Daily Questions Challenge for IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam (21 May 2015)

Daily Questions Challenge for IAS PRE (CSAT) Exam (21 May 2015)

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1. The basic aim of Lead Bank Scheme is that

(a) big banks should try to open offices in each district
(b) there should be stiff competition among the various nationalized banks
(c) individual banks should adopt particular districts for intensive development
(d) all the banks should make intensive efforts to mobilize deposits

2. Consider the following :

1. Assessment of land revenue on the basis of nature of the soil and the quality of crops
2. Use of mobile cannons in warfare
3. Cultivation of tobacco and red chillies

Which of the above was/were introduced into India by the English?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) None

3. With reference to the guilds (Shreni) of ancient India that played a very important role in the country’s economy, which of the following statements is /are correct?

1. Every guild was registered with the central authority of the State and the king was the chief administrative authority on them.
2. The wages, rules of work, standards and prices were fixed by the guild.
3. The guild had judicial powers over its own members.

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

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

4. The distribution of powers between the Centre and the States in the Indian Constitution is based on the scheme provided in the

(a) Morley-Minto Reforms, 1909
(b) Montagu-Chelmsford Act, 1919
(c) Government of India Act, 1935
(d) Indian Independence Act, 1947

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:: CSAT (Paper -2) ::

1. You are the head of your office. There are certain houses reserved for the allotment to the office staff and you have been given the discretion to do so. A set of rules for the allotment of the houses has been laid down by you and has been made public. Your personal secretary, who is very close to you, comes to you and pleads that as his father is seriously ill, he should be given priority in allotment of a house. The office secretariat that examined the request as per the rules turns down the request and recommends the procedure to be followed according to the rules. You do not want to annoy your personal secretary. In such circumstances, what would you do ?

(a) Call him over to your room and personally explain why the allotment cannot be done
(b) Allot the house to him to win his loyalty
(c) Agree with the office note to show that you are not biased and that you do not indulge in favouritism
(d) Keep the file with you and not pass any orders.

2. While travelling in a Delhi-registered commercial taxi from Delhi to an adjacent city (another State), your taxi driver informs you that as he has no permit for running the taxi in that city, he will stop at its Transport Office and pay the prescribed fee off forty for a day. While paying the fee at the counter you find that the transport clerk is taking an extra fifty rupees for which no receipt is being given. You are in a hurry for your meeting. In such circumstances, what would you do ?

(a) Go up the counter and ask the clerk to give back the money which he has illigally taken
(b) Do not interfere at all as this is a matter between the taxi driver and the tax authorities
(c) Take note of the incident and subsequently report the matter to the concerned authorities
(d) Treat it as a normal affair and simply forget about it

3. A person lives in a far off village which is almost two hours by bus. The villager’s neighbour is a very powerful landlord who is trying to occupy the poor villager’s land by force. You are the District Magistrate and busy in a meeting called by a local Minister. The villager has come all the way, by bus and on foot, to see you and give an application seeking protection from the powerful landlord. The villager keeps on waiting outside the meeting hall for an hour. You come out of the meeting and are rushing to another meeting. The villager follows you to submit his application. What would you do?

(a) Tell him to wait for another two hours till you come back from your next meeting
(b) Tell him that the matter is actually to be dealt by a junior officer and that he should give the application to him
(c) Call one of your senior subordinate officers and ask him to solve the villager’s problem
(d) Quickly take the application from him, ask him a few relevant questions regarding his problem and then proceed to the meeting

4. There is a shortage of sugar in your District where you are the District Magistrate. The Government has ordered that only a maximum amount of 30 kg sugar is to be released for wedding celebrations. A son of your close friend is getting married and your friend requests you to release at least 50 kg sugar for his son’s wedding. He expresses annoyance when you tell him about the Government’s restrictions on this matter. He feels that since you are the District Magistrate you can release any amount. You do not want to spoil your friendship with him. In such circumstances, how would you deal with the situation?

(a) Release the extra amount of sugar which your friend has requested for
(b) Refuse your friend the extra amount and strictly follow the rules
(c) Show your friend the copy of the Government instructions and then persuade him to accept the lower amount as prescribed in the rules
(d) Advise him to directly apply to the allotting authority and inform him that you do not interfere in this matter

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