CAPF-AC Sample Practice Paper-20 ( General Studies)

1. Match List-I (Period of population growth) with List- II (Type of growth) and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:

            List-I                     List-II
a. Before 1921         1. Steady growth rate
b. 1921-1951           2. Declining growth rate
c. 1951-1981           3. Stagnant growth rate
d. After 1981            4. Rapid growth rate

Codes:
         A         B        C        D
(a)     3         1         4         2
(b)     2         4         1         3
(c)     2         1         4         3
(d)     3         4         1         2

2. Which of the following cities fall on the National Highways No-3?

1. Vadodara
2. Gwalior
3. Shivpuri
4. Jhansi

Select the correct answer:
(a) 1, 2, 3, 4
(b) l, 2 and 3
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 4

3. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:

            List-I (Town)     List-II (Industry)
A. Kalpakkam             1. Newsprint
B. Jharia                      2. Oil Refinery
C. Mathura                  3. Coal Mining
D. Nepanagar              4. Nuclear Power Plant

Codes:
        A         B         C         D
(a)     4         2         1         3
(b)     4         3         2         1
(c)     1         2         3         4
(d)     3         4         1         2

4. Consider the following statements:

1. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Pacific Ocean than that in the Atlantic Ocean.
2. The annual range of temperature is greater in the Northern Hemisphere than that in the Southern Hemisphere.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

5. What is the approximate mean velocity with which the Earth moves round the Sun in its orbit?

(a) 20 km/s
(b) 30 km/s
(c) 40 km/s
(d) 50 km/s

6. Consider the following statements:

1. The Richter scale is a logarithmic scale and so an increase of 1 magnitude unit represents a factor of 10 times in amplitude.
2. Each integer reading of the Richter scale has an energy 100 times that of the previous integer reading.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

7. Consider-the following statements:

1. Total land area of Earth is approximately 1475 lakh square kilometers.
2. Ratio of land area to water area of Earth is approximately 1:4
3. Maximum percentage of Earth’s water is in the Pacific Ocean.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 1 only
(d) 3 only

8. Consider the following statements:

1. The axis of the earth’s magnetic field is inclined at 23 ½° to the geographic axis of the earth.
2. The earth’s magnetic pole in the northern hemisphere is located on a peninsula in northern Canada
3. Earth’s magnetic equator passes through Thumba in South India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2 and 3
(c) 2 only
(d) 3 only

9. Consider the following climatic and geographical phenomena.

1. Condensation
2. High temperature and humidity
3. Orography
4. Vertical wind Thunder Cloud development is due to which of these phenomena?

(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

10. For short-term climatic predictions, which one of the following events, detected in the last decade, is associated with occasional weak monsoon rains in the Indian sub• continent?

(a) La Nina
(b) Movement of Jet Streams
(c) El Nino and Southern Oscillations
(d) Greenhouse effect on global level

11. Consider the following statements:

1. Ocean currents are the slow-surface movement of water in the ocean
2. Ocean currents assist in maintaining the Earth’s heat balance
3. Ocean current are set in motion primarily by prevailing winds
4. Ocean current are affected by the configuration of the ocean

Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) 1, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

12. Sun’s halo is produced by the refraction of light in

(a) Water vapour in Stratus clouds
(b) Ice crystals in Cirro-Cumulus clouds
(c) Ice crystals in Cirrus clouds
(d) Dust particles in Stratus clouds

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13. Consider the following ecosystems:

1. Taiga
2.Tropical evergreen
3. Tropical deciduous
4. Tundra

The correct sequence in decreasing order of the albedo values of these ecosystems is
(a) 1, 4, 3, 2
(b) 4, 1, 2, 3
(c) 4, 1, 3, 2
(d) 1, 4, 2, 3

14. Consider the following statements:

1. Most magmas are a combination of liquid, solid and gas
2. Water vapour and carbon dioxide are the principal gases dissolved in a mgma
3. Basaltic magma is hotter than the silicic magma
4. The magma solidified between sedimentary rocks in a horizontal position is known as dyke

Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) l and 4
(d) 1, 2 and 4

15. Consider the following statements regarding the earthquakes:

1. The intensity of earthquake is measured on Mercalli Scale
2. The magnitude of an earthquake is a measure of energy release
3. Earthquake magnitudes are based on direct measurements of the amplitude of seismic waves
4. In the Richter Scale, each whole number demonstrates a hundred fold increase in the amount of energy released

Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 2, 3 and 4
(c) l and 4
(d) 1 and 3

16. Cloudy nights are warmer compared to clear cloudless nights, because clouds

(a) Prevent cold waves from the sky from descending on earth
(b) Reflect back the heat given off by earth
(c) Produce heat and radiate it towards earth
(d) Absorb heat from the atmosphere and send it towards earth

17. Which one of the following weather conditions is indicated by a sudden fall in barometer reading?

(a) Stormy weather
(b) Calm weather
(c) Cold and dry weather
(d) Hot and sunny weather

18. Consider the following statements made about the sedimentary rocks:

1. Sedimentary rocks are formed at earth’s surface by the hydrological system
2. The formation of sedimentary rocks involves the weathering of pre-existing rocks
3. Sedimentary rocks contain fossils
4. Sedimentary rocks typically occur in layers

Which of these statements are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) 1 and 4
(c) 2, 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4

19. Quartzite is metamorphosed from

(a) Limestone
(b) Obsidian
(c) Sandstone
(d) Shale

20. Identify the correct order of the processes of soil- erosion from the following

(a) Splash erosion, Sheet erosion, Rill erosion, Gully erosion
(b) Sheet erosion, Splash erosion, Gully erosion, Rill erosion
(c) Rill erosion, Gully erosion, Sheet erosion, Splash erosion
(d) Gully erosion, Rill erosion, Sheet erosion, Splash erosion

21. The temperature and rainfall of a meteorological station are given below:

Average temperature: 12.8° C Average Rainfall: 54.9 cm per annum
Identify the region having the above climatic pattern from amongst the following:

(a) Mediterranean region
(b) Monsoon region
(c) Steppe region
(d) N.W. European region

22. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.

            List-I                 List-II
        (Local Wind)       (Region)
A. Fohn                     1. Argentina
B. Samun                   2. Kurdistan
C. Santa Ana             3. California
D. Zonda                   4. Alps

Codes:
         A         B        C         D
(a)     2         4         1          3
(b)     4         2         3          1
(c)     2         4         3          1
(d)     4         2         1          3

23. Who were the two doctors whose arrest led a crowd to gather at Jallianwala Bagh?

(a) M.A. Ansari & S.M. Atal
(b) Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal
(c) Kotnis & Satyapal
(d) Satyapal & M.A. Ansari

24. Who was the military commander of Amritsar responsible for the Jallianwala Bagh masacre?

(a) Rand
(b) Curzon Wylie
(c) Watson
(d) Dyer

25. Who renounced his knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre?

(a) Rabindranath Tagore
(b) S.N. Banerjee
(c) A. Jinnah
(d) S.B. Sinha

 

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