UPSC Placement Paper

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

1. If India adopts two time zones based on 75°E meridian for westerm India and 90°E meridian for eastern India, which one among the following states of east-
ern India will be benefited most?
a) Manipur 
b) West Bengal 
c) Assam 
d) Bihar

2. Arrange the following hills of southern India from north to south:
1. Nilgiri 
2. Cardamom 
3. Nallamala 
4. Anaimalai
Select the correct answer using code given below:
a) 3-1-4-2 
b) 4-3-1-2 
c) 1-3-4-2 
d) 1-2-3-4

3. Which one among the following local winds is not charactertically hot and dry?
a) Sirocco 
b) Mistral 
c) Khamsin 
d) Chinook

4. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists
List I 
A. Iron oxide 
B. Varnish 
C. Enamel paint 
D. Emulsion paint 
List II
1. Glossy finish on wood and steel
2. Colourless shining protective coating on wood
3. Exterior and interior brick walls
4. Preparatory coating on steel
Code:AB C D 
a) 4 1 2 3 
b) 3 1 2 4
c) 4 2 1 3 
d) 3 2 1 4

5. Which one among the following places is not covered by the Golden Chariot, the luxury train designed to visit the historical places of South India?
a) Hyderabad 
b) Bangalor 
c) Goa 
d) Mysore

6. Who among the following was not a non-government representive in the Lokpal Bill Drafting Committee, 2011?
a) Kiran Bedi 
b) Arvind Kejriwal
c) Prashant Bhushan 
d) Shanti Bhushan

7. Why is Nagpur promoted as the tiger capital of the world?
1. Nagpur is the major store house of tigers as the districts adjacent to Nagpur have many tiger reserves and sanctuaries.
2. Nagpur has infrastructure that can support a large tourist industry
Select the correct answer using the code below:
a) 1 only 
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2 
d) Neither 1 nor 2

8. Consider the following statements about the post-cold war directional changes inIndian foreign policy:
1. By the mid 1990s, Indian foreign policy submitted itself to a process of adap-tive learing to boost its status and influence in the globle pecking order.
2. Indian foreign policy has shifted from an over emphasis on idealism during the cold war era to pragmatic realism in the post-cold war era.
3. Indian foreign policy is geared to establish tangible economic and security partnership with major regions and countries of the world.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only 
b) 1 only
c) 2 only 
d) 1, 2 and 3

9. Match List I with II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I 
(Festival) (Community/ethnic group)
A. Nongkrem 
B. Chapchar Kut 
C. Kherai Puja 
D. Ali-Ali-Ligang 
List II
1. Khasi
2. Mising
3. Bodo
4. Mizo
Code:AB C D 
a) 1 4 3 2 
b) 1 3 4 2
c) 2 3 4 1 
d) 2 4 3 1

10. The follwing sentences describe one of the sites of the Harappan civilisation:
The settlement is divided into two sections, one smaller but higher and the other much larger but lower. Archaeologists disignate these as the citadel and the lower town respectively. Both were walled. Several buildings were built on platforms,which served as foundations.Which of the following sites does it refer to?
a) Harappa
b) Mohenjodaro
c) Lothal
d) Kalibangan

11. Which one among the following pairs is not correctly matched?
a) Power of the Parliament : Creating a new stage
b) Power of state legislature: Altering the name of the state
c) Equality before law: Guaranteed to both Indian citizens and non-citizens
d) Equality of opportunity: Guaranteed to only Indian citizens

12. Which of the follwing statements regarding Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) in India is/ are correct?
1. The basic aim of setting up the RRBs is to develop rural economy.
2. The area of RRBs is limited to a specific region comprising one or more districts.
3. RRBs are sponsored by Commerical Banks.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
a) 1 only 
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 2 and 3 only 
d) 1, 2 and 3

13. Which one among the following not an institution of Indian Money Market?
a) Reserve Bank of India
b) Bill Brokers
c) Merchant Bankers
d) Non-Banking Financial Inter mediaries

14. The Naxalites have attacked a town in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh killing 12 security personnel. When the paramilitary forces responded by giving chase to the Naxalites, they retreated to a village and are now taking shelter in the village huts by making the tribals there human shields against the paramilitary forces. Which amongst the following statements is the best response by the para-military forces in this situation?
a) The paramilitary forces should open fire on the village as it is hiding the Naxalites
b) The paramilitary forces should surround the village and offer to negotiate peacefully to avoid civilian casualties by offering a surrender policy.
c) The paramilitary forces should utilise air power to target the Naxalites from the air
d) The paramilitary forces should surroung the village and then send in 'special police officers' to attack the Naxalites.

