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388 ( 40 – A ) 
DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO 
2020 Question Paper Version Code 
QUESTION BOOKLET
PAPER I
 
Maximum Time : 2 Hours Maximum Marks : 200  
INSTRUCTIONS 
1. Immediately after the commencement of the Examination, you should check that the Question Booklet does NOT have any
unprinted or torn or missing pages or questions etc. If so, get it replaced by a complete ‘Question Booklet’ of the same Question
Paper Version Code as printed in your OMR Answer Sheet. If the candidate uses faulty question paper without checking the
pages of the question paper, then the candidate himself shall be held responsible.
2. Read the instructions on the OMR Answer Sheet and Admission Ticket.
3. Candidate shall ensure that Question Paper Version Code of the Question Booklet given is the same as the
Question Paper Version Code printed on the OMR Answer Sheet. If any discrepancy is found, it should be reported
to the Invigilator and get the same Question Paper Version Code as printed on the OMR Answer Sheet.
4. All questions carry equal marks.
5. You have to enter your Register Number in the Question Booklet in the box
provided alongside. DO NOT write anything else on the Question Booklet.
6. This Question Booklet contains 100 questions and each question contains four choices. Select the response which you want to
mark on the Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response which you consider
the most appropriate. In any case, choose ONLY ONE RESPONSE for each question. If the candidate encodes more than one
answer, then that answer shall be considered as invalid.
7. Questions are printed both in Kannada and English. If any confusion arises in the Kannada Version, refer to the English Version
of the questions. Note that in case of any confusion in the questions, the English Version of the Question Booklet is final.
8. All the responses should be marked ONLY on the separate OMR Answer Sheet provided and ONLY in Black or Blue Ball Point
Pen.
9. The candidate shall ensure that the Question Paper Version Code printed in the personalized OMR Answer Sheet
matches with the Question Paper Version Code printed on the nominal roll. In case of any discrepancy the
candidate shall give declaration regarding the actual Question Paper Version Code used by the candidate. If the
candidate fails to give such declaration, then the version code printed on the OMR Answer Sheet shall be
considered for evaluation.
10. In case if a candidate uses the personalized OMR Answer Sheet belonging to another candidate, then the OMR Answer Sheet
shall be considered as ‘invalid’.
11. The candidate shall affix his/her signature in the OMR Answer Sheet in the space provided without fail. If the candidate fails to
do so, then such OMR Answer Sheet shall be considered as ‘invalid’.
12. In case if the candidate uses the Non-personalized OMR Answer Sheet, then the candidate shall write the Register Number in
the space provided and also encode the relevant circles. Also, the candidate shall write the Question Paper version code
compulsorily and affix his/her signature in the space provided. If the candidate fails to do so, then such OMR Answer Sheet
shall be considered as ‘invalid’.
13. Candidate shall sign in the Nominal Roll (Attendance Sheet) without fail.
14. If the candidate violates any of the above instructions, then the OMR Answer Sheet shall be considered as ‘invalid’.
15. Immediately after the final bell indicating the conclusion of the examination, stop any further markings in the OMR Answer
Sheet. The candidate shall not leave the examination hall till the OMR Answer Sheets are collected and accounted for by the
Invigilator.
16. Candidate shall retain Carbonless copy of the OMR Answer Sheet (candidate copy) till the announcement of final list and in case
if the Commission directs the candidate to produce the candidate copy, then the candidate shall produce the same without fail.
17. Sheets for rough work are appended in the Question Booklet at the end. You should not make any marking on any other part of
the Question Booklet.
18. Penalty for Wrong answers :
THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE.
(i) There are four alternatives for the answer to every question.  For each question for which wrong answer has been given by
the candidate, one-fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
(ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens
to be correct and there will be same penalty as above to that question.
(iii) If a question is left blank i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
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SUBJECT CODE : 388
Possession of Mobile Phones, Smart watches, Calculators and other Electronic/Communication gadgets
of any kind is strictly prohibited inside the Examination venue.
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388 ( 40 – A ) 
DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO 
2020 Question Paper Version Code 
QUESTION BOOKLET
PAPER I
 
