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1. Which state, area wise, has the largest forest cover 6. The Constitution of India was adopted by the
in India? Constituent Assembly on
(a) Maharashtra (a) 26th January 1950
(b) Chhattisgarh (b) 26th November 1949
(c) Madhya Pradesh (c) 26th January 1949
(d) Odisha (d) 15th August 1947

2. The landmark Paris Climate Pact which has come 7. Which film won Nargis Dutt Award for Best Feature
into force on Nov. 4, 2016 seeks to limit the rise in Film on National Integration in the 63rd National
average world temperature to ‘well below’ Film Awards 2015
(a) 3.0 degree Celsius (a) Masaan
(b) 2.0 degree Celsius (b) Dum Laga ke Haisha
(c) 1.5 degree Celsius (c) Nanak Shah Fakir
(d) 2.5 degree Celsius (d) Baahubali: The Beginning

3. The official slogan for the 2016 Rio Olympic and 8. MTCR stands for
Paralympics games was (a) Mobile Technology Control Regime
(a) Inspire a generation (b) Missile Technology Control Regime
(c) Missile Transfer Control Regulation
(b) A New World
(d) Mobile Technology Control Regulation
(c) Welcome home
(d) One world, one dream 9. India’s first online interactive portal is
(a) Artapedia.org
4. Which one of the following metals does not react (b) Sahapedia.org
either with water or with steam? (c) Amasr.org
(a) Lead (d) Hasqpedia.org
(b) Zinc 10. World’s largest rooftop solar power plant is
(c) Calcium located in
(d) Magnesium (a) Amritsar (b) Canberra
(c) Wellington (d) Angola
5. National highway which connects Uttar Pradesh
and Tamil Nadu is 11. Which country has won COPA America football
tournament 2016?
(a) NH 43 (b) NH 44
(a) Argentina (b) Chile
(c) NH 41 (d) NH 51 (c) Spain (d) Brazil
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12. Which word is Oxford Dictionaries, Word of 2016? 19. Which is the first state to ratify Goods and Service
(a) Post lie Tax Bill (GST)?
(b) Post Truth (a) Manipur (b) Assam
(c) Glass Cliff (c) Orissa (d) Rajasthan
(d) Glassnost
20. The 32nd Olympic games in 2020 will be hosted by
13. Project Loon, an initiative to provide internet con- (a) Russia (b) Japan
nectivity using balloons is operated by (c) China (d) South Korea
(a) Airtel
21. The world’s first country to ban deforestation is
(b) Idea
(a) Germany
(c) Facebook
(b) United Kingdom
(d) Google
(c) Norway
14. ‘National Consumer Day’ is observed every year (d) Sweden
on
22. Name of the first woman Chief justice of Nepal’s
(a) November 23
Supreme Court is
(b) December 24
(a) Sushila Devi
(c) December 10
(b) Sushila Karki
(d) November 10
(c) Bidhya Devi Bhandari
15. Who addressed Mahatma Gandhi as ‘One Man (d) Onsari Magar
Boundary Force’?
23. Nuh is the new name in Haryana for the district
(a) Sir Pettrick Lawrence
(a) Rewari (b) Mewat
(b) Lord Mountbatten
(c) Gurgaon (d) Jind
(c) Sardar Patel
(d) Mohammed Ali Jinnah 24. India’s first e-court is opened at
(a) Hyderabad High Court
16. Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao was the Maratha Peshwa
(b) Bombay High Court
during the
(c) Delhi High Court
(a) First Battle of Panipat
(d) Punjab and Haryana High Court
(b) Second Battle of Panipat
(c) Third Battle of Panipat 25. Number of Persons required to be nominated by
(d) Battle of Haldi Ghati the President to the Rajya Sabha are
(a) 10 (b) 11
17. Who is the author of the book The Brief History of
(c) 12 (d) 8
Time
(a) Natwar Singh 26. Which of the following diseases cannot be cured
(b) Stephen Hawking by antibiotics?
