3. Who is the chairman of 15th Finance Commissiona) KC Pant b) Dr. Vijay L Kelkarc) AM. Khusro d) NK Singh
4. Finance Commission consists ofa) Five membersb) Chairman and four membersc) Chairman and two other membersd) Chairman and three other members
5. The primary function of the Finance Commission in India is toa) Distribute revenue between the Centre and the Statesb) Prepare the Annual Budgetc) Advise the Presidents on financial mattersd) Allocate funds to various ministries of the Union and the State Governments
6. The first Planning Commission was set up ona) March 1949 b) March 1950c) February 1950d) January 1951
7. Setting up of which one of the following is not stated in the constitution of India?a) Planning Commissionb) Finance Commissionc) Election Commissiond) Union Public Service Commission
8. Economic planning refers toa) The mobilsation of resourcesb) The allocation of resourcesc) The planning of manpowerd) All of the above
9. Planning Commission was dismantle and replace with:a) Bhima Yojonab) Pradhand Mantri MUDRA Yajonac) Niti Aayogd) Financial Commission
10. One of the main aims of second Five Year Plan wasa) Food securityb) Rapid industrialisationc) Self-sufficiencyd) Removal of poverty
11. The annual growth rate of National Income was recorded the lowest duringa) 2nd planb) 3rd planc) 5th plan d) 6th plan
12. India’s first Five Year Plan was launched ina) 1931b) 1941 c) 1951d) 1961
13. The main objective of the first Five Year Plan wasa) Correct Economic growthb) Self-reliancec) Industrial growthd) Development of agriculture including irrigation and power project
14. Devaluation of currency leads to?a) Increase in domestic pricesb) Fall in domestic pricesc) Can not be predictedd) None of these
15. From which country India adopted the Five Year Plans?a) Franceb) Englandc) USA d) USSR
16. What language is used by computers to process data?a) Binary b) Processingc) Kilobyte d) Representational
17. Check the odd term outa) Internet b) Linuxc) Unix d) Windows
19. Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space- based satellite navigation system developed bya) United States of Americab) European Unionc) Microsoftd) Google
20. Which one is Supercomputer of India?a) Param Padmab) Akashc) Agni d) Prithvi
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1. On the 21st June, the day light is seen at the North Pole fora) Zero hrs. b) 12 hrs.c) 18 hrs. d) 24 hrs.
2. The distance between the earth and the sun is smallest in the month ofa) January b) Marchc) June d) September
3. Which of the following areas, the “Midnight Sun” can be seen?a) In tropical areasb) In temperate areasc) Arctic and Antarctica circled) Anywhere during solar eclipse
5. What are the imaginary lines encircling the Earth horizontally called?a) Latitudes b) Longitudesc) Isobarsd) Isotherms
6. The Sun shines vertically on the equatora) Throughout the year b) For six monthsc) Twice a yeard) Once a year
7. The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun, is called ____a) Perihelion b) Apihelionc) Apigee d) Perigee
18. Bombay was rented over to East India Company by ?a) Portuguese b) Charles IIc) Jahangir d) French
9. At which of the following places was the first ever European township constructed in India?a) Calicut b) Cochinc) Surat d) Goa
10. Who among the following European forced to sell all their settlements to the Britisha) Portuguese b) Dutchc) Danes d) French
12. Consider the following statements1.The Portuguese provided cartaz to the ships carrying commodities.2. Dutch’s first factory in India was established at Pulicat.3.The English Ambassador Captain Hawkins arrived at Jahangir’s Court.Which of the given statements is/are correct?a) 1 and 2 only b) 2 and 3 onlyc) 1 and 3 only d) All of the above
13. Who were the first to start a joint stock company to trade with India?a) Portuguese b) Dutchc) Danes d) French
