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1 Which of the following is considered to be the 
optimum concentration of carbon-dioxide for 
natural balance in atmosphere?
(a) 0.02 percent  (b) 0.03 percent
(c) 0.04 percent (d) 0.05 percent
2 Amount of rain depends on:
(a) Air pressure 
(b) Humidity in atmosphere
(c) Water cycle
(d) T emperature
3 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) World Environment day 5
th
 June
(b) Earth day 22
nd
 April
(c) Anti-tobacco day 5
th
 May
(d) Ozone day 16
th
 September
4 Which one of the following atmospheric changes 
takes place due to green house effect?
(a) Increase in carbon dioxide concentration in 
atmosphere.
(b) Increase in humidity in atmosphere.
(c) Increase in biological population.
(d) Increase in wind speed.
5 'The Decade of Sustainable Energy for All' is the 
initiative of:
(a) United Nations (b) India
(c) Germany (d) World Bank
6 Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused due to the 
leakage of:
(a) Methyl Isocynate (b) Nitrogen dioxide
(c) Sulphur dioxide (d) Carbon monoxide
7 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
Pollutant Disease caused
(a) Mercury Minamata disease
(b) Cadmium Itai-Itai disease
(c) Nitrate Ion Blue baby syndrome
(d) Fluoride Ion Indigestion
8 Which one of the following ecosystems has 
maximum plant bio mass?
(a) Tropical deciduous forest
(b) Tropical rain forest
(c) Temperate deciduous forest
(d) Desert shrubs
9 The Government of India enacted the Forest 
Conservation Act in the year:
(a) 1976 (b) 1980
(c) 1983 (d) 1988
10 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Tropical forest 1. Sunderbans
B. Conifer forest 2. Himachal Pradesh
C. Mangroves 3. Rajasthan
D. Deciduous forest 4. Silent valley
Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 4 2 1 3
11 Biodiversity has maximum danger from:
(a) Destruction of natural habitats and vegetation
(b) Improper agricultural operations
(c) Climate change
(d) Water pollution
12 Which of the following are the primary causes of 
climate change?
1. Excessive burning of fossil fuels
2. Exploding numbers of automobiles driven by oil
3. Increasing solar flares
4. Heavy deforestation
 Select the correct answer using the code given 
below:
Code:
(a) 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4 only
13 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
Nitrogen fixing agent Crop
(a) Blue green algae Paddy
(b) Rhizobium Leguminisarum Pea
(c) Azotobacter Wheat
(d) Azolla Maize
 
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1 Which of the following is considered to be the 
optimum concentration of carbon-dioxide for 
natural balance in atmosphere?
(a) 0.02 percent  (b) 0.03 percent
(c) 0.04 percent (d) 0.05 percent
2 Amount of rain depends on:
(a) Air pressure 
(b) Humidity in atmosphere
(c) Water cycle
(d) T emperature
3 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) World Environment day 5
th
 June
(b) Earth day 22
nd
 April
(c) Anti-tobacco day 5
th
 May
(d) Ozone day 16
th
 September
4 Which one of the following atmospheric changes 
takes place due to green house effect?
(a) Increase in carbon dioxide concentration in 
atmosphere.
(b) Increase in humidity in atmosphere.
(c) Increase in biological population.
(d) Increase in wind speed.
5 'The Decade of Sustainable Energy for All' is the 
initiative of:
(a) United Nations (b) India
(c) Germany (d) World Bank
6 Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused due to the 
leakage of:
(a) Methyl Isocynate (b) Nitrogen dioxide
(c) Sulphur dioxide (d) Carbon monoxide
7 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
Pollutant Disease caused
(a) Mercury Minamata disease
(b) Cadmium Itai-Itai disease
(c) Nitrate Ion Blue baby syndrome
(d) Fluoride Ion Indigestion
8 Which one of the following ecosystems has 
maximum plant bio mass?
(a) Tropical deciduous forest
(b) Tropical rain forest
(c) Temperate deciduous forest
(d) Desert shrubs
9 The Government of India enacted the Forest 
Conservation Act in the year:
(a) 1976 (b) 1980
(c) 1983 (d) 1988
10 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Tropical forest 1. Sunderbans
B. Conifer forest 2. Himachal Pradesh
C. Mangroves 3. Rajasthan
D. Deciduous forest 4. Silent valley
Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 4 2 1 3
11 Biodiversity has maximum danger from:
(a) Destruction of natural habitats and vegetation
(b) Improper agricultural operations
(c) Climate change
(d) Water pollution
12 Which of the following are the primary causes of 
climate change?
1. Excessive burning of fossil fuels
2. Exploding numbers of automobiles driven by oil
3. Increasing solar flares
4. Heavy deforestation
 Select the correct answer using the code given 
below:
Code:
(a) 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4 only
13 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
Nitrogen fixing agent Crop
(a) Blue green algae Paddy
(b) Rhizobium Leguminisarum Pea
(c) Azotobacter Wheat
(d) Azolla Maize
 
   General Studies, PAPER-I : 2017 151
14 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
A. Curtailment of the 
power of judicial review
1. 61
st
 Amendment
B. Abolition of Right 
to property as a 
fundamental right
2. 42
nd
 Amendment
C. Lowering the voting age 
from 21 to 18
3. 38
th
 Amendment
D. Addition of the word 
secular in the preamble
4. 44
th
 Amendment
Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 1 3 2
15 Of the following political features, which is/are 
common to India and the USA.
1. Residuary powers vested in the centre.
2. Residuary powers vested in the states.
3. President has the power of pocket veto.
4. The upper house has some nominated members.
(a) 3 only  (b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 3 and 4 only
16 The concept of "A Union of States in the Indian 
Constitution" has been derived from:
(a) The American Declaration of Independence
(b) The Australian Constitution
(c) The British North-American Act
(d) The Swiss Constitution.
