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allow this energy to be dissipated in the futile (a) Silver Iodide (b) Potassium Nitrate
memories of the past regrets or failures, nor in the (c) Copper Sulphate (d) Silver Nitrate
imagined sorrow of the future, nor in the excitement 29. Which of the following parts of India receives
of the present, and thus bring that entire energy rainfall from retreating monsoon?
focused into activity. That is the highest creative (a) North East India (b) Tamil Nadu Coast
action in the world outside. Thereby the individual (c) Mahanadi Delta (d) Malabar Coast
who is till now considered most inefficient finds his 30. Who was honored with the Order of Australia, the
way to the highest achievement and success. This is highest Civilian Award in January this year?
said easily in a second. But in order to train our mind (a) Yashwant Sinha (b) Vashu Bhagnani
to this attitude it needs considerable training (c) Sanjeev Koshy (d) Sanjeev Kapoor
because we have already trained the mind wrongly 31. Who among the following was awarded India's
to such an extent that we have become perfect in highest peacetime gallantry award, Ashoka Chakra
imperfections. Not knowing the art of action, we posthumously on 26 January, 2016?
have been master artists in doing the wrong things. (a) Lance Naik Mohan (b) Lance Naik Albert
The totality of activity will bring the country to a Nath Goswami Ekka
wrong end, indeed. The point is, intellect is very (c) Lance Naik (d) Lance Naik Hemraj
powerful and everyone is driving but nobody seems Hanamanthappa
to know how to control the mental energy and direct Koppad
it properly, or guide it to the proper destination. 32. Which one of the following best explains the
23. Which of the following is the source of energy? occurrence of the solar eclipse?
(a) A column that (b) Stimulation (a) Position of the (b) Position of the
supports a building. obtained from a set Moon between Sun and Moon between Sun and
aim. Earth Earth on a new moon
(c) Highest creative (d) Proper training of (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) one of the above
action the mind to achieve 33. Highest Civilian Award, Bharat Ratna was
perfection. conferred in 2015 to
24. The author’s chief concern is (a) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (b) L.K. Advani
(a) Establishment of (b) Discovery of great (c) Jai Prakash Narayan (d) Madan Mohan
socialistic pattern. goal in the life. Malaviya
(c) Regulation of energy (d) Training of the 34. The indigenously developed Navigational Satellite
in the proper direction. mind. system is known as
25. What is the effect of training of the wrong mind? (a) IRGPS (b) Galileo
(a) We have become (b) Art of action is too (c) IRNSS (d) GLONASS
perfect in all aspects. much emphasized. 35. Bajirao was appointed as Peshwa at the age of 20
(c) Each of us could (d) None of these. years under the reign of
become a master artist. (a) Sambhaji (b) Chhatrapati Shahu
Directions (26-50) – Choose the most appropriate (c) Rajaram II of Satara (d) Rajaram
answer:- Chhatrapati
26. The book, ‘On My Terms: From the Grassroots to 36. Which cricketer has been conferred with Col. C.K.
the Corridors of Power,’ is the autobiography of Naidu lifetime achievement award in 2015?
(a) Lal Thanhawla (b) Ram Jethmalani (a) Bishen Singh Bedi (b) Kapil Dev
(c) Sharad Pawar (d) Okram Ibobi Singh (c) Mohinder Amarnath (d) Syed Kirmani
st
27. 21 Conference of Parties (COP21) on Climate 37. Besides the Qutab Mosque and Qutab Minar,
Change was held in Nov-Dec 2015 at Qutab-ud-din Aibak is said to have built
(a) London (b) Singapore (a) Adhai-din-ka jhopra (b) Khirki masjid at
(c) Paris (d) New York mosque at Ajriler Jahan-Panath
28. Artificial rain is produced by seeding clouds with