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IASbabas All India Prelims Mock Test -1 2017

Q.1) Consider the following statements in Q.3) Which of the following is/are true
regard to Permanent Court of Arbitration about CRR?
(PCA):
1. The increased CRR will increase
1. It is an intergovernmental the liquidity in the market.
organization that provides a 2. RBI pays interests on the CRR only
variety of dispute resolution at the prevailing market rate at
services to the international that time.
community. 3. Banks can keep government
2. It is one of the agencies of the securities in the RBI for fulfilling
United Nations. the CRR obligation.
3. PCA also administers cases under
Select the correct answer using code
the arbitration rules of the United
below:
Nations Commission on
International Trade Law a) 1 and 2 only
(UNCITRAL). b) 2 only
c) 3 only
Which of the statements given above
d) None
is/are correct?

a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only Q.4) Which among the following is the
c) 2 and 3 only nodal body for Start-up India?
d) 1, 2 and 3
a) Department of Industrial Policy
and Promotion (DIPP)
b) Department of Economic Affairs
Q.2) Which among the following is the
(DEA)
nodal government regulatory agency that
c) Department of Social Development
controls the prices of pharmaceutical
(DSD)
drugs in India?
d) Department of Revenue
a) National Pharmaceutical Pricing
Authority (NPPA)
b) Medical Council of India (MCI) Q.5) Consider the following statements in
c) National Drug Price Control Agency regard to Foreign Investment Promotion
(NDPCA) Board (FIPB) and FDI regulations in India:
d) Pharmaceutical Pricing Institute
1. It is an inter-ministerial body,
(PPI)
responsible for processing of FDI
proposals and making
recommendations for Government
approval.

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2. It is an important approval body d) Tamilnadu


and it considers FDI below Rs5000
crore.
3. For FDI above Rs5000 crore, the Q.8) Which of the following Mountain
Cabinet Committee on Economic ranges in India have been formed because
Affairs is the approval authority. of the Folding process?
Which of the statements given above 1. Aravallis
is/are correct? 2. Himalayas
3. Western Ghats
a) 1 only
4. Vindhya Range
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only Select the code from following:
d) 1, 2 and 3
a) 1 and 2
b) 3 and 4
c) 2 only
Q.6) Which of the following landforms are
d) 1,2 and 4
associated with Glaciers?

1. V Shape Valley
2. Cirque Q.9) Consider the following statements:
3. Fijords
4. Morains 1. Sublimation is the process of direct
conversion of solid state into liquid
Select the code from below: state without passing through the
gaseous state.
a) 1,2 and 3
2. The snow falling in Gobi desert of
b) 2,3 and 4
Mongolia directly vapourises
c) 1,3 and 4
without passing through the liquid
d) All of the above
state, hence naturally Mongolia is
a cold desert.

Q.7) I am trying to sleep under the night Which of the above statement is
sky and the sky is full of clouds. Although incorrect?
it is January, but the weather is pretty
a) 1 only
warm. It can rain anytime but I am
b) 2 only
enjoying the breeze.
c) Both 1 and 2
Can you tell in which state of India am I? d) Neither 1 nor 2

a) Haryana
b) Andhra Pradesh
c) Rajasthan

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Q.10) Which of the following properties 3. The date of election of the Deputy
determine the water holding capacity of Speaker is fixed by the Speaker
soil? 4. If the Speaker intends to resign,
the letter of his/her resignation
a) Soil Structure
has to be addressed to the Deputy
b) Texture
Speaker
c) Humus
d) Salinity Choose the correct code

a) 3 and 4 only
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Q.11) Which of the following statement[s]
c) 1, 3 and 4
is incorrect with regard to RajyaSabha?
d) 1, 2 and 3
a) The representatives of states in
the Rajya Sabha are nominated by
the elected members of state Q.13) A sitting of the Parliament can be
legislative assemblies terminated by
b) The seats are allotted to the States
1. Adjournment
in the Rajya Sabha on the basis of
2. Adjournment sine die
population
3. Prorogation
c) All Union Territories are not
4. Dissolution of both the Houses of
represented in the Rajya Sabha
the Parliament
d) The President nominates 12
members to the Rajya Sabha from Select the correct code
people who have special
knowledge or practical experience a) 1 and 2 only
in art, literature, science and social b) 1, 2 and 3
service c) 1, 2 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q.12) In Indian context, with regard to the


