Q.1.Match the following :
1. Selvas (i) forest on the eastern slope of Andes
2. Montona (ii) lightest wood of the world
3. Valsa (iii) grassland of ornico basin
4. Llanos (iv) equatorial rain forest of Amazon
Answer Code :
(A) I-(iv), 2-(i), 3-(ii), 4-(iii) (B) I-(iv), 2-(ii), 3-(i), 4-(iii)
(C) I-(i), 2-(ii), 3-(iii), 4-(iv) (D) I-(i), 2-(iiii), 3-(ii), 4-(iv)
Q.2. Below are given the categories of seismic zone of India :
1. Very High Risk - Saurashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Maghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Manipur, Sikkim, Uttaranchal, J & K.
2. High Risk - Entire Himalayan region, part of north Indian plain and parts of Gujarat
3. Moderate Risk - Coastal area
4. Low Risk - Peninsular India
Which one is incorrect ?
(A) 1 and 2 (B) 1, 2 and 3 (C) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (D) All are correct
Q.3. Consider the following statements regarding agriculture :
1. Agriculture is a secondary economic activity
2. It includes growing crops, fruits, vegetables, flowers and rearing of livestock.
3. In the world 70 percent of persons are engaged in agricultural activity.
4. Two thirds of India's population is still dependent on agriculture.
Of these statement
(A) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (B) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(C) 1, 3 and 4 are correct (D) 2 and 4 are correct
Q.4. Match List I (type of agriculture) with List II (area associated with particular type of agriculture) and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists :
List I (Type of Agriculture) List II (Area associated with particular type of agriculture)
1. Intensive subsistence agriculture a. South, Southeast and East Asia
2. Shifting Cultivation b. Sahara, Central Asia Rajasthan and J & K
3. Nomadic Herding c. Malayasia, Brazil and Sri Lnaka
4. Plantation d. Amajon basin, North east India, Tropical Africa
Codes :
(A) 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d (B) 1-a, 2-d, 3-b, 4-c
(C) 1-b, 2-c, 3-d, 4-a (D) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-d
Q.5. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I (Basis Of Industries) List II ( Types of Industries )
1. Agro based industries a. Paper, Furniture and Pharmaceutical
2. Mineral based industries b. Fish oil manufacturing and sea food processing
3. Marine based industries c. Vegetable oil, dairy and leather industry
4. Forest based industries d. Railway Coaches and building material industries
Codes :
(A) 1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a (B) 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d
(C) 1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-d (D) 1-c, 2-d, 3-b, 4-a
Q.6. Which of the following are correctly matched, with regard to location of industries :
1. Textile Industry - India, Hongkong, South Korea , Japan and Taiwan.
2. Jute Textile Industry - Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malayasia.
3. Information Technology Industry - Central California and Bangalore region of India.
4. Iron and Steel Industries - Germany, USA, China, Japan and Russia
Select the correct answer using the codes from the following :
(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 2, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 4 (D) All the above
Q.7. Which of the following were some of the ways in which Indians played a major role in the evolution of the rule of law during the colonial period.
1. Indian began fighting for greater equality.
2. They wanted to change the idea of law from a set of rules that they were forced to obey.
3. They demanded respect in colonial courts as man of legal profession.
4. They began to take law in their hand to defend the legal rights of Indians.
(A) 2, 3 and 4 (B) 1, 3 and 4
(C) 1, 2 and 3 (D) Only 4
Q.8. Which one of the following statements is not correct regarding poor enforcement of law connected with Bhopal Gas Tragedy.
(A) Government officials accepted to recognize the UC plant as hazardous and did not allow it to come up in a populated locality.
(B) When some municipal official in Bhopal objected that the installation of an MNC production unit in 1978, was a safety violation the position of the government was that the state needs the continued investment of the plant which provides jobs.
(C) It was unthinkable according to them to ask UC to shift to cleaner technology or safer procedures.
(D) Government inspectors continued to approve the procedures in the plant even when repeated incidents of leaks from the plant, made it obvious to everybody that things were seriously wrong.
Q.9. Consider some of the statements regarding water shortage :
1. Acute shortage of water is common in all cities in India, during summer months.
2. The Urban Water Commission has set up the standard of water requirement per person in urban area at about 335 litres per day (about 21 buckets)
3. There are great inequalities in water use. Slums have to do with less then 90 litres a day per person, while people living in luxury hotels may consume as much as 1600 litres of water per day.
4. A shortage of municipal water is often taken as the sign of failure of the citizens and not that of the government.
Which of these statements are correct –
(A) 1, 2 and 3 (B) 1, 3 and 4
(C) 2, 3 and 4 (D) Only 2
Q.10. Which one of the following is the reason of private companies supplying water through tankers of supplying drinking water in sealed bottles at a price.
(A) For providing better public welfare (B) For the sake of charity
(C) For subsidizing the efforts of the government (D) For earning profit in the market
ANSWERS - Q.1-(B), Q.2-(D),Q.3-(D),Q.4-(B),Q.5-(B),
Q.6-(C),Q.7-(C),Q.8-(A),Q.9-(B),Q.10-(D)
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