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1. E. 1, 2 and 3 appointed by the Governor on the advice of the
Article 101 - Vacation of Seats: 1. No person shall Chief Minister, and the Ministers shall hold office
be a member of both Houses of the Parliament during the pleasure of the Governor. Discretion
and provision shall be made by the Parliament by given to the Governor is based on the
law for the vacation by a person, who is chosen a constitutional limitations and the Governor has to
member of both the Houses of his seat in one follow certain rules as specified by the Sarkaria
House or the other. 2. No person shall be a Commission, which suggested that in choosing a
member of both the Parliament and of a House of Chief Minister, the Governor should be guided by
the Legislature of a State, and if a person is chosen the following principles:
a member both of the Parliament and of a House  The party or combination of parties that
of the Legislature of a State, then, at the commands the widest support in the
expiration of such period as may be specified in Legislative Assembly should be called to form
rules made by the President, that person‘s seat in the government.
the Parliament shall become vacant, unless he has  The Governor’s task is to see that a
previously resigned his seat in the Legislature of government is formed – and not to try to form
the State. 3. If a member of either House of the a government that will pursue the policies that
Parliament – (a) becomes subject to any of the he approves.
disqualifications mentioned in clause (1) and  If no party has a majority, the Governor has to
clause (2) of Article 102 – (Holding Office of Profit, invite:
Defection under Tenth Schedule) or (b) resigns his a) a pre-poll alliance,
seat by writing under his hand addressed to the b) the largest single party that is able to gain
Chairman or the Speaker and his resignation is majority support,
accepted by the Chairman or the Speaker 4. If, for c) a post-election coalition that has the
a period of 60 days, a member of either House of required members,
the Parliament is, without the permission of the d) a post-election coalition in which the
House, absent from all meetings thereof, the partners are willing to extend outside
House may declare his seat vacant - Provided that support.
in computing the said period of sixty days no  The Commission recommended that whoever
account shall be taken of any period during which is appointed as the Chief Minister, must seek a
the House is prorogued or is adjourned for more vote of confidence in the Assembly on the floor
than four consecutive days. of the House, within 30 days of taking over.
Article 101(2) of the Constitution, read with Rule 2 The Governor should not resort to the
of the Prohibition of Simultaneous Membership mechanisms, where determining of the
Rules, 1950: The members of the State majority of the government is done outside the
Legislatures, who have been elected to the Lok Assembly.
Sabha, must resign their seats within 14 days
“from the date of publication in the Gazette of 3. C. 3 only
India or in the Official Gazette of the State, "Special Court" under the Lokpal Act means the
whichever is later, of the declaration that he has court of a Special Judge, appointed under the
been so chosen”, failing which their seats in the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.
Lok Sabha shall automatically fall vacant. The Lokpal may, after taking a decision on the
filing of the charge-sheet, direct its Prosecution
2. B. Article 164: Other provisions as to the Wing or any investigating agency, including the
Ministers CBI, to initiate prosecution in the Special Court in
Article 164 – Other provisions as to the Ministers: respect of the cases investigated by the agency.
The Chief Minister shall be appointed by the The Lokpal Act provides supervisory power of the
Governor and the other Ministers shall be Lokpal over the CVC and the CBI. The Lokpal and
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Lokayuktas Act do not empower the Lokayukta to She authenticates a Bill in the absence of the
conduct inquiry and investigations on the Chief Speaker, sends and receives messages on behalf
Minister. of the House, receives notices, petitions,
documents and papers addressed to or intended
4. B. 1 only for the House.
Zero FIR:
When a police station receives a complaint 8. C. 1 and 3 only
regarding an alleged offence that has been The Vishaka guidelines, which were legally
committed in the jurisdiction of another police binding, defined sexual harassment and imposed
station, it registers an FIR, and then transfers it to three key obligations on the institutions –
the concerned police station for further prohibition, prevention and redress. The Supreme
investigation. This is called a Zero FIR. Court directed that they should establish a
Since the FIR is registered outside the jurisdiction Complaints Committee, which would look into the
of the assigned police station, no serial number is matters of sexual harassment of women at the
assigned to it and instead it is assigned a number workplace. The 2013 Act broadened the Vishaka
“0”. Such FIR is registered, irrespective of the area Guidelines
where the offence has been committed. After the
police station registers a Zero FIR, it transfers it to 9. A. 91st Constitutional Amendment Act, 2003
the jurisdictional police station, where the offence The 93rd Constitutional Amendment allows the
has occurred. government to make special provisions for
"advancement of any socially and educationally
5. B. 2 and 3 only backward classes of citizens", including their
A Constitution Amendment Bill, under Article 368, admission in aided or unaided private educational
can be introduced in either House of the institutions. The Ninety-fifth Amendment of
Parliament. the Constitution of India, officially known as The
Constitution (Ninety-fifth Amendment) Act, 2009,
6. C. 1 and 3 only extended the period of reservation of seats for
Electoral College: the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and
 The representatives of the States and of the representation of the Anglo-Indians in the Lok
Union Territories in the Rajya Sabha are Sabha and the State Legislative Assemblies for
elected by the method of indirect election. another ten years, i.e. up to 26 January 2020.
 The representatives of each State and two
Union territories are elected by the elected 10. E. All are correct.
members of the Legislative Assembly of that
State and by the members of the Electoral 11. D. Encourage the Start-ups to develop products
College for that Union Territory, in accordance to take care of the elderly
with the system of proportional representation The SAGE (Senior care Ageing Growth Engine)
by means of the single transferable vote. Initiative is a one-stop portal to encourage the
Start-ups to develop products to take care of the
7. A. 1 and 3 only elderly. Examples: Diagnostic kits, personalized
Each House of the Parliament has its separate wheelchairs, financial services for the elderly etc.
Secretariat, which functions under the direction
and control of its Presiding Officer. Thus, the Lok 12. C. Isaac Newton
Sabha Secretariat functions under the ultimate The Silver Economy refers to the system of
guidance and control of the Speaker, Lok Sabha. In production, distribution and consumption of the
the discharge of his Constitutional and statutory goods and services, aimed at utilising the
responsibilities, the Speaker of the Lok Sabha is purchasing potential of the ageing population, as
assisted by the Secretary-General, Lok Sabha, well as satisfying their consumption requirements,
(appointed by the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, and living essentials and healthcare needs.
whose pay scale, position and status etc., are Examples:
equivalent to that of the highest ranking official in  Health Care Sector: Higher focus on the senior
the Government of India, i.e., the Cabinet citizens will lead to: (a) Improve health care
Secretary). infrastructure; and (b) Creation of more jobs as
doctors, nurses, pharmacists etc.
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 Financial Sector: Development of the financial  Yellow Revolution: Oilseeds
institutions to cater to banking, insurance and  Purple Revolution: Aromatic crops, such as
pension. For example, dedicated Microfinance Lavender
institutions (MFIs) to provide small value loans  Golden Revolution: Horticultural products
to the senior citizens.  Rainbow Revolution: All round development
 Hospitality, Travel and Tourism: Development of the agricultural sector
of religious tourism circuits for the senior
citizens would provide fillip to the hospitality 16. C. 1 and 3 only
industry and benefit the local economy. The Ministry of Panchayati Raj (MoPR) is
 IT Sector: Development of technological tools, implementing the Central Sector Scheme,
such as home automation, smart watches, SVAMITVA, with the aim to provide the ‘Record of
telemedicine, database management (The Rights’ to the village household owners,
Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission), home possessing houses in the inhabited areas in the
delivery of medicines etc. villages.
13. B. 3 only 17. B. Development of the North-East.

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is a global PM-DevINE (Prime Minister’s Development
organization that regulates and makes Initiative for North-East):
recommendations regarding the global financial  A new scheme, PM-DevINE, was announced
system. It is hosted and funded by the Bank for while presenting the Union Budget 2022-23.
International Settlements (BIS) and is located in  The Finance Minister stated that the PM-
Basel (Switzerland). Membership: DevINE will be implemented through the
24 member countries (G20 + 4 Key financial North-Eastern Council.
centres- Hongkong, Singapore, Spain and  An initial allocation of Rs. 1,500 crores will be
Switzerland). made for the new scheme. It will fund
International organizations (such as the IMF; the infrastructure, in the spirit of PM GatiShakti,
World Bank; the Bank for International and social development projects based on the
Settlements, OECD etc.). felt needs of the North-East.
Standard setting bodies, such as the Basel  This will enable livelihood activities for the
Committee on Banking Supervision. youth and the women, filling the gaps in
Role: The FSB is not a treaty-based organization. various sectors, the Minister explained.
Policies agreed by the FSB are not legally binding. However, it will not be a substitute for the
Instead, the FSB acts as a co-ordinating body to existing Central or State Schemes.
strengthen the financial stability of the member
countries. 18. E. All are correct.
Relationship with the G20: The FSB regularly
reports to the G20, which supports the 19. D. Pre-mature exit from the NPS is not allowed at
implementation of the agreed international all for the individuals.
standards. However, the FSB is not run by the Pre-mature exit from the NPS is allowed after 10
G20. years.
14. D. Presently, the PMJDY accounts do not provide 20. B. 2 only

for accidental insurance or life insurance cover. Details about the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi
Accident insurance cover of Rs.1 lakh (enhanced Maan-Dhan Scheme:
to Rs. 2 lakhs to the new PMJDY accounts, opened Voluntary and contributory pension scheme
after 2018). 50:50 contribution by the subscriber and the
Life insurance covers of Rs. 30,000 to the eligible Central Government.
PMJDY account holders, who opened their Eligibility: Unorganised Workers Less than Rs.
account for the first time between 15th August, 15,000 monthly salary and in the age group 18-40
2014 and 31st January, 2015. years.
Minimum Assured Pension: Rs. 3,000/- per month
15. B. 2 only after attaining the age of 60 years.
Important Revolutions:
Family Pension: Death of the Subscriber 50% of
the pension to the spouse.
Contribution by the Subscriber: Depends upon the
age of entry.
Concerned Ministry: Labour and Employment.
21. B. 1 and 3 only

The countries that border the Baltic are Sweden,
Denmark, Russia, Finland, Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Germany, and Poland.
24. C. Both 1 and 2

Jet streams are relatively narrow bands of strong
wind in the upper levels of the atmosphere. The
winds blow from west to east in jet streams but
the flow often shifts to the north and south. Jet
streams follow the boundaries between hot and
cold air. Since these hot and cold air boundaries
are most pronounced in winter, jet streams are
the strongest for both the northern and southern
22. C. Dnieper hemisphere winters. The earth's rotation is
Kyiv or Kiev is the capital and most populous city responsible for the jet stream as well.
of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine located
on the Dnieper River.
23. B. Red Sea

Al Hudaydah's port is the principal lifeline for two-
thirds of Yemen's population, which is almost
totally reliant on imports of food, fuel and 25. C. 1 and 3 only
medicine. Yemen is facing humanitarian crisis The Satkosia Tiger Reserve is located in Odisha's
because of the Civil war between by Saudi led Pro Angul district. In 2007, it was designated as a Tiger
Government forces and the Iran backed Houthi Reserve. It comprises two adjoining sanctuaries of
rebels. Central Odisha, named the Satkosia Gorge
Sanctuary and the Baisipalli Sanctuary. It is located
in the Eastern Ghats Mountains, where the
Mahanadi River flows through a deep gorge. It
provides a habitat for the moist deciduous forests,
dry deciduous forests and moist peninsular Sal The reef building corals are found within the 21°C
forests. isotherm, Temperature below 18°C causes their
death.
Corals form in calm and well-lit waters, and so they
are not near the mouths of the rivers.
Individual coral organisms are, however, found in
some cold, high latitudes waters as well (Norway and
Cape Verde Island, and off New Zealand and Japan)
Causes of Coral Bleaching:
 Increase in sea water temperature, particularly
when associated with elevated levels of solar
irradiance (e.g., ultraviolet radiation).
 Change in sea water chemistry (e.g., due to ocean
acidification or pollution).
 Chemicals in sun-screens and other personal care
products can accumulate in the areas with
significant marine tourism and recreational use by
the humans and can promote viral infections in
hard corals that lead to bleaching.
 Increment in the levels of sediment in the sea
water or a coral’s exposure to sodium cyanide (a
chemical used in the capture of the coral reef
fish).
 Mining and burning coal pollute the atmosphere
26. D. It has thick rock cover
and cause global warming. Increased carbon
The Indian Neutrino Observatory:
pollution in our atmosphere traps heat, which
 It is a proposed Particle Physics Research Mega
causes the temperature to rise on the Earth.
Project.
 Deep water trawling, which involves dragging
 The objective of the Project is to study neutrinos
fishing net along the sea bottom.
in a 1,200-metre-deep cave.
 Billions of bits of plastic waste are entangled in
 The Project is proposed to be set up at
the corals and the sickening reef.
Pottipuram village, in Theni district, in Tamil
Nadu.
28. B. Japan
 The proposed site in Theni district was identified
The Asia-Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC) is an
because the rock burden of over 1 km in all
economic co-operation agreement between the
directions shields the detector from other
governments of India, Japan and multiple African
cosmic rays.
countries.
 Since neutrinos can easily pass through anything,
they will reach the detector, while other 29. A. 1 only
particles will be filtered out by the rocks in the The Golan Heights is a disputed area between
mountains. Israel and Syria.
 The geographical location is also peculiar, as all
the existing neutrino detectors (in other
countries) are at latitudes larger than 35 degrees
North or South.
27. C. Both 1 and 2

Geographical Conditions for Coral Growth:
They grow best in the brightly lighted water about 5 to
10 metres deep. The suspended particles interfere
with feeding.
Coral reef can form upto a depth of 90 metres, but the
growth rate declines rapidly after 5 to 10 metres
depths.
The West Bank and the Gaza Strip are the two the 'Ashtadiggaja'. He had mastery over two
regions, which combinedly form the territory of languages, Telugu and Sanskrit. Krishnadeva Raya
Palestine. was an accomplished poet and writer. He
The West Bank is named so, because it is located authored ‘Amuktamalyada,’ which is considered
on the west bank of the Jordan River. It is inland as one of the fi ve top Telugu epics. Krishnadeva
and not located on the Mediterranean Sea. The Raya had a great interest in art and construction
Gaza Strip is a region located on the work. He is credited with the construction of
Mediterranean Sea, and surrounded by Egypt and Nagalpur city. The Portuguese traveller Domingo
Israel. Paes visited Vijayanagara during his reign. Babur
had mentioned Krishnadeva Raya as the most
powerful among all the rulers of India in his
autobiography
32. C. The Tughluq

