GOA Prelims 2022

The National Green Tribunal Act, 2010 was enacted in consonance with which of the following provisions of the Constitution of India? 1. Right to healthy environment, construed as a part of Right to life under Article 21. 2. Provision of grants for raising the level of administration in the Scheduled Areas for the welfare of Scheduled Tribes under Article 275(1). 3. Powers and functions of Gram Sabha as mentioned under Article 243 Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

‘Forest and wild life protection’ was transferred to India’s Concurrent list in:

Who proposed the idea of Anthropocene

Consider the following pairs: 1. Nokrek Bio​sphere Reserve : Garo Hills 2. Logtak (Loktak) Lake :Barail Range 3. Namdapha National Park : Dafla Hills Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

With reference to ‘fly ash’ produced by the power plants using the coal as fuel, which of the following statements is/are correct? 1. Fly ash can be used in the production of bricks for building construction 2. Fly ash can be used as a replacement for some of the Portland cement contents of concrete 3. Fly ash is made up of silicon dioxide and calcium oxide only and does not contain any toxic elements. Select the correct answer using the code given below

In order to provide the Right to food to every citizen in India National Food Security Act was enacted in which of the following year:

Identify the value for ‘Replacement level fertility’ from the following options

Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Pipeline does not connect the following Indian State

Consider the following agricultural practices : 1. Contour bunding 2. Relay cropping 3. Reduced tillage In the context of global climate change, which of the above helps/help in carbon sequestration/storage in the soil?

As per the geographical condition Rajasthan is considered to be the best place for solar park in India, Which is the largest solar park exist in India

Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?

The vijaynagar empire was overthrown by the battle of

The Portuguese Writer , Officer from Portuguese India who visited Vijaynagar empire was

Mappila rebellion is associated with which of the following state?

The British introduced provincial autonomy in India through :

Who makes provisions with respect to the maintenance of accounts by the Panchayats and the auditing of such accounts?

During which part of the public policy cycle does the government explores potential policy responses?

For launching of Panchayati Raj institutions throughout the country , National Development Council approved the recommendations of Balwantrai committee in

Consider the following statements: i. While members of the Rajya Sabha are associated with Committees on Public Accounts and Public Undertaking, Members of Committee on Estimates are drawn entirely from Lok Sabha ii. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs works under overall direction of Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs iii. The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs nominates Members of Parliament on Committees, Councils, Board and Commissions etc. set up by the Government of India in various ministries. Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

Consider the following statements: i. The Eleventh Schedule was inserted in the Constitution of India by the Constitution (73rd Amendment) Act 1992 ii. The Eleventh Schedule of the Constitution of India corresponds to Article 243 W of the Constitution of India . Which of the statements given above is/ are correct?

Which Article of Indian Constitution directed the States to organize village panchayats as units of self-government?

The first commission appointed by the Government in 1948 to examine the case for the reorganization of states on linguistic basis was headed by

Which one of the following Amendments to the Constitution of India sought to curb the political defection?

Which among the following is the first state in India to adopt Panchayati Raj system

Which one among the following carries out demarcation of electoral constituencies in each State and allocation of seats in the Lok Sabha to different States?

The Startup Goa policy is implemented by

Who is the Head of NSTEDB, Govt of India.

RKVY-RAFTAAR is a scheme of

Who is the founder of the startup “Dunzo”.

Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development Fund is an initiative by

Read the passage below and answer the questions below And on top of all this was Smattering Hall itself. Smattering Hall destroyed Mordred’s last hope. It was one of those vast edifices, so common throughout the countryside of England, whose original founders seem to have budgeted for families of twenty-five or so and a domestic staff of not less than a hundred. ‘Home isn’t home’, one can picture them as saying to themselves,’ unless you have plenty of elbow room’. And so, this huge, majestic pile had come into being. Romantic persons, confronted with it, thought of knights in armours riding forth to the Crusades. More earthy individuals felt it must cost a packet to keep up. Mordred’s reaction of passing through the front door was a sort of sick sensation, a kind of settled despair. Identify from the options provided below the phrase that implies a “large group of home attendants”

Read the passage below and answer the questions below And on top of all this was Smattering Hall itself. Smattering Hall destroyed Mordred’s last hope. It was one of those vast edifices, so common throughout the countryside of England, whose original founders seem to have budgeted for families of twenty-five or so and a domestic staff of not less than a hundred. ‘Home isn’t home’, one can picture them as saying to themselves,’ unless you have plenty of elbow room’. And so, this huge, majestic pile had come into being. Romantic persons, confronted with it, thought of knights in armours riding forth to the Crusades. More earthy individuals felt it must cost a packet to keep up. Mordred’s reaction of passing through the front door was a sort of sick sensation, a kind of settled despair. Based on the tone and sense of the passage, arrange the following statements in the order of their importance in the narrative: (i) Smattering Hall was one of those vast edifices, so common throughout the countryside of England. (ii) Smattering Hall destroyed Mordred’s last hope. (iii)It must cost a packet to keep up. (iv)Its founders seem to have budgeted for families of twenty-five or so and a domestic staff of not less than a hundred.

Read the passage below and answer the questions below And on top of all this was Smattering Hall itself. Smattering Hall destroyed Mordred’s last hope. It was one of those vast edifices, so common throughout the countryside of England, whose original founders seem to have budgeted for families of twenty-five or so and a domestic staff of not less than a hundred. ‘Home isn’t home’, one can picture them as saying to themselves,’ unless you have plenty of elbow room’. And so, this huge, majestic pile had come into being. Romantic persons, confronted with it, thought of knights in armours riding forth to the Crusades. More earthy individuals felt it must cost a packet to keep up. Mordred’s reaction of passing through the front door was a sort of sick sensation, a kind of settled despair. From the options provided below, select the one that does not refer directly to “Smattering Hall”

Read the passage below and answer the questions below And on top of all this was Smattering Hall itself. Smattering Hall destroyed Mordred’s last hope. It was one of those vast edifices, so common throughout the countryside of England, whose original founders seem to have budgeted for families of twenty-five or so and a domestic staff of not less than a hundred. ‘Home isn’t home’, one can picture them as saying to themselves,’ unless you have plenty of elbow room’. And so, this huge, majestic pile had come into being. Romantic persons, confronted with it, thought of knights in armours riding forth to the Crusades. More earthy individuals felt it must cost a packet to keep up. Mordred’s reaction of passing through the front door was a sort of sick sensation, a kind of settled despair. Identify the predominant figures of speech in the following statement: “Mordred’s reaction of passing through the front door was a sort of sick sensation”

Read the passage below and answer the questions below And on top of all this was Smattering Hall itself. Smattering Hall destroyed Mordred’s last hope. It was one of those vast edifices, so common throughout the countryside of England, whose original founders seem to have budgeted for families of twenty-five or so and a domestic staff of not less than a hundred. ‘Home isn’t home’, one can picture them as saying to themselves,’ unless you have plenty of elbow room’. And so, this huge, majestic pile had come into being. Romantic persons, confronted with it, thought of knights in armours riding forth to the Crusades. More earthy individuals felt it must cost a packet to keep up. Mordred’s reaction of passing through the front door was a sort of sick sensation, a kind of settled despair. From the sense of the passage, the statement “And on top of all this was Smattering Hall itself” implies that

Read the following passage and answer the questions below: Tradition means those ways of thinking and feeling which have come down to us from the past. We still have tremendous faith in the power of goodness. This again has nothing to do with religion. A national leader appealed to a group of dacoits of Madhya Pradesh, to give up their criminal lives and start afresh. One by one, they came and laid down their arms. They did not surrender to force but to goodness. This took place in the year 1972, but it could easily be a legend of ancient times. Many people say such a thing could not have happened anywhere else in the world today. Happiness of this kind tells us that ours is a living and growing tradition. It is still taking in new influences and merging them with the old. If this stops, Indian tradition itself will die. From the passage it is obvious that the tradition mentioned is

