Sunday, March 4, 2012

UPPCS GENERAL STUDIES 2009 SOLVED PAPER (Exam Held on 13.12.2009)

1. Consider the following statements about the Preamble of the Constitution and state which of them are correct with the help of given codes

1. The objective resolution pro posed by Pt. Nehru ultimately became the Preamble.

2. It is not justiciable in nature.

3. It cannot be amended.

4. It cannot override the specific provisions of the Constitution.

Codes:

(A) Only land 2

(B) Only l, 2and 4

(C) Only 1,2 and 3

(D) Only2 ,3 and 4

Ans:B

2. The Union Parliament can also legislate on a subject of State List

1. To give effect to international agreement.

2. With the consent of the State concerned.

3. During President’s rule in the State.

4. In the national interest, when Rajya Sabha passes a resolution to this effect by a 2/3 rd majority.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below

Codes:

(A) 1,2 and 3

(B) 2, 3and 4

(C) 1,2 and 4

(D) All the four

Ans:D

3. SEZ Act was passed by the Parliament in the year?

(A)       2004

(B)       2005

(C)       2006

(D) None of the above

Ans:B

4. The Governor of a State can act independent of the advice of the Council of Ministers in?

1. Asking the Government to prove its majority in the Assembly.

2. Dismissing a Chief Minister.

3. Reserving a bill for the consideration of the President of India.

4. Returning the bill passed by the legislature for reconsideration.

5. Seeking the opinion of the High Court.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below

Codes:

(A) 1,2,3 and 4

(B) 2,3,4 and 5

(C) 1,2,4 and 5

(D) All the Five

Ans:A

5. Mayor of a city in Uttar Pradesh -

1. Is first citizen of the city.

2. Is ex-officio member of the Municipal Corporation.

3. Is ex-officio Chairman of the Executive Committee.

4. Exercises full control over the executive machinery.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below—

Codes:

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 1 ,2 and 3

(C) 2,3 and 4

(D) All the four

Ans:D

6. Planning was considered a pre requisite—

1. For balanced socio-economic development.

2. For extending the benefits of development in an even manner.

3. For focusing on removal of regional disparities.

4. For maximizing the utilization of available resources.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below—

Codes:

(A) l and 2

(B) 1,2 and 3

(C) 2, 3and 4

(D) All the four

Ans:D

7. India in recent past has succeeded in attracting large foreign investments in?

1. Life Insurance Business

2. Banking Sector

3. Automobiles Sector

4. Film-making

5. Medical Tourism

Select the correct answer from the codes given below—

Codes:

(A) 1, 2 and 3

(B) 1,3 and 4

(C) 2, 3 and 4

(D) 2,3,4 and 5

Ans:A

8. Which of the following statements about Sugar industry are correct?

1. In the world, India’s share in sugar production is over 15 per cent.

2. Sugar industry is the second largest agro-based industry in India.

3. India is the largest consumer of sugar.

4. India is the largest producer of sugar.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below—

Codes:

(A)       l and 2

(B) 3 and 4

(C) 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 4

Ans:C

9. Which one of the following is nut a measure of reducing inequalities?

(A) Minimum-Needs Programme

(B) Liberalization of economy

(C) Taxation

(D) Land Reforms

Ans:B

10. The largest item of public expenditure in the Union Budget in recent years has been—

(A) Defence expenditure

(B) Interest payments

(C) Major subsidies

(D) Capital expenditure

Ans:B

11. Consider following statements and Select the correct answer from the codes given below

1. The term ‘Union of States’ has been used in the Constitution because Indian States have no right to recede.

2. The S. K. Dhar Commission preferred reorganization of States on administrative convenience rather than on linguistic basis.

3. The Congress Committee under Pt. Nehru, Sardar Patel and Pattabhi Sita ramayya did not favour linguistic basis for re-organisation of States.