Presiding Officers of the Parliament, Q.14) A Bill is considered as a Money Bill,
consider the following if it involves

1. The Speaker and the Deputy 1. regulation of any tax by a local


Speaker, while assuming their authority
offices, have to take separate oath 2. regulation of borrowing of money
or affirmation by the Union or State government
2. The Deputy Speaker is nominated 3. the imposition of fines
by the Speaker from amongst the 4. receipt of money on account of the
members of Loksabha Public Account of India

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Choose the appropriate code 2. It is usually made by mothers to


gift them to their daughters in
a) 2 and 4 only
wedding
b) 1 and 2 only
3. It is very conceptual and includes
c) 2 only
both mythological and social
d) 1, 2 and 3
concepts

Which of the above statement[s] are


Q.15) With regard to Member of correct
Parliament Local Area Development
a) 1 and 2 only
Scheme (MPLADS), which of the following
b) 2 and 3 only
statement is incorrect?
c) 2 only
a) The Ministry of Rural Development d) 1,2 and 3
is the nodal agency to coordinate
the work and to conduct internet
audit of the work carried out by Q.17) Which of the following statements
the public representatives are correct differences between Nagara
b) In case of Rajya Sabha, an elected style temple and Dravidan Temples?
Member of Parliament (MP) can
suggest works in one or more 1. The Shikhar of Nagara Temples are
districts within the State from pyramidal while Vimana of
which he/she is elected Dravidan Temples have a curving
c) In case of Lok Sabha, the scheme is shape.
implemented in the districts falling 2. Dravidan temples have elaborate
within the constituency of the gates called Gopurams while
concerned Member of Parliament Nagara Temples do not have them.
(MP) 3. Nagara temples have a Garbha
d) Under the scheme, all griha while Dravidan temples do
maintenance works of any type are not.
prohibited. 4. Both Nagara and Dravidan temples
have mandaps.

Q.16) Consider the following statements Select the code from the following:
on Madhubani art
a) 1,2 and 3
1. It is also called Mithila painting as b) 2 and 3
it is the traditional art form of c) 2 and 4
Mithila region d) All of the above

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a) Doctrine of lapse
b) Collection of Tributes
Q.18) Consider the following statements
c) Introduction of new army
regarding Chau Dance of India:
regulations
d) Economic exploitation of the
1. It is one of the classical dances of
British rule.
India.
2. It is performed in Odisha,
Jharkhand and West Bengal. Q.21) Consider the statements regarding
3. It is a martial dance. Bumblebee and Honeybee
4. While dancing, performers wear
1. The lifespan of queen-bumblebee
masks and elaborate costumes and
is more than that of queen-
depict mythological stories.
honeybee
2. The quantity of honey produced by
Which of the above statements are
honeybee is more than bumblebee
correct?
3. Bumblebee has wasp-like structure
while honeybees are broad and
a) 1, 2 and 3
robust
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 4 Which of the given statements are
d) All of the above correct?

a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
Q.19) National Biodiversity Authority
c) Only 2
(NBA) is
d) 1, 2 and 3
1. An autonomous organization
2. A statutory organization
3. A regulatory organization Q.22) One of the rare species of India
inhabits the open montane grassland
Select the correct code habitats at elevations from 1200 to 2600
m (generally above 2000 m) of the South
a) 1 and 2 Western Ghats. Also considered as State
b) Only 2 animal of Tamilnadu, the species has
c) 2 and 3 always been under severe stress on
d) 1, 2 and 3 account of the construction of numerous
hydroelectric projects, timber felling and
monoculture plantation of eucalyptus and
Q.20) Which among the following was one wattles. Which one of the following could
of the causes for the Vellore Mutiny? be that animal?

