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Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence, "The FUNDAMENTAL character of an individual defines his entire life"?

1. Productive

2. Essential

3. Successful

4. Effective

1. Indifferent

2. Imaginative

3. Cliched

4. Impressive

1. Amity

2. Cooperation

3. Dispute

4. Hostility

1. Anxious

2. Happy

3. Eager

4. Unwilling

1. Strange

2. Nimble

3. Everyday

4. Customary 

1. As you know

2. that the ignorant

3. are easily duped

4. No error 

1. Impossible

2. Improbable

3. Impeccable

4. Impregnable

Which one of the following is the appropriate question tag in the sentence, "Take a seat, "________?

1. shall you?

2. can't you?

3. won't you?

4. would you? 

1. isn't it?

2. shall they?

3. can't they?

4. is it? 

1. fit out

2. bring out

3. cut out

4. suit out

1. cropped up

2. come about

3. come out

4. rushed in

1. came across

2. came about

3. came into

4. came forward

1. clear up

2. clean up

3. finish up

4. do away with 

1. In

2. To

3. For

4. I

Which one of the following can be used as a substitute for the words written in capital letters in the sentence, "There is no meaning to CRY OVER THE SPILT MILK since the matter is over"?

1. No use of worrying about

2. No use of spilling now

3. No use of celebration

4. No use of asking for

1. A risky job

2. An amusing job

3. An excellent work

4. An unwanted job

1. Dadabhai Naoroji

2. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

3. M. N. Roy

4. Jawaharlal Nehru

In the context of international affairs, which one of the following is correct about Lord Curzon?

1. He advocated a pacifist policy

2. He wanted to establish a British sphere of influence over the Persian Gulf and Seistan.

3. He wanted England and Russia to become friends against China.

4. He wanted to lead a flag-waving mission to the USA   

Which one of the following is correct about Assam in British India?

1. It was a part of the North-East Frontier Agency.

2. It was made a province in 1865.

3. It was separated from Bengal in 1874, and along with Sylhet made into a Chief Commissioner's province.

4. It was a Princely State ruled by Ahom kings.

What were the peasant associations set up in Kerala in the 1930s called?

1. Kisan Sabha

2. Kirti Kisan

3. Karshaka Sangam

4. Kisan Morcha 

Why did the Congress declare 9th May to be 'Ethiopia Day'?

1. Because the Ethiopians declared their support for the cause of Indian independence from British rule.

2. Because Ethiopia became independent from Britain on that day.

3. Because Ethiopia was attacked by Italy in early 1936 and their resistance was considered freedom struggle.

4. Because Ethiopian leaders denounced Mussolini.                                       

Who set up the Bharat Stree Mahamandal which first met in Allahabad in 1910?

1. Annie Besant

2. Meherbai Tata

3. Sarala devi Chaudhurani

4. Tarabai Shinde

Which one of the following is not a feature of the Non-Cooperation Movement? 

1. Economic boycott was intense and successful.

2. The middle class participated in very large numbers in the movement.

3. It was marked by uneven geographical spread and regional variations.

4. Along with Non-Cooperation, other Gandhian social reform movements like the anti-liquor campaign achieved some success

Which one of the following publications was started by Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in 1928?

1. Pakhtun

2. Khudai Khidmatgar

3. Young India

4. India Awakens 

Who among the following was the founder of the Arya Mahila Samaj in the early 1880s?

1. Swami Dayananda Saraswati

2. Swami Vivekananda

3. Pandita Ramabai

4. Ramabai Ranade

Who among the following is considered to be the first Indian to go to jail in performance of his duty as a journalist?

1. Mahatma Gandhi

2. Rabindranath Tagore

3. Lokmanya Tilak

4. Surendranath Banerjee

1. 1 only

2. 2 and 3 only

3. 1 and 3 only

4. 1, 2 and 3

Which social reformer's autobiography, entitled Looking Back, describes his experiences in setting up schools for women in Poona in the 1890s?

