UP Junior Aided Teacher 2021 Paper I — Social Studies (Series A)

1. In which year Akbar ended the Jiziya Tax for the first time ?

• (a) 1564
• (b) 1567
• (c) 1565
• (d) 1566

2. Who was elected as the President of Indian National Congress in 1938 ?

• (a) Abul Kalam Azad
• (b) Subhash Chandra Bose
• (c) J. B. Kriplani
• (d) Pattabhi Sitaramaiya

3. In which of the following years Surendra Nath Banerjee was removed from Civil Service ?

• (a) 1870
• (b) 1878
• (c) 1867
• (d) 1874

4. Brahmi script was deciphered by

• (a) S. R. Rao
• (b) Charles Masson
• (c) Alexander Cunningham
• (d) James Princep

5. Arrange the following dynasties in the chronological order by using the codes given below. I. Shung dynasty II. Haryank dynasty III. Nand dynasty IV. Maurya dynasty Codes :

• (a) II I III IV
• (b) II III IV I
• (c) I II III IV
• (d) III I II IV

6. As per census 2011, literacy rate in India is

• (a) 74.04%
• (b) 69.32%
• (c) 65.55%
• (d) 77.25%

7. How much allocation given for 'Mukhya Mantri Samagra Sampada Vikas Yojana' under the Budget – 2021-22 of Uttar Pradesh ?

• (a) 1,000 crores
• (b) 500 crores
• (c) 2,000 crores
• (d) 5,000 crores

8. Find the agent/agents of soil erosion among the following. A. Running water B. Ground water C. Sea waves

• (a) Only A
• (b) None of these
• (c) A and C
• (d) A, B and C

9. Biodiversity is A. Genetic variations B. All biological species present on earth C. Variations among biological communities D. Variations in ecosystems

• (a) Only B
• (b) All of these
• (c) Both B and C
• (d) A, B and C

10. Intensity of Noise Pollution is measured in

• (a) Centimeter
• (b) Decibel
• (c) Decimeter
• (d) Deciliter

11. Which of the following disease is caused by virus ?

• (a) Typhoid
• (b) Leukaemia
• (c) Filaria
• (d) Rabies

12. ECG is a graphical representation of the electrical activity of which organ ?

• (a) Heart
• (b) Liver
• (c) Kidney
• (d) Lungs

13. ¹²₆C and ¹⁴₆C ; ¹₁H and ³₁H ; ³⁵₁₇Cl and ³⁷₁₇Cl are examples of

• (a) Isotones
• (b) Isomers
• (c) Isotopes
• (d) Isobars

14. Which of the following acid is mainly present in tomato ?

• (a) Lactic acid
• (b) Tartaric acid
• (c) Acetic acid
• (d) Citric acid and Malic acid

15. In which year 21st United Nation Climate Change Summit was held in Paris ?

• (a) 2014
• (b) 2017
• (c) 2015
• (d) 2016

16. Which one of the following is not correctly matched ?

• (a) Ascorbic acid – Lemon
• (b) Formic acid – Milk
• (c) Maltose – Malt
• (d) Acetic acid – Curd

17. 'Sarthak' launched by the Ministry of Defense Government of India in August 2020 is related to which of the following ?

• (a) Smart bomb
• (b) Light combat aircraft
• (c) Rocket launcher
• (d) Offshore patrol ship

18. Which one of the following became first 100% organic Union Territory of India ?

• (a) Lakshadweep
• (b) None of these
• (c) Puducherry
• (d) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

19. Arrange the following events in a chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below. I. Appointment of Simon Commission II. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre III. Mahatma Gandhi's Dandi March IV. Death of Ferozshah Mehta Codes :

• (a) IV, II, I, III
• (b) IV, III, II, I
• (c) I, II, IV, III
• (d) II, III, IV, I

20. Who among the following leaders founded the revolutionary organization – 'Abhinav Bharat Society' ?

• (a) Bhagat Singh
• (b) Putin Bihari
• (c) Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
• (d) Barindra Kumar Ghosh

21. What was the percentage of India's population to the World Population in 2011 ?

• (a) 17.0
• (b) 16.5
• (c) 18.0
• (d) 17.5

22. The Kumaun Himalaya is situated between rivers

• (a) Kali and Tista
• (b) Tista and Brahmaputra
• (c) Indus and Satluj
• (d) Satluj and Kali

