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1 What is the expected target of development in the 
"vision paper" of the 12
th
 Five Year Plan (2012-2017) 
as accepted by the National Development Council?
(a) 7% (b) 8%
(c) 9% (d) 10%
2 Who among the following won the first Indian 
"Grand Prix Formula One" car race?
(a) Adrian Sutil (b) Narayan Kartikeyan
(c) Sebastian Vittel (d) Jession Baton
3 Who was the only Indian batsman to have hit a 
century in the recent (2011-12) Indian-Australian 
Cricket Test Series?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Virat Kohli
(c) Rohit Sharma (d) Rahul Dravid
4 Who among the following Journalists has written 
his autobiography entitled the "Lucknow Boy"?
(a) Vinod Merita (b) Alok Mehta
(c) Narendra Mohan (d) Pritish Nandi
5 At the 59
th
 National Film Award, who was 
declared the best actress?
(a) Kareena Kapoor (b) Priyanka Chopra
(c) Rani Mukherjee (d) Vidya Balan
6 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Arjun Awardees 
of 2011)
List-II (Games, they 
area associated with)
A. Preeja Sridharan 1. Football
B. Sunil Chettri 2. Kabaddi
C. Rakesh Kumar 3. Swimming
D. Virdhval Khade 4. Athletics
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
7 How many women have been elected in the UP 
Vidhan Sabha elections of 2012?
(a) 58 (b) 35
(c) 49 (d) 17
8 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I
(Harappan Sites)
List-II
(Locations)
A. Manda 1. Rajasthan
B. Diamabad 2. Haryana
C. Kalibanga 3. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Rakhigarhi 4. Maharashtra
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 1 2 3
9 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from:
List-I
(Vedic Rivers)
List-II
(Modern Names)
A. Kubha 1. Gandak
B. Parushni 2. Kabul
C. Sadanira 3. Ravi
D. Sutudri 4. Satluj
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
10 Which of the following sacred Buddhist place 
was situated on the river Niranjana?
(a) Bodh Gaya (b) Kusinagara
(c) Lumbini (d) Rishipattana
11 Who among the following has been conferred 
Padma Vibhusan in the year 2012?
(a) Anil Kapoor (b) Homi K. Bhabha
(c) Jose Pereira (d) K.G. Subrananyan
12 Which of the following Sangam ports were 
situated on the western coast?
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
1. Korkai 2. Puhar
3. T ondi 4. Mushiri
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only (d) 4 and 1 only
 
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1 What is the expected target of development in the 
"vision paper" of the 12
th
 Five Year Plan (2012-2017) 
as accepted by the National Development Council?
(a) 7% (b) 8%
(c) 9% (d) 10%
2 Who among the following won the first Indian 
"Grand Prix Formula One" car race?
(a) Adrian Sutil (b) Narayan Kartikeyan
(c) Sebastian Vittel (d) Jession Baton
3 Who was the only Indian batsman to have hit a 
century in the recent (2011-12) Indian-Australian 
Cricket Test Series?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Virat Kohli
(c) Rohit Sharma (d) Rahul Dravid
4 Who among the following Journalists has written 
his autobiography entitled the "Lucknow Boy"?
(a) Vinod Merita (b) Alok Mehta
(c) Narendra Mohan (d) Pritish Nandi
5 At the 59
th
 National Film Award, who was 
declared the best actress?
(a) Kareena Kapoor (b) Priyanka Chopra
(c) Rani Mukherjee (d) Vidya Balan
6 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Arjun Awardees 
of 2011)
List-II (Games, they 
area associated with)
A. Preeja Sridharan 1. Football
B. Sunil Chettri 2. Kabaddi
C. Rakesh Kumar 3. Swimming
D. Virdhval Khade 4. Athletics
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
7 How many women have been elected in the UP 
Vidhan Sabha elections of 2012?
(a) 58 (b) 35
(c) 49 (d) 17
8 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I
(Harappan Sites)
List-II
(Locations)
A. Manda 1. Rajasthan
B. Diamabad 2. Haryana
C. Kalibanga 3. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Rakhigarhi 4. Maharashtra
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 1 2 3
9 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from:
List-I
(Vedic Rivers)
List-II
(Modern Names)
A. Kubha 1. Gandak
B. Parushni 2. Kabul
C. Sadanira 3. Ravi
D. Sutudri 4. Satluj
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
10 Which of the following sacred Buddhist place 
was situated on the river Niranjana?
(a) Bodh Gaya (b) Kusinagara
(c) Lumbini (d) Rishipattana
11 Who among the following has been conferred 
Padma Vibhusan in the year 2012?
(a) Anil Kapoor (b) Homi K. Bhabha
(c) Jose Pereira (d) K.G. Subrananyan
12 Which of the following Sangam ports were 
situated on the western coast?
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
1. Korkai 2. Puhar
3. T ondi 4. Mushiri
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only (d) 4 and 1 only
 
   General Studies, PAPER-I : 2012 257
13 Which of the following pairs is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) Karpuramanjari Harsha
(b) Malavvikagnimitra Kalidasa
(c) Mudrarakshasa Visakhadatta
(d) Saundarananda Asvaghosha
14 Pundravardhana Bhukti was located in:
(a) North Bengal (b) Bihar
(c) Odisha (d) Assam
15 Who was the Chola Monarch, who completely 
freed Sri Lanka and go his daughter married to the 
Simhala prince?
(a) Kulottunga I (b) Rajendra I
(c) Adhirajendra (d) Rajadhiraja I
16 Who among the following are known for their 
Telugu translation of the Mahabharata?
 Select the correct answer from the codes given 
below.
1. Kamban 2. Kuttan
3. Nannay 4. Tikkan
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 4 and 1
17 On whose coins the name of the last Caliph of 
Baghdad appeared for the first time?
(a) Qutbuddin Aibak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Alauddin Masud Shah
18 Who was the renowned jain Acharya, who was 
greatly honoured by Akbar?
