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1. Polynu cleotid e chain of DNA contai ns
(a) a nitroge nous base, deoxyr ibose
sugar and phosp hate group
(b) a nitroge nous base, ribose sugar
and phosp hate group
4 . In human body, the cell growth and
differe ntiatio n are highly contro lled and
regula ted, but in cancer cells
(a) there is breakd own of these
regula tory mecha nisms leadin g to
format ion of benign and malign ant
tumor s

(c) deoxyr ibose sugar, ribose sugar (b) contro lled cell divisio n and over-
and phosph ate group produc tion of genetic materi al
occur
(d) a nitroge nous base and phosph ate (c) RNA is mutate d and produc ed m
group only less amoun t
(d) DNA is mutate d and produc ed in
less amoun t
2. The proces s of copyin g genetic
inform ation from one strand of DNA
into RNA is termed as 5 . Most viruse s that infect plants posses s

(a) single- strand ed DNA

(a) transla tion
(b) single- strand ed RNA
(b) transcription (c) double-strand ed DNA and RNA
(d) double -strand ed RNA only
(c) replica tion
6 . Synga my in format ion of
{d) mutati on
(a) haploi d zygote
(b) diploid zygote
3. AIDS is caused by the Huma n Immun o-
deficie ncy Virus (HIV). The transm ission (c) non-m otile male gamete s
of HIV infecti on genera lly occurs
throug h (d) motile male gamet es

7 . Bleedi ng of gums, falling of teeth, fragile

(a) eating contam inated food and
water bones and delaye d wound healing occur
due to the deficie ncy of which one of the
followi ng vitami ns?
(b) transfu sion of contam inated blood
and blood produc ts (a) Vitami n C
(b) Vitami n K
(c) inhalin g pollute d air
(c) Vitami n D
(d) shakin g hand with infecte d person (d) Vitam in B . \

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 1. DNA cf:it 4. '1RCf m chl Cfi I 31Rff.p:H?i C1

mwt? -?ffi
(a) m

(a) \J;Cfi a.mcfi,
(benign) "4 (malignant)
m wm
(b) \J;Cfi a.mcfi, u$ 3fR (b) f.r:ffirn
'Cfil men t 31 Rl3('<ll cH

(c) RNA 3('<li\C!fdct men t llffi

(c) mu, u$ mu 3fR men t
DNA 3('<li\C!fdct men t 31FCf llffi
(d)
men t
s. -ctrm fcrcnuJ3TI

($) RNA
2 . DNA \J;Cfi
51Rf(O\qul >rfsf;m (a) Cfffi1 DNA
Cfi(:("' lo"l t? (b) Cflffi RNA

(a)
(c) Cfffi DNA 3fR RNA

(d) RNA
(b)

(c)
(a)
(d) 3(qf\C!d'"1
(b)
(c)
3. AIDS 'Cfil Clil\UT 1l!{*fl (d)

(HIV) tI fll41r:llC1: HIV 'Cfil

'41U[l{ t? 7. GTC1T 'Cfil lTR;n' 'Cfil
tiTcl Rk1R1R9o
(a) R121fll"l "Cfilfi m t?
(b)
(a) Rl21fll"l c
(b) fcl21fl1'"1 K
(c) "flfu
(c) fcl21fl1"1 D

fdJ (d) fcl21fl1'"1 B

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 8. When a piece of pure silicon is doped 12. For which one of the following does the
with aluminium, then centre of mass lie ou tside the body?
(a) the conductivity of the doped
silicon piece will remain the same (a) A fountain pen

(b) the doped silicon piece will become (b) A cricket ball
n-type
(c) the doped silicon piece will become (c) A ring
p -type
(d) A book
(d) the resistivity of the doped silicon
piece will increase
13. Which one of the following is a physical
9 . Suppose voltage V is applied across a change?
resistance R . The power dissipated in
the resistance is P . Now the same (a) Burning of coal
voltage V is applied across a parallel

combination of three equal resistors (b) Burning of wood
each of resistance R . Then the power
dissipated in the second case will be
(c) Heating of a p latinum crucible
(a) p (b) 3?
(d) Heating of potassium chlorate
(c) P /3 (d) 2Pf3

10. Which one of the following is not a 14 . The pH value of a sample of

semiconductor? multiple-distilled water is
(a) Silicon
(a) zero
(b) Germanium
(c) Quartz (b) 14

(d) Gallium arsenide (c) very near to zero

11. A parallel-plate capacitor, with air in (d) very near to seven

between the plates, has capacitance C.
Now the space between the two plates
of the capacitor is filled with a dielectric 15. Which one of the following is the most
of dielectric constant 7. Then the value characteristic property of an element?
of the capacitance will become
(a) C (a) Density

(b)
c (b) Boiling point
7
(c) 7C (c) Mass number

(d) 14C (d) Atomic number

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 col 'B PlqR-Jf&o it 'B
s. 1% 12.
mcnt?
(a) ilk1ChC11
3{qf{qfctC1
(b)
(b) "l1lfur CfiT

(c) 11lfur fBR1Ch1 CfiT (c) fVr (crw:l')

(d)

9 . l1R V "WTffi I 1J.Cfi >l"f(ffitf R <n: 13. PlqR-Jfulo it 'B 1% t?

mautr it 8.1<1' P t 1 ctR >rf(ffim,
(a)
'B CfiT "51fcrotr R t, 1J.Cfi tfi1RR
it Cltt vwwn t1 it (b)
m CfTffi 8.1<1' fcRRT Wn?
(c) c8Ro111 col llll Cfi\11
(a) p (b) 3P
(d) llll Cfi\11
(c) P/3 (d) 2P /3

