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UPPSC UP LT GRADE Teacher Examination 2018 Answer Key CIVICS (Social Science)

UP LT Grade Teacher Examination for 2018 was conducted today on 29th July, 2018. Pattern of the examination was as follows:

PART I : Compulsory - GENERAL STUDIES (30 Questions of 1 Marks each)
PART II : Main Subject (120 Questions of 1 Marks each)

There was negative marking with deduction of one third of marks assigned to that question. 

In continuation with the Answer key to UP LT Grade Teacher Examination, 2018 Part I and Answer key to UP LT Grade Teacher Examination, 2018 Geography (Social Science), Here is the part Answer Key for Main Subject SOCIAL SCIENCE - CIVICS part as follows:

1. Who is called the 'Father of Liberalism'?
A. T H Green
B. Hegel
C. Karl Marx
D. John Locke

2. "Liberty is the opposite of over-Government". Who said this?
A. Laski
B. Locke
C. Seeley
D. J S Mill

3. The concept of sovereignty is primarily which of the following?
A. Political
B. Legal
C. Philosophical
D. None of the above

4. Which of the following is/ are the attribute(s) of sovereignty?
      1. Permanence            2. Universality
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2

5. Which of the following is not a feature of parliamentary form of Government?
A. Nominal Head
B. Definite tenure of the executive
C. Close relationship between the legislature and the executive
D. Collective Responsibility

6. Identify the correct pair related to Fascism.
A. Italy - Mussolini
B. Germany - Mussolini
C. Italy - Hitler
D. Germany - Hitler

7. Who among the following thinkers is associated with the theory of Natural Rights?
A. Locke
B. Bentham
C. Green
D. Marx

8. Who among the following is the propounder of Scientific Socialism?
A. J S Mill
B. Karl Marx
C. Laski
D. None of them 

9. "Law is a command given by a superior to an inferior." Who said this?
A. Bodin
B. Hobbes
C. Austin
D. Bentham

10. "Political liberty without Economic equality is a myth." Who said this?
A. J S Mill
B. T H Green
C. Laski
D. G D H Cole

11. Which is the oldest theory of state origin?
A. Divine origin Theory
B. Force Theory
C. Social Contract Theory
D. Evolutionary Theory

12. Which is the most important element of a state?
A. Population
B. Territory
C. Government
D. Sovereignty

13. "Political science is concerned with the State and its instrumentality - Government." Who said this?
A. Garner
B. Dimock
C. Gilchrist
D. Seeley

14. Which of the following is not a theory of punishment?
A. Retributive
B. Deterrent
C. Distributive
D. Reformative

15. Who among the following has not supported pluralism?
A. Webb
B. Lindsay
C. Krabbe
D. Hegel

16. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
A. Theory of Natural Rights - Rights are pre-civil and pre-social
B. Legal Theory of Rights - Rights are creation of the state
C. Historical Theory of State - Rights are crystallization of customs
D. Realistic Theory of Rights -  Rights are powers of Man

17. Which of the following is not a trait of a political party?
A. Organization
B. Use of unconstitutional means
C. Belief in Democracy
D. Ideological Unity

18. Who among the following has referred to Presure Groups as 'an anonymous empire'?
A. Finer
B. Castles
C. Rodee
D. None of Them

19. Who propounded the 'Class Theory of State'?
A. Marx
B. Engels
C. Lenin
D. All of them

20. Who described Man, in the state of Nature, as 'noble savage'?
A. Thomas Hobbes
B. John Locke
C. Rousseau
D. None of them

21. Which of the following is a famous book of Aristotle?
A. The Republic
B. The Social Contract
C. Laws
D. Politics

22. How many chapters are there in Manusmriti?
A. 10
B. 11
C. 12
D. 21

23. Das Kapital is a writing of which of the following thinkers?
A. Hegel
B. Marx
C. Lenin
D. None of them

24. "PAN OPTICAN" is a model example of which of the following?
A. Jail
B. Education System
C. Legal System
D. Kitchen

25. Which of the following books is written by Bal Gangadhar Tilak?
A. The Arctic Home of the Vedas
B. Gita Rahasya
C. The Orion
D. All of the above

