UPSC Exam-Civil Services Exam 2013-General Studies Model Test Paper 5-Part 3

Civil Services Exam 2013-General Studies Model Test Paper 5-Part 3

51. A wind farm is

a) A farmland using wind energy for irrigation

b) A farmland using wind energy for running the farm machinery

c) A group of wind turbines to produce electricity

d) A windy farmland

Answer: C

52. The most endangered Asiatic top predator on the edge of extinction is

a) Siberian Tiger

b) Dhole

c) Black bear

d) Asiatic lion

Answer: A

53. Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through

1. Depletion of resources such as air, water and soil

2. Destruction of ecosystem

3. Progressive increase in wild life

4. Extinction of wild life

a) 1,2 & 3 only

b) 1,2 & 4 only

c) 1 only

d) 2 & 4 only

Answer: B

54. In the ongoing Holocene extinctions that continue into the 21st century include

1. Siberian Tiger

2. Giant Panda

3. Altas Bear

4. Giant Haast's eagle

a) 1 & 2 only

b) 2 & 3 only

c) 1,2 & 3 only

d) 2,3 & 4 only

Answer: B

55.  Biodiversity hotspots in India are

1. The Eastern Ghats

2. Eastern Himalayas

3. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

4. The Western Ghats

a) 1 & 2 only

b) 2 & 3 only

c) 2 & 4 only

d) 2,3 & 4 only

Answer: C

56. Find out the correct statement about Green Chemistry

1. It is a specific type of prevention of pollution

2. It involves the design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use and generation of hazardous substances.

a) Both 1 & 2

b) 1 only

c) 2 only

d) None of the above

Answer: A

57. The pesticide DDT

1. attacks the central nervous system

2. accumulates in the fatty membrane surrounding nerve cells

3. persists in the environment

4. contains chlorine

Which of the above statements is/are true?

a) 1,2,3 & 4

b) 1,2 & 3 only

c) 1 & 4 only

d) 1,3 & 4 only

Answer: B

58. Consider the following statements

1. An increase in tropospheric ozone concentration has a warming effect on earth.

2. A decrease in stratospheric ozone concentration has a  cooling effect on earth

Which of the above statement/s is/are true?

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: C

59. Assuming the directions similar to those on the earth, which plant/s will experience a sunrise in the west

1. Mercury

2. Uranus

3. Saturn

4. Venus

a) 1 & 2 only

b) 2 & 4 only

c) 1 & 4 only

d) 3 & 4 only

Answer: B

60. We always see the same face of the moon because

a) it is smaller than the earth.

b) it revolves on its axis in a direction opposite to that of the earth

c) it takes equal time for both revolution around the earth and rotation on its own axis

d) it rotates at the same speed as the earth around the sun

Answer: C

61. Which place will experience sunlight for the longest period in summer?

a) Mumbai

b) Srinagar

c) Chennai

d) Kolkata

Answer: B

62.  The stratosphere is said to be ideal for flying jet aircraft. This is because

a) this layer is rich in ozone which reduces fuel consumption

b) the temperature is constant and ideal for aircraft engine efficiency

c) this layer is out of the firing range of anti-aircraft guns

d) of the absence of clouds and other weather phenomena

Answer: D

63. which ones are wrongly matched?

1. Typhoons - China Sea

2. Hurricanes - Indian Ocean

3. Cyclone - West Indies

4. Tornadoes - Australia

a) 1,2 & 3 only

b) 1,2 & 4 only

c) 1,2 & 4 only

d) 2,3 & 4 only

Answer: D

64. The leeward side of a mountain which does not receive rain is known as the

a) dry zone

b) desert area

c) rain shadow area

d) adiabatically dry area

Answer: C

65. Rocks formed deep inside the earth as a result of solidification of lava are called

a) plutonic rocks

b) volcanic rocks

c) metamorphic rocks

d) sedimentary rocks

Answer: A

66. To which group does the black cotton soil of India belong?

a) laterite

b) podzol

c) chernozem

d) alluvial

Answer: C

67. To which group do most of the Indians belong?

a) Caucasoid

b) Negroid

c) Australoid

d) Mongoloid

Answer: A

68. Which area is important for soft wood forests?

a) monsoon regions

b) mid-latitude deserts

c) tundra regions

d) cold temperate regions

Answer: D

69. The boundary between North and South Korea is marked by the

a) Radcliffe Line

b) 38th parallel

c) 49th parallel

d) 17th parallel

Answer: B

70. Which of the following are the recommendations of Justice Verma Panel?

1. Anyone committing rape shall be given rigorous imprisonment which may range from seven years to life term

2. Punishment for rape that leads to death or vegetative state should be given rigorous imprisonment ranging from not less than 20 years to the remaining life of a convict.

3. Crime like gang rape shall entail punishment ranging from not less than 20 years to death sentence.

4. Voyeurism will lead to a punishment of up to life imprisonment.

a) 1 & 2 only

b) 2,3 & 4 only

c) 1,3 & 4 only

d) 1,2,3 & 4

Answer: A

71. The Supreme Court in its 2007 notification had declared the area up to 5 km radius of Jarawa Tribal Reserve as the buffer Zone and had prohibited any person from entering into this Zone unless and until that person is a member of aboriginal tribe. Find out the correct statement about Buffer Zone?

a) It is the area starting from Narcondam Island to Lewis Inlet Bay

b) It is the area starting from Great Andaman to Lewis Inlet Bay

c) It is the area starting from Lewis Inlet Bay to Barren Island

d) It is the area starting from Constance Bay in South Andaman to Lewis Inlet Bay in Middle Andaman

Answer: D

72. Which of the following places are there in Mars?

1. The Reull Vallis

2. Promethei Terra Highlands

3. Hellas basin

a) 1,2 & 3

b) 1 & 2 only

c) 1 & 3 only

d) 2 & 3 only

Answer: A

73. 'He's Back' is a novel about

a) Mussoulini

b)Stalin

c) Hitler

d) Lenin

Answer: C

74. The United National Development Programme (UNDP) on 14 March 2013 at Georgetown Club, United States released its UNDP Human Development Report 2013. Find out the correct statement/s on this regard?

1. The report in its findings revealed that South Asia leads the world in improvements in human development.

2. It identified investment in Education and taking care of the environment as the two key factors that can contribute in the making of the healthy development.

3. India's growth in Human Development is better than Afghanistan.

4.  The combined economic output of the three nations namely Brazil, India and China will cross the aggregate production of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and the United states

a) 1,2,3 &4

b) 1,2 & 4 only

c) 2,3 & 4 only

d) 1,3 & 4 only

Answer: B

75. 'The Best of All' award of Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Awards was given to

a) DAV ACC Senior Secondary Public School, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh

b) Nokia Siemens Networks Private Limited, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

c) R Systems International Limited, Noida, Uttar Pradesh

d) Technocrat Connectivity Systems (Private) Limited, Rudrapur, Uttarakhand

Answer: A