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a) Indian Gazelle 1. Ecotones may contain species not


b) Nilgiri Tahr found in the adjoining ecosystems
c) Indian Black Bear 2. Ecotone is the sharp line
d) Hog Deer separating two ecosystems
3. Ecotone stands for ecological tone
4. Edge effect is found in an ecotone
Q.23) Consider the following
Which of the given statements is/are
1. Decomposer is a general term true?
while detritivores are one of the
a) Only 4
classifications of decomposers.
b) 1, 2 and 4
2. Detritivores break down the dead
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
organisms through decomposition
d) 1 and 4
while the decomposers consume
the decaying organisms.
3. Most decomposers are in the
Q.26) The target 90-90-90 was in news
forms of bacteria or fungus
recently. It is related to which of the
whereas the detritivores come in
following?
different forms, namely; worms,
millipedes, woodlice, dung flies, a) Global initiative to reduce the
and slugs in the terrestrial aspect. impact of Malaria etc in African
countries.
Which of the given statements are
b) The global monitoring and
correct?
treatment framework on Non-
a) 1 and 2 Communicable Diseases.
b) 2 and 3 c) An ambitious treatment target to
c) 1 and 3 help end the AIDS epidemic.
d) 1,2 and 3 d) The global nutrition targets to
improve maternal, infant, and
Q.24) Which one of the following is a
young child nutrition.
useful functional association between
fungi and the roots of higher plants?

a) Biofertilizers Q.27) The elemental composition of an


b) Lichens adult human body by mass is
c) Mycorrhiza
a) Carbon>Oxygen>Hydrogen >
d) Coralloid root
Nitrogen
b) Oxygen>Carbon>Hydrogen >
Q.25) Consider the following statements Nitrogen
regarding Ecotones c) Nitrogen>Carbon>Oxygen >
Hydrogen

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d) Nitrogen>Carbon>Hydrogen > 3. QR codes can hold upto 3 kb of


Oxygen data.

Choose the appropriate response using


the code below
Q.28) In nuclear reactors, nuclear fission is
due to which of the following? a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
a) Absorption of protons.
c) 1, 2 and 3
b) Absorption of neutrons.
d) 1 and 3 only
c) Absorption of electrons.
d) Emission of protons.

Q.31) Which of the following is /are


correctly matched?
Q.29) The term TriNetra was in news
recently. It refers to which of the 1. Alpana Folk Art
following? Odisha
2. Channapatna Woodcraft
a) It is infrared optical radar installed
Karnataka
on railway engines to check
3. Kathi Samu
collisions.
Andhra Pradesh
b) It is a surveillance system designed
to check illegal trafficking of cattles Select the correct code:
along India-Bangladesh border.
a) 1 and 2
c) It is an anti-aircraft missile system
b) 2 and 3
developed by DRDO.
c) 1 and 3
d) It is a network monitoring system
d) All of the above
to prevent cyber-attacks on
banking infrastructure.

Q.32) Consider the following statements


Q.30) In a bid to push cashless economy, about Hamari Dharohar
the Union government recently launched 1. It aims to preserve rich culture and
the Bharat QR code. Which of the heritage of minorities through
following statement(s) regarding QR selective intervention under the
codes is/are correct? overall concept of Indian culture
1. It is a 3-D matrix code. 2. It is under the aegis of Ministry of
2. The QR Code standards allow you Culture
to create a QR Code with 40 fixed Select the correct statements
combination of rows and columns
only. a) Only 1
b) Only 2

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c) Both 1 and 2 Q.36) With regard to WTO and its


d) Neither 1 nor 2 functioning, consider the following
statements:

1. Most Favoured Nation (MFN)


Q.33) The Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is an
status to a country by another
important site for the Indian wild orange.
country ensures preferential
The reserve is located in which of the
treatment, lower tariffs and
following states?
removal of other trade barriers
a) Meghalaya between the two member
b) Manipur countries.
c) Arunachal Pradesh 2. Dispute settlement process in
d) Nagaland WTO is rule based and transparent
and ensures compliance of
verdict on member countries.
3. Special Safeguard Mechanism
Q.34) Sea of Galilee is a freshwater lake in
(SSM) is a tool for protecting
a) Syria interest of farmers and poor from
b) Israel volatility of international trade in
c) Lebanon agricultural commodities.
d) Jordon
Which of the statements given above
is/are correct?

