Civil Services Exam 2011-CSAT-Model Test Paper 1Part2

Indian  Civil Services Exam 2011- CSAT Model Test Paper 1 -Part 2

51. Consider the following statement related to the state of Indian economy as per economic survey 2010-11

1) As per the advanced estimated of the central statistics office released on February 2011 the GDP growth rate is 8.6 percent in 2010-11

2) The advance estimate of the CSO placed the growth in agriculture and allied sectors at 5.4% which implied an overall share of 14.2 per cent in real GDP in 2010-11

3) India’s expenditure on climate change related adaptation-oriented schemes is 2.82 per cent of the GDP during 2009-10

4) Social-sector spending stood at 37 percent of the total plan outlay in 2010-11

Codes

a)	1 True	2 False	3 True	4 False
b)	1 True	2 False	3 True	4 True
c)	1 False	2 True	3 True	4 False
d)	1 True	2 True	3 True	4 True

Ans: D

52. Consider the following statement related to service tax as per economic survey 2010-11

1) Service tax was introduced in 1994-95 service tax has helped widen the tax base of direct taxes

2) The 2010-11 budgets brought the new services under tax net. Some of them are given below

i. Service of promoting, marketing or organizing of games of chance, including lottery.

ii. Services provided by electricity exchange

3) Services tax revenue as a percentage of gross tax revenue is 9.1 percent

Code

a)	1 False	2 True	3 False
b)	1 False	2 True	3 True
c)	1 True	2 False	3 True
d)	1 False	2 False	3 True

Ans: B

53. RESIDEX was first launched in 2007 to provide an index of residential prices in India across cities. RESIDEX is being updated on a quarterly basis with 2007 as base year covering 15 cities. The index is released by

a) NABARD

b) RBI

c) HDFC

d) NHB

Ans: D

54. Consider the following statement related to financial inter mediation and markets in economic survey 2010-11

1) In priority sector lending, a target of 40 percent of adjusted net bank credit or credit equivalent amount of off balance sheet exposures which ever is higher within this sub targets of 18 percent and 10 percent of ANBC or credit equivalent amount of OBE which ever in higher have been stipulated for Lending to agriculture and the weaker section respectively

2) The Government of India set up the rural infrastructure development fund in 1995 through contribution from commercial banks to the extent of their shortfall in agricultural lending. The target of agricultural credit Rom banking system in 2009-10 is Rs.3,25,000 crove

3) With a view to strengthening and institutionalizing the mechanism for maintaining financial stability and development the government set up an apex level body the financial stability and development council. The chairman of the county is the Prime Minster and its members included finance minister, heads of the financial sector regulatory institutions

Code

a)	1 False	2 True	3 False
b)	1 True	2 True	3 True
c)	1 True	2 True	3 False
d)	1 False	2 True	3 True

Ans: C

55. Consider the following statement related to Balance of Payment

1) India is the fourth largest Foreign Exchange Reseque holder in the world after china, Japan, Russia

2) India’s Foreign Exchange Reseques comprises foreign currency Asset, gold, special drawing rights and reserve tranche position in the IMF

3) The nominal effective exchange rate and real effective exchange rate India’s are used as indicators of external competitiveness of the country over a period of time

Which of the above statement is/are correct

a) 1 only

b) 2 and 3only

c) 1, 2 and 3

d) None of these

Ans: C

56. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below

International Organization		Report/programme
a)	IMF	1	World Economic outlook
b)	IFC	2	Global Trade Finance programme
c)	ADB	3	Trade Finance facilitation programme
d)	European bank for reconstruction and development	4	Trade facilitation programme

Codes

      A  B  C  D

1)   4   3   2   1

2)   2   1   3   4

3)   1   2   3   4

4)   3   4   2   1

Ans: C

57. According to United Nations conference on trade and development world investment report 2010 it has ranked India as the most attractive location for FDI For 2010-12. India’s rank in the report

a) Second

b) First

c) Third

d) Fourth

Ans: A

58. The mission / programme was launched in Rabi 2007-2008 with a view to enhancing the production of rice, wheat, and pubes respectively by the end of the element plan. It aim to increases production through area expansion and productivity, create employment opportunities, and enhance the farm-level economy to restore confidence of farmers the programme/mission mentioned above is

a) Macro management of agriculture

b) The Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana

c) National mission for sustainable Agriculture

d) The National Food Security Mission

Ans: D

59. Consider the following statement related to human development, equity and environment

1) According to UNDP’S HDR 2010 report. The HDI for India was 0.591 in 2010 with an overall global ranking of 119 out of the 169 countries

