Guard, Forest Protection Force — Tagged Answers & Explanations (Set-A)

Post: Guard, Forest Protection Force, Forest, Ecology & Environment Dept., J&K Exam: JKSSB OMR Written Exam held 29.03.2026 (Advt. No. 04 of 2022, Item No. 86–92) Booklet Series: A • Total Items: 120 • Marks: 120 • Time: 120 min • Negative marking: ¼ per wrong answer

Each question is tagged with its Syllabus Unit → sub-topic, followed by the official answer key (Series A, as finalised) and a short explanation.

Final Answer Key revisions applied (Series A): Q21 – DISCARDED, Q38 – A & B both accepted, Q40 – revised D → B, Q44 – DISCARDED, Q84 – revised A → D. (Q37 = D and Q66 = A were retained unchanged.)

Legend: ✅ = correct answer per final key • ⚠️ = discarded/revised.

Section map: Q1–28 Mathematics · Q29–56 Reasoning · Q57–84 English · Q85–120 General Awareness & Science

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UNIT I — Mathematics (Q1–Q28)

Q1. +20% then −20% net change

• Tag: Maths → Percentage
• Answer: D) −4 ✅
• Explanation: 1.2 × 0.8 = 0.96 → net −4%.

Q2. Population +10% then +20%

• Tag: Maths → Percentage
• Answer: B) 32% ✅
• Explanation: 1.1 × 1.2 = 1.32 → 32% increase.

Q3. 400 decreased by 15%

• Tag: Maths → Percentage
• Answer: B) 340 ✅
• Explanation: 400 × 0.85 = 340.

Q4. Corrected average (36 read as 26)

• Tag: Maths → Average
• Answer: B) 16 ✅
• Explanation: Sum understated by 10 → correct sum 160 → 16.

Q5. Combined average (30 nos avg 20, 20 nos avg 30)

• Tag: Maths → Average
• Answer: C) 24 ✅
• Explanation: (600 + 600)/50 = 24.

Q6. 6 consecutive even numbers, avg 25

• Tag: Maths → Average
• Answer: B) 20 and 30 ✅
• Explanation: 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 → avg 25 → smallest 20, largest 30.

Q7. Average of first n natural numbers

• Tag: Maths → Average
• Answer: D) (n+1)/2 ✅
• Explanation: Sum = n(n+1)/2 → average = (n+1)/2.

Q8. Woman alone (man+woman 8 d, man 10 d)

• Tag: Maths → Time & Work
• Answer: B) 40 days ✅
• Explanation: 1/8 − 1/10 = 1/40 → 40 days.

Q9. B alone (A+B 10 d, A 30 d)

• Tag: Maths → Time & Work
• Answer: B) 15 days ✅
• Explanation: 1/10 − 1/30 = 1/15 → 15 days.

Q10. Together (A 18 d, B half A's time)

• Tag: Maths → Time & Work
• Answer: C) 6 days ✅
• Explanation: B = 9 d; 1/18 + 1/9 = 1/6 → 6 days.

Q11. Fraction left (A 15 d, B 20 d, 4 days together)

• Tag: Maths → Time & Work
• Answer: B) 8/15 ✅
• Explanation: 4(1/15 + 1/20) = 7/15 done → left 8/15.

Q12. Difference (product 693, ratio 7:11)

• Tag: Maths → Ratio & Proportion
• Answer: B) 12 ✅
• Explanation: 77x² = 693 → x = 3 → 21 & 33 → difference 12.

Q13. a:c (a:b = 4:7, b:c = 14:15)

• Tag: Maths → Ratio & Proportion
• Answer: A) 8:15 ✅
• Explanation: a:b = 8:14, b:c = 14:15 → a:c = 8:15.

Q14. Girls in class (5:6 → 10:11 after +5 boys)

• Tag: Maths → Ratio & Proportion
• Answer: B) 66 ✅
• Explanation: (5k+5)/6k = 10/11 → k = 11 → girls = 6×11 = 66.

