1 The government has embarked upon an ambitious programme of sending 100 tribal students every year to reputed universities around the globe for higher studies.

Madhya Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Maharashtra

Gujarat

2 The Veteran Writer -columnist Khushwant Singh on his 98th birthday presented the first copy of 'Khushwantnama The Lessons of My Life' to

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's wife Gursharan Kaur

The Veteran Writer -Columnist Tavleen Singh

None of these

3 Which of the following decisions of Maharashtra Government has been declared invalid by the Supreme Court recently in July 2013

Ban on Guthka

Implementation of LBT

Medical admissions by NEET

None of the above

4 Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh is also incharge of the ministries/departments not specially allocated to any Minister which are: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Ministry of Planning Department of Atomic Energy Department of Space Which is correct

and

and

and

Only

5 Li Keqiang who visited India in May 2013 is the

Prime Minister of China

President of China

Prime Minister of JaJ:an

President of South Korea

6 Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh died in hospital after a brutal assault by other inmates of a high security jail.

Facruddin

Jinnah

Islamabad

Vahib -alam

7 Which company of Mukesh Ambhani struck a Rs. 1200 cr. deal with Ani! Ambani's Reliance Communications in April 2013

Reliance Petrolium

Reliance Industries Infrastructure Ltd.

Reliance lio Infocomm Ltd.

All of the above

8 Scientists from which university have developed a new technique that could be applied worldwide to create an early warning system for massive tsunamis triggered by earthquakes

Mumbai University

Yale University

Monash University

Stanford University

9 Rafael Nadal's dominant win over made him the first man to win eight French open titles.

Jim Caple

Greg Garber

David Ferrer

None of these

10 As per the Global University Rankings 2013 the Indian Institute of Technology Mumbai is ranked

29th

2pt

19th

41't

11 Who amongst the following is a recipient of 'Golden Bat' and 'Man of the Tournament' awards in the ICC Champions Trophy 2013 held in England?

M. S. Dhoni

Virat Kohli

Ravindra Jadeja

Shikhar Dhawan

12 On 25th May 2013, Naxalites attacked a group of Indian National Congress Leaders in the valley in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.

Darbha

Buxer

Diva

Salwa Judum

13 Congress Veteran Vidya Charan Shukla, who died recently, was the son of the

First Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh

First Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

First Chief Minister of UttaraKhand

First Chief Minister of Bihar

14 Who among the following is the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest?

Madhavi Reddy

Megha Sawant

Arunima Sinha

Manasi Seshu

15 Which of the following statements regarding Mr. Shashi Kant Sharma is/are correct He was former Defence Secretary He was sworn in as the Comptroller and Auditor-General. He replaced Mr. Vinod Rai Answer Options

only

only

and

All the above

16 Which criteria are applied while selecting Prime Minister by the President? A leader of the party in majority in Loksabha. Anyone he wishes to. A person who is in a position to win the confidence of the majority in Loksabha. The leaders of the party having a majority of seats in either Loksabha or Rajyasabha. Answer Options

Only

and

and

and

17 Consider the following: All executive powers of the union are vested in the President of India. President of India does not need advice of Prime Minister and his cabinet. President of India has the power to dissolve the House of the people. Which of the above statements are correct about the President of India? Answer Options

and only

and only

and only

All the above

18 Consider the following statements No Money Bill can be introduced in the Parliament without the recommendation of the President of India. The Prime Minister appoints Finance Commission for distribution of taxes between the Union and the States. Which of the statementlstatements given above islare correct?

Only

Only

and

Neither Nor

19 Match the following: Fundamental Rights Directive Principles of the state policy The Union and its territory Citizenship Answer Options







Part VI Part II Part !II Part IV

20 Which of the following Commissions does not have a constitutional status?

Finance commission.

Union Public Service Commission

National Commission for the Schedule Castes and Schedule Tribes

Planning Commission

21 According to which constitutional amendment Panchayat Sarnittee has got Constitutional Status?

71 -Constitutional Amendment

72 -Constitutional Amendment

73 -Constitutional Amendment

74 -Constitutional Amendment

22 From amongst the following who were the members of the Constituent Assembly? Vijaya Laksmi Pandit Subbalakshrni Sucheta Kruplani Sarojini Naidu Answer Options:

and only

and

and

and

23 Who was the President of the 'Linguistic Provinces Commission' promulgated on June 17, 1948

Justice S.I<.Dar

S.K.Patil

Brijlal Biyani

Kakasaheb Gadgil

24 Which one of the following provisions does the seventh schedule of the Constitution of India contain?

Languages

The states

Allocation of seats in the council of states

Union, State, Concurrent lists

25 According to which article of Indian Constitution Hindi in Devanagari Script is the official language?

Article -340

Article-343

Article -350

Article -352

26 Choose the appropriate option by matching the pairs. Kanpur Hugh Rose Jhansi Colonel Neill Banaras Campbell Delhi William Hodson Answer Options









