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a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution: d)
Justification: In 1916, less than a year after Gandhis arrival in India,
he was invited by Annie Besant for the inauguration ceremony of
Banaras Hindu University.
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a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None
Solution: b)
Justification: Statement 1 and 2: Ahars were a separate culture from
GJs. Located in northeast Rajasthan, the Ganeshwar-Jodhpura complex
was an early centre of agriculture and copper metallurgy in the
subcontinent. More than eighty sites of this culture have been identified
in the Sikar, Jaipur and Jhunjhunu districts, with the largest
concentration being in Sikar.
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a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 2 and 4 only
d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Solution: b)
Justification: Statement 1: The major pillars were - (a) high savings
rate: It was belived that high saings rate would help finance large
investment in heavy industries. When savings are high consumption
cant be high, so 1 is wrong.
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a) 2 and 3 only
b) 4 only
c) 1 and 4 only
d) 1 and 3 only
Solution: b)
Justification: Recently, opposition member in Lok Sabha has given a
notice to move privilege motion against Human Resource Development
minister.
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Statement 1: Each of the two houses, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya
Sabha, has separate privilege committees, made up of their members. It
can be introduced in both.
Statement 3: The presiding officers of the two Houses, the Speaker and
the Chairperson respectively, can dismiss privilege notices, or refer them
to the privilege committee, or get a sense of the House before taking a
decision
Q Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/opposition-ups-
ante-to-bring-privilege-motion-against-smriti-irani/article8289898.ece
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution: b)
Justification: The TRIPS Agreement allows Members to have higher
levels of protection than the minimum standards laid down in it, thus
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Statement 1: It was not a part of the Nairobi package, and instead being
negotiated in regional FTAs.
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a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None
Solution: a)
Justification: Statement 1: Fatalists or Ajivikas were those who believe
that everything is predetermined. Materialists or Lokayatas were those
who believe that everything is not predetermined.
Statement 2: Fatalists argue that the wise and the fool cannot come out
of karma. It can neither be lessened nor increased. So fool and wise alike
will take their course and make an end of sorrow. This is because the
Universe operates on certain fundamental laws, and the human being is
no exception to those laws.
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a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 2 only
d) 1 and 3 only
Solution: c)
Justification:Statement 1: This was Al-Birunis view who visited India
much earlier. Bernier visited India in the 17th Century.
He thought that in the Mughal Empire the emperor owned all the
land and distributed it among his nobles, and nobles to the
peasants.
Owing to crown ownership of land, landholders could not pass on
their land to their children. So they were averse to any long-term
investment in the sustenance and expansion of production.
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a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1 and 3 only
Solution: b)
Justification: Commercialization can be defined as the process
wherein farmers start producing primarily for sale in distant markets
rather than for localized consumption or for sale in domestic markets
(distant doesnt necessarily mean exports; long-distance in-country
trade, made possible by railways, also counts).
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farmers had no escape route than to grow agricultural produce for sale in
the market.
Solution: a)
Learning: The Ross Sea is one of the last intact marine ecosystems in
the world. It covers 1.6 million square kilometers.
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Q Source: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-
environment/countries-ok-worlds-largest-marine-reserve-in-
antarctica/article9279727.ece
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a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None
Solution: d)
Justification: None of the above are correct as NAD has been
established with different objectives.
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Solution: a)
Justification: After the Battle of Plassey in 1757, the English East India
Company began converting a large portion of the tax revenue from
conquered areas into funds for investments.
Rather, this was used to make payments for the expenses incurred
by an office set up by the colonial government in Britain, expenses
on war, again fought by the British government, and the import of
invisible items, all of which led to the drain of Indian wealth.
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12.The Suez Canal provides a direct trade route for ships operating
between
1. European ports to South Asian ports
2. American ports to West African ports
3. Chinese ports to South Asian ports
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution: c)
Justification:
As you can see in the figure, Chinese route to South Asian route does not
require the use of Suez Canal. So, 3 is wrong.
