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1. Given below are two statements, one is 1.

labelled as Assertion (A) and other as cU (R) T
Reason (R) 3i%1( (A) 11 1i1I'l 1
Assertion (A) : The Mughal Empire was
originally a Military State.
tTT IbI
Reason (R) The vitality of the development cj'uf (R): -k4 ffl*i4
of the Central Government System NIUIII1 3*14 i- i1i ft
depended on its military power. I
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
(a) (A) 3Th (R) c -'I 3t (R), (A)'t
Codes:
I&4I cçj
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is j
correct explanation of (A) (b) (A) 3Th (R) -) ic ', 1 (R), (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is k1) ck4I .if c4ç
not the correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A),l(R)lMd1
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) lI1ci t, f f;; (R)
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
2. Hd T 141*1PR3fTT
2. Which of the following Islands is NOT
located in the Caribbean Sea?
(b) Montserrat (a) i.5i • (b)
(a) Grenada c1
(d) Anguilla (d)
(c) Madeira
3. (WPI)3fl1I 11
3. Which of the following Institution/Office
bring out the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) .. 5TT T?
data in India?
(a)
(a) The Reserve Bank of India ç5)if 4M4
(b) i1ii
(b) The Ministry of Commerce and
Industry (c) ¶i I14
(c) The Ministry of Finance (d) HIH, 111 f4RT
(d) The Ministry of Consumer Affairs,
Food and Public Distribution
4. ij4 1T
4. The National Disaster Management
Division in India is the nodal division R:1 • .
in the Ministry of Home Affairs for if1T T 3T
disaster management. Who is the 3TT 'ii
Ex-officio Chairman of the National (a) TRtf
Disaster Management Authority?
(b)
(a) The Prime Minister
(b) The Home Minister
(c) The Defence Minister 1WT t i1kci& u'
(d)
(d) The Health and Family Welfare Minister
5. 2021-22 1bk1 kii
5. Uttar Pradesh Government declared in
budget 202 1-22 to provide tablet for
student under which of the following 39 *1l
(a)
Yojna?
kIR I'*1I
(a) Chief Minister Abhyudaya Yojna (b)
(b) Chief Minister Rozgar Yojna (c) TIT iiii
(c) Chief Minister Balseva Yojna (d) ITRT
(d) Chief Minister Education Yojna
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Which one of the following is NOT a major
coco producer country? 6. r1rfr t
(a) Latvja (b) Cameroon ?
(c) Ghana (a) TRrfiT (b) mr
(d) Ivory Coast
(c) iT (d) 3T
7. Which of the following Articles of 7.
the Indian Constitj0 is related to
Contingency Fund?
(a) Article 265 (b) Article 266 (a) 265 (b)
(c) Article 267 (d) Article 268 266
(c) 267 (d) 31E
8. What is the theme of World Youth Skills 268
Day, 2021 ? 8. cfl rrl 2021 rfz (theme)
(a) Young People and Skills rT ?
(b) Skills Development and
(a) qr ru
Employment
(c) Young People and Entrepreneurship (b) fr irqk iu iff4
(d) Reimagining Youth Skills Post (c) PT
Pandemic
(d) rlr f
9. At the time of second wave of
COVID19 Pandemic, which institute 9. 1-ig
had demonstrated the conversion of R1gFF 5TRZ 3ftr iFft2I: '1
nitrogen generator into oxygen generator?
(a) uSc, Bengaluru
(b) lIT, Bombay (a) 'JTR?ffr friir
(b) 34.,
(c) ITT, Madras
(c) 3Tr3T.,
(d) lIT, Kanpur
(d) 34.,
10. Which one of the following causes is
responsible for rainfall during winters 10. 1[1TT -T
in north-western part of India?
(a) Retreating Monsoon
(a) 'Ru
(b) Cyclonic depression
(b) T?fr ar
(c) Western disturbances
(c) tr1ft
(d) South-West Monsoon
(d) w_tfp rrr
11. Flyash pollution is caused by
11.
(a) Oil refining
(a)h
(b) Fertilizer industry
(b)
(c) Thermal power plant
(c)?rr z
(d) Mining
(d)Rr
12. 'Uttar Pradesh Swami Vivekanand
12. srn
Etihasik Paryatan Yatra Yojna 2021' was 1rrf *r zrrrr
introduced by the U.P. Government for 1FfT 2021'
which of the following people for religious 1TIT
travel?
(a) Elderly (b) Women
(c) Widows (a)
(d) Labourers (b) '#T3
(c) fT3 frq (d)
A
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13. Which one of the following reflects back 13.

more sunlight as compared to other cIçi
three? (a)
(a) Sand Desert (b)
(b) Paddy crop land (c) dI
(c) Land covered with fresh snow (d) 3lf r (mftT)
(d) Prairie land
14. In which one of the following cities 14. f -r ?
country's first Indian Institute of Skills
was established? (a) (b)
(a) Ahmedabad (b) Mumbai
(c) (d) 1tR
(c) Rohtak (d) Kanpur
T 3i1T 2021 t 191
15. The winner of the women's single title at 15. ifi' -.i1iRci
the French Open Tennis Tournament,
2021, Barbora Krejcikova is from which ?
of the following countries? JIURI (b)
(a)
(a) Czech Republic (b) Serbia (d) 1
(c) 1I(
(c) Croatia (d) Spain
16. Who among the following person said 16. 1ii
for the Fundamental Rights "a pledge to
ijj
our people and a pact with the civilized
world"? (a) _____
(a) Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru (b) .
(b) Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar (c) .
(c) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (d) i. . TWR
(d) Dr. S. Radha Krishnan
17. Riboflavin deficiency causes which of the 17.
?
following diseases? (b) W
(b) Scurvy (a) R9B11
(a) Pellagra (d)
(d) Cheilosis (c)
(c) Ben Ben
18. In which State of India is the Harappan 18.
Civilization site Mandi situated? fIr _____
(b) 1TU11
(b) Haryana (a)
(a) Gujarat (d)
(d) Uttar Pradesh (c) TQ1T
(c) Rajasthan
1I-T P1 I1 f
IiRci
19. Which of the following is NOT mosquito 19.
borne disease? (a) (b)
(a) Dene fever (b) FilariasiS (d) Wft1
(c) I PT
(c) Sleeping sickness (d) Malaria
20. Which of the following State has the 20.
lowest density of population as per the ?
Census of 2011 ? (a)
(a) Himachal Pradesh (b)
(b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) 1t$I TRT
(c) West Bengal (d) I5ItT
(d) Mizoram
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2 Botulism is
(a) Food-borne infection
21. f!ftr
(b) Food-borne intoxication (a) — j 4MI b1uI
(c) Water-borne infection (b) ir-rrTf 11 c4ç
(c) '1c1-5rftf?r (- *)HuJ
(d) Water-borne intoxication
(d) ii- Icilyi
22 Which Constituj0 Amendment Act
22.
reduced the voting age from 21 years to
18 years? 3T121 JV 18 iTTpiT .TT?
(a) 66th Amendment (a) 66 f
(b) 62nd Amendment
(b) 62 i
(c) 61St Amendment
(d) 63rd Amendment (c)
(d) 63 i
23. With reference to the radioactivity,
which of the following statements is/are
23. ITf*jT
correct? ?
1. Radioactivity is a nuclear property. 1. ftif4i i
2. Hydrogen bomb is prepared on the 2. -ui fv f
principle of nuclear fission. *iII '1Ic1I I
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
Codes:
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (a) 11 1 (b) 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) 1 3Th: 2 (d) r ?1 1 r 2
24. With reference to NTPC unit at Sinrauli,
which of the following statement/s is/are 24. fm fr
correct?
1. It is situated in Northern part of
Chhattisgarh State. 1.
2. It is NTPC's oldest unit. 2.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below. rf
Codes:
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (a) 4i 1 (b) 12
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) 1 3fr( 2 1ii (d)
25. Diffusion of light in the atmosphere takes 1r2
place due to 25. ]{UT i 4c •5fj iri
(a) Carbon dioxide (a)
(b) Dust particles (b) T71
(c) Helium
(d) Water vapours
(d) '.ii I4
26. On the recommendation of which 26.
fiFfI q,1,i - T/
Commission/Committee, the Inter-state
Council was set up in India?
(a) Punchhj Commission (a) I
(b) Rajmannar Committee (b) iiwr r1l jf
(c) Kotharj Committee
(d) Sarkaria Commission
(d) Rirftii 3Tr411T
A
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27. Which one of the following pairs is NOT 27. fH1ikd 4i —'ii 14
correctly matched? (a) fJ1I4-A k1cIJ

