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DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO R.C. Reddy IAS Study Circle TEST BOOKLET Cumulative Test-2 (Geography, Economy, Ecology and Science) Time Allowed : Two Hours Maximum Marks: 200 INSTRUCTIONS 1. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXAMINATION, YOU SHOULD CHECK THAT THIS TEST BOOKLET DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNPRINTED OR TORN OR MISSING PAGES OR ITEMS, ETC. IF SO, GET IT REPLACED BY A COMPLETE TEST BOOKLET. 2. ENCODE CLEARLY THE TEST BOOKLET SERIES A, B, C OR D AS THE CASE MAY BE IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACE IN THE ANSWER SHEET. 3. You have to enter your Roll Number on the Test Booklet in the Box provided alongside. DO NOT write anything else on the Test Booklet. 4. This Test Booklet contains 100 items (questions). Each item is printed in English. Each item comprises four responses (answers). You will select the response which you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response which you consider the best. In any case, choose ONLY ONE response for each item. 5. You have to mark all your responses ONLY on the separate Answer Sheet provided. See direc- tions in the Answer Sheet. 6. All items carry equal marks. 7. Before you proceed to mark in the Answer Sheet the response to various items in the Test Booklet, you have to fill in some particulars in the Answer Sheet as per instructions sent to you with your Admission Certificate. 8. After you have completed filling in all your responses on the Answer Sheet and the examination has concluded, you should hand over to the Invigilator only the Answer,Sheet. You are permitted to take away with you the Test Booklet. 9. Sheets for rough work are appended in the Test Booklet at the end. 10. Penalty for wrong Answers : THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE IN THE OB- JECTIVE TYPE QUESTION PAPERS. (i) There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty. (ii) If a candidate- gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one' of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above to that question. (iii) If a question is left blank i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question. DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO 1. The profit of a USA based firm in India (a) 1 only forms part of which of the following? (b) 2 only (a) GDP of India (c) Both 1 and 2 (b) GNP of USA (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) GNP of India 5. Which of the following processes add Car- (d) None of the above bon to the atmosphere? 2. Which of the following is not correct re- 1. Respiration garding the Social Audit rules for Ma- 2. Burning plastic hatma Gandhi National Rural Employ- ment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)? 3. Destruction of mangroves (a) Social audit of the works has to be un- 4. Thermal power plants dertaken in every Gram Panchayat at Select the correct answer according to the least once in six months codes given below. (b) A summary of the social audits across (a) 1, 2 and 3 only states shall be submitted by the Cen- (b) 1 and 4 only tral Government to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (c) 2, 3 and 4 only (c) A Social Audit Unit will be set up by (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 the State Government to facilitate 6. Which of the following statements is/are conduct of social audit by Gram correct? Sabhas. 1. Atoms of different elements may have (d) None of the above same mass number. 3. The union territory of Puducherry is sur- 2. Atoms of an element may have differ- rounded by which of the following states? ent mass numbers. 1. Tamil Nadu 3. All the atoms of an element have 2. Kerala same number of protons. 3. Andhra Pradesh Select the correct answer using the code given below. Select the correct answer using the code given below. (a) 1 only (a) 1 only (b) 2 and 3 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 7. Consider the following statements 4. Consider the following statements : 1. Organic farming is an eco-friendly concept of cultivation to reduce their 1. A positive Southern Oscillation Index dependence on fertilizers and other (SOI) indicates a good Indian mon- chemicals to improve yields. soon. 2. Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana 2. A negative SOI is often seen in the El- was launched to improve soil health Nino years. via organic farming. Which of the statements given above is/ Which of the above statement(s) is/are cor- are correct ? rect? R.C. Reddy IAS Study Circle 2 (a) 1 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (b) 2 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 10. Which of the following species can be gen- (d) Neither 1 nor 2 erally found in the Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam? 8. Consider the following statements with respect to Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) (a) Golden Langur scheme (b) Forest Owlet 1. The scheme is being implemented as (c) Hangul a component under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) (d) Lion tail Macaque Scheme. 11. Gross capital formation will increase if: 2. The main objectives of this initiative 1. gross domestic savings increases are prevention of gender biased sex selective elimination, ensuring sur- 2. gross domestic consumption in- vival, protection, education and par- creases ticipation of the girl child. 3. GDP increases 3. The scheme is a tri-ministerial ini- Select the correct answer using the codes tiative of Ministry of Women & Child given below. Development, Health & Family Wel- fare and Ministry of Home Affairs. (a) 1 only Which of the statement(s) given above is/ (b) 1 and 2 only are correct? (c) 1 and 3 only (a) 2 only (d) None (b) 1 and 2 only 12. Which of the following Central Public Sec- (c) 2 and 3 only tor Enterprises (CPSE) bear the status of (d) None 'Maharatna'? 9. Recently, Australia is facing worst wild- 1. GAIL India ltd. fires seen in decades. Positive Indian 2. National Thermal power Corporation Ocean Dipole (IOD) is said to be one of the (NTPC) ltd. aggravating factors. In this context con- sider the following statemens 3. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) ltd 1. The IOD refers to the difference in sea-surface temperatures in the 4. Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) eastern and western Indian Ocean. ltd. 2. This year, the western Indian Ocean 5. Engineers India ltd. has been unusually cold, and that con- Select the correct answer using the code tributed to the rainfall deficiency over given below. Australia. Which of the statement(s) is/are cor- (a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 only rect? (b) 2, 4 and 5 only (a) 1 only (c) 1, 3 and 4 only (b) 2 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 5 only R.C. Reddy IAS Study Circle 3 13. Which of the following is/are tributary/ 2. MESSENGER : To study Mercury geol- tributaries of Ganga? ogy and its magnetic field. 1. Gomti 3. Juno : To study Saturn, its moon Ti- tan and its ring. 2. Kosi Which of the pairs given abobe is/are cor- 3. Lohit rectly matched? Select the correct answer using the code (a) 1 and 2 only given below. (b) 2 only (a) 1 and 3 only (c) 3 only (b) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 2 only 17. Consider the following statements about (d) 1, 2 and 3 'Soil Health Card' scheme. 14. Which of the following geological events is 1. It will contain information such as not associated in shaping the present macro and micro nutrients in the soil, drainage system of Peninsular India? type of soil, fertilizer type to be used, (a) Subsidence of the western flank of the crop suitability for the type of soil and climate. Peninsula block. 2. The farmer can get a card every year (b) Subsidence of the northern flank of and for every crop the Peninsular block. Which of the above statement(s) is/are cor- (c) Slight tilting of the Peninsular block rect? from the northwest to southeast di- rection. (a) 1 only (d) All the above are associated. (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 15. Which of the following owe their origin to the Rio Earth Summit, 1992? (d) Neither 1 nor 2 1. Agenda 21 18. Recenlty, the Supreme Court allowed the Centre to introduce the Cheetah in In- 2. United Nations Environment dia. From which country India is receiv- Programme (UNEP) ing cheetahs? 3. United Nations Framework Conven- (a) Iran tion on Climate Change (b) South Africa 4. Convention on Biological Diversity Se- (c) Kenya lect the correct answer using the code given below. (d) Namibia (a) 1, 3 and 4 only 19. VG Kannan Committee' was in news re- cently. It is associated with (b) 1 and 4 only (a) New Education Policy (c) 2 and 3 only (b) ATM interchange fee (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (c) Inter-creditor Agreement 16.