Rajasthan CET (Graduation Level) Solved Question Paper, 2022 (08-01-2023) Fourth Phase

General Information

Exam Board	Rajasthan Staff Selection Board (RSSB)
Exam Name	Common Eligibility Test (Graduation Level) 2022/ Rajasthan CET (Graduation Level) 2022
Exam Date	08-01-2023
Exam Phase	Fourth Phase (Evening Shift)
First Answer Key issue date	17-01-2023
Final Answer key issue date	28-04-2023
Exam Mode	Offline
Question paper language	Hindi & English
Question paper type	Objective
Total Question	150
Maximum Marks	300
Negative Marking	Negative marking is not applicable.
Time	03:00 Hours

This question paper includes questions related to the following subjects :-

1. History of Rajasthan and India with special emphasis on the Indian National Movement.
2. History, Art, Cultural, Literature, Tradition and Heritage of Rajasthan.
3. Geography of India.
4. Geography of Rajasthan.
5. Indian political system with special emphasis on Rajasthan.
6. Economy of India.
7. Economy of Rajasthan.
8. Science and Technology.
9. Logical reasoning and mental ability.
10. Language Knowledge : General Hindi
11. Language Knowledge : General English
12. Knowledge of computer.
13. Current Affairs.

1. Who was sent to England as the representative of Marwar in 1887, to attend to Golden Jubilee celebration of Queen Victoria ?

• (A) Vijay Singh
• (B) Kalyan Singh
• (C) Jaswant Singh
• (D) Pratap Singh

2. With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, which one of the following is correct chronological order of the given events ?

• (A) Surat Split of Congress – Lucknow Pact – Partition of Bengal
• (B) Partition of Bengal – Surat Split of Congress – Lucknow Pact
• (C) Partition of Bengal – Lucknow Pact – Surat Split of Congress
• (D) Surat Split of Congress Partition of Bengal – Lucknow Pact

3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer by using the code given below –

List-I	List-II
(I) Nana Saheb	(a) Killed in Battle
(II) Bahadur Shah Zafar	(b) Deported to Rangoon
(III) Laxmi Bai	(c) Captured and executed
(IV) Tatya Tope	(d) Fled to Nepal

Code :

• (A) I-b, II-a, III-c, IV-d
• (B) I-d, II-b, III-a, IV-c
• (C) I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
• (D) I-c, II-d, III-b, IV-a

4. In which year ‘Rajasthan Seva Sangh’ was transferred to Ajmer ?

• (A) 1918
• (B) 1919
• (C) 1920
• (D) 1921

5. In the reign of which ruler of Alwar, Neemuchana incident took place ?

• (A) Maharaja Fateh Singh
• (B) Maharaja Banne Singh
• (C) Maharaja Vijay Singh
• (D) Maharaja Jai Singh

6. Where was the Seventh Session of the ‘Akhil Bhartiya Deshi Rajya Lok Parishad’ held under the Chairmanship of Jawaharlal Nehru ?

• (A) Udaipur
• (B) Jaipur
• (C) Jodhpur
• (D) Ajmer

7. Under whose leadership, more than 10,000 Jat women participated in the Shekhawati Kisan Andolan ?

• (A) Uttama Devi
• (B) Kishori Devi
• (C) Ram Devi
• (D) Durga Devi Sharma

8. ‘Mewar Ki Pukar’ 21 points demand letter was related to –

• (A) Sadhu Sitaram Das
• (B) Vijay Singh Pathik
• (C) Moti Lal Tejawat
• (D) Manikya Lal Verma

9. Maulvi Liaqat Ali, who played a significant role during the Freedom struggle of 1857, belonged to which of the following cities ?

• (A) Lucknow
• (B) Faizabad
• (C) Bareilly
• (D) Allahabad

10. R. G. Bhandarkar and Atmaram Pandurang were associated with which of the following organisation ?

• (A) Home Rule League
• (B) Atmiya Sabha
• (C) Ramkrishna Mission
• (D) Prathna Sabha

11. Which Princely State of Rajasthan has given protection to Blue Pottery and especially by which ruler ?

• (A) Jaipur, Sawai Pratap Singh
• (B) Jaipur, Sawai Ram Singh II
• (C) Mewar, Maharana Fateh Singh
• (D) Mewar, Maharana Sajjan Singh

12. Prithviraj’s “12 Khambo Ki Chatri” is situated in which of the following forts ?

• (A) Mehrangarh Fort
• (B) Gogunda Fort
• (C) Chittorgarh Fort
• (D) Kumbhalgarh Fort

