Indian Civil Services Exam 2011- CSAT- Paper 1-Model Test -2-Part3

Indian Civil Services Exam 2011- CSAT Paper1-Model Test 2 - Part 3

101. Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission?

a) Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Patel

b) Acharysa J. B. Kripalani and C. Rajagopalachari

c) Pandit Nehru and Maulana Azad

d) Dr. Rajendra Prasad and Rafi Ahmed Kidwai

Ans: D

102. What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade India and fight the Third Battle of Panipat?

a) He wanted to avenge the expulsion by Marathas of his viceroy Timur Shah from Lahore.

b) The frustrated governor of Jullundhar Adina Beg Khan invited him to invade Punjab.

c) He wanted topunish Mughal administration for nonpayment of the revenues of the Chahar Mahal (Gujarat, Aurangabad, Sialkot and Pasrur).

d) He wanted to annex all the fertile plains of Punjab up to the borders of Delhi to his kingdom.

 Ans: A

103. With reference to Pondicherry (now Puducherry),consider the following statements:

1. The first European power to occupy Pondicherry were the Portuguese.

2. The second European power to occupy Pondicherry were the French.

3. The English never occupied Pondichierry.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

a) 1 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 3 only

d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans: A

104. There are only two known examples of cave paintings of the Gupta period in ancient India. One of these is paintings of Ajanta caves.Where is the other surviving example of Gupta paintings?

a) Bagh caves

b) Ellora caves

c) Lomas Rishi cave

d) Nasik caves

Ans: B

105. Among the following, who was not a proponent of bhakti cult?

a) Nagarjuna

b) Tukaram

c) Tyagaraja

 d) Vallabhacharya

Ans: C

106. In the ‘Individual Satyagraha’, Vinoba Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?

a) Dr. Rajendra Prasad

b) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

c) C. Rajagopalachari

d) Sardart Vallabhbhai Patel

Ans: C

107. During which Five Year Plan was the Emergency clamped, new elections took place and the Janata Party was elected?

a) Third

b) Fourth

c) Fifth

d) Sixth

Ans: C

108.Consider the following statements regarding Indian Planning:

1. The Second Five-Year Plan emphasized on the establishment of heavy industries.

2. The Third Five-Year Plan introduced the concept of import substitution as a strategy for industrialization.

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

109.NAMA-11 (Nama-11) group of countries frequently appears in the news in the context of the affairs of which one of the following?

a) Nuclear Suppliers Group

b) World Bank

c) World Economic forum

d) World Trade Organization

Ans: A

110. Consider the following statements:

1. MMTC Limited is India’s largest international trading organization.

2. Neelachal Ispat NigamLimited has been set up by MMTC jointly with the Government of Orissa.

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: B

111. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) Japan : Nikkei

(b) Singapore : Shcomp

(c) UK : FTSE

(d) USA : Nasdaq

Ans: B

112. Consider the following statements:

1. The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices recommends the Minimum Support

Prices for 32 crops.

2. The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has launched the National Food Security Mission.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2

 (d) Neither l nor 2

Ans: B

113. Among other things,which one of the following was the purpose for which the Deepak Parekh Committee was constituted?

(a) To study the current socio-economic conditions of certain minority communities

(b) To suggest measures for financing the development of infrastructure

(c) To frame a policy on the production of  genetically modified organisms

(d) To suggest measures to reduce the fiscal deficit in the Union Budget

Ans: C

114. Consider the following.countries:

1. Brunei Darussalam

2. East Timor

3. Laos

Which of the above is/are member/ members of ASEAN?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans: B

115. Consider the following statements:

1. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the density of the population of India has increased more than three times.

2. Between Census 1951 and Census 2001, the annual growth rate (exponential) of the

population of India -has doubled.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and2

(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: C

116. Which one of the following brings out the publication called “Energy Statistics” from time to time?

(a) Central Power Research Institute

(b) Planning Commission

(c) Power Finance Corporation Ltd.

