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An attempt to determine the number of languages in the world is affected by other factors. A few new languages do continue to be discovered, even these days, as unexplored regions of the world begin to be opened up. The discovery does not usually take place straight away. Often there are similarities with an already known language which make the investigators assume that what they have found is just a dialect of that language. Only after a considerable period of contact does it transpire that the speech is so different that it has to be considered a different language. It takes a language survey to establish the facts, and there are still many countries where such surveys are incomplete or have not even begun. The people may be known, but the identity of their language may not be. Because many such peoples are bilingual or multilingual, and converse with outsiders in lingua franca, it may take a while before linguists come to realize that there is an ethnic language there at all.

Question:

Which one of the following is NOT the reason for the difficulty in estimating the number of languages of the world?

1. New languages continue to be discovered

2. There are still unexplored regions

3. New languages are considered a dialect of a known language

4. People who speak the language do not claim their language

An attempt to determine the number of languages in the world is affected by other factors. A few new languages do continue to be discovered, even these days, as unexplored regions of the world begin to be opened up. The discovery does not usually take place straight away. Often there are similarities with an already known language which make the investigators assume that what they have found is just a dialect of that language. Only after a considerable period of contact does it transpire that the speech is so different that it has to be considered a different language. It takes a language survey to establish the facts, and there are still many countries where such surveys are incomplete or have not even begun. The people may be known, but the identity of their language may not be. Because many such peoples are bilingual or multilingual, and converse with outsiders in lingua franca, it may take a while before linguists come to realize that there is an ethnic language there at all.

Question:

Which one of the following is a way to establish the discovery of a new language?

1. By establishing contact over a period of time with the speakers of the language

2. By finding the similarities of the language with other languages

3. By comparing with the lingua franca of the region

4. By conducting a survey of all languages of the region

An attempt to determine the number of languages in the world is affected by other factors. A few new languages do continue to be discovered, even these days, as unexplored regions of the world begin to be opened up. The discovery does not usually take place straight away. Often there are similarities with an already known language which make the investigators assume that what they have found is just a dialect of that language. Only after a considerable period of contact does it transpire that the speech is so different that it has to be considered a different language. It takes a language survey to establish the facts, and there are still many countries where such surveys are incomplete or have not even begun. The people may be known, but the identity of their language may not be. Because many such peoples are bilingual or multilingual, and converse with outsiders in lingua franca, it may take a while before linguists come to realize that there is an ethnic language there at all.

Question:

Which one of the following statements is correct?

1. Language surveys have been conducted by all nations

2. There is hardly any language to be discovered in the world

3. All the languages are either complete languages or dialects of other major languages

4. No new language needs to be discovered since all languages are known to the world

An attempt to determine the number of languages in the world is affected by other factors. A few new languages do continue to be discovered, even these days, as unexplored regions of the world begin to be opened up. The discovery does not usually take place straight away. Often there are similarities with an already known language which make the investigators assume that what they have found is just a dialect of that language. Only after a considerable period of contact does it transpire that the speech is so different that it has to be considered a different language. It takes a language survey to establish the facts, and there are still many countries where such surveys are incomplete or have not even begun. The people may be known, but the identity of their language may not be. Because many such peoples are bilingual or multilingual, and converse with outsiders in lingua franca, it may take a while before linguists come to realize that there is an ethnic language there at all.

Question:

‘The people may be known, but the identity of their language may not be,’ means:

1. People are recognised as different ethnic groups but not necessarily their language

2. People are recognised as different ethnic groups and their language is recognised

3. People are not recognised as different ethnic groups, and so are their languages

4.  Because the people are not from different ethnic groups and their language is recognised

An attempt to determine the number of languages in the world is affected by other factors. A few new languages do continue to be discovered, even these days, as unexplored regions of the world begin to be opened up. The discovery does not usually take place straight away. Often there are similarities with an already known language which make the investigators assume that what they have found is just a dialect of that language. Only after a considerable period of contact does it transpire that the speech is so different that it has to be considered a different language. It takes a language survey to establish the facts, and there are still many countries where such surveys are incomplete or have not even begun. The people may be known, but the identity of their language may not be. Because many such peoples are bilingual or multilingual, and converse with outsiders in lingua franca, it may take a while before linguists come to realize that there is an ethnic language there at all.

Question:

Which one of the following words from the passage means ‘come to be known’?

