GROUP-I SCREENING TEST
MODEL
PAPER
No. of questions : 150
Max. Time : 2
Hrs.
1.
Consider the following statements
with reference to the state of Andhra Pradesh
1.
Rice is the staple food
of the state
2.
A.P. is the first state
to involve farmers in the management
of irrigation resources.
3.
A.P. has
the largest deposits
of quality chrysolite asbestos
in the country.
4.
All the railway routes in
Andhra Pradesh are broad guage.
Of the above the correct statements are
a)
1,2 b) 1,2,3 c)
2,3,4 d) 1,2,3,4
2.
The radar is used for :
a) Detecting objects
by light waves.
b) Detecting objects
by reflection of sound waves
c) Determining the position of objects by radio waves
d) Following rain
clouds
3.
Acid rain is caused by
a) Cooling of
acid vapours reaching the clouds
b) Reaction between rain water and carbon dioxide pollutants.
c) Reaction between cloud water and sulphur dioxide pollutants.
d) Reaction between
water vapours and electric
charge during lightning and
cloud bursts.
4.
Match the following :
List-I List-II
Physical
Quantities Units
A. Acceleration
1. Joule
B. Force
2. Newton-second
C. Work done
3. Newton
D. Impulse
4. Metre / second2
A B C
D
a. 1 2 3
4
b. 2 3 4
1
c. 3 4 1
2
d. 4 3 1
2
5. Match
the following :
List-I List-II
Appliance
/ Instrument Measured quantity
A. Ammeter 1. Pressure
B. Hygrometer 2. Weight
C. Barometer 3. Current
D. Spring balance
4. Relative humidity
A B C
D
a. 2 3
4 1
b. 3 4
1 2
c. 4 1
2 3
d. 1 2 3
4
6.
The essential element in all organic compounds is
a) Nitrogen
b) Oxygen
c) Carbon
d) Sulphur
7. Which
acid is
used in photography ?
a) Formic acid b) Oxalic
acid c) Citric acid
d) Acetic acid
8.
Consider the following statements :
1. Presence of calcium sulphate makes water hard and unfit for use.
2. Diamond is harder
than copper and iron
3. The
main component of
air is oxygen
4. Nitrogen is used in
the preparation of vegetable ghee.
a) 1,2
b) 3,4
c) 1,3 d) 2,4
9.
Chlorophyll is a naturally
occurring compound in which
the metal present most abundantly is
a) Calcium b) Magnesium
c) Copper
d) Iron
10.
Which one of the following types of coal contains a higher
percentage of carbon than
the rest?
a) Anthracite
b) Bituminous coal c) Lignite d)
Peat
11. Consider the following
statements about haemoglobin and select the
correct answer from the code
given below
1. It contains iron
2. It imparts red colour to the blood
3. It provides immunity against certain diseases
4. It is a carrier of oxygen in blood
a) 1,2,3
b) 2,3,4
c) 1,2,4
d) 1,2,3,4
12. Which
one of the following
is not correctly matched?
a) Ginger - rhizome
b) Salfron - seeds
c) Opium - poppy of opium
d) Flax - stem
13.
Isotopes are atoms of an element whose
a)
Atomic weight is
same, but atomic number is different.
b)
Atomic weight is different
but atomic number is same.
c)
Atomic number and
atomic weight are same
d)
None of these
14.
Dinosaurs were
a) Cenozoic
reptiles b) Mesozoic birds
c) Palaeozoic
amphibia
d) Mesozoic reptiles
15. Which one of the following
is not a natural polymer ?
a) Wool
b) Silk
c) Leather
d) Nylon
16. Of
the following the oldest dynasty was
a) Chalukyas
b) Pallavas
c) Rashtrakutas
d) Satavahans
17.
