CDS 2027 Sample Paper (General Knowledge)

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2. Each question has four options — (A), (B), (C) and (D) — of which only one is correct.

3. Each correct answer carries 0.83 mark; 0.28 mark (one-third of the marks) is deducted for each wrong answer.

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

1. Which organelle in the cell, other than nucleus, 2. Which one of the following factors is not considered in
contains DNA ? determining the Minimum Support Price (MSP) in India ?

(A) Endoplasmic Reticulum (A) Cost of production

(B) Golgi Apparatus (B) Price trends in international and domestic markets

(C) Lysosome (C) Cost of living index

(D) Mitochondria (D) Inter-crop price parity

3. Which one of the following statements is correct in 4. Magnification is
relation to the GST Bill Passed by the Rajya Sabha in
(A) actual size of specimen / observed size
August 2016 ?
(B) observed size of specimen / actual size
(A) It will replace all central taxes, duties. etc, only by a
(C) actual size of specimen - observed size
single tax.
(D) actual size of specimen x observed size
(B) It will subsume central as well as State taxes, duties etc.

(C) GST will be levied on alcoholic liquor for human
consumption at a uniform rate of 25 percent.

(D) Petroleum and Petroleum products shall not be
subjected to the levy of GST.

5. The plant growth regulators are small simple 6. Who among the following was not associated with the
molecules of diverse chemical composition. They are art of painting ?

(A) carbohydrates, fats and proteins (A) Ahanindranath Tagore

(B) indole compounds, adenine derivatives, compounds, (B) Abdur Rahman Chaghatai
adenine derivatives, crotenoids and terpenes (C) Nandlal Bose
(C) fatty acids, glucose and vitamins (D) Satish Chandra Mukherjee
(D) vitamin C. vitamin D and glucose

7. What are the main constituents of biogas ? 8. Which of the following statements about Nathu la Pass
are correct ? 1. It links Sikkim with Tibet 2. It was the
(A) Methane and sulphur dioxide
main artery of the ancient Silk Route 3. It was reopened
(B) Methane and carbon dioxide
in the year 2006 Select the answer using the code given
(C) Methane , hydrogen and nitric oxide below:
(D) Methane and nitric oxide
(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 1 and 2 only

(C) 2 and 3 only

(D) 1 and 3 only

9. Which one of the following is the most noticeable 10. Which of the following statements with regard to the
characteristic of the Mediterranean climate ? speech of Mahatma Gandhi at the opening of the Banaras
Hindu University are correct? (1) He charged the Indian
(A) Limited geographical extent
elite with a lack of concern for the labouring poor. (2) He
(B) Dry summer
asserted that our salvation can come only through the
(C) Dry winter farmers. (3) He highlighted the plight of the
(D) Moderate temperature untouchables. (4) He promised to take up the cause of
the mill owners of Ahmedabad. Select the correct answer
using the code given below.

(A) 1, 2, 3 and 4

(B) 1 and 2 only

(C) 1, 2 and 3 only

(D) 3 and 4 only

11. The 'Thomas Cup' is associated with: 12. Suppose voltage V is applied across a resistance R.
The power dissipated in the resistance is P. Now the
(A) Table Tennis
same voltage V is applied across a parallel combination
(B) Lawn Tennis
of three equal resistors each of resistance R. Then the in
(C) Badminton the power dissipated in the second will be
(D) Billiards
(A) P

(B) 3P

(C) P/3

(D) 2P/3

13. BRICKS Summit, 2016 was held in 14. Which one of the following is not correct regarding
South India ?
(A) Brazil

(B) China (A) Diurnal range of temperature is less

(C) India (B) Annual range of temperature is less

(D) South Africa (C) Temperature is high throughout the year

(D) Extreme climatic conditions are found

15. Who among the following scholars argued that 16. What is the difference between 0-9 and 0.9 ?
“capital created underdevelopment not because it
(A) 0
exploited the underdeveloped world, but because it did
(B) 0.099
not exploit it enough”?
(C) 0.1
(A) Bill Warren
(D) 0.09
(B) Paul Baran

