67th BPSC Solved Paper Exam Cancelled
1. During Quit India Movement, who among the following escaped from the Hazaribagh Jail?
(A) Sachchidananda Sinha
(B) Jayaprakash Narayan
(C) Jagjivan Ram
(D) Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Jaayaprakash Narayan escaped from Hazaribagh jail and organised underground activities during the Quit India Movement. He along with Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asaf Ali, took charge of the ongoing stir when all the senior leaders had been arrested.
1. भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन के दौरान, निम्नलिखित में से कौन हजारीबाग जेल से भाग निकला था?
(A) सच्चिदानंद सिन्हा
(B) जयप्रकाश नारायण
(C) जगजीवन राम
(D) रफी अहमद किदवई
(E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपरोक्त में से एक से अधिक
उत्तर: (B)
समाधान: जयप्रकाश नारायण हजारीबाग जेल से भाग निकले और भारत छोड़ो आंदोलन के दौरान भूमिगत गतिविधियों का आयोजन किया। उन्होंने राम मनोहर लोहिया और अरुणा आसफ अली के साथ चल रहे आंदोलन की कमान तब संभाली जब सभी वरिष्ठ नेताओं को गिरफ्तार कर लिया गया था।
2. Who was the President of Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1922 AD?
(A) Chittaranjan Das
(B) Hakim Ajmal Khan
(C) Mahatma Gandhi
(D) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: Chittaranjan Das was the President of the Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1922.
2. 1922 ई. में आयोजित भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस के गया अधिवेशन के अध्यक्ष कौन थे?
(A) चित्तरंजन दास
(B) हाकिम अजमल खान
(C) महात्मा गांधी
(D) मौलाना अबुल कलाम आज़ाद
(E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपरोक्त में से एक से अधिक
उत्तर: (A)
समाधान: चित्तरंजन दास 1922 में आयोजित भारतीय राष्ट्रीय कांग्रेस के गया अधिवेशन के अध्यक्ष थे।
3. What portfolio Rajendra Prasad held in the Interim Government established in 1946 AD?
(A) Finance
(B) Defence
(C) Home
(D) Food and Agriculture
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: The correct answer is Food and Agriculture. Rajendra Prasad was allocated this ministry in the interim government.
3. 1946 ई. में स्थापित अंतरिम सरकार में राजेन्द्र प्रसाद के पास कौन-सा विभाग था?
(A) वित्त
(B) रक्षा
(C) घर
(D) खाद्य और कृषि
(E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपरोक्त में से एक से अधिक
उत्तर: (D)
4. Where was the Ghadar Party established?
(A) Germany
(B) United States of America
(C) France
(D) England
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: The Ghadar Party was an international political movement consisting of expatriate Indians to overthrow British rule in India. It was found in USA.
4. गदर पार्टी की स्थापना कहाँ हुई थी?
(A) जर्मनी
(B) संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका
(C) फ्रांस
(D) इंग्लैंड
(E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपरोक्त में से एक से अधिक
उत्तर: (B)
समाधान: ग़दर पार्टी एक अंतरराष्ट्रीय राजनीतिक आंदोलन था जिसमें भारत में ब्रिटिश शासन को उखाड़ फेंकने के लिए प्रवासी भारतीय शामिल थे। यह यूएसए में था।
5. Who established the Servants of India Society in 1905 AD?
(A) Surendranath Banerjee
(B) Bipin Chandra Pal
(C) Mahadev Govind Ranade
(D) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra in 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
5. 1905 ई. में सर्वेंट्स ऑफ इंडिया सोसाइटी की स्थापना किसने की थी?
(A) सुरेंद्रनाथ बनर्जी
(B) बिपिन चंद्र पाल
(C) महादेव गोविंद रानाडे
(D) गोपाल कृष्ण गोखले
(E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपरोक्त में से एक से अधिक
उत्तर: (D)
समाधान: गोपाल कृष्ण गोखले द्वारा 1905 में पुणे, महाराष्ट्र में सर्वेंट्स ऑफ़ इंडिया सोसाइटी का गठन किया गया था।
6. Who has written the book, Unhappy India?
(A) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(B) Annie Besent
(C) Lala Lajpat Rai
(D) A. O. Hume
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: Unhappy India is a book authored by Lala Lajpat Roy.
6. अनहैप्पी इंडिया पुस्तक किसने लिखी है?
(A) बाल गंगाधर तिलक
(B) एनी बेसेंट
(C) लाला लाजपत राय
(D) एओ ह्यूम
(E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपरोक्त में से एक से अधिक
उत्तर: (C)
हल: अनहैप्पी इंडिया लाला लाजपत रॉय द्वारा लिखित पुस्तक है।
7. Who participated in all the three Round Table Conferences?
(A) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
(B) Madan Mohan Malaviya
(C) B. R. Ambedkar
(D) Mahatma Gandhi
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: The First Conference of the Round Table took place in 1930. The Second Conference of the Round Table was in 1931. The Third Conference of the Round Table was in 1932. All three round table conferences were attended by Dr. B.R.Ambedkar and Tej Bahadur Sapru.
7. तीनों गोलमेज सम्मेलनों में किसने भाग लिया?
(A) मौलाना अबुल कलाम आज़ाद
(B) मदन मोहन मालवीय
(C) बीआर अम्बेडकर
(D) महात्मा गांधी
(E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपरोक्त में से एक से अधिक
उत्तर: (C)
हल: गोलमेज का पहला सम्मेलन 1930 में हुआ था। गोलमेज का दूसरा सम्मेलन 1931 में हुआ था। गोलमेज का तीसरा सम्मेलन 1932 में हुआ था। तीनों गोलमेज सम्मेलनों में डॉ. बी.आर. अम्बेडकर और तेज बहादुर ने भाग लिया था।
8. Who established Indian Association in 1876 AD?
(A) Surendranath Banerjee
(B) Chittaranjan Das
(C) W. C. Banerjee
(D) Aurobindo Ghosh
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: The association was founded in Bengal in 1876 by Surendranath Banerjea and Ananda Mohan Bose. It soon displaced the Indian League, which had been founded the year before, and rivaled the long-standing British Indian Association, which it regarded as a reactionary body of landlords and industrialists.
8. 1876 ई. में इंडियन एसोसिएशन की स्थापना किसने की थी?
(A) सुरेंद्रनाथ बनर्जी
(B) चित्तरंजन दास
(C) डब्ल्यूसी बनर्जी
(D) अरबिंदो घोष
(E) उपरोक्त में से कोई नहीं / उपरोक्त में से एक से अधिक
उत्तर: (A)
समाधान: एसोसिएशन की स्थापना बंगाल में 1876 में सुरेंद्रनाथ बनर्जी और आनंद मोहन बोस ने की थी। इसने जल्द ही इंडियन लीग को विस्थापित कर दिया, जिसे एक साल पहले स्थापित किया गया था, और लंबे समय से चली आ रही ब्रिटिश इंडियन एसोसिएशन को टक्कर दी, जिसे वह जमींदारों और उद्योगपतियों का प्रतिक्रियावादी निकाय मानता था।
9. In which country was the honorific ‘Netaji’ applied to the name of Subhas Chandra Bose?
(A) India
(B) Italy
(C) Germany
(D) Japan
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: He earned the title ‘Netaji’, in Germany by the Indian soldiers of the Azad Hind Fauj.
10. Who is related to ‘Chittagong Armoury Raid’?
(A) Rash Behari Bose
(B) Chandra Shekhar Azad
(C) Batukeshwar Dutt
(D) Surya Sen
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: Chittagong armory raid was an attempt in 1930 to raid the armory of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armory in the Bengal Presidency of British India by armed Indian independence fighters led by Surya Sen.
11. In Anandamath of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, which revolt is mentioned?
(A) Sannyasi
(B) Kuka
(C) Santhal
(D) Neel (Indigo)
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: The theme of the Bengali novel ‘Anandamath’ was set in the backdrop of the Sannyasi Rebellion in the 18th century.
12. Which of the following events happened first?
(A) Quit India Revolution
(B) Arrival of the Cripps Mission
(C) Arrival of Lord Wavell as the Governor General
(D) Arrival of the Cabinet Mission
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Cripps Mission: The Cripps Mission was sent by the British government to India in March 1942 to obtain Indian cooperation for the British war efforts in the 2nd World War.
Quit India movement: On 8 August 1942 at the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi launched the ‘Quit India’ movement.
Lord Wavell: On 15 June 1943, Prime Minister Winston Churchill offered Lord Wavell the position of Viceroy of India, which he accepted.
Cabinet Mission: The Cabinet Mission arrived in New Delhi on 24 March 1946, it was sent by the British government.
#13. Who was the President of Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1929 AD?
(A) Vallabhbhai Patel
(B) Motilal Nehru
(C) Jawaharlal Nehru
(D) Rajendra Prasad
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the Lahore session of the Congress.
#14. Who is not related to the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 AD?
(A) J. B. Kriplani
(B) Raj Kumar Shukla
(C) Rajendra Prasad
(D) Ram Manohar Lohia
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: The Champaran Satyagraha marked Mahatma Gandhi’s first appearance in Indian politics as a leader of the masses. Young nationalists like Rajendra Prasad and J B Kripalani had worked with Mahatma Gandhi at Champaran.
Who called Gandhi Champaran Satyagraha?
Mahatma Gandhi was invited to Champaran at the behest of Raj Kumar Shukla and Sant Raut.
What about Lohia?
He was not related with the Champaran Satyagraha. Lohia played an instrumental role in formation of the first non-Congress government in Uttar Pradesh.
#15. One of the leaders of the Revolt of 1857 AD, Kunwar Singh was related to which place?
(A) Gwalior
(B) Jagdishpur
(C) Jhansi
(D) Meerut
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Kunwar Singh, who led the great revolt of 1857 from Bihar (Jagdishpur) was the Zamindar. The British deprived him of his estate and that is why he joined the revolt against the British.
#16. A clock is set right at 8 a.m. The clock gains 10 minutes in 24 hours. What will be the true time when the clock indicates 1 p.m. on the following day?
(A) 12 noon
(B) 48 minutes past 12 noon
(C) 1 p.m.
(D) 2 p.m.
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
#17. The value of the continued fraction is
(A) 1
(B) -1
(C) 2
(D) 0
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
#18. How many numbers between 200 and 600 are divisible by 4, 5 and 6?
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 8
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
#19. If n is any positive integer, then (3^4n -4^3n) is always divisible by
(A) 7
(B) 17
(C) 112
(D) 145
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
#20. The difference between the squares of two numbers is 256000 and the sum of the numbers is 1000. The numbers are
(A) 600, 400
(B) 640, 360
(C) 628, 372
(D) 650, 350
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
#21. The value of log √2^(32) is
(A) 5/2
(B) 5
(C) 10
(D) 1/10
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
#22. By selling 45 lemons for Rs. 40, a man loses 20%. How many should he sell for Rs. 24 to gain 20% in the transaction?
(A) 16
(B) 18
(C) 20
(D) 22
Ans: (B)
#23. A train 110 m long is travelling at a speed of 58 kmph. The time in which it will pass a passerby walking at 4 kmph in the same direction is
(A) 6 seconds
(B) 7 1/2 seconds
(C) 7 1/3 seconds
(D) 8 seconds
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
#24. The perimeter of a rhombus is 52 m and its shorter diagonal is 10 m. The length of the longer diagonal is
(A) 12 m
(B) 18 m
(C) 10 m
(D) 24 m
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
#25. In a 100 m race, A runs at 8 kmph. If A gives B a start of 4 m and still beats him by 15 seconds, what is the speed of B?
(A) 5 kmph
(B) 5.76 kmph
(C) 6 kmph
(D) 6.34 kmph
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
#26. Insectivorous plants grow in soil deficient in
(A) water
(B) magnesium
(C) nitrogen
(D) calcium
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: Insectivorous plants like Nepenthes, Ultricularia, Drosera and Dionea grow in soil deficient in nitrogen. They capture insects to get nitrogen from their protein.
