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1 To maintain ecological balance, the area under 
forest should be:
(a) 10% (b) 23%
(c) 33% (d) 53/5
2 Air pressure is lowest in:
(a) Winter season (b) Spring season
(c) Autumn season (d) Summer season
3 The number of agro-climate zones in Uttar 
Pradesh is:
(a) 5 (b) 7
(c) 9 (d) 11
4 World Ozone day is celebrated on:
(a) September, 16 (b) April, 21
(c) December, 25 (d) January, 30
5 'Green Mufler' is related to:
(a) Soil pollution (b) Air pollution
(c) Noise pollution (d) Water pollution
6 Which one of the following is the largest 
ecosystem of the world?
(a) Ocean  (b) Grassland
(c) Forest (d) Mountains
7 Methane gas producing field is:
(a) Wheat field (b) Paddy field
(c) Cotton field (d) Groundnut field
8 'NEERI' is located at:
(a) Nagpur (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai (d) Bengaluru
9 Biotechnology Park is located at:
(a) Lucknow (b) V aranasi
(c) Agra (d) None of the above
10 In which of the following years was passed the 
Environment Protection Act?
(a) 1982 (b) 1986
(c) 1990 (d) 1994
11 Which is biodiversity rich place in India?
(a) Western Ghat (b) Eastern Ghat
(c) Thar Desert (d) Bay of Bengal
12 Which one of the following is not a secondary 
pollutant?
(a) PAN (b) Smog
(c) Sulphur dioxide (d) Ozone
13 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
(a) Rajaji National Park: Elephant
(b) Periyar National Park: Hangul
(c) Manas National Park: Elephant
(d) Dudhwa National Park: Tiger
14 Harmful ultra-violet radiation coming from the 
sun can cause:
(a) Liver cancer (b) Brain cancer
(c) Oral cancer (d) Dermal cancer
15 Sleep aprea is a serious sleep disorder, in which 
people: 
(a) walk during sleep without knowing what he or 
she is doing.
(b) sleep with eyelids half open.
(c) briefly and repeatedly stop breathing during 
sleep.
(d) make loud snoring sound while a sleep.
16 Ozone protects biosphere from:
(a) Infra-red rays (b) Ultraviolet rays
(c) X-rays (d) Gama rays
17 Biodegradable pollutant is:
(a) Mercury (b) Sewage
(c) Plastic (d) Asbestos
18 The first National Park established in India is:
(a) Namdapha National Park
(b) Corbett National Park
(c) Dudhwa National Park
(d) Guinady National Park
19 'Cerebral palsy' is a brain disorder found generally 
in:
(a) Old people (b) Drug addicts
(c) Small children (d) Only ladies
20 Some marine animals and insects emit light 
from their body in darkness. This phenomenon is 
known as:
(a) Phosphorescence (b) Bioluminescence
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
21 After menopause, production of which of the 
following hormones does not take place in women?
(a) Progesterone (b) T estosterone
(c) Estrogen (d) None of these
 
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1 To maintain ecological balance, the area under 
forest should be:
(a) 10% (b) 23%
(c) 33% (d) 53/5
2 Air pressure is lowest in:
(a) Winter season (b) Spring season
(c) Autumn season (d) Summer season
3 The number of agro-climate zones in Uttar 
Pradesh is:
(a) 5 (b) 7
(c) 9 (d) 11
4 World Ozone day is celebrated on:
(a) September, 16 (b) April, 21
(c) December, 25 (d) January, 30
5 'Green Mufler' is related to:
(a) Soil pollution (b) Air pollution
(c) Noise pollution (d) Water pollution
6 Which one of the following is the largest 
ecosystem of the world?
(a) Ocean  (b) Grassland
(c) Forest (d) Mountains
7 Methane gas producing field is:
(a) Wheat field (b) Paddy field
(c) Cotton field (d) Groundnut field
8 'NEERI' is located at:
(a) Nagpur (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai (d) Bengaluru
9 Biotechnology Park is located at:
(a) Lucknow (b) V aranasi
(c) Agra (d) None of the above
10 In which of the following years was passed the 
Environment Protection Act?
(a) 1982 (b) 1986
(c) 1990 (d) 1994
11 Which is biodiversity rich place in India?
(a) Western Ghat (b) Eastern Ghat
(c) Thar Desert (d) Bay of Bengal
12 Which one of the following is not a secondary 
pollutant?
(a) PAN (b) Smog
(c) Sulphur dioxide (d) Ozone
13 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
(a) Rajaji National Park: Elephant
(b) Periyar National Park: Hangul
(c) Manas National Park: Elephant
(d) Dudhwa National Park: Tiger
14 Harmful ultra-violet radiation coming from the 
sun can cause:
(a) Liver cancer (b) Brain cancer
(c) Oral cancer (d) Dermal cancer
15 Sleep aprea is a serious sleep disorder, in which 
people: 
(a) walk during sleep without knowing what he or 
she is doing.
(b) sleep with eyelids half open.
(c) briefly and repeatedly stop breathing during 
sleep.
(d) make loud snoring sound while a sleep.
16 Ozone protects biosphere from:
(a) Infra-red rays (b) Ultraviolet rays
(c) X-rays (d) Gama rays
17 Biodegradable pollutant is:
(a) Mercury (b) Sewage
(c) Plastic (d) Asbestos
18 The first National Park established in India is:
(a) Namdapha National Park
(b) Corbett National Park
(c) Dudhwa National Park
(d) Guinady National Park
19 'Cerebral palsy' is a brain disorder found generally 
in:
(a) Old people (b) Drug addicts
(c) Small children (d) Only ladies
20 Some marine animals and insects emit light 
from their body in darkness. This phenomenon is 
known as:
(a) Phosphorescence (b) Bioluminescence
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
21 After menopause, production of which of the 
following hormones does not take place in women?
(a) Progesterone (b) T estosterone
(c) Estrogen (d) None of these
 
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22 Biodiversity means:
(a) diverse kinds of plants and vegetation.
(b) diverse kinds of animals.
(c) diverse kinds of plants and animals in particular 
area.
(d) diverse kinds of exotic plants and animals.
23 In coronary artery by-pass surgery the blood 
vessel to be used as graft has to be:
(a) vein from the leg 
(b) artery from the fore arm
(c) artery from mammary region of chest
(d) Any of these
24 Biological resurfacing is a recent surgical 
technique used to treat problems of:
(a) Knee joints (b) Ankle joints
(c) Hip joints (d) Vertebral joints
25 In which of the following departments of a 
hospital will 'Cath lab' be found?
(a) Pathology (b) Surgery
(c) Cardiology (d) Nuclear Medicine
26 To look total image of a person, the minimum 
height of a plane mirror is:
(a) Equal to the height of a person.
(b) Half of the height of a person.
(c) One fourth of the height of a person.
(d) T wo times the height of a person.
27 Homi Bhabha Prize is given for the special 
contribution in which of the following fields?
(a) Theoretical Physics (b) Nuclear Energy
(c) Laser Physics (d) Space Research
28 Sound waves do not travel in:
(a) Solids (b) Liquids
(c) Gases (d) V acuum
29 Which one of the following is not an explosive 
matter?