(C) Geoffrey Kay

(D) Lenin

17. Article 371 A of the Constitution of India provides 18. Satellite having the same orbital period as the period
special privileges to of rotation of the Earth about its own axis is known as :

(A) Nagaland (A) Polar satellite

(B) Mizoram (B) Stationary satellite

(C) Sikkim (C) Geostationary satellite

(D) Manipur (D) INSAT

19. Which bank is limited to the needs of agriculture and
rural finance ?

(A) SBI

(B) NABARD

(C) lFC

(D) RBI

20. The following items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements
carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below. Statement I : The Communists left the All India
Trade Union Congress in 1931. Statement II : By 1928, the Communists were no longer working with the mainstream
national movement.

(A) Both the Statements are individually true but Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

(B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

(C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

(D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

21. At present the average of the ages of a father and a 22. ‘Chandimangaia’ was composed in which one of the
son is 25 years. After seven years the son will be 17 following languages during the 16th century CE?
years old. What will be the age of the father after 10
(A) Sanskrit
years?
(B) Tamil
(A) 44 years
(C) Bengali
(B) 45 years
(D) Oriya
(C) 50 years

(D) 52 years

23. What do you mean by ‘Demographic Dividend'? 24. Which one of the following regions is an important
supplier of citrus fruits ?
(A) A rise in the rate of economic growth due to a higher
share of working age people in a population (A) Equatorial region

(B) A rise in the rate of literacy due to development of (B) Mediterranean region
educational institutions in different parts of the country (C) Desert region
(C) . A rise in the standard of living of the people due to the (D) Sub-humid region
growth of alternative . livelihood practices

(D) A rise in the gross employment ratio of a country due to
government policies

25. Which one of the constitutional authorities inquires
and decides in case of doubts and disputes arising out of
election of the President and Vice president of India?

(A) The Supreme Court of India

(B) The Election Commission of India

(C) The Parliamentary Committee

(D) The High Court of Delhi

26. Which one of the following statements relating to protection against arrest and detention of individuals under
Article 22 is not correct ?

(A) No person who is arrested shall be detained in custody without being informed of grounds for such arrest.

(B) No person shall be denied the right to consult and be defended by a legal practitioner of his choice.

(C) Every person who is arrested and detained custody shall be produced before the nearest Magistrate within a period of one
week of such arrest.

(D) The right to protection against arrest is not available to a person in jail pursuant to a judicial order.

27. Consider the following statements about the causes 28. Which one of the following Indian cities is not located
of success of the American Revolution : 1. The on a river bank ?
remoteness of the American continent and British
(A) Agra
ignorance of the American continent led to the success of
(B) Bhagalpur
the Americans 2. The fierce spirit of liberty drove the
Americans to success 3. The American military forces (C) Bhopal

were superior to the British Which .of the statements (D) Kanpur
given above is/are correct ?

(A) 1 only

(B) 1 and 2

(C) 2 only

(D) 1 and 3

29. In the equilateral triangle ABC given below, AD = DB 30. Which of the following statements about the Ilbert
and AE = EC. If I is the length of a side of the triangle, Bill (1893) is/are correct ? (1) It propowd to grant limited
then what is the area of the shaded region ? criminal jurisdiction to native officials. (2) It proposed to
grant complete civil and criminal jurisdiction to native
(A) 3 √(3) l216
officials. (3) The proposed Bill generated opposition from
(B) 3 l216
England’s European subjects in India. (4) In spite of
(C) 3 √(3) l232 opposition to the Bill, it was passed without any
(D) 3 i232 modifications. Select the correct answer using the code
given below.

