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October2,2014
Q1ThelastinthesuccessionofJainaTirthankaraswas
(a)Parsvanatha
(b)Rishabha
(c)Mahavira
(d)Manisubrata
Q2TheabolitionoftheI.A.S.andtheI.P.S.hasbeenrecommended
bythe
(a)DhebarCommission
(b)KalekarCommission
(c)KherCommission
(d)RajamannarCommission
Q3Whichoneofthefollowingisthebeststrategyforenvironment
friendlysustainabledevelopmentinIndianagriculture?
(a)Expansionofcultivableland,increaseduseofsuperphosphate,
ureaandeffectivebiocides
(b)Widerpopularizationofhighyieldingcropvarieties,betterand
morefrequentirrigationandincreasedfrequencyofaerialspraysof
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inorganicfertilizersandpesticides
(c)Mixedcropping,organicmanures,nitrogenfixingplantsandpest
resistantcropvarieties
(d)Improvedfarmimplementsandmachinery,useofpotent
insecticidestominimisepostharvestgrainlossesandmonoculture
croppingpractices
Q4Considerthemapgivenbelow:
ThemeanannualrainfallintheshadedpartsofIndiavariesfrom
(a)100to150cm
(b)150to200cm
(c)200to250cm
(d)250to300cm
Q5Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?
(a)NeithertheFinanceCommissionnorthePlanningCommissionis
aconstitutionalbody
(b)ThescopeoftheFinanceCommissionislimitedtoareviewof
therevenuesegmentofthebudgetwhilethePlanningCommission
takesanoverallreviewembracingbothcapitalandrevenue
requirementsoftheStates
(c)NoonecanbeamemberofboththeFinanceCommissionand
thePlanningCommissionatthesametime
(d)ThereisnooverlappingofworkandresponsibilityoftheFinance
CommissionandthoseofthePlanningCommission
Q6Assertion(A):
BaburwrotehismemoirsinTurki.
Reason(R):
TurkiwastheofficiallanguageoftheMughalCourt.
Inthecontextoftheabovetwostatementswhichoneofthe
followingiscorrect?
(a)BothAandRaretrueandRisthecorrectexplanationofA
(b)BothAandRaretruebutRisnotacorrectexplanationofA
(c)AistruebutRisfalse
(d)AisfalsebutRistrue
Q7TheonlylandlockedcountryinSoutheastAsiais
(a)Laos
(b)Thailand
(c)Malaysia
(d)Kampuchea
Q8Theproductionofculturedpearlsisanimportantcottage
industryof
(a)Belgium
(b)WestIndies
(c)NewZealand
(d)Japan
Q9AccordingtotheancientIndiangeographicalconcept,
Bharatvarshawasapartof
(a)Pushkaradweepa
(b)Jambudweepa
(c)Kraunchadweepa
(d)Kushdweepa
Q10EventhoughPlutoisusuallythefarthestplanet,itspathis
highlyelliptical,crossinginsidethepathofsomeotherplanet.Asa
resultforaperiodoftwentyyearsfrom1979,thefarthestplanetis
notPlutobut,
(a)Jupiter
(b)Saturn
(c)Uranus
(d)Neptune
Q11TheonlyinstancewhenthePresidentofIndiaexercisedhis
powerofvetorelatedto
(a)theHinduCodeBill
(b)thePEPSUAppropriationBill
(c)theIndianPostOffice(Amendments)Bill
(d)theDowryProhibitionBill
Q12Asontoday,whichoneofthefollowingcountrieshasthe
largestexternaldebt?
(a)India
(b)Brazil
(c)USA
(d)Mexico
Q13TheearliestrockcutcavesinwesternIndiaarethoseat
(a)Nasik,ElloraandAjanta
(b)Junnar,KalyanandPitalkhora
(c)Ajanta,BhajaandKondane
(d)Bhala,PitalkhoraandKondane
Q14Consideraspecificpointonthesurfaceoftheearth(say,the
cityofDelhi).Thetemperatureatagiventimeofday(say,12.00
noon)willingeneralbehigherinsummerthaninwinter.Thisis
because
(a)theearthisclosertothesuninsummerthaninwinter
(b)sunraysfallingontheearthareinclinedmoretowardsthe
surfaceoftheearthinwinter
(c)evaporationofwaterfromatmosphericprecipitationoccurringin
winteralone
(d)theaxisoftheearthisinclinedmoretowardsthesuninwinter
Q15Amongthefourpairsgivenbelowwhichoneconsistsofa
correctcombinationofdignitarieswhobecameVicePresidentsafter
havinghelddiplomaticpostslikeAmbassadorsandHigh
Commissioners?
(a)Dr.S.RadhakrishnanandG.S.Pathak
(b)Dr.S.RadhakrishnanandV.V.Giri
(c)Dr.ZakirHussainandK.R.Narayanan
(d)B.D.JattiandK.R.Narayanan
Q16Considerthemapgivenbelow:Thecountriesmarked1,2,3,
and4inthemaprespectivelyrepresent
(a)Libya,Somalia,Nigeria&Namibia
(b)Egypt,Somalia,CongoandNamibia
(c)Sudan,Ethiopia,AngolaandBotswana
(d)Algeria,Kenya,GhanaandZambia
Q17ThetitlegivenbyBritishGovernmenttoMahatmaGandhi
which,hesurrenderedduringtheNonCooperationMovement,was
(a)HindKesari
(b)KaisereHind
(c)RaiBahadur
(d)Rt.Honorable
Q18TheLifelineExpressis
(a)theworldsfirsthospitalonrailsoperatinginIndia
(b)aninstrumentusedforwatchingthefluctuationsintheblood
pressureofapatientundergeneralanaesthesia
(c)adeaddictionprogrammetosavedrugaddicts
(d)apopularhealthmagazinefoundedbyRamnathGoenka
Q19Whenpartialconvertibilityobtainstheexchangerateis
(a)aweightedaverage
(b)asimpleaverage
(c)fullyfloating
(d)fullyadministered
Q20WhichoneofthefollowingisamonumentconstructedbySher
Shah?