(a) Trinitro toluene 
(b) Dinitro glycerine
(c) Cyclo Trimethylene trinitramien 
(d) Nitrochloroform
30 What is the source of electrical energy in an 
artificial satellite?
(a) Thermopile (b) Solar cells
(c) Dynamo (d) Small nuclear reactor
31 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below:
List-I List-II
A. Vitamin B
12
1. Magnesium
B. Haemoglobin 2. Cobalt
C. Chlorophyll 3. Copper
D. Brass 4. Iron
 Code:
 A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 3 4 2 1
32 Who amongst the following won the World 
Women's Squash Championship in March, 2014?
(a) Laura Massaro (b) Nour El Sherbini
(c) Sunny Sidhu (d) None of the above
33 Which one of the following States presented the 
sixth consecutive zero deficit budget on February 
13, 2014?
(a) Bihar (b) Odisha
(c) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Madhya Pradesh
34 Which one of the following States decided to 
merge Annshree Yojana in the Naitional Food 
Security Scheme in March, 2014?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) West Bengal
(c) Delhi (d) Bihar
35 The 101
st
 Indian Science Congress was held 
between 3
rd
 and 7
th
 February 2014 in:
(a) Hyderabad (b) New Delhi
(c) Patna (d) Jammu
36 In which of the following three states were held 
the Vidhan Sabha Elections along with Lok Sabha 
Election, 2014?
(a) Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Nagaland
(b) Chhattisgarh, Sikkim and Odisha
(c) Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim
(d) Meghalaya, Mizoram and Sikkim
37 The country's first Post Office Savings Bank ATM 
was inaugurated in February, 2014 at:
(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai (d) Ahmedabad
38 Who amongst the following resigned from the 
post of deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India 
in March, 2014?
(a) Arvind Saxena (b) K.C. Chakrabarty
(c) C.R. Neelkanthan (d) Amitabh Kant
39 Which one of the following was not the feature of 
Interim Rail Budget, 2014-15?
(a) No change in passenger fare and freight charges.
(b) 72 new trains to be introduced including 
premium trains, express trains and passenger 
trains.
(c) Capital of Arunachal Pradesh would soon be on 
the rail map.
(d) The governments of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and 
Madhya Pradesh agreed to share cost of several 
Rail Projects in their respective areas.
40 The theme of 44
th
 Annual Meeting of World 
Economic Forum which was held at Davos in 
Switzerland between 22
nd
 and 25
th
 January, 2014 
was:
(a) The reshaping of the world consequence for 
society, politics and business
(b) Society, politics and business
(c) The world politics and business
(d) Society and business
41 The real name of Gulzar the winner of Dada 
Saheb Phalke Award, 2014 is:
(a) Sampurna Singh Kalra
(b) Sadanand Singh Kalia
(c) Surjeet Singh Kohli
(d) Prabodh Chandra Bhatia
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1 To maintain ecological balance, the area under 
forest should be:
(a) 10% (b) 23%
(c) 33% (d) 53/5
2 Air pressure is lowest in:
(a) Winter season (b) Spring season
(c) Autumn season (d) Summer season
3 The number of agro-climate zones in Uttar 
Pradesh is:
(a) 5 (b) 7
(c) 9 (d) 11
4 World Ozone day is celebrated on:
(a) September, 16 (b) April, 21
(c) December, 25 (d) January, 30
5 'Green Mufler' is related to:
(a) Soil pollution (b) Air pollution
(c) Noise pollution (d) Water pollution
6 Which one of the following is the largest 
ecosystem of the world?
(a) Ocean  (b) Grassland
(c) Forest (d) Mountains
7 Methane gas producing field is:
(a) Wheat field (b) Paddy field
(c) Cotton field (d) Groundnut field
8 'NEERI' is located at:
(a) Nagpur (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai (d) Bengaluru
9 Biotechnology Park is located at:
(a) Lucknow (b) V aranasi
(c) Agra (d) None of the above
10 In which of the following years was passed the 
Environment Protection Act?
(a) 1982 (b) 1986
(c) 1990 (d) 1994
11 Which is biodiversity rich place in India?
(a) Western Ghat (b) Eastern Ghat
(c) Thar Desert (d) Bay of Bengal
12 Which one of the following is not a secondary 
pollutant?
(a) PAN (b) Smog
(c) Sulphur dioxide (d) Ozone
13 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
(a) Rajaji National Park: Elephant
(b) Periyar National Park: Hangul
(c) Manas National Park: Elephant
(d) Dudhwa National Park: Tiger
14 Harmful ultra-violet radiation coming from the 
sun can cause:
(a) Liver cancer (b) Brain cancer
(c) Oral cancer (d) Dermal cancer
15 Sleep aprea is a serious sleep disorder, in which 
people: 
(a) walk during sleep without knowing what he or 
she is doing.
(b) sleep with eyelids half open.
(c) briefly and repeatedly stop breathing during 
sleep.
(d) make loud snoring sound while a sleep.
16 Ozone protects biosphere from:
(a) Infra-red rays (b) Ultraviolet rays
(c) X-rays (d) Gama rays
17 Biodegradable pollutant is:
(a) Mercury (b) Sewage
(c) Plastic (d) Asbestos
18 The first National Park established in India is:
(a) Namdapha National Park
(b) Corbett National Park
(c) Dudhwa National Park
(d) Guinady National Park
19 'Cerebral palsy' is a brain disorder found generally 
in:
(a) Old people (b) Drug addicts
(c) Small children (d) Only ladies
20 Some marine animals and insects emit light 
from their body in darkness. This phenomenon is 
known as:
(a) Phosphorescence (b) Bioluminescence
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
21 After menopause, production of which of the 
following hormones does not take place in women?
(a) Progesterone (b) T estosterone
(c) Estrogen (d) None of these
 
 212 OSWAAL 15-Years UPPSC Prelims Solved Paper
22 Biodiversity means:
(a) diverse kinds of plants and vegetation.
(b) diverse kinds of animals.
(c) diverse kinds of plants and animals in particular 
area.
(d) diverse kinds of exotic plants and animals.
23 In coronary artery by-pass surgery the blood 
vessel to be used as graft has to be:
(a) vein from the leg 
(b) artery from the fore arm
(c) artery from mammary region of chest
(d) Any of these
24 Biological resurfacing is a recent surgical 
technique used to treat problems of:
(a) Knee joints (b) Ankle joints
(c) Hip joints (d) Vertebral joints
25 In which of the following departments of a 
hospital will 'Cath lab' be found?
(a) Pathology (b) Surgery
(c) Cardiology (d) Nuclear Medicine
26 To look total image of a person, the minimum 
height of a plane mirror is:
(a) Equal to the height of a person.
(b) Half of the height of a person.
(c) One fourth of the height of a person.
(d) T wo times the height of a person.
27 Homi Bhabha Prize is given for the special 
contribution in which of the following fields?
(a) Theoretical Physics (b) Nuclear Energy
(c) Laser Physics (d) Space Research
28 Sound waves do not travel in:
(a) Solids (b) Liquids
(c) Gases (d) V acuum
29 Which one of the following is not an explosive 
matter?
