TNPSC – GROUP I
(PRELIMINARY) EXAMINATION
(HELD ON FEB 16, 2013)
(01) The sampling
rate, (how many samples per second are stored) for a CD is
(A) 48.4 KHZ (B)
22,050 HZ
(C) 44.1 KHZ (D) 48 KHZ
(C) 44.1 KHZ (D) 48 KHZ
Explanation:
The sampling rate, sample rate, or sampling
frequency (
) defines the number of samples per
unit of time (usually seconds) taken from a continuous signal to make a
discrete signal. The full range of human hearing is between 20 Hz and 20 kHz.
The minimum sampling rate that satisfies the sampling theorem for this full
bandwidth is 40 kHz. The 44.1 kHz sampling rate used for Compact Disc
was chosen for this and other technical reasons.
) defines the number of samples per
unit of time (usually seconds) taken from a continuous signal to make a
discrete signal. The full range of human hearing is between 20 Hz and 20 kHz.
The minimum sampling rate that satisfies the sampling theorem for this full
bandwidth is 40 kHz. The 44.1 kHz sampling rate used for Compact Disc
was chosen for this and other technical reasons.
(02)
Which one of the following is not related to United Nations Organizations?
(A)
Multilateral investment guarantee agency
(B)
International finance corporation
(C)
International centre for settlement of investment disputes
(D)
Bank of international settlements
Explanation:
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
(MIGA) is an international financial institution which offers political risk
insurance guarantees. Such guarantees help investors protect foreign direct
investments against political and non-commercial risks in developing countries.
MIGA is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered in Washington,
D.C., United States.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is
an international financial institution which offers investment, advisory, and
asset management services to encourage private sector development in developing
countries. The IFC is a member of the World Bank Group and is headquartered
in Washington, D.C., United States.
The International Centre for Settlement of
Investment Disputes (ICSID) is an international arbitration institution which
facilitates arbitration and conciliation of legal disputes between
international investors. The ICSID is a member of the World Bank Group and
is headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States.
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
is an international organization of central banks which "fosters
international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for
central banks”. As an international institution, it is not accountable to any
single national government. The BIS carries out its work through subcommittees,
the secretariats it hosts and through an annual general meeting of all member
banks. It also provides banking services, but only to central banks and other
international organizations. It is based in Basel, Switzerland, with
representative offices in Hong Kong and Mexico City.
The World Bank differs from the World Bank
Group, in that the World Bank comprises only two institutions: the
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the
International Development Association (IDA), whereas the latter incorporates
these two in addition to three more:[5] International Finance Corporation
(IFC), Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), and International
Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).
(03)
Which is the discipline for which Robert J Lofkowitz and Brain K Kobilka
received the Nobel Prize for the year 2012?
(A)
Chemistry (B) Physics
(C)
Medicine (D)
Literature
Explanation:
The
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012 was awarded jointly to Robert J. Lefkowitz and
Brian K. Kobilka "for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors"
(04)
Who is the first Bharat Ratna Awardee?
(A) Shri Chakravarti Raja Gopalachari (B) Jawaharlal Nehru
(C) Dr. Rajendra Prasad (D)
Dr. Zakir Hussain
Explanation:
Bharat Ratna is the Republic of India
So far 5 posthumous, 5 women, 5 Presidents of
India, 5 Prime Ministers of India, 2 Non-Indians got this award.
(05)
Which is the non fatal viral disease transmitted by Aedes mosquito?
(A)
Chikungunya (B)
Dengue fever
(C)
Filariasis (D)
Malaria
Explanation:
Aedes is a genus of mosquito originally found
in tropical and subtropical zones, but now found on all continents excluding Antarctica . Some species of this genus transmit serious
diseases, including dengue fever and yellow fever. In Polynesia ,
the species Aedes polynesiensis is responsible for the transmission of human
lymphatic filariasis. The yellow fever mosquito, Aedes aegypti is a
mosquito that can spread the dengue fever, Chikungunya and yellow fever viruses,
and other diseases.
Malaria is a mosquito-borne infectious disease
of humans and other animals caused by protists (a type of microorganism) of the
genus Plasmodium. It begins with a bite from an infected female mosquito
(Anopheles Mosquito), which introduces the protists via its saliva into the
circulatory system, and ultimately to the liver where they mature and
reproduce.
(06)
Who are ASHA?
(A)
Trained woman health volunteer involved in immunization, safe delivery and care
of new born
(B)
Trained men health volunteer involved in immunization, safe delivery and care
of new born
(C)
Trained Doctors involved in immunization, safe delivery and care of new born
(D)
Trained woman nurses involved in immunization, safe delivery and care of new
born
Explanation:
Accredited
Social Health Activists (ASHAs) are community health workers instituted by the
Government of India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) as part of
the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). The Mission
(07)
Area between 15 and 55 kms above the earth’s surface is called Stratosphere.
