Q1. In which one of the following regions was 4.

Yadava
Dhanyakataka, which flourished as a
prominent Buddhist centre under the How many of the above dynasties established
Mahasanghikas, located? their kingdoms in early eighth century AD?

a) Andhra a) Only one

b) Gandhara b) Only two
c) Kalinga c) Only three
d) Magadha d) None

Q2. With reference to ancient India, consider Q6. With ‘reference to ancient Indian History,
the following statements : consider the following pairs :

1. The concept of Stupa is Buddhist in origin. Literary work Author

2. Stupa was generally a repository of relics. 1. Devichandragupta : Bilhana

2. Hammira-Mahakavya : Nayachandra
3. Stupa was a votive and commemorative Suri
structure in Buddhist tradition. 3. Milinda-panha : Nagarjuna
4. Somadeva Suri
How many of the statements given above are
correct? How many of the above pairs are correctly
matched?
a) Only one
b) Only two a) Only one
c) All three b) Only two
d) None c) Only three
d) All four

Q3. With reference to ancient South India,

Korkai, Poompuhar and Muchiri were well Q7. “Souls are not only the property of animal
known as and plant life, but also of rocks, running water
and many other natural objects not looked on
a) capital cities us living by other religious sects.”
b) ports
c) centres of iron-and-steel making The above statement reflects one of the core
d) shrines of Jain Tirthankaras beliefs of which one of the following religious
sects of ancient India?
a) Buddhism
Q4. Which one of the following explains the b) Jainism
practice of Vattakirutal’ as mentioned in c) Shaivism
Sangam poems? d) Vaishnavism
a) Kings employing women bodyguards Q8. Who among the following rulers of
b) Learned persons assembling in royal Vijayanagara Empire constructed a large dam
courts to discuss religious and across Tungabhadra River and a canal-cum-
philosophical matters aqueduct several kilometres long from the river
c) Young girls keeping watch over agricultural to the capital city?
fields and driving away birds and animals
d) A king defeated in a battle committing a) Devaraya I
ritual suicide by starving himself to death b) Mallikarjuna
c) Vira Vijaya
d) Virupaksha
Q5. Consider the following dynasties :
1. Hoysala Q9. Who among the following rulers of
2. Gahadavala medieval Gujarat surrendered Diu to

3. Kakatiya Portuguese?
a) Ahmad Shah
b) Mahmud Begarha d) It secures social justice, social equality
c) Bahadur Shah and social security.
d) Muhammad Shah

