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1. The earliest reference of ‘Magnetic Compass’ is found in(a) Miftahul Fuzala (b) Chachnama(c) Ranazatu’s Safar (d) Jawamiul Hikayat

2. After the downfall of the Delhi Sultanate, who was the first ruler to issue the gold coin ?(a) Akbar (b) Humayun(c) Shahjahan (d) Sher Shah

3. Match the following monuments with their concerned ruler and select the correct codegiven below :A. Double dome i. Sher ShahB. Octagonal tomb ii. Muhammad Adil ShahC. True arch tomb iii. BalbanD. Gol Gumbad iv. Sikandar LodiCodes :

A B C D

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

4. Which monument is not at Fatehpur Sikri ?(a) Golden Palace (b) Panch Mahal(c) Jodha Bai Palace (d) Akbari Mahal

5. Which one of the following Ashrams related to Mahatma Gandhi, is the oldest ?(a) Sabarmati (b) Phoenix(c) Wardha (d) Sadaqat

6. The first Chief Justice of Supreme Court established by the East India Company was :

(a) Elijah Impey (b) Courtney Ilbert(c) Phillip Francis (d) None of the above

7. Who was the author of ‘Neel-Darpan’ ?(a) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (b) Bankim Chandra Chatterji(c) Nabagopal Mitra (d) Dinabandhu Mitra

8. Azimullah Khan was an advisor to(a) Nana Saheb (b) Tantya Tope(c) Rani Laxmi Bai (d) Kunwar Singh

9. Who established ‘Satya Sodhak Samaj’ ?(a) B.R. Ambedkar (b) Santram(c) Jotiba Phule (d) Bhaskar Rao Jadhav

10. Muzaffar Ahmad, S.A. Dange, Shaukat Usmani and Nalini Gupta were jailed for whichconspiracy ?(a) Kakori train heist (b) Chittagong Armoury raid(c) Meerut conspiracy case (d) Kanpur Bolshevik conspiracy case

11. The longest glacier in Uttarakhand is(a) Pindari Glacier (b) Chorabari Glacier(c) Yamunotri Glacier (d) Gangotri Glacier

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(c) µÖ´Öã®ÖÖ*¡Öß ×Æü´Ö®Ö¤ü (d) .ÖÓ.ÖÖ*¡Öß ×Æü´Ö®Ö¤ü 12. According to 2011 Census, which of the following districts of Uttarakhand had negative

population growth-rate ?(a) Pithoragarh (b) Almora(c) Rudraprayag (d) Uttarkashi

13. Which are called ‘Duns’ in Uttarakhand ?(a) Structural valleys (b) River valleys(c) Alpine grasslands (d) Narrow valleys

14. In which of the following rivers’ confluence is Gobindghat located ?(a) Alaknanda and Bhagirathi(b) Alaknanda and Khirongad(c) Alaknanda and Laxman Ganga (Bhyundar Gad)(d) Alaknanda and Dhauli Ganga

15. Which of the following is a biosphere reserve in Uttarakhand ?(a) Gobind (b) Corbett

(c) Rajaji (d) Nanda Devi

16. Which one is the most extensive part of the oceanic floor ?(a) Ocean Deeps (b) Continental Slope(c) Continental Shelves (d) Deep Sea Plains

17. Grenada is located in(a) Pacific Ocean (b) Indian Ocean(c) Caribbean Sea (d) Mediterranean Sea

18. A telegram was sent from Greenwich at 12.00 Noon. The time for transmission was

12 minutes. It reached a town at 6.00 p.m. The longitude of the town will be(a) 97° E (b) 87° E(c) 87° W (d) 97° W

19. Which one of the following is not a member of ‘BRICS’ ?(a) India (b) China(c) Saudi Arabia (d) Brazil

20. Which one of the following is not associated to the ‘group’ ?(a) Gneiss (b) Sandstone(c) Limestone (d) Shale

21. The state having highest literacy rate as per 2011 Census is(a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Manipur(c) Rajasthan (d) Mizoram

