Civil Services Exam 2012-General Studies Paper I – Model Test 6- Part 4
76. Which of
the following does not have any effect on the Indian southwest monsoons?
(a)
El Nino (c)
Tropical Easterly Jet
(b)
Chinook Winds (d)
Southern Oscillation
ANSWER: B
77.
Match:
List I (Personalities) List II
(Country)
A.
Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali 1. Yemen
B.
Yulio Tymoshenko 2. Maldives
C.
Mohamed Nasheed 3. Ukraine
D.
Ali Abdullah Saleh 4. Tunisia
A B C D
(a)
1 2 3 4
(b)
4 3 2 1
(c)
4 3 1 2
(d)
1 2 4 3
ANSWER: B
78. Consider
the following
1. There is
a separate provision for the formation of an autonomous State comprising
certain tribal areas in Assam
and creation of local Legislature or Council of Ministers in the constitution
of India
2. The provisions
of the 6th Schedule shall apply to the administration and control of
the Scheduled Areas and Scheduled Tribes in any State other than the States of
Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram
Correct Statements
(a) 1 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(b) 2 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: A
79.
Under which of the constitutional provisions
the Union has the power to issue binding directions to the States
(a)
Article 256, 257, 258
(b)
Article 256, 257
(c)
Article 256, 257, 258
Article 256, 257, 258, 258A
ANSWER: B
80.
Administrative Tribunals in India CANNOT
undermine the rule of law because they
(a)
Dispense quick & cheap justice
(b)
Are manned by senior bureaucrats
(c)
Devise their own flexible procedures
(d)
Are regulated by Act of Parliament
ANSWER: D
81.
Consider the following
1.
Citizen’s Charter is a document which
represents a systematic effort to focus on the commitment of the Organisation
towards its Citizens in respects of Standard of Services, Information, Choice
and Consultation, Non-discrimination and Accessibility, Grievance Redress, Courtesy
and Value for Money
2.
The Citizen’s Charter is a tool for
facilitating the delivery of services to citizens with specified standards,
quality and time frame etc. with commitments from the Organisation and its
clients and is legally enforceable
Correct Statements
(a) 1 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(b) 2 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: A
82 Consider the following
1.
‘The Lokpal & the Lokayuktas Bill’ was
first introduced in the 5th Lok Sabha, as recommended by the
Administrative Reforms Commission
2.
The Administrative Tribunals Act was passed
in 1976, which was added to the Constitution by 42nd Amendment, it
provided for setting up of Central Administrative Tribunal & State
Administrative Tribunal
Correct Statements
(a) 1 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(b) 2 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: D
83.
Consider the following regarding the Global
Environment Facility (GEF):
1.
It provides grants to developing countries
and countries with economies in transition for projects related to
biodiversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, the ozone
layer, & persistent organic pollutants.
2.
It is a United Nations agency established
in 1991.
3.
It has been entrusted to operate the
Special Climate Change Fund (established in 2001) as an operating entity of the
financial mechanism.
Correct Statements
(a) 1 & 3 only (c) 2 & 3 only
(b) 1 & 2 only (d) 1, 2 & 3
ANSWER: A
84. Which among the following is
NOT correctly matched?
(a) Golden Bear :
Germany
(b) Golden Globe :
United Kingdom
(c) Golden Tulip :
Turkey
(d) Golden Lion :
Italy
ANSWER: C
85. Which among the following
statements is correct?
(a) The Union Territories
are not represented in Rajya Sabha
(b) The
speaker of dissolved Lok Sabha continues till the new Lok Sabha is constituted
(c) All
election disputes are referred to Election commission
(d) Parliament
consists of Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha
ANSWER: B
86. Which among the following was
the Isher Ahluwalia committee, recently in news, related to?
(a) To estimate
investment requirements for urban infrastructure
(b) To suggest ways to
improve agricultural statistics.
(c) To revamp rural
cooperative credit institutions.
(d) None of these
ANSWER: A
87. Which of the following statements
is correct regarding the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)?
1.
RRBs are established under the Regional
Rural Banks Act, 1976 with the objective to ensure sufficient institutional
credit for agriculture and other rural sectors.
2.
RRBs are jointly owned by the Government of
India, the concerned State Government and the Cooperative banks in the states.
