A.P.P.S.C. - A.E.E's PAPER-1 GENERAL STUDIES-2004 L The Finance Commission of India is appointed by 1.The Parliament 2. The Union Cabinet 3. The President of India 4. The Inter State Council 2. The role of which of the following institutions creates controversy in the context of the fed- eral structure of India? 1. The Election Commission 2. The Governor 3. The Supreme Court 4. The Rajya Sabha 3. The Comptroller and Auditor General of India acts as the Chief Accountant and Auditor for the | 1. Union Government 2. State Governments 3. Union and State Governments 4. LIC 4. Which is the regional party which is support- ing the NDA Government at the Centre from outside? 1. National Conference 2, DMK 3. Telugu Desam 4, AGP Indian Nationalism is based on 1. Religion 2, Culture 3. Unity in diversity 4. Economic independence 6. Which of the following states acceded to the Indian Union in 1975? o 1, Jammu and Kashmir 2. Mizoram. 3. Goa 4, Sikkim 7. To secure for the citizens a Uniform Civil Code is a 1. Principle in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution 2, Fundamental Right 3. Directive Principle of State Policy 4, Government Policy 8. This year's Magsaysay Award was conferred on J.M. Lyngdoh, the Chief Election Commissioner of India, because 1. he conducted elections in Gujarat peacefully 2, he kept a distance from political parties 3. he was a clean bureaucrat 4. he strengthened secular democratic institutions in India 10, 12. 13. 14. 16. The Liberhan Commission has been constitut- ed to enquire into 1. The terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament 2. The communal riots in Gujarat 3. The demolition of the Babri Masjid 4. The Bhoj Shala Shrine dispute The Planning Commission of India is a 1. Constitutional body 2. Statutory body 3. Non-Statutory body 4. A Department of the Union Government The Union Government nationalised 14 major banks in 1. 1967 2. 1969 3.1971 4, 1975 Who was the ninth Prime Minister of India? 1. Charan Singh 2. Rajiv Gandhi 3. Deve Gowda 4. PV. Narasimha Rao The last emergency! declared in India was in 1, 1962 2.1971 3. 1975 4.1977 ‘The Chairman of the Planning Commission is 1. The Prime Minister 2. The Vice-President 3. The Chief Election Commissioner 4, Comptroller and Auditor General . India refused to send forces to Iraq because 1. India had condemned the war in Iraq 2. India follows what Russia does 3. India finds the USA too close to Pakistan 4. India wants collective action under the UNO in Iraq Indian Government at present can be defined as 1. One Party Dominant 2. Coalition Government 3, United Front 4, Multi-Party GovernmentTf. Which of the following states nas the longest 18, 19, 22. 23, 24. 25, 26, 27. coastline? 1, Maharashtra 2, Tamil Nadu 3. Andhra Pradesh 4, Karnataka India's Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats meet at the 1.Cardamom Hills -2.Annamalai Hills 3. Nilgiri Hills 4, Palani Hills A major share of the total production of marine fish is landed along the 1. Kerala and Maharashtra coasts 2. Maharashtra and Karnataka coasts 3. Karnataka and West Bengal coasts 4, West Bengal and Maharashtra coasts . Location of the sugar industry in India is shift- ing from the North to the South because of 1. Cheap Labour 2, Expanding rogional markets 3, Cheap and abundant supply of power 4. High yield of and high sugar content in s ugarcane . A major aspect of the liberalization of the Indian economy is 1. Disinvestment 2, Employment generation 3. Expansion of the secial services sector 4, Decline of poverty . Which of the following is not a factor conmeet: ed with Green Revolution in India?” 