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1. Match List-I with the List-Il and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List - I
A. Fatehpur Sikri
B. Jaunpur City
C. Agra City
D. Jama Masjid, Badaun
List II
1. Iltutmish
2. Sikandar Lodi
3. Akbar
4. Feroz Shah Tughlaq
Codes:
A
(a) 3
C
2
D
1
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 4
below.
A. Kailash Mela
B. Navachandi Mela
C. Kalinger Mela
D. Soron Mela
List II
(Places)
1. Agra
2. Meerut
3. Banda
4. Etah
Codes:
A
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 3
9. Match List-I with the List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I
List - II
Persons)
(Awards)
1. Bharat Ratna
4. Padma Bhushan
Codes:
A
(a) 1
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 4
- Mathura
(d) 2021
15. 'Small Farmer's Development Programme' was started in the year
(a) 1947
(b) 1967
(c) 1980
(d) 1961
16. 'Triticale' is a cross between which of the following?
(a) Barley and Rye
(b) Wheat and Oat
(c) Wheat and Barley
(d) Wheat and Rye
17. Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme for farmers was introduced in
(a) 1998-1999
(b) 1999-2000
(c) 2000-2001
(d) 2001-2002
18. Which of the following is C4 plant?
(a) Paddy
(b) Soya bean
(c) Maize
(d) Wheat
19. The first Agricultural University of the country is
(a) J.N.K.V., Jabalpur
(b) G.B.P.A.U., Pant Nagar
(c) P.A.U., Ludhiana
(d) R.A.U., Bikaner
20. Which one of the following countries is the major producer and consumer of pulses?
(a) U.S.A.
(b) China
(c) England
(d) India
21. National Horticulture Board was established in the year
(a) 1976
(b) 1987
(c) 1984
(d) 2002
22. Which State of India occupies largest area under Soya bean cultivation?
(a) Madhya Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Punjab
23. Which one of the following States is having largest area under hybrid rice cultivation?
(a) Bihar
(b) Karnataka
(c) Punjab
(d) Uttar Pradesh
24. 'Farmers' Day' is celebrated on
(a) August, 23
(b) October, 23
(c) December,23
(d) February, 23
25. NABARD came into existence in the year
(a) 1979
(b) 1980
(c) 1981
(d) 1982
26. Which one of the following varieties of Mango is a regular bearing variety?
(a) Chausa
(b) Langra
(c) Dashari-1
(d) None of the above
27. Major Banks (14) were nationalized in the year
(a) 1968
(b) 1969
(c) 1970
(d) 1971
28. Match List-I with the List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List - I
List- II
(Name of Disease)
A.Sugarcane
1. Late Blight
B.Paddy
2. Red Rot
C.Arhar
3. Khaira
D.Potato
4. Wilt
Codes:
A
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 3
(d) 4
29. Match List-I with the List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List
II
(Institutes)
A. Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research
B. National Bureau of Plant Genetics Research
C. National Plant Protection Training Institute
D. Directorate of Wheat Research
List
(Locations)
1. New Delhi
2. Hyderabad
3. Lucknow
4. Kanpur
Codes:
A
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 2
- Chennai
(b) Guptas
(c) Sultanate Sultans
(d) Mughals
37. The Rath temples at Mahaballipuram were built by
(a) Cholas
(b) Pallavas
(c) Chedis
(d) Chalukyas
38. Who of the following Chinese travellers has given an account of relationship of China with
India during the reign of Chalukyas?
