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174 MCQs · GS + GS-II
1. Which of the following statements are correct in respect of 'New Criminal Laws' enacted by Indian Parliament? (1) The new criminal law' Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita' came into effect from April 1, 2023 (2) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita replaced the Indian Penal Code (3) Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam came into effect from July 1, 2024 (4) The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was passed by the parliament in December, 2023
2. Pick up the wrong matching of Brand Ambassadors for Government led companies (1) Dia Mirza - Swachh Saathi (2) P.V. Sindhu - Pulse Polio (3) Amitabh Bachchan - City Compost Campaign (4) Sachin Tendulkar - Make in India
3. Which of the following statements are correct in respect of 'Earth Rotation Day' - 2024? (1) The Earth Rotation Day is celebrated on January 8th of every year (2) This day is dedicated to acknowledging the discovery of Earth's shape (3) This day is also celebrated to acknowledge Earth's natural beauty (4) Honouring the discovery of our Planet's movement
4. Which of the following statements are not correct in respect of Sheik Hasina Wazed, who resigned as Prime Minister of Bangladesh on August 4th 2024? (1) She was the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for two decades (2) The students protest against Job Quota turned into anti-government agitation (3) The Supreme Court of Bangladesh gave a ruling of 30 per cent reservation in jobs for descendents of those who participated in 1971 Bangladesh Liberation Movement. (4) She is the President of 'Bangladesh National Party' supported by Jamaat-e-Islami
5. The Paris-2024 Olymic Medals contain metal from which iconic landmark?
6. Which of the following statements are correct in respect of 'Olympic Flame'? (1) The Olympic Flame is the symbol of Unity, Sportivity, and Victory (2) The Olympic Torch is lit in Greece and passed from one to the next torch bearer to reach the hosting city (3) The 2024 Olympic Torch was lit on 16th April, 2024 (4) The modern Olympic Torch Relay was conceived by Dr. Carl Diem of Germany
7. Which of the following statements are correct in respect of 'Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskar'? (1) This Puraskar was instituted by Government of India in the year 2023 (2) This award is given in four categories (3) Vigyan Team Puraskar is given to five teams (4) For the year 2024, in the field of Space Science and Technology 'Vigyan Yuva Puraskar' was given to Four Scientists
8. Which Bank was included in the 2024 'Fortune Global 500 List' for the first time?
9. Which of the following statements are correct in respect of Union Budget 2024-25? (1) Total expenditure projected at Rs. 48.21 Lakh Crore (2) Receipts excluding Borrowings Rs. 32.07 Lakh Crore (3) Fiscal Deficit projected at 6.8% of GDP (4) Net Tax Receipts Rs. 34.83 Lakh Crore
10. Which of the following statements are correct in respect of 'International Everest Day'- 2024? (1) May 29th of every year is observed as 'International Everest Day' in memory of Tenzing Norgay (2) This day was first observed by Nepal in the year 2008 in commemoration of Tenzing Norgay who passed away on this day (3) Since its inception, this annual observance has become a global celebration of human endurance resilience and the spirit of exploration (4) Edmund Hillary was a Swiss National
11. As per the Data released by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which of the following States in India topped the country in Organ Donation in the year 2023?
12. Which of the following statements are correct in respect of 'Goldman Environmental Prize'? (1) This Prize was established in the year 1989 by American couple Richard and Rhoda Goldman (2) This Prize is awarded to honour grassroots environmental leaders of Global recognition (3) Prafullah Samantara is awarded this prize for the year 2024 from India (4) This prize comprises of a cash prize of $5,00,000
13. The name of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered News Anchor developed by the 'India Today Group' is ______.
14. Which of the following statements are Correct in respect of 'Vantara'? 1. It is national initiative for afforestation 2. This initiative was launched by Reliance Industries and Reliance Foundation 3. It is started in Green Belt of Jamnagar Refinery Complex, Haryana 4. Vantara also aspires to become a leader in wildlife conservation
15. Which of the following statements are correct in respect of 'Alliance of Sahel States'? (1) It is a Confederation formed between three countries namely Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso (2) It originated as a Mutual Defence Pact created on 15th November, 2021 (3) All the three member States are former members of 'the East African Community'. (4) The Confederation was established on 6th July 2024
16. When was Mahatma Gandhi declared “Father of the Nation”
17. India, as everyone knows, is a multi-lingual country. People often know three or more languages. In this context, which of the following statements is more correct?
18. Bhatri, Bhuiya, Desia, are analogous to P. Bagri, Bhateali, Kahluri Q. Chakma, Haijong, Rajbangsi R. Awadhi, Bagri, Bhagoria S. Gujrau, Pattani, Ponchi
19. What was the Lahore Resolution (1940) about?
20. The demand for linguistic provinces was first floated to ensure that
21. The British East India Company considered itself to be the paramount power in India after
22. The first modern judicial court in India presided over by Elijah Impey was set up in
23. The motto, “Yato_dharmastato Jayah” has been adopted by
24. “_____ an institutional arrangement to keep Science, Society and Industry on the same page” was said about
25. Direct Action Day refers to
26. One of the earliest mentions of Bharat_varsha is in
27. This place is known as the city of caves
28. “Kattaka caves” referred to, among others P. Hathigumpha and Ranigunmpha Q. Kumari Parvata R. Alakapurigumpha S. Mahendragarh
29. The Kalinga Prize is given for
30. The achievements of Pandit Gopabandhu Das are in the field of
31. Zero Casualty At Any Cost (ZCAAC) is a principle followed by
32. Porus is said to have gifted Alexander a
33. The famous architect Bisu Moharana is associated with
34. At the end of the Civil Disobedience Movement Gandhiji took out a padyatra against untouchability. His first padyatra was undertaken in 1934 in
35. The infamous Rowlatt Act was opposed by Indians because it provided for
36. Which of the following bauxite deposit is considered as the largest one in India?
37. Which states share the Tungbhadra Multipurpose project?
38. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists: List I (a) Chinook (b) Sirocco (c) Brickfielder (d) Mistral List II 1. U.S.A. 2. Australia 3. Europe 4. Africa Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
39. The only landlocked country in south-east Asia is :
40. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the Lists: List I (Australian States) (a) Queensland (b) South Australia (c) Victoria (d) Western Australia List II (Cities) 1. Adelaide 2. Brisbane 3. Kalgoorlie 4. Melbourne 5. Sydney Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
41. Which one of the species is an example of extinct species?
42. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched? Month – Position of Sun
43. Which one of the following term describes not only the physical space occupied by an organism, but also its functional role in the community of organisms?
44. In the grasslands, trees do not replace the grasses as a part of an ecological succession because of
45. With reference to the food chains in ecosystems, which of the following kinds of organism is / are known as decomposer organism/organisms? 1. Virus 2. Fungi 3. Bacteria Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
46. Which one of the following is the process involved in photosynthesis?
47. Consider the following : 1. Carbon dioxide 2. Oxides of Nitrogen 3. Oxides of Sulphur Which of the above is/are the emission/emissions from coal combustion at thermal power plants?