(a) Chandraprabha Suri (b) Hiravijaya Suri
(c) Pushpadanta (d) Yasobhadra
19 T uramaya, a contemporary of Asoka, was the ruler 
of:
(a) Egypt (b) Corinth
(c) Macedonia (d) Syria
20 Which one of the following was the Emperor of 
India when British East India Company was formed 
in London?
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
21 At the time of Aurangzeb's death, the Maratha 
Leadership was in the hands of:
(a) Shambhuji (b) Rajaram
(c) Jijabai (d) T arabai
22 Ram Mohan Roy was given the title of Raja by:
(a) Lord William Bentinck
(b) Akbar (II)
(c) Followers of Brahma Samaj
(d) Intellectuals opposing the custom of Sati
23 Which of the following colleges was the first to be 
established?
(a) Hindu College, Calcutta
(b) Delhi College
(c) Mayo College
(d) Muslim Anglo-Oriental College
24 Sharada Act fixed the minimum age of marriage 
of girls and boys respectively as:
(a) 12 and 16 (b) 14 and 18
(c) 15 and 21 (d) 16 and 22
25 Match List-I with List-II and select correct answer 
by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I
(Newspaper)
List-II
(Language)
A. Bharat Mitra 1. Bengali
B. Rashtramata 2. Gujarati
C. Prajamitra 3. Hindi
D. Nayak 4. Marathi
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
26 Who among the following were Jahangiri 
Painters?
 Select the correct answer for the codes given below.
1. Abdus Samad 2. Abdul Hasan
3. Aqa Riza 4. Mir Sayyad Ali
 Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 4 and 1
27 A Provisional Government of India with Raja 
Mahendra Pratap as its president was established 
during the First World War in:
(a) Afghanistan (b) Germany
(c) Singapore (d) T urkey
28 The National Leader who was elected President 
(Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly in 
1925 was:
(a) Motilal Nehru (b) C. R. Das
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel (d) Vittalbhai Patel
29 Who of the following was entrusted with finance 
portfolio in the ministry formed in U.P. after the 
election of 1937?
(a) Govind Ballabh Pant (b) Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
(c) Kailash Nath Katju (d) Mohammed Ibrahim
30 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I
(Congress Presidents)
List-II
(Venues of Session)
A. Dr. M. A. Ansari 1. Haripura
B. Purushottam Das Tandon 2. Kanpur
C. Sarojini Naidu 3. Madras
D. Subhas Chandra Bose 4. Nasik
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
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1 What is the expected target of development in the 
"vision paper" of the 12
th
 Five Year Plan (2012-2017) 
as accepted by the National Development Council?
(a) 7% (b) 8%
(c) 9% (d) 10%
2 Who among the following won the first Indian 
"Grand Prix Formula One" car race?
(a) Adrian Sutil (b) Narayan Kartikeyan
(c) Sebastian Vittel (d) Jession Baton
3 Who was the only Indian batsman to have hit a 
century in the recent (2011-12) Indian-Australian 
Cricket Test Series?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Virat Kohli
(c) Rohit Sharma (d) Rahul Dravid
4 Who among the following Journalists has written 
his autobiography entitled the "Lucknow Boy"?
(a) Vinod Merita (b) Alok Mehta
(c) Narendra Mohan (d) Pritish Nandi
5 At the 59
th
 National Film Award, who was 
declared the best actress?
(a) Kareena Kapoor (b) Priyanka Chopra
(c) Rani Mukherjee (d) Vidya Balan
6 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Arjun Awardees 
of 2011)
List-II (Games, they 
area associated with)
A. Preeja Sridharan 1. Football
B. Sunil Chettri 2. Kabaddi
C. Rakesh Kumar 3. Swimming
D. Virdhval Khade 4. Athletics
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
7 How many women have been elected in the UP 
Vidhan Sabha elections of 2012?
(a) 58 (b) 35
(c) 49 (d) 17
8 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I
(Harappan Sites)
List-II
(Locations)
A. Manda 1. Rajasthan
B. Diamabad 2. Haryana
C. Kalibanga 3. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Rakhigarhi 4. Maharashtra
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 1 2 3
9 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from:
List-I
(Vedic Rivers)
List-II
(Modern Names)
A. Kubha 1. Gandak
B. Parushni 2. Kabul
C. Sadanira 3. Ravi
D. Sutudri 4. Satluj
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
10 Which of the following sacred Buddhist place 
was situated on the river Niranjana?
(a) Bodh Gaya (b) Kusinagara
(c) Lumbini (d) Rishipattana
11 Who among the following has been conferred 
Padma Vibhusan in the year 2012?
(a) Anil Kapoor (b) Homi K. Bhabha
(c) Jose Pereira (d) K.G. Subrananyan
12 Which of the following Sangam ports were 
situated on the western coast?
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
1. Korkai 2. Puhar
3. T ondi 4. Mushiri
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only (d) 4 and 1 only
 
   General Studies, PAPER-I : 2012 257
13 Which of the following pairs is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) Karpuramanjari Harsha
(b) Malavvikagnimitra Kalidasa
(c) Mudrarakshasa Visakhadatta
(d) Saundarananda Asvaghosha
14 Pundravardhana Bhukti was located in:
(a) North Bengal (b) Bihar
(c) Odisha (d) Assam
15 Who was the Chola Monarch, who completely 
freed Sri Lanka and go his daughter married to the 
Simhala prince?
(a) Kulottunga I (b) Rajendra I
(c) Adhirajendra (d) Rajadhiraja I
16 Who among the following are known for their 
Telugu translation of the Mahabharata?
 Select the correct answer from the codes given 
below.
1. Kamban 2. Kuttan
3. Nannay 4. Tikkan
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 4 and 1
17 On whose coins the name of the last Caliph of 
Baghdad appeared for the first time?
(a) Qutbuddin Aibak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Alauddin Masud Shah
18 Who was the renowned jain Acharya, who was 
greatly honoured by Akbar?
