ASO 2016 - Main Paper 2

Match the following Peaks of the Sahyadris with the districts they are located in. 

Identify the rock-group from the information given below.

a. Occupies the districts of Bhandara and Gondia completely and those of Nagpur, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg partially.

b. Ancient Metamorphic rocks of the Sakoli and Sausar series. 

c. Belongs to a period of 400 crore years before.

d. Occupies 10-5% of the area in Maharashtra.

Tapi river basin is found in which of the following mountain ranges in Maharashtra ?

Arrange the National Parks/Sanctuaries from east to west in Maharashtra.

Which of the following are irrigation projects in Yerla river valley ?

Who established the first textile mill in Mumbai named as 'Bombay Spinning and Weaving Company in 1851 ?

Who is called as the “Leader of Economic Nationalism” because of his fundamental analysis of the financial condition of India ? 

Which festival was started by Lokmanya Bal Gaangadhar Tilak in 1895 ? 

a. Shivjayanti 

b. Ganeshotsav 

c. Navratra 

d. Rashtriya

Which is the first vernacular language newspaper published in Mumbai in Gujarati ?

Who was given the leadership of Sangli group of Krantisingh Nana Patil's Pratisarkar?

Which are the features of Government of India Act, 1935 ? 

a. Federation and Provincial autonomy 

b. Dyarchy at the Centre   

c. Bicameral Central Legislature 

d. Distribution of Legislative powers between the Centre and the Provinces 

Which one of the following statements is not correct?

How many sessions of the Constituent Assembly of India were held to draft the Indian Constitution ?

The Preamble to our Constitution serves ‘Liberty of thought, expression, belief, faith and __________ .

Article 51 of the Constitution says that the State shall endeavor to __________ .
a. promote international peace and security

b. encourage peaceful co-existence 

c. maintain just and honourable relations between nations

d. encourage settlement of international disputes by arbitration

Match the following pairs regarding Fundamental Rights : 

Article 368 of the Indian Constitution can be amended by which of the following method ?

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India receives salary equal to that of the ___________ .

What is the composition and number of members in the Legislative Council as per Article 171 (1) of the Indian Constitution ? 

a. It is not more than 1/3rd of the total members of the Legislative Assembly 

b. It is not less than 40

c. It is proportionate to the State population

d. All the above are correct

Which Article of the Indian Constitution expressed that State should try to inact Uniform Civil Code in India ?