1. Which of the following organization/s officially authorized to take aerial photographs in India
Indian Air Force
Air Survey Company, Kolkata
National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad

2. Consider the following statements about Limited Liability Partnership
In limited partnership, the liability of at least one partner is unlimited whereas the rest may have limited liability
Registration of such partnership is compulsory
Partnership get terminated with the death, lunacy or insolvency of the limited partners
LLP contains elements of both a corporate structure as well as a partnership firm
Which is/are INcorrect?

3. Moderate damage risk earthquake zone in India
Himachal Pradesh
Kashmir Valley
Delhi

4. A: More amendments took place between a short span of three years between 1974 and 1976 and again from 2001 to 2003 in India
R: In the political history of country, these two periods are remarkably dissimilar in the parties' representation in Parliament

5. A special type of photosynthesis called C4 pathway is a feature of

6. Which Kamarupa king a contemporary of Samudragupta

7. Which of the following is a good reason to conclude that the authority of the constitution is higher than that of the parliament
The constitution was framed before the parliament came into being
The constitution makers were more eminent leaders than the members of the parliament
The constitution specifies how parliament is to be formed and what are its powers
The constitution cannot be amended by the parliament
Which is/are correct?

8. In the given part of map C & D are

9. Which is/are correct?
The founder of Satavahanas dynasty is known as Simuka
Gautamiputra Satakarni was one of the powerful kings of the Satavahanas dynasty
Vasisthiputra Sri Pulmavi perhaps the last of the great Satavahana rulers

10. Ancient Indian scholars divided the known world into

11. Which is/are correct?
Aryabhata was an outstanding scholar of the Mauryan age
Nagarjuna the great Mahayanist is reputed to have distinguished himself also in chemistry

12. Which is/are CORRECT about India's natural vegetation
The temperate forests are called Sholas in the Anaimalai and Palani hills
Deodar a highly valued endemic species grows mainly in the western part of the Himalayan range
Parkland landscape is a feature of tropical evergreen forest areas in India
Which is/are INcorrect?

13. In the composition of cells, which one is higher in percentage of the total cellular mass

14. Mayursarman
The Kadamba dynasty was founded by him
A learned brahman took up military profession to defeat Pallavas
He ruled from Banavasi
Which is/are correct?

15. Match

1. Silicones	– Electrical insulators & surgical and cosmetic plants
2. Kieselguhr	– an amorphous form of silica
3. Zeolites	– catalyst in petrochemical industries
4. Silica	– Silicon dioxide

16. Nedunjeliyan – who defeated the combined forces of many South Indian kingdoms was a

17. Who provided a landmark in the history of the administration of law and justice in early India?

18. Match

1. Indian Botanical Garden	a- Howrah
2. National Botanical Research Institute	b- Lucknow
3. Ovules	c– Fruits
4. Ovary	d- Seeds

19. Match

1.Lithium	a- soft soap
2. Sodium	b-photoelectric cells
3. Potassium	c- electrochemical cells
4. Caesium	d- coolant

20. Devices such as hydraulic lift and hydraulic brakes are based on the

21. Assertion (A): A major change occurred after 1969 when India adopted social banking and multiagency approach to adequately meet the needs of rural credit
Reason (R): National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NBARD) was set up in 1969 as an apex body to coordinate the activities of all institutions involved in the rural financing system

22. Which is/are correct?
Dionysius was an ambassador of Egyptian king Ptolemy Philadelphus to Mauryan court
Fa-Hien, the Chinese Buddhist pilgrim visited India during the period of Samudragupta

23. Consider the following about Structure/parts of a neuron
Nissl's granules
Henle's loop
Nodes of Ranvier
Schwann cells
Which is/are INcorrect?

24. Which one of the Mahajanapadas between the rivers Narmada and Godavari

25. Planets appear to move slower when they are farther from the sun than when they are nearer. This observation is from