general studies paper 1 – free mock (aug11th, 2018)
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General Studies paper 1 – Free Mock (Aug11th, 2018)
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Q1: Central Institute of subtropical horticulture is located at:
a) Allahabad
b) Varanasi
c) Lucknow
d) Jhansi
Q2: Which of the following district has maximum number of MLA seats?
a) Allahabad
b) Lucknow
c) Moradabad
d) Ghaziabad
Q3: How many different states share boundaries with district Sonbhadra?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) None of the above
Q4: Most polluted river of Uttar Pradesh is
a) Ganga
b) Yamuna
c) Betwa
d) Ghaghra
Q5: Betwa river meet with Yamuna in which of the following district:
a) Banda
b) Sonbhadra
c) Orai
d) Hamirpur
Q6: Biggest bird sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh is situated in which of the following district:
a) Jhansi
b) Unnao
c) Kannuj
d) Pilibhit
Q7: Which of the following district has highest ST population?
a) Lakhimpur Khiri
b) Azamgarh
c) Chitrakoot
d) Sonbhadra
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Q8: Hindi was accepted as official state language of Uttar Pradesh in which of the following year?
a) 1947
b) 1948
c) 1949
d) 1951
Q9: Who among the following said about the GoI 1935 Act “a car which has brake but no engine”
a) Sardar Vallabhabh
b) Subash Chandra Bose
c) Jawahar Lal Nehru
d) Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Q10: Who among the following called the movements of Gandhi as “Political Blackmail”
a) Lord Linlithgow
b) Lord Minto
c) Lord Wellignton
d) John Simon
Q11: Muslim League observed “Direct Action Day” on
a) Aug 16th 1943
b) Aug 16th 1944
c) Aug 16th 1945
d) Aug 16th 1946
Q12: Who among the following founded “Landholders Society”?
a) Dwarka Nath Tagore
b) C.Y.Mudaliar
c) William Adams
d) Rajaram Mohan Rai
Q13: Which of the following statement/statements is/are correct?
1. Satya Sodhak Samaj was founded in 1875
2. Prathna Samaj was founded in 1879
3. Servants of Indian Society was founded in 1905
a) 1 & 2
b) Only 1
c) Only 3
d) All of the above
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Q14: Who among the following is responsible for Murder of Rand & Amherst?
a) Savarkar Brothers
b) Ras Bihari Bose
c) Chapekar Brothers
d) Ajit Singh
Q15: “14 points of Jinnah” came in which of the following years?
a) 1928
b) 1929
c) 1930
d) 1931
Q16: During QIM 1942, Longest (Term) parallel government was of
a) Balia
b) Tamluk
c) Satara
d) Talchar
Q17: Shimla conference happened in which of the following year
a) 1942
b) 1943
c) 1944
d) 1945
Q18: Interim Government was formed in
a) July 1946
b) Aug 1946
c) Sep 1946
d) Oct 1946
Q19: As per “Public Affairs Index -2018”, among big states which of the following provided best
governance?
a) Kerala
b) Tamil Nadu
c) Maharashtra
d) Karnataka
Q20: Which among the following group participated in “Delhi Dialogue”?
a) SCO group
b) ASEAN group
c) OPEC group
d) 54 representatives from African countries
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Q21: Recently, which among the following city was selected as “100th smart city”?
a) Guwahati
b) Dispur
c) Imphal
d) Shilong
Q22: Which of the following states came 1st in “Total Water Management Index”
a) Gujarat
b) Maharashtra
c) Karnataka
d) Rajasthan
Q23: South East Asia centre of “International Rice Research Institute” will be established in
a) Varanasi
b) Delhi
c) Hyderabad
d) Cuttack
Q24: Which of the following countries participated in “2+2 dialogue”?
a) India & USA
b) India & Russia
c) India & China
d) India & Brazil
Q25: Which of the following country has given up the membership of UNHRC?
a) Russia
b) USA
c) Syria
d) Israel
Q26: As per Forbes magazine, most powerful person is
a) President of China
b) President of USA
c) President of Russia
d) PM of India
Q27: SCO summit 2018 was organized among which of the following city
a) Astana
b) Sochi
c) Beijing
d) Qingdao
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Q28: 106th Indian Science Congress will be organized in which state
a) Telangana
b) Karnataka
c) Punjab
d) Maharashtra
Q29: “Wings India – 2018” was organized in
a) Bengaluru
b) Hyderabad
c) Amravati
d) Chennai
Q30: Recently “Nipah virus” affected which of the following city
a) Kozhikode
b) Cochin
c) Ernakulam
d) Mysore
Q31: Recently POSCO act is amended. Which of the following is/are correct?
