Saturday, May 19, 2012

Sample Question Paper (Solved) for 2012 IAS Prelims CSAT Set - 2

Q.1. An equilateral triangular plate is to be cut in to n number of identical small equilateral triangular plates. Which of the following can be possible value of n?
(a) 196
(b) 216
(c) 256
(d) 296
Ans : (c)

Q.2. Find the area of the sector covered by the hour hand after it has moved through 3 hours and the length of the hour hand is 7cm.
(a) 1. 77 sq.cm
(b) 2. 38.5 sq.cm
(c) 3. 35 sq.cm
(d) 4. 70 sq.cm
Ans : (b)

Q.3. Examine the following three statements :
1. Proceesed meat is a perishable food
2. All perishable foods are packed in sealed tins
3. Sealed tins sometimes to do not contains processed meat
Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the above statements?
(a) Sealed tins always contain perishable food
(b) Processed meat is sometimes not packed in sealed tins
(c) Proceessed meat is always packed in seald tins
(d) Non-Perishable foods are never packed in seald tins
Ans : (c)

Q.4. Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 120 degrees greater than each exterior angle. How many sides are there in the polygon?
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 12
(d) 3
Ans : (c)

Q.5. Left pan of faulty weighs 100gram more than is right pan. A shopkeeper keeps the weight measure in the left pan while buying goods but keeps it in the right pan while selling his goods.He uses only 1kg weight measure. If he sells his goods at the listed cost price, What is his gain?

(a) 200/11%
(b) 100/11%
(c) 1000/9%
(d) 200/9%
Ans : (a)

Q.6. Societies have been increasing in complexity from folk to industrial. Under this circumstances, according to you social control is more likely to be invested in -
(a) family
(b) school
(c) state
(d) religious structures
Ans: (c)

Q.7. Each interior angle of a regular polygon is 120 degrees greater than each exterior angle. How many sides are there in the polygon?
(a) 6
(b) 8
(c) 12
(d)3
Ans : (c)

Q.8. In the following question, the student’s clinical judgement is assessed:
A 28 year old woman with one child has taken anti-thyroid drugs for 6 months for thyrotoxicosis. She has a friend who has been successfully treated with radioiodine. She finds she frequently forgets to take her drugs and wants to stop them to have radio-iodine treatment.
1. She should be told that because of her age radio-iodine is best avoided.
2. The problems associated with radio-iodine should be discussed with her.
3. Surgery as a possible alternative should be discussed with her.
4. She should be advised that some form of further treatment is required.
5. You should find out more about her friend’s treatment.
(a) 1 only
(b) 2, 3 & 4
(c) 1 & 5
(d) 1, 2 & 3
Ans: (b)

Q.9. In a certain store, the profit is 320% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit?
(a) 30%
(b) 70%
(c) 100%
(d) 250%
Ans: (b)

Q.10. A and B are two points with the co-ordinates (-2, 0) and (0, 5). What is the length of the diagonal AC if AB form one of the sides of the square ABCD?
(a) 1. units
(b) 2. units
(c) 3. units
(d) 4. units
Ans : (b)

Directions for the following questions from Question No 11 to Question No 15:


The following passage in this section is followed by questions based on the content of the reading passage. Read the passage carefully and chose the best answer to each question below.


But man is not destined to vanish. He can be killed, but he cannot be destroyed, because his soul is deathless and his spirit is irrepressible. Therefore, though the situation seems dark in the context of the confrontation between the superpowers, the silver lining is provided by amazing phenomenon that the very nations which have spent incalculable resources and energy for the production of deadly weapons are desperately trying to find out how they might never be used. They threaten each other, intimidate each other and go to the brink, but before the total hour arrives they withdraw from the brink.


