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Feb 15, 2025 - 13:33 Updated: Feb 15, 2025 - 14:06
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1. Identify the incorrect statement on the contributions of Jainism:

The early Jainas adopted Prakrit to preach their doctrines.
Their religious literature was written in Ardhamagadhi.
The early Jainas discarded Sanskrit language.
They never used Apabhramsa for the earliest important works of Jainism.

2. In the Satavahana's inscriptions, the terms 'Katakas' and 'Skandhavaras' mean

The tax free villages of Buddhist monks
Military camps and settlements which served as administrative centres
The areas of rock-cut architecture
The areas of large scale paddy transplantations

3. In the Sangam literature, Vellalars were:

Brahmanas who functioned as poets
rich peasants who formed the fourth caste
agricultural labourers who also worked with animal skins
forest tribes who suffered from extreme poverty

4. Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque in Delhi was built by:

Iltutmish
Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Ala-ud-din Khalji
Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

5. Identify the correct chronology of Later Mughals:

Bahadur Shah > Farrukh Siyar > Jahandar Shah > Muhammad Shah > Shah Alam-II
Bahadur Shah > Jahandar Shah > Muhammad Shah > Farrukh Siyar > Shah Alam-II
Bahadur Shah > Jahandar Shah > Farrukh Siyar > Muhammad Shah > Shah Alam-II
Farrukh Siyar > Jahandar Shah > Muhammad Shah > Shah Alam-II > Bahadur Shah

6. In Shivaji's administration, Dabir was:

An officer responsible for intelligence, posts and household affairs
The in-charge of justice and charitable grants
The Correspondent to the king
The Master of Ceremonies and helped the king in foreign affairs

7. Identify the wrong matching of poets and their languages in the 18th century:

Tayumanavar : Tamil
Warris Shah : Punjabi
Kunchan Nambiar : Malayalam
Dayaram : Marathi

8. Which of the following is wrongly matched regarding 'Praja Mandals'?

Vijay Singh Pathik : Rajasthan
Balwant Rai Mehta : Madhya Pradesh
Sewa Singh Thikriwala : Punjab
Sarangadhar Das : Orissa

9. Which of the following statement can best be described as having resulted in the recovery of India's external sector?

Moderation in India's merchandise export growth in FY24 accompanied by a sharp decline in India's merchandise import growth
Increasing commodity prices with escalating global demand
Increase in merchandise exports and imports followed by a decline in net services receipts
Growth in world output outpacing the world trade volume

10. The strategic objective of Asset Monetization Programme may be explained as:

An initiative to unlock the value of investments in private sector assets by utilizing public sector capital.
Involving an indefinite period license/lease of an asset, owned by the government or a public authority, to a private sector entity.
Facilitating an opportunity for public asset owners to use new financial structures by utilizing capital from private sector investors.
Offering an alternative mechanism to the PPP model.

11. Pick the correct sequence out of the following sequences with regard to the present prevailing inflation trends (in percentages) in India:

Food Inflation > Headline Inflation > Core Inflation
Headline Inflation > Food Inflation > Core Inflation
Food Inflation = Headline Inflation) < Core Inflation
Core Inflation > Food Inflation > Headline Inflation

12. Identify the incorrect statement:

Geomorphic processes bring about changes in the configuration of the surface of the Earth.
Diastrophism and volcanism are endogenic geomorphic processes.
The endogenic and exogenic forces cause physical stresses and chemical actions on earth materials.
Orogeny is the continental building process.

13. Identify the incorrect statement on extra-tropical cyclones:

These develop in the mid and high latitudes.
They do not have a clear frontal system.
They affect a large area as compared to the tropical cyclones.
They can originate over the land and sea.

14. Guyot is:

A mountain with pointed summit rising from the seafloor that does not reach the surface of the ocean.
A deep valley sometimes found cutting across the continental shelves and slopes.
A flat topped seamount showing the evidence of gradual subsidence through stages.
A low island found in the tropical oceans consisting of coral reefs surrounding a central depression.

15. Within India, Ganga river basin has the largest catchment area. After that, following is the correct sequence in the decreasing order:

Indus > Brahmaputra > Krishna > Godavari
Brahmaputra > Indus > Godavari > Krishna
Indus > Godavari > Krishna > Brahmaputra
Brahmaputra > Indus > Godavari > Krishna

16. Peaty soils are one of the major soils of India. These are found in:

the areas of low rainfall with low leaching activity.
the areas of high temperature and high rainfall with intense leaching.
the areas of heavy rainfall and high humidity with good vegetation.
the areas of semi-arid climate with salinity.

17. In India, Sholas are:

Tropical forests found in the Bastar region
Tropical evergreen forests of Andaman & Nicobar islands
Moist deciduous forests in the North-eastern states
Temperate forests in the Anaimalai and Palani hills

18. In Andhra Pradesh, Dharwar types of rocks are found in:

The Krishna basin,
The Godavari delta region
The Kurnool region
The Chittoor and Nellore region

19. Identify the incorrect statement on the linguistic diversity of India:

In 1961 census, 1652 languages were listed as mother tongues in India.
Kachchi and Sindhi are Indo-European languages.
Austric languages are spoken by the tribal groups in Jharkhand.
Dardi is a Sino-Tibetan language.

20. Trans-Siberian Railway runs between the stations in Russia from:

Moscow to Vladivostok
Moscow to Khabarovsk
St. Petersburg to Vladivostok.
St. Petersburg to Khabarovsk

21. Identify the incorrect statement on Wheat crop cultivation in India:

It is the second most important cereal crop.
It is a Rabi crop that requires a cool growing season.
It is chiefly grown in the Ganga- Satluj plains.
Black soil region of the Deccan is not suitable for wheat cultivation.

22. In India, most of the jute mills are located in:

Damodar basin
Subarnarekha basin
Hugli basin
Brahmaputra basin