Civil Services Exam 2013-General Studies Model Test 2-Part 2
26. Find out the correct statement about
new exploration and licensing policy:
1. New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) was conceptualised by the Government of India, during
1997-98.
2. It is to provide an equal platform to both Public and Private
sector companies in exploration and production of hydrocarbons.
3. Directorate
General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) as a
nodal agency for its implementation.
4. As per the present rule oil companies
are allowed to first recover the entire
cost of exploration and production and only then share the profit with the
government.
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 3 and 4
d) None of the above
Answer: A
27. The vaccines Gardasil manufactured
by MSD Pharma (a subsidiary of Merck and Co) and Cervarix manufactured by
Glaxosmithkline in news recently are used against:
a)
Tuberculosis
b)
Human Papilloma Virus
c)
Gonorrhea
d)
Syphilis
Answer: B
28. Larry - a “humanoid simulated
vomiting system” designed by British scientists is being used to show:
a)
How Norovirus spreads
b)
How indigestion causes vomiting
c)
How vomiting can cause sickness
d)
None.
Answer: A
29. India has been considered as Polio
free for the past 2 to 3 years. Which of the following statements are
incorrect?
a)
Polio free does not mean Paralysis free as there are many children found to
have Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP).
b)
AFP is symptomatic to Polio and is a disease caused by fungi.
c)
The AFP causing Virus belongs to the Enterovirus group that replicates in the
alimentary canal.
d)
Facial Paralysis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy and many more are qualified as AFP.
Answer: B
30. The examination and dissection of a
dead body to determine cause of death ie., Autopsy is now done with a
non-invasive technique called Virtopsy. Select the incorrect statement
regarding it.
a)
Virtopsy combine the images from
high-powered MRI, CT and surface scans of dead bodies and the device together
are called as Virtobot.
b)
It does not discover haemorrhages and fractures that are picked up during
conventional autopsies.
c)
It detects lesions, air pockets, heart attacks and even cancer.
d)
None of the above.
Answer: B
31.
Recently, a submerged continent named Mauritia was discovered under the Indian
Ocean extending from Mauritius to Seychelles. The discovery of what crystals in
the Mauritian beaches sparked the discovery?
a)
Uranium
b)
Thorium
c)
Zircon
d)
All the above.
Answer: C
32. Select the incorrect statement
regarding SKA – Square Kilometre Array.
a)
It will be the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope to be
completed in 2024.
b)
The Project is to be split and built in South Africa and Australia.
c)
By picking up faint radio signals emanating from the far corners of the cosmos,
it will help answer fundamental questions about the universe.
d)
India has not been actively involved in SKA from the beginning.
Answer: D
33. The world’s largest solar telescope
is to come up in Ladakh. Select the incorrect statement regarding it.
a)
It will have proven capability to do day astronomy only.
b)
Help in understanding Sunspots.
c)
Study of Sunspots helps in better understanding of solar winds.
d)
Solar activity affects the communication system on earth.
Answer: A
34. Why is it that the International
Prototype Kilogram or IPK in news recently?
a)
It is now replaced with a platinum-based weight.
b)
the kilogram has become heavier as contaminants have built up on its surface.
c)
It is now found missing from the British University.
d)
It is the only one of its kind that has been found to be intact since its
making in 1875.
Answer: B
35. What is Pishgam?
a) It is Russia’s Robotic Lunar Mission to be
launched in 2015.
b)
It is South Korean Space Launch Vehicle.
c)
It was the Iranian rocket which was launched recently that contained a
biological cargo.
d)
It is the solar telescope that is to come up in Ladakh
Answer: C
36. Japanese have finally created the
elusive element 113 – one of the missing items in the periodic table of
elements. What is the number of electrons, protons and neutrons in it?
a)
113,113,165
b)
113, 165, 113
c)
165, 113, 165
d)
165, 165, 113
Answer: A
37. Which one of the following
leguminous plants is found to have a deeper rooting system thereby breaking the
rough red soil becomes easier and helps in extracting nutrients and moisture
from deeper soil layers?
a)
Pigeon pea
b)
Arhar
c)
Redgram
d)
All the above.
