General Studies

CA.8 In 2012, Who has been appointed as the Chairman of ICC’s Cricket Committee?
a.  Kapil Dev
b.  Anil Kumble
c.  Sunil Gavaskar
d.  Clive Loyd

Ans: 'b' Anil Kumble
 
CA.7 Who has received the 27 th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration in 2012?
a. Javed Akhtar
b. Gulzar
c. Ramkrishna Mission
d. Amitabh Bachchan

Ans: 'b' Gulzar
CA.6 Who took charge as Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development in NewDelhi?
a. Shasi Tharoor
b. Kapil Sibbal
c. Pallam Raju
d. Jitendra Singh

Ans: 'a' Shashi Tharoor

CA.5 Who became the first Indian Cricketer to score three triple centuries in the first class cricket history?
a. Virat Kohli
b. Suresh Raina
c. Chateswar Pujara
d. Ravindra Jadeja 

Ans: 'd; Ravindra Jadeja

CA.4 Which country is the least corrupt as per Transparency International‟s 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index?
a. Denmark
b. Switzerland
c. Sweden
d. Hungary

Ans: 'a' Denmark 

CA.3 “Ujjawala” is related to _____.

a. Child Education
b. Human Trafficking
c. Child Labour
d. Poverty Eradication

Ans: 'b' Human Trafficking 


CA.2 Where are the headquarters of International Organization for Migration (IOM)?
a. Geneva
b. New york
c. Place de Fontenoy in Paris
d. Vienna 

Ans: 'a' Geneva

CA.1 Who is the Director of „Life of Pi‟?
a. Danny Boyle
b. Ang Lee
c. Meera Nair
d. Shekhar Kapoor

Ans: 'b' Ang Lee
GK.1 Where is the Central Institute of Indian Languages located in?
a. Hyderabad
b. Kolkata
c. Delhi
d. Mysore

Ans: 'd' Mysore
 
G. 3 Consider the following statements.
       1. Plant which remain permanently immersed in water are 
           called hydrophytes.
       2. Wolfia, salvinia, Ceratophyllus are hydrophytes.

which of the above statements is/are correct ?
a.    Both 1 & 2
b.    1 only
c.    2 only
d.    Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: 'a' 
Note: Plants which remain permanently immersed in water are called hydrophytes. They may by submerged, or partly submerged and show the presence of aerenchyma large air spaces) in the leaves and petioles. Aerenchyma helps to transport oxygen produced during photosyn-thesis and permits its free diffusion to other parts. These tissues also impart buoyancy to the plants. Presence of inflated petioles in Eichornia (water hyacinth) keeps the plants floating on the surface of water. Roots are poorly developed or absent in free floating hydrophytes like Wolffia, Salvinia, Ceratophyllum and Hydrilla.

G. 2 Consider the following statements.
 
    1. Halophytes are plants of Saline environments.
    2. Mangroves are found in marshy conditions of tropical deltas & along ocean edges.
 
Which of the above statements is/are correct ?
a.   1 only
b.   2 only
c.   Neither 1 nor 2
d.   Both 1 & 2

Ans: 'd'
Note: Halophytes are plants of saline environments, which are adapted to grown in high concentration of salt in soil of water. Halophytes occur in tidal marshes and coastal dunes, mangroves and saline soil. The halophytic plants, under hot and dry conditions, may become succulent and dilute the ion concentration of salts with water they store in cells of stems and leaves.
Mangroves are found in marshy conditions of tropical deltas and along ocean edges. Some species of mangroves can excrete salts through the salt glands on the leaves. Some mangroves can exclude salts from the roots by pumping excess salts back into soil. For coping with conditions of high salt concentration and osmotic potential, many mangrove plants have high levels of organic solutes, such as proline, and sorbitol. Dunaliella species (green and halophytic algae found in hyper saline lakes) can tolerate saline conditions by accumulating glycerol in the cells, which helps in osmore-gulation.
GK.1. Which of the following is not correctly matched?
1 Bhangra-Punjab
2 Bihu-Nagaland
3 Garba-Gujarat
4 Tamasha-Maharashtra

Ans: '2'
Bihu is traditional dance in Asam
E1. Which of the following is correct formula?

GDP (Market Price)=GDP(Factor Cost) + indirect taxes + subsidies.
GDP (Market Price)=GDP(Factor Cost) – indirect taxes – subsidies.
GDP (Factor Cost)=GDP(Market Price) + indirect taxes – subsidies.
GDP (Factor Cost)=GDP(Market Price) – indirect taxes + subsidies.