Q14. In India, which one of the following

Q10. By which one of the following Acts was Constitutional Amendments was widely
the Governor General of Bengal designated as believed to be enacted to overcome the
the Governor General of India? judicial interpretations of the Fundamental
Rights?
a) The Regulating Act
b) The Pitt's India Act a) 1st Amendment
c) The Charter Act of 1793 b) 42nd Amendment
d) The Charter Act of 1833 c) 44th Amendment
d) 86th Amendment
Q11. In essence, what does ‘Due Process of
Law’ mean? Q15. Consider the following
organizations/bodies in India :
a) The principle of natural justice
b) The procedure established by law 1. The National Commission for
c) Fair application of law Backward Classes
d) Equality before law
2. The National Human Rights
Commission
Q12. Consider the following statements : 3. The National Law Commission
Statement-I : In India, prisons are managed by 4. The National Consumer Disputes
State Governments with their own rules and Redressal Commission
regulations for the day-to-day administration of
prisons. How many of the above are constitutional
bodies?
Statement-II : In India, prisons are governed
by the Prisons Act, 1894 which expressly kept a) Only one
the subject of prisons in the control of b) Only two
Provincial Governments. c) Only three
d) All four
Which one of the following is correct in respect
of the above statements?
Q16. Consider the following statements :
a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
correct and Statement-II is the correct 1. If the election of the President of India
explanation for Statement-I is declared void by the Supreme Court
b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are of India, all acts done by him/her in the
correct and Statement-II is not the performance of duties of his/her office
correct explanation for Statement-I of President before the date of
c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II decision become invalid.
is incorrect 2. Election for the post of the President
d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement- of India can be postponed on the
II is correct ground that some
Legislative Assemblies have been
dissolved and elections are yet to take
Q13. Which one of the following statements place.
best reflects the Chief purpose of the
‘Constitution’ of a country? 3. When a Bill is presented to the
President of India, the Constitution
a) It determines the objective for the prescribes time limits within
making of necessary laws. which he/she has to declare his/her
b) It enables the creation of political assent.
offices and a government.
c) It defines and limits the powers of How many of the above statements are
government. correct?
 a) Only one 2. The largest administrative unit forming
b) Only two the Scheduled Area is the District and
c) All three the lowest is the cluster of villages in
d) None the Block.
3. The Chief Ministers of the concerned
Q17. With reference to Finance Bill and Money States are required to submit annual
Bill in the Indian parliament, consider the reports to the Union Home Ministry on
following statements: the administration of Scheduled Areas
in the States.
1. When the Lok Sabha transmits
Finance Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it can How many of the above statements are
amend or reject the bill. correct?
2. When the Lok Sabha transmits Money a) Only one
Bill to the Rajya Sabha, it cannot b) Only two
amend or reject the Bill, it can only c) All Three
make recommendations. d) None
3. In the case of disagreement between
the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha,
there is no joint sitting for Money Bill, Q20. Consider the following statements :
but a joint sitting becomes necessary Statement-I : The Supreme Court of India has
for Finance Bill. held in some judgements that the reservation
How many of the above statements are policies made under Article 16(4) of the
correct? Constitution of India would be limited by Article
335 for maintenance of efficiency of
a) Only one administration.
b) Only two
c) All three Statement-II : Article 335 of the Constitution of
d) None India defines the term 'efficiency of
administration’.
Which one of the following is correct in respect
Q18. Consider the following statements: of the above statements?
Once the Central Government notifies an area 1. Both Statement-I and Statement-II
as a 'Community Reserve' are correct and Statement-II is the
correct explanation for Statement-I
1. the Chief Wildlife Warden of the State
becomes the governing authority of such 2. Both Statement-I and Statement-II
forest are correct and Statement-II is not
2. hunting is not allowed in such area the correct explanation for Statement-I
3. people of such area are allowed to
collect non-timber forest produce 3. Statement-I is correct but Statement-II
4. people of such area are allowed is incorrect
traditional agricultural practices 4. Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-
How many of the above statements are II is correct
correct?
a) Only one Q21. Consider the following statements:
b) Only two
c) Only three Statement-I: India, despite having uranium
d) All four deposits, depends on coal for most of its
electricity production.
Statement-II: Uranium, enriched to the extent
Q19. With reference to ‘Scheduled Areas’ in of at least 60%, is required for the production
India, consider the following statements : of electricity.
1. Within a State, the notification of an Which one of the following is correct in respect
area as Scheduled Area takes place of the above statements?
through an order of the President.
a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are d) None
correct and Statement-II is the correct
explanation for Statement-I
b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are Q25. Which of the following organisms perform
correct and Statement-II is not the correct waggle dance for others of their kin to indicate
explanation for Statement-I the direction and the distance to a source of
c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is their food?
incorrect
d) Statement-I is incorrect Statement-II is a) Butterflies
correct b) Dragonflies
c) Honeybees
d) Wasps
Q22. Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: Marsupials are not naturally found Q26. Consider the following statements
in India.
1. Some mushrooms have medicinal
Statement-II: Marsupials can thrive only in properties
montane grasslands with no predators. 2. Some mushrooms have psycho-active
Which one of the following is correct in respect properties
of the above statements? 3. 3 Some mushrooms have insecticidal
properties
a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are 4. Some mushrooms have
correct and Statement-II is the correct bioluminescent properties
explanation for Statement-l
b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are How many of the above statements are
correct and Statement-II is not the correct?
correct explanation for Statement-I a) Only one
c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is b) Only two
incorrect c) Only three
d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II d) All four
is correct