Maximum Time : 2 Hours Maximum Marks : 200  
INSTRUCTIONS 
1. Immediately after the commencement of the Examination, you should check that the Question Booklet does NOT have any
unprinted or torn or missing pages or questions etc. If so, get it replaced by a complete ‘Question Booklet’ of the same Question
Paper Version Code as printed in your OMR Answer Sheet. If the candidate uses faulty question paper without checking the
pages of the question paper, then the candidate himself shall be held responsible.
2. Read the instructions on the OMR Answer Sheet and Admission Ticket.
3. Candidate shall ensure that Question Paper Version Code of the Question Booklet given is the same as the
Question Paper Version Code printed on the OMR Answer Sheet. If any discrepancy is found, it should be reported
to the Invigilator and get the same Question Paper Version Code as printed on the OMR Answer Sheet.
4. All questions carry equal marks.
5. You have to enter your Register Number in the Question Booklet in the box
provided alongside. DO NOT write anything else on the Question Booklet.
6. This Question Booklet contains 100 questions and each question contains four choices. Select the response which you want to
mark on the Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response which you consider
the most appropriate. In any case, choose ONLY ONE RESPONSE for each question. If the candidate encodes more than one
answer, then that answer shall be considered as invalid.
7. Questions are printed both in Kannada and English. If any confusion arises in the Kannada Version, refer to the English Version
of the questions. Note that in case of any confusion in the questions, the English Version of the Question Booklet is final.
8. All the responses should be marked ONLY on the separate OMR Answer Sheet provided and ONLY in Black or Blue Ball Point
Pen.
9. The candidate shall ensure that the Question Paper Version Code printed in the personalized OMR Answer Sheet
matches with the Question Paper Version Code printed on the nominal roll. In case of any discrepancy the
candidate shall give declaration regarding the actual Question Paper Version Code used by the candidate. If the
candidate fails to give such declaration, then the version code printed on the OMR Answer Sheet shall be
considered for evaluation.
10. In case if a candidate uses the personalized OMR Answer Sheet belonging to another candidate, then the OMR Answer Sheet
shall be considered as ‘invalid’.
11. The candidate shall affix his/her signature in the OMR Answer Sheet in the space provided without fail. If the candidate fails to
do so, then such OMR Answer Sheet shall be considered as ‘invalid’.
12. In case if the candidate uses the Non-personalized OMR Answer Sheet, then the candidate shall write the Register Number in
the space provided and also encode the relevant circles. Also, the candidate shall write the Question Paper version code
compulsorily and affix his/her signature in the space provided. If the candidate fails to do so, then such OMR Answer Sheet
shall be considered as ‘invalid’.
13. Candidate shall sign in the Nominal Roll (Attendance Sheet) without fail.
14. If the candidate violates any of the above instructions, then the OMR Answer Sheet shall be considered as ‘invalid’.
15. Immediately after the final bell indicating the conclusion of the examination, stop any further markings in the OMR Answer
Sheet. The candidate shall not leave the examination hall till the OMR Answer Sheets are collected and accounted for by the
Invigilator.
16. Candidate shall retain Carbonless copy of the OMR Answer Sheet (candidate copy) till the announcement of final list and in case
if the Commission directs the candidate to produce the candidate copy, then the candidate shall produce the same without fail.
17. Sheets for rough work are appended in the Question Booklet at the end. You should not make any marking on any other part of
the Question Booklet.
18. Penalty for Wrong answers :
THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE.
(i) There are four alternatives for the answer to every question.  For each question for which wrong answer has been given by
the candidate, one-fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
(ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens
to be correct and there will be same penalty as above to that question.
(iii) If a question is left blank i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
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A
SUBJECT CODE : 388
Possession of Mobile Phones, Smart watches, Calculators and other Electronic/Communication gadgets
of any kind is strictly prohibited inside the Examination venue.
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388 ( 3 – A ) 
1. Match List-I with List-II : 
 
