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Paper1995
Q1.Ameteoris
(a)arapidlymovingstar
(b)apieceofmatterwhichhasenteredtheearthsatmospherefrom
outerspace
(c)partofaconstellation
(d)acometwithoutatail
Q2.ThewordHinduasreferencetothepeopleofHind(India)was
firstusedby
(a)theGreeks
(b)theRomans
(c)theChinese
(d)theArabs
Q3.Givenbelowisamapofsomecountrieswhichwerepartsofthe
erstwhileSovietUnion,withwaterbodiesshownbyshadedareas:
Thecountriesmarked1,2,3,4and5arerespectively
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(a)Tajikistan,Turkmenia,Uzbekistan,Kirgizia,Kazakhstan
(b)Turkmenia,Kirgizia,Tajikistan,Uzbekistan,Kazakhstan
(c)Kazakhstan,Uzbekistan,Tajikistan,Kirgizia,Turkmenia
(d)Kazakhstan,Turkmenia,Uzbekistan,Kirgizia,Tajikistan
Q4.TopreventrecurrenceofscamsinIndianCapitalMarket,the
GovernmentofIndiahasassignedregulatorypowersto
(a)SEBI
(b)RBI
(c)SBI
(d)SBI
Q5.Considerthetablegivenbelowprovidingsomedetailsofthe
resultsoftheelectiontotheKarnatakaStateLegislative:Assembly
heldinDecember,1994.
Political Percentageofpopularvotes Numberofseats
Party obtained secured
JanataDal 36 116
Congress 31 35
BJP 20.4 40
Intermsofelectoralanalysis,thevoterseatdistortionistobe
explainedastheresultoftheadoptionofthe
(a)Haresystem
(b)Cumulativevotesystem
(c)Firstpastthepostsystem
(d)Pluralvotesystem
Q6.WhoamongthefollowingwasaBrahmavadiniwhocomposed
somehymnsoftheVedas?
(a)Lopamudra
(b)Gargi
(c)Leelavati
(d)Savitri
Q7.TheAlpinevegetationinthewesternHimalayasisfoundonlyup
toaheightof3000metres,whileintheeasternHimalayasitisfound
uptoaheightof4000metres,.Thereasonforthisvariationinthe
samemountainrangeisthat
(a)easternHimalayasarehigherthanwesternHimalayas
(b)easternHimalayasarenearertotheEquatorandseacoastthan
westernHimalayas
(c)easternHimalayasgetmoremonsoonrainfallthanthewestern
Himalayas
(d)easternHimalayanrocksaremorefertilethanthewestern
Himalayanrocks
Q8.Accordingtothe1991Census,thehighestpercentageof
populationinIndiaistobefoundintheagegroupof
(a)60yearsandabove
(b)35to55years
(c)25to34years
(d)5to14years
Q9.WhichoneofthefollowingiscorrectInrespectofthe
commencementoftheelectionprocessinIndia?
(a)Therecommendationforelectionismadebythegovernment
andthenotificationforelectionisissuedbytheElectionCommission
(b)TherecommendationforelectionismadebytheElection
CommissionandthenotificationforelectionisissuedbytheHome
MinistryattheCentreandHomeDepartmentsintheStates
(c)TherecommendationforelectionismadebytheElection
Commissionandthenotificationforelectionisissuedbythe
PresidentandGovernorsoftheStatesconcerned
(d)Boththeexercisesofmakingarecommendationforelectionand
thatofissuinganotificationinrespectofitaredonebytheElection
Commission
Q10.MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerbyusing
thecodesgivenbelowthelists.
ListI ListII
(Eras) (Reckonedfrom)
I.Vikramaera (A)3102B.C.
II.Sakaera (B)320A.D.
III.Guptaera (C)78A.D.
IV.Kaliera (D)58B.C.
(E)248A.D.
Codes:
(a)IB,IID,IIIE,IVA
(b)IA,IIC,IIIB,IVD
(c)ID,IIE,IIIB,IVC
(d)ID,IIC,IIIB,IVA
Q11.Thestandardtimeofthefollowingcountriesisaheadorbehind
GreenwichMeanTimedependingonwhethertheyareeastorwest
ofthelongitudepassingthroughGreenwich:
I.Cuba
II.Greece
III.Iraq
IV.CostaRica
V.Japan
Whichoneofthefollowingsequentialordersgivesthecorrect
arrangementofthecountriesaccordingtotheirstandardtimefrom
aheadtobehindGMT?
(a)V,III,II,I,IV
(b)II,IV,I,III,V
(c)IV,I,III,II,V
(d)III,V,IV,I,II
Q12.WhichoneofthefollowingFiveYearPlansrecognisedhuman
developmentasthecoreofalldevelopmentalefforts?
(a)TheThirdFiveYearPlan
(b)TheFifthFiveYearPlan
(c)TheSixthFiveYearPlan
(d)TheEighthFiveYearPlan
Q13.Whichofthefollowingis/areextraconstitutionalandextra
legaldevice(s)forsecuringcooperationandcoordinationbetween
theStatesinIndia?
I.TheNationalDevelopmentCouncil
II.TheGovernorsConference
III.ZonalCouncils
IV.TheInterStateCouncil.
Choosethecorrectanswerfromthecodesgivenbelow:
Codes:
(a)I,IIandIII
(b)I,IIIandIV
(c)IIIandIV
(d)IVonly
Q14.Theoriginalhomeofthegypsieswas
(a)Egypt
(b)Russia
(c)India
(d)Persia
Q15.Whichoneofthefollowingisthecontinentwiththehighest
meanelevationintheworld?
(a)Antarctica
(b)NorthAmerica
(c)Asia
(d)SouthAmerica
Q16.WhichofthefollowingaretheobjectivesoftheCommissionfor
AgriculturalCostsandPrices(CACP)?
I.Tostabiliseagriculturalprices.
II.Toensuremeaningfulrealincomelevelstothefarmers.
III.Toprotecttheinterestoftheconsumersbyprovidingessential
agriculturalcommoditiesatreasonableratesthroughpublic
distributionsystem.
IV.Toensuremaximumpriceforthefarmer.
