1) Consider the following statements
1. Odiya became first language from Indo-Aryan group to get classical status
2. Sanskrit was first language to be declared as classical language
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 1
Explanation:
Tamil (2004), Sanskrit (2005), Telugu (2008), Kannada (2008), Malayalam (2013), Odiya (2014)
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2) Consider the following statements
1. By treaty of Gandamak British control was extended to the Khyber and Michni passes, and Afghanistan ceded various North-West Frontier Province areas and Quetta to Britain.
2. By third Anglo-Afghan War the Durand Line was reaffirmed as the political boundary between the Afghanistan and British India.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
The Treaty of Gandamak officially ended the first phase of the Second Anglo-Afghan War. Third Anglo-Afghan War resumed the right of Afganistan to conduct its own foreign affairs as a fully independent state.
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3) Consider the following statements
1. Ireland became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage through a popular vote.
2. Eighteen other countries have legalized same-sex marriage through legislation or the courts, but not by a public vote
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
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4) Match the pairs of Folk Dances with the states they are associated with.
1. Suisini ------------------------ i. West Bengal
2. Jatra -------------------------- ii. Bihar
3. Mauni ------------------------ iii.Rajashan
4. Oraon ------------------------ iv. Assam
5. Bamboo dance ----------- v. Maharashtra
a. 1-ii, 2-v, 3-i, 4-iii, 5-iv
b. 1-v, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-ii, 5-iii
c. 1-iii, 2-i, 3-v, 4-ii, 5-iv
d. 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-iii, 5-v
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ANSWER: 1-ii, 2-v, 3-i, 4-iii, 5-iv
Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
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5) Match the pairs of passes with the Respective States
1. Banihal Pass ------------------------- i.Uttarakhand
2. Nathu La Pass ----------------------- ii. Arunachal Pradesh
3. Sin La Pass --------------------------- iii. Himachal Pradesh
4. Sela Pass ------------------------------ iv. Kashmir
5. Lamkhaga Pass --------------------- v. Sikkim
a. 1-ii, 2-v, 3-i, 4-iii, 5-iv
b. 1-v, 2-iv, 3-ii, 4-i, 5-iii
c. 1-iv, 2-v, 3-i, 4-ii, 5-iii
d. 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-iii, 5-v
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6) Consider the following statements
1. RBI is agent of government of India in IMF
2. RBI can buy or sell government securities to control money supply.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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7) Consider the following statements
1. Nelong Valley is a Cold desert
2. The area falls under the Gangotri National Park
3. Foreigners are not allowed in the valley.
4. It is in Himachal pradesh
Which of the above statements are true?
a. 1,2,3
b. 2,3,4
c. 1,3,4
d. All the above
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ANSWER: 1,2,3
Explanation:
The picturesque Nelong Valley near the India-China border in Uttarakhand, which was closed for civilians after the 1962 war was reopened.
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8) Who deals with matters related to Land and Police in NCT of Delhi?
a. Delhi Development Authority
b. Delhi Legislative Assembly
c. Lt Governor
d. Union Ministries of Home Affairs and Urban Development
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ANSWER: Union Ministries of Home Affairs and Urban Development
Explanation:
In matters of police and land, the Union Ministries of Home Affairs and Urban Development are in direct charge.
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9) Consider the following statements
1. Barley is rabbi crop
2. Jawar is both rabi and kharif crop
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
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10) Consider the following statements
1. The Road Safety Committee was formed by the Parliament.
2. The committee is headed by the former Supreme Court judge K.S. Radhakrishnan.
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Only 2
Explanation:
The committee was formed in April, 2014 by supreme court , on a public interest litigation petition to monitor implementation of road safety laws.
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11) Which of the following are recommendation of the Road Safety Committee?