17 What is the quorum to constitute a meeting of 
Lok Sabha?
(a) One sixth of the total members of the House.
(b) One tenth of the total members of the House.
(c) One fourth of the total members of the House.
(d) One third of the total members of the House.
18 Who among the following was a member of 
Sarkaria Commission?
(a) V . Shankar (b) K. Hanumanthaiah
(c) Dr. S.R. Sen (d) O.V . Algesan
19 Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the code given below:
List-I
(States)
List-II
(No. of members in 
Rajya Sabha)
A. Gujarat 1. 9
B. Karnataka 2. 11
C. Kerala 3. 12
D. Odisha 4. 10
Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 1 2 3 4
20 Given below are two statements:
 Assertion (A): Model code of conduct is to be 
followed by political parties as soon as an election is 
announced.
 Reason (R): Model code of conduct was enacted by 
Parliament.
 Choose the correct answer from the code given 
below.
 Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
21 Given below are two statements:
 Assertion (A): The scope of judicial review is limited 
in India.
 Reason (R): Indian constitution has some borrowed 
items.
 Select the right answer from the code given below.
 Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the right 
explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the 
correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(d) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
22 Which of the following are enshrined in the third 
schedule of the Indian Constitution?
1. Form of oath of office for a Minister for the 
Union.
2. Form of oath to be made by the Chief Justice of 
Supreme Court.
3. Form of oath of office for the President of India.
4. Form of oath to be made by a Member of 
Parliament.
 Select the correct answer using the code given 
below.
 Code:
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 2, 3, 4
(c) 1, 2, 4 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4
23 Who is generally appointed as a Protem Speaker?
(a) The speaker of the outgoing Lok Sabha.
(b) The Dy. Speaker of the outgoing Lok Sabha.
(c) One of the senior most members of the newly 
elected Lok Sabha.
(d) The leader of the opposition party in the 
outgoing Lok Sabha.
24 What is meant by a Bullock – Capitalist?
(a) Farmers who are poor
(b) Farmers who are rich
(c) Farmers who have some resources but are not 
rich.
(d) Farmers who are big Zamindars.
25 In which year was Rajya Sabha constituted for the 
first time?
(a) 1950 (b) 1951
(c) 1952 (d) 1953
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1 Which of the following is considered to be the 
optimum concentration of carbon-dioxide for 
natural balance in atmosphere?
(a) 0.02 percent  (b) 0.03 percent
(c) 0.04 percent (d) 0.05 percent
2 Amount of rain depends on:
(a) Air pressure 
(b) Humidity in atmosphere
(c) Water cycle
(d) T emperature
3 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) World Environment day 5
th
 June
(b) Earth day 22
nd
 April
(c) Anti-tobacco day 5
th
 May
(d) Ozone day 16
th
 September
4 Which one of the following atmospheric changes 
takes place due to green house effect?
(a) Increase in carbon dioxide concentration in 
atmosphere.
(b) Increase in humidity in atmosphere.
(c) Increase in biological population.
(d) Increase in wind speed.
5 'The Decade of Sustainable Energy for All' is the 
initiative of:
(a) United Nations (b) India
(c) Germany (d) World Bank
6 Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused due to the 
leakage of:
(a) Methyl Isocynate (b) Nitrogen dioxide
(c) Sulphur dioxide (d) Carbon monoxide
7 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
Pollutant Disease caused
(a) Mercury Minamata disease
(b) Cadmium Itai-Itai disease
(c) Nitrate Ion Blue baby syndrome
(d) Fluoride Ion Indigestion
8 Which one of the following ecosystems has 
maximum plant bio mass?
(a) Tropical deciduous forest
(b) Tropical rain forest
(c) Temperate deciduous forest
(d) Desert shrubs
9 The Government of India enacted the Forest 
Conservation Act in the year:
(a) 1976 (b) 1980
(c) 1983 (d) 1988
10 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Tropical forest 1. Sunderbans
B. Conifer forest 2. Himachal Pradesh
C. Mangroves 3. Rajasthan
D. Deciduous forest 4. Silent valley
Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 4 2 1 3
11 Biodiversity has maximum danger from:
(a) Destruction of natural habitats and vegetation
(b) Improper agricultural operations
(c) Climate change
(d) Water pollution
12 Which of the following are the primary causes of 
climate change?
1. Excessive burning of fossil fuels
2. Exploding numbers of automobiles driven by oil
3. Increasing solar flares
4. Heavy deforestation
 Select the correct answer using the code given 
below:
Code:
(a) 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4 only
13 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
Nitrogen fixing agent Crop
(a) Blue green algae Paddy
(b) Rhizobium Leguminisarum Pea
(c) Azotobacter Wheat
(d) Azolla Maize
 
   General Studies, PAPER-I : 2017 151
14 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
A. Curtailment of the 
power of judicial review
1. 61
st
 Amendment
B. Abolition of Right 
to property as a 
fundamental right
2. 42
nd
 Amendment
C. Lowering the voting age 
from 21 to 18
3. 38
th
 Amendment
D. Addition of the word 
secular in the preamble
4. 44
th
 Amendment
Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 1 3 2
15 Of the following political features, which is/are 
common to India and the USA.
1. Residuary powers vested in the centre.
2. Residuary powers vested in the states.
3. President has the power of pocket veto.
4. The upper house has some nominated members.
(a) 3 only  (b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 3 and 4 only
16 The concept of "A Union of States in the Indian 
Constitution" has been derived from:
(a) The American Declaration of Independence
(b) The Australian Constitution
(c) The British North-American Act
(d) The Swiss Constitution.
17 What is the quorum to constitute a meeting of 
Lok Sabha?
(a) One sixth of the total members of the House.
(b) One tenth of the total members of the House.