(a)KilaKuhnaMosqueatDelhi
(b)AtalaMasjidatJaunpur
(c)BaraSonaMasjidatGaur
(d)QuwwatulIslamMosqueatDelhi
Q21Whichoneofthefollowingshowsthedescendingorderofthe
fourmetropolitancitiesintheIndian,subcontinentinsofarastheir
populationstrengthisconcerned?
(a)Bombay,Calcutta,Dhaka,NewDelhi
(b)Bombay,Calcutta,NewDelhi,Karachi
(c)Bombay,Calcutta,Karachi,NewDelhi
(d)Calcutta,Bombay,Dhaka,Karachi
Q22TheNewPopulationBombrefersto
(a)anincreaseinthepopulationoftheagedintheThirdWorld
(b)rapidlygrowingurbanpopulationintheThirdWorld
(c)largescaledistressmigrationintheThirdWorld
(d)delugeofSovietemigrants
Q23During199293therewasarecordbumperin
(a)rice
(b)sugarcane
(c)pulses
(d)oilseeds
Q24Thetermnishka,whichmeantanornamentintheVedicperiod,
wasusedinlatertimestodenotea/an
(a)weapon
(b)agriculturalimplement
(c)script
(d)coin
Q25TheChiefMinisterofaStateInIndiaisNOTeligibletovotein
thePresidentialelectionif
(a)hehimselfisacandidate
(b)heisyettoprovehismajorityontheflooroftheLowerHouseof
theStatelegislature
(c)heisamemberoftheUpperHouseoftheStatelegislature
(d)heisacaretakerChiefMinister
Q26Givenbelowisadiaryofdisastersinvolvinghazardous
chemicals.Whichoneofthefollowingiscorrectlymatched?
(a)1959,Minamata/Nigiata,Japan:Leakageatpesticideplant
(b)1976,SevesorItaly:Mercurydischargedintowaterways
(c)1984,Bhopal,India:Leakageofdioxin
(d)1987,Kotka,Finland:MonochlorobenzenesplitInharbour
Q27Amongthefourhousetypesshownbelow,whichone
representsthehousetypeofthePygmies?
Q28Whichoneofthefollowingpairsofkingsofancientand
medievalperiodsofIndianhistoryandtheworksauthoredbythem
iscorrectlymatched?
(a)Krishnadevaraya:Samaranganasutradhara
(b)Mahendravarman:Mattavilasaprahasana
(c)Mahendravarman:Mattavilasaprahasana
(d)Somesvara:Amuktamalayada
Q29Thegrowthrateofwhichoneofthefollowingsectorshasvery
lowemploymentelasticity?
(a)Manufacturing
(b)Construction
(c)Financialservices
(d)Mixedfarming
Q30Whichoneofthefollowingisconsideredtobetheworlds
greatesticonographicalcreationsmadebythesthapatisofsouth
India,particularlyduringtheCholaperiod?
(a)Mahishasuramardini
(b)Nataraja
(c)Rama
(d)Somaskanda
Q31ThedisputeregardingEastTimorisbetween
(a)JapanandRussia
(b)ChinaandPhilippines
(c)IndonesiaandMalaysia
(d)AustraliaandIndonesia
Q32Whichoneofthefollowingprovidesthecorrectsequenceof
occurenceoffourtowns/citiesasoneproceedsfromwesttoeast?
(a)Rajkot,Baroda,Kharagpur,Bilaspur
(b)Bikaner,Aligarh,Darbhanga,Nowgong
(c)Indore,Rourkela,Agartala,Jamshedpur
(d)Nasik,Aurangabad,Berhampur,Nanded
Q33WhichoneofthefollowingtypesofborrowingsfromtheIMF
hasthesoftestservicingconditions?
(a)Secondtrancheloan
(b)SAF
(c)ESAF
(d)OilFacility
Q34TheBuddhistsectMahayanaformallycameintoexistence
duringthereignof
(a)Ajatashatru
(b)Ashoka
(c)Dharmapala
(d)Kanishka
Q35ThebookTheManwhoknewInfinitybyRobertKanigel,
publishedin1991,andextensivelyreviewedinnewspapersinIndia
isthebiographyof
(a)VikramSarabhai
(b)HomiBhabha
(c)SirC.V.Raman
(d)SrinivasaRamanujan
Q36Whichoneofthefollowingiscorrectlymatched?
Countries PurposeforwhichtheU.N.PeaceKeepingForceis
maintained
(a)Lebanon Forsupervisingthe1992accord
(b)El Todeliverhumanitarianaid
Salvador
(c) Tosuperviseareferendum
Mozambique
(d)Cyprus Tomaintainpeacebetweenthetwodominantethnic
groupsinthecountry
Q37InIndiathePublicSectorismostdominantin
(a)steelproduction
(b)organisedtermlendingfinancialinstitutions
(c)transport
(d)commercialbanking
Q38hichofthefollowingwerethemainobjectivesoftheKhilafat
movement?
I.TorouseantiBritishfeelingsamongtheMuslimsofIndia
II.ToreformtheMuslimsociety
III.TodemandseparateelectoratesandpreservetheKhilafat
IV.TosavetheOttomanempireandpreservetheKhilafat.
Choosethecorrectanswerfromthecodesgivenbelow:
Codes:
(a)IandII
(b)IIandIII
(c)IIIandIV
(d)IandIV
Q39TheearningsofIndiafromdiamondexportisquitehigh.Which
oneofthefollowingfactorshascontributedtoit?
(a)Preindependencestockpilingofdiamondsinthecountrywhich
arenowexported
(b)Largeproductionofindustrialdiamondsinthecountry
(c)Expertiseavailableforcuttingandpolishingofimported
diamondswhicharethenexported
(d)Asinthepast,Indiaproduceshugequantityofgemdiamonds
whichareexported
Q40WhentheCoupleProtectionRateisgoingup
(a)birthratemustnecessarilyfall
(b)birthratewillfallonlyifcouplesareofyoungerage
(c)deathratemustnecessarilyfall
(d)infantmortalityratemustbefalling
Q41TheSwaranSinghCommitteeconsideredtheQof
(a)moreautonomytoPunjabonthemodelofJammu&Kashmir.
