CUET PG General Awareness Questions

Q1. Where is the Headquarters of International Weightlifting Federation (IWF)?

(a) Budapest, Hungary
(b) Nairobi, Kenya
(c) Madrid, Spain
(d) Bern, Switzerland

Q2. The Darrah National Park (DNP) is located in which state/UT?

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Punjab

Q3. Where is the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Located?

(a) New Delhi
(b) Hyderabad
(c) Mumbai
(d) Ahmedabad

Q4. The 2022 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup will be held in which country?
(a) Myanmar
(b) India
(c) Oman
(d) Thailand

Q5. Which of the following state panchayat is set to become the country’s first sanitary napkin-free
panchayat?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Karnataka
(d) Kerala

Q6. What is the theme of 16th India Digital Summit 2022?

(a) Aatmanirbhar Bharat – Start of New Decade
(b) Supercharging Startups
(c) Enabling The New Normal
(d) Digital India: Success to Excellence

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Q7. Fever ‘Scrub Typhus’ has been recently been reported from which state?
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Kerala
(c) Manipur
(d) Bihar

Q8. Which Union Ministry is set to implement the Ken-Betwa project?

(a) Ministry of Defence
(b) Jal Shakti Ministry
(c) Ministry of Home Affairs
(d) Ministry of Environment

Q9. The Economic Survey 2021-22 has projected a growth rate of _______ % for the next financial year
ending March 2023.
(a) 6-5-6.9%
(b) 7.0-7.5%
(c) 8.0-8.5%
(d) 9.8-10.3%

Q10. Who has won the women’s singles title at 2022 Odisha Open badminton tournament held in
Cuttack, Odisha?
(a) Unnati Hooda
(b) Smit Toshniwal
(c) Kiran George
(d) Priyanshu Rajawa

Q11. SeHAT scheme has been launched by which ministry?

(a) Ministry of Home Affairs
(b) Ministry of Defence
(c) Ministry of Women and Child Development
(d) Ministry of AYUSH

Q12. Name the winner of the World Games Athlete of the Year award 2021.
(a) Harbir Singh Sandhu
(b) PR Sreejesh
(c) Rupinder Pal Singh
(d) Dharamvir Singh

Q13. What is "Saat nishchay" ?

(a) Female welfare scheme
(b) Children welfare scheme
(c) Development programme
(d) Poverty elimination scheme

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Q14. Which one is the seven resolves scheme of Bihar government?
(a) Education of children
(b) Higher education of youths
(c) Higher technical education
(d) Education for women

Q15. With which of the following field is ‘SVAMITVA scheme’ associated?

(a) Land records
(b) Drinking water
(c) Sanitation
(d) Women Protection

Q16. What does ‘H’ stand for in the scheme named NIDHI recently inaugurated by Speaker Om Birla?
(a) Housing
(b) Health
(c) Helpfulness
(d) Hospitality

Q17. Taiyuan Satellite Launch center is in which Country?

(a) Japan
(b) North Korea
(c) Indonesia
(d) China

Q18. Name of first ever orbital flight crewed entirely by tourists launched by NASA is
(a) Aspiration4
(b) Inspiration4
(c) Amusement4
(d) Motivation4

Q19. The headquarter of International atomic Energy Agency is located in:

(a) Geneva
(b) Washington
(c) Vienna
(d) London

Q20. How many organs are there in UNO?

(a) 03
(b) 06
(c) 05
(d) 04
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Q21. __is also called the "Year of Great Divide" in the demographic history of India
(a) 1921
(b) 1901
(c) 1931
(d) 2011

Q22. ‘Shramik Mitra Scheme’ for construction workers has been launched by which the following state
governments?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Uttar Pradesh
(c) Delhi
(d) Rajasthan

Q23. What is the food grain allowance per beneficiary per month under National Food Security Act
(NFSA)?
(a) 3 kg
(b) 4 Kg
(c) 6 Kg
(d) 5 Kg

Q24. Taiyuan Satellite Launch center is in which Country?

(a) Japan
(b) North Korea
(c) Indonesia
(d) China

Q25. Name of first ever orbital flight crewed entirely by tourists launched by NASA is
(a) Aspiration4
(b) Inspiration4
(c) Amusement4
(d) Motivation4

Q26. The headquarter of International atomic Energy Agency is located in:

(a) Geneva
(b) Washington
(c) Vienna
(d) London

Q27. Which of the following country will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games?
(a) Italy
(b) UK
(c) Spain
(d) Australia

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Q28. Ambedkar Jayanti ( also known as Bhim Jayanti) is celebrated on ______ to commemorate the birth
anniversary of Babasaheb Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar.
(a) 12 April
(b) 13 April
(c) 14 April
(d) 15 April

Q29. Who has re-appointed as the chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities?
(a) Kersi Kaikhushroo Deboo
(b) Syed Shahezadi
(c) Iqbal Singh Lalpura
(d) Rinchen Lhamo

Q30. Who has won the prestigious Reykjavik Open chess tournament in Reykjavik, Iceland?
(a) R Pragganandhaa
(b) D Gukesh
(c) Abhimanyu Mishra
(d) Divya Deshmukh

Q31. Indrayani Medicity is planned to be set up as country’s first medical city, in which of these cities?
(a) Lucknow
(b) New Delhi
(c) Pune
(d) Indore

Q32. Gabriel Boric Font has been appointed as the youngest President of which country recently?
(a) Peru
(b) Argentina
(c) Mexico
(d) Chile

Q33. In which year Nightingale of India, Lata Mangeshkar was honoured with the prestigious Bharat
Ratna award?
(a) 2010
(b) 2005
(c) 2001
(d) 1999

Q34. India defeated which team to win the 2022 ICC Under-19 World Cup Championship?
(a) Pakistan
(b) Australia
(c) New Zealand
(d) England

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Q35. European Society for Quality Research (ESQR) has awarded the Quality Achievement Award
2021 to which university of Bihar
(a) Nalanda University
(b) Patna University
(c) Patliputra university
(d) Vikramashila university

Q36. Which of the following plants have root nodules?

(a) Leguminous plants
(b) Parasitic plants
(c) Epiphytic Plants
(d) Aquatic Plants

Q37. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas) is observed on _______ every
year.
(a) 8 April
(b) 9 April
(c) 10 April
(d) 11 April

Q38. A photograph by Canadian photographer Amber Bracken titled “________” has won the 2022 World
Press Photo of the Year award.
(a) Kabul cinema
(b) Nawarddeken people of West Arnhem Land
(c) Lalo de Almeida
(d) Kamloops Residential School

Q39. Which of the following novel has become the first Hindi language work of fiction to be shortlisted
for the prestigious International Booker Prize?
(a) A New Name: Septology VI-VII
(b) Heaven
(c) Tomb of Sand
(d) Elena Knows

Q40. Which of the following team has emerged as the champions of the 12th Senior Men’s National
Hockey Championship?
(a) Maharashtra
(b) Karnataka
(c) Tamil Nadu
(d) Haryana
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Q41. Who has been appointed as the next Chief of Army Staff?
(a) Nav Kumar Khanduri
(b) Rana Pratap Kalita
(c) Manoj Pande
(d) Ajai Singh

Q42. Which city has been adjudged as the world’s most polluted capital city in IQAir’s 2021 World Air
Quality Report?
(a) Islamabad
(b) Muscat
(c) Dhaka
(d) New Delhi

Q43. What is the name of the joint military training exercise between the Indian army and Uzbekistan
which kicked off in March 2022 at Yangiarik?
(a) Ex-Shared Destiny
(b) Ex-Dustlik
(c) Ex-Khanjar
(d) Ex-Sea Breeze

Q44. Who has been appointed as the Director-General of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in
November 2021?
(a) Sheel Vardhan Singh
(b) D K Pathak
(c) Arun Kumar
(d) Atul Karwal

Q45. In October 2021, which of the following has become the 11 th Maharatna central public sector
enterprise (CPSE)?
(a) NTPC Limited
(b) Power Finance Corp. Ltd
(c) NBCC India Limited
(d) Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited

Q46. The Indian Navy will participate in the second phase of Malabar exercise with which of the
following countries?
(a) USA,France,United kingdom
(b) Japan, Australia and France
(c) Japan, China and USA
(d) Japan, Australia and USA
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Q47. In October 2021, the Union Cabinet has approved the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0) till which of the following year?
(a) 2024-25
(b) 2022-23
(c) 2025-26
(d) 2029-30

Q48. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the first-ever National Infrastructure Masterplan,
Pradhan Mantri Gati Shakti in October 2021. This will bring together how many Ministries on one
platform?
(a) 15
(b) 16
(c) 10
(d) 11

Q49. The ‘Quit Tobacco App’ has been launched by which organisation to support people in quitting the
use of tobacco in all forms?
(a) WHO
(b) NPCI
(c) Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
(d) NITI Aayog

Q50. Who has authored the book titled ‘Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and
Reinvented War’?
(a) Roald Dahl
(b) JK Rowling
(c) Ruskin Bond
(d) Samuel Moyn

Q51. Which of the following film has won the "Film of the Year Award" at Dadasaheb Phalke International
Film Festival Awards 2022?
(a) Mimi
(b) 83
(c) Shershaah
(d) Pushpa: The Rise

Q52. Main memory works in conjunction with _________.