 List-I  List-II 
A. Stamp duties 
and duties on 
medical 
I. Duties levied by 
the Union 
Government but 
collected and 
appropriated by 
the State 
B. Duties on 
succession to 
property other 
than agricultural 
land 
II. Taxes levied and 
collected by the 
Union but 
assigned to the 
States 
C. Taxes on income 
other than 
corporation tax 
and taxes on 
agricultural 
income 
III. Taxes levied and 
collected by the 
Union and 
distributed 
between the 
Union and the 
States 
D. Excise duty on 
items other than 
medical and 
toilet preparation 
IV. Taxes levied and 
collected by the 
Union but which 
may be 
distributed 
between the 
Union and the 
States 
Choose the correct answer from the 
options given below :  
 A B C D 
(1) I II III IV 
(2) I III IV II 
(3) II I III IV 
(4) I IV III II 
2. Which State/UT has released a booklet for 
students on Ambedkar’s teachings ?  
(1) Maharashtra  
(2) Odisha 
(3) Goa 
(4) Delhi 
3. Kame terraces are formed by the deposits 
of ___________ . 
(1) Niche glacier 
(2) Alpine glacier 
(3) Glacier plucking 
(4) Valley glacier 
4. Which of the following statement/s is true 
with reference to Nayanars ? 
A. They were Sangam poets. 
B. They were Shaiva saints. 
C. They composed devotional poetry. 
D. Also known as Puratanas, they were 
64 in number. 
Choose the correct answer from the 
options given below : 
(1) A only 
(2) A and C only 
(3) B, C and D 
(4) B and C only 
5. Who among the following was recently 
appointed as the director of the National 
Science Foundation (NSF) of America ? 
(1) Rahul Sachdeva 
(2) Pankaj Agnihotri 
(3) Sethuraman Panchanathan 
(4) Pramod Mistri 
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388 ( 40 – A ) 
DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO 
2020 Question Paper Version Code 
QUESTION BOOKLET
PAPER I
 
Maximum Time : 2 Hours Maximum Marks : 200  
INSTRUCTIONS 
1. Immediately after the commencement of the Examination, you should check that the Question Booklet does NOT have any
unprinted or torn or missing pages or questions etc. If so, get it replaced by a complete ‘Question Booklet’ of the same Question
Paper Version Code as printed in your OMR Answer Sheet. If the candidate uses faulty question paper without checking the
pages of the question paper, then the candidate himself shall be held responsible.
2. Read the instructions on the OMR Answer Sheet and Admission Ticket.
3. Candidate shall ensure that Question Paper Version Code of the Question Booklet given is the same as the
Question Paper Version Code printed on the OMR Answer Sheet. If any discrepancy is found, it should be reported
to the Invigilator and get the same Question Paper Version Code as printed on the OMR Answer Sheet.
4. All questions carry equal marks.
5. You have to enter your Register Number in the Question Booklet in the box
provided alongside. DO NOT write anything else on the Question Booklet.
6. This Question Booklet contains 100 questions and each question contains four choices. Select the response which you want to
mark on the Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response which you consider
the most appropriate. In any case, choose ONLY ONE RESPONSE for each question. If the candidate encodes more than one
answer, then that answer shall be considered as invalid.
7. Questions are printed both in Kannada and English. If any confusion arises in the Kannada Version, refer to the English Version
of the questions. Note that in case of any confusion in the questions, the English Version of the Question Booklet is final.
8. All the responses should be marked ONLY on the separate OMR Answer Sheet provided and ONLY in Black or Blue Ball Point
Pen.
9. The candidate shall ensure that the Question Paper Version Code printed in the personalized OMR Answer Sheet
matches with the Question Paper Version Code printed on the nominal roll. In case of any discrepancy the
candidate shall give declaration regarding the actual Question Paper Version Code used by the candidate. If the
candidate fails to give such declaration, then the version code printed on the OMR Answer Sheet shall be
considered for evaluation.
10. In case if a candidate uses the personalized OMR Answer Sheet belonging to another candidate, then the OMR Answer Sheet
shall be considered as ‘invalid’.
11. The candidate shall affix his/her signature in the OMR Answer Sheet in the space provided without fail. If the candidate fails to
do so, then such OMR Answer Sheet shall be considered as ‘invalid’.
12. In case if the candidate uses the Non-personalized OMR Answer Sheet, then the candidate shall write the Register Number in
the space provided and also encode the relevant circles. Also, the candidate shall write the Question Paper version code
compulsorily and affix his/her signature in the space provided. If the candidate fails to do so, then such OMR Answer Sheet
shall be considered as ‘invalid’.
13. Candidate shall sign in the Nominal Roll (Attendance Sheet) without fail.
14. If the candidate violates any of the above instructions, then the OMR Answer Sheet shall be considered as ‘invalid’.
15. Immediately after the final bell indicating the conclusion of the examination, stop any further markings in the OMR Answer
Sheet. The candidate shall not leave the examination hall till the OMR Answer Sheets are collected and accounted for by the
Invigilator.
16. Candidate shall retain Carbonless copy of the OMR Answer Sheet (candidate copy) till the announcement of final list and in case
if the Commission directs the candidate to produce the candidate copy, then the candidate shall produce the same without fail.
17. Sheets for rough work are appended in the Question Booklet at the end. You should not make any marking on any other part of
the Question Booklet.
18. Penalty for Wrong answers :
THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE.
(i) There are four alternatives for the answer to every question.  For each question for which wrong answer has been given by
the candidate, one-fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
(ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens
to be correct and there will be same penalty as above to that question.
(iii) If a question is left blank i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
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A
SUBJECT CODE : 388
Possession of Mobile Phones, Smart watches, Calculators and other Electronic/Communication gadgets
of any kind is strictly prohibited inside the Examination venue.
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388 ( 3 – A ) 
1. Match List-I with List-II : 
 
