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24/HV/M–2023–20 Booklet Series
Serial No.
Candidate’s Roll Number
Question Booklet
A
LANGUAGE, GENERAL STUDIES AND GEOGRAPHY
Time Allowed : 2:30 Hours Maximum Marks : 150
Read the following instructions carefully before you begin to answer the questions.
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1. This Question Booklet is divided into three Parts—Part–I, Part–II and Part–III. Part–I contains
questions of Language (Qualifying), Part–II contains questions of General Studies and Part–III
contains questions of Geography.
2. Part–I consists of Question Nos. 1 to 30, Part–II consists of Question Nos. 31 to 70 and Part–III
consists of Question Nos. 71 to 150. The questions and their responses are printed in English
and Hindi versions both of Part–II and Part–III.
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PART—I
( LANGUAGE )
Directions (Q. Nos. 1 and 2) : Fill in 5. Rainy season comes before

the blanks with suitable articles like
(A) winter
‘a’, ‘an’ and ‘the’ :
(B) spring
1. There are 30 or 31 days in _____
(C) summer
month.
(A) the (D) More than one of the above
(B) a (E) None of the above
(C) an
(D) More than one of the above 6. The eighth month of the year is
(E) None of the above
(A) July
2. My father is _____ engineer in (B) September
the Water Works Department.
(C) October
(A) the
(D) More than one of the above
(B) an
(C) a (E) None of the above
(E) None of the above 7. Sister-in-law is
(A) husband’s sister
3. Which of the following is a part
of bedroom? (B) wife’s sister
(A) Pillow (C) brother’s wife
(B) Table lamp
(C) Curtains
(D) More than one of the above (E) None of the above
8. Cousins are
4. Which of the following is a part
of a room? (A) maternal
(A) Window (B) paternal
(B) Ceiling (C) siblings
(C) Floor
(E) None of the above (E) None of the above
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9. "Mm±Xr' e„X _| H$m°Z-gr gßkm h°? 13. {deofU H$m ‡_wI ôX H$m°Z-gm Zht h°?
(A) –Ï`dmMH$ gßkm (A) Agmd©Zm{_H$ {deofU
(B) Om{VdmMH$ gßkm (B) JwUdmMH$ {deofU
(C) ^mddmMH$ gßkm (C) n[a_mUdmMH$ {deofU
(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$ (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$
(E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht (E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht
10. {ZÂZ{b{IV e„Xm| _| go H$m°Z-gm "EH$dMZ' h°? 14. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm Aew’ e„X h°?
(A) hÒVmja (A) dr^Àg
(B) N>m`m (B) bJmZ
(C) Am±gy (C) AmJm_r
(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$
(E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht
11. {h›Xr e„XH$moe _| "j' H$m H´$_ {H$g dU© Ho$

15. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm ew’ dV©Zr dmbm
~mX AmVm h°?
e„X h°?
(A) Ã Ho$ n¸mV≤
(A) j{Ã`
(B) k Ho$ n¸mV≤
(B) jÃr`
(C) H$ Ho$ n¸mV≤
(C) CÇmdb
12. ""{OgH$s `h nwÒVH$ h°, Cgo bm°Q>m Xmoü&'' Bg
dmä` _| H$m°Z-gm gd©Zm_ h°? 16. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm "VÀg_' e„X h°?
(A) {Z¸`dmMH$ (A) Ka
(B) gß~ßYdmMH$ (B) ÒZoh
(C) nwÈfdmMH$ (C) N>oX
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17. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm {dXoer e„X h°? 21. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm e„X Í$ãT> e„X
(A) ~mK Zht h°?
(B) narjm (A) bH$ãS>r
(C) Mm` (B) ObYmam

(C) _h{f©
18. aMZm Ho$ AmYma na "{OZ e„Xm| Ho$ IßS> gmW©H$
Z hm|' C›h| H$m°Z-gm e„X H$hm OmVm h°? 22. "Im[aO' {H$g ^mfm H$m e„X h°?
(A) Í$ãT> (A) Aa~r
(B) `m°{JH$ (B) \$magr
(C) `moJÍ$ãT> (C) VwH$s©

23. Aew’ Am°a ew’ dV©Zr H$m H$m°Z-gm `wΩ_ ghr
19. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$g dmä` _| "AH$_©H$
Zht h°?
{H´$`m' h°?
(A) H$mo_bmß{JZrççH$mo_bmßJr
(A) Cgo _V bOmAmoü&
(B) gwlyfmççewlyfm
(B) ~m{bH$m bOmVr h°ü&
(C) _mhmÀ_çç_hmÀÂ`
(C) godH$ ZXr go JmJa âVm h°ü&
24. ""CgH$m ^{dÓ` COdb h°ü&'' Bg dmä` _|
20. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm XoeO e„X h°? aoImß{H$V e„X H$s ew’ dV©Zr H$m°Z-gr h°?
(A) Amdmam (A) CÇdb
(B) ^m¢am (B) C¡db
(C) nadb (C) CÇmdb
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25. EH$ N>moQ>r AmH•${V H$m M_H$sbm dJ©, Omo ÒH´$sZ 28. {h›Xr ^mfm Ho$ CX≤^d H$m H$mb _mZm OmVm h°
na {H$gr {Mï H$s pÒW{V H$mo ÒnÔ> H$aVm h°,
Cgo ä`m H$hVo h¢? (A) 500 B©0 ny0
(A) H$aga (B) 500 B©0
(B) {Mn (C) 1000 B©0
(C) H$_mßS> (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$
(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$ (E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht

29. ^maVr` H$mÏèmÛ _| j_merb, JÂ^ra,
pÒWa{MŒm, Òdm{^_mZr Edß —ãT> ‡{Vk Zm`H$ H$mo
26. "Hw$ÈjoÃ' Ho$ boIH$ H$m ä`m Zm_ h°?
H$hm J`m h°
(A) h[aAm°Y
(A) Yrab{bV
(B) lrYa nmR>H$
(B) YramoXmŒm
(C) _°{WbreaU Jw·
(C) Yra ‡emßV
27. ""OgmoXm h[a nmbZ° Pwbmd°ü&

hbamd° XwbamB _Îhmd¢, OmoB-gmoB H$Nw> Jmd¢ü&&'' 30. {OZ e„Xm| na qbJ, dMZ, H$maH$ H$m H$moB©
‡^md Z nãS>o, do H$hbmVo h¢
C∫$ H$mÏ`-nß{∫$`m| _| H$m°Z-gm ag h°?
(A) Ï``
(A) ˚m•ßJma
(B) {dH$mar
(B) dra
(C) A{dH$mar
(C) dmÀgÎ`
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PART—II
( GENERAL STUDIES )
31. The floor of a rectangular hall 34. The equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 has

has a perimeter 250 meters. If two distinct real roots, if
the cost of painting the four
walls at the rate of R 10 per
(A) b 2 - 4ac < 0
(meter ) 2 is R 15,000, then the
height of the hall is
(B) b 2 - 4ac > 0
(A) 7 meters
(B) 16 meters
(C) b 2 - 4ac = 0
(C) 6 meters
(D) More than one of the above (D) More than one of the above
32. Which of the following
statements is not true?
(A) Every natural number is a
whole number. 35. Mohan can do a bit of work in
(B) Every integer is a whole 25 days which can be completed
number. by Sohan in 20 days. Both
together labour for 5 days and
(C) Every natural number is an afterward Mohan leaves off. How
integer number. long will Sohan take to complete
(D) More than one of the above the remaining work?
(A) 20 days
33. The average of 7 consecutive
numbers is 20. The largest of
(B) 11 days
these numbers is
(A) 20
(C) 14 days
(B) 21
(C) 23 (D) More than one of the above
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PART—II
( GENERAL STUDIES )
31. EH$ Am`VmH$ma hm∞b Ho$ \$e© H$s n[a{Y 34. g_rH$aU ax 2 + bx + c = 0 Ho$ Xmo {^fi
250 _rQ>a h°ü& `{X R 10 ‡{V dJ© _rQ>a H$s dmÒV{dH$ _yb hm|Jo, `{X
Xa go Mmam| Xrdmam| H$mo n|Q> H$aZo H$s bmJV
R 15,000 h°, Vmo hm∞b H$s D±$MmB© h°
(A) b 2 - 4ac < 0
(A) 7 _rQ>a
(B) 16 _rQ>a (B) b 2 - 4ac > 0
(C) 6 _rQ>a
(C) b 2 - 4ac = 0
(E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$
32. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm H$WZ gÀ` (E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht

Zht h°?
(A) ‡ÀòH$ ‡mH•$V gßª`m, EH$ nyU© gßª`m h°ü&
(B) ‡ÀòH$ nyUm™H$, EH$ nyU© gßª`m h°ü& 35. _mohZ 25 {XZm| _| EH$ H$m_ H$a gH$Vm h°
{Ogo gmohZ 20 {XZm| _| nyam H$a gH$Vm h°ü&
(C) ‡ÀòH$ ‡mH•$V gßª`m, EH$ nyUm™H$ XmoZm| EH$ gmW 5 {XZm| Ho$ {bE l_ H$aVo h¢
gßª`m h°ü& Am°a CgHo$ ~mX _mohZ H$m_ N>moãS> XoVm h°ü& eof
(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$ H$m`© H$mo nyam H$aZo _| gmohZ H$mo {H$VZm g_`
bJoJm?
(A) 20 {XZ
33. 7 H´$_mJV gßª`mAm| H$m Am°gV 20 h°ü& BZ_|
go g~go ~ãS>r gßª`m h°
(B) 11 {XZ
(A) 20
(B) 21 (C) 14 {XZ

(C) 23
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36. If X = a 2 - b 2, Y = 30 and 39. Myopia is a disease in which a
a + b = 15, then person cannot see
(A) X is lesser than Y if a = b (A) distant objects clearly
(B) X is greater thanY if a > b (B) nearby objects clearly
(C) Y is greater than X if a = b (C) nearby as well as distant

objects clearly
37. The probability of a non leap

year selected at random will 40. The term ‘heredity’ chiefly refers
contain 53 Sundays is to
1 (A) anatomy
(A)
7
(B) meiosis
2
(B)
53 (C) genetics
1 (D) More than one of the above

(C)
53
(E) None of the above 41. The cans in which food is

packed are coated with tin and
not zinc because
38. If 712x + 6 = 49 3x +12 , then the
value of x is (A) tin is more reactive than
zinc
(A) 3
(B) zinc is more reactive than
(B) 4 tin
(C) 7 (C) zinc is costlier than tin
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36. `{X X = a 2 - b 2, Y = 30 VWm 39. _m`mo{n`m dh ~r_mar h°, {Og_| Ï`{∫$ XoI
a + b = 15 hmo, Vmo Zht nmVm h°
(A) X N>moQ>m h° Y go `{X a = b (A) Xya H$s dÒVwE± ÒnÔ> Í$n go
(B) X ~ãS>m h° Y go `{X a > b (B) nmg H$s dÒVwE± ÒnÔ> Í$n go
(C) Y ~ãS>m h° X go `{X a = b (C) nmg H$s VWm Xya H$s dÒVwE± ÒnÔ> Í$n go
37. `m—p¿N>H$ Í$n go MwZo JE EH$ J°a-brn df© _| 40. "AmZwdß{eH$Vm' e„X _wª` Í$n go {H$go
53 a{ddma hmoZo H$s ‡m{`H$Vm h° gßX{^©V H$aVm h°?
1 (A) eara-aMZm
(A)
7
(B) AY©gyÃr {d^mOZ
2
(B) (C) AmZwdß{eH$s
53
1 (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$

(C)
53
(E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht 41. {OZ {S>„~m| _| ImZm n°H$ {H$`m OmVm h°, CZ
na {Q>Z H$s naV MãT>r hmoVr h° Z {H$ qOH$ H$s,
ä`m|{H$
38. `{X 712x + 6 = 49 3x +12 hmo, Vmo x H$m
_mZ h° (A) {Q>Z, qOH$ H$s VwbZm _| A{YH$
‡{V{H´$`merb h°
(A) 3
(B) qOH$, {Q>Z H$s VwbZm _| A{YH$
(B) 4 ‡{V{H´$`merb h°
(C) 7 (C) qOH$, {Q>Z go _h±Jm h°
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42. The process in which 44. Trachoma disease is related to
atmospheric carbon dioxide is
converted into carbohydrates (A) lungs
during photosynthesis is
(B) ears
(C) eyes
(A) oxidation
(B) reduction (E) None of the above
(C) hydrolysis 45. Which of the following makes

use of Newton’s third law of
motion?
(A) Archery
(E) None of the above (B) Space rocket
(C) Venturimeter

43. The quality of a printer is
determined as (E) None of the above
(A) words per inch 46. Particles which can be added to

the nucleus of an atom without
changing its chemical properties
(B) strike per inch are
(A) neutrons
(C) dots per inch
(B) electrons
(C) protons
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42. dh ‡{H´$`m, {Og_| ‡H$me-gßÌbofU Ho$ Xm°amZ 44. Q¥>°H$mo_m amoJ H$m gÂ~›Y h°
dm`w_S>br` H$m~©Z S>mBAm∞ägmBS> H$mo
H$m~m}hmBS¥>oQ> _| n[ad{V©V {H$`m OmVm h°, h° (A) \o$\$ãS>m| go
(B) H$mZ go
(A) Am∞ägrH$aU
(C) Am±Im| go
(B) AnM`Z (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$

(C) Obr`-{dÌbofU
45. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm ›`yQ>Z Ho$ J{V Ho$

(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$ Vrgao {Z`_ H$m Cn`moJ H$aVm h°?
(A) VraßXmOr
(B) AßV[aj am∞Ho$Q>
(C) do›Myar_rQ>a
43. EH$ {‡›Q>a H$s JwUdŒmm {H$ggo {ZYm©[aV H$s (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$
OmVr h°>?
(A) e„X ‡{V BßM

46. amgm`{ZH$ JwUm| H$mo An[ad{V©V aIVo h˛E EH$
na_mUw Ho$ Zm{^H$ _| OmoãS>o OmZo dmbo H$U h¢
(B) ‡hma ‡{V BßM
(A) ›`yQ¥>m∞Z
(C) {~›Xw ‡{V BßM (B) BboäQ¥>m∞Z
(C) ‡moQ>m∞Z
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47. Before Elon Musk announced 50. What is the full form of INDIA, a
change of the signature Blue recently formed alliance of
Bird logo to Sign ‘X’ logo, who is opposition political parties?
regarded as the creator of
Twitter’s iconic Bird in its final (A) Indian National Develop-
version in 2012? mental Inclusive Alliance
(A) Jack Dorsey
(B) Indian National Develop-
(B) Martin Grasser
ment for Improvement
(C) Noah Glass Alliance
(C) Indian National Develop-
(E) None of the above mental Inclusive Associa-
tion
48. Who is the Director of the
famous film Oppenheimer, a film (D) More than one of the above
about high-concept science,
released this year?
(A) Christopher Nolan
(B) Guy Ritchie
(C) Laura McGann
51. What message was sent by
(D) More than one of the above Chandrayaan–2 lunar orbiter to
Chandrayaan–3’s lander module
when it established contact with
it in August 2023?
49. Which one of the following has
pulled out from hosting the
(A) “Welcome home”
2026 edition of Commonwealth
Games due to huge estimated
expenditure on its organization? (B) “Chalo chand ke paar
chalein”
(A) London, UK
(B) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (C) “Welcome, buddy”
(C) Victoria, Australia

