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1 1. Which of the following is/are correct regarding Champaran Satyagraha? 1. Peasants were forced to grow indigo on 3/10 of the total land under Tinkathia system. 2. Raj Kumar Shukla requested Mahatma Gandhi to look into the problem. 3. Gandhi used Non-Cooperation to solve the matter. d) 2 and 3 2. Which of the following are features of Government of India Act, 1919? 1. Ministers had to resign if a no-confidence motion was passed against them. 2. Women were given the right to vote. 3. Subjects were divided into reserved and transferred lists. 3. Which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. The crowd gathered in Jallianwala Bagh in support of noncooperation movement. 2. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood in protest against Jallianwala Bagh incident. d) None of the above 4. Which of the following statements with respect to Nehru Report are correct? 1. It was the first major attempt by the Indians to draft a constitutional framework for the country. 2. It demanded complete independence. 3. Independence for India League was founded in opposition to the Nehru Report. 5. Which of the following are true about Nagpur Session of Indian National Congress in 1920? 1. Provincial congress committees were organized on linguistic basis. 2. Programme of non-cooperation was endorsed. 3. First All India Youth Congress was formed. GENERAL STUDIES MOCK TEST - 9 MAX MARKS: 200 TIME: 2 HR 6. Consider the following statements 1. The Khilafat movement was a pan-islamic, political protest campaign launched by Muslims of India to influence the British government not to abolish the Ottoman Caliphate. 2. Khilafat Movement was started against Turkish ruler Mustafa Kemal Ataturk. Which of the statements given above are correct? c) Both d) None 7. Which among the following sections opposed council entry during passive phase of movement in 1922? a) Swarajists b) No-Changers c) Responsivists d) Non-responsivists 8. Consider the following Paper/Journal Author 1. Bandi Jeevan : Sachin Sanyal 2. The Philosophy of : Bhagat Singh the bomb 3. Pather Dabi : J.M. Sengupta Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched? d) 2 and 9. Which of the following statements are correct? 1. Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru were tried in Meerut Conspiracy case. 2. Surya sen and his associated conducted Chittagong armoury raid. 3. Yugantar group was a secret revolutionary association operating in Bengal. 10. Consider the following statements 1. Simon commission was appointed by Lord Birkenhead to recommend constitutional reforms for India. 2. Hindu Mahasabha and Justice Party in the south did not boycott the commission. Which of the above statement/s is/are correct? Page 1 WEBSITE: ; PH NO ; ACHIEVER.IAS@GMAIL.COM

2 d) None 11. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Delhi Manifesto? 1. It included demands of Muslim leaders accepted by Congress to be included in the draft constitution. 2. It asked for majority representation of Congress at the Round Table Conference. d) None 12. Which of the following decisions were taken at the Lahore session of Congress in 1929? 1. Boycott of Round Table Conference 2. All members of legislatures were asked to resign from their seats 3. Complete independence was declared as the aim of Congress 4. Delhi Pact was endorsed a) 1,2 and 3 b) 1,3 and 4 c) 2,3 and 4 d) 1,2,3 and Which of the following statements is/are true regarding Civil disobedience movement? 1. Before launching the movement, Gandhi presented Eleven Demands to the government. 2. C. Rajagopalachari led the march to defy salt laws in Malabar. 3. No- chowkidara tax campaigns were started in Ryotwari areas. b) 1 and 2 d) 2 and Which of the following statements is/are correct w.r.t Bardoli Satyagraha? 1. The main reason for protest was use of force and oppression by Zamindars. 2. Mahatma Gandhi was called to lead the movement. d) None 15. Consider the following statements 1. He was the first leader to be elected to the leadership of Comintern. 2. He published a journal named Vanguard. 3. He was a proponent of radical humanism. Which of the following personality is best described by above given statements? a) V.D. Savarkar b) M.N. Roy c) S.A. Dange d) Subhash Chandra Bose 16. Which of the following were the features of Government of India Act of 1935? 