(a) Chandraprabha Suri (b) Hiravijaya Suri
(c) Pushpadanta (d) Yasobhadra
19 T uramaya, a contemporary of Asoka, was the ruler 
of:
(a) Egypt (b) Corinth
(c) Macedonia (d) Syria
20 Which one of the following was the Emperor of 
India when British East India Company was formed 
in London?
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
21 At the time of Aurangzeb's death, the Maratha 
Leadership was in the hands of:
(a) Shambhuji (b) Rajaram
(c) Jijabai (d) T arabai
22 Ram Mohan Roy was given the title of Raja by:
(a) Lord William Bentinck
(b) Akbar (II)
(c) Followers of Brahma Samaj
(d) Intellectuals opposing the custom of Sati
23 Which of the following colleges was the first to be 
established?
(a) Hindu College, Calcutta
(b) Delhi College
(c) Mayo College
(d) Muslim Anglo-Oriental College
24 Sharada Act fixed the minimum age of marriage 
of girls and boys respectively as:
(a) 12 and 16 (b) 14 and 18
(c) 15 and 21 (d) 16 and 22
25 Match List-I with List-II and select correct answer 
by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I
(Newspaper)
List-II
(Language)
A. Bharat Mitra 1. Bengali
B. Rashtramata 2. Gujarati
C. Prajamitra 3. Hindi
D. Nayak 4. Marathi
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
26 Who among the following were Jahangiri 
Painters?
 Select the correct answer for the codes given below.
1. Abdus Samad 2. Abdul Hasan
3. Aqa Riza 4. Mir Sayyad Ali
 Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 4 and 1
27 A Provisional Government of India with Raja 
Mahendra Pratap as its president was established 
during the First World War in:
(a) Afghanistan (b) Germany
(c) Singapore (d) T urkey
28 The National Leader who was elected President 
(Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly in 
1925 was:
(a) Motilal Nehru (b) C. R. Das
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel (d) Vittalbhai Patel
29 Who of the following was entrusted with finance 
portfolio in the ministry formed in U.P. after the 
election of 1937?
(a) Govind Ballabh Pant (b) Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
(c) Kailash Nath Katju (d) Mohammed Ibrahim
30 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I
(Congress Presidents)
List-II
(Venues of Session)
A. Dr. M. A. Ansari 1. Haripura
B. Purushottam Das Tandon 2. Kanpur
C. Sarojini Naidu 3. Madras
D. Subhas Chandra Bose 4. Nasik
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
 258 OSWAAL 15-Years UPPSC Prelims Solved Paper
31 Which Act for the first time made it possible for 
Indian to take some share in the administration of 
their country?
(a) Charter Act 1833 
(b) Charter Act 1853
(c) Government of India Act 1858
(d) Indian Councils Act 1861
32 Which of these west flowing rivers flow between 
two mountain ranges?
(a) Sharasvati (b) Narmada
(c) Mahi (d) Sabarmati
33 Which of the following is correctly matched?
(Lakes) (Locations)
(a) Lonar Madhya Pradesh
(b) Nakki Gujarat
(c) Kolleru Andhra Pradesh
(d) Pulicat Kerala
34 Which of the following is not a kharif crop?
(a) Cotton (b) Groundnut
(c) Maize (d) Mustard
35 Which of the following States of India has the 
largest area (2010) under tobacco cultivation?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Gujarat
36 In Uttar Pradesh the highest production of Aonla 
come from:
(a) Rae Bareilly (b) Pratapgarh
(c) Faizabad (d) Allahabad
37 Which of the following movements drew women 
out from the seclusion of home?
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
1. Swadeshi Movement 
2. Home Rule Movement
3. Non-Cooperation Movement
4. Civil Disobedience Movement
 Codes:
(a) Only 1 and 3 (b) Only 2 and 4
(c) Only 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
38 Which of the following ports of Indian is an open 
sea port?
(a) Haldia (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai (d) Vishakhapatnam
39 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) Nangal Dam Satluj River
(b) Sardar Sarovar Project Narmada River
(c) Nagarjun Sagar Godavari River
(d) Hirakund Dam Mahanadi
40 Teak forest is found in which of the following 
States of India?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Jharkhand (d) Karnataka
41 Which of the following rivers is called 'biological 
desert' on account of its pollutants?
(a) Yamuna (b) Periyar
(c) Damodar (d) Mahanadi
42 Most of the production of Natural gas in India 
comes from:
(a) Andhra Pradesh Coast
(b) Gujarat Coast
(c) Bombay High
(d) Tamil Nadu Coast
43 Which one of the following is the main area for 
producing 'Tidal Energy'?
(a) Gulf of Bengal 
(b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) Gulf of Khambhat (Gambay)
(d) Gulf of Kutch
44 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes below the lists:
List-I (Mining Areas) List-II (Minerals)
A. Gurumahisani 1. Lead
B. Talchar 2. Uranium
C. Jaduguda 3. Iron ore
D. Zavar 4. Coal
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 1 2 3 4
45 Which of the following Union Territories has the 
lowest population density?
(a) Daman and Diu 
(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(c) Andaman and Nicobar
(d) Puducherry
46 Which of the following is the highest peak in 
South India?
(a) Anai Mudi (b) Doda Beta
(c) Mahendragiri (d) Dhupgarh
47 Which of the following pairs is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) Fulani West Africa
(b) Bantu Sahara
(c) Masai East Africa
(d) Nuda Sudan
48 Which of the following pairs of countries are 
around Aral Sea?
List-I List-II
(a) Kazakhastan Uzbekistan
(b) Kazakhastan T urkemenistan
(c) Azerbaijan Uzbekistan
(d) Kazakhstan Russia
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1 What is the expected target of development in the 
"vision paper" of the 12
th
 Five Year Plan (2012-2017) 
as accepted by the National Development Council?
(a) 7% (b) 8%
(c) 9% (d) 10%
2 Who among the following won the first Indian 
"Grand Prix Formula One" car race?
(a) Adrian Sutil (b) Narayan Kartikeyan
(c) Sebastian Vittel (d) Jession Baton
3 Who was the only Indian batsman to have hit a 
century in the recent (2011-12) Indian-Australian 
Cricket Test Series?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Virat Kohli
(c) Rohit Sharma (d) Rahul Dravid
4 Who among the following Journalists has written 
his autobiography entitled the "Lucknow Boy"?