26. What is the sub-title of Plato's Republic?
A. Concerning Justice
B. Concerning Education System
C. Concerning Politics
D. Concerning Sophist class

27. "Human consciousness postulates liberty, liberty involves rights and rights demand the state." Who said this?
A. Green
B. Laski
C. Barker
D. None of them

28. Who among the following made a distinction between 'self-regarding' and 'others-regarding' actions?
A. James Mill
B. Jeremy Bentham
C. J S Mill
D. None of them

29. Who is considered to be the 'Political Guru' of Mahatma Gandhi?
A. Tilak 
B. Gokhale
C. Dadabhai Naoroji
D. None of them

30. Who has referred to Tilak as 'Fther of Indian Unrest'?
A. Valentine Chirol
B. Wordsworth
C. Annie Besant
D. None of them

31. Match Thinkers with their writings using the codes given below:
a. Hobbes        1. The Social Contract
b. Locke           2. Leviathan
c. Rousseau     3. Two Treatises on Civil Government

A. a-1, b-2, c-3
B. a-1, b-3, c-2
C. a-2, b-3, c-1
D. None of the above

32. "Freedom is our birthright and we shall have it." Who gave the slogan?
A. Gandhi
B. Tilak
C. Gokhale
D. Nehru

33. Plato fixed the population of an ideal state at
A. 1800 persons
B. 5040 persons
C. 10000 persons
D. 20000 persons

34. Which political thinker wrote in his autobiography that "his mother gave birth to twins - himself and fear."?
A. Jean Jacques Rousseau
B. Thomas Hobbes
C. John Locke
D. None of them

35. In the absence of the President of India, if Vice President is not available, who of the following can act as the President?
A. The Chief Justice of India
B. The Prime Minister
C. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
D. The Attorney General of India

36. Who summons a Joint Sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha under the Article 108 of the Constitution?
A. The President of India
B. The Speaker of the Lok Sabha
C. The Prime Minister
D. The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha

37. Which of the following Articles of the Indian Constitution vests in the President of India, the power to issue ordinances?
A. Articles 74
B. Article 78
C. Article 123
D. Article 124(2)

38. Fundamental Duties were included in the Constitution of India on the recommendation of which of the following Committees?
A. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
B. Ayyangar Committee
C. Swaran Singh Committee
D. Thakkar Committee

39. By which Constitutional Amendment, the number of Central Ministers has been limited to 15% of the total number of members of the Lok Sabha?
A. 91st
B. 92nd
C. 93rd
D. None of the above

40. Which Articles of the Indian Constitution has provision for the Election Commission?
A. Article 320
B. Article 322
C. Article 324
D. Article 326

41. What is the name of Mahatma Gandhi's Ashram in South Africa?
A. Phoenix
B. Sabarmati
C. Satyagraha
D. Sarvodaya

42. Which of the following Houses is presided by a person who is not a member of that house?
A. The Lok Sabha
B. The Legislative Assembly
C. The Rajya Sabha
D. The Legislative Council

43. How many times has Financial Emergency been imposed in India?
A. Three Times
B. Two times
C. Once
D. Never

44. When can the Speaker exercise casting vote?
A. On impeachment resolution
B. On a bill related to the Article 368
C. On a bill related to the Article 52
D. on getting equal votes

45. Which part of the Constitution of India is related to 'Citizenship'?
A. Part II
B. Part III
C. Part IV
D. Part V

46. The Constitution of India declares India to be which of the following?
A. A Voluntary Federation
B. A Confederation
C. A Union of States
D. A Federation

47. The Constitution of India entrusts the Residuary powers to which of the following?
A. States
B. Union
C. Both Centre and States
D. None of the above

48. Who was the Chairman of the Drafting Committee of the Constitution?
A. N G Ayyangar
B. K M Munshi
C. D P Khaitan
D. B R Ambedkar

49. Who was the legal advisor of the Constituent Assembly of India?
A. H N Kuzru
B. B N Rao
C. Sachchidananda Sinha
D. B R Ambedkar

50. In which year did Gopal Krishna Gokhale become the Chairman of the All-India Congress Committee?
A. 1897
B. 1905
C. 1907
D. 1912

