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Which one of the following is not an oxidation reaction?

1. Rusting of iron

2. Opening of soda bottle
    

3. Rancidity
    

4. Combustion

1. Karnataka

2. Andhra Pradesh

3. Assam

4. Chhattisgarh

1. Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra

2. Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh

3. Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, ¥adhya Pradesh

4. Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra

Rani told her friends that last year  she did boating in four different lakes, namely, Loktak, Barapani, Kolleru and Pulicat. Which of the following States did she visit?

1. Manipur, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu

2. Manipur, Meghalaya, Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

3. Mizoram, Assam, Tamil Nadu

4. Mizoram, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu

1. 1 only

2. 2 only

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2

1. 1  and 7

2. 2  and  6

3. 2  and  5

4. 3  and  5

Which one of the following situations can lead to inflation?

1. Rapid growth of aggregate demand outweighing supply

2. Sluggish growth of aggregate demand

3. Reduction in the money supply

4. Higher levels of unemployment

1. Expansionary fiscal and monetary policy

2. Contractionary fiscal and monetary policy

3. Contractionary fiscal policy and expansionary monetary policy

4. Contractionary monetary policy and expansionary fiscal policy

The contraction of private investment spending due to deficit spending by the Government is called

1. crowding out

2. crowding in

3. pump priming

4. dumping

1. 1 and 2 only

2. 2 and 3 only
    

3. 1, 2 and 3
    

4. 3 only

The  computation  of  poverty  in  terms  of Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) based on the Mixed Reference  Period  was  recommended by the

1. Lakdawala Committee

2. Tendulkar Committee

3. Dandekar Committee

4. Alagh Committee

1. 1 only

2. 2 only

3. 1, 2 and 3

4. 2 and 3 only

1. 1 only

2. 2 only

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2

1. 1 only

2. 2 only

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2

1. Justice H. L. Dattu

2. Justice K. G. Balakrishnan

3. Justice R. M. Lodha

4. Justice Y. K. Sabharwal

Who among the  following  is  the  author of the book, Bandi Jivan ?

1. Rash Behari Bose

2. Veer Savarkar

3. Aruna Asaf Ali

4. Sachindranath Sanyal

1. Punjab and Sind

2. Assam and North-West Frontier Province

3. Punjab  and Assam

4. Assam  and Madras

1. 1 only

2. 2 only

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2

1. Saguna : Belief in Gods with attributes

2. Nirguna : Belief in Gods without attributes

3. Alvars : Believed in devotion of Shakti

4. Nayanars : Believed in devotion of Shiva

Which two rivers flow in the region between Gulbarga and Vijayanagara Hampi?

1. Narmada  and Godavari

2. Mahanadi  and Godavari

3. Kaveri and Periyar

4. Krishna and Tungabhadra

Which of the following is the only paramilitary force with a dual control structure?

1. Central Reserve Police Force

2. Assam Rifles

3. Inda-Tibetan Border Police

4. Central Industrial Security Force

Which one of the following is an ethnic community of Assam?

1. Bhil

2. Gond

3. Ahom

4. Adi

The Chevrons is the name of the cricket team of which one of the following countries?

1. Australia

2. The Netherlands

3. Ireland
    

4. Zimbabwe

Cheetahs, brought from Namibia, were introduced in India to which  one  of  the following National Parks?

1. Kaziranga National Park

2. Keoladeo Ghana National Park

3. Keibul  Lamjao  National Park
    

4. Kuno National Park

1. Alain Aspect

2. John F. Clauser

3. Klaus Hasselmann
    

4. Anton Zeilinger

Reflex arcs are evolved in animals for quick and  efficient  responses.  Which one of the following sequences correctly represents a reflex arc?

1. Receptor-Sensory neuron-Relay neuron in spinal cord-Brain­Motor neuron-Effector

2. Receptor-Sensory neuron-Brain -Relay neuron in spinal cord -Motor neuron-Effector

3. Receptor-Motor neuron-Relay neuron in spinal cord-Sensory neuron-Effector

4. Receptor-Motor neuron-Brain -Sensory neuron-Effector

Which one of the following  is  essential for thyroid gland to make thyroxin?

1. NaCl

2. KCl

3. Cholesterol
    

4. Iodine

1. cytoplasm only

    

2. nuclei and cytoplasm only

3. nuclei, cytoplasm, mitochondria, chloroplast and endoplasmic reticulum
    

4. nuclei, cytoplasm, mitochondria, chloroplast and ribosomes

In grasses, intercalary meristem is usually located at

1. root tip

2. lateral sides of stem

3. base of leaves

4. shoot tip

Xylem is a type of complex tissue in plants for upward conduction of water. Which one of the following xylem tissues consists of living cells?