22. Which of the following is not properly matched ?Biosphere Reserves State

(a) Similipal – Odisha(b) Nokrek – Meghalaya(c) Agasthyamalai – Kerala

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(d) ÛÓú“Ö®Ö"ÖÓ.ÖÖ – Æü´ÖÖ“Ö»Ö ¯ÖÏ¤*ü¿Ö 23. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below :

List-I (Industry) List-II (Location)A. Fertilizer i. KotaB. Glass ii. UdaipurC. Cement iii. JaipurD. Synthetic silk iv. SriganganagarCodes :

A B C D(a) iv iii ii i(b) i iv iii ii(c) ii i iv iii(d) iii ii i iv

24. Which one of the following rivers is associated with Sardar Sarovar Project ?(a) Narmada (b) Tapti (Tapi)(c) Godawari (d) Cauvery (Kaveri)

25. On the outline map of India (a), (b), (c) and (d) depict the location of four coal fields.

Which one is not correctly shown on the map ?

(a) Satpura (b) Son valley(c) Korba (d) Karnpura

26. Which one of the following groups is the correct sequence of mountain peaks from east towest ?(a) Everest, Kanchenjunga, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri(b) Kanchenjunga, Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri(c) Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna, Everest(d) Everest, Kanchenjunga, Dhaulagiri, Annapurna

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27. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the States of India in descendingorder of their area ?(a) Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh(b) Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh(c) Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand(d) Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh

28. Which river among the following does not join the Ganga river from left ?(a) Gomati (b) Ghaghra(c) Kosi (d) Son

29. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below :List-I (Sea-Port) List-II (State)

A. Alleppey i. Tamil NaduB. Ennore ii. OdishaC. Paradip iii. KeralaD. Kakinada iv. Andhra PradeshCodes :

A B C D

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

30. Basaltic Lava rocks over Indian Deccan Plateau are formed in the following period :(a) Cretaceous period (b) Pleistocene period(c) Carboniferrous period (d) Miocene period

31. Who was the first Indian to join as a member of UN Human Rights Commission,constituted in 1946 ?(a) Smt. Sarojini Naidu (b) Smt. Hansa Mehta

(c) Smt. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit (d) None of the above32. Treaties of ‘START-I’ and ‘START-II’ were signed

(a) Between USA and USSR (b) Between USA and China(c) Between USSR and China (d) None of the above

33. When did the Protection of Human Rights Act come into force in India ?(a) 1990 (b) 1991(c) 1992 (d) 1993

34. Under which agreement International Monetary Fund was established ?(a) Bretton Woods Agreement (b) Bretton Stone Agreement(c) S. Woods Agreement (d) U. Thant Agreement

35. When was South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) established ?(a) 1984 (b) 1987(c) 1985 (d) 1989

36. State Legislative Assembly can participate in the election of following :I. President of India II. Vice-President of IndiaIII. Members of Rajya Sabha IV. Members of Legislative CouncilSelect the correct answer :(a) I, II and III (b) I, III and IV(c) I and III (d) I, II and IV

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37. Who was the first Governor of Uttaranchal (now Uttarakhand) ?(a) Smt. Margret Alva (b) Shri Sudarshan Agarwal(c) Shri B.L. Joshi (d) Shri Surjit Singh Barnala

38. Which Constitutional amendment provided constitutional status to urban local government ?(a) 72nd (b) 73rd (c) 74th (d) 71st

39. By whom the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of India can be enlarged ?(a) President of India(b) Parliament by passing a resolution(c) Parliament by making a law(d) President in consultation with Chief Justice of India

40. Council of Minister is collectively responsible to whom ?(a) Prime Minister (b) President(c) Rajya Sabha (d) Lok Sabha

41. Which of the following has been described as the soul of the Indian Constitution ?(a) Fundamental Rights (b) Directive Principles of State Policy(c) Right to Constitutional Remedies (d) The Preamble

