Who distinguished between value in use and value in exchange and gave the famous example of diamonds and water ?
A
Adam smith
B
David Ricardo
C
Alfred Marshall
D
Karl Marx
Question 2Single Answer
When income effect becomes stronger than substitution effect, the labour supply curve will :
A
Slope positively
B
Negatively sloped
C
Bend backward
D
Slope upwards
Question 3Single Answer
Marginal Revenue of a Monopoly firm is less than the price, Because :
A
Demand curve has a positive slope
B
Demand curve has a negative slope
C
Monopolist is in equilibrium
D
Monopolist incurs losses
Question 4Single Answer
For an inferior goods , income consumption curve and Engles curves are :
A
Positively sloped
B
Negative sloped
C
Are the same
D
Income consumption curve positively sloped and the Engles curve is negative sloped
Question 5Single Answer
Green Box subsidies under WTO are allowed because they are considered to be :
A
Minimally trade distorting
B
higher among developed and relatively lower for developing counties
C
They are confined to agriculture sector
D
They are related to GATS provision
Question 6Single Answer
Which one of the following is not reserved for public sector ?
A
Atomic energy
B
Railways
C
Insurance
D
Port Trust of India
Question 7Single Answer
The Opportunity Cost Curve assumes that
A
Labour is the only factor of production
B
The price or a cost of a commodity can be inferred from its labour content
C
Labour is homogeneous
D
None of the above
Question 8Single Answer
Hedging refers to ;
A
the acceptance of a foreign exchange risk
B
covering of a foreign exchange risk
C
foreign exchange speculation
D
foreign exchange arbitrage
Question 9Single Answer
The revealed preference theory of consumer’s behavior is based on :
A
Consistency
B
Strong ordering
C
Positive income elasticity of demand
D
All of the above
Question 10Single Answer
An individual’s supply curve for labour will bend backwards when :
A
The substitution effect of wage rate increases is higher than income effect
B
The income effect of wage rate increases is negative and higher than the substitution effect
C
Leisure is Giffen good
D
The substitution and income effect of wage rate increases reinforce each other
Question 11Single Answer
‘Mohorovicic discontinuity’ marks the boundary between:
A
Continental shelf and ocean crust
B
Asthenosphere and lithosphere
C
Crust and the upper mantle
D
Core and the mantle
Question 12Single Answer
The process in which one slides beneath another is known as:
A
Advection
B
Subduction
C
Convergence
D
Convection
Question 13Single Answer
San Andrean fault is a
A
Transform fault
B
Converging fault
C
Spreading fault
D
Submergent fault
Question 14Single Answer
Which one of the following is a fluvioglacial deposit?
A
Pediplain
B
Kame terrace
C
Floodplain
D
Loess plain
Question 15Single Answer
Who among the following scholars has given the subsidence Theory relating to coral-reefs?
A
Dally
B
Davis
C
Dutton
D
Darwin
Question 16Single Answer
Which one of the following mountains is formed due to convergence of one oceanic and one continental plate?
A
Urals
B
Alps
C
Andes
D
Appalachian
Question 17Single Answer
Which one of the following processes is responsible for the weathering of rocks in a Karst region?
A
Hydrolysis
B
Carbonation
C
Oxidation
D
Scree formation
Question 18Single Answer
Match List-I with the List –II and select the correct answer from the code given below: List –I List –II
RIver Types of delets
I. Nile A. EstuarineII
II. Mississippi B. Arcuate III Ganga C. Bird foot IV Tiber D. Cuspate Codes:
A
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
B C D A
B
D B A C
C
A D B C
D
B C A D
Question 19Single Answer
The term panplane refers to
A
A level surface formed by wind erosion
B
A plane formed by joining of flood-plains
C
A level surface formed by the fluvial cycle at the old age.
D
A level plain formed by human intervention
Question 20Single Answer
The statement “The present is the key to the past” was made by
A
Walther Penck
B
W. M. Davis
C
Huntington
D
James Hutton
Question 21Single Answer
Which one of the following pairs is not correct ?
A
Lower Paleolithic : Hunting, gathering
B
Upper Paleolithic : Hunting, gathering
C
Mesolithic : Hunting, gathering
D
Neolithic : Food Production
Question 22Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a)Sarai Khola (i) Haryana
(b)Tarkhanwaladera (ii) Pakistan
(c)Kunal (iii) Rajasthan
(d)Shikarpur (iv) Gujarat
A
Codes.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
B
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
C
(ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
D
(i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
Question 23Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a)Mesolithic site (i) Langharaj
(b)Microlith (ii) Bagor (Rajasthan)
(c)Beginning of Settled Agriculture (iii) Birbhanpur
(d)Chalcedony (iv) Chopni Mando
A
Codes
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
B
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
C
(iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
D
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
Question 24Single Answer
In which one of the following places the centre of stone tool manufacture is found ?
