Thursday, 16 May 2013

UPSC Exam-Civil Services exam 2013-Model Test Paper 3-Part 1


Civil Services exam 2013-Model Test Paper 3-Part 1

1.    With reference to Indian Forest Survey Report 2011, consider the following statements:
        1. The north eastern States of India account for one-fifth of the country’s forest cover
        2. Mangrove cover has been decline
         3. Rising sea level is main reason for decline in Mangrove cover in the country
         Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a)    1 and 2 only
b)    2 and 3 only
c)    1 only
d)    2 only


Answer:C


2.     Consider the following statements:
1. The GPS is a satellite- based navigation system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographically referenced data 
2. The GIS is a system that provides information on location and time in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth
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:D


3.     The Zoological Survey of India is
         a) Responsible for carrying out survey to list all endangered species
         b) Responsible for carrying out survey to explore the plant resources of the country
c) Responsible for carrying out survey to identified the plants and animal species with economic virtue
d) To protect the environment


Answer:A


4.     Consider the following statements:
1. With 17 per cent of the world’s population, India contributed only 4 per cent of the total global greenhouse gas emission
2. India’s CO2 emissions are approximately 1 tonne as against a world average of 4.2 tonnes per annum
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


5.     Which one of the following groups belongs to Inexhaustible but Misusable Resources?
         a) Ocean Water, Solar Power, Wind Power and Land
         b) Land, Wild Animal and Water Resources
         c) Land, Wild Animal and Sola Power
         d) Ocean Water, Wild animal, land and Wind Power


Answer:B


6.     Which one of the following groups belongs to Exhaustible but Non-reusable Resources?
         a) Coal, Petroleum, and Tin
         b) Coal, Petroleum and Natural Gas
         c) Coal, Petroleum and Iron
         d) Coal, Petroleum and Gold


Answer:B


7.     With reference to Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), consider the following statements:
         1. The idea of carbon trading emanated after the signing of the Kyoto Protocol of the United Nation Framework Convention on Climate Change
         2. It mandates GHG emission caps on industrialized nations, which have ratified it, but also allows them to buy a greener nation’s GHG emission level
         3. Under the CDM, a developed country can take up greenhouse gas reduction project activities in a developing country where the costs of greenhouse gas reduction project activities are usually much lower
         4. One Certified Emission Reduction (CER) is equivalent to a reduction of ten tonne of carbon
         Which of the statements given above are correct?
a)    1 and 2 only
b)    3 and 4 only
c)     1,2 and 3 only
d)    1,2 and 4 only


Answer:C


8.     Climate change is one of the major concerns of contemporary world. The major worry is how rapid climate change will magnify existing environment stresses and contribute to food insecurity, conflict over resources, and loss of livelihood for millions of people. Certain regions will be worse affected than other. In this regard consider the following statements:
         1. Global warming is expected to be greatest over water than land
         2. Global warming is expected to be greatest over southern latitudes than the northern
         3. The Arctic, Sub Saharan Africa, small islands and the big river deltas of Asia will be most seriously affected
         Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
a)    1 and 2 only
b)    1 and 3 only
c)     1 only
d)    3 only


Answer:D


9.     With reference to Kyoto Protocol, consider the following statements:
         1. The treaty came into force without US and Australian support
2. Treaty aims to achieve GHG emission target below 1990 levels by 200812, by all the member nations (developing/developed countries)
3. Till date, over 170 countries have ratified the treaty including Australia
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a)     1 and 2 only
b)     1 and 3 only
c)     1 only
d)     3 only

Answer:B


10.   With reference to Global Warming, consider the following statements:
1. It is a phenomenon in which the lower atmosphere traps more terrestrial radiation and thus the mean global temperature of the earth rises by 14oC
2. CH4 is one of the major gas responsible for Global Warming
3. CO2 is primarily responsible for Global Warming
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a)     1 and 2 only
b)     1 and 3 only
c)     3 only
d)     1,2 and 3


Answer:D



11.   With reference to agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), consider the following statements:
         1. It came into existence in 1986
2. It acts as focal point for agriculture exports; concentrates on marketing of processed foods in value added form
3. It also introduces effective quality control measures
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a)     1 and 2 only
b)     1 and 3 only
c)     2 only
d)     1, 2 and 3


Answer:D


12.   Invasive alien species (obnoxious weeds, fish, pathogens and pests, etc.) pose a serious threat no native species, their habitats and functioning of different ecosystem. In response to Invasive alien species, consider the following statements:
         1. Presently, there is no exclusive legislation or policy in India to deal with the invasive alien species
         2. Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage, Faridabad, Ministry of Agriculture is the nodal agency to enforce the regulation
         3. Latest regulation in these regard are ‘Plant Quarantine Order 2003’
         Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a)    1 and 2 only
b)    1 and 3 only
c)     3 only
d)    1,2 and 3