42. The Lok Sabha Secretariat comes under the direct supervision of(a) Ministry of Home Affairs (b) Ministry of Parliamentry Affairs(c) President of India (d) Lok Sabha Speaker

43. Who among the following is not appointed by the State Governor ?(a) Chief Minister (b) Members, State Public Service Commision(c) Judges of High Court (d) Advocate General

44. Under which of the following the Constituent Assembly of India was constituted ?(a) Government of India Act, 1935 (b) Cripps Proposals, 1942(c) Cabinet Mission Plan, 1946 (d) Indian Independence Act, 1947

45. Which of the following constitute the Indian Parliament ?(a) President, Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha(b) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Prime Minister(c) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs(d) Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and Parliament Secretariat.

46. Who presides over the joint sitting of the two houses of the Parliament ?(a) President of India (b) Vice-President of India(c) Prime Minister of India (d) Speaker of Lok Sabha

47. What is the tenure of Chief Election Commissioner of India ?(a) Five years(b) Six years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier(c) Five years or 65 years of age, whichever is earlier(d) During the pleasure of the President of India

48. Where the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) can be filed ?(a) Only in Supreme Court of India (b) Only in High Courts of States(c) In Central Administrative Tribunals (d) Both in High Courts & Supreme Court

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49. Which tribes of Uttarakhand had trade relations with Tibet before 1962 war with China ?(a) Raji (b) Bhotia(c) Boksa (d) Jaunsari

50. Who established the ‘Garhdesh Seva Sangh’ ?(a) Sridev Suman (b) Badri Datt Pande(c) Rampal (d) Gopi Chand

51. Who was the first Chairman of ‘Uttarakhand Kranti Dal’ ?(a) D.D. Pant (b) Badri Datt Pande(c) Diwakar Bhatt (d) Mathura Prasad Bamrada

52. Who is known as ‘Gandhi of Uttarakhand’ ?(a) Gaura Devi (b) Sunderlal Bahuguna(c) Madho Singh Bhandari (d) Indramani Badoni

53. A person can contest the Panchayat election, if he has attained the age of(a) 25 years (b) 30 years(c) 21 years (d) 18 years

54. By which Constitutional Amendment OBCs have been given 27 percent reservation in theadmission to educational institutions ?(a) 92nd (b) 93rd (c) 94th (d) 96th

55. Who administers the Oath of office and secrecy to the Governor ?(a) President (b) Chief Justice of Supreme Court(c) Chief Justice of High Court (d) Chief Minister

56. Which one of the following states first established the institution of Lokayukta ?

(a) Rajasthan (b) Maharashtra(c) Bihar (d) Gujarat

57. Which of the following commissions/committees has recommended the creation of aLocal Body Ombudsman ?(a) First Administrative Reforms Commission(b) Second Administrative Reforms Commission(c) Balwantrai Mehta Committee(d) Ashok Mehta Committee

58. Which one of the following committees is not associated with Panchayat Raj System in India ?(a) Dinesh Goswami Committee (b) L.M. Singhvi Committee

(c) Sadiq Ali Committee (d) Ashok Mehta Committee

59. Under which article of the Constitution reservations in admission to educationalinstitutions, including private and unaided, to OBCs/ST/SC is made ?(a) Article 15(4) (b) Article 15(5)(c) Article 16(4) (d) Article 16(5)

60. ‘Right to Education’ introduced through 86th Amendment came into force :(a) In 2002 (b) In 2004(c) In 2008 (d) In 2010

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61. Which one of the following is known as ‘mystery lake’ of Uttarakhand ?(a) Nainital (b) Sattal(c) Roopkund (d) Naukuchiatal

62. Which of the following food crops of Uttarakhand State, covers the maximum sown area ?(a) Maize (b) Bajra(c) Wheat (d) Rice

63. As per 2011 Census, literacy rate of Uttarakhand State is :(a) 79.63 percent (b) 87.40 percent(c) 70.40 percent (d) 75.80 percent

64. Which one of the following is the highest snow-covered peak of Uttarakhand State ?(a) Kamet (b) Trisule(c) Nanda Devi (d) Chogori

