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General Studies Paper - I

74.    Which one among the following statements regarding the social and religious reform ideas of Raja Rammohan Roy is NOT correct?
    a) His efforts led to the formation of Brahmo Samaj in 1828
    b) He considered different religious as embodiments of universal theism
    c) His Vedantic monism was strengthened after 1815 since an exposure to Christian Unitarianism
    d) He paid attention exclusively to the problems/ issues of the emerging middle class of India

75.    Consider the following statements:
    In the 1560's Akbar began to patronize the formation of the Mughal school of painting with the illustration of Dastan-i-Amir Hamza because
    1. Akbar inherited Humayun's taste for painting
    2. Akbar was especially interested in book illustration
    3. Akbar was persuaded to take interest in painting by Abul Fazi
    a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
    b) 2 and 3 are correct
    c) 1 and 2 are correct
    d) 1 and 3 are correct

76.    Khwaja Mansur, is exclusively famous for his skills in
    a) Calligraphy
    b) Depiction of events
    c) Portrait presentation
    d) Drawing birds and animals

77.    Which of the following statements about Fourth Anglo - Mysore War are correct?
    1. The Madras Council Sugges- ted a policy of rigorous and intense attack on Mysore
    2. Lord Wellesley tried to revive the Triple Alliance
    3. Tipu sent emissaries to Arabia, Versailles, Mauritius and Kab-ul enlisting support against the English
    4. The War was of a very short duration through decisive.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:
    a) 2, 3 and 4    b) 1, 3 and 4
    c) 2 and 4 only    d) 1 and 3 only

78.    In addition to Maculay's Minutes on Education, another landmark Draft is also attributed to him. Identify the Draft from the following.
    a) Draft of Indian Penal Code
    b) Draft of Indian Forest Policy
    c) Draft of the Zamindari Abo-lition Act
    d) Draft of the Maritime Trade Policy

79.    Which among the following stat-ements regarding Lord Ripon's plan for local self - government in India is/ are correct?
    1. The district should be the maximum area served by one Committee or Local Board.
    2. The Local Boards should consist of a large majority of nominated official members and be presided over by an official member as Chairman.
    a) 1 only    b) 2 only
    c) Both 1 and 2
    d) Neither 1 nor 2

80.    Read the following statement and identify the author of it.
    "I shall work for an India in which the poorest shall feel that it is their country, in whose making they have an effective voice, an India in which there shall be no high class and low class of people, an India in which all communities shall live in perfect harmony."
    a) Baba Saheb Ambedkar
    b) Mahatma Gandhi
    c) Gurudev Tagore    d) Pt. Nehru

81.    Which of the following is/ are correct with respect to the bio-geochemical cycles of the ecosystem
    1. Hydrological cycle consumes 15% of all solar energy received by the earth
    2. Clostridium and pseudo-monas are important bacteria involved in denitrification in nitrogen cycle
    a) Only 1    b) Only 2
    c) Both 1 and 2
    d) Neither 1 nor 2

82.    Which of the following is wrongly matched for the marine biome?
    a) Hadal Zone - Deep Sea Trenches
    b) Neritic Zone - Continental Shelf
    c) Bathyal Zone - Deep Sea Plains
    d) Abyssal Zone - Trans-continental Slope

83.    Which of the following accounts for lack of delta formation by Narmada, the biggest east flowing river of peninsular India?
    1. It flows via a rift valley which continues into Arabian Sea
    2. The east coast is a faulted coa-st hence the continental shelf close to west coast is deep
    3. Narmada is geologically younger
    a) Only 2    b) 1 and 3 Only
    c) Only 1    d) 1, 2 and 3

84.    Which of the following vegetation zones of the Himalayas shows the character of Boreal Forest?
    a) Alpine forest
    b) Montane Moist temperate forest
    c) Tundra forest
    d) Montane wet temperate forest