Answer:D


13.   Which one of the following groups belongs to critically endangered bird species of India?
         a) Indian Vulture, White-rumped Vulture, Siberian Crane and Ixora notoniana
         b) Indian Vulture, Ilex denticulata, Siberian Crane and Ixora notoniana
         c) Indian Vulture, White-rumped Vulture, Siberian Crane and Ilex denticulate
         d) Indian Vulture, White-rumped Vulture, Siberian Crane and Himalayan Quail


Answer:D


14.   India is a Party to the Basel Convention. The Basel Convention (1989) is/on
         a) International treaty on wild fauna and flora
         b) International treaty on endangered species
         c) The control of trans-boundary movement of hazardous wastes
         d) The control of trans-boundary movement of radioactive material


Answer:C


15.   With reference to Forest Survey of India (FSI), consider the following statements:
1. It was a successor to ‘Pre-investment survey of Forest Resources’ (PISFR), a project initiated in 1965 by Government of India
2. It was established in 1981
3. It prepares thematic maps on 1:50,000-sacle and forest vegetation map of the country
4. Vegetation maps are prepared every year to mark the geographical forest area of the country
Which of the statements given above are correct?
a)     1, 2 and 3 only
b)     1, 2 and 4 only
c)     2, 3 and 4 only
d)     1, 3 and 4 only


Answer:A


16.  With reference to the Saturated, Fat, considers the following statements:
        1) It is used by the liver to manufacture cholesterol
        2) It is considered the most dangerous kind of fat because it has been shown to raise blood cholesterol levels
        3) It is found in olive and canola oil
        Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a)    1 only
b)    3 only
c)    1 and 2 only
d)    1, 2 and 3


Answer:D


17.  The deficiency in Thiamine causes
        a) Skin lesion, especially around the nose and lips
        b) Sensitivity to light
        c) Pellagra, which is characterized by skin disorder, crack at the mouth corners
        d) Beriberi, which is characterized by muscular weakness, swelling of the heart and leg cramps


Answer:D


18.  Adventitious roots
        a) Arise from the stem and not from another root
        b) Arise from another root and not from the stem
        c) Roots rising above the ground, especially above water such as in some mangroves genera (Avicennia, Sonneratia)
        d) None of the given above statements (a) and (c) are correct


Answer:A


19.  With reference to Mitochondria, consider the following statements:
        1) The Mitochondria are the power house of the cell
        2) It is found in cytoplasm of eukaryotic cell (cell with a nucleus)
        3) It is responsible for converting nutrient into energy
        Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a)    1 only
b)    2 only
c)    1 and 3 only
d)    1, 2 and 3


Answer:D


20.  Consider the following statements:
        1) Binary fission is the method used by prokaryotes to produce two identical cells from one cell
        2) The more complex process of mitosis, which is also produces two genetically identical cells from a single cell, is used by many unicellular eukaryotic organisms for reproduction
        3) Multicellular organism use mitosis for growth, cell repair and cell replacement
            Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a)    1 only
b)    3 only
c)    1 and 2 only
d)    1, 2 and 3


Answer:D


21.  With reference to the Vascular tissue of plants, consider the following statements:
        1) The primary components of vascular tissue are the xylem and phloem
        2) This transport fluid and nutrients internally
        3) These tissue manufacture nutrients by photosynthesis and store reserve nutrients
        Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a)    1 only
b)    3 only
c)    1 and 2 only
d)    1, 2 and 3


Answer:C


22.  A person is having ‘O’ blood group
        The person
1)    Can accept from O  only
2)    Can donate to A and AB only
3)    Can accept from A and O only
4)    Can donate A, B and O only
5)    Can donate A, B and O only
Select the correct answer from the code given below:
a)    1 only
b)    3 only
c)    1, 2 and 4 only
d)    2, 3 and 4 only


Answer:A


23.  Consider the following statements
        1) ‘Cholesterol-free’ means ‘fat-free’
        2) Cholesterol is not required in our diets
        3) The amount of cholesterol consumption can affect blood cholesterol level
        Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a)    1 only
b)    3 only
c)    1 and 2 only
d)    2 and 3 only


Answer:D


24.  Bone marrow is a place where
        a) Red blood cells are destroyed
        b) New blood cells are formed
        c) Interchange of impure and pure blood takes place
        d) White bold cells get destroyed


Answer:B


25.  The Systemic Arteries
        a) Carry deoxygenated blood that has just returned from the body to the lungs, where carbon dioxide is exchange for oxygen
        b) Deliver blood to the arterioles, and then to the capillaries, where nutrients and gasses are exchanged
        c) The smallest of the true arties, help regulate blood pressure and deliver blood to capillaries
        d) None of the given above statements (a) (b) and (c) are correct


Answer: B

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