(a) Vitamin-A - Orange (b) 1i1H-C

(b) Vitamin-C - Lemon (c) li-D - _I ;i
(c) Vitamin-D - Cod liver oil %11T T
(d) 1 56
(d) Vitamin-B6 - Rice bran
28. 'Statue of Peace' is situated in which 28.
State of India? (a) T 1T
(a) Madhya Pradesh (b) 1T1
(b) Rajasthan (c) Ild
(c) Gujarat (d) fTT11 51T
(d) Himachal Pradesh
29. .1T;:1 cflU ri
29. PM VANI Yojna is related with
(a) 1fr T 11ci 4fi
(a) Censorship in Print and Digital
Media (b)1flT
(b) Development of Lok Sangeet (c) ?IW
(c) Audio-Visual Release of Lok Sabha cU—'bI 4'I qi.m1
(d) iI 11b %TI
(d) Availability of Wi-fl in Public places
30. Wti (ECOMARC)
30. The symbol 'ECOMARC' is related to
which of the following? fIk[ PdT ____
(a) Goods of best quality
(b) TT Th1 &TT
(b) Safe goods for environment
(c) Exported goods (c)T
(d) Imported goods (d) 3T
H1d11
31. Under the Constitution of India which 31.
of the following is NOT a Fundamental MrEF cf wI ?
Duty? (a) 31H
(a) To vote in General Election T1 1T °4ITRT T
(b) To develop the scientific temper (b)
(c) To safeguard public property (c)
(d) To abide by the Constitution and (d) 11T'T M- %U 1-1H
respect its ideas
32. 2020
32. The Nobel Peace Prize, 2020 was awarded ?
to which of the following organisations?
(a) f lA
(a) World Food Programme (b) '4VbH
(b) United Nations Development Programme Q2J
(c) f
(c) World Health Organisation
(d) 1c4 cb
(d) World Bank
33. Which one of the following is NOT 33
correctly matched? (llkic)
(Ruler) (State)
- Mewar (a) 'dlI
(a) Rana Hamir
(b) Rana Chunda - Marwar (b) iII ug
(c) Malik Raja Farooqi - Khandesh (c) 1T11 th.'iI
(d) Malik Sarwar - Malwa
(d) 'fr &ci. c4l11 'i
Khwaja Jahan
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• 'The Clock is Ticking' is the theme of
34 ' cc j1T' T11ftr
which of the following days? 1 'f
(a) International Yoga Day, 2021 4 ?
(b) International Women's Day, 2021 (a) 3111 1Tr f, 2021
(b) t1T TfI1 fr, 2021
(c) World Tuberculosis Day, 2021
(c) 11c W) *T, 2021
(d) World Malaria Day, 2021
(d)1 rf- , 2021
35. Which of the following Constitution 35.
Amendment Acts made necessary 1 T1TI1
provisions for the implementation of GST (i t i ) cbVlIcKH
(Goods and Service Tax) regime? 3Ni
T11t ckcii
(a) 101st Amendment Act
(a) 101iTff
(b) lO2nd Amendment Act
(b)
(c) 1 03rd Amendment Act
(c)
(d) 1 04th Amendment Act
(d) 104 f
36. Foreign Minister of a country, Anthony
36. 27 1 28ii, 2021 j
Blinken had visited two days to India for
strengthening co-operation on July 27 * fi;
and 28 in 2021. He belongs to which of
the following countries ?
(a) United Kingdom
(a) f
(b) United States of America
(b) ir 3ftr
(c) France
(d) Australia
(d) 3T4fpT
37. Consider the following events and arrange
them into chronological order: rri t73
I. Sharda Act Ii(ZiIk TrfTr t1F:
II. Nehru Report I. iRqi 3f4p
III. Constituj of Simon Commission IL
IV. Dandj March III. IRT TF
Select the correct answer using the codes IV. s,) rr
given below.
Codes: TW41
(a) III, II, I and IV
(a) III, II, ITTIV
(b) I, II, III and IV
(b) 1,11, III r%rr IV
(c) IV, III, II and I
(c) XV, III, II TT I
(d) 1, IV, II and III
(d) I, IV, II 11T III

38. 'Blue baby syndrome' is due to the 38.

presence of which of the following in the 1H1iRsici qff
blood ? 't fi' 1ciI
(a) Haernoglobjn (a) i11w
(b) Methemoglobin (b) i11i
(c) Lead
(c)
(d) Nitrate
(d) RT
A
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39. Given below are two statements one is 39.

labelled as Assertion (A) and other as CbRUl (R)T1:
Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : The government faces
'5T iiii1 RI if
a tough time tackling the bottleneck
inflation. 3%T 31 3T
RUI (R) :
Reason (R) : The situation is due to RI tT
deficiencies existing in the econorrly fl 3T '

such as supply bottleneck and inefficient

distribution,
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below. (R) 1 (R), (A)
(a) (A) 3
Codes: I(9I cfi
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is (R), (A)
correct explanation of (A) (b) (A) 3 (R) tRi ,

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is I T

not correct explanation of (A) (R) ii
(c) (A) ,
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) T1 ', 1- (R)
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true

40. 1iR -ii çT T b

40. Which of the following is indicator of air
pollution? (a) (b) ii
(a) Puffballs (b) Algae
(c) iiT (d)
(c) Lichen (d) Moss

41. Consider the formation of following States 41. i1ik I6T3

irI- Wji:
and arrange these in chronological order:
JT
I. Goa
II. Telangana II. kIHI
III. Jharkhand III. 1R5
IV. Haryana IV. FUTT
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below. itt
Codes:
(a) I, II, III, IV (b) IV, I, III, II
(a) I, II, III, IV (b) IV, I, III, II
(c) III, II, IV, I (d) IV, III, I, II
(c) III, II, IV, I (d) IV, III, I, II

42. i 1
42. The name of the foreign journalist who
reported about Satyagraha at Dharsana c4ct4 1c-fflA '
'4i *1HIR
salt works was (a)tfTT (b) i.u4.~cfl
(a) Francis Louis (b) Mark Tully (d)
(d) Philip Sprat (c)ThW
(c) Web Miller

43. ti' -.I4I \1lc11

43. World Ozone Day' is celebrated on '

1st April (a)25W-k (b) 2131'T

(a) 25th December (b) 2
30th January (c) (d) 30t
(c) i6 September (d)
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following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. Urbanization helps in reducing the
birth rate.
2. High literacy rate is directly related
to low birth rate.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
Codes:
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

45. With reference to the 'Uttar Pradesh 45. t 'tqi 1iui,

'r Tt5T 3h iui'
Population Control, Stabilisation
and Welfare' Bill, 2021 which of the , 2021 -T/ %R
following(s) is/are correct? '/• ?
1. This Bill aims to bring the birth 2026 t
rate down to 2.1 per thousands 2.1 'rff
population by 2026. I
2. At present, the fertility rate in the 2. I** I
State is 2.7 per thousand.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
Codes: (a) ''1 1
(a) Only 1
(b) 5'1 2
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) 132
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) Wt 1 '2

46. Which one of the following is NOT 46.

correctly matched?

