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GENERAL STUDIES (P) 2016 – Test 22 (1785)
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1. With reference to constitutional safeguards 3. Consider the following statements regarding
Epiphytes:
provided to the minorities under the Indian
1. They grow upon other plants merely for
Constitution, consider the following physical support.
2. They are found in both tropical and
statements:
temperate regions.
1. Both religious and linguistic minorities 3. Mosses and ferns are common
epiphytes.
have the Fundamental Right to establish
Which of the statements given above is/are
educational institutions. correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
2. The President should appoint a special
(b) 1 and 3 only
officer for linguistic and religious
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
minorities to investigate matters relating

to constitutional safeguards.
4. If Earth’s axis of rotation was 0 degree to the
perpendicular to the plane of ecliptic instead
Which of the statements given above is/are
of 23.5 degree, what would have been the
correct?
probable consequences?
(a) 1 only 1. There would have been no seasons on
Earth.
(b) 2 only
2. The length of day and night would have
(c) Both 1 and 2 been same throughout the year.
3. The length of day and night would have
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
been the same all over the earth.
Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
2. In India, the minerals are classified as minor
(a) 1 and 2 only
minerals and major minerals. Which of the (b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
following is/are the prime basis for major-
(d) 1, 2 and 3
minor classification?
5. With reference to the decisions taken during
1. End Use
Tripuri session of Indian National Congress
2. Availability of minerals (INC), 1938, consider the following
statements:
3. Level of production
1. Socialism was adopted as the official
4. Export and Import goal of INC.
2. The resolution on National Economic
Select the correct answer using the code
programme and Fundamental rights
given below. were passed.
Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 1 only
correct?
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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6. Consider the following statements: 8. Which of the following signifies Federal
spirit of the Indian Constitution?
1. It is an indigenously developed nuclear
1. Article 345
capable missile.
2. Article 370
2. It is a short range surface to surface
3. Article 371-B
missile.
4. Seventh Schedule
3. It is the first missile to be developed by 5. Ninth Schedule
Select the correct answer using the code
DRDO under Integrated Guided Missile
given below.
Development Programme.
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
The above properties refers to which of the
(b) 1, 3 and 4 only
following missiles?
(c) 1, 4 and 5 only
(a) Prithvi II (d) 2, 3 and 5 only

(b) Brahmos
9. Which of the following statement is not
(c) Agni
correct about United Nations Convention to
(d) Akash
Combat Desertification?

(a) It is a not legally binding to its
7. Consider the following statements: signatories.
(b) It encourages the participation of local
1. While Central sector schemes are 100%
people in combating desertification.
funded by the Union government, under
(c) It was established in accordance to the
Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) a
recommendations of 1992 Rio Earth
certain percentage of the funding is
Summit.
borne by the States. (d) India is a signatory to the convention.

2. While Central Sector Schemes are
10. Which of the following reasons can be
implemented by the Central Government
attributed to the richness of Natural
machinery, Centrally Sponsored Scheme
Vegetation in tropical rainforests:
(CSS) is implemented by the State
1. Fertile Soil
Governments. 2. Intense sunlight for photosynthesis
3. Wet climate
Which of the statements given above is/are
4. Seasonal changes to facilitate nutrient
correct?
absorption
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 and 4 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 (c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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11. Which of the following dynasties is/are 14. Which of the following leaders was/were not
associated with Sanchi Stupa? associated with Non-cooperation movement?
1. Mauryan 1. Subhash Chandra Bose
2. Bal Gangadhar Tilak
2. Satvahanas
3. Chittranjan Das
3. Guptas
Select the correct answer using the codes
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given below.
given below.
(a) 1 and 3 only
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3

15. Which of the following can be considered as
12. Food grains stock in the Central Pool ultimate custodian of the popular will of
consists of: people in India?
1. Stock held by Food Corporation of India (a) Parliament
(FCI) (b) Supreme Court
(c) Council of Ministers
2. States participating in the Decentralised
(d) Prime Minister
Procurement Scheme