Wizarat was an institution which was recognized
by the Islamic constitution. Non-Arabic
institutions were being repealed, and
nomenclature used for Minister for Council under
emperor was used as Wizarat. The idea for
adopting Wizarat as an institution was inspired
from Persia by Abbasi Caliphs. Abbas Fazal-Bin-
Ahmad was fi rst Wazir in the reign of Mahmud
Ghaznavi who was accomplished in conducting
30. B. 2 only the administration. The prime minister of state
The Atal Tunnel (also known as the Rohtang was known as Wazir. He headed the fi nance
Tunnel), named after the former Prime Minister of department called the Diwan-iWizarat and had
India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is a highway tunnel the power not only to supervise the income and
built under the Rohtang Pass in the eastern Pir expenditure of the state but other departments as
Panjal range of the Himalayas on the Leh-Manali well. Tughluq era was the golden period of Indian
Highway in Himachal Pradesh. At a length of 9.02 Muslim Wizarat.
km, it is the longest highway singletube tunnel
above 10,000 feet in the world. With the existing 33. B. 3, 1, 2, 4
Atal Tunnel and after the completion of the  Al-Biruni : Al-Biruni was a resident of Khiva
under-construction Shingo La Tunnel, which is (ancient Khwarizm). He was in the court of the
targeted to be completed by 2025, the new Leh- last emperor of Khiva dynasty as a scholar and
Manali Highway via Nimmu–Padum–Darcha road diplomat before Mahmud Ghazni’s victory over
will become all-weather roads. The tunnel reduces India. He came to India with Mahmud Ghazni
the travel time and the overall distance between during his invasion on India.
Manali and Keylong on the way to Leh. Note: The  Ibn Battuta (1333-1347 ) : He was Moroccan
Pir Panjal Range is a group of mountains in the traveller. He came to India during the Sultanate
Lesser Himalayan region, running from east- period in the regime of Muhammad-Bin-Tughluq
southeast to west-north west across the Indian (1325-1351A.D.) Muhammad Tughluq appointed
territories of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & him as ‘Qazi’ of Delhi. Later, he sent him China
Kashmir, and then Pakistan's Azad Kashmir and as an ambassador in 1342. He composed his
Punjab. travelling experiences in his book “Rihla.”
 Jean-Baptiste Tavernier (1638-1663 A.D.) : A
31. D. Telugu French gem merchant and traveller began his
The governance of Krishnadeva Raya is known as voyage the period of Shahjahan. He made six
the golden age of Telugu literature. The voyages of India during 1638-1663. He wrote his
‘Ashtadiggajas’ were the eight great poets and travel accounts in his book “Travels in India.”
scholars of Telugu in the Court of Vijayanagara.  Niccolo Manucci (1653-1708 A.D.) : He was an
Telugu literature reached its peak during the reign Italian traveller. He reached India from his
of Krishnadeva Raya. He assumed the title ‘Andhra hometown Venice while travelling to Turkey and
Bhoja’. ‘Peddana’ was ranked as the foremost of
Asia. He had given his services to Prince Dara one for civil (Sadar Diwani Adalat) and one for
Shukoh as a cannoneer. Later, he opted the criminal (Sadar Nizamat Adalat) cases.
medical profession. Manucci is famous for his  Judicial powers of the Zamindars were
work “Storia do Magor”. abolished.
 Hastings abolished the system of Dastaks, which
34. A. Mirabai were misused by the Company officials and the
‘Rag-Govind’ was written by Mirabai. traders earlier.
Mirabai was the only daughter of Ratan Singh  Private trade by the Company officials was
Rathore of Merta. She was born in a royal family restricted.
of Kudaki village of Merta, Rajasthan. Mira was
married to Bhojraj, the eldest son of the famous 37. A. Savitribai Phule
ruler of Udaipur Rana Sanga. But King Bhojraj died Savitribai Phule was a trailblazer in providing
after few years. After the death of her husband, education for the girls and for the ostracized
Mirabai spent her whole life worshipping Lord portions of the society.
Krishna. She was the contemporary of Tulsidas She became the first female teacher in India and
(1532-1623 AD), Guru Nanak (1469-1539 AD) and opened a school for girls with her husband,
Chaitanya (1486-1534 AD) but Ramkrishna (1836- Jyotirao Phule.
1886 AD) was not contemporary of her. Savitribai and Jyotirao established an education
society that opened more schools for girls and
35. B. Akbar women from all classes, in the surrounding
English East India Company was formed in the villages.
year 1600. Elizabeth was the Empress of England The oppressed classes were forbidden from
and Akbar was emperor of India at that time. drinking water from the common village well.
Jyotirao and Savitribai dug a well in their own
36. B. 1 and 3 only backyard for them to drink water from.
Warren Hastings was the first Governor of the She went on to establish a shelter for the
Presidency of Fort William (Bengal) in 1772 and destitute women and played a crucial role in
the first Governor-General of Bengal in 1774, till grooming Jyotirao Phule’s pioneering institution,
he resigned in 1785. However, the first Governor- Satyasodhak Samaj (1873) that fought for the
General of India was Lord William Bentinck and equality of all classes.
the first Governor-General of independent India Her life is heralded as a beacon of women’s rights
was Lord Mountbatten. During his term, the First in India. She is often referred to as the ‘Mother of
Anglo-Maratha War- (1775–1782), (The Treaty of Indian Feminism’.
Salbai) In 1873, Savitribai started the practice of
and the Second Anglo-Mysore War were fought. Satyasodhak marriage, where couples took an
Other wars included the Rohilla War of 1774. oath of education and equality.
 The Regulating Act of 1773 and the Pitt’s India During the bubonic plague of Maharashtra in
Act of 1784 were passed during his term. 1897, she opened a clinic for plague victims in
 He supported Sir William Jones in the Hadapsar (Poona).
formation of the Asiatic Society of Bengal in
1785. 38. B. 1 and 3 only
His Important Works: He was the President (not the founder) of Hindu
 He abolished the Dual System that had been Mahasabha from 1937 to 1943.
established by Robert Clive. In the Dual System,
the company had the Diwani rights (rights to 39. C. Lord William Bentinck
collect revenue) and the Nizam or the Indian Lord William Bentinck took charge of Governor-
chiefs had the administrative authority. General in July, 1828. He made effective eff orts to
 For revenue collection, a Board of Revenue was abolish Sati system, infanticide and established
set up at Calcutta. Unreasonable fines were peace in the country by ending the social evils.
done away with and restrictions were placed on According to the wishes of the ‘Court of Directors,’
the raising of rent. he adopted the policy of neutrality towards the
 Civil and criminal courts were established. Two Indian States. The chaos took such an ugly turn in
appellate courts were established at Calcutta, Jaipur that there was an attack on British
residents. But Lord Bentinck did not accept to
interfere in that. Like this, he did not accept to Maharashtra, India. He was born in Pune. His
interfere in Jodhpur, Bundi, Kota and Bhopal original surname was Shidhaye. At the age of 25,
because of certain reasons. Excluding this policy, Deshmukh started writing articles aimed at social
he annexed Mysore in 1831, state of Kurg and reform in Maharashtra in the weekly ’Prabhakar’
Kachar in 1834 in his state because there was too under the name ’Lokahitvadi.’ He became the
much chaos in those states. member of Council of Governor General in 1880.
He appeared in the court of Delhi wearing hand-
40. A. Lord Dalhousie woven Khadi clothes, as a supporter of the
The development of the railway line in India was National self-reliance.
an effective decision made by British Governor-
General Lord Dalhousie. The first railway line was 46. C. G. K. Gokhale
laid down from Mumbai to Thane in 1853 during Servants of India Society was founded by Gopal
the period of Lord Dalhousie. The main objective Krishna Gokhale in 1905 to unite and train Indians
of the development of railways in India was to of different ethnicity and religion in welfare work.
carry raw materials from internal parts of the It was the first secular organization to devote
country to the ports and carry army to remote itself to the unprivileged rural and tribal peoples.
areas, to crush the revolts.
47. C. Radha Kant Dev
41. B. Barrackpore Radhakanta Deb was the first president of the
Soldiers denied to use a cartridge of animal fat in British Indian Association. Gazulu Lakshminarasu
Barrackpore 29 March, 1857 and Mangal Pandey Chetty was the founder of Madras Native
murdered his adjutant. British dissolved 34th N.I. Association. M. Veeraraghavchariar, G.
Regiment and punished the culprits Subramania Iyer and P. Anand Charly founded
Madras Mahajana Sabha is 1884. Surendranath
42. D. Sanyasi revolt Banerjee founded Indian Association in 1876.
Composer of ‘Vande Mataram’ Bankim Chandra
Chatterjee mentioned Sanyasi Revolt in his novel 48. D. Amritsar Session, 1919
“Anand Math.” The peasants, landlords and The last session of Indian National Congress
artificer all were ruined due to the establishment attended by Bal Gangadhar Tilak was Amritsar
of the British Government and their new Session,1919. He had mellowed sufficiently to
economic policy. The gruesome famine occurred oppose Gandhi’s policy of boycotting the elections
in 1770. Sanyasis were humiliated by ban over to the legislative councils established as part of
pilgrimage. Sanyasis had a tradition to protest the reforms that followed from the Montagu-
against unjust, and they began a strong revolt Chelmsford Report to Parliament in 1918. Instead,
against British rule. They fought against British Tilak advised the delegates to follow his policy of
soldiers bravely. Warren Hastings had suppressed ‘responsive cooperation’ in carrying out the
the uprising after a long campaign. reforms, which introduced a certain degree of
Indian participation in regional Government. He
43. C. Kerala died on 1st August, 1920.
Moplah revolt occurred in the Malabar region of
Kerala in 1921. Most of the local tenants were 49. A. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Muslims while landlords were Hindu. The The first two decades of INC is described in history
movement was against the exploitations of as a moderate era. Among some of the prominent
landlords. moderate leaders were Dadabhai Naoroji,
Surendra Nath Banerjee, Mahadev Govind
44. B. Jawaharlal Nehru Ranade, Feroz Shah Mehta, Gopal Krishna Gokhale
‘Qaumi Awaz’ newspaper was started by and Anand Mohan Bose. They had a sense of
Jawaharlal Nehru and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai in 1945 confidence in British justice and their generosity.
from Lucknow. Its publication was stopped in Their aim was not aggressive nationalism for
1997. attaining independence. Leaders like Bal
Gangadhar Tilak, Lala Lajpat Rai, Bipin Chandra
45. D. Gopal Hari Deshmukh Pal, raised extremist ideology. B.G. Tilak accused
Gopal Hari Deshmukh (1823–1892) was a social moderates of believing in constitutional method
reformer and intellectual thinker from
and favouring the policy of protest, prayer, and associated with Ayodhya. The earliest important
petition. teachings of Jainism are attributed to
Parshvanatha, the twenty-third Tirthankara, who
50. A. Anushilan Samiti hailed from Banaras, abandoned royal life and
Barindra Ghosh was a younger brother of Sri became an ascetic. Vardhamana Mahavira was his
Aurobindo Ghosh. Barindra was influenced by spiritual successor, who was the real founder of
Aurobindo and joined revolutionary movement. In Jainism.
the year 1905, he wrote an article in a book
‘’Bhawani Mandir’’ about the detailed description 57. B. Jagat Narain Mulla
for the formation of a centre for organizing The Kakori Revolution (also called, the Kakori
revolutionary works and is credited for spreading Conspiracy or Kakori train robbery or Kakori Case)
revolutionary ideas in Bengal along with was a train robbery that took place in Kakori, near
Bhupendra Nath Dutt. Their activities led to the Lucknow, on 9 August, 1925 during the Indian
formation of Anushilan Samiti, a revolutionary Independence Movement against the British
organization. Indian Government. The Court appointed Jagat
Narayan Mulla as a public prosecutor.
51. B. 2 and 3 only
Maasir-i-Alamgiri was a court history of the next 5 58. B. Surya Sen
decades of Aurangzeb rule. It was written by Saqi Chittagong armoury raid was an attempt to raid
Mustad Khan. the armoury of the police and auxiliary forces at
Chittagong in Bengal. It was organised by Surya
52. C. Sutkagendor Sen who was also famous by the name of ‘’Master
Da’’ The Indian Republican Army (IRA) was
established by Surya Sen in Bengal and on 18th
April, 1930, the plan was put into implementation
by the members of IRA namely Ganesh Ghosh,
Lokenath, Nirmal Sen, Ambika Chakrobarty,
Naresh Roy, Kalpana Dutt, Anand Gupta, Tegrabal
etc. including Surya Sen. Struggle took place on
22nd April, 1930 between members of
Government forces and members of IRA in which
80 soldiers and 12 revolutionaries were killed. On
16 February, 1933, Surya Sen was arrested and
put to legal proceedings and ultimately hanged on
12th January, 1934.
59. C. April 13, 1919

53. E. All are correct. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre or Amritsar massacre
was an important incident in the history of Indian
54. B. 2 and 3 only Freedom Movement during the British rule. On
The name Ashoka occurs in the copies of Minor April 13, 1919 the infamous Jallianwalla Bagh
Rock Edict, found at three places in Karnataka and incident took place. On that day a large crowd
at one in Madhya Pradesh. Thus, altogether, the gathered in the enclosed ground of Jallianwalla
name Ashoka occurs four times. It is significant Bagh to protest against the Government’s new
that Ashoka’s name does not occur in any of his repressive measures and to protest against the
inscriptions from north or north-west India. arrest of two famous leaders of Punjab Dr.
Saifuddin Kitchlu and Dr. Satyapal. Others had
55. B. 1, 3 and 4 only come to attend the annual Baisakhi fair. Being
Kalidasa was one the Navratnas during outside from the city, many villagers were
Chandragupta II of the Gupta dynasty. unaware of the martial law that had been
imposed. Dyer entered the area, blocked the exit
56. C. 1 and 3 only points, and opened fi re on the crowd, killing
Some Jainas believe that Rishabhadeve was the thousands of people.
first Tirthankara or teacher of Jainism. He is
60. D. 1919
The Montagu-Chelmsford Reform was introduced 66. A. Maximum at the poles.
by the British Government in India to introduce
self-governing institutions gradually to India. In 67. B. Depends on its length
this ‘Dyarchy in the Provinces’ was introduced. The time period of a pendulum depends on its
Reserved subjects like Finance, Law and order, length.
Army, Police, etc. Transferred subjects like Public
health, educations, agriculture, Local Self- 68. D. Surface tension of oil is less than water
Government, etc. The reserved subjects were kept Oil spreads on water surface because the surface
with the Governor. While transferred subjects are tension of oil is less than water. Therefore, when
kept with selected member of executive councils. oil is poured over water, the greater value of
surface tension of water pulls oil in all directions,
61. D. Pressure – Dyne and as such it spreads on the water.
Pascal is the unit of pressure or stress in the
International System of Units (SI). Dyne is the unit 69. D. Surface tension of fluid is more than that of
of force in CGS system. Clearly, option (d) is not water
correctly matched. In a capillary tube, liquid rises in proportion with
its surface tension. The liquid which has more
62. C. Tacheometer – Pressure difference surface tension would gain more height.
A tacheometer is a type of theodolite used for
rapid measurements and determines, 70. A. Due to decrease in air pressure
electronically or electrooptically, the distance to The fountain pen leak at high altitudes. It is
target and is highly automated in its operations. because of low air pressure. The ink inside the
The remaining pairs are correctly matched. fountain pen has high pressure compared to the
Pyrometer is a device used for measuring low atmospheric pressure outside at high altitude,
relatively high temperature, such as is so ink flows out of the pen
encountered in furnaces. Anemometer is a device
used for measuring wind speed. An ammeter is a 71. D. Density
measuring instrument used to measure electric Density of an object depends on its mass and
current in a circuit. Electric current is measured in volume.
ampere (A).
72. C. The wavelength of light is very small.
63. B. The same amount of work with lesser force Due to its very small wavelength, the light appears
A simple machine helps a person in doing the to travel in a straight line.
same amount of work with less force. Few
examples of simple machines are pulley, lever, 73. D. Wavelength and velocity
wheel, screw etc. When light travels from one medium to another,
the frequency of the light does not change, while
64. A. Newton its velocity, wavelength and refractive index of the
For every action, there is an equal and opposite medium are changed.
reaction is known as Newton's third law of
motion. The statement means that in every 74. B. Dust particles
interaction, there is a pair of forces acting on the Sunlight is the mixture of different colours. When
two interacting objects. The size of the force on it passes through the atmosphere it is scattered by
the first object equals the size of the force on the the air molecules, particles of dust and other
second object. The direction of the force on the subtle materials which are present in the
first object is opposite to the direction of the force pathway.
on the second object.
75. C. Silver
65. C. Move along with the spaceship at the same Electrical conductivity is a measure of the amount
speed of electric current which a material can carry. The
If an apple is released from an orbiting spaceship, most electrically conductive element is silver
it will move along with the spaceship at the same followed by copper, aluminium and iron.
speed.
76. B. Silicon happened at a Union Carbide subsidiary pesticide
In solid state electronics, either pure silicon or plant in Bhopal, India. On the night of 2- 3
germanium may be used as the intrinsic December 1984, the plant released 42 tonnes of
semiconductor which forms the starting point for toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more
fabrication. Each has four valence electrons but than 500,000 people to toxic gases.
germanium at a given temperature has more free
electrons and higher conductivity. Silicon is by far 83. A. Liquid
the more widely used semiconductor for Oxygen and other gases found in the gas cylinders
electronics because it can be used at much higher are in a gaseous state while in domestic LPG
temperatures than germanium. cylinders, gas is found in the liquid state so
pressure gauge cannot represent the quantity of
77. D. Sand gas in LPG cylinders. That is why the pressure
Carbon is capable of forming many allotropes due gauge is not given in the domestic LPG cylinders
to its valency. The well-known forms of Carbon
included Diamond and Graphite. Coal is a 84. D. Fructose
sedimentary organic rock that contains a lot of The main components of honey are fructose -
Carbon (between about 40% to 90% carbon by 38.2%, glucose - 31.3%, sucrose - 1.3%, maltose -
weight). Sand is a naturally occurring granular 7.1% and water - 17.2%. Fructose or fruit sugar is
material composed of finely divided rock and a simple ketonic monosaccharide found in many
mineral particles. It does not contain Carbon plants.
78. A. Carbon dioxide 85. B. Sulphuric acid

Soda water or carbonated water is water that has Electrolyte substance used in a car battery is
been infused with carbon dioxide gas under sulphuric acid (H2SO4). It is a strong acid.
pressure. The gas, which comes out on opening a
soda water bottle, is carbon dioxide that produces 86. D. Osteology
a bubbly drink.
87. B. Cockroach
79. B. Hydrogen Cockroaches have white or colourless blood
Hydrogen is the purest combustion fuel. Water is because they lack haemoglobin in their blood.
generated from burning of hydrogen. While coal, Cockroaches do not use haemoglobin to carry
kerosene oil and diesel are known as fossil fuel or oxygen. Infact their bloodstream is not used to
carbonic fuel which generates carbon dioxide and carry oxygen either. They use a system of tubes
many other harmful gases when it burns. called tracheae to bring the oxygen and remove
carbon dioxide from their tissues.
80. C. Nitrous oxide
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is also known as laughing gas. 88. D. Lithophytes
It is a colourless gas with a slight metallic odour Lithophytes are plants that grow in or on rocks.
and taste. Its inhalation leads to disorientation, Those that grow on rocks are also known as
euphoria, numbness, loss of coordination, epipetric or epilithic plants. Lithophytes feed off
dizziness and ultimately a loss of consciousness. It nutrients from rain water and nearby decaying
is also used as the anesthetic gas plants, including their own dead tissues.
81. B. Silicon dioxide 89. B. Algae and fungi

Quartz crystals used in clocks are composed of Lichens are two organisms that grow together in a
silicon and oxygen atoms. The atoms are linked in symbiotic relationship . Lichens are a partnership
a continuous framework of SiO4 (silicon-oxygen between fungi and algae
tetrahedra), with each oxygen being shared
between two tetrahedra, giving an overall 90. D. Genetics
chemical formula of SiO2 (silicon dioxide). James Dewey Watson (born April 6, 1928) was an
American molecular biologist, geneticist and
82. A. Methyl isocyanate zoologist, best known as one of the co-discoverers
The Bhopal disaster or the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of the structure (double helix model) of DNA in
was a disaster that resulted from an accident. It 1953 with Francis Crick. Watson, Crick, and
Maurice Wilkins were awarded the 1962 Nobel executed in Delhi in 1675 on the orders of the
Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
discoveries concerning the "molecular structure of
nucleic acids and its significance for information 95. C. 365
transfer in living material". Now these 365 treatments will also be covered
under Ayushman Bharat. Bone marrow transplant
91. D. Bharuch and cochlear implant surgery have also been
'Urja Pravah' reached Kochi on April 22, 2022 and included in the new package. After the addition of
will be under Coast Guard District Headquarters - new processes, now the total number of
4 (Mahe and Kerala) Operational Command. The processes in this scheme has increased to 1949.
Urja Pravaha has a draft of 1.85 meters and is Under this scheme, differential pricing based on
36.96 meters long. It is designed for cargo aviation type of city and level of care has been introduced.
fuel, ship fuel and freshwater, with a capacity
range of 10 tonnes, 50 tonnes and 40 tonnes 96. B. Uttarakhand
respectively. The new ship will help augment the Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami
operations of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) by met PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister
providing logistical support to Coast Guard ships. Amit Shah at Parliament House, New Delhi on 5
April 2022. During this, the CM requested the
92. A. Dwayne Bravo Home Minister to cooperate with the Center in
With the wicket of Deepak Hooda of Lucknow, implementing 'Him Prahari Yojana' in the districts
Dwayne Bravo (CSK) became the highest IPL of international borders. There is a plan to stop
wicket-taker with 171 wickets. Bravo achieved this migration in the border districts of Uttarakhand
feat in 150 innings of 153 matches. Earlier this i.e. districts like Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Pithoragarh
record was in the name of Lasith Malinga (MI), along the international borders and to settle the
who took 170 wickets in 122 matches. Amit Indian population there according to the security
Mishra is at number three, whose name is 166 of the country. Due to this, the burden of
wickets. expenditure of about 5.45 crore rupees will be
incurred on the government.
93. A. Odisha
The SFDR booster technology was successfully 97. B. Hardik Pandya
test-fired by the Defense Research and Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya hit the only
Development Organization (DRDO) on April 8, six during his unbeaten 50 off 42 balls in the
2022 at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at match against Sunrisers. He has reached the figure
Chandipur off the Odisha coast. It is a missile of 100 sixes by playing 1046 balls. Hardik has
propulsion technology jointly developed by India broken the record of the current Delhi team
and Russia. SFDR technology is a missile captain Rishabh Pant, who completed his 100 IPL
propulsion system, based on the concept of sixes in 1224 balls. However, the fastest 100- sixer
'ramjet engine' principle. DRDO first started SFDR in IPL history is Andre Russell, who achieved the
development in 2017 and conducted successful feat in 657 balls. He is followed by Chris Gayle
trials in 2018 and 2019 also. who took 943 balls to reach this point.
94. C. 400th 98. A. Samba