14. The first factory by the Dutch was established at which among the following places?a) Calicut b) Masulipatnamc) Pulicut d) Surat
15. Which of the following statements is/are correct Battle of Colachel.1. The Kingdom of Travancore and the Dutch East India Company fought the Battle of Colachel.2. The fight ended in a legendary Travancore victory, thus ending Dutch colonial efforts in the Indian subcontinent.a) 1 only b) 2 onlyc) Both 1 and 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2
16. When was the English East India Company established?a) 1600 AD b) 1602 ADc) 1599 AD d) 1601 AD
19. Who was the Mughal emperor when the English East India Company was formed in London?a) Jahangir b) Aurangzebc) Akbar d) Akbar II
1. The Tropic of Cancer passes through the States of: ,1. Gujarat 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Assam 4. Mizorama) 1 2 and 4b) 1 and 4c) 1 3 and 4d) 1 2 3 and 4
3. The capital of Lakshadweep isa) Port Blairb) Silvassac) Aizawld) Kavaratti
4. The highest peak in South India isa) Doda Bettab) Makurtic) Anamudid) None of these
5. Zozila Pass connectsa) Kashmir and Tibetb) Nepal and Tibetc) Leh and Kargild) Leh and Srinagar
6. What is the another name of Greater Himalayas?a) Himadrib) Sahyadric) Assam Himalayad) Shivalik
7. Nine Degree Channel separatesa) Car Nicobar and Great Nicobarb) Lakshadweep and Minicoyc) Little Andaman and Car Nicobard) North Andaman and South Andaman
8. During which decade did the population record a negative growth rate?a) 1921-31b) 1911-21c) 1941-51d) 1931-41
9. The Indian state with lowest sex ratio isa) Haryanab) Punjabc) Uttar Pradeshd) Arunachal Pradesh
10. The ‘Todas’ are one of the major tribes found ina) Sikkimb) Assamc) Nilgirisd) The Andaman and Nicobar Islands
11. Which country is known as the “Emerald Isle”?a) Great Britainb) Irelandc) Japand) New Zealand
12. The Trans-Siberian railway linksa) The Baltic coast with the North Seab) Leningrad with Oldiotskc) Buanos Aires with Valparaisod) Leningrad with Vladivostok
13. Strait of Malacca separatesa) Sumatra and Malaysiab) Java and Bruneic) Sumatra and Javad) Malaysia and Brunei
14. When does winter solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?a) 21st Juneb) 22nd Decemberc) 21st Marchd) 23rd March
15. Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest Coral reef is located ina) Caribbean Islandsb) Australiac) Philippinesd) Indonesia
16. Nautical mile is a unit of distance used ina) Space travelb) Navigationc) Aviationd) Communication
19. A narrow passage of water that connects two large bodies or water is known asa) Bayb) Isthmusc) Straitd) Archipelago
20. A narrow strip of land connecting two large land masses is known asa) Straitb) Isthmusc) Headlandd) Bay
1. Apatanis are the tribes found in:a) Himanchal Pradeshb) Nagalandc) Sikkimd) Arunachal Pradesh
2. Indian state known as “Spice garden of India spice”:a) Karnatakab) West Bengalc) Keralad) Sikkim
3. India’s first Stock Exchange Bombay Stock Exchange was established in:a) 1875b) 1884c) 1882d) 1880
4. The radiant energy received by the earth and its atmosphere from the sun is called:a) Insolationb) Isothermc) Insoenergyd) Albedo
5. Which of the following is indicated by the colour of a star?a) Weightb) Distancec) Temperatured) Size
7. Parsec is the unit of measurement of ________a) Density of starsb) Astronomical distancec) Brightness of heavenly bodiesd) Orbital velocity of giant stars
8. The Planets that have no natural satellites are ________.a) Mercury and Venusb) Earth and Marsc) Jupiter and Saturnd) Uranus and Neptune
10. The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is calleda) Parsecb) Astronomical yearc) Cosmic yeard) Light year
11. The Saturn rings were discovered bya) A. Copernicusb) B. Newtonc) C. Galileod) D. None of these
