UP TGT 2021 — Social Science (Series A)

1. Allepe port is situated on the coast of

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

2. 'Yurt' is the house of

• (a) Eskimos
• (b) Pygmies
• (c) Bushman
• (d) Khirghiz

3. Whitlessy has divided major agricultural region of the world in

• (a) 11 regions
• (b) 12 regions
• (c) 13 regions
• (d) 14 regions

4. Which one of the following is known as 'Fountain of prosperity' ?

• (a) Coal
• (b) Mineral oil area
• (c) Natural gas
• (d) Solar energy

5. Which one of the following states recorded the lowest decadal growth rate of population according to 2011 census ?

• (a) Kerala
• (b) Goa
• (c) Sikkim
• (d) Nagaland

6. In which state of India, Mahatma Gandhi Hydropower Project is located ?

• (a) Kerala
• (b) Tamil Nadu
• (c) Karnataka
• (d) Gujarat

7. Which is the largest cotton producing state in India ?

• (a) Gujarat
• (b) Karnataka
• (c) Tamil Nadu
• (d) Uttar Pradesh

8. For resource conservation it is necessary

• (a) Maintain balance between man and resources
• (b) Rational use of Resources
• (c) Development of Resources
• (d) All of the above

9. Distance of 1° longitude at equator is

• (a) 111.32 km.
• (b) 112.57 km.
• (c) 110.94 km.
• (d) 111.78 km.

10. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

• (a) Rajasthan – Anta
• (b) Odisha – Gauripur
• (c) Gujarat – Sikka
• (d) Bihar – Barauni

11. Green revolution means

• (a) Use of green manure
• (b) Grow more crops
• (c) High yield variety programme
• (d) Green vegitation

12. Give an example of folded mountain in South America.

• (a) Rocky mountain
• (b) Andes mountain
• (c) Alps mountain
• (d) Appalachian Mountain

13. Which one of the following countries is not major rubber producer ?

• (a) Brazil
• (b) Thailand
• (c) Indonesia
• (d) Malaysia

14. Which one is not a theory of the origin of coral reefs ?

• (a) Subsidence Theory of Darwin
• (b) Erosion Cycle Theory of Davis
• (c) Stand Still Theory of Murray
• (d) Glacial Control Theory of Daly

15. Kraal settlement is associated with

• (a) Tungu
• (b) Yakuts
• (c) Sakai
• (d) Masai

16. 'Shiv Samudram' hydroelectricity station is situated at

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

17. Assertion (A) : New England industrial region is one of the important region of the world. Reason (R) : Industrial raw materials and transport facilities are well developed in this region. Select the correct answer from the following codes :

• (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• (b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
• (c) (A) is true but (R) is false
• (d) (A) is false but (R) is true

18. In which of the following regions Bio-diversity is richer ?

• (a) Tropical region
• (b) Polar region
• (c) Temperate region
• (d) Oceanic region

19. Doklam plateau is situated in the trijunction of

• (a) India, Myanmar and China
• (b) India, China and Pakistan
• (c) Bangladesh, Myanmar and India
• (d) India, China and Bhutan

20. Placer deposits are found in

• (a) Alluvial fans and Valley floors
• (b) Delta and Loess
• (c) Till Plain and Crevasses
• (d) Submerged Coast and Solution Valley

21. The rural settlements (collective farms) of Russia is known as

• (a) Village
• (b) Farm stead
• (c) Sovkhoz
• (d) Home stead

22. On which river Hirakud Dam has been built ?

• (a) Godawari
• (b) Cauvery
• (c) Mahanadi
• (d) Peniyar

23. Who described geography as the science of Human Ecology ?

• (a) Mackinder
• (b) Blache
• (c) Barrows
• (d) Brunhes

24. The book 'Human Geography : A Welfare Approach' is written by

• (a) David Harvey
• (b) Peter Haggett
• (c) D.M. Smith
• (d) Richard Peet

25. Which one of the following forms of settlement develops along either side of roads, rivers or canals ?

• (a) Circular
• (b) Cross-shaped
• (c) Linear
• (d) Square

26. Garo-Rajmahal gap was formed by

• (a) Warping
• (b) Jointing
• (c) Down faulting
• (d) Over thrust folding

27. Which one of the following is generally found in sedimentary rocks ?

• (a) Basalt
• (b) Shale
• (c) Silica
• (d) Magnesium

28. Which one of the following Indian states is not traversed by Tropic of Cancer ?

• (a) Tripura
• (b) Mizoram
• (c) Manipur
• (d) West Bengal

29. According to Thornth Waite ______ type of climate is found in New Zealand.

• (a) BB'r
• (b) BA'r
• (c) BB'w
• (d) BA'w

30. The highest mountain of Southern India is

• (a) Nilgiri
• (b) Anaimundi
• (c) Dodabetta
• (d) Kodaikkanal

31. The 'Thermal Contraction Theory' was produced by

• (a) Holmes
• (b) Jolly
• (c) Wegner
• (d) Jaffreys

32. Hectopascal is a unit to

• (a) Measure the energy
• (b) Measure the air pressure
• (c) Measure the thickness of ozone layer
• (d) Measure the solar radiation

33. When was International date line fixed ?

• (a) 1904
• (b) 1884
• (c) 1917
• (d) 1894

34. In which country 'Pittsburgh Industrial Region' is located ?

• (a) Russia
• (b) USA
• (c) Great Britain
• (d) Western Europe

35. Assertion (A) : Ahmadabad is called Manchester of India. Reason (R) : Ahmadabad is commercial producer of cotton textile in India. Select correct answer from following codes :

• (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• (b) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A)
• (c) (A) is true but (R) is false
• (d) (A) is false but (R) is true

36. Isolated rural settlements are found in

• (a) The higher parts of Sahyadris
• (b) Rayalseema region
• (c) Baghelkhand region
• (d) Lava plateau of Maharashtra