 Ans:  'd'
Note: The basic formula for the calculation of GDP (Mkt Price) is
GDP(Market price)=GDP(Factor cost)+Indirect tax-subsidies  by this relation : GDP(Factor cost)=GDP(market price)-Indirect tax+subsidies

H.4 Who was not associated with the Aligarh Movement?
1 Nazir Ahmad
2 Altaf Hussain Hali
3 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
4 Chiragh Ali

Ans: '3' Maulana Abul Kalam Azad

H.3 Who of the following was impeached by the British Parliament?
1 Lord Cornwallis
2 T.B. Macaulay
3 Warren Hastings
4 Lord Clive

Ans: '3' Warren Hastings

H.2 The name of Ram Prasad Bismil is associated with -
1 Alipore Conspiracy Case
2 Kanpur Conspiracy Case
3 Meerut Conspiracy Case
4 Kakori Conspiracy Case

Ans: '4' Kakori Conspiracy Case

H.1 In which of the following cities, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose laid the foundation of 'Indian National Army'?
1 Singapore
2 Rangoon
3 Tokyo
4 Taiwan

Ans: '1' Singapore

G.1 Plant micronutrient is -
1 Carbon
2 Boron
3 Magnesium
4 Sulphur    

Ans: '2' Boron 
G.5 The longest dam in India is
1 Hirakud Dam
2 Kosi Dam
3 Bhakra Dam
4 Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

Ans: '1' Hirakud Dam

G.4 What is meant by the term "midnight sun"?
1 Rising Sun
2 Twilight
3 Very bright moon
4 Sun shining in the polar circle for long time

Ans: '4' Sun Shining in the polar circle for ling time

G.3 The mountains which are not a part of the Himalayan chain:
1 Kunlun
2 Hindukush
3 Aravalli
4 Karakoram

Ans: '3' Aravali , this is not a part of Himalayan chain

G.2 Crop rotation helps to
1 lessen use of pesticides
2 yield more crops
3 produce a greater choice of plant products
4 eliminate parasites which have selective hosts

Ans:  '4' eliminate parasites which have selective hosts

G.1 A crop grown in zaid season is
1 Soyabean
2 Water melon
3 Jute
4 Maize   

Ans: '2' Water melon

CA.4. Consider the following statements.

    1. Kyoto Protocol” first period will end on 2012.
    2. Kyoto protocol was initially adopted on 1997.
    3. America did not ratify Kyoto Protocol.
which of the above statements is/are correct ?

a.    1 & 2 only
b.    2 & 3 only
c.    All of the above
d.    1 & 3 only

Ans: c. all of the above
CA.3 Consider the following statements.

1. The term sustainable development was coined in the paper  'Our Common Future’.
2. Agenda 21 was a special product of the Earth Summit.

which of the above statements is/are correct ?

    a. 1 only
    b. Both 1 & 2
    c. 2
    d. Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: 'b'
CA.2 Consider the following statements :

    1. India is the home to the most Dengue patients globally.
    2. Wild Polio virus could be present in certain types of clinical  
        samples stored at or below minus 20 degree Celsius.

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

    a. only 1
    b. Both 1 & 2
    c. only 2
    d. Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: 'b' Both 1 & 2 

Note:

India emerges in the analysis as the country with the world’s highest dengue burden, with about 34 per cent of all such cases occurring here. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), incidence of dengue has shot up 30 fold in the past 50 years. 

This fact is revealed by the study carried out by Samir Bhatt at the University of Oxford and his colleagues using a map-based approach to model how many dengue cases were occurring in various parts of the world, thereby capturing its global distribution.The study estimated that India had the largest number of dengue cases, with about 33 million apparent and another 100 million asymptomatic infections occurring annually.

Wild Polio Virus

Having successfully completed two polio-free years, India is preparing to receive the crucial polio eradication certificate from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

The certificate is issued on completion of incident-free three years. This primarily involves the destruction or safe storage of all laboratory sources of wild poliovirus. The storage should be in laboratories that meet international standards of biosafety.

To achieve this, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has set up a National Task Force for Containment of Wild Poliovirus. Chaired by the Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), it will identify laboratories that could store wild poliovirus or potentially infectious material.