14. 1% CfiT pH llR t

(a)
(a)
(b) >i1ilR41i
(b) 14
(c) Efl$f
(d) (cJ 3iRIRCh2

(dJ tmt 3iRIRCh2

11.
it wn t c t 1 en
col 1% 15. M -mq CfiT wttft{Cfi
7 t, 'B t I mftn CfiT l1R PlqR-Jfulo t?
Cf'4l Wn?
(a) tr.rrCf
(a) C

(b)
7

(c) 7C
(d) 14C (d) Sf)I1TCfi

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 16. There are two elemen ts-calc ium (atomic 20. In which one of the followin g States
numbe r 20) and argon (atomic is Loktak Lake situate d?
numbe r 18). The mass numbe r of both
the elemen ts is 40. They are therefo re (a) Sikkim
known as (b) Himach al Prades h
(a) isotone s (c) Manipu r
(b) isochor es {d) Meghal aya
(c) isobars
21. The ratio of gross cropped area to the net
(d) isotope s sown area is called
17. 'Plum Puddin g Model' for an atom was (a) croppin g intensit y
propose d by (b) intensit y of crop rotation
(a) Antoine Lavoisi er (c) crop product ivity
(b) Robert Boyle (d) croppin g diversit y
(c) Ernest Rutherf ord ..
22. Which one of the followin g is the correct
(d) J. J. Thoms on sequen ce of occurre nces of rivers from
Chenna i to Kolkata when travelle d by
18. What is the numbe r of atoms in 46 g of road (shorte st distanc e)?
sodium-23 (N = Avogad ro constan t)?
(a) Krishna , Kaveri, Godava ri,
(a) N/2 (b) N Mahana di, Subam arekha
(c) 2N (d) 23N (b) Krishna , Periyar , Godava ri,
Mahana di, Subam arekha
19. Which one of the followin g stateme nts is
correct ?
(c) Penner u, Krishna , Godava ri,
Mahana di, Subam arekha
For the purpos e of Census 2011
(d) Penner u, Mahana di, Subarn arekha,
(a) a person aged seven and above who Godava ri, Krishn a
can both read and write with
unders tanding in any languag e is 23. Which one of the followin g stateme nts
treated as a literate with regard to volcano es is not correct ?
(b) a person aged eight and above who (a)Stratov olcanoe s produc e lava flows
can both read and write with that initially follow valleys but are
unders tanding in any languag e is highly resistan t to erosion .
treated as a literate (b) The surroun ding areas can remain
(c) a person aged nine and above who highlan ds, lava ridges or mesas. ..
can both read and write with (c) Hawaii an shield volcano es are
unders tanding in any languag e is eroded by stream s that form deeply
treated as a literate carved valleys with steeply sloping
(d) a person aged ten and above who heads.
can both read and write with (d) The system of stream s on a
unders tanding in any languag e is dissect ed volcano cone is not a
treated as a literate radial drairiag e pattern.

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16. en 'ffiCI 20) 3ft\ 31'PR 20. Pl10P!R1fulct -B fcfitf t?
1s) m mq1 cfil
-mr 4o t 1 men CfiT Cfim t? (b) f%qi'Cl<:1
(a) 8 q "%'if.l q;

{b) B'll3i

(c)

(d) 21. -B c:mctfc:!Cfi t

CfiT Cfim t?
17.
(a)
l](lT m?
(b) cfil cfun
(a)
(c) 3t'YI<:Cfictl
(b)
(d) m<i "fc:lfcfmn
(c)
(d)
22. chl<:'!Cfilctl cfil cmrr
-B 1WT
-B q;8 1R, cfil Cf)T Sflll
18. t 46 g cfil
f.liOPIR1fulct -B t?
t (N =
(a) ?TI, 'fl<:lc:ttl, {iCS4UTt@l
(a) Nj2 (b) N
(b) ?TI, lfl<;lc:ttl,
(c) 2N (d) 23N
(c) m, ?TI, 1 flGictl, {iit!Ort@l

19. Pl10P!ft1fuJct -B Cfi?.R t? . fdJ m, {i<S40rt@l, Cf60ll

"1"1'10H I 2011
23. ;;ql<:'ll!!fu14l t f.liOPIR1fulct 'il-B m-m
(a) "BTff Cfff 3ft\ 31ftlq; CfiT
Cfi?.R
cxffin, "\311 fcR:ft \:ft 'l1Tln t
(a) ;;ql<:'il!!<.sfl <:'llc:tlt<R CfiT t
31Roq ll Cf)T 'Cfj'@ t,
(b) Cfff 3ft\
3lTO Cf)T
fcf;;:g Cf)T >lfcmm t 1
cxffin, "\311 fcR:ft \:ft 'l1Tln t
3ft\ iffi9 t, t (b) 3lffi-'tffi{ t (Cfil'Cfi)

(c) ";fr Cfff 3ft\ 31ftlq; CfiT cxffin, m:rr \ifffi I

"\311 M \:ft 'l1Tln t 3ft\ (c) ;;ql<:'ll!!lift mY

(d) Gf{ Cfff 3ft\ 31ftlq; Cf)T cxffin'
"\311 fcf;tft \:ft '1fln m'Ci 3TR (dJ fcR:ft 11< CfiT

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 24. Kwashio rkor disease in children is 28. A copper wire of radius r and length l has
caused by a resistanc e of R. A second copper wire
(a) sufficien t carbohy drates but less with radius 2r and length l is taken and
fats in diet the two wires are joined in a parallel
combina tion. The resultan t resistanc e
(b) sufficien t carbohy drates and fats of the parallel combina tion of the two
but deficient proteins in diet wires will be
(c) sufficien t vitamins but deficient
fats in diet
(a) 5R (b)
4
(d) sufficien t fats but deficient (c) {d) R
vitamins in diet 5 5

