Delhi University Entrance Test (DUET) 2020 Previous Year Question Paper With Answer Key
DU MA Social Work
Topic: SW MA S2
1) Who among the following wrote 'Social Contract'?
[Question ID = 7528]
1. Voltaire [Option ID = 30106]
2. Gorky [Option ID = 30107]
3. Adam Smith [Option ID = 30108]
4. Rousseau [Option ID = 30109]
Correct Answer :
Rousseau [Option ID = 30109]
2) A place where there is constant intermingling of salt water and fresh water is called
[Question ID = 7529]
1. Estuary [Option ID = 30110]
2. Delta [Option ID = 30111]
3. Lagoon [Option ID = 30112]
4. Gulf [Option ID = 30113]
Correct Answer :
Estuary [Option ID = 30110]
3) Identify the correct chronological order of the following epidemics:
[Question ID = 7530]
1. Corona Asian flu Spanish flu Swine flu [Option ID = 30114]
2. Spanish flu Swine flu Asian flu Corona [Option ID = 30115]
3. Spanish flu Asian flu Swine flu Corona [Option ID = 30116]
4. Swine flu Asian flu Spanish flu Corona [Option ID = 30117]
Correct Answer :
Spanish flu Asian flu Swine flu Corona [Option ID = 30116]
4) Which of the following is India's highest sports award given for spectacular and most outstanding performance in the
field of sports?
[Question ID = 7531]
1. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award [Option ID = 30118]
2. Arjuna Award [Option ID = 30119]
3. Dronacharya Award [Option ID = 30120]
4. Dhyan Chand Award [Option ID = 30121]
Correct Answer :
Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award [Option ID = 30118]
5) When Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, who said, "None will believe that a man like this body and soul ever walked on
this earth"
[Question ID = 7532]
1. Leo Tolstoy [Option ID = 30122]
2. Martin Luther King [Option ID = 30123]
3. Albert Einstein [Option ID = 30124]
4. Winston Churchill [Option ID = 30125]
Correct Answer :
Albert Einstein [Option ID = 30124]
6) What does CARA deal with?
[Question ID = 7533]
1. Keeps track of all the missing children [Option ID = 30126]
2. Works closely with the funding agencies to get funds for children's health [Option ID = 30127]
3. Functions as the nodal body for the adoption of children in India [Option ID = 30128]
4. Provides legal literacy to women [Option ID = 30129]
Correct Answer :
Functions as the nodal body for the adoption of children in India [Option ID = 30128]
7) What does `POCSO' in POCSO Act, 2012 stand for?
[Question ID = 7534]
1. Protection of Children and Adolescents from Sexual Offence [Option ID = 30130]
2. Protection of Child from Sexual Offence [Option ID = 30131]
3. Preventing Children from Sexual Offences [Option ID = 30132]
4. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences [Option ID = 30133]
Correct Answer :
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences [Option ID = 30133]
8) Who are the beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme?
[Question ID = 7535]
1. Small and marginal farmer families having combined land holding/ ownership of up to 2 hectares [Option ID = 30134]
2. Farmers with an annual income less than one lakh per annum [Option ID = 30135]
3. Landless farmers [Option ID = 30136]
4. Small farmers who own less than fifteen acres of land [Option ID = 30137]
Correct Answer :
Small and marginal farmer families having combined land holding/ ownership of up to 2 hectares [Option ID = 30134]
9) Which of the following is known as the Hardy ? Ramanujan number?
[Question ID = 7536]
1. 1279 [Option ID = 30138]
2. 1729 [Option ID = 30139]
3. 1972 [Option ID = 30140]
4. 2197 [Option ID = 30141]
Correct Answer :
1729 [Option ID = 30139]
10) Heron's Formula is related to
[Question ID = 7537]
1. Area of a sphere [Option ID = 30142]
2. Area of a triangle [Option ID = 30143]
3. Area of a trapezium [Option ID = 30144]
4. Volume of cylinder [Option ID = 30145]
Correct Answer :
Area of a triangle [Option ID = 30143]
11) What is the name given to extreme fear of heights?
[Question ID = 7538]
1. Claustrophobia [Option ID = 30146]
2. Agoraphobia [Option ID = 30147]
3. Hydrophobia [Option ID = 30148]
4. Acrophobia [Option ID = 30149]
Correct Answer :
Acrophobia [Option ID = 30149]
12) Who is considered to be the "Waterman of India"?
