PCS TEST – 2014

Q 1. Which of the following pair(s) is/ are correctly (d) Cassimbazar/ Kasim Bazar matched? Q 7. The resolution on Fundamental Rights and 1. Sukotda – Coast of Gujarat Economic Programme, drafted by Jawahar Lal Nehru, 2. Rakhigarhi – Gulf of Cambay was adopted in which session of the Congress? 3. Kalibangan – River Ghaggar, Rajasthan (a) Kanpur Session, 1925 4. Banawali – Fatehabad, Haryana (b) Madras Session, 1927 Choose the correct answer from the following: (c) Karachi Session, 1931 (a) 1 and 4 (b) 1, 3 and 4 (d) Bombay Session, 1934 (c) Only 3 (d) 3 and 4 Q 8. Who among the following was/ were related with Q 2. The terms “Krishan aya” and “Shyama ayas” refer the Mutiny of 1857? to which of the following metals? 1. Bakht Khan 2. Bhai Parmanand (a) Copper (b) Bronze 3. Kunwar Singh 4. Nana Sahib (c) Iron (d) Lead Choose the answer from the following: Q 3. Who of the following is considered to be the (a) Only 1 (b) 1, 2 and 4 founder of Ajivika Sect? (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 3 and 4 1. Mahakali Ghosala Q 9. “Esoteric Christianity” is the famous work of which 2. Ashoka of the following eminent personalities? 3. Bindusara (a) Robert Clive (b) Dadabhai Naoroji 4. Gautamiputra Satkarni (c) A. O. Hume (d) Annie Besant Choose the answer from the following: Q 10. In the context of Indian freedom struggle, which (a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2 one of the following movements is associated with the (c) 3 and 4 (d) None of the above Gandhi-Irwin Pact? Q 4. Match the following events of the life cycle of (a) Civil Disobedience Movement Buddha with the place associated with them: (b) Non-Cooperation Movement Event Place (c) Swadeshi Movement A. Birth 1. Sarnath (d) Quit India Movement B. Enlightenment 2. Kushinagar Q 11. Match the following States and Capitals: C. First Sermon 3. Lumbini State Capital D. Nirvana 4. Bodh Gaya A. Manipur 1. Aizawl Choose the answer from the following: B. Mizoram 2. Kohima A B C D C. Nagaland 3. Imphal (a) 1 2 3 4 D. Arunachal Pradesh 4. Shillong (b) 2 4 1 2 5. Itanagar (c) 3 4 2 1 Choose the answer from the following: (d) 4 3 1 2 A B C D Q 5. Arrange the following in chronological order: (a) 1 3 4 5 1. Morley Minto Reforms (b) 3 1 4 5 2. Surat Session of Congress (c) 1 4 2 3 3. Rowlatt Act (d) 3 1 2 5 4. Salt Satyagraha Q 12. A huge mass of ice fed by snow on high 5. Bhoodan Movement mountains slowly sliding downhill before it starts Choose the answer from the following: melting is called: (a) 1, 3, 2, 4, 5 (b) 2, 1, 3, 4, 5 (a) Iceberg (b) Avalanche (c) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (d) 2, 1, 5, 4, 3 (c) Glacier (d) Snowball Q 6. In India, amongst the following locations, where Q 13. Consider the following statements did the Dutch establish their earliest factory? 1. Indian road network of around 33 lakh km is third (a) Surat largest in the world. (b) Pulicat 2. Ahemedabad-Vadodara Expressway is India’s first (c) Cochin expressway. GURUJI’S KIRPA, SNM IAS STUDY GROUP 1 SCO 377, Sector 37-D, Chandigarh. Mob: 98145-70784, 98148-21057 WEBSITE: www.snmiasacademy.com

Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct? 1. Fold mountains are mountain ranges that are formed (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 when two of the tectonic plates that make up the Earth’s (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 crust push together at their border. Q 14. Quinine, a drug for malaria is made from 2. Himalayas are an example of Fault-block mountains Cinchona tree. Which part of the tree is used in making which are created where parts of continental crust were this medicine? displaced. (a) Root (b) Stem 3. Alps and Andes are examples of fold mountains. (c) Bark (d) Leaves Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct? Q 15. Consider the following statements about (a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2 “Harmattan”. (c) 1 and 3 (d) Only 2 1. It is a dry dusty West African Trade Wind. Q 20. Consider the following places and arrange the in 2. It generally blows during dry season from December order of their location from East to West: to February. 1. Bali 2. Sumatra 3. It carries great quantities of fine dust from the Sahara. 