65. On which of the following rivers, the Tehri Hydro Power Project has been constructed ?(a) Bhagirathi and Alaknanda (b) Yamuna and Bhagirathi(c) Kali and Tonse (d) Bhagirathi and Bhilangana

66. Which one of the following countries was included in ‘BRICS’ in the last ?(a) India (b) China(c) South Africa (d) Brazil

67. The Bretton Woods Conference led to the establishment of :I. I.M.F. II. I.B.R.D.III. United Nations IV. W.T.O.(a) I and II (b) I, II and III(c) I and III (d) I, II, III and IV

68. Which one of the following organisations publishes the Human Development Report ?(a) UNESCO (b) World Bank(c) U.N.D.P. (d) I.M.F.

69. Which one of the following World Bank affiliates, provides assistance for povertyalleviation to the world’s poorest countries ?(a) International Finance Corporation(b) International Development Association(c) Multi-lateral Investment Guarantee Agency(d) International Monetary Fund

70. When the exchange rate changes from 1$ = ` 60 to 1$ = ` 58, it means :I. Rupee value has appreciated II. Dollar value has depreciatedIII. Rupee value has depreciated IV. Dollar value has appreciated

(a) I and II are correct. (b) II and III are correct.(c) I and IV are correct. (d) II and IV are correct.

71. According to Malthusian Theory of Population, population increases in :(a) Geometrical Progression (b) Arithmetic Progression(c) Harmonic Progression (d) None of the above

72. The Phillips Curve represents relationship between :(a) Deflation and Unemployment (b) Inflation and Unemployment(c) Inflation and Disguised Unemployment (d) Deflation and Cyclical Unemployment

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73. Which of the following economists propagated the Pure Monetary Theory of Trade Cycle ?(a) Hawtrey (b) Hayek(c) Keynes (d) Hicks

74. Who is the author of the book ‘The Accumulation of Capital’ ?(a) Mrs. Joan Robinson (b) Adam Smith

(c) Lord Maynard Keynes (d) None of the above

75. Which of the following economists, introduced fiscal policy as a tool to rectify the GreatDepression of 1929-30 ?(a) Prof. Keynes (b) Prof. Pigou(c) Prof. Marshall (d) Prof. Crowther

76. The Committee on Financial Sector Reforms 2008, in India was headed by :(a) Bimal Jalan (b) Raghuram Rajan(c) C. Rangarajan (d) M. Narasimham

77. As per Census 2011, the sex ratio (number of females per 1000 males) in India is :(a) 925 (b) 947(c) 916 (d) 940

78. The Planned Development Model was adopted in India from :(a) 1st April, 1951 (b) 15th August, 1947(c) 26th Jan., 1950 (d) 1st May, 1965

79. Which one of the following is the Chairman of the National Development Council ?(a) Prime Minister of India (b) Finance Minister of Govt. of India(c) President of India (d) Vice-President of India

80. Which of the following states in India is famous for rubber cultivation ?(a) Karnataka (b) Odisha(c) Andhra Pradesh (d) Kerala

81. Which one of the following is part of fiscal policy ?(a) Production policy (b) Tax policy(c) Foreign policy (d) Interest rate policy

82. NREGA was renamed ‘MNREGA’ on :(a) 2nd October, 2007 (b) 2nd February, 2008(c) 2nd October, 2009 (d) 2nd October, 2010

83. The Indian rupee was made convertible into which of the following accounts since March1994 ?(a) Capital Account (b) Current Account(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) Revenue Account

84. The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority was set up in India on :(a) April 2000 (b) April 2001(c) April 2002 (d) April 2003

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85. Which of the following is not a function of the Reserve Bank of India ?(a) Regualtion of currency(b) Regulation of foreign trade(c) Regulation of credit(d) Custody and management of country’s foreign exchange reserves.

