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1.

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and other labelled as Reason R:Assertion A: The English introduced Western Education in India.Reason R: They wanted to make Indians aware of scientific and national advancement.Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:

A. A is false, but R is true.
B. Both A and R are false.
C. A is true and R is the most correct explanation of A
D. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
Answer» E.
2.

The aim of the Cripps Mission was

A. To prevent the Quit India Movement from being launched
B. To persuade Indian leaders to support British war efforts
C. To convince the Congress Ministries to withdraw their resignations
D. To set up a Constitution making body immediately
Answer» C. To convince the Congress Ministries to withdraw their resignations
3.

Social Development is an approach to(i) increase per capita income(ii) enhance the quality of life(iii) respond to the problems of distorted development(iv) deal with poverty related problem through a combination of economic and social measuresSelect the correct answer by using codes given below:Codes:

A. (i), (ii) and (iii)
B. (ii), (iii) and (iv)
C. (i), (iii) and (iv)
D. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Answer» D. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
4.

Who wrote 'Planned Economy for India' (1936)?

A. R.C. Dutt
B. M. Visvesvarayya
C. N.G. Ranga
D. D.R. Gadgil
Answer» C. N.G. Ranga
5.

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I List - IIa. V.D. Savarkar i. Gaddar Partyb. Lala Hardayal ii. Curzon Wylliec. Tarakanath Das iii. Abhinab Bharatd. Madanlal Dhingra iv. Free HindustanCodes: a b c d

A. ii i iv iii
B. iii ii i iv
C. i ii iv iii
D. iii i iv ii
Answer» E.
6.

Primary Health Care Approach based on equity, access and social justice is a vital philosophy of social development and it represents:

A. Area Development Approach
B. Consumer Rights Approach
C. Minimum Needs Programme Approach
D. The Social Reform Approach
Answer» D. The Social Reform Approach
7.

Which of the following districts constituted as the Northern Circars in the Madras Presidency?

A. Mustafanagar, Ellore, Kondaveedu, Rajahmundry
B. Rajahmundry, Mustafanagar, Machilipatam, Ellore
C. Mustafanagar, Ellore, Rajahmundry, Chicacole
D. Chicacole, Mustafanagar, Ellore, Kondaveedu
Answer» E.
8.

Which one of the following is not an indicator of low level of social welfare?

A. High rate of crime
B. Unemployment
C. Poverty
D. Higher life expectancy
Answer» E.
9.

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I List - IIa. Mahatma Gandhi i. President of Surat Sessionb. Ras Bihari Ghosh ii. President of Calcutta Sessionc. Dadabhai Naoroji iii. President of Lahore Sessiond. Jawaharlal Nehru iv. President of Belgaum SessionCodes: a b c d

A. ii i iv iii
B. iv i ii iii
C. iii ii iv i
D. i iii ii iv
Answer» C. iii ii iv i
10.

Who was the First President of Fort William of Calcutta?

A. Charles Eyre
B. John Child
C. George Oxendan
D. Gerald Aungier
Answer» B. John Child
11.

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I List - IIa. Indian Mirror i. M.N. Royb. Tribune ii. G.A. Nateshanc. Modern Review iii. Debendranath Tagored. Independent India iv. Dayal SinghCodes: a b c d

A. iii iv ii i
B. ii iii i iv
C. iv ii iii i
D. i iii iv ii
Answer» B. ii iii i iv
12.

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and other is labelled as Reason R:Assertion A: Assessment forever was the central point in the Permanent Settlement of Bengal introduced in 1793.Reason R: Cornwallis believed that the Zamindars will develop their lands.Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:

A. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
C. Both A and R are false.
D. A is true, but R is false.
Answer» C. Both A and R are false.
13.

Match List -- I with List -- II. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:List -- I (Institutions) List -- II (Year of Establishment)(a) National Authority for Chemical Weapons Convention (i) 2008(b) Performance Management Division (ii) 2004(c) National Advisory Council (iii) 2009(d) Council on Climate Change (iv) 1997Codes: (a) (b) (c) (d)

A. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
B. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
C. (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
D. (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Answer» B. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
14.

‘Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) or education for all’ is an outcome of which of the following Constitution Amendment in India?