[Question ID = 7539]
1. Natwar Thakkar
[Option ID = 30150]
2. Rajender Singh
[Option ID = 30151]
3. Nikhil Dey
[Option ID = 30152]
4. None of these
[Option ID = 30153]
Correct Answer :
Rajender Singh
[Option ID = 30151]
13) Agenda 21 Declaration took place at
[Question ID = 7540]
1. Johannesburg [Option ID = 30154]
2. New York [Option ID = 30155]
3. Rio de Janeiro [Option ID = 30156]
4. Stockholm [Option ID = 30157]
Correct Answer :
Rio de Janeiro [Option ID = 30156]
14) The full form of IRCTC is
[Question ID = 7541]
1. Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation [Option ID = 30158]
2. Indian Roadways and City Transport Corporation [Option ID = 30159]
3. Indian Revenue and Corporate Taxes Corporation [Option ID = 30160]
4. International Rate for Conversion of Tariff and Currency [Option ID = 30161]
Correct Answer :
Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation [Option ID = 30158]
15) As per the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards, what is the measure of Body Mass Index (BMI) of
undernourished adults?
[Question ID = 7542]
1. Above 18.5 Kg per square centimetre
[Option ID = 30162]
2. Between 18.50 24.99 Kg per square centimetre
[Option ID = 30163]
3. Less than 18.5 Kg per square centimetre
[Option ID = 30164]
4. None of these
[Option ID = 30165]
Correct Answer :
Less than 18.5 Kg per square centimetre
[Option ID = 30164]
16) What does the Goal 5 of the Sustainable Development Goals aim at?
[Question ID = 7543]
1. Promoting sustained, inclusive and economic growth [Option ID = 30166]
2. Clean water and sanitation [Option ID = 30167]
3. Achieving gender equality and empowering girls and women [Option ID = 30168]
4. Promoting maternal and child health [Option ID = 30169]
Correct Answer :
Achieving gender equality and empowering girls and women [Option ID = 30168]
17) The Government of India's National Award for Wildlife Conservation is in the memory of
[Question ID = 7544]
1. Amrita Devi Bishnoi [Option ID = 30170]
2. Ashok Kumar [Option ID = 30171]
3. M K Ranjitsinh Jhala [Option ID = 30172]
4. Salim Ali [Option ID = 30173]
Correct Answer :
Amrita Devi Bishnoi [Option ID = 30170]
18) Who is the founder of the "Functional School" of Anthropology?
[Question ID = 7545]
1. Bronislaw Malinowski [Option ID = 30174]
2. Clifford Geertz [Option ID = 30175]
3. Edward Tylor [Option ID = 30176]
4. Margaret Mead [Option ID = 30177]
Correct Answer :
Bronislaw Malinowski [Option ID = 30174]
19) Corporate Social Responsibility is compulsory for all companies provided that :
[Question ID = 7546]
1. Net worth is Rs 1000 crores or more; Annual turnover is Rs 500 crores or more and Annual Profits are at least Rs 2 Crores
[Option ID = 30178]
2. Net worth is Rs 500 crores or more; Annual turnover is Rs 1000 crores or more and Annual Profits are at least Rs 5 Crores
[Option ID = 30179]
3. Net worth is Rs 1000 crores or more; Annual turnover is Rs 100 crores or more and Annual Profits are at least Rs 2 Crores
[Option ID = 30180]
4. Net worth is Rs 500 crores or more; Annual turnover is Rs 1000 crores or more and Annual Profits are at least Rs 10 Crores
[Option ID = 30181]
Correct Answer :
Net worth is Rs 500 crores or more; Annual turnover is Rs 1000 crores or more and Annual Profits are at least Rs 5 Crores
[Option ID = 30179]
20) Who wrote `Caste and Race in India'?
[Question ID = 7547]
1. A R Desai [Option ID = 30182]
2. D P Mukerji [Option ID = 30183]
3. G S Ghurye [Option ID = 30184]
4. M N Srinivas [Option ID = 30185]
Correct Answer :
G S Ghurye [Option ID = 30184]
21) Who among the following is not a Nobel Peace Prize laureate?
[Question ID = 7548]
1. Eleanor Roosevelt
[Option ID = 30186]
2. Jane Addams
[Option ID = 30187]
3. Muhammad Yunus
[Option ID = 30188]
4. Norman E. Borlaug
[Option ID = 30189]
Correct Answer :
Eleanor Roosevelt
[Option ID = 30186]
22) Which Section of the Indian Penal Code has been decriminalized by Supreme Court of India in the year 2018 thereby
giving a legal sanction to homosexuality between consenting adults?
[Question ID = 7549]
1. Section 401 [Option ID = 30190]
2. Section 101 [Option ID = 30191]
3. Section 354 [Option ID = 30192]
4. Section 377 [Option ID = 30193]
Correct Answer :
Section 377 [Option ID = 30193]
23) As per Census 2011 of India, which among the following Indian states has the lowest Scheduled Tribe population?
[Question ID = 7550]
1. Maharashtra [Option ID = 30194]
2. Odisha [Option ID = 30195]
3. Tamil Nadu [Option ID = 30196]
4. Karnataka [Option ID = 30197]
Correct Answer :
Tamil Nadu [Option ID = 30196]
24) As per Census 2011 of India, which among the following Indian states has the lowest female literacy rate?
