1. Mesolithic communities were in touch with people of the Harappa Culture. Which site is evidence for this?

2. A peptide hormone called Atrial Natriuretic Factor (ANF) is important for

3. Consider the following statements about Nuclear-weapons-free zones
The use, development or deployment of nuclear weapons is banned through an internationally recognized treaty in several zones
Antarctic, Latin America and the Caribbean, Middle-East Asia, Africa, South Pacific, and Mongolia are these zones
Which is/are INCORRECT?

4. Which is/are TRUE about Socialist society
Government decides what goods are to be produced in accordance with the needs of society
Government decides how goods are to be produced and how they should be distributed
If labour is cheaper than capital more labour-intensive methods of production will be used and vice-versa
Which is/are correct?

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

6. Match

1. The Chambal	– Malwa plateau
2. Godavari	– Brahmagiri hills
3. Krishna	-Mahabaleshwar
4. Vaitarna	– Trimbak hills

Which is/are INcorrect?

7. 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

8. Which is/are correct?
Palaeolithic age in India is divided into three phases based on tools
Attirampakkam is an important lower palaeolithic site
In lower palaeolithic phase tools were made on flakes

9. Consider the following statements about Certificate of Origin
Acts as a proof from where the export is taking place
Schemes like Generalised System of Preferences has dispensation with Certificate of origin
This certificate can be obtained from the trade consulate located in the exporter's country
Which is/are INCORRECT?

10. 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

11. Evidences in Support of the Continental Drift
Identical species of human fossils in both sides of North Atlantic
The belt of ancient rocks of 2,000 million years from Brazil coast matches with those from western Africa
Tillite found in different landmasses of the Southern Hemisphere
Identical species of plants and animals observed on India, Madagascar and Africa
Which is/are INcorrect?

12. P.K.Thungon Committee

13. Consider the following statements about structure of atmosphere
Thickness of the troposphere is greatest at the equator than poles
In Mesosphere, like Tropsophere temperature starts increasing with the increase in altitude
Radio waves transmitted from the earth are reflected back to the earth by ionosphere
Hygroscopic particles are limited to stratosphere
Which is/are correct?

14. Consider the following statements about Liberalism
Promotes free market
Agree to measures to reduce both social and economic inequalities
Family, society & community have no value in themselves
Trusted political authority
Which is/are correct?

15. 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

16. Match

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

17. Match

1. The Pineal Gland	a- Sleep-wake cycle
2. Thyroid Gland	b- Intelligence quotient
3. Parathyroid Gland	c- Calcium balance
4. Adrenal Gland	d- Sweating

18. Ancient Indian scholars divided the known world into

19. The thickness of windowpanes of old buildings becomes thicker at the bottom than at the top. This shows

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

21. Which place is nearest to Kolkata

22. The General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on

23. Which is/are correct?
In India highest Percentage of area is occupied by Inceptisols
In India least Percentage of area is occupied by Alfisols
Inceptisols and Entisols both having weak horizons and occupy top two positions in the Percentage of area in India

24. Agriculture during British India
Agricultural productivity became incrementally low
Sector experienced some growth
Some evidence of a relatively higher yield of cash crops in certain areas of the country
Which is/are TRUE?

25. Consider the following about Bacteria
Structure is very complex; but they are very simple in behaviour
They live in extreme habitats such as hot springs, deserts, snow and deep oceans
Many of them live in or on other organisms as parasites
They are the most abundant micro-organisms
Which is/are CORRECT?