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~XbH$a "X' bmoJmo H$s KmofUm H$aZo go nhbo, JR>~ßYZ INDIA H$m nyU©Í$n ä`m h°?
2012 _| AnZo Ap›V_ gßÒH$aU _| {Qâ>Q>a Ho$
‡{V{>V ~S>© Ho$ {Z_m©Vm Ho$ Í$n _| {H$go _mZm
(A) Bß{S>`Z ZoeZb S>odbn_|Q>b Bßäby{gd
OmVm h°?
Abm`›g
(A) O°H$ S>mogu
(B) _m{Q>©Z J´mga (B) Bß{S>`Z ZoeZb S>odbn_|Q> \$m∞a BÂ‡yd_|Q>
Abm`›g
(C) ZmoAmh Ωbmg
(C) Bß{S>`Z ZoeZb S>odbn_|Q>b Bßäby{gd
(E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht Eogmo{gEeZ
48. Bg df© [abrµO h˛B© CÉ-AdYmaUm {dkmZ Ho$ (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$
~mao _| ‡{g’ {\$Î_ "AmonoZhmB_a>' Ho$ {ZX}eH$
H$m°Z h¢?
(A) {H´$ÒQ>mo\$a ZmobZ
(B) JmB [aMr
(C) bm°am _°H$J°Z 51. AJÒV 2023 _| O~ M›–`mZ–2 Mß–
(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$ Am∞{~©Q>a Zo M›–`mZ–3 Ho$ b°ßS>a _m∞S>Áyb go
gÂnH©$ ÒWm{nV {H$`m, Vmo CgZo Cgo ä`m gßXoe
(E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht ôOm Wm?
49. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$gZo amÔ¥>_S>b Iobm| Ho$

(A) ""dobH$_ hmo_''
2026 gßÒH$aU H$s _oO~mZr go BgHo$
Am`moOZ na ^mar AZw_m{ZV Ï`` Ho$ H$maU
AnZm Zm_ dmng bo {b`m h°? (B) ""Mbmo Mm±X Ho$ nma Mb|''
(A) bßXZ, `y0 Ho$0
(C) ""dobH$_, ~S>r''
(B) Hw$Ambmbßnwa, _bo{e`m
(C) {däQ>mo[a`m, Am∞ÒQ¥>o{b`m
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52. Name the former President of 55. As per geographical area,
China who crushed the pro- arrange the following physio-
democracy movement in 1989. graphic units of India in
ascending order
(A) Mao Tse Tung
1. Central highlands
(B) Yang Shangkun
2. Great plains
(C) Jiang Zemin 3. Coastal plains
(D) More than one of the above 4. Northern Mountains
(E) None of the above Select the correct answer using

the codes given below.
53. Who has elected for the second (A) 3, 1, 2, 4

term as Ireland’s Prime (B) 1, 2, 3, 4
Minister?
(C) 2, 4, 1, 3
(A) Sanna Marin
(B) Robert Abela (E) None of the above
(C) Leo Varadkar
56. Arrange the following ranges
(D) More than one of the above from North to South in
sequence :
1. Ladakh
54. African Union was made a 2. Karakoram

permanent member in the G–20 3. Pir Panjal
Summit held in India. Who is
4. Zanskar
the Chairman of the African
Union? Select the correct answer using
the codes given below.
(A) Azali Assoumani
(A) 1, 3, 2, 4
(B) Justin Trudeau
(B) 2, 1, 4, 3
(C) Ursula von der Leyen
(C) 3, 4, 1, 2
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52. 1989 _| bmoH$V›Ã g_W©H$ Am›XmobZ H$mo 55. ^m°Jmo{bH$ joÃ\$b Ho$ AZwgma, ^maV H$s
Hw$MbZo dmbo MrZ Ho$ nyd© amÔ¥>n{V H$m Zm_ {ZÂZ{b{IV ^m°°{VH$ ({\${O`moJ´m{\$H$) BH$mB`m|
{b{IEü& H$mo Amamohr H´$_ _| Ï`dpÒWV H$s{OE :
(A) _mAmo Àgo VwßJ 1. Ho$›–r` CÉ^mJ
2. _hmZ _°XmZ
(B) `mßJ emßJHw$Z
3. VQ>r` _°XmZ
(C) {O`mßJ Oo{_Z
4. CŒmar nd©V
(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$ ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma
Mw{ZEü&
(A) 3, 1, 2, 4
53. Amàb¢S> Ho$ ‡YmZ_ßÃr Ho$ Í$n _| Xygao (B) 1, 2, 3, 4

H$m`©H$mb Ho$ {bE {H$go MwZm J`m h°? (C) 2, 4, 1, 3
(A) g›Zm _arZ (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$
(B) am∞~Q>© A~obm (E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht
(C) {b`mo damS>H$a 56. {ZÂZ{b{IV lo{U`m| H$mo CŒma go X{jU H$s
(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$ Amoa H´$_ _| Ï`dpÒWV H$s{OE :
1. b‘mI
2. H$amH$moa_
3. nra n›Omb
54. ^maV _| Am`mo{OV Or–20 {eIa gÂ_obZ _|
A\´$sH$s gßK H$mo ÒWm`r gXÒ` ~Zm`m J`mü& 4. OmßÒH$a
A\´$sH$s gßK Ho$ A‹`j H$m°Z h¢? ZrMo {XE JE Hy$Q> H$m ‡`moJ H$a ghr CŒma
Mw{ZEü&
(A) AOmbr Agm°_Zr
(A) 1, 3, 2, 4
(B) OpÒQ>Z QØ>S>mo
(B) 2, 1, 4, 3
(C) Cg©wbm dm∞Z S>oa boZ
(C) 3, 4, 1, 2
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57. During the monsoon season in 60. When running water cuts
India, most of the cyclones have through clayey soils and makes
their origin deep channels, they lead to
(A) between 8° N and 13° N (A) gully erosion

latitude
(B) sheet erosion
(B) between 10° N and 15° N
latitude (C) deforestation
(C) between 16° N and 21° N (D) More than one of the above
latitude

61. Which of the following receives
heavy rainfall in the month of
58. Which of the following areas is October and November?
not landslide-prone area?
(A) Hills of Garo, Khasi and
(A) Western Ghats Jaintia
(B) Eastern Ghats (B) Coromandel Coasts
(C) Himalayan Regions (C) Plateau of Chota Nagpur
59. Which of the following coasts of

62. Cultivation of fruits and
India is most affected by violent
vegetables is called
tropical cyclones?
(A) floriculture
(A) Malabar
(B) Coromandel (B) agriculture
(C) Konkan (C) horticulture
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57. ^maV _| _m∞ZgyZ grOZ _| A{YH$mße MH´$dmVmoß 60. O~ ~hVm nmZr {MH$Zr {_≈>r H$mo H$mQ>Vm h°
H$s CÀn{Œm hmoVr h° Am°a Jhao M°Zb ~ZmVm h°, Vmo ä`m hmoVm h°?
(A) 8° C0 Am°a 13° C0 Ajmße Ho$ _‹` (A) Jbr H$Q>md