Selectthecorrectanswerfromthecodesgivenbelow:
Codes:
(a)I,IIandIII
(b)I,IIandIV
(c)I,IIIandIV
(d)II,IIIandIV
Q17.Whichofthefollowingaremattersonwhichaconstitutional
amendmentispossibleonlywiththeratificationofthelegislaturesof
notlessthanonehalfoftheStates?
I.ElectionofthePresident
II.RepresentationofStatesinParliament
III.AnyoftheListsinthe7thSchedule
IV.AbolitionoftheLegislativeCouncilofaState
Codes:
(a)I,IIandIII
(b)I,IIandIV
(c)I,IIIandIV
(d)II,IIIandIV
Q18.InSanskritplayswrittenduringtheGuptaPeriodwomenand
sudrasspeak
(a)Sanskrit
(b)Prakrit
(c)Pali
(d)Sauraseni
Q19.Thegraphgivenbelowshowsthemeanaveragemonthly
temperatures(inC)andmeanmonthlyrainfall(incms)ofaplace:
Thisgraphisindicativeofwhichoneoftheclimaticzonesofthe
world?
(a)Wetanddrytropical
(b)Rainytropical
(c)Semiaridtropical
(d)Temperatemarine
Q20.Considerthetablegivenbelow:
WhichoneofthefollowingwillfitintheplacemarkedX?
(a)MinisterswhoarenotMembersofParliamentbutwhohaveto
getthemselveselectedtoeitherHouseofParliamentwithinsix
monthsafterassumingoffice
(b)Notmorethan20nominatedmembers
(c)Notmorethan20representativesofUnionTerritories
(d)TheAttorneyGeneralwhohastherighttospeakandtakepartin
theproceedingsofeitherHouseofParliament
Q21.ThenamebywhichAsokaisgenerallyreferredtoinhis
inscriptionsis
(a)Chakravarti
(b)Dharmadeva
(c)Dharmakirti
(d)Priyadarsi
Q22.Considerthemapgivenbelow:
ThedivisionsalongIndiascoastalregionindicate
(a)coastalpollutionzones
(b)salinitydensityisopleths
(c)theareasuptowhichsovereigntyextends
(d)underwaterreliefcontours
Q23.Whoamongthefollowinghavetherighttovoteintheelections
tobothLokSabhaandRajyaSabha?
(a)ElectedmembersoftheLowerHouseoftheParliament
(b)ElectedmembersoftheUpperHouseoftheParliament
(c)ElectedmembersoftheUpperHouseoftheStateLegislature
(d)ElectedmembersoftheLowerHouseoftheStateLegislature
Q24.TheNagara,theDravidaandtheVesaraare
(a)thethreemainracialgroupsoftheIndiansubcontinent
(b)thethreemainlinguisticdivisionsintowhichthelanguagesof
Indiacanbeclassified
(c)thethreemainstylesofIndiantemplearchitecture
(d)thethreemainmusicalgharanasprevalentinIndia
Q25.Inthemapgivenbelow,threeoutofthefourplacesmarked
indicateplaceswhereathermalpowerstationislocated:
Theplacewherethereisnothermalpowerstationismarked
(a)1
(b)2
(c)3
(d)4
Q26.MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerbyusing
thecodesgivenbelowthelists.
ListI ListII
I.Europeantranscontinentalrailway (A)ParistoIstanbul
II.TransAndeanrailway (B)LeningradtoVladivostok
III.TransSiberianrailway (C)LeningradtoVolgograd
IV.OrientExpress (D)BuenosAirestoValparaiso
(E)ParistoWarsaw
Codes:
(a)IE,IID,IIIB,IVA
(b)IA,IID,IIIC,IVB
(c)IE,IIA,IIIB,IVC
(d)IA,IIB,IIIC,IVD
Q27.Aspartoftheliberalisationprogrammeandwithaviewto
attractingforeignexchange,theGovernmentandtheRBIhave
devisedtwoschemesknownasFCNRAandFCNRB.Whichof
thefollowingis/aretrueregardingthesetwoschemes?
I.UnderschemeARBIbearsexchangeratefluctuations.
II.UnderschemeB,otherbanksaretomeetoutthedifferencein
exchangeratefluctuations.
III.Boththeschemesstandwithdrawnnow.
IV.OnlyschemeAhasbeenwithdrawn.
Codes:
(a)IIIonly
(b)IandII
(c)I,IIandIII
(d)I,IIandIV
Q28.WhichoneofthefollowingStatesofIndiadoesnothavea
LegislativeCouncilsofareventhoughtheConstitution(Seventh
Amendment)Act,1956providesforit?
(a)Maharashtra
(b)Bihar
(c)Karnataka
(d)MadhyaPradesh
Q29.Inthemapgivenbelowfourareasaredifferentlyshaded,three
ofwhichindicatecerealcropsproductionareasandoneindicates
noncerealcropproductionarea.
Aspertheindexgiven,thenoncerealcropproductionareais
(a)1
(b)2
(c)3
(d)4
Q30.Intheinterimgovernmentformedin1946,theVicePresident
oftheExecutiveCouncilwas
(a)JawaharlalNehru
(b)Dr.S.Radhakrishnan
(c)C.Rajagopalachari
(d)Dr.RajendraPrasad
Q31.Whichofthefollowingareamongthenonplanexpendituresof
theGovernmentofIndia?
I.Defenceexpenditure
II.Subsidies
III.Allexpenditureslinkedwiththepreviousplanperiods
IV.Interestpayment
Codes:
(a)IandII
(b)IandIII
(c)IIandIV
(d)I,II,IIIandIV
Q32.Monocultureofcommerciallyviabletreesisdestroyingthe
uniquenaturalprofileof............Thoughtlessexploitationoftimber,
deforestingvasttractsforpalmcultivation,destructionof
mangroves,illegalloggingbytribalsandpoachingonlycompound
theproblem.Freshwaterpocketsarefastdryingupdueto
deforestationanddestructionofmangroves.Theplacereferredto
inthisquotationis
(a)Sunderbans
(b)KeralaCoast
(c)OrissaCoast
(d)AndamanandNicobarIslands
Q33.TheMughalSchoolofPaintingformedthespinalcolumnofthe
variousschoolsofIndianminiatureart.Whichoneofthefollowing
paintingstyleswasnotaffectedbyMughalpainting?