(a) Vinod Merita (b) Alok Mehta
(c) Narendra Mohan (d) Pritish Nandi
5 At the 59
th
 National Film Award, who was 
declared the best actress?
(a) Kareena Kapoor (b) Priyanka Chopra
(c) Rani Mukherjee (d) Vidya Balan
6 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Arjun Awardees 
of 2011)
List-II (Games, they 
area associated with)
A. Preeja Sridharan 1. Football
B. Sunil Chettri 2. Kabaddi
C. Rakesh Kumar 3. Swimming
D. Virdhval Khade 4. Athletics
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
7 How many women have been elected in the UP 
Vidhan Sabha elections of 2012?
(a) 58 (b) 35
(c) 49 (d) 17
8 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I
(Harappan Sites)
List-II
(Locations)
A. Manda 1. Rajasthan
B. Diamabad 2. Haryana
C. Kalibanga 3. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Rakhigarhi 4. Maharashtra
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 1 2 3
9 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from:
List-I
(Vedic Rivers)
List-II
(Modern Names)
A. Kubha 1. Gandak
B. Parushni 2. Kabul
C. Sadanira 3. Ravi
D. Sutudri 4. Satluj
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
10 Which of the following sacred Buddhist place 
was situated on the river Niranjana?
(a) Bodh Gaya (b) Kusinagara
(c) Lumbini (d) Rishipattana
11 Who among the following has been conferred 
Padma Vibhusan in the year 2012?
(a) Anil Kapoor (b) Homi K. Bhabha
(c) Jose Pereira (d) K.G. Subrananyan
12 Which of the following Sangam ports were 
situated on the western coast?
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
1. Korkai 2. Puhar
3. T ondi 4. Mushiri
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only (d) 4 and 1 only
 
   General Studies, PAPER-I : 2012 257
13 Which of the following pairs is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) Karpuramanjari Harsha
(b) Malavvikagnimitra Kalidasa
(c) Mudrarakshasa Visakhadatta
(d) Saundarananda Asvaghosha
14 Pundravardhana Bhukti was located in:
(a) North Bengal (b) Bihar
(c) Odisha (d) Assam
15 Who was the Chola Monarch, who completely 
freed Sri Lanka and go his daughter married to the 
Simhala prince?
(a) Kulottunga I (b) Rajendra I
(c) Adhirajendra (d) Rajadhiraja I
16 Who among the following are known for their 
Telugu translation of the Mahabharata?
 Select the correct answer from the codes given 
below.
1. Kamban 2. Kuttan
3. Nannay 4. Tikkan
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 4 and 1
17 On whose coins the name of the last Caliph of 
Baghdad appeared for the first time?
(a) Qutbuddin Aibak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Alauddin Masud Shah
18 Who was the renowned jain Acharya, who was 
greatly honoured by Akbar?
(a) Chandraprabha Suri (b) Hiravijaya Suri
(c) Pushpadanta (d) Yasobhadra
19 T uramaya, a contemporary of Asoka, was the ruler 
of:
(a) Egypt (b) Corinth
(c) Macedonia (d) Syria
20 Which one of the following was the Emperor of 
India when British East India Company was formed 
in London?
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
21 At the time of Aurangzeb's death, the Maratha 
Leadership was in the hands of:
(a) Shambhuji (b) Rajaram
(c) Jijabai (d) T arabai
22 Ram Mohan Roy was given the title of Raja by:
(a) Lord William Bentinck
(b) Akbar (II)
(c) Followers of Brahma Samaj
(d) Intellectuals opposing the custom of Sati
23 Which of the following colleges was the first to be 
established?
(a) Hindu College, Calcutta
(b) Delhi College
(c) Mayo College
(d) Muslim Anglo-Oriental College
24 Sharada Act fixed the minimum age of marriage 
of girls and boys respectively as:
(a) 12 and 16 (b) 14 and 18
(c) 15 and 21 (d) 16 and 22
25 Match List-I with List-II and select correct answer 
by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I
(Newspaper)
List-II
(Language)
A. Bharat Mitra 1. Bengali
B. Rashtramata 2. Gujarati
C. Prajamitra 3. Hindi
D. Nayak 4. Marathi
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
26 Who among the following were Jahangiri 
Painters?
 Select the correct answer for the codes given below.
1. Abdus Samad 2. Abdul Hasan
3. Aqa Riza 4. Mir Sayyad Ali
 Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 4 and 1
27 A Provisional Government of India with Raja 
Mahendra Pratap as its president was established 
during the First World War in:
(a) Afghanistan (b) Germany
(c) Singapore (d) T urkey
28 The National Leader who was elected President 
(Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly in 
1925 was:
(a) Motilal Nehru (b) C. R. Das
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel (d) Vittalbhai Patel
29 Who of the following was entrusted with finance 
portfolio in the ministry formed in U.P. after the 
election of 1937?
(a) Govind Ballabh Pant (b) Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
(c) Kailash Nath Katju (d) Mohammed Ibrahim
30 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I
(Congress Presidents)
List-II
(Venues of Session)
A. Dr. M. A. Ansari 1. Haripura
B. Purushottam Das Tandon 2. Kanpur
C. Sarojini Naidu 3. Madras
D. Subhas Chandra Bose 4. Nasik
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
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31 Which Act for the first time made it possible for 
Indian to take some share in the administration of 
their country?
(a) Charter Act 1833 
(b) Charter Act 1853
(c) Government of India Act 1858
(d) Indian Councils Act 1861
32 Which of these west flowing rivers flow between 
two mountain ranges?