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13. Replacement fertility rates often heard in news are those rates at
which
a) Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) would be constant
b) Birth rates would become zero
c) Population would stabilize
d) Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) would become zero
Solution: c)
Learning: Total fertility rate (TPFR) of a population is the average
number of children that would be born to a woman over her lifetime
under certain conditions (including her survival).
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a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution: c)
Justification: Statement 1: The market forces of supply and demand
will exist universally as long as some goods are traded (supplied) and
some are purchased (demanded). Even if the government guides the
economic activity, the provision of certain goods will create supply-
demand mismatches and the government will feel the heat (if not in the
form of prices for goods that come under administered prices regime).
So, 1 is incorrect as it is an extreme statement.
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a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 2 only
Solution: b)
Justification: There was a growing differentiation amongst people
engaged in agriculture were based on differential access to land, labour
and some of the new technologies.
In south India people who were divided into three groups large
landowners or vellalar, ploughmen or uzhavar and slaves or
adimai.
The term gahapati was often used in Pali texts to designate the
second and third categories.
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Solution: c)
Justification: The Union Cabinet recently gave its approval to amend
section 11 of the Delimitation Act, 2002 and section 9 of the
Representation of the People Act, 1950.
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Solution: d)
Justification: Assertion has two parts:
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Solution: b)
Justification: Prabhavati Gupta was the daughter of Chandragupta II.
This may have been because she was a queen and her situation was
therefore exceptional.
Some Historians feel that land grants were part of a strategy adopted by
ruling lineages to extend agriculture to new areas.
Others suggest that when kings were losing control over their samantas,
they tried to win allies by donating lands to people.
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a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution: d)
Justification: Statement 1: At the core of NITI Aayogs creation are
two hubs Team India Hub and the Knowledge and Innovation Hub.
The Team India Hub leads the engagement of states with the Central
government, while the Knowledge and Innovation Hub builds NITIs
think-tank capabilities. These hubs reflect the two key tasks of the Aayog.
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a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None
Solution: c)
Justification & Learning: JWST is the largest-ever space telescope is
expected to launch in 2018.
It has a total area of 270 square feet. Hubbles mirror has an area
of just 48 square feet. Thus, JWST will be able to see much fainter
objects than Hubble.
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Q Source: www.jwst.nasa.gov/
a) 2 and 3 only
b) 4 only
c) 1, 2 and 4 only
d) None of the above
Solution: d)
Justification: Statement 1: Rupee already floats (to an extent under
our managed float system) in the forex market. Floating rupee does not
help the government in meeting its fiscal deficit. So,1 is wrong.
Statement 2: The government should sell such bonds so that buyers give
money to the government for it to meet its fiscal deficit. Purchase makes
matters worse. So, 2 is wrong.
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a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution: b)
Justification: Statement 1: Such a disorder is caused due to the
absence of one of the X chromosomes. Such females are sterile as ovaries
are rudimentary besides other features including lack of other secondary
sexual characters.
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Solution: c)
Learning: Jammu and Kashmir has the highest life expectancy (i.e.
post-60 life expectancy), except life expectancy at birth
Q Source: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/577882/life-
expectancy-highest-jammu-kashmir.html
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a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None
Solution: a)
Justification: Statement 1: Its purpose is to connect farmers, scientist
and science institution across country.
Under it, fellowship will be given to women farmers for training and
education in farm practice.
Scientists will spend time on farms and link communication tools to soil,
water seed and market.
Q Source: http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=151986
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a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None
Solution: c)
Justification: Statement 1: Devaluation attracts foreing investors as
now they get more Indian assets by investing less in dollar or other
foreign currency terms.
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a) 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 3 only
Solution: b)
Justification: In the late 1980s, there was a significant increase
in foreign direct investment throughout the world.