Read the following passage and answer the questions below: Tradition means those ways of thinking and feeling which have come down to us from the past. We still have tremendous faith in the power of goodness. This again has nothing to do with religion. A national leader appealed to a group of dacoits of Madhya Pradesh, to give up their criminal lives and start afresh. One by one, they came and laid down their arms. They did not surrender to force but to goodness. This took place in the year 1972, but it could easily be a legend of ancient times. Many people say such a thing could not have happened anywhere else in the world today. Happiness of this kind tells us that ours is a living and growing tradition. It is still taking in new influences and merging them with the old. If this stops, Indian tradition itself will die. The passage tries to indirectly imply through the example of dacoits who laid down their arms at the appeal by a national leader that

Read the following passage and answer the questions below: Tradition means those ways of thinking and feeling which have come down to us from the past. We still have tremendous faith in the power of goodness. This again has nothing to do with religion. A national leader appealed to a group of dacoits of Madhya Pradesh, to give up their criminal lives and start afresh. One by one, they came and laid down their arms. They did not surrender to force but to goodness. This took place in the year 1972, but it could easily be a legend of ancient times. Many people say such a thing could not have happened anywhere else in the world today. Happiness of this kind tells us that ours is a living and growing tradition. It is still taking in new influences and merging them with the old. If this stops, Indian tradition itself will die. The statement “It could easily be a legend of ancient times”, refers to

Read the following passage and answer the questions below: Tradition means those ways of thinking and feeling which have come down to us from the past. We still have tremendous faith in the power of goodness. This again has nothing to do with religion. A national leader appealed to a group of dacoits of Madhya Pradesh, to give up their criminal lives and start afresh. One by one, they came and laid down their arms. They did not surrender to force but to goodness. This took place in the year 1972, but it could easily be a legend of ancient times. Many people say such a thing could not have happened anywhere else in the world today. Happiness of this kind tells us that ours is a living and growing tradition. It is still taking in new influences and merging them with the old. If this stops, Indian tradition itself will die. As per the passage, Indian culture continues to live on and grow over the centuries because

Read the following passage and answer the questions below: Tradition means those ways of thinking and feeling which have come down to us from the past. We still have tremendous faith in the power of goodness. This again has nothing to do with religion. A national leader appealed to a group of dacoits of Madhya Pradesh, to give up their criminal lives and start afresh. One by one, they came and laid down their arms. They did not surrender to force but to goodness. This took place in the year 1972, but it could easily be a legend of ancient times. Many people say such a thing could not have happened anywhere else in the world today. Happiness of this kind tells us that ours is a living and growing tradition. It is still taking in new influences and merging them with the old. If this stops, Indian tradition itself will die. From the options provided below, select the one closest in meaning to the term “legend” as used in the passage

The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has approved to set up the first-ever geological park in the country in which city?

What is the new name of the Ahmedabad IPL team?

Which of the following central jail started its own radio channel'Jail Vaani-FM 18.77'?

Which Indian automotive company has acquired around 75 percent stake in the Swiss e-Mobility Group (SEMG) for $100 million?

International Day of Education was recently observed on which date?

Which company has started India's first project of mixing Hydrogen into a Natural Gas System?

Which birth anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was celebrated on 23rd January 2022?

India's Goa Shipyard Ltd has delivered which 5th vessel ICGS, under Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Vehicle (CGOPV) Project?

National Commission for Women (NCW) Foundation Day was recently observed on which date?

PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Statue of Equality in which city?