Prime Minister Modi addressed the nation from In Jammu and Kashmir, a total of 62,641 families
the Red Fort on April 21, 2022, on the occasion of in Samba district of Jammu division are eligible for
the 400th Prakash Parv of Guru Tegh Bahadur. PM Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya
Modi has become the first Prime Minister of the Yojana Golden Card. The achievement was got
country to address the nation from the Red Fort after a special registration drive by the State
after sunset. Guru Tegh Bahadur is often Health Agency from April 11 to 21. On this card,
remembered by the Sikhs as the 'Savior of free of cost treatment up to Rs 5,00,000 can be
Humanity' (Shrisht-di-Chadar). He founded the done in all government and empaneled private
city of Chak-Nanki, which later became part of hospitals. Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana is the
Anandpur Sahib in Punjab. Guru Tegh Bahadur world's largest health insurance scheme, which is
was born on the fifth day of Krishna Paksha of fully funded by the Central Government.
Vaishakh month in Amritsar, Punjab. He was
99. A. Wu Yajun It is the 321st butterfly species found in Tamil
According to this list, there are currently 124 Self- Nadu out of 1,500 species in India. The presence
Made Women Billionaires in the world. Beijing's of palmking was first recorded in South India in
Wu Yajun (real estate firm 'Longfour') has topped 1891 by the British scientist HS Ferguson. More
the list with an estimated net worth of $17 billion. than a century later, it was seen again in the year
Among Indian women, Falguni Nair, CEO and 2007. Palmking belongs to the genus Nymphalidae
founder of Nykaa, has been named in the top 10 and obtains food from plants of palm, coconut
richest women list with a net worth of $7.6 billion. and calamus varieties. The presence of palmking
Two-thirds of the women on the list are from has been recorded in the forests of Arippa,
China, followed by women from the US and the Shendurni, Periyar Tiger Reserves south of the
UK. Western Ghats in India.
100. B. Dibrugarh 104. C. France

It was organized by Inland Waterways Authority of The 20th edition of the bilateral naval exercise
India (IWAI) on 11th and 12th April, 2022 at named 'VARUNA' between the Indian Navy and
Dibrugarh, Assam. The objective of this conclave the French Navy was conducted in the Arabian Sea
was to focus on harnessing the potential of the from March 30 to April 03, 2022. Indian and
international and domestic waterways ecosystem French navies have been conducting bilateral
in the North-Eastern region of the country. The maritime exercises since 1993. These exercises are
industry partner of this conclave was Federation being called 'Varuna' since 2001. Other Indo-
of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry French joint exercises - Desert Night-21 and
(FICCI). Garuda (Aerial Exercise) & Shakti (Army Exercise)
101. B. Telangana 105. D. Max Verstappen

This framework has been launched on April 19, It was Verstappen's second win this season after
2022 with a view to establish the state as a Saudi Arabia, which also included two retirements
globally recognized destination for space and the 22nd win of his career. Sergio Perez (Red
technology. The launch event was hosted on Bull-Mexico) finished second and Lando Norris
Metaverse, making it the first such official event in (McLaren-UK) third.
the country. By 2026, the space industry is
expected to grow to US$ 558 billion and 106. C. Buxar and Samastipur
Telangana wants to get its share. ISRO Chairman S Under the provision of Open Area License Policy
Somnath, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant and IN- (OALP), oil exploration exercise will be started by
SPACe Chairman Dr. Pawan Goenka also ONGC in Samastipur (308.32 square KM) and
participated in the event. Buxar (52.32 square KM). First of all, the work of
2D seismic survey will be done. For this, work of
state-of-the-art geochemical survey will also be
102. C. Karnataka done with up to date seismic data. After this, the
This new unit set up in Mysore was dedicated to work of Gravity Magnetic and Magneto Telluric
the nation by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. Color (MT) survey will be done.
Shift Intaglio Inc. (CSII) is also being manufactured
by this unit. This unit is catering to the 107. C. Katihar
requirements of all Bank Note Printing Presses in Gaya, Muzaffarpur and Khagaria have been
the country. The capacity of this unit is around ranked second, third and seventh respectively.
1,500 metric tonnes. Most of the country's bank With the aim of accelerating the pace of
note requirements are met by BRBNMPL. It is development in the backward districts of the
involved in the printing of all Indian banknotes, it country, NITI Aayog has decided to speed up the
was established in the year 1995 with an aim to work in 112 aspirational districts on health and
meet the growing demand for coins and nutrition, agriculture and water resources,
banknotes in the country. Its headquarter is financial inclusion and skill development, basic
located in Bangalore. infrastructure etc. Work is going on in 12 districts
of Bihar. In the Delta Ranking of February 2022,
103. C. Tamil Nadu Katihar district has secured the first position in the
country with a composite score of 55.9. Katihar
has district been ranked first in the country by countries in an "overall ranking". The United
getting 73 marks on the index of health and States (USA) tops the ranking with 4,935
nutrition. scientists. Harvard University has 576 scientists in
the top 2% of the world, the most from any other
108. B. London institution. Stanford University with 377 scientists
It was organized between 7 to 9 November 2022. is second and Oxford University with 252
The theme of World Travel Market 2022 is 'The scientists is third.
future of travel starts now'. India also participated
in the event to showcase itself as a preferred 113. C. Bhopal
destination for tourism. The contribution of the Union Home Minister Amit Shah has released
travel and tourism sector to India's GDP during the India's first Hindi version of MBBS course books in
year 2019 stood at 5.19%. The Indian tourism Bhopal in the presence of Madhya Pradesh Chief
sector provides employment opportunities to Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and State Medical
about 80 million people. Education Minister Vishwas Kailash Sarang. The
objective behind this is to make education easier
for students studying in non-English medium
109. B. Services schools. The name of the project to translate
On the last day of the National Games, Services MBBS books into Hindi is Mandar. The meaning of
put up a stellar performance, bagging a total of Mandar is that the way nectar came out from the
128 medals, including 61 gold, and finished on churning of the ocean with the help of Mandar
top. Maharashtra came second with 39 gold and Parvat (a mountain located in Banka, Bihar), in the
Haryana came third with 38. The 36th National same way English books have been translated into
Games concluded on 12 October with a grand Hindi.
ceremony in Surat, Gujarat. Vice President
Jagdeep Dhankhar, presiding over the function, in 114. B. Dakar
his address said that the day is not far when India India's Minister of State for External Affairs V.
will host the Olympics. The Indian Olympic Muraleedharan participated in the important
Association also discussed the possibilities of Goa event for policy discussions on Africa. This is the
hosting the 37th edition. first time that India participated in the event at
the ministerial level. He also addressed the forum
110. B. Sajan Bhanwala on the topic 'Global Crises and Sovereignty in
India's Greco-Roman wrestler Sajan Bhanwala has Africa'.
won a historic bronze medal in the 77 kg category.
Sajan got the better of Ukraine's Dmytro Vasetsky. 115. A. Seema Dhundia and Annie Abraham
The match ended at 10-10 but Bhanwala was This is the first time that a woman Inspector
declared the winner as he won the last point General will head the Rapid Action Force (RAF)
and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
111. A. Fiji Seema Dhundia, Inspector General of the Central
This conference will be organized between 15-17 Reserve Police Force of Bihar sector, and IG Annie
February 2023. This is the first time that this Abraham will be posted as the head of the Rapid
conference is being organized in a Pacific country. Action Force (RAF). The Central Reserve Police
Hindi language is very popular in many countries Force (CRPF) was the first Central Armed Police
including Fiji, New Zealand, Singapore, Mauritius. Force to induct women into combat in 1986.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar along with
Minister of State for External Affairs V 116. D. Eliud Kipchoge
Muraleedharan and Fiji's Permanent Secretary of Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, regarded as the greatest
the Ministry of Education and Arts Anjila Jokhan marathoner in the world, broke his own world
launched the logo and website of World Hindi Day record by 30 seconds at the Berlin Marathon.
Kipchoge has won the Berlin Marathon for the
112. B. 21 fourth time. He also equaled Haile Gebrselassie's
India has secured a position in the top 2% of the record of winning the title four times.
world with 52 Indian scientists. All of them in India
are doing research on high level energy particles 117. B. 78,220
in physics. The list lists scientists from 216
The Guinness World Records certificate states,
"Most people waving flags program completed by 121. D. Ganges
Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Culture, The Ganges is a lifeline to millions of people who
Government of India to celebrate Amrit Mahotsav live in its basin and depend on it for their daily
of Independence at Jagdishpur (Bhojpur) on 23rd needs. It has been important historically, with
April, 2022. A world record was created when many former provincial or imperial capitals such
78,220 people simultaneously waved the tricolor as Pataliputra, Kannauj,
for 5 minutes at a time from 2.06 hrs to 02.11 hrs Kara, Munger, Kashi, Patna, Hajipur, Delhi, Bhagal
at Dalour Maidan. The world record for waving pur,Murshidabad, Baharampur Kampilya,
the flag together before Bihar was in the name of and Kolkata located on its banks or the banks of
Pakistan. On March 1, 2014, on the occasion of tributaries and connected waterways.
Punjab Youth Festival, 56618 flags were waved
simultaneously at Lahore National Hockey 122. B. Son
Stadium in Punjab province of Pakistan, which The Son River is a seasonal river in India's central
became a world record. region. It begins near Amarkantak Hill in Madhya
Pradesh's Annupur district and ends near Patna,
118. B. Hrithik Anand Bihar, where it merges with the Ganges river.
The Indian badminton team won the gold by
defeating Japan 3-1 in the final of the mixed team 123. E. Gaya & Aurangabad.
event. In the mixed team event of badminton, North Bihar districts are vulnerable to at least five
Hrithik Anand, resident of Hajipur (Vaishali major flood-causing rivers during monsoon –
district), played an important role in getting India Mahananda River, Koshi River, Bagmati River ,
gold medal with his brilliant performance and Burhi Gandak River and Gandak – which originate
brought laurels to the whole country including in Nepal. Some south Bihar districts have also
Bihar. Hrithik Anand has bagged the country's first become vulnerable to floods from Son, Punpun
gold medal in the team event of the 24th Summer and Phalgu rivers.
Deaf Badminton Tournament held in Brazil.
124. A. Son and Gandak river
119. A. Supaul The modern city of Patna is mainly on the
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar recently inspected southern bank of the river Ganges. The city also
this physical modeling center under construction straddles the rivers Sone, Gandak and Punpun.
under Bihar Kosi Basin Development Project in
Virpur of Supaul district. The construction work
will be completed by December 2022. With the
start of the Physical Modeling Centre, the
necessary studies related to rivers for flood
management and irrigation schemes will be
completed in a less time. Now there will be no
need to go to Pune for this. Studying the hydraulic
properties of rivers here will benefit Bihar as well 125. B. Rohtas
as other states. The karail-kewal soil is clayey in texture and
alkaline in nature. It is of Brown and Yellow in
120. D. Nalanda colour. It is abundantly found in the districts of
On the occasion of foundation day (14 April 2022) Rohtas, Gaya, Aurangabad, Jahandabad, Munger
of Vardhman Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), and Bhagalpur. It it suitable for Rice, wheat,
Pawapuri, Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey Linseed, Pulses and gram.
announced renaming of VIMS as Bhagwan
Mahaveer Medical College and Hospital. During
the Jan Samvad Yatra, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
had announced the name of Pawapuri Medical
College after Bhagwan Mahaveer Sansthan two
days ago. Mangal Pandey said that Pavapuri is the
nirvana land of Lord Mahavir, the 24th Tirthankara
of Jainism.
Vajji - North of Ganga in the division of Tirhut was
the state of the Vajjis. It included eight clans, the
most powerful being the Lichchhavis (Capital –
Vaishali), Videhans (Capital – Mithila), Jnatrikas
(based in Kundapura). Mahavira belonged to the
Jnatrikas clan. The Vajjis were defeated by
Ajatashatru.
126. B. Marigold
Bihar state bird is house sparrow. Bihar state tree
is peepal tree. Bihar Day is celebrated on 22
March.
127. C. Rajgir
Saptadhara, Brahmakund, Suryakund,
Makhdumkund, Nanakkund, Gomukhkund etc. are
located in Rajgir. Kakolat Falls is located in the city
of Nawada. The specialty of these water bodies is
that their temperature remains the same 131. A. Sardar Nityanand
throughout the year and minerals are also found Sardar Nityanand had served with the Azad Hind
in them. Fauj, as chief trainer and an 18 person cadre.
128. E. United Province & Bihar 132. A. Muhammad Shah Tughlaq

Mallick Ibrahim Bayu was a legendary Sufi saint-
129. B. Edward Albert Gait warrior who arrived in South Bihar in the 14th
Sir Edward Albert Gait (1863–1950) was an century and defeated the tribal Kol chiefdoms
administrator in the Indian Civil Service who rose who had been oppressing the local Muslims. He
to serve as Lieutenant-Governor of the Bihar and also defeated Raja Birthal and became first
Orissa Province in the Bengal Presidency of British Muslim conqueror and governor of Bihar. Malik
India. He held that office for the years 1915–1920, Ibrahim Baya tomb is protected
with a brief absence during April–July 1918 under Archaeological Survey of India and is a
when Edward Vere Levinge officially acted in the tourism spot in Bihar Sharif.
position.
133. D. Mir Muhammad Aliwal Khan
130. A. Angh and Magadh This tomb is an example of Indo-Islamic
Anga - Anga Mahajanapada finds reference in the architecture, it was designed by the architect Mir
Mahabharata and Atharva Veda. During the rule Muhammad Aliwal Khan and built between 1540
of Bimbisara, it was taken over by Magadha and 1545, this red sandstone mausoleum (122 ft
Empire. high), which stands in the middle of an artificial
It is situated in present-day Bihar and West lake, which is nearly square, is known as the
Bengal. Its capital Champa was located at the second Taj Mahal of India.
confluence of the Ganga and the Champa rivers. It
was an important commercial centre on the trade 134. D. Swami Sahajanand
routes and merchants sailed from here to Sahajanand Saraswati was an ascetic, a nationalist
Suvarnabhumi (South East Asia). and a peasant leader of India. Although born in
Magadha - Magadha finds mention in the Atharva North-Western Provinces, his social and political
Veda. It was located in present-day Bihar close to activities focussed mostly on Bihar in the initial
Anga, divided by river Champa. Later, Magadha days, and gradually spread to the rest of India
became a centre of Jainism and the first Buddhist with the formation of the All India Kisan Sabha.
Council was held in Rajagriha.
135. A. Rajendra Prasad
Anugrah Narayan Sinha, known as Bihar Vibhuti,
was an Indian nationalist statesman, participant in 142. A. 49.
Champaran Satyagraha, Gandhian & one of the Average = *97 × (97 + 1)+ ÷ 2 ÷ 97 = 49
architects of modern Bihar, who was the first
Deputy Chief Minister and the Finance Minister of 143. B. 6
the Indian state of Bihar. Jayaprakash Narayan,
popularly referred to as JP or Lok Nayak, was an 144. B. 1.53%
Indian independence activist, theorist, socialist
and political leader. He is remembered for leading 145. C. 1 hr 15 min
the mid-1970s opposition against Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi, for whose overthrow he had called 146. D. 100m
for a "total revolution".
147. A. 24
136. A. South west monsoon
Bihar gets more than 85% of its annual rainfall in 148. D. 285
the southwest monsoon season. The annual
rainfall has a significant decreasing trend in 149. C. 68%
Katihar, Purnia, Siwan, Gopalganj, Bhojpur and
Sitamarhi districts. A significant increasing trend 150. C. 8
for the number of rainy days in southwest
monsoon in East Champaran, Madhubani,
Muzaffarpur, Supaul, Arariya, Katihar and Gaya
districts are seen.
137. B. Jalal Khan

The real name of Sher Shah Suri (reign: 1540-1545
) was Farid. He was almost of same age of
Humayun’s father -Babur. (Babur Born 1483, Sher
Shah Born 1486). He descended from the Royal
house of Sur, the kings of Ghor, and in early
career, rose from the rank of a small-time
administrator (jagirdar) to be the prime minister
of one of the Lohani Afghans. When Jalal Khan
wanted to free from the control of Sher Khan he
was defeated by Sher khan at Surajgarh.
138. E. All of the above
139. B. Ang
Manjusha, also known as scroll painting, basically
originated in the Ang Region (modern day
Bhagalpur) and is based on the story of Bihula-
Bishari. Some have also traced back its origin to
the Sindhu Ghati Civilization. Around Bhagalpur
and other parts of Bihar, this form of painting is
significant during Bishari Puja.
140. B. March – April

