KPSC KAS Prelims Paper 1 PDF 2020

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DO NOT OPEN THIS QUESTION BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO 2020 Question Paper Version Code A QUESTION BOOKLET PAPER I SUBJECT CODE : 388 Maximum Time : 2 Hours Maximum Marks : 200 INSTRUCTIONS 1. Immediately after the commencement of the Examination, you should check that the Question Booklet does NOT have any unprinted or torn or missing pages or questions etc. If so, get it replaced by a complete ‘Question Booklet’ of the same Question Paper Version Code as printed in your OMR Answer Sheet. If the candidate uses faulty question paper without checking the pages of the question paper, then the candidate himself shall be held responsible. 2. Read the instructions on the OMR Answer Sheet and Admission Ticket. 3. Candidate shall ensure that Question Paper Version Code of the Question Booklet given is the same as the Question Paper Version Code printed on the OMR Answer Sheet. If any discrepancy is found, it should be reported to the Invigilator and get the same Question Paper Version Code as printed on the OMR Answer Sheet. 4. All questions carry equal marks. 5. You have to enter your Register Number in the Question Booklet in the box provided alongside. DO NOT write anything else on the Question Booklet. 6. This Question Booklet contains 100 questions and each question contains four choices. Select the response which you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response which you consider the most appropriate. In any case, choose ONLY ONE RESPONSE for each question. If the candidate encodes more than one answer, then that answer shall be considered as invalid. 7. Questions are printed both in Kannada and English. If any confusion arises in the Kannada Version, refer to the English Version of the questions. 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Candidate shall retain Carbonless copy of the OMR Answer Sheet (candidate copy) till the announcement of final list and in case if the Commission directs the candidate to produce the candidate copy, then the candidate shall produce the same without fail. 17. Sheets for rough work are appended in the Question Booklet at the end. You should not make any marking on any other part of the Question Booklet. 18. Penalty for Wrong answers : THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED BY A CANDIDATE. (i) There are four alternatives for the answer to every question. For each question for which wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-fourth (0.25) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty. (ii) If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happens to be correct and there will be same penalty as above to that question. (iii) If a question is left blank i.e., no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question. Possession of Mobile Phones, Smart watches, Calculators and other Electronic/Communication gadgets of any kind is strictly prohibited inside the Examination venue. WÜÊÜá¯Ô : ÓÜãaÜ®æWÜÙÜ PܮܰvÜ BÊÜ꣤¿áá D ±ÜÅÍæ° ±ÜâÔ¤Pæ¿á ÊÜááí»ÝWܨÜÈÉ ÊÜáá©ÅÓÜƳqr¨æ. 388 ( 40 – A ) Page - 1 1. Match List-I with List-II : 2. Which State/UT has released a booklet for students on Ambedkar’s teachings ? List-I List-II (1) Maharashtra A. Stamp duties I. Duties levied by (2) Odisha and duties on the Union medical Government but (3) Goa collected and (4) Delhi appropriated by the State 3. Kame terraces are formed by the deposits B. Duties on II. Taxes levied and of ___________. succession to collected by the (1) Niche glacier property other Union but than agricultural assigned to the (2) Alpine glacier land States (3) Glacier plucking C. Taxes on income III. Taxes levied and (4) Valley glacier other than collected by the corporation tax Union and 4. Which of the following statement/s is true and taxes on distributed with reference to Nayanars ? agricultural between the A. They were Sangam poets. income Union and the States B. They were Shaiva saints. C. They composed devotional poetry. D. Excise duty on IV. Taxes levied and items other than collected by the D. Also known as Puratanas, they were medical and Union but which 64 in number. toilet preparation may be Choose the correct answer from the distributed options given below : between the Union and the (1) A only States (2) A and C only Choose the correct answer from the (3) B, C and D