Union Public Service Commission Combined Defence Services Exam -September 2011 Question Paper
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE -1
1.Sodium
thiosulfate (Na2S2O3) solution is used in photography to
(a) remove reduced
silver
(b) reduce silver bromile (AgBr) grain to silver
(c) remove undecomposed AgBr as a soluble silver thiosulfate
complex
(d) convert the metallic silver to silver salt
2. Fire fly gives
us cold light by virtue of the phenomenon of
(a) Fluorescence
(b) Phosphorescence
(c) Chemiluminescence
(d) Effervescence
3. The Iron
Pillar near Qutub Minar draws attention of scientists due to its
(a) Antiquity (b) Glitter (c) Hardness (d) Rustlessness
4. Sacrificial
anode protects iron of ships, underground pipelines, etc. from rusting, a
process known as cathodic protection. Which one of the following anode?
(a) Tin (b) Zinc (c)Magnesium (d)Aluminium
5. Match List I
with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the
Lists:
List I List
II
(Acid)
(Source)
(A) Lactic acid
(1) Tamarind
(B) Tartaric acid (2)
Orange
(C) Oxalic acid
(3) Tomato
(D) Citric acid
(4)Sour Curd
Code:
A B C D
(a) 2 3 1 4
(b) 2 1 3 4
(c) 4 3 1 2
(d) 4 1 3 2
6. Which one among the following will be absorbed
fastest through the wall of digestive system?
(a) Black coffee a hot beverage
(b) DDT taken as a poison.
(c) Raw alcohol taken as a drink
(d) Ice cream as a dessert.
7. One of the
occupational health hazards commonly faced by the workers of ceramics, pottery
and glass industry is
(a) stone formation in gall bladder
(b) melanoma
(c) silicosis
(d) stone formation in kidney
8. It has been observed that astronauts lose
substantial quantity of calcium through urine during space flight. This is due
to
(a) hypergravity
(b) microgravity
(c) intake of dehydrated food tablet
(d) low temperature in cosmos.
9. If we sprinkle
common salt on an earthworms, if dies due to
(a)osmotic shock
(b) respiratory failure
(c) toxic effect of salt
(d) closure of pores of skin
10. Cutting and
peeling of onions brings tears to the eyes because of the presence of
(a) sulphur in the cell
(b) carbon in the cell
(c) far in the cell
(d) aminoacid in the cell
11. The
anti-malarial drug Quinine is made from a plant. The plant is
(a) Neem (b) Eucalyptus (c) Cinnamon (d) Cinchona
12.Endosulfon,
which has been in news these days, is
(a) a pesticide (b) a
fertiliser (c) a sulfa drug (d) an antibiotic
13. The cat can
survive fall from a height much more than human or any other animal. It is because the cat
(a) can immediately adjust itself to land on all four paws and bend the
legs to absorb the impact of falling
(b) has elastic bones
(c) has think and elastic skin
(d) also gets injury equally with other animals but has
tremendous endurance, body resistance and speedy recovery
14. Development of Goitre (enlarged thyroid
gland) is mainly due to deficiency of
(a) Sodium (b) Iodine
(c) Calcium (d) Iron
15. To suspect HIV/AIDS in young individual, which
one among the following symptoms is mostly associated with ?
(a) Long standing
jaundice and chronic liver disease
(b) Severe anaemia
(c) Chronic diarrhoea
(d) Severe persistent headache
16. The purpose
of Directive Principles of State Policy is to
(a) Lay down positive instructions which would guide State
Policy at all levels.
(b) implement Gandhiji’s idea for a decentralised state
(c) Check the use of arbitrary powers by the government
(d) promote welfare of the backward sections of the society.
17. Match List I and II and select the
correct answer using the code given below the Lists:
List I List II
(Five Year Plan) (Emphasis)
(A) First
(1) Food security and women empowerment
(B) Second
(2)
Heavy industries
(C) Fifth
(3) Agriculture and community development
(D) Ninth
(4)Removal of poverty
Code:
A B C D
(a) 1 2 4 3
(b) 1 4 2 3
(c) 3 2 4 1
(d) 3 4 2 1
18. Consider the following statements about
Sinking Fund:
(1) It is a method of repayment of public debt.
(2) It is created by
the government out of budgetary revenue every year. Which of the statements
given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
19. When you pull out the plug connected to
an electrical appliance, you often observe a spark. To which property of the
appliance is this related?