(c) Ruskin Bond (a) Tetanus (b) Leprosy
(d) Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam (c) Measles (d) Cholera
18. The Chairman of 21st Law Commission of India is 27. ‘Amniocentesis’ is a method for
(a) Justice Ravi R Tripathi (a) Inducing abortion
(b) Justice Balbir Singh Chauhan (b) Determination of sequence of amino acids in
(c) Justice Ajit Singh a protein
(d) Justice Handyala Lakshiminareyanaswamy (c) Determination of foetal sex
Dattu (d) Separation of amino acids
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28. Which right under the Constitution of India is not 35. The advocate ................... many judgements to
a fundamental right? support his argument
(a) Freedom of religion (a) quoted (b) sighted
(b) Freedom to form associations (c) stated (d) cited
(c) Right to life and personal liberty
(d) Right to property 36. Business relies on the ................... of its
communications
29. By which Constitutional Amendment Act, voting (a) depth (b) efficiency
age has been reduced from 21 years to 18 years? (c) width (d) number of lines
(a) 60th (b) 62nd
(c) 61st (d) 63rd 37. ‘Amnesty’ means
(a) Favour (b) Reprieve
30. The ‘Dandi March’ was the Satyagraha against (c) Intimation (d) Denial
(a) Prohibition
(b) Salt Tax 38. The antonyms of the word ‘abet’ is
(c) Untouchability (a) Conspire (b) Dissuade
(d) Foreign Cloths (c) Persuade (d) Resign

31. In the Indian Constitution, the direction for devel- 39. The synonym of the word ‘Unserupulous’ is
oping scientific temper & spirit of inquiry is given (a) Conscientious (b) Morals
in (c) Careless (d) Unprincipled
(a) The Fundamental Rights
(b) The Fundamental Duties 40. What is one single word for Government by the
(c) The Directive Principles of State policy Nobility?
(d) The Preamble (a) Plutocracy
(b) Theocracy
32. The Head Quarters of the World Intellectual (c) Oligarchy
Property Organisation (WIPO) is located in the (d) Aristocracy
city of
(a) Athens 41. Early rising is beneficial ................... health
(b) Vienna (a) to (b) for
(c) Geneva (c) in (d) upon
(d) Rio de Janeiro
42. The officer’s ................... was not taken off and he
33. Ecology is the study of decided to give it up
(a) The Physical structure of organisms (a) profession (b) occupation
(b) The interrelationships between organisms (c) career (d) business
and their surroundings
43. A doctor has a ................... relationship with his
(c) Environmental Protection
patient
(d) The naming and classification of organisms.
(a) Personal (b) impersonal
Direction: Select the word or phrase the best completes the sen- (c) financial (d) fiduciary
tence of Q.34, 35 and 36
44. The Constitution of Idia has borrowed the concept
34. She ................... reading since 8’o Clock in the of the Directive Principles of State Policy from the
morning Constitution of
(a) is (b) was (a) USA (b) Canada
(c) has been (d) had been (c) Ireland (d) Australia
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45. Bob Dylan, the winner of Nobel Prize for Literature 54. Which five year plan focused on ‘Growth with
in 2016, is a citizen of Social Justice and Equity’?
(a) Canada (b) Uk (a) Sixth five year plan
(c) USA (d) Sweden (b) Seventh five year plan
(c) Ninth five year plan
46. The name of an Indian Lawyer who has geo elected
(d) Eight five year plan
to the International Law Commission (ILC) is
(a) Vikram Rajput 55. Community Development Programme was started
(b) Anurag Goel in India in the year
(c) Aniruddha Rajput (a) 1952 (b) 1954
(d) Syed Akbaruddin (c) 1956 (d) 1950

47. Which of the following States in not a Permanent 56. Census in India is being held regularly after every
Member of the United Nations Security Council? (a) 5 years (b) 8 years
(a) Germany (b) France (c) 10 years (d) 4 years
(c) China (d) United Kingdom 57. The Chota Nagpur Plateau famous for its mineral
deposits is in the state of
48. Who is known as the father of Local Self
(a) Uttar Pradesh
Government in India?
