UPSC CIVIL SERVICES EXAM
2013-GENEARL STUDIES - PAPER – 1
ANSWER KEY
Test Series - B
1. Priority Sector Lending by
banks in India
constitutions the lending to
a) agriculture
b) micro and small enterprises
c) weaker sections
d) All of the above
Answer: d
2. Which one among the following industries in the maximum consumer
of water in India?
a) Engineering
b) Paper and pulp
c) Textiles
d) Thermal power
Answer: d
3. To obtain full benefits of
demographic dividend, what should India do?
a) Promoting skill developing
b) Introducing
more social security schemes
c) Reducing
infant mortality rate
d) Privatization
of higher education
Answer: a
4. In the context of cultural
history of India, a pose in dance and dramatics called ‘Tribhanga’ has been a
favourite of Indian artists from ancient times till today. Which one of the
following statements best describes this pose?
a) One leg is bent and the body
is slightly but oppositely curved at waist and neck
b) Facial expressions, hand gestures symbolize
certain epic or historic characters
c) Movements of body, face and hands are used to
express oneself or to tell a story
d) A little smile, slightly curved waist and
certain hand gestures are emphasized to express the feelings of lover or eroticism.
Answer: a
5. Annie Besant was
1. Responsible for starting the home Rule Movement
2. The founder of the Theosophical Society
3. Once the President of the Indian National Congress
Select the correct statement(s) 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
6. The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the
a) imposition of certain restrictions to carry arms by the Indians
b) imposition of restrictions on newspapers and magazines published in
Indian languages
c) removal of disqualifications imposed on the Indian magistrates with
regard to the trial of the Europeans
d) removal of a duty on imported cotton cloth.
Answer: c
7. A rise in general level of prices may be caused by
1. an increase in the money supply
2. a decrease in the aggregate level of output
3. an increase in the effective demand
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: d
8. Which one of the following
groups of items is included in India’s
foreign-exchange reserves?
a) Foreign-currency assets, Special Drawing Rights(SDRs) and loans from
foreign countries
b) Foreign – currency assets, gold holdings of the RBI and SDRs
c) Foreign – currency assets, loans from the World Bank and SDRs
d) Foreign – currency assets, gold holdings of the RBI and loans from the
World Bank
Answer: b
9. Which one of the following is likely to be the most inflationary
in its effect?
a) Repayment of public debt
b) Borrowing from the public to finance a budget deficit
c) Borrowing from banks to finance a budget deficit
d) Creating new money to finance a budget deficit
Answer: d
10. Supply of money remaining the
same when there is an increase in demand for money, there will be
a) a fall in the level of prices
b) an increase in the rate of
interest
c) a decrease in the rate of interest
d) an increase in the level of
income and employment
Answer: b
11. Fruits stored in a cold chamber exhibit longer storage life because
a) Exposure to sunlight is prevented
b) Concentration of carbon dioxide in the environment is increased
c) Rate of respiration is decreased
d) There is an increase in humidity
Answer: c
12. Consider the following fauna of India:
1) Gharial
2) Leatherback turtle
3) Swamp deer
Which of the above is/are endangered?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 1, 2 and 3
d) None
Answer: d
13. Ball bearings are used in bicycles, cars, etc., because
a) the actual area of contact between the wheel and axle is increased
b) the effective area of contact between the wheel and axle is increased
c) the effective area of contact between the wheel and axle is reduced
d) None of the above statements is correct
Answer: c
14. Consider the following phenomena:
1. Size of the sun at dusk
2. Color of the sun at dusk
3. Moon being visible at dawn
4. Twinkle of stars in the sky
5. Polestar being visible in the sky
Which of the above are optical illusions?
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 3, 4 and 5
c) 1, 2 and 4
d) 2, 3 and 5
Answer: c
15. Rainbow is produced when
sunlight falls on drops of rain. Which of the following physical phenomena are
responsible for this?
1. Dispersion
2. Refraction
3. Internal reflection
Select
the correct answer using the codes given below
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: d
16. Many transplanted seeding do not grow because
a) the new soil does not contain
favourable minerals
b) most of the root hairs
grip the new soil too hard
c) most of the root hair are
lost during transplantation
d) leaves get damaged during
transplantation
Answer: c
17. Economic growth in country X will necessarily have to occur if
a) there is technical progress in
the world economy
b) there is population growth
in X
c) there is capital formation
in X
d) the volume of trade grows
in the world economy
Answer: c
18. Which of the following statements is/are correct
1. Viruses lack enzymes necessary
for the generation of energy
2. Viruses can be cultured in
any synthetic medium
3. Viruses are transmitted
from one organism to another by biological vectors only.
Select the correct answer
using the code given below codes
a)
1 only
b)
2 and 3 only
c)
1 and 3 only
d)
1, 2 and 3
Answer: a
19. Which of the following leaf modification occurs/occur in desert
areas to inhibit water loss?
1. Hard and waxy leaves
2. Tiny leaves or no leaves
3. Thorns instead of leaves
Select the correct answer
using the codes given below:
a)
1 and 2 only
b)
2 only
c)
1 and 3 only
d)
1, 2 and 3
Answer: d
20. The known forces of nature can be divided into four classes, viz.,
gravity, electromagnetism, weak nuclear force and strong nuclear force. With
reference to them, which one of the following statements is not correct?
a) Gravity is the strongest of
the four
b) Electromagnetism acts only
on particles with an eclectic charge
c) Weak nuclear force causes
radioactivity
d) Strong nuclear force holds
protons and neutrons inside the nucleus of an atom
Answer: a
21. The efforts to detect the existence of Higgs boson particle have
become frequent news in the recent past. What is/are the importance/ importances
of discovering this particle?
1. It will enable us to
understand as to why elementary particles have mass.
2. It will enable us in the
near future to develop the technology of transferring matter from one point to
another without traversing the physical space between them.
3. It will enable us to
create better fuels for nuclear fission.
Select the correct answer
using the code given below
a)
1 only
b)
2 and 3 only
c)
1 and 3 only
d)
1, 2 and 3
Answer: a
22. Mycorrhizal biotechnology has been used in rehabilitating degraded
sites because mycorrhiza enables the plants to
1. Resist drought and increase
absorptive area
2. Tolerate extremes of pH
3. Resist disease infestation
Select the correct answer
using the code given below
a)
1 only
b)
2 and 3 only
c)
1 and 3 only
d)
1, 2 and 3
Answer: d
23. Who among the following constitute the National Development Council?
1. The Prime Minister
2. The Chairman, Finance
Commission
3. Ministers of the Union
Cabinet
4. Chief Ministers of the
States
Select the correct answer
using the code given below
a)
1, 2 and 3 only
b)
1, 3 and 4 only
c)
2 and 4 only
d)
1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: b
24. The national income of a country for a given period is equal to the
a) Total value of goods and services
produced by the nationals.
b) Sum of total consumption
and investment expenditure.
c) Sum of personal income of
all individuals.
d) Money value of final goods
and services produced.
Answer: d
25. Which of the following grants/grant direct credit assistance to
rural households?
1. Regional Rural Banks
2. National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development.
3. Land Development Banks.
Select the correct answer
using the code given below
a)
1 and 2 only
b)
2 only
c)
1 and 3 only
d)
1, 2 and 3
Answer: c
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