IAS Prelims Exam 2015 General Studies
AJIT KUMARWISDOM IAS, New Delhi.
1. With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It recommended government a federal government.
2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian Courts.
3. It provided for more Indians ill the ICS.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) None
Answer. a
2. Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?
(a) Khangchendzonga National Park
(b) Nandadevi National Park
(c) Neora Valley National Park
(d) Namdapha National Park
Answer. d
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3. Amnesty International is
(a) an agency of the United Nations to help refugees of civil wars
(b) a global Human Rights Movement
(c) a non-governmental organization to help people voluntary very poor people
(d) an inter-governmental agency to cater to medical emergencies in war-ravaged regions
Answer. b
4. With reference to the art and archaeo logical history of India, which one among the following was made earliest?
(a) Lingaraja Temple at Bhubneshwar
(b) Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli
(c) Rock-cut Monuments at Mahabalipuram
(d) varaha Image at Udayagiri
Answer. b
5. With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential elementy elements of the feudal system?
1. A very strong centralized political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority
2. Emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of land
3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overlord
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer. a
6. 'BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustain- able Forest Landscapes' is managed by the
(a) Asian Development Bank
(b) International Monetary Fund
(c) United Nations Environment Programme
(d) World Bank
Answer. d
7. India is a member of which among the following?
1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
2. Association of South-East Asian Nations
3. East Asia Summit
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) India is a member of none of them
Answer. b
8. In India, the steel production industry requires the import of
(a) saltpetre
(b) rock phosphate
(c) coking coal
(d) All of the above
Answer. c
9. The provisions in Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule in the Constitution of India are made in order to
(a) protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes
(b) determine the boundaries between States
(c) determine the powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats
(d) protect the interests of all the border States
Answer. a
10. With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements :
1. The Department of Revenue is responsible for the preparation of Union Budget that is presented to the Parliament.
2. No amount can be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India without the authorization from the
Parliament of India.
3. All the disbursements made from Public Account also need the authorization from the Parliament of India.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer. c
11. Who /Which of the following is the custodian of the Constitution of India?
(a) The President of India
(b) The Prime Minister of India
(c) The Lok Sabha Secretariat
(d) The Supreme court of India
Answer. d
12. Consider the following statements:
1. The Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme was launched during 1996-97 to provide loan assistance to poor fanners.
2. The Command Area Development Programme was launched in 1974-75 for the development of water-use efficiency.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer. c
13. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee is constituted under the
(a) Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
(b) Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
(c) Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
(d) Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
Answer. c
14. In the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, an initiative of six countries, which of the following is/are not a participant/ participants?
1. Bangladesh
2. Cambodia
3. China
4. Myanmar
5. Thailand
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 5
Answer. c
15. 'Basel III Accord' or simply 'Basel III', often seen in the news, seeks to
(a) develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity
(b) improve banking sector's ability to deal with financial and economic stress and improve risk management
(c) reduce the greenhouse gas emissions but places a heavier burden on developed countries
(d) transfer technology from developed Countries to poor countries to enable them to replace the use of chlorofluorocarbons in refrigeration with harmless chemicals
Answer. b
16. Consider the following statements
1. The winds which blow between 30o N and 60o S latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies.
2. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in North-Western region of India are part of westerlies.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer. b
17. With reference to 'Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)', consider the following statements:
1. It was established very recently in response to incidents of piracy and accidents of oil spills.
2. It is an alliance meant for maritime security only.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer. d
18. Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of 'moderates' and 'extremists'?
(a) Swadeshi Movement
(b) Quit India Movement
(c) Non-Cooperation Movement
(d) Civil Disobedience Movement
Answer. a
19. In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust bridges across the streams. As the time passes, these bridges become stronger. These unique 'living root bridges' are found in
(a) Meghalaya
(b) Himachal Pradesh
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Tamil Nadu
Answer. a
20. Tides occur in the oceans and seas due to which among the following?
1. Gravitational force of the Sun
2. Gravitational force of the Moon
3. Centrifugal force of the Earth
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer. d
21. In which of the following activities are Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites used?
1. Assessment of crop productivity
2. Locating groundwater resources
3. Mineral exploration
4. Telecommunications
5. Traffic studies
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 4 and 5 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Answer. a
22. Consider the following States
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Himachal Pradesh
3. Mizoram
In which of the above States do 'Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests' occur?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer. c
23. The term 'IndARC', sometimes seen in the news, is the name of
(a) an indigenously developed radar system inducted into Indian Defence
(b) India's satellite to provide services to the countries of Indian Ocean Rim
(c) a scientific establishment set up by India in Antarctic region
(d) India’s underwater observatory to scientifically study the Arctic region
Answer. d
24. With reference to 'Forest Carbon Partnership Facility', which of the following statements is/ are correct?
1. It is a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples.
2. It provides financial aid to universities, individual scientists and institutions involved in scientific forestry research to develop eco-friendly and climate adaptation technologies for sustainable forest management.