(b)thesuitabilityofthePresidentialformofgovernmentforIndia.
(c)theprecedenceoftheDirectivePrinciplesoverFundamental
Rights.
(d)administrativereforms
Q42InJainismperfectknowledgeisreferredtoas
(a)Jina
(b)ratna
(c)kaivalya
(d)nirvana
Q43ConsidertheClimographgivenbelow
Theaboveclimographrelatesto
(a)NorthwesternregionofIndia
(b)SouthernregionofIndia
(c)MidcentralregionofIndia
(d)NortheasternregionofIndia
Q44TheEmploymentGuaranteeScheme,aruralworkprogramme,
wasfirststartedin
(a)WestBengal
(b)Punjab
(c)Kerala
(d)Maharashtra
Q45Whichoneofthefollowingisusedfordatingarchaeological
specimensinwood,bonesandshells?
(a)Uranium238
(b)Argonisotope
(c)Carbon14
(d)Strontium90
Q46Chanakya,wasalsoknownas
(a)Bhattasvamin
(b)Rajasekhara
(c)Vishnugupta
(d)Visakhadatta
Q47Whichoneofthefollowingistheundergroundarmyofthe
AfricanNationalCongress?
(a)Unkhonto
(b)Kwazulu
(c)Xhosa
(d)Ulundi
Q48MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusingthe
codesgivenbelowthelists:
ListI ListII
I.GrandSlam A.Chess
II.GrandPrix B.Polo
III.GrandMaster C.Bridge
D.Internationalrace
Codes:
(a)IA,IIB,IIIC
(b)IB,IID,IIIC
(c)IC,IID,IIIA
(d)ID,IIB,IIIA
Q49AzerorateofInflationobtainsnecessarilyinayearwherethe
annualrateofinflation
(a)ineveryweekoftheyeariszero
(b)isfallingineveryweekoftheyear
(c)isbothfallingandrisinginayear
(d)isconstantineveryweekoftheyear
Q50Alotofdetails,regardingthevillageadministrationunderthe
CholasisprovidedbytheInscriptionsat
(a)Thanjavur
(b)Uraiyur
(c)Kanchipuram
(d)Uttaramerur
Q51Asokaninscriptionswerefirstdecipheredby
(a)Buhler
(b)RobertSewell
(c)JamesPrinsep
(d)Codplngton
Q52Whichoneofthefollowingsetsofeconomistsstronglyfavoured
amarketeconomy?
(a)AdamSmith,Keynes,Hicks
(b)AdamSmith,Marx,Strumlin
(c)AdamSmith,Hayek,Friedman
(d)AdamSmith,Ricardo,J.K.Galbraith
Q53Whichoneofthefollowingiscorrectlymatched?
(a)Dr.Kurien:SpaceScience
(b)Dr.MalcomAdiseshiah:CooperativeMovement
(c)Dr.AbdulKalam:DevelopmentEconomics
(d)Dr.PramodKaranSethi:JaipurFoot
Q54Whichofthefollowingplaceshavetheirstandardtimes,that
arethesameasGMT?
I.Accra
II.Dublin
III.Madrid
IV.Lisbon
(a)I,IIandIII
(b)I,IIIandIV
(c)I,IIandIV
(d)II,IIIandIV
Q55Amongthefourworksmentionedbelowwhichoneis
encyclopaedicinnature?
(a)Amarakosa
(b)Siddhantasiromani
(c)BrhatSamhita
(d)Ashtangahrdaya
Q56Whichoneofthefollowingisafeaturecommontoboththe
IndianFederationandtheAmericanFederation?
(a)Asinglecitizenship
(b)ThreelistsintheConstitution
(c)Dualjudiciary
(d)AfederalSupremeCourttointerprettheconstitution
Q57InMizoram,thesettlementpatternismostlyoflineartype
alongtheridges,because
(a)thevalleysarecoolerthantheridges
(b)accessibilityiseasierontheridgetops
(c)theridgesarecoolerthanthevalleys
(d)thevalleysaredenselyforested
Q58InMughalpaintingsonenoticestheadoptionofprincipleof
foreshorteningwherebynearanddistantpeopleandthingscouldbe
placedinperspective.Thiswasduetotheinfluenceofthe
(a)British
(b)Dutch
(c)Portuguese
(d)Danish
Q59WhichoneofthefollowingisintheConcurrentListinthe
ConstitutionofIndia?
(a)Populationcontrolandfamilyplanning
(b)Publichealthandsanitation
(c)Capitationtaxes
(d)Treasuretrove
Q60Whichoneofthefollowingpairsiscorrectlymatched?
(a)Rationing:Fiscalcontrol
(b)CashReserveRatio:SelectiveCreditControl
(c)Licensing:ComprehensiveControl
(d)ImportQuota:Physicalcontrol
Q61WhoamongthefollowingintroducedthefamousPersian
FestivalofNAUROJinIndia?
(a)Balban
(b)Iltutmish
(c)FiruzTughlaq
(d)AlauddinKhilji
Q62Amongthefourpoliticalpartieslistedbelow,whichonewasthe
lasttobeformed?
(a)TheConservativePartyinBritain
(b)TheDemocraticPartyinU.S.A.
(c)TheRepublicanPartyinU.S.A.
(d)TheIndianNationalCongress
Q63SoilsofWesternRajasthanhaveahighcontentof
(a)Aluminium
(b)Calcium
(c)Nitrogen
(d)Phosphorus
Q64Whichoneofthefollowingcomesunderthejurisdictionofboth
theHighCourtsandtheSupremeCourt?