3. New Guinea 4. East Timor Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct? Choose answer from the following: (a) 1 and 2 (b) Only 1 (a) 3, 4, 1, 2 (b) 4, 3, 1, 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 4, 3, 2, 1 (d) 3, 4, 2, 1 Q 16. Which of the following pair(s) is/ are correctly Q 21. The Delimitation Commission demarcates the matched? boundaries of the Parliamentary Constituencies as per 1. Kalinadi Hydro Electric Project – Andhra Pradesh provisions of the Delimitation Act. The existing 2. Dehar Hydro Electric Project – Himachal Pradesh delimitation of constituencies has been done on the basis 3. Srisailand Hydro Electric Project – Karnataka of which year’s census figure? Choose the answer from the following: (a) 1991 (b) 2001 (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) 2011 (d) None of the above (c) Only 3 (d) None of the above Q 22. As per the provisions of the Constitution of India, Q 17. Consider the following statements: what can be maximum strength of the Lok Sabha? 1. El Nino and La Nina are complex weather patterns (a) 552 (b) 543 resulting from variations in ocean temperatures in the (c) 545 (d) 550 Equatorial Pacific. Q 23. Consider the following statements regarding Bye- 2. In common parlance, La Nina is referred to as the Elections: warm oceanic phase and El Nino as the cold oceanic 1. The bye-elections are to be held within six months of phase. occurrence of vacancy in any House of the Parliament or Which of the above mentioned statement(s) is/ are NOT a State legislature. correct? 2. This is not applicable where the remainder of the term (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 of the Member whose vacancy is to be filled is less than (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 one year. Q 18. Match the following: 3. This is not applicable where the remainder of the term Stream/ Current Name of Ocean of the Member whose vacancy is to be filled is less than A. Gulf Stream 1. South Atlantic Ocean six months. B. Peruvian Current 2. South Indian Ocean Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct? C. Benguela Current 3. North Atlantic Ocean (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 D. West Australian Current 4. South Pacific Ocean (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1 and 3 Choose the answer from the following: Q 24. Which of the following Fundamental Rights A B C D provides protection against “Double Jeopardy”? (a) 1 2 3 4 (a) Article 20 (b) Article 21 (b) 2 1 4 3 (c) Article 22 (d) Article 24 (c) 3 4 1 2 Q 25. As per Fundamental Rights enshrined in the (d) 4 3 1 2 Constitution of India, employment of children in factories, mines, etc. is prohibited below: (a) 12 years Q 19. Consider the following statements: (b) 14 years (c) 16 years

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(d) No age is prescribed in the Constitution (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 Q 26. By which of the following writs, is an individual’s (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 right to hold a public office challenged? Q 32. Which of the following has/ have its own (a) Certiorari (b) Habeas Corpus Legislative Assembly? (c) Mandamus (d) Quo Warranto 1. Puducherry 2. Daman and Diu Q 27. Consider the following statements regarding the 3. Delhi 4. Lakshadweep Directive Principles of State Policy: Choose the answer from the following: 1. There is a provision for securing just and humane (a) 1 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 3 conditions of work and for maternity relief. (c) Only 3 (d) 3 and 4 2. There is a provision of living wages for the workers. Q 33. In the context of Questions raised in the 3. There is a provision to promote cottage industries on Parliament of India, consider the following statements an individual or co-operative basis in rural areas. and identify the correct one(s). Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct? 1. Starred Questions – A question to which written (a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2 answer is desired by the member and is not followed by (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3 Supplementary questions. Q 28. In the context of the provisions of the Indian 2. Unstarred Questions – A question to which a Constitution, consider the following statements: member desires an oral answer from the Minister in the 1. Early childhood care and education for all children House and is followed by Supplementary questions. until they complete the age of six years is the 3. Short Notice Questions – A question which relates to Fundamental Duty of a parent or guardian. a matter of urgent public importance and can be asked 2. Right to Education for all children in the age group of with shorter notice than the period of notice