(Download) CAPF (AC) Exam, 2013 Paper - "General Ability & Intelligence"
Exam Name: CAPF (AC)
Year: 2013
Subject: General Ability & Intelligence
1. The Chipko Movement
1. was an environmental movement to prevent cutting down of trees
2. raised the question of ecological and economic exploitation
3. is a movement against alcoholism as its broadened agenda
4. demanded that local communities should have control over their natural
resources
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
2. The Parliament of India may form a new State by separation of territory
from any State or by unifying any territory to a part of any State. Which of the
following procedures is/are true in this regard?
1. By a simple majority and by the ordinary legislative process
2. On the recommendation of the President, who usually has to refer the bill to
the legislature of the State(s) which is/are going to be affected by the changes
proposed in the bill
3. On the advice of the Prime Minister to the President
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) 1 and 3 only
3. A bill introduced in the Parliament, in order to become an Act, has to
have which of the following procedures to be followed?
1. It is to be passed by both the Houses of the Parliament.
2. The President has to give his/her assent.
3. The Prime Minister has to sign it after the ratification by the Parliament.
4. The Supreme Court has to approve and declare it to be within the jurisdiction
of the Parliament.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1, 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2, 3 and 4
(d) 3 and 4 only
4. Which of the following statements is / are correct?
1. Offices connected with a religious or denominated institution may be
reserved for members professing the particular religion to which the institution
relates.
2. The State may reserve any post or appointment in favour of any backward class
of citizens who, in the opinion of the State, are not adequately represented in
the services under that State.
3. No citizen shall, on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of
birth or any of them, be ineligible for any office under the State.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 3 only
5. Consider the following statements:
1. While the Fundamental Rights constitute limitations on State action, the
Directive Principles are in the nature of instruments of instruction to the
government of the day to do certain things and to achieve certain goals by their
actions.
2. The Directive Principles, however, require to be implemented by legislations
and so long as there is no law carrying out the policy laid down in a Directive
Principle, neither the State nor an individual can violate any existing law or
legal rights under the colour of getting a Directive.
3. The Directive Principles are enforceable in the courts and create justiciable
rights in favour of the individual.
Which of the statements given above is / are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 2 only
(d) 2 only
6. Consider the following statements
1. It shall be the, endeavour of every State and every local authority within
the State to provide adequate facilities for instruction in mother tongue at the
primary state of education to children belonging to linguistic minority groups.
2. The- Constitution enjoins the Union of India to provide and promote the
spread of Hindi language and to develop it, so that it, may serve as a medium of
expression of, all the elements of the composite culture of India.
Which of the ·statements given above is/ are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
7. Which of the following expenditures is/are charged on the Consolidated
Fund of India?
1. The emoluments and allowances of the President and the expenditure
relating to his/her office.
2. The salaries and allowances of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the
Council of States and the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of the People.
3. Debt charges for which the Government of India is liable.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) All of these
8. Which of the following are the privileges of the House of the People
collectively?
1. The right to' publish debates and proceedings and the right to restrain
publication by others.
2. The right to exclude others to exclude strangers from the galleries anytime.
3. The right to punish members and outsiders for breach of its privileges.
4. What is said or done within the walls of the Parliament, however can be
inquired into in a court of law.
Select the correct answer-using the code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 3 and 4
(e) 1 and 2
(d) All of these
9. A bill is deemed to be a 'Money Bill' if it contains only provisions
dealing with
1. the imposition, alteration or regulation of any tax.
2. the regulation of the borrowing of money by the government.
2. the custody of the Consolidated Fund of India or the Contingency Fund of
India.
4. the provision for imposition of fines or other penalties or for the demand or
payment of fees for licenses or fees for services rendered.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(e) 3 and 4
(d) All of the above
10. Which of the following statements regarding the powers of the Speaker
of the House of the People is/are correct?
1. The Speaker's conduct in regulating the procedure of maintaining order in
the House will not be subject to the jurisdiction of any court.
2. Besides presiding over his/her own House, the Speaker possesses certain
powers like presiding over a joint sitting of the two Houses of the Parliament".
