsford Proposals were
related to 74. Consider the following statements:
(a). Social reforms 1. The minimum age prescribed for any person to
(b). Educational reforms be a member of Panchayat is 25 years.
(c). Reforms in police administration 2. A Panchayat reconstituted after premature
(d). Constitutional reforms dissolution continues only for the remainder
period.
67. Which of the following is not a member of Which of the statements given above is/are
‘Gulf Cooperation Council’? correct?
(a). Iran (b). Saudi Arabia (a). 1 only (b). 2 only
(c). Oman (d). Kuwait C. Both 1 and 2 (d). Neither 1 nor 2

68. ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ is sometimes 75. HINI virus is sometimes mentioned in the
mentioned in the news in the context of the news with reference to which one of the
affairs of following disease?
(a). African Union (b). Brazil (a) AIDS (b) Bird flu
(c). European Union (d). China (c) Dengue (d) Swine flu

69. Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana is aimed at 76. There is a Parliamentary System of
(a). bringing the small entrepreneurs into Government in India because the
formal financial system (a) Lok Sabha is elected directly by the people
(b). providing loans to poor farmers for (b) Parliament can amend the constitution
cultivating particular crops (c) Rajya Sabha cannot be dissolved
(c). providing pension to old and destitute (d) Council of Ministers is responsible to the
persons Lok Sabha
(d). funding the voluntary organizations involved
in the promotion of skill development and 77. The ideal of “Welfare State” in the Indian
employment generation Constitution is enshrined in its
(a) Preamble
70. Recently, linking of which of the following (b) Directive Principles of State Policy
rivers was undertaken? (c) Fundamental Rights
(a). Cauvery and Tungabhadra (d) Seventh Schedule
(b). Godavari and Krishna
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78. The fundamental object of Panchayati Raj 2. Gravitational Force of the Moon
system is to ensure which among the following? 3. Gravitational Force of the Earth
1. People’s participation in development Select the correct answer using the code given
2. Political accountability below
3. Democratic decentralization (a) 1 only (b) 2 and only
4. Financial mobilization (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3
Select the correct answer using the code given
below 85. Who/Which of the following is the Custodian
(a) 1,2 and 3 only (b) 2 and 4 only of the Constitution of India?
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (a) The President of India
(b) The Prime Minister of India
79. Which one of the following is the best (c) The Lok Sabha Secretariat
description of the term “ecosystem”? (d) The Supreme Court of India
(a) A community of organisms interacting with
one another 86. The provisions in the Fifth Schedule and
(b) That part of the Earth which is inhabited by Sixth Schedule in the Constitution of India are
living organisms made in order to
(c) A community of organisms together with (a) Protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes
the environment in which (b) Determine the boundaries between states
(d) The flora and fauna of a geographical area. (c) Determine the powers, authorities, and
responsibilities of Panchayats
80. “To uphold and protect the Sovereignty Unity (d) Protect the interests of all the Border States
and Integrity of India” is a provision made in the
(a) Preamble of the Constitution 87. In India the steel production industry requires
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy the import of
(c) Fundamental Rights (a) Saltpetre (b) Rock Phosphate
(d) Fundamental Duties (c) Cooking Coal (d) All of the above

81. Consider the following statements: 88. ‘BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustainable
1. The Legislative Council of a state in India can Forest Landscapes’ is managed by the
be larger in size than half of the Legislative (a) Asian Development Bank
Assembly of that of that particular state. (b) International Monetary Fund
2. The Governor of a state nominates the (c) United Nations Environment Programme
Chairman of Legislative Council of that (d) World Bank
particular state.
