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GeneralStudies(Prelims)Paper2001
October6,
2014
Q1InwhatwaydoestheIndianParliamentexercisecontroloverthe
administration?
(a)ThroughConsultativeCommitteesofvariousministries
(b)ThroughParliamentaryCommittees
(c)Bymakingtheadministratorssendperiodicreports
(d)Bycompellingtheexecutivetoissuewrits
Q2WhoamongthefollowingorganisedthefamousChittagongarmoury
raid?
(a)LaxmiSehgal
(b)SuryaSen
(c)BatukeshwarDatta
(d)J.M.Sengupta
Q3ConsiderthedecadalCensusdatagivenbelow:
DecadalPopulation(inmillions)
Population
1961 10.7
1971 14.3
1981 16.2
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1991 18.9
TheabovedatarefertowhichoneofthePopulationbyReligionGroups?
(a)Sikhs
(b)Jains
(c)Christians
(d)Buddhists
Q4WhichofthefollowingcommitteesexaminedandsuggestedFinancial
SectorReforms?
(a)AbidHussainCommittee
(b)BhagwatiCommittee
(c)ChelliahCommittee
(d)NarasimhamCommittee
Q5InwhichoneofthefollowingcitiesistheLingarajaTemplelocated?
(a)Bhubaneswar
(b)Bijapur
(c)Kolkata
(d)Shravanabelagola
Q6ALondonbranchoftheAllIndiaMuslimLeaguewasestablishedin
1908underthepresidencyof
(a)AghaKhan
(b)AmeerAli
(c)LiaquatAliKhan
(d)M.A.Jinnah
Q7
TheabovemapistheUnionTerritoryof
(a)Chandigarh
(b)DamanandDiu
(c)DadraandNagarHaveli
(d)Pondicherry
Q8Identifythecorrectorderoftheprocessesofsoilerosionfromthe
following:
(a)Splasherosion,Sheeterosion,Rillerosion,Gullyerosion
(b)Sheeterosion,Splasherosion,Gullyerosion,Rillerosion
(c)Rillerosion,Gullyerosion,Sheeterosion,Splasherosion
(d)Gullyerosion,Rillerosion,Sheeterosion,Splasherosion
Q9ThenewseriesofWholesalePriceIndex(WPI)releasedbythe
GovernmentofIndiaiswithreferencetothebasepricesof
(a)198182
(b)199091
(c)199394
(d)199495
Q10ThechessplayerAlexiShirovrepresents
(a)Albania
(b)Kazhakstan
(c)Russia
(d)Spain
Q11Considerthefollowingorganisations:
I.AtomicMineralsDirectorateforResearchandExploration
II.HeavyWaterBoard
III.IndianRareEarthsLimited
IV.UraniumCorporationofIndia
Whichoftheseis/areundertheDepartmentofAtomicEnergy?
(a)Ionly
(b)IandIV
(c)II,IIIandIV
(d)I,II,IIIandIV
Q12Whoamongthefollowing,wasthePresidentoftheAllIndiaStates
PeoplesConferencein1939?
(a)JayaPrakashNarayan
(b)JawaharlalNehru
(c)SheikhAbdullah
(d)SardarVallabhbhaiPatel
Q13ConsiderthefollowingstatementsabouttheminoritiesinIndia:
I.TheGovernmentofIndiahasnotifiedfivecommunities,namely,Muslims,
Sikhs,Christians,BuddhistsandZoroastriansasMinorities.
II.TheNationalCommissionforMinoritieswasgivenstatutorystatusin
1993.
III.ThesmallestreligiousminorityinIndiaaretheZoroastrians.
IV.TheConstitutionofIndiarecognisesandprotectsreligiousandlinguistic
minorities.
Whichofthesestatementsarecorrect?
(a)IIandIII
(b)IandIV
(c)II,IIIandIV
(d)I,IIandIV
Q14Thetemperatureandrainfallofameteorologicalstationaregiven
below:
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Temperature 9.4 10.6 11.7 12.2 13.3 13.9 13.9 14.4 15.6 15.0 13.3 10.6
(C)
Rainfall(cm) 12.2 9.1 7.9 2.5 1.8 0.3 0.8 2.5 6.1 11.7
AverageTemperature:12.8C
AverageRainfall:54.9cmperannum
Identifytheregionhavingtheaboveclimaticpatternfromamongstthe
following:
(a)Mediterraneanregion
(b)Monsoonregion
(c)Stepperegion
(d)N.W.Europeanregion
Q15ThethemeoftheWorldDevelopmentReport,2001is
(a)FromPlantoMarket
(b)KnowledgeforDevelopment
(c)AttackingPoverty
(d)TheStateintheChangingWorld
Q16InwhichoneofthefollowingareasdoestheStateGovernmentNOT
havecontroloveritslocalbodies?
(a)Citizensgrievances
(b)Financialmatters
(c)Legislation
(d)Personnelmatters
Q17WhoamongstthefollowingEnglishmen,firsttranslatedBhagavad
GitaintoEnglish?
(a)WilliamJones
(b)CharlesWilkins
(c)AlexanderCunningham
(d)JohnMarshall
Q18ConsiderthefollowingstatementsregardingtheHighCourtsinIndia:
I.ThereareeighteenHighCourtsinthecountry.
II.ThreeofthemhavejurisdictionovermorethanoneState.
III.NoUnionTerritoryhasaHighCourtofitsown.
IV.JudgesoftheHighCourtholdofficetilltheageof62.
Whichofthesestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)I,IIandIV
(b)IIandIII
(c)IandIV
(d)IVonly
Q19ThetermNationalIncomerepresents
(a)GrossNationalProductatmarketpricesminusdepreciation
(b)GrossNationalProductatmarketpricesminusdepreciationnetfactor
incomefromabroad
(c)GrossNationalProductatmarketpricesminusdepreciationandindirect
taxessubsidies
(d)GrossNationalProductatmarketpricesminusnetfactorincomefrom
abroad
Q20MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerusingthecodes
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(LocalWind) (Region)
I.Fohn (A)Argentina
II.Samun (B)Kurdistan
III.SantaAna (C)California
IV.Zonda (D)Alps
Codes:
(a)IB,IID,IIIA,IVC
(b)ID,IIB,IIIC,IVA
(c)IB,IID,IIIC,IVA
(d)ID,IIB,IIIA,IVC
Q21ThegivenmapshowsfourtownsofCentralAsianregionmarkedas1,
2,3,and4.Identifythesefromthefollowinglistandselectthecorrect
answerusingthecodesgivenbelow:
Towns:
A.Bishkek
B.Ashkhabad
C.Tashkent
D.Dushanbe
Codes:
(a)A3,B1,C3,D4
(b)A3,B1,C4,D2
(c)A1,B3,C2,D4
(d)A1,B3,C4,D2
Q22MekongGangaCooperationProjectis
(a)anirrigationprojectinvolvingIndiaandMyanmar
(b)ajointtourisminitiativeofsomeAsiancountries
(c)ahydroelectricpowerprojectinvolvingIndia,BangladeshandMyanmar
(d)adefenceandsecurityagreementofIndiawithitseasternneighbours
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(Amendmentstothe (Contents)
Constitution)
I.TheConstitution(Sixtyninth (A)EstablishmentofStatelevelRent
Amendment)Act,1991 TribunalsAct,1991
II.TheConstitution(Seventy (B)NoreservationsforScheduledCastesin
fifthAmendment)Act,1994 PanchayatsinArunachalPradesh
III.TheConstitution(Eightieth (C)ConstitutionofPanchayatsinVillagesor
Amendment)Act,2000 atotherlocallevels
IV.TheConstitution(Eighty (D)Acceptingtherecommendationsofthe
thirdAmendment)Act,2000 TenthFinanceCommission
(E)AccordingthestatusofNationalCapital
TerritorytoDelhi
Codes:
(a)IE,IIA,IIID,IVB
(b)IA,IIE,IIIC,IVD
(c)IE,IIA,IIIC,IVD
(d)IA,IIE,IIID,IVB
Q24ThelargestnumberofBuddhistsisfoundin
(a)Bihar
(b)Karnataka
(c)Maharashtra
(d)UttarPradesh
Q25WhoamongstthefollowingwastheChairmanofISROwhenINSAT
3Bwaslaunched?
(a)AnilKakodkar
(b)AbdulKalam
(c)K.Kasturirangan
(d)U.R.Rao
Q26Assertion(A):
TheBattleofKhanuawascertainlymoredecisiveandsignificantthanthe
FirstBattleofPanipat.
Reason(R):
RanaSanga,theRajputhero,wascertainlyamoreformidableadversary
thanIbrahimLodi.
(a)BothAandRareindividuallytrue,andRisthecorrectexplanationofA
(b)BothAandRareindividuallytrue,butRisNOTacorrectexplanationof
A
(c)Aistrue,butRisfalse
(d)Aisfasle,butRistrue
Q27Assertion(A):
Anticyclonicconditionsareformedinwinterseasonwhenatmospheric
pressureishighandairtemperaturesarelow.
Reason(R):
WinterrainfallinNorthernIndiacausesdevelopmentofanticyclonic
conditionswithlowtemperatures.
A
Q28Assertion(A):
HarshavardhanaconvenedthePrayagAssembly.
Reason(R):
HewantedtopopulariseonlytheMahayanaformofBuddhism.
A
Q29Assertion(A):
Therewasanincreaseinindustrialproductionduring19992000.
Reason(R):
Theperiodwitnessedastableexchangerateandimprovedbusiness
sentiments.
A
Q30Assertion(A):
Indiassoftwareexportsincreasedatanaveragegrowthrateof50%since
199596.
Reason(R):
Indiansoftwarecompanieswerecosteffectiveandmaintainedinternational
quality.
A
Q31Assertion(A):
Ceilingonforeignexchangeforahostofcurrentaccounttransactionheads
wasloweredintheyear2000.
Reason(R):
Therewasafallinforeigncurrencyassetsalso.
A
Q32Assertion(A):
DuringtheNeapTides,thehightideislowerandthelowtideishigherthan
usual.
Reason(R):
TheNeapTide,unliketheSpringTide,occursontheNewMooninsteadof
ontheFullMoon.
A
Q33ThepricesatwhichtheGovernmentpurchasesfoodgrainsfor
maintainingthepublicdistributionsystemandforbuildingupbufferstocks
isknownas
(a)minimumsupportprices
(b)procurementprices
(c)issueprices
(d)ceilingprices
Q34ThethemeofIndianScienceCongress,2001was
(a)FoodNutritionandEnvironmentalSecurity
(b)Arrestdeclininginterestinpuresciences
(c)MakeIndiaenergyselfsufficient
(d)MakeIndiaITSuperpower
Q35Considerthefollowingstatementsregardingenvironmentissuesof
India:
I.GulfofMannerisoneofthebiospherereserves.
II.TheGangaActionPlan,phaseIIhasbeenmergedwiththeNational
RiverConservationPlan.
III.TheNationalMuseumofNaturalHistoryatNewDelhiimpartsnon
formaleducationinenvironmentandconservation.
IV.EnvironmentalInformationSystem(ENVIS)actsasadecentralised
informationnetworkforenvironmentalinformation.
(a)I,IIandIV
(b)I,II,IIIandIV
(c)IIandIII
(d)I,IIIandIV
Q36WhichoneoftheCholakingsconqueredCeylon?
(a)AdityaI
(b)RajarajaI
(c)Rajendra
(d)Vijayalaya
Q37ConsiderthefollowingstatementsregardingtheArmedForces:
I.FirstbatchofwomenpilotswascommissionedinIndianAirForcein
1996.
II.OfficersTrainingAcademyislocatedinNagpur.
III.SouthernCommandofIndianNavyhasitsHeadquartersatChennai.
IV.OneoftheRegionalHeadquartersofCoastGuardislocatedatPort
Blair.