[Question ID = 7551]
1. Rajasthan [Option ID = 30198]
2. Haryana [Option ID = 30199]
3. Jharkhand [Option ID = 30200]
4. Uttar Pradesh [Option ID = 30201]
Correct Answer :
Rajasthan [Option ID = 30198]
25) As per Census 2011 of India, which among the following Indian states has the highest literacy rate among the
Scheduled Caste population?
[Question ID = 7552]
1. Karnataka [Option ID = 30202]
2. Madhya Pradesh [Option ID = 30203]
3. Maharashtra [Option ID = 30204]
4. Tamil Nadu [Option ID = 30205]
Correct Answer :
Tamil Nadu [Option ID = 30205]
26) Who donated the land for the Ashram of Gandhiji at Sewagram?
[Question ID = 7553]
1. G D Birla [Option ID = 30206]
2. Jamnalal Bajaj [Option ID = 30207]
3. Ratan Tata [Option ID = 30208]
4. Jivanlal Desai [Option ID = 30209]
Correct Answer :
Jamnalal Bajaj [Option ID = 30207]
27) In India, which one is considered the first Satyagraha movement inspired by Gandhiji?
[Question ID = 7554]
1. Ahmedabad [Option ID = 30210]
2. Bardoli [Option ID = 30211]
3. Champaran [Option ID = 30212]
4. Kheda [Option ID = 30213]
Correct Answer :
Champaran [Option ID = 30212]
28) The Satyagraha against the `Black Act' by Gandhiji was in which year?
[Question ID = 7555]
1. 1894 [Option ID = 30214]
2. 1907 [Option ID = 30215]
3. 1917 [Option ID = 30216]
4. 1930 [Option ID = 30217]
Correct Answer :
1907 [Option ID = 30215]
29) Gandhiji established the "All India Village Industries Association" in the year:
[Question ID = 7556]
1. 1917
[Option ID = 30218]
2. 1934
[Option ID = 30219]
3. 1930
[Option ID = 30220]
4. 1936
[Option ID = 30221]
Correct Answer :
1934
[Option ID = 30219]
30) As per the latest official list of the Government of India, which among the following Indian states does not have
Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTGs)?
[Question ID = 7557]
1. Assam [Option ID = 30222]
2. Karnataka [Option ID = 30223]
3. Rajasthan [Option ID = 30224]
4. Tripura [Option ID = 30225]
Correct Answer :
Assam [Option ID = 30222]
31) Who is the Vice Chairperson of Niti Aayog?
[Question ID = 7558]
1. Rajiv Kumar [Option ID = 30226]
2. Amitabh Kant [Option ID = 30227]
3. Arvind Panagariya [Option ID = 30228]
4. Shaktikanta Das [Option ID = 30229]
Correct Answer :
Rajiv Kumar [Option ID = 30226]
32) "It is machinery that has impoverished India". Who made this statement?
[Question ID = 7559]
1. Bal Ganghadar Tilak [Option ID = 30230]
2. Gopal Krishna Gokhale [Option ID = 30231]
3. M. K. Gandhi [Option ID = 30232]
4. Rabindranath Tagore [Option ID = 30233]
Correct Answer :
M. K. Gandhi [Option ID = 30232]
33) Which Article in the Constitution states that the `State shall promote with special care the educational and economic
interests of the weaker sections of the society and in particular, of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and shall
protect them from social injustice and all forms of exploitation'?
[Question ID = 7560]
1. Article 15 [Option ID = 30234]
2. Article 23 [Option ID = 30235]
3. Article 24 [Option ID = 30236]
4. Article 46 [Option ID = 30237]
Correct Answer :
Article 46 [Option ID = 30237]
34) Sustainable development, as a concept, is mainly based on a report submitted by World Commission on Environment
and Development. Which among the following is the name of the report?
[Question ID = 7561]
1. Green Earth [Option ID = 30238]
2. Our Common Future [Option ID = 30239]
3. Our Planet Earth [Option ID = 30240]
4. Save the Planet [Option ID = 30241]
Correct Answer :
Our Common Future [Option ID = 30239]
35) `Social fact', as a concept, is mainly attributed to
[Question ID = 7562]
1. Emile Durkheim [Option ID = 30242]
2. Karl Marx [Option ID = 30243]
3. LeviStrauss [Option ID = 30244]
4. Max Weber [Option ID = 30245]
Correct Answer :
Emile Durkheim [Option ID = 30242]
36) Which of the following states fall under the Sixth Schedule?
[Question ID = 7563]
1. Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram [Option ID = 30246]
2. Assam, Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur [Option ID = 30247]
3. Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram [Option ID = 30248]
4. Assam, Tripura, Nagaland, Mizoram [Option ID = 30249]
Correct Answer :
Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram [Option ID = 30246]
37) Who gave the term `Deep Ecology'?