 List-I  List-II 
A. Stamp duties 
and duties on 
medical 
I. Duties levied by 
the Union 
Government but 
collected and 
appropriated by 
the State 
B. Duties on 
succession to 
property other 
than agricultural 
land 
II. Taxes levied and 
collected by the 
Union but 
assigned to the 
States 
C. Taxes on income 
other than 
corporation tax 
and taxes on 
agricultural 
income 
III. Taxes levied and 
collected by the 
Union and 
distributed 
between the 
Union and the 
States 
D. Excise duty on 
items other than 
medical and 
toilet preparation 
IV. Taxes levied and 
collected by the 
Union but which 
may be 
distributed 
between the 
Union and the 
States 
Choose the correct answer from the 
options given below :  
 A B C D 
(1) I II III IV 
(2) I III IV II 
(3) II I III IV 
(4) I IV III II 
2. Which State/UT has released a booklet for 
students on Ambedkar’s teachings ?  
(1) Maharashtra  
(2) Odisha 
(3) Goa 
(4) Delhi 
3. Kame terraces are formed by the deposits 
of ___________ . 
(1) Niche glacier 
(2) Alpine glacier 
(3) Glacier plucking 
(4) Valley glacier 
4. Which of the following statement/s is true 
with reference to Nayanars ? 
A. They were Sangam poets. 
B. They were Shaiva saints. 
C. They composed devotional poetry. 
D. Also known as Puratanas, they were 
64 in number. 
Choose the correct answer from the 
options given below : 
(1) A only 
(2) A and C only 
(3) B, C and D 
(4) B and C only 
5. Who among the following was recently 
appointed as the director of the National 
Science Foundation (NSF) of America ? 
(1) Rahul Sachdeva 
(2) Pankaj Agnihotri 
(3) Sethuraman Panchanathan 
(4) Pramod Mistri 
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388 ( 5 – A ) 
6. Consider the following statements : 
A. Corporation tax is levied on the 
income of both registered, 
unregistered companies and 
corporations. 
B. Corporation tax is levied on incomes 
of individuals and Hindu Undivided 
Family. 
C. Corporation tax is levied only on the 
incomes of registered companies 
and corporations. 
Which of the above statements is/are  
true ? 
Choose the correct answer from the 
options given below : 
(1) A and  B are true 
(2) Only C is true 
(3) Only B is true 
(4) All of the above are true 
 
7. Name of the recently launched first 
satellite of Ethiopia is 
(1) ETRSS-1 
(2) ETISAT-1 
(3) ETSARS-1 
(4) ETHIOS-1 
8. Layer of freezing/frozen water on the top 
of a river, ice or land is termed as ______ . 
(1) Naleds 
(2) Cirque 
(3) Snow cap 
(4) Snow line 
9. In the history of Indian coinage,  
Punch-Marked Coins (PMC) have a 
special place.  Which of the following 
statements are true with reference to 
PMC ? 
A. They are the earliest coinage in 
India. 
B. They were not in circulation in 
South India. 
C. We can notice symbols on one or 
both the sides of these coins. 
D. These coins are made of silver. 
Choose the correct answer from the 
following : 
(1) A and D only 
(2) A and C only 
(3) A, B, C and D 
(4) A, C and D 
10. Which country recently declared 
emergency in the Galapagos Islands ? 
(1) Finland 
(2) Sweden 
(3) Bahamas 
(4) Ecuador 
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388 ( 40 – A ) 
DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO 
2020 Question Paper Version Code 
QUESTION BOOKLET
PAPER I
 