Q.35) Consider the following statements a) 2 only


about International Regulatory b) 3 only
Cooperation for Herbal Medicines (IRCH) c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1 and 3 only
1. It is a global network of regulatory
authorities created by World
Health Organization (WHO)
Q.37) Protectionism is the economic
2. Ministry of Health and Family
policy of restricting trade and economic
Welfare represents India at the
relations between countries. From the
IRCH
below given measures, identify the one
Select the correct statements which is not intended towards
Protectionism
a) Only 1
b) Only 2 a) Direct subsidies by Government
c) Both 1 and 2 b) Export subsidies
d) Neither 1 nor 2 c) TRIPS agreement
d) Imposing import quotas

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of the following parameters are included


in calculation of it?
Q.38) Consider the following statements
1. Carbon Footprints that Businesses
regarding core inflation:
produce.
1. Core inflation is an indicator of 2. Cost of Resource Reduction.
long-term trend in the inflation. 3. Cost of Ozone Depletion.
2. While calculating core inflation 4. NNP at factor cost.
transitory price changes are
Choose appropriate option:
excluded.
a) 4 only
Which of the above statement/s is/are
b) 1, 2 and 3
correct?
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2 Q.41) Consider the following statements:
d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. Absence of horizontal movement
of air above the condensation limit
leads to the formation of
Q.39) Consider the below definitions and Cumulous clouds.
select the correct ones: 2. Cumulous clouds are puffy,
floating cotton like clouds.
a) Absolute poverty: The state in
which people do not have the Select the code from below:
minimum level of income deemed
a) 1 only
necessary for living in a civilized
b) 2 only
way.
c) Both 1 and 2
b) Relative poverty: is when some
d) Neither 1 nor 2
peoples way of life and income is
so much worse than the general
standard of living in the country or
region in which they live that they Q.42) Mid Oceanic Ridges are long
struggle to live a normal life and to continuous mountain ranges on the
participate in ordinary economic, oceans floor. Which of the following
social and cultural activities. statements are correct regarding Mid
c) Both a and b Oceanic Ridges?
d) None
1. They are prone to earthquake and
volcanic activity.
Q.40) Genuine Progress Indicator measure 2. They are formed at Oceanic
the economic growth of a country. Which Oceanic Divergent zone.

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3. They are formed by solidification a) Epicenter


of lava. b) Threshold point
4. They are the oldest part of the c) Focus
oceanic crust. d) Incenter

Select the code from below:

a) 1,2 and 3 Q.46) Consider the following with


b) 2,3 and 4 reference to the Leaders in the Parliament
c) 1,3 and 4
1. Leader of the House in the Rajya
d) All of the above
Sabha is nominated by the Prime
Minister
2. The leader of the largest
Q.43) Which of the following are east
Opposition party having not less
flowing rivers of India:
than one-tenth seats of the total
1. Mahi strength of the House is
2. Vaigai recognised as the leader of the
3. Subernarekha Opposition
4. Brahmaputra 3. The leader of Opposition in both
Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are
Select the code from following: statutory recognized institutions
a) 1,2 and 3 Which of the above statement[s] is/are
b) 2 and 3 correct?
c) 2,3 and 4
d) All of the above a) 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.44) What is the basic driving force of
the global atmospheric circulation?

a) Heat surplus in tropics and heat Q.47) To find ways to counter problems
deficit at poles that were dividing the country on lines of
b) Earths rotation on its axis. communalism and regionalism, National
c) Earths revolution around the sun Integration Council(NIC) was set up
d) Gravitational pull of the sun and
the moon. Consider the following with regard to NIC

1. It is chaired by Home Minister of


India
Q.45) The point within the earth where an 2. It is neither a statutory nor a
Earthquake originates is called constitutional body

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Choose the correct code 3. Committee of Privileges


4. Ethics Committee
a) 1 only
b) 2 only Select the correct code
c) Both 1 and 2
a) 1 and 2 only
d) Neither 1 nor 2
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 2, 3 and 4
Q.48) Which of the following constitutes d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Consolidated Fund of India ?

