1. "WhO hasbeEmappoiritedas'the'Firsf
Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog

Dr. V. K. Saraswat


Kaushik Basu


Arvind Panagariya


K. V. Kamath


2. 'Where was India's indigenously built
ahti-tank missile test fired in "July, 2015

Pokhran


Chandipur


Jaisalmer


Wheeler Island


3. Which NGOis Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi assoCiated with?

Bachpan Bachao Andolan


Beti Bachao Abhiyan


Jungle SurakshaAndolan


Gana SikshaAbhiyan WhicharethefieldsofthetwoMOUs signed between India and Egypt for


bilateral co-operation on August 24, 2015?

Educationand Culture


Air Connectivity and Tourism


Technology and Training Research


Tourism and Scientific' Technical Co-operation


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5. Who is the recipienFofRajl,,'Gandhi Khel RatnaAward for 2015?
Saina Nehwal
SaniaMirza
Sachin Tendulkar
Abhishek Verma
6. Why was the 50lh anniversary of Indo-Pak War of 1965 observed on August 28,. 2015? The day marks the beginning of thewar .
The day marks the victory of India "
The day marks the Tashkent . Declaration
The day marks the first tank battle. by Indian soldiers
7. What. has Om Prakash Rawat been appointed as
Information Commissioner of India
Election Commissioner of India Vigilance Commissioner of India
Knowledge Commissioner of India
Contd: .

8. What is the name ofthe Indian Coast
-Guard Ship that has been gifted to Sri Lanka

Virat


Vikrant


Varaha


Vijay


9. What is the "Start-up India, Stand-up India" campaign associated with?

Sports


Scientific Research


Empowerment of Women


Entrepreneurship


10. Who is the Japanese Scientist to have won the Nobel Prize" in " Medicine for2015

Kosmas Prassides


Taakaki Kajita


Satoshi Omura
Tu Youyou



11 . Where was the first facial recognition
ATM unveiled on May 30, 2015


USA
China



Japan


India


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12,· What has the: UN.declaredthe'year 2015as?

International Year of Forests


International Year of Soils . International Year of Relieving


the Hunger . . International Year of Food
13. Whichcountrydidtopthemedalstally at the 15th World Championship in Athletics held inAugust, 2015

Russia


China


USA


Kenya


14. Which .country's First Woman President was sworn into office in February, 2015

Greece'


Croatia


Zambia


Thailand


15. Where have theremains of a highly advanced water management system of Indus Valley Civilisation been discovered?

Kalibangan


Lothal


Ropar


Oholavira


(Turn over)
16. Consider the. following statements
. .
regarding Hatigumpha inscription:

It is found in Khandagiri


It was discovered in 1820 .


It is written in Pali language
The inscriptionwasdeciphered t>y James Prinsep
. Which is statements are correCt










All are correct


17. Who was the Court Physician of Kaniska? .

Charaka


Susruta


Palakapya


Bhagabatta


18. Which great Indian astronomer did. give the theory that all things fell on . the earth by law of nature as it was earth's nature to attract and keep things?

Aryabhatta
Varahamihira



Brahmagupta
(O)Chandrasekhara



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.19. Whichofthefollowing bookswasnot written by Harshavardhana?

. Ratnavali


Nagananda
.. Kadamqari



Priyadarsika


20. Who did introduce the system ofiand
measurement in India?


Alauddin Khilji


Sikandar Lodi


Sher Shah Suri


Akbar,


21. With reference to the monuments built bythe Mughals, which one ofthe following pairs not correctly matched?

Buland Oarwaza-Akbar


Itimud-ud-Oaula's tomb -Jahangir


Fatehabad,Mosque-' Babar'


Agra Fort-Shahjahan


22. . Who was the first native ruler of India
to accept Subsidiary Alliance?


Nawab of Oudh
" Gaikward of Baroda



Scindia of Gwalior


Nizam of Hyderabad


Contd.
23. Wh.iC.h Act did change the designation of Governor General of Bengal to GovernorGeneral of India?