1. Tracheid

2. Vessel

3. Xylem parenchyma

4. Xylem fibre

Three resistors of resistances 11 Q, 22 Q and 33 Q are connected in  parallel. Their equivalent resistance is equal to

1. 66  Ω

2. 22  Ω

3. 12  Ω

4. 6 Ω

1. 160 V

2. 220 V

3. 300 V
    

4. 410 V

The hydrogen bomb and the  uranium bomb are based, respectively on

1. nuclear fusion and fission

2. fission and thermonuclear fusion

3. geothermal  fission  and fusion

4. geothermal  fusion  and fission

1. respectively longitudinal and transverse in air

2. respectively transverse and longitudinal in air

3. both longitudinal in air

4. both transverse in air

1. 12  m

2. 24 m

3. 36  m

4. 48 m

1. Solution of sodium hydrogen carbonate and sulfuric acid

2. Solution of sodium carbonate and sulfuric acid

3. Solution of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid

4. Solution of sodium chloride and sulfuric acid

1. 1, 2 and 3

2. 1 and 2 only

3. 3 only 

4. 2 and 3 only

1. Coffee   <  Lemon juice  < Mille of magnesia < Blood

2. Mille of magnesia < Blood < Coffee< Lemon juice

3. Lemon juice < Blood < Coffee < Milleof magnesia

4. Lemon juice < Coffee < Blood < Mille of  magnesia

1. It makes aluminium corrosion resistant.

2. Metals like aluminium, titanium and magnesium can be anodized.

3. Clean  aluminium  article  is  the anode and oxygen gas is evolved at the cathode.

4. It is used in aircraft industry.

1. carbon to hydrogen ratio is low

2. there is incomplete combustion

3. there is excess supply of air
    

4. of presence of impurities of nitrogen and sulfur

1. 1  and  2

2. 1  and  3

3. 2  and  4

4. 1  and  4

Vicky told  his  friends  about  his  visit to Stewart Island, Bay of Plenty and Hawke Bay. Which country did Vicky visit?

1. Canada

2. Australia

3. New Zealand

4. Ireland

Manav is planning to visit all UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Delhi. He will be visiting

1. Red Fort, Qutab Minar, Jama Masjid

2. Red Fort , India Gate, Qutab Minar

3. Red Fort, Qutab Minar, Humayun Tomb

4. Red Fort, Humayun Tomb, India Gate

1. Prayagraj, Kanpur, Bhagalpur, Patna

2. Prayagraj, Kanpur, Patna, Bhagalpur

3. Kanpur, Prayagraj, Bhagalpur, Patna
4. Kanpur, Prayagraj, Patna, Bhagalpur

Which one among the following States has the longest extension in north­ south direction?

1. Jharkhand

2. Telangana

3. Odisha

4. Chhattisgarh

1. A    B    C    D

   3    4     1    2

2. A    B    C    D

   3    1     4    2

3. A    B    C    D

   2    1     4    3

4. A    B    C    D

   2    4     1    3

1. Kerala

2. Punjab

3. NCT of Delhi

4. Chandigarh

Consider the following statements and identify the actress :

She is a renowned film actress, director and producer, and an accomplished Indian classical dancer. She was conferred the Padma Shri in 1992  arid has served as the Head of Central Board for Film Certification from 1998 to 2001. In recognition to her exemplary lifetime contribution  to  Indian   Cinema,   she was honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

1. Vyjayanthimala

2. Waheeda Rehman

3. Mala Sinha

4. Asha Parekh

Which one of the  following is  the  venue of the UN 2023 Water Conference?

1. Washington, DC

2. New York

3. San  Diego

4. New Delhi

1. 1  only

2. 2 only

3. Both 1 and 2
    

4. Neither 1 nor 2

The eighth edition of the Exercise Garuda Shakti, a bilateral military-to-military exercise, was  conducted  recently between the special forces of India and

1. Japan

2. Indonesia

3. Bhutan

4. Myanmar

Which one of the following is a measure that can be used  by  the Government for combatting inflation?

1. Increasing the non-planned expenditure on defence, police, etc.

2. Providing more subsidies  on exports

3. Increasing the rate of inte'rest on savings and fixed deposits
    

4. Reduction  in  the   cash   reserve ratio (CRR)

The  sustained  decrease  in  the  general price level is called as

1. deflation

2. stagflation

3. devaluation
    

4. recession

Which  one  of  the   following  indicators is included in the • National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI)?

1. Years of schooling

2. Literacy rate

3. Life expectancy

4. Per capita income

The unemployment that occurs due to changes in the technology or in the demand for particular products is called

1. frictional unemployment

2. structural unemployment

3. cyclical unemployment

4. disguised  unemployment

1. 1 and 3 only

2. 2  and   3 only

3. 1 only

4. 1, 2 and 3

Who among the following political leaders s?ggested the dissolution of the Indian National ongress as a political organization and its replacement by a Lok Sevak Sangh?