(a)Pahari
(b)Rajasthani
(c)Kangra
(d)Kalighata
Q34.Whoamongthefollowingwerefamousjuristsofmedieval
India?
I.Vijnanesvara
II.Hemadri
III.Rajasekhara
IV.Jimutavahana
Codes:
(a)I,IIandIII
(b)II,IIIandIV
(c)I,IIandIV
(d)IandIV
Q35.Whichofthefollowingpairsarecorrectlymatched?
I.Increaseinforeignexchangereserves.................Monetary
expansion
II.LowimportgrowthrateinIndia.................RecessioninIndian
Industry
III.Euroissues................SharesheldbyIndiancompaniesin
Europeancountries
IV.Portfolioinvestment......................Foreigninstitutionalinvestors
Selectthecorrectanswerbyusingthefollowingcodes:
Codes:
(a)I,IIandIV
(b)IIIandIV
(c)I,IIandIII
(d)I,II,IIIandIV
Q36.Article156oftheConstitutionofIndiaprovidesthataGovernor
shallholdofficeforatermoffiveyearsfromthedateonwhichhe
entersuponhisoffice.Whichofthefollowingcanbededucedfrom
this?
I.NoGovernorcanberemovedfromofficetillcompletionofhis
term.
II.NoGovernorcancontinueinofficebeyondaperiodoffiveyears.
Codes:
(a)Ionly
(b)IIonly
(c)BothIandII
(d)NeitherInorII
Q37.CoffeecultivationinSriLankawasabandonedbecauseofthe
disease
(a)leafblight
(b)leafspot
(c)leafrust
(d)rot
Q38.WhatistheannualgrowthrateaimedatintheEighthFive
YearPlan?
(a)5.6%
(b)6%
(c)6.5%
(d)7%
Q39.Prohibitionofdiscriminationongroundsofreligion,etc.(Article
15oftheConstitutionofIndia)isaFundamentalRightclassifiable
under
(a)theRighttoFreedomofReligion
(b)theRightagainstExploitation
(c)theCulturalandEducationalRights
(d)theRighttoEquality
Q40MatchListIwithListIIandselectthecorrectanswerbyusing
thecodesgivenbelowthelists:
ListI ListII
I.ErnestoZedillo (A)Uruguay
II.AlbertoFujimori (B)Brazil
III.JulioMariaSanguinetti (C)Mexico
IV.FernandoH.Cardoso (D)Bolivia
(E)Peru
Codes:
(a)IC,IIE,IIIAIVB
(b)ID,IIE,IIIC,IVA
(c)IC,IID,IIIV,IVB
(d)IE,IIC,IIIA,IVD
Q41.Whichoneofthefollowingisthelargestmutualfund
organisationinIndia?
(a)SBIMutualFund
(b)GICMutualFund
(c)IndustrialBankMutualFund
(d)UnitTrustofIndia
Q42.AccordingtotheMimamsasystemofphilosophy,liberationis
possiblebymeansof
(a)Jnana
(b)Bhakti
(c)Yoga
(d)Karma
Q43.TheleadcharacterinthefilmTheBanditQueenhasbeen
playedby
(a)PratibhaSinha
(b)RupaGanguly
(c)SeemaBiswas
(d)ShabanaAzmi
Q44.TheNobelPrizefordecipheringthelanguageofbeeswas
awardedto
(a)H.G.Khurana
(b)K.V.Frisch
(c)JulianHuxley
(d)DorothyHodgkins
Q45.ThepalaeomagneticresultsobtainedfromIndiaindicatethatin
thepast,theIndianlandmasshasmoved
(a)northward
(b)southward
(c)eastward
(d)westward
Q46.Corporationtax
(a)isleviedandappropriatedbytheStates
(b)isleviedbytheUnionandcollectedandappropriatedbythe
States
(c)isleviedbytheUnionandsharedbytheUnionandtheStates
(d)isleviedbytheUnionandbelongstoitexclusively
Q47.InwhichoneofthefollowingStatesofIndiaitislegalfora
HindumaleandillegalforaMuslimmaletohavemorethanone
livingwife?
(a)Nagaland
(b)Mizoram
(c)Goa
(d)ArunachalPradesh
Q48.WhichofthefollowingconstitutetheWorldBank?
I.InternationalBankforReconstructionandDevelopment
II.InternationalFinanceCorporation
III.InternationalDevelopmentAssociation
IV.InternationalMonetaryFund.
Codes:
(a)I,IIandIII
(b)IandII
(c)IIIandIV
(d)I,II,IIIandIV
Q49.Ofthefourplacesmarked1,2,3and4onthemap,theone
indicatingatidalportis
(a)1
(b)2
(c)3
(d)4
Q50.TheradicalwingoftheCongressParty,withJawaharlalNehru
asoneofitsmainleaders,foundedtheIndependenceforIndia
Leagueinoppositionto
(a)theGandhiIrwinPact
(b)theHomeRuleMovement
(c)theNehruReport
(d)theMontfordReforms
Q51.AgriculturalincometaxisassignedtotheStateGovernments
by
(a)theFinanceCommission
(b)theNationalDevelopmentCouncil
(c)theInterStateCouncil
(d)theConstitutionofIndia
Q52.BronzeiconsofNatarajacastduringtheCholaperiod
invariablyshowthedeitywith
(a)eighthands
(b)sixhands
(c)fourhands
(d)twohands
Q53.WillyWillyis
(a)atypeoftreegrownintemperateregions
(b)awindthatblowsinadesert
(c)atropicalcycloneofthenorthwestAustralia
(d)akindofcommonfishfoundnearLakshadweepislands
Q54.Considerthemapgivenbelowindicatingfourplacesfrequently
figuringinthenews:
WhichoneofthemisChechenya?
(a)1
(b)2
(c)3
(d)4
Q55.Whichoneofthefollowingisnotaninstrumentofselective
creditcontrolinIndia?
(a)Regulationofconsumercredit
(b)Rationingofcredit
(c)Marginrequirements
(d)Variablecostreserveratios
Q56.ThetermYavanapriya,mentionedinancientSanskrittexts,
denoted
(a)afinevarietyofIndianmuslin
(b)ivory
(c)damselssenttotheGreekcourtfordanceperformance
(d)pepper
Q57.TheDineshGoswamiCommitteewasconcernedwith
(a)denationalisationofbanks
(b)electoralreforms
(c)stepstoputdowninsurgencyintheNorthEast
(d)theproblemoftheChakmas
Q58.Whichoneofthefollowingmonumentshasadomewhichis
saidtobeoneofthelargestintheworld?
(a)TombofSherShah,Sasaram
(b)JamaMasjid,Delhi
(c)TombofGhiyasuddinTughlaq,Delhi
(d)GolGumbaz,Bijapur
Q59.WhichoneofthefollowingistrueregardingtheJawahar
RozgarYojana(JRY)?
(a)ItwaslaunchedduringthePrimeMinistershipofIndiraGandhi
(b)Itaimsatcreatingonemillionjobsannually
(c)ThetargetgroupofJRYaretheurbanpoorlivingbelowthe
povertyline
(d)Underthescheme30%oftheemploymentgeneratedis
reservedforwomen
Q60.BankRateimpliestherateofinterest
(a)paidbytheReserveBankofIndiaontheDepositsof
CommercialBanks
(b)chargedbyBanksonloansandadvances
(c)payableonBonds
(d)atwhichtheReserveBankofIndiadiscountstheBillsof
Exchange
Q61.Whichoneofthefollowingisnotexplicitlystatedinthe
ConstitutionofIndiabutfollowedasaconvention?
(a)TheFinanceMinisteristobeaMemberoftheLowerHouse
(b)ThePrimeMinisterhastoresignifhelosesmajorityintheLower
House
(c)AllthepartsofIndiaaretoberepresentedintheCouncilof
Ministers
(d)IntheeventofboththePresidentandtheVicePresident
demittingofficesimultaneouslybeforetheendoftheirtenurethe
SpeakeroftheLowerHouseoftheParliamentwillofficiateasthe
President
Q62.WhichoneofthefollowingwasanemigreeCommunistJournal
ofM.N.Roy?
(a)KisanSabha
(b)TheWorker
(c)Vanguard
(d)Anushilan
Q63.Inwhichoneofthefollowingcropsinternationaltradeislowin
thecontextoftotalproduce?
(a)Rice
(b)Coffee
(c)Rubber
(d)Wheat
Q64.TheNarasimhamCommitteeforFinancialSectorReformshas
suggestedreductionin
(a)SLRandCRR
(b)SLR,CRRandPrioritySectorFinancing
(c)SLRandFinancingtocapitalgoodssector
(d)CRR,PrioritySectorFinancingandFinancingtocapitalgoods
sector
Q65.WhichofthefollowingaretheStatesinwhichtheLokAyukta
ActincludestheChiefMinisterinitsambit?
(a)WestBengalandKerala
(b)GujaratandMaharashtra
(c)MadhyaPradeshandOrissa
(d)RajasthanandKarnataka
Q66.AshtapradhanwasaCouncilofMinisters
(a)intheGuptaAdministration
(b)intheCholaAdministration
(c)intheVijayanagarAdministration
(d)intheMarathaAdministration
Q67.TheIndiansubcontinentwasoriginallypartofahugeland
masscalled
(a)JurassicLandMass
(b)Aryavarta
(c)Indiana
(d)GondwanaContinent
Q68.Whichofthefollowingarecorrectlymatched?
I.HamasPalestinianextremistgroup
II.SinnFeinIRAspoliticalwing
III.TruePathPartyAmajorconstituentoftherulingcoalitionin
Turkey
Codes:
(a)IandII
(b)IandIII
(c)I,IIandIII
(d)IIandIII
Q69.Whichoneofthefollowingdoesnotbelongtobiosphere
reservessetupsofar?
(a)GreatNicobar
(b)Sunderbans
(c)NandaDevi
(d)GulfofKachchh
Q70.Considerthe,mapgivenbelow:
Therouteindicatedinthemapwasfollowed,duringthecourseof
hismilitaryexploits,by
(a)ChandraguptaII
(b)Harshavardhana
(c)RajendraChola
(d)MalikKafur
Q71.Thecloudsfloatintheatmospherebecauseoftheirlow
(a)temperature
(b)velocity
(c)pressure
(d)density
Q72.Whichoneofthefollowingmountainrangesisspreadover
onlyoneStateinIndia?
(a)Aravalli
(b)Satpura
(c)Ajanta
(d)Sahyadri
Q73.HughlywasusedasabaseforpiracyintheBayofBengalby
(a)thePortuguese
(b)theFrench
(c)theDanish
(d)theBritish
Q74.Inthefieldofspacetechnology,Indiahasdemonstratedduring
1994,hercapabilityto
(a)designadvanceintercontinentalballisticmissilewarningsystems
(b)buildsatellites
(c)buildstealthmissiles
(d)launchgeostationarysatellites
Q75.TheModiscriptwasemployedinthedocumentsofthe
(a)Wodeyars
(b)Zamorins
(c)Hoysalas
(d)Marathas
Q76.OneofthereasonsforIndiasoccupationalstructureremaining
moreorlessthesameovertheyearshasbeenthat
(a)investmentpatternhasbeendirectedtowardscapitalintensive
industries
(b)productivityinagriculturehasbeenhighenoughtoinducepeople
tostaywithagriculture
(c)ceilingsonlandholdingshaveenabledmorepeopletoownland
andhencetheirpreferencetostaywithagriculture
(d)peoplearelargelyunawareofthesignificanceoftransitionfrom
agriculturetoindustryforeconomicdevelopment
Q77.Whichoneofthefollowingcountrieshadin1994votedagainst
joiningtheEuropeanUnion?
(a)Norway
(b)Sweden
(c)Finland
(d)Austria
Q78.Examinethemapgivenbelow:
Theplacesmarked1,2,3and4wererespectivelytheseatsof
powersofthe
(a)Scindias,Holkars,GaekwadsandBhonsles
(b)Holkars,Scindias,GaekwadsandBhonsles
(c)Gaekwads,Bhonsles,ScindiasandHolkars
(d)Scindias,Holkars,BhonslesandGaekwads
Q79.WhichofthefollowingbenefitsarelikelytoaccruetoIndia
fromtheWorldTradeOrganisation?