1. It proposed an All-India Federation that started functioning after 1937 elections. 2. Federal Assembly was indirectly elected whereas Council of states was directly elected. 3. For legislation purposes, three lists were introduced, namely federal, provincial and concurrent. 17. Arrange the following in chronological order 1. Wavell Plan 2. Cripps Mission 3. Formation of Indian National Army 4. CR Formula a) b) c) d) Which of the following events took place during the tenure of Viceroy Lord Irwin? 1. Visit of Simon commission to India 2. Dandi March by Gandhi 3. Boycott of First Round Table Conference 4. Poona Pact a) 1,2 and 3 b) 1,3 and 4 c) 2,3 and 4 d) 1,2,3 and Consider the following statements with respect to Quit India Movement 1. Mahatma Gandhi was named the leader of the struggle. 2. Failure of Cripps Mission was one of the reasons for launch of movement. 3. Women revolutionaries like Usha sharma and Pritilata Wadddedar took part in underground activities. 4. Parallel governments were established at Talchar, Satara and Tamluk. a) 1,2 and 3 b) 1,2 and 4 c) 2,3 and 4 d) 1,2,3 and Gandhi was not in support of an immediate struggle in 1939 after British declared India s support to the war without Page 2 WEBSITE: ; PH NO ; ACHIEVER.IAS@GMAIL.COM

3 consulting Indians. Which of the following were the reasons for his stand? 1. Gandhi felt Allied cause was just. 2. Communal sensitivity and lack of Hindu-Muslim unity at the time. 3. Masses were not ready for struggle. 4. Congress organization was not fit enough to carry a mass struggle. b) 1,2 and 3 d) 1,2,3 and Which of the following were proposed by Cabinet Mission? 1. Grouping of provincial assemblies into four sections. 2. Full autonomy and residual powers to provinces. 3. Constituent Assembly to be elected by provincial assemblies by proportional representation. 22. Radcliffe line represents the boundary between 1. India Pakistan 2. India Nepal 3. India Myanmar 4. India Bangladesh b) 1 and 2 d) 1 and Vaikom Satyagraha was related to a) High rents extracted from the peasants b) Temple entry for depressed classes c) Implement recommendations of flood commission d) Oppression of tenants by Landlords. 24. Consider the following statements about Cripps Mission 1. It was sent due to pressure from Allies to seek Indian cooperation during the war. 2. It offered right to secede to provinces. 3. Constitution making was to be solely in Indian hands unlike the August offer where it was mainly in Indian hands. 4. Jawahar Lal Nehru and Sardar Patel were the official negotiators for the Congress. Which of the statements give above are correct? a) 1,2 and 3 b) 1,3 and 4 c) 1,2 and 4 d) 1,2,3 and A plan was proposed to declare the provinces as independent states and then giving them option to choose whether to join India or Pakistan or remaining separate. What was this plan called? a) Desai-Liaqat Pact b) Wavell s Breakdown Plan c) Plan Balkan d) CR Formula 26. Which of the following were the terms of Gandhi-Irwin Pact? 1. Release of all political prisoners 2. Participation of congress in Second Round table conference 3. Right to make salt for personal consumption 27. Hartog committee appointed in 1929 was related to which of the following sectors? a) Freedom of Press b) Police Reforms c) Education d) Revenue sharing with provinces 28. Consider the following statements w.r.t revolt of Royal Indian Navy ratings 1. Sardar Patel asked the ratings to surrender before the authority. 2. Congress showed indifference to the revolutionary situation. 3. M.A. Jinnah persuaded the ratings to continue strike until their demands are met. Which of the above given statements are true? 29. Which of the following were the fundamental causes of famine of 1943? 1. Food was diverted to feed Army. 2. Rice imports from Burma and South East Asia were stopped. 3. Deliberate profiteering and mismanagement of food resources. 30. Which of the following statements are correct about Dr. B.R. Ambedkar? 1. He was author of books like The Annihilation of Caste and Pakistan or the Partition of India. 2. He was founder of Independent Labour Party. 3. His death anniversary is observed as Mahaparinirvan Divas. Page 3 WEBSITE: ; PH NO ; ACHIEVER.IAS@GMAIL.COM