(b) Madhya Pradesh
(a) Lord Dalhousie (b) Lord Rippon
(c) Jharkhand
(c) Lord Curzon (d) Lord Canning
(d) Bihar
49. A judge of the Supreme Court of India holds office 58. The terms TRIPS and TRIM are related to
till the age of (a) EFTA
(a) 62 years (b) 65 years (b) SAPTA
(c) 60 years (d) 58 years (c) GATT
50. In Japan, the Parliament is called (d) NAFTA
(a) Parliament 59. All revenues received, loans raised and money
(b) Federal Assembly recieved in repayment of loans by the Union
(c) Diet Government go into
(d) Congress (a) Contingency fund of India
(b) Public account of India
51. Mynammar’s security forces has committed mass
(c) Consolidated fund of India
killings and gang rapes of the ethnic group
(d) Reserve Bank of India
(a) Shan (b) Karen
(c) Rakhine (d) Bamar 60. The largest commercial bank of India is
(a) Reserve Bank of India
52. As per the report of Stockholm International Peace (b) ICICI Bank
Research Institution, the world’s largest deference (c) State Bank of India
importer is (d) Punjab National Bank
(a) Pakistan (b) China
(c) India (d) Saudi Arabia 61. Total Pin (Postal Index Number) zones is India are
(a) Seven
53. The Chairman of Committee on digital payments (b) Six
as comstituted by the Ministry of Finance is (c) Eight
(a) J.P Singh (b) Shri Ratan P. Watal (d) Nine
(c) Jairam Ramesh (d) Urjit Patel
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62. Who has been appointed by the International 69. World’s tallest solar tower will be setup in
Cricket Council (ICC) as the official ambassador (a) Lebanon (b) Israel
of Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017 ? (c) China (d) Iran
(a) Ravi Shastri
70. PETA stands for
(b) M.S. Dhoni
(a) People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals
(c) Sunil Gavaskar
(b) People against the Established Torture of
(d) Sachin Tendulkar
Animals
63. The name of the new Chief Minister of Manipur is (c) People for the Ethical Training of Aged
(a) P. Viren Singh (d) People for the Esteem of Trained Animals
(b) N. Biren Singh
71. VVPAT is a new initiative of the
(c) P. Biren Singh
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(d) M. Viren Singh
(b) Ministry of Home Affairs
64. The Second Banana Research Centre has been estab- (c) Election Commission of India
lished by the Union Government in the State of (d) Niti Aayog
(a) Bihar 72. The terrorist outfit Al-Shabab is associated with
(b) Tamilnadu (a) Kenya (b) Syria
(c) Andhra Pradesh (c) Egypt (d) South Africa
(d) West Bengal
73. Indian aircraft showcased for the first time at the
65. National Panchayati Raj Diwas is celebrated every Republic Day Parade in 2017 in New Delhi was :
year on (a) Mirage 2000
(a) 24th March (b) Tejas LCA
(b) 23rd February (c) Ojas LCA
(c) 24th April (d) Rafale
(d) 23rd March
74. ‘Kambala’ is traditional buffalo racing game in
66. Miss Teen Universe 2017 crown has been won (a) Tamil Nadu
by (b) Karnatka
(a) Nieveles Gonzalez (c) kerala
(b) Ravneet Kaur (d) Odisha
(c) Srishti Kaur
(d) Lisa Gonzalez 75. Name of the winner of the Stockhoim Water Prize
2015, who is also popularly known as ‘Waterman
67. The Year 2017 has been declared by UN as of India’ is
(a) International year of Pulse (a) Natwar Singh
(b) International year for Protection of Glaciers (b) Tejinder Singh
(c) International year for Communication based (c) Rajendra Singh
Technologies (d) Ragubir Singh
(d) International year of Sustainable Tourism for
76. The prestigious 64th Dada Shaed Phalke Award
Development.
2017 for outstanding contribution to the Cinema
68. The Corruption Perception Index is released by is conferred on
(a) Green Peace (a) Kasinathuni Viswanath
(b) Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (b) Shashi Kapoor
(c) Global Human Rights Initiative (c) Manoj Kumar
(d) Transparency International (d) K. Balachander
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77. The office of the High Commissioner for Human (a) North
Rights was established in the year (b) East
(a) 1991 (b) 2001 (c) West
(c) 1993 (d) 2003 (d) South

78. The Chairman of National Human Rights 85. Which of the following cannot be tested?
Commission (NHRC) is appointed for a period of (a) Consciousness is the function of Neural
(a) 6 Years or till the age of 65 years activity.
(b) 6 years or till the age of 70 years (b) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar is one the architects of
(c) 5 years or till the age of 70 years Indian Constitution.
(d) 5 years or till the age of 65 years (c) Cricket is played by 11 players in each team.
(d) Antonio Guterres is teh present UN Secretary
79. The Cabinet Mission was headed by General.
(a) Clement Attlee (b) Sir P. Lawrence
(c) Sir Strafford Cripps (d) Lord Moundbathen 86. ‘EGIK’ is related to ‘WUSQ’ in the same manner as
‘DFHJ’ is related to
80. Impeachement proceedings against President of (a) SQOM
India can be initiated (b) VTRP
(a) Only in Lok Sabha (c) BDFH
(b) Only in the Joint sitting of the two houses of (d) ECGI
Parliament
(c) Only in the Rajya Sabha Direction: In the following situation, several conclusions are
(d) In either house of Parliament given. Encircle the one, which logically follows from the statement.