1. transpire

2. lingua franca

3. straight

4. variant

The Constitution of India ensures proportionate representation from all regions.

1. balanced

2.  partial

3. unlikely

4. suffragette

There is a feeling of disenchantment among the members of the group.

1. delight

2. disappointment

3. idealism

4. unrelenting

1. timely

2.  distant

3. unlikely

4. inevitable

The brave soldiers left an indelible impression on the people of the land.

1. permanent

2.  fleeting

3. hilarious

4. eradicable

The manager always provides instantaneous replies to all queries.

1. immediate

2. delayed

3. deliberate

4. unwanted

Convert from direct speech to indirect speech:

Charu said to her friend, “I want you to be here at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting.”

1. Charu told her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. the next day for the meeting

2. Charu told her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting

3. Charu requested her friend that she wanted her to be there at 6.00 p.m. tomorrow for the meeting

4. Charu told her friend that she will want her to be here at 6.00 p.m. the next day for the meeting

Convert from direct speech to indirect speech:

Nitin said to his brother, “What a beautiful painting it is?”

1. Nitin wondered to his brother that what a beautiful painting it was

2. Nitin wondered before his brother that it was a beautiful painting

3. Nitin exclaimed that it is a beautiful painting

4. Nitin asked his brother whether it was beautiful painting

Convert from indirect speech to direct speech:

The teacher asked her students why they had been quiet in the previous class.

1.  The teacher asked her students, “Why were they keeping quiet in the previous class?”

2. The teacher said to her students, “Why were you quiet in the previous class?”

3. The teacher said to her students, “Why had you been quiet in the previous class?”

4. The teacher said to her students, “Why were you quiet in previous class?”

Which one of the following sentences is correct?

1. He is considered as the brightest intellectual in the country

2. He is considered as one among the brightest intellectual in the country

3. He is considered as one among the brighter intellectual in the country

4.  He is considered as one of the intellectual in the country

Which one of the following sentences is correct?

1.  No other mountain is taller than the Himalayas

2.  No other mountain is tall than the Himalayas

3.  No other mountains taller than the Himalayas

4. No other mountain is taller then the Himalayas

Confident and Confidant

1. Confident means certain and confidant means close friend

2. Confidant means certain and confident means close friend

3. Confident means belief and confidant means an emissary

4. Confident means assurance and confidant means intimate person

Broke and Brook

1. Broke means abundance and brook means a flowing water body

2. Broke means bankrupt and brook means a stream

3. Broke means fractured and brook means nonsense

4. Broke means negotiate and brook means a stream

 Accept and Except

1.  Accept means apart from and except means recognise

2. Accept means recognise and except means include

3. Accept means consent and except means apart from

4. Accept means allude and except means apart from

Accord and Accrued

1. Accord means collected and accrued means agreement

2. Accord means agreement and accrued means arrived

3. Accord means accepted and accrued means received

4.  Accord means agreement and accrued means accumulated

Guarantee and Warranty

1. Guarantee is an agreement and warranty is a service contract

2. Guarantee is a business agreement and warranty is a service contract

3. Guarantee is a promise and warranty is a service contract

4. Guarantee is acceptance and warranty is a service contract

S1: Although all sources of energy ultimately come from natural processes, non-renewable resources cannot be replaced naturally at the rate they are being used.

S6: The sustainable use of natural resources in a manner that provides the maximum benefit of these resources to humans over a period of time can be termed as conservation.

Rearrange the following parts (P, Q, R, S) to form a coherent paragraph between S1 and S6:

P: This will increase the time and cost of mining and once these resources are used up they cannot be replaced.

Q: Hence, we must remember that though our country is rich in mineral deposits these resources are short-lived.

R: Extraction of these ores through the process of mining will soon become difficult and very expensive because these minerals have to be mined from greater depths over time.

S: Mineral resources can be said to be finite and non-renewable.

1.  QPRS

2.  SPQR

3.  SQR P

4. SQPR

S1:India, at present, has one of the largest road networks in the world.

S6:It passes through Howrah, Delhi and Amritsar and terminates in Kabul (Afghanistan).

Rearrange the following parts (P, Q, R, S) to form a coherent paragraph between S1 and S6:

P: The importance of roads has been recognised in India since the ancient times.

Q: The Grand Trunk Road was built by Sher Shah Suri across the Indo-Gangetic plain, from Chittagong (Bangladesh) to Peshawar (Pakistan).