(d) Central Statistical Organization

Ans: D

117.With which one of the following has the B.K. Chaturvedi Committee dealt?

(a) Review of Centre-State relations

(b) Review of Delimitation Act

(c) Tax reforms and measures to increase revenues

(d) Price reforms in the oil sector

Ans: A

118.With reference to the schemes launched by the Union Government, consider the following statements:

1. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare launched the/Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana.

2. Ministry of Textiles launched the Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and2

(d) Neither 1 nor2

Ans: A

119. Other than Venezuela, which one among the following from South America is a member of OPEC?

(a) Argentina

(b) Brazil

(c) Ecuador

(d) Bolivia

Ans: B

120. Consider the following pairs: Large Bank Country of Origin

1. ABN Amro Bank USA

2. Barclays Bank UK

3. Kookmin Bank Japan

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1 only

(b) 2 only

(c) 1 and 2

(d) 2 and3

Ans: A

121. Consider the following:

1. Fringe Benefit Tax

2. Interest Tax

3. Securities Transaction Tax

Which of the above is/are Direct Tax/ Taxes?

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

 (d) 1, 2 and 3

Ans: A

122. In the context of global economy, which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

(a) JP Morgan Chase : Financial Services

(b) Roche Holding AG : Financial Services

(c) WL Ross & Co. : Private Equity Firm

(d) Fidelity : Insurance Company

Ans: B

123. Who among the following is the founder of World Economic Forum?

(a) Klaus Schwab

(b) John Kenneth Galbraith

(c) Robert Zoellick

(d) Paul Krugman

Ans: B

124. In the context of independent India’s economy, which one of the following was the earliest event to take place?

(a) Nationalization of Insurance companies

(b) Nationalization of State Bank of India

(c) Enactment of Banking Regulation Act

(d) Introduction of First Five-Year Plan

Ans: D

125. Consider the following pairs: Automobile Headquarters Manufacturer

1. BMW AG : USA

2. Daimler AG : Sweden

3. Renault S.A. : France

4. Volkswagen AG : Germany

Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?

(a) 1, 2 and 3

(b) 3 and 4

(c) 4 only

(d) 1, 2 and 4

Ans: B

126. India is a member of which of the following?

1. Asian Development Bank

2. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

3. Colombo Plan

4. Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 3 only

(b) 2 and 4only

(c) 1, 2 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

Ans: C

127. Where is the famous Vijaya Vittala temple having its 56 carved pillars emitting musical notes located?

(a) Belur

(b) Bhadrachalam

(c) Hampi

(d) Srirangam

Ans: C

128. Asseration (A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal.

Reason (R): Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.

Ans: C

129. Which one of the following aroused a wave of popular indignation that led to the massacre by the British at Jallianwala Bagh?

(a) The Arms Act

(b) The Public Safety Act

(c) The Rowlatt Act

(d) The Vernacular Press Act

Ans: C

130. At which one of the following places did Mahatma Gandhi first start his Satyagraha in India?

(a) Ahmedabad

(b) Bardoli

(c) Champaran

(d) Kheda

Ans: C

131. Who among the following started the newspaper Shome Prakash?

(a) Dayanand Saraswati

(b) Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar

(c) Raja Rammohan Roy

(d) Surendranath Banerjee

Ans: B

132. The ruler of which one of the following States was removed from power by the British on the pretext of misgovernance?