1. Vallabhbhai Patel

2. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

3. M. K. Gandhi

4. Jawaharlal Nehru

India is the  first  country  in  the  world to deploy an  all-woman  contingent  to a UN Peacekeeping Mission. In which country did this mission operate?

1. Liberia

2. Sudan

3. Burundi

4. Croatia

1. Video lectures

2. Classroom lectures

3. Online discussion forum for clearing doubts

4. Specially prepared material that can be downloaded/printed

1. The Department of States

2. The Department of Official Language

3. The National Authority Chemical Weapons Convention

4. The Department of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh Affairs

Who among the following is given discretionary powers under the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India to  set  up  a  Tribes Advisory  Council in a State which has Scheduled Tribes but not Scheduled Areas?

1. The Governor of  the  concerned State

2. The President of India

3. The Inter-State Council
    

4. The Parliament of India

1. Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir

    

2. Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and NCT of Delhi

3. Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab,  Haryana and Rajasthan

4. Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana

The notion  of  kinship   projected   by  the Kushana rulers is best evidenced through which of the following?

1. Their identification with deities

2. Grants to religious institq.tions

3. Inscriptional panegyrics

4. Coins and sculpture

1. Respected women

2. Elder nuns in Buddhism

3. Women denied the Bhikkhuni status

4. Women expelled from the Buddhist Sangha

Which member of the Servants of India Society founded the Seva Samiti at Allahabad in 1914?

1. Shri Ram Bajpai

2. Hriday Nath Kunzru

3. S. G. Vaze

4. Srinivas Shastri

1. The Treaty of Surat

2. The Treaty of Purandar

3. The Convention of Wadgaon

4. The Treaty of Salbai

Name the battle in which the Travancore King defeated the Dutch in 1741.

1. The Battle of Porto Novo

2. The Battle of Colachel

3. The Battle of Pollilore

4. The Battle of Changanassery

1. The Rampa Rebellion, 1879-1880

2. The Gudem Uprising, 1886

3. The Rampa Rebellion, 1922-1924

4. The Telangana Armed Struggle, 1946-1951

Which country won the FIFA World Cup (Men) for maximum number of times?

1. Argentina

2. Brazil

3. France

4. Spain

Who among the following is the author of the famous novel, City of Joy?

1. Larry Collins

2. Dominique Lapierre

3. Rudyard Kipling

4. Mark Tully

Who among the following is honoured with the UN Environment Programme's 2022 Champions of the Earth Award in the Entrepreneurial Vision category?

1. Ela Bhatt

2. Amit Dasgupta

3. Purnima Devi Barman

4. Vanshika Parmar

The theme of India's G20 Presidency 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' or 'One Earth-One Family-One Future' is drawn from the

1. Maha Purana

2. Maha Upanishad

3. Rig Veda

4. Smriti

The 16th edition of Indo-Nepal annual joint training exercise in jungle warfare and counterterrorism operations wa.s held in December 2022 at Nepal Army Battle School, Saljhandi. What is the name of this exercise?

1. Sampriti

2. Mitra Shakti

3. Yudh Abhyas

4. Surya Kiran

If it is 10:00 a.m. at  Greenwich  Mean Time (GMT), then what will be the  time at 90° E longitude?

1. 5:00 a.m.

2. 4:00 a.m.

3. 3:00 p.m.

4. 4:00 p.m.

Which of the following groups of planets is termed as 'gas planets' as they are composed primarily of lighter ices, liquids and gases?

1. Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus

2. Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn

3. Saturn,  Mars,  Jupiter,  Neptune

4. Neptune,  Saturn,  Mars, Uranus

1. Alluvial

2. Laterite

3. Arid

4. Blackied on the basis of their age

1. Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is not correct

2. Statement 2 is correct but statement 1 is not correct

3. Both   the   statements    are correct and statement 2 explains statement 1

4. Both the statements  are  correct but statement 2 does not explain statement 1

1. Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab

2. Ladakh, Jammu and Ka s h mir , Punjab, Haryana

3. Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir , Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan

4. Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, HimachalPradesh, Punjab,  Haryana, Rajasthan

Which one of the following statements about the Solicitor  General  of  India (SGI) is not correct?

1. The SGI is the Government's chief legal advisor.

2. The SGI is the secondary law officer of the country.

3. The     post     of     the     SGI     is a constitutional post.

4. The SGI is appointed by the Appointments Committ ee of the Cabinet.

1. The Public Accounts Committee

2. The Committee on Public Undertakings

3. The Estimates Committee

4. The Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

Which one of the following statements about the election of the President of India is not correct?

