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Question Papers
ExamCode: GS_RA_162015
When was Kalhana's impressive history of Kashmir, the Rajatarangini written? I Tenth Centu•·y ll
Eleventh Century HI Twelfth Century IV Thirteenth Century
I) I
2) II
~II
4) IV
2.
Presence of Schuffner's Granules in RBC indicates the discase1) Sleeping Sickness
2) Amoebiasis
~alaria
4) Kala Azar
3.
The average life span of ch·culation of human RBC is around
1)9
2)80
~ 1 20
4) 100
4.
Who proposed Chromosomal theory of linkage?
I) Bateson and Pun net
3) Jacob and Monad
5.
6.
days.
The Prime Minister of India is:
I) Elected
3) Nomi nated
~organ and Castle
4) Gregor Mendal
~ppointed
4) Selected
According to the Constitution, which one of the following rights cannot be taken away during
emergency?
l) Right to speak
~ight to personal Liberty
2) Right to freedom of movement
4) Right to organise meeting
7.
Eleventh schedule of the Indian Constitution speaks about~anchayat Raj Institutions
2) Water resources
3) Union Government
4) Parliament
8.
What is special about the following personalities? 1. Satya Narayan Nadella 2. Mala Mehta 3. Na ndini
Tandon 4. Kamlesh Lulla
1) Recipients of Bharat Ratna
2) Recipients of Sahitya Academy awards
4) Recipients of Padma Bhushan awards
~ecipients ofPravasi Bharatiya Samman 20 15
9.
Ma tch the- following a nd choose- the correct
a nswe rusingthe codes !riven below:
List- I
List - II
(Subjects)
(Sch e dules)
l. Eighth
a. Panchayats
Schedule
2. Tenth
b Languages
Schedule
c. SC/ST
S. Eleventh
Schedule
4 . Fifth Schedule
d. Anti·defection
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b
c
d
A.
3
I
2
4
B.
1
3
~
4
4~ 3
I
4
2
2
1
3
4
D.
to. The South Indian Liberal Federation later on came to be known as1) National Party
~ust1ce Party
3) Communist Party
4) Socialist Party
11 . Which of the following is/are not correctly matched? a) Habeas Corpus- "to have the body or• b)
.Mandamus- 'by what authority'? c) Quo ·warranto- 'we command' d) Certiorari- 'to be certified'
I) a and b
Jif'o and c
2) a and c
4) c and d
12. Consider the following statements: 1. A Panchayat elected after dissolution does not enjoy the full
period but remains in office for the remaining period. 2. For Panchayats, seats are reserved for the
scheduled-caste, scheduled tribes, women but not for backward classes of citizen. Which of the
statements given above is/are correct?
1) 1 only
~oth I and2
13.
2) 2 only
4) Neither I nor 2
Which Committee's recommendation led to the introduction of Competition Act in 2002?
I) Rangarajan Committee
3) Raja Chellaiah Committee
2) Narasimhan Committee
ARaghavan Committee
1.4. In India, as on December 2014, inflation was calculated on what basis? I. Wholesale Price Index II.
Consumer Price Index
I) I and II
~only
2) Neither I nor TT
4) II only
15. Which one of the following is NOT the goals set by Eleventh five year plan?
I. Reducing Instant
Mortality Rate to 10 11. Raising child sex ratio to 950 TTl R educing malnutrition among children of age
group 0-3 by 50%
tll/'f only
3) JII only
16. The rings of Saturn Planet were discovered by-
1) Copernicus
3) Kepler
2) 11 only
4) I and 1II only
~ali leo
4) Aristotle
17. Ozone is found mostly in the _ _ _ _ atmospheric layer.
~tratosphcre
3) Mesosphere
2) Troposphere
4) Exosphere
18. The State of India with the largest percentage of total area under forest cover is _ _ __
1) Tamil Nadu
3) Haryana
2) Karnataka
~adhya Pradesh
19
Match the following state with tribe and
choose the correct answer from the codes
given below.