Wild poliovirus could be present in certain types of clinical samples stored at or below minus 20 degrees Celsius. These could have been collected for investigations not related to wild poliovirus detections.

CA.1  1.Consider the following statements about Agni II missile:

1. Its entire range is 2000 km.
2. Agni II is capable of carrying nuclear warheads.

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

   a. Both 1 & 2
   b. only 1
   c. only 2
   d. Neither 1 nor 2
Ans: 'a' Both 1 & 2
Note: On 07-04-13 the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) of the Army successfully test-fired Agni-II ballistic missile from a mobile launcher on Wheeler Island, off the Odisha coast, and travelled its entire range of 2,000 km before splashing into the targeted area in the Bay of Bengal, with an accuracy of a few metres. flight lasts for 10 min. Agni-II, which is capable of carrying nuclear warheads, is 20 meters long and weighs 17 tonnes. Its two stages are propelled by solid fuel. It can carry a payload weighing one tonne. The missile has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

 

S.7 Regarding CHANCE which was instrumental in discovery of water on moon in 2008, which of  the following statement(s) is/ are correct :
1. It was on one of onboard instrument on Chandrayan-1;
2. It is developed indigenous by ISRO;
3. It is developed by NASA

a. 1 & 2
b. 1 & 3
c. 1 only
d. 3 only

Ans: 'a' 1 & 2

Note : In 2008 Chandrayan -1 launched MIP (Moon Impact Probe) to Moon surface MIP was a 34 kg box shaped object. This MIP, carried the Chandra Altitudinal Composition Explorer, also known as CHANCE which had three devices, a video imaging instrument, a radar altimeter and a mass spectrometer. CHANCE was developed at ISRO’s Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre. NASA in 2011 confirms discovery of water by Chandrayan' MIP.

P.3 Which of the bodies among the followings are not the constitutional body and only a Statutory body:

1. CAG
2. SC/ ST Commission
3. Panchayati Raj Bodies
4. CIC

a. 1, 2 & 3
b. 2, 3 & 4
c. 1, 3 & 4
d. All of the above

Ans: 'a' 1,2 & 3
Note CIC is Central Information Commission which statutory body 
P.2 Find the correct statement regarding Pocket Veto porwer of President:

1. President can withheld any bill passed by parliament upto 1 year.
2. In 90's President Venkataraman withheld assent to a Bill passed by the outgoing Parliament on the basis of "self-aggrandizement"
3. In the mid-1980s, President Zail Singh withheld assent to a Bill passed by Parliament that gave sweeping powers to the State to intercept mail.

a. 1 & 2;
b. 2 & 3
c. 1 & 3
d. none

Ans: 'b' 2 & 3
Note: The constitution gives the President the power to return a bill unsigned but it circumscribes the power to send it back only once for reconsideration.
If the Parliament sends back the bill with or without changes, the President is duty bound to sign it. However, deliberately or inadvertently, the constitution does not set a time-limit in which the President is obliged to approve the bill, so they may withhold assent indefinitely. This has come to be known in legal and constitutional circles as the “Pocket Veto”, and has been used on a number of occasions against controversial Bills.

P.1 Find correct statements about Pitts Act of 1784:
1. gave the British Government a measure of control over the company’s affairs.
2. company became a subordinate department of the State.
3. Governor of Bengal to be the Governor – General of British territories of India.

a. 1 &2
b. 1 &3
c. 2 & 3;
d. All

Ans: 'a' 1 & 2
Notes: Pitts Act of 1784:  in this act following changes were imposed:
a.gave the British Government a measure of control over the company’s affairs.
b. company became a subordinate department of the State.
Governor of  Bengal was made General of British territories vide Regulating Act: 1773


CA.6 Find Correct statements about Citizen Charter

1. It is a document listing the fundamental rights and duties of citizens.
2. Citizens’ charter was first introduced in United States by President Nixon.

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None

Ans: 'd' None 

Note: Citizen charter is a concept applied to public organizations that organization will write on a paper “we provide this this and this services with this this and this time limit. If you don’t get the service within that time, contact xyz officer.”
Prime Minister John Major introduced the first citizens’ charter in early 1990s in UK.
 