3. State government agencies (SGAs) for
16. "Traditionally, in comparison to the area
both buffer and operational requirements
sown during Rabi, farmers cultivate only
Select the correct answer using the code
about 50% of the area during the season of
given below.
Kharif. The primary reason given is that the
(a) 1 only
region suffers due to Anna Pratha."
(b) 1 and 2 only
Which of the following regions in best
(c) 2 and 3 only described by the above passage?
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (a) Marathwada
(b) Rayalaseema
13. The recent Lion Census (2015) conducted in (c) Bundelkhand
India recorded an impressive rise in the (d) Marusthali

number of lions. Which among the following
17. Which of the following projects is/are
methods were adopted as part of this
related to providing last mile internet
enumeration?
connectivity?
1. Physical view
1. Project Loon
2. Pugmarks
2. Aquila
3. Voice records
3. White Fi
Select the correct answer using the code
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given below.
given below.
(a) 1 only (a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3
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18. Which among the following correctly 21. Tungbhadra doab was a resource rich region
in southern India between the rivers Krishna
defines ‘Opportunity Cost’?
and Tungabhadra. The region became a
(a) The loss of other alternatives when one
cause of conflict between which of the
alternative is not chosen. following dynasties?
1. Vijayanagra empire and Bahamani
(b) The economic cost of waiting for an
kingdom
opportunity.
2. Yadavas and Hoysalas
(c) A benefit of something that must be 3. Western Chalukyas and Cholas
Select the correct answer using the code
given up to acquire something else.
given below.
(d) The economic cost of operating a
(a) 1 and 2 only
business. (b) 2 only
(c) 3 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3
19. In 5th century BC, Buddha was preaching in

India. Who of the following was not a 22. Which of the following rivers have their
origin in the Vindhyas?
contemporary of Buddha?
1. Betwa
(a) Purana Kassapa
2. Parbati
(b) Rishabhdev 3. Ken
4. Banas
(c) Ajita Kesakambalin
Select the correct answer using the code
(d) Makkhali Gosala
given below.
(a) 1 and 3 only
20. "In the west it is bound by the north-south (b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
spur of the Great Himalayan Range which
(d) 2 and 4 only
includes the world's third highest peak,
Khangchendzonga and down to its south is 23. Which of the following bills lapse after
dissolution of Lok Sabha?
Singalila ridge. In the north it is bound by
1. A bill introduced in the Lok Sabha and
Dongkia range and also partly includes the
pending in Lok Sabha.
Tibetan Plateau. In the east it is bound by the 2. A bill passed by the Lok Sabha but
pending in the Rajya Sabha.
Chola range."
3. A bill pending in the Rajya Sabha but
Which of the following states is best
not passed by the Lok Sabha.
described by the above passage? Select the correct answer using the code
given below.
(a) Arunachal Pradesh
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) Uttarakhand
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) Sikkim (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) Himachal Pradesh
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24. With reference to time and demand deposits, 27. Travelling through which of the following
which among the following statements are states are you likely to come across the
correct?
Chimmony, Chinnar and Choolannur
1. All current account deposits are demand
Wildlife Sanctuaries?
deposits.
(a) Karnataka
2. All fixed deposits are time deposits.
(b) Tamil Nadu
Select the correct answer using the code
(c) Jammu and Kashmir
given below.
(d) Kerala
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2 28. Which of the following regions were a part
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 of the erstwhile Gondwanaland?