Match the following :
List-I
List-II A B C D
A. Chandragupta 1.
Piyadassi a. 2 3 4
1
B. Bindusara
2. Sandrocottus b. 1 3 2
4
C. Ashoka
3. Amitraghata c.
2 3 1
4
D. Chanakya
4. Vishnugupta d. 3 4 2
1
18. Given
below are
two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as
Reason (R):
In the context of the above two statements,
choose from the codes given below :
a) Both
A and R are true and R is
the correct explanation of A.
b) Both
A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation
of A.
c) A
is true but R is false
d) A
is false but R is true
A: Jainism became a strong rival to Hinduism in Andhra during
the 7th Century.
R
: The Eastern Chalukyas patronised
Jainism.
19.
The first English Weekly
started by a “Telugu Man” was
a) Federated
India
b) Crescent
c) The
Hindu d) The Telugu Harp
20.
Consider the following statements
:
1.
The Golden Age of Karnatic
Music began in 1763
2.
The present day Karnatic
Music owes its richness to Shyama
Shastri, Tyagaraja and Muthu Swamy Dikshitar.
3.
Tyagaraja, one of the most
musical geniuses of all times, composed in Telugu .
4.
Muthu Swamy Dikshitar composed mostly in Sanskrit.
Of the above the correct statements are
a) 1,2 b) 3,4 c)
2,3 d) 1,2,3,4
21. Arrange
the following in chronological order and find the correct answer with the help of the code
given below
1) Ahilya Bai
2) Durgawati
3) Padmini 4) Tarabai
a) 1,2,3,4
b) 3,2,4,1 c) 3,4,1,2
d) 2,1,3,4
22.
Bhakti Movement was started
by
a) Alwar saints
b) Sufi saints
c) Surdas d) Tulsidas
23.
The first Telugu
Talkie was
a) Bhaktha
Jayadeva - G.K. Mangaraju
b) Sita
Kalyanam - P.V. Das
c) Bhaktaprahalada
- H.M. Reddy
d) Kalidas - L.V. Prasad
24.
Match the following :
List-I List-II
A. Adil Shahi
1. Ahmednagar
B. Qutb Shahi
2. Bijapur
C. Nizam Shahi 3.
Golkonda
D. Imad Shahi
4. Berar
A B C
D
a) 1 2
3 4
b) 2 3
4 1
c) 3 4
1 2
d) 2 3
1 4
25.
The famous battle of Takkolam of
south India was
fought between
a) Cholas and North Chalukyas b) Cholas and
Rashtrakutas
c) Cholas
and Hoysalas
d) Cholas and
Pandyas
26. Which
one of the following
is not correctly matched
?
a) Lord Cornwallis - Permanent Settlement
b) Lord Wellesley - Subsidiary Alliance System
c) Lord Hastings - Second Anglo
- Maratha War
d) Lord William Bentick - Regulation XVII OF 1829
27. Which Sikh Guru helped
the rebel prince Khusro with money and
blessings ?
a) Guru Hargovind
b) Guru Govind
Singh
c) Guru Arjun
Dev d) Guru Tegh
Bahadur
28.
Which one of the following Acts empowered the Governor General of India to
issue Ordinances?
a) Charter Act
of 1833 b) Indian Council Act of 1861
c) Indian Council Act of 1892 d) Indian Council Act
of 1909
29. The
English introduced Raiyatwari Settlements in
a)
Bengal Presidency
b) Madras Presidency
c) Bombay Presidency
d) Madras and Bombay Presidencies
30.
Of the following who was called the `Father of Indian Unrest’
?
a) A.O. Hume
b) Dadabhai Naoroji
c) Lokmanya Tilak
d) Mahatma Gandhi
31.
Gandhiji was not associated
with which
of the following movements?
a) Khilafat Movement b) Individual Satyagrah
Movement
c) Quit India Movement
d) Swadeshi Movement
32.
