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Bihar Secondary Teacher 2023: TRE 1.0, Class 9 to 10, Social Science

  • Date: 26 August 2023
  • Paper code: 26/2023
  • Series: A
  • Language: Bilingual
  • 64 pages
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17/MV/M–2023–10                                                                Booklet Series
                                         Candidate’s Roll Number



                                             Question Booklet
                                                                                   A            Serial No.

          GENERAL STUDIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
                                                      Paper—3
 Time Allowed : 2 Hours                                      Maximum Marks : 120
Read the following instructions carefully before you begin to answer the questions.

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    HISTORY or GEOGRAPHY is mandatory.
 2. Part–I, GENERAL STUDIES consists of Question Nos. 1 to 40, Part–II, HISTORY consists of
    Question Nos. H–1 to H–40, Part–II/Part–III, GEOGRAPHY consists of Question Nos. G–1 to
    G–40, Part–III, ECONOMICS consists of Question Nos. E–1 to E–40 and Part–III, POLITICAL
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PART—I
                            ( GENERAL STUDIES )

  1. 10 years ago the ratio of ages          3. The average monthly income of
     of Ramesh and Rajeev was 1 : 3.            P and Q is R 5,050. The average
     5 years hence this ratio will              monthly income of Q and R is
     become 2 : 3. What is the ratio            R 6,250    and   the    average
     of their ages at present?                  monthly income of P and R is
                                                R 5,200. The monthly income of
     (A) 2 : 5                                  P is
                                                 (A) R 3,500
     (B) 3 : 5
                                                 (B) R 4,050
     (C) 1 : 2                                   (C) R 4,000
                                                 (D) More than one of the above
     (D) More than one of the above              (E) None of the above

     (E) None of the above
                                             4. If 30% of P is added to 40%
                                                of Q , it becomes 80% of Q .
                                                Accordingly,  what  is   the
  2. If I walk with a speed of 5 km             percentage of Q with respect
     per hour from my house to the              to P ?
     station, my train would have left           (A) 40%
     the station 7 minutes before my
                                                 (B) 50%
     arrival. But, if I walk with a
     speed of 6 km per hour, I will              (C) 75%
     reach the station 5 minutes                 (D) More than one of the above
     before the departure of my                  (E) None of the above
     train. Accordingly, what is the
     distance between my house and
                                             5. A sum of money is to be
     the station?
                                                distributed among A, B, C, D in
     (A) 7 km                                   the proportion of 5 : 2 : 4 : 3. If
                                                C gets R 1,000 more than D,
     (B) 6·5 km                                 what is B’s share?
                                                 (A) R 500
     (C) 6 km                                    (B) R 1,500
                                                 (C) R 2,000
     (D) More than one of the above
                                                 (D) More than one of the above
     (E) None of the above                       (E) None of the above


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6. A shopkeeper gives a discount              9. Which of the following photo-
     of 5% on the selling price of a               electric devices is the most
     watch. If he gives a discount of              suitable for digital applications?
     6%, he will earn a profit which                (A) Photo-voltaic cell
     is R 15 less than the before.
                                                    (B) Photo-emissive cell
     Accordingly, what is the marked
     selling price of that watch?                   (C) Photo-diode
                                                    (D) More than one of the above
      (A) R 1,400
                                                    (E) None of the above
      (B) R 1,500
      (C) R 1,800                              10. The critical mass of a fissionable
      (D) More than one of the above               material is

      (E) None of the above                         (A) one kilogram equivalent
                                                    (B) the minimum mass needed
                                                        for chain reaction
  7. Three numbers are in the ratio
                                                    (C) the rest mass equivalent to
     3 : 4 : 5. The total of the largest
                                                        1010 joules
     and the smallest numbers is
     equal to the other number                      (D) More than one of the above
     plus 52. Accordingly, which is                 (E) None of the above
     the smallest number?
      (A) 27                                   11. Which of the following gases is
                                                   used to force the ripening of
      (B) 39
                                                   fruits?
      (C) 52                                        (A) Ethane
      (D) More than one of the above                (B) Ethylene
      (E) None of the above                         (C) Methylene
                                                    (D) More than one of the above
                   1                                (E) None of the above
  8. If 2 2n -1 = n - 3 , then the value
                 8
     of n is                                   12. Which one of the following has
                                                   zero octane number?
      (A) 3
                                                    (A) Iso-octane
      (B) 2
                                                    (B) Neo-octane
      (C) – 2                                       (C) n-octane
      (D) More than one of the above                (D) More than one of the above
      (E) None of the above                         (E) None of the above


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13. The edible part of Litchis is          17. In which year was NGT (National
      (A) aril                                  Green Tribunal) for protection
                                                of environment and forest
      (B) thalamus                              established by the Government
      (C) seed coat                             of India?
      (D) More than one of the above            (A) 2010
                                                (B) 2011
      (E) None of the above
                                                (C) 2012
                                                (D) More than one of the above
 14. The physical process involved in           (E) None of the above
     the release of molecular oxygen
     from leaves is
                                            18. Which city of India started first
      (A) diffusion                             under-water metro?
      (B) transpiration                         (A) Kochi
                                                (B) Visakhapatnam
      (C) osmosis
                                                (C) Bengaluru
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                (D) More than one of the above
      (E) None of the above                     (E) None of the above

 15. The process of finding the             19. Under India’s G20 Presidency,
     relative location of genes on a            where was the Tourism Working
     chromosome is called                       Group Meeting held?
                                                (A) Patna (Bihar)
      (A) genome walking
                                                (B) Srinagar   (Jammu       and
      (B) chromosome walking                        Kashmir)
      (C) gene mapping                          (C) Ramnagar (Uttarakhand)
      (D) More than one of the above            (D) More than one of the above
                                                (E) None of the above
      (E) None of the above

                                            20. Who among the following got
 16. Spore mother cell in bryophytes            the Silver Medal in the National
     is                                         Under-17     Girls     Wrestling
      (A) haploid                               Championship?
                                                (A) Liza Tomar
      (B) diploid
                                                (B) Nirjala
      (C) triploid
                                                (C) Pushpa Yadav
      (D) More than one of the above            (D) More than one of the above
      (E) None of the above                     (E) None of the above


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21. Who won the International               25. Match List–I with List–II :
     Booker Prize, 2022 for the novel,
     Tomb of Sand ?                                    List—I            List—II
      (A) Geetanjali Shree and Daisy              a. Char           1. Punjab plain
          Rockwell
      (B) David Diop       and   Anna             b. Kankar         2. Delta
          Moschovakis
                                                  c.    Kayal       3. Bangar
      (C) Marilyn Booth and Jokha
          Alharthi                                d. Mand           4. Coastal plain
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                  Select the correct answer using
      (E) None of the above
                                                  the codes given below.

