KPSC Group C 2021: Group C Non-Technical, General Knowledge Paper 1 (Graduate)
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1 Imagine you are standing in 3. Rainbow is produced when
front of a plane mirror and sunlight falls on tiny water
take a turn by 10". How droplets. Which of the
much ',1'ould the image following physical pheno-
appear to turn? menon/phenomena is/are
correct?
(1) s' I. Diffusion
II. Refraction
(2) 10"
II I. Total internal reflection
(1) I and II
(3) 1s'
(2) I only
(4) 20' (3) II and III
(4) I, II and III
2 Most of the energetic charged
particles reaching the earth
are captured by 'Sunspots'on the surface of
4
the Sun are
(1) E.rrth's atmosphere
(1) regions of low magnetic
fields
(2) Van Allen radiation belt
(2) regions of high
magnetic fields
(3) Asteroid belt
(3) regions of black holes
(4) Kuiper belt (4) imaginary spots
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5 Lunar eclipses are seen 8 Three lamps are connected
more often than solar in series to a voltage source.
eclipses because of If one of the lamps burns out
(1) the shadow of the (1) the other two lamps will
relatively small moon glow brighter
on the larger earth
(2) the other two lamps will
(2) the shadow of the burn out
relatively small earth on
the larger sun (3) the other two lamps will
glow with less
(3) the shadow of the brightness
relatively small moon (4) the other two lamps will
on larger sun remain unaffected
(4) None of the above
9. The fastest growing plant is
6. Dry ice is
(1) bamboo
(1) solid CO,
(2) mango
(2) solid SO,
(3) coconut
(3) solid benzeoe
(4) eucalyptus
14) ice whose surface is
dried
1O. Which of the following
7. Mothballs contain plants is used for green
manuring?
(1) camphor (1) Sunhemp
(2) benzoic acid (2) Cotton
(3) naphthalene (3) Wheat
(4) cinnamic acid (4) Rice
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11. Which of the iollowing is a 14. Match lisl-I with List-II and
modified stem? select the correct answer
using the codes given below
(1) Onion the lists :
(2) Garlic List-I List-II
(3) Potato
lal Mercury (lj Parkinson
(4) Tomato contamination dis e ase
/bi Arsenic (ii)Itai-itai
12. Which of the following is a contamination disease
parasitic plant?
(1) Drosera (c)Lead (iii)Minamata
contamination disease
(2) Banyan
(3) Tulsi /d/ Cadmium (iu)Cancer
contamination and skin
(a) Methi lesions
Codes:
13. In the year 2O2O, Karnataka
Bird Festival popularly (a) (b) (c) (d)
known as 'Hakki Habba'
was held at
(1) (il (it) (iii) (iu)
(1) Mysuru
(2) (iu) (iii) (il ftil
(2) Hampi
(3) Nandi Hil1s (31 (iii) (iu) (il 6il
(4) Bandipura $) (iu) (iii) (ii) (il
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15. Karnataka State Government 18. Name of the Objectlve
Project is aimed at filling the conventlon of the
lakes of drought-hit district conventlon
of Kolar w'ith treated waste- lai Ramsar (l/ Conservation
water from of migratory
(1) Hebbal valley birds
[b/ Stockholm (ii) Protection of
(2) Arkavathi valley human
hea-tth and
(3) Vrishabhavathi valley environment
from
(4) Koramangala- Persistent
Challaghatta valley Organic
Pollutants
(PoPs)
16. In India moist Alpine scrub (c) Yienna (iill Protection of
forest is found in ozone layer
(1) Madhya Pradesh (d) Bonn (iu/ Conservation
of wetlands
(2) Uttar Pradesh Which of the above pairs
are correctly matched?