A. 42nd Amendment
B. 44th Amendment
C. 59th Amendment
D. 86th Amendment
Answer» E.
15.

The midterm appraisal of NHRM in 2009 observed that

A. there has been decline in health indicators.
B. there has been a significant improvements in health indicators.
C. no change is noticeable in it.
D. the appraisal was not conducted.
Answer» C. no change is noticeable in it.
16.

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and other is labelled as Reason R:Assertion A: Many Sanskrit works on music were translated into Persian during the medieval period.Reason R: The early Chishti Sufis were fond of musical assemblies called Sama.Consider the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below.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 the correct explanation of A
C. A is true, but R is false.
D. A is false, but R is true.
Answer» C. A is true, but R is false.
17.

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R:Assertion A: It was in Shah Jahan's reign that the arts of dance and music reached its highest watermark.Reason R: He was a patron of arts and literature.Consider the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below.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 the correct explanation of A
C. A is true, but R is false.
D. A is false, but R is true.
Answer» E.
18.

Assertion (AS): The fundamental ethos of the employee-employer relationship is utilitarian and contractual.Reason (R): Both employees and employers are tied into mutual exchange relations.Codes:

A. Both (AS) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (AS).
B. Both (AS) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not correct explanation of (AS).
C. (AS) is true, but (R) is false.
D. (AS) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer» B. Both (AS) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not correct explanation of (AS).
19.

Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act in India was passed in which of the following years?

A. 2003
B. 2006
C. 2009
D. 2011
Answer» B. 2006
20.

Which one of the following State was not a Nation State in the 17th century?

A. France
B. Germany
C. England
D. Spain
Answer» C. England
21.

uthority stems from the task being performed and from the situationwho among the following suggested this concept of authority?

A. Herbert A. Simon
B. Mary Parker Follett
C. Chester I Barnard
D. Max Weber
Answer» C. Chester I Barnard
22.

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:List - I List - II(Book) (Author)a. Early Mughal Painting i. Somprakash Vermab. A History of Sultanate Architecture ii. Ebba Kochc. Mughal Painters and their works iii. Milo Cleveland Beachd. Mughal Architecture: An Outline of its History and Development (1526-1858) iv. R. NathCodes: a b c d

A. iii iv i ii
B. iv ii iii i
C. i ii iv iii
D. ii i iii iv
Answer» B. iv ii iii i
23.

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I List - II(Book) (Author)a. Gulshan-i- Ibrahimi i. GulamMurtazab. Basatin-us- Salatin ii. FuzuniAstrabadic. Futuhat-i- Adilshahi iii. Bhimsend. Nuskha-i- Dilkusha iv. Muhammad QasimFirishtaCodes: a b c d

A. i iii ii iv
B. ii iii iv i
C. iv iii ii i
D. iv i ii iii
Answer» E.
24.

Which of the following States of North-East India was/were invaded by the Mughals?(i) The Dimasa(ii) The Meitei(iii) The Ahom(iv) The KochSelect the correct answer from the codes given below:

A. (i) and (iii)
B. (ii)
C. (iii) and (iv)
D. (i), (ii), (iii)
Answer» D. (i), (ii), (iii)
25.

The statementKnowledge is Foresight and Foresight is powerrelates to

A. Pure research
B. Applied research
C. An interplay between ‘Pure’ and ‘Applied’ research
D. Empirical research
Answer» D. Empirical research
26.

Arrange the following in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:(i) Conquest of Orissa by Akbar.(ii) Introduction of Dagh system.(iii) Creation of the twelve Subahs (provinces)(iv) Introduction of the dual rank (the Zat and the Sawar)Codes:

A. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
B. (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
C. (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
D. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
Answer» B. (i) (iii) (iv) (ii)
27.

Consider the following statements about the Jaziya tax in the Mughal period:(i) Akbar abolished the Jaziya in 1564.(ii) Akbar re-imposed the Jaziya in 1575.(iii) Akbar abolished the Jaziyaagain in 1579-80.(iv) Aurangzeb re-imposed the Jaziya in 1679.Which are the correct statements from the above?

