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1. The biggest network of canals

known in India until 19 th

century was created by which of

the following Sultans ?

(a) Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

(b) Firuz Shah Tughlaq

(c) Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq

(d) Allauddin Khilji

2. Amir Khusrau has been regarded

as the greatest Persian poet of the

period of Delhi Sultanate. Which

among the following Works was

not written by him ?

(a) Tarikh-i-Firuz Shahi

(b) Ashiqa

(c) Qiran-us-Sadain

(d) Mifrah-ul-Futuh

The town administration during

the period of Satavahanas was

in the hands of

(a) Nigama Sabha

(b) Agama Sabha

(c) Samithi

(d) Vidatha

4. Which of the following battles

were associated with

Humayun ?

1. Battle of Kalinjar

2. Battle of Chunar

3. Il nd Battle of Panipat

4. Battle of Haldighati

Write the correct answer from

the codes given below

(a) 1 and 4

(b) 3 and 4

(c) 2 and 3

(d) 1 and 2

5. `Gagan Mahal' is an

Architectural Glory ascribed to

(a) Adil Shahis

(b) Qutub Shahis

(c) Nizam Shahis

(d) Barid Shahis

6. The provinces 'of

the

Vijayanagara Empire were

called as

(a) Samstanas

(b) Rajyas

(c) Deshas

(d) Prantas

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7. Which one of the following

powers of the Prime Minister in

relation to the Council of

Ministers has been wrongly

listed ?

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Minister if he finds that the

Minister is not cooperating

with him.

(b) The members of the

Council of Ministers are

appointed by the President

on the recommendation of

the Prime Minister.

(c) He allocates portfolios

among the members of the

Council of Ministers.

(d) He presides over the

meetings of the Council of

Ministers.

8. Name the basic wording of the

Preamble of the Indian

Constitution.

Federal Secular,

Democratic Republic

Sovereign Secular,

Democratic Republic

Sovereign Socialist Secular,

Democratic Republic

Federal Socialist Secular,


statements is correct ?

(a) The lAS is a mandarin-

type Civil Service,

comparable very broadly

to the examination-

recruitment of higher

services in Britain, France

or Japan.

(b) IAS officers are allotted to

the Central Government

and have no need to

specialise in State

language, Customs, Laws

etc.

(c) The key administrative and

police positions in the

State Government are

designated to only State

Civil Service Officers.

(d) The existing Indian

Administrative and Police

Services were deemed to

be Services created by the

Constitution and have no

supporting Parliamentary

Act.

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Democratic Republic

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10. The National Commission for Women was set up as statutory body in January 1992 under the National Commission for Women Act, 1990 to 1. Review the constitutional and

legal safeguards for women. 2. Recommend remedial

legislative measures.

3. Facilitate redressal of

grievances. 4. To take direct action against

perpetrators of crimes against women.

Which of the above statement(s) is/are false ? (a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) Only 2 (c) Only 4 (d) All of the above

11. Which one of the following is a

constitutional Principle for

elections in India ?

(a) Election to Parliament and Legislature of States is based on proportional representation.

(b) The election is based on male adult suffrage.

(c) The power to make laws relating to all matters in connection with elections is only with Legislature of

a State. (d) No person shall be

excluded from the electoral roll on the grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex or any of them.

12. Consider

the following

statements :

1. The basic structure

doctrine is defined in the

Constitution.

2. There are certain basic

features of the Constitution

which cannot be altered in

exercise of the power to

amend under Article 368.

3. The Parliament can amend

all provisions of the

Constitution and judicial

review shall not apply to

such amendments.

The basic features of the

Constitution have been

listed by the Supreme

Court, exhaustively in the

Golak Nath case law.

Which of the above statement(s)

is/are true in the context of the

Basic Structure Doctrine ?

(a) 2 and 4 only

(b) 1 2 and 3 only

(c) Only 2

(d) 1 and 4 only

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13. Consider the following

statements :

1. 'Habeas Comus' is in the

nature of an order calling

upon the person who has

detained another to

produce the latter before

the Court.

2. 'Mandamus' literally

means a command.

3. 'Certiorari' is issued to

quash the order or decision

of a lower court.

'Quo Warranto' is issued

to prohibit the lower court

from making an ultra vices

order or decision.

Which of the above definition

of writs is/are correct ?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 1, 2 and 4

(c) 3 and 4

(d) 1 and 2

14. Which of the following is not a

form of emergency recognised

in our constitution '?

(a) Emergency due to war,

external aggression or

armed rebellion.

(b) Emergency due to failure

of constitutional machinery

in the States.

(c) Emergency due to natural

calamity.

(d) Financial emergency.

15. Collective Socio-Economic

objective of citizens of India are

enshrined in

(a) Fundamental Rights

(b) Directive Principles of

State Policy

(c) Fundamental Duties

(d) Preamble of Constitution

16. The Joint session of Parliament

cannot be held in case of

(i) Budget Bill

(ii) Money Bill

(iii) Constitutional Amendment

Bill

(iv) Ordinary Bill

Choose correct answer using

Codes

(a) (i) and (ii)

(b) (i), (ii) and (iii)

(c) (ii) and (iii).