51. Which of the following pairs of Fundamental Rights and Articles is not correctly matched?
A. Right to Equality : 14-18
B. Right to Freedom of Religion : 23-24
C. Cultural and Educational Rights : 29-30
D. Right to Freedom : 19-22

52. An Inter-State Council may be established by
A. The President
B. The Parliament
C. The National Development Council
D. The Zonal Council

53. How many Schedules are there in the Constitution of India?
A. 9
B. 10
C. 11
D. 12

54. Consider the following Committee on Panchayati Raj and arrange them in chronological order:
1. Ashok Mehta Committee
2. Balwant Rai Mehta Committee
3. L M Singhvi Committee
4. Thungan Committee
Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 2, 1, 3, 4
C. 3, 2, 1, 4
D. 4, 3, 2, 1

55. Who decides to hold Panchayat Elections?
A. Union Government
B. State Government
C. Election Commission
D. District Judge

56. "Spoils System" is another name for which of the following?
A. Guarding Bureaucracy
B. Caste Bureaucracy
C. Patronage Bureaucracy
D. Merit-based Bureaucracy

57. In 1985, the Prime Minister of India played an important role in the establishment of which organization for the regional cooperation in Asia?
A. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
B. Association of South East Asian Nations
C. Bay of Bengal Economic Cooperation Organization
D. All of the above

58. Who among the following is not a founder leader of the Non-Aligned Movement?
A. Pt. Nehru
B. Col. Nasser
C. Marshal Tito
D. Col. Gaddafi

59. Which Article of the Indian Constitution is related to International Relations?
A. Article 50
B. Article 51
C. Article 52
D. Article 53

60. Which of the following is not a principle of PANCHSHEEL in Indian Foreign Policy?
A. Non-aggression
B. Non-interference
C. Peaceful Coexistence
D. Realism

UPPSC UP LT Grade Teacher Examination 2018 Answer Key Geography (Social Science)

Dear Aspirants,

UP LT Grade Teacher Examination for 2018 was conducted today on 29th July, 2018. Pattern of the examination was as follows:

PART I : Compulsory - GENERAL STUDIES (30 Questions of 1 Marks each)
PART II : Main Subject (120 Questions of 1 Marks each)

There was negative marking with deduction of one third of marks assigned to that question. 

In continuation with the Answer key to UP LT Grade Teacher Examination, 2018 Part I, Here is the part Answer Key for Main Subject SOCIAL SCIENCE - Geography part as follows:

1. Who said, "Resources are not, they become"?
D. E Zimmerman

2. Shifting cultivation of Which of the following countries is known as TAMRAI?
D. THAILAND

Regional Name of Shifting Cultivation
1)Kongo Republic-Malola
2)Middle America-Milpa
3)Brazil-Rocca
4)Venezuala-Kanku
5)Malayasia-Lazang
6)Indonesia-Huma
7)Mayanmar-Tangiya
8)Philipins-Keyenjin
9)Sri Lanka-Chenna
10)Bangladesh-Jhum
11)Thailand-Tamarai
12)North-East Hilly area-Jhum
13)Odissa& Andhra Pradesh-Podu
14)Kerala-Ponnom
15)Madhya Pradesh-Masan,Bewar,Bira.

3. Second Largest producer of Maize?
D. CHINA

Ranking in Maize Production:
USA > CHINA > BRAZIL > INDIA

4. Which country exports approx two thirds of its wheat production?

B. CANADA

Notably, Australia is exporting much more than two third of its wheat production (~75-80%) in past few years. Canada has also surpassed US in wheat exports with almost two thirds of its wheat production being exported. Ideally, Both Canada and Australia qualify as an answer, but Canada being more closer to the two third exports out of its production seems more appropriate.

SOURCE: Australia Grain Exports Canada Wheat Exports World Wheat Exports

5. Logistic Curve Theory of Population Growth was propounded by?

D. Pearl Reed

6. Best Suitable River as Inland Waterways?

B. RHINE

The Rhine axis constitutes the backbone of inland navigation in Europe. It links the largest seaports of Europe to their hinterland and to a large number of intermodal nodes. More than two-thirds of all goods carried by European waterways are transported on the Rhine – Europe’s busiest waterway. The Rhine axis is also characterized by its high density of population and economic activity.