options given below : (4) B and C only A B C D 5. Who among the following was recently appointed as the director of the National (1) I II III IV Science Foundation (NSF) of America ? (2) I III IV II (1) Rahul Sachdeva (2) Pankaj Agnihotri (3) II I III IV (3) Sethuraman Panchanathan (4) I IV III II (4) Pramod Mistri 388 (3–A) Page - 2 6. Consider the following statements : 8. Layer of freezing/frozen water on the top of a river, ice or land is termed as ______. A. Corporation tax is levied on the (1) Naleds income of both registered, unregistered companies and (2) Cirque corporations. (3) Snow cap B. Corporation tax is levied on incomes (4) Snow line of individuals and Hindu Undivided 9. In the history of Indian coinage, Family. Punch-Marked Coins (PMC) have a C. Corporation tax is levied only on the special place. Which of the following incomes of registered companies statements are true with reference to and corporations. PMC ? Which of the above statements is/are A. They are the earliest coinage in true ? India. Choose the correct answer from the B. They were not in circulation in options given below : South India. C. We can notice symbols on one or (1) A and B are true both the sides of these coins. (2) Only C is true D. These coins are made of silver. Choose the correct answer from the (3) Only B is true following : (4) All of the above are true (1) A and D only (2) A and C only (3) A, B, C and D 7. Name of the recently launched first satellite of Ethiopia is (4) A, C and D (1) ETRSS-1 10. Which country recently declared emergency in the Galapagos Islands ? (2) ETISAT-1 (1) Finland (3) ETSARS-1 (2) Sweden (3) Bahamas (4) ETHIOS-1 (4) Ecuador 388 (5–A) Page - 3 11. The Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder 14. India’s rank in Climate Risk Index 2020 convicts filed mercy petition with the is _____________. President of India by using the (1) 14th Constitutional provision of “the sentence (2) 11th is a sentence of death”. As per which Article of the Constitution did the (3) 9th President reject the petition ? (4) 5th (1) Article 70, Part V (2) Article 71, Part V 15. The Migration Transition Theory put (3) Article 72, Part V forth by Zelinsky is based upon the (4) Article 74, Part V __________. (1) Demographic Transition Model 12. The unemployment which is associated with the inadequacy of productive (2) Weber’s Least Cost Theory capacity to create enough jobs for all (3) Rostow’s Development Theory those able and willing to work refers to (4) Mackinder’s Heartland Theory _________. (1) Frictional unemployment 16. In the context of Hindu iconography, the (2) Cyclical unemployment term “Chaturvimsati Murti” refers to (3) Structural unemployment (1) Sculptural scenes depicting stories related to Lila forms of Krishna (4) Open unemployment (2) Sculptures of goddesses shown 13. Who described the Indian Constitution as slaying asuras Quasi federal ? (3) Samhara Murti form of Shiva, (1) Jennings which shows Shiva in a furious (2) K.C. Wheare mood (3) Morris-Jones (4) Forms of Vishnu identified on the (4) Dr. B. R. Ambedkar basis of attributes in his four hands 388 (7–A) Page - 4 17. Recently, the first woman pilot of the 20. The Emigration Bill 2019, proposed by the Ministry of External Affairs in Indian Navy ________ joined the Naval Parliament will replace which of the operations in Kochi to fly the Indian Navy following existing Act ? fixed-wing Dornier surveillance aircraft. (1) Emigration Act, 1963 (1) Sub-Lieutenant Shivangi Swaroop (2) Emigration Act, 1973 from Bihar (3) Emigration Act, 1983 (2) Wing Commander Trupti (4) Emigration Act, 1981 Bhatnagar from Maharashtra (3) Lieutenant Purvika Naik from 21. Which of the following is particularly Karnataka famous for its rich deposits of many rare minerals ? (4) Aviator Saroja Desai from Uttar Pradesh (1) South Africa (2) New Zealand 18. GNP measures ___________. (3) Mexico (1) Total domestic and foreign output (4) South America claimed by residents of a country (2) Total domestic output claimed by 22. Which of the following factors are residents of a country common to the coins issued by Indo-Greek and Kushana rulers ? (3) Total foreign output claimed by A. Effigies of Greek and Indian deities residents of a country B. Bilingual coins (4) None of the above C. Use of Gold and Copper D. Portraits of Kings 19. Who appoints the Attorney General of Choose the correct answer from the