(d) (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)


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17. Consider the following rights of

citizens :

• 1. Right to free legal aid.

Right to equal pay for

equal work.

3. Right to establish and

maintain institutions for

religious and charitable

purposes.

Right to decent standard of

living.

Which of the above right/s are

non justiciable '?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

-(b) 2 and 4

(c) 1, 2 and 4

(d) 2, 3 and 4

18. Some features of Indian Polity

are not considered as conducive

to federalism. Consider the few

given below :

I. Absolute Presidential veto

over State legislation in

some cases. 1 . Emergency Provisions.

:Alteration in the

boundaries of the states.

4. Every power is subordinate

to the constitution.

Select the features that is/are not

conducive.

(a) 1*and 2

(b) 3 only

(c) 1, 3 and 4

(d) 1, 2 and 3

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19. In terms of princely hierarchy in

colonial India, the status • of

Mysore was of a

(a) Thirty-one-gun salute state

(b) Twenty-one-gun salute

state

(c) Nineteen- gun salute state

(d) Seventeen-gun salute state

20. Who auctioned salt at Belgaum

and broke the Salt law in April,

1930 ?

(a) Karnad Sadashiva Rao

(b) R.R. Diwakar

(c) Hanumantha Rao Kaujalagi

(d) Gangadhar Rao Deshpande

21. Who recommends to the

President the distribution

between the Central and State

Governments of the net

proceeds of taxes collected by

the centre '?

(a) Planning Commission

(b) Finance Commission

(c) Comptroller and Auditor-

General of India

(d) Central Government

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22. Mappila rebellion was related to

(a) Tribal discontent

(b) Nationalist discontent

(c) Soldiers discontent

(d) Peasant discontent

23. Which of the following places

was selected for 'No-tax'

campaign in Karnataka during

the Civil Disobedience

Movement '?

(a) Karwar

(b) Sirsi

(c) S iddapur

(d) Ankola

24. The land assessment system

introduced in the Southern part . of

British India was the Ryotwari

• system. The reason was

(a) to improve the land

revenue collection in

British India.

(b) to improve the Indian

economy.

(c) to get a hold over the land

lords.

(d) to prevent the recurrence

of famines

25. The Lahore session of Congress

is an important landmark in the

history of the Nationalist

Movement in India because

(a) Congress atlast adopted the

creed • of puma swaraj and

tricoloured flag.

(b) It bridges the gap between

Congress and Muslim

league.

It provided a common

platform for Congress and

Socialist Party.

Congress accepted the

position of Dominion

status.

26. The Charter Act of 1813 was an

important landmark in the

history of company Raj because

(a) this Act asserted the

Sovereignty of the British

Crown over the Indian

territories held • by

company in India.

(b) this Act put an end to

trading monopolies of the

company.

(c) this Act allowed . East India

Company's monopoly over

trade in India and China.

(d) this Act invested the Board

of Control with full power

and authority over the

company.

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27. Match the following :

List-I List-II

A. Arid cycle 1. Batholiths

B. Volcanoes 2. Exfolitation

C. Limestone 3. Deflation

Regions

D. Weathering 4. Polje

A BCD

(a) 3 1 4 2

(b) 1 3 2 .4

(c) 4 2 1 3

(d) 2 4 • 3 1

29. Assertion (A) : The Process of

energy conversion from

Solar heat energy to

Chemical energy is known

as photosynthesis.

Reason (R) : Autotrophs use

Solar energy to convert

carbon dioxide and water

to produce carbohydrates

and finally other

biochemical molecules to

'support life.

28. Who framed and suggested the

'Plan of Balkan' to transfer

power from England to India ?

(a) Clement Attlee

(b) Wavell

(c) Churchill

(d) Mountbatten

Direction to the following two

questions (Q. Nos. 29 & 30).

Read the two statements

Assertion (A) & Reason (R).

Choose the correct answer from

the four choices (a), (b), (c) or

(d) as given below :

(a) Both (A) and (R) are

correct and (R) explains

(A).

Both (A) and (R) are

correct, but (R) does not

explain (A).

(A) is correct, but (R) is

false.

(A) is false, but (R) is true.

30. Assertion (A) : Ozone layer

protects the earth from

excessive quantities of

severely damaging Solar

radiation.

Reason (R) : Ozone hole has

been discovered over the

Continent of Antarctica.

31. Major climatic characteristics of

Savanna biome are :

1. This biome is found in the

tropical wet climate of

Africa and South America.

2. The mean monthly

temperature is above 28 °C.

3. The normal rainfall is 50

cm to 100 cm.

Select the correct answer from

the codes given below :

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) I, 2 and 3

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tvn e0trIV 0i704t3/4

tbost-Dnd ?

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<act 4datc.,t3

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0 2.J e.roc.T3717W;

e,..rzond.