This question is based on the following information, read the comprehension carefully to answer the given questions. Seven persons - I, J, K, L, M, N, and O have their birthdays in different months - January, March, April, June, July, September, and December, but not necessarily in the same order. I’s birthday falls in month having 31 days. J’s birthday month is after I’s birthday month. N’s birthday falls in month having 31 days. J’s birthday month comes after N’s birthday month. L has birthday in a month having 30 days. K has birthday in a month having 31 days but not in July and March. M’s birthday fall in a month having 30 days but before September. O’s birthday month is not after J’s birthday month. J’s Birthday is not in December. M birthday falls before O but not in the month of June. Only three persons have birthday between N and L. How many persons have birthday after M?

Which Answer Figure will complete the pattern in the figure? [Non-verbal reasoning question: a square divided into geometric sub-sections showing an abstract pattern of overlapping triangles, arcs and diagonal lines, with one square cell left blank (marked '?'). Options A-D are four alternative square figures with similar abstract line patterns, each a candidate for the missing piece. This figure cannot be reliably reproduced as text; refer to the original question paper PDF for the exact diagrams.]

Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a circular table but not necessarily in the same order. Some are facing inside and some are facing outside. Not more than two people facing same direction are sitting together. H sits third to the right of C who is not facing outside. Immediate neighbours of H are facing same directions with respect to each other but opposite direction with respect to H who is facing inside. B is the immediate neighbour of E and both are facing same direction. E sits second to the left of C who is not the immediate neighbour of B. There are equal number of persons facing inside and outside direction. B sits third to the left of A and both are facing opposite directions to each other. H sits to the immediate right of D. F sits second to the left of G. How many persons are sitting between A and G while counting from left of G?

What will be the addition of the third digit from the right end and the fourth digit from the left end of the number ‘768395241’ after arranging all its digits in descending order?

The following questions are based on the two digit numbers given below: 91 82 64 49 81 If each number is made to increase or decrease to a closest perfect square, which number before change will become the third highest number?

In each of the following question, there is a certain relationship between two given pair on both side of '::' . One word is given on another side of '::' while another word is to be found from the given options, having the same relation with this word as the words of the given pair . Choose the correct word from the following options. MAD : JXA :: RUN : ?

Select the missing number from the given alternatives

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given beside. “Backlog disc live heavily” is coded as “ 2$A 4#I 8$E 12#I ” “Innocent band actress salute” is coded as ” 2#A 1$C 9%N 19&A” “Notify selfish model change” is coded as “14&O 13!O 19$E 3&H” “Langer hill external limelight” is coded as “12&A 12@I 8#I 5%X” Find the code for "Easy goals fulfilled"?

Choose the statement that is best supported by the information given in the question passage. Most Reality TV centers on two common motivators: fame and money. The shows transform waitresses, hairdressers, investment bankers, counselors, and teachers, to name a few, from obscure figures to house-hold names. A lucky few successfully parlay their fifteen minutes of fame into celebrity. The luckiest stars of Reality TV also reap huge financial rewards for acts including eating large insects, marrying someone they barely know, and revealing their innermost thoughts to millions of people. This paragraph best supports the statement that

Each of the following questions contains a small paragraph followed by a question on it. Read each paragraph carefully and answer the question given below it. It is up to our government and planners to devise ways and means for the mobilisation of about ten crore workers whose families total up about forty crore men, women and children. Our agriculture is over-manned. A lesser number of agriculturists would mean more purchasing or spending power to every agriculturist. This will result in the shortage of man-power for many commodities to be produced for which there will be a new demand from a prosperous agrarian class. This shortage will be removed by surplus man-power released from agriculture as suggested above. The passage best supports the statement that:

Select the missing number from the given alternatives:

Generation Xers are those people born roughly between 1965 and 1981. As employees, Generation Xers tend to be more challenged when they can carry out tasks independently. This makes Generation Xers the most entrepreneurial generation in history. This paragraph best supports the statement that Generation Xers

From the given options, select a figure in which the Question Figure is hidden/embedded. [Non-verbal reasoning question: the Question Figure is a small square containing a diagonal line and an angular hook-like line. Options A-D are four larger square figures, each built from overlapping triangles and lines, and the task is to spot which one has the Question Figure's exact outline embedded within it. This figure cannot be reliably reproduced as text; refer to the original question paper PDF for the exact diagrams.]