3. It assists the countries in their 'REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation+)' efforts by providing them with financial and technical assistance.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer. b
25. Which one of the following was given classical language status recently?
(a) Odia
(b) Konkani
(c) Bhojpuri
(d) Assamese
Answer. a
26. With reference to an organization known as ‘Birdlife International’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. It is a Global Partnership of Conservation Organizations.
2. The concept of ‘biodiversity hotspots’ originated from this organization.
3. It identifies the sites known/referred to as ‘Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas’.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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"content" => "<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color:#4b0082;"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. It recommended government a federal government.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian Courts. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. It provided for more Indians ill the ICS.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) None</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Khangchendzonga National Park </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Nandadevi National Park </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Neora Valley National Park </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Namdapha National Park</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Detail Analysis of GS Paper</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. Amnesty International is</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) an agency of the United Nations to help refugees of civil wars </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) a global Human Rights Movement </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) a non-governmental organization to help people voluntary very poor people</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) an inter-governmental agency to cater to medical emergencies in war-ravaged regions</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">4. With reference to the art and archaeo logical history of India, which one among the following was made earliest?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Lingaraja Temple at Bhubneshwar </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Rock-cut Monuments at Mahabalipuram </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) varaha Image at Udayagiri</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">5. With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential elementy elements of the feudal system?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. A very strong centralized political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of land </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overlord</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 and 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">6. 'BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustain- able Forest Landscapes' is managed by the</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Asian Development Bank </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) International Monetary Fund </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) United Nations Environment Programme </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) World Bank</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">7. India is a member of which among the following?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Association of South-East Asian Nations </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. East Asia Summit</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 and 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 3 only</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1, 2 and 3 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) India is a member of none of them</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">8. In India, the steel production industry requires the import of</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) saltpetre </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) rock phosphate </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) coking coal </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) All of the above</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">9. The provisions in Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule in the Constitution of India are made in order to</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) determine the boundaries between States </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) determine the powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) protect the interests of all the border States</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">10. With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements :</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. The Department of Revenue is responsible for the preparation of Union Budget that is presented to the Parliament. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. No amount can be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India without the authorization from the</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Parliament of India. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. All the disbursements made from Public Account also need the authorization from the Parliament of India.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Which of the statements given above is / are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 and 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 2 only</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">11. Who /Which of the following is the custodian of the Constitution of India?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) The President of India </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) The Prime Minister of India </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) The Lok Sabha Secretariat </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) The Supreme court of India</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">12. Consider the following statements:</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. The Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme was launched during 1996-97 to provide loan assistance to poor fanners. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. The Command Area Development Programme was launched in 1974-75 for the development of water-use efficiency. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Which of the statements given above is/are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Both 1 and 2 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Neither 1 nor 2</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">13. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee is constituted under the</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">14. In the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, an initiative of six countries, which of the following is/are not a participant/ participants?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. Bangladesh </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Cambodia </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. China </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">4. Myanmar </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">5. Thailand</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2, 3 and 4 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 5</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">15. 'Basel III Accord' or simply 'Basel III', often seen in the news, seeks to</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) improve banking sector's ability to deal with financial and economic stress and improve risk management </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) reduce the greenhouse gas emissions but places a heavier burden on developed countries </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) transfer technology from developed Countries to poor countries to enable them to replace the use of chlorofluorocarbons in refrigeration with harmless chemicals</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">16. Consider the following statements</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. The winds which blow between 30o N and 60o S latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in North-Western region of India are part of westerlies. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Which of the statements given above is/are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Both 1 and 2 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Neither 1 nor 2</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">17. With reference to 'Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)', consider the following statements:</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. It was established very recently in response to incidents of piracy and accidents of oil spills. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. It is an alliance meant for maritime security only. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Which of the statements given above is / are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Both 1 and 2 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Neither 1 nor 2</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">18. Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of 'moderates' and 'extremists'?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Swadeshi Movement </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Quit India Movement </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Non-Cooperation Movement </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Civil Disobedience Movement</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">19. In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust bridges across the streams. As the time passes, these bridges become stronger. These unique 'living root bridges' are found in</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Meghalaya </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Himachal Pradesh </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Jharkhand </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Tamil Nadu</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">20. Tides occur in the oceans and seas due to which among the following?