1. all loans raised by the Government


Q.51) Consider the following statements
by the issue of treasury bills
2. all money received by the 1. Pritilata Waddedar was a Bengali
government in repayment of loans revolutionary nationalist.
3. all remittances 2. She was part of a revolutionary
4. all loans raised by loans or ways group headed by Surya Sen.
and means of advances Which of the above statement[s] is/are
correct?
Choose the appropriate code
a) 1 only
a) 1 and 4 only
b) 2 only
b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
c) Both 1 and 2
c) 1, 2 and 4
d) Neither 1 nor 2
d) 1, 2 and 3

Q.52) Which of the following statements


Q.49) In Indian context, about Komagata Maru is incorrect?
_________________ is considered as a
a) The Komagata Maru incident
blank cheque given to the Executive by
involved the Japanese steamship
the Lok Sabha
Komagata Maru on which a group
a) Token grant of citizens of the British Raj
b) Vote of Credit attempted to immigrate to Canada
c) Exceptional Grant in 1914 but were denied entry.
d) Vote on Account b) Komagata Maru sailed from Hong
Kong
c) The incident led to the formation
Q.50) The Speaker of Lok Sabha is the of Ghadar Party
chairman of d) Exclusion laws in Canada were
used to exclude immigrants of
1. General Purpose committee Asian origin.
2. Business Advisory Committee

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decision in 1835 by Lord William


Bentinck, the then Governor-
Q.53) Consider the following statements
General of British India, to
1. The United Kingdom Cabinet reallocate funds to the East India
Mission of 1946 to India aimed to Company to spend on education
discuss the transfer of power from and literature in India.
the British government to the b) Henceforward, support was to be
Indian leadership, with the aim of given to establishments teaching a
preserving India's unity and Western curriculum with English as
granting it independence. the language of instruction.
2. It was formulated at the initiative c) It wanted to produce "a class of
of Clement Attlee, the Prime persons, Indian in blood and
Minister of the United Kingdom. colour, but English in taste, in
3. Sir Stafford Cripps was one of the opinions, in morals and in
members. intellect" who could in their turn
develop the tools to transmit
Which of the above statement[s] is/are Western learning in the vernacular
correct? languages of India.
d) It stopped the printing of Arabic
a) 1 only
and Sanskrit books in India.
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Q.56) If you are travelling by road, from
North to South, in which order will you
come across these National Parks?
Q.54) Who is the author of Why I am an 1. Hemis National Park
Atheist? 2. Pench National Park
a) Subhash Chandra Bose 3. Bhitarkanika National Park
b) KhudiramBose 4. Kundermukh National Park
c) Bhagat Singh Select the correct code
d) MadamLal Dhingra
a) 1-3-2-4
b) 4-1-3-2
c) 1-2-3-4
Q.55) Which of the following statements d) 4-3-2-1
about English Education Act is incorrect?

a) The English Education Act was a Q.57) Consider the following statements
legislative Act of the Council of regarding Forest X
India in 1835 giving effect to a

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1. Most of the species found are


evergreen
Q.60) Consider the following
2. The soil of this forest is acidic in
nature 1. Article 48 A
3. The soil is also poor in nutrients 2. Article 13
4. They are rich in soil organisms 3. Article 51 A
4. Article 21
Which of the following best describe X?
5. Article 19
a) Tropical Rain Forests
Which of the given articles of Indian
b) Temperate Broadleaf Forests
Constitution has bearing on environment
c) Boreal Forests
protection?
d) Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests
a) 1, 3 and 4
b) 2, 3, 4 and 5
Q.58) World Water Day is celebrated on c) 1, 3, 4 and 5
d) 1, 2, 3 and 5
a) 18 March
b) 20 March
c) 22 March
Q.61) In present times, Space junk has
d) 22 April
become a potential threat for further
space explorations. Various efforts have
been made to remove it. Which of the
Q.59) Recently Swachh Survekshan
following methods can be used to collect
released the list of cleanest cities of India-
or remove junk from space?
2017, based on certain criterions.
Consider the following 1. Mechanical Arm
2. Net launcher
1. Open Defecation Free
3. Ion Cannon
2. Percentage of tree cover
3. Processing of garbage Select the correct option
4. Air pollution level
a) 1 and 2 only
5. Solid waste management
b) 2 and 3 only
6. Citizens feedback
c) 1 and 3 only
Which of the given above are part of d) All of them can be used.
criterions on which SWACHH
SURVEKSHAN listed top cities in 2017?
Q.62) ISRO has used Scramjet engines in
a) 1, 2, 3 and 5 test flight of Technology Demonstrator for
b) 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 reusable vehicles. Consider the following
c) 1, 3, 5 and 6 statement(s) related to Scramjet Engines.
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