(c) One fourth of the total members of the House.
(d) One third of the total members of the House.
18 Who among the following was a member of 
Sarkaria Commission?
(a) V . Shankar (b) K. Hanumanthaiah
(c) Dr. S.R. Sen (d) O.V . Algesan
19 Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the code given below:
List-I
(States)
List-II
(No. of members in 
Rajya Sabha)
A. Gujarat 1. 9
B. Karnataka 2. 11
C. Kerala 3. 12
D. Odisha 4. 10
Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 1 2 3 4
20 Given below are two statements:
 Assertion (A): Model code of conduct is to be 
followed by political parties as soon as an election is 
announced.
 Reason (R): Model code of conduct was enacted by 
Parliament.
 Choose the correct answer from the code given 
below.
 Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
21 Given below are two statements:
 Assertion (A): The scope of judicial review is limited 
in India.
 Reason (R): Indian constitution has some borrowed 
items.
 Select the right answer from the code given below.
 Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the right 
explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the 
correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(d) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
22 Which of the following are enshrined in the third 
schedule of the Indian Constitution?
1. Form of oath of office for a Minister for the 
Union.
2. Form of oath to be made by the Chief Justice of 
Supreme Court.
3. Form of oath of office for the President of India.
4. Form of oath to be made by a Member of 
Parliament.
 Select the correct answer using the code given 
below.
 Code:
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 2, 3, 4
(c) 1, 2, 4 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4
23 Who is generally appointed as a Protem Speaker?
(a) The speaker of the outgoing Lok Sabha.
(b) The Dy. Speaker of the outgoing Lok Sabha.
(c) One of the senior most members of the newly 
elected Lok Sabha.
(d) The leader of the opposition party in the 
outgoing Lok Sabha.
24 What is meant by a Bullock – Capitalist?
(a) Farmers who are poor
(b) Farmers who are rich
(c) Farmers who have some resources but are not 
rich.
(d) Farmers who are big Zamindars.
25 In which year was Rajya Sabha constituted for the 
first time?
(a) 1950 (b) 1951
(c) 1952 (d) 1953
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26 Who among the following is empowered to 
establish the inter-state council?
(a) Parliament (b) President
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha (d) Prime Minister
27 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) Policy cut Motion Budget demand be reduced 
to ` one.
(b) Economy cut 
Motion
Budget demand be reduced 
by a specified amount.
(c) Token cut Motion Budget demand be reduced 
by rupees one hundred
(d) Vote on Account Parliamentary sanction of 
all budgetary demands for 
grants in a financial year.
28 Consider the following statements and choose 
the correct answer by using the codes given below:
 Assertion (A): India is a democratic country.
 Reason (R): India has a constitution of its own.
 Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) Both (A) and (R) are false.
29 Which one of the following is not a collective 
privilege of the members of Parliament? 
(a) Freedom of debates and proceedings.
(b) The Right to regulate the internal matters of the 
Parliament.
(c) Freedom from attendance as Witness.
(d) The privilege of excluding strangers from the the 
house.
30 Consider the following statements and select 
your answer from the codes given below:
1. The Governor does not have the power to 
appoint the judge of a State High court.
2. He is not a part of the Legislature.
3. He has the power to nominate some members in 
the Legislative Council.
4. He has no judicial powers.
 Code:
(a) 1 and 2 are correct (b) 1 and 3 are correct
(c) 2 and 4 are correct (d) All are correct
31 Which one of the following does not fall within 
the purview of Article 21 of the Constitution?
(a) Medical aid to injured by a doctor.
(b) Sexual Harassment of Women at work place.
(c) Pollution of the quality of water.
(d) Capital punishment.
32 Which one of the following is not a feature of a 
zonal council?
(a) It is a constitutional body
(b) Five Zonal Councils have set up under the States 
Reorganisation Act, 1956
(c) Chandigarh although not a state, is included in 
Zonal Council
(d) It is an Advisory body
33 Which among the following systems of levying 
land revenue in Deccan was prevalent during the 
reign of Akbar?
(a) Kankut (b) Number of ploughs
(c) Zabt (d) Ghallabakshi
34 Who among the following foreign travellers 
visited India during the reign of Jahangir?
(a) Father Anthony Monserate
(b) Francisco Pelsaert
(c) Niccolo Manucci
(d) Francois Bernier
35 Consider the following statements and select 
the correct answer from the codes given below the 
statements:
 Assertion (A): Generally India had a favourable 
balance of trade during the British rule.
 Reason (R): The drain of wealth took the form of 
unrequited exports.
 Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
36 The name 'Aghanya' mentioned in many passages 
of the Rig veda refers to:
(a) Priest (b) Women
(c) Cows (d) Brahmanas
37 In which of the following rock cut caves eleven 
headed Bodhisattava image is depicted?
(a) Ajanta (b) Ellora
(c) Kanheri (d) Karle
38 Consider the following statements:
1. The early chaityagrihas and viharas of 
Guntuphalli in West Godavari district are rock 
cut.
2. The chaityas and viharas of Eastern deccan are 
usually rock cut.
Of these statements:
(a) Only 1 is correct 
(b) Only 2 is correct
(c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
39 A resolution passed by the Rajya Sabha under 
Article 249 of the constitution empowering 
Parliament to legislate on a state subject in national 
interest remains in force for a period.
(a) Not exceeding six months
(b) Not exceeding two years
(c) Not exceeding one year
(d) of unlimited time
40 Which one of the following is not true about the 
Barabar hill caves?
(a) There are in all four caves on the Barabar hill.
(b) Inscriptions of Ashoka are found on the walls of 
three caves.
(c) These inscriptions inform us about the dedication 
of these caves to the Ajivikas.
(d) These inscriptions date back to 6
th
 century BC.