13. The ‘Kathodi’ tribe is mainly found in which of the following district ?

• (A) Dungarpur
• (B) Banswara
• (C) Udaipur
• (D) Kota

14. Famous classical players of Rajasthan origin Ram Narayan and Sultan Khan are related to which musical instrument ?

• (A) Kamaycha
• (B) Sitar
• (C) Sarangi
• (D) Tabla

15. Jai Singh- II did not built an observatory at which of the following places ?

• (A) Delhi
• (B) Agra
• (C) Mathura
• (D) Ujjain

16. Where is the ‘Rupayan Sansthan’ located ?

• (A) Borunda
• (B) Bagru
• (C) Badnore
• (D) Bundi

17. The historical place ‘Jabalipur’ is identified in modern times as –

• (A) Jalore
• (B) Sirohi
• (C) Nagaur
• (D) Jaisalmer

18. Which of the following (Local Deity – Main Pilgrimage Site) is not correctly matched ?

• (A) Tejaji – Parbatsar (Nagaur)
• (B) Devnarayan Ji – Asind (Bhilwara)
• (C) Pabuji – Kolu Village (Phalodi)
• (D) Tallinath Ji – Katriyasar (Bikaner)

19. ‘Godawadi dialect’ is spoken in which one of the following districts ?

• (A) Jalore
• (B) Jaisalmer
• (C) Dungarpur
• (D) Ajmer

20. For the promotion of Arts, in 1857 AD, ‘Maharaja School of Arts and Crafts’ was established by –

• (A) Sawai Jai Singh
• (B) Sawai Ram Singh II
• (C) Sawai Madho Singh I
• (D) Sawai Pratap Singh

21. In which school of painting of Rajasthan women are portrayed as hunters ?

• (A) Bikaner
• (B) Jaipur
• (C) Kota
• (D) Alwar

22. Who among the following, was awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India in 1956, for her active participation in Bhoodan and Kup Daan programmes ?

• (A) Ratan Shastri
• (B) Anjana Devi Choudhary
• (C) Janki Devi Bajaj
• (D) Narayani Devi Varma

23. Who built the Rangmahal in Bundi, which is adorned with beautiful mural paintings ?

• (A) Rao Ratan Singh
• (B) Rao Surjan Singh
• (C) Rao Chhatrasal
• (D) Maharao Buddha Singh

24. Sort out the incompatible pair between Literature and Author –

• (A) Raj Prakash – Kishordas
• (B) Pabu Prakash – Modji Ashiya
• (C) Amarsaar – Pt. Jivadhar
• (D) Raj Vallabh – Maharana Kumbha

25. The world famous Janki Lal Bhand is related to which folk play ?

• (A) Rammat
• (B) Swang
• (C) Nautanki
• (D) Khayal

26. With which occasion is ‘Mor-Bandhiya’ custom, related to Garasia tribe, associated ?

• (A) Birth
• (B) Marriage
• (C) Engagement
• (D) Divorce

27. Where is the tradition of organising the famous ‘Nahar Dance’ prevalent, since the time of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan ?

• (A) Chomu
• (B) Chaksu
• (C) Mandal
• (D) Kishangarh

28. Who established the Chamunda Mata temple, situated at Mehrangarh Fort ?

• (A) Rao Kalyanmal
• (B) Rao Jodha
• (C) Maharaj Ajit Singh
• (D) Durgadas

29. In Mewar state the ‘Mahkama Khas’ was established by –

• (A) Maharana Shambhu Singh
• (B) Maharana Ajit Singh
• (C) Maharana Ganga Singh
• (D) Maharana Sajjan Singh

30. Shivratri cattle fair is held at –

• (A) Jhalawar
• (B) Karauli
• (C) Bharatpur
• (D) Alwar

31. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

• (A) Ub Chhath – Bhadrapad Krishna Paksh Shashthi
• (B) Gangaur – Chaitra Shukla Tritiya
• (C) Ghudla – Shravana Shukla Tritiya
• (D) Fuldol – Chaitra Krishna Pratipada

32. Who is the famous author of ‘Bhartiya Prachin Lipimala’ ?

• (A) Ramkaran Asopa
• (B) Bishweshwar Nath Reu
• (C) Muni Jin Vijay
• (D) Gaurishankar Hirachand Ojha

33. To which sect did Sahajo Bai belong ?

• (A) Ramsnehi
• (B) Laldasi
• (C) Alakhdasi
• (D) Charandasi

34. Which of the following pair (Ancient region – Modern district / districts) is not correctly matched ?

• (A) Arbud Desh – Sirohi
• (B) Shivi – Chittorgarh, Udaipur
• (C) Sapadalaksha – Ajmer, Nagaur
• (D) Vagad – Sikar, Jhunjhunu