(A) Only 1

(B) Only 1 and 2

(C) Only l and 3

(D) All the three

Ans:D

12. Upnishads were translated into Persian during the reign of?

(A) Aurangzeb

(B) Shahjahan

(C) Jahangir

(D) Akbar

Ans:B

13. Given below are four events connected with India’s struggle for independence. Select their correct chronological order by using the codes given below the events—

1. Second Round Table Conference.

2. Karachi Session of Indian National Congress.

3. Execution of Bhagat Singh

4. Gandhi-Irwin Pact

Codes:

(A)1,2,3,4

(B) 2,1,3,4

(C)4,3,2,1

(D) 2,4,3,1

Ans:C

14. Who of the following had called Subhash Chandra Bose as ‘Desh Nayak’?

(A) Mahatma Gandhi

(B) Ram Manohar Lohia

(C) Rabindranath Tagore

(D) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Ans:C

15. Who of the following had presided over the annual session of Indian National Congress held at Lucknow in 1916?

(A) Annie Besant

(B) Lala Lajpat Rai

(C) Motilal Nehru

(D) A. C. Majumdar

Ans:D

16. Who of the following presided over the session of Indian National Congress when resolution of ‘Poorna Swaraj’ was passed?

(A) Dadabhai Naoroji

(B) Jawaharlal Nehru

(C) Lala Lajpat Rai

(D) Surendranath Banerjee

Ans:B

17. Aruna Asaf Ali was connected with which one of the following movements as a woman organiser of underground activity?

(A) Civil Disobedience Movement

(B)Non Cooperation Movement

(C) Quit India Movement

(D) Swadeshi Movement

Ans:C

18. The cardinal features of political system in India are—

1. It is a democratic republic.

2. It has a Parliamentary form of Government.

3. The supreme power vests in the people of India.

4. It provides for a unified authority.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below—

Codes:

(A) l and 2

(B) 1,2 and 3

(C) 2,3 and 4

(D) All the four statements are Correct

Ans:D

19. Who among the following leaders was the supporter of ‘Swadeshi’?

(A)Arbindo Ghosh

(B)Pheroz Shah Mehta

(C)Dadabhai Naoroji

(D) Subhash chandra Bose

Ans:A

20. Given below are two statements

Assertion (A) : Political parties are the life blood of democracy.

Reason (R) : People generally curse political parties for poor governance.

In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct?

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false

(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Ans:B

21. Which one of the following pairs about the subject and the respective list under the Constitution of India is not correctly matched?

Subject             List

(A)Forests—Concurrent List

(B) Stock Exchange—Concurrent List

(C) Post Office Saving Bank—Union List

(D) Public Health—State List

Ans:B

22. ‘Right to Equality’ finds a place in the Constitution under—

1.Article 13

2. Article 14

3.Article 15

4. Article 16

Select the correct answer from the codes given below—

Codes:

(A)1 and 2

(B) 1,2 and 3

(C) 2,3 and 4

(D) In All the four

Ans:C

23. Centre-State relations in India are dependent upon—

1. Constitutional provisions

2. Conventions and practices

3. Judicial interpretations

4. Mechanisms for dialogue

Select the correct answer from the codes given below—

Codes:

(A)       l and 2

(B)       1,2and3

(C)       2,3and 4

(D)       All the four

Ans:D

24. The Preamble of the Indian Constitution adopted on 26th

November, 1949 did not include the terms—

1. Socialist

2. Secular

3. Integrity

4. Republic

Select the correct answer from the codes given below—

Codes:

(A) 1,2 and 3

(B) 2, 3and 4

(C) 1, 2 and 4

(D) 3 and 4

Ans:A

25. Poverty level in India is established on the basis of—
(A) Pet capita income in different States
(B) House-hold average income
(C) House-hold consumer expenditure
(D) Slum population in the country

Ans:C

26. In which one of the following places, the cave temples built by the Rashtrakutas in the Ellora mountains are located?
(A) Aurangabad (Maharashtra)
(B) Nasilc (Maharashtra)
(C) Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh)
(D) Colconda (Andhra Pradesh)

Ans:A

27. “Let no man ask a man’s sect or caste.” This statement has been given by—
(A)Kabir
(B) Ramananda
(C) Ramanuja
(D) Chaitanya

Ans:A

28. ‘Tamasha’ is the famous folk form of musical theatre and belongs to—
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Punjab
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Bihar

Ans:C
29. Musical instrument ‘Tabla’ was introduced by—
(A) Adil Shah
(B) Amir Khusrau
(C) Tansen
(D) Baiju Bawara