37. Conservation of Bio-diversity is important for

• (a) Animals
• (b) Animals and Plants
• (c) Plants
• (d) Organisms

38. Leningrand Port is situated at

• (a) Canada
• (b) Russia
• (c) Australia
• (d) Japan

39. Which of the following rocks is not likely to contain fossils ?

• (a) Conglomerate
• (b) Granite
• (c) Shele
• (d) Sand Stone

40. The correct descending order of manganese production countries are

• (a) South Africa, Australia, China, India
• (b) China, India, Australia, South Africa
• (c) Australia, China, India, South Africa
• (d) India, China, South Africa, Australia

41. Graben is the product of

• (a) Weathering
• (b) Folds
• (c) Faults
• (d) Erosion

42. 'Continental Drift Theory is affirmed'. Which statement/statements is/are true ? 1. Computer estimates of topographic fit of continent coasts. 2. New investigations regarding geological similarities between the southern continents. 3. Paleomagnetic studies. 4. Evidences of sea-floor spreading.

• (a) 1, 2 and 3
• (b) 1, 3 and 4
• (c) 2, 3 and 4
• (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

43. 'Nature is never more than adviser'. Who said this statement ?

• (a) E.W. Zimmerman
• (b) C.O. Sauer
• (c) Vidal de la Blache
• (d) G. Tathom

44. In which part of Himalayas, we find 'Karewa' formation ?

• (a) N. E. Himalayas
• (b) Eastern Himalayas
• (c) Himachal-Uttarakhand Himalayas
• (d) Kashmir Himalayas

45. Laterite soil is found in

• (a) Uttar Pradesh
• (b) Himachal Pradesh
• (c) Punjab
• (d) Maharashtra

46. Who wrote the book entitled "Our Wandering Continents" ?

• (a) V. Gracht
• (b) A. Du Toit
• (c) A. Wegener
• (d) G. H. Dury

47. 'Bushmen-Hottentot' race is concerned with

• (a) Negroid
• (b) Caucasoid
• (c) Mongoloid
• (d) Australoid

48. Dead sea is a lake formed by

• (a) Rift valley
• (b) Alluvial fan
• (c) Folding
• (d) Crater

49. Who is the father of possibilism ?

• (a) Lucian Febvre
• (b) Jean Brunhes
• (c) Isaiah Bowman
• (d) G. Taylor

50. The term 'Monsoon' is originated from

• (a) Arabic
• (b) Spanish
• (c) Hindi
• (d) English

51. What is the reason behind not equal division of day and night on Earth ?

• (a) Rotation of Earth on axis
• (b) Revolution of Earth around the sun
• (c) Earth orbit is geoid
• (d) Tilting of Earth on its axis

52. The largest milk producer state of India is

• (a) Punjab
• (b) Gujarat
• (c) Uttar Pradesh
• (d) Rajasthan

53. Which one is correct order of evolution of economic activities ?

• (a) Agriculture, Urbanization, Food collection
• (b) Food collection, Industrialization, Agriculture
• (c) Agriculture, Food collection, Urbanization
• (d) Food collection, Agriculture, Industrialization

54. Among the following which one is not related to Agricultural Revolution ?

• (a) White Revolution
• (b) Blue Revolution
• (c) Yellow Revolution
• (d) None of the above

55. Who is called yellow dwarf ?

• (a) Mars
• (b) Saturn
• (c) Sun
• (d) Uranus

56. The highest and the lowest population density difference during 2001 and 2011 was recorded respectively in

• (a) Uttar Pradesh and Sikkim
• (b) Haryana and Nagaland
• (c) West Bengal and Mizoram
• (d) Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh

57. Which one of the following statements is not true about the Coriolis force ?

• (a) It is the effect of earth's rotation and it is a fictitious force
• (b) It is maximum over polar regions
• (c) It is directly related to frictional force
• (d) It is proportional to wind speed

58. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched ? Forests-Type – Major Area

• (a) Tropical Rain Forests – Congo basin
• (b) Conical Forests – Northern Canada
• (c) Mediterranean Forests – California
• (d) Tropical Deciduous Forests – Mongolia

59. Match List – I with the List – II and select the correct answer from the codes given below. List – I (Scholar) a. G.B. Airy b. W. Whewell c. R.A. Harris d. Isaac Newton List – II (Theory) 1. Stationary Wave Theory 2. The Equilibrium Theory 3. Progressive Wave Theory 4. Canal Theory

• (a) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
• (b) a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
• (c) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
• (d) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4

60. Which one of the following is called rainforest of the oceans ?

• (a) Corals
• (b) Ocean deposits
• (c) Tides
• (d) Currents of the Oceans

61. Examine the following statements and select the correct answer using the code given below. 1. Fog lifts up when the ground gets heated as the sun comes up. 2. Fog occurs in the early morning due to radiational cooling. Code :

• (a) Only 1 is correct
• (b) Only 2 is correct
• (c) Both 1 and 2 are correct
• (d) Neither 1 nor 2 is correct

62. Which one of the following is correct classification of resources according to availability ?

• (a) Ubiquities, Commonalities, Rarities
• (b) Unused, Potential, Latent
• (c) Sustainable, Improvable, Non Improvable
• (d) Unused, Potential, Rarities

63. Group of countries in descending order in production of paddy is correct

• (a) India, China, Brazil, Bangladesh
• (b) China, India, Japan, Indonesia
• (c) China, India, Pakistan, Indonesia
• (d) China, India, Indonesia, U.S.A.