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e..14r1V 7..80tzt t&.)

ot-D4ct ?

(a) 30ocf,rz -D45-

e3k33oe,3B--6 -e -6 E-1..3T6'

300 &.)m-D,-.7ral

eAT-4ot.3e-6 -0,t,c.7.)5e

Lia-6 Ek.3T6'-ek.33ot.3B-e- -2,9,45-6'-

30ocitz &Dm-D.-clt

e.it..T,ok3Fe-20otA Fl)c):,,)An'zi-

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..tozs&Dd;,c)Arldnv;

1,2,3,4,5 cow rtztITIQ.YDnd.

na.4nV; rt1FAJ.

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3-wbeie8atz3-6

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3-,-=4.)Q.9..)bostere

4-4sb

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2-e3o0cbo3.iz

3-ez,rzz:)-D'

4--xteic8 ato-6

5 -

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3-4sb

4-ualebo3.rz

5- LD2.3r1 -6'


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32. With reference to Mars which

of the following statement(s)

is/are True ?

1. Mars is also called Red

planet, is a neighbour

planet of the earth.

2. It has two Satellites called

Deimos and Callisto.

3. It is the most explored

planet by man in the Solar

System other than the

earth.

4. It is the smallest planet in

the Solar System.

Select the correct answer using

codes given below :

(a) Only 1

(b) 1 and 3

(c) 1, 2 and 3

(d) All are correct

34. The great five lakes of USA —

Canada — are marked as 1, 2, 3, •

4, 5 in the map — Identify them :

(a) 1. Ontario

2. Erie

3. Superior

4. Huran

5. Michigan

(b) 1. Michigan

2. Huran

3. Superior

4. Erie

5. Ontario

33. The correct order of the oceans

in ascending order of their size

is

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—Arctic.

(b) Arctic — Indian — Atlantic

—Pacific.

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—Indian.

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2. Ontario

3. Huran

4. Superior

5. Michigan

(d) 1. Huran

2. Superior

3. Erie

4. Ontario

5. Michigan

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(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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rtme..)eatarIV.4 e3../zond.

1. ecti tro_4tz.rori

ez12...)oto

ecJzi 21.TDTV4 W,1 at;

aRinDV.

3. z-zEi9s 2.3ek..1) ectiot

Zjt3-DCgE- a.,WTIOno

e--sciszqsz-znd.

7-Z0.17= Z3=zs ?.,t e3b,24.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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e0trl'e./; Ls.

1. mon-De..)dp.,

z-Datorlots

e.t.tzaJorls,Vdarz

3. s.= enztero.te.)0,ttc, £'@

cpd)2,_)zio4t.)

4. cact a r 2,4a'et tr./

,-r4,secizo3tsdiz to2JOcg;

grzon

z-Datorlois4) ,to2Jot0,th4cSo-

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(b) enp.)atzt

(c) 24Fa z-DatDitEs

(d) eoae3z:Ka.lo -6'Do..1..)ortEs

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() C.=e)0.1.)C3JZonirt 8..zongZ

tem tirzqt1.)

eru .4=at2,t ea;

otestitit :

A B C D

(a) 2 5 3 1

(b) 3 5 4 1

(c) 2 1 3 5

(d) 3 1 4 5

( 1 - A )

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35. A State in India has the

following characteristics :

1. Its northern part is arid and

semi-arid.

2. Its central part produces

cotton.

3. Cultivation of cash crop is

predominant over food

crop.

Select the correct state.

(a) Telangana

(b) Gujarat

(c) Karnataka

(d) Rajasthan

36. Read the following statements

regarding climate.

1. The climate has highest

concentration of winter

rainfall.

It is found in all the

inhabited continents of the

world.

3. It is found in the sub-

tropics.

4. It is associated with the

shifting of Global pressure

belts.

The referred climate is

(a) Tropical and Temperate

deserts.

(b) Tropical grass-lands.

(c) China type of climate.

(d) Mediterranean climate.

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37. Match the country with its

principal coalfield and select the

correct answer from the codes

given below :

PrinCipal

Coalfield

1. Shaanxi

2. Chicago

3. Pittsburgh

4. South Wales

5. Honshu

Codes :

A BC D

(a) 2 5 3 1

(b) 3 5 4 1

(c) 2 1 3 5

(d) 3 1 4 5

38. Which of the following

cyclones did occur in India in

2014?

i. Hudhud

ii. Phailin

iii. Nilofar

• iv. Lehar

Choose the correct answer :

(a) i and ii

(b) i and iii

(c) ii and iii

(d) iii and iv

(19-A)

Country

A. USA

B. China

C. Great

Britain

D. Japan

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4 c).J.)'

dAosiv 3.Do6F67-1Q./c,

at-4)mnd ?