Rabi crop is sown in November and
harvested between March and April. The major
rabi crop in India is wheat, followed by barley,
mustard, sesame and peas.
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1. E. A and B by him. This invasion was just like a raid, and there was
A large number of implements made of bones and horns not lasting impact on India, but this invasion intensified
have been found from the Mesolithic site, Mahadaha the decline of the Gupta Empire. Hunas annexed many
and Sarai Nahar Rai (located in Pratapgarh district of regions of the north-west in the transition period of 5th-
U.P.). The book entitled ‘Puratattva Vimarsh ‘ written by 6th centuries after the death of Skandagupta.
Dr. Jai Narayan Pandey describes various pointed objects
and ornaments made of bones which have been 9. B. Utbi
reported from Sarai Nahar Rai, Damdama and Mahmud of Ghazni was just a plunderer who mounted at
Mahadaha. least 17 raids in India. But in his kingdom in Afghanistan,
he had shown love for art and culture. He patronized
2. B. Proto-historic age three persons: i. Firdausi (Persian Poet, known as Homer
Historical period is determined with respect to the of the East) who wrote Shahnama. ii. Alberuni (a brilliant
available written literature. The period before which scholar from Central Asia) who wrote Tahqiq-I-Hind. iii.
knowledge of the art of writing was not available is Utbi (court historian), who wrote Kitab-ud-Yamni and
called early historical age. Indus Civilization is Proto Tarikh-e-Yamini.
historical civilization although the writing was known
during this period, but it is still to be deciphered. 10. B. Iltutmish
Iltutmish (1210–36 A.D.) was the founder of the Delhi
3. A. Aitareya Brahmana Sultanate. Before this, Aibak ruled from Lahore. Iltutmish
Rig Veda - Aitariya was the first real Turkish Sultan of Delhi. He is said to
Samaveda - Panchvisha have introduced first Arabic silver and copper currency
Atharvaveda - Gopatha which were two basic coins of (175 grain) the Sultanate
Yajurveda – Shatpatha period. In response to the lack of silver, Iltutmish
introduced a new bimetallic coinage system in northern
4. B. Udayana India consisting of an 11 grams silver Tanka and the
Mahatama Buddha visited Kaushambi during the reign of copper Jital. In 1229, Iltutmish got recognition as the
“King Udayana”. It was his 9th resting place. Under the Muslim Sultan of India by the Khalifa of Baghdad.
influence of Pindola Bharadwaj, Udayan turned to Iltutmish, after that, assumed the title of ‘Amirul-
Buddhism and donated Ghoshit Ram Vihar to Bhikshu Mommini' or ‘Commander of the faithful’ and had the
Sangh. name of Khalifa inscribed on his coins. This was a great
achievement of his life.
5. B. Jainism
Anekantavada is the core theory and philosophy of 11. B. Firuz Tughluq
Jainism. It is also known as the Saptabhangi theory. Due to his interest in horticulture, Firuz planted 1200
new orchards near Delhi and also restored 30 old
6. D. Kaushambi gardens of Alauddin. He also took measures to improve
Girivraja or Rajgriha and Pataliputra were the capital of the quality of fruits in his orchards
the Magadha Empire respectively in ancient times while
Kaushambi was ruled by Vatsa state. The capital of 12. B. 1526 A.D.
Magadha was shifted from Rajgriha to Pataliputra during Ibrahim Lodi became Sultan of Delhi in 1517 A.D. after
Haryanka dynasty. the death of his father. He was defeated and killed by
Babur on 21st April, 1526 A.D. in the Battle of Panipat.
7. D. Chandragupta
Chandragupta Maurya defeated the invader army of 13. B. Land Revenue
Seleucus in 305 BC. Seleucus was the governor of the Todarmal achieved fame in the fi eld of land revenue.
eastern Macedonian empire. Akbar introduced the Dahsala or Zabti system of land
revenue collection in 1580-82 to consolidate Mughal
8. C. Skandagupta empire. The founder of this system was Todarmal. That’s
The first invasion of Hunas took place during the reign of why it is known as Todarmal settlement. At that
Skandagupta and Hunas were comprehensively defeated time,Todarmal was the finance minister and his chief
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assistant was Khwaja Shah Mansoor. Under this system,
the average produce of different crops, as well as the 20. A. Vande Matram
average prices prevailing over the last ten years, was Lala Lajpat Rai launched an Urdu daily ‘Vande Matram’
calculated. One-third of the average produce was state and an English weekly ‘The People’ from Lahore. He
Share (Maal), rest two-third share was left to the earlier published ‘Young India’ in the United States of
cultivators (Kharaj). America
14. B. Dara Shukoh 21. D. Dayanand Saraswati

The Upanishadas were translated into the Persian The Satyarth Prakash (The Light of Truth) is the
language during the reign of Shah Jahan by his son Dara masterpiece of Swami Dayanand Saraswati written in
Shukoh as "Sirr-i-Akbar". 52 Upanishadas were 1875. Some call it as Magnum Opus. Swami Dayanand
translated in this book. Lenpool named him "Little Saraswati’s original name was Mool Shankar Tiwari. He
Akbar" due to his tolerance and generosity. Majma-ul- was born in 1824 in Tankara, Gujarat in a rich Brahmin
Bahrain is the original creation of Dara Shukoh. Shah family. Arya Samaj is a Hindu reform movement,
Jahan gave him the title of "Shah Buland Iqbal". founded by Swami Dayanand Saraswati in the year 1875.
Swami Dayanand had unfurled the flag in 1867 known as
15. B. The English ‘Pakhand Khandini Pataka’ on the bank of Ganga River to
The British East India Company was the first to establish enlighten the common man against the superstitions and
its factory at Surat among all European trade companies. other bad rituals that were prevailing at that time. He
Jahangir granted permission to the British to set up a denied the authenticity of Puranas as he believes that
permanent factory at Surat, in 1613. The Dutch they were responsible for idolatry in Hinduism.
established a factory in Surat in the year 1616 while the
French in the year 1668. 22. A. Lala Lajpat Rai
Lala Lajpat Rai, popularly known as ‘Sher-e-Punjab (The
16. A. Maratha Lion of Punjab) presided over Indian National Congress in
Marathas opposed British vigorously in India. Maratha a special session of Calcutta 1920. He was the author of
were suppressed after three Anglo-Maratha Wars. On ‘Unhappy India.’ Annie Besant was a prominent Anglo-
ruins of Mughal Empire, Maratha laid down their Irish nationalist lady. She became a prominent leader of
foundation and British also took advantage of these the Theosophical Society during 1907-1933. She
circumstances. British lost first Anglo-Maratha war badly constituted ‘Home Rule League’ in 1916 and became the
and this war ended with the Treaty of Salbai. Lord first female President of Indian National Congress in
Wellesley trapped Peshwa in the cage of Subsidiary 1917. Moti Lal Nehru became President of Congress in
Alliance in 1802. Lord Hastings installed British 1919 and 1928 and established the ‘Swaraj Party’ in
supremacy after the devastation of remnant strength of 1923. Tilak was born in a Chitpavan Brahmin family of
Marathas in 1818. Maharashtra. He edited the newspapers ‘Kesari’ and
‘Maratha,’ and gave the famous slogan of ‘Swaraj is my
17. A. Warren Hastings birthright’ but was never a elected President of
Warren Hastings was prosecuted from 1788 to 1795 for Congress.
impeachment for unjust and arbitrary functions, but
British parliament dropped all the charges against him 23. C. 1911 Session of INC
after considering his service. It was said that Warren “Jana Gana Mana” is the national anthem of India.
Hastings had done all this for the benefit of the empire. Written in Bengali, it is the first of five stanzas of a
Brahmo hymn composed and scored by Nobel laureate
18. D. Syed Hussain Bilgrami & Justice Gurudas Rabindranath Tagore. It was first sung during Calcutta
Banerjee Session of the Indian National Congress on 27 December,
Indian University Commission was appointed in 1902 by 1911. “Jana Gana Mana” was officially adopted by the
the instruction of Lord Curzon. It was intended to make Constituent Assembly as the Indian National Anthem on
recommendations for the reforms in University 24 January, 1950.
education in India. Commission was led by Law member
Thomas Raleigh and included among its members Syed 24. B. 1925
Hussain Bilgrami & Justice Gurdas Banerjee. Shachindra Nath Sanyal, Ram Prasad ‘Bismil” and
Chandra Shekhar Azad established revolutionary
19. C. Hearsey institution-Hindustan Republican Association in October,
Lieutenant General Sir John Bennet Hearsey was 1924. The treasury of Government was looted by this
commanding officer during the revolt of 1857 in organization at Kakori, a place in Lucknow-Saharanpur
Barrackpore. section of the northern railway, on 9 August, 1925. This
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incident is known as Kakori Conspiracy. Twenty-nine the legislature of a state and parliament have the power
revolutionaries were arrested in which Ram Prasad to make laws.
Bismil, Asfaqullah, Roshan Singh and Rajendra Lahiri
were hanged while Azad escaped. Azad was the only 32. C. The Chapter on Directive Principles of State
member of HRA who was never arrested by the British Policy, Fundamental Rights, and Fundamental
Government. Duties
The main objective of the Constitution is to secure
25. A. Revolutionary association of Indians with justice, social, economic, political, liberty of thought,
headquarters at San Francisco expression, belief, faith, worship, equality of status and
Founded on 21 April 1913 ‘Ghadar Party’ was a opportunity, to all its citizens. The advancement of the
revolutionary association of Indians with headquarters at people should not be a barrier to the advancement of
San Francisco. It was started with the purpose to free the nation, so the promotion of fraternity is also aimed
India from British rule. This party was established by the in the Constitution. The ideals and objectives outlined by
Indians residing in Canada and America. the Preamble are included in the chapter related to
Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles and
26. E. None Fundamental Duties
During the World War-I, Raja Mahendra Pratap
established the first provisional Government of India at 33. B. Habeas Corpus
Kabul in Afghanistan in 1915. In this Government Raja Writ of Habeas Corpus is regarded as the greatest
himself became President, and his associate Maulavi safeguard of liberty of a person. It calls upon the person
Barkatullah worked as Prime Minister. Germany and who has detained another to produce the latter before
Russia gave recognition to this Government. the court, to let the court know on what ground he has
been confined and to set him free if there is no legal
27. B. 1905 justification for the imprisonment.
Lord Curzon announced the partition of Bengal on July
20, 1905. As a result, Swadeshi Movement was 34. A. President
announced in Townhall, Kolkata on August 7, 1905, and The joint sitting of the House of the People and the
‘Boycott Proposal’ was passed. The boycott of British Council of States can be summoned by the President in
goods was adopted as a national policy in this meeting. certain cases prescribed in Article 108 of the
Constitution.
28. C. Mountbatten Plan
As per the Mountbatten Plan (June 3, 1947), British 35. C. One of the senior most members of the newly
Parliament passed the Indian Independence Act on July elected Lok Sabha.
18, 1947. In this Act, India and Pakistan were decided as As soon as the new Government is formed, the
two dominion States with effect from 15 August, 1947. legislative section of parliament prepares a list of the
senior most Lok Sabha members. This list is then
29. B. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan submitted to the Minister of Parliamentary affairs for the
In the Delhi Session of I.N.C. on June 14-15, 1947, Khan appointment of protem Speaker. Thereafter, the
Abdul Gaffar Khan (Seemant Gandhi) voted against the minister submits a note to the President seeking his
partition of India. approval to the appointment of the protem Speaker.
30. B. Enactment of Rowlatt Act 36. C. President

Rowlatt Act enacted in March, 1919. In protest to this According to Article 126 of the Indian Constitution, the
Act Gandhi had organized a country-wide strike on April Acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is appointed
06, 1919. General Dyer orchestrated the brutal killing on by the President of India. It is done if the post of Chief
April 13, 1919 at Jallianwala Bagh. Non-Cooperation Justice is vacant or he is unable to discharge his duties.
Movement took place in 1920, Communal Award in 1932 There is no provision of additional judge in supreme
and Simon Commission came to India in 1928. court of India.
31. D. Extension of Executive Power of State 37. C. Enforcement of Fundamental Rights

Article 162 has the provision regarding the extension of Enforcement of Fundamental Right comes under the
executive power of the state. It states that 'subject to Jurisdiction of Supreme Court under Article 32 of the
the provisions of this constitution, the executive power Indian Constitution whereas High Court derives its
of a state shall extend to the matters with respect to Jurisdiction under Article 226 for enforcement of
which the legislature of the state has the power to make Fundamental Rights. Disputes between States and
laws provided that in any matter with respect to which Dispute between Centre and State is the original
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131 of the Indian Constitution
38. C. Only in Legislative Assembly

The Money Bills are presented only in Legislative
Assembly in States. Under Article 198(2), the Money Bill
transmitted to Legislative Council for its
recommendation shall be returned within 14 days and
the Legislative Assembly may either accept or reject all
or any recommendations of the Legislative Council.
39. B. Article 243-D

Article 243D deals with reservation of seats in
Panchayats. According to Article 243D(3), "Not less than
one third (including the number of seats reserved for
women belonging to the scheduled caste and the
Scheduled Tribes) of the total number of seats to be
filled by direct election in every Panchayat shall be 43. A. Atlantic Ocean
reserved for women and such seats may be allotted by The point at which Equator (00 latitude) and the Prime
rotation to different constituencies in a Panchayat. Meridian (00 longitude) intersect has no real significance
but it is in the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean, so
40. A. Speaker of Lok Sabha the correct option is (a)
The Public Accounts committee submits its report to the
speaker of the Lok Sabha.
41. B. Manipur
The Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 Indian states
namely Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Jharkhand,
Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Manipur lies north of the Tropic of Cancer.
44. A. is a horizontal line to the sea level from where

heights and depths are measured
The Datum line is a horizontal line from where all the
elevations and depths are measured.
45. A. Canaries
42. D. Jhansi
East-West Corridor connects Silchar to Porbandar and
the North-South Corridor links Srinagar to Kanyakumari.
They cross each other at Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh). That is
why Jhansi is considered as the junction of North-South
and East-West Corridors.
46. A. Temperature of winter rises

Chinook means “snow-eater”. Chinook winds are most
common during winter and early spring along the
eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains from Colorado
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(USA) into British Columbia (Canada) in the north. In the year 1600 AD, British physician William Gilbert
Chinook is a hot wind that blows in winter and therefore invented the first electroscope with a pivoted needle
raises the temperature within a short time. The increase called versorium.
in temperature results in the melting of snow, making The electroscope detects the charge based on the
pasture land available for grazing of animals. Coulomb electrostatic force which causes the motion of
the test charge.
47. B. Cuba An electroscope can be regarded as a crude voltmeter as
Cuba is known as the sugar bowl of the world because the electric charge of an object is equal to its
sugarcane is the major produce of Cuba which is used in capacitance.
the processing of sugar.
52. B. Psychrometer
48. C. Copper A psychrometer measures the relative humidity by taking
Japan is almost self-reliant in terms of copper. Japan both a wet-bulb and a dry-bulb temperature reading.
produces more copper than it consumes whereas, it is A dry-bulb thermometer is used to measure the
not self-reliant in Bauxite, Iron ore and mineral oil. temperature by being exposed to the air while a wet-
bulb thermometer measures temperature by having the
49. D. Soyabean bulb dipped in a liquid.
On the basis of seasons, crops in India are mainly divided With those two values known, the other properties of
in 3 types. the air, including its moisture content, can be
(i) Kharif – Rice, Jowar, Maize, Cotton, Soyabean, determined by computation or by reading a
Groundnut, Millet, Ragi, Bajra, Jute etc. psychrometric chart.
(ii) Rabi - Wheat, Peas, Pulses, Mustard etc. The psychrometer was invented by Ernst Ferdinand
(iii) Zaid - Muskmelon, Watermellon, cucumber, August.
Bitter gourd, Sunflower etc.
53. D. Amount of Substance – Kilogram
50. B. Krishna River Electric Current is measured in Ampere.
Nagarjuna Sagar multi-purpose project is established at The pressure is measured in Bar, Pascal, Atm, etc.
Krishna River. It was completed in 1967. It is located at Temperature is measured in different units like Rankine,
the border of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The Celsius, Kelvin, Fahrenheit.
irrigation facility has been made available to Nalgonda, The amount of substance is measured in Mole.
Prakasham, Khammam and Guntur districts through this
project. The height of Nagarjuna Sagar dam is 124 metre. 54. E. All are correct.
Reservoirs of Nagarjuna Sagar dam have the capacity of Paramagnetism is a form of magnetism whereby some
water storage up to 11472 million cubic metre. As per materials are weakly attracted by an externally applied
the project, a 1550 m long masonry dam has been magnetic field, and form internal, induced magnetic
constructed. From this project irrigation facility is fields in the direction of the applied magnetic field.
available for 8.67 lakh Hectares area of land in Andhra Those materials that show such behaviour are
Pradesh and 210 Mega watt electricity is produced. The paramagnetic in nature.
project extends over Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Paramagnetic materials have a permanent dipole
moment or permanent magnetic moment.
However, if we remove the applied field the materials
tend to lose their magnetism. This is because thermal
motion randomizes the spin orientations of the
electrons.
The attractive force of paramagnetic materials can only
be measured with sensitive instruments.
Examples of paramagnetic materials are Cesium,
Aluminum, Gold, Copper, Tungsten, Lithium,
Magnesium, Sodium, etc.
55. B. Decreasing the surface tension

Water is used as a cleaning agent. Soap and detergents
lower the surface tension of water. This is desirable for
51. A. Electroscope washing and cleaning since high surface tension of pure
An electroscope is a scientific device that is used to water does not allow it to penetrate easily between the
detect the presence and magnitude of an electric charge
on a body.
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fibers of materials, where dirt particles or oil molecules
are held up. 61. C. Antimony
Metalloids are the elements which have common
56. C. Transition temperature properties of both metals and nonmetals. Examples:
Scientists have observed that certain metals and their Arsenic, Antimony, Bismuth etc.
alloys lose their resistivity completely below a certain
temperature, called transition temperature, which is 62. D. Alumel
specific to the material. Brass: Cu (50%-80%) and Zn (50%-20%).
In such materials, current, once set up, remained, Bronze: Cu (90%-93%) and Sn (10%-7%).
unchanged for ever without the use of an external Gun metal: Cu (88%), Sn (10%) and Zn (2%).
source to maintain it. Such materials were termed as Alumel is an alloy of manganese, aluminium, and silicon
superconductors.
For example, energy efficient powerful electromagnets 63. D. Sulfenic Acid
made of superconducting coils may levitate vehicles As soon as you slice an onion, sulfenic acid is formed
above a magnetic track and make a high speed from amino acid sulfoxides.
transportation system possible. Sulfenic acid is responsible for the volatile gas,
propanethiol S-oxide (C3H6OS), which stimulates the
57. C. Inverted, Virtual and Magnified production of tears in the eyes.
An astronomical telescope is an optical instrument which
is used to see the magnified image of distant heavenly 64. D. Mercury
bodies like stars, planets, satellites and galaxies etc. It An alloy in which one of the components is mercury is
makes use of two convex lenses: the objective, which called amalgam. Hence, option (D) is correct.
forms the image of a distant object at its focal length, Amalgams are crystalline in structure, except for those
and the eyepiece, which acts as a simple magnifier with with a high mercury content, which are liquid.
which to view the image formed by the objective. Amalgams are known since early times and they were
The final image formed by the astronomical telescope is mentioned by Pliny the Elder in the 1st century AD.
inverted, virtual and magnified. In dentistry, an amalgam of silver and tin, with minor
amounts of copper and zinc, is used to fill teeth.
58. D. Neutrons revolve around the atomic nuclei.
A neutron is a sub-atomic particle with no net 65. B. Evaporation of Water
electrostatic charge, with a very similar mass to a proton. Whenever a chemical change occurs, we can say that a
Neutrons are thought to comprise of– one up quark of chemical reaction has taken place. Example of Chemical
charge +2/3 and two down quarks of charge –1/3 each, changes are:
resulting in a net charge of zero.  Rusting of Iron
Neutrons are present in almost all atomic nuclei except  Burning of fuel in vehicles
for Hydrogen.  Respiration
The neutron was discovered by Chadwick in the 1930s.  Food is cooked
They do not revolve around the atomic nuclei.  Food gets digested in our body
59. C. Gamma waves 66. E. B,C and D are not correctly matched.
Vinegar - Acetic Acid
60. A. Isobar Sour milk (Curd) - Lactic Acid
Atoms of different elements with different atomic Orange - Citric Acid
numbers, which have the same mass number, are known Lemon - Citric Acid
as isobars. Hence, option (A) is correct. Example: Tamarind - Tartaric Acid
Calcium, atomic number 20, and Argon, atomic number Ant Sting - Methanoic Acid
18, has the same mass number 40. Tomato - Oxalic Acid
Isotopes are members of a family of an element that all Nettle Sting - Methanoic Acid
have the same number of protons but different numbers
of neutrons. 67. C. Polyester – Electrical Insulation
Isotones are atoms that have the same neutron number Polymers - Uses
but different proton number. Teflon – Non-Stick Kitchenware
Isomers are compounds that contain exactly the same Bakelite – Electrical Insulation
number of atoms, i.e., they have exactly the same Polyester – Fibre Ropes
empirical formula, but differ from each other by the way Melamine – Crockery
in which the atoms are arranged.
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68. C. Sodium Hypochlorite 4. Sucrose (disaccharide)
In several places migrant workers travelling to their 5. Lactose (disaccharide)
home states, or their belongings, were sprayed with 6. Cellulose (polysaccharide)
“Sodium Hypochlorite” solution, apparently to sanitize 7. Chitin (polysaccharide)
them. 8. Starch
9. Xylose
69. B. Iodine 10. Maltose
Iodine is essential for the formation of thyroid
hormones. 76. B. Phloem
Thyroid hormone synthesis requires oxidation of dietary Phloem is tissue in plants that conduct foods made in the
iodine, followed by the iodination of tyrosine to leaves to all other parts of the plant.
monoand di-iodotyrosine. Phloem is composed of various specialized cells called
sieve tubes, companion cells, phloem fibers, and phloem
70. D. Soap parenchyma cells.
Soaps are mixtures of sodium or potassium salts of fatty The primary phloem is formed by the apical meristems of
acids which can be derived from oils or fats by reacting root and shoot tips.
them with an alkali (such as sodium or potassium
hydroxide) at 80°–100 °C and this process is known as 77. E. All are plant hormones.
saponification. The plant hormones are generally classified into five
groups which are–
71. B. Herbarium  Abscisic acid
The herbarium is a storehouse of collected plant  Auxins
specimens that are dried, pressed, and preserved on  Cytokinins
sheets.  Ethylene
These sheets are arranged according to a universally  Gibberellins
accepted system of classification. These specimens,
along with their descriptions on herbarium sheets, 78. B. Robert Hooke
become a storehouse or repository for future use. In 1665, Robert Hooke discovered cells. Hence, option
The herbarium sheets also carry a label providing (B) is correct.
information about date and place of collection, English, He remarked that it looked strangely similar to cellular or
local and botanical names, family, collector’s name, etc. small rooms which monks inhabited, thus deriving the
Herbaria also serves as quick referral systems in name cell.
taxonomical studies. However, what Hooke actually saw was the dead cell
walls of plant cells (cork) as it appeared under the
72. E. All are correctly matched. microscope.
73. A. Rennin 79. D. Tuberculosis