Q27. Consider the following statements

Q23. Invasive Species Specialist Group (that regarding the Indian squirrels :
develops Global Invasive Species Database)
belongs to which one of the following 1. They build nests by making burrows in the
organizations? ground.
2. They store their food materials like nuts
a) The International Union for Conservation and seeds in the ground.
of Nature 3. They are omnivorous.
b) The United Nations Environment
Programme How many of the above statements are
c) The United Nations World Commission correct?
for Environment and Development
d) The World Wide Fund for Nature a. Only one
b. Only two
c. All three
d. None
Q24. Consider the following fauna:
Q28. Consider the following statements:
1. Lion-tailed Macaque
2. Malabar Civet 1. Some microorganisms can grow in
3. Sambar Deer environments with temperature above the
boiling point of water.
How many of the above are generally
nocturnal or most active after sunset? 2. Some microorganisms can grow in
environments with temperature below the
a) Only one freezing point of water.
b) Only two
c) All three
3. Some microorganisms can grow in highly 1. Kamarajar Port : First major port in India
acidic environment with a pH below 3. registered as a company
2. Mundra Port : Largest privately owned
How many of the above statements are 3. Visakhapatnam port : Largest container
correct? port in India
a) Only one How many of the above pairs are correctly
b) Only two matched?
c) All three
d) None a) Only one pair
b) Only two pairs
c) All three pairs
d) None of the pairs
Q29. Which one of the following makes a tool
with a stick to scrape insects from a hole in a
tree or a log of wood?
Q33. Consider the following trees
(a) Fishing cat
(b) Orangutan 1. Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
(c) Otter 2. Mahua (Madhuca indica)
(d) Sloth bear 3. Teak (Tectona grandis)
How many of the above are deciduous trees?

Q30. Consider the following: a) Only one

b) Only two
1. Aerosols c) All three
d) None
2. Foam agents
3. Fire retardants
Q34. Consider the following statements:
4. Lubricants
1. India has more arable area than China.
In the making of how many of the above are
hydrofluorocarbons used? 2. The proportion of irrigated area is more in
India as compared to China.
a) Only one
b) Only two 3. The average productivity реr hectare in
c) Only three Indian agriculture is higher than that in China.
d) All four
How many of the above statements are
correct?
Q31. Consider the following statements :
a) Only one
1. Jhelum River passes through Wular b) Only two
Lake. c) All three
2. Krishna River directly feeds Kolleru d) None
Lake.
3. Meandering of Gandak River formed
Kanwar Lake.
Q35. Which one of the following is the best
How many of the statements given above are example of repeated falls in sea level, giving
correct? rise to present-day extensive marshland?
a) Only one a) Bhitarkanika Mangroves
b) Only two b) Marakkanam Salt Pans
c) All three c) Naupada Swamp
d) None d) Rann of Kutch

Q32. Consider the following pairs: Q36. Ilmenite and rutile, abundantly available
in certain coastal tracts of India, are rich
Port - Well known as sources of which one of the following?
 a) Aluminium a) Only one
b) Copper b) Only two
c) Iron c) All three
d) Titanium d) None

Q37. About three-fourths of world's cobalt, a Q41. Consider the Following Statements :
metal required for the manufacture of batteries
for electric motor vehicles, is produced by Statement-I: Interest income from the deposits
in Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs)
a) Argentina distributed to their investors is exempted from
b) Botswana tax, but the dividend is taxable.
c) the Democratic Republic of the Congo
d) Kazakhstan Statement-II: InvITs are recognized as
borrowers under the 'Securitization and
Reconstruction of Financial Assets and
Q38. Which one of the following is a part of the Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002’.
Congo Basin? Which one of the following is correct in respect
a) Cameroon of the above statements?
b) Nigeria a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
c) South Sudan correct and Statement-II is the correct
d) Uganda explanation for Statement-I
b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
correct and Statement-II is not the
Q39. Consider the following statements: correct explanation for Statement-I
c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II
a) Amarkantak Hills are at the confluence is incorrect
of Vindhya and Sahyadri Ranges. d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-
b) Biligirirangan Hills constitute the II is correct
easternmost part of Satpura Range.
c) Seshachalam Hills constitute the
southernmost Ghats. part of Westerns Q42. Consider the following statements :

How many of the statements given above are Statement-I: In the post-pandemic recent past,
correct? many Central Banks worldwide had carried out
interest rate hikes.
a) Only one
b) Only two Statement-II: Central Banks generally assume
c) All three that they have the ability to counteract the
d) None rising
consumer prices via monetary policy means.