India ? options given below : (1) The Prime Minister (1) D only (2) The Lok Sabha (2) B and D only (3) The President (3) A, B and D only (4) None of the above (4) A, C and D only 388 (9–A) Page - 5 23. Which of the following Ministry has 27. Samudra Gupta is known for his political recently announced to set up the Central conquests from his Allahabad Pillar Consumer Protection Authority ? Inscription. In this context, which of the (1) Ministry of Agriculture and following statements are correct ? Farmer’s Welfare (2) Ministry of Finance A. He made the frontier rulers of Kamarupa, Samatata, etc., pay (3) Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution obeisance and tributes to him. (4) Ministry of Food Processing B. He expelled the Shakas and Industries Murundas through war. 24. Which of the following is not a Non-tax C. He defeated, captured and later Revenue ? released the kings of Palakka, Kottura and Avamukta. (1) Interest tax (2) Dividends and profits D. He exterminated Yaudheyas, Madrakas and Malavas. (3) External grants Choose the correct answer from the (4) Interest receipts options given below : 25. Liberal Political Parties aim at ________. (1) A and C only (1) Reforming the existing institutions (2) B and D only (2) Establishing a new order by overthrowing the existing (3) A, B and D only institutions (4) B, C and D only (3) Believing in the status-quo (4) Clinging to the old socio-economic 28. Recently inaugurated Diffo Bridge and political institutions connects between which of the following two valleys ? 26. A crop grown in Zaid season is _________. (1) Dibang valley and Lohit valley (1) Watermelon (2) Kashmir valley and Kulu valley (2) Soyabean (3) Barak valley and Assam valley (3) Maize (4) Jute (4) Baspa valley and Champa valley 388 ( 11 – A ) Page - 6 29. Which among the following ports were 32. Recently the Union Government associated with the Indo-Roman trade announced the merger of Syndicate Bank during the early centuries of the Current with Canara Bank and Corporation Bank Era (Christian Era) ? with Union Bank of India. In this A. Bharuch background, which of the following is not B. Arikamedu correct ? C. Muziris (1) Corporation Bank was established D. Tamluk in Udupi. Choose the correct answer from the (2) Canara Bank was established under options given below : the leadership of Ammembal Subba (1) A and D only Rao Pai. (2) B and C only (3) A, B and C only (3) All the four banks were established in Karnataka. (4) A, B, C and D (4) The founder of Corporation Bank 30. Greta Thunberg, a Swedish teen working was Khan Bahadur Haji Abdullah on a movement against climate change, Haji Kasim Saheb Bahadur. was in the news in mid of 2019, because of which of the following reasons ? 33. Open Market operation refers to _____. (1) She won the Right Livelihood (1) The act of RBI selling or buying Award government bonds from the (2) She won the Nobel Peace Prize, commercial banks 2019 (2) The act of SEBI selling or buying (3) She won the Ramon Magsaysay government bonds Award, 2019 (3) Buying and selling of products in (4) None of the above Open Market (4) None of the above 31. Which of the following districts of Karnataka lie in North Eastern 34. The National Development Council was Transition Zone ? established in __________. (1) Kalaburagi and Yadgir (1) March, 1952 (2) Bidar and Kalaburagi (2) June, 1952 (3) Yadgir and Raichur (3) August, 1952 (4) Raichur and Bidar (4) October, 1952 388 ( 13 – A ) Page - 7 35. Consider the following pairs of 38. Total funds allocated to Healthcare sector committees and their mandate, which in the Union Budget 2020 – 21 is _____. were in the news recently : (1) < 69,000 Crores Committee Mandate (2) < 79,000 Crores A. U.K. Sinha – Transfer of Surplus reserves from SEBI to (3) < 59,000 Crores the Government (4) < 89,000 Crores B. Nandan – Deepening digital Nilekani payments C. Bimal Jalan – Economic capital 39. Which one of the following pair is not framework correctly matched ? Which of the above are correctly matched ? Waterfall River Choose the correct answer from the options given below : (1) Budha Ghag – Mahanadi (1) A and B only (2) Dhuandhar – Narmada (2) B and C only (3) Dudhsagar – Mandovi (3) A and C only (4) Gokak – Ghataprabha (4) A, B and C 40. The type of capital market in which a 36. Which of the following district has the security can be sold several times is highest density