15. Sarhul is a festival celebrated during spring by the
a) Dimasas 
b) Santhals
c) Khasis 
d) Jarawas

16. Right to Information is
a) fundamental right
b) legal right
c) neither fundamental right nor legal right
d) both fundamental right as well as legal right.

17. While a proclamation of Emergency is in operation, the duration of the Lok Sabha can be extended by not exceeding.
a) three months 
b) nine months
c) one year at a time 
d) two years at a time

18. Which one among the following statements holds good in respect of the Rajya Sabha?
a) One-third of its members retire after every three years.
b) Two-thirds of its members retire after every three years.
c) Two-thirds of its members retire after every two years.
d) One-third of its members retire after every two years.

19. Which of the following statements regarding the Fundamental Duties as contained in the constitution of India is/are correct?
1. They can be enforced through writ jurisdiction.
2. They have formed a part of the Constitution since its adoption.
3. They are aplicable only to citizens of India.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1, 2 and 3 
b) 1 and 2 only 
c) 2 and 3 only 
d) 3 only

20. Which one among the following companies did India shortlists for purchasing the Medium 'Multi-Role Combat Aircraft' (MMRCA)?
a) US Lockheed Martin's F-16 Super Viper.
b) Russian United Aircraft's MiG-35
c) France Dassault Rafale.
d) US Boeing F/A 18 Super Hornet

21.Heavy water is so called because it
a) contains a number of salts as in sea water
b) is the mercury contaminated water
c) is saline water used in hospital
d) contains the heavier isotope of hydrogen in water.

22. Which one among the following statements is correct?
a) Melting of ice and burning of candle represent the same kind of chemical change.
b) Melting of ice is a physical change and burning of candle is a chemical change
c) Melting of ice is a chemical change and burning of candle is a physical change.
d) Melting of a ice and burning of candle represent the same kind of physical change.

23. Steam at 100°C is more effective in heating than water at the same temperature because.
a) steam is in the gaseous state and water is in the liquid state.
b) steam has an additional heat known as 'latent heat of vaporisation'
c) water has hydrogen bonds but steam does not
d) transfer of heat from steam is easier than water.

24. The first large research reactor of India that uses U-233 as fuel is
a) ZERLINA 
b) PURNIMA 
c) DHRUVA 
d) KAMINI

Directions:Next five (05) items are based on the information given below:
In a class of 84 students, boys and girls are in the ratio of 5 : 7. Among the girls 7 can speak Hindi and English. 50 percent of the total students can speak only Hindi. The ratio of the number of students speaking only Hindi to that speaking only English is 21 : 16. The ratio of the number of boys speaking English only to that of girls speaking English only is 3 : 5.

25. What is the number of boys who speak both the languages?
a) 4 
b) 5 
c) 3 
d) 2

26. What is the number of girls who speak English only.
a) 10 
b) 12 
c) 20 
d) 22

27.What is the ratio of number of girls who speak Hindi only?
a) 10 : 11 
b) 11 : 10 
c) 2 : 5 
d) 3 : 5

28. How many girls can speak Hindi?
a) 22 
b) 23 
c) 27 
d) 29

29. What is the ratio of the number of boys who speak English to that of girls who do so?
a) 5 : 9 
b) 5 : 8 
c) 3 : 5 
d) 9 : 5

Directions: The following five (05) items consist of two statements, statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below:
Code:
a) Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I
b) Both the statements are individually true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I
c) Statement I is true but statement II is false.
d) Statement I is false but statement II is true.