Rennin enzyme is derived from the stomachs of young Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine provides immunity
ruminant animals like calves and lambs which are used in or protection against tuberculosis (TB). Hence, option (D)
the dairy industry to produce Cheese. is correct.
Rennin enzyme is also called chymosin. BCG is used in many countries with a high prevalence of
TB to prevent childhood tuberculous meningitis and
74. B. Tears miliary disease.
The lacrimal gland is a paired lobular gland located at the It is also used to treat bladder tumors or bladder cancer.
upper lateral corner of the eye that is responsible for the
production of tears. 80. C. Beri-Beri is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin
B12.
75. E. A,C and D Increased blood clotting time is caused because of a lack
Carbohydrates are sugars and starches. They are used to of Vitamin K (Naphtho-quinone).
provide energy and structure to organisms. Pellagra is a disease caused by a lack of Vitamin B-3
Carbohydrate molecules have the formula Cm(H2O)n , (Niacin). Its symptoms are inflamed skin, diarrhea,
where m and n are integers. Examples of Carbohydrate dementia, and sores in the mouth.
include: Beriberi is a disease caused by a Vitamin B-1 deficiency,
1. Glucose (monosaccharide) also known as thiamine deficiency. There are two types
2. fructose (monosaccharide) of the disease: Wet beriberi and Dry beriberi. Hence,
3. Galactose (monosaccharide) option (C) is correct.
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Rickets is a skeletal disorder that’s caused by a lack of chairmanship to India and India will officially assume the
Vitamin D, calcium, or phosphate. These nutrients are chairmanship from 1st January, 2023.
important for the development of strong, healthy bones. What is Wassenaar Arrangement?
People with rickets may have weak and soft bones,  About:
stunted growth, and, in severe cases, skeletal o The Wassenaar Arrangement is a voluntary export
deformities. control regime. The Arrangement, formally
established in July 1996, has 42 members who
81. B. Anushka Sharma exchange information on transfers of conventional
The manufacturer and designer of causal and athletic weapons and dual-use goods and technologies.
footwear, Puma has roped in Bollywood actor and  Dual-use refers to the ability of a good or
entrepreneur Anushka Sharma as its brand ambassador. technology to be used for multiple purposes -
The association is intended to “accelerate Puma's strong usually peaceful and military.
commitment towards women consumer segment”. o Wassenaar Arrangement’s Secretariat is in Vienna,
Austria.
82. B. Government Employees  Members:
The Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the o It has 42 member states comprising mostly NATO
Karmayogi Prarambh Module, an online orientation (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and EU states.
course prepared for government employees. He also  Participating States are required to report their
launched the programme of providing appointment arms transfers and transfers/denials of certain
letters to more than 71,000 youth, under the Pradhan dual-use goods and technologies to destinations
Mantri Rozgar Mela. outside the Arrangement on a six-monthly basis.
o India became a member of the Arrangement in
83. A. IIT Kanpur 2017.
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur.  Objectives:
Kanpur, IIT Kanpur is ready with an artificial heart that o The group works by regularly exchanging
would be of great help to people with acute cardiac information in respect of technology, both
problems. IIT Kanpur Director, Abhay Karandikar, said conventional and nuclear-capable, that is sold to,
that the trial on animals would begin next year. He said, or denied to countries outside the grouping.
"Now heart transplant will be easy. o This is done through maintenance and updating of
detailed lists of chemicals, technologies, processes
84. C. Kannada and products that are considered militarily
significant.
85. A. Hyderabad o It aims at controlling the movement of technology,
Goldsikka with technology support from Hyderabad- material or components to countries or entities
based startup, Opencube Technologies has launched its which undermine international security and
first Gold ATM at Begumpet and described it India’s first stability.
Gold ATM and world’s first Real Time Gold ATM. This
ATM can dispense gold coins in different denominations 88. B. Rajendra Pawar
ranging from 0.5 gm to 100 grams. The company plans to The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce &
launch three machines in the Hyderabad at the airport, Industry (FICCI), felicitated Rajendra Singh Pawar,
old city and propose to launch them in Karimnagar and Chairman & Founder, NIIT with ‘Lifetime Achievement
Warangal also. Taruj said plans were being drawn to Award 2022’ at the 8th FICCI Higher Education
launch 3,000 machines all over India in coming two Excellence Awards ceremony. The award recognises
years. Pawar for his immense contribution and exemplary work
in the field of education as well as creating the IT
86. B. Assam Training industry.
As the growth in the tourism sector is vital for socio- The selection of Award was done by a high-level jury
economic development in a state, the Assam State panel, Chaired by Dr R. A. Mashelkar, Indian National
Cabinet led by CM Himanta Biswa Sarma approved the Research Professor and Chancellor, Institute of Chemical
proposal for grant of industrial status to the tourism Technology, Mumbai and former Director General of
sector in the state. CSIR.
87. A. Conventional weapons 89. B. India

Recently, on 26th annual plenary of the Wassenaar India will host the next special negotiation round on
Arrangement in Vienna, Ireland handed over the three of the four pillars of the United States-led Indo-
Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) on February 2023.
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IPEF has four pillars in all namely trade, supply chain, tax Indonesia CORPAT
and anti-corruption and clean energy. Thailand Indo-Thai CORPAT
Russia INDRA NAVY
90. C. Badminton
Indian shuttler Anish Thoppani clinched a silver medal in France Varuna
the under-15 category at the Badminton Asia Junior Oman Nassem-al-Bahr
Championships in Nonthaburi, Thailand. Singapore SIMBEX
UK KONKAN
91. A. Judo
Bilateral Exercise Conducted By Indian Air Force:
Shushila Devi Likmabam got a silver in the women’s judo
Partner Exercise Name
48kg final, giving India its seventh medal of the
Commonwealth Games 2022. Shushila had defeated Nation
Harriet Bonface in the quarterfinal, and notched up a France GARUDA
second win by beating Priscilla Morand of Mauritius in Oman Eastern Bridge
the semis to assure herself a medal. Sushila was in for a Russia AVIANDRA
gold finish but came up short against South Africa’s Singapore Joint Training Exercise
Michaela Whitebooi in the final.
Thailand SIAM BHARAT
92. B. Indonesia UAE DESERT EAGLE
Bilateral Exercise Conducted By Indian Army: UK INDRADHANUSH
Partner Nation Exercise Name USA RED FLAG
China Hand in Hand
Nepal Surya Kiran 93. B. Gujarat
Bangladesh Sampriti Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) is
organising a three-day event namely “Indian Urban
Sri Lanka Mitra Shakti
Housing Conclave-2022” (IUHC2022) from 19-21 October
Myanmar IMBAX 2022 at Shastri Maidan, Rajkot, Gujarat.
Maldives Ekuverian
USA Yudh Abhyas 94. C. Saturn
USA Vajra Prahar NASA’s Dragonfly rotorcraft is scheduled to reach the
Selk Crater region on Saturn’s moon Titan in the year
Indonesia Garuda Shakti
2034.
Thailand Maitree
Malaysia Harimau Shakti 95. D. Unmukt Chand
Vietnam VINBAX
Russia Indra 96. A. Hindi
Lazare Eloundou Assomo, the Director of the World
Mongolia Nomadic Elephant, Khan
Heritage Center has informed the Permanent Delegation
Quest of India to UNESCO (Paris), that UNESCO will publish the
Singapore Bold Kurukshetra Hindi description of the World Heritage Sites of India on
Singapore Agni Warrior the WHC website. The Permanent Delegation of India to
Seychelles LAMITIYE UNESCO (Paris) organized a virtual festival on World
Hindi Day on January 10, 2022.
Kazakhastan PRABAL DOSTYK
Oman AL NAGAH 97. C. Third
UK AJEYA WARRIOR In this state, which produced 166.3 lakh tonnes of
France Shakti vegetables three years ago, the production reached
Australia Austra Hind 179.5 lakh tonnes in the last financial year. The area
under cultivation also increased from 8.57 lakh hectare
Kyrgyzstan Khanjar
to 9.15 lakh hectare. But still the condition of Bihar in the
Japan Dharma Guardian country remains the same. Bihar has been at number
three in the country in vegetable production since years.
Bilateral Exercise Conducted By Indian Navy: UP and West Bengal, which contribute up to 15% of the
Partner Nation Exercise Name entire production, are at number one and second place.
Australia Ausindex Potato is the largest produced vegetables in Bihar. Onion
Sri Lanka SLINEX production has also increased rapidly due to higher
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rates. Patna, Nalanda and Samastipur districts have the Jan Suraj and its thinking. This padyatra will last from 8
highest contribution in terms of potato cultivation. These months to a year. PK said that before the padyatra, his
three districts account for 29% of the total potato goal would be to meet people who are socially and
production in the state. politically connected in Bihar, to understand them and
make them stand on a single platform. About 17,500
98. B. Amit Shah people have been identified.
The 165th victory anniversary of Veer Kunwar Singh, the
frontline warrior of the 1857 freedom struggle in the 103. D. Dutch (Netherlands)
country, was celebrated on 23rd April 2022. Brahmanand The Supreme Court, while rejecting the petition filed by
Singh, the descendant of Veer Kunwar Singh, was Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage
honored on the platform from which Union Home (INTACH) regarding the non-demolition of the building,
Minister Amit Shah set a world record for hoisting the said that this building cannot be called historical. It was a
tricolor flag at Dulour, Jagdishpur. warehouse, which has no legacy. INTACH, in its petition,
had said that the building was built by Dutch traders in
99. C. Police Action 1824, which was used to store opium and gunpowder.
According to the data released by the Police After independence, the Bihar government was using it
Headquarters, a special drive is on to arrest the accused as a collectorate. But due to the dilapidated building, in
in serious criminal cases. 5769 accused were arrested by 2019 it was decided to demolish it and build a new
Vajra in March 2022 under the special campaign 'Prahar' building for the collectorate.
being run against such criminals. The maximum number
of 1786 criminals have been arrested in Patna district. 104. B. AtmaNirbhar Bharat
While Muzaffarpur and Saran are in second and third The fourth one is - ‘Productivity Enhancement &
place respectively. 1072 criminals were arrested in Investment, Sunrise Opportunities, Energy Transition,
attempt to murder case, 511 in murder case, 332 in and Climate Action’. It lays a parallel track of (1) a
cases registered under SCST Act and 227 in cases related blueprint for the Amrit Kaal, which is futuristic and
to assault on police. Apart from this, 3627 criminals have inclusive. This will directly benefit our youth, women,
been arrested in other criminal cases. farmers, the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
And (2) big public investment for modern infrastructure,
100. D. Bihar State Bridge Construction Corporation readying for India at 100.
Limited
Pankaj Kumar Pal, Chairman, Bridge Construction 105. B. March 2023
Corporation, received this award from Union Minister ECLGS has provided much-needed additional credit to
Hardeep Singh Puri in Delhi. Pankaj Pal said that Bihar more than 130 lakh MSMEs. This has helped them
has received this award on the occasion of the 52nd mitigate the adverse impact of the pandemic. The
foundation day of Housing and Urban Development hospitality and related services, especially those by
Corporation Ltd (HUDCO). The corporation has so far micro and small enterprises, are yet to regain their pre-
constructed more than 1300 bridges. In collaboration pandemic level of business. Considering these aspects,
with HUDCO, a double-decker elevated corridor is being the ECLGS will be extended up to March 2023 and its
constructed at Ashok Rajpath (Patna). Rs 422 crore is guarantee cover will be expanded by ₹ 50,000 crore to
being spent on this 2.2 km long corridor. Out of this, loan total cover of ₹ 5 lakh crore, with the additional amount
of Rs 370 crores is coming from HUDCO. A proposal has being earmarked exclusively for the hospitality and
been made to connect Rajgir with a four-lane road. Loan related enterprises.
will be taken from HUDCO in this project of Rs 180
crores. 106. A. Bharati Das
Bharati Das, a 1988 batch Indian Civil Accounts Service
101. B. Mauritius officer, is the 27th Controller General of Accounts (CGA)
This has been done to express gratitude for India's in the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, who is
support for the Metro Express project. the principal advisor to the Government of India on
accounting matters. In February 2022, the Center had
102. C. Prashant Kishor given the charge to Sonali Singh, Additional Controller
Election strategist Prashant Kishor (PK) undertook a General of Accounts, after the retirement of Deepak Das,
3,000 KM padyatra. It started from Gandhi Ashram in Controller General of Accounts, Department of
West Champaran. He announced this in a press Expenditure, Ministry of Finance.
conference held in a hall of Gyan Bhawan in Patna on 5th
May 2022. During the padyatra, he reached village-city 107. C. Conservative Party
and street of Bihar. He told people about the concept of
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He was sworn in by British King Charles III on 25 October 113. C. It is a persistent fall in the general price level of
2022. Former PM Boris Johnson announced his goods and services
resignation in July, after which Liz Truss became the Inflation denotes rise in general price level in an
country's PM, but she also resigned in view of the economy. Deflation is just opposite of inflation which
country's economic condition. Rishi Sunak is the denotes fall in general price level of goods and services
Conservative Party MP for Richmond (York) since 2015. in an economy
He was born in Southampton to parents of Punjabi
Indian origin. His family moved to Britain from East Africa 114. D. fish production
in the 1960s. He was sworn in as an MP in the House of Blue revolution is related to the fish production
Commons on the Bhagavad Gita. (Pisciculture). National Fisheries Development Board
(NFDB) was established with the aim of promoting this
108. B. Qatar revolution by the Government of India as an
India has qualified. India and Saudi Arabia have sought to autonomous organization on September 9, 2006. Its
host the 2027 edition of the Asia Cup to be held under headquarter is in Hyderabad.
the auspices of the Asian Football Federation (AFC).
Defending champion Qatar was keen to host the 2027 115. D. Narasimham Committee
AFC Asian Cup, but has been declared as the host for the Two expert Committees were set up in 1990s under the
2023 edition. AFC was established on May 8, 1954. Its Chairmanship of M. Narasimham (an ex-RBI Governor)
headquarter is in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. which are widely credited for spearheading the financial
sector reform in India. The first Narasimham Committee
109. A. China (Committee on the Financial System - CFS) was
Connected to Wentian as the 2nd laboratory module for constituted in 1991 and the second one (Committee on
the Mengtian or Celestial Dream Station collectively Banking Sector Reforms) was appointed in 1997. These
known as the 'Tiangong' or 'Celestial Palace'. Mengtian two committees submitted their reports in 1991 and
will help with science experiments with zero gravity. It 1998 respectively. The Narasimham Committee I for
has airlocks for exposure to the vacuum of space, and Financial Sector Reforms had suggested reduction in
small robotic arms for additional payloads. Statutory Liquidity Ratio and Cash Reserve Ratio. The
Committee was of the view that the reduction of the
110. B. 8 US dollars prompted portion of banks’ resources through the SLR
Twitter's new boss Elon Musk has made a new and CRR would, in any case, enlarge the abilities of banks
announcement for the Blue Badge (Blue Tick) Twitter to dispense credit to priority sectors
account, which states that the Blue Badge Twitter
account will now have to be charged $8 per month. He 116. B. Liberalization of economy
said that he wanted to make the social media network Liberalization of the economy is a method adopted for
less dependent on advertisements, which is why this economic reform. It has no social concerns, while the
decision has been taken. Billionaire Musk bought Twitter remaining three options are considered as measures of
for $44 billion. Since this acquisition, he has started reducing inequality.
taking new and wonderful decisions. Earlier, he had
ousted some of Twitter's top executives from Twitter. 117. A. 1 only
Devaluation of currency means reduction in the value of
111. C. 35.8% currency vis-a-vis major internationally traded
In 2020-21, the Per Capita NSDP in the state was ₹ currencies. A key effect of devaluation is that it makes
31,017 after increasing marginally (1.3%) from ₹ 30,621 the domestic currency cheaper relative to other
in 2019-20. In 2020-21, Bihar and Tamil Nadu were the currencies. There are two implications of a devaluation.
only states to record an increase in Per Capita NSDP in First, devaluation makes the country's exports relatively
India. less expensive and improves the competitiveness of
domestic exports in foreign markets. Second,
112. D. 115 Lakh tonnes devaluation makes foreign products relatively more
Bihar’s total milk output stood at 115.01 lakh tonnes in expensive for domestic consumers, thus discouraging
2020-21. The performance of Poultry Sector in the state imports. This may help to increase the country's exports
has been commendable. The total egg production and decrease imports, and may therefore help to
increased from 111.17 crores in 2016-17 to 301.32 improve the trade balance. However, it will not
crores in 2020-21, registering an annual growth rate of necessarily improve trade balance as essential imports
32.4%. (e.g. crude oil) can be expensive. Hence, only statement
1 is correct.
118. B. Foreign Institutional Investors