(a)DisputesbetweentheCentreandtheStates
(b)DisputesbetweentheStatesinterse
(c)ProtectionoftheFundamentalRights
(d)ProtectionagainsttheviolationoftheConstitution
Q65MostFavouredNations(MFN)clauseunderGATTimplies
(a)mostfavourtosomecountries
(b)mostfavourtoallcountries
(c)nofavourtoanycountry
(d)nofavourtosomecountries
Q66Considerthefollowingpassage:
Inthecourseofacareerontheroadspanningalmostthirtyyears,
hecrossedthebreadthoftheEasternhemisphere,visitedterritories
equivalenttoabout44moderncountries,andputbehindhimatotal
distanceofapproximately73,000miles.
Theworldsgreatesttravellerofpremoderntimestowhomthe
abovepassagerefersis
(a)Megasthenes
(b)FaHien
(c)MarcoPolo
(d)IbnBattuta
Q67Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsregardingtheofficeof
theSpeakeriscorrect?
(a)HeholdsofficeduringthepleasureofthePresident
(b)HeneednotbeamemberoftheHouseatthetimeofhis
electionbuthastobecomeamemberoftheHousewithinsix
monthsfromthedateofhiselection
(c)HeloseshisofficeiftheHouseisdissolvedbeforetheendofits
normaltenure
(d)Ifheintendstoresign,theletterofhisresignationistobe
addressedtotheDeputySpeaker
Q68
Arainyday,asdefinedbytheIndianMeteorologicaldepartment,is
adaywhentherainfallatapointreceivedis
(a)0.5mmto1mmin24hours
(b)1.1mmto1.5mmin24hours
(c)1.6mmto2mmin24hours
(d)above2.5mmin24hours
Q69Whichamongthefollowingpairsofplaceshavemostmarked
differenceintotalrainfallperannumeventhoughlocated
approximatelyalongthesamelatitude?
(a)BangaloreandMadras
(b)BombayandVisakhapatnam
(c)AjmerandShillong
(d)NagpurandCalcutta
Q70MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerbyusing
thecodesgivenbelowthelists:
ListI ListII
(FeaturesoftheIndianConstitution) (Borrowedfrom)
I.FundamentalRights (A)U.K.
II.ParliamentarysystemofGovernment (B)U.S.A.
III.Emergencyprovisons (C)Ireland
IV.DirectivePrinciplesofStatePolicy (D)GermanReich
(E)Canada
Codes:
(a)IB,IID,IIIE,IVA
(b)IE,IIA,IIIC,IVD
(c)IB,IIA,IIID,IVC
(d)IA,IIB,IIID,IVC
Q71Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsdoescorrectlydefines
thetermdraintheoryaspropoundedbyDadabhaiNaoroji?
(a)Thattheresourcesofthecountrywerebeingutilisedinthe
interestofBritain
(b)ThatapartofIndiasnationalwealthortotalannualproductwas
beingexportedtoBritainforwhichIndiagotnomaterialreturn
(c)ThattheBritishIndustrialistswerebeinggivenanopportunityto
investinIndiaundertheprotectionoftheimperialpower
(d)ThattheBritishgoodswerebeingimportedtothecountry
makingitpoorerdaybyday
Q72TheAntiDefectionLawwasenactedasearlyas1979in
(a)Kerala
(b)JammuandKashmir
(c)WestBengal
(d)TamilNadu
Q73WhichoneofthefollowingisINCORRECTinrespectof
ParliamentaryControlovertheBudget?
(a)ParliamenthasnosayInthepreparationofthebudget
(b)Parliamenthasthepowertoincreaseexpenditurechargedon
theConsolidatedFund
(c)ParliamenthasnopowertoimposeataxwithoutthePresidents
recommendation
(d)Parliamenthasnopowertoincreaseataxwithoutthe
Presidentsrecommendation
Q74ThefirstpoliticalorganisationestablishedinIndiain1838was
knownas
(a)BritishIndiaSociety
(b)BengalBritishIndiaSociety
(c)SettlersAssociation
(d)ZamindaryAssociation
Q75Eurodollarsare
(a)acurrencyissuedbyEuropeanMonetaryUnion
(b)specialcurrencyissuedbyfederalgovernmentofU.S.A.tobe
usedonlyinEurope
(c)U.S.dollarscirculatingInEurope
(d)EuropeancurrenciesexchangedfortheU.S.dollarinU.S.
Q76IndiancottonmerchantbankerCongressmanandaclose
associateofMahatmaGandhi.Thisdescriptionfits
(a)G.D.Birla
(b)M.R.Jayakar
(c)JamnalalBajaj
(d)V.S.SrinivasaSastri
Q77Assertion(A):
HongKongistoreverttoChinafromBritishControlinafewyears.
Reason(R):
ThepeopleofHongKonghaveoptedforitInareferendum.
Inthecontextoftheabovetwostatements,whichoneofthe
followingistrue?
(b)BothAandRaretruebutRisNOTthecorrectexplanationofA
Q78Whichoneofthefollowingmodesofprivatisationisthemost
comprehensiveandcomplete?
(a)Introductionofprivatecapitalinpublicsector
(b)Contractingoutmanagementofpublicenterprisestotheprivate
sector
(c)Transferringownershipandmanagementtotheworkers
(d)Transferringownershipandmanagementtotheprivatesector
Q79MahatmaGandhiwasreferredtoastheFatherofthenation
firstby
(a)JawaharlalNehru
(b)VallabhbhaiPatel
(c)C.Rajagopalachari
(d)SubhashChandraBose
Q80NexttoHindi,thelanguagespokenbythelargestnumberof
peopleintheIndiansubcontinentis
(a)Urdu
(b)Telugu
(c)Bengali
(d)Tamil
Q81WhichoneofthefollowingwaspartoftheerstwhileSoviet
UnionoverwhichKurdishpopulationisspread?