35. Shrilal Joshi was associated with –

• (A) Phad Painting
• (B) Sculpture
• (C) Thewa Art
• (D) Terracotta

36. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists –

List-I (Power plant)	List-II (State)
(I) Satpura	(a) Maharashtra
(II) Dhuvaran	(b) Uttarakhand
(III) Tanakpur	(c) Gujarat
(IV) Dabhol	(d) Madhya Pradesh

Code :

• (A) I-a, II-c, III-b, IV-d
• (B) I-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a
• (C) I-a, II-b, III-c, IV-d
• (D) I-d, II-b, III-c, IV-a

37. The ‘Social forestry’ term was used firstly by the National Commission on Agriculture, in the year –

• (A) 1976
• (B) 1961
• (C) 1978
• (D) 1982

38. As per Indian Meteorological Department, a severe drought occurs when the deficiency of rainfall exceeds …………… of the normal rainfall.

• (A) 20%
• (B) 25%
• (C) 50%
• (D) 40%

39. Which one of the following areas in India, is a hotspot of biodiversity ?

• (A) Gangetic Plains
• (B) Eastern Coast
• (C) Western Ghats
• (D) Eastern Ghats

40. Which is the leading producing state of Rubber ?

• (A) Tamil Nadu
• (B) Kerala
• (C) Karnataka
• (D) Telangana

41. Aman, Aus and Boro are related with which crop ?

• (A) Wheat
• (B) Rice
• (C) Sugarcane
• (D) Tea

42. Barren and Narcondam are –

• (A) Rivers in India
• (B) Volcanoes in India
• (C) Agriculture type in India
• (D) Types of mountain vegetation in India

43. The highest point of the Meghalaya Plateau is –

• (A) Garo Hills
• (B) Jaintia Hills
• (C) Mikir Hills
• (D) Shillong

44. The shortest (in length) National Highway in India is –

• (A) NH 966 B
• (B) NH 44
• (C) NH 127 A
• (D) NH 548

45. Which of the following river flows in Rift Valley ?

• (A) Narmada
• (B) Ganga
• (C) Satluj
• (D) Godavari

46. As per Koppen’s Climatic Classification, in which districts of Rajasthan ‘Steppe climate’ is found ?

• (A) Jaisalmer and Bikaner
• (B) Ganganagar and Hanumangarh
• (C) Barmer, Jalore and Jodhpur
• (D) Jaipur, Dausa and Tonk

47. Shyampura and Bhat canals are related with –

• (A) Jaisamand Lake
• (B) Mahi River
• (C) Kota Barrage
• (D) Narmada Canal

48. In which district of Rajasthan, Gypsiferous soil is found ?

• (A) Alwar
• (B) Jodhpur
• (C) Bikaner
• (D) Pali

49. The Janakpura and Kushalpura mines of Tonk district are known for the production of –

• (A) Garnet
• (B) Wollastonite
• (C) Uranium
• (D) Feldspar

50. East – West corridor does not passes through which of the following district of Rajasthan ?

• (A) Kota
• (B) Bundi
• (C) Baran
• (D) Jhalawar

51. Which district of Rajasthan receives highest average annual rainfall ?

• (A) Udaipur
• (B) Sirohi
• (C) Jhalawar
• (D) Baran

52. Maize is the staple food of which tribe of Rajasthan ?

• (A) Sahariya
• (B) Sansi
• (C) Meena
• (D) Bhil

53. Arrange the following districts of Rajasthan in the correct order from North to South –

(I) Sri Ganganagar

(II) Jalore

(III) Jodhpur

(IV) Bikaner

Code :

• (A) II, I, III, IV
• (B) I, II, III, IV
• (C) I, IV, III, II
• (D) II, IV, III, I

54. Which one of the following conservation reserve is not extended into Jhunjhunu district ?

• (A) Shakambhari
• (B) Mansa Mata
• (C) Beed
• (D) Gogelav

55. Banka – Patti of Rajasthan suffers from the problem of –

• (A) Limestone
• (B) Drought and Famine
• (C) Fluoride
• (D) Air Pollution

56. Which of the following crop, is not grown in the Zaid cropping season in Rajasthan ?

• (A) Watermelon
• (B) Muskmelon
• (C) Cucumber
• (D) Soybean

57. Which is not correct ?

• (A) Dry Agriculture is practiced in Western Rajasthan.
• (B) Jhuming agriculture in Rajasthan is called Walara.
• (C) Humid Agriculture is practised in South-Eastern Rajasthan.
• (D) Rajasthan is divided into 14 agro-climatic zones.