30. Staement I: The US Army built the historic Stilwell Road in 1943 running from Ledo in Assam to the China-Burma Road.
Statement II: The objective was to form a link with the Bengal-Assam Railway and carry support for the US and the UK warfare against Japan.
Anc :A

31. Statement I:The recent national election results in India are indicative of a transition towards a new region based multi-party coalition system.
Statement II: The intensification of competitive politics has changed the party system in India from being a rivalry between national parties into one between alliance and coalition of national and state parties.
Anc :A

32. Statement I:In forensic investigations, DNA fingerprinting tests are carried out.
Statement II: In DNA fingerprinting technique, DNA is isolated and subjected to Northern Blotting.
Anc :C

33. Statement I: The Earth is shaped more like a tangerine.
Statement II:The Earth spins faster at the Poles.
Anc :C

34. Statement I:India used the Minimum Credible Deterrent argument to develop its nuclear weapon system arguing that it had such a threat from China. Pakistan in turn used the same argument against India when it developed its own nuclear weapons.
Statement II: The Minimum Credible Deterrent refers to a notion according to which nuclear weapons become necessary for a country when it has a clear nuclear threat.
Anc :C

35. Which one among the following statements relating to a cyclone is not correct?
a) It is a wind circulation system with a low pressure at the centre.
b) It brings about sudden change in weather condition in an area.
c) Wind movement towards the low pressure centre of a cyclone is clockwise in the nothern hemisphere.
d) It is known as hurricane in West Indies.

36. Which one among the following forces is most powerful in determining movement of wind including its velocity?
a) Gravitational force 
b) Centrifugal force
c) Frictional force 
d) Pressure gradient force

37. Which of the following statements relating to the planet Venus is/are correct?
1. It is the nearest planet from the Sun.
2. It is only slightly smaller than the Earth. 3. It has no atmosphere.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1, 2 and 3 
b) 1 and 3 only 
c) 2 only 
d) 1 and 2 only

38. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I (River) 
A. Godavari 
B. Krishna 
C. Yamuna 
D. Ganga 
List II(Tributary)
1. Son
2. Chambal
3. Bhima
4. Manjira
Code:AB C D 
a) 4 3 2 1 
b) 4 2 3 1 
c) 1 2 3 4 
d) 1 3 2 4

39. Which of the following statements regarding United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is/are correct?
1. The theme for the year 2011 is 'Forest: Nature at Your Service'.
2. It underscores link between quality of life and health and forest ecosystem.
3. India is declared as a global host of World Environment Day 2011.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1, 2 and 3 
b) 1 only 
c) 2 and 3 only 
d) 1 and 2 only

40. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists:
List I (Promient American Indian) 
A. Piyush 'Bobby' Jindal 
B. Manoj Night Shyamalan 
C. Siddhartha Mukherjee 
D. Fareed Zakaria 
List II(Field of activity)
1. Media
2. Author
3. Film Maker
4. Administration
Code:
a) 4 3 2 1 
b) 4 2 3 1 
c) 1 3 2 4 
d) 1 2 3 4

41. Which one among the following statements regarding SAARC is correct?
a) Myanmar is a memeber of SAARC
b) Headquarters of SAARC is located in Dhaka
c) The first SAARC award was posthumously conferred upon late President Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh
d) The Present Secretary General of SAARC is from India

42. Which of the following statements regarding Chipko Movement is/are correct?
1. Chipko Movement took place in the early 1970s against the introduction of commercial forestry.
2. Chipko refers to a single movement and not a collective of several movements.
3. Chipko did not begin as a movement for conservation but primary as an economic struggle, the root of which lay in rural and peasant protests.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 only 
b) 1 and 3 
c) 2 only 
d) 1 and 2

43. Which one among the following wars was ended by the Treaty of Madras?
a) First Carnatic war 
b) Second Carnatic war
c) First Mysore war 
d) Second Mysore war

44. The Harappan Civilisation covered an extensive area of present South Asia. The geographic space covered by this civilisation included.
a) Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh and North-eastern frontier
b) Punjab, Sindh, North-western frontier and Kashmir
c) Punjab, Sindh and a part of North-western frontier
d) Punjab, Sindh, a part of North- western frontier, Kathiawar and a part of Ganga-Yamuna Doab.

45. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists
List I 
(Border) 
A. Indian-Pakistan 
B. India-Nepal 
C. India-China 
D. India-Myanmar 
List II(Guarding force)
1. Indo- Tibetan Police Force
2. Border Security Force
3. Sashastra Seema Bal
4. Assam Rifles
Code: AB C D
a) 2 1 3 4 
b) 4 3 1 2 
c) 2 3 1 4 
d) 4 1 3 2