48. Which of the following earthquake waves are more destructive at the epicenter?
49. Jhumming cultivation is known as 'Kuruwa' in which region/state?
50. Match the following : (a) Loess – 1. River deposits (b) Moraines – 2. Glacier deposits (c) Gravels – 3. Wind deposits (d) Sand and Clay – 4. Sea deposits Codes : (a) (b) (c) (d)
51. Which of the following terms were not the terms of 'August Offer - 1940'? (1) A Nominated Indian Body would be formed after the War to frame the Constitution (2) Dominion Status was not the objective of India (3) More Indians representation in Viceroy's Executive Council (4) An Advisory War Council was to be established
52. Which of the following statements are not correct in respect of 'Constituent Assembly'? (1) Elections to the Constituent Assembly were held in July-August, 1946 (2) The Indian National Congress won 208 Seats (3) Muslim League won 73 Seats (4) Princely States won 93 Seats
53. Which of the following matchings are not correct in respect of Schedules and Subjects in Indian Constitution? Schedules – Subjects (1) II – Emoluments for C & AG of India (2) III – Allocation of Seats in Council of States (3) VI – Administration and Control of Scheduled Areas (4) IX – First Amendment of Indian Constitution
54. Which of the following statements are correct in respect of Electoral College in India to elect President of India? (1) It consists of Elected Members of Legislative Assemblies of National Capital Territory of Delhi, and Union Territory of Puducherry and were added to Electoral College by 70th Constitutional Amendment (2) The number and values, of votes are based on the population of 1971 Census of India as per 42 Constitutional Amendment (3) 84th Constitutional Amendment fixed the values of votes based on current population Census 2011 (4) The entry of MLAs of NCT of Delhi and Union Territory of Puducherry came with effect from June 1, 1993
55. Which of the following statements are correct in respect of the genesis of the 'Doctrine of Basic Structure of Constitution'? (1) This doctrine was first propounded by Supreme Court in Shankari Prasad Vs Union of India Case (2) In Sajjan Singh Vs State of Rajasthan Case Supreme Court held that Parliament could amend any part of the Constitution (3) In Golaknath Vs the State of Punjab Case Supreme Court ruled that Art. 368 only lays down the procedure to amend the Constitution but does not give an absolute power to Parliament to amend any part of the Constitution (4) In the case of Waman Rao Vs Union of India Supreme Court set aside the basic structure doctrine
56. Which Four Articles of Indian Constitution among the below given Articles were added to the Indian Constitution by the 42nd Constitutional Amendment Act of 1976 ______? (1) Art. 24(A) (2) Art. 28(A) (3) Art. 39(A) (4) Art. 43(A) (5) Art. 46(A) (6) Art. 48(A) (7) Art. 144(A) (8) Art. 323(A)
57. Which of the following statements are not correct in respect of Union List of Seventh Schedule of Indian Constitution? (1) There are 100 subjects in the List (2) This List signifies Co-operative Federalism (3) There are 15 subjects in the Union List on which Parliament has an exclusive power to levy Taxes (4) The Supreme Court has no jurisdiction over the matters in Union List
58. Which of the following are Non-Constitutional Bodies in India? (1) Tribunals (2) National Investigation Agency (3) Competition Commission of India (4) Law Commission of India (5) National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (6) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
59. Which of the following statements are not correct in respect of the Election Commission of India? (1) Art. 327 gives power to Parliament to make provision with respect to elections to Legislatures (2) Besides Chief Election Commissioner, two Additional Commissioners were appointed for the first time on January 1, 1990 (3) The Election Commissioner Amendment Act 1990 made the Election Commission a Multi-member body (4) The decisions in Election Commission by the members are made by unanimous vote.
60. The Impeachment of Indian President in the Parliament is a
61. Which of the following statements are not correct in respect of Advocate General in India? (1) The Advocate General is the highest Law Officer of the State (2) He is appointed by the Governor on the advice of Chief Justice of High Court (3) He should be eligible to be appointed as the Judge of a High Court (4) He/She should not be more than 65 years of age.
62. Which of the following statements are not correct in respect of Private Member Bill introduced in Parliament? (1) A Private Member is any Member of Parliament other than Member of Treasury Bench (2) The Bill of this nature are introduced and debated only on Mondays (3) It's introduction in the House requires One Month notice (4) A Constitution Amendment Bill may be introduced either in Lok Sabha or Rajya Sabha
63. Which of the following statements are correct in respect of Anti-Defection Law? (1) Anti-defection Law found place in the Constitution by 52nd Constitutional Amendment (2) The Tenth Schedule of Indian Constitution was inserted in the Constitution in the year 1989 (3) The Anti-defection Law was reinforced in the year 2002 (4) If any Member who is independently elected joins any political party, he is not disqualified
64. Which of the following statements are correct in respect of 'Special Sessions' in Parliament ? (1) The term Special Session of Parliament is defined in Art. 85 of Indian Constitution (2) Art. 352(8)(b) of Indian Constitution speaks about Special Sitting of the House of Parliament (3) The proceedings of both the Houses of Parliament in special sessions would be limited (4) If proclamation of Emergency is issued when the Parliament is not in Session, 1/3 of Lok Sabha and 1/3 of Rajya Sabha Members can ask the President to convene a Special Session of Parliament
65. Which of the following statements are correct in respect of 'Due process of Law' and 'Procedure established by Law'? (I) 'Due Process of Law' focuses on the formal adherence to legal procedures set by the Government (II) 'Procedure established by Law' emphasises the protection of individuals Rights and fairness in the application of Law and Legal Proceedings
66. Which one of the following is necessary for Pressure Groups to be effective in influencing Government Policy?
67. Which of the following are correct? Substantive Public Policies are those which; (1) plan and programme to get things done (2) allocate resources/services to particular segments of larger society (3) directly distribute benefits or costs for citizens (4) impose restrictions on behaviours
68. Which of the following policies provide a Tax refund on all or part of a poor family's Social Security Tax?
69. Which of the statements about Public Policy are Correct? 'A Public Policy may be; (1) General or Specific (2) Broad or Narrow (3) Positive or Negative (4) Rational or Irrational
70. Which of the following statements are correct in respect of 'Distributive Public Policy'? (1) It is also known as 'Patronage Policy' (2) It is meant for specific segments of Society (3) It is concerned with regulation and control of goods and services (4) It requires little administrative discretion
71. Which of the Articles of Indian Constitution relating to Fundamental Rights are not available to Foreigners in India?
72. Which Four Amendments to Indian Constitution given below are related to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in India? List of Amendments to Indian Constitution : 1, 8, 19, 29, 46, 65, 95, 102
73. Which of the following statements are not correct in respect of 'Right to Privacy'? (1) The Nine-Judge Constitutional Bench that declared 'Right to Privacy' as Fundamental Right was headed by Justice J.S. Khehar (2) The Supreme Court of India gave this historic judgement on August 24, 2018 (3) Justice J.S. Khehar was the former 42nd Chief Justice of India (4) He was appointed as Chief Justice of India in the year 2017
74. Which of the following is not included in Art. 19 of Indian Constitution?
75. In which of the following years the 'Declaration of the Rights of the Child' was passed by UNO?
76. Read the following statement given below and choose the correct alternative Statement 1 - Land degradation is caused due to soil erosion and waterlogging Statement 2 - Deforestation is the major cause of soil erosion
77. Land degradation in India happens at a very large scale”, because
78. “There is a huge loss of valuable nutrients and fertility in India”. What are the reasons for this?
79. Which of the following organization collects every data on poverty in India?
80. Which of the following helps to measure the Poverty Determination?
81. In India, which of the following determines the wage policy?
82. Which of the following three states in India are considered the poorest?
83. Consider the following statements about Atal Bhujal Yojana (1) It is conceived to arrest the rampant overuse of groundwater in India (2) It is supported by the World Bank (3) It is a sub-scheme under National Groundwater Management Improvement Scheme (NGMIS) Select the correct statements
84. Which year is known as the year of demographic divide?
85. Consider the following statement(s) related to the reasons for low sex ratio. I. High maternal mortality II. Sex selective female abortions III. Change in sex ratio at birth Code:
86. Consider the following statements regarding an aquatic ecosystem : (1) The shallow water zone around the edge of the lake is the littoral zone. (2) Limnetic zone is the open zone where phytoplankton grows in abundance (3) Profundal zone is the dark zone where the light cannot reach. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
87. Which climatic phenomenon is characterized by cooler than normal sea surface temperatures in the central Pacific Ocean?
88. Which of the following Articles of the Constitution of India refers to protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wildlife?
89. Which of the following are primary pollutants? (1) Carbon monoxide (CO) (2) Sulphur oxides (SO2) (3) Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) (4) Nitric Oxide (NO) (5) CFC's (6) Radioactive pollutants Select the correct answer using the code given below
90. Consider the following statements: (1) Meteorological Drought is based on the impact of rainfall deficits on the water supply. (2) Socioeconomic Drought refers to the impact of drought conditions on supply and demand of economic goods. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
91. With reference to cloud seeding, consider the following statements: (1) It is a weather modification technique that improves a cloud's ability to produce rain or snow by introducing tiny ice nuclei into certain types of subfreezing clouds. (2) Aluminum hydroxide is the most common chemical used for cloud seeding. Select the correct statement using the code given below:
92. National Air Quality Index (AQI) is launched by the government to monitor the quality of air in major urban centres across the country on a real-time basis and enhancing public awareness for taking mitigative action. In this context, consider the following statements: (1) AQI will have 'one number, one colour and one description' to inform the public about air quality in a simple and easily understandable format (2) There are six AQI categories, namely: good, satisfactory, moderately polluted, poor, very poor and severe (3) The index considers eight pollutants - PM10, PM2.5, NO2, SO2, CO, O3, NH3 and Pb Which of the statements given above are correct?