25. The mammal ian heart is myogeni c and 29. A parallel-plate capacito r of capacita nce
it is regulated by nerves. The heartbea t (1_ is made using two gold plates.
originate s from Another parallel- plate capacito r of
(a) sinoatria l node capacita nce C2 is made using two
aluminiu m plates with same plate
(b) QRS wave separatio n, and all the four plates are of
(c) T wave same area. If p g and p a are respectiv ely
the electrica l resistivit ies of gold and
(d) hepatic portal system aluminiu m, then which one of the
following relations is correct?
26. The plant growth regulato rs are small,
simple molecule s of diverse chemica l
(a) c; > c2
composi tion. They are (b) c2 >c;
(a) carbohyd rates, fats and proteins (c) C1.Pa = C2Pg

{b) indole compoun ds, adenine deriva- (d) c; = c2

tives, caroteno ids and terpenes
30. A photon of X-ray has energy of 1 keV.
(c) fatty acids, glucose and vitamins A photon of visible radiation has energy
(d) vitamin C, vitamin D and glucose of 3 eV. In this context, which one of the
following statemen ts is not correct?
27. Conside r the electrom agnetic radiation s (a) The wavelen gth of X-ray photon is
having waveleng ths 200 nm, 500 nm less than the waveleng th of visible
and 1000 nm. Which waveleng th(s) of radiation photon.
the following can make visual sensatio n
(b) Both the photons have different
to a human eye?
energies .
(a) 200 nm and 500 nm (c) The speeds of both the photons in
(b) 500 nm and 1000 nm vacuum are different .
(c) 500 nm only (d) The frequenc y of X-ray photon is
higher than the frequenc y of visible
(d) 200 nm and 1000 nm radiation photon.

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24. Wr CfiR1'T t? 28. r v:ci l "C1;Cfl OR 'CflT >Tfa'Utl
R t I 'CflT "C1;Cfl OR, 2r v:ci
(a) cmT c;T
qvft l t, Gl;fl qRT cn1 "C1;Cfl t 3fR
"B'I1RR lWI t I iRl QlU
fbJ 3fR cmT c;T m 11T5ll, "B'J1RR 'CflT q f{o II1ft >Tfa'Utl fcno;n "fflT?
mtR c;T Cfilft
'tFffi:r fc121lll"l, (a) 5R (b)
(c) cmT c;T C!Vft 4
(d) 'tFffi:r cmT, Rw Illon c;T C!Vft
(c) (d) R
5 5
2s. t 3fR <16 rn
t t? 29. c;T en -CflT "C1;Cfl "B'I1RR
(a) Chl2<1R1G lWI t, tTTftn q t I "C1;Cfl
(b)
3TR "B'I1RR c;T en
cn1 lWI t, mftn
(c)
C2 t timfUit c;T 'CflT I iRl
(d) f.!Clff%Cfll Q;Cf)BliH t 3fR 'CflT
t 1 3fR c;T
26. 'tllGtT CTf i'ffl Sfilro: Pg 3fR Pa t, oT P-lh1R-if@a

311!1 t 1 CflfT t?

(a) cmT 3fr< mtR (a) c; > c2

(b) 3fR (b) c2 > c;

ztfR (c) C1Pa = C2Pg
{c) 3fR (d) c; = c 2
(d) C, fcl21lll"l D 3fR
30. fcn<uT "C1;Cfl 'tfiliR c;T 1 keV t I
2 7 . Rlfch<on -q'\ fclfch<ol "C1;Cfl "tfiTiR c;T 3 eV t I
200 run, 500 nm 3fR "fFG,f

1000 nm t I f.lh1R1R9a -m t?
"ijRCl cn1 t/ (a) 'CflT
-q;liR t1
(a) 200 nm 3fR 500 nm (b) tl
(b) 500 nm 3fR 1000 run (c)
(c) 500 nm {d) c;T fclfch<UI
(d) 200 nm 3fR 1000 run

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 31. The optical phenomenon that is primarily 34. Which one of the following statements
responsible for the observation of with regard to the Indian Railways is
rainbow on a rainy day is not correct?

(a) diffraction (a) The Indian rail networks have been

developed throughout the Konkan
(b) interference coast.

(b) There is very low density of railway

(c) dispersion
lines in the Himalayan region.

(d) reflection (c) The north Indian plain has a dense

network of railway.

3 2. With regard to 'Project Tiger', which one (d) At present, India has the
of the following statements is not railway network i;n the world.
correct?

(a) It was launched in India m the 35. Which of the following statements with
year 1973. regard to the Mediterranean agriculture
isjare correct?
(b) The objective of the Project is to 1. The Mediterranean agriculture
preserve the habitats and tigers is highly specialized commercial
therein as natural heritage. agriculture.
2. It is intensive subsistence
(c) The Project emphasized to ensure agriculture dominated by wet
viable population of tigers in India. paddy cultivation.
3. It is a primitive subsistence
(d) There are no Tiger Reserves in
agriculture.
north-eastern part of India.
4. Viticulture is a speciality of the
Mediterranean region.
33. Which one of the following is not a
biosphere reserve of India? Select the correct answer using the
code given below.
(a) Agasthyamalai
(a) 1 only

(b) Nokrek
(b) 2 and 3

(c) Great Nicobar (c) 1 and 4 only

(d) Great Himalayan (d) 1, 3 and 4

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 31. 34. it R'"'"1R1fulo it 'B
-B

(a) fcrcRR (a) CfiTCf;ur <l'Z 1R "CfiT

-m Wfil 1

(b) $ it

"Cfil1 tI

32. it R'"'"1R1fulo it 'B

(d) 1ffi1 "CfiT
"B1ft

(a) crf 1973 it it TJ<n
?.Ti l

(b) qf(;q' j>iiH I "CfiT Cfm 3fR 35. it Pt'"'"1R1fulo it "B

Chl, fcRTmr it,
1R WRl tI 1.
tl
(c) qf(;q'I'5HI it
"Cfi8 Ch1 1
2. "fltR t
m;t "@eft >ltfl-ffil I

(d) it G1"VR fulrcf 3.

