CAPF-AC Sample Practice Paper-12 ( General Studies)

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 m 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, 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. India and Sri Lanka signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop the Kankesanthurai port in Sri Lanka.

Which of the following statements in this regard 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 report of this work is entrusted to Engineers India Limited.
(a) 1, 2 and 3 
(b) 1 and 2 
(c) 1 and 3 
(d) Only 2

5. Which of the following statements regarding 'Prahar' missile developed by DRDO and test fired in the month of July, 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 codes given below 
(a) 1,2, 3 and 4 
(b) 1 and 3
(c) 1, 3 and 4 
(d) 2 and 4

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 roscued Hinduism from the challenges of its own complexities.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 1 
(b) 2 and 3 
(c) Only 2 
(d) Only 3

7. Abul Hasan was one of the most eminent painters of Jahangir's reign. He painted the well known Mughal Darbar scene describing

(a) Jahngir's accession to the throne
(b) the arrival or Tansen
(c) Jahangir's interaction with the people
(d) the arrival of the Mughal court historians

8. The Khilafat Movement received support from both Hindus and Muslims and it was led from the front by Gandhiji. In spite of this, the movement lost momentum. Why?

(a) Office of Khalifa was abolished in Turkey itself and better terms offered to Turkey
(b) Muslim League's opposition to the Indian National Congress
(c) Special concessions given to the Muslims by the British government
(d) Internal frictions between the Congress and the Muslim League

9. Which of the following statements about Theosophical Society are correct?

1. Its founders were non-Indians.
2. Its advocates were in favour of the revival of Hinduism.
3. It advocated for the adoption of rational and scientific approach based on western ideas.
4. It helped people to overcome the sense of false pride. 
Select the correct answer using the codes given below 
(a) 1, 2 and 3 
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4 
(d) 1 and 2

10. Which of the following processes would explain ozone losses in the atmosphere?

1. CFCs and UV radiation.
2. Long winter circumpolar winds to form ice crystals.
3. Singlet oxygen atom and chlorine monoxide. 
Select the correct answer using the codes given below 
(a) 1,2 and 3 
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 and 2 
(d) 1 and 3

11. Which one among the following phenomena includes processes, such as production, predation, nutrient transformation and the influx and efflux of energy and materials?

(a) Ecological function 
(b) Ecosystem function 
(c) Ecosystem structure
(d) Biogeochemical cycles

12. The name of the particle 'Boson' is associated with the name of

(a) J C Bose 
(b) SN Bose
(c) Isaac Newton 
(d) Albert Einstein

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13. Which one of the following consequences will happen if large quantities of domestic sewage are continuously discharged in a stream?

(a) Increase in the algal bloom of the stream water
(b) Increase in the temperature level of the stream water
(c) Reduction in the carbon dioxide level of the stream water
(d) Reduction in the dissolved oxygen level of the stream water

14. Father and mother having A and B blood group respectively

(a) cannot give birth to child with AB blood group 
(b) cannot give birth to child with O blood group 
(c) can give birth to child with O blood group
(d) cannot give birth to twin child with B blood group

15. The shape of the population pyramid reflects the characteristics of the population. The shape of the pyramid in India is

(a) bell shaped and tapered towards the top 
(b) narrow base and a tapered top 
(c) broad base and a tapered top 
(d) narrow base and narrow top

16. The retreating monsoons occur during the months of

(a) January - February
(b) March - April
(c) June - July
(d) October - November

17. The chief racial groups constituting India's population are the Dravidian, Aryans and Mongoloids. Where do the Mongoloids live?

(a) Western India
(b) Southern India
(c) North-Eastern India
(d) South-Western India

18. Which one among the following cell organelles in a Eukaryotic cell is acquired during the process of evolution by entrapment or engulfment of Bacterial cells?

(a) Peroxisomes
(b) Vacuoles
(c) Chloroplasts
(d) Mitochondria

19. In which of the following types of economy are the factors of production owned individually?

(a) Capitalist 
(b) Socialist 
(c) Mixed
(d) Both socialist and capitalist

20. Relative humidity

(a) increases with increased temperature 
(b) decreases with increased temperature 
(c) decreases with decreased temperature
(d) has no relation with increase or decrease of temperature

21. The process by which heat is transmitted from the Sun to the Earth is called

(a) Conduction 
(b) Convection 
(c) Radiation
(d) Cosmic disturbances

22.Eurozone's 17 member countries agreed to give Greece a massive financial bailout worth more than 150 billion dollars to try to rescue Greece's shaken economy. In this respect, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. This is for the first time Greece has been given financial bailout by other European countries.
2. Private lenders including banks are also pledging support which will give Greece easier repayment terms,
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 1 
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

23. Which of the following statements regarding Home Rule Leagues in India are correct?

1. The movement was led by the moderate Congress leaders.
2. There were two Home Rule Leagues.
3. The movement became strong, because other mass agitations could not be launched by the Congress during the World War.
4. The government was non-reactive to the movement.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below 
(a) 1,2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1 and 4 
(d) 2 and 3

24. Who among the following was not a painter in the Mughal period?

(a) Mir Sayyid Ali 
(b) Abdus Samad 
(c) Bishan Das
(d) Baz Bahadur

25. Which of the following statements about Sufism is/are correct?

1. Sufism was the mystical interpretation that developed within Islam.
2. Sufi philosophy highlighted the atmosphere of religious tolerance by speaking about the universal love in quest of the Almighty.
3. The Sufis developed a very complex philosophy and initiated very complicated practices unintelligible to the masses.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1 and 2 
(b) Only 2 
(c) Only 3 
(d) 1 and 3

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Answer:-
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (b) 13. (a) 14. (c) 15. (b) 16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (b)
21. (c) 22. (c) 23. (d) 24. (d) 25. (a)