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Pre-Prelims
Test VI

The test is of 1 hour duration.
There are 50 questions. All of them are compulsory.
Each question has 4 choices. Only one of them is correct.
Each correct answer will get 1 mark.
or each incorrect answer 0.!! mark will "e deducted.
There is no penalty in case of no attempt.
O#$ answer sheet is pro%ided on the last page to mark the answers.
&arken the appropriate "u""le against the respecti%e question no.
1. Consider the following statements:
I. The date of summer solstice in the Northern hemisphere (or une solstice! is the same e"er# #ear.
II. $n the %&uator' da#light and nighttime hours are e&ual throughout the #ear.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
,. Consider the following statements about the -.irtual Clusters- initiati"e of /o"ernment of India:
I. Its aim is to promote networ0ing between small businesses.
II. It is a web portal hosted b# 1inistr# of 1icro 2mall and 1edium %nterprises.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
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3. Consider the following statements about Participator# Notes or P-notes:
I. In"estments through Participator# Notes are accounted under 4DI.
II. $"erseas in"estors using Participator# Notes do not ha"e to register with 2%+I.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
5. Consider the following:
I. +irds II. 4ish III. 6eptiles I.. 1ammals
(hich of the abo"e groups are cold-blooded*
a. I and II b. I and III
c. II and III d. III and I.
7. Consider the following statements:
I. Dastangoi is a non-classical dance form.
II. Dastangoi originated in present-da# 8ttar Pradesh.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
9. In case of e&ualit# of "otes in a constituenc# between top two candidates in a :o0 2abha election'
6epresentation of People ;ct' 1<71 en"isages the selection of winning candidate b#:
a. %lectoral officer deciding b# drawing lots' that is depending on chance
b. 6e-election
c. %lectoral $fficer deciding unilaterall# b# casting his "ote
d. None of the abo"e as 6epresentation of People-s ;ct doesn-t deal with the case of e&ualit# of "otes
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=. Consider the following statements:
I. The length of %&uator is slightl# greater than twice the length of Prime 1eridian.
II. Prime 1eridian is the longest of all meridians.
III. If one tra"els westward across the date line' she has to ad"ance her calendar b# one da#.
(hich of the abo"e statements are true*
a. I and II b. II and III
c. I and III d. ;ll of them
>. Consider the following statements about 1arginal 2tanding 4acilit# (124!:
I. 8nder 124' all scheduled commercial ban0s can borrow o"ernight from 6+I up to 1? of their net
demand and time liabilities (NDT:!.
II. The 124 interest rate is alwa#s1@@ basis points or 1? abo"e the repo rate.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
<. Consider the following statements about Public ;ccounts Committee of the Parliament:
I: It has members from both the houses.
II. Con"entionall# its chairman is from the ruling part#.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
1@. (hich of the following does -cosmic inflation- theor# refer to*
a. 4aster eApansion of the earl# uni"erse b. 2ustained eApansion of the uni"erse
c. The reason behind big bang d. The reason behind gra"itational force
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11. Consider the following statements:
I. Bigh clouds absorb outgoing long-wa"e energ# and ma0e the atmosphere warmer b# boosting
counter-radiation and increasing the greenhouse effect.
II. :ow clouds reflect short-wa"e solar energ# bac0 to space' causing the %arthCs surface and
atmosphere to cool.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
1,. Consider the following statements about Central /o"ernment Bealth 2cheme (C/B2!:
I. Its target population is the +P: population in urban areas.
II. It was launched in ,@@<.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
13. The first ;ll-+engal Conference of 2tudents was held in 1<,>. It was presided o"er b#:
a. awaharlal Nehru b. 1ahatma /andhi
c. 2ubhas Chandra +ose d. .allabhbhai Patel
15. In the conteAt of India-China war of 1<9,' which of the following most accuratel# eAplains -4orward Polic#-*
a. To create outposts behind ad"ancing Chinese troops to cut off their supplies
b. To engage Chinese troops in difficult terrain instead of plain areas
c. To defend both ;0sai Chin and North-%ast 4rontier ;genc# simultaneousl#
d. To de-recogniDe suDeraint# of China o"er Tibet in protest of Chinese incursions
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17. Consider the following statements about -Dero hour-:
I. It is not mentioned in the 6ules of Procedure or the Constitution.
II. It comes immediatel# before the &uestion hour.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
19. Consider the following statements:
I. Ph#toplan0ton reduce C$
,
b# using it for photos#nthesis.