1. A Union Minister shall not  be eligible for  election  as  the President.

2. The President is elected by the elected members of the Parliament and the Legislative Assemblies of States and Union Territories.

3. The Electoral College does not include elected members of the Legislative Councils.

4. The system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote is followed.

The Citizenship Act, 1955 deals with the determ in ation of citizenship on or after

1. 26th January, 1950

2. 26th November, 1949

3. 15th  August, 1947

4. 14th August, 1947

1. 1 only

2. 2 only

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2

The titles of 'Rayagajakesari' and 'Dayagajakesari ' were associated with which one of the following dynasties?

1. Kakatiya

2. Vijayanagara

3. Gajapati
    

4. Rashtrakuta

Name the location of the musical inscription containing groups of musical notes arranged for the benefit of his pupils by a king in the seventh or eighth century CE.

1. Ennayiram

2. Uttaramerur

3. Siyyamangalam

4. Kudumiyamalai

In the context of eighteenth century India, what was 'Dastak'?

1. Signature

2. Land document

3. Trade permit

4. Tax on textiles

Which one of the following was primarily associated with 'Dadni' system?

1. Textile production

2. Warfare

3. Payment to officials

4. Revenue collection

1. 1  and  2 only

2. 2  and   3 only

3. 1  and   3 only

4. 1, 2 and 3

1. 1  and   2 only

2. 2  and   3 only

3. 1  and   3 only

4. 1, 2 an d 3

1. Stratocumulus

2. Cumulonimbus

3. Cirrocumulus

4. Nimbostratus

Meena wants to show diagrammatically how two sets of data,  namely, population size and number of services are related to each other. Which one of the following will be the most suitable for the presentation?

1. Pie chart

2. Scatter graph

3. Bar chart

4. Triangular graph

Which one of the following Indian States has the longest coastline?

1. Tamil Nadu

2. Gujarat

3. Maharashtra

4. Andhra Pradesh

1. l  only

2. 2 only

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2

1. very dense forest (canopy density of more than 70 percent)

    

2. moderately dense forest (canopy density between 40-70 percent)

3. open forest (canopy density between 10- 20 percent)

4. Both (b) and (c)

1. 1 only

2. 1   and   2 only

3. 2  and   3  only

4. 1, 2 and 3

Which  of  the   following   sets  of   States is  at  the  bottom  of•  the   Composite SDG  India  Index,  2020-2021   as   per the NITI Aayog?

1. Assam, Jharkhand, Bihar

2. Uttar Pradesh, _J h ar kh an d , Bihar

3. Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam

4. Odisha, Bihar , Jharkhand

1. Promote international peace and security

    

2. Maintain just and honourable relations between nations

3. Use of UN peacekeeping force for resolution of international disputes

4. Encourage settlement of in ter ­ national disputes by arbitration

Who  among  the  following  was   not   in the core leadership of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in its formative phase?

1. Kwame Nkrumah

2. Gamal Abdel Nasser

3. Jawaharlal Nehru

4. Fidel Castro

1. 1  and   2 only

2. 2  and   3 only

3. 1  and   3 only

4. 1, 2 and 3

Which one of the following Viceroys was the first to  officially  shift  his  Council  to Simla in summer season?

1. John Lawrence

2. Lord  Dalhousie

3. Lord Mayo

4. William Bentinck

Who among the following is the •author of Maze Vidyapeeth, the famous poem about the life of working class of Bombay?

1. Narayan Surve

2. Amol Palekar

3. Bhalchandra Nemade

4. Narendra Jadhav

Who among  the  following   founded  the Hindu  Dhanna  Sabha   in   the 19th century?

1. Radhakanta Deb

2. Ram  Mohan Roy

3. Dwarkanath Tagore

4. Keshab Chandra Sen

The resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 3 March, 2021 decided to celebrate the year 2023 as the International Year of

1. Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development

2. Glass

3. Millets

4. Camelids

Karthik Meiyappan, who secured hat-trick in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2022, represents

1. Zimbabwe

2. United Arab Emirates

3. Sri Lanka

4. Namibia

Which one of the following statements about the Wassenaar Arrangement is not correct?

1. There are 42 participating nations in the Arrangement.

2. It is formed primarily as a nuclear weapon overseer.

3. India is the current  Chairman of the Arrangement.

4. India joined the Arrangement in the year 2017.

Who among the following is known as 'Payyoli Express'?

1. Hima Das

2. Dutee Chand

3. P. T. Usha

4. Shiny Abraham

1. A B C D

   1 2 3 4

2. A B C D

   1 3 2 4

3. A B C D

   4 3 2 1

4. A B C D

   4 2 3 1