(a) special function cards
(b) RAM
(c) CPU
(d) Intel

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Q53. A(n) ________ allows you to access your e-mail from anywhere.
(a) Forum
(b) Webmail interface
(c) Message Board
(d) Weblog

Q54. Which is the highest river dam in India?

(a) Hirakud Dam
(b) Bhakra Dam
(c) Sardar Sarovar Dam
(d) Tehri Dam

Q55. Which of the following rivers does not make an estuary?

(a) Narmada
(b) Tapi
(c) Mandovi
(d) Mahanadi

Q56. What is called the maximum distance from the Sun in a planet in its orbit?
(a) Perihelion
(b) Aphelion
(c) Apogee
(d) Perigee

Q57. During which Five Year Planning was NABARD established?

(a) Fifth
(b) Sixth
(c) Third
(d) Ninth

Q58. ‘Garibi Hatao’ (removal of poverty) and ‘Growth with Justice’ were the main objectives of ___________.
(a) Plan Holiday
(b) Third - Five Year Plan
(c) Rolling Plan
(d) Fifth - Five Year Plan

Q59. Who was the Finance Minister of India during the New Economic Policy (1991)?
(a) Manmohan Singh
(b) Uma Kapila
(c) Pranab Mukherjee
(d) Jaswant Sing
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Q60. South Asian University (SAU), a joint SARC University of SAARC Nations, has been established
in___________.
(a) New Delhi
(b) Male
(c) Colombo
(d) Dhaka

Q61. When was Consumer Protection Act (COPRA) passed?

(a) 1984
(b) 1980
(c) 1986
(d) 1995

Q62. Which Constitutional Amendment Act added Part IX-A ‘The Municipalities’ to Indian Constitution?
(a) 74th Constitutional Amendment Act
(b) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act
(c) 39th Constitutional Amendment Act
(d) 10th Constitutional Amendment Act

Q63. Under which Article of Indian Constitution, a person can move to a High Court if his Fundamental
Rights are breached?
(a) Article 36
(b) Article 226
(c) Article 254
(d) Article 256

Q64. Comptroller and Auditor General of India is appointed by ______.

(a) Prime Minister of India
(b) Judge of Supreme Court
(c) President of India
(d) Chief Election Commissioner of India

Q65. In Indian Constitution, ______ contains provisions related to Anti-defection law.

(a) Eighth schedule
(b) Ninth schedule
(c) Tenth schedule
(d) Eleventh schedule

Q66. Which of the following is related to the Tinkathiya Pratha?

(a) Champaran
(b) Kheda
(c) Bardoli
(d) Darbhanga

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Q67. Which of the following work is not credited to Lord Dalhousie?
(a) Merger of Punjab
(b) Merger of Bengal
(c) Merger of Mysore
(d) Merger of Satara

Q68. Where did the telegraph line be laid first?

(a) Calcutta to Diamond Harbour
(b) Agra to Jaipur
(c) Delhi to Shimla
(d) Raniganj to Calcutta

Q69. Which of the following is NOT considered as Amir Khusro's creation?

(a) Laila Majnu
(b) Nuh Sipihr
(c) Miftah ul-Futuh
(d) Tutinama

Q70. "Dhamek Stupa" is located at which of the following places?

(a) Bodh Gaya
(b) Sarnath
(c) Sanchi
(d) Kaushambi

Q71. Which of the following seas has the highest salinity?

(a) Caspian sea
(b) Mediterranean sea
(c) Red sea
(d) Dead sea

Q72. 90° E Ridge lies in

(a) Atlantic ocean
(b) Indian ocean
(c) Pacific ocean
(d) Mediterranean ocean

Q73. The clouds of the highest altitude are

(a) Altocumulus
(b) Altostratus
(c) Cumulus
(d) Cirrostratus

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Q74. The Black Mountains are located in
(a) Canada
(b) Norway
(c) Switzerland
(d) U.S.A.

Q75. Which type of soil is found in the coniferous forests?

(a) Chestnut
(b) Podzol
(c) Chernozem
(d) Regur

Q76. The largest committee of Parliament of India is -

(a) Public Accounts Committee
(b) Estimates Committee
(c) Committee on Public Undertakings
(d) Joint Parliamentary Committee

Q77. Which of the following State has bicameral legislature?

(a) Tamil Nadu
(b) Punjab
(c) Sikkim
(d) Jammu and Kashmir

Q78. Who has the power to prorogue the Lok Sabha?

(a) The Speaker
(b) The Prime Minister
(c) The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
(d) The President

Q79. Who has the right to decide whether a Bill is a money bill or not?
(a) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(b) Prime Minister
(c) President
(d) Finance Minister

Q80. The minimum age limit for the membership of the Vidhan Parishad is _____.
(a) 21 years
(b) 25 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 35 years

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Q81. The major objective of monetary policy is to?
(a) Increase government's tax revenue
(b) Revamp the Public Distribution System
(c) Promote economic growth with price stability
(d) Weed out corruption in the economy

Q82. Trickle down theory ignores the impact of economic growth on -

(a) Investment
(b) Savings
(c) Income distribution
(d) Consumption

Q83. The paintings normally are made of village scenes, human and animal forms, god & goddess ?
(a) Maryan art
(b) Patna kalam
(c) Madhubani
(d) Darbhanga

Q84. Lah Bangles are mainly made in __ ?

(a) Patna
(b) Vaishali
(c) Mujaffarpur
(d) Baka

Q85. Commands at the top of a screen such as File-Edit, Format and Tools to operate and change things
are incorporated in __________________.
(a) Menu bar
(b) Tool bar
(c) User friendly
(d) Word processor

Q86. Which among the following is the largest unit of storage?

(a) Byte
(b) Nibble
(c) Bug
(d) Petabyte

Q87. ‘Amuktamalyada’ written by Krishnadeva Raya, the ruler of Vijayanagar, was in

(a) Sanskrit
(b) Kannada
(c) Telugu
(d) Tamil
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Q88. Aryabhatta and Kalidasa were in the court of which Gupta Emperor?
(a) Kumara Gupta I
(b) Chandra Gupta II
(c) Samudra Gupta
(d) Skanda Gupta

Q89. Where is the world's highest volcanic mountain Cotopaxi located?

(a) Japan
(b) Philippines
(c) Ecuador
(d) Hawaiian Islands

Q90. Rainfall caused by intense evaporation in equatorial areas is called _____________.

(a) Orographic rainfall
(b) Cyclonic rainfall
(c) Frontal rainfall
(d) Convectional rainfall

Q91. How long a person should have practiced as advocate in a High Court to be eligible to appointed as a
Judge of Supreme Court of India?
(a) 12 Years
(b) 15 Years
(c) 10 Years
(d) 5 Years

Q92. Special Drawing Rights were created by -

(a) IBRD
(b) ADB
(c) IMF
(d) WTO

Q93. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the victories of Babur?
(a) Panipat, Chanderi, Ghaghara and Khanwah
(b) Panipat, Ghaghara, Khanwah and Chanderi
(c) Panipat, Khanwah, Chanderi and Ghaghara
(d) Ghaghara, Panipat, Khanwah and Chanderi

Q94. During the Mughal period Polaj was the

(a) Land annually cultivated
(b) Land left fallow
(c) Land uncultivated
(d) Barren land

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Q95. Consider the following statements
1. When the Sun, the Earth and the Moon are aligned in a straight line, the position is referred to as
SYZYGY.
2. When the Sun and Moon are in straight line, it results in Spring Tide.
3. When the Sun and moon are in right angle, it results in Neap Tide.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Q96. Which one of the following districts is well known for the cultivation of coffee?
(a) Balasore
(b) Chikmangalur
(c) Guntur
(d) Khurda

Q97. Inclusive growth as enunciated in the Eleventh Five Year Plan does not include which one of the
following?
(a) Reduction of poverty
(b) Extension of employment opportunities
(c) Reduction of gender inequality
(d) Strengthening of capital market

Q98. Buyer’s market denotes the place where ___________.

(a) the demand exceeds the supply
(b) the supply exceeds the demand
(c) commodities are available at competitive rates
(d) the demand and supply are well balanced

Q99. Mechanical waves

(a) are longitudinal only
(b) transverse only
(c) can be both longitudinal and transverse
(d) none of these

Q100. The Badami rock inscription of Pulakesin I is dated in the Saka year 465. If the same were to be
dated in Vikrama Samvat, the year would be:
(a) 601
(b) 300
(c) 330
(d) 407

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Q101. Chachnama records the history of which conquest?
(a) Kushanas
(b) Hunas
(c) Arabs
(d) Greeks

Q102. Which of the following is NOT correctly matched?