58. Which is the first irrigation project in India, in which sprinkler irrigation system has been made mandatory ?

• (A) Indira Gandhi Canal Project
• (B) Mahi Bajaj Sagar Project
• (C) Chambal Canal Project
• (D) Narmada Canal Project

59. According to Census 2011, what was the Child Sex Ratio in Rajasthan ?

• (A) 788
• (B) 887
• (C) 878
• (D) 888

60. Which of the following facts are true about the Aravalli Mountain range ?

(I) It was formed in Cambrian age.

(II) It is considered residual mountain at present.

(III) It is mainly made of Igneous rocks.

(IV) It extends from south-west to north-east direction.

Code :

• (A) III and IV
• (B) I, II, III and IV
• (C) II and IV
• (D) I and II

61. Which Constitutional Amendment Act of the Constitution of India, limits the size of the Rajasthan Council of Ministers ?

• (A) Constitution (95^th Amendment) Act, 2009
• (B) Constitution (75^th Amendment) Act, 1993
• (C) Constitution (89^th Amendment) Act, 2003
• (D) Constitution (91^st Amendment) Act, 2003

62. Which pair is correctly matched about the Deputy Chief Ministers of Rajasthan ?

• (A) Shiv Charan Mathur, Tikaram Paliwal
• (B) Kamla Beniwal, Sachin Pilot
• (C) Hiralal Devpura, Sachin Pilot
• (D) Ghanshyam Tiwari, Sachin Pilot

63. What is the maximum amount of fine, that Rajasthan State Information Commission can impose for not providing information ?

• (A) ₹ 15000
• (B) ₹ 20000
• (C) ₹ 25000
• (D) ₹ 30000

64. Who among the following was the first woman Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan ?

• (A) Gayatri Devi
• (B) Sharda Bhargava
• (C) Priyanka Chaturvedi
• (D) Sonal Mansingh

65. Which Constitutional Amendment is related to EWS reservation ?

• (A) 101
• (B) 102
• (C) 103
• (D) 104

66. Who was the first Law Minister of Independent India ?

• (A) Maulana Azad
• (B) J. L. Nehra
• (C) Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
• (D) Vallabh Bhai Patel

67. Which one of the following pair (Governor of Rajasthan – Former Position) is not correct ?

• (A) Madan Lal Khurana – C.M. of Delhi
• (B) Kalyan Singh – C.M. of U.P.
• (C) Ram Naik – Governor of U.P.
• (D) Kalraj Mishra – Governor of U.P.

68. Who is the Chairman of the State Tourism Advisory Committee in Rajasthan ?

• (A) Chief Minister
• (B) Tourism Minister
• (C) Commissioner, Tourism Department
• (D) Governor

69. Read the following statements –

(I) The objective of the Right to Information Act, 2005 is to bring transparency and accountability in the administration.

(II) Aruna Roy led the movement, which paved the way for the enactment of Right to Information Act.

Choose the correct Act.

• (A) Only I is true
• (B) Only II is true
• (C) Neither I nor II is true
• (D) Both the statements are true

70. Under which Article can the Parliament make laws on the subjects of the State list ?

• (A) Article 223
• (B) Article 249
• (C) Article 253
• (D) Article 293

71. The outlines of Second Five Year Plan was made by –

• (A) B.N. Gadgil
• (B) P.C. Mahalanobis
• (C) V.K.R.V. Rao
• (D) C.N. Vakil

72. To promote gender equality and economic empowerment of women, Government of India had set up India’s First Women’s Bank called ‘Bharatiya Mahila Bank Limited’. in which year it was launched ?

• (A) 2012
• (B) 1999
• (C) 2013
• (D) 2017

73. In the defence sector in India, the foreign direct investment limit under the automatic route has been increased to what percent ?

• (A) 51%
• (B) 49%
• (C) 74%
• (D) 100%

74. In India, agriculture income is calculated by –

• (A) Input method
• (B) Output method
• (C) Commodity Flow method
• (D) Expenditure method

75. Where is the Indian Institute of Sugarcane Research situated ?

• (A) Lucknow
• (B) Kanpur
• (C) New Delhi
• (D) Varanasi

76. Which among the following is/are the Nodal Agency for implementing the Monetary Policy ?

(I) State Bank of India

(II) Union Bank

(III) Reserve Bank of India

• (A) Only I
• (B) Only II
• (C) I, II & III
• (D) Only III

77. Indian Green Revolution was started from which University ?

• (A) Delhi University
• (B) Hyderabad University
• (C) Kanpur University
• (D) Pantnagar University

78. The live run of RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement System) was started in –

• (A) 2004
• (B) 2002
• (C) 2010
• (D) 2006

79. Which one among the following agricultural sectors is covered under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) of Indian Government ?

