CAPF-AC Sample Practice Paper-9 ( General Studies)

Directions (Q. Nos. 1-5) The following items consist of two statements I and II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below.

(a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
(b) Both the sta tements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct e xpla nation of Statement I
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true

1. Statement I The US Army built the historic Stilwell Road in 1943 running from Ledo in Asom to the China-Burma Road.
Statement II The objective was to form a link with the Bengal-Asom Railway and carry support for the US and the UK warfare against Japan.

2. Statement I The recent national election results in India are indicative of a transition towards a new region based multi-party coalition system.
Statement II The intensification of competitive polities has changed the party system in India from being a rivalry between national parties into one between alliances and coalition of national and state parties.

3. Statement I Inforensicinvestigations, D NA fingerprinting tests are carried out.
Statement II In DNA fingerprinting technique, DNA is isolated and subjected to Northern Blotting.

4. Statement I The Earth is shaped more like a tangerine.
Statement II The Earth spins faster at the Poles.

5. Statement I India used the Minimum Credible Deterrent argument to develop its nuclear weapon system arguing that it had such a threat from China. Pakistan in turn used the same argument against India when it developed its own nuclear weapons.
Statement II The Minimum Credible Deterrent refers to a notion according to which nuclear weapons become necessary for a country when it has a clear nuclear threat.

6. Which one among the following statements relating to a cyclone is not correct?

(a) It is a wind circulation system with a low pressure at the centre
(b) It brings about sudden change in weather condition in an area
(c) Wind movement towards the low pressure centre of a cyclone is clockwise in the northern hemisphere
(d) It is known as hurricane in West Indies

7. Which one among the following forces in most powerful in determining movement of wind including its velocity?

(a) Gravitational force
(b) Centrifugal force
(c) Frictional force
(d) Pressure gradient force

8. Which of the following statements relating to the planet Venus is/are correct?

1. It is the nearest planet from the Sun.
2. It is only slightly smaller than the Earth.
3. It has no atmosphere.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 3
(c) Only 2
(d) 1 and 2

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

            List I               List II
           (River)         (Tributary)
a. Godavari             1. Son
b. Krishna               2. Chambal
c. Yamuna               3. Bhima
d. Ganga                 4. Manjira

         A         B        C         D

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

10. Which of the following statements regarding United Nations E nvir onme nt Pr ogra mme (U NE P) is/ar e correct?

1. The theme for the year 2011 is 'Forest: Nature at Your Service'.
2. It underscores link between quality of life and health and forest ecosystem.
3. India is declared as a global host of World Environment Day 2011.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) Only 1
(c) 2 and 3
(d) 1 and 2

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

                        List I                                 List II
(Prominent Field ofAmerican Indian)         (Activity)
a. Piyush 'Bobby'                                     1. Media Jindal
b. Manoj Night                                        2. Author Shyamalan
c. Siddhartha                                           3. Film Maker Mukherjee
d. Fareed Zakaria                                    4. Administration

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

12. Which one among the following statements regarding SAARC is correct?\

(a) Myanmar is a member of SAARC
(b) Headquarters of SAARC is located in Dhaka
(c) The first SAARC a ward was posthumously conferred upon late President Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh
(d) The present Secretary General of SAARC is fromIndia.

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13. Which of the following statements regarding Chipko Movement is/are correct?

1. Chipko Movement took place in the early 1970s against the introduction of commercial forestry.
2. Chipko refers to a single movement and nor a collective of several movements.
3. Chipko did not be ginas a movement for conservation but primarily as an economic struggle, the root of which lay in rural and peasant protests. Select the correct answer using the codes given below

(a) Only 1
(b) 1 and 3
(c) Only 2
(d) 1 and 2

14. Which one among the following wars was ended by the Treaty of Madras?

(a) First Carnatic War
(b) Second Carnatic War
(c) First Mysore War
(d) Second Mysore War

15. The Harappan civilization covered an extensive area of present South Asia. The geographic space covered by this civilization include

(a) Kashmir, Punjab, Sindh and Northeastern frontier
(b) Punjab, Sindh, Northeastern frontier and Kashmir
(c) Punjab, Sindh and a part of Northwestern frontier
(d) Punjab, Sindh, a part of Northwestern frontier, Kathiawar and a part of Ganga-Yamuna Doab

16. Sarhul is a festival celebrated during spring by the

(a) Dimasas
(b) Santhals
(c) Khasis
(d) Jarawas

17. Right to Information is

(a) fundamental right
(b) legal right
(c) neither fundamental right nor legal right
(d) both fundamental right as well as legal right

18. While a proclamation of Emergency is in operation, the duration of the Lok Sabha can be extended by not exceeding

(a) three months
(b) nine months
(c) one year at a time
(d) two years at a time

19. Which one among the following statements holds good in respect of the Rajya Sabha?

(a) One-third of its members retire after every three years
(b) Two-thirds of its members retire after every three years
(c) Two-thirds of its members retire after every two years
(d) One-third of its members retire after every two years

20. Which of the following state ments regarding the Fundamental Duties as contained in the Constitution of India is/are correct?

1. They can be enforced through writ jurisdiction.
2. They have formed a part of the Constitution since its adoption.
3. They are applicable only to citizens of India. Select the correct answer using the codes given below

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

21. Which one among the following companies did India shortlist for purchasing the Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA)?

(a) US Lockheed Martin's F-16 Super Viper
(b) Russian United Aircraft's MIG-35
(c) France Dassault Rafale
(d) US Boeing F/A 18 Super Hornet

22. Heavy water is so called because it

(a) contains a number of salts as in sea water
(b) is the mercury contaminated water
(c) is saline water used in hospitals
(d) contains the heavier isotope of hydrogen in water

23. Which one among the following statements is correct?

(a) Melting of ice and burning of candle represent the same kind of chemical change
(b) Melting of ice is a physical change and burning of candle is a chemical change
(c) Melting of ice is a chemical change and burning of candle is a physical change
(d) Melting of ice and burning of candle represent the same kind of physical change

24. Steam at 100°C is more effective in heating than water at the same temperature because

(a) steam is in the gaseous state and water is in the liquid state
(b) steam has an additional heat known as 'latent heat of vaporization'
(c) water has hydrogen bonds but steam does not
(d) transfer of heat from steam is easier than water

25. The first large research reactor of India that uses U-233 as fuel is

(a) ZER1NA
(b) PURNIMA
(c) DHRUVA
(d) KAMINI

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