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a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 4 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 2, 3 and 4 only
Solution: a)
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28. In India, which of these states/UTs are well known for the
production of oil seeds in India?
1. Chandigarh
2. Rajasthan
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Madhya Pradesh
5. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
a) 2 and 4 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 3 and 5 only
d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Solution: b)
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For e.g. Tamil Nadu is the second largest producer accounting for over
22 per cent of the total groundnut produced in India.
Solution: d)
Learning: There are many ways to measure poverty.
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The sum of these poverty gaps gives the minimum cost of eliminating
poverty, if transfers were perfectly targeted. The measure does not reflect
changes in inequality among the poor. The squared poverty gap index
(also known as the poverty severity index) averages the squares of the
poverty gaps relative to the poverty line. It
Solution: b)
Learning: In the 1970s, an organized resistance to the destruction of
forests spread throughout India and came to be known as the Chipko
movement. The name of the movement comes from the word 'embrace',
as the villagers hugged the trees, and prevented the contractors' from
felling them.
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a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None
Solution: a)
Justification: Statement 1: Female participation rates have declined by
nearly 9-10% over the last decade largely due to improvement in
economic status of families, movement of women to education (such as
higher education), lack of acceptable jobs in rural areas which are
transitioning as urban zones etc.
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a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None
Solution: c)
Justification: Statement 1: Coral reefs provide the first barrier against
currents and strong waves. When they are destroyed, the stronger-than-
normal waves and currents reaching the coast can undermine the fine
sediment in which the mangroves grow. This can prevent seedlings from
taking root and wash away nutrients essential for mangrove ecosystems.
Oil pollution has also led to the threat; it can smother mangrove roots
and suffocate the trees.
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Solution: a)
Learning: One means of claiming high status was to identify with a
variety of deities. This strategy is best exemplified by the Kushanas (c.
first century BCE-first century CE), who ruled over a vast kingdom
extending from Central Asia to northwest India.
Solution: d)
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Solution: a)
Learning: Older CFLs tend to contain higher amounts of mercury. A
CFL is a sealed unit, and no mercury is released when it is in use or as
long as it is intact. Some mercury is released when a bulb breaks
LEDs use significantly less energy than even CFLs, and do not contain
mercury, phosphorous and sulphur.
But LEDs do have a dark side. A study published in late 2010 in the
journal Environmental Science and Technology found that LEDs contain
lead, arsenic and a dozen other potentially dangerous substances like
nickel. It also contains copper.
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a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Solution: b)
Justification: Statement 1 and 2: Sub-Centre (SC) is the most
peripheral and first contact point between the primary health care
system and the community. One Sub Centre is to cover a population of
3000 in Hilly / Tribal / Difficult areas and 5000 in Plain areas. These
generally cover one or more villages. So, 1 is wrong, as it is a sub-centre
rather than a PHC.
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http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/55N9wi8w2SO1lEE9MHPvaL/Dista
nce-and-institutional-deliveries-in-rural-India.html
a) 1, 4 and 5 only
b) 1, 2 and 3 only
c) 2, 4 and 5 only
d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Solution: c)
Justification:Kalibangan: In the mature-Harappan stage, great cities
emerged. The excavations at Kalibangan with its elaborate town
planning and urban features prove this phase of evolution.
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Solution: a)
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Justification & Learning: India has been ranked 133rd out of 183
countries in the 2016 Global Youth Development Index (YDI) compiled
by the Commonwealth Secretariat.
Indias neighbours: Sri Lanka (31), Bhutan (69) and Nepal (77).
India accounts for nearly 20% of the global youth population, with
nearly 345 million young people between the ages of 15 and 30
living in the country.
Q Source: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-
india/india-ranks-poorly-at-133-in-global-youth-development-index-
compiled-by-commonwealth-secretariat-3727154/
Solution: d)
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This implies that the resource extraction is not above the rate of
regeneration of the resource and the wastes generated are within the
assimilating capacity of the environment.