CA. 5 Longest spacewalk record for Female Astronauts is held by

    a. Kalpana Chawla
    b. Sally James
    c. Liu Yang
    d. Sunita Williams

Ans: 'd' Sunita Williams

Note: Spacewalk: when astronaut goes out of the spacecraft, wearing that white suit and ballon shaped helmet and does some walking/repairing work, that is known as “spacewalk”. Currently, Sunita Williams holds the longest spacewalk record for females (50+ hours). For males, it is Anatoly Solovyev (77+ hours). It is also to note that, Sunita Williams also holds the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman (195 days).

CA.4 Kaveri is an engine Developed for
   a. INS Arihant
   b. Light combat aircraft
   c. T90 Arjun tank
   d. none of above
Ans:  'b' Light combat aircraft (LCA) 

Note: Kaveri is India’s first indigenous gas turbine engine. Kaveri has been developed for Tejas combat aircraft (LCA) It is single seated with single engine & it is supersonic, light-weight, designed for all-weather & multi-role aircraft.

S.6 Most of the communication satellites today are placed in a geostationary orbit. In order to stay over the same spot on the Earth, a geostationary satellite has to be directly above the
     1    Equator
     2    Tropic of Cancer
     3    either North or South Pole
     4    Tropic of Capricorn

Ans: '1' Equator 
To an observer on the earth, a satellite in a geostationary orbit appears motionless, in a fixed position in the sky. This is because it revolves around the earth at the earth's own angular velocity (360 degrees every 24 hours, in an equatorial orbit).

S.5 The macro-nutrients provided by inorganic fertilizers are -
     1    carbon, iron and boron
     2    nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
     3    magnesium, zinc and iron
     4    magnesium, manganese and sulphur

Ans: '2' N, P, K 
Nutirent required for crop are two types : macro & micro, 1st consists of N, P , & K and later consists of  manganese, boron, copper, iron, chlorine, molybdenum, and zinc.Macro nutrient are required in complementarity larger qty whereas micro needs in small qty.

S.4 S.4 Which one among the following vitamins is necessary for blood clotting?
1 Vitamin D
2 Vitamin A
3 Vitamin K
4 Vitamin C

Ans '3' Vitamin K
 
S.3 The pH of human blood is normally around-
     1    7.5-8.0
     2    4.5-5.5
     3    5.5-6.5
     4    8.5-9.0
Ans: '1' 7.5-8.0

S.2 Excessive consumption of alcoholic drinks causes damage to
1 Liver
2 Lungs
3 Kidney
4 Heart

Ans: 1. Liver  
 
S.1 Breeding and management of bees is called
1 Sericulture
2 Apiculture
3 Silviculture
4 Pisciculture

Ans: '2'  Apiculture 

Q. Which of the following has highest range in kms?

a.Prithvi
b.Brahmos
c.Dhanush
d.Agni-V

Ans: 'd' Agni-V ( Range around 6k km)

Note: DRDO now is developing 'Agni VI' with range 6k to 10 k km, Agni Series of missile come under intercontinetal missile. Agni VI is expected to fully developed by 2014.

Ans:  
G.3 The most abundant gas in the earth's atmosphere is-
     1    Nitrogen
     2    Oxygen
     3    Carbon dioxide
     4    Hydrogen

Ans: '1' Nitrogen

G.2 If news is broadcast from London at 10:30 AM, at what time it will be heard at Baghdad (45 degree E)
     1    9:00 AM
     2    7:30 AM
     3    12:00 Noon
     4    1:30 PM

Ans: '4' 1:30 PM

CA.3 Tomas Berdych is an Famous player of

a. Football
b. Tennis
c. Cricket
d. Badminton
 
Ans: 'b' Tennis

CA.2 Consider the Following statements

       1. India is not the signatory of united nations high
           Commissioner for refugees (UNHCR)
       2. Mexico has the largest number of refugee population in the
           world
Which of the above statement is/are true

a.    Only 1
b.    Both 1 & 2
c.    Neither 1 nor 2
d.    Only 2

Ans: 'C'

CA.1 Consider the Following statement
           1. India is the Largest Investor and trading partner of Sri Lanka
           2. Sittwe port is situated in myanmar
Which of the above statement is/are true

a. Both 1 & 2
b. Only 1
c. Only 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

Ans: 'A'
 
G.1 Which sequence of the state is true in trems of coffee production?

a.    Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, Odisha
b.    Kerala, Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh , Odisa
c.    Tamilanadu Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha
d.    Andhra Pradesh Tamilnadu, Kerala, Odisha

Ans: 'B'