I.Indiasshareintheworldtradeistogoupfromthepresent600
millionUSdollarsto5billionUSdollarsby2000A.D.
II.ItwillhelpboostexportsofagriculturalcommoditiesfromIndia.
III.Indiasshareintheworldtradeislikelytotriplebytheyear2000
A.D.
Selectthecorrectanswerusingthecodesgivenbelow:
Codes:
(a)I,IIandIII
(b)IandII
(c)IandIII
(d)IIandIII
Q80.CometShoemakerLevy9hittheplanet
(a)Pluto
(b)Mars
(c)Jupiter
(d)Saturn
Q81.Whichoneofthefollowingpairsiscorrectlymatched?
(a)BattleofBuxar..............MirJafarvs.Clive
(b)BattleofWandiwash...............Frenchvs.EastIndiaCompany
(c)BattleofChilianwala...............Dalhousievs.Marathas
(d)BattleofKharda...............Nizamvs.EastIndiaCompany
Q82.Examinethefollowingstatements:
I.Allchildrenareinquisitive.
II.Somechildrenareinquisitive.
III.Nochildrenareinquisitive.
IV.Somechildrenarenotinquisitive.
Amongthesestatements,thetwostatementswhichcannotbothbe
truesimultaneouslybutcanbothbefalsewouldbe
(a)IandIII
(b)IandIV
(c)IIandIII
(d)IIIandIV
Q83.ArakanYomaistheextensionoftheHimalayaslocatedin
(a)Baluchistan
(b)Myanmar
(c)Nepal
(d)Kashmir
Q84.Thesignatoriestothetreatybanningchemicalweapons
include
(a)USA,Russia,India,IranandIsrael
(b)Iraq,Libya,India,RussiaandChina
(c)Brazil,Angola,NorthKorea,PakistanandUSA
(d)Syria,SriLanka,Japan,SingaporeandFrance
Q85.Whatisthecorrectsequenceofthefollowingevents?
I.TheLucknowPact
II.TheIntroductionofDyarchy
III.TheRowlattAct
IV.ThePartitionofBengal
Codes:
(a)I,III,II,IV
(b)IV,I,III,II
(c)I,II,III,IV
(d)IV,III,II,I
Q86.ThenationalhighwayfromDelhitoCalcuttaviaMathuraand
Varanasiisnumbered
(a)1
(b)2
(c)4
(d)8
Q87.ThewordAdivasiwasusedforthefirsttimetorefertothe
tribalpeopleby
(a)MahatmaGandhi
(b)ThakkarBappa
(c)JyotibaPhule
(d)B.R.Ambedkar
Q88.TheconceptofAnuvratawasadvocatedby
(a)MahayanaBuddhism
(b)HinayanaBuddhism
(c)Jainism
(d)theLokayataschool
Q89.WhichoneofthefollowingisincorrectinrespectofLocal
GovernmentinIndia?
(a)AccordingtotheIndianConstitution,localgovernmentisnotan
independenttierinthefederalsystem
(b)30%oftheseatsinlocalbodiesarereservedforwomen
(c)LocalgovernmentfinancesaretobeprovidedbyaCommission
(d)ElectionstolocalbodiesaretobedeterminedbyaCommission
Q90.TheBarrahdacoitywasthefirstmajorventureofthe
revolutionaryterroristofthefreedommovementin
(a)BombayKarnataka
(b)Punjab
(c)EastBengal
(d)TheMadrasPresidency
Q91.Whichoneofthefollowingpairsiscorrectlymatched?
(a)BattleofBuxar..............MirJafarvs.Clive
(b)BattleofWandiwash...............Frenchvs.EastIndiaCompany
(c)BattleofChilianwala...............Dalhousievs.Marathas
(d)BattleofKharda...............Nizamvs.EastIndiaCompany
Q91.Whichofthefollowingpoliticalpartiesis/arenationalpolitical
parties?
I.MuslimLeague
II.RevolutionarySocialistParty
III.AllIndiaForwardBlock
IV.PeasantsandWorkersPartyofIndia
Codes:
(a)I,IIandIII
(b)IIandIV
(c)IIIonly
(d)Noneoftheabove
Q92.ThemainreasonforlowgrowthrateinIndia,inspiteofhigh
rateofsavingsandcapitalformationis
(a)highbirthrate
(b)lowlevelofforeignaid
(c)lowcapital/outputratio
(d)highcapital/outputratio
Q93.ExaminethemapofJammuandKashmirgivenbelow:
Themountainrangesmarked1,2,3and4arerespectively
(a)Ladakh,Zanskar,KarakoramandPirPanjal
(b)Karakoram,Ladakh,ZanskarandPirPanjal
(c)Karakoram,Zanskar,PirPanjalandLadakh
(d)Ladakh,PirPanjal,KarakoramandZanskar
Q94.Thelargestsourceoffinancingthepublicsectoroutlayofthe
EighthFiveYearPlancomesfrom
(a)balancefromcurrentrevenue
(b)contributionofpublicenterprises
(c)governmentborrowings
(d)deficitfinancing
Q95.ThenewEximPolicyannouncedin1992,isforaperiodof
(a)3years
(b)4years
(c)7years
(d)5years
Q96.Considerthefollowing:
I.IndustrialFinanceCorporationofIndia
II.IndustrialCreditandInvestmentCorporationofIndia
III.IndustrialDevelopmentBankofIndia
IV.UnitTrustofIndia
Thecorrectsequenceinwhichtheabovewereestablishedis
(a)I,II,IV,III
(b)I,III,II,IV
(c)IV,III,II,I
(d)I,IV,III,II
Q97.In1930MahatmaGandhistartedCivilDisobedience
Movementfrom
(a)Sevagram
(b)Dandi
(c)Sabarmati
(d)Wardha
Q98.IfinanelectiontoaStateLegislativeAssemblythecandidate
whoisdeclaredelectedloseshisdeposit,itmeansthat
(a)thepollingwasverypoor
(b)theelectionwasforamultimemberconstituency
(c)theelectedcandidatesvictoryoverhisnearestrivalwasvery
marginal
(d)averylargenumberofcandidatescontestedtheelection
Q99.Whichoneofthefollowingpairsisnotcorrectlymatched?
