Prelims 2013
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100 questionsEconomy19 Q
Q41The balance of payments of a country is a systematic record of
EasyBalance of Payments and …
Q42The Reserve Bank of India regulates the commercial banks in matters of
1. Liquidity of assets
2. Branch expansion
3. Mer…
EasyBanking Regulation and P…
Q43An increase in the Bank Rate generally indicates that the
EasyMonetary Policy and Liqu…
Q44In India, deficit financing is used for raising resources for
EasyFiscal Deficits, Public …
Q56Which of the following constitute Capital Account?
1. Foreign Loans
2. Foreign Direct Investment
3. Private Remittances…
EasyBalance of Payments and …
Q66Consider the following statements :
1. Inflation benefits the debtors.
2. Inflation benefits the bond-holders.
Which of…
EasyInflation, Price Indices…
Q67Disguised unemployment generally means
EasyEmployment, Unemployment…
Q69Consider the following statements:
1. National Development Council is an organ of the Planning Commission.
2. The Econom…
MediumPlanning, NITI Aayog and…
Q74Consider the following liquid assets:
1. Demand deposits with the banks
2. Time deposits with the banks
3. Savings depos…
EasyMoney, Currency and Mone…
Q75In the context of Indian economy, ‘Open Market Operations’ refers to
EasyMonetary Policy and Liqu…
Q76Priority Sector Lending by banks in India constitutes the lending to
EasyFinancial Inclusion, Pri…
Q78To obtain full benefits of demographic dividend, what should India do?
EasyEducation, Skills and Hu…
Q82A rise in general level of prices may be caused by
1. An increase in the money supply
2. A decrease in the aggregate lev…
EasyInflation, Price Indices…
Q83Which one of the following groups of items is included in India’s foreign-exchange reserves?
EasyForeign Exchange Reserve…
Q84Which one of the following is likely to be the most inflationary in its effect?
EasyFiscal Deficits, Public …
Q85Supply of money remaining the same when there is an increase in demand for money, there will be
EasyMoney, Currency and Mone…
Q92Economic growth in country X will necessarily have to occur if
EasyEconomic Growth and Deve…
Q98Who among the following constitute the National Development Council?
1. The Prime Minister
2. The Chairman, Finance Comm…
EasyPlanning, NITI Aayog and…
Q99The national income of a country for a given period is equal to the
EasyGDP, GVA and National In…
Environment & Ecology16 Q
Q7Consider the following:
1. Star tortoise
2. Monitor lizard
3. Pygmy hog
4. Spider monkey
Which of the above are naturall…
EasySpecies Identification, …
Q8Which of the following can be found as pollutants in the drinking water in some parts of India?
1. Arsenic
2. Sorbitol
3…
EasyWater Pollution, Eutroph…
Q22In the grasslands, trees do not replace the grasses as a part of an ecological succession because of
EasyEcological Succession, S…
Q23Which one of the following is the correct sequence of ecosystems in the order of decreasing productivity?
EasyEnergy Flow, Productivit…
Q26Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, who shall be…
EasyForest Conservation Law …
Q29Due to improper/indiscriminate disposal of old and used computers or their parts, which of the following are released in…
MediumHazardous, Biomedical, E…
Q30Acid rain is caused by the pollution of environment by
EasyAmbient Air Pollution an…
Q31With reference to food chains in ecosystems, consider the following statements:
1. A food chain illustrates the order in…
MediumFood Chains, Food Webs a…
Q32Consider the following pairs:
National Park : River flowing through the Park
1. Corbett National Park : Ganga
2. Kaziran…
EasyNational Parks and Wildl…
Q34Which of the following adds/add nitrogen to the soil?
1. Excretion of urea by animals
2. Burning of coal by man
3. Death…
EasyBiogeochemical Cycles
Q35In which of the following States is lion-tailed macaque found in its natural habitat?
1. Tamil Nadu
2. Kerala
3. Karnata…
EasySpecies Identification, …
Q48Which one of the following terms describes not only the physical space occupied by an organism, but also its functional…
EasyEcological Organisation,…
Q49Photochemical smog is a resultant of the reaction among
EasyAmbient Air Pollution an…
Q53With reference to the food chains in ecosystems, which of the following kinds of organism is/are known as decomposer org…
EasySoil Ecology, Decomposit…
Q55Which of the following is/are unique characteristic/characteristics of equatorial forests?
1. Presence of tall, closely…
MediumTropical Forest Ecosyste…
Q87Consider the following fauna of India:
1. Gharial
2. Leatherback turtle
3. Swamp deer
Which of the above is/are endanger…
EasyThreatened Species and I…
Polity & Governance15 Q
Q1What will follow if a Money Bill is substantially amended by the Rajya Sabha?