Regulating Act of 1773


CharterAct of 1833


Government of India Act of 1858
Government bflndia Act of 1935
24. WhEln did Ranjit Singh sign a treaty of perpetual friendship with British at Amritsar?


1799


1805


1806


1809


25. Who is associated with introduction of Local Self Governmentin India?

Lord Oalhousie


Lqrd Lytton


Lord Ripon


Lord Curzon


26. Which place did Kunwar Singh, a leader during the Revolt of 1857 be/ongto?

Uttar Pradesh


Madhya Pradesh


Rajasthan


Bihar



27. -Consider thefollowihg events that occurred during India's. Freedom Struggle:

."Chauri Chaura Violence


Morley-Minto Reforms


Dandi March
Mont-Ford Reforms Which one of the following is. the correct chronological order. of their
occurrence?
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28. Where did Netaji Subhash Bose hoist the Indian Flag?·

Imphal


Port Blair


Kohima


Delhi


29. .Khajjiar Lake is located in

Tamil Nadu


Himachal Pradesh


Odisha


J&K


. 30.. Minicoyand Suheli Islands are separated by

Six degree channel


Seven degree channel. Eight degree channel


Nine degree channel


(Turnover)
.. "

31. 'KBR NatibnaIPark:,jS locateoat

Hyderabad


Nainital


Oarjeeling


Sunderban


32. Where from the Narmada River originates?

NorthEastern part of Satpura " Range


Eastern Central part of Satpura Range


Southern slopes of Satpura Range
None of the above
33. The Sutlez river is a tributary of

The Hindus River


The8eas


The Jhelum


TheChenab


34. The length of Gangotri glacier is:

90km


60km


30km


10 km


35. Which one ofthe following regions is famous as Sahyadris

Himalayanregion


Plain region


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Eastern ghaHegion'
Western ghat region
36. Eastern most point of East-West corridor is
Imphal'
Agartala
Silchar
Kohima
37. Indira Pointis neartci:
. Car Nicobar Little Nicobar Great Nicobar Kamorta c.
38. In our country second largest area is occupied by: .
Alluvial soil Redsoil· Black soil Laterite soil
39. Which one of the following states possesses the largest forest area?
Arunachal Pradesh Chhattisgarh Maharashtra M.P.
i Contd;


44.. WI'lO among-thefoJlowing deScribes the Indian economy as 'Bullock-cart .Capitalism'
Rajni Kothari .
Atul Kohli
Lloyd and Sussane Rudolph
Granville Austin

45. What will follow if a Moriey Bill is substantially amended by the Rajya Sabha?

The Lok Sabha may still proceed. with the Bill, accepting or not accepting the recommendations of the Rajya Sabha


The Lok Sabha cannot considerthe Bill further


The Lok Sabha may send the' Bill to Rajya Sabha for reconsideration
The President may calla joint sitting.
46. Rajya Sabha is dissolved after every:

Two years


Six years


. Five years


Is not subjected to dissolution


(Turn over)
47. A'moneybillcanbe introduced only in:

.Rajya Sabha


Lok Sabha


Both Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha


None of the above


48. Panchayati Raj is included in

Union List


State List


Concurrent List


None ofthe above


49. Who among the following has the power to .issue ordinances under . Article 129

Chief Justice of India


The President of India . Speaker of the Lok Sabha


.Chairman of the Rajya Sabha


50. The doctrine of basic structure of the Indian Constitution was pronounced by the Supreme Court of India in which of the following cases?

Minerva Mills Ltd. vs Union bf India


Kesavananda Bharti vs State of Kerala


S. Bommai vs Union of India


Noneofthe above


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51. Writs Can be issued fOr the
enforcement of Fundamental Rights
by:


District Courts
. High Courts only



Supreme Court only


Both Supreme Court as well as the High Courts


52. Which one of the following was the
First State to establish the institution
of the Lokayuktainlndia?

Bihar
"

Maharashtra.


