PSC Motor Mechanic/ Store

Assistant - Ground Water

Examination
Previous Year Question Paper

Exam Name: Motor Mechanic/ Store Assistant -

Ground Water

Date of Test : 17.12.2015

Question Paper Code: 232/2015

Medium of Questions: English

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Marinun : 100 b!*3
Tin€: I houand 15 mi.ute.

l B4foe anccharic e.i und€r r vehicl€ Io should b.t.6ure tftr:

(A) Th. tyc. rE innabd (B) Heueaq@pcr
(c) Th.jtckha leilddn (D) Th6Ehicle i.d
'.fetvstud!
2. h alronobilo sFi4in3 6Ept- whii i. n..nt ddn ?
bv Tear

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[A) Aqjultitr G) Dilaa&nblitg
(c) n r*nbury @) M&hi.in3

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S. Which is D6r .uit!bl. t! ch*lr .prrt plug glp?

4. Ih€ E.ding of. delric DicrEstoi i! in :

(A) c.trtibetre (B) Itousd. of ,n inch

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(C) Tboulaid.ofDinid.tc (D) Meh.

6. To Eealue $. trpen... of a qlind.r .

(A) i.di@id
Dial
(C) DeDih s!ur!
6. Splim..nd L.y. in oebmi€l u*hblie.:
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(A) Fst !.iudi into pl@ (B) Idt! n!t! to !olt!
(q rdt! FrB to.hatu (D) Uade*t!@s.
N m6iIY u*d tit[
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?. Cstle rut! :

(A) SdD rins! (B) Cott r Piu

(C) Bolt he.ds (D) I'ti$!€B

8. O.&t! !e ued t :

(A) Prc€n!.ny le.t.s! ofluid (B) SedlouipFFurc

(C) TtI€. up sp.e e.hiE. (D) Arv oath. abow

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g.

(A) Cuiint rnal rbPadd (B) Cut ettarnal th€adi

(C) lnlarse a nole (D) Both (A) dnd (B)

10. A 'Cluth spins conpresl @Dpresse6 or the clunt whn€ dim$tlins.

(A) C{shiding .p.i'c8 (B)

(c) Anri rattunc sprilct (D)

ll. & pilron ho!e. tow*iE mC rn 6hpF.$on slrck.

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(A) 'IlE nixtuE gpb hott€t
(B) EEn dirFibution ofmiliE h.ppong

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(c) Pe!Nti*o@r6
(D) Alloftbe rb*

rr, Tho dircke in which boil: the valv€s ac clsed is :

(A) suction (B) Codpre$ion
(c) Expasio! (D) Eoih (B) .dd (c)
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13. To 6rth€r snothen out the f,ow oI pow€r €rgireg haE:
(A) wetht
Counri. (B) Fly rneelE
(c) crslphg (!) crank Nobs

l!. To @!qt the ftcipd.ti.g EodDn to rclsty EotioD tle ergin$ hael
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(A) CM .tro rnd d.nl. s[,n
(B) Pbton. 6nd @6!etine tud.
(C) co'inetin8 lodr aad qdl Blufi
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(D) cad ahaft and rdler dn6

ln IIq n.ry tin6. in ninut theinl€iv.lv. ofa fourstrcle edgin. so.tirg at 1000 RPM oped

(B) 1000

(c) 1500 (D) 2000

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16, Valre DtatoN a.e u6ed 6r :

(A) Roiatins tn€ valv.s on ai! (ts)it. own R€duci.g the w.4ing ofvalv€8
(O E en sea disilibution ofvalves (D) All ofthe above

(A) vanabb vaiw Timing Electbnic oam lhaft

(B) variabls valre Tidins and lift Dlechontu @ntrcr

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(C) valve Tinins Elect.ioal Cam shalr
(D) \ors ofrhe abow

1a. Mci oDmonly used valve actu.ting nech.nlln il noden cd6 rs :

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(A) T'hed (B) I'hcld
{c) LLead (D) r-head

19, The @bon il€pcit! on ihe ctlinder h.ad i. r.nov€d ritb :

(A) brusl
sdapper {3) wateljet
(c) soap solution (D) I{€rce@

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E a single cylind€. tso strol€ €nsire .unnins .i 2OOO &PM ihe .mb€r of pfl€r 6Eo&6 p€r
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(A) rooo (B) aooo
(c) moo (D) nore