#27. Stem of a plant helps in distributing food to all parts of the plant. It also helps in
(A) storing the food
(B) shaping the plant
(C) respiration
(D) photosynthesis
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (E)
Solution: The primary functions of the stem are to support the leaves; to conduct water and minerals to the leaves, where they can be converted into usable products by photosynthesis; and to transport these products from the leaves to other parts of the plant, including the roots.
#28. In transfusion, blood must be compatible not only in blood type but also in
(A) Rh factor
(B) the number of white cells
(C) the number of red cells
(D) race of donor and recipient
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: The Rh factor is one of the proteins on RBCs used to indicate whether the blood of two different people is compatible when mixed
#29. Pituitary gland is located in
(A) intestine
(B) liver
(C) kidney
(D) brain
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: The main function of your pituitary gland is to produce and release several hormones that help carry out important bodily functions, including Growth, Metabolism, Reproduction etc.
It is located inside brain.
#30. Which of the following rays/waves are used to know the growth of fetus in the womb?
(A) X-rays
(B) Microwaves
(C) Ultrasonic waves
(D) Ultraviolet rays
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: Ultrasonography is an imaging test. An ultrasound picture is called a sonogram. Ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to create real-time pictures or video of internal organs or other soft tissues, such as blood vessels.
#31. The universal acceptor blood group is
(A) A
(B) B
(C) AB
(D) O
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: AB is the blood group which is a universal acceptor since it has both kinds of antigens, which are Antigen A and Antigen B. People having a blood group of AB can accept blood from any person of any blood group.
Note: Although the blood type O can donate blood to all positive blood types (A , B , AB , and O ), it is not a universal donor. Blood type O- is the universal blood donor, meaning that people with this blood type can donate blood to all other types.
#32. Pneumonia is an infection of
(A) nerve
(B) blood
(C) skin
(D) lungs
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: It is a lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection
#33. A person standing in front of a mirror finds his image larger than himself. This implies that the mirror is
(A) concave
(B) plane
(C) convex
(D) cylindrical with bulging side outwards
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: The formation of image on Concave Mirror depends upon the location of the object in front of the Mirror.
Concave mirrors form both real and virtual images.
Case 1: When the concave mirror is placed very close to the object, a virtual and magnified image is obtained
Case 2: If we increase the distance between the object and the mirror, the size of the image reduces and real images are formed
Concave Mirror Image
Concave Mirror Image
#34. A fan produces a feeling of comfort during the hot weather because
(A) fan supplies cool air
(B) our body radiates more heat in air
(C) conductivity of air increases
(D) our perspiration evaporates rapidly
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: Skin starts to evaporates faster with blowing air from the fan.
#35. Twinkling of stars in clear sky during night time can be explained with
(A) refraction of light
(B) reflection of light
(C) polarization of light
(D) interference of light
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: Stars appear to twinkle due to atmospheric refraction. The light of star after the entry of light in earth’s atmosphere undergoes refraction continuously till it reaches the surface of the earth.
#36. Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of
(A) controlled fusion reaction
(B) uncontrolled fusion reaction
(C) controlled fission reaction
(D) uncontrolled fission reaction
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: The principle behind the hydrogen bomb is based on uncontrollable nuclear fusion.
Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei are combined to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles. The difference in mass between the reactants and products is manifested as the release of energy.
#37. Food gets cooked faster in a pressure cooker because
(A) water starts boiling at low temperature due to high pressure
(B) water starts boiling at high temperature due to high pressure
(C) water starts boiling at low temperature due to low pressure
(D) water starts boiling at high temperature due to low pressure
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Cooking is fast in pressure cooker just because the trapped steam increases the atmospheric pressure inside the cooker. At that pressure, boiling point of water is increased and this higher temperature cooks food faster.
#38. If the doors of a refrigerator are left open for few hours, then the room temperature will
(A) decrease
(B) increase
(C) remain the same
(D) decrease only in the area in the vicinity of the refrigerator
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: If doors of refrigerators are kept open then room temperature will increase. Heat is merely recycled from room into fridge & then back to room.
#39. A piece of ice is floating in a beaker containing water up to its brim. When whole of the ice melts
(A) the water will spill on the floor
(B) the level of water will come down in the beaker
(C) the level of water will first fall and then it will spill out of the beaker
(D) the water level will not change
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: When the ice will melt, it will occupy the volume of displaced water. So, water remains at the same level, as it was on before. It can also be said that the density of water is more than that of ice or vice versa, so the volume of water or the water level remains the same.
#40. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(A) Voltmeter – Potential difference
(B) Ammeter – Electric current
(C) Potentiometer – Electromotive force
(D) Galvanometer – Electric resistance
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: A galvanometer is a device (instrument) used in a circuit to detect weak electrical voltages and currents.
#41. If a feather, a rubber ball and a wooden ball are falling freely simultaneously from the same height in vacuum, then
(A) the feather will reach at the ground first
(B) the rubber ball will reach at the ground first
(C) the wooden ball will reach at the ground first
(D) all the three will reach at the ground together
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: There will be equal force due to gravity and there will be no air to oppose the movement.
#42. When a soap film on the Water is seen in the daytime. it shows beautiful colours. This phenomenon is due to
(A) diffraction of light
(B) refraction of light
(C) polarization Of light
(D) interference Of light
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: The colors of a soap bubble come from white light, which contains all the colors of the rainbow. When white light reflects from a soap film, some of the colors get brighter, and others disappear. Colours are seen due to interference between waves reflected from the top and bottom of the soap bubble.
#43. The mass number of a nucleus is
(A) the sum Of the numbers Of neutrons and protons
(B) the total mass of neutrons and protons
(C) always more than the atomic weight
(D) always less than its atomic number
(E) None Of the above/ More than one Of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: The mass number is the total number of protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus.
#44. Which of the following is the main ingredient Of Cement?
(A) Limestone
(B) Silica clay
(C) Gypsum
(D) Ash
(E) None of the above/More than one
Ans: (A)
Solution: Cement is manufactured through a closely controlled chemical combination of calcium (Limestone), silicon, aluminum, iron and other ingredients. Common materials used to manufacture cement include limestone, shells and chalk.
#45. Isotopes of an element differ in
(A) the number Of protons
(B) the mass number
(C) the number Of electrons
(D) the atomic number
(E) Nonc of the abovc/More than one or the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Isotopes are atoms with the same number of protons but that have a different number of neutrons. Since the atomic number is equal to the number of protons and the atomic mass is the sum of protons and neutrons, isotopes are elements with the same atomic number but different mass numbers.
#46. The temperature point at which solid, liquid and gaseous states may stay together is known as
(A) boiling point
(B) melting point
(C) freezing point
(D) triple point
(E) None or the above/More than One 01 the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: In thermodynamics, the triple point of a substance is the temperature and pressure at which the three phases of that substance coexist in thermodynamic equilibrium.
#47. The most important one of aluminium is
(A) bauxite
(B) calamine
(C) calcite
(D) galena
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: Bauxite is the most common aluminum ore. Approximately 98% of primary aluminum production is based on bauxite.
#48. Which among the following solutions has pH value more than 7?
(A) Buffer solution
(B) Basic solution
(C) Acidic solution
(D) Neutral solution
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: pH is measured on a scale of 0 to 14. On this scale, a pH value of 7 is neutral, which means it is neither acidic nor basic. A pH value of less than 7 means it is more acidic, and a pH value of more than 7 means it is more basic.
#49. Which among the following is an incorrect option?
(A) Atom is electrically neutral due to presence Of protons and electrons inside the nucleus.
(B) Electrons are negatively charged and have negligible mass.
(C) Atomic number is the number of protons in an atom of an element.
(D) Isotopes are useful as nuclear fuel, in medical field, in carbon dating, etc.
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: Electrons are not present inside the Nucleus of the Atom.
#50. Select the incorrect statement out Of the following.
(A) Cotton is suitable for use as clothing in summer because it absorbs moisture.
(B) Polycarbonate is used for making CDs,
(C) Acrylic is also called artificial silk as it is prepared from cotton but has shine like silk.
(D) Teflon is used for coating non-stick kitchenwares.
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: Acrylic is known as artificial wool or synthetic wool because it resembles wool.
#51. Which of the following statements about graphite and diamond is true?
(A) They have the same crystal structure.
(B) They have the same hardness.
(C) They have the same electrical conductivity.
(D) They can undergo the same chernical reaction
None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: Diamond and Graphite, both are known as the allotropes of carbon. These minerals chemically consist of carbon atoms with different physical properties. These minerals, in general, are known to be as polymorphs, having the same type of chemistry, but of the various crystalline structures.
Both has same chemical properties.
#52. Which of the following is the major constituent of the liquefied petroleum gas?
(A) Methane
(B) Ethane
(C) Propane
(D) Butane
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: LPG is composed hydrocarbons containing three or four carbon atoms. The normal components of LPG thus, are Propane (C3H8) and Butane (C4H10).
#53. Water passes from the soil into the roots by a physical process called
(A) diffusion
(B) transpiration
(C) absorption
(D) osmosis
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: Osmosis is responsible for the ability of plant roots to draw water from the soil. Plants concentrate solutes in their root cells by active transport, and water enters the roots by osmosis. Osmosis is also responsible for controlling the movement of guard cells.
Whereas, transpiration is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems and flowers.
#54. Biodegradable wastes can usually be converted into useful substance with the help of
(A) bacteria
(B) viruses
(C) nuclear proteins
(D) radioactive substances
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: Bacteria play an important role in decomposition of organic materials, especially in the early stages of decomposition when moisture levels are high. In the later stages of decomposition, fungi tend to dominate.
#55. In the night time, it is advised not to sleep under trees because
(A) they liberate less amount of oxygen
(B) they liberate harmful gases at night
(C) they liberate carbon dioxide
(D) they liberate carbon monoxide
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: Plants release oxygen during the day in the presence of natural light through the process of photosynthesis. While at night, the plants uptake oxygen and release carbon dioxide, which is called respiration.
#56. The ‘Digital India Award, 2020’ was given to the Bihar Government for
(A) establishing technical institutes in Bihar
(B) bringing IT revolution in Bihar
(C) facilitating e-administration In Bihar
(D) providing services to people stranded outside Bihar COVID-19 lockdown during
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: During the pandemic, the Bihar government took the initiative to transfer financial assistance directly to the accounts of 21 lakh stranded workers outside Bihar through the Bihar Sahayata Mobile App. For this effort, the state won pandemic category Digital India Awards 2020.
#57. How many seats are reserved for the SC candidates in the Bihar Legislative Assembly?
(A) 38
(B) 40
(C) 44
(D) 46
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: The Bihar Legislative Assembly currently have 243 members, out of which 38 seats are reserved for SC.
#58. In which year was 50% reservation to women in Panchayat bodies provided in Bihar?
(A) 2005
(B) 2006
(C) 2009
(D) 2014
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Bihar provided for 50% reservation to women in panchayat bodies in 2006.
#59. In which year was Bihar divided to Create Jharkhand?
(A) 2000
(B) 2001
(C) 2004
(D) 2005
(E) None of the above/More than One of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: Jharkhand was carved out of the southern portion of Bihar in 2000.
#60. The new ministry proposed in the Bihar Budget for the year 2021—22 focuses on
(A) child care
(B) women empowerment
(C) infrastructure development
(D) skill and entrepreneurship development
(E) None of the above/More than One of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: The new ministry will focus on skill and entrepreneurship development.
#61. How many departments are covered under the Human Development Sub-Mission in Bihar?
(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 10
(E) None or the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: The Government of Bihar has constituted the Bihar Vikas Mission to ensure the implementation of 7 Nishchay in mission mode.