1. From which one of the following Harappan Sites evidence of Pit-dwellings have been founded ?

• (a) Rakhigarhi
• (b) Banawali
• (c) Prabhash-Patan
• (d) Kunal

2. In Mauryan period the Samaharta stands for

• (a) Commander in Chief
• (b) The Chief Custodian of Storehouses
• (c) Officer Incharge of Assessment and Collection
• (d) Officer of Forest

3. What was the purpose of the Indian visit of Hiuen Tsang ?

• (a) To know the geography of India
• (b) To visit the places connected to Buddha
• (c) To know the cultures of India
• (d) To amass wealth

4. The great stupa at Amaravati was originally established in the period of

• (a) Ashokan
• (b) Sunga
• (c) Satavahan
• (d) Gupta

5. In Delhi Sultanate, Barid-i-Mumalika was the Officer of the

• (a) Law Department
• (b) Chief of Nobles
• (c) Head of Intelligence and Spies
• (d) Chief of Army

6. Which one of the following Chola Kings who had conquered entire Ceylon (Singhal) ?

• (a) Rajendra I
• (b) Rajaraja I
• (c) Kulottunga I
• (d) Rajadhiraja

7. Arrange the following events in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below. 1. Simon Commission 2. First Round Table Conference 3. Cripps Mission 4. C. R. Formula Codes :

• (a) 2, 1, 4, 3
• (b) 1, 2, 3, 4
• (c) 1, 3, 2, 4
• (d) 2, 1, 3, 4

8. Megasthenes has mentioned an Officer Astynomoi who was related with

• (a) Town Officials
• (b) District Officials
• (c) Village Officials
• (d) Chief Priest

9. Nalanda University was founded by which of the following ruler ?

• (a) Samudragupta
• (b) Kumaragupta I
• (c) Skandagupta
• (d) Harshavardhana

10. In Delhi Sulthanate members of Chahalgani belonged to

• (a) Tajik
• (b) Afgan
• (c) Turk
• (d) Mongol

11. Palace of Turkish Sultana is situated at

• (a) Lahore
• (b) Delhi
• (c) Agra
• (d) Fatehpur Sikri

12. In which its session, All India Muslim League had openly opposed the Civil Disobedience Movement ?

• (a) Lahore Session
• (b) Amritsar Session
• (c) Allahabad Session
• (d) Lucknow Session

13. Who was the author of Kalingattuparani ?

• (a) Jayagondan
• (b) Ramanuja
• (c) Karunakara Tondaiman
• (d) Vishnuvardhana

14. Which of the following Rock Edict of Ashoka speaks of religious synthesis ?

• (a) Rock Edict II
• (b) Rock Edict XI
• (c) Rock Edict XIII
• (d) Rock Edict XII

15. Which Act provided for holding Indian Civil Services Recruitment Examination in India along with England ?

• (a) Indian Council Act, 1861
• (b) Indian Council Act, 1893
• (c) Morley-Minto Reform, 1909
• (d) Government of India Act, 1919

16. Where was founded 'Sanatan Dharma Rakshini Sabha' in 1883 A.D. ?

• (a) Mathura
• (b) Varanasi
• (c) Patna
• (d) Calcutta

17. The Kailasha temple is located in the cave of

• (a) Karle
• (b) Elephanta
• (c) Ellora
• (d) Ajanta

18. From where ambassador had came during Aurangzeb reign ?

• (a) Constantinople
• (b) Persia
• (c) Macca
• (d) Turkey

19.

• (a) Harappa
• (b) Kalibangan
• (c) Lothal
• (d) Banawali

20. Which Chola Emperor had the name Arumolivarman ?

• (a) Rajraja
• (b) Rajendra
• (c) Rajadhiraja
• (d) Parantaka

21. Which monument was built to mark the victory of Akbar over Khandesh in 1601 ?

• (a) Jama Masjid
• (b) Ibadat Khana
• (c) Buland Darwaza
• (d) Bibi Khanam Ka Makbara

22. Which one of the following is not situated in Fatehpur Sikri ?

• (a) Panch Mahal
• (b) Moti Masjid
• (c) Palace of Mariam Makani
• (d) Palace of Jodha Bai

23. In Rigveda, Tasar is used for which of the following ?

• (a) Winch
• (b) Weaver
• (c) Chariot
• (d) Bridle

24. 'The History of British India' written by James Mill was published in which year ?

• (a) 1917
• (b) 1827
• (c) 1817
• (d) 1859

25. With which mutiny was Mangal Pandey associated ?

• (a) Barrackpore
• (b) Meerut
• (c) Delhi
• (d) Dinapore

26. Which of the following is the first Turkish Masjid in India ?

• (a) Atala Devi Masjid
• (b) Khirki Masjid
• (c) Quwat-ul-Islam Masjid
• (d) Kalan Masjid

27. Tipu Sultan of Mysore was forced to become a Subsidiary State after which war ?

• (a) First Anglo-Mysore War
• (b) Second Anglo-Mysore War
• (c) Third Anglo-Mysore War
• (d) Fourth Anglo-Mysore War

28. Who was the author of Padshahnama, an official history of the reign of Shahjahan in his eighth regnal year ?

• (a) Motamid Khan
• (b) Abdul Hamid Lahori
• (c) Muhammad Amin Qazvini
• (d) Muhammad Waris

29. Name of Ramagupta of the Gupta Dynasty appears in which inscription ?

• (a) Prayag Inscription of Samudragupta
• (b) Banskhera Inscription of Harshavardhan
• (c) Sanjan Copper Plate Inscription of Amoghvarsh
• (d) Kahaum Inscription of Skandagupta

30. Who of the following had excavated the Buddhist site of Nalanda University ?

• (a) R.D. Banerjee
• (b) Dr. Mackay
• (c) Dr. Stein
• (d) Dr. Spooner

31. After the death of Prabhakarvardhan his wife had burnt herself on the bank of

• (a) Yamuna
• (b) Saraswati
• (c) Ganga
• (d) Jhelum

32. The term 'Hiranyastupa' was mentioned firstly in

• (a) Vinaya Pitaka
• (b) Digha Nikaya
• (c) Divyavadana
• (d) Rigveda

33. Who was the founder of Deccan Sabha ?

• (a) Mahadeva Govind Ranade
• (b) Dadabhai Naoroji
• (c) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
• (d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak

34. In which year Lord Dalhousie announced that the successor of Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah would have to vacate the Red Fort ?