4 ACHIEVERS IAS ACADEMY 31. Faizpur session of Indian National Congress is famous for which of the following reason? a) Formation of Swaraj Party b) Establishment of National Planning Committee c) Only session to be presided by Mahatma Gandhi d) First Session of Congress to be held in a village 32. Which of the following is/are correct regarding elections to provincial assemblies in 1937? 1. The Congress Manifesto for elections was based on the 1935 Act. 2. Major agrarian reforms were undertaken under the Congress rule. 3. Congress Socialists and communists were opposed to office acceptance. c) Only 1 d) Only Which of the following statements are true about Round Table Conferences (RTC)? 1. Dr. B.R. Ambedkar attended all the three conferences. 2. The conferences were based on the ecommendations of Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Simon commission report. 3. Dr B R Ambedkar demanded separate electorates for the untouchables in the first Round Table Conference. 4. Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru represented Indian National Congress at the second RTC. a) 1,2 and 3 b) 1,3 and 4 c) 2,3 and 4 d) 1 and Which of the following personalities started a newspaper called Swaraj? a) B.G. Tilak b) Sardar Vallabhai Patel c) Subhash Chandra Bose d) Motilal Nehru 35. Which of the following were proposed by August offer? 1. Assurance to give complete independence to India after war. 2. Recognition of right of Indians to frame their own constitution. d) None 36. Consider the following statements regarding Fish production in India? 1. India is the largest producer of Fish in the world. 2. India is first in Prawn production and largest exporter of prawns in the world. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 37. India is hosting the Bodhi Parva: BIMSTEC Festival of Buddhist Heritage as part of celebrations of 20th anniversary of BIMSTEC. Which of the following countries are parts of BIMSTEC? 1. India 2. Bangladesh 3. Bhutan 4. Myanmar 5. Sri Lanka Select the code from below: a) 1, 2 and 3 b) 3, 4 and 5 c) 1, 2, 3 and Hemis National park is believed to have the highest density of snow leopards of any protected area in the World. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Hemis National Park? 1. It is the only National Park in India which is north of the Himalayas. 2. It is the largest notified protected area in India. 3. Hemis National Park is India's only protected area inside the Palearctic ecozone. Select the code from below: 39. Scientists have proven the existence of a new form of matter which exhibits macroscopic quantum phenomenon like superconductivity, or super fluid or insulating electronic crystal. What is the name given to this matter? a) Bosonium b) excitonium c) suppermatter d) Plasma 40. The State of the World s Children is an annual report published by a) Ministry of Women and Child development b) WHO c) UNICEF d) World Economic Forum 41. Which of the following statements are correct regarding DNA fingerprinting? a) It is a method to identify an individual from a sample of DNA by analyzing its unique pattern. Page 4 WEBSITE: ; PH NO ; ACHIEVER.IAS@GMAIL.COM

5 b) It is a method of identifying DNA by taking fingerprints of a person. c) It is a method of identifying the sex of an unknown individual by analyzing the fingerprints found at the crime scene. d) None of the above 42. A new mobile application LaQshya has been launched by Government of India nationwide. What is the purpose of this application? a) It is an app for school students for career counseling b) It is app for health workers to carry safe normal or complicated child deliveries c) It is app to check implementation of MGNREGA in rural areas d) It is an app to set vocational training Quality check in ITIs across India. 43. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding India s National Informatics Centers Computer Emergency Response Team (NIC CERT)? 1. It is an initiative of Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. 2. NIC-CERT has been setup with the objective of creating a comprehensive framework that integrates world class security components and inbuilt threat intelligence for detection, prevention and incident response. Select the code from below: 44. International Workshop on Physics of Semiconductor devices: IWPSD 2017 has been organized by 1. Solid State Physics Laboratory (SSPL), DRDO 2. IIT Delhi 3. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Select the code from below: 45. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation Program (ITEC)? 1. It is a bilateral assistance program run by Government of India. 