12. The outermost layer of Sun is calleda) Convection zoneb) Photospherec) Chromosphered) Corona
13. The distance between Earth and Sun is maximum on?a) 21 Juneb) 3 Januaryc) 22 Decemberd) 4 July
14. Triton is the Moon of which planet?a) Neptuneb) Uranusc) Saturnd) Venus
15. Wind in the Southern hemisphere is deflected towards left due toa) Temperature variationsb) Rotation of the earthc) Difference in pressured) Difference in water content
16. Which is the warmest layer of the atmosphere?a) Thermosphereb) Tropospherec) Stratosphered) Mesosphere
18. The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which one of the following?a) Fold mountainsb) Volcanic mountainsc) Block mountainsd) None of these
19. The new alluvial deposits found in the Gangetic plain are known asa) Bhabarb) Bhangarc) Khadard) Terai
1. A person who is not sure about the existence of Goda) atheistb) theistc) believerd) Agnostic
2. Something that can have more than one interpretation or meaninga) unequivocalb) atrociousc) ambiguousd) Unilateral
23. A group of people sharing a common profession or interestsa) fidelityb) congregationc) conflagrationd) Fraternity
4. A state where no law and order existsa) aristocracyb) amateurc) anarchyd) Biped
5. Pertaining to the Easta) orientalb) celestialc) obsoleted) Oblong
6. The practice of having many wives.a) diagamyb) monogamyc) polyamorousd) Polygamy
7. A man who keeps changing sidesa) side-changerb) turncoatc) amorousd) Atheist
8. No longer produced or used, out of datea) absoluteb) deletec) obsoleted) Deflate
9. A thing that catches fire easilya) delibleb) fastidiousc) ineffabled) Combustible
10. Which river is known as the “Ganga of the South”?a) NARMADAb) KRISHNAc) GODAVARId) DAMODAR
11. Which state is known as the “Land of Five Rivers”?a) Haryanab) Uttar Pradeshc) Karnatakad) Punjab
12. Which Indian state is known for the Sundarbans mangrove forest?a) West Bengalb) Assamc) Bihard) Tamil Nadu
13. In which state is the famous Keoladeo National Park located?a) Rajasthanb) Himachal Pradeshc) Madhya Pradeshd) Gujarat
14. Which Indian state is famous for the Ajanta and Ellora Caves?a) Keralab) Maharashtrac) Andra Pradeshd) Odisha
15. What is the largest river island in the world?a) Sunderbanb) Umanandac) Majulid) Great Nicobar Island
16. Which state is known for the Silent Valley National Park?a) Himachal Pradeshb) Karnatac) Tripurad) Kerala
17. What is the highest dam in India?a) Tehri Damb) Hirakud damc) Bhakra Nangal Damd) Sardar Sarovar Dam
18. Name of the state having a common boundary with the maximum number of states isa) Assamb) Madhya Pradeshc) Uttar Pradeshd) Maharashtra
19. With which country, India has the longest international boundary?a) Nepalb) Pakistanc) Bangladeshd) China
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1. Which of the following Mahajanapadas is Gana-Sanghaa) kosalab) Avantic) Maghadhad) VajjiDeselect Answer
3. Who among the following Mauryan rulers earned the title of a “Liberator”?a) Chandragupta Mauryab) Bindusarac) Ashokad) KanishkaDeselect Answer
4. Which Rock Edict of Ashoka mentions the Kalinga wara) Rock Edict 12b) Rock Edict 13c) Rock Edict 14d) Rock Edict 15Deselect Answer
5. The Gupta Emperor who defeated the Hunas wasa) Samudraguptab) Chandragupta-IIc) Skandaguptad) RamaguptaDeselect Answer
6. Aryabatta who invented the concept of Zero (0) was contemporary of which dynastya) Muryan Dynastyb) Mughal Dynastyc) Kushanas Dynastyd) Gupta DynastyDeselect Answer
7. The jaina monks who wore white clothes were called asa) Therapatithis b) Digambatas c) Svetambaras d) MahtambarasDeselect Answer
8. Who introduced Token currency system in India?a) Muhammed Ghorib) Muhammed-Bin-Tughlaqc) Aibakd) Alauddin-KhiljiDeselect Answer
9. Which ruler first establish his capital at Delhia) Aibakb) Muhammad Ghoric) Maharaja Ranjit Singhd) Ananga PalaDeselect Answer