When this is not so, the environment fails to perform its third and vital
function of life sustenance and this results in an environmental crisis.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution: a)
Justification: Statement 1: ECBs are defined as money borrowed from
foreign resources including the following: (i) Commercial bank loans (ii)
Buyers credit and suppliers credit (iii) Credit from official export credit
agencies and commercial borrowings from the private sector window of
Multilateral Financial Institutions such as World Bank, ADB, AFIC,
CDC, etc.
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Since they form a part of our capital account, they add to Indias external
debt.
Q Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/money/rbi-
allows-start-ups-to-raise-3-million-through-
ecbs/articleshow/55098181.cms
a) 2 and 4 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1, 2 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Solution: d)
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The per capita forestland in the country is only 0.08 hectare against the
requirement of 0.47 hectare to meet basic needs, resulting in an excess
felling of about 15 million cubic metre forests over the permissible limit.
a) 2 only
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b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 2 and 3 only
Solution: d)
Justification: Statement 1 and 2: Silver was being used since Harappan
times. So, 1 is wrong. It is an era associated with early states, cities, the
growing use of iron, the development of coinage, etc.
In some instances, as in the case of the Vajji sangha, the rajas probably
controlled resources such as land collectively.
Solution: a)
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Israel invaded and occupied Sinai during the Suez Crisis of 1956,
and during the Six-Day War of 1967. In 1973, Egypt launched the
Yom Kippur War to retake the peninsula, which was the site of
fierce fighting between Egyptian and Israeli forces.
By 1982, as a result of the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty of 1979, Israel
had withdrawn from all of the Sinai Peninsula except the
contentious territory of Taba, which was returned after a ruling by
a commission of arbitration in 1989.
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a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3 only
Solution: a)
Justification: Couples could be assisted to have children through
certain special techniques commonly known as assisted reproductive
technologies (ART).
In this method, popularly known as test tube baby programme, ova from
the wife/donor (female) and sperms from the husband/donor (male) are
collected and are induced to form zygote under simulated conditions in
the laboratory.
The zygote or early embryos could then be transferred into the mother.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
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d) None
Solution: c)
Justification: The Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic
Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) was established by international
convention in 1982 with the objective of conserving Antarctic marine life.
Q Source: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-
environment/countries-ok-worlds-largest-marine-reserve-in-
antarctica/article9279727.ece
a) 4312
b) 2314
c) 3241
d) 1423
Solution: a)
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a) 1 and 2 only
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b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Solution: d)
Justification & Learning: Exchanges were facilitated by the
introduction of coinage. Punch-marked coins made of silver and copper
(c. sixth century BCE onwards) were amongst the earliest to be minted
and used by many dynasties including the Mauryas.
The first coins to bear the names and images of rulers were issued
by the Indo-Greeks, who established control over the north-
western part of the subcontinent c. second century BCE.
The first gold coins were issued in the first century CE by the
Kushanas (some sources dispute this fact). These were virtually
identical in weight with those issued by Roman emperors and the
Parthian rulers of Iran.
Some of the most spectacular gold coins were issued by the Gupta
rulers. The earliest coins issued by Guptas were remarkable for
their purity. These coins facilitated long-distance transactions from
which kings also benefited.
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Solution: b)
Learning: The Toda people are a small pastoral tribal community who
live on the isolated Nilgiri plateau in hill country of Southern India.
Since the early 21st century, Toda society and culture have been
the focus of an international effort at culturally sensitive
environmental restoration.
The Toda lands are now a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, a
UNESCO-designated International Biosphere Reserve; their
territory is declared UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Moplah peasant movement was engineered in August 1921
among the peasants of Malabar district in Kerala. The Moplah
tenants were Muslims and they agitated against the Hindu
landlords and the British government.