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a.laD ,c)cS

caJ zta.-2),36 E- ot

zs0 0 d e)zs -JD zs -i,,)‘

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• j,rae3zte 7-,'JotriVot -Mot-Dct

crDQ.49 Eat

na-D zs

ABCD

(a) 2 1 4 2

(b) 3 4 2 1

(c) 3 1 4

(d) 2 4 1 3

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qc3ce -Dnc:3.

T,',02,J41,ZotOg CATO4)at

7,130.17-Drid

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(b) tzica 2,JosterDnd

(c) wfo,

(d) dpc.6 tee)

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2. -7,;ozittl m--on'rz

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39. The Canadian Pacific Railway,

One of the longest railway lines

of the world run from

(a) Vancouver to St. John's

(b) Seatle to Halifax

(c) Prince Rupert to St. John

(d) Vancouver to Halifax

40. Match the National Park with its

State and select the correct

answer from the codes given

below :

State National Park

A. Meghalaya , 1. Hemis

B. Jharkhand 2. Namdapha

C. Arunachal 3. Balphakram

Pradesh

D. Jammu and 4. Hazaribagh

Kashmir

Codes :

ABCD

(a) 2 1 4 2

(b) 3 4 2 1

(c) 3 1 4 2

(d) 2 4 1 3

41. The coastal plain of Karnataka

is a wave-cut platform. With

reference to the statement which

of the following is correct :

(a) It is a result of volcanic

activity.

(b) It is erosion plain.

(c) It is a depositional plain.

(d) All of the above.

42. Watershed development

Programme is aimed for

1. Controlling of soil erosion.

2. Conservation of water and to

maintain ground water.

3. Providing drinking water -

facility to the rural areas.

4. Controlling floods of the

river during rainy days.

Choose the correct answer using

codes given below :

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 1 and 3

(d) None of the above


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?

1. t.rzM-1,) zve3o CA ..7znE

zve3ODn z3.

2. E- sot Q-TJAalz'eTi,

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435' CA m-Dno3Docz:3 m-DTS

o nV..a

46. eiq-I (8B-Dee.30-6‘ z1=nri

as1 ; 11 8..rzocA, 4%18 tsra..t..)

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troqt; ruts".

- -

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B. t)Q.)e-74,1-J 2. ried.37.1Q4

C. ec--oz 3. 4e3D-6 QT,r,J 6

D. Ve3,7-z),2,)-D 4. Zc),Bni3'E-

zotEt :

7.-Matot en) .4,,t;

(a) 1 -7.4t otatz3 e.itC 2 TZot-ons.).,

(b) 2 7,1balmne Liat 1 ,-rZo-13-Dny,

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(d) 1 D43 2 cat.iz 71bat-on2

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(a) tJza'TID

(b)

(c)

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(b) c'C5 o2.8e

(c) =od.rzZ c)2..8t

(d) zti cz-p, o t

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(c) 4 1 3

(d) 1 3 4

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2.)..raid

3. 23Vrroo

4. zzi

t11.)qt4..at e3t5,2,1.

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(b) 2, 3, 1, 4

(c) 4, 1, 2, 3

(d) 4, 2, 1, 3

47. e34rle,?' 2,Yzrt.r-o0 utisait

o.3 ,..,r1s1 7,1 t a lso c3'

ud.rze ?


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43. An analysis of the railway map

of Karnataka indicates

1. Kodagu is the only district

of the State which has no

railway line.

The only track which

traverse the Malnad from

east to west is Hassan-

Mangalore.

Choose the correct answer :

(a) 1 is correct, but 2 is not

correct.

(b) 2 is correct, but 1 is not

correct.

(c) both 1 and 2 are not

correct.

(d) 1 and 2 are correct.

44. Which place gets the lowest

rainfall in Karnataka ?

(a) Kodugu

(b) Challakere

(c) Bidar

(d) Pullingoth

45. The Kalasa-Banduri water

disputes refers to

(a) sharing of River Bhima

water.

(b). sharing of River

Malaprabha water.

(c) sharing of River Mandovi

water.

(d) sharing of River Bhadra

water.

46. Match the following List-I with

List-II and select the correct

answer by using code given

below :

List — I List — II

A. Cauvery 1. Hidakal

B. Malaprabha 2. Gerusoppa

C. Sharavati 3. KRS

D. Ghataprabha 4. Navilateertha

Codes :

ABCD

(a) 2 1 3 4

(b) 3 4 2 1

(c) 4 1 3

(d) 1 3 4 2

47. What is the correct ascending

order of districts based on its

geographical area '?

1. Kalburgi (Gulbarga)

2. Tumkur

3. Belgaum

• 4. Vijayapura (Bijapur)

Select the correct answer :

(a) 2, 3, 4, 1

(b) 2, 3, 1, 4

(c) 4, 1, 2, 3

(d) 4, 2 1, 3

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49. 2.3z7ze,))oe

X0,119 :

(a) 2p.rozit ralt ot-D4dc

2,.rDn'TOnoe.)..a M'OvTIV)

c .4ccitp„;c1.)4t)

(b) aJon-DVti-4,7-1 erect

tc,to4cf,3

(c) 4427D zs

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(d) .A3 a,g25 arAc

a.3 i3TNc, oQ nzi.)443

50. ;)--ot t4D.D

t..1.)o oft 4ritrIM

2.57c,eNei z,thr,r,',uDnd ?