2. It is a response oriented program that focuses on addressing the needs of Developed nations. 3. ITEC covers 158 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America, Central and Eastern Europe, and several Pacific and Caribbean nations. 46. Recently INS Kalvari has been inducted in the Navy by Prime Minister of India. Which of the following statements about INS Kalvari are correct? 1. It is a diesel electric attack submarine. 2. The project has been undertaken in collaboration with Israel. 3. It can launch torpedoes while on the surface or being submerged. 47. Kalamkari is one of the most famous art forms of India. Which of the following statements are correct about Kalamkari? 1. It is a type of hand painted or block printed cotton textile. 2. Main hub of Kalamkari is Andhra Pradesh 3. It makes use of only natural colour of vegetable dyes. 48. Katas Raj is a pilgrimage site of Hindus. It has a pond which is believed to have been formed by tears of Lord Shiva when he cried at the death of his wife Sati. Where is this located? a) Pakistan b) Cambodia c) Sri Lanka d) Tibet 49. In which of the following conditions can Cochlear implant may help children? 1. Have severe to profound hearing loss in both ears. 2. Receive little or no benefit from hearing aid 3. No development, delay or mental retardation 50. Cabinet approved the establishment of International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography, as a Category-2 Centre (C2C) of UNESCO. In which of the places is it being established? a) Kolkata b) Chennai c) Cochin d) Hyderabad Page 5 WEBSITE: ; PH NO ; ACHIEVER.IAS@GMAIL.COM

6 51. The Arctic home in the Vedas is a history book on the origin of the Aryans. Who of the following personalities authored this book? a) Annie Besant b) Jawaharlal Nehru c) Bal Gangadhar Tilak d) Lala Lajpat Rai 52. New Lamps for Old was a series of articles written by Aurobindo Ghosh. What was the content of these articles? a) It was a fiery critique of modern politics by Congress. b) It was a book on applicability of Hindu philosophy in modern times c) It was a critique on monotheistic religions of the world d) None of the above 53. Congress got divided into extremist and moderates in the Surat session of Which of the following statements are correct regarding Surat Session? 1. The session was presided by Rash Behari Ghosh. 2. Tilak couldn t be the President as he was from Surat. 3. Extremist formed a separate party as Congress Swaraj Party in Ghadar movement started as a revolutionary movement against the British Rule. The agenda of Ghadar Party was built around a weekly newspaper The Ghadar. Which of the following statements regarding Ghadar are correct? 1. It was published in US and Britain 2. It was published in Urdu and Punjabi 3. It carried a caption on the masthead Angrezi Raj ka Dushman 55. Recently Justin Trudeau, the Prime Minister of Canada, apologized for Komagata Maru Incident. What was Komagata Maru? a) German political party based in Canada b) Japanese tribe which migrated to Canada during World War I c) A Ship on voyage to Canada d) A Japanese island attacked by Canadian forces 56. Consider the following statements regarding the approach of Extremists in Indian National Congress: 1. It believed in complete independence of India from British rule. 2. They were revolutionary in approach and believed in armed rebellion. 3. They took ideological inspiration from Indian history and Hindu cultural symbols. Which of the above statements is/are NOT correct? b) 3 only d) 2 and Consider the following statements regarding Silk Letter Movement aka Reshmi Rumaal Tehreek : 1. It was movement organized by Deobandi leaders from 1913 to The main aim of the movement was to establish a pure Muslim empire in Punjab with the help of British. 3. The movement got its name because of the red silk handkerchiefs carried by Deobandi leaders as a mark of protest. Which of the above statements is/are correct? 58. Who of the following received Kaisar I Hind for supporting British during World War I? a) Rabindranth Tagore b) Lala Lajpat Rai c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Madan Mohan Malviya 59. Which of the following statements are correct regarding the formation of All India Muslim League? 1. It was established in the year It was formed at Dhaka and had headquarter at Lucknow 3. It was established as an opposition party to the congress after split of congress as extremist and moderates. 