1. High yielding seeds < eS 2. Use of chemical fertilizers 3, Pesticides 4, Land reforms The Industrial Policy Resolution of 1956 emphasized 1, Heavy industry 2. Cottage industry 3. Small-scale industry India spends the Jargest amount of foreign exchange on import of 1, Crude oil 4, Export-based industry 2. Food commodities 3. Defence materials 4, Industrial goods Cotton cultivation in Andhra Pradesh has been severely affected by 1. Drought 2. Pests 3: Low quality seeds of BT. cotton The largest river in India is the 1. Brahmaputra 2. Ganga 3. Yamuna 4, Cauvery Which among the following is the watchdog of International trade? 1. GATT 3, IFC 2. WTO 4, World Bank 69. MLOSE OF TE JUTE VESeG TGUSEPTES Hh Agha are 29. 30. 32. 34. 36. 37. 38. located in 1. Mumbai 2. Kolkata 3. Delhi 4, Ahmedabad ‘The most populous state in India, according to the 2001 Census, is 1. Maharashtra 2, West Bengal 3. Andhra Pradesh 4, Uttar Pradesh ‘Parallel economy’ refers to 1. Socialist economy 2. Capitalist economy 3, Economic activity through black money 4, Boonomic activity through foreign aid |. Which of the following is not a right match? 1. ME. Hussain - Painting 2. Johnny Walker - Social work 3. Subha Mudgal - music 4. Dhanaraj Pillai - Hockey Anna Hazare, who was recently on a fast in Maharashtra, is a/an 1. Dalit activist’ 2. Educationist 3, Anti-corruption crusader Ld Advocate . Meera Nair is the director of this film : 1. Salaam Bombay 2, Tamas 3. Bharatam 4, Bombay Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched? 1. Idi Amin - Ugandan Dictator ~ Golfer Director 4. Yakshagona ~ Maharashtra . Who is the editor of India Today? 1. Dilip Bobb 2.N. Ram 3. Vinod Mehta 4, Prabhu Chawla India's new Light Combat Aircraft is called 2, Trishul 4. Lakshy: Award - 2003 for 1. Tejas 3. Purnima The winner of the Magsays: Community Leadership is 1.J.M. Lyngdoh 2. KV. Subbanna 3. Shantha Sinha f the above Columbia, with Kalpana Chawla and six other astronauts on board, burnt up 1. at the time of launching 2. in mid-space 3. just be 4, after landis 4. None39, 40. 41. 42, 43. 44, 45. 46. 4. 48, A sum of money is divided into two parts in | the ratio of 5: 3. If the first part is Rs. 10, then | the second part is { j { LLRs. 8 2.Rs. 6 3.Rs.3 4Rs.5 C-G-K-0-? Which letter comes next? LR 2M 3.8 4W A,B, C and D are four buildings. If A is taller | than C, B is shorter than D and C is taller than | D, which is the shortest building? LA 28 3c 4.D ‘There is no reason to believe that nuclear plants will always leak and therefore we must not close the Kalpakkam reprocessing plant. ‘The above argument assumes that 1. Nuclear plants are always safe 2. Nuclear disasters are over-emphasized in com- parison to the benefits 3. Weare capable of managing nuclear plants properly 4. Nuclear disasters can be avoided | ‘The number which, when added to itself 17 times, gives 162 as the result, is 19 2.18 3.27 4. None Which out of the following, is not divisible by 4? 1.1712 2, 1204 3, 1242 4, 1004 If 15 horses eat 15 bags of grain in 15 days, in how many days will one horse eat one bag of grain? 1. 15 days 2. 1day 3. 30 day 4, None What percentage of 20 would be equal to 0.05? 1.25 2. 0.025 . 0.25 4.25 Ifx:y =2:3 and 2:x = 1:2, then the value of yis L4 2.6 3.1/3 4.3/2 | Menon is a better poet than Nayar. Menon's novels are also superior to those of Nayar. Menon is also a better short story writer. Therefore, it can be assumed that 1. Menon is superior to Nayar as a person 2, Menon is more intelligent than Nayar 3. Menon is a better writer than Nayar 4, Nayar is an ordinary writer 49. 50. 51. 52, 53. 55. 56. The ratio between two numbers is 9:5 and their sum is 224. The numbers are 1. 100, 124 2. 