1 What is the full name of the Indian Scientist who was awarded with the 'Bharat Ratna' in 2013

Prof. Chintamani Naresh Rama Rao

Prof. Chintamani Narsinha Ramchandra Rao

Prof. Chintamani Nagesh Ramachandra Rao

Prof. Chintamani Narendra Rama Rao

2 How much percentage of core area of 'tiger project' has been declared by the Central Government as a tourist area

10%

20%

30%

40%

3 Which Comet came nearest to the Earth in the month of November -December 2013

Ikeya -Seki

Halley's

Tempel

ISON

4 Match the Awards with the winners at the 44th International Film Festival of India. Awards Winners Life Time Achievement Award Alon Moni Aboutboul First Centenary Commemorate Award Jiri Menzel Best Actress Waheeda Rehman Best Actor Maegdalena Boczarska Kaushik Ganguly









5 Select the correct statement I statements. Andhra Pradesh is the first state in India, which declared 'E-Govemance Policy.' Madhya Pradesh is the first state in India, which started 'State Residence Information Centre.'

Statement is correct, statement is incorrect.

Statement is incorrect, statement is correct.

Both the statements and are correc.t.

Both the statements and are incorrect.

6 Match the instruments in Orbiter of first Indian Mission to Mars, with their functions: Instruments Functions Methane Sensor To study Martian atmosphere Composition Analyser To probe Martian Satellites-Phobos and Deimos Colour Camera To map surface composition and Minerology Imaging Spectrometer To measure gas in Mar's atmosphere and map its source.









7 What is the name of new Insulin Injection for diabetic patients that has impact in the patient body for 36-40 hours or 02 days

Insulin degludec

Insulin Aspart

Victoza

Insulin Lispro

8 Match the length of Indian border with the neighbouring states: States Length in Kilometers Bangladesh 1463 Bhutan 3380 China 605 Myanmar 4053









9 Who was the winner of the 'World Championship of Chess' competition in the year 2013

Vishwanathan Anand

Vladimir Kramnik

Veselin Topalov

Magnus Carlsen

10 Which of the following was recommended by the Administrative Reforms Commission in 1966

Right to Information Act

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

Lokpal

Lokpal and Lokayukta

11 Choose the missing set of alphabets in place of for completing square: p Z S U S V 0 W T S 0 L K X A T p p y Z z R S T L u u

12 Anil is standing at CST station, from that place towards east 5 kms apart Baban is standing. On Baban's northern side 5 kms apart Chandrashekhar is waiting and he has to travel 7 kms towards east to Dadar. Thus what is the straight distance between CST station and Dadar

17km

13km

12km

15km

13 Which of the following is not the mirror image of the accompanying image after rotating it appropriately?









14 If 3 March, 2004 falls on Monday, then on which day will 3 March 2011 fall

Monday

Wednesday

Tuesday

Thursday

15 Which of the following cubes cannot be produced by folding accompanying paper? Options:









16 Study the pattern and choose the image in place of question mark:

17 While buying fruits one customer purchased 2 guavas and 3 pineapples and gave 245; Second customer purchased 1 apple and 2 pineapples and paid 175; Third customer purchased 3 guavas and 4 apples and paid 130; If I want to buy a pair of each fruit what amount should I pay?

200

220

250

300

18 Study the premise and answer the question: U and V are all different persons. • 5 is the daughter of T • Tisthe sonofU • U is the father of V Which among the following statements is contradictory to the given premise?

V is the father of S

U has three children

S has one brother

5 is the grand daughter of U

19 Nitya's mother has same number of sisters as she has brothers. Her maternal uncle, Anitya has twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How many maternal uncles and aunts together does Nitya have?









20 Two friends decided to practise running from the same spot and at the same time. One of the friends started exactly at 5:00 am with the speed 60 Kmph. Second reached the starting point 15 minutes late and started running with the speed 65 Kmph. At what time will both be together

8:00am

7:30am

45 am

9:15am

21 How many squares are there in the above figure?

308

315

209

317

22 River basins of Bhima and Godavari are divided by the following mountain range.

BaJaghat

Mahadev

Satpuda

Ajantha

23 Statement 1 While moving from East to West the thickness of Basalt Rock increases. Statement 2 The thickness of Basalt Rock in Sahyadri mountains is the highest approximately 2200 m. Answer options

Only pt statement is correct.