7. NOT an example of Mining Town?

D. TEHRAN

8. In which country, a traditional settlement is known as KAMPUNG?

C. MALAYSIA

A Kampung is a village settlement in Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and Combodia.

9. Census 2011 - On basis of size of population, classification of urban centres into how many classes?

C. 6

Population classification	Population
Tier-1	100,000 and above
Tier-2	50,000 to 99,999
Tier-3	20,000 to 49,999
Tier-4	10,000 to 19,999
Tier-5	5,000 to 9,999
Tier-6	less than 5000

10. Which pattern of settlement develops along convergence of several transport routes? (UPSC - 2006)

A. Star shaped

11. Incorrect Matching - Concept/Theory Vs Scholar

D. Law of Retail Gravitation - B J L Berry 

Law of Retail Gravitation was developed by William J Reilly.

12. If the nearest neighbour ratio of a set of settlements is 1.74, the pattern of distribution will be?

B. Approaching Uniform

https://www.geoib.com/nearest-neighbor-index.html

13. Which stage of demographic transition theory indicates the stage of under development?
A. Early Expanding Stage

14. Which country of south west Asia is most densely populated in 2017?

D. Syria

15. Which is NOT associated with Pacific Cultural Realm?

D. Malay Realm

16. Which Tribe has its origin in Terai Region of Uttar Pradesh?

D. Tharus

17. Which Union Territory of India has recorded the highest Literacy Rate in 2011?

A. LakshaDweep

18. Ratio between total population and total cultivated area is called?

D. Physiological Density

I. Crude Density/  Arithmetic Density - most common - No. of people / Total Area

One dimensional, tells very little about opportunities and obstacles contained in the relationship between people and land.

II. Physiological / Nutritional Density - Total Population / Total cultivated Area

More meaningful - primarily for agriculture dependent economies - does not provide accurate picture of population pressure on land

III. Agricultural Density - Agricultural Population / Cultivable Land

In the economically advanced countries, this is very low - does not provide an exact account of man land relations as cultivable and cultivated areas might not be uniform

IV. Economic Density - Total land area / Gross GDP at market prices

19. Which is Not connected with the Golden Quadrangle?

D. Nagpur

20. Which is Not correctly matched?

C. Nagaland - Ho

Ho Ethnic tribes are concentrated in Jharkhand and Odisha

21. Which state of India has maximum per acre yield of sugarcane?

C. Tamil Nadu

Per acre Yield of sugarcane is highest in Tamil Nadu, followed by Karnataka. UP is grappling with low per acre yield despite highest sugarcane production overall.

22. Which Atomic Power Plant has maximum capacity?

D. Kudankulam

23. Which state of India has monopoly of Gypsum production?

B. Rajasthan

24. Nathula Pass is located in?

A. Sikkim

***25. Correct pair of Rural-urban sex ratio of India as per 2011 Census?
None of These (Rural Sex Ratio -947, Urban Sex Ratio - 926)

26. Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve is located in?

