Punjab PSC Pre Papers 2018 : G.S
Punjab PSC Prelims Exam 2018
Exam Name :-Punjab State Civil Services Combined Competitive Exam
Subject :- General Studies
Year :- 2018
1.The element which is generally absorbed by plants along with Zn and causes “Ouch Ouch” disease in human beings is
a) Tin(Sn)
b) Cadmium (Cd)
c) Mercury (Hg)
d) Chromium (Cr)
a) Ram Jethmalani
b) P. Chidambaram
c) Dushyant Dave
d) Mukul Rohatgi
a) It is an eco-friendly technology for the remediation of oily sludge and oil spills
b) It is the latest technology developed for under sea oil exploration
c) It is a genetically engineered high biofuel-yielding maize variety.
d) It is the latest technology to control the accidentally caused flames from oil wells.
1. To produce light, a CFL uses mercury vapour and phosphor while an LED lamp uses semiconductor material.
2. The average life span of a CFL is much longer than that of an LED lamp.
3. A CFL is less energy – efficient as compared to an LED lamp.
a) 1 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1,2 and 3
a) 50
b) 100
c) 150
d) 200
1. An estuary is the place where the river fresh water meets with ocean water.
2. This area is highly productive.
3. This area is highly unproductive.
Which of the above statements is/are true?
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 3 only
a) Mercury
b) Cadmium
c) Cobalt
d) Fertilizers
1. It is a global forum to promote policies and programmes that advance clean energy technology and to encourage the transition to a global clean energy economy.
2. India is a participating nation in the Clean Energy Ministerial.
3. India has denied to participate in the programme 21st Century Power’ under Clean Energy Ministeral.
Which of the above statements are correct?
a) 2 and 3 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1,2, and 3
1. It was formed in order to fulfil India’s international obligation under the Convention on Biological Diversity.
2. As per the law only a part of the wild animal is considered as a wildlife trophy.
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
a) Kapurthala
b) Moga
c) Tarn Taran
d) Fazilka
1. MSP of Paddy (Common Grade) has been increased by Rs.200/- per quintal and of Grade A variety by Rs.160/- per quintal.
2. MSP of Paddy (Common Grade) has been increased by Rs.160 /- per quintal and of Grade A variety by Rs.200/- per quintal.
3. The new MSP of Paddy (Common Grade) and Grade A variety is Rs.1750/- per quintal.
4. The new MSP of Paddy (Common Grade) is Rs.1750/- per quintal and of Grade A is Rs.1800/- per quintal.
a) 2 and 4 only
b) 1 and 4 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 2 and 3 only
a) Accipiter gentilis
b) Antilope cervicapra
c) Dalbergia sissoo
d) Eichhornia crassipes
14.India has given its approval to the Raptor MoU. Which of the following statements is/are true regarding Raptor MoU?
1. It falls under UN Convention of Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.
2. It is about conservation of birds of prey in Africa and Eurasia.
3. It is not legally binding .
4. The Raptor MoU extends its coverage to 76 species of birds of prey out of which many species also occur in India.
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 and 4 only
d) 1,2,3 and 4
1. It is called Gyps Indicus as per binomial nomenclature.
2. The cause of decline in the population of Indian Vultures has been identified as poisoning caused by the veterinary drug Diclofenac.
3. Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre is situated in Jharkhand.
4. Recently , Gyps Vulture Reintroduction Programme was launched for the conservation of Indian Vulture by the Haryana Government.
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 and 4 only
c) 1,2,3 and 4
d) 1,2 and 4 only
‘A’ ‘B’
A. Central Plain Zone I. Hoshiarpur
B. Sub-mountain Undulating Zone II. Jalandhar
C. Western Zone III. Ferozepur
D. Western Plain Zone IV. Moga
A B C D
a) I II III IV
b) II I IV III
c) II III I IV
d) IV I III II
1. Baglihar Hydropower Project has been developed on river Chenab.
2. Dulhasti Hydropower Project has been developed on river Jhelum.
3. Salal Hydropower Project has been developed on river Ravi.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 2 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1 , 2 and 3
a) Mundra – Ultra Mega Power Project
b) Kandla – Tidal Project
c) Sethu Samudram – Hydropower Project
d) Kudankulam – Nuclear Project
Bhopal
Jabalpur
Nagpur
Indore
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20.What are the benefits of implementing the “Integrated Watershed Development Programme”?