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1 Which of the following is considered to be the 
optimum concentration of carbon-dioxide for 
natural balance in atmosphere?
(a) 0.02 percent  (b) 0.03 percent
(c) 0.04 percent (d) 0.05 percent
2 Amount of rain depends on:
(a) Air pressure 
(b) Humidity in atmosphere
(c) Water cycle
(d) T emperature
3 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) World Environment day 5
th
 June
(b) Earth day 22
nd
 April
(c) Anti-tobacco day 5
th
 May
(d) Ozone day 16
th
 September
4 Which one of the following atmospheric changes 
takes place due to green house effect?
(a) Increase in carbon dioxide concentration in 
atmosphere.
(b) Increase in humidity in atmosphere.
(c) Increase in biological population.
(d) Increase in wind speed.
5 'The Decade of Sustainable Energy for All' is the 
initiative of:
(a) United Nations (b) India
(c) Germany (d) World Bank
6 Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused due to the 
leakage of:
(a) Methyl Isocynate (b) Nitrogen dioxide
(c) Sulphur dioxide (d) Carbon monoxide
7 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
Pollutant Disease caused
(a) Mercury Minamata disease
(b) Cadmium Itai-Itai disease
(c) Nitrate Ion Blue baby syndrome
(d) Fluoride Ion Indigestion
8 Which one of the following ecosystems has 
maximum plant bio mass?
(a) Tropical deciduous forest
(b) Tropical rain forest
(c) Temperate deciduous forest
(d) Desert shrubs
9 The Government of India enacted the Forest 
Conservation Act in the year:
(a) 1976 (b) 1980
(c) 1983 (d) 1988
10 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Tropical forest 1. Sunderbans
B. Conifer forest 2. Himachal Pradesh
C. Mangroves 3. Rajasthan
D. Deciduous forest 4. Silent valley
Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 4 2 1 3
11 Biodiversity has maximum danger from:
(a) Destruction of natural habitats and vegetation
(b) Improper agricultural operations
(c) Climate change
(d) Water pollution
12 Which of the following are the primary causes of 
climate change?
1. Excessive burning of fossil fuels
2. Exploding numbers of automobiles driven by oil
3. Increasing solar flares
4. Heavy deforestation
 Select the correct answer using the code given 
below:
Code:
(a) 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4 only
13 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
Nitrogen fixing agent Crop
(a) Blue green algae Paddy
(b) Rhizobium Leguminisarum Pea
(c) Azotobacter Wheat
(d) Azolla Maize
 
   General Studies, PAPER-I : 2017 151
14 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
A. Curtailment of the 
power of judicial review
1. 61
st
 Amendment
B. Abolition of Right 
to property as a 
fundamental right
2. 42
nd
 Amendment
C. Lowering the voting age 
from 21 to 18
3. 38
th
 Amendment
D. Addition of the word 
secular in the preamble
4. 44
th
 Amendment
Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 1 3 2
15 Of the following political features, which is/are 
common to India and the USA.
1. Residuary powers vested in the centre.
2. Residuary powers vested in the states.
3. President has the power of pocket veto.
4. The upper house has some nominated members.
(a) 3 only  (b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 3 and 4 only
16 The concept of "A Union of States in the Indian 
Constitution" has been derived from:
(a) The American Declaration of Independence
(b) The Australian Constitution
(c) The British North-American Act
(d) The Swiss Constitution.
17 What is the quorum to constitute a meeting of 
Lok Sabha?
(a) One sixth of the total members of the House.
(b) One tenth of the total members of the House.
(c) One fourth of the total members of the House.
(d) One third of the total members of the House.
18 Who among the following was a member of 
Sarkaria Commission?
(a) V . Shankar (b) K. Hanumanthaiah
(c) Dr. S.R. Sen (d) O.V . Algesan
19 Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the code given below:
List-I
(States)
List-II
(No. of members in 
Rajya Sabha)
A. Gujarat 1. 9
B. Karnataka 2. 11
C. Kerala 3. 12
D. Odisha 4. 10
Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 1 2 3 4
20 Given below are two statements:
 Assertion (A): Model code of conduct is to be 
followed by political parties as soon as an election is 
announced.
 Reason (R): Model code of conduct was enacted by 
Parliament.
 Choose the correct answer from the code given 
below.
 Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
21 Given below are two statements:
 Assertion (A): The scope of judicial review is limited 
in India.
 Reason (R): Indian constitution has some borrowed 
items.
 Select the right answer from the code given below.
 Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the right 
explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the 
correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(d) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
22 Which of the following are enshrined in the third 
schedule of the Indian Constitution?
1. Form of oath of office for a Minister for the 
Union.
2. Form of oath to be made by the Chief Justice of 
Supreme Court.
3. Form of oath of office for the President of India.
4. Form of oath to be made by a Member of 
Parliament.
 Select the correct answer using the code given 
below.
 Code:
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 2, 3, 4
(c) 1, 2, 4 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4
23 Who is generally appointed as a Protem Speaker?
(a) The speaker of the outgoing Lok Sabha.
(b) The Dy. Speaker of the outgoing Lok Sabha.
(c) One of the senior most members of the newly 
elected Lok Sabha.
(d) The leader of the opposition party in the 
outgoing Lok Sabha.
24 What is meant by a Bullock – Capitalist?
(a) Farmers who are poor
(b) Farmers who are rich
(c) Farmers who have some resources but are not 
rich.
(d) Farmers who are big Zamindars.
25 In which year was Rajya Sabha constituted for the 
first time?
(a) 1950 (b) 1951
(c) 1952 (d) 1953
 152 OSWAAL 15-Years UPPSC Prelims Solved Paper
26 Who among the following is empowered to 
establish the inter-state council?
(a) Parliament (b) President
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha (d) Prime Minister
27 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) Policy cut Motion Budget demand be reduced 
to ` one.