(a) Trinitro toluene 
(b) Dinitro glycerine
(c) Cyclo Trimethylene trinitramien 
(d) Nitrochloroform
30 What is the source of electrical energy in an 
artificial satellite?
(a) Thermopile (b) Solar cells
(c) Dynamo (d) Small nuclear reactor
31 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below:
List-I List-II
A. Vitamin B
12
1. Magnesium
B. Haemoglobin 2. Cobalt
C. Chlorophyll 3. Copper
D. Brass 4. Iron
 Code:
 A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 3 4 2 1
32 Who amongst the following won the World 
Women's Squash Championship in March, 2014?
(a) Laura Massaro (b) Nour El Sherbini
(c) Sunny Sidhu (d) None of the above
33 Which one of the following States presented the 
sixth consecutive zero deficit budget on February 
13, 2014?
(a) Bihar (b) Odisha
(c) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Madhya Pradesh
34 Which one of the following States decided to 
merge Annshree Yojana in the Naitional Food 
Security Scheme in March, 2014?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) West Bengal
(c) Delhi (d) Bihar
35 The 101
st
 Indian Science Congress was held 
between 3
rd
 and 7
th
 February 2014 in:
(a) Hyderabad (b) New Delhi
(c) Patna (d) Jammu
36 In which of the following three states were held 
the Vidhan Sabha Elections along with Lok Sabha 
Election, 2014?
(a) Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Nagaland
(b) Chhattisgarh, Sikkim and Odisha
(c) Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim
(d) Meghalaya, Mizoram and Sikkim
37 The country's first Post Office Savings Bank ATM 
was inaugurated in February, 2014 at:
(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai (d) Ahmedabad
38 Who amongst the following resigned from the 
post of deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India 
in March, 2014?
(a) Arvind Saxena (b) K.C. Chakrabarty
(c) C.R. Neelkanthan (d) Amitabh Kant
39 Which one of the following was not the feature of 
Interim Rail Budget, 2014-15?
(a) No change in passenger fare and freight charges.
(b) 72 new trains to be introduced including 
premium trains, express trains and passenger 
trains.
(c) Capital of Arunachal Pradesh would soon be on 
the rail map.
(d) The governments of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and 
Madhya Pradesh agreed to share cost of several 
Rail Projects in their respective areas.
40 The theme of 44
th
 Annual Meeting of World 
Economic Forum which was held at Davos in 
Switzerland between 22
nd
 and 25
th
 January, 2014 
was:
(a) The reshaping of the world consequence for 
society, politics and business
(b) Society, politics and business
(c) The world politics and business
(d) Society and business
41 The real name of Gulzar the winner of Dada 
Saheb Phalke Award, 2014 is:
(a) Sampurna Singh Kalra
(b) Sadanand Singh Kalia
(c) Surjeet Singh Kohli
(d) Prabodh Chandra Bhatia
   General Studies, PAPER-I : 2014 213
42 Which one of the following Indian Tribes votes 
for the first time in Lok Sabha Election, 2014?
(a) Shompens (b) Jarawa
(c) Onge (d) Andamanese
43 The book 'Narendra Modi – The man, the times' 
is written by:
(a) Dr. Ajay Sharma 
(b) Professor Chaman Lal
(c) Kingshuk Nag
(d) Neelanjan Mukhopadhyay
44 Boko Haram which was in news (May/June, 2014) 
in context to Nigeria is:
(a) A Stone Age Painting
(b) A Group of Progressive Farmers
(c) An Active Volcano
(d) A Terrorist Organization
45 The largest warship formally included in Indian 
Navy in June, 2014 is:
(a) I.N.S. Vikramaditya (b) I.N.S. Prithviraj
(c) I.N.S. Rajendra (d) I.N.S. Ashok
46 Which of the following countries won the 
Women's Hockey World Cup, 2014?
(a) Australia (b) South Korea
(c) Netherlands (d) India
47 Which one of the following statements is not 
correct about 7
th
 Central Pay Commission?
(a) Dr. Manmohan Singh approved composition of 
the 7
th
 Pay Commission on 4
th
 February, 2014.
(b) Ashok Kumar Mathur has been appointed as 
Chairman of the Commission.
(c) The Commission has been mandated to submit 
its report in three years.
(d) The recommendations of the Commission would 
be implemented from 1
st
 January, 2016.
48 In which of the following one cities was played 
the final match of the seventh season of IPL, 2014?
(a) Bengaluru (b) Hyderabad
(c) Mumbai (d) Kolkata
49 How many countries took part in FIFA World 
Cup, 2014?
(a) 32 (b) 30
(c) 28 (d) 26
50 What is the full form of ISIS which claimed in 
June, 2014 to have executed 1700 Iraqi soldiers?
(a) Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
(b) Islamic Security for Islamic Society
(c) International Security of Islamic Society
(d) Islamic State for Iran ans Saudi Arabia
51 The route of Pakistani terrorists Abdul Walid 
and Fahim to Gorakhpur, who were nabbed in 
Gorakhpur on 27
th
 March, 2014 was:
(a) Karachi, Kathmandu, Gorakhpur
(b) Karachi, Lucknow, Gorakhpur
(c) Karachi, New Delhi, Gorakhpur
(d) Karachi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Gorakhpur
52 Which one of the following statements is correct 
about an amendment in an article of penal Code 
made by the Parliament of Morocco on 23
rd
 January, 
2014?
(a) Rapist of a minor girl should marry her in order 
to avoid the trial.
(b) Rapist of minor girl should only face the trial.
(c) Rapist should marry the minor girl and face the 
trial also.
(d) Rapist should pay the money to the parents of 
the minor girl in order to revive her chastity.
53 What is the date of Sarnath Buddhist image 
inscription of Kanishka?
(a) 78 A.D. (b) 81 A.D.
(c) 98 A.D. (d) 121 A.D.
54 According to survey conducted by London 
based Human Rights Organization, which one 
of the following countries is world's biggest state 
executioner?
(a) Iran (b) Iraq
(c) China (d) Pakistan
55 Who amongst the following was appointed as 
Protem Speaker for sixteenth Lok Sabha?
(a) Murali Manohar joshi (b) Kamal Nath
(c) Lal Krishna Advani (d) Mallikarjun Kharge
56 When did World Health Organisation officially 
declare the South-East Asia region Polio free?
(a) 27
th
 March, 2014 (b) 28
th
 March, 2014
(c) 29
th
 March, 2014 (d) 30
th
 March, 2014
57 What was the boundary between the Delhi Sultan 
and Mongols during the period of Alauddin Khilji 
after 1306 A.D.?