(a) Khamsin – Egypt
(b) Chinook – China
(c) Sirocco – Italy
(d) Ghibli – Libya

Q103. Which geographical division of India is the oldest?

(a) Northern mountainous region
(b) Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain
(c) Peninsular
(d) Coastal plain

Q104. Which part of Indian constitution deals with administration of Union Territories?
(a) Part VI
(b) Part VII
(c) Part VIII
(d) Part IX

Q105. Which one of the following curves is a graphical representation of the relationship between
unemployment and the job vacancy rate ?
(a) Philip’s curve
(b) Laffer’s curve
(c) Beveridge curve
(d) Friedman’s curve

Q106. WPAN stands for:

(a) Windows Personal Area Network
(b) Windows Power Access Network
(c) Wireless Personal Area Network
(d) Wide Personal Area Network

Q107. The basic input/output system (BIOS) is stored in:

(a) RAM
(b) ROM
(c) ALU
(d) Peripherals

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Q108. The percentage of population employed in agriculture in Bihar is ?
(a) 40-60%
(b) 60-80%
(c) 30-50%
(d) 80-90%

Q109. The bare year for estimation of state income is ?

(a) 2011-12
(b) 2001-02
(c) 2020-21
(d) 2015-16

Q110. The Adi Granth was compiled by

(a) Guru Arjan Dev
(b) Guru Gobind Singh
(c) Guru Harkishan
(d) Guru Tegh Bahadur

Q111. Which language gained most by the patronage given to scholars by Krishna Deva Rai?
(a) Tamil
(b) Sanskrit
(c) Telugu
(d) Kannada

Q112. What was the capital of Shivaji's kingdom ?

(a) Raigad
(b) Karwar
(c) Pune
(d) Purandhar

Q113. Between whom was the treaty of Purandhar in 1776 made?

(a) English and Nizam of Hyderabad
(b) Marathas and Portuguese
(c) Marathas and English
(d) English and Sultan of Mysore

Q114. Satpatha Brahmana is related to :

(a) Rigveda
(b) Yajurveda
(c) Samaveda
(d) Atharvaveda

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Q115. The longest river of peninsular India is__________.
(a) Narmada
(b) Godavari
(c) Mahanadi
(d) Cauvery

Q116. The atomic power station in Rajasthan is situated at:

(a) Pokhran
(b) Suratgarh
(c) Rawatbhata
(d) Chittorgarh

Q117. Which of the following caused radioactive pollution along the coast of Kerala?
(a) Plutonium
(b) Zinc
(c) Thorium
(d) Radium

Q118. Which of the following is not an Igneous Rock?

(a) Dolomite
(b) Granite
(c) Basalt
(d) Gabbro

Q119. The deepest trench of the Indian Ocean is

(a) Java trench
(b) Aleutian trench
(c) Atacama trench
(d) Tizard trench

Q120. Who of the following is regarded as the head of the state council of ministers?
(a) the Chief Minister
(b) the Governor
(c) the Speaker
(d) none of the above

Q121. A member of the council of ministers can hold office without being a member of the state
legislature for a maximum period of
(a) three months
(b) six months
(c) one year
(d) two years

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Q122. Which of the following provision needs a special majority in Parliament?
(a) Change in Fundamental Rights
(b) Creation of New States
(c) Removal of Lok Sabha Speaker
(d) Rules and Procedures in Parliament

Q123. When the offices of the President and Vice-President fall vacant simultaneously, who acts as
President?
(a) Prime Minister of India
(b) The Chief Justice of India
(c) The Speaker of Lok Sabha
(d) The Comptroller and Auditor General of India

Q124. A Unitary form of government is that in which all the powers are concentrated in the hands of -
(a) Local government
(b) Central government
(c) Provincial government
(d) Panchayats

Q125. What is the accounting year of the Reserve Bank of India?

(a) April-March
(b) July-June
(c) October-September
(d) January-December

Q126. Which institution is known as 'Soft Loan Window' of World Bank?

(a) IDBI
(b) IDA
(c) IMF
(d) RBI

Q127. When the demand for a good increases with an increase in income, such a good is called___________
(a) Superior good
(b) Giffin good
(c) Inferior good
(d) Normal good

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Q128. Match the following.

(a) 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

(b) 1-c, 2-a, 3-b
(c) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c
(d) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c

Q129. The ________ curve represents the demand of all consumers in the market taken together at
different levels of the price of the good.
(a) monotonic
(b) indifferent
(c) market demand
(d) diminishing

Q130. Which of the following shortcut key is used to search for a file or folder?
(a) F1
(b) F2
(c) F3
(d) F4

Q131. Which one has least literary rate?

(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(b) Bihar
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Nagaland

Q132. India’s first Noble Prize was given for

(a) Physics
(b) Literature
(c) Medicine
(d) Chemistry

Q133. How many permanent members are required to give their affirmative vote on important decisions
taken by the Security Council.
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 2

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Q134. What is the name of the NASA’s mission to study Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids?
(a) Lucy
(b) Cassini
(c) Lisa
(d) Parker

Q135. Which one of the following battles was fought between Babur and the Rajputs in 1527?
(a) The First Battle of Panipat
(b) The Battle of Khanwa
(c) The Battle of Ghagra
(d) The Battle of Chanderi

Q136. Who said, ‘Swaraj is my birthright and I will have it’?

(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhle
(d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Q137. As per the Act of 1919 which of the following was not a Transferred subject?
(a) Education
(b) Museum
(c) Medical Relief
(d) Land Revenue

Q138. Servants of India Society was founded in

(a) England
(b) India
(c) America
(d) Burma

Q139. Who of the following was known as Amitrochates?

(a) Chandragupta Maurya
(b) Bindusara
(c) Ashoka
(d) Kautilya

Q140. Which of the following State is surrounded by Bangladesh from three sides?
(a) Nagaland
(b) Assam
(c) Arunachal Pradesh
(d) Tripura
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Q141. Melghat Tiger Reserve is located in which state?
(a) West Bengal
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Maharashtra

Q142. Which atmospheric layer contains ozone layer?

(a) Mesosphere
(b) Exosphere
(c) Stratosphere
(d) Ionosphere

Q143. Madhya Pradesh has the highest of reserves of which of the following animals?
(a) Tiger
(b) Lion
(c) Peacock
(d) Langur

Q144. The highest airport in India is -

(a) Dharamshala airport
(b) Pithoragarh airport
(c) Leh airport
(d) Dehradun airport

Q145. Who has the right to decide whether a Bill is a money bill or not?
(a) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(b) Prime Minister
(c) President
(d) Finance Minister

Q146. The members of the All India Services serve the -

(a) Central Government only
(b) State Government only
(c) Union Territories only
(d) Both the Union and State Governments

Q147. The term of office of the Vice-President of India is -

(a) 4 years
(b) 5 years
(c) 2 years
(d) 6 years

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Q148. Who was the Defence Minister of India during the Indo China War of 1962?
(a) R.N. Thapar
(b) V.K. Krishna Menon
(c) Govind Ballabh Pant
(d) Jagjivan Ram

Q149. The first Law Minister of Independent India was –

(a) M.C. Sitalwar
(b) B.R. Ambedkar
(c) Kailashnath Katju
(d) Rafi Ahmad Kidwai

Q150. The demand for inferior goods decreases with ________ in the consumer's income.
(a) Increase
(b) Decrease
(c) Constant
(d) Double

Q151. Goods for which the quantity that a consumer chooses, increases as the consumer's income
increases and decreases as the income decreases are called?
(a) Inferior goods
(b) Normal goods
(c) Complementary goods
(d) Substitute goods

Q152. The _________ balance is equal to capital flows from the rest of the world, minus capital flows to the
rest of the world.
(a) Current Account
(b) Savings Account
(c) Capital Account
(d) Asset Account

Q153. Balance of Trade is the difference between

(a) Country’s Income and Expense
(b) Country’s Exports and Import
(c) Country’s Tax Revenue and Expense
(d) Country’s capital inflow and outflow

Q154. Micro economics deals with -

(a) the circular flow of income
(b) the decision making of a single economic variable like demand
(c) understanding unemployment
(d) economic growth

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Q155. What is JEEVIKA for in a state government (Bihar)?
(a) Reducing employment
(b) Reducing poverty
(c) Providing health services
(d) Pensions to elder (60+)

Q156. Which state is the least urbanized in India?