Maximum Time : 2 Hours Maximum Marks : 200  
INSTRUCTIONS 
1. Immediately after the commencement of the Examination, you should check that the Question Booklet does NOT have any
unprinted or torn or missing pages or questions etc. If so, get it replaced by a complete ‘Question Booklet’ of the same Question
Paper Version Code as printed in your OMR Answer Sheet. If the candidate uses faulty question paper without checking the
pages of the question paper, then the candidate himself shall be held responsible.
2. Read the instructions on the OMR Answer Sheet and Admission Ticket.
3. Candidate shall ensure that Question Paper Version Code of the Question Booklet given is the same as the
Question Paper Version Code printed on the OMR Answer Sheet. If any discrepancy is found, it should be reported
to the Invigilator and get the same Question Paper Version Code as printed on the OMR Answer Sheet.
4. All questions carry equal marks.
5. You have to enter your Register Number in the Question Booklet in the box
provided alongside. DO NOT write anything else on the Question Booklet.
6. This Question Booklet contains 100 questions and each question contains four choices. Select the response which you want to
mark on the Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response which you consider
the most appropriate. In any case, choose ONLY ONE RESPONSE for each question. If the candidate encodes more than one
answer, then that answer shall be considered as invalid.
7. Questions are printed both in Kannada and English. If any confusion arises in the Kannada Version, refer to the English Version
of the questions. Note that in case of any confusion in the questions, the English Version of the Question Booklet is final.
8. All the responses should be marked ONLY on the separate OMR Answer Sheet provided and ONLY in Black or Blue Ball Point
Pen.
9. The candidate shall ensure that the Question Paper Version Code printed in the personalized OMR Answer Sheet
matches with the Question Paper Version Code printed on the nominal roll. In case of any discrepancy the
candidate shall give declaration regarding the actual Question Paper Version Code used by the candidate. If the
candidate fails to give such declaration, then the version code printed on the OMR Answer Sheet shall be
considered for evaluation.
10. In case if a candidate uses the personalized OMR Answer Sheet belonging to another candidate, then the OMR Answer Sheet
shall be considered as ‘invalid’.
11. The candidate shall affix his/her signature in the OMR Answer Sheet in the space provided without fail. If the candidate fails to
do so, then such OMR Answer Sheet shall be considered as ‘invalid’.
12. In case if the candidate uses the Non-personalized OMR Answer Sheet, then the candidate shall write the Register Number in
the space provided and also encode the relevant circles. Also, the candidate shall write the Question Paper version code
compulsorily and affix his/her signature in the space provided. If the candidate fails to do so, then such OMR Answer Sheet
shall be considered as ‘invalid’.
13. Candidate shall sign in the Nominal Roll (Attendance Sheet) without fail.
14. If the candidate violates any of the above instructions, then the OMR Answer Sheet shall be considered as ‘invalid’.
15. Immediately after the final bell indicating the conclusion of the examination, stop any further markings in the OMR Answer
Sheet. The candidate shall not leave the examination hall till the OMR Answer Sheets are collected and accounted for by the
Invigilator.
16. Candidate shall retain Carbonless copy of the OMR Answer Sheet (candidate copy) till the announcement of final list and in case
if the Commission directs the candidate to produce the candidate copy, then the candidate shall produce the same without fail.
17. Sheets for rough work are appended in the Question Booklet at the end. You should not make any marking on any other part of
the Question Booklet.
18. Penalty for Wrong answers :
THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE.
(i) There are four alternatives for the answer to every question.  For each question for which wrong answer has been given by
the candidate, one-fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
(ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens
to be correct and there will be same penalty as above to that question.
(iii) If a question is left blank i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
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A
SUBJECT CODE : 388
Possession of Mobile Phones, Smart watches, Calculators and other Electronic/Communication gadgets
of any kind is strictly prohibited inside the Examination venue.
Page - 1
388 ( 3 – A ) 
1. Match List-I with List-II : 
 