(a)I,II,IIIandIV
(b)II,IIIandIV
(c)IIIonly
(d)IVonly
Q38ConsiderthefollowingstatementsregardingpowersectorinIndia:
I.Theinstalledcapacityofpowergenerationisaround95000MW.
II.Nuclearplantscontributenearly15%oftotalpowergeneration.
III.Hydroelectricityplantscontributenearly40%oftotalpowergeneration.
IV.Thermalplantsatpresentaccountfornearly80%oftotalpower
generation.
Whichofthesestatementsis/arecorrect?
(a)Ionly
(b)IIandIII
(c)IIIandIV
(d)IandIV
Q39IfanewStateoftheIndianUnionistobecreated,whichoneofthe
followingSchedulesoftheConstitutionmustbeamended?
(a)First
(b)Second
(c)Third
(d)Fifth
Q40NationalAgricultureInsuranceSchemereplacingComprehensive
CropInsuranceSchemewasintroducedintheyear
(a)1997
(b)1998
(c)1999
(d)2000
Q41WhoamongthefollowingpresidedovertheBuddhistCouncilheld
duringthereignofKanishkaatKashmir?
(a)Parsva
(b)Nagarjuna
(c)Sudraka
(d)Vasumitra
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(Country) (President)
I.Columbia (A)VicenteFox
II.ThePhilippines (B)HugoChavez
III.Mexico (C)GloriaMacapagalArroya
IV.Venezuela (D)AndresPastrana
Codes:
(a)ID,IIC,IIIB,IVA
(b)IC,IID,IIIB,IVA
(c)ID,IIC,IIIA,IVB
(d)IC,IID,IIIA,IVB
Q43
Theannualagriculturalproductionofaproductfortheperiod199192to
199899isshowninthefiguregivenabove
WhichoneofthefollowingistheproductinQ?
(a)Pulses
(b)Wheat
(c)Oilseeds
(d)Rice
Q44ConsiderthefollowingStates:
I.Gujarat
II.Karnataka
III.Maharashtra
IV.TamilNadu.
ThedescendingorderoftheseStateswithreferencetotheirlevelofPer
CapitaNetStateDomesticProductis
(a)I,III,IV,II
(b)III,I,II,IV
(c)I,III,II,IV
(d)III,I,IV,II
Q45Considerthefollowingstatementsregardingthepoliticalpartiesin
India:
I.TheRepresentationofthePeopleAct,1951providesfortheregistration
ofpoliticalparties.
II.RegistrationofpoliticalpartiesiscarriedoutbytheElectionCommission.
III.Anationallevelpoliticalpartyisonewhichisrecognisedinfourormore
States.
IV.Duringthe1999generalelections,thereweresixNationaland48State
levelpartiesrecognisedbytheElectionCommission.
(a)I,IIandIV
(b)IandIII
(c)IIandIV
(d)I,II,IIIandIV
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(Institute) (Location)
I.CentralInstituteofMedicinalandAromaticPlants (A)Chandigarh
II.CentreforDNAFingerPrintingandDiagnostics (B)Hyderabad
III.InstituteofMicrobialTechnology (C)NewDelhi
IV.NationalInstituteofImmunology (D)Lucknow
Codes:
(a)IB,IID,IIIA,IVC
(b)ID,IIB,IIIA,IVC
(c)IB,IID,IIIC,IVA
(d)ID,IIB,IIIC,IVA
Q47WhichoneofthefollowinganimalswasNOTrepresentedontheseals
andterracottaartoftheHarappanculture?
(a)Cow
(b)Elephant
(c)Rhinoceros
(d)Tiger
Q48TherangeofAgniIImissileisaround
(a)500km
(b)2000km
(c)3500km
(d)5000km
Q49TheapproximateageoftheAravallisrangeis
(a)370millionyears
(b)470millionyears
(c)570millionyears
(d)670millionyears
Q50Considerthefollowing:
I.Marketborrowing
II.Treasurybills
III.SpecialsecuritiesissuedtoRBI
Whichoftheseis/arecomponent(s)ofinternaldebt?
(a)Ionly
(b)IandII
(c)IIonly
(d)I,IIandIII
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(Articleofthe (Content)
Constitution)
I.Article54 (A)ElectionofthePresidentofIndia
II.Article75 (B)AppointmentofthePrimeMinisterandCouncilof
Ministers
III.Article155 (C)AppointmentoftheGovernorofaState
IV.Article164 (D)AppointmentoftheChiefMinisterandCouncilof
MinistersofaState
(E)CompositionofLegislativeAssemblies
Codes:
(a)IA,IIB,IIIC,IVD
(b)IA,IIB,IIID,IVE
(c)IB,IIA,IIIC,IVE
(d)IB,IIA,IIID,IVC
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(ImportantDay) (Date)
I.WorldEnvironmentDay (A)March20
II.WorldForestryDay (B)June5
III.WorldHabitatDay (C)September16
IV.WorldOzoneDay (D)October3
(E)December10
Codes:
(a)IB,IIA,IIID,IVE
(b)IA,IIB,IIID,IVC
(c)IA,IIB,IIIC,IVD
(d)IB,IIA,IIID,IVC
Q53
Theshadedareaintheabovemapshowstheempireof
(a)AlauddinKhilji
(b)MohammadTughlaq
(c)ShahJahan
(d)Aurangzeb
Q54ConsiderthefollowingstatementsregardingReserveBankofIndia:
I.ItisabankertotheCentralGovernment.
II.Itformulatesandadministersmonetarypolicy.
III.ItactsasanagentoftheGovernmentinrespectofIndiasmembership
ofIMF.
IV.IthandlestheborrowingprogrammeofGovernmentofIndia.
(a)IandII
(b)II,IIIandIV
(c)I,II,IIIandIV
(d)IIIandIV
Q55Considerthefollowingstatements:
I.Mostmagmasareacombinationofliquid,solidandgas.
II.Watervapourandcarbondioxidearetheprincipalgasesdissolvedina
magma.
III.Basalticmagmaishotterthanthesilicicmagma.