A
Mehbubanagar
B
Malaprabha
C
Isampur
D
Palaghat
Question 25Single Answer
Match List- I (Name of the book) with List-II (Author of the Book) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a)Sketch of Political History of India (1811) (i) V.A. Smith
(b)The History of British India (1881) (ii) John Malcolm
(c)The History of India (1841) (iii) James Mill
(d)The Early History of India (1904) (iv) Elphistone
A
Codes. (a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
B
(iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
C
(iv) (i) (iii) (iv)
D
(i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
Question 26Single Answer
Given below are two statements; one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Neolithic age was followed by the age of metals.
Reason (R): For some time the use of stone implements continued side by side.Read the above statements and select the correct answer from the codes given below:
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
Question 27Single Answer
Flake tools of Levallois technique is the characteristic feature of which area of the following geological ages?
A
Lower Pleistocene
B
Holocene
C
Upper Pleistocene
D
Middle Pleistocene
Question 28Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a)Sohagighat 1. Kashmir Neolith
(b)Balathal 2. V.S. Wakankar
(c)Bhimbetka 3. Ahar Culture Site
(d)Burzahom 4. A.C.L. Carlleyle
A
Codes.
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 4 1 2
B
4 3 2 1
C
1 2 4 3
D
2 1 3 4
Question 29Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a) Grid system of excavation (i) Pitt Rivers
(b) Principle of stratigraphy (ii) R.E.M. Wheeler
(c) Radiocarbon method of dating (iii) Thomas Jefferson
(d) Three dimensional method of recording (iv) F.W. Libby
A
Codes. (a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
B
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
C
(iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
D
(ii) (iv) (iii) (i)
Question 30Single Answer
In which area the Neolithic man lived in underground pits ?
A
Karnataka
B
Assam
C
Kashmir
D
Madhya Pradesh
Question 31Single Answer
Which one of the below mentioned sites is not Harappan?
A
Padre
B
Kuntasi
C
Birrana
D
Jakhera
Question 32Single Answer
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A
Vedas Their Brahmanas
Rigveda - Aitareya Brahmana
B
Samarveda - Taittiriy Brahmana
C
Yajurveda - Satapatha Brahmana
D
Atharvaveda - Gopatha Brahmana
Question 33Single Answer
The hominoid fossils of Hathnora is:
A
Homo erectus
B
Homo habilis
C
Homo sapiens
D
None of the above
Question 34Single Answer
The burial practice was started by:
A
Homo sapiens
B
Homo erectus
C
Homo neanderthalensin
D
Homo habilis
Question 35Single Answer
In India the earliest archaeological remains of hearth has been found from:
A
Bila Surgam
B
Hunsgi
C
Bhimbetaka
D
Mahagara
Question 36Single Answer
From where in South Asia the earliest evidence of wheat-barley farming has been found?
A
Punjab
B
Baluchistan
C
Sindh
D
Rajasthan
Question 37Single Answer
Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
A
Rakhigarhi - Middle Town
B
Harappa - Cemetery-H
C
Mohenjo-daro - Cemetery R -37
D
Kalibangan - Burial of male and female
Question 38Single Answer
Which of the following is not a Neolithic site?
A
Brahmagiri
B
Sanganakallu
C
Arikamedu
D
Piklihal
Question 39Single Answer
Match List-I (Harappan sites) with List-II (Archaeological remains) and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I List-II
(a) Mohenjodaro (i) Citadel and a lower town
(b) Lothal (ii) Large granary
(c) Kalkibangan (iii) Brick dockyard
(d) Sutkagen-dor (iv) Citadel and a lower fortified settlement
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
B
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
C
(iv) (ii) (i) (iii)
D
(iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
Question 40Single Answer
Which of the following works was the first to suggest payment og cash to officers as salary?
A
Kamandaka Nitisara
B
Arthasastra
C
Manu Smriti
D
Nitivakyamitra
Question 41Single Answer
Under Cournot Model of Duopoly, each duopolist will produce :
A
half the output
B
one-fourth of the output
C
one-six of the output
D
one-third of the total output
Question 42Single Answer
As long as the substitution effect dominates the income effect, the labour supply curve is :
A
negatively sloped
B
positively sloped
C
bend backward
D
shifting towards left
Question 43Single Answer
Assertion (A) : Monopoly is Pareto inefficient .