10. Akbar was aged ____at the time of his coronation at Kalanaura) 11b) 13c) 15d) 17Deselect Answer
11. Akbar constructed a hall called ______ , a placed where different religions priests debatea) Diwani -e- Khasalamab) Buldan Darwajac) Ibadat Khanad) Diwani- KhashDeselect Answer
12. The famous Peacock Throne of Shah Jahan was taken away bya) Nadir Shahb) The English East India Companyc) Ahmad Shah Abdalid) Sher KhanDeselect Answer
13. The Mughal ruler who prohibited the used of Tobacco wasa) Akbarb) Shah Jahanc) jahangir d) AurangzebDeselect Answer
14. Which foreign travaller called Mughal cities as “Camp Towns”a) Francois Bernierb) Ibn Battutac) Manuccid) BarbosaDeselect Answer
15. Who was the last Peshwa of the Marathasa) Bajirao Ib) Bajirao IIc) Shivaji Bonsaled) Balaji VishwanatDeselect Answer
16. Who helped Vasco da Gama on his arrival in India?a) Abdul Majidb) Abdul Hameedc) Muhammed Shikandard) Mahmud Jhankar VankatarDeselect Answer
19. What is the correct order (first to last) of states annexed under the policy of “Doctrine of Lapse”?a) Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur> Baghatb) Jaipur > Satara > Sambhalpur> Baghatc) Bahat >Satara > Jaipur > Sambhalpur>d) Satara > Jaipur > Baghat> Sambhalpur>Deselect Answer
20. The first railway line in India was laid betweena) Bombay to Thaneb) Bombay to Hyderabadc) Bombay to Calcuttad) Calcutta to DelhiDeselect Answer
1. The Kohinoor diamond was taken from which of the following Sikh kinga) Maharaja Ranjit Singhb) Maharaja Duleep Singhc) Maharaja Kharak Singhd) Maharani Chand Kaur
2. The first war of Panipat was fought between?a) Babur and Ibraham Lodib) Akbar and Ibrahamc) Hemu Vikramaditya and Bairam Khand) Lodi Sher Khan and Ibraham Lodi
3. The Ain – I – Akbari was written by?a) Akbarb) Harisenac) Rahim Fulkhand) Abul Fazal
4. Jizya was abolished by the Mughal rulera) Baburb) Humayunc) Akbard) Aurangzeb
5. Who built the ‘Grand Trunk Road’?a) Akbarb) Ashokac) Sher Shah Surid) Samudra Gupta
7. The Danes established their first factory in ?a) Tranquebarb) Suratc) Calicutd) Masulipatnam
8. The Hindu Widows Remarriage Act was drafted by?a) Lord William Bentickb) Lord Canningc) Lord Dalhousied) Lord Hardinge
10. Prior the Battle of Plassey the Nawab (Governor) of Bengal wasa) Siraj-Ud-Daulahb) Shuja – Ud – Daulah c) Mir Qasimd) Mir Jafar
11. Which of the following events led to the English East India Company gained the Diwani of Bengala) Battle of Plasseyb) Battle of Kannaujc) Battle of Panipatd) Battle of Buxar
12. The Governor – General of India During the Revolt of 1857 wasa) Robert Cliveb) Lord Willingtonc) Lord Canningd) Warren Hasting
13. _____called the Revolt of 1857 as the First War of Independencea) Mahatma Gandhib) V.D Savarkarc) B.K Duttd) D Gopala Krishna Gokhale
14. The Viceroy of British India during Swadeshi Movement wasa) Lord Curzonb) Lord William Bentickc) Lord Dalhousied) Lord Lansdowne
15. The Viceroy of British India at the time of the formation of India National Congress(1885) wasa) Lord Mintob) Lord William Bentickc) Lord Dufferind) Lord Lansdowne
16. _____is called the political guru of Gandhia) Gopal Krishna Gokhaleb) Ram Prasad Bismilc) Rabindranath Tagored) Rash Behari Bose
17. Gandhi – Irwin Pact took place ina) 1929b) 1930c) 1931d) 1932
18. Which of the following Indus site is known as “Little Harappa” or “Little Mohenjo-Daro”?a) Banawalib) Mohenjo-Daroc) Lothald) Chanhudaro
19. ______excavated Dholaviraa) R.S. Bishtb) M.S. Vatsc) S.R. Raod) R.E.M Wheeler
1. Mizoram State day is celebrated every year on?a) 30th Februaryb) 20th Februaryc) 20th Januaryd) 30th January
2. The earliest city discovered in India wasa) Harappab) Punjabc) Mohenjo Darod) Sindh
3. The ‘Great Bath’ of Harappan Valley Civilization is founded ata) Harappab) Mohenjo-Daroc) Ropard) Kalibangan