86. In Cyber Law terminology ‘DOS’ means :(a) Denial of Service (b) Disk Operating System(c) Distant Operator Service (d) None of the above

87. Multimedia can contain :(a) Numeric, text, and picture data (b) Graphics, animation, video, music and voice(c) Only numeric type data (d) None of the above

88. Sending an identical e-mail message repeatedly to a particular address by any abuser is called :(a) E-mail Spoofing (b) E-mail Spamming(c) E-mail Bombing (d) None of the above

89. A program that has capability to infect other program and make copies of itself and spreadinto other programs is called :(a) Worm (b) Virus(c) Trojan (d) None of the above

90. The practice of using more than one type of medium in computer at the same time is called :(a) Multimedia (b) Macromedia(c) Interactivity (d) None of the above

91. One carbon credit is equivalent to :(a) 10 kg of CO2 (b) 100 kg of CO2 (c) 1000 kg of CO2 (d) 10000 kg of CO2

92. Kedar valley disaster of June, 2013, was cause by heavy rains in the catchment area of ariver, which was :(a) Alaknanda (b) Bhagirathi(c) Yamuna (d) Mandakini

93. Leakage of which of the following gases had caused the Bhopal Gas Tragedy ?(a) Methyl isocyanate (b) Carbon Mono-oxide(c) Nitric oxide (d) Sulphur di oxide

94. Minamata disease is caused due to :(a) Arsenic poisoning (b) Lead poisoning

(c) Mercury poisoning (d) Cadmium poisoning

95. The number of organisms that can be supported by the environment in a given area isknown as :(a) Population (b) Carrying Capacity(c) Pyramid of number or biomass (d) None of the above

96. The size of the nanoparticle ranges between :(a) 100 nm to 1000 nm (b) 0.1 nm to 1 nm(c) 1 nm to 100 nm (d) 0.01 nm to 0.1 nm

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97. Biodiversity changes occur :(a) Increases towards the equator(b) Decreases towards the equator(c) Remains unchanged throughout the Earth(d) Increases towards the poles

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100. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?(a) Ebola Virus – Small Pox(b) Biometric identification – Fingerprints and Iris scan(c) Cloning – Genetic replica

(d) DNA Fingerprinting – Paternity or criminal identification

101. Which Uranium isotope is used in nuclear power plants to produce electricity ?(a) U-233 (b) U-234(c) U-235 (d) U-239

102. The main constituent of biogas is :(a) Hydrogen (b) Methane(c) Butane (d) Acetylene

103. Which one of the following element is used in solar cells ?

(a) Silicon (b) Cerium(c) Astatine (d) Vanadium

104. Which among the following is not a polymer ?(a) Nylon (b) Teflon(c) Caprolactum (d) Polystyrene

105. Which Vitamin is required for in clotting of blood ?(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin C(c) Vitamin E (d) Vitamin K

106. Filament of electric bulb is made of :

(a) Tungsten (b) Nichrome(c) Lead (d) Aluminium

107. Which of the following radiations has the highest energy per quantum ?(a) 320 – 400 nm (b) 200 – 280 nm(c) 280 – 320 nm (d) 400 – 600 nm

108. India’s first dedicated navigation satellite IRNSS – 1A was launched from :(a) Sriharikota (b) Ahmedabad(c) Thiruvananthpuram (d) Bengaluru

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109. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?(a) Optic fibres – Light waves(b) Android – Voice input(c) Large Hadron Collider – God particle(d) Red Planet – Mars

110. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) is situated at :(a) Dehradun (b) New Delhi(c) Lucknow (d) Nagpur

111. Who won the Gold Medal in the 20th (Glasgow) Commonwealth Games 2014 in Wrestlingin 74 kg weight category ?(a) Virendra Kumar (b) Sushil Kumar(c) Yogeshwar Dutt (d) Praveen Kumar

112. Who among the following scientists has been conferred upon ‘Bharat Ratna’ for the year2013 ?(a) K.L. Mashelkar (b) G.P. Rao

