GS TEST 24 –ANSWER KEY 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. B ( 1- 1921 ; 3 – rice ) 5. A 6. D 7. C 8. None ( all statements are correct except 3 ) – koi answer sahi nahi hai – jisne bhi isko attempt kiya uska -1 aur jisne chhoda usko +3 9. D 10. B 11. A 12. D 13. B 14. C 15. B 16. C (National Income = Gross National Product – Depreciation ;Gross National Product = GDP – net factor income from abroad; Net factor Income from abroad = Income of Indian residents abroad – Income of foreign residents in India; Income of Indian residents abroad includes earnings of Indians in Indian banks abroad and profits, dividends, interest earned from Indian investments abroad. Hence, statements 1 and 3 are wrong ) 17. C 18. D 19. A (The greatest expansion of the Maratha power took place under Balaji Baji Rao. In 1761, the Third Battle of Panipat took place between Maratha and Ahmad Shah Abdali. There have been three Battles of Panipat: The First Battle of Panipat (1526), between Babur (Mughal dynasty) and Ibrahim Lodi (Lodhi dynasty), resulting in the victory of Mughals and establishing of the Mughal empire in India. The Second Battle of Panipat (1556), between the Mughal Ruler Akbar (Bairam Khan represented him) and Hemu, resulting in a Mughal victory. The Third Battle of Panipat (1761), was gought between the Durrani Empire of Ahmad Shah Abdali of Afghanistan with the help of the Rohilla Afghans of the Doab and Shuja-ud-Daulah of Awadh against the Maratha Empire led by their prime minister Balaji Baji Rao, resulting in a decisive Afghan victory. ) 20. D 21. B 22. D ( NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY K BARE ME DHYAN SE PADHIYE ) 23. B 24. A 25. D ( Christian > muslim >jain > Buddha>hindu > sikh ) 26. A 27. A 28. A 29. B ( a- Punjab ) 30. B ( a- usa ) 31. D 32. D 33. D 34. A FREE PDF – Studyforcivilservices.com Study for civil services – GYAN
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