(a) Beas (b) Ravi
(c) Indus (d) Sutlaj
58 Which Sufi Saint was called 'Mahbub-i-Ilahi'?
(a) Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
(b) Baba Farid
(c) Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(d) Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
59 Whose disciple was Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti?
(a) Khwaja Abdal Chisti 
(b) Shah Wali Ullah
(c) Mir Dard 
(d) Khwaja Usman Haruni
60 The Lieutenant Governor of Bengal at the time of 
Partition of Bengal was:
(a) Sir Andrews Fraser
(b) H.H. Risley
(c) Brodrick
(d) A.T . Arundel
61 The British journalist H.W. Nevinson was 
associated with:
(a) Non-Co-operation Movement
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement 
(c) Swadeshi Movement 
(d) Quit India Movement
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1 To maintain ecological balance, the area under 
forest should be:
(a) 10% (b) 23%
(c) 33% (d) 53/5
2 Air pressure is lowest in:
(a) Winter season (b) Spring season
(c) Autumn season (d) Summer season
3 The number of agro-climate zones in Uttar 
Pradesh is:
(a) 5 (b) 7
(c) 9 (d) 11
4 World Ozone day is celebrated on:
(a) September, 16 (b) April, 21
(c) December, 25 (d) January, 30
5 'Green Mufler' is related to:
(a) Soil pollution (b) Air pollution
(c) Noise pollution (d) Water pollution
6 Which one of the following is the largest 
ecosystem of the world?
(a) Ocean  (b) Grassland
(c) Forest (d) Mountains
7 Methane gas producing field is:
(a) Wheat field (b) Paddy field
(c) Cotton field (d) Groundnut field
8 'NEERI' is located at:
(a) Nagpur (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai (d) Bengaluru
9 Biotechnology Park is located at:
(a) Lucknow (b) V aranasi
(c) Agra (d) None of the above
10 In which of the following years was passed the 
Environment Protection Act?
(a) 1982 (b) 1986
(c) 1990 (d) 1994
11 Which is biodiversity rich place in India?
(a) Western Ghat (b) Eastern Ghat
(c) Thar Desert (d) Bay of Bengal
12 Which one of the following is not a secondary 
pollutant?
(a) PAN (b) Smog
(c) Sulphur dioxide (d) Ozone
13 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
(a) Rajaji National Park: Elephant
(b) Periyar National Park: Hangul
(c) Manas National Park: Elephant
(d) Dudhwa National Park: Tiger
14 Harmful ultra-violet radiation coming from the 
sun can cause:
(a) Liver cancer (b) Brain cancer
(c) Oral cancer (d) Dermal cancer
15 Sleep aprea is a serious sleep disorder, in which 
people: 
(a) walk during sleep without knowing what he or 
she is doing.
(b) sleep with eyelids half open.
(c) briefly and repeatedly stop breathing during 
sleep.
(d) make loud snoring sound while a sleep.
16 Ozone protects biosphere from:
(a) Infra-red rays (b) Ultraviolet rays
(c) X-rays (d) Gama rays
17 Biodegradable pollutant is:
(a) Mercury (b) Sewage
(c) Plastic (d) Asbestos
18 The first National Park established in India is:
(a) Namdapha National Park
(b) Corbett National Park
(c) Dudhwa National Park
(d) Guinady National Park
19 'Cerebral palsy' is a brain disorder found generally 
in:
(a) Old people (b) Drug addicts
(c) Small children (d) Only ladies
20 Some marine animals and insects emit light 
from their body in darkness. This phenomenon is 
known as:
(a) Phosphorescence (b) Bioluminescence
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
21 After menopause, production of which of the 
following hormones does not take place in women?
(a) Progesterone (b) T estosterone
(c) Estrogen (d) None of these
 
 212 OSWAAL 15-Years UPPSC Prelims Solved Paper
22 Biodiversity means:
(a) diverse kinds of plants and vegetation.
(b) diverse kinds of animals.
(c) diverse kinds of plants and animals in particular 
area.
(d) diverse kinds of exotic plants and animals.
23 In coronary artery by-pass surgery the blood 
vessel to be used as graft has to be:
(a) vein from the leg 
(b) artery from the fore arm
(c) artery from mammary region of chest
(d) Any of these
24 Biological resurfacing is a recent surgical 
technique used to treat problems of:
(a) Knee joints (b) Ankle joints
(c) Hip joints (d) Vertebral joints
25 In which of the following departments of a 
hospital will 'Cath lab' be found?
(a) Pathology (b) Surgery
(c) Cardiology (d) Nuclear Medicine
26 To look total image of a person, the minimum 
height of a plane mirror is:
(a) Equal to the height of a person.
(b) Half of the height of a person.
(c) One fourth of the height of a person.
(d) T wo times the height of a person.
27 Homi Bhabha Prize is given for the special 
contribution in which of the following fields?
(a) Theoretical Physics (b) Nuclear Energy
(c) Laser Physics (d) Space Research
28 Sound waves do not travel in:
(a) Solids (b) Liquids
(c) Gases (d) V acuum
29 Which one of the following is not an explosive 
matter?
(a) Trinitro toluene 
(b) Dinitro glycerine
(c) Cyclo Trimethylene trinitramien 
(d) Nitrochloroform
30 What is the source of electrical energy in an 
artificial satellite?
(a) Thermopile (b) Solar cells
(c) Dynamo (d) Small nuclear reactor
31 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below:
List-I List-II
A. Vitamin B
12
1. Magnesium
B. Haemoglobin 2. Cobalt
C. Chlorophyll 3. Copper
D. Brass 4. Iron
 Code:
 A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 3 4 2 1
32 Who amongst the following won the World 
Women's Squash Championship in March, 2014?
(a) Laura Massaro (b) Nour El Sherbini
(c) Sunny Sidhu (d) None of the above
33 Which one of the following States presented the 
sixth consecutive zero deficit budget on February 
13, 2014?
(a) Bihar (b) Odisha
(c) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Madhya Pradesh
34 Which one of the following States decided to 
merge Annshree Yojana in the Naitional Food 
Security Scheme in March, 2014?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) West Bengal
(c) Delhi (d) Bihar
35 The 101
st
 Indian Science Congress was held 
between 3
rd
 and 7
th
 February 2014 in:
(a) Hyderabad (b) New Delhi
(c) Patna (d) Jammu
36 In which of the following three states were held 
the Vidhan Sabha Elections along with Lok Sabha 
Election, 2014?
(a) Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Nagaland
(b) Chhattisgarh, Sikkim and Odisha
(c) Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim
(d) Meghalaya, Mizoram and Sikkim
37 The country's first Post Office Savings Bank ATM 
was inaugurated in February, 2014 at:
(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai (d) Ahmedabad
38 Who amongst the following resigned from the 
post of deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India 
in March, 2014?
(a) Arvind Saxena (b) K.C. Chakrabarty
(c) C.R. Neelkanthan (d) Amitabh Kant
39 Which one of the following was not the feature of 
Interim Rail Budget, 2014-15?
(a) No change in passenger fare and freight charges.
(b) 72 new trains to be introduced including 
premium trains, express trains and passenger 
trains.
(c) Capital of Arunachal Pradesh would soon be on 
the rail map.
(d) The governments of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and 
Madhya Pradesh agreed to share cost of several 
Rail Projects in their respective areas.