(a) Resistance (b) Inductance (c) Capacitance (d) Wattage
20. The focal length of a convex lens is
(a) the same for all
colours
(b) shorter for blue light that for red
(c) shorter for red light than for blue
(d) maximum for yellow light
21.If the door of
a running refrigerator in a closed room is kept open, what will be the net
effect of the room?
(a) It will cool the room
(b) It will heat the room
(c) It will make no difference on the average
(d) It will make the temperature go up and down
22.When a ball
drops on to the floor it bounces. Why does it bounce?
(a) Newton
(b) File floor exerts
a force on the ball during the impact
(c) The floor is perfectly rigid
(d) The floor hears
up on impact
23. Renewable energy can be obtained from
(a) Fossils (b) Radioactive elements (c) Biomass (d) Natural
gas
24. A body has a mass of 6kg on the Earth,
when measured on the Moon, its mass would be
(a) nearly1kg (b) less than1 kg (c) less than 6 kg (d) 6 kg
25. Which one
among the following is not included in the basic functions of operating system?
(a) Job control
(b) Job scheduling
(c) Memory management
(d) Data management
26. Transformer
is a kind of appliance that can
(1) increase power (2)
increase power (3) decrease voltage (4)
measure current and voltage
Select the correct
answer using the code given below :
(a)1 and 4 (b) 4 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 2, 3 and 4
27. What is the main
constituent of a pearl?
(a) Calcuim carbonate and magnesium carbonate
(b) Calcium sulphate
only
(c) Calcium oxide and calium sulphate
(d) Calcium carbonate only
28. From which
one among the following water sources, the water is likely to be contaminated
with fluoride?
(a) Ground water (b) River water (c) Pond water (d) Rain water
29. Which one
among the following will you put into pure water in order to pass electric
current through it?
(a) Kerosene (b) Mustard oil (c) Lemon juice (d) Sugar
30. Gypsum(CaSO4.2H2O) is
added to clinker during cement manufacturing to
(a) Decrease the rate
of setting of cement (b) bind the particles of calcium silicate
(c) Facilitate the
formation of colloidal gel (d) impart strength to cement
31. Which of the
following statements are correct?
(1) The global economy relied on oil for much of the 20th
century as a portable and indispensable fuel.
(2) The immense wealth associated with oil generates
political struggles to control it.
(3) History of petroleum is also the history of war and
struggle.
(4)Nowhere is this more obviously the case of war and
struggle than in West Asia and Central America .
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
32.Which one
among the following is not guaranteed by the Constitution of India?
(a) Freedom to move freely throughout the country.
(b) Freedom to assemble peacefully without arms
(c) Freedom to own, acquire and dispose of property anywhere
in the country
(d) Freedom to practice any trade or profession
33. Which is the
following statements is/are correct/
Under the provisions of Article 200 of the Constitution of
India, the Governor of a state may:
(1) withhold assent to a Bill passed by the state
legislature.
(2) reserve the Bill
passed by the state legislature for consideration of the President.
(3) return the Bill, other than a money Bill, for
reconsideration of the legislature.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only (b)1 and 2 only (c) Both 2 and 3 only
(d) 1,
2 and 3
34. Which of the
following are envisaged as being part of the ‘Right against Exploitation’ in
the Constitution of India?
1 Prohibition of
traffic in human beings and forced labour.
2. Abolition of untouchability.
3. Protection of the interests of the minorities.
4. Prohibition of employment of children in factories and
mines.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a)1 and 2 (b) 1 and 3 (c)1 and 4 (d)2, 3 and 4
35. In which one
of the following cases the Supreme court of India gave verdicts which have
direct bearing on the Centre-State relations?
(a) Keshavananda Bharati case
(b) Vishakha case
(c)S.R. Bommai Case
(d) Indira Sawhney case
36. Consider the
following statements about the power of the President of India
1.The president can direct that any matter on which decision has been taken by a
Minister should be placed before the Council of Ministers.
2. The President can call all information relating to
proposals for legislation.
3. The President has the right to address and send messages
to either House of the Parliament.
4. All decisions of the Council of Ministers relating to the
administration o the Union must be communicated to the President.
