APSC Preliminary GS Previous Year Question Paper 1998

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1. Who among the following person was awarded Nobel Prize for Literature in 19987

(a) Walter kohn

b) Jose Saramago

(d) Daniel C. Sui

2. On August 16, 1998 last the U. S. A. struck Afghanistan with their Tamahawk cruise missiles. Their target was-

(A) Taliban militia

(b) Osama Bin Laden

(d) Iranian build-up along the Afghan Iran border.

3. Which one of the following about the lokpal Bill is not correct?

(a) It was introduced in the Lok Sabha by the Prime Minister in November, 1998.

(b) It seeks to bring under the purview of the Prevention of Corruption Act the Union Cabinet Ministers including the Prime Minister.

(d) A committee headed by the Vice President would recommend the name of a person for appointment as lokpal chairperson by the President of India.

4. NATO was expanded on May 22, 1998, by admitting-

(a) Hungary, Czech and Slovak Republics.

(b) Turkey, Hungary and Czech Republics.

( c) Turkey, Serbia and Slovak Republics.

(d) Hungary, Poland and Czech Republics.

5. Which one of the following statemanets is not correct about the International Space Station?

(a) It came into reality in December, 1998.

(b) The Russian-built Zarya Module and the USA-built Unity module fitted together for the first time.

(d) The Project seeks to join more than 100 space station components

6. The number of medals begged by Jyotirmayee Sikdar in the 13th Asiad held at Bangkok is-

(a) One gold and one silver

(b) One gold and-two silver

(d) Two gold and two silver

7. The new Exim policy announced by the Commerce Ministry of India in April 1998 seeks an ambitious export growth of 20%. Which one is not of the sailent features of the said policy?

(a) Speedy issue of advanced licensing

(b) Relaxation of bank guarantee norms

(d) Setting up of Anti-Dumping Directorate.

8. Malpa was in the news in August, 1998. because-

(a) Uranium was discovered here.

(b) A devastating earthquake destroyed many village around it.

(d) Heavy landslides killed more than 200 persons including some pilgrims.

9. Before Pokhran II phase of 5 nuclear tests by India on 11 May 1998 and there after, the N- tests conducted by P 5 (the permanent mem- bers of the UN Security Council) totalled.

(a) Over 1000

(b) Over 2000

(d) Under 500

10. The Euro seems to have thrown down e chal-

lenge to:

(a) The US dollar

(b) The Singapore dollar

(d) The Australian dollar

11. Which word leader commented as follows on Us-British air strikes in Iraq ('Operation Desert Fox'): "This is a sad day for the UN and for the world?

(a) Nelson Mandela

(b) Boris Yelstin

(d) Kofi Annan

12. Which former Soviet Republic is moving to- wards 'voluntary unification' with Russsia even while retaining its national sovereignty?.

(a) Belarus

(b) Ukraine

(d) Uzbekistan

13. The UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HU- MAN RIGHTS as adopted and proclaimed by the UN Genaral Assembly on:

(a) 10 December 1948

(b) 10 December 1945

(d) 1 January 1946

14. The Olympics 2004 is to be held in-

(a) Capetown

(b) Tokyo

(d) Sydney

15. Hong Kong came back into Chinas fold after-

(a) 150 year

(b) 156 year

(d) 100 year

16. The latest regional economic bloc to be formed is-

(a) ASEAN

(b) COMECON

(d) NAFTA

17. Bishop Carlos Felipe, Ximenes Belo and Jose Romos-Horta shared the Nobel Peace Prize in-

(a) 1992

(b) 1994

(d) 1997

18. To prevent the spreading of social cancer i.e. corruption CBI has been entrusted with the task of exposing the truth. In which year CBI Institution was fromed?

(a) 1995

(b) 1985

(d) 1970

19. Recently four Indian scientist met unnatural death in a place of Antarctica. The place is meant for research and experimental purpose. It is-

(a) Indira Point

(b) Lake Priyadarshini

(d) Dakshin Gongotri

20. Which one of the following regions of of Asia in experiencing the highest growth rate of population?

(a) South Asia

(b) South-East Asia

(d) West Asia

21. The most important condition laid down by India for signing the CTBT has been stated as:

(a) India should be recognised as nuclear Power.

b) India should be admitted as a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council.

(c) India should be free to develop capacity for a minimum nuclear daterrance in the interests of her own national security.

(d) Pakistan should be declared a terrorist State.

22. In a recent written document to the Security Council, Secretary General Koffi Annan has recommended 'technical liquidation' of the U.N. Peace Keeping Mission form:

(a) Lebanon

(b) Angola

(d) El Salvador

23. The International year of the Ocean is-

(a) 1996

(b) 1997

(d) 1999

24. India was represented in the G-15 Summit in Cairo by-

(a) Pime Minister A.B. Bajpayee

(b) Vice President Krishnakant

(d) Lok Sabha speaker G. Mc. Balayogi

25. The 1998 Pulitzer Prize was bagged by-

(a) New York Times

(b) Grand Fork

(d) National Herald

26. The 16th World Football Tournament was inagurated by the French President-

(a) Mitterend

(b) Clemencheu

(d) Talleyrand

27. In the 12th Lok Sabha election the number of seats bagged by Rashtriya Janata Dal was-

(b) 15

(a) 12

(d) 19

28. The author of the book 'INDIA: 2020' is-

(a) APJ Abdul Kalam

(b) Arun Shourie

(d) Vikram Seth

29. One monthly Magazine published in Assam still costs 25 paise per issue. Its name is-

(a) ALOK

(b) ASOMA

(d) Yugasangkha

30. Srimanta Shankardev Kalakhetra is built as-

(a) a cultural achievement of the State Government.

(b) a cultural achievement of the Central Government.

(d) work based on voluntary contributions of the people of Assam.

31. The film 'Elizabeth' is directed by-

(a) Scarlet Pimpernel

(b) Piyush Jha

(d) Sekhar Kapoor

32. The dockyard of Indus Civilisation is found at-

(a) Lothal

(b) Kalibanga

(d) Rangpur

33. The animal inknown to the Indus Civilisation was-

(a) cow

(b) bull

(d) horse

34. The ultimate source of the law, according to

the Vedic thinkers is the-

(a) Monarch

(b) People

(d) Dharma

35. Dipavamsa is written in-

(a) Sanskrit

(b) Pali

(d) None of these

36. The Empire of Chandragupta Maurya did not

include-

(3) Magadha

(b) Punjab

(d) Kalinga

37. The normal form of Government during the

Rig Vedic age was-

(a) Hereditaty monarchy

(b) Direct democracy

(d) Merchant's Guild

38. Ashoka did not ask for-

(a) reverence to all ascetics

(b) respect to parents

(d) devotion to Buddhist sangha

39. The capital of Kaniska was-

(a) Sakal

(b) Jalandhar

(d) Kaniskapura.

40. Harshavardhan was defeated by a king of the-

(a) Sungas

(b) Maukheris

(d) Chalukyas

41. The Mughal Emperor who granted Dewani to the East India Company was-

(a) Bahadur Shah- I

(b) Shah Alam I

(d) Bahadur Shah II

42. In Bihar the Revolt of 1857 was led by-

(a) Nana Saheb

(b) Tantia Tope

(d) Kunwar Singh

43. The Durand Line demarcates the borderline between India and-

(a) Nepal

(b) Bhutan

(d) China

44. Who said, "minority can not be allowed to vetothe political progress of the majority"?

(a) Attle

(b) A. V. Alexander

(d) President Wilson

45. Saugali Treaty was concluded between the British and-

(a) Gorkhas

(b) Afghans

(d) Marathas

46. Who was not a member of the Cabinet Mission-

(a) Lord Pettick Lowrence

(b) Sir Staford Cripps

(d) Lord Wavell

47. Who was not a martyr of the Quit India Movement-

(a) Kanaklata

(b) Bhogeswari Phukanani

(d) Maniram Dewan

48. The 'Young Bengal' was formed by-

(a) Louise Vivian Direjio

(b) Annie Besant

(d) Surendranath Banerjee

49. Who did not belong the 'Jonaki Yug'?

(a) Lakshminath Bezbaruah

(b) Chandrakumar Agarwalla

(d) Nidhiram Farwell

50. United Arab Emirates is made up of-

(a) Five Sheikhdoms

() Six Sheikhdoms

(d) Nine Sheikhdoms

51. Which one of the following pairs of countries and capitals is wrongly matched?

Country Capital

(a) Belgium Brussel's

(b) Brazil Rio de Janerio

(d) Sudan Omdurman

52. Which one of the following statements is not correct?

(a) Of all the African countries Nigeria has the highest population.