1. Capital punishment for raping girls below age 14
2. Capital punishment for raping girls below age 16
3. Capital punishment for raping girls below age 18
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Only 3
d) None of the above
Q32: According to new provisions, “Maternity leave” for female employees will be of period?
a) 20 Weeks
b) 22 Weeks
c) 24 Weeks
d) 26 Weeks
Q33: President of “Mahanadi River Water Dispute Committee” is
a) K.V. Raju
b) A.C. majumdar
c) Kurien Joseph
d) A.M. Khanwilkar
Q34: National commission for OBCs got constitutional status with which of the following:
a) 113th Constitutional Amendment
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b) 123rd Constitutional Amendment
c) 134th Constitutional Amendment
d) None of the above
Q35: Which of the following high court gave Ganga & Yamuna “Living person” status?
a) Delhi High court
b) Himachal High court
c) Uttarakhand High Court
d) Allahabad High Court
Q36: Recently PM Modi inaugurated “Citizen training and research centre” in
a) Lucknow
b) Kanpur
c) Agra
d) Varanasi
Q37: Which among the following state is running “Farmer Irrigation School” under “One drop more
crop” scheme?
a) Rajasthan
b) Gujarat
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh
Q38: “Sant Kabir Academy” is founded by Narendra Modi in which of the following city
a) Varanasi
b) Maghar
c) Bhadhoi
d) Tanda
Q39: Recently released “Disaster Risk Index -2018” has which of the following state on Top?
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) UP
d) Tamilnadu
Q40: Which of the following state/UT recently established “Anti-power theft police stations” to
prevent electricity theft?
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Delhi
d) Pondicherry
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Q41: “One District One Product” Summit is organized in
a) Agra
b) Lucknow
c) Kanpur
d) New Delhi
Q42: “Uttar Pradesh Day” will be celebrated on which of the following day
a) January 9th
b) January 15th
c) January 18th
d) January 24th
Q43: “World Food Prize -2018” awarded to
a) Dr. Lawrence Haddad & Dr. David Nabarrao
b) Dr. Black Wilson & Dr. Green Moore
c) Dr. John Simon & Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak
d) None of the above
Q44: “Man Booker Prize -2018” is given
a) William Neckrock
b) Olga Tokarczuk
c) Pete Romson
d) None of the above
Q45: Recently, Foreign Ministers of all member countries of BRICS met at
a) New Delhi
b) Pretoria
c) Johansburg
d) Capetown
Q46: “One district one product” campaign started in
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Maharashtra
c) Gujarat
d) Tamil Nadu
Q47: International Yoga day is celebrated on
a) May 21st
b) June 21st
c) July 21st
d) Aug 21st
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Q48: National Panchayati Raj Day is on
a) Feb 24th
b) March 24th
c) April 24th
d) May 24th
Q49: Who among the following won (male) “Australian Open -2018”
a) Rafael Nadal
b) Novak Djokovic
c) Roger Federer
d) None of the above
Q50: Recently which of the following got permission from BCCI to participate in Ranji tournament?
a) Telangana
b) Uttarakhand
c) Assam
d) None of the above
Q51: Recently released, “Energy Transition Index” has which of the following country on top?
a) Russia
b) Sweden
c) Norway
d) Iceland
Q52: SBI has opened 1st “Global NRI Centre” in
a) New Delhi
b) Hyderabad
c) Mumbai
d) Cochin
Q53: PM vay Vandana Yojna is extended upto
a) 2020
b) 2022
c) 2019
d) 2018
Q54: First country to officially release cryptocurrency
a) Madagascar
b) Oman
c) Papa New Guiena
d) Marshal Islands
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Q55: Year 2016-17, India’s 3 biggest trade partner
a) China>USA>UAE
b) USA>China>UAE
c) China>USA>Iraq
d) USA>China>Iraq
Q56: Validity of recently released “Electoral Bonds” are
a) 15 days
b) 1 Month
c) 6 months
d) 1 year
Q57: First state to change its financial year to “Jan-Dec”
a) Gujarat
b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Karnataka
Q58: Recently released, “Global competitive report-2017-18” has which of the following country on
top
a) Sweden
b) Hongkong
c) Switzerland
d) USA
Q59: Recently started “Ayushman Bharat Scheme” will target how many families under secondary
and tertiary medical insurance
a) 5 Crore
b) 10 crore
c) 15 crore
d) 20 crore
Q60: Saubhagya Scheme was started in which of the following year?