of population in _________. Karnataka as per 2011 Census ? (1) Primary market (1) Mysuru (2) Secondary market (2) Davanagere (3) Tertiary market (3) Dharwad (4) All of the above (4) Dakshin Kannada 41. Which Biosphere Reserve in India 37. The famous agraharas of Karnataka are becomes the 11th Biosphere Reserve from _________. India to be included in the UNESCO (1) Nagavi, Lakkundi, Salotagi, designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves ? Hariharapura (2) Hampi, Belur, Mysore, Magadi (1) Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve (3) Badami, Bijapura, Nalanda, Vikramashila (2) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (4) Kadiyuru, Sravanabelagola, Vengi, (3) Nicobar Biosphere Reserve Kalyana (4) Nokrek Biosphere Reserve 388 ( 15 – A ) Page - 8 42. Consider the following statements : 45. Consider the following statements based on a UN report published on A. Anthracite is the hardest coal. May 7, 2019 : B. Bituminous is the most popular coal A. Climate change and rising sea levels used for metallurgy. eventually may wipe out one of the C. Bituminous is known as soft coal. world’s last and largest tiger strongholds. D. Coke is prepared from bituminous. B. The Sundarbans, 10,000 square Choose the correct answer from the kilometres of marshy land in options given below : Bangladesh and India, hosts the world’s largest mangrove forest and (1) A, B and C are correct a rich ecosystem supporting several (2) A, C and D are correct hundred animal species, including the Bengal tiger. (3) B, C and D are correct C. The cats are among 5,00,000 land (4) A, B, C and D are correct species where survival is in question because of threats to their natural 43. Who opined that ‘Indus Valley cities habitats. received gold from Kolar and Hatti gold Which of the above statements is/are mines’ ? correct ? (1) S.R. Rao Choose the correct answer from the options given below : (2) A. Sundara (3) D.D. Kosambi (1) A only (4) B.R. Gopal (2) A and B only (3) A and C only 44. Which of the following is described as (4) All of the above a “novel feature” in the Indian 46. Liberalised Exchange Rate Management Constitution ? System (LERMS) was instituted in _____. (1) Fundamental Rights (1) April, 1991 (2) Directive Principles of State Policy (2) April, 1993 (3) Fundamental Duties (3) March, 1992 (4) Right to Constitutional Remedies (4) April, 1995 388 ( 17 – A ) Page - 9 47. For the purpose of discharging overall 48. Among the following, which scholar responsibility for superintendence of argued that Rastrakutas were of Kannada origin ? pollution prevention and rejuvenation of River Ganga Basin, including Ganga and (1) Dr. A.S. Altekar its tributaries, the National Ganga (2) Dr. Fleet Council or National Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and (3) Dr. D.R. Bhandarkar Management of River Ganga was (4) K.V. Subrahmanya Aiyar established. Choose the correct answers for the 49. Consider the following statement/s : following questions : A. Population structure is analysed in A. In which year was the National terms of age and sex groupings. Ganga Council formed ? B. Cartographically the population B. Which body was replaced by structure is represented by National Ganga Council ? population pyramids. C. Who chairs the Empowered Task Which of the above statement/s is/are Force (ETF) on River Ganga ? correct ? Choose the correct answer from the (1) 2009 – National Ganga River Basin options given below : Act (NGRBA) – the Chief Ministers of the States comprising River (1) Only A is correct Ganga Basin (2) Only B is correct (2) 2013 – Ganga River Project (3) Both A and B are correct High-Power Committee (GRPHPC) – Union Minister for Environment, (4) Neither A nor B is correct Tourism and Climate Change 50. Which Nayaka of Chitradurga fought (3) 2016 – National Ganga River Basin against Hyder Ali ? Authority (NGRBA) – Union Minister of Jal Shakti (1) Madakari Nayaka I (4) 2018 – National River Ganga (2) Madakari Nayaka II Mission (NRGM) – Prime Minister (3) Madakari Nayaka III (4) Madakari Nayaka V 388 ( 19 – A ) Page - 10 51. First couple in the Indian Armed Forces 55. The Securities and Exchange Board of to achieve the rank of Lieutenant General India (SEBI) became an autonomous body is in _________. (1) Anjana Bhaduria and Pankaj (1) 1988 Bhaduria (2) Mitali Madhumita and Raj Shankar (2) 1993 (3) Punita Arora and Rajiv Arora (3) 2001 (4) Madhuri Kanitkar and Rajiv Kanitkar (4) 1992 52. Protection of women from Domestic 56. In 2016, the West Bengal Assembly had Violence is a _________. proposed to give West Bengal three new names in three different languages – (1) Constitutional Right Bengali, English and Hindi. It was, (2) Fundamental Right however, rejected by the Centre. In 2018, (3) Human Right the Assembly passed a new resolution to give the State a single name usable in all (4) Legal Right three languages. The proposed single 53. Which one of the following Railway Zone name is _____________. and Headquarters is not correctly (1) Bengal matched ? (2) Bangal Railway Zone Headquarters (3) Bengali (1) East Coast – Bhuvaneshwar (4) Bangla (2) North Central – Allahabad 57. Which among the following is not correct (3) North Western – Jaipur about UPSC ? (4) South East – Raipur (1) The Chairman and members of the Central Commission hold office for a term of 5 years. 54. What is the theme of “World Soil Day, 2019” ? (2) The President can remove the (1) Stop Soil Erosion, Save our Future Chairman or any other member. (2) Soils and pulses, a symbiosis for life (3) It is a Central recruiting agency in India. (3) Be the solution to soil pollution (4) It is an Independent Constitutional (4) Caring for the Planet starts from body. the Ground 388 ( 21 – A ) Page - 11 58. The 124th Constitution Amendment Bill, 62. The United Nations General Assembly 2019 pertains to ____________. declared the year 2020 as the _______. (1) Merging of nationalized banks (1) International Year of Plant Health (2) Scrapping the special status of (IYPH) Jammu and Kashmir (2) International Year of Soil Health (3) Same-sex marriage (IYSH) (4) Reservation for economically (3) International Year of Animal weaker sections in Government jobs and education Health (IYAH) (4) International Year of Human 59. Which of the following has the maximum Health (IYHH) number of national parks ? (1) Andaman & Nicobar 63. Which of the following South Indian rivers is not correctly matched with its (2) Arunachal Pradesh tributary ? (3) Assam River Tributary (4) Meghalaya (1) Mahanadi – Seonath 60. Under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan (2) Godavari – Varna Samman Nidhi Scheme, the financial help provided to the small and marginal (3) Krishna – Bhima farmers is ___________. (1) < 2,000/year (4) Cauvery – Suvarnavati (2) < 4,000/year (3) < 5,000/year 64. Which of the following industrial regions of India has a large percentage of (4) < 6,000/year mineral-based industries in its industrial structure ? 61. The main place for the wars between Vijayanagara and Bahamanis is ______. (1) Delhi – Ghaziabad – Meerut region (1) The kingdom of Madurai (2) Ahmedabad – Vadodara region (2) Konkan region (3) Madurai – Bangalore region (3) Goa region (4) Raichur Doab region (4) Ranchi – Chaibasa region 388 ( 23 – A ) Page - 12 65. Consider the following statements 67. Name the recently launched programme regarding SAFAR system inaugurated at ISRO under the Pradhan Mantri recently : Innovative Learning Programme for the A. It is a very advanced air quality and recognition of talented students. weather forecast system. (1) Nishtha B. It was developed indigenously by (2) Uvika Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune. (3) Shagun C. It will not measure sun’s UV-Index. (4) Dhruv Which of the above statement/s is/are correct ? 68. Which of the following statement/s is/are Choose the correct answer from the correct ? options given below : A. A female astronaut Christina Koch (1) A only spent 328 days, a record breaker in space during 2019 – 20. (2) A and C only B. Christina Koch was accompanied by (3) A and B only astronauts Luca Parmitano and Alexander Skvortsov. (4) A, B and C C. Research during the mission was growing protein crystals for potential use in treatment for 66. The trade between two countries can be Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. useful if cost ratios of goods are _______. Choose the correct answer from the (1) Decreasing options given below : (2) Undetermined (1) Only A is correct (3) Different (2) A and B are correct (3) B and C are correct (4) Equal (4) A, B and C are correct 388 ( 25 – A ) Page - 13 69. Which of the following statements about 72. India’s top crude oil supplier, meeting British East India Company are true ? more than 1/5th of the country’s oil needs A. It