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 2 only

(C) 1 and 3

(D) 3 and 4

31. During the mid 19th century Industrial Revolution, 32. The smallest integer with 4 digits which is a perfect
the average lifespan of workers in Manchester was square is

(A) 17 years (A) 1000

(B) 30 years (B) 1024

(C) 55 years (C) 1089

(D) 62 years (D) None of the above

33. The Sustainable Development Goal' (SDGs). which 34. Match List—I With List—II and select the correct
were adopted by the UNO in place of the Millennium answer using the code given below the Lists.
Development Goals (MDGs), 2015, aim to achieve the 17
(A) a-4,b-2,c-1,d-3
goals by the year
(B) a-3,b-1,c-2,d-4
(A) 2020
(C) a-3,b-2,c-1,d-4
(B) 2030
(D) a-4,b-1,c-2,d-3
(C) 2040

(D) 2050

35. Which of the following statements about delegation 36. A, B, C, D and E start a partnership firm.Capital
is/ are correct ? (1) It is an abdication of responsibility. contributed by A is three times that contributed by D. E
(2) It means conferring specified authority by a lower contributes half of A’s contribution, B contributes one-
authority to a higher one. (3) It is subject to supervision third of E’s contribution and C contributes two-third of
and review. (4) It is the method of dividing authority in A’s contribution. If the difference between the combined
the organization. Select the correct answer using the shares of A, D and E and the combined shares of B and C
code given below. in the total profit of the firm is Rs 13,500, what is the
combined share of B, C and E ? (The shares are supposed
(A) 3 only
to be proportional to the contributions)
(B) 2 and 4 only
(A) Rs 13,500
(C) 3 and 4
(B) Rs 18,000
(D) 1, 2 and 4
(C) Rs 19,750

(D) Rs 20,500

37. Which one of the following equals Persona 38. A ray of light is incident on a plane mirror at an angle
Disposable Income? , of 40° with respect to surface normal, When it gets
reflected from the mirror, it undergoes a deviation of
(A) Personal Income - Direct taxes paid by households and
miscellaneous fees, fines, etc. (A) 40°

(B) Private Income - Saving of Private Corporate Sectors - (B) 100°
Corporation Tax (C) 90°
(C) Private Income - Taxes (D) 80°
(D) Total expenditure of Households - Income Tax - Gifts
received

39. If f(x) and g(x) are polynomials of degree p and q 40. A rectangular pathway having width 4.5 m and
respectively, then the degree {f(x) ± g(x)} (if it is non- length 10 m will have to be tiled using square tiles of side
zero) is 50 cm. Each packet of such tiles contains 20 pieces and
costs Rs 100. What will be the total cost of tiles for the
(A) Greater than min(p, q)
pathway ?
(B) Greater than max(p, q)
(A) Rs 1,200
(C) Less than or equal to max(p, q)
(B) Rs 1,100
(D) Equal to min(p, q)
(C) Rs 1,000

(D) Rs 900

41. Which one of the following statements is not correct 42. Ultrasonic waves are produced by making use of
in respect of the South Asian association Regional
(A) ferromagnetic material
Cooperation (SAARC)?
(B) ferrimagnetic material
(A) It headquarters is located in Kathmandu.
(C) piezoelectric material
(B) China is the only country with an Observer status in
(D) pyroelectric material
SAARC.

(C) The first SAARC Summit was held in Dhaka.

(D) The First SAARC Summit was held in Nepal.

43. Which one of the following statements with regard to 44. Match List—I With List—II and select the correct
the Indian Railways is not correct ? answer using the code given below the Lists.

(A) The Indian rail networks have been developed (A) a-3,b-4,c-2,d-1
throughout the Konkan coast (B) a-1,b-2,c-4,d-3
(B) There is very low density of railway lines in the (C) a-1,b-4,c-2,d-3
Himalayan region.
(D) a-3,b-2,c-4,d-1
(C) The north Indian plain has a dense network in the world.

(D) At present, India has the largest railway network in the
world.