23. Green Revolution is related with

• (a) Production of cereal crop
• (b) Production of meat
• (c) Production of milk
• (d) Production of cotton

24. Which Coast of India frequently affected by cyclone ?

• (a) Gujarat
• (b) West Bengal
• (c) Kerala
• (d) Odisha

25. Which of the following is largest rail zone of India ?

• (a) North-Eastern Railway Zone
• (b) North-Central Railway Zone
• (c) Northern Railway Zone
• (d) Central Railway Zone

26. F : 216 : : L : ?

• (a) 1700
• (b) 1728
• (c) 1600
• (d) 1723

27. In the coding language, if GANGA is described by 711471, then the code of SARJU is

• (a) 191181021
• (b) 198111021
• (c) 174117
• (d) 911810112

28. A man walks 8 km towards West, then walks 6 km towards North. How far he is from the starting point ?

• (a) 12 km
• (b) 20 km
• (c) 10 km
• (d) 14 km

29. What will be the angle between two needles (hour and minute) at 2 hour 30 minutes ?

• (a) 120°
• (b) 95°
• (c) 105°
• (d) 170°

30. Find analogy. Prayagraj : Ganga : : Ayodhya : ?

• (a) Gomati
• (b) Saraswati
• (c) Yamuna
• (d) Saryu

31. The soil which transport along with water is called

• (a) Alluvial
• (b) Muck
• (c) Colluvial
• (d) Peat

32. Sequence of species related to each other as prey and predator is termed as

• (a) Food chain
• (b) Animal cycle
• (c) Niche
• (d) Eutrophication

33. Animals living at the bottom of the sea are called

• (a) Lentic
• (b) Pelagic
• (c) Lotic
• (d) Benthic

34. The power of a power house is 200 Megawatt. The electrical energy produced by this power house per day will be

• (a) 200 Megawatt hour
• (b) 4800 Joule
• (c) 4800 Megawatt hour
• (d) 4800 Megawatt

35. National Science Day is celebrated on

• (a) 28th January
• (b) 28th April
• (c) 28th February
• (d) 28th March

36. The target of the mission 'Jal-Jeevan' – 'A tap in every home' started by Indian Central Government has been firstly achieved by which State ?

• (a) Goa
• (b) Madhya Pradesh
• (c) Sikkim
• (d) Gujarat

37. "Thai Poosam", a religious festival celebrated in which Indian State ?

• (a) Andhra Pradesh
• (b) Karnataka
• (c) Odisha
• (d) Tamil Nadu

38. Which State launched 'Kisan Kalyan Mission' to promote the income of farmers ?

• (a) Uttar Pradesh
• (b) Jharkhand
• (c) Bihar
• (d) Gujarat

39. Booker Award for the year 2020 has been given for which book ?

• (a) Shuggie-Bàin
• (b) Voices of Dissent
• (c) The Republic Ethic
• (d) My Years with Rajiv : Triumph and Tragedy

40. Recently on which river the Shahtoot dam will be built with the consent of India and Afghanistan ?

• (a) Arghandab river
• (b) Peck river
• (c) Maidan river
• (d) Kunar river

41. When was Goods and Service Tax (GST) implemented in India ?

• (a) 1 January 2017
• (b) 1 July 2017
• (c) 1 April 2017
• (d) 1 July 2016

42. Puducherry comes under the jurisdiction of which High Court ?

• (a) Kerala
• (b) Calcutta
• (c) Madras
• (d) Karnataka

43. Which of the following was not the main feature of the Government of India Act, 1919 ?

• (a) Dyarchy in the provinces
• (b) Dyarchy at the centre
• (c) Relaxation of Central control over the provinces
• (d) The Indian Legislature was made more representative

44. Who created the Brihadeshwar Temple of Tanjore ?

• (a) Rajraj Pratham
• (b) Aditya Pratham
• (c) Rajendra Pratham
• (d) Rajadhiraj Pratham

45. "Atal Innovation Mission" is related with

• (a) Rural Development
• (b) Space Technology
• (c) Entrepreneurship Development
• (d) Information Technology