• (a) 1848 A.D.
• (b) 1849 A.D.
• (c) 1855 A.D.
• (d) 1856 A.D.

35. Which of the metal was used in making of Purana or Dharana type of coins ?

• (a) Copper
• (b) Bronze
• (c) Silver
• (d) Gold

36. Sachivas and Mantris two terms for Ministers were mentioned in the inscriptions of the period of

• (a) Maurya period
• (b) Kushan period
• (c) Gupta period
• (d) Sunga period

37. Muhammad Nadir and Muhammad Murad from Samarqand were among the last foreign artists to come to India in the reign of

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

38. Who amongst the following was closely associated with Indian Civil Liberties Union ?

• (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• (b) Gopal Krishna Gokhale
• (c) M. G. Ranade
• (d) Jawaharlal Nehru

39. What is 'Gavishthi' ?

• (a) Search for Cows
• (b) Taxes on Cows
• (c) Grazing Tax
• (d) Dairy

40. The Guptas learnt the use of the trousers from which of the following ?

• (a) The Kushanas
• (b) The Mauryas
• (c) The Sungas
• (d) The Sakas

41. Who of the following Officer controlled the collection of districts in his province ?

• (a) Samaharta
• (b) Sannidhata
• (c) Sthanika
• (d) Councillors

42. According to evidence of writing which one of the following Ashokan Pillars was the earliest ?

• (a) Rampurva Pillar with Lion Capital
• (b) Rummindei Pillar
• (c) Rampurva Pillar with Bull Capital
• (d) Lauriya-Nandangarh Pillar

43. Buland Darwaza was built to commemorate Akbar's conquest of

• (a) Malwa
• (b) Ranthambhor
• (c) Mewar
• (d) Gujarat

44. Who announced that after the death of Bahadur Shah Mughals would lose the title of 'King' ?

• (a) Lord Dalhousie
• (b) Lord Canning
• (c) John Lawrence
• (d) Lord Ellenborough

45. Mughal Garden of Shahdra is in

• (a) Delhi
• (b) Agra
• (c) Lahore
• (d) Srinagar

46. Which Sultan used to compose poetry in Persian using the pen name "Gulrukh" ?

• (a) Bahlol Lodi
• (b) Raziya
• (c) Sikandar Lodi
• (d) Balban

47. Arthashastra of Kautilya has mentioned how many Adhyakshas appointed by State ?

• (a) Twenty five
• (b) Twenty two
• (c) Twenty seven
• (d) Twenty nine

48. Who was the author of the book 'Setubandha' a Sanskrit Kavya ?

• (a) Rudrasena II
• (b) Pravarasena II
• (c) Narendrasena
• (d) Prithvisena II

49. Jauna Khan was the first name of

• (a) Alauddin Khilji
• (b) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq
• (c) Muhammad-bin Tughluq
• (d) Firuz Shah Tughluq

50. Who wrote 'Tarikh-i-Mubarak Shahi' ?

• (a) Yahya bin Ahmad Sirhindi
• (b) Isami
• (c) Shamsi Siraj Afif
• (d) Barani

51. Who is the author of Jain literature Kuvalayamala ?

• (a) Uddyotana Suri
• (b) Haribhadra
• (c) Maheshara Suri
• (d) Gunachandra

52. Which Chola Ruler held the titles of Maduraikonda and Madhurantaka ?

• (a) Vijayalaya
• (b) Aditya I
• (c) Parantaka I
• (d) Kulottunga I

53. In Arthashastra Vivitadhyaksha was used for

• (a) Superintendent of Pasture lands
• (b) Superintendent of Commerce
• (c) Superintendent of Mines
• (d) Superintendent of Agriculture

54. Asiatic society of Bombay was established in which of the following year ?

• (a) 1802
• (b) 1814
• (c) 1804
• (d) 1806

55. Who of the following Vakataka Rulers, married Prabhavatigupta, daughter of Chandragupta II ?

• (a) Pravarasena II
• (b) Prithvisena II
• (c) Rudrasena I
• (d) Rudrasena II

56. In which one of the following buildings silver ceiling and mingled decoration of marble, gold and precious stones have been used ?

• (a) Moti-Masjid, Agra
• (b) Tomb of Itimad-ud-daulah, Agra
• (c) Diwan-i-Khas, Delhi
• (d) Jahangiri Mahal, Agra

57. Alai-Darwaza built by Alauddin Khilji was a gateway leading into the extension of

• (a) Qutb Minar
• (b) Arahi-din Ka Jhopra
• (c) Hauz-i-Khas
• (d) Quwat-ul-Islam Mosque

58. Which one of the following Chola Rulers made conquest in Sumatra and Malaya ?

• (a) Rajaraja I
• (b) Rajendra I
• (c) Virarajendra I
• (d) Rajendra II

59. Who among the following is given credit to establish improved coinage system ?

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

60. Which one of the following Sultans refused to recognize the authority of the Calipha ?

• (a) Alauddin Khilji
• (b) Qutb-ud-din Mubarak Shah
• (c) Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq
• (d) Muhammad-bin Tughluq

61. From which of the following ruler Jharokha-darshan was discontinued ?

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

62. From which of the following place 'Agni Mandir' (Fire temple) has been found ?

• (a) Kapisha
• (b) Surkh-Kotala
• (c) Charasadda
• (d) Shahabajagarhi

63. Delmachus, an ambassador was sent from the Syrian Court to

• (a) Bimbasara
• (b) Ajatashatru
• (c) Bindusara
• (d) Chandragupta Maurya

1. Which one of the following is not the stage of economic growth of Rostow ?

• (a) The stage of traditional society
• (b) The stage of take-off
• (c) The stage of high investment
• (d) The drive to maturity

2. "Wealth is not an end itself, it is a means to an end and the end is human welfare." This quote is given by

• (a) D. Ricardo
• (b) Adam Smith
• (c) Marshall
• (d) J. B. Say

3. Price discrimination in a discriminating monopoly market depends on

• (a) Elasticity of supply
• (b) Elasticity of demand
• (c) Size of the market
• (d) Class of the consumer