(b) The rive Rio Grande is situated in North America.

(d) California has temperate maritime climate.

53. Maoris is used for the original people of

(a) Tasmania

(b) South Africa

(d) Fiji

54. Most of the world's wheat producing regions have-

(a) more than 1500 mm of rainfall

(b) less than 300 mm of rainfall

(c), very high reinfall

(d) less than 1000 mm of rainfall.

55. Identity the correct setting of islands in Japan-

(a). Hokkaido-Honshu-Kyushu-Shikoku

(b) Honshu-Hokkaido-Shikoku-Kyushu

(d) Honshu-Shikoku-Hokkaido-Kyushu

56. Which of the following statement is correct?

(a) Maharashtra produces iron ore

(b) Uttar Pradesh has no cement factory

(d) Andaman Island have no indigenous population.

57. The smallest state in India from the view point-

(a) Goa

(b) Sikkim

(d) Tripura

58. Punjab in winter gets precipitation because of-

(a) Retreating monsoons.

(b) Cyclones coming from Mediter ranmean and Gulf of Iran.

(d) N. E. Trade wind.

59. Which of the following does not apply to Gujarat?

(a) It is the largest produder of groundnut.

(b) It is the largest producer of tobacco

(d) It is the largest producerof milk product.

60. India is self sufficient in all of the folowing minerals except-

(a) Coal

(b) Copper

(d) Mica

61. The first railway line in India from Bombay to Pune passes through-

(a) Palghat

(b) Thaighat

(d) Sengottan Pass

62. The limestorie for Bokajan Cement factory comes mainly from-

(a) Silbheta

(b) Dilal hili

(d) Koilajan

63. Nameri wildlife sanctuary, which has recently been upgraded to a National Park is located in the district of-

(a) Tinsukia

(b) Dhemaji

(d) North Cachar Hills

64. The total area cropped in Assam now stands at about-

(a) 27 million hectares

(b) 20 million hectares

(d) 12 million hectares

65. In respect of basin area coverage the rank of the Brahmaputra among the rivers of the world is-

(a) Second

(b) First

(d) Fifth

66. The Gai, a tributory to Brahmaputra is situ-

ated between-

(a) The Dibang and the Dihang

(b) The Dihang and the Subansiri

(d) The Bharati and the Bornadi

67. .... the though India was to be a federation, the federation was not the result of an agree- ment by the States to join in a federation, and that the federation not being the result of a agreement, no State has the right to secede from it. The federation is a Union because it is indestructible'. Who made the statement during Constituent Assembly debated:

(a) Jawaharlal Nehru

(b) Rajendra Prasad

(d) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar

68. Relating to the nature of the Indian Policy, the Preamble is:

(a) merely declaratory

(b) to indealistic

(d) part of the Constitution

69. The President can proclaim emergency under-

(a) Article 353

(b) Article 355

(d) Article 356

70. Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) became constitutionalized bodies under-

(a) Art, 12 of the Constitution

(b) Art, 40 of the Constitution.

(d) The 73rd and 74th Amendments (1992) to the Constitution.

71. Under Art, 243 ZD, a District Planning, Com- mittee forwards the draft development plan for the district as a whole covering Panchayats and Municipalities (after consolidating their plans) to-

(a) The Planning Commission

(b) Governor of the State

(d) Union Finance Minister

72. Which of the following is wrongly matched?

(a) December 9, 1947-First meeting of the Constituent Assembly

(b) November 26, 1946-People of India enacted and gave to themsleves the Constitutioin.

(d) January 26, 1950-date of commencement of the Constitution

73. The Dinesh Goswami Committee was concerned with-

(a) de-nationalisation of banks

(b) electoral reforms

(d) the problem of the Chakmas

74. Subjects entrusted to the care of the Panchayats are listed in-

(a) Eleventh Schedule

(b) Twelfth Schedule

(d) Seventh Schedule

75. Which amendment provides for an authorita- tive version of the Constitution in Hindi?

(a) 56 th amendment

(0) 58th amendment

(d) 61st amendment

76. The Supreme Court ruled Parliament had no power to change the basic structure of the constitution in-

(a) Golaknath case

(b) Minerva Mills case

(d) Gopalan case

77. After liberalisation, planning has been-

(a) done away with

(b) very much ignored

(d) corabined with market economy

78. The Union Cabinet (January 1999) approved the draft Ninth Path (1997-2002) amounting to:

(a) Rs. 374,000 crore

(b) Rs. 290,000 crore

(d) Rs. 10,000 crore

79. As per Reserve Bank of India figures (3rd week of January 1999), the country s forex (foreign exchange) reserves stood at-

(a) US dollar 30,108 million

b) US dollar 27,000 million

(d) US dollar 29,000 million

80 . Given below re two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Rea- son (R).