(3) Andhra Pradesh
(tl @) and (b) onty
(4) Karnataka (2) (a) and (c) only
(31 @ and /c/ only
(4) (a), (b), (c) and (d)
17. The ecological footprint is a
measure of 19. In India, as per tl:e Central
(1) non-sustainable lifestyle
Pollution Control Board
(CPCB), solid waste generated
(2) carbon content per capita per day in large
cities is
(3) human demand on the (1) 1.5 kg
earth's ecosystem (2) 2.s kg
(s) 0.s kg
(4) carrying capacity
(4) t.2 kg
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2O. Read the two statements 22.WorLd Wetlands Day is
Assertion (A) and Reason (R). celebrated on _ of each
Choose the correct answer year.
from the four choices given
below: (1) 5th June
(21 2nd Februaqr
Assertion (A) : Westem Ghats
a-re the region showing (3) 22nd April
richness of endemic species. $) 22nd March
Reason (R) : The distribution
of endemic species is 23. The Karnataka State
confined only to Western Pollution Control Board
Ghats. (KSPCB) was established in
the year
(1) Both (A) and (R) are (1) 1e86
correct and (R) explains (A)
(2) 1e81
(2) Both (A) and (R) are (s) re74
correct but (R) does not
explain (A) (4) 1e72
(3) (A) is correct but (R) is 24. What is the full form of
false
UNFCC with respect to
(4) (A) is false but (R) 1S global warming convention?
true (1) United Nations
Framework Convention
21. Which of the following on Climate Change
countries hosted the World
Environment Day during (2) United Nations
the year 2O2l? Federation Convention
on Climate Change
(1) China (3) United Nations
(2) Pakistan Framework Center on
Climate Change
(3) United States (4) United Nations
Federation Center on
(4) India Climate Change
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25. Consider the following: 27. What was the aim of Beej
Bachao Andolan?
(A) Project ASMAN (1) Crop protection without
chemical use
(B) Project MAUSAM (2) Crop protection with
chemical use
(C) Project MEGHRAJ (3) Crop protection from
in se cts
Which of the above include(s) (4) Crop protection by over-
E-governance through cloud
usage of water
computing?
(1) only (A) and (B) 28. Match List-I with List-II
and select the correct
(2) only (B) and (C) answer using the codes
given below the lists :
(3) only (C) List-I List-II
(Breeds of Cattle) (Homeland)
(4) (A), (B) and (C) (a,/ Holstein (l/ Scotland
Friesian
(b) Jersey liil Switzerland
(c) Ayrshire (iii)Channel
26. Petersberg Dialogue which Island
was seen in news recently, (d) Brown /iuj Netherlands
is associated with which ' Swiss
field?
Codes :
(1) World trade (o) (b) (c) (d)
(2) Climate action (Ll (i) (iii) (iu) (iil
(3) Economy of developing (2) (ii) (ii, (il 0u)
ountrie s
c
(3) (iu) (iii) (il ftil
(4) Health emergency (41 (iiE ftu) (ii) (il
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29. Department of Science and 31. Which of the following are
Technologr is to organize correctly matched?
VAIBHAV Summit along
with which organization?
Climatic Region Climatic
(Trewartha) Code
(1) rsRo
(a)Tropical rainforest (i) Aw
(2) DRDO [b/ Tropical and /iil Bsh
subtropical steppe
(3) BHEL /ci Temperate boreal (iii) Bwk
cold desert
(4) BARC /d/ Humid subtropical (iu) Cwe
with dry winter
(r) (b) and (d)
3O. Rally for Valley Programme
in India waS organized to (2) (b) and (c)
highlight the problem of
(sl @) and (c)
(1) environmental (4) (a) and (d)
degradation
(2) biodiversity 32. 'Slash and Burn'agriculture
is a/an
(1) shifting agriculture
(3) resettlement of displaced
people (2) intensive agriculture
(3) commercial agriculture
(4) loss of agricultural land (4) None of the above
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33. Which of the following 36. The Constituent Assembly
States is the leading was set up according to the
producer of iron ore? proposals of
(1) Chhattisgarh (1) the Cripps Mission
(2) Jharkhand (2) the Cabinet Mission
(3) Karnataka (3) the Mountbatten Plan
(4) Madhya Pradesh (a) the Rajagopalachari Plan
34. Which of the following 37. The word 'Development
States does not have a High Administration' was coined
Court of its own? by
(1) Sikkim (1) F. W. Riggs
(2) Bihar (2) Edward W. Weidner
(3) Himachal Pradesh (3) U. L. Goswami
(4) Manipur (4) Albert Waterston
35. Which of the following 38. Which of the following ls
languages was added to the the major staff agency in
list of regional languages by India?
the 21st Amendment?