Reason (R) : It would be possible to change the allocation of resources to make the amount of Income he would be prepared to pay in exchange of the reduction in price
A
Codes:
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B
(A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
C
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is incorrect explanation of (A)
D
(R) is correct, but (A) is incorrect
Question 44Single Answer
Fiscal deficit less interest payments is called
A
Net fiscal deficit
B
Monetised deficit
C
Primary deficit
D
Budgetary deficit
Question 45Single Answer
How many countries are the members of European Union ?
A
25
B
28
C
26
D
15
Question 46Single Answer
If the mean and variance of a given distribution is 8 and 0.25, then the coefficient of variation will be
A
4 percent
B
8 percent
C
12 percent
D
16 percent
Question 47Single Answer
The cost incurred by the firm in hiring labour is called as :
A
Explicit cost
B
Implicit Cost
C
Marginal Cost
D
Total Cost
Question 48Single Answer
The locus of Pareto optimality in production and consumption is given by :
A
The social Welfare Function
B
The Utility Possibility Curve
C
The Transformation Curve
D
The Grand Utility possibility Curve
Question 49Single Answer
Which is called Gossen’s second Law ?
A
Law of equi-marginal utility
B
Law of Diminishing marginal utility
C
Revealed Preference Theory
D
Indifference Curav approach
Question 50Single Answer
Which of the condition support long run equilibrium in monopolistic competition ?
A
MR = MC, AR = AC
B
P = MC, AR = AC
C
MR = MC = AR = AC
D
AR = MC = AC
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Social Science
Question 51Single Answer
Who among the following defines political science as " the study of the act of human and social control" or the "study of control relationship of wills"?
A
Robson
B
Pollocks
C
Maitland
D
Catlin
Question 52Single Answer
Is the parent science of all the social sciences.
A
Sociology
B
History
C
Philosophy
D
None of these
Question 53Single Answer
Which of the following deals with morality and formulates rules which should influence the behaviour of man while living in society?
A
Philosophy
B
Ethics
C
Sociology
D
None of the above
Question 54Single Answer
Ethics is concerned with man as a man and as such, it is prior to:
A
Society
B
Science
C
Political Science
D
History
Question 55Single Answer
Who among the following prominent writers has given psychological explanations of almost all the political problems?
A
Le Bon
B
Baldwin
C
Graham Wallas
D
All of the above
Question 56Single Answer
Political scientists have borrowed such, ideas as 'cultural relativism', 'social evolution', 'cultural diffusion' from:
A
Anthropology
B
Sociology
C
Philosophy
D
Economics
Question 57Single Answer
Who among the following said that politics has its roots, psychologically, in the study of mental habits and vocational activities of mankind?
A
Barker
B
Plato
C
Bryce
D
Wallas
Question 58Single Answer
Ivor Brown points out that economics deals mainly with and politics is concerned with
A
Wealth, government
B
Business, state
C
Commodities, human beings
D
Production, administration
Question 59Single Answer
Which of the following theories of the origin of the state was accepted by liberalism?
A
Pluralist theory
B
Marxist theory
C
Historical theory
D
Institutional theory
Question 60Single Answer
Which of the following views believes that the state originated with class division and class struggle in society?
A
Liberal view
B
Marxist view
C
Pluralist view
D
Traditional view
Question 61Single Answer
"It is not the consciousness of man which determines the material conditions of life but it is material conditions of life which determine their consciousness" - this statement is given by
A
Gettell
B
Karl Marx
C
C. Galbraith
D
Catlin
Question 62Single Answer
"Politics is that part of social science which treats of the foundations of state and the principles of government". Who made this statement?
A
Willoughby
B
Seeley
C
Paul Janet
D
S.L. Wasby
Question 63Single Answer
Guild and Palmer strongly pleaded that the subject of politics should be:
A
The political parties
B
To secure obedience
C
Negative
D
Power instead of the state
Question 64Single Answer
The Father of modern sociology, A. Comte, portrayed society as a potentially harmonious and ordered structure in which all social classes.
A
worked for social change
B
worked for the common good
C
worked for the individual
D
worked for capitalists
Question 65Single Answer
Socialist states are based on marxian ideology and are known as the:
A
Blue world
B
Green world
C
Red world
D
Yellow world
Question 66Single Answer
Match List – I with List - II
List - I List - II
(Resource) (Region)
A. Iron ore 1. Panna district
B. Diamond 2. Jharia
C. Coal 3. Babubudan Hills
D. Geothermal energy 4. Puga Valley
Select the correct the answer from options given below :
A
A B C D
4 1 2 3
B
1 3 4 2
C
2 3 4 1
D
3 1 2 4
Question 67Single Answer
Match the element of List – I with List - II
List - I List - II
(Local Winds) (Countries)
A. Norwester 1. Switzerland
B. Yamo 2. New Zealand
C. Foehn 3. USA
D. Chinhook 4. Japan
Select the correct the answer from options given below :
A
A B C D
3 2 4 1
B
2 4 1 3
C
1 3 2 4
D
4 1 3 2
Question 68Single Answer
Who among the following Arab geographers is most widely travelled and wrote down his travel account for posterity ?
