UPSC Paper

                                                        UPSC Solved Exam Paper

Central Armed Police Forces (Assistant commandants) Paper : General Ability & Intelligence

1. Which one of the following types of economic activities dominates in all rural settlements?
a) Primary 
b) Secondary 
c) Tertiary 
d) Quaternary

2. Which one among the following is the oil exploration and production company operated in Siberia and owned by the ONGC?
a) Venture Production 
b) Regal Petroleum
c) Enterprise Oil 
d) Imperial Energy

3. A 30-Year-Old space shuttle programme of NASA ended in July, 2011 when its last shuttle landed in Kennedy Space Centre in Florida. The name of the shuttle was.
a) Discovery 
b) Endeavour 
c) Atlantis 
d) Columbia

4. In July 2011, India and Sri Lanka signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop the Kankesanthurai port in Sri Lanka. Which of the following statements in this regrad is/are correct?
1. It is the first deep water facility being re-built in the northern peninsula.
2. The port will significantly lower the transit time of goods from and to India.
3. The responsibility of preparing the detailed project of this work is entrusted to Engineers India Limited.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1, 2 and 3 
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only 
d) 2 only

5. Which of the following statements regarding 'Prahar' missile developed by DRDO and test-fired in the month of July, 2011 are correct?
1. It is a single stage missile.
2. Its striking range is about 500 Km.
3. It is fuelled by solid propellants.
4. Several prahar missiles can be fired in one salvo.
Select the correct answer using the code given belwo:
a) 1, 2, 3 and 4 
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1, 3 and 4 only 
d) 2 and 4 only

6. Which of the following statements about the Bhakti movement is/are correct?
1. The Bhakti movement evolved as a homogeneous movement.
2. The Bhakti movement helped to bridge the gulf between Hinduism and Islam.
3. The Bhakti movement rescued Hinduism from the Challenges of its own complexities.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only 
b) 2 and 3 
c) 2 only 
d) 3 only

7. Abul Hasan was one of the most eminent painters of Jahangir's reign. He painted the well-known Mughal Darbar scene describing.
a) Jahangir's accession to the throne
b) the arrival of Tansen
c) Jahangir's interaction with the people
d) the arrival of the Mughal court historians

8. Which of the following countries won the gold medal in Cricket in the Asian Games, 2010?
a) Sir Lanka 
b) Pakistan 
c) Bangladesh 
d) India

9. Which of the following is the objective of the Institutes of Technology (Amendment) Bill 2010 passed by the Lok Sabha in March 2011?
a) To allow IITs to launch courses in non-engineering disciplines like Medicine and Economics
b) To provide IITs autonomy in administration and faculty appointments
c) To allow IITs to set up campuses overseas
d) To provide IIT status to eight new institutions.

10. The Economic Survey 2010-11 has suggested the creation of a National Forest Land Bank to.
a) settle disputes between agitating farmers and POSCO in Orissa
b) resolve differences between nodal ministries like Coal and Power and the Ministry of Environment
c) meet the UP farmers damand for higher compensation
d) Provide relief to the farmers of Vidarbha in Maharashtra

11. India has identified ten new hydropower projects for development to achieve the target of import of 10,000 MW of hydropower from a neighbouring country by 2020. Which is that country?
a) Bhutan 
b) Nepal 
c) Sri Lanka 
d) Bangladesh

12. Certain measures of Dalhousie created serious discontent in India which were also responsible for the revolt of 1857. Which of the following measures was not one of them?
a) Doctrine of Lapse 
b) Introduction of Railways and Telegraph
c) Abolition of titles and pensions of several rulers
d) Educational reforms

13. The Bahmani architecture in the Deccan is marked by its distinct originality and independent style. Which of the following statements about Bahmani architecture are correct?
1. It derived its elements from the atchitectural style of the Delhi Sultanate and that of distant Persia.
2. The forts built by the Bahmanis were undoubtedly the greatest monuments for exceeding any of the same period in Europe.
3. Bahmani architecture did reflect a harmonious belend of both Hindu and Islamic styles.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1, 2 and 3 
b) 2 and 3 only 
c) 1 and 3 only 
d) 1 and 2 only