(a) Bihar
(b) Mizoram
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Nagaland

Q157. Chanakya, the famous teacher of Chandragupta Maurya, was associated with
(a) Nalanda
(b) Vaishali
(c) Takshashila
(d) Vikramshila

Q158. The famous ruler of ancient India who is said to have been converted to Jainism, towards the end
of his life, is
(a) Bindusara
(b) Samudragupta
(c) Chandragupta
(d) Ashoka

Q159. Tulsidas, the author of Ramcharitmanas, was a contemporary of which of the following rulers?
(a) Shahjahan
(b) Humayun
(c) Akbar
(d) Sher Shah Suri

Q160. Who among the following was the daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb?
(a) Jahan Ara
(b) Roshan Ara
(c) GauharAra
(d) Zeb-un-nisa

Q161. The Mughal Emperor who appointed maximum number of Hindu Officer was?
(a) Humayun
(b) Akbar
(c) Shahjahan
(d) Aurangzeb

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Q162. Which of the following stars is known as Fossil star?
(a) Protostar
(b) Dog Star
(c) Red Giant
(d) White Dwarf

Q163. Which planet is surrounded by ring?

(a) Saturn
(b) Mars
(c) Venus
(d) Earth

Q164. Tsunamis are mainly produced by

(a) Subaerial earthquakes
(b) Submarine earthquakes
(c) Cyclones
(d) Tides

Q165. Bhabar is an example of

(a) Peneplain
(b) Piedmont plain
(c) Till plain
(d) Deltaic plain

Q166. Gaza strip lies along the coast of

(a) Dead sea
(b) Mediterranean sea
(c) Persian sea
(d) Red sea

Q167. In the Rajya Sabha, the States have been given seats
(a) in accordance with their population
(b) Equally
(c) On the basis of population and economic position
(d) On the basis of present economic status

Q168. Who has the power to prorogue the Lok Sabha?

(a) The Speaker
(b) The Prime Minister
(c) The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
(d) The President
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Q169. Who has the right to decide whether a Bill is a money bill or not?
(a) Speaker of Lok Sabha
(b) Prime Minister
(c) President
(d) Finance Minister

Q170. The minimum age limit for the membership of the Vidhan Parishad is _____.
(a) 21 years
(b) 25 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 35 years

Q171. The Estimates Committee of Parliament has how many members -

(a) 35
(b) 30
(c) 25
(d) 20

Q172. What does GDP mean ?

(a) The total value of all goods and services produced in the country during a period of 1 year
(b) The total value of all stocks and shares in the country during a period of 1 year
(c) The total value of all capital goods produced in the country during a period of 1 year
(d) The total value of all consumer goods produced in the country during a period of 1 year

Q173. Subsidies are payment by government to

(a) Consuming units
(b) Producing units
(c) Both a) & b)
(d) Retired persons

Q174. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) concept was first introduced in

(a) China
(b) Japan
(c) India
(d) Pakistan

Q175. “Interest is a reward for parting with liquidity” is according to

(a) Keynes
(b) Marshall
(c) Haberler
(d) Ohlin

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Q176. According to the Classical System, saving is a function of
(a) income
(b) the interest rate
(c) the real wage
(d) the price leve

Q177. Which telecom company has announced to create village-to-village WiFi spots in Bihar to
promote digital revolution
(a) Airtel
(b) BSNL
(c) Reliance
(d) Idea

Q178. Vande Mataram the national song was written by

(a) Bankim chandra Chatterjee
(b) Ravindra Nath Tagore
(c) Bhagat Singh
(d) Jawahar lal Nehru

Q179. Who was the last British Viceroy of India?

(a) Lord Lintithgow
(b) Lord Wavell
(c) Clement Atlee
(d) Lord Mountbatten

Q180. Which of the following days was declared as the ‘International Day of Non-voilence’ by the UNO?
(a) August, 15
(b) October, 2
(c) November, 12
(d) October, 26

Q181. Who said “Cripps proposals were a post-dated cheque of a failing bank”?
(a) Jawahar Lal Nehru
(b) Subhash Chandra Bose
(c) Mahatma Gandhi
(d) M.A. Jinnah

Q182. During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organiser of the underground
activities in___
(a) Bardoli Satyagraha
(b) Quit India Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Khilafat Movement

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Q183. The last in the succession of Jaina Tirthankaras was
(a) Parsvanatha
(b) Rishabha
(c) Mahavira
(d) Manisubruta

Q184. A tropical deciduous plant special to the Deccan plateau is

(a) Teak
(b) Shisam
(c) Sandalwood
(d) Sal

Q185. Which river does not form a delta?

(a) Ganga
(b) Brahmaputra
(c) Godavari
(d) Tapi

Q186. Bandhavgarh National Park is located in which State?

(a) Maharashtra
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(c) Gujarat
(d) Jharkhand

Q187. Which is called the "Lake District of India"?

(a) Nainital
(b) Shimla
(c) Gangtok
(d) Matheran

Q188. Which sanctuary in India is famous for Rhinoceros and in which state is it located?
(a) Gir, Gujarat
(b) Kaziranga, Assam
(c) Ranthambore, Rajasthan
(d) Corbett, Uttarakhand

Q189. Who among the following was not a member of the state legislature at the time of appointment; as
Chief Minister of the state?
(a) Bansi Lal in Haryana
(b) ND Tewari in Uttar Pradesh
(c) SB Chavan in Maharashtra
(d) all the above

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Q190. How many Fundamental Duties are mentioned in Indian constitution?
(a) Five
(b) Seven
(c) Nine
(d) Eleven

Q191. The Chief Minister of a state can be removed if

1. A no-confidence motion is passed by the legislative assembly
2. A no-confidence motion is passed by both the houses of parliament against the chief minister of state
3. A resolution is passed by two-third of the members of the legislative council or the Rajya Sabha
4. In the opinion of the Governor, there is a breakdown of constitutional machinery in the state
Choose the correct answer from the following codes:
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1 and 4

Q192. Which constitutional article provides personal immunity for President and Governors for official
act—
(a) Article 362
(b) Article 363
(c) Article 368
(d) Article 361

Q193. What is the minimum age for appointment as a Governor?

(a) 25 years
(b) 30 years
(c) 35 years
(d) 40 years

Q194. An economic system combining private and state enterprise is called as _____
(a) Market economy
(b) Centrally planned economy
(c) Private economy
(d) Mixed economy

Q195. What was the main motive of Third Five Year Plan in India?
(a) Rural development
(b) Agriculture
(c) Financial inclusion
(d) Economic reform

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Q196. When there is only one buyer and one seller of product, it is called _____ situation.
(a) Public monopoly
(b) Bilateral monopoly
(c) Franchised monopoly
(d) Monopsony

Q197. Which among the following is not an account under Balance of Payment (BOP)?
(a) Current Account
(b) Capital Account
(c) Official Reserves Account
(d) Financial accout

Q198. What is the name of the drone based vaccine delivery model for Northeast states launched
recently by the Health Minister of India?
(a) E-Drone
(b) C-Drone
(c) M-Drone
(d) I- Drone

Q199. Who is the author of the new book titled “A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 years of
Independence”?
(a) Roald Dahl
(b) Ruskin Bond
(c) Khushwant Singh
(d) JK Rowling

Q200. The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) 2022 has been conferred upon how many
students?
(a) 50
(b) 32
(c) 29
(d) 25

SOLUTION

S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. Budapest, Hungary is the Headquarters of International Weightlifting Federation (IWF).

S2. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Darrah National Park (DNP) is located in within the Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests’
ecoregion of Rajasthan and covers an area of 250 square kilometers.

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S3. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) is an autonomous public business school established in
1963 by the Government of India to help professionalize the country's foreign trade management and
increase exports by developing human resources; generating, analyzing, and disseminating data; and
conducting research. IIFT Delhi Centre is located in the Qutab Institutional Area in close vicinity of
Jawaharlal Nehru University and the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi, India and is spread over
6 acres of land

S4. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 2022 Women’s Hockey Asia Cup will be held from 21 to 28 January 2022 at the Sultan Qaboos
Sports Complex in Muscat, Oman.

S5. Ans.(d)
Sol. Kerala's Kumbalanghi is set to become the country’s first sanitary napkin-free panchayat. This move
is a part of the ‘Avalkayi’ initiative, which is being implemented in the Ernakulam parliamentary
constituency, in association with the “Thingal Scheme” of HLL Management Academy’s and Indian Oil
Corporation.

S6. Ans.(b)
Sol. The two day virtual event was organised on January 11 and 12, 2022 by Internet And Mobile
Association of India (IAMAI). The theme of the summit was “Supercharging Startups”.

S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. A mystery fever has been reported from parts of Uttar Pradesh, which has claimed over 40 lives,
mostly children in the past one week. The viral fever has been identified as Scrub typhus.

S8. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Union Jal Shakti Ministry has formed a Steering Committee for the implementation of the
controversial Ken Betwa Link Project and also set up the Ken-Betwa Link Project Authority (KBLPA).

S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Economic Survey has projected a growth rate of 8-8.5% for the next financial year ending March
2023.

S10. Ans.(a)
Sol. Teenager Unnati Hooda has won women’s singles title at 2022 Odisha Open badminton tournament
by defeating compatriot Smit Toshniwal.