40 The theme of 44
th
 Annual Meeting of World 
Economic Forum which was held at Davos in 
Switzerland between 22
nd
 and 25
th
 January, 2014 
was:
(a) The reshaping of the world consequence for 
society, politics and business
(b) Society, politics and business
(c) The world politics and business
(d) Society and business
41 The real name of Gulzar the winner of Dada 
Saheb Phalke Award, 2014 is:
(a) Sampurna Singh Kalra
(b) Sadanand Singh Kalia
(c) Surjeet Singh Kohli
(d) Prabodh Chandra Bhatia
   General Studies, PAPER-I : 2014 213
42 Which one of the following Indian Tribes votes 
for the first time in Lok Sabha Election, 2014?
(a) Shompens (b) Jarawa
(c) Onge (d) Andamanese
43 The book 'Narendra Modi – The man, the times' 
is written by:
(a) Dr. Ajay Sharma 
(b) Professor Chaman Lal
(c) Kingshuk Nag
(d) Neelanjan Mukhopadhyay
44 Boko Haram which was in news (May/June, 2014) 
in context to Nigeria is:
(a) A Stone Age Painting
(b) A Group of Progressive Farmers
(c) An Active Volcano
(d) A Terrorist Organization
45 The largest warship formally included in Indian 
Navy in June, 2014 is:
(a) I.N.S. Vikramaditya (b) I.N.S. Prithviraj
(c) I.N.S. Rajendra (d) I.N.S. Ashok
46 Which of the following countries won the 
Women's Hockey World Cup, 2014?
(a) Australia (b) South Korea
(c) Netherlands (d) India
47 Which one of the following statements is not 
correct about 7
th
 Central Pay Commission?
(a) Dr. Manmohan Singh approved composition of 
the 7
th
 Pay Commission on 4
th
 February, 2014.
(b) Ashok Kumar Mathur has been appointed as 
Chairman of the Commission.
(c) The Commission has been mandated to submit 
its report in three years.
(d) The recommendations of the Commission would 
be implemented from 1
st
 January, 2016.
48 In which of the following one cities was played 
the final match of the seventh season of IPL, 2014?
(a) Bengaluru (b) Hyderabad
(c) Mumbai (d) Kolkata
49 How many countries took part in FIFA World 
Cup, 2014?
(a) 32 (b) 30
(c) 28 (d) 26
50 What is the full form of ISIS which claimed in 
June, 2014 to have executed 1700 Iraqi soldiers?
(a) Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
(b) Islamic Security for Islamic Society
(c) International Security of Islamic Society
(d) Islamic State for Iran ans Saudi Arabia
51 The route of Pakistani terrorists Abdul Walid 
and Fahim to Gorakhpur, who were nabbed in 
Gorakhpur on 27
th
 March, 2014 was:
(a) Karachi, Kathmandu, Gorakhpur
(b) Karachi, Lucknow, Gorakhpur
(c) Karachi, New Delhi, Gorakhpur
(d) Karachi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Gorakhpur
52 Which one of the following statements is correct 
about an amendment in an article of penal Code 
made by the Parliament of Morocco on 23
rd
 January, 
2014?
(a) Rapist of a minor girl should marry her in order 
to avoid the trial.
(b) Rapist of minor girl should only face the trial.
(c) Rapist should marry the minor girl and face the 
trial also.
(d) Rapist should pay the money to the parents of 
the minor girl in order to revive her chastity.
53 What is the date of Sarnath Buddhist image 
inscription of Kanishka?
(a) 78 A.D. (b) 81 A.D.
(c) 98 A.D. (d) 121 A.D.
54 According to survey conducted by London 
based Human Rights Organization, which one 
of the following countries is world's biggest state 
executioner?
(a) Iran (b) Iraq
(c) China (d) Pakistan
55 Who amongst the following was appointed as 
Protem Speaker for sixteenth Lok Sabha?
(a) Murali Manohar joshi (b) Kamal Nath
(c) Lal Krishna Advani (d) Mallikarjun Kharge
56 When did World Health Organisation officially 
declare the South-East Asia region Polio free?
(a) 27
th
 March, 2014 (b) 28
th
 March, 2014
(c) 29
th
 March, 2014 (d) 30
th
 March, 2014
57 What was the boundary between the Delhi Sultan 
and Mongols during the period of Alauddin Khilji 
after 1306 A.D.?
(a) Beas (b) Ravi
(c) Indus (d) Sutlaj
58 Which Sufi Saint was called 'Mahbub-i-Ilahi'?
(a) Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
(b) Baba Farid
(c) Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(d) Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
59 Whose disciple was Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti?
(a) Khwaja Abdal Chisti 
(b) Shah Wali Ullah
(c) Mir Dard 
(d) Khwaja Usman Haruni
60 The Lieutenant Governor of Bengal at the time of 
Partition of Bengal was:
(a) Sir Andrews Fraser
(b) H.H. Risley
(c) Brodrick
(d) A.T . Arundel
61 The British journalist H.W. Nevinson was 
associated with:
(a) Non-Co-operation Movement
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement 
(c) Swadeshi Movement 
(d) Quit India Movement
 214 OSWAAL 15-Years UPPSC Prelims Solved Paper
62 Akbarnama was completed by Abul Fazl in:
(a) Seven years (b) Eight years
(c) Nine years (d) Ten years
63 Who renovated Sudarshan lake without using 
forced labour?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Bindusar
(c) Ashoka
(d) Rudradaman-I
64 Who were called 'Dastar-Bandan'?
(a) Sufi saints (b) Khan
(c) Malik (d) Ulema
65 To whom Aurangzeb bestowed upon the title of 
'Sahibat-uz-Zamani'?
(a) Shaista Khan (b) Amin Khan
(c) Jahan Ara (d) Roshan Ara
66 Along with Mahatma Gandhi who amongst 
the following Muslims did lift the bier of Bai 
Gangadhar Tilak?
(a) Shaukat Ali (b) Mohammad Ali
(c) Maulana A.K. Azad (d) M.A. Ansari
67 The first editor of the journal 'Indian Opinion' 
was:
(a) M.K. Gandhi (b) Albert West
(c) Mahadev Desai (d) Mansukhlal Nazar
68 Which one of the following statements is not 
correct about Dadabhai Naoroji?
(a) He was the first Indian to be appointed as 
professor of Mathematics and Physics at 
Elphinstone College, Bombay.
(b) He was elected as the member of British 
Parliament in 1892.
(c) He started a Gujarati Journal, 'Rast Goftar'.
(d) For four times he had presided over the Indian 
National Congress.
69 The last session of Indian National Congress 
attended by Bal Gangadhar Tilak was:
(a) Calcutta Session, 1906
(b) Surat Session, 1907
(c) Calcutta Session, 1917
(d) Amritsar Session, 1919
70 In which of his following books did Mahatma 
Gandhi call British Parliament as sterile and 
prostitute?
(a) Sarvodaya or Universal dawn
(b) An Autobiography or the story of my experiments 
with truth 
(c) Hind Swaraj
(d) The Story of a Satyagrahi
71 The task of drafting Congress Inquiry Committee 
report on Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was entrusted 
to:
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) C.R. Das (d) Fazlul  Haq
72 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly 
matched?
