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BRAIN TREE
CIVIL SERVICES PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION - 2010
SUGGESTED ANSWER KEY FOR GENERAL STUDIES
TEST BOOKLET - B
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Questions start with 1. Due to their extensive rice cultivation, some regions may be contributing to global warming. To what possible reason/ reasons is this attributable ?
a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both 1 nor 2 d) Neither 1 nor 2 Ans : c 2. Sustainable development is described as……………following concepts ? Ans : d 3. Given below ……four energy crops…….. can be cultivated for ethanol ? Ans : b 4. Consider : 1. Bhiterkanika, Orissa …….Salt Water Crocodile Ans : b 5. Some species of plants are insectivorous why? Ans : b 6. A person traveled a distance of 50 km in 8 hours…………… Ans : b 7. In the context of governance, 1. Encouraging Foreign Direct Investment inflows. Ans : d 8. As per the UN-Habitat’s Global Report on Human Settlements 2009……..last three decades? Ans : a 9. In India, which type of forest among…….occupies the largest area ? Ans : c 10. Inclusive growth as enunciated in the Eleventh Five Year Plan……… Ans : c 11. How many numbers from 0 to 999 are not divisible by either 5 or 7 ? Ans : c 12. Tamil Nadu is a leading producer of mill-made cotton yarn in the country………… Ans : b 13. Consider : 1. On the planet Earth, the fresh water available for use amouts…….found. Ans : c 14. Which one of the following reflects back more sunlight as compared to other three? Ans : c 15. Rivers that pass through Himachal Pradesh are Ans : c 16. Who of the following shall cause every recommendation made by the Finance Commission to be laid before each House of Parliament ? Ans : a 17. Which one……. for the preparation and presentation of Union Budget to the Parliament ? Ans : b 18. In a group of five persons A, B, C, D and E, there is a professor, a doctor and lawyer………… Ans : c 19. Consider : actions by the government ….1) Cutting the tax rates. Ans : a 20. Half of the villagers of a certain village have their own houses…………… Ans : b 21. When the Reserve Bank of India announces an increase of the Cash Reserve Ratio…….. Ans : a 22. Who among the following Governor Generals created the Covenanted Civil Service…. Ans : c 23. What was the immediate cause for the launch of the Swadeshi movement ? Ans : a 24. Consider : 1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad persuaded Mahatma Gandhi………………. Ans : b 25. By a regulation in 1793, the District Collector was deprived of his judicial powers……….. Ans : c 26. With reference to India, 1) The Wholesale Price Index (WPI) in India………only. Ans : b 27. Each person’s performance compared with all other persons….. subjectively. Ans : b 28. What is the principle by which a cooling system ( Radiator )………car works ? Ans : b 29. Which among ……..GSM family of wireless technologies ? Ans : b 30. With reference………………..cancerous tumours, a tool called cyberknife …………. Ans : d 31. A geographic area with an altitude of 400 metres has following characteristics…… Ans : b 32. If a potato is placed on a pure paper plate which is white and unprinted and put ……….. Ans : c 33. With reference to the Constitution of India, 1) Fundamental Rights. Ans : b 34. A new type of El Nino called El Nino Modoki appeared in the news. In this context…… Ans : b 35. Mon 863 is a variety of maize. It was in the news for the following reason………… Ans : b 36. A cuboid has six sides of different colours. The red side is opposite to black…… Ans : c 37. Consider : The satellite Oceansat-2 launched by India helps in………….. Ans : c 38. Genetically modified “golden rice” has been engineered to meet human………….. Ans : b 39. In a tournament 14 teams play league matches. If each team plays against……. played ? Ans : b 40. Consider : The Supreme Court of India tenders advice………matters of law or fact…. Ans : b 41. Chlorination is a process used for water purification……………… Ans : b 42. With reference to Lok Adalats,…………a) Lok Adalats have the jurisdiction……. Ans : d 43. Consider : 1) Bluetooth device Ans : d 44. Though coffee and tea both are cultivated on hill slopes, there is some …………….. Ans : c 45. In the context of the affairs of which…………..”Special Safeguards Mechanisms” Ans : b 46. Which of the following………….commercial banks for providing credit to the government ? Ans : b 47. In order to comply with TRIPS Agreement, India enacted the Geographical Indications…… Ans : b 48. The SEZ Act, 2005 which came into effect in February 2006 has certain objectives….. Ans : a 49. Which one……an appropriate description of deflation………… Ans : c 50. Consider : 1. Biodiversity hotspots are located only in tropical regions. Ans : d 51. Widespread resistance of malaria parasite to drugs like chloropquine……….. Ans : b 52. Consider : 1. The boundaries of a National Park are defined by legislation. Ans : c 53. A pesticide which is a chlorinated hydrocarbon is sprayed on a food crop…………. Ans : d 54. With reference to soil conservation,…….1) Crop rotation Ans : d 55. With reference the Non-banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) in India…… Ans : b 56. Which one ……….. stipulated in the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003? Ans : c 57. Two trains leave New Delhi at the same time…………… Ans : a 58. A question paper had ten questions….. ………… answers are possible ? Ans : d 59. In the parlance of financial investments, the term ‘bear denotes…………. Ans : a 60. A great deal of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to India comes…………..UK and France…. Ans : b 61. When you travel in certain parts of India,,,,,,,,,, reason for this colour ? Ans : c 62. Which one……….Gondwana rocks as most important of rock systems of India ? Ans : b 63. Which one………across if one travels through the Strait of Malacca ? Ans : d 64. With reference to the river Luni,………… statements is correct ? Ans : d 65. Which one…………matched ? a) Govind Sagar : Satluj Ans : b 66. A geographic region has the following distinct characteristics : 67. With reference to the National Rehabilitation and Resettlement Policy, 2007………. 68. In the context of India’s Five Year Plan, more on infrastructure begins in ………… 69. Two of the schemes launched by the Government of India for Women’s development…….. 