Q15. A's present age (7:9 → 9:11 after 4 yrs)

• Tag: Maths → Ratio & Proportion / Ages
• Answer: D) 14 years ✅
• Explanation: (7x+4)/(9x+4) = 9/11 → x = 2 → A = 14.

Q16. Son's age (father+son = 50; 5 yrs ago father = 4×son)

• Tag: Maths → Problems on Ages
• Answer: C) 13 years ✅
• Explanation: 45 − s = 4s − 20 → s = 13.

Q17. Years until father = 3× son (40 & 10)

• Tag: Maths → Problems on Ages
• Answer: D) 5 years ✅
• Explanation: 40 + x = 3(10 + x) → x = 5.

Q18. P(red) — 3 red, 2 blue, 5 green

• Tag: Maths → Probability
• Answer: A) 3/10 ✅
• Explanation: 3/10.

Q19. P(even > 2 on a die)

• Tag: Maths → Probability
• Answer: B) 1/3 ✅
• Explanation: {4, 6} → 2/6 = 1/3.

Q20. P(one head one tail, two coins)

• Tag: Maths → Probability
• Answer: B) 1/2 ✅
• Explanation: 2/4 = 1/2.

Q21. HCF 5, LCM 120, one number 20 ⚠️

• Tag: Maths → LCM/HCF
• Answer: DISCARDED ⚠️
• Explanation: Officially discarded — the data is inconsistent (HCF(20, 30) = 10, not 5), so no option is correct.

Q22. Smaller number (ratio 3:4, LCM 48)

• Tag: Maths → LCM/HCF
• Answer: A) 12 ✅
• Explanation: 12k = 48 → k = 4 → smaller = 12.

Q23. HCF & LCM of 20 and 30

• Tag: Maths → LCM/HCF
• Answer: A) 10 and 60 ✅
• Explanation: HCF = 10, LCM = 60.

Q24. LCM (ratio 7:11, HCF 5)

• Tag: Maths → LCM/HCF
• Answer: D) 385 ✅
• Explanation: Numbers 35 & 55 → LCM = 385.

Q25. Circle area from wire (square 484 cm²)

• Tag: Maths → Mensuration
• Answer: B) 616 cm² ✅
• Explanation: Side 22 → perimeter 88 → circle r = 14 → area = 616 cm².

Q26. Radius (circumference 88 m)

• Tag: Maths → Mensuration
• Answer: B) 14 m ✅
• Explanation: r = 88 ÷ 2π = 14 m.

Q27. Polygon with equal angles and sides

• Tag: Maths → Mensuration
• Answer: C) Regular ✅
• Explanation: A regular polygon has all sides and interior angles equal.

Q28. Sum of interior angles of an n-gon

• Tag: Maths → Mensuration
• Answer: A) 180°(n−2) ✅
• Explanation: Standard formula 180°(n−2).

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UNIT II — Reasoning (Q29–Q56)

Q29. Thermometer : Temperature :: Anemometer : ?

• Tag: Reasoning → Analogies
• Answer: A) Wind Speed ✅
• Explanation: An anemometer measures wind speed.

Q30. Democracy : Vote :: Oligarchy : ?

• Tag: Reasoning → Analogies
• Answer: A) Elite group ✅
• Explanation: Oligarchy = rule by an elite group.

Q31. Island : Ocean :: Oasis : ?

• Tag: Reasoning → Analogies
• Answer: C) Desert ✅
• Explanation: An oasis sits within a desert as an island sits within an ocean.

Q32. Clock : Time :: Barometer : ?

• Tag: Reasoning → Analogies
• Answer: D) Atmospheric Pressure ✅
• Explanation: A barometer measures atmospheric pressure.

Q33. "Your mother's father's only daughter is my wife"

• Tag: Reasoning → Relationship concepts
• Answer: A) A is B's father ✅
• Explanation: B's mother's father's only daughter = B's mother; she is A's wife → A is B's father.

Q34. "Your father is the son of my grandfather"

• Tag: Reasoning → Relationship concepts
• Answer: A) P is Q's cousin ✅
• Explanation: Q's father and P's parent are children of the same grandfather → P and Q are cousins.