85.    The vegetation type of Thar Region has been influenced by which of the following?
    a) Indo-Malayan
    b) Indo-African
    c) Indo-Tibetan
    d) Paleo-Mediterranean

86.    Bhur plains in upper part of Ganga-Yamuna doab is geographically which of the following?
    a) Aeolian    b) Lacustrine
    c) Glacial    d) Fluvial

87.    Which of the following explains the black soils of West Bengal?
    a) The presence of arsenic in the alluvial soils
    b) The volcanic Rajmahal hills
    c) The presence of pleistocene glacial deposits mixed with alluvial soils
    d) The grantic hills of Medinipur and Bankura

88.    Chiria is India's single largest iron ore deposit. It is in which of the following regions?
    a) Odisha    b) Jharkhand
    c) Chhattisgarh    d) M.P.

89.    Chandapathar is India's only known deposit of molybdenum. These mines are in which of the following?
    a) Madhya Pradesh
    b) West Bengal
    c) Jharkhand    d) Chhattisgarh

90.    Dhands are alkaline lakes in the dry courses of river of which of the following regions?
    a) Bundhelkhand
    b) Baghelkhand
    c) Malwa Badlands
    d) Thar

91.    Consider the following:
    1. Western Ghats display excellent scarplands unlike Eastern Ghats
    2. Western Ghats are rich in biodiversity unlike Eastern Ghats
    3. Western Ghats are tectonic unlike Eastern Ghats
    Which of the above is/ are correct?
    a) Only 1    b) Only 2
    c) 1 and 2    d) 1, 2 and 3

92.    Consider the following:
    1. Rich in phosphates and water soluble salts
    2. Lack of loamy character
    3. Poor in humus
    Which of the above is/ are correct for desert soils of Rajasthan?
    a) 1 and 3    b) 1 and 2
    c) 2 and 3    d) 1, 2 and 3

93.    Consider the following
    1. Presence of light elements
    2. Mapping on spiral arms of spiral galaxies
    Which of the above is/ are evidence for a young star of a spiral galaxy?
    a) Only 1    
    b) Only 2    
    c) Both 1 and 2    
    d) Neither 1 nor 2

94.    Consider the following:
    1. Extinction of many mammals
    2. Universal glaciation
    3. Formation of larger lakes in temperate latitudes
    Which of the above is/ are correct for pleistocene epoch of earth's geological time?
    a) Only 2    b) 1 and 2
    c) Only 1    d) 1, 2 and 3

95.    Which of the following is a gas of great interest to Man in Lunar atmosphere?
    a) Acetylene    b) Helium-3
    c) Helium - 1    d) Phosgene

96.    Which of the following would be an outcome if earth captures the Moon?
    a) Earth's revolution speed will decrease
    b) Earth's rotation speed will decrease
    c) Earth's revolution speed will increase
    d) Earth's rotation speed will increase

97.    Which of the following usually make up galactic centres?
    a) Quasars    b) Pulsars
    c) Black Holes    d) Neutron stars

98.    The Ministry of Environment and Forests of India provides some financial assistance to the State/Union Territory Governme- nts for protection and managem-ent of the Protected Areas. What are the main Centrally Sponsored Schemes among the following?
    1. Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats
    2. Project Tiger
    3. Project Elephant
    a) 1 only    
    b) 2 and 3 only
    c) 1 and 2 only
    d) All of the above

99.    Consider the following protected areas:
    1. Mayurjharna     2. Wayanad
    3. Periyar     4. Amba Barwa
    Which of the above are declared Elephant Reserves?
    a) 1and 2 only
    b) 1, 2 and 3 only
    c) 2, 3 and 4 only
    d) All of the above

100. A suspension called Milk of Magnesia, is used as an antacid to neutralize stomach acid and as a laxative. What does it contain?
     a) MgCO3      
     b) MgSO4-7H2O
     c) MgCl2 - 6H2O  
     d) Mg(OH)2