3. While a resolution for his/her removal is under consideration, the Speaker
shall preside but shall have no right to speak and shall have no right to vote.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) Only 1
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) All of these
11. A person shall be disqualified for being chosen as and for being, a
member of either House of the Parliament if she/he
1. holds' any office of profit under the Government of. India or the
Government of any State, other than an office exempted by the Parliament by law.
2. is of unsound mind and stands, so declared by a competent court.
3. Remains absent from all meetings of the House for a period of 60 days without
the permission of the House.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 3
(d) All of these
12. Consider the following statements regarding termination of sitting of
a House
1. Only the House of the People is subject to dissolution
2. The powers of dissolution and prorogation are exercised by the President on
the advice of the Council of Ministers.
3. The power to adjourn the daily sittings of the House, of the People and the
Council: of 'States belongs' to the Speaker and the Chairman respectively.
4. The Parliament cannot be dissolved as it is a permanent chamber.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 2,3 and 4
(c) 1 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 4
13. Consider the following statements
1. A person who is not a member of either House of the Parliament can be
appointed a member of the Council of Ministers.
2. Anyone can be appointed as a member of the Council of Ministers for a maximum
period of 3 years.
3. A person shall not be less than 25 years of age in order to become a
minister.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 and 3
(b) Only 1
(c) 1 and 3
(d) All of these
14. The Central Administrative Tribunal adjudicates disputes with respect
to the recruitment and conditions of service of persons appointed
1. to public services and posts in connection with the affairs of the Union.
2. members of the defence forces
3. officers and servants of the Supreme Court or of any High Court in India.
Select-the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 1
(c) only 2
(d) 2 and 3
15. The following are some of the items of expenditure of the Central
Government in India.
1. Interest payments
2. Major subsidies
3. Pensions
4. Loans and advances
Which of the above is/are included in non-plan revenue expenditure?
(a) Only 1
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 2, 3 and 4
16. If we deduct grants for creation of capital assets from revenue
deficit, we arrive at the concept of
(a) primary deficit
(b) net fiscal deficit
(c) budgetary deficit
(d) effective revenue deficit
17. Which one among the following items has maximum weight in wholesale
price index in India?
(a) Primary article
(b) Fuel and power
(c) Manufactured product
(d) Food item
18. Which among the following agencies disbursed maximum credit to tile
agricultural sector in India between 2006-0J-and 2011-12?
(a) Cooperative banks
(b) Regional rural banks
(c) Commercial banks
(d) Moneylenders
19. Consider the following statements
1. Repo Rate is the interest rate at which RBI lends to commercial banks for
short period.
2. Reverse Repo Rate is the interest rate which RBI pays to commercial banks on
short-term deposits.
3. Gap between Repo Rate and Reverse Repo Rate has been declining in India in
the recent past.
Which of 'the statements above is/are not correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Only 3
(d) 2 and 3
20. The rate of inflation in India is measured generally in respect of
movement of
(a) consumer price index
(b) wholesale price index
(c) cost of living index for agricultural labour
(d) money supply
21. Privatization includes
(a) sale of public' enterprises to private sector
(b) disinvestment of public enterprise equity
(c) participation of private sector in management in public sector enterprises.
(d) All of the above
22. Which of the following statements is correct with respect to the'
convertibility of Indian rupee?
(a) It is convertible on capital account
(b) It is convertible on' current account
(c) It is convertible both on current and capital account
(d) None of the above
23. The Government of India refers to the absolute poverty line in terms
of
(a) household savings
(b) household consumption
(c) household investment
(d) household income.
24. In the current' pricing policy, the price of diesel in India consists
of
(a) Fuel component + Customs duty + Excise duty + Sales VAT + Dealer's
commission .
(b) Fuel component + Excise duty + Sales VAT +Dealer's commission
(c) Fuel component + Customs duty + Sales VAT +Dealer's commission
(d) Fuel component + Customs duty + Excise duty on Dealer's commission
25. Which one among the following is not a Mars rover?
(a) Sojourner
(b) Opportunity
(c) Curiosity
(d) Apollo
26. A circle is drawn inside square of length 4 units as shown in the
figure given above. What is the area of the shaded portion?
(a) 16 - 4 π
(b) 16 -π
(c) 4 - π
(d) 2 - 2π
27. If the ratio of X to Y is ¾ and the ratio of Y to Z is 12/13 , then
the value of X to Z is
(a) 13/3
(b) 1/3
(c) 4/13
(d) 9/13
28. The sum of the base and altitude of a triangle is 30 cm.What is the
maximum possible area of such-a triangle?