(a) Fa-Hien
(b) Hieun-Tsang
(c) It-Sing
(d) Matwalin
39. Name the Chola King who conquered the northern part of Sri Lanka?
(a) Rajaraja-I
(b) Rajendra-I
(c) Parantaka-I
(d) Aditya-I
40. In Sangam Literature 'Tolkappiyam' is a text of
(a) Tamil poetry
(b) Tamil grammar
(c) Tamil architecture
(d) Tamil polity
41. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List - I
A. Hampi
B. Nagarjunikonda
C. Shishupalgarh
D. Arikamedu
List II
1. Puducherry
2. Karnataka
3. Andhra Pradesh
4. Odisha
Codes:
A
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 1
(d) 4
42. Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh of Jaipur had not built the observatory at
(a) Ujjain
(b) Varanasi
(c) Mathura
(d) Allahabad
43. The Battle of Talikota was fought between
(a) Akbar and Sultan of Malwa
(b) Vijaynagar and Bahmani Kingdom
(c) Vijaynagar and combined forces of Bijapur, Ahmadnagar and Golkunda
(d) Sher Shah and Humayun
44. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to Issue regular currency and declared Delhi as the capital
of his empire?
(a) Nasiruddin Mahmud
(b) Iltutmish
(c) AramShah
(d) Balban
45. The first Sufi Saint of Chistia order in India was
(a) Shaikh Muinuddin Chisti
(b) Hamiduddin Nagauri
(c) Kutubuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
(d) Nizamuddin Aulia
46. The most reputed disciple of Shaikh Farid who had seen the reign of as many as seven
sultans of Delhi was
(a) Nizamuddin Aulia
(b) Shaikh Nasiruddin Chirag
(c) Shaikh Salim Chisti
(d) None of the above
47. Who one of the following painters of Jahangir's reign was conferred the title of 'Nadir-ulAsra'?
(a) Daulat
(b) Bishandas
(c) Manohar
(d) Mansur
48. Select the correct chronological order of the Bhakti Saints from the following:
(a) Kabir, Guru Nanak, Chaitanya, Mirabai
(b) Kabir, Chaitanya, Guru Nanak, Mirabai
(c) Kabir, Mirabai, Chaitanya, Guru Nanak
(d) Guru Nanak, Chaitanya, Mirabai, Kabir
49. During the Mughal period 'Maullim ' was
(a) a tax
(b) an administrative unit
(c) a ruler
(d) a ship
50. Consider the following which concluded the subsidiary alliances with Lord Wellesley and find
the correct chronological order of their treaties from the codes given below:
1. Hyderabad
2. Mysore
3. Avadh
4. Sindhia
Codes:
(a) 1,2,3,4
(b) 1,3,4,2
(c) 4,3,2,1
(d) 3,2,1,4
51. In which of the following years British Government finally agreed to hold the Indian Civil
Services (I.C.S.) examination simultaneously in India and England?
(a) 1922
(b) 1923
(c) 1924
(d) 1925
52. The original name of Banda Bahadur was
(a) Mahesh Das
(b) Lachhman Dev
(c) Dwarka Das
(d) Harnam Das
53. French East India Company was constituted during the reign of
(a) Louis XIV
(b) Louis XIII
(c) Louis XV
65. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I
(Organizations)
A. Land Holders' Society
B. British India Society
C. Indian Society
D. Indian Association
List
-II
(Founders)
1. S.N. Banerji
2. Anand Mohan Bose
3. William Adams
4. Dwarkanath Tagore
Codes:
A
(a) 4
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 4
66. Who of the following were elected to collaborate with Mahatma Gandhi who was to author the
new Constitution of the Congress as per resolution of Indian National Congress at Amritsar
Session, 1919?
1. B.G. Tilak
2. N.C. Kelkar
3. C.R. Das
4. LB. Sen
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) 2 and 4
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1 and 3
67. Who of the following had written, "India's salvation will not be achieved under the leadership
of Mahatma Gandhi"?
(a) M.A. Jinnah
(b) Clement Richard Attlee
(c) Winston Churchill
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose
68. Consider the following events and find the correct chronological order of the events from the
codes given below:
1. Special Session of Indian National Congress, Calcutta.
2. Demise of B.G. Tilak
3. Announcement of Peace terms to Turkey
4. Submission of unanimous report on Jallianwalabagh Massacre by Congress Committee.
Codes:
(a) 4,3,2,1
(b) 1,2,3,4
(c) 3,2,1,4
(d) 1,2,4,3
69. Who one of the following had commanded Mahatma Gandhi to spend first year in India 'with
his ears open but his mouth shut'?