87. Cigarette smoking is injurious to health
81. Ram is taller than Shyam and Shyam is taller
(a) It is better to chew cigarettes
than Krishan. If Chander is taller than krishan, but
(b) Smokers should be punished
shorter than Shyam than who is the shortest
(c) Cigarette manufactures should be punished
(a) Ram (b) Shyam
(d) People Should be persuaded to give up
(c) Krishan (d) Chander
smoking
82. ‘The early bird catches the worm’ is logically simi-
88. Pick out the word that does not fit in with the
lar to
others
(a) A bird in hand is better than two in the bush
(a) Dinar
(b) Early to bed and ealy to rise will make a man
(b) Peso
healthy, wealthy and wise.
(c) Euro
(c) Time and tide wait for none.
(d) Europe
(d) Do not cry over the spilt milk.
83. One number is twice the second number, second Direction: In the following questions, Q.89 & 90., there is a cer-
is twice the third and the third is twice the fourth tain relation between two given words on one side of and one word
number? is given on an other side of : ....................... Encircle the suitable
(a) 8 times (b) 4 times word to be put on the other side from the given alternatives.
(c) 3 times (d) 6 times
89. Landlord : Tenant :: Ownership : .............
84. Temple is one mile north from the post office and (a) Transfer
the mall is two miles cast from the post office. (b) Control
If the bank is a mile south from the mall then in (c) Lease
what direction is the post office from the bank? (d) Possession
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90. Roster : Duty :: Inventory : ............. 96. Theme of International Mother Earth Day 2017 is
(a) Goods (a) Environmental and Climate Literacy
(b) Produce (b) Environmental Justice
(c) Exports (c) Sustainable Development and Climate
(d) Purchase Control
(d) Sustainable Development and Climate
91. The European Economic Community (EEC)
Justice
Changed into European Union (EU) in the year
(a) 1996 (b) 1992 97. Ashoka’s wheel in the national flag represents
(c) 1995 (d) 1991 (a) Wheel of Peace
(b) Wheel of authority
92. Territorial waters of India extends up to
(c) Wheel of time
(a) 9 Nautical Miles
(d) Wheel of dharma
(b) 11 Nautical Miles
(c) 12 Nautical Miles 98. The Original Constitution of India has
(d) 10 Nautical Miles (a) 22 parts 8 schedules 395 articles
93. Treaty of Lisbon became law in (b) 22 parts 7 schedules 309 articles
(a) 2002 (b) 2008 (c) 20 parts 7 schedules 395 articles
(c) 2007 (d) 2009 (d) 20 parts 8 schedules 395 articles

94. Which organ of the United Nations has suspended 99. P.V. Sindhu is known for
its operation since 1994? (a) athlethics
(a) Economic and Social Council (b) lawn tennis
(b) Trusteeship Council (c) badminton
(c) Secretariat (d) table Tennis
(d) International Court of Justice
100. The first country to legalise euthanasia is
95. How many countries are the member of the UNO (a) USA
at present? (b) Australia
(a) 196 (b) 189 (c) Sweden
(c) 193 (d) 169 (d) Netherlands
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ANSWER KEY
1. (c) 16. (c) 31. (b) 46. (c) 61. (d) 76. (a) 91. (b)
2. (b) 17. (b) 32. (c) 47. (a) 62. (d) 77. (c) 92. (c)
3. (b) 18. (b) 33. (b) 48. (b) 63. (b) 78. (c) 93. (d)
4. (a) 19. (b) 34. (c) 49. (b) 64. (a) 79. (b) 94. (b)
5. (b) 20. (b) 35. (d) 50. (c) 65. (c) 80. (d) 95. (c)
6. (b) 21. (c) 36. (b) 51. (c) 66. (c) 81. (c) 96. (a)
7. (c) 22. (b) 37. (b) 52. (c) 67. (d) 82. (c) 97. (d)
8. (b) 23. (b) 38. (b) 53. (b) 68. (d) 83. (a) 98. (a)
9. (b) 24. (a) 39. (d) 54. (c) 69. (b) 84. (c) 99. (c)
10. (a) 25. (c) 40. (d) 55. (a) 70. (a) 85. (a) 100. (d)
11. (b) 26. (c) 41. (b) 56. (c) 71. (c) 86. (b)
12. (b) 27. (c) 42. (c) 57. (c) 72. (a) 87. (d)
13. (d) 28. (d) 43. (d) 58. (c) 73. (b) 88. (d)
14. (b) 29. (c) 44. (c) 59. (c) 74. (b) 89. (c)
15. (b) 30. (b) 45. (c) 60. (c) 75. (c) 90. (a)