45. In soil, water that is readily available to plant roots is
:

(A) gravitational water

(B) capillary water

(C) hygroscopic water

(D) bound water

46. Given that the angles of a polygon are all equal and each angle is a right angle. Statement-1: The polygon has
exactly four sides. Statement-2: The sum of the angles of a polygon having n sides is (3n-8) right angles. Which one of
the following is correct in respect of the above statements ?

(A) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are true and Statement-2 is the correct explanation of Statement-1

(B) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are true but Statement-2 is not the correct explanation of Statement-1

(C) Statement-1 is true but Statement-2 is false

(D) Statement-1 is false but Statement-2 is true

47. TRIPS Agreement pertains to 48. In which one of the following cities are the Summer
Olympics, 2020 going to be held ?
(A) international tariff regime

(B) intellectual property protection (A) London

(C) international practices on trade facilitation (B) Paris

(D) international taxation of property (C) Tokyo

(D) Moscow

49. Desalination of seawater is done by using reverse 50. Who among the following was not a member of the
osmosis. The pressure applied to the solution is Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly ?

(A) larger than osmotic pressure (A) N. G. Ayyangar

(B) smaller than osmotic pressure (B) K. M. Munshi

(C) equal to osmotic pressure (C) B. N. Rau

(D) equal to atmospheric pressure (D) Muhammad Saadulah

51. ‘Which one of the following departments is not under 52. The humidity of air measured in percentage is called:
the Ministry of Home Affairs ?
(A) absolute humidity
(A) Department of Official Languages (B) specific humidity
(B) Department of Border Management (C) relative humidity
(C) Department of Jammu and Kashmir Affairs (D) all of the above
(D) Department of Legal Affairs

53. A writ issued to secure the release or a person found 54. 'Pragati' scholarship scheme of the Government of
to be detained illegally is India is meant for

(A) Mandamus (A) higher education of girls

(B) Habeas corpus (B) technical education of girls

(C) Certiorari (C) secondary education or girls

(D) Prohibition (D) elementary education of girls

55. A biological community in its environ-ment such as a 56. Consider the following statements about the UNO : 1.
pond, an ocean, a forest, even an aquarium is known as The creation of the UNO was a reflection of the ongoing
quest for international peace during the Second World
(A) biome
War 2. The Charter of the UN explicitly mentions two vital
(B) community
objectives of the organization : (i) the quest for
(C) abiotic environment international peace and (ii) all round welfare of the
(D) ecosystem people of the world 3. The UN has resolved all the major
global disputes including the Palestine dispute Which of
the statements given above is/are correct?

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 1 and 3

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 1 only

57. India signed an agreement in 2016 to develop a 58. Which one of the following is the most characteristic
strategic port in one of its neighbouring countries. What property of an element ?
is the name of the Port ?
(A) Density
(A) Chabahar (B) Boiling Water
(B) Gwadar (C) Mass number
(C) Hambantota (D) Atomic Number
(D) Mongla

59. The main functioning of the banking system is to : 60. Match List—I With List—II and select the correct
answer using the code given below the Lists.
(A) accept deposits and provide credit

(B) accept deposits and subsidies (A) a-2,b-1,c-3,d-4

(C) provide credit and subsidies (B) a-4,b-3,c-1,d-2

(D) accept deposits, provide credit and subsidies (C) a-4,b-1,c-3,d-2

(D) a-2,b-3,c-1,d-4

61. Devaluation of currency will be more beneficial if 62. What angle does the hour hand of a clock describe in
prices of 10 minutes of time ?

(A) domestic goods remain constant (A) 1°

(B) exports become cheaper to importers (B) 5°

(C) imports remain constant (C) 6°

(D) exports rise proportionately (D) 10°

63. Blue Baby Syndrome is caused by the contamination
of

(A) nitrite (NO ¯)
2
(B) sulphite (SO 2 ¯ )
3
(C) nitrate (NO ¯ )
3
(D) sulphate 2¯ )
4

64. The following items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two statements
carefully and select the correct answer using the code given below. Statement I : Skin cancer is generally caused by
ultraviolet radiation. Statement II : The Stratosphere allows ultraviolet radiation to enter the earth from the sun.