List- ll (Tribe)
List- I (State)
a) Madhya Pradesh
1)An~mi
2) Ba iga
b) Andhra Pradesh
3) Chutra
c) Nagaland
d) Asom
4) Kolam
a
b
c
d
~ 2
B. 1
4
1
3
•
2
3
4
3
2
4
1
D. 4
1
3
2
c
20. D ecadal population growth rate in India during 2001 - 2011 was_ __
2) 24.66%
ttlfi!"f7.64%
I) 2 1.34%
3) 23.86%
21. Who among the folJowing is the founder of the Bijapur Kingdom ?
1) Quli Qutb Shah
3) Fatullah Khan Imad-ul-Mulk
~usuf Adil shah
4) Ali Barid
22. Which battle established the supremacy of British over French in India?
1) Battle ofPlassey
~attle ofVandavasi
2) Battle ofBuxar
4) Battle ofTiruchirappalli
23. Who is caUed the Father of Local-Self Government in lndia?
1) Lord Mayo
3) Lord Lytton
2) Lord Elgin
~ord Ripon
24. \\'hich of the following is NOT a thermosetting plastic?
~vc
1) Bakelite
3) Melamine
4) Epoxy resins
25. An employee may claim Rs.8 for each kilomctr·c which he tnvels by taxi and Rs.5 for each kilometre
when he drives his own car. In one week he claimed Rs. 463 for travelling 80 l<m. How many k.m he
travel by taxi'?
l) 18
3) 24
26.
,
In the ~o-ure which number will replace the
question mark?
@
1
A.
34
~ 36
C. 44
D.
21
4) 32
48
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27.
Find the missing n umber in the se1ies .
{:)· ·8
6
4
A.
102
B.
301
c.
231
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32
1
3
1
··0 ·
3
28. Sixteen man can complete a work in 12 days. Twenty four children can complete the same work in J8
days. Twelve men and eight children started working and after eight days three more children joined
them. How many days will they now take to complete the remaining work?
l) 2 days
3) 6 days
29. lf0.75 :
~ days
x = 5: 8 then xis-
1) 1.12
3) 1.25
4) 8 days
~ .20
4) 1.30
30. The next term of the sequence 25, 36, 49, 64, 81---
1) 16
2) 9
4) 18
~ 00
31.
The product of two co-prime numbers is 117. Their least common multiple is1) 35 I
3) 234
2) 39
Jlft 17
5 mm at 10 rn p er minute and falls into a conical
vessel having 40 em as diameter of its base and 24 em as its height. In how much time is this vessel
filled up?
3 2. Water flows through a cylindrical pipe of diameter
l ) 48 min 15 sec
3) 52 min 1 sec
ilf51 min 12 sec
4) 55 min
33. If A's salary is 25% less than B's salary, by how much percent is B's salary more than A's'?
~3'h%
3)40%
2) 20%
4) 12%
34. The least number exactly divisible by 12,15,18,21 is:
1)68040
3) 251 0
2)34020
Jtlf2520
35. Salaries of A, Band Care in the ratio 1 : 2: 3. Salary ofB and C together is Rs.3000. By what percent
is salary of C more than that of A?
1) 50
~00
2) 100
4) 300
It contains some water. On immersing an iron sphere
fully in it, water level increases by 9'!J em. What is the radius of the sphere?
36. The diameter of a cylindrical vessel is 14 em.
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~7cm
2) 3.5 em
4) 12 em
3) 9 em
37.
How ma n y squares are there in the
following figure?
A.
16
B.
17
C.
25
4~
30
38. At what rate of compound interest per annum will a sum of Rs. 1200 become Rs. 1348.32 in 2 years'?
I) 6.5%
3) 8%
39.
2) 7%
~%
The difference between the compound and the simple interest occurred as an amount of Rs.J8000 in 2
years was Rs. 405. What was the rate of interest per annum?
1) IO~o
2) 12%
Jl! 15%
40.
Match the following Keolithicsites with
the places associated in List II and ch oose
the correct rutswerfrom the codes givE-n
below.