#62. From which district of Bihar was the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan launched by the Prime Minister 2020?
(A) Patna
(B) Banka
(C) Madhepura
(D) Khagaria
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ is a massive rural public works scheme of Government of India to empower and provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrant workers and rural citizens.
The Abhiyaan was launched on 20th June, 2020 from Khagaria District of Bihar.
#63. Covishield, the COVID vaccine of India which is approved by WHO, is manufactured by
(A) Serum Institute
(B) Bharat Biotech
(C) Panacea Biotech
(D) Zydus Cadila
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: Serum Institute of India manufactures it.
#64. What is the length of the Atal Tunnel, Rohtang, Himachal Pradesh?
(A) 8.02 km
(B) 9.02 km
(C) 10.02 km
(D) 11.02 km
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Atal Tunnel is a highway tunnel built under the Rohtang Pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas on the Leh-Manali Highway in Himachal Pradesh, India. Its total length is 9.02 Km.
#65. In which year was the Railway Budget merged with the General Budget in India?
(A) 2015
(B) 2016
(C) 2017
(D) 2018
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: In 2017, the Railway Budget was merged with the Union Budget, ending a practice that began in 1924 under the British.
#66. What is the purpose of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019?
(A) To remove Bangladeshi illegal immigrants
(B) To identify genuine Indian citizens
(C) To check border infiltration by foreigners
(D) To grant citizenship to persecuted minority groups of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: The Act has amended the Citizenship Act, 1955 to give eligibility for Indian citizenship to illegal migrants who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, and who entered India on or before 31 December 2014. The Act does not mention Muslims.
#67. The Central Vista Project refers to the
(A) construction of an IT park in New Delhi
(B) construction of an new Parliament, the Prime Minister and Vice President’s residences along with a common Central Secretariat
(C) construction of a commercial area in New Delhi
(D) construction of residences for all ministers
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: The project includes converting North and South Blocks into public museums, creating an ensemble of new parliament, secretariat buildings to house all ministries, relocating the Vice President and the Prime Minister’s offices and residences near the North and South Blocks.
#68. Which Union Territory formed after division of Jammu and Kashmir State does not have a legislature of its own?
(A) Jammu
(B) Kashmir
(C) Ladakh
(D) Both Kashmir and Ladakh
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: Ladakh was established as a union territory of India on 31 October 2019, following the passage of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act. Prior to that, it was part of the Jammu and Kashmir state. Ladakh is the largest and the second least populous union territory of India.
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 was promulgated on January 7, 2021. It amends the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. The Act provides for the bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into the Union Territory of J&K and Union Territory of Ladakh.
#69. Who is the Indian footballer who won the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Men’s Player of the Year Award for 2021?
(A) Suresh Singh Wangiam
(B) Sandesh Jhingan
(C) Aniket Jadhav
(D) Arindam Bhattacharya
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: The All India Football Federation, simply known as the AIFF, is the governing body of football in India under jurisdiction of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
#70. On which date Pradhanmantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana started?
(A) 1 November, 2017
(B) 1 January, 2018
(C) 1 February, 2019
(D) 1 April, 2020
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (E)
Solution: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi is an initiative by the government of India in which all farmers will get up to ₹6,000 per year as minimum income support. It was started from 24th Feb 2019.
#71. In which game was the Gold Medal for India Won in the Olympics, 2021?
(A) Gymnastics
(B) Javelin Throw
(C) Boxing
(D) Shooting
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Neeraj Chopra won India’s first-ever athletics gold medal in the javelin throw final in Tokyo.
#72. How many medals have been won by India in the Tokyo Paralympics, 2021?
(A) 19
(B) 21
(C) 22
(D) 18
(E) None of the above/More than One Of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: India ended up winning 19 medals in all, including 5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze, to mark its best ever outing at the Paralympic Games.
#73. On Which date did India take Over the Chairmanship of the UN Security Council?
(A) 1 January, 2021
(B) 1 March, 2021
(C) 1 April, 2021
(D) 1 August, 2021
(E) None of the above/ More than one Of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: The 10 non-permanent members of UNSC are elected by the General Assembly for a term of two years. The General Assembly elects each year five non-permanent members of the Security Council. Indian a non permanent member of UNSC.
India’s two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the Security Council began on January 1, 2021.
#74. When the US evacuated its troops from Afghanistan, who was the last American soldier to leave Kabul?
(A) General Frank McKenzie
(B) David Brunnstrom
(C) Major General Chris Donahue
(D) Ross Wilson
(E) None of the above/ More than One of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: The last US service member to leave Afghanistan was Army Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue.
#75. Which French a company supplied Rafale fighter jets to India?
(A) LH Aviation
(B) Dassault Aviation
(C) Issoire Aviation
(D) Humbert Aviation
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: The Indian Air Force inducted French-made Rafale fighter jets in the fleet, manufactured and developed by Dassault Aviation of France.
#76. When did the clash between the soldiers of India and China take place in the Galwan Valley?
(A) December 2019
(B) April 2019
(C) January 2020
(D) June 2020
(E) None of the above/More than one Of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: On June 15, 2020, Ladakh’s Galwan Valley witnessed a violent clash between the Armies of India and China.
#77. In which country, the Pegasus spyware has been developed?
(A) Israel
(B) Brazil
(C) Russia
(D) China
(E) None of the above/ More than one above
Ans: (A)
Solution: Pegasus is spyware developed by the Israeli cyber-arms company NSO Group that can be covertly installed on mobile phones running most versions of iOS and Android.
#78. On Which date did India begin its two-year term as a Non-Permanent Member of the UN Security Council?
(A) 1 October, 2020
(B) 1 November, 2020
(C) 1 January, 2021
(D) 1 July, 2021
(E) None Of the above/More than one of the above of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: India officially began its two-year term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council on 1 January, 2021.
#79. Which country exported Sputnik V COVID vaccine to India?
(A) America
(B) Russia
(C) UK
(D) France
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Sputnik V COVID vaccine was created and exported to India by Russia.
#80. Joe Biden has assumed office as the
(A) 46th President Of America
(B) 47th President Of America
(C) 48th President Of America
(D) 49th President Of America
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: He took office as the 46th US president.
#81. Who was the foreign Chief Guest in the Republic Day parade in 2021?
(A) Boris Johnson
(B) Vladimir Putin
(C) Barack Obama
(D) Sheikh Hasina
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (E)
Solution: There was no foreign chief guest present at the republic day parade due to COVID Pandemic in the year 2021.
#82. Who is the Permanent Representative of India in the UN?
(A) Tarun Bajaj
(B) T. S. Tirumurti
(C) Ajay Seth
(D) Harsh Vardhan Shringla
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Permanent Representative of India to UN was T. S. Tirumurti, hence (B) is the correct answer.
Update: Senior diplomat Ruchira Kamboj was has been appointed India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. Ruchira Kamboj, a 1987-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, will succeed T S Tirumurti as the Indian ambassador to the UN.
#83. According to 2011 Census, which district of Bihar has more women than men?
(A) Gopalganj
(B) Begusarai
(C) Patna
(D) Siwan
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: Gopalganj has registered the highest sex ratio with 1015 females against 1000 males in 2011. On the other hand, Bhagalpur and Munger districts have recorded the lowest sex ratio at 879 females per 1000 males.
#84. In which year was the first sitting of the Bihar Legislative Council convened?
(A) 1911
(B) 1913
(C) 1914
(D) 1919
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: The first sitting of Bihar Legislative Council was held on 20 January 1913. It has held in the auditorium of Patna College.
#85. Rashmi Kumari from Bihar is a/an
(A) international cricketer
(B) international carrom champion
(C) football player
(D) chess player
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Rashmi Kumari is an International Carrom champion from Bihar.
#86. Who had attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya?
(A) Mahavira Swami
(B) Gautama Buddha
(C) Simandhar Swami
(D) Parshvanath Swami
(E) None of the above/ More than one Of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: In Bodh Gaya, Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha sat in meditation under the Bodhi tree, and attained the enlightenment.
#87. Who established a branch Of Anushilan Samiti in Patna 1913 AD?
(A) Ramananda Sinha
(B) Satish Jha
(C) Sachindra Nath Sanyal
(D) Bipin Jha
(E) None Of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: A branch of Anushilan Samiti was established in Patna by Sachindranath Sanyal in 1913.
Sachindra Nath Sanyal was an Indian revolutionary and co-founder of the Hindustan Republican Army that was created to carry out armed resistance against the British Empire in India. He was a mentor for revolutionaries like Chandra Shekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh.
He wrote Bandi Jivan.
#88. Who had formed the Bihar Socialist Party in 1931 AD?
(A) Phulan Chand Tiwari and Rajendra Prasad
(B) Phulan Prasad Varma and Jayaprakash Narayan
(C) Raj Kumar Shukla and Swami Agnivesh
(D) Swami Sahajananda and Swami Yogananda
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Bihar Socialist Party was formed in the year 1931 by Phulan Prasad Varma and Jayaprakash Narayan.
#89. Where is Sher Shah’s tomb located?
(A) Sasaram
(B) Maner
(C) Sitamarhi
(D) Pavapuri
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: The tomb of Sher Shah Suri is in the Sasaram town of Bihar state, India. The tomb was built in memory of Emperor Sher Shah Suri, a Pathan from Bihar who defeated the Mughal Empire and founded the Suri Empire in northern India.
He introduced the currency of rupee. Sher Shah of Sur took control of the Mughal Empire in 1540.
Sher Shah defeated Humayun in two battles. On 26 June 1539, he defeated him in the Battle of Chausa and on 17 May 1540 in the battle of Kannauj.
#90. Which one of the following Harappan sites is in Gujarat?
(A) Lothal
(B) Dabarkot
(C) Kalibangan
(D) Rakhigarhi
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: Lothal is a site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, located in Gujarat. It was first excavated in 1957 by S R Rao. The notable structures at Lothal include a dockyard.
#91. Who was the founder of the Chola Dynasty?
(A) Vijayalaya
(B) Karikala
(C) Aditya I
(D) Rajaraja I
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: The Cholas ruled for more than 1,500 years, making them one of the longest-ruling families in human history, if not the longest. The Chola Empire was based in the Kaveri River Valley, which runs southeast through Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
The Chola Empire was founded by Vijayalaya. Thanjavur became the capital of the Imperial Chola Dynasty.
The reign of the Cholas began in the 9th century when they defeated the Pallavas to come into power.
The most powerful ruler of the Chola Empire is Rajaraja l. He is remembered for reinstating the Chola power and ensuring its supremacy in south India and Indian Ocean.
Chola Empire
Chola Empire
#92. Who was the President of the First Buddhist Council?
(A) Vasumitra
(B) Mahakashyapa
(C) Sangharaksha
(D) Parshvaka
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: The first Buddhist council was held just after Buddha’s Parinirvana, and presided over by Mahakashyap, one of His most senior disciples, at a cave in Rajgir with the support of king Ajatashatru.
#93. Who wrote the book kiratarjuniya ?
(A) Bharti
(B) Shudraka
(C) kalidasa
(D) Bharavi
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: Kiratarjuniya is a very famous story in the Mahabharata. The two main characters in the story are Kirata (Shiva) and Arjuna. Bharavi, Sanskrit poet who was the author of Kiratarjuniya.
Shudraka was an Indian playwright. He composed Mrichchhakatika, Vinavasavadatta, and Padmaprabhritaka.
#94. The Qutub Minar was completed by
(A) Iltutmish
(B) Qutb-ud-din Aibak
(C) Ulugh Khan
(D) Raziya Sultana
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: The founder of the Slave dynasty, Qutub-ud-din Aibak started the construction of the Qutub Minar in the memory of the famous Sufi saint Khawaja Qutubuddin Bhaktiyar Kaki. But, he could complete only the first storey of the building. The Qutub Minar was later completed by Iltutmish.