Which of the statements given above are correct
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 4 only (d)1, 2, 3 and 4
37. With reference to the conduct of
government business in the Parliament of India, the term ‘closure’ refers to
(a) suspension of debate at the
termination of a day’s sitting of the
Parliament.
(b) a rule of legislative procedure under
which further debate on a motion can be halted
(c) the termination of a parliamentary
session
(d) refusal on the part of the government
to have the opposition look at important documents
38. India’s market regular SEBI is on course
to relax investment norms for sovereign wealth funds, the investment vehicles
which are directly controlled by the government of a
country. The main reason behind this more is
(a) the desire of the government of India
to attract more foreign investment
(b) pressure by foreign governments on India
to execute specific mutual agreements on financial services
(c) SEBI’S desire to create a more level
playing field for foreign investors
(d) RBI’s relevant directives to SEBI
39. a recent survey (by Bloomberg) shows
that the USA, has fallen behind emerging markets in Brazil, china and India as
the preferred place to invest. Why is it so?
(1) Unstable economic situation of the
USA, which the global investors feel not likely to improve in the near future
(2) Global investors are finding Brazil,
China and India to be actually more
amenable to foreign investment.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below:
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2.
40. According to the Administrative Tribunal
Act 1985, the Central Administrative Tribunal adjudicates the disputes and
complaints with respect to the service of persons who are
(a) appointed to public services and
posts in connection with the affairs of the Union except members of the defence forces
(b) official and servants of the Supreme
Court or any High Courts
(c) members of the Secretarial staff of
the Parliament or any state legislatures
(d) members of the defence forces
41. Which of the following statements with
respect t the judiciary in India is/are correct?
(1) Unlike the United States, India has
not provided for a double system of courts.
(2) Under the Constitution of India,
there is a single integrated system of courts for the Union as well as the
states.
(3) The organization of the subordinate
judiciary varies slightly from state to state.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below:
(a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 1,2 and 3 (d)2 and 3 only.
42. Which of the following committees are
Committees of Parliament?
(1) Public Accounts Committee
(2) Estimates Committee
(3) committee on Public Undertakings
Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
(a)
1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3
43. The Chief Election Commissioner of India holds
office for a period of
(a)
six years
(b)
during the pleasure of the President
(c)
for six years or the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier
(d)
for five years or the age of 60 years whichever is earlier
44. Consider the
following statements:
(1) In India the minimum denomination coin
acceptable for transaction is 50 paise
(2)
Coins below 50 paise is not a legal tender for payment.
Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only (c)
Both1 and 2 (d) Neither 1nor 2.
45. Which of the following statements about the
Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) is/are correct?
1.
It will facilitate real time access of classified criminal data to the law
enforcement authorities.
2.
National Crime Record Bureau is the nodal agency mandated to implement the network in all the states.
Select
the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and2 (d)Neither 1 nor 2.
46. Which of the
statements given below about the Champaran Satyagraha is/are correct?
1.
It was related to Indigo plantations.
2.
It started because the European planters oppressed the Zamindars.
Select
the correct answer using the code given
below:
(a) 1 only (b)
2 only (c) Both 1 and2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2..
47. Consider the
following statements about Ahmedabad Mill Strike of 1918:
1.
It was related to a dispute between the workers and the European mill owners
regarding hours of work.
2.
Gandhiji advised the workers to go on strike.
Which
of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and2 (d)Neither 1 nor 2.
48. Which one among the
following statements appropriately defines the term ‘drain theory’ as
propounded by Dadabhaii Naoroji in his
work ‘poverty and un-British Rule in India’?
(a)
That a part of India’s national wealth or total annual product was being
exported to Britain for which India got no material returns
(b)
That the resources of India were being utilized in the interest of Britain
(c)
That British industrialists were being given an opportunity to invest in India
under the protection of the imperial power
(d) That the British goods were being imported to
India making the country poorer day by day
49. Which among the
following was the most immediate factor the spread of Swadeshi and boycott of
foreign goods during the first decade of the last century?
(a)
Curzon’s design to curtail the sphere of local self-government
(b)
Curzon’s attempt to control the universities
(c)
Curzon’s partition of Bengal
(d)
Curzon’s plan to curb the growing popularity of the Indian National Congress
50. Which of the
following statements regarding Permanent Settlement is/are correct?
1.
The Permanent Settlement was introduced in parts of Madras and Bombay
Presidencies
2.