prescribed 6 to 14 years is a Fundamental Right. for an ordinary question. It is answered orally and is 3. To provide opportunities for education to a child or followed by supplementary questions. ward between the age of six and fourteen years is a Choose the answer from the following: Directive Principle of State Policy. (a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2 Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct? (c) Only 3 (d) 1, 2 and 3 (a) Only 2 (b) 1 and 2 Q 34. How long can the Vice-President act as President (c) Only 1 (d) 1, 2 and 3 when the office of President of India falls vacant? Q 29. Consider the following statements: (a) Three months 1. The Constitution provides for the power to imposes (b) Six months taxes by the Panchayats. (c) For one year 2. The Legislature of a State by law authorizes the (d) Till new President is elected Panchayats to levy, collect and appropriate taxes, duties, Q 35. According to Article 370 of the Constitution, tolls and fees. which of the following is the process to cease operability Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct? of ibid article? (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (a) Prime Minister by issuing Public notification (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) Council of Ministers after attaining the Special Q 30. The power to conduct all elections to the majority of both Houses of the Parliament Panchayats is vested in the State Election Commission, (c) President by issuing Public notification after the headed by a State Election Commissioner. Who appoints recommendation of the Constituent Assembly of the the State Election Commissioner? State (a) President (d) President after attaining the majority of both Houses (b) Governor of Parliament with ratification by 2/3rd of the State (c) Chief Minister Assemblies (d) Election/ Commission of India Q 36. Recently which one of the following international Q 31. Consider the following statements regarding the groupings has temporarily banned the import of Overseas Citizens of India: Alphonso Mango and four vegetables from India on poor 1. They are entitled to the grant of multiple entry lifelong quality issue? visa for visiting India for any purpose. (a) SACU (b) EU 2. They are entitled to parity with the Non-Resident (c) MERCOSUR (d) OPEC Indians in respect of all facilities available to them. Q 37. Who has the power to abolish the Legislative Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct? Council of a State (Vidhan Parishad)?

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(a) The President of India (a) Prostaglandins (b) Glycoproteins (b) The Governor of the Concerned State (c) Lipoproteins (d) Steroids (c) Cabinet of the State Q 45. In Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors, the heavy (d) Legislative Assembly of the concerned State water is used as: Q 38. Which of the following Schedule(s) of the 1. Coolant 2. Moderator Constitution of India contain special provisions for the 3. Fuel administration of Scheduled areas and Tribal areas in Choose the answer from the following: several States? (a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 3 1. Fourth 2. Fifth (c) Only 2 (d) 1 and 2 3. Sixth 4. Seventh Q 46. Which one of the following is known as Marsh Choose the answer from the following: gas? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (a) CO (b) CO3 (c) Only 2 (d) 3 and 4 (c) CH4 (d) CH2 Q 39. Right against Exploitation, which is a Q 47. Which of the following can be considered as “In- Fundamental Right includes the following: Situ conservation” of Bio-diversity? 1. Prohibition of traffic in human beings 1. Conservation of species in their natural habitats 2. Abolition of untouchability 2. Gene banks 3. Prohibition of forced labour 3. Captive breeding of animals and artificial propagation 4. Prohibition of employment of children in hazardous of plants jobs 4. Collecting living organisms for zoos, aquaria, and Choose the answer from the following: botanical gardens for research (a) 1 and 3 (b) 1 and 4 Choose the answer from the following: (c) 1, 2 and 4 (d) 1, 3 and 4 (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 4 Q 40. Lok Sabha passes Vote on Account: (c) Only 1 (d) Only 3 (a) To meet the expenditure during the intervening Q 48. In the structure of planet Earth, the inner core is period between the introduction of budget and its mainly made up of which one of the following metals? passage (a) Fe (b) Al (b) To meet the expenditure on secret services (c) Si (d) Cr (c) To enable the government to meet unexpected Q 49. Which of the following pollutant(s) is/ are emitted expenditure from Automobile emissions? (d) None of the above 1. Nitrogen Oxides 2. Carbon monoxide Q 41. Swimming is possible on account of which of the 3. Hydrocarbons following scientific principles? Choose the answer from the following: (a) Newton’s first law of motion (a) 1 and 3 (b) 2 and 3 (b) Newton’s second law of motion (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3 (c) Newton’s third law of motion Q 50. During last year Ashes series, the International (d) Newton’s law of gravitation Cricket Council (ICC) was reportedly investigating Q 42. When mechanical waves have a frequency above incidents of bat tampering designed to evade ‘Hot Spot the audible range, these are called? Technology’ by players. Which of the following (a) Sonics (b) Infrasonics materials was reportedly under the scanner for the same? (c) Supersonics (d) Ultrasonics (a) Fluorescent tape (b) Silicon tape Q 43. MRI is considered to be superior to CT scan for (c) Plastic tape (d) Fibre tape the following reasons: Q 51. Through which of the following companies, is the 1. MRI can obtain images in any plane. Govt. of Punjab providing 108 Emergency Ambulance 2. MRI produces 3-D image after mixing all images of Services? single plane. (a) GVK 3. MRI shows movable anatomical images. (b) M/s GMR Healthcare Which of the statement(s) mentioned above is/ are (c) M/s Ziqitza Healthcare TRUE? (d) Bharat Vikas Group (a) Only 1 (b) 1, 2 and 3 (c) 1 and 3 (d) Only 3 Q 44. Antibodies in our body are complex:

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Q 52. Panem Coal Mines Ltd. which was in the news A B C D recently is located in which of the following districts of (a) 2 1 3 4 Jharkhand? (b) 5 1 4 3 (a) Pakur (b) Bokaro (c) 5 2 4 1 (c) Dhanbad (d) Deogarh (d) 2 3 1 5 Q 53. There are two Community Reserves in Punjab. Q 58. Which of the following canals is/ are part of Canal Identify the correct pairs from the following: Irrigation system of Punjab? 1. Lalwan Community Reserve – Hoshiarpur 1. Upper Bari Doab Canal 2. Keshopur Chhamb Community Reserve – Pathankot 2. Makhu Canal Choose the answer from the following: 3. Shahnehar Canal (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 Choose the answer from the options given below: (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1 and 3 (b) Only 1 Q 54. Which of the following statement(s) is/ are correct (c) 1 and 2 (d) 1, 2 and 3 regarding Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (R.K.V.Y.)? Q 59. In the context of Ranjit Singh, arrange 1. The main objective of the scheme is to provide the following historical events in the correct flexibility and autonomy to the States in the process of chronological sequence: planning and executing Agriculture and allied sector 1. Battle of Attock 2. Conquest of Multan schemes. 3. Battle of Shupaiyan 2. To ensure preparation of agriculture plans for the Choose the correct answer from the following: districts and States based on agro-climatic conditions, (a) 3, 2, 1 (b) 1, 2, 3 availability of technology and natural resources. (c) 2, 1, 3 (d) 1, 3, 2 3. The pattern of grant is 80 percent Centre’s share and Q 60. Hymns of which of the following Gurus are 20 percent as the State share. contained in Guru Granth Sahib? Choose the answer from the codes given below: 1. Guru Har Rai 2. Guru Angad Dev (a) Only 1 (b) 1 and 2 3. Guru Teg Bahadur 4. Guru Hargobind (c) 2 and 3 (d) Only 3 Choose the correct answer from the following: Q 55. Consider the following statements: (a) Only 2 (b) 1 and 2 1. Chhota Ghallughara Memorial is located in (c) 2 and 3 (d) 2, 3 and 4 Kahnuwan, Gurdaspur Q 61. During whose reign did Khan Jahan Lodi revolt? 2. The historical place where Emperor Akbar was (a) Akbar (b) Jahangir coroneted, is located in present day Pathankot district. (c) Shahjahan (d) Aurangzeb Which of the above statement(s) is/ are correct? Q 62. Who amongst the following was NOT associated (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 with the Ghadar Party? (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) Tarak Nath Das Q 56. Which of the following Assembly segments are (b) Maulvi Barkatullah due for Bye-election in Punjab? (c) Vishnu Ganesh Pingle 1. Patiala Urban 2. Dhuri (d) Ganesh Srikrishna Khparde 3. Talwandi Sabo 4. Moga Q 63. Who was the “” of PEPSU at the tie of Choose the correct answer from the options given below: its creation in 