(a) LIZDep74u-e u-D8Aeue

(b) C756' ete-f j

(c) raTit..)-a.7zcz-e —

(d) crod‘rzeue — d9,

(a) erIzi e.)

ErsTDan

o3..rzm4 (ISHUP)

(b) t34z3'20 2...)tbrvDn

c;5' 03..tzm4 (SSHLRP)

(c) Tl'ETN'T)-DF)

TITIeut (HRWS)

(d) TT,p)LDM

7-50.1DE (RPSI I F)

52. cr.-: -.)DtarN a-rotat mce ei;4) rat;

z.,,VTtrzQ,,tAd.

(a) z-DzsQ:–..Tott aJzto.); tz-D4

(b) a,.Q t CZ-DO,I.DTM

t..)4? qeel Z'TTDE TIVJ

(c) 2.TD727, t,Q„/ t

emotrIebt

E tr9S

(d) tn-DE EITN.) eJ

Z-Dc.:7Dt 2.JD

(b)

(c)

(d)

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2.JOZt o3.v2v40th)

und.

48. raoto ap--ota'c;

tizot9Arzt.F

trz,T4' aiTo4 ?

(a) osap.e

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48. Who is the largest buyer of the

Indian cotton fabrics in the

World today ?

(a) U,K.

(b) U.S.A.

(c) C.I.S.

(d) France

49. Cheerapunjee and Mawsynram

villages receives high rainfall

due to

(a) very high altitudinal

location of these villages

than any other part of

India.

(b) proximity to the Bay of

Bengal.

(c) influence of South West

Monsoon and North East

Monsoon Winds.

(d) rain bearing winds getting

locked in the Khasi Hills.

50. Which of the following pair of

cities are connected by the bus

service between India and

Pakistan

(a) Amritsar — Lahore

(b) Islamabad — Amritsar

(c) Islamabad — Delhi

(d) Lahore — Delhi

51. "Namma Mane", the recently

implemented house scheme in

Karnataka is a

(a) Interest Subsidy Scheme

for Housing the Urban

Poor (ISHUP)

(b) Subsidy Scheme for House

Less Rural Poor

(SSHLRP)

(c) Houses for Rural Weaker

Sections (HRWS)

(d) Rural Poor Subsidy

Housing Facility (RPSHF)

52. The current account of the

balance, of payments comprises

the

(a) balance of trade only

(b) net investment incomes

and net transfers

(c) balance of trade, net

investment incomes and

net transfers

(d) net transfers and balance of

trade


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erVat cp'Etrt-2000" d)e ,

43-Dt

2025 tc_,

eon-or...) 3--Qa)c.)-zt 23c'citat.)

tatD3t! t..3 -0 •

(a) 618 n&a..t -'5'na-f

(b) 910 nos.1) 6' e:F.r nu-6'

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eScd..).D

' E 7-10o ci ~ez3e New zi2~e J.

55. 4)3eost oa E c)..trom D

,odd 1961-1962 tn:1

1965-1966 t

nbtA TotEs

1. ttry-ontrz4 dz.!"

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T,rocp ;710.)FITIVD, terIV85Z

5'23 TsIttprN.) ca.a-zoarie.d;

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53. According to the report of the

Standing Sub-Committee on

"Assessment of Availability &

Requirement of Water for

Diverse uses — 2000", the

estimated water demand in

India for irrigation in 2025.is

(a) 618 Billion Cubic Meters

(b) 910 Billion Cubic Meters

(c) 1024 Billion Cubic Meters

(d) 2856 Billion Cubic Meters

54. According to the Government

of India, the higher education

policy has to be driven by three

' Es

(a) Education, Excellence and

Economical.

(b) Expansion, Equity and

Excellence.

(c) Equality, Empowerment

and Expansion.

(d) Encourage, Effectiveness

and Energy.

55. The increase in the volume of

imports during the Third Five

Year Plan, that is from 1961-

1962 to 1965-1966 was due to

1. Rapid industrialization

necessitated larger imports

of machinery, equipment

industrial raw materials,

etc.

The defence needs

increased following

aggression by China and

Pakistan.

Extensive crop failure in

1965-66 necessitated the

import of a large quantity

of food grains.

Imports are anti-

inflationary because they

reduce the scarcity of

consumer goods.



(a) 1 and 2

(b) 1, 2 and 3

(c) 3 only

(d) 4 only

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56. 8qp Q.7D e.imo,14 taqcicp,

TAWD zv`Te,;cip.3,5cZAo CA,

8.rzonc3.

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(~ c gbTITN.)

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(d)

56. Higher per capita income is

inversely correlated with the

proportion of active population

engaged in

(a) Agriculture

(b) Industry

(c) Services

(d) Foreign trade

57. If NDP of India is greater than

NNP, it means that

The level of production in

the private sector has

increased.