150,74 3, 144, 80 4, 200, 24 When Nehru visited a town, many people went to see him with a rose in their hands. The strongest reason for it was 1, Nehru was fond of roses 2. It was the time for roses to bloom 3. The rose was an auspicious flower for those people 4, There was a famous rose garden in that town "The King can do no wrong" means that, in a parliamentary form of government, 1. The King is above right or wrong 2, The King does nothing; others do it all in his name 3. What the king does is not to be questioned 4. The King is like God Mussolini treated the people as clay. It means 1. Mussolini had an aversion to the people 2. People were as important to Mussolini as clay was to the artist, 3, Mussolini could mould the people to a form as the artist could mould clay to an image 4, People were insignificant to Mussolini 'It is better to be late than to be never! means 1. Delayed performance reflects better judgement 2, It is better to start a good project after others have done it than not to do it at all 3. When delayed, things are done more thoroughly 4, Itis better to enjoy than to sacrifice 'Men are born equal’ means 1. Men, not women, are equal 2, All men are equal in all aspects 3. All men should be treated equally 4, All human beings should have equal opportuni- ties for development of their capabilities We should study history because 1. It makes us nostalgic 2, It glorifies the past 3, It fosters national integration 4, It makes us wiser Women must have the opportunity to seek work outside the family and there should be equal work to end discrimination against women. Which of the following arguments supports this proposition? 1. Women are weaker than men 2, Women are not paid far the work they do in the family 3: Women are exploited every here in the society 4, The condition of women is like that of slaves57. 58, 59. 60. 61. 63. 64, 65. 68. . What is the duration of the Kharif crop’ . Sundar A husband is 5 years older than his wife and his wife is 3 times as old as his son. If the son | attains the age of 21 years after 6 years, what — is the present age of the father? 1. 40 years 2 3. 60 years 4. 50 years 'KAPART' is working for 1. Computer literacy 2. Export promotion 3, Pollution control in industries 4, Rural development programmes The Japanese ave fish and rice eaters as they 1. are Asian 2. are Buddhists 3, cultivate rive and cateh fish 4. import fish and rice Who was the Pres Emergency? 1. WY. Giri 2. N. Sanjiva Reddy 3. Gyani Zail Singh 4. None of the above Verghese Kurien is associated with 2. Dairy development crafts development 4. Silk development ident of India, during the 1, Poultry development 3, Han 1, About 45 days 3. About 6 month: 2. About 3 monthé 4.1 year co” The economic liberalisation the 1990s was initiated by 2. Dr. Rangarajan 3. Dy. Manmohan Singh 4. Jairam Ramesh India during 1. K. Subramanyam The major cause of popular resistance to the Narmada Valley Project is 1. The displacement of tribal people and the conse- quent human suffering 2. The threat to the environment 3. The innundation of agricultural land | 4. Inter-State disputes g state in India is 2. Tamil Nadu | 4. Uttaranchal | 's the largest Indian commercial bank? India 2. Union Bank of India ‘poration Benk Syndicate Bank | te Ban |] Bahuguna is a well-known 1. Economist, 2, Journalist 3. Environmentalist 4, Social activist Which of the following cities is called 'The | Budapest of India’? 2. Chennai Hyderabad 69. The study of water is called 70. 72, 73. 5. 16. 11. 8. 79. 80. 81. 1. Hydroponics 3. Hydrodynamics Which is the national animal of India? 2. Elephant 4, Tiger 2. Hydrology 4, Pedology 1. Lion 3. Cow |. Where in Himachal Pradesh, does the Dalai Lama have his headquarters? 1. Manali 2. Kulla 3. Dharamshala 4, Chamba Which TV channel broadcasts the programme, ‘Gyan Darshan"? 1. Zee TV 2, Sony TV 3. Doordarshan 4. Star TY Who is the Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation? 