MPSC State Services Prelims 2016, GS Paper I, 10 Apr 2016 question paper

100 questions · 200 marks · 120 minutes · +2 per correct answer, -0.5 per wrong one

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1 $In ______ however, the Iron Age immediately succeeded the Stone Age, and we find no traces of the intermediate Copper Age.$
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2 $Which newspaper gave an advertisement for the post of editor with the payment of ‘Two dry breads (rotis), a glass of water and ten years imprisonment for each editorial’ ?$
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3 $Who compared the relationship between Mumbai and Maharashtra to that of ‘wings to the eagle and claws to the tiger’ ?$
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4 $Identify the person from the description given below. a. Gangadhar Gadgil, the scholar of Economics considered him as ‘The Architect of Modern India’. b. The economic nationalism of Dadabhai Naoroji and Justice Ranade was based on his thoughts. c. He had realized the importance of agriculture in Indian life.$
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5 $Name the person described in the statements given below. a. He was totally a pro-Mahavidharbha person. b. He did not agree with the Dhananjayarao's idea of conferring the status of sub-province to the Mahavidharbha. c. He always felt that Mahavidharbha should be a separate State.$
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6 $Within ten days of the ______ festival held at Poona, Mr. Rand, the Collector of Poona and another officer were shot dead while returning from the Government House.$
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7 $The young Bengalis were familiar with ‘Young Italy’. They came to know about ‘Young Italy’ through the speeches of ______.$
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8 $Which Commission has stated that the University degree need not be essential for the administrative services ?$
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9 $Read the following statements and choose the correct answer option. In ancient times Indians had imitated the Greek coins, because a. The weight and size of Indian coins was uncertain. b. Greek coins were attractive. c. The weight of Greek coins was certain. d. Indian coins were punch marked.$
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10 $Who used the word ‘Pakistan’ for the first time ?$
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11 $As the news of Alexander's death at Babylon, in 323 BC came, ______ and ______ roused the people against the foreign invader.$
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12 $Who is described in the following statement ? He was originally a slave of Turkestan. In his childhood he was brought by a merchant to Nishapur, where Qazi Fakhruddin Abdul Aziz Kufi purchased him. The Qazi's son sold him to a merchant who in turn sold him to Muhammad of Ghur.$
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13 $The watchword of the first generation of English educated Bengalis was ______.$
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Match the following : a. Alawal I. was the author of several poems on Vaishnava subjects. b. Abdullah Khan II. observed Holi festival. c. Mir Jafar III. on his death bed drank a few drops of water poured in libation over the idol of Kiriteswari near Murshidabad. d. Daulat Rao Scindia IV. joined Moharram processions in green dress.


a. Alawal	I. was the author of several poems on Vaishnava subjects.
b. Abdullah Khan	II. observed Holi festival.
c. Mir Jafar	III. on his death bed drank a few drops of water poured in libation over the idol of Kiriteswari near Murshidabad.
d. Daulat Rao Scindia	IV. joined Moharram processions in green dress.