2r. In m Oito q'cl€ €ncin€, tbe operatiotr 4quen@ B :

{A) power
Conpression, exhau6t, (B) Po*€.. indlction exlact
(c) Conpreeoion, poeor, exl'ludt (D) Cocpre$ton po*€', induchor

12. Ilt€ isliiiotr jn di6el engine. ia

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factor for :

(A) Presureofmjeciion @) rlish ompre$ion raho

(C) Abun&nc olair (D) All ofur€ dbovo

2S. In a two sbo}€ ensu6 at iho tin. of spa.k occuls :

(A) TranstP.porr ha. jutop€lsd

(B) FEdL sas b being 6npes*d
(C) FEsh charge io boils lFn.f€rrd lo iol.t
(D) Ary ofth€ ahoE
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2,t. Wlich of ihe foUowine is a ri.h air focl s!io?

(A) 9:1 (B) 1L1
(c) 13:1 (D) 15:r

26. Th€ perenlage ofconbustion heai, available ai cranl6!aft 6r r&firl eo.l output is:
(A) 35% (B) 66%
(c) 60% a)

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26- In an €.gin€ havine swnt dnlstion ch€obcr :

(A) niriureenieE
More air tuel (B) Inpmred savengbs to*€ ptse

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(C) Inprov€d conbusdon tate pl@ (D) Burneil sa6 hai no bsck prcedue

27. It'e msjn puryose ofpiston pin ofsl i. to :

(A) Perf€ctb balane th€ pirior durins power stiol€
(B) PBv€rt pi6ton dliD
(C) C.nr.ali* the pisto.
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(D) R€du@ piston slap
t8. Soa€ .ulonobiie ensin€d h,E cl@ r. :
Dluc.
(A) W&a the diwr aboul €nsin. d€lh€at
(B) Prch€at the fuct {or eadier 3tadios
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(C) Preheal the mnbnstiotr chaDbo!
(D) war ihe pa6&4€r rFa
zt, TLe upp.r rnd l@a eD& of thc oobution chabbe! is forned by;
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(A) Pi.lor.nd c"linlerhloct (B) cyLldF warb.nd lilton

(C) Pi.ton rioe!,nd.tiDd€! h€.d (D) Cylirdd be&I.trd pntd
tO. Pnbr .in$ !re tdi{red to:
(A) Conpletely seal the onhftiion sa.
(B) Hold the pidt n enentdc t cylind6! wau!
(C) gold a 6n€ oil 6lm o! cylinde! wall.
(D) Both (A) and (c)
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3r. Themo6ili aalve helps the e.3rne to :

(A) Keep ihe oil t€npelaiulc atoD6fating v'ln'r
(B) tDp.rrtuF ai operatins
Xeep the @olanl valueg

{C) PrevenLs ihe sngine fbn overh€ating

(D) Both (B) and (c)
82. ln a fou! stmke engine the can rhaft tumd ot I
(A) Sane spe€d ad the cmtrk 3h6O

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(B) Double th. s!€ed aa th€ c.ank shon
(O Ealfth€ sP..d ofih€ crad 6haft
(D) One fourth th€ sp*d of ih6 otnk 3haii

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33. Mfttmic x sl't thoi all OHC .Dsin.' h're t@l€r arns MehaDc Y sars thal &me
buct€i tapDets ,nd no rsker sn6 Wbo i3 @Edt?
(A) Meh;nicx G) MehadicY
(c) Both x anda (D) Neithqx norY

la. Valve Ml{p (rl:cu at:

(A) the end ofex[a!.! sbo]€ (B) !!' becsdng of porer sble
E (C) the bqidirs of @npftsion 6tFke (D) |h6 erd olpwer 'trcl€
no€&u€dinter4'ol:
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:t5. The nte aislich work i5 dot6
(A) E!€rs (a) Torq@
(c) I&fti. (D) PMr

:t6. The slm€ of ai.ontained .ho@ the pilton when ihe pi6t'n is dt TDC n :
(A) clea.de @lue (B) cc
ic) swe'tvolus€ (D) stst6 rcluDo

