राज्यसेवा पूर्व परीक्षा २०१६ - Paper 1

As per Indian protocol, who among the following ranks highest in a state in the order of precedence ?

The following men and women are/were great in their own fields. Who amongst them is/was not a lefty ?

I. Barack Obama

II. Bill Clinton 

III. Mahatma Gandhi

IV. Narendra Modi 

V. Bill Gate 

VI. Tom Cruise 

VII. Marilyn Monroe

VIII. Angelina Jolie 

XI. Amitabh Bachchan

X. Sachin Tendulkar 

Options:

The 'Indian Opinion' was a newspaper launched from 

Which country has the largest number of world heritage sites?

Match the pairs regarding basic field formations of the Indian Army: 

__________ first used the term 'Iron Curtain' to describe the differences between the Communists and the Free West.

__________ is the only continent without a desert

Which of the following States has not declared the 'Indian Elephant' as its State Animal' ?

What is not true in connection with the Centre-State conflict and granting of fiscal autonomy to the states?

a. Since independence, the Centre has been gradually extending its functions in
such a way that the states remain completely dependent upon it. 

b. The financial resources of the Centre are inelastic.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

'Ningol Chakouba' is a festival - a grand feast for married daughters prepared and hosted by maternal households - celebrated in ____________.

Thillana' is a form of

Who directed "The Making of the Mahatma''?

Arrange the following balls in a descending order of their circumference:

a. Volleyball

b. Baseball

c. Basketball

d. Handball

Which of the following statements about Saina Nehwal is/are wrong? 

a. She is the first Indian woman to become World No. 1

b. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in badminton in Olympic Games.

In Myanmar after the 2015 national elections, the military leaders have awarded themselves with _________ percent of all seats in the National Parliament.

"Time' magazine had described India's writer Shobhaa De as India's Jackie Collins. Jackie Collins passed away recently.

One of her books was banned by Australia and South Africa and that was her first book. Which one is it ?

Recently Omar Sharif died of a heart attack. He captivated spectators worldwide for more than half a century.

What is not true of him?

Name the State that has set an example for the rest of the country by identifying 21 year plus people less than 4 feet in height and giving them financial assistance of (Rs.) 800 a month.

The Illustrated Weekly of India was at its peak when Khushwant Singh was the Editor of the Weekly.
His writings include 

I. The History of Sikhs 

II. The Train to Pakistan 

III. The Company of Women 

IV. The Sunset Club 

V. Sex, Scotch and Scholarship 

VI. With Malice Towards One and All 

VII. Not a Nice Man to Know 

VIII. The Good, the Bad and the Ridiculous

Which one was his last novel ?