Their grievances related to lack of any security of tenure, renewal
fees, high rents and other oppressive landlord exactions. In the
19th century as well, there had been cases of Moplah resistance to
landlord oppression but what erupted in 1921 was on a different
scale altogether.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
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c) Both 1 and 2
d) None
Solution: d)
Justification: Union Government had launched Pradhan Mantri Awas
Yojana in 2015 in line with its ambitious Housing for All by 2022
Mission.
Under this scheme government plans to build two crore houses for
the poor in urban areas by year 2022, which coincides with 75
years of Independence. So, 1 is wrong.
The scheme has four basic components viz. slum rehabilitation,
affordable housing, credit linked interest subsidy and beneficiary-
led individual house construction or enhancement.
Intended beneficiary will be poor people (BPL) and people living
under EWS and LIG categories in urban establishments of the
country. Under this scheme, the ownership of houses will be in the
name of woman or jointly with husband.
Q Source: http://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-
politics/pm-narendra-modi-awas-yojana-five-things-to-
know/story/239225.html
a) 1 and 4 only
b) 1, 2 and 4 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Solution: d)
Justification: Statement 2: The Harappans ate a wide range of animal
products. Archaeologists have been able to reconstruct use of animals
from finds of charred animal bones found at Harappan sites. These
include those of cattle, sheep,goat, buffalo and pig.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 only
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c) 3 only
d) 2 and 3 only
Solution: c)
Justification: NASA has embarked on an air-borne three-year field
experiment called the Coral Reef Airborne Laboratory (CORAL), which
aims to survey the conditions of the major reefs of the world through
remote-sensing.
It will survey the condition of entire reef systems in Hawaii, Palau, the
Mariana Islands and Australia.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
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d) None
Solution: c)
Justification: Statement 1: Exchanges were regulated by a precise
system of weights, usually made of a stone called chert and generally
cubical with no markings.
The lower denominations of weights were binary (1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, etc).
While the higher denominations followed the decimal system, the
smaller weights were probably used for weighing jewellery and beads
and bigger weights were used for food grains.
It is apparent that the script was written from right to left as some seals
show a wider spacing on the right and cramping on the left, as if the
engraver began working from the right and then ran out of space.
A variety of objects on which writing has been found: seals, copper tools
etc.
Solution: b)
Learning: Cunningham, the first Director-General of the ASI, began
archaeological excavations in the mid-nineteenth century. Cunninghams
main interest was in the archaeology of the Early Historic (c. sixth
century BCE-fourth century CE) and later periods.
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Solution: a)
Learning: The cost-consciousness factor and availability of accredited
facilities have led to emergence of several global medical tourism
corridors - Singapore, Thailand, India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Mexico and
Costa Rica.
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a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None
Solution: d)
Justification: Statement 1: The most important idea in Jainism is that
the entire world is animated: even stones, rocks and water have life.
Non-injury to living beings, especially to humans, animals, plants and
insects, is central to Jaina philosophy.
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oneself from the cycle of karma. This can be achieved only by renouncing
the world.
Solution: d)
Learning: It was launched in Chhattisgarh as part of the states 16th
foundation day celebrations.
With this Chhattisgarh becomes the first state to implement the scheme.
It is mainly aimed to give priority to those areas where electricity has not
reached, so that farmers can utilize them in irrigation and agriculture.
Around 51,000 farmers would be benefitted in the state with the launch
of the scheme by 2018.
Q Source: http://pmjandhanyojana.co.in/saur-sujala-yojana-scheme/
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Solution: c)
Learning: NAC is a geographically dispersed group of middle power
countries that promotes the NPT and pushes for nuclear disarmament
worldwide.
During the recent visit of New Zealand PM, India failed to get outright
support of New Zealand for its bid for Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG)
membership as New Zealand is a member of NAC.
Q Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/narendra-
modijohn-key-bilateral-talks-india-gets-constructive-promise-from-
new-zealand-on-nsg-bid/article9271397.ece
Solution: d)
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a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1 and 3 only
Solution: a)
Justification: An interglacial period is a geological interval of warmer
global average temperature lasting thousands of years that separates
consecutive glacial periods within an ice age.