93. Which of the following best describes the term Deep ecologism?
94. The ability of a population to increase under ideal environmental conditions is called
95. Which disaster is most likely to be influenced by climate change?
96. Tidal waves are caused by which of the following gravitational interactions?
97. A square shaped hole is punched in a metal sheet whose linear thermal expansion coefficient is 1 × 10⁻³ per °C. The size of the hole will decrease by 10%, when
98. Which among the following has the least thermal conductivity?
99. Symbol of material used in conventional glass thermometers is
100. The temperature variation of land near sea is very less compared to that far from sea. This is due to
Direction (Q. Nos. 1-10) : Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow the passage. Your answers to these questions should be based on the passage only : Everyone is fascinated by identical twins : they look the same – even advanced digital imaging systems sometimes fail to tell them apart – and yet they have different personalities and abilities. Literature and detective stories depend upon them for providing a plot twist or a mystery. In reality, too, there have been numerous cases of one twin impersonating the other for a joke, to escape punishment or to advance a romantic interest. They may have the same eyes, the same hair colour, the same smile, but one will be shy and the other more outgoing, or one cleverer or funnier or kinder than the other and this despite their having the same DNA. They do not, however, have the same fingerprints, which are believed to be determined by environmental factors, twins like spending time with each other – often to the exclusion of others. In fifty percent of cases, they even develop their own secret language, furthermore, it is commonly believed that they have the ability to communicate telepathically so that, for instance, one is able to draw a picture of what the other is thinking. There have been innumerable claims that a twin has shared the physical or mental pain of the other – known as 'crisis telepathy' even when they could not have known it was happening. Monozygotic twins – who share everything before birth usually share everything after birth too : the same tastes in food, music, sport or politics… One might think that this could be explained by the fact that parents often give their new-born twins confusingly similar names, continue to dress them exactly alike until they are well into their teens, and generally treat them in the same way throughout their upbringing. However, there are well-documented cases of identical twins brought up separately from birth who nonetheless made the same decisions and life choices. In the 1980s, there was the much-publicised case of the identical twins 'Jim' brothers. Born in Ohio, USA in 1939, Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were put up for adoption as babies and raised by different couples, who happened to give them the same first name. When Jim Springer reconnected with his brother at age 39 in 1979, a string of other similarities and coincidences was discovered. Both men were six feet tall and weighed 180 pounds. Growing up, they'd both had dogs named Toy and taken family vacations on the same beach in Florida. As young men, they'd both married women named Linda, and then divorced them. Their second wives were both named Betty. They named their sons James Alan and James Allan. They'd both served as part-time sheriffs, enjoyed home carpentry projects, and suffered from severe headaches. In August every year, thousands of twins descend on a town in Ohio called Twinsburg, named by identical twin brothers nearly two centuries ago. The Twins Days festival is a three-day event consisting of talent shows and look-alike contests that has become one of the world's largest gatherings of twins. There have also been other festivals in the UAE, Australia, France and Nigeria. The latter country has a large proportion of twins in its population : one in 22 births to the Yoruba people in Nigeria produce twins, identical or fraternal, which is a much higher incidence than anywhere else in the world. This has been attributed to the eating of yams, but the theory is disputed. Biomedical researchers descend on these events, regarding them as a precious opportunity to conduct surveys and experiments. Scientists study twins in order to collect evidence for the age-old nature versus nurture debate : how much of their behaviour is hereditary and how much conditioned by their environment; what are people actually born with and what is caused by experience? Because identical twins come from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, and share virtually the same genetic code, any differences between them must be due to environmental factors. Studying the differences between identical twins to pinpoint the influence of environment, and comparing identical twins with fraternal ones to measure the role of inheritance, has been crucial for understanding the interplay of nature and nurture in determining our personalities, behaviour and vulnerability to disease. 1. Identical Twins who look the same are different in which aspect?
Direction (Q. Nos. 1-10) : Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow the passage. Your answers to these questions should be based on the passage only : Everyone is fascinated by identical twins : they look the same – even advanced digital imaging systems sometimes fail to tell them apart – and yet they have different personalities and abilities. Literature and detective stories depend upon them for providing a plot twist or a mystery. In reality, too, there have been numerous cases of one twin impersonating the other for a joke, to escape punishment or to advance a romantic interest. They may have the same eyes, the same hair colour, the same smile, but one will be shy and the other more outgoing, or one cleverer or funnier or kinder than the other and this despite their having the same DNA. They do not, however, have the same fingerprints, which are believed to be determined by environmental factors, twins like spending time with each other – often to the exclusion of others. In fifty percent of cases, they even develop their own secret language, furthermore, it is commonly believed that they have the ability to communicate telepathically so that, for instance, one is able to draw a picture of what the other is thinking. There have been innumerable claims that a twin has shared the physical or mental pain of the other – known as 'crisis telepathy' even when they could not have known it was happening. Monozygotic twins – who share everything before birth usually share everything after birth too : the same tastes in food, music, sport or politics… One might think that this could be explained by the fact that parents often give their new-born twins confusingly similar names, continue to dress them exactly alike until they are well into their teens, and generally treat them in the same way throughout their upbringing. However, there are well-documented cases of identical twins brought up separately from birth who nonetheless made the same decisions and life choices. In the 1980s, there was the much-publicised case of the identical twins 'Jim' brothers. Born in Ohio, USA in 1939, Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were put up for adoption as babies and raised by different couples, who happened to give them the same first name. When Jim Springer reconnected with his brother at age 39 in 1979, a string of other similarities and coincidences was discovered. Both men were six feet tall and weighed 180 pounds. Growing up, they'd both had dogs named Toy and taken family vacations on the same beach in Florida. As young men, they'd both married women named Linda, and then divorced them. Their second wives were both named Betty. They named their sons James Alan and James Allan. They'd both served as part-time sheriffs, enjoyed home carpentry projects, and suffered from severe headaches. In August every year, thousands of twins descend on a town in Ohio called Twinsburg, named by identical twin brothers nearly two centuries ago. The Twins Days festival is a three-day event consisting of talent shows and look-alike contests that has become one of the world's largest gatherings of twins. There have also been other festivals in the UAE, Australia, France and Nigeria. The latter country has a large proportion of twins in its population : one in 22 births to the Yoruba people in Nigeria produce twins, identical or fraternal, which is a much higher incidence than anywhere else in the world. This has been attributed to the eating of yams, but the theory is disputed. Biomedical researchers descend on these events, regarding them as a precious opportunity to conduct surveys and experiments. Scientists study twins in order to collect evidence for the age-old nature versus nurture debate : how much of their behaviour is hereditary and how much conditioned by their environment; what are people actually born with and what is caused by experience? Because identical twins come from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, and share virtually the same genetic code, any differences between them must be due to environmental factors. Studying the differences between identical twins to pinpoint the influence of environment, and comparing identical twins with fraternal ones to measure the role of inheritance, has been crucial for understanding the interplay of nature and nurture in determining our personalities, behaviour and vulnerability to disease. 2. How is the difference between the two identical twins helpful to authors?
Direction (Q. Nos. 1-10) : Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow the passage. Your answers to these questions should be based on the passage only : Everyone is fascinated by identical twins : they look the same – even advanced digital imaging systems sometimes fail to tell them apart – and yet they have different personalities and abilities. Literature and detective stories depend upon them for providing a plot twist or a mystery. In reality, too, there have been numerous cases of one twin impersonating the other for a joke, to escape punishment or to advance a romantic interest. They may have the same eyes, the same hair colour, the same smile, but one will be shy and the other more outgoing, or one cleverer or funnier or kinder than the other and this despite their having the same DNA. They do not, however, have the same fingerprints, which are believed to be determined by environmental factors, twins like spending time with each other – often to the exclusion of others. In fifty percent of cases, they even develop their own secret language, furthermore, it is commonly believed that they have the ability to communicate telepathically so that, for instance, one is able to draw a picture of what the other is thinking. There have been innumerable claims that a twin has shared the physical or mental pain of the other – known as 'crisis telepathy' even when they could not have known it was happening. Monozygotic twins – who share everything before birth usually share everything after birth too : the same tastes in food, music, sport or politics… One might think that this could be explained by the fact that parents often give their new-born twins confusingly similar names, continue to dress them exactly alike until they are well into their teens, and generally treat them in the same way throughout their upbringing. However, there are well-documented cases of identical twins brought up separately from birth who nonetheless made the same decisions and life choices. In the 1980s, there was the much-publicised case of the identical twins 'Jim' brothers. Born in Ohio, USA in 1939, Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were put up for adoption as babies and raised by different couples, who happened to give them the same first name. When Jim Springer reconnected with his brother at age 39 in 1979, a string of other similarities and coincidences was discovered. Both men were six feet tall and weighed 180 pounds. Growing up, they'd both had dogs named Toy and taken family vacations on the same beach in Florida. As young men, they'd both married women named Linda, and then divorced them. Their second wives were both named Betty. They named their sons James Alan and James Allan. They'd both served as part-time sheriffs, enjoyed home carpentry projects, and suffered from severe headaches. In August every year, thousands of twins descend on a town in Ohio called Twinsburg, named by identical twin brothers nearly two centuries ago. The Twins Days festival is a three-day event consisting of talent shows and look-alike contests that has become one of the world's largest gatherings of twins. There have also been other festivals in the UAE, Australia, France and Nigeria. The latter country has a large proportion of twins in its population : one in 22 births to the Yoruba people in Nigeria produce twins, identical or fraternal, which is a much higher incidence than anywhere else in the world. This has been attributed to the eating of yams, but the theory is disputed. Biomedical researchers descend on these events, regarding them as a precious opportunity to conduct surveys and experiments. Scientists study twins in order to collect evidence for the age-old nature versus nurture debate : how much of their behaviour is hereditary and how much conditioned by their environment; what are people actually born with and what is caused by experience? Because identical twins come from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, and share virtually the same genetic code, any differences between them must be due to environmental factors. Studying the differences between identical twins to pinpoint the influence of environment, and comparing identical twins with fraternal ones to measure the role of inheritance, has been crucial for understanding the interplay of nature and nurture in determining our personalities, behaviour and vulnerability to disease. 3. Which difference in two identical twins is determined by external factors?
Direction (Q. Nos. 1-10) : Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow the passage. Your answers to these questions should be based on the passage only : Everyone is fascinated by identical twins : they look the same – even advanced digital imaging systems sometimes fail to tell them apart – and yet they have different personalities and abilities. Literature and detective stories depend upon them for providing a plot twist or a mystery. In reality, too, there have been numerous cases of one twin impersonating the other for a joke, to escape punishment or to advance a romantic interest. They may have the same eyes, the same hair colour, the same smile, but one will be shy and the other more outgoing, or one cleverer or funnier or kinder than the other and this despite their having the same DNA. They do not, however, have the same fingerprints, which are believed to be determined by environmental factors, twins like spending time with each other – often to the exclusion of others. In fifty percent of cases, they even develop their own secret language, furthermore, it is commonly believed that they have the ability to communicate telepathically so that, for instance, one is able to draw a picture of what the other is thinking. There have been innumerable claims that a twin has shared the physical or mental pain of the other – known as 'crisis telepathy' even when they could not have known it was happening. Monozygotic twins – who share everything before birth usually share everything after birth too : the same tastes in food, music, sport or politics… One might think that this could be explained by the fact that parents often give their new-born twins confusingly similar names, continue to dress them exactly alike until they are well into their teens, and generally treat them in the same way throughout their upbringing. However, there are well-documented cases of identical twins brought up separately from birth who nonetheless made the same decisions and life choices. In the 1980s, there was the much-publicised case of the identical twins 'Jim' brothers. Born in Ohio, USA in 1939, Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were put up for adoption as babies and raised by different couples, who happened to give them the same first name. When Jim Springer reconnected with his brother at age 39 in 1979, a string of other similarities and coincidences was discovered. Both men were six feet tall and weighed 180 pounds. Growing up, they'd both had dogs named Toy and taken family vacations on the same beach in Florida. As young men, they'd both married women named Linda, and then divorced them. Their second wives were both named Betty. They named their sons James Alan and James Allan. They'd both served as part-time sheriffs, enjoyed home carpentry projects, and suffered from severe headaches. In August every year, thousands of twins descend on a town in Ohio called Twinsburg, named by identical twin brothers nearly two centuries ago. The Twins Days festival is a three-day event consisting of talent shows and look-alike contests that has become one of the world's largest gatherings of twins. There have also been other festivals in the UAE, Australia, France and Nigeria. The latter country has a large proportion of twins in its population : one in 22 births to the Yoruba people in Nigeria produce twins, identical or fraternal, which is a much higher incidence than anywhere else in the world. This has been attributed to the eating of yams, but the theory is disputed. Biomedical researchers descend on these events, regarding them as a precious opportunity to conduct surveys and experiments. Scientists study twins in order to collect evidence for the age-old nature versus nurture debate : how much of their behaviour is hereditary and how much conditioned by their environment; what are people actually born with and what is caused by experience? Because identical twins come from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, and share virtually the same genetic code, any differences between them must be due to environmental factors. Studying the differences between identical twins to pinpoint the influence of environment, and comparing identical twins with fraternal ones to measure the role of inheritance, has been crucial for understanding the interplay of nature and nurture in determining our personalities, behaviour and vulnerability to disease. 4. What percent of identical twins develop their own secret language?
Direction (Q. Nos. 1-10) : Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow the passage. Your answers to these questions should be based on the passage only : Everyone is fascinated by identical twins : they look the same – even advanced digital imaging systems sometimes fail to tell them apart – and yet they have different personalities and abilities. Literature and detective stories depend upon them for providing a plot twist or a mystery. In reality, too, there have been numerous cases of one twin impersonating the other for a joke, to escape punishment or to advance a romantic interest. They may have the same eyes, the same hair colour, the same smile, but one will be shy and the other more outgoing, or one cleverer or funnier or kinder than the other and this despite their having the same DNA. They do not, however, have the same fingerprints, which are believed to be determined by environmental factors, twins like spending time with each other – often to the exclusion of others. In fifty percent of cases, they even develop their own secret language, furthermore, it is commonly believed that they have the ability to communicate telepathically so that, for instance, one is able to draw a picture of what the other is thinking. There have been innumerable claims that a twin has shared the physical or mental pain of the other – known as 'crisis telepathy' even when they could not have known it was happening. Monozygotic twins – who share everything before birth usually share everything after birth too : the same tastes in food, music, sport or politics… One might think that this could be explained by the fact that parents often give their new-born twins confusingly similar names, continue to dress them exactly alike until they are well into their teens, and generally treat them in the same way throughout their upbringing. However, there are well-documented cases of identical twins brought up separately from birth who nonetheless made the same decisions and life choices. In the 1980s, there was the much-publicised case of the identical twins 'Jim' brothers. Born in Ohio, USA in 1939, Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were put up for adoption as babies and raised by different couples, who happened to give them the same first name. When Jim Springer reconnected with his brother at age 39 in 1979, a string of other similarities and coincidences was discovered. Both men were six feet tall and weighed 180 pounds. Growing up, they'd both had dogs named Toy and taken family vacations on the same beach in Florida. As young men, they'd both married women named Linda, and then divorced them. Their second wives were both named Betty. They named their sons James Alan and James Allan. They'd both served as part-time sheriffs, enjoyed home carpentry projects, and suffered from severe headaches. In August every year, thousands of twins descend on a town in Ohio called Twinsburg, named by identical twin brothers nearly two centuries ago. The Twins Days festival is a three-day event consisting of talent shows and look-alike contests that has become one of the world's largest gatherings of twins. There have also been other festivals in the UAE, Australia, France and Nigeria. The latter country has a large proportion of twins in its population : one in 22 births to the Yoruba people in Nigeria produce twins, identical or fraternal, which is a much higher incidence than anywhere else in the world. This has been attributed to the eating of yams, but the theory is disputed. Biomedical researchers descend on these events, regarding them as a precious opportunity to conduct surveys and experiments. Scientists study twins in order to collect evidence for the age-old nature versus nurture debate : how much of their behaviour is hereditary and how much conditioned by their environment; what are people actually born with and what is caused by experience? Because identical twins come from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, and share virtually the same genetic code, any differences between them must be due to environmental factors. Studying the differences between identical twins to pinpoint the influence of environment, and comparing identical twins with fraternal ones to measure the role of inheritance, has been crucial for understanding the interplay of nature and nurture in determining our personalities, behaviour and vulnerability to disease. 5. When one twin is able to share the physical or mental pain without even being communicated, it is known as
Direction (Q. Nos. 1-10) : Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow the passage. Your answers to these questions should be based on the passage only : Everyone is fascinated by identical twins : they look the same – even advanced digital imaging systems sometimes fail to tell them apart – and yet they have different personalities and abilities. Literature and detective stories depend upon them for providing a plot twist or a mystery. In reality, too, there have been numerous cases of one twin impersonating the other for a joke, to escape punishment or to advance a romantic interest. They may have the same eyes, the same hair colour, the same smile, but one will be shy and the other more outgoing, or one cleverer or funnier or kinder than the other and this despite their having the same DNA. They do not, however, have the same fingerprints, which are believed to be determined by environmental factors, twins like spending time with each other – often to the exclusion of others. In fifty percent of cases, they even develop their own secret language, furthermore, it is commonly believed that they have the ability to communicate telepathically so that, for instance, one is able to draw a picture of what the other is thinking. There have been innumerable claims that a twin has shared the physical or mental pain of the other – known as 'crisis telepathy' even when they could not have known it was happening. Monozygotic twins – who share everything before birth usually share everything after birth too : the same tastes in food, music, sport or politics… One might think that this could be explained by the fact that parents often give their new-born twins confusingly similar names, continue to dress them exactly alike until they are well into their teens, and generally treat them in the same way throughout their upbringing. However, there are well-documented cases of identical twins brought up separately from birth who nonetheless made the same decisions and life choices. In the 1980s, there was the much-publicised case of the identical twins 'Jim' brothers. Born in Ohio, USA in 1939, Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were put up for adoption as babies and raised by different couples, who happened to give them the same first name. When Jim Springer reconnected with his brother at age 39 in 1979, a string of other similarities and coincidences was discovered. Both men were six feet tall and weighed 180 pounds. Growing up, they'd both had dogs named Toy and taken family vacations on the same beach in Florida. As young men, they'd both married women named Linda, and then divorced them. Their second wives were both named Betty. They named their sons James Alan and James Allan. They'd both served as part-time sheriffs, enjoyed home carpentry projects, and suffered from severe headaches. In August every year, thousands of twins descend on a town in Ohio called Twinsburg, named by identical twin brothers nearly two centuries ago. The Twins Days festival is a three-day event consisting of talent shows and look-alike contests that has become one of the world's largest gatherings of twins. There have also been other festivals in the UAE, Australia, France and Nigeria. The latter country has a large proportion of twins in its population : one in 22 births to the Yoruba people in Nigeria produce twins, identical or fraternal, which is a much higher incidence than anywhere else in the world. This has been attributed to the eating of yams, but the theory is disputed. Biomedical researchers descend on these events, regarding them as a precious opportunity to conduct surveys and experiments. Scientists study twins in order to collect evidence for the age-old nature versus nurture debate : how much of their behaviour is hereditary and how much conditioned by their environment; what are people actually born with and what is caused by experience? Because identical twins come from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, and share virtually the same genetic code, any differences between them must be due to environmental factors. Studying the differences between identical twins to pinpoint the influence of environment, and comparing identical twins with fraternal ones to measure the role of inheritance, has been crucial for understanding the interplay of nature and nurture in determining our personalities, behaviour and vulnerability to disease. 6. What do we call the twins, who share everything before birth?
