62. How the Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway of NASA will be useful for future space missions?
1. Promoting the goal of human landing on the moon
2. Help determine whether water near Moon’s surface could be used to manufacture propellant for deep-space missions
Which of the above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None
63. The RTI Act defines “public authorities” in Section 2(h). A “public authority” means any authority or body or institution of self- government established or constituted
1. by or under the Constitution
2. by any other law made by Parliament
3. By a Constitutional or statutory body
4. by any other law made by State Legislature
5. by notification issued or order made by the appropriate Government
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
A. 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
B. 3 and 5 only
C. 1, 2, 4 and 5 only
D. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
64. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is a scientific and intergovernmental body under the?
A. Auspices of the United Nations
B. Conservation International NGO
C. World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
D. Climate division of IUCN
65. Which of the following are migratory birds arriving in India?
1. Black-bellied Tern
2. Blue Jay
3. Amur Falcon
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 2 and 3 only
66. Democratic governments are considered to be an important means of protecting the freedom of people, because?
A. A large number of citizens participate in a democracy.
B. Democracy is based on a written constitution.
C. Members of the state retain some control over their rulers.
D. Referendums are an essential part of democracy.
67. Burning coal generates fly ash which contains several toxic pollutants. These include?
1. Lead
2. Zinc
3. Arsenic
4. Plutonium
5. Cadmium
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
A. 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
B. 2, 3 and 5 only
C. 1, 4 and 5 only
D. 1, 2 and 3 only
68. The unicellular algae that provide colour to corals are which of the following?
A. Phytoplankton
B. Zooxanthellae
C. Cyanobacteria
D. Euglenophyta
69. The Global Environment Facility (GEF) serves as financial mechanism for the following conventions/protocols?
1. UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
2. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
3. Minamata Convention on Mercury
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 1 only
70. Which of the following facts is NOT associated with Indus Valley civilization?
A. Pottery and bead-making
B. Worship of natural forces as deities
C. Water storage structures
D. Domestication of animals
71. Mutual Agreement Procedure (MAP) was recently seen in news with reference to which of the following?
A. Double taxation
B. Safeguarding Marine Biosphere Reserve (MBP)
C. Smart Cities
D. Cyber Security of critical systems
72. What is a Systemically Important Core Investment Company (CIC-ND-SI), as per the guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India?
1. It is a Scheduled Bank, with a large asset base, registered with the RBI.
2. Infrastructure Finance Companies (IFCs) are eligible to called CICs.
3. A robust financial company that does not carry the business of acquisition of shares and securities can be called as CIC.
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 only
D. 2 and 3 only
73 If not wearing a special protective suit, you would start bleeding on moon. This is because of?
A. Zero air pressure at moon
B. Extreme heat on the surface of moon
C. Low gravity
D. Radiation coming from the moon
74 Sattriya is a classical dance form of India, which is closely associated with which of the following?
A. Shaivism
B. Lingayats
C. Vaishnava maths
D. Hindu Tantra
75 Apart from bacteria, which of the following living species may be involved in the nitrogen cycle in our atmosphere?
1. Animals
2. Green plants
3. Humans
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
76. With reference to the Sustainable Urban Transport Project (SUTP), consider the following statements:
1. SUTP is funded by GEF, World Bank, UNDP, GoI and participating cities and states.
2. The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) is the nodal agency for the implementation of the Project.
3. The aim of the project is to achieve a paradigm shift in India’s urban transport systems in favour of Sustainable development.
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 2 only
D. 1 only
77. ‘Gomasthas’ in pre-independent India referred to which of the following?
A. A guild of merchants
B. Local zamindars
C. Entrepreneurs that received protection by the British
D. An Indian agent of the British East India Company
78. The Vernacular Press Act in British India was concerned with which one?
A. Generating local employment with print news
B. Regulation of material published by indigenous people for its growth and development
C. Banning all vernacular language publications in India
D. Controlling the printing and circulation of seditious material in vernacular languages
79. If RBI changes the Repo rate, it automatically leads to a change in which of the following monetary Policy tools?
1. Reverse Repo rate
2. Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
3. Cash Reserve ratio (CRR)
Select the correct answer using the codes below
A. 2 and 3 only
B. 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1 only
80. How are the littoral nations in Indian Ocean of strategic significance to India?
1. It has a significant proportion of Indian diaspora.
2. Littoral nations are being used for building naval and military bases by other nations.
3. Majority of India’s shipping trade by volume and value passes through these littoral nations.
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. All of the above
81. Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and National Election Watch (NEW) are
A. Autonomous bodies under the ECI
B. Non-partisan and non-governmental organizations
C. Wings of UN Political Office
D. Informal inter-governmental organizations
82. Which of the following crops require moderate temperature and rainfall during growing season and bright sunshine at the time of harvest?