(b) Economy cut 
Motion
Budget demand be reduced 
by a specified amount.
(c) Token cut Motion Budget demand be reduced 
by rupees one hundred
(d) Vote on Account Parliamentary sanction of 
all budgetary demands for 
grants in a financial year.
28 Consider the following statements and choose 
the correct answer by using the codes given below:
 Assertion (A): India is a democratic country.
 Reason (R): India has a constitution of its own.
 Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) Both (A) and (R) are false.
29 Which one of the following is not a collective 
privilege of the members of Parliament? 
(a) Freedom of debates and proceedings.
(b) The Right to regulate the internal matters of the 
Parliament.
(c) Freedom from attendance as Witness.
(d) The privilege of excluding strangers from the the 
house.
30 Consider the following statements and select 
your answer from the codes given below:
1. The Governor does not have the power to 
appoint the judge of a State High court.
2. He is not a part of the Legislature.
3. He has the power to nominate some members in 
the Legislative Council.
4. He has no judicial powers.
 Code:
(a) 1 and 2 are correct (b) 1 and 3 are correct
(c) 2 and 4 are correct (d) All are correct
31 Which one of the following does not fall within 
the purview of Article 21 of the Constitution?
(a) Medical aid to injured by a doctor.
(b) Sexual Harassment of Women at work place.
(c) Pollution of the quality of water.
(d) Capital punishment.
32 Which one of the following is not a feature of a 
zonal council?
(a) It is a constitutional body
(b) Five Zonal Councils have set up under the States 
Reorganisation Act, 1956
(c) Chandigarh although not a state, is included in 
Zonal Council
(d) It is an Advisory body
33 Which among the following systems of levying 
land revenue in Deccan was prevalent during the 
reign of Akbar?
(a) Kankut (b) Number of ploughs
(c) Zabt (d) Ghallabakshi
34 Who among the following foreign travellers 
visited India during the reign of Jahangir?
(a) Father Anthony Monserate
(b) Francisco Pelsaert
(c) Niccolo Manucci
(d) Francois Bernier
35 Consider the following statements and select 
the correct answer from the codes given below the 
statements:
 Assertion (A): Generally India had a favourable 
balance of trade during the British rule.
 Reason (R): The drain of wealth took the form of 
unrequited exports.
 Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
36 The name 'Aghanya' mentioned in many passages 
of the Rig veda refers to:
(a) Priest (b) Women
(c) Cows (d) Brahmanas
37 In which of the following rock cut caves eleven 
headed Bodhisattava image is depicted?
(a) Ajanta (b) Ellora
(c) Kanheri (d) Karle
38 Consider the following statements:
1. The early chaityagrihas and viharas of 
Guntuphalli in West Godavari district are rock 
cut.
2. The chaityas and viharas of Eastern deccan are 
usually rock cut.
Of these statements:
(a) Only 1 is correct 
(b) Only 2 is correct
(c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
39 A resolution passed by the Rajya Sabha under 
Article 249 of the constitution empowering 
Parliament to legislate on a state subject in national 
interest remains in force for a period.
(a) Not exceeding six months
(b) Not exceeding two years
(c) Not exceeding one year
(d) of unlimited time
40 Which one of the following is not true about the 
Barabar hill caves?
(a) There are in all four caves on the Barabar hill.
(b) Inscriptions of Ashoka are found on the walls of 
three caves.
(c) These inscriptions inform us about the dedication 
of these caves to the Ajivikas.
(d) These inscriptions date back to 6
th
 century BC.
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41 Matsya Mahajanapada of 6
th
 century B.C. was 
located in:
(a) Western Uttar Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Bundelkhand
(d) Rohilkhand
42 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the code given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Gandhar Art 1. Menander
B. Junagarh Rock inscription 2. Patika
C. Milinapanho 3. Kushanas
D. Taxila inscriptions 4. Rudradaman I
 Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 2 1 3 4
43 Who was the last ruler of 'Jaunpur state'?
(a) Mohammed Shah (b) Hussain Shah
(c) Mubarak Shah (d) Ibrahim Shah
44 Which of the following pairs is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) Hector Munro Battle of Buxar
(b) Lord Hastings Anglo-Nepal War
(c) Lord Wellesely Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
(d) Lord Cornwallis Third Anglo-Maratha War
45 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer using the code given bellow:
List-I
(Tirthankara)
List-II
(Cognizance)
A. Adinatha 1. Bull
B. Mallinatha 2. Horse
C. Parshvanatha 3. Snake
D. Sambhavnatha 4. Water Jar
 Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 3 1 4 2
46 In which of the following years the Jatiya Sarkar 
was formed in the Midnapur district of Bengal?
(a) 1939 (b) 1940
(c) 1941 (d) 1942
47 Which of the following trials attracted world-
wide publicity and drew sympathetic comments 
from Albert Einstein, H.G. Wells, Harold Laski and 
Roosevelt in favour of the convicts?
(a) INA trial 
(b) Lahore conspiracy case
(c) Meerut conspiracy case
(d) None of the above
48 Who remarked about the East India Company 
that "The Company is an anomaly but it is part of a 
system where everything is an anomaly"?
(a) Warren Hastings (b) G.B. Macaulay
(c) Lord Clive (d) Henry Dundas
49 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly 
matched?
Revolt Y ear
(a) Pabna revolt 1873
(b) Deccan Kisan revolt 1875
(c) Sanyasi revolt 1894
(d) Kol uprising 1870
50 Which one of the following social reformers 
strongly opposed Jury Act of 1826?
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(d) Rajnarayan Basu
51 In which of the following places the Dutch 
established their trading centres in India?