#95. Who was the founder of the Vijayanagara Empire ?
(A) Deva Raya I
(B) Krishnadeva Raya
(C) Harihara-Bukka
(D) Vira Narasimha raya
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: The kingdom of Vijayanagar was founded by Harihara and Bukka.
#96. During the time of which Mughlai Emperor did Sir Thomas Roe come to India?
(A) Babar
(B) Akbar
(C) Jahangir
(D) Shah Jahan
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: An English Diplomat, Sir Thomas Roe represented England in the Mughal Empire. On 18 September 1615, he arrived at the Surat port as the ambassador of the English King, James I to Mughal Emperor Jahangir’s court.
#97. Ain-i-Akbari was written by
(A) Abdul Qadir
(B) Akbar
(C) Khwaja Nizamuddin
(D) Abul Fazal
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: Ain-i-Akbari’ and ‘Akbarnama’ were written by Abul Fazal . Akbarnama is the official history of Akbar’s time in three volumes. It includes the history of Akbar’s forefathers from Timur to Humayun and Akbar. The third volume of the book is known as Ain-i-Akabari.
#98. The Ryotwari system was first implemented in
(A) Gujarat
(B) Madras
(C) Bombay
(D) Orissa
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Soution: Ryotwari system was introduced by Thomas Munro in 1820 in Madras.
#99. The Uprising Of 1857 was described as the ‘First Indian War of Independence’ by
(A) V. D. Savarkar
(B) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(C) R. C. Majumdar
(D) Dadabhai Naoroji
(E) None Of the above/More than one Of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: In India, the term First War of Independence was coined by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in his 1909 book The History of the War of Indian Independence, which was originally written in Marathi.
#100. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was
(A) Sarojini Naidu
(B) Annie Besant
(C) Kasturba Gandhi
(D) Aruna Asaf Ali
(E) None Of the above/More than one Of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Annie Besant was the First Woman President Of The Indian National Congress.
#101. Who started the journal, Bahishkrita Bharat ?
(A) Jyotiba Phule
(B) Karsandas Mulji
(C) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(D) Babasaheb Ambedkar
(E) None Of the above/More than one Of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: MookNayak (1920) and Bahishkrit Bharat (1927) were two Marathi journals edited by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
#102. The Forward Bloc was founded by
(A) Sardarsinhji Rana
(B) Subhas Chandra Bose
(C) Jayaprakash Narayan
(D) Lakshmi Sahgal
(E) None Of the above/More than one Of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Subhas Chandra Bose formed the Forward Block.
#103. Who was the Finance Minister in the Interim Government?
(A) Liaquat Ali Khan
(B) Sardar Patel
(C) M. A. Jinnah
(D) Jawaharlal Nehru
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: Liaquat Ali Khan was the Finance Minister. C Rajagopalachari was the Education and Arts Minister and Jagjivan Ram held the Labour Ministry.
#104. Who took the lead of the Santhal Rebellion Of 1855 AD?
(A) Sidhu and Kanhu
(B) Budhu Bhagat and Teja Bhagat
(C) Mulu Manek and Jodha Manek
(D) Madari Pasi and Sahadev
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution:The rebellion of the Santhals began as a reaction to end the revenue system of the British East India Company (BEIC), and the zamindari system in India.
The brothers Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu revolted against the exploitative system in place.
#105. Who invited Gandhiji to come to Champaran ?
(A) Raj Kumar Shukla
(B) Rajendra Prasad
(C) Jayaprakash Narayan
(D) Krishna Sahay
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: Mahatma Gandhi was invited to Champaran at the behest of Raj Kumar Shukla and Sant Raut.
#106. Which district of Bihar has mica deposits?
(A) Rohtas
(B) Patna
(C) Gaya
(D) Saran
(E) None or the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: Mica is found in Southeast Bihar in the districts of Nawada, Jamui, Muzaffarpur, Gaya.
#107. The confluence of the rivers Son and Ganga is located in which district of Bihar?
(A) Buxar
(B) Patna
(C) Bhojpur
(D) Nalanda
(E) None of the above/More than one or the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: River Son meets river Ganga in Patna district.
Son River
#108. The rivers Damodar, Koel and Subarnarekha originate from which or the following?
(A) Deccan Plateau
(B) Central Highland
(C) Chota Nagpur Plateau
(D) Meghalaya Plateau
(E) None of the above/More than one or the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: The rivers Damodar, Koel and Subarnarekha originate from Chota Nagpur Plateau.
#109. Which is the first Ramsar Site in Bihar?
(A) Kaimur Range
(B) Kharagpur Lake
(C) Kanwar Lake
(D) Rajgir Hill
(E) None of the above/More than one or the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: Kabartal or Kabar in Begusarai becomes wetland of International importance in Bihar.
#110. Brahmayoni Hill is located in which district of Bihar?
(A) Gaya
(B) Rohtas
(C) Nalanda
(D) Nawada
(E) None of the above/More than one or the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: Brahmayoni is a sacred hill near Gaya in Bihar, which is mentioned in Mahabharata and Buddhist records.
#111. Which agroclimatic region of Bihar has the highest number of districts?
(A) Northern East
(B) Northern West
(C) Southern East
(D) Southern West
(E) None of the above/More than one or the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Northern West agro-climatic regions of Bihar has the highest number of districts. It has 13 districts.
#112. Geodesy is the science that deals with
(A) dating of terrestrial rock
(B) measurement of dimension of the earth
(C) measurement of elevation and depression of the earth
(D) recording or the changes undergone by the Crust
(E) None of the above/More than one or the above
Ans: (E)
Solution: Geodesy is the science of accurately measuring and understanding three fundamental properties of the Earth: its geometric shape, its orientation in space, and its gravity field— as well as the changes of these properties with time.
#113. The theory of continental drift was developed by
(A) J. J. Wilson
(B) A. Wegener
(C) Du Toit
(D) H. Hess
(E) None of the above/ More than one or the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: The theory of continental drift is most associated with the scientist Alfred Wegener. In the early 20th century, Wegener published a paper explaining his theory that the continental landmasses were “drifting” across the Earth, sometimes plowing through oceans and into each other.
#114. Sunda Trench lies parallel to the island of
(A) Java
(B) Maldives
(C) Sumatra
(D) Mauritius
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (E)
Solution: The trench stretches from the Lesser Sunda Islands past Java, around the southern coast of Sumatra on to the Andaman Islands, and forms the boundary between Indo-Australian Plate and Eurasian plate. It is a zig-zag line.
#115. An effective Coriolis force results from
(A) solar system
(B) earth rotation
(C) interior of the earth
(D) Colorado and Gulf Streams
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: The Coriolis Effect is an apparent effect produced by the rotation of Earth.
#116. Which Of the following countries does not have a land border With the Dead sea?
(A) Lebanon
(B) Jordan
(C) Israel
(D) Palestine
(E) None Of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: The Dead Sea, located between Israel and Jordan with parts in the West Bank (Palestine).
Dead Sea
Dead Sea
#117. llmenite, which is widely distributed along the Indian coastline. is a mineral of
(A) tungsten
(B) titanium
(C) gallium
(D) tin
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
#118. Compare the Himalayan river with the Peninsular river based On the following comparisons :
1. Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial, whereas most of the Peninsular rivers are rain fed.
2. The gradient of the Himalayan river is steeper than the Peninsular river.
3. The Peninsular river causes more erosion on its way in comparison to the Himalayan river.
Choose the correct answer from the options Sven below.
(A) 1 and 2 only
(B) 2 and 3 Only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1, 2 and 3
(E) None or the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution:
S1: Correct, Himalayan rivers are permanent watercourses that originate from the Himalayan mountains. Peninsular rivers, on the other hand, are non-perennial rivers that begin in the Western Ghats.
S2: Correct, the gradient of the Himalayan rivers is steeper than peninsular rivers.
S3: Incorrect, the Himalayan river causes more erosion on its way in comparison to the Peninsular river.
#119. Ganga Plain has been described as a
(A) pediplain
(B) peneplain
(C) geosyncline
(D) karst plain
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: Geosyncline means a huge depression. Ganga Plain can be best described as a geosyncline. Peneplain means a more or less level land surface produced by erosion over a long period. Pediplain is an extensive plain formed in a desert by the coalescence of neighbouring pediments.
#120. Which of the following is a freshwater lake?
(A) Chilika
(B) Sambhar
(C) Wular
(D) Loktak
(E) None or the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (E)
Solution: Chilika Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha.
Sambhar Lake is India’s largest saline lake and is the source of most of Rajasthan’s salt production.
Wular Lake is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia. It is located in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in India. It is located in Manipur.
Hence, both Wular Lake and Loktak Lake are correct options here.
#121. Which of the following planets has the least density?
(A) Earth
(B) Mars
(C) Venus
(D) Saturn
(E) None Of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: Saturn is mainly composed of the lightest two gases known, hydrogen and helium. It is the only planet in our solar system whose density is less than water.
#122. What is the most famous feature of Chiria located in West Singhbhum?
(A) Iron Ore Mining
(B) Dam
(C) Bird Sanctuary
(D) National Park
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: Chiria located in West Singhbhum is famous for Iron Ore Mining.
#123. Pattiseema Project is associated with the integration of which of the following rivers?
(A) Krishna and Kavera
(B) Krishna and Godavari
(C) Godavari and Mahanadi
(D) Ganga and Brahmaputra
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project is a river interlinking project which connects Godavari River to Krishna River.
#124. Which of the following statements are concerned with eskers and drumlins?
1.Eskers are ridges or crudely bedded gravels and sands.
2. Drumlins are constituted mostly of boulder and clay.
3. Basket of eggs topography is the characteristic or terrains with eskers.
4. While eskers are built by glacier streams, drumlins result from glacier action.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1, 2 and 4
(C) 3 and 4 only
(D) 1 and 2 Only
(E) None of the above/More than one or the above
Ans: (E)
S1: Esker is a long, narrow, winding ridge composed of stratified sand and gravel deposited by a glacial meltwater stream. Eskers are believed to form when sediment carried by glacial meltwater gets deposited in subglacial tunnels. Hence, S1 is correct.
S2: Drumlins may comprise layers of clay, silt, sand, gravel and boulders in various proportions. Hence, S2 is correct.
Drumlin
DrumlinS3: When the rock, pebbles, sand and clay brought down by the glacier get deposited on the lowland like inverted boats, the topography looks like a number of eggs spread over the land. These are known as drumlins and the topography is known as ‘basket of eggs topography’. Hence, S3 is correct.
S4: Eskers are built by glacier streams and drumlins result from glacier action. Hence, S4 is correct.
#125. Combustion of underground coal occurs in the State Of
(A) West Bengal
(B) Bihar
(C) Jharkhand
(D) Odisha
(E) None of the above/More than One Of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: In Jharia, an underground coal fire has been raging for the past many years, making many of its areas uninhabitable.
#126. The first ‘ Lokayukta ‘ was established in which of the following States?
(A) Odisha
(B) Kerala
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Punjab
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Maharashtra was the first state to introduce the institution of Lokayukta through The Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuktas Act in 1971.
#127. Which of the following posts was held by A. S. Anand in late 1990’s?
(A) Comptroller and Auditor General
(B) Chief Justice of India
(C) Chief vigilance Commissioner
(D) Attorney General
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: He was the 29th Chief Justice of India, serving from 10 October 1998 to 31 October 2001.
#128. Which of the following is not a part of the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution?
(A) Libraries
(B) Fuel and Fodder
(C) Rural Sports
(D) Technical Training
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: The eleventh schedule of the Indian constitution has 29 subjects. However, Rural Sport is not a part of it.