1, Srinivasan 3. Chidambaram 2. Raja Ramana 4, Kasturi Rangan . Which of the following pairs is correctly matched? 1: Kuchipudi - Andhra Pradesh 2. Baha - Punjab 3. Burra Katha - Tamil Nadu 4, Tamasha ~ Karnataka The Alamatti Dam is on the river 1, Godavari 2, Mahanadi 3. Krishna 4, Cauvery ‘The Indian Navy's first stealth warship, INS Shivalik, was launched in 1, 1995 2.1998 3. 2001 4, 2003 Who is the first woman Chief Minister of Rajasthan? 2. Sheila Dikshit 4, Rama Pilot The President of China is 2. Hu Zintao 4. Zoran Djindijic 1. Uma Bharathi 3, Vasundhara Raje 1. diang Jemin 3, Huein Song Which of the following is known as ‘the silent killer"? 1. Malaria 3. Tuber Who is the first Indian to be appointed as one of the Managing Directors of the World Bank? 2. KK. Iyer 4, Amartya Sen. 2. Cholera 4, Blood pressure i. Bimal Jalan 3. Gautam Kai Osama Bin Laden, the alleged international terrorist belongs to 1, Afghanistan 3, Sudan 2. Saudi Arabia 4. UAE82. 83. 84, 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92, 93. Deepa Mehta's 'Fire' has two actresses in the lead role; they are 1. Deepa Mehta and Shabana Azmi 2. Shabana Azmi and Pallavi Joshi 3, Indrani Halder and Shabana Azmi 4, Shabana Azmi and Nandita Das Who produced and also acted in the film 'Hey Ram"? 1. Dev Anand 3. Feroz Khan What do the paintings of Ajanta depict? 2. The Panchatantra 4. The Mahabharata 2. Jackie Shroff 4. Kamal Hassan 1, The Ramayana 3. The Jatakas . The Dada Saheb Phalke Award has been insti- tuted to promote Indian 1. Classical music 2. Culture 3 4, Fine arts Which game or sport do you associate with the term 'regatta'? 1. Golf 3, Squash 4, Swimming Who was the first speaker of the Lok Sabha? 1. Hukum Singh 2. M.A. Iyengar 3. G.V, Mavlankar 4. N. Sanjeeva Reddy Who has won ‘Khel Ratna’, the country's most prestigious sporting award? 1. PT Usha 2. KM, Beenamol 3, Sunitha Rani 4, Anju George inema 2. Rowing Which of the following countries is actively involved in the peace process in Sri Lanka? 1. Netherlands 2 Canada 3, Indonesia 4, Norway Which of the following is a bird? LApe 2. Bat 3. Horse. 4. Ostrich, Who has described the Hindus and Muslims as the "two eyes of the beautiful bride that was India 1. Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan 2. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan 3. Sir Agha Khan 4, Lord Mountbatten ‘Guru Granth Saheb’ is the sacred book of the 1. Jains 2.Hindus 3. Sikhs 4. Buddhists Among the following, the controversial king, who shifted his capital twice, is 1. Sikandar Lodi 2. Ghazi Mallik Tughlug 3. Mohammad Bin Tughluq 4, Firoze Shah 94. Who among the following is not a historian? 1. KM. Panikar 2, Baba Amte 3. LN. Salkar 4, KM. Munshi 95. Din-i-llahi was promulgated by 1. Aurangzeb 2, Shabjahan 3. Jehangir 4, Akbar 96. The Treaty of Mangalore was made between the British and 1. Tipe Sultan 2. Ram Verma 3. The Raja of Travancore 4. The Nawab of Hyderabad 97. The Simon Commission was appointed in 1. 1885 2, 1899 3. 1905 4.1927 98. The First War of Indian Independence began in 1. 1842 2.1857 _ gd it 4.1945 ‘of The First President of the Indian National Congress was 1.4.0, Hume 2. Dadabhai Naoroji 3. WC. Bannerjee 4, Biroz Shah Mehta The Lucknow Pact was a truce between 1, The extremist and the moderate groups of the Indian National Congress 2. The Indian National Congress and the Muslim League 3. The Indian National Congress and the British Government 4. The Indian National Congress and the Ghadr Party 100. 101. The newspaper started by Mahatma Gandhi was 1.The Indian Post 2 Young India 3. Kesari 4, National Herald 102. The Subsidiary System was introduced in India by 1. Lord Wellesley 3. Lord Hastings 2. Lord Rippon 4, Sir John Shore 103. The dance form that primarily emphasises the grace of the dancer is 1, Katha 2, Odissi 3, Kathakali 4, Manipuri 104, The time at which the Raga 'Bhairavi' is to be practised is 1, Dawn 2, Evening 3. Midnight 4, Noon 105. 