4. If N.R.R. (Net Reproductive Rate) is less than one, then

• (a) Population will decrease
• (b) Population will increase
• (c) Population will be unchanged
• (d) None of the above

5. Which Economist has important place in Diffusion Theory of Incidence of Tax ?

• (a) Ricardo
• (b) Robinson
• (c) Pigou
• (d) Canard

6. Which of the following characteristics is not associated with inflation ?

• (a) Arise in price level
• (b) The value of money is rising
• (c) Expending monetary income
• (d) Excess of demand over available supply

7. Generally the slope of demand curve is being

• (a) Upward from left to right
• (b) Downward from left to right
• (c) Parallel to x-axis
• (d) Parallel to y-axis

8. According to HDR 2010, HDI is geometric average of which of the three indices ?

• (a) I(GNI), I(life), I(BR)
• (b) I(life), I(GNI), I(edu)
• (c) I(edu), I(poverty), I(BR)
• (d) I(poverty), I(BR), I(GNI)

9. When did RBI announce full convertible of Rupee on current account ?

• (a) 19 August, 1994
• (b) 26 August, 1994
• (c) 19 August, 1995
• (d) 18 August, 1996

10. Which of the following equation do not represent to Cambridge approach ?

• (a) P = M/KT
• (b) P = M/KR
• (c) P = MV/T
• (d) P = M/KO

11. The Scarcity Definition of Economics has been given by

• (a) Adam Smith
• (b) Robbins
• (c) Pigou
• (d) Marshall

12. Speculative demand for money, as described by Keynes, can be expressed as

• (a) L₂ = f(y, r)
• (b) L₂ = f(y)
• (c) L₂ = f(r)
• (d) L₂ = f(y + r)

13. The Growth Centered Definition of Economics is given by

• (a) Paul A. Samuelson
• (b) J. M. Keynes
• (c) Robbins
• (d) Marshall

14. 'Basel criteria' are related to

• (a) Banking sector
• (b) Transportation sector
• (c) Manufacturing sector
• (d) Services sector

15. What is objective approach to measure ability to pay tax ?

• (a) Income of tax payer
• (b) Expenditure of tax payer
• (c) Property of tax payer
• (d) All the above

16. Which of the following is known as Emergency Money ?

• (a) Representative Paper money
• (b) Convertible Paper money
• (c) Inconvertible Paper money
• (d) Fiat Paper money

17. The famous "Diamond-Water" paradox is explained by

• (a) Total utility
• (b) Marginal utility
• (c) Price offered
• (d) Quantity supplied

18. Iso-cost line is known as

• (a) Factor cost line
• (b) Outlay line
• (c) Producer's budget constraint line
• (d) All the above

19. When was the Minimum Wage Act passed in India ?

• (a) 1948
• (b) 1956
• (c) 1958
• (d) 1966

20. Optimum population will be at a point where

• (a) National income is maximum
• (b) Per capita income is maximum
• (c) Population is maximum
• (d) Per capita consumption is maximum

21. Which law is called Gossen's second law ?

• (a) Marginal utility law
• (b) Law of equal marginal utility
• (c) Law of demands
• (d) Law of supply

22. Total utility is maximum when

• (a) Marginal utility is zero
• (b) Marginal utility is at its highest point
• (c) Average utility is maximum
• (d) None of these

23. Any line drawn from the central point (or axis) in the scale of proportion explains

• (a) Proportion
• (b) Scale
• (c) Both (A) and (B)
• (d) None of these

24. I. M. F. Loans are known as

• (a) Loans
• (b) Credits
• (c) Purchases
• (d) Assistance

25. Two indifference curve do not intersect each other because

• (a) Both do not give equal satisfaction
• (b) Both are parallel to each other
• (c) Both give equal satisfaction
• (d) None of these

26. 'A country is poor because it is poor'. This statement is

• (a) Colin Clark
• (b) J. R. Hicks
• (c) G. Myrdal
• (d) Ragner Nurkse

27. Giffen goods related to

• (a) Superior goods
• (b) Inferior goods
• (c) Neutral goods
• (d) Common goods

28. According to Prof. Knight, profit is the reward for

• (a) Insurable risks
• (b) Uninsurable risks
• (c) Both (A) and (B)
• (d) None of these

29. Which one is a digital currency ?

• (a) Gold coin
• (b) Z cash
• (c) Metal coin
• (d) E cash

30. The relationship between marginal revenue and price elasticity of demand is shown by

• (a) MR = AR(1 + 1/e)
• (b) MR = AR(e + 1/e)
• (c) MR = AR(1 − e)
• (d) MR = AR(1 − 1/e)

31. "Scarcity of means to satisfy ends of varying importance is an almost ubiquitous conditions of human behaviour." This concept is given by

• (a) J. M. Keynes
• (b) Robbins
• (c) Marshall
• (d) Ricardo

32. The Chairman of the 15th Finance Commission is

• (a) Shaktikant Das
• (b) Venkaiya Naidu
• (c) N. K. Singh
• (d) Ashok Lahri

33. According to Modern Theory of Rent, rent is equal to

• (a) Actual earning – Transfer earning
• (b) Actual earning + Transfer earning
• (c) Actual earning + Income earned in past
• (d) Actual earning – Income earned in past

34.