#129. How many (numbers) ‘Demands for Grants’ are put before the Parliament as a part of the Annual Budget in pursuance to Article 113 of the Constitution?
(A) 98
(B) 96
(C) 104
(D) 109
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (E)
Solution: Generally, one demand for grant is presented in respect of each ministry or department. However, for large ministries and departments, more than one demand is presented. The number is not fixed.
#130. In which year was the ‘National Extension Service’ launched?
(A) 1953
(B) 1957
(C) 1960
(D) 1972
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: The National Extension Service program was formulated in April 1953 and it was inaugurated on October 2, 1953.
#131. The members of a State Legislative Council are not chosen by which of the following categories of persons?
(A) Members of the local bodies/Panchayats
(B) Teachers
(C) Graduates
(D) Industrialists
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: Industrialist do not elect the members of State Legislative Council.
#132. The ‘split system’ in the Indian administration relates to
(A) Audit/ Accounts
(B) Union/ States
(C) Policy/ Implementation
(D) All India Services/Central
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: The secretariat system in India is based on the Split System.
It is base on the principle of separation of policy making function from that of policy execution.
Under this scheme of separation, the secretariat should be concerned only with policy making and, hence, should not indulge itself in process of policy execution.
#133. Which or the following is a Parliamentary Committee relating to delegation or power to make rules and regulations to the Executive?
(A) Committee on Executive Legislation
(B) Committee on Subordinate Legislation
(C) Committee on Administrative
(D) Committee on Delegated Legislation
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: The committee of subordinate legislation examines if the powers conferred by the Constitution or delegated under an Act passed by the legislature have been duly exercised and are within the conferment or delegation, and not beyond.
#134. Article 300 of the Indian Constitution deals with
(A) suits and proceedings
(B) government contracts
(C) Attorney General
(D) restrictions on trade and commerce
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: Article 300 deals with the suits and proceeding against the government of India or the State government.
#135. Judicial process in India is based on
(A) the Constitution
(B) the due process of routine law
(C) conventions
(D) the procedure established by law
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (E)
Solution: Judicial Review is governed by the principle of “Procedure established by law” as given in Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. The law has to pass the test of constitutionality if it qualifies it can be made a law. Hence, both options (A) and (D) are correct.
#136. Which type of banks is proposed to be established for agriculture and development in Bihar?
(A) Krishi Vigyan Banks
(B) Krishi Yantra Banks
(C) Krishi Vikas Banks
(D) Krishi Utthaan Banks
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Krishi Yantra Banks have been started in 13 districts of Bihar in order to augment the agriculture prospects.
#137. The value of Human Development Index of Bihar in 2019 was
(A) 0.641
(B) 0.613
(C) 0.596
(D) 0.574
(E) None of the above/ More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: UNDP says Human Development Index of Bihar, which includes health, education and per capita income was 0.574 in the year 2019.
#138. The fiscal deficit in Bihar during 2021—22 is estimated as
(A) 22,511 crores
(B) 27,617crores
(C) 20,011 crores
(D) e 21,543 crores
(E) None Of the above/More than one Of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: Fiscal deficit in 2021-22 is estimated to be Rs 22,511 crore (2.97% of GSDP).
#139. Under Digital Bihar Programme, which students will receive computer education and training from 2021—22 onwards?
(A) All students of Class V
(B) All students of Class VI
(C) All students of Class VII
(D) All students of Class VIII
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Under Digital Bihar Program, all students of Class VI and above will receive computer education and training from 2021-22 onwards.
#140. According to the 15th Finance Commission’s recommendations, how much share will Bihar receive in divisible pool of Central taxes from 2021-26?
(A) 4.12 percent
(B) 4.23 percent
(C) 4.89 percent
(D) 4.06 percent
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: The divisible pool is that portion of gross tax revenue which is distributed between the Centre and the States. The divisible pool consists of all taxes, except surcharges and cess levied for specific purpose, net of collection charges. For Bihar, it is 4.12 percent.
#141. Who among the following is not a member of the 15th Finance Commission?
(A) Ashok Kumar Lahiri
(B) Sudipto Mundle
(C) Ramesh Chand
(D) Ajay Narayan Jha
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: The 15th Finance commission’s chairman is Nand Kishore Singh, with its full-time members being Ajay Narayan Jha, Ashok Lahiri and Anoop Singh. In addition, the commission also has a part-time member in Ramesh Chand.
#142. In the recent Union Budget, the FM has increased the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in the insurance sector from the existing one to
(A) 50%
(B) 62%
(C) 74%
(D) 100%
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced raising the cap of FDI to 74 per cent for insurance companies with effect from August 2021.
#143. As per the union budget 2021, the fiscal deficit is estimated to be how much percent of the GDP in 2021-22?
(A) 8.8%
(B) 7.8%
(C) 7.6%
(D) 6.8%
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (D)
Solution: The finance ministry had estimated the deficit at 6.8 percent.
#144. The best index of economic development in provided by
(A) growth in national income are current prices
(B) growth in per capita real income from year to year
(C) growth in savings ratio
(D) improvement in balance of payments position
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution: Per capita income is a measure of the amount of money earned per person in a nation or geographic region. Per capita income can be used to determine the average per-person income for an area and to evaluate the standard of living and quality of life of the population.
#145. The second phase of the swachh Bharat mission (grameen) is to be implemented during which time period?
(A) 2020-21 to 2022-23
(B) 2020-21 to 2023-24
(C) 2020-21 to 2024-25
(D) 2020-21 to 2025-26
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (C)
Solution: Phase 2 is being implemented between 2020–21 and 2024–25 to complete the work of Phase 1.
#146. Who among the following is not a part of the National development council?
(A) The secretary of the niti aayog
(B) The secretary of the planning and programme implementation ministry
(C) The vice chairman of the niti aayog
(D) The chairman of the finance commission of India
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (E)
Solution: The chairman of the Finance Commission of India is not a member of National Development Council.
The Secretary to the Ministry of Planning and Program Implementation is also not a member of National Development Council.
#147. Consider the following States :
1. Punjab
2. Uttar Pradesh
3.Andhra Pradesh
4.West Bengal
choose the correct sequence of the above in ascending order as rice-producing States in India.
(A) West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhrapradesh,Punjab
(B) West Bengal, Uttar pradesh, Andhrapradesh, Punjab
(C) Andhrapradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Punjab
(D) Andhrapradesh, Punjab,Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: The correct sequence is West Bengal> UP> Punjab> Andhra Pradesh
#148. With reference to the finance commission of India, consider the following statements :
1. The finance commission is a statutory body.
2. The finance commission was set up under article 280 of the constitution.
3. The recommendations made by the finance commission are only advisory in nature.
4. The first finance commission was set up in 1950.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) 1 and 4 only
(B) 3 and 4 only
(C) 2 and 3 only
(D) 2 and 4 only
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (B)
Solution:
S1: Finance commission is a constitutional body. Hence, S1 is Incorrect.
S2: The finance commission was set up under article 280 of the constitution. Hence, S2 is Correct.
S3: The recommendations of finance commission is only advisory and not binding. Hence, S3 is correct.
S4: The First Commission was established in 1951. It was chaired by K. C. Neogy. Hence, the statement is incorrect.
#149. With reference to the bare Necessities index (BNI) consider the following statements :
1. The economic survey has come up with the bare necessities index at rural and urban levels.
2. The BNI has been created for all States for 2018 only.
3. The BNI is based on 26 indicators.
4.The BNI Consits of six dimentions.
Which of the above statements are correct?
(A) 1 and 3 only
(B) 2 and 3 only
(C) 1 and 4 only
(D) 2 and 4 only
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution: The Finance Ministry in its Economic Survey for 2020-21 has introduced a new metric to gauge progress on the quality of bare necessities available such as drinking water, sanitation, shelter, electricity and LPG called the Bare Necessities Index (BNI).
S1: Correct, the economic survey has come up with the bare necessities index at rural and urban levels.
S3: Correct, the BNI summarizes 26 indicators on five dimensions viz., water, sanitation, housing, micro-environment, and other facilities.
#150. Match List-I with List-II :
List I List II
a. Sarkaria Commission 1. To Review the Methodology for Measurement of Poverty
b. Rangarajan Committee 2. Infrastructure Financing
c. Parekh Committee 3. Central-Slate Relationship
d. Narasimham Committee 4. Banking Sector Reforms
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
(A) (a-3) , (b-1) , (c-2) , (d-4)
(B) (a-2) , (b-1) , (c-3) , (d-4)
(C) (a-4) , (b-3) , (c-2) , (d-1)
(D) (a-1) , (b-2) , (c-4) , (d-3)
(E) None of the above/More than one of the above
Ans: (A)
Solution:
Narasimham Committee: The purpose of the Narasimham Committee was to study all aspects relating to the structure, organisation, functions and procedures of the Banking systems and to recommend improvements in their efficiency and productivity.
Parekh Committee: The union government appointed eminent banker Deepak Parekh as the new Chairman of the High Level Committee on Financing Infrastructure.
Rangrajan Committee: It was formed to review the Methodology for Measurement of Poverty.
Sarkaria Commission: The Sarkaria Commission’s charter was to examine the relationship and balance of power between state and central governments.
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#1. During Quit India Movement, who among the following escaped from the Hazaribagh Jail?
Ans: (B)
Solution: Jaayaprakash Narayan escaped from Hazaribagh jail and organised underground activities during the Quit India Movement. He along with Ram Manohar Lohia and Aruna Asaf Ali, took charge of the ongoing stir when all the senior leaders had been arrested.
#2. Who was the President of Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1922 AD?
Ans: (A)
Solution: Chittaranjan Das was the President of the Gaya Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1922.
#3. What portfolio Rajendra Prasad held in the Interim Government established in 1946 AD?
Ans: (D)
Solution: The correct answer is Food and Agriculture. Rajendra Prasad was allocated this ministry in the interim government.
#4. Where was the Ghadar Party established?
Ans: (B)
Solution: The Ghadar Party was an international political movement consisting of expatriate Indians to overthrow British rule in India. It was found in USA.
#5. Who established the Servants of India Society in 1905 AD?
Ans: (D)
Solution: The Servants of India Society was formed in Pune, Maharashtra in 1905 by Gopal Krishna Gokhale.
#6. Who has written the book, Unhappy India?
Ans: (C)
Solution: Unhappy India is a book authored by Lala Lajpat Roy.
#7. Who participated in all the three Round Table Conferences?
Ans: (C)
Solution: The First Conference of the Round Table took place in 1930. The Second Conference of the Round Table was in 1931. The Third Conference of the Round Table was in 1932. All three round table conferences were attended by Dr. B.R.Ambedkar and Tej Bahadur Sapru.
#8. Who established Indian Association in 1876 AD?
Ans: (A)
Solution: The association was founded in Bengal in 1876 by Surendranath Banerjea and Ananda Mohan Bose. It soon displaced the Indian League, which had been founded the year before, and rivaled the long-standing British Indian Association, which it regarded as a reactionary body of landlords and industrialists.
#9. In which country was the honorific 'Netaji' applied to the name of Subhas Chandra Bose?
Ans: (C)
Solution: He earned the title ‘Netaji’, in Germany by the Indian soldiers of the Azad Hind Fauj.
#10. Who is related to 'Chittagong Armoury Raid'?
Ans: (D)
Solution: Chittagong armoury raid was an attempt in 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury in the Bengal Presidency of British India by armed Indian independence fighters led by Surya Sen.
#11. In Anandamath of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, which revolt is mentioned?
Ans: (A)
Solution: The theme of the Bengali novel ‘Anandamath’ was set in the backdrop of the Sannyasi Rebellion in the 18th century.
#12. Which of the following events happened first?
Ans: (B)
Solution: Cripps Mission: The Cripps Mission was sent by the British government to India in March 1942 to obtain Indian cooperation for the British war efforts in the 2nd World War.