A
Ibn-Batuta
B
Ibn-Khaldun
C
Ibn-Hakul
D
Al-Masudi
Question 69Single Answer
Which among the following is an example of Quaternaries activites ?
A
Construction
B
Sericulture
C
Retail and wholesale trade
D
Manufacturing
Question 70Single Answer
Which of the following type of weathering is generally dominant in Greater Himalayas ?
A
Block disintegration
B
Scree formation
C
Exfoliation
D
Granular disintegration
Question 71Single Answer
Consider the following statements regarding air mass characteristics :
(1) An extensive body of air
(2) Fairly homogeneous physical properties
(3) Associated with light divergent winds
(4) Associated with the convergence zones
Select the correct the answer from codes given below :
A
1 and 2 are correct
B
3 and 4 are correct
C
2, 3 and 4 are correct
D
1, 2 and 3 are correct
Question 72Single Answer
Which one of the following statements is true for a World city ?
A
A World city is absolutely devoid of any financial institution
B
A World city is culturally homogeneous in nature
C
A World city is the headquarters of several multinational corporations
D
A World city is rarely the centre of new ideas and innovations
Question 73Single Answer
Ekman transport occurs in the :
A
Upper ocean
B
Meso-pelagic layer
C
Bathy – pelagic layer
D
Ocean bottom
Question 74Single Answer
Which one of the following books was NOT written by Al-Masudi ?
A
Kitab-Muraj-al-Dhahab
B
Kitab-Akhbar-al-Zaman
C
Al-Qanun-al-Masudi
D
Kitab-al-Ausat
Question 75Single Answer
Which one of the following surface produces maximum albedo ?
A
Fresh snow cover
B
Cloud cover
C
Forest cover
D
Desert cover
Question 76Single Answer
Match the element of List – I with List - II
List - I List - II
(Water Falls) (Name of the River)
A. Jog Prapat 1. Cauvery
B. Dudh Sagar 2. Machkund
C. Shiva Samudram 3. Mandori
D. Duduma 4. Sharavati
Select the correct the answer from options given below :
A
A B C D
1 4 2 3
B
1 3 4 2
C
4 3 1 2
D
3 1 4 2
Question 77Single Answer
Match the element of List – I with List - II
List - I List - II
(Scholar) (Books)
A. Ritter 1. On Air, Water, Places
B. Ptolemy 2. Geographia
C. Strabo 3. Almagast
D. Hippocrates 4. Eradkunde
Select the correct the answer from options given below :
A
A B C D
2 1 4 3
B
4 3 2 1
C
1 2 3 4
D
4 1 2 3
Question 78Single Answer
Identify the river of India which has the following characteristics :
(1) It originates from the Amarkantak plateau.
(2) It is a tributary of Ganga river.
(3) During summer months, it has little water.
Select the correct the answer from options given below :
A
Narmada
B
Son
C
Ramganga
D
Kosi
Question 79Single Answer
Which one of the following statements is true for Sadler's theory of population growth ?
A
Increase in human population and food supply are inversely related
B
Human population increases in geometrical progression while food supply increases in arithmetic progression
C
Sadler's theory of population growth belongs to the economic theories of population growth
D
Human fertility varies inversely with population density
Question 80Single Answer
Who among the following proposed the core periphery model of economic development ?
A
Rostow
B
Friedman
C
Myrdal
D
Harschman
Question 81Single Answer
The graph used to show the proportion of surface area representing elevation above or below datum is :
A
Altimetric curve
B
Fluviometric curve
C
Morphometric curve
D
Hypsometric curve
Question 82Single Answer
The densest sea water is the :
A
Arctic bottom water
B
North Pacific bottom water
C
Antarctic bottom water
D
North Atlantic deep water
Question 83Single Answer
Which one of the following Regional Organizations of Cooperation is the largest in terms of number of member countries ?
A
OPEC
B
SAARC
C
ASEAN
D
EU
Question 84Single Answer
Down-warping is produced on account of which of the following actions ?
A
Crustal fracture
B
Crustal bending
C
Submergence
D
Emergence
Question 85Single Answer
From the given transport graph, calculate ‘Beta – Index’ .