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1. It can efficiently work till d) An internet virus which affected


supersonic speed. the networks throughout the
2. It uses atmospheric oxygen as a world.
fuel.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are
correct? Q.65) Maglev or Magnetic Leviation is a
popular concept used in High Speed
a) 1 only Transportation Systems. It is based on
b) 2 only Superconductor and its properties. Which
c) Both of the following represent the properties
d) None of a superconductor?

1. zero resistivity
Q.63) Researchers have found a new 2. perfect diamagnetism
organ in Human body named 3. Infinite conductivity
Mesentery. Consider the following Choose the appropriate option using code
statement(s) related to Mesentery. below
1. Now, the count of known organs in a) 1 and 2 only
human body becomes 78 b) 2 and 3 only
(including Mesentery). c) 1 and 3 only
2. It connects intestines to the d) All of the above.
abdomen.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are


true? Q.66) Which of the following committees
was set up to evolve a set of objective
a) 1 only criteria for inclusion of more languages in
b) 2 only the Eighth Schedule?
c) Both
d) None a) Sumit Bose Committee
b) Sitakant Mohapatra Committee
c) Dhirendra Singh Committee
Q.64) Recently BGR-34 was in news. d) None of the above
Which of the following represent it

a) A newly developed GM Maize.


Q.67) Which among the below given
b) Gene responsible for Breast
statement(s) is/are true?
Cancer.
c) An ayurvedic anti-diabetic drug 1. Laos is a landlocked Southeast
Asian country

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2. Mekong river flows through China, a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands


Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, b) Lakshadweep Islands
Cambodia, and Vietnam c) Faroe Islands
3. Tropic of Cancer passes through d) None of the above
Laos
4. Vientiane is the capital city of Laos

Choose appropriate code: Q.70) The authorization for the


withdrawal of funds from the
a) 1 and 2 only consolidated fund of India must come
b) 1 and 3 only from?
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 4 only a) The President of India
b) The Parliament of India
c) The Prime Minister of India
d) The Union Finance Minister
Q.68) Consider the following statements
about Credit Enhancement Guarantee
Fund
Q.71) Which of the following statement is
1. India Infrastructure Finance Co. Ltd
incorrect?
(IIFCL) is the main marketer of a
credit enhancement guarantee a) The term budget is not
fund mentioned in the Constitution
2. It will help borrowers raise loans at b) The Parliament can increase,
reduced interest rates reduce or abolish a tax
3. It offers a supplementary source of c) The Rajya Sabha has no power to
assurance that the borrower will vote on the demand for grants
not default on their loan d) None

Select the correct statements

a) 1 and 2 Q.72) Which of the following


b) 2 and 3 actions/methods have reduced the
c) 1 and 3 Parliamentary control over
d) All of the above administration/executive in India?

1. Increased recourse to Guillotine


2. Growth of Delegated Legislation
Q.69) Recently scientists of the Botanical 3. Frequent promulgation of
Survey of India (BSI) have found a new Ordinances
species of Zingiber (commonly referred as
Select the correct code
Ginger) from

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a) 1 and 3 only 2. The Parliament has not made any


b) 2 and 3 only provision for the use of Hindi in
c) 3 only the Supreme Court
d) 1, 2 and 3 3. The Constitution imposes a duty
upon the Centre to promote the
spread and development of the
Q.73) The writ of certiorari is not available Hindi language
against
Select the correct code
a) judicial authorities
a) 3 only
b) quasi-judicial authorities
b) 2 and 3 only
c) legislative authorities
c) 1 and 2 only
d) administrative authorities
d) None