(a) Nagappattinam, Chinsura, Machilipatnam
(b) Surat, Bharuch, Agra
(c) Cochin, Ahmedabad, Patna
(d) All of the above
52 Who among the following supported the Swaraj 
Party in Central Legislative Assembly in pre-
independent India?
(a) M.A. Jinnah 
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
53 In which year Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded 
'Servants of India Society'?
(a) 1902 (b) 1903
(c) 1904 (d) 1905
54 Whose army was defeated by the army of 
Kakatiya rulers in 1303 at Warangal?
(a) of Iltutmish 
(b) of Balban
(c) of Alauddin Khalji 
(d) of Muhammad Tughlaq
55 India's deepest port is:
(a) Kandla (b) Cochin
(c) Paradip (d) Marmagoa
56 Which amongst the following is the largest 
glacier?
(a) Sasaini (b) Gangotri
(c) Zemu (d) Siachin
57 Which one of the following states has the lowest 
percentage of Scheduled Tribes population as 
percentage of its total population according to 
Census 2011?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
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1 Which of the following is considered to be the 
optimum concentration of carbon-dioxide for 
natural balance in atmosphere?
(a) 0.02 percent  (b) 0.03 percent
(c) 0.04 percent (d) 0.05 percent
2 Amount of rain depends on:
(a) Air pressure 
(b) Humidity in atmosphere
(c) Water cycle
(d) T emperature
3 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) World Environment day 5
th
 June
(b) Earth day 22
nd
 April
(c) Anti-tobacco day 5
th
 May
(d) Ozone day 16
th
 September
4 Which one of the following atmospheric changes 
takes place due to green house effect?
(a) Increase in carbon dioxide concentration in 
atmosphere.
(b) Increase in humidity in atmosphere.
(c) Increase in biological population.
(d) Increase in wind speed.
5 'The Decade of Sustainable Energy for All' is the 
initiative of:
(a) United Nations (b) India
(c) Germany (d) World Bank
6 Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused due to the 
leakage of:
(a) Methyl Isocynate (b) Nitrogen dioxide
(c) Sulphur dioxide (d) Carbon monoxide
7 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
Pollutant Disease caused
(a) Mercury Minamata disease
(b) Cadmium Itai-Itai disease
(c) Nitrate Ion Blue baby syndrome
(d) Fluoride Ion Indigestion
8 Which one of the following ecosystems has 
maximum plant bio mass?
(a) Tropical deciduous forest
(b) Tropical rain forest
(c) Temperate deciduous forest
(d) Desert shrubs
9 The Government of India enacted the Forest 
Conservation Act in the year:
(a) 1976 (b) 1980
(c) 1983 (d) 1988
10 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Tropical forest 1. Sunderbans
B. Conifer forest 2. Himachal Pradesh
C. Mangroves 3. Rajasthan
D. Deciduous forest 4. Silent valley
Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 1 4 3
(c) 1 4 2 3
(d) 4 2 1 3
11 Biodiversity has maximum danger from:
(a) Destruction of natural habitats and vegetation
(b) Improper agricultural operations
(c) Climate change
(d) Water pollution
12 Which of the following are the primary causes of 
climate change?
1. Excessive burning of fossil fuels
2. Exploding numbers of automobiles driven by oil
3. Increasing solar flares
4. Heavy deforestation
 Select the correct answer using the code given 
below:
Code:
(a) 2 and 3 only (b) 1, 2 and 4 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 4 only
13 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
Nitrogen fixing agent Crop
(a) Blue green algae Paddy
(b) Rhizobium Leguminisarum Pea
(c) Azotobacter Wheat
(d) Azolla Maize
 
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14 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
A. Curtailment of the 
power of judicial review
1. 61
st
 Amendment
B. Abolition of Right 
to property as a 
fundamental right
2. 42
nd
 Amendment
C. Lowering the voting age 
from 21 to 18
3. 38
th
 Amendment
D. Addition of the word 
secular in the preamble
4. 44
th
 Amendment
Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 1 3 2
15 Of the following political features, which is/are 
common to India and the USA.
1. Residuary powers vested in the centre.
2. Residuary powers vested in the states.
3. President has the power of pocket veto.
4. The upper house has some nominated members.
(a) 3 only  (b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) 1, 3 and 4 only
16 The concept of "A Union of States in the Indian 
Constitution" has been derived from:
(a) The American Declaration of Independence
(b) The Australian Constitution
(c) The British North-American Act
(d) The Swiss Constitution.
17 What is the quorum to constitute a meeting of 
Lok Sabha?
(a) One sixth of the total members of the House.
(b) One tenth of the total members of the House.
(c) One fourth of the total members of the House.
(d) One third of the total members of the House.
18 Who among the following was a member of 
Sarkaria Commission?
(a) V . Shankar (b) K. Hanumanthaiah
(c) Dr. S.R. Sen (d) O.V . Algesan
19 Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the code given below:
List-I
(States)
List-II
(No. of members in 
Rajya Sabha)
A. Gujarat 1. 9
B. Karnataka 2. 11
C. Kerala 3. 12
D. Odisha 4. 10
Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2
(b) 3 2 4 1
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 1 2 3 4
20 Given below are two statements:
 Assertion (A): Model code of conduct is to be 
followed by political parties as soon as an election is 
announced.
 Reason (R): Model code of conduct was enacted by 
Parliament.
 Choose the correct answer from the code given 
below.
 Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
21 Given below are two statements:
 Assertion (A): The scope of judicial review is limited 
in India.
 Reason (R): Indian constitution has some borrowed 
items.
 Select the right answer from the code given below.
 Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the right 
explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the 
correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is correct, but (R) is wrong.
(d) (A) is wrong, but (R) is correct.
22 Which of the following are enshrined in the third 
schedule of the Indian Constitution?
1. Form of oath of office for a Minister for the 
Union.
2. Form of oath to be made by the Chief Justice of 
Supreme Court.