A. Rice and maize
B. Wheat and maize
C. Wheat and Cotton
D. Jute and Cotton
Answer: B
83. The Preamble of the Reserve Bank of India describes the basic functions of the Reserve Bank. Which of the following is NOT included in its preamble?
1. Regulate the issue of Bank notes
2. Keeping of reserves with a view to securing monetary stability in India
3. Operate the currency and credit system of the country
4. Mapping economic growth and development in India
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
A. 2 and 3 only
B. 3 only
C. 1 and 4 only
D. 4 only
84. Sherds of Red Polished Ware (RPW) have been found in India most prominently from?
A. Rajasthan
B. Gujarat
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Maharashtra
85 Which of the following activities is/are included in the Gram Swaraj Abhiyan?
1. Distributing land to landless labourers
2. Empowering Panchayats with E-governance
3. Enrolling poor households in flagship schemes of government
4. Spreading awareness about pro-poor initiatives of government
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
A. 2, 3 and 4 only
B. 1, 2 and 3 only
C. 3 and 4 only
D. 1 and 2 only
86 Conservation and management of wetlands in India is primarily vested with which of the following?
A. Central government
B. State/UT Government
C. Local Government
D. Ramsar Convention – India Chapter
87 The Government of India has enacted the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 in terms of which the definition of micro, small and medium enterprises is based on?
1. Number of employee working
2. Land ownership of the firm
3. Investment in plant and machinery
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 3 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1 and 2 only
88 The factor that affects the rate of humus formation in soil the most is?
A. Minerals in the soil
B. Flora, fauna and microorganisms
C. Characteristics of parent rock
D. Slope of soil
89 SARAS Fairs are being organized by the government to promote?
A. Defence Technology
B. Wildlife Conservation in Wetlands
C. SHG made products
D. Philology
90 Most of the salt produced in India comes from?
A. Rock-salt deposits
B. Sea Water
C. Brine springs
D. Salt lakes
91 Consider the following statements:
1. Adilabad Dokra is an ancient metal craft popular for mass production of homogenous or identical sculptures.
2. In Warangal durries, weavers create beautiful patterns and dye them using vegetable colours.
Which of the above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None
92 Which of the following urban centres in India that were thriving in the Pre-Kushana period started declining from the post-Gupta period?
1. Purushapura
2. Kanauj
3. Ahichchatra
4. Rajghat
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
C. 1 and 4 only
D. 2 and 3 only
93 Suez Canal allows ships to travel between which one?
A. North and South America
B. Europe and Russia
C. Europe and South Asia
D. East Africa to South-East Asia
94 Under the recently signed Cybersecurity Tech Accord 2018, this is being heralded as Digital Geneva Convention, signatory companies aim to?
1. Establish a Central Critical Information Infrastructure Defence System (CCIIDS) leveraging technology and resources from every partner country to the accord
2. Minimize potential for introduction of malicious code in their software and services
3. Empower developers and users to improve their capacity to defend against cyber attacks
4. Protect their products and services from any tampering or exploitation that could enable their use in cyberattacks
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 2, 3 and 4 only
C. 1 and 4 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
95 The countries that will fall to the South of the line joining Kolkata and Kuala Lumpur are?
1. Thailand
2. Vietnam
3. Indonesia
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
A. 1 only
B. 3 only
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 1 and 3 only
96. Disguised unemployment naturally leads to which of the following?
A. High unemployment rate
B. Low productivity per worker
C. Lower economic growth
D. Decline in product quality
97 Consider the following statements:
1. Tropical storms bring rain, while extra-tropical storms do not.
2. Extra-tropical storms are caused due to jet streams, whereas tropical cyclone is caused due to lower atmospheric circulations.
Which of the above is/are correct?
A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. None
98. The contractual workers working in establishments having ten or more workmen avail social security and other benefits under which of the following acts?
1. Employees’ Compensation Act (1923)
2. Industrial Dispute Act (1947)
3. Maternity Benefit Act (1961)
4. Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008
Select the correct answer using the codes below.
A. 3 and 4 only
B. 2, 3 and 4 only
C. 1 and 2 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
99. In India, in which one of the following types of forests is Mulberry a dominant tree species?
A. Tropical moist deciduous forest
B. Tropical rain forest
C. Tropical thorn scrub forest
D. Temperate forest with grasslands
100. The Rio Conventions which derive directly from the 1992 Earth Summit do NOT include?
A. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
B. Convention on Biological Diversity
C. United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
D. Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage