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Question - 1

Match the following

List I
(Scientists)
List II
(Country)
A. Archimedes 1. Britain
B. Alexander Graham Bell 2. Germany
C. Nicolas Copernicus 3. Greece
D. Albert Einstein 4. USA
  5. Poland
  • A A B C D 3 2 4 5
  • B A B C D 3 1 5 2
  • C A B C D 4 5 2 1
  • D A B C D 4 3 5 2

Question - 2

Which of the following states falls in the territorial Jurisdiction of Guwahati High Court?
1. Assam
2. Manipur
3. Meghalaya
4. Nagaland
5. Arunachal Pradesh
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

  • A 1,2 and 3
  • B 2,3 and 4
  • C 2,4 and 5
  • D 1,4 and 5

Question - 3

Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?

Tribe   State
1.Limboo (Limbu)   Sikkim
2.Karbi :  Himachal Pradesh
3.Dongaria  Odisha
4.Bonda  Tamil Nadu
  • A 1 and 3
  • B 2 and 4
  • C 1,3 and 4
  • D All of these

Question - 4

The endeavour of ' Janani Suraksha Yojana ' Programme is
1. to promote institutional deliveries.
2. to provide monetary assistance to the mother to meet the cost of delivery.
3. to provide for wage loss due to pregnancy and confinement.
Which of the statement(s) given above is / are correct?

  • A 1 and 2
  • B Only 2
  • C Only 3
  • D all of these

Question - 5

Which of the following can be said to be essentially the parts of inclusive governance?
1. Permitting the non - banking financial companies to do banking.
2. Establishing effective District Planning Committees in all districts.
3. Increasing the government spending on public health.
4. Strengthening the Mid-day meal scheme.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

  • A 1 and 2
  • B 3 and 4
  • C 2,3 and 4
  • D All of these

Question - 6

Lead, ingested or inhaled, is a health hazard. After the addition of lead to petrol has been banned, what still are the sources of lead poisoning?
1. Smelling units
2. Pens and Pencils
3. Paints
4. Hair oils and cosmetics
Select the correct answer using the codes given below 

  • A 1,2 and 3
  • B 1 and 3
  • C 2 and 4
  • D All of these

Question - 7

With reference to National Rural Health mission, which of the following are the jobs of 'ASHA', a trained community health facility for anti - natal care check-up.
2. Using pregnancy test kits for early detection of pregnancy.
3. Providing information on nutrition and immunisation.
4. Conducting the delivery of baby.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

  • A 1,2 and 3
  • B 2 and 4
  • C 1 and 3
  • D All of these

Question - 8

Vultures which used to be very common in Indian countryside some years ago, are rarely seen now-a-days. This is attributed to 

  • A the destruction of their nesting sites by new invasive species
  • B a drug used by cattle owners for treating their diseased cattle
  • C scarcity of food available to them
  • D a widespread, persistent and fatal disease among them

Question - 9

If National Water Mission is properly and completely implemented, how will it impact the country?
1. Part of the water needs of urban areas will be met through recycling of waste water.
2. The water requirements of coastal cities with inadequate alternative sources of water will be met by adopting appropriate technologies that allow for the use of ocean water.
3.All the rivers of Himalayan origin will be linked to the rivers of peninsular India.
4. The expenses incurred by farmers for digging bore- wells and for installing motors and pump sets to draw groundwater will completely reimbursed by the government.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below

  • A Only 1
  • B 1 and 2
  • C 3 and 4
  • D All of these

Question - 10

With reference to ' Aam Admi Bima Yojana ', consider the following statements
1. The member insured under the scheme must be the head of the family or an earning member of the family in a rural landless household.
2. The member insured must be in the age group of 30 to 65 years.
3. There is a provision for free scholarship for up to two children of the insured who are studying between classes 9 to 12.
Which of the statement(s) given above is / are correct?

  • A Only 1
  • B 2 and 3
  • C 1 and 3
  • D All of these