(a)Armenia
(b)Azerbaijan
(c)Georgia
(d)Turkmenistan
Q82MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerbyusing
thecodesgivenbelowthelists:
ListI ListII
I.GroHarlem (A)PrimeMinisterofSlovakia
Brundtland
II.StephenHawking (B)PrimeMinisterofRussia
III.VladimirMeciar (C)EnvironmentalistandPrimeMinisterof
Norway
IV.Viktor (D)Cosmologist
Chernomyrdin
Codes:
(a)ID,IIC,IIIB,IVA
(b)IC,IID,IIIB,IVA
(c)ID,IIC,IIIA,IVB
(d)IC,IID.IIIA,IVB
Q83VariablereserveratesandOpenMarketOperationsare
instrumentsof
(a)FiscalPolicy
(b)MonetaryPolicy
(c)BudgetaryPolicy
(d)TradePolicy
Q84TheRyotwariSettlementwasintroducedbytheBritishinthe
(a)BengalPresidency
(b)MadrasPresidency
(c)BombayPresidency
(d)MadrasandBombayPresidencies
Q85TheNeyvelithermalpowerplantisfedby
(a)Gondwanacoal
(b)Tertiarycoal
(c)Quarternarycoal
(d)Cambriancoal
Q86WhichofthefollowingstatementsregardingtheConstituent
Assemblyaretrue?
I.Itwasnotbasedonadultfranchise.
II.Itresultedfromdirectelections.
III.Itwasamultipartybody.
IV.Itworkedthroughseveralcommittees.
Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgivenbelow.
Codes:
(a)IandII
(b)IIandIII
(c)IandIV
(d)I,II,IIIandIV
Q87Whichofthefollowingarethemaincausesofslowrateof
growthofpercapitalincomeInIndia?
I.Highcapitaloutputratio
II.Highrateofgrowthofpopulation
III.Highrateofcapitalformation
IV.Highleveloffiscaldeficits
Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgivenbelow:
Codes:
(a)I,II,IIIandlV
(b)II,IIIandIV
(c)IandIV
(d)IandII
Q88Whatisthecorrectchronologicalsequenceofthefollowing
stagesinthepoliticallifeofMahatamaGandhi?
IChamparan
IIAhmedabadMillStrike
IIIKheda
IVNonCooperationMovement.
Choosetheanswerfromthecodesgivenbelow:
Codes:
(a)II,IV,III,I
(b)I,III,II,IV
(c)IV,III,II,I
(d)III,IV,II,I
Q89Considerthemapgivenbelow:
Twotourists,onetravellingfromDelhitoKarachiandtheotherto
Bhuj,wantedcompany.TherailwayJunctionuptowhichtheycan
traveltogetherasshowninthe
(a)Phulera
(b)Jodhpur
(c)Luni
(d)Balotra
Q90Whicharrangementofthefollowingshowthecorrectsequence
ofdemographictransitionastypicallyassociatedwitheconomic
development?
I.Highbirthratewithhighdeath
II.Lowbirthratewithlowdeath
III.Highbirthratewithlowdeath
Choosetheanswerfromthecodesgivenbelow:
Codes:
(a)I,II,III
(b)I,III,II
(c)III,I,II
(d)II,I,III
Q91ThefoundationofmoderneducationalsysteminIndiawaslaid
by
(a)theCharterActof1813
(b)MacaulaysMinutesof1835
(c)TheHunterCommissionof1882
(d)WoodsDespatchof1854
Q92Camelusesitshumpfor
(a)storingwater
(b)storingfat
(c)balancingthebodyduringwalkingindesertsand
(d)temperatureregulation
Q93Thebasicdifferencebetweenimperativeandindicative
planningisthat
(a)inthecaseoftheimperativeplanningthemarketmechanismis
entirelyreplacedbyacommandhierarchy,whileinthecaseof
indicativeplanning,itislookeduponasawaytoimprovethe
functioningofthemarketsystem
(b)Inthecaseofindicativeplanningthereisnoneedtonationalise
anyindustry
(c)inthecaseofimperativeplanningalleconomicactivitiesbelong
topublicsector,whileintheothertypetheybelongtotheprivate
sector
(d)Itiseasiertoachievetargetsinimperativetypeofplanning
Q94Upliftofthebackwardclasseswasthemainprogrammeofthe
(a)PrathanaSamaj
(b)SatyashodhakSamaj
(c)AryaSamaj
(d)RamakrishnaMission
Q95Atthepresentstateofourknowledgeandresourcesposition,
Indiawillremainselfsufficientforthenextthreedecadesin
(a)Tin
(b)CokingCoal
(c)Copper
(d)Petroleum
Q96ThefounderofBoysScoutsandGirlGuidesMovementinIndia
was
(a)CharlesAndrews
(b)RobertMontgomery
(c)RichardTemple
(d)BadenPowel
Q97Whichoneofthefollowingmonumentsfiguredinthenews
recentlyinconnectionwithafallofsomeofitspartsandits
consequentarchaeologicalconservation?
(a)JagannathTemple,Purl
(b)SunTemple,Konark
(c)KhandariyaMahadevaTemple,Khajuraho
(d)ChaunsatYoginiTemple,Bheraghat
Q98WhoamongthefollowingIsNOTassociatedwithmedicinein
India?
(a)Dhanvantri
(b)Bhaskaracharya
(c)Charaka
(d)Susruta
Q99TheGovernmentofIndiahastotallybannedtheexportofBurnt
Coal(Jhama),becauseitcontainsrecoverableamountofa
metal/elementusedIntransistors.Whichoneistheelement?
(a)Phophorus
(b)Germanium
(c)Silicon
(d)Tungsten
Q100Whichofthefollowingstronglythreatensbiodiversity?
(a)Fragileecosystemssuchasmangrovesandwetlands
(b)InaccessiblehabitatsinHimalayas
(c)Destructionofnaturalhabitatsandvegetationandshifting
cultivation
(d)Creationofbiospherereserves
Q101Whenthereisdepletionofozoneinthestratosphere,the
wavelengthofradiationstrikingtheearthssurfacewillbe
(a)107m
(b)1010m
(c)102m
(d)100m
Q102Thesolareclipseachievestotalityonlyinthelimited
geographicalregionsbecause
(a)theearthisnotasmoothflatsurface,buthaselevationsand
depressions
(b)thesizeoftheshadowofthemoonontheearthissmall
comparedtothecrosssectionoftheearth
(c)thetrajectoriesoftheeartharoundthesunandthemoonaround
theeartharenotperfectcircles
(d)sunrayscanreachmostoftheperipheralregionsoftheshadow
ofthemoonduetoaatmosphericrefraction
Q103Whichoneofthediagramsgivenbelowrepresentmost
closelythepathofgeostationarysatelliteinspace?