4. $

33. R'"'"1R1fulo it 'B $

(a) 1
(a)
(b) 2 3TR 3
(b)

(c) (c) 1 3TR 4

(d) 'llc (d) 1, 3 3TR 4

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 36. Which one of the following statements 38. Tsunami waves are the undersea
with regard to the winter solstice is occurrence of earthquake exceeding
correct? 75 on Richter scale. Which one of
the following statements regarding
this is not correct?
(a) The South Pole experiences
24 hours of darkness.
(a) It often generates strong waves.

(b) It occurs on June 21. (b) The Pacific coasts are most
vulnerable to Tsunami waves.

(c) The . North Pole experiences (c) Tsunami waves are also called
24 hours of darkness. high-energy tidal waves or seismic
sea waves.

{d) The Sun is at aphelion.

(d) Tsunami is a Latin word.

39. Which of the following statements with

37. Tropical evergreen rain forest biome
provides optimum regard to cloudburst is/are correct?
environmental
conditions for the growth of plants and 1. It is defined as sudden localized
animals. Which one among the following very heavy downpour with cloud
statements regarding this is not thunder and lightning.
correct?
2. It mostly occurs in the hilly areas.

(a) It has heavy rainfall and high 3. It results into very high intensity
temperature throughout the year. of rainfall, i.e., 250 mm-300 mm in
a couple of hours.

4. It occurs only during daytime.

(b) This biome is also called mega-
thermal biome.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(c) The evergreen rain forest biome
extends between 10 N and 10 S (a) 1, 2 and 3
latitudes.
(b) 1, 3 and 4
(d) The maximum development of this
biome has taken place in central (c) 2 and 3 only
and southern California, and north-
western coastal lands of Africa. (d) 2 only

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36. "it f.t'""llfif@ct "it 'B 38. 'R 75 'B Cfil
"%'1 t? 3ffi wnrfi w
"it f.t'""l !BR9ct -q 'B cffi;{-m "%'1
t?

(b) WRf m; wrrrfi

(c) wwft Cfil oiil GIT

fdJ
(d) wnTfi (Tsunami) -q;q:; tI

39. "it f.t'"'1R1Rso "it

'B cffi;{ -m /'B t
37, 3601tf'R<IlrtWJ v;cf
1.
"SITfUr:l1 'efi) qtJiq(Uft

m cn<m t 1 w "it f.t'""l !flf@ct "it 'B
T[<f[
"%'1 t?
tl
2.
(a) Cl'lf-'R t v;cf 3. cfuJ
GR1 WID tI t.f2T lt 250 mm-300 mm

4.

Cfil w:m Cfi\ "%'1 '3'ffi: 1

{c) 10 N aftt 10 S
(a) 1, 2 aftt 3
;j:Jaffil -sm t 1

(b) 1, 33ft\ 4

{d) Cfil llUf v;cf (c) 3

Gfa:I'Uft
'dm-1@p:ft -sm t 1 (d)

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 40. Which one of the following with regard
to Aridisol, one of the soil orders, is
not correct?
(a) Lack of water for plants during
most part of the year
43. Which one of the following statements
is not correct?
(a) The cathode rays originate from
cathode and proceed towards the
anode in a cathode-ray discharge
tube.

(b) High organic matter (b) The television picture tubes are
nothing but cathode-ray tubes.
(c) Large accumulation of carbonates (c) The cathode rays themselves are
at depth not visible.

(d) Absence of deep wide cracks (d) The characteristics of cathode rays
depend upon the nature of the gas
present in the cathode-ray tube.

41. What is the maximum number of states

of matter? 44. The molecular mass of sulphuric acid
is 98. If 49 g of the acid is dissolved in
water to make one litre of solution, what
(a) Three will be the strength of the acid?

(b) Four (a) Two normal

(b) One normal

(c) Five
(c) 05 normal
(d) Variable (d) Four normal

45. W:hich one of the following statements

42. The chemical properties of an element
with regard to Jet stream, an upper
depend upon
level tropospheric wave, is not correct?

(a) the number of isotopes of the (a) It is a narrow band of high-velocity

element wind.

(b) It follows the wave path near

(b) the mass number of the element the tropopause at elevations of
8 km to 15 km.
(c) the total number of neutrons in the
element (c) Jet streams are typically continuous
over long distances.

(d) the number of electrons in the (d) In summer, the polar front jet
outermost shell of the element achieves its maximum force.

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f.I&OlRifula -B t? (a)
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(b) 8 km 15 km 'tR
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(dJ mq (d) !flt>liCfill:'l il CfRll'n 3N-n

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 46. The Gulf Stream is a poleward flowing 48. 'Rand/ZAR ' is the currency of
current in the Atlantic Ocean. Which
one of th e followin g statement s with
regard to this is not correct? (a) Burundi

(b) Libya
(a) It is similar to the Kuroshio current
in the North Pacific Ocean.
(c) Sudan

(b) It transports warm, tropical water (d) Sou th Africa

towards polar region.

49. Which one of the following ports is

(c) This current is a major factor lpcated on estuary?
in weather along the east coast
of the USA.
(a) Kandala

(d) The warm water of the Gulf Stream (b) Marmagao

sustains the coral reefs of West
Pacific Coast.
(c) Kolkata-H aldia

(d) Tuticorin
47. Which one of the following about sugar
industry of Peninsula r India is not
correct? 50. Which one of the following statement s
is not correct?