A. Kerala

27. Main stream of Awadh Plain?

B. Ghaghra

28. Which hotspot is not located in Western Ghats?

C. Sundarbans

29. Who presented the scheme of classification of Forests?

B. H. G. Champion

30. Which is a warm ocean current?

A. Brazil Current

31. The broadest continental shelves are found in...

D. Arctic Ocean

32. Lake with highest salinity?

B. Van

33. Which current flows from South to North in Northern Hemisphere?

B. Kuroshio Current

34. Which deposits are found at deepest part of oceans?

A. Red Clay   (Source)

35. Which is the cold current of South Atlantic Ocean?

A. Benguela Current

36. Pelagic deposits consist of matter derived from?

B. Algae      (Source)

37. Which Planet does not have satellite?

C. Venus

38. The word filament is used in?

B. Tidal Hypothesis

39. A cloud of inter-stellar gas and dust is called?

B. Nebula

40. Inter-stellar dust hypothesis was propounded by?

A. Otto Schmidt

41. Who stated that Landscape is a function of structure, process and stage?

B. W M Davis

42. Stone Lattice is formed by action of which of the following?

A. Wind

43. Who evolved the theory of plate tectonics?

A. Harry Hess

44. Which of the following river forms Arcuate Delta?

C. Nile

45. Which of the following landforms is NOT the product of Glacial Erosion?

B. Nunatak

46. Gently sloping depositional plains between pediment and playa in arid and semi-arid region is called?

A. Bajada

47. Which is NOT an erosional landform?

D. Stalagmite

48. Which landform is formed due to abrasion work of wind?

A. Stone Lattice

49. Who is propounder of Polar Front Theory?

B. V Bierknes and J Bierknes

50. Which Epoch is associated with Great Ice Age?

B. Pleistocene

51. Matching - Author and Book

C. A. Strabo - 4. Geography, B. Varenius - 3. Geographia Generalis, C. Ptolemy- 2. Geographia, D. Ratzel - 1. Anthropogeography

52. Matching 

A. A. Paradigm - 1. T S Kuhn, B. Possibilism - 2. Vidal-de-la-Blache, C. Umland - 3. Andre Allix, D. Megalopolis - 4. Jean Gottman

53. Matching

A. A. Physiography - 2. R D Salisbury, B. Influence of Geographic Environment - 1. E C Semple, C. Civilization and Climate - 3. Ellsoworth Huntington, D. The Pioneer Fringe - 4. Bowman

54. Matching

A. A. Chorology - 1. Richthofen, B. Landscape - 2. Carl-o-sauer, C. Rimland - 3. Spykman, D. Living State - 4. Ratzel

55. Matching

A. A. Positivist Geography - 1. August Comte, B. Behavioural Geography - 2. William Kirk, C. Humanistic Geography - 3. Yi-Fu-Tuan, D. Neo-determinism - 4. Griffith Taylor

56. Who stated that 'Geography' is concerned to provide accurate orderly and rational description and interpretation of the variable character of the earth surface?

D. Richard Hartshorne

57. The Warm and Dry wind blowing from North-East and East to West in the Eastern part of Sahara desert is called

A. Harmattan

58. Earth receives energy (insolation) through the electromagnetic short waves radiated from the

A. Photosphere

59. Assertion (A) : The Windward slope of Barchan is steep. 

      Reason (R)     : The crests of Barchan indicate the wind direction.

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

60. Matching of Ocean Deeps and Location

A. A. Tonga - 1. South Pacific, B. Challenger - 3. North Pacific, C. Romanche - 4. South Atlantic, D. Nares - 2. North Atlantic

UPPSC UP LT Grade Teacher Examination 2018 ANSWER KEY I

Dear Aspirants, 

UP LT Grade Teacher Examination for 2018 was conducted today on 29th July, 2018. Pattern of the examination was as follows:

PART I : Compulsory - GENERAL STUDIES (30 Questions of 1 Marks each)

PART II : Main Subject (120 Questions of 1 Marks each)

There was negative marking with deduction of one third of marks assigned to that question. I will be providing solutions to the key papers starting with the answer key to Part I i.e. General Studies Compulsory paper. It comprised of 30 Questions. I am also attaching the compulsory paper in PDF Format for those of you who are interested. 

Detailed answer key to the UP LT Grade Teacher Examination 2018 PART I Compulsory paper for SERIES A is as follows:

1. In which of the following texts, it is stated that those who could not speak sanskrit language correctly were called Mlecchas?

a. Shvetashvatara Upanishad

b. Gopatha Brahmana

c. Brihadaranyaka Upanishad

D. Shatapatha Brahmana

2. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List I (King)	List II (Spouse)
A. Chandragupta I	1. Dutta Devi
B. Samudragupta	2. Kuberanaga
C. Chandragupta II	3. Kumara Devi
D. Kumaragupta I	4. Ananta Devi

Codes:

a. A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1

b. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1

c. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4

d. A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2

3. With reference to the book Arthashastra, which of the following statements is/are correct?

     1. It is the oldest masterpiece on Indian State Policy.

     2. There is no description of Mauryan Empire and administration in this book.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below.