 List-I  List-II 
A. Stamp duties 
and duties on 
medical 
I. Duties levied by 
the Union 
Government but 
collected and 
appropriated by 
the State 
B. Duties on 
succession to 
property other 
than agricultural 
land 
II. Taxes levied and 
collected by the 
Union but 
assigned to the 
States 
C. Taxes on income 
other than 
corporation tax 
and taxes on 
agricultural 
income 
III. Taxes levied and 
collected by the 
Union and 
distributed 
between the 
Union and the 
States 
D. Excise duty on 
items other than 
medical and 
toilet preparation 
IV. Taxes levied and 
collected by the 
Union but which 
may be 
distributed 
between the 
Union and the 
States 
Choose the correct answer from the 
options given below :  
 A B C D 
(1) I II III IV 
(2) I III IV II 
(3) II I III IV 
(4) I IV III II 
2. Which State/UT has released a booklet for 
students on Ambedkar’s teachings ?  
(1) Maharashtra  
(2) Odisha 
(3) Goa 
(4) Delhi 
3. Kame terraces are formed by the deposits 
of ___________ . 
(1) Niche glacier 
(2) Alpine glacier 
(3) Glacier plucking 
(4) Valley glacier 
4. Which of the following statement/s is true 
with reference to Nayanars ? 
A. They were Sangam poets. 
B. They were Shaiva saints. 
C. They composed devotional poetry. 
D. Also known as Puratanas, they were 
64 in number. 
Choose the correct answer from the 
options given below : 
(1) A only 
(2) A and C only 
(3) B, C and D 
(4) B and C only 
5. Who among the following was recently 
appointed as the director of the National 
Science Foundation (NSF) of America ? 
(1) Rahul Sachdeva 
(2) Pankaj Agnihotri 
(3) Sethuraman Panchanathan 
(4) Pramod Mistri 
Page - 2
388 ( 5 – A ) 
6. Consider the following statements : 
A. Corporation tax is levied on the 
income of both registered, 
unregistered companies and 
corporations. 
B. Corporation tax is levied on incomes 
of individuals and Hindu Undivided 
Family. 
C. Corporation tax is levied only on the 
incomes of registered companies 
and corporations. 
Which of the above statements is/are  
true ? 
Choose the correct answer from the 
options given below : 
(1) A and  B are true 
(2) Only C is true 
(3) Only B is true 
(4) All of the above are true 
 
7. Name of the recently launched first 
satellite of Ethiopia is 
(1) ETRSS-1 
(2) ETISAT-1 
(3) ETSARS-1 
(4) ETHIOS-1 
8. Layer of freezing/frozen water on the top 
of a river, ice or land is termed as ______ . 
(1) Naleds 
(2) Cirque 
(3) Snow cap 
(4) Snow line 
9. In the history of Indian coinage,  
Punch-Marked Coins (PMC) have a 
special place.  Which of the following 
statements are true with reference to 
PMC ? 
A. They are the earliest coinage in 
India. 
B. They were not in circulation in 
South India. 
C. We can notice symbols on one or 
both the sides of these coins. 
D. These coins are made of silver. 
Choose the correct answer from the 
following : 
(1) A and D only 
(2) A and C only 
(3) A, B, C and D 
(4) A, C and D 
10. Which country recently declared 
emergency in the Galapagos Islands ? 
(1) Finland 
(2) Sweden 
(3) Bahamas 
(4) Ecuador 
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388 ( 7 – A ) 
11. The Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder 
convicts filed mercy petition with the 
President of India by using the 
Constitutional provision of “the sentence 
is a sentence of death”. As per which 
Article of the Constitution did the 
President reject the petition ? 
(1) Article 70, Part V 
(2) Article 71, Part V 
(3) Article 72, Part V 
(4) Article 74, Part V 
12. The unemployment which is associated 
with the inadequacy of productive 
capacity   to create enough jobs for all 
those able and willing to work refers to 
_________ . 
(1) Frictional unemployment 
(2) Cyclical unemployment 
(3) Structural unemployment 
(4) Open unemployment 
13. Who described the Indian Constitution as 
Quasi federal ? 
(1) Jennings 
(2) K.C. Wheare 
(3) Morris-Jones 
(4) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar 
14. India’s rank in Climate Risk Index 2020 
is _____________ . 
(1) 14
th 
 
(2) 11
th
 
(3) 9
th
 
(4) 5
th
 
15. The Migration Transition Theory put 
forth by Zelinsky is based upon the 
__________ . 
(1) Demographic Transition Model 
(2) Weber’s Least Cost Theory 
(3) Rostow’s Development Theory 
(4) Mackinder’s Heartland Theory 
16. In the context of Hindu iconography, the 
term “Chaturvimsati Murti” refers to 
(1) Sculptural scenes depicting stories 
related to Lila forms of Krishna 
(2) Sculptures of goddesses shown 
slaying asuras 
(3) Samhara Murti form of Shiva, 
which shows Shiva in a furious 
mood 
(4) Forms of Vishnu identified on the 
basis of attributes in his four hands 
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