• (A) Horticulture
• (B) Forestry
• (C) Irrigation
• (D) Animal Husbandry

80. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana was launched from –

• (A) Jhalawar (Rajasthan)
• (B) Ballia (Uttar Pradesh)
• (C) Patna (Bihar)
• (D) Surat (Gujarat)

81. Vegetable Centre of Excellence has been established in Rajasthan in –

• (A) Udaipur
• (B) Kota
• (C) Jaipur
• (D) Bundi

82. The objective of ‘Antyodaya Yojana’ (1977) in Rajasthan was –

• (A) development of barren land
• (B) rehabilitation of beggars
• (C) providing financial assistance to the poorest families
• (D) providing crop insurance

83. Match the district-wise distribution of grant money as recommended by the 6^th State Finance Commission of Rajasthan for FY 2021-22

(I) Zila Parishad	(a) 5%
(II) Panchayat Samiti	(b) 20%
(III) Gram Panchayat	(c) 75%

Choose the correct option –

• (A) I-a, II-b, III-c
• (B) I-c, II-a, III-b
• (C) I-b, II-a, III-c
• (D) I-b, II-c, III-a

84. Which one of the following point is not included in the Twenty Point Programme 2006 in Rajasthan ?

• (A) Labour welfare
• (B) Support to farmers
• (C) Poverty eradication
• (D) Urban roads

85. Which one of the following (Irrigation Project – Place (District)) is not correctly matched ?

• (A) Bankali – Jalore
• (B) Benthali – Baran
• (C) Indira lift – Ganganagar
• (D) Bhimlat – Bundi

86. In Rajasthan ‘Mukhyamantri Paryatan Udyog Sambal Yojana’ was started in the year –

• (A) 2018
• (B) 2019
• (C) 2020
• (D) 2021

87. Indira Mahila Shakti Udaan Scheme is related to –

• (A) Free Sanitary Napkin distribution to girls and women of reproductive age
• (B) Provide free education to girls of rural areas
• (C) Provide free Scooty to college girls
• (D) Provide free vocational training to women of rural areas

88. Where is ‘Tungsten’ produced in Rajasthan ?

• (A) Beawar
• (B) Degana
• (C) Debari
• (D) Khetri

89. The support price for Jatropha seed as declared by Government of Rajasthan is –

• (A) ₹ 3.50 per kg
• (B) ₹ 8.50 per kg
• (C) ₹ 11.00 per kg
• (D) ₹ 12.00 per kg

90. The number of lift canals in Indira Gandhi canal project is …………………

• (A) 5
• (B) 7
• (C) 8
• (D) 9

91. Which institution hosted the ‘World Sustainable Development Summit’ in February (2022) ?

• (A) NITI Aayog
• (B) The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
• (C) ISRO
• (D) BARC

92. Which country’s Prime Minister visited Rajasthan recently, in September 2022 ?

• (A) Nepal
• (B) Bhutan
• (C) Bangladesh
• (D) South Korea

93. Which Indian player won the silver medal in German Open Badminton 2022 tournament ?

• (A) Lakshya Sen
• (B) Saina Nehwal
• (C) P.V. Sindhu
• (D) Srikanth Kidambi

94. Padma Bhushan awardee Abhijit Sen was related to which of the following profession ?

• (A) Medical Science
• (B) Literature
• (C) Economics
• (D) Astronomy

95. At present, the Chairperson of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly’s Committee on Welfare of Women and Children, is –

• (A) Manju Devi
• (B) Shakuntala Rawat
• (C) Anita Bhadel
• (D) Shafia Zubair

96. Who is the present Lokayukta of Rajasthan ?

• (A) G.K. Vyas
• (B) G.S. Sandhu
• (C) Nihal Chand Goel
• (D) Nihal Chand Goel

97. Which of the following cities of India is recognised as “2021 Tree Cities of the World” ?

• (A) Thiruvananthapuram and Bengaluru
• (B) Mumbai and Hyderabad
• (C) Hyderabad and Udaipur
• (D) Pune and Bengaluru

98. Indian Railways has announced a partnership with which IIT institute to develop the indigenous hyperloop system recently ?

• (A) IIT Indore
• (B) IIT Madras
• (C) IIT Delhi
• (D) IIT Kharagpur

99. e-Mitra at Home (e-Mitra@Home) scheme is initiated in the urban centers of which of the following districts ?

