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Exam Year: 2018

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    Despite being a high saving economy, capital formation may not result in significant increase in output due to

    (a)

    weak administrative machinery

    (b)

    illiteracy

    (c)

    high population density

    (d)

    high capital-output ratio

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    The term “sixth mass extinction/sixth extinction” is often mentioned in the news in the context of the discussion of

    (a)

    Widespread monoculture practices in agriculture and large-scale commercial farming with indiscriminate use of chemicals in many parts of the world that may result in the loss of good native ecosystems.

    (b)

    Fears of a possible collision of a meteorite with the Earth in the near future in the manner it happened 65 million years ago that caused the mass extinction of many species including those of dinosaurs.

    (c)

    Large scale cultivation of genetically modified crops in many parts of the world and promoting their cultivation in other parts of the world which may cause the disappearance of good native crop plants and the loss of food biodiversity.

    (d)

    Mankind’s over-exploitation/misuse of natural resources, fragmentation/loss of natural habitats, destruction of ecosystems, pollution and global climate change.

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    With reference to agricultural soils, consider the following statements :

    1.A high content of organic matter in soil drastically reduces its water holding capacity.
    2.Soil does not play any role in the sulphur cycle.
    3.Irrigation over a period of time can contribute to the salinization of some agricultural lands.
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    3 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Which of the following statements best describes “carbon fertilization”?

    (a)

    Increased plant growth due to increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

    (b)

    Increased temperature of Earth due to increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

    (c)

    Increased acidity of oceans as a result of increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

    (d)

    Adaptation of all living beings on Earth to the climate change brought about by the increased concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    With reference to the governance of public sector banking in India, consider the following statements:

    1.Capital infusion into public sector banks by the Government of India has steadily increased in the last decade.
    2.To put the public sector banks order, the merger of associate banks with the parent State Bank of India has been affected
    Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 only

    (c)

    Both 1 and 2

    (d)

    Neither 1 nor 2

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Which among the following events happened earliest?

    (a)

    Swami Dayanand established Arya Samaj.

    (b)

    Dinabandhu Mitra wrote Neeldarpan

    (c)

    Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay wrote Anandmath.

    (d)

    Satyendranath Tagore became the first Indian to succeed in the Indian Civil Services Examination.

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

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    Regarding Wood’s Dispatch, which of the following statements are true?

    1.Grants-in-Aid system was introduced.
    2.Establishment of universities was recommended.
    3.English as a medium of instruction at all levels of education was recommended.
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    (a)

    (a)1 and 2 only

    (b)

    b)2 and 3 only

    (c)

    c)1 and 3 only

    (d)

    d)1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    Which of the following are regarded as the main features of the “Rule of Law” ?

    1. Limitation of powers
    2. Equality before law
    3. People’s responsibility to the Government
    4. Liberty and civil rights
    Select the correct answer using the code given below :

    (a)

    1 and 3 only

    (b)

    2 and 4 only

    (c)

    1, 2 and 4 only

    (d)

    1, 2, 3 and 4

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    Consider the following items:

    1. Cereal grains hulled
    2. Chicken eggs cooked
    3. Fish processed and canned
    4. Newspapers containing advertising material
    Which of the above items is/are exempted under GST (Goods and Services Tax)?

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    2 and 3 only

    (c)

    1, 2 and 4 only

    (d)

    1, 2, 3 and 4

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    “Rule of Law Index” is released by which of the following ?

    (a)

    a)Amnesty International

    (b)

    b)International Court of Justice

    (c)

    c)The Office of UN Commissioner for Human Rights

    (d)

    d)World Justice Project

    Correct Answer:

    (d)