Q40. With reference to India's projects on Which one of the following is correct in respect
connectivity, consider the following of the above statements?
statements :
a) Both Statement-I and Statement-lI are
1. East-West Corridor under Golden correct and Statement-II is the correct
Quadrilateral Project connects explanation for Statement-I
Dibrugarh and Surat. b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
2. Trilateral Highway connects Moreh in correct and Statement-II is not the
Manipur and Chiang Mai in Thailand correct explanation for Statement-1
via Myanmar. c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II
3. Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar is incorrect
Economic Corridor connects Varanasi d) Statement-I is incorrect Statement-II is
in Uttar Pradesh with Kunming in correct
China.
How many of the above statements are
correct? Q43. Consider the following statements
Statement-I: Carbon markets are likely to be b) Many marginal farmers in an area
one of the most widespread tools in the fight organize themselves into groups and
against climate change synchronize and harmonize selected
agricultural operations
Statement-II: Carbon markets transfer c) Many marginal farmers in an area together
resources from the private sector to the State. make a contract with a corporate body and
Which one of the following is correct in respect surrender their land to the corporate body
of the above statements? for a fixed term for which the corporate
body makes a payment of agreed amount
a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are to the farmers
correct and Statement-II is the correct d) A company extends loans, technical
explanation for Statement-I knowledge and material inputs to a
b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are number of small farmers in an area so that
correct and Statement II is not the correct they produce the agricultural commodity
explanation for Statement-I required by the company for its
c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is manufacturing process and commercial
incorrect production
d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is
correct
Q47. Consider the following statements
Q44. Which one of the following activities of 1. The Government of India provides
the Reserve Bank of India is considered to be Minimum Support Price for niger
part of 'sterilization’? (Guizotia abyssinica) seeds.
a) Conducting 'Open Market Operations’ 2. Niger is cultivated as a Kharif crop.
b) Oversight of settlement and payment 3. Some tribal people in India use niger
systems seed oil for cooking.
c) Debt and cash management for the How many of the above statements are
Central and State Governments correct?
d) Regulating the functions of Non-
banking Financial Institutions a) Only one
b) Only two
c) All three
Q45. Consider the following markets: d) None

1. Government Bond Market

2. Call Money Market Q48. Consider the investments in the following
assets
3. Treasury Bill Market
1. Brand recognition
4. Stock Market
2. Inventory
How many of the above are included in capital
markets? 3. Intellectual property

a) Only one 4. Mailing list of clients

b) Only two How many of the above are considered
c) Only three intangible investments?
d) All four
a) Only one
b) Only two
Q46. Which one of the following best c) Only three
describes the concept of ‘Small Farmer Large d) All four
Field’?
a) Resettlement of a large number of people, Q49. Consider the following:
uprooted from thier countries due to war,
by giving them a large cultivable land 1. Demographic performance
which they cultivate collectively and share
the produce 2. Forest and ecology
3. Governance reforms Q52. With reference to India, consider the
following pairs:
4. Stable government
Action - The Act under which it is covered
5. Tax and fiscal efforts
1. Unauthorized wearing of Police or
For the horizontal tax devolution, the Fifteenth military uniforms : The Official Secrets
Finance Commission used how many of the Act, 1923
above as criteria other than population area 2. Knowingly misleading or otherwise
and income distance? interfering with a police officer or military
a) Only two officer when engaged in their duties :
b) Only three The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
c) Only four 3. Celebratory gunfire which can endanger
d) All five the personal safety of others : The Arms
(Amendment) Act, 2019
How many of the above pairs are correctly
Q50. Consider the following infrastructure matched?
sectors:
a) Only one
1. Affordable housing b) Only two
c) All three
2. Mass rapid transport d) None
3. Health care
4. Renewable energy Q53. Consider the following pairs:
How many of the above does UNOPS Regions often mentioned in news Reason for
Sustainable Investments in Infrastructure and being in news
Innovation (S3i)
1. North Kivu and Ituri: War between Armenia
initiative focus for its investments? and Azerbaijan
a) Only one 2. Nagorno-Karabakh: Insurgency in
b) Only two Mozambique
c) Only three
d) All four 3. Kherson and Zaporizhzhia: Dispute between
Israel and Lebanon

Q51. With reference to Home Guards, How many of the above pairs are correctly
consider the following statements : matched?

1. Home Guards are raised under the Home a) Only one

Guards Act and Rules of the b) Only two
Central Government. c) All three
d) None
2. The role of the Home Guards is to serve
as an auxiliary force to the police in
maintenance of internal security.
Q54. Consider the following statements
3. To prevent infiltration on the international
border/coastal areas, the Border Wing Statement-I: Israel has established diplomatic
Home Guards Battalions have been raised relations with some Arab States.
in some States. Statement-II: The 'Arab Peace Initiative'
How many of the above statements are mediated by Saudi Arabia was signed by Israel
correct? and Arab League.

a) Only one Which one of the following is correct in respect

b) Only two of the above statements?
c) All three a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
d) None correct and Statement-II is the correct
explanation for Statement-I
 b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are Q57. Consider the following pairs:
correct and Statement-II is not the
correct explanation for Statement-I Area of conflict mentioned in news Country
c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is where it is located
incorrect 1. Donbas Syria
d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II
is correct 2. Kachin Ethiopia
3. Tigray North Yemen

Q55. Consider the following pairs with regards How many of the above pairs are correctly
to sports awards : matched?

1. Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Award For a) Only one

the most spectacular and outstanding b) Only two
performance by a sports person over period of c) All three
last four year d) None

2. Arjuna Award For the lifetime achievement

by a sportsman
Q58. In the recent years Chad, Guinea, Mali
3. Dronacharya Award : To honour eminent and Sudan caught the international attention
coaches who have successfully trained for which one of the following reasons
sportsperson or teams common to all of them?

4. Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puraskar To a) Discovery of rich deposits of rare earth

recognize the contribution made by elements
sportspersons even after their retirement b) Establishment of Chinese military bases
c) Southward expansion of Sahara Desert
How many of the above pairs are correctly d) Successful coups
Matched?
a) Only one
Q59. Consider the following heavy industries:
b) Only two
1. Fertilizer plants
c) Only three
2. Oil refineries
d) All Four
3. Steel plants
Green hydrogen is expected to play a
56. Consider the following statements in significant role in decarbonizing how many of
respect of the 44th Chess Olympiad, 2022: the above industries?
1. It was the first time that Chess Olympiad a) Only one
was held in India. b) Only two
c) All three
2. The official mascot was named Thambi'. d) None
3. The trophy for the winning team in the open
section is the Vera Menchik Cup.
Q60. Consider the following statements about
4. The trophy for the winning team in the G-20:
women's section is the Hamilton-Russell Cup.
1. The G-20 group was originally established
How many of the statements given above are as a platform for the Finance Ministers and
correct? Central Bank Governors to discuss the
a) Only one international economic and financial issues.
b) Only two 2. Digital public infrastructure is one of India's
c) Only three G-20 priorities.
d) All four
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
a) 1 only Statement-I: One of the standard sizes of the
b) 2 only National Flag of India is 600 mm x 400 mm.
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2 Statement-II: The ratio of the length to the
height (width) of the Flag shall be 3 : 2.
Which one of the following is correct in respect
Q61. With reference to the Indian History, of the above statements?
Alexander Rea, A. H. Longhurst, Robert
Sewell, James Burgess and Walter Elliot were a) Both Statement-1 and Statement-II are
associated with correct and Statement-II is the correct
explanation for Statement-I
a) archaeological excavations b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
b) establishment of English Press in Colonial correct and Statement-II is not the correct
India explanation for Statement-I
c) establishment of Churches in Princely c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is
States incorrect
d) construction Colonial India of railways in d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is
colonial India correct