(Provisions) (Sources)
(a) Fundamental Rights -USA (a) Mcr, 3TfT
(b) Directive Principles of
State Policy - Ireland
-
(c) Residual Powers of
Center - Australia -

(d) Emergency powers - Germany (d)3iicrft -

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47. Match List I with List II and select

- - 47. ft- ifl - iifi
the correct answer using the codes given I
below the lists.
List I
- List II
-

(Headquarters) (ii 314uI (t!t94R4)

(Mineral
Exploration
Agencies)
A. Oil and Natural 1. Bhubaneswar
Gas Commission
B. Mineral 2. Hyderabad
Exploration
Corporation Ltd.
C. National Mineral 3. Nagpur
Development
Corporation
D. National 4. New Delhi
Aluminium
Company Limited
Codes: A BCD
AB C D (a) 4 231
(a)4 2 3 1 (b) 1 243
(b)1 2 4 3
(c) 4 321
(c)4 3 2 1
(d)2 3 4 1 (d) 2 341

48. With reference to the G-7 Summit held 48. T202131if1d

in June 2021, which of the following
statements is/are correct? 1. 1I~.S 1,iii Ii& ii-Zki.i i
1. United Kingdom was the Chair of 3TI
the Summit.
2. Brazil was invited to the Summit as 2.
a guest country. 14I T1 -1T I
Select the correct answer using the codes JIIt I
given below.
Codes:
(a) 1 (b) 'T 2
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 1 2 cI.) (d) 't 1 i 2

49. The Public Accounts Committee of Indian 49. iRcfl ict i ii1i tftI qcfl
Parliament scrutinizes the (a) ' ii
(a) Report of the Comptroller and
Auditor General (b)
(b) Consolidated Fund of India (c) I
(c) Public Account of India
(d) Iff
(d) Contingency Fund of India
50. Which one of the following is known as 50. 1.iRici fict1 çc(fj
acceleration stage in the urbanization iii cbi iic11 ?
curve? (a) N 3R%1T (b) f&
(a) First stage (b) Second stage
(c) Third stage (d) Fourth stage (c) fl•zt 31tT (d) W 3T

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'f. At which place did Raja Ranjit Singh set
51. 4jj ftT 1 fii -1TT t
up the Adalat-i-Ala?
(a) Amrjtsar W1RT?
(b) Lahore (a) 3'f
(c) Firozpur (b) ii
(d) Multan (c) (d) IT
52. As per SDG India Index and Dashboard
52. 3B11T RT ii
2020-21 published by the NITI Aayog, 1tZ1T
which one of the following States was 2020-21 3R
NOT among the top five States in their -fl th
performance regarding SDGs in the P1T 3
country? flt T1 ?
(a) Gujarat (b) Andhra Pradesh (a) l4jçf (b) 3TRT 5T1
(c) Goa (d) Tamil Nadu (c) (d) tfi9n
53. With reference to Socotra Island, which of 53.
the following statement/s is/are correct?
1. It is an Island of Oman, situated in
the Arabian Sea. 1.
2. It was designated as a world natural 2. 2008 w
heritage site by UNESCO in 2008.
4 RThTTF1T1
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
Codes
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (a) 11 (b) 1iT 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
(c) 1 3I 2 c)i'i (d) T 1 It 2
54. Which of the following is NOT the eligibility 54. ri rjft 4Ffl 2021
criterion before filling registratjon/
application forms for Uttar Pradesh
Mukhya Mantri Swarojgar Yojna 2021? ___
ciiiii
?
(a) Age group from 18-40 years
(b) Minimum high school pass certificate (a) 3TIW 18-4O
(c) Should not registered in any Central (b) rpj 'T qr trm $p1Iul'4;1
Government or State Government (c) Fh1) kI'T cl,tk 4J11jR
Swarojgar Yojna
TitRTTf
(d) Citizen from any State of India
(d)4i f1 'rvrf
55. Which of the following Bills can NOT be 55.
first introduced in Rajya Sabha?
(a) Ordinary Bill
(a) VcTRUT fq
(b) Constitutional Amendment Bill
(b)
(c) State Re-organisatj Bill
(c) ti1f
(d) Money Bill
(d) T1i
56. 'Zero Hour' in the working of the Indian
Parliament means 56.
(a) The first hour of the Session (a)
(b) When privilege motion are accepted
(c) Hour before question hour (b) T11 *
(d) The time immediately following the (c) TT 4c1 F T1
question hour
(d) s'i
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57. Which one of the following pairs is NOT 57. iRiki k1l Zl1d
correctly matched?
(Tirthankar) (Nirvan Place) (It) (liiui %TT)
(a) Rishabhanath - Ashtapad (a)1RTI -
- Sammedashikhar (b) -
(b) Vasupujya
(c) Neminath - Urjayanta
(d) Mahavira - Pavapuri (d) icfk

58. iiIti 1iq4I ctd 3I

58. Who among the following has been
appointed as first Women Treasury
Secretary in United States of America? TIT ?
(a) Lyoyd Austin (a) c1V1S 3ii1r

(b) Janet Yellen (b) 'k li

(c) Merrick Gardand (c)iTh
(d) Tullipan (d) 11'H

59. Hrd ITtl

59. Consider the following and arrange these
in chronological order fTi ft:
I. Golak Nath Case I. 141II
II. Keshawanand Bharti Case II. 'II±< nt
j• 24 Constitution Amendment Act III. 24 T 3fT14H
IV. 42 Constitution Amendment Act 3T1
IV. 42iTh1
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below. ;ft ft a
Codes:
(a) I, III, II, IV (b) I, II, III, IV (a) I, III, II, IV (b) I, II, III, IV
(d) III, I, IV, II (c) III, I, II, IV (d) III, I, IV, II
(c) III, I, II, IV
i1iRci f&i iSci i'lcb
60. Which of the following newspapers 60.
won the 'Pulitzer Prize, 2021' in the 'I1c'1 k-4R, 2021' flw ?
prestigious public service category? 'i4i
(a) ? iT'i
(a) The Wall Street Journal (b) i1 JI
(b) The New York Times iIiiii
(c)
(c) The Washington Post
(d) New York Post (d)

61. Which of the following is the largest 61.

lagoon lake situated on the east coast i ziki .i-ft'?
of India? (b) 1cbi
(a)
(a) Pulicat (b) Chilka
(d) Kilivali (c) (d) 1flfl
(c) Kulleru
62. ii 2021 31T T&4 iT'
62. Which Indian Naval Ship participated in
Exercise Cutlass Express, 2021 ? ii1 T'T 1iu T?
(a) INS Vikrant (a) 1 ThTkT. fbic1
(b) W
(b) INS Magar
(c) c1ciclR
(c) INS Taiwar
(d) TT.tkET.
(d) INS Vikramaditya