S11. Ans.(b)
Sol. Ministry of Defence had launched the Services e-Health Assistance and Teleconsultation (SeHAT)
teleconsultation service for all entitled armed forces personnel and their families.

S12. Ans.(b)
Sol. Indian men’s hockey player PR Sreejesh has won the World Games Athlete of the Year award for
2021.

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S13. Ans.(c)
Sol. The main development focus of bihar government is now around seven resolves (saat nishchay)
which include welfare of youth, women employment, supply of electricity, clean drinking water, rode
connectivity, toilet facility, Higher technical education.

S14. Ans.(c)
Sol. Higher technical education is one of the seven resolves of Bihar government.

S15. Ans.(a)
Sol. SVAMITVA (Survey of villages and mapping with improvised technology in village areas) scheme is a
new initiative of the Ministry of Panchayati Raj. It aims to provide rural people with the right to
document their residential properties so that they can use their property for economic purposes.

S16. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Speaker of Lok Sabha, Om Birla has inaugurated the NIDHI 2.0 (National Integrated Database of
Hospitality Industry) scheme, during an event organised by the Ministry of Tourism, on the occasion of
2021 World Tourism Day.

S17. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) also known as Base 25 is a People's Republic of China
space and defense launch facility (spaceport).

S18. Ans.(b)
Sol. Inspiration4 — the first-ever orbital flight crewed entirely by tourists — just launched from NASA's
Kennedy Space Center. The crew will now spend three days in space aboard a SpaceX rocket.

S19. Ans.(c)
Sol.
• International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA), an independent international organization, was
established in 1957 in response to deep fears and expectations generated by discoveries of Nuclear
Technology.
• Its Headquarters is in Vienna, Austria.

S20. Ans.(b)
Sol.
Six organs of the UN are:
1. The General Assembly.
2. The Security Council.
3. The Economic and Social Council.
4. The Trusteeship Council.
5. The International Court of Justice.
6. The UN Secretariat.

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S21. Ans.(a)
Sol. The year 1921 is regarded as the defining year. It is also known as the year of the Great Divide, as
pop22ulation growth was scarce before that time. After 1921, India's population growth was consistent.

S22. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Delhi government launched the 'Shramik Mitra' scheme on 8 November 2021. It will ensure that
the benefits of various programs reach construction workers.

S23. Ans.(d)
Sol. The eligible persons will be entitled to receive 5 Kgs of foodgrains per person per month at
subsidised prices of Rs. 3/2/1 per Kg for rice/wheat/coarse grains.

S24. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC) also known as Base 25 is a People's Republic of China
space and defense launch facility (spaceport).

S25. Ans.(b)
Sol. Inspiration4 — the first-ever orbital flight crewed entirely by tourists — just launched from NASA's
Kennedy Space Center. The crew will now spend three days in space aboard a SpaceX rocket.

S26. Ans.(c)
Sol.
 International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA), an independent international organization, was
established in 1957 in response to deep fears and expectations generated by discoveries of Nuclear
Technology.
 Its Headquarters is in Vienna, Austria.

S27. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Victoria state of Australia will be hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games. During the games
focus will also be given to boosting the economy of the region.

S28. Ans.(c)
Sol. Ambedkar Jayanti ( also known as Bhim Jayanti) is celebrated on 14 April to commemorate the birth
anniversary of Babasaheb Dr Bhim Rao Ambedkar.

S29. Ans.(c)
Sol. The central government has re-appointed retired Punjab-cadre IPS officer Iqbal Singh Lalpura as the
chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities.

S30. Ans.(a)
Sol. 16-year-old chess sensation R Pragganandhaa has won the prestigious Reykjavik Open chess
tournament in Reykjavik, Iceland.

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S31. Ans.(c)
Sol. The state government of Maharashtra has announced to set up country’s first medical city named as
‘Indrayani Medicity’ in Pune, to provide all kinds of specialised treatment under one roof.

S32. Ans.(d)
Sol. Gabriel Boric Font has been appointed as the new and 36th President of Chile. The 36-year-old leftist
is the youngest leader to hold the office in Chile’s history.

S33. Ans.(c)
Sol. In 2001, in recognition of her contributions to the nation, Lata Mangeshkar was awarded the Bharat
Ratna, India's highest civilian honour.

S34. Ans.(d)
Sol. Indian Cricket team has defeated England by 4 wickets to win the 2022 ICC Under-19 World Cup
Championship. This is the 5th time that India has won this title.

S35. Ans.(a)
Sol. European Society for Quality Research ISQR has awarded the Quality Achievement Award
2021 to which university of Bihar.

S36. Ans.(a)
Sol. A legume is a plant or its fruit or seed in the family Fabaceae. Legumes are grown agriculturally,
primarily for their grain seed called pulse, for livestock forage and silage, and as soil-enhancing green
manure. Many legumes have root nodules that provide a home for symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria
called rhizobia.

S37. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Valour Day (Shaurya Diwas) is observed on 9 April every
year, as a tribute to the brave men of the Force.

S38. Ans.(d)
Sol. A photograph by Canadian photographer Amber Bracken titled “Kamloops Residential School” has
won the 2022 World Press Photo of the Year award.

S39. Ans.(c)
Sol. In the history of the International Booker Prize, the novel ‘Tomb of Sand’, authored by Geetanjali
Shree, has become the first Hindi language work of fiction to be shortlisted for the prestigious literary
prize.

S40. Ans.(d)
Sol. Haryana has emerged as the champions of the 12th Senior Men’s National Hockey Championship by
defeating Tamil Nadu.

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S41. Ans.(c)
Sol. Lieutenant General Manoj Pande has been appointed as the next Chief of Army Staff. Lt Gen Pande is
the incumbent Vice-Chief of the Army.

S42. Ans.(d)
Sol. New Delhi has been ranked the world’s most polluted capital city for second consecutive year as per
IQAir’s 2021 World Air Quality Report.

S43. Ans.(b)
Sol. The 3rd edition of the joint training exercise named EX-DUSTLIK between the Indian army and
Uzbekistan army is being conducted at Yangiarik, Uzbekistan.

S44. Ans.(a)
Sol.
 The government has announced the appointment of chiefs of two key Central Armed Police Forces.
 These are the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and the National Disaster Response Force
(NDRF).
 Special Director in the Intelligence Bureau Sheel Vardhan Singh has been appointed as CISF Director
General (DG).
 National Police Academy Director Atul Karwal has been appointed as the NDRF DG.

S45. Ans.(b)
Sol.
 Power Finance Corp. Ltd (PFC) has become the 11th Maharatna central public sector enterprise
(CPSE).
 PFC can now invest up to ₹5,000 crores, or 15% of its net worth, in a single project after its Maharatna
status.
 Incorporated in 1986, PFC is the largest infrastructure finance company, exclusively dedicated to
power sector under the administrative control of the Ministry of Power.

S846. Ans.(d)
Sol.
 The Indian Navy will participate in the second phase of the Malabar exercise along with the Japan
Maritime Self Defence Force, Royal Australian Navy, and the United States Navy.
 The multilateral maritime exercise will take place in the Bay of Bengal from October 12-15, 2021.
 The first phase of the Malabar exercise was conducted in the Philippines Sea from August 26 to
August 29, 2021.

S47. Ans.(c)
Sol.
 The Union Cabinet on 12 October 2021 approved the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban
Transformation 2.0 (AMRUT 2.0) till 2025-26.
 AMRUT 2.0 was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 1, 2021.
 AMRUT 2.0 aims to provide 100% coverage of water supply to all households in around 4,700 urban
local bodies by providing about 2.68 crore tap connections.
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S48. Ans.(b)
Sol.
 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the first-ever National Infrastructure Masterplan, Pradhan
Mantri Gati Shakti on 13 October 2021.
 The Gati Shakti scheme was announced by PM Modi on Independence Day 2021.
 This will bring together 16 Ministries, including seven core infrastructure sectors, on one platform.
 It will provide information instantaneously, allowing for better coordination.

S49. Ans.(a)
Sol. The World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region (SEAR) has launched a ‘Quit Tobacco
App’ to help people give up the use of tobacco in all forms, including smokeless and other newer
products.

S50. Ans.(d)
Sol. A book titled “Humane: How the United States Abandoned Peace and Reinvented War” authored by
Samuel Moyn was released.

S51. Ans.(d)
Sol. Pushpa: The Rise has won the "Film of the Year Award" at Dadasaheb Phalke International Film
Festival Awards 2022.

S52. Ans.(c)
Sol. Main memory works in conjunction with CPU

S53. Ans.(b)
Sol. Webmail (or web-based email) is any email client implemented as a web application running on a
web server. Examples of webmail software are Roundcube and SquirrelMail. Examples of webmail
providers are AOL Mail, Gmail, Outlook.com and Yahoo!

S54. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Tehri Dam is the highest dam in India and one of the highest in the world. It is a multi-purpose
rock and earth-fill embankment dam on the Bhagirathi River near Tehri in Uttarakhand.