The@ lilion oferdoding th€ €ndcha4E befoF the @npleiion oflodal codbstrn
s:
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(A) Pre_knitDn G) elnlle
(c) D€tonation (D) St€ui'8

3a. lnw Cetane fuel implied thot:

(A) It tated loncor time to trit
(B) It taked l.*! iime to isnit
(C) IcDite. as @n it ent'$ tho cvUnd'r
's
(D) Borh (B) !.d (c)
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39. Mechanicrl tuel punps a ope.rbn by :

(A) cEE ir shft
rhe caD (B) F,@.dc in rhe dank !ha&
(C) Stcw geu in rhe can shatr (D) D..entricin rh€.sD Ehafl

40. Tap6r nftdle jei is found ib :

(C) Zeriih &.bureiiar (D) Ca.t€r @ftuFlro.

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41. Ceneroly ru.bo ch.lcFr b opemred br .
(A) A b€li driE by rhe eDgin€ d.Dlr .haft
(B, A cq atrachFd b I he cu shaff

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iC) A chain and sp.oc!.r d.ive
(D) Exhalst ga6

.12. QualitatiE sovernins is beer su ed tor I

(A) Ilkh ebsies

dp€€d (B) Stor sp€ed ensin6.
(c) Di.el ersire6 @) petd ensiE€
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{3. Cml.r i! ecirt€d riiL :
(A) Bstrery , (B) &nlturc
(C) CBpoint (D) FIp
,14. IIigi @npFseio! niio Fsulr jn :
(A) In Ee6d NOr enission (B) More 6oot in €ah.usr
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(C) Redued HC dd CO eaisaio (D) Alofrhe lhow
t5. PCV valv€ is l@redb.'*€en:
(A) Cr.nt @& and ider beitold (B) Ct n& ca* ed c*burerr.!
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(C) cl6r@. lnil dsn& cae (D) Ar cl€ue. and elbuEnor

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c6. @ in rne .xlau.r of . vebide should @i to Eorc rhan :
(A) 0.6% (B) l%
(c) 1.5% @) 2%
47. Th€ |ehpe*tuF be1@ whidh th€ oil riu not flow i. :
(A) Iilopoini (B) Flash poiai
(c) Pou point (D) Fld poilr
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{E. Trad6l€rcd6atypeof in four wheel dDw v€hnles.

(C) Trmnisid rl,ft

40. C€rr Cldh whne shifting is due io :

(A) trdEciclui4h ldju6tnelt (B) Dab4€d drlrdhmnia. uit

(C) td l€vel cedoil (D) Any ofth€ above

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60, In ca@ ol front engiae rear whel dtire caE tho drivc .haft h.s :
(A) Mininun on€ univ6r6dljoint (B) MaximuD two uireBarjoin!
(C) Mininum iwa u veBEljoint (D) Two 3liD joid€

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61. A .lir joiDt pem irs chsnses i
(A) md ba* (B) wt*l t act
(cl lvbeel lrigrDdr {D) No!.
62, Alt rnltd plodu@s eldt icity iD its :
E {A) StstdRindi.g.
(C) Comltatd
(B) Rot . 6eld windincG
(D) R4ulator
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68. wrlib f.ying io stsrt ,n engi.e it .6nL. .ldly but desn't stlrt .h Eay be dE io :
(10 ldt€npeEt@ (B) Ru! dow! battert
(C) Daaaged tuel systen (D) Ary olth€ anove

64. AppErimsrp sreer piljor'n1e s€f, gF6r rtfio t6 :

(A) 5:1 (B) 16:1

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(D) so:I

66. me. it is needed to t p up the lsad a.id ball€ry fFqu.rtl, it is du to :

(A) sulatiotr (B) Overloadins

(C) o'Drchdgirg (D) Lngst ndingpenod
66. tlyd&neer is &vie @d r. chel :

(B) Speciic cxaviry of rciil

(c) voltq€ of r batt€iy (D) TeEp.ratc or d€.rtulr'te
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5?. I. lUdraulic sFten Bdli€ bindirg t6 du€ to :

(A) Incoldl lree pcdd pl6y ddru.tn€.t (B) Blocled by pas port
(C) Bift!€d an v.nl in nart r cylindor (D) Any oftne abore