(a) S.C. Bose: Indian Struggle
(b) Dadabhai: Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
(c) Rajendra Prasad: India Divided 
(d) Frank Moraes: India from Curzon to Nehru and 
After
73 After the sentence of B.G. Tilak, who among the 
following had pleaded for mercy an said:
 "My interest in Tilak is that of a Sanskrit scholar."?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Max Muller
(c) Bipinchandra Pal (d) William Jones
74 In which of the following sessions of Indian 
National Congress, the word 'Swaraj' was uttered 
from the Congress platform for the first time?
(a) Banaras Session, 1905 (b) Calcutta Session, 1906
(c) Surat Session, 1907 (d) None of the above
75 Consider the following events connected with 
Indian National Movement and find the correct 
chronological order of the events from the codes 
given below:
1. Demise of B.G. Tilak
2. Passing of Rowlatt Bill as an Act
3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 
4. Amritsar Session of Indian National Congress, 
1919
Codes:
(a) 2, 3, 4, 1 (b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 3, 4, 2, 1 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4
76 Who amongst the following revolutionaries 
refused to drink the given milk on the eve of his 
execution and said "Now, I shall take my mother's 
milk only."?
(a) Rajguru (b) Ashfaqulla
(c) Ramprasad Bismil (d) Bhagat Singh
77 Who among the following took Mahatma 
Gandhi's gain in the Gandhi-Irwin Pact as 
"Consolation Prizes"?
(a) S.C. Bose 
(b) Alan Campbell Johnson
(c) B.G. Horniman
(d) Sarojini Naidu
78 Match List-I with List-II and find the correct 
answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Vinoba Bhave 1. Home Rule Movement
B. B.G. Tilak 2. Individual Satyagraha
C. Aruan Afaf Ali 3. Dharsana Raid
D. Sarojini Naidu 4. Quit India Movement
 Code:
 A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 2 4 3
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1 To maintain ecological balance, the area under 
forest should be:
(a) 10% (b) 23%
(c) 33% (d) 53/5
2 Air pressure is lowest in:
(a) Winter season (b) Spring season
(c) Autumn season (d) Summer season
3 The number of agro-climate zones in Uttar 
Pradesh is:
(a) 5 (b) 7
(c) 9 (d) 11
4 World Ozone day is celebrated on:
(a) September, 16 (b) April, 21
(c) December, 25 (d) January, 30
5 'Green Mufler' is related to:
(a) Soil pollution (b) Air pollution
(c) Noise pollution (d) Water pollution
6 Which one of the following is the largest 
ecosystem of the world?
(a) Ocean  (b) Grassland
(c) Forest (d) Mountains
7 Methane gas producing field is:
(a) Wheat field (b) Paddy field
(c) Cotton field (d) Groundnut field
8 'NEERI' is located at:
(a) Nagpur (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai (d) Bengaluru
9 Biotechnology Park is located at:
(a) Lucknow (b) V aranasi
(c) Agra (d) None of the above
10 In which of the following years was passed the 
Environment Protection Act?
(a) 1982 (b) 1986
(c) 1990 (d) 1994
11 Which is biodiversity rich place in India?
(a) Western Ghat (b) Eastern Ghat
(c) Thar Desert (d) Bay of Bengal
12 Which one of the following is not a secondary 
pollutant?
(a) PAN (b) Smog
(c) Sulphur dioxide (d) Ozone
13 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
(a) Rajaji National Park: Elephant
(b) Periyar National Park: Hangul
(c) Manas National Park: Elephant
(d) Dudhwa National Park: Tiger
14 Harmful ultra-violet radiation coming from the 
sun can cause:
(a) Liver cancer (b) Brain cancer
(c) Oral cancer (d) Dermal cancer
15 Sleep aprea is a serious sleep disorder, in which 
people: 
(a) walk during sleep without knowing what he or 
she is doing.
(b) sleep with eyelids half open.
(c) briefly and repeatedly stop breathing during 
sleep.
(d) make loud snoring sound while a sleep.
16 Ozone protects biosphere from:
(a) Infra-red rays (b) Ultraviolet rays
(c) X-rays (d) Gama rays
17 Biodegradable pollutant is:
(a) Mercury (b) Sewage
(c) Plastic (d) Asbestos
18 The first National Park established in India is:
(a) Namdapha National Park
(b) Corbett National Park
(c) Dudhwa National Park
(d) Guinady National Park
19 'Cerebral palsy' is a brain disorder found generally 
in:
(a) Old people (b) Drug addicts
(c) Small children (d) Only ladies
20 Some marine animals and insects emit light 
from their body in darkness. This phenomenon is 
known as:
(a) Phosphorescence (b) Bioluminescence
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these
21 After menopause, production of which of the 
following hormones does not take place in women?
(a) Progesterone (b) T estosterone
(c) Estrogen (d) None of these
 
 212 OSWAAL 15-Years UPPSC Prelims Solved Paper
22 Biodiversity means:
(a) diverse kinds of plants and vegetation.
(b) diverse kinds of animals.
(c) diverse kinds of plants and animals in particular 
area.
(d) diverse kinds of exotic plants and animals.
23 In coronary artery by-pass surgery the blood 
vessel to be used as graft has to be:
(a) vein from the leg 
(b) artery from the fore arm
(c) artery from mammary region of chest
(d) Any of these
24 Biological resurfacing is a recent surgical 
technique used to treat problems of:
(a) Knee joints (b) Ankle joints
(c) Hip joints (d) Vertebral joints
25 In which of the following departments of a 
hospital will 'Cath lab' be found?
(a) Pathology (b) Surgery
(c) Cardiology (d) Nuclear Medicine
26 To look total image of a person, the minimum 
height of a plane mirror is:
(a) Equal to the height of a person.
(b) Half of the height of a person.
(c) One fourth of the height of a person.
(d) T wo times the height of a person.
27 Homi Bhabha Prize is given for the special 
contribution in which of the following fields?
(a) Theoretical Physics (b) Nuclear Energy
(c) Laser Physics (d) Space Research
28 Sound waves do not travel in:
(a) Solids (b) Liquids
(c) Gases (d) V acuum
29 Which one of the following is not an explosive 
matter?
(a) Trinitro toluene 
(b) Dinitro glycerine
(c) Cyclo Trimethylene trinitramien 
(d) Nitrochloroform
30 What is the source of electrical energy in an 
artificial satellite?
(a) Thermopile (b) Solar cells
(c) Dynamo (d) Small nuclear reactor
31 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below:
List-I List-II
A. Vitamin B
12
1. Magnesium
B. Haemoglobin 2. Cobalt
C. Chlorophyll 3. Copper
D. Brass 4. Iron
 Code:
 A B C D
(a) 2 4 1 3
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 3 4 2 1
32 Who amongst the following won the World 
Women's Squash Championship in March, 2014?
(a) Laura Massaro (b) Nour El Sherbini
(c) Sunny Sidhu (d) None of the above
33 Which one of the following States presented the 
sixth consecutive zero deficit budget on February 
13, 2014?
(a) Bihar (b) Odisha
(c) Jammu and Kashmir (d) Madhya Pradesh
34 Which one of the following States decided to 
merge Annshree Yojana in the Naitional Food 
Security Scheme in March, 2014?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) West Bengal
(c) Delhi (d) Bihar
35 The 101
st
 Indian Science Congress was held 
between 3
rd
 and 7
th
 February 2014 in:
(a) Hyderabad (b) New Delhi
(c) Patna (d) Jammu
36 In which of the following three states were held 
the Vidhan Sabha Elections along with Lok Sabha 
Election, 2014?