• (A) Jaipur and Kota
• (B) Kota and Jodhpur
• (C) Jodhpur and Jaipur
• (D) Jaipur and Ajmer

100. Which country will host the 2006 Commonwealth Games ?

• (A) Victoria, Australia
• (B) Sao Paulo, Brazil
• (C) Paris, France
• (D) New Delhi, India

101. A single bus structure is primarily found in –

• (A) Mainframes
• (B) Super computers
• (C) High performance machines
• (D) Mini and micro computers

102. Which of the following is a sound file format ?

• (A) LOG files
• (B) DAT files
• (C) WAV files
• (D) DRV files

103. Which of the following is not an antivirus software ?

• (A) NAV
• (B) F-Prot
• (C) Fedora
• (D) McAfee

104. Consider the following statements in context of MS-Word- 2019 document –

(I) Hidden format symbols can be viewed by pressing ‘Ctrl + Shift + 8’.

(II) A Line break can be inserted by pressing ‘Ctrl + Enter’.

The valid statement (s) is/are –

• (A) Only I
• (B) Only II
• (C) Both I and II
• (D) Neither I nor II

105. Which of the following is an invalid pair ?

• (A) Impact printers , Daisy wheel printers
• (B) Line printers, Drum printers
• (C) Page printers, Laser printers
• (D) 132 column printers, Ink jet printers

106. Elephantiasis is caused by –

• (A) Tapeworms
• (B) Flatworms
• (C) Filarial worms
• (D) Ascaris

107. Which is the major cause of global warming ?

• (A) Re-radiation of U.V. rays by O₂ and N₂
• (B) Re-radiation of I.R. rays by O₂ and N₂
• (C) Re-radiation of U.V. rays by CO₂ and H₂O
• (D) Re-radiation of I.R. rays by CO₂ and H₂O

108. Which of the following contains Lauric acid, which is used to treat certain infections and is also used in the manufacturing of soaps and moisturising creams ?

• (A) Butter
• (B) Mustard Oil
• (C) Olive Oil
• (D) Coconut Oil

109. Cotton fiber obtained from cotton seed is a –

• (A) Monosaccharide
• (B) Polypeptide
• (C) Polysaccharide
• (D) Poly amino acid

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110. Which of the following is an example of chemical change ?

• (A) Softening of vegetable when cooked
• (B) Wet soil lamp, when dried gets fragile
• (C) Dispersion of white light into the light of 7 colours when passed through a prism
• (D) Dissolving of salt in water

111. What is ‘Vikram – S’ ?

• (A) India’s first privately built rocket.
• (B) Newly established Launch Vehicle Control Center at Shri Harikota.
• (C) Recently sent Indian satellite for weather information.
• (D) Launch Vehicle Control Centre established at NASA.

112. The most commonly used chemical for artificial raining or cloud seeding are –

• (A) ferrous sulphate
• (B) silver iodide
• (C) copper sulphate
• (D) potassium nitrate

113. What is the approximate height of a geostationary satellite from the surface of the earth ?

• (A) 6000 km
• (B) 63000 km
• (C) 36000 km
• (D) 42000 km

114. With reference to Web 3.0, consider the following statements –

(I) Web 3.0 is based on block chain technology.

(II) Web 3.0 Technology enables people to control their own data.

Which of the statements given above are correct ?

• (A) I and II
• (B) II and III
• (C) I and III
• (D) I, II and III

115. Dwarf Planet Ceres is located between –

• (A) Jupiter and Mars
• (B) Saturn and Uranus
• (C) Jupiter and Saturn
• (D) Uranus and Neptune

116. In how many years, ₹ 80,000 will become ₹ 92,610 at 10% per annum interest compounded half yearly ?

• (A) 3 years
• (B) 2 years
• (C) 1½ years
• (D) 1 year

117. The average of 7 numbers is 39 and the average of 3 of them is 27. The average of other 4 numbers is equal to –

• (A) 48
• (B) 44
• (C) 40
• (D) 52

118. Ratio between present age of Sudhir and Sanjay is 4 : 5 After 5 years, ratio between their ages will become 5 : 6 Present age of Sudhir is –

• (A) 25 years
• (B) 24 years
• (C) 20 years
• (D) 18 years

119. The sum of the perimeters of an equilateral triangle and a rectangle is 90 cm. The area T, of the triangle and the area R, of the rectangle both in square cm, satisfy the relation R = T². If the sides of the rectangle are in the ratio 1 : 3, then the length of the longer side of the rectangle, is –

• (A) 6 cm
• (B) 9 cm
• (C) 21 cm
• (D) 27 cm

120. A two-digit number is such that the product of its digits is 12. If 36 is added to the given number, then digits of given number interchange their places. The given number is equal to –

• (A) 43
• (B) 34
• (C) 62
• (D) 26

121. How many triangles are there in the following figure ?

• (A) 12
• (B) 14
• (C) 15
• (D) 16

122. Here, two statements followed by two conclusions numbered I and II are given. You have to take the given statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. Read the conclusions and then decide which of the given conclusions logically follows from the given two statements.