(A) Both the Statements are individually true but Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I

(B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I

(C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false

(D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

65. The value of money varies : 66. Which Greek philosopher coined the term
“Geography” in the 3™ century B.C.E. ?
(A) directly with the interest rate

(B) directly with the price level (A) Euclid

(C) directly with the volume of employment (B) Plato

(D) inversely with the price level (C) Eratosthenes

(D) Clio

67. The ratio of gross cropped area to the net sown area 68. Who were Alvars ?
is called
(A) Those who immersed in devotion to Vishnu
(A) cropping intensity (B) Devotees of Shiva
(B) intensity of crop rotation (C) Those who worshipped abstract from of God
(C) crop productivity (D) Devotees of Shakti
(D) cropping diversity

69. Consider the following for questions: In a triangle 70. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer
ABC, a, b and c are the lengths of the sides and p, q and r
are the lengths of its Medians. Which one of the following
is correct ?

(A) 2 (p + q + r) = (a + b + c)

(B) 2 (p + q + r) > 3 (a + b + c)
using the code given below the Lists :
(C) 2 (p + q + r) 3 (a + b + c)

(D) 11 (p + q + r) > 10 (a + b + c)
(A) (a)

(B) (b)

(C) (c)

(D) (d)

71. The Public Financial Management System (PFMS) is a 72. Alexander Kerensky was
web-based online software application’ designed,
(A) the head of the Provisional Government in Russia before
developed, owned and implemented by the
the October Revolution
(A) Department of Financial Services (B) a close confidant of Lenin, with whose help the Czar was
(B) Institute of Government Accounts and Finance dethroned

(C) Controller General of Accounts (C) the head of the Czar’s army

(D) National Institute of Management (D) an advisor of Joseph Stalin

73. Consider the following statements about Satyagraha : 74. Three numbers which are co-prime to each other, are
1. It was first experimented by Gandhiji in South Africa 2. such that the product of the first two is 286 and that of
It was first experimented in India at Champaran Which of the last two is 770. What is the sum of the three numbers
the statements given above is/are correct ? ?

(A) 1 only (A) 85

(B) 2 only (B) 80

(C) Both 1 and 2 (C) 75

(D) Neither 1 nor 2 (D) 70

75. Which One of the following combinations of year and 76. A cube of maximum volume (each corner touching
event concerning the French Revolution is correctly the surface from India ) is cut from a sphere. What is the
matched? ratio of the volume of the cube to that of the sphere ?

(A) 1789 : Napoleonic Code (A) 3 : 4π

(B) 1791 : Tennis Court Oath (B) √3 : 2π

(C) 1792 : National Convention (C) 2 : √3π

(D) 1804 : New Constitution of France (D) 4 : 3π

77. When a piece of pure silicon is doped with 78. Which one of the following statements regarding
aluminium, then temperate coniferous forest biome is not correct?

(A) the conductivity of the doped silicon piece will remain (A) They are characterized by very little undergrowth.
the same (B) They have a growing period of 50 to 100 days in a year.
(B) the doped silicon piece will become n-type (C) There is low variation in annual by temperature.
(C) the doped silicon piece will become p-type (D) There is high range in spatial distribution of annual
(D) the resistivity of the doped silicon piece will increase precipitation.

79. Which one of the following States does not have a 80. The product of the lengths of the diagonals of a
Legislative Council ? square is 50 square units. What is the length of a side of
the square ?
(A) Karnataka

(B) Telangana (A) 5√2 units

(C) Jammu and Kashmir (B) 5 units

(D) Arunachal Pradesh (C) 10 units

(D) 2√5 units

81. Which one of the following types of glasses is used 82. Which one of the following is not found in animal
for making optical instruments ? cells ?