Two Home rule Leagues were started in 1915-16 under the leadership
of
a) Tilak and Anne Besant b) Tilak and Aurobindo Ghosh
c) Tilak and Lala Lajpat Rai d) Tilak
and Vipin Chandra Pal
33. Which one of the following Congress leaders
was fully in favour of Cabinet Mission Plan?
a) Jawahar Lal Nehru b) Maulana
Abul Kalam Azad
c) Mahatma Gandhi d) Sardar
Patel
34. Acharya Vinoba Bhave was
arrested for the first time for taking
part in
a) Bardoli Movement
b) Champaran Satyagrah
c) Civil Disobedience Movement d) Non-cooperation Movement
35. Who
of the following killed
General Dyer responsible
for Jallianwala Bagh Massaere ?
a) Prithvi Singh Azad b) Sohan
Singh Joshi
c) Udham Singh
d) Sardar Kishan Singh
36. Who
of the following first mooted
the idea of a constituent
Assembly to frame a Constitution
for an Independent India ?
a) Swaraj Party in 1935 b) Congress Party in 1936
c) Muslim League in 1942 d) All Parties Conference in 1946
37. The
event during the
national movement that sowed seeds of
discord and country's
eventual partition was
a) Birth of
Muslim League, 1906
b) Partition
of Bengal, 1905
c) Gandhiji's support to the Khilafat movement
d)
Separate electorate
and reservation of
seats for the Muslims in
the Legislative Assemblies.
38. Given
below are
two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as
Reason (R):
Assertion
: In the wake of Quit India Movement the British
and the Muslims in their common hatred
for the Congress came closer to each other.
Reason : Jinnah acted as a staunch ally of the British Government
and told Muslims to keep
away from the Congress movement
of 1942.
In the context of the above two statements, choose from the codes
given below :
a) Both A and R are true and R is
the correct explanation of A.
b) Both
A and R are true but R is NOT a correct explanation
of A.
c) A
is true but R is false
d) A is
false but R is true
39.
Math List-I and List-II
and select the correct
answer from the code given below :
List-I List-II
A. August Declaration 1. Lord Linlithgow
B. August Offer
2. Montague
C. August Resolution
3. M.A. Jinnah
D. Direct Action
4. Gandhi
A B C
D
a. 2 1
4 3
b. 1 2
4 3
c. 1 2
3 4
d. 4 1
2 3
40.
Math List-I and List-II
and select the correct
answer from the code given below :
List-I List-II
A. Socialist Party
1. C.R. Das
B. Communist Party
2. Ram Manohar Lohta
C. Swaraj Party
3. Lala Hardyal
D. Ghadar Party
4. P.C. Joshi
A B C
D
a. 2 4
1 3
b. 3 4
1 2
c. 2 1
3 4
d. 4 3
2 1
41. The
functions of the Election Commission of India are
a) To
conduct all the elections to Parliament and to State Legislatures.
b) To conduct elections to the offices of the President and the Vice-President.
c) To recommend
imposition of President's
rule in a State where conditions are not
conducive to holding of free and
fair elections.
d) The superintendence, direction and control preparation of electoral
rolls.
a) 1,2,3
b) 1,2,4
c) 1,3,4
d) All of the above
42.
Which one of the following provisions of
the Indian Constitution deals with
the appointment and dismissal
of the Council of Ministers ?
a) Article 70
b) Article 72 c)
Article 74 d) Article 75
43. For
distribution of powers
between the Union and the
States, the Constitution of
India introduces three lists. Which two of the following Articles govern the distribution of powers
a) Articles 4 and 5
b) Articles 56
and 57
c) Articles 141 and 142
d) Articles 245 and 246
44.
The state which passed the
Right to Information Act in 2003
was
a) Tamil
Nadu b) Jammu
and Kashmir
c) Andhra
Pradesh d) Delhi
45. The
national emergency
as Article 352 of the Indian Constitution provides, May be proclaimed
under which of the following circumstances
a) Failure of Constitutional machinery
b) External aggression
c) Internal disturbance
d) War, external aggression or armed rebellion
46. A
writ issued by the judiciary
enjoining upon
the executive to do what it should have done within its stipulated
powers is called
a) Habeas Corpus
b) Mandamaus
c) Prohibition
d) Quo-warranto
47. Acting Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court in India is
appointed by the
a) Chief Justice of Supreme Court b) Prime
Minister
c) President d)
Law Minister