Only 2nd statement is correct.

First statement is correct, but first has no relation with the second statement.

Both the statements are correct, and the second statement strengthens the first statement.

24 Select the correct sentence/sentences. The largest coal reserves are found at Ballarpur in Maharashtra. Khaperkheda is not a hydelpower station. Answer options Sentence is correct, is incorrect Sentences and both are correct Sentences and both are incorrect (4r Sentence is incorrect, is correct

25 Match the following Ghats and their respective routes and choose correct option. Ghat Route Kasara ghat Wai -Paehgani road Bor ghat Murnhai -Nashik road Pasarni ghat Kolhapur -Ratnagiri road Arnha ghat Pune -Murnhai road Answer options









26 Match the following islands with their respective places and choose correct options. Island Place Khanderi -Underi Urantaluka Gharapuri Alibagh Kurte Janjira fortiPadmadurg Kasa Malvan Answer options









27 Rise of social enlightenment movement in Maharashtra took place due to the Impact of Western Culture Impact of Western Education Work of Christian Missionaries Scientific and Materialistic Reforms Answer options

only

and only

and

and

28 was the first Textile Mill in Maharashtra.

Throstal Mill

The Oriental Spiruting and Weaving Company

Bombay United Spinning and Weaving Company

Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company

29 The Home Rule Movement (1916-18) started in the Movement. Militant Nationalism Moderates Extremists Gandhian phase of Indian National

30 Match the pairs Institution Founder Mumbai Association Mumbai Presidency Association Pune Sarvajanik Sabha Madras Mahajan Sabha Answer options:







Jagannath Shankarsheth Firoj Shah Mehta Justice Ranade G. S. Iyyar

31 "The work of education is the manifestation of knowledge that the man has". Who said this? Swami Vivekanand M. Jyotiba Phule Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Chh. Shahu Maharaj Answer options

only

and only

and

and

32 Under which Constitutional Amendment, one person can be appointed as Governor of two or more States

6th Constitutional Amendment of 1953

?th Constitutional Amendment of 1%5

Constitutional Amendment of 1956

8th Constitutional Amendment of 1957

33 Arrange in appropriate order the Fundamental Duties Protect the Sovereignty Respect the National Anthem Safeguard the Public Property Develop Scientific Temper Answer options

34 Consider the following statements with regard to Fundamental Rights of the minorities in Educational matters. The minorities have only the right to administer the educational institutions. The minorities have the right to establish and administer the educational institutions The right is absolute and not subject to any restrictions. Reasonable restrictions may be imposed by the Govt. to promote efficiency and prevent maladministration. Which of the above statements are correct

and

and

and

and

35 Which term/terms was/were inserted in the preamble by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment of 1976 Sovereign and Socialist Socialist and Secular Faith and Individual diginity Unity and Integrity Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

only

and

and

and

36 Which one among the following is not a Fundamental Duty of the Indian Citizen

To defend the country

To pay taxes regularly

To provide opportunities for education to child or ward between the age of six and fourteen years.

None of the above options is correct

37 Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched with regard to the Committees of the Constituent Assembly? Committee Chairman

The Steering Committee Dr. Rajendra Prasad

The Business Committee K. M. Munshi

The Fundamental Rights Sub Committee J. B. Kriplani

The Minorities Sub Committee Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

38 Match the pairs with regard to the number of MLCs Bihar 78 Jammu and Kashmir 63 Karnataka 36 Maharashtra 72 Answer options









39 In which case, the Supreme Court decided that as per Art. 368 the Parliament has the power to amend any part of the Constitution except those parts which formed the 'Basic Structure' of the Constitution?

Keshawanand Bharti

Golaknath

Sajjan Singh

Shankari Prasad

40 Select the correct statementl statements: Governor may nominate 1/12 members to the Legislative Council. Governor is a part of the Legislature of the State.

Statement is correct, Statement is incorrect.