2) The current level of total fertility rate (per woman), female infant morality rate IMR (per 1000 cine births), MR (per 1,00,000 cine births) are 2.6 (2008), 52 (2009), 254 (2004-06) respectively

3) India’s total co2 emissions are about 4 per cent of total global co2 emission. India’s per capita co2 emission is 1-1.2 tonnes

Code

a)	1 False	2 True	3 False
b)	1 False	2 False	3 True
c)	1 True	2 True	3 False
d)	1 True	2 True	3 True

Ans: D

60. Consider the following paragraph and identify with the help of the code given below the dance technique referred to in the Paragraph

Originally known as the “backslide” or “Walking on your toes” is a dance technique that presents the illusion of the dancer being pulled backwards while attempting to walk forward. A break dancing move, it became popular around the world after Michael Jackson executed it during a performance in 1983. It subsequently became his signature move, and is now one of the best-known dance techniques in the world

Code:

a) Veganova

b) Cecchetti

c) Moonwalk

d) Jazz

Ans: C

61. There are 13 major ports in India and Port Trust Boards have been setup for the administration,

control and management of 11 of these 13 ports. Which one of the following major ports has been incorporated as a company under the Indian Companies Act, 1956 and not administered by a Port Trust Board?

a) Haldia

b) Paradip

c) Ennore

d) Kandla

Ans: C

62. Consider the following paragraph and using the code given below identify the state referred to in the paragraph

The State has huge potential in carbon trading, thanks to its vast forest reserve. Nearly 88 per cent area of the state is covered by forest, against the national average of 33 per cent. In the North-East India, this is the first state to take initiative in carbon trading

Code

a) Manipur

b) Arunachal Pradesh

c) Mizoram

d) Nagaland

Ans: B

63. Match the following

Phone Brand		Brand Slogan
a)	Nokia	1	Be inspired
b)	Samsung	2	Next is what?
c)	Panasonic	3	Connecting people
d)	Siemen’s	4	Ideas for life

Ans: C

64. Consider the following paragraph and identify with the code given below the town with which the paragraph is associated

It is basically a traditional centre for cotton. The town accounts for the bulk of India’s cotton knitwear exports to all over the world. The Noyyal River runs all across the town, virtually dividing it into two halves.

Code:

a) Guntur (Andhra Pradesh)

b) Tirupur (Tamil Nadu)

c) Erode (Tamil Nadu)

d) Subarnpur (Orissa)

Ans: B

65. A farmer sows beans in his fields after harvesting a crop of wheat. Which one of the following agricultural practice is he following?

a) Multiple cropping

b) Crop rotation

c) Fallow field

d) Mixed cropping

Ans: B

66. Which of the following is not true about Giant Panda?

a) It is a logo of WWF (Worldwide Fund for Nature)

b) Giant Pandas are naturally found in Tibet and southwest China

c) Giant Pandas are worst invasive species of the world

d) Giant Pandas feed on Bamboos

Ans: C

67. The National Legal services Authority (NALSA) has been constituted under the Legal services Authorities Act, 1987. In this context which of the following statements is Not correct?

a) Hon’ble chief Justice of Supreme Court is the executive Chairman of the Authority

b) Its objective is to provide free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society on the basis of equal opportunity

c) It issues guidelines for the state Legal Services Authorities to implement the legal programmes and schemes throughout the country

d) To organize Lok Adalats for amicable settlement of disputes

Ans: A

68. Match the following

Commission		Issue
a)	Dar Commission	1	Assassination of Indira Gandhi
b)	Kalelkar Commission	2	Ragging in educational institutions
c)	Thakkar	3	Demand for linguistic states
		4	Backward Classes

Codes

    A   B   C

1) 3    4    1

2) 3    2    4

3) 1    2    4

4) 1    4    2

Ans: A

69. Which of the following provisions is/are not directly covered in the definition of Domestic violence under the “Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005”?

a) Physical harm causing physical injury or pain to women

b) Mental injury such as emotional abuse, insult, harassment, repeated threats, demand for dowry, sexual abuse etc.

c) Non-sharing of house-hold work, non-caring attitude for children, unhealthy habits of living, late coming etc. (of the male partner)

d) Deprivation of economic or financial resources

Ans: B

70. Which of the following movements address both sociological and ecological issues?

1) The Trade Union movements in post colonial India

2) Narmada Bachao Andolan

3) Jai Prakash Narain’s movement for total revolution

4) Chilka Bachao Andolan

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

a) 1 and 3 only

b) 2 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 3 only

d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans: D

71. Which one of the following states of India is surrounded by Bangladesh on three sides?

a) Mizoram

b) Meghalaya

c) Tripura

d) West Bengal

Ans: C

72. Through which one of the following continents, do the equator, the tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn pass through?

a) Africa

b) South America

c) North America

d) Australia

Ans: A

73. The laboratory from where carbon dioxide measurements have been taken since 1958 A.D., which from the basis for present global warming data base is:

a) Maragheh observatory

b) Mauna Loa observatory

c) Griffith observatory

d) Sydney observatory

Ans: B

74. What happens to the soil, where soil water freezes and it tends to form ice layers parallel with the ground surface?

a) It heaves the soil upward in an uneven manner

b) It heaves the soil downward in an uneven manner

c) It heaves the soil both upward and downward in an even manner

d) It remains unaffected

Ans: A

75. Consider the following statements

1) The Earth receives the Sun’s energy at the infrared end of the spectrum.