[Question ID = 7564]
1. Julian Steward [Option ID = 30250]
2. Judith Butler [Option ID = 30251]
3. Arne Naess [Option ID = 30252]
4. Carol Merchant [Option ID = 30253]
Correct Answer :
Arne Naess [Option ID = 30252]
38) Who coined the term `Artificial Intelligence'?
[Question ID = 7565]
1. John Locke [Option ID = 30254]
2. John McCarthy [Option ID = 30255]
3. Stephen Hawking [Option ID = 30256]
4. James Clerk Maxwell [Option ID = 30257]
Correct Answer :
John McCarthy [Option ID = 30255]
39) The concept of slash and burn is a typical example of which kind of cultivation?
[Question ID = 7566]
1. Intensive cultivation [Option ID = 30258]
2. Shifting cultivation [Option ID = 30259]
3. Terrace cultivation [Option ID = 30260]
4. Wet cultivation [Option ID = 30261]
Correct Answer :
Shifting cultivation [Option ID = 30259]
40) "Education ought to be for them (children) a kind of insurance against unemployment". Whose view point is this?
[Question ID = 7567]
1. Paulo Freire [Option ID = 30262]
2. Rabindranath Tagore [Option ID = 30263]
3. Mahatma Gandhi [Option ID = 30264]
4. John Dewey [Option ID = 30265]
Correct Answer :
Mahatma Gandhi [Option ID = 30264]
41) The author of `Small is Beautiful' is:
[Question ID = 7568]
1. Dewey [Option ID = 30266]
2. Gandhi [Option ID = 30267]
3. Schumacher [Option ID = 30268]
4. Tagore [Option ID = 30269]
Correct Answer :
Schumacher [Option ID = 30268]
42) Who is the Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment?
[Question ID = 7569]
1. Krishan Pal Gurjar [Option ID = 30270]
2. Thaawarchand Gehlot [Option ID = 30271]
3. Rajendra Pal Gautam [Option ID = 30272]
4. Ramdas Athawale [Option ID = 30273]
Correct Answer :
Thaawarchand Gehlot [Option ID = 30271]
43) "Caste System is not merely division of labour. It is also a division of labourers." Who said this statement?
[Question ID = 7570]
1. M. K. Gandhi [Option ID = 30274]
2. G. S. Ghurye [Option ID = 30275]
3. B. R. Ambedkar [Option ID = 30276]
4. J. Phule [Option ID = 30277]
Correct Answer :
B. R. Ambedkar [Option ID = 30276]
44) Who coined the term `Tragedy of the Commons'?
[Question ID = 7571]
1. E. Ostrom [Option ID = 30278]
2. G. Hardin [Option ID = 30279]
3. Rachel Carson [Option ID = 30280]
4. Vandana Shiva [Option ID = 30281]
Correct Answer :
G. Hardin [Option ID = 30279]
45) The gigantic image of Bahubali is situated at:
[Question ID = 7572]
1. Devagarh [Option ID = 30282]
2. Sravanabelagola [Option ID = 30283]
3. Thirakoil [Option ID = 30284]
4. Chittorgarh [Option ID = 30285]
Correct Answer :
Sravanabelagola [Option ID = 30283]
46) Who left Indian National Congress on the caste question?
[Question ID = 7573]
1. Ambedkar [Option ID = 30286]
2. Periyar [Option ID = 30287]
3. Nagaraj [Option ID = 30288]
4. Kalelkar [Option ID = 30289]
Correct Answer :
Periyar [Option ID = 30287]
47) The credit for the formal and popular use of the term Anthropocene goes to:
[Question ID = 7574]
1. David Harvey [Option ID = 30290]
2. Eugene Stoermer [Option ID = 30291]
3. Michael Samways [Option ID = 30292]
4. Paul Crutzen [Option ID = 30293]
Correct Answer :
Paul Crutzen [Option ID = 30293]
48) Which of the following rivers flow west to peninsular India?