4. The Earliest Settlements of Aryan tribes were ata) Ganga & Brahmaputrab) Indus River Valleyc) Sapta Sindhud) Delhi
5. Which of the following is the oldest of the Vedas?a) Sama Vedab) Atharva Vedac) Yajur Vedad) Rig Ved
6. How many kingdoms were there in the Mahajanapadasa) 12b) 14c) 16d) 18
7. Which Mahajanpada was most powerful?a) Kurub) Magadhac) Panchalad) Kosala
8. The Greek ambassador sent to Chandragupta Maurya’s Court wasa) Kautilyab) Seleucus Nicatorc) Megasthenesd) Bernier
9. Which Mauryan Emperor was called Devanam Piyadassi?a) Chandragupta Mauryab) Bindusarac) Ashokad) Brihadratha
10. Who among the following is known as the ‘Napoleon of India’?a) Chandragupta Mauryab) Samudraguptac) Chandragupta IId) Ashoka
11. Who was the founder of Nalanda University?a) Vikramadityab) Chandraguptac) Akbard) Kumaragupta
12. The first Tirthankara of the Jains wasa) Arishtanemib) Parshvanathc) Ajitanathd) Rishabhanatha
13. Buddha meansa) The Enlightened oneb) The Religious Preacherc) Nirvana Reacherd) The Powerful priest
14. The first Muslim lo invade India wasa) Mahmud of Ghaznib) Mohammad Bin Qasimc) Mohammad Ghorid) Qutb al-Din Aibak
15. ____ was the first Muslim ruler of Delhia) Qutb al-Din Aibakb) Mohammad Bin Qasimc) Mohammad Ghorid) Zahir-ud-din Muhammad Babur
16. The Moroccan traveller Ibn Battuta visited India during the reign of____a) Alauddin Khilji b) Aibakc) Feroz Shah Tughlaqd) Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
17. Who was the European traveller who settled down in India and never returned back to his homea) Ibn Battutab) Bernierc) Marco Polod) Manucci
18. The Jizya tax a was tax levied ona) Tax on the Muslims b) Tax on Non-Muslimsc) Tax on custom dutiesd) tax on Silk
19. The Maratha kingdom was founded bya) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharajb) Sambhajic) Peshwa Baji Raod) Ramchandra Pant
1. Which of the following is justiciable in nature(a) Fundamental Rights (b) Fundamental Duties (c) Directive Principles of State Policy (d) None of these
2. According tor Article 85(1), the India Parliament should meet at least(a) Three times a year with no more than 4 months between sessions (b) At least once a year (c) Four times each year (d) Twice a year with no more than 6 months between sessions.
Directions (Question No. 3- 12) : Choose the correct word-substitute of the underlined words from the given choices. 3. His government is an anarchy.(a) Ruled by the king (b) Ruled by the people (c) No law and order (d) Having no ruler
4. The dinner that was served was barely edible(a) Fit to be eaten (b) Not fit to be eaten(c) Overcooked (d) Undercooked
5. My uncle was a teetotaller(a) Dancer (b) One who does not drink alcohol(c) One who eats all meats (d) Thie
6. Human needs are insatiable(a) A large number (b) Cannot be satisfied (c) Basic (d) Mysterious
7. He is a very obnoxious man.(a) Unpleasant (b) Noble (c) Talkative (d) Reserved
8. Our principal is an indefatigable man.(a) Cruel (b) Untiring (c) Fat (d) Not corruptible
9. My father’s book was published posthumously.(a) Quietly (b) With great fanfare (c) Anonymously (d) After his death
10. Mark is a virtuoso in piano playing.(a) Expert (b) Beginner (c) Completely unskilled (d) To like something
11. The castle walls are impregnable.(a) Not well-fortified (b) Unguarded (c) Old and rotten (d) Cannot be destroyed
12. The Bollywood Film Industry has been accused of nepotism.(a) Murder (b) Favouring one’s relatives (c) Taking bribes (d) Indecency
13. 1, 5, 14, 20(a) 40 (b) 45(c) 50 (d) 55
14. If fire is coded as #”?% then FREEZE will be coded as(a) #&%%?* (b) ??%%#* (c) %%%?^^ (d) ???%#@
18. Pick out the odd one(a) BE (b) GJ(c) NP(d) QR
20. Statements: (a)Some A is (B) (b)No B is (C) Conclusions: I)No A is (C) II)Some A is (C)(a) Only II follows (b) Both l and II follows (c) Neither I and II follows (d) Either I and II follows