A. (i), (ii)
B. (i), (ii), (iii)
C. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
D. (i), (iv)
Answer» D. (i), (iv)
28.

Match List -- I with List -- II. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:List -- I (Institutions) List -- II (Ministries)(a) Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) (i) Ministry of Labour(b)Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (ii) Ministry of Women and Child Development(c) Central Social Welfare Board (iii) Ministry of Human Resource Development(d) National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) (iv) Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and PensionsCodes: (a) (b) (c) (d)

A. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
B. (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
C. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
D. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Answer» E.
29.

Who among the following painters were considered by Jahangir as masters without rival in their particular spheres?(i) Abul Hasan(ii) Bishan Das(iii) Ustad Mansur(iv) ManoharSelect the correct answer from the codes given below:Codes:

A. (i), (ii), (iv)
B. (i), (iii)
C. (ii), (iv)
D. (i), (iii), (iv)
Answer» C. (ii), (iv)
30.

Which of the following Commission / Committee had recommended that there should be All India Services in the area of Education, Health, Judiciary and Engineering?

A. M.M. Punchhi Commission on Centre-State Relations (2010)
B. Sarkaria Commission on Centre-State Relations (1988)
C. Second Administrative Reforms Commission Report -- Refurbishing of Personnel Administration (2008)
D. The Committee on Civil Service Reforms (2004)
Answer» B. Sarkaria Commission on Centre-State Relations (1988)
31.

Which of the following is not the magisterial powers of a District Collector?

A. Power to issue arms licences.
B. Power to seek help of the military in grave situation.
C. Transfer of the Deputy Superintendent of Police.
D. Maintenance of Law and Order.
Answer» D. Maintenance of Law and Order.
32.

Which of the following principles were enumerated by R.A. Fisher as the principles of experimental research design?(i) Principle of Local Control(ii) Principle of Matching(iii) Principle of Randomization(iv) Principle of ReplicationSelect the correct answer by using codes given below:Codes:

A. (i), (ii), (iii)
B. (ii), (iii), (iv)
C. (i), (ii), (iv)
D. (i), (iii), (iv)
Answer» E.
33.

Which of the following statements about the activities of the Portuguese traders in India during the early sixteenth century is not correct?

A. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach India via Red Sea route.
B. The Portuguese made huge profits by selling Indian spices in European markets.
C. The Portuguese captured many places on the coasts of the Indian Ocean and built their fortresses there.
D. The Portuguese declared that other traders could not bring their ships into the Indian Ocean without their permission.
Answer» B. The Portuguese made huge profits by selling Indian spices in European markets.
34.

Assertion (AS): Ideally, the question sequence should conform to the respondents’ way of thinking.Reason (R): The questions of personal character need to be avoided as opening questions.Codes:

A. Both (AS) and (R) are correct and (R) is correct explanation of (AS).
B. Both (AS) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not correct explanation of (AS).
C. (AS) is true, but (R) is false.
D. (AS) is false, but (R) is true.
Answer» C. (AS) is true, but (R) is false.
35.

Vijayanagara exhibited 'Protopatrimonialism'. Who expressed this view?

A. N. Karashima
B. Burton Stein
C. K.A. NilkantaSastri
D. B.A. Saletore
Answer» C. K.A. NilkantaSastri
36.

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I List - II(Foreign Travellers) (Rulers)a. AbdurRazaq i. Akbarb. Ibn Battuta ii. Muhammad bin Tughlaqc. Sidi Ali Reis iii. Jahangird. William Finch iv. Deva Raya IICodes: a b c d

A. iv ii iii i
B. iii ii iv i
C. iii ii i iv
D. iv ii i iii
Answer» E.
37.

Which of the following statements about the UPSC is not correct?

A. The composition of the UPSC is determined by the President of India.
B. Half of the members of the UPSC should be from those who have held office for at least 10 years under the Government.
C. UPSC can also serve the needs of a State on the request of the Governor and with the consent of the President of India.
D. The member of the UPSC can resign by addressing the resignation letter to the Chairman of the UPSC.
Answer» E.
38.