R: Kings such as Ashoka and Chandragupta built roads for easy transportation of goods and people.

S: Construction of roads continued as an important activity in the late medieval period.

1. QPRS

2. SPQR

3. PQRS

4. PRSQ

S1:National highways connect one state with another and are of national importance.

S6:These road systems are also known as primary road systems and are laid and operated under the supervision of the National Highway Authority of India.

Rearrange the following parts (P, Q, R, S) to form a coherent paragraph between S1 and S6:

P: They are important because whereas they constitute merely two per cent of the total road networks, they nevertheless carry 40 per cent of the total road traffic.

Q: The road infrastructure of the country is therefore crucial, and their construction and maintenance is of critical importance.

R: They bear the load of traffic because these roads connect long distances and pass through major cities and towns.

S: Since they cover the length and breadth of the nation and connect cities and towns, these highways are the primary facilitators of trade and connectivity.

1. PRSQ

2. SPQR

3. PRQS

4. SQRB

S1: The South African Constitution was inaugurated in December 1996.

S6: A special constitutional court enforces the rights enshrined in the Constitution.

P: Its creation and promulgation took place at a time when South Africa still faced the threat of a civil war after the dissolution of the Apartheid Government.

Q: The South African Constitution says that its “Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in South Africa.”

R: Apropos, it forbids discrimination on the grounds of “race, gender, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth”.

S: The Bill of Rights grants perhaps the most extensive range of rights to the citizens.

1. QSRP

2. SPQR

3. PQRS

4. PQSR

S1: Our Constitution reminds us of the necessity of representation in a large democracy.

S6: Elections have today become the most visible symbol of the democratic process.

P: This is why elections become important.

Q: Therefore representatives are elected by the people.

R: Whenever we think of India as a democracy, our mind invariably turns to our successful elections.

S: All citizens cannot participate in taking every decision.

1. Q S R P

2. S P Q R

3. P Q S R

4.  S Q P R

________ your transfer request is concerned, we’ll be discussing it at the next meeting .

1.  As far as

2. To begin with

3. By the way

4. Talking about

________, did you know Ravi has a new job?

1. For one thing

2.  By the way

3. In the first place

4. As a result

________ the wind, it was getting stronger, and I was getting colder.

1. To begin with

2. By the way

3. First of all

4. Speaking of

________, what are you doing in my room?

1. On the other hand

2. Excuse me

3. Look there

4.  Eventually

________ an unhappy childhood leads to criminal behaviour.

1. Still if

2. Even somewhat

3.  In some cases

4. In progression

________, the problem is nothing but a wrong assumption about processes.

1.  In the meanwhile

2. Somewhat

3. Engagingly

4. In other words

Many, ________, hesitate to publicly broach such question for fear of nurturing discrimination.

1. understandably

2. despite

3. until

4. of course

________, one notes that in the nineteenth century an important development of reflection and questioning gained momentum.

1. Particularly speaking

2. Generally speaking

3. Otherwise

4. Of course

________, the situation has completely transformed over the past few years.

1. Somewhat

2.  Believably

3. Thus

4. Predominantly

________, the committee is of the opinion that all academic matters will be discussed in the Executive Body

1. Hence

2. But

3. Later

4. Although

Cynosure:

1. Person or thing that causes a change

2. Person or thing that attracts a lot of attention

3.  Person or thing regarded as exact copy

4. Person or animal that lives in a particular place

Coeval:

1. Person of roughly the same age

2. Person or organisation that cooperates with others

3. Person employed to drive a private car

4. Person employed in taking census

Retrogression:

1. Sudden sharp drop in price

2. Reverse pressure

3. Return to earlier state

4. Sudden occurrence of a past event

Imprest:

1. Surprise attack by people

2. Money used to manage small expenses

3. Sudden occurrence of laughter

4. Sudden increase in activity

Turgid:

1. Determined or loyal

2. Dirty or untidy

3. Swollen or distended

4. Excited or upset

many of the people who had come to

(Q)

participate in the function

(P)

the auditorium was over-crowded

(R)

could not find a seat because

(S)

1. P R Q S

2.  P Q R S

3. Q P S R

4. S P R Q

she knew that the answer

(Q)

lay outside her existing life

(P)

somewhere in the back of her mind

(R)

to her questions about life

(S)

1. R P Q S

2. Q S P R

3. Q P S R

4. R Q S P

works of literature

(P)

inside the pages of all good

(Q)

lies the truth about some of

(R)

the more challenging questions posed by humanity

(S)

1. P R Q S

2. Q P R S

3. Q P S R

4. R P S Q

Directions: Each of the following items in this section consists of a sentence, the parts of which hasve been jumbled. these parts have been labelled as P, Q, R and S. The parts are rearranged in four sequences, namely (a), (b), (c) and (d). You are required to select the most appropriate option that sequences the parts correctly and mark your response on the Answer sheet accordingly.