What is special about this?
(A)
Area rich with 90% ozone (B) Area rich with oxygen
(C)
Area rich with carbon dioxide (D)
Area rich with moisture
Explanation:
The
ozone layer is mainly found in the lower portion of the stratosphere from
approximately 20 to 30 kilometres (12 to 19 mi) above Earth, though the
thickness varies seasonally and geographically.
(08)
The latest member to join WTO on August 22, 2012 is
(A)
Russia (B) China
(C)
Cuba (D)
Canada
Explanation:
The WTO has 158 members. China joined in 2001 and Russia Iran
(09)
The grand old lady of Indian theatre who turned 100 recently is
(A)
Waheeda Rahman (B)
Zohra Sehgal
(C)
Farida Jalal (D)
Zarina Wahab
Explanation:
Veteran actress Zohra Sehgal, the grand old
lady of Indian cinema whose spirited performance in many a film and stage
production has entertained audiences during the past seven decades, turned 100
on April 2012.
(10)
Where is the Sardar
Vallabh Bhai
Patel National
Police Academy
(A)
Ahmedabad (B)
Delhi
(C)
Hyderabad (D)
Kolkata
Explanation:
(11)
Match:
List-I
List-II
(Rivers/Tributaries) (Landforms)
(a)
Chambal 1 Delta
(b)
Cauvery 2 Jog water falls
(c)
Narmadha 3 Bad lands
(d)
Sharvathi 4 Estuary
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 1 2 4 3
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 3 1 4 2
(12)
Match:
List-I
List-II
(a)
Sebastian vetel 1 Archery
(b)
Vijay Kumar Malhotra 2 Wrestling
(c)
Saina Nehwal 3 Formula One
(d)
Yogeshwar Dutt 4 Badminton
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 3 2 4 1
(C) 2 3 4 1
(D) 3 1 4 2
(13)
Match:
List-I
List-II
(a)
Vaisali 1 Ajatha
Satru
(b)
Rajgir 2 Kanishka
(c)
Pataliputra 3 Kalashoka
(d)
Kashmir 4 Asoka
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 3 2
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 2 4 1 3
(14)
Convert decimal 44 to binary
(A)
101100 (B) 011001
(C)
001 (D)
100011
(15)
Point out the correct event/given below Lala Lajpat Rai received severe lathi
blows and died because of that
(A)
Non-Cooperation Movement
(B)
Agitations against Simon Commission
(C)
Civil-Disobedience Movement
(D)
Quit India
Explanation:
Lala
Lajpat Rai (popularly know as Punjab Kesari) was an Indian freedom fighter. He
was also associated with activities of Punjab National Bank and Lakshmi
Insurance Company in their early stages. He sustained serious injuries by the
police when leading a non-violent protest against the Simon Commission and died
less than three weeks later. His death anniversary (November 17) is one of
several days celebrated as Martyrs' Day in India
(16)
Find the odd one out with reference to the Reforms Act of 1935
(A)
Provincial Autonomy (B)
All India
(C)
Dyarchy at the Centre (D)
Dyarchy in the Provinces
Explanation:
Dyarchy in the Provinces is
associated with the Government of India Act, 1919
(17)
Match:
(a)
Google 1 Web
server
(b)
Google Chrome 2 Firewall
(c)
Apache 3 Search Engine
(d)
AVG 4 Browser
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 4 1 2
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 3 2 4 1
(D) 2 1 4 3
(18)
Consider the following statements:
I. Bluetooth and WI_FI are both wireless
networking standards that provide connectivity via radio waves
II. The main difference is Bluetooth’s
primary use is to replace cables while WI-FI used to provide wireless, high
speed access to the internet or a local area network
(A)
I is true but II is false (B)
I is false but II is true
(C)
I and II are true (D)
I and II are false
(19)
The ‘Miniflame’ in news is a
(A)
computer virus (B)
mobile platform
(C)
new e-mail service (D)
mini computer
(20)
Which day was declared as the International Day of the girl child by the U.N.?
(A)
11th October (B)
12th October
(C)
13th October (D)
14th October
(21)
Which is the first state in India
(A)
Andhra Pradesh (B)
Rajasthan
(C)
Tamil Nadu (D)
Maharashtra
(22)
Which one of the following language is not included in the VIIIth schedule?
