Civil Services 2009

Solved Question Paper - General Studies

36. Consider the following statement:

  1. India does not have any deposits of Thorium
  2. Kerala's monazite sands contain Uranium

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

37. Which one among the following South Asian countries has the highest population density?

  1. India
  2. Nepal
  3. Pakistan
  4. Sri Lanka

38. Consider the following:

  1. Fringe Benefit Tax
  2. Interest Tax
  3. Securities Transaction Tax

Which of the above is/are Direct Tax/Taxes

  1. 1 only
  2. 1 and 3 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

39. In India, who is the Chairman of the National Water Resources Council?

  1. Prime Minister
  2. Minister of Water Resources
  3. Minister of Environment and Forests
  4. Minister of Science and Technology

40. Consider the following statements :

  1. There are no east flowing rivers in Kerala
  2. There are no west flowing rivers in Madhya Pradesh

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2

41. In collaboration with David Hare and Alexander Duff, who of the following established Hindu College at Calcutta?

  1. Henry Louis Vivian Derozio
  2. Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar
  3. Keshab Chandra Sen
  4. Raja Rammohan Roy

42. Who of the following Prime Ministers sent Cripps Mission to India?

  1. James Ramsay MacDonald
  2. Stanley Baldwin
  3. Neville Chamberlain
  4. Winston Churchill

43. Who of the following is the author of a collection of poems called "Golden Threshold"?

  1. Aruna Asaf Ali
  2. Annie Besant
  3. Sarojini Naidu
  4. Vijayalakshmi Pandit

44. During the Indian Freedom Struggle, why did Rowlatt Act arouse popular indignation?

  1. It curtailed the freedom of religion
  2. It suppressed the Indian traditional education
  3. It authorised the government to imprison people without trial
  4. It curbed the trade union activities

45. Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?

  1. Home Rule Movement
  2. Non-Cooperation Movement
  3. Civil Disobedience Movement
  4. Quit India Movement

46. Anekantavada is a core theory and philosophy of which one of the following?

  1. Buddhism
  2. Jainism
  3. Sikhism
  4. Vaishnavism

47. With which one of the following movements is the slogan "Do or die" associated?

  1. Swadeshi Movement
  2. Non-Cooperation Movement
  3. Civil Disobedience Movement
  4. Quit India Movement

48. Who of the following founded the Ahmedabad Textile Labour Association?

  1. Mahatma Gandhi
  2. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
  3. N. M. Joshi
  4. J. B. Kripalani

49. With whose permission did the English set up their first factory in Surat?

  1. Akbar
  2. Jahangir
  3. Shahjahan
  4. Aurangzeb

50. In the context of the Indian freedom struggle, 16 Oct 1905 is well known for which one of the following reasons?

  1. The formal proclamation of Swadeshi Movement was made in Calcutta town hall
  2. Partition of Bengal took effect
  3. Dadabhai Naoroji declared the goal of Indian National Congress was Swaraj
  4. Lokmanya Tilak started Swadeshi Movement in Poona

51. In the 'Individual Satyagraha', Vinobha Bhave was chosen as the first Satyagrahi. Who was the second?

  1. Dr. Rajendra Prasad
  2. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru
  3. C. Rajagopalachari
  4. Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

52. In which one of the following places is the Shompen Tribe found?

  1. Nilgiri Hills
  2. Nicobar Islands
  3. Spiti Valley
  4. Lakshadweep Islands

53. Which one of the following planets has the largest number of natural satellites or moons?

  1. Jupiter
  2. Mars
  3. Saturn
  4. Venus

54. During the freedom struggle, Aruna Asaf Ali was a major woman organiser of underground activity in

  1. Civil Disobedience Movement
  2. Non-Cooperation Movement
  3. Quit India Movement
  4. Swadeshi Movement

55. In a dry cell (battery), which of the following are used as electrolytes?

  1. Ammonium chloride and Zinc chloride
  2. Sodium chloride and Calcium chloride
  3. Magnesium chloride and Zinc chloride
  4. Ammonium chloride and Calcium chloride

56. Which one of the following types of waves are used in a night vision apparatus?

  1. Radio waves
  2. Microwaves
  3. Infra-red waves
  4. None of the above

57. Which one of the following is used as an explosive?

  1. Phosphorus
  2. Mercuric oxide
  3. Graphite
  4. Nitroglycerine

58. In the context of Indian wild life, the flying fox is a

  1. Bat
  2. Kite
  3. Stork
  4. Vulture