(B) 10° C0 Am°a 15° C0 Ajmße Ho$ _‹` (B) erQ> jaU
(C) 16° C0 Am°a 21° C0 Ajmße Ho$ _‹` (C) dZm| H$s H$Q>mB©
58. {ZÂZ{b{IV joÃm| _| go H$m°Z-gm ^yÒIbZ-

‡d•Œm (‡moZ) Zht h°? 61. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$hm± A∫y$~a Am°a ZdÂ~a Ho$
_hrZo _| ^mar dfm© hmoVr h°?
(A) npÌM_r KmQ>
(A) Jmamo, Imgr Am°a O¢{V`m H$s nhm{ãS>`m±
(B) nydu KmQ>
(B) H$moamo_ßS>b VQ>
(C) {h_mb`r joÃ
(C) N>moQ>mZmJnwa H$m nR>ma
59. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go ^maV H$m H$m°Z-gm VQ> CJ´
CÓUH${Q>~ßYr` MH´$dmVm| go g~go A{YH$
62. \$bm| Edß gp„O`m| H$s IoVr H$hbmVr h°
‡^m{dV h°?
(A) \y$bm| H$s IoVr
(A) _mbm~ma
(B) H$moamo_ßS>b (B) H•${f
(C) H$m|H$U (C) ~mJdmZr
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63. Who provided leadership in the 67. Queen Victoria’s Proclamation
districts of Patna, Ara and was issued on which of the
Shahabad during the Revolt of following dates?
1857 in Bihar? (A) 1 November, 1857
(A) Raj Kumar Shukla (B) 27 March, 1858
(B) Namdar Khan (C) 1 November, 1858
(C) Kunwar Singh
68. Which of the following
(E) None of the above statements is/are correct?
(A) Raja Rammohan Roy was
64. The Partition of Bengal was
the pioneer of modern
made effective on
education.
(A) 14 October, 1905
(B) Swami Dayanand
(B) 15 October, 1905 proclaimed India for
(C) 16 October, 1905 Indians.
(D) More than one of the above (C) Vivekananda participated in
the Parliament of World
Religions.
65. The Quit India Resolution was (D) More than one of the above
adopted by the Congress in (E) None of the above
Bombay on 69. Who among the following
(A) 7 August, 1942 became India’s unofficial
Ambassador to England?
(B) 8 August, 1942
(A) Surendranath Banerjee
(C) 9 August, 1942
(B) Dadabhai Naoroji
(D) More than one of the above (C) Swami Vivekananda
(E) None of the above (D) More than one of the above
66. The British ruled India for a long
70. Who described the Government
period due to the
of India Act, 1935 as a ‘Charter
(A) liberal policies of the of Slavery’ ?
Congress (A) Mahatma Gandhi
(B) imprisonment of Indian (B) Netaji Subhas Chandra
leaders Bose
(C) policy of Divide and Rule (C) Maulana Hasrat Mohani
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63. {~hma _| 1857 H$s H´$mp›V Ho$ Xm°amZ nQ>Zm, 67. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$g {V{W H$mo amZr
Amam Am°a emhm~mX {Obm| _| {H$gZo ZoV•Àd {däQ>mo[a`m H$s CX≤KmofUm Omar h˛B©?
‡XmZ {H$`m? (A) 1 ZdÂ~a, 1857
(A) amOHw$_ma ewäbm (B) 27 _mM©, 1858
(B) Zm_Xma Im± (C) 1 ZdÂ~a, 1858
(C) Hw±$da qgh (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$
(E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht 68. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm H$WZ ghr h°?
64. ~ßJmb H$m {d^mOZ ‡^mdr h˛Am (A) amOm am__mohZ am` ZdrZ {ejm Ho$
AJÚr Woü&
(A) 14 A∫y$~a, 1905 H$mo
(B) Òdm_r X`mZ›X Zo "^maV ^maVr`m| Ho$
(B) 15 A∫y$~a, 1905 H$mo {bE' H$m Zmam {X`mü&
(C) 16 A∫y$~a, 1905 H$mo (C) {ddoH$mZ›X Zo {dÌd Y_© gßgX _| ^mJ
(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$ {b`mü&
(E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$
65. ~Â~B© _| H$m±Jóg ¤mam ^maV N>moãS>mo ‡ÒVmd nmg
{H$`m J`m 69. BZ_| go H$m°Z BßΩb¢S> _| ^maV Ho$ AZm{YH$m[aH$
(A) 7 AJÒV, 1942 H$mo XyV ~Zo?
(A) gwao›–ZmW ~ZOu
(B) 8 AJÒV, 1942 H$mo
(B) XmXm^mB© Zm°amoOr
(C) 9 AJÒV, 1942 H$mo
(C) Òdm_r {ddoH$mZ›X
66. AßJóOm| Zo ^maV na bÂ~o g_` VH$ am¡` H°$go 70. ^maV gaH$ma A{Y{Z`_, 1935 H$mo {H$gZo
{H$`m? "Jwbm_r H$m MmQ>©a' ~Vm`m?
(A) H$m±Jóg H$s CXmadmXr Zr{V`moß Ho$ H$maU (A) _hmÀ_m Jm±Yr
(B) ^maVr` ZoVmAm| H$s {Ja‚Vmar Ho$ H$maU (B) ZoVmOr gw^mf M›– ~mog
(C) "~m±Q>mo Am°a amO H$amo' H$s Zr{V Ho$ H$maU (C) _m°bmZm hgaV _mohmZr
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PART—III
( GEOGRAPHY )
71. Which is the nearest galaxy to 74. Who said that the Geography
our galaxy Mandakini? is the study of areal
differentiation?
(A) Andromeda
(A) Hartshorne
(B) Sirius
(B) Salisbury
(C) Vega
(C) Shaler
72. In which stage of demographic

transition are industrialization 75. Which of the following lines
and urbanization found? separates two biotic regions?
(A) Andesite
(A) First
(B) Wallace
(B) Second
(C) Form
(C) Third
76. Which one of the following is

73. On the basis of fossils, which is the largest linguistic group of
the origin place of man? India?
(A) Rift Valley of Africa (A) Sino-Tibetan
(B) Central Asia (B) Indo-Aryan
(C) Jerusalem (C) Austric
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PART—III
( GEOGRAPHY )
71. h_mar AmH$meJßJm _›Xm{H$Zr go gdm©{YH$ 74. {H$gZo H$hm {H$ ^yJmob joÃr` {d{^fiVm H$m
g_rn pÒWV J°boägr H$m°Z-gr h°? A‹``Z H$aVm h°?
(A) EoS¥>mo_oS>m (A) hmQ>©emoZ©
(B) {g[a`g (B) g°{bg~ar
(C) doJm (C) eoba
72. Am°⁄moJrH$aU Am°a ZJarH$aU OZgmßpª`H$s 75. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gr aoIm Xmo O°{dH$
gßH´$_U H$s {H$g AdÒWm H$m bjU h°? ‡Xoem| H$mo AbJ H$aVr h°?
(A) ‡W_ (A) Eo›S>oOmBQ>
(B) {¤Vr` (B) dbmg
(C) V•Vr` (C) \$m∞_©
73. OrdmÌ_m| Ho$ AmYma na _mZd-CÀn{Œm Ho$›– 76. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm ^maV H$m g~go
H$m°Z-gm h°? ~ãS>m ^mfmB© g_yh h°?
(A) A\´$sH$m H$s [a‚Q> KmQ>r (A) {gZmo-{V~oVZ
(B) _‹` E{e`m (B) BS>mo-Am`©Z
(C) OoÍ$gb_ (C) Am∞ÒQ¥>rH$
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77. Regional planning relates to the 80. Which is the foundation year
of the department of Survey of
(A) development of various India?
sectors of country
(A) 1667
(B) area specific approach of
development (B) 1767
(C) area differences in trans- (C) 1867