1. India
25. Which of the following principles is
2. Brazil
employed by a gymanst while performing a
3. South Africa
somersault?
4. Australia
(a) Conservation of Rotational Kinetic
Select the correct answer using the code
Energy.
given below.
(b) Conservation of Mass Moment of
Inertia. (a) 3 and 4 only
(c) Conservation of angular momentum. (b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) Conservation of angular velocity. (c) 1 and 2 only

(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
26. Which of the following statements are

correct with regards to Compensatory
29. With reference to Safety Valve Theory of
Afforestation Fund Bill, 2015?
formation of Indian National Congress,
1. It establishes National Compensatory
consider the following statements:
Fund under Public Account of India.
2. It aims to include an expert on tribal 1. It suggests that Congress was founded
matters in both steering committee and with the objective of saving the British
executive committee of a State Empire in India.
Authority.
2. It was used by Lala Lajpat Rai to
3. It will be financed by companies that
criticise the Moderates.
divert forest land.
Which of the statements given above is/are
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correct?
given below.
(a) 1 only
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only (c) Both 1 and 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2
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30. With reference to the 'Forest Dwellers Act or 33. Which of the following ancient text deals
Recognition of Forest Rights Act, 2006',
with mathematics?
consider the following statements:
1. Lilavati
1. The implementing ministry of this act is
Ministry of Tribal Affairs. 2. Siddhanta Shiromani
2. The Act seeks to recognize both the
3. Sulvasutra
rights and occupation of traditional
4. Charak Samhita
forest dwellers and Schedule Tribes in
such forests. Select the correct answer using the code
3. It provides for diversion of forest land
given below.
only with the recommendation of the
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only
gram sabhas.
Which of the statements given above is/are (b) 1 and 2 only
correct? (c) 3 and 4 only
(a) 1 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(b) 1 and 3 only

(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3 34. Which of the following best describes

'Barchans'?
31. Which among the following is the most
(a) thick deposits of glacial clay
comprehensive measure of price rise?
(a) Wholesale Price Index (b) crescent-shaped sand dune
(b) Producer Price Index
(c) calcareous deposits in soil
(c) GDP Deflator
(d) summer grasslands in the higher reaches
(d) Consumer Price Index

32. With reference to Concentrating Solar Power
35. Which among the following have role in
technology, consider the following
notifying an area as a tiger reserve?
statements:
1. It does not use photovoltaic cells to 1. National Tiger Conservation Authority
generate power.
2. State government
2. In this heat energy is converted to
3. National Board for Wildlife
electricity.
3. It produces electricity in the form of Select the correct answer using the code
alternating current.
given below.
Which of the statements given above is/are
(a) 1 only
correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only (b) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only (c) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
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36. Which of the following correctly defines 39. Which of the following is/are part of our
'Masala bonds'? State emblem?
1. Three visible lions
(a) They are rupee-denominated instruments
2. A galloping horse
sold only to offshore investors by Indian
3. A bull
corporates to raise money from overseas.
4. A Chakra (Wheel)
(b) They are dollar-denominated
5. A bell Shaped Lotus
instruments sold only to offshore
6. Ahimsa Paramo Dharma written in
investors by Indian corporates to raise Devanagari
money from overseas. Select the correct option using the code
given below.
(c) They are rupee-denominated instruments
(a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only
sold only to Indian investors by offshore
(b) 5 and 6 only
corporates to raise money from India.
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
(d) They are dollar-denominated
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
instruments sold only to Indian investors

by offshore corporates to raise money 40. With reference to 'Sidereal time' consider the
from India. following statements:
1. It is based on the Earth's rate of rotation
measured relative to the fixed stars
37. Which of the following has been adopted
rather than the Sun.
from Westminster system of government in
2. A sidereal day is shorter than the solar
Indian Constitution?
day.
1. Parliamentary form of Government
Which of the statements given above is/are
2. Fundamental Rights correct?
3. Federal Structure (a) 1 only
4. Judicial Independence (b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
Select the correct answer using the code
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
given below.