[Question ID = 7575]
1. Mahanadi [Option ID = 30294]
2. Narmada [Option ID = 30295]
3. Krishna [Option ID = 30296]
4. Godawari [Option ID = 30297]
Correct Answer :
Narmada [Option ID = 30295]
49) The UN Scientific Conference, also known as the First Earth Summit was held at:
[Question ID = 7576]
1. Johannesburg [Option ID = 30298]
2. Nairobi [Option ID = 30299]
3. Rio de Janerio [Option ID = 30300]
4. Stockholm [Option ID = 30301]
Correct Answer :
Stockholm [Option ID = 30301]
50) Mental maps are:
[Question ID = 7577]
1. Representations of locations based on prevalence of mental problems of population [Option ID = 30302]
2. Representations of locations based on cognitive dimensions [Option ID = 30303]
3. Representations of locations based on socioeconomic aspects [Option ID = 30304]
4. Representations of locations based on geological divisions [Option ID = 30305]
Correct Answer :
Representations of locations based on cognitive dimensions [Option ID = 30303]
51) The famous Buddhist site of Dhauli is located in:
[Question ID = 7578]
1. Andhra Pradesh [Option ID = 30306]
2. Odisha [Option ID = 30307]
3. Karnataka [Option ID = 30308]
4. Chhattisgarh [Option ID = 30309]
Correct Answer :
Odisha [Option ID = 30307]
52) The Buddhist caves destroyed by the Taliban in Afganistan were known as:
[Question ID = 7579]
1. Bamiyan caves [Option ID = 30310]
2. Jelalabad caves [Option ID = 30311]
3. Kanishaka caves [Option ID = 30312]
4. Kandhara caves [Option ID = 30313]
Correct Answer :
Bamiyan caves [Option ID = 30310]
53) World Mental Health Day is observed on:
[Question ID = 7580]
1. 1 October
st
[Option ID = 30314]
2. 10 October
th
[Option ID = 30315]
3. 1 December
st
[Option ID = 30316]
4. 8 March
th
[Option ID = 30317]
Correct Answer :
10 October
th
[Option ID = 30315]
54) Ganga Mukti Andolan has its origins in which state?
[Question ID = 7581]
1. Bihar [Option ID = 30318]
2. Uttar Pradesh [Option ID = 30319]
3. Uttarakhand [Option ID = 30320]
4. West Bengal [Option ID = 30321]
Correct Answer :
Bihar [Option ID = 30318]
55) Which among the following schemes is for senior citizens?
[Question ID = 7582]
1. Swadhar Greh [Option ID = 30322]
2. Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Scheme [Option ID = 30323]
3. HRIDAY Scheme [Option ID = 30324]
4. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana [Option ID = 30325]
Correct Answer :
Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Scheme [Option ID = 30323]
56) Whose autobiography is titled 'My Days'?
[Question ID = 7583]
1. K R Narayan [Option ID = 30326]
2. R K Laxman [Option ID = 30327]
3. R K Narayan [Option ID = 30328]
4. S Ramanujan [Option ID = 30329]
Correct Answer :
R K Narayan [Option ID = 30328]
57) Who among the following is well known for a crusade against genetically modified crops?
[Question ID = 7584]
1. Maya Vishwakarma [Option ID = 30330]
2. Viji Poonkoottu [Option ID = 30331]
3. Vandana Shiva [Option ID = 30332]
4. Sandhya Menon [Option ID = 30333]
Correct Answer :
Vandana Shiva [Option ID = 30332]
58) Considering the welfare of the farmers, the Union Budget 202021 announced
[Question ID = 7585]
1. 10point action plan [Option ID = 30334]
2. 15point action plan [Option ID = 30335]
3. 16point action plan [Option ID = 30336]
4. 20point action plan [Option ID = 30337]
Correct Answer :
16point action plan [Option ID = 30336]
59) POSHAN Abhiyaan (National Nutrition Mission) in India was launched in
[Question ID = 7586]
1. March 2017 [Option ID = 30338]
2. September 2017 [Option ID = 30339]
3. March 2018 [Option ID = 30340]
4. September 2018 [Option ID = 30341]
Correct Answer :
March 2018 [Option ID = 30340]
60) The practice of Sati was prohibited by
[Question ID = 7587]
1. Lord Wellesley [Option ID = 30342]
2. Warren Hastings [Option ID = 30343]
3. Lord Macaulay [Option ID = 30344]
4. Lord William Bentinck [Option ID = 30345]
Correct Answer :
Lord William Bentinck [Option ID = 30345]
61) As per the Human Development Report 2019 (UNDP) and the ranks estimated for the year 2018, which of the
following statements is not true?
[Question ID = 7588]
1. India's Rank is better than Bangladesh
[Option ID = 30346]
2. India's Rank is better than Sri Lanka
[Option ID = 30347]
3. India's Rank improved in the year 2019 as compared to the year 2018
[Option ID = 30348]
4. India is one among the countries categorised as Medium Human Development
[Option ID = 30349]
Correct Answer :
India's Rank is better than Sri Lanka
[Option ID = 30347]
62) Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was initiated by the Government of India in the year
[Question ID = 7589]
1. 2014 [Option ID = 30350]
2. 2015 [Option ID = 30351]
3. 2016 [Option ID = 30352]
4. 2017 [Option ID = 30353]
Correct Answer :
2015 [Option ID = 30351]
63) With reference to the Census 2011 in India, the Census towns are defined on the basis of certain criteria. Identify the
criterion which is incorrect.