28 The objectives of the establishment of the 'Bombay Association were: To see that there was participation of Hindi speaking people in the administration. To see that there was no participation of Hindi speaking people in the administration. To decide whether to use Satyagraha against the British. To take the complaints of the people to the government through legal procedure. Answer Options:

and

and

and

and

29 Where was 'Sanyukta Maharashtra Sabha' established Mumbai and Pune Mumbai Marathawada Bplgaon Answer Options

only

only

and

only

30 From which play did the revolutionaries get the inspiration to fight against the British rule? 'Kichakvadha' 'Subhadraharan' 'Saubhadra' 'Katyar Kaljat Chusli Answer Ophons

only

and

and

only

31 Who were the founder members of 'New English School, Pune' Lokmanya Tilak Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Vishnushastri Chiplunkar Dadoba Pandurang Tarkhadkar Answer options:

only

and only

and only

All the above

32 Choose the inappropriate pair.

Ilbert Bill -Lord Ripan

Doctrine of Lapse Lord Dalhousie

Partition of Bengal Lord Curzon

Foundation of Congress Lord Lyttan

33 Choose the appropriate option by arranging in chronological order the following events related to Lokmanya Tilak. No tax campaign Ganesh Festival Home Rule League Shivaji Festival Answer Options:









34 Who were the leaders of Bhilla tribe in Khandesh during the Revolt of 1857 Kajisingh Naik Bhima Naik 13hagoji Naik Daulatsingh Answer Options:

only

and only

and only

All the above options are correct

35 The revolt of the abo(a) In Khandesh Answer options

and rigina(b)

3TIfirr l Bhills was very severe at Nagar District and

Kolhapur only

50lapur only

36 Who was the President of 'Faizpur Congress', the first session of Indian National Congress in rural area

Jawaharlal Nehru

Mahatma Gandhi

Vallabhbhai Patel

M.N.Roy

37 Where was the 'Parallel Government' (Prati Sarkar) established during the Quit India Movement in the country

Ballia

Midnapur (Bengal)

Satara (Maharashtra)

All the above options are correct

38 'Raleigh Commission', of Lord Curzon's time was associated with

Primary Education

Secondary Education

Higher Education

Famine .

39 Who were the founder members of 'Bombay Presidency Association' K.T. Telang Pherozeshah Mehta Badruddin Tayabji M.G.Ranade Answer Options:







(aJ (aJ

40 Who revolted at Pune in 1839 (aJ The Kolis The Bhills The Varlis The Kathkaris Answer Options

only

and

and

only

41 Arrange the coal types in decreasing order on the basis of quality and Carbon Proportion. Bilurninus Peat Anthracite Lignite Answer options









42 Match the following: Column I (Tourist Places) Rajapur Shivapur Mandhardev Hajimalang Answer options







..r'l1"II Tit <mnU orUt Column II (District) Pune Satara Ratnagiri Thane

43 The Konkan Railway line is kms long.

743

843

972 972

720 720

44 Which of the following sequences of hydle power stations from North to South is correct 7

Bhatghar, Kanher, Radhanagari, Koyna

Radhanagari, Koyna, Kanher, Bhatghar

Koyna, Kanher, Bhatghar, Radhanagati

Bhatghar, Kanher, Koyna, Radhanagari

45 Which of the following hillstations can you reach by railway?

Mahabaleshwar

Matheran

Panchgani

Amboli

46 Which tribal couple is shown in the given picture: Tada Naga

47 Dotted area in the following map shows concentration of which of the following minerals?

Iron -ore

Limestone

Manganese

Bauxite

48 From north to south, which of the folloWing sequences of mountain peaks in the Eastern Ghats is correct

Anaimudai, Palkonda, Nallamala, Nimgiri

Palkonua, Anaimudai, Nimgiri, Nallamala

Nimgiri, Nallamala, Palkonda, Anaimudai

Nallamala, Nimgiri, Andimudai, Palkonda

49 Which of the following lakes is not in Chandrapur district?

Tadoba

Navegav

Ghodzari

Asolamendha

50 Which of the following is the main centre of 10Dlm and power looms In Southern Maharashtra

Barshi

Ichalkaranji

Miraj

Sangli

51 Which of the following thermal power stations is closed recently?

Koradi

Paras

Chola

Dahanu

52 Match the following: Diu Spit Island Salsette Naval Station Sriharikota Fishing Island Wellington Group of Seven Islands Answer options









53 Four mountain ranges are shown by 4 numbers from Western Himalaya in the given map. Which is the correct sequence of mountain ranges from South to North?