(P) -  takes on account of its economic successes

(Q) - to address continuing social inequality

(R) - for every stride of progress any nation

(S) - it takes two back if it is unable

1. P R Q S

2. Q P R S

3. R P S Q

4. R P Q S

takes on account of its economic successes

(P)

to address continuing social inequality

(Q)

for every stride of progress any nation

(R)

it takes two back if it is unable

(S)

1. P R Q S

2. Q P R S

3. R P S Q

4. R P Q S

the book-value of a loan or

(P)

an intangible asset over a set period of time

(Q)

used to periodically lower

(R)

amortisation is an accounting technique

(S)

1. S R P Q

2. R S P Q

3.  S R Q P

4.  R P S Q

There is more than ________ to get the job done.

1. one way

2. one ways

3. any ways

4. any way

The class decided to organise ________.

1. picnic

2. a picnic

3. picnics

4. the picnic

The accused ________ before the judge.

1. tried

2. was trial

3. sat trial

4. stood trial

The manner in which the demolitions have been carried out ________ scrutiny by the High Court.

1. was under

2. under

3. is under

4.  however under

Which of the following main industry/industries was/were developed in the second industrial revolution that took place after about 1850?

1. Coal and iron

2. Cotton spinning and weaving

3. Chemical and electrical

4. Steam engines

Which among the following materials was used in making the Harappan seals?

1. Sandstone

2. Lapis lazuli

3. Jasper

4. Steatite

Which one among the following mahajanapadas in ancient India was an oligarchy?

1. Vajji

2. Kosala

3. Gandhara

4. Magadha

Which one of the following sculptures found at Sanchi Stupa is NOT directly inspired by Buddhist ideas?

1. Empty seat

2. Shalabhanjika

3. Tree

4. Wheel

In British India, which one among the following Acts permitted detention without trial for up to two years?

1. Regulating Act, 1773

2. Rowlatt Act, 1919

3. Pitt’s India Act, 1784

4. Government of India Act, 1935

Which one of the following statements about the Bhoodan Movement is correct?

1. The target was to get one-sixth of cultivable land in India as donation

2. It was approved through a Central Government Act

3. It was ensured that the donated land was free from all litigation

4. The first donation of land was in Bihar

The Constitution (Seventy-third Amendment) Act provides for

1. an elaborate system of establishing municipal self-government

2. an elaborate system of establishing panchayats as units of self-government

3. establishing a Commission for Linguistic Minorities

4. the creation of the Jharkhand State

BHARATPOL portal has been developed by

1. The Election Commission of India

2. The Central Bureau of Investigation

3. The Enforcement Directorate

4. The Securities and Exchange Board of India

Which one of the following statements about the Parliament of India is correct?

1. A majority of members of Rajya Sabha are elected by a system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote

2. The Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha is nominated by the President from among the members of the Rajya Sabha

3. The Lok Sabha cannot be dissolved before the completion of its five year term

4. The members of Lok Sabha also vote in the election of the members of Rajya Sabha

Which one among the following does NOT figure among the Five Principles of Panchsheel?

1. Mutual respect for each other's territorial integrity and sovereignty

2. Equality and mutual benefit

3. Peaceful coexistence

4. Nuclear non-proliferation

Maize (makka) was introduced into India in the seventeenth century via

1. Portugal

2. Africa and Spain

3. China and Mongolia

4. Turkey

Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I (Five Year Plan)

A. Fifth Five Year Plan

B. Seventh Five Year Plan

C. Ninth Five Year Plan

D. Eleventh Five Year Plan

List II (Objective)

1. Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth

2. Garibi Hatao (Removal of Poverty)

3. Food, Work and Productivity

4. Growth with Social Justice and Equality

1. A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2

2. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

3. A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1

4. A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2

Which of the following statements about Srimanta Shankardeva is/are correct?