(a) High yield per hectare of sugarcane

(a) Pavo cristatus is the national bird
of India.

(b) Higher sucrose content

(b) Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn is the
national flower of India.
(c) Long crushing season
(c) Ficus benghalen sis is the national
tree of India.
(d) Most of the mills in the Peninsula
are located mainly along the east (d) Mangifera indica is the national
coast animal of India.

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trRl -q -q 'B
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 51. Which one of the following statements is 54. India became a member of which one
correct in relation to the GST Bill passed of the following in 2016?
by the Rajya Sabha in August 2016?
(a) Non-Prolifer ation Treaty
(a) It will replace all central taxes,
duties, etc., only by a single tax.
(b) Missile Technology Control Regime

(b) It will subsume central as well as (c) Nuclear Suppliers Group

State taxes, duties, etc.

(d) Wassenaar Arrangemen t

(c) GST will be levied on alcoholic
liquor for human consumption at a
uniform rate of 25 percent.
55. India signed an agreement in 2016 to
develop a strategic port in one of its
(d) Petroleum and petroleum products neighbouring countries. What is the
shall not be subjected to the levy name of the port?
of GST.

(a) Chabahar
52. The sensitive information leaked in
August 2016 concerns which one of (b) Gwadar
the following defence platforms of India?
(c) Hambantota
(a) Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft
(d) Mongla
(b) Combat Helicopters

(c) Submarines 56. Which one of the following statements

is not correct in respect of the
South Asian Association for Regional
(d) Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Cooperation (SAARC)?

(a) Its Headquarter s is located in

53. How many medals were won by India
Kathmandu.
in 2016 Summer Olympics?

(b) China is the only country with an

(a) One Silver and one Bronze
Observer status in SAARC.

(b) Two Gold (c) The First SAARC Summit was held
in Dhaka.
(c) Two Bronze
(d) The Eighteenth SAARC Summit
(d) None was held in Nepal.

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-ij Pt8R:lf{gCJ -ij -B <fiR-m
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 57. Which of the following statements about 59. Consider the following statements
the Ilbert Bill (1883) is/are correct? abou t the different meanings of 'Swaraj'
1. It proposed to grant limited as articulated by Mahatma Gandhi :
criminal jurisdiction to native 1. Swaraj is intimately linked
officials. with Ahimsa (non-violence ) and
2. It proposed to grant complete Satyagraha (adherence to truth).
civil and criminal jurisdiction to
2. Swaraj has two senses-one
native officials.
political and one beyond the realm
3. The proposed Bill generated of politics.
opposition from England's European
subjects in India. 3. Swaraj is something that requires
time and patience to acquire.
4. In spite of opposition to the Bill,
it was passed without any 4. With determinatio n, Swaraj could
modification s. be obtained easily and quickly.
Select the correct answer using the code Which of the statements given above
given below. is/ are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 (a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 3 and 4 (c) 3 and 4

58. Consider the following statements about (d) 1, 2 and 3

the Second Five-Year Plan :
1. It was drafted under the leadership 60. Wh at wasfwere the formative influence(s)
of K. N. Raj. on the philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi?
2. It proposed that industries 1. Gandhiji was influenced by the
like electricity, railways, steel, 18th century Pranami sect that
machineries and communicat ion advocated the unity of faiths.
could be developed in the public
2. Gandhiji was influenced by the
sector.
theosophists .
3. The drafters found balancing
industry and agriculture very 3. Gandh iji was an admirer of
difficult. the writings of Romantics like
Wordsworth.
4. The drafters found balancing
industry and agricu lture really easy. Select the correct answer using the code
Which of the statements given above given below.
is I are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3 (c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 and 4 (d) 1 only

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 61. Which of the following statements about 63. To be eligible to contest election
the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak under the Haryana Panchayati Raj
Committee (SGPC) are correct? (Amendment) Act, 2015, a candidate
1. It began as the political wing of should
the Singh Sabhas in the late 1. have a functional toilet at home
19th century. 2. have payment slips of power bills
2 . It was formed in 1920 as part of the
3. not be a cooperative loan defaulter
upcoming Akali movement.
4. have studied minimum matricula-
3. It was founded to reclaim control
tion irrespective of category
of the Sikh shrines from the
government manipulated loyalist Select the correct answer using the code
committees. given below.
4 . It formed the Akali Dal to (a) 1, 2 and 3 only
coordinate groups (Jathas) to
(b) 1, 2 and 4 only
reclaim control of the shrines.
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Select the correct answer using the
code given below. (d) 3 and 4 only
(a) 1, 3 and 4 64. Arrange the following Commissions
(b) 2, 3 and 4 chronologically on the basis of their date
(c) 2 and 4 only of setting :
1. The Second Administrative Reforms
(d) 2 and 3 only
Commission
62. Which of the following statements with 2. The Eleventh Finance Commission
regard to the speech of Mahatma 3 . Punchhi Commission
Gandhi at the opening of the Banaras 4. Sarkaria Commission
Hindu University are correct?
Select the correct answer using the code
1. He charged the Indian elite with a
given below.
lack of concem for the labouring
poor. (a) 4, 2, 1, 3
2 . He asserted that our salvation can (b) 4, 3 , 2, 1
come only through the farmers .
(c) 3, 2, 4, 1
3. He highlighted the plight of the
untouchables. (.d) 3, 4 , 1, 2
4 . He promised to take up the cause
65. Who among the following won a
of the mill owners of Ahmedabad.
Gold medal for India in Men's Javelin
Select the correct answer using the Throw event at the 2016 Rio Paralympic
code given below. Games?
(a) 1, 2 , 3 a nd 4 (a) Rinku Hooda
(b) 1 and 2 only (b) Devendra Jhajharia
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only (c) Sundar Singh Gurjar
(d) 3 and 4 only (d) Mariyappan Thangavelu

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 66. Which of the following statements with 68. Which of the following are the powers of
regard to Panchayats in India are the Supreme Court of India?
correct?
1. Seats in a Panchayat are filled by 1. Original jurisdiction in a dispute
direct election from the territorial between the Government of India
constituencies in the Panchayat and one or more States
area.
2. The p ower to hear appeals from the
2. The Gram Sabha is the body of High Cou rts
persons registered in the electoral
rolls relating to a village within the 3. Passing decrees and orders for
Panchayat area. doing justice in any matter before it
3. The Panchayats work on
the principle of constitutional 4. Render advice to the President
autonomy. of India in matters of law
4. The State Legislature may by law
endow the Panchayats with the
Select the correct answer using the code
power and authority to enable them
given below.
to function.
Select the correct answer using the code
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
given below.