IV.Themagmasolidifiedbetweensedimentaryrocksinahorizontal
positionisknownasdike.
(a)I,IIandIII
(b)II,IIIandIV
(c)IandIV
(d)I,IIandIV
Q56ConsiderthefollowingschemeslaunchedbytheUnionGovernment:
I.AntyodayaAnna
II.GramSadakYojana
III.Sarvapriya
IV.JawaharGramSamriddhiYojana.
Whichofthesewereannouncedintheyear2000?
(a)IandII
(b)IIandIV
(c)IIIandIV
(d)I,IIandIII
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(Books) (Author)
I.TheStruggleinMyLife (A)LechWalesa
II.TheStruggleandtheTriumph (B)NelsonMandela
III.FriendsandFoes (C)LeonidBrezhnev
IV.Rebirth (D)ZulfikarAliBhutto
(E)
SheikhMujiburRehman
Codes:
(a)IA,IIB,IIIE,IVC
(b)IB,IIA,IIIE,IVC
(c)IA,IIB,IIIC,IVD
(d)IB,IIA,IIIC,IVD
Q58Hoysalamonumentsarefoundin
(a)HampiandHospet
(b)HalebidandBelur
(c)MysoreandBangalore
(d)SringeriandDharwar
Q59Considerthefollowingstatementsregardingtheearthquakes:
I.TheintensityofearthquakeismeasuredonMercalliscale.
II.Themagnitudeofanearthquakeisameasureofenergyreleased.
III.Earthquakemagnitudesarebasedondirectmeasurementsofthe
amplitudeofseismicwaves.
IV.IntheRichterscale,eachwholenumberdemonstratesahundredfold
increaseintheamountofenergyreleased.
"Whichofthesestatementsarecorrect?
(a)I,IIandIII
(b)II,IIIandIV
(c)IandIV
(d)IandIII
Q60WhichArticleoftheConstitutionprovidesthatitshallbethe
endeavourofeveryStatetoprovideadequatefacilityforinstructioninthe
mothertongueattheprimarystageofeduction?
(a)Article349
(b)Article350
(c)Article350A
(d)Article351
Q61WhoamongthefollowingIndianrulersestablishedembassiesin
foreigncountriesonmodernlines?
(a)HaiderAli
(b)MirQasim
(c)ShahAlamII
(d)TipuSultan
Q62Agreatlandslidecausedbyanearthquakekilledhundredsofpeople
inJanuary2001near
(a)SanSalvador
(b)SanJose
(c)Managua
(d)GuatemalaCity
Q63
Intheabovemap,theblackmarksshowthedistributionof
(a)Asbestos
(b)Gypsum
(c)Limestone
(d)Mica
Q64Considerthefollowingfactorsregardinganindustry:
I.Capitalinvestments
II.Businessturnover
III.Labourforce
IV.Powerconsumption.
Whichofthesedeterminethenatureasizeoftheindustry?
(a)I,IIIandIV
(b)I,IIandIV
(c)II,IIIandIV
(d)IIandIII
Q65WhichofthefollowingpairsisNOTcorrectlymatched?
(a)IndiasfirstTechnicolourfilm...JhansiKiRani
(b)Indiasfirst3Dfilm...MyDearKuttichat
(c)Indiasfirstinsuredfilm...Taal
(d)IndiasfirstactresstowintheBharatRatna...MeenaKumari
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(Dancer) (Dance)
I.KalamandalamKshemavaty (A)Kathakali
II.KottakkalSivaraman (B)Manipuri
III.LakshmiViswanathan (C)Mohiniyattam
IV.N.MadhabiDevi (D)BharataNatyam
Codes:
(a)IA,IIC,IIIB,IVD
(b)IC,IIA,IIID,IVB
(c)IA,IIC,IIID,IVB
(d)IC,IIA,IIIB,IVD
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(BhaktiSaint) (Profession)
I.Namdev (A)Barber
II.Kabir (B)Weaver
III.Ravidas (C)Tailor
IV.Sena (D)Cobbler
Codes:
(a)IB,IIC,IIIA,IVD
(b)IC,IIB,IIID,IVA
(c)IC,IIB,IIIA,IVD
(d)IB,IIC,IIID,IVA
Q68Themostappropriatemeasureofacountryseconomicgrowthisits
(a)GrossDomesticProduct
(b)NetDomesticProduct
(c)NetNationalProduct
(d)PerCapitaRealIncome
Q69TheSupremeCourtofIndiatendersadvicetothePresidentona
matteroflaworfact
(a)onitsowninitative
(b)onlyifheseekssuchadvice
(c)onlyifthematterrelatestotheFundamentalRightsofcitizens
(d)onlyiftheissueposesathreattotheunityandintegrityofthecountry
Q70FalunGongis
(a)anethnicminorityinEasternChina
(b)aninsurgencyoutfitinWesternChina
(c)aprodemocracymovementinChina
(d)aspiritualmovementinChina
Q71TheHunterCommissionwasappointedafterthe
(a)Blackholeincident
(b)Jalianwallabaghmassacre
(c)Uprisingof1857
(d)PartitionofBengal
Q72WhoamongstthefollowingwasthefirsttostatethattheEarthwas
spherical?
(a)Aristotle
(b)Copernicus
(c)Ptolemy
(d)Strabo
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(Term) (Explanation)
I.Fiscal (A)ExcessofTotalExpenditureoverTotalReceipts
deficit
II.Budget (B)ExcessofRevenueExpenditureoverRevenueReceipts
deficit
III.Revenue (C)ExcessofTotalExpenditureoverTotalReceiptsless
deficit borrowings
IV.Primary (D)ExcessofTotalExpenditureoverTotalReceiptsless
deficit borrowingsandInterestPayments
Codes:
(a)IC,IIA,IIIB,IVD
(b)ID,IIC,IIIB,IVA
(c)IA,IIC,IIIB,IVD
(d)IC,IIA,IIID,IVB
Q74Considerthefollowingorganisations:
I.InternationalBankforReconstructionandDevelopment
II.InternationalFinanceCorporation
III.InternationalFundforAgriculturalDevelopment
IV.InternationalMonetaryFund
WhichoftheseareagenciesoftheUnitedNations?