Q62. Consider the following pairs: Q65. Consider the following statements in
respect of the Constitution Day :
Site. Well known for
Statement-I : The Constitution Day is
1. Besnagar : Shaivite cave shrine celebrated on 26th November every year to
2. Bhaja : Buddhist cave shrine promote constitutional values among citizens.
3. Sittanavasal : Jain cave shrine
Statement-II : On 26th November, 1949 the
How many of the above pairs are correctly Constituent Assembly of India set up a Drafting
matched? Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. B.
a) Only one R. Ambedkar to prepare a Draft Constitution of
b) Only two India.
c) All Which one of the following is correct in respect
d) None of the above statements?
a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II
Q63. Consider the following Statements: are correct and Statement-II is the
correct explanation for Statement-I
Statement-I : 7th Auguest is declared as the b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II
national Handloom Day are correct and Statement-II is not the
correct explanation for Statement-I
Statement-II : It was in 1905 that the Swadeshi c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II
Movement was Launched on the same day is incorrect
d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-
Which one of the following is correct in respect
II is correct
of the above statements?
a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
Q66. Consider the following statements:
correct and Statement-II is the correct
explanation for Statement-I Statement-I: Switzerland is one of the leading
b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are exporters of gold in terms of value.
correct and Statement-II is not the
correct explanation for Statement-I Statement-II: Switzerland has the second
c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II largest gold reserves in the world.
is incorrect
d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement- Which one of the following is correct in respect
II is correct of the above statements?
Q64. Consider the following statements in
respect of the National Flag of India according
to the Flag Code of India, 2002:
 a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is
correct and Statement-II is the correct correct
explanation for Statement-I
b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
correct and Statement-II is not the Q69. Consider the following statements:
correct explanation for Statement-I
c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II The ‘Stability and Growth Pact’ of the
European Union is a treaty that
is incorrect
d) Statement-I is incorrect Statement-II is
correct
1. limits the levels of the budgetary deficit of
the countries of the European Union
Q67. Consider the following statements:
2. makes the countries of the European Union
Statement-I: Recently, the United States of to share their infrastructure facilities
America (USA) and the European Union (EU)
3. enables the countries of the European
have launched the ‘Trade and Technology Union to share their technologies
Council’.
How many of the above statements are
Statement-II: The USA and the EU claim that correct?
through this they are trying to bring
a) Only one
technological progress and physical b) Only two
productivity under their control. c) All three
d) None
Which one of the following is correct in respect
of the above statements?
a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are Q70. Consider the following statements:
correct and Statement-II is the correct
explanation for Statement-I 1. Recently, all the countries of the United
b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are Nations have adopted the first-ever compact
correct and Statement-II is not the for international migration, the 'Global
correct explanation for Statement-I Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular
c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II Migration (GCM)'.
is incorrect 2. The objectives and commitments stated in
d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement- the GCM are binding on the UN member
II is correct countries.
3. The GCM addresses internal migration or
Q68. Consider the following statements: internally displaced people also in its
objectives and commitments.
Statement-I: India accounts for 3.2% of global
export of goods. How many of the above statements are
correct?
Statement-II: Many local companies and some
foreign companies operating in India have a) Only one
taken advantage of India's 'Production-linked b) Only two
Incentive' scheme. c) All three
d) None
Which one of the following is correct in respect
of the above statements?
a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are 71. Consider the Following countries :
correct and Statement-II is the correct 1. Bulgaria
explanation for Statement-I
b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are 2. Czech Republic
correct and Statement-II is not the correct
explanation for Statement-I 3. Hungary
c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is 4. Latvia
incorrect
5. Lithuania Which one of the following is correct in respect
of the above statements?
6. Romania
a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
How many of the above-mentioned counties correct and Statement-II is the correct
share a land border with Ukraine explanation for Statement-I
a) Only two b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
b) Only three correct and Statement-II is not the
c) Only four correct explanation for Statement-I
d) Only five c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is
incorrect
d) Statement-I is incorrect Statement-II is
correct
Q72. With reference to the Earth's
atmosphere, which one of the following
statements is correct?
Q75. Consider the following statements
a) The total amount of insolation received at
the equator is roughly about 10 times of 1. In a seismograph, P waves are recorded
that received at the poles. earlier than S waves.
b) Infrared rays constitute roughly two-thirds 2. In P waves, the individual particles vibrate to
of insolation. and fro in the direction of wave propagation
c) Infrared waves are largely absorbed by whereas in S waves, the particles vibrate up
water vapour that is concentrated in the and down at right angles to the direction of
lower atmosphere. wave propagation.
d) Infrared waves are a part of visible
spectrum of electromagnetic waves of Which of the statements given above is/are
solar radiation correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
Q73. Consider the Following Statements : c) Both 1 and 2
Statement I : The soil in tropical rain forest is d) Neither 1 nor 2
rich in nutrients
Statement II : The high temperature and Q76. With reference to coal-based thermal
moisture of tropical rain power plants in India, consider the following
Which one of the following is correct in respect statements:
of the above statements? 1. None of them uses seawater.
a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are 2. None of them is set up in water-stressed
correct and Statement-II is the correct district.
explanation for Statement-I 3. None of them is privately owned
b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are How many of the above statements are
correct and Statement-II is not the correct?
correct explanation for Statement-I
c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II a) Only one
is incorrect b) Only two
a) Statement-I is incorrect Statement-II is c) All three
correct d) None