Ans:B
30. Non-performing assets in commercial banks means—
(A) Bank deposits which are not invested
(B) Capital assets not in use
(C) Loans in which interest or principal amount is not recovered
(D) Low-interest rate loans

Ans:C
31. Base year for estimation of Gross Domestic Product at constant prices in India, at present, is—
(A) 1999-2000
(B) 2000-2001
(C) 2002-2003
(D) 2006-2007

Ans:A

32. The total number of Puranas are
(A) 12
(B) 16
(C) 18
(D) 20
Ans:C

33. Consider following statements about Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana and state which one of them is incorrect?
(A) It was launched during 2007-08
(B) It envisages an outlay of Rs. 2,500 crores for the Eleventh Five Year Plan
(C) Additional Central assistance under the scheme would be available as 80% grant to the States
(D) Activities under the Yojna include integrated development of Food crops, Agriculture mechanisation, development of Rainfed farming etc.

Ans:C
34. Consider following statements—
1. A watershed development fund has been established with a total corpus of Rs. 200 crores.
2. The objective is to undertake integrated watershed development in selected 100 districts.
3. Under the scheme 2/3 rd of amount is given for grant based projects in the State.
With the help of given codes, find which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct.
Codes:
(A)Only l
(B) l and 2only
(C) 1,2 and 3
(D) 2 and 3only

Ans:C

35. What was the name of Ujjain in ancient times?
(A) Takshila
(B) Awantika
(C) Indraprashtha
(D) None of the above

Ans:B
36. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(A) Kalinga Award—Popularization of Science
(B) David Cohen Award— Literature
(C) Borlaug Award —Agriculture
(D.) Pulitzer Prize—Progress in religion

Ans:D
37. Which one of the following parts of Mentha possesses maximum oil percentage?
(A)Root
(B) Stem
(C)Leaf
(D) Flower

Ans:C
38. Balance of Payment includes—
(A) Visible Trade
(B) Invisible Trade
(C) Debts
(D) All the above
Ans:D

39. Now, packaging has assumed importance because—
(A) It provides protection to products
(B) It makes products attractive
(C) It increases credibility of the product
(D) It provides all the above
Ans:D
40. The Bank rate is the rate at which—
(A) A bank lends to the public
(B) The RBI lends to the public
(C) The RBI gives credit to the commercial banks
(D) The Government of India lends to other countries
Ans:C
41. ‘Nitrogen use efficiency’ in crop production may be enhanced by ?
(A) Split application of fertilizer
(B) Use of nitrogen inhibitors
(C) Use of slow release fertilizers
(D) All the above
Ans:D
42. Research and development of farm tools and machinery are being carried out by Central Institute of Agriculture Engineering which is located at—
(A) Pant Nagar
(B) Bhopal
(C) New Delhi
(D) Ranchi
Ans:B

43.The National Agriculture innovation Project is being implemented by ICAR with credit assistance from World Bank. It has got how many components?
(A) Only one component
(B) Two components
(C) Three components
(D) Four components
Ans:D

44. Rajiv Gandhi Environment Award is given four outstanding contribution to?
(A) Afforestation and conservation of waste land
(B) Neat technology and development
(C) Wildlife conservation
(D) Writing of Hindi books on Environment

Ans:B

45. Given below are two statements
Assertiqn (A) Natural vegetation is the true index of climate.
Reason (R) Water-loving plants are found in moist climate.
In the context of the above, which one of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(B) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans:A

46. In October 2009, a decision has been taken to shift the wholesale Price Index base year from 1993-94 to?
(A) 2001-2002
(B) 2002-2003
(C) 2003-2004
(D) 2004-2005
Ans:D

47. Which of the following conditions indicate the impact of global warming?
1.Melting of glaciers.
2.Rise in sea level.
3. Changes in weather condi lions
4. Rise in global temperature.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below—
Codes:
(A) l and 2
(B)1,2 and 3
(C)2,3 and 4
(D)All the four
Ans:D