(a)IandII
(b)IIandIII
(c)IIIandIV
(d)I,II,IIIandIV
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(Person) (Achievement)
I.Deep (A)IndiasyoungestInternationalMasterintheSangli
SenGupta InternationalChessTournament,2000
II.P.Hari (B)ThefirstIndianevertowinagoldindiscussintheWorld
krishna AthleticChampionshipinSantiago,2000
III.Seema (C)WonthetitleintheAsianJuniorChessTournamentin
Antil Mumbai,2000
IV.Tejas (D)WontheUnder12titleintheWorldYouthChessFestivalin
Bakre Oropesa,2000
Codes:
(a)ID,IIC,IIIB,IVA
(b)IB,IID,IIIA,IVC
(c)ID,IIA,IIIB,IVC
(d)IB,IIA,IIIC,IVD
Q76UnderthePermanentSettlement,1793,thezamindarswererequired
toissuepattastothefarmerswhichwerenotissuedbymanyofthe
zamindars.Thereasonwas
(a)thezamindarsweretrustedbythefarmers
(b)therewasnoofficialcheckuponthezamindars
(c)itwastheresponsibilityoftheBritishGovernment
(d)thefarmerswerenotinterestedingettingpattas
Q77Ifthestarsareseentoriseperpendiculartothehorizonbyan
observer,heislocatedonthe
(a)Equator
(b)TropicofCancer
(c)SouthPole
(d)NorthPole
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(Person) (Distinguishedas)
I.SantoshYadav (A)T.V.Host
II.OprahWinfrey (B)Journalist
III.OscarWilde (C)Mountaineer
IV.P.Sainath (D)DramatistandAuthor
Codes:
(a)IC,IIA,IIID,IVB
(b)IA,IIC,IIIB,IVD
(c)IC,IIA,IIIB,IVD
(d)IA,IIC,IIID,IVB
Q79
Intheshadedareaoftheabovemap,themeantemperatureforthemonth
ofJulyvariesbetween
(a)22.5C25.0C
(b)25.0C27.5C
(c)27.5C30.0C
(d)30.0C32.5C
Q80TheUnionBudget,2000awardedaTaxHolidayfortheNorthEastern
Regiontopromoteindustrialisationfor
(a)5years
(b)7years
(c)9years
(d)10years
I.AryaSamajwasfoundedin1835.
II.LalaLajpatRaiopposedtheappealofAryaSamajtotheauthorityof
Vedasinsupportofitssocialreformprogrammes.
III.UnderKeshabChandraSen,theBrahmoSamajcampaignedfor
womenseducation.
IV.VinobaBhavefoundedtheSarvodayaSamajtoworkamongrufugees.
(a)IandII
(b)IIandIII
(c)IIandIV
(d)IIIandIV
Q82Considerthefollowingtaxes:
I.Corporationtax
II.Customsduty
III.Wealthtax
IV.Exciseduty
Whichoftheseis/areindirecttaxes?
(a)Ionly
(b)IIandIV
(c)IandIII
(d)IIandIII
Q83TheMongolsunderGengisKhaninvadedIndiaduringthereignof
(a)Balban
(b)FerozeTughlaq
(c)Iltutmish
(d)MuhammadbinTughlaq
Q84ThehighdensityofpopulationinNileValleyandIslandofJavais
primarilydueto
(a)intensiveagriculture
(b)industrialisation
(c)urbanisation
(d)topographicconstraints
Q85ThelargestshareofForeignDirectInvestment(19972000)wentto
(a)Foodandfoodproductsector
(b)Engineeringsector
(c)Electronicsandelectricequipmentsector
(d)Servicesector
Q86WhichoneofthefollowingdutiesisNOTperformedbythe
ComptrollerandAuditorGeneralofIndia?
(a)ToauditandreportonallexpenditurefromtheConsolidatedFundof
India
(b)ToauditandreportonallexpenditurefromtheContingencyFundsand
PublicAccounts
(c)Toauditandreportonalltrading,manufacturing,profitandloss
accounts
(d)Tocontrolthereceiptandissueofpublicmoney,andtoensurethatthe
publicrevenueislodgedintheexchequer
Q87Whichoneofthefollowingpairsiscorrectlymatched?
(a)HarappanCivilisation...PaintedGreyWare
(b)TheKushans...GandharaSchoolofArt
(c)TheMughals...AjantaPaintings
(d)TheMarathas...PahariSchoolofPainting
Q88Considerthefollowingstatementsmadeaboutthesedimentaryrocks:
I.SedimentaryrocksareformedatEarthssurfacebythehydrological
system.
II.Theformationofsedimentaryrocksinvolvestheweatheringofpre
existingrocks.
III.Sedimentaryrockscontainfossils.
IV.Sedimentaryrockstypicallyoccurinlayers.
(a)IandII
(b)IandIV
(c)II,IIIandIV
(d)I,II,IIIandIV
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(Publisher) (Publication)
I.MinistryofIndustry (A)ReportonCurrencyandFinance
II.CentralStatistical (B)EconomicSurveyStatistical
Organisation Organisation
III.ReserveBankofIndia (C)WholesalePriceIndex
IV.MinistryofFinance (D)NationalAccountsStatistics
Codes:
(a)ID,IIC,IIIB,IVA
(b)IC,IID,IIIA,IVB
(c)ID,IIC,IIIA,IVB
(d)IC,IID,IIIB,IVA
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(AwardIPrize) (Recipient)
I.IndiraGandhiPrizeforPeace,Disarmament (A)ArchibishopDesmondTutu
II.JamnalalBajajAward (B)Dr.GurudevKhush
III.InternationalGandhiPeacePrize (C)Dr.M.S.Swaminathan
IV.WolfPrize (D)NelsonMandela
Codes:
(a)IA,IIC,IIID,IVB
(b)IC,IIA,IIID,IVB
(c)IA,IIC,IIIB,IVD
(d)IC,IIA,IIIB,IVD
Q91WhichoneofthefollowingstatementcorrectlydescribestheFourth
ScheduleoftheConstitutionofIndia?