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63. Nitrogen is NOT an essential constituents
of 63. -Uc3H (cb 3TJz4 391 I1
(a) Chlorophyll (b) RNA (a) 1bci 'EFT (b) an, .
(c) DNA (d) Carbohydrate (c) 1. T (d)
.
T
64. Which of the following words is NOT 64. H11rd 1R?ffT
mentioned in the Preamble of the 141T;T
Constjtutjo of India? lI1 ci%?
(a) Sovereign (b) Democratic (a) WF?FT (b)
(c) Secular (d) Federal (c) IIT (d) uli
65. The book 'Fawaid ul Fawad' is the 65.
record of the conversations of Shaikh
' vi t' -1
Nizamuddin Auliya, it was compiled by cj çflçj fgUT Ef 4cj
(a) Amir Hassan Sizzj (a) 3Tft
(b) Amir Khusro (b) 3~1
(c) Ziauddjn Barni (c) i1-j -JT
(d) Hasan Nizamj
(d) i-i 11]T1t
66. In which of the following years, the 66. ___

Environment (Protection) Act passed by

the Government of India? (q) t1 fi T?
(a) 1982 (b) 1986 (a) 1982 (b) 1986
(c) 1990 (d) 1992
(c) 1990 (d) 1992
67. Which among the following is NOT a 6 . Hrr
major factors of economic growth?
(a) Accumulation of capital and rY t?
reforms in technology
(a j
(b) Change in population
(c) Division of labour in specialised (b) sqIk4r
activities (c)it f 3 /1TfJ
(d) Technocrats and Bureaucrats fnr
(d)
i{i -4U
68. 'Ringelmann scale' is used to measure 6 8. 'fr
density of i' i
*ic'c4 41iH )ii ?
(a) Smoke (b) Polluted water
(c) Fog (a)a (b)
(d) Noise
(c) T (d) tE11I
69. In the contexts of Indian history, which of 69
the following statement/s is/are correct
regarding Vaikom Satyagraha? .I
1. It was a satyagraha againsts
untouchability and caste
discrimination cb (1cI ?TT I
2. Mahatma Gandhi participated in
2. ic-ii flTfI rpT frzrr
this Satyagraha. r I
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
Codes
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (a) II 1 (b) l5i 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c)132i (d)1r2
A
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70. Fruits stored in a cold chamber exhibit 70. 4c4 1 1 RI 1 Rul T ? L

longer storage life, because
(a) Exposure to sunlight is prevented (a) M4tI i
(b) Concentration of CO2 in environment (b) lc1Ic4i ccfl CO2
is increased
(c) c1i T ii
(c) Rate of respiration is decreased
(d) There is an increase in humidity (d) 3111 T ii

71. Who originally propounded the theory of 71. IHlI-1'b ctI1 c çfl'j mii f1I-d It1:
three stages of social development? Ib*1 Mt9lIc1 1TI 4T ?
(a) Karl Marx (b) Talcott Parsons (a)1T1 (b) iifl*1
(c) Herbert Spencer (d) Auguste Comte (c) -*R (d) 3Thd

72. i1iftcci cI 3UT dI %?

72. Which of the following particles has zero
charge? (b) J[11
(a) '-lT'3flH
(a) Positron (b) Neutrino
(d) ct-particle (c) T-i (d) 3[I_c)UI
(c) Electron
73. c4 2021 i131'3I T1 oII'IR
73. In February 2021, Ngozi Okonjo Iweala
was appointed as the first woman Director [2t11 1{1I HIlc jc4.ç
Ia-i
General of World Trade Organisation. iiir 1IHdfTkI
She belongs to which of the following
countries ?
(b) South Africa (a) ll'sflk1I (b) fjv 3:{tE;T
(a) Nigeria
(d) Ethiopia (c) 1I (d)
(c) Kenya
74. iR1d c1-1T H il
74. Which of the following is NOT correctly
matched? ifY ?
Institute Location
(a) International Centre - Nairobi
(a) -IkTT —
for Research on
Agro-Forestry 31fl n-
(b) Indian Institute of - Bhopal —
(b) 1Rd1T I
Forest Management
(c) -
(c) Central Agro-Forestry - Banda
Research Institute
(d) Tata Energy Research - New Delhi (d) 3T'-TR %1Tt -Rf
Institute
75 'i1 c4 cIct
75. In which year the book Poverty and
Unbritish Rule in India' was published? fr c iIii ?
(a) 1900 A.D. (b) 1901 A.D. (a) 1900t (b) 1901t
(c) 1902 A.D. (d) 1903 A.D. (c) 1902L (d) 1903t

76. Who among the following was the 76. 1H1Rd

Chairman of the First Finance
Commission of India? (a)
(a) Shri. Santhanam (b) . . ffl
(b) Shri. K. C. Neogy
(c) T. T5 4-IIk
(c) Dr. Raj Mannar
(d) Shri. A. K. Chanda (d) . 1L . -c'

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W. After cutting cucumber if salt is added, 77. Ii ctic .i siii nc1I , ft