Q.11. What is the synonym of the word, confrontation?
(a) Being face to face
(b) Involving in a clash
(c) Fair relationship
(d) None of the above
Ans: (a)

Q.12. What is the crux of the passage?
(a) Man's soul and spirit can not be destroyed by superpowers.
(b) Man's soul and spirit are immortal.
(c)Man's safety is assured by the delicate balance of power in terms of nuclear weapons.
(d) Human society will survive despite the serious threat of total annihilation.
Ans : (d)

Q.13. The phrase 'Go to the brink' in the passage means -
(a) Retreating from extreme danger.
(b) Declare war on each other.
(c) Advancing to the stage of war but not engaging in it.
(d) Commit suicide.
Ans : (c)

Q.14. What is the author’s opinion?
(a)Nations in possession of huge stockpiles of lethal weapons are trying hard to avoid actual conflict.
(b) Huge stockpiles of destructive weapons have so far saved mankind from a catastrophe.
(c) Mankind is heading towards complete destruction.
(d) There is a Silverlining over the production of deadly weapons.
Ans : (a)

Q.15. What does 'Irrepressible' (appears in the second line) mean?
(a) incompatible
(b) strong
(c) unrestrainable
(d) unspirited
Ans : (c)

Q.16. Total time taken by a person in going to a place by walking and returning on cycle is 5hours 45 minutes.He would have gained 2 hours by cycling both ways.The time taken by him to walk both ways, is
(a) 6 hours 45 minutes
(b) 7 hours 45 minutes
(c) 8 hours 15 minutes
(d) 8 hours 30 minutes
Ans. (b)

Q.17. A 45 year old asthmatic woman who has lived all her life in Glasgow presents with a goitre of four years’ duration and clinical features suggestive of hypothyroidism. The most likely diagnose/diagnoses include -
(a) Iodine deficiency
(b) Dyshormonogenesis
(c) Drug-induced goitre
(d) Thyroid cancer
Ans: (c)

Q.18. Which of the following is inCorrect?
(a) An incentre is a point where the angle bisectors meet.
(b) The median of any side of a triangle bisects the side at right angle.
(c) The point at which the three altitudes of a triangle meet is the orthocentre
(d) The point at which the three perpendicular bisectors meet is the centre of the circumcircle.
Ans : (b)

Q.19. If x is a positive integer in the equation 12x = q, then q must be -
(a) a positive even integer.
(b) a negative even integer.
(c) a positive odd integer.
(d) a negative odd integer.
Ans: (a)

Q.20. Find the equation of a line whose intercepts are twice of the line 3x – 2y – 12 = 0
(a) 3x – 2y = 24
(b) 2x – 3y = 12
(c) 2x – 3y = 24
(d) None of these
Ans : (a)

Friday, May 18, 2012

Sample Question Paper (Solved) for 2012 IAS Prelims GS, Set - 2

1. Q. Which one of the following is not explicity stated in the constitution of India but followed as a convention ?
(a) The Finance Minister is to be a Member of the Lower House
(b) The Prime Minister has to resign if he loses majority in the Lower House
(c) All the part of India are to be represented in the Councils of Ministers
(d) In the event of both the President and the Vice-Precident demitting office simultaneously before the end of the tenure the Speaker of the Lower House of the Parliament will officiate as the President
Ans. (b)

2. Q. What is the correct sequence of the following events?
1. The Lucknow Pact
2. The Introduction on Dyarchy
3. The Rowlatt Act
4. The Partition of Bengal
Codes :
(a) 1, 3, 2, 4
(b) 4, 1, 3, 2
(c) 1, 2, 3, 4
(d) 4, 3, 2, 1
Ans : (b)

3. Q. Who is the founder of the BPO firm, Genpact who declared to step down as president and CEO of the firm?
(a) Pramod Bhasin
(b) N V Tyagarajan
(c) Jack Welch
(d) Bob Pryor
Ans: (a)

4. Q. International Museum Day (IMD) was observed on 18 May 2011. What was the theme for International Museum Day 2011?
(a) Museum and Memory
(b) Museums for social harmony
(c) Museums as agents of social change and development
(d) Museums and Universal Heritage
Ans: (a)

5. Q. Which of the following pairs are correctly matched ?
1. Increase in-Monetary expansion
2. Low import growth rate in India-Recession in India industry
3. Euro-issues-Shares held by Indian Companies in Europian countries
4. Portfolio investment-Foreign institutional investors.
Codes :
(a) 1, 2 and 4
(b) 3 and 4
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (a)