(a) 100 cm2
(b) 110 cm2
(c) 112.5 cm2
(d) 120 cm2
29. If 9 mangoes cost as much as 5 oranges, 5 oranges as much as 3 apples,
4 apples as much as 9 pineapples and if 3 pineapples cost Rs. 48. What will a
mango cost?
(a) 9
(b) 12
(c) 18
(d) 27
30. In the diagram (not to scale) given above, the value of x is:
(a) 51
(b) 360/7
(c) 440/7
(d) 347/7
31. A campus poll covering 300 undergraduate students was conducted in
order to study the, students' attitude.towards a proposed change in the rules
for hostel accommodation, The students were required to respond as 'support',
'neutral' or 'oppose' with regard to the issue; .The poll outcome was presented
as a pie chart as given above The numbers for 'support', 'neutral' and 'oppose'
are respectively
(a) 150, 90, 60
(b) 120, 100, 80
(c) 80, 100, 120
(d) 60, 90, 150
32. The following tables show the expenditure (in percentage) of two
families A and B
Which one among the following statements is true?
(a) Family spends as much on miscellaneous as family B spends on
entertainment
(b) The food expense of family B is equal to the total expense of family A
(c) Families A and B spend equally on food.
(d) Families A and B spend equally on entertainment
33. Which one among the following diagrams illustrates relationship among
animals, cows and horses?
34. Through how many degrees does the hour hand in a clock move as the
time changes from 3h and 12 min to 6h?
(a) 105
(b) 99
(c) 90
(d) 84
35. As shown in the above diagram, a person starts from the centre O of a
circular path AB walks along the line indicated by arrows and returns to the same
point. If the radius OA = OB = 100 m, what is the total distance walked to the
nearest metres?
(a) 703
(b) 723
(c) 743
(d) 823
36. If 5 person can weave 160 mats in 8 days, how many mats will 8 person
weave in 6 days?
(a) 200
(b) 192
(c) 190
(d) 180
37. Two cars are moving in the same direction with a speed of 45 km/h and
a distance of 10 km separates then. If a car coming from the opposite direction
meets these two cars at an interval of 6 min, its speed would be
(a) 45 km/h
(b) 55 km/h
(c) 65 km/h
(d) 75 km/h
38. Which one among the following figures will come next in the series
given below?
39. Which one among the following boxes is similar to the box formed from
the given sheed paper (X)?
40. In a class, 40 students passed in Mathematics, 50% of the students
passed in English, 5% of the students failed in Mathematics and English and 25%
of the students passed in both the subjects. What is the ratio of the number of
students who passed in English to that in Mathematics?
(a) 1 : 1
(b) 2 : 3
(c) 5 : 7
(d) 10 : 9
41. The least integer whose multiplication with 588 leads to a perfect
square is
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 7
42. The fifth term of the alphabet sereis BCYX, EFVU,HISR, KLPO, ? is
(a) NOML
(b) NOLM
(c) ONML
(d) ONLM
43. By selling an article at Rs. 270, a man los 10%. If he would sell it
at Rs. 360, his gain per cent is
(a) 10
(b) 15
(c) 20
(d) 22
44. In a certain code, ‘PLANT’ is written as ‘$@2*©’ and ‘YIELD’ written
in that code?
(a) 4*2%
(b) 4@2%
(c) %42@
(d) %4@2
45. If A is coded as 1, B as 3, C as 5 and so on, which of the following
is the numerical value of the word ‘FAZED’ if the numerical value of ‘CABLE’ is
41?
(a) 81
(b) 80
(c) 79
(d) 77
46. Natural gas is a mixture of gases and contains mainly
(a) methane and higher hydrocarbons
(b) butane and isobutene
(c) Only methane
(d) methane, hydrogen .and carbon monoxide
47. Diamond is a polymorph of graphite. Both contain carbon atoms, but,
they have extremely different properties because of the condition' in which
they' are formed. Diamond is obtained after applying
(a) very high pressure and low temperature
(b) very low pressure and high temperature
(c) very low pressure and low temperature
(d) very 'high pressure and high temperature
48. The three primary soil micro-nutrients are
(a) carbon, oxygen and water
(b) copper, cadmium and carbon
(c) nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
(d) boron, zinc and magnesium
49. Diamond Ring God's Eye and Baily's Beads are the parts of which one
among the following natural phenomena?