portation network
81. Solidification of rocks due to

78. Diego Garcia is a part of pressure and temperature is
called
(A) Chagos Archipelago
(A) metamorphism
(B) Socotra
(B) induration
(C) Mascarene Islands
(C) dehydration
79. Which is the oil refinery having

maximum capacity of India? 82. Engel’s law throws light on
(A) Koyali (A) expense pattern
(B) Trombay (B) wind direction
(C) Barauni (C) vegetation growth
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77. joÃr` `moOZm gß~ß{YV h° 80. ^maVr` gd}jU {d^mJ H$m ÒWmnZm df© h°
(A) Xoe Ho$ {d{^fi joÃm| Ho$ {dH$mg go (A) 1667
(B) {dH$mg Ho$ joÃ-{d{eÔ> CnmJ_ go (B) 1767
(C) n[adhZ VßÃ _| joÃr`-{d{^fiVmAm| go (C) 1867
78. {S>EJmo Jm{g©`m {H$g ¤rng_yh na pÒWV h°? 81. M≈>mZm| H$m Xm~ VWm Vmn Ho$ H$maU H$ãS>m hmoZm
H$hbmVm h°
(A) M>°Jmog
(A) H$m`m›VaU
(B) gmoH$moÃm
(B) —ãT>rH$aU
(C) _°ÒH$arZ
(C) {ZO©brH$aU
79. ^maV H$m gdm©{YH$ j_Vm dmbm VobemoYH$

H$maImZm H$m°Z-gm h°? 82. Eß{Ob bm∞ ‡H$me S>mbVm h°
(A) H$mo`mbr (A) IM© ‡{VÍ$n na
(B) Q¥>m∞Â~o (B) ndZ {Xem na
(C) ~am°Zr (C) dZÒn{V {dH$mg na
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83. Dasymetric method is used to 87. In which of the following years
measure was the first radio programme
(A) depth of sea broadcasted?
(B) population density (A) 1923

(C) altitude of a relief
(B) 1936
(E) None of the above (C) 1927

84. Davis, the propounder of cycle
of erosion, was associated with
(A) USA
(B) Britain
88. The Mountains along the
(C) Germany
Mediterranean Coast of Asia
(D) More than one of the above Minor are
(A) Pontic
85. Savanna type grass in Brazil is
(B) Taurus
called
(A) Selva (C) Kirthar
(B) Limpo
(C) Veld

89. Where are the Panna Diamond
86. Which one of the following Mines located?
urban agglomerations has the
highest share in migrant (A) Bundelkhand
population?
(A) Mumbai UA (B) Bhander Plateau
(B) Delhi UA (C) Baghelkhand

(C) Bengaluru UA
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83. S>o{g_o{Q¥>H$ {d{Y go ä`m _mnr/_mnm OmVm h°? 87. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$g df© _| nhbm ao{S>`mo
(A) g_w– H$s JhamB© H$m`©H´$_ ‡gm[aV {H$`m J`m Wm?
(B) OZgßª`m KZÀd (A) 1923
(C) ÒWb H$s D±$MmB©
(B) 1936
(E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht (C) 1927

84. "AnaXZ MH´$ H$s n[aH$ÎnZm' Ho$ ‡{VnmXH$
S>o{dg {H$g Xoe Ho$ Wo? (E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht
(A) gß`w∫$ am¡` A_o[aH$m
(B) {~´Q>oZ
88. E{e`m _mBZa Ho$ ^y_‹`gmJar` VQ> na pÒWV
(C) O_©Zr nd©V loUr h°
(A) nm∞p›Q>H$
(B) Q>m∞ag
85. ~´mµOrb _| gdmZm ‡H$ma H$s Kmg H$hbmVr h°
(C) {H$W©a
(A) goÎdm
(B) {bÂnmo (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$
(C) doÎS>
89. "nfim hram ImZ|' H$hm± pÒWV h°ß?
86. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$g ehar g_yh H$s ‡dmgr
(A) ~w›XobIS>
OZgßª`m _| {hÒgoXmar g~go A{YH$ h°?
(A) _wÂ~B©-`y0 E0 (B) ^mS>oa nR>ma
(B) {XÑr-`y0 E0 (C) ~KobIS>
(C) ~oßJbwÈ-`y0 E0
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90. On which projection does the 93. Cephalic Index is affected by
Survey of India prepare the
toposheets? (A) environmental factor
(A) International (B) food
(B) Mercator (C) gene
(C) Conical (D) More than one of the above

94. Who is the father of Human
Geography?
91. The main cause of landslide is
(A) Blache
(A) gravitation
(B) Ratzel
(B) hydration
(C) Ritter
(C) slope
95. The concept of environmental

92. Gateway City is situated planning and ecological balance
is started from
(A) on coastal areas
(A) scientific determinism
(B) between two large areas as
primate city (B) possibilism
(C) at gap (C) stop and go determinism
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90. ^maVr` gd}jU {d^mJ ¤mam V°`ma ^ynÃH$ 93. {eaÒ` gyMH$mßH$ ‡^m{dV hmoVm h°
{H$g ‡jon na ~Zo hmoVo h¢?
(A) n`m©daUr` VŒdm| go
(A) A›Vam©Ô¥>r`
(B) ^moOZ go
(B) _H}$Q>a
(C) OrZ go
(C) eßπ$mH$ma
94. "_mZd ^yJmob' H$m OZH$ H$m°Z h°?

91. ^yÒIbZ H$m ‡_wI H$maU h°
(A) „bme
(A) JwÈÀdmH$f©U
(B) a°Q>µOob
(B) Ob-`moOZ
(C) [aQ>a
(C) T>mb
92. JoQ>do {g{Q> pÒWV hmoVm h° 95. n`m©daU {Z`moOZ Edß nm[apÒW{VH$ gßVwbZ H$s
gßH$ÎnZm H$m {dH$mg ‡maß^ h˛Am
(A) VQ>dVu ^mJm| na
(A) d°km{ZH$ {Z`{VdmX go
(B) Xmo ~ãS>o joÃm| Ho$ _‹` ‡mW{_H$ ZJa Ho$
Í$n _| (B) gÂ^ddmX go
(C) J°n _| (C) ÈH$mo Am°a OmAmo {Z`{VdmX go
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96. Which one of the following 99. In which physiographic region of
is India’s rank in terms of India is Jaipur situated?
the Human Development Index
among the countries of the (A) Himalayan Mountains
world in 2011?
(B) Peninsular Plateau
(A) 126
(C) Northern Plain
(B) 134
(C) 128