46. Which Indian State has the largest area under forest ?

• (a) Arunachal Pradesh
• (b) Maharashtra
• (c) Chhattisgarh
• (d) Madhya Pradesh

47. Which of the following river does not form the delta ?

• (a) Krishna
• (b) Narmada
• (c) Kaveri
• (d) Mahanadi

48. When Cabinet Mission came in India ?

• (a) February 1945
• (b) March 1945
• (c) January 1946
• (d) March 1946

49. The Vice-President in India is the Ex-officio Chairman of the

• (a) Lok Sabha
• (b) NITI Aayog
• (c) Finance Commission
• (d) Rajya Sabha

50. How many subjects are there in 11th Schedule of the Indian Constitution ?

• (a) 27
• (b) 20
• (c) 25
• (d) 29

51. Consider the names of the following Mughal emperors of the eighteenth century. i. Alamgir – II ii. Ahmad Shah iii. Jahandar Shah iv. Muhammad Shah Which among the following sequences represents the correct chronological order ?

• (a) ii i iii iv
• (b) iii iv i ii
• (c) i ii iii iv
• (d) iii iv ii i

52. Which of the following is/are correctly matched ? i. Battle of Khanwa – Between Babur and Ibrahim Lodi ii. Battle of Panipat – Between Babur and Rana Sanga iii. Battle of Chanderi – Between Babur and Rajputs iv. Battle of Ghaghra – Between Babur and Afghans Codes :

• (a) Only i and ii
• (b) Only i, iii and iv
• (c) Only i and iii
• (d) Only iii and iv

53. In which assembly Harsha gave away all his belongings in charity ?

• (a) Assembly of Kannauj
• (b) None of these
• (c) Assembly of Prayag
• (d) Assembly of Thaneshwar

54. Who was the founder of 'Gurjar-Pratihar' dynasty ?

• (a) Nagabhatt first
• (b) Vasudev
• (c) Chandradev
• (d) Govind Chandra

55. Who wrote "Prabandh Kosh" ?

• (a) Merutung
• (b) Rajshekhar
• (c) Bilhana
• (d) Kalhana

56. Thumri Singer Girija Devi belongs to

• (a) Kirana Gharana
• (b) Agra Gharana
• (c) Lucknow Gharana
• (d) Banaras Gharana

57. In which Veda "The Assembly and Committee" called the two daughters of Prajapati ?

• (a) Rigveda
• (b) Atharvaveda
• (c) Samveda
• (d) Yajurveda

58. From which Archaeological site of Neolithic Period, evidences of 'Cattle-pen' was found ?

• (a) Kaldihwa
• (b) Mahgara
• (c) Chopnimondo
• (d) Panchoh

59. The pamphlet 'circular-i-azadi' is related to

• (a) Lala Hardayal
• (b) Ramnath Puri
• (c) Taraknath
• (d) G. D. Kumar

60. The 'Second Buddhist Council' was convened during the regime of king

• (a) Ashoka
• (b) Kalashok
• (c) Ajatasatru
• (d) Kanishka

61. Ilbert Bill Controversy occurred during the reign of

• (a) Curzon
• (b) Mayo
• (c) Lytton
• (d) Rippon

62. Who among the following Satavahana rulers is called as 'Ekabahman' in Nasika inscription ?

• (a) Gautamiputra Śatakarni
• (b) Vashishthiputra Pulumavi
• (c) Śimuka
• (d) Sátakarni I

63. In which of the following inscriptions victory of Skandagupta over the Huns is mentioned ?

• (a) Junagarh Inscription
• (b) Kahaum Inscription
• (c) Bhitari Inscription
• (d) Tumain Inscription

64. Which among the following was the Capital of one of the provinces of Ashoka Dakshinapatha ?

• (a) Ujjayini
• (b) Paithana
• (c) Tosali
• (d) Suvarnagiri

65. Which among the following Brahmana texts describes about coronation ?

• (a) Aitereya Brahmana
• (b) Panchavinsha Brahmana
• (c) Kaushitaki Brahmana
• (d) Śátapatha Brahmana