(a)JamnalalBajaj...................SatyagrahaAshramatWardha
(b)DadabhaiNaoroji..................BombayAssociation
(c)LalaLajpatRai................NationalSchoolatLahore
(d)BalGangadharTilak.....................SatyaShodhakSabha
Q100.Whichoneofthefollowingisamixedfertilizer?
(a)CAM
(b)Urea
(c)AmmoniumSulphate
(d)NPK
Q101.Whichoneofthefollowingpolymersiswidelyusedfor
makingbulletproofmaterial?
(a)Polyvinylchloride
(b)Polyamides
(c)Polyethylene
(d)Polycarbonates
Q102.Thechemicalusedasafixerinphotographyis
(a)sodiumsulphate
(b)sodiumthiosulphate
(c)ammoniumpersulphate
(d)borax
Q103.Thetechniqueusedtotransmitaudiosignalsintelevision
broadcastsis
(a)AmplitudeModulation
(b)FrequencyModulation
(c)PulseCodeModulation
(d)TimeDivisionMultiplexing
Q104.Aparachutistjumpsfromaheightof5000metres.The
relationshipbetweenhisfallingspeedvandthedistancefallen
throughdisbestrepresentedas
Q105.Whichoneofthefollowingcanbeusedtoconfirmwhether
drinkingwatercontainsagammaemittingisotopeornot?
(a)Microscope
(b)Leadplate
(c)Scintillationcounter
(d)Spectrophotometer
Q106.ThenormaltemperatureofhumanbodyontheKelvinscaleis
(a)280
(b)290
(c)300
(d)310
Q107.Whenthesamenoteisplayedonasitarandaflute,the
soundproducedcanbedistinguishedfromeachotherbecauseof
thedifferencein
(a)pitch,loudnessandquality
(b)pitchandloudness
(c)qualityonly
(d)loudnessonly
Q108.Assertion(A):
Adiamondsparklesmorethanaglassimitationcuttothesame
shape.
Reason(R):
Therefractiveindexofdiamondislessthanthatofglass.
Inthecontextoftheabovetwostatements,whichoneofthe
followingiscorrect?
(a)BothAandRaretrue,andRisthecorrectexplanationofA
(b)BothAandRaretrue,butRisnotacorrectexplanationofA
(c)Aistrue,butRisfalse
(d)Aisfalse,butRistrue
Q109.WhoamongthefollowinganticipatedNewtonbydeclaring
thatallthingsgravitatetotheearth?
(a)Aryabhata
(b)Varahamihira
(c)Buddhagupta
(d)Brahmagupta
Q110.Opticalfibreworksontheprincipleof
(a)totalinternalreflection
(b)refraction
(c)scattering
(d)interference
Q111.Supposearocketshipisrecedingfromtheearthataspeedof
2/10ththevelocityoflight.Alightintherocketshipappearsblueto
thepassengersontheship.Whatcolourwoulditappeartoan
observerontheearth?
(a)Blue
(b)Orange
(c)Yellow
(d)Yelloworange
Q112.Whichoneofthefollowingpairsofmaterialsservesas
electrodesinchargeablebatteriescommonlyusedindevicessuch
astorchlights,electricshavers,etc?
(a)Nickelandcadmium
(b)Zincandcarbon
(c)Leadperoxideandlead
(d)Ironandcadmium
Q113.Cryogenicenginesfindapplicationsin
(a)submarinepropulsion
(b)frostfreerefrigerators
(c)rockettechnology
(d)researchesinsuperconductivity
Q114.Thevariationsintemperaturesfrom0Cto100Cwith
respecttotimeoftwoliquidsP,Qareshowninthegraphgiven
below.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementsiscorrect?
(a)Duringheating,liquidPremainedhotterthanliquidQthroughout
(b)Atnopointoftimeduringheatingdidthetwoliquidshavethe
sametemperature
(c)Pattainedthetemperatureof100CfasterthanQ
(d)Qattainedthetemperatureof100CfasterthanP
Q115.Anairbubbleinwaterwillactlikea
(a)convexmirror
(b)convexlens
(c)concavemirror
(d)concavelens
Q116.Thedifferencebetweenanuclearreactorandanatomic
bombisthat
(a)nochainreactiontakesplaceinnuclearreactorwhileinthe
atomicbombthereisachainreaction
(b)thechainreactioninnuclearreactoriscontrolled
(c)thechainreactioninnuclearreactorisnotcontrolled
(d)nochainreactiontakesplaceinatomicbombwhileittakesplace
innuclearreactor
Q117.Whichoneofthefollowingfuelscausesminimum
environmentalpollution?
(a)Diesel
(b)Coal
(c)Hydrogen
(d)Kerosene
Q118.Zerowasinventedby
(a)Aryabhata
(b)Varahamihira
(c)BhaskaraI
(d)anunknownIndian
Q119.Whichoneofthefollowingsetsiscorrectlymatched?
(a)Diphtheria,PneumoniaandLeprosy:Hereditary
(b)AIDS,SyphilisandGonorrhoea:Bacterial
(c)Colourblindness,HemophiliaandSicklecellanaemia:Sex
linked
(d)Polio,JapaneseBencephalitisandplague:Viral
Q120.ApersonwithABbloodgroupissometimescalleda
universalrecipientbecauseofthe
(a)lackofantigeninhisblood
(b)lackofantibodiesinhisblood
(c)lackofbothantigensandantibodiesinhisblood
(d)presenceofantibodiesinhisblood
Q121.Whichoneofthefollowingisamembranethatprotectsthe
developingembryofromdesiccation?
(a)Amnion
(b)Allantois
(c)Chorion
(d)Yolksac
Q122.Whichoneofthefollowingantimicrobialdrugsissuitablefor
treatmentofbothtuberculosisandleprosy?