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15 $Pick out the odd persons from the following. a. Chanakya b. Vishnugupta c. Ramgupta d. Kautilya e. Vishnu Sharma f. Pakshin Swami$
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16 $Which of the following statements are true ? a. Recent studies have shown that convergence of the Indian plate and Asian plate has caused a crustal shortening of about 500 km in the Himalayan region. b. There has also been seafloor spreading along the oceanic ridge in the Indian Ocean.$
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17 $Which of the following statements is/are true regarding irrigation in India ? a. Firoz Shah Tughlaq constructed Sudarshan Lake. b. Punnya Gupta constructed Western Yamuna Canal.$
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18 $Which of the following two statements is/are correct ? a. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) generates thin section images of any part of the human body. b. CT Scan is superior to X-rays and MRI.$
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19 $Read the following statements and choose the correct option given below : a. El-Nino is merely an extension of the warm equatorial current. b. El-Nino means “Child Christ”. c. El-Nino is a current that appears around Christmas in December. d. El-Nino is used in India for forecasting long range monsoon rainfall.$
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20 $Arrange the following peaks in the descending order of their heights : a. Nanda Devi b. Kanchenjunga c. Gangotri d. Badrinath e. Nanga Parbat$
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21 $Which community group is known as Achua ?$
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22 $The creator of the “Common Man” - R.K. Laxman made readers smile every morning. The “Common Man” he created :$
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23 $Test matches sometimes tend to be boring and monotonous with one team generally batting for more than a day. However, India was once dismissed twice in a day of a test match in 1952. Against whom were we playing ?$
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24 $Identify the river from the following description : a. This river originates near Gurla Mandhata Peak south of Mansarovar. b. It is known as Karnali in Western Nepal. c. Sarda, Sarju and Rapti are its tributaries. d. Joins the Ganga near Chapra in Bihar.$
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25 $A small hydroelectric plant (130 kW) established near ______ ushered the hydroelectric power development in India.$
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26 $Which of the following States of India have more than 90 percent Hindu population ?$
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27 $Lake Titicaca, the highest lake in the world, is situated between ______.$
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28 $Which one of the following cities of Maharashtra is not on any National Highway ?$
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29 $India shares its land boundaries with ______ countries.$
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30 $Which one of the following statements is correct ?$
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31 $Arrange the following types of forests in an ascending order of their heights : a. Tropical rainforests b. Coniferous forests c. Deciduous forests$
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33 $As per the World Resources Institute (2011) which of the following countries is the world's highest carbon emitter ?$
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34 $Arrange the following projects in the order in which they were launched : a. Lion Project b. Tiger Project c. Crocodile Breeding Project d. Rhino Conservation Project$
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35 $Carnivores when compared to Herbivores have a. pointed teeth. b. shorter intestines. Which of the above two statements is correct ?$
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36 $Which one of the following statements about the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP) is correct ? a. Expenses under the programme are shared by the Centre and the States on 80 : 20 basis. b. It aims at preventing new infections of AIDS.$
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37 $What is the title of the Brundtland Report published in 1987 ?$
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38 $Arrange the following development finance institutions according to the order in which they were established : a. Industrial Development Bank of India, IDBI b. Industrial Investment Bank of India, IIBI c. Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India, ICICI d. Industrial Finance Corporation of India, IFCI$
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39 $Which of the following activities is not included in cotton textile mills ?$
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40 $Economic crisis of 1991 was characterised by a. Reduced foreign exchange reserves b. Rolling over of Indian foreign debt by international creditors c. Increase in fiscal deficit d. Sale of gold from reserves$
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41 $Which of the following two statements is/are correct ? a. The Income Tax is based on the principle of ‘ability to pay’. b. High rates of Income Tax were an important reason for evasion thereof and rise of black money.$
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42 $Which one of the following statements regarding the percentage decadal change in population 2001 - 2011 is correct ? a. In Maharashtra the urban percentage decadal change was more than double the rural. b. For the country as a whole the urban percentage decadal change was even higher than the corresponding rural.$
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43 $Which one of the following two statements is incorrect ? a. In Maharashtra urban sex ratio improved from 2001 to 2011 but deteriorated in the rural areas. b. In the country as a whole the sex ratio improved in both the urban and the rural areas over the same period.$
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44 $An important mechanism of salt regulation in human body is performed by adrenal glands which are located$
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45 $A body is falling freely under the action of gravity alone in vacuum. Which of the following quantities remains constant during the fall ?$
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46 $Which one of the following two statements is correct ? a. Ultraviolet rays help in diagnosis of small tumours. b. Infrared rays help in analysis of chemical compounds.$
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47 $These days on a Dussehra Day Kanchan leaves are being exchanged more freely than the Apta leaves. In comparison to Apta leaves the Kanchan leaves are a. small in size. b. rough to touch. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?$