Statement is incorrect, Statement is correct.

Both Statements and are correct.

Both Statements and are incorrect.

41 Match the pairs I Uniform Civil Code Article 40 Prohibit slaughter of cows Article 41 Right to Work Article 48 Gram Panchayat Article 44









42 Which of the following statements are true under the Right tu Information Act 2005 The State Chief Information Commissioner shall not be eligible for reJppointment. The Chief Information Commissioner is eligible for reappointment till h" attains the age of 75 years Information may be asked and given orally under this act. Third Party includes public authority. Answer options and only and only and only and

43 The information demanded shall be provided by public information officer within:

15 days

30 days

45 days

60 days

44 Which of the following Courts has jurisdiction to entertain any suit, application, or other proceeding in respect of any order made under the Right to Information Act 2005

High Court

Supreme Court

District Court only

None of the above

45 If the information requested is held by another Public Authority then the Public Authority to which such application is made shall transfer the application within days from the date of redept of the application.

5

10

15

20

46 What an algorithm is called which is employed to encrypt and mask the information in storage or transit using cryptographic technique?

Firewall

Rootkit

Cipher

Puretext

47 Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) is considered to be which of the following types of cyber threats Network Attack SPAM Phishing Pharming

48 Electronic payments are central part of E -Commerce which is very important applicationof computers in everyday life. Which of the following protocols is developed by Microsoft and VISA to provide the necessary security to payment transactions ire safe payment transactions

SOAP

HTTP

TCP/IP

SET

49 A deceptive program installed without authorization, that monitors consumer's activities without their consent, is known as

Malware

Spyware

Keylogger

Trojan Horse

50 Which of the following modulation techniques finds the value of the signal amplitude for each sample

Delta

ASK

PCM

FDM

51 The application of computers is vital in the music industry, Which of the following devices is used to standardize the communication among the computers and electronic musical instruments such as synthesizers

WAVE

3 SOUND

SRS

MIDI

52 Which of the following programmes promoted by Department of Electronics and Information Technology, MCIT, Gov!. of India, started with the functional activity areas such as World Computer, Bits for all and Tomorrow's Tool, however was later changed to application areas such as ICT for Healthcare, Education, Livelihood and Empowerment of the disabled?

Vidya Vahini

Gnyan Vahini

Media Asia Lab

Sampark Pradnya Kranti

53 Which of the following is a language for description of web services which contains the necessary information about the clients of the web service?

XML

WSDL

UDD!

WML

54 Which of the following is developed as a joint project of Department of Electronics, Gov!. of India and United Nations Development Programme, to provide computer communication for the academics and research community in India?

ERNET

NICNET

INDONET

SOFTNET

55 The act which requires that financial institutions and credit agencies increase the security of systems that contain their customer's personal information and it mandates that all financial institutions design, implement and maintain safeguards to protect customer information, is known as

Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act

The Digital Millenium Copyright Act

Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act

CAN -SPAM Act

56 Which of the follOWing Committees/Commissions made recommendations about the Centre -State relations? Rajamannar Committee Sarkaria Commission Tarkunde Committee Select the correct answer from the codes given below:



and

and

and

57 What does "Lakhina" stand for?

An award given to the one who outshines in Women Sports

The latest satellite mission launched by India

Defence installation in Leh-Ladakh

Administrative pattern implemented in Maharashtra

58 Who was the longest serving Governor in Maharashtra

Vyankatraman

V. V. Giri

Shankardayal Sharma

P.e. Alexander

59 Match the list"A" with list "B" II A" JIB"







(Provisions) Rule of Law Amendment Procedure Concurrent list (Sources) Australia England South Africa

60 The Attorney General of India is allowed to take up practice if

the other party is the state

the other party is not the state

the other party is the centre but not the state

none of the above

61 Which of the following are the exclusive powers of the Loksabha To introduce money bill. To pass the motion of no -confidence against the council of Ministers. To impeach the President. To ratify the declaration of emergency. Answer options

and

and

and

and

62 Whether a voter registered in Mumbai can contest elections for a Loksabha Constituency in Assam? He can't contest the elections. He can contest the elections only if he was born in that constituency in Assam. He can contest those elections only after residing in Assam continuously for at least five years.