1. Introduction of uniform crash tests
2. Setting up of road safety council by State government
3. Tightening of road patrols on highways and setting up of a road safety fund
4. Removal of roadside advertisements and posters that obstruct the view of drivers or distract them
5. Ban on sale of liquor on National and State highways
a. 1,2,3,5
b. 2,3,4,5
c. 1,3,4,5
d. All
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12) Consider the following statements
1. The Inter-State Council is set up under Article 263
2. It is permanent constitutional body for co-ordination among center and states and two or more states
3. It was set up on recommendations of Sarkaria Commission
Which of the above statements are correct?
a. 1,2
b. 1,3
c. 2,3
d. All
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ANSWER: 1,3
Explanation:
The Inter-State Council is not a permanent constitutional body. It can be established 'at any time' if it appears to the President that the public interests would be served by the establishment of such a Council.
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13) Who is the chairman of Inter-State Council?
a. President
b. Prime Minister
c. Cabinet Secretary
d. Chief ministers elected by members of council
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ANSWER: Prime Minister
Explanation:
Council composed of
1. Prime Minister as Chairman
2. Chief Ministers of all States
3. Chief Ministers of Union Territories h
4. Governors of States under President’s Rule
5. Six Ministers of Cabinet rank in the Union Council of Ministers to be nominated by the Prime Minister
6. Four Ministers of Cabinet rank as Permanent invitees
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14) Who founded Tattwabodhini Sabha?
a. Debendranath Tagore
b. Dwarkanath Tagore
c. Rabindranath Tagore
d. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
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ANSWER: Debendranath Tagore
Explanation:
The Tattwabodhini Sabha was started in 1839 by Debendranath Tagore. In 1859, the Tattwabodhini Sabha were dissolved back into the Brahmo Samaj by Debendranath Tagore.
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15) Diamond ring phenomena is associated with?
a. Solar radiation
b. Solar eclipse
c. Lunar eclipse
d. Solar storm
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ANSWER: Solar eclipse
Explanation:
It is also called as a Baily's beads which can be seen during total solar eclipses.
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16) Which of the following statement is correct?
1. Taiu river separates India and Myanmar.
2. Amur River separates china and Russia.
3. Mahakali river separates India and Nepal.
4. Naf river separates Bangladesh and Myanmar.
a. 1,2,3
b. 2,3,4
c. 1,3,4
d. All
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17) Consider the following statements
1. Cotton is a kharif crop
2. In Tamil Nadu, it is grown both as a kharif and as a rabi crop.
Which of the above statement is correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
Rainfall occurs after September and cotton is sown in October. The irrigated crop is sown in January-February.
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18) Match the following pairs of Vitamins with their usage in human body
1. Vitamin K ------------------- i. Maintain Blood Sugar
2. Vitamin A ------------------- ii. Healing of Wounds
3. Vitamin B7------------------ iii. Blood clotting
4. Vitamin C ------------------- iv. Antioxidant
a. 1-ii, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-iii
b. 1-iv, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-ii
c. 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-ii
d. 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-iii
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19) Who is authorized to decide a dispute regarding election of vice president?
a. President
b. Supreme Court
c. Election Commissioner
d. President in constitution with Election Commission
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ANSWER: Supreme Court
Explanation:
Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 1966, which abolished the election tribunals and transferred the election petitions to the high courts whose orders can be appealed to Supreme Court. However, election disputes regarding the election of President and Vice-President are directly heard by the Supreme Court.
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20) Which of the following diseases are covered under Pentavalent Vaccine?
1. Tetanus
2. Dengue
3. Whooping cough
4. Yellow fever
5. Diphtheria
6. Hepatitis B
7. Haemophilus influenza type B
a. 1,3,5,6,7
b. 1,2,3,6
c. 1,4,5,6,7
d. All
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21) Consider the following statements
1. John Nash was mathematician whose worked on game theory
2. He was awarded with Nobel Memorial Prize for Economics
3. He was given Abel Prize in 2015 which is considered as a mathematician's "Nobel Prize"
4. He is the only person to win Nobel and Abel prize
Which of the above statements are correct?
a. 1,2,3
b. 2,3
c. 1,3,4
d. All the above
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ANSWER: All the above
Explanation:
The Abel Prize is an international prize awarded annually by the Government of Norway to one or more outstanding mathematicians.
