Prelims - Paper 4

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Pre-Prelims

Test IV

The test is of 1 hour duration.

There are 50 questions. All of them are compulsory.

Each question has 4 choices. Only one of them is correct.

Each correct answer will get 1 mark.

or each incorrect answer 0.!! mark will "e deducted.

There is no penalty in case of no attempt.

O#$ answer sheet is pro%ided on the last page to mark the answers.

&arken the appropriate "u""le against the respecti%e question no.

1. Consider the following statements about Koeppen's scheme of classification of climates:

I. The aerage temperature of the coldest month is highest for group '!' among all ma"or climatic groups.

II. The climatic t#pe for Indian sub-continent is '$m'.

%hich of the aboe statements is&are true

a. (nl# I b. (nl# II

c. )oth of them d. *one of them

+. Consider the following statements about the ',odel Code of Conduct':

I. It does not hae legal status.

II. (nce it comes into force nion goernment cannot release mone# for the ongoing schemes.




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/. Consider the following statements:

I. 0alaries and allowances of the "udges of the !igh Court are charged to the Consolidated und of India.

II. 0alaries and allowances of the "udges of the !igh Court are determined b# the Parliament.




2. Consider the following statements in conte3t of the so called 'test tube bab#':

I. The fertili4ation is carried out in the laborator# instead of being carried out inside humans.

II. The gestation is carried out in the laborator# instead of being carried out inside humans.




5. Cae paintings of $"anta chiefl# depict scenes from:

a. 6ife of $sho7a and the ,aur#an 7ings

b. 6ife of )uddha and the 8ata7as

c. 6ife of ,ahaira and the Tirthan7aras

d. 6ife of 0amudragupta and the 9upta 7ings

. Consider the following statements:

I. *ominal 9DP is the alue of 9DP at the current preailing prices.

II. In case of inflation in the prices of all goods and serices alue of '9DP Deflator' will be greater than

one.




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;. Consider the following:

I. 9u"arat II. ,aharashtra III. Tamil *adu I


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11. Consider the following statements about the 9oernment of India $ct 1=5=:

I. It was enacted due to the ?eolt of 1=5;.

II. It ended the double s#stem of goernment b# abolishing the )oard of Control and Court of Directors.




1+. %hich of the following is *(T a feature of the phenomenon of '6iuidit# Trap'

a. *ear-4ero short term interest rates

b. People tend to hoard cash instead of bu#ing bonds

c. ?ampant inflation for long periods of time

d. 0peculatie mone# demand function is infinitel# elastic

1/. Consider the following statements:

I. Earth receies higher insolation at aphelion than at perihelion.

II. Earth's aphelion occurs in 8anuar# and its perihelion occurs in 8ul#.




12. %hich of the following writs is not specificall# proided in the Indian Constitution

a. In"unction b. ,andamus

c. Fuo warranto d. Prohibition

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15. Consider the following statements:

I. nion Territories are not represented in ?a"#a 0abha.

II. It is within the puriew of the Chief Election Commissioner to ad"udicate the election disputes.

III. $ccording to the Constitution of India Parliament consists of 6o7 0abha and ?a"#a 0abha onl#.


a. (nl# I b. I and III

c. II and III d. *one of them

1. Consider the following statements about East India $ssociation:

I. It was founded b# 0urendranath )aner"ea.

II. It was founded as an alternatie to the Indian *ational Congress.




1;. Consider the following statements:

I. )iosphere does not include non-liing organisms.

II. Tundra is an e3ample of a biome.




1=. Consider the following statements with reference to (CD B(ptionall# ull# Conertible Debentures:

I. Inestors hae an option to conert their debenture into euit#.

II. Priate firms are not allowed in India to issue (CD to general public.




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1@. Consider the following statements:

I. ,ost of the coal deposits in India are of bituminous t#pe.

II. Coal fields in Damodar rier alle# are 9ondwana deposits.




+A. Consider the following statements:

I. *ot all European nion members hae Euro as their official currenc#.

II. *ot all European nion members are part# to the 0chengen $greement.




+1. Consider the following statements about *ational Pension 0#stem B*P0:

I. *P0 is compulsor# for all new recruits to Central goernment currentl# e3cept armed forces.

II. E3cept for 0waalamban scheme the goernment does not ma7e an# monetar# contribution to *P0

accounts.