Direction (Q. Nos. 1-10) : Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow the passage. Your answers to these questions should be based on the passage only : Everyone is fascinated by identical twins : they look the same – even advanced digital imaging systems sometimes fail to tell them apart – and yet they have different personalities and abilities. Literature and detective stories depend upon them for providing a plot twist or a mystery. In reality, too, there have been numerous cases of one twin impersonating the other for a joke, to escape punishment or to advance a romantic interest. They may have the same eyes, the same hair colour, the same smile, but one will be shy and the other more outgoing, or one cleverer or funnier or kinder than the other and this despite their having the same DNA. They do not, however, have the same fingerprints, which are believed to be determined by environmental factors, twins like spending time with each other – often to the exclusion of others. In fifty percent of cases, they even develop their own secret language, furthermore, it is commonly believed that they have the ability to communicate telepathically so that, for instance, one is able to draw a picture of what the other is thinking. There have been innumerable claims that a twin has shared the physical or mental pain of the other – known as 'crisis telepathy' even when they could not have known it was happening. Monozygotic twins – who share everything before birth usually share everything after birth too : the same tastes in food, music, sport or politics… One might think that this could be explained by the fact that parents often give their new-born twins confusingly similar names, continue to dress them exactly alike until they are well into their teens, and generally treat them in the same way throughout their upbringing. However, there are well-documented cases of identical twins brought up separately from birth who nonetheless made the same decisions and life choices. In the 1980s, there was the much-publicised case of the identical twins 'Jim' brothers. Born in Ohio, USA in 1939, Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were put up for adoption as babies and raised by different couples, who happened to give them the same first name. When Jim Springer reconnected with his brother at age 39 in 1979, a string of other similarities and coincidences was discovered. Both men were six feet tall and weighed 180 pounds. Growing up, they'd both had dogs named Toy and taken family vacations on the same beach in Florida. As young men, they'd both married women named Linda, and then divorced them. Their second wives were both named Betty. They named their sons James Alan and James Allan. They'd both served as part-time sheriffs, enjoyed home carpentry projects, and suffered from severe headaches. In August every year, thousands of twins descend on a town in Ohio called Twinsburg, named by identical twin brothers nearly two centuries ago. The Twins Days festival is a three-day event consisting of talent shows and look-alike contests that has become one of the world's largest gatherings of twins. There have also been other festivals in the UAE, Australia, France and Nigeria. The latter country has a large proportion of twins in its population : one in 22 births to the Yoruba people in Nigeria produce twins, identical or fraternal, which is a much higher incidence than anywhere else in the world. This has been attributed to the eating of yams, but the theory is disputed. Biomedical researchers descend on these events, regarding them as a precious opportunity to conduct surveys and experiments. Scientists study twins in order to collect evidence for the age-old nature versus nurture debate : how much of their behaviour is hereditary and how much conditioned by their environment; what are people actually born with and what is caused by experience? Because identical twins come from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, and share virtually the same genetic code, any differences between them must be due to environmental factors. Studying the differences between identical twins to pinpoint the influence of environment, and comparing identical twins with fraternal ones to measure the role of inheritance, has been crucial for understanding the interplay of nature and nurture in determining our personalities, behaviour and vulnerability to disease. 7. Which festival has become one of the world's largest gathering of twins?
Direction (Q. Nos. 1-10) : Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow the passage. Your answers to these questions should be based on the passage only : Everyone is fascinated by identical twins : they look the same – even advanced digital imaging systems sometimes fail to tell them apart – and yet they have different personalities and abilities. Literature and detective stories depend upon them for providing a plot twist or a mystery. In reality, too, there have been numerous cases of one twin impersonating the other for a joke, to escape punishment or to advance a romantic interest. They may have the same eyes, the same hair colour, the same smile, but one will be shy and the other more outgoing, or one cleverer or funnier or kinder than the other and this despite their having the same DNA. They do not, however, have the same fingerprints, which are believed to be determined by environmental factors, twins like spending time with each other – often to the exclusion of others. In fifty percent of cases, they even develop their own secret language, furthermore, it is commonly believed that they have the ability to communicate telepathically so that, for instance, one is able to draw a picture of what the other is thinking. There have been innumerable claims that a twin has shared the physical or mental pain of the other – known as 'crisis telepathy' even when they could not have known it was happening. Monozygotic twins – who share everything before birth usually share everything after birth too : the same tastes in food, music, sport or politics… One might think that this could be explained by the fact that parents often give their new-born twins confusingly similar names, continue to dress them exactly alike until they are well into their teens, and generally treat them in the same way throughout their upbringing. However, there are well-documented cases of identical twins brought up separately from birth who nonetheless made the same decisions and life choices. In the 1980s, there was the much-publicised case of the identical twins 'Jim' brothers. Born in Ohio, USA in 1939, Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were put up for adoption as babies and raised by different couples, who happened to give them the same first name. When Jim Springer reconnected with his brother at age 39 in 1979, a string of other similarities and coincidences was discovered. Both men were six feet tall and weighed 180 pounds. Growing up, they'd both had dogs named Toy and taken family vacations on the same beach in Florida. As young men, they'd both married women named Linda, and then divorced them. Their second wives were both named Betty. They named their sons James Alan and James Allan. They'd both served as part-time sheriffs, enjoyed home carpentry projects, and suffered from severe headaches. In August every year, thousands of twins descend on a town in Ohio called Twinsburg, named by identical twin brothers nearly two centuries ago. The Twins Days festival is a three-day event consisting of talent shows and look-alike contests that has become one of the world's largest gatherings of twins. There have also been other festivals in the UAE, Australia, France and Nigeria. The latter country has a large proportion of twins in its population : one in 22 births to the Yoruba people in Nigeria produce twins, identical or fraternal, which is a much higher incidence than anywhere else in the world. This has been attributed to the eating of yams, but the theory is disputed. Biomedical researchers descend on these events, regarding them as a precious opportunity to conduct surveys and experiments. Scientists study twins in order to collect evidence for the age-old nature versus nurture debate : how much of their behaviour is hereditary and how much conditioned by their environment; what are people actually born with and what is caused by experience? Because identical twins come from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, and share virtually the same genetic code, any differences between them must be due to environmental factors. Studying the differences between identical twins to pinpoint the influence of environment, and comparing identical twins with fraternal ones to measure the role of inheritance, has been crucial for understanding the interplay of nature and nurture in determining our personalities, behaviour and vulnerability to disease. 8. Which country has a large proportion of twin population?
Direction (Q. Nos. 1-10) : Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow the passage. Your answers to these questions should be based on the passage only : Everyone is fascinated by identical twins : they look the same – even advanced digital imaging systems sometimes fail to tell them apart – and yet they have different personalities and abilities. Literature and detective stories depend upon them for providing a plot twist or a mystery. In reality, too, there have been numerous cases of one twin impersonating the other for a joke, to escape punishment or to advance a romantic interest. They may have the same eyes, the same hair colour, the same smile, but one will be shy and the other more outgoing, or one cleverer or funnier or kinder than the other and this despite their having the same DNA. They do not, however, have the same fingerprints, which are believed to be determined by environmental factors, twins like spending time with each other – often to the exclusion of others. In fifty percent of cases, they even develop their own secret language, furthermore, it is commonly believed that they have the ability to communicate telepathically so that, for instance, one is able to draw a picture of what the other is thinking. There have been innumerable claims that a twin has shared the physical or mental pain of the other – known as 'crisis telepathy' even when they could not have known it was happening. Monozygotic twins – who share everything before birth usually share everything after birth too : the same tastes in food, music, sport or politics… One might think that this could be explained by the fact that parents often give their new-born twins confusingly similar names, continue to dress them exactly alike until they are well into their teens, and generally treat them in the same way throughout their upbringing. However, there are well-documented cases of identical twins brought up separately from birth who nonetheless made the same decisions and life choices. In the 1980s, there was the much-publicised case of the identical twins 'Jim' brothers. Born in Ohio, USA in 1939, Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were put up for adoption as babies and raised by different couples, who happened to give them the same first name. When Jim Springer reconnected with his brother at age 39 in 1979, a string of other similarities and coincidences was discovered. Both men were six feet tall and weighed 180 pounds. Growing up, they'd both had dogs named Toy and taken family vacations on the same beach in Florida. As young men, they'd both married women named Linda, and then divorced them. Their second wives were both named Betty. They named their sons James Alan and James Allan. They'd both served as part-time sheriffs, enjoyed home carpentry projects, and suffered from severe headaches. In August every year, thousands of twins descend on a town in Ohio called Twinsburg, named by identical twin brothers nearly two centuries ago. The Twins Days festival is a three-day event consisting of talent shows and look-alike contests that has become one of the world's largest gatherings of twins. There have also been other festivals in the UAE, Australia, France and Nigeria. The latter country has a large proportion of twins in its population : one in 22 births to the Yoruba people in Nigeria produce twins, identical or fraternal, which is a much higher incidence than anywhere else in the world. This has been attributed to the eating of yams, but the theory is disputed. Biomedical researchers descend on these events, regarding them as a precious opportunity to conduct surveys and experiments. Scientists study twins in order to collect evidence for the age-old nature versus nurture debate : how much of their behaviour is hereditary and how much conditioned by their environment; what are people actually born with and what is caused by experience? Because identical twins come from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, and share virtually the same genetic code, any differences between them must be due to environmental factors. Studying the differences between identical twins to pinpoint the influence of environment, and comparing identical twins with fraternal ones to measure the role of inheritance, has been crucial for understanding the interplay of nature and nurture in determining our personalities, behaviour and vulnerability to disease. 9. What is the reason of the high rate of twins produced by the Yoruba people?
Direction (Q. Nos. 1-10) : Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow the passage. Your answers to these questions should be based on the passage only : Everyone is fascinated by identical twins : they look the same – even advanced digital imaging systems sometimes fail to tell them apart – and yet they have different personalities and abilities. Literature and detective stories depend upon them for providing a plot twist or a mystery. In reality, too, there have been numerous cases of one twin impersonating the other for a joke, to escape punishment or to advance a romantic interest. They may have the same eyes, the same hair colour, the same smile, but one will be shy and the other more outgoing, or one cleverer or funnier or kinder than the other and this despite their having the same DNA. They do not, however, have the same fingerprints, which are believed to be determined by environmental factors, twins like spending time with each other – often to the exclusion of others. In fifty percent of cases, they even develop their own secret language, furthermore, it is commonly believed that they have the ability to communicate telepathically so that, for instance, one is able to draw a picture of what the other is thinking. There have been innumerable claims that a twin has shared the physical or mental pain of the other – known as 'crisis telepathy' even when they could not have known it was happening. Monozygotic twins – who share everything before birth usually share everything after birth too : the same tastes in food, music, sport or politics… One might think that this could be explained by the fact that parents often give their new-born twins confusingly similar names, continue to dress them exactly alike until they are well into their teens, and generally treat them in the same way throughout their upbringing. However, there are well-documented cases of identical twins brought up separately from birth who nonetheless made the same decisions and life choices. In the 1980s, there was the much-publicised case of the identical twins 'Jim' brothers. Born in Ohio, USA in 1939, Jim Springer and Jim Lewis were put up for adoption as babies and raised by different couples, who happened to give them the same first name. When Jim Springer reconnected with his brother at age 39 in 1979, a string of other similarities and coincidences was discovered. Both men were six feet tall and weighed 180 pounds. Growing up, they'd both had dogs named Toy and taken family vacations on the same beach in Florida. As young men, they'd both married women named Linda, and then divorced them. Their second wives were both named Betty. They named their sons James Alan and James Allan. They'd both served as part-time sheriffs, enjoyed home carpentry projects, and suffered from severe headaches. In August every year, thousands of twins descend on a town in Ohio called Twinsburg, named by identical twin brothers nearly two centuries ago. The Twins Days festival is a three-day event consisting of talent shows and look-alike contests that has become one of the world's largest gatherings of twins. There have also been other festivals in the UAE, Australia, France and Nigeria. The latter country has a large proportion of twins in its population : one in 22 births to the Yoruba people in Nigeria produce twins, identical or fraternal, which is a much higher incidence than anywhere else in the world. This has been attributed to the eating of yams, but the theory is disputed. Biomedical researchers descend on these events, regarding them as a precious opportunity to conduct surveys and experiments. Scientists study twins in order to collect evidence for the age-old nature versus nurture debate : how much of their behaviour is hereditary and how much conditioned by their environment; what are people actually born with and what is caused by experience? Because identical twins come from a single fertilized egg that splits in two, and share virtually the same genetic code, any differences between them must be due to environmental factors. Studying the differences between identical twins to pinpoint the influence of environment, and comparing identical twins with fraternal ones to measure the role of inheritance, has been crucial for understanding the interplay of nature and nurture in determining our personalities, behaviour and vulnerability to disease. 10. Biomedical scientists conduct experiments in these events to collect which evidence?
Direction (Q. Nos. 11-16) : Read the following passage to answer the question. Ecosystems provide people with a variety of goods and services, food, clean water, clean air, flood control, soil stabilization, pollination, climate regulation, spiritual fulfilment and aesthetic enjoyment, to name just a few. Most of these benefits are either irreplaceable or the technology necessary to replace them is prohibitively expensive. For example, potable freshwater can be provided by desalinating sea water, but only at great cost. The rapidly expanding human population has greatly modified the earth's ecosystem to meet their increased requirements of some of the goods and services, particularly food, freshwater, timber, fibre, and fuel. These modifications have contributed substantially to human well-being and economic development. The benefits have not been equally distributed. Some people have actually been harmed by these changes. Moreover, short-term increases in some ecosystems' goods and services have come at the cost of long-term degradation of others. For example, efforts to increase the production of food and fibre have decreased the ability of some ecosystems to provide clean water, regulate flooding and support biodiversity. 11. Expanding human population has an adverse effect on (i) spiritual fulfilment (ii) availability of potable freshwater (iii) employment (iv) biodiversity Which of the statements given above are correct?