66. How does it take for the Earth to rotate around the sun ?

• (a) 365
• (b) 365½
• (c) 365¼
• (d) 366

67. The Prime Meridian passes through which city ?

• (a) New York
• (b) Washington
• (c) Paris
• (d) London

68. The symbol used to represent various physical and cultural features on the topographical map is called

• (a) Feature symbol
• (b) Cultural symbol
• (c) Conventional symbol
• (d) Physical symbol

69. Which are the following causes rainfall during winter in north-western part of India ?

• (a) Cyclonic depression
• (b) South-West monsoon
• (c) Retreating monsoon
• (d) Western disturbances

70. Paper produced in Nepa Nagar is used for which purpose ?

• (a) Newspaper
• (b) Notebook paper
• (c) Paper currency
• (d) Packaging paper

71. Which one of the following is not an Alpine Mountain built during the tertiary period ?

• (a) Rockies of North America
• (b) Aravalli of Asia
• (c) Atlas of Africa
• (d) Andese of South America

72. Which Indian State/UTs having common boundary with Pakistan ?

• (a) Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir
• (b) Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan
• (c) Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab
• (d) Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan

73. Which one of the following is not an example of Metamorphic rock ?

• (a) Marble
• (b) Granite
• (c) Quartzite
• (d) Slate

74. The direction of winds in Doldrum belts are

• (a) Equatorial westerlies wind
• (b) N. E. Trade wind
• (c) S. E. Monsoon wind
• (d) S. W. Monsoon wind

75. Heavy downpore rainfall occurs from which clouds ?

• (a) Cumulus clouds
• (b) Nimbo-stratus clouds
• (c) Cumulo-nimbus clouds
• (d) Stratus clouds

76. Arrange the victories of Alauddin Khilji in the chronological order. a. Ranthambore b. Gujarat c. Chittor d. Telangana Codes :

• (a) a, b, c, d
• (b) b, a, c, d
• (c) c, a, b, d
• (d) a, c, b, d

77. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. List – I : a. Srauta sutra, b. Grihya sutra, c. Dharma sutra, d. Sulva sutra List – II : i. Measuring of fire-alters, ii. Rules relating to sacrifices, iii. Domestic rights, iv. Dharma or Law Codes : (a b c d)

• (a) ii iii iv i
• (b) iv i ii iii
• (c) i ii iii iv
• (d) iii iv ii i

78. Match List-I with List-II and choose your answer from the codes given below. List – I : a. Indica, b. Harshacharita, c. Prithviraj Raso, d. Rajtarangini List – II : i. Banabhatta, ii. Chandbardai, iii. Megasthanese, iv. Kalhana Codes : (a b c d)

• (a) iv iii i ii
• (b) i ii iv iii
• (c) iii i ii iv
• (d) ii iv iii i

79. Four Buddhist Councils were held in the following places. Arrange them in chronological order by using codes given below. I. Vaishali II. Rajgriha III. Kundalavana IV. Pataliputra Codes :

• (a) I III IV II
• (b) II I IV III
• (c) II IV III I
• (d) III I IV II

80. The tripartite struggle for the control of northern India is took place between which of the following empires ? a. Rashtrakutas b. Pratihars c. Palas Select the correct code. Codes :

• (a) Only a and b
• (b) a, b and c
• (c) Only a and c
• (d) Only b and c

81. In the Rig Vedic Period 'Nishka' was the ornament of which organ ?

• (a) Ear
• (b) Wrist
• (c) Throat
• (d) Arms

82. Consider the correct statement in the context of Mesolithic age. Statement 1 : The life of the people in Mesolithic age was based on the method of 'Hunting and Collecting'. Statement 2 : Microlith ware used in this period. Select the correct code. Codes :

• (a) Both statements are correct
• (b) Both statements are wrong
• (c) Only 1
• (d) Only 2

83. What was Aurangzeb's position at the time of his father Shahjahan ?

• (a) Governor of Punjab
• (b) Governor of Kashmir
• (c) Governor of Deccan
• (d) Governor of Bengal

84. In the statements given below regarding 'Therigatha'. Mark the correct statement. Statement 1 : A collection of 73 songs containing 522 poems. Statement 2 : They were composed by spiritually developed nuns.