Quit India movement: On 8 August 1942 at the All-India Congress Committee session in Bombay, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi launched the ‘Quit India’ movement.
Lord Wavell: On 15 June 1943, Prime Minister Winston Churchill offered Lord Wavell the position of Viceroy of India, which he accepted.
Cabinet Mission: The Cabinet Mission arrived in New Delhi on 24 March 1946, it was sent by the British government.
#13. Who was the President of Lahore Session of the Indian National Congress held in 1929 AD?
Ans: (C)
Solution: Jawaharlal Nehru presided over the Lahore session of the Congress.
#14. Who is not related to the Champaran Satyagraha of 1917 AD?
Ans: (D)
Solution: The Champaran Satyagraha marked Mahatma Gandhi’s first appearance in Indian politics as a leader of the masses. Young nationalists like Rajendra Prasad and J B Kripalani had worked with Mahatma Gandhi at Champaran.
Who called Gandhi Champaran Satyagraha?
Mahatma Gandhi was invited to Champaran at the behest of Raj Kumar Shukla and Sant Raut.
#15. One of the leaders of the Revolt of 1857 AD, Kunwar Singh was related to which place?
Ans: (B)
Solution: Kunwar Singh, who led the great revolt of 1857 from Bihar (Jagdishpur) was the Zamindar. The British deprived him of his estate and that is why he joined the revolt against the British.
#16. A clock is set right at 8 a.m. The clock gains 10 minutes in 24 hours. What will be the true time when the clock indicates 1 p.m. on the following day?
Ans: (B)
#17. The value of the continued fraction is
Ans: (A)
#18. How many numbers between 200 and 600 are divisible by 4, 5 and 6?
Ans: (B)
#19. If n is any positive integer, then (3^4n -4^3n) is always divisible by
Ans: (B)
#20. The difference between the squares of two numbers is 256000 and the sum of the numbers is 1000. The numbers are
Ans: (C)
#21. The value of log √2^(32) is
Ans: (C)
#22. By selling 45 lemons for Rs. 40, a man loses 20%. How many should he sell for Rs. 24 to gain 20% in the transaction?
Ans: (B)
#23. A train 110 m long is travelling at a speed of 58 kmph. The time in which it will pass a passerby walking at 4 kmph in the same direction is
Ans: (C)
#24. The perimeter of a rhombus is 52 m and its shorter diagonal is 10 m. The length of the longer diagonal is
Ans: (D)
#25. In a 100 m race, A runs at 8 kmph. If A gives B a start of 4 m and still beats him by 15 seconds, what is the speed of B?
Ans: (B)
#26. Insectivorous plants grow in soil deficient in
Ans: (C)
Solution: Insectivorous plants like Nepenthes, Ultricularia, Drosera and Dionea grow in soil deficient in nitrogen. They capture insects to get nitrogen from their protein.
#27. Stem of a plant helps in distributing food to all parts of the plant. It also helps in
Ans: (E)
Solution: The primary functions of the stem are to support the leaves; to conduct water and minerals to the leaves, where they can be converted into usable products by photosynthesis; and to transport these products from the leaves to other parts of the plant, including the roots.
#28. In transfusion, blood must be compatible not only in blood type but also in
Ans: (A)
Solution: The Rh factor is one of the proteins on RBCs used to indicate whether the blood of two different people is compatible when mixed
#29. Pituitary gland is located in
Ans: (D)
Solution: The main function of your pituitary gland is to produce and release several hormones that help carry out important bodily functions, including Growth, Metabolism, Reproduction etc.
It is located inside brain.
#30. Which of the following rays/waves are used to know the growth of fetus in the womb?
Ans: (C)
Solution: Ultrasonography is an imaging test. An ultrasound picture is called a sonogram. Ultrasound uses high-frequency sound waves to create real-time pictures or video of internal organs or other soft tissues, such as blood vessels.
#31. The universal acceptor blood group is
Ans: (C)
Solution: AB is the blood group which is a universal acceptor since it has both kinds of antigens, which are Antigen A and Antigen B. People having a blood group of AB can accept blood from any person of any blood group.
Note: Although the blood type O can donate blood to all positive blood types (A , B , AB , and O ), it is not a universal donor. Blood type O- is the universal blood donor, meaning that people with this blood type can donate blood to all other types.
#32. Pneumonia is an infection of
Ans: (D)
Solution: It is a lung inflammation caused by bacterial or viral infection
#33. A person standing in front of a mirror finds his image larger than himself. This implies that the mirror is
Ans: (A)
Solution: The formation of image on Concave Mirror depends upon the location of the object in front of the Mirror.
Concave mirrors form both real and virtual images.
Case 1: When the concave mirror is placed very close to the object, a virtual and magnified image is obtained
Case 2: If we increase the distance between the object and the mirror, the size of the image reduces and real images are formed
#34. A fan produces a feeling of comfort during the hot weather because
Ans: (D)
Solution: Skin starts to evaporates faster with blowing air from the fan.
#35. Twinkling of stars in clear sky during night time can be explained with
Ans: (A)
Solution: Stars appear to twinkle due to atmospheric refraction. The light of star after the entry of light in earth’s atmosphere undergoes refraction continuously till it reaches the surface of the earth.
#36. Hydrogen bomb is based on the principle of
Ans: (B)
Solution: The principle behind the hydrogen bomb is based on uncontrollable nuclear fusion.
Nuclear fusion is a reaction in which two or more atomic nuclei are combined to form one or more different atomic nuclei and subatomic particles. The difference in mass between the reactants and products is manifested as the release of energy.
#37. Food gets cooked faster in a pressure cooker because
Ans: (B)
Solution: Cooking is fast in pressure cooker just because the trapped steam increases the atmospheric pressure inside the cooker. At that pressure, boiling point of water is increased and this higher temperature cooks food faster.
#38. If the doors of a refrigerator are left open for few hours, then the room temperature will
Ans: (B)
Solution: If doors of refrigerators are kept open then room temperature will increase. Heat is merely recycled from room into fridge & then back to room.
#39. A piece of ice is floating in a beaker containing water up to its brim. When whole of the ice melts
Ans: (D)
Solution: When the ice will melt, it will occupy the volume of displaced water. So, water remains at the same level, as it was on before. It can also be said that the density of water is more than that of ice or vice versa, so the volume of water or the water level remains the same.
#40. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
Ans: (D)
Solution: A galvanometer is a device (instrument) used in a circuit to detect weak electrical voltages and currents.
#41. If a feather, a rubber ball and a wooden ball are falling freely simultaneously from the same height in vacuum, then
Ans: (D)
Solution: There will be equal force due to gravity and there will be no air to oppose the movement.
#42. When a soap film on the Water is seen in the daytime. it shows beautiful colours. This phenomenon is due to
Ans: (D)
Solution: The colors of a soap bubble come from white light, which contains all the colors of the rainbow. When white light reflects from a soap film, some of the colors get brighter, and others disappear. Colours are seen due to interference between waves reflected from the top and bottom of the soap bubble.
#43. The mass number of a nucleus is
Ans: (A)
Solution: The mass number is the total number of protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus.
#44. Which of the following is the main ingredient Of Cement?
Ans: (A)
Solution: Cement is manufactured through a closely controlled chemical combination of calcium (Limestone), silicon, aluminum, iron and other ingredients. Common materials used to manufacture cement include limestone, shells and chalk.
#45. Isotopes of an element differ in
Ans: (B)
Solution: Isotopes are atoms with the same number of protons but that have a different number of neutrons. Since the atomic number is equal to the number of protons and the atomic mass is the sum of protons and neutrons, isotopes are elements with the same atomic number but different mass numbers.
#46. The temperature point at which solid, liquid and gaseous states may stay together is known as
Ans: (D)
Solution: In thermodynamics, the triple point of a substance is the temperature and pressure at which the three phases of that substance coexist in thermodynamic equilibrium.
#47. The most important one of aluminium is
Ans: (A)
Solution: Bauxite is the most common aluminum ore. Approximately 98% of primary aluminum production is based on bauxite.
#48. Which among the following solutions has pH value more than 7?
Ans: (B)
Solution: pH is measured on a scale of 0 to 14. On this scale, a pH value of 7 is neutral, which means it is neither acidic nor basic. A pH value of less than 7 means it is more acidic, and a pH value of more than 7 means it is more basic.
#49. Which among the following is an incorrect option?
Ans: (C)
Solution: Electrons are not present inside the Nucleus of the Atom.
#50. Select the incorrect statement out Of the following.
Ans: (C)
Solution: Acrylic is known as artificial wool or synthetic wool because it resembles wool.
#51. Which of the following statements about graphite and diamond is true?
Ans: (D)
Solution: Diamond and Graphite, both are known as the allotropes of carbon. These minerals chemically consist of carbon atoms with different physical properties. These minerals, in general, are known to be as polymorphs, having the same type of chemistry, but of the various crystalline structures.
Both has same chemical properties.
#52. Which of the following is the major constituent of the liquefied petroleum gas?
Ans: (C)
Solution: LPG is composed hydrocarbons containing three or four carbon atoms. The normal components of LPG thus, are Propane (C3H8) and Butane (C4H10).
#53. Water passes from the soil into the roots by a physical process called
Ans: (D)
Solution: Osmosis is responsible for the ability of plant roots to draw water from the soil. Plants concentrate solutes in their root cells by active transport, and water enters the roots by osmosis. Osmosis is also responsible for controlling the movement of guard cells.
Whereas, transpiration is the process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts, such as leaves, stems and flowers.
#54. Biodegradable wastes can usually be converted into useful substance with the help of
Ans: (A)
Solution: Bacteria play an important role in decomposition of organic materials, especially in the early stages of decomposition when moisture levels are high. In the later stages of decomposition, fungi tend to dominate.
#55. In the night time, it is advised not to sleep under trees because
Ans: (C)
Solution: Plants release oxygen during the day in the presence of natural light through the process of photosynthesis. While at night, the plants uptake oxygen and release carbon dioxide, which is called respiration.
#56. The 'Digital India Award, 2020' was given to the Bihar Government for
Ans: (D)
Solution: During the pandemic, the Bihar government took the initiative to transfer financial assistance directly to the accounts of 21 lakh stranded workers outside Bihar through the Bihar Sahayata Mobile App. For this effort, the state won pandemic category Digital India Awards 2020.
#57. How many seats are reserved for the SC candidates in the Bihar Legislative Assembly?
Ans: (A)
Solution: The Bihar Legislative Assembly currently have 243 members, out of which 38 seats are reserved for SC.
#58. In which year was 50% reservation to women in Panchayat bodies provided in Bihar?
Ans: (B)
Solution: Bihar provided for 50% reservation to women in panchayat bodies in 2006.
#59. In which year was Bihar divided to Create Jharkhand?
Ans: (A)
Solution: Jharkhand was carved out of the southern portion of Bihar in 2000.
#60. The new ministry proposed in the Bihar Budget for the year 2021—22 focuses on
Ans: (D)
Solution: The new ministry will focus on skill and entrepreneurship development.
#61. How many departments are covered under the Human Development Sub-Mission in Bihar?
Ans: (B)
Solution: The Government of Bihar has constituted the Bihar Vikas Mission to ensure the implementation of 7 Nishchay in mission mode.
#62. From which district of Bihar was the Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan launched by the Prime Minister 2020?
Ans: (D)
Solution: ‘Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan’ is a massive rural public works scheme of Government of India to empower and provide livelihood opportunities to the returnee migrant workers and rural citizens.
The Abhiyaan was launched on 20th June, 2020 from Khagaria District of Bihar.
#63. Covishield, the COVID vaccine of India which is approved by WHO, is manufactured by
Ans: (A)
Solution: Serum Institute of India manufactures it.
#64. What is the length of the Atal Tunnel, Rohtang, Himachal Pradesh?