(a) Dadabhai Naoroji
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
(c) Pherozeshah Mehta
(d) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
70. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Avadh Kisan Sabha - Jawahar Lal Nehru
-I
(Organizations)
A. Abhinava Bharat
B. Mitra Mela
C. Indian Republic Army
D. Hindustan Republic Association
List -II
(Founders)
1. V.D. Savarkar
2. G.D. Savarkar
3. S.N. Sanyal
4. S. Sen
Codes:
A
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 2
72. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List
(Newspapers)
A. Leader
B. Bombay Chronicle
C. Independent
-I
D. Justice
List
-II
(Launcher/ Publisher)
1. Madan Mohan Malviya
2. Pherozeshah Mehta
3. T.M. Nair
4. Motilal Nehru
Codes:
A
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 4
73. Who said "criticism and independent thought are the two characteristics of a revolutionary"?
(a) Bhagat Singh
(b) Ram Prasad Bismil
(c) Sachindranath Sanyal
(d) Bhagawati Charan Vohra
74. The former name of Harijan Sevak Sangh was
(a) All India Anti-Untouchability League
(b) All India Depressed Classes Association
(c) Depressed Classes Association for Social Reforms
(d) Association of Untouchables
75. Who one of the following was associated with 'Komagatamaru episode'?
(a) Sardar Ajit Singh
(b) Baba Gurdip Singh
(c) V.D. Savarkar
(a) 1951
946
(b) 1991
938
(c) 2001
933
(d) 2011
940
81. In which of the following land locked States of India, the percentage of urban population is
highest as per 2011 Census?
(a) Haryana
(b) Jammu and Kashmir
(c) Punjab
(d) Madhya Pradesh
82. Which one of the following States of India has sex -ratio (as per 2011 Census) above the
national average?
(a) Jharkhand
(b) Gujarat
(c) Maharashtra
(d) Madhya Pradesh
83. Which of the following Union Territories has the lowest number of villages as per 2011
Census '?
(a) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
(b) Daman and Diu
(c) Lakshadweep
(d) Puducherry
84. In which of the following Census a year in India was recorded the highest percentage change
in population?
(a) 1971
(b) 1981
(c) 1991
(d) 2001
85. In terms of population as per 2011 Census, the correct sequence of the following districts of
U.P. in descending order is
(a) Moradabad, Allahabad, Ghaziabad, Lucknow
(b) Lucknow, Allahabad, Ghaziabad, Moradabad
(c) Allahabad, Moradabad, Ghaziabad, Lucknow
(b) C. Raunkiaer
(c) F.E. Clements
(d) Arnies Naess
90. Which of the following statements about bio-fuel is not correct?
(a) Bio-fuel is eco-friendly.
(b) Bio-fuel is cost-effective.
(c) Bio-fuel can contribute to remedy energy crisis.
(d) Bio-fuel is also made from corn.
91. International 'Tiger Day' is observed on
(a) 24th July
(b) 29th July
(c) 20th July
(d) 25th July
92. Which of the following is not true about the eco-system?
(a) It represents all living organisms and physical environment in any given space-time unit.
(b) It is a functional unit.
(c) It has own productivity.
(d) It is a closed-system. .
93. National Biological Garden of India is situated in
(a) Mumbai
(b) Lucknow
(c) New Delhi
(d) Bengaluru
94. In which of the following years was constituted the 'Central Ganga Authority' by Government
of India?