1. Dhondo Keshav Karve

2. K. T. Telang

3. Jyotirao Phule

4. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

Who was the first Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India?

1. John Marshall

2. Alexander Cunningham

3. Mortimer Wheeler

4. Francis Buchanan         

Which of the following works was not contributed by the famous social reformer Begum Rokeya?

1. Ardhangi

2. Griha

3. Mother India

4. Sultana's Dream

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of the Mughal chronicles?

1. They present a continuous chronological record of events.

2. They were a repository of factual information about the Mughals.

3. They allow us to understand how imperial ideologies were created and disseminated.

4. They contain brief biographies of the authors of the chronicles.

Which one of the following statements regarding an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) is not correct?

1. An OCI is a citizen of another country.

2. An OCI possesses multiple-entry long-term visa for visiting India.

3. An OCI is at par with NRIs in all matters.

4. An OCI is not entitled to the fundamental right to equality of opportunity in public employment

1. Only citizens of India are entitled for enrolment under this Act.

2. Both demographic and biometric information is to be submitted for enrolment.

3. The Unique Identification Authority of India is responsible for enrolment and authentication under this Act.

4. It is the responsibility of the Unique Identification Authority to ensure the security of identity of individuals.

Forced labour or beggar is a violation of which one of the following Articles of the Constitution of India?

1. Article 16

2. Article 17

3. Article 19

4. Article 23

1. The Constituent Assembly was composed of members who had been elected indirectly by the Members of the Provincial Legislative Assembly.

2. The Constituent Assembly held its first sitting on 9th December, 1946.

3. The seats in each province were distributed among the three main communities—Muslim, Sikh and General, in proportion to their respective populations.

4. The method of selection in the case of representatives of Indian States was to be determined by the Governor-General of Indi

Which one of the following is not a constitutional body?

1. The Election Commission of India

2. The Finance Commission

3. The Official Languages Commission

4. The National Commission for Women

Social cost is higher than economic cost because

1. society is bigger than economy

2. society includes polity, while economy does not include it

3. cost borne by standers is positive

4. society includes both consumers and producers

Cess on coal at r 100 per ton is a type of

1. carbon tax

2. carbon subsidy

3. carbon incentive for technology

4. carbon incentive for selling carbon permit

Core inflation is different from headline inflation because the former

1. ignores articles of volatile nature in the price index

2. considers articles of volatile nature in the price index

3. is not based on commodity price index

4. considers only core items of consumption in the price index

Who among the following is the author of the book, Choice of Techniques?

1. A. K. Sen

2. K. N. Raj

3. V. K. R. V. Rao

4. Sukhamoy Chakravarty

1. UGC

2. NCERT

3. AIU

4. AICTE

Who among the following was the Chairman of the Working Group for determining the methodology for construction of Producer Price Index (PPI) in India (2014)?

1. Saumitra Chaudhury

2. D. V. Subbarao

3. Abhijit Sen

4. B. N. Goldar

Which one of the following schemes is aimed at all-round development of adolescent girls in the age group of  11-18 years and making them self reliant?

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1. RGSEAG

2. IGMSY

3. NMEW

4. RMK

Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 permits self-governance of natural resources be

1. Gram Sabha

2. Gram Panchayat

3. the Chairman of Gram Panchayat

4. forest dwellers of a village situated in the areas mentioned in the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution of India

Which one of the following countries is not a member of WTO?

1. Japan

2. China

3. Iran

4. Russia

Under which among the following sector a StandUp enterprise can be established in

1. farming sector
2. manufacturing sector
3. service sector
4. trading sector

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

1. 1, 2 and 4

2. 1, 3 and 4

3. 1, 2 and 3

4. 2,3 and 4?