1. Prevention of soil runoff
2. Linking the country’s perennial rivers with seasonal rivers
3. Rain water harvesting and recharge of ground water table
4. Regeneration of natural vegetation
21.Which of the statements given above are correct ?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2,3 and 4 only
c) 1,3 and 4 only
d) 1,2,3 and 4
1. Zawar – Uranium
2. Khetri – Copper
3. Balaghat – Manganese
4. Jaduguda – Zinc
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 4 only
d) 1 and 3 only
a) Road Transport
b) Air Transport
c) Inland Water Transport
d) Coastal Transport
24.Which of the following crops are cultivated in the equatorial regions?
1. Rubber
2. Cocoa
3. Tea
4. Sugarcane
25.Select the correct answer using the code given below:
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1,2 and 3 only
d) 1,2,3 and 4
a) Abraham Lincoln
b) Malcolm X
c) Mahatma Gandhi
d) Martin Luther King, Jr.
a) Brian Jenkins
b) Michael Billig
c) Elie Kedourie
d) Tom Nairn
a) Franklin D. Roosevelt
b) Winston Churchill
c) Trygve Lie
d) Charles de Gaulle
29.Which one of the following is the latest member (193rd) of the United Nations?
a) Palau
b) South Sudan
c) Liechtenstein
d) Serbia
a) Food and Agricultural Organization – Rome
b) International Labour Organization – Geneva
c) International Monetary Fund – New York
d) UNESCO – Paris
Features Adoptions
A. Federalism I. Canada
B. Fundamental Duties II. Former Soviet Union
C. DPSP III. Ireland
D. Judicial Review IV. US
Choose the Correct answer :
A B C D
a) I II III IV
b) I III II IV
c) III II IV I
d) IV II III I
a) Public Accounts Committee and Estimates Committee
b) Public Accounts Committee and Committee on Public Undertakings
c) Law Committee and Committee of Delegated Legislaton
d) Committee on Privileges and Committee on Petitions
1. They are an ethnic group largely comprising Muslims who predominantly live in western Myanmar province of Rakhine
2. All the Rohingyas are full citizens of Myanmar.
3. According to the UN, the Rohingya crisis is majorly a result of ethnic cleansing being done by the Myanmar State.
Which of the above statements are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1,2 and 3
a) 24th and 25th Amendments
b) 42nd Amendment
c) 44th Amendment
d) 73rd and 74th Amendments
a) There are total twelve Schedules
b) Schedules XI and XII were incorporated respectively by 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments
c) The Ninth Schedule was added to the Constituion by the First Amendment
d) Anti – Defection law is in the 10th Schedule of the Constitution and it was added by 42nd Constitutional Amendment
a) If a party gets six percent of the total valid votes polled in the election for Lok Sabha in four or more States
b) If a party sends four elected members to the Lok Sabha
c) If a party gets two percent of the total number of seats in Lok Sabha from not less than three States
d) If a party is recognized as a State Party in at least two States
a) The term of the office to the Panchayat at every level is 5 years
b) The direction and control of preparation of electoral roles and conduct of all elections to Panchayats shall be vested in the Election Commission of India
c) The State Legislature may make provisions with respect to all matters relating to elections to the Panchayats
d) The 73rd Amendment Act provides for the reservation of not less than one-third of total number of seats for women (including number of seats reserved for women belonging to SC/ST).
a) The President of India
b) The Union Cabinet
c) The Prime Minister
d) The Union Home Minister
a) Max Weber
b) Alexander Pope
c) M.Crozier
d) Vincent de Gournay
a) United Nations
b) League of Nations
c) Institutions meant for checking nuclear proliferation
d) World Bank and IMF
a) Rejection of a bill by one House of the Parliament when the other House has passed it.
b) Both Houses have finally disagreed as to the amendments to be made in a Bill
c) More than six months have elapsed from the date of the reception of the Bill by the other House without the Bill being passed by it.