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Statement 3 is absurd.
Learning: Tree rings also show evidence for wet and dry periods. Also,
for e.g. near Rajasthan, 3000-1700 BC was a period of higher rainfall,
with 2000-1700 BC supporting Harappan civilization. Dry conditions
accentuated since then.
Solution: d)
Justification: Option A: India is a mixed economy, and we produce all
kinds of goods, whether consumer goods (e.g. soap), or intermediary
goods (e.g. steel), or capital goods (e.g.machinery). So, A is wrong.
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Option C: They are disinvested for strategic reasons which may vary
from case to case, such as gaining more efficiency, managerial pool,
capital infusion etc. But, it is not a part of a mixed economy as a general
rule. So, C is incorrect.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
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Solution: b)
Justification: Statement 1: Megasthenes visited the Mauryan Empire
and noted that a committee existed with six subcommittees for
coordinating military activity.
Of these, one subcommittee looked after the navy, the second managed
transport and provisions, the third was responsible for foot-soldiers, the
fourth for horses, the fifth for chariots and the sixth for elephants.
Therefore, statement 1 does not hold ground.
Statement 2 and 3: The condition of the lower classes was very poor in
ancient India. Most such prescriptions were given by Hindu law texts
like Manusmriti. There was least social opposition to such texts in India
then.
Solution: a)
Learning: Forex consist of Gold, SDRs and foreign currency. They are
managed by RBI.
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For e.g. if India receives FDI and FII in excess of what it needs to bridge
the CAD, the RBI sells rupee in the forex market and buys those foreign
currencies. This leads to increase in the money supply in India.
Solution: d)
Justification: You can read about the Mali conflict here
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/07/mali-20-dead-fighting-
threatens-peace-deal-160722210119514.html
Sudan was partitioned into North and South Sudan as a result of coups
and following civil war.
The Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria began in 2009, when the jihadist
rebel group Boko Haram started an armed rebellion against the
government of Nigeria. The insurgency hasnt subsided completely.
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a) 123
b) 213
c) 321
d) 132
Solution: a)
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Solution: a)
Justification: BharatNet project aims to connect all households of
India, particularly in rural areas, through broadband (2-20 Mbps) by
2017.
BSNL, Railtel and Power Grid are executing agencies for the project.
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Q Source: http://www.thehindu.com/business/trai-for-ppp-model-for-
bharat-net-project/article8179848.ece
Solution: c)
Learning: The innovative idea of Microcredit originated with the
Grameen Bank in Bangladesh. The Grameen Bank is a microfinance
organization and community development bank started in Bangladesh
that makes small loans known as microcredit.
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a) 2, 3 and 4 only
b) 1 and 4 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Solution: b)
Justification: Statement 2: Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) including
Self-Employment and Talent Utilization (SETU) is Government of
Indias endeavour to promote a culture of innovation and
entrepreneurship. AIM is not a sub-component of SETU. They are
different missions. So, 2 is wrong.
Statement 1: The Atal Innovation Mission shall have two core functions:
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a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 3 and 4 only
d) 1 and 3 only
Solution: a)
Justification: It touches only West Bengal. It is bordered by China,
Nepal and Bhutan.
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Solution: a)
Learning: It will compile and serve metadata of different agencies and
re-engineer the feature data sets for improving their use.
Q Source: http://www.dst.gov.in/news/rfp-setting-national-data-
registryndr-nsdi-pre-bid-meeting
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a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None
Solution: d)
Justification: Statement 1: The Man Booker Prize worlds most
prestigious English-language literary award. The award aims at
promoting the finest literary work in fiction by rewarding the best novel
of the year written in English and published in the United Kingdom.
For e.g. in 2006- Kiran Desai for The Inheritance of Loss which was a
Novel.
In 2008, Arvind Aadiga was awarded the prize for the White Tiger.
