J&K PSC Question Paper
1. On what ground can the Judge of a High Court be removed ?
(A) proved misbehaviour or incapacity
(B) insolvency
(C) insanity
(D)all the above
2. The Constitution has vested Residuary Power in :
(A) Union Government
(B) The States
(C) Union and State Government jointly
(D) None of the above
3. The 11th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (Cop-11) in October 2012 was held at :
(A) Chennai
(B) Kolkata
(C) Hyderabad
(D) New Delhi
4. Golden Globe Awards 2013 for best Motion Pictures (Drama) went to :
(A) The help
(B) Money ball
(C) Argo
(D) The descendent
5. Suresh, the son of Mahesh is married to Sia, whose sister Jia is married to Amar, the brother of Suresh. How is Jia related to Mahesh ?
(A) Daughter in law
(B) Cousin
(C) Sister in law
(D) Sister
6. Which of the following Constitutional Amendments has been described as a âMini Revision of Constitutionâ ?
(A) 42nd
(B) 44th
(C) 52nd
(D) 39th
7. The State of Jammu and Kashmir was accorded special status under which article of the Constitution :
(A) Article 369
(B) Article 370
(C) Article 37
(D) None of the above
8. The term âFourth Estateâ refers to :
(A) Parliament
(B) Press
(C) Judiciary
(D)People
9. Which of the following is not provided under our Constitution ?
(A) Election Commission
(B) Public Service Commission
(C) Finance Commission
(D) Planning Commission
10. National Integration Council is chaired by :
(A) President
(B) Prime Minister
(C) Home Minister
(D) Deputy Chairman Planning Commission
11. At the apex of Sub-Ordinate Criminal Courts stands the :
(A) Court of Session Judge
(B) Court of District Judge
(C) High Court Judge
(D) None of the above
12. Consider the following :
1. Fringe Benefit Tax
2. Interest Tax
3. Securities Transaction Tax
Which of the above mentioned is/are direct tax/taxes ?
(A) 1 only
(B) 1 and 3
(C) 2 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
13. Which of the following isnât a drug Pharma company ?
(A) Chevron
(B) Nicholas Piramal
(C) Pfizer
(D) Zydus Cadila
14. Suri takes 5 minutes 13 seconds to walk every full lap of a looping road. How long will he take to do 60 laps if he maintains average speed ?
(A) 349 minutes
(B) 5 hours 13 minutes
(C) 489 seconds
(D) 5 hours 6 minutes and 21 seconds
15. Other than Venezuela, which among the following from the South American countries is a member of OPEC ?
(A) Argentina
(B) Brazil
(C) Ecuador
(D) Bolivia
16. Which one of the following brings out the publication called âEnergy Statisticsâ from time to time ?
(A) Central Power Research Institute
(B) Planning Commission
(C) Power Finance Corporation Limited
(D) Central Statistical Organisation
17. The purpose for which Deepak Parekh Committee was constituted :
(A) to study current socio-economic conditions of certain minority community
(B) to suggest measures for financing the development of infrastructure
(C) to frame a policy on the production of genetically modified organism
(D) to suggest measures to reduce the fiscal deficit in the Union Budget
18. NAMA-11 group of countries frequently appear in the news in the context of affairs of which one of the following ?
(A) Nuclear Suppliers Group
(B) World Bank
(C) World Economic Forum
(D) World Trade Organisation
19. Which of the following are Public Sector undertakings of the government of India ?
1. Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd.
2. Dredging Corporation of India
3. Educational Consultant of India Ltd.
Codes:
(A) 1 and 2
(B) 2 and 3
(C) 1 and 3
(D) 1, 2 and 3
20. Which of the following schemes aims to provide training and skill to women to facilitate them obtain employment or self employment on a sustained basis ?
(A) Swalamban
(B) Ujjawala
(C) Swadhar
(D) Gender Budgeting Scheme
21. National Housing Bank was set up in India as a wholly owned subsidiary of which of the following ?
(A) State Bank of India
(B) Reserve Bank of India
(C) ICICI Bank
(D) Life Insurance Corporation
22. Participatory notes are associated with which of the following ?
(A) Consolidated Fund of India
(B) Foreign Institutional Investors
(C) UNDP
(D) Kyoto Protocol
23. Corporation tax is levied by the :
(A) State and appropriated by it
(B) Union and collected and appropriated by the State
(C) Union and shared by the Union and State
(D) Union and belongs to it exclusively
24. Agricultural Income Tax is assigned to the State Government by :
(A) Finance Commission
(B) National Development Council
(C) Inter State Council
(D) Constitution of India
25. The Dinesh Goswami Committee was concerned with :
(A) De-nationalisation of Banker
(B) Electoral Reforms
(C) Problem of Chakmar
(D) Steps to put down insurgency in North-East
26. The first SEZ policy was announced by the Government of India in the year :
(A) 2000
(B) 2001
(C) 2002
(D) 2004
27. Reserve Bank of India was set up on the basis of :
(A) Govt. of India Act 1935
(B) Imperial Commission
(C) Hilton Young Commission
(D) Khandelwal Committee
28. MERCOSUR consists of group of :
(A) Africa
(B) Asia
(C) Latin America
(D) South East Asia
29. ECOMARK is given to Indian products that are :
(A) Pure and Unadulterated
(B) Rich in Protein
(C) Environment Friendly
(D) Economically Viable
30. In India, the first Bank of Limited Liability managed by Indians and founded in 1881 was :
(A) Hindustan Commercial Bank
(B) Oudh Commercial Bank
(C) Punjab National Bank
(D) Punjab and Sind Bank
31. Debenture holders of a company are its :
(A) Shareholders
(B) Creditors
(C) Debtors
(D) Directors
32. The seat of a Member of Parliament who absents himself from sessions without permission for ______ days can be declared vacant.
(A) 30 days
(B) 60 days
(C) 45 days
(D) 90 days
33. Which one of the following companiesâ initiatives is e-chaupal ?
(A) ITC
(B) Dabur
(C) Procter & Gamble
(D) Hindustan Lever
34. Which of the following has highest energy ?
(A) Blue Light
(B) Green Light
(C) Red Light
(D) Yellow Light
35. Which of the following types of waves are used in a night vision equipment ?
(A) Radio Waves
(B) Micro Waves
(C) Infra Red Waves
(D) None of these