64, Double de{lukningi3 a8@iat dwithI

(A) Constlnt desn s€dr box (B) Syrchmnesh g€a! hox
(C) Hydraulc clutch (D) Masn€ticclutch

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69. Ceafclash du ng shi{ijnc nay be caused by anyoae ofthe followjns eKepi:
(A) .yh.h&ni*r
D.foctivo , (B) Incorrect pedal play
(C) Tm law idle sp€6d (D) Una4iusted slift nechanisn
50, lld bany rynchmni*r units ab th.E in a thE. aped t.amniseioD?
(A) ore (B) Tvo

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(c) TbFe
nany
6) sn
(c) Fou
slds e
ET
th€re in the
(D)

(B)
(D)
Four

min .haft of. lou rped halMi*ion?

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6r. PicL the odd on€ out :

63. A hlbmins fton the uder body ofa red wh@l &i@ vehicle i. due io:
noise
(A) B€nd prcp€ler shalt (B) Incorect diit€rential neshing
(C) Fadty sear bor (D) Bindin3 brako
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6r. Th. tlTe of lbnt a*le in {nich the f.ing pin tu Eully 6&d in ihe dtub 6xle 6rEin3 and it.
.ndd turn in the fd&ed end ofth. sn6 b€sn is:
(A) Lnoine (B) lnElted lenoin€
(c) R€reed eliot (D) EuioL
66, 1l!€ tilt of the nort wh6ab frcb v.rli6l i. ell6d :
(4) caste. (B) cMber
(C) I<tusPitr Incli..tion (D) T@ i!
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66. To edu@ fie vibEtion .nd fo. sie,bilil-y of a vehicie :

(A) E gher u6p.uns ftisht G de6ircd
(B) Susp€Dsion sprins of hish lrequcncj ctn h. u*d
(Cl) lNer unsprung *eisnt i. detiFd
(D) t wer lFdv w€ight tu d*iEd

6?. Strcke leqi! is equal to:

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(A) Double the danl ihrcw (B) Sane as the oant thmw
(C) EalfofdanL$rcw (D) Th.€e tim€s the c.an} ihrow

68. tllhi.l is not lrue with.esledi to Di6c biake.l

(A) unifo.Ewes (B) EasY to *dice
(q rlicn initbr@t (D) Con@aled iiciioDal surtus

69. Generaly nre

?C. Whi.l'
(A) FFDrright
(C) Ref lee

of the foU@ins axle

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snel ty& 6t{tion siaris

shsfl has to
fod

b*.
which siil€ *!41?
(B) Itoni le&
(D) Aei.nshr
tull l@d?
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(A) Thre qu.t€rt@ting (B) FUll d@ting
(c) seai0dtin6 (D) Borh (A) and (B)

71. AsD€ci raiio ol tyre is ii8 :

(A) wi{ttuselion heiehi
Section (B) Scctiod heightEedtion wiilih
(C) Totsl *idthrlolal heisht (D) Rim dilmder/ IYre dianeier
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7!, In a ty6 ii ; desisnat€d d. 'P20Cr/?5 Rl6 Wht i! |ns disit 200?

(A) width
Setion (B) S€ction h€ighi
(C) Rin di@eter (D) A.Ddtr.tn,

?r. Wh.t i! the 6rnDt n or .tdotph.nc air ent r tlE w.tet coolirg svst€n ol I multi cvlirdd

(B) C@l!!t beohe gEnilh

(c) Cslantt€@oercildish (D) cel,nt b..@ Yidu
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?!. what b the CC value or new TATA Ndo C€n X E dift er?
sy
(a) 421 (B) 624
(a) 624 (D) 124
?6. The typ. of body nov€Detrt of a vahiclo in whi.h the vehicle furn o. iis ow! lotrstudinal

(A) ?it hing (B) Bou!.jrg

(C) Yawing (D) Rollins

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?6. Which s€ar will not revolve wh€n it€ vahicle i. eovids on s|laight path?
(A) Planeiary sear (B) 8un sed
(C) wheel