100. How many latitudes are there
on the globe drawn in 1 degree
97. In how many zones has the
interval?
Indian Railway system been
divided?
(A) 178
(A) 9
(B) 179
(B) 12
(C) 180
(C) 16
98. Which of the following countries 101. The rocky surface on mountain
is not located on the coast of top is called
the Gulf of Aqaba?
(A) Felsenmeer
(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) Fella
(B) Jordan
(C) Felt
(C) Palestine
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96. 2011 _| {dÌd Ho$ Xoem| Ho$ ~rM _mZd 99. O`nwa ^maV Ho$ {H$g ÒWbmH•${VH$ ‡Xoe _|
{dH$mg gyMH$mßH$ Ho$ gßX^© _| ^maV H$m pÒWV h°?
{ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm ÒWmZ h°?
(A) {h_mb` nd©Vr` ^mJ
(A) 126
(B) ‡m`¤rnr` nR>ma
(B) 134
(C) CŒmar _°XmZ
(C) 128
100. Ωbmo~ na 1 {S>J´r Ho$ A›Vamb na ItMr

97. ^maVr` aobdo ‡Umbr H$mo {H$VZo OmoZm| _| Ajmße aoImE± {H$VZr h¢?
{d^m{OV {H$`m J`m h°?
(A) 178
(A) 9
(B) 179
(B) 12
(C) 180
(C) 16
98. "AH$m~m ImãS>r' VQ> na H$m°Z-gm Xoe pÒWV 101. nd©V {eIa na {_bZo dmbr M≈>mZr gVh
Zht h°? H$hbmVr h°
(A) gCXr Aa{~`m (A) \o$bgoZ_ra
(B) Om∞S>©Z (B) \o$bm
(C) {\${bÒVrZ (C) \o$ÎQ>
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102. Green labour is a labour who 105. Environmental pollution has
given birth to
(A) works in a greenhouse
(A) determinism
(B) works as a labour in
agricultural fields (B) neo-determinism
(C) goes to work for wage for (C) scientific determinism

the first time
103. With decreasing population the 106. Which one of the following towns
man-land ratio is not located on a river bank?
(A) decreases (A) Agra
(B) increases (B) Bhopal
(C) remains constant (C) Patna
104. According to the ancient

107. Which one of the following is
Indian geographers, the Central
a landlocked harbour?
Meridian passes through
(A) Vishakhapatnam
(A) Jabalpur
(B) Nagpur (B) Mumbai
(C) Ujjain (C) Ennore
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102. J´rZ bo~a dh bo~a h°, Omo 105. n`m©daU ‡XyfU Zo O›_ {X`m h°
(A) h[aV-J•h _| H$m`© H$aVm h° (A) {Z`{VdmX H$mo
(B) H•${fjoÃ _| l{_H$ Ho$ Í$n _| H$m`© (B) Zd-{Z`{VdmX H$mo

H$aVm h°
(C) d°km{ZH$ {Z`{VdmX H$mo
(C) ‡W_ ~ma doVZ Ho$ {bE H$m_ H$aZo
OmVm h° (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$

106. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm eha ZXr VQ> na
pÒWV Zht h°?
103. OZgßª`m KQ>Zo go _mZd-^y{_ AZwnmV
(A) AmJam
(A) KQ>Vm h°
(B) ^monmb
(B) ~ãT>Vm h°
(C) nQ>Zm
(C) pÒWa ahVm h°
104. ‡mMrZ ^maVr` ^yJmobdoŒmmAm| Ho$ AZwgma, _‹` 107. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm EH$ ^y{_ go {Kam
Xoem›Va H$hm± go hmoH$a JwOaVr h°? ~ßXaJmh h°?
(A) O~bnwa (A) {demImn≈>Z_
(B) ZmJnwa (B) _wÂ~B©
(C) C¡O°Z (C) Bfimoa
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108. Armenia is a 111. The other name of the
thermosphere is
(A) mountain knot
(A) exosphere
(B) country (B) ionosphere
(C) ozonosphere
(C) port city
112. Which plateau has been
urbanized most in the world?
109. Which of the following is (A) Coastal plateau
situated at the highest altitude
from sea level? (B) Continental plateau
(C) Foothills plateau
(A) Mathura
(B) Kanpur (E) None of the above
(C) Varanasi
113. Pisciculture indicates
(D) More than one of the above (A) determinism
(E) None of the above (B) possibilism

(C) probabilism
110. Which instrument measures the
distance between two points on (E) None of the above
the map?
114. For the first time, who divided
(A) Planimeter
the circle in 360°?
(B) Porosimeter (A) Hipparchus

(B) Herodotus
(C) Pyrometer
(C) Ptolemy
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108. Am_u{Z`m h° EH$ 111. Vmn_S>b H$m Xygam Zm_ h°
(A) ~{h_©S>b
(A) nd©Vr` Jm±R>
(B) Am`Z_S>b
(B) Xoe (C) AmoµOmoZ_S>b
(C) ~ßXaJmh ZJa (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$
(E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht 112. {dÌd _| ZJarH$aU {H$g nR>ma na A{YH$
h˛Am h°?
(A) VQ>dVu nR>ma
109. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm gmJa-Vb go
(B) _hm¤rnr` nR>ma
gdm©{YH$ D±$MmB© na pÒWV h°?
(C) nd©V-nXr` nR>ma
(A) _Wwam (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$
(B) H$mZnwa (E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht
(C) dmamUgr 113. _ÀÒ`H•${f gyMH$ h°

(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$ (A) {Z`{VdmX H$m
(B) gÂ^ddmX H$m
(C) gÂ^mÏ`VmdmX H$m
110. _mZ{MÃ na Xmo q~XwAm| Ho$ ~rM H$s Xyar H$mo (E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht
_mnZo H$m CnH$aU h°
114. gd©‡W_ {H$gZo d•Œm H$mo 360° _| {d^m{OV
(A) flbo{Z_rQ>a
{H$`m?
(B) nmoamogr_rQ>a (A) {hflnmH©$g
(C) nmàmo_rQ>a (B) hoamoS>moQ>g

(C) Q>m∞bo_r
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115. What type of system is our 118. On which mountain is Tehran
solar system? situated?
(A) Open system (A) Elburz

(B) Closed system
(B) Zagros
(C) Control system
(C) Makran
116. Which one of the following

groups of cities have been
119. Amarkantak, the source place
arranged in the sequence of
of Sone, Narmada and
their ranks, i.e., 1, 2, 3 and 4
Mahanadi, is situated at
in size?
(A) Greater Mumbai, Bengaluru, (A) Maikal Range

Kolkata, Chennai
(B) Makalu Range
(B) Delhi, Greater Mumbai,
Chennai, Kolkata (C) Rajmahal Hills
(C) Greater Mumbai, Kolkata, (D) More than one of the above
Delhi, Chennai

120. Topographical map of which
State has the maximum
117. Push and pull factors are magnetic declination?
responsible for
(A) Punjab
(A) migration
(B) Madhya Pradesh
(B) land degradation
(C) Meghalaya
(C) slums
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115. gm°a VßÃ {H$g ‡H$ma H$m VßÃ h°? 118. VohamZ {H$g nd©V na pÒWV h°?
(A) Iwbm VßÃ (A) Eb~wO©
(B) ~›X VßÃ (B) µO°J´mog
(C) {Z`ßÃU VßÃ (C) _H$amZ
116. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go eham| Ho$ {H$g g_yh H$mo 119. gmoZ, Z_©Xm Am°a _hmZXr H$m CÀn{Œm-ÒWb
CZHo$ AmH$ma Ho$ H´$_ AWm©V≤ 1, 2, 3 Am°a 4 A_aHß$Q>H$ H$hm± pÒWV h°?
a¢H$ _| Ï`dpÒWV {H$`m J`m h°?
(A) _°H$mb loUr
(A) JóQ>a _wÂ~B©, ~|JbwÈ, H$mobH$mVm, MofiB©
(B) _H$mby loUr
(B) {XÑr, JóQ>a _wÂ~B©, MofiB©, H$mobH$mVm
(C) amO_hb nhm{ãS>`m±
(C) JóQ>a _wÂ~B©, H$mobH$mVm, {XÑr, MofiB©
120. {H$g ‡Xoe Ho$ ÒWbmH•${VH$ _mZ{MÃ H$s