(a) Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Nagaland
(b) Chhattisgarh, Sikkim and Odisha
(c) Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim
(d) Meghalaya, Mizoram and Sikkim
37 The country's first Post Office Savings Bank ATM 
was inaugurated in February, 2014 at:
(a) Mumbai (b) Kolkata
(c) Chennai (d) Ahmedabad
38 Who amongst the following resigned from the 
post of deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India 
in March, 2014?
(a) Arvind Saxena (b) K.C. Chakrabarty
(c) C.R. Neelkanthan (d) Amitabh Kant
39 Which one of the following was not the feature of 
Interim Rail Budget, 2014-15?
(a) No change in passenger fare and freight charges.
(b) 72 new trains to be introduced including 
premium trains, express trains and passenger 
trains.
(c) Capital of Arunachal Pradesh would soon be on 
the rail map.
(d) The governments of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and 
Madhya Pradesh agreed to share cost of several 
Rail Projects in their respective areas.
40 The theme of 44
th
 Annual Meeting of World 
Economic Forum which was held at Davos in 
Switzerland between 22
nd
 and 25
th
 January, 2014 
was:
(a) The reshaping of the world consequence for 
society, politics and business
(b) Society, politics and business
(c) The world politics and business
(d) Society and business
41 The real name of Gulzar the winner of Dada 
Saheb Phalke Award, 2014 is:
(a) Sampurna Singh Kalra
(b) Sadanand Singh Kalia
(c) Surjeet Singh Kohli
(d) Prabodh Chandra Bhatia
   General Studies, PAPER-I : 2014 213
42 Which one of the following Indian Tribes votes 
for the first time in Lok Sabha Election, 2014?
(a) Shompens (b) Jarawa
(c) Onge (d) Andamanese
43 The book 'Narendra Modi – The man, the times' 
is written by:
(a) Dr. Ajay Sharma 
(b) Professor Chaman Lal
(c) Kingshuk Nag
(d) Neelanjan Mukhopadhyay
44 Boko Haram which was in news (May/June, 2014) 
in context to Nigeria is:
(a) A Stone Age Painting
(b) A Group of Progressive Farmers
(c) An Active Volcano
(d) A Terrorist Organization
45 The largest warship formally included in Indian 
Navy in June, 2014 is:
(a) I.N.S. Vikramaditya (b) I.N.S. Prithviraj
(c) I.N.S. Rajendra (d) I.N.S. Ashok
46 Which of the following countries won the 
Women's Hockey World Cup, 2014?
(a) Australia (b) South Korea
(c) Netherlands (d) India
47 Which one of the following statements is not 
correct about 7
th
 Central Pay Commission?
(a) Dr. Manmohan Singh approved composition of 
the 7
th
 Pay Commission on 4
th
 February, 2014.
(b) Ashok Kumar Mathur has been appointed as 
Chairman of the Commission.
(c) The Commission has been mandated to submit 
its report in three years.
(d) The recommendations of the Commission would 
be implemented from 1
st
 January, 2016.
48 In which of the following one cities was played 
the final match of the seventh season of IPL, 2014?
(a) Bengaluru (b) Hyderabad
(c) Mumbai (d) Kolkata
49 How many countries took part in FIFA World 
Cup, 2014?
(a) 32 (b) 30
(c) 28 (d) 26
50 What is the full form of ISIS which claimed in 
June, 2014 to have executed 1700 Iraqi soldiers?
(a) Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
(b) Islamic Security for Islamic Society
(c) International Security of Islamic Society
(d) Islamic State for Iran ans Saudi Arabia
51 The route of Pakistani terrorists Abdul Walid 
and Fahim to Gorakhpur, who were nabbed in 
Gorakhpur on 27
th
 March, 2014 was:
(a) Karachi, Kathmandu, Gorakhpur
(b) Karachi, Lucknow, Gorakhpur
(c) Karachi, New Delhi, Gorakhpur
(d) Karachi, Mumbai, Lucknow, Gorakhpur
52 Which one of the following statements is correct 
about an amendment in an article of penal Code 
made by the Parliament of Morocco on 23
rd
 January, 
2014?
(a) Rapist of a minor girl should marry her in order 
to avoid the trial.
(b) Rapist of minor girl should only face the trial.
(c) Rapist should marry the minor girl and face the 
trial also.
(d) Rapist should pay the money to the parents of 
the minor girl in order to revive her chastity.
53 What is the date of Sarnath Buddhist image 
inscription of Kanishka?
(a) 78 A.D. (b) 81 A.D.
(c) 98 A.D. (d) 121 A.D.
54 According to survey conducted by London 
based Human Rights Organization, which one 
of the following countries is world's biggest state 
executioner?
(a) Iran (b) Iraq
(c) China (d) Pakistan
55 Who amongst the following was appointed as 
Protem Speaker for sixteenth Lok Sabha?
(a) Murali Manohar joshi (b) Kamal Nath
(c) Lal Krishna Advani (d) Mallikarjun Kharge
56 When did World Health Organisation officially 
declare the South-East Asia region Polio free?
(a) 27
th
 March, 2014 (b) 28
th
 March, 2014
(c) 29
th
 March, 2014 (d) 30
th
 March, 2014
57 What was the boundary between the Delhi Sultan 
and Mongols during the period of Alauddin Khilji 
after 1306 A.D.?
(a) Beas (b) Ravi
(c) Indus (d) Sutlaj
58 Which Sufi Saint was called 'Mahbub-i-Ilahi'?
(a) Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
(b) Baba Farid
(c) Qutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(d) Sheikh Nizamuddin Auliya
59 Whose disciple was Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti?
(a) Khwaja Abdal Chisti 
(b) Shah Wali Ullah
(c) Mir Dard 
(d) Khwaja Usman Haruni
60 The Lieutenant Governor of Bengal at the time of 
Partition of Bengal was:
(a) Sir Andrews Fraser
(b) H.H. Risley
(c) Brodrick
(d) A.T . Arundel
61 The British journalist H.W. Nevinson was 
associated with:
(a) Non-Co-operation Movement
(b) Civil Disobedience Movement 
(c) Swadeshi Movement 
(d) Quit India Movement
 214 OSWAAL 15-Years UPPSC Prelims Solved Paper
62 Akbarnama was completed by Abul Fazl in:
(a) Seven years (b) Eight years
(c) Nine years (d) Ten years
63 Who renovated Sudarshan lake without using 
forced labour?
(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Bindusar
(c) Ashoka
(d) Rudradaman-I
64 Who were called 'Dastar-Bandan'?
(a) Sufi saints (b) Khan
(c) Malik (d) Ulema
65 To whom Aurangzeb bestowed upon the title of 
'Sahibat-uz-Zamani'?
(a) Shaista Khan (b) Amin Khan
(c) Jahan Ara (d) Roshan Ara
66 Along with Mahatma Gandhi who amongst 
the following Muslims did lift the bier of Bai 
Gangadhar Tilak?