(A)
Maithili (B)
Dogri
(C)
Tulu (D)
Santhali
(23)
Match:
(a)
Balwantrai Mehta Committee 1 1978
(b)
Community Development Programme 2 1957
(c)
Ashok Mehta Committee 3 1952
(d)
73rd Constitutional Amendment 4 1993
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 1 2 3 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 2 3 1 4
(D) 1 3 4 2
(24)
Consider the following pairs. Which of the following pair is/are correct?
I. Sir Charles Wood’s Despatch - 1854
II.
Hunter Commission - 1884
III.
University Act - 1904
IV. Madras University
(A)
I and III (B)
II and IV
(C)
II and I (D)
IV and III
Explanation:
Hunter
Commission – 1882; Madras
University
(25)
Fill in the blanks:
According
to Human Development Index of 2011 _______ country rakns first and India
(A)
Japan
(B)
Norway
(C)
Malaysia, Low Human Development
(D)
None of these
Explanation:
United Nations Development Programme's Human
Development Report for 2011 was released on 2 November 2011.It covers 185
member states of the United Nations (out of 193), along with Hong Kong (of the
People's Republic of China), and the Palestinian territories; 8 UN member
states are not included because of lack of data.
The
Human Development Index (HDI) is a comparative measure of life expectancy,
literacy, education, standards of living, and quality of life for countries
worldwide.
(26)
Which of the following statements about ‘JANANI SURAKSHA YOJANA’ was correct?
I. The scheme has the dual objective of
reducing maternal and infant mortality
II. The scheme is 100% centrally sponsored
III. It involves cash assistance with medical
care
(A)
I alone correct (B)
II alone correct
(C)
III alone correct (D)
I, II and III are correct
Explanation:
Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) under the overall
umbrella of National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) is being proposed by way of
modifying the existing National Maternity Benefit Scheme (NMBS). While NMBS is linked to provision of
better diet for pregnant women from BPL families, JSY integrates the cash
assistance with antenatal care during the pregnancy period, institutional care
during delivery and immediate post-partum period in a health centre by
establishing a system of coordinated care by field level health worker. The
JSY is a 100% centrally sponsored scheme. Cash assistance is to be provided to
women from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families, for enabling them to deliver in
health institutions.
Vision
To
reduce over all maternal mortality ratio and infant mortality rate, and
To
increase institutional deliveries in BPL families
Target
Group
All
pregnant women belonging to the below poverty line (BPL) households and
Of
the age of 19 years or above
Up
to two live births
(27)
Which of the following statements about ‘the RTE Act’ is TRUE?
I. Catering to the age group of 6-14
II. Legal entitlement to free and compulsory
education
III. Catering to the age group of 14-18
IV. Meant for girl students alone
(A)
I and II (B)
IV alone
(C)
III alone (D) III and IV
Explanation:
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory
Education Act or Right to Education Act (RTE), was passed by the Indian
parliament on 4 August 2009, describes the modalities of the importance of free
and compulsory education for children between 6 and 14 in India India
(28)
Fill in the blanks:
US
accounts for only _____ percent of world population and is causing ____ 22
percent of world pollution, whereas India
(A)
4.6, 22, 4 (B)
4, 4.6, 22
(C)
17.4, 4, 4.6 (D)
22, 4.6, 90
(29)
Which of the following statements about ‘Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalacrhi
Tittam’ are correct?
I. Launched in 2006-07 with a view to
develop basic infrastructure facilities in village panchayats
II. The scheme accords priority to the
richest village panchayats which have high per capita income
(A)
I is true but II is false (B)
I and II are true
(C)
I and II are false (D)None
of these
Explanation:
Tamil Nadu Government have launched Anaithu
Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam (AGAMT) from the year 2006 onwards which aims
at substantial mobilization of resources into the one-fifth of the Village
Panchayats every year and improvement of infrastructure in the State over a
period of five years.
Under this scheme, in order to improve the basic
infrastructure facilities in the Panchayats, priority has been given to
these Village Panchayats in which the Per Capita income is very low. Based on this, the list of one-fifth Village
Panchayats in each Block has been prepared according to ascending order of per
capita income and improvement of rural infrastructure is being taken up over a
period of five years since 2006-07 in these Panchayats.
(30)
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has been emphasizing the adoption of the following to
eradicate poverty in India
(A)
MGNREGS (B)
NRHM
(C)
PURA (D)
NFSM
(31)
Which Five Year Plan gave importance to development of basic and heavy
industries?
(A)
I (B)
II
(C)
III (D)
IV
(32)
One of the following special inflorescence is the characteristic feature of
Euphorbiaceae family.