1. 1 only

2. 2 only

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2

1. 2 and 3 only

2. 2, 3 and 4 only

3. 1 and 4 only

4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

1. 1, 2 and 3

2. 1 and 4 only

3. 3 and 4 only

4. 1, 3 and 4

StandUp India Programme envisages each bank branch to give loan between r 10 lakh to 100 lakh

1. To at least one SC/ST borrower

2. To at least one woman borrower

1. 1 only

2.  
   2 and 3

3. 1 and 3

4. 1 and 2

In case of gold, revenue is recognized in the accounting period in which the gold is

1. delivered

2. sold

3. mined

4. identified to be mined

As per the traditional approach, the expense to be matched with revenue is based on

1. original cost

2. opportunity cost

3. replacement cost

4. cash cost

Preliminary expenses are the examples of

1. capital expenditure

2. capital gain

3. deferred revenue expenditure

4. revenue expenditure/expense

Depreciation of fixed assets is an example of

1. deferred revenue expenditure

2. capital expenditure

3. capital gain

4. revenue expenditure/expense

1. International Financial Reporting Standards

2. Indian Financial Reporting Standards

3. Indian Financial Reporting System

4. International Financial Reporting System

Income and Expenditure Account is

1. Real Account

2. Personal Account

3. Nominal Account

4. Capital Account

Legacies are generally

1. capitalized and taken to Balance Sheet

2. treated as income

3. treated as expenditure

4. capitalized and taken to Suspense Account

The abnormal loss on consignment is credited to

1. Profit and Loss Account

2. Consignee's Account

3. Consignment Account

4. Income and Expenditure Account

When goods are purchased for the Joint Venture, the amount is debited to

1. Purchase Account

2. Joint Venture Account

3. Venturer's Capital Account

4. Profit and Loss Account

1. Rs. 5,00,000

2. Rs. 6,25,000

3. Rs. 3,75,000

4. Rs.  4,00,000

Branch Account under Debtors System is

1. Real Account

2. Personal Account

3. Nominal Account

4. Liability Account

The cost of electric power should be apportioned over different departments according to

1. horsepower of motors

2. number of light points

3. horsepower multiplied by machine hours

4. machine hours

Under which Schedule of the Companies Act, 2013, the formats of financial statements are prescribed?

1. Schedule I

2. Schedule H

3. Schedule III

4. Schedule IV

In the absence of any provision in the partnership agreement, profits and losses are shared by the partners

1. in the ratio of the capital of partners

2. equally

3. in the ratio of loans given by them to the partnership firm

4. in the ratio of the initial capital introduced by the partners

Works Committee, Safety Committee and Canteen Management Committee are the examples of

1. workers' participation in management

2. workers' education schemes

3. workers' cooperatives

4. workers' suggestion schemes

Which one of the following is an exception from the five functional types of unionism identified by Robert Hoxie?

1. Business Unionism

2. Predatory Unionism

3. Revolutionary Unionism

4. Evolutionary Unionism

Which one of the following is the process in which representatives of workmen and employer involved in an industrial dispute are brought together before a third person or group of persons who facilitates/facilitate through mediation to reach a mutually satisfactory agreement?

1. Arbitration

2. Adjudication

3. Conciliation

4. Collective negotiation

Questions relating to the application or interpretation of a standing order certified under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 may be referred to

1. Industrial Tribunal

2. Labour Commissioner

3. Labour Court

4. Industrial Employment Court

A union whose membership may cover workers employed in many industries, employment and crafts is known as

1. industrial union

2. general union

3. craft union

4. region-cum-industry level union

Which one of the following perspectives of industrial relations is based on the assumption that both the parties strive (and have opportunity) to exercise economic (wages and benefits) as well as political (control) power?

1. Pluralistic perspective

2. Unitary perspective

3. Radical perspective

4. Trusteeship perspective

The provision of workers' participation in management of industries is provided under

1. Article 39A of the Constitution of India

2. Article 43A of the Constitution of India

3. Article 42 of the Constitution of India

4. Article 43B of the Constitution of India

Which one of the following is not a trade union security measure?

1. Closed shop system

2. Agency shop system

3. Open shop system

4. Union shop system

Which one of the following is statutory machinery functioning at the central level?