(a) Solar eclipse
(b) Aurora
(c) Lightning
(d) Solar storm
50. Turing Machine' serves as
(a) a machine to identify explosives
(b) an indicator to inform about forest fire
(c) an instrument for finding out gravitational constant
(d) a theoretical computing machine to act as an ideal model for mathematical
calculation
51. Consider the following statements
1. The Fifth Summit of BRICS'(2013) was held in Durban.
2. Dr. Manmohan Singh became the only head of States or head of Government 'to
attend all BRICS Summits held so far.
3. The theme of Fifth Summit of BRICS was "BRICS and Africa: Partnership for
Development, Integration and Industrialization".
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) l, 2 and 3
(d) All of these
52. The logo of which of the following famous organizations is a Giant
Panda?
(a) World Wildlife Fund or World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) .
(b) International Union for Conservation of 'Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
(c) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
(d) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
53. Which of the following is the correct chronological order of TV
display technologies?
(a) CRT, Plasma, LED
(b) CRT, LED, Plasma
(c) LED, CRT, Plasma
(d) Plasma, LED, CRT
54. Consider the following statements
1. Employment growth in India in the second half of the first decade of 21st
century was relatively modest
2. There' was 'lower labour' force participation rate across' all ages during
the period.
Which of the statements given. above is/are correct?.
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
55. Which one among the following sectors in India' has the highest share
of employment?
(a) Agriculture and allied activities
(b) Manufacturing
(c) Construction
(d) Tertiary sector
56. The Human Development" 'Report, 2013 (UNDP) does not focus on
(a) sustaining development momentum
(b) peace and security
(c) confronting environmental pressure
(d) managing demographic change
57. In order to provide pensions to workers of the unorganised sector,
which one among the following schemes has been launched by the Government?
(a) Swabhiman
(b) Swavalamban
(c) Swadhar
(d) Aadhaar
58. Which one among the following is the latest nation to join the World
Trade Organization (as on March. 2013)?
(a) North Korea
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) Tajikistan
59. The 27th Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration was conferred on
(a) Ela Bhatt
(b) GuIzar
(c) Mohan Dharia
(d) AR Rahman
60. Who among the following won the Men's Singles All England Badminton
Championship held in Birmingham, England in 2013?
(a) Lee Chong Wei
(b) Chen Long
(c) Chen Jin
(d) Lin Dan
61. The following are some important sources of tax revenue for the Union
Government in India
1. Corporation tax
2. Customs
3. Union excise duties
4. Service tax
Arrange the aforesaid sources of revenue in ascending order as per the
Budget Estimates for 2013-14
(a) 1-2-3-4
(b) 1-2-4-3
(c) 2-1-3-4
(d) 4-3-2-1
62. Which of the following statements about the scheme 'Roshni' launched
by the Ministry of Rural Development in June, 2013 is/are correct?
1. The scheme is supposed to provide training and employment to youth in the
age group of 10 to 35 years.
2. 50% of the beneficiaries of the scheme will be women
3. It is a cent per cent Central Government funded scheme.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) 1 and 2
(d) All of these
63. In February, 2013 the International Court of "Arbitration at the Hague
ruled in favour of India's position on' the diversion of Kishanganga water
setting aside the objections raised by
(a) Pakistan
(b) China
(c) Nepal
(d) Bangladesh
64. Consider the following statements about NEOSS at launched by PSLV in
February, 2013
1. It is the only space telescope' dedicated to searching for asteroids that
might have a threat to the Earth.
2. It was designed and developed by ISRO.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
65. The Government of India on 12th June, 2013 enhanced the limit of
foreign investments in government securities by 5 billion US dollar. In this
regard, which of the following statements is not correct?
(a) It was done in order to increase inflow of overseas capital.
(b) It will strengthen the value of rupee.
(c) The foreign institutional investors registered to SEBI are only eligible for
investment in the enhanced limit of 5 billion US dollar.
(d) The investment can be made in all categories of investments across the
board.