Zaskar, Ladakh, Pir Panjal, Karakoram

Pir Panjal, Zaskar, Ladakh, Karakoram

Karakoram, Ladakh, Zaskar, Pir Panjal

Ladakh, Zaskar, Pir Panjal, Karakoram

54 Match the following: Column I Column II (Hydel Power Station) Dhom Bhira Bhatsa Pawana Answer options







(District) Raigad Pune Sa tara Thane

55 Which of the following caves in India is the oldest cave

Verul

Karla -I3haje

Pitalkhora

Gharapuri

56 In order to improve liquidity in 2012 -2013, the RBI: Reduced CRR and SLR. Reduced CRR but kept SLR unchanged. Reduced SLR but kept CRR unchanged. Answer options only is true and are correct

57 What is CAPART related to

Assisting and evaluating rural welfare programmes

Computer Hardware

Consultant Service of export promotion

rontrolling pollution in big industries

58 M1, M3 categories of money supply in India are also known as

Public Money and Private Money

Internal Money and External Money

Narrow Money and Broad Money

Static Money and Dynamic Money

59 What is India's total Population according to the 2011 census?

116.01 crores

121.00 crores

123.67 crores

126.31 crores

60 What are the important aspects of the 'New Agricultural development' strategy? Use of organic fertilisers to increase productivity. Use of sprinkler and drip irrigation method. Implementation of Animal Insurance scheme. To reduce poverty in rural areas. Which of the statements given above are correct?

and only

and only

and only

and only

61 What are the three basic dimentions of HOI (Human Development Index)

Life expectancy at birth, Adult Literacy Rate, GER in Education and GOP per capita

Expenditure on Health, Education and Environment

BPL population, APL population and Housing facility

Average life, Adult Literacy rate and National Income

62 Match the pairs 2nd Industrial Policy Resolution 1969 MRTPAct 1956 FERA Act 1991 New Industrial Policy 1973 Answer options









63 In which industry maximum FDI investments were there during 2010 -11

Foodgrain Industry

Chemical Industry

Petroleum Industry

Machinery and Equipment Industry

64 In the New fiscal policy emphasis has been given on which of the following aspects? To simplify tax structure and tax Laws. To improve tax administration. Equal weightage given to resource allocation and taxation. Fresh initiative to strengthem method of expenditure control. Which of the statements given above are correct?

and only

and only

and

All the above

65 The modified provisions of General Anti -Avoidance Rules (GAAR) will be implemented from:

April 2016

April 2015

January 2015

April 2017

66 Share of the primary sector in GOP has gone down during 1950 -51 to 2010 -11 from:

55.4% to 14.3%

55.0% to 16.0%

56.0% to 15.0%

55.4% to 17.0%

67 What is the weight and radius of the 10 rupee coin introduced by R.B.I. in 2009

7gm24mm

8 gm 28 mm

9 gm 26 mm

None of these

68 Which of the Parliamentary committees controls the financial affairs of the country? Public Accounts Committee. Budgetary Committee. Public Enterprise Committee. All the above Which of the options given above are correct?

only

and only

and only

only

69 Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched

I five year plan (1951

III five year plan

VI five year plan (1980

X five year plan (2002 -2007)

70 Which of the following is the Poverty Line determined by the Tendulkar Committee for the year 2004 -05 Rural Urban

470.80 per capita per month 680.70 per capita per month

446.68 per capita per month 578.80 per capita per month

580.00 per capita per month 748.75 per capita per month

1120.00 per capita per month 1380.00 per capita per month

71 Which among the following is not a physical change

Melting of solids to liquids

Vaporization of liquids to gases

Liquefication of gases to liquids

Degradation of matter

72 Which is the longest cell of the human body?

Ovum

Fat cell

Sperm

Nerveceli

73 The energy content of food is generally measured in Ergs Coulombs Kilojoules Calories

74 Energy produced in a nuclear reactor is due to

Neutralisation reaction

Nuclear fission

Chemical reaction

Displacement reaction

75 At Hydropower Plants:

Kinetic Energy possessed by stored water is converted into Electrical Energy

Electricity is extracted from water

Water is converted into steam to turn turbines to produce electricity

Potential energy possessed by stored water is converted into electricity

76 Which part of the human eye controls the amount of light entering the eye?

Cornea

Iris

Pupil

Retina

77 When an egg is placed in water it swells, but when it is placed in a salt solution it shrinks. It is due to which of the following properties?