is the correct answer

is the correct answer

is the correct answer

None of the above is the correct answer

63 Today, the number of states and Union Territories India has is exactly equal to the number of districts the state of Maharashtra has Now state whether:

The above statement is correct

The numbers do not match at all

India has one State/ Union Territory more

Maharashtra has one district more

64 Who is calledthe 'ears and eyes' of the Public Accounts Committee?

Auditor. General

Attorney General

Comptroller and Auditor General

Advocate General

65 The President of India can resign from his office at any time by addressing his resignation letter to

Prime Minister

Chief Justice of India

Vice -President of India

None of the above

66 Match the following: List List (Amendment) 69th Amendment (Particulars) Establishment of state level Rent Tribunals. 75th Amendment No reservation for Schedule Caste in Panchayats in Arunachal Pradesh. 80th Amendment Accepting the recommendations of 10th Finance Commission. 83rd Amendment According the status of National Capital Territory to Delhi. Answer options









67 Consider the following statements: The joint session of the two houses of the Parliament in India is sanctioned under Article 108 of the constitution. The first joint session of both the houses was held in the year 1961. Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

Only

Only

and

None of these

68 Under whose chairmanship a committee to determine, the principles of Constitution of India was established at Bombay in the all party conference on 19th May 1928

Sachidanand Sinha

Dr. Rajendra Prasad

PI. Motilal Nehru

PI. Jawaharlal Nehru

69 Which of the following two statements is correct Literacy rates for 1951, 1961 and 1971 Censuses were computed for population aged 5 years and above. Literacy rates for 1981, 1991 and 2001 Censuses were computed for population aged 7 years and above. Answer options

Only is correct

Only is correct

Both and are correct

Neither nor is correct

70 Consider the following two statements A member of Rajya Sabha can be a member of committee on Public Accounts but cannot be a member of that on Public Undertakings. A member of Rajya Sabha can be a member of committee on Public Accounts but cannot be a member of that on Estimates. Which of the above two statements is correct

Only

Only

Both and

Neither nor

71 Consider the following example -Total no. of valid votes polled by all the candidates at the assembly election in an Indian state are 15000. To get back the security deposit a candidate (contesting from only one constituency) must secure how many minimum number of votes? 2500 2501 1500 If a candidate is elected and secures less than 2400 votes he can get back his deposit irrespective of the other rules. Answer options

Only is the correct answer

and are correct answers

and are the correct answers

None of the above is correct

72 If you are facing the National Emblem the horse appears next to the wheel on your right side. If you are facing the National Emblem the bull appears next to the wheel on your left side. Which of the above two statements is correct

Only is correct

Only is correct

Both and are correct

Neither nor is correct

73 Consider the following two statements: The meetings of the Inter State Council are held in camera. All the issues, that come up for consideration are decided by consensus. Now state whether

Only is correct

Only is correct

Both and are correct

Neither nor is correct

74 Which of the following statement/s regarding the office of Speaker is/are correct? He holds office during the pleasure of the President If he intends to resign, the letter of his resignation is to be addressed to the Deputy Speaker He loses his office if the house is dissolved before the expiry of its term. Answer options

and

and

Only

Only

75 Consider the following statements Article 17l:h of the Indian Constitution abolishes untouchability? .. The 52nd amendment of Indian Constitution introduced the anti -defection provisiqn. Which of the statements given above is/are correct

Only

Only

and

None of these

76 Which one of the following statements is/are correct If the President and the Vice -President resign, the speaker.of the Loksabha will act as President till the new President is elected. The Constitution of India prescribes both the minimum and maximum age limits for contesting the presidential election. In India, the President is a part of the Parliament. Answer options

and

and

and

.. Only

77 Arrange the following four political parties in a chronological order in which they were established? Indian National Congress Rashtravadi Congress (Nationalist Congress) Shivsena Peasants and Workers Party Answer options