60. Jugantar Patrika was a Bengali weekly newspaper. It served as a propagating organ for which of the following organizations? a) Ramakrishna Mission b) Anushilan Samiti c) Abhinav Bharat d) Hindustan Socialist Army 61. Consider the following statements regarding Emperor vs Aurobindo Ghosh and others case, or famously known as Alipore Conspiracy case: 1. The case was held for attempt to murder Presidency magistrate Kingsford by a bomb blast. 2. As chief conspirator Aurobindo Ghosh was given a death sentence Which of the above statements is/are correct? Page 6 WEBSITE: ; PH NO ; ACHIEVER.IAS@GMAIL.COM

7 62. Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding Swadesh Bandhab Samiti? 1. The samiti was founded by Ashwini Kumar Dutta. 2. The objective of the Samiti was to promote Swadeshi and boycott foreign goods. 63. Who of the following personalities were called The father of Indian Unrest? a) Mahatma Gandhi b) Mohammad Ali Jinnah c) Praful Chaki d) Bal Gangadhar Tilak 64. Who of the following established the first Provisional Government of India at Kabul in Afghanistan as a government-in-exile of Free Hindustan, with himself as President? a) Maulvi Barkatullah b) Lala Hardayal c) Shyamji Krishnavarma d) Raja Mahendra Pratap 65. Indian Home rule Society was established in London by a) Tara Singh b) Shyamji Krishna Varma c) Lala Lajpat Rai d) Veer Savarkar 66. Who of the following was called the Ambassador of Hindu Muslim Unity? a) Mohammad Ali Jinnah b) Mahatma Gandhi c) Maulana Abul Kalam Azad d) Sarojini Naidu 67. In which of the following Mass movement Vande Mataram became a call of agitation for Indians? a) Swadeshi movement 1905 b) Non Cooperation Movement 1920 c) Civil Disobedience Movement 1930 d) Quit India Movement Delhi Durbar was held in 1911 at the Red Fort. Which of the following statements are correct regarding Delhi Durbar? 1. Durbar was held to commemorate the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary as Emperor and Empress of India. 2. Capital of India was changed from Calcutta to Delhi 3. The partition of Bengal was cancelled. 69. Consider the following statements regarding Lucknow Pact : 1. Lucknow pact was signed between Congress and Muslim League 2. The Pact was signed in 1916 between Tilak and Jinnah representing Congress and Muslim League respectively. 3. Extremist and Moderates reunited in 1916 at Lucknow session. Which of the above statements are correct? 70. Who was the first Women president of Indian National Congress? a) Sarojini Naidu b) Annie Besant c) Indira Gandhi d) Lakshmi Sehgal 71. Al Hilal was an Urdu newspaper published by Maulana Abul Kalam Azad. Which of the following statements regarding Al Hilal is/are correct? 1. The newspaper urged Muslims to join Nationalist Movement and criticized British Government 2. The newspaper was shut down under the Press Act of Which of the following causes are correct regarding the growth of extremism in early 1900s in congress? 1. Dissatisfaction with passive activities of Moderates 2. Growth of western education 3. Reaction to increasing westernization of Indians 4. Reactionary policies of Curzon a) 1, 2 and 3 c) 2, 3 and Congress session in 1906 was held in Calcutta and presided by Dada Bhai Naoroji. Which of the following resolutions were taken by the congress in this session? 1. Resolution on Partition of Bengal 2. Resolution on Independence of India 3. Resolution on Swadeshi 4. Resolution on Boycott a) 1, 2 and 3 b) 2,3 and 4 c) 1, 3 and 4 Page 7 WEBSITE: ; PH NO ; ACHIEVER.IAS@GMAIL.COM

8 74. National Council of Education and System was founded in Which of the following statements regarding the council are correct? 1. It was founded by the British Government in Delhi 2. The objective of the council was to promote education in science and Technology. 