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A Participatory Note (P-note or PN) is an instrument Commission initially began its functioning for the State of
issued by a registered Foreign Institution Investor (FII) to Bihar with its headquarters at Ranchi.
an overseas investor who wishes to invest in Indian stock
markets without registering themselves with the market 126. A. Quit India Movement
regulator SEBI. These notes are a unique Indian invention During the Quit India movement, he gained particular
started in 2000 by SEBI to enable foreign corporates and notoriety. Narayan was incarcerated in Nasik Jail for his
high net worth investors enter the Indian market without role in the civil disobedience movement against British
having to go through the process of registering as FII. rule in 1930. There, he made friends with Ram Manohar
Lohia, Minoo Masani, Achyut Patwardhan, Ashok Mehta,
119. D. Uttar Pradesh Basawon Singh, Yusuf Desai, C K Narayanaswami, as well
As per provisional and final data of Census 2011, the as other national figures.
State with the highest population in India is Uttar Following his release, the Acharya Narendra Deva-led
Pradesh (199,812,341), while Maharashtra (112,374,333) Congress Socialist Party (CSP), a left-leaning faction
is at 2nd position in this context. within the party, was established with Narayan serving
as general secretary. Yogendra Shukla, Jayaprakash
120. D. 1945 Narayan, Suraj Narayan Singh, Gulab Chand Gupta,
India is among the founding members of IMF and the Pandit Ramnandan Mishra, Shaligram Singh, and Shyam
World Bank. India became the member of IMF and the Barthwar scaled the wall of Hazaribagh Central Jail when
World Bank on 27 December, 1945. Principality of Mahatma Gandhi began the Quit India Movement in
Andorra became the 190th member of IMF on October August 1942 with the intention of launching an
16, 2020. underground freedom movement. Many young socialist
leaders, including Chhotubhai Puranik, Aruna Asaf Ali,
121. D. Tarikh-i-Dawoodi and Ram Manohar Lohia, participated in the
The Tarikh-i-Dawoodi is a 16th-century Persian language underground movement. Yogendra Shukla travelled 124
document recording the administration of various kilometres (approximately 56 miles) to Gaya while
Pashtun dynasties in South Asia. It was written by a carrying Jayaprakash Narayan because of his illness. He
historian named Abdullah. Alamgirnamah the court was also the organization’s chairman, Anugrah Smarak
history of Emperor Aurangzeb (1658-1707) was written Nidhi (Anugrah Narayan Memorial Fund). The largest
by Mirza Muhammad Kazim. labour union in the Indian Railways, the All India
Railwaymen’s Federation, was presided over by
122. E. Jayaprakash Narayan from 1947 to 1953.
All of the above share border with Nepal. Nepal shares
the border with West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, 127. C. Rectangular drainage system
Uttarakhand and Sikkim. Assam shares its international Kosi river has Rectangular drainage pattern. In
boundary with Bhutan and Bangladesh. Jharkhand does Rectangular drainage pattern, there is a stream system
not share its boundary with any other country. in which streams consist mainly of straight line segments
with right-angle bends. Tributaries join larger streams at
123. D. Muzaffarpur right angles.
The famous Shahi litchi, which is famous for its sweet,
juicy, unique flavour and aroma, is mostly grown 128. B. Patna
in Muzaffarpur and neighbouring districts including East Son River is a perennial river located in central India. It
Champaran, Vaishali, Samastipur and Begusarai. It has originates near Amarkantak Hill in Annupur district of
officially become an exclusive brand with the GI tag. Madhya Pradesh and finally merges with the Ganges
River near Patna in Bihar. Sone river is the second-largest
124. B. 11 August 1942 southern tributary of the Ganges' after Yamuna River.
Patna secretariat shootout happened during the Quit
India Movement. It happened on 11th August 1942. On 129. A. Nanakkund(Rajgir)
this day, Students tried to hoist the national flag on the
Legislative building in front of the Secretariat building. 130. A. Piedmont Swamp soil
Soils of Northern Plain
125. B. 1950 Soil of this region is formed due to the deposition
Its constitutional status was pronounced with the sediments brought by Gandak, Burhi Gandak,
promulgation of Constitution of India on 26th January, Mahananda, Kosi and Saryu rivers. Hence, the soil is
1950. It is a Constitutional Body under Article 315 of the further divided into three types:
Constitution of India. The Bihar Public Service 1. Piedmont Swamp Soil: It is swallowing to deep over
bed rocks and pebbles. It is mostly clayey, rich in organic
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matter and neutral reaction. This type of soil is found in
North-Western Chamaparan district.
2. Terai Soil: It is grey to yellow in colour and neutral to
moderately acidic in reaction. The soil of Terai is more
fertile than upland terai. This is types of soil is found in
the northern part of Bihar near by the border of Nepal
and foothill of Himalaya.
3. Gangetic Alluvium Soil: This soil is generally fertile in
Bihar plain but to regular tillage without application of
manure have costs low organic content. It is mostly
loamy with varying thickness. It is thinner towards south
and thicker towards north.
Soils of Southern Plain
This type of soil is found between North Ganga plain and
Southern plateau and it formed due to the alluvium
deposited by Sone, Punpun, and Falgu Rivers. 134. B. Nagi Nakti
1. Karail-Kewal Soil: It is heavy clay soil (alkaline feature) Nagi Bird Sanctuary is located in Jhajha Jamui district of
which is characterised by wet paddy lands or dhandhar. south Bihar, near the Jharkhand border. It was declared
It is found in Rohtas to Gaya, Aurangabad, Jahanabad, a bird sanctuary on 25 February 1984 as per Section 18
Munger and Bhagalpur. It is best suited for rice and rabi of the Wildlife Act, 1972. The final notification under
crops like wheat, linseed, pulses and gram. Section 26A of the act was issued on 4 September 2009.
2. Tal Soil: It is found in backwater belt of Ganga which is major birds: Indian Courser, Indian Sandgrouse, Yellow-
spread from Buxar to Banka district. The colour of the wattled Lapwing and Indian Robin.
soil varies from light grey to dark grey and in texture
from medium to heavy soil. Rabi or spring crops like 135. A. Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary
wheat, khesari, gram, peas, masoor, and lentsil are
National Park/ Wildlife District
harvested after water dries up and their yield is quite
sanctuary
high.
Valmiki National Park West Champaran
3. Balthar Soil: It is less fertile and has less water
Valmiki Vanya Prani
absorption capacity. Maize, jowar, bajra, and gram are West Champaran
Sanctuary
chief crops. It is found in Kaimur plateau to Rajmahal
Bhimbandh Sanctuary Munger
hills in narrow belt.
Soils of Southern Plateau Pant Vanya Prani
Nalanda
Sanctuary
There are two types of soil found in southern plateau of
Bihar. Kaimur Sanctuary Kaimur
1. Red and Yellow Soil: These soils are formed from the Udaypur Vanya Prani
West Champaran
disintegration of igneous and metamorphosed rocks. Sanctuary
They are less fertile and thus suitable for coarse crops Nagi Dam Bird
Jamui
and pulses. It is found in Banka, Gaya, Aurangabad, Sanctuary
Jamui and Munger. Vikramshila Gangetic
Bhagalpur
2. Red Sandy Soil: This soil has higher percentage of sand Dolphin Sanctuary
that makes it less fertile and suitable for bajra and jowar Kanwar Jheel Bird
Begusarai
crops. Sanctuary
Baralia Jheel Salim Ali
131. E. Nalanda University & Maha bodhi Temple Jubba Sahni Bird Vaishali
Sanctuary
132. E. All are folk dances of Bihar. Kusheshwar Asthan
Darbhanga
Bird Sanctuary
133. B. Sikkim
Bihar is bordered by Nepal in north, and the Indian states 136. A. Rohtas
of Uttar Pradesh in west, Jharkhand in south, and West
Bengal in east.
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Water Temple is situated in Pawapuri (also known as
Apapapuri which means a town without sins), in the
Indian state of Bihar.
141. D. 90
142. D. 50% increase
143. D. 4 days
144. C. 5600
137. E. All are found in the extent of Archean rocks
145. C. 3,00,000
138. E.
Palaeolithic sites have been discovered in Munger and 146. B. Rs. 8000
Nalanda.
Mesolithic sites have been discovered from Hazaribagh, 147. B. 1100
Ranchi, Singhbhum and Santhal Pargana (all in
Jharkhand). 148. B. Rs. 18432
139. E. A, B and D 149. D. Rs. 275000

Patliputra, Sasaram and Lauriya Nandangarh
150. B. 140
140. B. Jainism
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Test-9 (Full length test-3) Solution English
1. A. Part XI and Chapter I 6. B. Its chairman and members are appointed by
Part XI of the Indian Constitution deals with the the President.
relation between Union and states. Chapter 1 of Part  The Constitution makes a provision for the
XI is about distribution of legislative power between establishment of a Joint State Public Service
Union and states whereas chapter 2 deals with Commission(JSPSC) for two or more states. While
administrative relations between them. Part XII deals the UPSC and the SPSC are created directly by the
with Finance, Property, Contract and Suit. Constitution, a JSPSC can be created by an act of
Parliament on the request of the state
2. C. Article 312 legislatures concerned. Thus, a JSPSC is a
Article 312 of the Indian Constitution provides for “All statutory and not a constitutional body. The two
India Services.” If the Council of States had declared states of Punjab and Haryana had a JSPSC for a
by resolution supported by not less than two-third of short period, after the creation of Haryana out of
the members present and voting that it is necessary Punjab in 1966.
or expedient in the National interest for the creation  The chairman and members of a JSPSC are
of one or more “All India services,” Parliament may appointed by the President.
by law provide for one or more All India Services. o They hold office for a term of six years or until
they attain the age of 62 years, whichever is
3. B. A Sovereign Democratic Republic earlier.
Constitution of India came into force on 26th January o They can be suspended or removed by the
1950. The exact Constitutional status on 26-1-1950 president.
was ‘A SOVEREIGN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC.’ The o They can also resign from their offices at any
word Socialist, secular and integrity were added by time by submitting their resignation letters to
the 42nd Amendment act, 1976. the president.
o The number of members of a JSPSC and their
4. E. 1, 2, 3 and 4 conditions of service are determined by the
Eighth Schedule: Originally, it had 14 languages but President.
presently there are 22 languages.  A JSPSC presents its annual performance report
They are: Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri (Dongri), to each of the concerned state governors. Each
Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Mathili governor places the report before the state
(Maithili), Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, legislature.
Odia, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Santhali, Sindhi,Tamil, Telugu
and Urdu. 7. C. 3 only
 Sindhi was added by the 21st Amendment Act of The Constitution does not specify the official
1967; language of different states. In this regard, it makes
 Konkani, Manipuri and Nepali were added by the the following provisions:
71st Amendment Act of 1992; and The legislature of a state may adopt any one or more
 Bodo, Dongri, Maithili and Santhali were added of the languages in use in the state or Hindi as the
by the 92nd Amendment Act of 2003. Oriya was official language of that state. Until that is done,
renamed as ‘Odia’ by the 96th Amendment Act of English is to continue as official language of that
2011. state. Hence statements 1 and 2 are not correct.
Hence option (E) is the correct answer.
8. C. 2 only
5. A. Lokpal can suo-moto proceed against any The Table of Precedence is related to the rank and
public servant. order of the officials of the Union and State
Lokpal cannot suo-moto proceed against any public Governments.
servant. Attorney General of India along with Cabinet
Secretary and Lieutenant Governors within their
respective Union Territories are ranked at 11th  Hence option (b) is the correct answer.
position, whereas, Cabinet Ministers of the Union
along with the Chief Ministers of States within their 11. D. Railway Sleepers
respective States, Vice Chairperson NITI Aayog, The wood of the sal tree is very hard, heavy, strong
Former Prime Ministers and Leaders of Opposition in and brown coloured. The wood is resinous and
Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha are ranked at 7th. Hence durable, that is why it is used in making of railway
statement 2 is not correct. sleepers. In Malaya, ships are made up of sal wood.
9. D. Part XVII 12. A. 1 only

 Apart from the Directives included in Part IV, For most of the year, the tundra biome is a cold,
there are some other Directives contained in frozen landscape. It is a treeless polar desert. This
other Parts of the Constitution. They are: biome has a short growing season, followed by harsh
o Claims of SCs and STs to Services: The claims of conditions that the plants and animals in the region
the members of the Scheduled Castes and the need special adaptations to survive.
Scheduled Tribes shall be taken into Tundra form in two distinct cold and dry regions.
consideration, consistently with the Arctic tundra are found on high-latitude landmasses,
maintenance of efficiency of administration, in above the Arctic Circle.
the making of appointments to services and Alpine tundra are located at very high elevations atop
posts in connection with the affairs of the Union mountains, where overnight temperatures fall below
or a State (Article 335 in Part XVI). freezing. Alpine Tundra can be found at higher
o Instruction in mother tongue: It shall be the elevations in lower latitudes. Hence statement 3 is
endeavour of every state and every local not correct.
authority within the state to provide adequate Tundra regions typically get less than 25 centimeters
facilities for instruction in the mother tongue at (10 inches) of precipitation annually, which means
the primary stage of education to children these areas are also considered deserts. Hence
belonging to linguistic minority groups (Article statement 2 is not correct.
350-A in Part XVII). Hence, option (d) is correct.
o Development of the Hindi Language: It shall be 13. A. 1 and 2 only
the duty of the Union to promote the spread of The Montreux Record is a register of wetland sites on
the Hindi language and to develop it so that it the List of Wetlands of International
may serve as a medium of expression for all the Importance where changes in ecological character
elements of the composite culture of India have occurred, are occurring, or are likely to occur as
(Article 351 in Part XVII). a result of technological developments, pollution, or
o The above Directives are also non-justiciable in other human interference. It is maintained as part of
nature. However, they are also given equal the
importance and attention by the judiciary on Ramsar List. In India, only two wetlands of India are in
the ground that all parts of the constitution the Montreux record: Keoladeo National
must be read together. Park(Rajasthan) and Loktak Lake (Manipur). Hence
statement 3 is not correct.
10. B. 2, 3 and 4 only.
Article 323 B contemplates establishment of tribunals 14. D. The zooxanthellae are fast growing plants
for certain other matters namely: whereas corals are slow growing colonies of
 levy, assessment, collection and enforcement of animals.
any tax;  Reef-building corals cannot tolerate water
 foreign exchange, import and export across temperatures below 18° Celsius. Many grow
customs frontiers; optimally in water
 industrial and labour disputes;  temperatures between 23°–29°Celsius, but some
 land reforms by way of acquisition by the State of can tolerate temperatures as high as 40° Celsius
any estate, ceiling on urban property; for short periods.
 elections to either House of Parliament or the  Most reef-building corals also require very saline
House or either House of the Legislature of a water ranging from 32 to 42 parts per thousand.
State  The water must also be clear so that a maximum
 production, procurement, supply and distribution amount of light penetrates it. This is because
of food-stuffs most reef-building corals contain photosynthetic
 rent, its regulation and control and tenancy algae, called zooxanthellae, which live in their
issues tissues.
o Corals require fairly good amount of sunlight Kaziranga National Park holds the most important
to survive. Hence it requires shallow water population of elephants in Northeast India. Along
but at some places it is also found in deep with elephants, Kaziranga also houses tigers in one of
waters as well. the highest densities across their range; a majority of
 Adequate supply of oxygen and microscopic greater one-horned rhinoceros and eastern swamp
marine food, called plankton is essential for the deer; and a host of other species including the Asiatic
growth. water buffalo, hog deer, and many other mammals,
 Most reef-building corals contain migratory and resident birds, and flora. Kaziranga
photosynthetic algae, called zooxanthellae, that National is famous for the Big Five namely the
live in their tissues. The coral provides the algae Rhinoceros, Tiger, Elephant, Asiatic Wild Buffalo, and
with a protected environment and compounds Eastern Swamp Deer.
they need for photosynthesis. In return, the Kaziranga National Park is a UNESCO world heritage
algae produce oxygen and help the coral to site. It is spread across the river Brahmaputra.
remove wastes. Most importantly, In India, the geographical range of snow leopard
zooxanthellae supply the coral with glucose, encompasses a large part of the western Himalayas,
glycerol, and amino acids, which are the including the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir
products of photosynthesis. The coral uses and Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and
these products to make proteins, fats, and Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh in the eastern
carbohydrates, and produce calcium carbonate. Himalayas. Hemis National Park, Gangotri National
o This symbiotic relationship, called a Park, Khangchendzonga National park, and Great
mutualism, benefits both the corals and the Himalayan National Park are some protected areas
algae. where snow leopards are known to be found. Hence,
o Because of their intimate relationship with option (d) is the correct answer.
zooxanthellae, reef-building corals respond
to the environment like plants. But the 17. C. 3 only
zooxanthellae are fast growing plants Recently a bridge collapsed in Morbi across
whereas corals are slow growing colonies of Machchhu river.
animals. Hence option (d) is the correct The Machchhu river rises in the hills of Jasdan near
answer. village Khokhara in Chotila taluka of Surendranagar
districts.
This is one of the North flowing rivers of Saurashtra in
Gujarat state. The river Machchhu originates from
the hill ranges of Jasdan Sardar and Mandva in Rajkot
district
and Chotila in Surendranagar district and flows in
North Westerly direction along the district boundary
of Surendranagar and Rajkot upto village Beti and
then flows mostly towards North in Rajkot district
and finally disappears near Malia in the little Rann of
Kachchh. Hence statements 1 and 2 are not correct.
15. A. 1, 2 and 3 only
Lake Victoria, also called Victoria Nyanza, largest lake
in Africa and the chief reservoir of the Nile, lying
mainly in Tanzania and Uganda but bordering on
Kenya.
18. B. Greece and Turkey