Which of the statements given above is/are 89. Amnesty International is
correct? (a) An agency of the United Nations to help
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only refugees of civil wars
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) A global Human Rights Movement
(c) A non-governmental voluntary organization
82. Which one of the following is the national to help very poor people
aquatic animal of India? (d) An inter-governmental agency to cater to
(a) Saltwater crocodile (b) Olive ridley turtle medical emergencies in war-ravaged regions
(c) Gangetic dophin (d) Gharial
90. Which one of the following regions of India
83. Which one of the following issues the has a combination of mangrove forest, evergreen
“Global Economic Prospects” report forest and deciduous forest?
periodically? (a) North coastal Andhra Pradesh
(a) The Asian Development Bank (b) South-West Bengal
(b) The European Bank for Reconstruction and (c) Southern Saurashtra
Development (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands
(c) The US Federal Reserve Bank
(d) The World Bank 91. When a bill is referred to a joint sitting both
the Houses of the Parliament, has to be passed by
84. Tides occur in oceans and seas due to which (a) A simple majority of member present and
of the following? voting
1. Gravitational Force of the Sun
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(b) Three-fourths majority of member present (c) The Chief Justice of India
and voting (d) The Law Commission
(c) Two-thirds majority of the House
(d) Absolute majority of the House 98. Which one of the following is the largest
Committee of the Parliament?
92. Convertibility of rupee implies: (a) The Committee on Public Accounts
(a) Being able to convert rupee notes into gold (b) The Committee on Estimates
(b) Allowing the value of rupee to be fixed by (c) The Committee on Public Undertakings
market forces (d) The Committee on Petitions
(c) Freely permitting the conversion of rupee
to other currencies and vice versa 99. Which one of the following Schedules of the
(d) Developing an international market for Constitution of India contains provisions
currencies in India regarding anti-defection?
(a) Second Schedule (b) Fifth Schedule
93. The area known as ‘Golan Heights’ (c) Eighth Schedule (d) Tenth Schedule
sometimes appears in the news in the context of
the events related to: 100. The national motto of India, ‘Satyameva
(a) Central Asia (b) Middle East Jayate’ inscribed below the Emblem of India is
(c) South-East Asia (d) Central Africa taken from
(a) Katha Upanishad
5. The Radcliffe Committee was appointed to (b) Chandogya Upanishad
(a) Solve the problem of minorities in India (c) Aitareya Upanishad
(b) Give effect to the Independence Bill (d) Mundaka Upanishad
(c) Delimit the boundaries India and Pakistan
(d) Enquire into the riots in East Bengal 101. In the Constitution of India, promotion of
international peace and security is included in the
94. The Ghadr (Ghadar) was a (a) Preamble to the Constitution
(a) Revolutionary association of Indians with (b) Directive Principles of State Policy
headquarters at San Francisco (c) Fundamental Duties
(b) Nationalist organization operating from (d) Ninth Schedule
Singapore
(c) Militant organization with headquarters at 102. Among the following organisms, which one
Berlin does not belong to the class of other three?
(d) Communist movement for India’s freedom (a) Crab (b) Mite
with head-quarters at Tashkent (c) Scorpion (d) Spider

95. Chaitra 1 of the National calendar based on 103. What will follow if a Money Bill is
the Saka Era corresponds to which one of the substantially amended by the Rajya Sabha?
following dates of the Gregorian calendar in a (a) The Lok Sabha may still proceed with Bill,
normal year of 365 days? accepting or not accepting the
(a) 22nd March (or 21st March) recommendations of the Rajya Sabha
(b) 15th May (or 16th May) (b) The Lok Sabha cannot consider the Bill
(c) 31st March (or 30th March) further
(d) 21st April (or 20th April) (c) The Lok Sabha may send the Bill to the Rajya
Sabha for reconsideration
96. The power of the Supreme Court of India to (d) The President may call a joint sitting for
decide disputes between the Centre and the passing the Bill
States falls under its
(a) Advisory jurisdiction 104. Which one of the following statements is
(b) Appellate jurisdiction correct?
(c) Original jurisdiction (a) In India, the same person cannot be appointed
(d) Writ jurisdiction as Governor for two or more States at the same
time
97. The power to increase the number of judges (b) The Judges of the High Court of the States in
in the Supreme Court of India is vested in India are appointed by the Governor of the State
(a) The President of India just as the Judges of the Supreme Court are
(b) The Parliament appointed by the President.