(a) 1 only
41. Which of the following statements related to
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
"dioxins" is/ are true?
(c) 1 and 2 only
1. They are a type of persistent organic
(d) 1 and 4 only pollutants.
2. They are a carcinogenous compound.
3. Humans exposure is mainly through
38. Which among the following deficits indicate
meat and dairy products.
how much government borrowing is going to
Select the correct answer using the code
meet expenses other than interest payments?
given below.
(a) Budget Deficit
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) Fiscal Deficit
(b) 1 and 3only
(c) Primary Deficit (c) 2 and 3 only
(d) Revenue Deficit (d) 1, 2 and 3
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42. In some pockets of United Province, 45. With reference to United Nations
peasants’ movement was characterized by Environment Programme, consider the
Nai-Dhobi Band. Which of the following following statements:
statements explains Nai-Dhobi band? 1. It assesses global environmental
(a) It was a form of political boycott. conditions and trends.
(b) It was a form of social boycott. 2. It releases the Global Environment
(c) It was a form of economic boycott. Outlook report.
(d) None of the above Which of the statements given above is/are
correct?
43. Which of the following statements related to (a) 1 only
the chemical Muriate of Potash (Potassium (b) 2 only
Chloride) is/are correct? (c) Both 1 and 2
1. It is used as a crop fertilizer. (d) Neither 1 nor 2
2. It is used in rocket propellants and gun
powder. 46. A sudden fall in Barometer reading indicates
Select the correct answer using the code which of the following regions?
given below. (a) Stormy Weather
(a) 1 only (b) Calm Weather
(b) 2 only (c) Cold and Dry Weather
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Hot and Sunny Weather
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
47. Which of the following statements regarding
44. With reference to election methods/systems Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvITs) is
used in election of President of India, not correct?
consider the following: (a) These are mutual fund like institutions
1. Single Transferable vote that enable investments into the
2. Proportional Representation infrastructure sector.
3. First Past the Post System (b) They are regulated by the Reserve Bank
4. Voting by secret ballot of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are (c) Listing on stock exchange is mandatory
correct? for both publicly offered and privately
(a) 1, 2 and 3 only placed InvITs.
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only (d) It will enable the investors to hold a
(c) 1, 2 and 4 only diversified portfolio of infrastructure
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 assets.
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48. Recently launched "Project Sunrise" by 52. "It is a colourful bird, glossy pitch black
Union Government is related to:
with yellow legs, orange and yellow beak,
(a) National Solar Mission of Government
of India. bright yellow wattles on the head and a dash
(b) Eradication of Tuberculosis from India.
of white on the side wings. It is seen in pairs
(c) Prevention of AIDS in North Eastern
or noisy flocks in preferred locations in
states.
(d) Development of Tourism industry in forests and villages. Fondly called the mimic
India.
bird, it talks, screeches, wails and whistles

49. With reference to medieval India, what were like a human. As State bird of Chattisgarh it
‘manigram’ and ‘nanadesi’?
was on the brink of extinction due its
(a) Villages for revenue collection
preference as a favourite pet by majority of
(b) Guilds of merchants
(c) Village headmen
the people."
(d) Religious priests
Which of the following birds is best

50. Xenotransplantation involves the described by the above passage?
transplantation of which of the following
(a) Hill Mynah
parts between different species?
1. Organs (b) Black Necked Crane
2. Cells
(c) Himalayan Quail
3. Tissues
(d) Indian Parakeet
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given below.

(a) 1 and 3 only
53. With reference to the salinity of the surface
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 2 only waters of the ocean, consider the following
(d) 1, 2 and 3
statements:

51. Democratically elected governments are 1. Salinity in equatorial areas is lower than
essentially the will of majority. In this
in the tropical areas.
context, which of the following prevents the
2. Salinity in polar areas is lower than in
tyranny of majority in India?
1. Rule of law the temperate areas.
2. Fundamental rights
Which of the statements given above is/are
3. Separation of power
4. Directive Principles correct?
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(a) 1 only
given below.
(a) 1 only (b) 2 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(c) 1, 2 and 3 only
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
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