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22) Consider the following statements
1. SIMBEX - bilateral naval exercise with the Singapore Navy
2. Two Indian naval ships- INS Satpura and INS Kamorta are participating in exercise
Which of the above statement is correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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23) Consider the following statements
1. Akbar II had conferred the title of 'Raja' to Rammohan Roy.
2. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was Mughal envoy to the Court of St. James
Which of the above statement is correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
Akbar Shah II appointed the Bengali reformer Ram Mohan Roy, to appeal against his treatment by the East India Company, Ram Mohan Roy then visited England, as the Mughal envoy to the Court of St. James.
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24) Match the following pairs of UN bodies with their respective Headquarters
1. FAO ------------------------------ i. New York
2. ILO ------------------------------- ii. Nairobi
3. UNDP --------------------------- iii. Rome
4. UNEP ---------------------------- iv. Geneva
a. 1-ii, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-iii
b. 1-iv, 2-iii, 3-i, 4-ii
c. 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-ii
d. 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-iii
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ANSWER: 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-ii
Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
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25) Which of the following benefits from inflation?
a. Lender
b. Borrower
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Borrower
Explanation:
Inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. Inflation redistributes wealth from creditors to debtors so borrower gets benefits from inflation
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26) Consider the following statements related to Jaitapur
1. After completion Jaitapur Plant would be the largest nuclear power generating station in the world by net electrical power rating with capacity 9,900 MW
2. Currently largest plant with 8,200 MW is Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Japan
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: Both
Explanation:
French state-controlled nuclear engineering firm Areva S.A. and Indian state-owned nuclear operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India signed an agreement for jaitapur nuclear power project. The location of project is Madban village of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.
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27) Match the following Nulcear Power Plants with the states in which they are located.
1. Kakrapar ------------------------ i. Uttar Pradesh
2. Kaiga ----------------------------- ii. Haryana
3. Narora --------------------------- iii. Karnataka
4. Gorakhpur ---------------------- iv. Gujarat
a. 1-ii, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-iii
b. 1-iv, 2-iii, 3-i, 4-ii
c. 1-iii, 2-iv, 3-i, 4-ii
d. 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-iii
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ANSWER: 1-iv, 2-iii, 3-i, 4-ii
Explanation:
The Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant is a proposed nuclear power plant in Gorakhpur Village, Fatehabad district of Haryana. The plant will have four units which are indigenously developed pressurised heavy water reactors each of 700 MWs with total 2,800-MWe capacity.
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28) Consider the following statements
1. National highways come under state list
2. Relief and rehabilitation of persons displaced from their original place of residence by reason of the setting up of the Dominions of India and Pakistan comes under Union list
Which of the above statement is/are correct?
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
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ANSWER: None
Explanation:
National highways comes under Union list while elief and rehabilitation of persons displaced from their original place of residence by reason of the setting up of the Dominions of India and Pakistan comes under State list.
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29) Consider the following statements
1. The Attorney General has the right of audience in all Courts in India
2. He can participate in the proceedings of the Parliament
3. He could vote in parliament.
Which of the above statements are correct?
a. 1,2
b. 1,3
c. 2,3
d. All
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30) Match the pairs of Dams and respective States.
1. Idukki dam------------------------ i. Odisha
2. Mettur dam----------------------- ii. Himachal Pradesh
3. Pandoh Dam --------------------- iii. TamilNadu
4. Jalaput Dam ---------------------- iv. Madhya Pradesh
5. Indira Sagar dam---------------- v. Kerla
a. 1-ii, 2-v, 3-i, 4-iii, 5-iv
b. 1-v, 2-iii, 3-ii, 4-i, 5-iv
c. 1-iii, 2-i, 3-v, 4-ii, 5-iv
d. 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-iii, 5-v
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