Q104Considerthefiguresofametalballandametalringgiven
below:
Themetalballcanjustpassthroughtheholeofametalringformed
outofastrip.Whentheballisheateditgetsstuck.Butwhenthe
metalringisheated,
(a)theballcanstillpassthroughitbecausetheringdiameter
expandsonheating
(b)theballgetsstuckbecausethediameteroftheholedecreases
onexpansion
(c)theballwillstillpassthroughbecausetheholediameterdoesnot
change
(d)theballwillpassthroughbecausethereisnochangeinthering
Q105TheworkingofthequartzcrystalInthewatchisbasedonthe
(a)PhotoelectricEffect
(b)JohnsonEffect
(c)PiezoelectricEffect
(d)EdisonEffect
Q106WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTanastronomicalobject?
(a)Pulsar
(b)BrittleStar
(c)Blackhole
(d)Quasar
Q107Theformationofbrilliantcoloursinsoapfilmisaconsequence
ofthephenomenonof
(a)multiplereflectionandinterference
(b)multiplerefractionanddispersion
(c)diffractionanddispersion
(d)polarisationandinterference
Q108AtwhattemperaturearethereadingsofaCentigradeand
Fahrenheitthermometerthesame?
(a)40
(b)212
(c)40
(d)100
Q109Acidprecipitationisnowregardedasaseriousproblemin
someEuropeanandAsiancountries.Itsmajorcauseorsourceis
(a)dischargeofacidiceffluentsontoneutralorslightlyalkalineland
wheretheacidiccomponentsprecipitate
(b)emissionsofsulphuroxidesandnitrogenoxidesfromthermal
powerplantsandburningoffossilfuelstheseoxidesdissolvein
atmosphericwatervapourandfallbackonearthasacidrain
(c)naturalcarbondioxidereleasedduringrespirationofliving
organismsdissolvesinwater,formingcarbonicacidwhichisthe
chiefcontributortoacidityinrainwater
(d)chlorofluorocarbonsreadilyreactwithvariouschemicalsnear
theearthssurface,producingacidicintermediateswhichcauseacid
precipitation
Q110Whichoneofthefollowingcolloidalsystemsisrepresentedby
fog?
(a)Liquidingas
(b)Gasinliquid
(c)Solidingas
(d)Liquidinliquid
Q111Thoughafew(gasbased)industrieshavealreadybeen
establishedgoodreservesofnaturalgasinIndiaremainunutilised.
Thisvastresourceofnaturalgascanbeusedintheproductionof
(a)fertilizers
(b)carbide
(c)graphite
(d)syntheticpetroleum
Q112Assertions(A):
Amixtureofsaltandicegivestemperaturebelow0C.
Reason(R):
Thesaltraisesthefreezingpointofice.
Inthecontextoftheabovetwostatements,whichoneofthe
followingiscorrect?
(b)BothAandRaretruebutRisNOTthecorrectexplanationofA
Q113Vinegarisanaqueoussolutionof
(a)oxalicacid
(b)citricacid
(c)aceticacid
(d)hydrochloricacid
Q114Thetheoryofjumpinggeneswaspropoundedby
(a)GregorJohannMendel
(b)ThomasHuntMorgan
(c)BarbaraMcClintock
(d)WatsonandCrick
Q115Sucrosecontentinsugarcanedecreases
(a)ifhighrainfalloccursduringtheperiodofgrowthoftheplant
(b)iffrostoccursduringtheperiodofripening
(c)ifthereisfluctuationintemperatureduringtheperiodofgrowthof
theplant
(d)ifthereishightemperatureduringthetimeofripening
Q116WhichoneofthefollowingisamanmadecerealNOTfound
innature?
(a)Dwarfwheat
(b)Hybridmaize
(c)Triticale
(d)Soyabean
Q117Sugarcane,sugarbeet,sweetpea,chickpea,pigeonpeaand
Frenchbeanbelongto
(a)twoplantfamilies
(b)threeplantfamilies
(c)fourplantfamilies
(d)fiveplantfamilies
Q118Afertilesoil,suitableforgrowingcommoncrops,islikelyto
haveapHvalueof
(a)three
(b)four
(c)sixtoseven
(d)ninetoten
Q119Ifamouseofovereighttimesitsnormalsizehasbeen
producedbyintroducinghumangrowthhormonegene,the
techniqueinvolvediscalled
(a)Hybridisation
(b)Geneticengineering
(c)MutationBreeding
(d)Hormonalfeeding
Q120Poisonglandsofsnakesarehomologousto
(a)electricorgansoffishes
(b)stingsofrays
(c)sebaceousglandsofmammals
(d)salivaryglandsofvertebrates
Q121MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusingthe
codesgivenbelowthelists:
ListI ListII
(Characterstics) (Animal)
I.Winglessinsect (A)Kiwi
II.Flightlessbird (B)Silverfish
III.Limblessreptile (C)Turtle
IV.Limblessanimal (D)Snake
(E)Fish
Codes:
(a)IA,IIC,IIIB,IVE
(b)IB,IIA,IIID,IVE
(c)IB,IIA,IIIC,IVD
(d)IC,IIA,IIID,IVB
Q122Threecommunicablediseasesprevalentindeveloping
countriescausedbyunsafedrinkingwaterandbadsanitationare
(a)acutediarrhoea,cancerandgout
(b)malaria,acutediarrhoeaandschistosomiasis
(c)onchocerciasis,leukaemiaandarthritis
(d)rheumatism,malariaandAIDS
Q123Whichoneofthefollowingapproachescomesunderthe
categoryofbiotechnology?