a) 2018
b) 2017
c) 2016
d) 2015
Q61: Consider the following health care centres:
1. Primary health care centre
2. Community health care centre
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3. Sub-centres
Select the correct hierarchy based on the population served by them in increasing order.
a) 321
b) 312
c) 123
d) 213
Q62: The bodies moving around the Sun and found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter are:
a) asteroids
b) meteorites
c) comets
d) None of the above
Q63: Mosses and Lichens can be found in which of the following?
a) Tundra vegetation
b) Tropical evergreen forests
c) Desertic vegetation
d) Temperate evergreen forests
Q64: Given below are some associations of diseases with the deficiency that causes them:
1. Copper – Anemia
2. Vitamin B1 – BeriBeri
3. Vitamin C – Scurvy
Choose the code that represents the correct associations.
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) All of the above
Q65: Oral Rehydration solution (ORS) can be useful in which of the following diseases?
1. Diarrhoea
2. Cholera
3. Chickengunya
Choose the correct answer using the codes below:
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) All of the above
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Q66: The most commonly used natural indicator is litmus. It is extracted from?
a) Lichens
b) Mosses
c) Blue-green Algae
d) Red algae
Q67: Acid rain can contain which of the following?
1. Carbonic acid
2. Sulphuric acid
3. Nitric acid
Choose the correct answer using the codes below:
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) All of the above
Q68: Shaving glass has which of the following type of mirror?
a) Concave Mirror
b) Convex Mirror
c) Both
d) None of the above
Q69: To remove Short Sightedness, we can use
a) Convex Lens
b) Concave Lens
c) Both
d) None of the above
Q70: Resistance of an ideal ammeter is
a) Zero
b) Infinite
c) One
d) None of the above
Q71: To measure scattering of light, instrument used is
a) Ondometer
b) Radio Micrometer
c) Cryometer
d) Nephetometer
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Q72: Electric fuse is made of
a) Tungustan
b) Tin
c) Copper
d) Silver
Q73: Tomato has which of the following acid
a) Maleic Acid
b) Oxalic Acid
c) Tarteric Acid
d) Citric Acid
Q74: Which among the following is cheapest gas w.r.t production:
a) Producer gas
b) Coal gas
c) Natural gas
d) None of the above
Q75: Which of the following can be used as fertilizer?
a) Calcium sulphate
b) Calcium phosphate
c) Aluminium sulphate
d) None of the above
Q76: Which of the following is anti knocking agent ?
a) Iso Octane
b) Iso Butane
c) Tetra Ethyl Lead
d) Terta Methyl Lead
Q77: Match the following:
(Metal) : (Ore)
1) Sodium : A) Gysum
2) Potassium : B) Salt peter
3) Gold : C) Chile Salt Peter
4) Calcium: D) Cavalerite
a) 1A-2B-3C-4D
b) 1C-2B-3D-4A
c) 1C-2B-3A-4D
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d) 1A-2C-3B-4D
Q78: Which of the following solutions of electrolytes is used in the car battery?
a) Sodium Sulphate
b) Nitric Acid
c) Sulphuric Acid
d) Potassium Nitrate
Q79: Peeling of onions causes tears as onion releases
a) Sulphonic Acid
b) Sulfenic Acid
c) Amino Acid
d) Carbolic Acid
Q80: Black revolution is related to
a) Coffee
b) Tea
c) Petroleum
d) Rubber
Q81: Prallethrin is a common
a) Analgesic
b) Muscle relaxant
c) Mosquito repellent
d) Hair Dye
Q82: Which of the following vitamins is helpful for healing a wound
a) A
b) B
c) C
d) D
Q83: Co1148 is an important variety of
a) Wheat
b) Cotton
c) Maize
d) Sugarcane
Q84: Which of the following is water soluble
a) Vitamin A
b) Vitamin B
c) Vitamin D
d) Vitamin E
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Q85: Which of the following species is the largest of the “toothed whales” ?
a) Finback Whale
b) Blue Whale
c) Sperm Whale
d) Humpback Whale
Q86: Which of the following is known as “Little Ice Age”
a) 750AD-850AD
b) 950AD – 1050AD
c) 1650AD-1870AD
d) None of the above
Q87: Compound responsible for formation of stone in human kidney
a) Calcium Acetate
b) Calcium Oxalate
c) Sodium Acetate
d) Sodium Benzoate
Q88: Which of the following is used in genetic engineering?
a) Plastid
b) Plasmid
c) Mitochondria
d) Ribosome
Q89: Which part of the cinchona plant quinine occurs naturally?