(a) Awadh

(b) Jhansi

(c) Nagpur

(d) Satara

Ans: A

133. Who among the following Europeans were the last to come to pre independence India as traders?

(a) Dutch

(b) English

(c) French

(d) Portuguese

Ans: C

134. Consider the following statements:

1. Robert Clive was the first Governor- General of Bengal.

2. William Bentinck was the first Governor- General of India.

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: B

135. Which one of the following was the first fort constructed by the British in India?

(a) Fort William

(b) Fort St George

(c) Fort St David

(d) Fort St Angelo

Ans: B

136. Which one of the following Bills must be passed by each hose of Indian parliament separately by special majority.

(a) Ordinary bill

(b) Money bill

(c) Finance bill

(d) Constitution Amendment bill

Ans: D

137. Powers, privileges etc. of the houses of parliament of the members & committees there of

(a) Art. 102

(b) Art. 103

(c) Art. 104

(d) Art. 105

Ans: D

138. Match the following :

Article Content

A 111 1. Vote an account

B 116 2. Appropriation Bill

C 114 3. Annual financial statement

D 112 4. Assent to Bills

    A   B   C   D

a)  1   2    3   4

b)  2   3    4   1

c)  1   4    3   2

d)  4   1    2   3

Ans: D

139. Which of the following requires amendment by simple majority ?

(i) Art. 2, 3, 4 (ii) Art. 169

(iii) 6th schedule (iv) Art. 54 & 55

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4

(b) 1, 2, 3

(c) 2, 3, 4

(d) 1, 2, 4

Ans: B

140. Special powers of the Rajya Sabha

(1) Art. 67 (2) Art. 61

(3) Art. 249 (4) Art. 312

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4

(b) 1, 3, 4

(c) 1, 2, 3

(d) 2, 3, 4

Ans: B

141. Match the following :

A USA                 1. Concurrent

B UK                    2. Judicial Review

C South Africa     3. Single citizenship

D Australia           4. Amendment procedure

    A   B   C    D

a)  1   2    3    4

b)  2   3    4    1

c)  1   4    3    2

d)  2   1    4    3

Ans: B

142. Articles provisions

A 14 1. Reservation (93rd amend. Act)

B 15 2. Right to equality.

C 16 3. Child labour

D 24 4. Public employment.

    A   B   C   D

a)  1   2    3   4

b)  2   3    4   1

c)  1   4    3   2

d)  2   1    4   3

Ans: D

143. Articles provisions

A 40 1. SC &ST

B 44 2. Organization of village panchayat

C 45 3. Uniform civil code

D 46 4. Pre primary education.

    A   B   C   D

a)  1   2    3   4

b)  2   3    4   1

c)  1   4    3   2

d)  2   1    4   3

Ans: B

144. Which of the following veto enjoyed by Indian.

(1) Pocket

(2) Absolute

(3) Qualified

(4) Suspencive.

(a) 1,2,3,4

(b) 1,2,3

(c) 1,2,4

(d) 2,3,4

Ans: C

145. Which of the following Act started “Portfolio” system.

a) Indian Council Act, 1861.

b) Indian Council Act, 1892.

c) Indian Council Act, 1909.

d) Govt. of India Act, 1885.

Ans: A

146. What is the correct chronological sequence of following.

1. Cripps Mission

 2. August offer

3. Wavel Plan

4. Cabinet Mission.

Which of these statements are correct ?

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4

(b) 2, 3, 4, 1

(c) 2, 1, 3, 4

(d) 4, 3, 2, 1

Ans: C

147. Which of the following were members of 1st interim National Govt. which was announced on 24th August 1946.

1. Pandit Motilal Nehru

2. Sardar Patel

3. Dr. Rajendra Prasad

4. Asaf Ali

5. Dr. John Mathai

6. Sir Shafat Ahmed Khan

7. Jagjivan Ram.

(a) All the above

(b) 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

(c) 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

(d) 1,2,4,5,6,7

Ans: B

148. Who wrote an article entitled ‘The only way’ on 19 Nov, 1939, in which he/she expressed the view that the “Constituent Assembly alone can produce a Constitution indigeneous to the country and truly and fully representing the will of the people.”

(a) Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru.

(b) Sarojini Naidu.

(c) Dr. Annie Besant

(d) Mahatma Gandhi.

Ans: D

149. Who is associated with ‘plan of 3 June’

a) Wavell

b) Cripps

c) Mountbattan

d) C. Gopalchari

Ans: C

150. Which article provides for Judicial review of all legislation in India.

a). Article 12

b) Article 13

c) Article 14

d) Article 32ss

Ans: B