MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Which of the following amendments of the constitution of India is also known as mini-constitution?
A)
Constitution Fortieth Amendment Act, 1976
B)
Constitution Forty First Amendment Act, 1976
C)
Constitution Forty-Second Amendment Act, 1976
D)
Constitution Forty-Third Amendment Act, 1977
Option C is correct: Constitution Forty-Second Amendment Act, 1976.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
The Dravidian languages area language family spoken mainly in southern India and parts of eastern and central India, the largest speakers of Dravidian language is:
A)
Malayalam
B)
Kannada
C)
Tamil
D)
Telegu
Option D is correct: Telegu.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
The current international poverty line per person according to World Bank is
A)
$1.50 a day
B)
$1.90 a day
C)
$2.15 a day
D)
$2.50 a day
Option C is correct: $2.15 a day.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
According to Raymond Lindeman, the transfer of energy from one trophic level to another trophic level is about-
A)
90%
B)
80%
C)
50%
D)
10%
Option D is correct: 10%.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
The volcanoes which continue to erupt periodically are called active volcanoes, most of the active volcanoes are found in:
A)
Circum Pacific Belt
B)
Mid-Oceanic Ridges
C)
Platemargins
D)
Plate Boundaries
Option A is correct: Circum Pacific Belt.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
The revival of Khalistan movement recently is traced to which of the following country?
A)
Canada
B)
United Kingdom
C)
South Africa
D)
France
Option A is correct: Canada.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Asian Games was hosted recently by
A)
Japan
B)
South Korea
C)
China
D)
None of these
Option C is correct: China.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Any part of the constitution of India can be amended without touching
A)
Preamble
B)
Fundamental rights
C)
Centre-state relation
D)
Basic structure
Option D is correct: Basic structure.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Species that originally live and thrive in a particular place are called —
A)
Keystone species
B)
Exotic species
C)
Native species
D)
Invasive Species
Option C is correct: Native species.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Who is the Presiding Officer of the Rajya Sabha?
A)
Vice President of India
B)
Seniormost member of the Rajya Sabha
C)
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
D)
None of these
Option A is correct: Vice President of India.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
The Himalayan River system comprises three major river system viz. Indus, Ganges and Brahmaputra. These rivers are typical examples of:
A)
Antecedent drainage
B)
Consequent drainage
C)
Superimposed drainage
D)
Subsequent drainage
Option A is correct: Antecedent drainage.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
The first state in India to implement Panchayati Raj was
A)
Madhya Pradesh
B)
Rajasthan
C)
Maharshtra
D)
Punjab
Option B is correct: Rajasthan.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
The author of ‘Arthashastra’ was
A)
Kalidasa
B)
Kautilya
C)
Megasthenes
D)
Aryabhatta
Option B is correct: Kautilya.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
What is the main aim of financial inclusion?
A)
To maintain a certain of liquid assets with themselves at any point of time
B)
To control money supply in the economy
C)
To include parts of income in the total expenditure
D)
To provide banking services to all sections of the society
Option D is correct: To provide banking services to all sections of the society.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
The soils of extra-Peninsular are formed due to the depositional work of rivers and wind. They are mainly found in the river valleys and deltas. They are often referred to as:
A)
Transported or azonal soil
B)
Depositional or Zonal soil
C)
Transported or Alkaline soils
D)
Peaty and Marshy soils
Option A is correct: Transported or azonal soil.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
The Mughals established their rule with the defeat of Ibrahim Lodi in the year
A)
1206
B)
1296
C)
1526
D)
1596
Option C is correct: 1526.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Agriculture Minister of India at present is
A)
Arjun Munda
B)
Nitin Gadkari
C)
Narendra Singh Tomar
D)
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
Option C is correct: Narendra Singh Tomar.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Which state is known as the ‘sugar bowl of India’:
A)
Uttar Pradesh
B)
Karnataka
C)
Maharashtra
D)
Punjab
Option A is correct: Uttar Pradesh.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Right to property in the constitution of India belongs to which of the following rights?
A)
economical rights
B)
political rights
C)
Social rights
D)
legal rights
Option D is correct: legal rights.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
The Constitution of India was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on
A)
14th August, 1947
B)
15th August, 1947
C)
26th November, 1949
D)
26th January, 1950
Option C is correct: 26th November, 1949.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
The greatest Biodiversity on Earth is in-
A)
Eastern Himalaya, India
B)
African grasslands
C)
Amazonian rain forest, South America
D)
Western Ghat, India
Option C is correct: Amazonian rain forest, South America.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Direct Action Day occurred on
A)
15th August 1945
B)
16th August 1945
C)
15th August 1946
D)
16th August 1946
Option D is correct: 16th August 1946.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
___ is often used for measuring poverty in relative sense.
A)
HDI
B)
Gini co-efficient
C)
Poverty line
D)
Monthly per capita expenditure
Option B is correct: Gini co-efficient.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Match the following and select the correct codes:
Dams - State
A. Sardar Sarovar - 1. Gujarat
B. Bakra Nangal Dam - 2. Karnataka
C. Krishna Raja Sagar Dam - 3. Himachal Pradesh
D. Nagarjunasagar Dam - 4. Madhya Pradesh
E. Narmada Dam - 5. Andhra Pradesh
A)
4 2 5 3 1
B)
4 3 2 5 1
C)
1 3 2 5 4
D)
4 3 5 2 4
Option C is correct: 1 3 2 5 4.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Which of the following organisation maintains the Stand-Up India Portal?
A)
SIDBI
B)
IFCI
C)
RRBs
D)
SEBI
Option A is correct: SIDBI.