1. Central Implementation and Evaluation Committee

2. Central Board for Workers' Education

3. Standing Labour Committee

4. Employee's State Insurance Corporation

Which one of the following explains the `citizen concept' of labour?

1. Labour is largely regarded by the employers as operating organizations in industry.

2. Labour is affected by the law of demand and supply.

3. Labour has a right to be consulted in regard to the terms and conditions under which they are supposed to work.

4. Labour is a cog in the machine.
    

Who among the following can be appointed as the Chairman of the Central Advisory Board constituted by the Central Government under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948?

1. One third of the independent members of the Board

2. One-third of the employers' representatives of the Board

3. One of the employees' representatives of the Board

4. A functionary of the Central Government nominated by the Government

 Which one of the following comes under the 'State List' under the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India?

1. Relief of the disabled and unemployable

2. Regulation of labour and safety in mines

3. Regulation and control of manufacture, supply and distribution of salt

4. Social security and social insurance

The assumption that "man is selfish and self-centered, and always tries to achieve his own ends even at the cost of others" explains which theory of labour welfare?

1. Placating theory

2. Police theory

3. Religious theory

4. Philanthropic theory

Dr. Aykroyd's formula is associated with determination of

1. fair wages

2. minimum wages

3. living wages

4. real wages

1. Universal Declaration of Human Rights

2. Philadelphia Declaration of the ILO

3. Report of the First National Commission on Labour

4. Directive Principles of State Policyof the Indian Constitution

For the first time in India, medical benefit as a non-cash benefit was provided under

1. the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948

2. the Factories Act, 1948

3. the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961

4. the Mines Act, 1952

1. Want, disease, ignorance, squalor and idleness

2. Want, sickness, disability, squalor and idleness

3. Want, disease, old age, squalor and unemployment

4. Disease, invalidity, old age, unemployment and ignorance

Which one of the following statements is not correct for Atal Pension Yojana?

1. There is guaranteed minimum monthly pension for the subscribers ranging between Rs. 1,000 and Rs. 5,000 per month.

2. The benefit of minimum pension would be guaranteed by the Government of India.

3. Government of India co-contributes 50% of the subscriber's contri-bution or Rs. 1,000 per annum, whichever is lower.

4. It is applicable to all citizens of India aged above 40 years.

1. Rs 100

2. Rs 50

3. Rs. 20

4. Rs. 12 

Which one of the following materials is not diamagnetic at Standard Temperature and Pressure (SIT)?

1. Nitrogen

2. Sodium chloride

3. Water

4. Iron

Which one of the following gases has the highest solubility in water?

1. Chlorine

2. Ammonia

3. Carbon dioxide

4. Nitrogen

Bleaching powder contains

1. nitrogen

2. iodine

3. chlorine

4. bromine 

What is the causal agent of Chikungunya?

1. Non-chlorophyllous bacterium

2. Nematode

3. Virus

4. Fungus

Bio-remediation is a technology which is being extensively utilized in controlling

1. global warming

2. melting of glaciers

3. ozone depletion

4. heavy metal pollutions

1. Amphibious plants

2. Lichens

3. Bacteria

4. Viruses

Which one of the following has the characteristics of both an animal as well as a plant?