S55. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Mahanadi is one of the largest Indian peninsular rivers that drains into the Bay of Bengal. The
857 km long river originates in Raipur district of the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and flows
through the eastern state of Orissa before meeting the sea.

S56. Ans.(b)
Sol. Aphelion is the point in the orbit where the celestial body is farthest from the Sun.

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S57. Ans.(b)
Sol. NABARD was established on the recommendations of B.Sivaraman Committee, (by Act 61, 1981 of
Parliament) on 12 July 1982 to implement the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Act
1981. It was established during Sixth five year plan.

S58. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Fifth Five Year Plan India was sketched out for the period spanning 1974 to 1979 with the
objectives of increasing the employment level, reducing poverty, and attaining self-reliance.

S59. Ans.(a)
Sol. Manmohan Singh was the Finance Minister in former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao’s
Government. He was the Finance Minister of India during the New Economic Policy (1991).

S60. Ans.(a)
Sol. South Asian University is an International University sponsored by the eight Member States of the
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation. South Asian University (SAU), a joint SARC University
of SAARC Nations, has been established in New Delhi.

S61. Ans.(c)
Sol. Consumer Protection Act, 1986 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted in 1986 to protect the
interests of consumers in India. It makes provision for the establishment of consumer councils and other
authorities for the settlement of consumers' disputes.

S62. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Constitution (Seventy Forth Amendment) Act, 1992 has introduced a new Part IXA in the
Constitution, which deals with Municipalities in an article 243 P to 243 ZG. This amendment, also known
as Nagarpalika Act, came into force on 1st June 1993.

S63. Ans.(b)
Sol. Under article 226 of Indian constitution High court can issue writ when fundamental right of an
individual is breached.

S64. Ans.(c)
Sol. CAG is constitutional office under article 148. He is appointed by President of India by warrant under
his hand for period of 6 years or up to age of 65 years, whichever earlier.

S65. Ans.(c)
Sol. The 10th Schedule to the Constitution, popularly referred to as the ‘Anti-Defection Law,' was inserted
by the 52nd Amendment in 1985.

S66. Ans.(a)
Sol. The European planters at Champaran in Gujarat practised illegal methods of indigo cultivation and
forced the Indian peasants to cultivate Indigo on 3/20th part of their land holding. This was called
Tinkathia system. Peasants of Champaran with the help of Gandhi and Rajendra Prasad organised
Satyagraha and led to abolition of Tinkathia system.

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S67. Ans.(c)
Sol. Merger of Mysore is not credited to Lord Dalhousie.

S68. Ans.(a)
Sol. British India's first telegraph line and office was opened in October 1851, between Calcutta and
Diamond Harbour along the busy shipping route on the Hooghly. By March 1854, there were 800 miles of
telegraph lines between Calcutta and Agra.

S69. Ans.(b)
Sol. Hazrat Nizamuddin used these words “Hunuz Dilli dur ast" for the Tughlaq ruler Ghiyassuddin
Tughlaq.

S70. Ans.(b)
Sol. Dhamek Stupa is a massive stupa located at Sarnath, 13 km away from Varanasi in the state of Uttar
Pradesh.

S71. Ans.(d)
Sol. Dead sea has the highest salinity. The Dead Sea is 306 m (1,004 ft) deep, the deepest hypersaline lake
in the world. With 34.2% salinity (in 2011), it is also one of the world’s saltiest bodies of water.

S72. Ans.(b)
Sol. 90°E Ridge lies in Indian Ocean. The Ninety East Ridge (also rendered as Ninetyeast Ridge, 90E Ridge
or 90°E Ridge) is a linear, age-progressive seamount chain in the Indian Ocean and is named for its near-
parallel strike along the 90th meridian.

S73. Ans.(d)
Sol. The clouds of the highest altitude are Cirrostratus. Cirrostratus cloud is a high, thin, generally
uniform stratiform genus-type, composed of ice-crystals. It is difficult to detect and is capable of forming
halos when the cloud takes the form of thin cirrostratus nebulosus. The cloud has a fibrous texture with
no halos if it is thicker cirrostratus fibratus.

S74. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Black Mountains are located in USA. The Black Mountains are a mountain range in western
North Carolina, in the southeastern United States.

S75. Ans.(b)
Sol. Podzol type of soil is found in the coniferous forests. In soil science, podzols are the typical soils of
coniferous, or boreal forests.

S76. Ans.(b)
Sol. Estimate Committee largest committee of Parliament of India. It consists of 30 members who are
elected by the Lok Sabha every year from amongst its members.

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S77. Ans.(d)
Sol. Bicameral legislature is a legislative system having two-tier of Assemblies.The two houses in state
legislature are called – Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council. Seven (out of twenty-nine) states
have a Legislative Council: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Maharashtra,
Telangana and Uttar Pradesh.

S78. Ans.(d)
Sol. Prorogue is the termination of a session of Rajya Sabha or Lok Sabha.It is done by the President.

S79. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha certifies whether a financial bill is a Money Bill or not.

S80. Ans.(c)
Sol. Article 171 of the constitution of India defines the composition of the councils.The minimum age to
become member of Vidhan parishad is 30 years.

S81. Ans.(c)
Sol. Monetary policy is designed as to maintain the price stability in the economy. Thus, its main objective
is to promote economic growth with Price stability.Monetary policy is the macroeconomic policy laid
down by central bank.

S82. Ans.(c)
Sol. Trickle-down economics, or “trickle-down theory,” states that tax breaks and benefits for
corporations and the wealthy will trickle down to everyone else. It argues for income and capital gains
tax breaks or other financial benefits to large businesses, investors and entrepreneurs to stimulate
economic growth. It ignores the impact of economic growth on income distribution.

S83. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Madhubani paintings were done by the village women of Mithila with vegetable dyer on the
walls . But once they were encouraged these ladies started making their paintings on paper & wall.

S84. Ans.(c)
Sol. Patna - wood inlay is a type of ancient craft
Vaishali - Beautiful hand made toy

S85. Ans.(a)
Sol. Those commands, options are available in menu bar.

S86. Ans.(d)
Sol. Petabyte among the given options is the largest unit of storage, Nibble= 4Bits, Byte= 8Bits.
1 Petabyte = 1024 Terabyte.

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S87. Ans.(c)
Sol. Amuktamalyada is an epic poem in Telugu composed by Krishnadevaraya of the Vijayanagar
Dynasty. Amuktamalyada translates to one who wears and gives away garlands.

S88. Ans.(b)
Sol. Aryabhatta and Kalidasa were in the court of Chandrgupta II.

S89. Ans.(c)
Sol. Cotopaxi is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located in the Latacunga canton of
Cotopaxi Province Ecuador, in South America.

S90. Ans.(d)
Sol. Rainfall caused by intense evaporation in equatorial areas is called Conventional rainfall.

S91. Ans.(c)
Sol. He should be a citizen of India. He should have been a judge of a High Court (or high courts in
succession) for five years or he should have been an advocate of a High Court for ten years.

S92. Ans.(c)
Sol. Special drawing rights are supplementary foreign-exchange reserve assets defined and maintained
by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). IMF headquarters are in Washington D.C.

S93. Ans.(c)
Sol. Battle of Panipat -1526
Battle of Khanwah -1527
Battle of Chanderi- 1528
Battle of Ghaghara- 1529

S94. Ans.(a)
Sol. Polaj was the ideal and best type of land throughout the empire. This land was cultivated always and
was never allowed to lie fallow.

S95. Ans.(d)
Sol. In astronomy, a syzygy is a straight-line configuration of three or more celestial bodies in a
gravitational system. When the Sun and Moon are in straight line, it results in Spring Tide. These spring
tides occur because the Sun and Moon's gravity tug on Earth together. Weaker, or neap, tides happen
when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth form an L-shape.

S96. Ans.(b)
Sol. The most commonly used coffee beans are Arabica and Robusta grown in the hills of Karnataka
(Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru and Hassan), Kerala (Malabar region) and Tamil Nadu (Nilgiris District,
Yercaud and Kodaikanal).

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S97. Ans.(d)
Sol. Strengthening of capital market is not included as Inclusive growth in the Eleventh Five Year Plan.

S98. Ans.(b)
Sol. A buyer's market is a situation in which supply exceeds demand, giving purchasers an advantage
over sellers in price negotiations. The term "buyer's market" is commonly used to describe real estate
markets, but it applies to any type of market in which there is more product available than there are
people who want to buy it.

S99. Ans.(c)
Sol. A mechanical wave is a wave that is an oscillation of matter, and therefore transfers energy through a
medium. Mechanical waves can be both longitudinal and transverse.

S100. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Saka era started in 78 AD, while Vikram era started from 58 BC. So if we want to convert Badami
rock inscription of Pulakesin I to Vikram era, it will be 465 + 78 + 58 = 601 Vikram Samvat.