3.
Government of India aims at achieving Financial
Inclusion by increasing the number of Regional Rural Banks.
(a) 1 & 2 (c) 1 & 3
(b) 2 only (d) 1, 2, 3
ANSWER: C
88. ‘eProMIS’ enables submission of the
proposal online and also facilitates tracking of the status of the proposal.
This system also provides guidelines for submission of technical reports,
annual report and various financial details/formats required for releasing the
grants. Which among the following is implementing this system?
(a) Department of
Biotechnology
(b) Indian Space
Research Organisation
(c) Defence Research
& Development Organisation
(d) Department of Rural
Development
ANSWER: A
89 . Consider the following the Central
Industrial Security Force:
1.
It is a statutory organization, to provide
security cover to 300 industrial units and other establishments located all
over India .
2.
It also provides consultancy services and
security to private and cooperative establishments across the country for a
fee.
3.
It functions under the Ministry of Defence.
Correct statements
(a) 1 & 3 only (c) 2 & 3 only
(b) 1 & 2 only (d) 1, 2 & 3
ANSWER: B
90. Consider the following
regarding the NRE & NRO Accounts:
1.
Both are Rupee denominated account and can
be maintained in saving, current, recurring or fixed deposit accounts.
2.
In an NRE account, only a foreign currency
can be deposited, where as in an NRO account rupee as well as foreign
currencies can be deposited.
3.
Transfer of funds from NRE account to NRO
account is permissible while the reverse is not.
Correct statements
(a) 1 & 3 only (c) 2 & 3 only
(b) 1 & 2 only (d) 1, 2 & 3
ANSWER: D
91. Consider the following
regarding the National Technical Research Organization (NTRO):
1.
NTRO's activities include aviation and
remote sensing, data gathering and processing, cyber security, crypto systems,
strategic hardware and software development and strategic monitoring.
2.
It functions under the National Security
Advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office.
3.
Aviation Research Centre and National
Institute of Cryptology Research and Development (NICRD) are the arms of NTRO.
Correct Statements
(a) 1 & 3 only (c) 2 & 3 only
(b) 1 & 2 only (d) 1, 2 & 3
ANSWER: D
92. The Jiribam-Toupul Road , recently in news, is
in the state of
(a) Manipur (c) Nagaland
(b) Assam (d) Arunachal Pradesh
ANSWER: A
93. Consider the following
regarding the Global Gender Gap Report:
1.
It is published by the United Nations
development Programme (UNDP), since 2006 and it ranks countries based on the
percentage of inequality between women and men.
2. The report
examines four crucial areas, namely economic participation, educational
attainment, political empowerment and health & survival.
3. In the Global Gender Gap report of 2011, India ranks 113 and the last three of the 135
countries are Pakistan , Chad & Yemen .
Correct Statements
(a) 1 & 3 only (c) 2 & 3 only
(b) 1 & 2 only (d) 1, 2 & 3
ANSWER: D
94. Which among the following are
correctly matched?
1. Siddhartha Mukurjee : Medicine
2. Vinita Bali :
FMCG
3. Jo Baier :
Cinema
(a) 1 & 3 only (c) 2 & 3 only
(b) 1 & 2 only (d) 1, 2 & 3
ANSWER: D
95. Consider the following
1.
The 16th Conference of Parties
to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held
in Copenhagen .
2.
India has
never hosted any of the 17 so held Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC.
Correct statements
(a) 1 only (c) Both 1 & 2
(b) 2 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: D
96. Match:
List I (Books)
A.
Neelkantha Braja
B.
Gora
C.
The East and the West
D.
A
Tale of Two Cities
List II (Authors)
1. Indra
Parthasarathy
2. Rabindranath
Tagore
3. Swami
Vivekananda
4. Charles
Dickens
A B C D
(a)
1 2 3 4
(b)
4 3 2 1
(c)
4 3 1 2
(d)
1 2 4 3
ANSWER: A
97. Consider the following
1. Brackish or brack water is the water with a level of salinity more than the normal seawater.
2. It can be formed as a result of mixing of sea water with fresh water, as naturally occurring in estuaries or it contained in the brackish fossil aquifers.
Correct statements
(a) 1 only (c) Both 1 & 2
(b) 2 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2
ANSWER: B
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