1. Fern

2. Moss

3. Earthworm

4. Euglena

1. Neem leaves

2. Mango leaves

3. Peepal leaves

4. Orange leaves

CD-ROM is a

1. secondary memory

2. magnetic memory

3. memory register

4. semiconductor memory

WAP stands for

1. Wireless Addition Protocol

2. Wireless Automation Protocol

3. Wireless Adaption Protocol

4. Wireless Application Protocol

Bluetooth technology allows

1. sending of files within the range of 10 km

2. sending an e-mail

3. wireless connection between various devices/equipments over short distances

4. downloading of movies from Internet

1. Accept and process data

2. Store data

3. Scan text

4. Accept input

1. 60 minutes

2. 55 minutes

3. 48 minutes

4. 45 minutes

1. 1,000
2. 1,064
    

3. 1,100

4. 1,200

1. 25

2. 125

3. 250

4. 1000 

1. 7.2

2. 8

3. 9

4. 10

1. 70 km

2. 75 km

3. 80 km

4. 90 km

1. 0

2. 1

3. 2

4. 3

1. 2 : 1

2. 4 : 1

3. 8 : 1

4. 27 : 1

1. loses entire hydrogen gas in 3 days

2. loses entire hydrogen gas in 10 days

3. loses 150 litres of hydrogen gas in 10 days

4. possesses at least 150 litres of hydrogen gas on 100th day

The area of the smallest circle which contains a square of area 4 cm² inside is

1.  cm²

2. 2 cm²

3. 3 cm²

4. 4 cm²

1. Rs.  2,300

2. Rs. 2,350

3. Rs. 2,450

4. Rs. 4,600

The circumference of a circle is 2  cm. Then the area of a square inscribed in the circle is It 

1. 22 cm²

2. 1 cm²

3. 2cm ²

4. 2 cm²

Which one of the following words csn be used as a substitute for the phrase , " A nursery where the children of working parents are cared for while their parents are at work"

1. Sculler 

2. Creche 

3. Dormitory

4. Refectory

Which one of the following parts of the sentence, " After a lot of argument I brought him forward to my point of view" has an error?

1. After a lot of argument

2.  I brought him forward

3. to my point of view

4. No error

Which one of the following parts of the sentence, " Don't ask him how he is because if he starts talking about his health you will never get off from him", has an error? 

1. Don't ask him how he is because 

2. if he starts talking about his health you will never 

3. get off from him

4. No error

Which one of the following is the synonym of the word written in capital letters in the sentence,"She is an IMMACULATE  soul whose presence makes a difference"?

1. Spottless 

2. Excited 

3. Extraordinary 

4. Unparalleled 

A cricket bat is purchased at 20% discount. If the selling price of the bat is Rs. 1,000. What was the original price of the bat?

1. Rs. 1100

2. Rs. 1200

3. Rs. 1225

4. Rs. 1250

Which one of the following diagrams is most appropriate to the statement, "Tea-producing places are either in Assam or in Bengal“? 

Suppose, the remainder obtained while dividing x by 61 is 2. What is the remainder obtained while dividing x⁷  by 61?

1. 2

2. 4

3. 5

4. 6

Consider the following figure:

Object Mirror (Plane) Which one of the following is the image of the object in the mirror?

Which one of the following is not the feature of monopolistic competition? 

1. Large number of buyers and sellers in the market.

2. Differentiated products constitute the market

3. Product in the market is homogeneous

4. Selling costs are used for sale promotion

A standUp enterprise can be established in

1. farming sector

2. manufacturing sector

3. service sector

4. trading sector

1. 1, 2  and 4

2. 1, 3  and 4

3. 1, 2 and 3

4. 2, 3 and 4

From the information given below, calculate the sum insurable:

Date of fire - 01.03.2016

Turnover from 01.03.2015 to 29.02.2016 - Rs.88,00,000

Agreed GP ratio - 20%

Special circumstances clause provided for the increase of turnover by 10%

1. Rs.19,36,000

2. Rs.48,40,000

3. Rs.10,32,000

4. Rs.24,20,000

Which one of the following hardware?

1. Power Unit

2. Control Unit

3. Printer driver

4. Operating system

The following items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using code given below:

Statement I: The force on Moon due to Earth is the Moon is the reaction.

Statement II: The every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.

1. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

2. Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false

    

    

4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true

The following items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements carefully and select the correct answer using code given below:

Statement I: It is a common observation that if we place a glass of ice-water on a table at room temperature, the ice-water will get warmer.

Statement II: Heat is energy that flows between a system and its environment because of temperature difference between them.

1. Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

    

    

2. Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

3. Statement I is true but Statement II is false

4. Statement I is false but Statement II is true