UPSC 2000 Prelims – all questions

Which one of the following statements is not true?

The first Indian State to have its Human Development Report prepared and released by Amartya Kumar Sen in Delhi is

Consider the following statements about the megacities of India: I. Population of each megacity is more than 5 million. II. All the megacities are important sea ports. III. Megacities are either national or State capitals.

Which of these statements are correct?

The Parliament can make any law for the whole or any part of India for implementing international treaties

Which one of the following is not a feature of the Government of India Act of 1935?

The correct sequence in decreasing order of the four sugarcane producing States in India is

Which one of the following statements about a Money Bill is not correct?

The Indian National Army (INA) came into existence in 1943 in

Match the cities labelled as 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in the given map with the names of the institutes located in these cities and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the institutes. Names of Institutes A) Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute B) Central Sheep Breeding Farm C) National Dairy Research Institute D) National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management

Codes:

A rise in ‘SENSEX’ means

The new Gross Domestic Product (GDP) series released by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) in February 1999 is with reference to base price of

Consider the following statements:

I. Maharashtra has the highest acreage under jawar in India. II. Gujarat is the largest producer of groundnut in India. III. Rajasthan has the largest area of cultivable wastelands in India. IV. Andhra Pradesh has the highest per hectare yield of maize in India.

Which of these statements are correct?

The last major extension of British Indian territory took place during the time of

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I (Industrial Unit) I. Atlas Cycle Company Ltd. II. Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. III. Indian Farmers Fertilisers Cooperative Ltd. IV. National Aluminium Company Ltd.

List II (Centre) A) Bangalore B) Bhubaneswar C) Kalol D) Sonepat

Codes:

The 73rd Constitution Amendment Act, 1992 refers to the

Match the locations of ports labelled as A, B, C and D in the given map with the names of those ports and select the correct answer using the codes given below the names of the ports: Names of Ports:

1. Kakinada
2. Karwar
3. Mangalore
4. Tuticorin
5. Veraval

Codes:

As an alternative to the partition of India, Gandhiji suggested to Mountbatten that he

Which one of the following ports of India handles the highest tonnage of import cargo?

The native State of Tripura became involved in the Freedom Movement early in the 20th century because

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I I. Boom II. Recession III. Depression IV. Recovery

List II A) Business activity at high level with increasing income, output and employment at macro level B) Gradual fall of income, output and employment with business activity in a low gear C) Unprecedented level of under employment and unemployment, drastic fall in income, output and employment D) Steady rise in the general level of prices, income, output and employment

Codes:

That the per capita income in India was Rs. 20 in 1867-68, was ascertained for the first time by

Which one of the following pairs of primitive tribes and places of their inhabitation is not correctly matched?

Consider the following statements about the megacities of India: I. Population of each megacity is more than 5 million. II. All the megacities are important sea ports. III. Megacities are either national or State capitals.

Which of these statements are correct?

Which one of the following statements is false?

The best performance in terms of Human Development among the Asian countries is by

After returning from South Africa, Gandhiji launched his first successful Satyagraha in

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I I. Chittagong Armoury Raid II. Abhinav Bharat III. Anushilan Samiti IV. Kuka Movement

List II A) Kalpana Dutt B) Guru Ram Singh C) Vikram Damodar Savarkar D) Aurobindo Ghosh

Codes:

Match List I with List II

and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:

List I – Land system I. Land allotted to big feudal landlords II. Land allotted to revenue farmers or rent collectors III. Land allotted to each peasant with the right to sublet, mortgage, transfer, gift or sell IV. Revenue settlements made at village level

List II A) Jagirdari System B) Ryotwari System C) Mahalwari System D) Zamindari System

Codes:

Which one of the following countries occupies the first place in the “Global Competitive Report” of World Economic Forum?

Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny.

Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places.

Assertion (A): The Aham and Puram poems of the Padinen Kilukanakku group formed a continuation of the Sangam composition.

Reason (R): They were included under the Post-Sangam works as against the Sangam works proper.

Assertion (A): In Australia, cattle rearing is done more for meat than for milk.

Reason (R): Australians are traditionally non-vegetarians.

Assertion (A): The frequency of floods in North Indian plains has increased during the last couple of decades.

Reason (R): There has been reduction in the depth of river valleys due to deposition of silt.

Assertion (A): The rate of growth of India’s exports has shown an appreciable increase after 1991.

Reason (R): The Government of India has resorted to devaluation.

Assertion (A): Ganga Plain is the most densely populated part of India.

Reason (R): Ganga is the most harnessed river of India.

Assertion (A): The emphasis of Jainism on non-violence (ahimsa) prevented agriculturalists from embracing Jainism.

Reason (R): Cultivation involved killing of insects and pests.

Assertion (A): The origin of feudal system in ancient India can be traced to military campaigns.

Reason (R): There was considerable expansion of the feudal system during the Gupta period.

Assertion (A): Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire.

Reason (R): Kalinga controlled the land and sea routes to South India.

Assertion (A): The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow social base.

Reason (R): It fought for the narrow interests of the social groups which joined it.

In an open economy, the national income (Y) of the economy is: (C, I, G, X, M stand for Consumption, Investment, Government Expenditure, total exports and total imports respectively.)

Which one of the following does a TV remote control unit use to operate a TV set?

A noise level of 100 decibels would correspond to

A ‘black hole’ is a body in space which does not allow any radiation to come out. This property is due to its

The memory of a computer is commonly expressed in terms of Kilobytes or Megabytes. A byte is made up of

Consider the following features of newer models of motor cars: I. Radial tyres II. Streamlined body III. Multipoint fuel injection IV. Catalytic converter with exhaust

Which of these features make the newer models of motor cars more fuel-efficient?

Fluorescent tubes are fitted with a choke. The choke coils

For reproducing sound, a CD (Compact Disc) audio player uses a

When a CD (Compact Disc used in audio and video systems) is seen in sunlight, rainbow-like colours are seen. This can be explained on the basis of the phenomenon of

Assertion (A): A man standing on a completely frictionless surface can propel himself by whistling.

Reason (R): If no external force acts on a system, its momentum cannot change.