Select the correct the answer from options given below :
A
1.5
B
3.0
C
2.0
D
1.0
Question 86Single Answer
Select among the following groups of States of India in secending order having high concentration of population distribution according to Census 2011 data :
A
Uttar Pradesh, maharasthra, Bihar, West Bengal
B
Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil nadu
C
uttar pradesh, West Bengal, Maharasthra, Bihar
D
Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, West Bengal
Question 87Single Answer
T – S diagram helps in determining the formation and extent of :
A
Ocean currents
B
Tidal Waves.
C
Coral reefs
D
Water masses
Question 88Single Answer
In a fold if both limbs are parallel as well as horizontal to each other, it would be a case of which of the following types of folds ?
A
Isocline
B
Recumbent
C
Open
D
Closed
Question 89Single Answer
El Nio Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is an :
A
Ocean process
B
Atmospheric process
C
Ocean-atmospheric process
D
Ocean-atmosphere-land process
Question 90Single Answer
Which of the following statements are true ?
(1) The correlation coefficient is dependent on te choice of both origin and scale observations.
(2) The correlation coefficient is dependent on the units of measurements.
(3) The coefficient of correlation is the sqare roots of the coefficient of determination.
(4) The zero value of correlation coefficient cannot estimate the value of dependent variable.
Code :
A
1 and 2 are true
B
1, 2 and 3 are true
C
3 and 4 are true
D
4 only is true
Question 91Single Answer
Which of the following feature hinders the social process of assimilation ?
A
The stage of development of society
B
Social activities
C
Intimate social contacts
D
Amalgamation
Question 92Single Answer
Arrange the following components of 'quality of life' used by the Berlin Centre of Future Research in decreasing weightage :
(1) Physical
(2) mental
(3) Material
(4) Spiritual
Which of the above statements are correct ?
A
4, 3, 1, 2
B
3, 4, 2, 1
C
2, 1, 4, 3
D
1, 2, 3, 4
Question 93Single Answer
Identify the Indian port which is known as the best natural harbour and has the leading cargo traffic importing petroelum, fertilizer, chemicals and machinery etc.
A
Kolkata
B
Chennai
C
New Tuticorin
D
Vishakhapatnam
Question 94Single Answer
La Nina phenomenon is due to which of the following conditions ?
A
Air pressure dropping over central and eastern pacific Ocean
B
Weak high pressure system replacing normal pressure over western Pacific
C
An abnormal accumulation of cold water in central and eastern Pacificn resulting into the very strong trade winds
D
The trade winds over the pacific Ocean move strongly from west to east
Question 95Single Answer
The constructive margin of lithospheric plates is represented by which of the following ?
A
Ural mountains
B
Mariana trench
C
Indo-Gangetic plain
D
Mid-Atlantic ridge
Question 96Single Answer
In case of indifference curve of two goods X and Y, as consumption of X increases :
A
MRSXY increases
B
MRSXY decreases
C
MRSXY remains the same
D
MRSXY increases but later on MRSXY decreases
Question 97Single Answer
General Economic equilibrium is NOT related to which one of the following problems ?
A
Uniqueness problem
B
Existence problem
C
Stability problem
D
Moral hazard problem
Question 98Single Answer
In the shoft-run production function, which on eof the following is CORRECT ?
A
Technology is assumed to change as labour input changes
B
Technology is assumed to change as capital stock changes
C
Technology is assumed to change positively until diminishing returns set in
D
Technology is assumedto be constant for a given production function relationship
Question 99Single Answer
As output expands, LAC curve falls. This is due to :
A
Law of variable proportions
B
Law of diminishing returns
C
Economies of scale
D
Diseconomies of scale
Question 100Single Answer
In a situtation of decision under uncertainty, if a consumer faces equal expected income from two alternatives, then she will take decision on the basis of :
A
Expected utility of both the alternatives
B
Probability of risk attached with each alternatives
C
Variation of risk attached with each alternatives
D
Mean of risk of each alternatives
Question 101Single Answer
What type of relationship the Phillips curve postulates between the rae of unemployment and the rate of increase of money wages ?
A
Inverse
B
Direct
C
Direct and proportional
D
Inverse and proportional
Question 102Single Answer
The concept of 'money illusion' was first given by whom ?
A
Milton Friedman
B
Irving Fisher
C
Robertson
D
J. M. Keynes
Question 103Single Answer
Which one of the following correctly describes the concept of 'Super Multiplier' ?
A
Investment multiplier
B
Money multiplier
C
Interaction between multiplier and accelerator
D
Employment multiplier
Question 104Single Answer
Given
I = 50 + 0.2Y
S = –150 + 0.4Y
G = 50
Where, I = Investment, S = Savings
G = Government Expenditure
Y = National Income
What is the equilibrium level of national income
A
2500
B
1250
C
250
D
1500
Question 105Single Answer
The independence of real variables from changes in money supply and nominal variables is called :
A
Keynesian dichotomy
B
Classical dichotomy
C
Money illusion
D
Money multiplier
Question 106Single Answer
Assuming the probability of a male birth as 0.5, find the chances that a family of 3 children will have two boys and one girl :
A
B
C
D
Question 107Single Answer
Which one of the following measures of central tendency will be the most appropriate to use if the data relates to rates, proportions and ratios ?
