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126

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct in respect of ‘The First Ever Census of Water Bodies in India 2023’ released by Ministry of Jal Shakti?
1. The Census enumerated a total of 24,24,540 water bodies across the country.
2. West Bengal has the highest number of Tanks.
3. Tamil Nadu has the highest number of Lakes.
4. Andhra Pradesh leads in water conservation schemes.

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127

Which one of the following statements is not correct in respect of ‘Euxine Sea’?

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128

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct regarding ‘Forest – PLUS 2.0 Programme’?
1. This programme is a five year partnership between USAID and Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
2. Forest – PLUS 2.0 Programme denotes ‘Forest for Wealth and Health’
3. Tetra Tech is building capacity across landscapes in three states in India.
4. The three States which come under this programme are; Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Bihar.

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129

Which of the following statements are correct in respect of withdrawal of Rs 2000 currency notes from circulation?
1. This move is a part of RBI’s Compound Note Policy.
2. Its aim is to provide the public with high-quality currency notes
3. Rs 2000 currency notes were introduced in the year 2015
4. Printing of Rs 2000 currency notes was stopped in the year 2018-19.

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130

Which of the following statement/s is/are correct in respect of ‘Sengol’?
1. ‘Sengol’ signifies the transfer of power from British to Indians
2. It symbolises the Marathi culture of transfer of power from one King to other King.
3. The ‘Sengol’ has been reintroduced in the new Parliament Bhavan of India.
4. The ‘Sengol’ had been accepted by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru at 10.45 PM on August 14, 1947 from Adhinam of Kerala

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131

During his visit to Australia, PM Narendra Modi spelled out 3 Cs, 3 Ds and 3 Es of India-Australia friendship. Which one of the following is correct in respect of 3 Cs?

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132

Which of the following statement/s is/are not correct in respect of G20 Developing Nations?
1. It is a block of developing nations established on April 30, 2001
2. This group emerged at the 5th Ministerial NATO Conference
3. The Headquarters of G20 developing Nations is at Patna
4. The Member States of G20 Developing Nations is 20 countries

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133

Which of the following statements are correct in respect of Art 243 of Indian Constitution?
1. Art. 243 (C) provides representation of chairpersons of Panchayats at the village level in the Panchayats at the District level.
2. Art. 243 (D) provides representation for women to the offices of chairperson in Panchayats at village level.
3. Art 243 (I) is related to power to levy taxes by Panchayats.
4. Art 243 (J) is related to bar on the courts to call in question the election of Panchayats.

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134

Entry 5 of List II of Seventh Schedule of Indian Constitution deals with –

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135

Which of the following statements are correct in respect of Basic structure of Indian Constitution?
1. It is a form of Judicial Review
2. It is used to test the legality of any legislation by the courts.
3. The Doctrine of Basic structure of Constitution gave free hand to Parliament to amend any part of Constitution
4. The constitution of India defines ‘Basic structure’ in terms of Federalism, Secularism, Fundamental Rights and Socialism.

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136

Which of the following statements are correct in respect of Lame Duck Politician?
1. Having lost a re-election bid
2. Choosing not to seek another term after expiration of his/her term.
3. No term limit running for particular office again
4. Abolition of Office after his/her official term

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137

Which of the following articles of Indian Constitution are not related to each other?
1. Art 12 and art 36
2. Art 13 and art 368
3. Art 22 and art 32(2)
4. Art 141 and art. 214

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138

Consider the following pairs in respect of ‘Sources of Indian Constitution’ and pick up the right matchings.

Item	Source
1. Office of Governor	England
2. Public Service Commission	Govt of India Act 1935
3. Freedom of Trade and Commerce	USA
4. The Language of Preamble of Constitution	Australia

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139

Which of the following statements are correct in respect of ‘Constituent Assembly’?
1. The Constituent Assembly was constituted under the scheme of ‘Cabinet Mission Plan’
2. The Total strength of Constituent Assembly originally was 369
3. 296 seats were allotted to British India
4. 73 seats to Princely states

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140

Which of the following statements are correct in respect of ‘Objective Resolution’ of Indian Constitution?
1. The Author of this Resolution was Dr BR Ambedkar
2. It was adopted by Constituent Assembly on January 22, 1947
3. The Goal of this Resolution was to declare India as a Sovereign, Socialist, Democratic Republic.
4. This resolution later framed as the Preamble of Indian Constitution

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141

Odisha experiences which types of climates according to Koppen’s climatic classification?

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142

Which of the following is associated with Chilika lake?
1. First Indian wetland under the Ramsar Convention.
2. Irrawaddy dolphins
3. Lacustrine plain

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143

Match the morphological units of Rolling Uplands (List – I) with the correct river basin (List – II):

List I (Morphological Units)	List II (Basins Associated)
a. The Rajgangpur – Panposh Uplands	1. Ib Basin
b. The Jharsuguda uplands	2. Northern Tel Basin
c. The Balangir – Titlagarh	3. The Sabari Basin
d. The Malkanagiri Uplands	4. Koel and the Sankh rivers

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144

Black Earth Soil has been developed in which region of Odisha?

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145

Which of the following river/rivers are exhibiting the antecedent drainage pattern in Odisha?

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146

Which of the following factors are responsible for breaks in the monsoon?
1. Origin of Tropical cyclones in Bay of Bengal
2. Erratic behaviour of 2nd equatorial troughs
3. Inadequate heating of Tibetan Plateau
4. Southern Branch of South West Tropical Jet re-establish over Northern India

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147

Among the following options which mountain pass doesn’t belong to the correct state?

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148

Match important projects in List - I with the area of implementation in List – II

List – I (Multipurpose Projects in India)	List – II (Area/ Place of implementation)
a. Tungabhadra Multipurpose project	1. Lower Narmada Valley, Gujarat
b. The Sardar Sarovar	2. Nalgonda District, Telengana
c. Nagarjuna	3. Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
d. Bhakra Nangal Project	4. Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan

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149

India is an agricultural country, where most of the population is directly or indirectly involved in this sector. Regarding agriculture in India, which one of the following statements is/are not correct?
1. Bajra is a kharif crop, which requires 25°C – 31°C temperature and 40 – 50 cm rainfall.
2. Cotton is categorized into three groups: long-staple, medium-staple, and short-staple.
3. Currently, India accounts for about 50% of the world’s total jute production.
4. India is the second-largest producer of silk and the largest consumer of silk in the world.

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150

Match the following with respect to the occurrence of races in List – II to the type of Races in list – I:

List – I (Races)	List – II (Area of Existence)
a. The Turko Iranian	1. Rajasthan and Punjab
b. The Indo Aryan	2. Odisha and Assam
c. The Scytho Dravidian	3. West India (Gujarat to Karnataka)
d. The Mongolo – Dravidian	4. North Western Frontier Agency

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