Look at this series: 83, 73, 93, 63, __, 93, 43, ... What number should fill the blank?

How many such pairs of letters are there in the word “ATTRACTION”, each of which has as many letters between them in the word (in both forward and backward directions) as they have between them in the English alphabetical series?

Find the number of triangles in the given figure. [Figure: a circle with four points on its circumference — top, left, right, and bottom — connected to each other by chords (forming an arrow/kite-like quadrilateral inscribed in the circle), with an additional line from the left point through the interior to a fifth point on the right side of the circle, creating a dense network of intersecting triangles inside the circle.]

Which word does NOT belong with the others?

Question below consists of a question and three Statements numbered I, II and III given below it. You have to decide whether the data provided in the statements are sufficient to answer the question Six persons – A, B, C, D, E and F are sitting in a circular table facing to the center and each belongs to different State – P, Q, R, S, T and U then, who sits immediate right of the one who belongs to R? I. C, belongs to Q and sits second to the right of one belongs to T, who is facing A. E sits third to the left of D, who is an immediate neighbor of one who belongs to U and F sits second to the right of D who belongs to S. II. B sits second to the left of one who belongs to P, who sits second to the left of A. One who belongs to Q is facing B, who is an immediate neighbor of one who belongs to S. III. F belongs to T and sits second to the right of D, who sits third to the left of E. One who belongs to U sits immediate right of D.

Six books – English, Hindi, Science, Computer, Maths, and Sanskrit each contains different number of pages. Computer book contains fewer pages than only two books. English book contains more pages than Science book but less than Sanskrit book. Science book does not contain least pages. Sanskrit book contains fewer pages than Hindi book. The book which contain third lowest pages contain 28 pages. If Sanskrit and Computer books contain 89 pages together and Computer and English book contains 63 pages together then what is the number of pages that Sanskrit book contains?

A Car moves 8m from Point A in the north direction to reach Point B. Then it turns and moves for 10m in north-west direction. Then it turns and moves 8m in south direction. Then it turns right and moves for 3m to reach point C, which is in west direction with respect to Point B. Then finally, it turns and moves for 10m in south-west direction to reach Point D, which is west direction with respect to Point A. What is the shortest distance between Point A and Point D?

Directions: A piece of a paper is folded and cut as shown below in the Question Figures. Indicate how it will appear when opened. [Non-verbal reasoning question: the Question Figures show a square sheet of paper folded in steps (fold to the right, then fold down) and then cut with a small notch, illustrated as a 4-panel diagram. Options A-D show four candidate patterns (each a square containing several small circles connected by lines) for how the paper would look when unfolded. This figure cannot be reliably reproduced as text; refer to the original question paper PDF for the exact diagrams.]

In question, some statements are given, followed by two conclusions I and II. You have to consider the statements to be true, even if they seem to be at variance from commonly known facts. You have to decide which of the given conclusions, if any, follow from the given statements. Indicate your answer. Statements : All rivers are seas. All lakes are seas. Some seas are not oceans. Conclusions : I. Some rivers are not lakes. II. Some oceans may not be seas.

Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given beside: In a family of some persons Bhanu says that Reshma is the daughter of my sister Banti, who is the only daughter of Tamanna. Rahul is the child of Tamanna and Farhan, who is the grandmother of Harish. Krishna is the mother of Mohan, who is the only sister of Harish. Rahul is unmarried. Which of the following statements is possibly false?

Certain numbers are given, out of which all except one share some common property and hence are alike, while one is different and this number is to be chosen as the answer 32, 13, 51, 24, 46, 20, 72, 45

Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series. 50 59 75 100 ?