(a) 1, 2 and 3
{b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(c) 1 and 2 only
{d) 1 and 4 only
6 7. Which of the following statements (d) 3 and 4 only
regarding Indian federal system is1are
correct?
1. All States have equal represen-
tation in the Rajya Sabha. 69. Which one of the following is not a
component of Revenue Receipts of the
2 . Consent of a State is not required
Union Government?
for altering its boundaries.
3. There is no dual citizenship in
India. (a) Corporate tax receipts
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(b) Dividends and profits
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3 only (c) Disinvestment receipts
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 2 only (d) Interest receipts

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 70. TRIPS Agreeme nt pertains to 73. Which of the following statemen ts about
Bitcoin is I are correct?
(a) internati onal tariff regime
1. It is a decentra lized virtual currency .
(b) intellect ual property protectio n 2. It is generate d through complex
(c) internati onal practices on trade compute r software systems.
facilitati on 3. The Reserve Bank of India
recogniz ed it as a legal tender
(d) internati onal taxation of property in January 2016.
Select the correct answer using the code
71. The 76% growth rate registere d by given below.
Indian economy during the year
2015-16 is based on (a) 1 only
(a) Gross National Product at market (b) 1 and 2 only
prices
(c) 2 and 3 only
(b) Gross Value Added at constant (d) 1, 2 and 3
prices

(c) Gross Domesti c Product at market 74. Hindust an Aeronau tics Limited handed
..
prices over the first two indigeno usly designed
and manufac tured light combat aircrafts
(d) Gross Domesti c Product at to the Indian Air Force in 2016. What is
constan t prices the name of these new combat aircrafts ?
(a) Marut
72. Which of the following statemen ts about
the Trans-Pa cific Partners hip (TPP) (b) Garud
is I are correct? (c) Tejas
1. The TPP was signed by 12 Pacific (d) Pushpak
Rim nations in the year 2015.
2. The TPP is likely to be a 75. Conside r the following statemen t about a
game-ch anger in global trade as famous football player :
member countrie s account for
about 40 percent of global GDP. "He was with a growth
hormone deficienc y during his
3. India is a founder member ofTPP. childhoo d but went on to win three
Select the correct answer using the code Europea n Golden Shoes in his career."
given below.
Who is that player?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(a) Andres Iniesta
(b) 1 and 2 only
(b) Lionel Messi
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) Cristiano Ronaldo
(d) 1 only (d) Zinedine Zidane

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(b)

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 76. Which of the following statements is/are 78. Which one of the following is not an Inter-
correct? Services Establishme nt?
1. In June 2016, the LIGO group of
scientists announced the detection
(a) Officers Training Academy
of a second set of gravitational
waves.
2. Gravitationa l waves were generated (b) National Defence Academy
due to merger of two black holes at
about 1-4 billion light-years distant.
(c) National Defence College
3. Gravitationa l waves were inserted
due to collision of two white dwarf
stars at about 1-4 billion light-years (d) Armed Forces Medical College
distant.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
79. Which one of the following is a Peacetime
Gallantry Award?
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only (a) Shaurya Chakra
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (b) Vir Chakra

77. In the year 2016, the Government of (c) Yudh Seva Medal
India announced 6,000 crore special
package for the textile and apparel
sector to (d) Param Vir Chakra
1. create one crore jobs within three
years
2. create jobs equally for men and 80. The Headquarter s of the Southern Naval
women Command of the Indian Navy is located
3. provide tax and production at which one of the following places?
incentives for the entrepreneu rs
Select the correct answer using the code (a) Karwar
given below.

(a) 1 only (b) Kochi

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) Thiruvanant hapuram
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) Chennai

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1. 2016 -ij LIGO (Inter-Services t?
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(a) 1
(b)
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 81. Match. List-1 with List-II and select the 83. In the elections to the provincial
correct answer using the code given legislatures in 1937 in British India
below the Lists
1. only about 10 to 12 percent of the
List-! List- II population had the right to vote
(Act/ Event) (Year) 2. the untouchable s had no right to
A. Rowlatt Act 1. 1922 vote
B. Salt March 2. 1931 3. the Congress won an absolute
majority in five out of eleven
c. Chauri Chaura Incident 3. 1930 provinces
D. Second Round Table 4. 1919 4. the Muslim League won more than
Conference
80 percent of the seats reserved
Code: for Muslims
(a) A B c D Select the correct answer using the code
4 3 1 2 given below.
(b) A B c D
(a) 1, 3 and 4
3 1 4 2
(c) A B c D (b) 1 and 4 only
4 3 2 1
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) A B c D
3 4 2 1 (d) 2, 3 and 4
82. Consider the following statements about
the Salt March : 84. Which of the following statements about
1. The Salt March was deliberately the social base of the Arya Samaj in
ignored by the European media. British India is fare correct?
2. The Salt March was widely covered 1. It was located mainly in Punjab and
by the American and European western Uttar Pradesh.
press.
2. It mainly comprised the trading
3. The Salt March was the first
castes.
nationalist activity in which women
participated in large numbers. 3. It was much more limited than that
4. The Salt March impressed upon the of the Brahmo Samaj.
British the urgent need to devolve
Select the correct answer using the
more power to Indians.
code given below.
Which of the statements given above
are correct? (a) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1, 2 and 4 (b) 2 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 only
(c) 3 and 4 only
(d) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3