A
Arithmetic mean
B
M edian
C
Harmonic Mean
D
Geometric mean
Question 108Single Answer
The sampling distribution of mean based on a sample of 13 units selected without replacement shows a variance of 5 units. If the population consists of 49 units, estimate the variance of the population
A
80.67
B
84.87
C
86.67
D
86.87
Question 109Single Answer
In the classical linear regression model, Xi and Ui are assumed to be :
A
highly correlated
B
not correlated
C
positively correlated
D
negatively correlated
Question 110Single Answer
Identify which one of the following statements is INCORRECT ?
A
Intersection of two disjoint sets is a null set
B
Complement of a Universal set is a null set
C
If X ∩ Y =ϕ, then X-Y ≠X
D
Question 111Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II
List-I List-II
(Author) (Book)
(a) John William Kaye (i) Indian Old and New
(b) Mary Carpenter (ii) The Economic History of India under Early British Rule
(c) Ramesh Chandra Dutt (iii) A History of the Sepoy War in India
(d) Valentine Chiral (iv) Six months in India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
B
(iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
C
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
D
(ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Question 112Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
(Book) (Contents)
(a) Nizami-i Anjum (i) Deals with current weights and measures
(b) Tuhfat-ul Hind (ii) Hindu astrology
(c) Dabistan-i (iii) Hindu prosody and Mazahib rhetoric
(d) Risala-Miqdariyah (iv) Different religions and sects of India
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
B
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
C
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
D
(iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
Question 113Single Answer
Given below are two statements : One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : The Supreme Council of the Governor-General in Calcutta gave extraordinary powers to Special Commissions to capture and punish rebels of the 1857 Revolt, in its Act XIV of June 1857
Reason (R) : The primary aim of Sir Syed Ahmed Khan's Causes of the Indian Revolt (1858), then a government sub-Judge, was to show the loyalty of Muslims, who in the years following the rebellion were viewed with suspicion and disfavour
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C
(A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
D
(A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
Question 114Single Answer
Ibn Battuta informs that the Sultan had fixed Wednesday for freeing male slaves, Friday for freeing female slaves and Saturday for marrying men slaves to female slaves. Identify the Sultan .
A
Balban
B
Aladdin Kanji
C
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D
Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Question 115Single Answer
In the Bayan Hoard, coins of which Gupta ruler have been found in the highest number ?
A
Chandragupta-I
B
Samudragupta
C
Chandragupta-II
D
Kumaragupta-I
Question 116Single Answer
Which of the following texts were authored by the Kashmiri poet Kshemendra ?
(a) Kuttanimata
(b) Kalavilasa
(c) Prabodhachandrodaya
(d) Samayamatrika
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(b) and (d) only
C
(a), (b) and (c) only
D
(b), (c) and (d) only
Question 117Single Answer
Regarding Maratha relations with Nizamul Mulk, which of the following statements are correct ?
(a) As the Viceroy of the Deccan, from 1710 to 1715. Nizamul Mulk resisted the Maratha claims for the Chough and Sardeshmukhi of the Deccan
(b) After his successful rebellion against the Saiyids, Nizamul Mulk respected the Imperial farman granting the Chough and Sardeshmukhi of the Deccan to the Marathas
(c) In January 1721. he had his first meeting with Baji Rao
(d) The most important point of conflict between Marathas and Nizamul Mulk was the Karnataka
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(b), (c) and (d) only
B
(a), (b) only
C
(a), (b) and (c) only
D
(a) and (d) only
Question 118Single Answer
"Our general policy is to avoid entanglement in power politics and not to join any group of powers as against any other group . The two leading groups today are the Russian Bloc and the Anglo-American Bloc . We must be friendly to both and yet not join either" .
The above words constitute the central idea of which policy ?
A
Non-alignment
B
Baghdad Pact
C
Afro-Asian conference of 1955
D
Panchsheel
Question 119Single Answer
Given below are two statements :
Statement (I) : When a soldier died showing exemplary valour while fighting for the king, he was granted land for the livelihood of his dependents, called 'Mrityukarvritti'
Statement (II) : A Chandella inscription records the grant of such a 'Mrityukarvritti'
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
B
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
C
Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
D
Statement I is false, but Statement II is true
Question 120Single Answer
Given below are two statements One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) .