(a) Shaukat Ali (b) Mohammad Ali
(c) Maulana A.K. Azad (d) M.A. Ansari
67 The first editor of the journal 'Indian Opinion' 
was:
(a) M.K. Gandhi (b) Albert West
(c) Mahadev Desai (d) Mansukhlal Nazar
68 Which one of the following statements is not 
correct about Dadabhai Naoroji?
(a) He was the first Indian to be appointed as 
professor of Mathematics and Physics at 
Elphinstone College, Bombay.
(b) He was elected as the member of British 
Parliament in 1892.
(c) He started a Gujarati Journal, 'Rast Goftar'.
(d) For four times he had presided over the Indian 
National Congress.
69 The last session of Indian National Congress 
attended by Bal Gangadhar Tilak was:
(a) Calcutta Session, 1906
(b) Surat Session, 1907
(c) Calcutta Session, 1917
(d) Amritsar Session, 1919
70 In which of his following books did Mahatma 
Gandhi call British Parliament as sterile and 
prostitute?
(a) Sarvodaya or Universal dawn
(b) An Autobiography or the story of my experiments 
with truth 
(c) Hind Swaraj
(d) The Story of a Satyagrahi
71 The task of drafting Congress Inquiry Committee 
report on Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was entrusted 
to:
(a) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) Mahatma Gandhi
(c) C.R. Das (d) Fazlul  Haq
72 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly 
matched?
(a) S.C. Bose: Indian Struggle
(b) Dadabhai: Poverty and Un-British Rule in India
(c) Rajendra Prasad: India Divided 
(d) Frank Moraes: India from Curzon to Nehru and 
After
73 After the sentence of B.G. Tilak, who among the 
following had pleaded for mercy an said:
 "My interest in Tilak is that of a Sanskrit scholar."?
(a) Rabindranath Tagore (b) Max Muller
(c) Bipinchandra Pal (d) William Jones
74 In which of the following sessions of Indian 
National Congress, the word 'Swaraj' was uttered 
from the Congress platform for the first time?
(a) Banaras Session, 1905 (b) Calcutta Session, 1906
(c) Surat Session, 1907 (d) None of the above
75 Consider the following events connected with 
Indian National Movement and find the correct 
chronological order of the events from the codes 
given below:
1. Demise of B.G. Tilak
2. Passing of Rowlatt Bill as an Act
3. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 
4. Amritsar Session of Indian National Congress, 
1919
Codes:
(a) 2, 3, 4, 1 (b) 4, 3, 2, 1
(c) 3, 4, 2, 1 (d) 1, 2, 3, 4
76 Who amongst the following revolutionaries 
refused to drink the given milk on the eve of his 
execution and said "Now, I shall take my mother's 
milk only."?
(a) Rajguru (b) Ashfaqulla
(c) Ramprasad Bismil (d) Bhagat Singh
77 Who among the following took Mahatma 
Gandhi's gain in the Gandhi-Irwin Pact as 
"Consolation Prizes"?
(a) S.C. Bose 
(b) Alan Campbell Johnson
(c) B.G. Horniman
(d) Sarojini Naidu
78 Match List-I with List-II and find the correct 
answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I List-II
A. Vinoba Bhave 1. Home Rule Movement
B. B.G. Tilak 2. Individual Satyagraha
C. Aruan Afaf Ali 3. Dharsana Raid
D. Sarojini Naidu 4. Quit India Movement
 Code:
 A B C D
(a) 2 1 4 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 3 2 1
(d) 1 2 4 3
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79 Under whose Chairmanship a committee was 
formed to defend the accused in Kakori Case?
(a) Acharya Narendra Dev
(b) Govind Ballabh Pant
(c) Chandrabhanu Gupta
(d) Motilal Nehru
80 The book 'The Man Who Divided India' was 
written by:
(a) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(b) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
(c) Rafiq Zakaria
(d) Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
81 Who of the following had regarded the Karachi 
Session of Indian National Congress (1931) as the 
'pinnacle of Mahatma Gandhi's popularity and 
prestige'?
(a) S.C. Bose 
(b) Pattabhi Sitaramayya
(c) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(d) Sardar Krishan Singh
82 Who of the following took the passing of 
resolution on partition in the meeting of the 
Congress Committee (1947) as a "Surrender of 
Nationalism in favour of Communalism"?
(a) Dr. Kitchlew 
(b) Purushottam Das Tandon
(c) Jawaharlal Nehru 
(d) G.B. Pant
83 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below:
List-I
(T ribe)
List-II
(Region)
A. Birhor 1.Andaman and 
Nicobar Islands
B. Bhutiya 2. Tamil Nadu
C. Toda 3. Sikkim
D. Sentinelese 4. Jharkhand
 Code:
 A B C D
(a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 2 4 1 3
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
84 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
(a) Bhagat Singh The Indian Sociologist
(b) Sachindranath Sanyal Bandi Jivan
(c) Lala Ramsaran Das The Dreamland
(d) Bhagawati Charan 
Vohra
The Philosophy of 
Bomb
85 Who among the following had seconded the 
resolution on partition in Committee held in New 
Delhi in 1947?
(a) Govind Ballabh Pant 
(b) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
(c) J.B. Kripalani
(d) Abul Kalam Azad
86 The Indian Independence Bill received the Royal 
Assent on:
(a) 18
th
 July, 1947 (b) 19
th
 July, 1947
(c) 20
th
 July, 1947 (d) 21
st
 July, 1947
87 The correct sequence of the following countries 
in terms of total railway length in the world in 
descending order is:
(a) Canada, Germany, U.S.A., India
(b) Germany, U.S.A., Canada, India
(c) India, U.S.A., Germany, Canada
(d) U.S.A., Canada, India, Germany
88 Which one of the following is the busiest ocean 
trade route?
(a) Cape of Good Hope (b) Panama Canal
(c) Suez Canal (d) North Atlantic
89 The International Crop Research Institute for 
Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is located at:
(a) Kolkata (b) Patna
(c) Bhubaneshwar (d) Hyderabad
90 Assertion (A): The rivers of West Coast of India do 
not form delta.
 Reason (R): They flow through short courses on 
relatively harder rocks.
 Choose the correct answer using the codes given 
below.
 Codes: 
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct 
and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct but, (R) is not the 
correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is correct.
91 Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct 
answer from the codes given below:
List-I
(Park/Sanctuary)
List-II
(State)
A.Dochigam Wildlife 
Sanctuary
1. Madya Pradesh
B. Keoladeo Ghana Bird 
Sanctuary
2. Rajasthan
C. Kanha National Park 3. Kerala
D.Periyar wildlife 
Sanctuary
4. Jammu and Kashmir
 Code:
 A B C D
(a) 4 2 1 3
(b) 1 3 2 4
(c) 2 1 4 3
(d) 3 4 2 1
92 Which one of the following is the most urbanized 
country of South Asia?
(a) India (b) Bhutan
(c) Sri Lanka (d) Pakistan
93 Which among the following States has highest 
sex-ratio in 2011?
(a) Tamil Nadu (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Karnataka (d) Odisha