• (a) Only 1 is correct
• (b) Both statements are false
• (c) Only 2 is correct
• (d) Both 1 and 2 are correct

85. Who among the following Sultans of Delhi founded Jaunpur city ?

• (a) Balban
• (b) Alauddin Khilji
• (c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
• (d) Firoz Tughlaq

86. Who among the following established the department of 'Diwan-i-Amir Kohi' ?

• (a) Alauddin Khilji
• (b) Sikandar Lodi
• (c) Muhammad bin Tughlaq
• (d) Firoz Shah Tughlaq

87. In which rock-edict Ashoka has mentioned 'Atavi Jatis' ?

• (a) V
• (b) XIII
• (c) XI
• (d) XII

88. Name of the revolutionary who hurled bomb on Lord Hardings was

• (a) V. D. Savarkar
• (b) Chandra Shekhar Azad
• (c) Ras Bihari Bose
• (d) Bhagat Singh

89. Who among the following Governor Generals ridiculed Congress as representing only a 'Microscopic Minority' of people ?

• (a) Lord Dufferin
• (b) Lord Lansdown
• (c) Lord Curzon
• (d) Lord Minto

90. Which of the following inscriptions gives the information about two Ashwamedha Yajnas performed by the king Pushyamitra Shung ?

• (a) Saranath Inscription
• (b) Hathigumpha Inscription
• (c) Besnagar Inscription
• (d) Ayodhya Inscription

91. Which among the following texts furnishes the various aspects of histories of the Palas of Bengal ?

• (a) Kumarapalacharita
• (b) Kuvalayamala
• (c) Ramacharita
• (d) Gaudavaho

92. Who among the following had discovered the Harappan site Sutkagendor ?

• (a) M. R. Mughal
• (b) N. G. Majumdar
• (c) J. M. Casal
• (d) Aurel Stein

93. The archaeological site Khairadih is situated on the bank of which of the following rivers ?

• (a) Saryu River
• (b) Punapuna River
• (c) Ganga River
• (d) Son River

94. In which of the following regnal years Kharvel had taken out water from a canal from Tanasuli to his capital ?

• (a) Fourth Regnal year
• (b) Eleventh Regnal year
• (c) Fifth Regnal year
• (d) Eighth Regnal year

95. Allahabad Pillar Inscriptions also contains the inscription of whom of the following Mughal ruler ?

• (a) Akbar
• (b) Aurangzeb
• (c) Shahjahan
• (d) Jahangir

96. Which of the following is not responsible for air pollution ?

• (a) Wind turbine
• (b) Oil refinery
• (c) Thermal power house
• (d) Burning material

97. Which soil is suitable for cotton cultivation ?

• (a) Red soil
• (b) Alluvial soil
• (c) Black soil
• (d) Laterite soil

98. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?

• (a) Maharashtra – Paradweep
• (b) Gujarat – Kandla
• (c) Karnataka – Tuticorin
• (d) Tamil Nadu – Mangalore

99. Which one of the following ore is abundant in the Balaghat – Bhandara – Nagpur region ?

• (a) Iron
• (b) Bauxite
• (c) Manganese
• (d) Mica

100. Which one of the following occupation does not belong to the primary sector of the economy ?

• (a) Agriculture
• (b) Transport
• (c) Mining
• (d) Fishing

101. Which State Government of India had first issued a high alert in the State due to 'Nipah Virus' ?

• (a) Andhra Pradesh
• (b) Kerala
• (c) Tamil Nadu
• (d) Karnataka

102. Untouchability is abolished and its practice is punishable according to which Article of Constitution of India ?

• (a) Article 15
• (b) Article 18
• (c) Article 17
• (d) Article 16

103. Which among the following is not a valid ground to restrict freedom of speech under Article 19(2) ?

• (a) Security of the State
• (b) Public Health
• (c) Friendly relations with foreign countries
• (d) Public Order

104. Which among the following provisions of Indian Constitution is not adopted from British Constitution ?

• (a) Parliamentary form of Government
• (b) Institution of the Speaker
• (c) The idea of residuary power
• (d) Rule of Law

105. Find the correct match. State – Members in Rajya Sabha

• (a) Uttar Pradesh – 40
• (b) Kerala – 20
• (c) Punjab – 07
• (d) West Bengal – 18