Q35. Family of six — B related to D

• Tag: Reasoning → Relationship concepts
• Answer: A) Mother ✅
• Explanation: F & E are grandparents; A (their son) is father of C and D; B (daughter-in-law of E) is A's wife → B is D's mother.

Q36. Coded relations (P%Q)#(R$S)

• Tag: Reasoning → Relationship concepts
• Answer: B) Grandfather ✅
• Explanation: P is father of Q, Q is mother of R → P is R's grandfather.

Q37. Odd figure out (dots in shapes)

• Tag: Reasoning → Figure odd one out
• Answer: D) Figure-IV ✅
• Explanation: Figure-IV breaks the shape/dot relationship shared by the others. (Retained unchanged in the final key.)

Q38. Odd one out — 34, 54, 8, 144 ⚠️

• Tag: Reasoning → Figure/number odd one out
• Answer: A & B both accepted ⚠️
• Explanation: 8, 34 and 144 are Fibonacci numbers while 54 is not (→ B); the item proved ambiguous, so the board accepted both A (34) and B (54).

Q39. Odd one out — 343, 729, 625, 225

• Tag: Reasoning → Number odd one out
• Answer: A) 343 ✅
• Explanation: 729, 625 and 225 are perfect squares; 343 (7³) is not.

Q40. Odd one out — 35, 77, 91, 133 ⚠️

• Tag: Reasoning → Number odd one out
• Answer: B) 77 (revised from D) ✅
• Explanation: A contested item; the board's final answer is B (77).

Q41. N→W, W→S, S→E; East → ?

• Tag: Reasoning → Direction sense
• Answer: A) North ✅
• Explanation: It is a 90° anticlockwise re-mapping → East → North.

Q42. Direction of E from A (path)

• Tag: Reasoning → Direction sense
• Answer: A) North-East ✅
• Explanation: Net displacement (3 E, 22 N) → North-East.

Q43. Point C w.r.t. house

• Tag: Reasoning → Direction sense
• Answer: A) 10 m East ✅
• Explanation: Ends at (10, 0) relative to the house → 10 m East.

Q44. "Back towards the sun" path ⚠️

• Tag: Reasoning → Direction sense
• Answer: DISCARDED ⚠️
• Explanation: Officially discarded (ambiguous set-up), no answer counted.

Q45. Figure series completion

• Tag: Reasoning → Figure Series completion
• Answer: B) Figure 2 ✅
• Explanation: Figure 2 continues the visual pattern of the series.

Q46. Students liking exactly two subjects

• Tag: Reasoning → Venn Diagram
• Answer: C) 22 ✅
• Explanation: (15+12+10) − 3×5 = 22 → 22.

Q47. Students liking Mathematics only

• Tag: Reasoning → Venn Diagram
• Answer: B) 18 ✅
• Explanation: 40 − 15 − 12 + 5 = 18.

Q48. Students liking none

• Tag: Reasoning → Venn Diagram
• Answer: C) 7 ✅
• Explanation: |M∪S∪E| = 73 → none = 80 − 73 = 7.

Q49. Venn diagram — Teachers/Women/Mothers

• Tag: Reasoning → Venn Diagram
• Answer: B) (Figure 2) ✅
• Explanation: All mothers are women (subset), and teachers overlap both — the diagram in option B.

Q50. 3, 6, 18, 72, ?

• Tag: Reasoning → Number series
• Answer: A) 360 ✅
• Explanation: ×2, ×3, ×4, ×5 → 72 × 5 = 360.

Q51. 4, 4, 8, 12, 20, 32, ?

• Tag: Reasoning → Number series
• Answer: C) 52 ✅
• Explanation: Each term = sum of previous two → 20 + 32 = 52.

Q52. 1, 7, 19, 37, 61, ?

• Tag: Reasoning → Number series
• Answer: C) 91 ✅
• Explanation: Differences 6, 12, 18, 24, 30 → 61 + 30 = 91.