'Bihu’ is a folk dance of 1, Gujarat 2, Assam 3. Kashmir 4, Kerala106. 107. 108. 109. 110, m2. 3. U4. 15. Who is considered the 'Father of Modern Indian Painting”? 1. MP. Hussain 2, Nandalal Bose 3, Jaimini Roy 4, Satish Gujral The Kakatiyas ruled Andhra in the | 1. 8 and 9" centuries 2.10% and 11" centuries 3, 124 and 13" centuries 4, 14" and 15¢" centuries Andhra Pradesh, the first linguistic state in India, came into existence in the year 1.1953 2.1956 3.1954 4.1955 | Who among the following was the Chief | Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the shortest period? 1. Damodaram Sanjivaiah 2. Bhavanam Venkatram 3-Nadendla Bhaskara Rao 4, Kotla Vijayabhaskara Reddy The Gandhara school of architecture repre- sents 1. Muslim Architecture 2. Hindu Architecture 3. Buddhist Architecture 4, Jain Architecture Which of the following is not a Fundamental Right in the Indian Constitution? c 1. Freedom of Religion 2. Right to Property. 3. Right to Equality 4. Right to Eeadomn The terms ‘Socialist’ and '‘Seexffa*were added to the Preamble of the Céistitution of India by the we 1.42" Amendment "2, 44" Amendment 3. 24" Amendment. 4.7 Amendment In a recent case, involving the Government employees of Tamil Nadu the Supreme Court of, India decided that the workers do not havea | 1. Fundamental right to go on strike 2, Legal right to go on strike 3, Moral right to go on strike | 4, Fundamental, legal and moral right to go on strike | India is a Republic, beeause [ndia has a/an 2. Written Constitution 3. Nominated Head as President 4. Elected President as the Head of State India is a Federation, because 1, The President is elected by the | 1. Parliament with two Houses | indirectly | 2. The Council of Ministers is responsible to the | Parliament 3. There are two sets of Government, with clear | demarcation of their powers in the Constitution | 4. There is an int grated judiciary | 116. The President of India can be removed from office by 1. The Supreme Court 2, Impeachment by the Parliament 3. The Council of Ministers 4, The lection Commission U7. The Governor of a State in India remains in office during the pleasure of the 1. President 2. Prime Minister 3. Election Commission 4, Supreme Court | 18, India is a ‘Secular State' because 1. India has no State religion 2. The Indian Constitution guarantees right to religion to all 3. The majority community tolerates the religions of the minorities 4, The teachings of all religions are included in the text books of schools 9. Without being a member of the Parliament _ (een a person be appointed a Minister? DY. No 2. Yes, with conditions 3. Yes, with the approval of the Parliament 4. Yes, but he should be elected member of Parliament within six months of his appoint ment 120. As per the Constitution of India, who can make laws on residuary matters? 1. State Legislatures 2. Parliament only 3. Parliament with the concurrence of State Legislatures 4. Parliament or State Legislatures as decided by the Supreme Court | 121 The nearest planet to Kerth is 1. Mars 3. Jupiter 4. Mercury 122. The first product of cloning was a 1. Monkey 2. Human being 3. Sheep 4. Pig 123. M.S. Swaminathan is a noted 2. Venus 1, Nuclear scientist 2.PI 3. Geologist sicist 4, Agricultural scientist | 124, The vitamin necessary for clotting of blood is LA 2.0 3.E 4K125. 126, 127. 128. 129, 130. 131. 