(A) Pyrex glass (A) Free ribosomes

(B) Soft glass (B) Mitochondria

(C) Hard glass (C) Nucleolus

(D) Flint glass (D) Cell wall

83. The total number of members in the Union Council of 84. A ray of white light strikes the surface of an object. If
Ministers in India shall not exceed all the colours are reflected the surface would appear :

(A) 10% of the total number of members of the Parliament (A) Black

(B) 15% of the total number of members of the Parliament (B) White

(C) 10% of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha (C) Grey

(D) 15% of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha (D) Opaque

85. Which one of the following intellectual property 86. The value of the slope of a normal demand curve is
rights is protected without making any registration?
(A) positive
(A) Copyright (B) negative
(B) Patent (C) zero
(C) Industrial design (D) infinity
(D) Trademark

87. A person feeds on rice and vegetable made up of 88. Consider the following statements : [1] Particles of
potato only. He is likely to suffer from deficiency of : matter intermix on their own. [2] Particles of matter have
force acting between them. Which of the statements
(A) Carbohydrate and vitamins
given above is/are correct ?
(B) Proteins
(A) 1 only
(C) Carbohydrate and proteins
(B) 2 only
(D) Proteins and fats
(C) Both land2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

89. What is sin4θ - cos4θ equal to for any real number θ ?

(A) 1

(B) 1-2 sin2θ

(C) 2 cos2θ + 1

(D) 1-2 cos2θ

90. Which of the following Statements with regard to the heterodox sect between sixth and fourth century BC are
correct ? (1) The Jain ideas were already being circulated in the seventh century BC by Parshva. (2) Although
Buddhism, and to a lesser extent Jainism, took account of the changes in material life and reacted against Orthodoxy,
neither of these sought to abolish the caste system. (3) The first female disciple of Mahavira is said to have been a
captured slave woman. (4) Buddha held that nuns could attain spiritual liberation just like a monk and granted them
an equal status in the mendicant order. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

(A) 1. 2, 3 and 4

(B) 1, 2 and 3 only

(C) 1, 2 and 4 only

(D) 3 and 4 only

91. Name the site that gives us valuable information 92. An alloy A contains two elements, copper and tin in
about India's maritime links on the Coromandel coast. the ratio of 2 : 3, whereas an alloy B contains the same
elements in the ratio of 3 : 4. If 20 kg of alloy A, 28 kg of
(A) Bharukachchha
alloy B and some more pure copper are mixed to form a
(B) Karur
third alloy C which now contains copper and tin in the
(C) Arikamedu ratio of 6 ; 7, then what is the quantity of pure copper
(D) Anuradhapura mixed in the alloy C ?

(A) 3 kg

(B) 4 kg

(C) 5 kg

(D) 7 kg

93. From a height of h units, a man observes the angle of 94. Who among the following was the Chairman of the
elevation as a and angle of depression as p of the top Committee on Deepening Digital Payments appointed by
and the bottom respectively of a tower of height H (> the RBI ?
4h). To what further height should he climb so that the
(A) HR.Khan
values of angle of elevation and angle of depression get
(B) Nandan Nilekani
interchanged for the top and bottom of the tower ?
(C) NLR. Narayana Murthy
(A) H -h units
(D) Sanjay Jain
(B) H -3h units

(C) H - 4h units

(D) H-4h units

95. The following 4 (four) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. Examine these two
statements carefully and select the option. Statement I: Non-cooperation began in Punjab with the student movement
inspired by Lala Lajpat Rai in January 1921. Statement Il : The Sikh. dominated central Punjab countryside was stirred
by the powerful Akali upsurge. Option :

(A) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.

(B) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I.

(C) Statement I is true but Statement II is false.

(D) Statement I is false but Statement II is true.