List- I
List- II
a) Galighai
1) Bihar
b) Chirand
2) Kashmir VaHey
c) Chopani Mando 3) Swa t Valley
4) Utta r Prades h
d) Sara i khola
a
4
b
c
d
3
1
2
3
1
4
2
c
3
2
4
1
D.
2
1
4
3
.-\.
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41.
42.
4) 9%
Gautama Buddha delivered his first sermon at1) Kapilavasthu
~aranath
2) Sanchi
4) Bodhgaya
In the Gupta period, during whose reign was the minting of Silver coins first started? I. Chandragupta
Ill. Chandragupta II III. Kumaragupta II IV. Skandagupta
1) I
3) III
Jll'f!I
4) TV
43.
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Among the following, which is the major aim of monetary policy adopted by the Reser ve Bank of
India? I. Increase employment TT. Price Stability lll. Control Flu~tuation in the s hare market
l) I only
3) Ill only
44.
# r only
4) II and ll1 only
Who was the author of Martandan Experiment?
Spencer
3) Rajachellaiah
.Jtl!'5r.
2) Sir. Tyagi
4) F. L. Brayne
45. The World Trade Organisation was established in wh~ year'!
1) 1994
3) 1996
A f995
4) 1997
46. What is the expansion of GST ?
1) General Sales Tax
Jl/'fJoods and Services Tax
2) General Services Tax
4) Goods Sales Tax
47. Which programme is considered as a pioneer for the Mahatma Gandhi Nation al Rural Employment
Guarantee Programme?
~mployment Guarantee Scheme, Maharashtra
3) Jawahar Rozgar Yojana
2) Employment Guarantee Scheme, Gujarat
4) Small Fanners Development Agency
48. India's d eepest port is located at_ _.
tJI'{'6anga varam
1) Mumbai
3) Cochin
49.
4) Cbennai
Which part of Jammu and Kashmir is b eing claimed by China'?
l) Baramullab
2) Robtak
~ ksai Chin
4) Leh
so. The qualiJications of the me mbers of the Finance Commission of India is decided by the-
~arliamcnt
1) President
3) Prime Minister
4) Speaker
51. Balwantra Meh ta C ommittee was a ppointed by the Government ofl ndia on:
I) January 1955
~anuary 1957
52.
2) January 1956
4) January 1958
Match t he following and choose the correct
answer from tbe codes e·ven below:
Con•t ituent A3sembly
ChairmAn
Committees
e)Commm.ee ou the rul"s 1) B Pattabbt Stta
Ramay-.·a
of procedure
b)House Comunttee
2) KJ.\L\Iunsbt
c)Tribaland Exdud•d
3• Dr. R o.jendra
areas
Prasad
4) Vallebhai Patel
d)Order of Business
Comm.tttee
a
b
c
d
3
1
2
4
4~ 3
1
4
2
c
1
3
4
2
D
2
4
1
3
A.
53. The data collected with reference to time is classified as-
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1) Quantitative
3) Geographical
2) Qualitative
~hrono l ogical
54. The range of the first 30 natural numbers is:
I) 28
3) 30
~9
4) 31
55. Maximum score of an innings was 3/ 11 of total score. In that innings, second maximum score was 3/ 11
of remaining score. If the difference of these scores was 9, then total score was-
106
3) 11 8
2) 146
,.,.. 21
I)
56.
U.., tbe table below to match the followto~ and
choose the right an5wer.
Class
_l30- J 35- 140-,45-,50-,55.,
Interval
34 39 44 49 5 ~ o9
II FreQuency I 7 I 10 112 113 I 6 I -1 I
a) The actualclasslunusof
tht fourth cia!!
b) T1a class boundane! ofthe
Jixthdus
c) The c.IAJ5 markoftb& tlurd
class
d) The wtdtb oftbe thll'd cla••
b
d
<
1) 5
21 44.o -
~9.5
3) 54.0-59 ii
4)42
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~
z
3
~
1
B
~
3
I
4
c
I
2
4
3
0
I
•
3
2
!liP
57. The ages of children in a scout camp are 14, 14, 15, 16, 14, 16, 15, 16, 14, 14 years. The rela tionship
between mean, median and mode is:
1) Mean = Median = Mode
~ean > Median > Mode
58.
