CAPF-AC Sample Practice Paper-10 ( General Studies)
Directions (Q.Nos. 1-5) These questions are based on the information given
below. In a class of 84 students, boys and girls are in the ratio 5: 7. Among
the girls 7 can speak Hindi and English. 50% 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.
1. What is the number of boys who speak both the languages?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 3
(d) 2
2. What is the number of girls who speak English only?
(a) 10
(b) 12
(c) 20
(d) 22
3. What is the ratio of number of boys who speak Hindi only to that of girls who
speak Hindi only?
(a) 10: 11
(b) 11:10
(c) 2 : 5
(d) 3 : 5
4. How many girls can speak Hindi?
(a) 22
(b) 23
(c) 27
(d) 29
5. 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
6. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists
List I List II
(Border) (Guarding Forces)
a. India-Pakistan 1. Indo-Tibetan Police Force
b. India-Nepal 2. Border Security Force
c. India-China 3. Sashashtra Seema Bal
d. India-Myanmar 4. Asom Rifles
A B C D
(a) 2 1 3 4
(b) 4 3 1 2
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 4 1 3 2
7. If India adopts two time zones based on 75°E meridian for western India and
90°E meridian for eastern India, which one among the following states of eastern
India will be benefitted most?
(a) Manipur
(b) Paschim Banga
(c) Asom
(d) Bihar
8. Arrange the following hills of southern India from North to South?
(a) Nilgiri
(b) Cardamom
(c) Nallamala
(d) Anaimalai
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 3, 1, 4, 2
(b) 4, 3, 1, 2
(c) 1, 3, 4, 2
(d) 1, 2, 3, 4
9. Which one among the following local winds is not characteristically hot and
dry?
(a) Sirocco
(b) Mistral
(c) Khamsin
(d) Chinook
10. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes
given below the lists
List I List II
a. Iron oxide 1. Glossy finish on wood and steel
b. Varnish 2. Colourless shining protective coating on wood
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
11. Consider the following statements about the post-cold war directional
changes in Indian foreign policy
1. By the mid 1990s, Indian foreign policy submitted itself to a process of
adaptive learning to boost its status and influence in the global pecking order.
2. Ind ia n f or e ign poli cy h a s s hif t e d f r om a n overemphasis on
idealism during the cold war era to pragmatic realism in the post-cold war era.
3. Indian foreign policy is geared to established tangible economic and security
partnership with major regions and countries of the world.
Which of the statement given above is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2
(b) Only 1
(c) Only 2
(d) 1, 2 and 3
12. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes
given below the lists
List I List II
a. Enamel paint 1. Exterior and interior brick walls
b. Emulsion paint 2. Preparatory coating on steel
A B C D
(a) 4 1 2 3
(b) 3 1 2 4
(c) 4 2 1 3
(d) 3 2 1 4
13. 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) Bengaluru
(c) Goa
(d) Mysore
14. Who among the following was not a non-government representative in the
Lokpal Bill Drafting Committee, 2011?
(a) Kiran Bedi
(b) Arvind Kejriwal
(c) Prashant Bhushan
(d) Shanti Bhushan
15. 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,
(Festival) (Community/ Ethnic Group)
a. Nongkrem 1. Khasi
b. Chapchar Kut 2. Mising
c. Kherai Puja 3. Bodo
d. Ali-Ai-Ligang 4. Mizo
A B C D
(a) 1 4 3 2
(b) 1 3 4 2
(c) 2 3 4 1
(d) 2 4 3 1
16. The following sentences describe one of the sites of the Harappan
civilization "The settlement is divided into two sections, one smaller but
higher and the other much lar ger but lowe r. Archaeologists designate 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
17. Which one among the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Power of the Parliament: Creating a new state
(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
18. Which of the following statements regarding Regional Rural Banks (RRB) 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 Commercial Banks.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) Only 1
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2 and 3
19. Which one among the following is not an institution of Indian Money Market?
(a) Reserve Bank of India
(b) Bill Brokers
(c) Merchant Bankers
(d) Non-Banking Financial Intermediaries
20. 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 froces. Which amongst the following statements is the best response
by the paramilitary 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 utilize air power to target the Naxalites
from the air
(d) The paramilitary forces should surround the village and then send in
'special police officers' to attack the Naxalites
21. At the time of short-circuit, the current in the circuit
(a) reduces substantially
(b) does not change
(c) increases heavily
(d) varies continuously
22. Transformers are used in between the electric power stations and homes or
factories in order to
(a) minimize the power loss in transmission cables
(b) minimize the voltage drop in transmission cables
(c) minimize the current drop in the transmission cables
(d) provide constant voltage at the user end
23. An elderly person while trying to read a book at about 25 cm from the eyes
finds the image appears blurred because of the decreasing effectiveness of the
ciliary muscles and the loss of flexibility of the lens. This defect of the eyes
is called
(a) myopia
(b) astigmatism
(c) hypermetropia
(d) presbyopia
24. The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Earth is maximum and
it
(a) increases as we go up
(b) decreases as we go up or down
(c) increases as we go down
(d) neither increases nor decreases as we go up or down
25. 'Hydraulic brakes' and 'Hydraulic lift' are devices in which fluids are used
for transmitting
(a) force
(b) momentum
(c) pressure
(d) power