1. In the late fifteenth century Shankardeva emerged as one of the leading proponents of Vaishnavism in Assam

2. He was the founder of Gaudiya Vaishnavism

3. His teachings are known as Bhagavati Dharma

4. He encouraged the establishment of satra and naam ghar

1. 1 and 2 only

2. 2 and 3 only

3. 1, 3 and 4 only

4. 1, 2, 3 and 4

At which one among the following places did the British East India Company found its factory in the year 1611?

1. Madras

2. Masulipatnam

3. Bombay

4. Balasore

Chronologically arrange the following political events related to the Indian National Movement beginning from the earliest:

1. Formation of Swaraj Party

2. Communal Award

3. Lucknow Pact

4. Simla Conference

1. 3, 1, 2, 4

2. 1, 3, 2, 4

3. 2, 1, 4, 3

4. 1, 2, 3, 4

Which among the following Acts provided for the establishment of a Supreme Court of Justice at Calcutta for Europeans, their employees and the citizens of India?

1. The Regulating Act of 1773

2. The Charter Act of 1793

3. The Charter Act of 1813

4. Government of India Act of 1858

Who, among the following, introduced a resolution in 1882 which is also called the “Magna Carta of Local Self-Government” in India?

1. Lord Macaulay

2. Lord Canning

3. Lord Ripon

4. Lord William Bentinck

Which one of the following terms is associated with the practice of Sufism?

1. Jizya

2. Ijma

3. Muqaddam

4. Murid

Consider the following features:

1. Consent of the governed

2. Political equality

3. Accountability of the ruled to the ruler

Which of the above feature/features outline democratic rule?

1. 1 and 2 only

2. 2 and 3 only

3. 1, 2 and 3

4. 3 only

Placing the earliest first, arrange the following countries in the chronological order in which they granted universal adult franchise:

1. USA

2. Sri Lanka

3. Japan

4. India

1. 1, 2, 3, 4

2. 2, 3, 4, 1

3. 1, 3, 4, 2

4. 3, 4, 1, 2

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

1. The molecules of soap are sodium or potassium salts of long-chain fatty acids

2. The molecules of soap contain both hydrophobic and hydrophilic ends

3. Detergents are more effective than soaps in hard water

4. In micelles the ionic end of the molecules is towards the oil droplet while the other end faces outside

Which one of the following statements is correct?

1. A neutron is formed by combination of an electron and a proton. Therefore, it is neutral

2. The mass of an electron is about 1/2000 times that of a proton

3. An isotope of cobalt is used in the treatment of goiter

4. J. J. Thomson proposed that the nucleus of an atom contains only neutrons

Which one of the following particles in the nucleus of an atom was discovered by J. Chadwick?

1. Electron

2. Proton

3. Positron

4. Neutron

Which one of the following findings is NOT observed in Rutherford’s Nuclear Model of Atom?

1. There is a neutral centre in an atom called nucleus

2. Nearly all the mass of an atom resides in the nucleus

3. The electrons revolve around the nucleus in a circular path

4. The size of a nucleus is very small as compared to the size of atom

Element X forms a chloride with the formula XCl2, which is a solid with high melting point. X would most likely be in the same group of the periodic table as:

1. Na

2. Al

3. Mg

4. K

Which one of the following oxides is a neutral oxide?

1. CO

2. CO2

3. Na2O

4. MgO

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

1. A scale measuring hydrogen ion concentration in a solution is called pH scale

2. The higher the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution, higher is its pH

3. We can measure pH generally from 0 to 14 on a pH scale

4. The ‘p’ in pH stands for ‘potenz’ in German meaning power

Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?

1. Half mole of nitrogen gas is measured 11.2 litre at STP

2. 17 gram of ammonia gas contains 6.022 × 10²³ molecules at STP

3. 22.4 litre of CO2 gas at STP contains 44 gram of molecules

4. 4 gram of hydrogen gas contains 6.022 × 10²³ molecules

Which one of the following statements about a compound is NOT correct?

1. A compound is a substance composed of two or more elements, chemically combined in a fixed proportion

2. Properties of a compound are different from its constituent elements

3. A compound is an impure substance

4. The constituents of a compound can be separated only by chemical or electrochemical reactions

Which one of the following is also known as Dry ice in its solid form?