then water comes out due to
(a) Active transport
cU rnf Ic1cjI ?
(b) Passive transport (a) F11 'k
(c) Osmosis (b)fi1 1ai
(c) 1IJRur
(d) Diffusion
(d)
78. Which of the following Ramsar site is 78.
NOT situated in Uttar Pradesh?
(a) Sur Sarovar
(b) Samaspur Bird Sanctuary (a)
(b) __
(c) Sansai Nawar Jheel
(c)iifli
(d) Surinsar-Mansar Lakes (d)
79. Site of gaseous exchange in lungs is 79.
(a) Tracheoles (b) Bronchioles (a) (b)
(c) Pulmonaiy vein (d) Alveoli (c) i1-sO fTU (d) a4Ii
80. Which one of the following is NOT an 80. 1ifti
element of rural community? 1---u ',ur4i içj
(a) We-feeling (b) Cultural diversity
(c) Territory (b)
(d) Self-sufficiency (c) (d)3I1rr
81. Tapa cloth is obtained from the plants 81.
of which one of the following family?
'iiu '1lc1t ?
(a) Asclepiadaceae (b) Moraceae (a) (b) ;jftft
(c) Graminae (d) Malvaceae (c) i111-fl (d) mfl
82. Which one of the following Acts of 82.
British India strengthened the Viceroy's ___IT Hr1Rd f 3M
' i5 c,J41.j 'p' 'iifti
authority over his executive council by
substituting 'portfolio' or 'departmental' rtr tft tp
system for corporate functioning? 't 3 3T1T r fhu
(a) Indian Council Act, 1861 (a) tftq afti 1, 1861
(b) Government of India Act, 1858 (b) 1858
(c) Indian Council Act, 1892 (c) -iiftj I'k 3TfT, 1892
(d) Indian Council Act, 1909 (d) 4Tflt 3Trt, 1909
83. Given below are two statements, one is 83.
labelled as Assertion (A) and other as
Reason (R) "' LR) i TU :
Assertion (A) : Various components of 31 (A): iftftfr
an ecosystem are not interdependent. __ I
Reason (R) : Human activities have the enwr (R) :
impacts on the environment. 1I I
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below. 1'9T.i c1f?iEg i
Codes:
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is (a) (A) 3 (R) I-1 +tc- 31 (R), (A) '
correct explanation of (A) o4Is4I
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is (b) (A) 31c (R) csi (R), (A) 1
not correct explanation of (A) i1q,Jç1
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true (c) (A) (Ic 1 (R) 'McI
(d) (A) 'Mci fI5 (R) 1$ç
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84. Which of the following Schemes in Uttar 84. -iR'iRci ci-f 4lii,
Pradesh were introduced in. Budget of 2021 - 22 t Ti ?
2021 -22?
I. Atmanirbhar Krishak Samanvit I. Tf 4t 1HId cbR1 4''31.1I
Vikas Yojna ii. 1fl 4i-ii
II. Mukhya Mantri Saksham Suposhan
Yojna III. (2Hfl MII4t rfIi Tiii I,II .uii.ii
III. Mukhya Mantri Pravasi Shramik v. IIk1 3T11r
Udhyamita Vikas Yojna
IV. Yuva Udhyamita Vikas Abhiyan -n i
Select the correct answer from the codes
given below.
Codes: (a) I, II III (b) II, III IV
(a) I, II and III (b) II, III and IV
(c) I, II and IV (d) I, III and IV (c) I, IIt IV (d) I, III IV
85. Which of the following is NOT correctly 85. 111Rcd c.i—i w%?
matched?
(a) Hundru Waterfall - Subarnarekha
River
(b) Chachai Waterfall - Bihad River
(c) Dhuandhar - Narmada
Waterfall River
(d) Budha Ghagh - Kanchi River
Waterfall (d)TlT
86. Which of the following is NOT correctly 86. 1ifsc' -n
matched? (a) fii . 3q•f-T 3R -
(a) Acid present in - Acetic acid
vinegar (b) 14'i 311tTT -
(b) Compound present - Calcium
in bones phosphate (c) !1 I - 'i 3T
(c) Souring of milk - Nitric acid -
(d) Acid present in - Hydrochloric (d) iiiiii
gastric juice acid
87. Match List - I with List - II and select 87.
the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists. -zift
List - I List - II (vT)
(Volcanic (Country)
Mountains) A. 1. !Zf
A, Mount Rainier 1. Italy B. eiiu.1 2.
B. Mount Etna 2. Mexico C. 3. 1)ii
C. Mount Pericutine 3. Philippines D. iiu 4,
D. Mount Apo 4. U.S.A.
Codes: ABCD
ABCD (a)4 2 1 3
(a)4 2 1 3 (b)4 1 2 3
(b)4 1 2 3
(c)2 1 4 3 (c)2 1 4 3
(d)4 3 2 1 (d)4 3 2 1
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Which one of the following is the main 88.

constituent of LPG?
(a) Hexane (b) Pentane (a) (b)
(c) Butane (d) Methane (d) ftii
89. Which one of the following rivers is NOT 89. iRif c1.i—ft *rr
the part of Indian Ganga river basin? 4TfkiL?
(a) Punpun river (b) Ajoy river (a)tR
(c) Jalangi river (d) Jonk river (c) *ii'fl T (d) R1
90. The blood glucose level is commonly 90. k i.iiii iq1Tci ft
expressed as
(a) MM of Hg (a) 3# HgtT
(b) Milligram per decilitre (b)
(c) Parts per million (c)ii
(d) Gram per litre
91. The 'Saras Ajeevika Mela - 2021' was 91. 'w 3iiflI,' *1T - 202 1'T ii1ii
organised in which of the following city?
(a) Patna (b) Raipur (a) T (b)
(c) Lucknow (d) Noida (c) i'i' (d) 'si
92. Nobi and Kanto plains are located in 92. lr 5T
which of the following countries?
(a) North Korea (b) South Korea (a) (b) *'T )1.qi
(c) Japan (d) China (c) iii'i (d)

93. 'India climate change knowledge portal' 93. '5c1I 1I 'i1 ' i
was launched in which of the following 2020'
months of 2020? T1?
(a) November, 2020 (a) 2020 '
(b) December, 2020 (b) 2020 '
(c) September, 2020 (c) Ricii., 2020
(d) October, 2020 (d) 2020

94. Ministry of Culture, Government of India 94, iqft

as part of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav 2021'!T
celebrated the birth anniversary of
Saheed Ram Prasad Bismil in June, ri iR
2021 at which one of the following places
in Uttar Pradesh? (a)
(a) Chauri Chaura
(b) Shahjahanpur (b)
(c) Rampur (c)
(d) Ballia (d) 1in
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95. Who was the founder of the 'Asiatic 95. ' ii1.ci, 1iii) 3T1i t!k1' T
Society of Bengal'? %U ?
(a) Jonathan Duncan (a) 5iRT%R ,sq,i
(b) Sir William Jones
(c) Warren Hastings (c) cii1i
(d) William Bentinck (d) f1ii 1)

96. With reference to 'NET - ZERO' goal for 96. 2050 r1 '-n'
2050, which of the following statements
is/are correct?
1. It means that a country will bring 1.3 Tt 2050
down its emissions to zero by 2050. -fl çjjI II I
2. It means that a country's emissions
will be compensated by absorption c4R1(cRUI f1r
and removal of green house gases
from the atmosphere. jcbuI ?t1T 3.j)uj )fl
Select the correct answer using the codes 1 ff::,it
given below.
Codes:
(a) Only 1 (a) c41 1 (b) ,cici 2
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 1 31 2 c (d) t1 2

97. Given below are two statements, one is 97.

labelled as Assertion (A) and other as
Reason (R) (R) cIi

Assertion (A) : The Council of Ministers (A) : r1;i3f g

___
in India is collectively responsible to both cMiT ii q1I'I rfr i.qi4'
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
(R): 1ctTt 3 th'H1Tf 1 i Iq*
Reason (R) : Members of both Lok Sabha
and Rajya Sabha are eligible to become cbR I
Ministers in Union Government.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
Codes: (a) (A) (R) i) 3 (R), (A)
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is °4I91I c4,c11
correct explanation of (A) (b) (A) 3 (R) c1.ii w , 1c (R), (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is
not correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false (c) (A) t, 1b- (R) 'I1c1
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true (d) (A)i,(R)

98. According to the Union Budget 2021 - 22, 98. st114 2021 - 22 31R 141 1
Finance Minister proposed a new
T
levy Agriculture Infrastructure and
Development Cess. This cess will be r' ?
levied on how many products?
(a) 12 (b) 20 (a) 12 (b) 20
(c) 25 (d) 29 (c) 25 (d) 29
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A member of State Public Service 99

Commission may be removed by -1c4)c1I
(a) The Governor on the basis of
impeachment in Vidhan Sabha (a) iii
(b) The Governor, after the enquiry RI
conducted by the Supreme Court (b) 1c1I iiiiq 'iTv IcIq'4I1
(c) The President, after the enquiry
conducted by the Supreme Court
(d) The Governor, after the enquiry (c) c11 -'Vlc11 t
conducted by the High Court (d) cci Ici 'i JkI

100. Which of the following countries is NOT 100. cHr1rd Ifl

located on the bank of the Black Sea? fTr rY *?
(a) Syria (a) ITh1T
(b) Turkey (b) c1
(c) Georgia (c) iTFqi
(d) Bulgaria (d) c11ki