S101. Ans.(c)
Sol. Chachnama is one of the only written sources about the Arab conquest of Sindh, and there fore the
origins of Islam in India, the Chach Nama is a key historical text that has been co-opted by different
interest groups for several centuries, and it has significant implications for modern imaginings about the
place of Islam in South Asia.

S102. Ans.(b)
Sol. Chinook winds are fohn winds in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies
and Great Plains meet various mountain ranges, although the original usage is in reference to wet, warm
coastal winds in the Pacific Northwest.

S103. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Peninsular Plateau is the oldest landmass of India. The peninsular plateau was one of the parts of
the gondwana landmass.

S104. Ans.(c)
Sol. Part VIII of Indian Constitution deals with the administration of Union Territories.

S105. Ans.(c)
Sol. A Beveridge curve, or UV curve, is a graphical representation of the relationship between
unemployment and the job vacancy rate, the number of unfilled jobs expressed as a proportion of the
labour force.

S106. Ans.(c)
Sol. Option c is correct.

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S107. Ans.(b)
Sol. System BIOS, ROM BIOS or PC BIOS is a type of firmware used to perform hardware initialization
during the booting process. BIOS is stored on the ROM chip because it is Non-volatile which means that it
doesn't go away when the power is turned off. In other words, it is effectively permanent (at least until it
is reprogrammed).

S108. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bihar is one of the strongest agricultural states. The percentage of population employed in
agriculture sector is around 80% which is much higher than national average.

S109. Ans.(a)
Sol. Central statistical organisation (CSO) releases GDP growth rate with 2011-12 as the base year for
estimation of both national and state income.

S110. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Adi Granth, the first rendition, was compiled by the fifth Sikh Guru, Guru Arjan Dev. This Granth
(Book) is the Holy Scripture of the Sikhs.

S111. Ans.(c)
Sol. Krishnadevaraya was the emperor of the Vijayanagara Empire from 1509 to 1529. He was the third
ruler of the Tuluva Dynasty. He gave patronage to Telugu language.

S112. Ans.(a)
Sol. Raigad District is a district in the state of Maharashtra, the district was renamed after Raigad, the fort
that was the former capital of the Maratha leader Shivaji Maharaj.

S113. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Treaty of Purandar (or Treaty of Purandhar) was a doctrine signed on 1 March 1776 by the
Peshwa of the Maratha people and the British East India Company's Supreme Council of Bengal in
Calcutta.

S114. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Shatapatha Brahmana is a prose text describing Vedic rituals, history and mythology associated
with the Sukla Yajurveda.

S115. Ans.(b)
Sol. Godavari is the longest river of peninsular India. It originates from Triambakeshwar, Nasik
(Maharashtra) and covers a total of 1465 kilometers during its journey through states of Chhattisgarh,
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, before discharging into Bay of Bengal.

S116. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Rajasthan Atomic Power Station is located at Rawatbhata in the state of Rajasthan, India.

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S117. Ans.(c)
Sol. Thorium causes radioactive pollution along the coast of Kerala.

S118. Ans.(a)
Sol. Dolomite is a common rock-forming mineral. It is a calcium magnesium carbonate with a chemical
composition of CaMg(CO3)2. It is the primary component of the sedimentary rock known as dolostone
and the metamorphic rock known as dolomitic marble.

S119. Ans.(a)
Sol. Java trench is at a depth of 7,725 m and this trench is the deepest part of Indian Ocean.

S120. Ans.(a)
Sol. There shall be a Council of Ministers with the Chief Minister as the head to aid and advise the
Governor in the exercise of his functions, except in so far as he is required to exercise his functions in his
discretion.

S121. Ans.(b)
Sol. A person who is not a member of either House of the state legislature can also be appointed as a
minister. But, within six months, he must become a member (either by election or by nomination) of
either House of the state legislature; otherwise, he ceases to be a minister.

S122. Ans.(a)
Sol. A special majority is needed for changing provisions of Fundamental Rights.

S123. Ans.(b)
Sol. When the offices of the President and Vice-President fall vacant simultaneously, Chief Justice of India
acts as President.

S124. Ans.(b)
Sol. A Unitary form of government is that in which all the powers are concentrated in the hands of
Central government.

S125. Ans.(b)
Sol. The RBI's accounting year is from July to June.

S126. Ans.(b)
Sol. The International Development Association (IDA) is an international financial institution which
offers concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest developing countries. So, it is called as Soft
Loan Window of World Bank. The IDA is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in
Washington, D.C., United States.

S127. Ans.(a)
Sol. When the demand for a good increases with an increase in income, such a good is called Superior
good. A Superior good also may be a luxury good.

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S128. Ans.(a)
Sol. An oligopoly is a market form where in a market or industry is dominated by a small number of
sellers and large number of buyers.A monopoly is a form of market having one or two firms dominate the
market but there are large number of buyers.In Perfect Competition Market there are large number of
sellers and buyers.

S129. Ans.(c)
Sol. The market demand curve is the summation of all the individual demand curves in a given market. It
shows the quantity demanded of the good by all individuals at varying price points.

S130. Ans.(c)
Sol. The F3 key is a function key found at the top of almost all computer keyboards. The key is most often
used to open the find or search feature of a program or operating system.

S131. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bihar- 63.82% literacy rate
Andhra pradesh- 66.95%

S132. Ans.(b)
Sol. Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize for the country.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in recognition of his work Geetanjali.

S133. Ans.(b)
Sol. UNSC Permanent Members also known as the Permanent Five, Big Five, or P5.
Its 5 Permanent Members are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

S134. Ans.(a)
Sol. The US space agency NASA has launched a first-of-its-kind mission called 'Lucy Mission' to study
Jupiter's Trojan asteroids. The mission life of Lucy is 12-year, during which the spacecraft will fly by a
total of eight ancient asteroids to study about solar system's evolution.

S135. Ans.(b)
Sol. Battle of Khanwah in 1527 was the battle between the invading forces of the first Mughal Emperor
Babur and the Rajput forces led by Rana Sanga of Mewar in Rajasthan.

S136. Ans.(d)
Sol. The slogan "Swaraj is my birthright and I shall have it" was given by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

S137. Ans.(d)
Sol. Government of India Act 1919 was passed by British Parliament to further expand the participation
of Indians in the Government of India. In Government of India Act 1919 the spheres of the central and
provincial governments were demarcated by a division of subjects into “central” and “provincial” in two
subjects. The provincial subjects were divided into two categories viz. reserved and transferred. The
reserved subjects were kept with the Governor and transferred subjects were kept with Governor acting
with the Indian Ministers.

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S138. Ans.(b)
Sol. Servants of India Society was founded in 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale in Pune, Maharastra to build
a dedicated group of people for social service and reforms. In the field of famine relief, union
organisation, cooperatives and uplift of tribals and depressed, the Society did commendable work.

S139. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bindusara, Greek Amitrochates (born c. 320 bce—died 272/3 bce), second Mauryan emperor, who
ascended the throne about 297 B.C. He was the son of the dynasty's founder Chandragupta, and the father
of its most famous ruler Ashoka.

S140. Ans.(d)
Sol. Tripura is a hilly state in northeast India, bordered on 3 sides by Bangladesh.

S141. Ans.(d)
Sol. Melghat was declared a tiger reserve and was among the first nine tiger reserves notified in 1973-74
under the Project Tiger. It is located at in northern part of Amravati District of Maharashtra State in India.

S142. Ans.(c)
Sol. The ozone layer or ozone shield is a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's
ultraviolet (UV) radiation. Stratosphere contains high concentrations of ozone (O3) in relation to other
parts of the atmosphere.

S143. Ans.(a)
Sol. Madhya Pradesh has highest number of tiger reserve in India

S144. Ans.(c)
Sol. Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport is an airport in Leh. It is one of the highest commercial airports in
the world at 3,256 m (10,682 ft) above mean sea level. It is highest airport in India.

S145. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha certifies whether a financial bill is a Money Bill or not.

S146. Ans.(d)
Sol. The members of the All India Services serve the both the Union and State Governments.

S147. Ans.(b)
Sol. The Vice-President holds office for a term of 5 years from the date on which he enters upon his office.

S148. Ans.(b)
Sol. Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon was an Indian nationalist, diplomat and politician, described by
some as the second most powerful man in India, after his ally.He is defence minister during Indo china
war of 1962.

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S149. Ans.(b)
Sol. Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was on 14th April 1891 at Mahu in Madhya Pradesh of India. Bhimrao
Ramji Ambedkar, also known as Babasaheb, was an Indian nationalist, jurist, Dalit, political leader,
activist, philosopher and thinker. He is first law Minister of india.

S150. Ans.(a)
Sol. In economics, an inferior good is a good whose quantity demanded decreases when consumer
income rises.

S151. Ans.(b)
Sol. In economics, normal goods are any goods for which demand increases when income increases, and
falls when income decreases but price remains constant, i.e. with a positive income elasticity of demand.