 22. Who was the Chief Guest on                   (A) a         b    c     d
     India’s 74th Republic Day?                       1         4    2     3
      (A) Mohammed bin Salman
      (B) Abdel Fattah El-Sisi                    (B) a         b    c     d
      (C) Sheikh   Mohammed       bin                 2         3    4     1
          Rashid Al Maktoum
      (D) More than one of the above              (C) a         b    c     d
                                                      3         1    4     2
      (E) None of the above

                                                  (D) More than one of the above
 23. In which district of Bihar, the
     first floating solar power plant
                                                  (E) None of the above
     has been built?
      (A) Darbhanga
      (B) West Champaran
                                             26. Which      of   the   following
      (C) Madhubani
                                                 tributaries   does  not     join
      (D) More than one of the above             Brahmaputra river from north?
      (E) None of the above
                                                  (A) Subansiri
 24. Which of the following has got
     GI Tag in Bihar?                             (B) Belsiri
      (A) Maghai Paan
                                                  (C) Manas
      (B) Basmati Rice
      (C) Chanderi Saree
                                                  (D) More than one of the above
      (D) More than one of the above
      (E) None of the above                       (E) None of the above


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27. Likhapani glacier is located in        30. Arrange the following seaports of
     which State of India?                      India from north to south :
                                                 1.   Kakinada
     (A) Arunachal Pradesh
                                                 2.   Machilipatnam
     (B) Himachal Pradesh                        3.   Nagapattinam

     (C) Sikkim                                  4.   Visakhapatnam
                                                 Select the correct answer using
     (D) More than one of the above              the codes given below.

     (E) None of the above                       (A) 1, 2, 3, 4
                                                 (B) 4, 1, 2, 3
                                                 (C) 1, 3, 2, 4
 28. Magadha and Anga plains are                 (D) More than one of the above
     parts of
                                                 (E) None of the above
     (A) upper Ganga plain
                                            31. The Agreement of Kosi Irrigation
     (B) middle Ganga plain
                                                and Hydroelectricity Plan in
                                                1954 was signed between which
     (C) lower Ganga plain
                                                two countries?
     (D) More than one of the above              (A) India and Bangladesh
                                                 (B) India and China
     (E) None of the above
                                                 (C) India and Nepal
                                                 (D) More than one of the above
 29. Which of the following pairs of             (E) None of the above
     waterfalls and rivers is not
     correctly matched?
                                            32. In which climatic division does
     (A) Jog—Sharavati                          Bihar fall as per R. L. Singh’s
                                                classification scheme?
     (B) Kapildhara—Kaveri                       (A) Humid south-east

     (C) Dhuandhar—Godavari                      (B) Subhumid transitional
                                                 (C) Subhumid continental
     (D) More than one of the above
                                                 (D) More than one of the above
     (E) None of the above                       (E) None of the above


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33. In which Session of the Indian          37. Which portfolio did Dr. Rajendra
     National Congress was the                   Prasad hold during the Interim
     resolution of ‘Purna Swaraj’                Government of 1946?
     adopted?                                    (A) Defence
     (A) Kanpur Session, 1925                    (B) Home
     (B) Lahore Session, 1929                    (C) Food and Agriculture
     (C) Karachi Session, 1931
                                                 (D) More than one of the above
     (D) More than one of the above
                                                 (E) None of the above
     (E) None of the above

                                             38. Who     among    the   following
 34. What was an initial objective of
                                                 particularly urged Gandhiji to
     ‘Kuka Movement’ in Punjab?
                                                 visit Champaran to witness the
     (A) To purify the Sikh religion             miseries of the Ryots?
     (B) To gain political power in              (A) Brijkishore Prasad
         Punjab
                                                 (B) Rajkumar Shukla
     (C) Organization of peasant
         movement                                (C) Sukhram Ganesh
     (D) More than one of the above              (D) More than one of the above
     (E) None of the above                       (E) None of the above

 35. Who described the Revolt of             39. The ‘Day of Deliverance’ was
     1857 as the ‘First Indian War of            observed by the Muslim League
     Independence’?                              on which date?
     (A) V. D. Savarkar                          (A) 22nd December, 1939
     (B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak                     (B) 17th October, 1939
     (C) Bipin Chandra Pal                       (C) 22nd December, 1940
     (D) More than one of the above              (D) More than one of the above
     (E) None of the above                       (E) None of the above

 36. Where was the first instance of         40. Who laid the foundation stone
     organized non-cooperation in                of National College and Bihar
     the history of Indian peasantry             Vidyapeeth?
     held?
                                                 (A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
     (A) Bihar and Bengal
                                                 (B) Maulana Abdul Bari
     (B) Madras Presidency
                                                 (C) Mahatma Gandhi
     (C) Punjab Province
     (D) More than one of the above              (D) More than one of the above
     (E) None of the above                       (E) None of the above



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PART—II
                                  ( HISTORY )

 H-1. Name the major city of the               H-4. How many Suktas are there in
      Indus Valley Civilization that                Rigveda ?
      had trade relations with West
      Asia.                                         (A) 1020

       (A) Ropar                                    (B) 1017
       (B) Sanghol
                                                    (C) 1080
       (C) Kalibangan
                                                    (D) More than one of the above
       (D) More than one of the above
                                                    (E) None of the above
       (E) None of the above


 H-2. Of which metal was the                   H-5. Who wrote Kiratarjuniya ?
      dancing girl in Mohenjo-daro
      made?                                         (A) Bhatti