(1) Railway Board
(1) oriya
(2) Central Pollution
(2) Kashmiri Control Board
(3) Sindhi (3) NITI Aayog
(4) Assamese (4) Central Board of Direct
Taxes
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39. Which of the following 42. Santhanam Committee
Articles of the Indian pertains to
Constitution describes the
suability of the State in (1) anti-corruption
India? (2) election reforms
(1) Article- 100 (3) Centre-State relations
(2) Article-2O0 (41 river water distribution
(3) Article-30O
(4) Article-330 43. How many countries are
there in SAARC?
4O. Which Constitutional (1) s
Amendment provides the (2) 6
provision to the establish-
ment of Administrative (3) t2
Tribunals?
(4) 8
(1) 4oth Amendment
(2) 44th Amendment 44. The purpose of 'Mission
Karmayogi' is
(3) a2nd Amendment
(1) National Programme for
(4) 48th Amendment Civil Services Capacity
Building
41. Article 215 of the Constitution (2) National Programme for
provides _ to the High Common People's
Court. Capacity Building
(1) contempt of court (3) National Programme for
Peasant's Capacity
(2) court of record Building
(3) protection of rights (4) National Programme for
Labour's Capacity
(4) power to issue writs Building
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45. Recently Keshavananda 48. Who wrote .lfifisara?
Bharati passed away. He was
the petitioner of which of the (1) Kamandaka
following landmark decisions
of the Supreme Court? (2) Raja Bhoj
(1) Fundamental Rights are
absolute (3) Bhavabhuti
(21 Basic structure cannot (4) Vakpati
be amendable
(3) Right to Information
49. The author of Panchatantra
(4) Parliament is supreme in Kannada is
(1) Ranaraga
46. Post-Vedic literary works are
(tl Arangakas and (2) Vikramaditya-II
Upanishads
(3) Durgasimha
(2) Brahmanas and Sutras
(4) Vinayaditya
(3) Sutras and Smritis
(4) All of the above
50 The book written by Sri
47. What was the language of
Krishnadevaraya about
administration in Mauryan 'Rajaneethi Grantha' is
period?
(l) Jambauana Kalgana
(1) Prakrit
(21 Amuktha Moulya
(2) Sanskrit
(31 Madalasa Charita
(3) Ardhamagadhi
(4) Kharosthi (41 Nitisara
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51. Where is the Kirthinarayana 54. The Second Battle of Tarain
temple situated? was held in the year
. (1) Halebid (1) 1te2
(2) Talakad (21 1le1
(3) Somanathapura (3) 11e3
(4) Javagal (4) tre4
55. Sir Thomas Roe visited the
52. Who was the founder of Gol court of which Mughal
Gumbaz in Bijapur? ruler?
(1) Muhammad Ghori (1) Humayun
(2) Yusuf Arif (2) Akbar
(3) Ibrahim Adil Shah (3) Jahangir
(4) Mohammed Adil Shah (a) Shah Jahan
53.'Mysore Civil Service'
56. Diwan of the State of Mysore
examination was introduced
during Mysore Chalo
Movement was
by
(1) Sir Mirza Ismail
(1) C. Rangacharlu
(2) Kantharaj Urs
(21 T.Ananda Rao
(3) Arcot Ramaswamy
(3) K. Seshadri Iyer Mudaliar
(4) Sir M. Vishweshwaraiah (a) Sir Albion Banerjee
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57. Arrange
the following 60. Indian Independent League
Kadamba Kings in in Japan was founded in
chronological order : 1924 by
I. Mayurasharma (1) Chittaranjan Das
II. Bhageeratha (2) Rash Behari Bose
III. Kakusthavarma (3) Subhas Chandra Bose
IV. Santivarma
(4) W. C. Banerjee
Choose the answer from the
following code :
(1) I, II, III, IV 61. Which State's 'e-crop
survey' came into existence
(2) I, III, II, IV on August 15,2O2l?