3. Form of oath of office for the President of India.
4. Form of oath to be made by a Member of 
Parliament.
 Select the correct answer using the code given 
below.
 Code:
(a) 1, 2, 3 (b) 2, 3, 4
(c) 1, 2, 4 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4
23 Who is generally appointed as a Protem Speaker?
(a) The speaker of the outgoing Lok Sabha.
(b) The Dy. Speaker of the outgoing Lok Sabha.
(c) One of the senior most members of the newly 
elected Lok Sabha.
(d) The leader of the opposition party in the 
outgoing Lok Sabha.
24 What is meant by a Bullock – Capitalist?
(a) Farmers who are poor
(b) Farmers who are rich
(c) Farmers who have some resources but are not 
rich.
(d) Farmers who are big Zamindars.
25 In which year was Rajya Sabha constituted for the 
first time?
(a) 1950 (b) 1951
(c) 1952 (d) 1953
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26 Who among the following is empowered to 
establish the inter-state council?
(a) Parliament (b) President
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha (d) Prime Minister
27 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) Policy cut Motion Budget demand be reduced 
to ` one.
(b) Economy cut 
Motion
Budget demand be reduced 
by a specified amount.
(c) Token cut Motion Budget demand be reduced 
by rupees one hundred
(d) Vote on Account Parliamentary sanction of 
all budgetary demands for 
grants in a financial year.
28 Consider the following statements and choose 
the correct answer by using the codes given below:
 Assertion (A): India is a democratic country.
 Reason (R): India has a constitution of its own.
 Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) Both (A) and (R) are false.
29 Which one of the following is not a collective 
privilege of the members of Parliament? 
(a) Freedom of debates and proceedings.
(b) The Right to regulate the internal matters of the 
Parliament.
(c) Freedom from attendance as Witness.
(d) The privilege of excluding strangers from the the 
house.
30 Consider the following statements and select 
your answer from the codes given below:
1. The Governor does not have the power to 
appoint the judge of a State High court.
2. He is not a part of the Legislature.
3. He has the power to nominate some members in 
the Legislative Council.
4. He has no judicial powers.
 Code:
(a) 1 and 2 are correct (b) 1 and 3 are correct
(c) 2 and 4 are correct (d) All are correct
31 Which one of the following does not fall within 
the purview of Article 21 of the Constitution?
(a) Medical aid to injured by a doctor.
(b) Sexual Harassment of Women at work place.
(c) Pollution of the quality of water.
(d) Capital punishment.
32 Which one of the following is not a feature of a 
zonal council?
(a) It is a constitutional body
(b) Five Zonal Councils have set up under the States 
Reorganisation Act, 1956
(c) Chandigarh although not a state, is included in 
Zonal Council
(d) It is an Advisory body
33 Which among the following systems of levying 
land revenue in Deccan was prevalent during the 
reign of Akbar?
(a) Kankut (b) Number of ploughs
(c) Zabt (d) Ghallabakshi
34 Who among the following foreign travellers 
visited India during the reign of Jahangir?
(a) Father Anthony Monserate
(b) Francisco Pelsaert
(c) Niccolo Manucci
(d) Francois Bernier
35 Consider the following statements and select 
the correct answer from the codes given below the 
statements:
 Assertion (A): Generally India had a favourable 
balance of trade during the British rule.
 Reason (R): The drain of wealth took the form of 
unrequited exports.
 Code:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct 
explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct 
explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false but (R) is true.
36 The name 'Aghanya' mentioned in many passages 
of the Rig veda refers to:
(a) Priest (b) Women
(c) Cows (d) Brahmanas
37 In which of the following rock cut caves eleven 
headed Bodhisattava image is depicted?
(a) Ajanta (b) Ellora
(c) Kanheri (d) Karle
38 Consider the following statements:
1. The early chaityagrihas and viharas of 
Guntuphalli in West Godavari district are rock 
cut.
2. The chaityas and viharas of Eastern deccan are 
usually rock cut.
Of these statements:
(a) Only 1 is correct 
(b) Only 2 is correct
(c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct
39 A resolution passed by the Rajya Sabha under 
Article 249 of the constitution empowering 
Parliament to legislate on a state subject in national 
interest remains in force for a period.
(a) Not exceeding six months
(b) Not exceeding two years
(c) Not exceeding one year
(d) of unlimited time
40 Which one of the following is not true about the 
Barabar hill caves?
(a) There are in all four caves on the Barabar hill.
(b) Inscriptions of Ashoka are found on the walls of 
three caves.
(c) These inscriptions inform us about the dedication 
of these caves to the Ajivikas.
(d) These inscriptions date back to 6
th
 century BC.
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41 Matsya Mahajanapada of 6
th
 century B.C. was 
located in:
(a) Western Uttar Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Bundelkhand
(d) Rohilkhand
42 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the code given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Gandhar Art 1. Menander
B. Junagarh Rock inscription 2. Patika
C. Milinapanho 3. Kushanas
D. Taxila inscriptions 4. Rudradaman I
 Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 4 3 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 2 1 3 4
43 Who was the last ruler of 'Jaunpur state'?
(a) Mohammed Shah (b) Hussain Shah
(c) Mubarak Shah (d) Ibrahim Shah
44 Which of the following pairs is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) Hector Munro Battle of Buxar
(b) Lord Hastings Anglo-Nepal War
(c) Lord Wellesely Fourth Anglo-Mysore War
(d) Lord Cornwallis Third Anglo-Maratha War
45 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer using the code given bellow:
List-I
(Tirthankara)
List-II
(Cognizance)
A. Adinatha 1. Bull
B. Mallinatha 2. Horse
C. Parshvanatha 3. Snake
D. Sambhavnatha 4. Water Jar
 Code:
 A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 3 1 4 2
46 In which of the following years the Jatiya Sarkar 
was formed in the Midnapur district of Bengal?