       (A) Copper
                                                    (B) Shudraka
       (B) Brass
                                                    (C) Kalidasa
       (C) Bronze
                                                    (D) More than one of the above
       (D) More than one of the above

       (E) None of the above                        (E) None of the above


 H-3. In the Indus Valley Civilization,
                                               H-6. ‘Pur’ in Vedic period means
      which animal worship has been
      found?                                        (A) forts
       (A) Humped bull
                                                    (B) trade
       (B) Horse
                                                    (C) market
       (C) Cow

       (D) More than one of the above               (D) More than one of the above

       (E) None of the above                        (E) None of the above


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H-7. What is called ‘Takshan’ in           H-10. Into how many major chapters
      Rigveda ?                                   is    Kautilya’s Arthashastra
                                                  divided?
      (A) Carpenter
                                                  (A) 11
      (B) Ironsmith
                                                  (B) 12
      (C) Potter
                                                  (C) 14
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                  (D) More than one of the above
      (E) None of the above
                                                  (E) None of the above

 H-8. Of which metal was         the
      ‘Kakani’ coins  made        in        H-11. Whom did Iltutmish appoint as
      Mauryan period?                             his first Governor in Bihar?
      (A) Copper
                                                  (A) Aivaz
      (B) Iron
                                                  (B) Nasiruddin Mahmud
      (C) Silver
                                                  (C) Ali Mardan
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                  (D) More than one of the above
      (E) None of the above
                                                  (E) None of the above


 H-9. By whom was the world’s
      first Republic established in         H-12. Where was the field area of
      Vaishali?                                   Birsa Munda?

      (A) Maurya                                  (A) Champaran

      (B) Nanda                                   (B) Ranchi

      (C) Gupta                                   (C) Ballia

      (D) More than one of the above              (D) More than one of the above

      (E) None of the above                       (E) None of the above


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H-13. Who was the leader of the                   H-16. In   Mughal   administration,
      Revolt of 1857 from Bihar?                        ‘Madad-i-Maash’ was related
                                                        with
       (A) Maulvi Ahmadullah
                                                         (A) octroi tax
       (B) Tantia Topi
                                                         (B) revenue-free land to the
       (C) Nana Sahib                                        intellectuals

       (D) More than one of the above                    (C) pension to military officers

       (E) None of the above                             (D) More than one of the above

                                                         (E) None of the above

H-14. Name the        first   capital   of
      Magadha.                                    H-17. What was the objective of Puna
                                                        Agreement?
       (A) Pataliputra
                                                         (A) Hindu-Muslim unity
       (B) Vaishali
                                                         (B) Representation     of     Dalit
       (C) Girivraja (Rajagriha)                             class

       (D) More than one of the above                    (C) Special rights to kings

       (E) None of the above                             (D) More than one of the above

                                                         (E) None of the above
H-15. Which    of    the    following
      sources mentions about the
                                                  H-18. Who     constructed          ‘Jantar
      administration of Pataliputra?
                                                        Mantar’?
       (A) Divyavadana
                                                         (A) Akbar
       (B) Arthashastra                                  (B) Shah Jahan

       (C) Indica                                        (C) Shivaji

       (D) More than one of the above                    (D) More than one of the above

       (E) None of the above                             (E) None of the above


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H-19. Who wrote Vande Mataram?               H-22. Why is 4th July, 1776
                                                   considered to be important in
       (A) Bankim Chandra                          the history of the USA?
                        Chatterjee
                                                    (A) George Washington was
       (B) Sarojini Naidu                               elected as the President
       (C) Rabindranath Tagore                      (B) Abolition of Slavery
       (D) More than one of the above               (C) Declaration of   American
                                                        Independence
       (E) None of the above
                                                    (D) More than one of the above

H-20. Christopher Columbus, the                     (E) None of the above
      great explorer who discovered
      America in 1492, was financed
      by which of the following              H-23. The ruler of France at the time
      countries?                                   of the French Revolution was

                                                    (A) Louis XVI
       (A) Portugal
                                                    (B) Louis XIV
       (B) England
                                                    (C) Louis XIII
       (C) Spain
                                                    (D) More than one of the above
       (D) More than one of the above
                                                    (E) None of the above
       (E) None of the above

                                             H-24. During      the     Industrial
H-21. The ‘Boston Tea Party’, an                   Revolution, the cotton textile
      important event of history, is               sector was revolutionized by
      associated with the                          ‘Spinning Jenny’ which was
                                                   invented by
       (A) American War of
                     Independence                   (A) John Kay
       (B) French Revolution                        (B) Samuel Crompton

       (C) Russian Revolution                       (C) James Hargreaves

       (D) More than one of the above               (D) More than one of the above

       (E) None of the above                        (E) None of the above


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H-25. ‘Young Italy Movement’ in 1831            H-29. Which was the first English
      which aimed to establish                        Settlement in the USA?
      Republic was started by                          (A) Jamestown
       (A) Count Cavour
                                                       (B) Charles Town
       (B) Giuseppe Garibaldi
                                                       (C) Boston
       (C) Victor Emmanuel
       (D) More than one of the above                  (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above                           (E) None of the above

H-26. The architect of the Unification          H-30. ‘ The Oath of Tennis Court’ is
      of Germany who believed in the                  connected with the
      policy of ‘blood and iron’ was
                                                       (A) American Revolution
       (A) Talleyrand
       (B) Otto von Bismarck                           (B) Russian Revolution
       (C) Metternich                                  (C) French Revolution
       (D) More than one of the above                  (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above                           (E) None of the above
H-27. The US entry into the Second
      World War in November 1941                H-31. With which country the Allied
      was mainly due to                               Powers did the Treaty of
                                                      Sèvres?
       (A) the invasion of Poland by
           Germany                                     (A) Germany
       (B) the Battle of Stalingrad                    (B) Turkey
       (C) German    occupation       of               (C) Hungary
           Sudetenland
                                                       (D) More than one of the above
       (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above                           (E) None of the above

