Paper 2 – Jharkhand Paper Mock Test series

Paper 1 General Studies JPSC Exam 2025

JPSC 2024 Paper- 1 General Studies, Practice Set - 2

Questions - 100 // Time - 120 Min

PAPER 1: General Studies Questions include
1. Indian History -15 Questions
2. Indian Geography -10 Questions
3. Indian Constitution and Public Administration - 10 Questions
4. Indian Economy - 10 Questions
5.General Science, Agriculture and Technology- 15 Questions
6. Jharkhand Special-10 Questions
7.National and International Events - 15 Questions
8. Miscellaneous -15 Questions

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1) CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology can be used in curing:

A) Genetic Diseases

B) Cancer

C) Mental Diseases

D) Sexual Diseases

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2) Consider the following about In Vitro fertilization:
1. It is a type of assisted reproductive technology used for infertility treatment and gestational surrogacy.
2. It is a process by which an egg is fertilized by sperm outside the body.
Which of the statement given above is/are incorrect?

A) 1 only

B) Neither 1 nor 2

C) 2 only

D) Both 1 and 2

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3) Important waterfalls along with districts are given in the list, select the wrong one—

A) Rajrappa waterfall—Palamu

B) Hirni waterfall—East Singhbhum

C) Ghaghara waterfall—Gumla

D) Hundru waterfall—Ranchi

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - INDIAN HISTORY

4) The first metal to be extensively used by the people in India was

A) Copper

B) Bronze

C) Iron

D) Tin

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - INDIAN CONSTITUTION AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

5) Who among the following was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Indian Constitution? [CDS 1992]

A) B. R. Ambedkar

B) Tej Bahadur Sapru

C) Rajendra Prasad

D) C. Rajagopalachari

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - INDIAN HISTORY

6) The Harappan or Indus Valley Civilisation flourished during the ____ age.

A) Paleolithic

B) Chalcolithic

C) Neolithic

D) Megalithic

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

7) What is the rank of India in Global Competitiveness Index 2019?

A) 68th

B) 59th

C) 62th

D) 55th

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - INDIAN ECONOMY

8) Mixed economy means an economy where [CDS 2009]

A) there is importance of small scale industries along with heavy industries

B) there is co-existence of public sector along with private sector

C) economy is controlled by military as well as civilian rulers

D) both agriculture and industry are equally promoted by the state

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

9) The Himalayan mountain system belongs to which one of the following?

A) Block mountains

B) None of these

C) Volcanic mountains

D) Fold mountains

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10) From which mine is iron-ore supplied toTISCO?

A) Bella Dellah

B) Baba Budan

C) Noamundi

D) Keonjhar

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

11) Who has been appointed as the new President of Sri Lanka?

A) Gotabaya Rajapaksa

B) Maithripala Sirisena

C) Chandrika Kumaratunga

D) Mahinda Rajapaksa

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - INDIAN ECONOMY

12) Which of the following could be said to have prevented the 'trickle down' effects in Indian economy?
1. Increased dependence of agriculture on purchased inputs and privately managed irrigation
2. More employment of labor by larger landholding farmers
3. Lowered participation of women in agricultural workforce due to new technology
4. The failure of the Green revolution

A) 1 and 2

B) 2 and 4

C) 1 and 3

D) 2 and 3

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13) The town planning in the Harappan Civilization was inspired by a regard for

A) Uniformity

B) Beauty and utility

C) Demographic factor

D) Sanitation and public health

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - INDIAN ECONOMY

14) 70% of working population of India is engaged in:

A) public sector

B) secondary sector

C) primary sector

D) tertiary sector

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15) Which one of the following States shares boundaries with the maximum number of other States of India ?

A) Madhya Pradesh

B) Assam

C) Bihar

D) Maharashtra

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - INDIAN ECONOMY

16) Match the following: Committees of Constituent Assembly Chairmen A B C D

A) 4 1 3 2

B) 4 2 1 3

C) 4 1 2 3

D) 1 2 3 4

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17) Name the chairman and headquarters of SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India)?

