UPSC CIVIL SERVICES EXAM 2013-GENEARL STUDIES - PAPER – 1 ANSWER KEY-Part 2
26. Consider the following statements:
The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts
1.
Consists of not more than 25
Members of the Lok Sabha.
2.
scrutinizes appropriation and
finance accounts of the Government.
3.
Examines the report of the Comptroller
and Auditor General of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a)
1only
b)
2 and 3 only
c)
3 only
d)
1, 2 and 3
Answer: b
27. Consider the following Bhakti Saints:
1. Dadu Dayal
2. Guru Nanak
3. Tyagaraja
Who among the above was/were preaching when the Lodi dynasty fell and Babur took over?
a)
1 and 3
b)
2 only
c)
2 and 3
d)
1 and 2
Answer: b
28. With reference to the food chains in ecosystems, which of the
following kinds of organism is/are known as decomposer organism/organisms?
1. Virus
2. Fungi
3. Bacteria
Select the correct answer
using the code given below
a)
1 only
b)
2 and 3 only
c)
1 and 3 only
d)
1, 2 and 3
Answer: b
29. The most important fishing grounds of the world are found in the
regions where
a) warm and cold atmospheric
b) rivers drain out large
amounts of freshwater into the sea
c) warm and cold oceanic
currents meet
d) continental shelf is
undulating
Answer: c
30. Which of the following is/are unique characteristic/ characteristics
of equatorial forests?
1. Presence of tall, closely set
trees with crowns forming a continuous canopy.
2. Coexistence of a large
number of species.
3. Presence of numerous
varieties of epiphytes.
Select the correct answer
using the code given below
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: d
31. Which of the following constitute Capital Account
1. Foreign Loans
2. Foreign Direct Investment
3. Private Remittances
4. Portfolio Investment
Select the correct answer
using the codes given below
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1, 2 and 4
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 3 and 4
Answer: b
32. Consider the following historical places:
1. Ajanta Caves
2. Lepakshi Temple
3. Sanchi Stupa
Which of the above places
is/are also known for mural paintings?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) None
Answer: b
33. With reference to the history
of philosophical thought in India,
consider the following statements regarding Sankhya school:
1. Sankhya does not accept the theory of rebirth or transmigration of
soul.
2.
Sankhys holds that it is the self knowledge that leads to liberation and not
any exterior influence or agent.
Which
of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: c
34. In the contest of India, which
of the following principles is/are implied institutionally in the parliamentary
government?
1. Members of the Cabinet are Members of the Parliaments.
2.
Ministers hold the office till they enjoy confidence in the Parliament.
3.
Cabinet is headed by the Head of the State.
Select
the correct is headed by the Head of the State.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: a
35. The annual range of temperature
in the interior of the continents is high as compared to coastal areas. What
is/are the reason/reasons?
1. Thermal difference between land and water.
2.
Variation in altitude between continents and oceans.
3.
Presence of strong winds in the interior.
4.
Heavy rains in the interior as compared to coasts.
Select
the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: a
36. Which of the following is/are the characteristic/ characteristics of
Indian coal?
1. High ash content
2. Low sulphur content
3. Low ash fusion temperature
Select the correct answer
using the codes given below
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: a
37. Which of the following statements regarding laterite soils of India
are correct?
1. They are generally red in
colour.
2. They are rich in nitrogen
and potash.
3. They are well-developed in
Rajasthan and UP.
4. Tapioca and cashew nuts
grow well on these soils.
Select the correct answer
using the codes given below
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 4
d) 2 and 3 only
Answer: c
38. Consider the following statements:
1. Natural gas occurs in the
Gondwana beds
2. Mica occurs in abundance
in Kodarma
3. Charwars are famous for
petroleum
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 only
c) 2 and 3
d) None
Answer: b
39. Consider the following crops:
1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
3. Rice
4. wheat
Which of these are Kharif
crops?
a) 1 and 4
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) 2, 3 and 4
Answer: c
40. “Climate is extreme, rainfall
is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders”.
The above statement best
describes which of the following regions?
a) African Savannah
b) Central Asian Steppe
c) North American Prairie
d) Siberian Tundra
Answer: d
41. Consider the following statements:
1. Inflation benefits the
debtors.
2. Inflation benefits the
bond-holders.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: a
42. Disguised unemployment generally means
a) large number of people remain
unemployed
b) alternative employment is
not available
c) marginal productivity of
labour is zero
d) productivity of workers is
low
Answer: c
43. Consider the following statements:
1. The Council of Ministers in the Centre shall be collectively
responsible to the Parliament.
2. The Union Ministers shall hold the office during the pleasure of the
President of India.
3. The Prime minister shall communicate to the President about the
proposals for legislation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: b
44. Consider the following statements:
1. National Development Council
is an organ of the Planning Commission.
2. The Economic and Social Planning is kept in the Concurrent List in
the Constitution of India.
3. The Constitution of India
prescribes that Panchayats should be assigned the task of preparation of plans
for economic development and social justice.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: b
45. Consider the following statements:
1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the
members of that House.
2. While the nominated members of the two Houses of the Parliament have
no voting right in the presidential election, they have the right to vote in
the election of the Vice President.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: b
46. With reference to National
Legal Service Authority, consider the following statements:
1. Its objective is to provide free and competent legal services to the
weaker sections of the society on the basis of equal opportunity.
2.
It issues guidelines for the State Legal Service Authorities to implement the
legal programmes and schemes throughout the country.
Which
of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: c
47. During a thunderstorm, the thunder in the skies is produced by the
1. meeting of cumulonimbus clouds
in the sky.
2. lightning that separates
the nimbus clouds.
3. violent upward movements
of air and water particles.
Select the correct answer
using the code given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3
d) None of the above produces the thunder
Answer: c
48. Consider the following pairs:
Tribe State
1.
Limboo (Limbu) : Sikkim
2.
Karbi :
Himachal Pradesh
3.
Dongaria Kondh : Odisha
4.
Bonda : Tamil
Nadu
Which of the above pairs are
correctly matched?
a) 1 and 3 only
b) 2 and 4 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2 , 3 and 4
Answer: a
49. Consider the following liquid assets:
1. Demand deposits with the banks
2. Time deposits with the
banks
3. Savings deposits with the
banks
4. Currency
The correct sequence of these
assets in the decreasing order of liquidity is
a) 1-4-3-2
b) 4-3-2-1
c) 2-3-1-4
d) 4-1-3-2
Answer: d
50. In the context of Indian economy, ‘Open Market Operations’ refers to
a) borrowing by scheduled banks
from the RBI
b) lending by commercial
banks to industry and trade
c) purchase and sale of
government securities by the RBI
d) none of the above
Answer: c
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