Q53. 4, 18, 48, 100, 180, ?, 448

• Tag: Reasoning → Number series
• Answer: B) 294 ✅
• Explanation: Constant third differences give the missing term = 294 (then 448).

Q54. CAT=24, DOG=26 → BAT

• Tag: Reasoning → Coding/Decoding
• Answer: B) 23 ✅
• Explanation: Sum of letter positions: B+A+T = 2+1+20 = 23.

Q55. PEBBLE → RCFXRY → CODING

• Tag: Reasoning → Coding/Decoding
• Answer: A) EMHETA ✅
• Explanation: Shifts +2, −2, +4, −4, +6, −6 → CODING → EMHETA.

Q56. MANGO=25341, GOAT=4156 → TANGO

• Tag: Reasoning → Coding/Decoding
• Answer: A) 65341 ✅
• Explanation: T=6, A=5, N=3, G=4, O=1 → 65341.

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UNIT III — English (Q57–Q84)

Q57. Articles — "___ hour … ___ university professor"

• Tag: English → Articles
• Answer: B) an, the ✅
• Explanation: "An hour" (silent h) and "the university professor" (specific).

Q58. Articles — "___ NCC cadet … ___ officer … ___ Indian Army"

• Tag: English → Articles
• Answer: B) an, an, the ✅
• Explanation: "an NCC" (vowel sound), "an officer", "the Indian Army".

Q59. Articles — "___ cheetah … ___ fastest … ___ incredible speed"

• Tag: English → Articles
• Answer: D) the, the, an ✅
• Explanation: Generic "the cheetah", superlative "the fastest", "an incredible".

Q60. Synonym & antonym of "egregious"

• Tag: English → Synonyms
• Answer: A) Atrocious – Excellent ✅
• Explanation: Egregious = outstandingly bad → synonym atrocious, antonym excellent.

Q61. Match words with synonyms

• Tag: English → Synonyms
• Answer: B) 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i, 4-iv ✅
• Explanation: Obscure–hidden, Verbose–wordy, Placid–calm, Frugal–thrifty.

Q62. Antonym of "whimsical"

• Tag: English → Antonyms
• Answer: C) Pragmatic ✅
• Explanation: Whimsical (fanciful) ↔ pragmatic (practical).

Q63. Antonyms of "loquacious"

• Tag: English → Antonyms
• Answer: B) Taciturn – Reticent ✅
• Explanation: Loquacious = talkative; opposites are taciturn/reticent.

Q64. Preposition — "keen ___ pursuing research"

• Tag: English → Preposition
• Answer: D) on ✅
• Explanation: "Keen on (doing something)".

Q65. Prepositions — "concerned ___ … warned ___"

• Tag: English → Preposition
• Answer: B) about, about ✅
• Explanation: "concerned about" and "warned … about the consequences".

Q66. Prepositions — "divided … ___ / insisted ___ / ___ the deadline"

• Tag: English → Preposition
• Answer: A) among, on, before ✅
• Explanation: "among the members", "insisted on finishing", "before the deadline". (Retained unchanged in final key.)

Q67. Inchoative verb

• Tag: English → Verbs
• Answer: D) The sky darkened before the storm arrived ✅
• Explanation: "Darkened" expresses a change of state → inchoative.

Q68. "the weather ___ colder"

• Tag: English → Verbs
• Answer: A) became ✅
• Explanation: Past narrative → became.

Q69. Verb form — "the reaction finally proceeded smoothly"

• Tag: English → Verbs
• Answer: B) Intransitive Verb ✅
• Explanation: "Proceeded" takes no object → intransitive.

Q70. Match sentences with verb forms

• Tag: English → Verbs
• Answer: C) 1-iv, 2-ii, 3-i, 4-iii ✅
• Explanation: conducted–transitive, slept–intransitive, became–linking, have completed–auxiliary.

Q71. What is continuous partial attention?

• Tag: English → Reading comprehension
• Answer: B) Intentional switching between tasks ✅
• Explanation: Marked B in the key. (Note: the passage actually defines CPA as attention spread across many sources — distinct from multitasking's deliberate switching — so this option is a debatable fit.)