A) Chairman – Ajay Tyagi; Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra

B) Chairman – Mahalingam; Headquarters – Kolkata,WestBengal

C) Chairman –; Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra

D) Chairman – S. K. Mohanty; Headquarters – NewDelhi

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18) Name the MD and CEO and headquarters of HDFC Life Insurance?

A) MD & CEO – Srinivasan Parthasarathy; Headquarters – Mumbai

B) MD & CEO – Mr. Prasun Gajri; Headquarters – Mumbai

C) MD & CEO – Parvez Mulla; Headquarters – Mumbai

D) MD & CEO – Ms. Vibha Padalkar; Headquarters – Mumbai

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19) Where was the National Culture Festival organized?

A) Jabalpur

B) New Delhi

C) Lucknow

D) Bhopal

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

20) What is India's rank in the recently released World Talent Ranking?

A) 49

B) 59

C) 53

D) 61

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - INDIAN CONSTITUTION AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

21) How long did the Constituent Assembly take to finally pass the Constitution?

A) about 2 years since Aug 15, 1947

B) about 3 years since Dec 9, 1946

C) about 6 months in 1949

D) exactly a year since Nov 26, 1948

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - GENERAL SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

22) Consider the following statements regarding Global Microscope Report:
1. The report assesses for regulatory environment for scientific research and development across 12 different indicators and 55 countries.
2. India has been ranked 5th by the Global Microscope Report 2016.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?

A) Both 1 and 2

B) Neither 1 nor 2

C) 2 only

D) 1 only

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23) Cryogenics can be applied in which of the following?
1. Blood Banking
2. X-ray
3. Surgery
4. Telemetry
5. Magnetic levitation
6. Space technology
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A) 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6 only

B) 1, 2, 4 and 6 only

C) 1, 3, 5 and 6 only

D) 1, 5 and 6 only

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24) Who is the Executive Chairman of World Economic Forum headquartered in Geneva,Switzerland?

A) Mark Carney

B) Fabiola Gianotti

C) Klaus Schwab

D) Orit Gadiesh

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25) Name the Chairman and headquarters of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)?

A) Chairman – Ajay Tyagi; Headquarters – Mumbai

B) Chairman –Mahalingam; Headquarters – NewDelhi

C) Chairman – S. K. Mohanty; Headquarters – NewDelhi

D) Chairman – Madhabi Puri Buch; Headquarters – Mumbai

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26) The demand for the Constituent Assembly was put forward by the Indian National Congress in 1936 at its session held at :

A) Bombay

B) Kanpur

C) Lucknow

D) Lahore

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27) From which of the following mines is theironore supplied to Bokaro ?

A) Baba Budan

B) Noamundi

C) Keonjhar

D) Bella Dellah

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28) The Constituent Assembly arrived at decisions on the various provisions of the Constitution:

A) by a majority vote

B) by consensus

C) by a two-thirds majority

D) unanimously

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29) Who received the National Kishore Kumar Award 2018-19?

A) Hariharan

B) Prithviraj Sukumaran

C) Priyadarshan

D) Srinivasan

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30) What is the capital and currency of United Kingdom?

A) Capital – London; Currency – Pound Sterling

B) Capital – Berlin; Currency – Euro

C) Capital –Thimphu; Currency – Ngultrum

D) Capital –Nicosia;Currency – Euro

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31) The Constituent Assembly which framed the Constitution for Independent India was set up in :

A) 1945

B) 1947

C) 1946

D) 1949

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32) Consider the following statements regarding Kigali Agreement:
1. It amends the 1987 Kyoto protocol to include gases responsible for global warming.
2. This agreement is binding on countries with effect from signing of agreement itself.
3. It does not provisions for penalties on non-compliance.
Which of the statements given above is/are true?

A) 1 only

B) 1 and 2 only

C) 2 and 3 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

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33) When is Public Service Broadcasting Day?

A) 10-Nov

B) 11-Nov

C) 9-Nov

D) 12-Nov

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - INDIAN HISTORY

34) The Harappan Civilization achieved far greater advancement than Sumer, Elam etc. on account of its

A) Weights and measures

B) Town planning

C) Metal working

D) Seals and figures

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35) Which of the following religion people cometo Parasnath hill as pilgrims?