101. Arrange the following foreign travelers

in chronological order of their arrival in
India:
I. William Hawkins
II. Ralph Fitch
III. Sir Thomas Roe
IV. Nicholas Dawnton
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
Codes:
(a) II, I, IV and III
(b) IV, II, I and III
(c) I, III, II and IV
(d) III, II, IV and I

102. With reference to the 'Capital formation' 102. f1ui' ; .R

which of the statements is! are correct? ?
1. Process of capital formation depends
on savings and effectiveness of 1. 1In ur T fft
financial institutions.
2. Investment is the essential factor of 2.lTfl UI TII4c4,Rcl I
capital formation.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
Codes: (a) 1
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2 (b) 2
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) 1 31 2 -i
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) T 1 ; ' 2
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103. Match List - I with List - II and select 103. —Ikcfl -II*11c
the correct answer using the codes given ___
. -n 1? iTt: k1l 1J T i1 ui I
below the lists.
List - I List - II I -II
(Biosphere) (Location) (c1Hui) (11.T)
A. Similipal 1. Uttarakhand A. I(1IdNM 1. 3RRUS
B. Pachmarhi 2. Meghalaya B. ci1-ic 2. -Ic1i
C. Nandadevi 3. Madhya Pradesh C. i1 3. 1T21T
D. Nokrek 4. Odisha D. 4. 3i)f'It
Codes:
A B C D ABCD
(a) 4 3 2 1 (a) 4 3 2 1
(b) 4 3 1 2 (b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 1 3 4 2 (c) 1 3 4 2
(d) 3 4 1 2 (d) 3 4 1 2

104. Who among the following was NOT an 104. [i.iiftci 1926 . T1I 'kc4t.i—T'
early member of the 'Naujawan-Sabha' 411R?.t1 ?
formed in 1926 A.D.?
(a) Bhagat Singh (b) Yaspal (a) WTT Ri (b) i'iic-t
(c) Chhabil Das (d) Ambika Chakravarti (c) 1i R1 (d) 31cbi ccicff

105. Which of the following is the correct 105.

sequence of the Islands of Indonesia from
West to East?
(a) Java, Sumatra, Lombok, Bali (a) 'ii, ijiiii, 11Hct, ift
(b) Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok (b) iii, cti.41, H)cI
(c) Sumatra, Java, Lombok, Bali (c) iiii, '1Ic4I, 1lcb, iid1
(d) Bali, Sumatra, Java, Lombok (d) ii -1l,

106. Largest saline water lake in India is 106. Ikdc I). t 1ki
(a) Chilka (b) Sambhar (a) fei (b) riR
(c) Lonar (d) Wullar (c) c.111R (d) yiR

107. In India the First Municipal Corporation 107.f RiI1.I

was set up in which one among the T1TTT?
following places?
(a) Calcutta (b) Madras (a) 1cIrtI (b) HIzi
(c) Bombay (d) Delhi (c) (d) f

108. Which one of the following books written 108. IW1 'kcbI frtm 31W4 'i &i 1iRci
by Noble Laureate Amartya Sen and 1H1iftc1 'i* 2021
published in July, 2021? di?
(a) Development and Freedom (a) i'-ik
(b) The Argumentative Indian (b)
(c) Home in the World (c) lH1cl
(d) The Idea of Justice (d) 3iiFI 3 I1I

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109. 'SENSEX' is the popular Index of Bombay 109. 'ct1' Tch (.ctk1 (BSE) '1 Mc1I1(1
Stock Exchange (BSE). It is measured r
on the basis of how many blue chip
companies listed in BSE? 1i:I4i 1i1 1 N1 c1I
(a) 20 (b) 30 (a) 20 (b) 30
(c) 25 (d) 10 (c) 25 (d) 10

110. Consider the facts given below: 110.

1. Sukumar Sen was the first Chief 1. WT TT 3flT tHK
Election Commissioner of India.
2. Rama Devi was the first woman 2. RT ii 1i cl1i 31Id T
Chief Election Commissioner of
India.
Choose the correct answer from the
codes given below.
Codes (a)t1i)t
(a) Only 1 is correct
(b) Only 2 is correct
(c) Both 1 and 2 are correct (c) 132-iIk1%
(d) Both 1 and 2 are incorrect (d) 1 3Th2 c'i.i lMcI

111. Which among the following districts of 111. H41—T1I 11

Uttar Pradesh is smallest in terms of
area?
(a) Hamirpur (b) Hardoi (a) 4k (b)
(c) Hathras (d) Hapur (c) TE1 (d) is

112. Who among the following had performed 112. fci i ' i'ti qi 1c1Iu1 11-.i
the world's first heart transplant? %1T ?
(a) Dr. Venugopal (a) . i)iti
(b) William Harvey (b) I1i
(c) Christian Bernard (c) I1H Ri
(d) William Betrick (d) 11ii

113. With reference to Mekong river, which of the 113. c4i1 I 4i 1-i1ifti
following statement/s is/are correct?
1. Mekong rises in Tibetan Plateau
1. i1 ITl41 1 T3R* I
2. Mekong delta is situated in
Southern Cambodia. 2. iititf I
Select the correct answer using the codes - 3rK I
given below.
Codes:
(b) 2 only (a) T1 (b) 'IT 2
(a) 1 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 12-'I (d) Th1112

114. Which of the following vitamins is 114.

essential for normal vision? 3lciicI lcii ?
(a) Folic acid (b) Riboflavin (a) u1ici ai (b) kI4I1
(c) Niacin (d) Retinol (c) 1Fi'i (d) 1.iTci

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115. "Can you show me one free country 115. "T ai ct i 1I 1cI
where there are separate electorates ?
The British element is gone, but they dIrlCbI4. ? .... 3T 1T ,L
have left mischief behind". 'flkRc1 )s1T I"
Who among the following said the above Tf1
mentioned statement in the Constituent i
Assembly debates?
(a) Somnath Lahiri (a) -nT iil
(b) Jawaharlal Nehru (b) iiti
(c) Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel (c) T 4T 4~ci
(d) N. G. Ranga (d) i.ifL u
116. According to 'Global Peace Index, 2021', 116. '1icI, Ii1 cicticb, 2021' 3IR 1Hr1Rc1
which of the following is the most
peaceful region in the world?
fc i ii1i1 c4i-1T ?
(a) Africa (b) Europe (a) 31cti (b) ttT
(c) Australia (d) South America (c) 3Tr-ui (d) ri kc
117. Given below are two statements, one is 117. tf 3T1R(A)
labelled as Assertion (A) and other as (R)c4i 1T
Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : Human body synthesises aifi(A) :[fT 3 r31
all the vitamins required by it. TIfiHi T iiUi t c1I
iut (R) : IIk T3fi[f I1ctIk1 ft Tif'i
Reason (R) Vitamins are essential for '

proper growth of the body.