Direction (Q. Nos. 11-16) : Read the following passage to answer the question. Ecosystems provide people with a variety of goods and services, food, clean water, clean air, flood control, soil stabilization, pollination, climate regulation, spiritual fulfilment and aesthetic enjoyment, to name just a few. Most of these benefits are either irreplaceable or the technology necessary to replace them is prohibitively expensive. For example, potable freshwater can be provided by desalinating sea water, but only at great cost. The rapidly expanding human population has greatly modified the earth's ecosystem to meet their increased requirements of some of the goods and services, particularly food, freshwater, timber, fibre, and fuel. These modifications have contributed substantially to human well-being and economic development. The benefits have not been equally distributed. Some people have actually been harmed by these changes. Moreover, short-term increases in some ecosystems' goods and services have come at the cost of long-term degradation of others. For example, efforts to increase the production of food and fibre have decreased the ability of some ecosystems to provide clean water, regulate flooding and support biodiversity. 12. The passage mentions that 'some people have actually been harmed by these changes'. It indicates towards
Direction (Q. Nos. 11-16) : Read the following passage to answer the question. Ecosystems provide people with a variety of goods and services, food, clean water, clean air, flood control, soil stabilization, pollination, climate regulation, spiritual fulfilment and aesthetic enjoyment, to name just a few. Most of these benefits are either irreplaceable or the technology necessary to replace them is prohibitively expensive. For example, potable freshwater can be provided by desalinating sea water, but only at great cost. The rapidly expanding human population has greatly modified the earth's ecosystem to meet their increased requirements of some of the goods and services, particularly food, freshwater, timber, fibre, and fuel. These modifications have contributed substantially to human well-being and economic development. The benefits have not been equally distributed. Some people have actually been harmed by these changes. Moreover, short-term increases in some ecosystems' goods and services have come at the cost of long-term degradation of others. For example, efforts to increase the production of food and fibre have decreased the ability of some ecosystems to provide clean water, regulate flooding and support biodiversity. 13. Which of the following is correct in the context of the passage?
Direction (Q. Nos. 11-16) : Read the following passage to answer the question. Ecosystems provide people with a variety of goods and services, food, clean water, clean air, flood control, soil stabilization, pollination, climate regulation, spiritual fulfilment and aesthetic enjoyment, to name just a few. Most of these benefits are either irreplaceable or the technology necessary to replace them is prohibitively expensive. For example, potable freshwater can be provided by desalinating sea water, but only at great cost. The rapidly expanding human population has greatly modified the earth's ecosystem to meet their increased requirements of some of the goods and services, particularly food, freshwater, timber, fibre, and fuel. These modifications have contributed substantially to human well-being and economic development. The benefits have not been equally distributed. Some people have actually been harmed by these changes. Moreover, short-term increases in some ecosystems' goods and services have come at the cost of long-term degradation of others. For example, efforts to increase the production of food and fibre have decreased the ability of some ecosystems to provide clean water, regulate flooding and support biodiversity. 14. With reference to the passage, consider the following statements : (i) It is imperative to modify the earth's ecosystem for the well-being of mankind. (ii) Technology can never replace all the goods and services provided by ecosystems. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Direction (Q. Nos. 11-16) : Read the following passage to answer the question. Ecosystems provide people with a variety of goods and services, food, clean water, clean air, flood control, soil stabilization, pollination, climate regulation, spiritual fulfilment and aesthetic enjoyment, to name just a few. Most of these benefits are either irreplaceable or the technology necessary to replace them is prohibitively expensive. For example, potable freshwater can be provided by desalinating sea water, but only at great cost. The rapidly expanding human population has greatly modified the earth's ecosystem to meet their increased requirements of some of the goods and services, particularly food, freshwater, timber, fibre, and fuel. These modifications have contributed substantially to human well-being and economic development. The benefits have not been equally distributed. Some people have actually been harmed by these changes. Moreover, short-term increases in some ecosystems' goods and services have come at the cost of long-term degradation of others. For example, efforts to increase the production of food and fibre have decreased the ability of some ecosystems to provide clean water, regulate flooding and support biodiversity. 15. According to the passage, which of the following can be taken as the main reason for the modification of earth's system?
Direction (Q. Nos. 11-16) : Read the following passage to answer the question. Ecosystems provide people with a variety of goods and services, food, clean water, clean air, flood control, soil stabilization, pollination, climate regulation, spiritual fulfilment and aesthetic enjoyment, to name just a few. Most of these benefits are either irreplaceable or the technology necessary to replace them is prohibitively expensive. For example, potable freshwater can be provided by desalinating sea water, but only at great cost. The rapidly expanding human population has greatly modified the earth's ecosystem to meet their increased requirements of some of the goods and services, particularly food, freshwater, timber, fibre, and fuel. These modifications have contributed substantially to human well-being and economic development. The benefits have not been equally distributed. Some people have actually been harmed by these changes. Moreover, short-term increases in some ecosystems' goods and services have come at the cost of long-term degradation of others. For example, efforts to increase the production of food and fibre have decreased the ability of some ecosystems to provide clean water, regulate flooding and support biodiversity. 16. Which of the following can be considered as the most suitable title for the passage?
17. If all Ps are Qs and some Qs are Rs, which of the following must be true?
18. How many pairs of letters are there in the word “CASTRAPHONE” which have as many letters between them in the word as in the alphabet?
19. In which year was Facebook launched?
20. What is the meaning of the word ‘Jargon’?
21. An Informal Gathering occurs when a group of people get together in a casual, relaxed manner. Which situation given below is the best example of an Informal Gathering?
Direction (Q. Nos. 22-26) : Study the following information to answer the given questions : (a) Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table–two on each side. (b) There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other. (c) J is between L and F. (d) G is between I and F. (e) H, a lady member, is second to the left of J. (f) F, a male member, is seated opposite to E, a lady member. (g) There is a lady member between F and I. 22. Who among the following are the three lady members?
Direction (Q. Nos. 22-26) : Study the following information to answer the given questions : (a) Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table–two on each side. (b) There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other. (c) J is between L and F. (d) G is between I and F. (e) H, a lady member, is second to the left of J. (f) F, a male member, is seated opposite to E, a lady member. (g) There is a lady member between F and I. 23. Which of the following is true about J?
Direction (Q. Nos. 22-26) : Study the following information to answer the given questions : (a) Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table–two on each side. (b) There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other. (c) J is between L and F. (d) G is between I and F. (e) H, a lady member, is second to the left of J. (f) F, a male member, is seated opposite to E, a lady member. (g) There is a lady member between F and I. 24. Who among the following is seated between E and H?
Direction (Q. Nos. 22-26) : Study the following information to answer the given questions : (a) Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table–two on each side. (b) There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other. (c) J is between L and F. (d) G is between I and F. (e) H, a lady member, is second to the left of J. (f) F, a male member, is seated opposite to E, a lady member. (g) There is a lady member between F and I. 25. Who among the following is to the immediate left of F?
Direction (Q. Nos. 22-26) : Study the following information to answer the given questions : (a) Eight persons E, F, G, H, I, J, K and L are seated around a square table–two on each side. (b) There are three lady members and they are not seated next to each other. (c) J is between L and F. (d) G is between I and F. (e) H, a lady member, is second to the left of J. (f) F, a male member, is seated opposite to E, a lady member. (g) There is a lady member between F and I. 26. How many people are seated between K and F?
27. Which of the following clearly defines the function of mass media?
28. T, S and R are three brothers. T's son Q is married to K and they have one child Rahul blessed to them. M the son of S, is married to H and this couple is blessed with a daughter Madhvi. R has a daughter N who is married to P. This couple has one daughter Karuna born to them. How is Madhvi related to S?
29. A postman was returning to the post office which was in front of him to the North. When the post office was 100 m away from him, he turned to the left and walked 50 m to deliver the last letter at CGO complex and moved another 50 m to meet his friend. Then he turned towards North and walked 100 m. How far is he from the post office?
30. Three individuals have to be selected from a group of 6 people. How many different combinations are possible?
31. John needs to choose between two job offers. Offer A has higher salary but is located in a city with a high cost of living. Offer B has a lower salary but is situated in a town with a lower cost of living. Which job offer should John choose?
32. Arrange these words in alphabetical order and choose the one that comes last : (i) Abandon (ii) Actuate (iii) Accumulate (iv) Acquit (v) Achieve
33. Three of the following four words are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.
34. Manish is going on a vacation and needs to book a hotel. He shortlists 3 hotels and is now comparing them on the basis of cost, facilities available and proximity to tourist sites. Which step of decision making is Manish performing?
35. In the year 1780, who had started the first printed newspaper named as Bengal Gazette, in India?
37. Which behavior is important for effective listening in a communication exchange?
38. Statement : The vehicular traffic has increased so much in the recent past that it takes at least two hours to travel between the city and the airport during peak hours. Course of action : I. Non-airport bound vehicles should not be allowed to ply on the road connecting the city and the airport. II. The load of vehicular traffic should be diverted through various link roads during peak hours. III. The departure and arrival of flights should be regulated so as to avoid congestion during peak hours.
39. Direction : In each question below is given a statement followed by two assumptions numbered I and II. Consider the statement and decide which of the given assumptions is implicit. Statement : A statement in the call letter given to candidates of the written examination states — “you have to bear the travel expenses for attending the written examination” Assumption I : If not clarified all the candidates may claim reimbursement. Assumption II : Many organizations reimburse the expenses on travel to the candidates appearing for written examination.