2) The earth re-radiates the Sun’s heat as ultraviolet energy

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: D

76. Which one of the following does not control climate?

a) Latitude

b) Altitude

c) Longitude

d) Forest Cover

Ans: C

77. In which one of the following places is the Forest Survey of India (FSI), a national organization engaged in forest cover mapping, forest inventory and training in the field of remote sensing and GIS, located?

a) Dehradun

b) Itanagar

c) Ahmedaba

d) Aizawl

Ans: A

78. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below

List I (Year)		List II (UN’s international year)
a)	2002	1.	International year of Ecotourism
b)	2004	2.	International Year of Microcredit
c)	2005	3.	International Year of Planet Earth
d)	2008	4.	International Year of Struggle against Slavery and its abolotion

Codes

     A  B   C   D

a)   3   4   2   1

b)   1   4   2   3

c)   3   2   4   1

d)   1   2   4   3

Ans: B

79. According to Article 164(1) of the Constitution of India, in three states there shall be a Minister in charge of Tribal Welfare who may in addition be in charge of the welfare of the Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes. Which one of the following States is not covered by the Article?

(a) Jharkhand

(b) Punjab

(c) Madhya Pradesh

(d) Orissa

Ans: B

80. Consider the following statements:

1. National Parks are a special category of protected areas of land and sea coasts where people are an integral part of the system.

2. Sanctuaries are concerned with conservation of particular species.

3. Biosphere Reserves are connected with the habitat of a particular wild animal.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1, 2 and 3

b) 2 only

c) 1 and 2 only

d) 1 and 3 only

Ans: C

Directions : Select the correct answer to the following questions using the codes given below

(a) Both Statement (1) and (2) are individually true and 2 is the correct explanation of 1.

(b) Both Statement 1 and 2 are individually true but 2 is Not the correct explanation of 1

(c) Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false

(d) Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true

81.

Statement (1)	: Despite low evaporation and stable stratification of the atmosphere, salinity is high in Polar Regions
Statement (2)	: Sea water freezes leaving the remaining water saline than before

Ans: D

82.

Statement (1)	: Water in an open pond remains cool even on a hot summer day
Statement (2)	Water on heating evaporates and heat energy gets converted into latent heat:

Ans: B

83.

Statement (1)	: Convectional rains occur during pre-monsoon summer in India
Statement (2)	: Such rains occur due to adiabatic cooling

Ans: A

84.

Statement (1)	: The Himalayan meadows are suitable for transhumance
Statement (2)	: In these areas transport facility to move from one place, to another is good

Ans: B

85. Consider the following statements with respect to Pulitzer Prizes:

1. The Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal is awarded each year to the American newspaper that wins the Public Service category.

2. The Pulitzer Gold Medal is never awarded to an individual.

3. Jhumpa Lahiri won the Pulitzer Prize in the year 2000 for her first book; a short story collection called The Interpreter of Maladies.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1,2 and 3

b) 1 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1 and 3 only

Ans: D

86. Because of which one of the following factors, clouds do not precipitate in deserts?

a) Low pressure

b) Low humidity

c) High wind velocity

d) High temperature

Ans: B

87. Which of the following statements is/are not correct about the historic Stilwell road?

1. It connects India and Myanmar through Arunachal Pradesh.

2. It was built by the Japanese during the World War II.

3. The road lies in the lands of three different countries-China, Myanmar and India.

Select the answer using the code given below:

a) 1 and 2

b) 2 only

c) 1 and 3

d) 2 and 3

Ans: A

88. Match List-I (Chairperson of the Working Group constituted by the Planning Commission in the context of formulation of the Eleventh Five Year Plan) with List-II (Working Group on) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:

List-I (Chairperson)		List-II(Working Group on )
a)	Prof.D.L. Seth	1)	Empowerment of scheduled Castes
b)	Prof.S.K. Thorat	2)	Empowerment of Minorities
c)	Shri S. Sankaran	3)	Empowerment of the other backward classes
		4)	Empowerment of scheduled tribes

Codes

     A   B   C

a)  4    3    2

b)  1    4    3

c)  3    1    4

d)  3    2    4

Ans: C

89. Consider the following statements about Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948

1) The Act is applicable to non-seasonal factories using power and employing 20 or more persons

2) The ESI scheme has already been implemented in different areas in all the States/Union Territories of India.