106. The burst of monsoon in West Bengal called

• (a) Bardoli Chheerha
• (b) Cyclone
• (c) Blossom Shower
• (d) Nor Westers

107. In which State Mangrove forests are found in large scale ?

• (a) West Bengal
• (b) Tamil Nadu
• (c) Gujarat
• (d) Andhra Pradesh

108. In which State is the Bihu dance popular ?

• (a) Assam
• (b) Punjab
• (c) Arunachal Pradesh
• (d) Bihar

109. Which of the following is not a marginal sea of Atlantic Ocean ?

• (a) Hudson Bay
• (b) Caribbean sea
• (c) Black sea
• (d) Gulf of Mexico

110. Which of the following is a planetary winds ?

• (a) Trade Winds
• (b) All of these
• (c) Equatorial Westerlies
• (d) Polar Winds

111. The member of UPSC can be removed from the office before the expiry of term by the

• (a) Prime Minister
• (b) President on recommendation of Supreme Court
• (c) Chairman of UPSC
• (d) Prime Minister on recommendation of Supreme Court

112. Consider the following Vice Presidents and arrange their appointment in chronological order : I. R. Venkat Raman II. K. R. Narayanan III. B. D. Jatti IV. Krishan Kant Select correct answer from the codes given below :

• (a) I, III, II, IV
• (b) III, I, II, IV
• (c) IV, III, II, I
• (d) III, II, I, IV

113. Which of the following Presidents of India was never Vice-President of India ?

• (a) Dr. S. Radhakrishnan
• (b) B. D. Jatti
• (c) Neelam Sanjeeva Reddy
• (d) V. Venkatgiri

114. Dadra and Nagar Haveli comes under the jurisdiction of which High Court in India ?

• (a) Odisha High Court
• (b) Guwahati High Court
• (c) Gujarat High Court
• (d) Bombay High Court

115. Which of the Article deals with the grants in aid by the Union Government to the States ?

• (a) Article 275
• (b) Article 265
• (c) Article 270
• (d) Article 280

116. Who presides over the joint sitting of both the Houses of Parliament ?

• (a) President
• (b) Speaker of Lok Sabha
• (c) Vice-President
• (d) Prime Minister

117. Under which one of the following Articles of Indian Constitution, provision of creation or abolition of Legislative Councils in States are made ?

• (a) Article 171
• (b) Article 168
• (c) Article 170
• (d) Article 169

118. The number of members in United Nations as on 01-03-2021 was

• (a) 197
• (b) 195
• (c) 196
• (d) 193

119. When did India conduct its first nuclear test ?

• (a) 1974
• (b) 1977
• (c) 1975
• (d) 1976

120. Name of the 17th Lok Sabha Speaker is

• (a) Sumitra Mahajan
• (b) Amit Shah
• (c) Om Birla
• (d) Rajnath Singh

121. Broad Money is

• (a) M3 = M1 + time deposits with the bank
• (b) M2 + savings deposits with the post office saving banks
• (c) M1 + savings deposits with the post office saving bank
• (d) M2 + time deposits with the banks

122. Population explosion occurs due to

• (a) High Birth Rate
• (b) High Death Rate
• (c) Low Birth Rate
• (d) High Birth Rate as well as Low Death Rate

123. Which of the following is not related to Human Development Index (HDI) ?

• (a) Education
• (b) Per capita income
• (c) Life expectancy
• (d) Birth rate

124. What is the rank of India in the Human Development Index 2019 ?

• (a) 129
• (b) 132
• (c) 130
• (d) 131

125. Net National Product (NNP) at factor cost is

• (a) Equal to national income
• (b) Always more than GNP
• (c) More than national income
• (d) Less than national income

126. Rossby waves is related to which stage of development of Jet Stream ?

• (a) First stage
• (b) Fourth stage
• (c) Second stage
• (d) Third stage

127. The highest peak in the eastern ghats is

• (a) Kanchenjunga
• (b) Mahendragiri
• (c) Khasi
• (d) Anaimudi

128. Dynamic concept of monsoon was proposed by

• (a) Hally
• (b) Frost
• (c) Flohn
• (d) Koteswaram

129. Which of the following region is most prone to earthquakes ?

• (a) Deccan Plateau
• (b) Eastern Ghat
• (c) Ganga-Brahmaputra Plain
• (d) Western Ghat