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(c) No procedure has been laid down in the 110. Acid rain is caused by the pollution of
Constitution of India for the removal of a environment by
Governor from his/her post (a) carbon dioxide and nitrogen
(d) In the case of a Union Territory having a (b) carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide
legislative setup, the Chief Minister is appointed (c) ozone and carbon dioxide
by the Lt. Governor on the basis of majority (d) nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide
support
111. Some Buddhist rock-cut caves are called
105. Consider the following Statements: Chaityas, while the others are called Viharas.
1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can What is the difference between the two?
be initiated by an introduction of a bill in the Lok (a) Vihara is a place of worship, while Chaitya is
Sabha only the dwelling place of the monks
2. If such an amendment seeks to make changes (b) Chaitya is a place of worship, while Vihara
in the federal character of the Constitution, the is the dwelling place of the monks
amendment also requires to be ratified by the (c) Chaitya is the stupa at the far end of the cave,
legislature of all the States of India while vihara is the hall axial to it
Which of the statements given above is/are (d) There is no material difference between the
correct? two
(a) only (b) only
(c) Both 2 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 112. Which one of the following describes best
the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?
106. Consider the following Statements: (a) The extinction of the flame of desire
Attorney General of India can (b) The complete annihilation of self
1. take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha (c) A state of bliss and rest
2. be a member of a committee of the Lok Sabha (d) A mental stage beyond all comprehension
3. speak in the Lok Sabha
4. vote in the Lok Sabha Which of the statements 113. According to the Constitution of India,
given above is / are correct? which of the following are fundamental for the
(a) only (b) and 4 governance of the country?
(c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3 only (a) Fundamental Rights
(b) Fundamental Duties
107. Variations in the length of daytime and (c) Directive Principles of State Policy
nighttime from season to season are due to (d) Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties
(a) The earth’s rotation on its axis
(b) The earth’s revolution round the sun in an 114. The people of India agitated against the
elliptical manner arrival of Simon Commission because
(c) Latitudinal position of the place (a) Indians never wanted the review of the
(d) Revolution of the earth on a tilted axis working of the Act of 1919
(b) Simon Commission recommended the
108. The Parliament can make any law for whole abolition of Dyarchy
or any part of India for implementing (Diarchy) in the Provinces
international treaties (c) there was no Indian member in the Simon
(a) with the consent of all the States Commission
(b) with the consent of the majority of States (d) the Simon Commission suggested the
(c) with the consent of the States concerned partition of the country
(d) without the consent of any State
115. Quit India Movement was launched in
109. ‘Economic Justice’ as one of the objectives response to
of the Indian Constitution has been provided in (a) Cabinet Mission Plan
(a) the Preamble and the Fundamental Rights (b) Cripps Proposals
(b) The Preamble and the Directive Principles (c) Simon Commission Report
of State Policy (d) Wavell Plan
(c) The Fundamental Rights and the Directive
Principles of State Policy 116. The balance of payments of a country is a
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(a) all import and export transactions of a (b) Ecological niche
country during a given period of time, (c) Habitat
normally a year
(b) goods exported from a country during a year 122. With reference to the food chains in
(c) economic transaction between the ecosystems, which of the following kinds of
government of one country to another organism is/are known as decomposer
(d) capital movements from one country to organism/organisms?
another 1. Virus
2. Fungi
117. An increase in the Bank Rate generally 3. Bacteria
indicates that the Select the correct answer using the code given
(a) Market rate of interest is likely to fall below
(b) Central Bank is no longer making loans to (a) 1 only
commercial banks (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) Central Bank is following an easy money (c) 1 and 3 only
policy (d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) Central Bank is following a tight money
policy 123. Consider the following crops:
1. Cotton
118. In India, deficit financing is used for raising 2. Groundnut
resources for 3. Rice
(a) economic development 4. wheat
(b) redemption of public debt Which of these are Kharif crops?
(c) adjusting the balance of payments (a) 1 and 4
(d) reducing the foreign debt (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 2, and 3
119. Which of the following diseases can be (d) 2, 3 and 4
transmitted from one person to another through
tattooing? 124. Disguised unemployment generally means
1. Chikungunya (a) large number of people remain unemployed
2. Hepatitis B (b) alternative employment is not available
3. HIV - AIDS (c) marginal productivity of labour is zero
(d) productivity of workers is low
Select the correct answer using the codes given
below.
125. Consider the following statements:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only
1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
Rajya Sabha are not the members of that House.