Q.74) Arrange the following


institutions/officials according to their Q.76) Match the following
Office of Precedence or ranks in the Union
A. Mohenjo-Daro 1.
and State Governments
Great Bath
1. Former Presidents B. Chanhu Daro 2.
2. Prime Minister Without Citadel
3. Cabinet Secretary C. Lothal 3.
4. Chief Justice of India Dockyard
5. Vice President D. Harappa 4.
6. Union Cabinet Ministers Sandstone-made dancer

Choose the appropriate code A B C D


a) 1 2 3 4
a) 1, 5, 2, 6, 4, 3
b) 3 1 2 4
b) 1, 5, 2, 4, 6, 3
c) 2 3 4 1
c) 5, 2, 1, 6, 4, 3
d) 1 4 3 2
d) 5, 2, 1, 4, 6, 3

Q.77) Which of the following is correctly


Q.75) Consider the following
matched?
1. Hindi written in Devanagari script
1. Gavyuti Measure of time
is to be the National language of
2. Goghna Measure of distance
India
3. Gopati Chief

Select the correct code

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a) 1 and 3 only a) 1 only


b) 2 and 3 only b) 2 only
c) 3 only c) Both 1 and 2
d) 1,2 and 3 d) Neither 1 nor 2

Q.78) The concept of anuvrata was Q.81 According to the recent report of
advocated by Stockholm International Peace Research
Institute, India is the Worlds largest
a. Mahayana Buddhism
military spender.
b. Hinayana Buddhism
c. Jainism a) 1st
d. Ajeevika b) 3rd
c) 5th
d) 11th
Q.79) Consider the following statements
and mark the option which is correct?
Q.82) Consider the following statements:
1. Vikramaditya VI was the hero of
Bilhanas Vikramankadeva Charita 1. Ministry of Health and Family
2. Siddhanta Shiromani was written Welfare has launched a Test and
by Mahaviracharya Treat Policy.
2. According to the Policy if a person
Select the correct code
is tested HIV positive, he will be
a) 1 only provided ART irrespective of his
b) 2 only stage.
c) Both 1 and 2
Which of the above statements are
d) Neither 1 nor 2
correct?

a) 1 only
Q.80) Consider the following statements b) 2 only
on dance postures c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. Chowka - a very masculine stance
with weight of the body equally
balanced imitating a square
Q.83) Which of the following statements
2. Tribhanga a very feminine stance
are correct about the Oorja Talent hunt
where body is deflected at neck,
Tournament 2017?
torso and knees

Choose the correct options

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1. It has been jointly conducted by Q.86) Chlorofluorocarbons, also an ozone


Central Armed Police Forces depleting substance are used
(CAPF).
1. In insulation and packing materials
2. It is an under 19 Athletics
2. In refrigeration
tournament to generate interest
3. In the production of tubeless tyres
regarding athletics in the country.
4. As solvents
Select the code from below: 5. As blowing agents

a) 1 only Select the correct code


b) 2 only
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
c) Both 1 and 2
b) 1, 2 and 5
d) Neither 1 nor 2
c) 2, 3, 4 and 5
d) 1, 2, 4 and 5

Q.84) Which of the following river passes


through the Shipki La pass?
Q.87) For which one of the following, the
a) Brahmaputra centre of the mass will lie outside the
b) Tista body?
c) Satluj
a) Football
d) Indus
b) Book
c) Bottle
d) Ring
Q.85) Consider the following statements:

1. The Government of India is going


to start a new Double Decker Q.88) The word Satyamev Jayate
train called Utkrisht. inscribed in the Emblem of India is taken
2. The fair of this train will be kept from?
less than 3 AC fairs.
a) The Samveda
3. It will provide overnight journey on
b) The Rigveda
high demand routes.
c) Mundaka Upanishad
Which of the above statements are d) The Bhagwat Gita
correct?