48. Tree cover is maximum in?
(A) East Deccan
(B) Northern Plains
(C) West Coast
(D) East Coast
Ans:C

49. As per 2001 Census, arrange the following States/ Union Territories in descending order of population
(A) Chandigarh - Puducherry - Sikkim - Mizoram
(B) Chandigarh - Puducherry - Mizoram - Sikkim
(C) Puducherry - Chandigarh - Mizoram - Sikkiin
(D) Puducherry - Chandigarh - Sikkim- Mizoram
Ans:C

50. Arrange the following States in the descending order of literacy as per Census Report of 2001 and select the correct answer from the codes given at the end—
1. Kerala
2. Manipur
3. Tamil Nadu
4. Himachal Pradesh
Codes:
(A)1,4,3,2
(B)4,1,3,2
(C)2,4,1,3
(D) 1,2,4,3
Ans:A

51. Which of the following statements about Radioactive pollution are correct?
1. It causes hereditary change in the animals.
2. It causes disbalance among different minerals in the soil.
3. It hinders blood circulation.
4. It causes carcinogenesis.
Select the correct answer from
the codes given below—
Codes:
(A)l and 2
(B) l and 4
(C) 1,3 and 4
(D)) 2,3 and 4
Ans:C

52. Which one of the following years is known as the ‘Year of the Great Divide’ with regard to population, after which there has been a continuous and rapid growth in India’s population?
(A) 1911
(B) 1921
(C) 1941
(D) 1951
Ans:B

53. Among the following 4 cities (Principal Corporation) which one had the least population as per 2001 census?
(A) Kanpur
(B) Lucknow
(C) Agra
(D) Varanasi

Ans:D

54. Which of the following conditions determine an area as urban as given in the Census Report of 2001?
1. Its minimum population will have to be 5,000.
2. The minimum percentage of its working male population, engaged in non-agri cultural work, will have to be 75.
3. The density of its population will have to be at least 400 persons for sq. km.
4. It will have to have a minimum area of 10 sq. km.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below
(A)l and 2
(B) 1,2 and 3
(C) 2,3 and 4
(D) All the four Statements

Ans:B

55. The percentage of urban population in India according to Census 2001, is?
(A) 20.8
(B) 25.7
(C) 27.3
(D) 27.8
56. Which one of the following Union Territories in India has the sex ratio (number of females per1000 males) above 1000?
(A) Puducherry
(B) Delhi
(C) Chandigarh
(D) Lakshadweep
Ans:A

57. Given below are two statements—
Assertion (A) : The dividing line between village and town begins to be passed with the presence of traders and manufacturers.
Reason (R) : The traders and manufacturers wholly depend on village resources.
in the context of the above, which one of the following is correct?
(A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of(A)
(B) Both (A)and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false
(D) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Ans:D

58. Who of the following received Lachchu Maharaj Award for
Kathak Dance at its ceremony in September, 2009?
(A) Madhuri Dixit
(B) Rekha
(C) Kunkum Dhar
(D) Asha Parekh

Ans:D
59. The first High/Supreme Court Judge, who voluntarily made public his assets, is?
(A) Justice D. V. Shyalendra Kumar
(B) Justice K. Chandru
(C) Justice K. Kannan
(D) Justice U. C. Srivastava

Ans: C

60. Which of the following items of works are included in Bharat Nirman ?
Find your answer with the help of given codes.
1. Accelerated irrigation benefits programme.
2. Inter-linking of River projects.
3. Scheme for repair, renovation and restoration of water bodies.
4. Rehabilitation of displaced persons due to irrigation projects.
Codes:
(A) Only land 2
(B) 1,2 and 4 only
(C)1,2 and 3 only
(D) All the four
Ans:C
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CURRENT AFFAIRS PREPARATION PLAN

“Current Affairs” and “General Knowledge” cover many topics like from economy to sports or education to politics, or even technology to automobiles. In every second some issues are happening around the world in these sectors, and to accumulate the excerpt of some highlighted news, and memorize it is a good plan to prepare current affairs and GK.

Some Important Tips to Follow:

Read Newspapers regularly

We all know that “Old is Gold”, same thing applies here too. We need to make a habit of reading newspapers regularly. I’ll suggest you to read more than one newspaper. It will be better if you read one newspaper of your mother language, and other of English. Some useful newspapers are “The Times of India”, “The Hindu”, “The Telegraph” etc. You need to start this habit at least 6 months before the actual exam that will help you to get access to all the important events of that period of time.