(A)
Cyathium (B)
Verticillaster
(C)
Hypanthodium (D)
Coenanthium
(33)
The Planning Commission was set up in
(A)
1947 (B)
1948
(C)
1949 (D)
1950
Explanation:
Planning Commission was established
on March 15, 1950 by an executive resolution of the Government of India. It was
established on the recommendation of the Advisory Planning Board constituted in
1946 under the chairmanship of K. C. Neogi. Planning Commission is an
extra-constitutional and a non-stautorybody.
(34)
When was Agricultural Price Commission setup?
(A)
1950 (B)
1955
(C)
1965 (D)
1975
(35)
When was National Agricultural Insurance Scheme introduced?
(A)
1979-80 (B)
1989-90
(C)
1999-2000 (D)
2009-10
(36)
In India Sex Ratio during 2011 is
(A) 927 females per 1000 males (B)
933 females per 1000 males
(C) 940 females per 1000 males (D)
946 females per 1000 males
(37) The architect of the Second Five Year
Plan
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru (B) Indira
Gandhi
(C) V.V. Giri (D) P. C. Mahalanobis
(38) The architect of Mullai-Periyar dam is
(A) John Penny Cuick (B)
John Pinto
(C) Jacob Preist (D)
John Williams
(39) This woman astronaut, olds the record for
the longest space flight among the woman
(A)
Akihiko Hoshide (B)
Kalpana Chawla
(C)
Yuri Malenchenko (D)
Sunita Williams
(40)
According to the Indian Readership Survey in 2012, the third most widely read
English Newspaper in India
(A)
Times of India (B)
Hindustan Times
(C)
The Hindu (D)
The Deccan Chronicle
Explanation:
Among English dailies, six of the
top 10 English dailies have seen a decline in their AIR. The Times of India
continues to lead the list, but has a marginal loss of 9,000 readers in this
quarter. Meanwhile, second placed Hindustan Times has lost 38,000
readers and The Hindu with a loss of 25,000 readers maintain its third
place. The Telegraph and The Deccan Chronicle follows the next.
(41)
If Cricket: Bats, then Polo:_______
(A)
Sticks (B)
Mallets
(C)
Poles (D)
Spears
(42)
Where in the human body is the ‘Uvula’?
(A)
Nose (B)
Ears
(C)
Mouth (D)
Neck
(43)
Which among the following is included in the world heritage list at a meeting
of the world heritage committee?
(A)
The Eastern ghats (B)
The Western ghats
(C)
The northern Plateau (D)
The Himalayas
(44)
Match:
List-I
List-II
(a)
Sachin Tendulkar 1 Father
of White revolution
(b)
V. S. Sampath 2 Chief
Election Commissioner
(c)
Varghese Kurian 3 Rajiv Gandhi National Sadhavana Award
(d)
D. R. Mehta 4 Rajya Sabha Member
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 1 2 3 4
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 4 1 2 3
(45)
Who is the chairman of the National water resources council in India
(A) Prime Minister (B)
Minister of water resources
(C) Minister of environment and forests (D) Minister of
Science and technology
(46)
Match:
List-I
(Ores) List-II
(metals)
(a)
Haematite 1 Lead
(b)
Cinnabar 2 Iron
(c)
Calamine 3 Mercury
(d)
Galena
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 3 4 1
(B) 3 2 1 4
(C) 2 4 3 1
(D) 4 2 1 3
(47)
The earth crust is separated from the Mantle by a layer of discontinuity called
as
(A)
Moho (B)
Curtenberg
(C)
Asthenosphere (D)
Hamblin
Explanation:
The Mohorovičić
discontinuity, usually referred
to as the Moho, is the boundary between the Earth's crust and the mantle. Named
after the pioneering Croatian seismologist Andrija Mohorovičić, the Moho separates both the oceanic crust
and continental crust from underlying mantle. The Moho mostly lies entirely
within the lithosphere; only beneath mid-ocean ridges does it define the
lithosphere – asthenosphere boundary. The Mohorovičić
discontinuity was first identified in 1909
by Mohorovičić, when he
observed that seismograms from shallow-focus earthquakes had two sets of
P-waves and S-waves, one that followed a direct path near the Earth's surface
and the other refracted by a high velocity medium.
(48)
Match:
List-I
List-II
(International
Organisations) (Personalities)
(a)
WTO 1 Irina Bokova
(b)
FAO 2 Pascal Lamy
(c)
WHO 3 Margaret
Chan
(d)
UNESCO 4 Jose Grazianoda Silva
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 2 4 3 1
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 1 2 4 3
(49)
The 44th Constitution amendment Act, 1978 relating to the declaration of
national emergency requires the President of India to act in accordance with
the
(A)
Collective advice of the entire council of ministers
(B)
Advice of the union cabinet
(C)
Advice of the attorney general of India
(D)
Advice of the Supreme Court
Explanation:
In order to ensure that a
Proclamation is issued only after due consideration, it is sought to
be provided that an Emergency can be
proclaimed only on the basis of written advice tendered to the President by the
Cabinet.