96. Which one among the following thinkers argued that 97. Consider the following statements : 1. Rafael Nadal
Maratha rule in general and Shivaji in particular won Men's Singles French Open Tennis Tournament 2013
represented early nationalist consciousness in India ? defeating Spanish compatriot David Ferrer 2. This is
Nadal's maiden French Open title Which of the
(A) Pandita Rarnabai
statements 'given above is/are correct ?
(B) M G Ranade
(A) 1 only
(C) Bipin Chandra Pal
(B) 2 only
(D) Gopalkrishna Gokhale
(C) Both 1 and 2

(D) Neither 1 nor 2

98. The income elasticity of demand for inferior goods is : 99. Which one among the following statements is not
correct ?
(A) less than one

(B) less than zero (A) Solar noon occurs simultaneously at locations with the
same longitude
(C) equal to one
(B) One meridian, which is directly under the sun,
(D) greater than one
experiences solar noon at a given time

(C) Places having same longitude experience solar noon at
different times

(D) Solar noon occurs at different times at locations with the
same latitude

100. Who among the following has given the concept of 101. Which one of the following statements about the
Human Development ? Organization of Islamic Cooperation is not correct?

(A) Amartya Sen (A) Its permanent Secretariat is located at Jeddah.

(B) Mahbub-ul-Haq (B) It endeavours to safeguard and protect interests of the

(C) Sukhamoy Chakravarty Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace
and harmony among various people of the world."
(D) G.S. Chaddha
(C) It is the largest inter-governmental organization of the
world.

(D) It has consultative and cooperative relations with the
UN.

102. A person throws an Object on a horizontal 103. Match List—I With List—II and select the correct
frictionless plane surface. It is noticed that there are two answer using the code given below the Lists.
forces acting on this object— (i) to gravitational pull and
(A) a-3,b-1,c-2,d-4
(ii) normal reaction of the surface. According to the third
(B) a-3,b-2,c-1,d-4
law Of motion, the net resultant force is' zero. Which one
of the following can be said for the motion or the object ? (C) a-4,b-1,c-2,d-3

(D) a-4,b-2,c-1,d-3
(A) The Object will move with acceleration.

(B) The Object will move with deceleration.

(C) The Object will move with constant speed, but varying
direction.

(D) The Object will move with constant velocity.

104. A photon of X-ray has enerv of 1 keV. A photon of 105. Which one among the, following may be considered
visible radiation has energy of 3 eV. In this context, a reason for India having 'high dependency' ratio ?
which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(A) High rate of population growth
(A) The wavelength of X-ray photons is less than the (B) Large section of population is in the age group of 0-14
wavelength of visible radiation photons. years
(B) Both the photons have different energies (C) High percentage of population in the age group of 15-59
(C) the speeds of both the photons in Vacuum are different. years

(D) The frequency of X-ray photons is higher than the (D) Low pace of human resource development
frequency of visible radiation photons.

106. The concept of “Four Pillar State”, free from 107. The National Dope Testing Laboratory functions
‘district magistracy for India was suggested by under

(A) Lala Lajpat Rai (A) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

(B) Ram Manohar Lohia (B) Ministry of Science and Technology

(C) Raja Ram Mohan Roy (C) Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

(D) Subash Chandra Bose (D) Ministry of Home Affairs

108. Which of the statements regarding Indian federal 109. Which one of the following authorities has recently
system is/are correct? (1) All States have equal launched the mobile apps “MyFASTag” and 'FASTag
representation in the Rajya Sabha. (2) Consent of a State Partnero
is not required for altering its boundaries. (3) There is no
(A) Telecom Regulatory Authority
dual citizenship in India. Select the correct answer using
(B) National Highways Authority
the code given below.
(C) Airports Economic Regulatory Authority
(A) 1,2 and 3
(D) National Disaster Management Authority
(B) 2 and 3 only

(C) 1 and 3 only

(D) 2 only

110. Which one of the following regions is an important 111. Harshacharita has references to various presents
supplier of citrus fruits ? sent by a ruler named Bhaskara to Harshavardhana.
Bhaskara belonged to
(A) Equatorial region

