UPSC CIVIL SERVICES EXAM
2013-GENEARL STUDIES - PAPER – 1
ANSWER KEY-Part 3
51. Under the Scheduled Tribes and
Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest
Rights) Act, 2006, who shall be the authority to initiate the process for
determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights or
both?
a)
State Forest Department
b)
District Collector/ Deputy
c)
Tahsildar/ Block Development Officer/ Mandal Revenue Officer
d)
Gram Sabha
Answer: d
52. Improper handling and storage
of cereal grains and oilseeds results in the production of toxins known as
aflatoxins which are not generally destroyed by normal cooking process.
Aflatoxins are produced by
a) bacteria
b)
protozoa
c)
moulds
d)
viruses
Answer: c
53. ‘Economic Justice’ as one of
the objective of the Indian Constitution has been provided in
a) the Preamble and the Fundamental Rights
b)
The Preamble and the Directive Principles of State Policy
c)
The Fundamental Rights and the Directive Principles of State Policy
d)
None of the above
Answer: b
54. Due to improper /
indiscriminate disposal of old and used computers or their parts, which of the
following are released into the environment as e-waste?
1. Beryllium
2.
Cadmium
3.
Chromium
4.
Heptachlor
5.
Mercury
6.
Lead
7.
Plutonimum
Select
the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1, 3 , 4, 6 and 7 only
b) 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 only
c) 2, 4, 5 and 7 only
d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
Answer: b
55. Acid rain is caused by the pollution of environment by
a) carbon dioxide and nitrogen
b) carbon monoxide and carbon
dioxide
c) ozone and carbon dioxide
d) nitrous oxide and sulphur
dioxide
Answer: d
56. With reference to food chains
in ecosystems, consider the following statements:
1. A food chain illustrates the order in which a chain of organisms feed
upon each other.
2.
Food chains are found within the populations of a species.
3.
A food chain illustrates the numbers of each organism which are eaten by
others.
Which
of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) None
Answer: a
57. Consider the following pairs:
National Park River
flowing through the Park
1.
Corbett National
Park : Ganga
2.
Kaziranga National
Park : Manas
3.
Silent Valley
National Park: Kaveri
Which of the above pairs
is/are correctly matched?
a) 1 and 2
b) 3 only
c) 1 and 3
d) None
Answer: d
58. Consider the following organisms:
1. Agaricus
2. Nostoc
3. Spirogyra
Which of the above is/are
used as biofertilizer/ biofertilizers?
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 only
c) 2 and 3
d) 3 only
Answer: b
59. Which of the following adds/add nitrogen to the soil?
1. Execretion of urea by animals
2. Burning of coal by man
3. Death of vegetation
Select the correct answer
using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: c
60. In which of the following
States is lion-tailed macaque found in its natural habitat?
1. Tamil Nadu
2.
Kerala
3.
Karnataka
4.
Andhra Pradesh
Select
the correct answer using the codes given below: codes
a) 1, 2 and 3 only
b) 2 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only
d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: a
61. Some Buddhist rock-cut caves
are called Chaityas, while the others are called Viharas. What is the
difference between the two?
a) Vihara is a place of worship, while Chaitya is the dwelling place of
the monks
b)
Chaitya is a place of worship, while Vihara is the dwelling place of the monks
c)
Chaitya is the stupa at the far end of the cave, while vihara is the hall axial
to it
d)
There is no material difference between the two
Answer: b
62. Which one of the following
describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?
a) The extinction of the flame of desire
b)
The complete annihilation of self
c)
A state of bliss and rest
d)
A mental stage beyond all comprehension
Answer: a
63. According to the Constitution
of India, which of the following are fundamental for the governance of the
country?
a) Fundamental Rights
b)
Fundamental Duties
c)
Directive Principles of State Policy
d)
Fundamental Rights and Fundamental Duties
Answer: c
64. The people of India agitated against the arrival
of Simon Commission because
a) Indians never wanted the review of the working of the Act of 1919
b)
Simon Commission recommended the abolition of Dyarchy (Diarchy) in the
Provinces
c)
there was no Indian member in the Simon Commission
d)
the Simon Commission suggested the partition of the country
Answer: c
65. Quit India Movement was launched in
response to
a) Cabinet Mission Plan
b)
Cripps Proposals
c)
Simon Commission Report
d)
Wavell Plan
Answer: b
66. The balance of payments of a
country is a systematic record of
a) all import and export transactions of a country during a given period
of time, normally a year
b)
goods exported from a country during a year
c)
economic transaction between the government of one country to another
d)
capital movements from one country to another
Answer: a
67. The Reserve Bank of India
regulates the commercial banks in matters of
1. liquidity of assets
2.
branch expansion
3.
merger of banks
4.
winding-up of banks
Select
the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1 and 4 only
b) 2, 3 and 4 only
c) 1, 2 and 3 only
d) 1 , 2, 3 and 4
Answer: d
68. An increase in the Bank Rate generally indicates that the
a) Market rate of interest is
likely to fall
b) Central Bank is no longer
making loans to commercial banks
c) Central Bank is following
an easy money policy
d) Central Bank is following
a tight money policy
Answer: d
69. In India, deficit financing is used for raising resources for
a) economic development
b) redemption of public debt
c) adjusting the balance of
payments
d) reducing the foreign debt
Answer: a
70. Which of the following
characterizes/characterize the people of Indus
Civilization?
1.
They possessed great palaces and temples.
2.
They worshipped both male and female deities.
3.
They employed horse-drawn chariots in warfare.
Select
the correct statement/statements using the codes given below.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 only
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) None of the statements given above is correct
Answer: b
71. Which of the following diseases
can be transmitted from one person to another through tattooing?
1. Chikungunya
2.
Hepatitis B
3.
HIV - AIDS
Select
the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: b
72. Which of the following statements is/are applicable to Jain
doctrine?
1. The surest way of annihilating
2. Every object, even the
smallest particle has a soul.
3. Karma is the bane of the
soul and must be ended.
Select the correct answer
using the codes given below.
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: d
73. Which one of the following
terms describes not only the physical space occupied by an organism, but also
its functional role in the community of organisms?
a) Ecotone
b)
Ecological niche
c)
Habitat
d)
Home range
Answer: b
74. Photochemical smog is a
resultant of the reaction among
a) NO2 O3 and peroxyacetyl nitrate in the presence of
sunlight
b)
CO, O2 and peroxyacetyl nitrate in the presence of sunlight
c)
CO, CO2 and NO2 at low temperature
d)
high concentration of NO2 O3 and CO in the evening
Answer: a
75. Consider the following
minerals:
1. Calcium
2.
Iron
3.
Sodium
Which
of the minerals given above is/are required by human body for the contraction
of muscles?
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: d
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