The Permanent Settlement created a new class of landlords with hereditary
rights on land
3.
The landlords created by the Permanent Settlement could never be removed under
any circumstance.
Select
the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1,2 and 3
51. Gandhiji led the Indian nationalist movement
from the front and his leadership was motivated by a wider philosophy he
nurtured throughout the course of the movement. Which one among the following
was a continuous movement based on this philosophy, and not a specific
movement?
(a)
Non –cooperation Movement
(b) Swadeshi Movement
(c) Quit India Movement
(d)
Civil Disobedience
Movement
52. The Jainas believe that Jainism is the outcome
of the teachings of twenty-four Tirthankaras. In the light of thi statement,
which one among the following is correct of Vardhamana Mahavira?
(a) He was the first Tirthankara and the
founder of Jainism
(b) He was the twenty-third Tirthankaras
being considered legendary
(c) He was the last and twenty-fourth
Tirthankara, whoo was not considered as the founder of the new faith but as a
reformer of the existing religious sect.
(d)He was not one of the twenty-four
Tirthankaras
53. The earliest Buddhist literature which
deal with the stories of the various birth of Buddha are
(a) Venaya pitakas
(b) Sutta pitakas
(c) Abhidhamma pitakas
(d) Jatakas
54. Which one among the following is not a
characteristic of Rig-Vedic Aryans?
(a)They were auquainted with horses, chariots and the use of
bronze
(b) They were
aquainted with the use of iron.
(c) They were acquainted with the cow, which formed the most
important form of wealth
(d) They were
acquainted with the use of copper and the modern ploughshare.
55. Which one
among the following statements about United Nations organs is correct?
(a)Decisions of the General Assembly are binding on all
members
(b) The term of the non-permanent members of Security
Council is for three years
(c) International Court of Justice has 20 Judges elected for
a period of five years
(d) The Trusteeship Council has been suspended since 1
November 1994.
56. Which one
among the following statements about South Asia is not correct?
(a) All the countries in south Asia are currently
democracies
(b) SAFTA was signed at the 12th SAARC Summit in
Islamabad
(c) The US and China play an influential role in the
polities of some South Asian States
(d) Bangladesh and India have agreements on river water
sharing and boundary disputes.
57. Which among
the following statements about European Union (EU) are correct?
1. The EU is the
world’s largest economy.
2. The EU has its own flag, anthem and currency.
3. The EU’s combined
armed forces are the second largest in the world.
4. The EU has its own
constitution.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a)1,2 and 3 (b) 1 and 4 (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 3 and 4
58. Which one
among the following is the distinguishing factor between a pressure group and a
political party?
(a) Pressure groups are confined to a few. While
political parties involve larger number of people
(b) Pressure groups do not seek active political
power, political parties do
(c) Pressure groups do not politically motivate
people, while political parties do
(d) Political parties take political stance,
while pressure groups do not bother about political issues
59. Which one among the following pairs of level
of government and legislative power is not correct matched?
(a)Central government : Union List
(b) Local government
: Residuary Powers
(c) State government : State List
(d) Central and State government: Concurrent List
60. There are
different arguments given in favour of power sharing in a democractic political
system. Which one of the following is not one of them?
(a) It reduces conflict among different communities
(b) Majority community does not impose its will on others
(c) Since all are affected by the policies of the
government, they should be consulted in the governance of the country.
(d)It speed up the decision making process and improves the
chances of unity of the country.
ANSWERS
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1.(c)2.(c) 3.(d) 4.(a) 5.(d) 6.(c) 7.(c) 8.(b) 9.(a)
10.(a) 11.(d) 12.(a) 13.(a) 14.(b)
15.(d) 16.(a) 17.(c) 18.(c) 19.(c) 20.(b) 21.(b) 22.(a) 23.(c) 24.(d) 25.(a)
26.(c) 27.(a) 28.(a) 29.(c) 30.(a) 31.(a) 32.(c) 33.(d) 34.(c) 35.(c) 36.(d)
37.(b) 38.(b) 39.(c) 40.(a) 41.(c) 42.(d) 43.(c) 44.(c) 45.(c) 46.(a) 47.(d)
48.(b) 49.(c) 50.(b) 51.(a) 52.(c) 53.(d) 54.(b) 55.(a) 56.(d) 57. (a) 58.(b)
59.(b) 60.(b)
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