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48 $There are some doubts whether ______ was domesticated by the Indus Valley people or not.$
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49 $Whose famous autobiography begins with the statement “An only son of prosperous parents is apt to be spoilt, especially so in India” ?$
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50 $Which of the following statements is/are correct ? a. Modern man originated in Eocene epoch. b. Dinosaurs got extinct in Cretaceous period.$
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51 $Which of the following are adverse effects of noise pollution ? a. There is a partial loss of hearing (deafness). b. It affects reproductive system. c. Foetus may develop defects. d. It affects human performance in tasks requiring communication skill and thinking. e. It causes high Blood Pressure (B.P.).$
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52 $Consider following statements : a. The whistle of a passing train is clearly heard on a quiet misty night. b. Velocity of sound in air is proportional to humidity in air. Which of the above statements are true ?$
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53 $Which of the following are examples of electromagnetic waves ? a. Television waves b. Ultraviolet rays c. X-rays d. Sunlight rays$
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54 $Mica is used in the iron for pressing clothes. In this connection, which of the following two statements is/are correct ? a. Mica is a good conductor of electricity. b. Mica is a good conductor of heat.$
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55 $If we observe a pebble in a pool, the pebble would appear to be$
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56 $Which one of the following statements is/are incorrect ? a. The number of protons in a nucleus is called its atomic number. b. The total number of protons and neutrons constitute its mass number.$
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57 $Isabgol that is used in stomach disorders is obtained from$
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58 $How much blood flows through the kidneys per minute ?$
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59 $Which of the following two statements is/are correct ? a. Subsidies are akin to steroids as prescriptions. b. Steroids promise enduring cure.$
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60 $Which deer is said to have enticed Ramayan's Sita ?$
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61 $In an accident the anterior pituitary of a four-year-old was severely damaged but the boy survived. What may happen ?$
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62 $‘Bundle of His’ is a network of$
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63 $With the progress of any chemical reaction, the rate of the chemical reaction ______ with time.$
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64 $Natural rubber is a polymer of ______.$
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65 $Which of the following two statements is/are correct ? a. The concessions and exemptions to the SEZ entrepreneurs do not include those on direct taxes but are granted only for export activities and infrastructure development. b. Nor do they include dilution of any order, direction, law on labour matters.$
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66 $Which of the following carbohydrates is a disaccharide ?$
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67 $Recently the news of North Korea having successfully tested Hydrogen bomb shook the world. a. Hydrogen bomb is at least twice more dangerous than the atom bomb of the same capacity/power. b. Neutron bomb causes less financial harm but more human loss. Which of the above two statements is/are correct ?$
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68 $Which of the following statements with respect to an average adult is/are correct ? a. The normal range of glucose in the blood while fasting is up to 70 mg %. b. The normal range of glucose in the blood post lunch is up to 140 mg %.$
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69 $What can be used as a fire extinguisher ?$
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70 $Who is associated with the following Bharud ? Aga, ga ....... Vinchu Chawla Deva, re deva ....... Vinchu Chawla Ata kai me karu ....... Vinchu Chawla Aga, ga ....... Vinchu Chawla Aga baya, baya ....... Vinchu Chawla$
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71 $Which among the following States does not have a regional party according to the rules of recognition prescribed by the Election Commission of India ?$
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72 $Consider the following statements : a. Under the Act of 1935, the residuary powers were given to the Governor General of India. b. In United States the residuary powers are left to the States. c. In Canada the residuary powers are vested in the Provinces. Which of the above statements are correct ?$
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73 $Who presides over a joint sitting of the Parliament if neither the Speaker nor the Deputy Speaker of Lok Sabha is available ?$
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74 $Which one of the following statements is not correct ? a. The Amendment bill can be introduced either by a minister or by a private member and does not require prior permission of the President. b. There is no time limit within which the States should give their consent to the Amendment bill.$
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75 $Which one of the following is not a statutory function of UPSC ?$
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76 $Consider the following statements : a. The decision of the President to issue an Ordinance can be questioned in a court for being malafide. b. An Ordinance like any other legislation can be retrospective. c. An Ordinance cannot be issued to amend the Constitution. Which of the above statements are correct ?$
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77 $Which one of the following Directive Principles is not a Socialistic Principle ?$
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78 $Consider the following statements : a. In Britain the Prime Minister should definitely be a member of the House of Commons. b. In India a person who is not a member of either House of Parliament can be appointed as Prime Minister. Which of the above statements is/are correct ?$
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Match the pairs regarding types of veto : a. Absolute veto I. neither ratifies nor rejects nor returns the bill b. Qualified veto II. can be overridden by the legislature with an ordinary majority c. Suspensive veto III. can be overridden by the legislature with a higher majority d. Pocket veto IV. withholding of assent to the bill