(3) I, II, ry, III
(1) Karnataka
(4) I, IV, III, II
(2) Kerala
58. Which ruler assumed the
title 'Gajabetekara'? (3) Tamil Nadu
(1) Devaraya-I (4) Maharashtra
(2) Hakka
(3) Devaraya-II 62. What is the name of the
(a) Sri Krishnadevaraya remote controlled medical
trolley introduced by the
59. The Mysore State Iron Indian Railways to help
Works came into being at Covid-19 patients?
Bhadravathi in
(1) MEDBOT
(1) 1e13
(2) RATLMED
(2\ te23
(3) teTe (3) ROBMED
(41 1eoe (4) None of the above
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63. Which country is recognized 66. What is the another name
as world's happiest country of Almatti Dam?
as per 'World Happiness
Report 2O2L'? (1) Mahatma Gandhi Dam
(1) Iceland (2) Lal Bahadur Shastri
Dam
(2) Germany
(3) Jawaharlal Nehru Dam
(3) Norway
(4) Kuvempu Dam
(4) Finland
67. What is the biggest source
64. Which country announced of income for the Central
three-children policy to Government in the Union
their family planning? Budget 2O2O-2L?
(1) China (1) Goods and Services Tax
(2) Pakistan (2) Corporation Tax
(3) Bangladesh (3) Income Tax
(4) India (4) Borrowing and other
liabilities
65. How many National parks
68. Which one of the following
are there in Karnataka?
has both the upward and
downward linkage?
(1) 20
(1) Gram Panchayat
(2) ls
(2) Zila Parishad
(3) 10 (3) Panchayat Samiti
(4) s (4) All of the above
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69. Which of the following 71. As on 31st March, 2021
statements is not correct? what was the worth of total
Non-Performing Assets
(NPAs) of the banks in
(1) Both the IMF and IBRD India?
have headquarters in
Washington
(1) { 12.50 lakh crore
(2) Both IMF and IBRD
are the constituent
(21 < 10.46 lakh crore
organizations of United
Nations Organization
(3) { 8.34 lakh crore
(3) IBRD is also called
World Bank
(4) { 6.54 lakh crore
(4) India's vote share in the
International Monetar5r
Fund is 1O%o
72. Nter European Union,
which another group of
countries has come forward
70. Appreciation of domestic for adapting common
currency means value of currency?
domestic currency
(1) lncrease s (1) OPEC
(2) decreases (2) Gulf Countries
(3) first increases then
decreases (3) SAARC
(4) first decreases then
increase s (4) Asian
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73. The demand curve is always 76. After spending 40% on
machinery, 25o/o on building,
(1) level 157o on raw material and
5o/o on furniture, Monika
(2) irregular had a balance of <1,305.
The money initially with her
was
(3) upward sloping
(4) downward sloping (1) ?9,500
74. When did the first
demonetization occur in (2) *8,300
India?
(3) t8,700
(1) te4s
(2) 1e46 (4) z9,2OO
(3) te48
(4) te47 77. Find the missing number.
75. The average height of 30 5 4 J 8
girls out of a class of 40 is 29 9 35 11
160 cm and that of the 9 4
remaining girls is 156 cm. ? 13
The average height of girls
of the whole class is
(1) s6
(1) 168 cm
(2) 46
(21 159 cm
(3) 78 cm (3) 43
(41 143 cm (4) 4e
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78. Which is greater of the two 81. If you write down all the
5300 o, 34002 numbers from 1 to 100,
then how many times do
(1; 3+oo you write 3 ?
(2) ssoo (1) 11
(3) Both (1) and (2) 12) 20
(3) 18
(4) None of the above (4) 2t
79.The sum of the squares 82.In a family the father took
of three consecutive odd tA of the cake and he had 3
numbers is 2531. Find the times as much as each of
correct three numbers. the other members had.
Find the total number of
(r) 27, 28, 3t family members.