a) Root
b) Fruit
c) Seed
d) Bark
Q90: Which of the following IVC site is “without citadel”
a) Kalibanga
b) Lothal
c) Chahundaro
d) Banawali
Q91: Hymns of the Sama Veda were recited by
a) Udgatri
b) Apala
c) Vyasa
d) None of the above
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Q92: Chairman of 1st Buddhist council was
a) Mahakassapa
b) Kalashoka
c) Ashoka
d) Kanishaka
Q93: Odantpuri university is located in
a) Bengal
b) Bihar
c) Orrisa
d) Gujarat
Q94: Founder of Satavahana dynasty
a) Simuka
b) Gautamiputra Satakarni
c) Yajnashri Satakarni
d) None of the above
Q95: “Surya Sidhanta” book was written by
a) Brahmagupta
b) Bhaskara
c) Aryabhatta
d) Varahmihir
Q96: Last Rajput king defeated and killed by Muhammad Ghuri was
a) Prithviraj 3rd
b) Jai Singh
c) Jai chand
d) Prithviraj 2nd
Q97: Kamban wrote “Kamban Ramayana” in
a) Telugu
b) Tamil
c) Malayalam
d) Kannada
Q98: Who among the following introduced festival “Nauroz”
a) Akbar
b) Allauddin Khilji
c) Iltutmish
d) Balban
Q99: Diwan-I-Riyasat department was founded by
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a) Iltutmish
b) Balban
c) Alluddin Khilji
d) Shershah Suri
Q100: “Fatawa-I-Jahandari” was written by
a) Amir Khusrao
b) Minhaj-us-Siraj
c) Nizzamuddin
d) Ziauddin Barani
Q101: Closest galaxy to our galaxy is
a) Orian Nebula
b) Proxima Centaury
c) Andromeda
d) Mandakini
Q102: Discontinuity between upper and lower mantle is known as
a) Moho Discontinuity
b) Gutenberg Discontinuity
c) Conard Discontinuity
d) Repetti Discontinuity
Q103: Correct order of rock forming elements present in earth crust is
a) O2 > Silicon > Al > Iron
b) Silicon > Al > Iron> O2
c) Silicon > Al >O2 > Iron
d) O2 > Silicon > Al > Iron
Q104: Sierra Nevada found in USA is an example of
a) Fold Mountain
b) Block Mountain
c) Residual Mountain
d) Ramp Valley
Q105: Who among the following proposed the “Continental Drift Theory”
a) Albert Einstein
b) George Lamantor
c) Alfred Wegener
d) None of the above
Q106: Which of the following is the only active volcano of Antartica?
a) Stromboli
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b) Etna
c) Cotopoxi
d) Erebus
Q107: Victoria fall is situated on which of the following river?
a) St.lawrance
b) Zambezi
c) Limpopo
d) Niger
Q108: Highest lake of India is
a) Tso Moriri
b) Tso Sekuru
c) Tso Lhamo
d) None of the above
Q109: Only “X” percentage of the energy at a trophic level is transferred to the next higher trophic
level. Value of “X” is
a) 10
b) 15
c) 20
d) 25
Q110: “Montreal Protocol” to control & curb the problem of ozone hole came in existence in year?
a) 1971
b) 1987
c) 1992
d) 1995
Q111: Which among the following institution is responsible for “declaration of environment day” on
June 5th?
a) UNEP
b) UNESCO
c) IPCC
d) UNDP
Q112: Which of the following summit was organized in year 2009?
a) Bali Summit
b) Copenhagen Summit
c) Durban Summit
d) Alchi Meet
Q113: Nagoya Protocol is related to
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a) Green House Effect
b) Ozone Hole
c) Hazardous compound trading
d) Bio Diversity
Q114: Which of the following variety of cotton has maximum fibre length?
a) Sea island Cotton
b) Egytian Cotton
c) White gold cotton
d) None of the above
Q115: Oleryculture is related to
a) Commercial Farming of trees
b) Commercial farming of fruits
c) Commercial farming of vegetables
d) None of the above
Q116: Newfoundland is famous for
a) Wind energy production
b) Fish production
c) Gene Bank
d) None of the above
Q117: As per coal production data of 2016-17, correct order of coal production is
a) China>IND>USA
b) China>Brazil>USA
c) China>AUS>USA
d) None of the above
Q118: Kiel Canal connects
a) Caspian Sea & Black Sea
b) North Sea & Caspian Sea
c) North Sea & English Channel
d) North Sea & Baltic Sea
Q119: Which of the following canal joins Lake Superior & Lake Huron?