Q Source: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/5-indians-
who-made-it-to-the-booker-prize/1/430834.html
Solution: a)
Learning: RCEP is the proposed mega-regional Free Trade Agreement
(FTA) between 16 Asia-Pacific countries. It includes India, China, Japan,
South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and the 10-member ASEAN bloc.
The RCEP negotiation process had started in 2013 and is unlikely to be
concluded by the end of 2016.
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Solution: d)
Learning: The multipurpose fast research reactor project known by
Russian acronym MBIR is coming up as the International Research
Centre (IRC) in Russia.
The MBIR project is based on the closed fuel cycle which involves
recycling the nuclear waste as new fuel.
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a) 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution: c)
Justification: Statement 1: The Indian Systems of Medicine and
Homoeopathy consist of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy,
and therapies such as Yoga and Naturopathy.
Statement 2: Some of these systems are indigenous and others have over
the years become a part of Indian tradition such as Unani.
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74. These are some of the joint military exercises India holds
with several countries. Consider the matches of exercises with the
partner nations.
1. Indradhanush : India-UK
2. Varuna : India-Sri Lanka
3. Exercise Malabar: India-USA
4. Surya Kiran : India-Nepal
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 and 4 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Solution: c)
Justification: These are frequently in news. Here is a useful
compilation.
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http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/indo-nepal-joint-military-exercise-
kicks-off-1587086
a) 2 only
b) 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 2 and 4 only
d) 1 and 2 only
Solution: d)
Justification: There was no such group as mentioned in statement 4.
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All profit making enterprises are not a part of the navratna group. So, 3
is incorrect.
Solution: d)
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This status will further entitle Himachal Pradesh to receive World Bank
funding under Rs 9,000 crore project to sustain sanitation campaign.
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 3 and 4 only
Solution: c)
Justification: Statement 1: It operates on fire and forget principal and
is capable of being launched from land, sea, sub-sea and air against sea
and land targets.
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Statement 3: It is two-stage missile, the first one being solid and the
second one ramjet liquid propellant.
Q Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/range-of-
brahmos-to-be-doubled/article9282470.ece
a) 1 and 4 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1, 2 and 3 only
d) 2 and 4 only
Solution: a)
Justification: Capital Goods refer to products that are used in the
production of other products but are not incorporated into the new
product. These include machine tools, industrial machinery, process
plant equipment, construction & mining equipment, electrical
equipment, textile machinery, printing & packaging machinery etc.
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a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 4 only
d) 3 and 4 only
Solution: a)
Justification: Africa is the only continent through which all the major
latitudinal lines pass - Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn and
Equator.
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Tropic of Cancer passes through Mali, Algeria, Niger, Libya, Egypt and
Mauritania.
Solution: a)
Learning: In Strategic disinvestment the management control and a
significant proportion of a PSUs share goes to a private sector strategic
partner.
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Solution: a)
Learning: In the product method, the total market value of all FINAL
goods and services produced within an economy in a financial year is
added up. Intermediary goods and services are discounted from the
calculation to avoid "double counting".
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Solution: b)
Learning: According to a recently released study, global wildlife
populations have fallen by 58% since 1970 and if the trend continues
then two-thirds of wild animals may go extinct by 2020.
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a) 1, 3 and 5 only
b) 2, 4 and 5 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Solution: d)
Justification: Statement 1: This occurs due to mean sea level rise as
oceans get warmer and water expands due to global warming.
https://www2.usgs.gov/faq/categories/9772/5641
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84. Given below are some of the earliest states matched with
their capitals. Suggest correct matches among them.
1. Malla : Kusinagara
2. Vatsa : Kaushambi
3. Anga : Vanga
4. Matsya : Ashmaka
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 4 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1 and 4 only
Solution: a)
Justification: Statement 1: Its capital was Kushinagar, Pawa. It
covered the modern districts of Deoria, Basti, Gorakhpur in Eastern
Uttar Pradesh.