Ans: (B)
Solution: Atal Tunnel is a highway tunnel built under the Rohtang Pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas on the Leh-Manali Highway in Himachal Pradesh, India. Its total length is 9.02 Km.
#65. In which year was the Railway Budget merged with the General Budget in India?
Ans: (C)
Solution: In 2017, the Railway Budget was merged with the Union Budget, ending a practice that began in 1924 under the British.
#66. What is the purpose of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019?
Ans: (D)
Solution: The Act has amended the Citizenship Act, 1955 to give eligibility for Indian citizenship to illegal migrants who are Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, and who entered India on or before 31 December 2014. The Act does not mention Muslims.
#67. The Central Vista Project refers to the
Ans: (B)
Solution: The project includes converting North and South Blocks into public museums, creating an ensemble of new parliament, secretariat buildings to house all ministries, relocating the Vice President and the Prime Minister’s offices and residences near the North and South Blocks.
#68. Which Union Territory formed after division of Jammu and Kashmir State does not have a legislature of its own?
Ans: (D)
Solution: Ladakh was established as a union territory of India on 31 October 2019, following the passage of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act. Prior to that, it was part of the Jammu and Kashmir state. Ladakh is the largest and the second least populous union territory of India.
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021 was promulgated on January 7, 2021. It amends the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. The Act provides for the bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into the Union Territory of J&K and Union Territory of Ladakh.
#69. Who is the Indian footballer who won the All India Football Federation (AIFF) Men's Player of the Year Award for 2021?
Ans: (B)
Solution: The All India Football Federation, simply known as the AIFF, is the governing body of football in India under jurisdiction of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.
#70. On which date Pradhanmantri Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana started?
Ans: (E)
Solution: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi is an initiative by the government of India in which all farmers will get up to ₹6,000 per year as minimum income support. It was started from 24th Feb 2019.
#71. In which game was the Gold Medal for India Won in the Olympics, 2021?
Ans: (B)
Solution: Neeraj Chopra won India’s first-ever athletics gold medal in the javelin throw final in Tokyo.
#72. How many medals have been won by India in the Tokyo Paralympics, 2021?
Ans: (A)
Solution: India ended up winning 19 medals in all, including 5 gold, 8 silver and 6 bronze, to mark its best ever outing at the Paralympic Games.
#73. On Which date did India take Over the Chairmanship of the UN Security Council?
Ans: (A)
Solution: The 10 non-permanent members of UNSC are elected by the General Assembly for a term of two years. The General Assembly elects each year five non-permanent members of the Security Council. Indian a non permanent member of UNSC.
India’s two-year tenure as a non-permanent member of the Security Council began on January 1, 2021.
#74. When the US evacuated its troops from Afghanistan, who was the last American soldier to leave Kabul?
Ans: (C)
Solution: The last US service member to leave Afghanistan was Army Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue.
#75. Which French a company supplied Rafale fighter jets to India?
Ans: (B)
Solution: The Indian Air Force inducted French-made Rafale fighter jets in the fleet, manufactured and developed by Dassault Aviation of France.
#76. When did the clash between the soldiers of India and China take place in the Galwan Valley?
Ans: (D)
Solution: On June 15, 2020, Ladakh’s Galwan Valley witnessed a violent clash between the Armies of India and China.
#77. In which country, the Pegasus spyware has been developed?
Ans: (A)
Solution: Pegasus is spyware developed by the Israeli cyber-arms company NSO Group that can be covertly installed on mobile phones running most versions of iOS and Android.
#78. On Which date did India begin its two-year term as a Non-Permanent Member of the UN Security Council?
Ans: (C)
Solution: India officially began its two-year term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council on 1 January, 2021.
#79. Which country exported Sputnik V COVID vaccine to India?
Ans: (B)
Solution: Sputnik V COVID vaccine was created and exported to India by Russia.
#80. Joe Biden has assumed office as the
Ans: (A)
Solution: He took office as the 46th US president.
#81. Who was the foreign Chief Guest in the Republic Day parade in 2021?
Ans: (E)
Solution: There was no foreign chief guest present at the republic day parade due to COVID Pandemic in the year 2021.
#82. Who is the Permanent Representative of India in the UN?
Ans: (B)
Solution: Permanent Representative of India to UN was T. S. Tirumurti, hence (B) is the correct answer.
Update: Senior diplomat Ruchira Kamboj was has been appointed India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. Ruchira Kamboj, a 1987-batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, will succeed T S Tirumurti as the Indian ambassador to the UN.
#83. According to 2011 Census, which district of Bihar has more women than men?
Ans: (A)
Solution: Gopalganj has registered the highest sex ratio with 1015 females against 1000 males in 2011. On the other hand, Bhagalpur and Munger districts have recorded the lowest sex ratio at 879 females per 1000 males.
#84. In which year was the first sitting of the Bihar Legislative Council convened?
Ans: (C)
Solution: The first sitting of Bihar Legislative Council was held on 20 January 1913. It has held in the auditorium of Patna College.
#85. Rashmi Kumari from Bihar is a/an
Ans: (B)
Solution: Rashmi Kumari is an International Carrom champion from Bihar.
#86. Who had attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya?
Ans: (B)
Solution: In Bodh Gaya, Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha sat in meditation under the Bodhi tree, and attained the enlightenment.
#87. Who established a branch Of Anushilan Samiti in Patna 1913 AD?
Ans: (C)
Solution: A branch of Anushilan Samiti was established in Patna by Sachindranath Sanyal in 1913.
Sachindra Nath Sanyal was an Indian revolutionary and co-founder of the Hindustan Republican Army that was created to carry out armed resistance against the British Empire in India. He was a mentor for revolutionaries like Chandra Shekhar Azad and Bhagat Singh.
He wrote Bandi Jivan.
#88. Who had formed the Bihar Socialist Party in 1931 AD?
Ans: (B)
Solution: Bihar Socialist Party was formed in the year 1931 by Phulan Prasad Varma and Jayaprakash Narayan.
#89. Where is Sher Shah's tomb located?
Ans: (A)
Solution: The tomb of Sher Shah Suri is in the Sasaram town of Bihar state, India. The tomb was built in memory of Emperor Sher Shah Suri, a Pathan from Bihar who defeated the Mughal Empire and founded the Suri Empire in northern India.
He introduced the currency of rupee. Sher Shah of Sur took control of the Mughal Empire in 1540.
Sher Shah defeated Humayun in two battles. On 26 June 1539, he defeated him in the Battle of Chausa and on 17 May 1540 in the battle of Kannauj.
#90. Which one of the following Harappan sites is in Gujarat?
Ans: (A)
Solution: Lothal is a site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, located in Gujarat. It was first excavated in 1957 by S R Rao. The notable structures at Lothal include a dockyard.
#91. Who was the founder of the Chola Dynasty?
Ans: (A)
Solution: The Cholas ruled for more than 1,500 years, making them one of the longest-ruling families in human history, if not the longest. The Chola Empire was based in the Kaveri River Valley, which runs southeast through Karnataka, Tamil Nadu.
The Chola Empire was founded by Vijayalaya. Thanjavur became the capital of the Imperial Chola Dynasty.
The reign of the Cholas began in the 9th century when they defeated the Pallavas to come into power.
The most powerful ruler of the Chola Empire is Rajaraja l. He is remembered for reinstating the Chola power and ensuring its supremacy in south India and Indian Ocean.
#92. Who was the President of the First Buddhist Council?
Ans: (B)
Solution: The first Buddhist council was held just after Buddha’s Parinirvana, and presided over by Mahakashyap, one of His most senior disciples, at a cave in Rajgir with the support of king Ajatashatru.
#93. Who wrote the book kiratarjuniya ?
Ans: (D)
Solution: Kiratarjuniya is a very famous story in the Mahabharata. The two main characters in the story are Kirata (Shiva) and Arjuna. Bharavi, Sanskrit poet who was the author of Kiratarjuniya.
Shudraka was an Indian playwright. He composed Mrichchhakatika, Vinavasavadatta, and Padmaprabhritaka.
#94. The Qutub Minar was completed by
Ans: (A)
Solution: The founder of the Slave dynasty, Qutub-ud-din Aibak started the construction of the Qutub Minar in the memory of the famous Sufi saint Khawaja Qutubuddin Bhaktiyar Kaki. But, he could complete only the first storey of the building. The Qutub Minar was later completed by Iltutmish.
#95. Who was the founder of the Vijayanagara Empire ?
Ans: (C)
Solution: The kingdom of Vijayanagar was founded by Harihara and Bukka.
#96. During the time of which Mughlai Emperor did Sir Thomas Roe come to India?
Ans: (C)
Solution: An English Diplomat, Sir Thomas Roe represented England in the Mughal Empire. On 18 September 1615, he arrived at the Surat port as the ambassador of the English King, James I to Mughal Emperor Jahangir’s court.
#97. Ain-i-Akbari was written by
Ans: (D)
Solution: Ain-i-Akbari’ and ‘Akbarnama’ were written by Abul Fazal . Akbarnama is the official history of Akbar’s time in three volumes. It includes the history of Akbar’s forefathers from Timur to Humayun and Akbar. The third volume of the book is known as Ain-i-Akabari.
#98. The Ryotwari system was first implemented in
Ans: (B)
Soution: Ryotwari system was introduced by Thomas Munro in 1820 in Madras.
#99. The Uprising Of 1857 was described as the 'First Indian War of Independence' by
Ans: (A)
Solution: In India, the term First War of Independence was coined by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar in his 1909 book The History of the War of Indian Independence, which was originally written in Marathi.
#100. The first woman President of the Indian National Congress was
Ans: (B)
Solution: Annie Besant was the First Woman President Of The Indian National Congress.
#101. Who started the journal, Bahishkrita Bharat ?
Ans: (D)
Solution: MookNayak (1920) and Bahishkrit Bharat (1927) were two Marathi journals edited by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
#102. The Forward Bloc was founded by
Ans: (B)
Solution: Subhas Chandra Bose formed the Forward Block.
#103. Who was the Finance Minister in the Interim Government?
Ans: (A)
Solution: Liaquat Ali Khan was the Finance Minister. C Rajagopalachari was the Education and Arts Minister and Jagjivan Ram held the Labour Ministry.
#104. Who took the lead of the Santhal Rebellion Of 1855 AD?
Ans: (A)
Solution:The rebellion of the Santhals began as a reaction to end the revenue system of the British East India Company (BEIC), and the zamindari system in India.
The brothers Sidhu and Kanhu Murmu revolted against the exploitative system in place.
#105. Who invited Gandhiji to come to Champaran ?
Ans: (A)
Solution: Mahatma Gandhi was invited to Champaran at the behest of Raj Kumar Shukla and Sant Raut.
#106. Which district of Bihar has mica deposits?
Ans: (C)
Solution: Mica is found in Southeast Bihar in the districts of Nawada, Jamui, Muzaffarpur, Gaya.
#107. The confluence of the rivers Son and Ganga is located in which district of Bihar?
Ans: (B)
Solution: River Son meets river Ganga in Patna district.
#108. The rivers Damodar, Koel and Subarnarekha originate from which or the following?
Ans: (C)
Solution: The rivers Damodar, Koel and Subarnarekha originate from Chota Nagpur Plateau.
#109. Which is the first Ramsar Site in Bihar?
Ans: (C)
Solution: Kabartal or Kabar in Begusarai becomes wetland of International importance in Bihar.
#110. Brahmayoni Hill is located in which district of Bihar?
Ans: (A)
Solution: Brahmayoni is a sacred hill near Gaya in Bihar, which is mentioned in Mahabharata and Buddhist records.
#111. Which agroclimatic region of Bihar has the highest number of districts?
Ans: (B)
Solution: Northern West agro-climatic regions of Bihar has the highest number of districts. It has 13 districts.