(a)ItliststhedistributionofpowerbetweentheUnionandtheStates
(b)ItcontainsthelanguageslistedintheConstitution
(c)Itcontainstheprovisionsregardingtheadministrationoftribalareas
(d)ItallocatesseatsintheCouncilofStates
Q92WhichamongthefollowingportswascalledBabulMakka(Gateof
Makka)duringtheMughalPeriod?
(a)Calicut
(b)Broach
(c)Cambay
(d)Surat
Q93Volcaniceruptionsdonotoccurinthe
(a)BalticSea
(b)BlackSea
(c)CaribbeanSea
(d)CaspianSea
Q94WhoamongthefollowingleadersproposedtoadoptComplete
IndependenceasthegoaloftheCongressintheAhmedabadsessionof
1920?
(a)AbulKalamAzad
(b)HasratMohani
(c)JawaharlalNehru
(d)MohandasKaramchandGandhi
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(SportsWomen) (Sport)
I.AnjaliVedpathak (A)Athletics
II.MoumaDas (B)Gymnastics
III.NeelamSingh (C)RifleShooting
IV.TumpaDebnath (D)TableTennis
(E)Chess
Codes:
(a)IC,IID,IIIB,IVE
(b)ID,IIC,IIIA,IVB
(c)ID,IIC,IIIB,IVE
(d)IC,IID,IIIA,IVB
Q96AclassofanimalsknownasMarsupialsisacharacteristicfeatureof
(a)Africa
(b)Australia
(c)SouthAmerica
(d)SouthEastAsia
Q97Thelocationofthespaceorganisationunitshavebeenmarkedinthe
givenmapas1,2,3and4.Matchtheseunitswiththelistgivenandselect
thecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelowtheLists:
A.ISRO
B.IIRS
C.NRSA
D.SAC
Codes:
(a)Calicut
(b)Broach
(c)Cambay
(d)Surat
Q98Whichofthefollowingpairsiscorrectlymatched?
(a)Dewanibandagani...Tughlaq
(b)DewaniMustakhraj...Balban
(c)DewaniKohi...AlauddinKhilji
(d)DewaniArz...MuhammadTughlaq
Q99TheearliernameofWTOwas
(a)UNCTAD
(b)GATT
(c)UNIDO
(d)OECD
Q100Twowireshavetheirlengths,diametersandresistivities,allinthe
ratioof1:2.Iftheresistanceofthethinnerwireis10ohms,theresistance
ofthethickerwireis
(a)10ohms
(b)5ohms
(c)20ohms
(d)40ohms
Q101Assertion(A):
Astickisdippedinwaterinaslantingposition.Ifobservedsideways,the
stickappearsshortandbentatthesurfaceofwater.
Reason(R):
Thelightcomingfromthestickundergoesscatteringfromwatermolecules
givingthestickashortandbentappearance.
(a)BothAandRareindividuallytrueandRisthecorrectexplanationofA
(b)BothAandRareindividuallytruebutRisNOTacorrectexplanationof
A
(c)AistruebutRisfalse
(d)AisfalsebutRistrue
Q102Assertion(A):
Apieceofcopperandapieceofglassareheatedtothesame
temperature.Whentouched,thereafter,thecopperpieceappearshotter
thantheglasspiece.
Reason(R):
Thedensityofcopperismorethanthatofglass.
A
Q103Assertion(A):
Theboilingpointofwaterdecreasesasthealtitudeincreases.
Reason(R):
Theatmosphericpressureincreaseswithaltitude.
A
Q104Whenlightwavespassfromairtoglass,thevariablesaffectedare
(a)Wavelength,frequencyandvelocity
(b)Velocityandfrequency
(c)Wavelengthandfrequency
(d)Wavelengthandvelocity
Q105Whenwaterisheatedfrom0Cto10C,itsvolume
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c)doesnotchange
(d)firstdecreasesandthenincreases
Inanuclearreactor,selfsustainedchainreactionispossible,because
I.moreneutronsarereleasedineachofthefissionreactions.
II.theneutronsimmediatelytakepartinthefissionprocess.
III.thefastneutronsaresloweddownbyGraphite.
IV.everyneutronrealeasedinthefissionreactioninitiatesfurtherfission.
(a)I,IIandIII
(b)IandIII
(c)IIandIV
(d)II,IIIandIV
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(Characteristic) (Particle)
I.Zeromass (A)Positron
II.Fractionalcharge (B)Neutrino
III.Fractionalspin (C)Quark
IV.Integralspin (D)Phonon
Codes:
(a)IB,IIC,IIIA,IVD
(b)IC,IIB,IIID,IVA
(c)IB,IIC,IIID,IVA
(d)IC,IIB,IIIA,IVD
Q108WhoisthescientistinwhosehonourtheChandraXraytelescope
hasbeennamed?
(a)ChandrasekharVenkatRaman
(b)JagdishChandraBose
(c)PrafullaChandraRoy
(d)SubrahmanyanChandrasekhar
Q109ThemassofabodyonEarthis100kg(accelerationduetogravity,
ge10m/s2).IfaccelerationduetogravityontheMoonge/6,thenthe
massofthebodyonthemoonis
(a)100/6kg
(b)60kg
(c)100kg
(d)600kg
Asimplependulumissetintooscillation.Then
I.theaccelerationiszerowhenthebobpassesthroughthemeanposition.
II.ineachcyclethebobattainsagivenvelocitytwice.
III.bothaccelerationandvelocityofthebobarezerowhenitreachesits
extremepositionduringitsoscillation.
IV.theamplitudeofoscillationofthesimplependulumdecreaseswithtime.