EasyLegislative Process and …
Q2Which one of the following statements is correct?
EasyGovernor - Appointment, …
Q9With reference to Indian History, the Members of the Constituent Assembly from the Provinces were
EasyConstitution Making and …
Q11Consider the following statements:
1. An amendment to the Constitution of India can be initiated by an introduction of a…
MediumConstitutional Amendment…
Q12Consider the following statements : Attorney General of India can
1. take part in the proceedings of the Lok Sabha
2. be…
EasyAttorney General and Uni…
Q19Which of the following bodies does not/do not find mention in the Constitution?
1. National Development Council
2. Plann…
EasyStatutory and Non-Consti…
Q21The Parliament can make any law for whole or any part of India for implementing international treaties
EasyCentre-State Legislative…
Q25The Government enacted the Panchayat Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) Act in 1996.
Which one of the following is NOT…
EasyPanchayats and Rural Loc…
Q28'Economic Justice' as one of the objectives of the Indian Constitution has been provided in
EasyPreamble and Constitutio…
Q38According to the Constitution of India, which of the following are fundamental for the governance of the country?
EasyDirective Principles of …
Q51Consider the following statements : The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts
1. Consists of not more than 25 Membe…
MediumParliamentary Committees…
Q59In the context of India, which of the following principles is/are implied institutionally in the parliamentary governmen…
MediumPrime Minister, Council …
Q68Consider the following statements :
1. The Council of Ministers in the Centre shall be collectively responsible to the P…
MediumPrime Minister, Council …
Q70Consider the following statements:
1. The Chairman and the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha are not the members of tha…
MediumVice-President
Q71With reference to National Legal Services Authority, consider the following statements:
1. Its objective is to provide f…
MediumAlternate Dispute Resolu…
History & Culture15 Q
Q4With reference to the history of Indian rock-cut architecture, consider the following
statements:
1. The caves at Badami…
MediumCaves, Rock-Cut Architec…
Q6The Chinese traveller Yuan Chwang (Hiuen Tsang) who visited India recorded the general conditions and culture of India a…
MediumAncient Sources, Inscrip…
Q20The demand for the Tebhaga Peasant Movement in Bengal was for
EasyTribal, Peasant and Civi…
Q36Some Buddhist rock-cut caves are called Chaityas, while the others are called Viharas. What is the difference between th…
EasyCaves, Rock-Cut Architec…
Q37Which one of the following describes best the concept of Nirvana in Buddhism?
EasyBuddhism, Jainism and Sh…
Q39The people of India agitated against the arrival of Simon Commission because
EasyConstitutional Developme…
Q40Quit India Movement was launched in response to
EasyQuit India, INA and Revo…
Q45Which of the following characterizes/characterize the people of Indus Civilization?
1. They possessed great palaces and…
EasyIndus Valley Civilizatio…
Q47Which of the following statements is/are applicable to Jain doctrine?
1. The surest way of annihilating Karma is to prac…
MediumBuddhism, Jainism and Sh…
Q52Consider the following Bhakti Saints :
1. Dadu Dayal
2. Guru Nanak
3. Tyagaraja
Who among the above was/were preaching w…
EasyBhakti and Sufi Traditio…
Q57Consider the following historical places :
1. Ajanta Caves
2. Lepakshi Temple
3. Sanchi Stupa
Which of the above places…
EasySculpture, Painting and …
Q58With reference to the history of philosophical thought in India, consider the following
statements regarding Sankhya sch…
MediumReligion, Philosophy and…
Q79In the context of cultural history of India, a pose in dance and dramatics called ‘Tribhanga’ has been a favourite of In…
EasyMusic, Dance and Theatre
Q80Annie Besant was
1. Responsible for starting the Home Rule Movement
2. The founder of the Theosophical Society
3. Once t…
EasySwadeshi, Boycott and Ho…
Q81The Ilbert Bill controversy was related to the
EasyConstitutional Developme…
Geography14 Q
Q3Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
Geographical Feature : Region
EasyWorld Mountains, Plateau…
Q14Variations in the length of daytime and night-time from season to season are due to
EasyEarth Motions, Rotation,…
Q15The Narmada river flows to the west, while most other large peninsular rivers flow to the east. Why?
