Indian Civil Services Exam-2013-General Studies Model Test 4-Part 2
26. Find out the correct statement:
1. West Bengal is
the largest producer of Rice
2. Gujarat is the largest producer of Groundnut
3. Maharashtra is the largest producer of Sugarcane.
a) 2 and 3
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 1 and 3
d) 1 and 2
Answer: B
27. Find out the correct statement about Agricultural
Exports:
1. Exports of
agriculture and allied products during 2011-12 accounted for 9.08 per cent of India
2. Export of wheat
and rice is placed under open general licence (OGL).
3. Permission to
export wheat products up to 6.50 lakh tones through customs Electronic Data
Interchange ports on private account has also been extended up to 31 March
2013.
a) 1 and 3
b) 2 only
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) None of the
above
Answer: C
28. Find out the correct statement about Interest
Subvention Scheme 2012-13 is given
1. Interest
subvention of 2 per cent per annum to PSBs, cooperative banks, and RRBs on
their own funds used for shortterm
crop loans up to
Rs. 3,00,000 per farmer.
2. Interest
subvention is calculated on the crop loan amount from the date of
itsdisbursement/drawal up to the date of actual repayment, subject to a maximum
period of one year.
3. In order to
discourage distress sales, post-harvest benefit of interest subvention was made
available in the year 2011-12 to small and marginal farmers holding KCCs for a
further period of up to six months.
4. crop loans were
restructured due to drought during 2012-13, the interest subvention of 2 per
cent per annum which is already available for short-term crop loans to PSBs,
RRBs, and rural cooperative credit institutions will continue to be available
for the current financial year on the full restructured loan amount.
a) 2 only
b) 1 only
c) 2 and 3
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: D
29. Which of the following are the Measures Taken and
Proposed by the Government to Contain Price Rise:
1. Ban on exports
of onions was imposed for short periods of time whenever required
2. Futures trading
in rice, urad, tur, guar gum
and guar seed was suspended
3. The central
issue prices (CIP) for rice at Rs 5.65 per kg for below poverty line [BPL] and
Rs 3 per kg for Antodaya Anna
Yojana [AAY]
families and wheat at Rs 4.15 per kg for BPL and Rs 2 per kg for AAY families
have been maintained
since 2002.
4. The government
has allocated rice and wheat under the Open Market Sales Scheme (OMSS).
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 2 and 3
d) None of the
above
Answer: A
30. Find out the reason for increase in inflation in
cereals:
1. An increase in
the MSP for wheat and rice
2. mismatch between
open market availability and demand,particularly for wheat.
3. A sharp increase
in procurement of wheat.
4. Higher
international prices and reduced global availability of wheat.
a) 1, 3 and 4
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) None of these
Answer: C
31. Rate of growth of population has declined during
the decade 2001-2011 to 17.64 from 21.54 during the previous decade, the net
addition is still substantial. Which of
the following are reasons for that?
1. The large size
of the population in the reproductive age group.
2. The unmet needs
for contraception.
3. High wanted
fertility due to the High rate of IMR.
4. Over 50 percent
of girls still marry below the legally permissible age of 18.
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) None of the
above
c) 2, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: A
32. Coal is regarded as the worst environmental
pollutant when burnt because its burning releases larger amounts of
1. Carbon dioxide
2. Sulphur
3. Nitrogen oxides
4. Methane
Which of the above
statements are true?
a) 1 and 4
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 1, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: B
33. Which one of the following statements about
compressed Natural Gas is not true?
a) It is environmentally
much cleaner than the other fossil fuels
b) It is obtained
during refining of crude oil
c) It comprises
primarily methane
d) Unlike LPG, it
is not liquefied
Answer: B
34. Pyrolysis is a term related to waste disposal which
one of the statements about it given below is true?
1. It is a
thermochemical decomposition of organic waste.
2. It converts the
waste into solid, liquid and gas of which the liquid and gas can be used to
produce energy.
3. The process
occurs at temperatures above 4300C at atmospheric pressure.