Q72. Why frequent notifications?

• Tag: English → Reading comprehension
• Answer: B) To encourage users to keep checking the application ✅
• Explanation: Para 2 — notifications train users to expect constant updates.

Q73. When is CPA useful?

• Tag: English → Reading comprehension
• Answer: C) Monitoring breaking news from different sources ✅
• Explanation: Para 3 cites tracking breaking news / coordinating a team.

Q74. Activity needing deeper concentration

• Tag: English → Reading comprehension
• Answer: B) Reading detailed material ✅
• Explanation: Named in Para 2 as requiring sustained focus.

Q75. Main idea of the passage

• Tag: English → Reading comprehension
• Answer: C) The way people manage their attention ✅
• Explanation: The conclusion stresses controlling one's attention, not technology itself.

Q76. Determiner wrongly used

• Tag: English → Determiners
• Answer: C) Much people attended the seminar… ✅
• Explanation: "People" is countable → should be "many".

Q77. Determiners correctly matched with type

• Tag: English → Determiners
• Answer: D) I, III and IV only ✅
• Explanation: Those (demonstrative), Our (possessive), Each (distributive) are correct; "several" is quantitative, not distributive (II wrong).

Q78. Correct spelling

• Tag: English → Spellings
• Answer: B) Pusillanimous ✅
• Explanation: Correct spelling of the word meaning "timid/cowardly".

Q79. Spelling — "extremely surprised/shocked"

• Tag: English → Spellings
• Answer: A) Flabbergasted ✅
• Explanation: Correct spelling is flabbergasted.

Q80. Spelling — "unwilling to change one's views"

• Tag: English → Spellings
• Answer: C) Intransigent ✅
• Explanation: Correct spelling is intransigent.

Q81. Substitute underlined segment

• Tag: English → Sentences
• Answer: A) created panic among the public ✅
• Explanation: "Panic" is uncountable here (no "a"); "among the public" is correct.

Q82. Grammatically correct sentence

• Tag: English → Sentences
• Answer: B) Scarcely had the train left the station when it suddenly stopped ✅
• Explanation: Correct "Scarcely … when" inversion; the others have subject-verb agreement errors.

Q83. Grammatically correct sentence

• Tag: English → Sentences
• Answer: A) Neither the teacher nor the students were aware of the sudden change ✅
• Explanation: With "neither…nor", the verb agrees with the nearer subject ("students" → were).

Q84. Rearrange segments ⚠️

• Tag: English → Sentences
• Answer: D) P-S-Q-R (revised from A) ✅
• Explanation: "Improving the quality of education (P) in modern society (S) requires consistent efforts from (Q) teachers, parents, and policymakers (R)." Board's final answer is D.

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UNIT IV — General Awareness & Science (Q85–Q120)

Q85. Tejas LCA Mark-1 developed by

• Tag: GA → General current events / Defence
• Answer: C) Hindustan Aeronautics Limited ✅
• Explanation: The Tejas LCA is manufactured by HAL (designed by ADA/DRDO).

Q86. SIR (Special Intensive Revision) exercise

• Tag: GA → General current events (National)
• Answer: B) I and II only ✅
• Explanation: SIR updates/verifies electoral rolls and removes duplicate/ineligible voters; it is run by the Election Commission (not the Delimitation Commission), so III is wrong.

Q87. BioPharma SHAKTI mission — NOT a feature

• Tag: GA → General current events (Budget 2026-27)
• Answer: D) Neither I nor II ✅
• Explanation: Both statements are correct features (₹10,000 cr over 5 years; targeting ~5% of the global biopharma market), so neither is a "non-feature." (Verified online.)

Q88. Asia Cup Hockey 2025 final — India beat

• Tag: GA → Sports
• Answer: D) South-Korea ✅
• Explanation: India beat South Korea 4-1 in the Rajgir final for their 4th title. (Verified online.)

Q89. Arjun Erigaisi at FIDE World Blitz 2025

• Tag: GA → Sports
• Answer: A) Bronze medal ✅
• Explanation: He won bronze (Carlsen took gold). (Verified online.)