The level of production in

the public sector has

increased.

The net earnings from

abroad are positive.

The net earnings from

abroad are negative.

58. Birth rate in the country is

measured as

(a) the number of Children

born in the country.

(b) . the number of children

born as a percentage • of

total women in the

country.

(c) the number of children

born per 1000 eligible

couple.

(d) the number of children

born per 1000 population

in the country.

59: The sub-division and

fragmentation of land holdings

in India are• becoming more & •

more serious for reason/s

1. The pressure of population

on land.

2. The laws of inheritance

and succession.

3. The breakup of the joint-

family system.

The growing indebtedness

of small & marginal

farmers.



(a) 1 only

(b) 1 & 2

(c) 2 & 3

(d) 1, 2, 3 & 4

60. Which type of taxes help in

reducing income disparities '?

(a) Neutral Taxes

(b) Proportionate Taxes

(c) Progressive Taxes

(d) Regressive Taxes

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61. Lairoheot (za3p..rgl9,t)

e32,1rzeT1 023 Tc.'rzz.S2so (CD1)

e3q)-Dtt

8.2nle.rotIT'Zt) 7.,'JZ)S

(HPC-FRRI-2002) e44

a>2 8QF

T;oaStzie..)TN

te,M4og eT12.5ctoct

(a) (7IDQ.)2JME) C)2J.Y3i1 c217771 = 20%

+ (2.3e,,tmo) 2301-Dcl = 40%=

.60% tap zSdezic

m-utiz

2.3a1%.trzzi.) Z2PDTi = 15% + y:Nk.fUt.

cn21-7D71 25% = 40% tzlais D-DE-k.3

(b) (7I.)2J71DE) Z2i_IZ71 = 40%

+ (a.Nn-Do) 2.3e.tm,n 4.3D71 = 20% =

60% erup .72)'deti3

23o7-1% Z2PDTi.= 25% + dy',.■Azip

cnzjai 15% = 40% ttis

(c) (The)2.ME) C.)?..ZOT) L2/JD7I = 25%

+ (2.N7TDO) 23 ,n c21,3D7i = 15% =

40°0 enIci

23oTie.tszt cnap-ai = 40% + cb

4.1zri 20% = 60% ttEs

s'cktt,

(d) (7t0.)2.71-DF) Zzpul = 15%

+ (23e.tw0)23e,,tio,1 Z2pui = 25% =

40% es-1)4d -DE"-k3 Veeti

m-DTtrz

a.k.rie.trat on2t-Tal = 20% + erpirgt

Zt-Tal 40% = 60% tiaCS

4dette,

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61. Based upon the Divisional Cumulative Deprivation Index (CDI),. the High Power committee For Redressal of Regional Imbalances (HPC FRRI-2002) recommended the regional allocation of additional financial resources to reduce the development disparities as below : (a) (Gulbarga)Kalaburgi

Division = 20% + (Belgaum) Belagavi Division = 40% = 60 0A- for North Region of the Karnataka and Bangalore Division = 15% + Mysore Division 25% = 40% for South Region of the Karnataka State.

(b) (Gulbarga)Kalaburgi Division = 40% + (Belgaum) Belagavi Division 20% = 60% for North Region of the Karnataka and Bangalore Division = 25% + Mysore Division 15% = 40% for South Region of the Karnataka Slate.

(c) (Gulbarga) Kalaburgi Division 25% + (Belgaum) Belagavi Division = 15% = 40°A- for North Region of the Karnataka and Bangalore Division = 40% + Mysore Division 20% = 60% for South Re_gion of the Karnataka State.

(d) (Gulbarga)Kalaburgi Division = 15% + (Belgaum) Belagavi Division = 25% = 40% for North Region of the Karnataka and Bangalore Division = 20% + Mysore Division 40% = 60% for South Region of the Karnataka State.

62. The requirement of Industrial

Licensing (Industrial Policy of

1991) has been abolished for all

but 5 product categories, these

are

(a) Alcohol, Cigarettes,

hazardous chemicals,

industrial explosives,

electronic aerospace and

defence equipments of all

types and agricultural

products.

(b) Alcohol, Cigarettes,


industrial explosives and

electronic aerospace and

defence equipments of all

types.

(c) Alcohol, Cigarettes,


industrial explosives and

defence equipments.

(d) Cigarettes, hazardous

chemicals, industrial

explosives, electronic.

aerospace and defence

equipments.

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(a) 1

(b) 1,

(c) 4

(d) 1,

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Russia

South Africa

China

Brazil


statement is correct ?

The `Sen Measure' of poverty is

said to measure the distribution

of welfare rather than merely

the distribution of wealth in a

society because

(a) It identifies poverty in

terms of minimum level of

living.

(b) It measures the energy

requirements of a

household.

(c) It prescribes a Universal

Standard of well being.

(d) It seeks to measure the

income shortfall of each

person below the poverty.