(a) Sharasvati (b) Narmada
(c) Mahi (d) Sabarmati
33 Which of the following is correctly matched?
(Lakes) (Locations)
(a) Lonar Madhya Pradesh
(b) Nakki Gujarat
(c) Kolleru Andhra Pradesh
(d) Pulicat Kerala
34 Which of the following is not a kharif crop?
(a) Cotton (b) Groundnut
(c) Maize (d) Mustard
35 Which of the following States of India has the 
largest area (2010) under tobacco cultivation?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Gujarat
36 In Uttar Pradesh the highest production of Aonla 
come from:
(a) Rae Bareilly (b) Pratapgarh
(c) Faizabad (d) Allahabad
37 Which of the following movements drew women 
out from the seclusion of home?
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
1. Swadeshi Movement 
2. Home Rule Movement
3. Non-Cooperation Movement
4. Civil Disobedience Movement
 Codes:
(a) Only 1 and 3 (b) Only 2 and 4
(c) Only 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
38 Which of the following ports of Indian is an open 
sea port?
(a) Haldia (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai (d) Vishakhapatnam
39 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) Nangal Dam Satluj River
(b) Sardar Sarovar Project Narmada River
(c) Nagarjun Sagar Godavari River
(d) Hirakund Dam Mahanadi
40 Teak forest is found in which of the following 
States of India?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Jharkhand (d) Karnataka
41 Which of the following rivers is called 'biological 
desert' on account of its pollutants?
(a) Yamuna (b) Periyar
(c) Damodar (d) Mahanadi
42 Most of the production of Natural gas in India 
comes from:
(a) Andhra Pradesh Coast
(b) Gujarat Coast
(c) Bombay High
(d) Tamil Nadu Coast
43 Which one of the following is the main area for 
producing 'Tidal Energy'?
(a) Gulf of Bengal 
(b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) Gulf of Khambhat (Gambay)
(d) Gulf of Kutch
44 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes below the lists:
List-I (Mining Areas) List-II (Minerals)
A. Gurumahisani 1. Lead
B. Talchar 2. Uranium
C. Jaduguda 3. Iron ore
D. Zavar 4. Coal
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 1 2 3 4
45 Which of the following Union Territories has the 
lowest population density?
(a) Daman and Diu 
(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(c) Andaman and Nicobar
(d) Puducherry
46 Which of the following is the highest peak in 
South India?
(a) Anai Mudi (b) Doda Beta
(c) Mahendragiri (d) Dhupgarh
47 Which of the following pairs is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) Fulani West Africa
(b) Bantu Sahara
(c) Masai East Africa
(d) Nuda Sudan
48 Which of the following pairs of countries are 
around Aral Sea?
List-I List-II
(a) Kazakhastan Uzbekistan
(b) Kazakhastan T urkemenistan
(c) Azerbaijan Uzbekistan
(d) Kazakhstan Russia
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49 Which of the following seas has the highest 
salinity?
(a) Caspian Sea (b) Mediterranean Sea
(c) Red Sea (d) Dead Sea
50 Which of the following countries is the largest 
producer of diamond?
(a) Australia (b) V enezuela
(c) Russia (d) Botswana
51 The "Death Valley" in South California, USA is 
an example of
(a) Anticlinal Valley (b) Synclinal Valley
(c) Antecedent Valley (d) Rift Valley
52 Which of the following State is the largest 
manganese producer in India?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Karnataka (d) Orissa
53 The largest proven oil reserve of the world lies 
in:
(a) V enezuela (b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Iran (d) Iraq
54 Peanuts are the main crop of:
(a) Georgia (b) Gambia
(c) Ghana (d) Guatemala
55 The correct sequence of the following countries 
in terms of area in descending order is:
(a) Brazil, Argentina, Australia, India
(b) Australia, Brazil, India, Argentina
(c) Argentina, India, Australia, Brazil
(d) India, Brazil, Argentina, Australia
56 India Parliament consists of
(a) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(b) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Prime Minister
(c) Speaker and Lok Sabha
(d) President and both the House
57 The joint sitting of the House of People and the 
Council of States is summoned by
(a) The President 
(b) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(c) Parliament 
(d) Chairman of Rajya Sbha
58 Money Bill is introduced in
(a) Lok Sabha 
(b) Rajya Sabha
(c) Joint sitting of both the Houses 
(d) None of the above
59 Who of the following Presidents of India was 
associated with Trade Union Movement?
(a) V .V . Giri (b) N. Sanjiva Reddy
(c) K.R. Narayanan (d) Zakir Hussain
60 Which of the following is not a temperate 
grassland?
(a) Pampas (b) V eld
(c) Downs (d) Savannah
61 The Council of Ministers has to resign if no-
confidence motion is passed by a majority of 
members of
(a) Lok Sabha 
(b) Rajya Sabha
(c) Both the Houses separately 
(d) Both the Houses in joint sitting
62 State Governor is appointed by:
(a) Central Cabinet 
(b) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(d) President of India
63 The Parliament can legislate on a subject in the 
State list:
(a) by the wish of the President
(b) if the Rajya Sabha passes such a resolution
(c) under any circumstances
(d) by asking the legislature of the concerned State
64 The Council of Ministers is collectively 
responsible to which of the following?
(a) Prime Minister (b) President
(c) Rajya Sabha (d) Lok Sabha
65 No money bill can be introduced in the 
Legislative Assembly of the State, except on the 
recommendation of:
(a) the Parliament 
(b) the Governor of the State
(c) the President of India
(d) a Special Committee of Ministers
66 Who amongst the following elects the Vice 
President of India?
 Select the correct answer from the codes given 
below.
1. Members of Lok Sabha
2. Members of Rajya Sabha
3. Members Legislative Assemblies
4. Members of Legislative Councils
 Codes:
(a) Only 1 and 2 (b) Only 1 and 3
(c) Only 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
67 Which among the following functions as 
coordinator between the Planning Commission and 
State Governments?
(a) National Integration Council
(b) Finance Commission
(c) National Development Council
(d) None of the above
68 The office of the Comptroller and Auditor 
General of India was created
(a) through an Act of the Parliament
(b) by the Constitution
(c) through a Cabinet Resolution
(d) None of the above
69 What is the tenure of the Chief Election 
Commissioner of India?