Rajasthan


Odisha


53. Which one of the following was the
first committee, to demand
constitutional' recognition for
Panchayats

Balwant Rai Mehta Committee Ashok Mehta Committee . Santhanam Committee
.G. V. K. Rao Committee
54. In India, 'Collegium System'was first
introduced in relation to


Executive
Legislature



Judiciary


Union State Relations


Contd.
55. Central Vigilance Commission was set up on therecommendations of .

First Administrative Reforms Commission·


Gorwala Committee Report


Kriplani Committee Report .


Santhanam Report


56. Which constitutional amendment provided for the setting up of Administrative Tribunals in India?
. 24th Amendment

42nd Amendment


44th Amendment


59th Amendment


57. Which of the following committee voiced concern "about 'Criminalization of Politics and Politicization of Criminals'

Tarakunde Committee


.SacharCommittee
. Vohra Committee



Indrajeet Gupta Committee


58. Underwhose auspices, the concept 'sustainable development' was coined?
. UN Conference on the Human Environment
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UN World Commission on Environment and Development


UN General Assembly Special .Session on the Environment


UN Conference on Sustainable Development


59. What is the goal of sustainable development? .

To ensure quality of life to . present and future generations


To meet the day-tocday· consumption needs of the people


To shift rural population to urban areas


To increase the. pace of industrialisation


60. Per capita consumption expenditure
.asameasureofpoverty in Indiawas used for the firsttime by

Jagdish Bhagwati and Arvind Panagariya


Amartya Sen and Jean Dreze


T. Srinivasan and Suresh Tendulkar


V. M. Dandekar and N. Rath


(Turn over)
61. Nar:QEi)he related 'poverty' with the-concept of 'entitlement': .

Amartya Sen ..


C. Rangarajan


Elinor Ostrom


Partha Dasgupta



62. Economic growth is said to be inclusive when:

It generates more foreign exchange from exports


. It creates economic

. opportunities along with ensuring equal access to it


It causes the largest segment of the people to remain outside the mainstream economy


It earns the highest share of Gross Domestic Product from service sector


63. Which one of the following can be considered as a step towards achieving 'financial inclusion' in India?

Privatisation of all the. nationalised cOmmercial banks


Opening of branches of all commercial banks in mega cities


. Discontinuation of the practice of opening accounts by commercial banks with zero balance


Adoption of villages by bank . branches


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64. Agreat demographicdivideil.<,lndia . occurred in the year:
1901

1911


·1921


1931


65. Which one of the following is the correct definition of Dependency Ratio?

Ratio of . non-working population to working population


Ratio of ageing population to total population


Ratio.offemale population to male population


Ratio of non-working . population to total population
66. Which one of the following was launched in India in 2014with the aim of covering children against seven vaccine-preventable diseases which include diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B

Mission Indradhanush


National Health Mission


Swachh Bharat Mission .


Jawaharlal Nehru National . Urban Renewal Mission


Contd.•
67. Sarita SiKshaAbhiyan aims to provide useful and relevant education to all children in the age group:

5-10 years


. 4-10 years
4-14years



6-14 years


68. The MRTP Actof 1969 has been:

Replaced by.Competition Act of 2002


Merged in Industrial Policy Act of 1978


Replaced by Trade Unions (Amendment) Act, 2001 .


Merged in Industrial Policy Act of 1991


69. If interest payments are subtracted from gross fiscal deficit, the remainder will be:
Revenue deficit
Gross primary deficit


Capital deficit


. Budgetary deficit


70. The act of simultaneously buying in one market and selling in another market is called:

Speculating·


Spotting


Forwarding


Arbitrage


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. 71 'The first (andcan-ent) Presideritofthe New Development Bank, headquartered at Shanghai, China and formed bycountriesofthe BRIC block is nominated by India. Who . among the following IS the current incumbent?

K. V. Kamath


. Arun Maira .
· . Arun Shourie



. Ni:lChiket Mor


72. Halophytes are the types of plants that prefer togrow on: .
·
.

Dry soil
· Sandy soil



Saline soil


Waterlogged soil


/3. Thick vegetation of mangroves is · presentin:

Western Ghats


Sunderban


Girforest


Himalayas


74. Broad leaved deciduous forests are typical of:

Monsoon region


Mediterranean region


Temperate region


. region ..