[Question ID = 7590]
1. A minimum population of 5000
[Option ID = 30354]
2. At least 75 per cent of the female workers are engaged in nonagricultural pursuits
[Option ID = 30355]
3. At least 75 per cent of the male workers are engaged in nonagricultural pursuits
[Option ID = 30356]
4. A density of population of at least 4000 per square km.
[Option ID = 30357]
Correct Answer :
At least 75 per cent of the female workers are engaged in nonagricultural pursuits
[Option ID = 30355]
64) Intensified Mission Indradhanush (IMI) was launched in the year
[Question ID = 7591]
1. 2015 [Option ID = 30358]
2. 2016 [Option ID = 30359]
3. 2017 [Option ID = 30360]
4. 2018 [Option ID = 30361]
Correct Answer :
2017 [Option ID = 30360]
65) Yellow Vests Movement was related to which country?
[Question ID = 7592]
1. Germany [Option ID = 30362]
2. France [Option ID = 30363]
3. U.S.A [Option ID = 30364]
4. India [Option ID = 30365]
Correct Answer :
France [Option ID = 30363]
66) As per the present National Youth Policy, 2014, definition of youth pertains to persons in the agegroup of:
[Question ID = 7593]
1. 1423 years [Option ID = 30366]
2. 1529 years [Option ID = 30367]
3. 1435 years [Option ID = 30368]
4. 1535 years [Option ID = 30369]
Correct Answer :
1529 years [Option ID = 30367]
67) Choose the option that correctly represents the name of the author followed by the title of the book they wrote:
[Question ID = 7594]
1. M. J Akbar India: The Siege Within; Raghuram Rajan I do what I do; Khushwant Singh A Train to Pakistan; Shashi Tharoor Why I am a
Hindu;
[Option ID = 30370]
2. M. J Akbar A Train to Pakistan; Raghuram Rajan Why I am a Hindu; Khushwant Singh I do what I do; Shashi Tharoor India: The Siege
Within;
[Option ID = 30371]
3. M. J AkbarIndia: The Siege Within; Raghuram Rajan I do what I do; Khushwant Singh Why I am a Hindu; Shashi Tharoor A Train to
Pakistan;
[Option ID = 30372]
4. M. J Akbar I do what I do; ;Raghuram Rajan India: The Seige Within; Khushwant Singh A Train to Pakistan; Shashi Tharoor Why I am a
Hindu;
[Option ID = 30373]
Correct Answer :
M. J Akbar India: The Siege Within; Raghuram Rajan I do what I do; Khushwant Singh A Train to Pakistan; Shashi Tharoor Why I am a
Hindu;
[Option ID = 30370]
68) Which Constitutional Amendment Act of India facilitated the formation of National Commission for Scheduled Tribes
[Question ID = 7595]
1. 85 Constitutional Amendment Act
th
[Option ID = 30374]
2. 89 Constitutional Amendment Act
th
[Option ID = 30375]
3. 99 Constitutional Amendment Act
th
[Option ID = 30376]
4. 103r Constitutional Amendment Act
d
[Option ID = 30377]
Correct Answer :
89 Constitutional Amendment Act
th
[Option ID = 30375]
69) Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Government of India is part of
[Question ID = 7596]
1. Ministry of AYUSH [Option ID = 30378]
2. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare [Option ID = 30379]
3. Ministry of Human Resource Development [Option ID = 30380]
4. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment [Option ID = 30381]
Correct Answer :
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment [Option ID = 30381]
70) In which year did the Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act get enacted?
[Question ID = 7597]
1. 2002 [Option ID = 30382]
2. 2008 [Option ID = 30383]
3. 2016 [Option ID = 30384]
4. 1998 [Option ID = 30385]
Correct Answer :
2008 [Option ID = 30383]
71) Thalassemia is:
[Question ID = 7598]
1. A thyroid disorder in which there is an excessive destruction of red blood cells
[Option ID = 30386]
2. A blood disorder in which the body makes an abnormal form of haemoglobin
[Option ID = 30387]
3. An inherited hepatic disorder
[Option ID = 30388]
4. All of these
[Option ID = 30389]
Correct Answer :
A blood disorder in which the body makes an abnormal form of haemoglobin
[Option ID = 30387]
72) What is the full form of ORBO?
[Question ID = 7599]
1. Orbit Retraction Bandwidth Option
[Option ID = 30390]
2. Organ Retrieval Banking Organisation
[Option ID = 30391]
3. Oral Recessive Bacillary Obstruction
[Option ID = 30392]
4. None of these
[Option ID = 30393]
Correct Answer :
Organ Retrieval Banking Organisation
[Option ID = 30391]
73) The Parliamentary Committee on Welfare of Other Backward Classes has
[Question ID = 7600]
1. 10 members [Option ID = 30394]
2. 15 members [Option ID = 30395]
3. 20 members [Option ID = 30396]
4. 30 members [Option ID = 30397]
Correct Answer :
30 members [Option ID = 30397]
74) Who is a narcissistic?