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I List - II(Sufi Terminology) (Meanings)a. Futuh i. Sufi hospiceb. Khanqah ii. Conversation of a Sufi Saintc. Barkat iii. Unasked for Charityd. Malfuz iv. Spiritual grace acquired by a SufiCodes: a b c d

A. i iii ii iv
B. iii i iv ii
C. iii ii i iv
D. iv iii ii inB)
Answer» C. iii ii i iv
39.

Who separated the office of the Wali and Amir?

A. Balban
B. AlauddinKhalji
C. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
D. Muhammad Tughlaq
Answer» E.
40.

The Sultan Ghari was built as the mausoleum of

A. Qutubuddin Aibak
B. Ruknuddin Firoz
C. Balban
D. Nasiruddin Mahmud
Answer» E.
41.

n view of the emergence of District as the key unit of field administration, there is no need to have an intermediate level of administration between State headquarters and the District.This recommendation was made by

A. Hanumanthaiah Committee
B. Veerappa Moiley Committee
C. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
D. K. Santhanam Committee
Answer» C. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
42.

'The pivot of the Kingdom of Delhi rests on wheat and barley, while the foundation of the Sultanate of Gujarat rests on corals and pearls, because there are eighty four ports under this Sultan.' The above remark is attributed by the author of Mirat-i- Sikandari to

A. Sultan Khizr Khan
B. Sikandar Lodi
C. Babur
D. Humayun
Answer» C. Babur
43.

Which of the following statements about the Task Force on Accounting and Budget Formats for ULBs (2002) is not correct?

A. It was appointed by the CAG of India.
B. It devised model budget formats along with accounting formats.
C. It made recommendations on introduction of cost accounting and MIS in ULBs.
D. It was appointed by the 11th Finance Commission.
Answer» E.
44.

Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I List - II(Name of coin) (Kingdom in which the coin circulated)a. Mahmudi i. Sur Kingdomb. Rupaiah ii. Delhi Sultanatec. Pagoda iii.Vijayanagard. Tanka iv. Gujarat SultanateCodes: a b c d

A. i ii iii iv
B. ii i iv iii
C. iv i iii ii
D. iv ii iii i
Answer» D. iv ii iii i
45.

Arrange the following names in chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:(a) Yoshomati(b) Pushyabhuti(c) Naravardhan(d) RajyashriCodes:

A. (c) (b) (d) (a)
B. (b) (c) (a) (d)
C. (b) (a) (c) (d)
D. (a) (d) (c) (b)
Answer» C. (b) (a) (c) (d)
46.

The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions was created in which of the following years?

A. 1970
B. 1973
C. 1977
D. 1985
Answer» E.
47.

Arrange the following Committees on Civil Service Reforms in a chronological order and select the correct answer from the codes given below:(i) Hota Committee(ii) Kothari Committee(iii) Yogendra Kumar Alagh Committee(iv) Sathish Chandra CommitteeCodes:

A. (i), (iii), (ii), (iv)
B. (iii), (i), (iv), (ii)
C. (ii), (iv), (iii), (i)
D. (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
Answer» D. (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
48.

Which one of the following is not the softwares developed for the improvement and simplification of the Accounting System of Central Government offices:

A. Government Accounting Information System (GAINS)
B. Controller’s Account (CONTACT)
C. Institute of Government Accounts and Finance (IGAF)
D. Integrated Multimodule Processor for Voucher Entries (IMPROVE)
Answer» D. Integrated Multimodule Processor for Voucher Entries (IMPROVE)
49.

Match the List - I with List - II and select the correct answer from the codes given below:List - I List - IIa. Pallava Dynasty i. LingarajaTempleb. Somavamsa ii. VedanarayanTemplec. Chalukya Dynasty iii. MukteshwarTempled. Chola Dynasty iv. Lad Khan TempleCodes: a b c d

A. iii i iv ii
B. i ii iii iv
C. ii iii i iv
D. iv iii ii i
Answer» B. i ii iii iv
50.

Select the incorrect answer from the following statements:

A. The reign of Kumaragupta faced the Huna invasion.
B. The first Huna Chief Toramana managed to conquer Western India and area around Eran in Central India.
C. Toramana adopted the Jaina faith.
D. Mihirakula managed to conquer Sri Lanka.
Answer» E.