(50)
Gas lighters work on the basic principle of
(A)
piezo-electric effect (B)
magnetic effect
(C) thermo-electric effect (D)
electromagnetic induction
Explanation:
A
gas lighter is a device which is used to ignite the gas stove. It is used in
gas stoves which do not have automatic ignition system. It uses a physical
phenomenon called piezo-electric effect to generate an electric spark which
ignites the combustible gas from the stove burner.
Ranthambore
National Park or Ranthambhore is one
of the largest national parks in northern India India
(51)
Match the following:
(a)
FORTRAN 1 Procedure
oriented language
(b)
C 2 Object
oriented language
(c)
C++ 3 Event
driven language
(d)
VB 4 Formula translation language
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 1 3
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 1 3 4 2
(D) 3 1 4 2
(52)
Match:
(a)
UNIX 1 MySQL
(b)
MSDOS 2 Bell
(c)
Open source DBMS 3 Oracle
(d)
RDBMS 4 Microsoft Corporation
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 4 3 1
(B) 4 1 2 3
(C) 2 4 1 3
(D) 3 1 2 4
(53)
Which part of the Constitution of India says about the Election Commission?
(A)
Part III (B)
Part XV
(C)
Part XX (D)
Part XXII
(54)
According to which article equality before law and the equal protection of the
laws within the territory
of India
(A)
Art. 15 (B)
Art. 16
(C)
Art. 14 (D) Art. 17
(55)
Point out the wrong statement in the following with respect to money bill
(A)
The prior consent of the President is required for introducing a money bill
(B)
A money bill can be introduced only in the Lok Sabha
(C)
The Rajya Sabha has to pass the money bill so transmitted within a period of 14
days from the date of sending
(D)
A money bill can be introduced only in the Rajya Sabha
Explanation:
No bill can become law without the
assent of the President, even if it has been passed by both the Houses of the
parliament. Article 111 says that when a Bill has been passed by both Houses of
the Parliament, it has sent to the President for his assent. The President may
either –
- Give his
assent to the Bill, or
- He may
withhold his assent, if it is not a Money Bill or a Constitutional
Amendment Bill.
The
money and the Financial Bills can only originate in the Lok Sabha. In case of
Money Bill, the Rajya Sabha has only the right to make recommendations and the
Lok Sabha may or may not accept the recommendation. Also, a Money Bill must be
passed by the Rajya Sabha within a period of 14 days. Otherwise the Bill shall
the automatically deemed to be passed by the House. Thus, the Lok Sabha enjoys
exclusive legislative jurisdiction over the passage of the Money Bills.
(56)
Dada Saheb Phalke Award was conferred on which of the following actresses in
May 2012?
(A)
Vyjayanthi Mala (B)
Soumitra Chatterjee
(C)
Waheeda Rahman (D)
Sharmila Tagore
Explanation:
Dada Saheb Phalke award: highest
award given by the Government of India for the field of cinema. The winner (59th
winner) of 2011 is Bengal actor Soumitra
Chatterjee. He was conferred this award by the President of India on May 2012.
Note:
Soumitra Chatterjee is male… Question should be “which actor…”
(57)
The 39th chief justice of India
(A) Justice A. K. Sikri (B) Justice
Mohit Shantilaf Shah
(C) Justice Altamas Kabir (D)
Justice Jai Singh Sekhon
(58)
Which of the following awards is not among the “Stree Shakti Puraskar”
instituted by Government of India?
I. Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar II. Kannagi
III. Rani Lakshmi Bai IV. Mata Jijabai
(A)
II only (B)
I and III
(C)
IV only (D)
None of the above
Explanation:
As a measure of recognition of
achievements in individual women in the field of social development, the
Government of India has instituted of 6 National Awards, which are called
“Stree Shakti Puruskar”. These awards are in the name of the following eminent
women personalities in the Indian history, who are famous for their personal
courage and integrity:
•
Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar
•
Kannagi
•
Mata Jajabai
•
Rani Gaidinliu Zeliang
•
Rani Lakshmi Bai
•
Rani Rudramma Devi (for both men & women)
(59)
I. Ranthambhore National Park and Sariska National sanctuary are related to
tiger
II.