Statement : All doctors are good.

Some women are doctors.

Conclusion :

(I) All good doctors are women.

(II) Some women are good.

• (A) If only conclusion I follows
• (B) If only conclusion II follows
• (C) If both conclusions I and II follow
• (D) If neither conclusion I nor II follows

123. A class of boys is standing in only one row. A boy is at thirty third position from both the ends in this sequence. How many boys are there in the class ?

• (A) 64
• (B) 65
• (C) 69
• (D) 66

124. Find the missing number –

• (A) 525
• (B) 464
• (C) 334
• (D) 184

125. If South-East direction becomes North, North-East direction becomes West and so on. What will South direction become ?

• (A) North-East
• (B) North-West
• (C) South-West
• (D) North

126. In a certain code language, if “SOUND” is written as “ABCSD”, “MINERAL” is written as “QRSTUVW”, then in the same code language, “READER” will be written as –

• (A) TUDVUT
• (B) SFBEFS
• (C) UTVDTU
• (D) QDZCDQ

127. Respective water and mirror image of the following figure is –

• (A) A
• (B) B
• (C) C
• (D) D

128. In a family of seven people. Scientist is married to a Teacher and has three sons, one Engineer, one Doctor and one Actor. The Actor’s wife is a Dancer and aunt of Sarita. Sarita, the daughter of Engineer learns Science with his brother Mahesh. How is Doctor related to Mahesh ?

• (A) Son
• (B) Brother
• (C) Grand Father
• (D) Paternal Uncle

129. The next term of the following number series is –

975, 864, 753, 642, ?

• (A) 431
• (B) 541
• (C) 531
• (D) 532

130. A cube is coloured red on all the faces. It is cut into 125 smaller cubes of equal size. How many cubes are coloured on one face only ?

• (A) 36
• (B) 48
• (C) 54
• (D) 60

131. असंगत विकल्प चुनिए –

• (A) सौकुमार्य – दो उपसर्गों से निर्मित शब्द है।
• (B) पर्युत्सुक – ‘परि’ एवं ‘उद्’ उपसर्ग से बना शब्द है।
• (C) प्रागैतिहासिक – ‘प्राक्’ उपसर्ग एवं ‘इक’ प्रत्यय से बना शब्द है।
• (D) अप्रत्यक्ष – ‘अ’ एवं ‘प्रति’ उपसर्गों से बना शब्द है।

132. निम्न में से किस शब्द का संधि-विच्छेद अंसगत है ?

• (A) अहर्गण = अहन् + गण
• (B) ज्योतिश्चक्र = ज्योति + चक्र
• (C) उद्धरण = उद् + हरण
• (D) महौजस्वी = महा + ओजस्वी

133. ‘सबसे अलग स्थिति’ उक्त अर्थ की बोधक लोकोक्ति है –

• (A) तु डाल-डाल, मैं पात-पात
• (B) बालू से तेल निकालना
• (C) तीन लोक से मथुरा न्यारी
• (D) चमड़ी जाए पर दमड़ी न जाए

134. अशुद्ध शब्द-समूह के विकल्प का चयन कीजिए –

• (A) निर्भय, निर्लोभ, निस्स्वार्थ, निरुत्साह
• (B) इकाई, अहर्निश पक्षिगण, कृतकृत्य
• (C) उपलक्ष्य, श्वेतांगी, प्रज्वलित, साँस
• (D) तदोपरांत, निराभिमान, अभिप्सा, आर्जवता

135. समास – विग्रह की दृष्टि से असंगत विकल्प चुनिए –

• (A) चक्षुश्रवा – वह जो चक्षुओं से देखता है।
• (B) षाण्मातुर – छह माताओं वाला।
• (C) निर्जन – जो स्थान जन से रहित है।
• (D) मंदोदरी – वह जिसका उदर मंद है।

136. अरण्य का पर्यायवाची शब्द है

• (A) कानन
• (B) वाटिका
• (C) उपवन
• (D) बाग

137. निम्न में से कौन सी कार्यालयी पत्र की विशेषता नहीं है ?