(a) Five years
(b) During the pleasure of the President
(c) Six years or till the age of 65 years whichever is 
earlier
(d) Five years or till the age of 65 years whichever is 
earlier
70 Fundamental Duties were included in the 
Constitution of India on the recommendation of:
(a) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
(b) Iyenger Committee
(c) Swaran Singh Committee
(d) Thakkar Committee
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1 What is the expected target of development in the 
"vision paper" of the 12
th
 Five Year Plan (2012-2017) 
as accepted by the National Development Council?
(a) 7% (b) 8%
(c) 9% (d) 10%
2 Who among the following won the first Indian 
"Grand Prix Formula One" car race?
(a) Adrian Sutil (b) Narayan Kartikeyan
(c) Sebastian Vittel (d) Jession Baton
3 Who was the only Indian batsman to have hit a 
century in the recent (2011-12) Indian-Australian 
Cricket Test Series?
(a) Sachin Tendulkar (b) Virat Kohli
(c) Rohit Sharma (d) Rahul Dravid
4 Who among the following Journalists has written 
his autobiography entitled the "Lucknow Boy"?
(a) Vinod Merita (b) Alok Mehta
(c) Narendra Mohan (d) Pritish Nandi
5 At the 59
th
 National Film Award, who was 
declared the best actress?
(a) Kareena Kapoor (b) Priyanka Chopra
(c) Rani Mukherjee (d) Vidya Balan
6 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Arjun Awardees 
of 2011)
List-II (Games, they 
area associated with)
A. Preeja Sridharan 1. Football
B. Sunil Chettri 2. Kabaddi
C. Rakesh Kumar 3. Swimming
D. Virdhval Khade 4. Athletics
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 1 2 3 4
(c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
7 How many women have been elected in the UP 
Vidhan Sabha elections of 2012?
(a) 58 (b) 35
(c) 49 (d) 17
8 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I
(Harappan Sites)
List-II
(Locations)
A. Manda 1. Rajasthan
B. Diamabad 2. Haryana
C. Kalibanga 3. Jammu & Kashmir
D. Rakhigarhi 4. Maharashtra
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 4 1 2 3
9 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from:
List-I
(Vedic Rivers)
List-II
(Modern Names)
A. Kubha 1. Gandak
B. Parushni 2. Kabul
C. Sadanira 3. Ravi
D. Sutudri 4. Satluj
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
10 Which of the following sacred Buddhist place 
was situated on the river Niranjana?
(a) Bodh Gaya (b) Kusinagara
(c) Lumbini (d) Rishipattana
11 Who among the following has been conferred 
Padma Vibhusan in the year 2012?
(a) Anil Kapoor (b) Homi K. Bhabha
(c) Jose Pereira (d) K.G. Subrananyan
12 Which of the following Sangam ports were 
situated on the western coast?
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
1. Korkai 2. Puhar
3. T ondi 4. Mushiri
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 and 4 only (d) 4 and 1 only
 
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13 Which of the following pairs is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) Karpuramanjari Harsha
(b) Malavvikagnimitra Kalidasa
(c) Mudrarakshasa Visakhadatta
(d) Saundarananda Asvaghosha
14 Pundravardhana Bhukti was located in:
(a) North Bengal (b) Bihar
(c) Odisha (d) Assam
15 Who was the Chola Monarch, who completely 
freed Sri Lanka and go his daughter married to the 
Simhala prince?
(a) Kulottunga I (b) Rajendra I
(c) Adhirajendra (d) Rajadhiraja I
16 Who among the following are known for their 
Telugu translation of the Mahabharata?
 Select the correct answer from the codes given 
below.
1. Kamban 2. Kuttan
3. Nannay 4. Tikkan
Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 4 and 1
17 On whose coins the name of the last Caliph of 
Baghdad appeared for the first time?
(a) Qutbuddin Aibak
(b) Iltutmish
(c) Alauddin Khalji
(d) Alauddin Masud Shah
18 Who was the renowned jain Acharya, who was 
greatly honoured by Akbar?
(a) Chandraprabha Suri (b) Hiravijaya Suri
(c) Pushpadanta (d) Yasobhadra
19 T uramaya, a contemporary of Asoka, was the ruler 
of:
(a) Egypt (b) Corinth
(c) Macedonia (d) Syria
20 Which one of the following was the Emperor of 
India when British East India Company was formed 
in London?
(a) Akbar (b) Jahangir
(c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb
21 At the time of Aurangzeb's death, the Maratha 
Leadership was in the hands of:
(a) Shambhuji (b) Rajaram
(c) Jijabai (d) T arabai
22 Ram Mohan Roy was given the title of Raja by:
(a) Lord William Bentinck
(b) Akbar (II)
(c) Followers of Brahma Samaj
(d) Intellectuals opposing the custom of Sati
23 Which of the following colleges was the first to be 
established?
(a) Hindu College, Calcutta
(b) Delhi College
(c) Mayo College
(d) Muslim Anglo-Oriental College
24 Sharada Act fixed the minimum age of marriage 
of girls and boys respectively as:
(a) 12 and 16 (b) 14 and 18
(c) 15 and 21 (d) 16 and 22
25 Match List-I with List-II and select correct answer 
by using the codes given below the lists:
List-I
(Newspaper)
List-II
(Language)
A. Bharat Mitra 1. Bengali
B. Rashtramata 2. Gujarati
C. Prajamitra 3. Hindi
D. Nayak 4. Marathi
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
26 Who among the following were Jahangiri 
Painters?
 Select the correct answer for the codes given below.
1. Abdus Samad 2. Abdul Hasan
3. Aqa Riza 4. Mir Sayyad Ali
 Codes:
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3
(c) 3 and 4 (d) 4 and 1
27 A Provisional Government of India with Raja 
Mahendra Pratap as its president was established 
during the First World War in:
(a) Afghanistan (b) Germany
(c) Singapore (d) T urkey
28 The National Leader who was elected President 
(Speaker) of the Central Legislative Assembly in 
1925 was:
(a) Motilal Nehru (b) C. R. Das
(c) Vallabhbhai Patel (d) Vittalbhai Patel
29 Who of the following was entrusted with finance 
portfolio in the ministry formed in U.P. after the 
election of 1937?