Recently, the Turkish President warned Greece to
16. D. Snow Leopard demilitarize islands in the Aegean Sea.
Greece and Turkey have had a regional issue
concerning the Aegean Sea since the 1970s, with
both countries asserting rival claims over their
borders in the Sea.
19. D. Onion
21. B. Svamitva scheme
Pink Revolution is associated with Onion. Other
SVAMITVA (Survey of Villages and Mapping with
important Revolutions are as follows –
Improvised Technology in Village Areas)
 Black Revolution - Petroleum.
scheme is a Central Sector Scheme of MoPR.
 Red Revolution - Tomato and Meat
It aims to provide a ‘Record of Rights (RoR)’ to
 Blue Revolution - Fisheries
household owners in rural areas and issue Property
 Yellow Revolution – Oilseed Cards.
RoR is a legal document that gives details about the
land and who owns it.
The Scheme has been approved for five years- 2020-
25.
Objectives of SVAMITVA scheme
 Create accurate land records for rural planning
and reduce property-related disputes.
 Bring financial stability in rural India by enabling
use of property as a financial asset for taking
loans etc.
 Support preparation of Gram Panchayat
Development Plan using GIS maps.
20. D. Wheat
In the above options, wheat is Rabi crop and rest all 22. C. 2 and 3 only
are Kharif crops. The Code on Social Security 2020 recognizes gig
workers as a new occupational category. It defines
gig workers as those who perform or participate in
work arrangements and earn from such activities
outside the traditional employer-employee
relationship. Therefore, India's labour laws have not
defined gig
workers. So, Statement 1 is not correct.
23. A. 1 and 2 only

There is no provision for lateral entry or revision of
pay structures under Mission Karmayogi. Hence
statement 3 is not correct.
24. C. Developing Economy

Indian economy is characterized as a developing
economy. In a developing economy there are
changes in the framework of production, forms of
production and also in the goods produced in it.
Social relations also changes along with
development. At present, economy of India is first-of-its-kind Metro will run on rubber-based tyres,
characterized as a middle income developing market as the Maharashtra State Cabinet in August, 2019
economy. cleared the mass transport system 'Metro Neo' for
better connectivity across the city.
25. B. V.K.R.V. Rao
The first attempt to calculate National Income of 30. C. Reducing the rate of interest
India was made by Dadabhai Naoroji in 1867-68, Reducing the rate of interest is a measure of
while for the first time National Income of India was expansionary monetary policy and it is not a method
scientifically determined by Dr. V.K.R.V. Rao in 1931- to control inflation. Inflation can be controlled by a
32. contractionary monetary policy which is a common
method of managing inflation. The aim of
26. B. 15 contractionary policy is to reduce the supply of
In order to plan agricultural activities more accurately money within the economy by lowering the prices of
on the basis of soil, climate (temperature), rainfall bonds and rising the interest rates.
and other agro-meteorological characteristics,
Planning Commission had demarcated the 31. D. Monazite
geographical area of India into 15 agroclimatic zones Monazite minerals are found in Kerala's coast.
in 1988 for the 8th Five Year Plan. Thorium and Uranium is also found in Monozite
minerals.
27. B. Tenth Five Year Plan
National Horticulture Mission (NHM) is a centrally 32. D. Sandstone
sponsored scheme. It was started (in May, 2005)
during the 10th Five Year Plan. At present, NHM is 33. C. South America
one of the sub-schemes of Mission for Integrated 40% of approximately 9000 species of birds
Development of Horticulture (MIDH), which is being worldwide are found in the South American
implemented by State Horticulture Missions (SHM) in continent. That is why the South America is often
selected districts of 18 States and 5 Union Territories. called a 'Continent of Birds'.
MIDH was launched in 2014-15 during 12th Five Year
Plan.
28. D. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

In India, the father of green revolution was Dr.M.S. 34. D. South Africa
Swaminathan, while the role of the then Prime Sun City is located in the north-west province of
Minister Indira Gandhi and the then Union South Africa. It is located between the Elands River
Agriculture Minister C. Subramaniam was also very and the Pilanesberg mountain.
important. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai was not related with
the green revolution.
29. D. Nashik
A rubber-tyred metro is a form of rapid transit system
that uses a mix of road and rail technology. In this,
the vehicles have wheels with rubber tyres like a bus,
but using a set of two parallel concrete or corrugated
steel rollways, each with the width of a tyre. Nashik's
districts. Chauth and sardeshmukhi were
collected not on his swarajya but on an undefined
belt of land which was legally part of the Mughal
empire or the Deccan states. Chauth was one-
fourth of the land revenue paid to the Marathas
so as not be subjected to Maratha raids.
Sardeshmukhi was an additional levy of 10 per
cent on those lands of Maharashtra over which
the Marathas claimed hereditary rights, but
which formed part of the Mughal empire.
 Military Administration: Ordinary soldiers were
paid in cash, but the big chiefs and military
commanders were paid through the grant of
35. B. Challenger
revenues of saranjam or mokasa (jagirs/land
The Mariana trench or Challenger trench is located in
grants). All ministers, except the nyayadhish and
the Pacific Ocean, east of the Mariana Islands in the
the Pandit Rao had to participate in war.
shape of an crescent. It has the deepest part of the
Earth's Oceans known as Challenger-Deep, named
39. C. Pandurang Sadashiv Khankhoje
after the British exploration vessel HMS challenger-II.
40. B. British Indian Association of Calcutta
 The Madras Native Association was established
in 1852 as a platform for educated Indians to
protest against any injustice on the part of the
British. It was the first Indian political
organization in the Madras Presidency.
 It was set up as a branch of the British Indian
Association of Calcutta. The Madras Association
also sent a petition to the Parliament on the eve
of the passing of the Charter Act of 1853
making demands similar to that of the British
36. B. Jivatram Bhagwandas Kripalani
Indian Association and the Bombay Association
right from its inception was worked by some
37. C. Ulgulan Revolt
officials, possessed very little vitality, had hardly
 Birsa Munda's (Bhagwan Birsa Munda or Dharti
any hold upon the public mind and languished
Aaba) birth anniversary(15 Nov) is observed as into obscurity after 1857.
Janjatiya Gaurav Divas. He was born in Munda
 The British Indian Association of Calcutta was
tribe of Chotanagpur Plateau (Jharkhand).
formed in 1851 through the merger of the
 Contributions: Landholders’ Society and the Bengal British
o He fought against exploitation of local tribes by India Society.
British and Zamindars, called as Dikus.
 Other important political association in Madras
o He started Birsait sect to end religious
was the Madras Mahajan Sabha founded in
conversions and mobilised tribal community
1884 by M.Viraraghavachari, B. Subramaniya
against British, called 'Munda Rebellion’.
Aiyer and P. Anandacharlu.
o He started a movement called 'Ulgulan', or 'The
Great Tumult' against exploitation of tribals by
41. A. 1 and 2 only
local authorities.
The treaty of Amritsar did not have any provision
o The movement resulted in Chhotanagpur
regarding the British resident at the royal court of
Tenancy Act of 1908, recognising tribal
Punjab. The treaty of Lahore (1846) signed after the
Khuntkatti rights and banned beth begari.
first Anglo- Sikh War (1845-46), provided for the
stationing of a British resident at Lahore. The state of
38. B. land grants
Punjab was annexed by Lord Dalhousie in 1849 after
Shivaji’s Administration:
the Second Anglo- Sikh War (1848-49) and the
 Revenue Administration: Assessment of land eleven-year-old Maharaja, Daleep Singh was
revenue was based on measurement. The kathi pensioned off to England. Hence statement 3 is not
of Ambar was adopted as the measuring rod. The correct.
Swarajya was divided into a number of revenue
divisions, called prants consisting of two or more
42. B. 2 only territories it had taken from the other. Hence
According to Dr. R.C Mazumdar, it was never an all- statement 1 is not correct.
India character but was localized, restricted, and Third Anglo Mysore War (1790-92)
poorly organised. The area affected was Punjab, the  With the support of the Marathas and the Nizam,
United Provinces, Rohilkhand, Oudh, the territory the English attacked Seringapatam. Tipu offered
between the Narmada and the Chambal, and the serious opposition, but the odds were against
Western parts of Bengal and Bihar on the North-East. him. Consequently, he had to pay heavily under
Sindh was quite, and Rajputana was loyal. Under Dost the Treaty of Seringapatam.
Mohammad, Afghanistan was friendly to the British.  The war ended after the 1792 Siege of
He refrained from assisting rebels. Hence statement 3 Seringapatam and the signing of the Treaty of
is not correct. Seringapatam, under this treaty, nearly half of
At Bareilly, Khan Bahadur, a descendant of the the Mysorean territory was taken over by the
former ruler of Rohilkhand, was placed in victors. Baramahal, Dindigul and Malabar went to
command. Not enthusiastic about the pension being the English, while the Marathas got the regions
granted by the British, he organized an army of surrounding the Tungabhadra and its tributaries
40,000 soldiers and offered stiff resistance to the and the Nizam acquired the areas from the
British. Hence statement 1 is not correct. Krishna to beyond the Pennar. Hence statement
3 is not correct.
43. C. It proposed to give Indian session judges the
power to try European offenders in small towns. 46. B. 2 and 4 only
The Ilbert Bill was proposed in 1883 by the British It asked the government of India to assume
Government headed by Lord Ripon. C.P Ilbert, the responsibility for the education of the masses, thus
law member in his council, introduced in February repudiating the ‘downward filtration theory’, at least
1883 what is known as the infamous Ilbert Bill. The on paper. Hence statement 1 is not correct.
bill sought to abolish “judicial disqualification based The Wood's Despatch emphasized the importance of
on race distinctions”. It proposed to give Indian teaching English while also emphasizing the
district magistrates and session judges the power to importance of teaching Indian languages. It
try European offenders in the mofussil (small towns), recommended that school education should be
as they already did in the presidency towns. imparted in vernacular language. Hence statement 3
However, the bill was met with opposition from the is not correct.
European community. In January 1884 Ripon
ultimately succumbed to the pressure and withdrew 47. C. 2 only
the bill, substituting it with a milder compromise  Raja Rammohun Roy started India’s first Persian
formula, which somehow sought to preserve the newspaper the Mirat-ul-Akhbar. An erudite
principle by adding a provision of trial by a mixed jury Persian scholar and a tenacious social reformer,
in such cases involving European offenders. It he believed in ‘searching for the truth through
became clear to the nationalists that justice and fair the light of the discussion. The newspaper was
play could not be expected where the interests of the first published on 12 April 1822. It was published
European community were involved. The Ilbert Bill every week on Fridays. Hence pair 1 is not
controversy proved an eye-opener to the Indian correctly matched.
intelligentsia. It became clear to them that justice  Qaumi Awaz is an Urdu-language newspaper and
and fair play could not be expected where the is the sister publication of National Herald, both
interests of the European community were involved. of which were started by Jawahar Lal Nehru.
Hence pair 3 is not correctly matched.
44. B. An arrangement between the village artisans
and the village community for services under 48. A. 1 only
Maratha rule. George Yule was the first non-Indian President of the
Indian National Congress. He presided over the
45. B. 2 only Allahabad session of 1888. Alfred Webb presided
Haider Ali died of cancer on December 7, 1782. His over the Madras session of 1894. Hence statement 2
son, Tipu Sultan, carried on the war for one year is not correct.
without any positive outcome. Fed up with an
inconclusive war, both English and Tipu Sultan opted 49. A. 3 only
for peace, negotiating the Treaty of Mangalore The Calcutta session of 1886 was presided over by
(March, 1784) under which each party gave back the Dadabhai Naoroji. In this session, the Indian
Association merged with the Indian National
Congress. ( The Indian National Association was 58. D. Kalidasa
founded by Surendranath Banerjee and Anand
Mohan Bose in 1876.). Hence pair 1 is not correctly 59. C. Alauddin Khalji
matched. Mohammad-Bin Tughluq (1325-51 C.E.) is considered
The Calcutta session, 1896 of INC was held under the an illfated idealist was owing to his ambitious
presidentship of Rahimtullah Sayani. In this session, schemes and novel experiments which ended in
Vande Mataram was sung for the first time by miserable failures because they were all far ahead of
Rabindranath Tagore. Hence pair 2 is not correctly their time. In order to overcome financial difficulties,
matched. Muhammad-Bin Tughluq increased the land revenue
to half the produce on the farmers of Doab (land
50. E. All are correct. between Ganges and Yamuna rivers) but Demand
was based on expected production while Alauddin
51. A. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar Khalji had fixed the land revenue on the half of the
produce of the land-based on measurement.
52. C. Jamnalal Bajaj
60. D. Sher Shah
53. C. Kushinagar Sadak-e-Azam also known as the Grand Trunk Road,
Mahatma Buddha delivered his first sermon at the is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. The
site of Deer Park at Sarnath. Later he moved towards road was built by Shershah Suri from Sonargaon
Kosala, Kapilavastu, Vaishali and Rajgriha to (Bengal) to Lahore (Pakistan).
propagate the teachings of Buddhism. The king of
Kosala Prasenjit with his entire family adopted 61. B. Jai Singh
discipleship of Buddha. During his campaign, he Aurangazeb sent Raja Jai Singh of Amber to fight
reached ‘Pava’, the capital of Mallas. At Pava, Buddha against Shivaji. He made elaborated preparations and
stayed in the mango grove of Chund, the blacksmith. succeeded in besieging the Purandar Fort where
There Chund provided him a large amount of Shivaji lodged his family and treasure. Shivaji opened
Sukaramaddava, which resulted in sickness with the negotiations with Jai Singh and the Treaty of
flow of blood and violent deadly pains, but Buddha Purandar was signed in 1665.
reached Kushinara (Capital of Republic of Malla).
Here he abandoned his body in 483 BC at the age of 62. C. Jahangir
80 years. It is also known as Mahaparinirvan. In 1605, Portuguese introduced tobacco in India.
Soon it became popular among the common man.
54. D. Ardh-Magadhi The Mughal emperor Jahangir noticed the harmful
All the initial religious Jain literature has been written effect of tobacco and issued an order to ban it in
in the specific branch of Prakrit language. Its twelve 1617 AD.
Angas are in ‘Ardha-Magadhi.’ These holy books were
finally compiled in the sixth century A.D. at Vallabhi 63. B. Vidyadhar
near Gujarat. Today the Jain literature has been The Chandela dynasty is famous in Indian history for
translated into almost every language. the King Vidyadhar, who repulsed the attacks of
Mahmud Ghaznavi during 1019-20 A.D. From the
55. A. Ramanujacharya ninth century to the 13th century, the Chandelas
Visistadvaita is one of the main branches of Vedanta. ruled over Central India. Their first capital city was
It is a Sanskrit term which means "non-dualism with Khajuraho, which was later shifted to Mahoba.
differentiation". Vaishnavite Saint Ramanujacharya
(C.1017- 1137) is widely credited with spreading the 64. B. Firuz Shah Tughluq
philosophy of Vishishtadvaitavad. Firuz Shah Tughluq built 300 new cities. Fatehabad,
Hisar, Firozpur, Hisar and Jaunpur was established by
56. D. Surasena the sultan of Delhi Firuz Shah Tughluq in 1359 and
named in the memory of his cousin Muhammad-Bin-
57. D. Pulakeshin II Tughluq whose name was Jauna Khan. Firuz Shah
Emperor Harsha’s southward march was stopped on Tughluq appointed Malik Sarwar, a eunuch who was
the Narmada river by Pulakeshin II, a Chalukyan ruler notorious for having been the lover of Firuz Shah
who defeated Harsha. This incident is mentioned in Tughluq’s daughter, as the governor of the region.
Aihole inscription of Pulakeshin II and description of The Sultanate was in disarray because of factional
Hiuen Tsang. fighting for power and Malik Sarwar declared
independence. He and his adopted son Mubarak
Shah founded the Sharqi dynasty (dynasty of the becomes zero at very low temperatures. These are
East). Jaunpur was independent for 85 years. But in called superconductors and this property is called
1479 A.D., Bahlul Lodi defeated its last emperor superconductivity.
Hussain Shah and was able to reconquer Jaunpur in
1479. 72. D. Mass
The product of the mass of an object and its velocity
65. B. Gulbarga is called the momentum of that object. Momentum =
Bahmani empire was founded by Alauddin Hasan Mass × Velocity
Bahman Shah (Zafar Khan) who was also known as This is a vector quantity. Its SI unit is Kgm/s .
Hasan Gangu in 1347. He declared Gulbarga as the
capital of his empire and named as Ahsanabad. He 73. E. A, B and C
divided his empire into four regions Gulbarga, Sodium carbonate, calcium carbonate and silica are
Daulatabad, Berar and Bidar. Gulbarga was the most used to make soda lime glass. This glass is used in
significant district of the state. He annexed southern tube lights, bottles, laboratory equipment and
Hindu rulers and started a new system of providing utensils of daily use. Flint glasses are used in cameras,
powers and Jagirs to his followers. He abolished Jizya telescope lenses and electric bulbs.
on the Hindus.
74. D. Sodium carbonate - Leblanc Process
66. C. Walther Flemming Earlier Sodium carbonate was obtained by Le-Blanc
Mitosis in animal cells was discovered by Walther process method. Ammonia is produced by the Haber
Flemming. method. Steel is manufactured by Bessemer method
and sulfuric acid is manufactured by contact method.
67. C. Diopter
The unit of power of a lens is diopter. The power of a 75. C. Copper
lens is equal to the inverse of the focal length of that Dieback disease in lemon is caused by deficiency of
lens. The ability of the lens to bend the incident light copper. Little leaf disease in lemon is also caused by
is called the power of the lens. The greater the deficiency of copper. Little leaf disease in mango and
divergence of light by a lens, the greater the power of brinjal is caused by deficiency of zinc. In gooseberry
that lens. and mango, internal necrosis disease occurs due to
deficiency of boron.
68. B. 6.67 × 10-11 Nm2 /Kg2
If two bodies whose masses are m1 and m2 76. B. Agrostology
respectively, are situated at a distance of r meters, The study and rearing of grass is called agrostology.
then the gravitational force between them is F = The study of flowers is called anthology. The study of
Gm1m2 /r2 Here G is a constant. Its value is 6.67 × 10- bryophyta is called bryology.
11
Nm2 /Kg2 .
77. A. Lamarck
69. C. Pascal’s law Lamarck presented his theory in a book called
According to Pascal’s law (a) If the gravitational effect Philosophic Zoologique Lamarck presented his theory
is considered to be negligible, then at equilibrium the regarding organic evolution.
pressure is the same at every point in the fluid. (b)
The force acting on a part of a liquid enclosed in a 78. C. Calcium carbonate
vessel is transmitted by the fluid in equal magnitude CaCo3 is the chemical structure of Calcium carbonate
in all directions . Pressure is a scalar quantity. Its SI pearls. It is used in the form of cosmetics and gems.
unit is N/m2 or Pascal.
79. E.
70. A. Sound wave Metals are good conductors of heat and electricity.
Mechanical waves are those waves which require a Metals are elements that lose electrons to form
medium to transmit. Like sound wave , water wave positive ions. A metal atom usually has one , two or
etc. Such waves are electromagnetic waves, which do three electrons in its outermost shell . Metals are
not require any medium for transmission, like light shiny and can be polished.
wave, radio wave, etc.
80. E.
71. A. Camerlingh Onnes The mass of the neutron is almost equal to the mass
Superconductivity was discovered by Camerlingh of the proton.
Onnes. The electrical resistance of some materials Mass of neutron = 1.67 × 10-27 kg
Mass of proton = 1.67 × 10-27 kg
Neutron is a neutral particle. It was discovered by 87. D. Butane
James Chadwick in 1932. Proton is a positively The percentage composition of propane and butane
charged particle. in an LPG gas mixture ranges from 100% - 20%
propane and 80% butane.
81. A. Voltmeter
Voltmeter is an instrument to measure the difference 88. D. A and C
in potential between two points. Wattmeter is an A and C are correct. Oxidation is the loss of electrons
instrument to measure electric power. Viscometer is and thus forms a positive species or if the starting
an instrument used to measure the viscosity of a reactant is neutral, it forms a neutral species. The
substance. Tachometer is an instrument used to reduction is the opposite of oxidation as it is the gain
measure the speed of an aircraft. of electrons.
Ionisation is the process by which atom or a molecule
82. C. Growth of yeast cells gains or loses an electron and obtains a negative or a
Yeast cells are microorganisms which are responsible positive charge.
for catalyzing certain types of chemical reactions. The Dissociation is a process of breaking a single
yeast cells grow and respire which then releases compound into two or more different products.
carbon dioxide (CO2). Fermentation is the process by Rusting of iron- Rusting is a redox process therefore it
which sugar molecules are converted into ethanol is an example of oxidation as well as reduction.
and carbon dioxide in the presence of yeast as
enzymes. 89. C. Xerophytes
Nerium is a xerophytic plant and has sunken stomata
83. C. candles to reduce the rate of transpiration, confined to
Constituents Uses lower epidermis. An epiphyte is an organism that
of Petroleum grows on the surface of a plant and derives its
Petroleum Gas Fuel for home and moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water or
in liquid industry from debris accumulating around it. Aquatic plants
form(LPG) are plants that have adapted to living in aquatic
Petrol Motor fuel, aviation fuel, environments. They are also referred to as
solvent for dry cleaning hydrophytes or macrophytes to distinguish them
Kerosene Fuel for stoves, lamps and from algae and other microphytes. Mesophytes are
for jet aircrafts terrestrial plants which are neither adapted to
Diesel Fuel for heavy motor particularly dry nor particularly wet environments.
vehicles, electric
generators
Lubricating oil lubrication
Paraffin wax Ointments, candles,
Vaseline etc.
Bitumen Paints, road surfacing
84. E. All are correct.
85. A. electroplating Fig: Xerophytes