(a) Kirit Parikh Committee

(b) Hanumantha Rao

Committee

(c) Naresh Chandra

Committee

(d) Athreya Committee

66. FTA signed by India with

ASEAN in 2014 allows for the

movement of manpower and

investments in the areas of :

1. Finance

2. Civil Aviation

3. Health

4. Information Technology



1 and 2

1, 3 and 4

4 and 1

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

63. During which of the following

summit BRICS Development

Bank was launched ?

65. Which committee was set-up to

suggest methodology for pricing

of diesel and cooking fuel ?


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67. Which of the following two

countries joined BIMSTEC in

2003-2004 ?

Bangladesh and Maldives

Maldives and Bhutan

China and Nepal

Nepal and Bhutan

68. Which round of multilateral

trade negotiations included

services and agriculture for the

first time ?

(a) Doha round

(b) Uruguay round

(c) Bali round

(d) Seattle round

69. Export . Promotion Capital

Goods (EPCG) was introduced

in which of the following

Foreign Trade Policies :

(a) Foreign Trade Policy of

2014-19

(b) Foreign Trade Policy of

2004-09

(c) Foreign Trade Policy of

2009-14

(d) Foreign Trade Policy of

2008-09

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70. In terms of percentage of the

cumulative . FD1 equity inflows

during the period from April

2000 to March 2014, what is the

share of FDI in the Indian

Service Sector ?

(a) 45 percent

(b) 54 percent

(c) 65 percent

(d) 57 percent

71. Which one of the following is

the correct sequence in the

process of economic integration

between different countries ?

(a) Common Market — Free

Trade Area — Custom

Union — Economic Union.

(,b) Free Trade Area — Custom

Union — Common Market

— Economic Union.

(c) Free Trade Area —

Common Market — Custom

Union — Economic Union.

(d) Common Market — Free

Trade Area — Economic

Union — Custom Union.

(35 - A)

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(b) 2, 1, 4, 3

(c) 1, 2, 4, 3

(d) 2, 1, 3, 4

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cgEtf),?,id. corttic.) ?

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ZDC,ICID ?

(a) 1993

(b) 1995

(c) 1994

(d) 1992

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72. Consider the following rural

development programmes :

1. Food for Work Programme

2. Community Development

Programme

3. TRYSEM

4. IRDP

The correct chronological

sequence of the launching of

these programmes by the

Government is

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4

(b) 2, 1, 4, 3

(c) 1, 2, 4, 3

(d) 2, 1, 3, 4

73. In which of the following City,

ship-building Industry is

located ?

(a) Chennai (b) Paradeep

(c) Mumbai (d) Cochin

74. Government of India decides to

decontrol petrol prices, Diesel,

LPG, Kerosene prices. But what

is decontrol ?

(a) Prices to be fixed by oil

firms, not government.

(b) No more subsidy, but

market-linked prices.

(c) Prices aligned to global

crude prices and prices

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member of WTO ?

(a) 1993

(b) 1995

(c) 1994

(d) 1992

76. Who of the following has been

awarded the Jnanapith Award of

the year 2014 ?

(a) Chandrashekhar Kambhar

(b) Balachandra Nemade

(c) Nirmal Verma

(d) Gurdial Singh

77. The recent mass uprising known

as the 'Arab Spring' first began

in which of the following

countries ?

(a) Egypt

(b) Libiya

(c) Syria

(d) Tunisia

78. Among the SAARC countries

has the highest per capita

income

(a) India

(b) Pakistan

(c) Sri Lanka

(d) Bangladesh

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79. Which of the following is

WRONG about the `Bharatiya

Mahila Bank"?

(a) It Prioritises lending to

women.

(b) It's the first specialised

bank in the world, for

women.

(c) Wholly owned by the

Union Government.

(d) The board has all women

directors. .

80. Where was the second canal top

10 MW solar power project

inaugurated by UN Secretary

General Ban Ki Moon in 2014 ?

(a) Gujarat

(b) Karnataka

(c) Uttar Pradesh

(d) Maharashtra

81. Which is NOT true under the

Prime Minister Jan Dhan

Yojna ? The account holder

(a) Will be provided zero-

balance bank account.

(b) Will be provided a debit

card.

(c) Will be given Life

Insurance cover of 1

lakh.

(d) Will be given Accidental

Insurance cover of 1

lakli.

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States has the country's highest

alcohol consumption per capita

in India ?

(a) Karnataka

(b) Kerala

(c) Tamil Nadu

(d) Telengana

83. Who has become the first

woman to win the Prestigious

fields Medal, widely viewed as

the Nobel of Mathematics in

August 2014 ?

(a) Maryam Mirakhani

(b) Mayam Laxmi

(c) Eimear McBride

(d) Nadine Gordimer

84. One of the following corporate

giants recently announced to

launch the Indian Language

Internet Alliance (ILIA) to

make available local language

content on the internet. Which

is it ?