2) Mean < Median < Mode
4) Median < Mode < Mean
F rom the graph given below find the
peJ"Ce.ntage increase in production from
2011 to 2012 for company A.
• • • •• Conl,.n) A
l ..
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~
~
1
-~
,....
,..
l
·i
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w
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:
J"'CC* YM
A.j 60
C.j lOO
.....
41111 :.t="
Jti'T.
~"J oflll t
150
j D. 170
59. Vitamin tablets for human consumption is prepared from-
I) Nostoc
3) Mushroom
2) Ferns
~pimllina
60. 'W hich of the following statements about parenchyma is true?
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1) Parenchyma is a dead cell
3) Parenchyma is not fow1d in dicotyledons
61.
2) Cell wall of parenchyma is formed by a compound
called Lignin
?
arencbyma cells are generally isodiametric
Match List I with List II & select the
correct answer.
List I
List II
a) Histone
b) Telocentric
c) Axoneme
d) Cisternae
1) ER
2) Flagella
3) Position of centromere
4) Chromosomal protein
a
b
c
d
A.
1
3
3
4
B.
2
3
4
1
~~
4
3
:!
1
3
4
1
2
D.
62. Which of the following statements is true of viruses?
J) V iruses are not controlled by tetracycline antibiotic 2) Viruses have only one type of nucleic acid
3) Viruses have a cell wall
~ruses can reproduce only within the host cell
63. The composition of Gypsum is:
~aS0 4 .2H 2 0
3) PbS04
2) BaS04
4) MgS04 7H 20
64. The General electronic configura.tion of Carbon group elements is:
2) ns 2
I) ns 2np 6
3) ns 2np 1
~s 2 np 2
65. An example of Lewis acid is:
1) NH 3
Jl/'f3F3
66. The period of revolution of a geostationary satellite around the earth is:
1) One second
3) One hour
2) One minute
Jl!'fwenty four hours
67. A beaker is completely filled with hot water. It takes t 1 seconds to cool from 80°C to 75°C t seconds to
2
cool from 75°C to 70°C t 3 seconds to cool from 70°C to 65°C then
68. The number of images formed by an object kept between two parall el mirrors is:
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69.
70.
71.
72.
73.
~finity
1) One
3) Zero
4) Three
Which one of the following is an end product of the radioactive decay?
1) Thorium
~ead
3) Neptunium
4) Uranium
is considered to be the father of modern digital computer.
1) Blaise Pascal
2) Baron Gottfried Wilhelm
~harles Babbage
4) Mark
One TB is equivalent to 1024_ __
1) PB
3)MB
is the founder of Facebook.
~ark Zuckerberg
3) Andrew M cCollum
!~::i
...
1
2) Dustim Moskowitz
4) Chris Hughes
!l!. I
n~ -I I,~·-- nI
I
I
I
..,_.
A. j600
~
'>()
75.
4) ZB
The a verage numbet·of cars sold during
the month under survey from t he diagram
given below is:
0
74.
~B
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l
I
i
~
--
I B. j 100
!D.!500
Who among the following introduced the branding of horses?
1) Ba1bao
2) Jala1uddin Khi1j i
~ laddin Khilji
4) M ohammed bin Tughlaq
Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 was described as the first war of Indian Indep endence by whom?
1) R.C. Majumdar
3) P.E. Roberts
2) Tara chand
D. Savarkar
Jii"V·
76. All India Muslim league was founded under the leadership ot:-
1) Sri Syed Ahmed Khan
)J~Aga Khan
77.
78.
Who assassinated Curzon W yllie?