• (a) MUx/Px > MUy/Py
• (b) MUx/Px < MUy/Py
• (c) MUx/Px = MUy/Py
• (d) None of these

35. If MPL/MPK does not change with any proportionate change in labour and capital then the production function is

• (a) Linear
• (b) Non-linear
• (c) Homogeneous
• (d) Homothetic

36. Gini coefficient is a measure of

• (a) Income inequality
• (b) Poverty
• (c) Unemployment
• (d) Regional inequality

37. Perfect Competition is a market situation which is characterized by

• (a) Price discrimination
• (b) Differentiated product
• (c) Heterogeneous product
• (d) Homogeneous product

38. The correct equation given by Pigou in Quantity Theory of Money is

• (a) P = M/KY
• (b) P = KR/M
• (c) P = KT/M
• (d) P = MV/T

39. Which among the following principle of profit was propounded by Prof. Knight ?

• (a) Innovation theory
• (b) The risk theory
• (c) Uncertainty bearing theory
• (d) None of these

40. Which one of the following is the first most condition of any firm for determining its profit maximisation ?

• (a) AC = MR
• (b) MC = MR
• (c) MR = AR
• (d) AC = AR

41. Disguised unemployment is always

• (a) Voluntary
• (b) Involuntary
• (c) Frictional
• (d) Seasonal

42. For the "Experimental Approach to Alleviating Global Poverty" Nobel Prize 2019 was awarded to

• (a) Esther Duflo, Abhijit Banerji, Michael Kremer
• (b) Fin E. Kidland, Robbert Aumann
• (c) Robbert Angel, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Michael Spence
• (d) James Hackman, Edward C. Prescot, Paul Krugman

43. The difference between the value of exports and value of imports of goods is called

• (a) Balance of Payments
• (b) Foreign exchange
• (c) Balance of trade
• (d) Disequilibrium

44. Who said, 'The problem of getting freedom from wants is regarded as an economic problem' ?

• (a) Adam Smith
• (b) J. K. Mehta
• (c) Marshall
• (d) Robbins

45. When MPC is 0.5 the value of multiplier is

• (a) 5
• (b) 0.5
• (c) 2
• (d) 4

46. Law of demand is based on

• (a) A qualitative statement
• (b) A quantitative statement
• (c) Both of above
• (d) None of above

47. Capitalism includes

• (a) Equal distribution of income
• (b) Lack of competition
• (c) Unlimited role of government
• (d) Private profit

48. Compare List – A to List – B. List – A I. Unbalanced growth theory II. Historical stages of Economic development III. Low level equilibrium Trap theory IV. Big push theory of development List – B a. Hirshman b. R. R. Nelson c. W. W. Rostow d. Rosenstien Rodon Code :

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

49. According to Ricardo what condition is necessary to make possible international trade between two countries ?

• (a) Absolute cost difference
• (b) Equal cost difference
• (c) Comparative cost difference
• (d) None of these

50. Which of these is an indirect tax ?

• (a) Income tax
• (b) Corporation tax
• (c) Capital gain tax
• (d) Excise duty

51. Which of the following condition is not true under monopolistic competition ?

• (a) Large number of sellers
• (b) Differentiated product
• (c) Effective barriers against the entry of firms
• (d) Non-price competition

52. Which Bank controls the banking and monetary structure of India ?

• (a) Axis Bank
• (b) Reserve Bank of India
• (c) State Bank of India
• (d) World Bank

53. Whose model of the following Economists makes use of the "Stock Adjustment Principle" to explain business cycle ?

• (a) P. A. Samuelson
• (b) J. M. Keynes
• (c) N. Kaldor
• (d) J. R. Hicks

54. According to Harrod-Domar growth model for the full capacity use of capital and labour or for full employment it is necessary that

• (a) G < GW < Gn
• (b) G > GW = Gn
• (c) G = GW = Gn
• (d) G < GW > Gn

55. Ricardo-Barro equivalence is related to

• (a) Monetary policy
• (b) EXIM policy
• (c) Fiscal policy
• (d) Industrial policy

56. Principle of maximum social advantage is concerned with

• (a) Taxation only
• (b) Public expenditure only
• (c) Public debt only
• (d) Both taxation and public expenditure

57. Theory of exchange rate determination developed by Gustav Cassel is

• (a) Mint parity theory
• (b) Purchasing power parity theory
• (c) Balance of payment theory
• (d) None of these

58. Who among the following Economist has written the book 'Value and Capital' ?

• (a) Fisher
• (b) Allen
• (c) Pareto
• (d) Hicks

59. Leibenstein in his critical minimum effort thesis treats population as a factor that is

• (a) Income depressing
• (b) Market expanding
• (c) Income generating
• (d) Investment inducing

60. What will be the effect of increase in the 'Repo Rate' on the amount of credit created by commercial banks ?

• (a) Credit creation will remain same
• (b) Credit creation will decrease
• (c) Credit creation will increase
• (d) Credit creation will initially increase and then decrease

61. 'MNREGA' plan started in all districts

• (a) 1 April, 2004
• (b) 1 April, 2005
• (c) 1 April, 2008
• (d) 2 October, 2008

62. Which of the following institutions is called World Bank ?

• (a) IMF
• (b) IBRD
• (c) IDA
• (d) ADB

63. Under Cournot model of duopoly each duopolist will produce

• (a) Half of the output
• (b) One fourth of the output
• (c) One sixth of the output
• (d) One third of the output

1. Who said, "Political Science begins and ends with the State" ?

• (a) Acton
• (b) Gilchrist
• (c) Garner
• (d) Dimock

2. Who said, "State came into being for the sake of life and it continues for the sake of good life" ?

• (a) Bodin
• (b) Laski
• (c) Gandhi
• (d) Aristotle

3. The rendering of the legal doctrine of sovereignty is attributed to

• (a) Bentham
• (b) Locke
• (c) Bodin
• (d) Austin

4. Who had opined that 'Man can be forced to be free' ?

• (a) Aristotle
• (b) Mill
• (c) Gandhi
• (d) Rousseau

5.