70. With reference……United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, ……….. 71. Three men start together to travel the same way around a circular track of 11 km……. 72. With reference to the Consumer Disputes Redressal at district level in India,…………. 73. King Cobra is the only snake that makes its own nest…………………… 74. As a result of their annual survey, the National Geographic Society…………….. 75. Consider : 1. The Taxus tree naturally found in the Himalayas. 76. P, Q, R and S are four men. P is the oldest but not the poorest…………. 77. What causes wind to deflect toward left in the Southern hemisphere ? 78. Indiscriminate disposal of used fluorescent electric lamps causes………… 79. If there were no Himalayan ranges what would have been the most likely……….. 80. In the context of space technology, what is “Bhuvan”,………………….news ? 81. The latitudes that pass through Sikkim also pass through ? 82. A man fills a basket with eggs in such a way that the number of eggs added…………. 83. The diameters of two circular coins are in the ratio of 1:3. …………….. 84. The difference between the simple interest received from two banks on Rs. 500……. 85. When ten persons shake hands with one another, in how many ways is it possible ? Ans : d 86. A candidate attempted 12 questions and secured full marks in all of them…………….. 87. In how many ways can four children be made to stand in a line…………………… 88. In a meeting, the map of a village was placed in such a manner that south-east becomes north…. 89. Consider : 1. The “Bombay Manifesto” signed in 1936 openly…………….. 90. Among the following, who was not a proponent of bhakti cult ? 91. For the Karachi session of Indian National Congress in 1931 presided over by Sardar Patel…. 92. Who among the following were official Congress negotiators with Cripps Mission ? 93. Which one…… processes in the bodies of living organisms is digestive process ? 94. From the point of view of evolution of living organisms, correct sequence of evolution ? 95. Consider : 1. Hepatitis B is several times more infectious than HIV/AIDS. 96. Excessive release of the pollutant carbon monoxide (CO) into the air may produce…….. 97. Consider : 1. Every individual in the population is equally susceptible host for Swine Flu. 98. With regard to the transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency …………… 99. What are the possible limitations of India in mitigating the global warming ………….. 100. Consider : 1. The Commonwealth has no charter, treaty or constitution. 101. Examine : 1. All colours are pleasant. 102. In the context of bilateral trade negotiations between India ad European Union….….. 103. The approximate representation of land use classification in India is ….. 104. With reference to the National Investment Fund to which the disinvestment proceeds……… 105. In India, which of ………regulated by the Forward Markets Commission ? 106. Which one ………..feature of Limited Liability Partnership firm ? 107. With reference to the institution of Banking Ombudsman in India…………… 108. With reference to India, 1. Nationalisation of Banks. 109. What was the immediate reason for Ahmad Shah Abdali to invade ………….. 110. With reference to Pondicherry ( now Puducherry)…………….. 111. Why did Buddhism start declining in India in the early medieval times ? 112. Consider : The functions of commercial banks in India include…………….. 113. In India, the tax proceeds of which one of the …………declined in the last five years ? 114. Which one……….. appropriated by the Panchayats in that particular State ? 115. Consider : In India, taxes on transaction in Stock Exchanges and Futures Markets are 116. In India, during the last decade the total cultivated land for…. Less stagnant ? 117. Consider : 1. The Union Government fixes the Statutory Minimum Price…… 118. With …… to India economy….. 1) The GDP has increased by four times in the last 10 years. 119. Consider : can found in the ambient atmosphere: 1) Soot 120. The International Development Association, a lending agency, is administered by the…… 121. Six books A, B, C, D, E and F are placed side by side………….. 122. Following are the characteristics of an area in India .1) Hot and humid climate. 123. Running at a speed of 60 km per hour, a train passed through a 1.5 km long tunnel….. 124. India-based Neutrino Observatory is included by the Planning Commission……….. 125. The “Instrument of Instructions” contained in the Government of India Act 1935….. 126. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles produce one……….”exhaust”. 127. Recently, LASIK procedure is being made popular……………… 128. Consider : 1. Oxides of Hydrogen 129. Six persons M, N, O, P, Q and R are sitting in two rows, three in each…………… 130. A person X has four notes of Rupee 1, 2, 5 and 10 denomination……………… 131. Consider : 1. Brazil 132. Which one…….. related to United Nations ? 133. In the context…………1. Melt down……..Fall in stock prices. 134. With reference to BRIC countries,……..1. At present, China’s GDP is more…… 135. Which……as artificial currency ? a) ADR 136. Stiglitz Commission established by the President of the UNs General Assembly……. 137. With reference……..pairs : 1) Copper ………… Jharkhand 138. As regards the use of international food safety standards as ………….WTO collaborate with? 139. An objective of the National Food Security Mission is to increase the production ……crops? 140. In India, …..savings accounts in all the nationalized commercial banks in fixed by…… 141. With reference to Simon Commission’s recommendations…………… 142. Four resolutions were passed at the famous Calcutta session of Indian National Congress….. 143. Two numbers X and Y are respectively 20% and 28% less than a third number Z…… 144. After Quit India Movement, C. Rajagopalachari issued a pamphlet entitled “The Way Out”… 145. There are only two known examples of cave paintings of the Gupta period.……………. 146. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ………… 147. Which bacterial strain, developed from natural isolates by genetic manipulations…… 148. Which feature of some species of blue-green algae helps promote them as bio-fertilisers? 149. India is a party to the Ramsar Convention and has declared many areas as Ramsar Sites….. 150. Other than Jatropha curcas, why is Pongamia pinnata also considered a good option…...India?
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