H-28. Who was the ruler of China                H-32. Who invented the flying shuttle
      when Marco Polo visited that                    machine in 1733?
      country?
                                                       (A) James Hargreaves
       (A) Genghis Khan
                                                       (B) John Kay
       (B) Kublai Khan
                                                       (C) Edmund Cartwright
       (C) Halagu Khan
       (D) More than one of the above                  (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above                           (E) None of the above


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H-33. By which Treaty was the Thirty         H-37. To    which   incident   had
      Years’ War ended?                            Mahatma     Gandhi     called
       (A) Treaty of Augsburg                      ‘Himalayan Blunder’?
                                                    (A) Jallianwala Bagh
       (B) Treaty of Westphalia
                                                                        massacre
       (C) Treaty of Trianon
                                                    (B) Chauri-chaura incident
       (D) More than one of the above               (C) Execution of Bhagat Singh
       (E) None of the above                        (D) More than one of the above
                                                    (E) None of the above
H-34. Who represented Italy in the
      Paris Peace Conference?                H-38. Which woman revolutionist
       (A) Lloyd George                            died while conducting a raid on
                                                   Armory at Chittagong?
       (B) Orlando
                                                    (A) Pritilata Waddedar
       (C) Georges Clemenceau
                                                    (B) Kalpana Datta
       (D) More than one of the above
                                                    (C) Santi Ghosh
       (E) None of the above                        (D) More than one of the above
                                                    (E) None of the above
H-35. Who took the Komagata Maru
      ship on rent to sail to                H-39. Which     of    the   following
      Vancouver?                                   revolutionaries     was     not
       (A) Harnam Singh                            associated with Kakori Train
       (B) Gurmeet Singh                           Case?
                                                    (A) Ashfaqulla Khan
       (C) Kartar Singh
                                                    (B) Ram Prasad Bismil
       (D) More than one of the above
                                                    (C) Prafulla Chaki
       (E) None of the above
                                                    (D) More than one of the above

H-36. Which one of the following was                (E) None of the above
      not   associated    with   the         H-40. In which language was the first
      foundation   of   the    Shore               issue of Ghadar published on
      Committee?                                   1st November, 1913?
       (A) Hussain Rahim                            (A) Gurmukhi
       (B) Balwant Singh                            (B) Urdu
       (C) Bhagwan Singh                            (C) Hindi
       (D) More than one of the above               (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above                        (E) None of the above



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PART—II/III
                                ( GEOGRAPHY )

 G-1. Vulnerable species in India is         G-4. Sardar Sarovar Dam covers
                                                  which of the following States?
      (A) Asiatic elephant
                                                   (A) Gujarat,      Rajasthan,
      (B) Gangetic dolphin                             Maharashtra and Madhya
                                                       Pradesh
      (C) Blackbuck                                (B) Gujarat,      Rajasthan,
                                                       Maharashtra and Goa
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                   (C) Gujarat,      Rajasthan,
      (E) None of the above                            Maharashtra and Punjab
                                                   (D) More than one of the above
                                                   (E) None of the above
 G-2. The major factor for depletion
      of forest resources in India is        G-5. Most of the river valley projects
                                                  constructed to control floods
      (A) expansion of agriculture
                                                  failed and instead triggered
      (B) railways                                floods because of
                                                   (A) excessive sediments in the
      (C) scientific forestry                          reservoir
      (D) More than one of the above               (B) heavy rain led        water
                                                       released from dam
      (E) None of the above                        (C) extensive soil erosion due
                                                       to flood

 G-3. Developing new methods of                    (D) More than one of the above
      ecological  farming  through                 (E) None of the above
      traditional    methods     is
      promoted by                            G-6. The first State in India that
                                                  made      rooftop   rainwater
      (A) Beej Bachao Andolan                     harvesting compulsory through
                                                  legal norms was
      (B) Navdanya
                                                   (A) Tamil Nadu
      (C) Tawa Matsya Sangh                        (B) Rajasthan
                                                   (C) Meghalaya
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                   (D) More than one of the above
      (E) None of the above                        (E) None of the above


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G-7. As per the Agriculture Report,          G-11. What is the example of the
      2017, India was the second                    Kharif crop?
      largest producer of _____ in the
      world.                                        (A) Maize
       (A) rice
                                                    (B) Wheat
       (B) cotton
       (C) sugarcane                                (C) Peas
       (D) More than one of the above
                                                    (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above
                                                    (E) None of the above
 G-8. The institutional reform for the
      benefit of farmers was
       (A) Land Reforms                       G-12. Which crop takes almost a year
       (B) creation    of     Grameen               to grow?
           Banks
                                                    (A) Barley
       (C) Kisan Credit Card scheme
       (D) More than one of the above               (B) Jute
       (E) None of the above
                                                    (C) Cotton
 G-9. Koderma in Jharkhand is the
      leading producer of which one                 (D) More than one of the above
      of the following minerals?
                                                    (E) None of the above
       (A) Bauxite
       (B) Mica
       (C) Iron                               G-13. The National Highways are laid
       (D) More than one of the above               and maintained by
       (E) None of the above
                                                    (A) Central  Public   Works
G-10. The only industry in India                        Department (CPWD)
      which   is   self-reliant  and
                                                    (B) National Highways
      complete in value chain is
                                                         Authority of India (NHAI)
       (A) iron and steel industry
       (B) textile industry                         (C) Border Roads Organization
       (C) sugar industry
                                                    (D) More than one of the above
       (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above                        (E) None of the above


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G-14. According to the Annual Report            G-18. Select the correct option from
      2016–2017, India ranks _____                    the codes given below for the
      in the world in International                   names used for slash and burn
      Tourism.                                        agriculture     in     different
       (A) 2nd                                        countries.