Codes:

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both 1 and 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

4. Who among the following addressed Delhi as one of the greatest cities in the world?

a. Ibn Batuta

b. Alberuni

c. Farishta

d. Abul Fazl

5. Who is known as the father of India's Local Self-Government?

a. Lord Lytton

b. Lord Ripon

c. Lord Curzon

d. Lord Dalhousie

6. At least how many days are required to give the prior notice for the impeachment of the President of India?

a. 7 days

b. 14 days

c. 21 days

d. 30 days

7. Who administers the oath of office and secrecy to the Governor of a state in India?

a. The President of India

b. The Vice President of India

c. The Chief Justice of the High Court of the State

d. The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the State

8. Which part of our constitution envisages a three-tier system of Panchayati Raj?

a. Part IX

b. Part X

c. Part XI

d. Part XII

9. Which of the follwing states has no oil refinery?

a. Gujarat

b. Kerala

c. Chhattisgarh

d. West Bengal

10. Which of the following rivers does not flow in Australia?

a. Hunter River

b. Flinders River

c. Orange River

d. Gilbert River

11. Which of the following states recorded decrease in its population in 2011 Census?

a. Kerala

b. Sikkim

c. Nagaland

d. Manipur

12. Which of the following is the most effective measure of population control according to Malthus?

a. War

b. Disaster

c. Birth Control

d. Social Evils

13. Which of the following is not a biome?

a. Desert

b. Grassland

c. Ecosystem

d. Tundra

14. Dudhwa National Park is situated in which of the follwing States?

a. Assam

b. Uttarakhand

c. Rajasthan

d. Uttar Pradesh

15. According to the Fourth Round of National Family Health Survey, the current TFR (Total Fertility Rate - children per woman) is:

a. 2.2

b. 3.2

c. 4.2

d. 4.5

16. Which of the following Census years is known as the 'Year of Great Divide' in India?

a. 1911

b. 1921

c. 1951

d. 1991

17. SRI Method is related to

a. Wheat

b. Cotton

c. Mustard

d. Paddy

[SRI Method - System of Rice Intensification]

18. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Crop	Insect - pest
a. Groundnut	Pod borer
b. Gram	Pod borer
c. Paddy	Banka
d. Maize	Stem borer

19. The Rotation Intensity of Maize- Potato - Mung bean is:

a. 100%

b. 200%

c. 250%

d. 300%

[Mung Bean and Maize are Kharif crops while Potato is a Rabi Crop.]

20. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Crop	Variety
a. Ground nut	KAUSHAL
b. Mustard	VARDAN
c. Linseed	CHAMATKAR
d. Gram	UDAI

21. Which of the following diseases cannot  be cured by antibiotics?

a. Tuberculosis

b. Tetanus

c. Measles

d. Cholera

22. Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a. Computer : Charles Babbage

b. Radio : Karl Benz

c. Barometer : E Torricelli

d. Dynamo : Michael Faraday

23. The communication satellites are invariably:

a. revolving at their own speed

b. stationary

c. geostationary

d. changing their track and speed

24. For which substance among the following, conductivity increases with temperature?

a. Copper

b. Germanium

c. Silver

d. Iron

[Conductivity of metals and alloys decreases with increase in temperature, while conductivity of Semiconductors and elecrolytes increases with increase in temperature]

25. The area of a regular hexagon of side 2 √3 is
a. 12√3 sq.cm
b. 18√2 sq.cm.
c. 18 sq.cm.
d. 18√3 sq.cm.

26. If 2x + (2/x) = 3, then the value of x^3 + (1/x^3) + 2 is

a. 3/8

b. 19/8

c. 21/8

d. 7/8

27. If one of the roots of the quadratic equation 2x^2 + px + 4 = 0 is 2, then the other root is

a. -2

b. -1

c. +1

d. +2

28. In which state was the military exercise 'Vijay Prahar' held in May 2018?

a. Maharashtra

b. Gujarat

c. Rajasthan

d. Madhya Pradesh

29. Who has won the Women Singles Title of Badminton in Commonwealth Games, 2018?

a. Saina Nehwal

b. P V Sindhu

c. K Gilmour

d. Michelle Li

30. In the World Press Freedom Index, 2018 India is placed at

a. 135th

b. 136th

c. 138th

d. 137th

Please comment below with your net correct answers. If you have scored 18+ in this section (after deducting negative marks), then your score is certainly good. And with complementary good performance in the Main Subject, you can expect good result. Best Wishes for all of You. Any comments/ feedback is welcome.