117. Y∏$m Am°a qIMmd H$maH$ {OÂ_oXma h¢ MwÂ~H$s` Z{V gdm©{YH$ hmoJr?
(A) ‡dgZ Ho$ {bE (A) nßOm~
(B) ^y{_ jaU Ho$ {bE (B) _‹` ‡Xoe
(C) JßXr ~ÒVr Ho$ {bE (C) _oKmb`
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121. Which rain makes soil fertile? 124. Which geographer is considered
as the ‘Father of History’?
(A) Acid rain
(A) Herodotus
(B) Blood rain
(B) Hecataeus
(C) Mud rain (C) Anaximander
125. The concept of landschaft is

122. Which of the following was not related with
emphasized by Christaller in
his central place theory? (A) French school
(A) Shape (B) German school
(C) British school

(B) Distance between centres
(C) Function
(E) None of the above 126. In which one of the following

environments does one expect
the presence of dispersed rural
settlements?
123. Tehri Dam Dispute is associated
with (A) Forest and hills in North-
East
(A) determinism
(B) Arid and semiarid of
(B) possibilism Rajasthan
(C) Lower valleys of the

(C) stop and go determinism
Himalayas
24/HV/M–2023–20/S5 (HS)/244-A 36
121. {H$g dfm© go ^y{_ CnOmD$ hmoVr h°? 124. H$m°Z ^yJmobdoŒmm "B{Vhmg H$m OZH$' _mZm
OmVm h°?
(A) AÂb dfm©
(A) hoamoS>moQ>g
(B) a∫$ dfm©
(B) {hH°${Q>`g
(C) nßH$ dfm©
(C) AZ°äOr_°S>a
122. {H´$ÒQ>m∞ba Zo AnZo Ho$›–r` ÒWb {g’mßV _oß 125. "b°S>em‚Q>' {dMmaYmam {H$g ÒHy$b go gß~ß{YV
{ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$gH$mo dar`Vm Zht Xr? h°?
(A) AmH$ma (A) \´|$M ÒHy$b
(B) O_©Z ÒHy$b

(B) Ho$›–m| Ho$ ~rM H$s Xyar
(C) {~´{Q>e ÒHy$b
(C) H$m`©
126. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$g dmVmdaU _| {~Iar h˛B©

123. Q>ohar ~m±Y n[a`moOZm H$m {ddmX gß~ß{YV h° J´m_rU ~pÒV`m| H$s Cn{ÒW{V H$s CÂ_rX H$s
Om gH$Vr h°?
(A) {Z`{VdmXr {dMma go
(A) CŒma-nyd© _| OßJb Edß nhm{ãS>`m±
(B) gÂ^ddmXr {dMma go
(B) amOÒWmZ H$m ewÓH$ Am°a AY©ewÓH$
(C) ÈH$mo Am°a OmAmo {Z`{VdmXr {dMma go (C) {h_mb` H$s {ZMbr Km{Q>`m±
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127. Which one of the following 130. Which of the following shows
rivers is highly polluted? the ocean bottom relief?
(A) Brahmaputra (A) Ergograph
(B) Sutlej (B) Hythergraph
(C) Yamuna (C) Solonograph
128. Which canal does not shorten 131. The country having the longest
the length of sea route? coastline in the world is
(A) Panama
(A) Canada
(B) Soo
(B) Indonesia
(C) Suez
(C) China
129. In which district of Bihar,

maize crop production is 132. Shifting away of industries and
maximum? people from the cities is called
(A) Saran (A) migration
(B) Siwan (B) rurbanization
(C) Muzaffarpur (C) counter-urbanization
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127. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gr ZXr AÀ`{YH$ 130. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm _hmgmJar` {ZVb
‡Xy{fV h°? CÉmdM H$mo ‡X{e©V H$aVm h°?
(A) ~´ñwÃ (A) EJm}J´m\$
(B) gVbO (B) hrXaJ´m\$

(C) `_wZm (C) gmobmoZmoJ´m\$
128. {H$g Zha ¤mam g_w–r-_mJ© H$s bÂ~mB© H$_ 131. {dÌd H$m gdm©{YH$ bÂ~r VQ>aoIm dmbm Xoe h°
Zhrß hmoVr?
(A) H$ZmS>m
(A) nZm_m
(B) BS>moZo{e`m
(B) gy
(C) MrZ
(C) ÒdoO
129. {~hma Ho$ {H$g {Obo _| _∏$m H$m CÀnmXZ 132. C⁄moJm| VWm Ï`{∫$`m| H$m ZJa go ~mha H$s
gdm©{YH$ hmoVm h°? Va\$ ‡doe H$hbmVm h°
(A) gmaU (A) ‡dmg
(B) {gdmZ (B) a~©ZmBOoeZ
(C) _wO‚\$anwa (C) ‡{V-ZJarH$aU
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133. Vegetationless wasteland in 136. Which of the following figures in
Malaysia is called cubic kilometres correctly shows
the total annual precipitation
(A) Padang in India?
(B) Ladang (A) 2000
(B) 3000
(C) Semang
(C) 4000
134. Phoenicians are associated with 137. Which one of the following
diseases is caused by water
(A) Turkey pollution?
(B) Greece (A) Conjunctivitis
(B) Diarrhoea
(C) Egypt
(C) Respiratory infection
135. The average distance between 138. The port city Dubai, located on
Dak Bangalows is the coast of the Persian Gulf,
is situated in
(A) 25 km
(A) Saudi Arabia
(B) 50 km
(B) United Arab Emirates
(C) 75 km
(C) Kuwait
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133. _bo{e`m H$s dZÒn{V{dhrZ CÀImV ^y{_ 136. {ZÂZ{b{IV _oß go H$m°Z-gm Am±H$ãS>m ^maV _|
H$hbmVr h° Hw$b dm{f©H$ dfm© H$mo KZ {H$bmo_rQ>a _| ghr
T>ßJ go Xem©Vm h°?
(A) nS>mßJ
(A) 2000
(B) bXmßJ
(B) 3000
(C) go_mßJ
(C) 4000
134. \$moZr{e`Z gß~ß{YV h°ß

137. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm amoJ Ob-‡XyfU Ho$
(A) Q>H$s© go H$maU hmoVm h°?
(B) J´rg go (A) H$m∞ZOßäQ>rdmB{Q>g
(C) {_Ú go (B) S>m`[a`m

(C) aopÒnaoQ>[a B›\o$äeZ
135. S>mH$ ~ßJbm| Ho$ _‹` H$m Am°gV AßVamb hmoVm

h° 138. \$mag ImãS>r VQ> na pÒWV ~ßXaJmh ZJa, Xw~B©
{H$g Xoe _| h°?
(A) 25 {H$0 _r0
(A) gCXr Aa{~`m
(B) 50 {H$0 _r0
(B) gß`w∫$ Aa~ A_ramV
(C) 75 {H$0 _r0 (C) Hw$d°V
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139. In which district of Bihar, 142. The shifting cultivation of
wheat crop production is Indonesia is called
maximum?
(A) Ladang
(A) Patna
(B) Chena
(B) Rohtas
(C) Masole
(C) Jehanabad
140. What is the latitudinal and