(a)IandII
(b)IIIandIV
(c)I,IIandIV
(d)II,IIIandIV
Q111Cloudynightsarewarmercomparedtoclearcloudlessnights,
becauseclouds
(a)preventcoldwavesfromtheskyfromdescendingonEarth
(b)reflectbackheatgivenoffbyEarth
(c)produceheatandradiateittowardsEarth
(d)absorbheatfromtheatmosphereandsendittowardsEarth
Q112Whichofthefollowingweatherconditionsisindicatedbyasudden
fallinbarometerreading?
(a)Stormyweather
(b)Calmweather
(c)Coldanddryweather
(d)HotandsunnyWeather
Q113Aradioactivesubstancehasahalflifeoffourmonths.Threefourth
ofthesubstancewoulddecayin
(a)3months
(b)4months
(c)8months
(d)12months
Q114Thefollowingtableshowsthepercentagechangeintheconsumption
ofelectricitybyfivetownsP,Q,R,S,Tfrom1986to1988:
Town Percentchange
From1986to1987 From1987to1988
P +8 18
Q 15 +11
R +6 +9
S 7 5
T +13 6
IftownTconsumed500,000unitsin1986,howmuchdiditconsumein
1988?
(a)371,000units
(b)531,100units
(c)551,100units
(d)571,100units
Q115Whichofthefollowingdistancetimegraph(xt)representsone
dimensinaluniformmotion?
Q116Assertion(A):
AChemicalreactionbecomesfasterathighertemperatures.
Reason(R):
Athighertemperatures,molecularmotionbecomesmorerapid.(
A
(d)AisfaslebutRistrue
Q117WhichoneofthefollowingisNOTradioactive?
(a)Astatine
(b)Francium
(c)Tritium
(d)Zirconium
Q118Whichoneofthefollowingisthecorrectsequenceinincreasing
orderofmolecularweightsofthehydrocarbons?
(a)Methane,ethane,propaneandbutane
(b)Propane,butane,ethaneandmethane
(c)Butane,ethane,propaneandmethane
(d)Butane,propane,ethaneandmethane
Q119Inanatom,theorderoffillingupoftheorbitalsisgovernedby
(a)Aufbauprinciple
(b)Heisenbergsuncertaintyprinciple
(c)Hundsrule
(d)Paulisexclusionprinciple
Q120Anaqueoussolutionofcoppersulphateisacidicinnaturebecause
thesaltundergoes
(a)dialysis
(b)electrolysis
(c)hydrolysis
(d)photolysis
Q121ConsiderthefollowingstatementswithreferencetothePeriodic
Tableofchemicalelements:
I.lonisationpotentialgraduallydecreasesalongaperiod.
II.Inagroupofelements,electronaffinitydecreasesastheatomicweight
increases.
III.Inagivenperiod,electronegativitydecreasesastheatomicnumber
increases.
Whichofthesestatement(s)is/arecorrect?(
(a)Ionly
(b)IIonly
(c)IandIII
(d)IIandIII
Q122Quartiziteismetamorphosedfrom
(a)Limestone
(b)Obsidian
(c)Sandstone
(d)Shale
Q123Whichofthefollowingcellorganellesplaythemostsignificantrolein
proteinsynthesis?
(a)LysosomeandCentrosome
(b)EndoplasmicreticulumandRibosome
(c)GolgiapparatusandMitochondria
(d)LysosomeandMitochondria
Q124Assertion(A):
ScientistscancutapartandpastetogetherDNAmoleculesatwill,
regardlessofthesourceofthemolecules.
Reason(R):
DNAfragmentscanbemanipulatedusingrestrictionendonucleasesand
DNAligases.
A
(d)AisfaslebutRistrue
Q125Thecellularandmolecularcontrolofprogrammedcelldeathis
knownas
(a)Apoptosis
(b)Ageing
(c)Degeneration
(d)Necrosis
Q126Whichorganelleinthecell,otherthannucleus,containsDNA?
(a)Centriole
(b)Golgiapparatus
(c)Lysosome
(d)Mitochondrion
Q127Epiphytesareplantswhichdependonotherplantsfor
(a)food
(b)mechanicalsupport
(c)shade
(d)water
Q128Antigenisasubstancewhich
(a)destroysharmfulbacteria
(b)isusedtotreatpoisoning
(c)lowersbodytemperature
(d)stimulatesformationofantibody
Q129WhichofthefollowingfeaturesofDNAmakesinuniquelysuitedto
storeandtransmitgeneticinformationfromgenerationtogeneration?
(a)Complementarityofthetwostands
(b)Doublehelix
(c)Numberofbasepairsperturn
(d)Sugarphosphatebackbone
Q130TheAmericanmultinationalcompany,Monsantohasproducedan
insectresistantcottonvarietythatisundergoingfieldtrailsinIndia.Atoxin
genefromwhichONEofthefollowingbacteriahasbeentransferredtothis
transgeniccotton?
(a)Bacillussubtilis
(b)Bacillusthurigiensis
(c)Bacillusamyloliquifanciens
(d)Bacillusgloblii
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(Bone) (Name)
I.Breastbone (A)Clavicle
II.Collarbone (B)Patella
III.Kneecap (C)Scapula
IV.Shoulderblade (D)Sternum
Codes:
(a)ID,IIA,IIIC,IVB
(b)IA,IID,IIIC,IVB
(c)IA,IID,IIIB,IVC
(d)ID,IIA,IIIB,IVC
I.Tapewormisahermaphrodite.
II.Roundwormhasseparatesexes.
III.Filariaiscausedbyanematode.
IV.Guineawormisanannelid.
Whichofthesearecorrect?
(a)IandII
(b)I,IIandIII
(c)IIIandIV
(d)II,IIIandIV
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(Achievementingenetics) (Scientists)
I.DiscoveryoftramsdictionandConjugationinbacteria (A)Khurana
II.Establishingthesexlinkedinheritance (B)Kornberg
III.IsolationofDNApolymeraseformE.coli (C)Lederberg
IV.Establishingthecompletegeneticcode (D)Morgan
(E)Ochoa
Codes:
(a)ID,IIC,IIIB,IVA
(b)IC,IID,IIIA,IVE
(c)ID,IIC,IIIA,IVE
(d)IC,IID,IIIB,IVA
Q134AthletesFootisadiseasecausedby
(a)Bacteria
(b)Fungus
(c)Protozoan
(d)Nematode
Q135Intheeyedonation,whichpartoftheeyeistransplantedfromthe
donor?