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 85. Who among the following is the author 89. Alexander Kerensky was
of the book, A Comparison between
Women and Men?
(a) the head of the Provisional
(a) Pandita Ramabai
Government in Russia before the
(b) Sarojini Naidu October Revolution

(c) Tarabai Shinde

(d) Rameshwari Nehru (b) a close confidant of Lenin, with
whose help the Czar was dethroned
86. The fact that the planets move around
the Sun, not in circles but in ellipses, (c) the head of the Czar's army
was first demonstrated by
(a) Galilee
(d) an advisor of Joseph Stalin
(b) Martin Luther
(c) Johannes Kepler
(d) Copernicus 90. The Twelfth Five-Year Plan focussed
on inclusive growth. Which of the
87. During the mid 19th century Industrial following were considered as challenges
Revolution, the average life span of for inclusiveness?
workers in Manchester was
1. Poverty
(a) 17 years
2. Group inequality
(b) 30 years
(c) ss years 3. Regional imbalance
(d) 62 years 4. Unemployment

88. George Washington was made the

Commander in Chief of the American Select the correct answer using the code
forces given below.
(a) in December 1773, after the Boston
Tea Party (a) 1, 3 and 4 only
(b) at the First Continental Congress
in September 1 774
(b) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(c) at the Second Continental Congress
in 1775
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only
(d) by the Continental Congress at
the Declaration of Independence
on 4th .July, 1776 (d) 2 and 3 only

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 91. Which of the following statements are 94. Which of the following statements
correct about 'Saakshar Bharat' scheme? relating to the powers of the President
1. It is a centrally sponsored scheme of India is I are correct?
which was launched during the 1. The executive power of the Union
Eleventh Five-Year Plan. sl:1all be vested in the President.
2. The scheme applies to women in 2. The executive power shall be
particular and disadvantaged exercised by the President only
groups in general. through officers subordinate to
him.
3. The scheme applies to persons
above the age of 10 years. 3. The supreme command of the
defence forces of the Union shall be
4. The scheme is anchored with vested in the President.
Panchayati Raj Institutions and
Local Self-Government . Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
Select the correct answer using the code
(a) 1, 2 and 3
given below.
(b) 1 and 2 only
(a) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 (d) 3 only

(c) 1, 2 and 4 95. Which of the following statements

regarding Article 21 of the Constitution
(d) 1, 3 and 4
of India is I are correct?
1. Article 21 is violated when the
92. BRICS Summit, 2016 was held in
under-trial prisoners are detained
(a) Brazil under judicial custody for an
indefinite period.
(b) China 2. Right to life is one of the basic
human rights and not even the
(c) India
State has the authority to violate
(d) South Africa that right.
3. Under Article 21, the right of
a woman to make reproductive
93. Which country signed a Memorandum of
choices is not a dimension of
Understanding with India for promoting
personal liberty.
the production of Pigeon peasiTur and
other pulses in July 2016? Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) South Africa
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) Syria
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) Egypt (c) 1 and 3 only
(d) Mozambique (d) 2 only

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96. Which of the following statements is/ are
correct regarding Right to Education in
India?
1. Free and compulsory education
should be provided to all children
of the age of six to fourteen years.
2. The imperative of the provision of
the Right to Education Act , 2009 is
that schools must have qualified
teachers and basic infrastructure.
3. There should be quality education
without any discrimination on the
ground of economic, social and
cultural background.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3
{b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 3 only
98. Which one of the following statements
relating to protection against arrest and
detention of individuals under Article 22
is not correct?
(a) No person who is arrested shall be
detained in custody without being
informed of the grounds for such
arrest.
(b) No person shall be denied the right
to consult, and be defended by, a
legal practitioner ofhisf h er choice.
(c) Every person who is arrested
and detained in custody shall
be produced before the nearest
Magistrate within a period of one
week of such arrest.

(d) The right to protection against

97. Which one of the following statements
arrest is not available to a person in
regarding freedom to manage religious
jail pursuant to a judicial order.
affairs as per the Constitution of India is
not correct?
(a) Every religious denomination shall
have the right to manage its own
99. Which one of the following intellectual
affairs in matters of religion except property rights is protected withou t
some minor communities. making any registration?
(b) Every religion or any section
thereof shall have the right to
own and acquire movable and (a) Copyright
immovable property.
(c) Every religious community has the
(b) Patent
right to establish - and maintain
institutions for religious and
charitable purposes.
(c) Industrial design
(d) Every community has the right to
manage its own affairs in matters of
religion. {d) Trademark

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100. Which one of the following indices is now 103. Amartya Sen was awarded the Nobel
used by the Reserve Bank of India to I;>rize for his contribution to
measure the rate of inflation in India?
(a) Monetary Economics
(a) NASDAQ Index
(b) Welfare Economics

(b) BSE Index (c) Environmental Economics

(c) Consumer Price Index (d) Development Economics

(d) Wholesale Price Index 104. The rank of Captain of the Indian
Navy is equivalent to which one of
the following?
101. The Most Favoured Nation (MFN) Clause
under WTO regime is based on the (a) Captain of the Indian Anny
principle of
(b) Group Captain in the Indian
Air Force
(a) non-discrimination between nations
(c) Lieutenant Colonel of the Indian
(b) discrimination between nations Army

(d) Wing Commander of the Indian

(c) differential treatment between Air Force
locals and foreigners

(d) uniform tariff across commodities 105. Which one of the following statements
is correct in relation to the Indian
Air Force?