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. Gravitational force of the Sun </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Gravitational force of the Moon </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. Centrifugal force of the Earth</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">21. In which of the following activities are Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites used? </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. Assessment of crop productivity </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Locating groundwater resources </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. Mineral exploration </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">4. Telecommunications </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">5. Traffic studies</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1, 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 4 and 5 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">22. Consider the following States </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. Arunachal Pradesh </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Himachal Pradesh </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. Mizoram</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">In which of the above States do 'Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests' occur?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">23. The term 'IndARC', sometimes seen in the news, is the name of</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) an indigenously developed radar system inducted into Indian Defence </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) India's satellite to provide services to the countries of Indian Ocean Rim </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) a scientific establishment set up by India in Antarctic region </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) India’s underwater observatory to scientifically study the Arctic region</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">24. With reference to 'Forest Carbon Partnership Facility', which of the following statements is/ are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. It is a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. It provides financial aid to universities, individual scientists and institutions involved in scientific forestry research to develop eco-friendly and climate adaptation technologies for sustainable forest management. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. It assists the countries in their 'REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation+)' efforts by providing them with financial and technical assistance.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">25. Which one of the following was given classical language status recently?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Odia </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Konkani </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Bhojpuri </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Assamese</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">26. With reference to an organization known as ‘Birdlife International’, which of the following statements is/are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. It is a Global Partnership of Conservation Organizations.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. The concept of ‘biodiversity hotspots’ originated from this organization.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. It identifies the sites known/referred to as ‘Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas’.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 only</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253,"
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"description" => "<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color:#4b0082;"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. It recommended government a federal government.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian Courts. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. It provided for more Indians ill the ICS.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) None</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Khangchendzonga National Park </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Nandadevi National Park </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Neora Valley National Park </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Namdapha National Park</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Detail Analysis of GS Paper</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. Amnesty International is</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) an agency of the United Nations to help refugees of civil wars </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) a global Human Rights Movement </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) a non-governmental organization to help people voluntary very poor people</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) an inter-governmental agency to cater to medical emergencies in war-ravaged regions</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">4. With reference to the art and archaeo logical history of India, which one among the following was made earliest?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Lingaraja Temple at Bhubneshwar </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Rock-cut Monuments at Mahabalipuram </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) varaha Image at Udayagiri</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">5. With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential elementy elements of the feudal system?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. A very strong centralized political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of land </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overlord</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 and 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">6. 'BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustain- able Forest Landscapes' is managed by the</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Asian Development Bank </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) International Monetary Fund </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) United Nations Environment Programme </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) World Bank</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">7. India is a member of which among the following?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Association of South-East Asian Nations </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. East Asia Summit</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 and 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 3 only</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1, 2 and 3 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) India is a member of none of them</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">8. In India, the steel production industry requires the import of</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) saltpetre </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) rock phosphate </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) coking coal </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) All of the above</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">9. The provisions in Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule in the Constitution of India are made in order to</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) determine the boundaries between States </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) determine the powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) protect the interests of all the border States</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">10. With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements :</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. The Department of Revenue is responsible for the preparation of Union Budget that is presented to the Parliament. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. No amount can be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India without the authorization from the</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Parliament of India. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. All the disbursements made from Public Account also need the authorization from the Parliament of India.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Which of the statements given above is / are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 and 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 2 only</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">11. Who /Which of the following is the custodian of the Constitution of India?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) The President of India </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) The Prime Minister of India </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) The Lok Sabha Secretariat </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) The Supreme court of India</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">12. Consider the following statements:</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. The Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme was launched during 1996-97 to provide loan assistance to poor fanners. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. The Command Area Development Programme was launched in 1974-75 for the development of water-use efficiency. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Which of the statements given above is/are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Both 1 and 2 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Neither 1 nor 2</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">13. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee is constituted under the</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">14. In the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, an initiative of six countries, which of the following is/are not a participant/ participants?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. Bangladesh </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Cambodia </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. China </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">4. Myanmar </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">5. Thailand</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2, 3 and 4 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 5</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">15. 'Basel III Accord' or simply 'Basel III', often seen in the news, seeks to</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) improve banking sector's ability to deal with financial and economic stress and improve risk management </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) reduce the greenhouse gas emissions but places a heavier burden on developed countries </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) transfer technology from developed Countries to poor countries to enable them to replace the use of chlorofluorocarbons in refrigeration with harmless chemicals</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">16. Consider the following statements</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. The winds which blow between 30o N and 60o S latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in North-Western region of India are part of westerlies. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Which of the statements given above is/are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Both 1 and 2 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Neither 1 nor 2</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">17. With reference to 'Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)', consider the following statements:</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. It was established very recently in response to incidents of piracy and accidents of oil spills. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. It is an alliance meant for maritime security only. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Which of the statements given above is / are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Both 1 and 2 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Neither 1 nor 2</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">18. Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of 'moderates' and 'extremists'?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Swadeshi Movement </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Quit India Movement </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Non-Cooperation Movement </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Civil Disobedience Movement</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">19. In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust bridges across the streams. As the time passes, these bridges become stronger. These unique 'living root bridges' are found in</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Meghalaya </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Himachal Pradesh </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Jharkhand </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Tamil Nadu</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">20. Tides occur in the oceans and seas due to which among the following?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. Gravitational force of the Sun </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Gravitational force of the Moon </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. Centrifugal force of the Earth</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">21. In which of the following activities are Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites used? </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. Assessment of crop productivity </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Locating groundwater resources </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. Mineral exploration </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">4. Telecommunications </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">5. Traffic studies</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1, 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 4 and 5 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">22. Consider the following States </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. Arunachal Pradesh </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Himachal Pradesh </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. Mizoram</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">In which of the above States do 'Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests' occur?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">23. The term 'IndARC', sometimes seen in the news, is the name of</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) an indigenously developed radar system inducted into Indian Defence </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) India's satellite to provide services to the countries of Indian Ocean Rim </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) a scientific establishment set up by India in Antarctic region </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) India’s underwater observatory to scientifically study the Arctic region</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">24. With reference to 'Forest Carbon Partnership Facility', which of the following statements is/ are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. It is a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. It provides financial aid to universities, individual scientists and institutions involved in scientific forestry research to develop eco-friendly and climate adaptation technologies for sustainable forest management. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. It assists the countries in their 'REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation+)' efforts by providing them with financial and technical assistance.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">25. Which one of the following was given classical language status recently?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Odia </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Konkani </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Bhojpuri </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Assamese</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">26. With reference to an organization known as ‘Birdlife International’, which of the following statements is/are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. It is a Global Partnership of Conservation Organizations.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. The concept of ‘biodiversity hotspots’ originated from this organization.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. It identifies the sites known/referred to as ‘Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas’.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 only</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253,",
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$content = "<span style="font-family:verdana,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:18px;"><span style="color:#4b0082;"><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. With reference to the Cabinet Mission, which of the following statements is/are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. It recommended government a federal government.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. It enlarged the powers of the Indian Courts. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. It provided for more Indians ill the ICS.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) None</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Khangchendzonga National Park </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Nandadevi National Park </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Neora Valley National Park </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Namdapha National Park</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Detail Analysis of GS Paper</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. Amnesty International is</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) an agency of the United Nations to help refugees of civil wars </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) a global Human Rights Movement </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) a non-governmental organization to help people voluntary very poor people</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) an inter-governmental agency to cater to medical emergencies in war-ravaged regions</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">4. With reference to the art and archaeo logical history of India, which one among the following was made earliest?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Lingaraja Temple at Bhubneshwar </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Rock-cut Elephant at Dhauli</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Rock-cut Monuments at Mahabalipuram </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) varaha Image at Udayagiri</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">5. With reference to Indian history, which of the following is/are the essential elementy elements of the feudal system?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. A very strong centralized political authority and a very weak provincial or local political authority </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Emergence of administrative structure based on control and possession of land </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. Creation of lord-vassal relationship between the feudal lord and his overlord</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 and 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">6. 'BioCarbon Fund Initiative for Sustain- able Forest Landscapes' is managed by the</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Asian Development Bank </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) International Monetary Fund </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) United Nations Environment Programme </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) World Bank</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">7. India is a member of which among the following?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Association of South-East Asian Nations </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. East Asia Summit</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 and 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 3 only</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1, 2 and 3 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) India is a member of none of them</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">8. In India, the steel production industry requires the import of</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) saltpetre </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) rock phosphate </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) coking coal </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) All of the above</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">9. The provisions in Fifth Schedule and Sixth Schedule in the Constitution of India are made in order to</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) protect the interests of Scheduled Tribes </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) determine the boundaries between States </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) determine the powers, authority and responsibilities of Panchayats </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) protect the interests of all the border States</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">10. With reference to the Union Government, consider the following statements :</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. The Department of Revenue is responsible for the preparation of Union Budget that is presented to the Parliament. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. No amount can be withdrawn from the Consolidated Fund of India without the authorization from the</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Parliament of India. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. All the disbursements made from Public Account also need the authorization from the Parliament of India.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Which of the statements given above is / are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 and 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 2 only</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">11. Who /Which of the following is the custodian of the Constitution of India?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) The President of India </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) The Prime Minister of India </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) The Lok Sabha Secretariat </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) The Supreme court of India</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">12. Consider the following statements:</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. The Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme was launched during 1996-97 to provide loan assistance to poor fanners. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. The Command Area Development Programme was launched in 1974-75 for the development of water-use efficiency. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Which of the statements given above is/are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Both 1 and 2 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Neither 1 nor 2</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">13. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee is constituted under the</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">14. In the Mekong-Ganga Cooperation, an initiative of six countries, which of the following is/are not a participant/ participants?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. Bangladesh </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Cambodia </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. China </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">4. Myanmar </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">5. Thailand</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2, 3 and 4 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 5</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">15. 'Basel III Accord' or simply 'Basel III', often seen in the news, seeks to</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) develop national strategies for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) improve banking sector's ability to deal with financial and economic stress and improve risk management </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) reduce the greenhouse gas emissions but places a heavier burden on developed countries </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) transfer technology from developed Countries to poor countries to enable them to replace the use of chlorofluorocarbons in refrigeration with harmless chemicals</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">16. Consider the following statements</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. The winds which blow between 30o N and 60o S latitudes throughout the year are known as westerlies. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. The moist air masses that cause winter rains in North-Western region of India are part of westerlies. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Which of the statements given above is/are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Both 1 and 2 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Neither 1 nor 2</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">17. With reference to 'Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC)', consider the following statements:</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. It was established very recently in response to incidents of piracy and accidents of oil spills. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. It is an alliance meant for maritime security only. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Which of the statements given above is / are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Both 1 and 2 </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Neither 1 nor 2</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">18. Which one of the following movements has contributed to a split in the Indian National Congress resulting in the emergence of 'moderates' and 'extremists'?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Swadeshi Movement </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Quit India Movement </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Non-Cooperation Movement </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Civil Disobedience Movement</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">19. In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust bridges across the streams. As the time passes, these bridges become stronger. These unique 'living root bridges' are found in</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Meghalaya </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Himachal Pradesh </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Jharkhand </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Tamil Nadu</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">20. Tides occur in the oceans and seas due to which among the following?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. Gravitational force of the Sun </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Gravitational force of the Moon </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. Centrifugal force of the Earth</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">21. In which of the following activities are Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites used? </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. Assessment of crop productivity </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Locating groundwater resources </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. Mineral exploration </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">4. Telecommunications </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">5. Traffic studies</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1, 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 4 and 5 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 2 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">22. Consider the following States </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. Arunachal Pradesh </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. Himachal Pradesh </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. Mizoram</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">In which of the above States do 'Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests' occur?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. c</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">23. The term 'IndARC', sometimes seen in the news, is the name of</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) an indigenously developed radar system inducted into Indian Defence </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) India's satellite to provide services to the countries of Indian Ocean Rim </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) a scientific establishment set up by India in Antarctic region </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) India’s underwater observatory to scientifically study the Arctic region</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. d</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">24. With reference to 'Forest Carbon Partnership Facility', which of the following statements is/ are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. It is a global partnership of governments, businesses, civil society and indigenous peoples.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. It provides financial aid to universities, individual scientists and institutions involved in scientific forestry research to develop eco-friendly and climate adaptation technologies for sustainable forest management. </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. It assists the countries in their 'REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation+)' efforts by providing them with financial and technical assistance.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 only </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. b</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">25. Which one of the following was given classical language status recently?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) Odia </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) Konkani </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) Bhojpuri </span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) Assamese</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Answer. a</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">26. With reference to an organization known as ‘Birdlife International’, which of the following statements is/are correct?</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">1. It is a Global Partnership of Conservation Organizations.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">2. The concept of ‘biodiversity hotspots’ originated from this organization.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">3. It identifies the sites known/referred to as ‘Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas’.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">Select the correct answer using the code given below.</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(a) 1 only</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(b) 2 and 3 only</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(c) 1 and 3 only</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);">(d) 1, 2 and 3</span><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><br style="font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif; color: rgb(62, 77, 92); font-size: 13px; background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253);" /><span style="background-color: rgb(253,"
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View::element() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 317
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View::_render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 595
View::render() - CORE/Cake/View/View.php, line 362
Controller::render() - CORE/Cake/Controller/Controller.php, line 900
Dispatcher::_invoke() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 111
Dispatcher::dispatch() - CORE/Cake/Routing/Dispatcher.php, line 86
[main] - APP/webroot/index.php, line 96
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