A) Sikh

B) Muslim

C) Hindu

D) Jain

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36) Where is Kasu Brahmananda Reddy National Park located?

A) Kerala

B) Telangana

C) NewDelhi

D) Andhra Pradesh

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37) Betla National Park is reserved for—

A) Elephants

B) Lions

C) Bird and aquatic animals

D) Deer's

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - INDIAN ECONOMY

38) India's economic planning CANNOT be said to be : [NDA 2002]

A) limited

B) democratic

C) indicative

D) imperative

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

39) The States which have common borders with China are:
1. Jammu and Kashmir
2. Sikkim
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Himachal Pradesh

A) 1, 3 and 4

B) 1, 2, 3 and 4

C) 1 and 3

D) 1, 2 and 3

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS

40) When does world rabies day takes place?

A) 8-Sep

B) 28-Sep

C) 13-Sep

D) 17-Sep

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - GENERAL SCIENCE, AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

41) Bhuvan is?

A) The name given to next moon impact probe for Chandrayaan II.

B) A software application which allows exploring the surface of the earth.

C) An indigenous telescope developed to counter Hubble telescope.

D) A Geostationary satellite for promoting distance education in India.

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42) The States of India having common border with Myanmar are:

A) Assam, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh

B) Mizoram, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya

C) Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh

D) Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam

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43) The famous Gayatri mantra is addressed to

A) Pashupati

B) Indra

C) Savita

D) Varuna

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44) Consider the following statements regarding BILI:
1. It stands for Bio Indicator Lidar Instrument.
2. It is a new instrument that could search for signatures of life on Mars.
3. It is florescence based remote sensing instrument.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

A) 1 only

B) 1 and 2 only

C) All are correct

D) 3 only

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45) Who has been appointed as Senior Security Advisor in the Union Home Ministry headed by Amit Shah?

A) K Vijay Kumar

B) PK Sinha

C) Ajit Doval

D) Nripendra Mishra

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46) Where is Agri-Business Incubation Center to be set up?

A) Punjab

B) Chhattisgarh

C) Jharkhand

D) Haryana

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47) Who started the famous TISCO factory in Jharkhand ?

A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

B) Jamshedji Tata

C) Dhirubhai Ambani

D) Sachchidanand Sinha

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48) This Vedic God was 'a breaker of the forts' and also a 'war god'

A) Indra

B) Marut

C) Varuna

D) Yama

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49) Which state government has decided to create a new Foreign Cooperation Department?

A) Punjab

B) Uttar Pradesh

C) Haryana

D) Bihar

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50) Division of the Vedic society into four classes is clearly mentioned in the

A) Yajurveda

B) Upanishads

C) Shatapatha Brahmana

D) Purusa-sukta of Rigveda

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51) President of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) is ____?

A) Sangita Reddy

B) Rashesh Shah

C) Sandip Somany

D) Uday Shankar

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52) Recently, a multi-fuel domestic cooking stove named ‘Neerdhur’ has been developed by?

A) NEERI

B) ICAR

C) CSIR

D) Both A and B

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53) Where is Campbell Bay National Park located?

A) Andaman & Nicobar Islands

B) Kerala

C) WestBengal

D) Karnataka

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Category: Paper - I / 2 - INDIAN ECONOMY

54) India opted for 'Mixed Economy' in :

A) Framing of the Constitution

B) Industrial Policy of 1948

C) None of the above

D) Second Five Year Plan

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55) Consider the following statements regarding Seaweed:
1. It is considered as the medicinal food of the 21st century.
2. Many seaweeds are rich in minerals and vitamins.
3. Seaweed cultivation increases eutrophication.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 2 only

C) 1, 2 and 3

D) 3 only

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56) The concept of Five Year Plans in India was introduced by

A) Jawaharlal Nehru

B) Indira Gandhi

C) Lord Mountbatten

D) Lal Bahadur Shastri

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57) The Constitution of India was enacted by a Constituent Assembly set up :

A) under the Indian Independence Act, 1947

B) by the Indian National Congress

C) through a resolution of the provisional government

D) under the Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946

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58) President of Uzbekistan is _____?