2. While the nominated members of the two
120. Which of the following statements is/are
Houses of the Parliament have no voting right in
applicable to Jain doctrine?
the presidential election, they have the right to
1. The surest way of annihilating Karma is to
vote in the election of the Vice President.
practice penance.
Which of the statements given above is/are
2. Every object, even the smallest particle has a
correct?
soul.
3. Karma is the bane of the soul and must be (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
ended.
(c) Both 1 and 2
Select the correct answer using the codes given
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
below.
(a) 1 only
126. With reference to National Legal Services
(b) 2 and 3 only
Authority, consider the following statements:
(c) 1 and 3 only
1. Its objective is to provide free and competent
(d) 1, 2 and 3
legal services to the weaker sections of the
society on the basis of equal opportunity.
121. Which one of the following terms describes
2. It issues guidelines for the State Legal
not only the physical space occupied by an
Services Authorities to implement the legal
organism, but also its functional role in the
programmes and schemes throughout the
community of organisms?
country.
(a) Ecotone
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Which of the statements given above is/are (a) Repayment of public debt
correct? (b) Borrowing from the public to finance a
(a) 1 only budget deficit
(b) 2 only (c) Borrowing from banks to finance a budget
(c) Both 1 and 2 deficit
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) Creating new money to finance a budget
deficit
127. In the context of Indian economy, ‘Open
Market Operations’ refers to 133. Supply of money remaining the same when
(a) borrowing by scheduled banks from the RBI there is an increase in demand for money, there
(b) lending by commercial banks to industry and will be
trade (a) a fall in the level of prices
(c) purchase and sale of government securities (b) an increase in the rate of interest
by the RBI (c) a decrease in the rate of interest
(d) None of the above (d) an increase in the level of income and
employment
128. Priority Sector Lending by banks in India
constitutes the lending to 134. Fruits stored in a cold chamber exhibit
(a) agriculture longer storage life because
(b) micro and small enterprises (a) Exposure to sunlight is prevented
(c) weaker sections (b) Concentration of carbon dioxide in the
(d) All of the above environment is increased
(c) Rate of respiration is decreased
129. Which one among the following industries (d) There is an increase in humidity
is the maximum consumer of water in India?
(a) Engineering 135. Ball bearings are used in bicycles, cars, etc.,
(b) Paper and pulp because
(c) Textiles (a) the actual area of contact between the wheel
(d) Thermal power and axle is increased
(b) the effective area of contact between the
130. Annie Besant was wheel and axle is increased
1. Responsible for starting the Home Rule (c) the effective area of contact between the
Movement wheel and axle is reduced
2. The founder of the Theosophical Society (d) None of the above statements is correct
3. Once the President of the Indian National
Congress 136. The national income of a country for a given
Select the correct statement / statements using period is equal to the
the codes given below (a) Total value of goods and services produced
(a) 1 only by the nationals.
(b) 2 and 3 only (b) Sum of total consumption and investment
(c) 1 and 3 only expenditure.
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) Sum of personal income of all individuals.
(d) Money value of final goods and services
131. A rise in general level of prices may be produced.
caused by
1. an increase in the money supply 137. Which one of the following suggested that
2. a decrease in the aggregate level of output the Governor should be an eminent person
3. an increase in the effective demand from outside the State and should be a
Select the correct answer using the codes given detached figure without intense political links
below. or should not have taken part in politics in the
(a) 1only recent past?
(b) 1and 2 only (a) First Administrative Reforms Commission
(c) 2 and 3 only (1966)
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (b) Rajamannar Committee (1969)
(c) Sarkaria Commission (1983)
132. Which one of the following is likely to be (d) National Commission to Review the Working
the most inflationary in its effect? of the Constitution (2000)
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142. Which Article of the Constitution of India
138. With reference to the Constitution of safeguards one's right to marry the person of
India, consider the following statements: one's choice?
1. No High Court shall have the jurisdiction to (a) Article 19 (b) Article 21
declare any central law to be constitutionally (c) Article 25 (d) Article 29
invalid.
