1. Two distinct features of Mahayana Buddhism are
I. Buddha's presence was shown using certain signs

I. . Bodhisattvas remained in the world to teach

Which is CORRECT?

2. In India, development dependent on
I. The availability of resources II. Quality of human resources

I. I. Historical experiences of the people

3. Some States were created not on the basis of language but to recognize differences based on culture, ethnicity or geography. These include States like
1. Nagaland 2. Uttarakhand 3. Jharkhand

4. Which of the following is NOT MATCHED?

5. Which is CORRECT?
1. Buddha taught in the language of the ordinary people, Prakrit

2. The rules made for the Buddhist sangha were written down in a book called the Vinaya Pitaka

6. India is an important iron and steel producing country in the world yet, we are not able to perform to our full potential largely due to:
1. Poor infrastructure 2. Lower productivity of labour

3. Irregular supply of energy 4. Limited availability of coking Coal

7. Match [Source – Pollutant]
I. Petroleum refineries a. Sulphur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide

I. . Coal power plants b. Sulphur dioxide

I. I. Refrigerators c. Chlorofluorocarbons

I. . Automobiles (diesel and petrol) d. Tiny Particles

I. II III IV

8. A: For fires involving electrical equipment and inflammable materials like petrol, carbon dioxide is the best extinguisher
R: carbon dioxide is lighter than oxygen and the contact between the fuel and oxygen is cut off

9. A: Women in the UK got to vote in 1920 while American women got the right to vote in 1928
R: women's suffrage movement got strengthened during the First World War

10. Which is INCORRECT?

11. The process of photosynthesis, in this
1. Following steps need to take place one after the other immediately

2. There is absorption of light energy by chlorophyll

3. Splitting of water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen

4. Reduction of carbon dioxide to carbohydrates

Which is INCORRECT?

12. The French army was defeated at battle of Dien Bien Phu by which Country?

13. Which National Highway covers most of Rajasthan?

14. Which is CORRECT?
1. Mauna Kea is in the Pacific Ocean

2. The USA and Canada have six time zones extending from the Pacific coast to the Atlantic coast

15. Which is CORRECT? The resistance of a conductor
1. Depends directly on its length of a conductor

2. Depends inversely on its area of cross-section of a conductor

3. Depends the material of the conductor

16. All sensory information from our environment is transmitted in a particular process. Which is CORRECT?

17. Which of the following statements is/are CORRECT?

18. A: To prevent the contact of phosphorus with atmospheric oxygen, it is stored in water
R: phosphorus is a very reactive Metal

19. Fertilization very common in aquatic animals is

20. Which is NOT matched? [Mountain – Location – Type]

21. Which of the following statements are CORRECT about Braille System?
1. It has 63 dot patterns or characters

2. Dots are arranged in cells of two vertical rows of three dots each

22. The Compulsory Elementary Education Act of UK passed in the year

23. Which is INCORRECT?

24. Election Commission has laid down detailed criteria of the proportion of votes and seats that a party must get in order to be a recognised party. Which is CORRECT?
1. A party that secures at least six per cent of total votes in Lok Sabha elections or Assembly elections in four States and wins at least four seats in the Lok Sabha is recognized as a national party

2. A party that secures at least 6 per cent of the total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a State and wins at least two seats is recognised as a State party

25. Which is INCORRECT?
1. The basic components of a cell are cell membrane, cytoplasm and nucleus

2. Chromosomes help in inheritance or transfer of characters from the parents to the offspring

3. Animal cells differ from Plant cells in having an additional layer around the cell membrane termed cell wall