a. Absolute veto	I. neither ratifies nor rejects nor returns the bill
b. Qualified veto	II. can be overridden by the legislature with an ordinary majority
c. Suspensive veto	III. can be overridden by the legislature with a higher majority
d. Pocket veto	IV. withholding of assent to the bill

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80 $Consider the following statements : a. The Draft Constitution provided for the direct election of the Governor on the basis of adult suffrage. b. About the appointment of Governor, India rejected the American system and accepted the Canadian system. c. After the 42nd Amendment, ministerial advice has been made binding on the President, but no such provision has been made with respect to the Governor. Which of the above statements are correct ?$
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81 $As per Indian protocol, who among the following ranks highest in a state in the order of precedence ?$
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82 $The following men and women are/were great in their own fields. Who amongst them is/was not a lefty ? I. Barack Obama II. Bill Clinton III. Mahatma Gandhi IV. Narendra Modi V. Bill Gates VI. Tom Cruise VII. Marilyn Monroe VIII. Angelina Jolie IX. Amitabh Bachchan X. Sachin Tendulkar$
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83 $The ‘Indian Opinion’ was a newspaper launched from$
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84 $Which country has the largest number of world heritage sites ?$
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85 $Match the pairs regarding basic field formations of the Indian Army : Organisation Headed by a. Battalion I. Major General b. Division II. Major or Captain c. Platoon III. Colonel d. Company IV. Captain or Lieutenant$
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86 $______ first used the term ‘Iron Curtain’ to describe the differences between the Communists and the Free West.$
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87 $______ is the only continent without a desert.$
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88 $What is not true in connection with the Centre-State conflict and granting of fiscal autonomy to the states ? a. Since independence, the Centre has been gradually extending its functions in such a way that the states remain completely dependent upon it. b. The financial resources of the Centre are inelastic.$
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89 $Which of the following statements is incorrect ?$
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90 $‘Ningol Chakouba’ is a festival - a grand feast for married daughters prepared and hosted by maternal households - celebrated in ______.$
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91 $‘Thillana’ is a form of$
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92 $Which of the following States has not declared the ‘Indian Elephant’ as its ‘State Animal’ ?$
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93 $Who directed ‘The Making of the Mahatma’ ?$
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94 $Arrange the following balls in a descending order of their circumference : a. Volleyball b. Baseball c. Basketball d. Handball$
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95 $Which of the following statements about Saina Nehwal is/are wrong ? a. She is the first Indian woman to become World No. 1. b. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in badminton in Olympic Games.$
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96 $In Myanmar after the 2015 national elections, the military leaders have awarded themselves with ______ percent of all seats in the National Parliament.$
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97 $‘Time’ magazine had described India's writer Shobhaa De as India's Jackie Collins. Jackie Collins passed away recently. One of her books was banned by Australia and South Africa and that was her first book. Which one is it ?$
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98 $Recently Omar Sharif died of a heart attack. He captivated spectators worldwide for more than half a century. What is not true of him ?$
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99 $Name the State that has set an example for the rest of the country by identifying 21 year plus people less than 4 feet in height and giving them financial assistance of ₹ 800 a month.$
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100 $The Illustrated Weekly of India was at its peak when Khushwant Singh was the Editor of the Weekly. His writings include I. The History of Sikhs II. The Train to Pakistan III. The Company of Women IV. The Sunset Club V. Sex, Scotch and Scholarship VI. With Malice Towards One and All VII. Not a Nice Man to Know VIII. The Good, the Bad and the Ridiculous Which one was his last novel ?$
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Organisation	Headed by
a. Battalion	I. Major General
b. Division	II. Major or Captain
c. Platoon	III. Colonel
d. Company	IV. Captain or Lieutenant

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