Ranthambhore National Park
(A)
Both I and II are correct (B)
Both I and II are wrong
(C) I is correct and II is wrong (D)
II is correct and I is wrong
Explanation:
The Sariska Tiger Reserve is an Indian
national park located in the Alwar district of the state of Rajasthan. The best
and the most attractive feature of the Sariska Tiger Reserve has always been
its Bengal Tigers. This is the first ever Tiger Reserve in the world where the
relocation of tigers has been done successfully, makes it one of a kind.
(60)
When and where is the XX commonwealth games scheduled to be held?
(A)
2013, Australia (B)
2013, New Delhi
(C)
2014, Australia (D)
2014, London
Explanation:
The Commonwealth Games is an international,
multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth
of Nations . The game is to be held once in 4 years. Although there
are 54 members of the Commonwealth of Nations ,
71 teams participate in the Commonwealth Games as a number of British overseas
territories, Crown dependencies, and island states compete under their own
flag. The four Home Nations of the United Kingdom
– England , Scotland , Wales
and Northern Ireland
Ø
XVII à 2002 à Manchester , England
Ø
XVIIIà 2006 à Melbourne , Australia
Ø
XIX à 2010 à Delhi , India
Ø
XX à 2014 à Glasgow ,
Scotland
Ø
XXI à 2018 à Gold
Coast City , Australia
So
the correct answer should be Glasgow ,
Scotland Scotland
and London
Summit
I. V. D. Savvarker - Abhinav Bharat Society
(61)
The nuclear missile Agni V successfully test fired on April 19th
2012 crossed ____ Kms in _____ minutes
(A)
3000 Kms, 15 minutes (B)
4000 Kms, 20 minutes
(C)
5000 Kms, 20 minutes (D)
6000 Kms, 20 minutes
Explanation:
Agni-V is an intercontinental
ballistic missile developed by the Defence Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO). It is part of the Agni series of missiles, one of the
missile systems under the original Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.
The range of Agni V missile is 5,500-5,800 km.
On 19 April 2012, the Agni V was successfully
test-fired by DRDO from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha .
The flight time lasted 20 minutes and the third stage fired the re-entry
vehicle into the atmosphere at an altitude of 100 kilometres (62 mi). The
missile re-entry vehicle subsequently impacted the pre-designated target point
more than 5,000 kilometres (3,100 mi) away in the Indian
Ocean . {Chinese experts though, felt that the missile has the
potential to reach targets 8000 km away and that the Indian government had
deliberately downplayed the missile's capability in order to avoid causing
concern to other countries.}
(62)
The 21st ASEAN Summit was held on 18th November 2012 at
(A)
Phnom Penh (B)
Myanmar
(C)
Beijing (D)
Singapore
Explanation:
17th
à Oct
28–31 2010 à Hanoi , Vietnam
18th
à May 7–8
2011 à Jakarta ,
Indonesia
19th
à Nov
17-19 2011 à Bali , Indonesia
20th
à Apr 3-4
2012 à Phnom
Penh , Cambodia
21st
à Nov
18-20 2012 à Phnom Penh , Cambodia
22nd
à Apr
24-25 2013 à Brunei
(63)
Neelam: Tamil Nadu as ______ : North America
during 2012
(A)
Yasi (B)
Bopha
(C)
Sandy (D)
Thane
Explanation:-
Cyclone Yasi (2011) à Australia ;
Typhoon Bopha (2012) à The Philippines ; Hurricane Sandy (2012) à USA
(North America); Cyclone Thane (2011) à India
(64)
Which is the National fruit of India
(A)
Banana (B)
Apple
(C)
Mango (D) Water Melon
(65)
Who is the chairman of the Official language commission in 1955?
(A)
Sir. B. G. Kher (B)
Kothari
(C)
Mudaliar (D)
Balwantrai Mehta
Explanation:
Nehru appointed the First Official
Language Commission under the chairmanship of B. G. Kher on 7 June 1955. The
commission delivered its report on 31 July 1956. It recommended a number of
steps to eventually replace English with Hindi.
(66)
Which one of the following is not a non-sense codon?
(A)
UAA (B)
UAU
(C)
UGA (D)
UAG
Explanation:
One of the mRNA sequences (UAA, UAG,
UGA) that signals the termination of translation. A codon for which no normal
tRNA molecule exists. The presence of a nonsense codon causes termination of
translation (ending polypeptide chain synthesis). There are three nonsense
codons are called amber (UAG), ochre (UAA) and opal (UGA).
(67)
Who among the following were the prominent workers of the Congress Radio
Station named as “Voice of Freedom:” started in 1942?
I. Usha Mehta
II. Rammanohar Lohia
III. Kalpanna Dutta
IV. Aruna Asaf Ali
(A)
I, II and IV (B)
II, III and IV
(C)
I and II (D)
III and IV
Explanation:-
Congress Radio was a clandestine and
underground radio station, which operated for about three months during the
Quit India Movement of 1942, a movement launched by Gandhi against the British
Raj for independence of India Bombay India
(68)
Which of the following are correctly matched?