3) ESI scheme being contributory in nature, all the employees in the factories or establishments to which the act applies shall be insured

Which of the statements given above are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1 and 3 only

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans: C

90. Consider the following statements with respect to recent developments in infrastructure sector in India:

1) India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited was set up as a banking company for providing long-term loans for financing infrastructure projects

2) 100 per cent Foreign direct Investment under automatic route is permitted for all infrastructure projects

Which of the statement given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: C

91. Consider the following paragraph on Indian painting:

Women are mainly engaged in the creation of these paintings. These paintings do not depict mythological characters or images of deities, but depict social life. Images of human beings and animals, along with scenes from daily life are created in a loose rhythmic pattern. Painted white on mud walls, they are pretty close to prehistoric cave paintings in execution and usually depict scenes of human figures engaged in activities like hunting, dancing, sowing and harvesting. Stylistically, they can be recognized by the fact that they are painted on an austere mud base using. One colour, white, with occasional dots in red and yellow. This colour is obtained from grounding rice into white powder.

The paragraph given above characterizes which one of the following folk and art form of India?

a) Tanjore art

b) Madhubani Painting

c) Warli folk painting

d) Pattachitra painting

Ans: C

92. In India the Supreme Command of the Defence forces is vested in the President. This means that in the exercise of this power

a) He/she cannot be regulated by law

b) He/she be regulated by law

c) During war, the President seeks advice only from the chiefs of the Defence Forces

d) During war the President can suspend the fundamental rights of citizens

Ans: D

93. The Doctrine of “live and let live” can be found in

a. Cooperation

b. Accommodation

c. Integration

d. Negotiation

Ans: A

94. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below

List I (Defence Term)		List II (Explanation)
a)	Arsenal	1.	An aerial duel between two or more aircrafts at a close range
b)	Battery	2.	Compulsory recruitment of personnel for service in the armed force
c)	Conscription	3.	A unit of number of artillery guns, mobile or fixed
d)	Dogfight	4.	Place where arms and ammunition are manufactured and stored

Codes

     A    B   C   D

a)   1     2   3    4

b)   4     3   2    1

c)   1     3   2    4

d)   4     2   3    1

Ans: B

95. Consider the following statements about bioremediation

1) It may be defined as any process that uses microorganisms or their enzymes to return the environment altered by contaminants to its original condition

2) Bioremediation may be employed in order to attack specific contaminants, such as chlorinated pesticides that are degraded by bacteria.

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

Ans: C

96. Consider the following statements about Aruna Roy

1) She was one of the prominent leaders of the right to information movement, which eventually led to the enactment of Right to Information Act in 2005.

2) She was the founder of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathana.

3) She served as a civil servant in the Indian Administrative service

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans: D

97. The following figure shows the proportion of the population for four years in various age groups in percentage

	1971		1981	1991	2001
0 to 14 years		42.03	35.57	37.46	35.44
15 to 29 years		23.97	25.90	26.71	26.65
30 to 64 years		28.03	28.04	29.03	30.44
65 years and above		5.97	6.49	6.80	7.47

Based on the information provided above identify the state of dependency ratio from 1971 to 2001

a) It has increased

b) It has decreased

c) It has remained constant

d) It has fluctuating tendency

Ans: D

98. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below

List I (Agent of Transmillsion)		List II (Disease Transmitted)
a)	Anopheles mosquito	1.	Kala azar
b)	Culex mosquito	2.	Dengu
c)	Aedes	3.	Malaria
d)	Sandfly	4.	Filaria

Code:

     A   B   C   D

a)   3    2    4    1

b)   1   4     2    3

c)   1   2     4    3

d)   3   4     2    1

Ans: D

99. Under which of the following conditions security deposits of a candidate contesting for a Lok Sabha seat is returned to him /her?

1) The nomination made by the candidate if found to be invalid.

2) The candidate has withdrawn his/her nomination even though it is found valid

3) The candidate lost the polls but secured 1/6th of the total number of valid votes polled in that election

Select the correct answer using the code given below

a) 1 and 2 only

b) 1, 2 and 3

c) 2 and 3 only

d) 1 only

Ans: C

100. Consider the following statements with respect to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India

1) He shall only be removed from office in like manner and on the like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court

2) He shall not be eligible for further office either under the Government of India or under the Government of any state after he has ceased to hold his office.

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

Ans: C