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TEST-001
 ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (E&S) 2024
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE (COMPULSORY)

Time : Three Hours]                                          [Maximum Marks : 100]

Note:- {i) Each question or part thereof shall begin on a fresh page.

          (ii) Your answers should be precise and coherent.  

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PART-I

1. 1. Attempt any three of the following: 30
2. i) Briefly summarize the key recommendations of the 15th Finance Commission report for the 2021-26 period. Further, analyze the potential impact of the 15th FC’s recommendations on Fiscal federalism in India.
3. ii) Discuss the challenges faced by local governments in securing adequate financial resources.

iii) Propose strategies for media outlets to promote a more nuanced and multifaceted presentation of social realities.

1. iv) How might improved train connectivity benefit tourism, trade, and economic development in J&K?
2. v) How can reservation systems be designed to be more effective while minimizing potential drawbacks? Substantiate with some successful examples of tackling inequality in other countries.
3. vi) Explain the fallowing:
4. Purple revolution in J&k
5. Multiparty system
6. Interim Budget

2. Explain any five of the following: 25
3. i) How UT of J&K is different from UT of Delhi?
4. ii) Contribution of horticulture in Jammu and Kashmir economy.

iii) National Education Policy 2020

1. iv) Scope for eco-tourism in Jammu and Kashmir with its likely impact on environment.
2. v) NITI Ayog
3. vi) Smart City Mission

vii) Geology of Himalyan mountains

viii) Champaran Satyagrah

3. Short answer question: answer any five: 15
4. i) What are the major Green House Gasses and how are they responsible for Global warming?
5. ii) What are western disturbances and how are they impacting weather in J&K?

iii) Describe the emerging technology, Artificial intelligence

1. iv) Significance of Part IV of Indian Constitution.
2. v) How In-Situ methods of Biodiversity conservation is different from Ex-Situ methods of Conservation?
3. vi) Explain Photosynthesis.

vii) Significance of Karewas

viii) Write a short note on Rajatarangini

PART-II

4. Answer all the following questions. Each question carries (1.5 marks)
5. i) Define India VIX?
6. ii) Enlist members of UNSC?

iii) “WTI” and “Brent” are the terms often seen in news, are related to________?

1. iv) A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z .

Which letter in this alphabet is the eighth letter to the right of the letter and  which is tenth letter to the left of the last but one letter of the alphabet?

1. A) X B) W
2. C) I D) H
3. v) In a certain code language COMPUTER is written as RFUVQNPC. How will MEDICINE be written in that code language?
4. A) MFEDJJOE                           B) EOJDEJFM
5. C) MFEJDJOE D) EOJDJEFM
6. vi) A is B’s sister. C is B’s mother. D is C’s father. E is D’s mother. Then, how is A related to D?
7. A) Grandfather B) Grandmother
8. C) Daughter D) Granddaughter

vii) Find the missing number in the series?

4, 18, ?, 100, 180, 294, 448

1. A) 48 B) 50
2. C) 58                     D) 600

viii) What is the name of the weak zone of the earth’s crust?

1. A) Seismic
2. B) Cosmic
3. C) Formic
4. D) Anaemic
5. ix) The green planet in the solar system is?
6. Mars
7. Uranus
8. Venus
9. Earth
10. x) The father of Indian missile technology is _________________?
11. Dr Homi Bhabha
12. Dr Chidambaram
13. Dr U.R. Rao
14. Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
15. xi) Which of these is the small-scale industry in India?
16. Jute industry
17. Paper Industry
18. Textile Industry
19. Handloom Industry

xii) The largest public sector undertaking in the country is?

1. Railways
2. Airways
3. Roadways
4. Iron and Steel Plants

xiii) What is the name of the first Indian woman who wins the Man Booker Prize?

1. Salman Rushdie
2. Arundhati Roy
3. S. Naipaul
4. Kiran Desai

xiv) In a certain code language,

‘134’ means ‘good and tasty’;

‘478’ means ‘see good pictures’  and

‘729’ means ‘pictures are faint’.

Which of the following digits stands for ‘see’?

1. A) 9 B) 2
2. C) 1 D) 8

1. xv) What should come next in the following letter sequence?

A A B A B C A B C D A B C D E A B C D

1. A) A B) E
2. C) C D) B

xvi) What should come in place of question mark (?) in the following number series?

 132       156       ?         210          240          272

1. A) 196 B) 182
2. C) 199 D) 204

xvii) If Z = 52 and ACT = 48, then BAT will be equal to

1. A) 39 B) 41
2. C) 44 D) 46

xviii) In a certain code, MONKEY is written as XDJMNL. How is TIGER written in that code ?

1. A) SHFDQ B) HFDSQ
2. C) RSAFD D) QDFHS

xix) There are six persons A. B, C, D, E and F. C is the sister of F. B is the brother of E’s husband. D is the father of A and grandfather of F. There are two fathers, three brothers and a mother in the group. Who is the mother ?

1. A) A B) B
2. C) C D) E

xx) The study of Heavenly bodies is Known as _________?

1. Astrophysics
2. Astronautics
3. Astrology
4. Astronomy