You need to keep an eye on what’s happening around you in your country and world as well. Trust me guys, you will surely find it interesting after several days. We all know that staying updated is always a good idea, as it will stand you apart from the rest.

Read Magazines thoroughly

This is another great option to prepare the subject we are talking about. There are many leading magazines that focus on current affairs and General Knowledge. You need to buy it from your local magazine seller, and start reading it thoroughly. These magazines beautifully categorize the articles with its genres to make it interesting to read on. Some of the useful magazines are Pratiyogita Darpan andManorma.

Try to read some business magazines and sports magazines too along with a general magazine. This will increase your chances of cracking the competitive exams with ease. Some useful business magazines areBusiness Today, Business Line etc.

Follow News Channels

You will need to follow news channels at least once a day. Now most of the leading news channels are active for 24*7. You need to pick up a suitable time for yourself to watch any favorite news channel of yours. You can watch ABP News, NDTV, Times Now, ET Now, Zee News etc. Try to go through all the breaking and highlighted news, and make it a habit.

I know that watching news channels for long will bore you, so I’ll suggest you to allocate only 30 minutes for it in a whole day. All the leading ones shows the glimpses of all important events of the day quite frequently, so 30 minutes will be enough for you to boost up your current affairs and GK knowledge.

Maintain a Diary

My teacher used to tell me that whenever you learn something try to write it down in your diary, as it will help you to memorize it in a better manner. He is so right, as this method helped me a lot to score good marks in every exam that I appeared for. As I already mentioned before that a lot of events are occurring in the country and around the world, so it is easily understandable that it is not easy to remember everything. It’s always a superb idea to maintain a diary of current events.

You need to update this diary on a daily basis with all the events that you consider as important ones. This diary will become quite useful for the revision part, as it will provide you information about all the important events at a place. You should keep revising the diary frequently, as it will help you to memorize important names, dates, awards etc.

Channelize your Preparation Accordingly

All the competitive exams are not same, as all of them have different pattern, even when it comes to the same topic as ‘Current Affairs’ or ‘GK’. For example for civil services exam, you need to give importance on events of National value. On the other scenario, in matter of bank job exam, the focus should be on the news on banking sectors, and economic and business news.

Thus I’ll suggest you to prepare as per the exams you are appearing for, as channelizing your preparation according to the pattern of the exam will accelerate your chance of getting selected.

Use Internet Resources

“Google, YouTube and Wikipedia are my favorite teachers’; one of my friends told me this once. This is quite true indeed, so you should use all the available online resources to study current affairs and GK for exams. For example this blog is all about “Current Affairs”, so you can check this blog regularly by subscribing to us (check the sidebar for subscription options). You can actively take part some forums that are focusing on current events. The good part is you can follow the websites of all leadingnewspapers online if you don’t have enough time to read newspapers.

Use Social Networking Sites for Good

Believe me or not you can surely use social networking sites to your benefits. Especially to prepare current affairs and General knowledge Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and StumbleUpon may help you a lot. You can join some Facebook pages, or follow some twitter accounts that are related to current affairs. You can join our Facebook Page too for this matter, or connect with me at LinkedIn or circle me in Google Plus for all the information on recent happenings to boost up your General Knowledgeability.

Give Priority to your Strength

We usually find difficulties when we try to learn everything at once. In that process basically we study a lot, but remember a little. We need to first select our strength areas for our preparation. Try to givepriority to your strength areas. It may be Sports, economy, Government Affairs or technology. Suppose you are applying for Bank exams, then you should prepare industry related news. Along with that you may pick any 2-3 areas of your strength like sports or technology. You need to prepare these sections to the utmost level. I can assure you that these strategies will help you to score much better in Current Affairs section.

Participate in Online Quizzes

You should participate in some free quizzes that are available online to evaluate yourself. For this matter you can easily access our “Quiz Section”. This will give you proper idea whether you are ready for the big exam day or not. As an added factor it will also provide you confidence i.e. very much essential. You can download Monthly-wise current affairs questions from Here.