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Solution: a)
Learning: The Balance of Payments shows a countries transactions
with the rest of the world.
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Solution: b)
Learning: The Union Government has appointed Senior IPS officer
Karnal Singh as the Director of Enforcement Directorate (ED).
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a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 2 only
Solution: d)
Justification: Statement 1: The IMFC advises and reports to the IMF
Board of Governors on the supervision and management of the
international monetary and financial system, including on responses to
unfolding events that may disrupt the system.
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a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution: b)
Justification: The index captures the various health dimensions of
environment including air, water and land.
The present CEPI is intended to act as an early warning tool and helps in
categorizing the industrial clusters/areas in terms of priority of planning
needs for interventions.
The CEPI is based on parameters such as the nature of toxins, the scale
of industrial activities, the level of ambient pollution, impact on humans
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http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-04-
11/news/61041378_1_water-pollution-pollution-levels-industrial-
clusters
Q Source: CPCB Website and Current Affairs: Taken from Page 170:
Indian Economic Development: Class XIth NCERT
a) Neptune
b) Venus
c) Uranus
d) Jupiter
Solution: c)
Learning: An ice giant is a giant planet composed mainly of elements
heavier than hydrogen and helium, such as oxygen, carbon, nitrogen,
and sulphur. There are two known ice giants in the Solar System, Uranus
and Neptune.
Uranus has five major moons: Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and
Oberon. Some more have been discovered recently (hence the question).
Every planet in our solar system except for Venus and Uranus rotates
counter-clockwise as seen from above the North Pole; that is from west
to east.
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a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) None of the above
Solution: c)
Justification: Blood borne infections are commonly spread by people
who inject drugs and share needles or syringes. Diseases that are spread
this way include: HIV/AIDS, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
People who inject drugs can spread viruses and diseases by sharing
needles or drug preparation equipment that has been contaminated with
infected blood.
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a) 12345
b) 12453
c) 34125
d) 42135
Solution: b)
Justification:
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a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None
Solution: a)
Learning: Most Asokan inscriptions were in the Prakrit language while
those in the northwest of the subcontinet were in Aramaic and Greek.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Solution: d)
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Damodar and Sone river valley and Rajmahal hills in the eastern India is
depository of the Gondwana rocks.
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Solution: a)
Justification:The Negritos or the brachycephalic (broad headed) from
Africa were the earliest people to inhabit India. They are survived in
their original habitat in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The Austrics were the main builders of the Indus Valley Civilisation.
They cultivated rice and vegetables and made sugar from sugarcane.
Their language has survived in the Kol or Mundan(Mundari) in Eastern
and Central India.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) None
Solution: d)
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a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1 and 3 only
Solution: b)
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Solution: d)
Learning: There were many major trade routes in India.
The Silk route was a major trading pathway through the first
millennium B.C.
o It connected the kingdom of Kamboja; todays Afghanistan
and Tajikistan, to ancient Pratishthana; Paithan on Godavari
towards south, cities and cultural centers in north India upto
Tamralipti or Tamluk on the eastern sea coast.
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Solution: a)
Learning: GDI is a relatively new index.
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The GDI is the ratio of the HDIs calculated separately for females and
males using the same methodology as in the HDI.
http://hdr.undp.org/en/content/gender-inequality-index-gii
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 3 and 4 only
Solution: d)
Justification: Statement 1: It was created in 1944 to help Europe
rebuild after World War II. Today, IBRD provides loans and other
assistance primarily to middle income countries.
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Solution: d)
Learning: According to Article 112 and Article 202 of the Constitution
of India, the following expenditure does not require a vote and is charged
to the Consolidated Fund.
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They include salary, allowances and pension for the President as well as
Governors of States, Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of
People, the Comptroller General of India and Judges of the Supreme and
High Courts.
They also include interest and other debt related charges of the
Government and any sums required to satisfy any court judgment
pertaining to the Government.
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