• (a) Freedom of trade and profession
• (b) Equality before the law
• (c) Protection of life and personal liberty
• (d) Freedom of religion

6. Which one of the following is the largest Committee of the Parliament ?

• (a) The Committee on Public Accounts
• (b) The Committee on Estimates
• (c) The Committee on Public Undertakings
• (d) The Committee on Petitions

7. The Parliament of India exercises control over the functions of the Council of Ministers through i. Adjournment motion ii. Question hour iii. Supplementary questions Select the correct answer using the code given below :

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

8. The nature has placed mankind in subjection to two masters, pleasure and misery. This idea was given by

• (a) Aristotle
• (b) Mahatma Gandhi
• (c) Bentham
• (d) Marx

9. The Constitution of India recognises

• (a) Only religious minorities
• (b) Only linguistic minorities
• (c) Religious and linguistic minorities
• (d) Religious, linguistic and ethnic minorities

10. Which of the following words has been added to the Preamble by the Constitution (Forty-second Amendment) Act, 1976 ?

• (a) Socialist, Secular and Integrity
• (b) Socialist, Secular and Unity
• (c) Democratic, Socialist and Secular
• (d) Democratic, Socialist and Integrity

11. 'No person shall be prosecuted and punished for the same offence more than once', has been described in which of the following Article ?

• (a) Article 14
• (b) Article 15
• (c) Article 19
• (d) Article 20

12. Which one of the following Schedules of the Constitution of India contains provisions regarding anti-defection ?

• (a) Second Schedule
• (b) Fifth Schedule
• (c) Tenth Schedule
• (d) Eighth Schedule

13. Match List – I with List – II and select the correct answer using the codes given below : List – I a. Hegel b. Austin c. MacIver d. Garner List – II i. Juridical ii. Sociological iii. Descriptive iv. Metaphysical

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

14. "All within the State, none outside the State, none against the State". This statement points to a

• (a) Welfare State
• (b) Totalitarian State
• (c) Democratic State
• (d) Class structure

15. Consider the following functionaries : i. Cabinet Secretary ii. Chief Election Commissioner iii. Union Cabinet Minister iv. Chief Justice of India Their correct sequence in order to precedence is

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

16. Identify the correct chronological sequence of the following : i. Round Table Conference ii. Quit India Movement iii. Formation of Indian National Congress iv. Simon Commission Select the correct answer from the codes given below :

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

17. Who has considered the state as an organisation which helps the public to achieve social interest at a large scale ?

• (a) Willoughby
• (b) Laski
• (c) Dicey
• (d) Mahatma Gandhi

18. In which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution Union – State(s) administrative relations have been described ?

• (a) Articles 256-263
• (b) Articles 245-255
• (c) Articles 264-291
• (d) Articles 352-360

19. Who had given the idea that, "because the nature of the society is federal, the nature of the authority must be federal" ?

• (a) Laski
• (b) R. M. MacIver
• (c) G. D. H. Cole
• (d) Garner

20. Writs can be issued for the enforcement of Fundamental Rights by

• (a) The District Courts
• (b) The Supreme Court Only
• (c) The President
• (d) Both the Supreme Court and the High Court

21. Which of the following are Dr. Ambedkar's works ? i. Annihilation of Caste ii. Thought on Pakistan iii. Ranade, Gandhi and Jinnah iv. The Buddha and his Dhamma

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

22. Who has given the statement that, 'Bicameral legislature is such a parliament, which is divided against its ownself' ?

• (a) Barker
• (b) Garner
• (c) Gilchrist
• (d) Bryce

23. The essential attributes of the State are

• (a) Population, Territory, Sea, Government
• (b) President, Sovereignty, Political Parties, Territory
• (c) Economic Resources, Population, Government, Sovereignty
• (d) Territory, Population, Government, Sovereignty

24. Who among the following is not a theorist of democracy ?

• (a) Alexis de Tocqueville
• (b) J. J. Rousseau
• (c) J. S. Mill
• (d) E. W. Nietzsche

25. By which Constitutional Amendment Act of the Indian Constitution, the word 'Internal disturbance' has been substituted by 'armed rebellion' in the Article 352 ?

• (a) 35th Constitutional Amendment Act
• (b) 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act
• (c) 44th Constitutional Amendment Act
• (d) 52nd Constitutional Amendment Act

26. Who said that, "Congress was the brain child of Lord Dufferin" ?

• (a) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• (b) Dada Bhai Naoroji
• (c) Lala Lajpat Roy
• (d) Mahatma Gandhi

27. Who among the following, resigned for the Hindu Code Bill from Nehru Cabinet in 1951 ?

• (a) B. S. Munje
• (b) B. R. Ambedkar
• (c) C. Rajagopalachari
• (d) R. K. Shanmukham Chetty

28. Which Article of the Constitution provides that it shall be the endeavour of every State to provide adequate facility for instruction in the mother tongue at the primary stage of education ?

• (a) 349
• (b) 350
• (c) 351
• (d) 350-A

29. Who said, "The passion for equality made vain the hope for liberty" ?

• (a) H. Laski
• (b) Locke
• (c) Lord Acton
• (d) G. D. H. Cole

30. Legal sovereign is the certain authority which can legitimately express the highest orders of the State, who can disregard divine law, moral principle and public opinion. This definition is given by

• (a) Barker
• (b) Seeley
• (c) Garner
• (d) Gilchrist

31. Match the scholars and views they expressed : a. Thrasymachus b. Bodin c. T. H. Green d. Mao-Tse-Tung i. Justice is the interest of stronger ii. Superior force makes a band of robbers but not of a State iii. Will, not force, is the basis of the State iv. Power comes out of the barrel of the gun Select the correct answer :

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

32. Who said, "Liberty is the opposite of over-government" ?

• (a) Locke
• (b) Laski
• (c) Hobbes
• (d) Seeley

33. Who was the first to use the term, 'Bureaucracy' ?

• (a) Max Weber
• (b) Herbert A. Simon
• (c) Henry Fayol
• (d) Vincent de Gournay

34. Who/which of the following is the custodian of the Constitution of India ?

• (a) The President of India
• (b) The Prime Minister of India
• (c) The Lok Sabha Secretariat
• (d) The Supreme Court of India