Q74. Consider the following statements. Q77. ‘Wolbachia method’ is sometimes talked
Statement-I: The temperature contrast about with reference to which one of the
between continents and oceans is greater following?
during summer than in winter. a) Controlling the viral diseases spread by
Statement-II: The specific heat of water is mosquitoes
more than that of land surface b) Converting crop residues into packing
material
 c) Producing biodegradable plastics 1. It is a safe motherhood intervention of the
d) Producing biochar from thermo-chemical State Health Departments.
conversion of biomass
2. Its objective is to reduce maternal and
neonatal mortality among poor pregnant
women.
Q78. Consider the following activities
3. It aims to promote institutional delivery
1. Spreading finely ground basalt rock on farm among poor pregnant women.
lands extensively
4. Its objective includes providing public
2. Increasing the alkalinity of oceans by adding health facilities to sick infants up to one
lime year of age.
3. Capturing carbon dioxide released by How many of the statements given above are
various industries and pumping it into correct?
abandoned subterranean mines in the form of a) Only one
carbonated waters
b) Only two
How many of the above activities are often
considered and discussed for carbon c) Only three

capture and sequestration? d) All four

a) Only one
b) Only two 82. Consider the following statements in the
c) All three context of interventions being undertaken
d) None under Anaemia Mukt Bharat Strategy:
1. It provides prophylactic calcium
Q79 ‘Aerial metagenomics' best refers to supplementation for pre-school children,
which one of the following situations? adolescents and pregnant women.
a) Collecting DNA samples from air in a 2. It runs a campaign for delayed cord
habitat at one go clamping at the time of child- birth.
b) Understanding the genetic makeup of
avian species of a habitat 3. It provides for periodic deworming to
c) Using air-borne devices to collect blood children and adolescents.
samples from moving animals
d) Sending drones to inaccessible areas to 4. It addresses non-nutritional causes of
collect plant and animal samples from anaemia in endemic pockets with special
land surfaces and water bodies focus on malaria, hemoglobinopathies
and fluorosis.
How many of the statements given above are
Q80. ‘Microsatellite DNA’ is used in the case of correct?
which one of the following?
a) Only one
a) Studying the evolutionary relationships
among species of fauna b) Only two
b) Stimulating ‘stem cells’ to transform into
c) Only three
diverse functional tissues
c) Promoting clonal propagation of d) All four
horticultural plants
d) Assessing the efficacy of drugs by
conducting series of drug trials in a
Q83. Consider the following statements :
population
1. Carbon fibres are used in the
manufacture of components used in
Q81. Consider the following statements in automobiles and aircrafts.
relation to Janani Suraksha Yojana: 2. Carbon fibres once used cannot be
recycled.
Which of the statements given above is/are 3. Pulsars : Neutron stars that are formed
correct? when massive stars run out of fuel and
collapse
a) 1 only
b) 2 only How many of the above pairs are correctly
c) Both 1 and 2 matched?
d) Neither 1 nor 2
a) Only one
b) Only two
Q84. Consider the following actions: c) All three
d) None
1. Detection of car crash/collision which results
in the deployment of airbags almost
instantaneously
Q87. Which one of the following countries has
2. Detection of accidental free fall of a laptop its own Satellite Navigation System?
towards the ground which results in the
immediate turning off of the hard drive a) Australia
b) Canada
3. Detection of the tilt of the smart- phone c) Israel
which results in the rotation of display between
d) Japan
portrait and landscape mode
In how many of the above actions is the
function of accelerometer required? Q88. Consider the following statements:
a) Only one
1. Ballistic missiles are jet-propelled at
b) Only two
subsonic speeds throughout their flights, while
c) All three
d) None cruise missiles are rocket-powered only in the
initial phase of flight.

2. Agni-V is a medium-range supersonic cruise

Q85. With reference to the role of biofilters in missile, while BrahMos is a solid-fuelled
Recirculating Aquaculture System, intercontinental ballistic missile.
consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
1. Biofilters provide waste treatment by
removing uneaten fish feed. a) 1 only
2. Biofilters convert ammonia present in fish b) 2 only
waste to nitrate. c) Both 1 and 2
3. Biofilters increase phosphorus as nutrient d) Neither 1 nor 2
for fish in water.

How many of the statements given above are Q89. Consider the following statements
correct? regarding mercury pollution:
a) Only one 1. Gold mining activity is a source of mercury
b) Only two pollution in the world.
c) All three 2. Coal-based thermal power plants cause
d) None mercury pollution.
3. There is no known safe level of exposure
to mercury.
Q86. Consider the following pairs :
How many of the above statements are
Objects in space Description
correct?
1. Cepheids : Giant clouds of dust and gas in
a) Only one
space
b) Only two
2. Nebulae : Stars which brighten and dim c) All three
periodically d) None
 Q93. In the context of finance, the term "beta"
refers to,
Q90. With reference to green hydrogen,
consider the following statements: a) The process of simultaneous buying and
selling of an asset from different
1. It can be used directly as a fuel for internal platforms
combustion. b) An investment strategy of a portfolio
2. It can be blended with natural gas and manager to balance risk versus reward.
used as fuel for heat or power generation. c) A type of systemic risk that arises where
3. It can be used in the hydrogen fuel cell to perfect hedging is not possible.
run vehicles. d) A numeric value that measures the
fluctuations of a stock to changes in the
How many of the above statements are
overall stock market
correct?
a) Only one
b) Only two Q94. Consider the following statements:
c) All three
d) None 1. The Self-Help Group (SHG) program was
originally initiated by the State Bank of India