[Question ID = 7601]
1. Someone who has too much admiration for himself/ herself [Option ID = 30398]
2. Someone who is gullible [Option ID = 30399]
3. Someone who is obstinate [Option ID = 30400]
4. Someone who is an introvert [Option ID = 30401]
Correct Answer :
Someone who has too much admiration for himself/ herself [Option ID = 30398]
75) What is the term given to the maintenance of positive adjustment under challenging life conditions?
[Question ID = 7602]
1. Transference [Option ID = 30402]
2. Schema [Option ID = 30403]
3. Resilience [Option ID = 30404]
4. Intelligence Quotient [Option ID = 30405]
Correct Answer :
Resilience [Option ID = 30404]
76) Who was the Chairman of the Committee that recommended for the repeal of Criminal Tribes Act, 1871?
[Question ID = 7603]
1. B.R.Ambedkar [Option ID = 30406]
2. A.S.Ayyangar [Option ID = 30407]
3. D.S.Bhuria [Option ID = 30408]
4. Kaka Kalelkar [Option ID = 30409]
Correct Answer :
A.S.Ayyangar [Option ID = 30407]
77) When was the last Earth Hour celebrated?
[Question ID = 7604]
1. 15 April, 2020
th
[Option ID = 30410]
2. 28 March, 2020
th
[Option ID = 30411]
3. 16 February, 2020
th
[Option ID = 30412]
4. 2 May, 2020
nd
[Option ID = 30413]
Correct Answer :
28 March, 2020
th
[Option ID = 30411]
78) When was the National Commission for Women set up?
[Question ID = 7605]
1. 1989 [Option ID = 30414]
2. 1992 [Option ID = 30415]
3. 1975 [Option ID = 30416]
4. 1982 [Option ID = 30417]
Correct Answer :
1992 [Option ID = 30415]
79) Excluding the North Eastern and Himalayan States, what is the current fund sharing ratio between the Centre and the
States in India for the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY)
[Question ID = 7606]
1. 60:40 [Option ID = 30418]
2. 50:50 [Option ID = 30419]
3. 40:60 [Option ID = 30420]
4. 90:10 [Option ID = 30421]
Correct Answer :
60:40 [Option ID = 30418]
80) Which programme was launched on the 140th Birth Anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, with the objective of
promoting greater mutual understanding amongst states and UTs?
[Question ID = 7607]
1. Ek Bharat Sankalp Bharat [Option ID = 30422]
2. Rashtriya Ekta Shivir Abhiyan [Option ID = 30423]
3. Unnat Bharat Abhiyan [Option ID = 30424]
4. Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat [Option ID = 30425]
Correct Answer :
Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat [Option ID = 30425]
81) In which year did the Government of India introduce the National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) as a fully
centrally sponsored scheme targeting the destitutes with the objective of providing a basic level of financial support?
[Question ID = 7608]
1. 1985 [Option ID = 30426]
2. 1995 [Option ID = 30427]
3. 2005 [Option ID = 30428]
4. 2015 [Option ID = 30429]
Correct Answer :
1995 [Option ID = 30427]
82) Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) is a scheme of the Ministry of Rural Development. One of its objectives is to
trigger processes which lead to holistic development of identified:
[Question ID = 7609]
1. Villages
[Option ID = 30430]
2. Gram panchayats
[Option ID = 30431]
3. Village schools
[Option ID = 30432]
4. Village community centres
[Option ID = 30433]
Correct Answer :
Gram panchayats
[Option ID = 30431]
83) Which dance form are Madhavi and Arushi Mudgal famous for?
[Question ID = 7610]
1. Odissi [Option ID = 30434]
2. Kathakali [Option ID = 30435]
3. Kathak [Option ID = 30436]
4. Manipuri [Option ID = 30437]
Correct Answer :
Odissi [Option ID = 30434]
84) Which among the following international companies is not headed by an Indian origin CEO?
[Question ID = 7611]
1. Google [Option ID = 30438]
2. Nokia [Option ID = 30439]
3. WeWork [Option ID = 30440]
4. Apple [Option ID = 30441]
Correct Answer :
Apple [Option ID = 30441]
85) Which of the following is not a leap year?
[Question ID = 7612]
1. 1968 [Option ID = 30442]
2. 1988 [Option ID = 30443]
3. 1998 [Option ID = 30444]
4. 2008 [Option ID = 30445]
Correct Answer :
1998 [Option ID = 30444]
86) Which one among the following does not come under the category of Direct Taxes?
[Question ID = 7613]
1. Income Tax [Option ID = 30446]
2. Gift Tax [Option ID = 30447]
3. Property Tax [Option ID = 30448]
4. Service Tax [Option ID = 30449]
Correct Answer :
Service Tax [Option ID = 30449]
87) As spelt out in the National Health Policy, 2017 of India, by the year 2025, there is a goal to reduce `Under Five
Mortality' to
[Question ID = 7614]
1. 16 [Option ID = 30450]
2. 23 [Option ID = 30451]
3. 25 [Option ID = 30452]
4. 28 [Option ID = 30453]
Correct Answer :
23 [Option ID = 30451]
88) The AllIndia Muslim Ladies Conference (AnjumanEKhawatnEIslam) was founded in the year
[Question ID = 7615]
1. 1906 [Option ID = 30454]
2. 1914 [Option ID = 30455]
3. 1915 [Option ID = 30456]
4. 1924 [Option ID = 30457]
Correct Answer :
1914 [Option ID = 30455]
89) Who is the author of the book titled 'The Texts of the Hindu Law on the Lawfulness of the Remarriage of Widows'?