2. An amendment to the Constitution of India 143. The Ninth Schedule was introduced in the
cannot be called into question by the Supreme Constitution of India during the prime
Court of India. ministership of
Which of the statements given above is / are (a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Lal Bahadur Shastri
correct? (c) Indira Gandhi (d) Morarji Desai
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 144. Consider the following statements:
1. The Parliament (Prevention of
139. In the context of polity, which one of the Disqualification) Act, 1959 exempts several
following would you accept as the most posts from disqualification on the grounds of
appropriate definition of liberty? 'Office of Profit'.
(a) Protection against the tyranny of political 2. The above-mentioned Act was amended five
rulers times.
(b) Absence of restraint 3. The term 'Office of Profit' is well-defined in
(c) Opportunity to do whatever one likes the Constitution of India.
(d) Opportunity to develop oneself fully. Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
140. With reference to the Constitution of (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 only
India, prohibitions or limitations or provisions (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
contained in ordinary laws cannot act as
prohibitions or limitations on the 145. Under which Schedule of the Constitution
constitutional powers under Article 142. It of India can the transfer of tribal land to
could mean which one of the following? private parties for mining be declared null
(a) The decisions taken by the Election and void?
Commission of India while discharging its duties (a) Third Schedule (b) Fifth Schedule
cannot be challenged in any court of law. (c) Ninth Schedule (d) Twelfth Schedule
(b) The Supreme Court of India is not 2. Rajya Sabha has equal powers with Lok Sabha
constrained in the exercise of its powers by in
laws made by the Parliament. (a) the matter of creating new All India Services
(c) In the event of the grave financial crisis in the (b) amending the Constitution
country, the President of India can declare (c) the removal of the government
Financial Emergency without the counsel from (d) making cut motions
the Cabinet.
(d) State Legislatures cannot make laws on 146. Which one of the following categories of
certain matters without the concurrence of Union ‘Fundamental Rights incorporates against
Legislature. untouchability as a form of discrimination?
(a) Right against Exploitation
141. With reference to the Legislative (b) Right to Freedom
Assembly of a State in India, consider the (c) Right to Constitutional Remedies
following statements: (d) Right to Equality
1. The Governor makes a customary address to
Members of the House at the commencement of 147. In India, separation of judiciary from the
the first session of the year. executive is enjoined by
2. When a State Legislature does' not have a rule (a) the Preamble of the Constitution
on a particular matter, it follows the Lok Sabha (b) a Directive Principle of State Policy
rule on that matter. (c) the Seventh Schedule
Which of the statements given above is / are (d) the conventional practice
correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only 148. A constitutional government by definition is
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 a
(a) government by legislature
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(b) popular government 2. The Constitution of India provides for ‘judicial
(c) multi-party government review’ to safeguard the citizens’ liberties and to
(d) limited government preserve the ideals on which the Constitution is
based.
149. Other than the Fundamental Rights, which
of the following parts of the Constitution of India Which of the statements given above is/are
reflect/reflects the principles and provisions of correct?
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(1948)? (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. Preamble
2. Directive Principles of State Policy 154. One common agreement between Gandhism
3. Fundamental Duties and Marxism is
(a) the final goal of a stateless society
Select the correct answer using the code given (b) class struggle
below: (c) abolition of private property
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 only (d) economic determinism
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
155. In the context of India, which one of the
150. In India, Legal Services Authorities provide following is the characteristic appropriate for
free legal services to which of the following type bureaucracy?
of citizens? (a) An agency for widening the scope of
1. Person with an annual income of less than Rs parliamentary democracy
1,00,000 (b) An agency for strengthening the structure of
2. Transgender with an annual income of less federalism
than Rs 2,00,000 (c) An agency for facilitating political stability
3. Member of Other Backward Classes (OBC) and economic growth
with an annual income of less than ₹ 3,00,000 (d) An agency for the implementation of
4. All Senior Citizens public policy

Select the correct answer using the code given 156. The Preamble to the Constitution of India is
below: (a) a part of the Constitution but has no legal
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 and 4 only effect
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1 and 4 only (b) not a part of the Constitution and has no legal
effect either
151. A Parliamentary System of Government is (c) part of the Constitution and has the same
one in which legal effect as any other part
(a) all political parties in the Parliament are (d) a part of the Constitution but has no legal
represented in the Government effect independently of other parts
(b) the Government is responsible to the
Parliament and can be removed by it 157. “Gold Tranche” (Reserve Tranche) refers to
(c) the Government is elected by the people and (a) a loan system of the World Bank
can be removed by them (b) one of the operations of a Central Bank
(d) the Government is chosen by the Parliament (c) a credit system granted by WTO to its
but cannot be removed by it before completion of members
a fixed term (d) credit system granted by IMF to its
members
152. Which part of the Constitution of India
declares the ideal of Welfare State? 158. With reference to the provisions contained
(a) Directive Principles of State Policy in Part IV of the Constitution of India, which of
(b) Fundamental Rights the following statements is/are correct?