Asserrtion: (A): The emergence of economic globalism does not imply the decline of so- cialist ideology.

Reason (R): The ideology of socialism be- lieves in universalism and globalism. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?

(a) Both A and R. are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b). Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A.

(d) A is false but R is true.

81. Which one of the following Five Year Plans recognised human developinent as the core of all developmental efforts?

(a) Third Five Year Plan

(b) Fifth Five Year Plan

(d) Eiglit Five Year Plan

82. 'Self-sufficiency in food, in the rue sense of freedom from hunger, has not been achieved in India inspite of a three fold rise in food production since the fifties. Which of the following are reasons for it?

(a) The Green Revolution has been restricted to small pockets of the country.

(b) The cost of food is too high compared to the earnings of the poor.

(d) The gains of the Green Revolution have largely accrued to cash crop rathar than food crop. Codeos-

(a) a b c

(b) a b d

(d) b e d

83. A major shief in the 8th Five-Year plan from its preceding ones is-

(a) The significant reduction in public sector outlays

(b) Concentration of public investment in infrastructure sectors

(d) Major investment in sectors in which industrial sickness has been a chronic problem.

84. Which one of the following sets of economists strongly favoured market economy?

(a) Adam Smith, Keynes, Hicks

(b) Adam Sinith, Marx, Strumlin

(d) Adam Smith, Ricardo, Galbraith

85. The concept of mixed economy envisages-

(a) integrated and balanced economic devel- opment

(b) balanced development of agriculture and industtry

(d) co-existence of public and private sectors

86. The principle of communal representation in India was first introduced by-

(a) The Indian Councils Act, 1861

(b) The Indian Councils Act, 1892

(d) The Government of India Act, 1919

87. Who was the first woman President of the Indian National Congress?

(a) Vijay Laxmi Pandit

(b) Annie Besant

(d) Sucheta Kripalini

88. Who edited 'Young India'?

(a) Lala Lajpat Rai

(b) Annie Besant

(d) S. N. Banerjee

89. Who founded the "Servants of India Society"?

(a) M. G Ranade

(b) GK. Gokhale

(d) Dada Bhaiu Naoroji

90 "The Suwat Split was the saddest episode in the history of the Congress" Who said this?

(a) B. Tilak

(b) 8. N. Banerjee

(d) Lala Lajpat Rai

91. For whom did Valentine Chirol say, "He was the Father of Indian Unrest',

(a) B. C. Pal

(b) Lala Lajpat Rai

(d) Bhagat Singh

92. Which Bill was being debated in the Central Legislative Assembly when Bhagat Singh threw a bomb in Central Legislative Assembly in 19297

(a) Trade Disputes Bill

(b) Public Safety Bill

(d) None of the above

93. "These deaths, injuries, humiliations and atrocities are the price of liberty, a price or country is asked to pay for its desire to be free'. Whose words are those?

(a) Nabin Chandra Bordoloi

(b) T. R. Phukan

(d) Padmadhar Chaliha

94. Which is the odd one out?

(a) WSOK

(b) YUQM

(d) JGDA

95. In a group of children each child gives a gift to every other. If the number of gifts is 132, find then number of children.

(a) 16

(b) 14

(d) 11

96. IF MASTER is coded as OCUVGT, which on cof the following will be the code for BRING

(a) ETKPB

(b) DTKPI

(d) ETEPI

97. If 8 x6-43,6x4-32, 2 x 4-12, than 4 x 8?

(a) 48

(b) 32

(d) 16

98. We see the same face of the moon, beacuse the durations of-

(a) moon's rotation and revolution are same

(b) Moon's rotation and earth's rotation are same

(d) moon's revolution and earth's revolution are same.

99. What is exbiology?

(a) Science dealing with the physical

and chemical state of dead bodies.

(b) Science dealing with the physical and chemical satete of fossils.

(d) Science dealing with micro-organisms in the atmosphere.

100. Nuclear energy is a result of conversion of-

(a) neutron into proton

(b) light into heat

(d) mass into energy.