(B) Mediterranean region (A) Haryanka Dynasty of Magadha

(C) Desert region (B) Varman Dynasty of Assam

(D) Sub-humid region (C) Nanda Dynasty of North India

(D) None of the above

112. Who among the following in his book "The 113. Which one among the following States does not form
Managerial Revolution argued that a managerial class part of the Narmada basin ?
dominated all industrial societies, both capitalist and
(A) Madhya Pradesh
communist, by virtue of its technical and scientific
(B) Gujarat
knowledge and its administrative skills ?
(C) Rajasthan
(A) James Burnham .
(D) Maharashtra
(B) Robert Michels

(C) Gaetano Mosca

(D) Vilfredo Pareto

114. The process of copying genetic information from 115. A person is standing on a frictionless horizontal
one strand of DNA into RNA termed as Termed as ground. How can he move by a certain distance on this
ground?
(A) translation

(B) transcription (A) By sneezing

(C) replication (B) By jumping

(D) mutation (C) By running

(D) By rolling

116. A right circular cone is sliced into a smaller cone and 117. Which one among the following was a major decision
a frustum of a cone by a plane perpendicular to its axis. taken at the fifth BRICS summit held recently ?
The volume of the smaller cone and the frustum of the
(A) Establishment of a new development bank
cone are in the ratio 64 : 61. Then their curved surface
(B) Reformation of the United Nations
areas are in the ratio
(C) Common military exercise
(A) 4 : 1
(D) Cultural exchange among the BRICS countries
(B) 16 : 9

(C) 64 : 61

(D) 81: 64

118. In graphite, each carbon atom is bonded to three 119. In the following table of inverse variation, what are
other carbon atoms the values of A, B and C respectively ?

(A) forming a three-dimensional structure (A) 10, -30, -1

(B) in the same plane giving a hexagonal array (B) 10, -1, 30

(C) in the same plane giving a square array (C) -30, 10,-1

(D) in the same plane giving a pentagonal array (D) - 1 ,- 30, 10

120. ‘Triples’ is a new format of

(A) Boxing

(B) Judo

(C) Chess

(D) Badminton

ANSWER KEY

1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6. (D) 7. (B)

8. (A) 9. (B) 10. (B) 11. (C) 12. (B) 13. (C) 14. (C)

15. (C) 16. (C) 17. (B) 18. (C) 19. (B) 20. (C) 21. (C)

22. (C) 23. (D) 24. (A) 25. (A) 26. (C) 27. (B) 28. (C)

29. (A) 30. (C) 31. (A) 32. (B) 33. (B) 34. (C) 35. (C)

36. (B) 37. (C) 38. (B) 39. (C) 40. (D) 41. (B) 42. (C)

43. (D) 44. (D) 45. (B) 46. (C) 47. (B) 48. (C) 49. (A)

50. (C) 51. (D) 52. (C) 53. (B) 54. (B) 55. (D) 56. (A)

57. (A) 58. (D) 59. (A) 60. (C) 61. (B) 62. (B) 63. (C)

64. (C) 65. (D) 66. (C) 67. (A) 68. (A) 69. (C) 70. (A)

71. (C) 72. (A) 73. (C) 74. (D) 75. (C) 76. (C) 77. (C)

78. (C) 79. (B) 80. (B) 81. (D) 82. (D) 83. (B) 84. (B)

85. (A) 86. (B) 87. (B) 88. (C) 89. (D) 90. (A) 91. (A)

92. (B) 93. (B) 94. (B) 95. (D) 96. (B) 97. (A) 98. (B)

99. (C) 100. (D) 101. (B) 102. (D) 103. (C) 104. (C) 105. (B)

106. (B) 107. (C) 108. (B) 109. (B) 110. (B) 111. (B) 112. (B)

113. (C) 114. (B) 115. (A) 116. (B) 117. (A) 118. (B) 119. (A)

120. (D)