4. The process
occurs under high pressure at temperatures above 4300C.
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 only
d) 2 only
Answer: A
35. Anoxic conditions emanate from
1. Density
stratification
2. Stagnation
3. Inputs of inorganic
and organic materials
4. Strong
thermoclines
a) 1 and 2
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1, 2 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: C
36. Maputaland-Pondoland – Albany
a) Asia Pacific
b) South America
c) Europe and Central Asia
d) Africa
Answer: D
37. A new pain killer stronger than morphine was found
in the venom of
a) Horse-shoe crab
b) Krait
c) Cone-snail
d) Scorption
Answer: C
38. The Black Death was one of the most devastating
pandemics in human history that killed around 60% of Europe ’s
population due to
a) Pneumonia
b) Plague
c) Smallpox
d) Tuberculosis
Answer: B
39. The major threat to the Asiatic black bear is
1. poaching
2. loss of habitat
3. increased
confrontation with man
4. commercial trade
in bear parts
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3
c) 2, 3 and 3
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: D
40. Which of the following animals have a diet mainly
consisting of bamboo?
a) Hares and
rabbits
b) Sloth bears
c) Red pandas
d) Golden langurs
Answer: C
41. Asia’s largest inland saltwater lagoon as well as
world’s largest breeding place for colonies of flamingoes, white-bellied sea
eagles, jacanas and herons is
a) Bhittarkanika
Wild Life Sanctuary
b) Ranganathittu
Wild Life Sanctuary
c) Thattekad Bird
Sanctuary
d) Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary
Answer: D
42. Who among the following Indian Languages are
directly (or) indirectly related to Sanskrit?
1. Sindhi
2. Konkani
3. Maithili
4. Dogri
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 2, 3 and 4
c) 1 and 4
d) 2 and 3
Answer: B
43. Find out the correct statement about Kathakali:
1. Kathakali
combines music, poetry, mime and drama.
2. The themes are
taken from the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and Hindu mythology.
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 only
c) 1 only
d) None of the
above
Answer: A
44. Which among the following are Forms of Carnatic
Music?
1. Ragamalika
2. Thillana
3. Javali
4. Tappa
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) None of the
above
Answer: C
45. Mridangam who among the following are related to
1. Karaikudi R. Mani
2. Palghat Raghu
3. Palghat Mani
Iyer
4. Rajaratnam
Pillai
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 2 and 4
c) 1 and 3
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: D
46. Find out the correct statement about Mughal
Paintings:
1. The themes
depicted the court, battle scenes and the chase.
2. Mughal paintings
was primarily executed as miniatures on a full page.
3. Its subject
matter was drawn increasingly from official life.
4. Mughal painting
reached its climax during the Akbar’s time.
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 2 and 3
c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
d) None of the
above
Answer: A
47. Find out the incorrect statement:
1. Administrators
of certain Union Territories
2. Jurisdiction of
High Court can be extended to Union
Territories
3. Establishing
common High Court you two (or) more state is not possible.
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) None of the
above
c) 1 and 2
d) 3 alone
Answer: D
48. Arrange the following persons in their order of
Precedence:
1. Chief Justice of
India
2. Cabinet
Ministers
3. Holder of Bharat
Ratna
4. Governors of
State outside their respective states
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4
b) 4, 1, 2 and 3
c) 1, 2, 4 and 3
d) 2, 3, 4 and 1
Answer: A
49. Which of the following subjects are there in
concurrent list?
1. Marriage, Divorce
2. Contempt of
Supreme Court
3. Adulteration of
foodstuff
4. Forest
a) 2, 3 and 4
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 1, 3 and 4
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: D
50. Which of the following are the principles of Indian
Foreign Policy?
1. Promotion of
World peace
2. Anti
colonism
3. Anti
racialism
4. Non
Alignment
5. Panchsheel
a) 1, 2, 3 and 5
b) 1, 4 and 5
c) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
d) 1 and 5
Answer: C
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