MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
At the central government level, which agency has been assigned the role of overseeing the implementation of SDGs in India?
A)
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation
B)
Ministry of Finance
C)
Niti Aayog
D)
Ministry of Rural Development
Option C is correct: Niti Aayog.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
The decisive Battle between the English and the Nawab of Bengal fought in 1757 which eventually laid the foundation of the British rule in India was
A)
The Battle of Panipat
B)
The Battle of Plassey
C)
The Battle of Buxar
D)
The Battle of Wandiwash
Option B is correct: The Battle of Plassey.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Which of the following gas is released from rice fields in the most quantity?
A)
Carbon dioxide
B)
Methane
C)
Carbon monoxide
D)
Sulphur dioxide
Option B is correct: Methane.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
M.S. Swaminathan was prominently known for
A)
White Revolution
B)
Green Revolution
C)
Yellow Revolution
D)
Red Revolution
Option B is correct: Green Revolution.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Match the following and select the correct codes:
State - Crop
A. Assam - 1. Jowar
B. Karnataka - 2. Tea
C. Tamil Nadu - 3. Coffee
D. West Bengal - 4. Rubber
E. Maharashtra - 5. Rice
A)
3 2 1 4 5
B)
2 3 5 4 1
C)
1 4 5 2 3
D)
2 3 4 5 1
Option B is correct: 2 3 5 4 1.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Raising of trees and agricultural crops on the same land which enables the farmer to obtain food, fodder, fuel, fruit and timber from the same plot of land refers to:
A)
Commercial forestry
B)
Social forestry
C)
Agro forestry
D)
Non-commercial forestry
Option C is correct: Agro forestry.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
One of the main sources of moisture for crops in India is rainfall, areas having 30-75 cm of annual rainfall are known as:
A)
Semi-arid regions
B)
Arid regions
C)
Humid regions
D)
Semi-dry regions
Option A is correct: Semi-arid regions.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Identify the mismatched pair
A)
Tundra — Permafrost
B)
Savanna — Epiphytes
C)
Tropical Forest — Drip tips
D)
Coniferous forest - Evergreen trees
Option B is correct: Savanna — Epiphytes.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Which among the following is not included in the policy framework of National Population Policy?
A)
imparting free and compulsory school education above 14 years of age
B)
Reducing infant mortality rate
C)
Achieving universal immunization of children against all vaccine preventable diseases
D)
Making family welfare a people centered program
Option A is correct: imparting free and compulsory school education above 14 years of age.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Which among the following, did not belong to the Delhi Sultanate?
A)
Safid Dynasty
B)
Mamluk Dynasty
C)
Lodi Dynasty
D)
Khilji Dynasty
Option A is correct: Safid Dynasty.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
The Defence Minister of India at present is
A)
Nirmala Sitharaman
B)
Rajnath Singh
C)
Piyush Goyal
D)
Narendra Singh Tomar
Option B is correct: Rajnath Singh.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Which statement is Incorrect with respect to the food chain?
A)
Every component of the food chain forms a trophic level
B)
Inter-relation between different food chains is known as a food web
C)
The energy flow is bidirectional along the food chain
D)
All the chains formed by nutritional relations is used to understand energy flow
Option C is correct: The energy flow is bidirectional along the food chain.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
The Great Bath was found at the site of
A)
Kalibangan
B)
Mohenjodaro
C)
Lothal
D)
Harappa
Option B is correct: Mohenjodaro.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Which of the following option is not incorporated as Sustainable Development Goals?
A)
No Poverty
B)
Zero Hunger
C)
Life Below Water
D)
Food Safety
Option D is correct: Food Safety.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
The estimated minimum level of income needed to secure the necessities of life is known as
A)
Poverty line
B)
Below poverty line
C)
Poverty gap
D)
Poverty ratio
Option A is correct: Poverty line.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
Which one of the following is the earliest Veda?
A)
Yajur Veda
B)
Sama Veda
C)
Rig Veda
D)
Atharva Veda
Option C is correct: Rig Veda.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
‘El Nino’ is a:
A)
a cold current off the coasts of Peru and Ecuador
B)
a warm current off the coasts of Ecuador and Chile
C)
a cold current off the coasts of Chile and Peru
D)
a warm current off the coasts of Peru and Ecuador
Option D is correct: a warm current off the coasts of Peru and Ecuador.
MAS Jr. Grade • 2024 • Paper-I
A person who is not a member of Parliament can be appointed as a member of the Council of Ministers but he must acquire membership of either House of Parliament within a period of
A)
One year
B)
Three months
C)
Three years
D)
Six months
Option D is correct: Six months.
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.