Q90. Ganga left-bank tributaries, West → East

• Tag: GA → Indian geography
• Answer: A) Ramganga-Gomti-Ghaghara-Gandak ✅
• Explanation: Correct west-to-east order of the left-bank tributaries.

Q91. Western Ghats rainfall (Assertion–Reason)

• Tag: GA → Indian geography
• Answer: A) Both A and R true, and R correctly explains A ✅
• Explanation: The Ghats' windward position in the SW monsoon causes their heavy rainfall.

Q92. National Parks ↔ states

• Tag: GA → Indian geography
• Answer: D) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii, 4-iv ✅
• Explanation: Mouling–Arunachal, Dibru-Saikhowa–Assam, Mollem–Goa, Kanger Ghati–Chhattisgarh.

Q93. Tropical Evergreen forests

• Tag: GA → Indian geography
• Answer: D) I and III only ✅
• Explanation: Rainfall >200 cm (I ✓); Mahogany/Ebony/Rosewood examples (III ✓); they do not shed leaves in a dry season (II wrong).

Q94. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu

• Tag: GA → Indian culture
• Answer: D) Sankirtan movement and Krishna bhakti in Bengal ✅
• Explanation: He led the Gaudiya Vaishnava (Krishna) bhakti and sankirtan tradition in Bengal.

Q95. Indian Music statements

• Tag: GA → Indian culture
• Answer: D) I and III only ✅
• Explanation: Carnatic (South)/Hindustani (North) (I ✓); Bihu harvest songs in Assam (III ✓); Dhrupad & Khayal are Hindustani, not Carnatic (II wrong).

Q96. Indian texts — INCORRECT statements

• Tag: GA → Indian culture / history
• Answer: C) II and III only ✅
• Explanation: Devichandraguptam concerns Chandragupta II (not Maurya) and Manusmriti is a Hindu (not Buddhist) text → both incorrect; the Natyashastra statement (I) is correct.

Q97. Brihadeswara Temple

• Tag: GA → Indian culture / history
• Answer: C) I and II only ✅
• Explanation: Built by Rajaraja I (I ✓), Dravidian style (II ✓); it is in Thanjavur, not Hampi (III wrong).

Q98. Governor-Generals ↔ acts/titles

• Tag: GA → Indian history
• Answer: D) All of the above ✅
• Explanation: Wellesley–Subsidiary Alliance, Bentinck–Sati Abolition 1829, Metcalfe–"Liberator of the Press", Ripon–"Father of Local Self-Government".

Q99. Founders of the Vijayanagara Empire

• Tag: GA → Indian history
• Answer: D) Harihara and Bukka ✅
• Explanation: Founded by the Sangama brothers Harihara and Bukka (1336).

Q100. Organizations ↔ founders

• Tag: GA → Indian history
• Answer: B) 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iv, 4-iii ✅
• Explanation: Arya Mahila Samaj–Pandita Ramabai, Bharat Stree Mahamandal–Sarla Devi Chaudharani, Tatvabodhini Samaj–Debendranath Tagore, Brahmo Samaj of India–Keshub Chandra Sen.

Q101. Arya Samaj — INCORRECT statements

• Tag: GA → Indian history
• Answer: C) Both I and II ✅
• Explanation: It was founded by Swami Dayananda Saraswati (not Sahajanand) (I wrong) and it upholds the Vedas (II wrong).

Q102. Organisms ↔ kingdom

• Tag: GA → General Science
• Answer: A) 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii ✅
• Explanation: Amoeba–Protista, Hyphae–Fungi, Cyanobacteria–Monera.

Q103. Salivary enzyme digesting starch

• Tag: GA → General Science
• Answer: B) Amylase ✅
• Explanation: Salivary amylase breaks starch into sugars.

Q104. Liquid non-metal at room temperature

• Tag: GA → General Science
• Answer: D) Bromine ✅
• Explanation: Bromine is the liquid non-metal (mercury is a liquid metal).