35. Who among the following favoured qualification as the basis for right to vote ?

• (a) J. Bentham
• (b) J. S. Mill
• (c) T. H. Green
• (d) E. Barker

36. Who has written that, "it is better to be a Socrates dissatisfied than a pig satisfied" ?

• (a) Bentham
• (b) Rousseau
• (c) Hegel
• (d) Mill

37. Consider the following statements : i. The executive power of the Union of India is vested in the Prime Minister. ii. The Prime Minister is the Ex-officio Chairman of the Civil Services Board. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

• (a) Only i
• (b) Only ii
• (c) Both i and ii
• (d) Neither i nor ii

38. Match List – I with List – II and give the answer using the codes given below : List – I I. Bipin Chandra Pal II. B. R. Ambedkar III. M. K. Gandhi IV. B. G. Tilak List – II a. Gita Rahasya b. Hind Swaraj c. The Soul of India d. Thoughts on Linguistic States

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

39. Who were the signatories to the Poona Pact ?

• (a) Gandhi – Jinnah
• (b) Gandhi – Ambedkar
• (c) Ambedkar – Nehru
• (d) Jinnah – Nehru

40. Which one of the following approaches had two main demands – Relevance and Action ?

• (a) Behaviouralism
• (b) Post-behaviouralism
• (c) Communication theory
• (d) Decision-making theory

41. Who among the following is not a pluralist thinker ?

• (a) G. D. H. Cole
• (b) John Austin
• (c) E. Barker
• (d) H. J. Laski

42. In which of the following books Karl Marx has given the theory of alienation ?

• (a) Das Capital
• (b) The Communist Manifesto
• (c) The German Ideology
• (d) The Economic and Philosophic Manuscript of 1844

43. Power of Governor to grant pardons, etc. and to suspend, remit or commute sentences in certain cases are given in which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution ?

• (a) Article – 72
• (b) Article – 161
• (c) Article – 162
• (d) Article – 123

44. "To uphold and protect the Sovereignty, Unity and Integrity of India" is a provision made in the

• (a) Preamble of the Constitution
• (b) Directive Principles of State Policy
• (c) Fundamental Rights
• (d) Fundamental Duties

45. According to Article 263 of the Indian Constitution, an Inter-State Council may be established by whom of the following ?

• (a) The President
• (b) The Parliament
• (c) The National Development Council
• (d) The NITI Ayog

46. Under which Article of the Indian Constitution the Ministers are collectively responsible to Lok Sabha ?

• (a) Article 73
• (b) Article 74
• (c) Article 75
• (d) Article 76

47. Who among the following thinkers had said that 'State is an individual writ large' ?

• (a) Plato
• (b) Aristotle
• (c) Hobbes
• (d) Rousseau

48. According to which one of the following thinkers the men in the state of nature were guided by emotions instead of reason or arguments ?

• (a) Rousseau
• (b) Hobbes
• (c) Locke
• (d) Bentham

49. In which Article of the Indian Constitution, it is described, "A Gram Sabha may exercise such powers and perform such functions at the village level as the Legislature of a State may, by law, provide" ?

• (a) Article 243(a)
• (b) Article 243(b)
• (c) Article 243(c)
• (d) Article 243(d)

50. Which of the following GOI Act, establishes dyarchy at provincial level in India ?

• (a) Government of India Act, 1909
• (b) Government of India Act, 1919
• (c) Government of India Act, 1935
• (d) Indian Independence Act, 1947

51. The word Lokpal was coined in 1963 by whom ?

• (a) Chaudhary Charan Singh
• (b) Morarji Desai
• (c) Jyoti Basu
• (d) L. M. Singhvi

52. Who among the following constitute the National Development Council ? i. The Prime Minister ii. The Chairman of Finance Commission iii. Ministers of the Union Cabinet iv. Chief Ministers of the States Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

• (a) i, ii and iii
• (b) i, iii and iv
• (c) ii and iv
• (d) All of these

53. Who among the following made the statement : "Sovereignty is the supreme power of the State, over citizens and subjects unrestrained by law" ?

• (a) J. Bodin
• (b) H. Gardner
• (c) Harold Laski
• (d) Ayatollah Rohallah Khomeini

54. Every State is known by the rights it maintain . . . the state does not give rise to rights, rather than recognises them. This statement belongs to

• (a) Mahatma Gandhi
• (b) Harold Joseph Laski
• (c) John Rawls
• (d) Robert Nozick

55. 'Political work done in the context of power is politics'. This definition is given by

• (a) Sabine
• (b) Garner
• (c) Lasswell
• (d) Barker

56. According to whom, "the four major elements of aggressive nationalism were – swadeshi, bycott, national education and passive resistance ?

• (a) Lala Lajpat Roy
• (b) Bal Gangadhar Tilak
• (c) Aurobindo Ghosh
• (d) Vipin Chandra Pal

57. The authorisation for the withdrawal of funds from the Consolidated Fund of India must come from

• (a) The President of India
• (b) The Parliament of India
• (c) The Prime Minister of India
• (d) The Union Finance Minister

58. Who has written that "The Leviathan of the state of the nature of Hobbes can never be a man" ?

• (a) Spinoza
• (b) Bernard Shaw
• (c) Barker
• (d) Garner

59. Which one of the following is not a characteristic of sovereignty ?

• (a) Absoluteness
• (b) Universality
• (c) Inalienability
• (d) Divisibility

60. If the congress wishes to accept partition, it will be over my dead body. This statement belongs to

• (a) Jawaharlal Nehru
• (b) B. R. Ambedkar
• (c) Mahatma Gandhi
• (d) Subhash Chandra Bose

61. In which year did the U. N. General Assembly adopt the resolution called 'Uniting for Peace Resolution' ?

• (a) 1950
• (b) 1951
• (c) 1967
• (d) 1977

62. Which of the following is correctly matched ?

• (a) Nazism – France
• (b) Guild Socialism – Germany
• (c) Fascism – Italy
• (d) Fabianism – Soviet-Union

63. Who is the author of the book titled 'The Modern State' ?

• (a) R. M. MacIver
• (b) Oppenheimer
• (c) Machiavelli
• (d) M. P. Follet