Select the correct answer using the codes fl j Tf q T
given below.
Codes:
( (A) (R) (R), (A)
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is
correct explanation of (A) Ns1I c1
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is (b) (A) (R) *i1 ', f (R), (A)
not correct explanation of (A) °4IH
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false (c) (A) ,f (R) I1cl
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true (d)
118. Sugamya Bharat Abhiyan is associated 118.
with
(a) 1oiiii 1t4
(a) Disabled Persons
(b) Child Health Care (b)
(c) Women Empowerment (c) -IclI i11cut
(d) Under Privileged People (d) i1'1
119. With reference to the electric potential, 119.f d%t
which of the following statements is/are 1—n/ ) ?
correct?
1. It is a scalar quantity. I
2. It is a vector quantity.
Select the correct answer using the codes ir i
given below.
Codes:
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (a) tI 1 (b) 12
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) 132-i' (d)
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12.'Match List - I with List - II and select 120. q\ fl - I 1\•fl - II 11ct 1ii k±j
the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists.
List - I List - II
(State of India) (Highest Peak) (T5) (ii flt)
A. Tamil Nadu 1. Dhupgarh Peak A. 1. 1Tt1d)
B. Rajasthan 2. Saramati Peak B. TQtR 2. iRIHfl fl
C. Nagaland 3. Gurushikhar C. ii'tis 3.
Peak
D. Madhya Pradesh 4. Dodda Betta D. t21 MI 4. T i i1
Peak
Codes:
A B CD
A B C D
(a) 3 2 1 4 (a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 1 4 3 2 (b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 4 2 3 1 (c) 4 2 3 1
(d) 4 3 2 1 (d) 4 3 2 1
121. A non-renewable source of energy is 121. T I'•fltd u1I
(a) Solar energy (b) Petroleum (a)'flt (b) Tii
(c) Wind energy (d) Biogas (c) clij, i1 (d) i4lk
122. Among the following countries India's 122. 2019-20 I-i viRci ii • :iir i
trade balance surplus is maximum with
which countiy in 2019-20? 3lT1fT rffti T ?
(a) USA (a) .
(b) China (b) fII
(c) Japan (c) 'ii'iii
(d) United Arab Emirates (d) cc1 3 314kM
123. In which year P.C. Hota Committee on 123. t31R%tft.ft. kIirHfTlI.l
Civil Services Reforms was constituted?
(a) 2003 (b) 2004 (a) 2003 (b) 2004
(c) 2005 (d) 2006 (c) 2005 (d) 2006
124. The concept of 'carbon credit' originated 124. 'cb141 fz'
from
(a) Earth Summit, Rio-de-Janeiro
(a) 31?. Mt—i—
(b) Kyoto protocol (b) 1It 1c4Tvi
(c) Montreal protocol (c) Tfi qT
(d) G - 8 Summit, Heiligendam (d) -8
125. With reference to the Satavahana Rulers 125. il1c4I.1 1 IR1t1 * 1iRci %rf
which of the following statement/s is/are
true?
1. The Satavahana Kings were the 1. IIc1ell.1 flc1 T'T
nurtures of Prakrit language.
2. Public aspect of the arts ot 2. k1Ic1I-i cbt1 fl c-)cb t1T
more encouragement during the i
Satavahana period.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
Codes:
(a) Only 1 (b) Both 1 and 2 (a) 1 (b) 1 3 2
(c) Only 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) iTt 2 (d) 1 1 1 t2
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126. Which of the following types of glass can
cut off ultraviolet rays ?
(a) Soda glass (b) Pyrex glass
(c) Jena glass (d) Crookes glass

127. Which one of the following pairs is NOT

correctly matched ?
(Name of local (Places)
winds)
(a) Leveche - Spain
(b) Brickfielder - Australia -
(c) Black roller - North America -
(d) Shamal - Austria — 3.iT1i

128. Match List - I with List - II and select 128. —I ft— IIii RrrR
the correct answer using the codes given 4;W1L. I
below the lists.
List-I List-Il flI -II
(State) (Representation in (FiT) (r1)
Rajya Sabha) A. 1. 10
A. Rajasthan 1. 10 seats B. iii 2. 7f
13. Gujarat 2. 7 seats 3. iift
C. Karnataka C.
3. 11 seats
D. Punjab 4. 12 seats D. iiii 4. 12th
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 3 4 2 (a) 1 3 4 2
(b) 2 3 4 1 (b) 2 3 4 1
(c) 1 2 3 4 (c) 1 2 3 4
(d) 4 3 1 2 (d) 4 3 1 2

129. Who among the following Director 129 2021 ' 3r4 311i * 'tTT f( T
won the Oscar Award for the best f "u"
motion picture in 202]. for the movie
"Nomadland"?
(a) Chloe Zhao (a)
(b) Emerald Fennel (b)
(c) Lee Issac Chung
(d) Thomas Vinterberg (d) VfrE

130, Which of the following pair is NOT

correctly matched?
(Place) (Tribe) (Qi) ('iii1)
(a) Alaska - Koryak (a) 31t -cbl —
(b) Borneo - Punan (b) -
(c) Arab Desert - Ruwala (c) W-Tt - I I
(d) Sweden and Finland - Lapps (d) cfti —

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13 Consider the following Committees on 131.

Panchayati Raj and arrange these in 114lt114. o4f:
chronological order:
I, Ashok Mehta Committee r.
II. k.M. Singhvi Committee II. T:T. 1bc1t ifM
III. B.R. Mehta Committee III. .3TTt ci1 Fi1i
IV. G.K.V. Rao Committee IV, v i1I1
Select the correct answer from the codes tI-1c1I tt 1T 111
given below.
Codes:
(a) I, II, III, IV (b) III, I, IV, II (a) I, II, III, IV (b) III, I, IV, II
(c) II, I, III, IV (d) III, II, IV, I (c) II, I, III, IV (d) III, II, IV, I
132. The functions of the State Public Service
Commission of Uttar Pradesh can be I1R f5ZT ic1i
extended by
(a) Prime Minister (a) t'ifl

(b) Union Ministry of Personnel, Public (b) ctif, 14- I1[cI 11

Grievances and Pensions
(c) The President (c) i1t TT
(d) Uttar Pradesh State Legislature (d) 1l TF1 Hvsf 1kI
133. Given below are two statements, one is 133. %,f 3R(A)
labelled as Assertion (A) and other as R"T (R) c4PTZt1:
Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : Teesta river was earlier a 3rRc2R(A) : ic4R
tributary of Ganga now it is a tributary
of l3rahmaputra. cu (R) : R 3.(uI l%Hi1 rfz1t i
Reason (R) : River capturing is a major
feature of Himalayan rivers.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
Codes: (a) (A) 3 (R) c11 ic (R), (A)
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is OR9I 1! t
correct explanation of (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is (b) (A) 3(R) 1 cL(R), (A)
not correct explanation of (A) eI4.cT1
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false (c) (A) L(R I1d*
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true (d) (A) iici t,i (R) ici*
134. The primary duty of the Finance 134. i T1T T iirfIr
Commission of India is
(a) To give the recommendations on (a) fdkUI
distribution of tax revenue between
the Union and States
(b) To prepare the Union Annual (b) c4l1c4,
Budget
(c) To advise the President on financial (c) &iç.f Irfll n4i i1 i
matters
(d) To allocate funds to various (d) .t'ri If4t I)/1T?
Ministries/Departments of the
Union and State Governments 1i ifIf i
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135. Which of the following labour related 135.