A) Shavkat Mirziyoyev

B) Narimon Umarov

C) Sarvar Otamuradov

D) Khatamjon Ketmonov

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59) Name the MD and CEO and headquarters of Punjab National Bank?

A) MD & CEO- K.R. Kamath; Headquarters –New Delhi

B) MD & CEO – Sunil Mehta; Headquarters – New Delhi

C) MD & CEO- Usha Ananthasubramanian; Headquarters –NewDelhi

D) MD & CEO- S.C. Gupta; Headquarters –New Delhi

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60) Sana Marin has become the youngest Prime Minister of the world. She has become the Prime Minister of which country?

A) Iceland

B) Denmark

C) Finland

D) Spain

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61) Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is _____?

A) Mahinda Rajapaksa

B) D. M. Jayaratne

C) Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

D) Ranil Wickremesinghe

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62) In which part of Jharkhand is the minimum temperature of winter found?

A) North Ganga plain

B) Neterhat plateau

C) Raj Mahal ranges

D) Santhal Pargana area

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63) Governor of Kerala is _____?

A) Lalji Tandon

B) Jagdish Mukhi

C) E. S. L. Narasimhan

D) P. Sathasivam

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64) Consider the following statements regarding aerosols:
1. An aerosol is a colloid of fine solid particles or liquid droplets, in air or another gas.
2. The aerosol adsorbs pollutants and facilitates their deposition on the earth’s surface, which is harmful for the environment.
3. Aerosol regulates the amount of sunlight (solar insolation) entering into the earth’s atmosphere and contributing to the global climate change.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 2 and 3only

B) 1 and 3 only

C) 1, 2 and 3

D) 1 only

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65) Who has been elected as Britain’s first Indian-origin Home Secretary?

A) Smriti Joshi

B) Priti Patel

C) Rahul Arora

D) Dev Patel

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66) The most profound influence on the drafting of the Indian Constitution was exercised by the

A) U.S. Constitution

B) French ideals of Liberty and Fraternity

C) Government of India Act, 1935

D) British Constitution

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67) The idea of incorporating, safeguards In the Indian Constitution was inspired by the

A) Gandhi-Irwin Pact

B) Third Round Table Conference

C) Poona Pact

D) Visit of Simon Commission

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68) In which of the following district's mines is the maximum iron-ore produced?

A) Hazaribagh

B) Singhbhum

C) Gumla

D) Palamu

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69) Where is Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary located?

A) Kerala

B) Karnataka

C) West Bengal

D) Sikkim

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70) In 1930, Mahatma Gandhi started the Civil Disobedience Movement from

A) Sevagram

B) Sabarmati

C) Dandi

D) Wardha

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71) Who is called the 'Father of Economics' ?

A) Karl Marx

B) Max Muller

C) None of these

D) Adam Smith

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72) Jharkhand does not share boundary with:

A) Chhattisgarh

B) Orissa

C) West Bengal

D) Madhya Pradesh

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73) When was the First Round Table Conference held?

A) 1933

B) 1931

C) 1903

D) 1930

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74) The largest population of Scheduled Tribes is in:

A) Arunachal Pradesh

B) Madhya Pradesh

C) Sikkim

D) Himachal Pradesh

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75) Which foreign country is closest to Andaman Islands?

A) Indonesia

B) Pakistan

C) Myanmar

D) Sri Lanka

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76) The State with the largest area under waste land is:

A) Rajasthan

B) Gujarat

C) Jammu and Kashmir

D) Madhya Pradesh

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77) Mahatma Gandhi participated In the Second Round Table conference after

A) being permitted by the Congress

B) signing the Gandhi-Irwin Pact of March 1931

C) refusing to hold direct talks with the Muslim League

D) receiving assurance that independence was fast coming

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78) What type of rocks are found in ChhotaNagpur plateau?

A) Lava rocks

B) Sedimentary rocks

C) Igneous rocks

D) Metamorphic rocks

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79) Who is the President of Boxing Federation of India (BFI)?

A) Hemanta Kumar Kalita

B) Jay Kowli

C) Khoibi Salam

D) Ajay Singh

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80) Besides TISCO, where else has the iron and steel industry been established in Jharkhand ?