[Question ID = 7616]
1. Ishvarachandra Vidyasagara
[Option ID = 30458]
2. Mahadev Govind Ranade
[Option ID = 30459]
3. Ram Mohun Roy
[Option ID = 30460]
4. R Raghunatha Rau
[Option ID = 30461]
Correct Answer :
Mahadev Govind Ranade
[Option ID = 30459]
90) Who coined the term 'sanskritisation' in social sciences?
[Question ID = 7617]
1. A R Desai [Option ID = 30462]
2. D.N. Majumdar [Option ID = 30463]
3. G S Ghurey [Option ID = 30464]
4. M N Srinivas [Option ID = 30465]
Correct Answer :
M N Srinivas [Option ID = 30465]
91) What is "Khoya Paya" associated with?
[Question ID = 7618]
1. Citizen's corner to track a child
[Option ID = 30466]
2. Citizen's corner to track a woman
[Option ID = 30467]
3. Citizen's corner to track an elderly
[Option ID = 30468]
4. None of these
[Option ID = 30469]
Correct Answer :
Citizen's corner to track a child
[Option ID = 30466]
92) Who is the author of the book titled 'The Logic of Collective Action'?
[Question ID = 7619]
1. Elinor Ostrom [Option ID = 30470]
2. Garrett Hardin [Option ID = 30471]
3. Mancur Olson [Option ID = 30472]
4. Robert K Merton [Option ID = 30473]
Correct Answer :
Mancur Olson [Option ID = 30472]
93) Which planet is called Earth's Twin Planet?
[Question ID = 7620]
1. Mars [Option ID = 30474]
2. Venus [Option ID = 30475]
3. Mercury [Option ID = 30476]
4. Jupiter [Option ID = 30477]
Correct Answer :
Venus [Option ID = 30475]
94) During the colonial rule, in which year was the first trade union in India established?
[Question ID = 7621]
1. 1917 [Option ID = 30478]
2. 1918 [Option ID = 30479]
3. 1920 [Option ID = 30480]
4. 1926 [Option ID = 30481]
Correct Answer :
1918 [Option ID = 30479]
95) PM Cares Fund has been established for
[Question ID = 7622]
1. Providing for education of the girl child [Option ID = 30482]
2. Rehabilitating the disaster impacted persons [Option ID = 30483]
3. Strengthening the fight against COVID 19 [Option ID = 30484]
4. Providing relief to farmers in drought prone areas [Option ID = 30485]
Correct Answer :
Strengthening the fight against COVID 19 [Option ID = 30484]
96) Ayyankali, though involved in various facets of society, was famous for his contribution to the cause of:
[Question ID = 7623]
1. Dalits
[Option ID = 30486]
2. Rural artisans
[Option ID = 30487]
3. Industrial labourers
[Option ID = 30488]
4. None of these
[Option ID = 30489]
Correct Answer :
Dalits
[Option ID = 30486]
97) Which organisation was founded by Jotirao Govindrao Phule?
[Question ID = 7624]
1. Bahiskrit Hit Karni Samaj
[Option ID = 30490]
2. Adhyatma Niketan
[Option ID = 30491]
3. Satyashodhak Samaj
[Option ID = 30492]
4. None of these
[Option ID = 30493]
Correct Answer :
Satyashodhak Samaj
[Option ID = 30492]
98) Which among the following south Indian states has the highest groundwater utilisation (in per cent) of its total ground
water potential?
[Question ID = 7625]
1. Andhra Pradesh [Option ID = 30494]
2. Karnataka [Option ID = 30495]
3. Kerala [Option ID = 30496]
4. Tamil Nadu [Option ID = 30497]
Correct Answer :
Tamil Nadu [Option ID = 30497]
99) What is the term given to the `web of relationships' as given by MacIver?
[Question ID = 7626]
1. Socialisation [Option ID = 30498]
2. Society [Option ID = 30499]
3. Kinship [Option ID = 30500]
4. Family [Option ID = 30501]
Correct Answer :
Society [Option ID = 30499]
100) Which city was adjudged as the cleanest city in Swatchata Survekshan 2019?
[Question ID = 7627]
1. Raipur [Option ID = 30502]
2. Indore [Option ID = 30503]
3. Ahmedabad [Option ID = 30504]
4. Nagpur [Option ID = 30505]
Correct Answer :
Indore [Option ID = 30503]
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