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crcwn (D) Pi.io.
?7, The rtd sxle thrust acling on e,. rxl6 ceirs i. tludeftd io nao. by :
(A) Pubardro& G) n3di6 od6
(C) Tiem& (D) Tdque tlbcs
?3. CoDpaed Mtn spiral b€reI s!ar, a hDoid gear hs6 rhe advarracF of :
E (A) highc. e6ci€ncy
(B) s€al.r beannc! @n h€ usrl
(C) nialer or lower Dbp6ller sh.fr ca! t€ ued
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(D) All olthe aboE
79. The poUutlnt thlt fo.n! ar bkh€. oobuirior ianp€.sruEs is :

{A) CO G) fiC
(q No, (D) H:O

40. v$iable st eld3 sesr ratio can be achievcd in ihe cas of :

(A) Wom and.ecior (B) woEardnut

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(C) Rrct and pinio! (D) Wom and Roner

81. wlo ws the6$t recipient of Ezhutachan !ura6k6!rn1
,4' -,Lazh Srvas,nkeran P lai
(O '8, O.N v Kurup
M.T. v$!dev.n Nai! (D) [email protected] Kunje Ptrai
31. Th6 last Asian games was h€ld in I

(A) South(ded (B) Chid

(c) Nolthl{oEa
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8r. N.me the o.ganisstim 6!n&d by Pedit K!ruppqD :

(A) Eindu Dharna Plrip,ldm Sabha (B) Xllyau Dayoi Sabla
(C) Yoealshema Sabha (D) Dharn! Panpahna Satha
3,1. The tust woman P*flaen oflndian N ionll Concr$s:
(A) sarojiniNaiilu (D) A,oie Bes$t
(C) vijayalakrlmi Patdit (D) K!stur!! Galdli
36. Who was ihe Pnoe Mini.ter of lndia, when Psnchaaheel sas adopted?
(A rd Bahadlr Sla.tri (D) Morajl Deda

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(C) JawahartalNehd (D) Indirq Gaddhi

36. Swanajayalt, GrEd Swdozaar Yojana wa3 Launched in r

(A) r99O (B) 1999

(c) 200t (D) 2oo3

8?. Ramjiih Sinsh Cold cDp ig asciated wi|h I

88. who ryon the N.'bel

(A) E.ic Betzis
pn*

(C) EliudKipcrEce
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for lirlra|!re in ,01,1?
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(D)
tuutMaE€deo
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89. Th€ h.adquarteB ofl(eEla tdita l{da A.5d€Ey i! ar :

{A) Th.issur (B) X@hi

(C) llirurananft.puran (D) KozhiLod€

90, The p.]a€ ai Matttuclery wae buili by :

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91, Wlose bnthday b @lebrated as Nsiional Youlh Dav?

(A) Sinsh
Bhaslt (B) BR Ahbedlia!
(c) sw'di viv€lanand. (D) Raje.v C@d!i

9r. McMohan iD€ i! t!€ dendcatiotr lite beiw€et Indis ard ;

(A) china (B) Pali.it'

(() Nepal (D) Buna
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93. The fanous Ajanb Ellorr i6 ritD,t4d in :

Ptad$h
(-A) L,ladnJ! (B) Rajastlar
(C) IGhaashdr (D) D€lhi

,4. Nane the neespspe. ronoded by VlktoE Abdul Kh.ds. Maulavi :

(A) S*&lesebhiD.ni (B) chadr'3
(C) Malayals Msnorams (D) Deepika
,5, Odayilnimu is a rovel written by :

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(A) Kufti(.ishnao
P.C. (B) S.X.Iotrelkad
(c) o v. vijayon (D) Kesrva&v
06. lvh€re did tlE J,llirnwals Brsh Ma$qcr€ @u?
(3) D€lhi

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Who

\vho
(A) SEN&alabacur!
(C) Dr Palpu
@ired
ET
r.s tne tust scretary of SNDP

the Dada Sabib Phalke ,sard in

(B)
(D)
2013?
KuEamnasan
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(A) SymBercgal (B) B.R- Clopn
(c) curzar (D) ciEsh Karnad
09. Pracham Malayalm' ra6 writter by ;

(A) Edut&han (B) Veitunda Swabilal

(O Hed.n cundert (D) Clotranpi Swrnilal
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100. mo appoints tLe cMihd of lIPSCl

(A) The ?nee Mini6td ol India (B) The Pe6idelt of India
(Cl) The Chi€fJ$tie of India (D) The Sp€al.r of bk Sabha

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