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Exam Year: 2020

  • ,

    Consider the following minerals:
    1. Bentonite
    2. Chromite
    3. Kyanite
    4. Sillimanite
    In India, which of the above is/are officially designated as major minerals?

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    4 only

    (c)

    1 and 3 only

    (d)

    2, 3 and 4 only

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    With reference to Visible Light Communication (VLC) technology, which of the following statements are correct?
    (1) VLC uses electromagnetic spectrum wavelengths 375 to 780 nm.
    (2) VLC is known as long-range optical wireless communication.
    (3) VLC can transmit large amounts of data faster than Bluetooth,
    (4) VLC has no electromagnetic interference.
    Select the correct using the code given below:

    (a)

    1, 2 and 3 only

    (b)

    1, 2 and 4 only

    (c)

    1, 3 and 4 only

    (d)

    2, 3 and 4 only

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • ,

    If another global financial crisis happens in the near future, which of the following
    actions/policies are most likely to give some immunity to India?
    (1) Not depending on short-term foreign borrowings
    (2) Opening up to more foreign banks
    (3) Maintaining full capital account convertibility
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    (a)

    1 only

    (b)

    1 and 2 only

    (c)

    3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    If a particular plant species is placed under Schedule VI of The Wildlife Protection Act,
    1972, what is the implication?

    (a)

    A licence is required to cultivate that plant.

    (b)

    Such a plant cannot be cultivated under any circumstances.

    (c)

    It is a Genetically Modified crop plant.

    (d)

    Such a plant is invasive and harmful to the ecosystem.

    Correct Answer:

    (a)

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    With reference to the cultural history of India, consider the following pairs:
    1. Parivrajaka — Renunciant and Wanderer
    2. Shramana — Priest with a high status
    3. Upasaka — Lay follower of Buddhism
    Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    1 and 3 only

    (c)

    2 and 3 only

    (d)

    1, 2 and 3

    Correct Answer:

    (b)

  • ,

    If you withdraw Rs. 1,00,000 in cash from your Demand Deposit Account at your bank, the immediate effect on aggregate money supply in the economy will be
    (a) to reduce it by Rs. 1,00,000
    (b) to increase it by Rs. 1,00,000
    (c) to increase it by more than Rs. 1,00,000
    (d) to leave it unchanged

    (a)

    to reduce it by Rs. 1,00,000

    (b)

    to increase it by Rs. 1,00,000

    (c)

    to increase it by more than Rs. 1,00,000

    (d)

    to leave it unchanged

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Which of the following Protected Areas are located in Cauvery basin?
    1. Nagarhole National Park
    2. Papikonda National Park
    3. Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
    4. Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

    (a)

    1 and 2 only

    (b)

    3 and 4 only

    (c)

    1, 3 and 4 only

    (d)

    1, 2, 3 and 4

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

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    In the context of India, which one of the following is the characteristic appropriate for
    bureaucracy?

    (a)

    An agency for widening the scope of parliamentary democracy

    (b)

    An agency for strengthening the structure of federalism

    (c)

    An agency for facilitating political stability and economic growth

    (d)

    An agency for the implementation of public policy

    Correct Answer:

    (d)

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    Which of the following phrases defines the nature of the ‘Hundi’ generally referred to in the sources of the post-Harsha period?

    (a)

    An advisory issued by the king to his subordinates

    (b)

    A diary to be maintained for daily accounts

    (c)

    A bill of exchange

    (d)

    An order from the feudal lord to his subordinates

    Correct Answer:

    (c)

  • ,

    Indigo cultivation in India declined by the beginning of the 20th century because of

    (a)

    peasant resistance to the oppressive conduct of planters

    (b)

    its unprofitability in the world market because of new inventions

    (c)

    national leaders’ opposition to the cultivation of indigo

    (d)

    Government control over the planters

    Correct Answer:

    (b)