a) Wellend Canal
b) Panama Canal
c) Soo Canal
d) Stalin Canal
Q120: Which of the following gave a theory regarding Human Population?
a) Malthusian
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b) keynesian
c) Voltaire
d) None of the above
Q121: Hottest place in Asia is found in
a) India
b) Saudi Arab
c) UAE
d) Pakistan
Q122: Pashto is official language of
a) Pakistan
b) Oman
c) Afghanistan
d) Maldives
Q123: “Diphu Pass” is situated in which of the following state
a) Arunachal Pradesh
b) Manipur
c) Nagaland
d) Mizoram
Q124: About Konkan coast, which of the following statements is/are true?
1. It extends from Gujarat to Goa
2. It extends from Maharashtra to Kerala
3. It is situated on eastern coast of India
a) Only 1
b) Only 2
c) Only 3
d) None of the above
Q125: Largest National Park of India is situated in
Northern India
Southern India
Eastern India
Western India
Q126: “Silent Valley NP” is situated in
a) Karnataka
b) Kerala
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Himachal Pradesh
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Q127: Highest Pulses producing state is
a) Maharashtra
b) Gujarat
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Uttar Pradesh
Q128: Ukai project is situated on
a) Narmada River
b) Krishna River
c) Kaveri River
d) Tapti River
Q129: “Neeru-Meeru” programme is related to
a) Rajasthan
b) Maharashtra
c) Uttar Pradesh
d) Andhra Pradesh
Q130: Famous iron ore mine “Gurumahisani” is in
a) Jharkhand
b) Chhatishgarh
c) Orrisa
d) Madhya Pradesh
Q131: Lowest Literacy rate as per census 2011
a) Bihar
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Q132: Lowest Female literacy as per census 2011
a) Bihar
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Rajasthan
Q133: Lowest population density among given district of U.P. as per census 2011
a) Sonbhadra
b) Lalitpur
c) Mahoba
d) Hamirpur
Q134: Supreme court at Bengal was establish in year
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a) 1768
b) 1774
c) 1780
d) 1882
Q135: Monopoly in trade of East India Company ended in year
a) 1813
b) 1833
c) 1835
d) 1837
Q136: Constitutional advisor of the constituent assembly was
a) B.R.Ambedkar
b) K.M.Munshi
c) B.N.Rao
d) None of the above
Q137: How many fundamental duties we have in Indian Constitution?
a) 9
b) 10
c) 11
d) 12
Q138: Voting age was reduced to 18years with which of the following
a) 52nd Constitutional Amendment
b) 42nd Constitutional Amendment
c) 61st Constitutional Amendment
d) 92nd Constitutional Amendment
Q139: Financial emergency is mentioned under article
a) Article# 352
b) Article# 356
c) Article# 358
d) Article# 360
Q140: Co-Operative societies came into existence with
a) 52nd Constitutional Amendment
b) 42nd Constitutional Amendment
c) 61st Constitutional Amendment
d) 97th Constitutional Amendment
Q141: Organization of village panchayats are mentioned under article
a) Article# 40
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b) Article# 44
c) Article# 48
d) Article# 52
Q142: Grants from Union government to states is provisioned under article
a) Article# 275
b) Article# 375
c) Article# 244
d) Article# 344
Q143: Allocation of seats in Rajya Sabha in the States/Uts are mentioned under
a) Schedule# 6
b) Schedule# 7
c) Schedule# 5
d) Schedule# 4
Q144: Anti Defection Law came into existence with
a) 44th Constitutional Amendment
b) 64th Constitutional Amendment
c) 52nd Constitutional Amendment
d) 62nd Constitutional Amendment
Q145: Joint sitting of two houses provision is taken from which of the following constitution
a) Canadian constitution
b) Australian constitution
c) German constitution
d) French constitution
Q146: Which of the following statement is true regarding “judicial review” ?
1. The phrase “Judicial review” was not mentioned in original constitution but later it was added
2. Article#124(1) explicitly mentions about it
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 & 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q147: Article#324 is related to
a) UPSC chairman
b) Election Commissioner
c) NHRC
d) None of the above
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Q148: Civil Servants hold office during the pleasure of the president. It is mentioned in which of the
following article
a) Article# 310
b) Article 311
c) Article 312
d) Article 314
Q149: Anti-Defection provisions are mentioned under
a) Schedule 10
b) Schedule 11
c) Schedule 12
d) Schedule 8
Q150: NRC is related with which of the following state
a) Meghalaya
b) Assam
c) Tripura
d) West Bengal