       (B) 3rd                                            Country          Name of slash
                                                                              and burn
       (C) 4th                                                               agriculture
       (D) More than one of the above                   a. Mexico          1. Roca
       (E) None of the above                            b. Brazil          2. Milpa
                                                        c. Vietnam         3. Ladang
G-15. Alluvial soil is classified on the                d. Indonesia       4. Ray
      basis of its age. What is the                    Codes :
      name given for new alluvial                      (A) a      b    c      d
      soil?                                                1      2    3      4
       (A) Khadar                                      (B) a      b    c      d
       (B) Bangar                                          4      3    2      1
       (C) Marshy land                                 (C) a      b    c      d
                                                           2      1    4      3
       (D) More than one of the above
                                                       (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above
                                                       (E) None of the above
G-16. Which of the following soils is           G-19. Bhoodan-Gramdan Movement,
      ideal for growing cotton?                       also known as the Bloodless
       (A) Arid soil                                  Revolution, was initiated by
       (B) Alluvial soil                               (A) Vinoba Bhave
       (C) Black soil                                  (B) Sukya Bhuvesh
       (D) More than one of the above                  (C) Sardar Patel
                                                       (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above
                                                       (E) None of the above
G-17. Which place in India receives
                                                G-20. The sparkle in some toothpaste
      the highest rainfall?
                                                      comes from which mineral?
       (A) Srinagar
                                                       (A) Limestone
       (B) Mawsynram                                   (B) Silica
       (C) Chennai                                     (C) Mica
       (D) More than one of the above                  (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above                           (E) None of the above


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G-21. Which thermal power plant is            G-24. Which of the following ports
      present in Bihar?                             was    first  made     after
                                                    Independence?
       (A) Neyveli
       (B) Talcher                                   (A) Mangalore

       (C) Barauni                                   (B) Kandla
       (D) More than one of the above
                                                     (C) Mumbai
       (E) None of the above
                                                     (D) More than one of the above
G-22. _____ is a major power-
                                                     (E) None of the above
      providing corporation in India
      and it has ISO certification for
      environment       management            G-25. The State    of     Jharkhand,
      system 14001.                                 Chattisgarh   and      Madhya
       (A) NTPC                                     Pradesh are rich in minerals
                                                    and _____ deposits.
       (B) HAIL
       (C) NHPC                                      (A) coal

       (D) More than one of the above                (B) gold
       (E) None of the above                         (C) silicon

G-23. Golden Quadrilateral Super                     (D) More than one of the above
      Highways connect four major
      cities in India to reduce time                 (E) None of the above
      and distance. Which of the
      following options includes the
                                              G-26. Which     of    the    following
      cities?
                                                    countries is the world’s largest
       (A) Delhi–Kolkata–                           producer of rice?
                    Chennai–Mumbai
                                                     (A) India
       (B) Srinagar–Jaipur–
                    Chennai–Kolkata                  (B) China
       (C) Delhi–Ahmedabad–                          (C) South Korea
                 Bengaluru–Lucknow
       (D) More than one of the above                (D) More than one of the above

       (E) None of the above                         (E) None of the above


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G-27. From which year was the               G-30. Seine river flows through which
      National     Forest  Policy                 city?
      introduced in India?
                                                   (A) London

      (A) 1952                                     (B) Paris
                                                   (C) Rome
      (B) 1963
                                                   (D) More than one of the above
      (C) 1978                                     (E) None of the above

      (D) More than one of the above
                                            G-31. The major producer of the raw
                                                  jute in the world is
      (E) None of the above
                                                   (A) India
                                                   (B) Bangladesh
G-28. What is the raw material from
                                                   (C) Scotland
      which aluminium is extracted?
                                                   (D) More than one of the above
      (A) Galena                                   (E) None of the above

      (B) Cuprite
                                            G-32. In which State of India, iron ore
                                                  is not found?
      (C) Bauxite
                                                   (A) Bihar
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                   (B) Madhya Pradesh
      (E) None of the above                        (C) Odisha
                                                   (D) More than one of the above
                                                   (E) None of the above
G-29. Where is Gobi Desert located?

      (A) China                             G-33. Where is Southern Gangotri
                                                  located?
      (B) Africa                                   (A) Uttarakhand

      (C) Southern Australia                       (B) Antarctica
                                                   (C) Himalaya
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                   (D) More than one of the above
      (E) None of the above                        (E) None of the above


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G-34. Which is the longest river in          G-37. The largest coal producing
      South America?                               nation in the world is
                                                   (A) India
      (A) Nile
                                                   (B) USA
      (B) Amazon
                                                   (C) China

      (C) Mississippi                              (D) More than one of the above
                                                   (E) None of the above
      (D) More than one of the above

                                             G-38. Which place is known as the
      (E) None of the above
                                                   oldest oil storage in India?
                                                   (A) Bombay High, Maharashtra
G-35. Which State in India is the                  (B) Ankleshwar, Gujarat
      largest producer of wheat?
                                                   (C) Navagaon, Gujarat
      (A) Haryana                                  (D) More than one of the above

      (B) Punjab                                   (E) None of the above

      (C) Uttar Pradesh                      G-39. The   largest  producer     of
                                                   aluminium in the world is
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                   (A) France
      (E) None of the above                        (B) India
                                                   (C) USA

G-36. Rio Earth Summit’s       (1992)              (D) More than one of the above
      ‘Agenda 21’ includes                         (E) None of the above

      (A) environmental protection           G-40. Where is Great Victoria Desert
                                                   situated?
      (B) global          sustainable
          development                              (A) Australia
                                                   (B) India
      (C) global peace
                                                   (C) Egypt
      (D) More than one of the above               (D) More than one of the above

      (E) None of the above                        (E) None of the above



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PART—III
                              ( ECONOMICS )

 E-1. The    important     attribute        E-4. The ‘tertiary sector’ of    an
      for comparing development                  economy is also called as
      between countries is
                                                 (A) agriculture sector
      (A) land
                                                 (B) service sector
      (B) population                             (C) manufacturing sector
      (C) income                                 (D) More than one of the above
      (D) More than one of the above             (E) None of the above

      (E) None of the above
                                            E-5. Under MGNREGA 2005, how
                                                 many days of employment in
 E-2. The average income is also                 a year are guaranteed by
      known as                                   the government for rural
                                                 unemployed?
      (A) per capita income
                                                 (A) 200
      (B) personal income
                                                 (B) 50
      (C) national income
                                                 (C) 100
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                 (D) More than one of the above
      (E) None of the above
                                                 (E) None of the above

 E-3. ‘Human Development Report’ is
                                            E-6. What percentage of their
      published by which of the
                                                 deposits is kept as cash by the
      following organizations?
                                                 banks in India?
      (A) UNDP
                                                 (A) 25%
      (B) UNESCO                                 (B) 15%
      (C) WWF                                    (C) 30%
      (D) More than one of the above             (D) More than one of the above

      (E) None of the above                      (E) None of the above


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E-7. Which among the following               E-10. Which right does consumer
      options     defines the term                  have against unfair trade
      ‘globalization’ ?                             practices and exploitation?