Q105. Physical changes

• Tag: GA → General Science
• Answer: A) I only ✅
• Explanation: Only melting of ice is physical; cooking, burning and rusting are chemical changes.

Q106. Law — moving body continues unless a force acts

• Tag: GA → General Science
• Answer: A) Newton's First Law ✅
• Explanation: The law of inertia (Newton's First Law).

Q107. States/UTs ↔ capitals

• Tag: GA → States and their Capitals
• Answer: C) III only ✅
• Explanation: Only Lakshadweep–Kavaratti is correct; Meghalaya/Manipur capitals are swapped (Shillong/Imphal).

Q108. Ministry for Swachh Bharat Mission–Grameen

• Tag: GA → Health, Hygiene & Sanitation
• Answer: C) Ministry of Jal Shakti ✅
• Explanation: SBM-G is under the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Q109. Components of Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission

• Tag: GA → Health, Hygiene & Sanitation
• Answer: A) I, II and III only ✅
• Explanation: Healthcare Professional Registry, Health Facility Registry and ABHA Number are ABDM components; UDISE+ is an education database (IV wrong).

Q110. Jhelum River origin

• Tag: GA → Geography of J&K
• Answer: C) Verinag Spring ✅
• Explanation: The Jhelum rises at Verinag spring in Anantnag.

Q111. Passes West → East (Hajipir / Sach / Banihal)

• Tag: GA → Geography of J&K
• Answer: C) I-III-II ✅
• Explanation: Hajipir (west) → Banihal (central) → Sach (east).

Q112. Eastern Pir Panjal peaks (Deo Tibba, Indrasan)

• Tag: GA → Geography of J&K
• Answer: C) Both I and II ✅
• Explanation: Deo Tibba and Indrasan are both peaks at the eastern end of the Pir Panjal.

Q113. Hazratbal Shrine statements

• Tag: GA → Culture of J&K
• Answer: D) I, II and III ✅
• Explanation: All three statements (Ishrat Mahal by Sadiq Khan, the Moi-e-Muqqadas relic, the 1968–79 marble structure) are correct.

Q114. Papier-Mâché (Assertion–Reason)

• Tag: GA → Culture of J&K
• Answer: A) Both A and R true, and R explains A ✅
• Explanation: Papier-mâché is a famed Kashmiri craft, and the reason correctly describes the paper-pulp/hand-painting technique.

Q115. President of the Fourth Buddhist Council (Kanishka, Kashmir)

• Tag: GA → History of J&K
• Answer: C) Vasumitra ✅
• Explanation: The Fourth Council in Kashmir was presided over by Vasumitra (with Ashvaghosha as deputy).

Q116. First Sufi saint to introduce Islam in Kashmir (King Suhadeva)

• Tag: GA → History of J&K
• Answer: A) Hazrat Bulbul Shah ✅
• Explanation: Bulbul Shah is credited with introducing Islam in Kashmir in the early 14th century.

Q117. Battle of Shopian (1819)

• Tag: GA → History of J&K
• Answer: D) Sikhs and Afghans ✅
• Explanation: Ranjit Singh's Sikhs defeated the Afghans, annexing Kashmir.

Q118. Founder of the All J&K Muslim Conference (1932)

• Tag: GA → History of J&K
• Answer: C) Sheikh Abdullah ✅
• Explanation: Sheikh Abdullah was a founder of the Muslim Conference (1932), later the National Conference.

Q119. Kashmir rulers in chronological order

• Tag: GA → History of J&K
• Answer: B) I-III-IV-II ✅
• Explanation: Durlabhvardhan → Lalitaditya Muktapida → Avantivarman → Harsha.

Q120. States by chronological order of formation

• Tag: GA → Indian geography / history
• Answer: D) II-III-IV-I ✅
• Explanation: Gujarat (1960) → Haryana (1966) → Mizoram (1987) → Uttarakhand (2000).

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Answer Key at a Glance (Series A — final)

* Q40 & Q84 revised in the final key (D→B and A→D). Q21 & Q44 discarded. Q38 accepts both A & B.

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