A) Durgapur

B) Sindri

C) Ghatshila

D) Bokaro

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81) Who is the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh?

A) Bhupesh Bhagel

B) Nara Chandrababu Naidu

C) Pema Khandu

D) Sarbanda Sonowal

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82) Who was the President of the Constituent Assembly?

A) C. Rajagopalachari

B) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar

C) Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru

D) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

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83) Who presided over the inaugural meeting of the Constituent Assembly of India?

A) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

B) Sachidananda Sinha

C) B. R. Ambedkar

D) P. Upendra

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84) Where was the India International Cherry Blossom Festival celebrated?

A) Guwahati

B) Shillong

C) Dehradun

D) Shimla

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85) When is National Education Day celebrated?

A) 11-Nov

B) 12-Nov

C) 9-Nov

D) 10-Nov

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86) Consider the following statements regarding Venus Atmospheric Manoeuvrable Platform (VAMP):
1. It is a project to have a plane cruise through the sulfurous skies of Venus.
2. It would be flown 50 to 70 km above the surface of Venus.
3. The temperature 50 to 70 km on Venus is about 30 degree Celsius.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A) 1 and 2 only

B) 1, 2 and 3

C) 1 and 3 only

D) 1 only

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87) 15.Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

A) 3 1 2 4

B) 3 1 4 2

C) 1 3 4 2

D) 1 3 2 4

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88) The oldest mountains in India according to geographical history are :

A) Aravallis

B) Nilgiris

C) Satpuras

D) Vindhyas

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89) Who has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Patna High Court?

A) Sushil Kumar Modi

B) Sanjay Karol

C) Amreshwar Pratap Shah

D) Abhay Srinivas

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90) Which of the following civilizations is net associated with the Harappan Civilization?

A) Egyptian

B) Sumerian

C) Chinese

D) Mesopotamian

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91) Economic survey is published by :

A) Indian Statistical Institute

B) Ministry of Finance

C) Govt. of India

D) Planning Commission

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92) Of the following scholars who was the first to discover the traces of the Harappan Civilization?

A) A Cunningham

B) Sir John Marshall

C) Daya Ram Sahani

D) RD Banerji

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93) Consider the following statements regarding Anthropocene Epoch:
1. The Anthropocene was coined in 2000 by Paul Crutzen.
2. It is a recognized epoch that begins when human activities started to have a significant global impact on Earth’s geology and ecosystems.
3. The International commission on stratigraphy and the International Union of Geological Sciences has officially approved the term Anthropocene.
Which of the statements given above is/are incorrect?

A) 1 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 2 only

D) 1, 2 and 3

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94) Which of the following is east of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands?

A) Sri Lanka

B) Thailand

C) Indonesia

D) All of them

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95) Two highest, gods in the Vedic religion were

A) Vishnu and Mitra

B) Agni and Savitri

C) Surya and Pushan

D) Indra and Varuna

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96) What is Smart India Hackathon 2017?

A) It’s a campaign for Smart cities initiative.

B) It’s a pan India governance competition.

C) It’s a campaign for digital India initiative.

D) It’s a pan India digital programming competition.

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97) India has: [CDS 1992]

A) Mixed economy

B) Gandhian economy

C) Free economy

D) Socialistic economy

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98) Which of the following are not correct assessments of the decades of India's Five-Year Plans?
1. There has been very low capital formation
2. Growth has favoured the better off
3. Production has increased substantially though often falling short of targets
4. The public sector has contributed nothing to economic growth

A) 2 and 3

B) 1 and 4

C) 1, 2 and 3

D) 3 and 4

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99) Which of the following displays employ the organic compound to emit light in response to an electric current?

A) Plasma display

B) LED

C) NED

D) OLED

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100) Consider the following statements regarding PUSA ARHAR 16:
1. It is high yielding pigeon pea variant.
2. It is having a lesser maturity period.
3. It needs large amount of water and is not suitable of mechanized harvesting.
Which of the statements given above is/are false?

A) 2 only

B) 2 and 3 only

C) 1 and 2 only

D) 3 only