130. Who postulated the 'Planetesimal Hypothesis' related to origin of the earth ?

• (a) Laplace
• (b) James Jeans
• (c) Kant
• (d) Chamberlin

131. Which one of the following is not related to World Trade Organization ?

• (a) TRIPs
• (b) Uruguay round
• (c) IDA
• (d) TRIMs

132. Narasimhan Committee Report relates to

• (a) Insurance Sector Reforms
• (b) Industrial Sector Reforms
• (c) Banking Sector Reforms
• (d) Agricultural Sector Reforms

133. Economic survey is published by

• (a) Ministry of Finance
• (b) Indian Statistical Institute
• (c) Planning Commission
• (d) National Sample Survey Organization

134. The concept of 'PQLI' (Physical Quality of Life Index) was developed by

• (a) Morris D. Morris
• (b) Adam Smith
• (c) Amartya Sen
• (d) Mahbub-ul-Haq

135. As per 15th Finance Commission recommendations, the Central Government has agreed to give how much of tax divisible pool to states ?

• (a) 39%
• (b) 43%
• (c) 40%
• (d) 41%

136. How many members are in Public Account Committee ?

• (a) 30
• (b) 7
• (c) 22
• (d) 15

137. Who said that "Democracy is the Government in which every person is participate equally" ?

• (a) Mazini
• (b) Diecy
• (c) Seley
• (d) Lord Bryce

138. Which of the following word is not vested in Indian Constitution ?

• (a) Secular
• (b) Socialism
• (c) Federal
• (d) Democratic

139. The President of India is impeached under which Article of the Constitution ?

• (a) Article 76
• (b) Article 79
• (c) Article 56 and Article 61
• (d) Article 75

140. Zero hour parliamentary arrangement is given by which country ?

• (a) America
• (b) Japan
• (c) Britain
• (d) India

141. In which case the Supreme Court of India has envisaged that "Preamble is the key to mind of the Constitution makers" ?

• (a) In Berubari case
• (b) Keshvanand Bharti vs Kerala case
• (c) Sajjan Singh vs Rajasthan case
• (d) Golaknath vs Punjab case

142. By which Constitutional Amendment Act, it has been added in Fundamental duties that "who is a parent or guardian to provide opportunities for education to his child or, as the case may be, ward between the age of 6 and 14 years" ?

• (a) 82nd Constitutional Amendment
• (b) 86th Constitutional Amendment
• (c) 84th Constitutional Amendment
• (d) 85th Constitutional Amendment

143. The Flag Code of India is effective from

• (a) 26 January, 2001
• (b) 15 August, 2002
• (c) 26 January, 2002
• (d) 26 January, 2003

144. The song "Jana-gana-mana" was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the National Anthem of India on which date ?

• (a) 24 January, 1950
• (b) 26 November, 1949
• (c) 26 January, 1950
• (d) 15 August, 1947

145. Who is the Chairman of Inter-State Council in India ?

• (a) President
• (b) Union Home Minister
• (c) Vice President
• (d) Prime Minister

146. The institution which compute national income in India is

• (a) Planning Commission
• (b) Central Statistical Organization
• (c) Finance Ministry
• (d) Reserve Bank of India

147. The percentage of small and marginal farmers in India is

• (a) 75%
• (b) 85%
• (c) 78%
• (d) 82%

148. What is stagflation ?

• (a) A situation in which economy faces recession
• (b) None of these
• (c) A situation in which economy faces inflation and high rate of unemployment
• (d) A situation in which economy faces slow down

149. 'Twin Deficit' related to

• (a) Fiscal Deficit + Primary Deficit
• (b) Current Account Deficit + Fiscal Deficit
• (c) Revenue Deficit + Fiscal Deficit
• (d) Revenue Deficit + Effective Revenue Deficit

150. In Economics, 'Laissez Faire' means

• (a) The State to interfere in the economy
• (b) People should play fair game
• (c) Life should be made as fair as possible
• (d) The State do not interfere in the economy