Civil Service Exam 2014-GENERAL STUDIES –Paper 1- Part 2
(a) Black Sea and Caspian Sea
26.
Consider the following Pairs:
Wetlands Confluence
of rivers
1. Harike Wetlands :
Confluence of Beas and Satluj/Sutlej
2. Keoladeo Ghana National Park: Confluence of
Banas and Chambal
3. Kolleru Lake :
Confluence of Musi and Krishna
Which
of the above
pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1
only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: A
27. Which one of the following pairs does not form part of the six systems of Indian
Philosophy?
(a) Mimamsa and Vedanta
(b) Nyaya and Vaisheshika
(c) Lokayata and Kapalika
(d) Sankhya and Yoga
Answer: C
28. Consider the following Pairs:
Hills Region
1. Cardamom Hills : Coromandel Coast
2. Kaimur Hills : Konkan Coast
3. Mahadeo Hills : Central India
4. Mikir Hills : North-East
India
Which of
the above pairs
is/are correctly matched?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 3
and 4
(d) 2 and 4
Answer: C
29. Which one of the following Schedules of the
Constitution of India contains provisions regarding anti-defection?
(a) Second Schedule
(b) Fifth Schedule
(c) Eighth Schedule
(d) Tenth Schedule
Answer: D
30. The most important strategy for the conservation of biodiversity together with traditional
human life is the establishment of
(a) Biosphere
reserves
(b) Botanical gardens
(c) National parks
(d) Wildlife sanctuaries
Answer: A
31. Turkey is located between
(a) Black Sea and Caspian Sea
(b) Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea
(c) Gulf of Suez and Mediterranean Sea
(d) Gulf of Aqaba and Dead Sea
Answer: B
32. What is the
correct sequence of occurrence of the following cities in South-East
Asia as one proceeds from south to north?
1.
Bangkok
2.
Hanoi
3.
Jakarta
4.
Singapore
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 4 - 2 - 1 - 3
(b) 3 - 2 - 4 - 1
(c) 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
(d) 4 - 3 - 2 – 1
Answer: C
33. The scientific view is that the increase in global
temperature should not exceed
2°C above pre-industrial level. If the global temperature increases beyond
3°C above the pre-industrial level,
what can be
its possible impact/impacts
on the world?
1. Terrestrial biosphere tends toward a net carbon source
2. Widespread
coral mortality will occur
3. All the global
wetlands will permanently disappear.
4. Cultivation of cereals will not be possible anywhere in the world
Select
the correct answer using the code
given below:
(a)
1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c)
2, 3 and 4 only
(d)
1, 2, 3
and 4
Answer: B
34. The national motto of India, `Satyameva Jayate’ inscribed below the Emblem of India is taken from
(a) Katha Upanishad
(b) Chandogya Upanishad
(c) Aitareya Upanishad
(d) Mundaka
Upanishad
Answer: D
35. In the constitution of India, promotion of international peace and security is
included in the
(a) Preamble
to the Constitution
(b) Directive Principles of State Policy
(c) Fundamental Duties
(d) Ninth
Schedule
Answer: B
36. What
are the benefits of implementing the Integrated
Watershed Development
Programme?
1. Prevention of soil runoff
2. Linking the
country’s perennial rivers with seasonal rivers
3. Rainwater
harvesting and recharge of groundwater table.
4. Regeneration of natural vegetation.
Select the
correct answer using
the code given below :
(a) 1 and
2 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4
only
(c) 1, 3
and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3
and 4
Answer: C
37. Which of the following are associated with `Planning’ in India?
1. The Finance Commission
2. The National Development
Council
3. The Union Ministry of Rural Development
4. The
Union Ministry of Urban Development.
5. The
Parliament
Select the
correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1, 2 and 5 only
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(c) 2 and
5 only
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
Answer: C
38. Which of the following is/are the function/functions of
the Cabinet Secretariat?
1. Preparation of agenda for Cabinet Meetings.
2. Secretarial assistance to Cabinet Committees
3. Allocation of financial resources to the
Ministries.
Select the
correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Answer: C
39. Consider the following statements:
A Constitutional Government is one which
1. Places effective
restrictions on individual
liberty in the interest of State Authority
2. Places effective
restrictions on the Authority of the State in
the interest of individual liberty.
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
40. Which of
the following are the discretionary
powers given to the Governor of
a State?
1.
Sending a report to the President of India for imposing the President’s
rule.
2. Appointing the Ministers
3. Reserving certain bills passed by the State Legislature
for consideration of the President of India
4. Making the rules
to conduct the business of the State Government.
Select the
correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2
only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2, 3 and 4
only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: B
41. In medieval India, the designations`Mahattara’ and `Pattakila’ were used for
(a) Military officers
(b) Village
headmen
(c) Specialists in vedic rituals
(d) Chiefs of craft guilds
Answer: B
42. Lichens,
which are capable of initiating
ecological succession even on a bare rock,
are actually a symbiotic association
of
(a) algae
and bacteria
(b) algae and fungi
(c) bacteria and fungi
(d) fungi
and mosses
Answer: B
43. If
you travel through the Himalayas, you are
likely to see which of the following plants naturally
growing there?
1. Oak
2.
Rhododendron
3.
Sandalwood
Select the
correct answer using
the code given below.
(a)
1 and 2 only
(b) 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d)
1, 2 and 3
Answer: A
44. Which of the following are some important pollutants released by steel
Industry
in India?
1.
Oxides of sulphur
2.
Oxides of nitrogen
3.
Carbon monoxide
4.
Carbon dioxide
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 1, 3 and 4 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 4 only
(d) 1,
2, 3 and 4
Answer: D
45. Which of the following Kingdoms were associated with the life of the Buddha?
1. Avanti
2. Gandhara
3. Kosala
4. Magadha
Select the correct answer using
the code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 4
(c) 3 and
4 only
(d) 1, 3 and 4
Answer: C
46.
Every year month long ecologically
important campaign / festival is held during which certain communities / tribes plant saplings of fruit-bearing trees. Which of the following are such communities / tribes?
(a) Bhutia
and Lepcha
(b) Gond and Korku
(c) Irula and
Toda
(d) Sahariya
and Agariya
Answer: B
47. The
sales tax you pay while purchasing
a toothpaste is a
(a) Tax
imposed by the Central Government
(b) Tax
imposed by the Central Government but collected by the State
Government
(c) Tax
imposed by the State Government but collected by the Central
Government
(d) Tax
imposed and collected by the
State Government
Answer: D
48. What does venture capital mean?
(a) A short-term capital provided to industries
(b) A long-term start-up capital provided to new entrepreneurs
(c) Funds provided to industries at times of
incurring losses
(d) Funds provided for replacement and
renovation of industries
Answer: B
49. The
main objective of the 12th Five-Year Plan
is
(a) Inclusive growth
and poverty reduction.
(b) Inclusive and sustainable growth
(c) Sustainable and inclusive growth to reduce
unemployment
(d) Faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth.
Answer:
D
50. With reference to Balance of Payments, which of the following constitutes / Constitute the Current Account?
1. Balance of trade
2. Foreign assets
3. Balance of invisibles
4. Special Drawing Rights
Select the correct answer using the code given
below.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 4
Answer: C
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