Vulcanization is a range of processes for hardening
rubbers. Galvanization or galvanizing is the process of 90. B. A copper rod
applying a protective zinc coating to steel or iron, to Copper is a highly conducting material. Therefore,
prevent rusting. Conduction is the process by which a copper rod cannot be charged easily by friction.
heat energy is transmitted through collisions
between neighbouring atoms or molecules. 91. D. Rohtas
Maa Tutleswari Bhavani temple situated in Tilauthu
86. A. Sodium block of Rohtas district is very ancient. This temple is
Electroplating is a process of metal coating on famous for getting desired results. There is also a
another piece of metal through an electrodeposition beautiful waterfall here.
process. Metals commonly used in electroplating
include Zinc, Copper, Tin, Chromium, Gold, Nickel, 92. B. 350 kwh
Silver, Palladium.
The per capita consumption of electricity in the state 100. E. A and B
has gone up to 350 kwh in 2020-21. A branch of Anushilan Samiti was established in Patna
in 1913. Shachindranath Sanyal and Bakimchandra
93. C. The maximum length from east to west is 438 Mitra played an important role in this.
km Shachindranath Sanyal was punished for Kalapani by
The maximum width of Bihar from east to west is 483 prosecuting the Banaras conspiracy.
Km . Bihar is geometrically almost rectangular. Its
total area is 94,163 sq Km. 101. B. 1932
On November 6, 1932, the Bihar Provincial Board was
94. D. District with lowest urbanization percentage - established to run the anti-untouchability movement
Sheohar in Bihar. The Provincial Anti-Untouchability
The district with minimum urban population is Conference was held in Patna in which the General
Sheohar (28116). Samastipur (3.5%) has the Secretary of the All India Anti-Untouchability League,
minimum urbanization percentage. Amritlal B. Thakkar was present.
95. E. 102. C. 2013-14

Six and eight lane wide expressway from Gorakhpur The process of budgeting for children in Bihar started
to Siliguri will be built by 2025. This is the fifth in 2013-14.
expressway of the state which will pass through 10
districts of Bihar viz. Gopalganj, Siwan, Saran, 103. A. Muzaffarpur
Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, Madhubani, Supaul, Saharsa, It happened in Muzaffarpur. Prisoners were used to
Purnia and Kishanganj. get brass ‘Lota’ for drinking water but British Indian
Government denied following this prisoners revolted.
96. B. 19.5%
As per Economic Survey of Bihar 2021-22, The 104. B. Kalidas Basu
contribution of the secondary sector to the Gross Khudiram Bose was an Indian revolutionary from
State Domestic Product stood at 19.5% in 2020-21. Bengal Presidency who opposed British rule of India.
The contribution of the primary sector was 19.2% and For his role in the Muzaffarpur Conspiracy Case,
that of the tertiary sector was 61.2%. along with Prafulla Chaki, he was sentenced to death
and subsequently executed, making him one of the
97. A. Adityasen youngest martyrs of the Indian Independence
Adityasen had liberated Bihar from the sovereignty of Movement.
Tibet. The local ruler named Arjuna had harmed the
Chinese travelers , in retaliation, the joint army of 105. D. 2001-11
Tibet and Nepal invaded Bihar and established The state of Bihar showed the highest decadal
dominance for some time. growth rate in between the years 2001(28.62%) to
2011 (25.07%).
98. A. Pala dynasty
Buddhist scholar Shantarakshita and Atish Dipankar 106. C. Santan Singh
went to Tibet during the reign of Pala dynasty.
Odandatpuri University and Jagdal University were 107. C. Shree Narayan Prasad and Abdul Bari
established during the Pala period. Dharmapala
established Vikramsheela Mahavihara and donated 108. A. Muzaffarpur, Saran and Champaran
200 villages to Nalanda Mahavihara. After the J L Nehru’s visit to Bihar was a great inspiration to
campaign of Bakhtiyar Khilji, the Buddhist monk people. He visited Champaran, Saran and
Dharmaswamin came to Bihar from Tibet Muzaffarpur
99. D. Mohammad Fakhruddin 109. D. Shahzada Pervez

In the Bihar Regional Conference (1908), Mohammad The Pathar Ki Mosque stands on the bank of river
Fakhruddin proposed to separate Bihar from Bengal Ganges near the Takht Shri Harmandir Saheb. Parvez
and organize it as a new province, which was Shah, son of Jahangir, established Pathar Ki Masjid in
accepted unanimously. In the royal court held in 1621. The structure is built of stone, and so it got its
Delhi on 12 December 1911, it was announced to name as Pathar Ki Masjid. It is located on Ashok
organize the regions of Bihar and Orissa as a new Rajpath between Sultanganj and Alamganj.
province separate from Bengal
110. E. none of these
BR code is the ISO CODE assigned by ISO for Bihar. The Tamil Nadu Government, issued a notification
declaring Arittapatti and Meenakshipuram villages in
111. C. Fiji Madurai district the first biodiversity heritage site in
Sitiveni Rabuka was confirmed as Fiji’s next Prime the State. The site comprising 139.63 hectares in
Minister more than two decades after the former Arittapatti village (Melur block) and 53.8 hectares in
military commander first held the office in a term Meenakshipuram village (Madurai East taluk) will be
lasting nearly seven years. The 74-year-old won the known as the Arittapatti Biodiversity Heritage site.
nomination by one vote over incumbent Frank
Bainimarama at a sitting of the Fijian Parliament in 122. B. Meghalaya
Suva. It also signals the end of former Prime Minister
Frank Bainimarama’s 16 years in power. 123. D. Meghna Ahlawat
Ahlawat, who is the wife of Haryana Deputy Chief
112. B. Uttar Pradesh Minister and former TTFI president Dushyant
Chautala, contested against Gujarat Home Minister
113. B. New Delhi Harsh Shanghvi. The Delhi High Court had suspended
The three-day event is the annual apex-level regional the TTFI in February and appointed a Committee of
strategic dialogue of the Indian Navy, and was Administrators (CoA) to handle its functioning. The
conducted from 23 November to 25 November 2022 suspended Executive Board members were barred by
at the Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi. the Delhi High Court from participating in the
elections. Former veteran player and 8-time National
114. A. World Bank Champion Kamlesh Mehta has been elected as the
General Secretary. Patel Nagendra Reddy was elected
115. B. Egypt as the treasurer.
116. C. Yemen 124. A. Java

Semru, also known as 'The Great Mountain', is
117. C. Udupi located on the island of East Java. It is the highest
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Anurag volcanic peak in Java and one of the most active
Singh Thakur inaugurated the Sports Science Centre volcanoes. It last erupted in December 2019.
in Udupi. This Sports Science Centre will bring Indonesia has the largest number of active volcanoes
together sports scientists and athletes. The in the world as well as its location in the Pacific Ring
Government has spent 2700 crore rupees to enhance of Fire, making it prone to seismic upheavals.
sporting infrastructure as well as 3,136 crore rupees
for Khelo India Games, for a period of five years. 125. C. 2025
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said this on the occasion
118. B. Project Vaani of inauguration/ dedication of various power
schemes worth Rs 15,871 crore at Urja Auditorium
119. B. Tamil Nadu (Patna). He started the work of installing smart pre-
Tamil Nadu is set to become the first state to launch paid meters in rural areas. The Chief Minister also
its own Climate Change Mission. It had launched the inaugurated the 'Urjanvayan' souvenir based on the
Green Tamil Nadu Mission last September and the achievements of the energy sector. The maximum
Tamil Nadu Wetlands Mission this August. A Special power demand in the state this year has been 6738
Purpose Vehicle–the Tamil Nadu Green Climate MW, which is likely to increase to about 8000 MW by
Company (TNGCC)–will implement the State Climate the financial year 2024-25 and 9700 MW by 2028-29.
Action Plan. In the year 2012, this figure was 1751 MW. The per
capita electricity consumption in 2012 was 134 units.
120. B. Qatar Now in 2022, 339 units have been consumed per
QatarEnergy announced a 27-year natural gas supply person.
deal with China, calling it the “longest” ever seen as it
strengthened ties with Asia while Europe scrambles 126. D. Ajit Azad
for alternative sources. The state energy company Madhubani's renowned young poet, litterateur and
will send four million tonnes of liquefied natural gas critic Ajit Azad has been selected for the Sahitya
annually from its new North Field East project to Akademi Award for the year 2022 for his poem 'Pen
China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec). Drive Me Prithvi'. 'Earth in Pen Drive' is a book of 256
pages. A total of 185 poems are compiled in this. He
121. B. Tamil Nadu has published more than 30 books so far, including
seven poetry collections in Maithili. His famous books The Union Ministry of Jal Shakti and the Ministry of
are Yuddhak Virodh Mein Buddhak Pratihinsa, Mrityu Urban Housing Development have brought these
Thik Vichar, Hum Kosikhanhak Ekta Kavi, Anbhuar riverside cities on a single platform. The National
Hoit Samay, Gaam Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) and the National
Institute of Urban Alliance (NIUA) have jointly
127. C. Udaipur prepared a guideline for this. 14 cities of Bihar - City
International Sherpas, their delegations and heads of on the banks of river Ganga (Patna, Bhagalpur,
invited international organizations were welcomed in Munger, Begusarai, Ara, Jamalpur), Katihar (Saura
the lake city 'Udaipur' (Rajasthan) for the first Sherpa river), Biharsharif (Panchane river), Bettiah (Kohda
meeting of India's G20 Presidency scheduled from 4 river), Chhapra (Ghaghra and Ganga river) ,
to 7 December 2022. These include the heads of the Darbhanga (Bagmati River), Muzaffarpur (Buddhi
G20 countries, nine guest countries and 14 invited Gandak River), Purnia (Saura)
international organizations. The talks of the first
Sherpa meeting were initiated by India's G20 Sherpa 132. D. Rohtas
'Amitabh Kant' who presented India's G20 priorities For the first time in Bihar, a national level conference
to the 13 working groups. of more than 1200 historians and litterateurs from 22
states of the country was held at Gopal Narayan
128. D. Volodymyr Zelensky Singh University, Jamuhar (Sasaram).
Time Magazine has named Ukrainian President
Volodymyr Zelensky and the 'Spirit of Ukraine' as its 133. D. Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
2022 Person of the Year. In the midst of the Russia- Mirabai lifted a total of 200 while Shenhua could only
Ukraine war, Zelensky has stood steadfastly with his lift 198 kg. Jiang Huihua of China won the gold medal
country and countrymen for the past 10 months. with a lift of 206 kg. This is Mirabai's second medal in
Zelensky's decision to stay in the capital Kyiv and fight the World Championship. Earlier in 2017, he won the
against the Russian army made him famous. He has gold medal by lifting 194 kg. She had defeated Tokyo
played a major role in boosting the morale of the 2020 champion Hou Zhihua of China.
Ukrainian military by giving frequent speeches and
appearing on the frontlines. In the year 2021, Elon 134. C. Nagpur
Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, was named Person of According to Guinness World Records, 'The 3.14 km
the Year. double-decker viaduct on Wardha Road in Nagpur,
Maharashtra was opened for metro rail traffic on 5
129. B. Bhopal March 2019 and for highway traffic on 13 November
IISF 2022 is being organized from 21 to 24 January 2020, which is the longest double decker viaduct on
2023 in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh. The any metro rail system. Nagpur has a three-tier
main theme of the 8th edition of IISF being organized transport system on Wardha Road. There is a double-
in the year of Amrit Mahotsav of Independence is decker viaduct that carries the highway flyover on the
'Moving towards Amrit Kaal with Science, Technology first level and the metro rail on the second level
and Innovation'. The aim of this science festival is to making it a three-tier transport system with the
highlight how science, technology, engineering and existing highway at ground level.
mathematics (STEM) methods help us to improve our
lives. 135. C. Japan
A Japanese space start-up i-space Inc has launched its
130. C. Goblin mode private lander M1 to the Moon on a SpaceX Falcon 9
For the first time in history, the 'Word of the Year' rocket as part of its HAKUTO-R mission. There was
has been chosen through a public vote. This word got initially some delay in launching, after which it was
318,956 votes which is 93% of the total votes. More re-launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida (USA).
than 300,000 people voted for it. This word went viral The name HAKUTO-R refers to the white rabbit that
on social media in February 2022. For the first time Japanese folklore suggests lives on the moon. The M1
this term was used on Twitter in the year 2009. This is lander will deploy two robotic rovers from Japan's
an English slang word. The term goblin mode is JAXA space agency, a two-wheeled orange-shaped
mostly used for people who are self-absorbed and do device and a four-wheeled rover named by the UAE
not care about the worldly. Some people also call after 'Rashid', the patron of the Dubai royal family.
them lazy, selfish and greedy.
136. C. Telangana Rashtra Samithi
131. C. 14 Bharat Rashtra Samithi is a regional political party in
the South Indian state of Telangana, currently
running the government in the state. K. Kashmir. This village is situated on the banks of Tawi
Chandrasekhar Rao is the president of the party and river. The village comprises a peripheral view of both
the first and current Chief Minister of the state. On 5 plains and hills. Yoga center has been modernized
October 2022, the name of the party was changed with swimming pool, business convention centre,
from Telangana Rashtra Samithi to Bharat Rashtra helipad, spa, cafeteria and dining hall.
Samithi.
140. A. Mukesh Kumar
137. D. United Arab Emirates Mukesh is a resident of Gopalganj. Recently, in the
The cyclone affected the Andaman and Nicobar IPL auction, this fast bowler was bought by Delhi
Islands as well as South India. Cyclones are given their Capitals for Rs 5.50 crore, while his base price was
names by the Panel on Tropical Cyclones. There are just Rs 20 lakh. Patna's Ishan Kishan has also returned
13 countries in this panel. It includes Bangladesh, to the T20 team. He is already a part of the ODI team.
India, Iran, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, In this way both Ishaan and Mukesh are in the T20
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, United Arab team. If both are selected for playing-11 together,
Emirates (UAE) and Yemen. In the year 2020, each then this will be the first time for Bihar when two of
country suggested 13 names. Due to this, a list of 169 its sons will be playing together in the field for India.
names of these cyclones was made.
141. B. 7
138. A. 48 142. A. 88
India has reached its highest position in the global 143. C. 79.2 km/hr
aviation safety ranking by the International Civil 144. D. 20
Aviation Organization (ICAO). The country was ranked 145. B. 280
102 four years ago and has also improved to 85.49% 146. D. 33.5
in terms of effective implementation of key security 147. A. 50km
measures. Rank-1 = Singapore 148. B. Rs. 2660
149. A. Rs. 4991
139. A. Tawi 150. B. 33
India’s largest yoga center has been built in Mantalai
village of Chenani tehsil of Udhampur, Jammu and

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13. B. 3 only 17. B. Development of the North-East.

14. D. Presently, the PMJDY accounts do not provide 20. B. 2 only

21. B. 1 and 3 only

24. C. Both 1 and 2

23. B. Red Sea

27. C. Both 1 and 2

32. C. The Tughluq

59. C. April 13, 1919

78. A. Carbon dioxide 85. B. Sulphuric acid

81. B. Silicon dioxide 89. B. Algae and fungi

94. C. 400th 98. A. Samba

100. B. Dibrugarh 104. C. France

101. B. Telangana 105. D. Max Verstappen

128. E. United Province & Bihar 132. A. Muhammad Shah Tughlaq

137. B. Jalal Khan

138. E. All of the above

140. B. March – April

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14. B. Dara Shukoh 21. D. Dayanand Saraswati

30. B. Enactment of Rowlatt Act 36. C. President

31. D. Extension of Executive Power of State 37. C. Enforcement of Fundamental Rights

38. C. Only in Legislative Assembly

39. B. Article 243-D

44. A. is a horizontal line to the sea level from where

46. A. Temperature of winter rises

55. B. Decreasing the surface tension

73. A. Rennin 79. D. Tuberculosis

87. A. Conventional weapons 89. B. India

118. B. Foreign Institutional Investors

142. D. 50% increase

139. E. A, B and D 149. D. Rs. 275000

9. D. Part XVII 12. A. 1 only

18. B. Greece and Turkey

23. A. 1 and 2 only

24. C. Developing Economy

28. D. Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

84. E. All are correct.

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95. E. 102. C. 2013-14

99. D. Mohammad Fakhruddin 109. D. Shahzada Pervez

116. C. Yemen 124. A. Java

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