(a) 1975
(b) 1982
(c) 1985
(d) 1995
95. World Environment Day' is observed on
(a) April, 5
(b) June, 5
(c) August, 5
(d) October, 5
96. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List I
(Towns/Cities)
A. Davos
B. Barcelona
C. Auckland
D. Kandy
List II
(Countries)
I. Spain
2. New Zealand
3. Sri Lanka
4. Switzerland
Codes:
A
(a) 4
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 3
97. Which of the following ocean currents does not belong to Indian Ocean?
(a) Agluhas Current
(a) 4
(b) 1
(c) 3
(d) 2
D. Sledge
List II
(Function)
1. Boat for transport
2. Dog pulled vehicle
3. Narrow hunting Boat
4. Snow house
Codes:
A
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 4
105. Which of the following mountains is not the result of Tertiary orogeny?
(a) Kunlun
(b) Applachians
(c) Alps
(d) Andes
106. Assertion (A): Bihar is a backward State of the country.
Reason (R): It is characterized by regional disparities in the level of development.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
107. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Shipki La
- Himachal Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
(c) Nathu La
- Sikkim
(d) Joji La
108. Which of the following soils of India is most suitable for cotton cultivation?
(a) Regur soil
(b) Laterite soil
(c) Alluvial soil
(d) Red soil
109. Which of the following nuclear power plants has the highest total installed capacity?
(a) Kakarapar
(b) Kaiga
(c) Kudankulam
(d) Tarapur
110. The State of India with low acreage, but very high per hectare yield of groundnut is
(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) West Bengal
(c) Punjab
(d) Chhattisgarh
111. Which of the following water-falls of India is located in Goa ?
(a) Dhunwadhar Falls
(b) Dudhsagar Falls
(c) Nokhalikai Falls
(d) Landshing Falls
112. Which of the following lakes of India is located in Assam?
(a) Hamirsar Lake
(b) Koleru Lake
(a) 3
(b) 2
(c) 1
(d) 4
116. The 7th BRICS Summit of 2015 will be held in Russian city of
(a) Abaza
(b) Balakovo
(c) Kotovo
(d) Ufa
117. Prime Minister dedicated 'Chutak Hydropower Station' to the nation in August, 2014 in
which of the following States, it is located?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Sikkim
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Jammu and Kashmir
118. Which one of the following countries has become the largest oil producing nation as per
latest data released in July, 2014?
(a) Iran
(b) Saudi Arabia
(c) Russia
(d) U.S.A.
119. According to U.N. Population Report released in July, 2014, which one of the following is
the most populous city?
(a) Mexico City
(b) Mumbai
(c) Beijing
(d) Sau-Paulo
120. What is the rank of India in Human Development Index according to the Human
development Report released by U.N.D.P. 10 July, 2014, which covers 187 countries?
(a) 140th
(b) 135th
(c) 130th
(d) 73rd
121. Which of the following banks received 'Core Banking System Initiative Award, 2014'?
(a) S.B.I.
(b) P.N.B.
(c) B.M.B.
(d) B.O.B.
122. For which one of the following reasons, Akhouri Sinha has been in news in second half of
2014?
(a) He was short listed for Booker's Award, 2014.
(b) CBI Director, who at his residence allegedly met some persons who were being investigated.
(c) U.S. Geological Survey named a mountain in Antarctica after him.
(d) He was being considered for the post of next Chief Vigilance Commissioner.
123. Which one of the following is India's most admired company as per the 'Fortune Magazine'
list released in August, 2014?
(a) T.C.S.
(b) Wipro
(c) I.T.C.
(d) Idea Cellular
124. ISRO launched PSLV-23 on 30th June, 2014 with satellites of other countries also. The
satellite of which of the following countries was notincluded in this launch?
(a) Germany
(b) Austria
(c) Canada
(d) Singapore
125. In July, 2014, India and Russia jointly participated in 'Indra-14' exercise in the 'Sea of
Japan'. The Indian Navy was represented by its two warships. Which one of the following Indian
warships participated in this exercise?