3. Institutions functioning under the Council were considered to be hotbeds of swadeshi activities and the government banned nationalistic activities such as the singing of patriotic songs 75. Which of the following statement is correct regarding Shimla Deputation? a) A group of Muslim leaders met Lord Minto to ask for Separate electorates for Muslims. b) Leaders from Congress met Lord Minto to annul separation of Bengal c) A commission was sent by British Government from England to meet Indian leaders and examine the implementation of Indian Councils Act d) None of the above 76. Who was the first Indian to be appointed for the Viceroy s executive Council? a) Dada Bhai Naoroji b) Pherozshah Mehta c) Satyendra Sinha d) Abhindranath Tagore 77. The Government of India passed Defence of India Act in Which of the following statements is correct regarding this Act? a) It was an emergency criminal law enacted to check nationalist and revolutionary activity during and in the aftermath of World War I b) The law was passed to strengthen the Indian army to prepare for another emergency like World War I c) The Act was passed to officially make India a party in World War I d) None of the above 78. An anti-british Berlin-Indian Committee was formed in Berlin, Germany, in It became an organizational hub of Indian nationalism and revolutionary activity. Which of the following statements are correct regarding this committee? 1. The organisation was formed by Indian students and political activists who resided in the Germany. 2. The organisation was established with the aim to promote the cause of Indian Independence. 3. The Committee was formally disbanded in November 1918, with most of the members shifting their attention to the nascent Soviet Russia. 79. The Indian Sociologist was an Indian nationalist journal in the early 20th century. Its subtitle was An Organ of Freedom, and Political, Social, and Religious Reform. Who of the following was editor of this journal? a) Bikajicama b) Dorezio c) Shyamji Krishnavarma d) M N Roy 80. Which of the following reasons were responsible for the decline of Indian Home Rule League movement? 1. The movement was left leaderless once Tilak moved to England. 2. The rise of mahatma Gandhi and his new way of revolution was like by the masses 3. Montague Chelmsford reforms were announced by the Government c) 3 only 81. Which of the following Newspapers/ journals are associated with Annie Besant? 1. Young India 2. New India 3. Common Wheel 82. Who of the following personalities renounced his knighthood due to their response towards Home Rule League Movement? a) Rabindranath Tagore b) Sir Sayyad Khan c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Sir S subramaniya Aiyyar 83. Consider the following statements regarding Tolstoy Farm : 1. Tolstoy farm was setup by Gandhi ji in Gujrat on the Bank of Sabarmati river. 2. The farm was made to house Satyagrahis 3. Schooling was provided to children and youths by Gandhi ji himself. Page 8 WEBSITE: ; PH NO ; ACHIEVER.IAS@GMAIL.COM

9 Which of the above statements are correct? 84. Gita Rahasya was written by Tilak to analyse Karma Yoga which finds its reference in Geeta. Which of the following statements regarding Geeta Rahasya is/are correct? 1. It was originally written in Sanskrit. 2. Tilak wrote it while he was in prison in Mandalay, Burma. Select the code from below: 85. Ahrar Movement was founded in 1910 in Punjab. Which of the statements are correct about this movement? 1. It was founded by Hakim Ajmal khan 2. The movement was against the loyalist politics of the Aligarh movement. 3. Ahrar movement advocated the active involvement of Muslims in Indian nationalist movement. 86. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development (RGNIYD) is an Institution of National Importance by the Act of Parliament, located at a) New Delhi b) Ahmedabad c) Gwalior d) Tamilnadu 87. Consider the following statements 1. The National Energy Conservation Day is being celebrated every year on December 14 since The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under Ministry of Power spearheads the celebrations every year. 3. The objective to celebrate the National Energy Conservation Day is to drive mass awareness about the importance of energy efficiency and conservation. Which of the given statement/s are correct? a) 1 and 3 d) 1, 2 and The celebration of 70 years of India s independence is an appropriate occasion to remember women members of the Constituent Assembly formed in 1946 to debate and draft a constitution for a soon-to- be independent India. Among the 299 members, 15 were women. Consider the following 1. Hansa Mehta 2. Madam Bhika Cama 3. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit 4. Sucheta Kripalani 5. Aruna Asaf Ali Select the correct option from above who were members of the Constituent Assembly: a) 1, 2, 4 and 5 b) 1, 3 and 4 c) 2, 3,4 and 5 d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and Despite strict laws, the illegal trade of Pangolin is threatening the very existence of the species. What is the status of India Pangolin under IUCN? a) Near Threatened b) Least Concern c) Endangered d) Extinct in the Wild 90. Recent announcement by US President giving recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel sparked controversy all over the World. Consider the following 1. Jerusalem 2. Dead Sea 3. Mediterranean Sea Select the correct order of location of above entities arranging them from East to West direction: a) Mediterranean Sea- Jerusalem- Dead Sea b) Jerusalem- Dead Sea- Mediterranean Sea c) Dead Sea- Jerusalem- Mediterranean Sea d) Jerusalem-Mediterranean Sea- Dead Sea 91. Recently MI-8 has been phased out of Indian Army. What is MI-8? a) Fighter plane b) Tank c) Missile d) Helicopter 92. A photon is a particle of light defined as a discrete bundle (or quantum) of electromagnetic (or light) energy. Consider the following statements regarding Photon : 1. Photon behaves like a particle and a wave, simultaneously. 2. They have zero mass and rest energy 3. They are electrically neutral Which of the given statement/s is/are correct? d) 1, 2 and Select the correct statement regarding E-Way Bill under GST: a) Under GST, movement of goods costing over Rs.50,000 beyond 10 km requires prior registration and generation of an e-way bill through the GST Network to track interand intra-state movement. b) Under GST, movement of goods costing over Rs.10,000 beyond 10 km requires prior registration and generation of an e-way bill through the GST network to track interand intra-state movement. Page 9 WEBSITE: ; PH NO ; ACHIEVER.IAS@GMAIL.COM

10 c) Under GST, movement of goods costing over Rs.20,000 beyond 10 km requires prior registration and generation of an e-way bill through the GST Network to track interand intra-state movement. d) Under GST, movement of goods costing over Rs.100,000 beyond 10 km requires prior registration and generation of an e-way bill through the GST Network to track interand intra-state movement. 94. Consider the following statements regarding Chitrakathi 1. Chitrakathi is a rare folk art practised in Pinguli, a small village near Kudal in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. 2. Performed by Takars, a nomadic clan, Chitrakathi dates back to 17th century. 3. Painting is done using paper, brush and hand-made colours and in the sequence, based on the story of Mahabhartha or Ramayana. Which of the given statement/s is/are correct? d) 1, 2 and Consider the following statements 1. Pattachitra is an art form belonging to Raghurajpur village of Odisha. 2. Pattachitra has been awarded Geographical Indication tag 3. These paintings are made on a canvas, which is prepared by mashing an old cotton cloth and palm leaves. Which of the given statement/s is/are correct? d) 1, 2 and World Inequality Report is published by a) World Bank b) International Monetary Fund c) World Inequality Lab d) United Nations Development Programme 97. India has signed loan agreement with World Bank for US$ 250 Million for SANKALP Project. What is SANKALP? a) Skills Acquire and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion b) Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Promotion c) Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Programme d) Skills Acquisition and Knowledge Awareness for Livelihood Project 98. Exercise Ekuverin is a a) India and Myanmar bilateral military exercise b) India and Maldives bilateral military exercise c) India and Srilanka bilateral military exercise d) India and Japan bilateral military exercise 99. Tuitial Hydro Power Project is located in a) Assam b) Manipur c) Mizoram d) Arunachal Pradesh 100. A Lagrange point is a location in space where the combined gravitational forces of two large bodies, such as Earth and the sun or Earth and the moon, equal the centrifugal force felt by a much smaller third body. Select the correct statement about L1 point? a) L1, lies between Earth and the Sun at about 1 million miles from Earth b) L1, lies a million miles from Earth, but in the opposite direction of the Sun c) L1, lies behind the Sun, opposite Earth's orbit. d) L1, lies between Earth and the Moon at about 1 million miles from Earth Page 10 WEBSITE: ; PH NO ; ACHIEVER.IAS@GMAIL.COM

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