Assertion (A) : When the All India Women's Conference began their campaign in support of the Child Marriage Restraint Bill (1929), Sister Subbalakshmi gave evidence before the Joshi Committee about the harmful effects of youthful marriages
Reasons (R) : Methuen Petit, a social worker who became leading trade unionist, organized the Seva Mandir to work among the poor
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C
(A) is correct, but (R) is not correct
D
(A) is not correct, but (R) is correct
Question 121Single Answer
Which of the following statements regarding Gandhi's concept of Satyagraha are correct ?
(a) For Gandhi, Satyagraha aimed to penetrate the barriers of prejudice, ill-will, dogmatism, self-righteousness and selfishness
(b) Gandhi explained the effectiveness of Satyagraha in terms of the spiritual impact of suffering love
(c) The Satyagraha was considered by Gandhi as the ultimate tool of humiliating the opponent
(d) Gandhi's political realism triumphed over his moral idealism and despite its claims to the contrary, his Satyagrahas were not always purely spiritual in nature
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) and (b) only
B
(a), (c) and (d) only
C
(b), (c) and (d) only
D
(a), (b) and (d) only
Question 122Single Answer
Chronologically arrange Muhammad bin Tughlaq's experiments/projects :
(a) Token currency
(b) Khorasan expedition
(c) Transfer of capital
(d) Qarachil expedition
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(c), (a), (d), (b)
B
(d), (a), (b), (c)
C
(c), (a), (b), (d)
D
(a), (c), (d), (b)
Question 123Single Answer
The earliest extant examples of the Mughal baluster columns are found solely in which of the following Mughal emperor's fortress palaces ?
A
Akbar
B
Jahangir
C
Shahjahan
D
Aurangzeb
Question 124Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II : List-I List-II (Sikh Guru) (Sub-Caste)
(a) Guru Nanak (i) Bhalla
(b) Guru Amar Das (ii) Bedi
(c) Guru Ram Das (iii) Trehan
(d) Guru Angad (iv) Sodhi
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
B
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
C
(iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
D
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
Question 125Single Answer
Which of the following Sultans in his farman used to address the amirs as Masnad-i ali ?
A
Qutbuddin Aibek
B
Balban
C
Firuz Tughlaq
D
Bahlol Lodi
Question 126Single Answer
Match List-I with List-II :
List-I List-II
(Authors) (Dharmasastras)
(a) Bhatta Lakshmidhara (i) Chaturvarga-chintamani
(b) Devannabhatta (ii) Smrityarthasara
(c) Hemadri (iii) Kriyakalpataru
(d) Sridhara (iv) Smriti-Chandrika
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
B
(iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
C
(ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
D
(iii) (ii) (i) (iv)
Question 127Single Answer
Which of the following statements regarding interpretation in historical writing are correct ?
(a) Interpretation as an essential step in historical method seems to lie beyond criticism and exposition
(b) To know what a document means is as much a challenge to critical judgment as to know when or by whom was it written, or whether one may trust it
(c) The literary exposition of historical data is greatly conditioned by the interpretation one places upon them
(d) Factual interpretation deals with the facts of a document, not with the words
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A
(a), (c) and (d) only
B
(a), (b) and (d) only
C
(b), (c) and (d) only
D
(c) and (d) only
Question 128Single Answer
The Sultan ordered the Maliks, Amirs, officers of the court and persons of responsibility and status not to go to each other's houses or to collect parties at banquets : there were to be no intermarriage among them unless the Sultan had been informed and his permission obtained'. Identify the Sultan .
A
Balban
B
Alauddin Khalji
C
Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
D
Firuz Shah Tughlaq
Question 129Single Answer
Who was the first elected president of the All India Depressed Classes Association formed in 1926 ?
A
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
B
Rao Bahaddur M.C. Rajah
C
Bhaskarrao Jadhav
D
Jagjivan Ram
Question 130Single Answer
Poems classified as upadesharupaka (didactic metaphors) in Marathi bhakti poetry were known as
A
Bharud
B
Abhang
C
Palana
D
Vachana
Question 131Single Answer
Which among the following are elements of Liberalism ?
I. Individual should have the right to develop his own personality
II. Man is a rational creature
III. Society should not be plural
IV. It believes in constitutionalism
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
A
I, II and III
B
II, III and IV
C
l, III and IV
D
I, II and IV
Question 132Single Answer
In which year did Pandita Ramabai open her Sharda Sadan (Home for Learning) ?
A
1889
B
1798
C
1898
D
1857
Question 133Single Answer
Given below are two statements .