++. %hich of the following is an international agreement to protect biodiersit# from the potential ris7s posed

b# the 9eneticall# ,odified (rganisms

a. Cartagena Protocol b. K#oto Protocol

c. ,ontreal Protocol d. *ago#a Protocol


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+/. nder the Constitution which of the following is *(T a fundamental dut#

a. To ote in public elections

b. To deelop scientific temper

c. To safeguard public propert#

d. To respect the ideals of the Constitution

+2. Consider the following statements about the '0an7h#a' school of !induism:

I. '0an7h#a' school was founded b# Kapila.

II. '0an7h#a' school is atheistic.




+5. Consider the following statements about C,0 BCentral ,onitoring 0#stem:

I. It is the name of Indian goernment's telecom and Internet sureillance pro"ect.

II. nder C,0 telecom operators or Internet 0erice Proiders will hae no role in the interception.




+. %hich of the following does 'eTaal' refer to

a. Dashboard for real-time iew of electronic serices deliered b# goernment

b. ,ission launched b# ,inistr# of Culture to digiti4e classical music

c. 0oftware being used for centrali4ed collation of results from all E


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+;. Consider the following statements about )I,0TEC B)a# of )engal Initiatie for ,ulti-0ectoral Technical

and Economic Cooperation:

I. $ll 0$$?C members are members of )I,0TEC as well.

II. ,e7ong-9anga Cooperation is an initiatie of the )I,0TEC.




+=. The tendenc# of a liuid drop to contract and occup# minimum area is due to:

a. densit# b. grait#

c. surface tension d. iscosit#

+@. %hich of the following is the purpose of an ad"ournment motion in the Parliament

a. To allow discussion on a definite matter of urgent public importance

b. To let opposition members collect information from the ministers

c. To allow a reduction of specific amount in demand for grant

d. To postpone the proceeding to chec7 unparliamentar# behaior on the part of the members

/A. %hich of the following statements about '?a"i 9andhi Euit# 0aing 0cheme' is *(T correct

a. It offers ta3 brea7s for first-time inestors in stoc7s.

b. It is applicable for inestment in an# compan# listed in India.

c. In the first #ear the inestor cannot sell his shares.

d. *one of the aboe

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/1. Consider the following statements:

I. The $docate 9eneral of a 0tate is appointed b# the President upon the recommendation of the

9oernor of the concerned state.

II. $s proided in the Ciil Procedure Code !igh courts hae original appellate and adisor#

"urisdiction at 0tate leel.




/+. $rrange the following in order of increasing distance from land:

I. Continental 0helf II. Continental 0lope III. (ceanic deeps

a. I G II G III b. I G III G II

c. II G III G I d. II G I G III

//. Consider the following statements about Fuit India ,oement:

I. )ritish goernment arrested most Congress leaders een before the moement was formall# started.

II. Due to seere suppression Fuit India ,oement was replaced b# limited indiidual sat#agraha.




/2. $ greenhouse gas is a gas in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits:

a. < radiation b.


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/5. $ ship in sea is not affected much b# tsunami waes because:

a. tsunami waes form onl# in coastal regions

b. tsunami waes act in seas from all sides canceling each other out

c. tsunami waes hae low wae-height in deep waters

d. tsunami waes do not form in seas

/. Consider the following sets of specific economic functions of goernment and the t#pes of functions:

I. Collecting ta3es II. ,onetar# polic# III. Pa#ing for national defense

$. $llocation function ). Distribution function C. 0tabili4ation function

%hich of the following matches the two sets correctl#

a. I-$ II-) III-C b. I-) II-C III-$

c. I-C II-$ III-) d. I-) II-$ III-C

/;. %hich one among the following commissions was set up in pursuance of a definite proision under an

$rticle in the Constitution

a. Central


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/@. %hich of the following correctl# e3plains the motie behind the formation of 'Indian 6iberation ederation'

a. To campaign for uniersal adult franchise

b. To lobb# for greater rights to the naties

c. To support the implementation of the 9oernment of India $ct of 1@1@

d. To encourage and gie support to the reolutionar# actiities

2A. The Crimean peninsula of 7raine is located on the coast of:

a. )altic 0ea b. )lac7 0ea

c. Caspian 0ea d. ,editerranean 0ea

21. Consider the following statements about 0


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2;. Consider the following statements about the differences between 'ote on account' and 'interim budget':

I. The proision of 'ote on account' is used b# a regular goernment while 'interim budget' is a

proision used b# a careta7er goernment.

II. $ 'ote on account' deals onl# with the e3penditures while 'interim budget' includes both e3penditures

and receipts.




2=. %hich of the following is *(T recogni4ed as an endemic bird area according to )irdlife International

a. $ssam Plains b. 9anga Plains

c. %estern 9hats d. %estern !imala#as

2@. '?ani' 9aidinliu the celebrated freedom fighter hailed from which of the following present-da# states

a. $runachal Pradesh b. ,anipur

c. 0i77im d. %est )engal

5A. Consider the following statements about C)D? Bcommon but differentiated responsibilities:

I. It implies that it's sole responsibilit# of deeloped nations to ta7e sustainable deelopment actions.

II. It implies that deeloped nations hae historicall# contributed most to enironment problems.




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