      (A) Rapid economic integration                 (A) Right to      constitutional
          among countries                                remedies

      (B) Integration of cultures                    (B) Right to information

      (C) Isolation among countries                  (C) Right against exploitation

      (D) More than one of the above                 (D) More than one of the above

      (E) None of the above                          (E) None of the above



 E-8. In which year did the Indian            E-11. Which Act was passed to
      Government     enact     the                  empower its citizen to question
      Consumer    Protection   Act                  the government about its
      (COPRA)?                                      functions?

                                                     (A) The RTE Act
      (A) 1991
                                                     (B) The IT Act
      (B) 1992
                                                     (C) The RTI Act
      (C) 1986
                                                     (D) More than one of the above
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                     (E) None of the above
      (E) None of the above

                                              E-12. Which MNC bought over small
 E-9. National Consumer       Day   in              Indian  company     ‘Parakh
      India is observed on                          Foods’?
      (A) 24th December                              (A) Lactalis

      (B) 21st November                              (B) Cargill Foods

      (C) 23rd May                                   (C) MARS

      (D) More than one of the above                 (D) More than one of the above

      (E) None of the above                          (E) None of the above


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E-13. Which of the following about             E-16. Which of the following does not
      MGNREGA Act is incorrect ?                     come under the terms of
                                                     credit?
       (A) Right to work in about
           625 districts of India                     (A) Interest rate

       (B) 100 days of guaranteed                     (B) Collateral
           employment in a year                       (C) Deposit
       (C) It  will  not   give an                    (D) More than one of the above
           employment allowance if
                                                      (E) None of the above
           the government fails
       (D) More than one of the above          E-17. Which of the following about
                                                     RBI is incorrect ?
       (E) None of the above
                                                      (A) RBI can’t supervise the
E-14. Which    of    the     following                    informal sector
      countries has better human                      (B) RBI issues currency notes
      development        performance                      on     behalf   of    the
      according to data of 2016?                          government
       (A) Bangladesh                                 (C) RBI accepts deposits from
                                                          customers
       (B) Sri Lanka
                                                      (D) More than one of the above
       (C) Pakistan
                                                      (E) None of the above
       (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above                   E-18. The Indian Government took
                                                     steps    to   attract    foreign
                                                     companies to invest in India by
E-15. _____ is the situation when
                                                     providing world-class facilities.
      both parties have to agree to
                                                     What are these industrial zones
      sell and buy each other’s
                                                     called?
      commodities.
                                                      (A) SEZs (Special     Economic
       (A) Barter system
                                                          Zones)
       (B) Marketing                                  (B) IZs (Industrial Zones)
       (C) Double      coincidence   of               (C) PFZs (Provider      Facility
           wants                                          Zones)
       (D) More than one of the above                 (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above                          (E) None of the above


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E-19. GDP is the total value of _____          E-23. The Committee of R.         N.
      produced during a particular                   Malhotra is related with
      year.                                          (A) sick industry
       (A) all goods and services                    (B) tax reform
       (B) all final goods and services              (C) insurance sector
       (C) all intermediate goods and                (D) More than one of the above
           services
                                                     (E) None of the above
       (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above                   E-24. Which officer is responsible
                                                     for controlling the government
E-20. In India, the Black Revolution                 spending?
      is related with                                (A) RBI
       (A) fisheries production                      (B) Planning Commission
       (B) coal production                           (C) Finance Ministry
       (C) crude oil production                      (D) More than one of the above
       (D) More than one of the above                (E) None of the above
       (E) None of the above
                                               E-25. The      maximum       foreign
                                                     currencies are gained by India
E-21. Which one is not cash crop in
                                                     in export of
      India?
                                                     (A) iron
       (A) Jute
                                                     (B) tea
       (B) Peanut
                                                     (C) cotton
       (C) Barley
                                                     (D) More than one of the above
       (D) More than one of the above
                                                     (E) None of the above
       (E) None of the above
                                               E-26. Which one is not included in
E-22. What was the basis of the                      the ‘National Food Security
      First Five-Year Plan in India?                 Mission’?
       (A) Harrod-Domar model                        (A) Oilseeds
       (B) Mahalanobis model                         (B) Wheat
       (C) Dadabhai Naoroji model                    (C) Rice
       (D) More than one of the above                (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above                         (E) None of the above


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E-27. When was ‘NITI Aayog’ started?          E-31. The ‘Pradhan Mantri Kisan
       (A) 1st January, 2014                        Samman Nidhi Yojana’ was
                                                    started on
       (B) 1st June, 2014
                                                    (A) 1st November, 2017
       (C) 1st January, 2015
                                                    (B) 1st January, 2018
       (D) More than one of the above
                                                    (C) 1st February, 2019
       (E) None of the above
                                                    (D) More than one of the above
E-28. What is the name of the first                 (E) None of the above
      indigenous        anti-radiation
      missile of India?                       E-32. By which institution is the
       (A) Tandav                                   poverty line determined?