78 Who has the power to create or abolish Vidhan Parishad

Vidhan Sabha

Central Government, after resolution is passed by Vidhan Sabha by 2/3 majority

Central Government

None of the above

79 The sixth schedule of the Constitution of India deals with the administration of the tribal areas of four states of

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Mizoram and Meghalaya

Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya and Assam

Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya and Tripura

Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram

80 Which of the following Directive Principles of State Policy has/have not been implemented so far? Promotion of International peace and Security. Establishment of Village Panchayats. Uniform Civil Code for the citizens. Separation of Judiciary from the executive. Answer options

and

and

Only

Only

81 What is the maximum tenure of Sheriff of Mumbai

Five years

Two years

One year

Six years

82 Mr. X is a non -resident Indian citizen. He wants to vote for the Loksabha Elections. He has completed eighteen years of his age. How will he vote? He can't vote. He can send his ballot paper by post. He can vote at an Indian mission abroad. He can vote online by accessing the website created by Election Commission of India. He can vote at a polling station in India where he is enrolled as a voter. Answer options

is the correct answer

is the correct answer

is the correct answer

and are correct answers

83 Select the places where there are Cantonment Boards in the Maharashtra. Panhala Shirdi Aurangabad Devlali Answer options









84 In which of the following years the Central Government established Balwantrai Mehta Committee?

1952

1954

1957

1959

85 How many minimum :lumber of general meetings of the Zilla Parishad are expected to be held in a year?

three

four

twelve

two

86 How much minimum population is essential for establishment of Municipal Corporation?

1 Lakh

3 Lakh

4 Lakh

5 Lakh

87 Every Panchayat, unless sooner dissolved, shall continue for five years from (according to the 73Td amendment)

the date appointed for its first meeting

the date of declaration of election results

the first meeting of the Gram Sabha after elections

the date of election of the Sarpanch

88 Currently the State Finance Commission is functioning in Maharashtra.

fourth

third

sixth

fifth

89 Which of the following sentences is not applicable to Gram Sabha

Gram Sabha is constituted of all adult members of the village.

Sarpanch chairs the meeting of the Gram Sabha.

In the absence of the Sarpanch Dy. Sarpanch chairs tne meeting of Gram Sabha.

In the absence of the Sarpanch and Dy. Sarpanch Gram Sabha meeting is chaired by the Gram Sevak.

90 From amongst the following select incorrect code of essential functions of the Municipal council. Water supply Birth and death record Establishment of Library Higher Education Answer options









91 In order to enhance peoples participation in local governance which committee if formed?

Ward Committee

Standing Committee

Planning Committee

Subject Committee

92 Select incorrect code of the reservation in the Zilla Parishad.

1/3 seats are reserved for women.

Seats are reserved for the SC and ST in proportion to their population.

27% seats are reserved for the aBC's.

50% seats are reserved for women.

93 Select the correct code about the establishment of Panchayati Raj in Maharashtra.

pt May 1960

May 1961

May 1959

May 1962

94 What are the income sources of the Gram Panchayat

It collects taxes on houses, water and pilgrims.

It receives 30% share in the land revenue collected from the village.

It receives grants from the government for the implementation of various schemes.

All the above.

95 What is the share of the Gram Panchayat in the land revenue collected from the village?

20%

50%

No share

None of the above

96 The Supreme Court of India was established on

26th January 1950

15th August 1950

26th January 1949

15th August 1948

97 The stream of Judicial Activism was initiated by

Justice P. N. Bhagwati

Justice Kochar

Justice Shukla

Justice Sen

98 In which of the following landmark decisions Supreme Court issued directives regarding prevention, inquiry and redressal against sexual harassment of women at work place?

Menaka Gandhi Vs. Union of India

Bodhisattwa Gautam Vs. Subhra Chakraborty

Minerva Mills Vs. Union of India

Vishakha Vs. State of Rajasthan

99 The Supreme Court can be approached by any person in the interest of general public under Article of the Constitution.

30

31

32

34

100 Which of the following statements are True? Union Vs. State of Maharastra -this dispute will be directly entertained only by the Supreme Court. Article 226 confers more rights on High Court than on Supreme Court in the matter of issuing writs. Writs cannot be filed against Income tax tribunal. Choose the correct alternative:

All statements untrue

Only and are true

Only and are true

All are true