1. It occupies a li…
MediumIndian Drainage, River B…
Q16On the planet Earth, most of the freshwater exists as ice caps and glaciers. Out of the remaining freshwater, the larges…
EasyWater Resources, Dams an…
Q17Consider the following pairs:
1. Nokrek Biosphere Reserve : Garo Hills
2. Logtak (Loktak) Lake : Barail Range
3. Namdaph…
EasyHimalayas and Trans-Hima…
Q18Consider the following:
1. Electromagnetic radiation
2. Geothermal energy
3. Gravitational force
4. Plate movements
5. R…
EasyEarth Origin, Interior a…
Q54The most important fishing grounds of the world are found in the regions where
EasyMarine Resources and Oce…
Q60The annual range of temperature in the interior of the continents is high as compared to coastal areas. What is/are the…
MediumTemperature Distribution…
Q61Which of the following is/are the characteristic/characteristics of Indian coal?
1. High ash content
2. Low sulphur cont…
EasyConventional Energy Reso…
Q62Which of the following statements regarding laterite soils of India are correct?
1. They are generally red in colour.
2.…
MediumIndian Soils and Natural…
Q63Consider the following statements :
1. Natural gas occurs in the Gondwana beds.
2. Mica occurs in abundance in Koderma.…
EasyMineral Resources of Ind…
Q65“Climate is extreme, rainfall is scanty and the people used to be nomadic herders.” The above statement best describes w…
EasyWorld Deserts, Grassland…
Q73Consider the following pairs:
Tribe State
1. Limboo (Limbu) : Sikkim
2. Karbi : Himachal Pradesh
3. Dongaria Kondh : Odi…
EasyStates, Union Territorie…
Q77Which one among the following industries is the maximum consumer of water in India?
EasyWater Resources, Dams an…
Science & Technology13 Q
Q5Recombinant DNA technology (Genetic Engineering) allows genes to be transferred
1. Across different species of plants
2.…
EasyRecombinant DNA, GM Orga…
Q10Consider the following animals:
1. Sea cow
2. Sea horse
3. Sea lion
Which of the above is/are mammal/mammals?
EasyEvolution, Classificatio…
Q46Which of the following diseases can be transmitted from one person to another through tattooing?
1. Chikungunya
2. Hepat…
EasyInfectious Disease Epide…
Q50Consider the following minerals:
1. Calcium
2. Iron
3. Sodium
Which of the minerals given above is/are required by human…
EasyAnimal and Human Physiol…
Q72During a thunderstorm, the thunder in the skies is produced by the
1. Meeting of cumulonimbus clouds in the sky
2. Light…
MediumAtmospheric Physics and …
Q88Ball bearings are used in bicycles, cars, etc., because
EasyMechanics, Motion and Fl…
Q89Consider the following phenomena:
1. Size of the sun at dusk
2. Colour of the sun at dawn
3. Moon being visible at dawn…
MediumOptics, Lasers and Photo…
Q90Rainbow is produced when sunlight falls on drops of rain.
Which of the following physical phenomena are responsible for…
EasyOptics, Lasers and Photo…
Q91Many transplanted seedlings do not grow because
EasyPlant Structure and Phys…
Q93Which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. Viruses lack enzymes necessary for the generation of energy.
2. Vir…
MediumMicrobiology and Virolog…
Q94Which of the following leaf modifications occurs/occur in desert areas to inhibit water loss?
1. Hard and waxy leaves
2.…
EasyBiological Adaptation an…
Q95The known forces of nature can be divided into four classes, viz., gravity, electromagnetism, weak nuclear force and str…
EasyAtomic, Nuclear and Part…
Q96The efforts to detect the existence of Higgs boson particle have become frequent news in the recent past. What is/are th…
MediumAtomic, Nuclear and Part…
Agriculture8 Q
Q13With reference to the usefulness of the by-products of the sugar industry, which of the following statements is/are corr…
MediumProcessing Clusters, Meg…
Q24Contour bunding is a method of soil conservation used in
EasySoil Conservation, Land …
Q27Improper handling and storage of cereal grains and oilseeds result in the production of toxins known as aflatoxins which…
EasyFood Safety, Quality Con…
Q33Consider the following organisms:
1. Agaricus
2. Nostoc
3. Spirogyra
Which of the above is/are used as biofertilizer/bio…
EasyBiofertilisers, Biostimu…
Q64Consider the following crops :
1. Cotton
2. Groundnut
3. Rice
4. Wheat
Which of these are Kharif crops?
EasyCrop Seasons, Rotations …
Q86Fruits stored in a cold chamber exhibit longer storage life because
EasyWarehousing, Cold Chain …
Q97Mycorrhizal biotechnology has been used in rehabilitating degraded sites because mycorrhiza enables the plants to
1. Res…
EasyBiofertilisers, Biostimu…
Q100Which of the following grants/grant direct credit assistance to rural households?
1. Regional Rural Banks
2. National Ba…
EasyAgricultural Credit, Rur…
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