(a) Govind Ballabh Pant (b) Rafi Ahmad Kidwai
(c) Kailash Nath Katju (d) Mohammed Ibrahim
30 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I
(Congress Presidents)
List-II
(Venues of Session)
A. Dr. M. A. Ansari 1. Haripura
B. Purushottam Das Tandon 2. Kanpur
C. Sarojini Naidu 3. Madras
D. Subhas Chandra Bose 4. Nasik
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 2 3 1 4
(c) 3 4 2 1
(d) 4 1 3 2
 258 OSWAAL 15-Years UPPSC Prelims Solved Paper
31 Which Act for the first time made it possible for 
Indian to take some share in the administration of 
their country?
(a) Charter Act 1833 
(b) Charter Act 1853
(c) Government of India Act 1858
(d) Indian Councils Act 1861
32 Which of these west flowing rivers flow between 
two mountain ranges?
(a) Sharasvati (b) Narmada
(c) Mahi (d) Sabarmati
33 Which of the following is correctly matched?
(Lakes) (Locations)
(a) Lonar Madhya Pradesh
(b) Nakki Gujarat
(c) Kolleru Andhra Pradesh
(d) Pulicat Kerala
34 Which of the following is not a kharif crop?
(a) Cotton (b) Groundnut
(c) Maize (d) Mustard
35 Which of the following States of India has the 
largest area (2010) under tobacco cultivation?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Karnataka
(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Gujarat
36 In Uttar Pradesh the highest production of Aonla 
come from:
(a) Rae Bareilly (b) Pratapgarh
(c) Faizabad (d) Allahabad
37 Which of the following movements drew women 
out from the seclusion of home?
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
1. Swadeshi Movement 
2. Home Rule Movement
3. Non-Cooperation Movement
4. Civil Disobedience Movement
 Codes:
(a) Only 1 and 3 (b) Only 2 and 4
(c) Only 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
38 Which of the following ports of Indian is an open 
sea port?
(a) Haldia (b) Mumbai
(c) Chennai (d) Vishakhapatnam
39 Which one of the following is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) Nangal Dam Satluj River
(b) Sardar Sarovar Project Narmada River
(c) Nagarjun Sagar Godavari River
(d) Hirakund Dam Mahanadi
40 Teak forest is found in which of the following 
States of India?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Jharkhand (d) Karnataka
41 Which of the following rivers is called 'biological 
desert' on account of its pollutants?
(a) Yamuna (b) Periyar
(c) Damodar (d) Mahanadi
42 Most of the production of Natural gas in India 
comes from:
(a) Andhra Pradesh Coast
(b) Gujarat Coast
(c) Bombay High
(d) Tamil Nadu Coast
43 Which one of the following is the main area for 
producing 'Tidal Energy'?
(a) Gulf of Bengal 
(b) Gulf of Mannar
(c) Gulf of Khambhat (Gambay)
(d) Gulf of Kutch
44 Match List-I with List-II and select the correct 
answer from the codes below the lists:
List-I (Mining Areas) List-II (Minerals)
A. Gurumahisani 1. Lead
B. Talchar 2. Uranium
C. Jaduguda 3. Iron ore
D. Zavar 4. Coal
 Codes:
 A B C D
(a) 3 4 2 1
(b) 3 2 1 4
(c) 2 4 3 1
(d) 1 2 3 4
45 Which of the following Union Territories has the 
lowest population density?
(a) Daman and Diu 
(b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(c) Andaman and Nicobar
(d) Puducherry
46 Which of the following is the highest peak in 
South India?
(a) Anai Mudi (b) Doda Beta
(c) Mahendragiri (d) Dhupgarh
47 Which of the following pairs is not correctly 
matched?
List-I List-II
(a) Fulani West Africa
(b) Bantu Sahara
(c) Masai East Africa
(d) Nuda Sudan
48 Which of the following pairs of countries are 
around Aral Sea?
List-I List-II
(a) Kazakhastan Uzbekistan
(b) Kazakhastan T urkemenistan
(c) Azerbaijan Uzbekistan
(d) Kazakhstan Russia
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49 Which of the following seas has the highest 
salinity?
(a) Caspian Sea (b) Mediterranean Sea
(c) Red Sea (d) Dead Sea
50 Which of the following countries is the largest 
producer of diamond?
(a) Australia (b) V enezuela
(c) Russia (d) Botswana
51 The "Death Valley" in South California, USA is 
an example of
(a) Anticlinal Valley (b) Synclinal Valley
(c) Antecedent Valley (d) Rift Valley
52 Which of the following State is the largest 
manganese producer in India?
(a) Maharashtra (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Karnataka (d) Orissa
53 The largest proven oil reserve of the world lies 
in:
(a) V enezuela (b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Iran (d) Iraq
54 Peanuts are the main crop of:
(a) Georgia (b) Gambia
(c) Ghana (d) Guatemala
55 The correct sequence of the following countries 
in terms of area in descending order is:
(a) Brazil, Argentina, Australia, India
(b) Australia, Brazil, India, Argentina
(c) Argentina, India, Australia, Brazil
(d) India, Brazil, Argentina, Australia
56 India Parliament consists of
(a) Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha
(b) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Prime Minister
(c) Speaker and Lok Sabha
(d) President and both the House
57 The joint sitting of the House of People and the 
Council of States is summoned by
(a) The President 
(b) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(c) Parliament 
(d) Chairman of Rajya Sbha
58 Money Bill is introduced in
(a) Lok Sabha 
(b) Rajya Sabha
(c) Joint sitting of both the Houses 
(d) None of the above
59 Who of the following Presidents of India was 
associated with Trade Union Movement?
(a) V .V . Giri (b) N. Sanjiva Reddy
(c) K.R. Narayanan (d) Zakir Hussain
60 Which of the following is not a temperate 
grassland?