Acts have been amalgamated into the
'Code on Wages, 2019'?
1Ic1l, 14ITFT ?
I. Minimum Wages Act I. -q1c1H 1.191c) 3ir
II. Payment of Bonus Act II. tRf ci I'l
III. The Contract Labour Act iii.
IV. Equal Remuneration Act
IV. 1HI'1 LII1ktfI &f1iir
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below. -fl l cj k 5T W4- c11 I
Codes:
(a) I and II only (a) Ef J 3h: II
(b) II and III only (b) fkF II 3k iii
(c) I, II and IV only (c) I, II aTh IV
(d) I, II, III and IV (d) I, II, III 3 IV

136. Who among the following was NOT 136. 1 ct.IT

associated with the Kanpur Conspiracy
Case of 1924? ufi Rf .U?
(a) Muzaffar Ahmed (a) 'i
(b) Nalini Gupta (b) icfl-fl '-cit
(c) Shaukat Usmani (c) flci,ci ii4t
(d) M.A. Ansari (d) T •

137. As per the Census, 2011 estimates, 137. i.iui.i1, 2011 31ii 3 1TT', 1-i
which one of the following is the most
populous State in India? iii
(a) Bihar (b) Madhya Pradesh (a) 1T (b) 1T i
(c) Maharashtra (d) Uttar Pradesh (c) iw (d) 3W

138. Which one of the following is NOT 138.

correctly matched ? (Ig)
(Subject) (Related
Articles)
31 g)
(a) The separation of - Article 50
(a) tirii - 50
judiciary from executive tuI
(b) The promotion of Article 46 (b) - 3c46
educational and 311ici i1i4i
economic interests
of Scheduled Castes r1Ii T 3R1f
and Scheduled Tribes 1ci'i 3ff
(c) The promotion of - Article 43A (c) cii if~i -
___

43A
Co-operative Societies
(d) The organisation of - Article 40
(d) flIPT3 -
1'D 40
Village Panchayats
and enable them to cW.l1 IR1-t
function as the units ctI4 'T i4
of self government fll4 11HI
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139' Which among the following are India's 139.

permanent and operational research T3
stations in Antarctica? 3 RI ftii1ici 31 fl1 ri
(a) Bharati and Arya (a) Rif
(b) Bharati and Dakshin Gangotri (b) R1f 3Th: rPT 1ii11
(c) Bharati and Maitri (c) 1R?ft 3Th: fi
(d) Dakshin Gangotri and Maitri (d) fiur iji a
140. Which one of the following is NOT 140.
correctly matched?
(Name of Player) (Medal Won in (IciiIim)
Tokyo Olympic 2020 f1kf
2020)
(a) P. V. Sindhu - Bronze Medal
(b) Bajrang Punia - Silver Medal
(c) Mirabaj Chanu - Silver Medal
(d) Neeraj Chopra - Gold Medal

141. How many districts of Uttar Pradesh 141. ffff3TRT RI T1T 31TT1 r1 q,I4,q
has been covered under the Aspirational
District Programme run by NITI Aayog,
up to June, 2021 ? drFjT 1TZT*?
(a)4 (b)6 (a)4 (b)6
(c) 8 (d) 10 (c) 8 (d) 10
142. Which among the following organisations 142. HrR1 fi WI&1 RI c-
released the World Population Report,
2021 ? fttj, 2021 iNl Iii 1T1T ?
(a) International Monetary Fund (a) 311
(b) United Nations Population Fund
(b) ictcT *ii
(c) World Health Organisation
(d) United Nations Development (c) fc4 T2t Wi
Programme (d) ic1 W cti4i

143. Match List - I with List - II and select 143. J '\ flhI
the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists.
List - I List - II ft-II
(Text) (Author) (vciir)
A. Ragamala 1. Somanath 1.
B. Rasa Kaumudi 2. Venkatraman
C. Raga Vibodh 2.
3. Pundrik Vitthal
D. Chaturdandj 4. Sri Kantha 3. i1
Prakashjka 4. ftq,uj
Codes:
A B C D A B C D
(a) 3 4 1 2 (a) 3 4 1 2
(b) 4 2 1 3 (b) 4 2 1 3
(c) 2 3 4 1 (c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 1 2 3 4 (d) 1 2 3 4
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144. With reference to the special address
of the President of India, which of the
following statements is/are correct?
1. The President addresses the joint
meeting of both houses of Parliament
at the commencements of the first
session after each general election of
the house of the people and at the
commencement of the first session
of each year.
2. The President in his address informs
the Parliament of the causes of its
summons.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
(a) 11
Codes:
(a) 1 only (b) 2
(b) 2 only
(c) 11%1T2c-'1
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) T 1 t2

145. Which of the following organization has 145. 1-.i 1i -19

iI&1(tIIc IkI c4lS

launched 'The Great Reset' Initiatives for f4c 3TTTR 'Z'

the recovery of global economy during 14Ii 51RF II ?lT ?
the Post Covid - 19 phase?
(a)1cl 3I
(a) World Economic Forum
(b) 1ci c4,
(b) World Bank
(c) OECD (c) 3jfI±.
(d) UNCTAD (d) 3c4'i5

146. A clove represents to which of the 146. i lH11ftcl 1i4 ?

following? (a) 3Th cc.{
(a) Terminal bud
(b) iIi'
(b) Accessory bud
(c)
(c) Flower bud
(d) Vegetative bud (d) ft

147. Headline inflation refers to the change 147. flcb ftuII c1e4O
in value of all goods on the basket. On 1-I1kc44.1 flc4-) ft'1;lR1 i
which basis is the headline inflation Il-I-i in si I ci I ?
measured?
(a)thT1ch
(a) Wholesale Price Index
(b) Consumer Price Index for Industrial (b) {I'Ic4, iTh 31rI T jcIIcb

Worker (c) 1I1tI

(c) Combined Consumer Price Index
(d) Urban Consumer Price Index (d) cl 1II

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14Given below are two statements one is 148.

labelled as Assertion (A) and other as cu (R) c4 TfTT t:
Reason (R)
Assertion (A) : The President of India
determines the qualifications of the *)clI
Chairman and Members of the Finance ci'ui (R) : 32T et 11 qi
Commission.
Reason (R) : Chairman and members are
liii 1) Trq.1
appointed by the President of India.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below.
Codes: (a) (A) 3 (R) c11 &ic (R), (A)
(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is o1I(gI c1I
correct explanation of (A) (b) (A) 3fr( (R) (R), (A)
(b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is
not correct explanation of (A)
(c) (A) is true, but (R) is false (c) (A) i%,1(R) I1c1*
(d) (A) is false, but (R) is true (d)
149. Match List - I with List - II and select 149.
the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists.
List - I List - II - II
(Scheme) (Year of Launch) (Iiu) (fl
A. Aam Aadmi 1. 2021 q4)
Bima Yojna A. 3TPT 3TTf 1. 2021
B. P.M. Aatmanirbhar 2. 2016 B. &T. 3tI 2. 2016
Swasthya Bharat Yojna T1 41'*ii
C. Pradhan Mantri 3. 2007 C. 51!TP15ft 11 3T1 4'I'*it 3. 2007
Jan Aarogya Yojna
D.flRTTTT*1i 4.2018
D. Pradhan Mantri 4. 2018
Suraksha Bima Yojna

Codes
A B C D
A B C D (a) 1 2 3 4
(a) 1 2 3 4
(b) 4 3 2 1 (b) 4 3 2 1
(c) 3 1 4 2 (c) 3 1 4 2
(d) 2 4 1 3 (d) 2 4 1 3
150. Who among the following never presided 150. P.iriRci
a Session of Indian National Congress? ThT?
(a) Lala Lajpat Rai (a) iiii I1c1 TI
(b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak (b) ii i'iTR fI1cb
(c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale (c) 1 iic-I ¶UI
(d) Subhash Chandra Bose

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