       (B) Trinetra                                 (A) NSSO

       (C) Saksham                                  (B) NITI Aayog

       (D) More than one of the above               (C) RBI

       (E) None of the above                        (D) More than one of the above
                                                    (E) None of the above
E-29. India’s thirteenth main port is
      going to be established in              E-33. The Pink Revolution is related
       (A) Kerala                                   with

       (B) Gujarat                                  (A) onion production

       (C) Maharashtra                              (B) fertilizer production

       (D) More than one of the above               (C) egg production

       (E) None of the above                        (D) More than one of the above
                                                    (E) None of the above
E-30. In India, in which year was Rail
      Budget merged with General              E-34. ‘Robinhood effect’   is     related
      Budget?                                       with
       (A) 2015                                     (A) income and consumption
       (B) 2016                                     (B) income generation
       (C) 2017                                     (C) income redistribution
       (D) More than one of the above               (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above                        (E) None of the above


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E-35. In which economic programme           E-38. In India, mixed economy was
      does dairy industry stand?                  adopted in which Five-Year
                                                  Plan?
      (A) Tertiary fields
                                                  (A) Fourth Five-Year Plan
      (B) Primary fields
                                                  (B) Second Five-Year Plan
      (C) Intermediate fields
                                                  (C) Third Five-Year Plan
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                  (D) More than one of the above
      (E) None of the above
                                                  (E) None of the above


E-36. From which country were the
                                            E-39. ‘Open Market Operation’      is
      Five-Year Plans taken in the
                                                  related with which policy?
      Indian Constitution?
                                                  (A) Credit policy
      (A) Russia
                                                  (B) Tariff policy
      (B) England
                                                  (C) Commercial policy
      (C) USA
                                                  (D) More than one of the above
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                  (E) None of the above
      (E) None of the above

                                            E-40. In India, in which year,
E-37. Import-export tax on goods is               nationalization of banks took
      known as                                    place?

      (A) customs duty                            (A) 1950

      (B) product duty                            (B) 1960

      (C) VAT                                     (C) 1969

      (D) More than one of the above              (D) More than one of the above

      (E) None of the above                       (E) None of the above



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PART—III
                          ( POLITICAL SCIENCE )

 P-1. The     Preamble    of    the          P-4. The President exercises his/her
      Constitution of India was                   powers on the advice of
      borrowed from which country?                (A) Council of Ministers
                                                  (B) the Supreme Court
      (A) Japan
                                                  (C) Commander-in-Chief        of
      (B) Germany                                      the Indian Army
      (C) England                                 (D) More than one of the above
      (D) More than one of the above              (E) None of the above
      (E) None of the above                  P-5. What does the anti-defection
                                                  law suggest?
                                                  (A) Regulation     of   internal
 P-2. The States having largest
                                                       affairs
      number     of   Lok   Sabha
                                                  (B) Amended       to     prevent
      Constituencies, in ascending
                                                       changing parties
      order, are
                                                  (C) Compulsory to fill their
      (A) Uttar    Pradesh,    Maha-                   income tax return
          rashtra,    West    Bengal,             (D) More than one of the above
          Bihar                                   (E) None of the above
      (B) Uttar  Pradesh,    Bihar,          P-6. Who said, ‘‘Democracy is the
          Maharashtra, West Bengal                government of the people, for
      (C) Maharashtra,          Uttar             the people, by the people’’?
          Pradesh, West       Bengal,             (A) Adam Smith
          Bihar                                   (B) Abraham Lincoln
      (D) More than one of the above              (C) J. S. Mill
                                                  (D) More than one of the above
      (E) None of the above
                                                  (E) None of the above
 P-3. Why is democracy a better form         P-7. Right to Education (RTE),
                                                  which came under effect on 1st
      of Government?
                                                  April, 2010, comes under
      (A) It is more accountable.                 which      of   the   following
      (B) It has improved quality of              Fundamental Rights?
                                                  (A) Right to Equality
          decision making.
                                                  (B) Right to Freedom
      (C) It deals with differences
                                                  (C) Cultural and Educational
          and conflicts.
                                                       Rights
      (D) More than one of the above              (D) More than one of the above
      (E) None of the above                       (E) None of the above


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P-8. The Fundamental Duties were            P-11. The Supreme Court of India
      included in the Constitution in              came into existence on
      1976 by which of the following               (A) 15th August, 1947
      Amendment Acts?
                                                   (B) 26th January, 1961
      (A) 25th
      (B) 38th                                     (C) 2nd October, 1952
      (C) 42nd                                     (D) More than one of the above
      (D) More than one of the above               (E) None of the above
      (E) None of the above                  P-12. Consider the following about
                                                   the Lok Adalat :
 P-9. Who among the following was
      not    a   member     of   the               1.   It is an inexpensive judicial
      Constituent Assembly?                             service.
      (A) Sarat Chandra Bose                       2.   It resolves disputes      in
      (B) Sarojini Naidu                                single hearing.
      (C) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad                  3.   It provides speedy justice.
      (D) More than one of the above               4.   A retired judge chairs the
      (E) None of the above                             Lok Adalat.
                                                   5.   It is an apex court.
P-10. Which of the following are
      incorrect about the money                    Select the correct answer using
      bills?                                       the codes given below.
      1. It is related to financial                (A) 2, 3, 4, 5
           matters.
                                                   (B) 3, 4, 5
      2. It can be introduced in the
                                                   (C) 1, 2, 3, 4
           Lok Sabha only.
      3. It can be introduced in the               (D) More than one of the above
           Rajya Sabha only.                       (E) None of the above
      4. Certificate     from    the
                                             P-13. By which country of the world,
           Speaker is required on its
                                                   was Apartheid followed as
           nature.
                                                   an official policy between
      Select the correct answer using              1948–1989?
      the codes given below.
                                                   (A) South Africa
      (A) 1, 2, 3, 4
                                                   (B) China
      (B) 2, 3, 4
      (C) 1, 3, 4                                  (C) USA
      (D) More than one of the above               (D) More than one of the above
      (E) None of the above                        (E) None of the above


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P-14. National    Voters’   Day     is        P-17. Mandal Commission in its
      celebrated every year on                      Report in 1980 recommended
                                                    _____ reservation in govern-
       (A) 14th September
                                                    ment jobs to socially and
       (B) 25th January                             educationally       backward
       (C) 5th June                                 classes.