Q91. Consider the following statements with by providing microcredit to the financially
reference to India: deprived.

1. According to the ‘Micro, Small and 2. In an SHG, all members of a group take
Medium Enterprises Development responsibility for a loan that an individual
(MSMED) Act, 2006’, the medium member takes.
enterprises are those with investments
plant machinery between 15 crore and 25 3. The Regional Rural Banks and Scheduled
crore. Commercial Banks support SHGS.
2. All bank loans to the Micro, Small and How many of the above statements are
Medium Enterprises qualify under the correct?
priority sector.
a) Only one
Which of the statements given above is/are b) Only two
correct? c) All three
a) 1 only d) None
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2 95. Consider the following statements:
Statement-1:India's public sector health care
system largely focuses on curative care with
Q92. With reference to Central Bank digital limited preventive, promotive and rehabilitative
currencies, consider the following statements: care.
1. It is possible to make payments in a digital Statement-II :Under India's decentralized
currency without using US dollar or SWIFT approach to health care delivery, the States
system. are primarily responsible for organizing health
2. A digital currency can distributed with services.
condition a programmed into it such as a
time-frame for spending it. Which one of the following is correct in respect
of the above statements?
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct? a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
correct and Statement-II is the correct
a) 1 only explanation for Statement-I
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2 b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
d) Neither 1 nor 2 correct and Statement-II is not the correct
explanation for Statement-I
c) Statement-I is correct Statement-II is Q98. Which one of the following countries has
incorrect been suffering from decades of civil strife and
food shortages and was in news in the recent
d) Statement-l is incorrect Statement-II is
past for its very severe famine?
correct
a) Angola
b) Costa Rica
Q96. Consider the following statements c) Ecuador
d) Somalia
Statement I: According to the United Nations'
World Water Development Report, 2022’, India
extracts more than a quarter of the world's
groundwater withdrawal each year. Q99. Consider the following statements:

Statement-II: India needs to extract more than 1. In India, the Biodiversity Management
a quarter of the world's groundwater each year Committees are key to the realization of
to satisfy the drinking water and sanitation the objectives of the Nagoya Protocol.
needs of almost 18% of world's population 2. The Biodiversity Management
living in its territory. Committees have important functions in
determining access and benefit sharing,
Which one of the following is correct in respect including the power to levy collection
of the above statements? fees on the access of biological
resources within its jurisdiction.
a) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
correct and Statement-II is the correct Which of the statements given above is/are
explanation for Statement-I correct?
b) Both Statement-I and Statement-II are
correct and Statement-II is not the a) 1 only
correct explanation for Statement-I b) 2 only
c) Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is c) Both 1 and 2
incorrect d) Neither 1 nor 2
d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II
is correct
Q100. Consider the following statements in
respect of election to the President of India:
Q97. Consider the following statements :
1. The members nominated to either
1. According to the Constitution of India, House of Parliament or the Legislative
the Central Government has a duty to Assemblies of the states are
protect States from internal also eligible to be included in the
disturbances. Electoral College.

2. The Constitution of India exempts the 2. Higher the number of elective

States from providing legal counsel to Assembly seats, higher is the value of
a person being held for preventive vote of each MLA of that State.
detention.
3. The value of vote of each MLA of
3. According to the Prevention of Madhya Pradesh is greater than that
Terrorism Act, 2002, confession of the of Kerala.
accused before the police cannot be
used as evidence. 4. The value of vote of each MLA of
Puducherry is higher than that of
How many of the above statements are Arunachal Pradesh because the ratio
correct? of total population to total number of
elective seats in Puducherry is greater
a) Only one as compared to Arunachal Pradesh.
b) Only two
c) All three How many of the above statements are correct
d) None
a) Only one
b) Only two
c) Only three
d) All Four