(a)Isoniazid
(b)paminosalicylicacid
(c)Streptomycin
(d)Rifampicin
Q123.Mostofthedesertplantsbloomduringnighttimebecause
(a)theirbloomingiscontrolledbylowtemperature
(b)theyaresensitivetothephasesofmoon
(c)thedesertinsectseatawayflowersduringdaytime
(d)thedesertinsectsareactiveduringnighttime
Q124.Theonlysnakethatbuildsanestis
(a)Chainviper
(b)KingCobra
(c)Krait
(d)Sawscaledviper
Q125.Whichofthefollowingelementsarepresentinallproteins?
I.Carbon
II.Hydrogen
III.Oxygen
IV.Nitrogen
Codes:
(a)IIandIII
(b)I,IIandIV
(c)I,IIIandIV
(d)I,II,IIIandIV
Q126.Whichoneofthefollowinghormonescontainsiodine?
(a)Thyroxine
(b)Testosterone
(c)Insulin
(d)Adrenaline
Q127.Byweavingthreadsofphysics,chemistryandbiologyintoa
richtapestry,thisremarkablescientistprovidedaunifyingmolecular
viewoftheworld...HetoutedthewonderfulpropertiesofVitaminC
firstasacureofcommoncoldandlaterasapreventiveagent
againstcancer.Oneofsciencesmajorfiguresofalltimereferredto
aboveis
(a)G.N.Lewis
(b)LinusCarlPauling
(c)FritzLondon
(d)WalterHeitler
Q128.ThefinalAgentOrangeraidinVietnamtookplacein1970...
areashavebeguntobloomagain.But19yearsafterthewarsend,
itseemsplainthatAgentOrangeiskillingandmaiminghuman
beings,somethingitneverintendedtodo.Theapparenttoxicfallout
fromthoseclouds...isacropofhumanmiseriesincludingcancers,
miscarriagesandbirthdefectsthatmaypersistfordecades.
Theoffensivesubstancereferredtointheabovequotationis
(a)DDTusedasinsecticide
(b)acomplexmixtureofherbicidesandweedicidesusedtoincrease
agriculturaloutputinthethenSouthVietnamundertheUSaid
programme
(c)acomplexmixtureofDDTandotherinsecticidesusedasaerial
spraysforprotectionagainstmalariaandothertropicaldiseases
(d)dioxinusedasdefoliants
Q129.Itbeginsasasinglecellandgrowsintoamercilessdisease
thatclaimsmillionsoflivesyearafteryear.Butscientistsaresteadily
unlockingitsmysteries,andthefightagainstitmaynowhave
reachedadramaticturningpoint.Newdiscoveriespromisebetter
therapiesandhopeinthewaragainst...Thediseasereferredtoin
theabovequotationis
(a)Cancer
(b)AIDS
(c)Tuberculosis
(d)Alzheimersdisease
Q130.Yellowcake,anitemofsmugglingacrossbordersis
(a)acrudeformofheroin
(b)acrudeformofcocaine
(c)uraniumoxide
(d)unrefinedgold
Q131.Considertheseriesgivenbelow:
4/12/95,1/1/96,29/1/96,26/2/96,...
Thenexttermoftheseriesis
(a)24/3/96
(b)25/3/96
(c)26/3/96
(d)27/3/96
Q132.Intrackmeetsboth100yardsand100metresareusedas
distances.Byhowmanymetresis100metreslongerthan100yards
?
(a)0.856m
(b)8.56m
(c)0.0856m
(d)1.0m
Q133.Examinethefollowingstatements:
IwatchTVonlyifIambored.
IamneverboredwhenIhavemybrotherscompany.
WheneverIgotothetheatre,Itakemybrotheralong.
Whichoneofthefollowingconclusionsisvalidinthecontextofthe
abovestatements?
(a)IfIambored,IwatchTV
(b)IfIambored,Iseekmybrotherscompany
(c)IfIamnotwithmybrother,thenIwatchTV
(d)IfIamnotbored,IdonotwatchTV
Q134.Inthegivendiagram,circleArepresentsteacherswhocan
teachPhysics,circleBrepresentsteacherswhocanteach
ChemistryandcircleCrepresentsthosewhocanteach
Mathematics.Amongtheregionsmarkedp,q,r........theonewhich
representsteacherswhocanteachPhysicsandMathematicsbut
notChemistry,is
(a)v
(b)u
(c)s
(d)t
Q135.Sevenmen,A,B,C,D,E,FandGarestandinginaqueuein
thatorder.Eachoneiswearingacapofadifferentcolourlikeviolet,
indigo,blue,green,yellow,orangeandred.Disabletoseeinfront
ofhimgreenandbluebutnotviolet.Ecanseevioletandyellow,but
notred.Gcanseecapsofallcoloursotherthanorange.IfEis
wearinganindigocolouredcap,thenthecolourofthecapwornbyF
is
(a)blue
(b)violet
(c)red
(d)orange
Q136.Apersontravelledfromoneplacetoanotheratanaverage
speedof40kilometres/hourandbacktotheoriginalplaceatan
averagespeedof50kilometres/hour.Whatishisaveragespeedin
kilometres/hourduringtheentireroundtrip?
(a)45
(b)20
(c)400/9
(d)Impossibletofindoutunlessthedistancebetweenthetwo
placesisknown
Q137.Thevalueof
(am)(bm)...(ym)(zm)is
(a)m26+am25+abm24+...+a.b.c....z
(b)m26am25+abm24+...a.b.c....z
(c)0
(d)Indeterminate
Q138.Arectangularsumpofdimensions6mx5mx4mistobe
builtbyusingbrickstomaketheouterdimension6.2mx5.2x4.2
m.Approximatelyhowmanybricksofsize20cmx10cmx5cmare
requiredtobuildthesumpforstoringwater?
(a)1500
(b)3000
(c)15000
(d)30000
Q139.Considerthefiguregivenbelow:
PQRSisasquareofside1unitandQ,Sarethecentresofthetwo
circles.Theareaoftheshadedportionis
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Q140.Athiefrunningat8km/hrischasedbyapolicemanwhose
speedis10km/hr.Ifthethiefis100metresaheadofthepoliceman,
thenthetimerequiredforthepolicemantocatchthethiefwillbe
(a)2minutes
(b)6minutes
(c)10minutes
(d)3minutes
Q141.Astudenthas60%chanceofpassinginEnglishand54%
chanceofpassinginbothEnglishandMathematics.Whatisthe
percentageprobabilitythathewillfailinMathematics?