6. Q. Corporation tax :
(a) is levied and appropriated by the States
(b) is levied by the Union and collected and appropriated by the States
(c) is levied by the Union and shared by the Union and the States
(d) is levied by the Union and belongs to it exclusively
Ans. (d)

7. Q. According to the SportsPro magazine, which Indian cricketer pipped the likes of tennis superstar Rafael Nadal and iconic basketball player Kobe Bryant to be among 10 most marketable sportspersons in the world?
(a) Mahendra Singh Dhoni
(b) Sachin Tendulkar
(C) Yuvraj Singh
(d) Virat Kohli
Ans: (a)



8. Q. An air bubble in water will act like a :
(a) Convex mirror
(b) Convex lens
(c) Concave mirror
(d) Cancave lens
Ans. (d)

9. Q. If in an election to a State Legislative Assembly the candidate who is declared elected loses his deposit, it means that :
(a) the polling was very poor
(b) the election was for a multi-member constituency
(c) the elected candidate’s victory over his nearest rival was very marginal
(d) a very large number of candidates contested the election
Ans. (d)

10. Q. Total internal reflection can take place when light travels from :
(a) diamond to glass
(b) water to glass
(c) air to water
(d) air to glass
Ans. (a)


11. Q. Prohibition of discrimination on grounds of religion etc. (Article 15 of the Constitution of India) is a Fundamental Rights classifiable under :
(a) the right to Freedom of Religion
(b) the right against Exploitation
(c) the Cultural and Educational Rights
(d) the right of equality
Ans. (d)


12. Q. Name the Five-time World champion who won gold in the final of the Asian Cup Women's Boxing tournament in Haikou, China on 9 May 2011?
(a) M C Mary Kom
(b) Kim Myong Sim
(c) Tossamalee Thonalan
(d) Pavitra

Ans: (a)



13. Q. Which one of the following is incorrect in respect of Local Government in India ?
(a) According to the Indian Constitution, local government is not an independent tier in the federal systems
(b) 30% of the seats in local bodies are reserved for women
(c) Local government finances are to be provided by a Commission
(d) Elections to local bodies are to be determined by a Commission
Ans. (b)

14. Q. Which of the following constitute the World Bank ?
1. International Bank for Reconstruction and Devlopment
2. Intrnational finance Corporation
3. International Devlopment Association
4. International Monetary Fund
Codes :
(a) 1, 2 and 3
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 3 and 4
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Ans. (a)



15. Q. Which action plan was signed by India and Uzbekistan in New Delhi on 16 May 2011?
(a) Tourism Cooperation
(b) Defence Cooperation
(c) Trade Cooperation
(d) Science and Technology Cooperation
Ans: (a)

16. Q. The Indian subcontinent was originally part a huge mass called :
(a) Jurrasic land mass
(b) Aryavarta
(c) Indiana
(d) Gondwana continent
Ans. (d)

17. Q. Which one of the following mountain ranges is spread over only one State in India?
(a) Aravalli (b) Satpura (c) Ajanta (d) Sahyadri
Ans. (c)


18. Q. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?
(a) Battle of Buxar- Mir Jafar vs. Clive
(b) Battle of wandrwash-French vs. East India Company
(c) Battle of Chilianwala-Dalhousie vs. Marathas
(d) Battle of Kharda- Nizam vs. East India Company
Ans : (b)



19. Q. The world Adivasi was used for the first time to refer to the tribal people by :
(a) Mahatma Gandhi
(b) Thakkar Bappa
(c) Jyotiba Phule
(d) B.R. Ambedkar
Ans : (b)

20. Q. For the first time in history the most valuable PSU of India registered a zero percent production growth in 2010-11. What is the name the PSU?
(a) Coal India
(b) ONGC
(c) Indian Oil
(d) Hindusthan Petroleum
Ans: (a)

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Sample Question Paper (Solved) for 2012 IAS Prelims GS, Set - 1

1. Which of the followings is/are associated with the formation of the Indian States?
1. Fazal Ali 2. SK Ghar 3. JBP Committee 4. KM Panikkar
(a) 1 & 2
(b) 1, 2, & 3
(c) all of the above
(d) none of these