II.
Madam Cama - The Bande Mataram
III.
Shyamji Krishna Varma - Hind Swaraj
IV.
Har Dayal - Indian Home Rule Society
(A)
I and III (B)
I and IV
(C)
I and II (D)
II and III
Explanation:
Har Dayal is associated with Ghadar
Party; Hind Swaraj is for Gandhi; Indian Home Rule Society is for Shyamji
Krishna Varma
(69)
Match the following:
(a)
Nehru report 1 Provincial
Autonomy
(b)
Mont-Ford Act 2 Complete Independence
(c)
Govt of India
(d)
Lahore
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 4 3 1 2
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 3 4 2 1
(70) Match the following:
(a)
I 1 Westerlies
(b)
II 2 Easterlies
(c)
III 3 Doldrums
(d)
IV 4 Trade winds
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 2 1 3 4
(B) 3 4 1 2
(C) 3 2 1 4
(D) 2 3 4 1
(71)
Match:
List-I
List-II
(a)
Amjad Alikhan 1 Writer
(b)
Ruskin Bond 2 Journalist
(c)
Girija Devi 3 Sarod Exponent
(d)
Ramnath Goenka 4 Vocalist
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 1 3 2 4
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 4 2 1 3
(72)
In the recent presidential elections in 2012, the Russian President Mr.
Vladimir Putin and the American President Mr. Barack Obama, were consecutively
elected for the
(A)
Second and third term (B)
Both for second term
(C)
Third and second term (D) Both for the third term
Explanation:
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin is a
Russian politician who has been the President of Russia since 7 May 2012. Putin
previously served as President from 2000 to 2008, and as Prime Minister of
Russia from 1999 to 2000 and again from 2008 to 2012.
Presidents
of Russia
(i)
Boris
Yeltsin (1991 – 1999)
(ii) Vladimir Putin (2000 – 2008)
(iii)
Dmitry
Medvdev (2008 – 2012)
(iv) Vladimir Putin (2012 – 2018*)
Barack
Obama took over as President of US for second consecutive term in 2012.
{Question
is wrong; Putin is not consecutively elected as President of Russia in 2012;
but by going with options it must be third term for Putin and second term for
Obama}
(73)
Find the odd man out
(A)
Shaurya Chakra (B)
Kirti Chakra
(C) Sena Medal (D)
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
(74) The third stage of the Indian Nuclear
Power Programme is based on
(A) Uranium (B)
Plutonium
(C) Thorium – Uranium 233 cycle (D)
None of these
Explanation:
India's
three-stage nuclear power programme was formulated by Dr. Homi Bhabha in the
1950s to secure the country’s long term energy independence, through the use of
uranium and thorium reserves found in the monazite sands of coastal regions of
South India. The ultimate focus of the programme is on enabling the thorium
reserves of India India
A Stage III reactor or an
Advanced nuclear power system involves a self-sustaining series of
thorium-232-uranium-233 fuelled reactors. This would be a thermal breeder reactor, which in principle can
be refueled – after its initial fuel charge – using only naturally occurring
thorium. (Stage I à Pressurised
Heavy Water and Stage II à Fast Breeder
Reactor)
(75) New Indian census data released on March
2012 revealed that
(A) Half of all Indians do not have toilet at
home
(B) Nearly 10% of the people own a telephone
(C) 92% of the people are having access to
treated drinking water
(D) None of these
Explanation:
New
Census data released shows that, though half of all Indians do not have a
toilet at home, well over half own a telephone. These and many other
contrasting facts of life have come out in Census 2011. The data on housing,
household amenities and assets cast new light on a country in the throes of a
complex transition, where millions have access to state-of-the-art technologies
and consumer goods — but a larger number lacks access to the most rudimentary
facilities.
Only 46.9% of the total 246.6
million households have toilet facilities. Of the rest, 3.2% use public
toilets. And 49.8% ease themselves in the open. In stark contrast, 63.2% of the
households own a telephone connection — 53.2% of mobile phones. The data also
show that just 32% of the households use treated water for drinking and
17% still fetch drinking water from a source located more than 500 metres in
rural areas or 100 metres in urban centres
(76) Hilary Mantel won the 2012 Man Booker
Prize for her Novel and its significant because
(A) She is the first ever woman to win the
award
(B) She is the first living British novelist
to win the award more than once
(C) She won the award twice
(D) All the above
Explanation:
Hilary
Mary Mantel, is an English novelist, short story writer, essayist and critic.