143. In the world, the maximum
longitudinal extent of the map
number of pastoralists found in
on RF 1 : 50000?
(A) Africa
(A) 2 o ´ 2 o
(B) South America
(B) 1o ´ 1o
(C) Eurasia
(C) 15 ¢ ´ 15 ¢

144. Who was the propounder of

141. Which of the following does not ‘diffusion of innovations’?
affect current?
(A) T. Hägerstrand
(A) Salinity
(B) Von Thünen
(B) Wind
(C) Griffith Taylor
(C) Attraction of moon
24/HV/M–2023–20/S5 (HS)/244-A 42
139. {~hma Ho$ {H$g {Obo _| Johˇ± H$m CÀnmXZ 142. BS>moZo{e`m H$s ÒWmZm›VaUerb H•${f
gdm©{YH$ hmoVm h°? H$hbmVr h°
(A) nQ>Zm (A) bXmßJ
(B) amohVmg (B) MoZm
(C) OhmZm~mX
(C) _gmob
140. 1 : 50000 ‡Xe©H$ {^fi dmbo _mZ{MÃ

H$m Ajmßer` VWm Xoem›Var` {dÒVma ä`m 143. {dÌd _| gdm©{YH$ Madmho H$hm± h°ß?
hmoVm h°?
(A) A\´$sH$m
(A) 2 o ´ 2 o
(B) X{jUr A_o[aH$m
o o
(B) 1 ´ 1
(C) `yao{e`m
(C) 15 ¢ ´ 15 ¢
144. "{S>‚`yOZ Am∞\$ Bfimodoe›g' {dMma Ho$

141. Ymam {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$ggo ‡^m{dV Zht ‡{VnmXH$ h¢
hmoVr h°?
(A) Q>r0 h°JaÒQ¥>›S>
(A) ImamnZ
(B) dm∞Z œ`yZoZ
(B) hdm
(C) M›–_m H$s AmH$f©U e{∫$ (C) {J´{\$W Q>oba
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145. The generator of a land use is 148. Which river passes through
all the three Indo-Chinese
(A) transport facility countries?
(B) industrial unit (A) Iravadi
(C) capital (B) Mekong
(D) More than one of the above (C) Chindwin
(E) None of the above (D) More than one of the above

146. The earliest iron and steel
company to be established in
India was 149. The average height of Kosi
Plain from mean sea level is
(A) IISCO
(A) 150 m
(B) TISCO
(B) 100 m
(C) Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel
(C) 30 m
Plant
150. Which of the following is not

147. Which of the following countries a difference between a sketch
has no international boundary and a map?
with China?
(A) Scale
(A) Myanmar
(B) North
(B) Thailand
(C) Representation of topo-
(C) Laos graphy
24/HV/M–2023–20/S5 (HS)/244-A 44
145. {H$gr ^yCn`moJ H$m OoZaoQ>a hmoVm h° 148. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gr ZXr {h›X-MrZ Ho$
VrZ Xoem| go hmoH$a JwOaVr h°?
(A) n[adhZ gw{dYm
(A) BamdXr
(B) Am°⁄mo{JH$ BH$mB©
(B) _rH$mßJ
(C) ny±Or
(C) {M›X{dZ
146. ^maV _| ÒWm{nV hmoZo dmbr g~go nhbr

AmàZ E|S> ÒQ>rb H$ÂnZr Wr 149. H$mogr _°XmZ H$s g_w– Vb go Am°gV D±$MmB© h°
(A) BÒH$mo (A) 150 _r0
(B) {Q>ÒH$mo (B) 100 _r0
(C) {dÌdoÌda°`m AmàZ EoßS> ÒQ>rb däg© (C) 30 _r0
147. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$g Xoe H$s MrZ Ho$ gmW 150. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm _mZ{MÃ VWm ÒHo$M
AßVam©Ô¥>r` gr_m Zht h°? _| A›Va Zht h°?
(A) Â`mß_ma (A) _mnH$
(B) WmB©b°S> (B) CŒma
(C) bmAmog (C) ÒWbÍ$nm| H$m ‡Xe©Z
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24/HV/M–2023–20/S5 (HS)/244-A 46
SPACE FOR ROUGH WORK / aµ\$ H$m`© Ho$ {bE ÒWmZ
HHH
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24/HV/M–2023–20 Booklet Series

Directions (Q. Nos. 1 and 2) : Fill in 5. Rainy season comes before

11. {h›Xr e„XH$moe _| "j' H$m H´$_ {H$g dU© Ho$

24/HV/M–2023–20/S5 (HS)/244-A 3 [ P.T.O.

(B) narjm (A) bH$ãS>r

(C) Mm` (B) ObYmam

(C) `moJÍ$ãT> (C) VwH$s©

(A) H$aga (B) 500 B©0

(B) {Mn (C) 1000 B©0

(C) H$_mßS> (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$

(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$ (E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht

27. ""OgmoXm h[a nmbZ° Pwbmd°ü&

24/HV/M–2023–20/S5 (HS)/244-A 5 [ P.T.O.

31. The floor of a rectangular hall 34. The equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0 has

32. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm H$WZ gÀ` (E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht

(B) 21 (C) 14 {XZ

24/HV/M–2023–20/S5 (HS)/244-A 7 [ P.T.O.

(A) X is lesser than Y if a = b (A) distant objects clearly

(B) X is greater thanY if a > b (B) nearby objects clearly

(C) Y is greater than X if a = b (C) nearby as well as distant

37. The probability of a non leap

1 (D) More than one of the above

(E) None of the above 41. The cans in which food is

(C) 7 (C) zinc is costlier than tin

(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

(A) X N>moQ>m h° Y go `{X a = b (A) Xya H$s dÒVwE± ÒnÔ> Í$n go

(D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$ (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$

(E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht (E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht

1 (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$

24/HV/M–2023–20/S5 (HS)/244-A 9 [ P.T.O.

(B) reduction (E) None of the above

(C) hydrolysis 45. Which of the following makes

(E) None of the above (B) Space rocket

(D) More than one of the above

(A) words per inch 46. Particles which can be added to

(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

(B) AnM`Z (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$

(E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht

45. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go H$m°Z-gm ›`yQ>Z Ho$ J{V Ho$

(A) e„X ‡{V BßM

(C) {~›Xw ‡{V BßM (B) BboäQ¥>m∞Z

(E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht (E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht

24/HV/M–2023–20/S5 (HS)/244-A 11 [ P.T.O.

(C) Victoria, Australia

49. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$gZo amÔ¥>_S>b Iobm| Ho$

24/HV/M–2023–20/S5 (HS)/244-A 13 [ P.T.O.

(E) None of the above Select the correct answer using

53. Who has elected for the second (A) 3, 1, 2, 4

54. African Union was made a 2. Karakoram

53. Am`ab¢S> Ho$ ‡YmZ_ßÃr Ho$ Í$n _| Xygao (B) 1, 2, 3, 4

(A) g›Zm _arZ (D) Cn`w©∫$ _| go EH$ go A{YH$

(B) am∞~Q>© A~obm (E) Cn`w©∫$ _| go H$moB© Zht

24/HV/M–2023–20/S5 (HS)/244-A 15 [ P.T.O.

(A) between 8° N and 13° N (A) gully erosion

(E) None of the above

(B) Eastern Ghats (B) Coromandel Coasts

(C) Himalayan Regions (C) Plateau of Chota Nagpur

(E) None of the above (E) None of the above

59. Which of the following coasts of

49. {ZÂZ{b{IV _| go {H$gZo amÔ¥>_S>b Iobm| Ho$