1. SiO2

2. CO2

3. CaO

4. MgO

Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists:

1. 4 2 1 3

2. 4 1 2 3

3. 4 1 2 4

4. 3 2 1 4

Which one of the following nitrogen oxides may dimerize?

1. N2O

2. NO2

3. N2O3

4. N2O5

Which one of the following statements regarding oxidation and reduction reactions is NOT correct?

1. If a substance loses hydrogen during reaction, it is reduced

2. If a substance loses oxygen during reaction, it is reduced

3. If a substance gains hydrogen during reaction, it is reduced

4. If a substance gains oxygen during reaction, it is oxidized

Match List I with List II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists:

List I (Physical Quantity)

A. Temperature

B. Weight

C. Mass

D. Pressure

List II (SI Unit)

1. Kelvin

2. Kilogram

3. Pascal

4. Newton

1. A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3

2. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1

3. A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3

4. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

For acid rain, the pH of rain water should be less than

1. 7·0

2. 6·6

3. 5·6

4. 8·0

Consider the following lines of Longitude and Latitude:

1. Prime Meridian

2. Tropic of Cancer

3. Equator

Which of the above lines is/are a Great Circle?

1. 1, 2 and 3

2. 1 and 2 only

3. 1 and 3 only

4. 3 only

Which of the following is the correct ascending order of the given minerals in terms of their presence in the Earth’s crust?

1. Amphibolite

2. Mica

3. Pyroxene

1. 2, 3, 1

2. 1, 2, 3

3. 2, 1, 3

4. 1, 3, 2

Which of the following is/are the applied forces in mechanical weathering process?

1. Gravitational force

2. Expansion force

3. Force due to water pressure

1. 1 only

2. 1 and 2 only

3. 2 and 3 only

4. 1, 2 and 3

Which of the following is/are cold ocean current/currents?

1. Alaska Current

2. North Atlantic Drift

3. West Wind Drift

1. 1 only

2. 1 and 2

3. 2 and 3

4. 3 only

Which one of the following latitudes will experience a minimum angle of the Sun’s rays when it is Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?

1. Arctic Circle

2. Equator

3. Tropic of Cancer

4. Tropic of Capricorn

Which of the following statements with reference to Coriolis force is/are correct?

1. Coriolis force acts perpendicular to the pressure gradient force

2. At the equator, the Coriolis force is zero and the wind blows perpendicular to the isobars

1. 1 only

2. 2 only

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2

Which of the following statements with reference to Sleet is/are correct?

1. Sleet is frozen raindrops and refrozen melted snow-water

2. It occurs when a layer of air with the temperature below freezing point overlies a warm layer near the ground surface

1. 1 only

2. 2 only

3. Both 1 and 2

4. Neither 1 nor 2

Humid Subtropical Climate is NOT experienced in which one among the following regions?

1. Coastal South Africa

2. East coast of Australia

3. South Japan

4. South Argentina

Mahendragiri, the highest peak of the Eastern Ghats, is located in which one of the following states?

1. Andhra Pradesh

2. Odisha

3. Telangana

4. Tamil Nadu

Temperate forests of South India, known as ‘Sholas’ are found in which of the following hills?

1. Anaimalai

2. Nilgiris

3. Palani

1. 1 only

2. 1 and 2 only

3. 2 and 3 only

4. 1, 2 and 3

As per the Annual Report 2023-24 of the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, which of the following states are the major producer of Copper in the country?

1. Rajasthan and Gujarat

2. Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

3. Jharkhand and Rajasthan

4. Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh

Which one among the following is NOT a major oil field located in Gujarat?

1. Ankaleshwar

2. Kosamba

3. Mehsana

4. Moran

As per the Land Revenue Records, any land is categorized as Culturable Waste-Land if it is left fallow (uncultivated) for more than

1. 2 years

2. 3 years

3. 4 years

4. 5 years

Which one among the following is NOT included in the National Food Security Mission Commercial Crops (NFSM-CC)?

1. Cotton

2. Coffee

3. Jute

4. Sugar cane

Consider the following statements with regard to a steel plant:

I. It was setup in 1964 with Russian collaboration

II. It receives iron ore from the Rourkela region

III. Water and Hydel power is supplied by the Damodar Valley Corporation

Identify the Steel Plant on the basis of the above facts:

1. Bhilai Steel Plant

2. Bokaro Steel Plant

3. Rourkela Steel Plant

4. Durgapur Steel Plant