(a)Useoflivingorganismsorsubstancesobtainedfromthemin
industrialprocesses
(b)Modernizingthecommercialindustriestoproduceproductsfor
useinbiologicalresearch
(c)Useofmoderntechnologytoinvestigatebiologicaldisorders
(d)Useofindustrialtechnologytoincreasethebiosphere
Q124Whichoneofthefollowingseedscanbenefitapatientof
diabetesmellitusbynormalizinghisbloodsugarlevel?
(a)Corianderseeds
(b)Mustardseeds
(c)Cuminseeds
(d)Fenugreekseeds
Q125Scratchingeasesitchingbecause
(a)itremovestheouterdustintheskin
(b)itkillsthegerms
(c)itstimulatescertainnerveswhichdirectthebraintoincreasethe
productionofantihistaminicchemicals
(d)itsuppressestheproductionofenzymeswhichcauseitching
Q126Haemophiliaisahereditarydiseasecarriedby
(a)femalesandexpressedbyfemales
(b)femalesandexpressedbymales
(c)malesandexpressedbyfemales
(d)malesandexpressedbymales
Q127Thebloodpressurevaluesoffourpersonsaregivenbelow:
1.Mrs.X:90/60
2.Mr.X:160/120
3.Mr.Y:120/80
4.Mrs.Y:140/100
Whoamongthefollowinghasnormalbloodpressure?
(a)Mrs.X
(b)Mr.X
(c)Mrs.Y
(d)Mr.Y
Q128Biofilmsare
(a)colourfilmsusedbybiologiststophotographlivingorganisms
(b)photomicrographsofmicroorganismsfromvarioushabitats
(c)accumulationsofmicroorganismsatsurfacessuchasthoseofa
rock,atoothoranoildroplet
(d)photographicfilmsmadethroughfermentationprocessesof
certainindustrialmicroorganisms
Q129Whichoneofthefollowingdoesprovidethebestestimateof
worldsbiologicaldiversity?
(a)Ofabouttenmillionspeciesprobablyalivetoday,some20
speciesarelosteveryday,mostofthemunknownbecausenomore
thanhalfamillionhaveyetbeenactuallyidentifiedbyscientists
(b)Ofaboutthirtymillionlivingspecies,some50arelosteveryday,
mostofthemunknownbecausenomorethanonemillionhavebeen
actuallyidentified
(c)Ofaboutfortyfivemillionlivingspecies,some100arelestevery
day,mostofthemunknownbecausenomorethan1.5millionhave
beenactuallyidentified
(d)Ofaboutseventyfivemillionlivingspecies,some500arelost
everyday,mostofthemunknownbecausenomorethan3million
havebeenactuallyidentified
Q130Inmanydevelopingcountries,threemajorcausesofdeath
anddiseaseare
(a)lackofsafedrinkingwater,increasinguseofpesticidesand
thinningoftheozonelayer
(b)contaminatedfood,globalwarmingandindustrialchlorofluoro
carbons
(c)pollutedair,greenhouseeffectandsoilerosion
(d)dirtywater,contaminatedfoodandpollutedair
Q131Inagroupofsixwomentherearefourdancers,fourvocal
musicians,oneactressandthreeviolinists.GirijaandVanajaare
amongtheviolinistswhileJalajaandShailajadonotknowhowto
playontheviolin.ShailajaandTanujaareamongthedancers.
Jalaja,Vanaja,ShailajaandTanujaareallvocalmusiciansandtwo
ofthemarealsoviolinists.IfPoojaisanactresswhoamongthe
followingisbothadancerandaviolinists?
(a)Jalaja
(b)Shailaja
(c)Tanuja
(d)Pooja
Q132Ifyouaretheninthpersoninthequeuestartingfromeither
end,thanthenumberofpersonsinthequeueis
(a)10
(b)15
(c)17
(d)19
Q133Afatherisnowthreetimesasoldashisson.Fiveyearsback,
hewasfourtimesasoldashisson.Theageofthesonis
(a)12years
(b)15years
(c)18years
(d)20years
Q134Iftheproductoftwonumbersis320andtheirratiois1:5,
whatisthedifferencebetweenthesquaresofthesetwonumbers?
(a)1024
(b)1365
(c)1536
(d)1635
Q135Fourequalcirclesaredescribedatthefourcornersofa
squaresothateachtouchestwooftheothersasshowninthefigure
Theareaenclosedbythecircumferencesofthecircles(shaded
areainthefigure)is13(5/7)sq.cm.Findtheradiusofthecircles.
(Assume=p=22/7)
(a)4cm
(b)2.5cm
(c)7.5cm
(d)6cm
Q136Arectangularsheetofaluminiumfoilmeasuring5cmby10
cmisrolledintoacylinderofheight10cm.Ifthecostofpaintingthe
cylinderisRs.2/persqcm,thenthecostofpaintingthesurfaceof
thecylinderwillbe
(a)Rs.400/
(b)Rs.200/
(c)Rs.150/
(d)Rs.100/
Q137Inasinglethrowofapairofdice,whatistheprobabilityof
gettingasumof8?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q138IfABRACADABRAis1,2,9,13,1,4,1,2,9,1,HOCUS
POCUSwillbe
(a)5,6,3,7,816,15,5,21,19
(b)8,16,5,21,1916,15,5,21,19
(c)8,16,5,21,1915,16,5,21,19
(d)5,6,3,7,86,5,3,8,7
Q139FourpersonsAlok,Bhupesh,ChanduandDineshhaveatotal
ofRs.100/amongthemselves.AlokandBhupeshbetweenthem
haveasmuchmoneyasChanduandDineshbetweenthembut
AlokhasmoremoneythanBhupesh,andChanduhasonlyhalfthe
moneythatDineshhasAlokhasinfactRs.5/morethanDinesh.
Whohasthemostmoney?
(a)Alok
(b)Bhupesh
(c)Chandu
(d)Dinesh
Q140GivenbelowistheperformanceoftwolearnersAandB:
Whichoneofthefollowingcanbededucedfromthegraph?