(c) Preamble 1. They shall be enforceable by courts.
(d) Seventh Schedule 2. They shall not be enforceable by any court.
3. The principles laid down in this part are to
153. Consider the following statements: influence the making of laws by the State.
1. The Constitution of India defines its ‘basic
structure’ in terms of federalism, secularism, Select the correct answer using the code given
fundamental rights and democracy. below:
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(a) 1 only (b) 2 only Which of the statements given above is/ are
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 2 and 3 only correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
159. Consider the following statements: (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. According to the Constitution of India, a
person who is eligible to vote can be made a 164. The word 'Denisovan' is sometimes
minister in a State for six months even if he/she mentioned in media in reference to
is not a member of the Legislature of that State. (a) fossils of a kind of dinosaurs
2. According to the Representation of People (b) an early human species
Act, 1951, a person convicted of a criminal (c) a cave system found in North-East India.
offence and sentenced to imprisonment for five (d) a geological period in the history of the
years is permanently disqualified from contesting Indian subcontinent
an election even after his release from prison.
165. In which of the following relief sculpture
Which of the statements given above is/are inscriptions is 'Ranyo Ashoka' (King Ashoka)
correct? mentioned along with the stone portrait of
(a) 1 only (b) 2only Ashoka?
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) Kanganahalli (b) Sanchi I
(c) Shahbazgarhi (d) Sohgaura
160. Consider the following statements:
1. The President of India can summon a session 166. With reference to Mian Tansen, which
of the Parliament at such place as he/she thinks one of the following statements is not correct?
fit. (a) Tansen was the title given to him by
2. The Constitution of India provides for three Emperor Akbar.
sessions of the Parliament in a year, but it is not (b) Tansen composed Dhrupads on Hindu gods
mandatory to conduct all three sessions. and goddesses.
3. There is no minimum number of days of that (c) Tansen composed songs on his patrons.
the Parliament is required to meet in a year. (d) Tansen invented many Ragas.

Which of the statements given above is/are 167. Who among the following Mughal
correct? Emperors shifted emphasis from illustrated
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only manuscripts to the album and individual
(c) 1 and 3 only (d) 2 and 3 only portrait?
(a) Humayun (b) Akbar
161. Siachen Glacier is situated to the (c) Jahangir (d) Shah Jahan
(a) East of Aksai Chin
(b) East of Leh 168. Atal Innovation Mission is set up under
(c) North of Gilgit the
(d) North of Nubra Valley (a) Department of Science and Technology
(b) Ministry of Employment
162. Among the following Tiger Reserves, which (c) NITI Aayog
one has the largest area under “Critical Tiger (d) Ministry of Skill Development and
Habitat”? Entrepreneurship
(a) Corbett
(b) Ranthambore 169. Consider the following statements:
(c) Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam 1. Asiatic lion is naturally found in India only.
(d) Sunderbans 2. A double-humped camel is naturally found in
India only.
163. Consider the following statements: 3. One-horned rhinoceros is naturally found in
The Environment Protection Act, 1986 India only.
empowers the Government of India to Which of the statements given above is / are
1. State the requirement of public participation in correct?
the process of environmental protection, and the (a) 1 only (b) 2 only
procedure and manner in which it is sought (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
2. Lay down the standards for emission or
discharge of environmental pollutants from
various sources
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170. Among the following, which one is the
largest exporter of rice in the world in the last
five years?
(a) China (b) India
(c) Myanmar (d) Vietnam

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