CAPF-AC Sample Practice Paper-18 ( General Studies)

1. When does the Governor recommend the imposition of the President’s rule in a State?

(a) On the recommendation of the Centre
(b) On the recommendation of the Chief Minister
(c) On the recommendation of the Council of Ministers
(d) If he is satisfied that the Government of the State cannot be carried on in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution

2. Which of the following civilisation’s objects have been found in the Harappan civilisation ?

(a) Egyptian civilisation
(b) Mesopotamian civilisation
(c) Chinese civilisation
(d) Both (a) and (b)

3. Harappan weights and measures were cubical and spherical in shape and were made of:

(a) Chert
(b) Jasper
(c) Agate
(d) All of the above

4. A terracotta model of a ship or a boat, with stick impressed socket for the mast and eye holes for fixing oars has been found from

(a) Dholavira
(b) Kalibangan
(c) Mohanjodaro
(d) Lothal

5. The principal cereals seem to have been?

(a) Rice and wheat
(b) Wheat and peas
(c) Wheat and barley
(d) Barley and ragi

6. A remarkable seal representing a deity, standing between two branches, of a pipal tree has been found at which of these places ?

(a) Desalpur
(b) Surkotada
(c) Chanhudaro
(d) Mohanjodaro

7. An aggregate of several families made up the grama like, today and its head man was called

(a) Mukhiya
(b) Gramini
(c) Pramukh
(d) King

8. Which of the following pairs is/ are correctly matched?

(a) Purohita - Cheif priest
(b) Senani - Army Chief
(c) Gramini head of village
(d) All of the above

9. The Vedas prescribe a penalty of death or expulsion from the kingdom to those who kill or injure

(a) Buffaloes
(b) Dogs
(c) Goats
(d) Cows

10. The term ‘aghanya’ was used (in vedic age) for:

(a) Men
(b) Cow
(c) Horse
(d) Dog

11. The economic life of the Rig Vedic people centered around

(a) Agriculture
(b) Cattle rearing
(c) Trade and commerce
(d) All of the above

12. The Rig Veda also mentions of business and mercantile people to whom it calls vanik and panis respectively and refers to the Vedic people such as

(a) Bharat and Purus
(b) Purus and Sibis
(c) Vishanins and Yadus
(d) Yadus and Turvasa

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13. We find the mention of lohit ayas and syam ayas meaning copper and iron respectively in the

(a) Rig Veda
(b) Sama Veda
(c) Atharva Veda
(d) Yajur Veda

14. According to Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 the term ‘animal article’ means

(a) the things made of animal products
(b) the things made up of body parts of wild animals
(c) object made from any captive animal or wild animal, other than vermin and any part of such animal
(d) none of the above.

15. The Ministry of Environment and Forests had launched the scheme of labelling of environment friendly production 1991, this scheme identified

(a) 16 cateorise of consumer products
(b) 14 cateories of consumer products
(c) 25 cateories of consumer products
(d) none of the above.

16. The global community is in need of a set of imperatives that would allow

(a) equitable access to the environmental benefits of the planet
(b) sharing the resources of the globe
(c) understand the current global environment
(d) none of the above.

17. Science and technology have played a critical role in

(a) the development of human history
(b) determining the factors in shaping a sustainable future
(c) threatening the stability of the eco• system
(d) all the above.

18. Consider the following statements:

1. The goal of environmental education is to develop world population
2. The population must be aware of concerned about total environment and its associated problems
3. There must be an effort to work individually and collectively towards solution of current problems Of these statements

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

19. The objective and guiding principles for developing environmental education at all levels were formulated at

(a) UNESCO conference 1975
(b) Tibilisi Conference 1977
(c) UNESCO Conference 1977
(d) all the above.

20. The currency of the European Monetary Union is

(a) Dollar
(b) Euro
(c) Guilder
(d) Mark

21. The current price index (base 1960) is nearly 330. This means that

(a) all items cost 3-3 times more than what they did in 1960
(b) the prices of certain selected items have gone up to 3-3 times
(c) weighted mean of prices of certain items has increased 3-3 times
(d) gold price has gone up 3-3 times

22. The difference between a bank and a non-banking financial institution (NBF) is that

(a) a bank interacts directly with customers while an NBFI interacts with banks and governments
(b) a bank indulges in a number of activities relating to finance with a range of customers, while an NBFI is mainly concerned with the term loan needs of large enterprises
(c) a bank deals with both internal and international customers while an NBFI is mainly concerned with the finances of foreign companies
(d) a bank’s main interest is to help in business transactions and savings/investment activities while an NBFI’s main interest is in the stabilization of the currency

23. The earlier name of WTO was

(a) UNCTAD
(b) GATT
(c) UNIDO
(d) OECD

24. The earnings of India from diamond export is quite high. Which one of the following fact or shas contributed to it?

(a) pre-independence stock-piling of diamonds in the country which are now exported
(b) large production of industrial diamonds in the country
(c) expertise available for cutting and polishing of imported diamonds which are then exported
(d) as in the past, India produces huge quantity of gem diamonds which are exported

25. The Employment Assurance Scheme envisages financial assistance to rural areas for guaranteeing employment to at least

(a) 50 per cent of the men and women seeking jobs in rural areas
(b) 50 per cent of the men seeking jobs in the rural areas
(c) one man and one women in a rural family living below the poverty line
(d) one person in a rural landless household living below the poverty line

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