(a)12
(b)36
(c)4
(d)10
Q142.Atablehasthreedrawers.Itisknownthatoneofthedrawers
containstwosilvercoins,anothercontainstwogoldcoinsandthe
thirdonecontainsasilvercoinandagoldcoin.Oneofthedrawers
isopenedatrandomandacoinisdrawn.Itisfoundtobeasilver
coin.Whatistheprobabilitythattheothercoininthedrawerisa
goldcoin?
(a)0.25
(b)1.00
(c)0.50
(d)0.60
Q143.IntheCartesianplanefourpointsP,Q,R,Shaveco
ordinates(1,1),(4,2),(4,4)and(1,4).Theareaofthequadrilateral
PQRSis
(a)9
(b)7.5
(c)4.5
(d)Impossibletofindunlessthelengthsofthediagonalsareknown
Q144.Considerthediagramgivenbelow:
T:Transport
Ec:Educationofchildren
H:Housing
C:Clothing
F:Food
S:Savings
O:Others
Fromthediagramshownitwouldberighttoconcludethat
(a)thefamilyspentmorethanhalftheincomeonfoodandclothing
(b)theamountsavedbythefamilywastoolittle
(c)thefamilyhadnohealthproblems
(d)thefamilymanagedtomeetalltheessentialexpensesoutofthe
incomeearned
Q145.Considerthetablegivenbelowprovidingdetailsoftraffic
volumeperhourforlocations:
Location Total %ofHeavy Averagenoise Noisepollution
traffic Vehicles levelindB(A) level,indB(A)
volume
I 377 24.40 73.50 84.00
II 380 12.50 72.60 83.00
III 377 30.00 73.50 86.50
IV 225 12.50 72.98 80.90
Whenthetotaltrafficvolumeisthesame,thefactor(s)which
affect(s)thenoisepollutionlevelis/are
(a)%ofheavyvehicles
(b)noisepollutionlevelandaveragenoiselevel
(c)averagenoiseleveland%ofheavyvehicles
(d)indeterminableonthebasisofdetailsgiven
Q146.Thepricefluctuationsof4scripsinastockmarketinthefour
quartersofayearareshowninthetablebelow.Fourdifferent
investorshadthefollowingportfoliosofinvestmentinthefour
companiesthroughouttheyear:
Portfolios
Investor1:10ofA,20ofB,30ofCand40ofD
StockMarketPerformance
IQuarter IIQuarter IIIQuarter IVQuarter
ScripA Up10% Down15% Up10% Down10%
ScripB Up2% Up1% Up2% Up2%
ScripC Up1% Up1% Down5% Down1%
ScripD Up20% Down15% Up30% Down10%
Inthelightoftheabovewhichoneofthefollowingstatementsis
correct?
(a)Investor2hasmadethebestinvestment
(b)Investor1hasmadethebestinvestment
(c)Investor2sufferedanetlossduringtheyear
(d)Investor3sufferedanetlossduringtheyear
Q147.XandYaretwovariableswhosevaluesatanytimeare
relatedtoeachotherasshowninFig.(i).Xisknowntovary
periodicallywithreferencetotimeasshowninFig.(ii).
WhichofthefollowingcurvesdepictscorrectlythedependenceofY
ontime?
Q148.Outofatotalof120musiciansinaclub,5%canplayallthe
threeinstrumentsguitar,violinandflute.Itsohappensthatthe
numberofmusicianswhocanplayanytwoandonlytwoofthe
aboveinstrumentsis30.Thenumberofmusicianswhocanplaythe
guitaraloneis40.Whatisthetotalnumberofthosewhocanplay
violinaloneorflutealone?
(a)45
(b)44
(c)38
(d)30
Q149.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthestatementthat
EitherJohnisstupidorJohnislazy?
I.Johnislazy/therefore,Johnisnotstupid.
II.Johnisnotlazy/therefore,Johnisstupid.
III.Johnisnotstupid/therefore,Johnislazy.
IV.Johnisstupid/therefore,Johnisnotlazy.
Codes:
(a)IandII
(b)IIandIII
(c)IIIandIV
(d)IandIV
Q150.ApersonearnsRs.2000permonthoverandabovehis
salaryasadditionalchargeallowance.However,30%ofthis
additionalincomewillbedeductedasadditionalincometaxat
source.IfthepersonwoulddepositRs.1000permonthonalong
termsavingfetching12%interesthistaxliabilityontheadditional
allowancewouldreduceto10%.Whatistheeffectiveinterestfor
thispersonformoneyinvestedinthelongtermsavingsscheme?
(a)12%
(b)18%
(c)19%
(d)20%
Answers1995UPSCCivilServices/IASPreliminaryGeneral
Studies
1.B 2.D 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.C 10.D
11.A 12.D 13.A 14.C 15.A 16.A 17.A 18.B 19.A 20.C
21.D 22.D 23.D 24.C 25.B 26.A 27.D 28.D 29.D 30.A
31.D 32.A 33.D 34.C 35.A 36.D 37.C 38.A 39.D 40.A
41.D 42.D 43.C 44.B 45.A 46.D 47.C 48.A 49.D 50.A
51.D 52.C 53.C 54.C 55.D 56.D 57.B 58.D 59.D 60.D
61.C 62.C 63.A 64.B 65.B 66.D 67.D 68.C 69.D 70.C
71.D 72.C 73.A 74.D 75.D 76.A 77.A 78.A 79.D 80.C
81.B 82.A 83.B 84.A 85.B 86.B 87.B 88.C 89.A 90.C
91.D 92.D 93.B 94.C 95.D 96.A 97.C 98.D 99.D 100.
D
101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110.
B B D D C D C C D A
111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120.
C A C D B B C D C B
121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130.
A D D D D A D D A A
131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140.
B B D B C C C C D D
141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150.
D C B D A B C B B B
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