(c) Hariharan Parthsarthi (d) C.N.R. Rao

113. Great Himalayan National Park, which has been accorded the UNESCO World HeritageSite status, is located in :(a) Uttarakhand (b) Himachal Pradesh(c) Jammu-Kashmir (d) Nagaland

114. Where is the Headquarters of North-Central Railway Zone situated ?(a) Allahabad (b) Jabalpur(c) Bhopal (d) Delhi

115. In the Union Budget, 2014 the Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission has been called as :

(a) Clean Ganga (b) Sacred Ganga(c) The Great Ganga (d) Namami Gange

116. According to National Youth Policy 2014, the youths of which one of the following agegroups will be benefitted ?(a) 15-29 years (b) 16-28 years(c) 15-22 years (d) 17-28 years

117. International Day of Non-violence is observed on :(a) 10th December (b) 30th January(c) 2nd October (d) 23rd March

118. The “Rashtriya Gokul Mission” announced by the Union Government aims at :(a) Protecting the indigenous breed of cows(b) Developing high milk yielding cow breeds(c) Curbing slaughtering of cattles(d) Eliminating Foot and Mouth disease in cattles

119. POCSO Act is related to :(a) Oil companies (b) Children(c) Civil servants (d) Oceans

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120. Who has been appointed the new National Security Advisor of India ?(a) Dalbir Singh (b) Amit Shah(c) K.P.S. Menon (d) Ajit Kumar Doval

121. Who was the Chief Guest at the Republic Day parade 2014 of India ?(a) Nawaz Sharif (b) Shinzo Abe(c) Hu Jinto (d) Sheikh Hasina

122. Who among the following won the Presidential election of Syria for the third time in 2014 ?(a) Abdel Fattah el sisi (b) Bashar-Al-Asad(c) Nuri Abu Sahmein (d) Noori-Al-Maliki

123. The new government at the centre has recently ratified the Marrakesh Treaty. This treatyaims at :(a) Developing Marine Living resources(b) Regulating air transport services(c) Promotion of access to published works by visually impaired persons and persons

with print disabilities.(d) Promoting studies in cell-biology

124. Which one of the following films bagged the Palme d’or award at Cannes FilmFestival-2014 ?(a) Winter Sleep (b) Grace of Monaco(c) The Wonders (d) Goodbye to Languages

125. Who among the following has been the first African U.N. Secretary General ?(a) Ban Ki Moon (b) Javier Perez De Cuellar(c) Boutros-Boutros Ghali (d) U-Thant

126. Which one of the following surface to air missiles was successfully testfired in May 2014

from Chandipur (Odisha) ?(a) Prithavi (b) Aakash(c) Trishul (d) Brahmos

127. What is the name of the new museum that was inaugurated in the Rashtrapati Bhawan onJuly 25, 2014 ?(a) Glimpses of History (b) Toshakhana(c) The Stables (d) Indradhanush

128. Who among the following won the Asian Billiard Championship in June 2014 ?(a) Alok Kumar (b) B. Bhaskar(c) Dhruv Sitwala (d) Saurav Kothari

129. Which of the following has won gold medal of Wimbledon Under-19 Gold-tournament of2014 ?(a) Unmukta Chand (b) Leander Paes(c) Lakshya Sen (d) Saina Nehwal

130. Which of the following state/states will be benefitted by the proposed “Kishau Dam”Project ?(a) Haryana (b) Uttarakhand & Himachal Pradesh(c) Jammu-Kashmir (d) Assam

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131. Which of the following is presently the Chairperson of Rashtriya Mahila Ayog ?(a) Lalitha Kumaramangalam (b) Girija Vyas(c) Mamta Sharma (d) Nazma Heptullah

132. The famous Nanda Rajjat of Uttarakhand took place during which period in 2014 ?(a) From 4 August to 6th September (b) From 16 August to 16th September

(c) From 18 August to 6th

September (d) From 21 August to 10th

September

133. Who is India’s women Parliamentarian to win election for the eight consecutive timesfrom the same Lok Sabha Constituency ?(a) Sushma Swaraj (b) Sumitra Mahajan(c) Maneka Gandhi (d) Savitri Jindal

