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GS Test Series 5
Number of Questions: 100
Stipulated Time: 2 hours
Q1 Consider the following statements
1. The total number of parallels thus drawn, including the equator, will be 179.
2. The Standard Meridian is selected in a manner that it is divisible by 150° or 7° 30’ so that the difference between its standard time and the Greenwich Mean Time may be expressed as multiples of an hour or half an hour
3. A person moving eastward on Tuesday will count the day as Wednesday once the International Date Line is crossed
Choose the correct one
a. Only 1& 2
b. Only 1& 3
c. Only 2&3
d. All of the above
Q4 With reference to the image produced by remote sensing satellite, consider the following statements
1. Healthy vegetation reflects strongly in the infrared region and appears in a light tone or bright red colour in standard false colour composite
2. A fresh water body absorbs much of the radiations received by it and appears in dark tone or black colour
Choose the correct one
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1&2
d. Neither 1 nor 2
Q6 Match the following
Radioisotope There use
1. Cobalt 60 For diagnostic studies
2. Technetium-99m X-ray fluorescence
3. Americium-241 Radiation processing
4. Gadolinium-153 Smoke detectors
Q11 Consider the following statements
1. Increase of temperature by every one degree Celsius above optimum level decreases yield of crops like wheat, rice and corn by ten per cent.
2. Norway was the first country to use wind energy and now generates over 7% of its electricity from this source
3. Transport makes up 13% of the world̢۪s greenhouse gas emissions
Choose the correct one
a. Only 1& 2
b. Only 1& 3
c. Only 2&3
d. All of the above
Q13Consider the following statements
1. Without the greenhouse effect, the average global temperature of the Earth would be a cold -18° Celsius rather than the present 15° Celsius.
2. The globe will warm up by 1.5 - 4.5° Celsius if carbon dioxide reaches the predicted level of 600 parts per million by the year 2050
Choose the correct one
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1& 2
d. None of the above
Q18 Consider the following statements
1. The Earth's average albedo, reflectance from both the atmosphere and the surface, is about 30%.
2. Dry sand reflects more insolation (that reaches it surface) in comparison to the grass type vegetation
Choose the correct one
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1& 2
d. None of the above
Q21 Consider the following statements
1. In the Western Ghats, the Agasthyamalai Hills in the extreme south are believed to harbor the highest levels of plant diversity and endemism at the species level
2. The highest levels of vertebrate endemism in the Western Ghats hotspot are among reptiles and amphibians
3. Recently, a new amphibian family burrowing anuran family, Nasikabatrachidae was discovered in Kerala in the Western Ghats
Choose the correct one
a. Only 1& 2
b. Only 1& 3
c. Only 2&3
d. All of the above
Q24 Consider the following statements
1. The latitude of the location determines how much solar radiation place received & influences the duration of daylength.
2. During winters subtropical oceans in southern hemisphere are often warmer than landmass areas near the equator
3. Antarctica is much colder than the Arctic is during its winter season
Choose the correct one
a. Only 1& 2
b. Only 1& 3
c. Only 2&3
d. All of the above
Q28 Consider the following statements
1. Nuclear fuels 'burn' without any obvious change in the size, shape or appearance of the elements
2. Radiation from radioactivity releases to the environment from normal operation of a nuclear plant is even less than the additional radiation that a person would get from a single chest x-ray.
Choose the correct one
a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1& 2
None of the above
Q31 Consider the following statements
1. NEER is the weighted average of nominal exchange rates adjusted for home and foreign country relative price differentials
2. REER is defined as a weighted average of bilateral nominal exchange rates of the home currency in terms of foreign currencies
3. Both NEER & REER are used as indicators of external competitiveness of the country over a period of time
Q34 With reference to India’s sovereign debt consider the following statement
1. Sovereign debt is a small proportion of overall public debt of Government of India
2. India does not access international capital market as sovereign entity
3. The bulk of sovereign debt was from multilateral or bilateral creditors with FII’s investment in government securities
Choose the correct one
a. Only 1& 2
b. Only 1& 3
c. Only 2&3
d. All of the above
Q37 During March 2010 & end December 2010 the US dollar depreciated against major currencies except one .The currency is
a. Pound sterling
b. Japanese Yen
c. Australian Dollar
d. Euro
Q38 Match the following
Places Plants
Vatsan Ultra Mega Power project
Sasan LNG regasification plant
Dahej Under coal gasification
Q41 With reference to G-20 & India consider the following statements
1. India is the only G-20 members country from south Asia
2. Currently India chairs the Working Group on G20 Framework for Strong, Sustainable and Balanced Growth
3. No G-20 meeting is hosted in India till now
Choose the correct one
a. Only 1& 2
b. Only 1& 3
c. Only 2&3
d. All of the above
Q44Arrange the following countries with respect to their foreign exchange reserve , in descending order
1. Russia
2. Germany
3. Brazil
4. India
Q46 Which of the following constitutes India’s foreign exchange reserve
1. Foreign currency assets
2. SDR
3. RTP in the international monetary fund
Choose the correct one
a. Only 1& 2
b. Only 1& 3
c. Only 2&3
d. All of the above
Q47 Match the following
G-20 summit Main Highlight
1. Washington summit The leaders agreed to support Doha Round
2. Pittusburg Summit Adopt G-20 Anti corruption action plan
3. Toronto summit Framework for strong sustainable & balanced growth launched
4. Seoul Summit Giving greater voice & representation to emerging & developing countries in international financial institution
Q54 The Constitution of India
a. Is silent on the President’s re Election to the office
b. Allows re-election of a person to the President’s post
c. Restricts a person to remain President for only two terms
d. Has been amended to allow a person only one term as President
Q55 With reference to State Legislative assembly consider the following statements
1. The very existence of Legislative council depends upon the will of Legislative Assembly
2. The second chamber in the state is a revising body like the second chamber in the Union Parliament .
3. Legislative council can withhold the Money bill for period not exceeding 14 days
4. President enjoys absolute veto in the case of state Money bill reserved for his assent
Q59 Consider the following statement
1. The first proclamation of Emergency under art 352 was made on the ground of war
2. No proclamation of Emergency has been made on the ground of external aggression
3. Both second & third proclamations of emergency were revoked at the same time
Choose the correct one
a. Only 1& 2
b. Only 1& 3
c. Only 2&3
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
Q65 Who among the following defended INA prisoners P.K .Sehagal,Shah Nawaz,Guebaksh Singh Dhillion in the first INA trial held at Red Fort in November 1945 .
1. Bhulabhai Desai
2. Tejbahadur Sapru
3. J.L.Nehru
Choose the correct one
a. Only 3
b. 1&3 only
c. 1&2 only
d. 2&3 only
All of the above
Q71 Match the following
1. Mitra Mela Savarkar Brothers
2. Anjuman –i-Mohibban –i-Watan Ajit Singh
3. Naujawan Bharat Bhagat Singh
4. Anushilan Samiti Barinder Kumar Ghosh
Q75 Arrange the following in the correct sequence in the descending order of precedence in the warrant of precedence
1. Attorney General of India
2. Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha
3. Judges of Supreme Court
4. Member of Parliament
Q 81 The GEF also serves as financial mechanism for the following conventions:
1. Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
2. United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
3. UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
4. Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Choose the correct option
a. Only 1, 2 and 3
b. Only 1& 3
c. Only 2 and 4
d. All of the above
Q 99: Consider the following statements:
1) Rice is grown in three areas Rainfed (upland), Rainfed (lowland) and Irrigated.
2) Punjab is the highest producer of rice in India.
Which are correct?
1) 1
2) 2
3) 1,2
4) Neither 1 nor 2