(a) I.N.S. Shakti
(b) I.N.S. Shivalik
(c) I.N.S. Kamorta
(d) I.N.S. Sahyadri
126. In September, 2014, the historic referendum for independence was conducted in
(a) Ireland
(b) Ukraine
(c) Hong Kong
(d) Scotland
127. One of the important points of recently concluded Indo-Chinese Pact in September, 2014
was regarding alternate route to Kailash-Mansarovar from India. The proposed new route would
pass through
(a) Kora La Pass
(b) Nathu La Pass
(c) Zoji La Pass
(d) Jelepa La Pass
128. The UNESCO has approved in June, 2014 'Himalayan National Park' for inclusion in the
world's heritage sites. It is situated in
(a) Jammu and Kashmir
(b) Sikkim
(c) Himachal Pradesh
(d) Uttarakhand
129. Who amongst the following joined as Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India in July,
2014?
(a) Kaptan Singh
(b) Dr. Amarjeet Singh
(c) Denmark
(d) Australia
135. The construction work of all international cricket stadium in U.P. has been started recently in
October, 2014 in
(a) Lucknow
(b) Varanasi
(c) Noida
(d) Agra
136. Director of 'Gandhi' film and Oscar Award winner who died recently in August, 2014 was
(a) Richard Attenborough
(b) Rob Skipper
(c) George Atten
(d) Robert Thompson
137. Consider the following statements about M.C. Mary Kom, the Indian woman boxer and
select the correct answer from the codes given below:
(i) She won a gold medal in 16th Asiad.
(ii) She is mother of three children.
(iii) She has written a biography entitled 'The Unbreakable'.
(iv) She has been five times World's boxing champion and is the only Indian woman boxer who
has won a gold medal in Asian Games.
Codes:
(a) All four statements are correct.
(b) (i) and (ii) are incorrect and rest (iii) and (iv) are correct.
(c) Only (i) is correct and rest (ii), (iii) and (iv) are incorrect.
(d) (i) is incorrect and rest (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct.
138. Match List-I with the 'list-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List
(Personalities passed away recently)
-I
A. Bangaru Laxman
B. U.R. Ananth Murthy
C. B.K.S. Iyengar
D. Nanda
List -II
(Fields they belonged to)
1. Cinema
2. Yoga
3. Literature
4. Politics
Codes:
A
(a) 1
(b) 4
(c) 3
(d) 2
139. Match List-I with the List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
List -I
(Recently appointed Governors)
A. Balramji Das Tandon
B. Mridula Sinha
C. Om Prakash Kohli
D. Vajubhai Vala
Codes:
A
(a) 1
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 2
140. The name of the Ebola Virus, which has recently been declared as epidemic by U.N., has
been derived from the name of Ebola River. This river Ebola is located in
(a) Asia
(b) Africa
(c) South America
(d) North America
141. Who amongst the following will posthumously be honoured with Ashok Chakra, the Nation's
highest peace time gallantry award as announced in August, 2014 ?
(a) Wing Commander Havi Upadhyaya
(b) Major Mukund Varadrajan
(c) Lt. Colonel Manohar Kumar
(d) Lance Naik Bharat Kumar Kshetriya
142. Which of the following Scheduled Tribes of Andaman and Nicobar Islands took part in the
last Parliament Election of 2014 for the first time?
(a) Jarawa
(b) Andamanese
(c) Shompen
(d) Aunge
143. The State Logo of Uttar Pradesh does not have
(a) Fishes
(b) Bow
(c) Arrow
(d) Peacock
144. Swachchha Bharat Abhiyan aims to achieve the target of 'Clean India' by the year
(a) 2024
(b) 2020
(c) 2019
(d) 2017
145. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Vindhyachal - Mirzapur
(b) Devasharif - Barabanki
( c) Hastinapur - Meerut
(d) Shringverpur - Faizabad
146. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?
(a) Kanpur
- Chakeri
(b) Varanasi
- Babatpur
( c) Lucknow
- Amausi
(d) Agra
- Fursatganj
List-I
(Institutions)
A. Bhatkhande Sangeet Sansthan
B. Rajya Lalit Kala Academy
C. U.P. Sangeet Natak Academy
D. Bhartendu Natya Academy
List -II
(Year of Establishment)
1. 1926
2. 1962
3. 1963
4. 1975
Codes:
A
(a) 1
(b) 2
(c) 4
(d) 3