Wednesday, 27 August 2014

UPSC Exam-Civil Service Exam 2014-GENERAL STUDIES –Paper 1- Part 2

Civil Service Exam 2014-GENERAL STUDIES –Paper 1- Part 2

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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