(21 26, 28, 29 (1) L2
(21 10
(3) 25, 27, 29
(3) 3
(41 27, 29, 3t (4) 7
80. Which of the following 83. A boy goes to school at a
numbers will occupy the speed of 3 km/hr and
blank space? returns to the village at a
speed of 2 km/hr. If he
22 t44 68 takes 5 hours in all, then
13 54 ? the distance between the
school and the village is
7 45 32
(1) 5 km
(1) 40
(2) 1o km
(2) 4
(3) 6 (3) 6 km
(4) 32 (a) 30 km
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84. The sum of the place values 87. Which tax is collected by
of 3 in the number 503535 Panchayat?
is
(1) 6 (1) Sales tax
(2) 60 (2) Custom duty
(3) 3030
(3) Land revenue
(4) 3300
(a) Tax on local fairs
85. If A's income is 50% less
than that of B, then B's 88. Which scheme is not related
income is what percent to rural development?
more than that of A?
(1) s0% (1) TRYSEM
(2\ 7s% (2) JRY
(3) 100%
(3) rRDP
(41 L25o/o
(4) cRY
86. Find the missing number.
\, 2 5 89. What is the share of
4 5 9 sponsor bank in the capital
5 6 1
of regional rural bank?
72 73 ?
(1) ss%
(t) 74
(2) 45o/o
(2) 63
(3) 60 (3) 3 s%
(4) 6s (4) 20%
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9O. The Rural Employment 93. Which district of Rajasthan
Guarantee Scheme was first adopted Panchayati Raj
implemented in which State? system for the first time in
India?
(1) Gujarat
(1) Udaipur
(2) Kerala
(2) Dungarpur
(3) Maharashtra
(3) Nagaur
(4) Andhra Pradesh
(4) Bikaner
91. Which Committee recomm-
ended the establishment of
NABARD? 94. The apex organization of
the Indian Co-operative
(1) Shivaraman Committee Movement is
(2) Chelliah Committee (1) NCCFr
(3) Dantwala Committee (2) rFFCO
(4) Rangarajan Committee (3) rcM
(4) NCUr
92. Co-operative society, started
in Gadag district,
Kanaginahal was the first in
95. In Karnataka, Zilla Parishad
(1) Karnataka State came into existence on
(1) April, 1987
(2) India
(2) Jlune, 1987
(3) Asian Continent
(3) April, 1993
(4) the World (4) June, 1993
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96. Taxes, tariffs and fines are 98. Arthur Lewis is popular for
Ievied, collected and his contribution towards
distributed by the
(1) developing solution for
Panchayat authority under
the of the Indian disguised unemployment
Constitution. (2) developing wavs to solve
(1) Article 243H seasonal unemployment
(21 Artrcle 2431
(3) Article 243 J (3) utilization of surplus
manpower from rural to
(4) Article 243 G urban area
97. Pradhan Mantri Matsya (4) None of the above
Sampada Yojana (PMMSY),
a flagship scheme, was 99. The Constitution Act, 1992
launched in May 2O2O as a makes provisions for a
part of Atma Nirbhar Bharat 3-tier system of Panchayati
Package by the Government Raj for a1l the States having
of India, aims at population of above
(1) enhancing fish produc- (1) 20 lakhs
tion to 19 million tones
by 2024-25 at an (2) 30 iakhs
average annual growth
rate of about 10.5 percent (3) 25 lakhs
(2) enhancing fish produc- (4) None of the above
tion to 20 million tones
by 2024-25 at an lOO.The National Family
average annual growth Benefit Scheme 15a
rate of about 8 percent scheme under
(3) enhancing fish produc-
tion to 22 million tones (1) Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
by 2024-25 at an (2) Employment Assurance
average annual growth . Scheme
rate of about 9 percent
(4) enhancing fish produc- (3) The Rural Landless
tion to 17 millon tones Employment Guarantee
by 2024-25 at an Programme
average annual growth (4) National Social
rate of about 11 percent Assistance Programme
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(iii)lf a question is teft blank i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, thet'e will be no penalty for that questioll.
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gadgets of any kind are strictly prohibited inside the Examination Venue.