(a) 1939 (b) 1940
(c) 1941 (d) 1942
47 Which of the following trials attracted world-
wide publicity and drew sympathetic comments 
from Albert Einstein, H.G. Wells, Harold Laski and 
Roosevelt in favour of the convicts?
(a) INA trial 
(b) Lahore conspiracy case
(c) Meerut conspiracy case
(d) None of the above
48 Who remarked about the East India Company 
that "The Company is an anomaly but it is part of a 
system where everything is an anomaly"?
(a) Warren Hastings (b) G.B. Macaulay
(c) Lord Clive (d) Henry Dundas
49 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly 
matched?
Revolt Y ear
(a) Pabna revolt 1873
(b) Deccan Kisan revolt 1875
(c) Sanyasi revolt 1894
(d) Kol uprising 1870
50 Which one of the following social reformers 
strongly opposed Jury Act of 1826?
(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
(b) Raja Ram Mohan Roy
(c) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(d) Rajnarayan Basu
51 In which of the following places the Dutch 
established their trading centres in India?
(a) Nagappattinam, Chinsura, Machilipatnam
(b) Surat, Bharuch, Agra
(c) Cochin, Ahmedabad, Patna
(d) All of the above
52 Who among the following supported the Swaraj 
Party in Central Legislative Assembly in pre-
independent India?
(a) M.A. Jinnah 
(b) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(d) Jawaharlal Nehru
53 In which year Gopal Krishna Gokhale founded 
'Servants of India Society'?
(a) 1902 (b) 1903
(c) 1904 (d) 1905
54 Whose army was defeated by the army of 
Kakatiya rulers in 1303 at Warangal?
(a) of Iltutmish 
(b) of Balban
(c) of Alauddin Khalji 
(d) of Muhammad Tughlaq
55 India's deepest port is:
(a) Kandla (b) Cochin
(c) Paradip (d) Marmagoa
56 Which amongst the following is the largest 
glacier?
(a) Sasaini (b) Gangotri
(c) Zemu (d) Siachin
57 Which one of the following states has the lowest 
percentage of Scheduled Tribes population as 
percentage of its total population according to 
Census 2011?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Bihar
(c) Tamil Nadu (d) Kerala
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58 Which of the following is not a cold ocean current?
(a) Canaries (b) Humboldt
(c) Oyashio (d) Agulhas
59 Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Mountain pass State
(a) Sipki la Himachal Pradesh
(b) Bomdila Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Nathu la Meghalaya
(d) Zojila Jammu and Kashmir
60 Which of the following cities is know as the oil 
capital of Europe?
(a) Belfast (b) Aberdeen
(c) Leeds (d) Liverpool
61 Which of the following groups of countries share 
border with Israel?
(a) Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt
(b) Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, Cyprus
(c) Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Jordan
(d) Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Yemen
62 Which one amongst the following is the largest 
plateau?
(a) Coconino (b) Aquarius
(c) Colorado (d) Columbia
63 Arrange the following events in correct 
chronological sequence using the code given below:
1. Satyagrah against the Rowlatt Act
2. Champaran Satyagraha
3. Kheda Peasant struggle
4. Ahmedabad Mill Strike
 Code:
(a) 2, 4, 3, 1 (b) 1, 2, 3, 4
(c) 2, 1, 4, 3 (d) 3, 2, 4, 1
64 Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
List-I List-II
1. Iduki Thermal Power Station
2. Sabarigiri Hydroelectric project
3. Ghatprabha Irrigation project
4. Ramganga Multipurpose project
(a) 2, 3 and 4 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 2
65 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer using the code given below:
List-I
(Waterfall)
List-II
(River)
A. Dudhsagar 1. Ghatprabha
B. Duduma 2. Machhkund
C. Gokak 3. Sharavati
D. Jog 4. Mandavi
 Code:
 A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 4 2 3 1
(c) 2 4 1 3
(d) 2 3 4 1
66 Which of the following rock systems provides 
over 90% of the coal of India?
(a) Vindhyan system (b) Dharwar system
(c) Tertiary system (d) Gondwana system
67 Which of the following Iron and Steel plants is 
close to raw material area?
(a) Jamshedpur (b) Rourkela
(c) Durgapur (d) Salem
68 Red sea is an example of:
(a) Volcanic valley (b) Eroded valley
(c) Axial trough (d) U-shaped valley
69 The Tropic of cancer passes through which of the 
following states?
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below .
1. Gujarat 2. Chattisgarh
3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Jharkhand
 Code:
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4
70 Identify the correct west to east sequence of the 
following Hilly Castes?
(a) Khasi - Garo - Naga - Jaintia
(b) Naga - Jaintiya - Khasi - Garo
(c) Garo - Khasi - Jaintia - Naga
(d) Jaintiya - Naga - Garo - Khasi
71 Which of the following canals is used as an 
inland waterway in Southem Germany?
(a) Volga-Don Canal
(b) Sault-Sainte Marie Canal
(c) Ludwigs Canal
(d) White sea Canal
72 Large coffee plantations in Brazil are called:
(a) Estate (b) Estancias
(c) Kalkhozes (d) Fazendas
73 Which of the following pairs is not correctly 
matched?
Country Capital
(a) Guinea Bissau Bissau
(b) Taiwan Taipei
(c) Nicaragua Managua
(d) Maldives Malabo
74 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the code given below:
List-I
(Area)
List-II
(Shifting cultivation)
A. Western Ghat 1. Dahiya
B. South-East Rajasthan 2. Waltre
C. North-East India 3. Jhum
D. Madhya Pradesh and 
Chattisgarh
4. Kumari
 Code:
 A B C D
(a) 4 2 3 1
(b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 3 2 1 4