(a) Pampas (b) V eld
(c) Downs (d) Savannah
61 The Council of Ministers has to resign if no-
confidence motion is passed by a majority of 
members of
(a) Lok Sabha 
(b) Rajya Sabha
(c) Both the Houses separately 
(d) Both the Houses in joint sitting
62 State Governor is appointed by:
(a) Central Cabinet 
(b) Chief Justice of Supreme Court
(c) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(d) President of India
63 The Parliament can legislate on a subject in the 
State list:
(a) by the wish of the President
(b) if the Rajya Sabha passes such a resolution
(c) under any circumstances
(d) by asking the legislature of the concerned State
64 The Council of Ministers is collectively 
responsible to which of the following?
(a) Prime Minister (b) President
(c) Rajya Sabha (d) Lok Sabha
65 No money bill can be introduced in the 
Legislative Assembly of the State, except on the 
recommendation of:
(a) the Parliament 
(b) the Governor of the State
(c) the President of India
(d) a Special Committee of Ministers
66 Who amongst the following elects the Vice 
President of India?
 Select the correct answer from the codes given 
below.
1. Members of Lok Sabha
2. Members of Rajya Sabha
3. Members Legislative Assemblies
4. Members of Legislative Councils
 Codes:
(a) Only 1 and 2 (b) Only 1 and 3
(c) Only 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
67 Which among the following functions as 
coordinator between the Planning Commission and 
State Governments?
(a) National Integration Council
(b) Finance Commission
(c) National Development Council
(d) None of the above
68 The office of the Comptroller and Auditor 
General of India was created
(a) through an Act of the Parliament
(b) by the Constitution
(c) through a Cabinet Resolution
(d) None of the above
69 What is the tenure of the Chief Election 
Commissioner of India?
(a) Five years
(b) During the pleasure of the President
(c) Six years or till the age of 65 years whichever is 
earlier
(d) Five years or till the age of 65 years whichever is 
earlier
70 Fundamental Duties were included in the 
Constitution of India on the recommendation of:
(a) Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
(b) Iyenger Committee
(c) Swaran Singh Committee
(d) Thakkar Committee
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71 Who has the right under the Constitution to seek 
the opinion of the Supreme Court on Question of 
law?
(a) President (b) Any High Court
(c) Prime Minister (d) All the above
72 Which of the following constitutional authorities?
 Select the correct answer from the codes given below .
1. State Election Commission
2. State Finance Commission
3. Zila Panchayat
4. State Electoral Officer
 Codes:
(a) Only 1 and 2 (b) Only 1, 2 and 3
(c) Only 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
73 In which of the following cases, Supreme Court 
held that?
 "Fundamental Rights enable a men to chalk out his 
own life in the manner he likes best"?
(a) Indira Gandhi Vs. Raj Narain
(b) Golak Nath Vs. State of Punjab
(c) Bank Nationalization Case
(d) Azhar Vs. Municiple Corporation
74 In which of the following case Supreme Court 
has held that 'the Preamble forms part of the 
Constitution'?
(a) Union of India Vs. Dr. Kohli
(b) Banarsidas Vs. State of U.P .
(c) Bommai Vs. Union of India
(d) Malak Singh Vs. State of Punjab
75 In which of the following State Panchayti Raj was 
introduced first?
(a) U.P . (b) Bihar
(c) Rajasthan (d) Gujarat
76 The number of seats reserved for women in 
Panchayati Raj Institutions in U.P . is:
(a) one-third of total seats
(b) in-proportion to women's population
(c) one-fourth of total seats
(d) as per the requirements of circumstances
77 In which of the following years the Unorganized 
Workers Social Security Act was passed?
(a) 2004 (b) 2006
(c) 2008 (d) 2010
78 Tendulkar Committee has estimated that in India 
the percentage of the population below poverty 
line is:
(a) 27.2 (b) 37.2
(c) 22.2 (d) 32.7
79 The minimum number of Judges of the Supreme, 
Court required for hearing any case involving 
interpretation of the Constitution is:
(a) ten (b) nine
(c) seven (d) five
80 As per the provisional figures of 2011 Census of 
India, which one of the following States has the 
highest child sex ratio?
(a) Chhattisgarh (b) Haryana
(c) Uttar Pradesh (d) Punjab
81 Which of the following is the most Populous 
States in India as per the provisional figures of 
Census of India 2011?
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Odisha (d) Uttar Pradesh
82 A country's natural capital included all of the 
following except:
(a) forest (b) water
(c) roads (d) minerals
83 Which among the following States has launched 
'Apna van apna dhan' scheme?
(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Himachal Pradesh (d) Arunachal Pradesh
84 'Swabhiman Scheme' launched in India is 
associated with:
(a) Rural women rights (b) Rural old people care
(c) Rural banking (d) Rural food security
85 The largest share of Gross Domestic Product 
(GDP) in India comes from:
(a) agriculture and allied sectors
(b) manufacturing, construction, electricity and gas
(c) service sector
(d) defence and pubic administration
86 The most common measure of estimating 
inflation in India is:
(a) Price Index 
(b) Wholesale Price Index
(c) Consumer Price Index 
(d) Price Index of Industrial Goods
87 What percentage of the total population of the 
world resides in India as estimated in the years 2011?
(a) 15 (b) 17.5
(c) 20 (d) 22.5
88 Sustainable development is a case of inter-
generational sensibility in respect of use of
(a) natural resources (b) material resources
(c) industrial resources (d) social resources
89 'Chipko' movement was basically against
(a) Water pollution 
(b) Noise Water pollution
(c) Deforestation 
(d) Cultural pollution
90 'Eco Mark' is given to the Indian products that are
(a) Pure and unadulterated
(b) Rich in proteins
(c) Environment friendly
(d) Economically viable
91 The National Institute for the Visually 
Handicapped is situated at:
(a) Kolkata (b) Dehradun
(c) Mumbai (d) Hyderabad
92 Who maintains the foreign exchange reserve in 
India?
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(b) State Bank of India
(c) Ministry of Finance, Government of India
(d) Export-Import Bank of India