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GROUP 'C' NON TECHNICAL EXAMINATIION (DEGREE LEVEL)
Examination held on 05.12.2021 (FN)
General Knowledge Paper-1 (Subject Code: 471)
KEY CHART (NORMAL FONT & LARGE FONT)
Question Booklet Series - 'A'
Total Marks : 100 1 Mark for each question
Question Key Question Key Question Key Question Key
Number Answer Number Answer Number Answer Number Answer
1 4 26 2 51 2 76 3
2 2 27 1 52 4 77 4
3 3 28 3 53 3 78 2
4 2 29 2 54 1 79 4
5 1 30 1 55 3 80 2
6 1 31 3 56 3 81 2
7 3 32 1 57 1 82 2
8 2 33 3 58 3 83 3
9 2 34 4 59 2 84 3
10 1 35 3 60 2 85 3
11 3 36 2 61 4 86 3
12 1 37 3 62 1 87 4
13 3 38 3 63 4 88 4
14 3 39 3 64 1 89 3
15 4 40 3 65 4 90 3
16 2 41 2 66 2 91 1
17 3 42 1 67 4 92 3
18 3 43 4 68 3 93 3
19 3 44 1 69 4 94 4
20 2 45 2 70 1 95 1
21 2 46 3 71 3 96 1
22 2 47 1 72 2 97 3
23 3 48 1 73 4 98 3
24 1 49 3 74 2 99 1
25 3 50 3 75 2 100 4
Note: Every question for which wrong answer has been given by the candidate, ¼ th (0.25) of the marks
assigned for that question will be deducted.
Sd/-
Controller of Examination
Karnataka Public Service Commission
Bengaluru.
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GROUP 'C' NON TECHNICAL EXAMINATIION (DEGREE LEVEL)
Examination held on 05.12.2021 (FN)
General Knowledge Paper-1 (Subject Code: 471)
KEY CHART (NORMAL FONT & LARGE FONT)
Question Booklet Series - 'B'
Total Marks : 100 1 Mark for each question
Question Key Question Key Question Key Question Key
Number Answer Number Answer Number Answer Number Answer
1 2 26 3 51 3 76 3
2 4 27 2 52 2 77 1
3 2 28 1 53 1 78 3
4 2 29 1 54 3 79 3
5 2 30 3 55 1 80 1
6 3 31 2 56 3 81 3
7 3 32 2 57 4 82 2
8 3 33 1 58 3 83 2
9 3 34 3 59 2 84 4
10 4 35 1 60 3 85 1
11 4 36 3 61 3 86 4
12 3 37 3 62 3 87 1
13 3 38 4 63 3 88 4
14 1 39 2 64 2 89 2
15 3 40 3 65 1 90 4
16 3 41 3 66 4 91 3
17 4 42 3 67 1 92 4
18 1 43 2 68 2 93 1
19 1 44 2 69 3 94 3
20 3 45 2 70 1 95 2
21 3 46 3 71 1 96 4
22 1 47 1 72 3 97 2
23 4 48 3 73 3 98 2
24 4 49 2 74 2 99 3
25 2 50 1 75 4 100 4
Note: Every question for which wrong answer has been given by the candidate, ¼ th (0.25) of the marks
assigned for that question will be deducted.
Sd/-
Controller of Examination
Karnataka Public Service Commission
Bengaluru.
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GROUP 'C' NON TECHNICAL EXAMINATIION (DEGREE LEVEL)
Examination held on 05.12.2021 (FN)
General Knowledge Paper-1 (Subject Code: 471)
KEY CHART (NORMAL FONT & LARGE FONT)
Question Booklet Series - 'C'
Total Marks : 100 1 Mark for each question
Question Key Question Key Question Key Question Key
Number Answer Number Answer Number Answer Number Answer
1 2 26 3 51 4 76 2
2 4 27 4 52 2 77 1
3 3 28 2 53 3 78 3
4 1 29 4 54 2 79 2
5 3 30 2 55 1 80 1
6 3 31 2 56 1 81 3
7 1 32 2 57 3 82 1
8 3 33 3 58 2 83 3
9 2 34 3 59 2 84 4
10 2 35 3 60 1 85 3
11 4 36 3 61 3 86 2
12 1 37 4 62 1 87 3
13 4 38 4 63 3 88 3
14 1 39 3 64 3 89 3
15 4 40 3 65 4 90 3
16 2 41 1 66 2 91 2
17 4 42 3 67 3 92 1
18 3 43 3 68 3 93 4
19 4 44 4 69 3 94 1
20 1 45 1 70 2 95 2
21 3 46 1 71 2 96 3
22 2 47 3 72 2 97 1
23 4 48 3 73 3 98 1
24 2 49 1 74 1 99 3
25 2 50 4 75 3 100 3
Note: Every question for which wrong answer has been given by the candidate, ¼ th (0.25) of the marks
assigned for that question will be deducted.