II. Iron fertiliDation is intentional introduction of iron to upper ocean to stimulate ph#toplan0ton bloom.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
1=. Consider the following statements:
I. None of the members of 2imon Commission was Indian.
II. 1uslim :eague supported Congress decision to bo#cott 2imon Commission.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
1>. (hich of the following correctl# describes -4orward /uidance-*
a. /raduall# reducing the programme of monthl# purchases of go"ernment and mortgage bonds
b. :in0ing of short-term interest rates with rate of inflation b# the central ban0
c. :in0ing of short-term interest rates with unemplo#ment rates b# the central ban0
d. 8se of communication about future central ban0 actions to influence present beha"ior
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1<. Consider the following statements:
I. In the Badle# cell thermal circulation' air rises at the subtropical high pressure cells and descends in
the inter-tropical con"ergence Done (ITCE!.
II. ITCE shifts northwards from anuar# to une.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
,@. anet Fellen is the first woman to head:
a. 82 4ederal 6eser"e b. 82 Bouse of 6epresentati"es
c. N;2; d. 2upreme Court of the 8nited 2tates
,1. Consider the following:
I. ; person shall not be con"icted under a criminal law enacted after the crime.
II. ; person shall not be punished for the same offense more than once.
III. ; person shall not be compelled to be a witness against himself
(hich of the abo"e are included in the 4undamental 6ights*
a. I and II b. II and III
c. I and III d. ;ll of them
,,. Consider the following statements about National /reen Tribunal:
I. It is a non-statutor# bod#.
II. It is formal name of the popularl# called -green benches- of the 2upreme Court.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
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,3. Consider the following statements:
I. The writ Gurisdiction of a Bigh Court is wider than that of the 2upreme Court.
II. The writ Gurisdictions of both Bigh courts and 2upreme Court are part of the basic structure of the
Constitution.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
,5. Consider the following statements about National 20ill De"elopment ;genc# (N2D;!:
I. It has subsumed the National 20ill De"elopment Corporation (N2DC! and manages the National 20ill
De"elopment 4und (N2D4!.
II. Its nodal ministr# is 1inistr# of :abour and %mplo#ment.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
,7. -6a0higarhi- in Bar#ana is famous as one of the biggest sites of:
a. /upta %mpire b. Indus .alle# Ci"iliDation
c. 1aur#a %mpire d. .edic Ci"iliDation
,9. Consider the following:
I. :affer Cur"e II. :orenD Cur"e III. Phillips Cur"e
;. Degree of ine&ualit# +. Inflation and 8nemplo#ment rates C. TaA rate and taA re"enue
(hich of the following matches the abo"e two sets correctl#*
a. I-;' II-+' III-C b. I-C' II-;' III-+
c. I-+' II-C' III-; d. I-C' II-+' III-;
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,=. Consider the following:
I. ;ir temperature II. 6elati"e Bumidit# III. (ind speed
(hich of the abo"e are among the factors that determine how hot or cold does it feel*
a. I and II b. II and III
c. I and III d. ;ll of them
,>. Consider the following statements:
I. 1icrowa"e o"en heats the food directl# b# radiation where as induction coo0er heats the food
indirectl# through "essel.
II. Certain 0inds of plastic "essels can be used inside microwa"e o"en where as plastic "essels cannot be
used for induction coo0ing.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
,<. Discretionar# grants are gi"en to states b# the Center on the recommendation of:
a. 4inance Commission b. 4inance 1inistr#
c. National De"elopment Council d. Planning Commission
3@. Consider the following components of IndeA of Industrial Production (IIP!:
I. %lectricit# II. 1anufacturing III. 1ining
(hich of the following arranges the abo"e in the correct decreasing order of their weights in IIP*
a. I H II H III b. II H III H I
c. III H I H II d. II H I H III
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31. Consider the following:
I. Collecti"e responsibilit# of the eAecuti"e to legislature II. Independent Gudiciar#
III. Presence of de jure and de facto heads of eAecuti"e I.. (ritten constitution
(hich of the abo"e features of Indian go"ernance s#stem are features of parliamentar# form of go"ernment*
a. I and II b. II and III
c. I and III d. II and I.
3,. The ;ll-India Iisan 2abha was founded in 1<39 under the presidentship of:
a. %. 1. 2. Namboodiripad b. N. /. 6anga
c. 6am 1anohar :ohia d. 2wami 2ahaGanand 2araswati
33. Consider the following statements:
I. $ne person can not be appointed as the go"ernor of more than one state at the same time.
II. /o"ernor is allowed to promulgate ordinances when the state legislature is not in session.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
35. Consider the following statements:
I. 8nionist Part# was based mostl# in PunGab pro"ince of pre-independent India.
II. 2ir 2i0andar B#at Ihan of 8nionist Part# became the Chief 1inister of PunGab in 1<3=.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
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37. Consider the following statements:
I. Troposphere is thic0er at the e&uator than the poles.
II. Temperature decreases with height in mesosphere.
III. In stratosphere' winds blow from west to east.
(hich of the abo"e statements are true*
a. I and II b. II and III
c. I and III d. ;ll of them
39. Consider the following with reference to China-s -2tring of Pearls-:
I. Chittagong II. /wadar III. Bambantota
;. +angladesh +. Pa0istan C. 2ri :an0a
(hich of the following matches the two sets correctl#*
a. I-;' II-+' III-C b. I-+' II-C' III-;
c. I-C' II-;' III-+ d. I-;' II-C' III-+
3=. (hich of the following is the world-s largest roo0er# (breeding colon#! of $li"er 6idle# turtles*
a. /ahiramatha 1arine (ildlife 2anctuar# b. /ulf of Iutch 1arine National Par0
c. /ulf of 1annar 1arine National Par0 d. 1al"an 1arine (ildlife 2anctuar#
3>. Consider the following
I. 4iAed eAchange rate II. 4ree capital mo"ement
III. Independent monetar# polic# I.. 2table inflation rates
(hich of the abo"e are dealt with b# the -impossible trinit#-*
a. I' II and III b. II' III and I.
c. I' III and I. d. I' II and I.
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3<. Consider the following:
I. ;n independent debt management agenc# to manage go"ernment debt.
II. ; 8nified 4inancial ;genc# to subsume 2%+I' 41C' I6D; and P46D;.
III. 6+I go"ernor to be appointed from among its deput# go"ernors.
(hich of the abo"e are recommendations of 42:6C (4inancial 2ector :egislati"e 6eforms Commission!*
a. I and II b. II and III
c. I and III d. ;ll of them
5@. District udges are appointed b#:
a. Chief ustice of Bigh Court of the state b. Chief 1inister of the state
c. /o"ernor of the state d. 2tate Public 2er"ice Commission
51. Consider the following statements:
I. $ne s&uare meter on the surface of 1ars recei"es' on an a"erage' less energ# than one s&uare meter on
the surface of %arth.
II. 6ed color carries more energ# than blue color.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
5,. Consider the following statements about 8NB6C (8nited Nations Buman 6ights Council!:
I. ;ll members of 8N /eneral ;ssembl# ha"e one "ote each in the 8NB6C.
II. 8NB6C was established in ,@@9.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
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53. Consider the following statements with reference to the Buman Immunodeficienc# .irus ;nd ;c&uired
Immune Deficienc# 2#ndrome (Pre"ention ;nd Control! +ill' ,@15:
I. The re&uirement for BI. testing as a prere&uisite for obtaining emplo#ment will be prohibited.
II. It will be the responsibilit# of the state go"ernment to pro"ide free anti-retro"iral therap#.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
55. Nehru 6eport was prepared in immediate protest of:
a. Cabinet 1ission b. Cripps 1ission
c. 2imon Commission d. /o"ernment of India ;ct' 1<37
57. Consider the following statements:
I. ;t dew point' the air is necessaril# saturated.
II. 6adiation fog forms when radiati"e cooling is "er# strong when the temperature of the air la#er at the
ground le"el falls below the dew point.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
59. (hich of the following correctl# describes -Juantitati"e %asing-*
a. /o"ernment 0eeping near-Dero interest rates to increase mone# suppl#
b. /o"ernment bu#ing securities from ban0s to increase mone# suppl#
c. /o"ernment reducing the le"el of bu#ing of securities and bonds after a certain period
d. /o"ernment stopping the programme of bu#ing of go"ernment and mortgage bonds
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5=. Consider the following statements about :aw commission of India:
I. It is a non-statutor# non-constitutional bod#.
II. It is constituted e"er# fi"e #ears.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
5>. Consider the following statements:
I. Transpiration b# plants helps in increasing the water "apor content of air.
II. Transpiration is one of the reasons for rural areas of the same region being cooler than urban areas.
III. Transpiration increases the moisture content of soil and speeds up ground water recharge.
(hich of the abo"e statements are true*
a. I and II b. II and III
c. I and III d. ;ll of them
5<. Consider the following statements:
I. 2#lhet became a part of Pa0istan based on the result of plebiscite in 1<5=.
II. Independent India had two /o"ernors-/eneral in all' in :ouis 1ountbatten and C.6aGagopalachari.
(hich of the abo"e statements is)are true*
a. $nl# I b. $nl# II
c. +oth of them d. None of them
7@. Ierch 2trait lies between which of the following:
a. Crimea and (mainland! 6ussia b. Crimea and (mainland! 80raine
c. (1ainland! 6ussia and (mainland! 80raine d. Crimea and /eorgia
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