       (D) More than one of the above               (A) 27%
       (E) None of the above                        (B) 22%
                                                    (C) 15%
P-15. What is incorrect about United
                                                    (D) More than one of the above
      Nations Security Council?
                                                    (E) None of the above
       (A) It is a 15-member Council
           in which 5 are permanent
           and 10 are elected by the          P-18. Which Fundamental Right is
           General    Assembly    for               called ‘the heart and soul’ of
           2 years.                                 our Constitution?
       (B) Each permanent member                    (A) Right to Equality
           has veto power.
                                                    (B) Right    to        Freedom     of
       (C) IMF and World Bank are                       Religion
           its funding agencies.
                                                    (C) Cultural and Educational
       (D) More than one of the above                   Rights
       (E) None of the above                        (D) More than one of the above
                                                    (E) None of the above
P-16. Which of the following acts as a
      counterweight to the electoral
      malpractices?                           P-19. Which Right       is    specific   to
                                                    minorities?
       (A) Misuse of Government
           machinery by ruling party                (A) Right    to        Freedom     of
                                                        Religion
       (B) Excessive use of money to
           intimidate voters                        (B) Right to Freedom

       (C) Popular support enjoyed                  (C) Right to       Constitutional
           by a party/coalition                         Remedies

       (D) More than one of the above               (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above                        (E) None of the above


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P-20. Which is not correct about the          P-23. Which of      the following is
      Constituent Assembly?                         incorrect       about    power
       (A) It had more     than   300               sharing?
           members.                                  (A) Power is shared among
       (B) Its first meeting was held                    different organs of the
           in July 1946.                                 government
       (C) It adopted many details                   (B) Power can be shared
           and procedures from the                       among the governments at
           Act of 1935.                                  different levels
       (D) More than one of the above                (C) Every society needs some
       (E) None of the above                             form of power sharing even
                                                         if it is small or does not
                                                         have social divisions
P-21. Which of the following is not an
      element of the Belgium model?                  (D) More than one of the above
       (A) Brussels has one govern-                  (E) None of the above
           ment in which both the
           French-     and    Dutch-
                                              P-24. Which of the following is
           speaking communities will
           have equal representation.               included in the Concurrent
                                                    List?
       (B) The State Government is
           not subordinate to the                    (A) Forest
           Central Government.                       (B) Agriculture
       (C) Apart    from   the    two
                                                     (C) Police
           Governments, the third
           kind of government is made                (D) More than one of the above
           ‘community government’.
                                                     (E) None of the above
       (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above                  P-25. Which      of   the   following
P-22. In which year was an Act                      countries     has   the    least
      passed to recognize Sinhala as                participation of women in
      the only official language in                 public life?
      Sri Lanka?
                                                     (A) Sweden
       (A) 1957
                                                     (B) Norway
       (B) 1956
       (C) 1960                                      (C) China

       (D) More than one of the above                (D) More than one of the above
       (E) None of the above                         (E) None of the above


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P-26. What     does    the      Equal           P-29. Which of the following roles is
      Remuneration     Act,      1976                 not played by political parties?
      provide?                                        (A) They make laws for the
                                                          country
      (A) Equal representation       in
                                                      (B) One party supports to
          politics
                                                          another for the formation
      (B) Equal   wages       for    all                  of government
          genders                                     (C) They can have the same
                                                          views and opinions on the
      (C) Jobs recruitment for all
                                                          all issues
      (D) More than one of the above                  (D) More than one of the above
                                                      (E) None of the above
      (E) None of the above
                                                P-30. To become a State party, a
                                                      party has to secure at least
P-27. Mahatma Gandhi used to say                      ____ of the total votes in an
                                                      election to the Legislative
      that _____ can never be
                                                      Assembly of a State.
      separated from politics.
                                                      (A) 6%
      (A) society                                     (B) 8%
                                                      (C) 10%
      (B) religion
                                                      (D) More than one of the above
      (C) economy                                     (E) None of the above
                                                P-31. Which     of   the     following
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                      countries comes under the
      (E) None of the above                           ‘coming together’ federation?
                                                      (A) Belgium
                                                      (B) Switzerland
P-28. Which of the following is true                  (C) Spain
      about democracy?                                (D) More than one of the above
      (A) Democracy often frustrates                  (E) None of the above
          the needs and ignores the
                                                P-32. What is called when power is
          demands of people                           taken away from Central and
                                                      State Governments and given
      (B) Democracy is corruption-
                                                      to local government?
          less
                                                      (A) Decentralization
      (C) Democracy is irregular                      (B) Centralization
                                                      (C) Departmentalization
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                      (D) More than one of the above
      (E) None of the above                           (E) None of the above


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P-33. When did the Black Power              P-37. How much time was taken in
      Movement emerge?                            framing the Constitution of
      (A) 1975                                    India?

      (B) 1966                                    (A) 5 years 10 months 12 days
                                                  (B) 3 years 9 months 18 days
      (C) 1989
                                                  (C) 2 years 11 months 18 days
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                  (D) More than one of the above
      (E) None of the above
                                                  (E) None of the above
P-34. Which Article is related with
                                            P-38. Who among the following is
      the Indian Election Commis-
                                                  the first woman Speaker in the
      sion in the Indian Constitu-
                                                  Lok Sabha?
      tion?
                                                  (A) Pratibha Patil
      (A) Article 324
                                                  (B) Urmila Singh
      (B) Article 148
                                                  (C) Meira Kumar
      (C) Article 342
                                                  (D) More than one of the above
      (D) More than one of the above              (E) None of the above
      (E) None of the above
                                            P-39. When     was the National
P-35. Article 300 of the Indian                   Human Rights Commission
      Constitution is related with                established?
      (A) trials and proceedings                  (A) 1990
      (B) government contracts                    (B) 1991

      (C) Attorney Generals                       (C) 1992
                                                  (D) More than one of the above
      (D) More than one of the above
                                                  (E) None of the above
      (E) None of the above
                                            P-40. Article 360 of the Constitution
P-36. How many times the President
                                                  of    India    empowers     the
      of India can be eligible for
                                                  President of India to proclaim
      election for presidentship?
                                                  (A) Financial Emergency
      (A) One time
                                                  (B) President’s rule
      (B) Two times
                                                  (C) stopping       Fundamental
      (C) Three times                                 Rights
      (D) More than one of the above              (D) More than one of the above
      (E) None of the above                       (E) None of the above


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