Osmosis

Surface tension

Refractive index

Viscosity

78 What are the solar cells made of "1f[020{ Conductors Semiconductors Insulators Superconductors

79 To what Phylum does Earthwarm belong?

Porifiera

Coelenterata

Annelida

Mollusca

80 Natural gas is a good fuel because: It has low calorific value. It bums smokeless. It doesn't produce poisonous gases. Which of the above statements is! are correct

only

and only

and only

and

81 Health education does not consider

Alcoholism in people Open air latrine Addictions and poverty Water pollution Smoking Addiction Provision of primary health services Vaccination of the people To carry out family planning surgeries Answer options







82 What is Bakelite Polymer used in making of handles of electrical devices and cooking utensils made of

Vinyl chloride and ethylene

Vinyl chloride and propylene

Neoprene and styrene

Phenol and formaldehyde

83 Plant 'Orosera' belongs to which class of the plants?

Autotrophic plants Parasitic plants Insectivorous plants None of the above 84. In the modem periodic table elements are arranged according to their " Mass number

Neutron number

Atomic number

Properties

85 What are the elements of electrical heating devices usually made of

Tungsten

Bronze

Nichrome

Orgon

86 Following diagram shows a housing complex. A and B are the two entries and are connected by roads shown by arrows. Without touching any point twice how many routes are possible from A to B

11

9

7

5

87

88 One stack of fodder is sufficient for nine calves and seven cows. At this rate nine stacks will be sufficient for fifty four calves and how many cows?

84

102

63

81

89 Choose appropriate option to replace variable W to make following addition table true y X W Z 51 W X W Z 57 W X Y W 59 Y Y Y Z 47 56 53 56 49

9

11





90 Choose appropriate option with respect to assertion and reason that follow: Assertion Though schools run by the government provide free primary education to all learners between age group 6 to 15, few parents are willing to enrol their children in these schools. Reason Government gives permission to run a private school to influential managements, in the same area where government schools are located and majority of the parents think that private schools provide good education and therefore enrol their children in private schools.

Both and are individually true and is the correct reason of

Both and are individually true and is not the correct reason of

is true but is false

is false but is true

91 Which of the generalization!s is!are logically consistent with the information given in the paragraph? Two conservationists are engaged in studying nature as it is their hobby. They found that the population of olive ridley turtles is diminishing fast. During various studies they conducted they realized that generations of communities living in the area are well versed with the living forms that populate that geographical region. They studied the reasons of this problem with the help of people living in coastal region of Maharashtra and helped them understand need for conserving various species along with olive ridley turtles. With this initiative village people started taking care of nests of turtles on different beaches. People started celebrating hatching process and hatchlings walking towards sea. Now people from different places started visiting these villages for witnessing the event. People started assisting the conservation action as they were interested in developing their villages as tourist spot. Conservationists were interested in gaining fame for this work. People should not be allowed to participate in such programmes as they eat eggs and turtles as a source of protein. Conservationists knew that people in the areas know their environment well and therefore they could take care of olive ridley turtles. Answer options

and and only Select missing set of tiles from the given options: (350 x 0.84) (620 x 0.55) 1 (120 x 13.5 x 2 93 Select appropriate option to replace question mark to make equation true t 764 (350 x 0.84) (620 x 0.55) x 234 1 13.5 x 2 93 Complete fourth pair by selecting appropriate alternative: Answeroptions







95 Exactly seven hours before, it was five hours before the "85 of the day remained. What is the time now? Day begins at 12.00.

4pm

10am

11 am

3 pm

96 Simplify: 242 247





238

240 7 7

97 The area of rectangle is thrice that of a square. Length of the rectangle is 40 cm and breadth of the rectangle is that of a side of the square. A side of the square in emsis

60cm

20cm

30 cm

15 cm

98 If the weight of"5 filled water of a bucket is 15 kg and the weight of"5 water of the bucket is 19 kg. Then find the weight of the bucket completely filled with water.

20kg

25kg

24kg

23kg

99 A car owner buys petrol at Rs. 7.50, Rs. 8 and Rs. 8.50 per litre for three successive years. What is his approximate average cost per litre of petrol, if he spends Rs. 4000 each year?

Rs. 7.98

Rs. 8

Rs.8.50

Rs. 9

100 If n 1 and x is product of four successive numbers, then which of following statements are correct n is odd number n is prime number n is perfect square Answer options

and both true

and both true

only

only