1948? (a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 4 (a) Yadavindra Singh (b) Jagatjit Singh (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) 1, 3 and 4 (c) Gian Singh Rarewala (d) Raghbir Singh Q 57. Match the following: Q 64. Who was the founder of Ahmadiyya Movement? Monument Place (a) Maulana Muhammad Ali A. Ancestral House Udham 1. Ferozepur (b) Mirza Ghulam Ahmed Singh (c) Mirza Hadi Beg B. Anglo Sikh War Memorial, 2. Rupnagar (d) Maulana Gul Muhammad Mudki Q 65. Arrange the names of following Sikh Gurus in C. Ancient Temples, Dholbaha 3. correct chronological sequence: D. Moorish Mosque 4. Hoshiarpur 1. Guru Amar Das 2. Guru Har Krishan 5. Sunam 3. Guru Har Rai 4. Guru Hargobind Choose the answer from the following: Choose the answer from the following: (a) 1, 2, 3, 4 (b) 1, 4, 2, 3

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(c) 1, 3, 2, 4 (d) 1, 4, 3, 2 (c) Porsche (d) Morris Oxford Q 66. Consider the following statements: Q 74. MMOPL ( Metro One Pvt. Ltd.) is a joint 1. The Kartarpur Vali Bir was dictated by Guru Arjun venture company comprising of which of the following Dev to Bhai Budhha and the compilation was made at companies/ organization? Amritsar. 1. Reliance Infrastructure 2. Compilations of Guru Gobind Singh were collected in 2. Veolia Transport a separate volume called the Dasven Padshah Da Granth 3. Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority by his disciple Bhai Gurdas. (MMRDA) Which of the statement(s) is/ are true? 4. Larsen and Toubro (a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 Choose the answer from the following: (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (a) 1 and 3 (b) 1, 2 and 3 Q 67. Tripartite Treaty was signed in 1838. Which of the (c) 1, 3 and 4 (d) 2, 3 and 4 following was NOT a party to it? Q 75. Quebec, which car recently in the news for the (a) British Government helicopter-aided jailbreak, is a province located in which (b) Maharaja Ranjit Singh of the following countries? (c) Dost Muhammad (a) USA (b) Canada (d) Shah Shuja (c) Chile (d) Ecuador Q 68. Amrtia Pritam was the first women recipient of the Q 76. The biography of legendary actor Dilip Kumar Sahitya Academy Award in 1956. She was given this titled ‘Substance and Shadow’, is authored by award as a recognition of which of her following literary (a) Abhimanyu Dosanjh (b) Keerat Prashar works? (c) Saira Banu (d) Uday Tara Nayar (a) Kagaj te Canvas (b) Sunehey Q 77. Poorna Malavath of India has created a record as (c) Kala Gulab (d) Rasidi Ticket the youngest female ever in the world to climb Mount Q 69. The Treaty of Lahore 1809 was signed between Everest. She belongs to which of the following States? the British Govt. and Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Who (a) Jharkhand (b) Chhattisgarh amongst the following signed this Treaty on behalf of the (c) Telangana (d) Karnataka British Govt.? Q 78. The 35th National Games are going to be held in (a) Charles Theophilus Metcalfe 2015 in ______and ______is the Goodwill (b) Lord Minto Ambassador for these Games: (c) Colonel Ochterlony (a) Karnataka, Sachin Tendulkar (d) Lord William Bentinck (b) Kerala, Sachin Tendulkar Q 70. Hymns of Bhagats and Sufi saints have been (c) Kerala, Milkha Singh included in Adi Granth. Arrange the name of following (d) Goa, Milkha Singh Bhagats and Saints in the correct chronological Q 79. Homi Bhabha Cancer Hospital and Research sequence: Centre (HBCHRC) shall be set up at which of the 1. Ramanand 2. Sadhna following places? 3. Dhanna 4. Surdas (a) Bhawanigarh, Sangrur Choose the answer from the following: (b) Khanna, Ludhiana (a) 3, 1, 4, 2 (b) 1, 3, 2, 4 (c) Zirakpur, Mohali (c) 2, 3, 1, 4 (d) 2, 1, 3, 4 (d) Mullanpur Garibdas, Mohali Q 71. Who amongst the following players was defeated Q 80. The following countries have won the Football by Maria Sharapova to win French Open 2014? World Cup at least once upto 2010: (a) Simona Halep (b) Serena Williams 1. Germany 2. Argentina (c) Venus Williams (d) Eugenie Bouchard 3. Brazil 4. Q 72. Rajkumar Rao won the Best Actor award in the Arrange these countries in the descending order of the 61st National Film Awards, for which of the following number of times they have won the Football World Cup. films? (a) 3, 2, 1, 4 (b) 3, 1, 2, 4 (a) Ship of Theseus (b) Rangbhoomi (c) 3, 4, 2, 1 (d) 3, 1, 4, 2 (c) Shahid (d) Kai Po Che Q 73. Ambassador car was originally based on the model of which car? (a) Bugatti (b) Maserati Birdcage

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