was formed in 1599 by a group of in 2018 – 19 fiscal year was __________. merchants known as The Merchant (1) Saudi Arabia Adventurers. (2) Iraq B. It was granted a charter by Queen Elizabeth in 1600 giving monopoly (3) Iran of eastern trade for an indefinite (4) Afghanistan period. C. It decided to open a factory at Surat 73. Who among the following belongs to in 1608. Protestants ? D. Company’s monopoly of trade was (1) British and Dutch abolished by James I in 1609. (2) Spanish and Portuguese Choose the correct answer from the (3) Portuguese options given below : (1) A and D only (4) French (2) A, B and D only 74. World Nature Conservation Day is (3) A and C only celebrated annually on ___________. (4) A and B only (1) 28 July (2) 08 July 70. In January 2019, the Chinese spacecraft that became the first to land on the far (3) 05 June side of the moon was ___________. (4) 25 June (1) Chang’e 4 (2) Chang’e 3 75. In an efficient foreign exchange rate market, an unexpected increase in (3) Chang’e 2 domestic money supply growth can lead (4) Liang’e 01 to ____________. (1) An immediate appreciation of a 71. Who among the following is not the currency recipient of Bharat Ratna for the year 2019 ? (2) An immediate depreciation of a currency (1) Pranab Mukherjee (2) Bhupen Hazarika (3) An immediate decrease in direct foreign investment (3) Atal Bihari Vajpayee (4) None of the above (4) Nanaji Deshmukh 388 ( 27 – A ) Page - 14 76. The Doctrine of Fundamental Rights 80. The United Kingdom has left the cannot be amended under Article 368 was European Union on _________ and has propounded by the Supreme Court of entered an 11-month transition period. India in (1) 1st January, 2018 (1) Gopalan v/s State of Madras (2) 1st January, 2019 (2) Keshavananda Bharati v/s State of Kerala (3) 1st January, 2020 (3) Golaknath v/s State of Punjab (4) 31st January, 2020 (4) Menaka v/s Union of India 77. As a part of ‘Make in India’ Programme, 81. Which of the following Article provides for light combat helicopter production started Constitution of GST (Goods and Services in which of the following places in India ? Tax) Council by the President of India ? (1) Gurugram (2) Vizag (1) Article 246A (3) Cochin (2) Article 269A (4) Bengaluru (3) Article 279A 78. __________ represent the features of both (4) Article 268A emergence and submergence. (1) Compound coasts (2) Neutral coasts 82. Interzonal soil/s is/are ________. (3) Simple coasts A. Bog soil (4) Retrograded coasts B. Laterite soil 79. By the treaty of Allahabad of 1765, the C. Meadow soil East India Company obtained ________. D. Saline soil (1) Diwani Rights of Bengal, Bihar and Choose the correct answer from the Orissa options given below : (2) Trading Rights over Coromandel Coast (1) A only (3) Right to interfere with the politics of (2) B and C only Delhi (3) A, C and D (4) Acceptance by Nawab of Bengal to build a fort at Hugli (4) A and C only 388 ( 29 – A ) Page - 15 83. Who among the following Indian women 87. “The total number of Ministers, including economists, was appointed as the Chief the Prime Minister, in the Council of Financial Officer and Managing Director Ministers shall not exceed 15% of the of the World Bank Group in July 2019 ? total number of members of the House of the People.” Choose the correct answer (1) Anshula Kant with respect to this statement. (2) Gita Gopinath (1) It was inserted into the Article 75 (3) Shruti Kapoor of the Indian Constitution (4) Nirmala Sitharaman through Clause (1A) by the 91st Constitutional Amendment Act 84. Growth of coffee was encouraged during of 2003. the time of ________. (2) It was inserted into the Article 57 (1) Bowring of the Indian Constitution through Clause (3C) by the (2) Hyder 83rd Constitutional Amendment Act (3) Tippu of 2000. (4) Cubbon (3) It was inserted into the Article 61 of the Indian Constitution 85. India along with which country jointly through Clause (2D) by the launched International Solar Alliance 93rd Constitutional Amendment Act during the United Nations Climate of 2005. Change Conference (COP21) ? (4) It was inserted into the Article 83 (1) United Kingdom of the Indian Constitution (2) France through Clause (1B) by the (3) United States of America 42nd Constitutional Amendment (4) Germany Act of 1976. 