Sd/-
Controller of Examination
Karnataka Public Service Commission
Bengaluru.
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GROUP 'C' NON TECHNICAL EXAMINATIION (DEGREE LEVEL)
Examination held on 05.12.2021 (FN)
General Knowledge Paper-1 (Subject Code: 471)
KEY CHART (NORMAL FONT)
Question Booklet Series - 'D'
Total Marks : 100 1 Mark for each question
Question Key Question Key Question Key Question Key
Number Answer Number Answer Number Answer Number Answer
1 3 26 3 51 2 76 4
2 2 27 2 52 3 77 4
3 1 28 4 53 4 78 2
4 3 29 3 54 2 79 3
5 2 30 1 55 4 80 2
6 1 31 3 56 2 81 1
7 3 32 3 57 2 82 1
8 1 33 1 58 2 83 3
9 3 34 3 59 3 84 2
10 4 35 2 60 3 85 2
11 3 36 2 61 3 86 1
12 2 37 4 62 3 87 3
13 3 38 1 63 4 88 1
14 3 39 4 64 4 89 3
15 3 40 1 65 3 90 3
16 3 41 4 66 3 91 4
17 2 42 2 67 1 92 2
18 1 43 4 68 3 93 3
19 4 44 3 69 3 94 3
20 1 45 4 70 4 95 3
21 2 46 1 71 1 96 2
22 3 47 3 72 1 97 2
23 1 48 2 73 3 98 2
24 1 49 4 74 3 99 3
25 3 50 2 75 1 100 1
Note: Every question for which wrong answer has been given by the candidate, ¼ th (0.25) of the marks
assigned for that question will be deducted.
Sd/-
Controller of Examination
Karnataka Public Service Commission
Bengaluru.
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GROUP 'C' NON TECHNICAL EXAMINATIION (DEGREE LEVEL)
Examination held on 05.12.2021 (FN)
General Knowledge Paper-1 (Subject Code: 471)
KEY CHART (LARGE FONT)
Question Booklet Series - 'D'
Total Marks : 100 1 Mark for each question
Question Key Question Key Question Key Question Key
Number Answer Number Answer Number Answer Number Answer
1 2 26 3 51 3 76 1
2 2 27 1 52 2 77 3
3 3 28 1 53 4 78 3
4 1 29 3 54 2 79 1
5 3 30 3 55 2 80 4
6 2 31 2 56 3 81 4
7 1 32 4 57 4 82 2
8 3 33 3 58 2 83 3
9 2 34 1 59 4 84 2
10 1 35 3 60 2 85 1
11 3 36 3 61 2 86 1
12 1 37 1 62 2 87 3
13 3 38 3 63 3 88 2
14 4 39 2 64 3 89 2
15 3 40 2 65 3 90 1
16 2 41 4 66 3 91 3
17 3 42 1 67 4 92 1
18 3 43 4 68 4 93 3
19 3 44 1 69 3 94 3
20 3 45 4 70 3 95 4
21 2 46 2 71 1 96 2
22 1 47 4 72 3 97 3
23 4 48 3 73 3 98 3
24 1 49 4 74 4 99 3
25 2 50 1 75 1 100 2
Note: Every question for which wrong answer has been given by the candidate, ¼ th (0.25) of the marks
assigned for that question will be deducted.
Sd/-
Controller of Examination
Karnataka Public Service Commission
Bengaluru.Page 1 of 40
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