Answer: D
38. The National Vector Borne Disease
Control Programme which is covered under the NRHM is a programme for prevention
and control of:
1)
Kala azar
2)
Dengue
3)
Filariasis
4)
Kwashiorkar
5)
Malaria
a)
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
b)
1, 2, 3 and 5
c) 2
and 4
d)
2, 3 and 4
Answer: B
39. When a strain (version) of
tuberculosis bacteria is resistant to two or more ‘first-line’ antibiotic drugs
it is called
a)
MDR –TB (Multi Drug Resistant TB)
b)
XDR –TB (Extreme Drug Resistant TB)
c)
DR –TB (Drug Resistant TB)
d)
both a and b
Answer: A
40. Cholesterol lowering drugs like
Statin is found to increase the risk of developing age related cataracts.
2.
People with Type 2 diabetes exhibit a greater chance of developing cataract at
an early age.
Which
of the above are true?
a) 1
only
b) 2
only
c)
Both 1 and 2
d)
Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: C
41. GeneXpert/ CBNAAT is the latest
device that can diagnose which of the following
within a short period of time?
a)
Any chromosomal abnormalities
b)
Any mutation that has occurred in genes as a result of exposure to radiation.
c)
To detect MDR –TB
d)
None of the above.
Answer: C
42. Matrix assisted laser
desorption/ionization or MALDI is a new technique to detect which of the
following microorganisms in the blood and treat the infection immediately?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Virus
c)
Protozoa
d)
Plasmodium
Answer: A
43. A civil society’s initiative -
Project Axshya’s Mascot Bulgum Bhai or Mr.Sputum was unveiled in the Union
World Conference on Lung Health held in Kuala Lumpur. This project is related
to:
a)
COPD
b)
TB
c)
AIDS and TB
d)
Pneumonia
Answer: B
44. Select the incorrect statement
regarding Cataract:
a)
It is an eye disease in which natural lens of eye gets clouded and causes
blindness by obstructing passage of light, although the patient can distinguish
light from darkness.
b) A
diabetes patient is more likely to develop Cataract at young age.
c)
It causes extremely painful inflammation of eye.
d)
The latest cataract surgery breaks up the cataract within femtoseconds (one
quadrillionth of a second)
Answer: C
45. Nirbhay (the Fearless) - India’s
equivalent of Tomahawk, a long-range missile, developed by the U.S. To which
category does it belong to?
a)
Sub sonic
b)
Sonic
c)
Supersonic
d)
Hypersonic
Answer: A
46. What is Project “Glass”?
a) It is a glass computer - of the Tablet form
that is under development.
b)
It is a wearable computer that provides information not through a screen, but
rather through your “eyes.”
c)
It is an unbreakable glass preferably designed to be used in vehicles that is
made to protect VVIP’s even when a bomb is planted within the vehicle.
d)
It is a colourless glass that can be used flexibly instead of the lens that
sometimes cause inflammation in the eyes.
Answer: B
47.
Political discontent among the people was further accentuated by the
high handed measures of Lord Curzon during his viceroyalty. They included
1.
Curtailment of the power of the Calcutta Corporation in 1899.
2.
The Universities Act of 1904
3.
The Official Secrets Act of 1904
4.
The partition of Bengal 1904
a)
1,2,3 & 4
b)
2,3 & 4 only
c)
1,2 & 3 only
d) 1
only
Answer: C
48.
Find out the correct statement about Tagore
1.
Rabindra Nath Tagore contributed to the patriotic thought through his poems and
short stories
2.
He directly attacked congress mendicancy and called for developing atma shakti,
i.e. self-reliance through the Swadeshi enterprises and national education.
3.
He made suggestions for mass contact through melas and yatras, and the use of
mother tongue in education and political work.
4.
Through his Shanti Niketan Ashram, he experimented with new forms of education
a)
1,2,3 & 4
b)
1,2 & 3 only
c)
2,3 & 4 only
d) 2
only
Answer: A
49.
Who among the following are the famous labour leaders in India?
1.
Ashwini Kumar Banerji
2.
Prabhat Kusum Roychaudhari
3.
Apurbakumar Ghosh
4.
Premtosh Bose
a)
1,2 & 3 only
b)
2,3 & 4 only
c) 3
only
d)
1,2,3 & 4
Answer: D
50. Find out the correctly matched pair
1.
Neel Darpan - Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
2.
Anand math - Deen Bandhu Mitra
3.
Amar Sonar Bangla - Tagore
4.
Thakumar Jhuli - Dakshinaranjan Mitra Majumdar
a)
1,2,3 & 4
b) 1
& 3 only
c) 3
& 4 only
d) 1
& 2 only
Answer: C
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