2. With which one of the following movements is the slogan “Do or die” associated?
(a) Swadeshi Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Quit India Movement

3. Which gas contributes the highest in the Green House gases?
(1) CO2 (2) Methane (3) SO2 (4) Chlorofluorocarbon
(a) 1 & 2
(b) only 1
(c) only 2
(d) all of the above

4. The deepest oceanic trench Mariana is located in -
(a) Atlantic Ocean
(b) Arctic Ocean
(c) Pacific Ocean
(d) Indian Ocean

5. Which of the following lists of countries give the highest Fish producers list in the descending order?
(a) India, Japan, Peru, Brazil
(b) China, Peru, India, Japan
(c) Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Australia
(d) South Africa, China, Japan, Thailand

6. Who are the four Rajput clans described in Prithviraja-Raso of Chanda Bardai, who are said to have emerged from fire-pit of Mount Abu ?
(a) Pratiharas, Chahamanas, Gahadavalas, Kalachuris
(b) Paramaras, Chandelas, Chahamanas, Chalukyas
(c) Chahamanas, Kalachuris, Chandelas, Pratiharas
(d) Pratiharas, Chahamanas, Chalukyas, Parmaras

7. Which of the Union Territories of India takes/take part in the Presidential Election of the Indian President?
(a) only Delhi
(b) Delhi & Puduchery
(c) all the UTs
(d) none of the UTs

8. Which of the following Committees has been constituted by the Indian Government to speed up the flow of FDI in India?
(a) N.K.Singh Committee
(b) B.K.Gupta Committee
(c) P.K.Sen Committee
(d) C.K.Gupta Committee

9. Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?
(1) Ratnavali —Rajasekhara
(2) Nagananda —Harsha
(3) Mudrarakshasa—Visakhadatta
(4) Mrichchhakatika —Sudraka
(a) 1
(b) 1 & 2
(c) 2, 3 & 4
(d) only 4

10. Which day is set to be observed as the Voting Day of India?
(a) December 25
(b) January 25
(c) February 25
(d) June 25

11. Which one of the following began with the Dandi March?
(a) Home Rule Movement
(b) Non-Cooperation Movement
(c) Civil Disobedience Movement
(d) Quit India Movement

12. Match the following:
List I List II
A. Wikipedia 1. Jack DeRochy
B. Facebook 2. Jimmy Wales
C. Twitter 3. Mark Zukerberg
D. Wikileaks 4. Julian Assange

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

13. Which of the following is/are matched correctly?
(1) D Uday Kumar – Rupee Symbol
(2) Amartya Sen – The Idea of Justice
(3) Prince William – Duke of Cambridge
(a) 1 and 2 (b) 2 and 3 (c) 1, 2 and 3 (d) none

14. How many of the 25 Hot spots of Biodiversity recognized worldwide are situated in India?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0

15. Which was the first State to be created on linguistic basis?
(a) Andhra Pradesh
(c) Assam
(b) Bombay
(c) Gujarat

16. Which of the following gets affected by Polio?
(a) Blood
(b) Liver
(c) Spinal Cord and Bone marrow
(d) all of the above

17. Who of the following has been chosen for ‘Man of the Booker 2010’?
(a) Mario Vagosi
(b) Havard Jacobson
(c) Grant Matin
(d) David Kalley

18. Which of the Indian Universities is the only university of India to be named in the Top 10 University’s list for 2010 by the UN?
(a) JNU
(b) Delhi University
(c) Calcutta University
(d) Annamalai University

19. Which operation was started by the British Government to arrest the leaders of Quit India Movement ?
(a) Operation Reander Paste
(b) Operation Zero Hour
(c) Operation Thunderbolt
(d) Operation Blue Star

20. Which Indian received the Outstanding Achievement Award 2010 by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales?
(a) HDFC chairman, Deepak Parekh
(b) ICICI Limited, Mr.A.Ramaswami Mudaliar
(c) Axis bank Chairman, P. J. Nayak
(d) Union bank Chairman M.V. Nair

Answers:
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (b) 11. (c) 12. (a) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (c) 17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (a)

Sunday, April 15, 2012

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