40. What does the SOLER model in communication stand for?
46. Which of the following is not a database object in MS Access?
47. Which one of the following represents the binary equivalent of the decimal number 23?
48. In which year was Educational TV first introduced in India?
49. Which is the largest storage unit among the following?
50. An area is affected by severe flooding. You, as a District Magistrate, have limited resources. Which of the following should be your immediate priority?
Direction (Q. Nos. 51-55) : The bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in thousand numbers) from six branches B1 to B6 of a publishing company during two consecutive years 2000 and 2001. Sales (in thousand numbers) by branch, year 2000 / year 2001 : B1 – 80 / 105; B2 – 75 / 65; B3 – 95 / 110; B4 – 85 / 95; B5 – 75 / 95; B6 – 70 / 80. 51. What is the ratio of the total sales of branch B2 for both years to the total sales of branch B4 for both years?
Direction (Q. Nos. 51-55) : The bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in thousand numbers) from six branches B1 to B6 of a publishing company during two consecutive years 2000 and 2001. Sales (in thousand numbers) by branch, year 2000 / year 2001 : B1 – 80 / 105; B2 – 75 / 65; B3 – 95 / 110; B4 – 85 / 95; B5 – 75 / 95; B6 – 70 / 80. 52. Total sales of branch B6 for both the years are what percent of the total sales of branch B3 for both the years?
Direction (Q. Nos. 51-55) : The bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in thousand numbers) from six branches B1 to B6 of a publishing company during two consecutive years 2000 and 2001. Sales (in thousand numbers) by branch, year 2000 / year 2001 : B1 – 80 / 105; B2 – 75 / 65; B3 – 95 / 110; B4 – 85 / 95; B5 – 75 / 95; B6 – 70 / 80. 53. What percent of the average sales of branches B1, B2 and B3 in 2001 is the average sales of branches B1, B3 and B6 in 2000?
Direction (Q. Nos. 51-55) : The bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in thousand numbers) from six branches B1 to B6 of a publishing company during two consecutive years 2000 and 2001. Sales (in thousand numbers) by branch, year 2000 / year 2001 : B1 – 80 / 105; B2 – 75 / 65; B3 – 95 / 110; B4 – 85 / 95; B5 – 75 / 95; B6 – 70 / 80. 54. What is the average sales of all the branches (in thousand numbers) for the year 2000?
Direction (Q. Nos. 51-55) : The bar graph given below shows the sales of books (in thousand numbers) from six branches B1 to B6 of a publishing company during two consecutive years 2000 and 2001. Sales (in thousand numbers) by branch, year 2000 / year 2001 : B1 – 80 / 105; B2 – 75 / 65; B3 – 95 / 110; B4 – 85 / 95; B5 – 75 / 95; B6 – 70 / 80. 55. Total sales of branches B1, B3 and B5 together for both the years (in thousand numbers) are
56. The sum of the digits of a two-digit number is 9. If the number formed by reversing the digits is 9 less than the original number, what is the original number?
57. A man spends 30% of his salary on rent and 20% on food. If he has ₹ 2,500 left after these expenses, what is his total salary?
58. In a sequence of numbers, each number is the sum of the previous two numbers. If the first two numbers are 2 and 3, what is the 6th number in the sequence?
59. A water tank has two inlet pipes and one outlet pipe. The inlet pipes can fill the tank in 4 hours and 6 hours, respectively. The outlet pipe can empty the tank in 8 hours. If all three pipes are opened simultaneously, how long will it take to fill the tank?
60. A sum of ₹ 10,000 is divided into two parts such that one part is invested at 8% per annum and the other at 6% per annum. If the annual interest earned from both investments is ₹ 700, what is the amount invested at 8%?
61. 250%/5% = ?
62. The sum of squares of two numbers is 146. If the square of their difference is 36, then the product of both the numbers is
63. A peon purchased a chair for ₹ 700, spent ₹ 170 on its repair and ₹ 30 on the cartage. If he sold the chair for ₹ 1,080, his gain percent is
64. Find the next number in the sequence 17, 17, 51, 255, 1785
65. A can do 3/4 of a work in 12 days. He can complete 1/8 th of the work in
66. Sonia can copy 50 pages in 10 hours. Priya and Sonia can copy 300 pages in 40 hours. Priya can copy 30 pages in
67. The probability of getting a bad egg in a lot of 400 eggs is 0.035. The number of bad eggs in the lot is
68. Arrange in order, from least to greatest : – 8/5, – 3/2, – 19/11
69. A chemist has one solution which is 50% acid and a second which is 25% acid. How much of each should be mixed to make 10 litres of a 40% acid solution?
70. If the number K35624 is divisible by 11, then what is the value of K?
Direction (Q. Nos. 71-73) : Study the bar chart and answer the questions based on it. Production of crops (in 1000 tonnes) over the years : 2005 – 25; 2006 – 40; 2007 – 60; 2008 – 45; 2009 – 65; 2010 – 50; 2011 – 75; 2012 – 80. 71. The average production of the crops in the year 2006 and 2007 was exactly equal to the average production of which of the following pairs of years?
Direction (Q. Nos. 71-73) : Study the bar chart and answer the questions based on it. Production of crops (in 1000 tonnes) over the years : 2005 – 25; 2006 – 40; 2007 – 60; 2008 – 45; 2009 – 65; 2010 – 50; 2011 – 75; 2012 – 80. 72. What was the percentage increase in the production of crops in 2012 compared to that in 2005?
Direction (Q. Nos. 71-73) : Study the bar chart and answer the questions based on it. Production of crops (in 1000 tonnes) over the years : 2005 – 25; 2006 – 40; 2007 – 60; 2008 – 45; 2009 – 65; 2010 – 50; 2011 – 75; 2012 – 80. 73. What was the percentage decline in the production of crops from the year 2007 to 2008?
Direction (Q. Nos. 74 & 75) : In the light of data sufficiency, choose the appropriate option from the following : 74. The last Sunday of July, 2018 fell on which date? Statements : (i) The first Sunday of that month fell on 5th. (ii) The last day of the month was Friday.
Direction (Q. Nos. 74 & 75) : In the light of data sufficiency, choose the appropriate option from the following : 75. Mr. X ranks eighteenth from the top in a class. What is his rank from the last? Statements : (i) There are 47 students in the class. (ii) Mr. Y who ranks 10th in the same class, ranks 38th from the last.
76. In the following Bar diagram, the proportion of expenditure spent on the several things by two persons X and Y are shown : Person 'X' – Total expenditure ₹ 20,000 per month : Food & Clothing 50%, Miscellaneous 30%, Education 20%. Person 'Y' – Total expenditure ₹ 1,00,000 per month : Food & Clothing 10%, Miscellaneous 60%, Education 30%. From the above Bar diagram, which of the following statements is correct?
Direction (Q. Nos. 77 & 78) : Study the following pie chart and answer the questions : The monthly expenditure (in percent) of a family is represented by the given pie chart. Let the total monthly income of the family be ₹ 33,650, then : Savings 12%, Food and clothing 25%, House Rent 18%, Entertainment and others 9%, Child Education 23%, Medical 13%. 77. The amount of annual savings would be
Direction (Q. Nos. 77 & 78) : Study the following pie chart and answer the questions : The monthly expenditure (in percent) of a family is represented by the given pie chart. Let the total monthly income of the family be ₹ 33,650, then : Savings 12%, Food and clothing 25%, House Rent 18%, Entertainment and others 9%, Child Education 23%, Medical 13%. 78. After payment of house rent and deductions of monthly savings, the total monthly income of the family remains
Direction (Q. Nos. 79 & 80) : Answer the questions based on the following table which shows the results of half yearly and annual examinations of four sections A, B, C, D of Class-V students in a school. No. of Students – Result by Section (A, B, C, D): Students failed in both Exams: A 28, B 23, C 17, D 27 Students failed in half-yearly but passed in Annual Exams: A 14, B 12, C 8, D 13 Students passed in half-yearly but failed in Annual Exams: A 6, B 17, C 9, D 15 Students passed in both Exams: A 64, B 55, C 46, D 76 79. How many students are there in Class-V of the school?
Direction (Q. Nos. 79 & 80) : Answer the questions based on the following table which shows the results of half yearly and annual examinations of four sections A, B, C, D of Class-V students in a school. No. of Students – Result by Section (A, B, C, D): Students failed in both Exams: A 28, B 23, C 17, D 27 Students failed in half-yearly but passed in Annual Exams: A 14, B 12, C 8, D 13 Students passed in half-yearly but failed in Annual Exams: A 6, B 17, C 9, D 15 Students passed in both Exams: A 64, B 55, C 46, D 76 80. Which section has the maximum success rate in annual examination?