d) President has refused to give his assent to the Bill
a) The English Patient
b) The God of small Things
c) Home Fire
d) Anna Karenina
1. As per the provisions of the Constitution, the Council of Ministers is both collectively and individually responsible to the Lok Sabha
2. A censure motion must state the reason for its adoption
3. A no-confidence motion must set out the grounds on which it is based.
4. If a no-confidence motion is passed by the Lok Sabha, the Council of Ministers is bound to resign.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a) 1,2 and 4 only
b) 2 only
c) 3 only
d) 2,3 and 4 only
a) Haryana, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab
b) Maharashtra, Haryana, Karnataka, Punjab
c) Maharashtra, Haryana, Punjab, Karnataka
d) Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra, Karnataka
1. Paper
2. Hank yarn made wholly from cotton
3. Fertilizers
4. Petroleum and petroleum products
5. Cotton and jute seeds
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a) 1,2 and 3 only
b) 1, 3 and 4 only
c) 3, 4 and 5 only
d) 1,2,3, 4 and 5
1. Its purpose is to promote entrepreneurship among SC/ST and women entrepreneurs.
2. It provides for refinance through RBI
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
1. It provides advisory services to the State Government on economic matters to form policies
2. It acts as a nodal agency for MPLAD schemes and helps district planning committees
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a) 1 only
b) 2 only
c) Both 1 and 2
d) Neither 1 nor 2
a) Uma Thurman
b) Tarana Burke
c) Ashley Judd
d) Angelina Jolie
a) Revenue Department
b) World Bank
c) RBI
d) None of the above
1. It is nuclear capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)
2. It features ring gyro based inertial navigation system (RINS)
3. It does not have micro navigation system (MINS)
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a) 1, 2 and 3
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1 and 2 only
a) Ministry of Agriculture
b) Planning Commission
c) Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices
d) NABARD
Consider the following statements in this regard :
1. India will hold a 5-year term beginning from January 1, 2018.
2. A country requires one-third of the total votes to become a membeer of ECOSOC.
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
1. It is the Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)
2. It is an unmarketable security.
3. This aimed at helping speed up the government’s disinvestment programme.
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a) 1 only
b) 1 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1,2 and 3
a) National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture
b) National Food Security Mission
c) National Biopharma Mission
d) Atal Innovation Mission
1. It is a statutory and permanent body.
2. It analyzes any economic issue referred to it by the Prime Minister and advises him thereon.
3. It submits periodic reports to the Prime Minister, related to macroeconomic developments and issues.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 3 only
d) 1, 2 and 3
a) He is part of the search cum selection committee for members of Monetary Policy Committee (MPC
b) He heads the MPC
c) He represents India is WTO conference
d) He has the casting vote in MPC
1. It was launched by the Uttarkhand Government and a charitable funding agency, Swan Cultural Centre and Foundation.
2. The aim of this initiative is to provide vehicle facilities to far flung areas.
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
Stagflation is a situation of
a) High inflation combined with high unemployment
b) High unemployment in agriculture
c) Unemployment adjusted for seasonal fluctuations
d) High inflation which is structural in nature
1. India’s ambitious Zero Hunger Programme through interventions in farm sector was launched with a focus on agriculture , nutrition and health.
2. This is a dedicated farm based programme in synchronization with Sustainable Development Goas (SDGs) to end hunger by 2030.
