UPSC Exam-Civil Services Exam 2013-General Studies Model Test Paper 4-Part 1

Civil Services Exam 2013-General Studies Model Test Paper 4-Part 1

1. Find out the correct statement regarding Lucknow Pact:

1. A common demand was raised for representative government at the centre as well as in the provinces.

2. Congress accepted the separate electorates.

3. The Muslim leaders accepted under-representation in Muslim-majority areas, in return for over-representation in provinces like Bombay or UP.

a) 1 only

b) 3 only

c) 1, 2 and 3

d)  2 only

Answer: C

2. Find out the correct statement Kheda Satyagraha:

1. Gandhi asked the peasants to withhold revenue.

2. Vallabh Bhai Patel, a young lawyer and a native of Kheda district, and Indulal Yajnik joined Gandhi in touring the villages.

3. The Government issued secret instructions directing that revenue should be recovered from all peasants.

a) 1 and 2

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 and 3

d) 2 and 3

Answer: A

3. Find out the correct statement about happening after Jallianwala Bagh Incident:

1. Rabindranath Tagore renounced his knighthood.

2. Gandhi returned the Kaiser-i-Hind medal given to him for his work during the Boer war.

3. The Government appointed the Committee of Enquiry under the Chairmanship of Lord Hunter.

4. To protect its officers, the Government simultaneously passed an Indemnity Act.

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) None of the above

Answer: C

4. The unprecedented growth of communalism was in fact the most serious negative development of the post 1922 years.  Find out the correct statement regarding this:

1. Mohammad Ali, who had presided over the Kakinada Congress, finally split from Gandhi.

2. Lahore Session in 1924, presided over by Jinnah raised the demand for a federation with full provincial autonomy to preserve Muslim majority areas.

3. The Hindu Mahasabha started at the Haridwar Kumbh Mela in 1915 by Madan Mohan Malaviya was revived in 1923.

4. The founding of the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh at Nagpur by K B Hedgewar in 1925.

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 1 and 2

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: D

5. Who among the following communist were arrested in Kanpur Bolshevik Conspiracy Case?

1. Singaravelu

2. S A Dange

3. Shaukat Usmani

4. Nalini Gupta

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 only

d) 2, 3 and 4

Answer: D

6. The Nehru Report, finalized at Lucknow in 1928, was drafted mainly by Motilal Nehru and Tej Bahadur Sapru.  Find out the correct statement about the recommendation:

1. Universal Adult Suffrage

2. Equal Rights for Women

3. Freedom to Form Unions

4.  Separate Electorate

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 2, 3 and 4

d) None of the above

Answer: B

7. The Congress, along with most of the Indian business leaders kept away from the conference.  However some Muslim leaders, the Hindu Mahasabha leaders, liberals and a big contingent of princes were present in full strength.  Who among the following are participated 1^st Round Table Conference?

1. Moonje

2. Jaykar

3. Chintamani

4. Srinivas Shastri

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) None of the above

Answer: C

8. Find out the correct statement about Mohammad Ali Jinnah:

1.  He played a crucial role in the making of the Lucknow Pact.

2. Earlier he was imbued with the spirit of Nationalism and was secular

3. He used the two-nation theory as a bargaining point with both the British and the Congress.

4. Based on Jamiat-e-Ulema view he accepted two-nation theory.

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) None of the above

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: D

9. Who among the following persons supported separate electorate in the constituent assembly?

1. B R Ambedkar

2. R V Dhulekar

3. Sardar Patel

4. Govind Vallabh Pant

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 2, 3 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) None of the above

Answer: D

10. Match the following:

A. Willima Bentick     1.Establishment of Public Works Department

B. Charles Metcalfe  2. Annexation of Sind

C. Ellenborough        3. Abolition of Persian as the court language

D. Dalhousie              4. Signing of a treaty with Ranjit Singh

                                                 

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

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

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

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

Answer: C

           

11. The Narmada is the most important river flowing into the Arabian Sea from the peninsular plateau.  Find out the correct statement about this:

1. It rises in the Amarkantak Plateau Region.

2. It flows through a rift valley

3. The Marble Falls near Jabalpur is  famous fall on this river.

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: D

12. This climatic region includes the western coastal region and parts of northeast India.  Rainfall is above 200 cm and temperatures never go below 18.2⁰C and may rise as much as up to 29⁰C.  Maawsynam, the rainiest place of India near Cherrapunji lies in this region.  Find out the climate that is mentioned in the statement:

a) Tropical Rainforest Climate

b) Tropical Savanna Climate          

c) Tropical Semi-arid Steppe Climate

d) Tropical and Sub-tropical Steppe Climate

Answer: A

13. Soils in many parts of the arid and semi-arid areas of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have sodium, calcium and magnesium.  These soils are called reh or kallar or usar and are infertile.  Find out the soil that is mentioned in the statement:

a) Laterites and Lateritic Soil

b) Forest Soil

c) Saline and Alkaline Soils

d) Peaty and Other Organic Soils

Answer: C

14. Hill Forests also called montane forests; these cover the higher reaches of hill in southern India and the Himalayas.  Since altitude is an important control of climate, the character of vegetation in upland areas changes with elevation.  Find out the correct statement regarding this:

1. The foothills zone of the Siwaliks is covered by tropical moist deciduous forests of sal and bamboo.

2. Between 1000 and 2000 metres above the sea level are found the wet hill forests of oak and chestnut and some pine forests.

3. Zone of coniferous forests between 1600 and 3300 metres and the dominant trees in these forests are pine, deodar, silver fir and spruce.

4. Above the coniferous forests extend the alpine forests of silver fir, birch, etc. above an altitude of 3600 metres.

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) 1 only

Answer: A

15. Which of the following are Biosphere Reserves?

1. Nilgiri

2. Gulf of Mannar

3. Sunderbans

4. Cold Desert

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2, 3 and 4

c) 2 and 3

d) 1 and 4

Answer: B

16. Find out the correct statement about Fertilizer in India:

1. Ammonium Sulphate is the most widely used fertilizer in India

2. Urea is also used widely and its is a highly concentrated nitrogenous fertilizer

3. Super-phosphate is widely used in the country as a phosphatic fertilizer

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: D

17. Find out the correct statement about Millet Region:

1. Receiving an annual rainfall of 50 to 100 cm.

2. Soils in this part are partly black and partly lateritic and red soil.

3. Jowar, bajra, cotton, ragi, groundnut and tobacco are the chief crops of this region.

4. Course grains are the staple food of a large majority of the people of this region.

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) 2 and 3

Answer: C

18. Who among the following states are producers of Arecanut?

1. Kerala

2. Karnataka

3. Tamil Nadu

4. Gujarat

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 1, 2, 3 and 4

c) None of the above

d) 3 and 4

Answer: A

19. Central Cattle Breeding Farms are

1. Dhamrod (Gujarat)

2. Alamadhi (Tamil Nadu)

3. Sunabeda (Odisha)

4. Bangalore

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 4 alone

d) 2, 3 and 4

Answer: B

20. Which of the following are the Multi-purpose Projects?

1. Hirakud Multi-purpose Project

2. Ramganga Multi-purpose Project

3. Matatilla Multi-purpose Project

4. Ukai Project

a) 1, 2, 3 and 4

b) 2 alone

c) 4 alone

d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer: D

21. The Indian Railways is the largest public sector undertaking in India.  The Ministry of Railways stands at the top of the Railway administrative structure.  There are 11 undertakings under the administrative control of the Ministry of Railways.  They include

1. RITES

2. IRCON

3. CONCOR

4. IRCTC

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) None of the above

Answer: C

22. Find out the correct statement:

1. India does not have more people in agriculture than other Asian countries at similar stages of development.

2. low-productivity jobs are created by Industries.

3. high-productivity services sector is not able to create employment commensurate with its growth in value added.

a) 2 and 3

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) None of the above

Answer: B

23. Find out the correct statement about Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC):

1. The project seeks to upgrade existing industrial clusters and also develop new industrial facilities.

2. The skill-building strategy underlying the DMIC is based on a hub-and-spoke model.

3. appears to be a major challenge. Different state governments are adopting diverse  approaches for land acquisition.

4. The master-planning process has been applied for a general Terms of Reference clearance, which has already been obtained.

a) 2, 3 and 4

b) 1, 3 and 4

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4

d) 2 and 3

Answer: C

24. Find out the correct statement about Labour Regulation in India:

1. The labour laws apply only to the organized sector.

2. According to Industrial Disputes Act (IDA), it is necessary for firms employing more than 100 workers to obtain the permission of state governments in order to retrench or lay off workers.

3. worker consent is required in order to modify job descriptions or move workers from one plant to another in response to changing market conditions.

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 2

d) 1 and 3

Answer: A

25. Find out the correct statement:

1. Area of Rice Cultivation and its production increased in 2011-12

2. Area of wheat cultivation and its production increased in 2011-12

3. Area of Pulses Cultivation and its production increased in 2011-12

a) 1 and 3

b) 1 and 2

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) None of the above

Answer: B