134. Who is the author of the book “Out of Print : Newspapers, Journalism and the Business ofNews in the Digital Age” ?(a) Professor George Brock (b) Rabbin Jafferey(c) Nic Newman (d) Mark Tully

135. Who has been appointed as the ‘Horticulture Ambassador of Maharashtra’ ?(a) Akshay Kumar (b) Ranbir Kapoor(c) Ranveer Singh (d) Amitabh Bachchan

136. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Report of July 2014 whichone of the following countries has effectively reduced its stockpile of enriched Uranium ?(a) North Korea (b) Iran(c) Iraq (d) Libya

137. Who was nominated as ‘Good Will Ambassador’ by ‘U.N. Women’ – a forum of the

United Nations, for its ‘He for She’ campaign in July 2014 ?(a) J.K. Rowling (b) Julia Roberts(c) Maria Sharapova (d) Emma Watson

138. Which of the following won the first medal for India at the 17th Asian Games organised inSouth Korea ?(a) Shweta Choudhari (b) P. Kashyap(c) Sanjita Chanu (d) Deepika Kumari

139. According to Fortaleza Declaration (Brazil 2014) of Sixth BRICS Summit what is theinitial subsidized capital to be equally shared among founding members to establish new

development bank and for addressing infra-structure gaps and sustainable developmentneeds ?(a) 200 billion U.S. dollars (b) 150 billion U.S. dollars(c) 100 billion U.S. dollars (d) 50 billion U.S. dollars

140. Which one of the following organizations has officially declared India as a Polio freecountry in March 2014 ?(a) W.H.O. (b) U.N.O.(c) Red Cross Society (d) None of these

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141. Almora coins bear the names :(a) Sivapala, Sivapalita and Haripal (b) Sivapalita, Siva and Hari(c) Sivadatta, Sivapalita and Haridatta (d) Sivadatta, Sivapalita and Hari

142. Tick out the correctly matched option out of the following combination of king and hiscapital :(a) Somchand – Raj Bunga

(b) Kankapal – Devalgarh(c) Ajaypal – Tehri(d) Man Shah – Chandpur garh

143. Who was known as ‘Nakati Rani’ in the history of Garhwal ?(a) Guleria Rani (b) Karnavati Rani(c) Nepalia Rani (d) Kamlendumati Rani

144. Garhwal Sarvadalita Board was constituted in 1928 A.D. by :(a) Mohan Singh Mehta (b) Badri Dutt Pande(c) Jayananda Bharti (d) Hargovind Pant

145. ‘Praja Mandal’ was established at Dehradun with the objective :(a) To get freedom from British rule(b) To get freedom from Gurkha rule(c) To organize people for social reforms(d) To free the people from mis-rule of Tehri-Rajya.

146. Read the statements (A) and (B) and choose the correct answer from the codes givenbelow :(A) The sixth century B.C. was a period of great religious upheaval in all parts of the

world.(B) The Vedic religion had become very complex.Codes :

(a) Both (A) and (B) are false. (b) Both (A) and (B) are true.(c) (A) is true, while (B) is false. (d) (A) is false, while (B) is true.

147. The earliest known epigraphic evidence of Bhagvatism is :(a) Prayag Prashasti of Samudra Gupta (b) Nasik inscription of Gautami Balshri(c) Garuda column at Besnagar (d) Ayodhya inscription of Dhanadeva

148. Buddhist text ‘Milindapanho’ throws light on which Indo-Greek ruler ?(a) Diodorus II (b) Demetrius(c) Minender (d) Strato I

149. In which Vedic text the term ‘Varna’ is found referred for the first time ?(a) Rigveda (b) Atharva veda(c) Sam veda (d) Yajur veda

150. There were different causes for the downfall of the Gupta empire. Which one was not thecause among the statements given below ?(a) Huna invasion(b) Feudal set-up of administration(c) Acceptance of Buddhism by the later Guptas(d) Arab invasion

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