1) Ashwini Kumar Dutt
3) Bhagat Singh
The Sa.rvodaya Movement was initiated by1) Jaya Prakash Narayan
3) Rajaji
2) Mohammad Iqbal
4) Maulana Zafar Ali Khan
~adan Lal Dhingra
4) Shyamji Krishna Verma
2) Mahatma Gandhi
~ inobha Bhave
79. Who was the President of the Indian National Congress at the time of independence?
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l ) Jawaharlal Nehru
3) Rajendra Prasad
2) Rajaj i
B. KripaJani
Jlff.
80. The Prime Minister of England when India got freedom was_ __
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l ) Churchill
Jemant Atlee
2) Chamberlin
4) Clarendon
81. Who inaugurated the ancient Nalanda University after 800 years? I. Abdul Kalam
Ill. Sushma Swaraj IV. Arun Jaitley
1) T
~ ITT
II. Nar endra 1\lodi
2) II
4) IV
H2. Hina Matsuri relates to-
~cstival
3) Medicine
2) Spa
4) Communication
lB. The film which won the Oscar award for the best picture in 2015 is-
~ irdman or The Unexpected Virnte of ignorance
3) Titanic
2) American Sniper
4) The Theory of Everything
84. Which Indian airport became the first in the world to operate completely on solar power?
1) C hennai International Airport
3) Delhi International Airport
2) Mumbai International Airport
/(:,ochin International Airport
85. The two teams suspended from IPL in July 2015 are-
1) Chennai Super kings and Delhi Dare DevUs
3) Rajasthan Royals and Deccan Chargers
1!6.
~bennai Super kings and Raj asthan Royals
4) Delhi Dare Devils and Deccan Chargers
\\' hich country organized the South Asian Annual Disaster Management Exercise (SAADM Ex - 20 15)
in 2015?
2) Sri lanka
l ) Nepal
3) Pakistan
~ndia
87. After how many yea rs, did Japan and US revise their d efence deal in Apr-il 201 5?
,rt8
2) 28
3) 08
4) 40
88. Seiko is r elated to C itizen as Tesla is related to-
I) LG
Jll"vfercedes
2) Titan
4) Philips
89. Who won the, Macau open title three times consecutively in badminton'?
I) Sa ina Nehwal
~P.V. Sindhu
2) Minatsu Mitani
4) 1Udambi
90.
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Match the following:
Persons
a) AljuuAtwal
b) Sanjeev Raj put
c) Ankita Raina
d) Shri Krishna
a
b
c
d
.:....
1
2
4
3
~
c.
2
1
4
3
2
1
3
-t
D.
1
4
2
3
-
Fields
1) Shooting
2) Golf
3) Billiards
4) Te nnis
91. The chemical responsible for the smell of garlic is:
~Allyl mercaptan
2) Allyl isothiocyanatc
4) Benzaldehyde
3) Benzoic acid
92.
Which state bas commissioned India's first IJ1tegrated Underwater Harbour Defence and Sur veillance
System (IURDSS)?
1) Tamil Nadu
Jl1kerala
3) Bihar
4) Andhra Pradesh
93. The East Asia Summit-20 15 was held
in-
1) Yangan - Myanmar
3) Dhaka- Bangladesh
94. The abbreviation ofNITT is:
I) National Institute of Technology oflndia
3) National Income Tax Institute
95. The author of "The Lives of others" is:
~Kuala Lumpur- Malaysia
4) Jakarta- Indonesia
~ational Institution for Transforming India
4) National Infonnation Technology of India
I) Sir. Walter Scott
~elMukhc~cc
3) Jonathan
4) Toni Monison
96. Which state has the highest number of habitants affected by fluorosis?
1) Kerala
3) Tamil Nadu
~ajasthan
4) Gujarat
97. Anngnai means-
~other
3) Art
2) Deity
4) Sports
98. Which one of the following countries does not belong to G20'?
l) lndia
2) Mexico
3) Turkey
~akistan
99. Who is not the member of Eurasian Economic union?
l) Kyrgyzstan
3) Armenia
2) Kazak hstan
J'fUzbekistan
100. The city which is named as W m·Id Book Capital for 2017 by UNESCO in-
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I) New Port city
3) Bangkok
6
nahy
4) Buenos Aires