102. Goods and Services Tax likely to be levied (a) It has bases in many friendly
in India is not a countries.

(a) gross value tax (b) It does not carry out joint exercises
with any country.

(b) value-added tax (c) It has a separate Maintenance

Command.
(c) consumption tax
(d) No officer has ever been elevated to
the rank of Marshal of the Indian
(d) destination-based tax Air Force.

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(b) BSE

(c) "3tlmmr {i-<=lCfl iCfl

(d)

104. "CflT -q -B

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106. The Indian Navy in October 2016 110. Who among the following is the President
commissioned the highly maneuverable of Republic of the Union of Myanmar?
fast attack craft INS Tihayu. INS Tihayu
would be based in (a) Aung San Suu Kyi

(a) Kochi (b) Htin Kyaw

(b) Panaji (c) Myint Swe

(c) Visakhapatnam (d) Henry Van Thio

(d) Mumbai
Directions :
107. Which one of the following sectors is
The following two (2) items consist of two
not affected by the changes made in
the Foreign Direct Investment Policy statements, Statement I and Statement II.
in June 2016? Examine these two statements carefully and
select the correct answer using the code given
(a) Multi-brand retailing below.
(b) Defence Code:

(c) Private security agencies

(a) Both the statements are
(d) Manufacturing of small arms and individually true and Statement II
ammunitions covered under the is the correct explanation of
Arms Act, 1959 Statement I

(b) Both the statements are

108. BREXIT refers to the Great Britain
individually true but Statement II
leaving which one of the following? is not the correct explanation of
(a) International Monetary Fund Statement I

(b) Commonwealth (c) Statement I is true but Statement II

is false
(c) World Trade Organization
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II
(d) European Union is true

109. In which one of the following cities 111. Statement I :

are the Summer Olympics, 2020 going
The passing of the Coercive Acts made
to be held?
reconciliation between Britain and her
(a) London American colonies virtually impossible.

(b) Paris Statement II :

(c) Tokyo The British Parliament, having issued

the Stamp Act in 1765, repealed it
(d) Moscow later.

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106. 2016 -B 110.
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112. Stateme nt I :
The Poona Pact provided for 151
reserved seats for the scheduled
castes to be elected by a joint, not
separate, electorate.
Statement II :
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar withdrew from
a ctive politics for almost a decade
when the Communal Award was
revoked.
(c) It succeeded in getting the
provision for 28 reserved seats for
the Non-Brahmins in the Montagu-
Chelmsford Reforms.
(d) It supported the call given by
the Congress to boycott elections
in 1920.
115. The Ryotwari experiment in land revenue
was started by

113. Which one of the following statements (a) Henry Dundas

about the All India Depressed Classes
Association is not correct? (b) Alexander Reed
(a) The All India Depressed Classes
Association was forme<;! in Nagpur (c) David Ricardo
with M. C. Rajah as its flrst elected
President. (d) Mountstuart Elphinstone
(b) The All India Depressed Classes
Association was not attended by 116. Which of the following statements is/are
Dr. B. R. Ambedkar in 1926. correct regarding the Preamble of the
(c) Ambedkar resigned from the Indian Constitution?
All India Depressed Classes 1. The Preamble by itself is not
Association and formed his own enforceable in a Court of Law.
All India Depressed Classes
Congress in 1930. 2. The Preamble states the objectives
which the Constitution seeks to
(d) The All India Depressed Classes
establish and promote.
Association favoured Ambedkar's
demand for separate electorate for 3. The Preamble indicates the source
the depressed classes. from which the Constitution
derives its authority.
114. Which one of the following statements
about the Justice Party is not correct? Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) It clamoured for the same kind of
separate communal representation (a) 1, 2 and 3
for the Non-Brahmins as had been
granted to the Muslims by the (b) 1 and 2 only
Morley-Minto Reforms.
(b) It was patronized mainly by richer (c) 1 and 3 only
landowning and urban middle class
Non-Brahmins. (d) 2 only

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117. Which one of the following statements 119. Which one of the following statements
relating to cultural and educational is not correct regarding the Office of
rights in India is not correct? the Vice President of India?

(a) Every section of the citizens has

the right to conserve its language, (a) The Vice President is elected by
script or culture. an electoral college consisting of
the elected members of both the
(b) No citizen shall be denied Houses of the Parliament.
admission into any educational
institution maintained by the State
or receiving aid out of State funds (b) The Vice President is elected m
on grounds of religion, race or accordance with the system of
language. proportional representation by
means of single transferable vote.
(c) The State shall, in granting aid to
educational institutions, discrimi-
nate against any educational (c) The Vice President shall not be
institution on the ground that it is a member of either House of the
under the management of a Parliament or of a House of the
majority community. Legislature of any State.
(d) All minorities, whether based on
religion or language, shall have
(d) The Vice President of India shall
the right to establish and
be ex officio Chairman of the
administer educational institutions
Council of States and shall not
of their choice.
hold any office of profit.

118. Which one of the following statements

relating to the Directive Principles of
State Policy is not correct? 120. Which one of the following constitutional
authorities inquires and decides in
(a) The provisions contained in Part IV
case of doubts and disputes arising
of the Constitution of India shall
out of election of the President and Vice
not be enforceable by any Court.
President of India?
(b) The Directive Principles of State
Policy are fundamental in the
govemance of the country. (a) The Supreme Court of India

(c) It shall be the duty of the State to

apply the Directive Principles in (b) The Election Commission of India
making laws.

(d) The Directive Principles are (c) The Parliamentary Committee

directed in making India an
advanced capitalist country of
the world. (d) The High Court of Delhi

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