I (Turn over)
-75.. Which of the following is . beneficial to the organisms in an association?

Parasitism


Antagonism


Neutralism


Symbiosis


. 76. . A thick and fleshy stem covered with a thick cuticle stores water in

Hydrilla.


Opuntia


Tecoma


Magnolia


77. The largest amount of freshwater of
ourplanet is present in
. Lakes and rivers


Ground water


Pond and wells


Polar ice and glaciers


. 78. A of long severe winters and few months of summer constituting the only growing season for plants are the characteristics of

Savannah ecosystem


Tundraecosystem


. Coniferous ecosystem Taiga ecosystem
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79.' The pyramid that always remains erect in a stable ecosystem with homeostasis is

Pyramid of biomass


Pyramid of number


Pyramid of energy


Pyramid of population


80. The role of bacteria in an ecosystem is to:

Recycle nutrients


Immobilize nutrients


Fix' carbon for secondary production


Supply organic carbon


81. Thebiochemical oxygen demand in water is enhanced by

Increase' in load of .organic . matter


Increase in dissolved nitrogen


Increase in heavy metal content


Dense population of phytoplankton


82. Green plant commonly:

Releases CO2 in day time and 02 in night


Releases 02 in day time and ­CO2in nighttime


Releases both 02and CO2 in day as well as night


Releases both 02 and CO2 in day and only 02 in night
Contd.
83.
Fuse is the important safety device used for protecting the circuits due to:

84.
. Which is not a hardware of a computer?


Short circuiting
Overload
Both of the above·
Leakage of the current


CPU


Monitor


Mouse


Microsoft windows


85. At the time of short circuit, the current in the circuit:

Reduces substantially


Does not change


Increases heavily


Vary continuously.


86. Which is notthe function of CPU?

Storage


Processing


Displaying


Communication


87. Myopia, also known as near­sightedness, can be corrected by use of:

Convex lens


Concave lens


Plane lens


Magnifying lens UW-1AJ28


88.· Microsoftexcel is used for:
. Writing letter
. . Multimediapresentation


Spread sheet


All of the above


89. Non-eonventionalsourceofenergyis:

Fossil fuel


Nuclearenergy Biomass energy


All of the above


90. Which of the following constitute a food chain
Grass, Pulses, Mango
Grass, Goat, Human Grass, Goat, Cow
Grass, Fish, Goat
91.. Which of the following is a plant hormone?

Melatonin


Gastrin'


Cytokinin


Cholecystokinin


92. The roots of a plant always grow downwards while shoots· usually grows upwards and away from the earth. It is known as

Hydrotropism


Geotropism


Chemotropism
. All of the above

(Turn over)

93. Type II diabetes is charCicterizeq

Hyperglycemia
Polyuria



Both of the above


None of the above


94. .Artificial kidneyhelps

Remove nitrogenous. waste . products from blood


Reabsorbs useful substances from tubules to blood


Secretes wasteful substances from blood to tubules


All of the above


95. Coal should be used judiciously becauseitcauses:

Airpollution


Acid rain


Global warming


All of the above


96. Which of the foltowing should be avoided in biological marriage? .

boyandA-girl


boy and girl·


boy and girl


AB+ boy and AB+ girl'


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measuring the altitude, direction and velocity of c1Quds

Pyrgeometer


Nephoscope


Nephelumeter


Venturimeter


98. Which of the following instruments is used for measuring very high temperature? .

Photometer


Pyrgeometer


Solarimeter


Pyrometer


99. Low pressure turning to cyclone is
resulted. if the temperature of water .at the sea level rises above:

26.50 C 20.5°C


15.50 C


10.50 C


100. Insul.in is secreted from which giand or organ of human body?
. .Kidney
. Liver'
Pancreas.
Small Intestine

Contd..


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