(a)Thelearningtaskwasdifficult
(b)BlearnedfasterthanA
(c)BlearnedfasterthanAthroughoutthetask
(d)AlearnedfasterthanBthroughoutthetask
Q141ConsidertheVenadiagramgivenbelow:
ThenumbersIntheVenndiagramarepersonsreadingthe
newspapersindicated.Thediagramisdrawnaftersurveying50
persons.Inapopulationof10,000,howmanycanbeexpectedto
readatleasttwonewspapers?Choosethecorrectanswerfromthe
codesgivenbelow:
(a)5000
(b)6250
(c)6000
(d)5400
Q142Inanexamination,everycandidatetookPhysicsor
Mathematicsorboth65.8%tookPhysicsand50.2%took
Mathematics.Thetotalnumberofcandidateswas2000.Howmany
tookbothMathematicsandPhysics?
(a)750
(b)700
(c)550
(d)500
Q143Apointisselectedatrandominsidearectangleand
perpendicularsaredrawnoneachsidefromthepoint.Thesumof
theseperpendicularsis24cm.Ifthelengthoftherectangleis3
timesthewidth,theperimeteroftherectanglewillbe
(a)36cm
(b)42cm
(c)24cm
(d)48cm
Q144Thefollowingtableshowsthepercentagechangeinthe
consumptionofelectricitybyfivetownsP,Q,R,SandTfrom1989
to1991.
Percentchange
From1989to1990 From1990to1991
P +8 18
Q 15 +11
R +6 +9
S 7 5
T +13 6
Whatwasthepercentagebywhichthetotalconsumptionof
electricitybythefivecitieschangedbetween1989and1991?
(a)4
(b)4.45
(c)4
(d)Datagivenareinsufficienttoanswer
Q145Considerthechartsgivenbelow:
Thegivenchartsdepictthepricevariationinastockmarketduringa
year.Movementofindustrywiseaveragepriceisplottedforthe
sectorsofironandsteelandpetroproducts.Pricemovementsof
fourcompaniesAandB(ironandsteel),CandD(petroproducts)
arealsoplotted.Fromthecurves,asignificantfeaturethatcanbe
deductedis
(a)CompanyCmadelargeprofitaroundJune
(b)Allsharepriceswillincreasesteadilyinthenextyear
(c)CompanyBseemstobeperformingbetterthanthemarket
average
(d)Petroproductsareperformingbetterthanironandsteel
Q146ThemonthlyincomesofPeterandPaulareintheratioof4:
3.Theirexpensesareintheratioof3:2.IfeachsavesRs.600at
theendofthemonth,theirmonthlyincomesrespectivelyare(in
rupees)
(a)3200and2400
(b)2800and2100
(c)2400and1800
(d)2000and1500
Q147Alotterysystemhasticketnumberswitheightdigits.There
aretenfirstprizesofRs.1.00lakheach,onehundredsecondprizes
ofRs.10,000eachandonethousandthirdprizesofRs.1,000each.
Atthedrawoflots,aneightdigitnumberisgeneratedbychoosing
foreachdigitfromlefttorightarandomnumberintherangeof0to
Q.Anyonewhohasaticketwiththefirsttwodigits(fromleftto
right)matching,thechosennumbergetsafirstprize,andsoon.
Oneindividualpurchasesalargenumberofticketsatadiscounted
priceofRe.0.75each.Forhowmuchmoneyshouldhepurchase
ticketstoachievea10%chanceofwinningathirdprize?
(a)Rs.10,000
(b)Rs.75,000
(c)Rs.1,00,000
(d)Rs.7,500
Q148TheaveragesalaryofskilledemployeesinafirmisRs.520
andthatoftheunskilledemployeesisRs.420.Iftheaveragesalary
ofboththegroupsofemployeesisRs.500,thenthepercentageof
skilledemployeesinthefirmis
(a)50
(b)20
(c)80
(d)70
Q149
Considerthefollowingpiecharts?
Thepiechartsgivenheredepicttheareaundercultivationof
differentcashcrops,fortwoyears,1985and1990.Whichoneofthe
followingstatementsisFALSE?
(a)In1985,theareaunderjutecultivationwaslessthanthatunder
ricecultivation
(b)Morelandwasusedforgrowingvegetablesin1990thanin1985
(c)In1990,theareaunderriceandwheatcultivationtakentogether
waslessthanhalfthetotalcultivationarea
(d)ThepercentageareaunderJutecultivationwaslessin1985
thanin1990
Q150Thefollowinggraphshowstheannualsalesofacompanys
productsinmillionsofrupees.Studythetrendandfindoutwhichof
thefollowingis/arecorrect?
I.Adeliberateattempthasbeenmadetodistortthefiguresinone
year.
II.Someoneisinterestedinmisleadingthemanagement.
III.Thekinkinthegraphisunexplained.
(a)Ionly
(b)IIonly
(c)IIIonly
(d)IandIII
Answers1993UPSCCivilServices/IASPreliminaryGeneral
Studies
1.C 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.D
11.C 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.A 16.A 17.B 18.A 19.A 20.A
21.B 22.C 23.D 24.D 25.C 26.D 27.A 28.D 29.C 30.B
31.C 32.B 33.A 34.D 35.D 36.D 37.A 38.D 39.C 40.B
41.C 42.C 43.C 44.D 45.C 46.C 47.A 48.C 49.A 50.D
51.C 52.D 53.D 54.A 55.A 56.D 57.A 58.C 59.A 60.D
61.A 62.D 63.D 64.C 65.A 66.C 67.D 68.D 69.C 70.C
71.B 72.B 73.B 74.C 75.A 76.C 77.C 78.D 79.D 80.C
81.A 82.D 83.B 84.D 85.B 86.D 87.B 88.B 89.B 90.B
91.B 92.A 93.A 94.B 95.C 96.B 97.A 98.B 99.C 100.
C
101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110.
B B C A C B B A B A
111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120.
A C C C C C B C B D
121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130.
B B A D C B D C A D
131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140.
C C B C A D D C A C
141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150.
D D D A C C D C D C
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