In 2009, she won the Man Booker Prize for her novel Wolf Hall. Her
latest book, Bring Up the Bodies, won the 2012 Man Booker Prize. She
is the first woman to receive the award twice, following in the footsteps
of J. M. Coetzee, Peter Carey and J. G. Farrell (who posthumously won the Lost
Man Booker Prize). Mantel became the first woman, and the first Briton, to win
the prize twice.
(77) Late N. C. Sundravalli was associated
with which of the following?
(A) Music (B)
Dance
(C) Drama (D)
Education
Explanation:
N.
C. Soundaravalli, noted classical musician who carved a niche for herself in
the devotional music genre, passed away in Chennai on Oct 2012. She was 76.
(78)
Match:
(a)
24th Amendment 1 Abolition
of Right to property
(b)
42nd Amendment 2 Anti defection law
(c)
44th Amendment 3 Fundamental
duties
(d)
52nd Amendment 4 Supremacy of parliament over
fundamental rights
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 3 2 1
(B) 3 4 2 1
(C) 4 3 1 2
(D) 1 4 3 2
(79)
Match:
(a)
Part-II of the Constitution 1 Directive Principles of State Policy
(b)
Part-IV of the Constitution 2 State Governments
(c)
Part-VI of the Constitution 3 Amendment
(d)
Part-XX of the Constitution 4 Citizenship
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 1 2 3
(B) 4 1 3 2
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 2 1 4 3
(80)
Match:
(a)
Lokamanya Thilak 1 Vande
Mataram
(b)
Sri Aurobindo Ghosh 2 Commonweal
(c)
G. Subramanya Aiyar 3 Maratha
(d)
Dr. Annie Beasant 4 The Hindu
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 1 4 2
(B) 1 4 2 3
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 2 3 4 1
(81)Point out the correct statement in the
following:
(A) Snake is the symbol of First Tirthankara
(B) Lion is the symbol of Mahavira
(C) Mahavira is the first Tirthankara
(D) Conch is the symbol of Second Jain
Tirthankara
Explanation:
|
Tirthankara
|
Leader
|
Symbol
|
|
1st
|
Rishbha
|
Bull/Ox
|
|
24th (last)
|
Mahavira
|
Lion
|
|
23rd
|
Parshwa
|
Snake
|
|
22nd
|
Neminatha
|
Conch
|
(82) The diagram which is drawn to show the
calculated wind speed and direction
(A) Isotherm (B)
Barometer
(C) Wind Rose (D)
Wind Mills
(83) Match:
List-I
List-II
(Culture
Realms) (Cultural
Area)
(a)
The occidental 1 Korea
(b)
The main Islamic 2 Anglo - America
(c)
The India 3 Jordan
(d)
East Asia 4 Nepal
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 3 2 1 4
(B) 2 3 4 1
(C) 1 4 2 3
(D) 3 1 4 2
(84) Match:
List-I
List-II
(a)
EVR Periyar 1 New
Lamp for Old
(b)
Aurobindo Ghosh 2 An Echo for Andamans
(c)
Dayananda Saraswathi 3 Family
Planning
(d)
V D Savarkar 4 Satyarta
Prakash
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) 4 2 3 1
(B) 2 3 1 4
(C) 3 1 4 2
(D) 1 4 2 3
(85) Which among the following statements
about ‘Malala Yousufzal’ recently in news are true?
I. Malala
was 15 years old rights activist
II. She
advocated girl’s education
III. She
was awarded 2012 Tippery International peace award from Ireland
IV. She
was shot by Taliban
(A) I and II only (B)
I and III only
(C) I, II and III only (D)
I, II, III and IV
(86) The family to which these endangered
species great Indian bustard and Lesser Florican, which have got a dedicated
land for breeding in the Ajmer
(A) Bird (B)
Deer
(C) Camel (D)
Bison
(87) To improve the status of women in landed
property sates like Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have amended the
(A) Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (B)
Hindu Succession Act, 1967
(C) Hindu Succession Act, 1981 (D)
Hindu Succession Act, 1996
(88) By which of the following amendments, the
Indian President is bound to act according to the advice tendered to him by the
Council of Ministers?
(A) 42nd Amendment (B)
44th Amendment
(C) 45th Amendment (D)
46th Amendment
(89) Which one of the following shall not be
considered an adequate ground for the issue pf Proclamation of national
emergency?
(A) War (B)
External aggression
(C) Armed Rebellion (D)
Internal Disturbance
(90) A new all India
(A) An amendment of the constitution
(B) An executive order
(C) Passing a resolution under Article 312 of
the constitution in the Rajya Sabha
(D) An order of Cabinet committee on
appointments
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