Statement I Tagore and Gandhi met for the first time at Shantiniketan
Statement II Tagore and Gandhi met for the first time at Gurukul Kangri
In light of the above statements, choose the answer from the options given below
A
Both statement I and statement II are true
B
Both statement I and statement Il are false
C
Statement I is true, but statement II is false
D
Statement I is false, but statement II is true
Question 134Single Answer
Local Bodies Ombudsman may be established to hear complaints of corruption against local bodies .
This was the view of the
A
Ashok Mehta Committee
B
Balvant Rai Mehta Committee
C
LM Singhvi Committee
D
Second Administrative Reforms Commission
Question 135Single Answer
Who among the following envisaged that liberal democracy as a political apparatus would ensure the accountability of the Governors to the governed ?
A
John Stuart Mill
B
John Locke
C
Jeremy Bentham
D
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Question 136Single Answer
Which theory of Rights claims that Rights are inalienable and cannot be separated or taken away from the individual as they are inharent and prior to society and state ?
A
Theory of Natural Rights
B
Theory of Legal Rights
C
Theory of Contractual Rights
D
Theory of Social Welfare Rights
Question 137Single Answer
Who among the following coined the term Ecofeminism ?
A
Francoise d' Eaubonne
B
Okin
C
Kate Millett
D
Germaine Greer
Question 138Single Answer
Which of the following are correctly matched ?
I. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights-1966
II. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities-2000
III. Convention on the Rights of Child-1989
IV. Optional Protocol on Economic Social Rights-2006
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
A
III and IV
B
I and III
C
I and II
D
I and IV
Question 139Single Answer
Which of the following book is NOT written by Machiavelli ?
A
Art of War
B
The Discourses on Livy
C
Discourses on Inequality
D
The Prince
Question 140Single Answer
Which of the following is NOT written by Mary Wollstonecraft ?
A
A Vindication of the Rights of Men
B
A Vindication of the Rights of Women
C
Thoughts of the Education of Daughters
D
Discourses on Education
Question 141Single Answer
Lohia opined .
l. Freedom and bread are inseparable
II. The removal of inequality from human society was one of the seven revolutions
III. If socialism is to be defined in two words then they are equality and prosperity
IV. The desire for equality in the modern world has become the desire of being similar and not equal
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
A
III and IV
B
I and IV
C
II and IV
D
I, II, III and IV
Question 142Single Answer
Who wrote 'Neo-Colonialism : The Last Stage of Capitalism' ?
A
Lenin
B
Nelson Mandela
C
Joseph Nye
D
K Nkrumah
Question 143Single Answer
'Leadership is the activity of influencing people to strive willingly for mutual objectives .' This was said by .
A
James Rost
B
Keith Davis
C
MP Follett
D
GR Terry
Question 144Single Answer
How many new languages were added by the 92nd Constitutional Amendment, 2003 ?
A
3
B
4
C
2
D
5
Question 145Single Answer
Consider the following movements and arrange them in chronological order .
I. Naxalbari Movement
II. Kheda Movement
III. Champaran Movement
IV. Khilafat Movement
Choose the correct answer from the options given
A
III, II, IV, I
B
I, II, III, IV
C
IV, III, II, I
D
II, III, I, IV
Question 146Single Answer
The rise and growth of the concept of New Public Administrative can be traced to
I. Honey Report on Higher Education for Public Services, 1967
II. Minnowbrook Conference II, 1988
III. Philadelphia Conference on the Theory and Practice of Public Administration, 1967
IV. Public Administration in a Time of Turbulence, 1971
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
A
II, III and IV
B
I, II, III
C
I, II and IV
D
I, III and IV
Question 147Single Answer
Which of the following functions have been laid down in the 12th Schedule of the Constitution of India for Municipalities ?
I. Urban poverty alleviation
II. Planning for economic and social development
III. Roads and bridges
IV. Public safety services
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
A
I, II, III and IV
B
I, II and III
C
I, III and IV
D
I and II
Question 148Single Answer
Which of the following principles are correct with regard to liberal democracy ?
I. Government by consent
II. Public Accountability
III. Suitable for Socialism
IV. Constitutional Government
Choose the correct answer from the options given below
A
I, II and IV
B
I, III and IV
C
II, III and IV
D
I, II and III
Question 149Single Answer
The book 'Six Glorious Epochs of Indian History' was written by .
A
MK Gandhi
B
JL Nehru
C
VD Savarkar
D
MN Roy
Question 150Single Answer
Match List I and List II .
List I List II
(Stages in the Evolution) (Duration)
A. Principles of Administration I. 1938-1947
B. Era of Challenges II. 1948-1970
C. Politics-Administration Dichotomy III. 1887-1926
D. Crisis of Identity IV. 1927-1937
Choose the correct answer from the options given below .