86. Which one of the following city was 88. The Indian MOOC (Massive Open Online named by UNESCO as World Capital of Courses) initiative is known as ________. Architecture for 2020 ? (1) BHOOMI (1) Johannesburg (2) Rio de Janeiro (2) KIOSK (3) Paris (3) SPARK (4) London (4) SWAYAM 388 ( 31 – A ) Page - 16 89. The violation of the rights and 91. Which of the following statement is immunities of the Members of Parliament or disrespect to them is punishable under correct about the “One Belt One Road” the Act of Parliament. In this case, what initiative ? motion is moved and under which rule ? (1) Guillotine Motion, Rule No. 167 in (1) “Belt” refers to the Himalayan belt Chapter XIII of the Lok Sabha Rule and “road” refers to the land routes. Book and Rule 129 in Chapter XIV The initiative aims at improving of the Rajya Sabha Rule Book. connectivity among Asia, Africa and (2) Privilege Motion, Rule No. 222 in Antarctica. Chapter XX of the Lok Sabha Rule Book and Rule 187 in Chapter XVI of the Rajya Sabha Rule Book. (2) “Belt” refers to maritime roads and “road” refers to air and land routes. (3) Censure and Cut Motion, Rule No. 38 in Chapter VIII of the Lok The initiative aims at improving Sabha Rule Book and Rule 27 in connectivity among China, Chapter VII of the Rajya Sabha Pakistan, India and other Asian Rule Book. countries. (4) Call-Attention Motion, Rule No. 109 in Chapter IX of the Lok Sabha (3) “Belt” refers to the overland routes Rule Book and Rule 93 in Chapter XV of the Rajya Sabha and “road” refers to the sea routes. Rule Book. The initiative aims at improving connectivity among Asia, Africa and 90. Chola bronzes are known for their fine Europe. craftsmanship. These metal sculptures have been made of an alloy of how many (4) “Belt” refers to the Arabian Belt and metals ? “road” refers to land routes. The (1) Four initiative aims at improving (2) Five connectivity among Asia, Africa, (3) Six Australia, Indian Ocean and (4) Eight Arabian Sea. 388 ( 33 – A ) Page - 17 92. Which frozen river is basically a ‘Chadar 94. According to Article 236(a) of the Indian Trek’ that attracts adventure tourists Constitution, the expression “District every year to Ladakh ? Judge” includes ___________. (1) Shyok River A. Judge of a city civil court, (2) Nubra River Additional district judge, Joint district judge, Assistant district (3) Zanskar River judge (4) Galwan River B. Chief judge of a small cause court C. Chief presidency magistrate, 93. The White Helmets is _______. Additional chief presidency magistrate (1) A volunteer organisation, of the ‘Syrian Civil Defence’ formed to D. Sessions judge, Additional sessions rescue the wounded in the Syrian judge and Assistant sessions judge air strike. Choose the correct answer from the (2) An American Military wing, called options given below : ‘US Angels Squad’ formed to strike (1) A, C and D against Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard headed by (2) A, B and D General Qasem Soleimani. (3) B and C only (3) A Japanese scientists group, called (4) All of the above ‘Nuclear Defence and Surveillance Squad’, established to study the 95. Which beach in India became the first Fukushima nuclear disaster that beach in Asia to get Blue Flag resulted from the 2011 tsunami. certification ? (4) An African voluntary organisation (1) Chandrabhaga beach called ‘Human Rights Protection Guard’ established to fight against (2) Marina beach racism and apartheid. (3) Gopalpur beach (4) Gokarna beach 388 ( 35 – A ) Page - 18  PAPER - I GAZETTED PROBATIONERS (PRELIMS) GROUP 'A' AND 'B' POSTS COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION Examination held on 24-08-2020 Subject Code: 388 Total marks: 200 (10:00AM TO 12:00 NOON) Two marks for each question Every question for which wrong answer has been given by the candidate, ¼ th (0.25) of the marks assigned for that question will be deducted. KEY CHART Question Booklet Series - 'A' Question Key Question Key Question Key Question Key Number Answer Number Answer Number Answer Number Answer 1 1 26 1 51 4 76 3 2 4 27 1 52 4 77 4 3 4 28 1 53 4 78 1 4 2 29 4 54 1 79 1 5 3 30 1 55 4 80 4 6 2 31 2 56 4 81 3 7 1 32 3 57 1 82 3 8 1 33 1 58 4 83 1 9 2 34 3 59 1 84 4 10 4 35 2 60 4 85 2 11 3 36 3 61 4 86 2 12 3 37 1 62 1 87 1 13 2 38 1 63 2 88 4 14 4 39 1 64 4 89 2 15 1 40 2 65 3 90 2 16 4 41 1 66 3 91 3 17 1 42 4 67 4 92 3 18 1 43 1 68 4 93 1 19 3 44 2 69 3 94 4 20 3 45 4 70 1 95 1 21 1 46 3 71 3 96 2 22 3 47 3 72 2 97 1 23 3 48 1 73 1 98 2 24 1 49 3 74 1 99 4 25 1 50 4 75 2 100 3 Page - 19