135. In the human body, the spleen performs the function of 1. Purifying blood 2. Storing blood ng vaste materials ormones Bio informatics is the use of Information Technology for 1. Study of 2. Collaboration with biological research 3. Handling the data generated by biological research ases 4, Hamessing ecological data ‘Black hole' refers to 1.A disease of the human body 2. A subject of Civil Engineering 3.A part of a plant 4. Astate of a star in the cosmos Super conductor was developed by 1. JH. Van Tassel 2. Warter Hunt 3.4.0. Perier 4, Charles Babbage Which of the following is the best conductor of heat? 1. Silver 2. Copper 3. Gold 4, Stone Pick the odd one out in the following; 1. Note book computers 2, Laptop computers 3. Desktop computers 4. Super computers Food poisoning is due to in ~ His a/an 2. Missile launching location 3. Atomic energy centre 4, Atomic explo n location The power plant at Tarapur is based on 1. Atomic energy 2. Thermal energy 3. Hydroelectric energy 4. Geothermal energy 1. Stale food 2, Fungi 3. Virus 4, Bacteria , . Burning 2 coal stove in a closed room pro- duces 1. Carbon monoxide 2, Carbon dioxide 3. Ammonia 4, Methane 33. Indian Space Research Organization is locat- | ed at i. Thumba 2. Bangalore 3, Hassan 4, Pune 136. 138. 139. 140. 141, 143. 144, Technological development in India so far is deficient, because it 1. centres round metropolises 2. affects only industry 3. is defence - oriented 4, oreates regional imbalan . The first oil refinery in India was constructed at 1. Haldi 3. Mathura The greatest impact of industrialization in India is observable in the 2, Digboi 4, Visakhapatnam 1. Automobile industry 2. Tron and Steel industry 3, Mechanization of agriculture 4. Ship building industry In which sphere of Information ‘Technology is India's achievement most impressive? 2, Software 4, None of the above 1. Hardware 3. Networking India is a major power because 1. It produces nuclear weapons 2. Itis industrially much advanced 3. Its GDP growth is impressive 4 almost self-sufficient Agriculture and Industry is in Defence, The Nagaland hills are becoming increasingly barren mainly due to 1. Insurgency 2, Shifting cultivation 3. Urbanization 4, Rapid population growth . National Geographical Research Institute is located at 1, New Delhi 2. Kolkata 3. Hyderabad 4, Panaji 'Edusat' is a/an 1.Go 2d 3. Computer program ment programme for primary education 30 in education expansion 4, Satellite for education under ISRO Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the king of 1. Bengal 2. Punjab 3. Kashmir 4, Gwalior . The first Governor General of independent India was 1. Rajendra Prasad 3. Lord Mountbatten, 2. C. Rajagopalachari 4, Warren Hastings146. Among the following, who is not associated | 148. Who completed the construction of the Qutub with the Revolt of 1857? Minar? 1. The Rani of Jhansi 2. Tantia Tope | 1. Shahjahan_ 2. Aurangzeb 3. Nana Saheb 4, Tipu Sultan. | 3. Ttut 4, Humayun 147. Which of the following created strong reac. | 149, Who among the following comprise the second tions in India, when Lord Curzon was the largest religious population in the World? Viceroy? 1 Jews 2. Buddhists 1, Punjab Land Alienation Act 3. Muslims 4. Sikhs 2, Setting up of an Agricultural Institute | 150, Bismark is called the "iron Man of wu! 3. Preservation of Ancient Monuments Act | 1 Italy 2. France 4, The Partition of Bengal | 3. Norway 4, Germany 84 93 103 M2 124 138 141 154 13° 22 33 43 53 64 16.2 173 183 191 204 211 23.1 25.3 26.2 272 28.2 294 303 312 323 93.1 344 354 36.1 38.3 403 412 423 431 443 45.1 46.3 472 483 493 501 512 532 544 554 66.1 574 584 593 604 612 623 633 64.1 65.3 66.1 684 692 704 713 728 734 741 753 764 173 782 793 803 812 834 8 85.3 86.2 873 882 894 904 91.2 923 933 942 95.4 96.1 974 98.2 99.3 1002 101.2 1021 1032 1041 105.2 106.2 107.3 1082 109.3 110.8 1112 1121 1134 1144 1153 1162 171 M81 1194 120.2 1212 122.3 123.4 124.4 1258 1263 1274 1282 12]2 1304 1314 1321 1332 1344 135.1 136.8 137.2 138.2 139.2 140.4 141.2 1423 143.4 1442 145.3 146.4 1474 148.3 149.3 150.4