3. This programme is an initiative of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research.
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1,2 and 3
a) June, 2017
b) June , 2015
c) June, 2016
d) June, 2014
a) GAIL
b) Coal India Limited
c) SAIL
d) Airports Authority of India
a) Tremadaside
b) Endosulfan
c) Uriprox
d) Becaldehyde
a) Education Tax
b) Entertainment Tax
c) Development Tax
d) None of the above
a) Newton’s first law of motion
b) Newton’s second law of motion
c) Newton’s third law of motion
d) The ball is elastic
a) Archimedes’ Principle
b) Torricelli’s Law
c) Bernoull’s Theroem
d) Pascal’s Law
a) Density of air
b) Temperature of air
c) Pressure of air
d) Humidity of air
a) It bends towards the normal line
b) It bends away from the normal line
c) There is no change
d) It becomes parallel to the normal
a) X-ray
b) C.T. Scan
c) Endoscopy
d) None of the above
a) 140 days
b) 70 days
c) 210 days
d) 280 days
a) Mixture of potassium iodide and common salt
b) Mixture of molecular iodine and common salt
c) Compound formed by combination of molecular iodine and common salt
d) Only potassium iodide
a) 5 – 20% acetic acid in water
b) 25 – 30% acetic acid in water
c) 50% acetic acid in water
d) 40 – 45% acetic acid in water
a) A bacterium
b) A fungus
c) Alga
d) Lichen
a) Fibrinogen
b) Calcium (Ca)
c) Factor VI
d) Heparin
a) Michelangelo
b) Raphael
c) Leonardo da Vinci
d) Titian
a) Rowland Hill
b) McAdam
c) George Stephenso
d) Samuel Morse
a) Boston
b) Lexington
c) Jamestown
d) Trenton
a) Voltaire
b) Jean – Jacques Rousseau
c) Montesquieu
d) Locke
a) Imran Khan
b) Nawaz Sharif
c) Asif Ali Zardari
d) Bilawal Bhutto
a) Stalin
b) Lenin
c) Kerensky
d) Leon Trotsky
a) Russia and the Central Powers
b) Germany and the Allied Powers
c) Turkey and the Allied Powers
d) Bulgaria and the Allied Powers
a) Muller and Bell
b) Ludwig and Max
c) Fritz and Feliz Graf
d) Gunther and Hermann
a) Germany
b) Japan
c) France
d) USSR
a) Steatite
b) Red sandstone
c) Terracotta
d) Ivory
a) Ganapati
b) Ganadhar
c) Ganaraj
d) Ganak
a) Egypt
b) Greece
c) Iran
d) Morocco
a) Tusapa
b) Justine
c) Plutarch
d) Sunasepah
a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Madhya Pradesh
d) Bengal
a) Military power
b) Judicial administration
c) Appointment of agents
d) Trade privileges and concessions
a) Ramananda
b) Valmiki
c) Tukaram
d) Tulsidas
a) Atharvaveda
b) Yajurveda
c) Chandogya Upanishad
d) Samveda
1. Alauddin Khilji imposed taxes called charai and ghari.
2. Muhammad bin Tughlaq imposed additional cesses called abwabs on the peasants.
3. Under Akbar, dahsala system of land revenue existed.
4. Jahangir introduced the nasq system of assessment.
91.Which of the following statements are correct?
b) 1,2 and 3 only
c) 2 and 3 only
d) 1 and 4 only
a) Jean Baptiste Tavernier
b) Geronimo Verroneo
c) Pierre – Jean
d) Jean – Paul Dubois
a) Radha Krishnan
b) E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker
c) Kasturi Ranga Iyengar
d) S. Satyamurti
a) Sepp Blatter
b) Gianni Infantino
c) Diego Maradona
d) Pele
1. Gurdial Singh
2. Amrita Pritam
3. Surjit Patar
4. Jaswant Kanwal
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
a) 1 , 2 and 3 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1 and 2 only
d) 1,2,3 and 4
a) Chandi di vaar
b) Zafarnama
c) Bichitra natak
d) Jaap sahib
1. By Pitt’s India Act, the members of the Governor General’s Council were reduced to three.
2. Pitt’s India Act abolished the monopoly of the Company’s Indian Trade.
3. By Pitt’s India Act. through a supplementary act, the Governor General was empowered to hold the office of commander in chief in special cases.
Which of the above statements is correct?
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 3 only
c) 1 and 3 only
d) 1,2 and 3
a) Magnifying glass
b) Convex glass
c) Polaroid glass
d) None of the above
a) It shall increase
b) It shall decrease
c) It shall first increase and then decrease
d) it shall first decrease and then increase
a) Positive checks
b) Preventive checks
c) Policy checks
d) All of the above
1. It aims to find sustainable solutions to paddy straw burning.
2. It aims to initially establish 50 plants with total investment of Rs.5000 crore.
3. The plants will convert bio mass to compressed bio gas and bio CNG.
4. There will be supply of compressed bio gas and CNG to the other States also.
Choose the correct statements from the above :
a) 1 and 2 only
b) 2 and 3 only
c) 1,2,3 and 4
d) 1,3 and 4 only
a) UK
b) France
c) Canada
d) Russia
a) Humayun
b) Babur
c) Ghazni
d) Ahmad Shah Abdali
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