• (A) इनमें चिह्नांकन व अनुच्छेद का प्रयोग समुचित किया जाना चाहिए।
• (B) कार्यालयी पत्र उद्देश्यपूर्ण व शिष्ट भाषा में होने चाहिए।
• (C) पत्र सामासिक व आलंकारिक होने चाहिए।
• (D) पत्र संक्षिप्तता व प्रभावोत्पादकता से युक्त होने चाहिए।

138. असगंत विलोम-युग्म का चयन कीजिए –

• (A) अग्रज-अनुज, सदाशय-दुराशय
• (B) अधम-महान, आज्ञा-अनुज्ञा
• (C) भौतिक-आध्यात्मिक, अवर-प्रवर
• (D) तेजस्वी-निस्तेज, समास-व्यास

139. ‘राजा’ सेवक को कम्बल देता है। ‘उक्त’ वाक्य में रेखांकित पद में कौन-सा कारक है ?

• (A) सम्प्रदान कारक
• (B) कर्म कारक
• (C) सम्बन्ध कारक
• (D) कर्ता कारक

140. Contempt के लिए प्रयुक्त पारिभाषिक शब्द होगा –

• (A) अवमानना
• (B) समेकित
• (C) आलेख
• (D) घोषणा

Direction (141 to 143) : Read the passage carefully and answer the following questions-

Street theatre in India is a well established ancient art form. Despite the proliferation of modern means of entertainment and communication, street theatre continues to flourish in India.

Street theatre as a channel of communication has for centuries been propagating reforms by highlighting social, economic and political issue present in the society. Unlike in the olden days, its performance is no longer restricted to villages or small localities of the city. Today small groups of performers including students, would stage performances to mobilize public opinion or to help create or raise awareness over a particular issue of public importance. Themes on substance abuse, AIDS awareness and domestic violence are some of the areas highlighted by contemporary street theatre troupe. Unlike in regular drama street drama employ very little props and images. The human body becomes the main tool in which choreography, mime, dialogues, songs and slogans are extensively used.

141. In the olden days, street theatre ……………… to villages or small localities of the city.

• (A) was not restricted
• (B) was entertained
• (C) was restricted
• (D) was opened

142. Which of the following word in the passage means ‘regardless’ ?

• (A) restricted
• (B) despite
• (C) mobilize
• (D) contemporary

143. Which of the following word in the passage in the opposite of ‘stabilization’ ?

• (A) established
• (B) ancient
• (C) reform
• (D) propagating

144. Fill in the correct article –

………………………. sugar is good for our health.

• (A) A
• (B) An
• (C) The
• (D) No article

145. Choose the meaning of the underlined phrase or idiom –

She played ducks and drakes with her money.

• (A) lent
• (B) spent lavishly
• (C) did not spend
• (D) borrowed

146. Give one word substitute for – ‘Free from disturbance’.

• (A) Chaotic
• (B) Tranquil
• (C) Violent
• (D) Agitated

147. Pick up the correct answer from the given options –

John said, “I waited for Lisa till 10 O’clock”. (Change into Indirect Speech)

• (A) John told me that he waited for Lisa till 10 O’clock.
• (B) John told me that I had waited for Lisa till 10 O’clock.
• (C) John said that he had been waiting for Lisa till O’clock.
• (D) John said that he had waited for Lisa till 10 O’clock.

148. Match the sentences with blank spaces in Column (A) with the prepositions listed in Column (B) so as to frame correct sentences –

Column (A) (Sentences)	Column (B) (Prepositions)
(I) She is grateful ………………. her friend for her help.	(a) on
(II) I have got a meeting ……………… Thursday afternoon.	(b) with
(III) I am not satisfied ………………. your explanation.	(c) for
(IV) This car is ……………….. sale, if you are keen to buy it.	(d) to

• (A) I-d, II-a, III-b, IV-c
• (B) I-a, II-c, III-d, IV-b
• (C) I-d, II-c, III-b, IV-a
• (D) I-b, II-c, III-d, IV-a

149. Choose the correct form of the verb/tense to complete the sentence from the given options –

“The child ……………… for the last one hour.”

• (A) has been sleeping
• (B) slept
• (C) is sleeping
• (D) was sleeping

150. Choose the correct option –

The interviewer asked me my name. (Change into Passive Voice)

• (A) I had been asked my name by the interviewer.
• (B) I have been asked my name by the interviewer.
• (C) I was asked my name by the interviewer.
• (D) The interviewer had been asked my name by me.