(a)Cornea
(b)Lens
(c)Retina
(d)Thewholeeye
Q136Amanwhosebloodgroupisnotknownmeetswithaserious
accidentandneedsbloodtransfusionimmediately.Whichoneoftheblood
groupsmentionedbelowandreadilyavailableinthehospitalwillbesafe
fortransfusion?
(a)O,Rh
(b)O,Rh+
(c)AB,Rh
(d)AB,Rh+
Q137Metastasisistheprocessbywhich
(a)cellsdividerapidlyundertheinfluenceofdrugs
(b)cancercellsspreadthroughthebloodorlaymphaticsystemtoother
sitesororgans
(c)thechromosomesincellnucleiareattachedtothespindlebefore
movingtotheanaphasepoles
(d)cancercellsaresuccessfullyinhibitedtodivideanyfurther
givenbelowtheLists:
ListI ListII
(Substance) (Physiologicalrole)
I.Ptyalin (A)Convertsangiotensinogeninbloodintoangiotensin
II.Pepsin (B)Digestsstarch
III.Renin (C)Digestsproteins
IV.Oxytocin (D)Hydrolysesfats
(E)Inducescontractionofsmoothmuscles
Codes:
(a)IB,IIC,IIIA,IVE
(b)IC,IID,IIIB,IVE
(c)IB,IIC,IHE,IVA
(d)IC,IIA,IIIB,IVD
Q139Solvethegivenequations:
x2+y2=34
x4y4=544
Thevaluesofxandyare
(a)4,3
(b)5,3
(c)3,5
(d)3,4
Q140Aworkerreacheshisfactory3minuteslateifhisspeedfromhis
housetothefactoryis5km/hr.Ifhewalksataspeedof6km/hr,thenhe
reachesthefactory7minutesearly.Thedistanceofthefactoryfromhis
houseis
(a)4km
(b)5km
(c)6km
(d)7km
Q141Aconveyerbeltdeliversbaggageattherateof3tonsin5minutes,
andasecondconveyerbeltdeliversbaggageattherateof1tonin2
minutes.Howmuchtimewillittaketoget33tonsofbaggagedelivered
usingboththeconveyerbelts?
(a)25minutesand30seconds
(b)30minutes
(c)35minutes
(d)40minutesand45seconds
Q142Waterisfilledinacontainerinsuchamannerthatitsvolume
doublesaftereveryfiveminutes.Iftakes30minutesforthecontainertobe
full,inhowmuchtimewillitbeonefourthfull?
(a)7minutesand30seconds
(b)10minutes
(c)20minutes
(d)25minutes
Q143Acityhasapopulationof3,00,000outofwhich1,80,000aremales.
50%ofthepopulationisliterate.If70%ofthemalesareliterate,the
numberofliteratefemalesis
(a)24,000
(b)30,000
(c)54,000
(d)60,000
Q144Inasurvey,itwasfoundthat80%ofthosesurveyedownedacar
while60%ofthosesurveyedownedamobilephone.If55%ownedbotha
carandamobilephone,whatpercentofthosesurveyedownedacarora
mobilephoneorboth?
(a)65%
(b)80%
(c)85%
(d)97.5%
Q145In1930,apersonsagewas8timesthatofhisson.In1938,the
fathersagebecametentimesthatofhissonsagein1930.Theagesof
thesonandfatherin1940were,respectively.
(a)16years,58years
(b)15years,50years
(c)14years,42years
(d)13years,34years
Q146
Acircleof1mradiusisdrawninsideasquareasshowninthefiguregiven
above.Whatistheareaoftheshadedportioninm2?
(a)(4p)
(b)1+(p/2)
(c)(1/4)(p/4)
(d)1(p/4)
Q147Mostguitaristsarebeardedmales.IfArepresentsallmales,B
representsbeardedmalesandCrepresentsallmaleguitarists,thenthe
correctdiagramfortheirrelation(shadedportion)is
Q148
Intheabovefigure,ABCDisacyclicquadrilateral,AB=BCandangleBAC
=70,thenangleADCis
(a)40
(b)80
(c)110
(d)140
Q149AnandmustbeavegetarianbecauseheisaBuddhist.
Theargumentassumesthat
(a)mostBuddhistsarevegetarians
(b)allBuddhistsarevegetarians
(c)onlyBuddhistsarevegetarians
(d)mostvegetariansareBuddhists
Q150ApersontravelsfromXtoYaspeedof40kmphandreturnsby
increasinghisspeedby50%.Whatishisaveragespeedforboththetrips
?
(a)36kmph
(b)45kmph
(c)48kmph
(d)50kmph
Answers2001UPSCCivilServices/IASPreliminaryGeneralStudies
1.B 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.D
11.D 12.B 13.D 14.A 15.C 16.D 17.B 18.A 19.B 20.B
21.A 22.B 23.A 24.C 25.C 26.D 27.C 28.A 29.A 30.A
31.B 32.C 33.A 34.A 35.B 36.C 37.D 38.B 39.A 40.C
41.D 42.C 43.D 44.B 45.D 46.B 47.A 48.B 49.A 50.D
51.A 52.D 53.C 54.A 55.B 56.A 57.B 58.B 59.B 60.C
61.D 62.A 63.C 64.B 65.D 66.B 67.B 68.D 69.B 70.D
71.B 72.C 73.A 74.B 75.C 76.B 77.A 78.A 79.B 80.D
81.B 82.B 83.C 84.A 85.B 86.D 87.B 88.D 89.B 90.B
91.D 92.D 93.A 94.B 95.D 96.B 97.D 98.A 99.B 100.
B
101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110.
C C C D D D A D C A
111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120.
B A C B D A D A A C
121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130.
B A B B A D B D A B
131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140.
D B D B A B A A B B
141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150.
B A A C C D A D A C
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