(a) Yahoo

(b) Facebook

(c) IBM

(d) Google

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Lot.) rtogyDnd :

(a) 1/m-Dzs

(b)

(c) 4t c8otz

(d) e.C1)7TDO

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o31ze z ot-D -o-=zst6 ,-tioz.JocAd ?

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(c) troqtaJoa-f

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(b) 2, 1, 4, 3

(c) 1, 2, 4, 3

(d) 1, 3, 4

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85. Boko Haram is a terrorist group

of

(a) Kenya

(b) Sudan

(c) Nigeria

(d) Uganda

86. Yeonpyeong Island is a source

of dispute between which two

countries ?

(a) Japan and China

(b) Japan and South Korea

(c) North Korea and South

Korea

(d) North Korea and Russia

88. What is the name of Innovation

Council proposed in the

Railway Budget — 2015 to

profriote Innovation ?

(a) Navachar

(b) Railtech

(c) Kayakal p

(d) Sankalp

89. The controversial "Kanhar Dam

Project" is associated with

(a) Bihar

(b) Uttar Pradesh

(c) Uttarakhand

(d) Himachal Pradesh

90. Bring out the sequential order

i.e. from highest number of

mobile phone users to lowest of

different Mobile services :

87. Which of the following country

joins EURO ZONE in 2014 ?

(a) Greece

(b) Cyprus

(c) Ireland

(d) Latvia


1. BSNL

2. Airtel

3. Idea

4. Vodafone

Select the correct answer.

(a) 2, 4, 3, 1

(b) 2, 1, 4, 3

(c) 1, 2, 4, 3

(d) 1, 2 3, 4

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(b) 3 4 7 6 5

(c) 3 4 6 2 1 5

(d) 4 5 6 3 1

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(4--Todv 0.1.)E

.).)0(b4 ot--04) cst De3

D2(Z37,1e..JZOD ?

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e30 srzik3

(b) Lio&.)?fvost

(c) ato..) eoat-:ojvo.1.)

e3o3..rzm'c tE3, 1976

(d) e‘z z.1.rz.) Doiro,

1992

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91. Match some of the Forbes top-

50 list of 'Asia's Power

Business Women 2015' with

their organisation.

List — I List — II

A. Kiran 1. Axis Bank

Mazumdar-

Shaw

B. Arundhati

2. ICICI Bank

Bhattacharya

C. Chanda

3. Biocon

Kochhar

D. Shikha

4. SBI

Sharma

E. Usha

5. Shriram Life

Sangwan

Insurance

F. Akhila

6. LIC

Srinivasan

Correct answer is :

A B C D E F

(a) 4 5 3 6 1 2

(b) 3 4 2 1 6 5

(c) 3 4 6 2 1 5

(d) 4 5 6 3 2 1

92. Kailash Satyatri and Mala

Yousafzai, the Noble Peace

Prize Winners for the year 2014

are belonging to the following

countries respectively :

(a) Sri Lanka and Pakistan.

(b) India and Pakistan

(c) India and Bangladesh

(d) India and Afghanistan

93. As per tiger estimation 2014,

conducted by the Ministry of

Environment, Forest & Climate

change, the state with the

highest tiger population is

(a) Madhya Pradesh

(b) Uttarakhand

(c) Karnataka

(d) Tamil "Nadu

94. The Social Forestry programme

was introduced in India based

on the recommendation of

(a) International Union for

Conservation of Nature.

(b) International Silviculturist

Conference, Dehradun.

(c) Report of the National

Commission for Agriculture

1976.

(d) World Earth Summit, Rio

1992.

95. In which country recently in

2014 separatists lost

independence vote in a

referendum peacefully held ?

(a) Indonesia

(b) Bosnia

(c) Sudan

(d). United Kingdom


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(b)

(c) cPzeu-DLzi

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96. Which of the following Indus

city has provided evidence for

extensive water storage

system '?

(a) Mohenjodaro

(b) Lothal

(c) Dholavira

(d) Kalibangan

97. Identify the features that

distinguish Mahayana from

Hinayana Buddhism from the

following list :

I. Buddha statues

2. Stupas

3. Chaityas

4. Sanskrit texts

Select the correct statement(s)

using the codes given below :

(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 .

(b) 1 and 4

(c) 1, 3 and 4

(d) I only

98. In Sangam literature, the fertile

agricultural land was called

(a) Palai

(b) Marudam

(c) Mullai

(d) Neydal

99. Identify the features that

distinguished the Gupta age

from the earlier ages.

1. Urban decay

2. Gold coins

3. Decentralisation of power

4. Temple architecture



(a) 1, 2 and 4

(b) 1, 3 and 4

(c) 1, 2 and 3

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

100. The struggle during the 9' 1' and

10'1' century for the supremacy

of the North India was fought

between three following

dynasties. Identify them :

1. Rajputs

2. Pratiharas

3. Palas

4. Rastrakutas



(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 2, 3 and 4

(c) 3, 4 and 1

(d) 4, 1 and 2


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