S152. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Capital Account balance is equal to capital flows from the rest of the world, minus capital flows
to the rest of the world.

S153. Ans.(b)
Sol. The balance of trade (BOT) is the difference between a country's imports and its exports for a given
time period. The balance of trade is the largest component of the country's balance of payments (BOP).

S154. Ans.(b)
Sol. Micro economics deals with the decision making of a single economic variable like demand.

S155. Ans.(b)
Sol. JEEVIKA is an initiative of state govt to reduce poverty. This project emphasis on providing financial
support to the SHGs by opening of saving bank account in different banks and ensuring their credit
linkage.

S156. Ans.(a)
Sol. Bihar is the least urbanised state in the country with an urbanisation level of only 11.3% according to
census of 2011.

S157. Ans.(c)
Sol. Chanakya was an Indian teacher, philosopher, economist, jurist and royal advisor. He is traditionally
identified as Kauṭilya or Vishnugupta, who authored the ancient Indian political treatise, the
Arthashastra.He is associated with the Takshashila which is one of the oldest university in the world.

S158. Ans.(c)
Sol. Chandragupta Maurya (reign: 321–298 BCE) was the founder of the Maurya Empire in ancient India.
He ended Nanda dyanasty and established mauryan dynasty. Chandragupta built one of the largest
empires ever in the Indian subcontinent. According to Jain sources, he became a monk in the Jain
tradition in the last phase of his life.

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S159. Ans.(c)
Sol. Tulsidas, was a contemporary of Akbar.

S160. Ans.(d)
Sol. Zeb-un-Nissa was a Mughal princess, the eldest child of Emperor Aurangzeb.

S161. Ans.(d)
Sol. Aurangzeb was the sixth emperor of the Mughal Empire. He ruled over most of the Indian
subcontinent. Aurangzeb appointed maximum number of Hindu Officer.

S162. Ans.(d)
Sol. White Dwarf is known as Fossil star.

S163. Ans.(a)
Sol. Saturn is surrounded by ring. Saturn has a ring around it because it is believed to be very big and has
lots of moons, meaning it has a strong pull of gravity. Another major reason is that the asteroids fling into
its orbit and the rings are not solid.

S164. Ans.(b)
Sol. Tsunamis are mainly produced by submarine earthquakes

S165. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bhabar is an example of piedmont plain.

S166. Ans.(b)
Sol. Gaza strip lies along the coast of mediterranean sea. The Gaza Strip is a self-governing entity on the
eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea that borders Egypt on the southwest and Israel on the east and
north.

S167. Ans.(a)
Sol. In the Rajya Sabha, the States have been given seats in accordance with their population.

S168. Ans.(d)
Sol. The President of India prorogues the houses or either house. This is undertaken after the house(s)
has been “adjourned sine die” by the respective Presiding..

S169. Ans.(a)
Sol. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha certifies the bill as a money bill before sending it to the upper house,
and the decision of the Speaker is binding on both the Houses...

S170. Ans.(c)
Sol. The minimum age limit for the membership of the Vidhan Parishad is 30 years..

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S171. Ans.(b)
Sol. Estimates Committee – The committee on Estimates, constituted for the first time in 1950, is a
committee consisting of 30 members, elected every year by the Lok Sabha from amongst its Members.

S172. Ans.(a)
Sol. National Income is one of the basic concepts in macro economics. National Income means the total
income of the nation.The aggregate economic performance of the whole economy is measured by the
National Income data. National Income refers to the total value of all final goods and services produced in
the country during a period of 1 year.

S173. Ans.(c)
Sol. A subsidy is an amount of money given directly to firms by the government to encourage production
and consumption.

S174. Ans.(a)
Sol. Special Economic Zone (SEZ) concept was first introduced in China in the 1980s. The most successful
SEZ in China, Sherizhen, has developed from a small village into a city with a population over 10 million
within 20 years. Commerce Minister Mr Maran Had introduced SEZ concept in year 1997 for first times in
India.

S175. Ans.(a)
Sol. This theory has been given by JM Keynes.

S176. Ans.(a)
Sol. Saving function is a mathematical relation between saving and income by the household sector,
according to classical theory, saving is a function of the level of income.

S177. Ans.(b)
Sol. BSNL has announced to create village-to-village WiFi spots in Bihar to promote digital revolution

S178. Ans.(a)
Sol. Vande Mātaram is a poem composed by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay in 1870s, which he included
in his 1881 novel Anandamath.

S179. Ans.(d)
Sol. Lord Mountbatten was the Last Viceroy of British India and the first Governor General of free India.

S180. Ans.(b)
Sol. The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on October 2, the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi.
This day is referred to in India as Gandhi Jayanti.

S181. Ans.(c)
Sol. Mahatma Gandhi’s remark, ‘A post-dated cheque on a failing bank’ is regarding the proposals of
cripps mission.

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S182. Ans.(b)
Sol. Aruna Asaf Ali was a freedom fighter and is widely remembered for hoisting the Congress flag at
Bombay during the Quit India Movement. She is known as the 'Grand Old Lady' of the Independence
Movement.

S183. Ans.(c)
Sol. Mahavira (599 BC-527 BC), also known as 'Vardhaman', was 24th Jain Tirthankara . He was born in
599 BC in Bihar state of India. He revived the Jain Dharma with five moral teachings under broad
headings of Non-violence(Ahimsa), Truthfulness (Satya), Non-stealing (Asteya), Control of senses
including mind (Brahmacharya), and Non-possessiveness (Aparigraha).

S184. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests in India are an integral part of the Deccan
Plateauthat is a large triangular plateau, situated in southern India and sandalwood is a special feature of
deccan plateau

S185. Ans.(d)
Sol. Tapi river does not form a delta, it form an estuary. An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of
brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open
sea.

S186. Ans.(b)
Sol. Bandhavgarh National Park is one of the wild life sanctuaries in the Indian state Madhya Pradesh.
Bandhavgarh was declared a national park in 1968. The density of the tiger population at Bandhavgarh is
one of the highest known in India.

S187. Ans.(a)
Sol. Nainital famously referred to as the 'Lake District of India'.

S188. Ans.(b)
Sol. Kaziranga National Park situated in Assam state of India, is a UNESCO world heritage sites of India
and known for Great Indian one horned Rhinoceros. Kaziranga also boasts the highest density of tigers
among the protected areas in the world and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006.

S189. Ans.(d)
Sol. All the above are not the member of the state legislature at the time of appointment as the Chief
Minister of the state.

S190. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Fundamental Duties of citizens were added to the Constitution by the 42nd Amendment in 1976,
upon the recommendations of the Swaran Singh Committee that was constituted by the government
earlier that year. Originally ten in number, the Fundamental Duties were increased to eleven by the 86th
Amendment in 2002.

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S191. Ans.(d)
Sol. Article 62 (2) states that the Ministers shall hold office during the pleasure of the President. That
means a Minister will be liable to removal on two grounds. One ground on which he would be liable to
dismissal is that he has lost the confidence of the House, and, secondly, that his administration is not
pure, because the word used here is ‘pleasure'. It would be perfectly open under the particular clause of
Article 62 for the President to call for the removal of that particular Minister on the ground that he is
guilty of corruption or bribery or maladministration.

S192. Ans.(d)
Sol. Article 361 is an exception to Article 14 (Right to Equality) of the Indian Constitution. The features
are as follows: 1. The President or the Governor is not answerable to any court for the exercise of the
powers and duties of his office.

S193. Ans.(c)
Sol. According to article 157,the minimum age for appointment of governer is 35.

S194. Ans.(d)
Sol. In a mixed economy, private and public sectors are involved in economy as two side of one coin. The
government directs economic activity in some socially important areas of the economy, the rest being left
to the price mechanism to operate.

S195. Ans.(b)
Sol. The 3rd five year plan laid considerable stress on the agricultural sector. However, with the short
lived Sino Indian War of 1962 India diverted its attention to the safety of the country. Again, during the
period 1965 to 1966, owing to Green Revolution, once again agriculture attracted attention.

S196. Ans.(b)
Sol. A bilateral monopoly is a market structure consisting of both a monopoly (a single seller) and a
monopsony (a single buyer).

S197. Ans.(c)
Sol. Official Reserves Account is not an account under Balance of Payments(BOP).

S198. Ans.(d)
Sol. The Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Mansukh Mandaviya, launched ‘i-Drone’, a drone-
based vaccine delivery model for Northeast states. The i-Drone has been developed by the Indian Council
of Medical Research (ICMR). i-Drone stands for ICMR’s Drone Response and Outreach in North East.

S199. Ans.(b)
Sol. A new book titled “A Little Book of India: Celebrating 75 years of Independence” authored by Ruskin
Bond was released on 26th January 2022, marking 75 years of India’s Independence.

S200. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar (PMRBP) for the year 2022 has been conferred to 29
children.

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