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8002.Identify from the options the name of the Central government portal for students looking for
educational loans
Vidya Vikas
Edu Care
Vidya Lakshmi
Shodhganga
8004.Which of the following day is observed as the National Statistics Day?
June, 8
June, 29
July, 1
October, 5
8006.Pay Zapp a mobile application to make digital payments was started by which Bank?
SBI
ICICI
HDFC
HSBC
8008.In the Australian Federal elections 2015 for the Prime Minister of Australia, who emerged
as winner?
Tony Abbot
Kevin Rudd
Malcolm Turnbull
Julia Gillard
8010.2020 Olympic games will be held at
Beijing
New York
Chicago
Tokyo
8012.Nobel Prize 2015 in Physics was given for the discovery of
Path of electrons in electro magnetic waves
Path of neutrons in magnetic fields.
Proton oscillation
Neutrino oscillation
8014.In October 2015 Russias Sergey Karjakin won the World cup for
Table Tennis
Chess
Golf
Polo
8016.The Administrative Reforms Commission of India was set up on 5 Jan. 1966 under the
Chairmanship of
K. Hanumanthaiya
H.C. Mathur
G.S. Pathak
Morarji BR. Desai
8018.“The Supreme Court in the Indian union has more powers than any other Supreme Court in any part of the world” - Who said so?
S.M. Sikri
Sir Alladi Krishmaswamy Ayyar
M.C. Setalwad
Justice Kania
8020.Consider the following two statements consisting of Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and select
your answer using the codes given below.
Assertion (A): The administrative reforms commission recommended Lokpal and Lokayukta.
Reasoning (R): These are for the Redressal of Citizens grievances.
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is True but (R) is false
(A) is False but (R) is correct
8022.Which one of the following is not correctly matched?
Article 153 – Office of the Governor
Article 156 - Term of the Governor
Article 154 - Executive authority of Governor
Article 155-Removal of Governor
8024.Which one of the following statement is/are true with regard to formulation of the
Government?
There is a Rule in the Business of the Government which mentions that single largest party that gets majority will form the government
There is no written rules on inviting the single largest party by the 2nd largest party to form the government. It is a convention
There is a provision in Part I of the Constitution
Representation of Peoples Act provides for inviting the longest party to form the government
8026.Match List — I with List — II :
Laws Years
(a)The Banking Companies Ordinance 1966
(b)Special Bearers Bonds Ordinance 1980
(c)Unlawful activities Prevention ordinance 1984
(d)Terrorist affected areas ordinance 1981
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4 2 3 1
3 1 2 4
2 4 1 3
1 3 4 2
8028.The Protection of Civil Rights Act came into force on
19th December 1974
19th November 1976
19th December 1975
19th November 1977
8030.Who one of the following persons is the ex-officio chairman of the Rules Committee, General
Purpose Committee and Business Advisory Committee?
The Speaker
A member elected by the house
The Deputy Speaker
A member of Ruling Party
8032.Match, the following - Establishment of states and choose the correct one:
States
(a) 36th Amendment 1.Goa
(b) 13th Amendment 2.Manipur and Tripura
(c) 27th Amendment 3.Sikkim
(d) 56th Amendment 4.Nagaland
(a) (b) (c) (d)
3 4 2 1
1 3 4 2
2 3 1 4
1 2 3 4
8034.Which of the following are major features of the constitutions of Lokpal and Lokayukta as
recommended by the Administrative Reforms commission?
1.They should be demonstrably independent and impartial
2.They should compare with the highest judicial functionary in the country
3.They should be directly accountable to parliament
4.Their appointments should as far as possible be non-political
1 and 4
1, 2 and 4
1, 2, 3 and 4
None of the above (or) 1, 2 and 3
8036.Identify the numbered substances in steps of Glycolysis
Glucose -> (1) -> (2) -> Fructose 1, 6 bisphosphate
(1) is Pyruvate (2) is citrate
(1) is Glucose-6-phosphate (2) is pyruvate
(1) is Glucose-6-phosphate (2) is Fructose-6-phosphate
(1) is phosphoglycerate (2) is Glyceric acid
8038.Consider the following pairs :
I. Thallophyta 1 - Algae and Fungi
II. Tracheophyta — All vascular plants
III. Bryophyta Liver worts and Fungi
IV. Pteridophyta — Mosses and Mushrooms
Which of the pair given above is/are correct?
III and IV
I and II
I and IV
II and III
8040.Which of the following statements about "Glycolysis" is/are True?
I.Glycolysis is also known as Pentose phosphate pathway
II.The substrate of Glycolysis is Glucose
III.The final product of Glycolysis is Glycogen
IV.Glycolysis is also known as Glyoxylate cycle
I and III
II only
III and IV
IV and II
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