#112. Geodesy is the science that deals with
Ans: (E)
Solution: Geodesy is the science of accurately measuring and understanding three fundamental properties of the Earth: its geometric shape, its orientation in space, and its gravity field— as well as the changes of these properties with time.
#113. The theory of continental drift was developed by
Ans: (B)
Solution: The theory of continental drift is most associated with the scientist Alfred Wegener. In the early 20th century, Wegener published a paper explaining his theory that the continental landmasses were “drifting” across the Earth, sometimes plowing through oceans and into each other.
#114. Sunda Trench lies parallel to the island of
Ans: (E)
Solution: The trench stretches from the Lesser Sunda Islands past Java, around the southern coast of Sumatra on to the Andaman Islands, and forms the boundary between Indo-Australian Plate and Eurasian plate. It is a zig-zag line.
#115. An effective Coriolis force results from
Ans: (B)
Solution: The Coriolis Effect is an apparent effect produced by the rotation of Earth.
#116. Which Of the following countries does not have a land border With the Dead sea?
Ans: (A)
Solution: The Dead Sea, located between Israel and Jordan with parts in the West Bank (Palestine).
#117. llmenite, which is widely distributed along the Indian coastline. is a mineral of
Ans: (C)
#118. Compare the Himalayan river with the Peninsular river based On the following comparisons :
1. Most of the Himalayan rivers are perennial, whereas most of the Peninsular rivers are rain fed.
2. The gradient of the Himalayan river is steeper than the Peninsular river.
3. The Peninsular river causes more erosion on its way in comparison to the Himalayan river.
Choose the correct answer from the options Sven below.
Ans: (D)
Solution:
S1: Correct, Himalayan rivers are permanent watercourses that originate from the Himalayan mountains. Peninsular rivers, on the other hand, are non-perennial rivers that begin in the Western Ghats.
S2: Correct, the gradient of the Himalayan rivers is steeper than peninsular rivers.
S3: Incorrect, the Himalayan river causes more erosion on its way in comparison to the Peninsular river.
#119. Ganga Plain has been described as a
Ans: (C)
Solution: Geosyncline means a huge depression. Ganga Plain can be best described as a geosyncline. Peneplain means a more or less level land surface produced by erosion over a long period. Pediplain is an extensive plain formed in a desert by the coalescence of neighbouring pediments.
#120. Which of the following is a freshwater lake?
Ans: (E)
Solution: Chilika Lake is a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha.
Sambhar Lake is India’s largest saline lake and is the source of most of Rajasthan’s salt production.
Wular Lake is one of the largest fresh water lakes in Asia. It is located in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in India. It is located in Manipur.
Hence, both Wular Lake and Loktak Lake are correct options here.
#121. Which of the following planets has the least density?
Ans: (D)
Solution: Saturn is mainly composed of the lightest two gases known, hydrogen and helium. It is the only planet in our solar system whose density is less than water.
#122. What is the most famous feature of Chiria located in West Singhbhum?
Ans: (A)
Solution: Chiria located in West Singhbhum is famous for Iron Ore Mining.
#123. Pattiseema Project is associated with the integration of which of the following rivers?
Ans: (B)
Solution: Pattiseema Lift Irrigation Project is a river interlinking project which connects Godavari River to Krishna River.
#124. Which of the following statements are concerned with eskers and drumlins?
1.Eskers are ridges or crudely bedded gravels and sands.
2. Drumlins are constituted mostly of boulder and clay.
3. Basket of eggs topography is the characteristic or terrains with eskers.
4. While eskers are built by glacier streams, drumlins result from glacier action.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Ans: (E)
S1: Esker is a long, narrow, winding ridge composed of stratified sand and gravel deposited by a glacial meltwater stream. Eskers are believed to form when sediment carried by glacial meltwater gets deposited in subglacial tunnels. Hence, S1 is correct.
S2: Drumlins may comprise layers of clay, silt, sand, gravel and boulders in various proportions. Hence, S2 is correct.
DrumlinS3: When the rock, pebbles, sand and clay brought down by the glacier get deposited on the lowland like inverted boats, the topography looks like a number of eggs spread over the land. These are known as drumlins and the topography is known as ‘basket of eggs topography’. Hence, S3 is correct.
S4: Eskers are built by glacier streams and drumlins result from glacier action. Hence, S4 is correct.
#125. Combustion of underground coal occurs in the State Of
Ans: (C)
Solution: In Jharia, an underground coal fire has been raging for the past many years, making many of its areas uninhabitable.
#126. The first ' Lokayukta ' was established in which of the following States?
Ans: (B)
Solution: Maharashtra was the first state to introduce the institution of Lokayukta through The Lokayukta and Upa-Lokayuktas Act in 1971.
#127. Which of the following posts was held by A. S. Anand in late 1990's?
Ans: (B)
Solution: He was the 29th Chief Justice of India, serving from 10 October 1998 to 31 October 2001.
#128. Which of the following is not a part of the Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution?
Ans: (C)
Solution: The eleventh schedule of the Indian constitution has 29 subjects. However, Rural Sport is not a part of it.
#129. How many (numbers) 'Demands for Grants' are put before the Parliament as a part of the Annual Budget in pursuance to Article 113 of the Constitution?
Ans: (E)
Solution: Generally, one demand for grant is presented in respect of each ministry or department. However, for large ministries and departments, more than one demand is presented. The number is not fixed.
#130. In which year was the 'National Extension Service' launched?
Ans: (A)
Solution: The National Extension Service program was formulated in April 1953 and it was inaugurated on October 2, 1953.
#131. The members of a State Legislative Council are not chosen by which of the following categories of persons?
Ans: (D)
Solution: Industrialist do not elect the members of State Legislative Council.
#132. The 'split system' in the Indian administration relates to
Ans: (C)
Solution: The secretariat system in India is based on the Split System.
It is base on the principle of separation of policy making function from that of policy execution.
Under this scheme of separation, the secretariat should be concerned only with policy making and, hence, should not indulge itself in process of policy execution.
#133. Which or the following is a Parliamentary Committee relating to delegation or power to make rules and regulations to the Executive?
Ans: (B)
Solution: The committee of subordinate legislation examines if the powers conferred by the Constitution or delegated under an Act passed by the legislature have been duly exercised and are within the conferment or delegation, and not beyond.
#134. Article 300 of the Indian Constitution deals with
Ans: (D)
Solution: Article 300 deals with the suits and proceeding against the government of India or the State government.
#135. Judicial process in India is based on
Ans: (E)
Solution: Judicial Review is governed by the principle of “Procedure established by law” as given in Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. The law has to pass the test of constitutionality if it qualifies it can be made a law. Hence, both options (A) and (D) are correct.
#136. Which type of banks is proposed to be established for agriculture and development in Bihar?
Ans: (B)
Solution: Krishi Yantra Banks have been started in 13 districts of Bihar in order to augment the agriculture prospects.
#137. The value of Human Development Index of Bihar in 2019 was
Ans: (D)
Solution: UNDP says Human Development Index of Bihar, which includes health, education and per capita income was 0.574 in the year 2019.
#138. The fiscal deficit in Bihar during 2021—22 is estimated as
Ans: (A)
Solution: Fiscal deficit in 2021-22 is estimated to be Rs 22,511 crore (2.97% of GSDP).
#139. Under Digital Bihar Programme, which students will receive computer education and training from 2021—22 onwards?
Ans: (B)
Solution: Under Digital Bihar Program, all students of Class VI and above will receive computer education and training from 2021-22 onwards.
#140. According to the 15th Finance Commission's recommendations, how much share will Bihar receive in divisible pool of Central taxes from 2021-26?
Ans: (A)
Solution: The divisible pool is that portion of gross tax revenue which is distributed between the Centre and the States. The divisible pool consists of all taxes, except surcharges and cess levied for specific purpose, net of collection charges. For Bihar, it is 4.12 percent.
#141. Who among the following is not a member of the 15th Finance Commission?
Ans: (B)
Solution: The 15th Finance commission’s chairman is Nand Kishore Singh, with its full-time members being Ajay Narayan Jha, Ashok Lahiri and Anoop Singh. In addition, the commission also has a part-time member in Ramesh Chand.
#142. In the recent Union Budget, the FM has increased the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in the insurance sector from the existing one to
Ans: (C)
Solution: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced raising the cap of FDI to 74 per cent for insurance companies with effect from August 2021.
#143. As per the union budget 2021, the fiscal deficit is estimated to be how much percent of the GDP in 2021-22?
Ans: (D)
Solution: The finance ministry had estimated the deficit at 6.8 percent.
#144. The best index of economic development in provided by
Ans: (B)
Solution: Per capita income is a measure of the amount of money earned per person in a nation or geographic region. Per capita income can be used to determine the average per-person income for an area and to evaluate the standard of living and quality of life of the population.
#145. The second phase of the swachh Bharat mission (grameen) is to be implemented during which time period?
Ans: (C)
Solution: Phase 2 is being implemented between 2020–21 and 2024–25 to complete the work of Phase 1.
#146. Who among the following is not a part of the National development council?
Ans: (E)
Solution: The chairman of the Finance Commission of India is not a member of National Development Council.
The Secretary to the Ministry of Planning and Program Implementation is also not a member of National Development Council.
#147. Consider the following States :
1. Punjab
2. Uttar Pradesh
3.Andhra Pradesh
4.West Bengal
choose the correct sequence of the above in ascending order as rice-producing States in India.
Ans: (A)
Solution: The correct sequence is West Bengal> UP> Punjab> Andhra Pradesh
#148. With reference to the finance commission of India, consider the following statements :
1. The finance commission is a statutory body.
2. The finance commission was set up under article 280 of the constitution.
3. The recommendations made by the finance commission are only advisory in nature.
4. The first finance commission was set up in 1950.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Ans: (B)
Solution:
S1: Finance commission is a constitutional body. Hence, S1 is Incorrect.
S2: The finance commission was set up under article 280 of the constitution. Hence, S2 is Correct.
S3: The recommendations of finance commission is only advisory and not binding. Hence, S3 is correct.
S4: The First Commission was established in 1951. It was chaired by K. C. Neogy. Hence, the statement is incorrect.
#149. With reference to the bare Necessities index (BNI) consider the following statements :
1. The economic survey has come up with the bare necessities index at rural and urban levels.
2. The BNI has been created for all States for 2018 only.
3. The BNI is based on 26 indicators.
4.The BNI Consits of six dimentions.
Which of the above statements are correct?
Ans: (A)
Solution: The Finance Ministry in its Economic Survey for 2020-21 has introduced a new metric to gauge progress on the quality of bare necessities available such as drinking water, sanitation, shelter, electricity and LPG called the Bare Necessities Index (BNI).
S1: Correct, the economic survey has come up with the bare necessities index at rural and urban levels.
S3: Correct, the BNI summarizes 26 indicators on five dimensions viz., water, sanitation, housing, micro-environment, and other facilities.
#150. Match List-I with List-II :
List I | List II |
---|---|
a. Sarkaria Commission | 1. To Review the Methodology for Measurement of Poverty |
b. Rangarajan Committee | 2. Infrastructure Financing |
c. Parekh Committee | 3. Central-Slate Relationship |
d. Narasimham Committee | 4. Banking Sector Reforms |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Ans: (A)
Solution:
Narasimham Committee: The purpose of the Narasimham Committee was to study all aspects relating to the structure, organisation, functions and procedures of the Banking systems and to recommend improvements in their efficiency and productivity.
Parekh Committee: The union government appointed eminent banker Deepak Parekh as the new Chairman of the High Level Committee on Financing Infrastructure.
Rangrajan Committee: It was formed to review the Methodology for Measurement of Poverty.
Sarkaria Commission: The Sarkaria Commission’s charter was to examine the relationship and balance of power between state and central governments.
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