a) 1 and 2
Q.89) Consider the following statements
b) 2 and 3
regarding GRIHA
c) 1 and 3
d) All of the above 1. GRIHA is a rating tool that helps
people assesses the performance

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of their building against certain


nationally acceptable benchmarks. a) Mohiniyattam
2. It evaluates the environmental b) Thang Ta
performance of a building c) Sattriya
holistically over the period of 5 d) Kuchipudi
years, thereby providing a
definitive standard for what
constitutes a green building.
Q.92) Bankim Chandra Chatterjees work
3. It is developed by Ministry of New
Anandmath, one of the most important
and Renewable Energy
novels in the history of Bengali and Indian
Which of the given statements is/are literature, was set in the background of
incorrect?
a) Ramosi Uprising
a) Only 2 b) Santhal Rebellion
b) 1 and 3 c) Sannyasi-Faqir Rebellion
c) 2 and 3 d) Sawantwadi Revolt
d) None

Q.90) BioCarbon Fund Initiative is Q.93) Consider the following statements


managed by regarding Bio-fertilizers
a) UNEP
b) UNDP 1. The microorganisms in bio-
c) WTO fertilizers restore the soil's natural
d) World Bank nutrient cycle and build soil
organic matter.
2. Bio-fertilizers directly increase soil
fertility by adding nutrients
Q.91) Consider the following statements
3. Rhizobium is a free living nitrogen
fixing bacteria
1. This dance form has been
introduced by Mahapurusha
Select the correct code
Sankaradeva.
2. The musical compositions
a) 1 and 2
accompanying the dance form are
b) 2 and 3
called borgeets.
c) Only 1
3. The costumes used are made up of
d) 1, 2 and 3
pat Silk.

Identify the dance-form from the


following options:

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Q.94) Arrange the following in increasing Q.96) Which of the following factors are
order of their water content. used to determine Macro-Economic
Vulnerability Index (MVI)?
1. Egg
1. Current Account Deficit
2. Milk
2. Primary Deficit
3. Meat
3. Tax to GDP Ratio
4. Fish
4. Fiscal Deficit
5. Inflation Rate
Select the correct code
6. Revenue Deficit
a) 1-4-3-2 Select the correct answer using the code
b) 2-1-4-3 given below:
c) 1-3-4-2
d) 4-1-3-2 a) 1, 4 and 5 only
b) 1, 3 and 6 only
c) 3, 4, 5 and 6 only
Q.95) Consider the following statements d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
regarding Agenda 21

1. It is a non-binding and voluntary Q.97) With reference to Economic Survey


implementation plan of United 2016-17, consider the following
Nations with regard to sustainable statements regarding trade to GDP ratio:
development 1. Larger countries tend to trade
2. United Nation Convention to more within their boundaries
Combat Desertification (UNCCD), a because of presence of large
legally binding international internal markets.
agreement stemmed from Agenda 2. Indias trade-to-GDP ratio has
21 been decreasing very sharply and
3. Agenda 21 also mentions about China has surpassed India
protection of atmosphere
Which of the statements given above
Select the appropriate code is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 Only a) 1 only


b) 2 and 3 Only b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3 Only c) Both
d) 1, 2 and 3 d) None

Q.98) The term Loan ever-greening


sometimes seen in news is related to?

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a) In this, the Government lends b) 1,2 and 5 Only


money to the firms to pay their c) 1, 2, 3 and 5 Only
interest obligations until their d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
conditions improve.
b) In this, the banks lend money to
the Government for deficit
financing.
c) In this, the banks lend money to
the firms to pay their interest
obligations until their conditions
improve.
d) In this, the banks lend money to
only priority sector areas to pay
their interest obligations until their
conditions improve.

Q.99) Which international organization is


associated with Aggregate Measure of
Support (AMS)?

a) World Bank (WB)


b) International Monetary Fund (IMF)
c) Asian Development Bank (ADB)
d) World Trade Organisation (WTO)

Q.100) Which of the following indicators


will be used by World Bank to compute
recently launched new index Ease of
Living?

1. Social Inclusion
2. Public transport
3. Corruption
4. Female foeticide
5. Crime/safety

Select the correct answer using the code


given below.

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 Only

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