14. India is a land of many beautiful ancient temples. Which one among the following temples displays the most extensive and sumptuous rock-cut shrines and is the most marvellous architectural freak in India?
a) The Rath temple at Mamallapuram
b) The Kailash temple at Ellora
c) The Chaturbhuja- Vishnu temple at Khajuraho
d) The Kailash temple at Kanchi

15. The Nagar style of architecture developed mostly in
a) South India 
b) North India
c) North-West India 
d) North-East India

16. What is the correct sequence for treatment of polluted surface water?
1. Disinfection and fluoridation
2. Screening and mixing
3. Flocculation and sedimentation
4. Filtration and sludge processing
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1-2-3-4 
b) 3-4-1-2 
c) 2-3-4-1 
d) 3-2-1-4

17. At the time of short-circuit the current in the circuit
a) reduces substantially 
b) does not change
c) increases heavily 
d) varies continuously

18. Transformers are used in between the electric power station and homes or factories in order to 
a) minimise the power loss in transmission cables
b) minimise the voltage drop in transmission cables
c) minimise the current drop in the transmission cables
d) provide constant voltage at the user end

19. An elderly person while trying to read a book at about 25 cm from the eyes finds the image appears blurred because of the deccreasing effectiveness of the ciliary muscles and the loss fo flexibility of the lens. This defect of the eyes is called
a) myopia 
b) astigmatism
c) hypermetropia 
d) presbyopia

20. The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Earth is maximum and it
a) increases as we go up
b) decreases as we go up or down
c) increases as we go down
d) neither increases nor decreases as we go up or down

21. Hydraulic brakes' and 'Hydraulic lift' are devices in which fluids are used for transmitting
a) force 
b) momentum
c) pressure 
d) power

22. Ms. X goes to work by NH-2. She has a meeting at 9:30 AM on a day and missing it may mean missing out a big opportunity for her. On that day all day long NH-2 will be closed for repair. From the aboves statements, which one among the options given below follows?
a) Ms. X will not be able to go to work on the day
b) Ms. X will not be able to reschedule the meeting to another day or another time
c) She surely will lose a big opporttunity for her
d) None of the above

23. The statement 'Everyone has a father but not every father has a son' implies that
a) every father has at least one son 
b) not every parent is a male
c) some parents have daughters 
d) no father has just one son

24. Given that
1. Some dentists are Asians
2. Some Asians are not paediatricians.
Which one among the follwing is not implied?
a) Some people are not paediatricians
b) No paediatricians are Asians
c) Some Asians are dentists
d) There may be dentists who are not Asians

25. If we know that 'some utensils are not microwave-safe' is true, it follows that
a) 'some utensils are microwave safe' must be also true
b) 'no utensils are microwave-safe' must be true
c) 'no utensils are microwave-safe' must be false
d) if anything is a utensil, it must be microwave safe' must be true

26. Arrange the following Indian states in descending order of population density as per the Census of India 2011.
1. Uttar Pradesh 
2. Kerala 
3. Bihar 
4. West Bengal
Select the answer using the code given below
a) 4-3-2-1 
b) 3-4-2-1 
c) 2-3-4-1 
d) 3-4-1-2

27. In which stage of 'demographic transition' is India at present?
a) High birth rate and high death rate
b) High birth rate and low death rate
c) High birth rate and falling death rate
d) Low birth rate and low death rate

28. ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Regional Block consists of number of countries. Which one of the following groups of countries is a part of this block?
a) India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Myanmar
b) Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
c) Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia, Philippines, China
d) Indonesia, Maldives, Bhutan, Nepal, China, Myanmar

29. Which one among the following is not a plantation crop?
a) Coffee 
b) Sugarcane 
c) Wheat 
d) Rubber

30. Which one among the following brought together the thinkers, editors, business and cultural groups and political leaders of India and Pakistan to bridge the divide between the nations?
a) Aman Biradari 
b) Aman Ki Ore 
c) Aman Ke Raste 
d) Aman Ki Asha